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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JonDeutsch:
problems with version 4

Hi,

What a great app! And I've been using betas throughout. But when I finally went with the latest version, my AT&T FUZE is having a problem with Task Facade!

The first time I open the Task Facade app, I see it load, but then TF3D overrides it. I need to run Task Facade twice to get it to come up now, but only the first time in a 'session.' After I initially run it twice to get it to show, it shows up with one button press for a while. Usually when I put the phone into standby mode (top button), and go back into normal mode, I need to launch the app twice for it to show up again.

Anyone else having this problem? I love this app... but waiting 10 seconds for it to NOT load, and then having to have it load again just isn't fun.

Thanks,

Jon
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hizhnyak:
have a same problem on my HTC touch Diamond. Return to 4.0 beta... Waiting fix...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Memory usage decrease / Performance increase suggestion:

How about implementing option to opt for lower image quality and resolution of the application snapshots/screenshots taken? I'd imagine this would reduce memory footprint + increase performance as app thumbnails would be smaller.

Trade-off would obviously mean when the "zoom in" animation happens the lower-resolution/quality app thumbnail would look really pixelated as it is stretched to fullscreen, but that is something I'd be willing to tradeoff for performance/memory issues.

SE kind of did something like this for the Xperia X1's Panel Manager in their upcoming R3A rom.

Keep up the good work! Your task switcher is by far the best-looking one out of all others.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joshzzz2001:
desktop window does not show

i just installed it, but the desktop window doesn't show while the other application windows show correctly. instead the programs window shows up. can you help me how to solve this? thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] stylez:
Just moved frim 3.x to 4 and wow thankyou works well and looks sweeet :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
New article on JustAnotherMobileMonday.com

New article:

http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2009/03/31/free-for-all-taskfacade-for-windows-mobile/
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
Updated the FAQ.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MACkjam:
I have just installed the lastest version I was using RC5 and it is sweeeeeeeeeeet!!!! Thanks so much. This is just what all WM devices need!!!

It is a big improvement from other versions.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bimboybimboy:
While this definitely is something I had always looked for, after installation the memory leak of WM6 has increased. For yr information, I have got yr ver. 4 & using Asus P750 with Wm6. Hope I can continue using this program. Thank.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m0nkeyman:
thank you. I have waited 2years for someone to make this work well and boy it works good on my diamond you have nearly done it next to perfect.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jambaj0e:
Is there a way to run this as a service instead of an app, like the way FingerMenu/FingerSuite runs? I like this app, but it would close down whenever I use my iGo8 navigation and music at the same time. I'd like to have TaskFacade to always be ready to use, not to have to relaunch it whenever memory goes down

Thanks for the awesome app!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JonDeutsch:
Hmm... I thought I replied to this before, but my reply seems to be missing from the thread. So, I'll repost.

GPS-Lover -- is there possibly a compatibility problem with HTC's TouchPro 3D? Too often, I launch your app, and the title of the app briefly displays in the top-right, but then the homepage of TD3D re-appears. When I select your app again, then the TF4.0 screen appears. It will work upon first click for a while...but if I don't use the phone for a bit, I have to select it twice again.

The app is already loaded in RAM upon boot. This is something funky with Version 4 that wasn't happening for me in the beta.

Thanks,

Jon
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
seems to be a rare kind of problem - nobody reports it except of you.

are you not talking about 1 visible app? if there is only one, the TF will not show up.

try to check your memory consumption. do you have enough free space?

check TF existence with the standard task manager. does it exist in memory always?

Last, there is log.txt file in \Program Files\TaskFacade

It keeps the status of your last launch. If a crash happened (TF exited), look into it. Report what you have there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] stylez:
Funny enough gps-lover, i have the same i launch and the title of the app briefly displays in the top-right, but then the homepage of M2D reapears then launch again & fine, even though i have 2 apps open, also when loaded genrally i have one window called desktop to which if i go back to homescreen then open up programs is programs in app and does as should, if i click on while desktop then it will display programs then change straight to desktop.

Had this happen in v.3.8.5 too.

Details of device and ROM in sig.

Hope i make sense ;)

"To be honest doesn't bug me too much as got used to it "and it's hardware mapped" & love the app but thought you should know"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WM_Rizzo:
Works great on my Blackstone.

This has probably been covered, but the thread is too big to read it all just for this - i start it' it shows up, i select a tab, it opens and everything works. But how do you get taskfacade up again? Sure, i can press start button and select it from there, but is there a shortcut for it?

Also, is it possible to integrate "process" menu directly on the icons? So if i long-press an icon it brings up process menu?

