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NEW! SSContact 1.1.3!! - (updated 30/06/07)

SSContact (ScrollingStone project name) is a application similar iContact developed by larna.
Why a similar iContact app ? The reasons are three :
- because I wanna do it by myself...
- because I want add all features that i like...
- because I'm enjoying to code and i'm having fun to see this app growing.
News
30/06/2006 - Released version 1.1.3!! Sorry guys I'm really busy with studies and I've also started a new project (iMedia) so I can't work much on this just in some spare time
12/06/2007 - Released version 1.1.0!!
10/06/2007 - Released version 1.0.13RC4!!
08/06/2007 - Released version 1.0.10RC3!!
02/06/2007 - Released version 1.0.4RC2!!
02/06/2007 - Released version 1.0.0RC1!!
26/05/2007 - first beta version released!!
23/05/2007 - first alpha version released!! Still a bit buggy but working.
Features
- Just 19.90Kbyte of memory used.
- Two different Themes (one Light and one Dark)
- One Speed Icon for quick call
- Display Contact using tap on selected item or central key on dpad.
- Settings Dialog to customize the app, settings are stored in registry
- Sort Contacts by First or LastName or File As in Ascendenting/Descendenting order
- Support Landscape/Portrait
- Big Keyboard for quick search inside contacts
- Scrollwheel and DPAD support for scrolling
- Quick search using stylo with alphabetic index on the screen
SSContact and Icontact are different and both fully functional. Under some screenshots (they are bit old but give you an idea). Regards Guybrush

History and Download
History
Code:
- 20070630 Improved Scrolling speed.
Search on left index with single tap
Longer Selection
- 20070612 Optimized Code! Now Just 38 KByte!!
Full Screen Window without bottom menu toolbar
Keyboard Shortcut with left DPAD or softkey
Menu Shortcut with right DPAD or softkey
Left Index bigger.
- 20070610 Improvement in scrolling performance
Fixed DialPad Scrolling
Improved ABC Index search
- 20070608 Little improvement in performance
Fixed VGA Setting Dialog
Fixed VGA Keyboard
Fixed DialPad Scrolling
Fixed Indicator
Fixed some minor bugs
- 20070602 Selection disapper after 1/2 second from first tap
Fixed some minor bugs
- 20070602 Improved Scroll Procedure, now should be really smooth!!
Added Sort by File As
Changed Company Contacs show
Easy tap ;)
Hide Selection during scrolling
Two different themes (Dark and Light)
Improved code in many parts
Changed Icons
Added about dialog
Fixed some minor bugs
- 20070526 Added TouchScreen Moving Indicator
Changed Call Icon
Removed unuseful SMS Icon
Fixed Long Names
Some code optimization
Increased Font Contact
- 20070525 Fixed Windows 2003 Registry issue.
Fixed bug that open contact inverting sort.
- 20070524 Same code optimization
Added central D-Pad Key to open a contact
Fixed Double Tap
- 20070523 Direct Phone Dial
Display Contact
Speed Call
Fixed Landscape Mode
- 20070522 Registry support to store settings
Added setting for sort
- 20070521 Enable/Disable Speed Icons
Enable/Disable icons
Fixed new default settings to improve scrolling
- 20075020 Added manually settings for scrolling procedure
Added Property Sheet for category settings
- 20070519 Enable/Disable ABC Index
Added settings Dialog
changed Keyboard fonts
- 20070518 Sort Contacts Ascendenting/Descendenting
Added Button to hide Keyboard
Changed Keyboard Background
Some little improvement in scroll procedure
Fixed Selection after a quick search
- 20070517 Added Close Button in menu
Fixed Ascendenting Sort List
Added sort by first or lastname
- 20070516 Fixed a Keyboard bug after scrolling
Added Landscape/Portrait support
Added keyboard for quick search
Known issues
- keyboard have to be adjust in landscape mode (still to do!)
- settings controls have to be adjust in landscape mode (still to do!)
Faqs
- I feel SSContact slow in my device, Can I do something ?
- Try to disable graphics contents, it should improve.
- where are settings stored ?
- HKLM/Software/ScrollingStone
- How to unset SSContact from right softkey ?
- After unistall softreset the device, if it doesn't work remove string from HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Today/Keys/113 than softreset the device.
- I've problems with Keyboard. It reappearing when i press Hide. Why ?
- Hide button is used to hide keyboard for a second to show contact beside keyboard, if you want close the keyboard you must touch on OK button.
- where is Keyboard ?
- Left DPAD or left Softkey
- where is setting dialog?
- Right DPAD or right Softkey
Suggestions
- Pictures contacts
- Pictures are heavy for scrolling procedure and they should be too much small for be really usefull.
- Filtering by catergory
- At the moment, I'm not planning to do that, I think it's nice have a long list to scroll and keyboard is quick enogh to not have this feature
Support
If you like this software and want give me your thanks and opportunity to provide you a better quality-test software, please consider to
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Only WM5 version has been tested by me, I don't have a WM2003 or WM6 device to test them but they should work. Zip files have inside a cab, it will set SSContact as default contact app in right softkey. If you don't want it install RemoveSoftKey.cab and softreset the device or just extract file exe or see faqs how to change registry to remove it

GB,
I am a newbie in the ppc app development arena and I am curious to know what developer tools/apps did you use to create your app?
FYI.. I will try you app out as well..thx

I've used C and Windows CE API.

