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before the ROM upgrade to Qtek's latest ROM (1.30 if I remembered correctly), I could use the down arrow key or down D-Pad key, when the Universal was in laptop mode, to select from To to the messages. This is when I am writing a text message. So I could just key in the number, press the down arrow key and it would go to the message and I can type the message from there.
Now after the ROM upgrade, when I press the down arrow key, it actually scrolls to the bottom of the message (which is empty) and the cursor is still at the To field.
Is there any way to solve this problem so that I can revert back to the down arow key moving from field to field?
You might want to try another rom like the latest dopod or the Ivan 3.2 roms. I had the same problem once but now it's ok with the other rom.
Check IE Navigation
I had this same problem on my Hermes after disabling the 4 way navigation for IE.
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Navigation
4-way Nav = 1
Soft reboot to be sure if effect is not immediate. you may needd to create the key and dword value if they do not already exist.
thanks man
just installed the dopod rom and everything is workin fine now.
problem is back again. i think it has something to do with the programs i installed.
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Vs1979 said:
I had this same problem on my Hermes after disabling the 4 way navigation for IE.
Check
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Navigation
4-way Nav = 1
Soft reboot to be sure if effect is not immediate. you may needd to create the key and dword value if they do not already exist.
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This is your answer. This reg edit (which enables full screen scrolling if value is 0) causes this behavior in messaging.
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galt said:
Vs1979 said:
I had this same problem on my Hermes after disabling the 4 way navigation for IE.
Check
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Navigation
4-way Nav = 1
Soft reboot to be sure if effect is not immediate. you may needd to create the key and dword value if they do not already exist.
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This is your answer. This reg edit (which enables full screen scrolling if value is 0) causes this behavior in messaging.
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works perfectly. thanks man
is it possible to get the rotate screen icon in the taskbar? i tried several registry tweaks (for different devices) and none worked. did anyone of you get it in the taskbar without any thirdparty programs?
thx.
edit: i tried the following tweaks (none worked):
Hide/Show Screen orientation icon
If you wish to hide the Screen orientation icon, shown in the task bar on some devices, you can set:
HKLM\Services\?ScreenRotate\ShowIcon = 0 (DWORD decimal)
HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\HideOrientationUI = 1 (DWORD decimal)
And to show it again:
HKLM\Services\?ScreenRotate\ShowIcon = 1 (DWORD decimal)
HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\HideOrientationUI = 0 (DWORD decimal)
If this doesn't work, you can try:
HKLM\Services\screenrotate = 0 (DWORD decimal)
And to show it again:
HKLM\Services\screenrotate = 1 (DWORD decimal)
doesn't anyone have an idea?
screen rotate cab here
It's probably available somewhere in this forum too....I just couldn't find it
thx, but doesn't work.
I'm also wanting to have a screen rotate icon on the task bar. I've also tried changing the registry HKLM\Services\screenrotate = 1 (DWORD decimal).
I also could not get it to work. So, has anyone tried it and got it working? (without third party program such as WisbarAdvance3)
zwuncki said:
is it possible to get the rotate screen icon in the taskbar? i tried several registry tweaks (for different devices) and none worked. did anyone of you get it in the taskbar without any thirdparty programs?
thx.
edit: i tried the following tweaks (none worked):
Hide/Show Screen orientation icon
If you wish to hide the Screen orientation icon, shown in the task bar on some devices, you can set:
HKLM\Services\?ScreenRotate\ShowIcon = 0 (DWORD decimal)
HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\HideOrientationUI = 1 (DWORD decimal)
And to show it again:
HKLM\Services\?ScreenRotate\ShowIcon = 1 (DWORD decimal)
HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\HideOrientationUI = 0 (DWORD decimal)
If this doesn't work, you can try:
HKLM\Services\screenrotate = 0 (DWORD decimal)
And to show it again:
HKLM\Services\screenrotate = 1 (DWORD decimal)
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Try this, works perfectly on my x7500.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305929&highlight=portrait,+screen+rotate
ltxda said:
Try this, works perfectly on my x7500.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305929&highlight=portrait,+screen+rotate
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Strange, after installing the CAB there is still no icon on the task bar
Edit: Oh I see.. It's on the system tray,not the task bar. No this is not what I want at all. I already can do that without this cab. This requires me to first go to today screen, then click on that icon, which is what I can do with SPB Pocket plus. What I want is for it to go to TASK BAR.
Sorry, I was looking at the task bar all this while, and I did not pay attention to the system tray.
