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[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
New version 2.77 available for download!

***Version 2.77 - There is a new version for download as of May 30th '09. This version includes the following:

- the error found in this post and the error found in this post AND the error found in this post!

- fix for the music issue

- a sensitivity adjustment bar

- ability to define your own default exceptions (for personal use or for ROM's)

- user can choose to add a toggle link added to the programs menu. You can then link this to hardware buttons via other programs.

- & many other fixes that were brought up during the past few months.

Download the latest version of changeScreen (v2.77) here!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Sorry about that dude. Its been fixed. Download v2.77... It also shows the correct version on the top now...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Wow, that is annoying. changeScreen really shouldn't affect that tho. Does it still happen even after a soft reset?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Philip:
I'm not convinced that this is a ChangeScreen problem - see this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=511346

The only workaround I have found is to click on one of the items on the Title Bar (e.g., signal strength) and then click on the grey background on the next screen. This seems to make the Title Bar go away.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Idddd:
Very nice. Thank you.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Let me know how you fare with that. Like I said tho - that shouldnt be caused by changeScreen...

Your very welcome. any and all comments/issues please let me know!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hoss_n2:
this version rotates screen allot slower than the 2.5 version so what is the problem it takes about 3 seconds to rotate
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
That should be. Is your sensitivity bar all the way to the left? If its on the right then your screen will rotate slower...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fontebuona:
Great job thanks it works great now, Carlo
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] mainsail:
It works perfect in my device. That´s a great app. Thanks a lot!

Only i have an issue that i must fix. It is due to another app that seems don´t work fine together ChangeScreen. It´s LockMeLite. When this lock app and Changescreen are running an strange problem appear. I cannot close screens at all (explorer for example). It seems it close but Explorer screens don´t dissapear. I must to press hardware on/off top button twice to see screen closed.

Other way i´m thinking to do is install another lock app like PocketShield. I prefer ChangeScreen still working me fine and try another lock/unlock app.

Frank

:D:D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] cxkx:
Anyone tried it with duty's 3.6 manila 2.1?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Major_Sarcasm:
Great app, mate. Sesitivity slider is just what was needed.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Major_Sarcasm:
Double posting noob.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Weird... anyone else use LockMeLite and experience this? I'd like to know if its just a situation on your device - or on everyone's device that uses LockMeLite...

If you do figure it out let the thread know...

Glad it works for you otherwise!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Glad to hear that! Anything else comes up let me know.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
it is fantastic program and works great with dutty's ROM

could you please update program's icon as well and use 64*64 icon
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] mainsail:
Tested PocketShield and ChangeScreen 277 running in my device and all works fine. LockMeLite creator is working in a new version with news and fixes. Mb 2 apps will work together fine with this new release.. ;)

Thanks friend !

Frank
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ZorMi:
I'm new owner... about Windows Mobile .cab installation procedure (in general): do I have to first uninstall 2.5 and then install 2.77 or just install over it as upgrade?

I suppose first must stop and exit program in both cases...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Sure... Next minor build I put out ill inscrease icon size.

Cool. Glad the new version works well...

No - you don't even need to end the program. Just run the new cab and it'll do all the work!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fontebuona:
The tilt problem has gone and, as mentioned, the application works fine now but it still crashes with the Topaz dialer. Everytime a call is issued and CPROG starts Changescreen crashes and the sreen stops rotating.

The only way I found to solve the problem is overwriting in Windows Topaz dialer dll's and bitmaps with Rhodium dialers ones.

It works for now, in case you find a solution in the future, it would be great.

Thanks Carlo
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] pinele:
thank you !!! this is BEST screen rotation app !!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kekecu:
Hello fontebuona,

I am experiencing same problem. Would you be so kind do provide these .dll's and bitmaps??

Thank you!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] chewdiggy:
Hi, Thanks for this app, it is a god send. Just one query though, I installed it on my HTC Touch HD yesterday and it worked fine with corePlayer, but I didn't want the app to rotate the today screen so I disabled the manila rotate. Now the corePlayer will not rotate, should I have left the manila box checked? Any guidance would be appreciated. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] loadstone007:
Does it work with the Topaz?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
I'll check it out with the Topaz Dialer. I have never used that dialer so I don't really know what could be causing the crashing. If I find out anything I'll be sure to let you know.

