X - Bars is screen candy for your X1.
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I wanted something to watch and play with while I was listening to music on windows media player, so I created a suite of interactive graphics, like the visualisations on Windows Media Player on your PC, but these ones respond to touch. If you like [X-Bars] , I will post the others.
X - Bars works on any WM 6 or 6.1 device, any resolution, QVGA, WQVGA, WVGA of the X1 and Touch HD, and on your PC if you have powerpoint installed.
X - Bars
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Is a simulation of a graphic equalizer that responds to your touch.
X - Bars 2
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Is an example of modifying X - Bars with a colourful background picture, example British Flag.
To run [ X - Bars ] and [ X- Bars 2 ]
Simply download this file, Unzip, copy [X - Bars] and [X - Bars 2] to your X1 or WM device. Put some cool tunes on with Media Player, then tap [X - Bars] or [X-Bars 2] to run. Tap the welcome title screen to start.
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Tap any blank part of the screen to start a bar, and tap it again to stop the bar. There are 6 bars in total.
If you want to see the whole background picture tap the bars to start at the same time, there is a bit of skill involved, easily mastered.
The beauty of X - Bars is it can be very easily modified with your own background picture, if you want to change the British flag on [ X - Bars 2]. Heres how.
Modification
1) Open [X - Bars 2] on your PC with Powerpoint.
2) select Slide 3 in the left pane.
3) Select [Format] menu at the top, then [Background].
4) Click the drop down box, then [Fill Effects].
5) Click [Picture] Tab then [Select Picture]
6) Browse to select any picture or background you have on your PC.
7) Save the File, Copy to your device and run.
( I have created some ' X - rated ' versions of [X - Bars], looks crackin on the X1 !)
, , make your own
X - Boost
X - Boost is variation on X-Bars, requires good timing. Again this is best enjoyed with some music playin on media player.
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As with [X - Bars], [X - Boost] works on any WM 6 or 6.1 device, any resolution, QVGA, WQVGA, WVGA of the X1 and Touch HD, and on your PC if you have powerpoint installed. Simply download, unzip, copy to your device, click to run.
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How it works
As the boost bar goes across the bottom of the screen, you have to tap the green square to reveal the next bar, and progress to revealing the whole picture.
Warning : If you miss and hit the black, the slide starts again.
If and when ( and iv made it quite hard ) you reveal the whole picture, press the green sqaure again to start over or press the red square to exit.
Again this program was designed to be easily edited on your PC, and for you to use your own background picture. Heres How.
Modification
1) On Slide 2, Drag the white tab at the bottom of the slide to one side to reveal the whole of the British flag.
2) Using the [Insert] menu, select [Picture] then[From File...]
3) Browse and select any picture on your PC.
4) Resize the picture by clicking on the picture and then dragging the white anchor dots.
5) [Right Click] on picture with your mouse, select [order] then [send to the back], important !
6) Move your picture under the black background keeping it flush Left, so it is completely covered.
7) Delete the British Flag, tap and press delete, save your creation, copy to your device and run.
Quite interesting...
and where's the "x" version ??
X - Block
Test your reaction speeds. As a sqaure is revealed tap it before it dissapears, at the end, count how many you missed. I will be very suprised if anyone gets them all on there first go, or there 10th, or there 100th It is possible, if you concentrate and anticipate, you can do it.
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Again [X-Block] works on any WM 6 or 6.1 device, any resolution, QVGA, WQVGA, WVGA of the X1 and Touch HD, and on your PC if you have powerpoint installed. Again this is best enjoyed with some music playin on media player.
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your device, click to run.
As with [X- Bars] it is very easy to use your own background picture, to create your own mini game. Heres how.
Modification
1) Open [X - Block] on your PC with Powerpoint.
2) Select [Format] menu at the top, then [Background].
3) Click the drop down box, then [Fill Effects].
4) Click [Picture] Tab then [Select Picture]
5) Browse to select any picture or background you have on your PC.
6) Save the File, Copy to your device and run.
Heres some I made earlier...Surely everyone has a picture of there girlfriend they can use
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THANK YOU
This looks awesome. I will try when not at work (i should be working not looking on here )
X - Vision
After you've worked up a sweat with X - Block, here is something more relaxing to chill out with, and quite revealing !
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Again [X-Vision] works on any WM 6 or 6.1 device, any resolution, QVGA, WQVGA, WVGA of the X1 and Touch HD, and on your PC if you have powerpoint installed. Again this is best enjoyed with some music playin on media player.
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your device, click to run.
There are 7 backgrounds to be revealed. Tap the window to move to the next picture or tap anywhere else to exit, if the boss is lookin .
Again you can easily create your own slide slow with your own album of pictures or backgrounds. Heres how.
Modification
1) Open [X - Vision] on your PC with Powerpoint.
2) Select any slide in the left hand pane, by clicking on it.
3) Select [Format] menu at the top, then [Background].
4) Click the drop down box, then [Fill Effects].
5) Click [Picture] Tab then [Select Picture].
6) Browse to select any picture or background you have on your PC.
7) Repeat for all the slides for all your 7 chosen pictures.
8) Save the File, Copy to your device and run.
( Whoes eyes are those )
X - Show
This is a variation on [X-Vision] but the view window smoothly morphs around the screen. Its a good demo of the graphics capability of the X1 and Mobile Powerpoint.
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Again [X-Show] works on any WM 6 or 6.1 device, any resolution, QVGA, WQVGA, WVGA of the X1 and Touch HD, and on your PC if you have powerpoint installed. Again this is best enjoyed with some music playin on media player.
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your device, click to run.
Like X-Vision, there are 7 backgrounds to be revealed. Tap below the morphing window to move to the next picture or tap above the window to exit.
Again you can easily create your own slide slow with your own album of pictures or backgrounds. Heres how.
Modification
1) Open [X - Show] on your PC with Powerpoint.
2) Select any slide in the left hand pane, by clicking on it.
3) Select [Format] menu at the top, then [Background].
4) Click the drop down box, then [Fill Effects].
5) Click [Picture] Tab then [Select Picture].
6) Browse to select any picture or background you have on your PC.
7) Repeat for all the slides for all your 7 chosen pictures.
8) Save the File, Copy to your device and run.
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X - Panels
Help my Panels are corrupted !
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" here come the girls..."
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Here is the full suite of current visualisations wrapped up in a nice panel demo.
Press the green panel button for the fun to begin.
Press the yellow button for a taste of the dark side.
Press the red button if your lass is lookin
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Modification
There are 29 slides that make up this suite, all of the backgrounds can be changed and customised to suit your tastes. Use the instructions outlined earlier in this post for each program. Here are the slides numbers for each program to change the backgrounds, to select the slides simply click on them in the left hand pane in Powerpoint on your PC.
[X - Bars 1] - Change Background on Slide 4
[X - Bars 2] - Change Background on Slide 7
[X - Bars 3] - Change Background on Slide 10
[X - Block 1] - Change Background on Slide 11
[X - Block 2] - Change Background on Slide 12
[X - Boost] - Follow earlier instructions on [X - Boost] to change Picture on Slide 14
[X - Vision] - Change Background on Slides 15 to 21
[X - Show] - Change Background on Slides 22 to 28
Someone is severely bored xD rofl, this stuff is hilarious..
