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[Test] Plugin for Wireless Devices

TekComm is a test plugin that enables the toggle of the wireless devices (bluetooth, wifi, phone) from the today. Any new improvment ideas and test result are appreciated at the link below:
http://teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=109
Thanks in advance,
Raul

I've tested this cab on a HTC blue angel. It installed ok and it performed an auto reset at the end.
I've attached some snapshots with it, please see my comments.

I too installed this program . It was a great try and a needed application. at 80kb its a decent plugin , however i had the same issues in both portrait and landscape as above. Icons are too big (they are cutoff halfway) In the options tab you may wish to add the option to resize. The auto soft reset without warning was a little unerving. You have to fix that ! Thanks again for the opportunity.
Kinmont,
http://www.wormholecreations.com.au
Features of my XV6700 include:
-- Dual Band (800MHz CDMA/1900MHz PCS)
-- 1xEV-DO / 1xRTT
-- 64MB RAM / 128 MB Flash ROM
-- Powered by a 416 MHz Intel® PXA270 processor.
-- Mobile Web 2.0-capable
-- MiniSD Card expansion slot
-- Built-in Bluetooth® technology
-- supports the following Bluetooth profiles: wireless headset,
hands-free accessories, file transfer and synchronization with
compatible PCs. It does not support all object exchange (OBEX)
profiles
-- Built-In Wi-Fi(TM)
-- Main Display: 2.8"TFT 65K Color (240 x 320)
-- Slide out QWERTY keyboard
-- 5-Way Navigational Pad
-- 1.3 Mega-pixel Camera/Camcorder
-- Built-in Flash and Macro Functions
-- 8X digital zoom control
-- Resolution Adjustment: 1600 x 1280, 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, 320 x
240, 180 x 160
-- Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
-- TXT Messaging with EMS (Enhanced Messaging Services)
-- Windows Media Player 10
-- Polyphonic ringer and sound capability
-- Built-in two-way speakerphone
-- TTY enabled for the hearing impaired
-- Hearing Aid Compatibility
-- Dimensions: (H) 5.2"x (W) 2.32"x (D) 0.93"
-- Weight: 6.5 ounces
-- Battery: 1350 mAh LiIon
-- Usage Time: Up to 5 hours or
-- Standby Time: Up to 200 + hours

Thanks radhoo, thanks kinmont,
i will quickly fix the resolution problem and add a message that notifies of the soft reset.
All the info i need regarding the device is:
Model Name
RUU
Platform
and confirmation that toggles are working totally or partially.
Thanks,
Raul

I've uploaded more compact versions. Same links. Hope that it looks well on 2003 devices.
Cheers,
Raul

Apache/ppc-6700--WM5 (aku 2.1)
Display: Looks fine now, all images display properly
Icons: All work. They enable/disable function and show correct status.
Recommendations: Space out the icons so they are equall spread across the screen e.g. the wifi icon would "touch" the right hand side much like the logo on the left.
Big one: Need 5-way navigation support! I really hate whipping out my stylus to do such a task, but being able to navigate over each function (w/ a bright, thick red selection border) would be ideal. PhoneAlarm has this function with 1.5 and it would be a good idea to have.

rain said:
i will quickly fix the resolution problem and add a message that notifies of the soft reset.
All the info i need regarding the device is:
Model Name
RUU
Platform
and confirmation that toggles are working totally or partially.
Thanks,
Raul
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Hi Raul,
All toggles work fine for me Device is Orange SPV M5000, WM5, Radio 1.09... Nice plug-in - props to ya!
Aesthetic improvements I'd like to see -
1)The first button (I take it that this is your 'logo' as it seems to have no effect when tapped) should have a different colour background to the rest, ideally no background at all or just a thin border of a contrasting colour around it.
2)That's it!
*edit* - I had no soft reset post installation, just went back to today screen and there it was!

