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SMS writer

I read through in one of the threads regarding Designlab's SMS Writer being taken out of pocket gear. Anyone here knows where I can download the said program? Or is there an alternative program.
Primarily I need to be able to send a text message with one hand.
Thanks!

I am thinking about to write a one-hand SIP modul. (An input plugin to write like mobile phones in any application) I like to made t in the same size as the "letter recognizer" or "keyboard" modul. But the space is enough only 3 or 4 buttons if we want to type with fingers...
What about to place 4 buttons. One for changing the others from 1-2-3 -> 4-5-6 -> 7-8-9?
Think it: same as wieving only one row at a time of keys on your mobile phone.
It is useable? Maybe not :?

mborbe said:
I read through in one of the threads regarding Designlab's SMS Writer being taken out of pocket gear. Anyone here knows where I can download the said program? Or is there an alternative program.
Primarily I need to be able to send a text message with one hand.
Thanks!
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Google next time first m8 ok
http://www.ce4you.cz/software/detail.asp?s=499
I was looking for so long for some app like this one.
Good luck

mborbe said:
I read through in one of the threads regarding Designlab's SMS Writer being taken out of pocket gear. Anyone here knows where I can download the said program? Or is there an alternative program.
Primarily I need to be able to send a text message with one hand.
Thanks!
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pare, that program is buggy.

yeah they say that designlab's program is very buggy.
but do you know of any program that run's better than designlab's sms writer?

Simple contacts app iContact (v0.5) (xPhone alike)

Hello,
I wrote a simple contacts list app for WM5 but i've tested it on HTC Wizard only. If anyone is willing to test the app on their device I'd be very thankfull.
The app is very basic, it only lists contacts in scrollable list. I use it for accessing my contacts by scrolling the list with fingers, similar to *Phone. Just tap, drag and release. To select a contact, just tap and release, and standard contact details dialog should appear.
Exe is in the attached zip file.
UPDATE v0.5, 02.03.2008.
Changes:
- iContact should now be visible in task managers
- added application icon
- alphabet grid can be shown by clicking on ABC button. It stays shown until letter is selected, or you tap on an empty space
- little bit more usefull "Details" screen.
UPDATE v0.4, 09.11.2007.
This version should fix a bug or two, but may introduce some as well. It should fix the most obvious bug with contact name length.
It also introduces a way to look into contact details. But is merely a test and isn't very usable at the moment. Tapping on the contact name will open standard pocket outlook contact details.
Have fun.
UPDATE v0.3, 08.09.2007.
Sorry to say that iContact didn't go very far, but still, i wanted to give you guys an up-to-date version (if anyone is still interested )
There are few changes and they're all very obvious, so, have fun.
UPDATE
- 05.05.2007.
v0.2
App is now known as"iContact".Main changes would be landscape fix and (Oh, My, Oooh) WM2003 support.
As i don't have wm2003 device there are probably still some bugs, but at least it should start, show contacts and scroooooolllll...
The little indicator on the right side has some bugs, i know. But, as it doesn't affects the other app functionality I let it live.
Post your opinions. New features will be discussed when main part of the app works (almost) bug free.
Thx for all your comments. That motivates me the most.
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Contacts v0.1 is available for testing purposes in the post:
Here
Explanations and comments are available in before mentioned post.
YouTube video made by nicolas (thx nicolas)
xPhone alike launcher by Grumps (Good job man!)
Thx,
larna

It looks cool!
I sort my contacts as a "File As". Any change you will add extra options to this program?
One thing I've noticed is that contacts who only have an e-mail address appear as a white bar, maybe an option could be to filter contacts?
But again, nice Beta!

Thx for the response. It's my first pocketpc app, and first c win32 app, and first c app ever. So, I'm just starting to learn
You're right about blank fields. It only reads first and lastname from the database.
I didn't understand the "File As" sort option. Do you care about explaining a bit. (Sorry, english isn't my native language).
larna

larna said:
Thx for the response. It's my first pocketpc app, and first c win32 app, and first c app ever. So, I'm just starting to learn
You're right about blank fields. It only reads first and lastname from the database.
I didn't understand the "File As" sort option. Do you care about explaining a bit. (Sorry, english isn't my native language).
larna
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What is your native language then?
The file as sort option is like this:
Doe, John -> Last, First
John Doe -> First Last
I'm using Inesoft Address Book, it has an option to sort contact like "File As" this way all contacts are displayed the same way as I saved them

Croatian is my native language.
Adding sort options shouldn't be that difficult so I guess I'll implement them in some phase. I'm still experimenting with more fluid scrolling.
Thx,
larna

Nice.. very nice! Smooth scrolling effect too. Start fast works well. Ought to post a video up.
Wish list:
Do you think you can add the photos onto the list? Or it will make the software ultra slow?

