Database Develop

Release of SMSCatcher, with source code. No skins attached...

Thanks to a few people in my FSD Call Capturer thread, I've started thinking about a possible SMS interceptor with a more finger freindly design. I've already got the hard part coded (as in, I can capture the SMS messages) but I have no graphics talent of my own, and I'm not that inventive, so, who wants to give me some ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Source code is in post 41 and post 42.

Id like to see a Full screen contact photo with incoming SMS. Thanks!

Hi L3v5y,
1) if it's posisble disable the system notification.
2) Make an apps who show the sms and 2 or 3 button (Reply, Delete, Close).
I think it's a good idea but you are the dev..

ok here is what i would try to do if i knew how 2
1.Have a pic of the contact shown on the left side of the screen next to the number it came from
2. a scrollable box to show the message received
3. a empty text box at the bottom for quickreply
4. button for dismiss/delete(When clicked would ask if you wish to delete)
5.Button from full reply(in case you want to add pics or clipart)
have it time out after 10 or so sec of screen not being touched
see drawing for a very ruff image of what i'm picturing(keep in mind i'm no graphic artist and did this in about 2min at work using MS paint)

Something like this...?
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Great Work Oseven...
Made it with 3 button...
Grodimn :
No text box.... for send mesend message... because where is your keyboard....?????
I Think only for read message and if you click to reply your "normal sms writer are open "
Sorry for my english....

Maybe a combination of Osevens and Grondinms ideas? As in you tap a button to go to the reply screen.
Unfortunately, transperency is difficult to achieve without serious processor usage (that, and I don't know how!)
So, I could do something like that, but it draws a backgound image (customisable, of course) and then has the message icon infront with text. Then, have two or three buttons (reply, delete, mark as read etc) and an auto close function. If the reply is pressed, a screen like Grondinms pops up (although bare in mind there would have to be space for the SIP)
You can disable the SMS notifications under Start->settings->Sounds and Notifiactions, but I could maybe do a config app for that...

l3v5y said:
Maybe a combination of Osevens and Grondinms ideas? As in you tap a button to go to the reply screen.
Unfortunately, transperency is difficult to achieve without serious processor usage (that, and I don't know how!)
So, I could do something like that, but it draws a backgound image (customisable, of course) and then has the message icon infront with text. Then, have two or three buttons (reply, delete, mark as read etc) and an auto close function. If the reply is pressed, a screen like Grondinms pops up (although bare in mind there would have to be space for the SIP)
You can disable the SMS notifications under Start->settings->Sounds and Notifiactions, but I could maybe do a config app for that...
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Sounds good. If this goes any further I'm more than happy to supply the graphics if you'd like.

I'm working on a very basic GUI ATM!
Oooh! My 3800 post!

lol yhea i was kinda forgeting the keyboard...so then what about having the received message at the bottom and the reply at the top that way you can still see with the keyboard.....

let me see what i can come up with in photoshop.

kidnamedAlbert said:
let me see what i can come up with in photoshop.
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Photoshop wizards...

this is what i came up with.
its a little umm i dont know how to explain but id like sms like this.

kidnamedAlbert said:
this is what i came up with.
its a little umm i dont know how to explain but id like sms like this.
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So, an SMS conversation with nice bits...

l3v5y said:
So, an SMS conversation with nice bits...
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yeah.
i just still wish i could get a today plugin.
but no creates one yet.
like throttle launcher's sms on today is great! but i dont want throtle launcher.

kidnamedAlbert said:
yeah.
like throttle launcher's sms on today is great! but i dont want throtle launcher.
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Neither. I tried it yesterday and although it's a great app it's just too slow, which is why I suggested what I did as it takes one of the things from it that I liked but won't slow the system as much.

