Announcing the release of my 1st Cookie Home Tab widget, a toggle switch.
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Purpose:
For devices which do not have a dedicated DPad!
The toggle switch allows the user to switch the use of the volume button between controlling the volume and functioning as a Directional Pad.
Use:
The application controlled by the switch is VolDPad (with a small modification to report active status).
More details can be found on the original authors thread [beemerTPPC's VolDPad software]:
The operation of the volume buttons operate as the VolDPad app states:
-Volume UP is remaped to d-pad UP. Can be hold for autorepeat.
-Volume DOWN is remaped to d-pad DOWN. Can be hold for autorepeat.
-Double click Volume UP is remaped to d-pad LEFT. Does not support autorepeat.
-Double click Volume DOWN is remaped to d-pad RIGHT. Does not support autorepeat.
-Double click with hold in Volume UP is remaped to d-Pad RETURN with Hold.Does not support autorepeat.
-Double click with hold in Volume DOWN is remaped to d-Pad RETURN.Does not support autorepeat.
-If a call is being established or is active the volume keys will behave normally.
Install Instructions:
This will install using the cab file attached, obviously you must be using CHT2 for it to work.
How was it made?
Coming soon...
Thanks to:
How-To-Make-A-CHT-Widget Thread
beemerTPPC's VolDPad software
Note: I have only slightly changed the application, all credit for it's excellent conception and operation go to beemerTPPC!
reserved for how to...
Sweet! I really miss that about my diamond!
ezzie said:
Sweet! I really miss that about my diamond!
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Yep, really annoys me that the touch HD doesn't have one either, kills a lot of games and easy web browsing.
It doesn't work on the HD2, I guess it's because of HTCVolumeControl ?
Oh, and since I installed HTC Volume_6.5.3 Fix.cab on the HD, I guess it won't work either...
Edit : confirmed ! It works well with old-fashioned WM volume control.
Well, now, I really don't know what's better !
New edit : the "double click" feature isn't handy. You usually press quickly to refine your move when you're near the target, and the "left" and "right" commands then trigger too easily (I think the delay needs to be reduced, so only a really fast double click will be taken in account).
Unfortunately, it looks like "left" and "right" actually mean "top" and "bottom" on PHM Regedit, and it's one where having a direction pad would be the most useful, as the tree upper part can't be scrolled with the finger !
Z80-Man said:
It doesn't work on the HD2, I guess it's because of HTCVolumeControl ?
Oh, and since I installed HTC Volume_6.5.3 Fix.cab on the HD, I guess it won't work either...
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Ok, above is working, but left the info here, since others may find it useful...
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As I also use NRG rom, I've also had put HTC Volume_6.5.3 Fix.cab on my HD 1st to get "normal" volume operation and it works fine.
(I've not put any volume fixes or changes into the cab, so the switch assumes you have a normal volume control operation before installing).
I think there is a fix for HD2 on the original thread for VolDPad (although not checked if this replaces the VolDPad.exe). Let me know and I'll try to make a version for the switch (as it needs the registry key bit).
You should be able to test if VolDPad works by running the exe from the windows dir.
Note: It is not too easy to tell when it is operating or not on the original version, but with the version I created, you can monitor the following key:
HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila\VolDPad.Active
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I gave up worrying about the look of the volume control (i.e. htc, wm etc) since I rarely change it. I've put a screenshot of the one I have now, other than being full screen I don't see much issue with it. (Is yours any different?)
Perhaps I'll try another time to see what other volume control screens it does work with, but don't want to break it at the moment. I did have a nice one which was a single bar along the side, ah yes it was VolumeKeys (note the bar only pops up, it's not permanent or anything) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598997).
Yes, it could be a nice alternative,I'll test it.
About the HD2, the fix consists in a CAB containing a single file : HTCVolumeControl.dll.
When you install it, it just... Brings back the old fashioned WM volume, along with an ugly flat white speaker icon on the taskbar !
Well, of course, VolDpad works, then.
Still can't choose between what's best for me.
Now let's talk about something I've been wondering, so I put my hands it he registry as usual, and got some interesting, but uncomplete resuts...
Your new switch works really well, but it has to be used in a quicklink.
Since we have 8 switches setup as widgets on CHT2.0 default layout and I found handy to group all switches there instead of having them mixed with programs icons, I tried to place your switch there... And finally partially succeeded.
I actually understood the way Co0kie places elements on the screen, after having studied the way the other widgets were defined.
To start with, all the widgets and quicklinks are stored in the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\Home] key, with numbered subkeys.
The "0" to "99" keys seem to be reserved for widgets, while the quicklinks actually begin with "100" (up to "211").
The first strange thing is their order : if you number the existing switches from top to bottom then left to right, you may guess they're numbered 0 to 7, right ? Well, in the registry, they're actually numbered 4,5,7,8,0,1,2,3 respectively !
Yes, the "6" is empty and not used.
But there's another weird thing : the "8" one, corresponding to the "Airplane mode", is duplicated in the "14" key ! I think I found there the explanation for a bug affecting recent Energy ROMs - and I will discuss that in detail in the Energy ROM topic. The only thing to know there is it's not a CHT bug, but some weird setup NRGZ28 put in his ROMs, and it's not the only one I found here !
OK, so let's go on about that switch.
So I could finally understand how Co0kie represented the coordinates for icons placement.
They consist on X position given from the first page leftmost position (probably fixed by one of these mysterious parameters in CHT Editor, I certainly don't want to fiddle with ), and an Y position given from the pages upper position (same punishment here).
Since the Y positions are positive upwards and the origine is fixed as some top margin, then icons positions vertical coordinates have to be negative. No really funny to handle in hexadecimal, but some regsitry editors (not all) fortunately translate them into short, readable negative number in decimal notation.
The X (horizontal) coordinate is stored in the "CHT_PosX" (dword) value (not a surprise here).
Quicklinks don't have to worry about coordinates : this value is always set to 0 for them ; but widgets must have X and Y position defined... Except that Co0kie obviously kept older versions format, and there's no "CHT_PosY" value !
Instead, the value responsible for quicklink activation is used, sot the Y coordinate is stored in the "IsSet" (dword) value !
OK, some other values are used too, such as "HomeServiceType"=dword:0000000C identifying a toggle switch rather than a single actions icon as for instance "Restart" ("HomeServiceType"=dword:0000000E), but now we've managed to figure out how to display a widget, so let's try...
After some trial and errors, I finally could display the switch in the first rcolumn and under the second row.
But... It's not working ! When you press the icon, it animates correctly as when you click on any active icon, but it won't launch VolDpad, so of course, the switch won't toggle according to the registry key you added.
Widgets actually don't use the "ExePath" (REG_SZ) value. They're declared somewhere as widgets, not standard shortcuts, and just ignore the link to the program.
That's actually fortunate, as it could have led to some problems, due to the second bug NRGZ28 issued in his ROMs (explanations in the topic : the widgets actually contain the links to the missing quicklinks everyone reported last weeks) !
