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[APP]QuickCal - dedicated to HTC Diamond, Quick view to 6 calendar events!

Hi guys,
I've finally came up with a piece of software that will enable you to view up to 6 calendar events on one page. This software was done to counter the lack of calendar events shown on the first page of TouchFlo3D.
Updates: QuickCal v1.2
Fixes/improvements:
>Smaller filesize ~300kb
>Added Tasks page to show incomplete tasks
>Does not show "done" appointments from today
>Added quick menu to access pocketOutlook Calendar/Tasks
>Design change, to suit TF3D
>All in a *.cab installation package
Bugs/Glitches
>Uses up about 2MB+ memory while running
>Skips some full-day appointments
As for the problems stated above, I need you guys to evaluate for me. There were some full-day appointments that the app missed. These are really old recurring ones. When I create a new similar appointment, it works. I have no idea about this behavior, but I'm trying to find out.
As for the 2MB memory usage in the background, I'll need an expert on this. Don't know how to reduce this. It doesn't bother me though.
Here are the screens:
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You can download it from below!
Remember, do post your comments/bugs!
Thanks!
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version 1.1
Here's a screenshot:
The design has been matched to the Diamond's and is specifically coded for VGA devices only. It's been tested on the Diamond, of course
The Exit button does not close the app, but it minimises it. It's recommended to leave the software running in the background, so as to have quick access the next time you invoke it. The page will refresh each time you view it, so you're assured of latest appointments upfront.
Like I mentioned above, this app takes quite a while to load (abt 5secs++) if run fresh. It's my first PPC coding attempt, so perhaps it's not optimised yet
You can download the app below. Simple installation instructions are included. You'll need .Net CF. Tested on v3.5.
Lastly, it's a freeware ..and do post your comments.
Cheers!

Beautiful and very useful.
Could you make the Exit button match the phone buttons on the Diamond, please (the red gradient)?

Hi!
Nice job.
Request:
- Can apts made to be scrolled like other lists in Diamond? With my finger?
- Can we include Tasks/ToDo lists from Outlook Mobile? Eg: on another tab? I really miss this one!
- I guess there is no option to incorporate it into TF3D. No plugin structure...
Keep up!
Cina.

pedmond said:
Beautiful and very useful.
Could you make the Exit button match the phone buttons on the Diamond, please (the red gradient)?
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I already have a matching Exit button, but the problem is, I can't get the rollOver effects done. The image does not change. (I have both ON/Off images), so after quite a while of trying, I decided to release it as such and work on it later on.
cina said:
Hi!
Nice job.
Request:
- Can apts made to be scrolled like other lists in Diamond? With my finger?
- Can we include Tasks/ToDo lists from Outlook Mobile? Eg: on another tab? I really miss this one!
- I guess there is no option to incorporate it into TF3D. No plugin structure...
Keep up!
Cina.
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My goal is to make the app fade/scroll in like HTC's SIP selector... but that's kinda far-fech for a newbie PPC programmer like me. I'll pursue for answers in time to come.
Task lists? I might be able to get those on on another tab or something. I seldom use the task feature, so left that out for now.
TF3D seems to be 1 whole complete application with no external access for now. I wish it could be incorporated into TF3D
Experts, if U guys can help me out in the requests, it'll be good. Also, I wanna know how to optimize the code.
Thanks guys for the comments and keep'em coming!

Please note that the program's icon is not transparent, it has a black background...
I have to say I really like the program. Once the 3 remaining isuues are solved, it will be really great. As a reminder, these are:
Faster loading time
Matching red Exit button
Including ToDo's
Thank you for your effort
Oops! I see a bug. For some reason, I get appointments displayed, but NOT the next ones! It jumps quite a few. Could you please check that out? Make sure all day events don't cause you problems...

instead of that huge exit button (which makes you think your TD will explode when it's pressed), why not putting "exit" on the right side of "about" ?

