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New live search with voice recognition

New MS live search with voice recognition is out, pretty sweet app (and its free) did not see it on here (used search)
http://www.livesearchmobile.com/windows_mobile.htm

looks nice BUT only available for USA and UK.
Waiting for french version.

thanks. Looks good. Graphics seem sharper as well

Nice App using it right now

Wow, this looks cewl!
btw, here's the cab if anyone's interested.

used it eariler..works great now time to use a gps bluetooth to get the real action going

bluetooth gps earthmate gps bt-20 works flawless with this.

will it install over existing rom live search? my old live search is in hemi's wm6.

riironman said:
will it install over existing rom live search? my old live search is in hemi's wm6.
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If it is MS live search then yes (I removed mine first just in case) if its some other search you may have to remove it (via settings) first

Installed this new Live Search cab,no longer can use Live Search on Today screen
Yes the program works well after installation, but now I have lost the capability of searching from my Today screen Windows Live Search. Any hints at what I should do to fix? What ever I put in to the space for search, it comes back with a window " The file http://mobilelive.com/search etc etc" cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file".Never did use my Live Search on Today screen much , but now it bothers me not having it work. If I am not mistaken, it certainly didn't do the same type of searches that this new version is capable of doing. Can't remember whether it was configured to use Google search or not.. Anyways, somehow the installation buggered things up. Any ideas, I would be greatful for any recommendations. I did do SR, and even uninstalled the New cab, but ended up in a worse scenario, because I couldn't get my old version to work anymore. Looking for the string to change the Search URL to Google. I used to see it all the time, now I can't find it. Thought I would change the Search URL in Schaps Advanced config tool.
Just tried changing the Search string to use Google in regedit, and that did not help. Still can't do a Live search using Today screen search, or when I go to WLM using the search there. Anyone else experiencing this?

I have had no problems with mine. I installed the cab from the web site over the existing Live Search and it works great. I use live search , not Google so maybe that could be a problem. It almost sounds like the registry is messed up. I would reinstall the rom and then install live search again if you are going to use it.

Pre existing Live Search incorporated in WLM before this new one
I had WLM previous to overlaying this separate cab, so I didn't overlay on to a separate ,existing Live Search stand alone program.. Maybe this is why it didn't merge correctly into the WLM . I suppose that if I would have either deleted a previous separate Live Cab only and installed the new one , that might have made the difference.. Thanks

stoker1 said:
Yes the program works well after installation, but now I have lost the capability of searching from my Today screen Windows Live Search. Any hints at what I should do to fix?
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The "Search" Today plug in is from Windows Live. (Pocket MSN replacement) Which is not the same as Live Search. Live Search can be download here from your phone: http://wls.live.com/ Look in your programs folder and see if you still have "Windows Live". If so launch it and go to menu /options / Today Screen options.

Thanks Gwelker62
Thanks for straightening me out on the differences. Hopefully helpful to others.

thanks! for those that haven't installed it or clicked the link to look at new features, besides voice recognition it also added gas prices. I haven't actually driven around to verify if they are accurate or not, but at first glance they seem pretty close

thank you so much for the heads up! the voice recognition is slick, but the new gas prices option is even better!

loving the voice recognition... you can just say the name of the place you're looking for and it'll find it.
One question on the BT GPS, will it have step by step navigation if you have a BT GPS? or does it only shows your location?

Gonna have some fun with this methinks...
And by the looks of things its gonna thrape my bandwidth allowance with Orange...
Edit: switching to aerial and zooming into my house I did 2mbyte of data in like a couple of minutes.
Edit2: Does HSDPA downloads use more battery than 3G downloads? I assume they use the same aerial, but does HSDPA use more power transmitting and receiving? I know 3G uses more than GPRS.

can't get voice recognition working here?
have I read somewhere it is a u.s only feature?
anyone in the u.k got it working?the box is greyed out on my app.

live search and gps
i just downloaded and installed the new voice recognition version of live search and paired it with my bluetooth solar gps logger and it works perfectly
to sush1a, you can do both, turn by turn directions, or it can show your location and show you (if you follow the blue line) where to go.

Tasker

Just discovered Tasker, I have been using Locale since first getting my G1, but had loads of issues with profiles not working correctly etc but found this;
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/
Its not as userfriendly as locale but is much more powerful and customisable and have to say so far so good, would recommend to anyone looking for an alternative to Locale!
though I must say some of these settings I would like to see native to android, especially auto profile settings.

setting profiles is above tasker in usability and below locale in price meaning it's just right for me.

march83 said:
setting profiles is above tasker in usability and below locale in price meaning it's just right for me.
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I thought that too until I read a review that I can't link yet due to being new and tried Tasker myself. I much prefer it over the other two.
Question is, have you figured out any trick or neat things to do with programs like this minus the typical Wifi On/Off stuff?

