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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
some news on TaskFacade.

some news on TaskFacade.

Currently i am moving the TaskFacade from .Net to unmanaged C++ code.

It looks like in about a month we will have a beta version running without the .Net virtual machine. It means, the program is going to take about 2 times less memory and run a bit faster. ;)

any thoughts, if it's really necessary?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dody:
Sure!!, keep it up
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Grondinm:
wow GPS-Lover great work with this....have been out of the winmo circle for a while got busy with work and new ps3...now armed with my omnia i'm jumping right back in and have to get this for sure...looks very nice great progress since i last used it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wesley96:
I've recently come to using Task Facade 4.0 on my Xperia X1, and I've allocated the X-Panel button to load it instead of the panel manager. It seems to be a perfect replacement, visually.

Anyways, there are a couple of quirks I've noticed. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but this is what I've observed:

1) SPB Mobile Shell 3's home screen is never properly shown, nor labeled correctly, on TF. If I click on something that says MS_SIPBUTTON, which displays Today screen most of the time, it goes to Mobile Shell.

2) After closing an application with TF, the closed application is still shown until I hide TF (by clicking another application, usually) and reactivate it. Shouldn't it disappear if a successful closing is confirmed?

Are there workarounds or fixes that can solve these issues?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mandragore:
I'd like that very much, keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] teacher1960:
re some news of the task facade

I loved your app, but couldn't use it together with Ifonz2, so I'm very much looking forward to try it out again after you have a new codebase. Thx for your work
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cadac:
Imho, it's normal way how TF works. U mark the apps for close and confirm by selecting another to get out of TF.

btw: 4.01b seems to sole that transparency problem... great work gps-lover!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Realq86:
I've tried the latest version as of now, and I think its a FANTASTIC software! Great app to help multi-task between different apps.

However after installing it I've noticed it "sometimes" causes problem from sleep.

Basically the phone doesn't wake up immeditly after pushing the power button. It'll wake up after ~10 sec and random button pressing. And sometime it won't even wake up at all and requires a battery removal.

I'm uninstalling it now, as it happen enough to affect basic phone use.

There are the apps I've running in the background all the time.

Xperia X1 Panal Manager

PointUI Home2 Free Panel

GPSToday

Will give this app another shot when a new version comes out!

Keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
I have a request for the next version of TF. I'd like the option of being able to custom label applications. For instance, Desktop is usually displayed as "shell32" in TF. The latest versions of PocketCM are labelled based on what page is open (e.g. "Favorites", "Contacts with SMS", "Dialer", etc.) and I'd like to rename them all to "PocketCM". Other names are too long such as "Resco File Explorer" which gets truncated, and all I really need it to say is "File Explorer". Could you add this possibility in the next version of TF?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Double Post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
How do i assin the push to talk button on my Attt Fuze

to open Task Facade ?

please
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] prophazy:
Thanks for this wonderful app gps-lover

I have a question though: How do I assign the TaskFacade program to my PTT button or any other button on my Fuze?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigben30:
apps works great

installed app this morning and have been using it all day. haven't had any problems. thanks for great app
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kraize:
Knowledge is power :P You should know this by searching a bit. Anyways. Start>Settings>Personal>Buttons>PTT
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
Thank you :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jaskiratsingh:
is there an option to close applications from taskfacade?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mandragore:
First, select the applications you want to close, by keep pressing their images until they are marked. Then select another application you want to switch to and the marked applications will close.

I don't think you can close all applications. You can mark them all, but then you can't switch to an application you don't want to close.. Maybe gps-lover can add a "Close all" option in his context menu or offer some other way to close all applications?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jaskiratsingh:
installed taskfacade 4 on asus p320 running on wm6.1 but when i open it, i can see a splash screen and nothing else happens. I can see taskfacade running in the background but doesnt show in the foreground. Kindly assist
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apinkel:
I would prefer a native C++ app for a background process such as this. While I love the concept of the .net and java runtimes, the performance hit, resource utilization and sometimes limited flexibility of the apis are bigger downsides on performance oriented and background process apps like TF. For simple run once apps .net/java are fine.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cascade2:
Is this still moving forward? One of the most truly useful apps I've put on a WM phone, but just a bit sluggish. This could be the update that really makes it sweet!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wishmaster89:
gps-lover how is the work going? Were you able to rewrite TF from .net to C++?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
Whats the name of the File ?

in Remove me ?

I think its sucking up my Battery

Battery is drained very soon :(

Is it my Imagination or anyone else also feel that ?

