Fingertouch PRO 2.0 RC-6 Released! - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

Fingertouch PRO 2.0 RC-6 Released! - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

As others suggested (oseven) I've started a new thread for checking your opinion on this release.
To clearify, I am not affiliated with Fingertouchpro.com , but I saw many other keyboards advertised in this forum, that are not so good as this one, so I think it is my responsibility to make people aware of a great product.
Quoting from the product description:
"Fingertouch Professional is by FAR the best keyboard released for the Pocket PC platform. Big, finger friendly keys, fT9 technology, UltraKeyboard technology, predictive keyboard, multiple languages, drag-and-drop configurable keyboard, gestures, skins, magnifier, are just a few to provide an insight into the thought and research that went into developing this program. Entering text on your Pocket PC has never been this fast! "
The new release 2.0.RC-6 offers WM6.1 compatibility. As a note this keyboard also works with TrueVGA modes.
It supports several languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Greek. More languages can be customized by the user.
More details on
Code:
http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=fingertouchpro
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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"
}
There are several videos showing FTPRO in action, some of them work as tutorials, for showing some interesting features like: fast t9 input, resizable sip size, adding new words to the dictioanry.
I'm looking forward to your opinion. I'm planning to do a short comparison between the available keyboards.
There also is a freeware version of FT, see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407735

xda-addict said:
As others suggested (oseven) I've started a new thread for checking your opinion on this release.
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Ummmmm when did I EVER suggest you start a new thread? I suggested stopping preaching your keyboard all over the forum...

Does it address the following issues???????????????????????
eaglesteve said:
Macaby007,
Thank you for introducing us to another keyboard options. I'm constantly on a lookout for better applications, be it the task manager, file manager, or battery gauge. I don't have special allegiance to any of them. It is the same when come to software keyboard.
By now,I'd have tried both Finger Touch and Tengo for a very extensive period without any prejudice against either one,
I would like to offer my view,which happens to differ from yours. I hope you do not take offence that I have a different opinion.
For me, I look at the following issues when choosing my most favoured keyboard and I look at these issues not just for these two keyboards but all future one that come along.
Real VGA compliant
= = = = = = = = = = = = =
This should be the very first criteria for those of us using Tobias' wonderful realVGA utility.
The standard Finger Touch does not support real VGA, but the specially created version for PK ROM does. Tengo supports all threeall along. I would be generous, and consider Finger Touch realVGA compliant on all VGA devices, not just the special version on Athena.
Score Tengo vs FT: 1:1
Key sizes for ABC keys
= = = = = = = = = = = = = =
This affects the ease of hitting the key. The larger the hitting area the better it will be to quicklyhit a key without missing it. Large hitting area is good whetherwe use stylus, finger,or thumb.
The Portrait mode Key size of the most likely to be used layout is measured. Size of Tengo Nano layout and layout 1 for Finger Touch are compared.
Tengo Nano key size: 108 square mm
Finger Touch key size: 56.25 square mm
Score Tengo vs FT: 2:1
Distance travelled to go from alpha key to alpha key
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Do you have to swing your stylus from coordinate 1,1 to 10,3? Does your thumb need to stretch to the centre of the keyboard, then very quickl bend unnaturally inward to reach for the z and m keys? Wouldn't it be much better if the thumb is relaxed around the TYGHVB key areas, and not having to travel to the QAZPLM areas?
Score Tengo vs FT: 3:1
The number of keys to choose from
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Typical keyboard has 26 keys to choose from when typing a alphabet character. A keyboard that groups these 26 keys into fewer keys means four things:
1) less choices means quicker choices.
2) less choices means less chances of mistakes
3) less keys means travel distan from key to key is minimised, hence faster typing speed.
4) less grouping also means we have larger hitting area, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
Tengo groups the keys into 6 while Finger Touchdoes not group them.
Score Tengo vs FT: 4:1
Direct access to numbers and commonly used punctuation marks
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
It is just more convenient to have these commonly required keys directly accessible.
Both the layout compared does this.
Score Tengo vs FT: 4:1
Screen real estate invaded.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Why do people want real VGA? It's because we value seeing more.
When we use a hardware keyboard, the biggest benefit is it leaves our screen completely available for the applications at all time. Software keyboard takes over some of the previous real estate. While we want large hitting area,we also at the same time want more screen space for the application, especially in landscape mode.
Can this contradiction be solved?
The most ideal keyboard would have a very low height but large hitting areas, yet having direct access to all alphas,numbers,and common punctuations.
Height of Tengo nano: 24mm - you see more
Height of Finger Touch: 37.5mm - you see less
Score Tengo vs FT: 5:1
Completeness of functions
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
The main things that I look for are:
- cut and copy, either using CTRL + XCV or special keys.
Both keyboards have CTRL keys, but Tengo also have special cut/copy/paste keys.
- delete last character or word.
Both keyboards can delete the last character, but Tengo can also delete the last word without needing to first highlight the word.
- Changing CAP for whole word or first character of word just typed.
In Finger Touch, you must decide to cap it BEFORE typing. In Tengo, you can do that, but additionally you can type first, then cap the first character or the entire word AFTER typing - I use this feature very often.
- completeness of symbols: while this may sound obvious and even taken for granted, there are keyboards out there with incomplete symbols. Happy Tapping keyboard does not have £ sign is an example.
Finger Touch has these [email protected]#$%^&*()/<>,.?`-=[]\;' ~_+{}|:"
Tengo has these symbols
@#$%^&()/<>,.?!+':"_ \` *¢ ;=[ ]{ } ~ £ ¥ € ± ^ ®© ™ |º § « » ¿¡ ¶ µ
These characters are in Tengo and not in FT:
'¢ £ ¥ € ± ^ ®© ™ º § « » ¿¡ ¶ µ
Every symbol in FT is also in Tengo.
- support for canned message,or fast keyboard. It would increase productivity a great deal to have phrases such as 'what are you up to' being inserted my choosing from an ordered pre-stored message list. This function is already available in the sms application, but having it as the keyboard function means other applications can benefit from this function too.
Both does this.
- Support for accented words such as café, and the ease of doing it.
Tengo does this. I don't see this function in Finger Touch.
- multi language support.
Tengo supports Danish,Dutch,English,Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.
Finger Touch supports English. I could not find any information on the vendor website that suggest Finger Touch has similar functionality.
That's the list of functions I've listed but you may have others. Please feel free to mention them.
So, contrary to Macaby007's view in posting 1, I give the point on comprehensiveness to Tengo rather than Finger Touch.
Score Tengo vs FT: 6:1
Ease of updating the dictionary
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Like it or not, the standard dictionary will not contain all the words you use.
Tengo lets you add and remove words easily. I can't figure out how this could be done with Finger Touch
I would give Finger Touch the benefit of doubt and consider it capable of this
Score Tengo vs FT: 7:2
In conclusion, I still think Tengo is the best software keyboard between the two.
Cheers.
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xda-addict said:
To clearify, I am not affiliated with Fingertouchpro.com [/url]
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Dont talk utter **** you lying imbecile.
You have been a member for 11 months and out of 79 posts 78 of them are promoting, advertising your amazing!, unbeatable!, better than any other! keyboard.
by all means advertise or ,promote a (your) product but dont try an take the piss ey m8?
fool

