I made a little program to keep track of uptime and hard/soft resets etc on my K-jam.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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It does not "run in the background". It does a quick update of the datafile(s) every time you reboot. Apart from that it only runs when you start it.
It can be downloaded from http://www.bredo.nu/shamzi
Suggestions/bug reports etc are ofcourse welcome.
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bredita said:
I made a little program to keep track of uptime and hard/soft resets etc on my K-jam.
It can be downloaded from http://www.bredo.nu/shamzi
It is a "beta", and it's also the first Pocket PC app I've written, so don't expect too much
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It is sad that we need such application, but good job..
New version (0.3) is now available
Edit:
You must uninstall the old version and delete the shortcut before installing v0.3. See the website.
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New version (v0.4) available.
changes from v0.3 to v0.4
- changed it to use application folder in paths instead of hardcoded 'Bredita' path
- changed it to save uptime.txt in application folder
- changed minimum OS version to 1.0, i guess this will let you install it on earlier windows versions. I don't know if it will run well on older versions. please tell me if you successfully use it on anything earlier than windows mobile 5
- added menu item: "About" and removed version number from main screen
- added menu item: "Help" and removed help button from main screen
- added menu item: "Fix startup shortcut"
- moved "Uptime.txt" to the application folder (The folder where B_Uptime is installed) instead of the root folder
- it no longer exits when it looses focus (or you click the X), but it does stop the screen from updating every second
- added exit button which stops the program (does not keep it running in the background)
- aware of screen rotation (works in landscape mode too)
- the time of last boot/last hard reset/first install is shown next to the date, in landscape mode
- better method of calculating the "last boot" timestamp the first time b_uptime is installed
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works on other than WM5????
thanks
I made a colleague at work try if it was working on 2003SE. It worked, but The cab file would not work (some complaint about incorrect windows version or something), so I had to (beam the exe file to him via infrared and) install it for him manually. It worked once we got it installed. (this was version 0.3)
I hope that the new cab file will at least let you install it on all PPC windows versions, but if the program works is another question. My best guess is that it works on CE with at least compact framework 1.0. It does not require compact framework 2.0. And it needs a memory card. Try it and please tell me if it works
BTW: I just corrected a little bug (i had swapped "Idle time" and "processing time" in portrait mode). The 4 people who managed to download the 0.4 cab file before I corrected this bug should download and install again. Sorry about this mistake.
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Version 0.5 is out:
- the time part of the last boot timestamp, the last hard reset timestamp and the first install timestamp all showed the time from last boot. Fixed.
Shame on me
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clustered said:
works on other than WM5????
thanks
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Confirmed working on my friends Ipaq 4700 just now (2003SE).
I haven't done any detailed checking (he's in plymouth, I'm in oslo ) but it runs and seems OK.
(I had to switch off compression in the cab file, because 2003SE don't like compression. Re-download the 0.5 version and give it a go...)
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thankssss
Call Timers
Can you add a track for call durations, this will be greate
Re: Call Timers
gwassef said:
Can you add a track for call durations, this will be greate
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Yes it seems lika a good idea to have an app that tracks how many calls you make etc.
My employer pays my phone bill, so I'm not too interested in counting it myself, but I made a little MortScript to "prove that I could" show the call timers from the registry once, and OffBeatMammal translated it into a proper application. The thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43547&highlight=call+timers
I see the need for also "remembering" the values even if you hard reset, and it is not too difficult to save the values to a "logfile" like I do with B_Uptime. Maybe OffBeatMammal would be interested in adding this feature. Ask him in the thread
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New version v0.7 can be downloaded from my webpage.
This version maintains a bootlog, and lets you enter a description/reason for each reboot:
Changes from v0.6 to v0.7
- changed the layout of the bootlog, added boot number
- added B_Bootlog.exe (a little app to view/edit the bootlog).This was added as a separate program, in order to kep the B_Uptime.exe as small as possible
- removed the menu entry to open the bootlog in word
- added menu entry to open bootlog (in B_Bootlog.exe)
- updated help file
Changes from v0.5 to v0.6 (not released)
- added more info in the help file
- added a logfile which will be a log of Reboot Time, What type of reboot (Soft/Hard) and a description field (where the user can add his comments about the reboot.
- added menu entry to open the logfile in word
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Hi!
Seems a greate piece of software
Maybe it wood be greate idea to make it possible to add a litle item for Today. Let's say showing time in days hours and minutes since last soft reset.
cant access ur webpage
elempe said:
Hi!
Seems a greate piece of software
Maybe it wood be greate idea to make it possible to add a litle item for Today. Let's say showing time in days hours and minutes since last soft reset.
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Thank you
I'll look into it, I "clicked past" a tutorial somewhere on how to write today plugins and I'm very interested in learning how to do stuff. Guess I could leave it up to the user to enable it if he wants it... I will post here if I decide to and manage to make one...
(But... I don't really like today plugins myself, so it may take some time )
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Appu said:
cant access ur webpage
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Yes I know, it was down a few hours today (dns trouble).
Sorry about that.
Fixed it about 12 hours ago. Should be working now.
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I found this one:
http://www.geocities.com/tomgigear77/Software.html
Seems this Today plugin has great features, but it doesn't work correctly on my Wizard. For example: I restarted my device yesterday (actually just to test this plugin) at about 7pm and it shows that currently since last soft reset is only 3:50 but really more than 12 hours. :?
I'm not strong in programming, but seems any wm2003 plugin related to uptime doesn't work correctly on wm5.0 at least on my.
bredita: If you get till some plugin programming and it is possible it would be nice to hove something like this plugin.
Personally I am most interested in uptime since last soft reset and since last full charge
There of course can be more features :wink:
elempe said:
bredita: If you get till some plugin programming and it is possible it would be nice to hove something like this plugin.
Personally I am most interested in uptime since last soft reset and since last full charge
There of course can be more features :wink:
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I'm about to give up on the today plugin....
The tutorial says to "Perform a Release build of both the TodayScreenDataMgr and TodayScreenPlugin_NETCFHost projects" in step 3. It looked easy when I read it, but I haven't managed to actually do it.
I need help building the two dll files, and I have searched the web and newsgroups but I mostly find this kind of help, which isn't really helpful.
