[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] carlosp_uk:
Hi there

This is a fantastic app, have found it really useful. Here are some bits of feedback, some may have already been covered:

- SMS Delivery Reports

These appear in the 'Contacts with SMS' list (with a contact name of 'Service Message') It would be great if there was an option to exclude these from the list. Even better (and something sorely lacking in windows mobile since it was released) could the SMS conversation window keep track of which messages have been delivered? Perhaps a small icon next to each message, then when the delivery report arrives, it matches it up with the correct conversation, then updates that conversation window to indicate that the message has been delivered. It can then auto-delete (or mark as read) the delivery report.

- Reading SMS messages with the windows apps

If you read and delete an SMS message with the windows messaging application, PocketCM doesn't delete it from the list of 'Contacts with SMS', even though the message no longer exists.

- Hiding the SIP

If you bring up the SIP when viewing an SMS conversation, there is no way to hide it again.

- Screen overflow

If a contact has too many phone numbers, e.g.: mobile, sms, work, home and email address, the email address 'falls off' the bottom of the screen. Dragging and scrolling the bottom pane can then create problems with the SIP panel appearing, full-screen mode de-activating, etc.

- Tracking of app state

When the app is activated, e.g. by pressing the 'Contacts' shortkey on the Today screen, it merely comes to the foreground. This is fine, but if you happened to be in an SMS conversation window last time you were using the app, you are dumped back into this window and have to manually page back to get back to the main contacts list. It would be great if, upon a new activation, it reverted itself back to the main contacts list automatically - really handy if you're trying to quickly make a call to somebody.

SUGGESTIONS:

- Sending a SMS: GUI

Just a suggestion: when you click 'Send' for an SMS, the screen doesn't update until after the SMS has been sent; so it freezes until then. From a useability point of view, it would be good to update the screen BEFORE attempting to send the SMS; perhaps with an animated icon saying "Sending..." or something.

- Queuing SMSs for sending

Could SMS messages be queued for sending, e.g. if there is no signal strength? Then the program can send them when the phone is back in range. This is something that has been lacking in Windows Mobile, like, for EVER.

- Filter caption

The list of contacts has a caption, e.g. "All contacts", "Favourites", etc. However, the caption is only visible when at the very top of the list, so if you have filtered your list, then scrolled down, then come back to the app hours later, there is nothing on-screen to warn you that the list is filtered. Perhaps there could be an option to keep the caption on-screen always? Or, even better, to save screen real estate, what if the filter icon changed to indicate when a filter was operational?

- Filter By Favourites

The 'Favourites' option can be reomoved from the list of filters now, since filter by favourites is already performed by using the left-most button

- Double Click/Hold Down

A suggestion: what about functionality for holding down your finger on a contact's name in the list; perhaps to dial the default number?

- Set/Remove pictures

Very minor point; perhaps "Set PictureS" / "Remove pictureS" options could be renamed to "Set Picture" and "Remove Picture", since each contact only supports one picture

- Default picture directory?

Any chance of an option to set the default directory for Caller ID pictures on the device?

.........as I say, this is already a FANTASTIC application; these are just suggestions that you may or may not find helpful. Thanks again,

C