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Hi everyone,
This is my first post, so hello. I got my HTC Wizard (T-Mobile MDA branded) earlier this week and have been experimenting with it quite a bit since. One thing I really wanted working, since I'm a huge Sonic fan (and I legitimately own all of the cartridges, don't pirate!) was to get a working Genesis emulator going on the Wizard. I couldn't even get PocketGenesis to load, and MorphGear's genesis support is ludicrously slow on a Wizard, so I was about to give up hope until I found PicoDrive. This free emulator really needs more love, the core is written in ARM assembler and it BLOWS AWAY the alternatives. It only has two downsides: no sound, and no save state support, at least in the version available on the developer's site. I decided to fix these problems.
Now let me emphasize I did NOT write this program. The guy who did is awesome and you can visit his site at www.finalburn.com.
I downloaded the source and enabled the sound he had disabled for the release version. However, it sounds horrible, so I've left it disabled. I _DID_ add proper save states to the emulator, however. (It was a simple modification of the existing code for loading/saving movies) Since this was a feature I thought others would benefit from (and also just to encourage others to try PicoDrive) I thought I would post my modified version to this site. You'll find the Load State and Save State options on the Options menu during play.
An additional tip - by editing the PicoConfig file, which you'll find in your device's root directory, you can remap the key config for the emulator. If there's interest I'd be willing to add a GUI to help you do this in a week or two when I have time. (We're nearing the end of the college semester currently, so I'm pretty busy at the moment)
Let me know what you guys think, and enjoy! The attached file is an ARM exe, just copy it to your device and run.
Hi, where can i get the games to run with this emulator?
I used to love the sonic and mario games but i'm useless with finding the games.
Thanks for any help i get in advance,
Ash
I really can't tell anyone where to get ROMs; I don't want to do anything of questionable legality on this site.
Is there anyway of getting this to work in landscape so that you can use the keyboard??
oh wow i hadnt thought of that, id pay real money for a spectrum and bbc emu working in landscape and using the keyb
@maltloaf: i'll look into that in a few weeks and see what i can do!
as far as landscape orientation for picodrive, that's definitely something that can be done. i'll get back to you guys in about 3 weeks with a new version that'll have the most recent picodrive engine, as well as landscape/portrait orientation (i agree, i vastly prefer to use landscape mode) and keyboard config within the app.
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@maltloaf: i'll look into that in a few weeks and see what i can do!
as far as landscape orientation for picodrive, that's definitely something that can be done. i'll get back to you guys in about 3 weeks with a new version that'll have the most recent picodrive engine, as well as landscape/portrait orientation (i agree, i vastly prefer to use landscape mode) and keyboard config within the app.
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Coooool sounds good.. cheers!!
Sorry to bring this back from the dead but I'm really interested in this Keep up the good work.
Picodrive
Hello. I'm new to both forums and the XDA2. I cannot express how cool this version of picodrive is!
I have to say it took me a while that you have to copy the exe file to the xda then run it.
After that I couldn't figure out how to control it until I accidentally mashed some buttons.
Since then!!!
I love this emu, I love the games and now that it has been fiddled with it's so much better.
Thankyou!
I found a new version of Picodrive 0.047 on this forum and it work's perfectly! Fast, sound, landscape, full screen, remap button ability, and save. About halfway down the page is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...=0&postorder=asc&highlight=picodrive&start=25
Howdo,
I'm just going to try and build my first gesture program in Visual Studio 2008 using VB. Can anyone give me some pointers on how I get this going. I've been looking at Inkcanvas but I'm not sure if this is right?
Many thanks
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Howdo,
I'm just going to try and build my first gesture program in Visual Studio 2008 using VB. Can anyone give me some pointers on how I get this going. I've been looking at Inkcanvas but I'm not sure if this is right?
Many thanks
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Hey I would like to learn that too...
Google is your friend:
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Libraries/Windows_Messages/Mouse_Gestures/article.asp
Fantastic! Looks like a good starting place. Is there much advantage of using C# compared to VB out of interest?
Just found this as well
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobile/MouseGestures.aspx
I'm currently finishing to write a simple proof-of-concept application launcher using simple stylus gestures (no neural nets, just eight directions supported - somewhat like in firefox mouse gestures plugin). Right now it works quite fine and the code is easy to port to any language as long as you can record last few locations of stylus.
I'll post it as soon as i find out how to launch an application from C level. The simplest way system() doesn't seem to work
Dziekuje!
I look forward to seeing it!
As promised:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374375
That's just a proof of concept - the included program doesn't do anything but recognizing gestures as you draw them and reacting if the drawn gesture matches one of patterns defined in config file (still didn't have time to find out how to make it launch an app).
