yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
v1.0.1.1 beta5

From the programmers website. 10/16

" I found a fatal bug on ver.1.0.1.0 and 1.0.1.1 beta1-3, and then stopped the distribution. I recommend to use ver.1.0.0.7 for safty's sake. If you use the beta version and find some bugs, please send me some feedback on them"

Go here for more. GREAT program one of the best at the moment!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cliemonster:
Careful with the beta

First off, let me just say, I LOVE THIS PROGRAM! I so wish I would have found it before I shelled out $10 for Wisbar. This program is a dream. That having been said, I installed the most recent beta and had a few glitches with it, one that required a soft reset. I took the developers advice and stayed with 1.0.0.7 "for safety's sake". The developer has a donation link on his website, and I'd encourage anyone who feels like it to donate something. Anyone who can create a great program like this deserves to be supported. Just my two cents...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gerald_s:
Meanwhile theres V1.0.2.0, I guess this one is stable again.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
October 20, 2007

version 1.0.2.1

Fixed a bug that X button continues to be pressed in rare cases when you use skins

Fixed some spelling mistake

version 1.0.2.0

Added an option to animate birth and death of a task

Fixed responses of switching tasks

Fixed an algorithm to evaluate running tasks

Reduced memory usage on the Key operation mode

Fixed a bug to waste memories when double-execute

Fixed a bug that long filenames are not completely saved on the specific window settings
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] LordDeath:
do you know, what "Added an option to animate birth and death of a task" does?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
Probely start and end of a task?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] iiiox:
the application's tab on the upper taskbar will emerge when you click the applicaton, and the tab will submerge vice versa.

However, it seems to work only when there is one and only one application listed on the upper taskbar.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] LordDeath:
yes, i see that, too.

the last question about the settings: what does

"use "when inactive" instead of "always""

do?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
version 1.0.2.3 is out:

version 1.0.2.3

Fixed a bug that the device hangs up when you install WkTASK without exiting previous WkTASK

(But you must exit running WkTASK to update it from version 1.0.1.0-1.2.1

because that'll be enable when you install the next version.)

Added a function that you can add/edit apps by tap&holding boxes on the Launcher

Fixed some little bugs

He also provides template for people willing to translate the app to their own languages.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
v1.0.2.4

New version the below was mentioned

DANGER!!

Please EXIT running WkTASK before you install the new version or your device will hang up. To exit WkTASK, tap&hold on the corner and then select 'Functions'->'Exit'.

October 22, 2007

version 1.0.2.4

Fixed a bug that an area at the corner isn't drawed only initially when you use skins

Fixed a bug not to change order of apps in the launcher settings

Fixed a bug not to be immediately apply skin settings
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] voxid:
wktask-translation german

hi together,

wktask

i just startet a translation into german language... but i ve not to much time at the moment... if you want to, you can check the file if you find some failures and help to complete it..

please send me a pn if you want to help...

greets

voxid
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Vincydon:
I like this app. however what i miss is the battery bar of MagicButton.

Any chance it could be implemented?

Thanks

V.:D

O dear my. First post and i forget to say hello!

I'm already an proud http://www.firstloox.org/ member.

And it's good to be here to!:p
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] medkid:
I like this software too, but it's a RAM eater :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Czech and Slovak translation available soon

Hey everybody. I translated the app into Czech and Slovak languages. Hopefully you can download it soon. Have a nice day
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cicciocant:
It's possible translate this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=235169&highlight=backupsms

Thank's
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cliemonster:
RAM eater?

I'm just curious what kind of problems you have with WkTask taking up RAM. I've actually found it to be very light on resources. Usually on my x51v with two to three programs running WkTask takes up about 160-175kb. I compare that to the previsous programs I used, Wisbar Advance3 and IncloseMobile, which both take up to several megs each and seemed to constantly grow and take up more memory. How much RAM is it taking on your machine?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
On my Hermes it takes around 50kb on average, it is one of the most lightweight task managers I have ever used - much much much faster than HTC X button for example.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
Where to put the translations to try out my own?

I see. I am not able to find the programmers E-mail.

So here it is.Ops found it :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freeyayo50:
WkTASK is great.

Which backlight setting do I use to get it to work with the HTC Wizard??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Wizard was sold under the name Qtek 9100 - so this is the one you should use.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freddex:
1007's working fine but 1024 causes my 535 to freeze.

After some diag, suspect the 'animate birth and death od a task' function which causes the problem.

Anybody got this also?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Never turned this feature on... Will try and report.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freeyayo50:
I have tried that setting, but my backlight still will not change. I move the slider up & down and my backlight doesn't change.

