[TASKER][TUT] Direct Call Feature (like SGS3)

[TASKER][TUT] Direct Call Feature (like SGS3) - Galaxy S II Themes and Apps

As far as I know, it has not been possible to use the direct call / pick up to call feature from the SGS3 on the SGS2, yet.
And while it is not THE most desirable feature, I decided to try and create a Tasker profile that does the same thing.
As I don't use SMS ever, I set it up for WhatsApp, but the information here is free to be picked up and changed to whatever you like, as long as you post it back.
IDEA:
If you are messaging a contact and suddenly decide to call said contact, you should just pick up the phone and hold it to your ear and the contact will be called.
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Tasker
- WhatsApp
- Any Android Phone with G-Sensor and Accelerometer
TUTORIAL:
1. Preparations:
1.1 Set Tasker as an Accessibility Service. This is necessary, so Tasker can read the current window title and can therefor recognize, if you are currently in WhatsApp
{
"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"
}
2. Creating the profile:
2.1 Open Tasker and click the + at the bottom to create a new profile.
2.2 Name it anything you like. For the sake of this tut it will be called "Call Whatsapp"
2.3 In First Context, click Event, then Sensor, then Gesture
2.4 Give it a name, e.g. "Pick Up"
2.5 In the field Pattern it lets you record the movement you want to assign. Recording is started and stopped through a volume key. Record the pattern you like, in my case it was from flat face up to vertical (with a 90 degree turn towards the ear).
3. Task Selection
3.1 In Task Selection, choose new Task, name it "Call"
3.2 Click + to add action and replicate what you see in the screenshot
3.3 Confirm everything with the Checkmark, until you are back to the Tasker Overview.
4. Adding another Context
4.1 Click your "Call Whatsapp" profile
4.2 Long press the left box "Gesture Pick Up". The overlay "Context Options" will appear
4.3 Click "Add", Application, select WhatsApp and click the Checkmark
5. You are good to go
ALTERNATIVE:
I attached my profile for you to download, if you don't want to go through all the steps. It is still recommended to record your own gesture, so it fits the way you pick up the phone and hold it to your ear. Just download the profile, extract the zip file, copy the xml to your phone and import it in tasker.
Download
If you want to add the same functionality to your messaging client, or Email, Gmail or whatever, you just need to create a very similar profile again, just with another key combination, whichever works for said client.
If you can add anything to improve this, please share. I am sure, there are other , maybe better ways to implement this, through variables that grab the current contact and then call that variable, but for me, tasker's call feature cannot call variables like %CNUM.

EXTENSIONS / CUSTOMIZATIONS:
Using the Ambient Light Sensor & Proximity Sensor
It makes sense to bind at least one of those sensors to the profile, to make sure, the phone is actually lifted to your face, and not just picked up from the table.
Here is a simple guide on how to integrate both sensors, again, this is a very basic approach and open for suggestions and improvements by you guys, so please share, if you tweaked this or found an entirely better way to solve this.
Creating the Proximity Profile
1. Create a new Profile "Proximity"
2. As first Context, select "State", then "Sensor", then "Proximity Sensor" and click the check mark.
3. Create a new task "Proximity On"
4. Add an action by clicking the +, then select "Variable", then "Variable Set"
5. Name it "%Prox" (It is important to use at least one capital letter, so it is available globally)
6. In the field "To", write "On" (without the quotes)
7. Click your way out with the check marks
8. Long click the Proximity On task and select "Add Exit Task"
9. Repeat steps 3 through 7, but name the task "Proximity Off" and set in the field "To", write "Off"
10. Have a look at the screenshots to make sure you are good to go. Drag down the notification bar and cover the proximity sensor to see if the profile "Proximity" can be activated and deactivated.
Creating the Ambient Light Sensor Profile
1. Create a new Profile "Light Sensor"
2. As first Context, select "State", then "Sensor", then "Light Level" and select from 0 to 20 (or customize it to another number, needs testing).
3. Create a new task "Dark"
4. Add an action by clicking the +, then select "Variable", then "Variable Set"
5. Name it "%Dark" (It is important to use at least one capital letter, so it is available globally)
6. In the field "To", write "True" (without the quotes).
7. Click your way out with the check marks
8. Long click the Dark task and select "Add Exit Task"
9. Repeat steps 3 through 7, but name the task "Not Dark" and set in the field "To", write "False"
10. Have a look at the screenshots to check.
Integrating with your existing profile
1. Go to your "Call Whatsapp" profile
2. Click the "Call" task, and click the +
3. Select "Task" and click "Wait Until"
4. Select 1 ms waiting time (necessary)
5. Scroll down to the "Until" field. In the left box, select "%Prox", in the right field, write "On" and make sure, there is a tilde (~) in between.
6. Create another "Wait Until" Task with the Variable "%Dark" and "True"
7. Make sure, these two tasks are first in list, before the key combination macro. You can move them by long clicking, "Cut" and clicking the first action and "Paste"
8. Look at the screenshot.
P.S. I could not get the light sensor to work properly, I had to remove the action and deactivate the profile in my configuration. If someone with an AOSP rom could test, if they get the light sensor to work, please let me know, how.

