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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ummagumma:
Hi,

I just discovered this app and it seems great, however I am sligthly confused and need help...

1) The title says "2.2beta4" but when I download I get v2.19 in "About" screen. Can someone post a direct link to the latest beta, please ?

2) I see that people are using this app to replace Quick menu. How do you get to replace the cascading Start menu ? Or are you using it for finger menu only ? Do you get a slight (1-2 sec) delay ?

3) If I exit Quickmenu it also exits xHook and I can't bring it back without reset. The xTask still works (assigned to a h/w button). Seems to be a bug.

4) Is there some help on various settings ? E.g. what does the Windows (crash) does, and the xHook table of 3 x 4 dropdowns. This one is a menu that pops up if you drag from top.

Thanks !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dingolino:
Typo for xHook.dll

Is in the last download package a typo off XHook.dll?

Instead of xHook.dll the file is named xTask.dll

But size would match.

Best regards,

dingolino
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RoryB:
What I noticed is it is called xTask.dll, but it is what runs xHook.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] skandal:
Many thx. Now i not have any probs with this version XTask. New option - AutoTopFix works great.

Sry for my English(?) :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alnug:
this is a very very nice app! thanks...but seem i have to use the older builds to get it to work properly.

With the 2.2b I have issues when i tap the screen to exit..it seems to leave the keyboard icon on the screen and sometimes the lower softbar turns white? Also activesync doesn't work with this build. Also i am getting slow down with the device...maybe with the new xhook makes the device very sluggish...I am using HTC jade with Megade 2.0e2.

I have to use 2.19 xtask and xhook from 2.18beta5 to have everything working as it should i.e with activesync and there is no slowdown with this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wolper13:
hi!

i"m noobie here. i have downloaded xtask and run it. my problem is the language are chinese. i can see some .dll and .mui files included in the folder. where should i put it to make it english?

thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
I got info from Chinagb this version auto switch the language to match the WM system on PDA.

Be sure you use either the .exe, or the .dll. Should not use both together.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wolper13:
i'm using only the .exe

my language setting are english under settings regional but still xtask is displaying chinese language.

thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sillysquid:
Hi,

Try copying the XTask.exe.0409.mui file into the same folder you have the exe ... I think these must be the English language files

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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] voyd:
hi,

This don't work, list of programs are well in english (french or....) but xtask butons, menu.. are still in chinese.

wait for an update ;)

V.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mikevillarroel:
Nice application, but does not work in NFSFAN's rom V15 with Manila2D Build 1919.1432,as soon as you start it, manila start reseting and keep doing it until you exit the application, to bad because i love it
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kasperok:
Hi.. I had the same problem..

My system language is set to italian (0410)

Put in the same directory the original file and the MUI file renamed with your language system code.. just renamed not translated (at the moment)..

My xtask directory look like this and button/menu are now in english:

XTask.exe

XTask.exe.0409.mui

XTask.exe.0410.mui

XTask.dll

XTask.dll.0409.mui

XTask.dll.0410.mui

Bye

KK
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] voyd:
thanks a lot, works fine now :)

V+
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mjjhamed:
hi

i have installed latest version

but in my omnia II with Taiwan rom ,the menu was chinese

how can i change language to English

sorry for my english
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] christophocles:
I LOVE XTASK! This is a really sweet task switcher and I can't live without it now.. I have mapped double-tap on the home key to XTask.exe for easy switching of tasks, among other things.. And just a few minutes ago I just discovered another really awesome thing I can do with it..

I'm sure everybody knows that WM task manager kills your backgrounded tasks without your permission if it thinks your RAM is too low.. ESPECIALLY going from the Sense 2.1 roms up to the Sense 2.5 roms, I noticed the limitations of having less RAM available.. I frequently like to run Garmin in the car while I have Kinoma streaming radios in the background, but I just couldn't get it to work because WM kills the task that isn't in the foreground.

There doesn't really seem to be a way around it. Registry changes don't help. Wellllll.... if you hide your background tasks where WM can't find them, then they won't get closed With XTask you can make the window invisible. Open up the task switcher and long-press on the task, then choose "other options" and then "hide". The process is still running, but the window is invisible and does not appear in your tasks list. Thus it is completely invincible to the process assassin... err.. memory manager.

To get it back is a little more tricky, though.. You have to go to the "windows" menu in xtask and find the right window, and then long press and "show".

I even opened up Opera mobile with the radio on and I opened up as many tabs as I could, trying to make things crash or make the memory manager kill something. It got a little slow, but everything kept on chugging along just fine. And surprisingly, nothing crashed, either!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
The other way to avoid the task manager killing processes is to just not blow all of you device's resources on a freaking UI. That's the way I roll, lol.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] christophocles:
Yeah it'd be nice if that worked. I've used lighter UIs. The OS seems to want 30mb free all the time for no apparent reason. Garmin still causes stuff to shut down. I like to actually use all the memory available, there is no point in having 30mb unused. If I could shut off this memory management crap completely, I would.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hknklbk:
Buttons disappear - Wipe Menu

I have a problem...

