asked 2014-02-05 16:07:36 +0200
I'd like to have option to disable vibration for email notification. I know will have new emails anyway and it is just question of time when I will have time to process them, therefore no notification is necessary for them.
Now there is only option to disable sound for emails and vibration is either enabled for all events or for none.
answered 2014-03-23 00:24:59 +0200
Here’s a workaround, requiring Terminal.
Make backups of the settings files before editing them!
First, define a new vibration effect NGF_NONE by editing /usr/share/ngfd/plugins.d/ffmemless.ini.
On this line:
supported_effects = NGF_SHORT;NGF_LONG;NGF_STRONG;NGF_BATTERYLOW;NGF_RINGTONE;NGF_CLOCK;NGF_SMS
add NGF_NONE to the list, separated by a semicolon:
supported_effects = NGF_NONE;NGF_SHORT;NGF_LONG;NGF_STRONG;NGF_BATTERYLOW;NGF_RINGTONE;NGF_CLOCK;NGF_SMS
Effects are defined later in the same file, like this:
NGF_SHORT_TYPE = rumble
NGF_SHORT_DURATION = 240
NGF_SHORT_DELAY = 0
NGF_SHORT_MAGNITUDE = 27000
Insert a new definition with the others:
NGF_NONE_TYPE = periodic
NGF_NONE_DURATION = 1
NGF_NONE_MAGNITUDE = 1
Second, select the newly defined effect for email by editing /usr/share/ngfd/events.d/email.ini.
Replace each of these lines:
ffmemless.effect = NGF_SHORT
ffmemless.effect = NGF_LONG
with
ffmemless.effect = NGF_NONE
Reboot your phone. Now email notifications won't vibrate.
Notes:
ffmemless.effect lines in email.ini didn't work. Update: It seems that you can just delete the entries in email.ini, no need to define a new effect. (This was maybe changed in an update or I did something wrong when I first tried that.) See https://together.jolla.com/question/46415/wiki-how-to-disable-email-notification-force-feedback/
answered 2014-02-05 16:57:18 +0200
On Maemo (N900) there was a mce.ini in /etc with all LED and vibration patterns including a very good documentation how to create those patterns (later, of course, someone also made an app to do so via GUI). As Sailfish is a successor of Maemo it might be worth a look. /etc/mce* (you would probably need development mode to change that file)
Additional WARNING: bricking that file could result in endless-boot for N900 - so be careful!
After checking the 10mce.ini file I haven't found simple for removing vibration from email notification. The configuration file is nicely commented but there are no vibration pattern definitions which could be commented out. Just a guess but maybe Jolla triggers the vibrations based on some of the LED settings.
m-m ( 2014-02-12 12:40:24 +0200 )editI also didn't find vibration patterns in /etc/mce, only led patterns. And changing the led patterns doesn't change vibration behavior.
In /usr/share/ngfd/plugins.d there are files where vibration patterns are defined, and in /usr/share/ngfd/events.d there are .ini files for different events where those patterns are referenced. I don't know if these could be modified to change the vibrations. (I tried removing the vibration pattern from email.ini but it doesn't seem to do it – incoming emails still alert with vibration.)
Asked: 2014-02-05 16:07:36 +0200
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Last updated: Mar 23 '14
You still would like to receive notifications in events view, or is this request to disable notifications entirely ?
VDVsx ( 2014-02-05 17:54:45 +0200 )editI did not look into it (have my Jolla not at hand), but there should be a pattern for each notification. On the N900 there were patterns for missed call, received email, received SMS, received chat message, battery loading, battery full, etc. So each can be adjusted individually and each pattern had a priority - e.g. incoming SMS is more important than "battery full - remove charger".
codeboss ( 2014-02-05 17:59:39 +0200 )editEvents view notifications are very welcome but I'd love to have control for vibration and sounds per notification type. Having couple of busy email boxes means that the device is buzzing all the time. Sound control is already there so maybe this could be implemented easily.
m-m ( 2014-02-05 20:32:33 +0200 )editlike I said - LED and vibration patterns are in /etc/mce. Until there is a GUI available, editing those files there is an option.
codeboss ( 2014-02-05 20:36:37 +0200 )editThanks, this thread seems like a good place to start: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=42091
m-m ( 2014-02-06 09:39:54 +0200 )edit