My advice is to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts, as there may be some dark clouds coming over.
this is beautifull. great taste.
not X rated though... you can still see this on tv in the states. so I would have to rate it R.
(inapropriate for children bosses and spouses... but i am sure that many of us have none of them ... dark humor for dark times (-_-)
I really apreciate these PP presentations. very well done. classy even @[email protected]
X - Cylon
A world first and X1 exclusive !
Whilst wanting not to descriminate agianst our silicon brothers, I offer you the chance to go inside the cylon helmet, and view the world in all its glory through there eye.
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your X1 and click to run. Tap the red eye to exit, or his view window.
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Also I have found that using SpeedBooster, see thread below you can Prioirtise powerpoint and speed up the Presentations and make them smoother, works particularly well with X-bars and X-show, the ones that push powerpoint mobile to its performance limits.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459328&page=34
X - Menu
Here is a collection of other projects and concepts I have been working on over the past few months, including a few new additions. I have wrapped them up in a nice Menu screen with beautiful icons that really show the X1 fabulous screen. To end X -Menu at any time just tap the beautiful background.
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X - Menu
In my opinion Powerpoint is Microsoft at its best. They helped bring computing to the masses and then there suite off office applications like Powerpoint, Excel and Word brought us the ablity to quickly and easily produce our own content, and not just become passive users of commercial software.
This is the reason I did not get an iphone, it works fantastic, but I would not be able to produce my own content, it would give me no outlet for my own creativity. I admire poeple who can write code, but I work with images and powerpoint suits me down to the ground.
The pioneering open world, Operating Sytem that is Windows, Office and Windows Mobile is ideal for users to create there own content and express there own creativity, demonstrated by the many original contributions on this site and others like it.
It is the open world spirit I have tried to carry through into my Powerpoint creations, all of them can be easily edited and customised to your own tastes and your own designs.
Heres a brief outline of whats in X - Menu
Torch
This is a simple torch, the X1's screen is plenty bright enough to be an effective and simple torch. The context menu gives ability to chnage colours, apply a flash and fades away to give a full screen torch when not being used. Tap the screen to bring it back.
ScreenBuddy
As well as all the functions of Torch, it gives the ability to scroll 3 user created messages across the big X 1 and screen and flash your phone number.
X1
This is the X1 Panel Simulation.
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Pencils HD
A high definition Screen saver that shows off the incredible screen resolution and vibrant colours of the X1 screen.
S - Lock
This is a simple screen lock, again easily customisable to your own background, tap the unlock icon to exit the lock.
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X - Finger
This is something I first saw on the iphone and decided to reproduce it on the X1. It may fool some poeple.
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Score
A simple game. Tap the ball gently in the right place to score a goal and get a reward.
e-cards
This is a concept I will develop further. Why are we spending money buying cards for our loved ones when they are simply thrown away. Anyone can buy a card and write someones name on it.
It is a greater gift to ceate your own greeting card and send it in a e-mail. Its better for the environment too. Poeple will throw away a card but are less liikely to discard an e-card.
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All these creations are freeware and for personal use, you are encouraged to modify and customise them and make them your own, and post your creations on here for us all to share and enjoy.
Here is the link for Megaupload to download X - Menu, which by the way is brilliant, I will use it in the future instead of attaching files on XDA.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MAR10ZEK
" Ask not what your X1 can do for you, but what you can do with your X1. "
New Improved X - bars and visualisations
X - Bars
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Here are the new improved versions of X - Bars, Iv made the animation smoother, easier to edit on your PC, just change the background on slide 3, and a new title screen.
X - Boost
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Again smoother, faster, easier to edit ( change background on slides 3 ,4 & 5 ), also added 3 levels of increasing difficulty and a new title screen. Whern youve completed a picture tap the green square for the next level or the red square to exit.
X - Block
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Redesigned, easier to edit, change background on slide 3, new title screen.
X - Morph
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Formerly called X - Show, smoother faster, easier to edit, new title screen, to edit change background on slides 3,4,5,6 & 7.
If you have any suggestions for screen savers and visualisations please post them, I like a challenge.
X - Light V2
Remember the laser light shows of Jean Michelle Jare from the 80's, here it is re-created for the X1.
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Tap a laser torch to light a beam, tap it again to stop a beam.
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Then with your asbestos gloves on, tap the beam itself to start it pulsating !
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your X1, Put some techno house on and your asbestos gloves and off you go. Tap and hold to exit at any time.
X - Crystal - Krypton Magic
If you ever wondered what a party would look like on Krypton...take a look at this, you wont believe your eyes...its Krypton Magic
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your X1, click to run, and marvel at your X1
X - Club V3
If your X1 wont go to the Club, bring the club to your X1.
While your sat twindling your thunbs listening to some tunes on your X1, wack this on.
Tap the central mixing deck to start a visualisation, they last about 60 secs, and there are 9 in total.
If you get bored with one, tap the panel to get the next one.
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To run, download, unzip, copy to your X1, wack some tunes on and off you go.
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This Version 3, has much improved graphics, smoother, faster, more dynamic, more visualisations, see note below.
New visualisation feature if you tap the mixing decks on either side, see below. To exit tap the ' Gone Clubbing ' sign.
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Note
This is stuff you dont need to know, but may find interesting. Powerpoint is hardware accelerated, thats why the first few seconds of any slide is choppy, like Media Player, the X1 processor is ramping up to full speed.
To make use of this hardware acceleration smoothly, before each slide I have a dot zooming up and down off screen furiously. This warms the processor up and gets it ready to handle the visualisations.
Also powerpoint handles PNG files much beter, faster and smoother than it does JPEGS or Windows Meta Files. Hence the better looking graphics.
X - Pulse
The inner workings of the mind...
X - Pulse is a High Definition Screen Saver, very subtle, very pleasing to the eye which loves to see detail.
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Simply Download, unzip, copy to your X1 and click to run, double tap screen to exit.
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Looks amazing on your PC.
Sunrise
Spectacular HD Screen Saver.
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Watch the sun rise and set over the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter & Neptune. These are actual screen shots from my X1
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If ever there was a demo to show off your X1 to your friends this is it, it is silky smooth and the HD detail and effect of the sun rising and setting is awesome.
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Simply download, unzip, copy to your X1 and click to run.
It advances by itself, but you can tap a planet to advance to the next sunrise, or tap black space to exit.
Sunrise will also work as a screen saver for your PC too, where it looks even more spectacular.
That Venus is one funky lookin planet
Planets
Offers you the chance to zoom in to the planets, to see them in greater detail.
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The animations are silky smooth and again show the power the X1 has under the hood. This time there is no loading between slides, which advance by themselves, tap a planet at any time to exit.
I am hoping to upgrade to the o2 UK Rom2 when it officially released through SE. Can any members who have already upgraded to the official new rom , through SE, confrim that the animations in this HD screen saver are still silky smooth, with no pixelation, lag or juddering.
On Rom1 the animations in Sunrise and Planets is silky smooth, if the performance of Powerpoint is degraded in ROM 2 this would be a deal breaker for me, and I would stick with ROM 1.
Related
Feel free to share it with anybody. BUT PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH BINARY ON YOUR WEBSITE, link to mine. (And that includes: binary, zip, OEM version, cab remake, package, ROM.).
