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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tobosoft:
Customize quick menu

In the settings there is the "xhook 2" page where buttons of the quick menu can be customized.

In the comboboxes there are some predefined entries and the entries "1", "2",..."9".

This seems to be for user defined programs. How can I assign programs to "1" ..."9" ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
Open the xtask file explorer, and long press on whatever you want (shortcut, document, application) and a menu will appear with an option 'to xHook item'. Click it, and select a number. Then it gives you an option to input a name. It's an awesome feature, but I've had troubles changing the shortcuts. It's easy to change the path to the item in the registry, (HKLM\XTask\x0, or x1 ...), but changing the name is harder. The key XX has all the names, but you need to edit it with a hex editor. I was able to do it with regeditor in dotfred's task manager (it has a built in binary editor).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tobosoft:
Ah, very cool. Works fine.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] henrik.dk:
Is the source code available?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wakakakaka:
does xtask support command line input?

is there any parameter i can key in to make a shortcut which always opens the xtask in the "shortcut" page?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ianPhillips1:
I am on a TP2 and use quickmenu as well as xtask, I have quick menu hooked to the home key and that works like a champ. My issue is that like everyone here I love the ram savings using the disable start menu cab but also love x task. I have no need for the start win menu since combined quickmenu, and xtask render the ram hog pointless. But with the start menu disabled I cannot use the right softkey in manila (programs all work fine) on any tab without using pin point accuracy or I trigger xtask. I know unchecking xhook take away the icon along with xtask running Anyway to move the icon in the lower left to the middle(like where the keyboard icon usually sits) or even move the right softkey back to where it was prior to the diasble win start menu cab?

Found it, for those who face the same, in the xtask settings uncheck Today Click [x] or set it to do nothing and the icon disappears without loosing any functions so it looks like i want but the right softkey still doesn't work right it still acts as if there is something on top of it and you have to touch the very left edge to get the button to respond but it is wonkey at best,mostly hangs as if the button is being pressed with no action. I know it has to do with the long press [x] disabled the blue circle still appears if you press and hold.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
You can recover the normal softkey bar arrangement by setting these values to 0:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\BubbleTiles]
"hardwaredonekeyenabled"=dword:00000000
"hardwarestartkeyenabled"=dword:00000000
"textmodeenabled"=dword:00000000
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Go to post 375 to download the source code.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] woaloo:
Graphic Bug ???

Hi,

I have a HD2 with Artemis rom, and when I run Xhook, I often have a graphical bug as you can see on my screenshot.

If I take the bottom left corner with my finger and I swipe to another place of the screen I get this bug.

Do you have any solution.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Heart1010:
Where in your picture is a bug!?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
It's not a bug, it's a feature. Set the launcher buttons in the xhook2 settings applet.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] woaloo:
OMG... I'm so confused....

Thank you for your quick reply.

And how can I remove this feature ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
You don't, unless you're good with code, which is available. It's a core (and great, imo) feature of xtask. Just set up some launchers. I use it as my comm manager; I dumped the HTC comm manager a long time ago because this works so much better and faster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] woaloo:
It's a great idea. It think I will give it a try.

What are these numbers for at the end of the list ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex fung:
What is the "shortcut" doing? It just navigates from the root like a file manager.

My task list always starts with "ToDay Last1xx.xxM". The last bit (1xx.xxM) should be the memory size (very close to values reported by other means). I've used ShowException and CloseException on it several times, and have "Desktop" appeared in the exception setting page. Still this entry keep appearing. What can I do to make it disappear?

I find that it is very tedious to get into the setting screen: bring up xtask, tiny down arrow, system, settings. Is there an easier method? It would have been great if it is available as an xhook slide item.

Finally, the xhook slide items won't appear if the HTC Sense home screen is showing. Or they appear briefing but are immediately covered up by Sense Home. Or perhaps it is Co0kie Home Tab, because other Sense screens doesn't have this issue. Only the home tab.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] v3patel:
Command Lime parameter or ShortCut's

Command line Parameter form another forum

("Xtask.exe" R) to restart

("Xtask.exe" S0) screen orientation 0 degrees

("Xtask.exe" S1) screen orientation 90 degrees

("Xtask.exe" S2) 180 degree screen orientation

("Xtask.exe" S3) 270 degree screen orientation

("Xtask.exe" SC) off the screen

("Xtask.exe" D ) devices loaded equipment

("Xtask.exe" B) Bluetooth Auto switch

("Xtask.exe" W) WIFI automatic switch

("Xtask.exe" X) Close all windows

("Xtask.exe" O) Close all other windows

("Xtask.exe" F) close the current window

Plus Few I tried which are working for me

("Xtask.exe" A) Lock Device

("Xtask.exe" H) Xtask opens with Taskman tab

("Xtask.exe" N) Take you to home screen ????? Do not that is waht it is really foding

("Xtask.exe" P) Phone toggle

("Xtask.exe" f<<FolderName>>) open Folder

("Xtask.exe" i<<CommandNubmer>>) i3349 GPRS Connect

Looking at code there are option for B,K which I am still looking to digg in.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex fung:
Wow! I found the answer my self -- the shortcut is an awesome program launcher. Hierarchical and finger friendly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] VitasLoWang:
how to disable screen rotation?

