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[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vangrieg:
No they don't provide an alternative, they provide alternatives to some use cases. No, copy from browser to insert elsewhere isn't the only use case, there have been numerous examples I won't copy here, you're just not paying attention to what people say.

No there aren't bigger issues as many of those can be resolved by hacking. C&P can't.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] eaglesteve:
I personally find copy and paste indispensable and use it daily. One of the places I use it is to copy the website address and paste it into my mail and share it with my friends. Sometimes, I also copy of some useful information from the website to save it into my note application for future references. Then there are some forums that I visit daily where the only way to reply with quote is to highlight and copy the portion of the post first. Bottom line is copy and paste is completely necessary. MS has not done the research thoroughly or given it enough thoughts IMO.

As to multitasking, I almost always have more than one third party programs running. One of the scenarios is to listen to my favourite internet radio (which are oversea stations sometimes) while reading my 1000+ entries in my RSS google reader newsreader application.

Let's hope MS read these posts and come to their senses.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] style1:
Well please do enlighten me. I don't read all the threads in this forum so I'm not really up to date with everything that is being said. The only thing I am providing is a combination of what I've personally seen first hand and what I've read on a few other sites. I have not said I have all the info but I have tried to back up or at least substantiate what I have said. If you know something I do not know please do share, I am an open book, so I have no problem changing my mind or saying yeah you're right if you are.

Also, please keep in mind a lot of the ideas and what I have seen so far are rough because WP7 itself was rough. The demo unit I witnessed personally wasn't anywhere close to ready for everyday use. We didn't really get a good look at a bunch of things (office suite for one) so I can honestly say that we don't know the limits to which MS WILL GO with their smart link system, we only know the lengths to which they HAVE GONE with said system. If it is the completed version then subjectively speaking...I don't mind...because as I've mentioned at least 5 times....I don't use copy and paste often. But objectively, which I've also mentioned a few times, I understand why this could be a problem for those that do.

I never said smartlinking was the end all to copy and paste only that it is MS answer/substitution to C&P. It isn't perfect by a longshot but its a lot more than nothing. I can see MS being backed into the same corner that Apple was on this issue and being forced to just implement C&P just to shut people up. I guess sometimes innovation isn't what people want....sometimes people want to work their own windshield wipers :rolleyes:

~style1~
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] burnblue:
There's only so far they can go with that system, by definition.

Yes, we see that they try to put something in the void left by no copy/paste. This is your argument, that they haven't just left us with 'nothing'. My question is why this is even an issue. Implementing CP on a capacitive screen in a way Apple didn't patent can't be that difficult unless I'm really missing something. The same system they use to highlight words and do text correction should be expandable to text selection. Now have a system clipboard that holds just text, and you can implement more advanced copy/paste later.

I'm fine with their multitasking, I'll listen to reason on the file access and storage cards, but there's no excuses for this. And I love Windows.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Kloc:
Did you guys see the file explorer and task manager in the emulator? Maybe they will "forget" to remove these on the final build. Or maybe they just don't want to tell us about them yet.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vangrieg:
That's just over the top. You don't bother to read and you want me to work as a search engine for you?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] gom99:
vangrieg.com...We do your searches for you.

That might work...instead of going the search engine route and try to make intelligent searches, in the mean time you can get smart people to do your searching for you.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] style1:
oh come on guy...I wasn't aware that I must read every thread in order to converse. You said something to the effect of(more copy and paste..im getting my quota up so that I can say I've done it more than "maybe 5 times"):

"there have been numerous examples I won't copy here, you're just not paying attention to what people say."

