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How to enable alphabetic sidebar for contacts?

Hey all,
in WM6 there is (on some roms) a slim "sidebar" next to the contact list with A-Z on it.
It helps you navigate quickly. Does anyone know how to activate it? A friend of mine had it but accidentally disabled it, now we cant figure out how to enable it again.
If you do not know what i am talking about, you can see it on this picture (second row, second column):
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7343/scrselegance21iu5.jpg
Thanks a lot.
PS: I tried the search but its kind of hard to find if you dont know what its called.

ZakMcRofl said:
Hey all,
in WM6 there is (on some roms) a slim "sidebar" next to the contact list with A-Z on it.
It helps you navigate quickly. Does anyone know how to activate it? A friend of mine had it but accidentally disabled it, now we cant figure out how to enable it again.
If you do not know what i am talking about, you can see it on this picture (second row, second column):
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7343/scrselegance21iu5.jpg
Thanks a lot.
PS: I tried the search but its kind of hard to find if you dont know what its called.
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It's called Random Access and you can search for it in the foruns now

Awesome, thanks. Slightly misleading name but who cares. Now I know, thanks to you

Hi,
try this:
http://w13.easy-share.com/1699738099.html
bye bye,
cipi

FInixNOver said:
It's called Random Access and you can search for it in the foruns now
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why arent this showing on your rom while in text message contacts? Theres not even the top alphabet? is this a bug? perhaps wrong thread to discuss this, but...

It works
cipi said:
Hi,
try this:
http://w13.easy-share.com/1699738099.html
bye bye,
cipi
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Hi Cipi,
thanks... it works very well...
To disactivate the old "letter-bar" at the top of the screen you have to click: Menu-->Options-->unflag first option...
Ciao
Tompo

Tompo81 said:
Hi Cipi,
thanks... it works very well...
To disactivate the old "letter-bar" at the top of the screen you have to click: Menu-->Options-->unflag first option...
Ciao
Tompo
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nice hint...works now!!!
Thanks

Thanks for the tip.
However, my Random Access bar only works 70% of the time. The rest of the time only a simple scroll bar appears.
It seems to work more often if I launch Contacts then fully exit and re-launch Contacts a second time. Wierd.
Anyone else experience this?

i installed this, but the vertical alpha list bar does not work.
i do not even see the app under program window. do i need to invoke this?
how do i make this work??

Neat Trick

Take a look at this http://wmpoweruser.com/make-your-wp7-lock-screen-transparent-to-show-homescreen/ Neat!

that slick. let the lists of lock screen backgrounds begin!

Hi guys, glad you liked it I might mess around with more wallpapers to see if I can come with with anything else interesting. If there are enough going around, I'll create a new section on my blog with a list of wallpapers.

keyboardP said:
Hi guys, glad you liked it I might mess around with more wallpapers to see if I can come with with anything else interesting. If there are enough going around, I'll create a new section on my blog with a list of wallpapers.
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Can't get it to work on my Trophy... did the email, save, use it as wallpaper thing and its black, no transparency.
Thanks,

Hi Avandor,
I don't have access to a Trophy, but if anyone else tries this, could they please mention the model they have and whether or not it works. I'll update the blog post with the information. Thanks

keyboardP said:
Hi Avandor,
I don't have access to a Trophy, but if anyone else tries this, could they please mention the model they have and whether or not it works. I'll update the blog post with the information. Thanks
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Got it to work mate... sent it from a different account and works just like you said.
Thanks

Works. Thanks! HTC Surround

Avandor said:
Got it to work mate... sent it from a different account and works just like you said.
Thanks
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can someone upload the wallpaper here ?

ceesheim said:
can someone upload the wallpaper here ?
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http://phone7.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/clawpaper.png
There ya go.
Edit: cant upload file... too big, use the above link.

Just remember I never claimed to be an artist

not working on my omnia 7!

hboos said:
not working on my omnia 7!
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File is 410Kb in size and PNG format. Wallpaper cant be password protected and the transparency only works after you start scrolling the screen up.

hboos said:
not working on my omnia 7!
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Hi hboos,
Try sending it from another account, as Avandor did. I sent mine from my Hotmail account. When you download, don't download the entire message. Click on the PNG attachment and then wait a few moments. Once the 'cancel' button next the attachment disappears, click again. This should open it in the picture viewer with the option to set as wallpaper. I'll update the blog post to see if anyone else with an Omina has tested it.

ok working now , dif email
and ofcourse a real big thanks to the maker and finder of this trick
edit : I have a hd7

ceesheim said:
ok working now , dif email
and ofcourse a real big thanks to the maker and finder of this trick
edit : I have a hd7
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You're welcome, glad you got it working. I'll update the blog to let people know to try another email address if it doesn't work.

keyboardP said:
You're welcome, glad you got it working. I'll update the blog to let people know to try another email address if it doesn't work.
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and first load another lockscreen picture , I did a direct "use as lockscreen"

keyboardP said:
Hi hboos,
Try sending it from another account, as Avandor did. I sent mine from my Hotmail account. When you download, don't download the entire message. Click on the PNG attachment and then wait a few moments. Once the 'cancel' button next the attachment disappears, click again. This should open it in the picture viewer with the option to set as wallpaper. I'll update the blog post to see if anyone else with an Omina has tested it.
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Hey thanks man.
i did as you said and it works
if you save the image and change it from the saved image then it doesn't work..
strange
but good work dude!

Thanks for the feedback guys! It's strange that the transparency is lost if you load the image via the normal route. Might be one of the reasons the Zune software doesn't sync PNG files.

