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Mysterious disappearance of a today plugin

I installed a few softwares on my PDA (imate a.k.a. XDA II) yesterday. Some of them had today plugins so they created entries in the today plugin list.
One strange thing that happened is that my Inbox today plugin has disappeared from the today plugin list.
Any idea where it went and how to get it back? And what controls what shows up on the today plugin list?

Limited number of today plugins
First off, I am assuming that you have gone to your settings - Today and made sure that it's not just a problem with checking/unchecking the plug-ins listed. Secondly you will need a registry editing program like PHM RegEdit or Resco Explorer Registration add-in. Find your way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then SOFTWARE then Microsoft then Today then Items. Delete any keys you are not currently using to bring the list below 13 (If memory serves me it's 13). Whether or not you actually are displaying the plugin or even use the software, as soon as the key is loaded it takes a "slot" on the list and once you reash the limit the OS just remove one to make room for another on the Today screen. To make matters more annoying, it seems that, at least for me, the inbox is the first to go instead of 3rd party plugins. Hope this solves your problem - if not post more details and we'll see where to go next.

Yes an OS problem that a few of us have faced and discussed previously.
If you install too many today plug ins for the OS to handle the InBox is the first to disappear.
If you require additional info there are existing threads dealing with the same issue.
Ed

TodayPlus on wizard?

Has anyone got TodayPlus http://www.pocketpcfreeware.com/en/index.php?soft=843
up an running on the wizard. It is/was the best todayscreen plugin on my old Ipaq. I can get it to run as a stand alone app. but not to integrate as a plugin.
Al

Hmm.. I reviving this threat after 'discovering' something called 'TodayPlus'. I did a google to it and it seems to be a very powerful program. From the looks of it, it seems to have the potential to cover both PocketBreeze and PocketPlus.. and yet it seems to be not often being discussed here. It seems to be able to do everything, by scripting (feels to be like the PPC version of Samurize.com)
I'm bound to give it a go this weekend.
Those who are interested, take a look at this MASSIVE forum just for this today plugin/application.
http://forums.jhollin1138.com/
French version http://www.todayplus.fr.tc/
You may able to download the software from the link above (post by `wizzzard`).
Note that, there are a lot of software named TodayPlus, which includes a Palm based software that tries to emulate PPC Today. So, it is rather confusing to do a google for it. Anyway, the 'head' of TodayPlus seems to be at this site
http://www.dark-mojo.com/
But it seems to be currently down.. interesting...

i got it working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=360201#360201
but i couldn't get it to update weather, rss,radar
attaching the program

Todayplus is/was the best plugin I found. It worked perfectly on my WM2003 Ipaq2210 and works on my WM5 Wizard. It was designed for WM2003 and does not support landscape correctly. There is no support available from the author but remains for me the most adaptable today screen plugin.

Don't work for me...
I got only a blank screen. Any suggestion?
Ciao

blank screen
i have given edited dll also in that archive.
Skip the steps for editing it and you have to follow these steps
phuntum (05-27-2005) - v0.11.0
On your PPC use a file explorer that will allow you to see extensions and hidden files to find the file “todayplus.dll” in \Program Files\TodayPlus and copy it to your PC. On your PPC turn off the TodayPlus plugin (uncheck in the Settings/Today screen), soft reset, and move “todayplus.dll” from \Program Files\TodayPlus to \My Documents. On your PC use a hexeditor to open the “todayplus.dll” and search for “7D 1E A0 E3 03 08 A0 E1”; replace “7D” with “8D”; save the edited “todayplus .dll” and copy it back to \Program Files\TodayPlus on your PPC. Delete” todayplus.dll” from \My Documents and reset your PPC. On your PPC turn on the TodayPlus plugin (check in the Settings/Today screen) and soft reset.
phuntum (05-28-2005) - v0.11.0
The above fix is permanent. Save the new todayplus.dll in a safe place so that if you have to reinstall (e.g., after a hard reset) all you need do is install, disable, and replace as per above. You might want to save the instructions just in case. Free hexeditors are abundantly available. Do a web search for one. It's a great program and the effort is worth it. When you're ready, surf over to http://www.jhollin1138.com for a goldmine of help. There is a great debate as to whether the fix should be shared--somewhat hypocritical in my estimation, since those who were lucky enough to get it before it disappeared are using it.
these are the directions from ppcfreewares i followed
after doing this go to this thread http://forums.jhollin1138.com/viewtopic.php?t=1292
and start with no 6 in instructions
good luck

I still need to reinstall this plugin after upgrading my ROM.
There are loads of diferent skins available my favourite is attached.
The Dark Mojo forum closed ages ago but discussions particularly on the "Hammerskin" skin are ongoing on http://forums.jhollin1138.com/
Hammerskin is awesome but it was too much of a resource hog last time I tried it.