I'm simply asking you to point me in that direction of the information that you are refusing to copy. No need to be a smart ass about it. I try to go out of my way to link things that I say in my posts to actual informative websites if they exist. I only wanted to read up on what you were trying to explain...jeez. It always turns into a random flame. I mean I'm down for discussing the issue but its getting so old when I provide so much info/thoughts in my posts only to have it come down to someone only attacking one out of context sentence. I mean read my first post and read where we are now...its like all the great points, and all the bad points from there disappeared and now we are only talking about copy and paste? Its crazy because 1) I've been agreeing with you guys about its importance (even if it isn't subjectively important to me), 2) we are just fishing for things to hate about WP7. I remember when I got flamed pretty hardcore about multitasking right before MIX10, I kept saying lets just wait till Mix and then discuss. I got burned down like a champ because I'm saying the system will allow multitasking across the board, people called me "kinda" stupid even though I sent out link after link trying to prove my point, only to be told I have no idea what I was talking about. MIX10 is over and I was right....sooooooo end of that chapter (no apologies of course) so now its on the the next BIG thing, copy and paste. People will not back down or try to be rational about things even when I try my best to be so...and they just attack single random quotes rather than see my message as a whole. I find it funny that people can see WP7 and all that it brings to the table and then speak about C&P like its system breaking even though its still somewhat implemented through smartlinking. Iphone didn't have ANYTHING when it came out and it was a well deserved flame the received but this flame is like WP7 is giving people NOTHING at all, its overboard.

~style1~

I believe the response to this message will only quote one thing and make some round about comment. I forget about the politicians that make there way here. For the record, again, YES COPY AND PASTE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING EVER. I AM AGREEING WITH YOU. I feel that should be in caps just so we see we are on the same side now. Hopefully you read this far instead of going to the first sentence you disagree with and hitting the reply button
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] style1:
BTW Pocketnow has some good articles and pictures up showing what appears to be file system (YESSSSS) and task manager taken from the emulator HERE. I know its not important at all because they still don't have the almighty copy and paste but its great to see these features because it opens up possibilities that I brought up in my previous posts (the ones that didn't matter) about USB management etc. This is awesome news.

~style1~
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vangrieg:
Well, lack of C&P is definitely breaking it for me - I use my phone for sending lengthy business emails, for example. Apart from C&P, it's also been mentioned that they don't provide any other ways for apps to exchange data (WM windowing system is gone, together with window messages etc.), and don't allow alternative default apps. So you can't take an address from an email and navigate to it in a satnav app, for example, the smartlinking will only work for Bing Maps, and there's no C&P to do it manually. I can continue with more examples, but, as I said, there are numerous threads and posts with many more examples. And the reason why I'm so pissed off is that I like many other things in WP7. If Maemo didn't have C&P I couldn't care less because I'm not considering it seriously.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Musicman247:
The only reason people are so up-in-arms about no real copy/paste is because they gave iPhone users sh*@ about it for 2 years and now they don't want to have to go through the same thing from iPhone users.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] style1:
Noted...different strokes for different folks. How is 6.5.3 treating you. I'm not the happiest with it (i think its bland as is) but Its capable of doing everything you described. So if you have an HD2 (probably the last great WM phone) then you're really set for the next year or two. the HD2 is a great phone, and out the box I'm sure it has more than enough to compete on all levels with every phone that has ever been created...lol. Hell if you don't T-Mobile is just giving them away practically (200 dollars WOW) so either way you go you gotta take the phone that makes you the happiest. 6.5+ might be that for you...if it is then no need to worry about WP7.

Does this really affect anyones lives? lol. Anyway I noticed that most of my friends that use an Iphone 30-40 people tend to live in a box of superiority where they don't know or care about other phones features. My friends wouldn't care..lol. Although I will say I have hounded them for years...lol.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] DavidinCT:
It can't be a windows phone unless it has Copy and Paste, it's the foundation of Windows. With Products on there like Word/Excel/Outlook mobile in the buisness world, copy and paste is very, very important. I will be honest, I dont use it every day but, I tend to a lot because I know it's there and it works.

This and removable storage is HUGE for me..
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] style1:
I feel you and apparently so do MSHERE. As I said before, we have seen all there is, not all that will be. MS has more in store with C&P functions so fret not people....hopefully we can move past this now. Seems to be solved or at least SEEN by MS. Hopefully they listen to you guys.

