http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-torchbutton.html
Has 5 separate modes, accesible INSTANTLY after the icon press.
Love it.
AWESOME!!!
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Has 5 separate modes, accesible INSTANTLY after the icon press.
Love it.
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EXCELLENT!!!
hTorch always gave me the worst of problems.... crashing and what not
excellent find! thx so much!
indeed the best flashlight!
waht about damaging the led and the vibration device?
many many people made bad expierence with htorch
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waht about damaging the led and the vibration device?
many many people made bad expierence with htorch
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If they use it too long.
We have to be careful, that's it.
Actually hTorch is only front-end to this. It's even written somewhere in hTorch readme.
I use it especially because instant reaction, I have it mapped to hardware button.
Yes, some guys had troubles. But even camera software will use the LED on low-power mode for unlimited time. I guess low power mode is supposed to be safe. Sure you might have wrong unit and the LED will burn out, but then it would probably burn out with camera software too.
And of course, it's intended for occasional use.
I love it! ThX! You can use Push-To-Talk if you have Spb PocketPlus (I suppose it works with AEButtons Plus as well). Marvellous!
And about the LED: Just keep using it with low power (Why would you need the bright mode?! You aren't a football floodlight, are you?). If EVER there's a problem, uninstall the app and make use of your warranty
Related
Hi all,..
Is there a way to change the Backlight button on the universal so it activates the Camera light on the back of the device instead of turing on the backlight?
When possible the Universal becomes a pocket flashlight. Now when I want to activate the universal camera light I need to start up the camera software, It would be much quicket to just press the Light button to enable and disable the bright camera light. The Light button is now unuseful to me because the backlight automatticly turns on when tapping the screen, so no button needed...
anyone got a idea?
Best regards,..
Arjan
Now thats a damned good idea!! The backlight button is useless anyway.
Anyone here got the skills, I am afraid that I am just a lowly win32/KM developer...
Whats the best way to get into WM2005 coding?? Does it still require you to install 10,000 toolkits, or does Visual Studio 2005.net have the nessesaries? (if work ever sorts out our MSDN sub that is!)
Nigel
Paging buzz_lightyear! Paging buzz_lightyear!
buzz_lightyear to the rescue!
..... please?
As an almost entirely unrelated aside, you guys know that my program VJLumos, for the superbright screen, works on the Universal?
Doesn't make that much difference because it already has a nice screen.
V
Hi Buzz,..
Seems you know all about this schit. Can you tell uss if this is possible?
Regards..
arjan
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As an almost entirely unrelated aside, you guys know that my program VJLumos, for the superbright screen, works on the Universal?
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True, true... but the camera flash is trully bright!!! Even more than the screen!
I've checked the Win32 Mobile API and found nothing, so the solution must be in one of the HTC DLL's!
Disassembling Camera.exe in IDA didn't give big results neither... :?
I'll continue my reseach and post the results here!
Just wanted to keep this close to the top of the forum,
I would love this feature! Please please pretty please
Regards, Simon
Me To
would be great to have a portable flashlight with me all the time
Still triying, but until now, no success...
buzz_lightyear, can you give a hand here?
Realy hope anybody can find it out because this would be really great!!!
But can it be fixed?
Will this be possible?
not that I really know too much about all this kinda stuff, but MortPlayer refuses to recognise the button with a lightbulb on it even if you use the option that allows you to specify a hardware button by pressing it. Does this mean that this button is somehow hidded frm WM5 or am I being silly?
//Xi
MusicPlayer can recognize the button, I think it takes it as some kind of function button (F4 or F6 or something like that), so is definitely possible to use it.
I actually use it, after adding it to the registry. The button code is C8, so you just have to copy paste another button, and change any CX occurence to C8.
Key is HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Shell/key/40CX
OK, so that's taken care!! Now to find HOW the camera turns the flash light on... I'm sure it's some kind of API..... :? :?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e..._7effd1fa-1b3e-41ba-b176-42cb16dae7d4.xml.asp
i think this is done at driver level....
we might need to hook up with the camera driver dll, disassemble it and get the function names....
and then, need to write an app which will link up the dll at run time and call the fn....
apart from that, theres no simple way to do so using MS provided sdks for wm5....
S
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/still/hh/still/WIA_PropTable_7effd1fa-1b3e-41ba-b176-42cb16dae7d4.xml.asp
i think this is done at driver level....
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I agree!! But I don't think that WIA is something to go thrue, since that applies to Win32 only!
That link was from the Desktop Windows DDK. The windows mobile DDK is a different beast.
