New addition to the Phosh Mobile Settings app; it now includes an experimental Ticket/PDF display for the lockscreen:
Will be very useful when traveling.
Will be very useful when traveling.
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Yes, it is a great addition, but how do you add a pdf to show in this box? i can not find how…
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Put pdf’s in a folder named ~/phosh-ticket-box and they will be available from the lock screen.
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Sweet! Thanks.
I had tried creating a folder named Tickets or Ticket Box, but that obviously didn’t work.
This is a very handy improvement.
Another idea:
Besides train/plane tickets and vaccination records, you could print any old file to .pdf, then have it available on the lockscreen. Example: grocery lists, printed navigation directions, a map image, etc.
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I apologize for my ignorance, but I tried putting a folder named “phosh-ticket-box” in my home directory, put a PDF in there, and I get nothing on lockscreen in terms of a the PDF
Any help would be appreciated.
In my case, I think I had to uncheck, then recheck the Ticket box in the Phosh Mobile Settings app. (Also, make sure you spelled “phosh-ticket-box” correctly.)
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You don’t have to do that every time you add a PDF, do you?
No. Once the link to the folder is in effect, it should display all PDFs in that folder.
I see. If you have multiple files for some reason, does it squeeze them all into the same window?
You can only open one PDF at a time, and you can’t move or resize the open one to access a second one behind it:
Does it let you choose, then? That would be ideal, I think.
Yes, you just tap the one you want to open; close it with the “x” if you want to open another one from the contents of the phosh-ticket-box folder that you created in the home directory and populated with PDFs.
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Interesting…
If you double-click the
> symbol (top left), you get this screen:
(I changed my background to the default so you can see it better.)
These buttons are not active, however.
What if you have an active call?
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Maybe they’re for that call waiting everyone’s looking for.
That’s it. Good thinking. Called my L5 and that screen popped up, active.
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Where do I enter emergency info for the Phosh lockscreen plugin?
Create a file with your emergency info, then save it as a PDF.
Create a folder in your home directory called phosh-ticket-box as described here: Lockscreen widgets
Add your PDF. You can have multiple PDFs in this folder; you’ll be able to choose and display any of them (one at a time) from the lockscreen.
Don’t forget to enable the Ticket box in the phosh Mobile Settings app.
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I think @tomoqv is talking about the new Lockscreen widgets which just show up in the last update.
The file where to add you emergency info is: ~/.config/phosh/EmergencyInfo.keyfile
The file format is given in emergency-info.c:
/**
* PhoshEmergencyInfo:
*
* Show emergency information and contacts
* Calling contacts is not supported
* For now, you need to manually create a GKeyfile at
* `~/.config/phosh/EmergencyInfo.keyfile` with contents looking like:
*
* [Info]
* # Emergency Info On the Owner
* # If you do not add one of the items (or leave the item blank),
* # the section will not display in the lockscreen.
*
* OwnerName=Chris
* # You can make a newline with \n
* HomeAddress=Lorem ipsum\nLorem ipsum
* DateOfBirth=1 Jan, 1970
* PreferredLanguage=C, MATLAB
* Age=10,000
* BloodType=Lorem ipsum
* Height=163 cm
* Weight=74 kg
* # You can add multiple and seperate by a ";"
* Allergies=Lorem ipsum dolor 1;Lorem ipsum dolor 2
* # You can add multiple and seperate by a ";"
* MedicationsAndConditions=Lorem ipsum 1;Lorem ipsum 2
* OtherInfo=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
*
* [Contacts]
* # You can add as many contacts as you want here
* Contact 1=(123) 555-12;Brother
* Contact 2=(204) 555-00
* ```
*/
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