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[Windows Mobile Software Development] scilor:
SciLor's Fuel Blaster vs. LulzSoft's Gasmate

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Gasmate:

http://www.lulzsoft.com/

SciLor's Fuel Blaster:

http://scilor.ac-host.net/fuelblaster.html

Hello, I would like to now if it is worth to continue developing my Fuel Blaster due to a similar program by dlichterman (Gasmate)

I'll try to show all features of each program and you can decide what program you like more.

BEFORE VOTING TAKE A LOOK!, WOULD BE NICE TO GIVE SOME FEEDBACK!

First of all

Screenshots:

(Showing all available Screens/Pages)

Then a table comparing features

Feel free to vote for the best, not just to me for writing this. (I tried to show the best of both tools!)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] scilor:
Reserved for later use
[Windows Mobile Software Development] vigin:
vote no.4

Reminded me on Brewster's Milions "Vote for None of The Above" campaign

j/k

in my opinion, both apps are good, I just would like them to have some of the eyecandy :cool:
[Windows Mobile Software Development] 6700Freak:
I disagree with Gasmate 'Stylus is a Must' statement.

I have been using Gasmate for about 2 months and find that I have YET to need my stylus to use it.

Only thing missing from Gasmate currently is multiple vehicles, but author is polishing the program for single vehicle currently and then promises to support multi vehicles when fully released.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] scilor:
Thank you for your response, but in my opinion on my QVGA device I is really difficult to press the tabs without hitting the exit/about button and this is very anoying
[Windows Mobile Software Development] 6700Freak:
I agree that it would be nicer if the tabs were more finger friendly but it can be done without a stylus.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] dlichterman:
Looks like an excuse to buy a new phone :P
[Windows Mobile Software Development] scilor:
600€ for a kaiser...

So I want to use it for some time :D

nice you found the thread dlichterman ;)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] dlichterman:
Holy crap thats expensive. I only paid 240 for my touch pro(with 2yr contract)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] scilor:
I without a contract :D

And the bloddy s**t is that the value of a used kaiser fell to 300€...
[Windows Mobile Software Development] BlitzWing00:
I like your Fuel Blaster better.

The following are some of my impressions of Fuel Blaster vs Gasmate. No offense to either creators, these are just my opinions. I'm providing my feedback so maybe each creator can improve their programs. You're both awesome for making programs to help us all.

Pros

- Fuel Blaster's interface feels & looks better, Gasmate seems too "basic"

- Fuel Blaster's summary page is more in depth

- Fuel Blaster has Graphs

- Fuel Blaster has Customizable Units

- Fuel Blaster utilizes WVGA, Gasmate is only VGA (doesn't utilize the full screen for WVGA screens)

Cons

- Gasmate has different fuel types & grades

- Gasmate has Maintenance Records

- Gasmate has changeable date for Record Entry, Fuel Blaster is set to the time you enter the Record (what if you forgot & enter it the next week?)

- (Minor) Gasmate uses a decimal point "." instead of a comma "," (I know some places uses a comma for a decimal point but I don't like it)

Suggestions

- I would like to see Fuel Blaster with selectable different profiles for different vehicles. That way if I have multiple vehicles, I can keep track of them all. (I have a car & a motorcycle).
[Windows Mobile Software Development] scilor:
Thank you for your feedback :)

I will take a look at your suggestions in the next release
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Marx2:
Add FuelLog to this comparision. I use it third year (maybe longer...?) and it works ok (but could be better). What I miss in FuelLog is multicar functionality, and multifuel (I have gas+LPG). Also very usefull would be possibility to synchronize with websites, which tracks fuel consumption (export/import) like www.motostat.pl
[Windows Mobile Software Development] nerys71:
I would love to see a simpler "just fuel log" finger friendly "pretty" interface.

