Related
Programs for MD Vario
ROM Update
Current Operating System: 1.6.2.4 (updated 9th March 2006)
Updates and instructions available at:
http://t-mobile.iris-global.com/download_manager_mda_vario.html
If the device appears locked at any stage, please check first the keypad lock isn’t “on”.
Hard Reset HARD RESET: start>settings>system tab> Clear Storage
CONNECT DEVICE TO PC
SYNCHRONISE – but uncheck all boxes first (makes installing everything else easier by avoiding lengthy synchs each time you install a new prog)
1. Essential Programs – all on www.handango.com
Program Location to Save to Notes
Pocket Informant DEFAULT DEVICE Great diary, contacts, tasks program; use international version
SPB Pocket Plus DEFAULT DEVICE for the X close button utility
Solvoed EngSpa Ultralingua SD CARD Spanish Advanced Dictionary
Paragon Spanish Sound Gold SD CARD Spanish Sound Module for the dictionary
SPB GPRS monitor DEFAULT DEVICE Monitor your data transfer when browsing the web to ensure you don’t exceed your monthly limit
SPB Backup ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL SD CARD Simply the best backup utility – backs up registry, PDA settings and programs all into one little executable program that you can save on your SD card and restore without even needing SBP backup loaded when your PDA goes funny
Vidya Pocket Registry Editor DEFAULT DEVICE Necessary for making the registry tweaks outlined below. Simplifies registry editing.
OMAP overclock ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL DEFAULT DEVICE The MDA Vario has a TI OMAP processor running at 180 MHz. With this utility, improve performance by increasing it to max 240 Hz (some say 264Hz is the upper limit). Read instructions below; need to add an instruction to the startup menu to ensure it always runs at the set rate on soft-resetting the MDA (rather than defaulting back to 180 MHz)
Memmaid Tweaking program DEFAULT DEVICE Again, needed for processor clocking, BUT has a great clean utility to clean out all the crap that cumulatively builds up with use.
Resco File Explorer SD CARD Super program for finding the files you want. Much better than the file explorer in WM5
SMARTSKEY ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL DEFAULT DEVICE A nifty little program that enables you to operate your MDA with one hand without the need for getting out the stylus. It does this by reconfiguring the buttons on your PDA so that a quick press of them does what they already do but a longer sustained press adds new functionality.
Read instructions below; the program already has an inbuilt startup instruction to set it to restart on reboot; smartskey will automatically set the OMAP clocking facility to 240; this means you can install OMAP and let smartskey do the tweaking.
NON ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS:
Home pocket mobile inventory
My Last Cigarette
Speedreader (heavy and slow on CPU) vs fast reader
Vito sketch artist
Lexionary/English Pro Dictionary
Bible
Turboinvaders
Microsoft Arcade Pack
Palm games for pocket PC
Specific Program Installation and Configuration Instructions
Today screen = main screen you see
Pocket Informant
Start Pocket Informant (say yes to colour schemes)
Yes to customise it
Yes to make it the default
Add registration code
Start outlook messages on today screen
Menu>tools>options>storage
Click store attachments on storage card
Click empty deleted items immediately
SPB Pocket Plus
After installing, remove the pink colour on the bar at the bottom: start>settings>personal>today>appearance; select windows default
On today screen tool bar click the system tab of SPB Pocket Plus
Click the house to get the screen display you want (takes time – I like the 5th one)
Then press right hand corner of screen (to the right of where the time is at the top)
Select options
Remove (uncheck the box):
Safe mode
Buttons
File explorer and
Today plug in
Click ok
OMAP Overclock
Instructions for overclocking Wizard (tested on Imate K-JAM). Use at your own risk!
1. Download the following file and unzip. Save the OmapClock.exe to your \Windows folder on your device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=9181
2. Open File Explorer on your device and open Omapclock.exe. Find the maximum speed that your device will handle without locking up. On each test, test all applications you use. This is important because once you place this in your startup, it will load up automatically and could cause your device to stop responding! 240Mhz works for me. Suspending the device at this point will cause the speed to be reset back to default. Execute Windows\OmapClock.exe again if this happens and you want to continue testing.
3. Download and install Resco File Explorer 2005: http://resco.net
4. Open Resco Explorer and go to the \Windows folder. Locate the OmapClock.exe file and hold the stylus on this file until menu pops. Choose “Copy”.
5. Now browse to \Windows\Startup then hold stylus in an empty area and when menu pops, choose paste shortcut.
6. Hold the stylus on the newly created OmapClock shortcut and choose Properties then click the Shortcut tab.
7. Target should be: “\Windows\OmapClock.exe” –clock 240
Change the 240 to the clock speed you tested in step 2 above.
8. Soft reset and test. Suspending the device will reset the device back to the default speed. This is a secondary test to make sure the device does not lock up!
9. Download and install DinarSoft MemMaid: http://www.handango.com/PlatformProd...23995&R=123995
10. Open MemMaid and choose the Notification queue button/tab on the bottom (second from left) then click the ADD button.
11. For Program, click the browse button and browse to the shortcut you created in steps 5-7. The location of the shortcut is \Windows\Startup.
12. From the event dropdown choose “The device woke up”.
13. Click Add.
14. Soft reset and you are done. The Clock speed will remain at the specified speed you specified in step 7 even when the device comes out of suspend.
Source: XDA-Developers
SmartsKeys
Enables mapping holding softkeys to close apps, open start menu, turn volume slider into scroll slider. Absolutely, the best software I've used on my device. Makes one handed use a breeze. Must register with XDA Developers to download.
The following functionality can be enabled by running the program:
• Tap soft key: orginal Soft Key functions
• Tap and hold left Soft Key: Start Menu
• Tap and hold right Soft Key: Close/OK button
• Volume Slider at the left = Page Up and Page Down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41060&sid=fe9919e547cea5c146f1de0d7156a30a
To reset to default, soft reset the phone.
To make the program run after reset, put a shortcut at /windows/startup
Smartskey now includes a configuration file so you can make your own settings like which Soft Keys to alter, whether to use the Close/OK function to really close or only hide a program and an exception list for the Close/OK function.
That’s all great, but the best enhancement is the integration of the OMAP overclock program. From Smartskeys configuration you can overclock your processor to a configurable speed at start up, and even better, have that automatically activated after your devices comes back up from a soft-reset.
You can find Smartskey on
http://htcwizard.westlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/smartskey0.4.zip .
It includes the program itself, the configuration file and a readme.pdf . It does not include the OMAP overclok program, but I have it here for you:
http://htcwizard.westlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/OmapClock.exe
2. More MDA Vario Settings to Alter:
Word
Open Word
Menu>Options
Check the box “Save to storage card”
Other Settings
Check the box “Remove from display” (start>settings>today)
Check box “Cleartype”
Start>Settings>Personal>Input>Word Completion>Uncheck “Suggest words when entering text”
Start>settings>Personal>Menus: select which 7 programs you want listing in the start menu
Start>settings>Personal>Owner Information>Set Stuff in Identification; also look at “Notes” and “Options” tabs
Start>Settings>Personal>Today>Items tab: Decide which programs you want in “Today” screen
start>settings>system tab>Regional Settings>Choose your location
Start>Settings>Systems Tab>Screen>Cleartype tab>Enable ClearType
3. Make a Registry Backup – “originalregistry”You need to make a registry backup at this stage so that you have a safe copy of the original registry that came with the device so that you can restore back to it should you make a mess of things when tweaking as instructed below. I strongly recommend Vidya Pocket Registry Editor.
Don’t ever delete this file.
Make sure the selection cursor is on “Pocket PC” and NOT on any of the other subfolders otherwise it will only backup those subfolder registry entries.
Click File>Export Registry
Type in a name – I suggest “originalregistry”
Don’t forget to select “Storage Card” for Location
Click Save
4. Registry Tweaks
These are all quotes I've compiles from other forums. I think I've done most of these and they work. Select whichever you would like to apply to your MDA device. You're going to need a registry editor. I strongly recommend Vidya Pocket Registry Editor. After you have made all the changes you want, soft reset the device to get them to “kick in”.
Improve Performance Generally
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\CacheSize=8192
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\fsreplxfilt\ReplStoreCacheSize=8192
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\
MSFlash\FATFS\Filters\DataCacheSize=8192 [this needs adding]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ MSFlash\FATFS\Flags=40 [this needs adding]
All values are D-values
Caps/Shift Keyboard Notifier on Screen
Go to:
\HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Create the registry entry called EnableIndicator and assign the DWORD value of 1
After soft-resetting the device, an indicator will appear next to the keyboard icon on the bottom of the screen! Tapping the Shift key shows a "C" while tapping the Dot key shows a dot! Very cool!
Keep the GPRS Connection Active At All Times
Remember, you’re only paying for the amount of data that is transferred; so why not keep the GPRS connection active all the time rather than waiting 1-2 mins for the device to connect every time you want to browse the net? You don’t pay anything for an active GPRS connection when you are not in internet explorer.
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A3...}\Connections\GPRS...\
change value "AlwaysOn" from 0 to 1
Store Internet Clutter on Your SD Card to Save Device Memory
Put IE cache on storage card instead of memory; this increases the performance of your device. This hack will increase your available ROM memory and people have reported storage gains of over 9 mb. You will need to have a storage card with some free memory installed to utilize this hack.
First open up internet explorer and navigate Menu>Tools>Options>Memory
Press the delete files button to clear the cache
Press delete the cache
Press delete the history
Then open up file explorer from the programs folder in the start menu.
Navigate to the Storage Card and make sure that you are in the base directory of the card.
Then create an I.E. folder and within that folder create a folder called “cache” and “history”
Open up a registry edit program
Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache"
Change the default value "\Windows\Profiles\Guest\Temporary Internet Files" to "\Storage_Card\ie\cache"
Change the other values in the Shell Folders section of the registry to the folders you created and then soft reset.