Hello, I want to know how to disable this crazy function to rotate screen in every situation even if it is not good at all. Sometimes it rotates it in a camera application causing just half of the image to be seen and also I noticed the game urban asphalt to be "rotated" thus displaying just half of the image. I did not find any settings for this. Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] VitasLoWang:
o I guess it is impossible :-\
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
You must have a process or service that's causing the auto-rotation. Figure out how to disable it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thunder141:
German mui files

translated the mui files to german from the last xtask version
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] brainmaster:
Thank you very much.

Vielen Dank.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mightymouse2045:
This isn't working for me. I have tried a lnk file pointing to "\Windows\xTask.exe" B but it just opens xHook menu. I have also tried a mortscript with Run("\Windows\xTask.exe", B) and again that just opens the xHook menu. Why's it working for you and how are you actually running it with lnk or in a mortscipt file?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
There's a shortcut creator in xtask settings that will make the bluetooth toggle for you. The ones that I have tried have all worked fine.

I just tested the BT toggle, and it works fine for me.

22#"\Windows\XTask.exe" B
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djsolidsnake86:
no new version?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fubo73:
The project was abandoned, so no new version...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bobzero:
Not sure if it has been mentioned, but I think that when using xTask with Sense 2.5, when you press the windows button, and then the Homescreen clock flips, the homescreen takes over the screen and xtask is but in the background.

Too bad the author is not updating. Any chance of source code being released so someone else can pick up the torch?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Source code posted on the first page so that anyone who wish to continue to develope it can grab it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xtask

Thank you for posting the source code for this great app - hopefully someone will grab it and continue to develop it.

Since the new wiki officially launched I have recreated the wiki for Xtask:

xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xtask

This now has some screen shots and videos. Feel free to contribute by editing the wiki yourself.

Cheers

Tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deb10042:
Is there any new info on how to change the home screen icon that shows up for xTask/xHook? (see posting #347)

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deb10042:
Managed to do it myself :D

I coloured the original icon so that it fits my Taskbar...well, almost :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] illi:
Anyone continuing development on this? I am trying to place the Battery/Memory bars vertically on either side of the device.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dvll:
I had the same problem with xTask and G-Profile Quickswitch and what worked for me after playing a bit with the xTask settings was unchecking RealTime 6.5.3.

Wanted to share this in case someone else runs into the same problem and doesn't want to revert to older versions.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cbj6655:
thank you very much!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] link68759:
Could someone explain the features for me? I don't know what RealTime does; nor LongPassTaskBar, nor Windows(Crash) do. Nor; for "xt.reb re"

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] link68759:
Any reason the icon for xtask doesn't have the background the rest of the softkeys have?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fubo73:
Yes. The background is not a default for button but are the button themselves. xTask icon does not have same border as other buttons.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
Xt.reb is the backup file for xtask; it usually goes to your sd card. Realtime doesn't do anything, as far as I can tell. Check the longpass and windows/crash options, and then you get a little box on the top right corner of notepad and text entry pages that if you click, brings up a context menu for cutting and pasting. I don't use it, because for small text entry boxes it obscures your typing.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chinagb:
Updated 2.33, small correction
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lcd4linux:
Nice to see there is an update for this great Taskmanager, but where's the link.

lcd4linux
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chinagb:
The same link

http://www.box.net/shared/0cv72i0ctx
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drrkgupta:
This new version is not working properly! The quick close by swyping across the screen is not working
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chinagb:
Please re-Setting xTask
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Xda F:
Thanks for the link. :3

but XHook.exe and other files weren't included.

Can you please fix it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deb10042:
Hi

Is there a change-log? What are the "small corrections" you made?

Thx
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
I haven't tried it yet, but my guess is that there was no update to xhook.exe, so you can just update xtask (dll or exe) and you're good to go.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Xda F:
year, I had already updated XTask.exe & dll.

New version is good working.

Sorry for my poor English.