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

In your next version, could you include title wrapping so that we could have the option of having titles display on two lines rather than being cut off?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
native C++ code, cool, nice move :)

if you could use the current app latest screenshot (with some transparency) as TF background, it would make a great transition effect !

also, +1 for custom labels !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
While we're at it with requests, any chance of making the settings menus more finger-friendly?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
looks like samsung did a dynamo/TF clone for their latest omnia 2.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] emuneee:
Man, this application is great. I was just searching for an app that let me switch applications in Windows Mobile quickly from any other application (assigned it to a hardware key) and this is it. I use it on my X1 and this is what the XPERIA Panels should have been. :)

Thanks.:D

If you need any development help, I'll be glad to help.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
When i sync my Phone Att Fuze

the Taskfacade Quits

is this normal or anyone else having this issue too ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Crap, I got a bad feeling about this. He hasn't posted on here or on his forum in 3 months :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
Don't worry, I'm here :)

It goes on a bit slower than I have planned.

But the main functionality is already there: it reads XML, shows snapshots etc.

At the moment I am performing some refactoring in the program's structure.

By the way, some personal news.

Within a month I am moving from Russia to Toronto, Canada, so if you guys have some programming job available, please let me know! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mandragore:
Good news. I just came back from a nice vacation in Russia. Sorry I can't help you with a job in Toronto. But I hope everything goes well! And once in Canada, you can create a PayPal account and make it easier for us to donate :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] majorassface:
gps-lover,

Just wanted to be one of the first to say welcome to Canada! I work in Toronto for a large company and may be able to refer you to a job. Let me know when you have landed and I can pass your resume on to someone here. Oh and watch out for bears,,hehe!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
wow, great! appreciate your readiness to help!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
Hey guys,

I am going to completely remove the Theme Edit dialog and moreover, the ability to edit a theme at runtime.

I believe nobody uses (or is able to use it) too much - anyway it got too complicated.

I think it is enough for an ordinary user to be able to switch between themes.

And for those who wish to change something, the xml file is pretty clear.

What do you think?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
I think that's fair. A separate theme builder would be nice as well, but xml editing will do.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
By the way, is there a current limit on the number of animation frames? I've changed it from 20-50-100 and there's no difference. Basically, the Acer M900 I'm using now renders so quickly that even at 20 frames it's almost instantaneous, so I don't see the smooth animation from this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mandragore:
I think so as well.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cadac:
absolutely
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nanoware:
hello

i dont know if you remember the original HTC Touch (Elf,Vouge etc..) had the 3d cube that would pop up when you would slide your finger up from the bottom of the screen up. I would think this would be an awsome feature to have in your app. If you wanna open up task facade, jus slide your finger up and bam, there it is!!!

what do you think

heres an example of the cube thing i was saying...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=336234

*** sent you this a few month ago, wasn't sure u got it

what does everyone think?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m0nkeyman:
Nice idea nanoware
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
Please Help

Im haveing Sync Issues

TaskFacade giving me Problems

How can i Uninstall this program

by what name is it in the Remove me List ?

I have Att Fuze
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ASCIIker:
probably not possible because the swipe gesture is not a standard "hookable" gesture in the winmo API to the best of my knowledge. the htc cube comes up because htc has their own touchflo/biotouch dll(s) that detects the gesture and brings up the cube, and bringing up the cube is hardcoded into the said dll(s)...

...or something like that!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GLO:
Hi,

i got a message saying that it needed a newer version of .NetCF

Is that right?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
Yep, you need NetCF 3.5

DOWNLOAD
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MarcoMilano:
Smooth working aplication, realy liked it!

How can i change the language of options menu, and menubar? thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gaelynx:
Welcome to Canada, I'm very likely to come there to :)

I use Taskfacade by linking it to the Windows Icon of the Start Menu button using Start Menu Button Hook, and it feels very natural, very nice.

That doesn't prevent the use of the Start Menu, you can still click the text next to the icon to have the "normal Menu" (whichever is the one you use).

I don't know if that as been reported before but when I use TaskFacade, the HTC Menu Enhancement have graphical glitches sometimes, but does have problems if TaskFacade is not launched.

Last detail, if there is no program started and we use TaskFacade, it seems that it starts and quit directly, it's a bit confusing. What if we want to unhide some programs?

Can we have TaskFacade displays itself even if there is only one or no program to choose from?

That way we have feedback from the program in any situations.

Besides, we should be able to reach the TaskFacade's menu whenever, not only if we have 2 programs running.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] criminalogic:
i aswell just wanted to say welcome to canada!!!!!

im shure you will like it and should have no problem geting a job.. programer? no clue on that one but lots a tech jobs....

