HTC Home + VP3G questions - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development

I also posted this in Hermes Upgrading but got not a single response, so I thought I would post it where most of the cooks and senior members hang-out! Here are the issues:
I am running vp3g's wm6 rom with the modded six tab plug-in although these questions refer to the home plug-in regardless of version:
1. clock displays am/pm - I want 24 hour display if possible. phone settings are set to 24hour, is it a reg hack for the plug-in?
2. when adding contacts/favorite people to the plug-in how can I specify which number for a contact to use? it seems to default to the first entry for a contact which usually happens to be the mobile number when what I want to add is the office number. (may be a general wm6 question as well)
Additional question - How did I enable my ringtones as system notifications? (I can use them as ringtones, but they don't show as system notifications.)
thanks for your input - I have spent a couple of hours searching before I posted, but being at work 16 hours a day kind of limits the time I can spend online at any one time (perils of being tech support for a school district).

Hi,
1. About the clock display, just go to start/settings/system/regional settings/time to do the setting.
2. The contact default is call "mobile number".
That is all I got..
apposite said:
I also posted this in Hermes Upgrading but got not a single response, so I thought I would post it where most of the cooks and senior members hang-out! Here are the issues:
I am running vp3g's wm6 rom with the modded six tab plug-in although these questions refer to the home plug-in regardless of version:
1. clock displays am/pm - I want 24 hour display if possible. phone settings are set to 24hour, is it a reg hack for the plug-in?
2. when adding contacts/favorite people to the plug-in how can I specify which number for a contact to use? it seems to default to the first entry for a contact which usually happens to be the mobile number when what I want to add is the office number. (may be a general wm6 question as well)
Additional question - How did I enable my ringtones as system notifications? (I can use them as ringtones, but they don't show as system notifications.)
thanks for your input - I have spent a couple of hours searching before I posted, but being at work 16 hours a day kind of limits the time I can spend online at any one time (perils of being tech support for a school district).
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thanks guys
duh - I forgot about regional settings for the clock!
any reason why I cannot use "my ringtones" as system notifications? i used to be able to do it with the black roms - is this specific vp3g?

So are we stuck with a person mobile contact that sucks ass, cause I cant call some people on their mobile I want their home.

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Setting a phone prefix on WM5

Hey guys... I've recently changed my service provider. Each time I place a phone call I need to dial a prefix before the actual number. I've tried to set the prefix like I once did on my old XDA with WM2003, but it seems that this facility is absent from O2 XDA Exec.
Does anyone know how to set a phone prefix with WM5?
Use MyPrefixDial. Yoy may download at www.hkscorpio.com
Use MyPrefixDail you may download at www.hkscorpio.com
Thank you for replying to my post.
I'm afraid I have been unable to find the link to the software you're suggesting at the webpage you have given me.
Could you please give me more details?
Thank you!
http://www.devbuzz.com/pg/1656825.asp
Download my upload cab file.
Thank you for the file and I really appreciate the time you've taken to post a reply to my enquiry. I've already installed it and it's working fine! It's gonna come very handy whenever I travel abroad.
I'll take the liberty and ask you one more thing. On WM2005, the "New" command which was found on the bottom left corner of the previous editions of Windows Mobile is now absent. Are you aware of any file which could bring back this facility to WM2005?
Thank you!
New menu for WM5 - Freeware
WM5NewMenu is the small app for Windows Mobile 5, originally created to substitute "New menu" that was presented on the previous versions of Windows Mobile (PocketPC 2002, 2003). It consists of two parts: the menu launcher and the settings applet.
Basically, it is configurable app launcher, with several preconfigured actions to create new items, such as SMS, MMS, Word document, Note, etc. These preconfigured actions were chosen to do same things as did the actions from original "New menu".
As app is fully configurable, new items/actions can be added via simple, intuitive, GUI (see screenshots). The items can be disabled or removed, their order can be changed.
Additionally, WM5NewMenu supports original "New menu" items. Some are by default in system, as they were before, but in Windows Mobile 5 they are not used. Default actions which come with WM5NewMenu do the same thing. But 3rd party application can add own "New menu" extension and therefore can be useful to have possibility to use such extension.
Basic features:
- Lauching by selectable today key
- Simple configuration
- Support for original "New" items
- Landscape support
Web Site
http://www.saman-cz.com/ppc/wm5newmenu.html
Screenshot
http://www.saman-cz.com/ppc/screenshots.html
Download
http://www.saman-cz.com/ppc/WM5NewMenu.CAB
I've downloaded the application and I was excited to see the "New" task back on my screen. It's like good all days again!
I've had my topic posted for quite a long time and nobody bothered to answer probably because nobody knew. You must have looked really into it to come across it. Surely, it wasn't by chance.
I don't know how to thank you enough!!! What you've done, spurs only one question in mind: who are you, and why are you doing this?
I would really like to know more about you if I may!
I've downloaded the application and I was excited to see the "New" task back on my screen. It's like good all days again!
I've had my topic posted for quite a long time and nobody bothered to answer probably because nobody knew. You must have looked really into it to come across it. Surely, it wasn't by chance.
I don't know how to thank you enough!!! What you've done, spurs only one question in mind: who are you, and why are you doing this?
I would really like to know more about you if I may!
I'm sorry if I sounded indiscreet in my last post. It was merely out of admiration!