I think that would slow down the app considerably. It's already a bit slow on my Wizard running on 180 MHz, but it's fine when overclocked to 240 MHz.
But, I can't say I'm 100% sure it wouldn't work. I'm still a newbie.
Thx for comments!
larna

Looks very cool, a couple requests
1) can you make a command line option that filters the list by category? I've got a lot of contacts, but I have a category called Phone for ones I want to get to quickly. Unfortunately the regular contacts app always forgets this filter so it hasn't been much use so far.
2) I see a lot of blank items in the list, if the name is not valid maybe use the "File As" field as someone suggested, or look through the other fields maybe. I use just the company name a lot on businesses. "File As" is probably the way to go though because that is what shows up in the regular contactrs program I think.

Thx for suggestions, I'll be sure to take look at that.
Stay tuned for next version
larna

just tested on HTC TyTn...
it works... but scrolling does not work!
I am trying to make the same simple app using java
having problems with the API's (JSR 75) not being on my phone
Have you done anything like this for java?
And yes, I did separate post a thread for it here!
Many thanks, and good luck!
Sanjay

sParekh said:
it works... but scrolling does not work!
I am trying to make the same simple app using java
having problems with the API's (JSR 75) not being on my phone
Have you done anything like this for java?
And yes, I did separate post a thread for it here!
Many thanks, and good luck!
Sanjay
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Sorry, didn't even come close to java. I can only wish you best luck with your project.
Regarding scrolling, can you select a contact by tap onto it's name?
Thx,
larna

Tytn wont work? what your Rom?
my o2 Trion (Hermes100) cingular rom aku 3.5.2 work well with smoth scroll
nice 18k app !
edit: what's your program language to make this app, this is simple, small and super!
you can make Windows Mobile an Iphone Killer keep up your work and ideal!!!

very nice app, works on my p3600.. continue this nice job

Thx guys/gals for your comments.
I used "c" with pure win32 api. I thought that would allow me a greater freedom in dealing with Windows shortcomings and greater speed. I guess i just feel there is something wrong with CF.NET
larna

ScrollWindowEx on a SysListView right ?

Guybrush said:
ScrollWindowEx on a SysListView right ?
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Well, no.
On WM ListView can only be scrolled one item at a time, not by certain number of pixels. For example, if ListItem height is 30px, if you try to scroll it with ScrollWindowEx by less than half the height of ListItem (15px) it wont scroll. If you scroll it by amount greater than half of the item height it will scroll one item. I don't understand why MS made it like that, but that's how it is.
(If I'm wrong with this, it would mean that I spent a lot of time for nothing )
Instead, I made the ListView height equals all the items that should be displayed and scroll the ListView container (parent) window. On a pixel by pixel basis. It has it's own shortcomings, but the end result is definitely better.
larna

Interesting thanks

i found a little bug... rotating screen don't display all contacts and not update lines of listbox... if it start with screen already rotate lines on listbox are correct but don't display all contacts of my list

Heh, that's just another one in the row...
I guess I'll have to fix that one also.
larna

Another idea A way to change colors of background and text would be cool for all the people who like to skin

Too many questions...

...so i put them all in one thread. .
Hello everyone.
Just got a TyTn. Quite a change from my old K800, but im sure i'll adjust.
Ive been reading around here for a few weeks now in antisipation of my TyTn arriving. So know a few things already, like the highly rated 'batti' battery app.
I have a few questions about it though that i cant find definate answers on:
- Is it possible to have custom ringtones for each contact?
- How do i close programs? As at the moment they just seem to minimise, and the only way i can find to actually close them is through the memory app in settings.
- How do i install the today screen app called 'Launcher' its not a cab file like the rest of the programs ive installed.
- Is there a today screen plugin i can use to lock the phone when i press it?
- Some of my contacts are listed as 'elliot, fred' rarther than 'fred elliot'. How do i fix that?
- Is it possible to have full screen contact images? Ive got contact images setup for a few of my contacts, but they only ever show up as a tiny icon when opening a txt (havnt tryed incoming calls yet), is there a way to make it so that when i get a txt i get the picture instead of/extra to the standard popup?
- Emoticons. How/can i put them in txt messages? (actually view them, not the pure text equilivent.).
Thanks in advance all.
Any help would be much appricated. .

