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XenGi

2012-05-20 13:56

[Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

You can use QuickEdit to change the Quick-launch icons on the bottom when you swipe half the way up the screen from any app. Just start the app, click on the Quick-launch icon you want to change and then on the new app. That's all!

Sure you will ask "Why should I use this?", there is Shortcut already doing this. Sure, but Shortcut doesn't work with PR1.2 and nobody seems to update it and because I wanted to learn Python I thought I could do a kind of Quick-launch editing app. The result is what you see here. Myself, now with some minor Python skills and this handy app.

I'll be grateful for any feedback.

http://xengi.github.com/quickedit/images/app.png

Website: http://xengi.github.com/quickedit/
N9-Apps: http://n9-apps.com/quickedit
OVI Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/273562

Changelog:

Future Release (1.0.0-1):

Visual feedback for which icon is selected

0.99.9-1:

Fixed: If you uninstall an app that is on your Quick-launch, this Quick-launch icon got damaged and won't appear anymore

0.99.2-1:

Small improvements

0.99.1-1:

Initial release

Ideas:

More than 4 Quick-launch icons
Widgets in the Quick-launch

kent_autistic

2012-05-20 14:52

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily

Maybe put this under the correct forum subcategory? Specifically, Nokia N9 / N950? Thanks!

Fallenzone

2012-05-20 15:14

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily

shortcut not work .... YES

XenGi

2012-05-20 16:21

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily

Quote:

Originally Posted by kent_autistic (Post 1209648)

Maybe put this under the correct forum subcategory? Specifically, Nokia N9 / N950? Thanks!

This is an application, so I think Talk -> Software -> Applications is a good category. If there where a subcategory for Harmattan I would have posted it in there but there isn't.

I thought the Talk -> OS / Platform -> MeeGo / Harmattan category is for platform specific stuff and the Talk -> Devices -> Nokia N9 / N950 category is manly hardware related.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

thedead1440

2012-05-20 16:25

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

it's ok on it being placed in the applications sub-forum. its just some n900 users who are against any n9 apps being placed in these sub-forums as a form of superiority complex.

dumpystig

2012-05-20 16:31

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenGi (Post 1209689)

OS/Platform MeeGo/Harmattan would have been better, but no biggie ;)

almamo

2012-05-20 16:51

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

I'm also the opinion that you placed your app in the right subcategory with a correct title (mentioning N9/N950).

The problem is that the forum structure isn't very clear. The correct name of the N9 OS would be Maemo6 Harmattan, so apps for that phone shouldn't have to be put in a special subcategory. MeeGo at this point is rather a "marketing-name" and causes more confusion than any benefit.

@thedead1440 isn't that wrong with what he says... ;)

But whats way more important: Thank you so much for your application! It works great and was a missing a lot since PR 1.2 update. :)

XenGi

2012-05-27 14:19

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

So far many people downloaded QuickEdit and most of them are happy with it.

Somebody at the OVI store pointed me to a annoying bug. If you've set a quick-launch icon and deinstall this app you will be unable to reassign this quick-launch icon to another app.
I've not much time atm but I'll fix this asap.

And for everybody who already bought the app, thanks guys! You're great! This helps me continue my studying.

baem90

2012-05-27 14:31

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

i have this problem. since i remove wazapp application, then this problem occur, please fix this.. tq

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...7_22-28-35.png

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...7_22-29-00.png

XenGi

2012-05-27 14:49

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

For all people having this issue, here is a little fix that resets all quick-launch icons to the defauft browser. Than you can rearange them as you like it.

Download the script here: quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.sh

Just run it in a terminal with "./quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.sh".

@baem90: thx for the feedback.

baem90

2012-05-27 15:03

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

can u give me step by step? i tried
devel-su
password
./fix.sh

not found. sorry, im a little bit newbies for running command. :(

XenGi

2012-05-27 15:24

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by baem90 (Post 1213352)

can u give me step by step? i tried
devel-su
password
./fix.sh

not found. sorry, im a little bit newbies for running command. :(

Sorry I forgot to add the actual script to my post.