Good job!! Thanks!!
Suggestions:
1. Show month and date. Now I only see the date.
2. Scroll bar perhaps?
3. Black background, for fitting the whole HTC Diamond outlook.
4. Intergrate into the TouchFlo 3D (perhaps too technical requested )?
A beautiful application!!

pedmond said:
Oops! I see a bug. For some reason, I get appointments displayed, but NOT the next ones! It jumps quite a few. Could you please check that out? Make sure all day events don't cause you problems...
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Could you help me identify what causes this? I've tried multiple all-day events, and they all seem to show with the start time of 12AM.
Thanks

updated...

That's a great app, I don't get why there's no native way to see upcoming appointements in wm6 calendar, except by using normal today screen
One off-topic question :
What app do you use to have the open apps in the status bar like in your screenshot?

Peio64 said:
That's a great app, I don't get why there's no native way to see upcoming appointements in wm6 calendar, except by using normal today screen
One off-topic question :
What app do you use to have the open apps in the status bar like in your screenshot?
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It's called WkTask. Great task manager.
You can view your calendar items on your default calendar, but there's no quick view to tell you what are your next x appointments.

Thank you, I just tried that task manager it's great, but I think I'll stay with the original one which is more simple

Did u use C# for this app?

hello,
can i remplace wm6 calendar by this app? what is the reg key? i don't find it... (i use phm registry)

Leechoonhwee said:
Did u use C# for this app?
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I used VB.net
Are you a developer as well? The appointment problem that this app has:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=1796844&highlight=line
Need help...

simply ... a great app

fabe-rza said:
hello,
can i remplace wm6 calendar by this app? what is the reg key? i don't find it... (i use phm registry)
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Quote, also for me. thanks

fabe-rza said:
hello,
can i remplace wm6 calendar by this app? what is the reg key? i don't find it... (i use phm registry)
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Erm, I wouldn't advice replacing the WM6 calendar with this app. This app is just a viewer, nothing else. The WM6 calendar is the real thing which allow you to add/edit/del appointments.
If youre talking about changing the Calendar link on the TF3D screen to this app, I'm not sure how yet.

MasK said:
As for the 2MB memory usage in the background, I'll need an expert on this. Don't know how to reduce this. It doesn't bother me though.
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The more bitmaps you use, the more memory your app uses...
Don't worry. You have to make a choice.

I appreciate your hard work and like the idea, but MAN your design is ugly.

Sweeter Home!

Has anyone downloaded the free preview for this app? It looks awesome and has a user edit built in.
Finally a different home setup that really changes the interaction.

Yep - MASSIVE editing abilities. Great start and should hopefully get better. The app scrolling is faster than the standard Android home in my experience, no lag at all! Few force closes while editting here and there but mostly remembers what you edited when it relaunches. Calendar seems broken for me, only shows a handful of what appointments I actually have coming up. Still in Beta though so with improvements could be exceptional.

Tried it out last night, not really my cup of tea. I like Open Home much better. Also, it force closed on me countless times, untill it just got too annoying and I uninstalled.

OK this thing has some pretty great potential. I'm going to build some screens and upload screen shots later. EG, no need for folders, you can create a realtime scrolling tray and drag apps into it.

Good stuff so far. Shows a lot of potential. I think you should be able to span background wallpapers like in normal home, and not just the same image stretched for every pane. I think there also needs to be more controls over the layout options. Good start. I wish the other home alternatives had this kind of customization.

Maybe I'm just lazy or maybe it's that I've gotten used to using dxTop, but the layout of it is horrendous! I mean, I even think all the screens of aHome is better than that. Up, home, right, home, left, home, etc. I found it annoying within the first 5 minutes.

its not about UI right now
this has more potential than all the other home screen changing applications which mostly all they do is change icons...and added extra screens, this goes beyond it and makes your G1 efficient and business savy, recent calls, texts, etc all in front of the screen.. like yes it has UI problems, but the potential of ACTUAL customization is beyond these other applications, and they charge..
with their lite versions etc.
it has made the home page a personal thing, and isn't that what we all love, personalization.

