EmelFM2 (Maemo Port) : Online Info
Latest version : (5/29/08) v4.0.1-rev28; Improvements to interoperating
with Hildon apps via dbus; Associations for microb, media player, pdf
viewer, image viewer, sketch, app manager, xournal, mtpaint; Online
help/news page (this page) available as help button within app.
Thanks to the original author, emelfm2 now requires very few modifications to
compile into a highly useful file manager for maemo. This core
functionality can be customized using configuration files, and this port has had
a significant amount of effort made into making the program as intuitive,
powerful, and accessible as possible for maemo devices.
Add-ons (utility-type programs which emelfm2 has been configured for) :
- file (maemo chinook repo
has older ver) : A file type 'guesser' can tell you bitrates, codecs, or file
type versions for many filetypes
- unzip(also in
maemo extras repo)
- unrar (maemo extras repo)
- bzip2 (maemo extras)
- zip,
rar, 7za (single deb for access to most archive types)
- xarchiver :
stand alone program which will also install zip, rar, bzip2, and gnutar.
-
lxsplit : split and join files
- flite : (maemo extras repo) use this command line app to read .txt files using
text-to-speech
- timidity : use
this command line app to play midi files
- IsoMount : used for mounting iso files or 'isorunning' apps off of mmc card.
Applications which emelfm2 is aware of :
-
mplayer (maemo extras repo for newer versions) : best program for viewing divx/xvid movies
- quiver (maemo
extras repo) : great image viewer/slideshow app with kinetic scrolling
- transmission
(wardenclyffe repo) : bittorrent client
- xournal (maemo
extras) : note taking application which accepts stylus/handwriting
- gnumeric (tschmidt repo)
: spreadsheet application
- evince (maemo
extras) : alternate pdf viewer
-
mtPaint : powerful image editing/paint program
- MyPaint : paint
program with which supports multiple pressure sensing levels
-
isomaster (wardenclyffe repo) : extract files from or create iso files
-
Comix : program for graphics and reading .cbr or .cbz comics/manga
- xmms
(debfarm repo) : music player with equalizer and visualization support
- pygtkeditor
: a source code editor written in python; supports syntax highlighting for many
computer languages
- geany : source code
editor supporting many languages and limited tooltips
How to run emelfm2 always with root permissions :
Edit (as root) the /etc/sudoers file and add :
user ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL (if you want user 'user' to sudo anything) -or-
user ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/emelfm2 (if you just want 'user' to sudo emelfm2)
Then edit (as root), the /usr/share/applications/hildon/emelfm2.desktop and set the exec line to read :
Exec=sudo /usr/bin/emelfm2
Links :
Official Emelfm2 site (which this port was
based on)
Official Users Guide (non-maemo
specific; also viewable offline by clicking the lifepreserver icon at bottom
right of emel window, then usage/view)