Problem is, today plugins need C++, which I don't know!

l3v5y said:
Problem is, today plugins need C++, which I don't know!
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Is something possible where it takes a temporary screenshot of whatever is running at that time and makes it the background? I don't know how feasible that would be, or how fast it would run if it was possible..?

oseven said:
Is something possible where it takes a temporary screenshot of whatever is running at that time and makes it the background? I don't know how feasible that would be, or how fast it would run if it was possible..?
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Possible.
Lemme get the core functionality working first!

might even be able to do a plugin with rl today, mortscript, sms export, etc. like how chriscsh did with xiamultitheme

Alternative to SPB Mobile Shell *Today Plugin Only*

Hi all, I hate asking broad questions like this, but I've been looking around and just can't find anything..
I really like SPB Mobile Shell, but I only use the Today plugin. I don't use the Now, Cube, any of that other stuff it provides. Ever.
What I do use is the ability to tab other Today plugins, Most Recently Used/Pinned apps, and a single Photo dailer.
Seems like not a lot out of all of the SPB Mobile Shell functionality, so does anyone know anything that does the above? I'd just like to check out some alternatives, compare ram usage, screen real estate usage, etc.
The 'complete' list of what I have under SPB Mobile Shell, just in case it helps:
Tab1: MRU/Pinned Apps
Tab2: SPB Weather Today plugin
Tab3: Battery Status Today plugin
Tab4: Alarm stuff, but never actually use it except for times in 3 countries
Tab5: Photo Dialer
And on the today screen I also have PhoneAlarm and the generic Calendar today plugins, for a total of 'three' plugins on the Today screen. I like to be able to see the PA and Calendar plugins all the time.
Thanks for any suggestions!

I'll jump in before someone screams at you about using the search
THIS is my all singing, all-dancing saviour. Don't take much notice of the screenshots, because they look awful, it's all fully customisable.
If you like fiddling D) with your phone and you don't mind taking some time to choose your backgrounds etc, I'm pretty sure this'll satisfy your today screen requirements.
It's absolutely awesome, and so perfect (for me) that I can't believe it took me so long and so many searches and general browsing to find it.
Simply perfect imho.
Overview
WisBar Advance Desktop replaces your existing Today screen. Using WisBar Advance Desktop, you can create shortcuts, system meters, floating windows and virtual pages to extend the functionality of your PocketPC.
WisBar Advance Desktop also supports most existing Today plugins. You can arrange them on multiple pages in order to maximize their usefullness (the plugin must support user-defined heights).
Features
* Compatible with PPC2002, WM2003/SE, WM5 and WM6
* Unlimited virtual pages for additional screens
* Can embed Today plugins on any virtual page
* Create shortcuts to applications or folders
* Create meters displaying battery power, memory status, etc.
* Drag and drop items anywhere on the screen (Today plugins excluded)
* Choose different wallpapers for each page
* Create floating windows or docks that contain objects
* Place custom text messages on the screen
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Wlofea said:
I'll jump in before someone screams at you about using the search
THIS is my all singing, all-dancing saviour. Don't take much notice of the screenshots, because they look awful, it's all fully customisable.
If you like fiddling D) with your phone and you don't mind taking some time to choose your backgrounds etc, I'm pretty sure this'll satisfy your today screen requirements.
It's absolutely awesome, and so perfect (for me) that I can't believe it took me so long and so many searches and general browsing to find it.
Simply perfect imho.
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Well, I thought it was clear that I'd searched, googled, and basically read up on all of the typical today/launchers/etc.. So just to make it clear; I did
WAD was one I looked at, but my god, people were talking about it "only" taking 6.5M of ram, etc...
I does look extremely flexible, but it's simply a ram whore. I suppose I should have mentioned that was one that I'd looked at pretty closely.
I haven't seen mention of what space it takes up with some sort of 'minimal' theme, but all the themes I've seen for it are really overcomplicated. But perhaps I haven't seen the 'right' theme yet. Most of them were based around viewing some interesting 'information' but few were showing off the abilities to use the device.
Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll keep looking at WAD, assuming that this 6.5M figure is for these huge themes I've seen and typical usage is much lower.

I use Today Revolution/T-Revolution/Hinavigator Touch-to-Go.
I use all these names but i enjoy it. mind you it does not have a lot of skins yet but it works for me so far.
http://www.ppclink.com/?ppclink=product&do=view&id=64
the weather app sux. but they are working on it.
my 2centz

did you not find Spb Pocket Plus?

firstbuddha said:
did you not find Spb Pocket Plus?
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Does SPB Pocket Plus allow you to put arbitrary plugins in tabs? I actually trialed it before SPB Mobile shell and I don't recall it having that ability.
Okay, I've dug some more, apparently it can do that. I'll have to re-evaluate it, not sure why I didn't stay with it before. Thanks for pointing that out to me!
Good thing is, I've hard reset due to switching ROMs since, so I can trial it again.

