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First name first not surname

Does anyone know how to do this within the contacts? Personally I would like the option to look up contacts via first name etc.
Also, does anyone know how to sync with a Motorola V3?
Thanks in advance.
Crash.

Workaround
A workaround:
Open each contact in Outlook, and change the "Store as" value..
(Default is "Surname, firstname")
Then save contact and move along to the next one..
A pain in the a** if you have a lot of contacts..
There might be some tools out there though..

What about a solution WithOUT the outlook workAround?

you can save the persons whole name under one section. eg first name 'steve dibs' last name ......
just click the down facing triangle then enter the name in one of the sections.
Speedn
ps i feel your pain

Or use a different PIM, most give you the sort option in there contact list

it's probably not what you want i know but i gave up with contacts list when i got this app from this site ,it is a fantastic little app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11120

perhaps someone who is good with reg hacks might beable to help
i was told this would be an area to look in for changing the last name first name lay out of contacts in my Imate jam
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AddrBook
however i know extremely little about changing registy items.
set Display name in Contacts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\contact\cproghook]
"FL"-> Set 0 if LastName then FirstName, 1 if FirstName then LastName
this was apparantly one for changing the display for another device
so i was kind of looking for something similar but it eludes me
any help would be most welcome by alot of people id reckon, me for sure anyway.
comments about switching contacts managers are unwelcome....i havent found another which i feel intergrates well.
thanks
Speedn

Try this...
http://discussion.brighthand.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79834

Try this...
http://discussion.brighthand.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79834

Re: Try this...
davehutch said:
http://discussion.brighthand.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79834
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excellent! not quite what i was after in terms of usage, but does the required function
"FileAsFL.arm.CAB v 1.0" is the cab to get it in the ver last post.
doesnt actually automatically change the way it displays the name, however it does let you change the way it is viewed after an entry has been made. so after you enter the name you need to select it and choose file as from the tools menu in contacts....or just "ctrl A" to select all then change the file as from tools menu.
very nice simple work around.
thanks
Speedn

http://www.shubaroo.com a Norwegian site has made this little program http://www.shubaroo.com/Kontaktfiks_ppc_installer_v1.2.CAB
Install it and open the KontaktFiks from your program folder
Do as in the picture, and that will fiks all yor current contacts to "First Middle LastName"

@Bosjo
does that program make all new entries file correctly as well?
Speedn

No, only the ones that are in the Adress book.

Do you guys want me to make an english version of this program?
Øystein
www.shubaroo.com

An English version would be greatly appreciated

Amon-X said:
An English version would be greatly appreciated
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Same here

English version is available for download at www.shubaroo.com
The new version also gives you the opportunity to add the Company name to the File As field. It will then file the contacts as: "Firstname Middlename Lastname (Companyname)".
The new version will only run on WM 5.0 devices. Both Pocket PC's and SmartPhones.
Øystein

t0flus said:
English version is available for download at www.shubaroo.com
The new version also gives you the opportunity to add the Company name to the File As field. It will then file the contacts as: "Firstname Middlename Lastname (Companyname)".
The new version will only run on WM 5.0 devices. Both Pocket PC's and SmartPhones.
Øystein
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Hi, There is any registry patch that allow only to change the display ?
leelouch (HTC P3600 - S300+)

I have the same frustration and created my own program to fix the contacts, even allowing for your own custom formats and using the Company Name field. I hope you find it helpful!
wargolet.com/wm6/

Indic Unicode problem in Windows Mobile OS

Hi, I'm having problem reading Tamil Unicode fonts in WM OS. Any help reading Indic languages in WM Devices.

Unicode in Internet Explorer
Hi,
Me also facing the problem while viewing a website with Tamil or other UNICODE languages in Internet Explorer. I installed Unicode fonts using CETuner and changed the Internet Explorer setting to UNICODE. But yet seeing BOXES only. Please help.
Thanks.

I have a java application that is designed to display Hindi languade, but all I see is boxes.... What do I need to do to display Hindi script ??

hi,
i'm also trying to view and hopefully input an indic font - punjabi. i'm running wm6.1 on a htc diamond. at the moment i'm seeing squares.
will continue googling to find an answer.
ps - fraglimit, this might interest u:
abhishekkant.net/2008/09/how-to-make-your-windows-mobile-speak.html

