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Your nice and small memory saving utilities! [edited]

Hey all, i'm always in a hassle to find a good battery monitor for my magician, i've tried a lot of them and it seems any make my day... so what are you guys using?
edit: keep the small and usefull utilities comming

I'm using the icon that comes with SPB gprs Monitor, it's small, clear (though hard to see what's exact state) & it doesn't cost me any space, since I want to see the gprs connectionspeed anyway.
Regards, M

I use the resco today plugin to display me the battery status. It looks clean on my today screen
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Kamal

I just install the battary patch enabling a small and "tranditional" batary status at the right corner of title bar.

http://www.vieka.com/vbar.htm
Lets you close apps and can show a battery/memory meter too.

kuangtian said:
I just install the battary patch enabling a small and "tranditional" batary status at the right corner of title bar.
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Could you post a screenshot please?

while we are on the topic of battery status/indicator, remember the buzz's e-status software?? thers so many version floating around in this forum.. im using that, but i read in the thread thers a problem abt battery drain for using it.. which one is the safe version?? anyone post the correct nice one here?? thanks..

buzz
Have you ever asked buzz himself what version to use? He won't bite your head off, I suppose.
M

e_stat
Hi,
I use this version of e-stat, it has gradient colors for the battery...
screenshot:

no not really.. i jus downloaded the one i like.. which is the top bar version.. but they all seems a hybrid of some kind.. one could b good and the other bad.. i didnt really read the thread at 1st either till later on..

puls3 said:
kuangtian said:
I just install the battary patch enabling a small and "tranditional" batary status at the right corner of title bar.
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Could you post a screenshot please?
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As I said :it's veeery tranditional...but save your memory.

@kuangtian: what is that first today plugin?
Thanks.

Doezel said:
@kuangtian: what is that first today plugin?
Thanks.
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it's phone_alarm.
Cheers.
T.Kuang

kuangtian said:
Doezel said:
@kuangtian: what is that first today plugin?
Thanks.
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it's phone_alarm.
Cheers.
T.Kuang
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Thanks! looks good.

KBattery
KBattery is a nice little freeware.

Kuangtian: where did you get those nice icons for spb pocket plus? they look great.

Kuangtian: where did you get and how did you install those nice icons for spb pocket plus? they look great.

zerimar said:
Kuangtian: where did you get and how did you install those nice icons for spb pocket plus? they look great.
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they're just the program icons:MDict,Resco Explorer,Scientific Calculator,TeamOne Reader,and Windows Note...u can add/remove the programs as your wish by tapping 'n holding the spb_plus area.Then,I like to set them to "Large Icon" for my huge fingers-to the small phone of course.
cheers.

hummm maybe if i change the topic to "Your nice and small memory saving utilities" this could become a very usefull thread...

Yeah I'm glad I'm following the board for a few months now. There are some threads full off good little apps. & other tips. It's only very hard to catch them all in one aggregated thread.
M
Btw:
- DKToday to keep an eye on my phone/sms bill, BT switching & signal strength
- VJOkButt to close apps
- CabInstl to install where I want to

Getting rid of battery & Connection icons on today scree

I'm talking about the little ones at the bottom of the today screen, right above where it says "contacts". How can I get rid of them, and use that line up for a today plugin instead?
Cheers

In the \Windows\StartUp\ there is a shortcut Init_Tray.lnk Use FileExplorer or such to either remove this file, or better yet, move this file to another location such as \My Documents\StartOld\
-Michael.

actually i like that bettery icon, and im using wm2003se device. is ther a way to pull it out so it can be use on our device?? i cant find any software that can display such battery icon below.

Cutefox said:
actually i like that bettery icon, and im using wm2003se device. is ther a way to pull it out so it can be use on our device?? i cant find any software that can display such battery icon below.
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Try WR-Tools Resinfo, it puts Battery and Storae + mem gauge in the Tray.
I like it ; it takes no room on the today screen....
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nah.. dun want this one.. i want the imate one cose its like old moto fones battery icon.. jus like it.. huehuehue.. mayb i'll try the one u suggest.. see if its any good.. does it drain battery faster thou??

jpiek said:
Cutefox said:
actually i like that bettery icon, and im using wm2003se device. is ther a way to pull it out so it can be use on our device?? i cant find any software that can display such battery icon below.
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Try WR-Tools Resinfo, it puts Battery and Storae + mem gauge in the Tray.
I like it ; it takes no room on the today screen....
Setup :
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any idea if this will work on WM5 and if so does it come in english?
cheers

ferritt: the screen shot's on WM5.
V

vijay555 said:
ferritt: the screen shot's on WM5.
V
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D'oh
:lol:

mjohns said:
In the \Windows\StartUp\ there is a shortcut Init_Tray.lnk Use FileExplorer or such to either remove this file, or better yet, move this file to another location such as \My Documents\StartOld\
-Michael.
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hi,
i've deleted this file but still have the com manager icon and that battery icon?? any ideas??
cheers

