X-Git-Url: http://git.maemo.org/git/?p=browser-switch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=656dc1d5e6381d8a5b102930ca05b3a0ceca9556;hp=77eefc472e40844657c2262559b89b0225abd72f;hb=a9b3f951dddb14ac0188e3e451325592267a22d5;hpb=705b848e92de09f2adcad0c8d075634ca4909ac9;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README b/README index 77eefc4..656dc1d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,29 +1,29 @@ -# browser-proxy.py -# version 2.2 by steven676 and xiojason -# (see http://browser-switch.garage.maemo.org/) +Browser Switchboard +version 2.2 by steven676 and xiojason +(see http://browser-switch.garage.maemo.org/) -# simple python-dbus service that proxies osso_browser events to Tear -# based on code from http://paste.lisp.org/display/45824 +simple python-dbus service that proxies osso_browser events to Tear +based on code from http://paste.lisp.org/display/45824 -# installation: -# 0. ensure the needed python packages are installed: -# python2.5, python2.5-dbus, and python2.5-gtk2 -# 1. place this file in /home/user as browser-proxy.py -# 2. make executable (chmod +x browser-proxy.py) -# 3. change /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.nokia.osso_browser.service to read: -# [D-BUS Service] -# Name=com.nokia.osso_browser -# Exec=/home/user/browser-proxy.py -# 4. disable tablet-browser-service (aka browserd) (optional, saves memory) -# 5. you may wish to reboot. +installation: +0. ensure the needed python packages are installed: + python2.5, python2.5-dbus, and python2.5-gtk2 +1. place this file in /home/user as browser-switchboard +2. make executable (chmod +x browser-switchboard) +3. change /usr/share/dbus-1/services/com.nokia.osso_browser.service to read: +[D-BUS Service] +Name=com.nokia.osso_browser +Exec=/home/user/browser-switchboard +4. disable tablet-browser-service (aka browserd) (optional, saves memory) +5. you may wish to reboot. -# notes: -# - opening urls will be a bit slow. it takes some time to relay the messages to Tear -# - modifications to the script may require the killing of an already-running -# browser-proxy.py process -- just use 'kill' to stop it. -# - modifying the osso_browser.service file prevents MicroB/browserd from working. -# if you wish to restore MicroB/browserd, change the service file's contents back to: -# [D-BUS Service] -# Name=com.nokia.osso_browser -# Exec=/usr/bin/browser -# and re-enable tablet-browser-service again. +notes: +- opening urls will be a bit slow. it takes some time to relay the messages to Tear +- modifications to the script may require the killing of an already-running + browser-switchboard process -- just use 'kill' to stop it. +- modifying the osso_browser.service file prevents MicroB/browserd from working. + if you wish to restore MicroB/browserd, change the service file's contents back to: +[D-BUS Service] +Name=com.nokia.osso_browser +Exec=/usr/bin/browser + and re-enable tablet-browser-service again.