Since you seem to know a lot about utility softwares, I'm taking the liberty to write again and ask you if you know of any other utility applications which may come handy in running the XDA more efficiently or making the use of it more practical.
Thank you once again!
Bump as I discovered WM5NewMenu the other day and it is indeed a quality app.

[PROJ] Manila: show all message content

Like many others, I didn't like the cut-off of messages in the new manila interface.
Therefore I will start here a collective project to change this behavior. And I am not sure that we can change it because the solution has to change the code self.
But why not trying?
25.3., 11:56
Problem: The messages (sms) output in the new manila cut off some messages.
Details: I check it a littlebit and don't find a rule. Some messages have more then 3 lines. Some of my messages are cut-off on different positions (from 86-106).
Therefore I also think that this behavoir is not the specification from HTC like some users hear assume.
I mentioned that we first find out, what really goes wrong before we can search in the code.
PS. This is a development thread! Post ratings and comments in other threads, please!
25.3., 12:53
Tests
a) As I mentioned before there is no cut-off after some (3) lines but after some characters. My longest test message have 30(!) lines.
b) It seems to be that the output of a messege demends of the message self, the sender name and the date/time.
c) The output is always cut-off after the same length. Because of different sender and timestamps the messagetext lenght is different (see b).
d) When afterwards the length of the sender name is changed, the output of the messagetext keep the same. Even after a restart nothing changes.
=> There is a fix counter for the length of the whole message. This counter seems to be (HTML-code) 160 characters(!).
I am looking now in the code where the HTML-Output is created and if I here can change this fixed length.
25.3., 14:30
Update The html- and css-files from windows are not used by manila. Continue searching the source.
i have the same problem
this is real a good project.
thanks much.
U can use manila editor to edit messaging.mode9 and resize message text area.
or make a mod (like i did for diam) that can zoom sms text.
mun_rus said:
U can use manila editor to edit messaging.mode9 and resize message text area.
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Yes, this is my next step.
look at the first "fix", here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=495450
it did worked for me. in the above thread you participated also
look at the "Help with Link to "All people" page of manila V2" and see who brought the fix.. remember?
on the subject: i wrote to my self a SMS who looked like this:
1
2
3
4
5
and so on. even before i applied the fix this kind of message was not "cut". i wrote 12 lines and i was able to see all of them.
then i sent a 5 lines message but with words. this time the message got cut and only after applying the fix i was able to read it.
KukurikU said:
it did worked for me.
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Sure? This fix change the input field for threaded microsoft(!) messages. I made some other test with this files (also the CSS) and in my ROM it has nothing to do with the manila(!) messages.
KukurikU said:
then i sent a 5 lines message but with words. this time the message got cut and only after applying the fix i was able to read it.
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Sure? Strange...
Thought this may interest you.
duttythroy said:
I will start releasing or continuing my development here, for v2.4 this was the changelog so far but might change:
Dutty's HD V2.4 XTREME TEST Change Log
• New HTC Official CE OS 5.2.21040.1.6.0 & Build 5.2.21040.1.6.0
• Added Internet Explorer 6 to ROM.
• Added Adobe Flash support for IE6.
• To watch youtube etc , you need to change view mode from mobile to Desktop Mode in IE6.
• Updated files and drivers and system files in ROM.
• Updated HTC Applications including Manila etc.
• Updated HTC Phone Canvas
• Updated HTC Camera.
• Updated HTC Quick GPS.
• Updated HTC Touch Keyboard.
• Updated Youtube Player.
• Updated Adobe Reader.
• Updated Microsoft Voice Command Application V1.6.21040 tweaked incoming call announcement.
• Updated Google Maps with Latitude.
• Updated ClearTemp application.
• Fixed SMS bug in manila when viewing long messages and displyed only in 3 lines.
• Fixed call timers showing incorrectly e.g 00:04 now shows 04.00 minutes.
• Facebook is now integrated with My contact card which is now even more awesome.
• Change Manila Right soft key from Camera to Contacts.
• Unlocked Activesync in new Manila and replace with Adobe Reader.
• Change Manila Right soft key from Camera to Contacts.
• Disable Flash plugin in Opera.
• ROM fully tweaked for best performance with 2-3 days battery life depending on radio and usage.
• ROM is fast, might even be faster than v2.3.
I was going to upgrade opera to 9.5.16099 but its hardcoded to auto run and also hide and uses alot more memory, reason is probably with the new psh internet opera needs to always be opened. will cab it though for users to try.
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Fallen Spartan said:
Thought this may interest you.
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We will see. When I made no mistake, I read this also in the changelog of v2.3.
I ask him.
27.3., 11:53
Update: I found the module which creates this output and can change it. I am near...
Elim said:
27.3., 11:53
Update: I found the module which creates this output and can change it. I am near...
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Cool, please share location.
Did Dutty ever get back and help direct you or was this through you own efforts?
Is this thread for the sms bug in the messaging tab or for the 3 lines bug in manila contact threated sms?
Atze001 said:
Is this thread for the sms bug in the messaging tab or for the 3 lines bug in manila contact threated sms?