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bredita - have you tried any of the today screen item bits that have full source code? There's at least one on MSDN, and there's a few other tutorials out there on the web (ppc developer network website, for example) that may be more informative as well.
I was hoping for an easy solution (the idea of a "plugin host" that I could just feed my html-formatted today info to seemed very tempting at first). But it turns out theres problems with that (apart from the fact that I can't build it) - no transparent background for example. This wouldn't make my "customers" happy ofcourse. Nobody wants a today screen plugin that obscures the picture of the half naked woman they have put on their otherwise too cluttered today screen
I tried a few other examples as well, but havent really got anywhere.
I finally broke down and I have decided to do things the proper way. Which means writing my own today plugin in C++ (by stealing lots of bits from others examples ofcourse).
So I got myself a copy of "C++ for dummies" (yes, you're allowed to laugh now) yesterday and I am currently on page 195. Less than 200 pages left. I have actually done a little bit of C++ programming "many" years ago, so there has been no big surprises yet, but it's been a good way to refresh my memory.
I want to finish reading the book, then (maybe) read another book that targets .net programming, and then (maybe) rewrite B_Uptime completely in Embedded Visual C++, and then have a go at the today plugin.
So it won't be done tomorrow. Maybe it won't be finished at all. But you can't say that I'm not trying
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Ok guys, I know I've promised this for a while, but sl9 got me thinking that I should just try my WM2003 code, and lo and behold, it works on WM5.
Guys: I'm presenting a beta of fullscreen terminal services.
It works on WM2003 and WM5 in QGVA or VGA, landscape or portrait.
It's a beta. In that, it's got issues and it's not final.
I'm going to add scrollbar hiding and some navigation bits and bobs and some other stuff.
Usage is easy, but this is only for advanced users right now for reasons forthcoming:
Load VJFullscreenTSC. I recommend putting it in your Start Menu or assign it to a hardware button.
On launching you'll see a small (TINY) little indicator in the top left corner: some blue dots. Thing is, this thing overlays on the start button to be discrete, but occassionaly it gets covered over with the start button again and you lose it. If you do, bring up your start menu somehow and if you've got a task manager, switch to VJFullscreenTSC and you should see the little dots.
Ok, launch Terminal services client. (If you choose fullscreen TSC from the VJFullscreenTSC menu, it should launch terminal services automatically).
Login to your server and get into the TSC viewer.
Once you're there, click on VJFullscreenTSC. This should bring up a menu.
Choose Fullscreen TSC and you should be in business. I hope.
Once you're in fullscreen, you don't have the time, so I've stuck time and power on the menu.
Close TSC will allow you to end your TSC session.
Exit exits VJFullscreenTSC.
Ok, that's all hopefully sensible.
Please give feedback. Like I said, scrollbar hiding and navigation stuff to come, this is just a test for you guys to start using. Bells and whistles later.
If you like this software consider making a paypal donation to continue development. http://www.vijay555.com/donate.html
I know it's got issues. Please test to destruction. A backup may be advisable but shouldn't be necessary.
In use:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
QVGA:
and the menu:
Please download the executable from my website http://www.vijay555.com and leave feedback here or ideally on my forum
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Version Info:
v0.1: Intial test version (20 November 2005)
v0.2: Slightly new version fixing inaccessible SIP on WM2003
[Updated: 26 Nov - this version no longer required, see first post]
It occurred to me whilst I was sleeping that this might be a bit too fullscreen on WM2003. I was testing on the universal and magician, but I forgot that when I hide the SIP on the magician there's no keyboard.
I'll have to properly redisplay the SIP when required.
If you need to test it, I've knocked up a quick version that may fix the SIP issue, although it hasn't been fully tested because I had to come to work
get the exe here
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If the above SIP fix version doesn't work for you, consider using my program SIPSwitch to load a sip from a shortcut/hardware key.
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I like the idea, but had no success on testing... I see the titlebar text changing, but it doesn't show the blue dots
ei99070: as it says in the thread, if you lose the dots after loading the program, it means that the start bar has drawn over the dots. The dots are drawn top left corner, and they're just a stand in for now, they'll be replaced by something more useful later ("navipanel").
If you do lose them, you need to use a task manager like wisbar, magic button, small menu etc, to activate VJFullscreenTSC. This should bring the dots back topmost again.
If this still doesn't work and you're sure you've loaded VJFullscreenTSC, then temporarily exit wisbar etc. I'm not sure what task managers you guys use, but because of where the dots are positioned (over the startbar) various skinning processes could draw over it. As I said, the dots will be replaced later.
Post with any problems and I'll get them sorted. I use SmallMenu and that works well to reactivate it.
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Here's a thought: on Win32 API we can make a window on top, can't you make the same with your app? :wink:
I didn't check the API on WM, so this is only a suggestion!
Best regards!
ei99070: a good thought, which is why it's what I do
However, the Start bar (particularly if skinned) can take precedence if it wants to.
As I said, I will replace the dots (I experimented by putting them under the start bar, but it's ugly), so once the beta has been tested ok, I'll work on changing the dots into something useful and not on top of the start bar!
I just needed somewhere that was discrete and wouldn't interfere with use of the client itself.
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Great work, it works! Refreshing is much better than WM05 build in sw. These are my problems/questions:
1- on my JasJar and WM2005, even if I set sw for full screen I can't have it. Any solution?
2- When I try to access to my leading profile, it says there are restrictions. So I have to access with "Guest" profile. How can I solve this? (my pc is working with XP Prof. and WiFi router)
3- I have tried to open a MSWord file (office 2003), but it goes in error becouse of something missing. What could it be? Is there some upgrade I have to do in orther to use MSWord via terminal service?
THX a lot!
Ok guys, I'm back from Harry Potter. That was good stuff.
I've updated the program a tiny bit, extending the "dots" to slightly extend below the start button. Hence it shold not be able to be obscured.
asci: I don't quite understand - you know I'm not changing the terminal services, well just to patch it so that we can make it fullscreen. It shouldn't change refresh rate, but if it does, great!
However, it's only true function is to make the terminal services client fullscreen. Is it not doing this!?
I'm not sure I understand this about the leading profile. I suggest you try installing the concurrent user patch, which provides the useful feature of staying logged on as one user, and still using remote client on another user.
