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[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] addfoster:
As with most other people on this thread...

Today screen plugin would be fab ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] vipertk8:
Awesome Util Gecko!

keep up the good work.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] HDuser:
HTC Touch HD

Great application I must say.

Thanks

I read post 2 and the fact that you will at some time add better support for non VGA devices.

I have added 2 shots from my HD in the hope that this might happen soon.

The display you can realy read its the capture software that messes it up.

The HD would support a few more Items

The HD graph in landscape is so small based on the screen size.

Would be nice if you would support the device date format (mine is DD/MM/YY as I live in switzerland)

(Would be ready to beta for you if you wished).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] urdead77:
Very!!! nice.But I have 1 question the I can't read what the chart says on my htc ppc6800.Do I need something else to make it clear?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Thanks for posting the screen shots ... they'll help me figure out what to do for WVGA, since I don't have an emulator for it.

The update later to adjust times to your local time will also display dates using your system settings. ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Yes, VGA. :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
TF3D Tab

I've been doing a lot of research into putting TickerTape in a tab in TF3D, and this is what I have concluded:

1) So far, the only "custom" tabs that have been created were to display things that are already part of Manila (Comm Manager, for example).

2) The content of a tab can only be Manila files, which appear to be made up of LUA scripts.

3) I've not seen any way for a tab to run an exe.

So ... I don't think it will be possible to put this app in a tab. :(

@NisseDILLIGAF and D-MAN666 -- you guys seem to be the experts on this topic. If you're following this thread and have any suggestions, now would be a good time to chime in. :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] HDuser:
Turning update off and Cache on.

Question:

Would it be possible to have a mode that is Cache only ?

Reasoning:

In some places the Internet option is an expensive option and is based on download amount and not flat rate.

Thus some of us would rather download when connected to a PC or Wifi than over the air.

An option of chached only would be nice.

The application would not try to download over the air and thus would also not get a "download error" on starting on those devices were the network setup has been removed to insure that internet over the air does not happen by mistake.

The application would directly go into "Cached Chart Display"

I feel this should be an option on the menu under settings , download settings, "Not over the Phone network" (to stop not downlaod when not connected to wifi or PC & "Show Cached data only" to always show cached data untill turned off.

To show the user in what mode he is in I was thinking that the color of the Graph Icons (3 bottom Right) should be maybe in Red for "Cached only mode"

and Blue for normal download based on settings.

Maybe I am the only "Cheap A**" that does not want to sync over the air but rather on public wifi and or over PC.

BTW Many Swiss Iphone users that are not on the swisscom network (with data plan) learnt the hard way how easy it is to burn money by having applications that update every 30 mins with them not knowing it.

My thoughts and as allways with respect.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
@MDAIIIUser -- Good ideas, I'll incorporate some things around them.

I had wanted to do something similar when I started this project, but the general concensus was that nobody cared about data usage, and in the meantime I got an unlimited plan, so I didn't anymore either. :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] HDuser:
Sounds great and I understand your issue about not caring as you have an unlimited plan.

I am sure many users on the other side of the lake would like that option as the idea of a unlimmited data plan has not hit all carriers over here. The carries here are still looking at the mobile market as a cash cow and enjoying the fact that people like to show of by surfing the net. (and filling the carries pockets with easy money).

Any time line in sight for the high resolution screens (Touch HD) or do I need to see my optian and get new glasses (grin).

Thanks for your support, looks like you have a great product and I feel its coming to the stage were you should think of a 30 trial and make some cash for your efforts.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] tuan1000:
Blackjack II WM 6.1

I installed it on my BJ II. The phone was updated to WM 6.1. The app does not seem to work. Menu button does not respond, Watch List and Indices list are empty...

Does anybody have it working on the same config?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] norkoastal:
Cant wait for a TF3D Manilla sync with this program.. Great work..
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
The app definitely wasn't designed for smartphone displays ... too small. ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stepsch:
This application was one of two of my wishlist for Xmas. :)

Thanks a lot for this!!

Further wish:

- smilar to MDAIIIUser: connecting only when I want to.

In the menu "Download Rate" we can choose "never" as one option, but clicking on any entry in the Indice- or Watch list and the prog will connect immediately by itself.

So, what reason has Download Rate "never"?

EDIT: (...forgotten while enjoying this app...)

How to implement in the watch list EURUSD=X ?

Best regards

S.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
You're welcome!

The Download Rate is how often it automatically update the quotes. It has no effect on clicking a ticker to view a chart. The next update will include options to disable downloading charts as well (in addition to the cached chart settings).

Just add "EURUSD=X" (no quotes) as a ticker. :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stepsch:
How to tell without being tared and feathered...

...was a typing error: EUROUSD won't work ... :o ...omg...