I suspect the API will be similar tho. I very much doubt whether the camera app is going to directly call an IOCTL down in kernel mode to control the camera light (that would be crude!) It will be doing so via a user mode API. The key is going to be to find which DLL handles this and what the function name and format is!
Unfortunately although I write Desktop Windows drivers, I have not got the first clue about windows mobile programming - dont even know what tools to install!
Nigel
Just noticed something very odd: WM2005 emulator does NOT have camera.exe!!!
Camera.exe is the picture taking app on the WM2005! Where the hell is it?? Only on real devices (my Exec has it)?
ei99070 said:
Just noticed something very odd: WM2005 emulator does NOT have camera.exe!!!
Camera.exe is the picture taking app on the WM2005! Where the hell is it?? Only on real devices (my Exec has it)?
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the wm5 sdk has the camera api exposed...however, no luck finding anything related to the flash light
i think its something htc has directly hooked up.
horrible MS they have to goof up somewhere ..... :evil:
i guess some disassembling is needed
buzz...where r u dude???
San
Ok, I'm probably gonna get flamed for this... heck I'm probably gonna flame myself for this
Is there an application to turn on and off the so-called flash on the camera without launching the camera app itself? In other words is there a simple way to use my $500 phone as a $0.50 LED light?
TIA,
Richard
try VJCandela ...... where? google knows it .....
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try VJCandela ...... where? google knows it .....
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I thought that used the screen backlight - I specifically want to turn on the LED flash on the camera side...
Nope, I'm wrong - looks like it does exactly what I wanted:
http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases:VJCandela
I'll have to try it on the TyTn....
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
Richard
VJLumos for screen brightening. VJCandela for flash. VJPlumBum for stupidity.V
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VJLumos for screen brightening. VJCandela for flash. VJPlumBum for stupidity.V
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Hello vijay, is there any chance to have it working on Asus P525?, this ppc has the facility to record video with flash on.
I been trying your candela but dosen't work.
I can look into it - but it's not a device I've ever used so unlikely. Can you get me a rom dump? Thanks... V
Works!
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VJLumos for screen brightening. VJCandela for flash.
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Got it, and another confirmation that VJCandela works on the Hermes. Thanks for an awesome app!
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VJPlumBum for stupidity.V
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I might need two of those
Richard
vijay555 said:
I can look into it - but it's not a device I've ever used so unlikely. Can you get me a rom dump? Thanks... V
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Can you have a look on here please :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279777
or here
ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/IA/P525/P525_V3320_WWE2nd.zip
I think that it will be enough for you, but please advice if you need more info.
Cheers mate.
also looking for a program for this. hope vijay can help us.
it says that doing this will cause permanent damage to the led
What does?
Leaving the flash on for too long will cause the flash to blow on some devices. Some guys have had it running for days. Some have blown it after a few hours.
I limit its use to 30 seconds I think, in VJCandela. However, you should use it with your own caution. But now, it won't blow your flash with a single use or whatever.
V
The LED is obviously over driven to make it bright enough for use with the camera and in normal use it is restricted to only short bursts.
PDA Paul said:
The LED is obviously over driven to make it bright enough for use with the camera and in normal use it is restricted to only short bursts.
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With P525 if you are in video mode you can hold the led illuminated, so i think that if you don't use it for very long time the led will not be damaged.
Hello there vijay...
a question for you regerding vj candela and hermes...
you may have already noticed that when you use the flash light in hermes to take a picture with default camera apps...then the flash light up bit more (say double) brighter for a few second just in time of taking the picture...
so my question is it possible in ur apps (vj candela) to use that extra doubled light rather then the normal brightness??? its just a request i know that turning the flash in high mode may shorten the life span of the bulb but i just interested to see the implimentation...
and one more request...can you add a feature in ur vj candela so that when we use the hardware mode lightup then the screen brightness will turn it off automatically and will reverd back after the flash get off...
anyways thanks a million for what u have done for us all..
br.
Sajib
Maybe that's why this is damaging some devices, because it's using the brighter mode that only works in bursts with the camera.
Actually, I just did some quick testing using the ambient light sensor on my macbook pro (how's that for resourcefulness?). It's not exactly scientific, but whatevs.
I read the value of the ambient light sensor from the camera flash from a height of 10". This test was done with a Cingular 8525.
Turning on the flash in the camera program: 1024
Light from VJCandela: 1024
Light when turning of flashlight mode in the camera settings: 1200
Light during flash: 1450
So it appears that my theory was wrong. If anything, the camera flashlight is stronger than the regular flash mode. Although I suspect they are exactly the same - like I said this wasn't exactly a scientific way of testing...
Sorry, not sure if I understood the thread - the Camera app/Flash driver has a "burst" flash mode, a normal flash mode, and and off mode.