But it doesn't help me to have your switch acting as a widget.
You declared the new button by adding this line in the registry :
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila]
"CHTI.AddonLinks.Slot0"="\CHTAddons\CHTAddon_VolDPadSwitch"
So I tried to add this one, following the official CHT widgets how-to :
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila]
"CHTI.AddonWidgets.Slot0"="\CHTAddons\CHTAddon_VolDPadSwitch"
But this is where I finally failed : adding this line just crashes Sense !
Of course, if you have no idea how to do, then it won't prevent me from sleeping, but... I'd really like to have it a widget instead of a quicklink.
Any idea, please ?
Z80-Man said:
Any idea, please ?
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Not a clue...
I'll have a read up and play around with it, but only just started looking at the widget thing so still learning it. I guess there may be more that needs to be added for it to work as a proper widget too.
I have mine setup with the quicklinks independent of the main screen, so I can setup several pages with quicklinks and still stay on the home screen. I keep all my setting/low level stuff to the left and apps to the right (with the main ones in the middle). Works for me.
As for the volume thing, adding the dll may restore the wm volume but I think after that you can use other volume control programs, its just the low level control which needs to start off as the ms volume control. At least I don't have to mod the switch for that.
Just wanted to let you know, that VolDPad and 6.5.XVolumefix work fine on my HD. First I installed your VolDPad toggle and than the volumefix. Now I have the nice Volumegraphics and I can use VolDPad. Sometimes I get an error message, saying VolDpad can't be started, but switching it on/off again helps and it works fine. Great work. It is much appreciated.
GSDLt said:
Just wanted to let you know, that VolDPad and 6.5.XVolumefix work fine on my HD. First I installed your VolDPad toggle and than the volumefix. Now I have the nice Volumegraphics and I can use VolDPad. Sometimes I get an error message, saying VolDpad can't be started, but switching it on/off again helps and it works fine. Great work. It is much appreciated.
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I'll keep an eye out for the error, not quite sure why that is. I only use the switch occasionally but it really is nice to have that option, will have to remember to turn it on next time I'm browsing the web on it.
Glad you like it.
CHT Addon Widget Crash Tester
Hola guys, sorry for dropping in this late but I´ve been also testing some other widgets behind the scenes
Reporting now for duty and try this widget on my devices
I´ll do the "crash tests", but the "real" pro´s in CHT Groups will know what to check and where to look for after my reports and screenshots
Hi meltwater,
welcome in the world of the widget coding. I will test it to on my HD2. I hope i will find a game. Ahh i have allways Doom installed . Hope it helps to test things.
Z80-Man:
So I tried to add this one, following the official CHT widgets how-to
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May i ask which one you mean. Because there is only one official guideline.
Z80-Man said:
New edit : the "double click" feature isn't handy. You usually press quickly to refine your move when you're near the target, and the "left" and "right" commands then trigger too easily (I think the delay needs to be reduced, so only a really fast double click will be taken in account).
Unfortunately, it looks like "left" and "right" actually mean "top" and "bottom" on PHM Regedit, and it's one where having a direction pad would be the most useful, as the tree upper part can't be scrolled with the finger !
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I've not looked at that part of the code in too much detail, but it is open source (I can post my mods if anyone is interested). Chances are you can find the bit which controls the delay between two click or double click and get it to be set via the registry. Then of course you'll need a setting program to set them etc...etc. Would be great if you could set it to simulate pinch-to-zoom with it too.
Z80-Man said:
Of course, if you have no idea how to do, then it won't prevent me from sleeping, but... I'd really like to have it a widget instead of a quicklink.
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Do you mean "free link" i.e. placed at any point in the screens rather than the quicklink list. If so just put it on mine and seems to work fine.
If it is anything else, haven't a clue what would need to be done, there isn't much else to make a switch out of than what is there already.
BHS Interceptor said:
Hola guys, sorry for dropping in this late but I´ve been also testing some other widgets behind the scenes
Reporting now for duty and try this widget on my devices
I´ll do the "crash tests", but the "real" pro´s in CHT Groups will know what to check and where to look for after my reports and screenshots
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Excellent, I've tried to test it on my device, but the low level vol control side obviously if different on different devices. Hopefully the widget name is ok to use, I meant to register it but didn't get that far.
Related
September 29, 2009: New version! 0.95
A new edition of iContact is ready for download, v0.95, which fixes a few bugs, and also adds a couple features, most notably for those who have WM6.5, and choose to "create shortcut" for a contact, your buddy's picture will now show up in your start menu, in high resolution!
Here's the full list of improvements:
[+] Added "Remove Shortcut" button to details screen if appropriate
[+] Added "createshortcut" and "removeshortcut" to language file
[+] Added contact shortcut icons to start menu shortcuts for Windows Mobile 6.5
[+] Added ability for hardware "*" key to favorite/defavorite a contact
[#] Fixed outgoing calls to numbers with no name displaying [null]
[#] Hid SIP button being displayed by iContactAE
I've worked really hard in my nights and weekends to bring you these new updates. If you like them, please consider a donation via my web site. As a thank you, I will give donors access to beta versions of iContact.
Please see my website for more details.
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GPL'ed Source code is available at my site: http://supware.net/iContact
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Everybody be sure to thank larna for the original source.
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looks realy good
May I use it in my roms?
it's simple and fast
gullum said:
May I use it in my roms?
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Sure! Let me know if you need any help.
0.7 look weird... 0.6 got a ABC bar on the right side below got all the letter A,B,C,D,E,F,G but 0.7 no more.. i like that menu... click on G it will go to G..
but 0.7 don't have...
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thank you very much for you work
Quick feedback:
1. Voice mail icon doesn't work on my tmobile wing (open touch v4 black lite rom)
2. Call history is buggy - sometimes it can't scroll, and some of the lines are wider than others. However this is a very good and welcoming idea. Also could use smaller fonts for dates - the word "yesterday" is too big and won't fit in the screen.
3. Edit: just found out indeed I can scroll the right side of the screen, kinda like what is used in pocketcm. Good job!
All in all this is going to the right direction, just a few bugs. Definitely keeping up the good work!
delete..problem solved.
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0.7 look weird... 0.6 got a ABC bar on the right side below got all the letter A,B,C,D,E,F,G but 0.7 no more.. i like that menu... click on G it will go to G..
but 0.7 don't have...
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You can touch on the right-hand side of the screen, and use that like a scroll bar. That even saves one click! I debated showing a light gray "ABCD..." down the side of the screen, but I like it better without it.
i wish u add a option Exit.or a icon for exit..
always have to press top right to go back to today screen then have to press close.. for icontact..
supbro said:
You can touch on the right-hand side of the screen, and use that like a scroll bar. That even saves one click! I debated showing a light gray "ABCD..." down the side of the screen, but I like it better without it.