Thanks again . I tried the new plugins and they are the correct size now but when i installed this a few of my prorams stopped displaying on the today screen. once i removed the program the plugins came back. Anyone else wit that issue?
A suggestion make the icons transparent so they blend in with the background. and if you wish to make it aesthecally pleasing i world suggest making the icons round similar to the freeware program found at the link below:
found here on xda developers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=55561
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 23:18
Subject: [release] Freeware - Speakerphone v1.0.002
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A newer version of the Speakerphone is ready (v1.0.002).
Here is the direct link:
http://www.teksoftco.com/freeware/speakerphone002/

Thanks again . I tried the new plugins and they are the correct size now but when i installed this a few of my prorams stopped displaying on the today screen. once i removed the program the plugins came back. Anyone else wit that issue?
A suggestion make the icons transparent so they blend in with the background. and if you wish to make it aesthecally pleasing i world suggest making the icons round similar to the freeware program found at the link below:
found here on xda developers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=55561
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 23:18
Subject: [release] Freeware - Speakerphone v1.0.002
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A newer version of the Speakerphone is ready (v1.0.002).
Here is the direct link:
http://www.teksoftco.com/freeware/speakerphone002/

Ok kinmont thanks for the reply. I will change the layout of the plugin and the notify the comunity about it here. And i'll add the 5-button navigation as malatesta suggested it
Cheers,
Raul

Great! Look forward to the new version!
This plugin came in handy in the car when I needed to switch to BT quickly so it's definitely a great idea.
One more thought: Since you already have Wifi, BT and Phone, why not use that 4th icon (the logo?) to the left as a GPRS toggle?
That'd give all 4 radio functions all in one place, plus I could see a use for it (if I kill my Phone radio w/active data, my active data won't return till after a soft reset, so I need to manually "close it down" before hand).

Ok guys here's a new version for you
Enjoy!
http://teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=120

Working just great! Thanks for adding all of those recommendations! And the favourite SSID addition is real nice as well.

Can somebody with a Hermes test it and get back with some feedback?
Please guys
Cheers,
Raul

no config options? is it possible to make a text versions in one line?
i don't really like those big icons, they eat too much space
thanks and regards.

What would you like to configure?
Did you test it on a Hermes device?
What do you mean that the icons are too big? In version 2 i made the plugin as big as a normal standard today plugin...
Can you please detail more on "make a text versions in one line".
Thanks,
Raul

i mean something like:
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Bluetooth: OFF || Wi-fi: ON || IRDA: OFF || AS: OFF
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i mean a text version of the plugin, those icons are too big (and, in my personal opinion, pretty ugly).
don't take it as an offence, just trying to be constructive

Aha,
i see. No problem as i didn't planed it for a longer use just for testing purposes... I will add some nice alphablended icons.
Stay tuned.
Cheers,
Raul Tinca

cool, thanks

Caisses : Sokoban Freeware

Hi Everyone !
I don't post to much around here, but I read the news daily I wanted to do a little PPC dev for my HTC P3600 with a friend of mine, and as he's using linux, we couldn't go with all the microsoft compiler solutions :s
So we just went with CeGCC and coded are own and easy library ^^
Anyways, here's one of the games we made, I'll post the others later on
Caisses is a Sokoban clone that includes 500 levels and 14 different backgrounds and themes.
The original version of Caisses is Caisses DS, a Nintendo DS homebrew coded by Kukulcan.
In this game, you are a warehouse keeper, and your mission consists in arranging boxes by pushing them onto their designated locations...
Boxes can be pushed, but not pulled, and the controls are simple : either point to the spot to move to with the stylus, or use the directional pad !
Download Caisses​
Oh, beware, this is PocketPC ONLY, you need the touchscreen to exit the app :s
edit : tested on Pocket 2003SE and up, not sure how it'll go for 2002 and lower :s

I'll just up this topic a little, did ANYONE test it ? :s

Mollusk said:
I'll just up this topic a little, did ANYONE test it ? :s
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Touchscreen is unresponsive on my QVGA device (Kaiser) for the game options (eg Play/Help etc) and I really have to press really, really hard to activate the choice I want. The graphics are awesome but I got frustrated after the first 5 min struggling to press my screen and play the game further...eventually uninstalled the game...

Here's an update which should work much better :
1.05
- CPU optimizations
- Ram optimizations
- Support for WinCE GPS
- Added Check and Cross to show which games are finished and which ones aren't in the level selection screen...
- Optimized theme changing routine (you can just move around on the theme page, you don't need to click everywhere anymore)

1.06 update : level 80 fixed !

