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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jasonfilmfan:
Thanks for the update. I seem to have an issue. When I select a whole folders in my menu, it does not show the links I would expect, but rather it show User, System, Network from the settings menu. It worked fine with the previous betas.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Strange... If at all, this should only happen for subdirectories of \Windows\Start menu. It was meant as workaround to get the "Settings" folder in the start menu to work properly. Since there's no way to get the name of that folder, I assumed that any subdirectory of the start menu that isn't "Programs" (or localization) or a subfolder of it is the Settings folder. I'll look into it later this week (probably thursday).

Something completely different:

Attached is an updated manual. Please check if there's anything wrong, missing, or could be explained better (please with example, I'm also not 100% happy with all of it, but couldn't find better words...).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Puckmeister:
i get the same issues, i thought i did something wrong cause right before installing i did a hard reset. switched back to version 17 and everything is fine again
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Folder bug should be fixed now... (and some other bugs...)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Noonski:
Well it Took me a while.

But finally had the time to test it.

Ehn i edit the .mbi files in Note pad. (even renaming to .txt first)

I always need to take out the first two bytes of the file in a hex editor so it shows up correctly.

Is this default behavior or do you have another tip on editing the MBI files directly on the PC?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] havocnl:
Try opening them in a more advanced text editor like Notepad++

The first two bytes are header bytes of the file, which indicates a slightly different structure (for the header) then normal text. Notepad doesn't understand it, but more advanced notepad-like-apps will. Notepad++ is my favorite ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xan:
I'm glad to see Mort posting here, I just love his player :)

Appreciate your work, wont hestiate to check the buttons out.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Those first two bytes are inserted by many editors (afaik including Notepad++) to indicate Unicode files. (They're called BOM, Byte-order mark, by the way...)

MortButtons simply writes the data as strings as they're in memory in Windows Mobile, i.e. Unicode without BOM. So if the editor inserts it, it must be removed. Since the .mbi files usually aren't edited manually, I didn't care to support other formats, like Unicode with BOM or UTF8 (with or without BOM). (Opposed to e.g. translation files, where the BOM is supported since 2.5 iirc.)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cal-El:
.mbi

Sorry for being such a noob to this, but where do I place the .mbi file?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
If you don't know, usually you shouldn't do anything with them... ;-)

They're located in MortButtons' main directory (\Program files\MortButtons or similar) for the main menus, and in "Submenus" folder for added menus.

But you really should only modify them directly when you know what you're doing and there's no better way for it...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
MortButtons V2.6 is released.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gerald_s:
And with a lot more features:

***************************

V2.6

Support of contacts (incl. contact images)

Faster transitions

More settings for individual menus

Better support of user added menus

Several minor improvements and bugfixes

Simple Today plugin

*****************************

Thank you so much for all your efforts, Mort.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tmz:
Mort, I love your app so much it rocks.. I have a skin question, Can I skin the launch buttons ? The 1,2,3,4,5, and so on. Thanks. If so what size . And I use 2.5

Thanks so much for a great app.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
No, you can't skin Windows' program manager, pardon, "Programs menu"... ;)

In V2.6, you can set alternative names and icons for the main menus. If an alternative name is given, a corresponding link is created in the MortButtons start menu folder. If the icon is from a DLL or EXE, it's also used for that link - other icons (incl. ".ico") aren't supported by Windows Mobile, so there's no way to support them there... However, the icons (and names) will be used for menu refrences in MortButtons.

Hope that helps a bit...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Shalese07:
Great app!! I've been looking for something like this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dingolino:
Running Tasks - Laufende Programme

Hi,

on my Xperia X1 with Mort button 2.6 I have a strange effect on the "running Task" - "Laufende Programme" with the Button for

"Programm beenden" - "Close Program"

Allthough I have marked this button as visible in settings, it is not shown on the screen at all.

The button "closing all Programs" is shown if I mark it in settings as well as the other one "close all but active".

Any idea?

I did allready a reinstall with delete of my settings, but no change.

dingolino
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] flaviopac:
When did you release this new version?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Maybe you activated MortButtons from a program that can't be closed, like the Today screen or the "Programs"/"Programme" folders (WM crashes if it's tried to close those windows). Or your device delivers the running processes in the wrong order, so MortButtons can't find out which was the previously running.

@flaviopac: Shortly before I write that post, so somewhere in the middle of November.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dingolino:
edit: ok, if I start Mort Button via the today plugin (also on the X1 from 2nd today) the button is there and once I have done this and start it via the hardwarebutton (mapped from AE Button Plus) it is still there. Will see after a softreset what is going on

I have to check this.

On the Xperia I am starting MortButton over a redefined button (AE Button Plus).