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So there is no option to go directly to a letter? you can only scroll? I agree, that without the ability to be able to go directly to a letter, i just cant upgrade to this beautiful version. otherwise i would be scrolling forever to get to the bottom of my 250+ contacts. let us know if you decide to add it back in, or an option.
great work though otherwise
wearefree said:
Quick feedback:
1. Voice mail icon doesn't work on my tmobile wing (open touch v4 black lite rom)
2. Call history is buggy - sometimes it can't scroll, and some of the lines are wider than others. However this is a very good and welcoming idea. Also could use smaller fonts for dates - the word "yesterday" is too big and won't fit in the screen.
3. The initial letter selection is gone. Initially I though it's the keypad but the keypad brings me the phone pad. I have lots of contacts so scrolling without initial letter selection can be painful.
All in all this is going to the right direction, just a few bugs. Definitely keeping up the good work!
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1. What registry entries do you have under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail ? It's strange that it's not working... it looks for HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail\PhoneNumber1, then HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail\UserProvidedNumber1, then as a last resort looks up your own phone number.
2. It's working flawlessly for me... I'll see if I can get it to break. Can you post or send me the names & numbers of the entries that aren't being displayed properly? I can shrink the font too, just forgot about that.
3. You can use the (invisible) scroll-bar. I found this was easier than the using the popup keyboard.
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So there is no option to go directly to a letter?
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You can click half-way down the screen on the right side, to go 1/2 way through your contact list... to get all the way to the bottom, click the right-hand side of the screen, just above the icon bar. Just like the iPhone
ok ill give that a shot. if this is doable by finger/thumb, then that wont be that bad at all. the beauty of the 0.6 was it didnt require a stylus and was super fast to get a call made.
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1. What registry entries do you have under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail ? It's strange that it's not working... it looks for HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail\PhoneNumber1, then HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail\UserProvidedNumber1, then as a last resort looks up your own phone number.
2. It's working flawlessly for me... I'll see if I can get it to break. Can you post or send me the names & numbers of the entries that aren't being displayed properly? I can shrink the font too, just forgot about that.
3. You can use the (invisible) scroll-bar. I found this was easier than the using the popup keyboard.
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1. Under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vmail I have two entries: PhoneNumber1 and PhoneNumber2, both empty. I guess this is the reason the voice mail icon isn't dialing anything because there is no number to dial...
2. The names are short names (less than 10 letters, such as xxxx xxx, or xxxxxx xxxx, or xxxx xxxx, sorry I can't post the detail), and the numbers are standard 10 digit numbers in US (1-###-###-####). The thing is some entries having the same name and number have different line width, and if I navigate away to contact then come back sometimes it displays totally normal.
3. Sorry I kinda jumped into conclusion before I mess with it more, now I found out the scroll-bar and it's very sweet! I have also changed my previous post.
One more thing, could you also make this change theme based on time (like being white during the day and dark during the night) and auto close when making phone call/text message? Kinda like what is presented here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383109&page=15
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killi said:
ok ill give that a shot. if this is doable by finger/thumb, then that wont be that bad at all. the beauty of the 0.6 was it didnt require a stylus and was super fast to get a call made.
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If it's not wide enough, I could put the scroll bar width in settings.ini. Let me know.
supbro said:
I would like to announce what I have been working on for the last month or so, since I found larna's open-source iContact... A NEW version of iContact! I've added the following features:
Added skin and color scheme support
Made app "full screen" with titlebar matching A_C's S2P and S2U2
Added call log
Added quick scroll-to support
Tied favorites to built-in categories
Added .cab installer for easy uninstall
Fixed icon to a proper transparent one
Source code is available at my site: http://supware.net/iContact
Everybody be sure to thank larna. Thanks A_C, for help with the registry.
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This is a very nice app. and it runs smooth on my t-mobile shadow smartphone. but since its not a touch screen i am limited to the contact list and pressing the left dpad button to get out of the contacts info.
Is there anyway to program the keys.
dpad up works, moves up the list
dpad down works, moves down the list
the center button in the middle of my scroll wheel already acts as a finger press so thats fine but
left dpad to move the bottom menu to the left (Recents, Favorites)
Right dpad to move the bottom menu to the right (keypad, voicemail)
right softkey(#2) to open any menu that you may have in the program
left softkey(#1) to open any menu you have in the program
also my phone has a back button. when in your program it doesnt funcion at all.
also my home button does not function at all.
like i said this is a smartphone i installed this on, and if this was changed it would work on all phones running wm
ok i tested it. it is not very user friendly for finger thumb quick dialing. Even if you widen the scroll bar part, after you touch a scroll area, it almost always opens up a contact in that new letter area before you get to look for your target. but as it is, the scroll bar hidden area is only reachable consistently by stylus. great app for stylus driven contact searches if you fix somehow the autoselect after scroll bar tap. ill have to stick with 0.6 (using the night/day 0.6 by uiskibum)
i really like the icons and screen selections though. keep up the good work.
Great work on this update. Works great on my mogul. Just one thing, on long email addresses the .com is truncated and the word "E-mail" is added to the end when it goes to a new email message. Otherwise great work looks really clean.
GOOD JOB!!!!
Thanks for the update. I like this...but do miss the ABC screen.
Thanks for sharing your works.
Nice Job!
I think it's just a matter of breaking old habits (ABC), but the scroll is nice! Thanks for continuing development!
Edit: For the new version, see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8512590#post8512590
Hello
Welcome to my thread for my Windows Phone 7 Theme. The ultimate goal of this theme is to have a fully featured Windows Phone 7 theme that allows many similar functions as the real device.
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To use it, install the cab file below, then click on the icon in the start menu.
To exit, long-tap on the right side of the screen.
Settings is also listed in the long-tap menu.
To lock the device, click on the top of the screen, near the clock.
Current version: 1.15:
Performance greatly increased, lockscreen password, etc.
"Treats"
The real WP7 contains something called "Treats". These are little, fairly useless, but cool features.
Some of the ones included in this theme:
Text icon changes depending on amount of messages. First it is a smile, then a frown, and finally a gasping face.
Bing search background changes depending on the day's image.
Upcoming features
Pictures hub
Office hub
Games hub
Integration with Steam
Appointments tile
Smoother interface
Known issues:
Facebook does not stay logged in
...More later
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEYzUhnmRFk
Download: http://windowsphonehacker.com/wp7s.php
See website for full details and screenshots: http://windowsphonehacker.com/wp7s.php
People Hub
- Allows seeing contacts on homescreen
-Favorites list
-List of contacts. Tapping on a blue letter brings up a letter list.
-List of latest friends facebook status
Text tile
-Displays number of new messages
-Changes emoticon based on number of messages
Outlook tile
-Displays number of new mail messages
Phone tile
-Displays number of missed calls
Pictures tile
-Displays pictures, fading in and out new ones
-Takes you to default album viewer
Search
-Displays latest Bing background
-Searches Bing with custom keyboard
See website for full details: http://windowsphonehacker.com/wp7s.php
nice
is it only for WVGA screen?
chriscsh said:
nice
is it only for WVGA screen?
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VGA/WVGA. It also works (in theory) on QVGA, but it may not run well due to older devices being slower.
