[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
I think i'm hitting a point where the gains made by working on the patch are less then what distributing the patch is worth, so i'm thinking about wrapping it all up and pushing the 1.1 update.

Things that haven't been rectified by stopping now:

-Some graphics work.

-Groups Messaging.

-Kidzone (sorry - this one will be exterminated completely or not at all...still on the latter page.)

Honestly, the updates from that list and the other little things that haven't been mentioned are easy to push as individual updates and then just roll up into a 1.2 release.

I think stopping and getting everyone on the same page is the move to make at this stage. What's left can be the big topics for the next version release.

Things you can look forward to:

-Numerous fixes and optimizations to the code to make it run better the way I have it configured. Cleanup of a lot.

-Removal of quite a few apps and syncing the initial ROM offering with what can be made up for through Bloater. Once Bloater was fixed, the base of Bulletproof could be fixed in the app department.

-Groundwork for a theme - yep, took the time to re-skin a lot of the initial Bulletproof icons to make the default icons nicer. They are all the same icons, just colored in a uniform fashion to my liking. A graphic of what icons were changed will accompany the release posting.

Going forward these will be the default Bulletproof doubleshot icons, so if anyone did like that T-Mo pink, I could make a separate patch to re-install the files with the original icons. It'll be a pretty big download though, so only if someone really wants it.

Also set a real default background for the ROM.

Part of this was also the graphical appeal of the ROM. Since the underlying ROM was structurally pretty sound, it was time to invest time in it's look. Some fun stuff has been toyed with.

This patch basically brings the ROM to the point I wanted to release 1.0 at, but due to a number of factors I made a concession with myself to patch it after the fact. I was trying to keep people from losing any of the proprietary software that came installed with their device, and with Bloaters old list there was a lot of bloat still on the device.

That's all been rectified in this release, though it has made for an intricate and complicated update install package. I knew this going into it, so I need some time to wrap this up right. The full download package has also decreased in size a bit.

I'll take as much time as I have the rest of the day to work my way back through the update and run the rest of my simulations. Then package up the files and start the long process of making them available - probably tomorrow night or tuesday it'll be ready.

To everyone making good reports and comments that I haven't replied to - thank you. It's showing me that it's all still working and people are happy with it, and they help.

To everyone making graphs and keeping track of battery life and such - that's data that I can really use and apply to helping the ROM move forward in a positive fashion, so I appreciate you reporting it all.

I've been doing a lot, and using my time to get it all set right, so mostly my replies are towards troubleshooting. It makes re-reading through the thread easier for me from a debug standpoint as well.

Thanks, all, for the interest and feedback.