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For those who don't know PocketCM or ContactManager, it's a contact application:
What it does:
- Can be used completely with finger, no need for stylus
- tapping the contact make appear a screen with contact info (photo, name, phone, sms and mail). Selecting one option launch the default compose dialog or make the call. You can also change the contact picture from the detail directly.
- display contact photo if present (in the list and the contact detail).
- allow you to see SMS conversation history
- fully skinnable
- All basic contact operation
- Access to WM contact application if required (for some specific operation taht can't be done using PCMC).
Build a theme:
http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?8,363
History
For a complete changelog, you can look here.
Version 0.15
* Edit before call option: press a call button for 250ms, you'll be able to edit the number
o If you press a contact for 250ms in the list, you can call the contact directly
* SMS optimization, read message faster, doesn't block the device
* Support for second and third e-mail address.
* 40% improved startup time
* PocketCM 0.10 support
* Fixed for landscape mode
* Bug fixes
* Lighter executable, about 200Kb less
Version 0.14
- Current index position indicator
- Better list scrolling feedback at beginning and end of list
Option menu to choose theme (Theme don't need to be called theme.cmt anymore, they can be called anything.cmt. Put them in the program folder, hold the phone button for a second, choose option, then choose theme, and pick the one you like)
- SIP setting is persistant and independant of Windows Mobile: You choose the SIP you like (or no sip) and it will be used by PCM no matter what SIP you're using in WM
- Staying pressed on a message mark it as read/unread
- Fixed PCM looks without theme (it's definitly better with a theme, but is usable).
- Bug fixes
- And yes for some really annoying people (I hope they have some sense of humor), an option to get out of fullscreen
And of course you can get the stuff: here
finally you decide to made a native version... what language are you using to do that ? because your exe is very big and it still use more of 1 Mbyte of memory in my phone... eheheh i saw also you decided to use letter dividers as my iMedia, now I'm in holiday and i can continue my work too
btw You are doing a very good job congratulations
hi,
what's the difference between this log and contactmanager 0.11 ?
bye
Did you even read the message?...
read the 10 first line... right after the "From ContactManager here's what's new/modified:"
Guybrush said:
finally you decide to made a native version... what language are you using to do that ? because your exe is very big and it still use more of 1 Mbyte of memory in my phone... eheheh i saw also you decided to use letter dividers as my iMedia, now I'm in holiday and i can continue my work too
btw You are doing a very good job congratulations
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And I'll be happy to test your version as soon as it's usable.
By the way, how were the exam?
exams very well thanks... and finally holiday for a month!! my version about scrolling is already usable... I have to make a class to make some nice bitmap buttons, assign commands for direct call and direct SMS (they are just two strings of code) but the most is done... all the other are features to add, I'm using just C++ and API why you choosed to use MFC ? I think you could do it without, it's better.
Wow.
I have to admit this is very impressive. Small memory footprint, fast, elegant...!
And thankfully no .NET, lol.
That threaded SMS is very nice as well. That's a huge bonus.
Couple of things/requests:
- 240x240 support
Right now, it's mostly okay. But in a Contact, some of the formatting gets cut off.
- Type as well as scroll
I understand the primary purpose is to scroll with your finger, but what about having something similar to other Contact managers? So say I want to find "Steve" I type S-t-e with each letter narrowing down the list. Right now, I can type "S" but if I hit "T" it jumps to all of the "T" contacts. Also, better D-pad support. Like say I hit "S" it would be nice then to select each contact by using the D-pad.
I obviously use a Treo so it's much faster for me to type than scroll with the KB always open.
- Any plans for further integration of the threaded SMS into the system?
Like hooking into the notifications and having it "take over" from the default system? I would suspect this is very difficult, yet you've certainly proven yourself already with this app!
The graphics and transitions are simply superb too.
best,
Mal
hi,
thx for this new version but at the moment i will stay with contactmanager 0.11:
1. the alphabetical index on the left has smaller letters than in the .net cf version.
2. scrolling in the previous version works better. the new one has an unnatural acceleration during the scrolling.
edit:
3. on the previous version i could tap for example on "W" and it jumped to the last contacts in my list, which start with the letter "T". in the new version nothing happens.
edit2:
could you please try this:
the current problem with the alphabetical index is that i want to use the device one-handed. while it is in my right hand i have to use my right hand's thumb to use the index. using the left (visible) index means, that i have to stretch my thumb over the whole screen and it often covers display of the currently pressed letter. and with the invisible index on the right holding the device gets a bit difficult and it could drop if i am in the bus for example.
i wanted to ask you if you could try, how a horizontal alphabetical index on the bottom would work. it that too small on a 2,8" display or could it be useful?
Bugs
1. When I press the the hide button it actually exits the program.
2. Text on the Favorites screen is off the screen at the edges.
edit: I also agree with LordDeath that the alphabetical index on the left side should be bigger like on the .Net version.
kDub
how to i adjust the settings for the new PocketCM? in the older version (.11) there was a settings.ini file, however, i dont see such a file in the .zip folder. am i missing something here?
Bugs with 0.5
1.) Contact pictures in details view are cropped in the middle of the picture, so it appears there's missing pixel rows in the middle.
2.) When favorites is empty, the text displayed on the favorites screen runs off the screen, it should be word wrapped.
Great works so far!
Is it possible to tweak the speed of the scroll/flick?
Not trying to be a pain but is there an ETA for the .cab version? Sorry if you posted this, didnt see it in your post. Thanks
Wow so much faster, its great.
Just to offer my 2 cents
1. I love the SMS Threader. Anyway you make the keyboard retractable? Possibly change the font size even?
2. Also related to the keyboard. its actually very good, I just find it difficult to get the buttons on the edge because of the design of the 8525 in my case. Maybe to move the Q,A, etc in a little more? Maybe im retarded but I tried writing 'mwah' to my gf and I hit s instead of a 4 times in a row, lol
3. Lastly, can we set up the order that the contact page is displayed for a particular contact. IE right now it looks to be in a strange order (for me anyway) ..showing Company, Home, Work, Mobile, then SMS. Ive love to have Mobile, then SMS then whatever. Or something like that. If we could modify it that would be even better.
Thanks for taking my input. =P
Great product!
I like it better then the ContactManager version but I have one problem your keyboard does not suport many of the letter we use in my contry like æøíóýð so is it posible to not use your keyboard and insted just use the one inside WM6? I know I can use the builtin keyboard but I don't want the one built into the app to show
Hi tene
Just tested your new work. Superb! Few observations:
1) To fast scroll, move finger across the full screen. Short scroll, just the centre portion. Cool!
2) Threading SMS display not perfect yet. When I switched from keyboard to Phonepad, the sms threads moved up automatically, but it didn't display properly until I touch it, move it. But the fact that you can read your previous sms is... cool too!
3) Sending of SMS, no problem I believe, cos' it appears in the Messaging 'Sent' box. Will know when my wife reply.
- But one thing that's strange. In the 'Sent' box, it didn't show the my wife's name, but just the phone number. Any idea how come?
4) The 'twirling' effect - moving from contact screen to SMS panel is COOL!
