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I was on Twitter, and people were discussing some of the biggies of Windows Mobile 7, with some rumors and all.
One of the things mentioned was hand gestures. I was curious about this, and thought about my Fuze's ambient light sensor, so I thought I'd give this a shot
It's proof of concept, but what do you guys think?
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_JAFskYwME
Nice work!!!
Impressive! I see you're using only vertical gestures in the video but I suppose horizontal gestures would be possible too?
It looks like this is running on Windows Mobile 6.5 with TF3D2? I don't know if that effects things - I'm on stock WinMo 6.1 with TF3D1 but would be interested in trying out something like this. I'm a noob at serious development but I'd be happy to help test if at all needed.
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Impressive! I see you're using only vertical gestures in the video but I suppose horizontal gestures would be possible too?
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Well, it's complicated. I'm going to work on designing some more gestures, but all the device can see is that SOMETHING went over it, it can't tell direction, size, etc. So really it's a pattern issue.
kryptech said:
It looks like this is running on Windows Mobile 6.5 with TF3D2? I don't know if that effects things - I'm on stock WinMo 6.1 with TF3D1 but would be interested in trying out something like this. I'm a noob at serious development but I'd be happy to help test if at all needed.
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Windows Mobile 6.5.3, using HTC Sense. However, none of that really matters, because it is simply simulating key press's.
I'll work on it a bit today, and hopefully release a build with more than one gesture, for people to play with.
Cheers!
Here's a zip file with the EXE and DLL in it, copy them onto your device and run them.
It's glitchy, and BY NO MEANS ready for normal use, but it's a pretty good Proof of Concept.
http://windowsphonehacker.jaxbot.com/files/Gestures.zip
I gave this a try but didn't have much success. A few times (maybe 4 or 5) it did move as though up/down were pressed but I wasn't able to find a way to duplicate it. I tried different lighting, speeds, and directions but to no effect. I've tinkered with the sensitivity too.
Is there any particular place to which these 2 files should be copied? I had them in a folder in \Program Files\ and also \Windows\
I do have the KforTouchPro_v1.0.0.3 driver installed so I can make the hard keys. (showthread.php?p=2791652). I don't know if this would make a difference.
My Touch Pro is a CDMA phone with Telus up in Canada, FYI.
kryptech said:
I gave this a try but didn't have much success. A few times (maybe 4 or 5) it did move as though up/down were pressed but I wasn't able to find a way to duplicate it. I tried different lighting, speeds, and directions but to no effect. I've tinkered with the sensitivity too.
Is there any particular place to which these 2 files should be copied? I had them in a folder in \Program Files\ and also \Windows\
I do have the KforTouchPro_v1.0.0.3 driver installed so I can make the hard keys. (showthread.php?p=2791652). I don't know if this would make a difference.
My Touch Pro is a CDMA phone with Telus up in Canada, FYI.
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As I said, it's highly proof of concept and extremely hard to use. I have a higher success rate, simply because I know all the timings.
Where you copy doesn't matter, I like mid-sensitivity and a wave that allows my arm to fully block out light for a one-half to one-fourth of a second.
I'll try some more with it then. Actually, it was a bit annoying because my mom saw me waving my hands over the phone and when she tried it responded right away! But she wasn't able to get it to work a second time...
As I understand, I just run gesture.exe then I can open another program (like TouchFlo or the program folder) and then your program will emulate key presses as it detects the correct shadow patterns.
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I'll try some more with it then. Actually, it was a bit annoying because my mom saw me waving my hands over the phone and when she tried it responded right away! But she wasn't able to get it to work a second time...
As I understand, I just run gesture.exe then I can open another program (like TouchFlo or the program folder) and then your program will emulate key presses as it detects the correct shadow patterns.
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Yes, that is how it works. On the screen (after opening Gesture.exe), there's some numbers, Cur and Avg. What range are they in? It might be too dark where you are for it to see a difference.
Any update on this?
Ty
madsurfer1 said:
Any update on this?
Ty
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I've been a little preoccupied lately (school...), but so far it seems it's a bit too unpredictable. Not to mention it requires a lot of light.
I'll mess around with it and see if I can't get some better results.
Hello community,
this week I've released my new app. With this app you can control PowerPoint and OpenOffice presentations. And the best: this app is for free!