Take a look at Wisbar 3. http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11258
Longkesh said:
Take a look at Wisbar 3. http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11258
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Longkesh, thanks for the reply. I'm aware that WA3 has this. I'm still not decided if i'd make the switch from magic button back to wisbar. I was using wisbar before but I like magic button more at this moment. I was hoping to remedy its weakness (no screen rotate on task bar) by some other method. I've already tested WA3 and am aware of its strength. I know it could potentially replace both magic button and spb pocket plus. However, I also like pocket plus more at this moment. With Spb Pocket plus, the programs icons could be made bigger so that you can see them on vga mode, whereas WA3 places them into system tray and there does not appear to be any facility to make their buttons bigger. In addition, I have a feeling that MB is leaner since it doesn't try to do too many things. I notice that applications run a shade quicker.
That's why i'm still hoping to put up a screen rotate icon onto the task bar despite knowing that WA3 can do this.
eaglesteve said:
Strange, after installing the CAB there is still no icon on the task bar
Edit: Oh I see.. It's on the system tray,not the task bar. No this is not what I want at all. I already can do that without this cab. This requires me to first go to today screen, then click on that icon, which is what I can do with SPB Pocket plus. What I want is for it to go to TASK BAR.
Sorry, I was looking at the task bar all this while, and I did not pay attention to the system tray.
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Ah I see. I wonder if there is a hack to allow this icon to show up at the top in the task bar.
Screen rotate
I would be interested as well.
I use iLancher and put a rotate icon on my today screen.
I use this
This is what I use, with shortcut in start menu
Try pBar
I use pBar. It has screen rotate and much more.
Tadeusz said:
I use pBar. It has screen rotate and much more.
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Yes I think it is time to uninstall this rotate se thing But the pBar one rotates in circles instead of flipping back and forth
I've since have a rethink on this, and decided that the best method of rotating for me is to assign one of the hardware buttons to the rotate function.
The reason for doing this is that I often need to rotate the screen while using internet explorer or opera in full screen mode. Pb this mode, I do not have the benefit of seeing the task bar. It involved more steps to either get to the task bar, today screen, or the start button. I sacrifice the ability to start the web browser with hardware button of course.
You can make it by Pocket Toolman. Very goog program.
DAMN! 2006 till 2009 and still no reply?
im searching for the same like that.
you could use wisbar advantage, but thet ptogram wil also skin your taskbar...
but if somone could reply, would be nicer..
Please check this out ...
Works nice on my HD2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?p=3050329
that link is broke, here is the correct page mohan was refering to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3050329
BTW, thanks it works great, good suggestion
I assigned it to a hard key
I hate it when it automatically rotates if we use the other software that rotates automatically, is very annoying.
This newbie got greedy--after various successful registry tweaks I tried getting rid of the "message sent" display that follows sending a text message. But my Cingular 8525 did not have the "Settings" key and following values that the post described for disabling the feature and I tried creating a settngs key and didn't to it successfully.
Bottom line is now when I open a text message the device immediatley scrolls down to the bottom of the page where there is no message and it is blank so I have to scroll back up to the top. With emails, it scrolls to the middle of the page. Any advice andor assistance would be appreciated.
Answered Myself
Turns out the problem was one of the registry tweaks I made, namely altering the behavior of the navigation button when using Explorerer. I undid that change and my problem with text and email messages is solved.
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Fyi, here is the tweak that I needed to undo:
Navigate without stylus
The default behaviour for your device's four-way direction button in Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE) is to jump between hyperlinks/form fields on a web page. To change this behaviour so that the button scrolls the page left, right, up and down, use the following tweak:
\HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Navigation\4-Way Nav = 0 (DWORD decimal)
And to re-enable hyperlink/form field navigation:
\HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Navigation\4-Way Nav = 1 (DWORD decimal)
You may still jump between links using Tab and Shift-Tab using the built-in hardware keyboard.
This setting may not stick after a soft reset.
Yes, glad you solved the issue. For those who may have done the tweak using third party software - it's commonly known as "smooth scroll" then you will find that your tab behaviour in messaging is altered. For example you can no longer tab from name/contact to the message body.
JFI
Mike
The current default for the scroll button is from one url to another, if no url present on the page, it function as page down. I find it very annoying especially when reading on the device. Is there a hack to change it to scroll 1 line at a time?
Thanks.
from http://www.sprintmogul.net/FAQ/HaizisMogulHacks.aspx
Change the way your D-pad scrolls from TABBING to normal PAGE DOWN/PAGE UP.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Navigation\4-Way Nav
Change Value from 1 to 0
NOTE: This hack will cause opening any new messages (SMS, email, etc) at the footnote-end of the message. You will have to scroll-up all the time to read the beginning of every message.