All the way from Italy! -- Thanks man!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] skyli91:
Wow! Task manager is working now! I never thought it was with ChangeScreen. Thank you very much for the new version!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Agent.Orange:
Hey 600GOL,

first i just want to thank you for the great work you did on the changescreen App! I'm using the old Manila v1 and as you know v1 doesn't support the widescreen mode. So i disabled Manila rotation in the exception tab. But if i watch a programm in widescreen mode (e.g. Opera) and switch back to the manila home screen, manila is also switched to landscape mode with a failure at the screen although the rotation for manila is disabled. Can you help me?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aussi:
Thx for the update :D

But still the screen off in pocket option doesnt work for me
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
Just double check it please on the general tab default orientation should be only 0, and on Exceptions also set manila only to 0
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kekecu:
Majority of cooked roms here on xda are Topaz based. I have tried latest roms from kwbr, Laurentius, panosha ... in each one after using a dialer (making or reciving a call) ChangeScreen chrashes!! The same problem is in other app called TouchInCallScreenTweak which has most probably same base as ChangeScreen.

It would be reasonable to take a closer look to this matter as a lot of ppl here uses Topaz based roms and consequntialy a lot of ppl can't use this wonderfull app.

However, this app is gr8 and I must say that in my opinion its place is definetly amnog HD's top 10 apps.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
I'm using latest Duty's ROM which is based on Topaz and has Topaz dialer as well, there is no problem at all, :)

Again thanks for your great application it is even works great in same time with manila V2.1 rotation sensor
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
MrKaon is right, however you don't need to worry about your default. You just need to make sure that your manila exception has ONLY the portrait box checked. If you have no boxes checked then manila will just default to whatever orientation the last app was closed in.

Anyway just make sure manila has the portrait (1st box on the left) checked and you should be good!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Your welcome. Honestly, I shouldn't have had to change anything - the task manager apps should really allow for other apps (such as changeScreen) to run and query the info about the processes without crashing or freezing. But I figured I'd give in since there are so many task manager apps and it would be unfair to expect all of their creators to change their code.

I really wish I could help with the light sensor situation. I haven't been able to get my hands on a Touch HD. In fact I don't think I've ever seen one in person. When I do tho i'll be sure to look into the issue...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Its weird that it works for MrKaon and not for you (kekecu). I'll try to look into it... Thanks for the support - both of you & i'll try to get this resolved...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] snufkin:
Hi Skyli91, which Task Manager are you using? I'm using fdcTask Manager but it stucks at process scanning....
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kekecu:
well, it worked for me too when I was using Dutty 3.0 which had Rhodium dialer! MkKaon, are U shure that this Dutty U are using has topaz dialer?

Not 100% positive that dialer cause problems directly, maybe somthing else is messing with app, but common thing in roms I mentioned (tested on panosha 2.7, lautrentius 2.2, topix 1.6.1) is that thay all had Topaz dialer and app chrashed at the same time when the dialer was used.

One more thing that points out that the Topaz dialer is most probably the couse of troubles is the following... I found rhodium canvas cab and when I instaled it over the topaz's one, the changescreen works. however, this can couse you some problems with manilla, so this is only temp solution.

Than you 600GOL for your great work and I hope U will be able to resolve this problem. Also If you find a solution, please implement one into TouchInCallScreenTweak too. Both of these app has greates priorities for me. They are the first one to instal after flashing rom.

regards!

p.s. ChangeScreen was tested on mentioned roms with no other apps instaled except ChangeScreen and TICST so there is no possibility that other 3rd party apps had impact on this matter.

p.s2. I always use the option "Screen off" wen face down. Maybe this has somthing to do with problem. Maybe changescreen works without this option disabled... really don't now. May be someone can test this?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] orlith:
Hi all

In fact you're right and Philip too. It happends also without changescreen installed.

So thanks again for your great apps.

:)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aussi:
At what 'number' do you trigger the light sensor? That there is no light
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
I am Sorry my mistake it is Rhodium Dialer not Topaz :o
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] headstone:
thx

the perfekt screen rotate tool!!!!! many thx

headstone
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] atomic2mod:
Wonderful app! I did miss the option to just rotate apps on my exception list, but got used to it very fast.

Works flawlessly on Sprint Diaomond, original carrier ROM.

Especially love the sip auto-deploy!!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Thanks!

You can duplicate that behavior with the new version... Have you managed to do so? If not I can explain how...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Well, 1st of let me just say thanks for looking into it so deeply and doing all the tests you've done. I don;t get much time to do that kind of stuff anymore so it is appreciated. I'll try to download the topaz dialer today and figure out what the f*** is going on! I'll let you all know what (if anything) I find. Hopefully it'll be good news! If I do figure something out i'll be sure to pass it on to Steve (TICST).
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Absolute '0'... On the touch pro the light sensor reads 0 even if there is a little light, so anything higher would keep shutting off regardless...

What is the lowest your sensor reads?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Pardon the stupid question but is the Topaz dialer a Touch HD specific software?

Also can someone please do this for me:

1 - start changeScreen and use for a few rotations.

2 - start the Topaz dialer (im assuming that this is when changeScreen crashes

3 - after your phone call or whatever start the changeScreen configuration tool and tell me if the Enabled box is checked or not.