Versioin 1.10 is out :
- Restart button when ingame to avoid having to quit and come back (triggered by the softkeys on smartphone)
- Fixed minor glitch on the selection screen
- Added full DPAD support in the menu
- 240x320 smartphones can now play 100% !
- VGA-screen friendly !
- Updated source code

great game. works great on my kaiser.
i am almost sure that levels 280 and 320 are impossible though. (there might be others but i haven't completed every level yet)

got it from freewarepocketpc.net gota say grate simple game to take up time..
thanks for tha work..

Throttle Vs. SPB Shell Vs. WAD Vs. PointUI

OK So I have tried all of these and I have a few issues with each of them because they are all see to be missing something. I have rated them and I was wondering what you guys take is on them. Here we go.
Throttle:
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 7.5
- Visual Rating - 8.5
- Speed - 7.0
Throttle is cool but as far as space on you device is concerned it can fill it with a lot of short cuts and make it look very cluttered. it can also run slow on different devices and can be hassle for others who like a clean and quick running machine.
WAD:
- Finger Friendly: No
- Overall Rating - 8.0
- Visual Rating - 8.0
- Speed - 6.0
WAD was actually pretty cool. I downloaded it and played around with the Vista skin that was featured in this forum. I did find that WAD was very complicated to get the themes to work and there was not much help on the Lakeridge forums when I had questions and issues with it showing the wrong thing. Also when switching from landscape to portrait was a hassle and took a good long amount of time. Visually it was nice but many areas were hard to click on due to size of fingers and links.
Point UI:
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 9.0
- Visual Rating - 10
- Speed - 9.0
Point UI was a great program to use. Very fast. Plenty of options and allowed for control of sounds, comm manager, and finger scrolling. I greatly enjoyed this program. One Problem was it was not Alt Tab friendly nor were you able to make your own short cuts to help get to programs faster. I was very pleased with the speed and animation and highly recommend this.
SPB Mobile Shell:
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 9.5
- Visual Rating - 9.5
- Speed - 10
After all the programs I always seem to be going back to SPB Mobile Shell. the fact that is is finger friendly and highly customizable make it so much fun to use. Also the visually the effects are amazing as well as being easy to navigate. it is very fast and with its integration with SPB Phone suite it can allow to change sound volume and hopefully soon enable the comm manager from SPB Phone.
Now that I have that out of the way for now I am wondering what you think? Which is the best, easiest to customize, visually beautiful, and fun to use. Let me know? I am looking for something that will incorporate well.

WAD2 is the best..with WAD2 you can create the other design of the programs which you have mention for sure

JukEboXAuDiO said:
OK So I have tried all of these and I have a few issues with each of them because they are all see to be missing something. I have rated them and I was wondering what you guys take is on them. Here we go.
Throttle:
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 7.5
- Visual Rating - 8.5
- Speed - 7.0
Throttle is cool but as far as space on you device is concerned it can fill it with a lot of short cuts and make it look very cluttered. it can also run slow on different devices and can be hassle for others who like a clean and quick running machine.
WAD:
- Finger Friendly: No
- Overall Rating - 8.0
- Visual Rating - 8.0
- Speed - 6.0
WAD was actually pretty cool. I downloaded it and played around with the Vista skin that was featured in this forum. I did find that WAD was very complicated to get the themes to work and there was not much help on the Lakeridge forums when I had questions and issues with it showing the wrong thing. Also when switching from landscape to portrait was a hassle and took a good long amount of time. Visually it was nice but many areas were hard to click on due to size of fingers and links.
Point UI:
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 9.0
- Visual Rating - 10
- Speed - 9.0
Point UI was a great program to use. Very fast. Plenty of options and allowed for control of sounds, comm manager, and finger scrolling. I greatly enjoyed this program. One Problem was it was not Alt Tab friendly nor were you able to make your own short cuts to help get to programs faster. I was very pleased with the speed and animation and highly recommend this.
SPB Mobile Shell:
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 9.5
- Visual Rating - 9.5
- Speed - 10
After all the programs I always seem to be going back to SPB Mobile Shell. the fact that is is finger friendly and highly customizable make it so much fun to use. Also the visually the effects are amazing as well as being easy to navigate. it is very fast and with its integration with SPB Phone suite it can allow to change sound volume and hopefully soon enable the comm manager from SPB Phone.
Now that I have that out of the way for now I am wondering what you think? Which is the best, easiest to customize, visually beautiful, and fun to use. Let me know? I am looking for something that will incorporate well.
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What is your number scale based on? Meaning, you have to have to extremes that you consider amazing (10) and really bad (1 or 0 depending whether it is 0-10 or 1-10). Please consider two things when making a post like this one:
a) While it might be usefull for noobs, you want to be as clear as possible as to what your selection criteria was. Otherwise, you will end up causing more questions than answers.
b)Even though "Development and hacking" might be the best place to put this kind of thread (due mainly to exposure), I think that you should have posted this in the "General" section.
I know that you had good intentions trying to share your personal experiences with the rest of the community, which is why I am advising you to first check if another thread of this kind already exists (I have seen quite a few comparing virtually everything in this site). Maybe the person who started the other thread asking this exact same question is still waiting for an answer on his own post (and will not bother to check for new threads).
Besides, keeping new threads to a minimum makes the devs happy (and keeps CG away )