Question 3, re word: man, this is quite silly, but I've literally never used the terminal services client. I just made the hack, as we say in the UK, "for a laugh". Can't help you about what to do with it...
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Will there be a way to connect to "/console" sessions or to different ports than 3389?
Thank you
francorg said:
Will there be a way to connect to "/console" sessions or to different ports than 3389?
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I think you are not seeing the whole picture here!! All this app does is make the terminal service client on WM2005 fullscreen! This is NOT a replacement app, but sort of an add-on!
Ok.. but maybe there could be a "console addon"
francorg said:
Ok.. but maybe there could be a "console addon"
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hehe, true, true...
new version out v0.2
Guys, I've released a slightly updated v0.2.
It corrects the oversight that WM2003 users lost the sip and couldn't enter any info.
Hopefully I'll get some work done on this next few days. I've had so little feedback though
FYI just checked out the xbox 360 launch on oxford st (I'm not a nerd, I just happened to be in the area. Seriously) Was a real damp squib. Literally. Raining... no screaming hordes. no one mugged on the streets. And only 6 policemen guarding :shock:
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Hello VJ, I tryed your version, but I've seen a small quirk: If I ask to adapt the serveur desktop size to the pocket screen, I get a maximum size of 640x(480 minus top bar and SIP bar)
Do you have a way to hack the response about client screen size to give a 640x480 answer so we get full screen and no scrollbar?
TIA
thaihugo: the 640x480 screen size is a limitation of the terminal services client. I've had a preliminary look at tricking the client, and will investigate further, but this is not a limitation of my hack, so it's a question to throw out hopefully to the wider community.
As indicated in the first post, the scrollbar hiding option will come shortly.
v0.1 and 0.2 are just a test of the technique I used to make the client window fullscreen. GUI work and additional functionality will be added when I'm satisfied from feedback that the program generally works. In some 2,400 downloads I've had approximately 1 indication that it works, thanks to asci. And I'm not even sure he got it to work. So I'm not working further until I get a bit more verification.
I am aware that there is a black bar at the bottom of the expanded client window. Will be addressed in next release hopefully.
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About feedback, I'm sure people will test it over time. I've actually tested it only today for the first time.
About the screen size, I now this is something comming from the video driver answering the request from the server. We might get it either from the screen size answer, or by tweaking the network packet beiing send. I don't know if somebody can go further.
okidoki, gave it a very quick test just by connecting to my local xp machine as ts and it worked "ok".
that big black bar at the bottom is frustrating
the start bar and start button is still off screen, thus defeating most of the full screen benefits
I still founf having scroll bars within scroll bars frustrating, which should go away if the whole thing was full screen, if its going to marginally fall short, smaller tsc bars would be better
by the way, I think its ridiculous that any software developer doesn't test their own software, surely you have some access to ts box or even an xp pro machine.
I have worked with sw developers, and ,y wife is one, and still believe that the public should not be yor ALPHA testers.
I will try again sometime during the week on my ts box at work, currently I cannot get jj to connect a vpn to the sbs at work AND continue to "hold" the connection while I run tsc over the vpn to our dedicated ts box. so will have to wait until I have15mins of free time at work (unlikely)
Thanks Simon.
I think you entirely missed the point of why I was asking for testing, and why I volunteer my own efforts for the benefits of the "public", being the XDA Dev community.
I myself work in a full time professional non-programming job, and developed this app in my spare time purely for the benefit of the community, since I don't use it at all. Since I have no need for the program, and as you have no time or need for it, please don't test further.
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vijay - would you consider open sourcing your code? (not that I can code particually but others might like to contribute)
Nice work btw!
New readers, please skip this part, read the rest of this post, and then come back here:
[edit 29 November 2005 02:32]
Guys, I've updated to version 0.5; download the cab here
I've left the original cab link on my website in case v0.5 screws up.
I've only updated VJBigPhoneRes in cab v0.5, not the standalone.
Note that in order to install the new cab, you will have to run the original
VJBigPhoneRes before the installation in order to close it down.
Then install the new cab.
Additionally, download this cab to fix the button text (it puts text in the middle) and this file to fix the backdrop painting issue by putting a new backdrop in your \windows\ folder, thanks to Azhad!
The new version also fixes the wireless manager (see below), and hopefully moves all buttons. I can't test this without your help, so give it a go and post here if there are problems.
I haven't fixed the see through backdrop, I explain why below.
VJBigPhoneRes cannot fix the caller progress dialog the first time the phone is run (eg after a soft reset), because until you've made a call or shown the dialog, the caller progress doesn't exist. However, after you've loaded the phone, it should fix it all times in the future.
Rotation and fixing the phone won't force the phone on top now. It should all be done in the background.
If this version works, it's one step away from a translatable version for Hebrew etc. So please test.
Once we've got the dialler buttons working, I'll work on fixing the paint problem.]
Original post
Guys,
I'm sure all you Universal guys have applied the VGA hack and have since discovered how it foobars your phonedialler.
Until some one gets around to making a dynamic resolution changer, I'm presenting VJBigPhone to permit you to use the phone dialler in VGA mode.
It is hot off the press. Let me say, this took many hours of finicky work, and I'd appreciate a donation if you use it, because I did this for you guys. I don't use my Universal as a phone, so this is purely for me to give to the Community </end guilt trip>
Ok. first
it's for the English edition of WM5 only
I will get around to making it translatable, but right now my behind and my head both hurt from too much coding
The cab will install two files in your
start menu > vijay555 > vjbigphone
The file VJBigPhone can be launched each time you want to fix the phone. You will have to do this on startup and each time you change screen orientation.
The file VJBigPhoneRes is resident version. That means it will stay in memory and fix the phone every time you change orientation automatically. To unload the resident version, just launch it a second time. It will give you a message to show it's been closed.
Choose which version you require (but use only one at a time).
For most purposes VJBigPhoneRes should be best, and can be placed in your startup folder to fix the phone automatically.
This should work at any DPI, although I don't know if the button images are always available.
