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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Omega Ra:
The only weird issues I am seeing on my i920 Omnia 2 is, when in settings the tabs on the bottom don't show up correctly when in most tabs (xHook Quick and xHook Replace being the exception) and the auto run xHook never works. When I reboot I always have to go into settings and click the stop then run again to get it to show. Once I start it in this way it works fine and the RAM and icons pop up on top. I also tried putting a .lnk to xHook in the startup folder to no avail..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ghosty7:
The is a great improvement on all Task managers, works like a treat. What would make it even better is three requests.

1. Have the memory function with only 2 digits. and allow custom font and size

2. Have the memory display in a custom icon, so that we can match it to our current task bar icons. What i mean by this is that we can have a custom icon in the directory and the program uses this icon to display the memory. Would also be great if it can use the same icon to display all running icons as well.

3. A nice to have, but not essential, is skins. Again to match our current themes.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] formula84:
How to do this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] helix111:
Congratulations and thank you ChinaGB,

Your app is the first true ActiveSync killer.

I admit I use Dotfred as my regular task manager to see all the apps & processes, but XHook's Activesync killing efficiency makes it worth it's weight in gold.

ASynckiller, another app on this site, wasn't very effective.

My Samsung Intrepid for some reason always activates Activesync on bootup, and after calls, and I wondered if that somehow caused an extra drain on my battery.

Although it's too early to tell, but I think Activesync being killed has prolonged the time between charges.

At least I don't have to manually kill Activesync when I remember to do so.

Thank you again, and to think I was only looking for a task manager, what a bonus :-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Didibochum:
Sorry for my late reply :-)

I`ve changed the XTask.dll in the Programmfolder of XDASK.

If you like it, backup your original file and copy my changed one.

See atached file and delete .cab , so that is only called " xTask.dll "then you will have my .dll
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dollardollar:
Can anyone plz help me with how to use dll version - little a noob question

As in the installation guide, it was mentioned "You can use either, xHook.dll with xTask.exe, which is the first link, or, xHook.exe with xTask.exe, which is the second link."

But in the downloaded xTask 2.3 b4.rar,

i can only find xHook.exe, xTask.dll and xTask.dll.

I can't find xHook.dll

and what are the other files as xHook.exe.0409.mui, xTask.dll.0409.mui and so on.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bacchu:
how do I keep X on the top, instead of program icon? I want to close the app by pressing X.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zalaros:
I've created a "Close All" shortcut from the settings of xtask. The problem is that "Close All" is closing manila (sense) too, although i've added manila.exe in the exception list. Can i have a close all that doesn't close manila? Thank's ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thehellraiser:
thanks for sharing this app ..

going to try it on my Touch Pro ...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] olyloh6696:
Very nice thanks akot!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nokiadashi:
I need this software that's because I am using this naked wm6.1,which doesnt have setting for Task manager,I want programs to close everytime I hit "X".

(Settings/system/task manager/button/enable the "X" button to end running/end programs by tapping "X")

Tried this xTask v2.2 cab version,hey,good,indeed it automaticlly sets button-X to Close instead of minimizing a window.

But I found it's virtually useless!

it doesnt auto run,after you reboot the phone, you still need to click either xhook or xtask to make it run.

I also tried xTask 2.3 Beta4 exe version,there is no way to make it auto run.

I dont understand why there is so much hype about this software.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] illi:
I suggest you read the FIRST post on How To Install:D and make it auto run. If you dont like the software, keep unpleasant comments to yourself.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
I have run 2.18b6 forever and auto run is. Definite a feature it has. Click the arrows in the bar when open then select Other or Settings, I forget

. This is absolutely an amazing piece of software, if you learn to use it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
@ nokiadashi

On my Diamond on 6.1, stock task manager DID have option to set long press of x to close rather than minimize. (But it still sucked compared to any 3rd party task manager). Have you looked all thru settings/system ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Excellent application, thanks for share!

I want to ask about a strange problem a face in task manager option. When I change to an application, e.g.Opera10, I have the keyboard softkey overlaping the midle of opera's softkey bar, loosing that way opera's refresh button. Do you have any fix for that?

Also, as I see in the chinese site, there is an updated version dated 2010.6.11. Is it possible to have it in WWE?

Thanks in advance :)

P.S. if I press the keyboard icon, then I loose the bottom bar of Opera (pic.2)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Update 2.3R, 11.6.2010

Since there is no response to the problem I face, I decided to search for the update dated 11.6.2010, and guess what ...I found it!

>>>HERE<<< you can download the last update.

Only problem is that they are in chinese, so someone has to make the proper mui files to have it in WWE.

