[HTC Excalibur] IMSMS:
CSWROE is the man ;-)

The reason behind not placing an icon -

ON THE Tmobile DASH/HTC S620/710, the icon appears when you have incoming SMS (by default, the outlook inbox is exactly what CSWROE explained - I am referring to your default system inbox - it is an "outlook" inbox - because you are using Windows Mobile, I refer to it as the default outlook inbox).

The default icon can represent SMS or MMS. I did not implement an icon because MMS is entirely separate from SMS. You would get confused to which inbox (IMSMS' or the default mms inbox) had new incoming messages.

SMS Notify Other Applications is meant as a "courtesy option" - to be nice to other programs that also collect incoming messages - rather than have NO option to pass the message along to other applications, IMSMS can be configured to pass a copy.

You must think in terms of Instant Messaging - there is no "preview" because you are viewing instant messages.

You may want to visit the home site for the online tutorials - just to elaborate on some of the features:

*SMS notifications - in case you missed sender's messages. Audio alerts as well.

* Dynamic Alerts - it's basically caller ID - will display a list of friends that has messaged you but you aren't viewing at the moment.

* Enable Messages Instant Update - allows messages to appear instantly even if you aren't chatting with the friend sending you the message.

* One View - enables you to have all messages appear in one view rather than separate views - IMSMS will also separate the messages respectively so when you disable One View, your chat logs will still get updated.

* SMS archiving - allows you to back up all your messages - and be reviewed on a desktop pc - OR inside your phone -the core engine wraps the logs into XML and you can either use the IMSMS Log Viewer program or make your own XML parser to view the messages.

There are numerous VIDEOS demonstrating the process flow of IMSMS. I took time to make these so anyone interested in NOT READING how-to documents can visit the tutorials.

In all, these are just some of the features - IMSMS has alot of features - when you use the program extensively, you will understand the design a bit more. On the Smartphone, you don't have a touchscreen for navigation - being FAST and able to switch friends/logs is very effective in IMSMS (I believe so).

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I designed the program to try to accomodate everyone. I don't know about other applications out there that has as many features as IMSMS - it even supports multi-languages and common customizations.

I know there are some who may not like IMSMS - You are free to use whatever you like - I personal see a huge number of features for as little as $0. I am happy if more than one person on this planet uses IMSMS - I'm happy to build upon it.

Like I said before, please be patient with the program - I am designing some custom components - when it is all ready to go, I guarantee you that there will be no other sms threading program on this planet at least that is FREE that can match IMSMS' entire package.

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If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I'm more than happy to ensure you get what you ask for. Features, you name it - I will try to accomodate.

Thanks again for all your support - CSWROE - thank's for helping out with the questions. I will post up an FAQ

BTW - if you guys don't mind letting me know - do you guys like the tutorials/videos/guides?

I will be adding more and more guides- remember, it's used to help those who have no experience and really toned down for the neutral tech folks - all you smart people will probably say it's too darn easy ;)