Be warned that you will create errors in I.E. if you do not have a storage card inserted with those directories on it while you are surfing from now on.
Get a Different GPRS/EDGE Icon
Registry: HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL
Key: EnableDifferGprsEdgeIcon (dWord)
Value: 0 = disabled
1 = enabled
Disable SMS Received Notification – switch it off if it annoys you
Hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\inbox\settings\SMSDeliveryNotify
Change Dword: 1 0=off
Disable Message Sent Notification
Registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings
Key: SMSNoSentMsg (dWord)
Value: 0 = disabled
1 = enabled
Turn On GPS Application (GPS not GPRS ie Navigation Stuff)
First of all, your MDA does NOT have GPS built-in; let's make that clear from the start.
However, Windows Mobile 5.0 includes a GPS Control Panel for ease of configuring Bluetooth GPS devices. This includes creating 'virtual ports' so that multiple programs can access the same NEMA GPS stream from said BT/GPS device. This is helpful for anyone who uses GPS for Navigation, War-Driving and lots of new emerging location-based programs which use GPS information available to your MDA.
Unfortunately, the Registry Wizard for tweaking the MDA available in this FAQ and over at xda-developers does not work with the T-Mobile ROMs. You have to manually edit the registry by following these instructions:
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings
Delete the DWORD marked "hide"
Add a DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2"
The GPS panel will now show up in your connection settings
***Note: You must delete 'Redirect' and 'Hide' keys completely***
Soft restart, wait 30 seconds, restart and viola, GPS Control Panel is now enabled.
NB 2=show; 1=hide GPS icon
How I set-up (after BT pairing with the GPS)
Open the new GPS Icon, I then set my GPS Settings on the MDA for 'GPS Program port:' to COM8 (the 'virtual port' for your programs to access the same GPS data) .
Then set the 'GPS hardware port:' to COM6.
Also set the Baud Rate to 9600 (default for my BT/GPS unit)
Check the box 'Manage GPS automatically'.
I'm using WiFiFoFum2, Socket MyNavigator and VisualGPSce to simultaneously run utilizing my BT GPS device. It works flawlessly.
Enable 802.11g WIFI Speed (rather than the default 801.11b)
For more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=38898
1) Locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\TNETWLN1\PARMS
2) Add the following key:
name: dot11SupportedRateMaskG
D value: 8
Glyph Cache
Your MDA uses a section of the memory called glyph cache to store your fonts' glyphs and other graphical outputs for things like gaming. You can modify standard graphic rendering so that games run more smoothly with faster graphics. Noted improvement especially for racing, action and arcade games.
Enable Cleartype in Landscape mode
Clear type smoothes the edges of screen fonts for many programs to make reading easier and make your device appear more slick. You can turn this on by going to Start>Settings>Systems Tab>Screen>Cleartype tab>Enable ClearType
However, if you view anything in Landscape mode (by opening the keyboard for instance); for some reason, landscape doesn’t work in this mode. To enable it in landscape mode too, do this to the registry
HKLM\System\GDI\ClearTypeSettings
Key: OffOnRotation (string)
Value: 0
(NB 0 = on; 1 = off)
Hide SIM contacts
Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone
Key: ShowSim (dWord)
Value: 0 = hide
1 = show
Alter Horizontal Scrollbar Width
Registry: HKLM\System\GWE
Key: cyHScr (dWord)
Value: 13 = default
Alter Vertical Scrollbar Width
Registry: HKLM\System\GWE
Key: cxVScr (dWord)
Value: 13 = default
Alter Taskbar Date/Time
Registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell
Key: TBOpt (dWord)
Value: 0 = Nothing
1 = Time
2 = Date
3 = Time and date
Enable Bluetooth Receive
Registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Obex
Key: IsEnabled (dWord)
Value: 1 = enabled
2 = disabled
Increase Font Cache
Registry: HKLM\System\GDI\SYSFNT
Key: CS (dWord)
Value: 0 (Default)
4096
8192 (preferred)
16384
Store Internet Clutter on Storage Card
Registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\shell Folders
Key: Cache (string)
Value: \Storage Card\Temporary Internet Files
\Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files
Disable IE background sounds
Registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Key: Play_Background_Sounds (dWord)
Value: 1 (Default)
0 Disabled
Alter the Default Input Method
Registry: HKCU\ ControlPanel\SIP
Key: DefaultIM (string)
Value:
Keyboard {42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
Letter recogniser {42429690-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
Block recogniser {42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
Transcriber ***0034DD0-2AD4-11d1-9CB0-E84BE8000000}
Phone pad {51A2CB38-154E-4C92-A625-A83871C99EC2}
5. Do an Complete Device Backup(1) – “backupprogstweaks”You need to make a complete device backup at this stage because your device at this stage has been fine tuned to your perfection. If anything happens in the future, you can now restore to exactly this point without having to reinstall programs and alter registry settings again. I strongly suggest use SPB Backup and make sure you save the “Full” backup to your SD card; suggest calling it something like “progsntweaksbackup”.
Click “Last Backup” segment of your today screen or select Start>Progs>SPB Backup
Select Full Backup
Click Next; choose file name; set location to Storage Card
Click Next
Now let it do its job
6. Install Non-Essential Software
By non-essential I mean software that you’d like on now, but you don’t know whether you might remove in the future if the push came to shove.
Try and save all of these to the storage card to make sure you don’t eat all the memory on your device. Remember, you want to keep the main memory of the device as free as possible.
7. Do Another Complete Device Backup (2) – “backupallprogstweaks”
This backup is of all the programs (essential + non-essential) and tweaks in case you ever want to restore it to this point.
Click “Last Backup” segment of your today screen or select Start>Progs>SPB Backup
Select Full Backup
Click Next; choose file name; set location to Storage Card
Click Next
Now let it do its job
8. Synchronise – first proper synchronisation
• SYNCHRONISE – but now check those boxes you want on
Alter active sync settings:
Tools>options>email
2 weeks
5Kb
max 50Kb attachments
Click OK
PDA will synchronise
9. Do Another Complete Device Backup (3) – use the name suggested by the program
This backup is of the first synchronisation in case you ever want to restore it to this point.
Click “Last Backup” segment of your today screen or select Start>Progs>SPB Backup
Select Full Backup
Click Next; choose file name; set location to Storage Card
Click Next
Now let it do its job
A Note on the Three Backups
You might be wondering why the need for the three types of back up. Let me make this clear: you only need to do these backups ONCE. The three back ups then give you the flexibility of restoring to whichever point you want to when the need arises. Don’t ever delete these three backups.
Having said this though, don’t forget to regularly back up your device just to keep the most up to date back up at hand in case your battery goes dead and you simply want to restore it back to the last configuration (with email, calendar and contacts data).
OTHER USEFUL THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Changing the Clock
You can change out of 24 hour clock mode by going to regional settings and choosing a non-capitalized option like hh:mm:ss
Switching between vibrate and ring mode
Hold down the Comm Manager button for a second or two on the side of the device above the volume slider. This will toggle the unit between silent (with vibrate) and your regular ringer on settings.
What do the LED lights on the front indicate?
Left LED:
Blinking blue - bluetooth enabled
Blinking green - Wifi enabled
Right LED:
Blinking green - Phone enabled
Blinking orange - Battery Low
Solid orange - Charging Quote:
Note: the right led blinking orange could also mean that you have an alert in addition to the low battery. It is dependant on how you set up your notifications.
Installing Your Own Sounds for Ring Tones, Alarms and Notifications
You need to have a set of “ring tones” and “alarms and notification sounds” in two separate folders to begin with on your PC.
Make sure those in” ring tones” are in mp3 format
Make sure those in “alarms and notifications” are in wav format
Connect and synchronise your device with the computer
On your PC:
Open the ring tones folder
Copy the mp3 files you want
On ActiveSyn, Click on Explore>My Device>Windows>Rings Folder
Paste them there
On your PC:
Open the “sounds and notifications” folder
Copy the wav files you want
On ActiveSyn, Click on Explore>My Device>Windows
Paste them there
That’s it. Now you should see them all. If you can’t see one or two, it is probably because they are too big in size.
Also I neglected to mention that you can load them on the minisd card (obviously if you have one) to the root folder and they will work. To change it to your new ringone, go to settings > sounds and notifications > notifications tab > change the event to incoming call check play sound and select the sound
Bluetooth Messaging
I've seen people send and receive messages via bluetooth with regular phones like Nokia, and I was wondering whether this is possible with a T-Mobile Vario (Windows Mobile 5). Would I need to install any application for this? Thanks.
Well i think theyre not really sending SMS Messages.. these are actually Notes. You don´t need a program for it. Just create a new Note/Text-File and send it via Bluetooth!
I hope this document has proved useful.
Very useful indeed, thank you.
Very nice
Holy crap! You just answered nearly every question I had about: the cryptically-described options in Registry Wizard, various shortcuts (vibrate/sound mode for example), and the most useful programs to install.
Thanks a bunch.
BACKLIGHT SETTINGS
Since I upgrade to IMATE'S LATEST ROM, when I do soft reset the backlight off setting on battery reverts to 10 seconds instead of the 3 minutes I set it at.
Any suggestions or tweaks for this??
Thanks
nice piece of work m8
Brilliant. Excellent piece of work bringing all of this information together.
db
ring tone can be WMA. you can use movie maker (MM) (on your XP box) to edit/cut them to make it smaller (shorter) and save it as WMA. Now, MM does not have save as WMA option but if you only have audio source, save movie option will actually do save WMA.
