[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] IMSMS:
IMSMS is now 1.0b1!

(go to post #1) for new link!

here's what's happening:

Changes in 1.0b1:

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TOO MANY TO LIST HERE:

But, highlights are:

* 100% compatible with you phone book! That means whatever number you have in your phone book for the person you are messaging will be tracked by IMSMS!

* No more +1 country codes, etc. You leave your phone book as-is!

* AUTO START IMSMS when incoming messages arrive - that means you don't have to start IMSMS program to receive messages - when an incoming message arrives, it will auto start IMSMS and track your messages ;)

* Accepts all incoming messages regardless if they are in your friends list or not. No more anonymous logs to deal with!

* 90% code revision to the IMSMS engine - (there's a separate library to work with in the future) - released 1.0 final.

* improved multi -threading fixes and now should be a bit more robust

* Menu system is compacted

* Easier to manage friends list

* Dynamic alerts are super improved!

* new incoming/outgoing sounds

...there are many internal fixes - and bugs are still being tracked and optimisations are still ongoing.

Some notes:

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* in this current version, you will experience some slowdown issues when searching for contacts via your phone book (Action->Manage->Manage Friends). This is due to lack of optimisations - I had to bug out other core engine issues first - this is really minor because you don't spend much time managing your list anyway in this improved version!

* Emoticons are a pain in the butt - I will revise a different approach to this. It's off by default - due to the way PocketIE handles images on smartphones

* You will notice a "lag" when you hit the middle button to SEND/or the from the ACTION->SEND MESSAGE - You will hear a sound to identify your message is sending....but you will lag for a second or two - this is part anti-spam/flood feature - but also an IMSMS engine threading issue - that is still being decided at the moment. It's totally normal.

* AUTO START ON MESSAGE RECEIVED (inside, the MENU->Settings->Preferences menu, is where you should check if you want IMSMS to auto start whenever you get an incoming SMS. You will need to restart IMSMS after you enable this in order for it to work. You will also do the same when you disable it.

* The "HELP" menu will be redone.

* Custom sounds is coming real soon

* Multi-language is being tested right now

* PocketPC specific version is almost finished as well

* SMS data counters are coming in b2

* group send feature is being worked on as well and will be in b3

* Last but not least, due to the 90% code revision, it was decided this way because in version 2.0, there will be another IMSMS version that will utilize

custom graphics - the UI will be utilizing the IMSMS library.

There may be one or two buggys left out - but if you find them, please let me know. My email address is in the HELP->About menu. It's also on the new website.

TUTORIAL IS COMING SHORTLY. If you feel that you are a hogwarts supreme wizard, go ahead and try 1.0b1 without a manual. It should be the same as the previous builds except that it's much improved. The manual will include video demonstration for the ones who don't want to read text ;)

Thank you all for your support, email me anytime for comments - good and bad :)

---DSO