yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] attacker:
good job :)

P.S. can this Program can truly replace the default contact list (and run in background memory)?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Carnivor:
Thanks for clearing up the pic formats, are you implying i dont understand how to track the memory usage????????
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Dracula77:
How nice if the slider really works like slide to unlock. hehe :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] richierich:
Hey dude,

Have been watching this thread intently waiting for you to release a wm2003se compatible version, just wanna know, is it ever likely to happen???

Would love to see this running in the flesh, sounds like its moved on a lot from the previous versions by Larna and Guybrush.

Anywho, keep up the good work, and please, for the love of God, release it in wm2003se!!!!!

:o)

RR
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] golias:
I also like this request, looks like something that could combine both worlds, slide action and back button feature.

Good one!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
Not Working on my device!

I have a wm5 by Helmi on my Himalaya, I've installed .net v2, but your app doesn't seems to work on my device.

There is an error says:

File or assembly name 'Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35', or one of its dependencies, was not found.

Please help. I know that this app is such a very nice work.

Tnx!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
I'm not impliying anything specifically about you. I'm just impliying that memory management is complex, that most people see it as "high free memory == good" and that's a little bit simplist (and stupid...). And that looking at free memory before/after and after quitting the app will not always produce expected result.

However, I'm aware that ContactManager eat a little too much RAM, I'm working on it.

I agree with from a "fun/iphone like point of view"... I disagree with from a usability point of view: the purpose of gesture is to allow you to simple slide your finger and go back, if we enforce a more complex behavior (like slide to unlock) it would make thing too much complex from a user point of view.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] friguy33:
Everything working great, but what is the endless scrolling function? changed it to 1 and no change, to 10, dont think anything happened. any ideas? thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] richierich:
......hey, don't mind me....

Im just hanging around, waiting for the wm2003se version.....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Dracula77:
Endless scrolling is that you can scroll from A to Z or Z to A, means it is endless. Instead of scrolling down, try scrolling up instead. The settings.ini only responds to 1 or 0. 10 does nothing to it. :D

TO ACTIVATE SCROLLING

endless scrolling=1

TO DEACTIVATE SCROLLING

endless scrolling=0

(Remember to remove the # on the front if there is any)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
Just Reposting

Just reposting this message.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] t0il3t:
da-da-da-da-damn!!!

man you really want to kill me!

this app is so great I could collapse!! :-D

awesome work!

looooove your app! ........ even skinnable buttons!!! and the index scrolling even works with my fat thumbs!

horizontal scrolling works from everywhere! this app must even be better than the original iPhone ****!

just one wish:

what about horizontal scrolling to right opens favs and horizontal scrolling to the left opens details and then tapping on a contact could make a phone call!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] golias:
I love this program more and more.

I have a suggestion (yup another one), currently when you press up/down, left/right on the navigation keys of the pda the screen scrolls up or down.

Why dont we make use of this finger frindly buttos to do:

Press up -> scrolls up

Press down -> scrools down

Press left -> go into favorites (if press right within favorites it goes back to all contacts)

Press Right -> well it should go to contact properties but given that currently in contact list we dont really have a specified selected contact so we may know what contact we are selecting to see properties i dont really have a function for right presseing unless you could implement a sort of selected contact bar. diferent color for the selected contact in the contact list.

If the "selected contact" was implemented we could go into properties of the contact, when when pressing left within properties it would go back to contact list.

When pressing center navigation button while a contact is selected in the contact list it would also go to contact list properties.

What do you think?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] NNagendran:
would be nice

I second this request.... well, this would give iPhone a run for its money (and that's a lot of money)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
I have another request: please stop talking iPhone, I don't know the iPhone (not yet in europe, to lazy to read review)... I want to make my phone usable by thumbs, that's all ;)

Regarding this specific request, I don't think it will be in a future release: it will probably make too much unwanted call. What do you think?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] richierich:
.....hellooooo!!! Is this thing on????

Anyone???

WM2003se???
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
WM2003 won't be supported.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rklosinski:
Im using Contact Manager on the HTC Touch. Since it already has some type of scrolling feature, its interaction with your scrolling makes the results a bit strange.

Could you please add a simple key in your ini to allow us to turn off scrolling?