When I try selecting wipe menus from taskbar, the buttons does not appear.

This happens if I adjust the position of icons from Settings page xHook 1 - Icon Pos.

If I only adjust even one time, (after adjusting) buttons start making 'disappearing' problem.

Is there any possible chance to solve this problem?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rolandtong:
SOD

I,m using christian rom 4.800 for which has no problem. Untill I install this xtask 2.2 I experienced 2 consecutive nights of SOD. Anyone has the same experience?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Talon:
will be nice to make feature menu on long tap to the task icon in taskbar (like in wktask) - for terminate task get windows class add to except. and fix menu etc....

its'll be so usable....

ps: when i do "kill" task over slide item - thats function just close task but not terminate :\
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] queer~dude:
very nice apps

i tried last night on my HTC HD

ROM - Mario SuperLite WWE

RADIO - 1.17.25.09

This little apps does many more than just ordinary task managers. Though, i am currently still using pbar v1.5. XTask is great, but not as stable as pbar on my Blackstone....i guess some experts who could cab up with little more tweakings to make it much stable....

thank you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Morghoth:
Nice!

Great program!

Everything what I want in one apps.

Work nice on Samsung Omnia 2.

One question:

Can be changed chroma of this dark backgroud?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] yensen:
It works very well in my HD2. Good job!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bekirkat:
Kudos

This piece of program is more than brilliant! Keep up the good work.

Is there a documentation about the settings and features? This would be nice.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tingen:
Is it possible

Nice program. Love it...

It's possible to get the restart funktion to the slide menu???:confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Best taskmanager ever! Thanks for sharing.

Regards

Flashmore
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Is there anyway to tweak the free memory display setting? I love having it there, but would like to see it in round numbers, rather than XX.XX (save a little space on my taskbar)

Thanks,

-Z
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zen kun:
nice relase, in windering or suggesting, if its posible for futures versions, the oportunity of add "launcher", since its on memory always xhook we maybe take advantage of this and add a "launcher" to launch a program or something every X time,because having other programs will be a waste of battery and memory, xtask its anyway always on background so maybe this could work :p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 12345a:
Soma900, thanks a lot for your progarm, actually with Acer DX900 because we alway want to close Active Sync to save battery.

Well done,
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] w64bit:
Thank you very much for this app.

I use only XHook and I have a request: can you please post all XHook versions in order to choose the one who works better on my Omnia 2.

I have issues with the last one on 6.5.3:

- on the bottom bar, on the right, an icon with 3 lines and a small arrow appears after closing all app.

- the icons on the top bar are not aligned immediately near the big 3G.

- the icons on the top bar have a dot square around them (like when select them).

Thank you,

Quinn
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
I use the fileman as a launcher. I have a copy of my start menu on my sd card (with some extra shortcuts), and I just leave the fileman on it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kok8:
Thank you very much!!!

It works like a charm in my Omnia-i8000!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] arnoldatcsust:
The shortcut is not so convenient,and is loaded by the xtask.exe not by

xtask.dll( am i right?:o).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Omega Ra:
that icon is supposed to be there...if you tap it it opens the taskmanager like HTC taskmanager.

the sliders in the settings position the icons on the top bar...I put the running program icons all the way to the left and the RAM numbers right next to my bluetooth icon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
I use the .exe, but the dll ougtha work the same way. I just click the bottom right corner of my device, then hit the 'left' soft-key, and I have the fileman right there. It doesn't seem that big of a deal to me. You can set it up anyway you want. You could just have a dozen favorite links on the screen. I'm not sure if there's any way to get xtask to bring the fileman up first, other than just having it only bring up the fileman.

There's also the xhook2 settings. I'm not sure what 1-9 are; are they shortcuts that you can set up? Then you can just click and drag on the windows/start icon and have a set up links to launch.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Omega Ra:
my only issue is I installed TF3D onto my i920 Omnia 2 and the icon doesn't show on the start bar on the bottom when TF3D is running...if I deactivate TF3D then it is there, so my only choice at the moment is putting a shortcut in the startmenu and putting it in the application panel. Plus for some reason the auto run doesn't work correctly...after a reboot I always have to go into the xtask setting and stop then run the xhook to get it to show the RAM and such in the task bar on top...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] a2002cmacg:
LOVE IT! Quick excepton question tho...

No exaggeration this is easily the best program I've installed on my Touch Pro 2 in months. I'm a power user/heavy multi-tasker and I absolutely love it.