Looks and runs nicely on my Blackstone, have noticed a few things though:
- the blue squares shake a lot if you press and hold the screen...not sure if it's intentional but personally I feel the 'vibration' effect isn't too nice to look at.
- when scrolling on the apps screen some program names get broken. For example: 'FreeUpRam' becomes 'FreeUP' and 'pTravelAlarm' becomes 'pTravelAl'. The scrolling motion is also a bit jumpy.
- could not find a way of returning from bing search to the main screen without exiting the app and reloading it.
- pictures tab does not see images on the SD card in \Storage Card\My Documents or \Storage Card\DCIM (it would be nice if it could be set in the settings to look at 2 paths - storage and phone)
- none of my music is listed (also stored on storage card).
VERY nice start though! I'll be watching this one!
...also for some reason your website just comes up grey on my PC in IE8.
sweet, why not put it on your diamond2?
what are your thoughts on changing the faded black background to pitch black?? I am guessing you're trying to make it look like what's shown in the microsoft demos on that prototype device...? That's probably due to the display on that device though and i'm going to take a wild guess and say MS will make it black like on the zune hd when it's done. Or maybe you have a different reason for it?
cool
Jaxbot said:
Hello
I have released the BETA version of my Windows Phone 7 Series Theme, and am looking for some feedback
To use it, install the cab file below, then click on the icon in the start menu.
To exit, long-tap on the right side of the screen.
Settings is also listed in the long-tap menu.
To lock the device, click on the top of the screen, near the clock.
Current features:
People hub with recent, all contacts, and a list of contacts Facebook status updates.
Bing search with background changing depending on Bing picture of day.
Live tiles (Javascript based, set a URL in the settings to your own)
Program launcher
Lock screen
Upcoming features:
More hubs (give me ideas!)
Better animations
More social network integration
(Ideas?)
Known issues:
Facebook does not stay logged in
Facebook lags when viewing What's New
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEYzUhnmRFk
Download: http://windowsphonehacker.jaxbot.com/files/wp7s_beta.CAB
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going to go try it out its going to look good
wm7
keep gettin a error when i launch the app
are you using windows form control/user control to display items? You can't get any smoother animation with windows form controls, because everytimes the control Location changes, it repaints itself regardless and as you can see it is very resource consuming. You gotta paint individual control for better performance.
But overall, it's looking pretty nice
I trie on my ELF P3450 and runs fine but a little bit slower, understand that, older device...
Very nice app... any chance to edit menu ( the right side)???
ohhh...and tell the trick to unlock screen i spend about 2 min to find out...looool
Feedback
I tried this on opal (201mhz processor) qvga screen.
I can tell one thing its just awesome on my device i didnt expected it to be so smoothe (iam comparing this with the preview version) its much smoother just one thing on home screen while scrolling the tiles move with hands thats absolutely smoothe but for some time it leaves a trace of the tile say 1 or 2 seconds if u fix that u can officially say its compatible with qvga.
I expect more pages, more likelyness to original wp7
Hey Jaxbot,
It's getting better - the only that has disappointed me with this build (as opposed to the one I've tested for you) is the animations seem to have got slower rather than faster - especially for the people hub.
I see you have fixed some bugs - some still remain but I will not double report those.
A new one, it's nice to see you've added the contact surname, however, it is now shown underneath the next person's first name (i.e. you've not given it enough space/padding).
The same goes for the program list (the second part of the program name is cut off). good to see it's actually working now - though still not scrollable.
The live tiles still take a long time to animate out/in.
More to come...
Casey
Update: In qvga device there is no tile for images.
Plus this homescreen needs kinetic scrolling its a must coz scrolling between the left and right pages is excellent the animation is perfect but scrolling down is little hard so i am saying kinetic scrolling please add in next version.
very nice start.
theres alot of shaking around on the icons, and arent any smooth transitions. btu seeing as this is version 1, im sure that you will refine it in the coming weeks
i look forward to the more refined version. good work and thanks for the download!
很漂亮,qvga也可以用,但是提出几个问题:
1. 使用过程中,容易造成崩溃死机。
2. 上下左右滑动,速度很慢。
3. 不支持中文路径。
4. 程序图标不显示。
:d:d
This app is awfull
I'm running it on my HP614C, WM6.5 with a 520Mhz processor.
It's stille pretty slow, but it surely is an improvement over the alpha release!
Keep it coming
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- when scrolling on the apps screen some program names get broken. For example: 'FreeUpRam' becomes 'FreeUP' and 'pTravelAlarm' becomes 'pTravelAl'. The scrolling motion is also a bit jumpy.
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My guess is they are taking up more room than available, which means the auto-font size is broken. I'll look into it.
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- could not find a way of returning from bing search to the main screen without exiting the app and reloading it.
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The hardware arrow button on my device works for that, but I'll add a software button for people who don't have one.
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- pictures tab does not see images on the SD card in \Storage Card\My Documents or \Storage Card\DCIM (it would be nice if it could be set in the settings to look at 2 paths - storage and phone)
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I'll look into it, currently it only allows one picture path.
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- none of my music is listed (also stored on storage card).
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Haven't gotten around to a music+video hub yet, but it's coming.
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...also for some reason your website just comes up grey on my PC in IE8.
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Uh oh. I'll look into that.
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A new one, it's nice to see you've added the contact surname, however, it is now shown underneath the next person's first name (i.e. you've not given it enough space/padding).
The same goes for the program list (the second part of the program name is cut off). good to see it's actually working now - though still not scrollable.
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Interesting, and yes I noticed that. The problem is that most testing was on the Device Emulator at QVGA resolution, so the fonts worked perfectly on low res. I'll play with the numbers at get that fixed.
About the speed being lower, I'm confused by that, as not much was added (just fixes from the list you sent me). By chance do you have anything running in the background?
Otherwise, I'm still working on speeding up the animations, expect some changes soon
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很漂亮,qvga也可以用,但是提出几个问题:
1. 使用过程中,容易造成崩溃死机。
2. 上下左右滑动,速度很慢。
3. 不支持中文路径。
4. 程序图标不显示。
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I'm under the impression this is an English-only forum, but I'll answer your concerns as best I can.
1robably takes too much memory.
2:Obviously, since it's QVGA, it runs slow. (since the device is older)
3:I don't know what to say, because .NET CF handles all that.
4robably due to #3.
Moneyharp is the only expense tracker for Windows Mobile with finger-friendly interface!
It is full-featured, stand-alone personal money management application for day-to-day use.
You can find full description and how-to at moneyharp.com
Prerequisites: .NET Compact Framework 1.1 or greater, touchscreen.
DOWNLOAD: attached
This is the very first test release.
I wrote this app also as a test of some interface and usablility ideas - PLEASE POST YOUR FEEDBACK, I'm eager to hear it.
Screenshot :
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"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"
}
thanks for sharing the app
how do i install this on the hd2
installation
You can download file to your PC and then copy it to HD2 storage through ActiveSync or card reader; or, you can download file directly to device using HD2 web browser.