Sorry for the double post

updates?
did u get weather and rss updated?

I have tried it twice on my Kjam. Used the modified dll provided. however, I can only see a white screen when trying to access the settings! :S Does anybody know what I am doing wrong? Thanks

Ok, I found it! I was missing the .net!
Very nice application with beautifull skins! Only drawback is that it does not auto refresh when you add a new apointment or task!
Apart from that its a really nice application!

Arrgghh,
Reinstalled on my Wizard after upgrading to Molski's ROM. I can get it working as a plugin rather than as a stand alone program, which previously was my stumbling block. Now I can't get the config utility to remember my location or get weather and rss feeds updated. This did work on my old ROM. I think it is just some reg settings that need creating but why it worked before and not now I do not know.

Hi Guys,
Im a newbie to this plugin but so far I understand that its able to make short cuts on the "desktop" just like a normal pc....and thats what Im looking for.
Ive followed the instructions carefully and the first time it went okay....i.e I got the slider.txt in the skin box. However I didnt find the "okay" button on the top.
Well I followed the instructions but it didnt show up on my desktop....strange so I uninstalled.
Now Ive been reading a bit further and read that the reason why it might not have workd could be the date so I decided to set back the clock 2 years and reinstall it.
2nd time around I dont get the slider.txt option, it has saved my settings from my first install....and it still doesnt work.
help help help
Well after som struggle I managed to get the slider.txt into the "Select Skin (DLL)"
But its still not working on my today screen. I can choose it as the only item on the today screen however its just blank.
Is this because I use a special black screen (tsk file) for my back ground ?
Also its seems to forget my location (Lat/Long)
Any help so that I can get it working ??
Im using a Qtek 9100 with WM 5 OS 5.1.195 Build 14847.2.0.0

Oh I'm happy again
I finally got Todayplus running properly again. Weather and RSS are updating correctly.
This is what I did.
1 install Todayplus cab
2 Disable Todayplus from Settings/Today/items
3 Soft reset. Or power cycle the phone.
4 Overwrite todayplus.dll with the modded one
5 create directory \program files\todayplus\Buffer
6 Connect to internet and verify connection with PIE, minimise
7 Run todayplus config
6 Tab to Weather/RSS add new weather cities and rss feeds
7 Tab to Time/Storage add new timezone and set storage path to \Storage Card (case sensitive and device specific for Wizard?
8 Close Todayplus config
The config utility would not save my location coordinates on the owner info tab so I manually entered the values into HKCU\Software\SRSSoft\TodayPlus\coords\1 (string value of the form 53.483,-2.053) You can get your city coords from http://www.heavens-above.com/
9 Disable all other today screen plugins and enable todayplus. Close the settings program.
On returning to the today screen after a short wait Todayplus should be working. This worked for me but there is loads of information at http://forums.jhollin1138.com/viewtopic.php?t=1292 if you need further help.

Problems too early?

got me a 8525 mayb 2 weeks ago now and i love it
my device information is as follows:
rom version: 1.34
radio version: 1.16
for anymore information just ask =)
got a 2 gb microsd card, case shouldve arrived already but im guessing will show up momentarily
i got the follow programs installed:
deniel herrero's bandswitch
securegsm phonesettings
htc x-button
microsoft live search
image speed-dialer today plugin freeware
resco explorer with registry add-in
logmein remote control
greesoftware gsplayer
sbsh pocket weather w/ vga icons
pocket nester
omegaone dominoes and checkers
hexacto casino
the majority of these programs are on my microsd card
and as far as my main memory, i have:
Storage: 32.45 mb free out of 56.22
Program: 29.74 mb free out of 49.08
as of yesterday, i noticed that after my phone was on the charger and went on standby for a bit, hitting the power button to revive it would get no reaction, i would have to soft reset it so this is annoying...
and not only that, i find myself soft resetting quite too frequently, few times a day. is this normal? and can this b bad for my phone?
i do love the phone tho
thanks in advance for any help