SPB Mobile Shell: (loved this, BUT battery draining issue). Also, the flexibility to mods the layout to suit my taste.
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 9.5
- Visual Rating - 9.5
- Speed - 10
Point UI: (tested (early version) it, but removed because of so many bugs)
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 9.0
- Visual Rating - 10
- Speed - 9.0
WAD: (great for non-touch WM based smartphone)
- Finger Friendly: No
- Overall Rating - 8.0
- Visual Rating - 8.0
- Speed - 6.0
Throttle: (have not test it, so couldn't give feedback)
- Finger Friendly: Yes
- Overall Rating - 7.5
- Visual Rating - 8.5
- Speed - 7.0

I'd add Ultimate Launcher to this comparison....

I hate SPB Mobile Shell for the simple fact that its program list only lists 9 at a time and I have to press next repeatedly to get the U and Z. Haven't found a way around that. I know it has some frequently used shortcuts but when I suddently want to use something, I don't want to press Next like 10 times to use it. I like everthing else about SPB Mobile Shell but that one problem makes me uninstall it.
PointUI is better because the prog list is scrollable and beautiful. So if I want the Z, I'll just have to swipe my thumb once or twice and it will vroom-vroom to the bottom part of the prog list. In fact, I'm currently using PointUI on my phone with Wisbar Advance (my own TuiFone theme with a "secret" close button ). For those who used 1.02b and earlier, there is a new 1.5a which is much better and less buggy!!!
WAD is confusing to set up and customize. Wisbar Advance (WA) is better in term of user-friendliness.
Throttle is slow on my device.

JukEboXAuDiO said:
OK So I have tried all of these and I have a few issues with each of them because they are all see to be missing something. I have rated them and I was wondering what you guys take is on them. Here we go.
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First of all thanks for including my app on a list with such awesome apps . Also I think you've forgoten (may be you haven't tried them jet) other really cool apps like UltimateLaunch or rltoday. For the apps you've included I'm almost with you in all your apreciations, but here's why I started developing ThrottleLauncher 6 months ago:
- PointUI: awesome but too fixed imo (at least the version I tested then). I don't know if it's possible now but it's not configurable at all.
- WAD: you have to pay for it so I haven't tested it.
- SPB MS: you have to pay for it. It looks really nice though.
- UltimateLauncher: I didn't knew this app six months ago... probably I will have had many doubts to start Throttle's development if I have seen it before . The drawback for me is that it's not completly free and that it's l&k configuration is limited to icons and animations.
- Rltoday: fully configurable (but complex) and it's functionality is too mixed with mortscripts (wich by the way is other really nice peace of soft)
As the first user of throttle is me I've designed it to match my needs so I will not do any comments other than there's still lot's of things to do.
Hope this other point of view is helpfull for people to choose it's XDA engine .