~style1~

On to the next complaint, i guess?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] burnblue:
3rd parties will be able to plug into the smartlinking stuff, so this scenario would actually be possible
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vangrieg:
That's all cool, but the only change we get now is that messages are coming out from PR Damage Control folks instead of people who make decisions directly. As such, the messages are much more polished and vague. For sure there will be C&P some time in the future, but whether it'll take 3 years or 3 months nobody knows, and nobody is saying that it's even a priority of any kind. The Brix guy didn't religiously claim that he's against C&P either - he just said they have other stuff to take care of, the "core use cases", and "delighters". So no, calming statetements from PR don't solve the issue in any way.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vangrieg:
Well, that's better. But how will that work, do you have a source for that info with some details?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Edward Lowy:
Completely agree re C&P in Office. I have a Touch Pro2 specifically because of it's excellent keyboard and the ease of cutting and pasting text between Office documents.

I am not a hacker or developer, the truth being that the good folk on XDA are I suspect a tiny minority of Windows Mobile users. Most WM users will not even be aware of this website.

Example of how I use C&P at the moment - I have Word docs on my phone that contain text for provisioning our mobile email users. At the moment, open the doc, copy the text, paste into an SMS, recipient receives SMS, clicks on link, remote phone provisions over the air.

How will I do this simple C&P on WM7?

Microsoft is so late, so behind the game on mobile OS's. It's sad and astonishing in equal measure. How does the largest software house in the world find itself in this position. Only conclusion I can get to is that they do not see the mobile world as a profitable sector for them in the medium term.

Very sad because WM actually helps me do what I need to do on a day to day basis, but with Apple & Android there are more relevant mobile infrastructures out there that I can buy into now - remember, WM7 is not even going to be here for say another 8 months and there will be issues with it inevitably for some time after that. Lets say there will some form of stability in 12 to 18 months time on WM7, that's several lifetimes for mobile devices and plenty of time for me to get converted to a different platform.

I was an avid Psion user - the best PDA software I have ever used bar none - but they withdrew from the market and Psion's work languished within Symbian / Nokia, ignored, unloved, undeveloped. No surprise to me that Nokia are going backwards in anything other than basic phones, certainly not a compelling choice for a business user.

So I guess it must just be my Kiss of OS Death - as I have moved from Psion to Nokia to WM, one by one they have disappeared into software poverty.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] 4uvideosoft:
How to Convert MTS Files

MTS Files，the AVCHD video file format, created by newer digital video cameras,such as Sony, Panasonic ,cannon and other HD camcorders. It bases on the MPEG-2 transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i HD video formats, can only be 2 GB in length..
[Windows Mobile Software Development] bml5631:
Convert MTS to MPEG

Using linux something like this should work for you...

ffmpeg -i 00000.mts -sameq -an -f yuv4mpegpipe - | yuvfps -s 60000:1001 -r 60000:1001 | ffmpeg -f yuv4mpegpipe -sameq -i - -sameq -s 1280x720 -f mpeg2video -r 60000/1001 video_only.mpeg

Not sure how with M$ but hope this helps :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] yao847zi:
Well, i always use Wannasoft video converter to help me convert mts to other video formats like mpeg with good quality. Then i can edit mts files on WMM.

Good luck
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Henchman:
New Google Maps adds a map live wallpaper.

For those who didn't know
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jlevy73:
How exactly did you set yours up? Don't see an option for it
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Install latest maps update and choose maps in live wallapers. Very simple.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] JJackson9995:
Check the market for the latest version of Maps... 4.1 will leave a new Live Wallpaper to utilize...