I don't know if you want something this complete but my sig says my favorite! THROTTLE!

khaytsus said:
Does SPB Pocket Plus allow you to put arbitrary plugins in tabs? I actually trialed it before SPB Mobile shell and I don't recall it having that ability.
Okay, I've dug some more, apparently it can do that. I'll have to re-evaluate it, not sure why I didn't stay with it before. Thanks for pointing that out to me!
Good thing is, I've hard reset due to switching ROMs since, so I can trial it again.
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Yes you can put whatever plugins you want in pocket plus. Its fine in WM 6.0 but has some little issues with WM 6.1. There is an icon refresh issue but its minor (after a soft reset, the icons are messed up, you have to refresh the tabs to correct them). Its due for update (Dec 07 is latest) and that may help.
That said, I went back to Throttlelauncher. I did try the new Manilla2d but you can't load your plugins on that.

Scrog said:
Yes you can put whatever plugins you want in pocket plus. Its fine in WM 6.0 but has some little issues with WM 6.1. There is an icon refresh issue but its minor (after a soft reset, the icons are messed up, you have to refresh the tabs to correct them). Its due for update (Dec 07 is latest) and that may help.
That said, I went back to Throttlelauncher. I did try the new Manilla2d but you can't load your plugins on that.
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I was just jumping into this thread to follow up and was going to gripe about that issue. I Haven't looked at their forums, but I assume they're aware of the problem. That is annoying.
I've 'reorganized' my home views a bit, now I have one screen with my main used apps plus what would follow behind them, since there's no MRU. And about half the time some random number of them have no icons. Fixing it is easy, but tedious, unless there's some way to refresh all of them that I haven't seen.
I'll peep at Throttle, I hadn't looked at it too closely, I thought it looked mostly like "canned" info, not stuff you could pull things into.
Otherwise, Pocket Plus seems to be working out fairly well. I'm playing with Diary too, but it's really slow to load so I think I won't stay with it. If I used it as "the" Today screen, it'd be fine I suspect.
Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone!

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Here's what I have so far.. I am going to add a photo dialer somewhere I think, I was sorta using Diary for that but that's about all I think I'd use it for, so it's way too much for that.
The tabs are in order, but I didn't highlight the tab above so it's not obvious I guess.. The fourth tab is currently empty.
FYI, the weather is SBSH with the "Wonder" skin and Samurize Huger icons.

[APP] Compact Homescreen with Dated appointments!!! - Rhodium

This is my first modification for the manila.
Thanks to sztupy and 12aon for helping me get started.
Installation
- Install cab
- Reset (or restart manila)
Requirements
- Rhodium TouchFlo
- Background on all tabs
Stock clock with New with autohiding Call History and dynamic appointment list
NB: If you like this one for the Touch HD with more appointments displayeing, please post a screenshot so I know how much room i got.
Diamond
Homescreen - Tore edition
Homescreen AllBgTab- Tore edition <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
Touch HD (More appointments)
Homescreen HD - Tore edition
Homescreen HD AllBgTab- Tore edition <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
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Compact autohiding Call History and dynamic appointment list
Compact Homescreen - Autohide Call history, dynamic appointment list <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
Default Compact for Diamond
The first mod, works with stock Rhodium TouchFlo.
It works on other phones too, but it's designed for the Diamond.
If you don't want dated appointments, use Compact Homescreen - normal.cab as it only shows appointments for today and tomorrow.
Compact Homescreen.cab <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
Compact Homescreen - normal.cab <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
T-Mobile Compact for Diamond
This mod requires the T-Mobile theme for Rhodium TouchFlo installed.
It works on other phones too, but it's designed for the Diamond.
T-Mobile theme
Homescreen - 2 appointments, T-Mobile.cab <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
Homescreen - No call history, 3 appointments, T-Mobile.cab <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.
Homescreen - 2 appointments, T-Mobile.cab <-- For people with AllBgTabs mod installed.