On my Kaiser I am starting MortButton from the today plugin which is running in 2ndtoday and here I have all the buttons.

Will double check on the X1

dingolino
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
V2.62 brings some minor changes, mostly for those with VGA devices.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bylee:
Yup! (at least on the i910)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bylee:
Mortbuttons runs fine on my omnia i910, but tends to be unstable when addiing/removing/editing the entries. In fact, if I spend more than a few minutes tweaking the entries, I'll almost certainly freeze/crash the whole phone at some point requiring a reset/battery pull. Fortunately, I have not experienced any crashes while actually using mortbuttons as a launcher, so 99% of the time the program is solid.

-Ben
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Which version do you use? Several bugs regarding the entry management were removed with the latest few updates.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bylee:
I'm using version 2.62, which seems to be the most recent on sto-helit?

I also think I found a separate bug? I just created a page of "call" contacts, and while doing so, I noticed the entry manager fields at the bottom don't update when you select a different entry. This is odd, because the same fields do update correctly when I select an application entry rather than a contacts entry. I've also experienced several more crashes while fiddling with other sets of mort buttons, so these appear to be separate issues?

But aside from these configuration hiccups, mortbuttons runs perfectly, and I love it! Thank you Mort!

-Ben

PS. I also use mortscripts! Thank you for that as well!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nursie:
My question is similar to TMZ, but I'm hoping it's possible for me. I'm using my original diamond ROM. In the programs tabs of TF3D, I have buttons 1-5 set individually. I need to be able to change those icons. I have set icons & names to them, but it doesn't show in the programs tab.

What an awesome program. A must-have. I've been spending so much time playing with MB, I haven't tried out your others. Can't wait to try out mort player.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tmz:
I did it with SK Manger, Hope that Helps T M Z

http://skkvsoftware.com/index.html?sksmgr/m_sksmgr.html
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nursie:
Thank you so much! I'm going to give it a try now.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] knownboyofno:
Mort,

I have a quick question...this is a post from htctoucher which has the honeycomb shape. I was wondering is this possible with MortButtons. (By the way LOVE it just start really playing with it!)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
No, MortButtons only supports rectangular icon areas. I think it'd be possilbe to support hexagon shapes with some efford, but the used graphic functions are too slow to enable smooth scrolling, so half of the usage (see there's more when there are partly shown entries) wouldn't work with MortButtons...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] knownboyofno:
Thanks Mort...I thought as much.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] utak3r:
Here's the Polish language for MortButtons 2.62.

Additionaly, Polish users can download my custom CAB file at mobione.pl forum:

http://forum.mobione.pl/index.php/topic,8694.0.html
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dagordon:
I really love MortButtons.

But 2.62 is crashing very frequently on my stock Fuze. When not even using MortButtons I'll often get the error message "A problem has occurred with MortButtons.exe" with the option to send an error report. If I just close the message everything seems to work fine.

I had to hard reset my phone due to another issue and the problem is still happening.

Anyone else having this issue?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] atomic2mod:
yup, it's not playing nice on either my TP or my Diamond either. Too bad, cause it's a great program!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bparent:
Similar error message on starting

Every time I have to start MortButtons I get an error message with offer to send an error report. I cancel it and everthing works fine until I have to run MortButtons again. Love the program, but wish this annoyance could be fixed. I have a Verizon XV6800.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nhshah7:
hi guys,

i've had mortbuttons installed for weeks, it's great! BUT i just started having this same problem THIS MORNING on my tp. didn't make any changes or anything, just walking to work and i get this stupid error. anyone have any idea what's causing it? other than removing the program, suggestions on how to fix it?

it's a big pain in the butt :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dagordon:
It's the "stay in memory" feature that seems to be causing the crashes. If you uncheck the option in

Setup -> Extended -> Stay in memory (faster after first start)

it seems to fix the problem. But, of course, it then takes the button screens a bit longer to load.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thetiltedKaiser:
Issue with MortButtons 2.62

Greetings Mort-

I'm an appreciative fan of MortScript & MortPlayer, I recently discovered MortButtons and wanted to test out v2.6 on my tilt running the stock At&t WM 6.1 rom. I'm running into a problem of all the buttons failing to perform any meaningful operation. In other words, I press the button, the title bar flashes to the name of the button, but nothing happens. I've tried installing to main memory/storage card, tried executing the button from the today screen via the plugin, from the program menu via start>programs, from explorer>programs, and via quickmenu a start menu replacement application. All with the same result of a flashing title bar, and no observable change. To further clarify, this behavior occurs for all of the numbered buttons 1-5 and the specialized buttons settings/setup/tasks.

I've read the manual but am not able to rectify this problem, so I'm posting here hoping you can help me out.

Thanks.

