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Comm/Wireless Manager not button assignable??

As a former Tytn/8525 user, I enjoyed the one button access to the Comm Manager. I used it all the time to limit my power costly modes.
So I installed Spb's Pocket Plus for the Button assignment capabilities. But the default Comm Manager page does not show up as an application when I go to assign the buttons. Several of the 6 Button .cabs on the Kaiser .cab page DO show up.
So my problem is, I wan't to use duttythroy's 10 button black 3g comm manager .cab, which by far is the best and the WiFi switch works, but it also does not show up as an assignable application for a button.
What can be done to accomplish this?
Thanks for any suggestions!
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by default, the AT&T rom hid the comm manager from the start menu. You need to add the application's shortcut to the startmenu before you can assign the button. Go into the windows directory and find commmanager.exe and make a shortcut (on your start menu/programs) to this app. Then you can map the app to a button.
if you are using a non-default comm manager, then exe is probably named commmanagerlink.exe

alt-tab

Is there an app that would allow me to switch between tasks without going through Task Manager from the Start screen?
I tried installing Duttythroy's task 2.x and my AT&T Tilt complained about insufficient permission.
TIA

http://soft.photoracer.net/docs/wktask_en.html
here you go!
its my favorite app

htc task manager

AE button plus has this feature.

HTC task manager
Is there a way to assign a button of my Tilt such that if I hold it down it will open up the task manager from any app that I am using so that I can switch to another app?

Start | Settings | Buttons - choose the button you want to change (probably Button 6??) and then select the Task Manager application from the drop list at the bottom
Mark.

Mark Crouch said:
Start | Settings | Buttons - choose the button you want to change (probably Button 6??) and then select the Task Manager application from the drop list at the bottom
Mark.
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Very strange. I don't see the "Task Manager" as one of applications that I can assign any button to.

thejipster said:
Very strange. I don't see the "Task Manager" as one of applications that I can assign any button to.
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you won't, it's not an app that you can assign to a button. Not sure why poster told yo to do that, they obivously didn't try it first.
another solution is the Alt+Tab task switcher that's part of PocketPlus4. I assign it to the PTT button and use it just Alt+Tab on Windows.

Wisbar Advance puts icons for your open apps in the Taskbar up top and you can switch by tapping on them.

smittyofdhs said:
you won't, it's not an app that you can assign to a button. Not sure why poster told yo to do that, they obivously didn't try it first.
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I did try it first, but I have DotFred's Task Manager installed, so it was listed. I know realise the OP meant the HTC Task Manager (the one in the top right of the Today screen?), which won't be listed......my bad
Your best bet is to go with one of the other suggestions, or consider VITO TaskSwitcher (see here).
Hope you find one that works for you
Mark.

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I did try it first, but I have DotFred's Task Manager installed, so it was listed. I know realise the OP meant the HTC Task Manager (the one in the top right of the Today screen?), which won't be listed......my bad
Your best bet is to go with one of the other suggestions, or consider VITO TaskSwitcher (see here).
Hope you find one that works for you
Mark.
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Thanks for the suggestion. What I wanted is some simple way of assigning a button to a task manager which would allow me to jump between programs without going through the Start screen then pulling up Task Manager on the original ATT Tilt rom. I think there are a few suggestions that I will try out.
I just hate putting all this stuff on/off the Tilt. Ultimately stability is key since this is a phone.

Don't forget MortTasks, which you can also add to the menu in a Mortbutton & then have a whole set of shortcuts hanging on your single button press.

There is a programm - called "alttab.exe" jsut search. i haven´t it ehre at the moment!!

papamopps said:
There is a programm - called "alttab.exe" jsut search. i haven´t it ehre at the moment!!
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Well remembered @papamopps!! That was originally suggested for Touch users who are a little light on hardware buttons The relevant post in the original thread can be found here - saves you looking for it
Mark.