I boot up and it has a date field but its already filled in (I can change if need to)

tap miles I enter my miles traveled (my odo is 1.05 off so odo readings are worthless I use trip meter readings because I have larger tires)

it should guess by prefilling with the last miles I used.

tap fuel and plop in gallons used (it should guess by putting in the last amount I used and use 2 decimal places)

being able to "slide" the values would be nice. IE say I went 442 miles but last time I went 402 and it fills with 402. I just "slide" my finger over the 0 4 times to make it a 4 hit done.

this would make entry super slick super fast.

THEN the final punch. some way of "integrating" with sites like "ecomodder" to "sync" my log with the site automatically right over the air.

that would rock :-)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] brucegil:
Data Entry Is Problem for Both

Both programs require multiple taps to enter each digit. This is time consuming. Another program, MPG Tracker, displays a numeric key pad when you tap into each of the fields - miles, gallons, price. So data entry is faster and easier.

The biggest problem I have with Fuel Blaster is that I entered the data, and tapped on the Save button but nothing happened. When I moved to another screen, my entries had not been saved. I had to do this three times before I finally got a message asking if I wanted to create another data set. I tapped Yes, and my data was saved. I have no problems with my screen responding to taps in other programs. I can't understand why the large Save button does not easily save my data - and I don't need a confirmation screen; just save the data.

Gas Mate has not been updated since 2009 and the design reflects the old stylus entry screens.

All three programs need better Exit methods that actually shut down the program and remove it from memory. Many programs do thnis, so it can be done.

I will test all three for a while, but right now, MPG Tracker appears to be better for recording fuel consumption. It allows for different fuel grades and multiple vehicles. If I used my vehicle for business, I would probably get one of the better, paid programs that does more.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] valkryomnia:
Hey, I'm sick of my ugly picture book... err... My Pictures, and all of the skins / other apps cost money. I thought that a Carrosel Picture area would be very nice with my SPB Shell 3!

Any dev out there willing to develop this?

It would look nice if it looked like the SPB Carrosel, and adjusted to how many pictures you put in it.

Please pm me if you are willing to try to make this!

Thanks!
[XPERIA X1 ROM Development] Euroman28:
I have been trying to build a rom using virtual kitchen, but eventhough the rom compiles and flashes without a hinch, then the phone will not go past the SE logo.

Does there exist an emulator which I can run the rom on which will give me the errorcode whats wrong with my rom?
[G1 General] Elixer:
Recently, I decided to change from normal to Apps to SD (I wanted more internal memory). I used the terminal method and everything worked fine. However, when I tried to update one of my apps/download a new one it simply said "Starting download" and just stayed like that forever. It did not show up in the notification bar that it was downloaded and nothing moved.

I am currently running JFv1.51, CRB43 (or whatever) and I'm in the US. I have the latest SPL and that other thing people complain about. Everything works fine except for the market downloading (internet is fine). Recently, I upgraded to the JACHero, then nandroid'd back to JF1.51, and I have also changed to JACxROM and then nandroid'd back in case that information helps.
[Touch HD General] eng_asa:
Hi,

I have a strange problem... everytime I set the "location" in the time settings of my Blackstone to my home country/city (GMT +2), it automatically changes itself to "GMT Casaplanca" after few days...

I checked the regional settings (Settings>System>Regional Settings), but this seems irrelevant (it is set to English(Canada), which is neither my home country nor Casaplanca).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
[Touch HD General] D.O.C:
Try disabling "automatically change time zone and clock" in Settings>Phone>Timezone
[Touch HD General] eng_asa:
Thank you for your reply :)...

I checked this option ("automatically change time zone and clock") and found that it is already disabled :(

Any other ideas :confused: ?
[Touch HD General] Cetin:
I have same problem! I´m in midle east even so it´ll change to Pretoria all the time.

