Freestyl launcher alternative - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

For those of you that may be using freestyl I have built an alternative launcher called moGo. It's in an early beta stage at the moment so I'm looking for some people to give it a run on their device.
So far you need freestyl for it to work but in the future I may make it standalone. You can download it and see details at the freestyl forums.

OUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!
This moGo Rocks !!!!
I use without Freestyl...
only Flash lite 2.1...
i love this... Give a sign when the progs update !!!

I can't find anywhere that explains what this Freestyl is and I couldn't find anything on the forums.
Can anyone give me a short crash course on what exactly Freestyl will do for my phone?

Yes it is possible to use without the freestyl server running but you will not get missed call/SMS/email notifications. Also calling contact favourites will not work.

MrDSL said:
I can't find anywhere that explains what this Freestyl is and I couldn't find anything on the forums.
Can anyone give me a short crash course on what exactly Freestyl will do for my phone?
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Here is the main site for freestyl. You can find details there.

i remember seeing you post about possibly doing this on the freestyl forum. nice man!!

paaaaaaaaaa said:
For those of you that may be using freestyl I have built an alternative launcher called moGo. It's in an early beta stage at the moment so I'm looking for some people to give it a run on their device.
So far you need freestyl for it to work but in the future I may make it standalone. You can download it and see details at the freestyl forums.
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****! you can use the freestyl server alone? omg, if I figure out how to do this it will surely take iTask to new possibilities. Thanks man!

rhov23 said:
****! you can use the freestyl server alone? omg, if I figure out how to do this it will surely take iTask to new possibilities. Thanks man!
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Yep. There is some documentation over at the freestyl forums. It's a nice bit of kit and the dev told me a new release with some new docs will be coming. I'm hoping this happens soon because the freestyl development seems to have died this year.
I personally need the server to do some extra things and it would be nice not to write the code for the whole lot. However I'm prepared to do it if it comes down to it.

Loaded this freestyl on a fresh clean rom and as with any flash program I have used for a cube or today screen whatever its just too slow. Even just switching into config screen or anything it seems kinda slow and after I ran it for a bit with some other things I started getting out of memory errors if I tried going back into config.
So I didn't get a chance to load your software sorry.

Thats partly why I built my own launcher. I'm only using the server part of freestyl.
Once you have started freestyl press and hold to open moGo as the launcher. The speed/memory issues will then be gone. I'm running it on my dog slow device!

I'll check it out and let you know what I'vegot to report. Thanks!

paaaaaaaaaa said:
For those of you that may be using freestyl I have built an alternative launcher called moGo. It's in an early beta stage at the moment so I'm looking for some people to give it a run on their device.
So far you need freestyl for it to work but in the future I may make it standalone. You can download it and see details at the freestyl forums.
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They took their forums down some time ago when they announced the next release of freestyl (in line with flashlite3).
Any updates on this project or have you decided to discontinue it?
EDIT: found the new thread now.

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Porbably one of the best plugin for pocket PC !!

