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[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] mistrix:
Data Duration Counter

Hi Ikarus,

downloaded your program yesterday and spent hours since reading the relevant documantation and the start and recent parts of this monster-thread.

Really a great tool!

Since I am still on a connection time based data plan (mostly have wifi access), the option to monitor data duration is especially interessant to me; none of the competing approaches I found do that.

Two questions regarding data duration:

- have you ever thought or even plans to introduce "rounding" to the recorded durations, p.e. to full minutes, which might typically match the time based shemes?

- Does BS count the connected time, or only stints with active data transfer? (I had some recordings that made me think it could not be the first, but with these brief connections its difficult to monitor exactly)

My second regard would have been, to follow up on the cpu and loading time impact of the various possible configurations. Unfortunately (maybe I'm to dumb...) I could not find BS for example using Dotfreds Taskmanager at all. Would there be a difference of performance impact between showing multiple lines with lots of stats compared to only one with "static" data (counter) constantly? Using ACBs Taskmangers overall charts it seems to be neglectible...

Thanks again for sharing this mighty program, will shurely donate if it proves to be a keeper ;-)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
Hello thgoepel,

that's true. It's expecting the ms-bluetooth-stack.

There is no way for modifying, but if you tell me how to establish this on your bt-stack (i guess it's broadcom?), then i can try adding.

good question. BS uses Wireless-API of windows-mobile-api to do that and i guess CommManager is doing the same..

I guess there are no other ways for doing this, beside of oem-specific things, which aren't used by BS.

hm.. i don't know why is that.. the only difference may be that BS is a today-plugin.

great :)

thanks a lot for your donation :D

there is no manual yet, but using of AppLauncher should be easy.

AppLauncher modifies the theme-file of BS and adds or removes an applauncher-row.

There are three tabs: "List of Apps.", "Editor" and "Options"

The first tab contains the applications you want to launch.

The Editor-tab allows to add/modify the apps in first tab.

The last tab contains options for modifying the theme-file and the path to the theme-file to modify.

Apart from the tabs, there is a menu with "Apply", "Remove Launcher", "Save Settings" and "Exit".

All the settings of tabs can be saved to a configuration-file with "Save Settings".

"Apply" modifies the theme-file and reloads BS afterwards.

"Remove Launcher" removes the launcher from theme-file and reloads BS afterwards..

There will be a new version soon, with some more options like "how many apps for a view" and a short readme.txt hehe

thanks hehe..

the search-function is handy for searching for a specific topic.

hm.. good suggestion.. i will think about..

It counts the connected time, but don't take it too accurate. there is a tolerance of half a second each connection.

you could compare the overall cpu-utilization, which should gives the same result (if considering only the difference).

But for a correct result, you should disable other today-plugins and quit any applications.

You can have as much rows as you want. The painting-mechanism works with several invalidate-matrixes and the painting-machine in BS paints only the parts which needs repainting. If you have only "static"-data, then cpu-usage for that is almost none..

but of course if you start a data connection then code for monitoring the connection gets executed.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Lifear:
Help with BSWeather

I need help with the BSWeather Plugin. I use the latest version from this pugin from 17.03.2008 (i think). With this. i have only the big icon, right of the clock. the little weather icons for the next days are empty, but the temperature is available. another point is this available big icon. today we have here rainy weather, but it displays clear sunshine. whe i look at the right town on accuweather.com, the right icons are there. i have changed the city to my needs. no city name is displayed here. i dont know what is wrong. when i use the prefilled city moscow, the same failures are available...

Here is my BSWeather.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<BSWeather>
<City>
<Provider>accuW</Provider>
<Name>Leipzig</Name>
<Code>EUR|DE|GM014|LEIPZIG</Code>
</City>
<City>
<Provider>accuW</Provider>
<Name>Leipzig</Name>
<Code>EUR|DE|GM014|LEIPZIG</Code>
</City>
<City>
<Provider>accuW</Provider>
<Name>Leipzig</Name>
<Code>EUR|DE|GM014|LEIPZIG</Code>
</City>
<!--
<City>
<Provider>rp5</Provider>
<Name>Москва</Name>
<Code>5483</Code>
</City>
<City>
<Provider>iHTC</Provider>
<Name>Москва</Name>
<Code>27612</Code>
</City>
-->
<Error>Show</Error>
<Repeat>0</Repeat>
</BSWeather>

http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=EUR|DE|GM014|LEIPZIG|&u=1
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] altezza85:
hi

I m a new BS user since build 276, my device is KS20.