Restart your device
To bad the tray icon pops-up after you launch Pocket Informant...

mccune said:
Restart your device
To bad the tray icon pops-up after you launch Pocket Informant...
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Might be a setting in PI. I use PI2005R4 and I don't get tray icons. I don't use reminders..that might be why??? Your correct; haven't been able to disable the tray except by not using programs that put icons in the tray
Also, SBSH.net iLauncher has the ability to put shortcuts and meters--not the imate battery icon--in the tray. Previously, I did this to take up space on the tray line that would otherwise be wasted. Someone/somewhere stated that they were able to set the tray to use only one pixel..I was not able to figure how this was done. Wished I'd have remember to ask.
-Michael.

mjohns - IIRC the tray was being hidden (not set to 1 pixel).
This is to maintain compatibility with other applications, whilst also freeing up the space in the Today screen to its maximum potential.
V

vijay555 said:
mjohns - IIRC the tray was being hidden (not set to 1 pixel).
V
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vijay555, That looks great and thanks. I'll give VJPhoneToggle a try. Those are some interesting apps you've put together. -Michael.

ferritt said:
vijay555 said:
ferritt: the screen shot's on WM5.
V
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D'oh
:lol:
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And yes, there's an english version ofcourse..

vijay555 said:
mjohns - IIRC the tray was being hidden (not set to 1 pixel).
This is to maintain compatibility with other applications, whilst also freeing up the space in the Today screen to its maximum potential.
V
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Wow, what's the Time/Date Giant on your Today ? I like it, I'll take it

The large date plugin is VJAudioNotes
But this has now been replaced by VJEphemeris.
I use VJEphemeris on my Magician, day to day.
But (un)fortunately, VJEphemeris has been replaced by VJSihaya! (long term development).
The screenshot with the hidden tray, above, is using VJToggleToday WM5. But unforunately it's not entirely finished yet (need to put a bit of a UI on it perhaps). It only needs a few more days on it, but I've been exceptionally busy the last week at work, so no time to program at all. Thank God it's Friday!
V

Any way to remove the batt icon on top?

The new ROM puts that useless batt icon on the top bar and covers up my useful time display. Who approved that anyway?...
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Is there any way to remove that battery icon...? I use Batti so it's pointless to have it.

I have been waiting for someone to post an answer to this problem since I upgraded a few weeks back. As far as I am aware no one has a solution yet.....

To quote "whimpy" from Popeye:
"I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
This is something we all want! I want to know who's the crack smoker that decided to put the battery meter on the task bar?

JNGold said:
To quote "whimpy" from Popeye:
"I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
This is something we all want! I want to know who's the crack smoker that decided to put the battery meter on the task bar?
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Yeah what was the point if you're just gong to leave the comm manager down there anyway... Also why did they cover the time?! Now I have to have the date displayed on my today screen taking up valuabe real estate just so I can see the time just by turning on my phone. They must have been smoking crack.
BTW does anyone know how to get rid of the comm manager down there. It's one little icon taking up a whole row...!

juiceppc said:
JNGold said:
To quote "whimpy" from Popeye:
"I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
This is something we all want! I want to know who's the crack smoker that decided to put the battery meter on the task bar?
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Yeah what was the point if you're just gong to leave the comm manager down there anyway... Also why did they cover the time?! Now I have to have the date displayed on my today screen taking up valuabe real estate just so I can see the time just by turning on my phone. They must have been smoking crack.
BTW does anyone know how to get rid of the comm manager down there. It's one little icon taking up a whole row...!
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If I am not mistaken that's the Init_Tray.lnk in your startup folder. If I am not correct, please someone chime in.

Comm manager removal
It's the program in your startup, just remove it and it wont load

Yeah same here. Wish I could get rid of that stupid battery icon. I want to get rid of the time on the today screen and use it for something more useful again.
Screen estate is "expensive" - the person who finds out how to get rid of it will be my hero for quite some time :twisted:

I'll pitch in 5 bucks(USD PAYPAL).

I got $5.00 on it as well. I haven't upgraded to the latest rom because of this.