One very small question though: How do I add an exception for Sense or whatever it is that is coming up as "start" in the task manager? I'd hate to accidentally close Manila while doing something important. I tried simply typing "start" in the exception window and nothing happened. I tried searching in the forum with no success. Any help?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zen kun:
mmm did you try select the icon on task and then withouth touch grab to "Exclusion" button?

btw im using s2u2 but when i unlock the device take a while SHOW RAM feature appear, anyway to fix this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] a2002cmacg:
Yep. Tried that too. Then I tried a soft reset to just to be sure. No luck:confused:

It's not a big big deal, I'd just hate to be in the middle of taking Notes in Evernote then try to switch to Opera real quick and close it all down accidentally. I'd even suggest to the developer to make that a built in feature of the program. I don't know why anyone would want to close it anyways.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ilordvader:
Will this work on Att Tilt2 ?

has anyone have it on there Tilt2 ?

any bugs or Issues

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zen kun:
how i can remove task manager icon on the right?i have wm 6.1 and xhook its over windows taskmanager icon so how i can remove task manager anyone?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] brandonledski:
is it possible to have the the program linked the the taskbar without replacing the start menu? allowing for multitasking and the closing of programs?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] a2002cmacg:
The way I have it set up is to leave the start menu as is, but link the task manager to a hardware key via Keyboard Configuration. Mine is set up to bring up the task manager with a long press of the back button (for when I'm using the phone in portrait) and alt + left (for when I'm using the keyboard). It does exactly what I want very quickly and nicely.

Now if only I could get the "start" program i.e. Sense to disappear from the open programs...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] VitasLoWang:
hello, nice app. What are the options "Hidden part of the title text" and "RealTime 6.5.3" doing please? I also don't understand some of the other settings on next tabs, but I did not get to it much yet. Or did I miss some manual or readme where everything's described? Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cyberdroxxx:
My taskman icon (the 3 white lines and an arrow) does not link to XTask when I click it. I placed XHook and XTask in /Program/XTask folder. I create a copy of XHook in /Windows/Start up folder to Auto run it during boot up. If I were to copy XTask in /Windows/Start up together with XHook my HTC Sense will not launch until I close XTask window which I find annoying.

Another issue that I need help is, I can't delete XHook copy file in /Windows/Start up folder.

Is there any guide that I can use.?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] youngsien:
why it is not updated for a long time? i saw some update?can someone please confirm it? http://xbeta.cn/thread-36861-1-1.html

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
You need to put a shortcut to xhook in startup, not another copy of xhook. Xhook looks for Xtask in the same folder, but it's a really bad idea to put any exe (much less, two) into the startup folder. You're really lucky the device booted.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] queer~dude:
yea man

don't why there ain't got no expert whom may cab up this little powerful apps...

sad

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Omega Ra:
because it is really simple...put 2 files into a folder....run .exe your done...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cyberdroxxx:
Thank you Farmer Ted
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Internal testing beta was leaked out. They are always full of bugs. Suggest to use the 2.2 formal release, which is stable. If anyone want to be a beta tester, please join Chingb's QQ group.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] harbeep:
ActiveSync issues

This is a great app, really powerful. I've not been able to play with all the settings properly yet, but I thought I would feedback on the temperemental state of activesync.

I set up kill Active sync which is ok. However, my touch hd will only sync if xHook is not running :confused:. I've tried a soft-reset as well as clearing exceptions but it is annoying that I have to close xHook everytime I want to sync.

Any ideas? :confused:

It really is temperemental - it's now working with xHook running. Is anybody else experiencing the same...?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whc19920602:
a new 2.3 version is realeased on chinese forums。。。。

really powerfull!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sillysquid:
Yes, I've just turned off the kill activesync option and it syncs fine.

When using xhook I can see it in the taskbar and i just kill it manually.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AcerFiji:
Bug 2.2

Same problem. Xtask 2.2, HTC HD, Inesoft Phone 6.08, Win Mobile 5.2.21056
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zen kun:
i use it phonex on my incite i add to exclusion list and i never close i have not this problem o.O
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] edsub:
Hopefully I did not overlook an answer to the simple question i have on XTask 2.2:

I JUST want a taskmanager that:

1. Shows the running tasks with exclusion of 'standard system' programs like Manilla/Sense

2. Closes programs when tapping the X

I am running WM 6.5.3 (with the buttons on the bottombar.

I tried to config XTask and I found that XTask has many options but:

- Whenever I tap the XHook icon I get a list of 'all' running tasks, including 'Today' and 'Start'. These two I do not want to see.

- Whenever I tap the XHook icon i get a horizontal slider that can unveil the many XTask options. I do not need such a slider. can I disable that?