I cannnot watch the streaming video after BS is running (only sound).

But it works fine if BS was closed.

Is BS tighten the brandwidth?

Hope can solved in the coming versions.

thanks
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] mistrix:
Sounds promising.

I'll stay in touch...
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] albyone:
Characters being truncated

Great product! I have one question. I tried searching the 300+ entries but couldn't find the answer. I have setup the first row to display the battery strength, CPU usage and Powerdrain, and the second row for memory usages. If I leave the Use Small Fontsize checked off, the Powerdrain value loses it's first character - 144mA becomes 44mA. If I check the Small fontsize on, it reads ok. I edited the XML skin file, using the width attribute, but it still cuts off the number. Is there a special way of setting this up? The Small Fontsize makes the characters too small. There is plenty of room on the row for the characters to be displayed.

Thanks.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] phouki:
Proxy Settings

Hey ikarus,

I'm using v1.05 build 289. Proxy settings do not get restored after wifi is turned off or uncradled. Hope you can fix this in the next release.

EDIT: I have tried v1.04 and this version does restore proxy settings for WiFi. v1.04 doesn't have support for while being cradled tho.

Thanks
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dan_ru:
Hi ikarus,

There is minor rendering bug.

(Click on image to enlarge and see animation)

1-st screeshot taken after theme reload.

2-nd after close BS setting window.

Full size screeshot, theme and setting are attached in zip file.

Build 289.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
Version 1.05.105 - build 0290 - 03/27/2008

:

- fixed: calculating height for option small font

for such a great bug-report you get a fixed build 0290 ;)

btw. i've seen in your xml, that there is a height-attribute for Row-Tag -> there is no height-attribute for Row-Tag allowed, but for View-Tag..

I've just proved on my device and it is working.. so i will keep an eye on this, but i can't see a problem now.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] phouki:
I've tried your newest build 290 and my problem still exists. I notice it will restore Wap, Secure Wap and Socks but not HTTP. I just installed v1.04 Build 242 and both Wifi/Craddled works great.

Thanks
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dan_ru:
Thanks for rapid fix and your advise about xml file!

Think about some tool for creation bug report.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Silly22:
Thanks for the latest, build 290.

It seems to have fixed the bug in build 286, where whenever I tried to show WiFi rows (whether or not I turned on my WiFi), my entire device would crash and at the bottom context-sensitive grey bar it would show the words "OK" and "Menu". Now it acts normally, the WiFi rows appear when ask BS to show rows and disappear when I turn off wifi.

I am on WM5 on an HTC Galaxy
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] SirLagalot:
Does somebody knows where I can configure the icons for the task manager (the drop down list near the clock in WM title bar)?

It seems they are customizable, but I cannot find them in neither the xml file or in the corresponding icons directory, so I am wondering where these come from. I really like the ones from the iphone theme, and they stay there even when switching to another theme. But when choosing a different theme and restarting BS or the xda I the icons get "lost". (actually I had expected that the icons will be changed when changing the theme).
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] gh0st:
download site not working?

the download site isnt working, anyone has a mirror of the latest build?

Thanks
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Myrddin Wyllt:
Nag screen showing up as of yesterday?

Please tell me this is an April Fool's Joke?

I have several people over on the Wizard boards saying they just started getting "Thanks for using" nag screens that pop up intermittently while the phone is on.

Is this a "feature" that can be disabled?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] shantzg001:
@ikarus: I installed the build 290 a couple of days ago. However I'm having a problem of the device locking up/ freezing everytime the today screen refreshes.

e.g. If I change my theme, then while today screen is refreshing, all the other plugins refresh and come back, then Battery Status tries to refresh, but then doesn't come back and the device freezes.

