[PRJ] Genius Suit, to compete with the upcoming wp7 interface! - Windows Mobile Apps and Games

Hi,
I've been checking out xda-developers for a while now, just for fun in the beginning. But three months ago i bought my very own hd2, and I started developing So I've been making this today screen replacement called Genius Suit. It's something completely new. I tried to actually make themes of actual pictures to give the user a richer experience. A 'alpha' version is kind of working on my hd2 now, quicker than I expected. Well, enough talking, let me show it to you!
Features:
- Immersive experience through real pictures!
- Live wallpapers (called motions within the Suit)
- Weather forcast
- Start menu replacement
- Music/Video player. (Not fully implented yet)
- Draggable icons
- Desktop windows like task manager
To be implented (to do list):
- Full video and audio support
- OpenGL acceleration (already made some progress here)
- A functional settings menu
- Make it a today screen plugin (now only an .exe file)
- Replace the default windows manager (kind of hard)
- Speed tweaks
- Maybe some widget support
I might be opening this up for beta testing in the next month or so, depends on how quickly I can implent most of my to do list
Let me know what you think!
Maxim
EDIT: For some reason I can't implement outside links or something, says the moderators have to aprove me, so you will have to wait for screenshots

you didn't show anything. you only let us read
any screenies or any sort of teaser?
i'm sure lot's of people will be dying to try.
keep up the good work!

oops.. dbl post

just put the link with a * in it or something..

curious to see the layout, but the today screen plugin is a very good PLUS for me...
i hope is not only for HD2...i have a tilt2....

Are you certain that it's 'Suit' and not 'Suite'?
Anyway, looking forward to seeing this. Holler if you need anything

More of an App than a Theme - so moved to that Forum
Mike

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[Update 04/04/08! v1.07.02] Skinnable Analog Clock Today Plugin "Retro"

Retro PPC 1.07.02 for WM5 and WM6
~ Official Website ~​I've made this little plugin that displays an analog clock, similar to those wall clocks.
It is a PPC port of my previously-released Retro plugin for the smartphone
You can make your own skin with your PC and REdit. Look below and download it. (REdit needs .NET Framework 2.0 installed on your PC).
News:
Development on Retro is stopped, for now. If you are really interested on bringing it ahead, please contact me by PM or email and maybe I'll release the source.
Main Features:
completely skinnable
skins work like photoshop files (with layers)
antialiased-grade graphics quality, better than alternatives (namely spbclock)
can be centered, left, right aligned with a margin
can create stunning effects: canvas shadows, hand shadows, transparent clocks, glass translucency, semi-transparency, etc...
real-time second hand motion (for faster PDAs)
How To Install:
Retro is compatible with WM5 and upwards!
Run the CAB file on your PDA, make sure to choose to install it into internal memory.
Put additional clock files (skins) created by others into the install dir, then you can choose them in the plugin options under Settings - Today - Items tab. The CAB file already comes with 3 basic skins.
I hope you like it.
Where to download:
Retro and REdit can be found on their official site.
Known bugs:
- does not work correctly with non-square clock sizes
- clock will not update while the screen is locked
Version history:
Retro Update 04-03-2008 v1.07.02
- Added "Alarm hand" to Retro and REdit, that shows the hour position of one of the system alarms.
- Added 24-Hour hand.
- Added the capability to short-cut to the system Clock & Alarm properties.
- Added the capability to embed Author & Name info into the clocks.
- Fixed the bug that prevented Retro from animating properly while embedded in Wisbar Advance Desktop.
- 15-20% speed improvement.
(the new setting screen is shown in the second attachment)
Retro Update 11-29-2007
- Fixed plugin didn't appear in Today settings in WM5 devices
Retro Update 11-23-2007 v1.06c3:
- Fixed slow application startup from desktop due to deadlock in slow priority code (introduced in 1.06c2)
Retro Update 11-17-2007 v1.06c2:
- Fixed CAB install package for non-english PPCs (testers needed!)
- Lower thread priority for clock drawing - should ensure that apps start as quick as possible when opened from the homescreen
REdit Update 04-03-2008 v1.07.03:
- Fixed some crashes for stupid issues.
- Fixed a duplicate preview-window bug.
- Added code to support new features in Retro 1.07.02.
User contributions​dave_hutch: Blue Glass QVGA
ezmike: Black Clock, Silver Black iButton, Black Swiss Army, Optical Illusion, Black and Orange chrono, Transparent Clock
awsy44: Austere QVGA
JudgeDredd67: Bell&Ross BR01, Titleist Golf Ball
vip3r69: Bling
rykev: ovalClock, soupClock
Cobra2: Ya
See page 13 and onwards for more contributions: page 13
i would like to see some screenshots though
seems like it is nice
chees
Screenshot
screenshot ...site
lepsyfou said:
screenshot ...site
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yes, but that is the smartphone version...
the plugin is all about drawing the clock over the background.
i made a screenshot in the emulator
EDIT: screenshot in the 1st post
No one is interested?
oh my god
Simply, but Awesome,
thanks dude
Good app
It's good. You should know that rlToday does this already and more. I do like yours better though as there is less screen flicker when going back tot he Today screen. You need more examples. Also when clicking on the clock it should open the clock applet liek the standard one does. A smaller clock available would be good, with a second hand. And the date printed somewhere.
Thanks!
littld said:
It's good. You should know that rlToday does this already and more. I do like yours better though as there is less screen flicker when going back tot he Today screen. You need more examples. Also when clicking on the clock it should open the clock applet liek the standard one does. A smaller clock available would be good, with a second hand. And the date printed somewhere.
Thanks!
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I didn't know rlToday.
I got informed about it, and I saw all that can do... I will not do all the calendar things, etc... but I will for sure add digital date/time display(it was already in the plans), if I see enough popular will
For the smaller clock issue, well, you can do one for yourself. Also REdit has an option to resize clocks, so you can resize the Austere clock which has the seconds hand (included with the package) to better fit your screen.
This is excellent
has kept me busy for the last hour making a rough and ready skin from the Omega Seamaster. Found an iage of one on the 'net and started Photoshopping from there...
Images are photographic so blurred slightly when resized, but generally pleased for a first attempt.
Might have another go at some point and make one from scratch.
Here it is:
davehutch said:
has kept me busy for the last hour making a rough and ready skin from the Omega Seamaster. Found an iage of one on the 'net and started Photoshopping from there...
Images are photographic so blurred slightly when resized, but generally pleased for a first attempt.
Might have another go at some point and make one from scratch.
Here it is:
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I'm really really happy you found this useful!
I'm already making some changes in Redit to make it more user-friendly...
ATOM Exec
I installed it but not showing in today items
abhayaa said:
I installed it but not showing in today items
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is you device wm5 or wm6?
check that the following registry key exists:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items\GMT Retro Clock\
needed: instructions for skinning & size adjustment?
Hi thenext1
thanks for a very nice plugin
i installed with no problems
after install it did not show, all what i needed is just to go to settings, today & check mark next to plugin ..
i was also able to adjust options from there
the large VGA clock works fast with my qvga phone, but how can i adjust the size? do you have that black one in qvga form?
someone mentioned REdit? is that a software somewhere?
can you please provide some info regarding skinning, size & format adjustment?
THANKS..GREAT work..waiting for the one with digital clock & maybe date (long/short format please eg. Saturday, 17 November 2007 vs 11/17/2007)
Happy Thanksgiving
thenext1 said:
is you device wm5 or wm6?
check that the following registry key exists:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items\GMT Retro Clock\
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ahmedfikry said:
the large VGA clock works fast with my qvga phone, but how can i adjust the size? do you have that black one in qvga form?
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clocks aren't resizable from Retro... you should download REdit (see 1st post), open the clock with it, and then use the "resize clock" function in the Tools menu. Be advised taht resized clocks forcedly look worse than the original ones!...
can you please provide some info regarding skinning, size & format adjustment?
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skinning...well....skins are layered files (up to 30 layers) with PNG files attached to them, so there's alpha transpparency... try downloading REdit and familiarizing with it ...
THANKS..GREAT work..waiting for the one with digital clock & maybe date (long/short format please eg. Saturday, 17 November 2007 vs 11/17/2007)
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it will have custom date format and custom text.
I will be available soon... now I'm in a hurry ... thanks for the interest!
Hello!
Nice work!
But the reg-key is not international
Installation folder in german-ppc is for example "Programme" and not "Program files"!
I had do mannualy correct this in the registy to make the plugin appear.
JueLue
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No one is interested?
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haha, no I AM, really liking it!
cheers!
i would like to use it, however i am not getting anything in the today settings are there any special settings for wm5? the reg key is in there, i saw enabled was set to 0? i tried 1 and soft reset, still nothing. PLZ help
galonzo23 said:
i would like to use it, however i am not getting anything in the today settings are there any special settings for wm5? the reg key is in there, i saw enabled was set to 0? i tried 1 and soft reset, still nothing. PLZ help
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If your pocket PC is not english, the setup have placed the wrong key into the registry. Please uninstall and try the file i've updated in the 1st page.
Thanks to JueLue for the explanation!
thenext1 said:
I didn't know rlToday.
I got informed about it, and I saw all that can do... I will not do all the calendar things, etc... but I will for sure add digital date/time display(it was already in the plans), if I see enough popular will
For the smaller clock issue, well, you can do one for yourself. Also REdit has an option to resize clocks, so you can resize the Austere clock which has the seconds hand (included with the package) to better fit your screen.
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i like the digital clock also if you can add it
Another skin from me
Blue Glass QVGA