Burst flash is brighter then normal flash, and is used in the instant that you take the photo - this normally causes the screen to go off for a second though. My app uses "normal" flash mode, which should be safe for relatively short periods (eg 1 min). Burst flash is for a few seconds max I guess.
V
Any suggestions as to why when I try to download the cab file it opens the cab file in pocket ie? all I see is the text that makes up the file
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Any suggestions as to why when I try to download the cab file it opens the cab file in pocket ie? all I see is the text that makes up the file
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Yeah, that bugged me when I first got my 8525. Try holding your stylus on the link and selecting "Save As," instead of just clicking on it.
Regards
Ben
Hi, did anyone noticed that maximum Tytn's backlight is much dimmer than Wizard's? But it seems that it is only a software block because when you start Camera application, brightness goes much higher.. It's not matter of life and death, but it quite annoys me.
So.. Do anyone know if there is some way how to enable higher values? Probably some registry fix or something like that...
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Hi, did anyone noticed that maximum Tytn's backlight is much dimmer than Wizard's? But it seems that it is only a software block because when you start Camera application, brightness goes much higher.. It's not matter of life and death, but it quite annoys me.
So.. Do anyone know if there is some way how to enable higher values? Probably some registry fix or something like that...
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Well thanks to the fantastic Vijay555 there is something you can do:
check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279365&highlight=lumos
Mike
oh.. thanks
I have to say, I hate using my Hermes without VJLumos. The normal max brightness is horrible, washed out and weak...
V
i remapped the record button for youre great app works well
Yeah.. nice program.. but unfortunately it is still just trying to bypass the problem by using the camera application. So when Vjlumos is running you are unable to use the camera.. There must by some other way. I hope somebody will find it..
But still.. It is a great program
There is another way, but remember that the extra brightness is tied to the camera functions.... I've been thinking about rewriting this app to turn it into a service so it takes less resources.
If and when, I'll try to make it camera independant. But the problem with that is that it will be device specific ie Hermes.
But then I thought, meh? Whatever, it'll still be better!
V
naciniak said:
Yeah.. nice program.. but unfortunately it is still just trying to bypass the problem by using the camera application. So when Vjlumos is running you are unable to use the camera.. There must by some other way. I hope somebody will find it..
But still.. It is a great program
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This is a great app. However for me, I'm able to use the camera without having to disable the app. I just hit the camera button to access the camera function, then hit the camera button again and was able to take a picture. With that being said, once I exited the camera function, the screen was dim again and I had to hit my VJLumos icon twice (once to disable, once again to enable) to get the screen back to its brightness. Currently a small price to pay.
Vijay, nice apps. Even if you make this app specific to Hermes, I think you'll have a lot of satisfied people. Thanks for great apps!
IPhone has an accelerometer.
Turns out so does the N95.
But what do our windows phones have...well they have a camera. And it has been proven by games like lawndarts that the camera cab be used to mimic the accelerometer.
So my idea (which I have neither the skill or the time to bring to fruition lol) is to mimic iphone functions like landscape mode on phone rotate.
So who thinks it is possible?
Cool idea!
But then the camera must be turned on the whole time
and that will drain the battery.
Houser
Houser said:
Cool idea!
But then the camera must be turned on the whole time
and that will drain the battery.
Houser
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Doh, never thought of that lol, bum
IMHO the accelerometer is overkill...How hard is it to push a button? I'd rather have my phone respond to my intention and not just gravity. I can think of alot of reasons one would rotate the phone and not want the screen to arbitrarily rotate. I wonder hoiw many Iphone users are frustrated with this lack of control.
i think it's pretty cool how it smoothly rotates upon how you hold it.
windows rotate sucks boogers. it lags
It Exist and Guess Who Now Has It...
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The story is incorrect. It appears that an accelerometer is present in the Nokia phone. Sorry.
Nokia is cracking down hard on WM. They are implementing this as we speak.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/...iphone-like-screen-rotation-via-rotateme-app/
They implemented it via the camera sensor from the article. Maybe Nokia has better battery life than WM
I was meaning this from the n95
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/6169_The_N95_gets_even_more_iPhone-.php
That screen rotate is what I was thinking though lol
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Cool idea!
But then the camera must be turned on the whole time
and that will drain the battery.
Houser
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...not to mention all the processing that would need to be done on the images to calculate the rotation.
daverage said:
IPhone has an accelerometer.
Turns out so does the N95.
But what do our windows phones have...well they have a camera. And it has been proven by games like lawndarts that the camera cab be used to mimic the accelerometer.
So my idea (which I have neither the skill or the time to bring to fruition lol) is to mimic iphone functions like landscape mode on phone rotate.
