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[6/10/08] Tippy v.1.1 [Open Source] UPDATED!

I made a little something for you!
Tippy is a bill splitter and tip calculator for Windows Mobile. It was designed to work on all resolutions and to never require use of the stylus.
I improved many things with v.1.1. Lots of bugs were fixed, UI was made easier to use and a big button SIP was added for number input. You should definitively update if you have 1.0!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The files, the source and the changelog are available if you follow this link:
http://nicbou.com/downloads/tippy/
Enjoy!

I will tell you right now this is one useful program. Great Job, I will let you know of any problems as I use it more.

cool, im already a fan and i havent even tried it yet

orlandojumpoff said:
cool, im already a fan and i havent even tried it yet
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I was affraid the demand would be too small but seeing people are interested I'll pursue development a bit.
VGA for devices is ready (Force QVGA) but it needs .net CF and I didn't want it around for a first release. I'll also add more currency symbols as suggested on another forum.
Something I did that I would like to see more often is settings saved to text files. It can be edited easily by anyone and leaves nothing after uninstall.

Thank you for sharing!
I am definately going to try this out.
Great idea!
Best regards,
-boggsie

boggsie said:
Thank you for sharing!
I am definately going to try this out.
Great idea!
Best regards,
-boggsie
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+1 great Idéa thank you

Glad to see this being developed, can't wait for future releases.

feature request
i still haven't been able to put it on my phone, but i'll have a crack at it tonight... from the screen shot on your site... i like how the tip percentage and number of people are configured with finger friendly buttons... what do you think about adding an easier way to add the amount to tip? i don't know if you've used g-alarm... but maybe something like how you set the alarm time in that? where you have add/subtract buttons below each digit (that way u wouldn't have to bring up the keyboard).
keep it up

orlandojumpoff said:
i still haven't been able to put it on my phone, but i'll have a crack at it tonight... from the screen shot on your site... i like how the tip percentage and number of people are configured with finger friendly buttons... what do you think about adding an easier way to add the amount to tip? i don't know if you've used g-alarm... but maybe something like how you set the alarm time in that? where you have add/subtract buttons below each digit (that way u wouldn't have to bring up the keyboard).
keep it up
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That's interesting. I'll try G-Alarm and look for what you are talking about.
I might add a pop-up form with a keypad when you click the text box and see how this work.
I don't like the look very much so I might add a cuter UI (skinnable ) if it doesn't slow down the launch time too much.

I love the idea, and tried it. BUT the calucation is WRONG. Hope it will be fixed soon.

ccheung said:
I love the idea, and tried it. BUT the calucation is WRONG. Hope it will be fixed soon.
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Oops! You are right! Once you start messing with the amount of people present it gets ugly. I'll fix that soon enough!
I don't test my apps enough

I fixed the results so they should be accurate now.
I'm currently working on a big keypad to type the amount. I will also add some languages and currencies and eventually skinnable interface.
UPDATE:
I made the following changes:
-Tip is now accurately calculated
-The amount is entered using a SIP keypad
-The + and - buttons for tip and people are now changing individual digits instead of the whole number. It's much faster and easier to enter it now.
-Changed the look a bit, fixed control resize errors when rotating screen, VGA should work well.
After all I won't add a skinnable UI to save space and keep the app fast and usable.
I only have a few minor fixes left to be done so I should release v.1.1 tomorrow. (I'm on Ubuntu and I'm too lazy to reboot... and Vista sucks).

Ta-da! An update!
A lot of stuff was fixed, including all of the suggestions except languages

looking good! now for a splash of color instead of that plain white background?
keep it up, thanks

orlandojumpoff said:
looking good! now for a splash of color instead of that plain white background?
keep it up, thanks
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I tried loading the today theme picture as the background but it slowed everything down
I might try an alternative later.