Shouldn't be that hard ;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jlevy73:
Thanks, I was looking inside the maps application. Didn't realize it was added to live wallpapers.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Settembrini:
Tapping on the maps wallpaper zooms in. Is there a possibility to zoom out again. Cannot find a way.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jonc:
Yeah, I noticed this too...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] acabbie:
only way i managed was to go back to live wallpaper, select the map. Once there by pinch/zoom motion i finally managed to zoom out though took a bit of trying.

needs a fix
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] eimmermann:
Tap with two fingers to get it to zoom out.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ssj4vegita2002:
Tried to update mine, but I'm getting an error, package file incorrect. I'm on Modaco's custom alpha 15.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] enlothien:
Can't get mine updated as I could even find the map...sigh in Malaysia by the way anyone got the apk
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] himmatwala:
Looks like the map wall paper does not use the GPS to find the location. The location on the wallpaper is far off from the correct location. Is there a way to make it use the GPS?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] JUSMEJOSE:
i updated and no live wallpaper...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] rb1953:
Hi,

I wonder, will this also work with HTC Sense on my Legend??

Cant find an option called "live wallpapers "
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] The Spirit:
needs 2.1. so it is only working on the nexus one for the moment
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] kylejoynes:
I got mine working on a rooted HTC Hero running Damage ROM. It's pretty cool I must admit :) however I can't zoom out like someone mentioned earlier and it takes the speed boost from the 2.1 upgrade back around the speed of Fresh 1.1. It's cool though, although I feel I will be switching back in forth to my Sense.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] adv1112:
Single tap with two fingers to zoom out

Double tap with one finger to zoom in

Crashes sometimes...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] AndroidZ28:
Please don't resurrect dead threads.

Thank you.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mcjewpants:
Hello,

I have seen many posts on several different types of apps for GPS on the Tilt. I'm a big noob and at the risk of sounding like a super-tard I would like to ask how to use it at all? I have read that it has an internal GPS and it can be used. I cant find out how to turn it on or configure it or anything. I am running Solace 3.1 and have google maps, but when I try to use GPS on it I just get a message that it cant find a GPS. I have tried using GPS gate but I get the same thing. Any help would be very appreciated and keep me from cluttering up the forum with retarded questions.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Armazia:
Try GPS test; http://www.pocketgear.com/en/usd/2724121,product-details.html?M2DPId=100009

Download that, and install. Then just open the program and put your settings like the GPS is COM4 and baud rate 4800. If your done your device should auto put on the GPS. an Orange led will flicker(right led). Then you will have to wait to get a fix,(Also use Quick GPS to get a faster fix). With google maps you can also set the settings. But getting a fix(To get ready to navigate) on WM 6.1+ is harder then on 6.0(My expirience).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
Install whatever app it is that you want to use, open the program, walk outside, wait a few minutes, and there should be a dot that represents you.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] xaoc747:
The basic flavor of the original Zi official Simplified Chinese version. Only integrated HTC Task Manager (without original), other are original without making changes.

Uploading.....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dioxda2:
CHS version...............

Great..... looking forward to it :)

Sorry for this noob question....

Is it 6.5.X? and screen shots are most welcome :)

:D:D

Thanks for sharing in Advance :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Steve0007:
It is already posted my friend :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=646927
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] xaoc747:
Sorry! Please close!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dshiu:
is there any way to do it?

i bought a new phone but it cannot use skype

i loved using skype on the x1, but ive tried it and it wouldnt let me do anything without sim card

any work around for this? thanks!!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannigan174:
Use Wi-Fi. Cellular Data will not work without a sim card.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dshiu:
yeah i've tried that, but the phone won't even run anything without a sim card

ill try again. im using a custom rom (touch x) btw if that makes a difference

EDIT: nvm got it! :) thanks
[XPERIA X1 General] Waco2:
Hello, I'm a proud owner of X2, but I think it's the same on X1. I've put some music on the MicroSD card and tried to play it using this Media. I noticed that some ID3 Tags were wrong, so I corrected them, replaced the files, and then wanted to play it again, hoping everything is ok now. However, all the mistakes remained.