Here are some features:
-presentation preview on your phone
-notes supported
-easy to setup
-no installation on your PC required
-excellent documentation
-supports all screen sizes
-multilingual
I would be very happy about some feedback.
Please visit my homepage for the download links, a description and an example. There you'll probably find all information.
Homepage
Thank you very much!
Works well on HTC Wildfire. It has a few bugs though:
Main page of application doesn't fit 100%. The last line: Connection: Wi-fi doesn't fit 100% on screen. It's readable, but if you make the image 1-3% smaller it would fit.
When in presentation, the Top overview of 3 sheets is buggy. Sometimes I need to press the middle one to go to next sheet, sometimes i need the right one.
The buttons are working, also sliding the main sheet to go to next one works fine.
Although, great Application.
Tested on Linux Mint 64 bit and HTC Wildfire @ 2.2.1 stock over wifi.
Couldn't connect over 3G, could be port issue.
Wow, thanks for these detailed feedback. That helps a lot
I could not test it on Linux, yet, so I am happy that it worked for you. Also I will correct these mistakes.
You've mentioned the top overview. No that is not a bug, what you have explained. If you press a special picture, the presentation jumps to this page. If you scroll, the presentation does nothing until you select a picture. Or did I understand you wrong?
You are right, over 3G does not work and yes, it is a port issue.
Thank you very much!
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Wow, thanks for these detailed feedback. That helps a lot
I could not test it on Linux, yet, so I am happy that it worked for you. Also I will correct these mistakes.
You've mentioned the top overview. No that is not a bug, what you have explained. If you press a special picture, the presentation jumps to this page. If you scroll, the presentation does nothing until you select a picture. Or did I understand you wrong?
You are right, over 3G does not work and yes, it is a port issue.
Thank you very much!
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At top I'm seeing 3 small images. I thought the left one was previous sheet, middle one is sheet that is showing at the moment and right sheet is next sheet.
But while testing: Pressing middle one "opened" current sheet and pressing right one opened next sheet.
OR
Pressing middle one opened next sheet, and pressing right one the one next to middle. So if current was no. 10, pressing the middle opened no. 11, and if current view was no. 10 and I pressed right it opened no. 12.
Don't know if that's a bug, but it seemed to be like one. But I can live with buttons, sliding to go to next/previous sheet
I've tried it myself and you are right. That's definitely a bug. I'll fix that in the next version. Thank you
how to I run that .jar file?
Open it with JAVA (scroll down on my homepage, I made a screenshot).
You can also open it with the command line. On Windows hit start, type "cmd". Navigate to the folder, where you have saved the .jar file (or put it on your Desktop and type in the command window "cd Desktop"). After that type "java -jar FreePowerPointRemote_PC.jar".
This entire block does the same like opening it with JAVA.
Does that work for you?
in the command line windows, it says java is not recognized. to i need to install anything beforehand? i do have java 6 on my pc
This can happen, you haven't set the JAVA HOME variable, yet. I had this issue a lot in the past and it is really annoying. Please google for a solution, there a very short and simple tutorials to fix that.
However, if you have installed JAVA the easiest way to open this .jar is to right click on it and choose "open with". If JAVA is not listed, then select "choose a standard program" at the botton. The path for java.exe is in my case "C:\\programs\java\jre6\bin\java.exe". Select this .exe file and open the .jar.
I think that is very easy and a better solution for most people than the command line.
Did that work?
Opened with Java.exe and nothing appeared. Is there any way you can make an exe file?
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@handsomeboy1702: I've tried it, but I got problems with the tool Launch4j. I would be very happy if somebody could help me.
You can also try out the javaw.exe (in the same folder like java.exe). Maybe that works. The last thing you could do is setting the JAVA HOME environment variable.
@fifarunnerr: I've corrected these mistakes, an update to version 1.0.1 is out. Thanks again!
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@fifarunnerr: I've corrected these mistakes, an update to version 1.0.1 is out. Thanks again!
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Updated and they're fixed
But I've found another bug. If there are 5 "elements" on one sheet(e.g. list, and one click shows next item in list) the application thinks it goes to next sheet but it just shows another item from list on the same sheet. I guess that one is harder to fix.
Workaround is filling in the Java application it has more sheets it's working, but not as it should.