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I am not sure but think the second issue (see screenshot)
30.3., 14:24
Update: The issue is solved in Duttys new ROM(s) but I didn't check until now what he did nor say he it to me
Elim said:
I am not sure but think the second issue (see screenshot)
30.3., 14:24
Update: The issue is solved in Duttys new ROM(s) but I didn't check until now what he did nor say he it to me
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Duttys V2.5 appears to have finally fixed this
See screen shot
Not sure what he has changed though
would this fix work for the messaging app in dutty's 2.1 ROM... i'd love to move to 2.4 but i've been experiencing 3-5 second screen freezes 4-5 times a day. thanks!
cortez.i said:
would this fix work for the messaging app in dutty's 2.1 ROM... i'd love to move to 2.4 but i've been experiencing 3-5 second screen freezes 4-5 times a day. thanks!
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There was a fix for the screen freezing. See Post #348
Hi Elim,
have you figure out how to fix this msg bug yet?
thanks

[App][Beta] ACR – Auto Call Recorder – Version 1.2.4

WARNING!!!
These applications are not legal in all countries/states. Check first before you use this software as you could get into serious trouble in some countries/states. (Wikipedia Reference)
Note: these programs requires .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable to work. Please install this first if it is not already on your device.
Also if you've just blown in here to download ACR and run, its in Post #3
ACR HD
This program was written for the Touch HD. If your device is not 480 pixels wide or WM6.5+ then I would not recommend you waste your time with this program. This version is for testing/comments only.
This version is for anyone who doesn't mind testing the application at the risk of their device. While I seriously doubt it would harm your device I still feel I need to ward off thoses that are under the impression this application was written with any sort of care or support.
Thiis program currently requires a contact with the FileAs name of Unknown to work properly/with Outlook Importer.
ACR – Auto Call Recorder
SETUP
Once installed go to your programs folder and you will see a new Icon for Auto Call Recorder. Click on the Icon and the options for Auto Call Recorder will be displayed. Once you have chosen your options click the Enable Recording button on the File Tab and close the Options Program. That’s it you are now automatically recording any calls your device has.
OPTIONS
There are two tabs of options to choose from. Most of these you will not need to use at all but where included to provide a better experience for some users who have different requirements such as limited memory, no use to record all calls and such.
File Tab
Folder to save calls in
From the top of the file tab, first we have a textbox showing where the files will be saved. On the right of this textbox is a button. This button when pressed will open a window so that you may change where ACR saves the files.
Ask to save Call
This checkbox when checked will make ACR prompt you with a choice to save the call once the call has finished. Note that even if you choose no you will still have the option to retrieve the last call up until you receive another call. The file Lastcall.wav is only overwritten when you receive another call.
Record Incoming Calls/Record Outgoing Calls
These checkboxes is pretty self explanatory, if you want ACR to record your incoming calls then check this box, if you don’t then uncheck this box. The same goes for Record Outgoing Calls.
Write to Debug File
Only use this option if you are having problems. At the moment the debug is very limited. When you have this option check ACR will write debug messages to a file ‘debug.txt’ in the installation folder.
Recording Tab
The recording tab contains the setting for the file to be recorded. First is the Wav format. This is either PCM or GSM6.10 PCM is a ‘raw’ wav format that will use about 1MB per minute. I have included this format for devices that do not support GSM6.10. The other format GSM6.10 is a ‘compressed’ Wav format and consumes approximately 30kB per minute. Obviously this is the preferred choice.
Bits per channel are either 8 or 16 bits. 16 bits is the preferred choice but I have also included 8 bits for slower devices.
Samples per Second are the number of samples taken each second. This is a matter of preference/device capability. The choices are 8000, 11025, 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100, 48000, 96000 and 192000Hz. If you have a slow device then you are better starting from the bottom and working your way up by testing to see which the best is for you. If you have a newer device then it is more a choice of how much space you want to use as the higher the number the more space the file will use. Also your device may not support the higher frequencies so I recommend starting with something like 48000Hz. If you set the frequency to high you will get gaps in your recordings.
DEVICES
This program will work on a number of devices at different degrees of success. Below is a few lists of devices and there reported success. If your device is not listed then try it anyway and don’t forget to report back you amount of success. If your device don’t match up to whats reported then please do
Devices known to work ‘Out of the box’ both ways
ASUS P835 (Stock ROM)
Touch HD (Stock ROM 6.1/WM6.5)
HTC Touch Diamond 2 (Stock ROM)
HTC FUZE (updated stock ROM)
HTC TYTN 2 (Stock ROM)
HTC Touch Pro 2 (Stock ROM)
Mio A702 - Not bad for 200Mhz
HTC Rhodium (Stock ROM)
HTC Touch 3G
HTC Trinity - P3600 (Stock ROM)
HTC Touch Cruise (Stock ROM)
HTC Prophet (WM 6.1)
HTC Herald - T-Mobile Wing (Stock ROM)
HTC Touch Elf (Stock ROM)
Samsung i780 (WM 6.1)
Samsung Omnia i900
Samsung Omnia 2
Plam Treo Pro (Stock ROM)
HTC Advantage 7501 (WM6)
HP iPAQ 614c
Devices that require registry setting to work both ways
HTC Touch Diamond – deep_purple reported that after installing GSM610 Codec he could use GSM6.10. Thanks mate.