The demo application is in C, but once you understand the method behind it, it should be easy to port to any programming language. Of course that's probably not the best way to do it, and it's definitely not the only way to do it, but it's simple to implement (no neural networks required), supports eight directions (including diagonal - opposed to methods described in links above), and gesture can consist of many strokes (a single gesture may be drawn like: left, up, up-right, down-right, down, up-left, right...). There's still a lot of room for optimizations, but it's some starting point...
Thats really smart! Well done, thanks for coming back to me! I will investigate it over the weekend! . Thanks also for the information on the compiler thats also useful to know!!
Hey all,
I have been in contact with the author of the Dynamo task switcher program for a little while now, and he has decided to give up work on a new version of the program because he does not have enough time to devote to it anymore (if you haven't heard of it, look here: http://www.aspecto-software.com/punbb/viewforum.php?id=2). As such, he's released the source code, which I am posting here. I'm hoping some industrious programmers here with some time on their hands could have a look at it, and finish where he left off. Here is what he's written about it.
"Although I truly think Dynamo is a great application and deserves to be maintained, I have been unable to find enough time to finish off and release a new version.
The source you'll find here is an almost completed new version of Dynamo that I had hoped would work on phones. As you may be aware, Dynamo 2 will not work on Windows smartphones and the aim of this version was to create a single version that worked on both standard PDAs and phones.
When built, the current code will execute on a phone and try to hook up one of the hard-keys as a key to launch Dynamo. When clicked, this key will then activate Dynamo and show the programs in the dynamo interface as expected (if this fails for any reason simply manually launch Dynamo again to activate it). The apps can then be selected as per Dynamo's normal behaviour. The program is indeed near completion. In my opinion all that needs to be done to get it completed (for the phone at least) is to correctly identify the applications that are phone operating system ones and not worth displaying (you'll notice that currently Dynamo displays a few applications that are OS caretaking apps, and can't really be selected), and to generally tidy up the interface to make it look nice for release.
Please note that all the code is released under the GNU software license, as follows...
Copyright (C) 2008 Marek Bell & Malcolm Hall
Email: [email protected]
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA."
Edit: See this thread if you don't know what Dynamo is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367399
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I just wanted to say that you're an illiterate [email protected]
that's all i wanted to say.
nir36 said:
I just wanted to say that you're an illiterate [email protected]
that's all i wanted to say.
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I feel so appreciated
This is great news! I just tried 3d alt tab yesterday, but it lacks the random access that Dynamo gives. Also with the Xperia coming out soon I expect this kind of animated task switcher will become very popular (for phones that are not the xperia of course).
Surur
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This is great news! I just tried 3d alt tab yesterday, but it lacks the random access that Dynamo gives. Also with the Xperia coming out soon I expect this kind of animated task switcher will become very popular (for phones that are not the xperia of course).
Surur
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Yeah, I think the random access on this program if far superior to the 3D alt-tab program that is being developed here. I've been using Dynamo 2 for months now, and it's really fantastic, just needs landscape support, exclusion ability, and a couple other tweaks and it'd be perfect. According to the author the new version posted here only requires a little more work to complete, so hopefully someone will look into it.
Pretty please?
bump.
Surur
Come on people, this is probably the greatest task-switcher program ever written for Windows Mobile and there's not a single developer on here that wants to put the finishing touches on an almost completely written code?!
I second to that!!!
+1
People - come on, join with this, the more requests we get, the more the probability rises that someone will notice this and act.
Strongly agree
surur said:
This is great news! I just tried 3d alt tab yesterday, but it lacks the random access that Dynamo gives. Also with the Xperia coming out soon I expect this kind of animated task switcher will become very popular (for phones that are not the xperia of course).
Surur
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what is the random access?
roozbeh said:
what is the random access?
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It means being able to instantly access any of running programs (so you can see list/thumbnails of _all_ running programs and just click the one you need), as opposed to sequential access (only next and previous program) used in 3d alt-tab.
Anyone able to post some pics?
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Anyone able to post some pics?
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See this thread for an animated gif of it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367399
I really hope someone picks this up i have been looking for this exact app for my phone for a verry long time
nice find!
htctoucher said:
I really hope someone picks this up i have been looking for this exact app for my phone for a verry long time
nice find!
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I think a lot of people have. It's been around for years, it's just that no one has ever heard of it.
this is app is great,
calling all programmers who can help
finish this cool stuff,
i fully agree!!!!!!! we need a new build that works on all the devices, cmon developers
Freaking bump
I got the idea to make a application finder software for Windows Mobile. Specially designed to HTC Diamond, with many G-apps & games and other nice apps. It's under development now, and i will release one screenshot for you.
This app will not be just an styled IE-frame, like many "appstore" like apps that have been released before.