Fex, I'm sure this kind of language is not tolerated here, and may I suggest you get a check for anger control...
As I already said, I only posted about FTPRO were I've seen ads to other keyboards.
You can see that all my posts are following some other keyboard crap (TP).
So if you're talking about advertising, you should discuss with those that started those initial threads.
I did this, because I need to show others that there are better alternatives, not to let themselves fooled by some cheap apps promovated on this forum.

xda-addict said:
Fex, I'm sure this kind of language is not tolerated here, and may I suggest you get a check for anger control...
As I already said, I only posted about FTPRO were I've seen ads to other keyboards.
You can see that all my posts are following some other keyboard crap (TP).
So if you're talking about advertising, you should discuss with those that started those initial threads.
I did this, because I need to show others that there are better alternatives, not to let themselves fooled by some cheap apps promovated on this forum.
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People have, do, and will always make their own decisions. People have posted their comments about TouchPal, and they are just that - comments, not advertisements! This is a forum where discussion of opinion takes place, not advertising..find a billboard or something for that. You're just using this forum as a free way of promoting your keyboard as much as you can, and I for one am sick of it.
You've said your piece, why can't you drop it now?
PS: Don't pick up on Fex's language and then use it yourself.

cktlcmd said:
Does it address the following issues???????????????????????
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That's a long list, let me try to answer (where I can):
cktlcmd said:
Real VGA compliant
= = = = = = = = = = = = =
This should be the very first criteria for those of us using Tobias' wonderful realVGA utility.
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FTPRO and also the free version, are both compatible with RealVGA modes, and several DPI values. See this snapshot: http://teksoftco.com/products/fingertouchpro/large/33.jpg
cktlcmd said:
Key sizes for ABC keys
= = = = = = = = = = = = = =
This affects the ease of hitting the key. The larger the hitting area the better it will be to quicklyhit a key without missing it. Large hitting area is good whetherwe use stylus, finger,or thumb.
The Portrait mode Key size of the most likely to be used layout is measured.
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Well you can change the keyboard's size, so by doing this you can increase/decrease the size of keys to the desired value. Alternatively one can use the various layouts included (they are 5 in the last version, each layout looks and performs differently so I'd say there are lots of options here)
cktlcmd said:
Distance travelled to go from alpha key to alpha key
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Do you have to swing your stylus from coordinate 1,1 to 10,3? Does your thumb need to stretch to the centre of the keyboard, then very quickl bend unnaturally inward to reach for the z and m keys? Wouldn't it be much better if the thumb is relaxed around the TYGHVB key areas, and not having to travel to the QAZPLM areas?
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The keys can be moved wherever you like. You need to go to settings and enable option "Allow dragable keys" in the Layout tab. With this option enabled, you can move the keys arround with a simple drag and drop. The new configuration remains even after a reset. Here is a snapshot showing where this option is located:
http://teksoftco.com/products/fingertouchpro/large/09.jpg
cktlcmd said:
The number of keys to choose from
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Typical keyboard has 26 keys to choose from when typing a alphabet character. A keyboard that groups these 26 keys into fewer keys means four things:
1) less choices means quicker choices.
2) less choices means less chances of mistakes
3) less keys means travel distan from key to key is minimised, hence faster typing speed.
4) less grouping also means we have larger hitting area, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
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The phone layout groups 3/4 characters on a key. The last layout groups 2 chars on a key. So if you disable fT9, you can type quickly using only a few keys. Or you can keep fT9 to type fast, see:
http://www.fingertouchpro.com/index.php?section=home&video=2#videos
cktlcmd said:
Direct access to numbers and commonly used punctuation marks
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
It is just more convenient to have these commonly required keys directly accessible.
Both the layout compared does this.
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Pressing Shift or the F ON key brings lots of special characters.
cktlcmd said:
Screen real estate invaded.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Why do people want real VGA? It's because we value seeing more.