BTW, its a great app.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Result a bit strange what do you mean? I developer and use a Touch myself.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] NNagendran:
ok, no more iPhone stuff...

coming back to the finger friendliness, how about making "call a contact on contact press" a setting??? (is that an overkill?). People like me prefer minimum finger presses to get a job done.

also, how about a config app for this application? I can give it a shot if you don't mind...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
Please help me!

I've posted earlier about an error when I start running this app. But it doesn't work, there is an error. (can't repost it). Please help!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Please read the forum, your problem has already been addressed.

regards,
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Aren't you afraid to start a call while scrolling the list?

Feel free, I'd be more than happy to test it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] NNagendran:
OK, that does make sense... how about a double-tap to initiate a call and left-->right horiz finger movement to open the details?

I will try and post a version this weekend, though it will not contain any finger friendliness :)

and by the way, are you developing in .NET? In that case, can we try and work on other stuff like SMS (I know you are already into it, but if you need any help, just send me a note)...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Yes current version is in .NET... but I don't think playing with SMS will be really easy with .NET... still looking into it. Also I'm more focused on perf/memory now.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
TNX TENE!

Man you're the best! This is a very nice app.

Programmers RULEZ!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aih1977:
can someone create a settings for this program to make it easy to change the program to the way you want it?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ericizzy1:
hi

can you post a file that has this look.thnx.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bowlopho:
I do not think it's picking up the ini file completely.

endless scrolling is not being picked up

and I am trying to remove the second line (phone number company) like I always do and it's not picking it up.

I have changed sort to fileas and still no change

I have changed first line to read out fileas still no change

I have changed both settings.ini and settingsVGA.ini and nothing has changed.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] :
bugs found on .10 version

Endless scrolling still dont work in favorites screen if active.

Home 2 is not show when exist!!

edit contact dont open realy for edit, but on contact screen

after set a image for a contact, you cant remove it
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mr_Gee:
this is an application with great potential...

I only have a small comment...two actually :D

An icon for the program would be nice

and a way to integrate it in the OS as the default application for the contacts

I'm keeping my eye on this thread, good job!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] atomicshockwave:
It already does that if you download the cab install
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tompouce:
a vga skin for those interested...

And thanks tene for your app, it rocks!!

:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] attacker:
If the Contact person has over 6 Contact No., this program just can show up 4 Contact No.. ...is it restriction of this program?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Dracula77:
tene,

I was wondering if it would be possible to add a setting for the "feedback font" to be fixed in the centre of x & y position regardless of the alphabets you are searching for. Meaning that if it is 'A' or even 'Z' the feedback alphabet would remain in the center.

Juz a thought as the letters will get cropped away on the top and bottom.

Cheers! :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Dracula77:
Transformers Theme

For those who wanted the transformers theme, the background images can be extracted for your own modification. I have extracted some stuffs from other theme for my own usage, but I have included in it too.

PS: Its only for 320x240 ppc

Cheers! :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mr.jcarter:
the caller images on both my "all contacts" and "favorites" list are distorted/pixeled for some reason. however, when the caller actually calls and their image pops up, its crystal clear. is there any way to clean up the images in contactmanager??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] greg3d:
Did you try using your finger to scroll down to the other numbers? :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] renierx:
Almost perfect aplication now, Tene! My only problem is that the contact list sometimes starts to scroll quickly when i take off finger from screen. It's too sensitive at least with my E-Ten M700 (+ screen protector). Some inertia parameters settings would be useful.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Send me the ini file please.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mr_Gee:
Sorry didnt know it existed... just downloaded the zip file...

will look for the cab file,

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rockone1909:
maybe it not word on exec, don't load background,
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
Hey Tene!

waw dude, your app really amaze me until now!

I always try to show how your app works on my friends, and trying to get them envy. hehehe! just kidding!

Anyway, i have a suggestion about ur app. (just a suggestion).

1. We will make the list as the main window of your app, when in contact info window, if user does'nt make any interaction for about 3-5 secs (depending on what the user wants), the app gets back to the main window, and also the same with the fav window.

2. Make a button in the contact info for showing the buttons of editing, etc, so that user will know what your app can do and not guessing of what he will gonna do next.

3. The editing window may show from anywhere the user wants. Ex, from top, slide downward (as default), from left sliding to the right, etc. (I hope ur getting my point, hehe!)