Other Messaging Clients:
AOSP/AOKP Messaging (Android 4.0.4)
If you have an AOSP/AOKP Rom, chances are, your messaging client looks like this:
In that case, your profile should be set up to look like this:
Unfortunately, this only works in the overview of the messages. If you are currently composing a new message and have already put in some text, the "dpad right" action will bring you to the send button. If somebody has found a general solution that works in all contexts, please let me know and I will modify this post.
If this varies from Gingerbread, please let me know. As Siyah can only dual boot ICS roms, I cannot test Android 2.3.x Roms.
Stock Samsung Messaging (Android 4.0.3)
If you are running a Samsung Stock Rom or any custom Rom based on a Samsung Stock Rom, you Messaging Client probably looks like this:
In that Case, your profile has to look like this:
Notice that the Down button is pressed twice!
If this varies from Gingerbread, please let me know. As Siyah can only dual boot ICS roms, I cannot test Android 2.3.x Roms.
Handcent SMS
Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to integrate Handcent SMS in Tasker. This is due to the fact that in Handcent you can only access the Call button by touch screen and not through key combinations and Tasker is unable to simulate Touch Screen presses. But fortunately there is a direct Call button in every messaging window in Handcent, so you could simply press that.
To Do List:
- Guide for SMS apps (Stock / AOSP) done
- Get the Ambient Light Sensor to work properly
- Maybe integration for Email, Gmail, Social Hub
- Whatever else someone can come up with. Please report your messaging client you want to be explained here.

IT WORKS!!!!!
I might have to set the pickup gesture a little bit better to suit my style, BUT IT WORKS!!! It's amazing thanks for the great contribution!
(had never used tasker before, wow it's cool but still dont know how to work it well)
http://profileify.com/2010/12/06/automatically-change-android-screen-brightness-by-application/
could this profile (maybe tweaked a little) work as a smart stay alternative?

thats great man it works,
though I have 2 questions:
!. How should I tell it to just luanch this task in messaging?
2. Tasker can't read outputs from proximity sensor?

Cool! More! Two thumbs up!

tasker can read the proximity sensor, and i am currently working on integrating it.
i got as far as the task only starting, when the phone is up to your face, it still needs minor tweaking, then i will post it tomorrow.
currently, the problem is, if the task only starts when you have the phone at your face, there is also the risk of touching the (still on) display with your cheek and then it might interrupt the key macro with unwanted touchscreen presses.
to use this in messaging, make a second profile with the same gesture, add messaging as context and use another key combination.
you see, what this does is, press menu, then up, then down, then confirm, because that is how you would get to the "call" button in whatsapp without using the touchscreen. the button combination for messaging is different, as call is not in the menu, but a button on screen. also the button's position varies from rom to rom. as i wrote before, since i have this phone and whatsapp i have not written any sms anymore (they are pretty expensive in germany, while mobile internet is free).
we can certainly work this out though.
and i was thinking about smart stay as well, however, even if one gets the front view camera to work, i don't see how it would be possible to match up with open eyes in tasker. if anyone has an idea, please share.

This is a good idea on each phone to make it achieve the“Direct Call”，but i try in the SMS【samsung self】，don't need up 1time and down 1time，only down 1time is okay.
I find if make a profile is not enough，because the left hand and right hand are different，so i make two profiles，now，my Gnote more like S3.
Thank you again，and sorry for my pool english.
if possible，please add the tips about “hand problem”

Thanks for this tutorial, I think it's a great idea.
I modified it a little to work with the AOSP/AOKP messaging app with the "call" button on-screen rather than in a menu, all you have to do is set it to do just a "dpad right" and then "dpad press" action, rather than the menu, up, down, press actions.
I also added a short vibration to the end so I know if it's calling when I have it up to my ear.

that is great. mind creating a screenshot of your profile?
EDIT: Updated the 2nd and 3rd post with a tutorial for the sensors.
EDIT2: just tested with a bluetooth keyboard. indeed, the aosp messaging macro is "right" then "press". can someone confirm whether the same keys work on samsung stock roms?

Hey this is great. but I would only need it for SMS plus, I have no idea what Tasker is lol or how to use it. Please let me know when you've updated to work with SMS or if you can tell me how awesome work though.

How can I make it works with Stock SMS app and phone app?
I know, i'm a noob, but i never used to create any scripts in tasker

Hi,
thanks for this tip but that is possible with Handcent SMS ?
Thanks

this is generally possible with all messaging clients, i will add simple screenshots of profiles for AOSP and stock samsung sms.
if you are using a 3rd party app like handcent, you can easily find out the key combination for yourself. look for the call feature in an active message. you can use a keyboard with arrow keys, a bluetooth or usb keyboard and simply try and control the device without touchscreen.
EDIT: by the way, it is not often, that i miss the old windows mobile days, but with a green and red call button in the standard repartoire, it would be way easier to do this, you'd just assign the gesture to the green call button and you're good to go. unfortunately, hardware calling buttons are not standard in android and so it looks like it is not possible like that, or am i mistaking? i know there also is a call button on some phones and tasker can actually use its virtual keyboard to press said call and end call buttons, but it would only bring up the phone app, not call the current contact.