How can i get this to work??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] formula84:
Can someone tell me how to use the DLL version I have been running the EXE version for a while and want to try the dll. I don't see anything on the main page for the dll setup.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] formula84:
Ok so I signed up for the cn forum and downloaded the 2.3b2 but when using everything is boxes because its in CN, is there anyway to easily change the language or is it hard coded into the exe?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] malavan:
how can i save my setting.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lostsoul:
Im not an expert, im using it for 5 minutes now, but what i did is i checked 'hide icon' and run on startup (or something like that)

Now you never see the app, and every program finally closes properly.

And for task switching you can always use the standard task manager.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
I'm still using 2.18beta6 as it runs flawlessly om my Diamond with win6.1. Have you tried using the Exceptions list under settings? On 2.18 there's an option to have X close (or just minimize) windows. I doubt the horizontal slider is killable, as it providex access to the vast functionality of this App. If you don't wznt that, maybe try MMTask manager, or e-natives Showcase, on xda
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xtask

Having read all this thread about this excellent application, I copied some of the posts into a Wiki for XTask

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

Credit to the original posters. Feel free to edit and add to the Wiki

Cheers

Tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
Great job!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] noellenchris:
2.3b4 is out... don't know what's new....I updated but haven't noticed anything.

On another note, I use LMT and assigned one of the multitouch to start xtask..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dande:
New version even better

I use xtask long time and it's the best program of it's kind by far.

New additions in new version which I could identify with a quick look are:

New tab in setting called "xHook Replace" where you can replace functions ( close/ok, Switch task, Task manager, rotate, kill all and others to (when click) Start menu, (to when click) to X (when Long press) to X and others.

By default now when you long press X it switches between open apps.

Seems to kill activesync during start up correctly this time.

THANK YOU chinaGB
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mihai959:
Found this bug on xTask 2.3 b4

the x button on the bottom of samsung settings in omnia 2 is covered with xtask setting witch worked fine on v2.2

sry i tryed to post a link but i'm not allowed
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dande:
Try to explain better if you can then or pm to upload it for you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] damaph:
Thanks for the update.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Screen shots

Question:How do you upload images to wiki?:confused:

Answer http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Help:Images:)

​

I have used MyMobilier (freeware) to take some screen shots in the "Attached Thumbnails" showing 'thick down arrow' ↓

System > Setting > Options

XHook 1

XHook 2

XHook Replace

Exceptions

Warning: these will not be the best options settings for your device!

If you are logged in you may be able to see more shots with explanations in My Album

http://xdaforums.com/album.php?albumid=1247

Cheers

Tom

P.S.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MartyLK:
You have the instruction: "Click on XTask.exe to run the program. Check "AutoRun Xtask" for automatic startup." But I can't find that setting anywhere. I found the autorun for xHook, but not for xTask.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Talon:
for autoran xtask - just make the link xtask.lnk and put them into \windows\autorun
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MartyLK:
I'm usung xTask and I like it a lot. I am wondering if it is possible to put a timer on the display of Taskman? I have the right, upper icon...where the X is...set to display Taskman when there is a program running. Tapping the X pulls up taskman. But Taskman won't go away without a long press of the icon. I have it setup where a qucick tap brings up Taskman and a long tap closes the particular program running

A long press on the Taskman icon will evenually close it, but it won't close till the finger is removed. A timed Taskman display would solve this.

EDIT -

Eh...I found I can use the program icon to access Taskman while on another screen. I now have the Taskman upper-right icon and X set to perorm they're default functions and the program icon set to display Taskman. Works reasonably well.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Farmer Ted:
You don't want to run xtask at startup. You only need xhook running all the time.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MartyLK:
I'm going to remove xTask because it is causing feezing issues and other problems. I don't know where the registry is, that I may remove the registry values.

I looked in the Windows folder, and also in System folder, but I didn't find anything even remotely like \HKLM\SOFTWARE\XTASK\ files.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MartyLK:
Yeah...I'm going to need to know where the registry is, so I can remove the values. Each time I reboot my HD2, an error message for xHook pops up saying it can't be run. And it gives possible reasons.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] noellenchris:
It's in the first post...:rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MartyLK:
Eh...no, it isn't.

I didn't say I needed to know how to uninstall xTask. I said I needed to know where the Windows registry is.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Registry

Search for Registry in XDA-Developers

Wiki for XTask

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xtask
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Didibochum:
Hi there :-)

Is there an chance to convert/edit the xhookicon in the bottombar ?

Maybe something like this :
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] soma900:
Nice picture! Forward it to ChinaGB, please.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Didibochum:
Its not ready yet. There are some pixels to set to transparency, i did it in a few minutes for a test only.

EDIT: Now i think this version is ready :-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottspa74:
HKLM/Software/Xtask is exactly where it is on my device, using 2.18beta6. You ARE using a registry editor, not a file expolrer, right?:rolleyes:

Your reg not look **** this?:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Didibochum:
....a little step forward :-)