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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] vigilante_xix:
I understand Phones frustration, although I'm maybe dealing with it a little better!

Just to give 2 examples where I see issues with this new method...

1) In File Explorer you cannot select multiple files using finger or stylus. In fact, I can't even see the option to 'Select Several' like you have in Email/SMS.

2) When in an application that does support 'Select Several' it's not as easy as it was previously to select lots. For example, I could highlight and scroll at the same time before. I then used 'Ctrl' on the soft keyboard to the select another lot.

In general, I understand why it has been applied, to make finger control easier, however, I prefer the older version.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ohyeahar:
In the default File Explorer (and in most other apps including Messaging), you can hold the Ctrl key on the hardware keyboard and then tap the items you want to select. Alternatively, if the objects you want selected are in order, you can use the Shift key.

Btw, Resco File Explorer supports dragging to select items. Just wanted to throw that out there as an alternative you may consider.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dalewking:
This has come up many times in many forums, but still cannot find an answer.

We develop commercial apps for windows mobile. We would like to be able to use emulators for testing. I realize we cannot rely totally on emulators for testing and do need to test on real devices as well, but it would be very beneficial to do some testing without having to buy umpteen devices for every developer.

Currently we can only use emulators for PPC2003. The problem is that WM5 and WM6 emulators only allocate 32 MB for storage space on the device, which is ridiculous. My HTC Fuze has over 290 MB for storage.

32MB is not enough to store our application plus the database.

Before someone tries to tell me about MEMSIZE parameters and settings in visual studio to increase memory, that is RAM, not storage space. Microsoft seems to have made no provision for changing the amount of storage space.

You can of course set up a virtual storage card using a folder on your hard drive. The problem is that the driver is buggy and does not work correctly for storing a database. I have seen references to this bug in relation to SQLCE and SQLite and it also affects DB2E (the database we use).

So is there either:

- A way to get more than 32MB storage space (not RAM) in the emulator

- A fix for the virtual storage card bugs

This pretty much renders the emulator useless for serious testing.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dalewking:
Workaround using Ramdisk

I have found sort of a workaround that lets me do testing using an emulator.

If you go to this thread there is a discussion of a Ramdisk driver that allows for large ramdisks.

Unlike the previous ramdisk driver which would only give me 17MB of ram disk, with this one I could get up to a 127MB ram disk.

The original source of this new RamDisk is gone, but go to that thread you can download a zip containing the executable and dll but none of the other files.

I did some work and figured out the lnk files you need and attached them to this post.

The exe and dll go into \Windows

The Ramdisk.lnk goes into \Windows\Startup. The link I provided sets up a 64 MB RAM Disk. You can edit the text in the lnk file to change that.

The Ramdisk-Unload.lnk is used to unload the RamDisk.

The downside is that you lose the contents when soft resetting, but that is not often with an emulator.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Punkster812:
I know we had some trouble with the storage size limitation as well because we use a large database, but creating the folder on the hard drive and using that as an "storage card" word. Although ours isn't a sql database, it's a binary one. We have noticed writing a lot to the "storage card" that is on the hard drive, tends to fail every once in a while, not sure why. But if you try again two seconds later, it works.

So beyond doing good try...catches and maybe having a retry method. As far as I know, there isn't a way of changing that.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Sallcho:
Hello,

I'm thinking of giving my Hero to my mom, but she doesn't speak english, so I wanna reflash to russian rom. Hero is officially supported in Russia, and there is russian rom(saw pictures). Any ideas where can I find it? Moreover, if I flash russian ROM, will this void HTC's warranty? Or reflashing back to english one will be fine?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Sallcho:
Any new information?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] thevery:
I'm not sure russian is supported by separate rom rather than simply built-in.

You can enable russian in your device using this manual:

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=131910&st=60&p=3120348&hl=cid&#entry3120348
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] electrocat:
http://rapidshare.com/files/275074231/RUU_Hero_HTC_RUS_2.73.411.5_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
[Touch GSM General] dablitz:
I have an Elf from Rogers, and trying to get the internal GPS to function. everything I have read said that there is an Internal GPS, but nothing i try seems to get it to work. google maps gets me close but thats about it. any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Touch GSM General] studioj:
an elf doesnt have an internal gps in my opinion google maps works with gsm antennas.

I myself use a bluetooth gps antenna 20 euro
[Touch GSM General] ed_tdk:
Based on my search, the CDMA version is the one that has the internal GPS....i myslef would have loved to have GPS on my GSM version. Let me know if you find anything.. :)
[Touch GSM General] jeremy89632:
Yeah, but it seems like the GSM is more 'budget'.

