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A small Today screen application

A small Today screen application.
Download here: http://cdsp.iwebland.com/d25
Some features are:
General
• Option for changing color of Owner Name & favourite Text
• Option for bigger text (easier to read text on small screen 2.8" pocketpc like O2mini...)
• Show Power meter (battery life percent)
• Turn off when user tap on power meter Icon, reset when user holding 3s on it.
• Blending effect between Owner images
• Auto switch image after N seconds.
Changing theme by holding stylus on Owner image.
Date time mode
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Supported for: English, Vietnamese, Vietnamese (lunar) format
• Show digital clock with hours, minutes, seconds.
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Show clock setting by tapping on date time of application.
Favourite text mode
• Get data (text) from owner.txt
• If owner.txt does not exist in Text-Folder, uses Text in Option panel.
Option for other languages for favourite text (for ex: Chinese, Japanese, Thai...) by setting appropriate charset & font.
Auto switch text after N seconds in random.
Vocabulary Learning mode
• Showing vocabulary and its meaning
• Show/hide meaning by tapping on vocabulary (right side)
• Option for showing random vocabularies.
• Support learning Japanese Kanji & Hira with meaning in English, Vietnamese...
Auto switch vocabulary after N seconds in random.
Option for other languages vocabularies.
Lunar calendar & Reminder
• Month calendar on Today screen: tapping on blue button will toggle between normal & lunar month calendar.
• Easily show/hide month calendar by tapping below power meter Icon.
Navigate through months in the year.
Show full year lunar calendar (full screen).
Allow user convert any date to lunar date.
Options for lunar system of other countries (China, JP...)
Date/Event Reminder

I have tried it. So far not happy with the result showing on my today screen. May be this app is not compatible with my IIs. But, I like the idea behind it.

Interesting app!
How do you get Vietnamese input in your PPC ? I have not seen *any* methods (keybaords or letter recognizers) that understand Vietnamese's extended latin. Any ideas?

We have some "soft keyboard" software can type Vietnamese language using unicode UTF-8. All you need is one Vietnamese keyboard software and one Vietnamese unicode font.

(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.

Windows Mobile 6.1?

Has anyone heard or learned something about the new WM6.1?
Some people say that the the main changes are the following:
-Copy / Paste
- Domain Enroll in Settings (Enrolling in a domain will connect your device with company resources.)
- New home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like email, sms, etc.)
- Change Master Security Code
- Added text input settings
- Recent Programs when pressing Start menu
- Threaded SMS!
- When you compose an email, or SMS, and start typing the name of the contact in the "To:" field, the contact names finally pop up like Windows Mobile Professional!
- Internet Explorer now lets you define a homepage, and also zoom in and out using a nice and clean interface
For more information (mainly picture shots) go to:
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/windows-mobile-61/?page=1#picture_nav

as has been mentioned before, windows mobile 6.1 with the carosel thingy is smartphones, not for phones that use a stylus.