4. If you don't like number 3, instead of sliding the editing window, changing the button of mobile, and sms mobile of the contact window to the editing window. (put a button, and of course animate!)

5. I really don't know what's behind MS outlook about restricting database access. But if you can read any field in the contact, you can also write. What am I saying is that, you can use ur own window of editing any field. So that the built in contact program of the device may not disturb to open and no waiting of making it visible.

(sorry for my english. hehehe!)

If people suggesting of making the slide 2 unlock feature be at your app, there is no originality then, but of course you can put it also, and i know, it makes a lot of coding too.

Of course, all user may set their setting in your .ini.

And also the fix the issue of sensitivity in scrolling.

I think my suggestion will end here. I will make suggestions again if thought of another.

Tnx then!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] itesla:
another idea... slide2unlock does a nice fade out when it unlocks. I had my first iphone sighting the other day and that is one of the things that caught my eye. The apps don't just switch from A to B. A fades out or slides off the screen, then app B fades in (really quickly but it looks nice).

So, how about an option to fade out when hide is selected?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
I almost forgot!

Nice suggestion there using fade.

How about choosing transitions (fade, slide, etc...)

I think this app will be a monster app.

I almost forgot. Make the main window (list) as the default window (showing the window) upon opening the app even you leave (hide) the app in the fave window or contact window.

Of course, you can set this as on or off depending on the user.

Bye then!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikemead:
Hi,

When I try to regedit to change the default contacts, it says after soft reset : it doesnt have a safe certificate or it is missing a component?

I use the zip version installed in sd card.

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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Anyone knows an app that run smoothly on a 200mhz cpu and does fade?

For me next feature should more be focused on new screen, then we can decide to slide/fade/... from/to... But if you really want something, think about notation (for now, only a few people have donated and I thank them... based on my dl stat, lot have downloaded...), it can change my priority list ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Sure about your path? it generally happen when you're targeting a non-existant file. Next version will came with a proper install cab, I've figured how to deal with double quote in registry.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bowlopho:
wow. well it just decided to pick up the ini file now after my gf was playing with my phone
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nesty24:
Sorry dude!

I never thought that someone has a 200mhz cpu using until now. They say that himalaya (just like my device) is the oldest device on pocket pc, and it runs 400mhz.

Is the slide2unlock by A_C can't run in 200mhz CPU? bcoz, it has a fade effect when you unlock it.

Nweiz, all my suggestions are only suggestions.

Keep smilin dude while coding! :) :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Alexdepalma:
Needs a search engine. GREAT APP

Thanks Tene for this great program.

I've been using ContactsManager sice first versions. Thanks for including my recomendation of lateral sliding finger to go to Favorites and so. For me the movement of the finger over the screen is to looooooong. I think it will be much better a shorter movement.

I've also aplied the registry mod to substiute the regular contacs with ContactManager. It's working perfectly even from Touchflo alfa and Phonepad. But in fact to really make a complete aplication it must have some kind of searching methode. I suggest tho change the soft key buton "Favorites" for a "Search" an include something to allow searching trought the hole contact info. I have more than 500 contacts.

THanks and kep up the good working.

Alex

:cool:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
I guess the index isn't enough for you. Can you explain me why and tell me what's wrong with index, what you need more... basically how you use your phone.

Anyway, next version, coming soon, will include localisation, I've localization for french and english, if anyone of you want to provide localization for other language, please contact me. The concept will still be the same, a file contained a key/value pair, if the key is not present, default to english.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dancer_69:
When I try to push the phone button of a contact in this latest version I get an error: "Native method call failed", and the program exits. These are the details of the error:

--------------------------------------------------------

ContactManager.exe

Win32Exception

Native method call failed.

in Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.Utilities.CheckHRESULT()

in Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.MessagingApplication.DisplayComposeForm()

in ContactManager.Helper.SendSms()

in ContactManager.ContactPanelDetail.OnSms()

in ContactManager.Button.PerformClick()

in ContactManager.ContactPanelDetail.OnButtonListClick()

in ContactManager.SmartListPanel.OnMouseUp()

in ContactManager.ContainerPanel.OnMouseUp()

in ContactManager.ContactPanelDetail.OnMouseUp()

in ContactManager.ContactManagerForm.OnMouseUp()

in System.Windows.Forms.Control.WnProc()

in System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WnProc()

in System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()

in System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()

in Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()

in System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()

in ContactManager.Program.Main()

--------------------------------------------------------

Any help?