Mark Crouch said:
Well remembered @papamopps!! That was originally suggested for Touch users who are a little light on hardware buttons The relevant post in the original thread can be found here - saves you looking for it
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yes - but your link doesn´t link to alttab.exe for download.
so here it is:

papamopps said:
yes - but your link doesn´t link to alttab.exe for download.
so here it is:
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Thanks for posting it. I am now trying to figure out the easiest way to create a short cut so that I can assign it to a button.
edit:
found it

Easiest way (?) to create a shortcut to the AltTab program......
Copy the AltTab.exe to \Windows on your device.
Open File Explorer and navigate to the AltTab.exe program
Tap and hold the AltTab.exe and select Copy from the popup menu
Navigate to \Windows\Appbuttons
Tap and hold on a white space area and select Paste Shortcut from the popup menu.
Tap and hold on the "alttab" shortcut and select Rename from the popup menu
Rename it to "Alt-Tab Task Switch" - or something meaningful to you
Job done!!
Go back into Start | Settings | Buttons and re-do the assignment; you should now see "Alt-Tab Task Switch" listed in the available options.
Hope that helps,
Mark.

Mark Crouch said:
Easiest way (?) to create a shortcut to the AltTab program......
Copy the AltTab.exe to \Windows on your device.
Open File Explorer and navigate to the AltTab.exe program
Tap and hold the AltTab.exe and select Copy from the popup menu
Navigate to \Windows\Appbuttons
Tap and hold on a white space area and select Paste Shortcut from the popup menu.
Tap and hold on the "alttab" shortcut and select Rename from the popup menu
Rename it to "Alt-Tab Task Switch" - or something meaningful to you
Job done!!
Go back into Start | Settings | Buttons and re-do the assignment; you should now see "Alt-Tab Task Switch" listed in the available options.
Hope that helps,
Mark.
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Thanks.
Do you know if there is anyway to create a shortcut for HTC Task Manager?

Mark Crouch said:
Easiest way (?) to create a shortcut to the AltTab program......
Copy the AltTab.exe to \Windows on your device.
Open File Explorer and navigate to the AltTab.exe program
Tap and hold the AltTab.exe and select Copy from the popup menu
Navigate to \Windows\Appbuttons
Tap and hold on a white space area and select Paste Shortcut from the popup menu.
Tap and hold on the "alttab" shortcut and select Rename from the popup menu
Rename it to "Alt-Tab Task Switch" - or something meaningful to you
Job done!!
Go back into Start | Settings | Buttons and re-do the assignment; you should now see "Alt-Tab Task Switch" listed in the available options.
Hope that helps,
Mark.
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I followed your directions but I can't seem to get alt-tab to appear in the list for button assignment. Tried this process on an ATT Tilt running Schap's 4.30 rom. Is there another folder?

FYI... put the short cut into the \windows\Start Menu folder and it will show up in the buttons lists.

Task Manager Suggestions?

I'm looking for a task manager that I can launch with a hard button with the help of AEButton,
in which I can scroll though my open programs using the scroller not the touch screen and close each in turn or close all.
I've tried a lot and they all either;
- They dont have the facility to use the buttons as a scroller, touch only.
- They cant be launched to open using a hardware button, as in the program launches but all I get is the little cross, dot button appear in the top right of my today screen, not actually open the task manager.
- Or they dont have the facility to close all apps.
there must be a simple little program that does this, and im starting to feel like i've tried them all...
I can distantly remember using a version on RomEOS 1.2.1 but cant find any reference to it, it allowied me to 'check' each program and close them, and launched as an actual program, rather than enabling a cross on my today screen. And it wasn;t HTC Taskmanager.
Any suggestions you lovely people? I think one handed PPC use is they way to go and this is frustraiting me.

Install SPB Pocket Plus
Soft reset
Go to Settings-Buttons
Assign "Alt-Tab" on any button you want.
Press button, see all open prg's and scroll with the wheel to the one you want, press wheel and you are there.

Hi,
ever tried WkTask (freeware) ?