nice app good work i can see this coming in handy

Where is hosted these day? The link no work

[APP][06/02/09] Diamond ActionScreen 0.03

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
A replacement for HTCs ActionScreen.
Coded in Win32 C++ for speed.
Applications can be configured via the registry.
HKCU\Software\l3v5y\ActionScreen\App_X
Path changes the path, Parm changes the parameters, and Text changes the text
Timeout (how long before the application minimizes) can be changed at:
HKCU\Software\l3v5y\ActionScreen\Timeout time is in milliseconds
The size of the text can be configured:
HKCU\Software\l3v5y\ActionScreen\FontSize
Font colour
HKCU\Software\l3v5y\ActionScreen\Font Red/Green/Blue (0-255)
The text at the top of the page can be configured
HKCU\Software\l3v5y\ActionScreen\Text
If
HKCU\Software\l3v5y\ActionScreen\Exit
is 0, the app will minimize, if it's 1, the app will close after timeout or action.
Changelog:
0.03 now allows the application to close rather than staying resident in memory.
0.02 Adds configurable text, clicking on the top most bar minimizes the application.
0.01 Initial Release

reserved for updates

try this one,thx!

Update to 0.02, see first post for more...

looks cool and works well!

7 items, Why no 14?
Hi l3v5y,
It's a great tool but we already have an action 9. If you split the screen in two parts, you can put 14 items (maybe a new entry in regitry to change from 7 to 14) . Another idea is to create a new tab in manila. In any case this application looks fine and I'll test it. Thanks!!.
Regards,

elparra72 said:
Hi l3v5y,
It's a great tool but we already have an action 9. If you split the screen in two parts, you can put 14 items (maybe a new entry in regitry to change from 7 to 14) . Another idea is to create a new tab in manila. In any case this application looks fine and I'll test it. Thanks!!.
Regards,
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Currently, this is just a rewrite of the ActionScreen as it comes. I'll take suggestions on what to do, and having 14 items sounds interesting!
Also, for anyone with a blackstone, if you edit the skin file and add two more App_X keys which match those of the other keys, you can get 9 applications.

Nice! i tryed it but some things are not working.
When i click at the top it doesnt minimise, it gives an error saying that it couldnt open file "".
Also tryed to change the text at the top but it didnt change, new sms and new mms arent working (nothing is opened)
maybe the problem is that my rom language is not wwe?
the rest works good, thanks!

Hi l3v5y, as above, but not tried mms, i don't use it but nothing happens when I press new sms. I have a feeling you will fix it!

What version does it say in the bottom right? (yes, I kow it's ridiculously small, but any larger and it gets in the way) I may have uploaded the wrong cab!

version 0.01

makeveral said:
version 0.01
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Then I am not good at uploading things!
I'll update the first post with the correct cab!

Where is the cab?

oldhouse said:
Where is the cab?
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It's there now!
(or at leas, I think it is :S)

yes, now it works!
Just one thing, once you open the program and lauch something it doesnt exit, it stays minimised.
Could you add a reg entry or change it so it closes instead of minimise and wasting ram?
thanks

makeveral said:
yes, now it works!
Just one thing, once you open the program and lauch something it doesnt exit, it stays minimised.
Could you add a reg entry or change it so it closes instead of minimise and wasting ram?
thanks
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That seems a good idea.
I didn't do it, because the RAM usage on my Prophet (QVGA) wasn't as bad.

l3v5y said:
That seems a good idea.
I didn't do it, because the RAM usage on my Prophet (QVGA) wasn't as bad.
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Closing is now implemented!

This may seem like a very dumb question, but where exactly do I go to find the "action Screen" on my Diamond? I've had it for about 2 months now and I've never seen an action screen. Is it after market? I ask because i understood this to be a rewrite of a current default setting that comes preinstalled on the diamond... Maybe i'm just have the biggest brain fart ever.

powe6563 said:
This may seem like a very dumb question, but where exactly do I go to find the "action Screen" on my Diamond? I've had it for about 2 months now and I've never seen an action screen. Is it after market? I ask because i understood this to be a rewrite of a current default setting that comes preinstalled on the diamond... Maybe thati'm just have the biggest brain fart ever.
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Could be the fact that I wasn't hugely specific. This is a rewrite of something the Touch Dual had, not the Diamond.