And the close function doesn't work, programs stay opened.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
read the faq
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WM_Rizzo:
Thanx, everything is working like a charm now. None of the problems mentioned here. just one question - how do exclusion wor? I wanted to exclude ActiveSync from showing, got it's proces name from the process menu - it's listed as repllog.exe. I've put it in exclusions box, after cprog.exe, in another row, but no comma between them, and ActiveSync still shows up :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lotherius:
Seems to be working fine with 6.5 (NFSFan V6) on my Touch Vogue. Good to know. MS Should have bought this from you and included it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Da11y:
Hi all,

I've got this installed on my Touch HD and it works perfectly but I only have one

problem with it. When I hold down the "call button" to enable TaskFacade, I feel

like I'm holding it for ages, literally a couple of seconds before TaskFacadse

shows up.

Is there anyway to speed this up. I at most won't to hold it down for about

1-2 seconds.

Would this be possible by any chance?

Thank you :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] htctoucher:
hey gps-lover

one request which i think would be possible because you sort of already have this function

you know the cover option in the skin file you implemented that overlays an image over the screenshots of running apps?

what about using this cover to "fade out" the background homescreen wallpaper

so basically, it would take the wallpaper of the device, and put an overlay over it (either a alpha color (ie 0,0,0 at 20%) or a png

just thinking because in 6.5, which i am using and taskfacade works wonderfully on it!, for the start menu it does just that

i know its possible to simply do that myself in photoshop.. which i have, but it would just be easier because if i change wallpaper on my device i wont have to edit it in photoshop

anyway, just an idea!

thanks

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jokes On You:
I think I have the same thing happen to me. If I understand you right. What your saying is that when you launch lets say programs on the desktop and close it then go to TaskFacade the programs menu is still there? I think this may be because of the screenshot time. Im not an expert so dont quote me on this:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] stylez:
To solve the second bit which was the program "desktop" issue i added shell32.exe to the exeptions.

The other issue i live with double open.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Golgo:
Thanks gpslover! This is one sweet app-switcher all right :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ElCondor:
New theme

Hi, I uploaded a new theme at the Taskfacade Themes Thread
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ElCondor:
New theme

Doublepost
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
Amazing! Works perfectly on the T-Mobile Wing!

Make sure that you have the .NET 3.5 version, otherwise it won't run.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] htctoucher:
hey gps-lover

im gonna try it out.. but just in advance could you help with how it would be possible to have rounded edges to the screeshots of running programs?

is there a sample i could take a look at?

thanks man

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
no problem at all!

you just make some areas of your rectangle, which is e.g. 240x320, full transparent. in case it is the round area, you just cut off those pixels that are off your circle.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wishmaster89:
gps-lover do you plan on adding option of using today screen wallpaper as a background for TF? It would look nice with new home and start screen of wm6.5.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whatsucka:
iono y after i installed this most of my icons in settings turn into a blank window...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m0nkeyman:
this is near perfect but now and then I get a message saying there was unexpected problem with program and have to restart it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
there is no dynamo2.exe in the package.

remove everything from the Program Files/Dynamo folder and put contents of the archive into it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Hmm, this new version is really not so good :-(. First of all, the wait sign is always on whenever the program is brought up, even though it is still responsive. Secondly, it seems that DPAD navigation has been removed. Third, it exits after a few seconds of inactivity, which I guess is a matter of preference, but I'd prefer it stay open until I tell it which window I want to go to. And lastly, but most significantly, the images do not update! I know there is a problem with taking a snapshot of the wrong thing as the window is changing, but this is a very bad solution to the problem in my opinion, and hardly one I would consider a "fix". One of the neat things about Dynamo is that it captured and displayed a picture of what you were last doing. Granted, having it display a page in realtime like the xperia panels are going to do is even cooler, but not realistic I think as far as a program like this goes. But to only have a snapshot taken when a program is first opened?! I hope it does not stay this way!

Oh, and the desktop shows up twice. And sometimes it exits immediately, not even waiting for a few seconds of inactivity.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
hmm... what is your pda?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Am using a Tilt. Can I ask which of these issues is by design and which are "bugs"? I'm guessing the wait cursor issue and double desktop is not occurring on yours? What about the exit after several seconds, lack of DPAD navigation, and pictures not refreshing?

Edit: Actually, I take it back, it isn't just the desktop that gets doubled, it's just that randomly SOME program will get doubled.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
key navigation, closing a program from the snapshot and titles are temporarily disabled.

everything else should work properly. at least it does on my diamond, artemis and all emulators.

did you clean up the folder and reboot before putting the new version in it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Yes, I did clean everything up. The doubling persists, especially if I open and close it repeatedly. I am wondering if it has anything to do with the screenshot refresh and perhaps putting a new screenshot as a new window rather than replacing the older one? Btw, how often is it supposed to take a snapshot now? Because it still only takes one at startup.