HTC Touch Pro (EnergyROM / TIR 13R Lite ROM / RRE 6.5 Servies 6 v4)
HTC Blue Angel (Cooked ROM)
Devices that only work one way
Touch HD2
HTC XDA2
Xperia X1
Devices that don’t work
HTC Snap
HTC Vogue
HTC TyTN
HTC Gene
HP iPAQ 614c
TIPS AND FIXES
This is a condensed form of the previous thread and this thread. I will cover all the fixes found by the great folk at XDA.
Enable MicAGC. Its in Settings/System. Its not required by all devices though.
“I only hear my voice, the other party is very soft?” This is because you device is not setup to record both the incoming and outgoing voices. This can also be because your device is only ‘half-duplex’. To solve this try the suggestions in the Devices Post.
“ACR only records the first minute of the call?” This is because you have ‘fast sleep’ enabled on your device. Try something like Advanced Configuration Tool to disable fast sleep.
“I can’t see if it’s working?” ACR has no interface when it’s running. It was designed like this to keep memory usage to a minimum. If you are having troubles with this then I suggest you use the ‘Ask to save call’ option so you know it’s worked after the call. You can also see it running in a task manager program when you choose to show ‘view processes’.
DISCLAIMER / LICENSE / EULA
Please read carefully the terms and conditions of this End User License Agreement ("EULA") before installing ACR software ("Software"). This EULA provides a license agreement between authors of ACR ("Licensors") and you (person) ("Licensee") to use the Software and contains warranty information and liability disclaimers. By installing and using the Software you accept and agree to the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you must cancel the installation or, if the Software is already installed on your device, promptly uninstall it.
OWNERSHIP
The Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Software is a product of the Licensors. It is protected under international copyright law. All copyrights are exclusively owned by Slothie.
LICENSE GRANT
The Software is freeware. However, the Licensee may use it only and exclusively for testing in either private personal or commercial usage, and only under conditions which do not contradict the restrictions noted below. If you want to use Software for anything else, you must contact the Licensors. Software may not be bundled or distributed with any other package without written permission of the Licensors.
NO WARRANTIES
The Software is distributed "as is" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. The Licensee uses the Software at his own risk. The Licensors shall not be liable to the Licensee for any kind of consequences, which occur or not occur while installing, using or uninstalling the Software.
RESTRICTIONS
In accepting the EULA granted by Licensor, Licensee agrees that he shall not
1. Sublicense, sell, lease, rent, permit use of, give, or lend the Software
or any copy or portion thereof;
2. Decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, analyse, or otherwise attempt to
discover the source code of the Software;
3. Use or incorporate the Software or any portion thereof in any other product
without the prior written permission of the Licensor;
4. Remove, alter, or obscure the copyright, trademark, proprietary, or other
notices from the Software or any of its components.
Licensee is allowed to edit existing or create new language layouts, and share them with other users. Licensee is allowed to edit existing or create new graphic elements, but only with respect to copyright and trademark notices.
DISTRIBUTION
The Licensee may NOT redistribute the Software by any mean (CD, DVD, Web site...) without permission from Licensors.
TERMINATION
The Licensee may terminate the EULA at any time. Also, the EULA will terminate automatically if Licensee fails to comply with the restrictions described above. Upon termination of the EULA, the Licensee shall remove all copies of the Software from his (her, its) device and all storage media.
Credits and Thanks
mskip for providing his registry settings from the 2 way recording Cab. Without these settings most devices would only be recording one side of the conversation so if you feel like buying him a beer you can here.
A big thanks to Rozenthal for letting me steal his legal stuff from FingerKeyboard.
A big thanks to Biker1 for helping all the lost people in this thread. You should get more credit than me.
Also thanks to [germany]merlot and deep_purple for testing.
Menneisyys for this great thread here.
Also all the people that reported device Successes/Failures/Tweaks/Registry Setting.
CHANGE LOG
Version 1.2.4
Extended Beta period.
Version 1.2.3
Fixed 12/24 hour time issue if the filename.
Version 1.2.2
Changed the file save format to include the date/time.
Version 1.2.1
Added Choose Folder Dialog.
Added code to stop Windows from shutting down the application in the background.
Added option to record Incoming Calls.
Added option to record Outgoing Calls.
Added Debug to File option.
Removed Readme Tab.
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OUTLOOK IMPORTER
Outlook Importer is for both ACR and ACR HD. It will import all your saved calls into Microsoft Outlook on your PC. Calls are imported into the Journal.
This version is for anyone who doesn't mind testing the application at the risk of their device. While I seriously doubt it would harm your device I still feel I need to ward off thoses that are under the impression this application was written with any sort or care or support.
Oh yeah currently this app does not import call from the last day. I will hopefully expand on this to be an option but currently its the last 24 hours.
thanks a lot for the update dude
but where is the changelog ? What is new in this version
Great Work!
Waiting for changelog!
Hmmm what did I change?
I added a 'choose folder' for everyone that couldn't put a \ on the end of the path. I added a cancel statement to form closing so CE wouldn't close the app silently in the background. I added a couple of options to choose what calls are recorded. I added a crappy debug file function. I removed the readme tab. Oh and I added an option to save the call after its finished. I changed the file save to include the date. I still don't know why I did this? Hmm what else, don't know I've got the flu so I'm not really that switch on at the moment. Mostly I concentrated on the bugs from version 1.1. If your happy with version 1.1 I wouldn't bother changing if I was you.
oki doki !!
thanks dude
Thanks Slothie, very nice job
still, Record Outgoing Calls it's not working for me
it's unchecked all the time
eac said:
Thanks Slothie, very nice job
still, Record Outgoing Calls it's not working for me
it's unchecked all the time
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Ok you'll have to help me out here? What is the device you are using? Also what ROM. So if you check record outgoing calls it unchecks itself?