APBilbo said:
First of all thanks for including my app on a list with such awesome apps . ....
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I will like to add few things:
MS: to much finger friendly.. i dont want to swipe or click next for like 10 times.. also its not that much customizable.. because of xda we have so many themes and skins.. but it is still PITA to customize it.. and its very costly .. atleast for me.. i think in general also.. ($30 is a lot of amount.. especially when you have already purchased pocket plus.. )
pointui and wad: never used them.. cant comment
RLtoday: first program which i used.. loved it and still love it.. have it incorporated in UL.. you have to make your own skins via xml... that can be learned in like 4 days.. only problem is you have to place icons by co-ordinates.. it does not automatically place them.. so you have to be sure where you want to put your icon and that means lot of trial and error.. but once you get hang of it.. you can do some amazing work..
UL: my current launcher.. provides you with everthing.. cube, sliding animation on today.. complete customization.. ...negative points will be only icons type used is .ico and you have to take care of size.. also you cant use UL all by itself.. UL is more dependent on other plugins to make it work better.. best used with RLtoday, Pocket plus and Vijay555 tools IMO (my setup uses these three)
Throttle: used its 0.5 and 0.6 version. Lot of potential in the app.. 0.9 version is very good.. installed it but still using default theme as dont have time to work on a new one.. picture thumbnail view is awesome and something new.. it is also a complete package.. inbuilt photo contact, system shortcuts, running programs, task manager... much more than any other single app but i think because of that memory and speed issues are there.. waiting for apbilbo to reach his target of ver 1.0 and then hope to see some major code changes which can make it run faster my gene .. .. or may be it will be much more faster when 1.0 is released... (no pressure alfonso.. )
personally i dont mind memory cause after this you dont need anything.. but speed is a issue..

I'm a WAD user. And I personally think that WAD has potential. It is a great software. Its flexibility is the best. The skinning thing is fabulous! But sometimes it cost a lot of time.
I can give WAD a full mark, but I won't. Its HUGE memory consume is its largest drawback, d'oh! I'm still using this software though
Waiting for WAD2! I think it's animated, and gesture enable...

Where is iFonz in your test??????

WAD2 has animation gestures, in fact I have tryed every beta (WAD2 beta 1 to 6) and they are really cool, try them!!
UL is another very good choice, but not as customizable as WAD2.

Agreed,
as I have mentioned before, WAD flexibility is the best! And if I may say, WAD is finger-friendly if you want it to be finger friendly, hahaha
here's for example, I made this as my programs launcher on WAD
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
And yess, I believe WAD2 is going to be kickass

I have used mobile shell, ultimate launch and pointUI. Now I settle with pointUI after the new version is out.
I never liked the way mobile shell works, always uninstalled before the trial is over, even when I used the pointUI theme.
The old pointUI is too buggy that I have to soft reset way too often that's when I started using ultimate launch. However like someone else pointedout ultimate launch depends heavily on other plug in to look nice.
Then recently after new pointui was launched I started using again. There is only few complaint, which is because I don't use my phone for email or message at all and I can't replace those for anything, and occasionally the scroll won't work which I can always use the D-pad. Other than that this is perfect, works beautifully with open touch 4.0 lite black rom. To me poiintui is the way to go.

To each his own on which UI is better. I've tried them all and they all have there good / bad points so this debate could go on forever. I'm sure this question will be asked a million times more and then when WM7, Android come out, we will start over.
* MS2.0 is what I currently use *

Cool article, will definitely link to it in my next, related article!

Menneisyys said:
Cool article, will definitely link to it in my next, related article!
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Thanks. I try. I am a stickler for making my stuff banging. At the moment aI am using hte prerelease version of the MS Carbon skin and I love it with the 3 tabs. ALong with S2U2, S2p, S2V, and some other great stuff.

WAD is my favorite out of everything I've tried. I'm loving the flexibility of the skins

for me the best applications are:
about today plugin :
1 Ultimate Launch
2) Battery Status and rlToday
iphone like:
1) iFonz ( very easy to customize)
2) Itask (very beautiful but it seems developpment is stopped now), not easy to customize but reall we can do many things
3) PointUi (not easy/nearly nothing to customize)
4)Throttle Launcher (not used , seems to be complex and not working for all on my P3600, even if I like the concept)
Video appli :
1)TCPMP (work perfectly on my P3600)
Others:
A_c's suite (S2U2,S2P, S2V)
Background applis:
- elias killer appli
- shantz today theme changer
I had another application tobe able to have 9 different desk but it doesn't work anymore (probably after instally BatteryStatus) it is V2R Multidesk : if I had not this problem it will be the best plugin but not now anymore (it is the only commercial program I have)
Cheers