Hi all,
You absolutely need to have a look at this plugin... beautifull?
I am testing the evaluation version and it works great !!!
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/screenshots.html?en
dag
i've puschased it.very funcionally plugin for me
Tried it, didn't like it....
you cant beat Wisbar advance desktop, FANTASTIC!
I use it.
It is great, as it makes the icons very 'finger friendly', and you can quickly navigate to programs or system settings.
IMO, it really is the most practical plugin - not just looks good, but functional and easy to use
Now this is excately what I´ve been looking for!! Really great app! Finally an app that makes one hand navigation on the touch screen possible in a very good way! Really good, and I really really recomend it to everyone who has a pocket pc!
Great!!
great plugin.
i use it for severl months. works great.
i've tried wisbar advanced and i don't like it.
How i can customize Home Tab icons?
n0b0dy said:
great plugin.
i use it for severl months. works great.
i've tried wisbar advanced and i don't like it.
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How can you not like it?
the functionality is ONLY limited by your imagination!
I tried it, it's alright not amazing.
El_Mariachi said:
I tried it, it's alright not amazing.
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Sorry mate, gotta disagree!
best progy ever!
got my PPC to behave exactly as I want it to!
posted elsewhere.
posted elsewhere
Agreed, Mobile Shell is awesome and given the customisation that's happening in the Dev section of this forum even better.
deedee said:
Agreed, Mobile Shell is awesome and given the customisation that's happening in the Dev section of this forum even better.
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Hi Deedee.
Any chance you could post some links to some particular examples? I know if I looked for a while I could probably stumble across them, but I'm at work!
Thanks,
Mattster.
I have to agree that its a great piece of software, I have used the previous version and have just upgraded yesterday to the 2.1. I'm now able to uninstall the HTC home plugin and use this solely.
My biggest annoyance with it is that you cannot edit the website where you source the weather updates, however I have now installed SPB weather which enables me to specify my weather source.
Whenever I flash a new Rom I always make sure that this is one of the first programs added.
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I have to agree that its a great piece of software, I have used the previous version and have just upgraded yesterday to the 2.1. I'm now able to uninstall the HTC home plugin and use this solely.
Whenever I flash a new Rom I always make sure that this is one of the first programs added.
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Interesting how this thread has been revived!
I'm often tempted to go for the HTC look, I like the large clock digits, but for functionality and ease of use I generally decide to stick with Spb.
Manindesert, what's your preferred ROM at the moment then?
Manindesert:
Just seen in your signature "FInixNOver WWE 6.1 Ver. 3.2 Light".... not tempted to go for the 3.4 light upgrade then? I'm nearly tempted to flash from Mary to FInix but am so happy with my device as it is at the moment! Plus I'd lose my Tomtom speed camera use (due to change in device code after flashing". What do you reckon?
Mattster_spv said:
Hi Deedee.
Any chance you could post some links to some particular examples? I know if I looked for a while I could probably stumble across them, but I'm at work!
Thanks,
Mattster.
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Not sure about examples per se but here's links to the threads concerned, they are long but there are some nuggets in there:
Development sub-forum
General 2.1 Customisation
NiteStalkers Themes
There may be others but that's the ones i can find quickly.
deedee said:
Not sure about examples per se but here's links to the threads concerned, they are long but there are some nuggets in there:
Development sub-forum
General 2.1 Customisation
NiteStalkers Themes
There may be others but that's the ones i can find quickly.
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Thanks Deedee.
I'm sitting at work shattered and dying because I spent last night trawling through the first 200 pages of 2.1 themes and development! The whole diamond theme thread for example was interesting, but the theme itself didn't appear till page 125 or something!
Lots of interesting stuff, but for every tweak or theme offered there seems to be a problem or issue that needs solving. I think I've decided I am too much of a "If it aint broken don't try and fix it" type of person for half of the threads. If anything went wrong with my phone, I would have to drop everything in my life until it was fixed!
All I'm debating now is whether to flash Fixinover's 3.4 lite rom as it apparently has a fix in it for the issue in Mary's Rom where the device code changes and passwords are lost after a soft reset. But I'm still resisting as there always seem to be extra reg edits and cabs to download after flashing a cooked ROM due to issues that people discover!

ITask- Task manager with transitions 2.june New video!