Device:

HTC Wizard.

Other Plugins

ilauncher and todayagenda.

OS:

WM6.

Problem Occurence:

Permanent, occurs every time today screen refreshes or i change the theme.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
why not take it from first page of this thread???

it's been discussed several times in this thread. try searching.

Solution: Update to the latest build.

Hello shantzg,

i've just tried reproducing, but could not.

Any theme change was successful.

Could you send me the regsitry-values (by export) from BS-Settings?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] shantzg001:
Hi ikarus

I've attached my battery status settings here..
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Myrddin Wyllt:
Thanks. No need to be snippy, though. This is a forum, after all, not an indexed book, and doesn't always yield to searches as effectively as you might want to believe.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
indeed it was a bit snippy hehe, but i haven't had much time this morning.. it was the best i can do to provide a quick solution ;)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] lastnikita:
Just FYI, BS couldn't start BT or Wifi on a I-mate Ultimate, and I had trouble starting them on a xda flame (did not work each time, I believe it had to be started by com manager first, but I can't check it anymore since I don't use BS right now). Interestingly, those devices were the only one I owned without Wifi/BT icons in Connections tab of system Settings.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] PrinceGITS:
I just registered because it said so on the battery status website. :p

Thanks for this amazing software.

I use it on a LG KS20. And i really need it because my operator have installed WM6 with no option neither a good GUI like on HTC... When you want the cheapest, you get it. ;)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
new build

Version 1.05.106 - build 0291 - 04/06/2008

:

- added: itemselect-attribute for Window-Tag, Row-Tag and View-Tag

- added: itemselect for ontap as well

- added: <imagealt ...> (like image) for providing an image showing selected-state, allowed attributes are the same as for image-tags.

e.g.

<Item ...>
<image ...>
<imagealt ...>
</Item>

- added: selmode-attribute for Window/Row/View/Item-Tag affects the image when item is selected (and itemselect="1" for that View)

-- if selmode="-2" (negative values), then the image will be moved to lower-right by x-pixel.

-- if selmode="8" (positive values), then the image will be streched by the given pixels, e.g. 8 pixel

- added: custombg="-1" for Window-Tag - draw background only if image has no selected-effect

--> such an selection-effect can be enabled by custombg="-1" selmode="8" itemselect="1" (Window-Tag)

New Version - alternate image in case an Item is selected now implemented! Thanks to all the testers :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] shantzg001:
Hi ikarus

just to let you know that I tried the latest build 291 just now, and the same problem of phone locking up on changing the theme is still occuring. If I disable Battery Status, then there is no issue in chaging the themes.

BTW, has sent you the logs taken with the debug build via e-mail.

Thanks
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
Hi shantzg,

first of all thanks a lot for your logfiles :)

I've investigated your configuration with iLauncher and i could find a problem, but it's not a problem of BS and not a problem of iLauncher.

It's something i've already mentioned several times with taskbar..

iLauncher uses the taskbar for showing the battery-level and BS can use the taskbar for showing cpu-speed/taskmanager --> If you're lucky then i may work sometimes, but believe me --> it's absolutely not recommended..

it will probably not work for long-term..

This is so much important that i want to tell it again: DON'T USE ANY TASKBAR-FEATURES OF BS IF YOU ARE USING OTHER APPS WITH ITEMS IN TASKBAR.

I may be wrong, but this is the only problem i can find..

Let me know if it's not the problem.

Best regards,

ikarus
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] directmail:
This plugin is awesome! I actually use BatteryStatus mainly because of the TaskManager - much much faster than the one from HTC. Just wondering, is it possible to customize or apply a theme for the task manager? I find the red "Close" image next to each program looks a bit small. Also, would be good if the small arrow of the task manager would disappear once a program is open as it kind of blends in with the sound icon. Otherwise, one of the best applications for my Polaris, thanks for the great work!
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] gfreeman1:
time display issue

First off, BatteryStatus is a great little plugin, awesome replacement for HTC Home, which just plain takes up too much space. Easily configurable to achieve the look I want on my today screen with a few XML tweaks. Excellent job!