I think the bug is that in initializing the sheets it goes always to next sheet, but at presentation itself it clicks(?). If it clicks it goes to next sheet or shows another item from list.
fifarunnerr said:
Updated and they're fixed
But I've found another bug. If there are 5 "elements" on one sheet(e.g. list, and one click shows next item in list) the application thinks it goes to next sheet but it just shows another item from list on the same sheet. I guess that one is harder to fix.
Workaround is filling in the Java application it has more sheets it's working, but not as it should.
I think the bug is that in initializing the sheets it goes always to next sheet, but at presentation itself it clicks(?). If it clicks it goes to next sheet or shows another item from list.
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I have already implemented a workaround. You can enable in the menu the extra button. They tell the PC to go to the next page, but your phone does not make an update (the button send the same command like wiping the main picture to the left or right). It may happen that you get out of sync with the PC. For that you can long press the main picture and the PC updates itself.
Maybe you want to take a look in my documentation, I've mentioned that point in the presentation control part.
I don't have an other idea for a workaround. Using more sheets doesn't work, because the gallery on the top isn't correct anymore.
Thanks again for the suggestion, I hope this helps.
I just wanted to mention, that I've released version 2.0.0. The app now supportes notes. Please read the instruction on my homepage.
Thanks
I found that notes cannot be displayed with my Office 2010, is that only open office is supported yet?
How to set Java Path
handsomeboy1702 said:
in the command line windows, it says java is not recognized. to i need to install anything beforehand? i do have java 6 on my pc
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@handsomeboy1702
You need to set your Java path. Right Click My Computer--> Advanced-->Environment Vaiables-->In system variables, enter values for following variables.
The values must match your Java Installation directory. So change them accordingly.
JAVA_HOME
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_01
CLASSPATH
%JAVA_HOME%\lib
PATH
%JAVA_HOME%\bin
Hope it helps.
Pls if you could rate me and Thank me if my reply is helping you
If still any issues, mail me.
Thanks'
Atul Bansal
LibreOffice
Hi,
I was wondering if it support LibreOffice? If not, will it?
Thx for your job
v XenOn v, I "discovered" this app through the announcement on the xda-developers home page (and the tweet from them, of course.)
One thing you may not be aware of -- WiFi tethering, if the phone has it -- works wonderfully! Great for places where there is no WiFi infrastructure, or poor 3G connectivity, or both.
Thank you for a terrific app! No need for long distance mice any longer!!!
I've tried it too.
When initialized the file, it can make the program not responding.
Could you make this application can run in landscape mode? So when the android phone rotates to landscape, the application also rotates automatically to landscape view.
The notes which should be seen under the slide preview is not appear in my Samsung Galaxy Ace. Is this a bug? If you think it is not, please tell me how to make the notes appear.
My suggestion, maybe you can make the toggle button appear as default.
The last from me, could you make the slide preview bigger?
I think this is enough to make this application much better. I really interested in this apps because it easy to bring than wireless remote.
Please let me know when you have made the next version of this application.
I really appreciate to you and this application. Thanks for your work to develop this application.
it's very fun app
it just hook input and covert to left, right key
so it will run all other application if you not want the preveiw (i try it for foxit reader, firefox, ie8)
it very useful
So far, I love almost everything about Mango. But there's one thing that's pissing me off. It used to be that you could start a download and just keep right on browsing. I found this VASTLY superior to the experience of the marketplace on iPhone, where you choose an app to install and it dumps out of the market.
Unfortunately, the new Marketplace on WP7 does exactly what the iPhone app store does now, and it sucks. SUCKS! Is there any way to revert it to the old behavior? Of all the features to parrot from iOS, this was the worst!
I think there's no way to revert the old function in Mango. But I think you just have to hit "back" one time to go back to the market? I will try it
Edit: Hitting "back" one time works fine for me In my opinion it's not really annoying.
Yes, back button is a quick workaround. I was annoyed also, but as I don't install a lot of apps at once, this is only annoying at the first configuration.
iOS has back button?
It annoys me a lot more the dissapear of the "tabs" button in the web browser than this.
Just hit the back arrow, it's not that big of a deal.
I'm not sure if iOS / iPhone has got a back button
Wait?! On NoDo there was a button for the "tabs", right? And now we have to slide up the menu and click on it. Am I right?
No, of course no iOS devices have a back button, that's common knowledge. This IS a big deal though, when you factor in that Zune STILL can't simply backup your apps for easy reinstall, making it a giant hassle to get all your apps back. Now it's made worse because you have to back straight up again. Still not as bad as iOS, but definitely a step in the WRONG direction.