Hey,
Nice work. I like the extra space for appointments.
hallatore said:
I also removed the arrows and some code, hopefully making it slightly snappier
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That worries me a bit, removing some code hoping it would be snappier
Any way to get the Call History TAB back like'in the old days'?
Good job hallatore!
Cheers,
/Cacti

le_cactus said:
Any way to get the Call History TAB back like'in the old days'?
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Extract and copy this file into your Windows folder, then restart\reset manila.
But why would you want to do that?

Thanks dude. I'll give it a shot. See if it works.
hallatore said:
But why would you want to do that?
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It's simply the fastes way to see itch call I missed!
Thanks,
Cheers,
Cacti

Great work!
Any chance of getting the manila file with no calendar aswell?
Need a clean home screen
Edit: Just installed it on my Touch HD and it works great. However, I can't change my wallpaper. It keeps the default one.

dogans said:
Great work!
Any chance of getting the manila file with no calendar aswell?
Need a clean home screen
Edit: Just installed it on my Touch HD and it works great. However, I can't change my wallpaper. It keeps the default one.
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Yes I can make that.
And hm, this is the rhodium one, there might be a conflict there.
There is no background code in the manila I added.

hallatore said:
Yes I can make that.
And hm, this is the rhodium one, there might be a conflict there.
There is no background code in the manila I added.
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Okay, I'm using a Rhodium ROM on my phone.
Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Updated

Very nice improvement to m2d definitely one of his flaws...i personally use s2u2 to see most of my appointments but...NICE WORK !!
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

can this be used on M2D for Samsung Omnia?

Really big update!

hallatore said:
Yes I can make that.
And hm, this is the rhodium one, there might be a conflict there.
There is no background code in the manila I added.
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You have the background code removed. If he doesn't have bg 4 all tabs which has the background code moved into manila.mode9 then that is probably why he's getting the missing home background.

can this be used on other M2D beside Rhodium rom?
e.g M2D running on Samsung Omnia?

can you please provide a pic of this in landscape so I can see what 'not good' looks like?

bugsykoosh said:
can you please provide a pic of this in landscape so I can see what 'not good' looks like?
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The first appointment is't even showing on the screen :s
showaco said:
You have the background code removed. If he doesn't have bg 4 all tabs which has the background code moved into manila.mode9 then that is probably why he's getting the missing home background.
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That might be true. Background works great with "bgalltabs" installed. without, then I also get no background on the main tab.

finally!!
great work!
does anyone know a way of getting call history next to clock? or maybe on top curtain?

Hi,
Thanks for this great mod!
Is it possible to have a version where only the second home screen (with small hour) contains 5 appointments, leaving the home screen (with big hour) exactly as it is right now, with 1 appointment?
Thanks!

turt said:
Hi,
Thanks for this great mod!
Is it possible to have a version where only the second home screen (with small hour) contains 5 appointments, leaving the home screen (with big hour) exactly as it is right now, with 1 appointment?
Thanks!
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There will be a standard version of the Dated appointments soon

a great suggestion
it would be nice to see tasks alongside the appointments. that would be a great breakthrough

does not work om my TOUCH PRO - home screen is stuck:
time: 00:00
date 1 jan 2008

▐▄▀▄▀▌[THEME] Lacuna v2.0 - This one's a game changer...

▐▄▀▄▀▌[THEME] Lacuna v2.0 - This one's a game changer...
LACUNA
THIS IS A GAME CHANGER!!!
THIS IS THE OLD VERSION!!!!!
please go HERE for 3.0
The Zip below works for both WVGA and WQVGA....
QVGA and VGA is coming I PROMISE
you got to try it out to believe!!!
ALTERNATE HOME SCREEN ... ONCE I REMOVE THE LOCKSCREEN
TELL ME IF YOU LIKE PLEASE....
i have been Theme Building For Throttle Launcher awhile now and i have seen that the best themes to have on your phones... are ones that use very little resources.. are quick and finger friendly... and just plain work!!!
Lacuna is my attempt at making the Best Theme for your WM Phone...
it is very simple, will be ported to everyones resolution, and it Looks Great too!!
i really hope you enjoy it
PLEASE GIVE ME FEEDBACK
Notes:
please stay tuned for updates... and extras having to do with this theme..
i am very Excited about the potential this theme has ... and i hope you come to recognize it...
this will never require a Donate... but they are much appreciated as the time it takes for me to code things...

