Has anyone tried the new spb mobile i just downloaded it and its freaking awesome... destroys touch flow3d in usability and in ui. just wondering what everyine else thought
Tried it but im still a little unsure about it... you cant preview your texts or emails and its a little more complicated than TouchFlo but SPB has got TouchFlo hands down on personal customizing the UI
Tired it
along with PhoneAlarm and WisBar. Always come back to TF3D despite its annoyances.
I have not used Touch Flo at all after trying SPB Mobile Shell. 3.0.1 RC has fixed many problems btw.
spb wins hands dow, its like a whole new OS in a cab. it takes over so many things in the OS that i barely know im running a WM device, the start menu hook is great too
i did not like it first due to the lifestyle screen, but i installed some new great looking widgets and make a great setup that i can proudly say that its the best UI IMO, hope the widget and theme development continue to kick off
I tried SPB shell and loved the interface. The dealbreaker for me was the 4-5 second screen delay when you slide in/out the keyboard. I contacted SPB by email and they replied that they are aware of the problem, but they do not yet have a fix. They encouraged me to keep checking back. I'm happier with my TF3D for the moment.
ribcage said:
I tried SPB shell and loved the interface. The dealbreaker for me was the 4-5 second screen delay when you slide in/out the keyboard. I contacted SPB by email and they replied that they are aware of the problem, but they do not yet have a fix. They encouraged me to keep checking back. I'm happier with my TF3D for the moment.
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It is fixed in 3.0.1 RC1.
Can I view:
Basic stuff (time, date, connection)
Latest headline from a RSS-source
Next task
Next calendar event
Missed sms/mms/email/call
Maybe something I forgot now
at the home-/mainscreen, at the same time?
Then I would switch to Spb Mobile asap.
GlowGlow said:
Can I view:
Basic stuff (time, date, connection)
Latest headline from a RSS-source
Next task
Next calendar event
Missed sms/mms/email/call
Maybe something I forgot now
at the home-/mainscreen, at the same time?
Then I would switch to Spb Mobile asap.
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You can customize the UI with many widgets and place them where you want, so you can do almost anything with it. Just try it:
Spb Mobile Shell 3.0.1 Release Candidate 1 (build 6501)
GlowGlow said:
Can I view:
Basic stuff (time, date, connection)
Latest headline from a RSS-source
Next task
Next calendar event
Missed sms/mms/email/call
Maybe something I forgot now
at the home-/mainscreen, at the same time?
Then I would switch to Spb Mobile asap.
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I'm running SPB Pocket Plus with some other stuff and I can see all of that stuff. It is set to autohide - so underneath the home, weather, multimedia, and wireless icons there are shortcuts to all the programs that pertain to those tabs.
The rest of the stuff; dialer, calendar, tasks, missed call alert, etc. stay on the screen no matter what i am doing. The entire phone is extremely finger friendly. I barely have to use the stylus.
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hey guys, why are you talking about RC?
they are selling full version on their site!
or am i missing something here?...
I believe RC is just a "test" version for the next version of spb 3.x, so it'll have some of the fixes that they implemented for the newer build. They are still selling 3.0 on their websites, but the RC is available for users who have problems such as delayed screen rotation. If you don't have the license yet, you can still purchase the license from spb website and use it on the RC instead of the 3.0 from the website.
I just downloaded SPB Mobile Shell today, and I must say I love it. I didn't think I'd love anything aside from the smoothness of TF3D2, but the customizability makes it hands down my new favorite.
tf detacher = spb mobile + tf3d = AWESOME!
Vengeance000 said:
I just downloaded SPB Mobile Shell today, and I must say I love it. I didn't think I'd love anything aside from the smoothness of TF3D2, but the customizability makes it hands down my new favorite.
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What customizability? How do you customize Mobile shell?
I tried it for some days now but it seems pretty rigid!
The carrousel look funny, makes me remember Gollum's cube in my Wizard days!
Use the casual layout instead of the professional. Click the button in the lower right corner, and then click edit layout or add widget. Voila, and program or widget can be put on there and you can move stuff around and resize.
Tried the 15-day trial. I really like it- it's customizable, useful, and pretty flashy. Other than the 4-5 sec delay when opening the keyboard, there's no delay at all (TF3D would sometimes chug).
However, it drains battery like a mofo. This unfortunately is a dealbreaker.
