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[Android Themes] tekhna:
Slightly off-topic, but relevant--any idea how I'd set up Tasker to display a minimalist widget with the content of the last SMS from a particular contact?

I have it set as %VARNAME and the variable content is %SMSRB

if

%SMSRF ~ (Contact)

and then in

Minimalist widget I have it set to Locale and %VARNAME, but it doesn't display anything.

Edit: Ok, I cut out the if SMSRF ~ (Contact) bit, and now the widget is displaying something, but instead of the last text from the contact, it's displaying %SMSRB

Any ideas?
[Android Themes] cjoshua:
Exactly the same problem! Anyone knows this issue? :confused::confused::confused:
[Android Themes] Leshy01:
What is the event you have that triggers the task? you should be able to set incoming text from a given contact to enable the task.
[Android Themes] tekhna:
The event is receiving a text from a certain contact. I want to display the body of the last text from that contact using minimalist widget, but for some reason it isn't working. So I set up tasker to respond to that initial event, and then added:

Minialistic Text variable settings

Congfiguration %EM1=%SMSRB

which seems like all I'd need, right? All Minialist Text displays is %SMSRB as text not the variable.
[Android Themes] Leshy01:
After a bunch of tests and trials, it seems tasker will NOT send the value of its built in variables to minimalistic text. So first create a variable %THEBODY that is equal to the value %SMSRB. Then tell minimalistic text to display the variable %THEBODY. Tested and it works.
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Thanks for the help, still not working for me, so I'll go through it and see if it makes sense. For this test I'll just do it for all contacts, not a particular one.

New-->Event-->Received SMS is the context, correct?

Then

+Variable-->Variable Set-->

Name: %THEBODY

To: %SMSRB

Done

Then in Minimalistic Text

Custom variable--> Variable name: %THEBODY

But it doesn't display anything for me. Any ideas? The box is just blank.
[Android Themes] thedesolatesoul:
Yes, that is true. I had the same problem but couldnt remember how I solved it.
[Android Themes] thedesolatesoul:
Add a task in the middle to flash or pop up %THEBODY. That will tell you if your are actually receving the SMS body text or not.
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Sorry for all the questions, new to Tasker!

So I'd add Alert-->Popup(?) and then set the text to %THEBODY?

Edit: Ok, so that got a popup from Tasker, but not using Minimalistic text widget.
[Android Themes] thedesolatesoul:
So you are saying that the popup has the correct SMS body text in it?

It means that for some reason the SMS body is not going into MT?

I have done it before for sure, but it wasnt looking pretty so I removed it.

Can you check your MT variables? To check that, forcefully assign something to the variable like '1' or 'hello' and see if that reflects in the widget.
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Yes, it has the SMS body text in it, it's just not going to MT. The MT Widget either blank, or it displays %THEBODY. I set %THEBODY to 'hello' when I receive any SMS and it displays 'hello' but MT just displays %THEBODY

Edit: On an unrooted Thunderbolt, otherwise I'd post screenshots. Thanks for the help!
[Android Themes] thedesolatesoul:
Weird. The MT Plugin is not considering %THEBODY to be a variable for some reason. Weird weird.:confused:
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Totally weird. I also tried setting up MT to display the playing track using Tasker, and it just displays %MTRACK. There's some sort of glitch, I guess.
[Android Themes] thedesolatesoul:
Well %MTRACK never worked for me. There was nothing in the variable. Tasker couldnt integrate with Samsungs Media Player.

Can you try another variable like the SMS contact name etc...maybe the sms body is too long to go into the MT variable.
[Android Themes] NeuroticallyYou:
thanks for the tutorial, now i can use minimalistic at full potential =)
[Android Themes] OneDeep:
This what I got so far still tryin to get Tasker to update right away

Sent from my HTC Evo
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Tasker pops up the proper #, but MT just display %THEBODY.

See attachment (ghetto taken with Photo Booth!)

Edit: I'm actually wondering if there's some problem with Tasker's variables. I'm trying the same thing with Text Widget http://www.appbrain.com/app/text-widget/com.tText

and having the same problem. It displays %SMSRB as well. Not sure what's up.
[Android Themes] mozaret:
i got the same :/
[Android Themes] mozaret:
0 is not shown.. i got a 1 on sms and calls now.. weird
[Android Themes] Leshy01:
Make sure in addition to setting the variable %THEBODY to %SMSRB in tasker you are also then setting the minimalistic plugin too.
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Within the same task, in Tasker? And then setting it in Minimalist widget? I've done that.. but just for sake of clarity:

I'd set %THEBODY=%SMSRB and then add another step w/minimalist plugin where Name is '%SMS' and variable is 'THEBODY'
[Android Themes] Greystreet:
Notifications for GTalk

Been loving this site and it's helped me a ton being a new Android user so I figured I'd attempt to contribute. I didn't see this anywhere in the thread so I apologize if it's been noted already.

