Om 2008 Guide

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This documents quickly some key useability bits about Om 2008.8, in particular for previous users of 2007.2.

Interface

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.

Things to know

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.

Bugs/Fixes

  • The wifi doesn't work too well right now.
  • Accelerometers don't work right now. Although they could be very soon. [Video]
  • If you let the battery completely drain you will have problems booting it up. Plug it into the wall charger for a few hours and then plug it into your computer and press power.
  • Your have to install "illume-config" to have more control over power management, scrolling speeds, keyboard options, and to change how the interface looks.
  • Some software that you install by command-line may appear in in the settings menu (wrench) that you unlock after installing "illume-config".
Personal tools

This documents quickly some key useability bits about Om 2008.8, in particular for previous users of 2007.2.

Interface

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.

Things to know

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.

Bugs/Fixes

  • The wifi doesn't work too well right now.
  • Accelerometers don't work right now. Although they could be very soon. [Video]
  • If you let the battery completely drain you will have problems booting it up. Plug it into the wall charger for a few hours and then plug it into your computer and press power.
  • Your have to install "illume-config" to have more control over power management, scrolling speeds, keyboard options, and to change how the interface looks.
  • Some software that you install by command-line may appear in in the settings menu (wrench) that you unlock after installing "illume-config".