Pleco 2.0.4 running on Nokia N900-TEST

[mve]

Hi all,
Recently I've got Nokia N900 with firmware PR 1.2 (This is NOT Symbian OS phone, but Meamo 5 - linux based platform). I used Garnet VM v.1.05 Beta 'free' soft from Access company to run Palm software on linux platfoms (Just for the record I'm not in any way connected with that company).
You need registration on Access site to get download link. In installation there was nothing special just routine down/install with default package manager.
Excuse me if I wrote something wrong - I'm not native English speaking...
I have a couple of screenshots that could say more than I can write
See the post number three :wink:

The installation was a bit painfull because I needed to click end point every file from pleco package one by one it took me about 15-20min to install Pleco+fonts+HW recognition+Oxford ChEn/EnCh+ tutle+char info. I was not able to install these: audio male and female + other dictionaries because the maximum space that Garnet VM alow me to allocate for application storage was only 64MB ( I planning to contact Access and to ask them how to increase that place to let's say 512MB?) Then I'll be able to install all dictionaries and audio and test them all.

After the installation I chose screen mode for pleco to be full portret, and even in fullscreen mode there is a black bar about 1,5cm down because of scalling resolution of Palm T5 to N900, which is not a problem for me. The device that I was choose was Palm T5 (you can choose all kind from E to TX series) the audio looks like it's working, because I was able to hear audio from the system sounds, but it needs to be tested with audio from Pleco before final conclusion.
During the test I did not find any problems and bugs with Pleco running on that VM, actually everithing seems to work fine, but also that need to be tested more for final conclusion. I did not like only one thing ( running Pleco in fullscreem portret mode) and that was scalling of the small charachters in descriprion of the words - which looked a bit uglly and hardly readable ( These problem was not there when running in not fullscreen portret and fullscreen landscape mode but then all things looked not big enought for easy reading in my opinion).
Speed of starting Pleco in the tree different screen modes was different, the quickest was fullscreen portret mode, then not fullscreen portret and slowest was fullscreen landscape mode.But onece started application runs smooth and quick not slower than in my PalmOne Tungsten T5.
Also I did not notice a big slow down in running other application beside Pleco, that means possible scenario of leaveing in background Pleco running and switching back when we need it ( again these needs further testing to be confirmed).
So if Access increase storage heap and make better scalling of the tiny fonts - Pleco 2.0.4 will be completelly usable on Maemo 5 and Nokia N900.

MVE
P.S. If I have further notice I'll post it here, also keep in your mind that that test is made with DEMO version of pleco so it could be different in full one ( I'm considering moving may license to Garnet VM but first I neet to see that access are willing to help with the problem with heap storage allocation - to be increased, or even buy a new license for that device)

 

[mve]

Thank's to Mikelove for his help for uploading the screenshots.
And also one more shoot...
Any questions and comments are welcome!

MVE

 

[mve]

Re:How to add virtual SD card in Garnet VM

It's me again.
Today I found something interesting that I should find it many days ago if I would searched better through talk.maemo.org. All credits goes there! This is the original post:http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=14391&highlight=garnet+virtual+card

I'm writing only quick summary:

You need:
1. Garnet VM v.1.05 (Called Beta 6) http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm/ ( needs registration)
2. HostFS_Emulator.zip - Windows Binaries (If you use Mac then download Mac OS Binaries) http://www.accessdevnet.com/index.php/Garnet-OS-Emulator-Host-FS/View-category.html (needs separate registration) - this archive contents only HostFS_Emulator.prc (Palm program which you need to install on your Garnet VM, it will not show any shortcut on your desktop )
3.On your Nokia N900 start terminal (holding simultaniusly 'Sym/Ctrl' + 'Shift' + 'X' keys, or start it from the programs 'X Terminal')
4.You will need SD Card inserted in your N900 (size does not matter - not checked in real situation yes with bigger that 2GB sd card, but should work)
5.Exexute this in the terminal

$ mkdir ~/.gvm/cards
$ echo -e "/media/mmc1\nRW" > ~/.gvm/cards/0

6.Start Garnet VM and launch the application ..... check that in the upper right corner you have 'Slot 1' if you do that's all.
7.Now there is enough space to install full Pleco with voice - till now I did not notice anything that is not working correctly.

I do not know why Access are not implemented this feature in Garnet VM , but they still leave a back door....

Enjoy for the possibility to not carrying around two devices - just your N900