[19 May 2009]iBattery v. 0.51 - Windows Mobile Apps and Games

iBattery is just another "taskbar meter", based on LVMTopBat, an open source project by levenum that you can find here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277790
When it is possible I prefer to use a opensource project over a freeware or a paid software, and LVMTopBat is a great software, lightweight and well written, levenum did a great job
Of course there are things in it that I wanted to change, and so here it is iBattery.
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2 February 2009 v. 0.2 - First public release
14 April 2009 v. 0.5 - changes:
- Fixed: landscape mode
- Fixed: square screens support
- Changed: single color skin format
19 may 2009 v. 0.51 - changes:
- Fixed: on vga devices the skin height (3 px) is no more stretched to 6 px (thanks BoSeWit!)
Changes from LVMTopBat are:
1 - Skinnable: by default iBattery draws a light grey bar, but you can change the bar color with a bitmap.
By default iBattery uses a single color for all the battery states (full charge, low charge, charging, etc.) but you can use a 12x18 pxs bitmap to specify a different color for a different state (see FAQ)
2 - Height: is now 3px instead of 4px
3 - Width: is now "full screen", no right or left margins
4 - If you tap on iBattery on the today screen, nothing is launched
Installation
Execute the cab and install it to the default location (Windows directory), then soft-reset your device.
FAQ:
1 - does iBattery work with WM version x?
I don't know, try it and tell me!
I have a single WM6 device and iBattery works with it.
Reported from users:
- Works with Touch Diamond WM 6.5
- Works with HTC Wizard WM 6.1
- Works with BA WM 6.5 21169
2 - does iBattery works with screen resolution x?
I don't know, try and tell me!
I have a single QVGA device and iBattery works with it.
3 - does iBattery works with device x?
I don't know, try and tell me!
I have a single device (Touch Dual) and iBattery works with it.
4 - does iBattery works together with program x?
I don't know, try and tell me!
I have a single device and I don't use every single available application...
5 - How to skin iBattery
Multiple colors:
Put a 12x18 bitmap named "iBatteryBmp.bmp" in Windows directory
lines 0 to 2: used for background image
lines 3 to 5: used for "Critical charge" status
lines 6 to 8: used for "Low charge" status
lines 9 to 11: used for "High charge" status
lines 12 to 14: used for "Charging" status
lines 15 to 17: used for "Unknown" status
Single color:
Put a 12x18 bitmap named "iBatteryBmp.bmp" in Windows directory
lines 0 to 2: used for background image
lines 3 to 5: color of the meter
lines 6 to 8, 9 to 11, 12 to 14 and 15 to 17: same as line 3 to 5...
Sources
The source code (under GPL v.3) is available at Google Code:
http://code.google.com/p/ibattery/
Downloads:
the latest build and a zip with 2 skinning examples.

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Any chance we can see screenshots of this?

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jhw549 said:
Any chance we can see screenshots of this?
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Screenshot added

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will it appear with Ifonz?

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wow wow
THANKs .

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12gage said:
will it appear with Ifonz?
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I've just added a reply at FAQ nr. 4

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Works well on touch diamond wm6.5
Thank you for a nice app.

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ericksan said:
Works well on touch diamond wm6.5
Thank you for a nice app.
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Thanks! Information added to faq

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Works well with my HTC Wizard with WM6.1 Pro. But I have a single line only.......

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thank you ! it's works great and i loving it .... keep develop it

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Works well with BA running Xplode's WM6.5 21169.
Thanks for the tiny app.

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madan26 said:
Works well with my HTC Wizard with WM6.1 Pro. But I have a single line only.......
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Thanks! Information added to faq - but I don't understand what do you mean with "I have a single line only"...

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motisu said:
Works well with BA running Xplode's WM6.5 21169.
Thanks for the tiny app.
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Tried to install it, but doesn't seem to install. Just hangs at the installation screen, doesn't even ask where to install.... Too bad, really wanted to try this one

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Cryonic90 said:
Tried to install it, but doesn't seem to install. Just hangs at the installation screen, doesn't even ask where to install.... Too bad, really wanted to try this one
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Could you specify your device and WM version?

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Sure, device is Kaiser, T-Mobile MDA VarioIII, and WM version 6.1
Tried it 2 times after an hard reset, but nothing happened

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Cryonic90 said:
Sure, device is Kaiser, T-Mobile MDA VarioIII, and WM version 6.1
Tried it 2 times after an hard reset, but nothing happened
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It is working wit other WM 6.1 devices, maybe the cab got corrupted while downloading?
I'd give it a try with a new download...

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Tried it on Kaiser, works well.
However, like the original, the bar does not extend all the way when screen is rotated to landscape mode.

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Tested on Sonyericsson Xperia X1, working perfectly, but when switching to landscape mode the bar is not resizing
great application keep up the good work

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Works great!
Reskinned it, and love it!
Thanks!