One more thing... you can copy your ring tones on \storage card\my documents
If I use TotalCommander to add Caps/Shift Keyboard Notifier on Screen
Create the registry entry called EnableIndicator and assign the DWORD value of 1
once I did this and klick ''ok'' and soft-reset the phone, it is gone: no EnbleIndicator in the registry......what am I doing wrong??
zago187 said:
If I use TotalCommander to add Caps/Shift Keyboard Notifier on Screen
Create the registry entry called EnableIndicator and assign the DWORD value of 1
once I did this and klick ''ok'' and soft-reset the phone, it is gone: no EnbleIndicator in the registry......what am I doing wrong??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Switch off first (suspend) to make the device write the reg.
Sweet!
Thanks man!!
ENABLE INDICATOR
I had done this originally on CINGULAR 8125 original ROM. Since I did upgrade to IMATE LATEST ROM--the DWORD is there, but the CAPS LOCK indicator doesn't show up??
Any ideas?
Thanks
Hi Dudes,
I have a problem, when I've installed the software, (the Resco File Explorer) I get some VERY annoying light blue little bar in the top of my screen... Plz help!!
Thanks in advance,
Rik
[email protected] said:
zago187 said:
If I use TotalCommander to add Caps/Shift Keyboard Notifier on Screen
Create the registry entry called EnableIndicator and assign the DWORD value of 1
once I did this and klick ''ok'' and soft-reset the phone, it is gone: no EnbleIndicator in the registry......what am I doing wrong??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Switch off first (suspend) to make the device write the reg.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that is what I am doing after I add the reg (soft reset), but still no change saved.
Is this what you meant?
zago187 said:
[email protected] said:
zago187 said:
If I use TotalCommander to add Caps/Shift Keyboard Notifier on Screen
Create the registry entry called EnableIndicator and assign the DWORD value of 1
once I did this and klick ''ok'' and soft-reset the phone, it is gone: no EnbleIndicator in the registry......what am I doing wrong??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Switch off first (suspend) to make the device write the reg.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that is what I am doing after I add the reg (soft reset), but still no change saved.
Is this what you meant?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do your REG things, Close TotalCommander, Turn device off (Power), wait a few sec, only then - Restart device.
rreinink said:
Hi Dudes,
I have a problem, when I've installed the software, (the Resco File Explorer) I get some VERY annoying light blue little bar in the top of my screen... Plz help!!
Thanks in advance,
Rik
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I still have this problem
Omap
Installing smartkey makes the whole explanation how to start up Omapoverclock not needed.
Hi I'm confused
I'm trying to change the temporary internet folder to starage card, and I found some reg hacks to do it but which is the correct one? pls help
RELOCATE PIE DATA STORAGE
This hack will increase your available ROM memory and people have reported storage gains of over 9 mb. You will need to have a storage card with some free memory installed to utilize this hack. First open up internet explorer and navigate Menu>Tools>Options>Memory and press the delete files button to clear the cache then delete the cache and the history. Then open up file explorer from the programs folder in the start menu. Navigate to the Storage Card and make sure that you are in the base directory of the card. Then create an ie folder and within that folder create a cache folder, history, and Open up a registry entry program such as Resco Registry that comes with Resco Explorer 2005. Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache". You can change the default value "\Windows\Profiles\Guest\Temporary Internet Files" to "\Storage_Card\ie\cache". Change the other values in the Shell Folders section of the registry to the folders you created and then soft reset. Be warned that you will create errors in ie if you do not have a storage card inserted with those directories on it while you are surfing from now on.
Change the location of 'Temporary Internet Files'
When browsing the web, pages and images are saved in the 'Temporary Internet Files' location. You can change this location to, for example, your Storage Card:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache = "\Storage Card\cacheie" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To return to the original location:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache = "\Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
FRENCH ?
there is a langurer french for the vario
about the light blue bar
that light blue bar is what we call an improved battery meter/bar. I know how turn it of with spb pocket plus. but not with this program. I am typing this on my vario right now and I noticed that the keyboard times out much to fast in the ark. and I found no setting or tweak for this obvious forgotten important setting.
This thread seems to be very useful, but it does make me think have I done the right thing?
That is, I'm a long time palm/treo 650 user and the treo seems much easier to play around with. I've just ordered an MDA vario from T-mobile & waiting for it to arrive(come into stock first) and I've been researching it & wondering if I can get rid of all the T-mobile stuff & just have the standard stuff as supplied by HTC/microsoft.
I'm not keen on all this registry hacking as I've never done it before & I've just moved over to an apple iMac as well. At least the iMac can run windows now.
Make Your MD Vario Work Better
This document is to save you time and make life easier. Updated from my earlier version.
ROM Update
Current Operating System: 1.6.2.4 (updated 9th March 2006)
Updates and instructions available at:
http://t-mobile.iris-global.com/download_manager_mda_vario.html
If the device appears locked at any stage, please check first the keypad lock isn’t “on”.
UNLOCKING THE SIM
So you can use it with any SIM card eg abroad on holidays with local SIM cards to reduce cost
Go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/
Do a search for the program lokiwiz (current version at this time is 0.3a)
Follow the instructions.
To download it, you must log into the site first. Then the link to the download is displayed. Download it to somewhere on your PC.
Take out the SIM of your Vario
Synchronise with PC via activesync
Copy enablerapi.cab to your PDA device (file from lokiwiz zip folder, in utilities folder. It is a zip file and not to be confused with enablerapi.bat)
Run enablerapi.cab from your device
Then run lokiwizmsl.bat from your PC, let it run in the DOS window
DON’T CLOSE THE DOS WINDOW
If successful, you’ll see your SIM unlock code – write it down
Now insert a new SIM card and enter that number to unlock your phone
Once complete, remove SIM card and re-insert your original SIM
You’re done
Hard Resetting MDA Vario
There are different severities of hard resetting your MDA vario. Which one you use depends on what you are trying to achieve. If your phone is stuck and wont let you play, try the hard core resets (progress from method 1 (less sever) to method 3 (most severe). If it’s just a bit slow, try the soft reset.
HARDCORE RESET 1
start>settings>system tab> Clear Storage
This will still clear all your data and all the programs you have loaded onto your device. You’ll need to start all over again.
HARDCORE RESET 2
I hold the Comm and Voice Button (top two buttons on the side) AND the camera button (bottom right). Keep them pressed in and hit the reset with your stylus. Keep pressed in and let go of the stylus. Release when you see the following message:
PRESS Send to restore factory default,
SEND is the green lift up phone button on the left
It will do a brief format and restore to factory settings.
HARDCORE RESET 3
If your MDA wont budge with HARDCORE RESET 1 or 2, try this:
Enter Bootloader, - hold the "camera" (bottom right) and briefly press the reset button, don't release "camera" until you can see colour screen, connect USB cable, and start to re-flash the ROM (download the latest flash rom update from http://t-mobile.iris-global.com/download_manager_mda_vario.html
SOFT RESET METHOD 1
This is the lightest of the reset methods. This is the one to use if you want to reset your device without having to re-install all your personal programs and data
Simply press the reset hole with your stylus on the right hand side of the MDA device.
Essential and Non-Essential Programs
See at the end of this document for a guide to some good programs “out there”. Try and decide which you feel are essential must haves and which are not necessary but useful (non-essential). Make two columns on an A4 sheet because this will come useful when setting up you Vario as detailed below.
Setting Up Your Vario for the First Time
1. Unlock your SIM card as above if you ever plan on using it on another network – If you got your phone from T-mobile, it’s likely that they’ve locked it so that you stay with them. However, it is your phone and it’s not illegal to unlock it: so unlock it in case you want to use it with another mobile network provider or even use a different local SIM card for instance when you are on holiday in Spain or somewhere (much cheaper way of making calls whilst abroad)
2. Install all the ESSENTIAL programs you will always want
3. Tweak the settings of all the programs you use eg setting Mobile Word to store documents on the storage card rather than eat away at your valuable device storage space. A full list of tweaks for programs I use can be found in the “Program Configuration” section at the end of this document.
4. Now BACKUP that device using software like SPB Backup so that you can always reset your device to this point if you ever get “stuck”. Call it something like “BACKUPESSENTIALPROGSANDTWEAKS”. ENSURE ALL BACKUPS ARE STORED ON THE SD CARD. With a program like SPB Backup, the backups are stored as self executable files on the storage card so that when your MDA goes pear shaped, you can simply reset it, insert your SD card and click on the back up file to restore your device without having to even load SPB backup again! How cool is that? Especially when you are on the move.
5. Then install the Registry Wizard program to help you tweak your PDA phone. You can download it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=39725&highlight=registrywizard
but you have to have logged into the site to see the downloadable files.
This really is a super program that you’ll be glad to have installed. However, I found that if you change the default input from keyboard to something else, your device may lock itself; leave it at keyboard and everything should be Ok.
To install, download the latest version or RegistryWizard AND the OpennetCF programme to your storage card. These are cab files and they might appear like zip files. Insert the SD card back into the device and navigate to where you stored them using your device’s file explorer (or something similar). First install the OpennetCF program (bottom of the list of the downloadable files in the link above) into the device memory. Second install the latest version (1.0T) of the RegistryWizard to the device memory. You install them simply by clicking on them. Once installed, soft reset the device (
Now tweak it as required
6. Install the camera patches – to make your camera work better
You can find the files on these links: (again, you need to be logged in to see the downloadable files)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=10524 : for the camera fix which gets rid of any speckling (a permanent fix that remains on hard resetting)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=10396 : a fix to make the camera image more sharper (needs re-installing after any hard reset)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45123 : a list of discussions about these two fixes
The camera will work best on the auto setting and much better than before.
If you know how to registry tweak, consider this:
Increase camera frames per second: this tweak will let you increase the frames per second of the video camera to make more fluent movies:
HKey Local Machine\Software\HTC\Camera\ReParam\MP4Large (or Medium or Small).