Oh, and when it opens up for the first time, the wait cursor appears, so when it initially takes a snapshot, ALL of them have a big fat wait cursor sitting in the middle of the image.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
will check it up tonight.

anybody else guys having the same problems?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Thanks for the fast replies, gps-lover. I am really looking forward to your completion of this program and and very thankful that you decided to take up the job of upgrading this. I hope these bug fixes are worked out soon so that you can begin incorporating new features and settings options. If you need me to test any fixes for the aforementioned issues, feel free to PM me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] galmok:
Version 3.1b feels faster and more fluid. Nice change.

But I also see the problems reported by the other users of 3.1b (except Dynamo doesn't cancel its navigation when left untouched).

1. Double icon for 1 app (in my case it has been the today screen).

2. Snapshot only made when Dynamo is started.

3. Hourglass shown before Dynamo is shown.

4. Dynamo crashes when fingering an empty spot (e.g. show 5 apps, finger the 6. spot).

Could I suggest the option to make a new snapshot when activating Dynamo? This way Dynamo would always have the newest snapshot of all applications.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] motisu:
The good news:

I do not have the double application screen on my Blue Angel.

I also do not get the hourglass in all screens.

The bad news:

I do get the crash on tapping empty space and it doesn't update the snapshots.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] brettwinters:
Sorry, the "2" was a typo. I extracted the zip on the device and now it works. Before I copied from my PC so some file must have been left behind....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dande:
3.1b version

3.1b is faster and on the right direction fixing some issue.

On my Touch Cruise works ok without double screens.

It adds screenshots of the newly opened programs (after launching Dynamo).

It crash when tap on the empty area of the background.

It leaves open some screens that shouldn't. e.g.

It leaves screenshots of Programs folder then a screenshot of SUS2 folder and then

a screenshot of SUS2 Settings (although closed).

If I try to tap on SUS2 setting screenshot or SUS2 folder screenshot it ends up in Today screen but the screenshot of still remains in Dynamo.

When close the program and re launch it flash in full screen all screenshots

available and at the end appears the Dynamo with the small Screenshots.

Exception list should be a good thought to exclude programs like SUS2, Phone, etc.

Good work!

This program will rock very soon with the good work of Gps-lover

Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ytsejam_:
+1 on the listed bugs above.. all these seem to also happen on my device..

i admit, it's a hell faster and consumes a lot less ram than before, and it is a very big leap.. but these bugs must be really paid attention for the next (i hope) beta release

(same as above, i have these bugs)

* tapping on a blank space crashes Dynamo.

* tapping a snapshot of an already closed application zooms in on the snap and returns to the today screen (but remains as the Dynamo panel)

* multiple screenshots (doubling and more) of a single program.. especially S2U2. and persistent snapshots of albeit closed programs/windows

after 3 hours of standby and occasional text messages, i have now:

12 S2U2 snapshots (at average of 10 minute intervals)

2 snapshots of the S2U2 volume control screen,

1 snapshot of the SMS list

3 snaps of different opened text messegages i received (and read)

2 today screens

1 snap of the phone application

a snapshot of a call i didn't even answer

2 snapshots of the standard WM settings (1 for the settings>system page itself, and 1 for the backlight applet)

and a snapshot of the alarm clock program that activated this morning (that was like, 11 hours ago)

i checked the list of windows that is currently running (and in the background/invisible)

and i only have, tmail.exe (the messaging inbox), S2U2, the phone app, and the settings page..

for a total of 3 running applications, i have ,like, a total of almost 30 dynamo snapshots..

fortunately, i don't experience any rotating balloon problems when snapshots are being taken..

hope the problems get fixed soon.. i'll watch this thread every day for news..

keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Grondinm:
after using the new version here are my observations.

1.The dialer should not show up as an app(in my oppinion)

2. The faces of the cube show up(they should not)

3. Apps the i have closed are still displayed sometimes until i click on them

4. I have also had the today screen show up twice

keep up the good work it's looking good
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
next update

3.1.1 beta

bugfixing.

details in the 1st post.

please give your feedback on bugs.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ASCIIker:
Good stuff!!!

this is my first post in this thread and i've been an observer for about two weeks...

the whole software is EXTREMELY PROMISING...great work gps-lover !!!

i used the the version that was current last week...

it had problems as reported here on the forum...

this last one...3.1.1 i believe...it rocks !!!

i'm using a tytn 2 with official htc 6.1 rom

i'd love to see the d-pad navigation and tile labels come back soon in some upcoming build...same goes for the ability to close applications from within dynamo

as others have said in this thread, i'm also all for a nice configuration GUI...and as a feature request, perhaps you could use the bottom bar when dynamo is on screen to map "Close All" and "Menu" or something similar to the softkeys

keep it up...i'll be watching this thread daily :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] galmok:
3.1.1b is clearly an improvement. So far it hasn't crashed on me or shown double icons. :-)

However, I just noticed that when S2V (image viewer) is started, it completely blocks Dynamo from being activated. I have Dynamo put on a hardware button and still nothing happens when I press it.