When are you going to prepare a 14 buttons version?
Hi l3v5y,
Are you developing a 14 buttons version?. Thnks in advance.
Regards,
ElParra72

[APP][2010/07/02]AppGrouper, a simple catagorised app launcher

Hi!
I'm a longtime lurker, ever since I got my Touch HD when it first came out and I NEEDED to have an english rom instead of a dutch one. Thanks to this place, my phone runs exactly how I want it to (most of the time ).
Except for a decent app launcher. I HATE the win6/6.1 scrollist ones, allthough the startmenu after that sucked a little less. I liked the yotacenter launcher, but in the end I just ran out of space and had to hit the "all apps" button too often and scroll through a huge list.
So I wrote my own in c# under .net 3.5.
And, seeing as I got all my tweaks and fixes from you guys, I thought I should give something back; in essence a quick and dirty app launcher which does exactly what I want: organise the programs I use the most.
It's a catagory per page, has menu, contextmenu and top-scroll-bar driven UI and you can add your own background:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I wrote it to be as device independant as I knew how, but I've really only tested it on my Touch HD1, so I'm really curious as to how it runs "in the wild" (or even on any other HD ). To save some effort, I've just packaged the .exe, which should run from any location. If it doesn't, \Program Files\AppGrouper\ should do it.
It should come with a default background and an icon...for this initial release [call it a beta] I didn't create a cab, so you'll have to copy/edit an existing .lnk file to get the program to show up in the windows\startmenu\ .lnk files so you can use a launcher to launch my launcher (yeah, I get the irony ), or just start the app from the exe.
Anyway, as I said this is the first application I'm releasing to the public, so please give me some feedback I have no idea what "unknown unknowns" this app'll run into on different machines than my emulator and my own Touch HD. The only deletion the program can do is to a specifically named .xml file it generates itself, so it should be safe enough
PS: as I was entering the tags to this post, I realised that this type of software could have been made and released many times: I've only used MS's launcher and the yotacenter one, so any ideas and/or other similarities to other launchers is coincidence and a case of simultanious devellopment (or in my case, retarded devellopment ). Again, any feedback is appreciated, from bugs to implementation to "you've totally ripped off x!". 'Cause I didn't, but I'd like to know about x
Anyway, I hope someone can use this!

Nice apps. The Title Folder box ought be longer to fit the text

Hehe
Ok, so I guess I'll have to set up an auto resize routine for the textsize and the textbox ... check back in a day or two
BTW, what device did you use this on? I'm curious to know if the program works correctly on devices other than touch hd's, too.

MacDegger said:
Hehe
Ok, so I guess I'll have to set up an auto resize routine for the textsize and the textbox ... check back in a day or two
BTW, what device did you use this on? I'm curious to know if the program works correctly on devices other than touch hd's, too.
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I use on Topaz, see my sig
Thanks

Thanks for sharing!

I think mortbutton can do better than this
Ok app. thanks for sharing
By default can you pick up start menu and folder under it as group?
Else I think mortbutton can do far better job than your program. + .netcf 3.5 requirment

Thanks for sharing it. Few things I noticed
while trying to add an to a folder a drop down menu reveal 3 options - the first one is to add an app, what is the second one? it is blank on my tp2?
after running an app it stays in memory. is this how you designed it? i would prefer if it closed after running an app
finally, can you list here launchers that you came across that are standalone apps, meaning they do not sit in memory or eat CPU. i am looking for something like that with folders/tabs like yours and self-close after use.

thanks for sharing. i have one single question. i have installed it on my herald, but i cannot add more then one app to a group. am i missing something?