P.S: I'm interesting for a greek localization. My english are not so good but I want to try if there is no one else with more knowledges.

EDIT:

I realize that this happens cause my pda it's not and mobile phone, Sorry. But can we have the "dial via bluetooth" option, like the native contacts application?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kazam401:
Great coding but major conflict problem with "Phone Pad" keyboard program.

If I have used the "phone pad" (texting or any other keypad input) ContactManager then refuses to open unless I soft reset.

Major problem for me trying not to use the stylus as the "phone pad" input software is the best "non stylus" text input software I have found & good as your program is I dont think I can live without "phone pad"

Any idea as to why such a bad conflict?

Any chance of a fix?

Running on XDA Orbit WM5
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jackleung:
Don't know if someone mention this bug. ContactManager doesn't seem to redraw properly if I change portrait/landscape mode.

And I should we should have "delete contact" in the drop down menu too.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Myster:
I am more than willing to help with greek localization :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
What means "refuse to open"?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MaH112:
I'm going for German translation if requested by Tene.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Regarding translation, thanks to everyone who proposed translation, here is how to do it: Download the trad.txt file, update everything that's needed, send it back to me (by mail or via im).

That's for the first step, next step will be testing it in the next version (that probably means a preview, so now, to get a preview version, you can donate or translate ;).

Thanks in advance!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kazam401:
It just wont open after PhonePad has been used.

Just in the process of uninstalling then reinstalling in ContactManager - PhonePad order see if that makes a difference.

Still same as.............which is a shame :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dancer_69:
Greek translation

Here is the greek translation. If someone see something that is not ok, feel free to correct it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MaH112:
Just sent you the German transl. as a board message, Tene.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kazam401:
False dawn............ContactManager still can't live happily with PhonePad software.

Have tried a few things but no joy yet.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Brildes:
Spanish translation in your inbox.

...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] djfuego:
This contacts App rules

I'm impressed, Its replaced the WM contacts now with one softkey press I can now thumb for my contacts. Little like an Ipod.

Has anyone performed a battery test on this app, can it be made more efficent so if it is asked to hide it goes to sleep? Does it already do this?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] srt10coupe:
yeah, german please
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Well... where can I download PhonePad, so I can see it by myself? (and maybe fix it...)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kazam401:
Here you go tene

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=312235&highlight=skin+phonepad

I have tried all the variations without any joy.

Hope you can find a solution because your program is superb.

Much apprieciation

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cspannos:
Your app is fantastic, thank you so much! One suggestion... What if you could add the function to highlight the contact as the user is scrolling. Sometimes I cannot scroll if only one hand is free, and I need to use the D-pad on the phone instead. I notice if I use the D-pad now, the scroll is working pretty well, but I cannot select a contact to dial. I think that would be a great addition for when you can only use one hand... Thank you again!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mccune:
Dutch translation Contactmanager 0.10

Here is the Dutch translation for this wonderful app. :-)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Carnivor:
I dont seem to suffer this problem, ive just added the phonepad vga version. works fine with both running, no issues starting, restarting, changing sips, im on WM6 JasJar
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kazam401:
tene,

Have repeated the problem & now don't think PhonePad is directly responsible

for the error.

If I edit any of my contacts or add new contact I get same error using standard wm5 keyboard app.

So I can live with that, it just means having to soft reset the XDA if I do any work on my contact list.

At least I now know what causes it & I can cope with that.

Keep up the great work.......your a star :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikemead:
Really great application

Hi, I finally made it work by placing the app in the main memory "Program Files".

One thing is that it does not refresh the contact list when it is updated by ActiveSync. Is there an option menu to make it refresh?

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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rklosinski:
The scrolling is erattic. Maybe this is just a bug in the code.

1) upon release of a "press and drag", the contacts decide to scroll on there own

2) while trying to continnously scroll (using your finger), it has a tendancy to just stop, instead of making the scroll faster. I checked my actions with the stock contacts, and the faster I 'rub the screen', the faster it scrolls.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pjam:
This is such a fantastic app. Well done and thankyou.

I've just tried the new cab file as I'm happy to use this all the time but have found that selecting a recipient still results in the old contacts app being opened. I have checked the registry and it points to Contact Manager.

Any ideas?

Thanks