I'll try out the RC update.
so i had ms3 installed for a good 3-4 weeks and i finally went back to tf3d because of a few things:
basically does teh same exact thing as tf3d, just a different ui
batterylife - drains battery much more than tf3d does
i posted earlier about tfdetacher, an awesome app, but it drains battery and processor
media player - spb uses windows media which is a huge drain on memory, whereas tf3d's player works without draining the memory or consequently the battery
sms/email previews in tff3d
i guess overall it's the whole battery thing and teh fact that ms3 and tf3d have similar/same functions...and i missed tflo. maybe i'll install it in 3 weeks again and use it for amonth again. who knows...
I was a bigtime MobileShell2 fan/user back in my 6800/Mogul Days, but HTC have since made WinMo a lot more usable than it used to be.
Gave 3.0 a try: I thought it was pretty ugly/unstylish compared to TF3D, plus the keyboard delay and battery problems. It still puts more things at your thumbtip than TF3D, but nothing nearly as groundbreaking as version 2 was in the day.
I was going to purchase an upgrade anyway figuring they'd at least fix the technical problems sooner or later, but I must also say that SPB customer support has really gone down the toilet since the MobileShell2 days. I tried a number of times to request (always in a respectful tone) that they provide me a way to actually use the discount being offered on their website, but I couldn't get them to respond in any meaningful way and they didn't even bother responding to the escalation request. It's too bad, but given they are no longer the only enhanced WinMo UI game in town, they really can't afford to alienate customers like this.
With the tf detach cab you can go between the shell and tf3d. Best of both imho as it gives you the choice in an instant. I can never decide which to use so both is good for me. My .02
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I'm announce I rewrite my program Phone Profiles to be compatibility with Windows Mobile Second Edition.
My goal is: fix all bugs from the previos versions, and design the most understandably and easy to use interface.
To do the best work, I'm awaiting all your comments and suggestions.
For the person who give me most of feedbacks I will give a free copy of the new version.
Below you see first screnshots of new settings dialogs.
As you know, the Second Edition software have to run on 240x240 240x320 480x640 both in portrait and landscape orientation. I designed these dialogs in main area 240x240 always. The title will be move to the right side in landscape mode and will hide in the smaller 240x240 devices.
For Phone Calls, SMS, Email, MSN Messanger and Alert settings all dialogs will duplicate. But in this version there are 2 dialogs for each feature. 1: for general options and 2: for selecting the sound file and volume.
You can notice I added the feature: Reaction. This will allow you to set what your device should do when the new phone call is upcoming or finished. For example you can turn off the device power automatically after your talking will finish. Finally I added here the possibility to turn on the speakerphone mode automatically (without car-set connected).
1st recommendation
...
FIX THE DEAD LINKS ON YOUR WEB SITE!
Now, if you do that, then I might believe you're serious about listening to your customers about bug fixes.
I apologize about being so harsh, but you've really irked a lot of people.
JS
?
:?:
excuse me: which one (link)?
I thought I updated some pages lately.
question
Can you set repeating alert for missed calls and SMS?
sms reply
As you can see above (refresh, I just added more screenshots):
I added the auto-reply message for SMS.
8) :lol:
The feature of SMS arrived sound has the following values:
Sound: nothing
Sound: once
Sound: normal
Sound: longer ( = 2x)
Sound: longest ( = 5x)
I dont think the continuous repeat is necessary. It is danger because it can discharge your battery (for example when you use PPC with no fully charged battery, long day).
If you really want a looooong sound of SMS, just make your own sound with a long time of playing. As I did it for my friend some time ago.
More than four profiles would be very useful, JGUI. Example:
Normal (medium sounds, no vibrate: desktop)
Loud (loud sounds, vibrate: pocket)
Quiet (tiny sounds, no vibrate: late evening)
Vibrate (no sounds, vibrate: cinema)
Silent (no sounds, no vibrate, light flash: sleeping)
That is the only thing missing from My|Phone Profiles Version 3.1, which IMHO is still excellent software and works perfectly for me.
Version 5 was not good. Too many features, and too many bugs.
Keep it simple and make it work perfectly! Good luck with the new version.
ok
with respect to your suggestion:
less features
5 profiles will be
or maybe to be more conveniently I will give the selector: 3/4/5 profiles
thx
check out PocketZenPhone...its much much stable then Phone Seriously..or wadever its called...and its has updates every few 2-3 weeks time, zendrui (owner of PocketZenPhone) listens to our bug lists and wish lists and he makes an effort to add it in every update...
