Add contact shortcut? - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there a way to add a contact from the homescreen?

long press on the home screen , then you want direct dial or contact , all set..

dan0zone said:
long press on the home screen , then you want direct dial or contact , all set..
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direct dial/ contact is under "Shortcuts"
just wanted to clarify

Hi, sorry for not explaining it further.
But im looking for a way to "add a new contact" shortcut
cause its a pain to add a new contact, need to press a few screen buttons..

Wow thats so lazy , but no I don't kno of anyway to do this,, not saying there isn't.

providence said:
Hi, sorry for not explaining it further.
But im looking for a way to "add a new contact" shortcut
cause its a pain to add a new contact, need to press a few screen buttons..
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you write a scipt using the "input keyevent" commands .. dont quote me on the command but its very similar to that .. and umm u gotta find the key mappings too ... i have it somewhere and will upload if u still need it
EDIT: uploaded a script that is almost 100% automated .. for some reason i cant get it to hit Menu so thats the only thing you have to do yourself ... after it brings you to your contacts you have 2 seconds to hit menu ... it should then go to the add contacts screen .. DO NOT hit anything besides menu from the time you start the script until you arrive at the add contact screen .... again this is a very crude script but it does what you want and with only ONE button press (not counting the one to start the script lol)
EDIT: also .. the manual way consists of only 4 button presses .. is that really too many? lol

dan0zone said:
Wow thats so lazy , but no I don't kno of anyway to do this,, not saying there isn't.
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if you got nothing good to say.... (well you know how this goes).
xidominicanoix said:
you write a scipt using the "input keyevent" commands .. dont quote me on the command but its very similar to that .. and umm u gotta find the key mappings too ... i have it somewhere and will upload if u still need it
EDIT: uploaded a script that is almost 100% automated .. for some reason i cant get it to hit Menu so thats the only thing you have to do yourself ... after it brings you to your contacts you have 2 seconds to hit menu ... it should then go to the add contacts screen .. DO NOT hit anything besides menu from the time you start the script until you arrive at the add contact screen .... again this is a very crude script but it does what you want and with only ONE button press (not counting the one to start the script lol)
EDIT: also .. the manual way consists of only 4 button presses .. is that really too many? lol
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4 button presses is actually too long. Numerous occasion where someone is giving me their number already and im still in the menu trying to add their contact number.

It's still lazy

providence said:
4 button presses is actually too long. Numerous occasion where someone is giving me their number already and im still in the menu trying to add their contact number.
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Why don't you just open up the keyboard and type in their number, then hit menu 'Add to contacts' ?

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more contacts -sending a sms or mail