Anyone with a Wizard get the backlight feature to work with this app?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] starbase64:
hi,

i seek a command line parameter for wktask.

example:

34#"\Program Files\WkTASK\WkTaskcmd.exe" /e = reboot

34#"\Program Files\WkTASK\WkTaskcmd.exe" /l = launcher

i seek:

34#"\Program Files\WkTASK\WkTaskcmd.exe" /? = close all applications

Can someone help me?

Thanks in advance.

Starbase64
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Sure, Here you go

Start Options

Using double-executing WkTask.exe or WkTaskCmd.exe with start options, you can use some actions as follows:Options	Actions

/n	Shift to the Key operation mode and move focus to the next task

/f	Switch to the next task (like Alt+Tab)

/c	Close a front window

/x	Close a front window (ignored its specific window settings)

/a	Close all tasks on the Task-list

/i	Minimize a front window

/d	Show Today

/m	Show a menu for a front window

/o	Connect/Disconnect(Toggled)

/w	Connect

/r	Rotate

/t	Backlight off

/s	Suspend

/e	Reboot

/b	Show the Brightness/Volume control window

/l	Show the Launcher

To close all ignored their specific window settings, combine '/a' and '/x'.

Found here.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] starbase64:
That is exactly what I am looking for.

Many thanks.

Starbase64
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
New Version

Version 1.0.3.0 out:

version 1.0.3.0

Updated the program launcher that you can flip a page using RIGHT softkey in the mode

(That becomes enable if the launcher doesn't have enough space to show all apps.)

Added new option that the Key-operation mode doesn't quit after a task is closed by BS key

Fixed a bug that an 'Offset from the left edge' is not updated in real time

Fixed an usability when you add apps to the launcher (set unused keys automatically)

Download here.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pietrucci:
I have big problem with the newer versions of WkTask: in some applications I can't use the OK button anymore (doen't respond)!

For example in GSFinder, when I perform a copy action I have to confirm with the OK button in the upper right corner. When I click it, no response.

The last version of WkTask that DOES work is 1.0.0.3.

Any solutions maybe???
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freddex:
It's not the 'animate' function but 1024s'. Going for 1031 hopfully alright. This app is great.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
After testing the animation function for some time I can say that it does not cause anything.... Problem is somewhere else.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c_shekhar:
I fully agree with KarhU. It is the best task manager I have ever used. Though pBar is more light weighted than this but pBar does not close the apps 40% of the time. And it does not have command line paramenters like WkTask. It really really rocks..

Only one trivial prob I have noticed.:-

The right offset is being set by me at 124 where it touches the "G" icon on the top bar. In this setting arrangements any new notification arriving does not get displayed in the top bar since that space is already being occupied by the minimised program icon/buttons.

I suggest if it is dynamically arranged sothat whenever the notification icon is displayed then the total space reserved for displaying the minimised program icon/buttons gets shrunk a bit. Sothat the notification gets visible. After the notification gets cleared then it can again get back to set size/area.

may be the developer likes to give it a thought?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freddex:
This problem's not with 1007, that's why I bring it up here.

The freeze happened during fthouchflo config edit. Then freezed again while flipping around with cube launcher. Tried brought up few apps together. Tried a few resets and done it over again, without running other app. Reinstalled 1007 and did the same, reinstalled 1024 and did the same. I've been detailed enough.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
WkTASK version 1.0.3.1 (October 28, 2007, GMT+9)

October 28, 2007

version 1.0.3.1

Fixed a bug to show incorrect app-names in the launcher mode

Download link is here
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freddex:
1031 is as stable as 1007 so far, even with 'animate' function on.

Opened up all the functional links (and leave them opened) from cube launcher of slither's and szabi's with ftouchflo running... let it sleep... and wake up with all >10apps minimised, worked around with other functions and so on. It still doesn't freeze my 535. Voila!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Pat1981:
is there any guide, how to use this tool?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] muaddip:
Is there a way to remove the labels on the tasks icons that show in the title bar. I think the app names along with the icons takes up to much space, I would rather just see the icon on it's own.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
Next time click a link and inform yourself before asking, Manual
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Pat1981:
I mean SortInchKey!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
try this please.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Sian:
Can anyone share how to go about configuring the SortInchkey? I've tried searching for it on Google but can't find any English version menu.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c_shekhar:
+1

In addition I would prefer plain icon instead of the button. Because it occupies more space whereas the icon takes only 16x16.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Version 1.0.4.0 available for download!