Here's the link: moneyharp.com/content/moneyharp.cab
[as a new user I'm not allowed to post links, please copy-paste them]
Then browse to downloaded file on the device and double-click it - choose where to install (storage footprint is 0.5MB, so "Main Memory" should be ok), press "ok".
There's also an illustrated guide here: wmexperts.com/articles/howto/how_to_install_uninstall_and_t.html
Please let me know if there are any issues.
it not work on wvga device
Doesn't work on Touch HD , the installation went fine but the program just wouldn't start, it tries to start you can see the hour glass turning but it just doesn't start.
Hi moneyharp,
I have tried little on moneyharp and i already like it. It is completely finger friendly, fast and easy to enter expenses and incomes along with setting up the budget. However there are few things that i noted:
1. After the installation, the program doesnt have an icon
2. It is finger friendly but not user friendly. This could be because i am comparing it with winmoFinance and easy expenses
3. I dont like the color scheme
4. i like application which i can scroll up and down with touchflo. With moneyharp you need to press the up and down key for that. With touchflo, you can remove these two keys and have more space on the screen
5. you can move the list and summary in menu. This will allow more space on screen as currently user can see only 4 items on one screen. Personally i would like the screen to be used maximum to see the entry rather than buttons
6. There should be an option to add notes.
7. As an end user, i would like to capture date and not time in a expense
8. User should have the option to import or export settings or move them to a different location so that in case system crashes or user hard resets phone, the data is saved.
I will use moneyhard couple of days and post my feedback. You are doing a great job. Keep it up. I am looking forward to the next release.
Hi chautruong:
Can you please specify - does it crash, or just does not start, or..?
Hi zjxpot:
Can anyone having Touch HD confirm that moneyharp has an issue with this device?
Meanwhile, I will test in WVGA emulator.
Hi jaskiratsingh:
1. In next release. Just have to draw it.
2. I have tried several expenses apps myself, but tried to write moneyharp as if it was my invention - some concepts really differ. But that doesn't mean I was right. What irritates you most?
3. The skins feature is already there - I will post the skin config file and instructions how to change it shortly.
4. I tried to avoid any device-specific features (in fact, moneyharp doesn't even use hardware buttons). But I am considering some gestures support.
5. I see. But then: - which view (list or summary) do you use more often?
- where to put current balance?
6. My idea was tags should be used for that - than you can generate reports on them. But maybe this is too constrained.
7. You can skip setting time part altogether. If more people are irritated with that, I will leave date only.
8. Backup/restore - in next release. Meanwhile, you can copy config.stor, main1.stor and main2.stor files from program directory to backup location.
Thank you very much for feedback! Please keep on - I need it.
well so far its pretty good,i just wanted a app that i could keep track of what's in the bank and every time i make a transaction i could post it and it will tell me how much i have left and so far that's what this is doing. but there is no icon pic on the app and when k first installed it it told me to install another app so this one could work better,do youknow about that
sorry. i didn't explain exactly. it run fine on my htc touch hd but not full screen (may be it support wga screen only?)
Nice apps!
Some comments:
1. It seems that there is not Unicod support - Cyrillic letters seen as ???
2. Autoserach in category - when you have long list, it is annoying to scroll. Can you make window for text entering using keyboard (with autocomplete function)?
3. PC companion would be great
4. Account groups would be useful
5. On WVGA screen there is empty space at the bottom
6. Export from Cashorg and other application
Maybe some inspiration
Cheers for the app so far.
Looking forward to seeing this develop.
My friend showed me an app called Money book on her iBone. What was a nice feature is that once you'd added some things to its various categories you could turn the phone to landscape and it was show a bar chart of how much you'd spent in each category (for that month).
You could maybe set periods (e.g. between pay day and the next) so that you could analyse expenditure during that period, ideally graphically like the above idea.
All the best with it!
Ian
Hi jkiller122:
- next release will have icon
- you're probably talking about .NET framework - moneyharp requires that to run. But in Windows Mobile you should already have it installed.
Hi again chautruong:
yes, I can see it in emulator too. Finding out where's the problem now.
Hi landau:
1. yes, currently Western European encoding is used. Will try to fully adopt Unicode in next release.
2. When you have really long list (>100) and keep the button pressed, it starts to accelerate the scroll (jump 5 at a time). Also, if you use some categories often, put a space in front of its name - it will appear on top of the list.
3. After next release
4. I just disabled that, because I was not sure as to how count group account balance in total balance (omit it? omit accounts in group?) Can you please describe the use case scenario for that?
5. yes, looking at it now (see reply to chautruong)
6. Which format do you use to export from Cashorg (OFX/QFX...)? Also, some details will be lost if you import to moneyharp - e.g. it doesn't have check numbers.
Hi otherworld:
- have you tried the reports (menu>Reports)?
Thank you for your feedback! Keep it coming!
moneyharp said:
Hi jaskiratsingh:
1. In next release. Just have to draw it.
2. I have tried several expenses apps myself, but tried to write moneyharp as if it was my invention - some concepts really differ. But that doesn't mean I was right. What irritates you most?
3. The skins feature is already there - I will post the skin config file and instructions how to change it shortly.
4. I tried to avoid any device-specific features (in fact, moneyharp doesn't even use hardware buttons). But I am considering some gestures support.
5. I see. But then: - which view (list or summary) do you use more often?
- where to put current balance?
6. My idea was tags should be used for that - than you can generate reports on them. But maybe this is too constrained.
7. You can skip setting time part altogether. If more people are irritated with that, I will leave date only.
8. Backup/restore - in next release. Meanwhile, you can copy config.stor, main1.stor and main2.stor files from program directory to backup location.
Thank you very much for feedback! Please keep on - I need it.
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Hi Moneyharp,
Please find few comments below:
1. sorting option i.e. ascending date or descending date order
2. if user changes the date, in next transaction the system date should populate instead of chosen date by the user
3. Add a transaction and in Income/Expense: Expense is populated. User can save the transaction, which shouldnt be allowed. This should be Blank and user should be forced to populate income/expense
4. For better UI, as per me,you can remove the time in list view and add income/expense type in same line. Check attachment
In response to backup/restore, what i meant was that the files that contain data should be at a different location say /Storage Card/Expenses and application can point and pick and save data there.
I use the list view mostly. You can keep views : list and summary in menu. You can leave current balance at the bottom or move the current balance at the top
Hi jaskiratsingh
1. moneyharp always sorts records by date in ascending order, and initial position is in the end of the list, so that you see latest entries. An option could be to show either top or bottom of the list (first or last records) - ?
2. The idea was that in one session date is likely to be the same - e.g. you enter transactions for yesterday. moneyharp just repeats the date from last entered transaction in current program usage session.
What are others thinking of that?
3. I didn't want to be too restrictive. User should understand that if he wants full and descriptive reports later, he should fill in all the data. But what if he/she is interested only in some categories or payees tracking - e.g. I want to know how much went to some payee, but no matter the purpose. From my experience, you can't foresee all scenarios, and too many constraints limit them.