Chef_Tony said:
this is generally possible with all messaging clients, i will add simple screenshots of profiles for AOSP and stock samsung sms.
if you are using a 3rd party app like handcent, you can easily find out the key combination for yourself. look for the call feature in an active message. you can use a keyboard with arrow keys, a bluetooth or usb keyboard and simply try and control the device without touchscreen.
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On both Handcent and stock SMS, the call button/feature is an on screen button that isnt accessed though the menu. tried the onscreen arrows and those just allow you to scroll through the texts. Not sure if this helps lol

yes, indeed that was helpful, yet too late
i already tested handcent tonight and indeed, it cannot be done.
let me elaborate on that:
tasker cannot virtually use the touch screen, as that would be a major security issue and would not be allowed in android (according to the developer) and although i tested extensively i was not able to get to the call button using only keyboard buttons.
stock sms, however, at least on 4.0.3, can be done through the keyboard. the combination is menu, dpad up, dpad up, dpad press, so just one key off my initial description for whatsapp. i hope this information is enough for most people to be able to create such a profile, as unfortunately, i currently don't have the time to create the templates for screenshots, it might actually take a day or two.

Chef_Tony said:
yes, indeed that was helpful, yet too late
i already tested handcent tonight and indeed, it cannot be done.
let me elaborate on that:
tasker cannot virtually use the touch screen, as that would be a major security issue and would not be allowed in android (according to the developer) and although i tested extensively i was not able to get to the call button using only keyboard buttons.
stock sms, however, at least on 4.0.3, can be done through the keyboard. the combination is menu, dpad up, dpad up, dpad press, so just one key off my initial description for whatsapp. i hope this information is enough for most people to be able to create such a profile, as unfortunately, i currently don't have the time to create the templates for screenshots, it might actually take a day or two.
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I will try that out and let you know my results. Thanks again.
Edit: Ok, seeing as im on 4.0.4, the combinations for 4.0.3 didnt work. BUT, and a small but, since the "call/phone" icon is at the top, if you change combination to, dpad up, type(enter 1 letter here, any letter), then dpad up but set repeat times to 10, then dpad press. This will highlight your previous sms and then scroll up. This was the only way i found it to work. The thing is, you have to set your text message limit to 10 TOTAL including mms limit. Now, it still works if you want to set your text limit to 100 (for example) but you would have to copy and paste the dpad up repeat times to 10, 10 times to give you a total of 100 "ups" This takes way to long and defeats the purpose. Like I said earlier, I have never played with Tasker or anything like this before so this is what I found. If there was a way to "jump to top" after hitting dpad up x 1, type letter, then this would eliminate every text limit and extra dpad ups. Anyway, I might be doing something wrong all together cause I cant imagine that the stock sms app has changed much from 4.0.3 its just that when i press menu and try hitting up, it takes the menu away. lol it seems like I made a mess.

if you are on 4.0.4, it means you are using an aosp/aokp rom, and assuming you have stock messaging (in this case by stock i mean google, my previous statements about stock were samsung), you can simply use "dpad right" and "dpad press" as posted in#9 and tested and confirmed by myself. i would have never guessed that one though
i usually use 4.0.4 myself, f1 galaxy nexus in fact, but i am dual booting it with the latest samsung rom, which i used to test the samsung stock messaging earlier, which has the double dpad down.

I dunno, I give up lol This was interesting at least. I'm sure someone will figure out how to do it the right way. Also, hope to see "palm swipe" feature also. That'd be fun.

thats great man...