19. October 2008:
New Screenshot of the start screen.
Development stopped, becouse of the Gecko project.
I think this is a phenominal idea. The idea that went around recently was an internet based solution through ie explorer and it just was not device friendly. To have a device based solution is much more sensable. If you could create a server that developers could upload their most recent programs too that would be the best.
Maybe contact the system admin on this site and see if he will give your program to access the sites FTP server or something. Then a user could use your device based program that would seemlessly connect to the interenet in the back ground, poll the server for software, sort it and place it into a thumb friendly interface on the phone by which it could be sorted into categories of games, utilities, themes, programs etc etc....
Of course the admin would have to create those categories on the site's side and the developers would need to upload their program to the correct one but I think everyone has been in such a need for this that they would be willing to do it without much arm twisting.
Or, you could create device user interface that interacts with Orb.com... But then you would have to get the updates of programs and upload them to ORB for your program to work. But ORB does already have a sorting feature that your user controls on the device could be made to access for sorting etc. It even has a video section that a user could download tutorials of different programs that someone took time to make.
All just ideas. Some you may find good or not. I am excited to see a device based program though. It make user intereaction easier.
Curious G.
yes
Its a good idea, keep working on it
seems to be a nice idea
I like the idea but this really depends on what will be offered / how updated the actual site behind the store application is. Have you had any thoughts on that yet?
i second that.
at this time i browse via opera tho xda to download stuff... but having a app that simplifies things would be even better...
maybe all the downloads here could be managed and put upto "youre" server in an automated way..
I remember seeing this article a few weeks ago about Microsoft creating their own app store.
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/n.../job-advert-reveals-microsoft-skymarket.phtml
Either way, it's certainly a good idea!!
I forward the notion. An app that has all the apps at hand for easy download by category would kick some serious asss..
If I can help in any way let me know.
Greetings to all.
Love this development. Maybe this progress will open up eyes on new skilful programmers and we will see an increase of good looking apps and games. Not that I don't just love the things going on here at xda. But the more the merrier, right? The only complaint that I might have on this forum is the all the threads with wallpapers and especially the ones with half-naked women...But that's me...
So an app store (or two) is going to make it easier for us to sort out what we are interested in and only that.
If needed count me in I can help develop..
Great idea.
In the spirit of AppToDate, which I found worked very very well. But with YouTube-app like interface, all connected to database were latest apps can get installed.
Great idea!
I'm working to figure out how to connect to MySQL from a windows mobile based device, does anyone here know?
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i think if these two threads could be incorporated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428480
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433913
that would be a good way to do storage
each developer could use have there own account and then whenever they updated there app they update the wapps link via web or give it like some type of flash capabilities that would be really great
or there could be a generic account that ever one uses to upload too
looks like this is in the works http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=436127
maybe some collabo might be nice
Nice project!! GoOd Luck!!
If there was a way to advertise this app when it gets made. the diamond would sell millions
Why not just modify a RSS feed reader?
niikoo said:
I'm working to figure out how to connect to MySQL from a windows mobile based device, does anyone here know?
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Maybe Sqlite is more accurate for a mobile device ?
And you just download the sqlite file available on a server, this way requests would be very fast.
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Maybe Sqlite is more accurate for a mobile device ?
And you just download the sqlite file available on a server, this way requests would be very fast.
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Yes, every time you start it will update from the web or you can click on a button to update (or an 'update every x minutes' function
please keep up the hard work!!!!! love to see this appstore happen!
Envy TouchPad NagashMod
Envy TouchPad is an open source project.
I found the source on the web some time ago, I don't know where or from who.
Please if you are the original author or if you know some reference tell me.
I modded this software from source (with visual studio 2012) to add some new features:
- Gestures for windows 10 (switch desktop with 3 finger left-right, show all desktops.. etc..)
- Options to disable Scrolling (keep driver original scrolling)
- Reverse scrolling
Original EnvyTouchPad features:
- Enable two fingr scrolling (vertical and horizontal)
- Settings for scrolling: speed, acceleration, inertia.
- Can scroll background windows (like mac! Windows 10 introduce this feature but won't works with original synaptics driver scrolling)
- Can scroll vertical and horizontal concurrently (without raise the hand, like multitouch)
- Set action for tapping with 1, 2 and 3 fingers.
- Set actions for 3 finger scroll (up, down, right, left)
- etc..
This software should works with all SYNAPTICS TUCHPADS !!
I'm using it on my lenovo yoga 13.
NB: if you want to use these feature correctly, you have to disable the same feature offered by original touchpad driver.
NB: YOU NEED Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 x86 (from microsoft, link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679# )
Thanks to the original author :good:
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Source code uploaded on github
github project: EnvyTouchpad-NagashMod
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I have an Asus F555L, I use Asus Smart Gesture atm. Can this work on my laptop too?