Update[APP][11 Dec 09] TitaniumStarter 2.0 [WM6.5][Subfolder search]

Now 2.0 with subfolder search and much more - look at changelog
I made this Plugin, because I think it's very useful for me - and perhaps it's also useful for you.
Another Launcher? No - not like the Launcher, which are already available - I wouldn't have developed it otherwise - and I developed it mostly on my handy, because I hadn't much time the last weeks.
You can define in some Launchers what you want - but what about if you want to start quickly something, which is not in your Favos?
And how about a Keyboard direct in Titanium? (could tease some iPhone-Fans )
And therefore "TitaniumStarter" - to start everything quickly. Together with Favorites Plugin of contable and JMLLauncher from JMHL (and jmltoday) I got a wonderful "Launch suite"
Features:
- Keyboard direct in Titanium Panel
- Full animated switching between Keyboard and Results (it should look cool)
- Designed to launch quickly each program in Start Menu with direct accessable different input methods
- Installed by TICS_installer: So it will work in ALL THEMES not only Standard Titanium, also Blizz,Josito,... (if you want to make a special .plg for the keyboard in your favorite Theme, just give it to me, I will integrate it)
- ALL RESOLUTIONS: QVGA, WQVGA, VGA, WVGA
- ALL ROM-Languages - no dependencies to a country or WWE-ROM - it knows, where your Start Menu is to find
- Different type modes (left side of keyboard):
-- I = one letter will start search for all Programs in Startmenu with this abecedarian letter
-- II = one letter needs tab on "GO", after two letters automatic search
-- III = type the word as long you want - only "GO" initiates search
- Wildcard-Search - e.g. "*oo" in Mode III would find "Groovefish" as well as "Bluetooth Explorer"
- Launches programs/chooses letter after tab on plugin - possible because of AreaButtons of JMLPanex
- To erase last letter just click backward button in the bottom-right corner under "GO"
- to erase all input just click on current mode on left side
- ...little bit more- just find it out
Changelog & additional Features of 2.0:
- now can search all subfolders of Start Menu
- Search Algorithm written in C - so very fast search
- completely redeveloped data structure
- Adjustable Animation-speed (Set Animation Time not too low, to prevent Timeouts)
- Links can viewed with or without Folder Info
- Extra Design for Folder-View/Non-Folder View
- Context Menu to change Folder-View, Refresh,Animation-Speed
- After Start an Application, Plugin switch to Keyboard and refresh itself
- Skinable - only provide a new /image-Directory
- Little bit more, which I've forgotten now
AddOn: If your Animation is too slow - you can use smaller Images, which has been made by Jumba - just replace the Images with them from Image-Directory of TitaniumStarter.
Download: images_smaller_sizes_by_Jumba.zip
Requirements:
- Mortscript 4.2 or higher *Download Mortscript 4.2*
- JMLPanex >= 2.0 / better 2.10 *Download JMLPanex* for working Titanium-Buttons
I have some ideas for updates or for another usages of this - it's something what I have developed/will develop ocassionally.
TitaniumStarter is free und will stay free - please don't repost it without asking.
Install to Main Memory like every Titanium Plugin and of course: I overtake no responsibility for damaging your device (however this should go )
Credits:
JMHL for JMLPanex
MattJackson for Keyboard-Image
Mort for Mortscript
Hope you like it and its useful for you (or only to impress a little bit some iPhone-Users )
Micha
TitaniumRSS, TICS, TitaniumStarter, JMLLibrary and the other stuff-
Like my work? To spend much more nights, if you want, you can donate a cup of coffee for me.
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Wishlist for next Versions:
- also scan Subfolders of Statmenu, that causes implicite: done 2.0
-- possibility to add subfolder-info to panel (on/off - perhaps smaller Font necessary) done 2.0
-- Refresh-Possibility to know Folders to scan done 2.0
-- List of Folders, which shouldn't be scanned
-- Context-Menu to do this done 2.0
- Last 6 runned programs on Page2 of Plugin
- Turn back to Keyboard after Running an app done done 2.0
- special support while installing different .plg's for different Themes
- adjustable Animation speed done 2.0
Wow that looks good Micha, have to try it right away.
Will report how it looks in the different themes.
Greetz Claus
I just installed it and have a question right away, this looks only under start menu and not in subfolders?
I have my shortcuts organized in start menu subfolders, and it does not find them.
Thanx for the nice words - glad that you like it
Look at Post #2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4802002#post4802002
I've added a wishlist - and at first I will integrate subfolders, ok? (ASAP)
Animations are ok?
Micha
woooow, good jub
keep it up buddy
I just tried a lil,and I'll wate for you to support second language keyboard and second folder
if you want a chinese tester, I can help, just contact me
MichelDiamond said:
Thanx for the nice words - glad that you like it
Look at Post #2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4802002#post4802002
I've added a wishlist - and at first I will integrate subfolders, ok? (ASAP)
Animations are ok?
Micha
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Animations look very cool, for my taste i would make them just a little bit faster, on my device the panel takes 4 seconds to turn.
i love it already although currently its kind of unusable yet for me.
- subfolder problem as described above it just doesnt find anything
- when using wm 6.5.1 pressing a letter presses much higher than it should due to the bigger bottom bar. seems the settings need adjusting here somehow?
look forward to an update, thanks!!
pencilcase said:
i love it already although currently its kind of unusable yet for me.
- subfolder problem as described above it just doesnt find anything
- when using wm 6.5.1 pressing a letter presses much higher than it should due to the bigger bottom bar. seems the settings need adjusting here somehow?
look forward to an update, thanks!!
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You can adjust the offset in Panex. - to go up and + to go down.
hi,
@pencilcase: offset of panex like claus said will solve your problem, and therefore that I have everything in my main folder,I didn't implement it in subfolder.but next version will do it,must only look for the speeed to find files while turning panel
thanx for the nice words
@claus: 4 seconds? ok,then animation speed will be adjustable in next version,too. on my diamond it's 1 second.i hope it's not exactly beetween turning in middle,because there is the folder-crawling,so that the speed of your file system is the cause.
@kane: of course I'd like to have chinese tester - but what do you mean with second language keyboard? what should I do? anothers layout or signs?
@all : only a question: in mode III - how "responsive" is your device? I mean-could you type fast longer text with this keyboard,too?