Regards :)

S.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
LOL :D

How about we just feather you ... next time you get the tar too ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] xdawantabe:
Looked like the perfect app for me, but unfortunately not compatible with my 320X320 screen.

Would be awesome if you could make a separate app that only shows the stock quotes and get rid of the graph... or have setting to disable graph.

Menu does not show completely on 320X320 either, so I am not sure if there is a settings/options menu item or not...

Using Samsung Epix.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] hkultraman:
can anyone let me know this s/w support omnia qvga (400x240) resolution?

cheers.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] hohoeyo:
Kudos for developing a great and much needed app.

Suggestions

1. Option to hide chart area and increase number of stocks in list

2. Track portfolio cost basis and then possibly have a Today Plugin with summary information of portfolio.

Keep up the great work!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] arcsvibe:
What a fantastic app thank you so much!!! I will be sending you a X-Mas gift soon!

Only thing I cannot get is any TSX updates? Besides that all works very well!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] andy andy:
Thanks you bro :)

Great App...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] behrouz:
This program is great.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Stano 74:
Comodites.

Hi,

please, how can I add comodity qoutes please? Not futures.

Thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] flushall:
I am using a Moto Q and unfortunately the Menu item doesn't work, so I can't add any symbol, but the update function seems to be working fine.

Is it possible to manually edit a configuration file and add all the stocks I want to it? If so, can you please provide me template and the location where I should copy the file to?

Thanks.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
I'm not a commodities expert by any means, so someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know the only tickers that exist for commodities are futures. For example, there is no ticker for "the current price of gold", instead you would use a futures ticker like GCZ08.CMX (Gold Dec 08).

The only other alternative I know of would be an ETF that tracks the commodity you want, but I think these would only give you a relative strength.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
I have plans to add an import/export feature for the ticker lists, which should provide what you need. At the moment though, it's not possible to manually edit the data file.

If you have a PPC emulator, you could set up your stocks there and copy TickerTape.dat to your device. Otherwise, keep an eye out for future updates.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Try adding the .V extension to the symbol for TSX tickers, or .TO for Toronto exchange. There's a link to more exchange extensions in the FAQ.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stan23:
Great application, GeckoDev!

The feed seems to be a bit different:

[I]finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=%5EGDAXI+%5ENYA+QI+IFX.DE+EURUSD=X+&f=snpl1c1p2d1t1&e=[/I]
"^GDAXI","DAX",4704.86,4785.79,+80.93,"+1.72%","12/30/2008","7:00am"
"^NYA","NYSE COMPOSITE IN",5534.64,5534.64,0.00,"0.00%","12/29/2008","5:05pm"
"QI","QIMONDA AG ADS",0.37,0.37,0.00,"0.00%","12/29/2008","4:00pm"
"IFX.DE","INFINEON TECHNO N",0.825,0.915,+0.09,"+10.91%","12/30/2008","6:59am"
"EURUSD=X","EUR to USD",N/A,1.4178,N/A,"N/A","12/30/2008","7:14am"

[I][B]de.[/B]finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=%5EGDAXI+%5ENYA+QI+IFX.DE+EURUSD=X+&f=snpl1c1p2d1t1&e=[/I]
^GDAXI;DAX;4704,86;4785,79;+80,93;+1,72%;N/A;13:00 30/12/2008
^NYA;NYSE COMPOSITE INDEX (NEW METHO;5534,64;5534,64;0,00;0,00%;N/A;23:05 29/12/2008
QI;QIMONDA AG ADS;0,37;0,37;0,00;0,00%;22:00 29/12/2008
IFX.DE;INFINEON TECHNO N;0,82;0,92;+0,09;+10,91%;12:59 30/12/2008
EURUSD=X;EUR to USD;0,00;1,42;0,00;0,00%;N/A;13:14 30/12/2008

Or maybe it would be possible to calculate the local time according to the regional settings?

And the daily (1d and 5d) charts for IFX.DE aren't working, because they cannot be found on ichart.finance.yahoo.com :(

example: not found: http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/z?s=IFX.DE&t=1d&q=l&l=off&z=m

But the Yahoo Basic Chart page links to uk.ichart.yahoo.com

example: http://uk.ichart.yahoo.com/z?s=IFX.DE&t=1d&q=l&l=off&z=m&a=v&p=s

Maybe it would be a good idea to let the user switch off the logarithmic display by introducing &l=off ?

Keep things going, I'm awaiting the next version :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] seamus24:
First of all... Great App. I'm getting all my Canadian stocks and the TSX exchange perfectly.

Couple of minor feedback points for future -

1. Program appears sluggish when it is updating data - can't access MENU or click of next list when it is updating. Slow response.

2. Copying the dat file. I do a fair amount of hard resetting, and would hate to re-input the custom lists all the time. Is is ok to copy out the DAT file to Internal Storage and recopy back after reloading your program after a ROM update or your program update?