Program with transitions when a button is pressed.
I'm using wa2, flash and mortscript.
-I use wa2 to control the some system aspects
-I use flash instead of Wad.
- I use Mortscript to execute all commands, so that the commands can be changed after building the flash.exe. Images are not changable outside flash yet, but I'm going to try that later, so every image can be changed.
Check out my second test video:
-Added calendar, calculator, drawpad to the program.
http://rapidshare.com/files/34819024/MVI_0892_PocketPC.avi.html
31. May: I've attached a flash movie (not for ppc), so that u can see how it's getting along.
I'm gonna update this as often as possible.
EDIT: ---And thanks to larna for publishing the icontact app
Very, very nice.
Have you thought of doing that in C ? It would be much faster i guess.
Anyway, keep up the good work.
larna
Wow.
I was told that that couldn't be done on a ppc because of graphics limitations...
Where can I get it?
PLEASE keep developing this!
larna said:
Very, very nice.
Have you thought of doing that in C ? It would be much faster i guess.
Anyway, keep up the good work.
larna
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If i knew programming it would be nice I started making this a week ago, and it was really really difficult for me, because I didn't even know flash, and actionscripts for ppc was difficult to find and get to work properly.. like the sip command etc...
Thanks for the comments!
Well, iContact was my first app written in c for win32. And it was and still is difficult.
I started with similar to yours, in C. If you decide to try to redo your app in C i'll be glad to help.
Good luck.
larna
Because it seems to be very nice application, is it possible to have a download link, please?
Thanks.
jolas said:
Because it seems to be very nice application, is it possible to have a download link, please?
Thanks.
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This application is just a "semi" application. It will probably not work good on all devices, since I've implemented some commands that probably are specific for wm2003.
It's made in Flash, and Flash communicates with mortscript for all external commands (to open apps, import ram, change backlight, etc), except some "sip" commands and a few more.
The links to the apps can be changed through the mortscripts, but not the icons for now. I will try and research for a way to do it, but "flashplayer 7 for ppc" can only read normal jpg, so i'm not sure if it is possible. In worst case after I'm finished, I'll at least share the .fla file for tweaking, with some basic documentation.
You will also need a flash compiler that can build .exe files of flash files for ppc.
Thanks for your reply. I hope that you are going to make a full working application and share it with us.
Thank you.
Added new video
Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!
to jonas
Hi!
I have sent you you a private message if you havent seen it
Wow...your app is looking nice so far. Keep up the good work.
rhov23 said:
Hi!
I have sent you you a private message if you havent seen it
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Sorry, I didn't see it, until your post.
I send you PM.
rhov23,
any news?
jolas said:
rhov23,
any news?
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sorry... I'm pretty busy getting the mp3 player to work properly... it seems that the flashprojector has problems reading xml files outside the compiled .exe file.
I'm trying to get a workaround, but with my feeble actionscript skills it takes a long time...
(the thing is that the xml files is needed to add songs, and load mp3s... not the perfect way to do it but the only way to do it with flash...) I'll post more on this subject tomorrow.
Some bad news: since you have VGA resolution, and this uses qVGA resolution, it probably won't look good on your device. I will hopefully have an .exe compiled until friday.
Sorry to bring an old thread back. Can you narrow the/a application to just the animation of the opening and closing of applications for the ones that dont want the complete app but want the window animations?
You can get all the latest updates of iTask in the Wisbar Advanced 2.x Skins forum at www.lakeridgesoftware.com
nice
look great man... keep up the good work....
Once again I uploaded your video to youtube so it's easier to watch. If you want to post the link to it on the first post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaGBIicsPN0
LGSilva said:
Once again I uploaded your video to youtube so it's easier to watch. If you want to post the link to it on the first post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaGBIicsPN0
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That's the old version. A new video should be made to show the new items added like text keyboard, weather, news, apps, games, etc.

Local Weather, the EASY WAY! No personal servers!