Example use:
before VJBigPhone
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
After VJBigPhone
And landscape:
After VJBigPhone
Call Progress
Wireless Manager:
before:
after:
(note Wireless Manager will only be fixed after you've loaded it once. If you don't load it once, it won't fix it. So load wireless manager before VJBigPhoneRes, or force it to be fixed by changing rotation AFTER you've loaded it)
Issues:
- The buttons look pretty good, although the text seems to be a bit offline. I can't fix that, it seems to be coded internally.
- The dialler skins built in don't seem big enough to cover the bottom of the window; the background shows through a little. I can't fix that.
[edit:
I've figured out why the dialler background looks funny.
This screenshot shows a composite of a QVGA screen and a VGA screen resized to match.
The OS accounts 26 pixels for the start bar and the soft menu buttons. However, going from QVGA to VGA, you can see that those bars are only half of the size the OS expects at QVGA. So, we have a number of pixels unaccounted for, and they don't get painted.
This can be partially corrected, but I will only try to fix this after the dialler buttons are working correctly)
Composite:
Cab is available above.
Please leave feedback here or on my forum
Don't forget the donation!
If you can't make a donation, at least check out my ads on my webpage.
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v0.2: Hopefully fixed the bug with the video call buttons
v0.3: Now supports resident version (fixes the phone 0.5 seconds after you rotate, to allow for any slowdown caused by other software).
v0.5: Fixes updates in the background so phone doesn't pop up on rotation, fixes wireless manager and hopefully corrects all buttons.
I will try now, YOU ARE A LEGEND, AND IF IT WORKS,Donations on the way to you bank account. Have a bloody wonderful life and remember you are a legend.........
[updated at 2320 11 November 2005]
Seal and anyone else: you might want to redownload the cab if you downloaded it in the last 30 mins.
I've just removed the bit that changed the titlebar text to say my name. As much as I love egotism, it might intefere with other programs including one I'm writing myself
No functional difference so if you like my name, keep it there!
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Just trying it, vijay.
I thought you'd been quiet lately. Didn't realise you were doing your inventing...
I can't get this to work. I opened the CAB and it installed. Nothing in the phone changed. I did a soft reset just in case.
I tap the icon Programs -> vijay555 -> VJBigPhone -> VJBigPhone and I see the phone dialler screen with a dialog over the top saying 'Already fixed the Phone!'
I tap OK on the dialog and nothing changes.
Where did I go wrong? :?:
I'm in landscape mode and have been since I installed it.
Great to hear we might have this solution though. Good work! :cheers:
Edit: When I flipped to portrait mode and then ran the app again it worked.
SiliconS: it should work in any orientation.
Install the app.
On launching VJBigPhone it will find the phone app. If it's not loaded, it'll load it.
Then, it'll fix the keys and make a note that it's fixed the keys.
Then if you try to run it again you'll get the dialog that it's already fixed em.
However, if you change orientation, the phone app positions all the keys, so you have to run VJBigPhone again.
I wonder why it didn't work the first time you ran it?
How is it now?
Post screenshots if they're helpful or interesting!
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PS Quiet? I got the fullscreen terminal services hack out this week, feeling the wrath of my better half for my efforts! A bunch of other stuff releaed over the last week or so (smaller things I think) and been working on my website.
I'll be trying to launch a blog very shortly to post my musings on what needs hacking. Left Handed scrollbars have my name all over them...
OK: some quick 'n dirty first feedback.
Would be nice if the text on the buttons were larger. Not a big deal though.
Is there some way of hooking into the screen rotate event in the OS to capture the need to re-run the app? Maybe cos it's not memory-resident it doesn't know what's going on.
Great step forward though.
and lmao @ "send me a small donation via paypal. It will [help] me to keep giving you stuff free!" (I'm assuming that's a deliberately ironic statement! )
tis supposed to be ironic, although the sentiment is that the software is all free. However, if you like it and it makes you feel all tingly inside, send a donation! But you don't have to. But I might start killing puppies if you don't :wink:
Text on the buttons is nothing to do with me, I can't fix that. They're fixed by the dialler, unforunately.
I could hook the rotation event, but hooking is very cpu intensive (because you're pretty much hooking every event, and then filtering the ones you don't want. As such, it's wasteful. As is polling every few seconds). I generally don't hook or poll :shock: but if there's an overwhelming need, I will. But, I don't change orientation that often, so it's not too bad.
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Another thought: This could be handy in the car, combined with PocketZenPhone: Switch to car profile in PZP which runs VJBigPhone to make sure that the dialler is full size ready for calls on the move. Hmm. I can see that being useful... We'll see
Other than that I think I'd need to map it to a button somehow so that I could fix the phone instantly if I needed the dialler.
Edit: amended cos my original post sounded negative...
The video phone button is stuffed up, it is still in the old position, you can still see it in landscape view.
I noticed that in all your pictures the video call button is missing.
Hmmm, I don't have a video call button.
I guess it's something from the extended ROM i never installed.
Can you post a screenshot?
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II got an error "Couldnt't find the Phone", maybe cuz iI have hebrew language installed.... :\
zpdy, yes, it's clearly English language only. Once I get it working properly, I'll convert it over to a translatable version.
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Ok, thanks to Buzz I unlocked my Extended Rom and installed the video call poo. FYI, it slows down your system. I'm going to clear it out as soon as this prog is finished.
So, this version (0.3) now fixes the video call buttons and some other stuff.
However, I don't use the phone at all on my universal, so I don't know if I've missed any buttons, so let's say if you find any issues, please be nice and mail me, pm, or post on my forum/here. Send a screenshot if you can.
The new cab contains a standalone version, in case you have troubles with the resident one.
The other file is a resident version. Despite talking out of my rear end earlier, the resident version should use minimal resources, and will fix the dialler 0.5 seconds after your change orientation (to allow for any slowdown caused by other software you're using).
Either version can be put in your startup folder. I recommend the resident version.
Please post if you find any issues.
V :wink:
ps if this technique works, I'll get around to the foreign language version some time.
vijay555 YOU ARE A LEGEND, thanks for the phone skinning program.
Love it. :lol:
Is it working ok? Any other issues?
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VGA is awesome, We just need the phone dialer bigger.
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I guess its time to change your signature seal
Great stuff VJ!
S
How's it working for you guys?
Any issues?
I dread to hear them, but you might as well get them off your chest!