Good luck Guybrush
larna

Hey larna, thanks friend

SSContact first blush....
GB,
ok I gave it a spin. My Device is a Cingular 8525 (US) running WM6 (Black 3.01).
The first thoughts:
1. Formating of Contacts. the app shows lastname firstname instead of lastname, first name.
2. I am not seeing all my contacts or its not listing all the contacts in alphabetical order.
3. When I select a contact with my finger or the stylus, nothing happens.
4. It seems that the app is pulling Company info in some instances and contact name in others..very weird.
Suggestions:
It would be cool if you could add/import pictures from the contacts
Filtering by catergory
I think you have a good basis here just continue to work at it..good luck

- application is compiled for WM5 not tested on WM6 so i can't be sure all works properly there.
- Order is guaranteed by List Control and API of Windows CE so it's not my procedure but I'll check... be sure u don't have some space before names.
- Contacts, SMS and Phone are not enabled (it's only a test application not a complete application) so they can only be scrolled but u can't select them
- Yes it display company names when company name is present.
About suggestions :
- Pictures are too much heavy and it should make very slow scroll procedure and I Think they should be too much small to be really usefull.
- I'm not planning to add a filtering by categories at the moment, next step is add a Sort by Firstname and Sort by Lastname
Anyway thanks

thnx for this cool small application
imate jasjam win2005
my notes:
1- i tried icontact before ,not working with me
2-SSCONTACT, when i tape the contact nothing happen
3- i see that the interface is good by showing the 2 icons of dialing&message beside the name but again nothing happen upon tapping any icon
4- it scrolls only with the nevagtion key of the ppc not by finger!!!
5-the keyboard is stuck and not closed upon tapping except closing X buuton of the program
your suggestions?????????

I don't know... it's strange in your device not works iContact and also my app maybe u have some program have make some conflict with them... you should scroll with fingers... keyboard shouldn't stuck ...u can close it tap on OK button... icons and contact aren't enabled it's only a test application, it's the first time I have this report.

Guybrush said:
- I'm not planning to add a filtering by categories at the moment, next step is add a Sort by Firstname and Sort by Lastname
Anyway thanks
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I think the most natural way to sort is outlook's "file as" since we already declare what we want to see as "file as"

I've already added sorting by first or last name at the moment tomorrow I'll post the new version, meanwhile if u found bugs on this report me

wow
ahhh... love those apps... both yours and larnas
seriously - great job.
got me all thinking about developing for ppc myself - any chance that you post sources? how difficult ... how time consuming is it?

at the moment no. Some parts are more difficult than other but I'm new in ppc programming and first I've to learn to apply so it taking me much time.

It's great you opened up your own thread. I love to beta test new and developing apps. Even though my device is slower, I will still give comments on your app.
The app so far is running pretty smoothly. A bug I found is with the keyboard quick search feature. There is a person on my contact list named, let's say "Zack"...when I type Z it does not go to the name. This happens for a few other letters with the keyboard as well.
Will you implement phone numbers showing up for names under just Company?
Also, what are the letters on the left side of the screen suppose to do??

during Quick Search with Keyboard you don't see people in the bottom of list just because Keyboard cover them... but search work if u tap Ok you should see them selected , I have to think a solution for that. Company phone is already show but u have to set Business Phone for Company contacts.. Letters on left side can be touched with stylo... letter set focus in first item that start with that letter.

Guybrush said:
during Quick Search with Keyboard you don't see people in the bottom of list just because Keyboard cover them... but search work if u tap Ok you should see them selected , I have to think a solution for that. Company phone is already show but u have to set Business Phone for Company contacts.. Letters on left side can be touched with stylo... letter set focus in first item that start with that letter.
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I see what your saying. But still, when im at the top of the list than type Z on the keyboard, the list still doesn't scroll down to focus on that contact.
The phone number for the company in my contacts is put in the "Company tel." spot. This app can't read the company tel?
The letters on the side of the screen are too small to have real functionality. They are too hard to tap.

Will this work on WM2003?

I have TyTN with WM6 so it's not working properly I hope you'll make it work on WM6 soon. I would like to see some feature I'm missing in both iContacts and your app could you make it neverending scrolling? I mean that when you go to the end of contacts (Z) and scroll down more it will take you to the beginning (A) and the same form beginning (A) to the end (Z)? I hope you'll understand what I mean

sorry guys I don't have a device with WM2003 and WM6 so i cannot test it on them, I can compile and run on emulator but it's not the same thing... btw I'll try only when WM5 version is complete.
@freeyayo50, search doesn't work inside items but always from first char... the control in Windows Mobile can't search into substring... that's sad but i can't do nothing, so if your friend is called Zack and you don't remenber is Lastname i suggest to change order from Last First to First Last and perform search with new order, i've attached a new version.

(found) Cascaded programs-only menu

(edit) Quickmenu in english is out !
Hola amigos, since I don't use wisbar anymore I'd love to find such a launcher.
I want cascaded, direct access to the (initially submenu) programs list
I don't need to have recent apps or settings (builtin start menu already does the job quite well).
Cubes are useless to me (too slow, uncomplete lists, don't use the contacts fav. page)
Do you know something like that, or is it still to develop ?
Would you like it as well ?
And at last, does someone know how to make a shortcut that launch builtin start menu ?
Thanks for reading !

SmallMenu seems to be the perfect candidate for you. the start menu that SmallMenu uses is customizable, so you can take out the Recent Programs and Settings as you wish, as well as adding other items such as Running Tasks or Task Management Tools, among other things.

or WisBar Lite.

Thanks for your answers, I just tried both of them:
Wisbar lite is too slow at scrolling application list and can't directly display programs (one need to open the programs submenu).
SmallMenu is really cool. It's uglish, but it does its job well.
I may write another launcher to fit exactly what I need with a better look.
Meanwhile, thank you for the hint !