Related

(Happy) Easter Eggs in WM6

WM6 Easter Eggs - WM6 Features (search terms)
This is a list of new and little known features in WM6.
Please add any I miss to this thread and I will try to put them in this post (with credit of course)
1. Typing on the keyboard on the today screen will automatically bring up the phone with matching contacts. Certain phone skins do not support this and you will just get a text box with scroll bars covering half the screen but nothing in it. If this happens switch your phone app with the Tweak app (varies depending on who’s WM6 you are running)
2. From Messaging (Outlook, SMS, MMS, [POP/IMAP? not tested] ) if you start typing it will search through your messages for whatever you type. Hold “H” for a list of shortcuts. I think the shortcut keys mean hold that letter.
3. Under calendar; If you create a new appointment and decide you don’t want it, you can now pres menu and cancel (cancel was not in wm5)
4. When typing in WiFi keys (WPA, WEP, whatever) you can actually see what you are typing instead of just ******.
5. The new feature I found that I love is if you go into the options for the calendar you can now set it to start in Month view (or whatever view you prefer). I couldn't stand the fact that WM5 kept reverting back to agenda!
(Thanks chymmylt!)
6. The camera finally keeps adjustments like contrast and sharpness saved.
Previously if you soft reset or power off and on the phone, these settings would always revert back to the defaults.
(Thanks abubasim!)
7. In Contacts, when you edit a contact you now have 'File As' useful if you want Forename Surname instead of the default Surname, Forename
(Thanks nbedford! [I installed the "File As" plugin and never noticed that it the ability to change it was built in =)] )
8. In Outlook, if you [Reply All] by default it copies your own email address into the recipient list, so you receive your own mails, even if you auto-save them already in Sent Folder. I found that extremely annoying because with every [Reply All] I had to manually remove my email address before sending.
You can avoid this easily:
1. Programs -> ActiveSync
2. Menu -> Options
3. Select the E-mail information type and tap Settings
4. Tap Advanced
5. Enter the e-mail address you want to remove when replying to all senders in My e-mail addresses
(Thanks aublumberg, This applys to WM5 also but not to many people know this one.)
Let me know if this is a waste of space, and if not, lets keep this thread on topic and point out all the fun reasons to use WM6.
Later, Lew

thanks. couple those i didnt know about.
not quite "easter eggs" though are they

thanks for sharing this information
i found the firts two points very usefull, and (correct me if i'am wrong) due to the lack of a propper wm6 manual i think this thread comes quite handy

The new feature I found that I love is if you go into the options for the calendar you can now set it to start in Month view (or whatever view you prefer). I couldn't stand the fact that WM5 kept reverting back to agenda!

The camera finally keeps adjustments like contrast and sharpness saved.
Previously if you soft reset or power off and on the phone, these settings would always revert back to the defaults.

In Contacts, when you edit a contact you now have 'File As' useful if you want Forename Surname instead of the default Surname, Forename

Bump for added Features.

Not new, but little known and well hidden:
- press and hold the action button
- tap and hold the clock in the title bar until the dots stop moving
- when you release both the stylus and the action button, you get a small menu with an "execute" (or "run") entry. Tap that to get sort of a command line prompt.
Cheers
Daniel

Very nice thread. thnx for the little hints

Are there any real easter eggs in win mobile?

Pisquee said:
Are there any real easter eggs in win mobile?
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I hope that is a joke. i wouldnt be surprised if it's not

tadzio said:
Not new, but little known and well hidden:
- press and hold the action button
- tap and hold the clock in the title bar until the dots stop moving
- when you release both the stylus and the action button, you get a small menu with an "execute" (or "run") entry. Tap that to get sort of a command line prompt.
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This is a real easter egg!

WIKI Pls
In the interest of WIKI and promoting the use of knowledge being written once and used many times, there is already a knowledgebase for this with lots of stuff, if you can add yours and close this, everybody will know where to go for their easter eggs...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Buttons

Tap and hold the clock on the title bar lets you switch between digital and analog disply - no idea that happened until now!

I guess, you already know this...
Pressing the "power button" for 3 seconds turns off (not just standby) the device (with WM2003 it wasn't possible...)

This is probably an old one but I didn't know it myself until Googling for it:
In Solitaire, open the on-screen keyboard, tap Ctl and Shift and then Deal. It gives you the perfect hand.
Source: The Easter Egg Archive. The site has a few more . . . of which this one is the only one that seems to be working.

VivaErBetis said:
This is a real easter egg!
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. . . but an old one. I could do this one on my old JAMin (WM5 AKU2.0).

pello said:
I guess, you already know this...
Pressing the "power button" for 3 seconds turns off (not just standby) the device (with WM2003 it wasn't possible...)
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it's in the manual

panzer said:
it's in the manual
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Yes i know but...i have never touched a manual for mobile devices
BTW: i don't need this function

Good and handy tips!!! Thank you.

Problems selecting text - in SOME apps

I have just upgraded from a TyTN2/Kaiser to a new TP2/Rhodium running WM 6.1 .. and am enjoying the experience except for one fly in the ointment.
Text selection in certain apps is incredibly painful: using the stylus to select a portion of text is almost always interpreted as an attempt to drag-scroll the display. "Almost always" because if you time it properly, waiting a second or so and start dragging before the context menu pops up, then it sorta kinda works. But the selection seems to kick in quite some time AFTER beginning to drag, and therefore doesn't start at the beginning of the target. And Double-clicks (to select a whole word) no longer stretch word-for-word as I drag.
Most apps still work fine, but the following key apps suffer this annoying misbehaviour:
Contacts - But only the "Notes" tab. All text in the "Details" tab behaves as expected!
SMS texting - This occurs when selecting "Send Text Message" from a contact's Summary display (which is actually my preferred method as it is the quickest!). And it also occurs if you start an SMS from the messaging app via menu options Menu\New\SMS. But if you compose an SMS in the threaded view of a conversation in the same app, then the text selection is ok!
I can't find any posts by others who might be experiencing something similar, so is there a solution for this? A registry hack maybe? Am I the only one who has noticed this problem, or am I the only one who is annoyed so much by it?

