yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
It is the actual font size, but for QVGA it's scaled. You should however make sure the widget's size in Androkkid corresponds to the background size. Widgets are designed for VGA, Androkkid rescales them. In case of QVGA to 1/2 of the actual size.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
Yep, tried to adapt to the icon size, so they can be any size and are positioned relative to one another depending on their size. I forgot to take the text height itself into account, so it overlaps. v1.6 is on it 's way...

Do you still have the "vanishing widget" problem? (I can hardly imagine this is skin related. The transparent skin is fact is a single color skin and since Androkkid uses the first upper left pixel to determine what's transparent, the entire background becomes transparent. Nothing special about it).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
hgTasks today moved

Just to remove the widget from the first post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
I 'm able to reproduce the QVGA display problems. Looking for a solution...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kraski:
Switched to transparent about 10am my time, it's now almost 3:30pm & it's still there! :)

One other interesting note that I missed when I posted the other text quirk. The weather temperatures seem to be right over the bottom of the weather icons. Most of mine have a cloud on the bottom. So, white text over white cloud makes them almost invisible. :eek:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
Glad to hear it seems to be functioning ok now!

For the temperatures: the intention is to save some space. If the text is fully below the icon and there are no appointments, it takes a lot of usefull space. Why not try to change the weather font color (skin settings.txt file)? The weather here is mostly gray these days, so I haven't seen the white text on white clouds yet...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] craymtn:
bluetooth on tilt2

Is anyone else having problems with the Bluetooth widget? It was working fine on an ATT Pure, but when I switched to the Tilt 2, it comes up gray (deactivated) and pressing it does nothing. Both were running WM 6.5. Any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kraski:
It worked fine for me for awhile, then just stopped. That was several weeks ago. In a text editor type in: 39#"\Windows\CommManagerLink.exe", then save it as CommManager.lnk. Whether you do that on your PC or on your phone, move it onto your phone in a place you'll remember where it is, like the special links folder under Androkkid. Add a new shortcut to that link & you'll have easy access to the entire HTC Comm Manager (bluetooth, wifi, airplane mode, etc.).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kraski:
Well, I'm up later than I should be. So, I now have transparency success for 16 hours. I think it's solved. :D I'll look at the text settings later this week. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alecoddlyiv:
since there were no further suplementary widgets created I just use a shortcut to the comm manager now. dont suppose this has anything to do with the update from 0.8 to 1.0?

might d/l and test now

TESTED ON HTC KAISER WITH 1.0 AND STILL WORKING SORRY
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alecoddlyiv:
Good news :) Just to confirm, after rolling over a full 24 hours the today only appointment is showing as expected but not my recurring shift event for today plus as mentioned previously only today and tomorrow.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
Thanks for the info.

I've listed the known issues for v1.5. There's a problem with all day recurring appointments on the day itself, and the 1st appointment line overwriting the icons for the default skin. And with the number of lines displayed on QVGA. I'm trying to fix all this for v1.6.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alecoddlyiv:
awesome thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
WMD-Agenda v1.6 is released. See what's changed at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4879609&postcount=125.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kraski:
I haven't tried the other skins, yet, but both transparent & default fonts are smaller. To the point that I had to switch to transparent because the fonts for the default skin were too small for these old eyes. And that's on a large, high res screen (WVGA -- Tilt2, AT&T's version of the Touch Pro 2).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] itesla:
1.6 is looking much better on qvga, thank you! Fonts are still a little "pixelated" (see attached, which looks blurry compared to my local screenshot).

-could we have an option to remove the update time and the 3 buttons? I'd like to use a small version of this on my "main page" instead of the NextAppointment widget, then a big version on page 2... oh this problably can't be done because there is just one settings file/background

-I think I saw a comment that we can change font colors, but I don't see that in settings.ini

Thanks again :-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alecoddlyiv:
will need to fiddle with the font a little on the qvga but it is working nicely with transparent skin with a full weeks agenda displayed.

I am guessing that todays recurring appointment is the only issue left now, will report back what happens when it ticks over midnight, it should display my night shift one of two......
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
Strange, on my HTC Touch they still look the same. You could try the new (v1.6) "transparentWide" skin, which is 50 pixels wider than the "transparent" skin and a bit larger. You can also change the font sizes in the skin's settings file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
You need to edit the skin's settings.txt file. The default and defaultSmall skin use the standard settings and don't have their own settings file yet. You can just copy the settings.txt file from the gfx/skins/transparent skin folder and start modifying it. To use the new settings you'll need to restart Androkkid.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chumpster:
I am 2 version late, but thank you for making this fix. This is a great widget.

