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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Hey gps-lover,

Thanks for the re-inclusion of landscape support. Couple of bugs though. Notably, if I switch from portrait to landscape while the program is active and then tap on the desktop, it freezes. If I tap on any other thumbnail it goes to that one but then a couple seconds later automatically switches back to Dynamo.

Lastly, in response to your question about how I see background support, I don't think you need a library of pictures or anything, I simply want to be able to specify portrait and landscape background images in the default.txt file. There are multiple different resolutions to various phones, but I'm not sure how that is an issue. Presumably any end-user would know to set an image of appropriate dimensions, and if not it could always just be stretched to fit-to-screen or whatever.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Edit the dafault.txt file under the themes directory. Last two items are exclusion lists. Just add S2U2 to the window exclusion list and restart the program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
i don't have this situation on my Diamond. everything works ok. anyone else guys with the same problem?

ok, if you wish, i'll do it in a couple of days. not a big deal.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] egzthunder1:
@gps-lover,

First of all, I love this little app. This is truly one of the few things that was missing from my beloved BA. I have a small request (which I am not even sure if it is possible). Do you think that you can get the snapshots in a cover flow style scroll instead of the snapshots in a grid array? (sort of like Vista). I know it might not be the most functional thing in the world, but I am a sucker for eye candy :D

If nothing else, this app is kick a^@!! Keep it up!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike21pr:
this would be a good feature, mostly eye candy but nevertheless

an option to arrange panels in coverflow like xperia and PCM Image Viewer
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manaaa:
hello,

i really wanted to try your visual task manager, but since im testing and flashing all the time i never came up with installing this seemingly nice programm.

also, i see daily bugfixes and stuff. is there any ToDo list from you? or is this project far away from a final version?

rgds,

mana
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Fantastic! Thanks dude. Really looking forward to this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vaiko666:
So great app ;)

As many, would love to see antother transistion like a 3D flip ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] savior02:
ok i installed this taskfacade and uninstalled it now everytime i turn on my pda i get a notification error cannot execute taskfacade.exe......how do i fix this??? i went through the registryand program files and didnt find anything! please help
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Check to see if there's a link to it under\windows\startup. If so, delete it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] savior02:
i already checked theres nothing of it in my startup folder..plus its not everytime i reboot this happens..its everytime i turn on my screen....it really annoying and i would hate to hard reset right now..thanks for your suggestion though....if u have other ones please advise!!!! thanksssss
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vaiko666:
Same probleme after removing... :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
Notification Problem Walkthrough

OMG!!! You're pretty fast to do hard resets! :)

anyway, it's my fault.

please install TF once again, launch it and close it properly before uninstall.

for this, enter the tile mode and press OK button in the upperright corner of the screen.

after this, you can uninstall.

sorry for troubles, i will fix it in a few days so that you do not face the problem in any case.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vaiko666:
Was so easy.... lol ;) Thanks !!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
was luck for me to visit the thread right now. otherwise, bad things could happen... :D

sorry for inconvinience, and pity to see you uninstalling ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vaiko666:
Unfortunately, experienced somes bugs with my Diamond, maybe I didn't understand everything with my poor english. But, following the thread since it starts and looking forward to see what'll happen next ;)

Great work !!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] flitzjoy:
Only I are having problems setting show on wakeup = false?

Its my only complain about this version.

And yes, I already saved the file and soft reseted the phone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rogmar:
Hi.

Does this Dynamo work with TouchFlo 2D?

I've got TF2D on my Kaiser and now i've installed Dynamo but it doesn't change one bit (ie no small boxes to switch to and from) ,is this because

TocuhFlo 2D won't allow another program to work simultaneously?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
didn't find any problems in your config file.

anyway, please update to the new version, then re-check.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
looks cool :)

just one question, why do you call task facade TS ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
:eek:

have troubles by myself to memorize it. :cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
what is the "cover flow style"? the 3D task switcher that Vista has?

if yes, then not possible. even the today's graphics is too much. people complain of speed.

let's wait for pentium IV RM (Really Mobile)! ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
where should i put the xml file and the program then? not here at xda-developers? i don't have my web-space...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] flitzjoy:
Thanks gps-lover! This version is working properly! Nice app!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
ok, good! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] egzthunder1:
Think about S2P, that is what I meant by "cover flow style". Scrolling with your fingers through the screen shots. I am eagerly waiting for the pIV RM (although I don't think I will be able to afford it, so my BA will have to do in the meantime :D)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
:)

still don't get it precisely.

do you mean a style where you see 1 app at the time? (sorry, i'm not using S2P)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] itsallsubliminal:
gps-lover, thanks for coming out with so many updates! This is GREAT! Grondinm and i were dying for this app months back and you brought it back!! Thanks!