V
fyi all: don't use a task killer to close the phone app. if you do vjbigphoneres won't update the buttons again until you change orientation. use vjbigphone as a standalone fix or get your taskiller to ignore cprog.exe
v
Seal, thanks for the donation! :wink:
Can somebody post here or send me a pic of the qvga dialler? I'm not sure if I'm formatting the screen entirely correctly, that white bit at the bottom bothers me and I can't remember what the qvga dialler looks like. The VGA setup is already flaky enough to risk de-ozvga-ing :shock:
If this technique is working ok for everyone then I'll tidy it up a bit internally and try to work on an international version. And some other stuff I had up my sleeves
V
Yes if you could fill the bottom of the dialer area so you can't see the screen behind it, that would be awesome.
Guys, this is an update to my old program VJSmallIcons. To say it's long overdue is an understatement
This version retains and persists settings between folders. It can also make the Programs launcher fullscreen. When you go fullscreen, there is a menu option to permit navigation back up to the previous folder.
On a whim, for no good reason at all, I've also implemented my interpretation of the Vista View Mode slider, as seen here in Vista.
The slider can be used to toggle modes. Even if you don't need the app, try the slider! I quite like it :wink: Hopefully you'll see this again in VJSihaya.
Normal Mode
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Fullscreen Mode
Available on my website!
V
nice unlike the first one, this one works on my device %)
the slider's a bit silly, I suppose, but kinda cute
( are you supposed to be able to drag it? only seems to respond to taps )
However... I just got stuck in a subdir :x VJSmallIconsII disappeared, and tapping 'OK' (which normally goes a dir up) did nothing. Not sure what I did to get in that state. Edit: Found it, check follow-up posts
and a suggestion... the 'go up one level' bit, perhaps it should carry the name of the level above, instead of the current level?
bug report.. if you run it twice, you will seemingly just be using VJSmallIconsII as normal. But changing any of the modes does nothing. If you exit it, it becomes apparent that you were already running it a copy of it - as that instance with its view (which changes correctly) is still there.
btw - nice UI (not sarcasm.. it really is nice!)
whewps.. now it locked up my device >_< I'll try and repro
yay repro
I have PHM PPC Powertoys installed, so I have a dir structure...
"\Program Files\PHM Tools\PHM PPC Powertoys\"
from a fresh boot:
1. Start > Programs (required first-run)
2. Start > VJSmallIconsII (in program history, still)
3. Start > Programs > PHM Tools > PHM PPC Powertoys
4. Tap VJSmallIconsII floater
result: floater disappears
expected result: pop up menu should appear
at this pont everything still seems fine - you can navigate around, etc.
5. Tap OK button
result: nothing happens, you're stuck at this level
expected result: should go up a level
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With MagicButton running - Steps 1-4
5. Tap (MagicButton) OK button
result: device locks up
expected result: should go up a level
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I don't know if it's the length of the folder name, or the fact that there's two spaces, or... etc. Can't keep poking at it right now
ZeBoxx: Many thanks.
I'll look into the hang. That's not when you're running it twice is it?
It's hanging because it's subclassing the Programs screen, and if for some reason VJSmallIconsII crashes, it'll take the Programs screen down with it.
It does contain code to detect multiple instances, but it occurs to me that because of the way the window is created it's probably not being detected. I didn't contemplate it being run twice I'll fix that!
Yes, slider responds to taps not sliding :wink: Not sure if I'll fix that! At least for now, it's just GUI...
The folder name - good idea, although it's basically for showing what the current folder name is, if you've got it in fullscreen mode and can't see for yourself. I don't mind incorporating either way, whichever you guys think is most logical.
Bug is confirmed with PHM (I have a similar folder structure). I'll look into it when I get home.
V
vijay555 said:
ZeBoxx: Many thanks.
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you're welcome
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I'll look into the hang. That's not when you're running it twice is it?
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Probably doesn't matter - the hang is just when using MagicButton, so I suspect it's because it's using a different method to 'close' the window?
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if VJSmallIconsII crashes, it'll take the Programs screen down with it.
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oops
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I didn't contemplate it being run twice I'll fix that!
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yay
vijay555 said:
Yes, slider responds to taps not sliding :wink:
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*nod*
vijay555 said:
The folder name - good idea ...
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Yeah, I figured that it was for full-screen mode mostly
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whichever you guys think is most logical.
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you've got my thought
I'm getting a 404 error on the cab file from your site.
I've disabled it for now, because of the bug, until I can get home.
If you still want to give it a go:-
http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJSmallIconsII/!VJSmallIconsII.cab
Just be weary of folders with spaces in for now. Can't see why it's a problem until I see the code again
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vijay555 said:
Just be weary of folders with spaces in for now. Can't see why it's a problem until I see the code again
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Well, that's why I mentioned two spaces.. e.g. "PHM Tools" - if I'm in there, and I tap VJSmallIconsII - no problem. But once I'm in "PHM PPC Powertoys" - boink.
I'll give it a more thorough testing and report back
~Z
Pooh, I think I remember now. I think I used a 16 char buffer for the folder name. Should be easy to fix. V gets his beautiful ass bitten by a buffer overflow... now to the XBOX 360
V
drat.. I had a reply window still open with:
It's the length of the folder name...
"123456789012345" is fine
"1234567890123456" is not
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when I resetted to make sure spaces were fine - and got distracted by StarGate SG-1 >_<
Edit: oh err.. and spaces are fine %)
Thanks Z. Ah, Stargate, welcome me once again to your comforting bossom.
V
"beautiful ass".. "comforting bossom" - I think your thoughts are NSFW, vijay
Hey, it's my ass and bossom Very safe for work: Not much else to distract me at work unfortunately (other then XDA forums!)
I'll get home in an hour or two to fix this bug... Thanks again.
V
What os is this supposed to work with? I put it on my 2002 devices and no go. I don't like to try unfinished stuff on the newer phones that I actually use (as phone).
This is a bit off topic....
vijay555, your programs alway seem so slick. You obviously put a great deal of work into them. My question is, why spend so much time on programs that help the user interact with the device when the there is a lack of programs that provide real usefull functionality. I am not critisizing any of you projects, more just pointing at what I see as a lack of things to actually do with a ppc once you have it working.
Hey unable to download this app from your site!