Download the script quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.sh to your device and put it directly in the MyDocs folder. That's the folder you see when you attach the device to your computer.

Here is the easy step by step:

1. Open the terminal
2. Type the following command to execute the script: "sh /home/user/MyDocs/quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.sh"
3. Now you should have all 4 quick-launch icons pointed to the default browser.

baem90

2012-05-27 16:30

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

i tried, i get this
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...8_00-28-20.png

then i reboot,
does not fix anything..

guillermorojaz

2012-05-30 00:19

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by baem90 (Post 1213386)

i tried, i get this
then i reboot,
does not fix anything..

Try this:
Before running the script, go to home/user/.local/share/applications
There are 4 files delete quicklaunchbar.desktop (0,1,2,3,)
Then apply the script quickedit_0.99.2 -1_fix.sh
Reboot.

Kinggene

2012-05-30 07:49

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by guillermorojaz (Post 1214684)

Try this:
Before running the script, go to home/user/.local/share/applications
There are 4 files delete quicklaunchbar.desktop (0,1,2,3,)
Then apply the script quickedit_0.99.2 -1_fix.sh
Reboot.

Does not solve problem

XenGi

2012-05-30 20:34

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinggene (Post 1214807)

Does not solve problem

Thx for the hint to delete the symlinks before recreating them. I forget to add this to the script.

I still can't figure out what is broken after you uninstall an app that is linked to the quicklaunch.
I fixed all files that will be touched by my app and even tried to reinstall the uninstalled app. Nothing worked.

So please can some harmattan guru look at this? Here is the problem in detail:

Change the symlink from /home/user/.local/share/applications/quicklaunchbar0.desktop to /usr/share/applications/exampleapp1.desktop to change the first quicklaunch icon.
Uninstall exampleapp1 the normal gui way (longpress + 'x').
Now you have a broken symlink quicklaunchbar0.desktop and this quicklaunch icon won't appear anymore.
Reassigning another desktop file (/usr/share/applications/exampleapp2.desktop) to this link (/home/user/.local/share/applications/quicklaunchbar0.desktop) will do 2 things:
1. The link is correct and should work but the quicklaunch won't show the fixed icon. So no effect here.
2. You will get a cloned entry of the now assigned exampleapp2 in your application view (I have no idea where this comes from).
All files that I know that are influenced are correctly configured:
1. Quicklaunch symlink /home/user/.local/share/applications/quicklaunchbar0.desktop links to desktop file of the installed app exampleapp2.
2. Desktop file under /usr/share/applications/exampleapp2.desktop is present and correct.
3. Optional symlink under /var/lib/apt-desktop/entries/exampleapp2 is present, links correctly to the desktop file and is ignored by QuickEdit.
4. QuickEdit shows all 4 quicklaunch icons with correct targets.
5. Quicklaunch only shows 3 quicklaunch icons. The first one (quicklaunchbar0.desktop) is missing.

There have to be some system file that I don't know that get's broken when you uninstall an app from the quicklaunch. So if anyone has an idea what file this could be, please tell me.

guillermorojaz

2012-05-31 00:40

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

/home/user/.config/meegotouchhome-nokia/launcherbuttons.data

Code:

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=launcher/0/10

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=launcher/0/14

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=launcher/0/75

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=launcher/0/55

Code:

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=quicklaunchbar/0

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=quicklaunchbar/1

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=quicklaunchbar/2

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=quicklaunchbar/3

XenGi

2012-05-31 07:47

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Thx. This did the trick. I will upload an updated version this afternoon. So you can get the version when ovi store qa has passed. I will post a fix so that you can repair your quicklaunch bars today too.

- - - - -

UPDATE:

I just uploaded QuickEdit 0.99.9-1 to OVI store. This version smashes some bugs that were eating your Quick-launch icons.
For all of you already lost some Quick-launch icons here is a guide to bring them back to live.

