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This documents quickly some key useability bits about Om 2008.8, in particular for previous users of 2007.2.
New Keyboard
Sliding your finger left is backspace.
Sliding your finger right is space.
Sliding your finger up/down changes between lowercase/uppercase/numbers/special characters.
Hovering over a letter for more than 2 seconds activates zoom mode, allowing you to type specific letters without prediction.
More details at : Om2008.8 Keyboard
Installer
The button to run the Installer is now on the bottom of the homescreen. The plus signs are placeholders for the graphical buttons to be added later.
Top Menu
The top menu is now your task switcher and is activated by touching the down arrow. Press "remove" to close currently focused application.
Commands
"ifconfig" - Displays network information.
"opkg update" - Updates list of available software.
"opkg install" - Install software.
"opkg upgrade" - Updates your software.
"killall packagekitd" - Quits any package manager which could be running. (Run this command if you get the "Could not obtain administrative lock" error message while running opkg commands)
"shutdown -r now" or "reboot"- Reboots your phone.