I hv tried earlier successfully, Hindi, Marathi and Gujrati.Not sure for others as I do not have the right fonts.It works like this :
-Take the fonts and copy in /Windows Folder(or windoes/Fonts folder)
- Reboot the PPC
- Go to IE, then Menu>tools>options
- Select Unicode(UTF-8)
-comeback and view any hindi or regeional website, u shd see the content and not just the squares.
Same in worD Excel.
Set the font to the regeional one of yr choice.U can use normal keyboard to key in the letters..might need little bit of practice, but it works

hdubli said:
I hv tried earlier successfully, Hindi, Marathi and Gujrati.Not sure for others as I do not have the right fonts.It works like this :
-Take the fonts and copy in /Windows Folder(or windoes/Fonts folder)
- Reboot the PPC
- Go to IE, then Menu>tools>options
- Select Unicode(UTF-8)
-comeback and view any hindi or regeional website, u shd see the content and not just the squares.
Same in worD Excel.
Set the font to the regeional one of yr choice.U can use normal keyboard to key in the letters..might need little bit of practice, but it works
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And where can I download the fonts?

Jagroop Singh said:
hi,
i'm also trying to view and hopefully input an indic font - punjabi. i'm running wm6.1 on a htc diamond. at the moment i'm seeing squares.
will continue googling to find an answer.
ps - fraglimit, this might interest u:
abhishekkant.net/2008/09/how-to-make-your-windows-mobile-speak.html
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Hi Jagroop... thanks. I've checked out that link, however the site is under construction!!

Hindi in HTC Touch
Hi Friends,
Thanks to eyron for developing this.
Use the following link/Download the Attached Cab File.
Run and Register to activate the Software.
Activation is Free...
http://www.eyron.in/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx
Prakash

it doesn't work on windows mobile v6.1
says 'This is not supported on this platform type'..

Do we have a definite solution for this now.
i am also facing the same problem on my HTC TILT 2.
The mobile is not displaying Indian fonts. Instead it just displays boxes. Annoying
I would really appreciate any help on this.

Prevent application being terminated automatically?

Sorry if this is not a ROM question but this forum is my last hope:
Ever so often it happens that an application in the background is silently terminated, because Windows Mobile needs the memory for new tasks. AFAIK this is part of the internal memory management that is supposed to keep us users from needing to terminate an application manually.
This is making me crazy!!!
Example: Sometimes I am writing a long reply to a topic in a forum, e.g. in Opera Mobile. I have some other websites open and mediaplayer running. Everything is fine. Then an SMS comes in and I open it to read. When I am trying to get back to Opera to finish the reply to the forum...it is gone! Terminated by the OS! All the typing for nothing.
Same happens with e.g. an IRC instant messenger in the background...all the conversation: gone!
So if anyone PLEASE knows a way to start applications so that WM is not able to terminate them automatically, or if there is a way to tell WM to ask before closing them (like it was with Windows CE 2.0) then please tell me!
I know one can start apps as services on boot by integrating them in registry key HKLM\Init, but then they are open from the beginning even if I do not need them at that time.
Any help much appreciated!

Has any solution been found?
Has any solution been found? I've the same problem on my Omnia.

same problem on my touch pro...

I suspect I'm having this issue with Touch Diamond 2. Would appreciate any suggestions...?
I'm struggling to keep Modaco NoData running which, as you'll understand, is a bit of a problem.

Embedded PDF

Hey guys... and girls.. (hopefully we do have some here...)
I'm in search of a pdf reader/internet browser which is capable to recognize EMBEDDED PDF and either offers to download them or open it directly in browser.
To give you an insight of my motivation:
The pages of my university do not ask you to download the pdf files. It creates them JIT if you ask for e.g. your grades... and then opens the PDF Plugin in Browser to show them.. so you neither are asked to download the pdf.. nor is the end of the link .pdf
As a result my android phone (HTC Magic 32A with 2.1 Hero Rom Smoki 0.7.5) only shows a blank screen... unfortunately the *censured*Phone ( I think you know what kind of product I am talking about) has the capability to recognize and open the embedded PDF in browser.. so I always have to borrow one for short time, if I don't have a pc with me...
I hope, that somebody maybe knows a solution or can point me into the right direction or knows why it's not possible on Android...
Thx in advance..

[REQ] HTC HD2 - Personnal Bottun

I searched on the xda Forum, but i found nothing, so i decided to create this request post.
I search an application, to have a shortcut to to do what i want.
For example : If for the moment i use a lot games, i want that when i touch the shortcut of this application, i go in the folder of my games.
And, if the next week i look a lot of te TV, hwen i touch the shortcut of this application, my TV application opens.
Because i have already my favorites applications, contacts, games or other things in shortcut, but some other application are my favorite just during a moment, a day, a weekend or a week.
So i will not create a shortcut everytime, i prefere to have just one shortcut, and edit it easily.
I hope someone will help me to find it, if this application exists.
And if it does not exist, i hope someone can create it, with for exemple a name like HD2 Personnal Button.