Fast Dial icon creator

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Create icon of your specific contact for fast dial from the desktop.

Requires: fingerterm (developer mode), sailfish-office, ImageMagick

* Install ImageMagick package from NielDK repo:
* Install my app
* Create icons with face of your friends (86x86 px), .png or .jpg format and put them to:
You can create images manually on your PC or do it directly on the phone by following this instruction:
0. Choose image of your friend in the Gallery app.
1. Choose “Edit”.
2. Choose “Crop”.
3. Tap on image and choose “Square”.
4. Enlarge the face of your friend inside the square.
5. Tap on image and choose “Accept”.
6. Tap on image to see result.
* Your image will be saved in the same directory as an original image, just give name of your friend to this image and copy or move it to: /home/nemo/Pictures/.caller_id
* My app automatically resizes your images to 86x86px and converts them to .png.
* Open my app and choose your images (one or more)
* Choose frame (or skip)
* Insert phone number (if skip it will Insert your voice mail number)
* Insert name ( if skip it will Insert name of your filename)
* Insert color of background, only code without "#" symbol ! (if skip it will Insert light green color = #A6FF33)
* Press enter

You also can see instruction as pdf file and delete created .desktop files.

* App can see only 5 files. If you have more, just move a few of them (not relevant in this moment) to the folder “.hiden” in the: /home/nemo/Pictures/.caller_id

P.S. if someone want create more cool icon and frames, you are welcome.

* Small changes.
* PDF instruction updated.
* Adaptation for

* Now all created icons came with shadow and background. Looks better (I think at least :D )
* You can choose color for background (if skip it will Insert light green color).
* PDF instruction updated (see inside the app).
* Screenshot updated.

* Now it more easy to create icons, you can do it directly from Gallery app.
* Description updated (see above).
* PDF instruction updated (see inside the app).
* Added auto-resize to 86x86px.

* Fixed problem with .jpg images. Now it automatically convert .jpg to .png and delete your .jpg files.

* Small fix in PDF instruction.

* Small changes in .spec file. Will create this directory immediately after installation:

Beware, use it on your own risk !!!

Donation are welcome :)

Application versions: 
File fastdialicon-0.1-1.armv7hl.rpm217.85 KB15/01/2015 - 01:08
File fastdialicon-0.1-2.armv7hl.rpm218.02 KB15/01/2015 - 13:02
File fastdialicon-0.1-3.armv7hl.rpm179.13 KB15/01/2015 - 19:22
File fastdialicon-0.1-4.armv7hl.rpm179.16 KB24/01/2015 - 23:07
File fastdialicon-0.2-1.armv7hl.rpm330.88 KB10/02/2015 - 02:02
File fastdialicon-0.2-2.armv7hl.rpm345.26 KB11/02/2015 - 03:12
File fastdialicon-0.2-3.armv7hl.rpm390.69 KB11/10/2015 - 23:59

- Compatible with last system update (


Boxeri's picture

Still not working for me, even with the newest update. I did however use the same files as earlier. I did those files from another format by using Gimp and its export feature. I am currently traveling, but ones I have time I will try with another pictures.

Schturman's picture

ok.., can you upload this images? I want to test them?

Boxeri's picture


When doing the "Chooce frame", no matter what I choose it gaves me "Syntax error". I tried creating one till and anyways, and now I have an blank black icon with name. The icon works and it calls correctly. However, I cant seem to remove the icon.

How can I remove it and what is this syntax error?

Schturman's picture

Please test new version and report here or pm.

Schturman's picture

1. did you follow instruction ? See USAGE on thid page and pdf instruction from app.
2. can you show me screenshots from your actions and explain step by step? I will try to reproduce it.
3. How to delete desktop files explained in pdf instruction (terminal command, from app itself or manually with any root filemanager).

Boxeri's picture

Well, the app itself doens't open up at all anymore.

Just get the cover page with spinner for a while and then it just dissapears. I tried with reinstalling but it didn't help either.

Where are the pdf instructions located?

Schturman's picture

do you have developer mode activated ? if yes, it should work.. pdf you can open directly from app.

Boxeri's picture

After twice reinstalling the application and rebooting the phone between the app decided to open again. Removing the icons worked.

However, no when I tried to restart the app, it again refuses to start.

yes, I have developer mode enabled

Yes, I did read the instructions and did exactly as it was said.

As a curios note, even if I tried to create only two icon and only to icons were visible without any picture, the remover offered to remove 3 icons. One only named ";"

Schturman's picture

Ok found.. I converted my images to jpg and have the same result (transparent icon), but i don't have any errors.
I will update package to see and use only png files.
Thanks for report.

Schturman's picture

I really don't understand what the problem in your phone. I tested this app a million times and never have problems like you. You sure you put images with faces of your friends in correct location? and it 86x86px ? Which format of imagrs you use ? ImageMagick installed?

Schturman's picture

Ok I see. Try to use .png images of your friends and report again. But not rename it from .jpg to .png, create new imagrs in .png format.

MrCool's picture

Thank you, had to "Show hidden folders"

MrCool's picture

Installed App but there is no .caller_id

Also if I search for the Folder - no result

Schturman's picture

1. install latest version
2. it's hidden folder with dot at the beginning. Check "See hidden files" in your file browser.
Location of this folder: /home/nemo/Pictures/.caller_id

Just now tried, folder created immediately after installation if it not exist.
Also it can create this folder on first run of app.