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Bluetooth icon size function change + calendar default view

Hi,
im lookin for some info on changin the size(making it slightly larger in size) and function of the bluetooth icon on my Imate jam, i was hoping to make it a tap, tap+hold icon, so that tap would activate/deactivate BT an tap+hold would go to further settings. anyone heard of anything like this going around, id prefer to customize the original rather than using a 3rd party fix unless it fixes the original directly. any suggestions as to how i might go about this would be well appreciated.
while im at
anyone heard of a way to make the stock calendar always open on a certain view?..ie always open to month view even when closed from a different view. i know if you close it it will retain the last setting but i usually select day from month and edit then close..which sets the view to day..... i assume it would probably be a reg edit but i couldnt find anything in the even mentionin the calendar. again any help would be welcome.
thanks Speedn

Re: Bluetooth icon size function change + calendar default v
Hi Speedn,
Speedn said:
im lookin for some info on changin the size(making it slightly larger in size) and function of the bluetooth icon on my Imate jam, i was hoping to make it a tap, tap+hold icon, so that tap would activate/deactivate BT an tap+hold would go to further settings. anyone heard of anything like this going around, id prefer to customize the original rather than using a 3rd party fix unless it fixes the original directly. any suggestions as to how i might go about this would be well appreciated.
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Haven't heard of something like that, but maybe this is a useful alternative for you:
Try buzz_lightyear's SwitchIt (look at this post). With thisyou can place shortcuts on your today screen which allow you to control your bluetooth settings. Besides switching bluetooth on/off/discoverable you also can switch on/off your devices infrared. It runs perfectly on my MDA compact.
I'm working on a little frontend, which will allow you to control all your connection settings on one single page (see also at the above mentioned post).
Speedn said:
anyone heard of a way to make the stock calendar always open on a certain view?
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Sorry to say, but I don't know how to do this. Someone else?
Greetings,
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Re: Bluetooth icon size function change + calendar default v
Ahh Buzz's 'switch it' is cool..
i also found this little beauty just before i checked back here
miniBT trial
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=16666
they are both quite nice, buzz's has more function though.
miniBT is sligthly smaller in size(13kb) and only has the one funtion,on/off.
thanks for pointin buzz's post out
I will see if buzz can do anythin like what i was chasing.
Speedn

How to use a PPC like a mirror !! by just pressing a button

Hello !
Like many of you, I have a PocketPC with 2 cameras, one on the front and one in the back. My PocketPC is a HTC Kaiser, by the way.
So what about using your Pocket PC as a mirror ?!
it can be use useful, just to check that your tie is well done before going to a job interview
Is it possible to start HTC Camera application with an argument so that instead of the back camera, the front camera is used ?
If yes, how ? If no, how can I achieve the same result ?
Chris
ps: I have already tried the mirror effect platisc that you can but on the PPC display. But I do not like it because then it is almost impossible to see the display when you are outside, because of amount of light reflexion.

take a picture of yourself then view it
sounds like a good idea though.. i wish my touch had a front camera.

Taking a picture is not what I want.
I want my PocketPC to act exactly like a mirror, that means, I want to see myself in live.
Do you know how to open the HTC camera using the front camera instead of the back one ?

The camera app on the Athena/Ameo lets you choose which camera to use...

I assume if you set the right registry settings before you start the app the camera app will start with the right camera.
It should be easy, some-one more motivated than I should be able to do it.
Surur

Pantaloonie said:
The camera app on the Athena/Ameo lets you choose which camera to use...
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Same with the Polaris

For Kaiser (looking at your sig) open camera tap anywhere on screen the press the 'camera' button from the munu that pops up (lower bar center box on my kaiser) and it switches to the front camera. do that again to switch image and again to go back to normal camera.

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Same with the Polaris
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same with touch dual

I think you are missing his point? He wants the front camera selected by default

Yes, exactly, I want the front camera to be used by just pressing a button.
So that I can really use my pocket pc as a mirror.
A mirror is an easy tool, you just have to look at it.
I want the same with my pocket pc: pressing one button and just looking at the pocket pc, to see myself
I will investigate about a registry hack. If there are no way to give arguments to the HTC Camera application, it is the only way I can see.

are you really that handsome ?

