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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.
Download here
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...
supbro said:
Sure! Let me know if you need any help.
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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.
ov2rey said:
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.
killi said:
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.
supbro said:
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
post #144
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!
The Japan brothers are again coming up with a great app called JtdLnch ! Its available here:
http://nullmo.blog89.fc2.com/
Current version is 1.10, the application has damn good interface and it was only available in Japanese BUT finally its now translated in English !!!
check the demo video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GV-TBEDArU
For complete detailed desctiption please visit the FreewarePocketPC.net page
Here is a simple Page.ini file
Code:
[win]
S_HEX2
S_HEX2
1,iGO8,\Storage Card\iGO8\iGO8.exe,,
1,maps,\Storage Card\Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe,,
1,WiFi,\Program Files\AKToggleWifiCab\AKToggleWifi.exe,,
1,Showcase,\Program Files\e-Natives Technology\Showcase\Showcase.exe,,
1,BT,\BTOnOff.exe,,
1,Screen,\Program Files\Spb Screenshot\SpbScreenshot.exe,,
Install the .cab file, then run and exit the JtdLnchSet app from your Programs menu. Go to File explorer and find the JtdLnch installation folder, then edit the Page.ini file !
When enabled in your Today screen, it wont be shows until you click on it !
Enjoy.
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Translation and settings guide thanks to PocketNow.com:
Tab 1 (Pages):
This is the foundation of the launcher. Before adjusting anything else, you will want to create a new page. To achieve this, simply enter a title for the new page on the first line of this tab. Then, select the preferred launcher pattern. The left box is the pattern set for portrait mode, the right is for landscape. Experiment with a few until you find one you like (previews can be viewed on dev’s site). Next, click “add” and you’ll see the entry displayed in the bottom window. If you decide to change the pattern later, be sure to click edit after making the changes or they may not take.
Tab 2 (Apps):
This is where you’ll be adding the shortcuts for each page of the launcher. Select one of your pages from the drop down menu and click “add.” For some reason, the app doesn’t seem to be very efficient in auto-searching for files or shortcuts (first two choices), so I recommend adding the file path manually. First, enter the text that you want displayed for a particular shortcut and then type in the path to that program on the line labeled “PATH.”
For example, I added Opera Mobile 9.7 by entering “\Program Files\Opera Mobile\OperaL.exe”
You’re not just restricted to program shortcuts using the manual entry method. You can also add shortcuts to other file types like images. If you don’t enjoy tapping the bottom left/right corners of the launcher to switch pages, you can add shortcuts to other pages by choosing the second to last choice from the drop down menu (during the add app process). Blank placeholders can be added by using the last option in the drop down menu, which can be used to customize the pattern of the launcher. If anyone’s able to figure out a friendlier way of using the automated method, let us know in the comments.
Tab 3 (Themes):
This tab doesn’t appear to be in use at the moment, but will probably be used in the future to quickly change themes of the launcher.
Tab 4 (General Settings):
This tab has the most Japanese characters (or blocks), so I edited a screen shot of it with English translations. View it at the end of this post.
Tab 5 (Plug-in Height):
Adjust the height of the actual plug-in here. The option at the bottom adjusts the height of the page switch area.
Tab 6 (Plug-in Width):
Likewise, you can adjust the width of the plug-in here.
Tab 7 (Colors):
Here you can change different colors associated with the launcher. The first choice is for changing the frame color, the second is for the font and the last one is to adjust the launcher’s transparency.
read the whole guide on PocketNow.com http://pocketnow.com/software-1/sweet-animated-today-screen-program-launcher
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Here is a translated version of the options windows
Looks interesting. thanks for the info.
I guess it cannot work together with the TF3D?
looks interesting, can spb do that?
the animation look good but it is a today plugin only
thanks for your info
I'm a fan of the today screen. This is a cool app, ありがとう.
interesting plugin
Settings program is great even if I have to set in blind mode (lol )
Is it possible to change the background for the items ?
do you have a plugin to display Photos ?
EDIT : I've seen there Pages , How can I switch between diferents Pages ? , I have only the first one displayed
Found how to switch between page and how to change background icons
is it working on qvga ?
brunoisa10 said:
Found how to switch between page and how to change background icons
is it working on qvga ?
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Good idea for your rltoday theme ..... but i doubt it will work with other UI....well i'llgive it a try and let you know....
brunoisa10 said:
Found how to switch between page and how to change background icons
is it working on qvga ?