When we use a hardware keyboard, the biggest benefit is it leaves our screen completely available for the applications at all time. Software keyboard takes over some of the previous real estate. While we want large hitting area,we also at the same time want more screen space for the application, especially in landscape mode.
Can this contradiction be solved?
The most ideal keyboard would have a very low height but large hitting areas, yet having direct access to all alphas,numbers,and common punctuations.
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Here is a nice features: You can drag and drop the keyboard, on the left or right side, to change it's height. Basically you get as much screen space as you like. Or vice versa you can have a full screen keyboard.
There's a tutorial for this here:
http://www.fingertouchpro.com/index.php?section=home&video=6#videos
cktlcmd said:
Completeness of functions
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
The main things that I look for are:
- cut and copy, either using CTRL + XCV or special keys.
Both keyboards have CTRL keys, but Tengo also have special cut/copy/paste keys.
- delete last character or word.
Both keyboards can delete the last character, but Tengo can also delete the last word without needing to first highlight the word.
- Changing CAP for whole word or first character of word just typed.
In Finger Touch, you must decide to cap it BEFORE typing. In Tengo, you can do that, but additionally you can type first, then cap the first character or the entire word AFTER typing - I use this feature very often.
- completeness of symbols: while this may sound obvious and even taken for granted, there are keyboards out there with incomplete symbols. Happy Tapping keyboard does not have £ sign is an example.
Finger Touch has these [email protected]#$%^&*()/<>,.?`-=[]\;' ~_+{}|:"
Tengo has these symbols
@#$%^&()/<>,.?!+':"_ \` *¢ ;=[ ]{ } ~ £ ¥ € ± ^ ®© ™ |º § « » ¿¡ ¶ µ
These characters are in Tengo and not in FT:
'¢ £ ¥ € ± ^ ®© ™ º § « » ¿¡ ¶ µ
Every symbol in FT is also in Tengo.
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In FTPRO I found all the symbols I needed. Also, regarding special functions, you can do COPY (Control + C), CUT (Control + X), Paste (Control + V), but with FTPRO you can have even more:
- Select All (Control + A ) , I'm using this a lot
- UltraKeyboard. Now this is something not many people know about. Basically it's a macroing function, you can define short words, that can be used as triggers. Eg. typing the default !cap will do a screen capture. Or you can replace short words with phrases, eg: http1 with a web address, by doing so you won't have to remember address or even phone numbers, you can use these triggers to organize them all.
cktlcmd said:
- Support for accented words such as café, and the ease of doing it.
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The accents have been added in FTPRO.
cktlcmd said:
- multi language support.
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FTPRO supports English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, and not only the accents/ special chars (cyrillic for russian) but also dicitionaries that allow you to use the fT9 in those languages.
Several languages can be customized , but I didn't find instructions on how to do that yet. I believe there should be a tutorial for that. Looking on the installed files, there is a folder called Layout with codes for Unicode characters. I think those can be changed to obtain different layouts.
cktlcmd said:
Ease of updating the dictionary
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Like it or not, the standard dictionary will not contain all the words you use.
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There a tutorial for this:
http://www.fingertouchpro.com/index.php?section=home&video=7#videos
So I think this gives a nice idea on why I'm using it. It simply does a lot, this reminds me I still need to configure several phone numbers to trigger them directly from FTPRO.

xda-addict said:
Fex, I'm sure this kind of language is not tolerated here, and may I suggest you get a check for anger control...
You can see that all my posts are following some other keyboard crap (TP).
I did this, because I need to show others that there are better alternatives, not to let themselves fooled by some cheap apps promovated on this forum.
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No anger here m8 just stating that your attempt at denial of affiliation is hardly believable.
As for tolerating my language im sure that others can see your attempt to take the "piss" and the your subsequent denial (that i still believe is full of "****") is worthy of dissing with a few minor curses.

xda-addict said:
So I think this gives a nice idea on why I'm using it. It simply does a lot, this reminds me I still need to configure several phone numbers to trigger them directly from FTPRO.
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Thank you for answering. I'll check it out later after I'm done fidling with SPB Mobile Shell to make it work with Real VGA at 96 dpi on the HTC Advantage. I appreciate it.