I downloaded v1.2 and the following issues occur:
1) Record outgoing calls box is ticked but then unticks itself. I finally got it to stay ticked but no outgoing calls being recorded.
2) unable to delete recorded calls. Message pop up says System File, Access Denied.
When I first downloaded v1.2, outgoing calls were being recorded than above issues started occurring.
Downloaded v1.2 due to the Record Call Yes/No option.
Will download v1.1 for now.
I have a Diamond (cdma)
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Slothie said:
Ok I'll fix this just as soon as I shoot the people that tested this. In the mean time I would recommend trying to set this in the registry directly if you can't wait until tomorrow. The setting are in Local Machine\Software\Inta\ACR and the value should be set to 'True'. With a capital T.
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What caliber do you need? j/k
I will try the registry change.
Do you know why I cannot delete recorded calls?
Thanks and welcome back.
Hope your daughter is ok.
Scratch that! I think I found the problem. I just uploaded a newer version. Cheap and nasty style as I'm sick as a dog.
Oh thanks Biker, she is fine now except we all now have the swine flu as the hospital was overrun with infected patients. Little price to pay though as she is now walking again!
Can't delete recorded calls? As in they are read only?
Slothie said:
Ok I'll fix this just as soon as I shoot the people that tested this. In the mean time I would recommend trying to set this in the registry directly if you can't wait until tomorrow. The setting are in Local Machine\Software\Inta\ACR and the value should be set to 'True'. With a capital T.
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I have set the value to 'True', but I still doesn't work. I saw that version 1.1 was removed, could this be reupload?
Thanx.
It's obvious but just in case, the registry value change to "True" is done to "RecordOut."
Slothie said:
Scratch that! I think I found the problem. I just uploaded a newer version. Cheap and nasty style as I'm sick as a dog.
Oh thanks Biker, she is fine now except we all now have the swine flu as the hospital was overrun with infected patients. Little price to pay though as she is now walking again!
Can't delete recorded calls? As in they are read only?
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As they say, if you wanna get sick, go to the hospital!
Good to hear about your daughter. She will now have to take care of you
I can play back recorded calls but I cannot delete them.
Says System File. No Access.
Thanks.
Btw, made the registry change but box still unticks itself.
UPDATE:
v1.2.1 is working fine
Corrected the Record Out and box stays ticked.
In regards to not being able to delete any recorded calls, the following occurs:
I go to delete and and it asks me if I want to delete the call? I then click Yes. I get the Pop Up Message that says System File, still want to delete? I click Yes. I then get a message saying Access Denied.
BUT
when I exit the call log screen and I go back to the call log screen, the recorded calls that I could not delete ARE deleted
Edit:
I went to delete recorded calls but this time when the Pop Up asked if I want to delete specified call, I clicked Yes (as I did before) and when the System File pop Up appeared I just exited the screen.
When I returned to the call log screen, the calls were deleted as before.
Sorry for any redundancy but I want to be as specific as I can to help solve the problem.
Thanks.
thanx 4 rthat piece of soft...
will test on my diamond touch 2 now ;-)
Tested! Works fine even with both the incomming/outgoing calls and the final confirm!
Only two things:
In portrait mode would be useful to have a scroll bar since I can't see all the options in main page!
Can you put an "OK" in the low bar instead of use "X" in upper right corner to exit???

[app] iAgenda 0.495 (Update May 26, 2010) Finger-friendly Calendar and Tasks

Project stopped (temporarily?)
Because my phone broke, I decided to get an Android phone, and am not sure if/when I'll continue this project. (see post 130). Sorry
Previously at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=515903 Since the original developer seems to have abandoned this project, I'm starting a new thread and continuing the development.
Main webpage: http://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/applications/iagenda
As per request, I'll upload new versions as they are developed, even if only minor. That also means, there is an increased risk of system crashes.
Download: Below and https://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/applications/iagenda
Version 0.494 May 26, 2010
Part of the edit screen is working.
Version 0.49 April 14, 2010
Added weekday to group headers
New default skin by Livven
Option in Settings to choose start screen
Added enable checkbox to Settings for those who have issues with the checkboxes crashing
Tried another bugfix for the checkbox (please let me know if it works)
Earlier versions
Bugfix (I hope) for allday appointments showing on two days(edit 4/19/10: still not working quite right).
Reintroduced sorting of tasks
Reintroduced timefilter for appointments (be aware though that if you have a lot of recurring appointments, setting the filter to 1 year, could take quite a time to load - Please give me feedback.
Tasks with a start date before today will show in Agenda view
Recurring appointments will show for the next 31 days (yearly recurring will show next 365 days)
Multiday appointments will show on all days in the appointment screen
Categories are shown on the edit screen
Even with large number of repeating appointments, the list should refresh relatively fast.
Tasks completed today will show with a check.
Program is no longer using caches for data, which means that every time it's opened, current data is used.
Recurring appointments: Will show yearly recurring appointments for the following year with the number of recurrences (mainly to see age for birthdays), and other recurring appointment for the next month.
It's now possible to mark items complete on the main lists.