So, what you want is a pretty SmallMenu? How pretty you want it to be? I mean.. er.. care for a photoshopped of what you are having in mind?

Ok, I just played a bit more with SmallMenu & it's almost perfect.
Actually, I'm member of the Ban-The-Stylus association
Above all I want bigger buttons (I should have mentionned it before), for easy thumb operation.
Also a better look would be nice.
So I need a bigger font (that looks better), separators between each row and a gradient background for each row as well.
The ability to have running tasks displayed in a submenu is also great, and so would be the closing icon if it was, once more, bigger.
Or much better, if we could close the application with tap 'n hold !
I'd be glad to purchase if that wishlist is fulfilled, the problem is, I can't even find a Contact link on their homepage, while the development seems active. Weird.
Do you have an idea how to contact them ?

Small menu is great and all. But isnt there any program out there that can cascade the start menu and dosent give you all the extra stuff thats in small menu and wisebar lite?
I just want a program that cascades the start menu. no task manger, no soft reset, no battery meter and so on....

KidGixxer said:
Small menu is great and all. But isnt there any program out there that can cascade the start menu and dosent give you all the extra stuff thats in small menu ?
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You can disable them. I don't think your concern is about 20/30kb storage space ?

I've been using SmallMenuPlus for a few months and find it too useful to be without. Organize your programs into like directories and it's too easy.
With it being an execute file you can link it to a hard button, cube, shortcut or even a FTouchFlo launch swipe
Now I have no use for the default WM Start bar except to get into Settings (SmallMenu seems to forget where this is on every S/R).
I have no problem navigating and selecting with my thumb, although slightly larger icons wouldn't be rejected.
Taping the small icon in the top left corner can be hit-and-miss sometimes so I made my own larger one and select it with the 'Use external skin for start button' option. This way I can't miss it but still leave a little room to get the default Start bar if I need to. Make your icon 25 high and any width, mine is 42x25.

No one is aware how to contact Small Menu authors ?
Do we get an email address to contact them when we register ?
I'd like to see if they can do something about my requests before I register.... but no forum, no contact form, no email, too bad

alternatively you could try psw indibar 2.7.0 for cascading menus, (have tried the lot and to me, this one's the keeper), and it tops up by giving ram and or battery meters on the top bar, or anywhere you want.
Customization is a pain in the beginning, but once done you;ll be happy
www.apoxsoft.com

lastnikita said:
No one is aware how to contact Small Menu authors ?
Do we get an email address to contact them when we register ?
I'd like to see if they can do something about my requests before I register.... but no forum, no contact form, no email, too bad
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Try [email protected]

how about "quick menu"... a totally free cascading menu supporting today themes without handicaping the original today menu....the only problem is...only simplified chinese version is available....
http://www.yonsm.net/read.php?358&page=6
note: the latest version is 2.7 which was released on 22/10
by the way, this is his email address: [email protected] egg on him to release an english version if you like quick menu as i do^^

Thanks a lot for both suggestion and contact link, I'll give them a try later tonight !

I have sent a mail to that guy. His other software is in english so I think we have a chance.

iiiox said:
how about "quick menu"... a totally free cascading menu supporting today themes without handicaping the original today menu....the only problem is...only simplified chinese version is available....
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I'm giving up on trying it, too lazy ^^
Does it support font customization (size) ?

Lastnikita,
This is something I am very interested in, if that gives you any motivation.
I too used to use Wisbar but it was far too hit and miss for my liking. Sometimes it would load in, sometimes not. It all depended on teh theme in use at the time as it was sensitive to some, not sensitive to others. In the end I pulled it.
Will keep a watching brief on this thread to see how you get on.
Cheers
WB

iiiox said:
how about "quick menu"... a totally free cascading menu supporting today themes without handicaping the original today menu....the only problem is...only simplified chinese version is available....
http://www.yonsm.net/read.php?358&page=6
note: the latest version is 2.7 which was released on 22/10
by the way, this is his email address: [email protected] egg on him to release an english version if you like quick menu as i do^^
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Oh yea this program rocks. I searched around for QuickMenu 2.6. from what i found out, he is working on an english version but having problems.

wacky.banana said:
I too used to use Wisbar but it was far too hit and miss for my liking. Sometimes it would load in, sometimes not. It all depended on teh theme in use at the time as it was sensitive to some, not sensitive to others. In the end I pulled it.
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Not to sound like a commercial but if plain old vanilla cascading start menu is what you want then why not use WA3 with the default theme which looks pretty much like the WM6 default and disable all the bells and whistles?
I've never heard of a case where the default theme wouldn't load -- it was usually the fancy aftermarket themes that added all of the extra graphics and sounds that caused the loading problems.

can't you just use wm5newmenu?