I´ve this option you ment before checked.
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
Have you tried the following thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=544610
[Touch HD General] eng_asa:
well, this thread focuses on a different problem (which is the fact that the time zones are incorrect for some cities). the time zones in my device are correct.but the city which I choose as my home city changes after few days
[Touch HD General] eng_asa:
have you managed to solve the problem yet?
[Touch HD General] kolobok72:
I had that problem when I had iGo installed and set to automatically sync with gps time &zone which was London.I just unchecked that and it's gone.So if you have iGo 8 check time&zone setting.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
Sometimes, I'll place the handset down on a table or whatever, and completely of it's own accord, the screen will scroll right to the second page. Then a couple seconds later, it'll scroll right again to the third, and fourth. I'll pick it up and swipe back to the home screen and put it back down, and it'll do the same thing again. Basically.... wtf?

Sometimes it does it in menus aswell, scrolling down lists one by one every few seconds when the thing isn't even in my hands.

Has anyone else experienced this? I've had a couple of replacement handsets and it's done it on all of them!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bigbamboo5:
It has happened to mine, intermittently. I was hoping that it was just a little piece of grit under the trackball and that it would stop, but now you've got me worried that it is a common fault. Mine is an unlocked white in the UK, bought from Devicewire and delivered around 10 days ago... :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
Yup, I can comfirm it has happened to me with 3 white sim free Heros. It can happen when the device is completely undisturbed so i'm assuming it's some weird software glitch.

I can't even identify what causes it, to recreate the conditions. Seems totally random.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bigbamboo5:
Hopefully a (rapid) firmware upgrade will sort it... :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Could it be something on the touch screen?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] The Jones:
I think I have seen this too! Do we all have screen protectors on? I do on my Hero....

It seems to me like the people widget caused me some issues. I have removed it and the device is faster and this bug hasn't appeared for me at all since.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bigbamboo5:
Screen protector, yes. And the People widget (which I find very useful!) :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Thiesen:
Speaking about really weird things going on with the Hero. I can contribute with some funky stuff too:

When having my Hero near/under my mousecable the mousepointer (on the monitor) gets its own life. It starts moving randomly and begins to scroll the pages up and down in my browser WITHOUT me touching anything. I do have a cable connected mouse (USB). The phone has wifi, GPS and Network activated. I have not yet tested what happens with those turned off though.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
Haha this is getting interesting. I noticed some mousepointer jitter when I was using the PC at work today, with my Hero nearby. I'll investigate more today.

Mine doesn't have a screen protector, but I do use the people widget on my second page. I'll remove it and see if it makes a difference to the spontaneous scrolling.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dondula:
I just got my white unlocked hero 3 days ago and I just noticed this problem for the first time. The home screen would move over 1 or 2 screens without me even doing anything. Im wondering if it was major lag from previous movements I made. Im sure this is a software bug, does anyone know if HTC releases software updates for their android devices? I just switched from an iphone and hope they would release updates and fixes like apple did when something was wrong with a software release.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
This phone is what... a week since launch day? We are early adopters and will find bugs. There'll be an update soon I'm pretty sure.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Nemo0815:
I think there is some interference with Wifi/Other radio and the Hero screen.

When i put mine on my desk next to my PC i cannot press all buttons on the touch screen but the wheel and hardware keys still work. When i move it 1m away from my PC this behavior is gone.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
This problem happened to me when I had wet hands. All I did was wipe the hero dry and it worked fine again.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ovek:
This is due to the phones aggressively high SAR value (it's really really high). I would think twice before putting this phone in your pant pockets if you ever want to have chidren ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] DeadManDan:
Wow, really? I already have 2 so going to keep this in my pocket from now on!!!

:D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
Aaaaaaaand HTC didn't bother fixing this in the new rom. The T9 keyboard input bug and huge lag are also unchanged. :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Thiesen:
I can confirm that this odd bug still lurks around in the official 2.73.405.5 build.