I use Gtalk alot, probably more than sms, and I wanted to set up similar minimalistic messages for my gtalk messages. Its very similar to the set up for Gmail, but the notification actually doesn't come from the Talk app that is selectable in the apps list.

To set up:

1. Create two profiles similar to GMail setup only for Talk. Just use the selectable Talk app from the list for now.

2. Choose the notification profile and open Options(click on the tools that make an 'x') and select Export. Chose export XML to SD.

3. Find the xml file at sdcard\Tasker\Profiles and open it...I emailed the file to my self so I could look at it on my pc.

4. Update the item <appPkg>com.google.android.talk</appPkg> to <appPkg>com.google.android.gsf</appPkg> and save. If you did this on your pc you'll want to get the file back into that folder now.

5. Back in tasker, delete the original notification profile.

6. Hit menu and choose Profile Data->Import One Profile and choose your xml file

That should do it for you. I hope this can help some one and sorry if I was a little verbose, I'm new to Android and like detailed steps and assume everyone else does too :D
[Android Themes] thedesolatesoul:
Just for the sake of clarity, the variable where name is '%SMS' should be '%THEBODY'

Also, preferable not to use the variable %SMS as it may be a reserved internal tasker variable

com.google.android.gsf is Google Service Framework..hmm...how does that help

ill try this soon
[Android Themes] tekhna:
Alternatively to set it back to zero, if you make your gmail icon widget with Tasker, couldn't you do:

Load app: Gmail

Variable set %GMAILCOUNTER to 0 +Do maths.

So it's not clicking the app, it's clicking the widget that triggers the counter going back to 0?

Edit: Yep, that works perfectly to modify %GMAILCOUNTER through a task. Much better than clicking through notifications. But you could have it set up to do it through loading the app, notifications, and clicking the widget, that way you'd hit 'em all!
[Android Themes] Kablam228:
Does anyone know why this option is disabled on my Nexus S? And either how to enable it, or another work around? Cheers
[Android Themes] kingchris:
i found out that you can do the same with GMail, if u capture the Notification from Gmail

(Event -> UI -> Notification) so you can get a Counter for all Apps which creates Notifications

i should read the thread till the end -.-
[Android Themes] acme64:
all i see is %msgcount, are the variables case sensitive?
[Android Themes] sjaakdesirehd:
It doesn't work for me, Tasker keeps saying, "no active profiles":confused:

It works now, I just had to open the Handcent app and close it. That triggered the count
[Android Themes] Chinam4n:
Mind sharing that wallpaper? :)
[Android Themes] sjaakdesirehd:
This or this :)

H T T P : / / i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb131/Koss_Gert/Widescreennaamloos. P N G

H T T P : / / i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa185/binsola/6885865. J P G

can't share links just yet :)
[Android Themes] ac0110:
I know I've follow the instruction exactly correct and I even downloaded someone's profile... but my widget doesnt even show 0
[Android Themes] goblin34:
I've tried to create a sms counter too, but could not get it work.. It does not show the "0".. I found that my Tasker is constatly says "No actie profile." It's strange since everything is checked, I've done everything just like in the tutorial, I've even put Taker on my Task Killer's ignore list, but nothing. When I set up a profile, It flashes an "Active." sign, but then changes back to "No active profiles." I don't if something is blocking it or what...

Please if someone could help me, I'd be very thankful..

EDIT: So I figured it out.. Anyone who still got the "no active profile" problem, the "no active profile" warning has nothing to do with anything, so it's not really a problem. A profile is only active if the event it refers to is running (for example if you recieve a msg).

So here's how I got my counter running (by accident :)): Simply try to change the order of the profiles. (For example you have the Recieved Text ,*,* profile on top and your SMS's profile underneath it.. Swap them, and hopefully it'll work.. well it worked for me..

Anyways, thanks for the tutorial, you are the best!

Ps.: Sorry for the giberish and misspellings, but it's a bit late..
[Android Themes] rushco:
Any chance we can reup the screenshots in the first post?
[Android Themes] cynop:
yeap, they don't seem to load right. Frustrating
[Android Themes] decalex:
Has anyone tried this with google voice SMS messages? I kinda figured out how to have tasker display a popup when a google voice SMS is received, but (from screen off) the popup shows and immediately dims. I use the same method of pulling the text from the notification bar - but curious if anyone has insight to this.
[Android Themes] sjaakdesirehd:
@ 3a:

Name = %MSGCOUNT

To = %MSGCOUNT + 1

Do Maths = SELECTED

Click --> Done!