Thanks to Neweden (SprintMogul user) for the note on this hack’s behavior.
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Overview
The Zoom Bar is the little strip at the bottom of your Touch Pro 2's screen that is used in a handful of applications on your device. Wouldn't it be nice if you could use it in every application? Customized to fit your needs? That's where ZoomBarPlus comes in! You can map keystrokes for tapping, double tapping, long tapping, and swiping left/right. Default zoom functionality is also retained for all applications that are already Zoom Bar aware.
This app was developed because I wanted to have a virtual D-Pad of sorts. The default actions are swipe-right sends the down arrow, swipe-left the up arrow, double tap the action (center) button, long tap is backspace (which is "back" in Total Commander CE, which I use a lot). You can set it up any way you want!
ZoomBarPlus is a TRUE Windows Mobile service, so it does NOT use one of the precious few 32 slots available for processes. You can find more information about services here.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS APP IS DESIGNED TO WORK ONLY ON THE TOUCH PRO 2 (AKA RHODIUM / TILT 2) AND DIAMOND 2 (AKA TOPAZ / PURE) AND RELATED DEVICES. It has also been successfully tested on the HTC Imagio (aka Whitestone) and HTC Mega (aka Touch 2). If I'm missing any zoombar phones here that it works on or needs to be tested on, please let me know.
CodePlex
ZoomBarPlus development is hosted at Microsoft CodePlex! http://www.codeplex.com/ZoomBarPlus
License
Ms-RL
Tip Jar
Like this app? Want more like it or quicker updates? Tip a buck (or Euro or Pound or whatever) or two to help the author out! Click here to make a safe donation via PayPal.
Current features
- This is a BETA release, so it should be treated as possibly being unstable!
- Assign keycodes to tap, double tap, long tap, swipe left, and swipe right gestures on the zoom bar.
- Swipe gestures can repeat keystrokes when held, which is good for simulating holding down a D-Pad button, for example.
- Use a registry editor to change configuration settings (a config app will come soon).
- Disables itself if the user is using an application that handles the ZoomBar natively.
- Option to disable itself if the user is on a MessageBox (dialog), so as to not accidentally confirm an "are you sure" notification.
- VERY low resources used -- runs as a TRUE service and uses as close as 0% CPU as is possible by an app like this.
Future features
- Configuration app (.Net CF 3.5 required).
- New gestures: tap and swipe (with hold). Default will be D-Pad Left and D-Pad Right.
- AppToDate support
- New registry location for settings (for safety): HKCU\Software\Avian Waves\ZoomBarPlus
- Per-Window Class settings: ignore (default ZoomBar), or custom gesture settings
- Screen orientation aware (optional landscape flip swipe gestures)
Latest ChangeLog
- Fixed bug: if the active window changed while you were in the middle of a single tap delay, long tap delay, or swipe-repeat, it would continue repeating, even if the new foreground window class was one of the classes that handles the ZoomBar natively, leading to unexpected results.
- You can now specify whether you want ZBP to deactivate when the MessageBox class is in the foreground. This is useful for disabling ZBP when a confirmation message appears. In particular, with Total Commander CE, it was very easy to try to "tap" to activate a file and accidentally click the DELETE button simultaneously, leading to a Delete->Confirm Yes situation. Needless to say, it led to bad results when a lot of stuff you didn't want to delete was, in fact, deleted. :-( Now, it can't happen because ZBP will (by default) deactivate when the confirmation box appears.
Video
See it in action! Thanks to PocketNow for the great review!
http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/zoombarplus-use-touch-pro2-diamond2-zoom-bar-as-a-d-pad
Registry
All apps listsed in HKLM\Software\HTC\SmartTouch are ignored so that ZBP doesn't interfere with built-in zoom functionality of those apps.
Settings for ZBP are in HKLM\Services\ZoomBarPlus. Setting any keycode to zero disables the feature.
The service needs to be restarted (use DotFred's task manager) or the device soft reset for changes to take effect. This will get easier after this app is out of beta.
Tap = Keycode sent to focused window when the zoom bar is tapped once.
DoubleTap = Keycode sent to focused window when the zoom bar is tapped twice in succession.
LongTap = Keycode sent to focused window when the zoom bar is pressed and held.
SwipeRight = Keycode sent to focused windows when the zoom bar is swiped to the right (repeated for each 'segment' you pass).
SwipeLeft = Keycode sent to focused windows when the zoom bar is swiped to the left (repeated for each 'segment' you pass).
DoubleTapInterval = Time in ms that ZBP will wait for the second tap in a double tap.
LongTapInterval = Time in ms that ZBP will wait before executing the long tap action.