It has been suggested that it migh be due to dirt inside the trackbal housing but then why would the homescreen suddenly scroll on its own without being touched? Maybe a sensor glitch? I don't know what solution HTC are using to read the movements of the trackball though... one thing is for sure; it's not a good one....
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
I'm 100% sure now it's not a hardware issue. It's happened on multiple Heros I've used, not long out the box either. The only thing I've noticed that indicates any kind of pattern to the apparent randomness is that it gets a lot worse when there's a lot of mobile data transfer going on. One time I physically couldn't get it to stay on the homescreen long enough to click an icon.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] callummr:
Just pitching in, exact same problem here. Very strange that everyone gets it to the right :/
[Hero, G2 Touch General] c3k:
Just notice on mine too, some automovement in menu and home

Upgraded yesterday to new firmware (modaco)

Could be an increase of trackball sensibili? I see a settings to tweak it on blackberry device...on android?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] qetuR:
Just a little thought.

Since the screen is capacitive, it can react on electromagnetism. So when you have the Hero close to an object that generates alot of electromagnetism, the screen will think that the electromagnetism from the computer could trick the screen on the Hero. Maybe the electromagnetism from other devices will interupt the sensitivity and maybe functionality of the HTC Hero screen.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] callummr:
Regarding the interaction with other device theories, I know it's happened to me standing outside my college. Can't say there's a very dense amount of interference going on there.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Vanstra:
This happens to my Hero also.

Mostly when I'm sitting next to an eletronic-touchable lamp.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] RaptorRVL:
Happens here too. Have to use the trackball a bit and then it's usually gone again.

I see this happening on two different Hero's. I guess it'll probably be some software issue.

One of the Hero's trackball suddenly wouldn't respond to right scrolling (only left, up, down kept working). After a reboot it was all fine again, and no problems with that ever since.

Random movements which seems to come from the trackball happen from time to time.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] mjdyson:
I've had the same problem and mailed HTC about it. They told me to do a 'restore factory settings' type thing.. but didnt really solve the problem.

For me, it seems that the trackball tracking algorithm(? if there is such a thing) gets stuck in a loop - seems to be equally possible that it's dust or a glitch. However, it affects typing too (ie. scrolls to the send button mid-typing, or changes words in the suggest box). It started happening tonight in a bar.

9 times in 10, I've managed to clear it by doing a fast short scroll in the direction it's going automatically (edit: quickly scroll right if it's wanting to go right), then not touching the track ball to navigate back (ie pressing home to take me to the centre page). Perhaps that clears the loop that it gets stuck in? Otherwise it's a reboot.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] callummr:
I got the same response from HTC, and don't have time to be sat waiting on the phone for hours at the moment to take that further.

I'm fairly sure that this is not dust, given the fact that everyone here has reported it moving itself right, rather than any other direction.

What I'm not so convinced by is it being software, as opposed to the hardware generating bad readouts due to some design problem. I just can't imagine software just happening to start adding in random movements at random times with no obvious cause.

The temp solution, to the previous poster, seems to just be a flick of the track ball - no Home press afterwards or anything necessary. Seems to just make whatever's giving the bad results realize the ball has rotated and stick with the new position... For a while.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] vincent67:
Same problem with my Hero. Generaly it's scroll down the list or scroll the home screen always to the right direction

I noticed on several occasions that this problem started when i activate the EDGE Network connection. So i suggested possibly network interference interaction to be the cause.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] zippyioa:
Add me to the list.

White SIM free Hero in the UK. Currently running MoDaCos v2.2 ROM and get the scrolling to the right issue every now and then.

Dont have a screen protector and it did it from new (with the original ROM and a fresh clean Hero) so I doubt dust is involved. This points to a software bug.

Agree with previous points about it normally happening when data is actively downloading so I guess it could be related to something updating info!?

Would be great to solve it as its pretty annoying when it happens!!!

Zippyioa
[Hero, G2 Touch General] xTuX:
My HTC Hero did that too, before I managed to break it ... (while flashing)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] monocay:
Same problem here. Seems to happen when i am on mobile network / EDGE

Any solution to this? It is quite annoying.