[App Request] Gesture controlled favorite contact today plugin

I would like to see a today plugin that features quick contacts (Kind of like the HTC home plugin).
The features I would like to see are:
* Today plugin
* Either use photo or set text for each contact.
* Opens contact in default contacts app, doesn't just dial (ie so you can choose to send an SMS)
* Vertical or horizontal list scrolled by gesture. Vertical or horizontal option would be nice, but vertical scroll probably more important - a lot of cube apps (eg ultimatelaunch) are controlled by horizontal gesture, if we could have this contacts app controlled with vertical gesture it would not interfere.
Please note that I mean a gesture controlled list WITHIN the today screen window, not as a seperate full screen app - plenty of things already do this.
* No add contact interface would be required, adding contacts to be included in dialer into a regular outlook category would be perfectly acceptable. Showing photo if contact has one or name if not would also be perfectly acceptable rather than an interface to select that.
V2R Photo Dialer 2 is almost exactly what I want but is controlled by horizontal gesture only. I tried to contact V2R to request this change but I received no response.
[Edit: Thinking about it, it doesn't need to be a favorites dialler, it could just have tickboxes for each category - if you want to use it as a favorite contacts launcher, just set it to the "favorites" category only, or you could leave all categories on to show the whole contacts list]

I'm using Face Contact which has all you've asking for, except horizontal but if you use Ultimate Launch then you can exclude the plugin from the gestures of Ultimate Launch.
http://www.cnetx.com/products/contact/

Nice app - I prefer it to the V2R one. I have emailed the author asking for the option of vertical gesture to scroll the list. I don't care if the list spins horizontally as it is, as long as I can spin it with a vertical gesture so it don't interfere with ultimatelaunch.

evilc said:
I would like to see a today plugin that features quick contacts (Kind of like the HTC home plugin).
The features I would like to see are:
* Today plugin
* Either use photo or set text for each contact.
* Opens contact in default contacts app, doesn't just dial (ie so you can choose to send an SMS)
* Vertical or horizontal list scrolled by gesture. Vertical or horizontal option would be nice, but vertical scroll probably more important - a lot of cube apps (eg ultimatelaunch) are controlled by horizontal gesture, if we could have this contacts app controlled with vertical gesture it would not interfere.
Please note that I mean a gesture controlled list WITHIN the today screen window, not as a seperate full screen app - plenty of things already do this.
* No add contact interface would be required, adding contacts to be included in dialer into a regular outlook category would be perfectly acceptable. Showing photo if contact has one or name if not would also be perfectly acceptable rather than an interface to select that.
V2R Photo Dialer 2 is almost exactly what I want but is controlled by horizontal gesture only. I tried to contact V2R to request this change but I received no response.
[Edit: Thinking about it, it doesn't need to be a favorites dialler, it could just have tickboxes for each category - if you want to use it as a favorite contacts launcher, just set it to the "favorites" category only, or you could leave all categories on to show the whole contacts list]
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You can do horizontal scrolling photodial with my app, throttlelauncher.... It's free, so if you want to, try it . You can install it from http://www.throttlelauncher.com. After making the full instalation (use the exe setup or install both cabs) here you have a little setup cab for a theme showing only a contact row (if you're interested, you can have much more showing app's and other stuff in multiple pages). So to sum up:
- Go to http://www.throttlelauncher.com/
- Ensure you install everything on the same media (SD or device)
- Install both cab or use the desktop instalation in full mode.
- Install the cab attached to this thread.
- Enable throttletoday today plugin (it might take a little bit to load)
- Add as much contacts as you wish to the row .
Feel free to post any comments, requests or constructive critics . You can customize an xml to make the photos biger, order them in multiple rows, remove the ad delete icons, etc. Hope it matches what you're looking for....

Thanks for that, but the ThrottleLaunch PhotoDialer only allows scrolling of contacts via a horizontal gesture. I need to control it with a *vertical* (up/down) gesture. Also, ThrottleToday will not show inside ultimatelaunch - it will show if I put it on the main Today screen, but trying to add it as a today plugin in ultimatelaunch does nothing.
I did get an encouraging response from the makers of Face Contact yesterday though:
Hello,
thanks for your feedback.
At first thought, the idea of using a vertical gesture and having the list scroll horizontally appears a little bit disturbing, but we think we understand the rationale behind your suggestion.
We will indeed play around with UltimateLaunch to see if you can find out an option that is both intuitive and that allows Face Contact to be usable within their interface.
As it is now a possible solution is to exclude our plugin from being affected by Ultimate Launch gestures, so that when our plugin is active (and only in this circumstance) the left-right gestures will actually scroll the contact list instead than spinning the cube. Then, as soon as you apply the left/right gestures outside of our plugin, the cube will take control.
When developing Face Contact we left the door open to the possibility of having a vertical layout of the contact list, though, of course, this doesn't fit well with the current Today screen organization, which assumes all plugins are placed horizontally. In other words, it wouldn't be that difficult for us to layout the whole list vertically instead than horizontally,
So, we will definitely keep your comment in mind, as it is possible that within a different context (such as Ultimate Launch), we could actually provide both a vertical layout and vertical gesture, which would indeed make quite a lot of sense.
At this stage, having just released Face Contact a couple of days ago, we are currently gathering feedback to see how to move on with further releases and updates.
So, your feedback is very welcome: thanks again.
Best regards,
The CNetX Support Team
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I downloaded Face Contact last night, and so far I am liking it. The reason I went with Face over VR2 is the space issue. VR2 looked to take a lot of space up in the Today screen, and being on a 240x240, space is a big issue. Face seemed to take a minimum of memory and leave room on my screen. I have it in a Shell tab with the native Palm picture dialer. The only option I could think of adding is the ability to dial automatically when the picture is pressed. I know that can lead to a lot of mis-dialings, but maybe a setting like normal usage until the pic is pressed for a second or so, and then the chosen primary number is dialed. If that makes sense great, if not, please let me know and I will try to explain better!!
Here is a screen shot of where I have Face on my Today screen:

im using face contact. it does everything you are asking for. im also using ultimatelaunch, the two make beautiful music together. especially if you choose the "disable gesture" feature when you enable it in ul. ive played with this quite a bit, and it is very intuitive how smooth everything STILL works. especially for these to be a first version for both apps. experiment with it. the result is perfect