Change the FrameRate value from 10 (default) to 19. Above 19 it is laggy .. so don’t go above it.
7. Synchronise your device with your PC to load calendar, diary and contacts.
8. Alter active sync settings to how you want them eg Tools>options>email; set to 2 weeks, 5Kb, max 50Kb attachments, Click OK. PDA will re-synchronise
9. Consider backing up again after this point. Call it something like Backupstage2. If your device causes problems for what ever reason, you now have two options where you can reset your device to.
10. After that, you can start installing programs that you’d like to “play” with. If things go wrong or the system slows down, no worries you have a backup of the essential ones anyway.
A Note on the Two Backups
You might be wondering why the need for the two types of back up. Let me make this clear: you only need to do these backups ONCE. The two back ups then give you the flexibility of restoring to whichever point you want to when the need arises. Don’t ever delete these three backups.
Having said this though, don’t forget to regularly back up your device just to keep the most up to date back up at hand in case your battery goes dead and you simply want to restore it back to the last configuration (with email, calendar and contacts data). SPB Backup utility is ideally placed for this.
Resetting Your Device – if it starts to play up
1. Consider a soft reset, if this fails then do a hard reset (details above)
After the hard reset:
2. Run your back up program eg “BACKUPESSENTIALPROGSANDTWEAKS” ( to re-install all your ESSENTIAL programs
3. Then install the registry wizard program to help you tweak your PDA phone
4. Install camera patches (if you’ve installed the de-speckler before, u don’t need to do this particular one again)
Remember, install OpennetCF cab file first into the device memory; second install the latest version (1.0R) of the RegistryWizard.
Now tweak it as required
5. Synchronise your device with your PC
6. Voila! Your ready to go.
1. Essential Programs – all on www.handango.com
Program Location to Save to Notes
Pocket Informant DEFAULT DEVICE Great diary, contacts, tasks program; use international version
SPB Pocket Plus DEFAULT DEVICE for the X close button utility
Solvoed EngSpa Ultralingua SD CARD Spanish Advanced Dictionary
Paragon Spanish Sound Gold SD CARD Spanish Sound Module for the dictionary
SPB GPRS monitor DEFAULT DEVICE Monitor your data transfer when browsing the web to ensure you don’t exceed your monthly limit
SPB Backup ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL SD CARDSimply the best backup utility – backs up registry, PDA settings and programs all into one little executable program that you can save on your SD card and restore without even needing SBP backup loaded when your PDA goes funny
Vidya Pocket Registry Editor DEFAULT DEVICE Necessary for making the registry tweaks outlined below. Simplifies registry editing.
OMAP overclock ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIALDEFAULT DEVICE The MDA Vario has a TI OMAP processor running at 180 MHz. With this utility, improve performance by increasing it to max 240 Hz (some say 264Hz is the upper limit). Read instructions below; need to add an instruction to the startup menu to ensure it always runs at the set rate on soft-resetting the MDA (rather than defaulting back to 180 MHz)
Memmaid Tweaking program DEFAULT DEVICE Again, needed for processor clocking, BUT has a great clean utility to clean out all the crap that cumulatively builds up with use.
Resco File Explorer SD CARD Super program for finding the files you want. Much better than the file explorer in WM5
SMARTSKEY ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL DEFAULT DEVICE A nifty little program that enables you to operate your MDA with one hand without the need for getting out the stylus. It does this by reconfiguring the buttons on your PDA so that a quick press of them does what they already do but a longer sustained press adds new functionality.
Read instructions below; the program already has an inbuilt startup instruction to set it to restart on reboot; smartskey will automatically set the OMAP clocking facility to 240; this means you can install OMAP and let smartskey do the tweaking.
NON ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS:
Home pocket mobile inventory
My Last Cigarette
Speedreader (heavy and slow on CPU) vs fast reader
Vito sketch artist
Lexionary/English Pro Dictionary
Bible
Turboinvaders
Microsoft Arcade Pack
Palm games for pocket PC
Specific Program Installation and Configuration Instructions
Today screen = main screen you see
Pocket Informant
Start Pocket Informant (say yes to colour schemes)
Yes to customise it
Yes to make it the default
Add registration code
Start outlook messages on today screen
Menu>tools>options>storage
Click store attachments on storage card
Click empty deleted items immediately
SPB Pocket Plus
After installing, remove the pink colour on the bar at the bottom: start>settings>personal>today>appearance; select windows default
On today screen tool bar click the system tab of SPB Pocket Plus
Click the house to get the screen display you want (takes time – I like the 5th one)
Then press right hand corner of screen (to the right of where the time is at the top)
Select options
Remove (uncheck the box):
Safe mode
Buttons
File explorer and
Today plug in
Click ok
OMAP Overclock
Instructions for overclocking Wizard (tested on Imate K-JAM). Use at your own risk!
1. Download the following file and unzip. Save the OmapClock.exe to your \Windows folder on your device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=9181
2. Open File Explorer on your device and open Omapclock.exe. Find the maximum speed that your device will handle without locking up. On each test, test all applications you use. This is important because once you place this in your startup, it will load up automatically and could cause your device to stop responding! 240Mhz works for me. Suspending the device at this point will cause the speed to be reset back to default. Execute Windows\OmapClock.exe again if this happens and you want to continue testing.
3. Download and install Resco File Explorer 2005: http://resco.net
4. Open Resco Explorer and go to the \Windows folder. Locate the OmapClock.exe file and hold the stylus on this file until menu pops. Choose “Copy”.
5. Now browse to \Windows\Startup then hold stylus in an empty area and when menu pops, choose paste shortcut.
6. Hold the stylus on the newly created OmapClock shortcut and choose Properties then click the Shortcut tab.
7. Target should be: “\Windows\OmapClock.exe” –clock 240
Change the 240 to the clock speed you tested in step 2 above.
8. Soft reset and test. Suspending the device will reset the device back to the default speed. This is a secondary test to make sure the device does not lock up!
9. Download and install DinarSoft MemMaid: http://www.handango.com/PlatformProd...23995&R=123995
10. Open MemMaid and choose the Notification queue button/tab on the bottom (second from left) then click the ADD button.
11. For Program, click the browse button and browse to the shortcut you created in steps 5-7. The location of the shortcut is \Windows\Startup.
12. From the event dropdown choose “The device woke up”.
13. Click Add.
14. Soft reset and you are done. The Clock speed will remain at the specified speed you specified in step 7 even when the device comes out of suspend.
Source: XDA-Developers
SmartsKeys
Enables mapping holding softkeys to close apps, open start menu, turn volume slider into scroll slider. Absolutely, the best software I've used on my device. Makes one handed use a breeze. Must register with XDA Developers to download.
The following functionality can be enabled by running the program:
• Tap soft key: orginal Soft Key functions
• Tap and hold left Soft Key: Start Menu
• Tap and hold right Soft Key: Close/OK button
• Volume Slider at the left = Page Up and Page Down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41060&sid=fe9919e547cea5c146f1de0d7156a30a
To reset to default, soft reset the phone.
To make the program run after reset, put a shortcut at /windows/startup
Smartskey now includes a configuration file so you can make your own settings like which Soft Keys to alter, whether to use the Close/OK function to really close or only hide a program and an exception list for the Close/OK function.
That’s all great, but the best enhancement is the integration of the OMAP overclock program. From Smartskeys configuration you can overclock your processor to a configurable speed at start up, and even better, have that automatically activated after your devices comes back up from a soft-reset.
You can find Smartskey on
http://htcwizard.westlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/smartskey0.4.zip .
It includes the program itself, the configuration file and a readme.pdf . It does not include the OMAP overclok program, but I have it here for you:
http://htcwizard.westlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/OmapClock.exe
2. More MDA Vario Settings to Alter:
Word
Open Word
Menu>Options
Check the box “Save to storage card”
Other Settings
Check the box “Remove from display” (start>settings>today)
Check box “Cleartype”
Start>Settings>Personal>Input>Word Completion>Uncheck “Suggest words when entering text”
Start>settings>Personal>Menus: select which 7 programs you want listing in the start menu
Start>settings>Personal>Owner Information>Set Stuff in Identification; also look at “Notes” and “Options” tabs
Start>Settings>Personal>Today>Items tab: Decide which programs you want in “Today” screen
start>settings>system tab>Regional Settings>Choose your location
Start>Settings>Systems Tab>Screen>Cleartype tab>Enable ClearType
Registry Tweaks
(If you have installed RegistryWizard, you don’t need to read this section as you can do it all easily from that program)
These are all quotes I've compiles from other forums. I think I've done most of these and they work. Select whichever you would like to apply to your MDA device. You're going to need a registry editor. I strongly recommend Vidya Pocket Registry Editor. After you have made all the changes you want, soft reset the device to get them to “kick in”.
Improve Performance Generally
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\CacheSize=8192
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\fsreplxfilt\ReplStoreCacheSize=8192
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\
MSFlash\FATFS\Filters\DataCacheSize=8192 [this needs adding]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ MSFlash\FATFS\Flags=40 [this needs adding]
All values are D-values
Caps/Shift Keyboard Notifier on Screen
Go to:
\HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Create the registry entry called EnableIndicator and assign the DWORD value of 1
After soft-resetting the device, an indicator will appear next to the keyboard icon on the bottom of the screen! Tapping the Shift key shows a "C" while tapping the Dot key shows a dot! Very cool!
Keep the GPRS Connection Active At All Times
Remember, you’re only paying for the amount of data that is transferred; so why not keep the GPRS connection active all the time rather than waiting 1-2 mins for the device to connect every time you want to browse the net? You don’t pay anything for an active GPRS connection when you are not in internet explorer.