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ITS FREEWARE
heres the link if you miss that out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6162&highlight=pocketzenphone
the killer software
http://zendrui.free.fr/
spot
please David, this is SPOT,
please use another way to do so
:twisted:
(maybe I should ask the author: why his copied my design of interface - icons placements, features)
For WM2003 Second Edition? Who would want that? The first Second Edition WM2003PE will be out sometime in June/July? The Motorola? Then It will take another 2-3 months before O2, I-Mate, Qtek provide upgrade to WM2003 SE. Serioously, shouldn't you put developing Phone Profile Seriously for WM2003SE at the bottom of your priority list and start listen to your customer first and fix all the bug that is still there in the current version. You probably should have at least 5 betatesters with different providers to test it for you before releasing to the public. Not using your paid customers as betatesters. This would be my suggestion for you.
I have not try your software yet and seeing so many unhappy posters in your thread I am a little bid reluctant to try especially when PocketZenPhone is working fine and Free.
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JGUI said:
(maybe I should ask the author: why his copied my design of interface - icons placements, features)
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Maybe you should ask the author why his software is working as expected, as opposed to the current version of Phone Profiles
As for the icon placement and features etc., Zendrui is listening very carefully to the users of his software, and his speed of implementing features requested by users/testers is awesome!
Give your product for free to be even with your customers
JGUI,
I bought your product and I was very disapointed because it never worked, even mor, the people from handango returned me the money.
I think that when you had a stable product you should give it for free just to compensate all the people you damaged.
excuse me
I have many customers use this program without problems. I'm too.
I dont understand why should be a free. This is my time of working. And "time is a money".
All my software has trial free versions. You can always test the trial version before you decide to pay. I think it's honour.
By the way, I made a few another freewares.
hey pal...you got to fix your problems first before venturing into Second Edition...
learn to walk before you run...
just my advice to you
Product should be free
JGUI,
You say the product should not be free because you spent your time writing it. We don't care how long it took you to write it--we care about whether the damn thing works!
How would you like to test drive a car for 30 days, only to find out it's running on 7 of the 8 cyclinders and 5th gear doesn't work!!! DO YOU CARE HOW LONG THE MANUFACTURER SPENT BUILDING IT? Hell no!
So, LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS and make a product that works. I think PocketZenPhone identified a need in the marketplace, recognized deficiencies in development and filled the gap with a good product!
Many-a-great software programmers cannot run a buisness. It sounds like you're headed down that path.
WE ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS--LISTEN TO US!
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JGUI said:
I have many customers use this program without problems. I'm too.
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Ough! Basically you're saying "Well, since I cannot reproduce the problems some of my customers are facing, and other customers have no problems at all, I will not look into the issues some of my customers came up with."
In other words, you're like an internet Service Provider's helpdesk who doesn't care about the 2% people who are having odd problems...
JGUI said:
I dont understand why should be a free. This is my time of working. And "time is a money".
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Ok, fair enough, but at least you should ask people their hard-earned money for a working product, and give then valuable feedback where needed.
JGUI said:
All my software has trial free versions. You can always test the trial version before you decide to pay. I think it's honour.
By the way, I made a few another freewares.
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guys...we should all just forget about phones profiles and move to PocketZenPhone instead...trust me, you WILL NOT EVER regret it...
one thing i love about PocketZenPhone is that although its a freeware, the author makes a point to fulfill wishes of users although he doesnt make a single cent in it, zendrui is a patient guy and comes out updates 1-2 weeks once and i can say it meets all his users basic needs...
try it to believe
http://zendrui.free.fr/
I've tried JGUI Phone Profiles and had no problems at all. And i liked it much more than ZenPhone personally.
So stop those childish flame wars and give it a try so U can judge this new version.
BTW. I havn't tried any previous versions so i have totally no idea about those problems U R writing about. This ver. looks like nice peace of software IMHO...
personally i love pocketzenphone; tried out phone profiles but it had a lot of loose screws. zenphone is not only free; it also works.
cheers
jarekt said:
I've tried JGUI Phone Profiles and had no problems at all. And i liked it much more than ZenPhone personally.
So stop those childish flame wars and give it a try so U can judge this new version.
BTW. I havn't tried any previous versions so i have totally no idea about those problems U R writing about. This ver. looks like nice peace of software IMHO...
