Android Agenda Widget bug... - Nexus S Themes and Apps

Hi,
I wasn't sure where to post this but the issue I am experiencing is on the Nexus S and I couldn't find mention of the problem elsewhere, so this seemed like a logical place to start.
I have Agenda Widget and it seems to work for the most except for the following bug:
If you click an event/date the event/calendar opens. If you now press "Back" the event/calendar view closes.
If you repeat the above process but instead of pressing Back you press Home, the next time you press an event/date the calendar takes a long time to open. The effect is cumulative the more times you use the Home button to close the calendar (after opening it via Agenda Widget).
Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a fix?
TIA,
Syphon.

This sounds like a problem with the calendar application rather than Agenda Widget (I'm the dev of Agenda Widget, Hi ). When you press the home button in any application it pauses the current activity, when you press the back button it stops the current activity.
This problem sounds like the actual calendar application isn't managing the pause/restore process properly and is trying to re-load the entire activity rather than restoring it.
The fact that it is a Google application suggests that the above scenario is unlikely and maybe Google have changed their code in Android 2.3 which I may have to account for in AAW. If you can email me a log of the problem you outlined I will analyse it and look for the cause, roflharrison at gmail.

wow!
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I suspect you are correct in your analysis of the situation.
Clearly, pressing a date/event from the widget simply invokes the built-in calendar app and the subsequent back/home button presses (and the reaction to these inputs) are simply OS level interactions.
I don't know if this will help further but I noticed that pressing an event followed by the home key essentially stacks up events/calendar states (that's not the right word but best way I can think to describe it).
For example:
Press: Event 1 -> Event 1 is shown
Press: Home -> Returned to home.
Press: Event 2 -> Lag -> Event 2 is shown
Press: Home -> Returned to home.
Press: Event 3 -> Lag -> Event 3 is shown.
Press: Home -> Returned to home.
.
.
.
Press: Even n -> Lag -> Event n is shown
Press: Home -> Returned to home.
If you now press event n+1, event n+1 will be shown. If you now start pressing the "back" button, the calendar will page through every event that was previously selected...the calendar has remembered every previous state that it was invoked into (as long as the back button was not pressed at any stage). If the back button is used the calendar is returned to a null/default state and the next time it is invoked there is no issue.
Regarding the log, where would I find that? Also, if (as we suspect) this is an OS level issue, would any record of the problem even be in the log?

You can make a log by downloading alogcat from the market and opening it after you have performed the actions which are causing the problem. You can then email from alogcat and it will send the recent activity on the phone.
This behavior is strange (and as far as I know specific to Gingerbread), I am going to get my friend who has a G-bread ROM to test and see if he gets similar results...

Ok cool.
I've just emailed a log over to you.

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Messaging hardware button not working (MDA)

The Messaging hardware button on my MDA Vario III is not working properly. When I press it, sometimes the top task bar shows "messaging" for a second, then disappears and the app does not start. Sometimes when I press it again, the messaging app starts after all, sometimes it does not. The strange thing is, that when I attach another prog to the button, it works flawlessly. I think that is is a software/registry issue, since this started after I installed AEBPlus. I deleted AEBPlus, but this has not helped. The only difference that I see in the registry is the first value, BTNWND. it has the value 2080975920, where all other keys have 0. I tried resetting it with PHM regedit, and it stuck for a few minutes, but after a while it resets to the old value again.
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I had a similar problem with my hermes on the original WM5 orange rom... but only if I had lots of apps open.
I would suggest that you experience this problem when you have left lots of programs running in the background.
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Miui tips and tricks