Improved filtering and sorting
Bottom bar for calendar shows current date
Version 0.4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3789949&postcount=1 or http://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/applications/iagenda
Overview of iAgenda:
iAgenda is a finger-friendly appointments and tasks viewer for Windows Mobile PocketPC phones (all resolutions). It's easily skinnable, intuitive, and can be used instead of the standard Windows Mobile Pocket Outlook Calendar.
It is based on iContact (supbro version) source code, available here:
http://supware.net/iContact
iContact is used as a "scrollable framework" for applications that have the same look and feel. Program is written in C++.
iAgenda has the usual 5 buttons interface:
all appointments
all tasks
agenda view (today's appointments and tasks)
settings
search calendar
iAgenda can be localized. The default is "english.lng", which can be used as a base for translations. Other languages:
Czech (it's a little unclear if this works, one person says no, so please let me know)
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Norwegian
Romanian it's a little unclear if any of these two files for Romanian works.
Romanian_diacritics
Russian
Spanish
Language files be found here http://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/applications/iagenda/languages. If you have other language translations, you can submit them in this thread and I'll add them to the web page.
The source code is available through Svn at GoogleCode:
http://code.google.com/p/iagenda/
Skins can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/applications/iagenda/skins. See below for an example.
Current plans:
Option to reverse direction of slide.
Improve the settings integration.
Finger friendly edit screen.
Other todo items can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/todo-s/iagenda.
Keep the suggestions coming.
http://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/applications/iagenda
Wow, great! I'll definitely follow the development of this .
I'm just working on some skins for iContact and iAgenda too! If you need some graphics just tell me, I'm willing to help.
exciting.
I will be following your progress. good luck... ...and may the force be with you- always.
Nice one. Will follow this development. Thanks for the effort.
Does this work on a qvga device? if not can you please release a qvga version?
It works on all resolutions.
Graphics help anyone?
I'm working on the code for being able to complete tasks on the main pages. In order to have it look nice, the icon for favorites (a star in the default theme), needs to be replaced with checkboxes (empty and checked). I did something preliminary, but it looks pretty bad.
So if someone wants to help that would be great. I've attached the default skin file.
If possible, it would be great if they would be transparent.
Also everyone skinning, should be aware of this, so they make the proper icons in the skin file.
Additionally, the settings icon is the same as for iContact. Anyone want to help me there? File attached.
A preview of the default.png is attached, but it's automatically compressed so I attached a ZIP as well. Is the blue okay or do you want it in green?
I did not make new icons, perhaps later.
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A preview of the default.png is attached, but it's automatically compressed so I attached a ZIP as well. Is the blue okay or do you want it in green?
I did not make new icons, perhaps later.
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Thank you, it looks great! I'm not much for green, so blue or red is fine with me.
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It works on all resolutions.
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Thanks for the info.
Here is the greek language for 0.4 version.
P.S
Where is the link for update Jan. 20, 2010 download?
In given links there is only 16 May 2009 version
dancer_69 said:
Here is the greek language for 0.4 version.
P.S
Where is the link for update Jan. 20, 2010 download?
In given links there is only 16 May 2009 version
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Thanks for the translation! I'll put it on the web page.
If you read the first post, it only says I've started working on it, there is no new version yet. I thought I might have a version out before the weekend, but realized a bug had been introduced in a revision I wasn't aware of until now, so it might take a little longer to get rid of it.
Otherwise the code for checking off items on the main page is partially ready.
However, I have a question: The list is filtered so that only incomplete items are shown, so when a task is checked complete, it immediately disappears from the list. Until I change the filtering code, would it be acceptable to have a message box (like currently) when you are asked to confirm completing? Or should I just wait with the release until I rewrite the filtering code, so that completed items will be seen on the list with a checkmark?
Awesome! Anyone know how to make this the default calendar application?
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Awesome!
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Thanks!
Anyone know how to make this the default calendar application?
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See the iAgenda FAQ web page
https://sites.google.com/site/iappsdevteam/Home/faq/iagenda-faqs
I am looking forward to see a HTC Style Agenda app~~
ajige said:
Until I change the filtering code, would it be acceptable to have a message box (like currently) when you are asked to confirm completing? Or should I just wait with the release until I rewrite the filtering code, so that completed items will be seen on the list with a checkmark?
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I was just going to ask you to include exactly that . Anyway, I'd prefer if you release every minor version like nightlys (or weeklys or monthlys ), but only if that doesn't make too much work for you.
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I was just going to ask you to include exactly that . Anyway, I'd prefer if you release every minor version like nightlys (or weeklys or monthlys ), but only if that doesn't make too much work for you.
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Ok, I'll do that, but prepared for bugs!
New version uploaded.
I have a problem with the previous an this new version too(I haven't use the program before) that makes quite difficult to use the program.
If I change the date from month screen to any other date exept the current, every single action takes at least a minute to complete, starting from taping on a date.
This behaviur stops only if I switch again to the current date.
Is this issue mentioned before?
dancer_69 said:
I have a problem with the previous an this new version too(I haven't use the program before) that makes quite difficult to use the program.
If I change the date from month screen to any other date exept the current, every single action takes at least a minute to complete, starting from taping on a date.
This behaviur stops only if I switch again to the current date.
Is this issue mentioned before?
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If you have a really big file with lots of recurring appointments and tasks, that can happen.