Lots of nice feedback here: thanks guys.
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The only option I could think of adding is the ability to dial automatically when the picture is pressed. I know that can lead to a lot of mis-dialings, but maybe a setting like normal usage until the pic is pressed for a second or so, and then the chosen primary number is dialed. If that makes sense great, if not, please let me know and I will try to explain better!!
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I'm not sure if this is referred to Face Contact, or to other software you are using. If you are actually talking about FC, then please note that you can easily reassign the TAP and TAP & HOLD actions to trigger different commands, including CALLING the selected contact. Just check the "Action Settings" screen and you'll find the options there.
Also note that when Face Contact is the active plugin you should be able to CALL the selected contact by simply pressing the START CALL key of your phone. This is usually easier and less error-prone than having to tap or tap and hold. And, if you call by using the START CALL key, you can use the tap and tap&hold actions for other things, such as displaying the shortcut menu, or accessing the Face Contact Manager.
PS: we have included quite an extensive help file, with lots of tips and tricks and information on things like this. Maybe you may want to give it a quick look.

I guess I missed the tap+hold part, that is exactly what I was getting at!!! I guess this app has just about it all for me then, I will keep testing like crazy, but so far I am very pleased with it!!!

i'm using throttle now, but the pics look like garbage. I'm seriously OCD about the dumbest stuff, so I'm still looking for an answer. I just want face contact to have a transparent background, and I'd buy it.

J Shed said:
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I just want face contact to have a transparent background, and I'd buy it.
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Hey Shed, please have a look at my post concerning the plugin background in the Face Contact thread here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378145&page=7

evilc said:
Thanks for that, but the ThrottleLaunch PhotoDialer only allows scrolling of contacts via a horizontal gesture. I need to control it with a *vertical* (up/down) gesture. Also, ThrottleToday will not show inside ultimatelaunch - it will show if I put it on the main Today screen, but trying to add it as a today plugin in ultimatelaunch does nothing.
I did get an encouraging response from the makers of Face Contact yesterday though:
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Hi evilc!
Sorry for the delay on the answer. Vertical scroll on throttlelauncher is planned for a further release (probably 1.0), it's still alpha so many things are missing but I thought It will mach what you where looking for... Any way, I've install UL and find out why the plugin is not showing... seem's that UL doesn't work exactly like the today screen when hosting today plugins (probably to save some memory) so the today plugin exe is not launching. To sum up, to make throttletoday plugin show inside UL the only thing needed is running manually the ThrottleTodayPlugin.exe located on the throttlelauncher instalation path. At least that worked for me. Also as you've said the horizontal scrolling will interfer with the tab change gesture so disabling os setting a time out it is needed by now....
J Shed said:
i'm using throttle now, but the pics look like garbage. I'm seriously OCD about the dumbest stuff, so I'm still looking for an answer. I just want face contact to have a transparent background, and I'd buy it.
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Hi shed!
If contact photos don't look good you can try playing with the config.xml file to change the contact photo width an height values (I recommend to keep the 3/4 ratio if you use standar photo dial photos). The config.xml file will be inside the PhotoDialer1Row (or 2Row if you use this one) on your setups folder on your throttlelauncher instalation path. All you need to do is search for the allcontactswithphoto tag and play with it's height and width attribute.

Gabibbo:
I saw your post and had already replied. I'm just waiting for the version to show up.
APBilbo:
I have thinkered with that setting, the problem is in just how throttle scales the images. I don't recall the terms, but the scaled images are distorted.

@evilc .... I too use face contacts in a UL panel. When you use the disable gesture feature, It only disables the gestures from being passed to UL in the active plugin area. You can still spin the cube via gesture in an inactive area of the panel. Or if combined with something else, an area that does not otherwise respond to a gesture. Try it out.... In my case I have found that though it is a great idea, the vertical gesturing is not necessary for a fully functional solution.

J Shed said:
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APBilbo:
I have thinkered with that setting, the problem is in just how throttle scales the images. I don't recall the terms, but the scaled images are distorted.
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Ok, thanks for the info... I'll take a look at that... It's NET.CF the one scaling the images.... probably there's a smother method to get it...

nextpimp said:
@evilc .... I too use face contacts in a UL panel. When you use the disable gesture feature, It only disables the gestures from being passed to UL in the active plugin area. You can still spin the cube via gesture in an inactive area of the panel. Or if combined with something else, an area that does not otherwise respond to a gesture. Try it out.... In my case I have found that though it is a great idea, the vertical gesturing is not necessary for a fully functional solution.
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Yeah, I realised that a while ago, it is OK if you have something else in the UL tab without gestures disabled, so that you can gesture left in that area to spin the cube.
I think overall, the interface I would like would be gesture left/right between the faces, then up/down to scroll info on each face. I think for this interface, a vertical list would be more suitable than horizontal scrolling icons, it would just work better visually.
I really like the music browser in conduits pocket player - I would kill for one of those in a UL face along with a contacts list done in a similar manner on another face, thumbcal (with scroll month by vertical gesture) on another face... That would be nirvana for me.