reynchan said:
its not about UI right now
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For introductions, that's all it's about. I'm not talking about themes or anything else, but the layout is crap. The idea may be good and maybe if those tabs stayed on each screen so you don't have to constantly go back to the center to get anywhere it would be more efficient. But, as it stands if I'm not impressed by how it looks, I'm not even going to waste my time in testing it out...same as how I won't give a website a chance if it's appearance is lacking. First impressions are everything.

so im guessing, judge a book by its cover.
i agree with the UI being hideous.
but compared to ahome, dxtop and open home, all they're done is the same thing, a couple widgets, extra pages (that just move differently from each other) and changing icons. that's it..
yehs, sweeter home is not good to look at, its the ugly duckling right now, but with all its features and the developer open for suggestions and implementing things, it's far better than the other home applications.
i gave it a chance and tested the product out before making any ASSUMPTIONS and i like the features but not the UI, but everything is a work in progress and the developer actually went beyond just chaning major icons, adding an extra page and widgets like what OTHER HOME applications have already done.

I make no assumptions, merely observations. I don't like the UI and attraction is the first step to any partnership. I never said I wasn't willing to give it a shot later, you assumed that. I said as it is now, it sucks.
From my experience with dxTop, the UI works with the theme I have on my phone. There are no extra downloads or specifics that I have to implement. I'm not saying it's the best, but that's a lot better than any of the others are doing.

Tried it, a little too much for me.
I like it simple. Open Home for me.

Here's screen 1, 2 and 3 I've set up so far. Few bugs I've found (app TRAY has started duplicating the actual apps in it for every new tray added, not sure why)... anyway, looks pretty good and once more stability and features are released this will be my default home I think...
Left is SMS's with quick links to contact apps below.
Middle is (top) most used apps, (middle) all apps, (bottom) communication apps, (here's where I want more app trays but won't really work atm, I want a utils tray, games try, notes tray, and comms tray with all apps on a different screen).
Right is contact list.
--- Photobucket died right when I updated the images, stand by --

I think I figured out the tray duplication thing, just gotta test it. RENAME the trays! LOL.
EDIT: updated screen above. Got extra trays working - all scroll horizontally. Added labels to app trays and added labels to SMS and contacts list.
Next: "all" apps tray on the lower screen, and skin the calendar (even though it's broken) on the top screen...

I tried getting this app last night and a few times today but I keep getting "download unsecessful".

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There we go...

punkweakling said:
There we go...
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Wow, I definitely need to sit down and make some pretty stuff like that. You think you could link the wood wallpaper?

I put a quick vid on youtube too so you can see it in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPK35NQFSs
Wow, I definitely need to sit down and make some pretty stuff like that. You think you could link the wood wallpaper?
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Can't find it man, I think I got it from http://g1wallz.com/ - or maybe in the wallpapers topic on here? I'll upload it later when I get time.

See, I cant find it in my market. Im assuming that Im having so much trouble with my market because I have an ADP Phone? I cannot purchase, Ahome or Open home (the paid versions dont show up)

i can't find it on market either- i did yesterday but it gave me download unsuccessful. since then i can't find it- maybe it has been taken off for fixing or something?

I tried backing it up with Astro but couldn't do it.
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.sweeterhome.preview1 - Doesn't do it for you? There's a new version, I'm about to update.
EDIT: You can now long press in a tray to bring up shortcuts. Nice. Works with Anycut too, not BetterCut though
My working shortcut options:
Any Cut
Astro
Bookmark
Bookmark2
Contact
Gmail Label
Music Playlist
Note Everything

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Resolution available ? i use Qvga.

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

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

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

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

no acceleration required

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

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

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

Really nice. Love the minimalistic look.

Awesome. Love it.

