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Xperia X2 Task Manager on TP2

This seems to work quite well on the TP2

What is this? Are there any prerequisites?

mikroland said:
What is this? Are there any prerequisites?
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It's the task manager from the new Xperia X2.

After further investigation, it does seem to work ok. It's just that tapping the 'X' when a program is running actually quits the program after installing the X2 CAB.

iridium21 said:
After further investigation, it does seem to work ok. It's just that tapping the 'X' when a program is running actually quits the program after installing the X2 CAB.
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I'm confused... isn't that what its suppose to do?

DarienA said:
I'm confused... isn't that what its suppose to do?
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LOL! I've confused you, sorry. I didn't explain myself very well.
Yes, in the task manager clicking the "X" is supposed to stop a program. I was talking about the "X" in the top right-hand corner when a program is running as can be seen in this pic. Before installing this task manger, clicking it minimised a program - now it quits it.

iridium21 said:
LOL! I've confused you, sorry. I didn't explain myself very well.
Yes, in the task manager clicking the "X" is supposed to stop a program. I was talking about the "X" in the top right-hand corner when a program is running as can be seen in this pic. Before installing this task manger, clicking it minimised a program - now it quits it.
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Ok Gotcha.

iridium21 said:
LOL! I've confused you, sorry. I didn't explain myself very well.
Yes, in the task manager clicking the "X" is supposed to stop a program. I was talking about the "X" in the top right-hand corner when a program is running as can be seen in this pic. Before installing this task manger, clicking it minimised a program - now it quits it.
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Thats a registry edit.

delete...sorry

x2 x to close
what is the reg entry for the top right x? so you can swap to long press to quit and tap to minimise?

timstephens11 said:
what is the reg entry for the top right x? so you can swap to long press to quit and tap to minimise?
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go to hkcu/software/sonyericsson/taskmanagerquickwindow/options and set "taskbarcloseapponshorttap" value to 0

I'm sure someone asked about the wallpaper in my pics, but I can't see the post now
Anyway, here it is in a CAB if anyone wants it.

iridium21 said:
LOL! I've confused you, sorry. I didn't explain myself very well.
Yes, in the task manager clicking the "X" is supposed to stop a program. I was talking about the "X" in the top right-hand corner when a program is running as can be seen in this pic. Before installing this task manger, clicking it minimised a program - now it quits it.
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not to go too off topic, but what lock screen is that? i have wanted one like it ever since i tried the droid eris, but didn't think there was one like that for winmo.
and thanks for the new taskmngr!

MrGoodCat said:
not to go too off topic, but what lock screen is that? i have wanted one like it ever since i tried the droid eris, but didn't think there was one like that for winmo.
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Oh, that's not a lock screen, it's SPB Time:
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/time/
and thanks for the new taskmngr!
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You're welcome

Xperia X2 panels
The X2's panels for the Touch pro 2 can be found Here.

Ah, this is just too great!
Thank you very much for posting that handy program
I found it to be far more reliable and faster than HTCs original task manager ... at least on my phone ^^

Reversedhex said:
go to hkcu/software/sonyericsson/taskmanagerquickwindow/options and set "taskbarcloseapponshorttap" value to 0
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Instead of hacking the registry, you can also set that directly in the Task Manager.
Start > Settings > System > Task Manager. On the Button tab, choose "Enable the "X" button to end running programs"

thank you, I will try it.

Great App !! Really nice and faster as the Original HTC Taskmanager !!!

rondread444 said:
The X2's panels for the Touch pro 2 can be found Here.
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Been trying for that site to send me an email for 2 weeks now so I can register, and still nothing want to try this X2 out.

Dutty's Taskmanager - I don't get it?

I thought the point of it was to change the "x" to mean "shutdown" rather than minimise.I installed it and then tried facebook only to click the x and find it still showing up in taskmanager.
I can see that it has added a little icon top right with a drop-down arrow and this lists the open apps with an x by them to close.
So how is that any different to what I had before?

click on the task manager icon in top right of screen and a few more icons appear...one looks like a spanner... click this to change settings so programs will close instead of minimise.

Also, try to soft reset after install.

