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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Of course not, as long as you're using pocket outlook (standard contact in windows mobile). You'll simply get your contact from pocketoutlook. Using activesync, adding/removing contact will still work as before. They share the same contact database.

For contact edition (and new contact), you'll use the standard screen from windows mobile.

nothing change, you can still use the cube, as I do. Favorites are something else.

I advise you to use the zip version: unzip it somewhere on your device, run the exe, if you don't like, just delete the files, if you do and wan't to make it your default contact manager, you can edit the registry by hand, or install the cab version.

PocketCM doesn't change anything regarding the way data is stored: contact database is the same as wm and sms are read/written in the classic sms folders.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
That makes sense, and it's because it's a strange usage scenario. Don't close it that often. Windows Mobile will close it if memory is required anyway.

What's happening (I suppose):

When PocketCM loads:

- it looks for a cache file, if present, read it, and show the list (that's a lot faster than reading from outlook), you'll notice that you don't have contact picture at this time.

- no matter if the cache file is present, he will read all your outlook contact, and update/add/remove contacts from the list (imagine: you close the app, use activesync, 3 contacts are removes, 6 are added, you run the app, the cache obviously don't have those data, you'll have to wait a few seconds for the new contacts to appear and the deleted contacts to disappear). During the loading the cache is recreated.

If you close the app during the loading, the cache wasn't completely recreated, so next time you run the app, the cahe isn't complete, and some contacts won't be read from the cache. The app still work as expected but doesn't use the caching.

Caching is useful for:

- soft reset, pcm will start fast

- when pcm is closed by windows to get some memory (when you use camera or watch videos, for instance)

- when you close the app "by mistake"

the purpose isn't really to allow very fast open/close. I don't think it's a very useful scenario (remember we're talking seconds, minutes at worst).

I hope I'm being understandable ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] anheuer:
Thank you very very very much!!!

Then my very last question:

The primary reason for me to use this program is that i want to use the windows live on my touch.

but i dont want all my live contacts in my contacts list of my touch.

someone told me that using this program will prevent this from happening.

is this true, or is it that is will still add them but CM only shows outlook contacts?

Thank you !!

Alex
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ROCOAFZ:
One small issue that's bugging me.

If i select it by letter and need to scroll down i can't use the DPAD. it goes back to the home (1st contact)

Same if i scroll down.

Now from Home i can use the dpad and one line it or page by page it, untill i use the left letters or scroll with my finger.

This is on a HTC Wizard with NBD 8.3 (Windows Mobile 6 with touch rom)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paranoid2007:
Doesn't work. PCM still puts unknown numbers at the top.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] superflysocal:
happens with me also, and not just the current version but all versions i have tried which is starting from .8

i have sprint mogul 6800 wm6
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] spicchio72:
Tene did you change the default font in the app? In 0.11b it looks different, a bit bulky like it wasn't cleartype and even smaller at same size to me.

P.S: My fault, don't know why but cleartype in device suddenly went disabled. I solved in a matter of seconds :-)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aih1977:
tene,

Is possible to add emails, mms, im, etc. Also if it is possible to send to multiple contacts. oh and one more thing if i pick my messages it will send me to your contacts but filters out to the contacts with new/old messages.

thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Entropyst:
I agree: selecting by letter should select first contact of that letter (or first one near it).

I also usually select a letter, then I try to scroll down with DPAD and I return to first contact...

(tene, how you can program so fast two so wonderful applications togheter? Really really impressive :) )
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
I'll look at it

And also have a life and a work ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Marshall07:
Eheh,

Tell us your secret! :)

Marshall
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freeyayo50:
In the next version, can you have the Unknown numbers show in a filtered list?

I just have too many showing in the contact list right now...about 50
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zard:
Hi tene,

Used your keyboard more than contact manager. This is my first post on the contact manager.

Question 1:

Click on a contact, click on photo, click on view contact, sees white screen. Is this normal?

Bottom of screen, click 'Back' button. Button changes to 'Filter', screen is still white. Is this normal?