ssj5trunks said:
Where is iFonz in your test??????
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iFonz is what I currently use right now, I have tried Mobile Shell, and some other ones, but I like iFonz because it has animations for when you are opening a program, and is very iphone like (almost exact copy). I only wish that it would use less RAM, as with the Mogul, if i try to open Opera 9.5 while iFonz is running (to use my iphone web browser) it will close iFonz, since it runs out of RAM, this will probably not be a problem on a future device with more RAM (like Touch/Tilt)but for my use with my sprint mogul, it is the only downside i see to ifonz.

PointUI 1.51a is honestly one of the coolest UI's out there. I love it because of its simplicity and the fact that it just works. It could use customizations (like wallpaper) but it still looks sharp and runs awesome with my HTC Touch. I use s2p and s2u2 with it and they work very well hand in hand. One minor issue with pointui is the Red Button on the htc touch takes you to the windows home screen, but a simple mort script eliminated this issue. The best part of pointui is the speed. The new contact list is far superior. Now if only they would give you the option to reverse the scroll direction...

Just Got My HD...Charging Now...

I've been following this forum in anticipation of receiving my HD. Now that it is in hand, I don't know where to begin...So, I'm asking all you experienced HD owners out there for help. If you had to do it all over again, what would you do with your HD once unboxed and charged. Please provide a list of important settings and tweaks that is a must for new HD owners.

phongdto said:
I've been following this forum in anticipation of receiving my HD. Now that it is in hand, I don't know where to begin...So, I'm asking all you experienced HD owners out there for help. If you had to do it all over again, what would you do with your HD once unboxed and charged. Please provide a list of important settings and tweaks that is a must for new HD owners.
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My top 5 programs:
HDTweak
S2U2
Resco Explorer v 7
Sprite Backup
iGO 8
My top 5 apps:
TouchHD system (update from HTC, perhaps not neccesary in your ROM)
Net Framework 3.4
SDKCERTS + darklord.cab (colored top bar icons)
ammarTF3D tabs v2 (fixed 2)
micro SD TuneUP
Look for details (when neccessary at wiki: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone)
Rgds,

Top programs for me:
- Pocket informant
- mobipocket
- Automapa (gps navigation)
- Google Maps (when Automapa does not want to work )
- Perfect Pitch (to tune my guitar)
- Klaxon
- Lumos
Other stuff:
- Touch of Hd 2.2.1 Rom (includes many patches and is a lot faster than the original one)
- 14 languages patch
- Hd Tweak
- WeatherDatabase Editor (to add my city)
Basicly it's all (for now)

Read the wiki (in my signature)

thanks for all the info, definitely love this device.

flash the rom lol. after installing all my apps, I found flashing the rom to one with all the performance tweaks and what not gave a better response. then install what you want after. also, get a screen protector put on asap if you plan on doing it. that way not 1 spec of dirt gets under it. If i could do it again, thats the major thing that bothers me.