Changes:

Supported a new multilanguage system WITHOUT using MUI files

Added an option to switch lanuguages on the 'About' tab

Fixed a bug that you cannot add applications to the launcher using tap&hold on it

Fixed a problem to waste memory on the launcher

Fixed an algorithm to evaluate running tasks

Fixed layout in the settings

Fixed the colors on the brightness/volume controller

Fixed a bug to set incorrect default skins on QVGA devices
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
The file with all the languages included is a seperate download (1040b) here

Quite confusing. Why not include all the languages in the main download?

The other (first) download only has English and Japanese included!

Do I experience a slower startup with this latest release, or is it me?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c_shekhar:
It still remains in 1040 as well.....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] emes71:
New version Wktask available

change

version 1.0.5.1

Added a function to choose actions when you tap or drag on X/Ok buttons

Added an option to configure font-height of window titles

Increased speed of drawing the task switching

Enhanced the stability

http://soft.photoracer.net/docs/wktask_en.html
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] LordDeath:
nice update :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Indeed, I was waiting for X/Ok button actions to be implemented that when he did I got so used to app default behavior that I set it back to what it was before :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Sian:
Actually you can use FTouchFlo 'down' swipe to minimise the application. :) It works very well.

In addition, for those who has been wanting to close (totally, not minimise) the application using the 'OK' button (hard key), get 'Quickmenu'. It allows that! Combining both, great!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cliemonster:
New Update

Looks like a new update is out!

Minor updates on Nov. 12 at 14:43, GMT+9

ver.1.0.5.1->1.0.5.1e

Added a shortcut in the startup folder automatically when installed

Moved a folder placing skin files to 'My Documents\WkTASK Skins'

Updated some languages in the language pack

I had a little trouble with the swipe function. I can't get the "rotate" function to work, and sometimes a swipe closes whatever program is running, no matter what function its set to. Hopefully this update will help. This program just keeps getting better and better!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] LordDeath:
it seems like there is a new bug:

when i click onto the taskbar entry of an open application it will be minimized. until now: now it shows me the today screen if i do this. that means everything gets minimized, not only that app, i am tapping on :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
New Version availablefor download -ICON ONLY MODE POSSIBLE-

Two updates: ICON ONLY MODE POSSIBLE

version 1.1.0.1

Fixed a bug that the 3D gradation mode does not work

Fixed a bug that an error occurs on some devices, when you tap&hold on the free space of the task-list

version 1.1.0.0

Added a feature to show only icons on the task-list, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied.

* In the portrait-mode

* The task-list has only one task

* The font-height of window titles is set to 0

(When the task-list has only one task and the task is active, its caption is showed next to the icon.)

Improved the gradation of the task-list, which blends in all the theme colors you use

(To fit in the theme, please uncheck 'Force 3D design even if flat theme' and 'Use Custom Color Settings'.)

Fixed size of an arrow icon on the task-list

Fixed an algorithm to resize the task-list

Added a shortcut in the startup folder automatically when installed

Removed an option to animate the task-list

Fixed a bug that long filenames are not completely saved on the specific window settings

Fixed a bug not to show a dialog of edit/add an application when you tap&hold on the launcher

Fixed a bug that the key-operation mode does not quit when you press the Ok button(hardware)

Download here
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sabestian:
Great stuff, but I preferred the previous behaviour (large buttons on the task bar). Much easier to operate with fingers.

The option to CHOOSE from those two modes HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED!

Edit: Pretty, pretty please! :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c_shekhar:
@karhU

Wonderful updates. Now wkTask 1101 has become matchless. Even better than Wisbar light. The commandline parameters have made it THE BEST task manager.

Three cheers to you..
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Kpyto:
1001 - great work!

Keep it! Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
v1.1.01

November 15, 2007

version 1.1.0.1

Fixed a bug that the 3D gradation mode does not work

Fixed a bug that an error occurs on some devices, when you tap&hold on the free space of the task-list

version 1.1.0.0

Added a feature to show only icons on the task-list, when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied.

* In the portrait-mode

* The task-list has only one task

* The font-height of window titles is set to 0

(When the task-list has only one task and the task is active, its caption is showed next to the icon.)

Improved the gradation of the task-list, which blends in all the theme colors you use

(To fit in the theme, please uncheck 'Force 3D design even if flat theme' and 'Use Custom Color Settings'.)