5) Index scrolling.. You lengthen the display of letters is also a great enhancement. Not so easily block by hand now.
6) Index scrolling 2 .. When you scroll to 'E', it will stop at E section (with the 'E' title bar on top). Think this is good cos' it's very clear that you are at the section of your selection.
Overall, a great job!!
Great upgrade!
Definite improvement over 0.11--good job!
Observations
--Loads much faster as advertised!
--I like the scrolling effect in 0.11 better. It was smoother, but now seems less fluid and "stiffer"
-- New single letter headers to break up the contacts list is interesting--not sure I like it yet
-- How do I delete a contact? Appears I have to select the contact, tap to bring up the menu, tap to view contact, then click menu softkey then delete and another tap to confirm...too many steps (6 taps on screen). Can you add a "Delete contact" option with confirmation in the menu for eact contact? Wouls reduce to 4 taps anyway...
--PageDown and PageUp were not added as mentioned in 0.11 thread--can you consider adding this to function just like up/down on the d-pad?
It seems as if the A-Z index on the side is designed more in mind for one-handed operation for left handed people. Is there any way you'd consider adding an option in the settings.ini file to allow us to move around components? Say for example, moving the A-Z index bar to the right side, move contact pictures in the list view, etc.
Other than that, the only things I'm not wild about is the 'snappiness' of the scrolling as opposed to how soft it was in the previous version, and the small area on the details page to use a finger gesture to go back to the contact list. The last one isn't such a big deal, but the other two would definitely improve usability.
Absolutely fabulous application (as before) and now lightning fast!! Thank you!
I love the SMS Threader. However, I noticed, that the sort order is not always correct. I send an SMS at 19:55 and received an SMS at 19:56. However the last one was put above the first one on the list.
Also: Where is the settings.ini? In my Zip.file of PocketCM there was none.
Read the "Build a theme" section in the original post.
The settings are stored in "theme.cmt". It's just a zip file. There should be a "settings.ini" in the "theme.cmt" file, that you can mess with.
You can do this by :
1.) Renaming "theme.cmt" to "theme.zip"
2.) Unzipping theme.zip to a temporary folder
3.) Modify the settings.ini to your liking
4.) Zip up the contents of the temporary folder
5.) Name the zip file theme.cmt.
Looks great.
Thanks
A couple of observations: Can't change order of phone numbers, if you have a few numbers for a contact the normal mobile contact number ends up off screen, where secondary numbers appear at the top of the list.
Does not seem to be a way to show email address on the contact screen, used to be able to do this thru the .ini.
When using the indexing (which works very well) the "letter" in the bar is too close to the scrolling finger, would be nice if it was in the middle of the screen (portrait mode) so it can be seen when using either hand.
Also I have seen when in portrait mode that when you select the contacts picture the drop down box can come up with 3 x 2 boxes ( 2 lots of 3 side by side) insrtead of the 6 in a row.
Please ignore part of this email, will play with the theme editing to see if it solves some of my issues
Keep up the great work
You've spent allot of time configuring and playing around with your X1, its time to show the world the fantastic results, so I have started a thread where Junior and Senior members alike can show off there X1, to give ideas and inspiration, for those still wondering what they can do with this incredible phone, iv had it for a month and it never left my hands.
Program to capture screen shots ( run on your PC ):
View attachment MyMobile123_06152008.zip
My Home - Pocket Plus 4
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View attachment SpbPocketPlus4.arm.zip, ( 30 day free trial )
BBC - iplayer set as home page for Opera, one click and your there.
( Point Opera to http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/ )
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You Tube- Courtest of XDA Developers
View attachment 137297
View attachment mToday.cab, helps save panel space for more goodies to come.
My Home has one tap access to the best of everything the X1 has to offer, so far, anything more than one tap is like work !
NEW - In the later pages in this post you can find Official Freeware goodies to add to Pocket Plus 4.
Lol, im not too sure your Touch3D shot will be too appreciated here if its anything like what I think they're like here lol
i like the touch hd image
Ganondolf said:
i like the touch hd image
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lol, quite the opposite to what I said then
Get your X1's out
Come on lads, dont be shy, get your X1's out for the lads lol
Wow pocketplus is really great!
I like the "soft reset" button which plugin is that? and is that an youtube stand alone app?
Awesome desktop i most say!
we need to get this thred going, ill see if i can add a ss of my desktop soon.
PS. have to agree with Ganondolf abt the TF3D image
My Today screen's posted here.
The soft reset icon is part of PocketPlus, YouTube can be found in this very forum.
Oh btw, regarding soft reset: As most know, pressing the power button for a few seconds brings up a "Do you want to shut down" query (something like that, mine's German), which also allows a kind of soft reset if you power it on immediately afterwards. What's even better: If you use a task manager in the title bar, like WisBar Advance, you're often also able to kill the hanging application with that and then just leave the dialog with "No", as no soft reset is necessary anymore.
spb pocketplus 4
spb phone suite
spb weather
today agenda
Mark A Cilenti said:
You've spent allot of time configuring and playing around with your X1, its time to show the world the fantastic results, so I have started a thread where Junior and Senior members alike can show off there X1, to give ideas and inspiration, for those still wondering what they can do with this incredible phone, iv had it for a month and it never left my hands.
Program to capture screen shots ( run on your PC ):
View attachment 137300
My Home - Pocket Plus 4
View attachment 137293, View attachment 137294
View attachment 137298, ( 30 day free trial )
BBC - iplayer set as home page for Opera, one click and your there.
( Point Opera to http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/ )
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You Tube- Courtest of XDA Developers
View attachment 137297
Touch 3D - Courtest of XDA Developers- Used as a second today screen, configured through mToday
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( stock image honest ha ha )
View attachment 137299, helps save panel space for more goodies to come.
My Home has one tap access to the best of everything the X1 has to offer, so far, anything more than one tap is like work !
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How can you make pocket plus show all task and calender?
How did you make iPlayer work!? I just get an unsupported message when I go to that address.
edit: when I try to access via PIE it says iPlayer supports my phone, but only with the Opera browser.
I've lost my default Opera so having to use 9.5 Beta, I guess that's why.
Nice today screens,
Here is a little program to hide and diplay the system tray, which to be honest is absolutely useless, unless if it could be used to display and switch to running programs or used as a quick launch like on XP, but I have nt found a program to do that yet.
This program just hides the tray so you can fit more icons on your today screen, it is has no effect on any funtionality of any of the system programs completly safe and reversibile, hide or show links are put on the program menu. Do a soft reset after installation.
View attachment traydisplayinstall.cab
Q menu is also well worth installing, cascading XP like menus for all your programs settings and system files, IE favourites, recent files, running programs, task manager, the works, you can even set up your own custom menus, I have it mapped to a hardware button.
View attachment QuickMenu.zip
Lock it up
Here is another grogram I use to map the touch screen software buttons on the botton bar, which does have its uses. I have it mapped to S2U2 Lock credit to XDA Developers, great lock, and also credit to Apple and the iphone, they do some things very well.
View attachment KeySwop.cab
Official Spb Freeware goodies to add to Pocket Plus 4
For Spb fans, here are some official freeware goodies to add to Pocket Plus 4.
Shortcuts - These are very useful, it adds all the really useful shortcuts to your programs menu, and you can assign any icons you like.