I do have one suggestion, a scrolling between open task pages kinda like the nvidia Tegra would be REAAAALLY cool,

But my main suggestion is to give a "button-Like" pressing feature when tapping on one of the screen shots. That will make it feel much more intuitive with these touch screen devices!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
detached Dynamo-3 program into another thread for less confusion:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=433009
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] egzthunder1:
Take a look at this video. It should give you an idea of what I am talking about...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9EgXcvp5Ug

BTW, I installed v .5 and it works fine with the exception that it gives me an error when the device wakes up

"Notification Error

Cannot Execute Program Files\TaskFacade\taskfacade.exe"

I have it installed in my SD, which judging from the error, it seems that the program is looking for the app in \program files regardless of where you installed it to begin with...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] motisu:
Same situation here. I also installed on the SD and get the same error.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
I installed .5 and now it is freezing my phone after a soft-reset. I'd give you an error message, but I can't since I now am unable to load up my phone. Could you look at this for the next release please? I think it might be a conflict between s2u2 and the start on wakeup feature.

Edit: Yeah, finally managed to get into it and disable the auto-wakeup feature and now my phone is ok again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
now i see.

sorry, for now don't think it's worth it to implement such things in an ordinary task switcher.

you are absolutely right on the reason. will fix it in the next version. meanwhile, please install these 200 Kb into the main memory.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rogmar:
Where is config?

Where do i find the config?

Thanks for this gps-lover.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zonsoft:
Thanks! The seems program is very useful - and quite small footprint.

How can I write several banned process names or banned window names in config - what's the correct syntax?

What's the proper way to hide ActiveSync, Phone and Start in TF, not hiding Manila?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Read the thread. Edit the config file and add those names to the banned window list. Like "=Activesync,Phone,Start"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] p50kombi:
Memory usage?

Hey GPS-Lover..

As I said before, great little program..

Only downside for me..it's not a little program :)

I mean, it's a super task switcher, it just takes up a lot of memory (1,5 mb +)

Is there any way to minimize the memory footprint?

I allready use snapshot frequency 0

and snapshot quality 50...but still it uses a lot...

GPS-Lover, or anyone elkse...any ideas on how to minimize memory usage?

Thanks....

Keep up the good work!! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
use a qvga device ? ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] p50kombi:
I am...any other suggestions?

Thanks... am using a Hermes... :)

That's why the memory footprint is an issue..not enough in my little device.. :D

Any other ideas???
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mst46:
Same error for me with german OS. I have installed Task Facade in the directory:

\Programme - but it is looking for taskfacade.exe in \Program Files.

This will most probably be a problem for all localized OS.

/mst
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JukEboXAuDiO:
OK BIG PROBLEM

I have S2U2 installed and when I press the power button to my phone S2U2 shows and then 1 second after Taskfacade runs and gives me all the windows that are open. I Didn't even click the button to open Task Facade. What do I do?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JukEboXAuDiO:
I have added it to the default.txt file to be false and that seemed to work. But now I can't get it to ignore Active synce and desktop. I got it to block s2u2 but it still shows activesync. Helpo?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JukEboXAuDiO:
Ok here is the latest issue.

Here is my config.txt

// You can have several themes.
// The current theme must be located in themes\Current directory together with all its files, incl. images.
// The main file of the theme is config.txt
//
// All lines starting with // are comments.
// Empty lines are ignored.
//
// Do not remove any of the fields.
// If you wish them empty, simply do not write anything after '=',
// like: banned window names=
//
// All colors are in the format r,g,b with values between 0 and 255.
// Booleans must be either 'true' or 'false'.
// the background color
background color=54,54,54

// optional background images
// if specified, they must meet the following requirements:
// - both files must exist
// - sizes must be the same when rotated
// - the portrait image must really be portrait, not landscape (and vice versa)
// - size must be equal to the screen resolution
background image portrait=background portrait 640x480.png
background image landscape=background landscape 640x480.png

// how often an update snapshot should be taken (in seconds).
// minimal value: 0 = never.
// note that if 0 is set TaskFacade will still take pictures when you switch to a new app
// and when you activate TaskFacade (which is IMHO enough).
snapshot update rate=5

// lower values reduce quality
// but result in less memory being used by TaskFacade
snapshot quality=100

// show applications titles
show titles=true
// the color of the title font
title color=0,255,0

