Opera mini shortcut help, please

[Neill]

I've read and re-read the thread on Opera mini 4.1, and I'm still having trouble with shortcut.

I've installed the .lnk file, and when I open it, Esmertec JBed gives me a Cannot Find s0 error.

Thanks so much.

[rainmakerrc]

Originally Posted by Neill

I've read and re-read the thread on Opera mini 4.1, and I'm still having trouble with shortcut.

I've installed the .lnk file, and when I open it, Esmertec JBed gives me a Cannot Find s0 error.

Thanks so much.

you have to edit the shortcut. Check out the instructions and link on my apps page.

[Neill]

Originally Posted by rainmakerrc

you have to edit the shortcut. Check out the instructions and link on my apps page.

I've downloaded the shortcut, but can't figure out how to edit it. The TreoCentral post has the .lnk file, and I've installed it in the appropriate path, but still get the same error when I try to open it.

[KillerQ]

N,

(to open the actual link file to access the text, just drag the .lnk icon into windows' 'notebook' editor...)

Making a direct shortcut to Opera Mini (or any other Java Midlet)

Since Opera Mini is a Java Midlet application, one annoying aspect is that to run Opera Mini, you must first run the Java Midlet, tap on the "Applications" list item, then tap on the "Opera Mini 4 beta" item. Luckily, some industrious users out there have figured out how to create a shortcut that launches Opera Mini (or any other Java app) directly. Assuming you haven't installed any other Java apps, you need to create a shortcut file (e.g., opera.lnk) pointing to ("\windows\jeodek.exe" -run s1_), or ("\windows\jbed.exe -run s1_"), if using Jbed instead.

The magic portion is the number after the the letter "s" in the shortcut target. This is the list position of the Java Midlet in the Jeodek/Jbed application list. If you install Jeodek/Jbed as a fresh install (non Mogul users), and then directly install Opera Mini, just use the number "0" to refer to Opera Mini ("\windows\jbed.exe -run s0_"). If you install another MIDlet (after Opera Mini), its index will become 1, then the next installed Midlet will have an index of 2, and so on.

Locating the number that corresponds to a Java Midlet
To find which number corresponds to an installed Java Midlet, navigate to the (windows\appdb) folder. There should be some .jar files in there, with one of them being the Opera Mini jar file (or other Java Midlet you wish to target). Whatever the number is after the letter "s", is the number needed in your shortcut link. Only the first part of the file name of the midlet is needed, so lets say, in the appdb folder, you have "s0_suite.jar", for your shortcut target, leave out the suite.jar, and only put "s0_", so your shortcut should point to ("\windows\jbed.exe" -run s0_), NOT ("\windows\jbed.exe" -run s0_suite.jar). A pre-made shortcut file can be found here.

Later,

Matt!

[Neill]

Thank you! This had been driving me nuts all evening. For some bizarre reason, I had to work my way up to s4 in order to open Opera-- just when I was about to give up.

[rainmakerrc]

Originally Posted by Neill

Thank you! This had been driving me nuts all evening. For some bizarre reason, I had to work my way up to s4 in order to open Opera-- just when I was about to give up.

You must've installed other midlets. Anyways, glad it worked out for you.

[Neill]

The only midlet I'd previously installed/uninstalled was Opera. As KillerQ points out in the long Opera thread, JBed evidently keeps track of each installation.

Thanks for your help and that wonderful Apps page :-)

[KillerQ]

Neill,

Glad we could help!


Later,

Matt!

[rainmakerrc]

Originally Posted by Neill

The only midlet I'd previously installed/uninstalled was Opera. As KillerQ points out in the long Opera thread, JBed evidently keeps track of each installation.

Thanks for your help and that wonderful Apps page :-)

You're welcome.

[daisyd681]

Anybody seen a shortcut for gmail app? Possibly with the envelope pic? If not I can futz with this when I'm on my pc as there does not seem to be an underscore button on the Q.