I've been very reluctant to use any methods that require using someone's personal server so I have been searching all over for a better method. I have finally found it! Its been successful for every town/city I've added. Here is the link to the process:
http://www.htc-touch-info.com/en/weather/
Have fun and enjoy your local weather!
Just tried this out a little while ago. Works like a charm. Seems to work on any city that Accuweather.com can find normally.
Good find!
Muppets! It's using my server... just using the old IP method. This won't be working in the next week or two. *scowls*
I suggest using my packages, as they're pretty much guaranteed to stay working, or use your own server as also described on that post. Don't be under the illusion that someone else's server isn't involved here... it is.
Things like this almost make me tempted to take out the old IP method completely before I move...
^ thats ****ED up..! a much eaiser way is also to use HHC by emutz
jakeypoo said:
^ thats ****ED up..! a much eaiser way is also to use HHC by emutz
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The HHC uses the same method at present. I'll have a word with the HHC guy actually, see if we can do some DLL swapping...
N2A said:
The HHC uses the same method at present. I'll have a word with the HHC guy actually, see if we can do some DLL swapping...
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Oh oh... I guess that means soon I won't be able to get my local weather!
I hope you guys can straighten this out, I'd like to keep my local weather.
RojasTKD said:
Oh oh... I guess that means soon I won't be able to get my local weather!
I hope you guys can straighten this out, I'd like to keep my local weather.
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Of course you can, just use the packages like I've been asking people to for months
Just for the record, and just to clean this one up once and for all - you can't do this without using a translation server. Otherwise I wouldn't have had to write the one I did. Of course, there's nothing forcing you to use MY server, people are welcome to run their own, but there's no "easy fix" without one.
Hopefully next time someone "spots" something like this, they'll search and find this.
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Of course you can, just use the packages like I've been asking people to for months
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I tried that originally, but couldn't get it working. I be a Noob, and not a very bright one.
HHC was just so easy to use and gave the option to use custom (your server)or defult weather server.
Hope they come out with a new HHC that will work (fingers crossed).
By the wasy thanks for efforst, it is greatly appreciated.

application locking

Is there anyway we can get this http://iphone3g-india.com/password-protect-your-applications-sms-pictures-in-iphone/ for windows Mobile
I checked and ALL the other Apps Lock are outdated or unattractive
So i was hoping if there was a better looking app for locking programs or if someone can develop something like this
Sorry Pasted Wrong URL
lilhgarcia1 said:
Is there anyway we can get this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482251 for windows Mobile
I checked and ALL the other Apps Lock are outdated or unattractive
So i was hoping if there was a better looking app for locking programs or if someone can develop something like this
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That is for Windows Mobile...?
IMPORTANT: This application is only for WM 5/6 Pro. (i.e Pocket PC with Phone)
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dwizzy130 said:
That is for Windows Mobile...?
dwizzy130
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Fail.
yep
Please post your questions in the Q&A section of the forum. This thread will likely be moved there.
OMG! I can't stop laughing. A request for a development, linked to a thread here, with a title for an iphone type lock............S2U2. Oh the insanity!
LOL
cant believe! hilarious!
check
www.ac-s2.com
hey did you read his post? he says all lock apps are unattractive. Apparently the Iphone lock looks waaaaay better than S2u2. I mean the iphone lock cant be customized so its waaaay more attractive than s2u2 that can look like anything.
S2u2
Pocketshield
Throttlelock
These are all customizable therefore potentally infinitely more attractive
I posted the Wrong URL i meant to paste this http://iphone3g-india.com/password-protect-your-applications-sms-pictures-in-iphone/
and i said "App Lock" Not Device Lock
Now back to the matter Can someone help me out here with a link or developing something like that
Ok if your are looking for a program that unlocks individual programs and areas of your phone you may have to wait. In the mean time tell us what type of phone you have. You dont go to an engineer and ask him to make an engine then walk away.
Otherwise download the latest version of S2u2 it has a password mode. It locks everything but its the closest thing you will find. If you dont like the way it looks (i dont know why, since the application you linked to is hideous) you can always customize it
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Ok if your are looking for a program that unlocks individual programs and areas of your phone you may have to wait. In the mean time tell us what type of phone you have. You dont go to an engineer and ask him to make an engine then walk away.
Otherwise download the latest version of S2u2 it has a password mode. It locks everything but its the closest thing you will find. If you dont like the way it looks (i dont know why, since the application you linked to is hideous) you can always customize it
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I have s2u2 i customized two different skins but what i am asking for is an "App Lock" So i can lock programs not a Device Lock
You can search all the App Locks for WM they are all unattractive or unstable
I have a touch pro and using the MightyROM 4.12
accidently posted i was in a rush i thought i posted the iphone app lock link but i guess i didnt.
Man are you guys for real?
I get all these reply when i make a little mistake with the URL but now no one wants to reply
Good idea, i have been looking for the same. And yes, they are all unattractive lol.
Hopefully someone will chime in to match or better yet TOP that Iphone app!
-s
edit your title to say "application locking" or "password protecting applications"
if you dont know how to do it let me know.
Do you mean something like that (see attachments)?
I'm developing these application at the moment but I've still some troubles and serious bugs to fix. I don't know when I can offer the first beta release.
[germany]merlot said:
Do you mean something like that (see attachments)?
I'm developing these application at the moment but I've still some troubles and serious bugs to fix. I don't know when I can offer the first beta release.
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If that locks apps then yes it is was i am looking for
bump? anyone can post a link?
I have been searching for an application locker for WM6 too, but without success. I'm running an Xperia by the way...
Palm had AppLock, Symbian S60v3 has Advanced Device Locks, so what has WM6 got? Nothing as far as I can tell.
I'm not looking for something that is bombproof, just something to deter the casual observer. I'd like to specify which applications to protect, and when someone runs one of those applications it pops up a 'please enter password' request - enter the right password and the application launches, enter the wrong password and the application doesn't launch.
Then, if I give my phone to someone to play with, I know they can't go poking around at things I don't want them to see...but they CAN see the device in action for themselves...
I've never figured out why such a thing doesn't exist - I'd have thought it would be a popular thing to want...
I knows it so easy to develop a app like this with all the new apps out no one still havent made a good enough app lock