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If you are talking about this version as " Windows Mobile Second Edition Version" Then you are a big liar because this version is not even available yet?
Hey guys, dont know if anyone has come across this yet but for those who havent it looks like there may be a new interface for your wm device. Its called Pointui but as yet theres not a lot of info just a youtube vid and some screen shots on flicker, the web site just shows a countdown to what apperes to be the new year but by the look of the screens it might be something to keep your eye on
Youtube link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pUBWYErW3s
Flicker link :http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
Web site :http://there-is-no-place-like-home.com/
I must say after having look at it, I'd be very intrested to try this out when its released. It looks very slick
WOW I'm surprised that there has been less buzz about this. I'm intrigued!
Yes, seems to be inspired by the iPhone but no proof to say its a Windows Mobile device?
Regards,
Carty..
If you click on the youtube uploaders username and look at the other vid you can see that its running on a Wizard
Wizard specs..
Processor: OMAP850 - 195Mhz
Memory: 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB of RAM
Should run fine on my Orbit !!
Interesting
Looks promising. I wonder if it is flash driven or C+ coded. A little strange how the video shows him sliding his finger to the right and the screen animation goes left?? That would drive me nuts!
Carty said:
Yes, seems to be inspired by the iPhone but no proof to say its a Windows Mobile device?
Regards,
Carty..
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...Also, you'll note very shortly into the demo the "Windows Mobile Settings" menu option...
I watched the video a couple of times and it seems to move very smoothly and quickly. I really like the way it works...........HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Thanks for the positive feedback. I'd say its more inspired by frustration of what I call Windows 3.11 Syndrome and poor excuses for performance because they have limited memory and slower cpus.
Never used an iPhone, sure looks nice. Not sure about user interaction consistency across all their apps which is something we hope to achieve with our framework.
Rest assured this is running on Windows Mobile. Unlike so many others we haven't forgotten those with Windows Mobile 2003.
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...Also, you'll note very shortly into the demo the "Windows Mobile Settings" menu option...
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Plus you can see "Windows Mobile" as the second option:
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And Active Sync as option two on this one:
Anyone else have any info on this project?
dorothyg07 said:
Thanks for the positive feedback. I'd say its more inspired by frustration of what I call Windows 3.11 Syndrome and poor excuses for performance because they have limited memory and slower cpus.
Never used an iPhone, sure looks nice. Not sure about user interaction consistency across all their apps which is something we hope to achieve with our framework.
Rest assured this is running on Windows Mobile. Unlike so many others we haven't forgotten those with Windows Mobile 2003.
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Wow--amazing ui. I share your frustration with the Win 3.11 syndrome but I hate that other people keep using the iPhone comparison. The iPhone is like a new puppy--everyone loves it because it's cute and could do simple things (email, web, music, movies, pictures, oh calls too). After awhile, then what? Everyone here can name 100 things their PDA/Phone can do more than the iPhone--except on tiny little thing....and that's doing it with style! Swipe here, roll there, flip here, touch there, whatever which way.
Pointui will complete my PDA and will probably get more people to buy a Win Mobile device now that it's balanced with usability and functionality. Thanks, can't wait for Jan 1.
Dorothy, can you give us any idea as to when you'll be offering this up to the public, and are you planning this as a freeware app or will you be charging for use?
simplicity05, the answers to your questions can be found at there-is-no-place-like-home.com
I checked that just a few hours ago and all it had was a timer counting down to the new year haha!
Oh My God. This looks so freaking sweet!
Im sure you guys have clicked it but heres the link to the pointui main site http://www.pointui.com/
Says it will be available for download as soon as the clock from no place like home reaches 0. Wooo.
If it runs that fast on a 195mhz device, thats great news. All these iPhone clones run slow on my 247mhz orbit (overclocked) ... so, looking forward to this one.
Im back again
Just watched this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRw1T-N5dic
Seems it uses the standard WM phone pad, which sucks, hope they do there own phone pad/full phone system thing. Also, wonder how the text messages/email is handles, hopefully not the standard WM outlook??? Any guys in the know about this?
The scrolling/changing screens by sliding your finger seems counter-intuitive. I like how on my touch I grab and pull to the side of the cube I want, this Pointui looks like it is grab and push towards the place you want to go, very awkward...
Other than that, it looks very interesting!
Actually I think that scrolling the finger to go to the next screen is really sleek and intuitive.