Created a new one for fun. Takes advantage of the fact that the screen isn't loaded until the lock screen is activated.
Image I used:
Image link

if you change it just make sure you save the email so it can reload.

QR codes

for some reason when i click on the QR code link generated by the site when someone posts and link nothing happens.. im running win 7 with chrome stable.. doesnt seem to work on FF 11 either..

madLyfe said:
for some reason when i click on the QR code link generated by the site when someone posts and link nothing happens.. im running win 7 with chrome stable.. doesnt seem to work on FF 11 either..
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qr codes are for scanning with your smartphone using its camera and a barcode scanner app.

85gallon said:
qr codes are for scanning with your smartphone using its camera and a barcode scanner app.
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ya.. step one is making the QR code pop up so you can scan it with your phone..

madLyfe said:
for some reason when i click on the QR code link generated by the site when someone posts and link nothing happens.. im running win 7 with chrome stable.. doesnt seem to work on FF 11 either..
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Same problem. When I click on "click for QR Code" nothing happens. FF 10.02 (EDIT Opera 11.61 and IE 9).
It was working a week ago, i think...

madLyfe said:
ya.. step one is making the QR code pop up so you can scan it with your phone..
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oyyy. I misread his post. I thought he was trying to click the actual qr code. I see now he is having problems trying to get the code to pop up in the first place.
Duh! :slap forehead:

I got this problem too, please fix

Confirmed that it's broken for me too. I'll flag this to the server admin

Hm it's not working anymore. Using Chrome. Up to date. NotScripts is already set to allow the forum, Ghostery shows no tracking bugs anyway, tried allowing netshelter.net and liftdna.com scripts, also tried disabling adblock for chrome and safari.. still nothing.

rockingondrums said:
Hm it's not working anymore. Using Chrome. Up to date. NotScripts is already set to allow the forum, Ghostery shows no tracking bugs anyway, tried allowing netshelter.net and liftdna.com scripts, also tried disabling adblock for chrome and safari.. still nothing.
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Yea, as I said above, we're looking into it.

the_scotsman said:
Yea, as I said above, we're looking into it.
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Oh derp, sorry. That being said, they seem to be working now.

this isnt working again for me on chrome stable..

Not working here too
Not working here... I tried IE 9 , IE compatibility mode, Chrome, Dragon, etc.. Nothing pops up! AnnoyinG!

Will look into this, thanks for the report!

This is working now - tested on Chrome, FF and IE. Let me know if you still have any problems with it.

bitpushr said:
This is working now - tested on Chrome, FF and IE. Let me know if you still have any problems with it.
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Gee, works now. thanks!

24h format

Hello!
For some reason the 24h format is broken on this website. No matter what I do, the website shows "am" and "pm".
Is this a bug on the site or in my profile?

I have this problem since yesterday too.

Can confirm this too. Tried setting mine to 24HR yet I am seeing 12HR format.
@bitpushr

So after a week this issue is still not fixed.
It seems we all have to live in dumb-time now.

Sorry for the delay, I'll go give the server admin a kick to wake him up :laugh:

the_scotsman said:
Sorry for the delay, I'll go give the server admin a kick to wake him up :laugh:
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Ow!
Has this just been an issue for a week, or has it been this way forever?

the_scotsman said:
Sorry for the delay, I'll go give the server admin a kick to wake him up :laugh:
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How are things going? Did he fell asleep again?

beggar23 said:
How are things going? Did he fell asleep again?
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admin just replied

3y3k3y said:
Hello!
For some reason the 24h format is broken on this website. No matter what I do, the website shows "am" and "pm".
Is this a bug on the site or in my profile?
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Ok, it's working again. :good:

Yes! Many thanks to that guy!

This is fixed, bug was introduced in some unrelated code.

thank you @bitpushr

Question/Help XDA Thread Layout changed.... Hard to navigate...

Somehow my layout changed to where all the threads are not in order... It only shows 1 post at a time. I have to goto the top and click a link of each thread to load them one by one underneath.... I attached a pic to help show you what I mean. I cant figure out how to fix it at all. Can anyone help me?

Hello,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
But why are you able to see deleted Threads ?

Thank you so much!!! I dont know HOW it got changed, I just know it was DRIVING ME INSANE!!!! Wow i tried forever to find that setting!! I dont recall ever changing it to begin with tho! And I dont know why i can see deleted posts haha I did see a few like that while searching and it confused me if thats what it really was haha.

Maybe @MikeChannon can check this.

Trafalgar Square said:
Maybe @MikeChannon can check this.
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Curiously, this happened to me a week or two back. Changed from newest first to threaded mode all by itself, though actually the setting was still set correctly. Just had to resave the settings.
I'll report it to the backend guys though.
Mike

MikeChannon said:
Curiously, this happened to me a week or two back. Changed from newest first to threaded mode all by itself, though actually the setting was still set correctly. Just had to resave the settings.
I'll report it to the backend guys though.
Mike
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Hey Mike,
please check this screenshot. He is able to see deleted threads.

Trafalgar Square said:
Hey Mike,
please check this screenshot. He is able to see deleted threads.
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Seems I cannot see the screenshot
Mike

MikeChannon said:
Seems I cannot see the screenshot
Mike
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His Screenshot:

Trafalgar Square said:
His Screenshot:
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Right, ok, thanks. Actually as I remember when this happened to me, it said thread deleted top left on all threads so I don't think it is really showing deleted threads.
Mike

I've had this happen too. But for me, it seemed it was a specific mobile browser issue. I switched browsers and it was fine. Never touched my settings.
And yup, everything said deleted. Really confused me at first. Lol
And a note, going back to that browser after awhile, all was fine. Go figure.