I know in the last 2 release you've been busy with bug fixes, but I would like to make a suggestion for improvement. Right now you have appointments listed with a start time and an end time. Can you add a setting where appointments are only listed with a start time? It would save some space so that more appointments can be listed.

Thanks again for your great work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
I'll take it up in the next version. You can also try to make a larger skin background. This too will allow you to view more information.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bangkok.tower:
a Wifi Widget could be so helpful ;)

thank you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
I use AEWifiTrigger, which you can find on http://www.brothersoft.com/ae-wifi-trigger-utility-115019.html. It's just a small exe for which you can create a shortcut on an Androkkid page to toggle wifi on and off.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] burnlea:
A good alternative until someone designs a Wireless widget like the Bluetooth widget with a toggling icon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] luilly:
And one icon for toggling sound: "Normal, High, Vibrate, Silence".

My idea is for Commanager, one icon for toggling: "Wifi ON/OFF, Bluetooth ON/OFF, Flight Mode"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
I was already working on this one. Should be ready in a couple of days, depending on how much time I can spend on this during the weekend.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
Profile widget

Profile widget: a small widget that allows you to switch your profile from ring to virbrate to mute (and back to ring again). The widget will show the current status. If you want, you can edit the images and replace them by your own. You can change the widget's size via Androkkid.

The widget can be downloaded from: http://sites.google.com/site/wmdsoft/
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] surrealbliss:
YES! I've been wanting this, and I considered learning how to make widgets just so I could make it myself but I assumed that someone else would eventually make one. Thank you. I'm installing it immediately! ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] surrealbliss:
Works Great! Thanks again.

I also have a bug report for WMD Agenda... with recurring appointments, if two of the recurrences are on the screen at the same time (I have that class on Monday and Wednesday) when I click on the first occurence it goes to the latest occurrence showing on the screen currently. so basically if I select Monday's class it pops up with Wednesday's class.

This won't really bother me that much but I thought I'd bring it to your attention anyways. ;) Thanks for good widgets!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] burnlea:
Very useful widget, many thanks wmdirk.

Can you clarify if you are doing another widget that switches between any number of pre-configured phone profiles? If not, can you do a variant of this widget that cycles between 1) Ring + Vibrate, 2) Vibrate only, 3) Mute (no Ring or Vibrate).

p.s. what tools do you use to develop your widgets?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] binooromeo:
HTC TOUCH

Dear sir ,

will it work fine on htc touch p3450
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
It is in fact the ring you've configured (if that is vibrate and ring, it will vibrate and ring), next go to vibrate only and then mute. I'm not working on an alternative for other profiles. I you clarify what it's supposed to do exactly, I'll have a look at what I can do.

I'm just using Visual Basic.Net with Visual Studio 2008 and the Windows Mobile SDK.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
I'm not sure what "it" is supposed to be, but trying won't hurt you or your device :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] burnlea:
Thanks for the explanation. It does actually do what you said it should do. I was switching profiles in Androkidd using your widget and then minmising Androkkid and checking which profile had been selected in WM6.1. I think in my enthusiasm I must have somehow caused the 2 to become out of sync! Many thanks again for a great widget
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chumpster:
Speaking of minimize, I was thinking a good widget might be one that can minimize Androkkid so that I can still get to the default windows today screen.

minimize.exe does not does not work. The only way to minimize right now is to use the pull up menu from the lower left corner and minimize from that menu. Would be nice to be able to do it with a widget.

I am not a programmer, but I am hoping someone here can help.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chumpster:
I am not sure if this is useful to anyone, but I figure I'll share what I did.

I wanted to be able to put both the WMD-Agenda and the WMD-Task widget in one screen (sort of a one stop to do list). I like the default skin in WMD-Agenda, and but it was too long where I could not fill both widgets on one screen.

So I create a new skin for the WMD-Agenda where I made it shorter and wider (same width as the transparentWide skin that is included).

I am including a screenshot. If there are those of you interested, let me know and I will post the skin. But if not, I don't want to waste bandwidth or storage.

Two things I want to point out to wmdirk. For the Agenda if there is a setting to show start time only (and not the end time) some of my items will fit in one line rather than two; it would save me some space or I could use a larger font (I have old eyes). Also is it possible to put in some kind of option on the task widget so that it can show dates with MM/dd format. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] quicksite:
Simo's already said, on his application thread, that he's including this on his next release.

Is it just me, or is there an overemphasis on the term "widget"? There have been many single-purpose toggle utilities made and released over the last 3 years -- as simply what they are: a line of code, and a link.