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please share your findings
for background item it is the S_HEX2 to change (Tab1 of settings)
i'll make a video this evening
a chinese guy has told me he can help
about switching between page : just tick on the the right of the screen
yep, there are couple of background motion types, in Tab1
you can setup multiple pages, which could be changed as you said by taping/sliding at right
the pages can be edited at Tab2
tab3 - dont know what it ist
tab4 - sizes and fonts, but its not very clear what is what
tab5 - not clear yet
tab6 - not clerar yet
tab7 - change the color gradients with color picker
tab8 - credits
Big thanks to Junturo !
infact he is Japanese i think.
tab3 : if you untick the first square on the left you don't see text under the items
check all others doesn't seen difference
Tab1 : the two values (S_HEX2 and so on...)
Sheet 1 is for Portrait Background
Sheet 2 is for Landscape Background
very cool program. thanks for sharing!!
Can anyone mail him and ask for english version?
I don't understand japanese.
translation is in progress
all is not finished , I have to ask more
take a look here
see 2 post after ..... (I had posted a bad link)
I'm testing till two days and probably a little video soon
brunoisa10 said:
translation is in progress
all is not finished , I have to ask more
take a look here
http://pocketnow.com/software-1/swee...ogram-launcher
I'm testing till two days and probably a little video soon
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Cool b.t.w link goes nowhere
sorry my bad
try this one http://pocketnow.com/software-1/sweet-animated-today-screen-program-launcher
been trying to read the 4th tab, this might help until an english version arrives
screen width, screen width base ( left one = half right one works for me..)
refresh rate, double speed setting (25 and 2.0 looks smooth on my polaris)
show which page upon screen tap
font, size and shadow depth
task management dropdown
tap = menu
tap = switch, hold = menu
tap = switch, hold = close
show app name, use left right key
vibrate upon tap, show redraw rate
i believe 5th and 6th tab says....
screen height
page switch area width ????
... for portrait and landscape modes respectively
7th tab
form
font
alpha (100=invisible)
awesome little program, could get to like playing with this : )
Be sure to check out the new app they made. jTSKLnch ... same core as TDlnch but runs as a standalone app. Its more usefull I think because you can have screens with 10+ icons and they will unfold over the exiting today screen or whatever app you are in.
I mapped it to the start button so it launches quickly from anywhere.
-T
hows the translation going?
Hi guys,
Again, I made a, I think a pretty useful application for Start Menu. It's not yet done, but I want to show a preview on what this app do.
Do you agree that sometimes scrolling way down to the bottom of the start menu is a bit tiring? Though you can move those on top but .. your application shortcuts in start menu will start getting messy
So I made this this start menu app to reduce some of the hard scrolling work.
here are some screenshots
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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LETTER PAD note: available on version 1.1b
and video preview
Part 1
Part 2
I hope there's a kind person who can do a better video demo of my app.
the original idea was to have a search field at the bottom of the screen on the start menu then the start menu automatically scrolls to, what ever matched on your search. simple eh? the problem is, Start Menu can't receive key presses.. so.. discard.
Progress of the application is like: 98%
the other 2% is of course, unexpected bugs.
Requirements
- NETCF 3.5 Framework
Future Plans
1. use the WM6.5/.x style icon.
2. thinking ...
Compatibility
- All resolution (I hope)
- WM 5?, WM6/6.1, WM6.5/6.5.1
Donation
PROGRESS HISTORY:
5/30/2010
Version 1.1 beta
- added Letter Pad
5/29/2010
Version 1.0 beta
- initial release
5/28/2010
- WP7 style
- added dynamic appbar
- quick list setup
- after weeks of researching, I finally made my goal making Stuick only shows when start menu is visible.
---- thanks to @Mal Loth (MSDN - Forum)
---- I didn't know ShowWindow() API is avilable in coredll.dll
---- incomplete list in pinvoke.net!
5/16/2010
- Quick List
- Search capability
- SliderList bug fixed.
5/15/2010
- I have replaced the standard NETCF ListView Control to: SliderList Control - Thanks to @Obelix_A
---- but I'm still struggling to look for better kinetic scrolling list because the SliderList control's having an error and the developer hasn't responded yet.
---- currently trying this one Implementing a smoothly animated ListBox
- Bar can be configured to show in left or right side (via app.config)
- app.config reader
- Bar is now wider
- Recent item list
- Items are finger friendly
5/14/2010
- Background Transparency
- NETCF ListView Background
- shortcut lists
- bug fixes
- Bar now shows only when Start Menu is visible (for WM6.5 only <fornow>)
5/13/2010 - around night
- Initial Development
- kinang inang Transparent Label
- by letter navigation
Tutorial
coming soon
FAQ
Question #1
- Why the thin black bar still visible even when I closed the Start Menu.