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A3...}\Connections\GPRS...\
change value "AlwaysOn" from 0 to 1
Store Internet Clutter on Your SD Card to Save Device Memory
Put IE cache on storage card instead of memory; this increases the performance of your device. This hack will increase your available ROM memory and people have reported storage gains of over 9 mb. You will need to have a storage card with some free memory installed to utilize this hack.
First open up internet explorer and navigate Menu>Tools>Options>Memory
Press the delete files button to clear the cache
Press delete the cache
Press delete the history
Then open up file explorer from the programs folder in the start menu.
Navigate to the Storage Card and make sure that you are in the base directory of the card.
Then create an I.E. folder and within that folder create a folder called “cache” and “history”
Open up a registry edit program
Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache"
Change the default value "\Windows\Profiles\Guest\Temporary Internet Files" to "\Storage_Card\ie\cache"
Change the other values in the Shell Folders section of the registry to the folders you created and then soft reset.
Be warned that you will create errors in I.E. if you do not have a storage card inserted with those directories on it while you are surfing from now on.
Get a Different GPRS/EDGE Icon
Registry: HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL
Key: EnableDifferGprsEdgeIcon (dWord)
Value: 0 = disabled
1 = enabled
Disable SMS Received Notification – switch it off if it annoys you
Hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\inbox\settings\SMSDeliveryNotify
Change Dword: 1 0=off
Disable Message Sent Notification
Registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings
Key: SMSNoSentMsg (dWord)
Value: 0 = disabled
1 = enabled
Turn On GPS Application (GPS not GPRS ie Navigation Stuff)
First of all, your MDA does NOT have GPS built-in; let's make that clear from the start.
However, Windows Mobile 5.0 includes a GPS Control Panel for ease of configuring Bluetooth GPS devices. This includes creating 'virtual ports' so that multiple programs can access the same NEMA GPS stream from said BT/GPS device. This is helpful for anyone who uses GPS for Navigation, War-Driving and lots of new emerging location-based programs which use GPS information available to your MDA.
Unfortunately, the Registry Wizard for tweaking the MDA available in this FAQ and over at xda-developers does not work with the T-Mobile ROMs. You have to manually edit the registry by following these instructions:
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings
Delete the DWORD marked "hide"
Add a DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2"
The GPS panel will now show up in your connection settings
***Note: You must delete 'Redirect' and 'Hide' keys completely***
Soft restart, wait 30 seconds, restart and viola, GPS Control Panel is now enabled.
NB 2=show; 1=hide GPS icon
How I set-up (after BT pairing with the GPS)
Open the new GPS Icon, I then set my GPS Settings on the MDA for 'GPS Program port:' to COM8 (the 'virtual port' for your programs to access the same GPS data) .
Then set the 'GPS hardware port:' to COM6.
Also set the Baud Rate to 9600 (default for my BT/GPS unit)
Check the box 'Manage GPS automatically'.
I'm using WiFiFoFum2, Socket MyNavigator and VisualGPSce to simultaneously run utilizing my BT GPS device. It works flawlessly.
Enable 802.11g WIFI Speed (rather than the default 801.11b)
For more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=38898
1) Locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\TNETWLN1\PARMS
2) Add the following key:
name: dot11SupportedRateMaskG
D value: 8
Glyph Cache
Your MDA uses a section of the memory called glyph cache to store your fonts' glyphs and other graphical outputs for things like gaming. You can modify standard graphic rendering so that games run more smoothly with faster graphics. Noted improvement especially for racing, action and arcade games.
Enable Cleartype in Landscape mode
Clear type smoothes the edges of screen fonts for many programs to make reading easier and make your device appear more slick. You can turn this on by going to Start>Settings>Systems Tab>Screen>Cleartype tab>Enable ClearType
However, if you view anything in Landscape mode (by opening the keyboard for instance); for some reason, landscape doesn’t work in this mode. To enable it in landscape mode too, do this to the registry
HKLM\System\GDI\ClearTypeSettings
Key: OffOnRotation (string)
Value: 0
(NB 0 = on; 1 = off)
Hide SIM contacts
Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone
Key: ShowSim (dWord)
Value: 0 = hide
1 = show
Alter Horizontal Scrollbar Width
Registry: HKLM\System\GWE
Key: cyHScr (dWord)
Value: 13 = default
Alter Vertical Scrollbar Width
Registry: HKLM\System\GWE
Key: cxVScr (dWord)
Value: 13 = default
Alter Taskbar Date/Time
Registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell
Key: TBOpt (dWord)
Value: 0 = Nothing
1 = Time
2 = Date
3 = Time and date
Enable Bluetooth Receive
Registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Obex
Key: IsEnabled (dWord)
Value: 1 = enabled
2 = disabled
Increase Font Cache
Registry: HKLM\System\GDI\SYSFNT
Key: CS (dWord)
Value: 0 (Default)
4096
8192 (preferred)
16384
Store Internet Clutter on Storage Card
Registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\shell Folders
Key: Cache (string)
Value: \Storage Card\Temporary Internet Files
\Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files
Disable IE background sounds
Registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Key: Play_Background_Sounds (dWord)
Value: 1 (Default)
0 Disabled
Alter the Default Input Method
Registry: HKCU\ ControlPanel\SIP
Key: DefaultIM (string)
Value:
Keyboard {42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
Letter recogniser {42429690-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
Block recogniser {42429691-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}
Transcriber ***0034DD0-2AD4-11d1-9CB0-E84BE8000000}
Phone pad {51A2CB38-154E-4C92-A625-A83871C99EC2}
OTHER USEFUL THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Changing the Clock
You can change out of 24 hour clock mode by going to regional settings and choosing a non-capitalized option like hh:mm:ss
Switching between vibrate and ring mode
Hold down the Comm Manager button for a second or two on the side of the device above the volume slider. This will toggle the unit between silent (with vibrate) and your regular ringer on settings.
What do the LED lights on the front indicate?
Left LED:
Blinking blue - bluetooth enabled
Blinking green - Wifi enabled
Right LED:
Blinking green - Phone enabled
Blinking orange - Battery Low
Solid orange - Charging Quote:
Note: the right led blinking orange could also mean that you have an alert in addition to the low battery. It is dependant on how you set up your notifications.
Installing Your Own Sounds for Ring Tones, Alarms and Notifications
You need to have a set of “ring tones” and “alarms and notification sounds” in two separate folders to begin with on your PC.
Make sure those in” ring tones” are in mp3 format
Make sure those in “alarms and notifications” are in wav format
Connect and synchronise your device with the computer
On your PC:
Open the ring tones folder
Copy the mp3 files you want
On ActiveSyn, Click on Explore>My Device>Windows>Rings Folder
Paste them there
On your PC:
Open the “sounds and notifications” folder
Copy the wav files you want
On ActiveSyn, Click on Explore>My Device>Windows
Paste them there
That’s it. Now you should see them all. If you can’t see one or two, it is probably because they are too big in size.
Also I neglected to mention that you can load them on the minisd card (obviously if you have one) to the root folder and they will work. To change it to your new ringone, go to settings > sounds and notifications > notifications tab > change the event to incoming call check play sound and select the sound
Bluetooth Messaging
I've seen people send and receive messages via bluetooth with regular phones like Nokia, and I was wondering whether this is possible with a T-Mobile Vario (Windows Mobile 5). Would I need to install any application for this? Thanks.
Well i think theyre not really sending SMS Messages.. these are actually Notes. You don´t need a program for it. Just create a new Note/Text-File and send it via Bluetooth!
I hope this document has proved useful.
this is a very very nice guide to wizard starters
That's great! Good work.
Superb!
This is great for new users!
mehayuk said:
Bluetooth Messaging
I've seen people send and receive messages via bluetooth with regular phones like Nokia, and I was wondering whether this is possible with a T-Mobile Vario (Windows Mobile 5). Would I need to install any application for this? Thanks.
Well i think theyre not really sending SMS Messages.. these are actually Notes. You don´t need a program for it. Just create a new Note/Text-File and send it via Bluetooth!
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Very useful guide thanks
the bluetooth app for sending messages and bluejacking is here:-
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=241921&st=0
or like you say you can send text files via bluetooth
R
help
How do you install .cab files?
Re: help
diesel1218 said:
How do you install .cab files?
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ActSync them to your device and run them using file manager.
Re: help
diesel1218 said:
How do you install .cab files?
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1. Open the Drawer.
2. Place Manila Folder in the Drawer.
3. Close the Drawer.
Now it isn't always this easy. If there is securoty in place you will probably need a key or combination to unlock the Drawer before you can open it.
Also, these instructions assume that you have enough space in the Drawer for the Manila Folder and that you don't need to install any "Hanging Device" as it is already installed if needed.
Excellent read
This was a really helpful guide thanks so much for taking the time and care to produce something so readable and useful.
Two things don't make sense to me:
What is the benefit of having a backup that doesn't include my PIM data? Also, even if I could see the point I don't know how to do it. The moment I started installing my "essentials" was the moment that ActiveSync synced all of my PIM data.
Why backup before tweaking the registry? Wouldn't you want these included in the backup so that you only have to do them once?
reg editor on sd card?
do i install the registry editor on the sd card or directly on to the device?
thanks!
does it will work US T-Mobile MDA (not Vario)? thanks
I think we should all help and contribute to updating this. This is a VERY useful guide...as I've only had my MDA for 4 days and I'm learning more and more everday. ..
Re: reg editor on sd card?
simshady said:
do i install the registry editor on the sd card or directly on to the device?
thanks!
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Either should be fine for programs like that. Generally anything that runs on the today screen should be installed directly to the device, most other programs are OK on a storage card. There are exceptions....best bet is to just give it a try
Bluetooth Messaging
I've seen people send and receive messages via bluetooth with regular phones like Nokia, and I was wondering whether this is possible with a T-Mobile Vario (Windows Mobile 5). Would I need to install any application for this? Thanks.
