I miss the cube from my Polaris/Touch Cruise; it was so easy to navigate. Is there a cube that will work on the Xperia? I've tried the Manilla type touch interface, but prefer the cube.
Thanks.
Probably unlikely since there was never a WVGA or even a VGA cube.
True, I hadn't considered that.
Does anyone know a utility that you can run before a game, configure a key map for the game, set screen orientation and override the HTC typing function so it won't crash the phone / game?
I've found some good Touch Pro 2 compatible games but many need a D-pad or use of other hardware buttons. Others put the screen into the wrong orientation relative to the keyboard. Yet others allow use of hardware arrow keys but the directions are mixed up... If there is a utility to do this for all WM games the Pro 2 would be one of the best PPC games machines out there... Any ideas?
I love the juicy interface but it has its problem, when I turn my TP2 ( G-Sensor) the play button does not appear and it runs slow, can some one help me, cab, tweak or hack.
I just flashed Kumar's rom and applied several registry hacks, and my HD2 is purring smoothly. Perhaps I've missed a registry hack somewhere, but I notice that the keyboard only lags in landscape mode.
I've tried every program, and the scrolling and text entry are really laggy when I move into landscape, but it never ever lags in portrait.
I don't mind typing and scrolling in portrait, but the keyboard is much better in landscape.
Is there a registry hack to improve the performance in this mode?
I'm sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but I've been reading threads all day and haven't found any pertaining to this issue--just general lag complaints.
Sorry, I did the font rendering, gdi hacks...
Is there one specific to landscape performance?
I gave up on landscaped roms. I cant speak for all keyboards, but swype is unuseable in landscape on mine, and since thats my primary keyboard.... (not just the keyboard, but its most noticeable on keyboards.)
That's unfortunate.
I'm still searching for the right combination of registry hacks, but I don't understand what causes the hang with the keyboard in landscape.
Also I applied most of the hacks from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=629388
Okay I think I solved my own problem.
I downloaded Touchpal (keyboard), and it completely fixed all lag issues.
From reading the threads here, I thought it was the messaging app that was laggy, but I found most landscape apps laggy.
The touchpal keyboard fixes all of that lag, and so I guess it's HTC sense and not just winmo 6.5 in general.
Since windows 8 is quite unpopular with touch enabled apps and games and Microsoft store is quite poor for the time being, I decided to make a list of apps and games and the required optimizations for touch, where necesary.
This is also the chance to replay some brilliant oldies! As we all know 10-year old PC games easily outshine modern tablet games in both gameplay and graphics. As most of them are forgotten by the developers and will probably never be remastered for the touch screen, there is no reason why they shouldn't be enjoyed on modern tablets.
I will list older (and newer) games and apps that either work flawlessly on Windows 8 or require some easy modding to get there.
My input will be based on the VitoTab TF810C but any input is valuable and will be added to the first post.
Please share your own experiences and I will try to keep this thread up to date with any news.
UI
Obly tile - Add new shortcut tiles on your Metro UI desktop in style!
Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer - set start menu wallpaper, sync it with the desktop one, add transparency etc.
INPUT
Comfort virtual keyboard pro - decent replacement for the built in OSK allows custom layouts, keys and app triggering
Comfort Hot virtual keyboard - the same as the above but this one allows macro buttons.
Comfort Keys Pro - a mix of keyboard, macro, clipboard etc.
I added my custom keyboards below. It should be compatible with all the programs listed above, but you should fiddle with the program a little to make it work.
For a gaming setup, go to: On-screen Keyboard > Typing aid and enable key repeat.
To switch different layouts (the examples I posted have the switch key included) go to Keyboard shortcuts > Set the list of keyboards
To make a custom keyboard run with a particular app, see the "Dependencies menu in settings".
If the keyboard gets closed during intro or while the game loads: On-screen Keyboard, enable "Lock"
The program is buggy esp. when resolutions get switched.
To get it back in place, try:
On-screen Keyboard > Docking
On-screen Keyboard > Advanced > Screen border
In case it's stretched:
On-screen Keyboard > Zoom
GAMES: Atom-based tablets
GREEN: fully playable, YELLOW: fully playable, custom OSK required or mild annoyances RED: has issues but is at least partially playable.