// Width of a minimal gap between snapshots.
gap width=4

// how fast animation should be
// 1 means Off
// 3 means Fastest
// 5 means Fast (default)
// ...etc
// 10 means smoothest
animation rate=5

// during which time does the program wait for user's second click.
// it means a delay for a single click handling.
// minimum is 100 ms, maximum can not be more than your OS setting (usually 600 ms).
double click time=600

// how long should the user press the screen for the program to treat his action as a long tap
// the long tap is used for marking the process for closing.
// minimum is 300 ms, maximum is 1000 ms.
long tap time=600

// defines whether the Task Facade should be activated on system wake up.
show on wakeup=false

// names of processes that must be ignored in the task switcher
banned process names=cprog.exe,repllog.exe,s2U2.exe

// names of windows that must be ignored in the task switcher
banned window names=ActiveSync,S2U2,Desktop

Here is the issue I get

Ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zonsoft:
Thank you for your answer. Yes, I do always read everything very carefully before asking. It was newer mentioned about comma separator before - and it doesn't work this way. At least, doesn't work for all programs yet.

And if the application allowed to show is SINGLE, TF doesn't show anything at all.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramontrotman:
no matter what config i try in the file with exe or ignoring windows, it still doesnt work right with s2u2. i even tried telling it not to start up after wake up....but that doesn work either. any thoughts?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
the show on wakeup change to false does not work for me too..

it still shows and is quite buggy for example after a phone call, while the device was suspended: only the title bar showed task facade was active, but the display stayed on a snapshot from the phone dialer... clicking on the screen then won't work, but clicking OK or the red button comes back to the desktop fine.

I also added mortbuttons as an excluded process, but it's still showing up. Adding it to the window name list did it, but it worked with the process in the last releases.

ps: I still often have wrong snapshots : another (active) app displayed instead.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hankeys:
i have a HTC touch pro and have the problem with this new feature: show the Facade on WakeUp. When i set it false, id doesnt work. Still after wake up, it shows task facade.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
I just tried to set the scan update frequency to 0 and restart, and it crashes on every start now, here is the log:

TaskFacade.exe

KeyNotFoundException

à System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()

à System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(String key)

à TaskFacade.Settings..ctor(String filename)

à TaskFacade.Program.Main()

edit: it did crash like that because I commented the line for Show at wake-up, no problem with scan update frequency sorry !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Me too. That's why I still think my solution to this problem is a good idea.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
I'm sure this is probably a dumb question to ask, but to all who are still having the program wakeup even after setting it to false, you did fully close the program from memory before starting it up again, right?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramontrotman:
soft reset after every change to the config file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
it did crash like that because I commented the line for Show at wake-up, no problem with scan update frequency sorry !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] synghyn:
No doubt, still needs a little work, but a heck of a nice little app.

I'll second the tap to hold for close, that would make a huge difference.

Syn
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0k0m0k0:
problem with button mapping

Thanks for this very good program, yet i reinstalled the version 2 since the version 3 is bugged for my device:

it works from file-explorer, but mapped to a button it runs the first time and doesnt work anymore... except if runned from the file explorer... strange no?

Moreover without the cab-file (thks for the cab) i cannot map the program to a button (except if replacing the version 2 which was previously installed).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vj4:
hey guys on my kaiser running l26 v10 tl beta 5 i get loads of crashes and when i load i just get loads of boxes saying 240x320 and nopics any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
cool, you rock dude thx ! I'll wait for that one :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fmc000:
Does not work on a 240x240 fujitsu-siemens T830 (unsupported screen resolution).

Update: works fine with 3.01
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
version 3.01 available: see the first post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lepsyfou:
thank you gps lover,great work :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nayr2:
Awesome, AWESOME app.

A few things:

- Themes don't seem to work, or I don't know how to set them.

- Program crashes when I select anything in the menu

- Would love a setting to adjust animation speed. Everything runs smooth for me, but I would love if it only took a half second or a second for everything to stop moving.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thedogger:
Running this (version 3.01) on an HTC Kaiser - thanks for bringing this program up to date!

I second the previous post - is there a way to make the animation run a little faster? I would definitely prefer speed over smoothness.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gobmonster:
Just wanted to say this app is pretty awesome. Works great on my titan though i do run into some never ending wait scrolling every once and a while.

With a few speed improvements (launching), and the ability to customize (background?) and slide tile orders around, this app could become a must have.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eric2k:
Hey,

Nice app like others i noticed the menu options just crash the app.

also the cab installer version crashs on my vogue

Is there anyway i could configure a long "Middle button" or My end key verus just current camera button setup.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] galmok:
The menu items don't seem to do anything when they do not crash Dynamo3.01.