Hello :
When im sending a mail or sms i write the frist letters of the contact and start to apear the name.
If i got more than on with the same mame i got ... (3 points) , what i have to do to see the others ?
If i got a william apple, and a wiliam beta it only shows the william apple and ....
Thnks , may be this got a easy anser but....i cant find.
I have the same problem as yours. Is this a bug in Diamond because I haven't had this before with my Tytn II?
type "william" then press and hold the space key to get a " " (space); then type "b" to get wiliam beta.
press space key without holding it will select willam apple in your example.
I will Try ...but it should apear a list to select....
thnks
galinha said:
I will Try ...but it should apear a list to select....
thnks
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i too feel it should, but, either the feature is not there or I've not found the correct procedure to get the list.
xwaiz said:
type "william" then press and hold the space key to get a " " (space); then type "b" to get wiliam beta.
press space key without holding it will select willam apple in your example.
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space dont work....its like enter just select the first wiliam...
galinha said:
space dont work....its like enter just select the first wiliam...
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yes... same here
While inputting the name, just press left or right to scroll the name list.
galinha said:
Hello :
When im sending a mail or sms i write the frist letters of the contact and start to apear the name.
If i got more than on with the same mame i got ... (3 points) , what i have to do to see the others ?
If i got a william apple, and a wiliam beta it only shows the william apple and ....
Thnks , may be this got a easy anser but....i cant find.
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yes...press Menu->Check Names. OK?
Guys, what you are all refering too is the famous t9 bug. (already in TytnII diamond ROM releases)
Look for "disable t9" cab , run it and use original (not Diamond) keyboard and you'll see ALL names when one or two or more letters are typed.
You will also have word completion / suggestion running than.
it is a workaround as there seems to be no full solution yet to have all names visible with t9 enabled in Diamond KB mode
cayotte said:
While inputting the name, just press left or right to scroll the name list.
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Sorry how i scroll ?
galinha said:
Sorry how i scroll ?
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Press the left or right or down button to see another contact.
I have been searching about this issue and only managed to find this thread. Has this by any chance been solved? It is annoying me to no end. The Left or right button press dows not do it for me!
If I have "Adam Alpha" and "Adam Beta" in my contacts list there seems to be NO WAY to choose Adam Beta except through the add recepients function in the menu. On my old touch, I used to be able to add receipients by simply typing the first few letters of a contact and the list of contact options would show up! This sux so bad now! If I type in the name, there is simply NO way at all to get "Adam Beta"...you can only get Alpha!
Grrrrrr.... Using that cab and the WM keyboard is not a solution for me....I need a thumb capable solution....
eskasi said:
I have been searching about this issue and only managed to find this thread. Has this by any chance been solved? It is annoying me to no end. The Left or right button press dows not do it for me!
If I have "Adam Alpha" and "Adam Beta" in my contacts list there seems to be NO WAY to choose Adam Beta except through the add recepients function in the menu. On my old touch, I used to be able to add receipients by simply typing the first few letters of a contact and the list of contact options would show up! This sux so bad now! If I type in the name, there is simply NO way at all to get "Adam Beta"...you can only get Alpha!
Grrrrrr.... Using that cab and the WM keyboard is not a solution for me....I need a thumb capable solution....
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Have you tried the check names option in Menu?
saveferris said:
Have you tried the check names option in Menu?
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Thanks save ferris....I didn't realize that option was available....helps. However, it is still two keypresses longer than before. You have to press menu, and then check names....before, if you just typed in Ada, the names/options would show up to choose from immediately....
It seems to be a step backwards in design to me. I was just wondering if there was some kind of potential registry fix to show more options...

keyboard / texting questions

I don't know if this is a general WM question, as I've never had a WM phone before.
From the Home screen I choose 'Messages' then click 'All Messages' - which gives me a standard looking screen with an Inbox of all the people I've sent/received texts from.
If I choose a person, then I get the whole conversation with the person.
How do I delete a part of the conversation without deleting it all.
I've found that if I click on the persons name I get their contact info - if I press 'OK' at this then their message is highlighted. I can then choose 'Menu' then 'delete' which clears that ONE message. Surely there must be an easier way?
Also... I'm currently using the HTC Full Querty keyboard as my chosen input method. I have the T9 on and it works great MOST of the time!!
My only problem is that if I type a word sometimes it will give me another word that I dont want. How do I say no to this choice?!
Eg... I was typing a message to a friend in which I said 'did you get your ass up on the dancefloor'. When I typed 'ass' it imediately pops up with 'assets' and 'association'. If I press Space it choses assets for me. Is there something I can press to just stick with 'ass' without having to take its suggestion? I don't want to turn the T9 off as I find it really good for putting in apostrophes etc - and apart from this problem it works great.
Cheers...
"Is there something I can press to just stick with 'ass'"
Man i tried my best to think of a witty comment to that - but i'm struggling!
Any how, I don't know either but what I do is press space to complete the word most like the one i want, then go back & edit it. After that, the word comes up automatically when typing the approriate letters.
SMAC
ha ha...
Its happened to me heaps of times, but ass wss the only example I could remember!
My iPhone had a great little X that appeared and let me ignore its suggestions. I wish there was something similar on the Diamond.
p3eps said:
I don't know if this is a general WM question, as I've never had a WM phone before.
From the Home screen I choose 'Messages' then click 'All Messages' - which gives me a standard looking screen with an Inbox of all the people I've sent/received texts from.
If I choose a person, then I get the whole conversation with the person.
How do I delete a part of the conversation without deleting it all.
I've found that if I click on the persons name I get their contact info - if I press 'OK' at this then their message is highlighted. I can then choose 'Menu' then 'delete' which clears that ONE message. Surely there must be an easier way?
Also... I'm currently using the HTC Full Querty keyboard as my chosen input method. I have the T9 on and it works great MOST of the time!!
My only problem is that if I type a word sometimes it will give me another word that I dont want. How do I say no to this choice?!
Eg... I was typing a message to a friend in which I said 'did you get your ass up on the dancefloor'. When I typed 'ass' it imediately pops up with 'assets' and 'association'. If I press Space it choses assets for me. Is there something I can press to just stick with 'ass' without having to take its suggestion? I don't want to turn the T9 off as I find it really good for putting in apostrophes etc - and apart from this problem it works great.
Cheers...
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Cant answer your second part of the question but the bit about deleting one particular conversation??. Im sure today i was able to do it but now ive wiped my messages inbox so cant really check. But im sure if you highlight that part of the conversation u want deleted then go to menu and you should have delete available. Again im pretty sure thats how i did it...deleting them one by one.
Check it and see if it works...like i said im pretty sure thats how i did it...i could be wrong tho.
Use the circular navigation button (press "up") while in the conversation screen, and then you will be able to navigate between individual messages.
Yes I know, I had to hear this from someone else too. Not very intuitive... Annoying when a good delete option is lacking...