Thanks and great work.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stanip:
Great tool!

Thanks for a great tool. Is it possible to turn on/off the charts and show a longer list when the chart is off?

Look forward to seeing the next enhanced version. :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] lit2fly:
Yes, that's how I backup each time when I need to do hard-reset
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] m_ihab77:
nice idea, I will keep an eye on this thread

thank you

cheers
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stan23:
I got another idea because not all charts work for me (as mentioned here).

How about a XML config file where you can add other servers or settings for each chart? And if no setting is found, the URL to the chart is created like your app does it now:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<TickerTape>
<list name="Indices" position="0">
<ticker name="^NYA">
<!-- no parameters, so take default URL to dowload -->
</ticker>
<ticker name="^GDAXI">
<!-- no parameters, so take default URL to dowload -->
<time adjust_to_utc="+1" />
<!-- so we get middle european time (UTC+1) -->
</ticker>
</list>
<list name="mylist" position="1">
<ticker name="QI">
<!-- Qimonda -->
<!-- no parameters, so take default URL to dowload -->
</ticker>
<ticker name="IFX.DE">
<!-- Infineon -->
<time adjust_to_utc="+1" />
<!-- so we get middle european time (UTC+1) -->
<charts>
<!-- default server does not host the 1d and 5d chart -->
<chart type="1d">
<URL server="de.ichart.yahoo.com" />
</chart>
<chart type="5d">
<URL server="de.ichart.yahoo.com" option="l=off" />
<!-- non-logarithmic -->
</chart>
<chart type="1m">
<URL option="l=off" />
<!-- non-logarithmic -->
</chart>
</ticker>
</list>
</TickerTape>

just an idea ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] arcsvibe:
Cup of coffee donated as promised :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] hebbe:
me got anaother cool idea (in my opinion :p):

wouldn't it be great, if the (little preview charts) in the bottom of the screen would look "3d-like", similar to the ones of the touch hd stock-tab?

and flipping throw these charts by finger gesture, like flipping the lists?

by the way: when can we expect an update :D ? i'm so impatient, can't wait for the next release of my favorite app :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Great ideas in the last several posts ... thanks!

I'm not sure when the next update is coming. I'll get back in the groove of things after I finish recovering from the holidays. ;)

I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday, and may your gains be monster in the new year!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] WildAce786:
Gecko,

Absolutely SUPERB app. I can't believe how fast and accurate it is (with respect to CNBC anyways).

I love to show off my pseudo-portfolios to my friends and watch them weep at all those lovely green ticker symbols :D.

I don't know how you intend to improve something as sweet as this, but I'm looking forward to it.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] dhavleak:
GeckoDev - thanks for the app - this is awesome stuff!

Like many others I'm still looking for a decent WM stock ticker app. This one is the best I've come across by far. You mentioned you're planning adjustments for non-VGA resolutions -- a quick suggestion for that -- make it possible to make the chart disappear altogether. That would recover enough screen area to display enough tickers on a non-vga phone (speaking from what I'm seeing on a 320x320 Epix).

You've got the swipe working for switching between tickers and indexes - very sexy.

Now if you could add swiping for scrolling up/down the list of tickers/indexes, that would be very sexy as well.

Zoom and Pan gestures for the chart would be the ultimate sex-bomb. Imagine: one click to zoom in to any chart (go more granular by 1 period -- say for example 3 months to 1 month). double click the chart to zoom out by 1 period. Pan (swipe) to go forward/back in time.

Thanks for the fantastic work!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] sleepyjim:
Just downloaded it for my Kaiser, works great!

Thanks for the excellent app!

Jim
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
I have .NET 3.5 installed, TickerTape .51 installed fine, but when I run it, it says that the application requires a newer version of the .NET than the one I have installed. I have the AT&T Fuze with the stock ROM. Any help is appreciated.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
Any help, please? I really want to use TickerTape.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Try reinstalling .Net 3.5 from the link in the first post, then do a soft reset. I can't think of any reason why the app wouldn't work as long as .Net is installed successfully.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
GeckoDev,

Thanks, I will try that.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] klassej:
Very nice app. Do you reckon there will be an optimization for WVGA devices (se xperia x1) soon? I think one could squeeze in 3 or 4 more tickers in the list, a larger horizontal chart would be nice as well.

Some more features that would be cool:

- Moving averages

- Volume

- Switch between Log and linear scale

- Download when on Wifi or Activesync setting

- Being able to skip through tickers when in horizontal mode (and change graph settings)

- Actual quotes for the xrate currencies (only the graphs are visible for me)

- News for a all tickers in the lists (http://developer.yahoo.com/finance/company.html)

Donating now.

Thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
GeckoDev,

I uninstalled TickerTape and then .NET 3.5 but when I tried to reinstall .NET back it gives me a message saying "the .NET Compact Framework version you are attempting to install already exists in ROM".