I have set up a page of widgets that change the wallaper!!..i think its cool, so with one click I can change the wallaper. Another is having GPS come on when maps is opened and switched off when maps is closed, or wifi switching on when opening internet and switch off when closing.
there are so many possibilities, could spend hours configuring timed widgets or normal widgets, various profiles. Yes the leaning curve is a little longer then other apps but its just hands down the best profile/settings manager

Bumping this thread just to let everyone know one of the BEST apps in for the Android platform at the moment. TASKER is excellent. I hope Google learns of this and buys the program, hires the programmer, and builds this into Android as a sort of "Advanced Utility" for everyone.

The.Opethian said:
Bumping this thread just to let everyone know one of the BEST apps in for the Android platform at the moment. TASKER is excellent. I hope Google learns of this and buys the program, hires the programmer, and builds this into Android as a sort of "Advanced Utility" for everyone.
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Bad idea....this probably means we need to pay for it again
I myself just added in a new profile to for an auto responder to anyone who sms/call me when my hp is facing down. Good for when you want to have some peace (busy or sleeping) but yet wish to let other know you will get back to them later
So awesome, my gf also want me to pay for her one

[Q] Moving the "taskbar" in Dragonstorm

Hi there,
I recently installed a program on my IQ called "QMail". In setting it up, all the documentation says to start by clicking on the "Tools" menu. The problem is, I can't see any tools menu, and I have a feeling it may be blocked by the Windows taskbar, which is at the bottom of the screen in the Dragonstorm roms.
Is there any way to temporarily move the taskbar/start menu location to the top of the screen?
Also, has anyone tried using QMail? I'd be interested in hearing experiences - it sounds too good to be true! (here's a link: modernnomads.info/wiki/index.php?page=Installing+and+configuring+QMail - as you can see, the menus are at the bottom of the screen...)
Thanks!
Mike

Hi, Sandmonkee,
I'm having the exact trouble with viewing the qmail menu bar in EnergyROMs and an HTC Touch Pro 2.
Coming from CE machines, I've always used qmail. Though not as robust as nPop, qmail will do imap, which nPop obviously won't.
Did you ever find a solution to this? I haven't.
Jake

jakfish said:
Hi, Sandmonkee,
Did you ever find a solution to this? I haven't.
Jake
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I have actually. Using the 2003SE version ended up working for me, the toolbar stays on top. Its this one:
http://q3.snak.org/download/snapshot/q3u-ppc2003se-armv4-ja-3_0_0.zip
When you sync, it'll ask you if you want to update the program. Say no. It still has great functionality.
Good luck!

how is qmail better than the built in windows mobile mail application?

josefcrist said:
how is qmail better than the built in windows mobile mail application?
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Well I can't answer that really, as I've never tried the windows mail program. I don't use Outlook on my computer (Thunderbird for me) so I was looking for something similar that I could use on my phone. I wasn't able to find any kind of "Mobile Thunderbird" (a real miss on Mozilla's part imho), but QMail is pretty darn close. Plus you can use it for RSS, IMAP, POP3, NNTP and all kinds of other great stuff that I don't think the windows one can do. Look here for more info:
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/htc-...il-setup-gmail-hotmail-exchange-nntp-rss.html

Sandmonkee, many, many thanks.
This version does work; I have searched everywhere for a solution--you were the only person who had one.
Heh, I'd forgotten what a bear it is to setup qmail. Took the entire evening. Filtering is difficult, especially. The good news is, once you set up, then just copy the qmail directory, along with your Mail directory, to the desktop and upon re-flashing, etc, those two directories will preclude setting anything up again.
It's much faster than Pocket Outlook and with its infinite adjustments to fonts and other visuals, it makes email on a phone almost a pleasure.
I did find that if you commit to a certain filter, say "headers only," and then want to change that to "all," qmail wouldn't recognize the change. I had to delete the entire account and start again.
Too, for a Tmobile TP2 user, I really had to go back and forth b/w landscape and portrait to access all the menu buttons. And the hardkey back arrow is sometimes the only thing that will close you out of a menu. But sometimes not.
It is a crazy program, but ungodly sophisticated. It's so funny to have such a good English translation of the program itself but so little documentation elsewhere.
Again, I'm grateful for your help,
Jake

Glad that got it working for you!
Gmail does work, I use it on my phone. You just need to get the SSL files that are on the download site and copy them to your Qmail directory on your phone.
Hopefully more folks will clue in to this great app!

I'm looking for some keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl-D will delete the message upon next sync, so you don't have to go through the hassle of Marking, etc.
But have you figured out a way to exit the actual program via a keystroke?
I still have to go to File and work my way to Exit.
Another thing I noticed is that if I make a shortcut in /Windows/StartMenu/Programs, I get a trusted certificate error. With keyboard config, however, I can at least map, say, ctrl-e and bring up QMail.
Jake

Is it possible to get touchpad events without a native activity?