SwipeDoRepeat = Should the swipe gesture automatically repeat if you hold your finger down?
SwipeRepeatAfter = Number of ticks of a swipe before doing the swipe repeat.
SwipeRepeatIntervalFirst = First delay (in ms) before doing a swipe repeat.
SwipeRepeatIntervalRate = Interval (in ms) between each swipe repeat action.
VibrateInterval = Length of time to vibrate for haptic feedback.
VibrateSwipe = Provide vibration (haptic feedback) on a swipe action?
VibrateTap = Provide vibration (haptic feedback) on a tap action?
DisableOnMessageBox = Do not process ZBP command when the current in-focus window is a Message Box (dialog)?
The default settings are:
Tap = Do nothing! (0x00)
DoubleTap = Center "action" button - VK_TACTION (0x0D)
LongTap = Backspace - VK_BACK (0x08)
SwipeRight = Down Arrow - VK_TDOWN (0x28)
SwipeLeft = Up Arrow - VK_TUP (0x26)
DoubleTapInterval = 350
LongTapInterval = 650
SwipeDoRepeat = 1 (Yes)
SwipeRepeatAfter = 5
SwipeRepeatIntervalFirst = 350
SwipeRepeatIntervalRate = 100
VibrateInterval = 25
VibrateSwipe = 0 (No)
VibrateTap = 1 (Yes)
DisableOnMessageBox = 1 (Yes)
Notes
I would recommend NOT setting a keycode for single tap. The reason being that the zoombar seems to have its sensitivity bleed into the bottom part of the screen. So what tends to happen is you will tap a button that's on the bottom of the screen (such as a menu) and the zoombar single-tap action will activate as well. I cannot adjust the zoombar sensitivity, so I cannot work around the sensitivity in code. I found that double-tapping on the zoombar becomes intuitive if you are trying to achieve a D-Pad of sorts, which is why I developed this app.
Download
CAB Installer: http://zoombarplus.codeplex.com/releases
Source Code: http://zoombarplus.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets
FAQ
Q: ZoomBarPlus isn't working in <some application>. Is this a bug? How do I fix this?
A: ZoomBarPlus is designed to not be active whenever HTC's SmartTouch service sends zoom bar messages to applications that are "zoom bar aware." You may not realize how many applications are actually zoom bar aware. Som ROM cooks like to put in lots of extras (the default behavior is a simple scroll-down / scroll-up behavior, but no action button or anything more advanced). Even without a custom ROM, applications like RSS Hub and the Inbox are zoom bar aware. This can be annoying when the default zoom bar behavior isn't what you want. For example, in the Outlook Inbox, you might want ZoomBarPlus to scroll up and down through the list. It won't because the HTC default behavior is to resize text in the message view and do nothing at all in the list view!
To fix this, go into the Smart Touch registry key HKLM\Software\HTC\SmartTouch and either delete the relevant key of the application you no longer want the default zoom behavior for --OR-- change the value of ClassName in the key to something that will never exist as a window class (maybe add a dozen x's to the end of it). Soft reset after this. The config application (coming soon!) will allow you to enable or disable classes in SmartTouch more easily.
Nice App.
But How can I send only one "down arrow" when I swipe right?It always scroll too much.
This could be very useful. Thanks.
what if i wanna set "swap left" to arrow left and "swap right" to arrow right?
cccooo2007 said:
Nice App.
But How can I send only one "down arrow" when I swipe right?It always scroll too much.
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Interesting idea. I was sending a keystroke on every time the zoombar "ticked" (moved far enough to generate an event). I can have it just send one per down and release. Next release.
jerrymc2 said:
what if i wanna set "swap left" to arrow left and "swap right" to arrow right?
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I believe you can just switch the two keycodes for those from his list above. I'm about to test in just a minute to verify.
jerrymc2 said:
what if i wanna set "swap left" to arrow left and "swap right" to arrow right?
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Edit the registry as stated in the first post. I'm going to create a config program soon. This is beta.
Here is a list of a bunch of keycodes that you all might find useful: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb431750.aspx
You are looking for VK_TLEFT and VK_TRIGHT
This thing is amazing!! Wow you're awesome thanks so much for this!
jerrymc2 said:
what if i wanna set "swap left" to arrow left and "swap right" to arrow right?
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thx1200 said:
Edit the registry as stated in the first post. I'm going to create a config program soon. This is beta.
Here is a list of a bunch of keycodes that you all might find useful: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb431750.aspx
You are looking for VK_TLEFT and VK_TRIGHT
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Yeah, that worked for me great. I just switched the values (38 and 40, respectively) for the two entries thx1200 mentioned, and then soft-reset.