@ 5b:

Name = %MSGCOUNT

To = 0

Do Maths = SELECTED

Click --> Done!
[Android Themes] akoe:
Sorry man, thats not going to be possible. I deleted those shots along time ago. I havent been on this thread to help in months. I apologize for my absence. If more people used these profiles then i would def reup shots but i havent done this kind of setup for awhile either
[Android Themes] LfcFan1977:
Images

That is real shame because ths thread has been viewed nearly 25,000 times and had over 150 replies.

How popular would it need to be for you to consider re-uploading?

I don't know where the images were hosted from originally but if you used a site like photobucket, you could upload the images to their servers (delete them from your personal memory space) and forget about the thread if you don't have time to help out.

Please, please, please reconsider.

Alternatively, if anybody else running this set-up could capture the screenshots and send them to me, I would happily upload them from my photobucket account, either to this thread or a new one.

I just wouldn't be much help in solving other issues, Tasker confuses me a little.
[Android Themes] Sokudoningyou:
Question!

If someone does the missed call count on a Droid X, what application should be chosen in Tasker? Dialer? I've been trying to figure it out for other Tasker profiles too what exactly constitutes the "phone" app.
[Android Themes] LfcFan1977:
@Sokudoningyou

I managed to find another tutorial for just sms count, so I am still trying to set this up for missed calls.

I would assume you are right to use dialer app/apk if you dont have phone app/apk.

Good luck
[Android Themes] oxtailsoup:
Thanks! I can't see the image on 1st post
[Android Themes] akoe:
Try again, i reuploaded them so they should work through the app now
[Android Themes] mcnovy:
Hope that there is still live in this thread..

first of all, thanks for the tutorial, helped alot getting started..

now for the question..

am using minimalistic and tasker.

I want minimalistic to show some states of battery, wether it is charging, if WiFi is on, signal strength and so on (I have disabled the notification bar)

in minimalistic, I have a widget with the following.

"

%MTCHARGING

Battery:[perc]

%MTSTATES

"

before I use tasker to handle the variables, the widget show this.

"

Battery:97%

"

so if variable is not set, it want leave an empty line.

now, I have set up tasker to look for changes with the Charger, and wifi state.

Variable set: %CHARGING = CHARGING

plugin for MT: Variable name = %MTCHARGING > Variable Content = %CHARGING.

so, if I plug in the charger

this is the widget

"

CHARGING

Battery:70%

WiFi

"

and here comes the tricky part.

when I am no longer charging my phone, and when WiFi is off.

Variable Clear: %CHARGING

Variable Clear: %MTCHARGING

this want change the text, because no values have been sent to the plugin.

if I add this after the 2 items above

plugin for MT: Variable name = %MTCHARGING > Variable Content = %CHARGING

the the widget will show %CHARGING because the €CHARGING variable is not set, and therefor tasker see's it as a string.

if I do this instead

plugin for MT: Variable name = %MTCHARGING > Variable Content = " " (empty string)

the widget will show like this

"

Battery:85%

WiFi

"

but my goal is to remove the empty space, so it shows like this.

"

Battery:85%

WiFi

"

I hope that I am explaining myself clear..

can anyone help..

thanks..
[Android Themes] earni:
I am using tasker to display my missed calls. It works perfectly. I am also using exactly the same script for sms but it never works. Cant understand it. Any ideas?
[Android Themes] melissapugs:
Thanks

Thanks for such a great walk through. I couldn't find this prev., so excuse me if I'm asking something already mentioned. Is there a way to display nothing but air when there are no new sms? Instead of '0' I want nothingness. Thanks very much.
[Android Themes] thephoenixrising:
Dude, read the tutorial:

in 5B it states:

"its also possible to have not have the zero displayed so theres nothing there. Instead of using "variable set" use "variable clear" with the variable your using."

By the way: i had the problem of the counter not resetting back to "0" when i had opened the messaging app.

This was because i had the messaging app locked in the memory in CM7 settings so be sure to switch that of!
[Android Themes] melissapugs:
Sorry for the previous duplicative ?, must've not been wearing my glasses.

I got the counts to work for sms and gmail....but not my phone's missed calls. The counter will not reset to zero as in the tut, and when I check active profiles on tasker, it's holding onto the clear phone calls profile, like it's stuck trying to clear the numbers. Reboot and closing tasker with fresh start aren't working. Any ideas about what I could be doing wrong? Count is always 1 missed call. Thanks.
[Android Themes] newdon07:
Yipeee......after making so many tries, finally i managed to make sms counter work using tasker and minimalistic text!! earlier i was also facing same kind of problems as many of u guyz are facing like: wiget is showing "%msgcount" instead of 0 or 1 or 2 or whatsoever, also case like where wiget is showing just nothing or not able to reset d counter after checking the messages!

the tutorial on the first page is very much correct in every aspect, but to get that tutorial working, u should have latest version of tasker i.e. Tasker 1.0.21u2 and latest version of minimalistic text as well i.e 2.5.4 !!

install d latest versions and then follow the tutorial and there u go!!

