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What time is it ? how do you reply to it with your PocketPC

Have you ever had a nice girl or someone asking you the time ?
surely yes. And I guess that most of you like myself do not wear a watch anymore and use their PocketPC instead.
Does any one know an application that could be assigned to a button to display the clock in FULLscreen mode. And then just pressing on the screen (or pressing the button again; a toggle button would be nice) would go back to the previous use of the PocketPC.
This way to would be easy to show the clock in fullscreen without having to start a heavy application.
Any suggestions for such an application?

Don't know about an app, but why not have the clock to always show in the titlebar?

I have the clock in the titlebar, but when you want to show the time to someone in the street it is too tiny, too small for the eyes.

rlToday looks really nice, but what I would like is just a pop with the clock. I have already too many stuff on my today screen, no space available.
I have just tried Spb Time, the screensaver screen would be perfect, but does someone know our I could launch the Spb Time screensaver screen with the push on a button ?
For this I need to find the command that does start it.

I Think u should try using Spb Mobile Shell...it's definately the right choice for ur need..

Try SPB Mobile Shell
Just released, adds a NOW screen when you turn on complete with clock. Press a soft key to go to today screen.
Using on mine, like it a lot.Only works with WM5.
http://www.spbclub.com/product.php?product_id=21

mikechannon said:
That looks quite nice. Just for comparisons sake with wisbar, does it allow multiple today screens or just the "now" screen and a "today screen"
Mike
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it is quite nice... especially when driving! but it does only allow 2 screens, the today and the now screen.

Mike, Wisbar Desktop could be a solution, you are right.
I have actually tried it a long time ago, but thought it was just a nicer way to display shortcuts to launch application. Am I wrong or I haven't looked at it enough. I prefer to use the start menu to launch application (I use WA2 by the way, and the cascading start menu feature is really Nice).
Can you have 2 normal today screen with WAD and switch with one hardware button from one another?
I have also looked at Spb Shell, and it seems to me that it is a way to get a simplified and more nice looking PocketPC. But I find the default WM5 today screen more convenient, and I would have to remove WA2 (I guess they can not run both at the same time..)
The other issue it that if someone ask you the time, you have to quit what you were doing to display the clock on the today screen.

Hi Mike, So as I can see with WAD you can create several desktops, create you own shortcuts. But still I prefer to use WA2 cascading start menu.
As enclose I made a screenshot of my today screen. I thought again, what I really need is a kind of screensaver with the clock so that anyone not accustomed to using a PocketPC is not lost with so many things (I guess that even the top and the bottom bar displayed can be annoying) and can just read the time. I going to investigate the command that has to be used to start 'Chronos' screensaver.

try ae button plus

mikechannon said:
Did you spot not only the big clock page BUT the last one that shows over 1 BILLION Active Tasks, but -144 are high priority!!
Mike
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Hey, I think we must work for the same company!!!!

Tsong, the AE Button thingy looks nice !
do you know if it is possible to tweak it to have only the time displayed ?

chris247 said:
Tsong, the AE Button thingy looks nice !
do you know if it is possible to tweak it to have only the time displayed ?
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ae seems no setting for time, maybe try VITO PopupClock
http://www.vitotechnology.com/en/products/buttonmapper.html

Multi todayscreen program

hi im looking fo a today plugin that can devide tooday screen into several tabs
check the cLaunch screens. Imagin this kind of tabs with diferent set of today plugins running inside. That way you can have a big clock and date in one tab, calendar+ in the other, shortcuts in the next one, todeynotes, tasks+, todaynotes, weather and many others full screen aps.
That would be weru usefull anyone seen this kind of thing?
i have Spb Mobile Shell now but its not exactly what im looking for.