OdeeanRDeathshead: not sure about 2002. It's been tested on Emulator, WM2003SE and WM5. I don't have any 2002 devices to test it on.
Either way, I'd suggest waiting about 45 mins so I can get the buffer overflow bug fixed.
Re the offtopic: I've got a lot of new stuff to write, but for me, I do a lot of playing around mainly as an offshoot of reading. For this app: I wanted to make an app to hide reminders. Thus I wanted an app to remodel the reminders. Thus I wanted to change the button style of the dismiss all button. As a result I thought I'd try the same on the Programs window. It was semi-useful (I never use Programs), so I released VJSmallIcons. I know one guy who used it - it's a small market
Next I'm working on VJToggleToday II. For that, I needed to make a subclassing routine. It was easier to debug that in VJSmallIcons II. So I wrote the subclasser as reusable code.
At the same time, I got interested in owner drawn menus for a TV Listings app I wrote on the PC in VB, which I want to move over to the PPC eventually:
So I experimented with owner drawn menus, and then for no good reason the slider.
So circling back, the subclasser will be re-used in VJToggleToday II, which is a useful app, and the slider will reappear in some form in VJSihaya.
I don't really have time to write "big" apps like a word processor etc. I write what interests or distracts me, or is otherwise being used for research. It's a hobby My stuff is mostly for my own use, or research, but some of it occassionaly might be useful to the wider world, which is why I release it publically. But there are a myriad of bugs and issues in the Phone OS which I like to address for my own use, eg why does it take so many clicks to start a new calendar entry? Why can't we add numbers to existing contacts? If it bothers me enough, I look into my own solutions, more as an academic exercise.
Phew, time for lunch
V
Guys, I've put the new version, v2.01 back on my site. Fixes the crash on long folder names and prevents loading multiple instances.
V
PS I don't use magic button. Not sure why that would be any special case. Please report bugs as usual, with BIG BOLD LETTERS. Not really :wink:
vijay555 said:
Fixes the crash on long folder names
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yay!
I hope you didn't just increase the buffer to 32... /me makes a folder name of 32+
vijay555 said:
prevents loading multiple instances.
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also yay
Works fine now
vijay555 said:
PS I don't use magic button.
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I highly suspect that, as the issue with regards to the long folder names bit taking down Programs is gone, is no longer an issue
Guys,
I've posted a minor update to version v2.02 to fix a small bug where the vertical offset wasn't being taken into account correctly in fullscreen mode.
My audience of 1, ZeBoxx, might have noticed
V
Hello everyone!!
After a lot of work I have something stable to give you . There are still some little things to polish but I think this is worth for you to try .
It includes also a mini theme that's made by chriscsh. Thanks pal!!
You can find the details at my web at
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/
It's in the second news entry .
Hope you like it!! Of course I look forward and appreciate all your feedbacks (nice ones and constructive critics ;-) ).
Thanks!!
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Hi!!!
Here you have a little preview of what's going to come in the new release
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/index.php/the-news/1-latest-news/82-094-beta-video-preview
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Hi!!!
0.9.3 Released!!!
Details here:
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/
To ask for support visit: http://www.throttlelauncher.com/forum
I'll try also to give support at this same thread but I cannot guaranty it as this thread is getting too big and unorganized.
Lot's of changes but this are the more relevant:
- Landscape mode support.
- Truetype support.
- Page changing almost automatic (after first load ofcourse...).
- Experimental support for flash plugins (need to be configured through TXT files) Thanks TWolf!!
- Experimental support for 3rd party plugins (new contacts page layout using plane or Direct3D mode, and clanedar page. See below a link to a how to develop you're own Throttle extension)
- Many others!!
To configure Twolf Flashes included on 0.9.3 for each flash (clock, contacts and weather) theres a txt file located at ThrottleLauncher\Setups\Touchflo3D\Twolf\. In that file look at each file items descriptions for more details.
Flash sources provided by TWolf here: http://www.throttlelauncher.com/foru...72&postcount=2
Hope you like it!!
Please post feedback
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I'm working on a tutorial on how to develop a 3rd party plugin using .NET. It's really eassy (as eassy as extending a control). If anyone is interested here you have my little hello world example ;-).
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2253#post2253
Is really eassy to fit any .NETCF development inside throttle .
edl said:
Hello,
if you would like to uninstall the applications, then deactivate first the today plugin,then do a SOFTRESET, then do the uninstallation via Settigs/System/Remove Programs.
I made the experience, that this works to 100%.
I thought this could help the one or the other.
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To use flash plugins
- Weather: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2481601&postcount=1007
- Contacts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2482879&postcount=1021 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2484186&postcount=1033
Known issues (beeing worked out)
- When changing to landscape the flash clock or the calendar may appear infornt of everything
- Weather problem (solved by using this patch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2480618&postcount=979 Thanks cesc!!)
- On some devices contacts 3d mode is slow or may not work. Use plain mode instead.
- Flash may be slow on some devices and may drain battery faster. Understand flash implies very intensive CPU usage.
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Hi again!!
I've released 0.9.2Beta out!! .
Please see details here:
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/index.php/pruebas/34-public-releases/76-092beta
There you have the changelog and the details on how to install. It really simple, only one app to install .
If you wanna do some tweaking for memory/speed look here:
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/foru...=1655#post1655
Please post feedback (even a everything works is a feedback;-) )!! Hope you like it!!
Thanks!!
If you have some questions please check this post's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2376379&postcount=523
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2376379&postcount=524
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2376379&postcount=526
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2377786&postcount=582
Also to get support, as this thread is becomming a little bit messsed feel free to use my forum at http://www.throttlelauncher.com/forum
Ofcourse I'll continue answering questions posted here ;-)
Remeber there are other nice themes for Throttle diferent than the TouchFlo3D:
- WM7 -> http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/index.php/setupsaskins/45-091setups/74-paulwm7
- Minimal Flow -> http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/index.php/setupsaskins/45-091setups/69-new-minimal-flow-theme
- Only photodialer -> http://www.throttlelauncher.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23
it looks promised but can you give some quick informations about which windows it's compatable with and i think it needs at least Net fwork 3.5
thanks for your great work
cheers
Just tried it on my Blue Angel WM6.1
Runs a little slow, seems quite buggy too graphics wise, but a great idea and once refined could become very nice indeed!