I can't access Original post with the chinese version. :o

Here is my backup XTask 2.3 b4 (include xhook.exe)

xTask 2.3 b4 en-US.rar (78.14 KB)

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lcd4linux:
Updated it too, but there's no icon. Tapping on the empty place opens up the Settings and after changing Settings Startmenue crashes.

lcd4linux
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
The only thing I've noticed is that it puts an empty file named "ChinaGB" on the root of my device. Otherwise, everything works the same for me. I guess I need to play with the options some more.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
I thinks as a task manager you are bloating it with new features. Its dam slow on my omnia. I wanted to cook it in my ROMs but its slow.

Why a task manager should be

file manager

Control panel

Service Manager

Window manager

process monitor

screen toggle

ram monitoring module

and ... too

I think you should make a light version. sth like the htc task manager.

I don't know programming but If I did I would do that.

I like your program at the same time I hate it because of slow performance.

I wish I had chance to disable transparency. I wish your task manager would be modular like linux kernel.

I wish I could have an option to lauch the xtask by holding the start menu sth like showcasesuite.

Bug report:

1. Ok/Close -> kills applications.

2. When I choose xHook Replace -> Click [x] -> TaskMan

I could not see the TaskMan icon
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chinagb:
The new version does not need to Xhook.EXE
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] illi:
This version does not have the icon on the top right corner.

I am using it on Topaz 6.5; cooked in as well as tried cab install.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] link68759:
Get a better phone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
Are you joking. My Omnia has a 600 MHz CPU. most of the new mid-range phones have the very same CPU frequency. It's not even old.

There are many ways to make a software better. I just suggesting some points to the developer. criticism is always beneficial for people.

I'm not a programer but I know what a good software should be like. xtast is one the goods. but it's going to become a bloated software, I think.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
The HTC task manager works ok if you just want to close applications, or something like Magic Button is pretty good.

I like all of the features; the file manager is excellent, imo. I don't have any speed issues (on a fuze, which is slow by most standards). I use XTask as a start menu replacement, and I guess that the icon drawing is a little slow after a soft reset, but I don't find anything else to be slow. This task manager does maybe 60% of the things that dotfred's task manager does, but is lighter and quite a bit faster. I don't really see how having a windows manager slows things down. You can always exclude items from appearing in the slider in the settings. I only have four or five items selected.

The services tool is really good. It's the only service manager I've used that shows running services that are launched by HTC's bootlauncher. That's pretty helpful at times.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
I'm looking for sth compatible with wm 6.5.3.:(

I know what you mean but I think dotfred's task manager is in a completely different category. it's a Swiss knife utility not a task manager or task switcher, I think.Moreover, I think we have different scales for a slow or fast program.

I've selected only one item at the moment but it does not make the software lite. it's 122kb still.

You are on my side. I mean, You don't need all the features too. This is why I think it should be modular or work as a service at least.

I found another bug. xTask do not accept gesture navigation in wm6.5.3.

Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
Well, I actually use the device, services and windows tools from time-to-time, but they're not something I need every day, so I don't have them on the slider. The windows tool is pretty good; occasionally I'll need to get a window name to write a mortscript.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
That's exactly what I mean. most of the features (for me all features except task manager) used time to time. Do you know what this is like: suppose you want to close a program or see the list of open programs. but before doing that you should open

file manager

window manager

service manager

xhook

process manager

...

and

Finally you would be able to open the task manager.

But you just wanted to open the task manager. Why you should open all those other programs before opening the task manager you wanted.

on the programing side there are disadvantages too; and it's the debugging. debugging of a huge program like this is very difficult. No one can interfere to the code except the original author. even the developer may forget the different part of the code.

In a big project like linux kernel these problems are solved by making the code modular. even the dotfred's task manager is modular. ex when you install CPU monitoring module, you can see that program just registers a dll as a service for this purpose instead of running the whole TskMgr.exe program.

God knows I want to see this programs become better and better.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
I'm not sure I understand your problem. I just click on the task manager icon on the bottom right of my device, and the task manager opens. Or, I click on the start button, and the xtask start meu opens. If I want the file manager, which I leave set to my sd card, I have click and drag to a shortcut for Fileman. You can set the click and drag shortcuts to open up whatever tool you want.

I haven't run into too many bugs; I can't think of any, to be honest. I've been using the same version for well over a year without an issue. XHook barely uses any memory, so I don't see why it matters that xtask has a lot of features. As soon as you close xtask, all that memory is freed up.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
let me explain. Forget bugs right now. I'm talking about the way this program is written and the performance of the program. this program is 122kb at the moment. I say if it was modular it was possible to make it a faster and smaller ex. 50 kb main program (task manager). Then depending to the user's need other parts (modules: ex file manager) could be loaded or not. if you need file manager then dll of the file manager could be loaded. If not you run only that 50 kb program.

bug report:

in the home screen you can open more than one task manager
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] link68759:
My Pure is 528mhz without overclocking, and I have no performance issues with xtask (I haven't been overclocking it lately). If you suffer performance issues, it could be that the pure just performs better than your phone regardless of specs, or the more likely cause: your ROM isn't quite as efficient as it could be. Go look into a different ROM, or start tweaking the one you have. lol, we're wm users, our super power is tweaking!