Download the Script quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.py
Put it in the MyDocs folder (root folder if you connect your device to the PC)
Disconnect device
Open a terminal and type:
python /home/user/MyDocs/quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.py
If the script tells you to reboot, do it ;)
Now your Quick-launch should be okay. All repaired icons should link to the default browser

Just a note for new users: If you're using a version before 0.99.9-1 always remember, to not uninstall apps from your Quick-launch!

Kinggene

2012-05-31 17:40

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenGi (Post 1215371)

Download the Script quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.py
Put it in the MyDocs folder (root folder if you connect your device to the PC)
Disconnect device
Open a terminal and type:
python /home/user/MyDocs/quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.py
If the script tells you to reboot, do it ;)
Now your Quick-launch should be okay. All repaired icons should link to the default browser

Just a note for new users: If you're using a version before 0.99.9-1 always remember, to not uninstall apps from your Quick-launch!

Doesn't fix it and new version is not in the store. Post the new version up here.

XenGi

2012-05-31 18:16

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinggene (Post 1215589)

Doesn't fix it and new version is not in the store.

This should have fixed it. Please post the output of the following commands and maybe we can find what is special with your situation.

Code:

cat /home/user/.config/meegotouchhome-nokia/launcherbuttons.data

Code:

ls -l /home/user/.local/share/applications/quicklaunchbar*

The new version could take up to 6 days before you can see it in the store.

baem90

2012-05-31 18:33

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...1_02-31-59.png

i do it twice, but no luck

XenGi

2012-05-31 18:38

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by baem90 (Post 1215609)

i do it twice, but no luck

I forgot something in the script. Download it again. It should work now.

Kinggene

2012-05-31 19:17

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenGi (Post 1215610)

I forgot something in the script. Download it again. It should work now.

It propmted a reboot this time but the problem was still there after the reboot.
Can you just post the new app here?

XenGi

2012-05-31 21:14

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinggene (Post 1215625)

It propmted a reboot this time but the problem was still there after the reboot.
Can you just post the new app here?

No I can't just post the app, because of 2 reasons.
First, this is a paid app. If I post it here, nobody will pay for it.
Second, if you get a working solution by just instaling the app I will never fix your problem and if someone else got the same issue I can't help him/her.

So please send me the output of the commands I posted earlier and we will see if we can fix your problem.

Kinggene

2012-05-31 21:40

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenGi (Post 1215667)

Well i think the problem has to do with I no longer see any apps in the quicklaunch bar. They are instead - the four apps meant to be in the quicklaunch - duplicated on the home screen.

XenGi

2012-05-31 22:10

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinggene (Post 1215683)

Well i think the problem has to do with I no longer see any apps in the quicklaunch bar. They are instead - the four apps meant to be in the quicklaunch - duplicated on the home screen.

That's exactly the behaviour I know. This should be fixed after executing the fix and a reboot. So if you did the steps I posted above and still have this bahaviour, send me the output of the commands and I can try to help.

guillermorojaz

2012-05-31 22:13

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinggene (Post 1215683)

Well i think the problem has to do with I no longer see any apps in the quicklaunch bar. They are instead - the four apps meant to be in the quicklaunch - duplicated on the home screen.

/home/user/.config/meegotouchhome-nokia/launcherbuttons.data

duplicate icons:

Code:

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=launcher/0/10

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=launcher/0/14

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=launcher/0/75

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=launcher/0/55

as it should be:

Code:

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=quicklaunchbar/0

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=quicklaunchbar/1

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=quicklaunchbar/2

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=quicklaunchbar/3

Try deleting the launcherbuttons.data
(make backup launcherbuttons.data)

restart.

The problem is that all icons appear disorganized (default).

Kinggene

2012-05-31 22:56

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

It just started working all of a sudden!

XenGi

2012-06-01 00:24

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

What about this in Version 1.0+ ? It's just an idea and not really usable.