Great work!
Coolest app around
I will upload my setup when I get my stupid 19701 build rom working properly
looks great! but, i cant get the default setup cab to install, just keeps telling me install unsuccesful. i tried soft resetting and installing again, to no avail. the actual program itself installed fine. also tried the exe setup and get the file is corrupted error.
nevermind. right clicked then saved target, now file size is right. thanks again for the great app.
haam1978 said:
it looks promised but can you give some quick informations about which windows it's compatable with and i think it needs at least Net fwork 3.5
thanks for your great work
cheers
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Hi Haam!
I've updated first post with the info. It's WM6 and WM5 compatible and I've developed it using VS 2005 so must be compatible with NET.CF 2....
the_scotsman said:
Just tried it on my Blue Angel WM6.1
Runs a little slow, seems quite buggy too graphics wise, but a great idea and once refined could become very nice indeed!
Great work!
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Hi!
Sorry for the bug you may have found... May I ask what kind of bugs are you experimenting? Theorically it must work quite fast on a 400 Mhz CPU like your's. I've tested it on my Herald and works quite fluent.
gullum said:
Coolest app around
I will upload my setup when I get my stupid 19701 build rom working properly
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Thanks for cumpliment! It will be cooler when you upload your setup !! I hope you'll solve the ROM prob soon!
Thanks!!
Thanx great app
Hi again,
I tried running it again when I got home from work.
The glitch is now gone. What happened was the wallpaper of my today screen turned grey and stayed grey until I did a soft-reset. Also the keyboard icon at the bottom of the screen kept showing up on top of the Throttlelauncher icons.
One thing I notice is that when scrolling the bottom icons, there is a freeze when the second hand moves on the clock.
Also, I tried adding a contact...it seemed to work fine. I tried adding another...then it stopped responding...the new contact didnt appear. I could still scroll the bottom icons, but selecting any of them didn nothing, it didnt respond. I had to soft reset.
Hi!
Thanks for the quick answer!
Are you using the main app (ThrottleLauncher) or the today plugin (ThrottleToday today screen plugin)?
the_scotsman said:
Hi again,
I tried running it again when I got home from work.
The glitch is now gone. What happened was the wallpaper of my today screen turned grey and stayed grey until I did a soft-reset. Also the keyboard icon at the bottom of the screen kept showing up on top of the Throttlelauncher icons.
One thing I notice is that when scrolling the bottom icons, there is a freeze when the second hand moves on the clock.
Also, I tried adding a contact...it seemed to work fine. I tried adding another...then it stopped responding...the new contact didnt appear. I could still scroll the bottom icons, but selecting any of them didn nothing, it didnt respond. I had to soft reset.
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Looks good
One suggestion tho, when you scroll the bottom icons, the background turns black, can't it be transparent?
dferreira said:
Looks good
One suggestion tho, when you scroll the bottom icons, the background turns black, can't it be transparent?
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Hi!!
You can try making it transparent by two methods (both experimental) but probably it will be too much for a 195 Mhz processor... It's is for my Herald (overclocking to 273 make faketransparency look near smooth). If you wanna try it, access the setup config dialog (Through ThrottleConfig app) and go to experimental tab. There set to true even truetransparency (the slowest option) or fake transparency, click save, exit and then click the reload button.
Thanks!!
good program and it will be a great program once the speed and the bugs get worked out.
I can't wait for the next release.
bridic said:
good program and it will be a great program once the speed and the bugs get worked out.
I can't wait for the next release.
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Hi!!
Thanks for the comment but.... can you be a little more specific with the "bug" thing... If I don't know them I cannot solve them! .
edit: BTW, wich device are you using (to try to figure out the speed thing).
Thanks!!
I installed it, but I kept on getting errors while trying to run it. Now I cannot uninstall it (via "Remove Programs"). How do you manually remove it? Thanks!
egzthunder1 said:
I installed it, but I kept on getting errors while trying to run it. Now I cannot uninstall it (via "Remove Programs"). How do you manually remove it? Thanks!
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First of all sorry for the errors. Can you specify what kind of errors you get please? (to try to solve them for next release. Also, have you installed both cabs? (the default themes cab too).
Someone has also had some problems uninstalling here you have the description on how he got it solved .
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42
Look specially at the 4th post.
Hope it helps!!
APBilbo said:
First of all sorry for the errors. Can you specify what kind of errors you get please? (to try to solve them for next release. Also, have you installed both cabs? (the default themes cab too).
Someone has also had some problems uninstalling here you have the description on how he got it solved .
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42
Look specially at the 4th post.
Hope it helps!!
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Most of my errors were due to Certifications, but I changed the rom yesterday night and all that went away. I did what the post said, but no luck. I think that the problem was that I tried to manually uninstall it before I read your post, and I erased the other reg key as well as the program folder before erasing the one in "Security". For future reference (at least for me), order does matter Aw well, i guess it is back to re-flashing for me. Thanks for your help though
egzthunder1 said:
Most of my errors were due to Certifications, but I changed the rom yesterday night and all that went away. I did what the post said, but no luck. I think that the problem was that I tried to manually uninstall it before I read your post, and I erased the other reg key as well as the program folder before erasing the one in "Security". For future reference (at least for me), order does matter Aw well, i guess it is back to re-flashing for me. Thanks for your help though
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Ok, sorry for that... ... I will try to solve the certificates thing for next release . Thanks!!
found a problem
see attach photo
touchflo 3d Look???
Can you make the setup look similar to touchflo 3D?
aih1977 said:
Can you make the setup look similar to touchflo 3D?
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Thanks for the screeny . I'll try to figure out a way to hide the tray bar....
About the touchflo 3D... I'm currently working on a new way of scrolling similar to the footer of touchflo 3d. I've it already working but I wan't to improve graphics before releasing. If you mean if you can make something similar to the weather animations and that stuff.... I'm sorry to say no.... Any way I can try to develop a setup close as possible to touchflo 3D.
Thanks!!
For CABs See Post #2
Added hAndyPowerButton WM6.1
Updated hAndyNotify to install in hAndySoftware folder.
Added hAndyPowerButton - WM6.5 ONLY
Over the last couple of months I have written a number of tweaks, using Mortscript, for my TP2 to enhance it's use for me personally.