[Upd 8/06] iContact 1.03 ender's edition: Menu animation, autohide, Smart dial number

Hi All,
Here is the latest iContact ender's edition. As much as I would like to keep my own branch of the source code I would hate to rewrite the same functionality written by burt or subpro. That is why right now I am just implementing my changes to the latest version of iContact with most functionality.
Known issues
- Included VGA skin is just the resize of QVGA. It has some problems with small dial icons. I am hoping someone can post a VGA skin so I can include in the next version.
- Scroll sometimes slow down while hiding the bottom menubar.
- You might need to tap twice to open a contact.
Requests
- Can someone post screenshots plz.
- Current mobile, home, office icons are from original WM. They look ok but I'm sure one of you gfx talents can come up with smtg much better.
Version History
1.03
Feature : It is now based on Burt 6 codebase (Thanks to Burt). This brings all his features. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402724 for his updates. Also please thank him for what he has done.
Feature : Displayed default number is now smarter. iContact will scan your outgoing call log the first chance it gets and use the most used number as default displayed number.
Feature : There is now a menu button animation while switching tabs. (See the configuration application for disabling/adjusting this)
Feature : Bottom menu now automatically hides while scrolling. (See the configuration application for disabling/adjusting this)
Feature : Call button (green soft button) will now call the selected contact
Modified : It comes with a default (and only) diamond skin which is based on Lycox's work. (Sorry Punker I was going to use your skin but since I switchted to burt's code skin format has changed as well )
Modified : Call times show next to the icon instead of on top of the icon
Fix : When you go back from the details page, that contact will be highlighted
Fix : Fixed a bug where having only one call log item would crash
1.02
Feature : It is now based on the 0.76 codebase of subpro. This brings many features like VGA support and all that. See
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395829 for his updates. Also please thank/donate him if you like his work.
Feature : Number of repeated calls (incoming/outgoing/missed) is now shown as part of the icon as a small number in a circle (Sorry I broke the skins again fellas)
Feature : A default phone number will now show under the name (You can disable this using the setting DisableDialingNumber in settings.ini) (You can set the font of this number using "DialingNoListFont" and color using "ListItemNumberText" setting in the skn file.)
Feature : An icon showing the type of number will show next to the default number (You can disable this using the setting DisableDialingNumberIcon)(These icons are again part of the skin)
Feature : When you long press a contact for a period of time (setting LongTapDelay) , it will automatically dial the default number for that contact. (Disable using DisableLongTapAction)
Feature : There is a visual indicator for long pressing to show when the dial will occur and which contact will be dialed.
Feature : There is now a minimize button on the top right. Again this is in the skin file. If you don't like it just remove it from the skin.
Feature : There is now a new setting in the skin file "HeaderTextDetail" for those who want to have a different colored header on the details screen.
Fix : Fixed a bug where contact pictures didn't show even when stopped
Fix : Fixed an issue with drawing pictures that slowed down the drawing. However there is still some screen tearing going on due to new icons and stuff.
Fix : It now works with WM5
Note : There are 2 different cabs for wm5 an wm6. wm5 version also works on wm6 but i think it performs slower.
1.01
Feature : Contact Pictures will now display below a certain scroll velocity. So now you can have best of both worlds: Fast scroll speed and contact pictures. Velocity treshold can be set in the ini file with "PictureVelocityTreshold"
Feature : Width of the hidden scroll bar that is used to navigate between letters are now configurable in the SKIN file. Keyword "InvisibleScrollbarWidth"
Modified : I changed the versioning scheme so there is no confusion between diffferent iContact flavors
Modified : Back button and '+' button click areas are now bigger.
Fix : Fixed a memory leak which eventually crashed the application
Fix : Fixed an issue where black colors on contact pictures would show as background color
Fix : Fixed a bug where scrolling would sometimes jump to the end of contact list
0.76f
Feature: There are now 2 configuration settings (DisableContactPictures and DisableHistoryIcons). Add a line saying "DisableContactPictures=1" (without quotes) to the end of the settings.ini if you dont want to see pictures.
Modified: Hidden scroll bar for scrolling between letters is now wider
Fix : Fixed the problem with the skin so + sign should now be visible
0.76e
Feature : Contact Pictures on Contacts and Favorites List
Feature : Call History now shows icons next to items to indicate if it is a missed, incoming or outgoing call
Feature : Contacts and Favorites will now only load when the application starts and whenever there is a change in contact list (internal or external) (Instead of loading everytime you switch a tab)
Feature : Call log will now only load when the application starts and whenever there is a change in the call log
Feature : While loading contacts or call log it will now show an hourglass to show that it is doing something.
Feature : iContact now comes with a default diamond skin (Thx to lyrox)
Modified : Enlarged the area that can be clicked on top right. Closing / Minimizing the application should now be much easier.
Modified : Taping once during scrolling will now just stop the scrolling, you need to tap again to access contacts.
Modified : Since there are now icons, I removed missed called highlight
Modified : '+' sign that is used to add new contacts is now on the left to prevent accidental clicking to close
Fix : Fixed a bug where clicking Recents would sometimes crash the application
- If you like my work please donate Unicef http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=1023561
-This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
-If you are interested in source code, just post a reply here or send me a private message. I will send it to anyone without any questions.

Sounds GREAT!! Any screen-shots??

tnx man very nice app!!
you modifite like i want to!!!
sorry for my bad english!!

works on vga but all seems so little!
is there any vga skin?

Thanks,
working nice, but I don't see any plus icon on the upper left side?

Works great!!
I dont see how to add new contact though.......also, is it possible to have the 4th icon dial voicemail instead of going to your phone??

great work on icontact, i may try the new version as im more concerned about performance but hopefully its worth the upgrade
edit: where is the performance version?