Aha thanks. It was set to "long press to close" by default. Have switched it to short-tap-close and it works now

mjemec said:
Also, try to soft reset after install.
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Yep I have taken to doing that as a routine after app installs esp ones that interfere with system usage

Contacts

I have a problem, JPX version, TW
When I end Contacts in the Task Manager, all the widgets disapear, only wallpaper and dock, like when rebooting
After a bit every thing goes back to normal...

melorib said:
I have a problem, JPX version, TW
When I end Contacts in the Task Manager, all the widgets disapear, only wallpaper and dock, like when rebooting
After a bit every thing goes back to normal...
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I guess, You are doing End All...instead of single End.

I am using Program Monitor, just pressing END in front of the app !!!

I do have the same problem on jpy...reset worked for sometime but the problem returns.
But what puzzles me is why shd the program manager show contacts open even after closing through the back button alike older firmwares
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk

Anyone knows why ?

I found that if I upgraded to Program Manager 1.5 the contacts did not close with the back button. Leaving Program Manager at 1.1.12 means contacts will close with the back button.

Thanks, but still no reason to clear icons when you close it

Same here - after i opened contacts, i am not able to close it anymore, besides program manager - and then, all icons disappear for a while - strange...

melorib said:
Thanks, but still no reason to clear icons when you close it
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I get the clear Widgets behaviour with either Program Manager but not all the time.

amwebby said:
I get the clear Widgets behaviour with either Program Manager but not all the time.
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All the time on mine...

[Q] Is there a way to force a menu to appear?

I have several apps which work fine on phone.
They also run on the tablet - BUT there is no menu icon, neither at the bottom next to the 3 standard ones, nor is there a menu icon in the upper right corner. There is no menu icon.
So I wonder if someone has a trick to send a "menu pressed" signal to the app so i can access the settings.
I know i know, tell them to update their apps, but some people have left and others will take years to fix that if ever -
So i thought perhaps there was some sort of shortcut or perhaps hack which could make a menu appear? You know like you can record keypresses on a PC and then play them back.

The soft menu button on the screen works fine for me, its the 4th icon (Series of lines, top one one is longest) - same goes for the menu button that's on the keyboard.

PhonicUK said:
The soft menu button on the screen works fine for me, its the 4th icon (Series of lines, top one one is longest) - same goes for the menu button that's on the keyboard.
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Yes..
It also works for me when they are there. But they are NOT THERE for the apps in question.

I think you got this backwards,
The menu button will only appear if the app has a settings menu.
Majority of the Honeycomb optimized apps do not have a menu button because there either isn't no menu for that app or they have moved the menu button to the action bar on the top right, which is the new standard
The settings button is primarily used for backwards compatibility with older apps. This is why developers are removing the menu buttonwhen they optimize their app.

slateac said:
I think you got this backwards,
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Unlikely.
slateac said:
The menu button will only appear if the app has a settings menu.
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As I said: The apps have menu settings on the phone.
slateac said:
The settings button is primarily used for backwards compatibility with older apps. This is why developers are removing the menu buttonwhen they optimize their app.
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As I also indicated, there is nothing "optimized" about these apps. (And these have many settings which are now unreachable)

Kermode said:
As I said: The apps have menu settings on the phone.
As I also indicated, there is nothing "optimized" about these apps. (And these have many settings which are now unreachable)
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Some apps on the phone will scale differently on a tab, if you used the menu button n your phone doesn't necessarily mean the tablet version will need a hard menu button.
As I said before, if there is no menu button the bottom nav bar, it would be on the top right corner of the action bar. Older phone apps should show up a menu button automatically anyway. The only reason if there isnt one is that the developer chose so because they added one on the action bar.

Kermode said:
As I also indicated, there is nothing "optimized" about these apps. (And these have many settings which are now unreachable)
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Can you give us an example?
I've yet to encounter a single application with this issue, so I'd like to take a look.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
Can you give us an example?
I've yet to encounter a single application with this issue, so I'd like to take a look.
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Well for instance there is Navigon, though they say "it works on Xoom" (good for those with a Xoom), but also Android System Info https://market.android.com/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi

Kermode said:
Well for instance there is Navigon, though they say "it works on Xoom" (good for those with a Xoom), but also Android System Info https://market.android.com/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi
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I see, in this case its the developers fault. For some reason he disabled the menu button which should be there by default.

slateac said:
I see, in this case its the developers fault. For some reason he disabled the menu button which should be there by default.
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I know its not there. I was asking for a hack or some way to force a program to show the menu.