Firstly soft re-setting will not do any harm, in fact some folks set device up to run a third party application to soft reset at certain intervals just to ensure nothing un-toward is running or going to crash device.
There are quite a number of people who find a crash on coming out of standby.
I'd start with the routine stuff to check first: (which you may well have checked already!!)
1. Did you install a new application near the time when problems began? If so try uninstalling it. If tracked to a particular application you may still be able to use it with new settings. Can you also try temporarily removing the pocket weather application?? - this may be attempting an internet connection.
2. when putting onto charge you use your HTC X button to check nothing is still running and all is fully closed.
3. Providing you are not using Push mail, you ensure Active Sync does not start up, by using e.g. The Fake Server Trick
See how that lot goes first
Mike

appreciate the help. i think it may b pocketnester thats giving me trouble, just installed it yesterday.
thanks again

Slow Changing of Input Method?

Guys, I have a question.
I used to have an iPaq 6300 running WiMo 2003, when selecting input methods there is an arrow beside the input method you click on to bring up the menu that lets you choose between Keyboard, Block Recognizer, Transcriber or Letter Recognizer. This was instantaneous! The moment you press the arrow, the menu pops up and you can switch input methods instantly.
On my new Atom Exec though this is not the case. You have to press the input method icon first, which brings up the arrow, then click on the arrow, then wait like a minute before the menu pops up. What gives? Is this really how all WiMo5 devices work? Is this a problem with WiMo5 or with the Atom Exec in particular?
It is annoying because it makes it harder to switch between input methods. Could someone tell me the score on this?
Thanks,

My bad, I fiddled around with the Atom a bit more and fixed the problem by doing a Hard Reset. Now I set the PPC back up to how I like it and it's working flawlessly.

Hmm after some time the problem seems to be back. It looks like the phone bogs down with stuff after a while, causing this problem. I don't feel like reformatting, does anyone have a fix, or a program that cleans up and optimizes your PPC?

this is an issue of WM5.

It also happens to WM6. The more applications you installed, the slower it will get (not sure what kind of application though). Well, Atom Life has 1GB of ROM. Of course people will start installing a lot of applications.
Anyway, I read somewhere in the forum stating that if you have more than 10 today plugin installed, the SIP will take a some time to appear. The plugins don't necessary be active. I mean, the ones not active are also counted. I have not confirmed this yet though.

I have more than 40 programs installed in my atom. It didn't slow down that much (only 5 to 10%) but what I usually do is to backup everything first before I install anything. At the first sign of speed reduction or bugs, I just do a restore. I have more than 15 today plug-ins both active and inactive. However, one thing I noticed is that it is better if you install your non-essentials to your sd card. It doesn't matter if you do a hard reset, they will still be there and if you use a tray launcher or clauncher, you can configure the icons to reappear even if you do not re-install them. This way, you reduce the clutter in your main memory and at the same time save you the trouble of re-installing. The reconfiguration of the executable icon will take some time but it is still faster than re-installing 30+ programs. It is important though to maintain a storage of no less than 17MB. Once you go below this, you will really see the reduction in speed and will be pissed off with your PPC. By the way, do not use Opera or any modified IE (tab browsing and downloading. by the way, Opera is good with downloading but sucks in handling your PPC's memory) while doing something else with your PPC. It will really really slow down your PPC.

i posted this same thread sometime ago, but there was no solution. At last i discover the culprit. I see the difference in speed when i install Embedded Windows VB Runtimes. regardless whether i install it in the memory card or the main memory.

