Professional Ubuntu Mobile Development -- About the Authors -- About the Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Whom This Book Is For -- What This Book Covers -- How This Book Is Structured -- What You Need to Use This Book -- History and Background to the Ubuntu Mobile Project -- The Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded Project -- Conventions -- Source Code -- Errata -- p2p.wrox.com -- Chapter 1: Mobile Linux -- Going Mobile -- Turning Points -- The Generational Divide -- Netbooks, Linux, and Ubuntu -- A Giant's Strength in a Dwarf's Arm -- Summary -- Chapter 2: The Development Environment -- Getting Started -- Getting Familiar with the Ubuntu Mobile Environment -- NETWORKING -- Advanced Networking on VirtualBox and KVM/QEMU -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Power Management -- Introduction -- Power Saving States -- Power Management Packages -- Device Kit Power -- Controlling Radio Transmitters -- Investigating Power Usage -- Battery Testing -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Application Development -- Ubuntu Mobile Releases -- Creating a New Application -- What Key Technologies Do I Need to Know to Develop Applications for a Mobile Device? -- GConf -- Putting All the Concepts Together -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Application Packaging -- Background and Important Tools -- Packaging and Using a PPA -- Initial Debianization -- Creating Your Own Repository -- PBuilder -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Application Selection -- Business Users -- Multimedia Users -- Social Network Users -- Location-Aware Users -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Theming -- What Is a Theme? -- Modifying Themes -- Performance Testing of Themes -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Kernel Fine-Tuning -- Ubuntu MID Kernel Overview -- Kernel-Tuning Methods -- Updating a Customized Kernel Tree -- Dynamic Kernel Module Support -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Testing and Usability -- Why Test? -- Ubuntu Desktop QA.

Building an Application for Testing -- Other Testing Tools -- Testing Strategies -- Bug Reporting -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Tips and Tricks -- Improving Boot Speed -- Hard Coding Modules -- Creating a /tmp That Is Half the Size of Physical RAM -- Energy Tips -- Turning Off Background Services -- Adobe Flash -- Configuring the Touchscreen -- Watching Hard Disk Activity -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Putting It All Together -- Important Things to Consider -- Customizing the User Interface -- Fine-Tuning the Build Process -- Creating a Default Ubuntu Image -- Building a Customized Ubuntu Image -- Packages and Repositories -- Ubuntu Policies, Trademarks, Copyright, and Common Sense -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Mobile Directions -- Choice, Change, and Opportunity -- Evolution and Software Development -- Big Ideas to Think About -- The Future -- Ubuntu, Linux, and Mobile Computing -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Common Problems and Possible Solutions -- The Boot Process Stops -- Application Icon Does Not Appear -- Performing a Dual Boot -- Setting a Flag Automatically -- Using USB -- Running Ubuntu on Freerunner -- Running Ubuntu on Arima -- Ubuntu Intrepid UMPC Project -- Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on a UMPC -- Using apt -- Joining the Ubuntu Mobile Developers Team -- Using KVM or QEMU -- Graphical Corruption -- Poor Performance -- Summary -- Appendix A: Ubuntu's Right ARM -- I'd Give My Right ARM for a SheevaPlug -- Appendix B: Git Usage -- How Git Works -- Basic Repository Commands -- Individual Developer -- Contributor -- Integrator -- Maintainer -- Repository Configuration -- Repository Administration -- Appendix C: Hosting Your Project on Launchpad -- Using Bazaar and Launchpad -- Checking Out the Branch and Working on It -- Appendix D: Desktop Power Applet Code -- Appendix E: D-Bus: An Overview -- D-Bus Applications -- Native Objects and Object Paths.

Methods and Signals -- Interfaces -- Proxies -- Bus Names -- Addresses -- Big Conceptual Picture -- Messages: Behind the Scenes -- Calling a Method: Behind the Scenes -- Emitting a Signal: Behind the Scenes -- Introspection -- Python and D-Bus -- Method Calls -- Proxy Objects -- Interfaces and Methods -- Index.