Fixed size of an arrow icon on the task-list

Fixed an algorithm to resize the task-list

Added a shortcut in the startup folder automatically when installed

Removed an option to animate the task-list

Fixed a bug that long filenames are not completely saved on the specific window settings

Fixed a bug not to show a dialog of edit/add an application when you tap&hold on the launcher

Fixed a bug that the key-operation mode does not quit when you press the Ok button(hardware)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] LordDeath:
fixed with the new build :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] alexala:
Great app!!!!thank you very much! I have a request...can i have two separated offset from the edges per the landscape and for the portrait?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hendrixus:
new release 1.1.7.0

November 24, 2007

version 1.1.7.0

Added a battery gauge on the upper bar

(All contributors to the development can customize the color gradation like this.)

Added an option to switch the presented type of the task-list (Default: PC style)

Added an option that the task-list always shows up (Default: always show up)

Changed the display method of captions of inactive tasks into the semi-transparent one

Improved the response of closing tasks

Fixed some little bugs

Check it out HERE
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sabestian:
Great! PC Style is back! I'm testing it right now.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Sane:
Seems to be running faster than the previous version. WKTask is the shiznit!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paranoid2007:
JBed Java ist not shown on the task bar, when minimized for the first time. When it's minimized a second time, the task is shown. Still worked in v1.040. Maybe tasks are handled differently now in v1.170.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mountain King:
Also happend with SIM Manager.

waku please fix it.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] casouzaj:
With previous versions, I was able to kill one of the phone applications, which always keep hanging around after a single phone call, in order to free up memory. Phone is not shown as a running task anymore! Why? :confused:

For what I remember, that very old and simple PocketNav application, by Scott Seligman (http://scottandmichelle.net/scott/cestuff.html), from my PocketPC 2003 days, was able to show more than one phone applications running (like history, dialer, etc.).

WkTask is a very useful task manager, though. One of the best available these days! Congratulations, Waku, and thanks a lot!

Cheers!

Carlos
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freddex:
Killing the phone application, your device won't receives calls properly. Will it?

Try TaskManager v2.8 from FdcSoft which shows a list of running processes and the possibiltity of ending the selected process. It's feee.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] casouzaj:
Ok, freddex. I have TaskMgr, in fact v2.7. I'm aware it can kill any processes. However, it must be started and spend some time gathering system informations. I mean, it is a startable application like any other. I also knoow I could keep it as a running application, but it would mean more memory being consumed on my Exec.

My point is that WkTask, by its turn, is running all the time and, what I see as a big plus, it shows the running tasks at the tittle bar. Why not show all of them by default, then? If one doesn't want to see the phone app (or any other) he/she could set it to stay hidden, anyway.

About your worries on the phone application being killed, please, believe me, I've already done it in previous WkTask versions (in fact, I had to terminate it). As soon as a call came in (or I started a new call by pressing the phone hw or sw buttons), the phone process was automatically started again.

Just a thought...

Cheers!

Carlos
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rob.ocelot:
Excellent update!

I've noticed that WkTask overlays on top of the regular title bar text -- is there any way clear the title bar underneath of all text?

I've noticed that programs with long process names (eg Resco Explorer 2007) show part of the title bar text in the area where the notification icon is.

Also related to this is that it seems WkTask doesn't play nice with the notification icon. When there's no notification icon present WkTask doesn't reclaim the extra space (like it does when the clock size changes). This also contributes to the title bar text bleeding.

So there are two ways to address this problem:

1) Suppress the regular title bar text (or perhaps truncate it so it doesn't bleed over into notification icon area).

2) Add an option for WkTsk adjust the width when the notification icon appears/disappears (preferably user selectable as some users might find the width changes when notification icons pop up irritating)

Other than these two minor visual niggles, the program is running great!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c_shekhar:
+1....regards...c_shekhar
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] freddex:
I remember when installed WkTask for the very first time, the phone app was there in the tittle bar. I choosed to hide it - and it did once and forever...

Could it be... unless you do a hard reset or uninstall and clean up registry. Got what I mean?

Some apps just won't close fully (eg. excel, tmail, ...) and kept running in the background. Eventhough wktask killed it, task mgr still shows it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c_shekhar:
I also have observed this kind of behavior. After closing the application using wktask the task list shows the icon. But, when we touch the icon then it vanishes.

secondly, with the ver 1170 the X button sometimes does not show. So i have gone back to ver 1101.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KarhU:
Version 1.1.7.3 is out:

Changed to separately show tasks of poutlook.exe (Calender, Task and Contact apps)

Improved the algorithm to evaluate tasks

Improved switching speed of tasks

Adjusted caption color of inactive tasks

Added some backlight parameters and fixed the way to control brightness

Added a shortcut to execute the launcher into the Start menu

Changed an icon of WkTaskCmd.exe

Fixed a bug to display incorrect kind of X/Ok buttons in rare cases

Fixed a bug to indicate a different cursor on the launcher in spots

Available for download here.