Well i think theyre not really sending SMS Messages.. these are actually Notes. You don´t need a program for it. Just create a new Note/Text-File and send it via Bluetooth!
If u r still interested
Using "btCrawler" might be solution. Search for in this forum or google I do not remember right now..
That's great mehayuk!!
Very useful!
As you seem quite clued up with tweaks and stuff, u may be able to help me on a couple of other things. (I'm only a n00by!)
I'm left handed, so using the stylus on the scroll bar is fiddly. Is there a registry hack/tweak to swap it to the LHS?
Is there a program to manage GPRS/WIFI more effectively? When I use my mobile at home I connect it to my wifi network to browse the net or go on IM (if I can't be bothered booting up PC etc). Yet my phone still wants to connect to GPRS! Even tho it's got a perfectly good source for checking my emails/browsing etc....
Hope u/someone can help, and thanks again for the guide, you must've put a lot of effort in.
Chewy
Fantastic guide, thanks.
Matt (about 10 days old in the Wizard world - and already my wife hates me/it! lol)
You are a genius for taking the time to make such a long and detailed guide. I wish you had made it a few months before you did because I had to learn it all the hard way
A new user is always lost at first and this guide really puts them onto the right track. Good work!
Smartskey Quirk
For an otherwise outstanding product, you would think they could find a way to make the program memory resident (in other words, not have to be reset every time you do a soft reset). And no, I don't feel like spending more money for memmaid, I already bought more software than I should have to make this thing work the way I want it too.
How can I alter my registry to make this reload on bootup?
Smartskey Quirk
For an otherwise outstanding product, you would think they could find a way to make the program memory resident (in other words, not have to be reset every time you do a soft reset). And no, I don't feel like spending more money for memmaid, I already bought more software than I should have to make this thing work the way I want it too.
How can I alter my registry to make this reload on bootup?
smartskeys link is dead
hi. i"ve been trying to download smartskeys forever and it keeps giving me the "404 Not Found
The requested URL /wp-content/uploads/2006/02/smartskey0.4.zip was not found on this server."
incase it matters, I registered with xda and I'm signed in when i hit the download link. any suggestions?
thanks, adam
Hi Guys!
Any ideas if and where i can set the GPRS/UMTS connection timeout on the Breeze?
The bloody bastards from O2 decided to start time-billing for data-traffic based on "am i attached to the GPRS/UMTS APN or not". So with just checking my e-mails twice a day.. about 100kb traffic or 5minutes real connection time i ended up with 5-10hours costs per day. My bill was an amazing 780€ this month and i have to fight for the next half year to get that sorted. In the end i will probably have to find a new provider...
People with O2 Genion Card S and the standard data traffic settings should be extremely carefull when using the Breeze. It could end up in a nightmare and for me it did.
Cheers,
TobsTec
Hi,
i haven't found an option for automatic timeout (disconnecting) yet...
only what i can give you is that hint:
made a shortcut to the datadisconnect exe file in windows folder and don't forget to use it after syncing mails...
i know... thats no solution for automatic syncing but i haven't a solution yet ...
maybe if i have time i can programm a small app (or maybe you can do that too??) where you can enter a timeout time and after that all data connections turned of or so...
steve
Hi Steve!
Can you give me the full path and exact name to that datadisconnect thing? I couldn't find it at a quick glance with the file browser.
I also couldn't find a setting for the GPRS/UMTS connection timeout, but i am sure it is possible to set that up somewhere / somehow in the registry.
If i'd knew the right key, it would be pretty easy to write a small application to set that value.
Bests,
TobsTec
in windows folder -> DataDisconnect.exe
have searched but haven't found any hint to automatic data disconnection...
maybe this helps...
didn't tryed..
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm
ok didn't work....
but i have read something that this programm only a reg key edits...
Hi!
After a lot of googling and having a close look at that PhoneEdition program you pointed me to, i think these registry keys are promising:
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\
DWORD CacheTime
60 - Timeout in seconds
String SuspendResume
~GPRS! - Always On
GPRS_bye_if_device_off - Timeout after CacheTime
HKCU\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\
DWORD NoGPRSAutoAttach
0 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of radio
1 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of data connection
HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\
DWORD Flags2
0 - No disconnect button & time of connection in bubble
8 - Show disconnect button in bubble
16 - Show disconnect button & time of connection in bubble
The last key might only work on PhoneEdition devices and not on Smartphones.
Haven't tried any of these yet, as the data access is naturally blocked at the moment with my SIM card and i still have to find the right registry key to unlock the write access to these keys (and nothing else). Didn't want to take any risk in building up a 2000€ bill for May just because O2 is stupid.
Cheers,
TobsTec
regkeys for unlocking the applock of the mteor you'll find in the wiki what i have filled up...
also theres an app sda unlocker you find it trough google (madaco)
enter the reg values with the phmreg editor (stk2 version - whats exactly the different... i have no idea...)
then start the sda unlocking tool...
also theres an app available checklock... with that you can check if the phone is app locked...
the other reg keys i give a try... because i have a montly datasize what i can use i have no problems
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\
DWORD CacheTime
60 - Timeout in seconds
String SuspendResume
~GPRS! - Always On
GPRS_bye_if_device_off - Timeout after CacheTime
should work...
i have issued a few funny things...
after the 60 seconds the connection seems to be disconnected... the small bandicon on signalstrengh while dataconnection is up disapears...
also thats the funny thing... it seams to disconnect when exiting a webpage or exit the explorer....
Hi!
Well i gobbled together a small .Net CF 2.0 C# application to set the SuspendResume, CacheTime and the NoGPRSAutoAttach last weekend.
Once my device is unlocked i can give it a try with a different SIM and see if it does what it should do. How about "OhPoo - Connection Tweaker" as a name?
Bests,
TobsTec
OhPoo ??
what exactly can the program? only set the reg values ?
* Set GPRS/UMTS connection to AlwaysOn or Timeout in seconds.
* Set the GPRS/UMTS coverage search to
"on radio start" or
"on data connection"
* Enable/Disable separate icons for GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA.
Nothing fancy... I should in fact continue working on KeePassSD, but that 780€ phone bill annoyed me quite a bit and there is still the may bill to come, which might look the same: OhPoo KanDoo! Hm, maybe not particularly funny.
I could attach a snapshot, if i would know how. Doesn't seem to work for me.
Cheers,
TobsTec
just pack it into a .zip file... than you can attach the file when writing a replay!
in "Additinal Options"
if you meant that ...
Ah my mistake... The editor does not seem to work with FireFox and/or WebWasher.
Cheers,
Tobias
if you send me the programm i will test it for you...
also i have some other ideas that you can insert in your program....
i'm to addled to write my own programm... beside of that its nonsense to write 20 programms wich all does other things...
made a few more buttons... set the reg tweaks with it ...
app unlock, power save, ...
TobsTec said:
Hi!
After a lot of googling and having a close look at that PhoneEdition program you pointed me to, i think these registry keys are promising:
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\
DWORD CacheTime
60 - Timeout in seconds
String SuspendResume
~GPRS! - Always On
GPRS_bye_if_device_off - Timeout after CacheTime
HKCU\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\
DWORD NoGPRSAutoAttach
0 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of radio
1 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of data connection
HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\
DWORD Flags2
0 - No disconnect button & time of connection in bubble
8 - Show disconnect button in bubble
16 - Show disconnect button & time of connection in bubble
The last key might only work on PhoneEdition devices and not on Smartphones.
Haven't tried any of these yet, as the data access is naturally blocked at the moment with my SIM card and i still have to find the right registry key to unlock the write access to these keys (and nothing else). Didn't want to take any risk in building up a 2000€ bill for May just because O2 is stupid.
Cheers,
TobsTec
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Nice! this is really nice solution. Thanks..
Sorry, should have posted the download links here as well.
The utility is now just called ConnTweak and the binary for WM5 Smartphones can be downloaded here:
http://www.toluse.de/www/download/ConnTweak_WM5_sp_V1.0.1_Bin.zip
And the source code there:
http://www.toluse.de/www/download/ConnTweak_V1.0.1_Src.zip
Bests,
Tobias
I have goodlink installed on my Kaiser and can't remove it since it is required by the company.
Well, the bad things are:
1. The goodlink main program "GoodApp.exe" can somehow start itself automatically. It really eat a lot of battery and can cause extra GPRS traffic.
I've remove the .lnk file from \Windows\Startup directory so that GoodApp can't start during system startup.
But, it will still run after several minutes and can't be correcly stopped.
Generally, there're two Good applications displayed in the TaskMgr: GoodApp.exe and GmdMoniterApp.exe, it's easy to kill the GmdMonitorApp.exe but when you want to kill GoodApp.exe, it will always prompt an error, though after that it seems the GoodApp.exe disappears in the TaskMgr. However it will start again after several minutes. CRAZY!
Anyone knows how to kill the GoodApp.exe so that I can run it on my will?
2. The Good software modifies the shortcut to the "Contact" menu (on the bottom-right corner of the screen). Normally when you hit the "Contact" menu it should display the contact list of your SIM card or so. But after installing Good, this menu points to the Good contact list. It's really annoying!
Where could I get the "Contact" menu back?
Thanks a lot!
I'm in the same boat, hate what Good Mail hijacks! Found a couple of ini's but since Good's support site is garbage, it didn't help much.
Have tried a whole mess of things, all to no avail....
If anyone else comes up with any suggestions, I'm all ears.
MBN
Just as a follow up, I've reflashed my phone umpteen times trying various "fixes" with no luck. Thought I'd found the registry entries (HKLM\Sofware\Microsoft\Shell\RAI) and tried tweaking those.... no help, DOH!
Tried to overwrite the various exe's with empty "fabricated" ones (renamed empty text docs and overwrote the Good mail ones), still nothing.