I would like a light colored skin. Top bar same as S2*** stuff but with a white back ground maybe a little iphonish but not to much. Does anybody know where I can find one?
Thanks.

the changes are wonderful....the stopping by clicking and the log icons..... but there are 2 problems in my eyes:
1. I think the photos in the list are pointless - they are not REALLY needed. the whole point of icontact was to keep it fast and to take less memory. it changes the loading time and makes the program heavier.
2. The scrolling is much much slower and unstable than in 0.75
thanks for the hard work.

awesome job! thanks

This is so freakin phenomenal!!
Maybe 3 suggestions, but only from the stand point of desire not lack of talent!!! Could you add it sort by Category? And could you place a button on the Recent page that launches the sms application of choice like the phone button launches cprog.exe???? Finally, I would like to know how to change the width of the hidden alphabet selector on the right side. I need a little more pixel width for my thumbs.
Thanks again

sounds great, trying it now
many thanks!!!

nir36 said:
the changes are wonderful....the stopping by clicking and the log icons..... but there are 2 problems in my eyes:
1. I think the photos in the list are pointless - they are not REALLY needed. the whole point of icontact was to keep it fast and to take less memory. it changes the loading time and makes the program heavier.
2. The scrolling is much much slower and unstable than in 0.75
thanks for the hard work.
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Hey nir, I agree the scrolling has slowed up over .75.. However personally I like the photos. Even with them it is way less memory the PocketCM and provides a little eye candy!!

ya it looks so small with vga, can someone fix it?

makeveral said:
ya it looks so small with vga, can someone fix it?
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same for me

thanks alot for the nice share.

stanglifemike said:
Sounds GREAT!! Any screen-shots??
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Sorry I neither have time nor skills to take screenshots and erase pictures/names from them
spupuz said:
works on vga but all seems so little!
is there any vga skin?
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sorry I dont have a VGA device so it is not top on my priority list. but I know subpro have finished a VGA version and it is in beta.
Vitekg said:
Thanks,
working nice, but I don't see any plus icon on the upper left side?
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stanglifemike said:
Works great!!
I dont see how to add new contact though.......also, is it possible to have the 4th icon dial voicemail instead of going to your phone??
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For some reason the + sign doesnt show up. I will fix this in the next version (which will be very soon). In the meantime just imagine the + sign is there on the top left of contact list screen title bar and press. It is working just the graphics is not there.
As for the 4th icon i will consider something more useful or configurable for a future version.
xboxhaxorz said:
edit: where is the performance version?
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This is the performance version
nir36 said:
1. I think the photos in the list are pointless - they are not REALLY needed. the whole point of icontact was to keep it fast and to take less memory. it changes the loading time and makes the program heavier.
2. The scrolling is much much slower and unstable than in 0.75
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To be honest with you scrolling havent changed on my Polaris even single bit but I am considering making photos configurable.
curious george said:
Could you add it sort by Category? And could you place a button on the Recent page that launches the sms application of choice like the phone button launches cprog.exe???? Finally, I would like to know how to change the width of the hidden alphabet selector on the right side. I need a little more pixel width for my thumbs.
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Sorting by category is not very easy. iContact has no category support yet when/if this is added I will consider.
I am not sure where on recent pages i can put sms application link.
When you say alphabet selector do you mean the button that opens up the alphabet or the buttons on the alphabet screen. Alphabet screen is already full I dont think you can put any more than that. As for the launching button, it is configurable.

endermalkoc said:
Sorting by category is not very easy. iContact has no category support yet when/if this is added I will consider.
I am not sure where on recent pages i can put sms application link.
When you say alphabet selector do you mean the button that opens up the alphabet or the buttons on the alphabet screen. Alphabet screen is already full I dont think you can put any more than that. As for the launching button, it is configurable.
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icontact does have category support. I have a version that does it. I like yours better however. On the recent calls page there is an open spot to the far right on the tab bar. The alphabet search page itself is fine, I was speaking of the hidded bar on the right side that you can press and hold to bring up the letters and then scroll to jump to the one you want.

just wanted to say great app! thanks, and waiting for ur next innovation

curious george said:
icontact does have category support. I have a version that does it. I like yours better however.
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The source code I am working on doesnt have it unfortunately.
curious george said:
On the recent calls page there is an open spot to the far right on the tab bar.
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I see what you mean. I havent decided what to do with that space. There are several things that might go there such as settings button or categories list. I think that space is too valuable to put an sms button I almost never just open an sms link. Instead I find the contact I want to send SMS and then click the sms button on the details page.
curious george said:
The alphabet search page itself is fine, I was speaking of the hidded bar on the right side that you can press and hold to bring up the letters and then scroll to jump to the one you want.
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It is not configurable, it is hardcoded in the code as 20pixels. I will increase it to 30 in the next version

[APP][New Audio Feedback] (April 11th, 2009) Gesture Dialer V1.2.2

Greetings,​
i was looking arround, and i saw a thread talking about the gesture dialer of Android, i thought "Ewwww, we have to get that on WM"
so here it is
once you place your finger on the black area, a grid will be drawn,
the place your finger initially toutches the screen is the #5
Now With Audio Feedback & More Config​
Features :
- Dial using Gestures (ideal when driving)
- Ability to make voice phone calls through the software.
- Haptic Feedback
- Speed Dial (Right side Vertical Bar), place your finger there, the place your initial touch is speed dial #1, move down to get the rest of speed dials)
- Configuration Form
- Audio Feedback
How to use :
- Place your finger on the black area.
- move your finger around to see the top right corner changing
- to place a call move your finger to the most lower right corner (a "C" will appear in red in the top right corner).
- back space is the most lower left corner (a "B" will appear in red in the top right corner).
- To open the Configuration form, call a blank number
- Youtube Video (by Pocketnow.com) for V1.0
enjoy