4. You have really thought and elaborated on UI options - very impressive!
Still, priority and one of stem ideas in moneyharp is finger-friendly UI. If transaction entries are half the current height, it will be not so comfortable to tap them with your finger (most devices still have touchscreens far from ideal). Also, I noticed that you don't use Payee field - that is why it could fit in 1 line.
That said, you don't tap and edit transactions often - so maybe it's ok to make them narrow.
I invite others to share their opinion!
Option to change the files location - already in list for next release.
Again thank you very much - you provide very qualified and creative review!
Hi moneyharp,
I hard reset my phone and after reinstallation i copied config.stor, main1.stor and main2.stor. Started the application. All the transaction are back but the total is not displayed. Kindly check
Hi jaskiratsingh
Total is 0 or not displayed at all? Are you able to send me some screenshot?
Thank you.
moneyharp said:
Hi jaskiratsingh
Total is 0 or not displayed at all? Are you able to send me some screenshot?
Thank you.
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Total was not displayed at all.
I checked now and it is being displayed. Previously, I restarted the ppc couple of times because of installation of applications.
No clue on what happened.
My total was a five figure number.
Just installed to have a look and see how this compares to Cash Organizer, which I use currently.
A few comments that I have initially is the MoneyHarp are:
MoneyHarp doesn't seem to handle screen rotation well. Seems to use the screen height when started to scale the application resolution. This make it very small when started with my keyboard extended and the screen landscape. The application doesn't alter the resolution when switching orientations, so when I slide the keyboard in and switch to a portrait screen the right side of the app is off the screen.
Expect to be able to scroll any of the lists and not have to use the up/down arrows to navigate the menus, etc.
Would also like to be able to have dates shown based on the date style set in the OS or at least have the option to set month before date in the app. Most dates show as I have set in the OS, but when altering the date on transaction entry, it has day before month/year. I would prefer to have month, then day, then year and I'm not sure I would set a specific time ever.
One thing I really like about Cash Organizer is the shortcut they have for adding a new transaction. I map that shortcut to a hardware key and it speeds up entry while on the go. With definitely improves the accuracy of my account balances, since I don't forget to enter later.
MoneyHarp also covers up the bottom bar, which I wouldn't expect. An option to not hide would be appreciated.
MoneyHarp doesn't respond to the back key. Should be able to hit the back key and minimize the app.
I will keep testing more and report back what I find.
Looking very nice so far and keep up the great work.
Hi SinisterJunkie
- I deliberately use portrait orientation only, so when started in portrait it's ok. However, scaling problem in landscape you describe is a bug. I will do my best to correct/workaround this problem in next release, so that it is scaled correctly and you just need to turn it if started in landscape.
- I have this on my list, but next release probably won't include gestures yet.
- I use Windows setting throughout, but in date control it is fixed. Change month and day positions depending on OS setting - noted.
- CashOrg have a separate application for speed entry. I wanted to avoid that and make the main app speedy enough - so you can map a button to moneyharp app, and 'add new' is just 1 click away!
- Since moneyharp has it's own keyboard (or you can switch to standard keys in Options), I didn't think it to be a problem... User's habits greatly differ though. Can you describe the "use case" - how do you use bottom bar while in moneyharp?
- Hitting it will shut down the application on any screen, while on some devices users would expect it to act like 'ok' when e.g. entering transaction and that will frustrate them. I decided to steer away from hardware-dependent functions, at least in first release.
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts! Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
ZoomKey SIP for Windows Mobile
ZoomKey is intended to make the keyboard easier for use with the thumbs/fingers on the smaller screens, by combining two keys together. Once you press on one of the "dual keys", it will zoom in. Whilst your finger is still on the key, slide it to the left side or the right side of the enlarged key. When you lift your finger it will enter the key your finger was on.
Warning: This is currently an Beta version
Whilst I have taken care to test it on ROMs with the Windows Mobile SDK, and also my own phone, there may still be bugs, and it's still not quite polished up yet. This software comes with no warranty.
SIP Release History
v0.4 : 2010-09-22 : Options dialog configurable through Input Settings. Clipping Zoom Key option
v0.3 : 2010-09-12 : Support of key map files (.zkm, produced with Mapper application), and settings stored in the registry. Enlarged Backspace and LineFeed keys. Key Preview popup window
v0.2 : 2010-09-09 : Fixed memory leak with GDI objects, probably caused the lock up bug
v0.1 : 2010-09-08 : Initial Alpha Release
Mapper Release History
v0.1 : 2010-09-11 : Really basic keymapper for use with Alpha 3 and above
To Do List
Multiple skin support
Multiple language/keyset support
Better support for landscape mode
Select a proper font
Options page
Polish up the graphics, and maybe animations
Tap to Zoom (2nd Tap to enter key) option
Vibrate on key rollover option (Possibly)
Optional 4th line of keys
Downloads
Download Beta v0.4
Download Key Mapper (Runs on your desktop, requires .NET framework v3.5)
Website
http://www.pmprog.co.uk/?page_id=15
Videos
Configuring
You can now configure ZoomKey through the Input settings on your device. If you want to modify it in the registry, you will find the settings here:
Root Key
Code:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B8987AAB-E594-4f97-83A5-3E27ACFFFF61}\Options
Height
In pixels, the height of the SIP panel.
PopUp
Key Preview Popup Visibility
0 = Hide the Key Preview Popup
1 = Show Key Preview Popup
ZoomSize
Size of a key when zoomed in
0 = 2x original size
1 = 3x original size
2 = Fills SIP window
MapFile
Points to a key map file created in the editor
If the file is invalid or not found, it will use a default internal keyset
ZoomOnScreen
Keeps any zoomed keys completely onscreen
0 = Allow zoomed keys to go offscreen
1 = Keep zoomed keys onscreen
Contributions
Any anybody would like to contribute their key mapping files to be packaged with the official release of ZoomKey, please let me know
Please report any bugs, glitches etc. onto this thread, or PM me
Hope you find it useful
Known Bug List
Critical : Unsure how to replicate, but it SIP panel wouldn't refresh, it also prevented any dialogs from showing on the system (Had to remove battery to power down) Pretty sure this was linked to the GDI memory leak
Medium : SIP keeps hiding whilst typing (Reported by: pmprog, Other users affected: none reported)
look promising, going to try asap
i love the idea, and need a more finger friendly imput method
(i am a bit bored of touchpal ^^)
ty
installed in device memory, seem to work
it could be more finger friendly then the ordinary two touck/ button (like compact qwerty in touchpal or htc kbd or cliquick)
but maybe we need bigger popup for the selection(slide) of the letter to chose
sorry for my explain, my english is so sad ^^
but it is really a cool idea, keep up the dev!