LOL.

I will keep a lookout for you.

From my sources, I heard that even the CDMA has GPS, it wasnt activated in the software.

Rendering it useless.
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] veljkovic:
Symptoms: Orbit looks like dead. When I plug in USB cable (with battery) nothing happens (same with AC charger). When I remove battery and plug in USB cable (or AC charger) red light just blink one or two times and - nothing happens (no light at all). I put battery back (both when USB cable is still plugged in and without USB cable or charger) - and nothing happens (yup, I know, it's nightmare).

Reason (possible): I gave Orbit to my friend just to test it for few days (he wants to get one). He (probably) tried to update ROM (he told me that), and something goes wrong. After that my Orbit is without life... Completely...

I used search function and there are different (similar) problems, but not the same like mine (solutions: soft reset, hard reset, flash from SD, motherboard malfunction etc).

Most of you here are experts, so - what you think? Maybe flash from SD (but it seems scary when phone is totally dead)? Something else?

Thanks for answers.

Cheers!
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] farukb:
sounds like a brick....try unbricking it....sd method should work

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_SD_Card_Flashing
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] veljkovic:
Thanks for answer, I will definitely try that tomorrow. I never done it before.

I don't have SD card in phone now, and when I try to start bootloader nothing happens (no message, error, light, other signal that my phone is not completely dead etc). Bootloader only starts if you have SD card inside or it starts no matter if you have it or not - but it shows error if something is not ok with files?
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] farukb:
it should start regardless of the sd card.....

oh yes there was some trick you should remove sim,sd and battery,plug usb cable in...and try to fire it up or flash it...can't remember,but there surely was a thing ;)
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] veljkovic:
ty, I will try that tomorrow... but, it seems that this phone is ready for spare parts...
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] farukb:
wiki says:

you need to flash it with the SD card flashing (info are in the wiki too). start flashing it by pressing the RECORED and power button while your device is off.

and sd flashing is described in the link i provided...

sretno ;)
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] veljkovic:
nope... dead as a cowboy after cheating on poker game...
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] veljkovic:
UPDATE: new MB, and everything is ok now.
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] adam.hodge:
Sorry about the Samsung post but this forum is the best for a reason. Can we GeoTag with the Samsung Jack i637? How? Thanks!

adam
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] bazz7777777:
ive got a 600 min call plan, is there a app that will add my time or take away from 600 min as i use my allowance, so i dont run over, ive searched the forum and only come up with this thread but its old thread and not much use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=426958&highlight=call+timer

:)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] wilfmoralee:
Under Settings>>System>>Device Information there is outgoing call timer, which you can reset whenever you like...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] bazz7777777:
i have Gen.Y TouchFlo3Dv2.1 VGA rom, and although the timer setting are in the device setting i cant see no where to reset them, thats why i need a third party app :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] thangkls:
No 3rd party can do it !
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] bazz7777777:
now thats a challenge for the great xda developers members ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] thangkls:
This is for HTC Hermes ( not for diamond ) but I think it's possible to make it work on our device:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] bazz7777777:
:eek:do that every month, seems to much trouble, thanks for looking though
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] oldsap:
if you want to reset the cumulative call timer, you may try this:

http://oldsap.blogspot.com/2007/03/cummulative-call-timer-reset-utility.html
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] bazz7777777:
tried the program it dont work :mad:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] bazz7777777:
bump bump bump :p
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnie93:
what is better for making really nice GUI effects on android:confused: JAVA:confused: or Flash:confused: or JAVA/Swing or is there something else:confused: i really what to make animations and GUI improvement to my android i just need to know how and i don't care about how much time it will need i just want to learn :)

P.S i dont know where to place the question so i placed it in the DREAM android development section because its my Favorite :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] random_username_:
i don think you can use flash android dosent support it (yet)

btw questions go here http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=507
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnie93:
can anyone move this to the DREAM Q&A??
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nephron:
If u want to make a theme, then u dont need nor java or flash. All u need is photoshop to make the png's and then import them into the xml files. I dont know exactly which ones but you can ask around....
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnie93:
no not themes i mean like animation of when you close and open apps and when you move from one place to another
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xidominicanoix:
i believe these are .xmls
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnie93:
thank you kind sir!
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrains:
i've had windows mobile forever and basically i now have an oppertunity to get the hero but keep my touch pro.

does anybody have any advice on the difference between the 2 os's?

the goods and bads of anroid compared to winmo?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiz:
The biggest difference is that multi-tasking is a little different. By default there is no list of running processes, and no way to switch between them. Instead you go back to an already open app by going through the menu and opening it like regular again.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suisen:
ahm, long pressing the Home button will bring up the list of currently/last opened apps so you can switch between them
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiz:
Ok, I'll give you that, it makes switching easier, but it is not a task list. Just a shortcut to some recently launched apps. If you open 7 apps, you won't be able to switch to the oldest.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipje:
If you compare stock Android (1.5) versus stock Windows Mobile 6.1 / 6.5, it'll be a close call. I think I would rather have a WinMo device then.