This is important because it will tell me if changeScreen is still running (and just not rotating anymore) or if it really crashed.

Maybe Topaz dialer accesses the Gsensor dll files (for whatever reason) - taking them away from changeScreen which makes it seem like changeScreen crashed (because it no longer can read the changes in the Gsensor.

Anyway I very well could be wrong about that too. Please let me know either way.

Thanks!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Agent.Orange:
That worked out! Thank you for your help, MrKaon and 600GOL! :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Wiggz:
Hi - I have to say firstly that I have tried other rotate config apps and have come back to Changescreen - so kudos to you!

However I have a REALLY annoying problem. In Opera, I set an exception to only allow Portrait (1st icon) and left tilt (2nd icon). I tilt sideways.....but if I tilt too far (to almost upside down position, which remember is not allowed) it rotates back to the 1st portrait mode....is there anyway to stop this..

i.e. if device rotated to a position it is not allowed to via changescreen config, then keep same orientation as previous allowed one...else switch.

Is this possible as when I'm reading opera in bed (which is my bedtime reading) it keeps flipping....

The only way I have found to sort this is to tick ONLY left landscape mode...but some sites are better in portrait.

If anyone could help me this I'd be their special friend for a long time....and give you mucho respect. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aussi:
Thought so :P

Sadly enough my sensor give '2' when it is absolute dark ( finger on sensor )
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] atomic2mod:
I have not managed to figure out how to just rotate apps on the exception list. I'd be more than happy if you explain it.

Thanks a bunch!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Which version are you using? 2.77 shouldn't do that, BUT! - changeScreen really can't control Opera because Opera has built in Gsensor functionality. I recommend having your opera9 exception to have no boxes checked...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Damn... next version i'll put a configuration option in so you could specify your own reading...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
To duplicate the rotate only apps on the exception list you need to have your Default set to portrait only and then your exceptions to have all boxes (or just the ones you want) checked off. This will keep everything that is not in your exceptions in portrait and only rotate the device when you have an app open that is in the exceptions list. I hope that clears it up a bit.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
No problem dude - glad it works for you now!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aussi:
Thanks that would be very cool!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fontebuona:
Hi 600GOL Topaz dialer is the Diamond 2 dialer, we have it on Touch HD as this dialer is used in many cooked roms for the HD found on XDA

I did the checks you asked and I can confirm that after using the Topaz dialer and changescreen stopped rotating the "Enabled" check box in the changescreen configuration is still ticked, so I suppose it is not crashed but only stops rotating. I hope you can solve this problem, thanks a lot for your efforts, Carlo
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Wiggz:
Yeah I'm running 2.77 - and ye sit does do it unfortunately. I didn't know Opera had a built in GSensor as such....is there no way around it?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Well that does help a lot, because at least now I know that its just an issue of getting a "lock" on the gSensor again... I'll check it out and get back to you all on that.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
I honestly don't know. I'm pretty sure I read once about turning off the Gsensor for Opera (via the registry). Does anyone know what to tell Wiggz?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Wiggz:
/me waits with increased anticipation :)

Cheers for the continued help mate - kutgw
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] atomic2mod:
You are on the ball!!! Awesome!

ps: I just noticed that your awesome app is in the Blackstone forum. It should be moved to Development & Hacking, so more people can find it.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Wiggz:
ok I've found the way of stopping Opera auto rotating HERE

The fact is that it still doesn't work with changescreen.

Let me state the issue again. When I have just Portrait and Flip 90degrees left (home buttons on the right) into landscape Opera correctly flips between the two...however if I flip my device 180degrees (upside down) it automatically rotates to Portrait....so if I'm lying down and reading in landscape, and it flicks into upside down mode, it rotates...which this shouldn't!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ANDYx1975:
ChangeScreen is a great tool...but since I am using roms with the manila...I have a strange issue...when I do not use my blackstone for a couple of hours and I turn on the display again....changescreen does not work anymore. Seem to me that the task manager is killing the application. Anybody else has this issue? Any ideas how to solve this issue?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jpl69:
Amazing, i was just wondering about and come here to find the exactly bug report i made about compatibility between Topaz dialer and (in my case) gyrator2. It seems that the dialer that has the "slide down for more options" feature has the hability to crash sensor apps, the one without this feature works fine (Dutty use it in his rom and works).
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Does your opera9 exception have all boxes checked?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
When this happens again can you open the configuration tool and tell me whether Enabled is checked or not?

Thanks!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Thanks 4 the heads up
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Yeah, unfortunately I don't have an HD so I can't see the issue 1st hand but i'll get there eventually...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Roupette:
Same problem here with 2.5 and 2.77. The Rodhium dialer makes ChangeScreen crash. However the checkbox "Enabled" is still checked and when you click on the Toggle shortcut it says "ChangeScreen off", actually it is crashed : ChangeScreen doesn't rotate apps anymore until I restart it.