Quickmenu does the trick for me. Much better than WKTask. Also freeware. X button closes the app, gives a PC feel to menus and you don't ever have to use stylus.

Thanks for the replies
tried both WKTask and Quickmenu, but evenually settles on HandySwitcher, turned out to be a bonus that you can customise the colours, since i have a white background and couldn't read the white text on the menu.
Success!

Why wouldn't you use the task switching part of phoneAlarm?
You can set the default function to the switcher and be managing open tesks with 2 button pushes.

I second Quickmenu. Once you click the exe once it'll auto start after soft resets. Goto the settings and customize the startmenu the way you want. I set mine up to have Running programs first and that set to be shown as submenu and then it allows you the close one or close all feature, quickmenu popout second, then a break and then program, settings, and office folders all set to submenus and then my regular programs as links below. I can control it all with my finger or with the jog dial. Retains your windows TSK theme and if you set it to replace windows start menu it is like the other never existed. Excellent program and very lightweight. To fix the text issue I use UI Tweaker. Also helps me match the color to my TSK better. Just my personal preference.

Improving HTC Task Manager

I really like the included HTC Task Manager as it is, particularly what I really like is the popup menu when on the home screen that allows you to close some or all apps or jump to any running minimized apps.
The functionality I want added is so simple I wouldn't be surprised if it's already there and I'm missing it.
I want the X button to close apps as normal, but if I tap and hold the X button I want it to bring up the Task Manager popup, in ALL programs.
The reason is I really want an easy way for switching between minimized apps and the Task Manager popup is the perfect simple way to do it but I have to be at the today screen to bring it up. If I could be in Word, tap and hold, then switch to a minimized Excel sheet it would be much easier than having to hit the home button then bring up the task switcher. I've tried alot of 3rd party task manager apps but they either don't do what I want or add too much complexity to what should be a simple task changing app.
Does this function already exist or has somebody made a cab that extends the Task Manager dropdown to all programs that have an X?

I been wondering the exact same thing but have not found the answer as of yet during my search.
Anyone?
Thanks

lakeridgesoftware wisbar lite is a good apps for htc taskmgr replacement but will cost lil' money

WkTask should do what you want.
http://soft.photoracer.net/docs/wktask_en.html

I use HomeScreen ++ (formally BatteryStatus and used it on a Wizard) and is brilliant... Has exactly what you are after plus way more, minute counter,txt counter, data counter and more still!! Even better, its free!!
Have a look/test
http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_batterystatus_xda_neo_wm5_im_cs.htm

Is there a way to have Task Manager in in the Start Menu or on the Today Screen?

It's hard to hit that little Task Manager icon in the top right corner without using the stylus. It's definitely not finger friendly. I wish there was a way to make the Task Manager more accessible. I like being able to kill anything that is running.

That would depent on the ROM you are running.

Quickmenu is the answer to your need.

I am running a the stock AT&T Rom minus bloat
Thanks for the reply

Or rather than installing more software you could map Taskmanager to a hardware button, Start\Settings\buttons.
Oh and in the start menu is easy Start\Settings\Menu
As i imagine your asking for ease of use.
Another cool bit of software is AEButton do a google as you can map up to 4 things for every hardware button makes the phone so user friendly

Task Manager isn't an option
I tried that first...it doesn't show up as an option in the start menu or today screen. Stock AT&T Rom

volumnus said:
I tried that first...it doesn't show up as an option in the start menu or today screen. Stock AT&T Rom
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Sorry to do what i said you will need to use this taskmanager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2481033&postcount=81 it's just an exe place a where you want and make shortcut to Windows\startmenu

What I use is HButton by Ondrej Pavlicek, together with a newer version of Task Manager (usually included in the M2D cabs). If you let HButton handle the "ok" button presses, it will show the Task Manager popup at the upper right corner when you are in the Today screen. The newer Task Manager allows scrolling through the tasks, and if you press the right button in the directional pad, it will close the selected task. Very convenient for me.