Question 2:

Click on a <New Contact>, screen changes to allow for input. Under Name, I don't see any down triangle button at the right. The down triangle button allows you to see the drop down menu showing Title, First, Middle, Last, Nickname, Suffix. Is this normal?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tekie99:
Tene, I am with these guys above.. the SMS thing was great until now when I get text messages I get a entry at the top of my contact lists of that person. He sent me 3 text messages today which I have read, and yet it still shows as 3/4 in the UNREAD SMS section at the top of your contact manager??? He never even sent me 4 messages?!?!? Dont get it?! HELP!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] extraducksauce:
first off, tene you have created an absolutely fantastic program.

a few things on 11b:

(1) love the quick cache

(2) love the updated SMS threading/sending

(3) love the "notes" on the contacts

(4) don't like the listing of the unknown numbers

(5) don't like the sms (#) next to the contacts

(6) don't like viewing contacts on the SIM

(7) any update on the blank "view contact"

....................

anywho, i'm back to 0.9 for now. any suggestions for #4-7?

for #4, i tried:

Originally Posted by tene

Things to try: set contact_sort_expression=ZZZ%fileas it should make the unknown contact appear on bottom.

i couldn't find it in setting.ini and and tried to add it manually but it's not working. argh.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paranoid2007:
Ah, now I understand, why I have some duplicate entries since the last update.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rvv:
Hi Tene,

Is it possible for you to change the light blue text (tel. #) into something more readable. Using the "touch" theme, I find the light blue text difficult to read especially when highlighted.

Also, for the donation, I hate paypal so is there anyway of donating, say by moneybookers?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rvv:
Also, is it possible to increase space to the right of the vertical alphabet index? You do not need to increase the text size, just maybe 5 pixels to the right so it would be easier to select by touch. Is that even possible?Otherwise, great app and clearly your programs are the best. I agree that you should sell this through online resellers which will give you more incentive to develop it even better.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?8,174

look for

index_left_border_width

index_right_border_width

Alsor regarding donation, paypal doesn't require a fee to transfer the money to my account. Moneybroker takes 1.8€ for transfering the money to my bank account... I don't think it's gonna do it for one transaction.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] eloo:
Just donated, keep it up tene!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Andre Koster:
Tene, I am VERY happy to report that version 0.11b starts up fast with it's new cache! Thank you for countering my problem. :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] anheuer:
How can i make my windows live contacts disapear or filter them out..

there is nothing to filter them out in the filter..

is there an options menu somewere?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] spinedoc:
!!!!!!!! Excellent solution !!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
No.

Slide left right is a shortcut to a feature: filter then favorite

Soft key is the feature.

If you change that, most people won't realize there is a filter feature.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] henftling:
Same here - thank you very much for touching the performance issue. Now I don´t have to run PocketCM

al the time in the backround and CallerID of Slide2Unlock works properly again.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freeyayo50:
Well Tene, can you make a realease just for us ;), where the left sofkey opens favorties.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Yes of course, will take two or three day, wanna know about my hourly rates? :p

Then what when 0.12 comes? the same?

Does anyone know a simple PHP polling system? I'd like to allow user to vote for feature, this way, we'll be able to compare.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Marshall07:
I guess you don't want to use the forum polling because of other non registered users, isn't it?

Marshall
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Well and also because even if I like this forum, it's not the only place where pcm's user come from.

I'd like a simple list with feature title, click on them a description, then a vote button.

People can post feature, and if they post feature that already exist, an easy option to merge two feature.

(but again it's not the perfect place to discuss it, and I have the feeling most people hate PHP as much as I do ;))
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] anheuer:
any one? please??

how do i make the windows live contacts not visible in the PocketCM contact manager?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Yarie:
hi,

on your settings.ini file you should add this

hide_contact_without_phone=1

then all your contacts with no phone number won't be disclosed
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freeyayo50:
I found this for Web Polling, but it costs $29 :-/

http://www.phpjabbers.com/web-poll/flash-poll-mysql.php

Yea, I think having a poll for features is a good idea.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Bellfazar:
I have a suggestion that may prove useful. Can you include a way to allow the users to check what version we are running? I for one couldn't remember if I was up to date when I got back from being out of town for the past few days. Some sort of About tab, or actually, just a readme in the PocketCM directory with the version number and changelog. Just so you know, I use the zip version to update my app rather than reinstalling cabs.

Same thing for the keyboard (although I know you have the version number included in the Add/Remove Programs dialog) but I guess you could just put a line of text at the bottom of the options dialog.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] anheuer:
Thank you for your reply!

Could you tell me how to find this file and is i can just edit it or if i need a programm for that ?

Thank you very much

Alex
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mswalker:
You have to create the "settings.ini" file. See the PocketCM web site here:

http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?8,174
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kunz:
edit: never mind :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] spinedoc:
Wow dude chill out, you shouldn't take my suggestions personally. I love the program and was just giving you feedback on a beta. Isn't that the purpose of a beta, to solicit feedback?