Maybe to find a real mirror is easier than to find the solution with the camera
I turned my prophet's screen off, now i can see myself and even my tie easily.. my prophet turns into a mirror by one button press althouhg it has only one camera

I investigated about the registry changes to switch between the front and back camera, here is the registry controlling the settings:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Camera\5.04\Preferences\Values
This is the content of Values when using the back camera:
0f,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,90,01,00,00,40,1f,00,00,01,10,00,55,01,02,01,01,40,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,04,09,11,20,00,45,46,00,00,28,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,c0,27,09,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
and this is the content of Values, when using the front camera:
0f,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,90,01,00,00,40,1f,00,00,01,10,00,55,01,02,01,01,40,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,40,00,40,00,09,11,20,00,45,46,00,00,28,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,c0,27,09,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
The changes are displayed in bold. I know that you can change a "normal" registry, but how to change such a large number list in the registry automatically ?

I'm interested in this too... I would be great if you press for long time the camera button to activate the front camera!

Mortscript could do it.
Surur

I have tried with SKshema (which is a bit like mortscript), but the problem is that instead of using several registry values, HTC Camera is using only 1 registry value and but lots of data into it. So I do not see how to change it with these script tools.
Can someone provide us with a script example to change this registry value to use the front camera ?

Anyone can tell me how to change the registry so that the HTC Camera is starting with the front camera instead of the back camera ?

Camera in Mirror with SKtools
Hello !
So no reply about an argument to camera.exe to launch it using the front camera instead of the back camera.
So I have found alternative way by using the tap feature of SKTools, here is my solution:
#r(\Windows\Camera.exe)
#r(#tap) #p(120;160) #sleep(1000)
#r(#tap) #p(5;160)
#r(#tap) #p(120;160)
It works well, I would just wish to get the camera immediately in fullscreen, because it needs 30 second to have the various camera logos the screen to disappear. Do you have any suggestions ?

Use Camera for new contact picture

Hey guys,
I'm not sure if this has already been asked, couldn't find it but if it has, just remove it.
Is there a possibility/program/tweak to use the camera when assigning a picture to a contact like on the iPhone? What I mean is when you add a new contact who just gave you his number you just click on the picture symbol and instead of the pictures directory, the camera opens and you can directly take a photo of the person. Should be possible by editing the registry? Would be great if someone could help with that!
Regards

Which WinMobile and UI version are you using? 6.5 with Manila 2.1+ offers the picture directory in thumbnail form, and the first icon is a camera icon. Click that, and you can take (and crop immediately after) a new photo.

Hey thanks for the answer! I figured it out for my UI, I'm using WM6.5 and Titanium and recently installed PhoneEx which offers this function which I found out after some trying So, thanks and question answered
Regards

[Help]

1) firstly my zoom bar is not working. (cant zoom for camera, cannot enlarge fonts while texting or reading sms, viewing of webpage is restricted)
2) after doing some "tweaks", my default QWERTY keyboard wont show up. i can only use Fingerboard2 if i want to type.
help anyone?

1) I didnt even know the camera had a zoom function until you said, duh me
2) What tweaks exactly did you do? you really shouldnt be farting about tweaking stuff if you're unsure what you're doing, especially if it involves your registry.
If you cant undo your "tweaks" I reccomend you back your files, contacts etc up on your PC and MyPhone or SPB backup and perform a hard reset, lesson learnt.

Agree, Hard Reset will do the trick, and next time try not bricking your device mate

hehe yes i did hard reset -.-
all's good now!
yeah the htc touch2 has a zoom bar! lol..
well i installed this cab which disabled the keyboard from popping out when not needed.. then i installed Fingerboard2 so that i could use my mega in landscape mode.
but all's good now! thank god.

Ohhh that bug is SO annoying, i get a text mid game and BAM keyboard blocking my view! I'm like "GAAAARRRRRGH!"
I knew about the zoombar, just didnt realize i could use it to zoom on my phone.

[Q] Stroboscope program idea

I have been searching for a stroboscope program, and the only ones i found were just a simple torches or simple blinking stroboscope. So i thought maybe someone has time to make a program in which you could enter a frequency at which you want a led to blink, and it would be a great tool for many experiments. Sorry for my poor english.

Good idea, I wonder that nobody has taken it up.

........... and whoever is going to build this app should integrate this strobo function into the video camera function because ther it makes most sense.

There is an app on android called TeslaLed, i have tried it on my hd2, works great. But u cant enter a specific frequency, just adjust how fast it blinks.

is it possible to use the camera flash as a strobe-light, and create an application which could leave the camera lense open. this would create an effect of multiple frames in one picture.. either development would make a really cool camera app for some nice effects, but sounds a bit technicle, dont now.