- The thin black bar covers the Manila/Sense
Answer #1
- Some cooked ROM was not able to handle closing the start menu properly so even if you tap X, the start menu only hides(minimize) and not close.
- this also applies to every application you run in Windows Mobile (mostly in lower version of WM, 6.1 to <) that even if you tap X, the application doesn't close, it only hides(minimize) so the next time your run them, the application just restore to it's normal window state.
- read this - check X marks the spot
Suggetion #1
- If the thin black bar still stays at the top even after tapping X (from start menu)
-- 1. Tap the thin black bar and wait until it fully opens the Stuick UI and ..
-- 2. double tap the vertical letter selection bar (let's just abbreviate that to V.L.S.B.)
- you might want to try Control Your Windows 6.5.x X Button or I think this is better HTC X-Button
application icon?
and here's the download file.
Please don't forget your feedback and bug reports.
awesome app. you are great. waiting for it to be released.
ooooooo new toy to play with!
Will defo be trying this one out!
thanks guys
isn't it like zLaunchy app?
go, go, go, pare! i'll definitely use this app. looking forward to it.
Smart Start Menu v1
I can not wait to start using it!
The ridiculous TF3D Programs screen was my main reason to switch TF3D off; too often I never reached the end, due to the ridiculous time it took to get there and launching apps I did not want to launch
Hope to see a beta soon,
Senax
Maybe, you should hide the black bar and make the app appear only in the start menu, by sliding to the right ?
And is it possible to make links to apps bigger ?
For the name : Menu Classifier ?
Look very interesting ! Hope that'll be released very soon
Thanks a lot for your apps !
looks cool man.
consider to move scroll letters to the right side of screen. A lot easier to use and thumb wont cover screen.
This could be second best solution to startmenu, after the still better 6.1 grid....
You will recieve a donation from me.
@nullstring - liking the look of this so far....keep up the good work!!!
To echo a previous comment; it would be good to have a little more space between the programs/shortcuts listed.....especially for the fatter-fingered among us
As for a name.....how about "Start Quick Pick"
Thread subscribed....I'll be watching this one with interest!!
Cheers,
Mark.
Mark Crouch said:
@nullstring - liking the look of this so far....keep up the good work!!!
To echo a previous comment; it would be good to have a little more space between the programs/shortcuts listed.....especially for the fatter-fingered among us
As for a name.....how about "Start Quick Pick"
Thread subscribed....I'll be watching this one with interest!!
Cheers,
Mark.
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start quick pick = Stuip
Martinhdk said:
start quick pick = Stuip
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Stuick Stuip doesn't sound good to me.. ;D
to all who gave their feedbacks! I greatly appreciate it all!
Comments and Suggestions are still welcome!
Nullstring, would you kindly consider make it an option to show the adjacent letters to significantly improve its finger friendliness and search speed. most of the time the results screen will have a lot of unused space most of the time anyway. you might as will fill it with with something useful
for example. if you are looking for the "M" apps it would also return the the "L" & "N"
idea # 2:
I recommend that you replace the full screen selected letter preview with the letter AND the applications. this way you can quickly scan through all installed applications in the phone with a single swype from top to bottom
this is one is nice kabayan..
i will be following this developtment.. name..? quickview pro or quick viewer for me
Stuick sounds nice. An app name should be unique, otherwise it will dissappear in the darkness of the empire...
I was talking about a gesture to star the bar : sliding to the right, then holding your finger and choose a letter by sliding up and down.
Maybe, skinning is a good thing on this kind of programs.
And is it possible to have a popup (showing the selected letter), like in the contact tab, when you are sliding on letter ?
These things will be great ! =D
Tydi said:
I was talking about a gesture to star the bar : sliding to the right, then holding your finger and choose a letter by sliding up and down.
Maybe, skinning is a good thing on this kind of programs.
And is it possible to have a popup (showing the selected letter), like in the contact tab, when you are sliding on letter ?
These things will be great ! =D
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have you seen the video preview?
and skinning .. thought about it.
Great Idea & Few Suggestions
Hi Nullstring,
Great Idea. Few suggestions -
1. On launching the application, the initial view can be "recently launched applications". That can be your first letter marked with '#' on top.
2. Can it made as a keyboard compatible, where in the multiple letters entry from keyboard take to the relevant search on applications.
Application Name can be - AppLauncher
Your support to the community is great and commendable.
imax98
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.
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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"
}
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
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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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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
Announcing the release of my 1st Cookie Home Tab widget, a toggle switch.
{
"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"
}
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 !
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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.