More than 4 Quick-launch icons (Youtube)

chasetheangel

2012-06-01 03:35

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by guillermorojaz (Post 1215693)

/home/user/.config/meegotouchhome-nokia/launcherbuttons.data

as it should be:

Code:

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=quicklaunchbar/0

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=quicklaunchbar/1

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=quicklaunchbar/2

home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=quicklaunchbar/3

Try deleting the launcherbuttons.data
(make backup launcherbuttons.data)

restart.

The problem is that all icons appear disorganized (default).

This actually solved the missing quick launch buttons. I edit the lines manually.

chasetheangel

2012-06-01 03:42

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenGi (Post 1215744)

What about this in Version 1.0+ ? It's just an idea and not really usable.

More than 4 Quick-launch icons (Youtube)

Is there anyway just to make the stack higher and make 8 quick launch icons instead of just the normal 4?

markmarkmrk

2012-06-02 11:56

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenGi (Post 1215371)

Download the Script quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.py
Put it in the MyDocs folder (root folder if you connect your device to the PC)
Disconnect device
Open a terminal and type:
python /home/user/MyDocs/quickedit_0.99.2-1_fix.py
If the script tells you to reboot, do it ;)
Now your Quick-launch should be okay. All repaired icons should link to the default browser

Just a note for new users: If you're using a version before 0.99.9-1 always remember, to not uninstall apps from your Quick-launch!

I'm also having the same problem with Kinggene. But for my N9, I previously had this problem with the application "Shortcuts".

With the application "Shortcuts" I assigned 4 applications and it worked. But when I updated to PR 1.2, I can only see 3 icons below and the 2nd application (Same with Kinggene) is not appearing in the quicklauncher and has a 2nd double application in the home screen.

So, I tried this application. I bought it in the OVI store but it's still the same. I have a duplicate application in the homescreen. I also noticed that whenever I change the 2nd application in the quicklauncher, it's always having a duplicate application in the home screen. Whatever application that is.

So I tried the step above, it's still not working. I already uninstalled shortcuts pro and tried to reinstall and reboot. Still not working.

XenGi

2012-06-02 13:58

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chasetheangel (Post 1215783)

Is there anyway just to make the stack higher and make 8 quick launch icons instead of just the normal 4?

I haven't checked that but I don't think this is possible. I will investigate this more in the future and maybe I find some cool solution. My idea was to make the Quick-launch bar scrollable so you can scroll through 8 icons but I think this is imposible too.

@markmarkmrk First you have to uninstall shortcut and shortcut pro. I have no idea what this app does in detail, so it could interfer with QuickEdit.
Than start Quickedit and setup your icons. If that fails apply the fix for version 0.99.2-1 and reboot. This should fix all your problems. If not let me know.

mrtank

2012-06-18 19:44

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

1 Attachment(s)

Yeah nice. now i have 2 camicons an 2 for the app "purelight".

plz help.

XenGi

2012-06-18 20:28

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrtank (Post 1223845)

Yeah nice. now i have 2 camicons an 2 for the app "purelight".

plz help.

Just use the new version 0.99.9. That should fix this automatically.
Purelight makes some trouble. I don't know. For now it seems that it is the only app that causes trouble but after a reboot it should work.

ibrakalifa

2012-06-18 20:43

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

i cant update it? Why? Store suck, zzzz

XenGi

2012-06-18 20:57

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibrakalifa (Post 1223861)

i cant update it? Why? Store suck, zzzz

Maybe uninstall and then reinstalling works?

almamo

2012-06-18 21:01

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibrakalifa (Post 1223861)

i cant update it? Why? Store suck, zzzz

Yes there store is a bit a "trouble child" :rolleyes: Try to delete QuickEdit and reinstall - this solved the same problem for me. Otherwise just wait and try it again in a couple hours or even wait a day.

mrtank

2012-06-19 14:52

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

After Update/delete/reinstall/reboot the app wont start...

XenGi

2012-06-19 15:06

Re: [Announce] QuickEdit - Change your Quick-launch icons easily (N9/N950)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrtank (Post 1224205)

After Update/delete/reinstall/reboot the app wont start...

Can you start it from a terminal and post the output here? Seems to be the only way to see what's your problem.

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