mattie's response should be in the wiki

I was going to say, you oculd do most of those things in WM5
hahaha

[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

MyState Beta Testing

Introduction
Android Version:
ICS+ (4.0.3+)​App Name:
MyState (as in Status) - I haven't really decided whether it should be "MyState Messaging", "MyState Status Messaging", "MyState Status Sharing". Maybe you have a a suggestion?!​Synopsis:
MyState provides a free 140 character messaging / broadcast service.
The app is an invite only private messaging system that allows you to broadcast single/group messages to friends (followers). The system doesn't actually need followers to be of use, and can perform as a diary, allowing you to leave messages along with emotional feedback.
The system is ideal for messaging 1-0, 1-1 or 1-many people. 1-0 would be you leaving messages for yourself. 1-1 would be you and a friend, and 1-many would be considered a broadcast.
You can only be sure of who you follow, all people that follow you are anonymous to you. What this means is that you should only share your invitaion to people you want following you. That said you can revoke your invitations at any time, stopping followers from getting your updates.
You can use the system not only as a messaging service but also to let others know what your current status is, be that you may be offline, don't want to talk or away for example.
MyState is an easy to use and dare I say it, fun way to communicate with people you really want to connect with.​Market:
Probably early teen to mid 20's but I'm no marketeer. It may be fun for the whole family for all I know!​
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Functionality
10 main areas (Below is a sort of site map/app map, whatever!):​
Welcome page/profile
Manage profile avatar (long press avatar)
add/update avatar (touch context menu add icon)
Remove avatar (touch context menu trash icon)
Set Status (touch emoticon)
Drag finger around seekbar to change mood, touch emoticon to set mood
Set an alternate nickname (this is a name friends can see, may be friendlier than just a username, set at your own discretion) (long press username)
Emoticon Manager (long press emoticon)
Allows you to choose up to 9 emoticons. Scroll emoticons to select your favourite 9 emotions. (Best viewed in landscape)
Pick (Button)
Allows you to select single/multiple emoticon sets depending on what you like (touch row to select, accept chosen emoticon set by touching tick in context menu)
Mix (Button) Just a bit of fun!
Advanced/simple (Button)
Clicking button switches to the specified mode.
Simple, (default) puts emoticon in order of low frequency moods to high frequency moods (e.g. sad -> happy)
Advanced, puts chosen emoticon sets in all slots and you can choose what you want (e.g. all slots could be happy (not sure why but they could!))
Invites (Followers) (Friends/peeps following you) (Button) (touch button/swipe left to right from welcome/profile page)
Allows you to manage anonymous followers
Invite (Create a group invitation that peeps can follow) (touch the invitation icon in menu)
Add a reference, this is to help remind you who you are inviting (e.g. girlfriend, boyfriend, Bob, Alice, facebook, friends, etc)
Choose an invites expiration (after it expires no one else can follow you on it, however all current followers will be fine)
Invitations are made up of a number (on left) which defines the number of followers, your reference and a shareable invite code.
Remove invitations (this will stop followers from getting your updates) (long press an invitation)
Share an invitation (bluetooth/facebook/gmail/google+,etc) (long press an invitation)
Swipe left to right/right to left to move to adjacent activities
Peeps (Following) (Friends you are following) (Button) (touch button)
Allows you to manage peeps you are following (friends,collegues,etc)
Follow a friend (enter a valid invite code) (touch the follow icon in menu)
Remove a friend (they will be informed) (long press avatar)
Drag/drop friends in grid (long press emoticon)
Swipe left to right/right to left to move to adjacent activities
Status Messages (Button) (touch button/swipe right to left from welcome/profile page)
Allows you to manage messages
Post a new message (touch the message icon in menu)
Dialog appears. Enter a message (up to 140 chars) and choose your mood. (touch emoticon to post message) (long press emoticon to enter emoticon manager)
If you have more than 2 invitations on the go then you will see another area that allows you to send/broadcast messages to these seperate groups (invitations) if you wish
Remove messages (messages are removed from all your devices and follower devices)(long press)
Repost messages (long press message and touch the repost icon in context menu)
If you are following a friend then a "friend filter" will appear at the bottom of messages (touch friend button to show their messages)
Swipe left to right/right to left to move to adjacent activities
Sign up (Button)
Allows you to sign up/register for an account
Sign in/Switch (Button)
Allows you to sign in to the app
Update password
Request sign in details and have them sent to your registered email
Sign out (Button)
Just signs you out
Settings (icon in menu)
Peruse the apps settings - should be self explanatory
Widget
Allows you to add yourself/peeps to your homescreen in 2 sizes (1x1, 2x2)
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FAQ
-- Nothing so far
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Testing
Please test any or all of the features.
If you own multiple devices please add the app to each device and make sure all data syncs correctly.
The app allows multiple accounts in case a tablet or phone has multiple users.
Any funniness let me know
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Devices
I would like to test as many devices as possible. Any trouble let me know.​
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Feedback
Just state the areas above which you have trouble with. Give whatever feedback you feel is necessary. Extra functionality needed, areas of concern, bits that don't feel right etc.​
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Final Words
My Request to you
This app is designed primarily to be used with multiple users. So by all means share your invite codes here with fellow testers, or better still on the google+ community page (see below). And with real friends perhaps!
Your Data
The online database that stores all data (some of which is personal e.g. email addresses) will be truncated/deleted at the end of the beta.
Your data is safe and will not be shared/sold or divulged to anyone else except myself. I also have no interest in your data so please feel assured that nothing nafarious will happen with any data submitted.
Thank you for reading this far and any help you can give to this beta test will help me a great deal.
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Download
MyState Google+ Community
XDA beta testing Google+ Community
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