At first I thought it was because S2V used Direct3D (guess) but Tomtom 7 can be controlled by Dynamo (although the Tomtom ikon isn't updated). Hmm after having run Tomtom a while and used Dynamo, Dynamo is now not able to give focus to Tomtom anymore(!). Tomtom is still running and does show an icon in Dynamo, but the icon focuses another running app instead of Tomtom.

Also, I am concerned about cpu usage by periodically making snapshots. Wouldn't it be enough to make a snapshot of all apps when starting Dynamo and then update them when the app loses focus? (or is it too late at that point?).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] htctoucher:
the newest version actually isnt working as well for me.

it will show all the apps I have HAD open, even if I have already closed them

the only way I can reset it so it will show the actual apps I ONLY have open is to close Dynamo (with the little OK button - topright).

kind of inconvenient.. and I miss the names of the programs when you hold down!

hope the next update come soon this app is amazing! :D

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nir36:
this is so cool.. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] galmok:
There is a most serious problem with Dynamo 3.1.1b. Its cpu usage is a constant 10-15%! It has drained my battery from full to nearly 0 in about14 hours. I normally expect quite a few more hours of that battery. :-P

Also, when I close Dynamo, it causes a lock-up of the phone(!).

So, we are not quite there yet. Features can wait, but please get the cpu usage down and allow Dynamo to exit gracefully. :-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] davi5:
I realised you must be running at least 1 or 2 processes/programs, i.e. you cant close all programs else taskfacade will not be responding

and this will cause the phone to hang as well.

Any fixes for that ? i'm running it on WM6.1 Standard
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wildman:
Love Task Facade application, but appears it doesn't seem to play well with Omnia i910 because application doesn't start without having to trigger twice after restart and after running for about 30 minutes to hour I keep receiving a crash report:

TaskFacade.exe

NullReferenceException

at TaskFacade.TransparencyKey.Dispose(Boolean disposing)

at TaskFacade.TransparencyKey.Dispose()

at TaskFacade.Config.Theme.Dispose(Boolean disposing)

at TaskFacade.Config.Theme.Dispose()

at TaskFacade.Config.Settings.Dispose(Boolean disposing)

at TaskFacade.Config.Settings.Dispose()

at TaskFacade.Program.Main()

Does anybody have any suggestion to correct this error?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MongarEric:
I noticed that if you select apps to be closed and then click on "desktop" Task Facade will switch to desktop without closing any of the applications. Just wondering if this a bug or if this is the intended behavoir. Great app!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wildman:
So far i haven't experience that little situation, it seem to do fine for me in that area. Are you making sure to hold item you want to close until the x appears on right corner?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] teacher1960:
Great program

It doesn't work on my htc x7510 when it comes to closing progs with the x button but that's not what I need it for. Switching between running applications is wonderful.

Thank you so much for this wonderful software
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex.krebiehl:
Hiding shell32.exe (desktop) by either selecting hide or adding it to the exclusion list crashes TaskFacade and after a soft reset I get this error

TaskFacade.exe
StackOverflowException

at System.Windows.Forms.Form._SetBorderStyle(AGL_WINDOWSTYLE wstyVal, AGL_WINDOWSTYLE wstyMask)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.set_WindowState(FormWindowState value)
at TaskFacade.MainForm.RestoreDisplayMode()
at TaskFacade.MainForm.OnActivated(EventArgs e)
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.WL.SetVis(IntPtr hwnThis, BOOL fVis)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible(Boolean value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)
at TaskFacade.Program.Main()
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] O and O:
I get this error all the time on Miri 6.5, I've keep stop using TF becuas of it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] teacher1960:
update: TF crashes my Ifonz

I'm a huge Ifonz fan and sorry to say it but I couldn't use Task Facade after all. It is a very good idea, beautifully done and I would love to have it but it seems to crash Ifonz2 on my phone.

Not immediately and dramatically but after a little while, Ifonz can then be restarted, but soon crashes again.

Had to uninstall it to my regret
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
Guys having the "TransparencyKey" exception, and also those complaining about the "double start" (whatever it means): please try the bugfixing version:

http://taskfacade.mybb3.org/"transparencykey"-exception-bugfix-t68.html

Please report here if it solves your problems.

If it does, I'll publish it officially.

For those not facing the troubles mentioned above, please do not update.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ido_w:
4.0.1b

Unfortunately version 4.0.1b didn't resolve the transparency problem for me. I'am running M-rom 2.11 (dutch)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
it is very strange. are you sure you really have 4.0.1 installed?

anyway, there are only 12 who downloaded it.

seems that this problem is not very common.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
it is very strange. are you sure you really have 4.0.1 installed?

anyway, there are only 12 who downloaded it. and only one reported it back.

seems that this problem is not very common.