[GAME] Touch Break v0.6

NEWEST VERSION: v0.6 (26/8 - 2009)
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Installation:
- Download CAB (latest version) here:
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>>> :: DOWNLOAD :: <<<
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"TOUCH BREAK" is a clone of Arkanoid / Breakout.
It has different level types, highscore and player profile and lots of other stuff...
- This game is auto scaling to all resolutions, but graphics have been optimized to run on WVGA. But don't hesitate - try it on your device, and see how it works - and report back here!
=> Issue 1: Zip downloaded?
>>> Just your browser playing tricks on you. Rename to .cab extension, and it should be able to install and work, just fine.
=> Issue 2: Error about Flash Lite player during install/run:
>>> Download and install:
http://www.mediafire.com/?u9zr4lnt1ht
=> Issue 3: Game is not fullscreen:
>>> Just choose "MENU", then choose "Fullscreen".
How to play:
- Put your finger on the slide below the breaker.
- Slide sideways to move the slide.
- TIP! Keep an eye on the time! If timer reaches 0, this result in "instant death", no matter the lives you have left!
- TIP! Keep as many balls in play as you can, as you gain points for each ball in play, when you hit a brick. Fx. if you have 1 ball in play and hit a brick, it counts for 1 point. But if you have 3 balls in play, the same brick counts for 3 points!
- TIP! You get TIME BONUS after each round!
- TIP! Certain rounds gives you an extra ball!
To-do:
- Lots, lots, lots of other stuff... this is only a 0.5 version!
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UPDATES!!!
2009 - August, 13
v0.6 released.
Features:
=> 7 different level types!
=> All levels revised (timings, speed etc.)
=> Small design changes
2009 - August, 13
v0.5 released.
Features:
=> 5 different level types!
Optimizations:
=> A *lot* of optimizations have been implemented for a more fluent gameplay. I'm not quite satisfied yet, however.
2009 - August, 13
v0.3 released.
Features:
=> Highscore list now working!
=> In-between screen between levels!
=> More levels and backdrops! (Also stuff I've been drawing)
=> If timer reaches 0, this will result in "sudden death" (you die no matter how many lives you have left)
=> Revised endGame-screen, that tells you your rank
Error corrections:
=> Back buttons in menus not working
2009 - August, 13
v0.2 released.
=> Player name can now be set (isn't used to do anything yet, as highscores are still missing)
=> Menus are now structured (highscores needs to be done)
=> Gameplay has been heavily revised
=> Game engine has been optimized
=> Timer has been put in; in next version, the game ends if you haven't finished the level when the timer reaches 0. For now, I need to revise the times for each level - therefore, you can continue to play, even if you fail to clear the level after timer reaches 0.
=> New backdrops for each level (up to level 6)!!! Those are my old drawings, made in photoshop with digitizer
=> The bricks are still aligned the same way for each level. This will change in future versions.
2009 - August, 12
Initial v0.1 release.
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DONATIONS RECEIVED:
(Total: €9,-)
- 2009-09-03: Christoph Castan (€5,-)
- 2009-08-31: Ilya Volodin (€15,-)
- 2009-08-31: jerome renou (€15,-)
- 2009-08-24: Dawid Nyberg (€5,-)
- 2009-08-17: "Jesusishere" (€4,-)
- 2009-08-13: Dennis Christilaw (€5,-)
A lot of thanks to the above people! Doing stuff for folks in here is very fun, but it's always very nice to know, that this work is appreciated!

Hi,
I tested it on Touch HD.
Game works fine but sometimes slows when lots of balls.
In main menu Settings, HighScores and Credits do not work (can't entry).
But game ivery very nice
Just need long thumb to play on 3,8"

Great! Been looking for a game like this, will try it out

I get a network unavailable error, any ideas?

Vonski >
Thanks for the feedback - I'm aware of the issues - The menu is mostly conceptual with no linkings for the subjects you've mentioned. I'll propably end up locking the number of balls, to a maximum of 3 at a time.
daDeadMan >
Hey!
When do you get the error?
And have you installed Flash Player Lite, as stated in the installation instructions...?

Works fine on Samsung i900 Omnia.
It is too easy for me, the ball should bounce only on the board, rather than "circle" under it.
Within a few seconds there are flying dozens of balls, which slows down the game.

it's pretty neat. Easy to play and looks nice. I agree hat it's a little too easy. I had about 100 balls flying around just breaking bricks for me It does slow down when the numbers start to exceed a dozen balls or so. Also, the entire platform (top and base) deflect balls which makes it easier as well cause if you miss the ball you can just sweep the screen. It's neat but it may make it too easy. It resizes to VGA just fine. I've attached a screenshot. With a little tweaking I think you have something real real good here though. When it was going full speed at the beginning it was a lot of fun. You may want to add falling bricks that add options, like brick breaker/arkanoid... I like where it's heading though! Good luck with the project.

wow thanks for this game !!!!!!!!!!

jakobdam said:
Vonski >
Thanks for the feedback - I'm aware of the issues - The menu is mostly conceptual with no linkings for the subjects you've mentioned. I'll propably end up locking the number of balls, to a maximum of 3 at a time.
daDeadMan >
Hey!
When do you get the error?
And have you installed Flash Player Lite, as stated in the installation instructions...?
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I get the error when i run it. A popup, TouchBr001, says network unavailable, Try again later. Have flash lite installed and running energy rom on an xperia. Does the game require wifi or an internet connection of some sort?