Also, clicking on the close button on the application tile makes Dynamo lockup. Rebooting is the only way out.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0k0m0k0:
Maybe my english was non-understandable or this problem was only mine, but how can you map a button to the dynamo without a cab-installer or a trick (like i used)?

Yet version 2 can be very responsive (you can adjust the speed) and i agree that this version 3 is somehow too slow for me...

And for a qvga screen on wm6 it looks that dynamo3 is not yet usable and dynamo2 works correctly...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] badaas:
put a shortcut in \windows\start menu\programs and it will appear in the hardware buttons dropdown menu from the 'buttons' in settings
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dande:
I have the same issues as galmok with version 3.01 on my Touch Cruise.

With version 3.0 though something strange happening and after I launch Dynamo I have not any icons on Settings menu tabs any more.

In order to see the setting tabs icons I need to reset.

Any idea why happening this?

Great work though!!!

I would be a hit when fixed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0k0m0k0:
thanks for the answer ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
hi, just tried the new version:

1- it needs .net CF 3.5... 7MB :(

Could you do it so that it works with CF2 ?

2- it crashed as others reported. I installed the netcfv35.messages.EN.wm.cab to see the error messages but it didn't work :(

All I got was

Dynamo3.exe
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

An error message is available for this exception but cannot be displayed because these messages are optional and are not currently installed on this device. Please install ‘NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab’ for Windows Mobile 5.0 and above or ‘NETCFv35.Messages.EN.cab’ for other platforms. Restart the application to see the message.

at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument argument, ExceptionResource resource)
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.get_Item(Int32 index)
at Dynamo3.DynamoForm.selectedDetailMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc(Control ctlThis, WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)
at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop(IntPtr hwnMain)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)
at Dynamo3.Program.Main()

Hope it helps :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
updated to ver. 3.02
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thedogger:
Trying 3.02 now - I like the faster animation! Great work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marios96:
It would be great if one of the panels would be a new today screen, so if lets say we are using a Touch Diamond we could have two (or more) today screens through this program. We could use one of them with TF3D and maybe the second one with other plugins...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -Arturo-:
Config file doesn't work for me either. I had to uninstall it as the program had been starting every time on power on so I had had additional 3 seconds ringtone delay.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kwoodall:
Any chance of having this work with the scrollpad so Smartphones could use this as well?

Kermit Woodall

Managing Editor

GadgetNutz.com
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
+1 to dpad support! Also, have been having several instances of thumbnails appearing for programs that have been closed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] greatbal:
me too. i had to close task facade and execute again so the open windows will be refreshed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] p50kombi:
ANyone?

Anyone knows how to minimize memory footprint?

GPSLover, any idea's on that?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
Try http://www.free-webhosts.com !

Tons of suitable free web space :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
Thxs i got it working :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
i touched upon it already.

*****

i cannot check what happened to you unless:

1. you check carefully (by double-tapping the suspicious tile slot), which program is being displayed wrong (and which is correct, when talking of "double snapshots")

2. you make sure with an ordinary task manager, that the program (and the process) you suspect does not run.

3. you give me all this information.

*****

for notes such as "i have wrong programs displayed" or "i have double snapshots" i can do nothing. sorry.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
it's been minimized filesize from 1 Mb to 100 Kb.

it's been minimized from 8 Mb in memory to 1. Then because of adding wallpapers (background image), it increased to 2. Try to switch off the wallpaper.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
what are you talking about?

what is "single"?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
that's absolutely wrong!!!!

why do you soft-reset? the only thing you have to do is to exit the program correctly and launch it again!

Blowfish64 asked exactly about the thing you are doing wrong!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
I think he's referring to how the program doesn't show up when only one process (such as the desktop) is running. Of course, why you would want it to if you have the option of selecting one out of one programs is beyond me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
2 Blowfish64

tell me, are you happy with the background thing?

things to come are:

1. make the facade singleton (allowing only one instance of the program to run at the time). I had a situation when 2 taskfacade processes were running at the same time.

2. make wakeup notifications unbound from /Program Files/TaskFacade folder (current problem with an attempt to install to the memory card).

3. horizontal/vertical layout selection (when having 2x3 tile, which front is bigger).

4. (?) modaco apptodate integration

hope to implement it in a few days.

regarding the d-pad.

the problem is, i don't have it.

will try to implement it using emulators though.

tell me, what exactly it must do (in details please).