But the HTC interface on the Hero makes it a no-brainer for me.

But it all depends what you use your device for. If you are a heavy bluetooth user you might want to look into that first, but since I hardly ever use it I have no issues with android and loved it from the first few minutes of using it :). And that was after years of Winmo-using.

But Android simply doesn't have the HUGE list of applications, tweaks and tricks that Windows Mobile has.

If I had to choose between a Touch Pro or a Hero, I'd go for a Hero. But if it was a Diamond2 / Touch Pro 2 (or maybe even a Touch HD) and I could tweak it completely with all the knowledge from cooking I had, it'll be a though choice :). TouchFlo 2.6 on a Diamond2 is still a lovely combo.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammurad:
Hi everyone im new to the forum and to android.

Im also a converted WinMo user, i had the touch hd running with Duttys rom and sometimes Energy rom. I enjoyed the installing of new roms etc but the biggest thing for me though was the lack of a marketplace and consequently the lack of really good apps that compare with android.

True there is a marketplace on winmo being released soon with WM 6.5, but ive used WM 6.5 and i hated the interface. Plus there are no winmo phones i can think of that are finger friendly (all operate with pressure sensored UI's). Android has a nice UI.

The hero for me has exciting potential and i think can acoomplish great things once they get rid of the infamous lag. Plus the developers are shifting over more and more from apple (flooded) to android.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiz:
Good point - Android bluetooth is partly crippled at the moment, the API has not been finalised thus it has not been released.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
The article linked here gives a reasonable accurate and concise summary of the differences between the two, including relative strengths and weaknesses. From my experiences, I'd agree with most of what the author has said.

http://smartphoneandroid.com/2009/07/06/whats-the-difference-between-google-android-and-windows-mobile.html

Regards,

Dave
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrains:
wow thank you, but i have another related question, should i get the "my touch 3g" which from my understand is basically the htc magic and just put a hero rom on there or is it worth the extra bit of ram to get the hero?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
Are you in the US? If so, bear in mind that the Hero won't work with any 3G network as yet, whereas the T-Mobile branded MyTouch 3G will at least work on the T-Mobile 3G network (assuming you're in the fairly limit coverage area!).

Personally, I would get the Hero, but if you can get a Magic with 288mb Ram, it should run the Hero run ok. As far as I'm aware, all HTC branded Magics should be ok, but I do know that some operator branded Magics (e.g. Vodafone UK) only have 192Mb Ram and therefore won't really run the Hero run acceptably.

Regards,

Dave
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] fyang1086:
Hi, I am running both spb mobile and tf3d on the rc elite system. I recently installed the cleanram and used the level 2 quality purge. After using this, my TF3d stopped working and all i see is the HTC logo when i try to switch back to tf3d. The tf3d tab is selected in the today menu.

the tf3d will start working after a soft reset but by the end of the day, it will timeout and tf3d will not startup until the next soft reset. I also tried to restore my settings to where they were before with the last backup and it still happens. I looked all over the forum and and tried to search it within the forum with no luck. Please help.

Thanks
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Farmer Ted:
I doubt cleanram had anything to do with it, since you can get it going again with a reboot. I've had this happen when I restored pim.vol without shutting down tf3d. I have a feeling that you did a bad restore at some point. You didn't do a full restore with a backup from an old rom after the flash, did you? That's a ggod way to mess up tf3d. Or, did you install a tf3d theme without shutting it down? Even a simple thing like adding a clock can screw up manila if you don't do it right.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] fyang1086:
the tf3d timingout and not restarting happened right after I had used the cleanram. I was thinking maybe the cleanram had deleted something i needed and my backup didn't restore it back. I flashed the elite rom over 6 months with no problems and have not done a restore since after my tf3d started screwing up. And i did not do a restore when i flashed my rom on my phone. I also did not install a tf3d theme. I have even gone to the tf3d config and selected the reset/restore settings thing and it still doesn't fix things. I do not know what else to do besides do a hard reset without restoring anything, but would be my last option and do not wanna lose all my stuff.