This is also what bugs me about the iPhone APP STORE concept: On any decent mobile browser you can hit practically every website and get its full functionality. But -- OH MY GOD! -- it's a new APP! whenever someone just creates a gizmo that connects online and replicates the function of going to that website on the phone. I'm tired of this overuse of the word app/ widget/ etc.

To me, something qualifies as being a widget if there is on-screen display of information. Toggles are not widgets. (** EDIT: Unless they are carrying visual information and feedback)

I really wish we could agree to a higher standard of what constitutes a widget -- vs a link with an icon.

Simo will be providing the latter in the next release. press an icon and it minimizes. That's not a widget. (sorry, just annoyed at the re-naming of things that already exists into something re-marketed as a discovery)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] quicksite:
Yes, exactly. :) I am glad our Chief Widget Maker for Androkkid makes the distinction.

FYI -- for those interested in a compilation of various .LNK files to sub-functions within an app (for example, turning on video camera, vs turning on still-shots camera), see here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=3568978#post3568978

and the post that follows it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] burnlea:
I agree with your sentiments on the distinction between what can easily be done wiith a 'shortcut/icon' solution and what needs to be implemented with a 'widget'. I would however suggest 'toggling' functions are in the widget category if they provide visual feedback, such as the the excellent Bluetooth one we already have. I am currently using a 'toggling' shortcut/icon for Wi-Fi On/Off but this gives no indication of the current status, so I am still eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Wi-Fi widget:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] quicksite:
You're absolutely right, and my apologies for blurring the distinction on that one, which is an unintentional insult to the author. I was just annoyed when I wrote that post -- and I suppose I could go edit it out. But better to acknowledge here the great bluetooth widget -- and you and I are in agreement that the distinction is clear when there is visual data being displayed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chumpster:
I generally agree with you. Minimize.exe does not work and so a link to it does not do anything. So my request is not a link; it needs something more than just a link; so for a lack of a better term, I called it a widget. I can call it an app, but sounds too much like an iphone...

Also I just read that Simo is considering working on something like this. So for this "feature" I just need to be patient.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] luilly:
WoW, great widget, thanks a lot, man!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
The possibility to only show the start hour for an appointment is implemented in v2.0 (which will include tasks as well). I'm working hard to get that one ready (that is, after my daytime job).

The date format can already be changed. If you've got the latest version (1.6), check out the settings.txt file. You should find a dateFormat and timeFormat setting.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] burnlea:
Celebration of Androkkid

It occurred to me that maybe we should celebrate what Simo and the Androkkid Widget developers have made available to all of us by showing how we have made best use of this technology in our home screens. We may then learn capabilities from each other that we may not have been aware of. I'll kick off with mine on my o2 XDA Stellar (QVGA).

Apps/widgets/links used:

Signal Strength/Operator - Simo's widget

Lock phone - Shortcut to free util 'PQz_key. exe' (Parameters: D:85)

Battery Status - Simo's widget

New note - Shortcut to 'Notes' (Parameters: -n)

Calendar - Simo's widget

Data disconnect - Shortcut to 'datadisconnect.exe' in \Windows directory

Toggle Bluetooth - wmdirk's widget

Wi-Fi toggle - Shortcut to free util 'AEWiFiTrigger.exe'

Ring/Vibrate/Silent toggle - wmdirk's widget

Messages - Shortcut to tmail.exe in Windows directory (Parameters: -service "SMS" -open "inbox")

Missed Calls - Shortcut to free util 'LaunchMSItem.exe' (Parameters: CALLHISTORY_MISSED)

Voicemail - Shortcut to free util 'MakePhoneCall.exe' (Parameters: your voicemail number)

e-mail - Shortcut to 'messaging.lnk' in \Windows\Startmenu directory

Who's next?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
Here's mine: HTC Touch Diamond (please add what application is used).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
New hgWeather

Here is a new version of hgWeather, source files included.

hgWeather 0.2

This is still a work in progress, but I thought maybe other people can test and give some feedback. Also if someone wants to improve it, I enclose the source files. I use SharpDevelop for programming.

The widget uses Google weather API.

Features:

Will show up to 4 days of weather or only an icon.

It doesn't require the use of registry settings or other scripts.

It will update automatically if set so.

Language can be chosen.

To use:

To get into the settings screen, click on the week days.

To get to the details screen, click on the city.

To update manually, click on the temperatures.

Still to do:

Vertical display.

Icons for updating and setting instead of regions on the screen.

Better graphics.

Other??

Bugs:

Sometimes the details screen flickers.

Sometimes you have to try several times, before an update is successful.

I don't know if all the languages show correctly (i.e. Chinese doesn't on my phone).

I cannot test when you chose to update via a data connection, since I don't have one myself. It will however, automatically update through wireless or activesync.