Sweet launcher! Thank U
I like your application!
As being an anti manila user Until now I was addicted to Program Finder plugin (attached) running on the Today Screen. Unfortunately the Today Screen does not have the SIP toggle in the bottom bar plus sometimes the Today Screen needs a refresh, due to Program Finder being an very old program; its messing up the Today Screen.
Therefore I searched the whole internet and finally after searching for 1 year I found [attachment]ToggleInputPanel.exe[attachment]. I'm executing programs via icons by running Easy Today Launcher.
Your application is a welcome alternative, thanx again! o/~

[DEV][GUIDE] Adding Widgets Inside App

I was making an app a few weeks ago but couldn't finish it as I'm short on time. So I'm sharing a bit of sample code from my app.
Basically you can add widgets anywhere in your app. Its completely open source and can be found on my Github.
Some people are asking me if this is a tutorial about adding widgets to an app. It is not. This will show you how to add widgets inside your app. That means in any Activity.
A few notable features:
1. Does not need android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET which can only be accessed by system apps.
2. Can handle clicks just like homescreen widgets.
This has been tested on GB, ICS, JB, KK. Older versions are not tested but it should work on API 3+.
Screenies:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Source code is on my Github here.
Licensed under WTFPL.
Read more about WTFPL here.

nice Bro...
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Zeuscluts said:
nice Bro...
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It's nice indeed.
I also like the licence. :good:

nikwen said:
It's nice indeed.
I also like the licence. :good:
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Haha..thanks. I was going to develop a lockscreen with widget support, but won't be able to do so coz of exams as I'm short on time. So thought about sharing the source in case someone else can make use of it.

EatHeat said:
Haha..thanks. I was going to develop a lockscreen with widget support, but won't be able to do so coz of exams as I'm short on time. So thought about sharing the source in case someone else can make use of it.
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Maybe this is something for you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker
And good luck for the exams. :good:

Fajna
Fajna appka. Brawo!

You should make a library for this....

Awesome du de. Thanks

yashade2001 said:
You should make a library for this....
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I will as soon as I have some time on my hands.

@EatHeat i have added this code to my app
but when i press add widget nothing happens.
but when i compile ur app it works fine .
also this is more simply an app source instead of guide
so i think changing the title would be better
but thats just my opinion

Really nice, good job!:thumbup:
I tried that before, but if you had posted it a few weeks earlier I'd not have to spend so much time on it!
@SpaceCaker: Without any code, nobody can help u.
Regards

EmptinessFiller said:
Really nice, good job!:thumbup:
I tried that before, but if you had posted it a few weeks earlier I'd not have to spend so much time on it!
@SpaceCaker: Without any code, nobody can help u.
Regards
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what i did was because i didnt understand what he did
was add it as second
SpaceActivity.java
and his
MainAcitivy.java
i assigned all ids properly and suhc
the code is just the stock code from eclipse
when starting new project
and used the include layout tags to include his layout.xml

SpaceCaker said:
@EatHeat i have added this code to my app
but when i press add widget nothing happens.
but when i compile ur app it works fine .
also this is more simply an app source instead of guide
so i think changing the title would be better
but thats just my opinion
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No guide can be complete without source right? This is just a guide. Not a source to any app.
And what happens when you press the button?

yeah but a guide is for what i know that a guide is.
is that it explains what u did and why and such
when i press the button nothing happens.
ive removed my folders and redid it once again but same thing happens.
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SpaceCaker said:
yeah but a guide is for what i know that a guide is.
is that it explains what u did and why and such
when i press the button nothing happens.
ive removed my folders and redid it once again but same thing happens.
Sent from my S500 using xda app-developers app
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Put a log at the end of each method to see which one is getting called and which one is not.
Or post your code.

here is my source code
i also added the signed and compiled APK inside
also i noticed that when i set the SpacedActivity to MainActivity from yours in manifest
then it works fine .
but i wanted to load it from includelayout": thing
so i can implement it on like a second view or on second tab

awesome tutorial. i thought that this was yet another widget (on the home screen) tutorial. im glad that im wrong.

Hi, thank you so much for the tutorial! Could you help me, I am trying to make it so the widget appears on a fragment in my main activity but i can only get it to show in the widget activity.
Thanks

[APP] Better StartMenu - Create custom tiles

Customize Windows 10 start menu with custom images (even with transparent background) with ease.
It's FREE. Although there's a pro version for donation purposes, there is no difference between trial and pro version in functionality.
You can add tiles for desktop apps, store apps, files, folders, shortcuts and some other actions like shut down etc.
Here are some screenshots of start menus made with Better StartMenu:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Because of Windows 10's new start menu mechanism, there needs to be a helper app running in the background. And there's a store app by which you can pin tiles to start menu.
You can find the helper app on http://www.win10controller.com/betterstart
Store app link: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NBLGGH1XTDX