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I just installed Spb Full Screen Keyboard and want to make it the default SIP (Sofware Input Panel). Some of the pre-installed input methods I never use, hence disable them makes sense. Here are some registry modifications I use.
You can either use this registry hack or use a tool like SIPchange to change your default input method.
Source:
How to change the default input method, Now contains Tweaks for 10 input methods
Restore to default
In case you change your mind and would like the original 'Keyboard' as default sip:
i) Open your registry editor (e.g. PHM, Resco, etc).
ii) Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sip
iii) Change DefaultIm's string value to {42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
iv) Soft-reset
Disable an input method
Disable a keyboard/input method (disable=0,enable=1)
E.g. Disable Transcriber:
KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F0034DD0-2AD4-11D1-9CB0-E84BE8000000}\IsSIPInputMethod\(Default) = 0
E.g. Letter Recognizer:
KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429690-AE04-11D0-A4F8-00AA00A749B9}\IsSIPInputMethod\(Default) = 0
Change the default
To make 'SPB Full Screen Keyboard' Default:
i) Open your registry editor (e.g. PHM, Resco, etc).
ii) Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sip
iii) Change DefaultIm's string value to {26F56EF0-2CE8-4C46-ADC8-FE0A7DF12DD1}
iv) Soft-reset.
More $SIP_CLSID$ keys
{198D503A-EFFE-4AFD-BC54-EED333C80E6D} = TOUCH KEYPAD
{62B00599-25D2-4E09-8C48-03BF26DB8517} = TOUCH KEYBOARD
{42429690-AE04-11D0-A4F8-00AA00A749B9} = Letter Recognizer
{42429691-AE04-11D0-A4F8-00AA00A749B9} = Block Recognizer
{F0034DD0-2AD4-11D1-9CB0-E84BE8000000} = Transcriber
{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9} = Keyboard
{51A2CB38-154E-4C92-A625-A83871C99EC2} = Phone pad
{26F56EF0-2CE8-4C46-ADC8-FE0A7DF12DD1} = SPB Fullscreen Keyboard
{991A1001-9DCB-11d3-B3C2-000000000000} = AccessPanel
{1E03E205-12D7-4d82-963E-C01889F2EC10} = Claviature
{95BDB641-772F-11d2-AC6B-204C4F4F5020} = Fitaly
{52429695-AE04-11D0-A4F8-00AA00A749B9} = FleXslide
{4EAD10BD-83AC-44b9-99AE-71958C1B0F0E} = InPad
{C099F78A-924E-4814-A8CF-54E7BD8C2124} = JetKeys
{4128DEE4-EE84-4338-A261-CC704CB32C19} = NanoPad
{42429695-AE04-11D0-A4F8-00AA00A749B9} = NullKB
{025ECAC2-075B-4b82-A972-05E4C17719EA} = PDAMedia Excel
{FA957346-A925-4b68-B9E1-D3D0310F4433} = PDAMEdia KBD
{DE6510EF-6691-401D-B1D3-B9074BFD1555} = PHM Character Map
{81FC2CAD-AD71-4793-9464-36D27630E584} = PHM Clipboard Pane
{9DD23292-0AB3-48F2-A245-0713652A8CEE} = PHM Ext. Keyboard
{FFFD6819-FF21-4e93-B844-A1BBF986B55C} = QuikWriting
{991A1000-9DCB-11d3-B3C2-000000000000} = RapidCalc
{A070BE16-AD56-11d3-BC77-00C06C512035} = Resco Keyboard Pro
{7F0854D9-9ADA-45A9-A3A2-189D9BE8A653} = Smilies Input Panel
{5efab5bd-0af5-48f8-abec-6f36e3a0b5af} = TenGo
{8A7968F3-677B-4F64-859C-8A49FCCCB9BF} = TextPlus
{A5304BFA-CC1D-493f-87D3-D9C17147FA32} = TopKey
{4345EA53-B8A5-4E24-A14A-F7C34DD78077} = WordLogic

Optical Joystick In Opera

FIXED!!
Hi
I found out which settings are required to fix this. Basically, edit input.ini, find the following under [browser widget] and change it as shown below:
Change:
Left = navigate left
Right = navigate right
Up = navigate up
Down = navigate down
to:
Left = Scroll left, 1
Right = Scroll right, 1
Up = Scroll up, 10
Down = Scroll down, 10
This must be what my old Voda X1 had as its default. For me, it makes the optical joystick useful again in Opera cause you can scroll around the whole page, rather than being restricted to navigating between links.
Don't forget the huge array of Opera options available on the config page (enter opera:config into the address bar). Most of these are explained here:
http://www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini/
http://files.myopera.com/ResearchWizard/files/Opera-Mobile.html?1227183542#inputini1
Nigel
Hi
Having sent back my vodafone X1, i now have an HTC X1, and am noting the differences between the two.
On the voda X1, the optical joystick could be used to scroll around a page (without highlighting any links).
On the HTC X1, the optical joystick works more like A 4 way tab button, the page moves, but the links keep getting highlighted.
The highlighting od the linka means that smooth scrolling does not happen.
Anyone know how to make opera behave like it did on the voda X1? i want my smooth scrolling back!
Nigel

My no brand italian X1 works like your "htc" x1.
In IE instead works like "vodafone" x1.