sorry 4 typos - only from handy online.
cheers
Micha
MichelDiamond said:
hi,
@all : only a question: in mode III - how "responsive" is your device? I mean-could you type fast longer text with this keyboard,too?
cheers
Micha
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The keyboard is not very fast, immagine due to Panex response, phone keyboard is faster, but as only a few characters have to be typed it is no problem, and visually i like this onpanel keyboard better.
therefore I asked-on my Diamond I could write quite fast also longer notes/text - how much MHz is your processsor or do you have running mortscripts besides,which slow down system performance?
because of subfolder search: I mentioned this would be too sloww while animation in Mortscript.
So I will develop it in C as sub-process to animation.
that's not possible on my handy,so it will take a litttle more time,until I'm back @home.
but then it should be fast enough to search recursively.
@all: please tell me also the responsiveness of the keyboard-together with yyour device type and processsor speed.
Micha
Once again great work, Micha !!!
Here is the link to my new thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4813673#post4813673
Greetz
contable
for chinese virson i mean the keyboard can also support typing chinese
I know it sounds like almost inpossable....., but if there's a opportunity I'll catch it
but really need this tool to support secend(third, fourth) folder in start menu, this is the most important, and i have to say, good job MichelDiamond , keep it on
@contable: Great FavPeople&Launcher with Multi-Buttons-Plugin - cool! ( & you have a PN)
@Kane: Oh - the chinese keyboard would be interesting. I have 27 buttons - would that be enough? Perhaps we can work together, to get a chinese Variation of it Do you have a screenshot with a comparison of english and chinese keyboard?
And to "second","third" folder - like I said: Mortscript would need roundabout 2-5 seconds to find everything (on my Diamond) - so I have to do it in C... better: had to do it in C - I must think about my last developing of a recursive function, which has to be fast... but I'm roundabout 30ms for 250 Links in Startmenu in all subfolders
But therefore I had/have to change the whole data structure of TitaniumStarter, too... and have to change a little bit the design to make folders visible... and add a Menu to switch on/off Folder expansion.
And that I'm about to do - I had not very much time the last days - but recursion works really fine
From outside - the Panel will look quite similiar to 1.0 - but inside there are very much changes - it's like a new Panel
Need only a little bit time to do this all - but won't take very long - depends on my office
If somebody has more ideas for later, just tell it. Let's see what such a "fun work" will produce
Greetz
Micha
ok, here's 4 of chinese input keyboard , choose one
but i prefer to use the last one for Chinese Traditional and second one for Chinese Simplified.couse the first one and third one there's not much ppl use it
jejeje I know it looks complex,and it really are,chinese input not like english
a=a and if you want to type "apple" you just need to type apple on the keyboard chinese keyboard is like this if you want to type 我(me) you have to type ㄨㄛˇ then there's some words pup up like 我 婐 捰 they all sounds like ㄨㄛˇ
jejeje when i type here I found chinese Variation is almost impossable
but if you can make it possable , please please tell me, I'll do whatever i can to help you
and I have a new suggestion
why just limit this wonderful tool in start menu??
why not let ppl choose what folder they want to search?
and you can set dafult folder in Program Files both in Storage card and main
I suggess this is because there's a lot of non-install apps out there , and it's tired to link them all to start menu
hope you dont think I'm crazy
if you want my MSN skype or google wave, just sent me a PM ok? I'll do what ever i can to help you
That looks very complicated
To make a Keyboard is not the problem - but to know which Key is signed with which Letter. The Filenames are the same?
And your proposal with other search locations: Yes - that's possible with Data structure from 2.0 - but there are expansions needed - e.g. to search or... "what" .exe .* .dll .... and so this should be a new Plugin. The search will also take longer - depends on the size of the files on the search location. Perhaps there should be a favorite Folder-Init... and much more. (already thought about to write SMS with this Keyboard? *g* )
I only have too much projects and work at the moment - ut I won't forget it - perhaps we could do it together (the chinese keyboard, too Would you look a little bit how the keyboard works? Panex can't overgive Parameters to .mscr - so it's easy to read )
Ah - I forgot - 2.0 is finished *g*
It's done - 2.0 is online to free download now!
The Subfolder search is now implemented-was completely rewritten in C, to be fast (Mortscript would have been too slow for such recursive search op's)
Further you now have a Context Menu to adjust animation speed or switch between Subfolder View and Program-only View
much more - see changelog and picture below or in Post #1
Changelog & additional Features of 2.0:
- now can search all subfolders of Start Menu
- Search Algorithm written in C - so very fast search
- completely redeveloped data structure
- Adjustable Animation-speed
- Links can viewed with or without Folder Info
- Extra Design for Folder-View/Non-Folder View
- Context Menu to change Folder-View, Refresh,Animation-Speed
- After Start an Application, Plugin switch to Keyboard and refresh itself
- Skinable - only provide a new /image-Directory
- Little bit more, which I've forgotten now
Have fun - and thanx for the big feedback!
Micha
TitaniumStarter V2.0: real improvements !!!
Thanks Micha !
MichelDiamond said:
It's done - 2.0 is online to free download now!
The Subfolder search is now implemented-was completely rewritten in C, to be fast (Mortscript would have been too slow for such recursive search op's)
Further you now have a Context Menu to adjust animation speed or switch between Subfolder View and Program-only View
much more - see changelog and picture below or in Post #1
Changelog & additional Features of 2.0:
- now can search all subfolders of Start Menu
- Search Algorithm written in C - so very fast search
- completely redeveloped data structure
- Adjustable Animation-speed
- Links can viewed with or without Folder Info
- Extra Design for Folder-View/Non-Folder View
- Context Menu to change Folder-View, Refresh,Animation-Speed
- After Start an Application, Plugin switch to Keyboard and refresh itself
- Skinable - only provide a new /image-Directory
- Little bit more, which I've forgotten now
Have fun - and thanx for the big feedback!
Micha
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cool Micha, let me try 2.0
animation is wonderfol
very fast
and I'm trying to set the folder, I can only set one folder right?
mmmm and what can I help you ?