I know this has nothing to do with TT but any clues?

Thanks in advance.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
What is your ROM version?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
It says 1.95.502.5 WWE
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
It must have something to do with the version of .Net that they put on the Fuze.

Did I understand correctly that you had installed .Net 3.5 previously (since you said you uninstalled it)? If so, maybe there was a conflict between the one you installed and the version in ROM, and maybe TT will work now that the conflict is gone.

Has anyone else run into a similar issue?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stanip:
Question on update setting

Hi, are there any way for me to set the data download at time of running the tool? At this moment, I need to run the tool, click menu, select download now (altogether 3 steps) to get the data update...

Thanks.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
GeckoDev,

Yes, I had 3.5 installed and then I uninstalled in case the first installation had a problem, but now, when I try installing it again is when I get a message saying "the .NET Compact Framework version you are attempting to install already exists in ROM".

TT still doesn't work.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
If you have the download rate set to anything other than "Never", it will automatically download when you run the app. You can set it to something like 30 minutes if you usually open it for a quick look and close it when you're done (if you only want it to update when you first open it).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Sorry, I can't imagine what the problem with .Net is. Unless you're really attached to the AT&T branding in the ROM, you might consider flashing a stock ROM or one of the wonderful custom ROMs here in the forums.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jdomi99:
Issue solved: here is why I could not reinstall .NET 3.5: When you first install 3.5 the instructions tell you that at the end you need to change the registry so that 2.0 is turned off (with a 0) and 3.5 is turned on (with a 1). If you uninstall 3.5 the registry is left untouched, meaning that 3.5 is still on; that's why the message that the version already exists. So, I had to go in, reverse the registry: turn off 3.5 and turn on 2.0; now I was able to reinstall 3.5 successfully.

After this, I was able to install and run TickerTape successfully.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Excellent! Glad you figured it out! ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] rocho:
great application!!!!

wouldn't be nice to add a today plug in, showing selected quote list side to side?????

:D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] dedington:
adding tickers

I downloaded tickertape and installed it fine. How to I add ticker symbols? I see I can add lists but not stocks. How do I delete a list I created as test? I can rename it but not delete it????

Can anyone help with this issue. I want to have about 10 stocks to track
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] stanip:
Thanks alot!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] GeckoDev:
Tap a plus sign (+) in the list you want to add the symbol to.

Menu | Lists | Delete List
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] orlith:
Hi There

I just discover your app. Great apps thanks.

I got a little problem with it.

I leave in France so I add many stock like that XXX.PA (paris)

My problem is that the chart don't appears even after downloading. I got the cotation but not the charts.

Strange.. any idea ?

Some suggestions :

- ability to manage the entire list of stock we own like : 300 xxx bought at 3€ and then see the difference with the real price (I won 300 € or i loose 200 €...) I don't know the english word for that :)

- put some alerts on stock : alert if it reach xxx€ / $

- possibility to plan the download like : from 9am to 6pm every 15 mn and nothing after nor the night.

(just see in FAQ it's already in the pipe :))

Thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] kdk_warhead:
Hi orlith!

I have a similar problem with Swedish charts. 1d and 2 d charts doesn't work but 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y & 5y charts works fine. I dont know why, the error message is so small that i cant read it (I have a 320x240 display).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Sleehond:
Will there be updates soon?

I hope it will :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] orlith:
You're right ! I missed that ! Very strange.

What could it be ? a language problem due to our rom....

Let's wait for an answer or idea from the developper.

Thx
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] dc5guy:
WOW!! Thanks for this app. This thing is awesome since my broker does not offer mobile software for streaming quotes.

A cool thing to add could be to include a zoom feature on the charts. I LOVE the fact that there is an option to have candlesticks on the charts and the gestures to move between the watch lists! Perhaps something like how the Opera browser works with gestures and the likes.

THANK YOU FOR THIS APP!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] charliez:
Gecko, this is an awesome app!

Technical Suggestions:

1. Provide option to not display the chart (providing more room for stock line items, and in this mode display the chart only if pressing the round button (maybe go full scren with stock details and chart on the bottom)

2. When a stock line item is displayed, update the chart with it. It currently updates the chart only after pressing the round button (this is confusing)

3. The company title in the chart is too small and not in a contrasting color, making it hard to read (white text against blue background should work great).

Business Suggestions:

1. To obtain access to real-time quotes, you could try ad placement in the chart area (display when the app is in focus, and auto-slide to hide after 2 seconds). You could also make it ad free if a minimal subscription fee is made.

2. or work with Fidelity to obtain real-time quotes from them, in exchange for branding the app as Fidelity and adding some Fidelity specific features. They currently do not have a PPC mobile app (their mobile app is web based).