View attachment SpbPocketPlusShortcutsAddOn.cab
Repeating alarms
View attachment SpbRepeatingAlarmsAddOn.cab
Extra Battery and system icons - nice medium size
View attachment Default2x2.cab
Folder - This adds one folder and all the files and subfiles in it, useful for IExployer favourites folder in windows. One click to all your favourite web sites. This is a 30 day free trial.
View attachment SpbFolder.arm.cab
You Tube Short-cut.
If you've installed Touch Flo 3D, or just the desktop cab, put this short cut anywhere on your phone and add it as a file to the today screen, one click to You Tube.
View attachment YouTube.zip
Here are some other goodies that work with earlier versions Pocket Plus 3, not optimized for the WVGA screen of the X1, I would be grateful if someone could get them to work right.
Extra icons
View attachment SpbPocketPlusIconSet.arm.cab
Extended themes
View attachment SpbExtendedThemePack1.CAB
Plug in MP3 player - Any body get this to work right ?
View attachment SpbToPlay.arm.cab
You Tube- Courtest of XDA Developers
View attachment 137297
Can you help with how you set this one up? I down load youtube player from XDA but your look so good.....
Mine home screen with Wisbar
Here's mine tflo3d fan
randy_c said:
You Tube- Courtest of XDA Developers
View attachment 137297
Can you help with how you set this one up? I down load youtube player from XDA but your look so good.....
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If you have Touch Flo 3D ( Full Manilla avaliable on the Sticky Threads ) installed, it comes with You Tube App, which is installed in your windows directory. You can either launch Touch 3D and click on You Tube App, or as I do Find the You Tube .exe file in your windows folder, create a shortcut to it, and place the shortcut on your desktop, I use Pocket Plus 4, just like you would on your Desktop PC. If you look further up I have posted the shortcut to the You Tube.exe , in a zip file, unzip it, put it anywhere on your phone, click on it and You Tube will launch.
how do i add the pocket plus menus on the todays screen on diffrent panels? it seem to only show on the default panel
Panel Icons & Touch 3D
SEMCon said:
how do i add the pocket plus menus on the todays screen on diffrent panels? it seem to only show on the default panel
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Run The Pubba Panel installer, and it places two shortcuts on your programs menu for the Sony Media Panel and the Radio.
View attachment PubbaPLInstallerV2.CAB
Also you can have Touch 3D as a one tap icon, if you use this program mToday which allows you to configure 2 Today screens, that will also place two shortcuts to the different profiles on the programs menu.
View attachment mToday.cab
thanks alot!!
Do you possibly know how to change the size on the name labels on the icons?
Create your own Screen Savers & Locks in 10 mins- Easy Tutorial ( see last post).
[ I have repackaged the files so they are smaller and run faster and can be opended and modified on your Pc, sorry for the earlier beta versions if you could not edit them ]
Here are some 3D screen savers I have created to show off the fabulous screen and colours of our X1's.
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They are standalone files, need no installation, just extract from zip, copy anywhere to your phone and click, then click the Home Icon to exit the program.
If you have Pocket Plus 4 or other launcher, place a shortcut on your desktop and tap.
These are really easy to create, using Powerpoint, and will run on your PC as well, dual purpose, multiplatform, (credit to Microsoft)
I have left the files unlocked, so you can open them on your PC and modify to your hearts content. I will upload some more soon.
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Dynamic Screen Saver - This one I did to show what you can do with animation.
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Let the Sun Shine - This one I did to push powerpoint to its limits, run it on your PC first, if its a high end speck you'll enjoy it, iv been told its very trippy !
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Its ridiculously slow on the X1, but if Microsoft incorporates Hardware 3D accelaration into WM 6.5 for use in apps like Powerpoint, like they have on the PC, then we could soon look forward to spectacular shows like this.
Take a look at this little beauty
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Again another tap and go screensaver, but to turn it off this time you have to tap the black ball !
Here is version 3, I added a little rotation and bounce to the balls to make them more realistic, but it does affect frame rate. You can open this on your PC and resize the balls and bounce them around wherever you want, and as fast as you like.
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X1 is an already power hungry device, I have to charge it everynight; so TBH won't these kind of apps are overkill? they're surely bring more stress to the system and thus more power consumption.
Its only Powerpoint - but I love it !
to each his own however perhaps you can -if you don't mind to- (and I mean Mark A C) try to make those works with apps like S2U2; I'm sure a lot of people will be happy with that.
nap007 said:
to each his own however perhaps you can -if you don't mind to- (and I mean Mark A C) try to make those works with apps like S2U2; I'm sure a lot of people will be happy with that.
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I have thought of it, I think we need permission from Senior XDA Developers to modify there S2U2 Lock which I use.
Or does anyone know of a little program that can run a file after a set time of system inactivity, Im sure iv seen one somewhere.
You have to be a bit faster with this one, and only one of the balls exits the screen saver, you can add sound effects to wrong clicks, but it bloats the file, something for the finished version maybe.
( Also I am mindful of the data limits for posts on this site, and I am grateful to XDA Developers for the great service this site provides. )
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these aren't 3d. Are 2d that seems 3d. Like doom vs quake, the first is 2d isometric (seems 3d), the second has a ral 3d engine. powerpoint hasn't 3d engine
useless for me, but nice
Updated settings
I have found these settings work well with my X1, to make animations in powerpoint, fast and smooth. There is no way of benchmarking powerpoint, so you must use your eyes and judgement.
Using Shaps Advanced Config Tool
File system cache size: 8mb
File system filter cache: disabled
Glyph cache: 64kb
Not the same values you advised in your own thread... Better values or those are just "good" values for powerpoint?
lmame said:
Not the same values you advised in your own thread... Better values or those are just "good" values for powerpoint?
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Its seems to be good for fast smooth animation, check out the last one below
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View attachment Score.zip,
Fun mini game, and if you manage to score a goal you'll get a great reward, guranteed to a put a smile on your face on a cold wet winter afternoon, especially if your a fan of British Television.
Instructions - Becuase powerpoint runs to landscape by default, before you run this, run Powerpoint : Menu > Set up show and set orientation to portrait, exit powerpoint then click the file.
Or just run the file, and change orientation within the powerpoint menu.
Then tap the ball ( accuracy is rewarded )
Responds best to gentle taps.
Im toying with incorporating something like this into an alarm program, similar to G Alarm where you have to complete fun rewarding tasks to turn your alarm off. I hope S2U2 Lock goes down this road.
Anyone from S2U2 want to collaborate ?
Mark A Cilenti said:
Its seems to be good for fast smooth animation, check out the last one below
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Too bad there isn't a "profile" software then to toogle from "best performance" to "best powerpoint" to "save autonomy" modes
nap007 said:
X1 is an already power hungry device, I have to charge it everynight; so TBH won't these kind of apps are overkill? they're surely bring more stress to the system and thus more power consumption.
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if i just use it in standby mode doing a few cals and short messages, my x1 holds out 5 days without charging
SLock - Simple screen lock for X1
SLock - one tap and your screen is locked.
View attachment 142342,
Then simply tap the screen and then tap the unlock symbol and the screen unlocks.
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Its a lock and a screen saver for those who dont want to waste battery on a lit up display, and prevent screen burn.