boomam said:
...so i put them all in one thread. .
Hello everyone.
Just got a TyTn. Quite a change from my old K800, but im sure i'll adjust.
Ive been reading around here for a few weeks now in antisipation of my TyTn arriving. So know a few things already, like the highly rated 'batti' battery app.
I have a few questions about it though that i cant find definate answers on:
- Is it possible to have custom ringtones for each contact? YES
- How do i close programs? As at the moment they just seem to minimise, and the only way i can find to actually close them is through the memory app in settings. 1. Search for X Button Program 2.Get A Custom ROM
- How do i install the today screen app called 'Launcher' its not a cab file like the rest of the programs ive installed. Be More Specific
- Is there a today screen plugin i can use to lock the phone when i press it? Start-Settings-Today Screen-Items Tab, or download 'device lock (before you even ask, use the search function
- Some of my contacts are listed as 'elliot, fred' rarther than 'fred elliot'. How do i fix that? OMFG
- Is it possible to have full screen contact images? Ive got contact images setup for a few of my contacts, but they only ever show up as a tiny icon when opening a txt (havnt tryed incoming calls yet), is there a way to make it so that when i get a txt i get the picture instead of/extra to the standard popup? ok this is getting ridiculous
- Emoticons. How/can i put them in txt messages? (actually view them, not the pure text equilivent.).
Thanks in advance all.
Any help would be much appricated. .
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Ok I tried to help, but geez dude. I think this forum may be a little advanced for you. There are plenty of other websites and forums that can help you with these questions. Before you post any more questions:
1. Read The Windows Mobile Manual
2. Learn how to use the search function
3. Spend a little more time reading
4. Read a little more.
5. Come back and post questions when you ACTUALLY have a phone. THis way you can try to figure things out on the phone before you start asking questions.
Good Luck!
<sighs, then sits on hands to prevent pulling out n00b cannon>
MODS You know what to do, this thread is gonna get HOT

boomam said:
...so i put them all in one thread. .
Hello everyone.
Just got a TyTn. Quite a change from my old K800, but im sure i'll adjust.
Ive been reading around here for a few weeks now in antisipation of my TyTn arriving. So know a few things already, like the highly rated 'batti' battery app.
I have a few questions about it though that i cant find definate answers on:
- Is it possible to have custom ringtones for each contact?
- How do i close programs? As at the moment they just seem to minimise, and the only way i can find to actually close them is through the memory app in settings.
- How do i install the today screen app called 'Launcher' its not a cab file like the rest of the programs ive installed.
- Is there a today screen plugin i can use to lock the phone when i press it?
- Some of my contacts are listed as 'elliot, fred' rarther than 'fred elliot'. How do i fix that?
- Is it possible to have full screen contact images? Ive got contact images setup for a few of my contacts, but they only ever show up as a tiny icon when opening a txt (havnt tryed incoming calls yet), is there a way to make it so that when i get a txt i get the picture instead of/extra to the standard popup?
- Emoticons. How/can i put them in txt messages? (actually view them, not the pure text equilivent.).
Thanks in advance all.
Any help would be much appricated. .
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Have you even read the threads / wiki / use the search button?
JFC...

peezy said:
Ok I tried to help, but geez dude. I think this forum may be a little advanced for you. There are plenty of other websites and forums that can help you with these questions. Before you post any more questions:
1. Read The Windows Mobile Manual
2. Learn how to use the search function
3. Spend a little more time reading
4. Read a little more.
5. Come back and post questions when you ACTUALLY have a phone. THis way you can try to figure things out on the phone before you start asking questions.
Good Luck!
<sighs, then sits on hands to prevent pulling out n00b cannon>
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This is the best advice for you with your issues....
peezy said:
MODS You know what to do, this thread is gonna get HOT
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locking thread to prevent a full on n00b assault...

my sms widget is nearly finish

Hi!
you can see on attachement my widget, but I need a little more help to finish...
I test it on my Nexus One and it worked nicely as on the emulator.
My problem is after deleting or receiving new sms.
the sms database don't seem to update untill I close my widget.
I think that is du to the fact the database isn't close until I use the widget.
So can I "close and reopen" my widget without the user see it? Or does it exist a solution to close more than the cursor after taking the message I need?
If I have to use SQLiteDatabaseHelper How do I open sms database by this way?
You also can post comment on my work if want.
my widget work on android 1.6 to 2.1
feature:
- show sms received
- button to open conversation and reply
- button to delete
- button to send a new sms
- button to navigate in sms/inbox
bug to fix:
- refresh after change in sms database
feature to come if bug fix:
- animation beetwin sms
- mark read unread sms
thank's for reading me (excuse my frenchy English..!)