One thing I noticed was that at midnight, the clock shows 00:00 AM instead of 12:00 AM. Is there any way to change the way the time is displayed? The theme I am using is "BennTech HTC Home", which uses a digit clock instead of just a clock item:

<Row name="Clock" rowtoggle="0">
<!-- HTC Home w/seconds -->
<View height="65">
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-24" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-3" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_seperator">
<image top="6" left="-6" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-3" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-3" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_seconds">
<image left="-1" top="30" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_seconds">
<image top="30" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_apm" ontap="CtlPnl" index="18" subindex="4">
<image left="-44" top="2" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_alarm" ontap="CtlPnl" index="16" subindex="2">
<image left="0" top="2" />
</Item>
</View>

<!-- HTC Home -->
<View height="65">
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-17" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-1" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_seperator">
<image top="6" left="-3" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-1" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_digit">
<image left="-1" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_alarm" ontap="CtlPnl" index="16" subindex="2">
<image left="-2" top="1" />
</Item>
<Item class="clock_apm" ontap="CtlPnl" index="18" subindex="4">
<image left="-21" top="35" />
</Item>
</View>
</Row>

I am using 1.05 Build 0291
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] shantzg001:
ikarus:

But I'm not using any taskbar related features of iLauncher. All such features like battery bar, task manager etc are disabled. Only the launching related functions are enabled.

However, for testing purpose I tested after disabling the task manager of Battery Status as well, but still the problem occurs.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
not yet.. there may be a chance in one of the next builds, but it's difficult.

As yet you can exchange the images used for taskmanager to adapt to your theme.

A possible xml-customization needs to take this fact into account in order to be compatible with the themes available now.

great :) always glad to hear this hehe

i will check this asap.

hm.. okay. new try...

i will check again when i'm at home later on..
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
CallLogs preview -04/07/2008

CallLogs preview -04/07/2008

:

- extract CallLogs from zip-archive

- Copy CallLogs.exe to the same directory as BSCallTimes.xml

- start CallLogs.exe

Feedback / Suggestions welcome :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] gopheer:
does anyone know how to select 240 as the overclock speed?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] RedUser:
Hi ikarus

About CallLogs:

First there are plausible data, then any nonsense.

The list is not closed on [x].

And colors of the list VERY much not readable.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
oh true hehe.. just saw that the paint-handler was overoptimized.. there will be a new version later..
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
Updated CallLogs.

Could you download and try again?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] holmanm:
Did something change with the highlighting in build 291? Whenever I go back to the today screen the Battery Status email icon is highlighted (see pic). It never was before. Here is the code for the inbox.

<Item class="registry_tracker" ontap="InboxMail" >
<image src="mail%d.png" left="0" top="0" vga="0" />
<label text="%d " left="0" width="18" align="left" fontsize="+3" bold="1">
<registry key_value="HKCU\System\State\Messages\TotalEmail\Unread\Count" />
</label>
</Item>

It's not a big problem, just a little annoying. I'll think I can press the D-Pad button to launch messaging but then realize I still have to hit the down arrow three times to have the icon actually highlighted.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] detwilers:
Trying to configure but when I long tap on the today screen the context menu that appears does not have any letters or words, just a bunch of check marks that I can check and uncheck. I am not sure what the context menu is supposed to say though.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] RedUser:
Now it is much better. :) But has not understood as the menu works. What should be made? It seems, that nothing varies.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] PrinceGITS:
I don't know if it's a theme porblem or battery status.

When charging my phone, the battery status does'nt update the way it should.

Sometimes it's the percentage, sometimes it's the jauge, and sometimes it's totaly random and updated only if i go in the Windows Battery status.