Plus, the problem I showed before, did not fixed...:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zalaros:
Anyone? Any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ChrisGarner:
Same problem here.. The keyboard button takes focus on fullscreen application... i think that this button shouldn't appear.. It is useless in xtask windows...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ChrisGarner:
Make sure that you add manila exe in exception close list.. Maybe you fail to write the exact exe name... To make sure add manila exe in the list simply opening xtask window and holding your finger on exe name that appears in taskman tab, then click "others" and "close exception"... i already tried with another program and it works fine!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zalaros:
For other programs it works fine but not for manila :( If i hold my finger on the exe name that appears in taskman tab, then click others and close exception and doesn't add anything in the exception list only an empty tab. If i add manually manila.exe in the exception list, it doesn't work. Manila gets closed when i press close all. I don't have any other ideas to try :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fmnstr:
hi...i have a problem with xhook..

when I use htc volume control in a player application (pocket player, core player, htc album, youtube) the application either exits or freezes (htc album). If I close xhook it works fine..Any suggestions?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ChrisGarner:
I think this application is still too bugged for daily use.... :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
I've been using it every day since it was first released; I think you just haven't set it up correctly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ChrisGarner:
Maybe it depends on how you use this software.. And maybe the problem is the rom, or device in which you are using it... Anyway there are many users that i know who have a lot of issues with Xtask... In order to add one in the bug list: even if i set xtask to close programs with "X" button (and not minimize), sometimes it close application, sometimes minimize... I don't understand why, as i said i set it to close application, so this is no right settings problem...

By the way, are you using xhook with program icons on the topbar?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] formula84:
Bump on a WWE version thanks for the info
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ShamanIEA:
How make it?

Please help me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] icsulescu:
Does anyone have v2.3 english version?

Regards,

Me
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Download 2.3b4 EN-US at the first page of this topic.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] icsulescu:
But this one is still as its name say 2.3 beta 4 i was looking for 2.3 final version

Thank you anyway,

Regards,

Me
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GeitjeG:
I hope someone can update this app, there is a new chinese version... Though I do not know if there is a interesting changelog...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
The developer, ChinaGB, has haulted the development. Because he got too busy with his job. The last chinese version is 2.3R, no difference with english ver. 2.3b4. The chinese user reported some bugs with 2.3R. Apparently not as stable as 2.2. He release the EVC source code of 2.3R. Anyone interested can download here:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] christophocles:
I can't download because I am not a member of the Chinese forum, and I can't register a new account on there because new registration is "not allowed".... Can you post the file here or post a rapidshare link or something?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Download link updated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blackmeto:
If anyone is picking up development on this i would like to request to be able to make it easily skinnable. This is my favorite taskmanager on my omnia i910.Thank you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kamikaze458:
Xtask rulezZZZz...

It's really cool. Thx a lot for developing it. You 're the man!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Poddytat:
I am getting a server error when I click on download link. Is there another place I can download an up to date version??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tobosoft:
Trayed apps

Hello, XTask works well for me on my TD2.

I have a question for a feature. I have iGo8 navigation software. It works in full screen, but it has the functionality to minimize it. But it minimizes to systray, to the lower notification bar. This is not to see when HTC Sense is running.

So the app can not be activated again. I thinked...no problem because I have XTask...but the app is not in the tasklist, because trayed apps are not to see. I can see the process, but there is no function "switch to".

Do you see a chance to get those trayed apps in the tasklist ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Georgeous2008:
It might one day be able to replace WkTask but it currently lacks the latter's stability and consistency. Anyway, XHook looks like a low resource replacement to the WKTask bar, so that might be interesting enough for you to check out.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Thanks the programer, chinagb.

Do you have any idea why it freezes Opal? Which program is in conflict with Xtask? Tell chinagb to improve it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] babbelut:
I cannot find how to enter the "options", seems to work great but to V "run on startup" I need to enter the options... Where can I find it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] regis.stration:
Thanks, works like a charm!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bsw11:
To replace wktask it would need to include a launcher app - which is very handy - does anyone know of a launcher style app that is similar?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
It has a start menu replacement option, although it's a work in progress.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] babbelut:
nobody? still looking
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Skoooty:
AutoFix Toolbar & Manila

I cannot force AutoFix Toolbar for HTC Sense (Manila).

It doesn't work trough TaskMan - (long tap on item) - Other - Auto Fix Toolbar.

Other applications are fixed, except for Manila.

Any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Check the box "AutoRun XTask" in the setup page. Eevery time when phone turned on it will start up.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
I heard others have the problem too. I do not use Manila, though. Wait the author, chinagb, to fix it in the next release. I will let him know.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] babbelut:
thats the problem, I cannot find the setup page, where do I find it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tmz:
soma900; Can you help? Thanks T M Z

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=1439919&postcount=11

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=1442027&postcount=18
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
If you activate the task manager screen, on the right of the title menu there are 2 downward arrows. Tap on the 2 arrows will open the project menu. In the project menu there is a setup item. This will open the setup page which is shown in the screen shot, it contains the choice of "AutoRun XTask".
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
It is right, TMZ,

XHook creats an active area on the title bar, where you can tap and drag to activate the project list. If you choose not shown the freeRAM numbers, it shows nothing but the active area is still there.

