Related
I kinda got used to seeing it under WM5, but I can't figure out how to dispaly the actual DAY on the home screen...
ie
'Friday, 11 January 2008'
rather than just...
'11 January 2008'
I've had a good search around these forums and although there are plenty of today plugins for 'time' and 'date' functions, nothing seems to cater for this...
Am I the only one to be so pedantic as to want to have the DAY showing?
I think the date format is "hardcoded" in the DLL...
hard-coded?
I think you're right. I seem to recall that when WM5 was launched it lacked showing the 'day' then a ROM upgrade later, seem to sort it out.
Wish I was a Programmer...
try this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=352193
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=352193&page=2#14
Thank you....
Hi! Thanks a lot - that's great - I added the registry tweak and the day *is* now appearing on the Today screen.
I have been a Windows Mobile user for quite some time. I was a lurker in these thread begining in the 2002 & then Blue Angel days. I didn't really start try to contribute until the Kaiser came around. By this time I had spent 2 years watching, learning & reading. I also still consider myself very much new to CE & embeded devices.
One of the biggest complaints, the highest number of posts revolve around program compatibility issues with roms, both OEM & chef prepared.
One of the things most overlooked is the effect that installed programs can have upon each other. But it's not just the apps themselves that can cause issues.
Did you know that apps can both work or not work depending on the order they were installed? Have you ever wondered why a certain program just works for most, but not for you?
Before jumping to conclusions & thinking it must be something that the chef did that prevents you from using that favorite application, think about all of the programs you install & realize that many of them have to interact with parts of the OS at the same time & each program affects both the system & registry & hence can also affect each other in turn.
I have seen suggestions from others, particularly Kyphur, suggesting you to start over with installs. This is good solid advice. Install a few, see that they work & keep a few notes on the order of installation & what has issues when.
One point often overlooked, is that the order in which you install programs can have a great & varied effect on what works & what doesn't.
For instance, I know that with some Dutty roms that my favorite SIP, Teksoft FingerTouch, will not work if I install it before SPB Pocket Plus. I haev issues with BlackBerry Connect many times if I don't install it as one of my first applications.
You need to remember, that these roms are written by many different people. The are partly written by the Manufacturer, partly by Microsoft, influenced by OEM's & carriers, altered by chefs & then you are installing a dozen programs written by at least that number of developers. That leaves a lot of variables in which something can very easily go wrong.
Know your applications, always install your priority apps first, & don't install a high number of apps manually without a reset. You are much more likely to have issues mass installing apps than you are when you install a few, soft-reset, test them out & then continue your installation process.
Today alone, I had 6 messages about programs not working. For a few of these I installed the same rom, & after changing the installation order, I had no issues.
There are too many variables in these systems & their programs to think you can just install everything the same & always have it all work. Sometimes you need to take a little initiative & try something new, a different way.
The same can be said for Auto installers, UC & Shashimi. Installation order can make a difference. Now hopefully I get a few less messages about this, LOL, yeah right.
Great post and contribution as always. I just wonder how many people will actually read this.
My thoughts exactly as I happened to be online during Leo's Diamond v.1 feeding frenzy and the day the TyTn II update came out. Then reading the follow up soon later. Such as wait a minute, this is crap. It doesn't work with Igo , It doesn't work with HHC and on and on. Like Leo or HTC was supposed to load every obscure piece of kit ,to make sure that all of you could load your phones with garbage and they will still work as smooth as day one.
A little prethought and common sense go a long way. Well said GSLEON.
Edit: And congrats AllTheWay on the promo.Well deserved
Just noticed.
AllTheWay said:
Great post and contribution as always. I just wonder how many people will actually read this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I read it makes sense too
-McMex
Great post! Now to get the noobs to read...
GSLEON3 said:
This is good solid advice.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It most certainly is. I didn't know this info before. Thanks GS.
i've read it
footnotes please? lol j/k
Seriously great post how many will read. Make sticky!!!
thanks for the post
Great information GSLeon (as usual). That's why I prefer clean/lite ROMs, and installing the apps myself. I didn't know the reason - just noticed I had less (ie no) problems doing it my way. Now I know why!
This is also basic troubleshooting... This is exactly why when you come to a thread asking for help (particularly cooked roms) the first question the chef will usually ask is:
What all have you, or what do you have installed...
Most chefs wont even begin to consider YOUR issue a problem until this base has been covered. Installation of programs is the #1 cause of issues when dealing with the billion variable cooked roms.
My best advice is to actually spend the time knowing your programs, know what they depend on, know what goes where (kinda like sex ed). If you want everything to work straight out of the box without any fine tuning then your probably in the wrong place!
Excellent Post!!!
Thanks for the info GSLEON!!!!
I have had my Tilt since Oct 07......having never owned a Windows based product ever before I read this forum like is was war and peace.....also never creating a thread just searching, searching, searching!
I have ran into this before and have a word doc with the order to install when flashing anew
Thanks for the great post and all of your help in the past.
I agree with most of what you're saying GS except for one instance that is messing with me. I jus bought a TyTn II to replace my water damaged Tilt. I bought it here from the U.S. but the box says Singapore. I flashed the WM6.1 update and everything is cool except for the HTC weather. This is a HTC application and they should have gotten it right b4 releasing the Rom. Things that come STANDARD with an OEM ROM should automatically work. All the 3rd party stuff that you said I do agree with. Now, anybody know how to fix this little issue?