And the speed is amazing! Really smooth, even on a Wizard! OMFG! These guys know how to program
From the screenshots and video I only miss some antialiasing on some text (top text saying "telstra", and some text on the initial screen), and it would be great to integrate further apps into Home, like the phone and messages (read, write, send).
I think this will be, again, one of those applications that disappoint the moment I press one of the "system menu" buttons and end up in the WM6 menu without any transition.
Becaus then, it just doesn't make any sense... Man, being all happy that you can go through the menu with your finger just to find out that if you REALLY want to make system changes you have to use the old stylus again sucks.
I think all the iPhone cloning is a massive backleash...
HTC Home is a great plugin, I loved it from the moment i layed hands on it, not to mention that the skins the community here have made just added to the magic.
But, there were allways a few things that bummed me out about it, firstly that it doesnt fully support my new I780, sure i can run it at 96DPI, but i hate having to change my whole resolution just to run one plugin. Secondly, and this one has bothered me for a while even when i was using my tytn. The plugin just isnt customisable enough, you are limited to how many icons you can add, how many contacts you can add, you can't shift the tabs around the way you want them, it has a pretty standard layout. the only thing you can pretty much change is the skin. But then came along a new plugin that totaly blows HTC Home out of the water ....
It's called Hinavigator.
At first glance i thought, o no, here comes another htc home clone like pointui... boy was i wrong. With Hinavigator plugin i can change the tabs around as i want, i can add as many as i want, i can delete them as i want. I can put the clock on the home screen, can add the weather on the home screen with it, or icons for apps or contacts ... or i can put the weather into a seperate tab etc ... the options are endless.
And best of all, it fully supports the I780 with 320x320 resolution. I am running this plugin at 128DPI and from the screenshots you can see it runs very smooth and looks great.
Anyway, here are some screenshots, i only really use 3 tabs, but you can add as many as you want.
My home screen, I added both clock and weather on my front screen.
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My Applications screen, iv'e added a bunch of usefull system apps as well as my most common program i use :
Lastly my contacts screen, i havent had chance to add photo's so iv'e just put some icons there for the time being, nice things about contacts is that you can add up to 5000 contacts :
Anyway, this plugin really rocks ... maybe with some skins it will be even better, but at the current level i don't think HTC Home can even touch it.
it's only $10 and worth every penny.
here is the Homepage : http://www.ppclink.com/?ppclink=product&do=view&id=64
you can download the trial version from there.
What do you guys think ?
Reserved...
all I know a few days ago somebody said Samsung Today is the best today plugin
anyway, nice write up. There will always be newer and better home plugin as we have abundance of talented WM developers around so you never know there'll be better once elsewhere to be unveiled. the new touchxperience seems like a great tool!
Really this application is very nice I used it for 3 weeks and It caused NO problems at all
I been using this since the original release and I really like it.
However, the automatic weather update does not work as advertised.
It is now Aug 3 at 7:10 EST. The last update was Aug 2 at 3:40 PM EST. My setting is to update every hour!
See more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408282
JNGold said:
I been using this since the original release and I really like it.
However, the automatic weather update does not work as advertised.
It is now Aug 3 at 7:10 EST. The last update was Aug 2 at 3:40 PM EST. My setting is to update every hour!
See more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408282
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From what i read the dev's are aware of the autoupdate bug and said a fix will be out soon. you can manually update it, i mean how lazy can you be, its just a click of a button. Hardly a reason not to use it.
I love your theme/background. Can you post it please?
two problem that makes me uninstall immediately, unfortunatly.
1. photo contacts are not cropped properly. my contacts photo only show top left corner and hardly their face.
2. renders my 'ok' button useless...
aydc said:
I love your theme/background. Can you post it please?
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I have posted the wallpaper here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2481593#post2481593
raymerjacque said:
From what i read the dev's are aware of the autoupdate bug and said a fix will be out soon. you can manually update it, i mean how lazy can you be, its just a click of a button. Hardly a reason not to use it.
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That's not the point. If you pay for an application that says it does something, it SHOULD do it.
Like I said, I like the application but wish the auto update (which does not work as of 1.6) would work as advertised.
EDIT: I did notice the auto update would work if the weather was put on the home tab along with the time/clock. However, when weather is on a separate tab, it does not work and update as the settings suggest.
Can I make it use WeatherPanel instead of it's own weather app?
MOBGangsta184 said:
Can I make it use WeatherPanel instead of it's own weather app?