So who thinks it is possible?
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You might wan to follow my articles posted to the General and/or Smartphone General forum - I've already published some links on it some weeks ago. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333248
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The story is incorrect. It appears that an accelerometer is present in the Nokia phone. Sorry.
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Yup, it has a hardware accelerometer. It's functioning just GREAT and is VERY sensitive - much more sensitive than anything camera-based.
Its only problem is the inability to scroll vertically when the PDA isn't parallel with the earth (including being upside down). Horizontal scrolling is OK in all cases. This is, however, only little grief as you can always move the PDA in these states in order to control the cursor also vertically.
I wonder if VueFlu could be similarly used, or, is it much less sensitive / one-dimension only?
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You might wan to follow my articles posted to the General and/or Smartphone General forum - I've already published some links on it some weeks ago. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333248
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Interesting.
Would be great for someone to try it just as an exercise
mmm
http://www.gesturetekmobile.com/inside_new.html
I am wondering if there is a simple program that I can use where if my Tilt is on battery it will switch to Vibrate, and on power, Normal.
I don't want the overhead of PhoneAlarm and was hoping for something much simpler (and smaller)
Does such a thing exist?
Thank you!
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I am wondering if there is a simple program that I can use where if my Tilt is on battery it will switch to Vibrate, and on power, Normal.
I don't want the overhead of PhoneAlarm and was hoping for something much simpler (and smaller)
Does such a thing exist?
Thank you!
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search for vibraswitch. bind it to hardware key and you are ready to go.
i'll might post it later when i get home
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search for vibraswitch. bind it to hardware key and you are ready to go.
i'll might post it later when i get home
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Thank You
I am curently using Vibraswitch.
I am hoping to find a program that can changed based on battery vs aC
Thanks Againq
I like these wonderfull SmartTools
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I like these wonderfull SmartTools
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I did not see anything in SmartTools that accomplishes this (on their website...)?
If you don't mind a pay app, check out SBSH Phoneweaver.
www.sbsh.net
Vibrate on/off switch
with Vibra Switch
google it.
Nadavi
lcohen999 said:
I am wondering if there is a simple program that I can use where if my Tilt is on battery it will switch to Vibrate, and on power, Normal. I don't want the overhead of PhoneAlarm and was hoping for something much simpler (and smaller)
Does such a thing exist?
Thank you!
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Uh, have you looked into VibraSwitch yet? I think you need a few more people to tell you about a utility that doesn't suit your needs... eventually you'll accept that it was EXACTLY what you needed all along.
But if not, then look into these applications. They all claim to allow automatic profile switching based on power source (battery or charger). Enjoy!
Spb Phone Suite
JGUI Phone Profiles
PocketMax PhoneAlarm
Borsti99 said:
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Well, it isn't the perfect solution, but those smarttools mapped to a button is pretty handy - and you can't beat the size!
hotmail said:
Uh, have you looked into VibraSwitch yet? I think you need a few more people to tell you about a utility that doesn't suit your needs... eventually you'll accept that it was EXACTLY what you needed all along.
But if not, then look into these applications. They all claim to allow automatic profile switching based on power source (battery or charger). Enjoy!
Spb Phone Suite
JGUI Phone Profiles
PocketMax PhoneAlarm
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I appreciate the response, but if you look above I have mentioned that I did not want phone alarm and I am using Vibra Switch.
However, I have not run into any documentation which states that Vibra will automatically switch based on power/battery.
If it is there then great! I have just not seen it...
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I appreciate the response, but if you look above I have mentioned that I did not want phone alarm and I am using Vibra Switch.
However, I have not run into any documentation which states that Vibra will automatically switch based on power/battery.
If it is there then great! I have just not seen it...
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Yeah, I read that... I was being sarcastic. You are correct, VibraSwitch by itself will not do what you are looking for. Very few utilities will do what you want - automatically change profile based on power state. Many will do it automatically based on time, but not power.
So if you can't tolerate the extra memory consumption of the applications I listed, you'll need to search VERY high and low to find an alternative. I've looked extensively in the past and haven't found any others. Advanced Google search is your friend - you may get lucky.
If you turn up anything promising feel free to post it.
or...I just posted in the Vibra (Switch) forum post asking him to add it on as a feature
One other thing you can look into is Mortscript. It can poll battery level or power state and perform a function, or call another application... such as [gasp] VibraSwitch. It's not quite as simple as what you're looking for, but it can be made to work. Not sure if it will meet your minimal memory usage expectations either. It would be running in the background "watching" the power state. But it might be worth looking at. There are also a some really good examples from experts in the Mortscript forum. Happy scripting!