Start > settings > System > Optical Joystick > Allow scrolling iirc

nice hint! thx

Would be nice if it brought up a little mouse... it does this in Opera Mini (probably because Mini is made to have a mouse for all phones using the d-pad).

Hi
All the options under 'optical joystick' in settings are turned on. This does not enable me to pan around the page in opera like I used to be able to with my previous X1 - rather, the optical joystick just moves a highlight between the links on the page.
Previously the links on the page were ignored, and the joystick just moved the page about.
Basically it is now working like a cursor key rather than offering the ability to freely pan about the screen like before.
Must be a registry setting somewhere... either that, or the voda X1 that I had had a newer version of opera installed.
Pain in the arse whatever it is - I had gotten used to using the joystick, now I am back to flicking the screen with the stylus.
Nigel

Hi
Here ia my opera.ini can someone with a voda x1 or an x1 on which the joystick works properly in opera post theirs? you'll find it under application data.
Nigel
ï»¿Opera Preferences version 2.1
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding
[Install]
Preference URL=http://xml.opera.com/spoof/
Browser First Time Launch=0
[User Prefs]
Default URL=file://\Windows\Sony%20Ericsson%20start%20page\index.html
Ignore Unrequested Popups=1
Minimum Font Size=12
Help URL=\Application Data\Opera9\help\en\
Warn Insecure Form=0
Maximum Allowed Tabs=3
User JavaScript=1
Always load User JavaScript=1
UAProf URL=http://www.sonyericsson.com/downloads/X1i-1.0.xml
Home URL=about:blank
URL Type=2
Rendering mode=0
[Adv User Prefs]
Conn Mgr Auto Detect Network=1
[Cache]
Document=7000
Figure=3000
[Disk Cache]
Size=4000
[Security Prefs]
Enable SSL v2=1
Enable SSL v3=1
Enable TLS v1.0=1
Enable TLS v1.1=0
[File Types]
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint=4,\Windows\ppt.exe,,,ppt,|
application/sdp=3,\windows\StreamingPlayer.exe,,,sdp,|
application/x-sdp=3,\windows\StreamingPlayer.exe,,,sdp,|
application/x-rtsp=3,\windows\StreamingPlayer.exe,,,sdp,|
application/mheg=3,\windows\wmplayer.exe,,,mheg,|
application/rstl=3,\windows\wmplayer.exe,,,rstl,|
text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor=9,,,,jad,|
application/java-archive=9,,,,jar,|
audio/x-wav=0,,,,wav,|
audio/midi=0,,,,midi,|
audio/mid=0,,,,mid,|
audio/wav=0,,,,wav,|
audio/x-ms-wma=4,,,,wma,|
video/3gpp=1,,,,3gp,|
[File Types Extension]
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint=,0
application/mheg=,0
application/rstl=,0
application/sdp=,0
text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor=\windows\appdb\,2
application/java-archive=\windows\appdb\,2
[Adaptive Zoom]
Maximum Zoom=200
Minimum Zoom=150
Virtual Screen Width=960
[Trusted Protocols]
rtsp=1,0,
[Network]
Check Local HostName=1
Conn Mgr Auto Detect Network=1
UA Post Platform=PPC
[Colors]
Highlighted Background=#23dc23
Highlighted Text=#ffffff

From my UK Vodafone X1
Opera Preferences version 2.1
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Hi
Thanks for that, unfortunately is it not a setting in that file. I have a suspicion that the setting I want is hiding away in input.ini - would you be able to paste the contents of this file (from a voda X1)?
Cheers
Nigel

I have a HTC X1 (unbranded) and the dpad it works both ways in Opera, though I did not really figure out when it scrolls and when it is in "cursor mode".
One thing is for sure: If there is one link framed (pre-selected), than the dpad works in cursor mode, if you tab on an area without any link then the dpad works in scroll mode - sometimes.
It's really a litte bit weired.

Wanted input.ini from Vodafone X1
Hi
Can someone post the contents of their input.ini file from a (UK) Vodafone X1
Application Data\Opera9\input.ini
Pretty Please?!
Nigel

Sorted!
Worked out how to do this, see updated post on first page
Nigel

Hi bro.
With your settings works, but also normal pad works with scroll. So no metod for select links as it is.

Indeed
I cant remember if on my vodafone, the d-pad still moved the cursor around the links or not. To be honest, I tend to tap the links.
Something is still different from my voda - on that, I could pan to the right hand side of the screen, and then scroll down, while keeping to the right hand side. With what I posted, the screen view moved back towards the left as you panned down.
If I could persuade someone with a (UK) vodafone Xperia to post their input.ini file it would save me guessing!
Nigel

veletron said:
Indeed
I cant remember if on my vodafone, the d-pad still moved the cursor around the links or not. To be honest, I tend to tap the links.
Something is still different from my voda - on that, I could pan to the right hand side of the screen, and then scroll down, while keeping to the right hand side. With what I posted, the screen view moved back towards the left as you panned down.
If I could persuade someone with a (UK) vodafone Xperia to post their input.ini file it would save me guessing!
Nigel
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Has the same problem, which keeps moving to left whenever moving up or down. So weird...