I figured by myself (doesn't neccessarily have to be true, though) that this Media must have got some small database where the full destination of every MP3 with it's ID3 Tags is saved to speed up the loading of your music. Then Media just checks whether the file is there and if it is then it uses ID3 Tags from it's database disregarding any changes. So my question is how can I force a whole new check of my MP3s? According to my theory I would just need to delete the database and I've already tried looking through the registry and files of this application and deleted some suspicious items but without success. They were always created instantly after I executed Media and the Tags didn't change. So can someone help me, please?
[Hero CDMA General] Avalaunchmods:
If you are like me and you have been using the 2.1's for a month or 2 now and havnt gone back to 1.5, think twice.

nandroid backup, flash fresh 1.1 and go to settings and update prl and profile. sprint has updated the prl twice i believe since toast release 1.8.2 2.0. i did it today and wow signal is incredible here in my town and all the way up I 65. before i barely had 2 bars or about 130 dbm's. anyways if your PRL is before 60662 you should go back and update.

and unless someone wants to create an update.zip for prl flash i cant. sprint said they cant give me/push the prl because it is not supported on my firmware..? anyways hope this helps everyone else.
[Hero CDMA General] brian2220:
what about the pri
[Hero CDMA General] mrchu001:
how would this affect me if i flashed the new radio?

should i still update?
[Hero CDMA General] danknuggz:
can u reflash back to a 2.1 after doing the updat and keep the update intact
[Hero CDMA General] SamXp:
So a nandroid restore won't overwrite the updated PRL, right?
[Hero CDMA General] crunchybutternut:
Right. The PRL will remain intact while flashing .ZIPs and restoring Nandroids.

It will NOT effect your Radio update.
[Hero CDMA General] SamXp:
Thanks! Nanroiding right now.

PRL 60660 here with -92dBm signal
[Hero CDMA General] SamXp:
Wait, can you flash a 1.1 ROM over the new 2.x Radio?
[Hero CDMA General] crunchybutternut:
You mean 1.5? I have done in a few times. ROMs do not effect the Radio.
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
So the lateset PRL is stilll 60660?
[Hero CDMA General] SamXp:
Right, I should have said a 1.5 ROM, such as Fresh 1.1. Sorry for the confusion.
[Hero CDMA General] crunchybutternut:
The latest is 60662.
[Hero CDMA General] SamXp:
Cool, it worked. Wiped, Flashed Fresh 1.1, booted, updated PRL to 60662, wiped, flashed DCv1, booted and signal strength is the same. Oh well!

I had no complaints about signal here at work. At home, I am often -100dBm so hopefully 60662 improves that.
[Hero CDMA General] jonnythan:
If I understand correctly, your PRL has nothing to do with your Sprint network signal.
[Hero CDMA General] durhamite:
I was just getting over my ROM flashing addiction. Now you just gave me a reason to Flash another rom.. THANKS! I just did this and updated my PRL successfully
[Hero CDMA General] intx:
This should be correct.

PRL is Preferred Roaming List, Sprint releases them to correct areas that have very low signal, telling it to roam on Verizon's network, and vice versa(where it's roaming and it now has Sprint signal).

As far as I know, of course.
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
Could a 60662 PRL update.zip be created? I can make them, I just need the file/path.
[Hero CDMA General] Avalaunchmods:
Prl is only roaming but updating profile will help in your area

Im glad this helped and with an update.zip the path is to /radio so i wouldnt mess with it
[Hero CDMA General] brian2220:
here is a zip i found that has the prl.

Im not sure if it works because i haven't had time to use it yet.
[Hero CDMA General] watzone69:
This explains PRL.
[Hero CDMA General] 5tr4t4:
I thought roaming was not yet working on the 2.1 ROMS (maybe on AOSP?). I'd love to know how to update this, in any case, without having to wipe and reload. I suppose it's going to be a #*#*CODE#*#* sort of thing?