FreDiablo - Maemo 5 Look & Feel for Diablo

This project in an attempt to improve diablo (maemo 4.1) look & feel, inspired by fremantle (maemo 5) principles. We use maemo theme and some config options, to impruve UI finger usability.
Currently, the development progress is around this maemo talk thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32293.
If you want to report bugs, suggest features or anything else, this is the place.
The theme was tested on N810, but maybe it will work on other devices, too.

Screenshots

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Installation

Attention !
This installtion process might damage your system and you may not be able to use your tablet. We try our best, but it comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. Usage of the instructions above is on your own risk. We also recommend to make full backup before installation.


  1. First, you have to install the theme file, from here, and choose it. This theme change buttons, colors and other appearance properties. It also removes the MINIMIZE button, replacing with big CLOSE button.
  2. Now we are going to hide the left bar.
    PAY ATTENTION !!
    You WILL NOT be able to use the main menu. Therefor, you MUST install personal launcher, and add useful links (like xterm, file manager and so on).
  3. The most important (and dangerous) step:
    Edit with your favorite text editor (leafpad, pygtkediotr, vi or whatever) the file : 
    /home/user/.osso/hildon-desktop/desktop.conf
    and change in [Tasknavigator] section the line : 
    X-Size-Height=80
    to: 
    X-Size-Height=0
  4. Now, better to restart the device.
    5. Optional:

  5. If you are using personal menu, you can move it to the status bar (the top bar) instead of the left bar. All you have to do, is to add to the file: 
    /home/user/.osso/hildon-desktop/statusbar.conf
    the above lines, at the end of the file: 
    [/usr/share/applications/hildon-navigator/personal-menu.desktop]
    X-Load=true

TODO

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