And that's why I'm working on accessing the pim.vol file directly which should speed things up.
In the meantime you can go to the settings program, under Show Next: 1 week, 2 weeks etc. Try and shorten the time and see if that helps. Please report back.
No, I haven't any task or appointment. Only calendar events for name days. I have Show Next:1 week, but the problem still remains.

[DEVELOPMENT] CycBubbles [Stage 1: Gathering Ideas]

A Small Story to serve as an introductory:
So a while back, when I got my brilliant Excalibur, I started developing small applications. Some of you may recall the, now long dead , thread I had called CycloneApps [By Request]. I started with C#, and did some ok things [in my opinion] and they helped serve as a learning block for bigger and better developments. I have gone from CMail.exe, the command-line replacement to tmail.exe, all the way to FFP_LockScreen [Fake FingerPrint LockScreen], which unfortunately was aimed at Touch-Screen phone users as a project I undertook as I showed interest on a thread in the Software Development sub-forum. I got my original inspirations and 'drive' to develop from this here community, the Excalibur owners or supporters, and I thought it be best that I now fulfill a request made by Ookba, the great Chef who has brought our phones new life.
See, shortly after I started taking requests, Ookba suggested I re-make SMSBubbles to be more functional with the ROM. At the time, with the speeds of the .NET CF, it seemed impossible to really do. But I come back to you all now with the knowledge of C++ So as a token of my appreciation to all Excalibur owners, I want to develop CycBubbles, an SMSBubbles remake with features YOU want!
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Having said all of that, I ask now that if anyone has any interest in such a program becoming available to the Excalibur, they reply to this thread with Ideas concerning one of the following:
Soft-Keys: What should the LEFT soft-key and RIGHT soft-key do [ and under what circumstances] ?
Look and Feel: Do you like the SMSBubbles 'bubble', or do you want something different? [Realize that more complex designs = slower speed]
Rules: How about some filter-rules about when the bubble should or should NOT appear.
Positioning: Do we all like the bubble at the bottom of the screen? Maybe we can make it more PPC-Like if it were in the Center, or from the TOP.
Extra Functions: What kind of extras would you like? (i.e. Should I utilize the 0 - 9 keys on the keyboard to do something?)
Once I get the ideas from YOU guys/girls, on what YOU want this program to do, I can start developing
Please consider
if you want to see this program really flourish
Reserved for later use
Rules would be awesome. How about setting bubbles only for certain contacts? Would the .cab install work for other ROM's besides ookba's?
I would most definitely aim to make the program ROM INdependent.
Thank You for the feedback
it would be interesting to make the left and right soft keys customizable...
and as for the location/look of the bubbles, that to would be nice to customize and to relocate wherever the user feels. top, bottom, left, right, center...
the rules sounds good, and maybe apply an ignore feature to certain annoying contacts lol. like a black list on contacts that the bubbles won't show up for.<-- pretty much what Frostmoon said. lol
pretty much make it user customizable friendly.
nice to see you around these parts again.
Due to the rather disheartening amount of feedback on this thread, I will most likely not develop this in the near future .
I am currently consumed with finishing up my next version of Fake FingerPrint LockScreen for Touch-Screen phones, but that should be over in about a week.
I have been pondering re-starting development on my Horizon Home-Screen, if any of you remember that (if not, you can search it). My further knowledge of C++ will most definitely assist me in making this HomeScreen I had dreamed of making a while back when I only knew C#.
So I suppose be on the lookout for any news on that, and check here occassionally to see if I post back. For now, I am going to leave this on Stage 1 (Gathering Ideas), NOT DISCONTINUED, because I do hope to have the time to come back to this soon and give back to the community that started me off
Cyclonezephyrxz7 said:
Due to the rather disheartening amount of feedback on this thread, I will most likely not develop this in the near future .
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Yeah it's a real shame as the idea was requested by users yet response so small, no longer have an Excalibur but think that the development of a SMS bubble app with more configurable options would be welcomed by many smartphone users and not just Excalibur, maybe worth thinking as a project for D&H rather than just Excalibur users.
>sms bubble duration
>marque of sms
>if recived multiple sms we shuld b able to select the one to view....
>customizable soft buttons becoz diffrent user wants different settings..
>user created themes
> rules is another great idea... coz somtimes service provider sends lots of annoing sms + others
>hide the vip sms.. and it requires password to view the sms( it can b a seperate function to lock the sms bubble with password)
>photo of the sender... if it is from the saved contact...
> a floating bubble would b great the flows from up-down or vice versa.... until the user press a button..
somecuitears said:
>sms bubble duration
>marque of sms
>if recived multiple sms we shuld b able to select the one to view....
>customizable soft buttons becoz diffrent user wants different settings..
>user created themes
> rules is another great idea... coz somtimes service provider sends lots of annoing sms + others
>hide the vip sms.. and it requires password to view the sms( it can b a seperate function to lock the sms bubble with password)
>photo of the sender... if it is from the saved contact...
> a floating bubble would b great the flows from up-down or vice versa.... until the user press a button..
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good ideas!
stylez said:
Yeah it's a real shame as the idea was requested by users yet response so small, no longer have an Excalibur but think that the development of a SMS bubble app with more configurable options would be welcomed by many smartphone users and not just Excalibur, maybe worth thinking as a project for D&H rather than just Excalibur users.