Known Issues :
- Switching to landscape mode cuzes gestures problem (Work in progress)
V1.2.2
- Added More Configuration
V1.2.1
- Fixed : #6 is shown as 4
- Added : Audio Feed back (from Here Origin fuzemobility.com thanks to bugsykoosh for the info)
V1.2.0
- Fixed : Engine Accuracy Bug.
- Added Application Icon (Thanks to wapvirus)
- Added Feature : Speed Dial Support (5 Speed Dials, Configurable using Registry or Config Form, see below).
- Added Feature : Numbers are drawn on the grid.
- Changed : Haptic feedback (once) when the hovered number changes, (twice) when a number is selected.
- Added : Configuration Form (Call a blank phone number to show)
V1.01
- Added Feature : Haptic Feedback.
- Added Feature : 1 second hold on "B" clears All Numbers
- Added Feature : Application Closes after Call is placed.
V1.0
- Initial Release
More To do :
- Video Call Support
- Audio Numbers Reading
- Customizable Background and grid colors
- KBHook with Green and Red Buttons
- Smart Dialer
Compatibility List
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
- Blackstone
- Omnia
- Vogue
- i780
if you have some numeric voice clips (zero, one, two ....... nine) please let me know, i would love to use them if the are nice

nice one works on blackstone
haptic feedback would be nice, when finger reaches new area. the audible confirmation of a number was spoken on adroid, wasn't it? that would be nice, too
wishlist:
haptic feeback and spoken confirmation feedback
bigger font which follows finger while pressed/sliding
possibility to hide taskbar (e.g like in thumbcal)
auto end gesture dialer when launching call
custom-background
get rid of the grid
icon xD

Sure sure, i just want to know what you need
whatever you need will be there

this is a concept only
a nice concept
you can aprimorate with haptic and
you can do that with the touch, appears in a local white spot, as if clearing with a flashlight, and look where the other numbers, the light with your finger to move and clear the other number, as is already there but in dark

Pretty nice work dude! Keep making the app better and better and it will rock!

Wow, wasn't expecting this to work as well as it does!! I almost find this easier to dial a number than having a keypad anyway!!
Great work, looking forward to future releases.
evorgevol

Works excellent on my Omnia!
Waiting for the update!
Oh, and add an Icon lol

I can give you english and german voice files (wav/mp3/ogg) if you like/need.
some more ideas...
- clear all numbers, when finger lasts longer than 1 sec on "B"
- exit program on red button

Will this work on my Vogue?

will it support smartdialing ? Video call ?
Thanks for this

graphic914 said:
Will this work on my Vogue?
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Please try it and let me know
usrname said:
I can give you english and german voice files (wav/mp3/ogg) if you like/need.
some more ideas...
- clear all numbers, when finger lasts longer than 1 sec on "B"
- exit program on red button
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i really can use the english ones as a start, then they can be configurable
regarding the ideas, these seems to be a bit complicated at this stage.
clearing the numbers after certain duration requires timers to work internally in order to get the timing so it might affect performace (i am a performance guy)
closing the application on Red Button requires some keyhook (i guess) which i'm not fimiliar with atm.
medkid said:
will it support smartdialing ? Video call ?
Thanks for this
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i don't see a reason preventing this in future releases.
everyone, this is a software right?!
it always can be done, (unless i don't want to )
cheers mates

"+" for international calls
The grid is geeting missplaced on my Xperia.
At the moment I have to touch in the middle of the screen to get the correct grid.
If I touch somewhere else the grid is "shifted" and disorted and not all numbers are available.
Bug or feature?
Maybe you can team up with
iContact AE Edition
http://icontactae.codeplex.com/
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468007
JKingDev
for the key hook thing
Best regards,
dingolino

dingolino said:
"+" for international calls
The grid is geeting missplaced on my Xperia.
At the moment I have to touch in the middle of the screen to get the correct grid.
If I touch somewhere else the grid is "shifted" and disorted and not all numbers are available.
Bug or feature?
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actually my friend this is the whole idea of the application.
when driving for example, you cannot look at the dialer (HTC or SE ones) in order to know which number to press.
in normal phones (ones with NumPad) you can always know where the #5 is, so you can press the numbers easily and make calls.
the concept of the application is, where ever you put your finger on the screen it will automatically shift the grid to place #5 under your finger (1st scenario is you place your finger on #5, here #5 comes under your finger) and you can move your finger to select the number you want to dial without even looking (peeking) at the device.
thanks alot for the links, i will take a look there

If you need the sound files for the numbers, go to this site!
http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php

you excuse but I don't understand as it is used.
does a video exist?

hey this doesnt work for me
it says it cant instalize LEDS

Wow, seems like a cool idea. Does this replace the standard dialer, or is it a separate app?
Thanks!

bstylz911 said:
hey this doesnt work for me
it says it cant instalize LEDS
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seems this is a problem with initializing the Vibrator
i will add an option to disable it until fixed.
cincy1020 said:
Wow, seems like a cool idea. Does this replace the standard dialer, or is it a separate app?
Thanks!
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a separate application, you will still have your dialer don't worry.
thanks for the Wow
xILukasIx said:
If you need the sound files for the numbers, go to this site!
http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
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can't use that
see the license, thanks though.
Yes, both the site itself and any downloaded audio files have restrictions. The website is for demonstration purposes only, and is not a free service. The goal of this site, after all, is for as many people as possible to listen to AT&T Natural Voices™ text to speech.
AT&T Natural Voices™ is available commercially at reasonable prices, so please consider purchasing if these limitations affect you. Natural Voices™ is available in desktop, server, and SDK editions. The desktop voices are an inexpensive add-on to several PC packages which read documents, convert to MP3 files, etc.
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what about ms anna tts voice? I think that wouldn't be a problem to use that voice due to license