Anyway the new version has great bug fixes and improvements, so thank you very much! :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jpl69:
Just to confirm this (in my case).

The issue about crashing gyrator, changescreen, flip-it and whatever sensor app after making a call with topaz dialer it's because this enabled option by default.

HKLM\Software\HTC\PHONE\FaceDownMuteRing

change to 0
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Roupette:
@jpl69 : Man, you're the man!! :P

It was getting on my nerves so much since I used Topaz ROMs with this excellent app, and I've been knowing so much ridiculous moment, when for example you want to show the new manila rotation to someone, you turn your phone, and... nothing happens...

....so now there is no problem anymore and every apps will turn everytime with Changescreen when I want to! thank you!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Wiggz:
Hi and thanks for the response.

I have added an exception and tried most variations and combos in order to try and get this to work.

I personally believe it is a flaw in the design of the program...the fact that if an disallowed rotation is detected it simply should not rotate at all (or stray from the current orientation) rather than what does happen is it rotates to another allowed orientation.

Can you confirm you understand exactly what I'm saying? I may well not be explaining it well.

thanks again
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ANDYx1975:
I will check it today...unfortunally I donÄt have it 100% sure in my mind. I will come back with an answer soon.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
I completely understand. And that is actually the reason that I put out version 2.77 - to correct the issue u're talking about. Have you done a soft reset since you updated changeScreen?

Try to give me an exact (or as close to exact as possible) description of a situation where this happens...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
So is this really the answer? Can anyone else confirm. Thanks for the post jpl69!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] tikejhya:
should be topbar....issue

what i faced was simmillar to earlier comment about showing someone and not being able and happened with me twice while showing off phone with same person :rolleyes: but i came to realize that this happened bcoz of topbar application (for those icons..) now i am trying out this changescreen application 2.77 and its been 2 days let me see and comment u guys back if that was the only issue of topbar or anything else.. but as far as i am concerned this is topbar problem....
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
Great! let me know what happens...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] skyli91:
I can confirm but a softreset was also needed for me.

I had a bug: when closed an app in landscape and get back to manila (which shoud just use portrait) it was in landscape until I turned my device to portrait.

Now the bug is gone :D I dont know what happend :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Wiggz:
Hi, Thanks for the continued support.

I am unsure what else I can tell you so I will add everything. I have tried both with and without Opera9 as an exception. My current changescreen config has the default config set to the first 2 icons (portrait and left landscape). No matter what settings I use on the opera9 exception I cannot stop the following happening:

imagine I am lying on my left side in bed... (don't imagine too much!), the device will be in an upside down orientation. I move it to that from a left-landscape orientation which is allowed by the settings....however when I turn it to the upside down position (which is not allowed by the exceptions or the settings in default) it rotates to the portrait orientation...I don't understand why it chooses to use another allowed orientation rather than the current allowed orientation when moved to a non-allowed orientation.

Please can you give me some more advice.

i've used the reg hack to stop Opera auto-rotating (which hasn't worked)

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[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ANDYx1975:
So I recently checked the settings and the checkbox "Enabled" is aktivated. So I have to save the settings again and it works again for the next couple of hours. It seems that the task manager kills the changescreen service after a couple hours.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] WhO_KnOwS:
Maybe this will be a stupid question, but is it normal for applications like Outlook or File Explorer to rotate in every direction even if only 0 and 90 rotations are enabled? Manila and the Dialer (both removed from exceptions) rotate as they should (so 0 and 90 only).
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] chichiwei:
Thanks for your great help~i will use it ~
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Applepie2649:
i have a problem with changescreen. For some reason when i go to landscape it will jump back to the manila main screen. The program is still running in the background like Opera or texting. It doesn't close the program or crash it just kick me out of that screen until i tilt the phone to portrait mode, then i can resume whatever i was doing. I have this problem since 2.5 and hoping 2.77 will fix it, but i still have this problem. Weird things is, when i soft reset everything work fine until the next day, the problem happen again then i have to soft reset again to use it on landscape mode. I found that annoying. Now i was wondering is there a known program that conflict with your? i thinking this cause when softrest it work perfect so maybe i loaded a program that cause it. i use the like resco contact, finger keyboard. I have the original rom never flash or upgrade to any new rom.

Hope you can help me out. Thank for the great app i really like it, alot better then the other
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 600GOL:
If you look earlier on in the thread someone founf the solution to this. I cant remember what it was - and id look myself but Im on my touch pro and itll take forever to browse the thread with Skyfire! Let me know if you find out what it was. If I dont hear from ya ill take a look myself when I get access to my laptop.