Function for Contacts is now video call after official rom upgrade ... HELP !!!

Hey Folks
I upgraded to the official Hong Kong ROM upgrade on my HTC Diamond & whilst impressed by the speed improvements I have a major bug that annoys the hell out of me & thus hope some genius reading this can help fix the problem
On the home tab using the "phone" icon it then shows recent calls. However the left hand button that used to show "contacts" now shows "video call". I never want to make a video call & contacts is far more useful .... but there is no obvious way to change the function
Hoping someone can help
Chill dude.
This ain't a bug, it's a feature.
Personally, I do find video-call usefull, but ill prefer "send SMS"
Do U really need contacts? You can use the keypad T9 to find the person U want to call easily...
Circle your finger around the middle button and it rips thru contacts!
kgb-agent said:
On the home tab using the "phone" icon it then shows recent calls. However the left hand button that used to show "contacts" now shows "video call". I never want to make a video call & contacts is far more useful .... but there is no obvious way to change the function
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Use your favorite registry editor to navigate to [HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila] and change the following values:
"HomeLSKPath=addrbook.lnk" 'that's the application you want to use
"HomeLSKText=Contacts" 'that's the text that will be displayed on the left soft key on your Home screen
Do a soft reset.
Now your Left Soft Key will display Contacts, so when you press it, you shoul go directly to your contacts. Enjoy!
I've changed mine to Comm Manager.
heretic said:
Use your favorite registry editor to navigate to [HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila] and change the following values:
"HomeLSKPath=addrbook.lnk" that's the application you want to use
"HomeLSKText=Contacts"
Now your Left Soft Key will display Contacts, so when you press it, you shoul go directly to your contacts. Enjoy!
I've changed mine to Comm Manager.
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Are those for the phone app or home sceen?
Blazeitup123 said:
Are those for the phone app or home sceen?
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Those are for the home screen (Home tab of Manila TF3D).
heretic said:
Those are for the home screen (Home tab of Manila TF3D).
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Do you know the keys for the phone app? I bet there are 100 people wanting those. I think that is what kgb-agent is looking for.
Blazeitup123 said:
Do you know the keys for the phone app? I bet there are 100 people wanting those. I think that is what kgb-agent is looking for.
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I don't have a clue how to change softkeys within the phone app, sorry. Looks like I have misread the original post...
Thanks Heretic & others
Yep ... me & 1000 others want to change the key in the phone app
With CT's rom version 4 if I tap Phone soft key on Today screen then tap the little phone icon between the video call and menu softkeys it removes the keypad and leaves me with last call and contacts list...
No ideas anyone .... it is really bugging me
For me i just disabled the phone skin with the Advanced Config tool. It reverts back to the old WM6 design. I still prefer that. Do note that once u do this, the vibration when a call connects is disabled.
Hey KGB-Agent, I have exactly the same problem...and it is bugging me as well! I upgraded my dutch ROM yesterday :-( Another problem I have is that when I look at my contacts the SIM contacts are not displayed, even when I configure this in Advanced Config Tool...HELP! Anyone else an idea how to fix???
Your contacts are opened when your in the phone app, just scroll! why do you want it to open another contacts process when its already there?!? up and down or as i already said circle the middle button with your finger
Hi Blaze,
Circling with my finger in the middle button doesn't work for me. Furthermore, with "Contacts" I could quickly scroll down with the Alphabet on the right to f.e. the letter Z. The way you recommand it takes me ages to get to the "Z"!
I called the HTC helpdesk, they advised me to do a Hard Reset. Of course...that didn't work...:-(
Go to start and choose contacts its the same screen.
I agree the videocall is a bad choice from the makers of this rom.
Most people do not use this kind of calls.
Grtzzz
I have the same issues with the loss of functionality Ries
I cant believe there are not more complaints
I emailed HTC 4 days ago with no answer :<
@kgb-agent: I phoned the helpdesk. They said I had to do a hard-reset!?! I couldn't believe it, but okay, I tried it...and what do you think: I still have the problem! :-( I guess we have to live with it...bad choice from the developers...
same problem
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Two things:
1) why don't people use the smart dialling feature? this is where when in the phone keypad, you just spell out your contact using the alphanumeric keypad (it uses T9 to search) and it displays your search results in real time at the top of the dial pad... MUCH easier than the contacts screen - try it.
2) circling the middle button with your finger does NOT work for me, i have no idea how that is working for you since the diamond is not meant to be able to scroll using that 'wheel' unless you have installed some 3rd party software for it, or its unique to your ROM/region.