Thanks
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Farmer Ted:
That is seriously weird. I'm not sure how cleanram could've deleted any files, though. All the manila files should be in rom, unless it was installed with a cab (either by you or during the bootup customization-that seems unlikely, though).

It may just be time for a hard reset, though. Six months is a long time to go without one. You can always do a full backup, hard reset, then do a full restore. The worst case scenario is that you'll be right back where you started. But, I would say there's a decent chance that you'll be ok. When you do a full restore, files and reg settings are added, but things are not normally deleted. So if you did manage to delete something important (like a registry key), then it should come back from the dead.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] fyang1086:
ok...I was thinking a full restore again would be best..lol. So should I do a hard reset and then a full restore or can I just do a full restore? I had just done a full restore and not a hard reset. I never thought doing both might make a difference compare to just doing one.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Farmer Ted:
Yeah, definitely do the hard reset first. Most backup programs will tell you only to do the restore right after a hard reset. It can cause major issues if you do the restore without doing the hard reset.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] zippyioa:
Hi,

Am I the only one here who always struggles to find a good way to store my headphones? I usually wrap them around themselves, but this normally leads to kinks in the cables and a mass of knots :rolleyes:

I just spotted something called "Cable Turtles". I can't believe how simple they are, or more importantly, that I have never seen them before!!

I have just ordered a small black one from here

When it arrives I will post my thoughts on it.

Cheers

Zippyioa
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] woobit:
Boy, those looks brilliant indeed. Will order one, I too have had some problems with where to store the cable. I hate wrapping :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] zippyioa:
Bloomin' Royal Mail strikes have delayed the delivery of this fine product.

As soon as it arrives I will post my views for anyone who is interested!

Cheers

Zippyioa
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] ballandbiscuit:
Did you get these and how did you get on with them?
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] zippyioa:
Hi B&B,

They did arrive in the end (thanks Royal Mail!).

Overall I love them, however I think that the small ones, despite being listed as "for headphones" are too small. They hold the cable fine, but they are not large enough to encase the whole headphone (see picture)

If I ordered again I would probably go for the medium size to be honest.

Cheers

Zippyioa
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] soggybiscuit:
whatever happened to those things that your earphones came in that you wind up

this is back in the walkman days like 1997

pretty much all earphones used to come sold with one of those things
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] zippyioa:
Like these?? :-)

They are hard to find nowadays! AND the flat volume control bit on the headphones stops them rotating so they dont work for Hero headphones :-(
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] soggybiscuit:
yeah!!! those things!

oh i didnt know there was a volume control on the hero headphones. didnt even open the bag or look at them. I figured id just use my cheap sennheiser cx300 anyway.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] woobit:
I actually bought the medium one and the headphones fit just about right. Could be a bit bigger as its a tight fit, but overall it works fine. Large would probably be overkill
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] woodzwork:
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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] sherwindjan:
Hello,

does anyone know how I can use the internet sharing on my touch pro2 for my macbook? :confused:

it works so flawlessly on my pc! of course! ;)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Scann69:
Well...that makes 2 of us.

It worked well on my Touch Pro. This never version of bluetooth is not making life any easier :(
[Touch HD General] rogermorse:
Hello. I hope this doesn't break the rules.

I had just some time today. As a happy owner of a PSP, I felt like doing a comparison.

Here is the video with a description of the test in the information test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPcRJaOI60

I know the focus is not that good. Is a normal photocamera...not a videocamera, the HD is not a full 720p, since the video was taken at 848 wide pixel. Better than 640x480 though!

The video is new, the option 'watch in HD' will come soon.
[Touch HD General] smeddy:
Nice work rogermorse, good breakdown!

Had a brief love affair with a PSP, but lasted for one wole holiday three years ago, then it sat in a cupboard ever since (really should have sold it!)

I think the HD is the perfect compromise between screen size and portability - I don't think I could go much bigger, yet still carry it with me everywhere. But I wish it had graphic drivers - it's the one reason I might not stick with HTC for my next phone.

Lastly, can't wait for the release of FPSECE, the PlayStation emulator (hopefully within the next month), to bring out the old Metal Gear Solid/Wipeout/Twisted Metal/Gran Turismo etc :)
[Touch HD General] mrobo:
Good job man, thanks ! :d
[Touch HD General] leobox1:
btw, why is there no graphic drivers for HD?