Better than classic shell?
[Moto E 2nd Gen 3G running CyanogenMod 12.1]

AqdhdZwty said:
Better than classic shell?
[Moto E 2nd Gen 3G running CyanogenMod 12.1]
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That's a matter of choice of course But I think it's better than the win10 built in start menu

After updating Windows to version 10532 tiles ceased to be transparent. Is there a way how to get the transparency?

maxaon09 said:
After updating Windows to version 10532 tiles ceased to be transparent. Is there a way how to get the transparency?
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Oops! Honestly I don't know what they changed on this build. I haven't updated to 10532. And I hope they won't change the transparent option. Does it give tiles a default (current theme's) background color?

I think it would be right to make wider the 2nd section of the app and place icons in the form of a table (vertical or horizontal). Something like this:
Use one column when lots of applications are not very comfortable

maxaon09 said:
I think it would be right to make wider the 2nd section of the app and place icons in the form of a table (vertical or horizontal). Something like this:
Use one column when lots of applications are not very comfortable
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You're absolutely right. I hope I can implement this feature in the next update. Thanks for the idea.

it seems really great, i will try it for sure !
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maxaon09 said:
After updating Windows to version 10532 tiles ceased to be transparent. Is there a way how to get the transparency?
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Just for the sake of Your program returned to 10240. Great program, best of its kind. Thanks

Nice app
It works great. Thank you.

maxaon09 said:
I think it would be right to make wider the 2nd section of the app and place icons in the form of a table (vertical or horizontal). Something like this:
Use one column when lots of applications are not very comfortable
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I've implemented this feature and updated the main app. I think it will be available today or at most tomorrow on Windows Store. Thanks for your suggestion again.

kerimka said:
I've implemented this feature and updated the main app.
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Great job. Thank you so much. I want to make one suggestion. Propose to add a batch fixing of tiles. It would be much easier. Thanks again for the work done.
I apologize for my English

You're absolutely right. This feature is a must have too. I hope I can implement it in the next version. Thanks for your suggestion again.

Thanks!
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awesome looks better

Meh, stock is fine for me.

If anyone has feature requests please tell me here or email [email protected] and I hope I can implement it in the next update(s).
And what about the ability to create live tiles? might be a cool feature or a useless thing? I mean a tile with two different images (or an image and a text) and animates like other store app live tiles? If you don't find that one a useless feature, I plan to implement it soon. What do you think?

kerimka said:
And what about the ability to create live tiles? might be a cool feature or a useless thing? What do you think?
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My opinion is that animated tile is not mandatory (menu "Start", we see a very short time), but beautiful. And its presence will grace the start menu.
Offer to make a software update to automatic, and does not reinstall.
And it would be great if you would make the app a desktop and not modern.
Thank you for the work done. Let you will succeed further.
And another question: is there any possibility to create a vertical tile?

maxaon09 said:
My opinion is that animated tile is not mandatory (menu "Start", we see a very short time), but beautiful. And its presence will grace the start menu.
Offer to make a software update to automatic, and does not reinstall.
And it would be great if you would make the app a desktop and not modern.
Thank you for the work done. Let you will succeed further.
And another question: is there any possibility to create a vertical tile?
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Thank you very much for your suggestions. Honestly, I agree with you: nobody waits enough to see the animated tiles on the start menu. It just might be a nice visual but nothing useful. So maybe I need to postpone this one.
You're right about the update thing. It should replace the .exe file with the new one automatically. I hope I can implement this one soon.
About the modern app.. Actually, I can't change the modern app to a desktop app because only modern apps can pin tiles to the start menu (I mean customized tile). This is why we need a modern app besides desktop app.
And vertical tile.. I think you mean a non-standard tile, right? I don't think it's possible because there are predefined sizes for start menu tiles and here's a list of them:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh761491.aspx
Thank you again for your suggestions and your opinions.

Hi. Update Windows to version 10547 again "kills" transparency tiles.