TouchPal 3.5 and HTC Diamond = incompatibility !!!

Does anyone else have the following problem ?:
When you go to the SMS tab, and press the small box to start writing new SMS, if you use the original Diamond keyboard, you can just type a few letters of your contact and it will fully appear. If you use TouchPal (I'm using version 3.5), this feature is disabled, you have to type your entire contact name every time, it doesn't recognize the first few letters and try to find a match. This is SO annoying !
Please tell me there is some workaround...
Could it be that the Diamond's original keyboard stores all the contact information in the Keyboard dictionary ?, if this is true, it means no keyboard apart from Diamond's original will allow quick find of contacts in SMS...
no problem with me..
say for eg you wanna call "home"
just press H O and enter and then it will detect home in my contact.
i suspect the problem may be.. touchpal "store" what you pressed in its own list instead of going up to the SMS directly..
Same problem. Would love to see an solution, but I think there is none...
Wizard,
Do you have the Touchpal keyboard ???
its free for personal use available online..
The contacts don't display when you start typing, but if you only type a few letters and then press send a page appears with all contacts that have the letters you've typed in their names. You can then tap the contact you wish to send to.
I don't find it a problem.
mouseymousey said:
The contacts don't display when you start typing, but if you only type a few letters and then press send a page appears with all contacts that have the letters you've typed in their names. You can then tap the contact you wish to send to.
I don't find it a problem.
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Thanks.
How the hell did you figure that out ?, I would have never tried it myself...
Noam23 said:
Does anyone else have the following problem ?:
When you go to the SMS tab, and press the small box to start writing new SMS, if you use the original Diamond keyboard, you can just type a few letters of your contact and it will fully appear. If you use TouchPal (I'm using version 3.5), this feature is disabled, you have to type your entire contact name every time, it doesn't recognize the first few letters and try to find a match. This is SO annoying !
Please tell me there is some workaround...
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slide up the 'enter' key on single-key layout for disable word prediction. then u can get back the single letter search and few letters matching feature just like original Diamond keyboard
desol said:
slide up the 'enter' key on single-key layout for disable word prediction. then u can get back the single letter search and few letters matching feature just like original Diamond keyboard
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That's the first thing I tried, I was shocked that it didn't work !, does this work for you ???
Noam23 said:
That's the first thing I tried, I was shocked that it didn't work !, does this work for you ???
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yes, its work for me
desol said:
yes, its work for me
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How could this be ???, could you please tell me your Touchpal settings ?
Noam23 said:
How could this be ???, could you please tell me your Touchpal settings ?
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i didnt set anything. its all be default n not using any language pack
desol said:
i didnt set anything. its all be default n not using any language pack
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desol, does it work for you if you don't disable word prediction ?, Wizard claimed in this thread that even in word prediction it works...
Here is the quote of Wizard:
no problem with me..
say for eg you wanna call "home"
just press H O and enter and then it will detect home in my contact
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beside the contact list problem, I found that the copy and paste button is not working too. Do you have this problem?
Noam23 said:
desol, does it work for you if you don't disable word prediction ?, Wizard claimed in this thread that even in word prediction it works...
Here is the quote of Wizard:
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if I dont disable word prediction. I will use the way same with Wizard. Both way are work fine for me
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Thanks.
How the hell did you figure that out ?, I would have never tried it myself...
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Can't remember how I found it, almost certainly by mistake though
mouseymousey said:
Can't remember how I found it, almost certainly by mistake though
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totally agree.. we're learn by mistake
just in case you guys are still experiencing this problem, i found a fix at http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=241036
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layouts\e001 0409\Ime File
set the Ime File value from \windows\eT9ime.dll to compime.dll
soft reset device.
yea i think touchpal has alot of problems. liek the new v3.5 when i ever type in the word "its" or "were" in my sprint diamond, phone restarts wtf and same thing in the htc mogul.
Anyone have this issue to or a fix to it?