Kermode said:
Look, you are not helping. I KNOW IT IS NOT THERE - I was asking for a hack or some way to force a program to show the menu.
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Alright alright :/ Sorry that I am not any help but as far as I know there isn't any way to forcefully press the menu button.
The only option is to contact the dev and say the menu button is disabled.

If you're rooted you can install Soft Keys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys

danguyf said:
If you're rooted you can install Soft Keys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys
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Alas, but thanks

danguyf said:
If you're rooted you can install Soft Keys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys
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+1 for this helpful comment. I am also looking for this as I have an Asus Eee Tranformer without the dock and cannot setup SetCPU app on my tab.

Split screen option missing

Probably doing something dumb but can't find an obvious answer.
When I press the icon above the app in the Recents I only get the option to 'Open in pop-up view' no option to open in split screen.

MobileBritain said:
Probably doing something dumb but can't find an obvious answer.
When I press the icon above the app in the Recents I only get the option to 'Open in pop-up view' no option to open in split screen.
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Also the camera shutter sounds option is missing ?

Mine has the option for split screen. Have you tried other apps?

Tried all the usual suspects only get option to open in pop up window. Using force all apps setting in MultiStar makes no difference.

press the task manager and the icon of the app u can split there.. its the new way of One UI.... all samsung has split screen

^this

demmo81 said:
press the task manager and the icon of the app u can split there.. its the new way of One UI.... all samsung has split screen
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Thanks, that is exactly what I have done. The option is missing.

Press the button towards the bottom and it will asked you what apps to open in multi window...you pick the app and drag to the portion of the screen you want

It's because you are using the task changer in good lock. For some reason they removed the option when you change from the default task switcher.

jrac86 said:
It's because you are using the task changer in good lock. For some reason they removed the option when you change from the default task switcher.
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Thank you
I'm hoping that it's on the to do list as GoodLock has only just been upgraded for P.
That's been bugging me for days.

tinoryan84 said:
Also the camera shutter sounds option is missing
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Mine isn't missing.

rogerandgina said:
Mine isn't missing.
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Lucky you cause mines appears very differently. Heard a rumour it's down to your carrier, I'm with EE.
I'd upload a screen shot but I keep getting ad request. Pretty new to the forum etc so not sure if it has to be a particular file format or size.

tinoryan84 said:
Lucky you cause mines appears very differently. Heard a rumour it's down to your carrier, I'm with EE.
I'd upload a screen shot but I keep getting ad request. Pretty new to the forum etc so not sure if it has to be a particular file format or size.
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Mine has not got carrier bloat it's generic UK.
I don't have the option for shutter sound either.

If using Good Lock like me then go to task manager window. Hold the icon of the app you want to split screen and you should get the screen as attached. Hopefully that works for you.

RAF_SHC said:
If using Good Lock like me then go to task manager window. Hold the icon of the app you want to split screen and you should get the screen as attached. Hopefully that works for you.
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Thanks, that only gives you a pop up not a split. I've reported the missing feature to Samsung so fingers crossed it will be fixed soon.

MobileBritain said:
Thanks, that only gives you a pop up not a split. I've reported the missing feature to Samsung so fingers crossed it will be fixed soon.
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Apps that can be split screened will show an option at the bottom or top of screen. Try splitting an app like chrome with YouTube. Different apps give different options. Some can't be split screened.

RAF_SHC said:
Apps that can be split screened will show an option at the bottom or top of screen. Try splitting an app like chrome with YouTube. Different apps give different options. Some can't be split screened.
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Understand.
In this case every app does not give the option.
For example:

You can use bxActions to map split screen to your bixby button.

Don't do it with the app that sits on top of the list. Go to another app, so that the app you want to split is shown second.
Now tap and hold this second app (the icon on the top or the whole app thumbnail, as both work) and it will give you the option to split.
Strange.

My split screen is working and I also have the option for shutter sound.