CheckList (W)VGA v2.1

Platform: Windows Mobile (Tested on 6.5.x)
Overview: A simple Check List application
* Organized by Categories
* New / Modify / Delete Category
* New / Modify / Delete Item
* Move Item to Vault / Restore Item from Vault
* Touch friendly
* Included Desktop Companion (PC application)
* No Master Lists!
* No Descriptions / Notes
* No Quantities
* No Item Pictures
* No Prices
* Without many functions and options
JUST A FRIENDLY CHECKLIST!
Download (old) 1.1 VGA version
Download 2.1 (W)VGA version
Download Desktop Companion version 2.1
Changelog v2.0 :
- Fixed the WVGA resolution.
- The Splash Screen was Changed.
- The user can change the order of the Categories / Items
- Settings Panel added
- The Program now can keep the Backlight On (option)
- The user can change the Item (list) height (option)
- The user can change the Text size (option)
- The user can enable/disable the message dialogs (option)
- The user can enable/disable the splash screen (option)
- The database is saved only if changes detected.
- The graphic files was retouched.
- Many minor bug fixes.
Changelog v2.1 :
- added gray boxes
- fixed category problem
- fixed minus problem (-)
- Marks by default the first Category
- Marks by default the first Item in the selected category
- Many minor bug fixes.
First Impressions
I just discovered this app and thought I'd leave my first impressions. Here goes...
At first go it's just what I've been looking for: a simple checklist app. It seems to be just that. I wouldn't say it's immediately intuitive, but with some messing around I picked up the basic routine. As with all things, with a little more playing around it will become 2nd nature. You should be aware, however, that the screen doesn't render properly in landscape (my phone is a TP2 [WVGA] see details in sig). As such, I couldn't confirm compatibility with the hard keyboard on my device.
Also, something to consider for future development, would be a way to create a link for a specific list that can be placed in one's calendar/appt editor. This probably takes away from the simplicity aspect, but that would be really slick!
I'll play with it some more throughout the week, but for simplicity's sake I like what you've put together -- at least on 1st impressions. Thanks for sharing!
thank you very much for your comments
Dadi68 said:
Platform: Windows Mobile (Tested on 6.5.x)
Overview: A simple Check List application
* No Master Lists!
* No Descriptions / Notes
* No Quantities
* No Item Pictures
* No Prices
* Without many functions and options
JUST A FRIENDLY CHECKLIST!
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...really simple, really friendly ... but: that is what I really need, it's quick, it's easy....it's GREAT (you're right: keep it simple!!!)
It works on HD2, no prob with keyboard...
I hope, that you are buying soon a new device, to develop a WVGA-Version...aäh, whats about a wrap-up or second row for longer entrys ?
THX and greetz
fast_zorro said:
...really simple, really friendly ... but: that is what I really need, it's quick, it's easy....it's GREAT (you're right: keep it simple!!!)
It works on HD2, no prob with keyboard...
I hope, that you are buying soon a new device, to develop a WVGA-Version...aäh, whats about a wrap-up or second row for longer entrys ?
THX and greetz
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Do u want to be a beta tester of the 1.2 version? (its wvga compatible - i hope)
Thanks to fast_zorro's valuable help, a WVGA version is coming!
ETA : this weekend
short video for the app
...9.....8....7.....6....
..thanks god, it's friday....
fast_zorro said:
..thanks god, it's friday....
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Good morning dear beta tester
Today I will make a new version of the desktop companion and tomorrow morning I will release the full package
Im thinking to add an "enable single tap" option but i dont know because its not so friendly...
Anywayz, I will send you the released package via email - megaupload
Have a nice Friday people!
Dadi68 said:
Today I will make a new version of the desktop companion and tomorrow morning I will release the full package
Im thinking to add an "enable single tap" option but i dont know because its not so friendly...
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May I leave some friendly feedback?
(I'm going to assume you said "yes"...)
First of all, allow me to repeat that this is a great little app. Simple and useful. Further, you have shared it with us freely, and I'm the first to acknowledge "beggars can't be choosy." With this in mind, I offer the following...
The boot time is too slow. One would think that given how light-weight this app is, it should load much like an immediate toggle on/toggle off application. While you're deserving of the credit appearing in your 'welcome'/'boot' screen, perhaps eliminating this feature would speed the load time? Even if it would not speed the load, I would like to see the Category menu straight away without an extra screen to pass through.
Second, it would be nice if Categories, and not just Items, could be saved to the vault. (Am I missing something?) It would be nice to create a simple template to the vault, then be able to copy a version to the active menu which could be applied as needed. Make sense?
Lastly, would it be possible to move the command bar down a centimeter or so? That way 4 full Category/Item panels could be visible w/o having to scroll up/down. I understand it's placed to accommodate ergonomic thumb usage, but to see 4 full Item panels, as opposed to 3 1/2, would be worth the slight stretch...
I'm really looking forward to a WVGA version as I'll be able to use the keyboard on my TP2, which would make this even MORE useful!
Once again, many thanks!!!
p.s. - There's also a couple of spelling errors in the menu guides. 'Aproove' comes to mind right off. ('Approve' is correct) However, your English is far superior to my Greek, so I have no room to criticize...
Minnesinger said:
May I leave some friendly feedback?
(I'm going to assume you said "yes"...)
First of all, allow me to repeat that this is a great little app. Simple and useful. Further, you have shared it with us freely, and I'm the first to acknowledge "beggars can't be choosy." With this in mind, I offer the following...
The boot time is too slow. One would think that given how light-weight this app is, it should load much like an immediate toggle on/toggle off application. While you're deserving of the credit appearing in your 'welcome'/'boot' screen, perhaps eliminating this feature would speed the load time? Even if it would not speed the load, I would like to see the Category menu straight away without an extra screen to pass through.
The boot time is extremely slow... Its not my fault... This programming language is slow (even a "Hello world" takes 3-4 secs to load)
In the new version you have the option to disable the splash screen
Second, it would be nice if Categories, and not just Items, could be saved to the vault. (Am I missing something?) It would be nice to create a simple template to the vault, then be able to copy a version to the active menu which could be applied as needed. Make sense?
Why you make your life so difficult?
Lastly, would it be possible to move the command bar down a centimeter or so? That way 4 full Category/Item panels could be visible w/o having to scroll up/down. I understand it's placed to accommodate ergonomic thumb usage, but to see 4 full Item panels, as opposed to 3 1/2, would be worth the slight stretch...
In the new version you can adjust the row height of the items/categories
I'm really looking forward to a WVGA version as I'll be able to use the keyboard on my TP2, which would make this even MORE useful!
Wait 30 minutes...
Once again, many thanks!!!
You r welcome my friend
p.s. - There's also a couple of spelling errors in the menu guides. 'Aproove' comes to mind right off. ('Approve' is correct) However, your English is far superior to my Greek, so I have no room to criticize...
Please help me to correct them... My English suck...
Maybe I will release the new version in Greek
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Thank you very much for your post
Dimitris
Version 2.0 added at first post
Thanks to fast_zorro for his valuable help on the WVGA support
Minnesinger said:
May I leave some friendly feedback?
Second, it would be nice if Categories, and not just Items, could be saved to the vault. (Am I missing something?) It would be nice to create a simple template to the vault, then be able to copy a version to the active menu which could be applied as needed. Make sense?
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...not bad, I'm also think about this topic...but, keep in mind the important issue: "small and easy".
I think, these is the most benefit from this app, so any new features should be aware of this point before added.
(MASPWARE Checklist, as example, looks nice, but you could be very easily lost in categories and items in up to 4 stages of deep)
But you're right, there are some improvents possible - let's see, what others will say and give Dadi68 a chance to enjoy the summer before making a version 3.0...
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...not bad, I'm also think about this topic...but, keep in mind the important issue: "small and easy".
I think, these is the most benefit from this app, so any new features should be aware of this point before added.
(MASPWARE Checklist, as example, looks nice, but you could be very easily lost in categories and items in up to 4 stages of deep)
But you're right, there are some improvents possible - let's see, what others will say and give Dadi68 a chance to enjoy the summer before making a version 3.0...
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Hahahaha run DaDi RUNNNNNNNNN
2 weeks left for vacations guys
Ok, add categories to vault...
you mean an empty cateory or a category full of items?
I started to like that idea
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Ok, add categories to vault...
you mean an empty cateory or a category full of items?
I started to like that idea
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Yes, a category full of items: a template. For example, a simple agenda template...
A template of the user's own design could be kept in the vault. In my case, there are occasions when I don't need to use a full appointment editor; I just need to keep a running list of contacts and times for any given day. Instead of retyping the time increments over and over, a blank agenda is always at the ready!
Although, this brings up another issue for me:
Whenever I attempt to edit one of the time slots on my agenda template, I get the warning seen in the pic above. I have the current-most NETCF v35 on my device, in addition to the NET CF v35 Messages.EN.wm .cab: am I missing anything? If I click 'yes' I'm able to continue and add a contact to a time slot, but the error message repeats with each edit.
Looking for ward to watching your app evolve -- Thanks!
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Yes, a category full of items: a template. For example, a simple agenda template...
A template of the user's own design could be kept in the vault. In my case, there are occasions when I don't need to use a full appointment editor; I just need to keep a running list of contacts and times for any given day. Instead of retyping the time increments over and over, a blank agenda is always at the ready!
Although, this brings up another issue for me:
Whenever I attempt to edit one of the time slots on my agenda template, I get the warning seen in the pic above. I have the current-most NETCF v35 on my device, in addition to the NET CF v35 Messages.EN.wm .cab: am I missing anything? If I click 'yes' I'm able to continue and add a contact to a time slot, but the error message repeats with each edit.
Looking for ward to watching your app evolve -- Thanks!
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Replace the [-] with [...] and it will work fine!
About the Category -> Vault ...gimme some time, maybe next week
great tool - thats what i'm looking for. THX!!
Look nicely, I will try this program out.
Guys a beta 2.1 is out, that supports grayed checkboxes...
Im waiting for comments from my dear beta-tester
@Minnesinger : Can you help me by correcting spelling errors? To fix them before release the new version?
@All :
To Do:
1. Store full Categories (with items) into Vault [ NEXT WEEK ]
Have a beautiful weekend people!
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Yes, of course. I would be happy to. Check your PMs and I'll attach a Word document with a complete list. Although, from what I've observed there are only a few minor things...