[Q][Request] About trackball script

Hi everyone
I installed a trackball wake screen script, and its great.
But I want the trackball perform like the menu button (will bring me to the desktop)
I guess that it is possible, its just that someone needs to do it... (and I cant because i dont know how...)
What do you think?
Look into button remapping, and remap the trackball to the home button
What do you mean?
how do you do that?
Edit I found a guild but what is the code of the trackball?
I dunno, work it out. This is in the development forum, remember?
Haha, imagine your reading something on the web with small link that your finger just wouldn't make it there easily. then you use the trackball to select it. then... boom your at your home screen when you press the trackball. now thats surprising.
next case... your with your camera app.... you told your cat to smile... and... you know... u missed the moment to catch your cat actually smiled.
ok... not too sure but unless you can include a long press method. it might work.
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Haha, imagine your reading something on the web with small link that your finger just wouldn't make it there easily. then you use the trackball to select it. then... boom your at your home screen when you press the trackball. now thats surprising.
next case... your with your camera app.... you told your cat to smile... and... you know... u missed the moment to catch your cat actually smiled.
ok... not too sure but unless you can include a long press method. it might work.
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Well, the reason I want to do it is that im not using the trackball at ALL.....
you see?
r69001 said:
Hi everyone
I installed a trackball wake screen script, and its great.
But I want the trackball perform like the menu button (will bring me to the desktop)
I guess that it is possible, its just that someone needs to do it... (and I cant because i dont know how...)
What do you think?
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Hmmmmm. Inspired by iphone home button?
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Swyped from my legend using XDA app.
ahaider7 said:
Hmmmmm. Inspired by iphone home button?
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Swyped from my legend using XDA app.
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So what if it is?
TheGrammarFreak said:
So what if it is?
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Blasphemy!
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
Can u stop with the spam?....
Grammer... I thought I have found it doesnt change...
I did make home to function like the trackball but I counldnt do the opposite...
Can u tell me exactly what i need to change in Querty and in Legend-Keypad?
Thank you
r69001 said:
Can u stop with the spam?....
Grammer... I thought I have found it doesnt change...
I did make home to function like the trackball but I counldnt do the opposite...
Can u tell me exactly what i need to change in Querty and in Legend-Keypad?
Thank you
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No, because I genuinely don't know... Sorry. I might have a poke around, but don't hold be to it.
What can't you do the reverse of what you did though? Find the keycode for the trackball (I think CWM will tell you) and set that to behave like the home button. That's what I'd do
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trackball is 272
also try 232 and 108

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