Thanks a lot for the tip on modifying the .ini file to make the optical pad navigate through the entire webpage rather than through the links. Makes the browsing experience a lot more pleasent. Now if only the would implement the formatting of text depending on how far in we zoom into the webpage like the Touch Pro...

From my branded Vodafone
Code:
[Button Widget]
Enter = Click button
Space = Click button
[Radiobutton Widget]
Space = Click button
[Checkbox Widget]
Space = Check item | Uncheck item
[Edit Widget]
Backspace = Backspace
Left = Previous character
Right = Next character
Left shift = Range previous character
Right shift = Range next character
Left ctrl = Previous word
Right ctrl = Next word
Left ctrl shift = Range previous word
Right ctrl shift= Range next word
Up = Previous line
Down = Next line | Show edit dropdown
Up shift = Range previous line
Down shift = Range next line
PageUp = Page up
PageDown = Page down
PageUp shift = Range page up
PageDown shift = Range page down
Home = Go to line start
End = Go to line end
Home shift = Range go to line start
End shift = Range go to line end
Home ctrl = Go to start
End ctrl = Go to end
Home ctrl shift = Range go to start
End ctrl shift = Range go to end
Del ctrl = Delete word
Backspace ctrl = Backspace word
z ctrl = Undo
y ctrl = Redo
z ctrl shift = Redo
a ctrl = Select all
b ctrl = Toggle style bold
i ctrl = Toggle style italic
u ctrl = Toggle style underline
Del = Delete
[Dropdown Widget]
Down alt = Show dropdown
Esc = Close dropdown
Right = Next item
Left = Previous item
Down = Next item
Up = Previous item
PageUp = Page up
PageDown = Page down
Home = Go to start
End = Go to end
[Browser Widget]
Tab = Focus next widget
Tab shift = Focus previous widget
Left Shift = Scroll left
Right Shift = Scroll right
Up Shift = Scroll up
Down Shift = Scroll down
Right = Navigate right
Left = Navigate left
Down = Navigate down
Up = Navigate up
PageUp = Page up
PageDown = Page down
Space = Page down
Home = Go to start
End = Go to end
Home ctrl = Go to start
End ctrl = Go to end
Esc = Stop
Enter = Activate element | Open link | Focus form | Click button
a ctrl = Select all
[Browser Window]
F1 = GOGI Command Menu or Cancel
F2 = GOGI Window Menu
F3 = GOGI Previous Page
F4 = GOGI Next Page
[Application]
Enter ctrl = Wand
GestureLeft = Back
GestureRight = Forward | Fast forward
GestureUp = Stop
GestureDown = New page
GestureDown, GestureRight = Close page
FlipBack = Back
FlipForward = Forward | Wand
n ctrl = New page
t ctrl = New page
w ctrl = Close page
F5 = Reload
Plus = Zoom in, 10
Plus ctrl = Zoom in, 100
Add ctrl = Zoom in, 100
- = Zoom out, 10
- ctrl = Zoom out, 100
Dec ctrl = Zoom out, 100
* = Zoom to, 100
z = Back
x = Forward
. = Find inline
F3 = Find next
F3 shift = Find previous
x ctrl = Cut
c ctrl = Copy
v ctrl = Paste
tab ctrl = Switch to next window
tab shift ctrl = Switch to previous window

Hi artesea
Cheers for posting that - its the same as in mine so it looks like the scrolling about on my old voda was not achieved by mods to input.ini performed by vodafone.
Guess I'll stick with that I have. Are you able to confirm that on your voda, like on my old one, the optical joystick lets you pan freely about the screen (w/o getting caught on links). I.e 'scrolling' rather than 'navigating' in Opera speak?
If so, when you scroll to the right hand side of a zoomed in page and then scroll down, does the view stay on the right, or does it revert back to the left as you scroll down?
Nigel

It's a UK Vodafone branded X1. When in Opera if I use to optical the page moves around in the direction I scroll. There is no panning to the left when moving down the right hand side of the page.
To move between links I can use the 4 way, although sometimes this doesn't work.

How do you open .ini files in X1?
I can't find any Text Editors. How about Word Mobile?