Two boot Screens For Lacuna Fans....
................One loop..................................................................................................................................................Loop Forever
this does animate but you might have missed it looking now
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reserved...my freiend

also this one too... ya never know...

nice~~looks really minimal and i like the blue =D

almost thought you had forgotten about lacuna from your other thread ..
so let me repost some feedback from the other thread and add feedback based on v2.0
clock:
next alarm info beneath clock maybe?
apps:
option where you can select favorite programs, possibly override windows start menu??
also qould be quite cool, if we go with the sliding theme, if the apps page (faves and all programs) could be brought up by sliding the main screen up
friends:
favorites would be very good
text:
i selected sms chat as the sms program, but when i click on a text message it still brings up the usual messaging app from samsung
when i get a new text message, i click on 'new texts' but it doesnt open anything, when i go swipe to the text page, my new text does not appear there either
mail:
im guessing this hasn't been implemented yet, but can't wait until it does ...
other:
the sliding can it combined with the ability to click on the sub-menus to see that page? i.e. so you do not need to swipe twice to get from 'friends' to 'mail'
just on this, when i was the friends page, and i click on the 'text' it takes me to the 'mail' page, but then the theme doesnt respond anymore??
alternate home screen: YES PLS

the impementation of clicking the text or mail word... doesnt work... as you found out... that is going to be disabled... the screens already scroll super easy... not hard to go from one end to the other...
im working on making the apps page so you can drag it up... not there yet...
i havent configured the sms program chooser yet....
mail page works... im not sure to what extent... i didnt code it... lol...
i am glad u like the alt. home screen... i think its pretty smexy too
as always... thanks for your great feedback wil_dee

Resolution available ? i use Qvga.

flygeani said:
Resolution available ? i use Qvga.
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will be availavle soon for QVGA and VGA...
currently for WVGA and WQVGA
its coming i promise!!!!

Trekfan422991 said:
will be availavle soon for QVGA and VGA...
currently for WVGA and WQVGA
its coming i promise!!!!
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Ok Thanx! Great

Very nice simple and elegant, but have following questions:
Mail page does not show anything, i looked through all xml and found nowhere any mail settings.
Wouls also love the option to select to show only favorites contacts or to add some favorite peoples.
Same for favorite programs, maybe an additional page to add a few programs and settings shortcuts.
For me the best solution would be if i could replace the contact page by a shortcuts page, where i would place 5 shortcuts to subfolders for weather, internet, fav people, applications and settings (i already have them).

This theme is without HW acceleration? Or need acc. too
Good luck

no acceleration required

Hi,
can you help me with some questions:
If installing this .cab, does it
- Add a new Element to select from the Home screen setting
- Does it interffere with Sense / CHT
- Can it be uninstalled without damaging the installation?
Thanks
Gescha

I am assuming that you are referring to throttle launcher itself
it is not linked to or related to Sense or CHT it is a UI in its won right so you would have to choose and deslect whichever you wanted at any given time.
It can be install/uninstalled without effecting anything else

Well .. what can I say? This is the best theme so far. I'll stay tuned for updates. Thanks.

Really nice. Love the minimalistic look.

Awesome. Love it.

Super Easy
Trek, youve done it again! This is crazy smooth! It is very minimilistic, something I think an option to increase would be great.
what I mean is that instead of opening Apps, and the start menu, maybe a second 'fav apps' screen that opens another screen for just your favorite apps. This is where you program your icons, etc.
Yea, would love the mail to work, but love how responsive text app is.
Another option, I use text alot! Maybe be able to choose which is first slid to (text, mail, friends)
The ability to show weather would really be great, like shown on the first post. Not sure if there is something that I missed.
I do have the same issue with tapping 'text', it goes to 'mail', and then program freeze. Doesn't require a reset, just a reload theme, and its all back.
Lock screen is really touchy. I checked and saw that I had accelleration at 10, with friction at 1. Reversed accell to 1, friction to 3, that helped alot. just a hint to folks out there.
And finally, maybe a calender screen or setting as well?
Love it, super smooth, super simple, great job as always!

