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Has anyone else seen this UI?

http://pavanpodila.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9C9E888164859398!480.entry
The enabling UI technology was Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). With WPF we could rapidly build something that looks a lot like iPhone in a very short time. I was playing the dual role of a Designer + Developer and tools like Blend and Design greatly helped in skinning the app. Below you can see a bunch of screenshots and a short video of accepting a call.
Notification received. You can talk, IM or just ignore.
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In an audio chat (call)

Contact list
Video of accepting a notification (via Talk)
How was it built?
* Blend and Design were used for creating the skin of the app. The XAML UI was created in Blend and the graphics were developed in Design. I had made a post earlier about how the icons for the app were created in Design.
* The GlassWindow control was used for creating the window chrome.
* Although you cannot see in the screenshots above, the Drag 'n' Drop library was also used
* I missed out using the ElementFlow, but that can be easily added. I only need to find a business case for that
This example only goes to show how powerful WPF can be. With greater tool support from Blend + Design, lot can be achieved in a far lesser time. Now until I get my own iPhone, I will continue to use the WPF version

Didnt know you could get WPF on win mobile, would be nice to see it used to do something other than clone the iPhone though

iPhone is overrated. It was a fad, we dressed our pdas up for a while, but its tiring. I feel for iPhone owners who actually have to deal with it everyday.

If you look on the link you provided in your first post, you'll see a video that shows this is not running on a mobile but on a desktop. WPF is a component of Vista, and the app probably runs in an emulator of some kind (you can see a mouse cursor in the vid).

[10.24.08][DEV] OpenMenu - an LGMenu Clone

Hi all!
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I've been working on this using Basic4PPC, and it's coming along quickly and nicely. But, I'm using the unregistered version!
I initially wanted to charge a tiny fee for the app, but I have a better idea. If I could get donations to get a proper license for Basic4PPC, then I'll release it and any subsequent versions and updates as freeware instead. Hell, I'll open source the buggers.
In addition to this, it means I finally have a development platform I can use to make the apps that I've always wanted to. I have the skills, just need the tools: so you can get more apps in the future!
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The LGMenu as it currently stands.
My application will have 4 tabs, as per my 10b ROM.
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Another day, another application I'm working on.
I have an LG KS20, and one of the coolest parts of this phone is the LGMenu. It's great! But the issue is: there is no customisation whatsoever! So I decided I was going to create something instead.
Currently working on the application itself, using holder graphics.
What would you nice people like to see in this application?
Customisation is a must, as well as skinability.
But what else?

Hi!
I like the LGMenu as well but didn't use it because it's not customizable. Therefore your effort is highly appreciated
Some ideas (see attachments):
- an integrated appointments view would be nice
- scrollable icon view

yy what replace skin for programms menu?

Being able to add wallpapers to the background, man, that'd be the best.

dude, if you like B4P buy the app, Erel put a lot of time in it
I did and i didn't even ask other people for money

+1 for scrollable icons
I think this would be most useful.
greets doena

I'm being paid on Tuesday, and I *will* be purchasing B4PPC. So shush.

Girvo said:
I'm being paid on Tuesday, and I *will* be purchasing B4PPC. So shush.
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That's decent.

Testers needed for WMOptimizer v0.0.0.1

Hi all, this is my first time to write a post here, I need some testers for the application I am developing - WMOptimizer, it's basically a tweaking application for Windows Mobile. I know there's already some tweaking applications like XperiaTweak, Tweak2k2, and DiamondTweak for WinMo tweaking purposes, but I intended to make WMOptimizer finger friendly and visually appealing. Maybe this two enhancements are optional to most users out there, as functionalities are most important of all, but I want to test my ability of using .NET Compact Framework to make an application that is generally acceptable by the public.
I'm a international student studying in Australia Queensland University of Technology, the reason why I'm developing this application is because I want to try and sharpen my own programming skill and if possible add this into my port folio/resume, as an international student from Malaysia, a strong resume is very important, I hope to use this opportunity to strengthen my resume.
I've opened a wordpress blog for this application, http://wmoptimizer.wordpress.com/, I will post the most recent updates of this application there.
WMOptimizer v0.0.0.1 can be downloaded at my Skydrive here, please leave a comment here about the application.
It's developed in WVGA resolution, because I only have one WinMo device, Xperia X1, so it's my only option, please try the application using other WinMo devices and let me know the results and what you think about this application, thank you so so so much!
You can contact me via leaving a comment on wmoptimizer.wordpress.com or email me [email protected]
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i tried it seems to be very promising however in present state not very useful .