I agree about the tabs in IE; the new way to get to them is lame.
I must say I don't tend to install 10 apps at a time, so pressing back if i need to add a second one is not an issue at all.
In other words I think this is a step in the right direction
Personal choice I guess ... but imho nothing to start an entire thread on ..
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No, of course no iOS devices have a back button, that's common knowledge. This IS a big deal though, when you factor in that Zune STILL can't simply backup your apps for easy reinstall, making it a giant hassle to get all your apps back. Now it's made worse because you have to back straight up again. Still not as bad as iOS, but definitely a step in the WRONG direction.
I agree about the tabs in IE; the new way to get to them is lame.
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If you install your app via Zune, it'll automaically installed when you reflashed / hard reset your phone.
Nope, not a single app I'd installed from Zune automatically reinstalled. On top of that, if you *didn't* install it from Zune to begin with, you can't install it from Zune at all--EVER. It's locked out. No choice but to do it from the phone ad infinitum.
So far I'm loving 95% of Mango, but it's not without its missteps, unfortunately. I agree it's not usually a HUGE deal to have to press the back button, but it's still a step in the wrong direction. Android marketplace has it right, and Windows Phone marketplace used to.
There's another thing which is absolutely broken. You can't reinstall anything from Zune. If you try, it will tell you it's already installed and the install button is greyed out.
People have different tastes, I get it. You might say the back button is a big plus in usability compared to ios.
But I think on ios they rarely screw this kind of functionality.
maybe they haven't update their zune or marketplace according to mango.
I read an article from Microsoft about this before, if i recall correctly, the reason why it dumps you to the application list is to show you where you can find your app once it was installed.
People were not aware of where their app was located once they hit install in the Marketplace. You hit install, the progress bar appears, and then once its done, the app simply disappears with no indication as to where it went. People were confused by this behavior. By visually showing people that their app was being installed into the application list, they now know exactly where to find their app, and they can also launch the app once it is done installing/downloading. Same thing with games, people were not finding the game they installed, so now it shows you that its in the Games hub.
In my opinion, this method is more intuitive. An option to disable it would be nice, because I know where my apps are going, but I think for most people, this method makes more sense and is more fluid.
The upside is that you can simply press back to get back to the marketplace. Another positive is the fact that you can now launch your app immediately as it finishes, instead of having to back out all the way start screen, then swiping to the right. I'm sure most people install apps one at a time, rather than a whole bunch at once, so in the long run, this method makes much more sense.
andycted said:
There's another thing which is absolutely broken. You can't reinstall anything from Zune. If you try, it will tell you it's already installed and the install button is greyed out.
People have different tastes, I get it. You might say the back button is a big plus in usability compared to ios.
But I think on ios they rarely screw this kind of functionality.
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The back button is a HUGE deal and makes an incredible difference over any iDevice. I'm all about different tastes, of course. I completely agree that the Zune software's ability to reinstall apps is completely, totally, 100% BROKEN. However, that's not an iOS advantage, that's an iTunes advantage (and let's face it, iTunes has so few of them, LOL) and I'd never go back to the crapware that is iOS now that I've enjoyed WP7 and especially Mango.
But that said, yes, there is still work to be done. I'd hoped mango would fix everything, but alas it's failed to do so. I must give it credit, though--it fixes *almost* everything
prjkthack said:
I read an article from Microsoft about this before, if i recall correctly, the reason why it dumps you to the application list is to show you where you can find your app once it was installed.
People were not aware of where their app was located once they hit install in the Marketplace. You hit install, the progress bar appears, and then once its done, the app simply disappears with no indication as to where it went. People were confused by this behavior. By visually showing people that their app was being installed into the application list, they now know exactly where to find their app, and they can also launch the app once it is done installing/downloading. Same thing with games, people were not finding the game they installed, so now it shows you that its in the Games hub.
In my opinion, this method is more intuitive. An option to disable it would be nice, because I know where my apps are going, but I think for most people, this method makes more sense and is more fluid.
The upside is that you can simply press back to get back to the marketplace. Another positive is the fact that you can now launch your app immediately as it finishes, instead of having to back out all the way start screen, then swiping to the right. I'm sure most people install apps one at a time, rather than a whole bunch at once, so in the long run, this method makes much more sense.