Is it possible to get events from the Xperia Plays touchpad without a using a native activity?
I don't mind if I have to use native code, just so long as I don't have to get my events from a native activity.
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All events are retrieved from a call of ALooper_pollAll.
To make this call you must first call ALooper_prepare which returns an ALooper* looper. Nothing so far requires a native activity. This leads me to believe it maybe possible.
However, I would like to know if anyone knows for sure if this is possible, or has possibly done this before.
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I have been trying to make this work, I have it compiling and running but ALooper_pollALL always returns -3, which means the timeout expired. I should at least be able to get touchscreen input from this, which i havn't been able to so far, if anyone can offer any advice that'd be great!
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for ALooper to work you have to attach an input queue it, which normally comes from the native activity. Unless there is some way to get it outside of a native activity (looking at the native activity code would probably tell us) or to pass one from java somehow, then this is impossible.

....uhhh....what?
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Mighty Lizard said:
Is it possible to get events from the Xperia Plays touchpad without a using a native activity?
I don't mind if I have to use native code, just so long as I don't have to get my events from a native activity.
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Wrong section. Questions go in Q&A

I think it's ok for a development question to be here.
AFAIK, the touchpad generate non-standard input events. That's why you need to use a native library. However, I don't know if you HAVE to use a native activity. (I'm talking with zero experience btw) I think you can make a JNI call in a loop, maybe in a separate thread in your program that queries JNI for input data. Again, not 100% sure here, I might look into it when I have time.

AndroHero said:
Wrong section. Questions go in Q&A
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This is EXACTLY the kind of question that belongs in development. Stop trying to be a rule monger.
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Mighty Lizard said:
Is it possible to get events from the Xperia Plays touchpad without a using a native activity?
I don't mind if I have to use native code, just so long as I don't have to get my events from a native activity.
EDIT:
All events are retrieved from a call of ALooper_pollAll.
To make this call you must first call ALooper_prepare which returns an ALooper* looper. Nothing so far requires a native activity. This leads me to believe it maybe possible.
However, I would like to know if anyone knows for sure if this is possible, or has possibly done this before.
EDIT:
I have been trying to make this work, I have it compiling and running but ALooper_pollALL always returns -3, which means the timeout expired. I should at least be able to get touchscreen input from this, which i havn't been able to so far, if anyone can offer any advice that'd be great!
EDIT:
for ALooper to work you have to attach an input queue it, which normally comes from the native activity. Unless there is some way to get it outside of a native activity (looking at the native activity code would probably tell us) or to pass one from java somehow, then this is impossible.
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I remember native and some hybrid method tutorials were available on sony Ericsson website but i'm not at the pc now. Check out test the touchpad post if you can search my posts somehow - it was posted there and on one of the post regarding keyboard replacement. I hope it what you are after - sorry if I misunderstood you or their tutorials.
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Can someone with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10' test this?

Hi
I have a mysterious problem with one of my applications. For some reason it doesn’t work properly with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10' (probably other devices too, this is the only one I’m sure of). Unfortunately I don’t have access to such device and sense I make no money on my application (it’s free) I was hoping that someone here could help me test this .
My application is used for education and is mostly designed to learn foreign languages. One way to practice is to use flashcard that I have implemented in OpenGL. To get this working I render bitmaps with text that is shown on the cards.
One user has reported that this doesn’t work with Tab 2, after a while the text is no longer visible. If the application is paused and then restored it works again. The bitmaps are rendered in a thread and I think that is the problem (if no threads are used it seems to work better). All devices I’m using for testing works fine so I’m really puzzled.
To test this please download and install:
http://www.pekspro.com/vokabelbeta/Vokabel1_13d.apk
Open the application, go to the files and open a file in the examples.
When the file is open, go the the tab Quiz and select Flashcard (3d).
Every second time bitmaps are generated in a thread, other times without any thread. On the top of screen there is some debug text. Please let me know what is says if cards are stopped working. Or even better send me a log from the application.
This feels like a weird request, but please please please help me solve this problem. It literally keeps me sleepless, xda is my only hope .

I can confirm that after a couple of questions, the flashcards go blank.
The debug text doesn't seem to change though
(Alive counter:nnn Duplicate request for: xxx)
It only seems to happen in landscape and it can be cured by rotating to portrait then back again...
In portrait mode the debug in this case is always just 'single thread'.
I would have a go on the emulator set to 10" landscape.

Thank you so very much . This is really interesting information for me.
I have done some testing with the emulator and some other devices but haven’t been to replicate the problem. I have reviewed my code and changed a couple of things that might cause some problems. Do you mind do a second test?
http://www.pekspro.com/vokabelbeta/Vokabel1_13e.apk
Either way I’m really thankful for this

Now the problem is solved. Thanks for all feedback

pekspro said:
Now the problem is solved. Thanks for all feedback
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OK good to hear.. sorry I didn't notice your second message !