My Hero is white, non branded, running modaco 2.3 custom ROM
[Hero, G2 Touch General] aksd:
I think it has something to do with the default files on the memory card. I started experiencing this problem after I coped the default memory card files onto my 8 GB card yesterday. Its been fine for the last month until I did this. Maybe you guys should try formatting your memory cards. Regards,

Akshay
[Hero, G2 Touch General] monocay:
Are u guys still experiencing this?

Have you found some solution for this problem, or did all of you return your phones?

I am running modaco 2.6 now, the probem is still there. Tried to wipe, update radio, nothing helps.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] c3k:
still here (modaco 2.2), but is rare

seems to depend from the zone (cell?)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] monocay:
seems to be related with data transfers with GPRS/EDGE only (my operator does not have 3g).

Does not happen with WIFI.

Did id happen to someone with a 3G/HSPDA data connection?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] c3k:
i don't have a lot of 3G coverage in my area, so i'm often under 2G like you, but I notice this problem only in specific place (never under 3G)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] aksd:
Actually yes, it seems to happen only where there is GPRS coverage, its absent with 3G or EDGE coverage.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Switchbitch:
I'ts definitely related to data transmission; when it's happening I turn off mobile data and it stops. Turn data back on and it starts screen scrolling again....

I just can't reproduce it, so it still seems random.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] podb:
I never had any problems with my White Hero (unlocked, Belgium) except for the scrollbar.

1) Like said before, it scrolled my widgetscreens to the right

2) I wasn't able to scroll to the right anymore!

SOLUTIONS:

1) Just scroll a bit in the opposite direction to (I think) get rid of the dirt under the trackball

2) Reboot

So far, one major happy Hero user!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] monocay:
unfortunatelly, it is not about a dirty trackball

happens only on mobile data connection, as soon as you connect to wifi,

or turn it off, it stops

seems to be happening mainly on GPRS/EDGE connections

maybe the bug is quite common, but not many people experience it because they are on 3G/wifi only
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Heematux:
it just happened to me also today

and as you guys said it happened when i activated the 2G mobile data connection

i use 2G as it saves battery but i will try and test for a while with 3G to see if it will happen
[Hero, G2 Touch General] juyin0711:
We can collect the first five digitals of S/N with the issue. Mine is HT96C. Any body else?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nadeemhasnaat:
Dude i had the same Problem, no annoyance actually.... Well here's what i have discovered. Its neither screen's nor widget's ( people ) fault. Its actually a Trackball issue. when it happened to me i rolled the trackball in the opposite direction ( e.g when the screen was scrolling to right i moved the trackball towards the left ) and that fixed it .... it has only happened to me a few times and everytime the remedy works ( sometimes u gotta do it twice ) ...

I would recommend that you guys dont put your phones in tight jeans pockets coz the trackball then gets pressed hard and the spring inside gets a bit wobbly ( same problem for a few black berrys too ) ...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cinogen:
Mine is doing crazy stuff too - a bit different

Mine is doing crazy stuff too - a bit different though

My screen sometimes jumps from desktop to desktop, and the weirdest thing is this .........

I can MOVE the screen WITHOUT touching it!!

i swipe my finger in the air 1 cm ABOVE the screen and the screen moves.

It also happens in the text input such in messaging.

I thought i was imagining stuff - but i have managed to recreate tens of times!

i have no idea what is causing this....

any help will be appreciated!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] monocay:
my serial HT97J

and it is definitively not a physical trackball problem, seems to happen only if GPPRS or EDGE data transfers active

i really hope HTC will look into this
[Hero, G2 Touch General] callummr:
HT98D here.

I'm pretty sure I've experienced it in 3G and airplane modes. Not certain but yeah.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] c3k:
HT97H

very rare, but present
[Hero, G2 Touch General] typezeroxx:
I have also experienced this problem. I have a european GSM unit that I'm using in the states. All I can use is the edge network so I hope that if that is the problem, HTC can quickly get it fixed. Also, as of late, mine has started to scroll downwards as well as to the right.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] singing hound:
HT98JL here...