[ROM][WWE][16 Nov] - Mango v3.0 - | Build 23144 | Sense 2.5.2018

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ABOUT
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The ROM's evolved around my tastes and preferences of how I use the phone, mostly listening to music and checking mail. But as time goes, and listening to the feedback of the guys who've tried it out, it's starting to evolve into a gaming/multimedia phone.
It's really starting to take shape, and it's very much an ongoing project, but I don't always have a huge amount of time to finish things off, (the custom sound set is taking an age to get through, as is the icon replacement when you get deeper into the settings menu for example) but, I'm always open to suggestions about what to include / exclude, and it will get done at some point, so keep checking back and let me know what you think.
Oh, and I called it Mango, because as my daughter said when trying to explain to my partner what sort of phone it was "it's like a Blackberry, but better, like a mango!" Enjoy!!!
SCREENSHOTS
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DOWNLOAD & RELEASE NOTES
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Version 3.0 brings some quite major speed and memory management changes, and as a result it's the fastest ROM I've made to date. Reading and writing to the Storage Card is just one process that's now much, much faster.
But probably the most noticeable change is the fantastic work from Co0kie, his Home Tab v2.0 is just awesome. The Home tab now contains 2 pages, one geared for appointments, swipe to the right and the appointments are replaced with the music player with relevant links. I've stuck with the original Manila slider by default, but you can always change everything with CHTEditor.
I've bought back Facebook because of problems with contacts syncing to non-accessible data, added a TXT editor and a few other programs, and managed to skim another 6Mb or so off the ROM - not bad ey!
There seems to be a small system freeze a couple of mintes into the second boot, don't panic, ride it out for abot 30 seconds while the device settles, and within minutes you'll be running at warp factor, LOL!
As always, let me know about any issues or requestss etc.
Thanks for looking!
DOWNLOAD MANGO ROM v3.0 HERE!
My Location Fix.cab (also works for all previous versions)
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE & FIXES
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Bluetooth Headset Control Fix
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If you have a BT headset with media player controls that malfunction and launch Windows Media Player, try running the CAB file in this post - big thanks to rspillo for the find!
vTAP
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vTAP is a cool website that allows you to watch a huge amount of videos from the web on your phone.
There's a link in the favourites folder to the mobile version of the website, but they also have a standalone application.
I'm having trouble cooking it in at the moment, but here's the CAB file...
Download here.
SRS WOWHD 1.5.1 Audio Drivers
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SRS WOW HD is a little buggy, but definitely worth trying. I'm having trouble cooking this in too, so again the CAB files are below, and you can un-install if you need to.
Please follow these instructions exactly, otherwise it will kill ALL your audio, and you'll have to hard reset!!!
1) Install this CAB to the device.
2) Then install this CAB to the device.
3) Instantly restart without doing anything else.
4) Enjoy some sweet audio - there's a link to the SRS control panel in the Multimedia folder.
CHANGE LOG
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3.0 - 15 Nov '10
* Updated build to 23144 - not the newest, but definately faster
* Added Mango startup exe's to control memory usage
* Tweaked XIP for speed and performance
* Rapid storage card enhancements - read & write speeds are now much faster!
* Spin lock patch enhancement on drivers to combat processor performance issues
* Increased Pagepool to 18 Mb
* Added CHT v2.0 Final with all the usual Mango ROM reductions, tweaks and enhancements
* Added CHT Editor v2.0 Final
* Added Facebook and reintroduced all Fb functionality
* Added RSS Hub v2.1
* Added ShNotePad v1.4
* Added Bing
* Removed Mango Config - just for the time being whilst I work on v2
* Tweaked Manila performance
* Updated Manila Weather GFX
* Updated Manila Settings GFX
* Updated Manila Core GFX
* Updated Splash Screen - not as fancy, but smaller file size
* Updated SIP to v2.1.20162721.00 and removed bold fonts completely
* Updated CleanRAM to v2.5 and moved CleanRAM Config shortcut to the Tools folder
* Updated myPlayer to v1.850
* Updated IMDb to v0.8
* Updated all previously edited icons to be more visible over backgrounds
* Updated SRS icon in CAB file
* Updated Audio Booster to v2.5.20172410.02
* Updated Calculator to v1.1.20171114.0
* Updated Full Screen Player to v1.8.20162733.00
* Updated Quick GPS to v2.0.20162513.03
* Updated Social Networks Engine to v1.1.20182024.00
* Updated You Tube to v2.6.20162429.00
KNOWN BUGS & TO-DO LIST
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* Finish custom sound set
* Finish icon replacement
* Update Wait Cursor
IMPORTANT!
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And as usual, please make sure you're using the most up to date HardSPl, which is here, and follow the usual precautionary steps. If you're not sure, read this before you act.
THANKS
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Thanks to all the guys that I've been picking bits and pieces up from, and everyone whose work I've borrowed/used/abused! Built with osKitchen Zero.
sound nice...
can u please provide the screenshot?
Yeah screenshots please.
hell44 said:
sound nice...
can u please provide the screenshot?
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It's on the list of things to get sorted. I work pretty much 7 days a week at the mo, so I'm pretty stretched for time, but I'll do my best.
Thanks for looking though!
Just flashed this. Initial impressions very good. Quite a bit faster than other ROMs I have used.
High speed mirror here: [[ Download ]]
Free RAM after install is around 100MB, Lots of good apps included in place of Office, including 'Mango Config' which lets you set a custom user agent for the Opera browser.
Note: Mango Config + iPhone user agent = Absolute Genius!!!!!
What I don't like:
HTC Boot splash is noisy! - I hate it when my phone plays a jingle just because it was powered on or reset
HTC Sense - I switched to Titanium straight-away and saved a ton of RAM
Those damn ~Avatar files - AAAAARGGGH!!!
Otherwise, Excellent ROM, mate! proud to mirror it. Keep up the good work!
Additional comments:
I would love to see the integration of these Metro icons
Sense should be disabled by default. Titanium is swoosh, and RAM matters to me because I do on-phone development. I also dislike HTC messaging. By all means leave Sense in there but disable it.
Also read some stuff on a thread, I don't have a link to the source but it was a registry setting that
reduced camera shutter delay. Previous ROM I used had this feature and it is all Mango is lacking, imho.
to clarify: the time between pressing camera shutter and image being captured was =< 0.1sec
Following installation of Experiment 13 and Xtract, this ROM makes for a nice speedy 3D gaming platform (Sense disabled, 3D driver installed)
You might want to consider integrating the 3d driver for Topaz (here) into the ROM.
Nice Antialiased letters on the keypad! Don't know if this is deliberate addition or an accidental feature, but it looks really nice and definitely makes this ROM stand out from others.
Thanks smadger and RufusThorne
RufusThorne said:
What I don't like:
HTC Boot splash is noisy! - I hate it when my phone plays a jingle just because it was powered on or reset
HTC Sense - I switched to Titanium straight-away and saved a ton of RAM
Those damn ~Avatar files - AAAAARGGGH!!!
Otherwise, Excellent ROM, mate! proud to mirror it. Keep up the good work!
Additional comments:
I would love to see the integration of these Metro icons
Sense should be disabled by default. Titanium is swoosh, and RAM matters to me because I do on-phone development. I also dislike HTC messaging. By all means leave Sense in there but disable it.
Also read some stuff on a thread, I don't have a link to the source but it was a registry setting that
reduced camera shutter delay. Previous ROM I used had this feature and it is all Mango is lacking, imho.
to clarify: the time between pressing camera shutter and image being captured was =< 0.1sec
Following installation of Experiment 13 and Xtract, this ROM makes for a nice speedy 3D gaming platform (Sense disabled, 3D driver installed)
You might want to consider integrating the 3d driver for Topaz (here) into the ROM.
Nice Antialiased letters on the keypad! Don't know if this is deliberate addition or an accidental feature, but it looks really nice and definitely makes this ROM stand out from others.
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Cheers Rufus! Feedback is always welcome, and thanks for the mirror too!!!