You need to read more
Check out the last few page of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=259932
there is this seemingly free software that does what you mentioned. Not sure how easy to conf, but it seems to support most today plugin.

yeeee - quick reply thanks friend now i now where to read i hope this is it

I tried that software PocketAGE... It works, but not quite: the today plugins inside a tab are placed on top of each other. I think I'm doing something wrong, but I just don't realize what...
Any thoughts?
Jörg

tap and hold at any emty spase and press "move/resize items" - you can move todayplugins around and resize them and also the icons! thats something !
i like this app but where to get this unlock key? that kick-ass.ru page is not about ppc's... any idea?
and the SPB mobile shell is out i will miss that finger freandly task manager... but "mortbuttons" has it also and its more costomisable

I didn't know it needed an unlock key, I just got it today from that referenced thread. Is it a time limited trial or so (I don't speak Russian,)?
The moving/resizing bit doesn't work: the today plugin is marked with a grey box, but I cannot do anything with it.
Jörg

Jörg
do you have a russian version of this app? mine is in English.
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tap-hold that grey box -> tap properties -> uncheck the box: autoresize...
close
now you can see a duble frame on the right of the grey box - you can resize that plugin horizontaly by draging it.
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in the "about" scren there is a place for a key - i dont know what does it meen:/
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I would not say that app is wery stable anyway... sometimes its impasible to drag a plugin, sometimes the tab's outline disapears, sometimes a part of the screen disapears (softreset helps), and there is no button suport fot any plugins inside AGE - you can swich tabs by presing left and right but up/down dose not take you from one plugin to the next one (no button suport for plugins which normaly has it).
but its free
edit: after some time an dialog box pops up with a question - isnt it the time for you to donate?

How to have a little icon on the top bar to launch an app?

Is there any chance to have an icon on the top bar just to launch a customized app?

you mean how to programmably add an icon to the upper bar which respond to
a click ?

Rudegar said:
you mean how to programmably add an icon to the upper bar which respond to a click ?
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Maybe this solution should work for my needs...
Anyway.. How can I do that?

look into shell programming access using c++ and win32
msdn and codeguru would be good places to start to look
for code examples and the likes

Do you know any existing app which does what I need?

You could try ftouchSL (unfortunately, it's not free - but then again, not very expensive) - it doesn't really add an icon, but instead has a "active corner feature" - when you hold your stylus/finger in one of the screen corners for a given time period, it can launch a program or perform some system action (rotate screen, hibernate, etc). Active corners can work system-wide, but some aplications can be excluded from them, or even have different active corner actions. Besides, this program adds finger scrolling and ability to use gestures to launch apps and actions (all of these can be system-wide or defined on per-application basis).

Thanks for your answer...
Is there any other possibility?

Maybe you should search for a skin WAD related to have app launching easier.
or use Ultimate Launch..

nir36 said:
Maybe you should search for a skin WAD related to have app launching easier.
or use Ultimate Launch..
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I need something very simple to use...
Maybe finally I'll just create a shortcut to START MENU'......
Anyone has different ideas?

Looking for Task switcher

I've searched all night and installed and uninstalled nearly 1/2 dozen apps and can't find what I'm looking for.
I'm trying to find a simple task manager like switcherbar.exe on WM2003 or WM2005 for my Sprint HTC Touch Pro2. I don't want icons, fancy displays etc or a bunch of other unrelated features that consume memory or processor. I just want a simple clean tool that does the job as well as it did on my Dell Axim 50v WM2005. It should reside is a small icon in the task bar and display the running applications when I tap on it. I tap the app to change to it, or tap end app to close it.
Yes I know it's boring, but it's efficient, stable, and takes virtually no memory.
I've tried Magic Button, and pBar (the closest so far) but can't find anything that actually as simple and intuitive as the old switcher bar. I've even tried copying the file from my dell to no avail.
Thanks in advance.