A couple of weeks ago I had a version of Good that at least left the contacts in my dialpad intact...latest version hijacked that one as well.
I have my IT dept contacting Good to see if they will offer any insight (not holding my breath). I fear I am left only with trying a third party PIM.... but the way things are going, Good will hijack that too!!!
If I hear or find anything, I'll update.
MBN
I have to say that GoodLink is the most dirty PDA software I've ever seen.
It uses a lot of dirty method to protect it from being disabled.
There are 3 main programs related with the protection(I can't remembet all the names):
1. GmdLockApp.exe: to protect your cellphone with a password. it will force you to set a password and you'll have to input the password every time the phone come back from standby mode (or so...).
2. GmdProtector.exe: to protect GoodLink components. With this program running, you'll never get a chance to modify any configuration of GoodLink (such as renaming a GoodLink program, or change a Reg key of it...).
3. GmdLaunchGuard.exe: this is the most dirty program, it hijacks almost all other application's shortcuts. Try to search "GmdLaunchGuard" in the Reg table you will find there's many results indicating the original windows configuration was changed by it.
For problem 1 & 2, I got a workaround so that you can at least modify some Reg key to do furthur test and can kill the GmdMonitorApp.exe & GoodApp.exe at last:
Steps:
1. Use GoodLink backup tool to backup it on to the storge card;
2. On the root of storage card there's a directory "GoodLink Backup", enter that dir and just delete the GmdLockApp.exe;
3. Also in that dir, rename the GmdProtector.exe to GmdProtectorBak.exe or something like that;
4. Soft reset you cellphone (by pressing both function keys then press reset) to let it return to the original state;
5. After restart, in the storage card root dir, there's a Restore GoodLink short cut, excute it will restore GoodLink to the memory;
6. Enter Windows\Startup dir, delete the short cut which points to GoodLink;
After above steps at least GoodLink will not start immediately after system startup, but it can start at anytime (I'm not sure).
However you can kill the GmdMonitorApp.exe and GoodApp.exe in the TaskMgr. You'd better stop GPRS before you kill GoodApp.exe, or it will prompt you an error.
For problem 3 (actually it relates with displaying the contacts), I still didn't find a good way to resolve it (simply rename the GmdLaunchGuard.exe will not work, and perhaps will make you can't load any program).
However you can see your SIM card contact by pressing "Send" key, it will bring out the contact list though it's very inconvenient and lossing some functionality such as smart searching...
You can rename the GoodApp.exe so it will never be started.
I could probably live with the constant presence of Good, I just hate that it hijacked my contacts....
It links contacts to only one of our company's address books, and it happens to be the employee addy book.... doesn't exactly help me much.
Oh, and have I mentioned that it's pushing Lotus Notes...another favorite of mine!
Resurrecting an old thread here... I hate how Good hijacks the Calendar and Contacts softkeys and I want to work on that issue again. Has anyone made progress with that?
As far as the GPRS activity and battery life, if you launch GoodMail and then goto the options menu you can set it to "Work Offline" which prevents it from auto-checking for new mail. You can then go to that same options menu whenever you want and select "Send/Receive" to manually pull your mail.
KwikEMap
Version 0.2 (Beta)
To Use
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* Install the KwikEMap.CAB on your device. (Do NOT install it on a Storage Card)
* Execute KwikEMap.exe, it will run in the background and your key mappings will be in effect. It uses about 35KB of memory and less than .5% of your CPU (while keys are being pressed only).
* Add a shortcut to KwikEMap.exe to \Windows\StartUp if you'd like the app to run each time your phone boots.
* If you execute KwikEMap.exe while it is already running, the KwikEMap Window will appear. From there, you can HIDE the application again, or QUIT and restore all key mappings to normal.
* There is also a "Show Window" keyboard shortcut you can use to open the KwikEMap window. By default, it is FN+PERIOD.
Default Key Mappings
=====================
These all can be changed in the KwikEMap.cfg file. See "Important Note", below, regarding the first 4 mappings.
Code:
FUZE Key Maps To Notes
------------- ---------- ---------------------
CALENDAR CTRL see "Important Note", below
CONTACTS TAB see "Important Note", below
EMAIL HOME see "Important Note", below
INTERNET END see "Important Note", below
SHIFT+BACK ESC
QUESTION MARK CTRL Makes a nice right CTRL key, for pressing CTRL-X, etc.
SHIFT+PERIOD ? Since we no longer have a question mark due to prev. map
FN+PERIOD KwikEMap Shows KwikEMap Window
You can use modifiers with this mappings and use multiple combinations. For example, you can press CTRL+HOME, or SHIFT-TAB.
Important Note Regarding CALENDAR, CONTACTS, EMAIL, INTERNET
=============================================================
To use these keys, you must configure the FUZE so that the normal functions of those keys are disabled. Some ROMS (Da_G's, NATF, RSW, etc) let you do this via the Buttons setting. If your ROM doesn't, this must be done by placing "null" shortcuts in specific locations. (thanks to Da_G for this information)
There is a shortcut in Program Files\KwikEMap\ called "NoButton.lnk". The shortcut basically does nothing. Simply copy this shortcut to the locations indicated to effectively disable the normal function of any of the 4 keys you'd like to use:
Code:
To Disable Copy "NoButton.lnk" as:
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CALENDAR \Windows\Start Menu\Calendar.lnk
CONTACTS \Windows\AppButtons\Contacts.lnk
EMAIL \Windows\Short_Messaging.lnk
INTERNET \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Media Net Home.lnk
Notes:
1) To hide the start menu location links so they don't appear in the Start Menu, simply edit the files' properties and mark it as "Hidden".
2) Future versions of this app will copy these shortcuts automatically.
3) Even if those shortcuts do not currently exist on your phone, you still can (and must) disable the normal function of those keys by creating the "NoButton.lnk" shortcuts as specified if you wish to map them.
Setting up your own Mappings
============================
* See the KwikEMap.cfg file for full information and examples.
* While the KwikEMap window is open, you can press various keys and KwikEMap will show you the corresponding Key Codes and any modifiers used. You can use this to assist in setting up your own key mappings.
* The order you list the mappings matters; the first one found is what gets used. So, if you want to map WIN as CTRL, but keep WIN+PERIOD as the normal Windows Key, list WIN->CTRL first, then list CTRL+PERIOD->WIN next, and it will work. (This is because WIN has already been re-mapped to CTRL)
* The app should be smart enough to avoid cycles, so you can swap two keys. For example, you should be able to map A to B, and then also B to A, without any problems.
* Note that the FUZE's keyboard is odd; you will see that when you press the Question Mark key, for example, it actually is registering as "SHIFT+/" even though you are not pressing the SHIFT key! Keep this in mind as you set up your custom mappings.
* For now, you must QUIT and re-start the app to re-read the mappings from the .cfg file.
* A full list of Windows Mobile key codes can be found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb431750.aspx
Notes Regarding Specific Keys
=============================
* The WINDOWS key now should be fully mapable; i.e., it makes a good CTRL key.
* The CAPS LOCK key is partially mapable (i.e., you can map it to TAB), but there are two issues:
1) It still toggles the caps state, even when mapped
2) It never stays registered as pressed, so you cannot use it as a modifier-type key (i.e., CTRL)
* You can use the FN key as a modifier (i.e., map FN+C to CTRL+C to "cut"), but only if that key doesn't already have a FN modifier built-in. So, feel free to map a whole bunch keys like FN+A, FN+C,FN+B, etc, to whatever you want! (some examples are below)
Other Mapping Examples
======================
Use the WINDOWS key as a CTRL key, but still map WINDOWS-PERIOD to the old windows key:
5B=+00 (WIN -> CTRL)
+BE=5B (CTRL+PERIOD -> WIN)
Use CAPS LOCK as a TAB:
14=09
Use FN+A, FN+X, FN+C, FN+V for Select All, Cut, Copy, Paste, respectively:
#41=+41 (FN+A -> CTRL+A, Select All)
#58=+58 (FN+X -> CTRL+X, Cut)
#43=+43 (FN+C -> CTRL+C, Copy)
#56=+56 (FN+V -> CTRL+V, Paste)
Use WIN-UP as HOME, WIN-DOWN as END
&26=24 (WIN+UP -> HOME)
&27=23 (WIN+DOWN -> END)
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Have Fun! If all goes wrong, just soft-reset.
How does it work?
Can you tell me how this works? I'm an experienced software dev, but new to Windows Mobile programming.
Hi -- I am in the same boat as you; experienced developer, but very new to windows mobile and very rusty with C++. So, I may not be the best to learn from! but, at the core of things, we use a windows "hook" to grab keyboard messages before they are processed.
More info here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644990(VS.85).aspx
Hope that helps. I will also post my source code eventually.
Just try it but not working
MSG = warning Couldn't install hook... terminating
have any sugestion?
jsmith8858 said:
Here's a very simple key re-mapping app, Kwik-E-Map. Please try to forget my terrible, hacky first attempt, FuzeKeys, and don't hold that against me!
You can pretty much re-map anything except the HOME key at this point. This isn't a "hotkey" app launcher or anything fancy, just something simple to put CTRL and TAB keys on your FUZE, things like that.
Here's the scoop:
1) unzip the two files to a folder somewhere on your phone
2) run KwikEMap.exe.
That's it! It runs in the background, and currently maps the following:
CALENDAR --> CTRL
CONTACTS --> TAB
MESSAGING --> HOME
INTERNET --> END
? -- > CTRL (i.e., a nice Right-CTRL, to press CTRL-A, CTRL-Z, etc)
SHIFT-PERIOD --> ? (since we lost the ? key)
SHIFT-BACKSPACE --> ESC
4) In addition, pressing FN-PERIOD will bring up the "Kwik-E-Map" window, where you can close the application or test out some key presses to view key codes. (this key is re-mappable, see below)
It runs in the background, put a shortcut to it in your start-up if you like. It uses about 35K and I have not seen the CPU usage go above .5% (and that's when pressing all kinds of keys really quickly to see how high we can get it go!)
