Ross Burtonhttp://www.burtonini.com/blogA potted account of Ross' lifeen60Ross BurtonPimlico and Maemo Synergy Overdrive!computers/pimlico-2007-07-11-12-40http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/pimlico-2007-07-11-12-40We've had Dates on Maemo for a long time now, but now and again people asked for Contacts. We never ... We've had Dates on Maemo for a long time now, but now and again people asked for Contacts. We never really bothered to build Contacts because it isn't ported to Maemo, so doesn't fit in to the environment. Well, yesterday I found myself with a clean Maemo 3.2 Scratchbox (quite unusual I assure you) so thought I'd build a package anyway. It's not integrated into Maemo, but it's in our repository now.

Hopefully this will cause a fanbase of programmers to spontaneously appear who will help us develop the next generation of Contacts, which is modular and thus far easier to port to various platforms.

Along with my recent Tasks on Maemo announcement, all of Pimlico is now available for Maemo. I'll have a N800 with the full suite on at GUADEC if anyone wants to see it.

NP: This Too Shall Pass, Breakage

]]>/computers2007-07-11T11:40:00ZTasks 0.10computers/tasks-2007-07-11-12-39http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/tasks-2007-07-11-12-39I'm pleased to announce that Tasks 0.10 is now available from the Pimlico Project . There are a few fixes ... I'm pleased to announce that Tasks 0.10 is now available from the Pimlico Project. There are a few fixes here, but the big news is an initial port to Maemo (thanks to Rob Bradford for the bulk of this work).

  • Basic Maemo port (currently for the N800 only, but should build for the 770)
  • Internal refactoring of the grouping architecture
  • Don't allow tabbing in the Notes field (#381)
  • Make the Notes tab label bold if there is a note

The Maemo port of Tasks is a prime place for anyone who wants to learn about programming Maemo. The Maemo-specific code is currently 595 lines long (a chunk of which need to be factored out), so filling in the missing pieces (such as starting a web browser) is easy. If anyone wants to get their hands dirty, mail me.

NP: Burial, Burial

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