Well said! Consider myself as wery fresh on CE, this can probobly be repeated to the even more advance user as it is easy to forget that every brick plays a part on how the device acts. When I am starting on a new rom the first 2-3 days goes to the setup, alot of testing and hard resets. Its easy to forgett the fact: what worked yestoday on duttys rom does not automaticly work today on Laurentius26 (or any other chefs) rom.
I have been very unhappy with the time it takes from pressing the button on the camera to the moment that the picture is actually taken.
I thought it may have been a problem with software and I had wanted to put dutty's rom on it so i went ahead. Same freaking issues. Does anyone else have this problem? Is this just something I'm going to have to deal with?
I can't possibly take a picture of something moving because by time the picture is actually taken, whatever subject im attempting to photograph is long gone.
Any help on this issue?
-Joel
Try reading through some of the newer rom threads in Kaiser ROM development forum, they have some newer in cabs that fix this issue.
F2504x4 said:
Try reading through some of the newer rom threads in Kaiser ROM development forum, they have some newer in cabs that fix this issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well i cant seem to find anything on that particular issue. Ive been searching around the threads trying to figure it out but maybe im just not searching for the right things. . Any idea what thread i might search in or better yet, what post or cab?
Use Kaisertweaks, or Advanced Config 3.2, they both have the option to reduce the capture delay setting.
here is some reading for you on a the Camera five cab
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=372230&highlight=Nadavi+HTC+Camera
and this one has the info you are looking for
HTC Camera 5.0.4.2915.00 for KAISER. - Added NEW HTC TyTNII FIX (08.03.2008)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355587
hope this helps, a lot of the newer roms will have this added
Useful information [found on first page of 'camera delay' search results]:
Speed Up Camera's Picture Taking Delay In Older ROMs
I'm new on forum, can you recommend me best windows mobile 6.5 release for blue angel? I mean that it is stable, fast i good looks.
hi and welcome to the forum!
asking for the best rom amoung these completely different releases here is like going into a bar and asking 10 guys, what the best drink in the world is: you will get 10 different answers, because "the best" is always up to taste. all recent releases are absolutely stable and have nearly no bugs. even speed is felt differently by different people. you shouldn't ask, what the best rom for us is, but find it for yourself. have a look in the rom development section and look at the latest releases there. read through the features, look at the screenshots and give it a try, if it sucks, try another one. finding a rom that really fits you is a matter of trial and error.
I totally agree with Chef Tony... Honestly it's all about personal preference. Within this week that past I've tried all of them changing within 5 minutes of each other trying out different things. As time pass, you will come across that one great "drink" for you while sitting at the bar with those 10 men sitting beside you.
wugy93 said:
I'm new on forum, can you recommend me best windows mobile 6.5 release for blue angel? I mean that it is stable, fast i good looks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You simply have to try and see which one fits you better.
Thank you for answers, I will try all.
I installed Dr Two's 6.5 update and now my BA is barely usable and I can't figure out how to downgrade :\
"barely usable" seems like you made several mistakes during the upgrade process. read the tutorial in my signature to downgrade and maybe re-upgrade again following the steps precisely, then you will find that d-two's roms are quite usable
Well, barely usable in that whenever you would turn it off, it would take literally about 10min to start up.
As well as this, when running mobipocket, the device would crash when you change books, thus resulting in another 10minute delay. The interface was also very laggy.
I'm going to post my problems in a new thread, would be very greatful for your imput.
EDIT:
Chef Tony, your guide is missing this step:
If you have a PH20B device such as MDAIII, QTEK 9090, XDAIIs, PDA2K etc, EITHER:
* Quickly press "Record" & "Camera" before the versions appear at bottom right
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Willuknight said:
Well, barely usable in that whenever you would turn it off, it would take literally about 10min to start up.
As well as this, when running mobipocket, the device would crash when you change books, thus resulting in another 10minute delay. The interface was also very laggy.
I'm going to post my problems in a new thread, would be very greatful for your imput.
EDIT:
Chef Tony, your guide is missing this step:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hy what for a Rom has you use?? I have create many different Roms!
thanks a lot for invinting a new rom that returns back life to my PDA2K but few things want to inquire:
i have lot of files and folders not active like: Download Agent,Excel,pocket MSN,Pictures and videos,running program,power point,word,terminal services and lot lot more , when click on it it gives this message:the file cannot be oppened either is not trusted certificate or one of its components cannot be found try to reinstall ...etc, also couple of messages appears when reset the phone , I'm using ur latest ROM , did i missed any thing while flashing the rom?
while connecting to the PC no names are sync is their any solution for that too.
Regards
It isn't critical or nothin like that, but as a Web Developer i kinda notice little things... Your AJAX quick reply is a nice addition, just adds a TR on the fly, but it should be taken one step further and look at the page (while it is being loaded) and get the ID of the field that holds the post count, then add 1 to it via JS.
If you post in a thread you have already posted in, your new post will show the correct amount of posts, your old post(s) do not update until the entire page is refreshed.
Nothing major, just saw it & figured i'd mention it, as i would want someone to mention it to me.