Your N900 as karaoke machine...

Hi All,

It's been a while since I have made anything since I have recently been made redundant and am trying to find work, as you can imagine its been really draining me.

however I thought I'd let you all know about this software I wrote a while back that lets you convert karaoke files (CDG+MP3) into mpg files which play on the N900.

Plug it into a TV and you have a Karake machine in your pocket!

Theres no way to add a mic but that just means you have to sing a bit louder :)

Also by buying the software you'll be supporting the 'business' side of my development work.

download the software here http://www.cdg2vcd.com

Cheers
Jamie

Sensitive Motion, for the N900...

Hi All,

Still fuelled by my love of this new device I decided to completely re-write Sensitive, this time to use the accelerometer.

So its now available in the extras-testing repo, the usual warnings apply to any app from that repo. I fully redesigned all the graphics and levels too and added some new blocks.

The idea is the same as always, roll your player around the level crossing/breaking all the ice-blocks on your way to the exit block. you must destroy every ice-block before you can exit.

Watch out for teleporters, double strength blocks, one-way blocks and conveyor belts too!

The game contains 24 predesigned levels but also includes a level editor for you to create up to 24 custom levels!

This game is totally free but a few donations wouldn't go amiss :)

EDIT * click here for a video of the game in action


Cheers
Jamie

New Phone, New Game....

Hi All,

I have recently got my hands on Nokia's amazing N900.

I decided to try to make a quick game for it.

These are the results of this weekends freetime :)

The game is called "De-lite" and is a remake of the tiger electronics game called "Lights Out"

the project can be downloaded directly from the extras-dev repository if you have them enabled.

the Maemo page can be found here:

http://maemo.org/packages/view/de-lite/

Amsterdam Half-Marathon 2009

Hi All,

Nothing development related, but I just got back from a weekend in Amsterdam where I ran the Mizuno 2009 Half-marathon.

I have never been so exhausted in my life!

Had a great time doing it though.

Check out the video, I'm the guy in the bright green t-shirt and black shorts.



Thanks
Jamie

TouchComic 1.8

Hi All,

NOTE I HAVE MADE TWO VERY SMALL BUG FIXES AND REUPLOADED AS VERSION 1.81, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DOWNLOADED 1.8 I SUGGEST YOU UPDATE TO 1.81

Sorry I didn't release this yesterday as planned, but I accidentally left all the source code at work :)

Anyway, 1.8 is now available for download here:

Mainly bug fixes in this version,

* HUGE Scrolling Bug fixed
* Bug when App not exiting properly if file browser canceled fixed.
* Changed magnifying glass to *possibly* use the send key on the i8910
* Magnifying glass stays on until switched off when activated using a hardware button.
* scrolling enabled within magnifying mode.
* option to disable on-screen buttons.

As before please donate if you enjoy the software.

You can download it here:-

http://code.google.com/p/touchcomic/downloads/list

And don't forget to make sure you have the 1.9.7 run-times.

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=854



Thanks

PyS60 TXT2CBZ convertor...

Hi All,

I had a request to let TouchComic also read txt files. it's not something that TouchComic will probably ever do but in the mean time (just as a programming challange) I created TXT2CBZ,

This little PyS60 app lets you choose a txt file on your phone and will create a CBZ file from the contents.

Its not very fast and doesn't have any fancy options (although you can change them as much as you like in the source code)

its creates as many pages as required and zips them up into a CBZ

its only been tested on a n97 and I am sure I have missed a few bugs but thought some people may like to have a play anyway.

Download from here:

http://touchcomic.googlecode.com/files/txt_convertor.py

Cheers
Jamie

touchcomic 1.7

Hi Everyone,

Its been a few weeks so I thought I'd update TC big time!

In this version I have removed the lock/unlock facility as now you can select seperate folders it means that the password function was no longer needed.

I have now added:

* Double buffering, to reduce image sheering
* improved kinetic scrolling algorithm
* on screen buttons to make navigation more intuitive
* removed double taps and gestures as these were not very reliable
* added translucency for buttons
* added hardware button capture for N97 (camera button, single press) this button can also be programmed in the settings to either enable the magnifying tool, or to skip to next page.
* changed color scheme for loading screen
* added different scaling quality options to improve page swapping times.
* config file is now version dependent
* additional keyboard shortcuts for N97 (up, down and Z key to use magnifying tool)
* toggle fit to width direct from menu as well as settings.
* a whole bunch of bug fixes including the autobookmarking not working and app hanging on exit.
* search option within file open dialog
* Show read/unread flag in file open dialog (optional)

for 5800/omniaHD users you can enable the magnifying by clicking the top/left of the screen (where the page numbers are if you have them enabled)

The N97 has a duel press camera button, of which Python can detect the first level press and so I have added this and made it programmable in the settings. I have tried to map the volume up and down keys as many people have requested but its just not possible in the current versions of python.

As you can see I have put a huge amount of work into this app, as such I'd like to ask any of the users of this to help me out a bit.

If you fancy donating some cash please to so here:

Either way I hope you all enjoy this version of TouchComic

You can download it here:-

http://code.google.com/p/touchcomic/downloads/list

And don't forget to make sure you have the 1.9.7 run-times.

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=854

Thanks
Jamie