Hey all,
I just ran into this site and being a new user of Miui, it totally blew my mind.
Now I know that most of these could be found on the miui forums but for the new guys/gals here you are
This was totally brought to you but http://www.maketecheasier.com
http://maketecheasier.com/17-hidden-tips-and-tricks-for-miui/2011/05/15
1. Long press on the icon in Toggles to launch the settings for that icon.
When you pull down the notification bar, you will see the Toggle settings for plenty of options (such as WIFI, volume, backlight etc). Long press on any icon in the Toggle mode will launch the setting for that icon.
2. Built-in Screen Capture function
One of the lacking feature in Android is the lack of a built-in screen capture feature (like in iPhone). Not anymore. With MIUI, you can press the “Menu” key and “Volume Down” key at the same time to capture a screenshot. The printed image is saved in the “MIUI: directory in the sd card.
3. Press Home key to preview screens
Pressing the Home button once will bring you back to the Home screen. Pressing the Home button button will show you all the screen thumbnails. You can also ad/remove screens from here.
miui-preview-screen
4. Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
In the SMS or Dialer app, swipe left or right any entry will bring up the Delete mode.
5. Move home screen icon easily
Hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
6. Launch Music Player in lockscreen
In the lockscreen, double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player. (The Music Player is hidden by default, unless a song is playing)
miui-lockscreen-music-player
7. Quickly access the Dialer or SMS from the lockscreen
In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
8. Activate the torch from the lockscreen
In the lockscreen, hold down the Home button to enable the torch.
9. Access shortcut menu from contact image
In the Calls, SMS or Contacts app, tap the contact image and a shortcut menus will appear.
10. Search via voice recognition
Long press on the Search button will launch search via voice recognition.
11. Switch the Battery UI to show percentage
The default battery UI can be switched to display percentage of left battery capacity. To do so, go to “Settings -> System -> Battery Settings -> Battery Indicator Style -> Percentage“.
12. Long press on the Home button to show History
Like any other Android ROM, long press on the Home button will show the recently used apps. However, in MIUI, there is also an App Killer and App Manager button. Swiping the popup left will show the search form.
13. Setting up IP dialing
If you need to add an IP prefix for a particular number in a strange land, you can set it in Settings -> Common -> Calls Settings. Turn the “Auto IP dialing” ON and set the IP prefix and current area code.
14. Send SMS for rejected calls
When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
15. Enable 720P to record a video
If your phone comes with a camera that support HD recording, you can enable 720P in the Video mode. Run the Camera app and switch to Video. Select “High” -> “720P” in the pop-up menu of video quality.
16. Quickly uninstall an app
To uninstall an app, simply press and hold the icon until the trash bin show up at the top of the screen. Move the icon to the trash bin to uninstall the app.
17. Quickly read SMS and mark it read
In the lockscreen, press down the SMS button (without dragging it down) to reveal the new incoming message on the lockscreen. Once you have finished reading it, double tap on the SMS button to mark it read.
The above is all the hidden tips and tricks I know about MIUI. What else have I left out?
~PsyCl0ne
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rrohanjs said:
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http://en.miui.com/a-10.html
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Lol but I thought you didnt like searching XP ;P
~PsyCl0ne
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[App] My first Mousehunt Timer (Not the official app)

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Instructions:
Press "set timer" to set the timer to start the countdown.
Press home to do other stuff.
Check back when you think is about 15mins.
Press sound the horn.
Made using Android Inventor.
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Mousehunt
any update sir?
looking interesting.... Me also ask: will be some update?

An interesting situation

For the second time since starting all the work I've done on my phone, I flashed a ROM without launchers. The first time I have a video of, and learned a few things about dealing with this. So I choose not to fix the phone this time. I knew it was easy to fix, but I wanted something fun to do on vacation. So I ran with no launchers. Found ways to remap hard keys, and knew about a ton of apps to look into. I've been running launcherless for the whole time, have easy access to all of my apps, and can do mostADB/Bash work from inside the phone now. I've replaced all stock apps, including the camera with really nice apps of my choosing, but still no launcher.
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Button mapper, and button remapper, mapper pro would do it all, but I wanted to make the idea available to anyone.
Volume+
Press: default
Double tap: flashlight
Long press: es file explorer
Volume-
Press: default
Double tap: screenshot
Long press: brave launcher
Recent apps
Press: default
Long press: L speed
Back
Press: default
Long press: bash shell
Home
Press: terminate foreground process
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VM swipe pulls out from the side, offers a ton of app space.
Wheel launcher opens when shaking the phone, has built in shortcuts for basic phone functions, all apps, and customizable shortcuts.
So the home screen is completely empty, and you get tons of access.
took a few pictures
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