Notes tab of Contacts app: I experience the same here. But it doesn't really bother me too much since I rarely have to select text here.
Messaging App: I didn't know you can select text like that (ie. tap and hold for a bit and drag) until you mentioned it! Anyway, if you want to select text here, you can always tap "Menu" and then "Select Text".

ohyeahar said:
Notes tab of Contacts app: I experience the same here. But it doesn't really bother me too much since I rarely have to select text here.
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I use the contact notes extensively, so it is extremely frustrating to have it compromised and complicated now (compared with TyTN2).
ohyeahar said:
Messaging App: I didn't know you can select text like that (ie. tap and hold for a bit and drag) until you mentioned it! Anyway, if you want to select text here, you can always tap "Menu" and then "Select Text".
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Ahh - thanks for that! Now if only i could find a way to keep that as the default

** UPDATE **
** UPDATE **
I just noticed that everything works properly .. if and only if you use "My Mobiler" to remotely control the phone. So you can use your mouse and your desktop monitor to drag select text in the above compromised apps (including Active Tasks by the way) .. and everything will be fine.
But when it come to using the stylus on the phone's touch-screen directly, the selection still misbehaves!!
This is not a workaround, just mentioning it in the hope that it might help someone enlightened enough to be able to piece the puzzle together

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=85583
Here's a solution to your problems.

digitaliceblast said:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=85583
Here's a solution to your problems.
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Thanks, but i'm not sure how exactly does it solve the problem? If you mean the post by orlandojumpoff (post #16) about pressing and holding and then dragging when the animation starts, then that's actually the problem itself.
The animation goes by so fast, that each time you do this, it takes a few false starts before you manage to time it right. The overall effect is to give priority to TF3D scrolling at the expense of functionality in terms of text selection. It makes me want to rip out TF3D by it's heart, which of course is a bit overkill.
I'd settle for being able to tell TF3D to stop interfering in specific apps, or simply to stop interferring while editing. Actually, come to think of it .. another viable option might be to find a way to get that animation to take a little longer ... hmmm

One thing you can do to mitigate it somewhat is to double tap on a word to select a word, triple tap to select an entire line. I use Pocket Informant and it too won't allow me to drag to select unless I try to time it like you do. Another trick is to use the hardware keyboard, and your arrow and shift keys combined to select text.
Sure wish the good things we like about WM would stick from version to version, and the bad things would be fixed and stay fixed. Hey, it could happen

trids said:
Text selection in certain apps is incredibly painful: using the stylus to select a portion of text is almost always interpreted as an attempt to drag-scroll the display...
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There is a similar problem on Topaz (Diamond 2). It seems finger scrolling sensitivity was made too high and it can no more tell finger from stylus. I found a (partial) solution. Maybe it works on Rhodium too.
- Find the registry key "HKLM\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings".
- It should contains a subkey named "TFLOIgnoreAPPs". If it does not exist create it.
- For every application where you want to be able to select text add a string value called "IgnoreAppXY" where XY are two characters different for every entry.
- As value enter the name of the application EXE file as seen in file explorer (warning: case does matter).
From then on for that applications finger scrolling is suppressed and text selection works as expected.
This is a sample from my registry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings\TFLOIgnoreAPPs]
"IgnoreAppST"="WiFiNetwork.exe"
"IgnoreAppYT"="YouTube.exe"
"IgnoreAppPH"="PIMHelper.exe"
"IgnoreAppNP"="NOTEPAD.exe"
"IgnoreAppCE"="ContactEditor.exe"
"IgnoreAppTM"="tmail.exe"
"WiFiNetwork.exe" and YouTube.exe" were already there. I added "PIMHelper.exe" (editing inside SPB Diary Today plugin),
"ContactEditor.exe" (editing for Contacts), "tmail.exe" (editing for SMS and email) and "NOTEPAD.exe" (Orneta text editor).
Hope it helps.

That method worked for me for Pocket Informant, using "ignoreappPI"="PocketInformant.exe".
Thanks!

SOLVED!
oruam57 said:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings\TFLOIgnoreAPPs]
"IgnoreAppST"="WiFiNetwork.exe"
"IgnoreAppYT"="YouTube.exe"
"IgnoreAppPH"="PIMHelper.exe"
"IgnoreAppNP"="NOTEPAD.exe"
"IgnoreAppCE"="ContactEditor.exe"
"IgnoreAppTM"="tmail.exe"
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Hope it helps.
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Brilliant - Thank you! This is EXACTLY what i was hoping for! Awesome!

