hey i have a herald wing mobile 6 and i use agile messenger it has a x in the top right corner, that is the only program i want to always run. is there a way to change it to a ok button so it minimizes? without changing the x button feature. almost like some program that allows you to always keep open a program you pick? thanks
You can use Start->Today function to keep it running on background. Put a shortcut in Start menu for the program you want to switch again and again.
Ok button means it will accept the changes anyhow if you will change it by mistake even you have to live with it. The X button means it can be closed but you have to use X-Button utility to enable the closing feature.
dont you get the little htc task manager then? that does exactlly what you want, tap x to minimise, tap and hold to close, it works very well
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When closing programs why do they still run i n the background. any way to properly close them ...
Whenever possible I try to "exit" through its menu (usuallybottom left in most programs). When you close just by hitting the X in the top right corner thats when it stays running in the background
I'm only a newbie mind you and there might be other solutions out there
marto
Most programs made for pocket pc do not close by pushing any of the top buttons (ie ok & X). Instead they just move behind other window so you cant see them. This is supposed to be the ppc equivelant of minimizing. The idea is strongly pushed by microsoft, and has some merit. Personally I like to have at least an option to "really" exit a program, but in most cases the only way to truly exit is via the memory manager in the settings or some third party task manager.
To really CLOSE a program install SPB Pocket Plus or Wisbar Advance. More people like SPB Pocket Plus.
Those programs add an option then really close a program when you hit ok and/or close button
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/?en
aebuttonplus & vjokbutt
All of the tools in previous post are ok. Though I use ae button plus to remap tge hardware buttons, it allows separate commands for double- & triple click as well. & for really closing apps I use VJOkButt assigned to one of the double clicks. Works like a treat. Btw VJ has lots more tiny very usefull magician extensions. Just visit www.vijay555.com
Cheers, M
Btw the OS is designed to send apps to the background instead of closing them. That way the reopen much quicker, counterpart is that a magician has limited ram & it's souped up rapidly.
thanks guys, will look into all that was suggested.
Vbar
http://www.vieka.com/vbar.htm
Try tapping and holding the X or OK button. Not sure if its a feature of Battery Pack but if I tap, it minimises and when I tap and hold it closes the program. Cheers Paul
frigit said:
Try tapping and holding the X or OK button.
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Nope - doesn't work.
frigit said:
Try tapping and holding the X or OK button. Not sure if its a feature of Battery Pack but if I tap, it minimises and when I tap and hold it closes the program. Cheers Paul
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That's a Battery Pack feature.
I have searced but to no avile.
I do use magic button, but I want to be able to close an app without taping the top right corner of the screen, with the ok button.
am I doing something wrong?
also is the best way to null the active sync from auto starting still making a fake server exchange?
Keep stylus on the ok button for a couple of secs, then an icon like a house should appear on your taskbar. Press this for a short while and a menu sholuld appear where you can change the settings to close programs instead of minimize.
or can use smclose which is simpler - just place in windows startup folder voila!
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/
Is this possible?
I do use magic button but having to touch the screen to close an app sucks.
this seems to work, but only half works, it closes the apps, but leaves them running in the background, you have to go into settings and memory to close them fully, i would have thought microsoft would have thought of fixing that problem with this new WM 5.0 OS
joey jojo: I presume you're aware that this "feature" is by design to optimise performance of this platform?
VJOkButt will do what ranchosteve asked for, in conjunction with a hardware key mapper like AE Button Plus. However, I don't recommend the app. It doesn't seem to work perfectly for everyone and may be withdrawn.
V
Under settings/buttons you can assign one of the buttons to close apps. I have used button 4. Hope this helps 8)
Use SmartKeys
Use SmartKeys - it allowes to use right softbutton to close the app when pressed down for a few seconds. Search for it in the forum. :wink:
How do you make the ok button close an app instead of minimising it?
The OK button doesn't close the map or minimize it :-s (if i'm right)
It's just a OK-button
but the X-button does close or minimze the app/window.
You can configure this somewhere in the Configuration of WinMo.
But default it is like this:
If you press the X-button shortly, it will minimize the app
If you hold the X-button, it will be closed.
Some apps does close, if you press x-button shortly..
So it depends on the app itself.
Hope I helped you a lil bit ^^
No i meant the physical button
I think you could do it using Spb PocketPlus. At least you can map the OK-Button to a function there. The current setting on my phone is "<Default>". There IS a function called "OK/Close" - which probably equals "<Default>". However, there is also a function "[Close]" which might work for you. However, I am not sure if this function became available through PocketPlus original installation or through the Shortcuts Addon (Which you can download for free). So I recommend you check out PocketPlus. You can try it for free. You should consider the fact that many windows as for example Settings require you to press the OK Button to save them, in these menues you would have to tap OK on the screen otherwise the Close-Function might Cancel the dialogue.
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I think you could do it using Spb PocketPlus. At least you can map the OK-Button to a function there. The current setting on my phone is "<Default>". There IS a function called "OK/Close" - which probably equals "<Default>". However, there is also a function "[Close]" which might work for you. However, I am not sure if this function became available through PocketPlus original installation or through the Shortcuts Addon (Which you can download for free). So I recommend you check out PocketPlus. You can try it for free. You should consider the fact that many windows as for example Settings require you to press the OK Button to save them, in these menues you would have to tap OK on the screen otherwise the Close-Function might Cancel the dialogue.
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ok thanks, right now the ok button has the same functionality as the red end call button, rather useless
hi, i almost never multitask on my hd2 exept MSN. is there a way to quit a program instead of mimimizing it? f. ex long press the back button? how do you guys multitask on your phones?
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hi, i almost never multitask on my hd2 exept MSN. is there a way to quit a program instead of mimimizing it? f. ex long press the back button? how do you guys multitask on your phones?
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most apps will have a "menu>exit" option this would close the app totaly (9/10) if you just press the back button this minimizes it.
Get Touch X Taskmanager from this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584415
Once installed, on the home tab you can open a list of running apps and close or activate them from there, or you can go into the settings (wrench icon) and tell it to close apps when you click the X.
duttys
i have duttys task manager in the upper right corner bit my ROM (artrus) overlaps it with a drop- down menu.i wish there was a simple way to multitask with the option to quit. currenty now i have to minimize a program and tjenester launch a taskmanager to quit it. this becomes very frustrating at times
U can combine any Taskmanager with Ameba 0.8. Its very light and lets you decide wether you tap or hold x for closing/minimizing an app. Dont forget to also install scarecrows ameba settings 0.3 to setup ameba easier.
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