I use BS on a LG KS20 with WM6.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] holmanm:
Re-downloading and reinstalling the cab should fix it. In the meantime here is a screenshot of the menu so you know whats where.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
Version 1.05.107 - build 0292 - 04/10/2008

:

- fixed: clear selected item on lost of focus

- fixed: 00:00 Am is now 12:00 AM for digit-clock

fixed in build 0292

fixed in build 0292
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Pernod99:
NO CpuLoad-Indicator viewable

HP iPaq 614c and all BS Versions ..... I could not see any "CpuLoad-Indicator" :(

Not in TodayPlugIn, not on TodayScreen ("under the Clock")

I see only 3 small squares ..... instead of "500/120"

Whats wrong ?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] friendsfan:
Homezone and UMTS Connections

Hi,

i hope this wasnt covered already, did a short sweap through this thread, but just found some older problems with the Homezone Plugin in general. Now for my problem....

I use o2 here in Germany and have a xda Orbit 2. I installed the extended Battery Status and the Homezone Plugin. If i force the settings to GMS, all works fine, the homezone gets picked up just fine. As soon as i switch to AUTO or UMTS directly, the Homezone doesnt get recognized anymore.

First i thought its a general problem which also would happen on the original o2 ROM (i use bepe 0.64 atm), but then i found this Thread with that Program.

After installing it and a Softreset, it showed my Homezone while using UMTS while the Battery Status Plugin again didnt show nothing.

Unfortunatly the display of that other Tool is too big for me and makes a scrollbar appear on my Screen. So i would really love it, if it would be possible to make the BS Plugin work as well with UMTS Connections.

Does someone else have similar trouble? Or does it even work with the BS Plugin? If so, why? :D
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Pernod99:
Could nobody help? :o
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Genesis3:
Build 290 and 292 both (on WM61) do not properly display the AM/PM indicator.

The file I'm using has the following tag in it to pick it up:

<Item class="clock_apm" ontap="CtlPnl" index="18" subindex="4">

<image left="-22" top="40" />

And is a modified version of the "Nostramo" theme.

It worked previously.....
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
Edit:

Version 1.05.108 - build 0293 - 04/12/2008

:

- added: plan (first/following secons) for data connect duration (thanks to harry)

update..

unfortunatelly i can't find a cause but the taskbar-functions.

I've downloaded the latest version of iLauncher and installed it on my device, device emulator for wm5, wm6 and wm6.1 and the results are all the same.

For all the tests i've changed the theme by wm5-cpl and send the wm_broadcase message many many times.

BS and iLauncher are working perfectly unless you have taskbar-functions enabled.

btw. did you make a softreset after disabling the taskbar-functions?

I don't know why it is not working on your device so far :(

Maybe you can find more differences in my test-setup with your device.

according to the manual... homezone with bs works only with gsm..

btw. did you read the manual? I've spent so much time on writing the manual..

The cause is not of technical aspects or lack of knowledge about homezone and umts..

it's a more pragmatic thing, because (even if i could extend my contract with a new device) i don't have the money for a new device yet..

I'm about to save some money for a new device, but this month i'm unemployed and a donation once a month or two... doesn't look good for now.

I'll take up a new job next month and maybe i can do some experiments for homezone and umts at end of summer :)

no, because anything you supplied is --> something's not working

Please check the first thread which tells you what information we need in order to help you.

you're lucky hehe.. it's fixed with build 0293

btw. if you've donated, then you have my email-address and you can send me directly a support-request.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] friendsfan:
First of, thanks for clarifying that issue. I read this and couldnt find references to the UMTS problem. Is there another manual site i didnt see? I really fear there is though...but i can take it, so go ahead, bring me down... ;)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ikarus:
oh true.. you're right.

i'm sorry. it's updated now.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] noellenchris:
I've installed PV's last WM6.1 Rom on my Hermes and discovered your awesome BatteryStatus. It worked great, after I've updated BS, and installed some software, the CPU Utilization stays at 100%. I've uninstalled and removed Registry entries, then reinstalled. I upgraded BS to the latest version just released and I cannot get it to work again. It's not a huge issue, but I did like having it. If anyone has any ideas, let me know please.

I've also changed the refresh time 5000ms,4000ms,1000ms, 500ms etc. Nothing changes. I've disabled other today items etc. too.

Chris
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] IkE Blaster:
Hi. Is possible to add image center function? And can be good percents for left and top parameters :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] murrun:
how can i disable the annoying "shareware" notification? it's pop up randomly and make me crazy. should i purchase the software?