Unstoppable Gorg - available on Steam
Monopoly 2012 - available from bigfishgames.com
Westward 1-4 - playable, you need to disable any mouse device in device manager or you will get erratic input in-game - available from bigfish.com
Need for Speed 5: Porsche - stretched in fullscreen, custom OSK
Carmageddon TDR 2000 - custom OSK, mouse is ofset in menus: start dragging from the top left corner
Neighbors from hell - 800x600 only, delete cinemaware.exe to get rid of pesky intro D-pad keyboard recommended - available from gog.com
Mafia 1 - driving only, custom OSK, needs virtual joystick/mousepad app for aiming.
Fallout tactics - requires HiRes Patch, without proper right click game pace might be too slow.
Requests:
The keyboard I found so far seems to behave quite inconsistently when resolutions are switched. It also doesn't come cheap, so if anyone knows a better one or plans to make one, please let me know!
Any virtual keyboards, joysticks, joypads, touchpads news are extremely welcome!
More to follow
Bec07 said:
Since windows 8 is quite unpopular with touch enabled apps and games and Microsoft store is quite poor for the time being, I decided to make a list of apps and games and the required optimizations for touch, where necesary.
This is also the chance to replay some brilliant oldies! As we all know 10-year old PC games easily outshine modern tablet games in both gameplay and graphics. As most of them are forgotten by the developers and will probably never be remastered for the touch screen, there is no reason why they shouldn't be enjoyed on modern tablets.
I will list older (and newer) games and apps that either work flawlessly on Windows 8 or require some easy modding to get there.
My input will be based on the VitoTab TF810C but any input is valuable and will be added to the first post.
Please share your own experiences and I will try to keep this thread up to date with any news.
UI
Obly tile - Add new shortcut tiles on your Metro UI desktop in style!
Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer - set start menu wallpaper, sync it with the desktop one, add transparency etc.
INPUT
Comfort virtual keyboard pro - decent replacement for the built in OSK allows custom layouts, keys and app triggering
Comfort Hot virtual keyboard - the same as the above but this one allows macro buttons.
Comfort Keys Pro - a mix of keyboard, macro, clipboard etc.
I added my custom keyboards below. It should be compatible with all the programs listed above, but you should fiddle with the program a little to make it work.
For a gaming setup, go to: On-screen Keyboard > Typing aid and enable key repeat.
To switch different layouts (the examples I posted have the switch key included) go to Keyboard shortcuts > Set the list of keyboards
To make a custom keyboard run with a particular app, see the "Dependencies menu in settings".
If the keyboard gets closed during intro or while the game loads: On-screen Keyboard, enable "Lock"
The program is buggy esp. when resolutions get switched.
To get it back in place, try:
On-screen Keyboard > Docking
On-screen Keyboard > Advanced > Screen border
In case it's stretched:
On-screen Keyboard > Zoom
GAMES: Atom-based tablets
GREEN: fully playable, YELLOW: fully playable, custom OSK required or mild annoyances RED: has issues but is at least partially playable.
Unstoppable Gorg - available on Steam
Monopoly 2012 - available from bigfishgames.com
Westward 1-4 - playable, you need to disable any mouse device in device manager or you will get erratic input in-game - available from bigfish.com
Need for Speed 5: Porsche - stretched in fullscreen, custom OSK
Carmageddon TDR 2000 - custom OSK, mouse is ofset in menus: start dragging from the top left corner
Neighbors from hell - 800x600 only, delete cinemaware.exe to get rid of pesky intro D-pad keyboard recommended - available from gog.com
Mafia 1 - driving only, custom OSK, needs virtual joystick/mousepad app for aiming.
Fallout tactics - requires HiRes Patch, without proper right click game pace might be too slow.
Requests:
The keyboard I found so far seems to behave quite inconsistently when resolutions are switched. It also doesn't come cheap, so if anyone knows a better one or plans to make one, please let me know!
Any virtual keyboards, joysticks, joypads, touchpads news are extremely welcome!
More to follow
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can you tell me what all games i can play on my netbook running win8 pro with 2gigs of ram?
TouchPal is also a nice keyboard app worth trying for Win8