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Yes. You can disable(delete) HiNavigators weather tab and use weather panel. However, you will need to use whatever space is left on your today screen since HiNavigator doesn't pull in other plugins.
Oh =/ , I meant can I integrate weatherpanel into HiNavigator but I guess I can't.
o it makes sense now. i have my weather panel as part of my home screen so i guess that is why i dont have the auto update bug.
but come on, be a bit realistic, this program is new and has very few bugs for such a young program. you cant expect it to be bug free. even htc home has bugs and its ancient.
for the time being you can manualy click the update button or put your weather onto home screen, its just pure laziness if you use that as an excuse not to use the software at all. auto update for weather is a very minor bug in my opinion.
thanks a lot. That´s what im looking for. Much beter than htc home and better ans easy than battery status.
If i could remove new e-mails and mms shortcuts, and use backlight control...it would be perfect!
great software, after tried for three days and email ppclink, i have purchased it. Worth every penny. wish they will support finger design for Task Manager as iPhone style.
what we actualy need is a few people with some creative talent to make some nice skins for Hinavigator
the default skin is pretty cool, but would be nice to have a variety...
the only Interface i will be needing : TouchXperience i am so pumped up about it..
When it has Weather support for my city, maybe i'll think about buying it. Until then it's a no go!!
That TouchXperiance looks super tight.
Hi, all.
I'd like to introduce Dorothy, an Internet Browser for Windows Mobile 6/6.1.
In fact, I'm one of the developers of this browser.
It's a stand-alone, webkit-based browser.
We tested it on HTC HD/Diamond, Sony Ericsson X1i, and Samsung Omnia.
We started the closed beta program a few weeks ago.
You can join at http://www.dorothybrowser.com .
I hope you enjoy the Internet browsing with Dorothy.
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All the bests,
Daniel W. Kim.
i am only downloading because i really like the name.
They call it a 'service,' so perhaps they use their servers to transcode websites before sending them to the phone? If so, it's in the same vein as Opera Mini, Opera Turbo and Bolt Browser.
I hope it's not the case.
i too love the name
josefcrist said:
i am only downloading because i really like the name.
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shame i have just move to android
Soaa- said:
They call it a 'service,' so perhaps they use their servers to transcode websites before sending them to the phone? If so, it's in the same vein as Opera Mini, Opera Turbo and Bolt Browser.
I hope it's not the case.
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It does not use any proxy server. It's stand alone.
Oh sweet! I can't wait to test it then. If it really is three times faster than Opera, this could be one killer browser.
I already registered, har har. :3
Update: got the download link! I'm excited.
Interesting. Only basics, but fast. I miss only text wrapping (now it's hard to read anything) and tabbed brwosing. I like rendering - it's fast on start, it's fast when scolling, it's fast when exitting. I can't save my homepage in settings.
Interesting yeah. Not quite the three times faster than Opera Mobile as advertised, but further developments would be fun to watch.
Will we get updates by email?
Soaa- said:
Interesting yeah. Not quite the three times faster than Opera Mobile as advertised, but further developments would be fun to watch.
Will we get updates by email?
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Dorothy already has automatic update feature in it. You can see the update dialogue if there is any update. (The dialogue appears once a day if the update is available.) And we are planning to send e-mail notifications for updates.
We are now in the closed beta phase, that is, we are adding new features, fixing bugs, and changing things. Your suggestion or feedback will be very helpful. Please feel free to suggest.
I'm still waiting for their email with the download...
Really looking forward to trying it!
My email went in the spam box-check there.
Nice browser. I like the blue skin. It's not as fast as mini 4.2, but is on par with ucweb6 and opera 9.7. It needs settings and a full screen mode. Definitely a keeper.
Pages seem to render faster than Opera Mobile 9.5, actually. The issue is that they aren't updated to the screen properly. For example, when I navigate from one page to another, while the new page is loading, I still see the previous page, but if I scroll while it's loading, it renders the new parts without updating the section that's still painted with the old page.
Definitely a keeper. Needs more work on usability features, such as kinetic scrolling, better zooming and text reflow. Good job guys!
Oh, by the way, I use an HTC Touch Diamond. VGA screen.
Somebody registered but didn't get an e-mail?
Please let me know if you can't find any e-mail from "Dorothy" even in the spam box.
Maybe we should modify the e-mail sender module
contact e-mail: [email protected]
And, on the other hand, yes,
we are working on that page update bug.