Hmm, maybe I just dont feel the 'vibe' but whats the deal with the Powerpoint presentations?
You do know our xperia fully supports OpenGL-ES ? If you insist on 'screensavers', i suggest take a look at developing applications in C#/++ (for example).
Everyone has powerpoint on there X1,the Slock program which is simple and very effective, took me all of 10 mins to do, and look at the file size 60kb, its tiny.
Plus everyone can download SLock, open it on there pc, Change the background etc and make it there own.
Powerpoint has allot going for it on the X1, programs are customisable even for beginners.
Its only powerpoint but I love it !
Heres another powerpoint screen saver, bit o fun.
View attachment 147471
View attachment 147470
Instructions
1. Unzip and copy anywhere to your X1.
2. Click to run, can be used as a screen saver or a screen lock.
( If you want it to run at start-up, copy to the start up folder in windows directory of your X1. Or just have a short cut to it on your desk top.)
PS - Remember its just a bit of fun, no vicerile pointless criticism needed or wanted
Oh yes works best with clean washed hands
Create your own Screen/Saver Lock in 10 mins
Instructions
Unzip the [Lock - Manilla] file, copy to your X1 and click to run.
View attachment 147495,
To Edit and create your own
Here is an easy 10 step tutorial to create your own. Copy The file to your PC, open using Powerpoint ( nearly everybody has this. ) Follow the simple instructions on screen.
Edit Instructions
1. Move the Black background to one side
( Click it and drag)
2. Delete the flag beneath.
3. Insert your own picture, [Insert Menu]
4. Resize / rotate your picture to cover screen,
like the original British flag.
5. To resize ( Click picture, drag white dots)
6. To rotate ( Click picture, drag green dot )
7. Right click on new Picture
[ Order >Send to Back ]
6. Move black cover back to cover picture.
7. Resize or move the lock around
to the place of your choice.
8. Save File.
9. Copy to Your X1.
10. Post it on XDA Dev Thread.
Job Done ! you’ve just created and published
your own original lock and screen saver for X1.
Brit - Lock
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Sky - Lock
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ScreenBuddy
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What is it ?
- Standard white torch.
- Multi coloured torch and mood generator.
- Auto Flash Standard Torch.
- Auto Flash multi-coloured Torch.
- Manual tap standard flash.
- Manual tap multicolour flash.
- Oversized phone number display.
- Oversized visual “ HELP “ display.
- Phone number and text Standard Flash.
- Phone number and text Multi-coloured Flash.
- Bogus phone call generator with standard ring tone.
- WAV file player with nice ring tone.
- Full Touch screen with nice WVGA icons.
- Screen clear and reset icon.
- Nice quick program exit icon.
- Full editing and PC compatibility.
- Designed for Personal Customisation, ( that’s not my number. )
- Fully compatible with incoming calls, texts, emails,
allowing WM call answer, call reject, call silencer
and Reply by Text options all allowed.
- Fully compatible and runs under S2U2 Lock.
- Small file size, no installation required.
- WM6.1 wvga and WM6 vga compatibility.
- Optimised for the Sony Ericcson Experia X1.
Later versions below have more features
Why would I need this ?
Besides a handy torch and multi- colour flash light, my initial motivation for ScreenBuddy were to enhance personal security. There are dangerous situations where a cry for help could endanger you, so I wanted to create a program that allowed the user to use the bright screen of the X1 to attract attention, convey simple messages to people in close proximity.
Have you ever wanted to attract someone’ s attention without shouting to them ?Have you ever wanted to convey your name and phone number, to someone in the car opposite, or to someone silently in secret, in crowded dark places like clubs and offices ?
Have you ever been approached by someone you would rather not talk to, and need a polite socially acceptable excuse not to engage in conversation ?
Well with ScreenBuddy you are only one tap away… from a helpful display.
“ Better to have it, and not need it, than
need it and not have it. “
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View attachment ScreenBuddy.zip
ScreenBuddy Pro
I have added full screen scrolling for text and phone number display, just click on the phone number and text when it is displayed on the main screen to enable full screen scrolling.
While messages are scrolling you can add a flash and a rather nasty alarm sound, designed to iritate and annoy, to attract maximum attention when your in trouble. Click back to take you back to the main screen.
There are also 2 new ringtone icons on the main screen which you can assign to any WAV file ringtone, when edited on your PC, simply rightclick on the icons and select Action Settings to add a new sound or song.
I am pleased with this manilla pro version.
The animation engine on the main screen is very complex, any changes can easily upset the subruotines that took me hours to perfect, save it before you make any changes
You can move the icons round, resize then, add links to photo's, new songs, change the text message on Page 3 and the Phone number on Page 4.
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(PS Im not resposible for what happens to your life if you use ScreenBuddy to pick women up, it is a tool of defence and alert, honest )
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My Screen Buddy Home Page
Looks interesting. Is this a powerpoint file? Had a look and get a PPT file. Also, If thats your real mobile number I would recommend taking it down and changing it
ScreenBuddy - Deluxe version
ScreenBuddy - Deluxe
This the best ScreenBuddy yet, completely redesigned interface, easier to navigate, faster, better scrolling, more options including the ablity to scroll or flash in any colour , 3 pre - defined text messages and one phone number.
Here is the main screen it is used as the Torch function, Iv got rid of the carousel which was a bit unwieldly and repaced it with beautiful X1 icons.
View attachment 139624,
It has 6 Different colour torches, and flash funtion, reset button, a link to messages, a link to phone number , and 2 ring tone buttons, exit button.
Here is the message screen, here you can select one of 3 messages to display in full screen scroll, in 8 different colours, and you can apply a flash.
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Here is the number screen where again you can scroll and flash your phone number in 8 different colours.
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As before ScreenBuddy will run on your PC as well, and thats where you can change the messages and phone number to your own.
ScreenBuddy - Deluxe is freeware and is for personal use.
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You do realise that your beautiful X1 icons look more like an iPhone than an X1?
Otherwise nice ppt app.
SLock - New Screen lock for the X1
SLock
One tap and your screen is locked.
View attachment 142346
Then simply tap the screen and then tap the unlock symbol and the screen unlocks.
View attachment 142347
Its a lock and a screen saver for those who dont want to waste battery on a lit up display, and prevent screen burn.
Here is a simulation of the Panel system on the X1, it is useful if you want to show other WM users how the panels would work, actually on there current device.
I am considering posting this with Sony Ericsson as potential customers for Sony, can get a good idea of the Panels, how they work, how they look, on there current WM device, or on there PC at home.
View attachment 154501
Here on the main screen where you see a screen shot of the Silver X1.
You will see there are 3 buttons on the X1 highlighted.
Yellow Button - Changes the Silver X1 to the black X1.
Red Button - Ends the Demo.
Green Panel Button - This starts the Panels.
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On the Panel screen you can tap any panel, like you do for real on your X1, and a screen shot of that Panel is displayed. Tap the screen shot again, to go back to the main panel menu. Its instuitive and realistic like the real thing, but doesnt actually launch the Panels, its a simulation.
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There are 2 versions of the Panel Simulation, simply download and unzip the attached file.