As for 20 seconds to open in the version 0.11, if that was the case I would have thrown the program away long ago. Fortunately its like 2 seconds the first time it opens, then instantly every time after that. Versus 0.5 which is a second or so every time for it to open.

I'm only trying to help you by offering feedback and suggestions. If you want to call your users "stupid" for trying to offer this feedback and suggestions then it's not me that has the problem.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
I dont' take it personally no worry ;)

What device are you using? because from the time I tap the exe, to the time I have all the contact loaded, it's about 20 seconds with the .NET version. I'm surprised it's so fast on other device (let say HTC Touch sucks :p).

Well I'm not calling you stupid, I'm just telling that the new version is technically better (believe me I know why...), so from a technical point of view, the native version is the better. And I said, I don't really care... as long as you're happy.

Also I'm just starting to be a little pissed of by people that don't even read the document I wrote. It's not you specifically, but I'm spending LOT of times answering question, always the same, in many places...

Also deciding to use or not use an application after only a short test seems a bit fast to me... if you want to beta test, I appreciate it, but maybe if you spend more time with it, test the new settings, see what you can make out of it, it would be more helpful. The idea would be to be a real beta tester, that help development, not just the guy that come around, unzip two file, say two or three critics, and go out. Don't you think?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gogol:
tene,

I am not sure if this is a good suggestion, but to avoid people getting confused, maybe you can inform that the CM 0.11 is now discontinued?

Great app, btw. As soon as I got a WM 6 phone (The Kaiser), I will try (or even buy your app if not freeware anymore) and create a nice themes for you. At this moment, I dont have WM at this moment, only WM2003SE.

Btw, looking into most of the screenshots, for example this one:

http://pocketcm.com/phorum/file.php?8,file=47

It looks "blocky" (rectangle). Is it generated (drawn) by the app?

Or can I create background image using PhotoShop and use it?

It would be nice if that can be done, because in this way, we can be more creative. Rounded rectangle with nice bevel and drop shadow.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Euh... I thought it was pretty clear, it's on the contactmanager thread, on my website, on this thread. Where else should I put it?

You can customize about everything. Color, image, position, etc... there are some information on pocketcm forum.

So I'll be waiting for your creation :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] takmsdsm:
I noticed if you are using the palm threaded SMS program for texts, that none of the SMS features of your program work. Will their be support for this as well as the treo 750 and other PPC users use that program?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Valentin.H:
Sauf le respect qui t'es dû ;)

Je préfère la version précédente pour 2 raisons:

1/ Le scroll est plus sympa, là si tu relève le doigt ça s'arrête.

2/ Chaque lettre classé par catégorie, c'est pas joli du tout.

Bon courage pour la suite, la seule chose de vraiment je trouve c'est la rapidité de l'application, là dessus y'a rien à redire, c'est parfait !
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] CTSLICK:
Just started using this contacts apps and like it so far. I am using a 6800 (Sprint Mogul) with the threaded Palm SMS app installed. I would love to have your contact manager open up that application instead of the standard SMS app. Any hacks to accomplish that?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] the.hacker.x:
Awesome program Tene....

This may be a dumb question so forgive me, but how do I change the color of the contact divider bar on the scroll screen. I have all the other colors changed to match my theme, but i can't change that bar ;-)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] deenice:
Positioning of Index Letter on Edge Finger-Scroll...

This is a sweet product! Thx for the continued work!

I was wondering if there was a way to place the finger-scrolling index letter on the left side of the virtual tranparent tab so you're not covering it when you slide your finger up and down to find the correct index of the contact. I use my right hand usually to scroll, so my finger(s) cover the letter as the horizontal label changes based on finger position.

Again, much continued success on this little gem!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
contact_separator_line_color

All the setting are documented here: http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?8,174

You'll want to change:

feedback_font

feedback_font_color

feedback_text_x_position

feedback_text_y_offset

feedback_image

And again, more info can be found here: http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?8,174
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] DvTonder:
I second this motion. Love the app and would use it as my default if this was the case.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
The prob for me is still the same: I don't know this app, and I don't have this app. So I would need more information about how to run it (command line? api call? etc...).