Hey! Thanks for the update. I just sent an email to the feedback address so all of your team can see it. I also included a couple more concerns, I think.
In any case, it's pretty awesome to have yet another quality browser enter the WinMo market. We'll see how the competition plays out. Best of luck to everyone? Haha~
wow this is really a keeper! it really loads pages fast, even got more speed than opera mini on my device (touch pro 2)! needs a full screen mode though... and sometimes i get minor rendering issues( grey boxes here and there)
will keep an eye out for updates!
same here with the email - not spam folder no email, unfortunately.
Is there a QVGA version of this?
Thanks,
Bernard
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Is there a QVGA version of this?
Thanks,
Bernard
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Not yet
We are preparing resolution independent version.
When can I expect to get my email?
I really like it!
On touch HD the rendering is fast and accurate, also compared to Iris it seems that the page better follows the finger gesture (more fluid movement).
Compared to opera, It better supports Iphone websites thanks to webkit.
Impressive first attempt.
Like everybody else I'd like to see features like:
- Fullscreen (I really don't need to see windows top bar when surfing, and the address bar could be hidden the same way the bottom bar is hidden: just leaving a back button and an extend bar button maybe?)
- Zoom (I'd like not to have to scroll left and right when I zoom on iphone websites, could we chose the canvas size like in Opera? or have options like in Iris Mobile, Desktop, Column...)
- Kinetic scrolling (Everybody is really used to it, even if I also like the opera mini way were scrolling on the page is twice as fast as scrolling the finger - this one can be implemented easily I guess if kinetic takes too much time for now allowing for faster scrolling)
- Remember passwords (in safe and secure way of course)
Also question: What is the option at the right in the bottom bar with a + and a t?
Anyway thanks, really happy to see things moving on WM side of browsing, funny to see the new IE struggling compared to the competition...
Hi to All and specifically to Singaporeans,
Do you live in Singapore and are quite peeved that you cant read straits times in your Windows Mobile handset?
Well this is the app for you. With UI similar to metro, it allows you to read full articles without the need to visit Straits Times' website on your phone.
Now with offline reading capabilities for your transit needs!
The app needs CF3.5 and is created with the help of the excellent sliderlist by Obelix_A
Current Features
- read full articles available from StraitsTimes.com Free
- view pictures and captions related to the articles
- change font size for articles
- offline syncing
- low-bandwidth mode (by displaying images only when articles are read)
- auto updater
Planned Features
- reading of articles from a specific date
- bookmarking articles
Known Bugs/Issues
- application is known to crash for Omnia2 and OmniaPro devices, upon a selection of a section
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download fromhttp://appslah.com/stmobile.cab Version 0.694
i would appreciate feedback and feature-requests.
GOOD JOB!
I'm SO downloading this.
thanks for the support
Some initial comments and thoughts about this app:
- The tick at the top right feels naturally clickable. I guess that's because to the average windows phone user, that top right has always either been an "OK" or a "X" so it's somewhat natural to assume whatever icon is on the top right is clickable
- The physics of the flow of the menu items are very very sensitive. If I drag them for a distance equivalent to half of my screen height, they disappear for quite some time before they bounce back. It is also kind of laggy. I understand alot of this has to do with windows mobile OS itself, so I'm not blaming you on this. This is really a good UI effort.
Otherwise this application feels way beyond good comparing with the average windows mobile application. Its metro-like UI is REALLY appealing for a change for my windows mobile device. All functions are working great and browsing the news is a pleasure.
Definitely recommend this app to any windows mobile users in Singapore. I'm gonna spread this app to some friends and partners of mine in Microsoft. I'm sure they will be impressed with this! Good work!
Tested on: HTC Touch Diamond 2 (Topaz) running Windows Mobile 6.5
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Some initial comments and thoughts about this app:
- The tick at the top right feels naturally clickable. I guess that's because to the average windows phone user, that top right has always either been an "OK" or a "X" so it's somewhat natural to assume whatever icon is on the top right is clickable
ahhh its the sync icon. will display some other icon instead of the tick in next releases... did not occur to be since i been using 6.5.3 for some time
- The physics of the flow of the menu items are very very sensitive. If I drag them for a distance equivalent to half of my screen height, they disappear for quite some time before they bounce back. It is also kind of laggy. I understand alot of this has to do with windows mobile OS itself, so I'm not blaming you on this. This is really a good UI effort.
did not really got to test it with resistive devices. But much of the credit for the physics of the slider goes to Obenix. I think he has done a great job with that wonderful control. i would refer to him on the matter of being able to lower the sensitivity for non capacitive models
Otherwise this application feels way beyond good comparing with the average windows mobile application. Its metro-like UI is REALLY appealing for a change for my windows mobile device. All functions are working great and browsing the news is a pleasure. Perhaps an addition of font size option perhaps in the forms of + or - will be good.
i was hugely inspired and loved metro UI when it came out. was around the same time when i was designing the backend, so heck decided it should follow the WP7 design elements.