1) [ Panels ] which is designed to run on any WM 6 or 6.1, on any resolution VGA, QVGA, WQVGA and WVGA of the X1 and Touch HD.
2) [Panels - PC ] which is designed to run on any PC with XP or Vista, with Microsoft Office or PowerPoint Viewer (free from Microsoft).
Where did you get that homescreen background? Looks nice!
The Today Page is HomeScreen++, with the Floyd Skin, you can find links and instructions how to install on this thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459241&page=12
The backgrounds are here they are VGA freeware.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-vga-wallpaper-pack.html
Here are some examples using them with HomeSCreen++
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Another powerpoint. Okay, it's gimmicky, but I kind-of fail to see how it's useful. The reason for this is simply that there's already many pictures and even movies of the panels in action (some of which released be SE). I don't think SE would be particularly interested in a powerpoint of their own device, but that's just my thoughts on the matter.
Having said that, it does look nifty. ^_^
Poeple who have an older windows Mobile device now, can run this on there current machine and get a feel for the panels, a tiny taste of what an X1 Black or Silver would look and feel like.
The Panels are the ( USP ) Unique Selling Point of the X1, everything else is WM 6.1 standard. They set the X1 apart from the rest and I hope Sony Dont give up developing the concept further.
Here Here
I totally agree with you they should be pushing the pannels usp.
I am dissapointed that it takes so long to develop new ones and the main thing that really bugs me is I have NOT seen any advertising at all anywhere. ok only on SE site but where are the tv ads or billboards?
I think this little demo is good. nice one
X1 - images
Here are the Images for the Xperia and Panel screen shots, and there originals in zip file.
If you open them with Powerpoint on your PC, you can put any colour background behind them,
and any image on top of them before saving them into any file format you wish.
Mark A Cilenti: What is it for app which you have on Today screen to manage connections, messages and so on? Same the clock :-D Thx a lot
The Clock and connections manager is all HOmeSCreen ++, see post #190 of the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459241&page=19 to download all the files needed.
There are 7 types of clock all of them changed at the touch of a button, the icons below the clock are chnaged by swiping them sideways, there are 4 sets, it gives one tap access to most phone functions.
3D X1 Panel Demo
I have discovered how to create a 3D image from a single photo or screen shot using powerpoint. So what I will attempt to do is to create a simulation of what a 3D X1 Operating system would look and feel like, like the original panel demo, but in 3D.
What would be the uses & benefits of a 3D operating system ?
One of the easiest 3D effects is to raise a dialog box vertically from the screen, to give it greater emphasis and visual impact. We now have 3 axis to play with, we have the traditional 2D X & Y axis, and now we have the third axis Z, to lift objects, boxes, text up off the screen, or send them into the screen.
I have constructed an example using the panels screen. On a traditional X1 all the Panels are flat and in the same plane. Here is a demo of what the panel screen would look like in 3D, with the panels raised from the screen vertically in the new Z axis. You do of course require 3D goggles to see this effect.
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Individual panels can be raised above the others, giving greater emphasis, the traditional panel screen tries to do this by making the panel highlighted bigger and smaller, you have probably noticed this.
Here is demo of the effect of raising some panels above the others. The Facebook panel is particulary noticable, as are the 2 round settings buttons at the bottom.
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Without using goggles you will not see the 3D effect, which is even more prenounced and noticeable on the small screen.
To see what all this would actually look like on your X1, you can simply right click and [ Save as ] all the enlarged 3D panel photos, copy to your X1 and view with your favourite picture viewer, I like S2V.
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Or download the following Zip File which contains all the 3D images used in this post, unzip, copy to X1 and view with your fav viewer and your 3D goggles on.
Iv constructed an interactive 3D Panel Demo to run on the X1. It has been designed to show the visual effect of highlighting panels in 3D, and how they can bring a measure of 3D depth and emphasis to animations. Dont worry it doesnt launch the panels, it is a 3D simulation, but it would be quite easy to change the standard 2D panel screen shots, for 3D ones.
To see and apprecaite the 3D effect you will need 3D goggles, the red and blue kind. In the beginning you will see the standard 2D panel screen.
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( Standard 2D Panel Display )
Then each panel in turn with be highlighted in 3D, lifting them off the screen vertically.Each panel in turn then fluctuates between 2D and 3D, giving the effect of the panels lifting up and falling down to the screen.
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( 3D Panel Display )
After this intial 3D animation, the 3D panels are then ready to be touched. This is a Milestone for Windows Mobile and the X1, as for most poeple this will be the very first time you have touched and interacted with a 3D image.
Tap a panel to start it blinking in 3D, rising and falling from the screen. You can tap them all if you want, and they ' dance' vertically in 3D.
If you tap the round setting icons at the bottom, they start a 3D animation of the panels.
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( 3D Panel Display Animation )
Tap the black part of the screen at the bottom to exit at any time.
With more work and more sophistcated software Im sure the 3D effect could be greatly improved, lifting the panels further off the screen. This first demo shows the basic principles of animation in 3D and how it can be used to add emphasis and impact.
The 3D Panel Demo will also run on your PC, here you will see the 3D effect much more prenounced, due to the higher resolution of PC moniters.
To run simply download,unzip, copy to your X1 and click to run. If the Demo does not play in full screen, then change the screen orientation in the Powerpoint Menu [tap and hold], or run powerpoint prior to this demo and set display to [Portrait].
I hope you enjoy this first taste of X1 Windows Mobile in 3D.
EDIT - I have just uploaded a new improved version 2 of the demo with twice as much 3D as the previous one. If you put your X1 on a flat surface and look at the the panels dancing in 3D, they look like solid objects rising and falling through your X1. THis is how I wanted it to look, striking and realistic. Have a go, you eyes have not seen anything like it
In & out of the Box
I have completed the 3D Panel demo, by placing the 3D Panels in situ inside a 3D Silver X1. This demo demonstrates 2 basic types of 3D Display and interaction.
The first is called " In the Box ", it gives you the impression that you are putting your finger inside an X1 to select the Panels. I find this to be the most comfortable 3D effect, as we are most comfortable putting our fingers inside boxes to touch objects. See 3D Screen Shot below.
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( Put your finger in the box )
The other effect is to have the panels floating " out of the box ", this gives the impression of the panels floating above and out of the screen. THis is strange as we are not used to touching floating virtual objects. See 3D screen shot below.
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( Selecting Panels out of the box )
The Demo has been designed manily for viewing on your PC, to show what an X1 would look like with 3D Panels. It also runs on your X1, the effect of seeing an 3D X1, inside a real X1, is a bit wierd. As regards the demo itself, heres how it works, whether you view it on your PC and use your mouse, or your X1, and tap with your finger.
At first you are presented with a 3D X1 that comes out of the screen. If you tap the X1 at the top, or click with your mouse ( PC ), the X1 goes into the screen. Tap it again to bring it out of the screen and so forth.
If you tap or click the 3D X1 Panel button, on the screen, the panels are displayed like in the Panel Demo V2 in the prev post.
Tap the 3D Left and Right Hardware keys, below the screen, to start the Panels animating in 3D. And as before individual panels can be clicked or tapped to start them blinking in 3D.