I am happy to join the list of wanters

I have been looking around some places and have a thought...... in the o2 Extended ROM there is a CAB file called "Signed_Remove_BatteryIcon.sa.CAB" I can't run this at the moment as I am at work and dont have a sync cable with me......
Anyone know what this CAB does? Can anyone try this before I get home?
The CAB is in the o2 zip on the FTP site, under Extended_ROMs -> o2

This is likely to be the cab that removes the battery icon from the Tray (bottom of Today Screen). This is where the battery indicator lived pre-AKU2 on many devices.

Just so people know, all the tweaks/hacks out thyere right now for this only removes the icon when in other programs, not out of the tray when at the today screen.

boboki said:
Just so people know, all the tweaks/hacks out thyere right now for this only removes the icon when in other programs, not out of the tray when at the today screen.
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And that's not even really a tweak/hack, is it? Just enabling the clock on all programs - an option in the clock configuration - does that, no?

ZeBoxx said:
boboki said:
Just so people know, all the tweaks/hacks out thyere right now for this only removes the icon when in other programs, not out of the tray when at the today screen.
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And that's not even really a tweak/hack, is it? Just enabling the clock on all programs - an option in the clock configuration - does that, no?
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Correct.
We need to figure this battery thing out... Is it HTC that releases the ROMS or does Qtek and Imate make their own?

Microsoft delivers the OS and APIs/SDK. More than likely, this is a change by MS. HTC adds the HTC-hardware specific drivers and basic hookups (e.g. all default button functionality, what to do when a built-in keyboard is activated, etc.). All the others do the branding, extrom composition, what's extra in the box, etc.
In the end, I guess somebody might post a quick message on one of the windows mobile MSDN blogs to see what the thought behind this change was, and whether it can be undone in any way.

My guess is that you'll have to roll back to the previous battery driver in order to get rid of it. If someone knows how to extract the driver from the first rom and put it into the second, we might get somewhere.

jwzg said:
My guess is that you'll have to roll back to the previous battery driver in order to get rid of it. If someone knows how to extract the driver from the first rom and put it into the second, we might get somewhere.
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Shhh!
Just shhh.

elyl said:
jwzg said:
My guess is that you'll have to roll back to the previous battery driver in order to get rid of it. If someone knows how to extract the driver from the first rom and put it into the second, we might get somewhere.
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Shhh!
Just shhh.
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Does this mean you're hiding something from us????

No it means if you don't have a clue about something then don't theorise about it!

Any free today plugin that shows battery level, memory, & free storage like Pocket+?

Any free today plugin that shows battery level, memory, & free storage like Pocket+?
I recently switched from SPB Pocket Plus to Ultimate Launch. What I am missing though are the indicators that's available from Pocket Plus for battery level, memory, free storage on phone, and free storage on card (see the bottom of the Today screen):
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Is there a today pluging that can do the same thing? I need it to take up only one line, though, just like the picture

try battery status.. or RLtoday..

They require mortscript

Metrix
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-metrix-2.html

jambaj0e said:
They require mortscript
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battery status doesn't..

oyegaurav83 said:
battery status doesn't..
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Battery status takes up 2 lines when I want to show the memory & storage space

popdog54 said:
Metrix
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-metrix-2.html
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OMG!!
Metrix seriously screwed up my Sprint Touch! My phone hangs and I can't soft-reset it! Damnit! I may have to hard-reset if I can't fix this!
Do not use this crippling program!

jambaj0e said:
OMG!!
Metrix seriously screwed up my Sprint Touch! My phone hangs and I can't soft-reset it! Damnit! I may have to hard-reset if I can't fix this!
Do not use this crippling program!
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ive BEEN usin this program and ive never had any problems with it at all, its awesome! sorry

Michaelr219 said:
ive BEEN usin this program and ive never had any problems with it at all, its awesome! sorry
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I reset it 6 times and it keeps on crashing! Argh!

jambaj0e said:
Battery status takes up 2 lines when I want to show the memory & storage space
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there are options.. try and explore.. its a great software.. i dont use it now but had used it and found that its good.. search for its thread on xda..

oyegaurav83 said:
there are options.. try and explore.. its a great software.. i dont use it now but had used it and found that its good.. search for its thread on xda..
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i have a new release that is an ultimate launcher theme that im gonna post here in a few... if you stay tuned, the metrix cab and folder i have included in my instructions might help you!

Battery status has some themes that allow you to put the information you want into one line.
I cant remember it, but if you look for battery status skins/themes, you should be able to get what you want.