Also, I'd like to know why you want this app instead of the build-in sms, not that I can't think of reason why, but it would help me get more ideas about improvments.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rivitbob:
Newbie With ???

have a PPC 6700 and would like to get help on two questions

1-I want to make my rsoft key to open pocketpm.I realize the instruction are on the web page under default. However I don't understand how to

follow this. Help please

2- On version0.11 my company nor business address show up. when i select the business/company to dial . However the home address do fine.

thanks for a speedy reply
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] CTSLICK:
Here's a link to a thread on another forum, you could download the app from there. Sorry, I don't have the background to tell you how to call it from your app. I do know that once I installed the threaded app that it replaces the built in SMS app as my default.

http://sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135422&highlight=threaded

I prefer the threaded or conversation style of interface versus the built in app. Keeps all my SMS grouped by the person I am having the conversation with. See screenshot
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] phat78boy:
The application completely takes over SMS for the phone when installed. So calling the program would be the same as calling the default SMS for a windows mobile device, just as your previous versions did.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] maevro:
I am really a fan of Contact Manager 0.11 and works well better for me. Thank and keep up the great work.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bowlopho:
Yeah, I used this for a little bit. My GF started complaining that I send double messages. threaded SMS was the culprit.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
You do realize that's the thread about PocketCM 0.5?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] delude:
Tene, I've tried modifying some stuff but need a little (EDIT: maybe a 'medium sized') help.

Please can you tell me what I need to do and how for the below.

*Change the background of the small letters to the left to WHITE

*Change the 'pressed button' colour when a contact is selected on the main screen

*Slow the scrolling speed so it doesn't accelerate, and make it how it was on the old contact manager.

*Remove the small phone numbers from under the contacts name

*Change the font colour for the 'Mobile' and 'SMS' buttons on the contact screen

*Change the colours of the two different SMS history boxes

Thank you so much in advance! I have looked around at it but got very confused, I did however managed to change a few of the settings.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] itesla:
Looks great! My questions...

-after I hide pocketcm, how do I bring it back without re-scanning all the contacts?

-sms threader doesn't seem to pull in new responses while i am viewing a thread, I have to go read them in regular message app
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vanderaatje:
Check this link for a poll system!

poll scripts

The page starts with all commercial programms (skip them) and later they show the good ones (use them) it's also showing if it's free and on what systeems it can run

Cheers!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] iNiels:
troubles with 0.11B

I have the latest version installed and have a problem.

When ik search for a contact using the letters at the left for example D

al is ok. I see al the contact with D but when i want to select a person using the pad the list jumps up to the fists contact.

I'm using a htc touch its the first time i notice this problem no other version has had it

for the rest keep up the work!:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] anheuer:
That you !!

that did the job!!

Superrrr
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] AJerman:
Hey, I've been meaning to ask this but forgot before. Is there a way to get to the old contact manager when you have PocketCM installed? Either that or I need a way to select multiple contacts. I want to deleted all my contacts because they synced twice somehow and everything is doubled. I want to clear it out and resync, but I don't know how I can delete contacts without doing it one by one.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tene:
Not that I know of, you'll have to set the registry back, or uninstall.

however, can't you just edit that in outlook then resync? that's what I'd do, I do almost no contact magement on my device.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] AJerman:
You can't really do that in sync, you can just make it update contacts, if they are different it will leave them. I'll just uninstall for a second, it's pretty easy, but it may be something to throw on the back burner for ideas of possible new features later. Just some way to manage multiple contacts.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Marshall07:
Create a shortcut naming it something like "contacts.lnk" containing the following text:

99#:MSPOUTLOOK contacts

and put it into /Windows/Start Menu or /Windows/Start Menu/Programs

Marshall
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] geekyhawkes:
IS there a way to disable the SMS functions in the new version?

The reason I ask is that CM doesnt refresh well if you read/modify the sms outside of CM (ie in the WM interface). Ive found this a bit frustrating as I oftern just use the wm interface as its a hasstle loading cm just to read an sms.

Other than that top work mate, lovely program!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] karabey:
Whats about listing with First Name as first and than the Second Name as secong??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] xxza:
tene:

Great application. It is an iphone killer. :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vanderaatje:
I've noticed that in the latest version (11b) when you go to the SMS messages of a contact that scrolling isn't as smooth as it used to be.

Maybe it got something to do with the counter. I hope you can fix this because I used it a lot.

BTW Thanks for making this cool app!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vanderaatje:
Also I have a problem with PocketCM with the new layout (used in tom 4.1 rom for the Artemis) when I open a contact the number next to the contact person is not showing the whole number for eg. it's showing +316123456 and it should be +31612345678 (I use the +31 for when I'm outside my homeland)

Also on the main screen Home number are not showing only mobile numers.

Hope someone can help me to fix this