Fullscreen Direct3D not working on Diamond

Hi,
I have a problem running a Direct3D app on full screen on a HTC Diamond: no matter which way I create the Direct3D device, by making a window that covers the full screen, or by creating a fullscreen device, all I see is the background of the window. Nothing rendered in Direct3D is shown.
If I use a window that is, for example, one pixel shorter than the full screen - everything works fine, but "real" full screen doesn't.
The Direct3D examples from the WM6 SDK, which also create a full screen window, fail exactly the same way both on my phone and on another Diamond I've tested, so I assume it's not a problem with my configuration or ROM, but a common one. Also I've found a few similar questions on other forums, mentioning phones like the Touch Pro, but no answers.
To create a fullscreen window I do the following:
g_screenWidth = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
g_screenHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
g_hWndMain = CreateWindow(szWindowClass, szTitle, WS_VISIBLE,
0, 0, g_screenWidth, g_screenHeight, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
SHFullScreen(g_hWndMain, SHFS_HIDETASKBAR | SHFS_HIDESIPBUTTON);
/* ... */
D3DMPRESENT_PARAMETERS presentParameters;
memset(&presentParameters, 0, sizeof presentParameters);
presentParameters.SwapEffect = D3DMSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;
presentParameters.Windowed = true;
HRESULT hr = g_d3d->CreateDevice(D3DMADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DMDEVTYPE_DEFAULT, g_hWndMain, NULL,
&presentParameters, &g_dev);
All the functions succeed, however, nothing gets drawn on the screen besides the background of the window.
The same thing happens when I create a fullscreen device, like below:
// The same window creation stuff...
// ....
presentParameters.BackBufferWidth = g_screenWidth;
presentParameters.BackBufferHeight = g_screenHeight;
presentParameters.BackBufferFormat = D3DMFMT_UNKNOWN;
presentParameters.BackBufferCount = 1;
presentParameters.SwapEffect = D3DMSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;
presentParameters.Windowed = false;
presentParameters.FullScreen_PresentationInterval = D3DMPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT;
HRESULT hr = g_d3d->CreateDevice(D3DMADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DMDEVTYPE_DEFAULT, g_hWndMain, NULL,
&presentParameters, &g_dev);
Again, all the calls seem to succeed, but nothing is visible on the screen. I've tried setting the pixel format explicitly - still nothing is drawn.
But if I change the window in the first example to be one pixel less than the size of the screen, everything is displayed correctly.
Does anyone know why this is happening and whether some solutions for running the app full-screen are possible? As far as I understand, VSync is available only in fullscreen mode, so I'd like to get it working - although one missing line of pixels isn't really visible on the Diamond screen.
And yet another unrelated question: does the graphics chip in the Diamond support render-to-texture? It seems to be not available in Direct3D, but it might still be exposed in OpenGL ES in that case...

[Q] Doing math on Android

Hello all,
I'm trying to learn how to do math on an android environment. Basicly what I am trying to do is convert a set of numbers into Years, Months and days. This is what I have so far:
Code:
protected void convertNumbersToTotalTime() {
double val = Double.parseDouble(numbers.getText().toString());
double val2 = (val / 365);
double val3 = (val2 * 365);
double val4 = (val - val3);
double val5 = (val4 / 30);
double val6 = (val5 * 30);
double val7 = (val4 - val6);
String val8 = val2 + " Years " + val5 + " Months " + val7 + " days";
outputnum.setText(val8);
}
The only problem is that the output is the years with a long set of decimals. So if I enter 1000 in the in the field I get "2.739726027397260273972602739726" years. In order for me to get the months I need to limit the decimals to so that all I am left is "2". I been looking around but I can't seem get it to work. Any thoughts?
Any advice or recommendations will greatly be appreciated.

Look for a math.round function.
C# is based partially on java and has a math.round(number,decimalplaces)
Chances are java has a similar function
ReEdit: wrong function just look for the docs for the java maths apI

yes there should be a Math.round() or you could format your output i cant remember the functions.
round
DecimalFormat
links to both

Thanks! It worked!!