Update:
I posted this brilliant solution to the standard thread for Rhodium Cabs,Tips,Tweaks etc
.. Thanks again oruam57!
Just a word of caution. My device already had [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings\TFLOIgnoreAPPs], with YouTube as the only exclusion, but i notice that the board seems to introduce a space into the "TFLOIgnoreAPPs" portion, which might cause problems for some folks who want to try this out.
And for the record, this solution does not solve the problem for the standard editor for Contacts and Tasks, which doesn't have a Process whose name you can use. So I'll start looking at custom editors for Contacts now, but it's good to have this handy tweak within reach!

trids said:
And for the record, this solution does not solve the problem for the standard editor for Contacts and Tasks, which doesn't have a Process whose name you can use.
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Maybe I do not understand exactly your problem but on my Topaz:
- in the first tab of standard Contacts and Task editor text selection does work (do not know why, I suppose Touch Flow has some internal logic);
- in the second tab (Notes) of Contacts text selection can be forced working by inserting the process "ContactEditor.exe";
- in the second tab (Notes) of Tasks text selection can be forced working by inserting the process "poutlook.exe".
At any rate using Dotfred's Task Manager (http://www.dotfred.net/TaskMgr.htm) you can inspect processes and windows on your phone and with a little patience you can find the owner process of any interesting window.

Hooray!
oruam57 said:
Hope it helps.
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Thank you soooo much oruam57! I searched for hours yesterday for a fix for this issue. It was driving me crazy. I made two of my own for ListPro and eWallet and they work great now too. THANKS!

oruam57 said:
Maybe I do not understand exactly your problem but on my Topaz:
- in the first tab of standard Contacts and Task editor text selection does work (do not know why, I suppose Touch Flow has some internal logic);
- in the second tab (Notes) of Contacts text selection can be forced working by inserting the process "ContactEditor.exe";
- in the second tab (Notes) of Tasks text selection can be forced working by inserting the process "poutlook.exe".
At any rate using Dotfred's Task Manager (http://www.dotfred.net/TaskMgr.htm) you can inspect processes and windows on your phone and with a little patience you can find the owner process of any interesting window.
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@ Oruam57, you're right, thanks again! I was in fact using DotFred's Task Manager to discover the processes .. but i came to the incorrect conclusion (that there was no identifiable processes, for Tasks and for Contacts) because i saw no change in the processes listed between editing and not editing their notes, as poutlook.exe was still running after i edited the notes and while the list of tasks/contacts was still displayed.
And this is how I overlooked the possibility that poutlook.exe itself was the editor
BTW, i notice that the exclusion for poutlook.exe works for the notes of both Tasks AND Contacts, they seem to use the same editor. I have no ContactEditor.exe listed at all, must be for your custom editor.

I tried with on WLMMessenger.exe, but it didint work.
I still cant select ( highlight ) text from a conversation. When i do it begins to scroll..
Has anyone the solution?

[ROM] HTC G2 and Desire Z MIUI.us Presents Pure English AOSP MIUI Fresh On Fridays

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Presents the Official
MIUI Latest
This is a community support ROM only!
The developers do not provide much support for this ROM on these forums
Support is mostly provided on forums.MIUI.us
New release comes every Friday.
If you haven't heard about this ROM yet then check out the videos in the 2nd post to see it in action!
This is an excellent ROM if for no other reason than it introduces the first non-CyanogenMod/carrier/manufacturer framework overhaul of Android 2.3.5 and boy what an overhaul.
Changes from base ROM
Removed: MIUI App Sharing | MIUI OTA Updater | MIUI Bootscreen | SIM Toolkit
Added: Custom Bootscreen | English Translations | Google Maps | Google Voice Search | MIUI.us Forum app
If you want ADW.Launcher or LauncherPro install them from Market.Proceed To Download
Download It Here
Change Log:
Weekly Changelog:
Click here for changelog done via StiffSpliff

MIUI for Beginners
Source: http://en.miui.com/a-10.html
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste. Use the Android Market and download what you would like. If you are using a backup app and restoring apps from a previous ROM, only restore the apps and not the data. Otherwise that will create a lot of force close issues.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the SD card.
How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a Wi-Fi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!