The app seems to work pretty darn good overall...it's more like using the zoom bar as a scroll wheel, in terms of response/speed, than a D-pad, but it's still a very workable solution. The only place I haven't been able to get it to cooperate is in the outlook inbox screen (WM, not TF3D), but it's worked everywhere else I've tried it so far, including inside of apps like PHM_regedit.
Thanks thx1200!!
sirphunkee said:
Yeah, that worked for me great. I just switched the values (38 and 40, respectively) for the two entries thx1200 mentioned, and then soft-reset.
The app seems to work pretty darn good overall...it's more like using the zoom bar as a scroll wheel, in terms of response/speed, than a D-pad, but it's still a very workable solution. The only place I haven't been able to get it to cooperate is in the outlook inbox screen (WM, not TF3D), but it's worked everywhere else I've tried it so far, including inside of apps like PHM_regedit.
Thanks thx1200!!
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That's because the Inbox has been modified by HTC to be "zoombar aware." You can prevent the driver from sending zoombar codes to the Inbox by deleting it's window class registry entry in HKLM\Software\HTC\SmartTouch. ZBP purposely does not respond to window classes in that key so as not to have two responses (the app's and ZBP's) firing at the same time.
In fact, if you want to override ALL zoombar behavior, delete all the window classes in that registry key. Keep in mind you will also lose the ability to zoom in the picture viewer if you get that aggressive.
Yes, it does perform less like a D-Pad and more like scroll-wheel. Either way, it gives you a lot more one-handedness than a device lacking a D-Pad (or wheel). I particularly enjoy the swipe-and-hold gesture where it just keeps scrolling. That's particularly d-pad-like. Scroll wheels can't do that.
EDIT: After modifying SmartTouch, a soft reset is required.
thx1200 said:
That's because the Inbox has been modified by HTC to be "zoombar aware." You can prevent the driver from sending zoombar codes to the Inbox by deleting it's window class registry entry in HKLM\Software\HTC\SmartTouch. ZBP purposely does not respond to window classes in that key so as not to have two responses (the app's and ZBP's) firing at the same time.
In fact, if you want to override ALL zoombar behavior, delete all the window classes in that registry key. Keep in mind you will also lose the ability to zoom in the picture viewer if you get that aggressive.
Yes, it does perform less like a D-Pad and more like scroll-wheel. Either way, it gives you a lot more one-handedness than a device lacking a D-Pad (or wheel). I particularly enjoy the swipe-and-hold gesture where it just keeps scrolling. That's particularly d-pad-like. Scroll wheels can't do that.
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Ahh gotcha...I knew this app ignored any zoombar-enabled stuff, I just didn't realize the inbox fell into that catgory. I'll try tinkering with it in the reg like you suggested.
And yes, the swipe-n-hold feature is pretty sweet...and more like a D-pad than a scroll wheel. I'm still practicing/testing with it (there's a little learning curve to get used to the best thumb-motions), but I love it so far...thanks again!
Hi thx1200,
you are really crazy. You have also another hobby ? Great work. This app have also a very good potential.
mike2nl said:
Hi thx1200,
you are really crazy. You have also another hobby ? Great work. This app have also a very good potential.
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I have too many hobbies. Many are being neglected! Plus regular 10 hour days at work. Sigh. I wish I was independently wealthy so I could just write freeware and write free music and spend some time on my other hobbies.
I had ZoomAdds installed, removed it, installed this... but I'm just getting the same scrolling I did before, no repeat, no taps, no vibration... Any ideas what else might be interfering?
Aha, found it, TouchLockPro.. Once I disabled it, scrolling.. changed I'll be wtaching this one, I still can't quite "do" a dpad, but been wanting it since I changed from my original Tilt.
sirphunkee said:
I believe you can just switch the two keycodes for those from his list above. I'm about to test in just a minute to verify.
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you're a genius!
Thanks thx1200.
By the way,when you have changed zoombarplus registry items,you can make it effect by restarting the service using some task manage programs
awesome
I wish HTC would have thought out the zoom bar moor considering it only had one function that didnt work in every isntance.
Great!
Just now installed it on my diamond 2, didn't have any problems yet. Great keep it up!
Little more info
New here...so bear with me.
I have a ATT tilt2 that I just flashed to the new energy ROM from Mar 9th, standard WM 6.5 with sense 2.5.
I love the ROM, but never realized that the opera browser, 9.5 I think, that came with the stock tilt2 was the only opera browser that worked with the factory zoombar. The browser in this new ROM, 10.1 I believe, oesn't work with it...and I love my zoombar!!
Would this program help?