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yes, it is a shame. i was really looking forward to this.
best of luck with you home screen development, will check in on that time to time.
somecuitears said:
>sms bubble duration
>marque of sms
>if recived multiple sms we shuld b able to select the one to view....
>customizable soft buttons becoz diffrent user wants different settings..
>user created themes
> rules is another great idea... coz somtimes service provider sends lots of annoing sms + others
>hide the vip sms.. and it requires password to view the sms( it can b a seperate function to lock the sms bubble with password)
>photo of the sender... if it is from the saved contact...
> a floating bubble would b great the flows from up-down or vice versa.... until the user press a button..
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As stated above, good ideas!
@Cyclonezephyrxz7 - This can be a good start don't you think?. Thanks for your work dude, I hope to see this project rolling out
@Mr.Clown (and all others too)
Yes, it did serve as a sort of inspiration to start up. Thank You to those who did contribute ideas thus-far. I have not started up a thread yet, but http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7166724&postcount=39
Expect something soon (Within a month maybe?)
Also, I am now officially a co-founder, and primary developer for Chicken-Egg Solutions. This will become my main venue for application development and requests, as well as web-design, computer repair, and problem solutions (Most of these will be taken care of by my friend, the other Co-Founder). The website will be up soon (www.chicken-eggsolutions.com), check back every so often
Hi Cyclone,
We met in another thread. But I would like to raise my function request here for your consideration.
I am looking for a delivery note management function that allows my to keep track of my sms receiver. I would like to know who, by name, have received my sms and at what time. I don't know if such function is appropriate for the software you are developing. If so, please consider to add this function into it. If not, appreciate if you can point me to the right direction.
So are you requesting, as opposed to the normal Delivery Requests that Windows Offers, to make a type of 'Delivery Notification' that gets stored in some XML-like file for future reference?
It will be great if the software can list out the receiver name and date/time of the delivery notification. It will ever greater if it can match the sms/delivery notification with the acknowledgement send out by the receiver after receiving my sms.
If it only output an XML, user will have to figure out how to display it on a mobile phone.
how about an option of reading the incoming sms....like in nokia mobiles
Like Text-To-Speech?
Cyclonezephyrxz7 said:
Like Text-To-Speech?
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ya... how about that.. i think it shuld be customizable soft button or a different button..
I will see. I feel that that may increase the size of the app distinctly, and also distinctly reduce the speed. Although I could probably figure a way to not let it be affected.
Anywho, Thank you, ALL, so much for these ideas. I suppose that I will start attempting to make this once I am fully done with my FFP_LS pro (Which, by the way, works on Excaliburs! and other non-touch-screen phones ) and when I get my internet back fully.
Cyclonezephyrxz7 said:
I will see. I feel that that may increase the size of the app distinctly, and also distinctly reduce the speed. Although I could probably figure a way to not let it be affected.
Anywho, Thank you, ALL, so much for these ideas. I suppose that I will start attempting to make this once I am fully done with my FFP_LS pro (Which, by the way, works on Excaliburs! and other non-touch-screen phones ) and when I get my internet back fully.
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Thanks for your work and for sharing it, we will wait then
Revised Idea, and then some
Okay, so this post contains a little meat to it
1) I want to let people know about FFP_LockScreen Pro 2.0, now available on my website( www.chicken-eggsolutions.com ). My partner and I do app development as well as web design/development. FFP_LS Pro 2.0 is fully based on C++, has many customizable components, and best of all it is (what I consider to be) a pretty legitimate replacement lock for our phones. I have made this version (and all future versions) compliant with our lovely Excaliburs. Instead of having to press the screen, trick people with a "slight of hand" by putting your finger on-screen while pressing the space-bar with your knuckle (thats how it works for me) and it will start scanning. Trust me, it mystified half my family already haha. Anywho, it is shareware, so there is a free NON-EXPIRING trial. THe trial has its limiatations however. Also, another feature that is in this for our lovely Exca's that is currently NOT available to TOuch-Screen phones is true replacement (sorta) of the default lock. By using specific API commands, I was able to get it to run when we initiate the default lock! Cocky as it may sound, I feel this lockscreen beats S2U2 in 3 ways: (1) Tests have shown it to boot faster, (2) it actually replaces the default lock, and doesn't use some timeout trick, and (3) is actually blocks other windows [unlike S2U2 which can be overridden by pressing the TaskManager key or Messaging Key (on my phone at least)]. So yeah, personally I recommend it, but I made it. I will extend the same challenge here as I did on the Development forums: If you can make an interesting skin for the program, you can win a free license (3$ value)
2) So recently I have become extremely pissed off with tmail.exe. When I have actual 'conversation - length' messages, it is slow and just overall frustrating! So I thought, "Hey, I am already starting CycBubbles...why not make it a whole 'suite' type thing". So I am considering making my own Messaging Client EXE. It would be a major switch, as it would eliminate CE MAPI for the most part (it would keep messages stored there, but its main access would be via XML). Then as an extension to this I can h ave CycBubbles. Generally, I find, SMSBubbles works...and it is reliant on CE Mapi, so I can make one reliant on XML, not CE MAPI, that works comfortably with my own client. What do you think of that idea? This would obviously require a lot more time. But if it is what I imagine I can do, it will be faster and better
So I guess that is it really... If i remember anything else I wanted to say, I will post back again!

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