JerryA said:
Trek, youve done it again! This is crazy smooth! It is very minimilistic, something I think an option to increase would be great.
what I mean is that instead of opening Apps, and the start menu, maybe a second 'fav apps' screen that opens another screen for just your favorite apps. This is where you program your icons, etc.
Yea, would love the mail to work, but love how responsive text app is.
Another option, I use text alot! Maybe be able to choose which is first slid to (text, mail, friends)
The ability to show weather would really be great, like shown on the first post. Not sure if there is something that I missed.
I do have the same issue with tapping 'text', it goes to 'mail', and then program freeze. Doesn't require a reset, just a reload theme, and its all back.
Lock screen is really touchy. I checked and saw that I had accelleration at 10, with friction at 1. Reversed accell to 1, friction to 3, that helped alot. just a hint to folks out there.
And finally, maybe a calender screen or setting as well?
Love it, super smooth, super simple, great job as always!
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most of these things have either been addressed or been implemented ... i like the configurable text, friends, mail order idea... but unfortunately the system im using for making it so easlily scrollable .... this may not be possiblee... no wait.. yeah i can do that..!!! sorry!!!
the picture on th front post with the weather you are refering to is not yet.... but how it will look when i am done..
so you didnt miss anything
i am removing the lockscreen... will prolly make skins or themes for the windows default lockscreen and one for the oboe style...
calendar implementation is planned but still unsure how to incorporate...
tapping text goes to mail bug will be removed... was an attempt that did not work with the concept..
otherwise... glad you enjoy it... my main purpose is to keep it simple and smooth for all devices...
and be Daily driver Worthy... my only currently daily driver worthy one is my own modded version of the BBSTORM theme...
i thought about releasing since it is modded and junk... not technically original design... so i think i might but there is a few things i have to address first.... ill email ya if ya want to try it lol....
thanks for your feedback Jerry
LLAP

[APP] JotPad 1.6 -[U]- 08/Feb/2012 - Drawing app with SkyDrive upload and multitouch

JotPad 1.6
A nice YouTube video of me explaining what this app can do. This video is for version 1.4.
App description
What is the Jotapad? It's a Windows Phone app to jot down anything you want. Having a conversation with someone and really need
to do a drawing to illustrate your thoughts? This is the app you've been looking for!
Want to scribble over a picture of your boss just for fun? Add a moustache and a beard like you did in the high school? Have a blast!
Just want to pass some time doing some doodles? You've came to the right place!
What are the new features of version 1.6?
- Undo support. Now you can undo any lines you draw or erase. Quite handy!
- Auto Live ID sign-in. The app will try to sign-in with your Live ID without you having to go to the settings page. A time saver.
- Improved error reporting. I'm using the excelent BugSense to catch and log any unhandled exception so I can better fix it. If you're a developer check their page. This little plugin is brilliant! http://www.bugsense.com
- Pro Pen Selector. I've done a brand new, free form pen selector for the paid version of this app. Check it out.
What about the existing features?
- Multiple drawing pages
And you can copy/paste the lines between them!
- SkyDrive upload
Login with your Windows Live ID and upload your doodles straight to your SkyDrive!
- Page background colors
A multitude of page background colors can be chosen.
- Custom background images
Use any image from your Pictures Hub as the background of your doodle or take a photo straight from the image selection page!
- Save to the phone
Save your drawings to the Pictures Hub, sync them with your PC or share your doodle
using any of the supported services by your Windows Phone.
- Live Tile
If you pin the app to the start screen it will show the last drawing you made.
- Multi touch
Using two fingers you are able to zoom, rotate and move around the page of your drawing.
- Shake to clear
By shaking your phone it will vibrate and clear your drawing.
There are some limitations to this free version, but the app will let you know about these and provide an upgrade path for you.
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Hi,
thanks for this serious work, when i see all options i can just congrats you for the deep development you did. free version is great enough for common use...nice app!
little feedback : when the white background appears, ready to use, it's opened with a zoom (x8 i think) applied by default...should be 1:1 ratio by default don't you think?