HTC Boot WAV kills my ears too, It's something I'm working on next. I'm gonna get rid of ALL default sounds and just have one very simple, customized version for each. I figure if people want something different, then I could make a cab with them, or they can make their own with the onboard MP3 slicer.
Sense for me personally is a must, but I am in a place at the moment trying to decide if I should dump all other tabs, other than Home, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Music, Photos, and Settings. Anything else like Facebook, Twitter etc, is nice, but I want to concentrate on being media related. This would also save a bit more space. And besides, the mobile web interfaces for both twitter and Fb are pretty good in their own right, so why not just use Opera, and place a shortcut on the home tab?
~Avatar files due for attention soon.
Your idea about the integration of the WP7 icon sets, is kind of the route I was going down anyway, so it might be a big possibility in the future!
Mango Config is again due for an overhaul soon. I'm looking to expand it's uses and offer other settings, such as camera and video setings. But I'm pretty sure I had already reduced the Camera button latency, I tried it earlier and the only lag I got was for focussing, so if you could try it out again I'd be grateful. If not, it'll definitely be there soon.
3d Driver was also something else I was thinking of, but was leaving until further on in development, but now you've suggested it I'll take a look sooner.
I'll be honest, the keyboard was a fluke initially, but I do like it so decided to keep it.
I've discovered a few more bugs today which I'm gonna work on soon, like if you try to reply to a message, you still have to re-enter the recipients address manually, and this version of TCPMP doesn't allow RTSP protocol, so using it with myPlayer isn't an option.
As I said earlier, I don't get too much time to do this stuff at the moment, but your kind words have given me that bit more drive to make another cup of tea tonight and get a few things sorted for v1.2
I'd love to hear what others think, especially about ditching a lot of the social networking stuff, and replacing them with more media type stuff?
Also if people have other suggestions of what other apps etc to include, shout!
I'm a developer too, and would be more than happy to work on this with you, gearing it for speed and eye-candy. Of course, since this is your baby, if you want to go it alone, I can completely understand.
Yes, lose Social Networking. Those that want it can add it later via a cab. Those that don't want it aren't forced to. Same goes with as much stuff as possible, not including the genuinely useful and interesting things (ie: Mango Config)
Also, I miss Solitaire :-(
Thinking of making an ultra-lite version without anything really, just basic phone and internet if anybody's interested?
Still getting a lot of bugs ironed out at the moment, but there should be another release in the next 2/3 days, so if anybody has any suggestions or requests, let me know!
dont forget games... you will need them eventually
First of all: I appreciate your work and I see lots of potential in this ROM.
You put op some good apps on it, but some are not needed.
Most of them RufusThorne already mentioned.
Though i noticed that you have PowerRadio and default HTC FMRadio.
Perhaps dump the default one and leave PowerRadio?
Could you add a Taskmanager like ShowCase instead of the one present? I think this one fits best, since its much easier to press the big start button than to tap the upper right cornor of your screen.
Personally i would not dump the Facebook or twitter stuff. Since its very handy to add pictures to your contacts.
Your start menu needs, like you said, some ordening.
Perhaps make this small adjustments:
- Put the CHT editor, the Headsetbuttonconfig, mango config, auto backlight in the default settings folder.
- Remove the shortcut 'notes' and put it in the Tools folder.
-Remove Internet sharing and put it in a connections folder.
-Remove internet explorer (if possible from rom) because Opera is much faster.
-Put tasks in the Outlook folder.
-File explorer in the tools one.
-I noticed there is an albums and 'pictures and videos' icon. I'd remove the last one.
-search Phone and activesync in the tools folder aswell.
-calls folder could be removed.
-I would leave the 'camera' on the start menu, but the recorder in the multimedia folder, since most people only shoot some pics.
-Cleanram in the tools folder aswell.
-Myplayer in the multimedia folder too.
-Google Maps, xTask (showcase perhaps by then), PIM backup in the tools folder.
These are just some ideas, but you do as you like.
Finally I noticed that there is no back button when in settings (Titanium enabled, so all settings)
Greets and success!
Ciss
I miss the Games too
Cissmayazz said:
First of all: I appreciate your work and I see lots of potential in this ROM.
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Thanks, good to hear! And thanks for understanding this is still early days for me
Cissmayazz said:
Though i noticed that you have PowerRadio and default HTC FMRadio.
Perhaps dump the default one and leave PowerRadio?
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Done!
Cissmayazz said:
Could you add a Taskmanager like ShowCase instead of the one present? I think this one fits best, since its much easier to press the big start button than to tap the upper right cornor of your screen.
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I tried it, liked some things - the big buttons, nice GUI etc - but I still think xTask is a lot more useful, you can use it as a file explorer, soft-reset etc.
Cissmayazz said:
Personally i would not dump the Facebook or twitter stuff. Since its very handy to add pictures to your contacts.
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Fair point, for the time being I'm still taking the view that they aren't essential, (this may change.) the twitter Sense tab is still there, but hidden on install by default, to get it back just go to Settings>Personalise>Tabs. Or I've put the link to the mobile sites for both Fb and Twitter in the Favourites folder.
Cissmayazz said:
Your start menu needs, like you said, some ordening.
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I'm on it. Just sorting out all the icons first.
Cissmayazz said:
I miss the Games too
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I was never that much of a fan for Solitaire etc, but there'll be a few games back for you all in the next release!
On another note, does anybody have any ideas about a descent Grooveshark client? or any other software that could be added, games or otherwise. Currently updating a few things and the next version should be out soon!
v1.7alpha now up!
Just posted an update with a heap of changes included, most noticeably the icons. I know there's still a few missing in the settings folders, I'm working on them.
Still managing to reduce the overall ROM size down quite considerably, and the graphical theme is coming on quite nicely too.
It's gettin late too, so I'm leaving the screenshots for today, but they'll be up soon - it's starting to look quite nice!
As usual, comments always welcome.
Alright! I was waiting for this, i'm downloading it atm and i'll let you know my opinion later this day. Thx
I get an error during extracting of the zip files... Is the file .nbh corrupted?
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I get an error during extracting of the zip files... Is the file .nbh corrupted?
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I'm getting the same error. Its corrupted indeed.
my bad!
Cissmayazz said:
I'm getting the same error. Its corrupted indeed.
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Sorry guys, I' at work at the moment, but as I've got it running on my topaz now, it must be the zip upload. I'll try again when I get back, along with some screen shots too.
Cheers for looking though!
Re-zipped and re-uploaded - link in first post - try now fellas and let me know what you think!
Just working on the screen grabs and should be up soon too!
I found an annoying bug: If u want to reply to a text message and press send, it says 'SIM CARD MISSING' which is ofcourse incorrect.
If i press all messages, select the message and reply from there it works.
I must say I had this problem in the previous build too
Cissmayazz said:
I found an annoying bug: If u want to reply to a text message and press send, it says 'SIM CARD MISSING' which is ofcourse incorrect.
If i press all messages, select the message and reply from there it works.
I must say I had this problem in the previous build too
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I know about this - it's the main thing I'm trying to work on at the minute.
I've reverted back to some Leo messaging packages on the build I'm running now, but still have the same problem.
I've been through most, if not all combinations of EXT packages from original Topaz, Leo, and Rhodium ROMs, but still can't get my head round it. Tried looking at the registry, and unless I'm missing something that's staring me in the face, I'm running out of ideas.
Any thoughts or help would be appreciated!?