Core Features
MIUI HOME
Two-layer shortcuts and program icons are integrated into one-layer desktop.
Long press on an icon to enter edit mode, open Widgets and drag it to the target screen.
Drag the app you want to uninstall to the top of the trash box to delete it.
Eight kinds of flipping screens effects are available with gorgeous animations.
T9 dialer
T9 dialer is applied for smart dialing. It supports searching by contact name and phone number, and the results are listed according to contact frequency.
The default setting is to forbid any third-party app to monitor users’ calls.
Currently, there are 230301 attribution logs. The attribution data will be updated continuously, codes of foreign countries are supported as well.
SMS
Compared with native Android system, 7 major optimizations on SMS are made:
Adding contacts in short messages;
Adding names in group sending messages and automatically adding the names to Contacts;
Easier taking of numbers, urls and email addresses from short messages;
Optimization on mobile newspaper reading;
Collection of important messages;
Recommended messages for holidays;
Quick reply and view window.
Contacts
Quick location of contacts;
Faster to add new contacts;
Contacts group management supported;
Contacts' large images supported.
Themes
The third edition UI loading engine makes it faster and easier to change themes;
Partial theme customs are more flexible and comprehensive. Rich online wallpapers, ringtones, fonts and so on are available.
Camera
Faster loading speed enables you to take photos immediately.
More professional modes such as continuous shooting, timing and special effects supported.
Gallery
Faster picture browsing speed than that of native Android system;
Brand new view mode supports to view the pictures by folder path.
Music
Simultaneous enjoying and downloading massive online music. Music chart live playing and bulk downloads supported;
Automatic connection of lyrics and album covers. ID3 information editing supported;
Changing songs by swinging the phone and sleep mode supported.
Notifications
After pulling Notifications and Toggles panel down, changing panels by sliding the screen supported.
MIUI apps
File Manager, Traffic Monitor, Backup, Notes, and Torch.
Tips & Tricks
Long Press:Long press on the icon in Toggles will launch the settings for that icon.
Screen Shot:Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
Hold HomePress Home key at the first screen, you may preview screen thumbnails and add or move screens.
Delete Message or Call Log : Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
Edit Mode : You may hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
Call Activated : Your phone will vibrate when a call gets through.
Activate Music from Lockscreen : Double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player when the screen is locked.
Quick SMS/Phone Launch : In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
Quick Launch Torch : Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
Quick Launch Contact Options : Click the contact image in Calls, SMS and Contacts, shortcut menus will pop up.
Long Press Search : Long press on Search button will launch search via voice recognition.
Recovery Reboot : Click menu in “System Update” to reboot and enter recovery.
% for Battery : The battery will display the percentage of left battery capacity by Settings>System>Battery>Notification Indicator Style>Percentage.
Running Apps List : Long press on the Home button can go to “Program Manager”. Click the “Clear up” button at the bottom left to clear the extra processes in memory. And the system will inform you of the released memory and current available memory.
Note: System processes will not be cleared so as to ensure the normal running of the system.
IP Calling : . How to set IP dialing?
MIUI ROM can add an IP prefix for the called number in a strange land. You may set it in Settings>Common>Calls.
You may also long press the contact item before dialing, and choose “Make IP calls” in the pop-up menu.
Reject Call : When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
Custom Ringtones : . How to set custom ringtones?
Put media files into the Media/Audio/ringtones directory in the SD card, (If there is none of this directory, please create one manually) and then select in Sounds in Settings.
Note: there are three directories under Audio, corresponding to the following tones:
notifications--notification ringtones
ringtones--incoming call ringtones
alarms--alarming ringtones
Supported formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, Midi, etc.
Important SMS : As for those important messages you want to add to your favorites, you may long press the message in the pop-up menu and select "Favorites". You may switch to "Favorites" tab in the main SMS interface to view collected messages.
Quick Delete SMS : How to quickly delete items?
You may slide from left to right on the item and click on the red "Delete" button when it appears.
Tether : How can I share my network to the PC or other terminals?
Firmware of Android 2.2 and above support the sharing of mobile phones to other Internet terminal in the following method:
Go to "Settings" -> "System" -> "Share mobile network", you may choose to share the Internet connection by USB tethering or setting up portable Wi-Fi hotspot. [/QUOTE]

I think I might leave cyanogen for this lol
*edit* so tried this out for a couple of hours
The ui is beautiful and the rom overall is smooth, but got a lot of fc from the theme chooser, nofication setting and when making phone calls.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

You should. Like I've said before, after trying many many ROM's, I've come to the conclusion that MIUI is EVERYTHING that I want in my phone and there will be no looking back to any other ROM's out there.

OMG OMG OMG official miui..... not a port....

Does the official rom still have the theme engine problem? I didnt see it in the changelog, and it was the only thing keeping me from using the miui ports.
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Miui Rocks....it was the first Rom that truly set itself apart from CM roms and the like. It was my dd for a while but updates started coming out that required full rlashing, it became pointless. It seems that they are a lot more stable now....might come bqck and check them out again.
OP incredible job on the detail of your posts. One car certainly tell that you are not just theming and calling it a new tommy....cheers!
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Is there an oc kernal for this??? Or is it too new?
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Does the launcher have landscape mode?

alright theme manager force closes when trying to install a theme .... anyone else seeing this?

octupusisonfire said:
Does the launcher have landscape mode?
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Soon be on the lookout
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does MIUI have a good calendar/agenda app? I can't find one that beats Sense or Go Launcher EX at the moment.
Agenda Widget Plus and Pure Grid Calendar aren't as smooth or as well integrated =/

So beautiful and so tempting but it seems that it will never ever manage to utilize the functionality of the G2's Quick Keys =(

master.peterm said:
alright theme manager force closes when trying to install a theme .... anyone else seeing this?
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Same. Also does that when changing ringtones for notifications, though they do seem to apply anyway.

prp2 said:
Same. Also does that when changing ringtones for notifications, though they do seem to apply anyway.
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Wait for tomorrows update. Hopefully it will fix it
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master.peterm said:
alright theme manager force closes when trying to install a theme .... anyone else seeing this?
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Should be fixed with today's (Friday) build.