Just a quick update, when I press a button, in addition to the title bar name change, the softkeys change, to exit/menu, if i press menu they switch to exit/about if i press about I get a spash screen w/ the version info. still nothing coming close to expected operation.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] andylayo:
Task list/manager icons

Hi Mort

I tried mortbuttons about a year ago and stupidly discarded it.Now im back on it and love it!.:D

I also think its great that you spend your valuable time answering peoples questions (even the one you have allready answered before).

Do you think future versions could customize task list icons?, or read the customized icons from the menus?

Its the only unattractive part of mortbuttons.Especially when some programs have no icon. (poutlook.exe).

Hope to hear from you soon and love your work.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blacksource:
hello, i have a problem uninstalling mortbuttons. When i uninstall it, even with sktools, there stays a directory of MB in start menu with few buttons inside, but no search can find it. Is there any possibility to remove it? I have htc touch diamond2. Thanks for any help.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] richardsoffice:
I have exactly the same problem

Yes I have exactly the same problem on my Touch Diamond, I’ve tried everything I can think of such as Reg. entries, Mort’s Forum but no answer from here so far! :confused:

It should be easy for a knowledgeable person:cool: to tell us how to remove spurious items from . . . the programs folder or wherever?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] richardsoffice:
found the answer myself

OK so I’ve found the answer myself!:cool: Delete the Mortbuttons folder in Windows/Start Menu. But I couldn't see this folder using my phones file manager I did it synchronised to my PC
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ttm1:
6 button version

could we hv 6 button version rather than the 12 button version

because 12 button in one page is too many and too small.

thxs.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bululu:
I know this thread is pretty old and probably also already dead, but i am in desperate search of a mortbutton exe file. Any Version is welcome - of course newest one mostly.

Any chance to get it here @ xda?

I found already a cab file but i cant use it in my cars navigation system windows mobile. I need only the executable...:(

As MortButtons is freeware and developers website is offline i assume its ok to add the files here for your convinience.

You can find here for download:

- Mortbuttons 2.62.cab

- MortButtons 2.62 Manual PDF

- Manual/HowTo create MortButtons 2.6 Skins PDF

If you liked the download: clicking on the thankyou-button wont harm you and makes my day happier. :)

best regards,

B
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
I have a feeling that people might get all 'retro' in a minute.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bqst:
You can extract the exe from the cab file. Google for instructions for whichever platform you're using.

I'll kick off the retro reminiscing, as I do miss using mortscript and mortbuttons. 8-)

-Ben
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
There's no soft reset entry currently. You might use a simple MortScript or another 3rd party tool (e.g. WisBar Advanced, PocketPlus, or PHM tools offer a reset link) for now.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
New beta with some eye candy...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
And some more, faster, and better configurable eye candy... ;) (2.51b2)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
Does it support the 'ok' hardware button when youre using an app? How long before we can see a dedicated today plugin that can have colour coded icons? i use it in my HTC Home but it shows identical icons.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
The 'ok' button just hides MortButtons. I didn't see the use to let it run the selected app when the action button does the same and is usually more easy to use.

In applications started by MortButtons, it does whatever the app want's it to do, the behaviour's not modified in any way.

I didn't quite see the need for it, since there are so many today launcher plugins around which enable you to select any icon you want, like cLaunch, rlToday, PocketPlus, iLauncher, UltimateLaunch, ...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
How do you propose I can change the buttons to look different on the HTC Home? I some times press the wrong one.:p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
I don't use HTC Home, so I've no clue how the icons can be changed there.

I guess you could do it by editing the .lnk files and adding "?\path\to\icons.dll,-resourceId", but that's a quite awkward way...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
2.51b3.

- Small today plugin (deactivated by default)

- Icons configurable for default menus

- If own titles for default menus are used, icons in "Programs" menu (in MortButtons) are created

- Small bugfixes
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
:D:D

Mort, youre a genius. I can now have access to at least 72 apps with two button presses.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
In case you didn't notice: If you tap&hold in the today plugin, you can remove the labels, use small icons, and run setup and button overview menus.

If a "real icon" (i.e. from exe or dll) is used, it's also included in the created link, i.e. the entry "1" in Start menu - Programs - MortButtons would have that icon. Can't help with images, because links are up to the system...

How do you like the animations? ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
The animations are good, but can they be set to around 150? Id like to animate the exit as well. Got me some new iPhone themes to spruce it up.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Only by hacking the registry... ;)

I don't think it'd be much use to include such a short duration. On most devices, the animations would be over before one would notice them.

Sorry, bad chance for that. For the Today plugin, it's quite easy - I know from where it's invoked, so I can transit from the current display contents and button location. But on exit, I don't know what to transit to. The Today screen could be changed (clocks, missed call/SMS counters, dropdowns like PocketPlus, ...) or some other program might wait in background.