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

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

[APP] StormGlass -[R]- {10/27/2011} -[U]- {10/27/2011} -[V]- 1.0.1

Name: StormGlass
Language: English (at the moment - I need translators!)
Required: Windows Phone 7.5 or higher
App will use:
Location services - When asked to use Geolocation
Data services - To fetch weather data
StormGlass is a customizable weather live tile application for WP7. You can use the "Tiles" page to populate upto 5 live weather tiles, each with it's own settings. All live tiles will update once every 30 minutes. You can also customize what information you want to see on a tile by selecting a layout to use. Available weather skins can also be changed for a unique look. Enabling the "Quick refresh" mode for a live tile causes it to refresh weather information by just clicking on it without having to launch StormGlass.
If you've been looking for a free, good looking and dependable weather live tile application - you need look no further than StormGlass!
StormGlass is and will always be free with no ads or annoyances.
I am currently looking for people to help me with
Translations (into any language you can read/write fluently) - Email me and I will share documents via Google docs that you can edit.
Weather skins - Please submit any weather skins you would like to see in the app. (details at the end of the post)
Tile layout suggestions - I am welcome to ideas for more tile layouts - subject to the limitations of what weather information Google Weather provides.
Oh, and if you know of a free weather service that can provide dependable, hourly weather data - I am most interested in knowing.
Anyone who contributes in any way will be given due credit inside the application. Weather skin / layout authors please provide a name and/or email id (and optionally a title and message body). The shown name will be a clickable link that will allow the end user to compose an email message to you.
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Source: http://stormglass.ananthonline.net (under construction, coming in a few hours - I just wanted to get this up here first)
Download Link: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=1398edb0-b896-463a-9fb7-c4729fdf3890
Weather skin details
Size: 120 x 120
Format: PNG
Filenames:
chancerain.png
chancesnow.png
chancesnow_n.png
chancestorm.png
chancestorm_n.png
cloudy.png
Colored.png
dust.png
fog.png
icyrain.png
lightrain.png
mostlycloudy.png
mostlycloudy_n.png
mostlysunny.png
mostlysunny_n.png
rain.png
smoke.png
snow.png
storm.png
sunny.png
sunny_n.png
Unknown.png
Please spread the word and most importantly - enjoy! Thank you!
Download XAP here

thanks. looking great.
i seem to be unable to keep celcius though. it can be set, but when i check the location its back to fahrenheit.
the tile is also having problems with german umlauts like Ö/ö

seems good, downloading
I will let you know my opinion...
thanks

Nice app - but as mentioned above it simply won't display in Celcius.
Otherwise, it's really exactly what I'm looking for, doesn't flood the user with bells and whistles and crap, just live tiles with their own settings, good stuff! :>

Celcius/Fahrenheit problem fixed
Thanks to comeone123 and shinygerbil for reporting the Fahrenheit/Celcius bug. A fix has been made and will show up as an update soon - with a few other goodies!
@comeone123,
the tile is also having problems with german umlauts like Ö/ö
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What problem? Could you describe it more?

ananthb said:
@comeone123,
What problem? Could you describe it more?
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umlaute are wrong. heres a screencap (it should read "Göttingen"):

Bug: Celcius setting does not stick.

Umlaut problem identified - thanks!
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umlaute are wrong. heres a screencap (it should read "Göttingen"):
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Thanks, I got the problem - I need to convert Google weather response from iso-8859-1 to UTF-8. I have a fix in place for the C/F problem and a globalization fix is coming, too.

bbbbqq said:
Bug: Celcius setting does not stick.
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Bugfix/update submitted already ... I wish updates would come through faster. Been more than a day now!
Darn certification process!