With all due respect, what is the benefit of an 'official' MIUI ROM over any of the currently-maintained ports such as OsiMood? It does not seem like we are going to get G2-specific features like Quick Keys or Tab working.
Is the performance any better than these 'unofficial' ports?
Sent from my HTC Vision

Pickx said:
With all due respect, what is the benefit of an 'official' MIUI ROM over any of the currently-maintained ports such as OsiMood? It does not seem like we are going to get G2-specific features like Quick Keys or Tab working.
Is the performance any better than these 'unofficial' ports?
Sent from my HTC Vision
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This being official, I would assume that they are going to look at the g2 specific features a bit more?
Maybe I'm just being optimistic
Ima give the 3 roms a whirl, finally.

My phone number: Unknown
One issue I've noticed with this as well is that it can't read my phone number from the SIM card. That can cause issues with certain apps that require it (like TikL, for example).
Menu > Settings > System > About Phone > More information > Status
For me, that shows "My phone number: Unknown". And yes, I am sure my phone number is present on the SIM.

[ROM] Galaxy S I9000 MIUI.us presents MIUI Fresh On Fridays Pure English [AOSP]

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Presents the Official
MIUI Latest
This is a community support ROM only!
The developers do not provide much support for this ROM on these forums
Support is mostly provided on forums.MIUI.us
New release comes every Friday.
If you haven't heard about this ROM yet then check out the videos in the 2nd post to see it in action!
This is an excellent ROM if for no other reason than it introduces the first non-CyanogenMod/carrier/manufacturer framework overhaul of Android 2.3.7 and boy what an overhaul.
Changes from base ROM
Removed: MIUI App Sharing | MIUI OTA Updater | MIUI Bootscreen | SIM Toolkit
Added: Custom Bootscreen | English Translations | Google Maps | Google Voice Search | MIUI.us Forum app
If you want ADW.Launcher or LauncherPro install them from Market.Proceed To Download
Download It Here
Change Log:
Weekly Changelog:
Click here for changelog done via StiffSpliff

EDIT: Oops, I guess I got in the way - please delete!

Another variant of MIUI?
Great!!!

TerraBuzz said:
Another variant of MIUI?
Great!!!
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It's not a variant, it's the OFFICIAL version. Does this use CyanogenMod-based kernel or independent kernel? Cheers!

jaju123 said:
It's not a variant, it's the OFFICIAL version. Does this use CyanogenMod-based kernel or independent kernel? Cheers!
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What? Official!?
Well, greater then!!!
Will try this soon! Well done devs...!

Any difference between this and MCG version?

Excellent Movement!!!!!!
Thank you guys!!!!
Do you know anything about the FM Radio?

Whats the difference between this and the other MIUI ROM?

That's really a big deal for our sgs. But now the question is, how do we get other languages?
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Between Galent Version
Kernel and read the changelog for the rest
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Unterwegs

PrimeDeluxe said:
Between Galent Version
Kernel and read the changelog for the rest
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Unterwegs
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I dont get it, this ROM doesnt have the bugs that are on the other Miui ROM? Is this based on their work?

BHacker said:
Excellent Movement!!!!!!
Thank you guys!!!!
Do you know anything about the FM Radio?
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FM Radio Is coming in July

So Is this rom based in CM7 or not?
Is there a bug list for this rom?
Thanks

Is there a chance that this might be adopted for an official MIUI for the Captivate?

Oo shiny, I'm thinking this build of MIUI is playing nice with my screen this time.
Rather annoying being unable to answer calls cause the screen doesn't respond to touch.. Time to put the miui.us build on my Milestone

Thank you devs for starting a great thread

Xbto said:
So Is this rom based in CM7 or not?
Is there a bug list for this rom?
Thanks
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Same question.
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How to install it?

[Q] S Note Capabilities

Is it posible to set an audible & visual reminder with the S Note App?
EG - Call for Milk On Way Home.. & set it to remind me @ 5pm with a pop up screen & an audio sound?
If so how is this done?
What other things can be done with the Note App.
Thanks

go to the full app if you use the popup version(arrow in the top-left corner), finish your note, press menu, and select "create event"
this will be done through your default calendar app.
as for special features: the only thing i can think of is the popup note, which you can launch from anywhere you want as a small hovering window, by tapping the screen twice while holding the S-pen button.

I am not sure if this is new, but in Picture Insertion Choices there is a choice called (Idea Sketch). it is so cool, i tried to write (Bird) & it gave me few birds pictures to insert! i chose one, & it has been inserted in my original note. That's really cool!
Also the -Knowledge Search- button is very useful.
In addition to the common known functions:
Handwriting to Text
Shape Match
Formula Match

Develop Bugs

welcome