[APP][22.05.2011][(W)VGA]ActionScreen Landscape support v0.6[Developers please help]

Hello
I liked the idea of an ActionScreen ever since I met with this program for a first time (it was on a Sense 2.1 stock ROM so it was really handy). ActionScreen is a simple application which shows the user a screen with 12 (sometimes more) shortcuts which can start/toggle frequently used programs or functions.
But as I am a Rhodium owner, I always had problem with Landscape orientation. The Smaberg's ActionScreen was showing only 2 rows of icons in Landscape or wasn't showing at all. So with the encouragement by Jackos I started to develop my own application based very much on the original idea of the 12-icon ActionScreen from Smaberg. As I am definitely not a programmer I started to learn Basic4PPC for a starter. Then, after I discovered how many environment restrictions it gives I switched to C#.
What I present here is a version which has full Landscape support (the app will run without problems in Landscape and will change it's layout properly even if there will be an orientation change while program is shown).
* NEW * - The whole app has been rewritten from scratch. Also changed to the C# + NetCF. This has not solved all of my memory problems but allowed me to improve on many other fields. The details are in the change log in post #2.
* NEW 2* - I added a VGA version of my ActionScreen. Special thanks to xOverkill who encouraged me to start working on VGA and then provided a great help with testing on Raphael.
With this version you can easily customise each link function by changing command and parameter in:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Skrobel\ActionScreen\LinkXX]
where "XX" is a number of the icon starting with 00 to 11.
You can change the icons as well (all the graphic files are stored in program folder). From v0.5 you can also change the colors of the background (at the moment only solid colours are supported) and the label texts.
And last but not least you can change the text of the labels under each icon in the same place in registry. This can come in handy when you want to change the language for instance.
There is a small readme.txt file attached to this post where I put a brief description of the settings/configuration possiblilities.
DOWNLOADS ARE IN POST #2
Unfortunately some problems have been solve and some not:
- I have problems to effectively dispose the resources upon program minimization. The C# or NetCF uses Garbage Collector for all the disposed controls/images, so the app memory does not decrease when it's minimized (and is about 1300 kB). I can't find a way to do it better
- the WinCE and WinMo environment doesn't support a "minimize form" event. So I used a little trick to override native Windows.Forms.Hide with SW_MINIMIZE imported from coredll.dll. Buuut this doesnt really minimize the app, but only get the window behind all other windows, but in front of Titanium or TodayScreen. That's why I suggest using this app ONLY on Sense/TF3D enabled ROMs or otherwice you will se my app instead of the TodayScreen
- Because of the above my app is visible also during system startup until Sense/TF3D is fully loaded
Actually I found a solution for SW_MINIMIZE (it was easier than I thought). So for now my only concern is to make the app less memory consuming and possible yet faster.
Soooo, if any of you guys could help me to improve the app (especially the memory management) I can share all my current experience as well as the source code. HELP PLEASE
Enjoy! Any feedback is welcome. I will try to improve as soon as my programming knowledge raises Or of course when someone agrees to help me
# CHANGE LOG:
22.05.2011 - v0.6
+ Added version for VGA resolution
+ Minor bugfixes concerning exceptions and image handling.
+ Added a new setting "ShowOnHTCKeyboard" enabling ActionScreen to show up when the hardware keyboard is open (refer to readme for more information)
- still high memory usage when idle (currently approx. 1300 kB) - looking for a better way to dispose resources during minimize
10.05.2011 - v0.5
+ Rewritten from scratch once again to avoid unnecessary code
+ much faster to load/unload/appear/disappear
+ AppToDate support (thanks for the tips Jackos)
+ Both landscape modes support (right- and left-handed). The app will now follow the GUI
+ Added "splash screen" during first load for eye-friendliness before system boots completely
+ Added possibility to change background and text colors (although not very comfortable at the moment)
+ Changed the settings location in registry to a more proper place. Therefore you need to uninstall the previous version manually before installing v0.5
- still high memory usage when idle (currently approx. 1250 kB) - looking for a better way to dispose resources during minimize
13.02.2011 - v0.3 - quick bugfix version
+ Fixed SW_MINIMIZE so that app minimizes instead of going to back
+ support for non-Sense interfaces (Today Screen and Titanium tested)
+ the app starts almost unnoticeably during system startup
- still high memory usage when idle (currently approx. 1300 kB) - looking for a better way to dispose resources during minimize
13.02.2011 - v0.2
+ Whole application rewritten from scratch in C# + NET CF 3.5
+ commands, parameters, paths to the images are now stored in registry
look into: [HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen]
+ also item names are now stored in registry for easy language changing
+ the app is loaded in the memory during system startup and it's maximised upon calling
- high memory usage when idle (currently approx. 1300 kB) - looking for a better way to dispose resources during minimize
- uneffective SW_MINIMIZE method
- only TF3D/Sense 2.1/Sense 2.5 compatible - it's not compatible with Titanium/Today screen
- the app is visible during system startup until Sense/TF3D is fully loaded - the SW_MINIMIZE issue
17.11.2010 - v0.1 - initial release
- Written in Basic4PPC
+ Landscape support
- Due to several reasons the app doesn't stay in memory, it's launched on each call
- no localization
- no configurations possible, the commands are hardcoded into the application
# DOWNLOADS:
For technical reasons you have to uninstall previous ActionScreen versions manually before installing v0.5. Sorry for the inconvenience.
OK, I present three versions with one tiny difference:
- Skrobel ActionScreen v*.* - it's a standard version starting when holding the PowerButton for 3 secs.
- Skrobel ActionScreen v*.*_softkey - the app is linked additionally to the left homescreen softkey in Sense (2.1 and 2.5) as showed on the last screenshot
- Skrobel ActionScreen v*.*_softkey_only - especially for p50kombi here goes a third version with only the SoftKey link and no PowerButton action
- Skrobel_AS_Blue_Icons - a set of blue "Pressed" icons for the ActionScreen. Special thanks to MrRusch for a permission to use his work which I found here.
The files are attached to this post. Enjoy
Been waiting for this.
Think you can make a version that links to softkey only and not to power button?