I know the program "Touch Taskmanager" link to the right clock. You can also put the active area of XTask to overlap the right clock. The position of the active area is configurable in the setup page. However, XTask's "tap and drag" to activate the project menu is an unique feature which differs from other program.

By the way, XTask does all the work that "Touch Taskmanager" can do.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tmz:
Thanks. That did it... T M Z
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] balendra68:
Though not as stable as WkTask, it has more features. It combines the features of WkTask, Quickmenu & a process manager plus some added features.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fards:
this is a great app,

I have a small request..

for cooking it in it would be good if it didn't take over the startbutton by default.

other than that it's great!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] schizo440:
Interesting program. Thumbs up.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
This can be done easily by edit registry during cooking.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] darkic:
Sorry, go to next post...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GeitjeG:
Windows not visible?

Since I flashed a newer ROM Opera is not visible anymore in Xhook, while it is in Xtask!!. As far as I know there are no exclusions/exceptions set! How can this happen? In a provious version of the same ROM it worked nicely.

Hope we can fix this, because I use it a lot to switch back and forth to/from Opera!

(btw: also sense is not visible anymore, (there used to be a regular icon which I could use to go back to sense home screen)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Biges:
This application is completely AWESOME! Finally I got rid of the stupid honeycomb icon layout!

Thanks a lot soma900!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
Really? How do you mean? I was using 2.18b6 on my diamond with wm6.1 and loved it . Using Evo now. But my brother has a Samsung intrepid on 6.5 (POS phone!) Anyhow, he doesn't get into really using it (WinMo) at all like I did. Anyhow, how you mean 'get rid of the honeycomb start menu' ? You mean selecting 'replace start menu'? Does that option exist in the newer versions? Or do you just mean putting a shortcut to start menu in the xtask drop-down? No biggie, just curious. Samsung intrepid SUCKS. It seems most Samsung phones do (bought my mom a Samsung moment , also sucks.) Anyhow, curious to hear.

Soma900, LOVED this app on Diamond WinMo 6.1 , thank you mass. And for the support.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
GeitjeG,

Xtask use a file on the phone flashcard to backup all settings. After rom-flash the file is still there and restored all xtask settings. You can delete the file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Biges:
I just set in the XTask settings to start its own Star Menu when clicking on the Star Menu icon. So it opens its own menu with normal WM6.1 style layout icons, but also with nice scrolling, and home screen design, with possibility to easily sort icons in groups, move, copy, delete. I'd probably only welcome an option to create folders, but I can do this with Total Commander or other file manager.

Much better than Honeycomb, which makes me feel dizzy and is a complete mess for me.

There are some things which do not work for me on XTask, for example the menu bar does not scroll properly. But with some more care, it could be a great addition for WM6.5 customization :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GeitjeG:
Thanks, but already knew and tried that without success. Right now reverted back to another program, called wktask, which works similar.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] me:
Hi

I just installed Xtask. Looks nice.

Is there some kind of manual for it?

One very basic thing I seem to have missed, don't see it in the posts--

How is one supposed to bring up xtask, from any program? I don't see an icon for it in the taskbar, or anyplace.

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PS--I do see (with xtask running in the background) when one goes to Home page, an icon in the upper right corner that brings up xtask. Does that mean that with xtask running, the only way to bring it up is to go to the Home page, then click that icon? Or, is there some way to bring up xtask (already running in the background) from any screen, without going to the home page first?

Thank you for the nice app.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Biges:
@me

Click on the upper task bar and draw a line from it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
XTask doesn't run in the background; xhook should be running all the time. Bring up XTask by clicking on the xhook icon (for me, it's on the bottom right corner of the screen), or by clicking and dragging off of the blank area of the task bar to one of the little buttons, or you can click and drag off the start menu icon to one of the buttons.

There's no manual. Go to System-Settings (click the arrow first), and play around. In xhook1, I have the auto close active sync button checked, as well as realtime 6.5.3 (no idea what it does; I don't think it does anything, though). I have Show icon clicked, along with Reverse and have it set at '3'. I also have 'hidden part of title' clicked-this keeps a partial app name from appearing on the task bar.