Besides, usually you run another program from MortButtons, so you wouldn't see the animation anyway. It might even confuse the invoked program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] christophe.taranotte:
Hi,

Thank you for this software.

I have tried the today plugin on a p3300 with original French WM6.

It works nicely but a bigger size for the icons/buttons and two or three additional rows would be better.

regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Well, I wanted to offer something quite simple for the basic needs. I don't want to compete with tools like cLaunch or PocketPlus...

With the labels, the biggest trouble is that Windows is too stupid to allow an automatic word wrap when the label's centered (Gates know why, it shouldn't be much different from the working one when the text's left bound...), so I'd have to do all the wort wrapping, positioning, etc. myself. (Not impossible, but nasty...)

I just uploaded a new beta that spreads the icons equally if any are disabled (in menu settings), so the label area becomes wider, too.

Additionally, it fixes a bug with DPad selection and shouldn't flicker as much as the previous version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sian:
Hi Mort

I have some problem selecting icon for the various 'Button'. It doesn't seem to centralise in the 'box' when you select the icon. I can only see the top left corner. The icon is 32 x 32 pixels, gif file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sian:
Also, can anyone tells me how to set up the skin and icons like the first post of this page - iphone style?

I only have a roll of 'round icons' for the buttons, but the applications did not appear.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] juiceppc:
Mort, I love you. :D

You are a PPC legend.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] christophe.taranotte:
I do appreciate your efforts. I think that Mortbuttons is just the best launcher around.

I also think that Mortbuttons could still be perfected while staying in line with

your minimalist approach.

I just installed 2.51b4. So far so good :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
Tap and hold one of the buttons and select icon. I stored my icons on the Storage Card and keep chopping and changing as I please.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Where? In the icon selection, the menu item list, or when using the menus? Or all of them?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Um, that's for PocketPlus... ;)

For MortButtons, you can edit icon and label in the menu settings of the main program. They're also used in generated MortButton menus (main menu, context menu, etc.).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pi3ch:
Mort! I always love your coding! your softwares are robust and fully customizable ;) keep working man!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sian:
Hi

I think I mistaken the icons listed above the 'Buttons' in the diagram as 'short cuts' appearing after one taps on the 'Button'.

I have no problem getting the 'Buttons' appearing on the Today screen. It would be nice if there's an option to 'wrap' the Buttons to the second line.. cos' I used it in the Pocket Breeze.:p

Anyway, thanks Mort for this great application.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
Sometimes the today plugin doesnt come on after reset. When I check today settings the plugin is selected then when I go back to the Today screen it re-appears again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Very strange... There shouldn't be any difference between startup and leaving today settings.

The plugin's installed to the \Windows directory, so access troubles after reset shouldn't matter, too...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Just to tandalize you: The next beta will improve contact handling.

I.e. show contact pictures on WM5+ (only for newly created or updated menu entries, existing ones don't have the necessary informations), display contact information dialog (WM5+ only, WM2003 didn't have it), using current numbers/mails from contacts, generated contacts menus (e.g. SMS to all contacts with categories as submenus, call contacts in "Friends", etc.), ...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Here you are... (and all your contacts - if you want it ;)) - b6
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vphreeze:
i am looking to make an 8 button setup (2 columns of 4 buttons) like the "8 button comm manager" floating around these forums. the attached picture shows what i got so far, but i was curious if it was possible to make it full screen.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
No, fullscreen isn't supported so far. In my experience, this usually causes more troubles than it's worth. Softkeys wouldn't work, all the info of the title bar is missing, sometimes (esp. on older systems) other application windows get resized from/to fullscreen, and so on...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
b7

- Images are resized proportionally

- Support of contacts without category in category menu

- Fixed memory leaks in contact handling
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vphreeze:
here is my skin i made that i posted the pic of in my earlier post. there is the one above and a flat black variation to match my rlToday skin too. it only has settings for large buttons in portrait mode, so feel free to make any modifications you need to. also, if you don't mind repost it here is you change it much.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pi3ch:
Mort, I found MortButten very buggy in my device! Many times when I clicked on buttons on today plugin I got blank, freeze or black screen. Also I have much memory usage.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
Do you already use b7? I found some memory leaks in b6, but in b7 everything should be fine...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] TacoLoco:
yeah I love this app its a very good cube alternative and has even a nice task switcher and today.. but how can I change the icons in the today plugin??

keep up the good work, now I'm using allready two Mort apps :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mort:
It uses the icons set for the corresponding menu, i.e. what's set in MortButtons' menu configuration ("Edit menus", "Menu settings", iirc). Same goes for the label, btw.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pi3ch:
I will try b7 and tell you the result. I hope this take me back on MortButton