Once you have the Panels up, try tapping the Silver X1, to send it into the screen and out of the screen. See which 3D Vision you prefer, tapping or clicking panels " In the Box ", or " Out of the Box. "
It is interesting to note that 3D films tend to use " In the Box " 3D vision, ie the film happening behind the screen, with occasional " out of the box " flying objects to startle and suprise you.
To run, simply, unzip, copy to your X1 and click to run. It runs in Powerpoint Portrait mode, and requires red and blue 3D goggles.
On your PC simply double click on the File and with Powerpoint running select [View Show] from menu at the top. At any time during the demo click or tap the 3D X1 central navigation button to exit.
omg another useless thread with powerpoint...
guap
If you have no interest in developing a 3D UI for Windows Mobile, or skinning X1 programs in 3D, then no one is forcing you to read it, or waste your time posting negative comments on a thread developing it. I dont like or use Touch 3D, but I dont go round ramdomly vandalising Touch 3D threads and insulting those who contribute to them. The personal comments you posted on a thread discussing X1 procesor speed,
" ... "freak"... and I'm saying "freak" because I don't want to say "stupid" "
are uncalled for, and lower the tone and reputation of this Site, particulary when you dont even know the person.
There are thousands of threads on this forum im sure you can find something that interests you, that you can positively contribute to.
Thanks for the bump though
"stupid" was not to you, should be intended to a supposed crappy architecture with behaviour you described.
about the rest, sorry but this is a "developer"forum. You don't develop anything. you release some presentations to auto-celebrate yourself. irritating, and pointless
3D Today Screen
To further flesh out the principles behind a 3D UI for Windows Mobile, I have constructed a mock up of what a 3D Today Screen could look like and work like. Here is a screen shot, 3D goggles required.
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There is also a demo that animates the Today screen to show how it could work in 3D, and some of the 3D visual effects that can be used to good effect. This demo can be run on your PC or your X1 in portrait mode.
I will describe what you can see in the above screen shot and what happens on the demo.
1) The first effect is to animate the Tabs used in programs like Pocket Plus 4.
The [Time] Tab is pressed and the screen sinks to the bottom. The remaining tabs remain raised. Thus the tabs behave like real buttons when pressed.
2) The clock, another important Today Screen element rises and falls, to show the different looks attainable through 3D rendering. In the real thing I would envisage users being able to set the depth of the clock by a tap and hold menu.
3) Phone, WiFi and Bluetooth icons. These are raised to different levels to illustrate different modes. Example Phone Icon at the bottom would mean Phone is turned off. Icons raised half way would represent Phone on, and icon raised to the top would mean phone + GPRS data connection on, similary for wifi and bluetooth icons.
4) Next we have an animation of the Xperia Logo, rising and falling smoothly though the layers in 3D. In the real UI I would envisage animations like this pulsating, rising and falling smoothly, to add some subtle 3D action to the static Today screen we have currently in 2D, like animated wallpapers on your PC.
5) Then we have the animation of the Program icons. These are animated to convey real world pressing of buttons that fall under your finger, giving the very real impression you have pressed a real button. The Windows Media Icons demonstrates a shallow press. The Word Mobile icon demonstrates a deep press into the screen.
The idea behind a 3D UI is to have elements behaving as they do in the real world, responding and moving to your touch in a real way, in 3D.
In the real 3D UI I would envisage that the 3D rendering and behavior of icons and elements could be toggled on and off. So when you have time and your 3D goggles handy, you can enjoy and participate fully in the 3D experience, but when you are out and about, you have 3D turned off, and use your phone normally in 2D.
Having a 3D UI for Windows Mobile is no harder to create or more complicated than creating a skin for programs, a feature which many programs and software developers already allow.
This is the next step to produce a 3D skin for a Windows Mobile program like Media Player, where skins and there creation is easily facilitated and changed in the program options.
I am willing to help produce the art work for 3D skins for all other accesible programs used on the X1, Like S2U Lock, S2V, Media Player etc.
I am thus posting a request for collaboration on a 3D skinning project. ( Please IM me on XDA Devs, or post on this thread )
If you have a program you want skinning in 3D, if you can locate and post the original art work, Jpegs, PNG, Bitmaps etc, I'II have go at rendering it in 3D, so together, we can produce an installable cab file,to present to the X1 community the X1's first 3D skin. It would not be the worlds first 3D skin because WinAmp already has one, on the PC.
I dare say someone in XDA Devs may want to produce a real 3D skin for the 2D Touch Flo 3D...but I wont go there
Further work on true 3D skinning of the X1 will continue on another thread.
, click on link below.
http://discuss.pocketnow.com/showthread.php?t=26439
guap said:
"stupid" was not to you, should be intended to a supposed crappy architecture with behaviour you described.
about the rest, sorry but this is a "developer"forum. You don't develop anything. you release some presentations to auto-celebrate yourself. irritating, and pointless
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Guap, I couldn't agree more. "Someone" who claim himself earn a degree in C.S. keep on creating/posting technically incorrect or non-sense threads is really irritating (especially w/ seem to be eye catching topic.).
But the funny thing is he seems to be the only one that respond to his threads.
I have moved my work on 3D skinning off this site precisely because of the useless and pointless negativeity that is still prevelant on forum. It disrupts the creative process. If you have ever produced or created anything you will know what im talking about
My Thread Turbo Speed X1, is the second most viewed non sticky thread on this site. I dont recall reading any of your threads, buts that the point isnt it.
Armchair critics are 2 a penny on this forum, it is one of the worst characteristics of this site. I know its the internet and they let anybody on, to say anything, armchair critcs just lower the tone and drive enthusiastic members away.
My Degree is a B.Sc Hons in Chemistry, by the way.
We all have free will, if you dont like it, dont read, it, no one puts matches in your eye balls.
Threads are about subject, your comments are about personality, irreleveant off topic and un-informed. If you dont like my threads post your own, show us all how its done.
This is what the moderators say about Personality Flaming of threads.
Scotchua Moderator
" Let me first get my moderator activity out of the way and say to those who may not like this thread, THOU SHALT NOT FLAME! If you don't like this thread, then please just try to put it from your mind. If you think it is useless, then feel free to continue in that opinion, but please do not post those thoughts repeatedly. Post here if you have something useful to add, otherwise feel free to ignore the thread completely. "
This site has lost the Real 3D Thread, your comments have now lost my My Candy Thread, and if these perosbnality attacks continue, when I upgrade to ROM 2, I will consider starting the Next Turbo Speed X1 elsewhere also.
Mark A Cilenti said:
My Thread Turbo Speed X1, is the second most viewed non sticky thread on this site. I dont recall reading any of your threads, buts that the point isnt it.
My Degree is a B.Sc Hons in Chemistry, by the way.
This site has lost the Real 3D Thread, your comments have now lost my My Candy Thread, and if these perosbnality attacks continue, when I upgrade to ROM 2, I will consider starting the Next Turbo Speed X1 elsewhere also.
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My bad as I remember your major incorrectly. I forgot that you a "doctor" w/ a B.Sc in Chemistry. So, it's understandable that you did not even know the basic Computer Science stuff like ramdisk in your famous Turbo Speed X1 thread.
Speaking about creation, did you really create anything beside the Powerpoint presentations? Would be glad to see you if you would come up w/ some real 3d apps like PointUI, S2P and TouchFlo3D.