Michaelr219 said:
i have a new release that is an ultimate launcher theme that im gonna post here in a few... if you stay tuned, the metrix cab and folder i have included in my instructions might help you!
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great... will wait for that.. i use ultimate launch with pocket plus..but dont want to remove pp..
but who knows.. may be you will convince me..

what a bull**** they say here: rltoday needs also no mort
and metrix is not running

I like the Resco today plugin. It's got a few different options. Nothing fancy but it does have a nice one line compact skin that is just what you are looking for.

Metrix severly crashes my Ultimate Launch. And rlToday needs MortScript for getting storage space and RAM indicator, no?

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what a bull**** they say here: rltoday needs also no mort
and metrix is not running
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not for unread sms or missed calls.. but for battery and memory etc. if needs mortscript and sys2reg (based on mortscript)... if you have some rltoday skin which doesnt need that, i will gladly use that..

the program might only be compatible with specific devices... also, be sure to make sure you install it to the device and not the storage card, thatll be a huge factor... it shouldnt need any mortscript at all, i dont...
and only about 15 mins... before i release my theme

Michaelr219 said:
the program might only be compatible with specific devices... also, be sure to make sure you install it to the device and not the storage card, thatll be a huge factor... it shouldnt need any mortscript at all, i dont...
and only about 15 mins... before i release my theme
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i am here for one hour more.. currently no work at office.. hopefully will be able to try it as soon as you post..

oyegaurav83 said:
i am here for one hour more.. currently no work at office.. hopefully will be able to try it as soon as you post..
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its up and runnin...

(14/7/2008) FSD - CallCapturer 0.06 - Source Code!

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CallCapturer is an alternative to the WM callID screen, written in C# CF (so you'll need .NET CF 2.0 or above) for touch screen devices.
CallCapturer will start as silent, and will appear when you get a call!
History
0.06 Has caller picture functionality, and hopefull works better...
0.05 Actually works! (in theory at least)
0.04 No longer full screen - fixes an issue...
0.03 Change of call discovery method.
0.02 Release with nice UI
0.01 First release as beta
Planned updates
Video ringtones?
Caller picture
Thanks to MarcLandis!
Source Code available here
Use it as you see fit, so long as you put my name some where on your release!

Does not work on my HTC 6700, restarted PPC and your call screen shows, I hit the end button and it goes in the background. Call myself and the WM CallID shows not CallCaputre

iggy said:
Does not work on my HTC 6700, restarted PPC and your call screen shows, I hit the end button and it goes in the background. Call myself and the WM CallID shows not CallCaputre
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Okay... I'll check that...

Try the updated version now.

The same for my Wizard
Shows while reseting, on top of screen for pin activation, to quit, only with red key, after that if I make a call the usual bubble shows

need some graphics?

Same after install, trying to SoftReset
After SoftReset, your call screen does not show up anymore - thats good
Incomming call - same

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need some graphics?
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They're not that bad, are they?
First post has 0.04 now which should be better (no longer full screen...)

l3v5y said:
They're not that bad, are they?
First post has 0.04 now which should be better (no longer full screen...)
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i havent tried yet.
i was teasing anyway.
can this be used as a default dialer?...like instead of dual dialer, touch dialer, etc.

kidnamedAlbert said:
i havent tried yet.
i was teasing anyway.
can this be used as a default dialer?...like instead of dual dialer, touch dialer, etc.
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No... Although I'm working on adding that into FSD...

alright great.
'cause personally i think fsd is easier to skin that other dialers.

Problem with softreset is solved, but not overriding the WM5 bubble, as use to be on Beta
Full screen showing

kidnamedAlbert said:
alright great.
'cause personally i think fsd is easier to skin that other dialers.
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This is just the call capture part... I'm going to add it into FSD, but I need to make sure it works, and I want to do this as a standalone app as well...

im just this is lighter, better looking, easier to skin.
it would be better to put into roms

l3v5y said:
This is just the call capture part... I'm going to add it into FSD, but I need to make sure it works, and I want to do this as a standalone app as well...
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Please leave it as a standalone app, do not start developing another "monster"

No Screens?

Synned said:
No Screens?
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What do you mean? There are 2 screenshots in the first post.

Pisca said:
Please leave it as a standalone app, do not start developing another "monster"
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This will be standalone, but FSD will also have this added in!

No good news, now it does not start automatically - I had to go to explorer and start it myself.
Incomming call....same
Brought it to front and retried calling myself....same

iggy said:
No good news, now it does not start automatically - I had to go to explorer and start it myself.
Incomming call....same
Brought it to front and retried calling myself....same
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The same is happening to me.
HP iPaq HW6915, WM5.
Mike.