Nice work, I would like to test it. And if needed and supported, I could make a translation to greek. PM me if it's possible.

Hi,
if you're looking for translators I can do the Italian and German part
Greets

Thank's for your answer, I may ask you later, but before I have to correct my last bug. Because even if my widget seems to be nice, we always recieve and delete messages, and that make this bug embarrassing...
I've find so many thing's to buid this that I'm convince I will find how correct it... But a little help will really advance my project wich is building a pack of widget....

Very cool widget!
Not a programmer sorry, but I can help translate to Danish

ooookkkkk!
When it will be finish, I really have to make a multilingual version!!

I would recommend posting this in stackoverflow.com and tag it with android. They are pretty fast answering.
I haven't made any widgets but maybe you should try and check the Notepad Tutorial ( http://d.android.com/resources/tutorials/notepad/notepad-ex3.html ), specially the fillData() method. It works for refreshing the listview.

I allready post on android's forum like stackoverflow and they don't wan't answer me. One beg me to stop my work because a new version of android coold change the method of storing sms and my program will break and it coold maked something like "polluted code?"
But my point of view is that I have a nice Nexus One and I want widget which can do more than what we can find on the market...
Thank you for your post, I will check the site you gave me...

Reading the documentation the minimum refresh update time is 30 min. for widgets. So maybe that's why your widget is not updating.
It seems that you will need to set an alarm if you want faster updates. Here there is some discussion about that: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/963a41b2be0ff545?pli=1

I think that the probleme do not come from refreshing my widget but it come from the refresh of the mmssms database.
So I have decided to change my way to acces to this database and want use the path "data/data/...../mmssms.db". When I want to acces to the dataBase by this way, it failed to open the database.
Why changing th way to open thi database and not use "content://sms"?
Because by this android seems to managed the file mmssms.db and open it for you to manage your cursor, that's why we don't use DBadapter... but the fact is android do not close the Database until your program is close (I think) and do not update the database because the file is probably in mode "alone read"... So I wante to managed open and close by myself to be sure if I am wrong or right.

the mmssms.db fil isn't openable for security reason's. So I try to understand why content provider do not refresh until I close the widget but I have no answer. I am searching for other's solution too but I have not enough information to ending my widget so I hesitate to fall down developpement of my widget...

Nice work

Partially deactivating sense?

I was searching many hours for a solution but could not find anything...
Maybe somebodies knowledge of the Registry is that good to show me a way how to get back the native Windows interface for the contact management (the one that is used when Sense is deactivated) without turning HTC sense 2.5 off?
Thanks in advance!
p.

photona said:
I was searching many hours for a solution but could not find anything...
Maybe somebodies knowledge of the Registry is that good to show me a way how to get back the native Windows interface for the contact management (the one that is used when Sense is deactivated) without turning HTC sense 2.5 off?
Thanks in advance!
p.
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Try SSMaHo 0.0.4.0. With this, you will be able to hook the contacts function in Sense to WM instead of Sense. Does that make sense??

Sorry, shame on me, as a greenhorn in this forum I violated its well-founded hygiene and posted in the wrong place. Maybe an admin could delete this thread or move it to the right discussion. But at least let me say thanks to mitsi, your advice gave me the impulse to search further (I tried SSMaHo 0.0.4.0., but I don´t want to use such a "big" program to change just one simple thing that even can be done by typing some simple ascii code in the registry).
Finally ... (maybe someone else is interested in this) I found out that the desired contacts-interface can be accessed by "\Windows\poutlook.exe" with the argument "contacts". So, to acces the native windows mobile interface by touching the left softkey at the Homescreen, I just had to change the according entries in the registry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\MANILA\HomeLSKPath -> poutlook.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\MANILA\HomeLSKArguments -> contacts
Thats it for now
p.