that would be great...Thanks.
p50kombi said:
Been waiting for this.
Think you can make a version that links to softkey only and not to power button?
that would be great...Thanks.
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yeah.....
thanks
Looks great, will test it .. Thank you
Skrobel, congratulations on your release.
I will be glad to test your preliminary version, let's see what you did improve since the last version I tried.
Some suggestions and tips if I may:
- Do not use text files to store settings like links etc. Registry is a more convenient method IMHO.
- Try to ensure support for more then one language.
- Do something with the loading time (I know this probably requires programming language change), quick! Like I said in our last conversation about this program, hiding the window and showing it when it's needed should help greatly.
One important question: What about ROM cooking? Are chefs allowed to cook this program into their ROMs?
Regards,
Jackos
PS What about graphics? Maybe something more TF3D/Sense like?
Thanks, I appreciate your hints and help
According to the B4PPC support forum the loading time when the app is starting from "0" will not be better at all. I did everything I could to make the app lighter (use only one external library, don't use text labels, use only only one image for the whole form). But it didn't improve the loading time much though...
I already have a version which loads into memory at system startup but it has some annoying limitations connected with the programming environment.
I.e.:
The only way to actually load all the elements (images, controls) into memory is to show the app. So at startup I must actually show the app at least for 10 ms and then trigger the "ShowTodayScreen" procedure to hide it. And during system startup any graphics I'll try to show appear incomplete and for long time (until Sense shows).
Another problem is that there is no "minimize" procedure. Only the above mentioned ShowTodayScreen which always returns to Sense. If the user would run the ActionScreen in order to run a new window (such as new SMS) it's not a problem. But if you want to trigger the BT or WiFi, returning to HomeScreen every time is annoying.
Third problem is that even when the app runs in background it still takes over 600-700 kB which I consider as large for so light image it actually is. Furthermore I noticed strange behaviour when ActionScreen is not used for longer time. It takes more and more memory over time (a memory leak?) and "refreshes" itself when it's actually called.
Buuut in this situation the form shows within half a second.
Language and GUI is on the "to do" list as soon as I will handle the above problems. Actually changing the gui is very simple (there are no graphics merged in the exe, only external ones). But I'm totally not creative when it comes to graphics. That's why I asked for help in the first post.
Finally:
Everybody is welcome to use this program in their ROMs. Just drop me a line that you plan to do it and it would be nice if you referred to this place in your ROM thread but with such small app is absolutely not demanded.
@ Skrobel Any chance of my makin' an 18-button ver, a la wedge666's offering here? He, however, doesn't have landscape support. Your app's lack of buttons is the only thing stopping me from hoppin' on-board.
The problem is that the more controls on the form, the longer time the app needs to start.
So technicaly it's possible and relatively easy, but in the current app state I would like to handle all my problems first to be able to hold the program in the memory. Then addidg or moving controls will really be easy. Plus I will add the possibility to configure the icons and programs yourself so that everybody can customise it.
Hi Skrobel,
the landscape support is a very good idea. And since i use the HD2 and the TP2 i have missed this on my HD2. But the HD2 can handle landscape with a manila tweak well. Also in combination with the CHT Suite.
We, the CHTA beta team, can help you with a layout for CHT default and for the simplicity quicklinks. That's my personal favor style.
Hi Mike,
mike2nl said:
the landscape support is a very good idea. And since i use the HD2 and the TP2 i have missed this on my HD2. But the HD2 can handle landscape with a manila tweak well. Also in combination with the CHT Suite.
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Am I to understand that you somehow forced the original ActionScreen to work in Landscape mode? Or at least to appear on full screen?
We, the CHTA beta team, can help you with a layout for CHT default and for the simplicity quicklinks. That's my personal favor style.
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Thank you very much for the hint. I know these icons from Seem's ROM, but I didn't know these are his design. I like them too. And the way they behave when pressed.
oOadditional designs or to the beta team (that means you in this case )?
No, he just has a tweak in with he rotates the screen in HD2. His Action Screen doesn't support landscape ditto and that's the problem.
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No, he just has a tweak in with he rotates the screen in HD2. His Action Screen doesn't support landscape ditto and that's the problem.
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On the STOCK ROM it is working well without any issue. The latest Rom is: (please see my signature).
Skrobel...
Thank you very much for the hint. I know these icons from Seem's ROM, but I didn't know these are his design. I like them too. And the way they behave when pressed.
oOadditional designs or to the beta team (that means you in this case
)?
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No i mean the team. We are around 10 guys here from XDA. And the most of them are known from other things .
Ach, we misunderstand ourselves
I meant that you where using another ActionScreen (probably from Smabergs) and it didn't work well in landscape.
Skrobel's version does work very well in both portrait and landscape.
Jackos said:
Ach, we misunderstand ourselves
I meant that you where using another ActionScreen (probably from Smabergs) and it didn't work well in landscape.
Skrobel's version does work very well in both portrait and landscape.
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now i get it...
Hello all
After a long while I updated the program. Actually it's whole new app rewritten from scratch. Details in post #1. Changelog and downloads in post #2.
Enjoy!
Skrobel said:
Hello all
After a long while I updated the program. Actually it's whole new app rewritten from scratch. Details in post #1. Changelog and downloads in post #2.
Enjoy!
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yay! Wonderful! Let me check this out!
Hello again,
I have found a solution for my minimize problems. Updated version in post #1.
Still if somebody can show me how to make the app more memory-friendly, I'll be grateful.
Take care

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