Got this info from another site, it really works.
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make WM5 SIP faster (加快輸入法) (not a joke)
X51V ENG A12 + Ce-Star 2.8R2A + Monster SIP + MS IME for JAP works well.
But I am not very sure "every WM5 PPC" works well, too.
After installing a lot of softwares, WM5 SIP becomes slow.
You can make it fast again.
1. install resco explorer 5.42 and resco registry at \Device
2. use resco registry to export the registry of
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
to a file (like CLSID.reg) at PPC, or SD, or CF
donnot edit or modify CLSID.reg
3. use resco registry to delete CLSID
4. use resco explorer to execute CLSID.reg to import the registry CLSID back
5. turn off PPC, soft reset
It is amazing like magic.
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Weird... it really works. Everything back to normal. Menu is displayed instantly after tapping on the list button.
I'm using Atom Life WM6, so this mean that it also works for WM6.

Urk Double Post

Aha! O2's proprietary software is a bunch of Today plugins! That may be the culprit. I noticed the a while later though after the O2 software was installed.
I have no perceptible slowdown on the Exec other than the input method switching. I just need to fix that!
My main memory is about 85% free (83.6MB) and yes I do install all the non-essentials to the SD card.
MightyOx I'll try your method hopefully this fixes this issue. While "upgrading" to WM5 I thought it would be a completely better experience, but I'm finding WM5 has issues and that quite a few things were done better in WM2K3 (like the SIP switching speed) or how about creating a new SMS message in WM2K3 you only needed 2 taps here in WM5 you need 3. *roll eyes* sometimes I wonder what developers are thinking when they take steps backwards like this.
On the other hand I love being able to rotate the screen, and Voice Command 1.6 was totally worth it.

Mochan said:
Aha! O2's proprietary software is a bunch of Today plugins! That may be the culprit. I noticed the a while later though after the O2 software was installed.
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It's not O2's software. It just happen to be the next software you've installed before the problem show itself. It can be any software. As I said in my previous post, it will happen after you've installed a certain number of software. I think it is WM5 and WM6 related.
Anyway, the workaround is already posted. So, I have no more complain about this problem.

Yeah, looks like it's not. I tried Mightyox's method, THANK YOU SIR my Atom is running fine again. It's like once you pile over some registry entries over the CLSID directory, it takes time to get it. So the solution is to delete the registry key and "re-enter" it so it goes back on top. Very strange but if it works then more power.

Tried it on my flame...Wow...works like a charm

[beta] (UPDATED 17.07.2008) neXt - show time remaining to next appointment

I developed application I was always missing on WindowsMobile - one that shows time remaining to next appointment or time left to current appointment. It's still in beta phase, I hope you will help me find bugs and problems.
neXt - v.0.5.4BETA
UPDATE:
- internet updates added
- some little improvements
Requirements:
- .NET CF installed
- WM5 or higher (tested on WM6 and WM6.1)
- 50KB of internal storage memory
Some informations:
- tapping on today plugin launches main application
- application is completly freeware (BSD based licence will be included in final version)
- unknown VGA compatibility - on emulator looks good, but I don't have VGA device to make tests
- doesn't support all-day events
- informs about appointments from today and tomorrow
- it has multi-language support - take a look on xml files in program directory: you can make your own translation
- english (default) and polish languages included
- internet updates
Install to internal storage, not memory card!
I will be very thankful for any feedback and bug reports.

New version added!
Last version was downloaded over 20 times - please give me some feedback. Is it working good or not and what is wrong?

will give it a shot and let you know. thanks

been looking for something like this. using the today plug in, the only thing that seems to be happening is the keyboard icon comes up on main screen and I lose the soft buttons at the bottom but after opening and closing random programs it sorts itself out. cheers. I'm have kjam running wm5.

hadd said:
been looking for something like this. using the today plug in, the only thing that seems to be happening is the keyboard icon comes up on main screen and I lose the soft buttons at the bottom but after opening and closing random programs it sorts itself out. cheers. I'm have kjam running wm5.
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I have something like this. Softkeys are functional then. It happens mostly after first loading plugin (after activating or soft reset). Best cure is to launch anything and go back to today screen - everything should be normal again (as you said). I think the reason is that this plugin is in fact windows form (not window in native code).
I'm glad it works with WM5, not only WM6

Does this work for alarm? Spb Shell has a nice "Time remaining for next alarm" on the main screen. neXt has this feature?

Does not display properly on a Diamond VGA device. Plugin 2nd line is cut in half [cannot read] and the main program does not resize for VGA [stays in QVGA size, about 1/4 of screen].
Otherwise it does appear to be working properly.