Allso Grate app was one of tha first WM apps i downloaded, took me abit to find XDA and Net compact frame work 3.5..but wen i did this app was even better :) stuck thru afew releaces, and eventhough i dont use it as my main taskmanager do love tha app and can only say grate work, grate app and hope you injoy canada!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaVince:
For those who want to call TaskFacade without mapping to a button or running it via launcher. Try looking at Showcase.

You can even use that showcase extension on calling TaskFacade by putting the TaskFacade files on the Showcase folder and renaming TaskFacade to Showcase.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Is this still being developed?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] simbadogg:
subscribing...just wondering if the app is still being developed/worked on
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
N...O

He's in canada, lol. so, its not going to be developed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lucleonhart:
Hey there.

Very nice app! Thanks for that!

One question. I want to hide programs permanently. For example Activesync is ruinning all the time and it should now show up in taskfacade. Is there a way to achieve this?

Thanks in advance!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bbf:
I wasn't aware that developing WM applications was impossible in Canada. ;)

His post just said the moved to Canada, I didn't take it to mean that all development would stop because of that... paused for a while, but not stopped.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] simbadogg:
that's exactly what i thought. without being too rude, what the hell did having to canada have to do w/ not being able to develop an app anymore. moving to canada, in and of itself, does not even remotely mean that one should assume development would end.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Hornet-Wing:
Hey, is there any way of making this awesome app compatible with WM 6.5(1). It stopped working after about build 21815 (WM 6.5) when I try it with newer builds 23028 I get an error:

Error
An unexpected error has occured in TaskFacade.exe
Select Quit and then restart this program, or select Details for more infomation.

File or assembly name 'Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Status, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeytoken=31BF3856AD364E35', or one of its dependencies, was not found.

TaskFacade.exe
MissingMethodExeption
File or assembly name 'Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Status, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeytoken=31BF3856AD364E35', or one of its dependencies, was not found.

at TaskFacade.Program.Main()

I have no idea what that means but I hope someone here does.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Doesn't look like it. This app's as dead as the King of Pop.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m0nkeyman:
What is it with this program. years ago when it was called Dynamo the programmer vanished and then it was picked up and called taskfacade and boy what a good Job done.Will this program ever be finished.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bpm2000:
that is a shame - i loved this program! I am finally flashing a 6.5 and it sucks it wont be compatible.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rootlinux:
Just so you know.

Am running EnergyROM Genesis and this app works with 6.5.

Just installed and testing it.

Not sure how it all works yet but it does show the running apps and animations switching between them.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] holdenmichael:
I was using it earlier today with build 23047, found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=547846

He built/added the program into the ROM. Not sure if that's what makes the difference. Let me also add that I only used it to switch programs and didn't try closing one or more programs because I didn't know how to do it at the time. I'd test it right now, but I've already switched to another ROM.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
thanks for your kind words.

it is temporarily suspended because i have to finish with my private tasks.

i will continue with it as soon as possible.

thanks to all for your interest. cheers!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m0nkeyman:
Good to hear from you GPS and good to hear that one day you will finish your good work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Thanks for this ;}

Abit slow on the Elf (but then again you can't make anything fast on an Elf ;P)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jerrymc2:
it doesn't work well with wm6.5. when run, it often shows the window saying :NullReferenceException
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] skyler17:
Works great! How would I map it to run with the tap of the END key on a T-mobile USA Rhodium? I don't ever use my END key because I have a HOME button so I would love to have it run this awesome program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
Start -> Settings -> Personal -> Buttons

Then you can chose to have it triggered by the End key's long press, Send key's long press, or some other button.

You can't make it activate on the End key short press, because, well, you have to be able to end a call! I have mine mapped to the Send key long press, works wonderfully!

OH, You're on the EnergyROM too. Map it to the Send key long press, like I did. The End key in the EnergyROM's brings up that special menu for things, so it complicates the button mapping. Got it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] skyler17:
Thank you, ace10134!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] urphonesux:
as a heads up i am running this app with no issues from my sd card on a omnia i910 running waremikes latest 6.5 rom. its mapped to my camera shortpress

only thing is i cant hide activesync after softreset. other than that thanks for the great app gps-lover!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gps-lover:
did you try 4.0.1?

http://taskfacade.mybb3.org/"transparencykey"-exception-bugfix-t68.html
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] God_Lx:
Works fine on Asus P535 running WM6.5 23052... A bit slow but i guess that's Hardware side and not app side :P 25Mb free ram isn't much these days...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
gps-lover,

Is there any option to see a newer version of this wonderful application?