NebZoNe said:
Hi,
thanks for this serious work, when i see all options i can just congrats you for the deep development you did. free version is great enough for common use...nice app!
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I'm glad you like it! Yet I have quite a few ideas I haven't implemented yet so this is not the final version, at all.
I do have a question regarding this forum. When I update my app, should I create a new thread for it like I've been doing or should I edit the old thread and bump it to the top?

mmmh...i think all threads are edited in case of updates...but you should ask a dev because i didn't post any new thread for now :/ sorry.
i'm curious to see what you could add to your app, an inbuilt messenger?

NebZoNe said:
mmmh...i think all threads are edited in case of updates...but you should ask a dev because i didn't post any new thread for now :/ sorry.
i'm curious to see what you could add to your app, an inbuilt messenger?
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Multiple drawing pages instead of just one, for example, it's a very requested feature.
EDIT: I'm doing that at the moment, do you guys think I should use some text to identify the pages like in this screenshot? Of just the image thumbnails would be fine?

NebZoNe said:
little feedback : when the white background appears, ready to use, it's opened with a zoom (x8 i think) applied by default...should be 1:1 ratio by default don't you think?
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I've only noticed that feedback right now. Yes, I think you are absolutely right, I've had a few emails of people having trouble understanding this app supports pinch to zoom. Actually I've just anwsered one such email right now.
EDIT: I've fixed it, but I want to finish the rest of the features I'm working on for this version before pushing it out. In the meantime I'm going to edit the marketplace description to warn people off.
EDIT 2: I've placed a callout ballon to let new users know the page is zoomed, I've opted by this because otherwise the drawn lines would look too thin and people would be confused (again...).

Page identification would be nice but that way takes too much space...
"page x" could be written with transparent fonts? without creating a two parts tile...why not a dynamic one with drawings on first side and "page x" on the other (would be awesome but perhaps hard to build).

Timerever said:
EDIT: I've fixed it, but I want to finish the rest of the features I'm working on for this version before pushing it out. In the meantime I'm going to edit the marketplace description to warn people off.
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Cool...
the pinch & turn to zoom & rotate is very efficient!
if you need to translate your app into other languages, many people here would be happy to help just for fun (serious work is the rule!)...i could do the french one.
Have a nice weekend!

NebZoNe said:
Page identification would be nice but that way takes too much space...
"page x" could be written with transparent fonts? without creating a two parts tile...why not a dynamic one with drawings on first side and "page x" on the other (would be awesome but perhaps hard to build).
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I was going to do flipping tiles like you said, but as you can see there's a known bug on the Silverlight Toolkit that mirrors the text upside down if no background image is set (see page 2 and 5):
<rant more> And if that was the only bug with that Toolkit we'd all be very happy...</rant mode> Anyway, I've used it for a while and it's kind of annoying actually, if you're looking for a specific drawing on a tile and then half of them flip, you have to sit there waiting for them to flip back, and if the ones you want to see don't flip, you have to wait even more...
I think I'm better off leaving it alone.

Timerever said:
JotPad 1.4
A nice YouTube video of me explaining what this app can do:
What is the Jotapad? It's a Windows Phone app to jot down anything you want. Having a conversation with someone and really need to do a drawing to illustrate your thoughts? This is the app you've been looking for!
Want to scribble over a picture of your boss just for fun? Add a moustache and a beard like you did in the high school? Have a blast!
Just want to pass some time doing some doodles? You've came to the right place!
What are the new features of this version?
- I've added the AdDuplex control to get some good exposure, what is your opinion on network guys?
- Phone vibrates when you shake the phone to clear the drawing.
- Animated pages on phone rotation.
- Pictures uploaded to the SkyDrive they are placed in a folder called JotPad.
- Fixed a bug that slowed down drawing in certain circumstances
I've done a paid version of this app that allows users to draw over live video captured by the phone's camera. I can't post it here because it's paid, but can you guys go to this thread and check it out? There's a trial version you can download to see if you like it. As always get back to me with any questions or suggestions!
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Grande sembra interessante, esiste una versione Italiana?

Matad1974 said:
Grande sembra interessante, esiste una versione Italiana?
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Nope, it's in english only mate. Sorry.

Bumping thread to announce a new version, 1.5, let me know what you guys think about it!

Bumping, this time for the version 1.6 update. Comments anyone?