Thanks for giving it a play, and the feedback.
znial said:
installed in device memory, seem to work
it could be more finger friendly then the ordinary two touck/ button (like compact qwerty in touchpal or htc kbd or cliquick)
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I wanted to try and keep the "touch count" low to keep the speed of key up. I guess it could always be a configurable option.
znial said:
but maybe we need bigger popup for the selection(slide) of the letter to chose
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Originally, I planned the zoomed key to take up the whole of the SIP panel area; but I thought this would require you to move your finger too much. Again, maybe I could add a config option to let you pick a "full zoom" mode.
Nice work ... works excelent on my i900 Omnia (WQVGA) , this system is very good and easy ... only vibration feedback -have any idea ? ...only 25Kb !!! - THX
OmniaDaveH said:
Nice work ... works excelent on my i900 Omnia (WQVGA) , this system is very good and easy ... only vibration feedback -have any idea ? ...only 25Kb !!! - THX
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Thanks for the feedback. Glad you like it. I'll add vibration to the list of ToDos as a possibility.
Sneak peak at a new option coming in in Alpha 3. This popup should make it easy to tell what key you have highlighted when your thumb is on the pad.
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"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'm also adding an option so you can set a custom height for the SIP area. So if you have a WQVGA, you can allocate more space to the SIP making it even easier, but reducing it to save space on a normal QVGA.
What about multi-language support?
pmprog said:
I'm also adding an option so you can set a custom height for the SIP area. So if you have a WQVGA, you can allocate more space to the SIP making it even easier, but reducing it to save space on a normal QVGA.
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it is a good idea! keep up with this cool project!
ty
A1983 said:
What about multi-language support?
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Already in the ToDo list - 2nd point.
I'm thinking of moving the character set out to a file, so I/users can create different keyboard layouts including their own custom layouts, for whatever they find easy
Bump for new release - Configurable key mappings, window sizes and preview popup
I do hate to be the one to tell you this but did you know something much like this idea was made some years back. Think it was called zoomboard.
m0nkeyman said:
I do hate to be the one to tell you this but did you know something much like this idea was made some years back. Think it was called zoomboard.
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I wasn't aware of that, but it doesn't bother me. Just means people have a choice, and that's a good thing.
Great app, works very well indeed on my LG KS20.
enigma1nz said:
Great app, works very well indeed on my LG KS20.
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Thanks. Glad you like it.
A new version should be ready in a couple of days, not had much chance to work on it this week
Bump for new release (Beta v0.4). Please read the release information on the first page
Great work for beta! But please add the fourth line of symbols for pages (probably optional). Russian charset doesn't get into three lines.
Dark Amber said:
Great work for beta! But please add the fourth line of symbols for pages (probably optional). Russian charset doesn't get into three lines.
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Thanks for your feedback.I've added your request to the ToDo list. It shouldn't be too difficult to implement, although I'll need to modify my key mapping file format; no big deal though.
Does ZoomKey work alright with the Russian characters? I know it should do, but I haven't actually tested it myself.
Yes, works well and quickly! There is one more request, add, please, charset change by the button.
I'm sure I replied to this once before. Don't know where my post is though.
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Yes, works well and quickly! There is one more request, add, please, charset change by the button.
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I'm assuming you're referring to the settings window. Yeah, it was supposed to work, though I forgot to actually code that bit when I released v0,4. Will be working in v0.5
Being aware of your own speed can always come in handy, whether you want to avoid breaking limits, to verify your vehicle’s performance, your own, or just out of plain curiosity.
So here comes my latest creation, SpeedoPhone updated to the release 1.31.
If you have a WM device with GPS and you want to keep your speed under control, SpeedoPhone is what you need. You can use it when you’re on foot, in your car, on a train, on a plane, on boat or wherever you like.
The app has a Windows Phone 7 look, nice, user friendly and pleasing to the eye; as for the possibilities and information it has to offer, here's what we've got.
The first steps are the same as always: download the cab from the link at the bottom of the page, install it on your device, open it and you’ll get to the home page.
{
"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"
}
It's simple and intuitive. The app will automatically get the GPS running upon loading, but it's possible to switch it on and off manually with the GPS button. Once the phone has found and fixed enough satellites to work with, the START button will be enabled. Click on it to start your record.
I hope you'll find this app useful and that you'll enjoy working with it. It's available for free, but, as usual, if you'd like to say thanks a coffee would be nice.
in Euros
in Dollars
For a detailed description go to the second post.
It's available in Italian, English and French.
Click on the image below to go to the download page
Thanks to Albator V for the French translation
Donations. Thanks to:
C.D. 2$
Ross202 5$
DarkAngel 2$
Description
The first data available on the screen is the instantaneous speed, with Km/h as default measure unit. You can change it to miles per hour (Mph) or knots (Kn) by tapping on it.
The app will also give you information on the distance you've covered, the average speed you’ve kept, the highest speed you’ve reached, how much time has passed, and - if you select the cost-per-kilometer option - how much it is so far.
Select the
button to keep alive the device, so not to let it go on stand by and have it automatically disable the GPS. The
button, on the other hand, will activate the full screen option that further on we'll examine more in detail.
Let’s now see the option menu instead, accessible via the
button.
From there, it's possible set a series of controls to keep your speed under check. By specifying a maximum value for the instantaneous and/or average speed, exceeding that limit will cause the speed indicator to turn red and a sound signal to go off. If you'd like the app to work as a kind of taximeter, or if you want to know how much your travel is costing you, you can set a cost per kilometer. You can also specify how precise you want the instantaneous speed to be: an integer, a one- or a two-figure decimal. When the fullscreen mode is on we are also shown a series of buttons, showing different speeds, to switch quickly between the limits more common to us. And, last but not least, you can have the app record a log with the data of your travel. The app will remember our favorite settings also on each following use.
Here, the menu where it's possible to select which limits to show on the fullscreen mode.
Once we’ve got back to the home page, clicking the
button will take us to a screen with more specific information, this time relative to the GPS signal. That means that we will be able to see how many satellites the device is able to detect, how many it has fixed, what is the current dilution of precision of the GPS, our altitude, latitude and longitude.
Let's now see aspect and functions of the Landscape mode, activated by rotating the device.
The home page is fairly close to the one we've already seen, except for the slightly different layout of the buttons. Tap on
to activate the full-screen (also available in Portrait): since there are times when a lot of information is too much, and rather than being a help it just hinders us, on here you will only see the instantaneous speed, displayed as an integer and with a much bigger font, so to be clear and immediate.
We'll find the Keep Alive button on there as well; as for the unit of measure, again, if you want to change it you only need to tap on it. In order to be aware if the device is working or not, if the GPS signal is strong enough to work with you'll see the
icon appear on screen. And, at the bottom, the buttons to switch between preset limits.
With the 1.2 release some improvements have been made to the HUD mode. Accessible via the
button, it will show a mirrored version of the regular display. Why that? Try and put your device on the dashboard, you'll get to see your speed projected on the windshield.