wktask ... also try ae button plus and set a hard key to alt-tab

On my blueangel i have the windows media player button set to launch the default task manager. Not pretty by any means, but it works well and is fairly fast after it is loaded into memory

switcherbar.exe replacement.
wktask has an button for each running program and also changes the behavior of the X button. If I have more than a few programs running it obliterates the icons on my task bar blocking the icons there (signal strength, bluetooth etc). If I reduce the size of the buttons enough then their not finger friendly at all.
I'm trying to find a simple replacement that's a simple icon where I tap it to see the list of running programs with the option to close the active program or all programs like switcherbar.exe did. I don't want program launchers and I really don't want to remap my buttons. I like them the way they are. Actually my phone only allows me to remap my talk button anyhow.
If I could get switcherbar.exe to work on my Touch Pro2 I would be absolutely thrilled!
Maybe I named the topic of this thread wrong. I should have called it "Looking for a switcherbar.exe replacement".
I guess I'm looking for something too simple in a world where everyone like bells and whistles.

I use Wisbar Advance, it shows icons of running programs right on the taskbar, so I use my Touch HD like it's a desktop PC . And I also use Alt-tab from SPB Pocket Plus mapped to HW button not exactly what you described (and not freeware), but it's the best multitasking experience I've ever had

AE Button has a nice task switcher; assign a button to it, and you're good to go. It doesn't alter the function of the 'x' button or the task bar. You need to pony up 7 bucks, though.

I bought SPB pocket plus a while back (then later switched to something else). I copied out the standalone alt-tab.exe program that installs with the package. I just made a shortcut to this executable and then assigned a button. Worked fine even after uninstalling pocket plus. It doesn't reside in memory, it only functions when called upon.

I always liked the task manger in Homescreen Plus Plus.

I wish there was a way to put a small icon up on the task bar at the top of the screen linking to the HTC task manager. Very finger friendly, but not very accessible. You have to leave your program and go launch it. Kinda defeats the point of a task manager.
In the mean time I think I've finally found a program that I can use. It's called HandySwitcher. The icons are a bit small and it's not the most finger friendly app out there, but it's always available, takes little memory, doesn't require button remapping to function and it just works. Maybe some day a more finger friendly program like that will be made. A link on the top bar to the HTC task manager or something similar for those that don't have a HTC would be perfect.
Thanks for the input.

AppSwipe Task Switcher
Came across this in the market. Its is free and has the ability to add favorites for faster accessing.
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Start Menu Customisation

Hey all is there some software that will allow me to re-arrange my start menu items in a straight line
Atm the icons go diagonally in sets of 3`s
Im wondering if its possible to re-arrange the set of 3`s to be in a straight line without the diagonal look
Flame me for saying this...but along the same way the Iphone has them in a straight line

Did you just mention iPhone on the Topaz Forum?!?!?
**flicking lighter**
jk... This may work or you could try quick menu which gives you an expandable windows-like start menu in the top right corner.
or if your unable to find a list start menu cab you could find a start menu 4x4 grid cab and reverse engineer it.

Sorry Bruce My Bad.....Ive recovered from the burns now.
anyway that wasnt what i really had in mine so ive put together some shake and save screenies to give and idea.
The first one shows the way the layout of start menu icons are on my TD2 with it being in a diagonal / upsidedown triangle look
The second one shows how i would like the middle icons to be...in a straight line and together if possible
does any1 know if it can be done.Im assuming there has to be a way as GAz TD2 tools allows them all to be in a 4 row pattern but when i us that feature it makes scrolling really laggy

I split open a 4x4 start menu cab and it shows the following manila files that you would have to edit (LUA and Mode9 editing), however they may be different files for different builds.
07c67730_manila
3b8655d7_manila
5558cdef_manila
652ae0f4_manila
6c219600_manila
7c60907d_manila
In any case, it doesn't appear to be an easy fix. Sorry.
Some alternatives,
Take a look at the "Post your topaz screen" thread. I saw a user using an i*Cough* launcher app that was launched from a HW key that may interest you. You can also achieve something similar by using SecondToday combined with Ultimate Launcher. Then you can scoll your apps with the old Cube animation launching from your LSK.
Hope this helps.