The story to date are the following bits and pieces I have created -
DPB v1.1 - A utility to disable the power button when the keyboard is open
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=546094&highlight=disable+power+button
Hide Folder - A utilty to hide folders from HTC Album
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548841&highlight=hide+folder
hAndyFlip - A utility to turn off the screen when the device is face down.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=560206&highlight=handyflip
hAndyUtils - A number of utilities and tweaks I use, wrapped together including some of the above.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553784
So why this new thread, you may ask
I have decided to split the tweaks/utilities into seperate packages and rewrite them all as standalone packages. You can then pick and mix which, if any, you may find useful.
I am no expert, so it makes it easier for me to fix an individual app if something is wrong rather than trying to fix several things at once.
The one tweak that I could not do without is the disabling of those annoying BT Notifications. So that is the first one I have worked on and you can find the program in Post #2.
I will be working through the other tweaks one at a time and hopefully finding new tweaks and utilities that enhance our devices. So in advance thanks for your patience.
I will continue to listen to feedback and offer any help I can on the threads above until I have posted the updated apps on here.
Apps - start here..............
hAndyNotify
This little app allows you to disable the annoying BT Notifications when you connect/disconnect the device.
Run the app select the option you would like from the dropdown box and press 'Process'.
Hopefully, it's as simple as that !
CAB at the bottom of this post.
hAndyPowerButton - WM6.5
Added hAndyPowerButton WM6.1 Version
This app disables the power button when the hardware keyboard is open.
Run the app select activate - soft reset and the power button will be deactivated when you open the keyboard. Also, the device will be set to any key power on should it fall to sleep.
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dahoarty said:
hAndyNotify
This little app allows you to disable the annoying BT Notifications when you connect/disconnect the device.
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Thanks for this; annoying is definitely the word for these notifications!
Does the application need to be re-run after a soft-reset, or do the changes persist?
Ed
eepyaich said:
Thanks for this; annoying is definitely the word for these notifications!
Does the application need to be re-run after a soft-reset, or do the changes persist?
Ed
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It should persist after a soft reset.
I have now added hAndyPower button that disables the power button when the keyboard is open. I have also changed hAndyNotify to install in the same folder on the start menu.
@dahoarty
many many thanks for disabling this damn notification
i like it so much
You are the best Thanks
regards
zehn
I have just uploaded a version of hAndyPowerButton for WM6.1 Devices.
I tried hAndyPowerButton 6.1 and, initially, all was well, but then I managed to get into a state where the power button didn't work at all (open or closed).
No bother, I'll just remove the app and reboot, I thought.
Sadly, after a soft reset I'm getting various warnings about the handyPowerButton executable not being found and the power button is still not working - I'm getting an error about "Sleep" cannot be found.
Any ideas?
Update
I managed to recover the power button by reinstalling hAndyPowerButton, enabling it and soft resetting a couple of times. Is there an "official" way to uninstall this, though?
eepyaich said:
I tried hAndyPowerButton 6.1 and, initially, all was well, but then I managed to get into a state where the power button didn't work at all (open or closed).
No bother, I'll just remove the app and reboot, I thought.
Sadly, after a soft reset I'm getting various warnings about the handyPowerButton executable not being found and the power button is still not working - I'm getting an error about "Sleep" cannot be found.
Any ideas?
Update
I managed to recover the power button by reinstalling hAndyPowerButton, enabling it and soft resetting a couple of times. Is there an "official" way to uninstall this, though?
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Hi, sorry this does not seem to work for you. I am using WM6.5 and it works perferctly for me not sure why you have had a problem.
A small bug I will look into is that you possible need to deactivate the software in the program before you uninstall.
The way to fix the problem is delete hAndyPoweButton.exe from \windows\startup - also check that the following 2 links short_power.lnk and long_power.lnk are not in \windows if they are you need to delete them manually.
Apologies for causing you problems if you need any more info please let me know.
Andy
Thanks very much for the response and there's no need to apologise. I appreciate all the time and effort the contributors to xda-devs put in and understand that what works for one person may not work for me; it's just part of the fun!
I like the function provided by hAndyPowerButton, so I think I'll give it another try and will let you know if I see problems again.
Thanks for all your apps!
Ed
i didnt even notice you updated and renamed the DPB to handy power button.
how does this one differ from the older version? i didnt see much info on it in the thread. i use DPB only 4 the fact it has the no timeout (keep kb lights on) when kb open.
thanks
I'm probably the only dumbass who tried to install this awesome utility to the card, but I'll just note for the record that you MUST install it to the device.
MrPib said:
I'm probably the only dumbass who tried to install this awesome utility to the card, but I'll just note for the record that you MUST install it to the device.
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Hey, we are both dumbasses. Thanks for posting that little detail
Great app, just what I was looking for.
Unbelievable that no one at HTC realized that the placement of the power button would interfere when a normal persons hand when the hardware keyboard is in use.
You'd think they test these things a bit more!
hAndyNotify for other HTC Windows Mobile 6.5 phones?
Apologies if this is the wrong thread. I recently upgraded my HTC Ozone (Verizon's variant of the HTC Snap keyboard-style phone) to Windows Mobile 6.5. An annoying new "feature" is that when you turn off your Bluetooth car kit, a notification appears telling you to put the phone to your ear, and you can't do anything else until you dismiss the notification (OK on left softkey.) I could understand the notification if Bluetooth dropped in the middle of a call, but otherwise it's just a pain.
It appears that hAndyNotify.cab might be just what I need, however it also appears that it's designed for touchscreen phones (running Windows Mobile Pro). For example, it references a "Sounds and Notifications" section of Settings, but I don't have such a section, only "Sounds". Does anyone know if (a) will it work on my phone, (b) if I try it, will it hurt anything, and (c) is there any other way to fix the problem? (In other threads there is another registry hack, but it also seems to be for touchscreen phones.)
Thanks for your help!
Thank you thank you thank you!
... for getting rid of that retarded bluetooth message! You are da man!
Roccobass
Will this app (handy power button) work with cdma phones, it should right? Same operating system just key mapping. Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for the app, very useful.
I didn't really like the icon, so I made a new one (can be changed using JWMD Icon Changer).
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