Simple Hacks for Lollipop-Sense Based ROMs

Want BoomSound? What about Harman/Kardon?
These hacks are very simple to do. Just simple changes to files.
>>insert non-responsibility disclaimer here...<<
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I have tested most of them, but not all, hence you will see that some of them are questions (in red). I didn't bother changing those ones as to me personally either not necessary or didn't want to mess. But I included them anyways.
Tried and tested that the hacks will be implemented upon factory reset. Have not tested if restarting will work.
Just restart the phone for the changes to be applied.
Requirements:
Root (obviously)
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Here we go!
File location:
/system/customize/ACC/your_file_here.xml
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AMS_feature_FirstBackgroundProcess_white_list = insert the app that you want to be processed by the phone upon boot.
AMS_feature_QuickBoot_white_list = Quick boot whitelist?
AMS_feature_recentApp_MaxRecentTasks = Number of apps that will be detected by the Grid View Task Manager
AMS_feature_recentApp_MaxVisibleTasks = Number of apps VISIBLE on the Grid View Task Manager
AppUsageStats_feature_AutoEnableWifi_when_launch = Turns on Wi-Fi upon opening Usage app
disable_screenshot = as the name implies
enable_gesture_service = 3 finger gesture?
NMS_feature_flashlight_during_charging = turns on flashlight upon charging?
NMS_feature_led_flash_timeout = led notification timeout?
NMS_feature_tri_color_led = Tri color?
powerkey_answer_phone = as it implies
quicklaunch_flashlight = adds the official flashlight app (as long as you have it installed) on the power menu
battery_show_unsupported_charger_dialog = as the name implies
battery_stop_low_battery_tone_after_1sec = ?
battery_use_another_low_battery_condition = i wonder what this means?
boot_music_default_volume = default volume level of "media" upon boot
devicepolicy_factory_restriction = ?
devicepolicy_wipe_external_storage = ? (when you factory reset, it already wipes your sd, even though on my phone it is set as false)
globalaction_enable_cancel_button = ?
keyguard_locknow_when_sim_absent = locks when no sim?
keyguard_stuck_network_lock = ?
power_halve_brightness_when_offhook = tried this. but couldn't see the difference.
powermanager_backlight_exponential_mode_enable = ?
support_battery_overheat_degree = change battery temp for automatic shutdown?
support_battery_overheat_notify = as name implies
support_cpu_overheat_notify = as name implies
support_extreme_power_saving_mode = says false on mine, but still has EPS
uimode_keep_screenon_when_charging = yeah
Media
support_harman = enable support for harman/kardon, might need .so file for it to work, might need to turn off beats and boom sound.
support_music_ringtone = mp3, etc for ringtones?
support_outdoor_mode = ?
support_theater_effect_logo = yeah
Wi-Fi
ipv6_support = mine is on, even though file says false
Telephony
wlan_support_5g_hotspot = wow! 5g
HTC Camera / Gallery
can_enable_human_joint = enables "crop me in", tried turning it on, but forgot to check for it.
force_3d_preview_rendering = HTC One M8's 3D rendering, will show, but will not work.
grant_crop_me_in_enabled = check above
has_manual_capture = HTC Eye's manual settings, will force close
has_panorama_plus = enables 360 panorama, works
support_front_cam_led_countdown = LED flashes on countdown on selfies
support_same_features_for_all_cameras = adds enabled modes on selfies/front cam, works except for non working ones above
supportZoeInVideoCapture = enables snap shots on zoe video capture, does not work
Lockscreen
device_performance_level = lock screen priority?
Internet
enable_dynamic_switching_rendering = ?
enable_GPU_upload = ?
enable_read_mode = google, couldn't really try if it works
enable_smart_read_mode = google
memory_limit = ?
support_rename_download_file = could be handy
Phone
delayOfAllowIncomingRing = delay in ms upon ringing
isWaterProof = HTC J Butterfly?
Settings
notification_flash_led_8color = how can we utilize this?
SystemUI
notification_light_behavior_options = turned this on, but didn't know where to look for it
quick_setting_available_items = change quick settings, don't know how to check for the corresponding number to the settings, and how to add them?
show_4g_for_lte = want the old LTE back?
support_minor_quicksettings = tried enabling, don't know where to change
Volume
safe_volume_timeout
support_ringback_tone
support_toogle_use_ring_volume_for_notify
Weather
hide_vendor_logo = is this the AccuWeather logo?
WorldClock
isSupportAlarmVolumeKeyInSilentMode
Gallery Effect
htc_album_feature_diff = change the one's below:
albumeffect_refocus = HTC One M8's blur refocus, will show, but doesn't work
albumeffect_cutpaste = Got it on, forgot what it is
albumeffect_4seasons = HTC One M8's Season effects, will show, doesn't work
albumeffect_foregrounder = HTC One M8's Foregrounder effect, will show, doesn't work
albumeffect_3d_marco = HTC One M8's 3D viewer
albumeffect_enable = ?
Sound
support_beats_audio = well
support_boomsound_effect = Enables boom sound effect, might need .so files for it to work properly, might need turn off beats and harman.
support_fingerprint = HTC One M9+ already been worked even before released in public
support_music_channel = ?
support_vmware = wow, virtual machine?
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As you can see, upon opening the file/s, there are a lot of things that can be changed. Thread accordingly when changing things.
The reason above for the "your_file" is that depending on what base ROM you've got (eu, asia, wwe, etc) plus the combination of the sim card that you've got, the phone will try to find the corresponding xml file. I will let you figure this one out. But it is very easy to do. This could also be the reason why that you might need to factory reset your phone before these hacks will work.
I would recommend, as much as you can, to use the right file. In any case, remove the unnecessary xml files but keep the "default" one. Your phone will use it then.
Upon changing the values on the files, you must make sure that the permissions of them are set back to normal. Too lazy to say.
I bet these hacks can also easily be implemented by the Xposed Modules, avoiding the need for factory reset.
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For the telephony 5G I'm pretty sure that may enable the use of 5GHz for the wifi hotspot/tethering, as it currently only uses the 2.4GHz wifi. Might be best to not fiddle with quick boot as I heard that's incompatible with Lollipop.

KiraYahiroz said:
For the telephony 5G I'm pretty sure that may enable the use of 5GHz for the wifi hotspot/tethering, as it currently only uses the 2.4GHz wifi. Might be best to not fiddle with quick boot as I heard that's incompatible with Lollipop.
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I've thought the same. But I think it is already enabled even though the file is saying not. Don't have a 5ghz wifi to test.

Database Users

welcome