If you have more than one hgweather widget, the last one will show through on the details screen. I don't know whether this is because of features in Androkkid itself.

If you want to see the full details screen, the widget needs to be at the top of the screen.

Installation

Just unzip to the widget directory.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alecoddlyiv:
excellent work ajige

I have installed on qvga device and looking good with transparent skin on my main page.

the only bug i can see at this point is when clicking to expand it looks like it is relative to the position of the widget as opposed to the top left of the screen (hope that makes sense) will post screen shots later if needed.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] agentmikeyd:
i am trying to edit the settings of the NextAppoitnment widget. I have checke deach subfolder but do not find how to do this.

my display only shows one appointment.

please advise?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kraski:
It's doing exactly what it's supposed to: show your next appointment. If you're looking for something to display more than just the next appointment, you want to try WMDAgenda -- 7 days of appointments & weather.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
This is from my post:

So yes, I know about this:o .

I've found out how to fix it, but it messes up the regions for clicking, so I need to do some more coding before I can release the fix.

Also this is only tested on QVGA. I got a private message of problems on other solutions. Anyone else having problems with small print?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lancekemp:
Hello

it's a QVGA and i did make the widget size bigger and the did not work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
I'm sorry it's not working for you. it's working for me with QVGA and also another poster said it was fine with QVGA, so I don't know what the problem is.:confused:

After some checking it seems that the palm's screen is 320x320. Is that correct. I don't know if that's causing the problem. Do you have issues with other widgets?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lancekemp:
Yes 320X320. I am not having problems with other widgets alos your first weather one is working fine.

when i am in setting to put in the zip is there any other setting I am not seeing a scroll bar, just checking.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
Did you just install on top of my old widget? I wonder if there is some settings part left of the old. Maybe you can delete the hgWeather directory, and then install the new version. Otherwise I don't know. :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lancekemp:
Thanks for the help. I will just wait till the next version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taospirit:
hi ajige, i have same prob than lancekemp impossible to increase size of widget like others (i have a wvga screen). aotherwise it works fine except langage selection doesn't stay active always back in english.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
maybe I should try to have 2 different versions, QVGA and VGA. It's just odd that some with QVGA says it works fine and other not.

Yes, I know, I've found another way to save that info. for next version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taospirit:
thx ajige for this widget i was waiting for ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
Could you try to replace the dll file you have with the attached and see if it works? IMPORTANT: you need to delete the widget before doing this, since it also includes the fix for the language, and that means the settings file has changed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taospirit:
thx the language works nice but when i'm in large disply i can't go back to small display :(. And i 'm sorry that the small widget is in english (i'm french nobody is perfect).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
Yes I know, it was only meant as a test for those (VGA?) who had problems with the widget being too small. I thought it would be a small matter to correct, but it's a little more complicated. If you absolutely want to use that version, the way to go back to the smaller display, is if you click on the very left of where the small display would have been. The click doesn't register anything outside the original widget (=small display). Sorry about that, trying to fix it.:(

As for the english in the small display, I guess you mean the words "updated" and "high" and "low"? I was thinking of adding that to the settings, so that everyone could put in their own words.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lancekemp:
ajige. i applied the new dll, not sure if that was to fix the problem that i am having but its still there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
Yes I was hoping it would make it bigger. What's the resolution you have? Could you post a screenshot?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taospirit:
don't worry ajige :D i know what they means i was justt a little bit "perfectionist". Thx a lot for what u did it's really a good widget. i will wait for next version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lancekemp:
here is a pic. i have changed the size and that did nothing, but changing the size on the other widgets does work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajige:
Thanks for the picture. That's really helpful :). It seems that it's legible, but just a little squished together, so I'll see what I can do for the next version.

As for resizing, I hadn't realized that there even was a problem, but I tested it, and you're right, it's not resizing. I'll check that too; maybe if I solve that part, the other problem will go away.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
WMD-Agenda 2.0 Release Candidate 1 is available. The full specifications can be found on http://sites.google.com/site/wmdsoft/news. Please read what's been changed.

I'd appreciate some feedback (also about my new site - a work in progress -, dedicated to Androkkid widgets). If you find bugs or have other suggestions, they're welcome as well.

For early downloaders: if you get an error during startup, please download the latest version (the error is due to an uninitialized debug log object, the error has been corrected in the version posted just after midnight).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kraski:
Like the site, very professional. Will grab the widget when I get home. From the notes, I assume that there are other themes in 2.0, even though only transparent has been tested.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmdirk:
The same themes are still available. The new icons are added in the folder (you'll get an error if icons are missing). I'm working on some new themes as well, and will make them available as seperate downloads.