Don't like those key mappings? want to add more? See the key mappings in the KwikEMap.txt file. All of the info you need is there.
Final notes:
1) You can map the CAPS LOCK key to, say, TAB, but I cannot figure out how to not get it to affect the CAPS LOCK state. In other words, go ahead and map CAPS LOCK as TAB, it will work, but it will toggle capitals each time you press it. Also, CAPS LOCK always registers an "UP" event as soon as you press it, so it won't work well if you need to hold it down; e.g., to use it as a CTRL mapping.
2) You can map the windows key, but it still makes the start menu appear. You CAN map the windows key to "00" (see the .txt file) which will effectively disable the windows key normal operation (such as the start menu appearing) for any un-mapped keystrokes.
3) the order of mappings in the config file matters. If you map the "A" key to one thing, and then SHIFT-A to another, you'll never get the SHIFT-A mapping unless you list that one first.
4) to use the CALENDAR, INTERNET, etc, mappings, you need a ROM that let's you use the Buttons settings to map those keys, and map them to "Do Nothing". (most of the roms here have this feature added, I believe)
5) If you change the .txt mappings, you must stop and re-start the app.
6) If you re-execute the KwikEmap.exe file, the app's window will appear, allowing you to shut it down if you like.
7) A list of windows mobile key codes can be found here.
Everything is still in alpha test mode. The Fuze keyboard is funky, so there's no telling what will work and what won't, or what side effects you might encounter. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. (However, the worst-case scenario is that you need to do a soft-reset to get back to normal).
Please let me know how it goes. It can and will be made more efficient, eventually, perhaps a better UI at some point, a CAB installer, etc.
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I really think this app as potential but all i really want to to remap the the internet key to CTRL and it seems to work but it will also open the file.... example if i want to copy over pictures from a folder but the files are not next to each other i press the internet button and it will let me select three different pictures but will open them also so how do i get around that. hope i explained it correctly. thanks
irus said:
I really think this app as potential but all i really want to to remap the the internet key to CTRL and it seems to work but it will also open the file.... example if i want to copy over pictures from a folder but the files are not next to each other i press the internet button and it will let me select three different pictures but will open them also so how do i get around that. hope i explained it correctly. thanks
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see "note #4" in my post. (which you quoted)
If you can't map those keys using the Buttons settings, then the easiest way is to map the "?" key as CTRL, and then simply map SHIFT-PERIOD (or something like that) to the Question mark. I don't think an extra keystroke for a question mark is a big deal if it gets you a nice CTRL key.
EDIT: I just re-read your post more carefully. I actually have no idea what you are asking.
jsmith8858 said:
Hi -- I am in the same boat as you; experienced developer, but very new to windows mobile and very rusty with C++. So, I may not be the best to learn from! but, at the core of things, we use a windows "hook" to grab keyboard messages before they are processed.
More info here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644990(VS.85).aspx
Hope that helps. I will also post my source code eventually.
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Thanks, yes that helps. You may want to Google "Windows Mobile services.exe" - you can make this app run as a service so there isn't a window hanging around.
jsmith8858 said:
see "note #4" in my post. (which you quoted)
If you can't map those keys using the Buttons settings, then the easiest way is to map the "?" key as CTRL, and then simply map SHIFT-PERIOD (or something like that) to the Question mark. I don't think an extra keystroke for a question mark is a big deal if it gets you a nice CTRL key.
EDIT: I just re-read your post more carefully. I actually have no idea what you are asking.
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sorry i will try to give a better example below
file1
file2
file3
file4
file5
so lets say im in total commander and i want to copy file 1, file 3, file 5 to a different directory. so i press and hold the internet button(which i have remapped as CTRL) and tap on file 1 which opens the document so i close out of the document and tap on file 3, so now file 1 and file 3 are highlighted(selected) so file 3 opens and i close out of file 3 and tap on file 5 which opens file 5 which i close out of and now i am in total commander with 3 files selected i can now tap & hold and select copy and it will copy. but i want to select the files with out them opening. i know i can change the options to double tap in total commander and that would fix the problem but i was just wondering if there might be another way. thanks hope this is better
irus said:
i know i can change the options to double tap in total commander and that would fix the problem but i was just wondering if there might be another way. thanks hope this is better
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I think you gave yourself your own answer. I can't really give you Total Command support here in this thread, I have no idea. I just map the keys, I don't control how applications respond to them!
vizmaster said:
Just try it but not working
MSG = warning Couldn't install hook... terminating
have any sugestion?
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hmmm, interesting. Are you using a Fuze or some other device? What ROM? Any info you can provide would be useful.
mhumphrey said:
Thanks, yes that helps. You may want to Google "Windows Mobile services.exe" - you can make this app run as a service so there isn't a window hanging around.
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Absolutely. An item on the "to-do" list.
jsmith8858 said:
hmmm, interesting. Are you using a Fuze or some other device? What ROM? Any info you can provide would be useful.
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I'M using a touch pro for Telus ROM 1.03.661 date 10/14/08
I tried a hard reset before still no luck
Doesn't seem to work for me. When I start the program, no window appears, and the key maps don't work, except for FN-period, which opens the window...
I'm using Rogers_Fuze_Rom_v2_2009_02_19 by digitalextremes, which is essentially RUU_Raphael_HTC_WWE_5.05.405.1_R_Radio_Signed_Raphael_52.58.25.30_1.11.25.01_Ship
I have a Fuze.
efrant said:
Doesn't seem to work for me. When I start the program, no window appears, and the key maps don't work, except for FN-period, which opens the window...
I'm using Rogers_Fuze_Rom_v2_2009_02_19 by digitalextremes, which is essentially RUU_Raphael_HTC_WWE_5.05.405.1_R_Radio_Signed_Raphael_52.58.25.30_1.11.25.01_Ship
I have a Fuze.
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No window appears when the app starts.
Are you sure your key mappings are not working? Nothing really seems to happen for most of them, since they are keys like HOME, END, CTRL, etc -- you'd need an app open that uses those keys to see the effect.
For example, open up Word, and tell me what happens when you press the "?" key on your keyboard. Or, give me specific examples of what you tried, what you expected to happen, and what did happen instead. That info makes things much easier to troubleshoot rather than just saying things "don't work".
jsmith8858 said:
No window appears when the app starts.
Are you sure your key mappings are not working? Nothing really seems to happen for most of them, since they are keys like HOME, END, CTRL, etc -- you'd need an app open that uses those keys to see the effect.
For example, open up Word, and tell me what happens when you press the "?" key on your keyboard.
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I'll give you an example: I open Outlook and create a new message. I then open your app via File Explorer. I click on it again and see the window (just to make sure it is open). I then type something in the body of the message, and highlight it. I push "Calendar"+B to bold it, but my calendar opens up...
efrant said:
I'll give you an example: I open Outlook and create a new message. I then open your app via File Explorer. I click on it again and see the window (just to make sure it is open). I then type something in the body of the message, and highlight it. I push "Calendar"+B to bold it, but my calendar opens up...
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It runs in the background! It is designed to be used while the window is hidden. The app's keymappings are suspended when the window is open so it can show off the key codes and in case you have errors/problems with the mappings. Simply don't show the app's window (click HIDE if it is open already) and the key mappings should take effect.
EDIT: Also, as mentioned in the initial post, you cannot use the Calendar, Internet, etc, keys unless your ROM let's you map those keys to "None", otherwise the normal button action still occurs. So, you'd need to use ? for CTRL in that case, or define your own mappings using other keys.
jsmith8858 said:
It runs in the background! It is designed to be used while the window is hidden. The app's keymappings are suspended when the window is open so it can show off the key codes and in case you have errors/problems with the mappings. Simply don't show the app's window (click HIDE if it is open already) and the key mappings should take effect.
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Sorry, my previous post should read as follows:
"I'll give you an example: I open Outlook and create a new message. I then open your app via File Explorer. I click on it again and see the window (just to make sure it is open). I then click on HIDE. I then type something in the body of the message, and highlight it. I push "Calendar"+B to bold it, but my calendar opens up...
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Sorry, my previous post should read as follows:
"I'll give you an example: I open Outlook and create a new message. I then open your app via File Explorer. I click on it again and see the window (just to make sure it is open). I then click on HIDE. I then type something in the body of the message, and highlight it. I push "Calendar"+B to bold it, but my calendar opens up...
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See the EDIT in my previous post. And, tell me what happens when you press ? (question mark) plus "B". That should do what you want. (Assuming Outlook supports CTRL+B = bold)
A good one to test that's pretty universal is CTRL-A to select All. (i.e., works in File Explorer, Word, any text control, etc)
jsmith8858 said:
See the EDIT in my previous post. And, tell me what happens when you press ? (question mark) plus "B". That should do what you want. (Assuming Outlook supports CTRL+B = bold)
A good one to test that's pretty universal is CTRL-A to select All. (i.e., works in File Explorer, Word, any text control, etc)
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Yes, CTRL is maped correctly to the ?-key. So it actually does work. My mistake. Except for the calendar, contacts, internet, etc. keys.
It's too bad that my ROM doesn't support mapping those keys to NONE. Is this something a chef can cook in?
efrant said:
It's too bad that my ROM doesn't support mapping those keys to NONE. Is this something a chef can cook in?
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Yeah, it must be cooked in as far as I know, drivers and system files need to be replaced or updated as far as I know. NotATreoFan's ROM and I think Da_G's have this feature. I am trying to see if I can figure out a way around this, but no luck so far. I am going to see if I can "hook into" messages sent to the Keypad.dll and figure out if that works.