Same for me. "Network unavailable". (On a Topaz)

hey guys you should learn how to read ! it is written in the first post download the DP flash lite and install it
it's pretty neat. Easy to play and looks nice. I agree hat it's a little too easy. I had about 100 balls flying around just breaking bricks for me It does slow down when the numbers start to exceed a dozen balls or so. Also, the entire platform (top and base) deflect balls which makes it easier as well cause if you miss the ball you can just sweep the screen. It's neat but it may make it too easy. It resizes to VGA just fine. I've attached a screenshot. With a little tweaking I think you have something real real good here though. When it was going full speed at the beginning it was a lot of fun. You may want to add falling bricks that add options, like brick breaker/arkanoid... I like where it's heading though! Good luck with the project.
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I agree And the worst thing is that when the screnn s as you shown you don't need to play anymore because the balls are playing themself

I started the game and didn't do anything because I got a call and when I looked at the screen after a few minutes I already had ca. 30 balls and couldn't loose anymore. First game I ever tried that you can beat without doing anything
After that I tried it again but it didn't work because the slider always starts where you press play. After another 2 tries it worked. Just hit the play button on the right side, do nothing after that and you wont loose

UPDATE!
2009 - August, 13
v0.2 released.
=> Player name can now be set (isn't used to do anything yet, as highscores are still missing)
=> Menus are now structured (highscores needs to be done)
=> Gameplay has been heavily revised
=> Game engine has been optimized
=> Timer has been put in; in next version, the game ends if you haven't finished the level when the timer reaches 0. For now, I need to revise the times for each level - therefore, you can continue to play, even if you fail to clear the level after timer reaches 0.
=> New backdrops for each level (up to level 6)!!! Those are my old drawings, made in photoshop with digitizer
=> The bricks are still aligned the same way for each level. This will change in future versions.

thanks a lot for the update
So now, lets play

Works great on my HTC Fuze running WM 6.5 Energy ROM.
Couple suggestions/requests:
1. Put a break in between levels. As soon as a level completes, it dumps you into the next level. Putting a pause in there (Like a Ready? screen they can tap to start the next level) will allow people to recover from a furious level.
2. Additional types of "Bonus" blocks would be nice other than extra balls. Like an Extra Life, Larger Pad, Sticky Pad or whatever you can imagine.
Those are it for now, I am sure I can think of more sometime later.
Between this game and Fruity, so far, you are becoming one of my favorite game devs!
So far, both games run nicely and they look fantastic on my Fuze!
Keep up the great work!

Hi there, great app. Just like Fruity! All thanks to Flash Lite, it does increase the smoothness of the experience. For the Touch Break however, we are experiencing issues when holding onto the slider for a certain amount of time - the menu for Flash pops up (as seen below).
Otherwise, it's great! And we've written a brief review for it: Check it out!

Talderon >
- Break between levels: Yeah, I know But everything has a priority, and for this release, finishing up some graphics stuff and improve gameplay itself, was main priorities... as for breaks between levels - it will come - and it'll be a bit funnier than just the typical "ready"-message... (to make the player think it's worth the while to have finished the level).
- Extra powerups: Yup, those will come too. Maybe not all of them, but certainly, some! Also, some "death"-bringers will come. But I try to think a bit out of the box with this game, so some of them might not be that familiar...
MrWangKai >>
Yeah - that popup menu is BLOODY HELL ANNOYING! I've tried everything to disable the blasted thing, but nothing can do the trick.
It only comes if you double-tap and then hold... so far, I've myself gotten pretty much used to it by now, so it actually never happens when I play...
As this is wrapper-related (flash player lite), I can't do much about it (other than create a new flash wrapper myself, which is pretty drastic measures).

Not working on Omnia II
Something is wrong with flash lite I think

Yeah, I figured you thought of some of these as it is, just wanted to post it so it was "official from someone else" other than the voice in your head... Although, it seems those voices have some good ideas.
Keep it up and let us know if you have other games in the works. These look great and are fun!

WOW. Version 0.2 is much better. Good work