XHook2 is really useful. I have 9 of the options selected. Close/OK is very useful if you're using a 6.5.3 rom. Some older programs have setttings windows that you can't close, because the X-button doesn't appear and the soft button bar freezes out (I'm thinking Pocket RAr among others). If you click and drag from the task bar to the close/ok button, it closes the settings window and saves your settings. It doesn't kill the app. The rest of the options are self-explanatory. The two check boxes with weird names will give you a little box in text editors (top right corner). When you click the box, an option menu appears with stuff like 'select all', copy and paste. I don't use it, but I think you need both boxes checked. Apparently, google translate doesn't work so well.

In the xhook replace menu, select close/ok for click X. I have StartMenu selected on click start menu. This substitutes the xtask start menu for the 6.5 one. If you disable the start menu with a cab file floating around, then you save a good 10 MB of ram, and your startup time will decrease dramatically.

The today click box selects which tab opens up first when you click on the xhook icon. I have processes selected.

The exceptions options never really worked for me. No idea what autotopfix is, lol.

In the xtask menu, you can select which tabs appear, and also the sizes (big icon, big list and small list). I check apply today skin; it makes the today wallpaper the background. Alpha effects gives a grayish background.

That should get you going.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
@ farmer ted....

...well, I guess THAT'S the manual. LOL.

Yeah, xTask is sooo configurable, I didn't even realize that if you touch the task bar, soft buttons appear on the screen (I always just dragged straight down, and xTask would open, , or drag down and right, and app would minimize) and are configurable, until after I got my Evo and was playing around with my diamond one day, I actually miss xTask. I still use my diamond (winmo6.1) sometimes for non-connection functions (like using pocketRAR, in fact) that Androids not great at yet.

To the poster with the questions: you do have xHook installed, too, right? Not just xTask? Last version I used was 2.18b6, and I know, back then, they were 2 separate files to install. If so, just push on task bar, and drag up, or down, depending on what winmo version you use, and you should see 'buttons'. Basically just like other 2 posts said, but there's several ways to word it - I know I didn't get it until I read instructions that clicked just right for my numbskull brain ;) just play with the settings, you'll love it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Biges:
Holy cow!

I disabled the start menu with cab found here and gained 25 (!) MB of memory! Amazing!

Now to some questions... Is it possible to display a "home" icon which would minimize all applications and open the home screen? Like in Magic Button program. Or how easily do this with XTask?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
Yeah, I had no idea the start menu was such a pig. My startup is 20 seconds faster (40 seconds for a soft reset cycle now), which is awesome. Gwes.exe starts out around 7MB instead of 14, or something ridiculous like that.

I'm not sure what you mean about the home button. One thing I don't like about the cab is that it sets these values to 1:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\BubbleTiles]
"hardwaredonekeyenabled"=dword:00000000
"hardwarestartkeyenabled"=dword:00000000
"textmodeenabled"=dword:00000000

That messes with the start menu button on the screen and the soft key bar. I like it much better with all three at 0. As far as a home button, I use AE Button. Or, open the start menu and click Today.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Biges:
Magic Button adds a small "house" icon which minimizes running applications and open the home screen. But logically it interferes with XTask.

http://windowsvj.com/wpblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/1_Closing_Running_App.jpg
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
Your sig says TP2 . Doesn't TP2 have a hardware button for 'home' ? I looked at my diamond to look for solution for you. No finding much. I thought maybe if you could use xTask file manager, you could find Today dll or exe or somethin in /Windows, then put it in your xTask shortcuts, or something. But, using xTask file manager, it doesn't show ALL files in windows directory, and can't find a Today file.

Or, you could make on of the customizable xHook soft buttons be Start menu, then select today. So you'd only have to swipe down (or up) on your screen, then select Today. I doubt this would help you any if your start menu has been disabled. (Unless maybe if you had backed up/kept the files from start menu, then maybe you could link to Today somehow. More complex than I think you want, though.

Sorry.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Seattle Rat:
Download Link?

I seem to be unable to download this application... can anyone confirm this or possibly post the most recent installation cab as an attachment? Thanks in advance!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
Back when I used the older version, it was a .rar file, you'd need pocket rar probably. That's what I used to install it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sc00basteve:
This has been a lifesaver/memory saver. I'm loving this app.

(Q) I'm running 6.5.3 and I have "AutoStart xHook" enabled.

I like enabling those reg entries (posted above) but I found that the right soft key, on the today screen, is covered by an xHook mask. Even when (X)OK/Close and Realtime6.5.3 are disabled I can still see the longpress circle animating in the bottom right of the SenseUI HomeTab.

It's enabled in this reg export, but are there any other edits I can make to get no mask in the bottom right corner of the today screen yet still let xHook close activesync?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Biges:
No problem. I combined XTask with Magic Button and it works OK :)

Yes, many phones have a home button, but it is annoying to switch between stylus and button use.

Thanks for your help anyway.