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I get where you're going, but I humbly disagree. it would be better to prompt the user once an app finishes installing: "Would you like to see where we've installed your app?" Let's face it: if you can't figure out that your app is in the *alphabetical list* of APPS, maybe you shouldn't be using a smartphone at all
jasongw said:
I get where you're going, but I humbly disagree. it would be better to prompt the user once an app finishes installing: "Would you like to see where we've installed your app?" Let's face it: if you can't figure out that your app is in the *alphabetical list* of APPS, maybe you shouldn't be using a smartphone at all
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Well now that is a more annoying solution. That last thing I want is another prompt asking me another question. The old way or the new way is much better than having to go through another prompt. That breaks the fluid flow of the app installation process. The less prompts, the better.
Not to mention, the new method feels more complete. Like a full circle. Find an app -> choose to install it -> see download/installation progress and where its located -> launch and go.
Though I do agree that if you can't find where your apps are to begin with, you've got some issues there, but one of the points of Windows Phone 7 was to be a friendlier and more intuitive phone, and this only reinforces that thinking.
jasongw said:
I get where you're going, but I humbly disagree. it would be better to prompt the user once an app finishes installing: "Would you like to see where we've installed your app?" Let's face it: if you can't figure out that your app is in the *alphabetical list* of APPS, maybe you shouldn't be using a smartphone at all
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A prompt will be completelly awful, the current behaviour is very intuitive for all users, but Microsoft usually add things for power users like a lot of key combinations and stuff, so I feel that in this case they are missing like a "Install in background" option if you hold your finger over the install button, or the application, or in a menu.
Also about the tab switch in IE, I also feel that a 2 finger swipe is REQUIRED to switch tabs. WP7 barely uses finger gestures, and in this case flip a tab is a 3-step action...
eried said:
A prompt will be completelly awful, the current behaviour is very intuitive for all users, but Microsoft usually add things for power users like a lot of key combinations and stuff, so I feel that in this case they are missing like a "Install in background" option if you hold your finger over the install button, or the application, or in a menu.
Also about the tab switch in IE, I also feel that a 2 finger swipe is REQUIRED to switch tabs. WP7 barely uses finger gestures, and in this case flip a tab is a 3-step action...
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A prompt might not work, it was just a thought. However, having an option in settings to be able to choose the preferred behavior would be ideal.
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I read an article from Microsoft about this before, if i recall correctly, the reason why it dumps you to the application list is to show you where you can find your app once it was installed.
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This actually makes sense. I did have this exact problem in NoDo, where I wasn't sure if an app had downloaded, or where it could be located. Dumping the user into the application list is not a problem when the system has a "back" button.
two finger swiping to change tabs would be awesome. Even pinch zooming right out like with the pictures.
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No, of course no iOS devices have a back button, that's common knowledge.
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Maybe for you as you had an iDevice before. But why should I know this? I don't care about iDevices
The methods mentioned in this thread sound great I'd like to be asked whether to use a "tabs" button or the "two finger swipe". An option in the settings would be perfect.
And I also like how an app is installed
But the best solutions are to provide options so that the user can choose his favourite way
I've been searching the net high and low, but no word yet on Windows 8's app suspend feature and if it's possible to disable it. I know it's supposed to be for the common good or whatnot, but it's an especial pain in the ass if I'm working on something in one app and it completely resets itself if I leave it alone for ~5 minutes (if I was typing an IM for instance? Gone.). I've learned that I can keep the app from shutting down if I keep it docked, but I don't always have the screen real estate and frankly, I typically use between 3-4 apps at a time.
Anyone able to crack this? It really kills my ability to multitask and I feel guilty when eventually I end up start a desktop style application for the same purpose because I get tired of the metro app constantly going into suspend.
Samsung Series 7 Slate
Core i5 1.6 GHz
4 GB RAM
120GB SSD
Win 8 Professional (upgraded)
Re: Win8 App Suspend - Disable?
From what I have read using the desktop applications is the only choice here unless the app you are using was written to save state properly. It's just the way Win8 works.
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From what I have read using the desktop applications is the only choice here unless the app you are using was written to save state properly. It's just the way Win8 works.
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Do you know if maybe they are more likely to go into suspend if I have little RAM available? I do often push my 4GB limit, but I haven't been keeping track.