Bug: when snowing it shows a big question mark
HD7 touch-it rom

swagoo said:
Bug: when snowing it shows a big question mark
HD7 touch-it rom
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Did it continue to do that when refreshed (manually or quick-refreshed)? That happens when the update was unsuccessful for some reason. Could you tell me what the weather condition text was at that time?

ananthb said:
Did it continue to do that when refreshed (manually or quick-refreshed)? That happens when the update was unsuccessful for some reason. Could you tell me what the weather condition text was at that time?
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Yes it continued after both types of refresh.
The weather condition is light snow. I guess its because there isn't a png for light snow?

swagoo said:
Yes it continued after both types of refresh.
The weather condition is light snow. I guess its because there isn't a png for light snow?
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Yes, that's quite possibly it. One way to confirm it for sure is to check if the weather condition text has a "*" after it. If it does, it means the app couldn't translate it - it just displayed it as provided. A fix is in and will be in a future update.
Thanks!

ananthb said:
Yes, that's quite possibly it. One way to confirm it for sure is to check if the weather condition text has a "*" after it. If it does, it means the app couldn't translate it - it just displayed it as provided. A fix is in and will be in a future update.
Thanks!
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Confirmed! The one on the left was my location in NJ and the right is NYC (basically the same weather conditions).

ananthb said:
Bugfix/update submitted already ... I wish updates would come through faster. Been more than a day now!
Darn certification process!
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Any chance to get the xap here?

XAP download added
comeon123 said:
Any chance to get the xap here?
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You got it. Latest version (1.3) with "Realistic" skin added to bottom of OP. Enjoy! Don't forget to spread the word, rate and review.

Question.
What is the point of this when HUB does the same thing? I was just wondering since I have this installed right under HUB but just went into hub and when I refreshed the HUB it shows the weather.

grifter024 said:
Question.
What is the point of this when HUB does the same thing? I was just wondering since I have this installed right under HUB but just went into hub and when I refreshed the HUB it shows the weather.
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If you're referring to the HTC hub, it is
a. A battery drainer
b. It cannot be customized or modified in any way
c. It cannot be refreshed with a quick click, a click launches the hub application
d. No forecast on the tile itself.
f. Not two-sided
Any maybe more ...

ananthb said:
You got it. Latest version (1.3) with "Realistic" skin added to bottom of OP. Enjoy! Don't forget to spread the word, rate and review.
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Its working great! I'll report back if theres another quirk.

If you still need a translator for German i could do that for you

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

JotPad 1.6
A nice YouTube video of me explaining what this app can do. This video is for version 1.4.
App description
What is the Jotapad? It's a Windows Phone app to jot down anything you want. Having a conversation with someone and really need
to do a drawing to illustrate your thoughts? This is the app you've been looking for!
Want to scribble over a picture of your boss just for fun? Add a moustache and a beard like you did in the high school? Have a blast!
Just want to pass some time doing some doodles? You've came to the right place!
What are the new features of version 1.6?
- Undo support. Now you can undo any lines you draw or erase. Quite handy!
- Auto Live ID sign-in. The app will try to sign-in with your Live ID without you having to go to the settings page. A time saver.
- Improved error reporting. I'm using the excelent BugSense to catch and log any unhandled exception so I can better fix it. If you're a developer check their page. This little plugin is brilliant! http://www.bugsense.com
- Pro Pen Selector. I've done a brand new, free form pen selector for the paid version of this app. Check it out.
What about the existing features?
- Multiple drawing pages
And you can copy/paste the lines between them!
- SkyDrive upload
Login with your Windows Live ID and upload your doodles straight to your SkyDrive!
- Page background colors
A multitude of page background colors can be chosen.
- Custom background images
Use any image from your Pictures Hub as the background of your doodle or take a photo straight from the image selection page!
- Save to the phone
Save your drawings to the Pictures Hub, sync them with your PC or share your doodle
using any of the supported services by your Windows Phone.
- Live Tile
If you pin the app to the start screen it will show the last drawing you made.
- Multi touch
Using two fingers you are able to zoom, rotate and move around the page of your drawing.
- Shake to clear
By shaking your phone it will vibrate and clear your drawing.
There are some limitations to this free version, but the app will let you know about these and provide an upgrade path for you.
QR Code:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Hi,
thanks for this serious work, when i see all options i can just congrats you for the deep development you did. free version is great enough for common use...nice app!
little feedback : when the white background appears, ready to use, it's opened with a zoom (x8 i think) applied by default...should be 1:1 ratio by default don't you think?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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