SIMPLE OS for pocket pc

i just came accross this awsome OS for Windoes mobiles i have a O2 stealth and it works perfectly on my phone just some times it crashes and is lil unresponsive at times but i dont know if we can develop it or no
try it
http://simpleos.iroot.ca/index.php
Bad link :/
fusioncoast said:
i just came accross this awsome OS for Windoes mobiles i have a O2 stealth and it works perfectly on my phone just some times it crashes and is lil unresponsive at times but i dont know if we can develop it or no
try it
http://simple-os.en.softonic.com/pocketpc
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Download link is broken. Can you upload the SimpleOS_latest.rar here?
Thanks in advance!
It' here, multires, tested on Diamond, some crashesh, maybe need more work under win 6.1
http://simpleos.iroot.ca/index.php
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It' here, multires, tested on Diamond, some crashesh, maybe need more work under win 6.1
http://simpleos.iroot.ca/index.php
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Thanks, I will try it.
Wow, this is very cool!!
I got this to work on my Touch Pro. To run it click on the simpleos.exe once you unzip it. It took a few times to get it running with a few crashes, but now it boots everytime np. Once it boots, click only in the password box and it should boot right up. It crashes if you click anywhere else. Actually this software is very very cool. Very stable once you get it to boot. Not very finger friendly though. Almost seems like development has stopped, which is too bad.
Also notice there are multiple desktops with widgets ect. You can access from the shortcuts in the upper right corner. Unfortunately on the 3rd desktop it crashed.
Open Source Code?
It WAS open source? I can't seem to download the source no more. Anyone willing to Hard Google and find the source? It's just too cool to not be in development. :\
Is this just an overlay for Windows Mobile? or does it actually reboot into a Linux shell?
Looking at the screen shots, it seems it is just an overlay.
It's skin
It's just an overlay everyone. I tried this last year on my touch and it works great! I'll see if I can if the sources somewhere and post at my site later.
I emailed the developer and got this reply....
"The program is no longer in active development. Feel free to download full source code in C#.NET. I am glad it sparked your interest, I hope you can contribute and make SimpleOS better. This is the reason it became Open Source!
Go head spread the word at xdadevelopers.com"
I will try and get them to provide a working link to the source code.
Source Code link has been fixed. The file is too large to attach. If you can't download let me know and I will split it into 2 smaller files. Enjoy!!
http://simpleos.iroot.ca/source.php
Direct link is here
http://simpleos.iroot.ca/dl.php?file=SimpleOS.7z
I think it looks great to be completely honest. Maybe if someone were to develop on it, it might be a more feasable option than using the standard windows 6.0/.1 interface until 6.5 becomes a bit more stable.
Are there any developers out there that would be interested in continuing this project? I think its has great potential.
yes it is way better than copying iphone interface and also trying various interfaces to get better user friendly apps .
it also boots there is a option for it to boot

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