Changelog
v1.31
* now possible to switch off the warning beep
* added trip-start time to the log
* added about page
v1.3
* fixed landscape bug on some devices
* fixed bug that didn't let the maximum speed get updated while in fullscreen
* added sound signal when exceeding the speed limit
* now displays the duration of the trip on the home page
* added the option to create a log file of the trip
* possibility to increase and decrease the values also by tapping and holdin on + and -
* fixed minor bugs
v1.2
* new option to switch quickly between pre-set speed limits, via onscreen buttons
* completely rewritten the code for both fullscreen and HUD mode; now the HUD uses much less RAM than before
* bigger font in fullscreen mode
* numbers rotated also of 180 degrees in the HUD mode (now you can have your phone with the bottom facing you)
* fixed the bug that didn't let the phone store the last settings, is entered from the keyboard
* some code optimizations
* fixed minor bugs
v1.11
* fixed minor bugs.
v1.1
* added the HUD option (mirrored numbers) when in fullscreen mode.
* increased slightly the dimension of the font on the pages with info and settings.
v1.0
* Initial release
Thanks for sharing!
HUD
Hi,
could you implement (in fullscreen mode) the "HUD" mode? that means informations are displayed "mirrored", and then you can put device on dashboard of a car - under windshield. Then all is displayed at glass - looks terrific
It would be great improvement.
Thanks
D.
Thanks fro sharing. Nice work. Ill buy you a coffee.
That is looking amazing savrix85. Simple in use. Well i will check can i change the icon more to CHT and possible white and black GTX. I will publish the first screenshots here...
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What not so nice is, i can' t change the graphics.
Only the lamp on/off png.
Is there the posibillity in the future?
great
Thanks for your time and effort, looks nice
davidm2 said:
Hi,
could you implement (in fullscreen mode) the "HUD" mode? that means informations are displayed "mirrored", and then you can put device on dashboard of a car - under windshield. Then all is displayed at glass - looks terrific
It would be great improvement.
Thanks
D.
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Yes, I'm working on it
cjd198383 said:
Thanks fro sharing. Nice work. Ill buy you a coffee.
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Thanks mate
mike2nl said:
That is looking amazing savrix85. Simple in use. Well i will check can i change the icon more to CHT and possible white and black GTX. I will publish the first screenshots here...
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What not so nice is, i can' t change the graphics.
Only the lamp on/off png.
Is there the posibillity in the future?
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Hi mike2nl, I would like to make the app skinnable, but it's not a priority. Now I'm working on the HUD
option, but the skinnig is in the plans
mrjazz said:
Thanks for your time and effort, looks nice
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Thanks
nice app
the ui is simple and clean just how i love it.
just tested it on a walk outside. worked pretty good after it took some seconds to find the sattelites
Really fantastic application!
Out of all the other similar applications that I've tried, this one actually works, and works great at it.
I have some suggestions, if it's not a problem:
I would like to see a logging feature to keep records.
What I'd also like is if it showed the "trip" start/end times and a total duration from when you tap on "start" and when you tap "stop" which could also be included in the log.
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Hi savrix85,
i have tested the app yesterday on my way at home and today in the morning on way to the office. Cool..to say it in one word. Simply to use and the right information. The app does what you have say.
Future request:
- possibillty to mirror the view to put the phone on the dash board in the car
- please remove the mondomobile.altervista.org from main to settings -> about screen. Because now it looks no longer clean and nice. I understand that you wil show the author, but every coder do this in about. Only an idea
- +1 for this from Max_Terrible
I would like to see a logging feature to keep records.
What I'd also like is if it showed the "trip" start/end times and a total duration from when you tap on "start" and when you tap "stop" which could also be included in the log.
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Your app is one of the simplest and cleanest apps i have seen here on XDA. No schnick-schnack only clean. The balck and white contrast is very good for our old eyes . I will use the version i have downloaded yesterday, because it is clean on main and it is working. Thanks for sharing this fine app.
Really, nice App. Like someone else said, it actually works!!!
As an older user with, sadly, poorer eyesight, it would be nice to be able to make the font even bigger. Another thought would be the ability to set multiple speed points with the colour changing at the different points, eg the various speed limits 50kph, 60kph, 80kph, 100kph etc.
Once again, thanks for a useful app. Works well on my HD2
I've released SpeedoPhone 1.1. You can see the changelog in the third post.
Now the app is also available at the XDA Market.
Future request:
1. possibillty to mirror the view to put the phone on the dash board in the car
2. please remove the mondomobile.altervista.org from main to settings -> about screen. Because now it looks no longer clean and nice. I understand that you wil show the author, but every coder do this in about. Only an idea
3. +1 for this from Max_Terrible: "I would like to see a logging feature to keep records. What I'd also like is if it showed the "trip" start/end times and a total duration from when you tap on "start" and when you tap "stop" which could also be included in the log."
4. Ross202 "make the font even bigger"
5. Ross202 "set multiple speed points with the colour changing at the different points"
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1. DONE! It's in the 1.1 release.
2. Yeah, that was temporary to begin with. I have some ideas for the "about" section, in fact... but it's one of those things that gets postponed as long as there are features I have more fun working on
3. added to the to do list!
4. I've increased slightly the dimension of the font on the pages with info and settings, but I couldn't do more than that.
5. I'd prefer not to implement that one, but a feature that I'd like to work on is the possibility to set quickly a set of standard speed limits (50kph, 60kph, etc) just by tapping on a button.
Hi, first of all, many thanks for this cool app.
Ii notice this glitch and bad translation on the last release (see capture)...
And now some request :
-add altitude to dashboard and fullscreen
-add button to settings to open your homepage (with default browser not IE with the donate button)
-Improve the HUD quality button
-are you interresting by french translation ?
don't download the 1.1 version. I'll fix it this afternoon when I'm at home
is 1.1 available in english? looks cool
Albator V said:
Hi, first of all, many thanks for this cool app.
Ii notice this glitch and bad translation on the last release (see capture)...
And now some request :
-add altitude to dashboard and fullscreen
-add button to settings to open your homepage (with default browser not IE with the donate button)
-Improve the HUD quality button
-are you interresting by french translation ?
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Bugs fixed in the 1.11 release, thanks for reporting them.
now your request:
-I've to say no to this cause I would leave the fullscreen as clean as possible and in the dashboard, in non-wide devices, there's no more space to add info.
-I've used IE cause using the default browser, Opera in my case, gives me an error when it tries to open the link. If I'll find the right solution, I'll make it.
-what do you mean? the HUD button shows "blurred" or simply you don't like it?
-yes, I'm interested. I'll PM you for this
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is 1.1 available in english? looks cool
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I've released the 1.11. It fixes the bugs mentioned by Albator and some minor others
Problem with the new HUD mode.I have always a big 0,not center, km/h missing... Miss something ?
And for button quality, i like it but but it's glow (up, down, right, left) around circle.
I've made a little mistake in the HUD code, now it should be ok
In the HUD mode the mirrored speed is aligned to the left cause you can see it aligned to the right in your windshield. It's not centered cause I had to do that with images to combine to show the mirrored speed. When I'll find a more elegant way to do that, I believe it will be centered.
Km/h misses cause I didn't want to mirror it.
If you download it again, the glow around the circle shouldn't be there any longer