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I have an Asus F555L, I use Asus Smart Gesture atm. Can this work on my laptop too?
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I don't know, you have to check if your touchpad driver is based on Synaptics.
Usually touchpads are based on Synaptics or Elan.
You can simply download the release.zip and try to start the software.
There is not an installer, just launch and see.
If your PC has synaptics drivers the software will run, either will launch an error message.
NB: the program start as tray icon, as shown in the screen attached
Let me know if it works!
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I don't know, you have to check if your touchpad driver is based on Synaptics.
Usually touchpads are based on Synaptics or Elan.
You can simply download the release.zip and try to start the software.
There is not an installer, just launch and see.
If your PC has synaptics drivers the software will run, either will launch an error message.
NB: the program start as tray icon, as shown in the screen attached
Let me know if it works!
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Unfortunately it doesn't work SynCom.dll isn't on my PC so I think I am using Elan drivers
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Unfortunately it doesn't work SynCom.dll isn't on my PC so I think I am using Elan drivers
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Hi, your tool is fantastic, thank you very much. In the next release is possible for you to add the option (in the actions section) to launch also an executable of my choice (i can pick it...) and the windows 10 action bar?
Thank you again.
DD
Hello.
Can this work under Windows 7? I don't love Windows, but my studies and future work would require it until I become a mad genious that improves the electronics software and others or I get totally insane. Whatever happens sooner, probably the first!
Are you planning to submit it in GitHub/GitLab? Maybe others could be interested. You would be surprised how ****ty most trackpad software configuration is...
I find trackpads quite cumbersome, but I managed to configure a it my way. Most people would probably hate how I use it,, because I reversed it.
I need to use trackballs and mechanical keyboards because of RSI risks, I love them too . I would sell my body to have a builtin mechanical keyboard and a very hires trackball, but I'm fatty so there's no hope to get at least the MSI Titan
I'm trying to study electronics, maybe I someday will learn that, CAM and CNC to do a custom design. I don't care if it's more bulky, but a mechanical keyboard (I love Model M, but that would be insane even for me), a custom very hires trackball (maybe mixing both could be a good idea, like the early Steam controller) or even 3D controller, a tablet an a lot better battery and some extras related to electronics and more
But I have o learn a lot before be able to do crazy projects like that...
thanks a lot for your interesting software.
I like this, however I like the built in driver config for scrolling with two fingers. I have to check the "Disable two finger scrolling management" box to get it to work right, but when I reboot it doesn't save the config.
Any ideas? Good work though. I love having three finger gestures to change desktops.
Hi
This works, MSI GL62 6QF synaptics touchpad
but the problem is:
the 3 fingers gesture are programmed to work if the fingers move in a parallel way
this isn't all easy, could you add the option to use this with fingers not moving in a parallel way?
for example, if I move my finger horizontally while placing them next to each other, I would like that to be right/lift gesture
now it doesn't do anything unless i put my fingers in a vertical way
Could you please do that?
Is this the source https://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=10e73hc18ierh
Awesome man, works perfectly. Was looking for it from a long time. Thanks a lot.
@nagash91 Any hopes to release the source code in GitHub?
Anyone interested in resuscitating this project? Open Source drivers for Windows are cool too
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@nagash91 Any hopes to release the source code in GitHub?
Anyone interested in resuscitating this project? Open Source drivers for Windows are cool too
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Uploaded the project on github with the source code
https://github.com/nagash91/EnvyTouchpad-NagashMod
nagash91 said:
Uploaded the project on github with the source code
https://github.com/nagash91/EnvyTouchpad-NagashMod
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This is an incredible little gem. Now my Vaio touchpad compares to my MacBook!!!
The app could use some speed optimization (a bit slow to start on boot, medium effect on boot according to task manager).
Also, a more generic name like Synaptics Gestures would be nice
Can you turn this into a native app? Without visual C runtime. I think this is what’s needed to fix performance.
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This is an incredible little gem. Now my Vaio touchpad compares to my MacBook!!!
The app could use some speed optimization (a bit slow to start on boot, medium effect on boot according to task manager).
Also, a more generic name like Synaptics Gestures would be nice
Can you turn this into a native app? Without visual C runtime. I think this is what’s needed to fix performance.
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Actually I didn't created this app from scratch: I just modified the Envy TouchPad code that I found on-line some years ago (this is the reason of the name ).
I made this mod for myself and for my brother's notebook, later I decided to share on XDA.
I don't think I'll convert this in a native C++ application (don't have the time and I almost don't use windows anymore).
BTW with the public source code, anyone who want is free to do that
Thanks. I expect more development