Also, there are plenty of alternative lightweight taskmanagers, I don't understand why you use this one if you don't want the many additional features.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
You are right maybe I should not use xTask. I'm testing new version of xTask because it is sth like htc task manager.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deb10042:
Best task manager for HTC JD2

Using xTask now for over 1 year on every of my 3 HTC HD2 devices, I must say:

:) Thanks for this great app - it's an excellent piece of software! :)​

Well, obviously, it has some minor issues, but, hey, it is "beta"! Anyway, the best beta, I used until now on my HD2.:cool:

I've really tested many so called "task managers". Most of them didn't even fulfill the basic requirement of a task manager, which is to open it directly from any application. xTask is the only real task manager, because it's the only app, that allows

calling it from everywhere (by key/button assignment)

opening not only by returning to the home screen

displaying of all open apps

even closing apps by screen slides

configuring the way, the x-button acts

working without performance loss

Shortly, I even managed to get it to work with newer ROM versions. I really regret, that there is no further development for xTask but I am satisfied with the way it works at the moment.:D

Cheers!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keivanmoradi:
Bug report: top bar of windows mobile 6.5.3 do not (open | expand) when I click on it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lcd4linux:
can't get to work

So, i can't get the new version to work :confused: After going into settings, WM Startmenu Softbutton didn't work anymore, only Hardware Button.

v 2.3beta4 is working fine, i've only changed the dll and exe in kitchen.

Can someone provide a working package please.

lcd4linux
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Spiaatie:
@chinagb

Thanks for this great Task Manager :)

Can you please fix bug in 2.33? - It's impossible to open Large Taskbar when xTask is running.

If I close it, I can open it immediately.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mikeck:
Found a way to get the large taskbar and notification bar back

I'm brand new to WM 6.5.x, yes I'm living in the stone age. I accidentally found a way to get back the large taskbar and notification bar when using XTask 2.33. In the Windows startup folder I now have a shortcut to XHook.exe, I removed the shortcut to XTask.exe and unchecked AutoRun xHook in the xHook 1 settings tab. My xHook directory now has 3 files: XHook.exe, XTask.exe, and xTask.dll. I don't know why this works but xhook and xtask seem to run fine. The version shows up as 2.33.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] catomeral:
Some help with my HP ipaq 614c

I have a HP ipaq 614c and I installed a ROM Nora wm6.5. But it seem is bad installed because the screen is running no stopping. I'd attemped to give hard reset several times, but nothing. Who help me about this, please?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JoshuaRamsay:
Tap X to close

Wow. I spent a few hours researching and trying different apps to try to get the x button to close an app with Touch Pro2, stock WinMo 6.5 with Sense. Wish I came across this link a long time ago:

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-htc-x-button-v1-50.html
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] screwdriv:
im having problem using xtask with phonex.. phonex will just work at first launch of the program, after that it will just show loading icon. i've tried exclusion list yet its not working,

If i don't run xhook everythings normal but i need xhook
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] screwdriv:
Ive tried to uncheck "hidden part of title text" and everything works fine now.

---------- Post added at 07:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:22 AM ----------

is there any other way to remove the title name of application at the taskbar?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
wow. I haven't used WinMo in over a year. I loved my Diamond, but switched to android in protest of the closed nature MS was heading toward with WP7.

But holy hell, looks like you got Android running on WinMo, still using WinMo features (like XTASK)? That's freaking amazing. Unless maybe you're using an android-looking theme/ROM?

I know the HD2 guys can boot WinMo, Android, Linux, and WP7, I believe (that phone is the greatest thing ever)

on to your question. I just fired up my diamond, it has XTASK version 2.18 b6 . in XTASK settings, there is a box at the top that says 'icons', and if i uncheck the box, icons don't show on the top bar. Hope this helps

Edit:

Damn, I cannot get the pic of settings to upload no matter what. I've tried the xda app, and Opera browser. Keeps giving error. Sorry
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] screwdriv:
I think you got it misunderstood.. I want to remove what behind the icon "the application name currently running" in that case of the picture its "iphonetoday" ... so xtask can hide it but when i check the "hidden part of the title text" my phonex dialer wont work.

---------- Post added at 03:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:15 PM ----------

im using a samsung b7610 omnia pro not a HD2 which i wish i did buy in the first place :)

with iphonetoday app and android icons
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] darkic:
I don`t wanna to hijack this thread (maybe it`s subject for new thread), but I`m also interested in launcher like WK.