Until now it is giving an increasing size on gwes.exe which drives in problems at correct display (I tried it with several different ROMs in WM6.1 and WM6.5)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jambaj0e:
Would you be able to link it with the accelerometer so when you shake the phone, it would bring up TaskFacade?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
The GWES.exe RAM leak is related to Windows Mobile. I highly, highly doubt that TaskFacade could cause GWES to leak RAM.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
When I'm using TaskFacade, the more I use it the more the size of gwes.exe is growing. After a certain point, graphics starts to not displaying properly.

If then I terminate TaskFacade, gwes.exe is shrinking a couple of MegaBytes (up to 10MB!!!) and graphics displays as they should.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
Hmm idk. I have no RAM issues at all.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kingofslide54:
I'm sorry I'm not reading more than a hundred pages.

has anybody got TasFacade 4 to run properly on wvga?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kingofslide54:
AuroraWVGA theme

By the way, I did. This is my "Aurora WVGA" Theme, it works nice in Blackstone (Portrait and landscape, but I've not been able to take landscape screenshots)

Hope you enjoy it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sandronesta:
hey will it work on xperia, and how do u install this theme
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kingofslide54:
i think so, xperia is also. wvga.

to install it, unpack the package and place the "aurorawvga" folder inside program files/task facade/themes/

please tell me if it works.

anyone else tried it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Do you suffer from the problem I describe above?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kingofslide54:
is gwes.exe a process without interface? of so, i haven't go a proper task maager to check it.

btw, i didn't notice any ram issue, nor any graphics issue, excepting some with the notifications, but I'm not sure they are related to taskfacade
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
gwes.exe stands for 'Graphical Windowing and Event System'.

You can check it size via memmaid to see if it is growing too much or not.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] muntos:
I tried it, it's nice but you've forgot (or something isn't right) about the graphics when you select the process you want to end...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kingofslide54:
yur right!

didnt notice coz i never use tf to end processes.

i'll fix it tonight or tomorrow

thanks fr rhe try and the feedback!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
It works on WVGA by default. I use it on my Touch Pro 2 every day.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kingofslide54:
Yes, I know. My question was about the screen proportion. Default TF themes use 4:3 screenshots, which are ugly because the screenshot is stretched (wvga is ~16:10). I've prevented it to happen in my theme, but I wanted to know if it had been done before.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sandronesta:
yes it works perfect :D thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
Yep, it's a nice theme! I like it, works well on the Touch Pro 2.

Developer - Once you do get time to work on this project again, maybe consider making the app like the Palm Pre? I loved how that multitasked. Nevertheless, it'll be cool if you update this app to be even faster, if possible!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Tanker Bob:
I've installed TaskFacade 4 on my HTC Tilt 2. It works well for the most part. The AuroraWVGA and HTC Theme WVGA themes look great. I'm using the 4.0.1b version of TF4.

One problem that I've encountered is on soft reset. TF4 comes up on the screen and stays there. I have to exit TF4 to get to the TouchFLO 3D home screen. Other than that, it seem to work well.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Macromik:
Very nive app, runs smooth on Xperia X1 :)

I've assigned it to the right underscreen key, it's really wonderful !

A little suggestion : it's missing some RAM informations on it (like for example "63% used") that would be soooo useful :cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] evilskanker:
Would be brilliant if this could be set to activte when the phone was shook.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
+1 that would be cool. Maybe one of the existing G-Sensor apps can be programmed to do that? Bet so!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sansnil:
Locks up when first launched if no programs are open

First of all, this is a really terrific program. I've looked at a bunch of different task switcher solutions and this is by FAR the best. :) Well done!

One minor annoyance, I'd prefer to launch TaskFacade with startup so it's ready to go the first time I need it, but on my TP2 TaskFacade seems to go into a endless loop when I do this because there's no programs open for it to display. It's as if it gets stuck running through what to show since there's nothing there. If I have at least one app open and launch it then it's fine, it just can't deal with none. Is there a way to patch this for a future version? Probably as easy as having it just stay in the background if it calculates there's nothing visble to display.

-=-
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Blowfish64:
Is this ever going to get picked up again?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m0nkeyman:
Can I 2nd that lol
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Have you managed to get a job yet gps lover? Task Facade was a bit slow on my Touch HD previously, but runs super-smooth on the HD2, very happy about that :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sansnil:
Another +1, this is a great app I'd love to see dev continue on it.