When more features are added, I'm willing to try it out. I don't think it will be ground-breaking, as for instance Schap's Advanced Config can do this already, and so much more..

Keep going on your good work mate! Seems very promising !

promising but not that useful considering the lack of features. your next version should have the majaority of whats in advanced config 3.3

International Stock Markets Application - With Data Source "Bloomberg"

Hello All,
I am starting this thread to start making this program for those who need a stock market application that actually gets all the information you need about your tickers, like: P/E Values, News, Graphs and so on.
All the currently available WONDERFUL applications out there get data from something like Yahoo finance,TF3D Stocks Tab... They work, but all have the following limitations:
You can only get tickers that belong to the US market, where bloomberg can get you ticker information of almost all stock markets on the globe
The data we receive from sources other than bloomberg, are limited to current stock price, its value change and sometimes graphs. Where from bloomberg, you can get all details, like current selling and bidding prices, value traded, P/E values, news, graphs and many more.
Anyone here is welcome to help in or fully develop this application. Currently, bloomberg offers this application for free on iPhones, and people like us, who proudly own a WinMo device, have to pay thousands to get an application from bloomberg themselves and which "MAYBE" has the information mentioned above. So why not make it here. For free, as a proof of concept If you know what i mean.
Suggestion on ideas of how the program would be developed:
I have to check how the sites deals with data, are there any XMLs or what exactly.
Build a basic application that gets these data as needed into an ugly interface.
Find someone here in the community that is willing to help in creating a better interface. Maybe something like the great "TickerTape" program.
Expected Limitations:
The bloomberg site would have no XML data flowing freely for us to fetch. Therefore, this means the program will have to run as a parser.
(ex. Fetch the HTML that bloomberg returns, get it as a string into the application, parse it as needed, and display the values from that HTML. (Problem here is the 30K+ size of this HTML where we actually would need only a couple of bytes.)
Bloomberg Data Screenshot:
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[LWP] Looking for live wallpaper users to test my background pet! (free & no ads)

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I'm currently working on a very fun project called Bee Bro and my intentions are to have an amusing wallpaper pet, which could lighten up any day with silly animations and funny interactions.
It's free and there will be no paid version
It has no ads and will never use any ad service*
I think you might like the amount of permissions it requires
*In the future I might add a "Bee Bro recommends" section in settings screen for my own games and games of my indie gamedev
friends.
It's still in a pretty early stages and only has 4 animations, but there are tons more planned. Night mode is available for people, who prefer dark backgrounds and it does have a specific interaction. Automatic day/night cycle is already in my to-do list as well as some date/season specific events.
Battery usage
16FPS cap (looks crappy, but set as a precaution, will be customisable, when I'll be sure everything works fine)
wallpaper doesn't run when it's invisible (live wallpaper 101)
"sleep on pause" mode - bee will go to sleep every time wallpaper becomes invisible and stays static until user interaction
Wallpaper becomes static when battery reaches 10% and stays that way until charged (I'd like to have hard limit on 5% or 10% and allow user set it's own limit in the future too), would love to hear what you think about this
Hardest part so far: finding people, who could test it and give me some feedback, since that's always a great motivation and I can't work unmotivated! I understand that this subforum might not be the best place to post a thread like this, but, as you can imagine, the main "Apps & games" forum is more a symbolical place to post your project... The engagement there is around zero if you don't count spammy developers asking to trade ratings.
So, please, check it out and tell me if I'm going in the right direction!
Google Play: Bee Bro! (500kb)