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Actually, for some reason, I think it has more to do with number of applications you have open. I have no clue why it works that way...maybe it goes back to the rumors before Win8 came out that you'd only be able to open one app at a time.
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Actually, for some reason, I think it has more to do with number of applications you have open. I have no clue why it works that way...maybe it goes back to the rumors before Win8 came out that you'd only be able to open one app at a time.
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Hmm, interesting. I haven't tested that one out yet, but it's a weird approach to take since one program can occupy the majority of memory at times.
yeah, it's not about memory at all really but about power management. seems silly to me.
All,
Please find the attached Windows RT native binaries for Halite 0.3.4. Halite is a nice, light weight, torrent client for windows based on libtorrent:
http://www.binarynotions.com/halite-bittorrent-client/
Was looking for a break from QtWebkit fixes and I wasn't particularly satisfied with the existing ported torrent clients, so I gave this one a go. Its about as close to uTorrent as we're going to get for now. Seems to work great, but is missing support for non-english languages (sorry). Please report any issues that you may find, but I'm not anticipating any.
Enjoy!
Hello,
Can you please provide instructions on how to en this file on win 8 Rt.
This will be a great help.
Thanks.
[email protected] said:
Hello,
Can you please provide instructions on how to en this file on win 8 Rt.
This will be a great help.
Thanks.
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What on earth does en mean?
The file is an application for jailbroken RT's. If your RT is jailbroken, double click the .exe, if its not jailbroken then jailbreak it and double click the .exe
That is once you decompress it. Its a 7zip archive. Get 7z and you can decompress it.
I click on magnet button and nothing happen. It didn't support Magnet URI? But the other function work great. Thank.
hisoft said:
I click on magnet button and nothing happen. It didn't support Magnet URI? But the other function work great. Thank.
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You should be able to get Magnet Uri working simply by making some minor registry changes. This is normally done by an installer, but I haven't provided one.
See here:
https://forum.suprbay.org/showthread.php?tid=115481
...For some _guidance_. The instructions target uTorrent but can be used for Halite as well with a bit of brain power.
Cheers!
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You should be able to get Magnet Uri working simply by making some minor registry changes. This is normally done by an installer, but I haven't provided one.
See here:
https://forum.suprbay.org/showthread.php?tid=115481
...For some _guidance_. The instructions target uTorrent but can be used for Halite as well with a bit of brain power.
Cheers!
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That mean I can launch it with parameter but cannot add it with button?
Probably. It is odd that the magnet button, though present on the UI, doesn't actually work.
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Probably. It is odd that the magnet button, though present on the UI, doesn't actually work.
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it works just fine. just behaves a bit different than other clients perhaps. it looks for the magnet link on the clipboard. so basically, you right click on a magnet link -> copy shortcut. Then when you click the magnet button in Halite, it'll pick up the torrent.
cheers!
Thanks very much for this bfosterjr, it works really well.
Only problem is, when my computer goes to sleep, I think Windows RT suspends the Desktop applications as well. This means torrents stop working too... any ideas on what I can do about this? I don't want to change the time-out for the screen as I'm sure it isn't good to have it on all night!
I have heard there are some ways to tell Windows not to suspend things, for example I think I read of a Pandora or Spotify thing for RT Desktop which can continue to play music while the screen is off (a.k.a. Connected Standby).
Even if it's not possible, thanks for your initial effort, and let us know of any updates.
Cheers,
Lloydo
There's nothing wrong with leaving an LCD screen (you know, the same tech used in all desktop monitors and most TVs sold in the past decade or so) on all night; you can leave them on for years without a problem. That said, it would be cool if torrenting over Connected Standby was possible. Not sure what that would take, though.
Only concern would be screen burn but the odd night torrenting here and there won't be significant. Think about it, through the lifetime of your device it will be displaying the desktop for alot longer than 1 night My laptop is over 5 years old now, it does have screen burn, but you have to look for it and I only really noticed it a year ago.
Screen savers exist to alleviate screen burn, if one exists on RT enable it. Turning down display brightness helps. Considering your device is 5 years newer and will likely have a much higher tech display i would imagine it would take longer for screen burn to set in at all.
I really wouldn't be concerned.
That said, would be a nice feature, certainly prevent a nice glow in the corner of your room (or simply leave the tablet in another room)
lloydo said:
Thanks very much for this bfosterjr, it works really well.