The A + or - was orignially a feature request from 'wm007' of mobinauts, credits to him for that idea. Will follow your advice and add the option to change the font size for all other windows in the next release as well. thanks
Definitely recommend this app to any windows mobile users in Singapore. I'm gonna spread this app to some friends and partners of mine in Microsoft. I'm sure they will be impressed with this! Good work!
lol chris chin knows about it, am waiting for market place approval before i proceed to submit the other local news outlets apps (unoffical)
Tested on: HTC Touch Diamond 2 (Topaz) running Windows Mobile 6.5
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Most of the best pillars of this app would not be without the input or ideas of fellow users. thanks once again for the input.
oh ya, and here is the app compared against other variants on other platforms:
I have tried it on Omnia II and the application is well designed but abit of laggyness in scrolling up and down in the tiles section and the stories text section, if u reach the very end of the text, and overscrolls it, it will take a while to jump back to the text area. Overall i find the application simple and light
Btw, i noe the app through aeronex haha...
Wow! Great! Haha I guess the developers network for Windows Mobile in Singapore is indeed quite small! ^^ I know of several other windows mobile developers also working with not only Chris but also many other peeps in Microsoft.
In any case, The HD2 has the most capable processor, so I'm not entirely sure if it's a very fair test, but I can definitely vouch that this user interface is the best I've seen. I love it!
Apologies about the font + and - actually. I just realized that your app already has the small and big "A"s which in my opinion is more than enough. Very strange I missed that just now, apologies ^^
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Wow! Great! Haha I guess the developers network for Windows Mobile in Singapore is indeed quite small! ^^ I know of several other windows mobile developers also working with not only Chris but also many other peeps in Microsoft.
lol ismael? he seems quite busy with WP7 these days
In any case, The HD2 has the most capable processor, so I'm not entirely sure if it's a very fair test, but I can definitely vouch that this user interface is the best I've seen. I love it!
the only other wm i have is a LGKS20, it has the bounce lag issue. Also the part where the screen is QVGA and cannot "sense" the clicks on tiles. news loading times are averge. lol will do a comparison with all 4 devices next time
Apologies about the font + and - actually. I just realized that your app already has the small and big "A"s which in my opinion is more than enough. Very strange I missed that just now, apologies ^^neh, its ok. i kinda feel the news list needs it too... i personally find that font big... others says its small.... might as well leave it customizable per user
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CNA app also done. will PM you when i have a beta of it ready
hazeline said:
I have tried it on Omnia II and the application is well designed but abit of laggyness in scrolling up and down in the tiles section and the stories text section, if u reach the very end of the text, and overscrolls it, it will take a while to jump back to the text area. Overall i find the application simple and light
Btw, i noe the app through aeronex haha...
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i am glad its working for you. i am still trying to find a permanent fix for my other samsung users who face the "outofmemoryexception". Do let me know if the app hangs for your device or what nots errors. So far this problem seems peculiar to the two samsung devices only.
Okae. Yeah, Ismael. The other Chris ^^
lol ya
anyhow, on a side note, got a nice email with some good news from microsoft this morning
Great! All the best for that!
ops, haha after the second try of the app and after i click on a news title to load a full story, i experienced a out of memory exception, it will go on and on even if i restart the application. Would you want the error details?
haha not to worry, am looking into that issue. hope to get it sorted out by this weekend
Congratulations on being featured on the frontpage! Read it on the twitter widget on my nexus this afternoon!
lol did not know until you informed me bro. wow, XDA is as supportive as what i always heard them to be. Thanks
Ooooops... this should be on the general apps forum instead of TOPAZ forum???
DLing....
Think there's more than one thread about this ^^
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Think there's more than one thread about this ^^
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yea, did not know the best way to find sg winmo users here... so resorted to that