Only problem is, when my computer goes to sleep, I think Windows RT suspends the Desktop applications as well. This means torrents stop working too... any ideas on what I can do about this? I don't want to change the time-out for the screen as I'm sure it isn't good to have it on all night!
I have heard there are some ways to tell Windows not to suspend things, for example I think I read of a Pandora or Spotify thing for RT Desktop which can continue to play music while the screen is off (a.k.a. Connected Standby).
Even if it's not possible, thanks for your initial effort, and let us know of any updates.
Cheers,
Lloydo
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I can help with one thing. If you don't want to config screen time-out every time you can press Win+X and open mobility center to turn on presentation mode. This mode will made your PC always-on.
@hisoft: That's not what Win+X does on Win8. You can check in the Start search to see if that feature is still present, I guess...
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@hisoft: That's not what Win+X does on Win8. You can check in the Start search to see if that feature is still present, I guess...
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Didn't Win+X work the same as right click at bottom left corner to open quick menu?
Yes, it does. I'd forgotten that Mobility Center was available there; it's missing on my desktop (not terribly surprising, I guess). I thought you were referring to the pre-Win8 shortcut that opened Mobility Center directly. My bad.
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Yes, it does. I'd forgotten that Mobility Center was available there; it's missing on my desktop (not terribly surprising, I guess). I thought you were referring to the pre-Win8 shortcut that opened Mobility Center directly. My bad.
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I forgot that shortcut too. I use it very frequent before upgrade to Windows 8.
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I can help with one thing. If you don't want to config screen time-out every time you can press Win+X and open mobility center to turn on presentation mode. This mode will made your PC always-on.
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That is a really cool tip! I can't believe I'm not familiar with the mobility center... but then, my laptop is ten years old and running Windows XP. I've not wanted to mess with the power settings on my Surface RT, but have wanted a way to make it stay awake for tasks and applications (such as this torrent client) that would normally not keep it from going into standby. So this is perfect, thanks!
hisoft said:
I can help with one thing. If you don't want to config screen time-out every time you can press Win+X and open mobility center to turn on presentation mode. This mode will made your PC always-on.
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Top tip! With your idea and 6677's advice about the screen saver it got me thinking: there's a setting in Power Options (WIN+X gets you there faster, thanks hisoft) for "Change what closing the lid does." If you set it to "Do nothing" then closing the touch cover turns the screen off but leaves the computer on!
Combined with Presentation Mode, it's great, now I can download Linux distros all night to my heart's content!
GoodDayToDie, you're right though, it would be cool. There must be some hooks in what Halite tells Windows it's up to in terms of power requirements, I have no idea though, I'm not a software developer. Thanks for your contributions to the RT community, by the way.
lloydo said:
Top tip! With your idea and 6677's advice about the screen saver it got me thinking: there's a setting in Power Options (WIN+X gets you there faster, thanks hisoft) for "Change what closing the lid does." If you set it to "Do nothing" then closing the touch cover turns the screen off but leaves the computer on!
Combined with Presentation Mode, it's great, now I can download Linux distros all night to my heart's content!
GoodDayToDie, you're right though, it would be cool. There must be some hooks in what Halite tells Windows it's up to in terms of power requirements, I have no idea though, I'm not a software developer. Thanks for your contributions to the RT community, by the way.
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This were impressive too! I never notice that since I try to use monitor off command (from Poweroff 3.0.1.3 run with win86emu) and it turn the Surface RT to sleep then I don't think it will have the way like this.
But the app still suspend (I try video app and it pause when cover flip) then it not simple monitor switch off. At least it can make desktop program run with screen off.
lloydo said:
Top tip! With your idea and 6677's advice about the screen saver it got me thinking: there's a setting in Power Options (WIN+X gets you there faster, thanks hisoft) for "Change what closing the lid does." If you set it to "Do nothing" then closing the touch cover turns the screen off but leaves the computer on!
Combined with Presentation Mode, it's great, now I can download Linux distros all night to my heart's content!
GoodDayToDie, you're right though, it would be cool. There must be some hooks in what Halite tells Windows it's up to in terms of power requirements, I have no idea though, I'm not a software developer. Thanks for your contributions to the RT community, by the way.
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Thank to your idea. I make .bat automatic config for this. [APP] Always-on mode - keep your desktop program running while turn sceen off