Hope it will help!!

:D
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] brynweb:
I'm looking for confirmation on any working call recorder (background service that does it automatically). Also, it needs to record both ways and not just from the HD2's mic.

Anyone had any success with such an app?
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] freshli:
i tried "total recall" without success ...

it records only the "out - sounds" and in the calling party its not possible to hear each other ...
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] f1ux:
Has anyone had any luck with this yet?

I used to have an orange san francisco and 'all call recorder' worked flawlessly on it but for some reason, no matter which rom i use for my HD2 i can't get it to work and i just end up with empty files.

tried a few froyo and gingerbread roms :(
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] mishik:
Unfortunatelly, there is no way to do 2-way recording on HD2 running android.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] skyalvinlee:
This maybe??

https://market.android.com/details?id=name.markus.droesser.tapeatalk
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] randasecret:
"At last, I've nearly succeeded in enabling two-way call recording directly from the phone line on HTC Desire. "

i red it here :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=993793

it can be ported to hd2
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] Ventfild:
I tried the above applications, but nothing helped = (can someone more fortunate in finding?
[G Tablet General] tsouza:
Hello all,

Does anyone knows if there is way to change the screen orientation in landscape? Because currently, my hands blocks the speakers.

It would be nice to play games upside down so my hands doesn't gets in the way.

Regards,

Thiago Souza
[G Tablet General] TheJesus:
I answered this in another thread a couple minutes ago.

Depends on your ROM. If you don't mind switching to CM7, it will automatically rotate upside-down when you flip the tablet. Aside from that, someone said ADW Launcher is capable of doing this. However, an issue might be that games automatically orient themselves based on how the tablet is meant to be held.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] who's your hoosier?:
Hi everyone,

I've been flashing a few different ROMs to my phone lately and have been booting into ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.2 no problem for about a week. However the other day after installing redemptive revolution, I attempted to boot into recovery again only to be taken to the Fastboot on my device. I tried a number of different fixes including updating my Hboot to .92 and fixing my permissions but nothing would work, I kept being cycled into the HTC boot menus whenever I would attempt to boot into recovery. I managed to work around the issue by flashing an alternate recovery image (RA_GNM Recovery v1.8.1) which allowed me access to mount my sd card again and reinstall a different rom. Any ideas what is happening? It would be nice to have access to CM Recovery 2.5.1.2 again. Thanks!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g00s3y:
You "should" be able to just run unrevoked again and it should install CWM for you.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] who's your hoosier?:
Worked like a charm! Thanks!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryant_16:
Hey guys, do you guys have this issue when sending out SMS using handcent SMS, it will force close. Notust once, I have encountered quite abit. Do you have the same problem?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryant_16:
Anyone has this problem?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryant_16:
Anyone having this problem too?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcoker79:
Does the Gtab not support wireless N? Or is it Vegan5.1? I have a linksys WRT610N and I have my b/g on the 2.4Ghz and N on the 5Ghz but my Gtab doesn't pick the N SSID. Anyone know why this is?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powercrazy:
Nope, its got nothing to do with the rom you are running. The G-Tab is hardware limited to wireless G, no N. I was a little dissapointed by that too when I researched it to buy, but frankly G is fine for streaming vids, music, etc.

Most N routers support dual mode for legacy G devices so I'd suggest turning this on. Additionally if your router does not broadcast its SSID you'll have to manually type it in when setting up the wireless connection on your tab...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Butch1326:
My upstairs router is a WRT610N. My GTab works fine with it. The Gtab comes with a single wireless radio (does not support MIMO) that supports the Wireless-N (802.11n) draft standard.

The Gtab will only see the 2.4GHz band, not the 5GHz band.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powercrazy:
Oops, you're right, thats what I was trying to say, no 5Ghz frequency.... While it connects fine to my N router, it really isn't true N or any speed near it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Butch1326:
I have my routers on the 2.4GHz band setup for Wireless-N only, and my Gtab connects to them just fine. Both on my E4200 and my WRT610N.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Butch1326:
Yeah, I only see 72Mbit/second, but someone else reported that they saw 270 Mbit/second connecting to their Netgear router.

I agree with you. I haven't seen the throughput, especially during large file transfers.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcoker79:
So once again the marketing monster strikes. Clearly states wireless N but only in the 2.4 Ghz range. That's fine just wanted to be sure there wasn't something I was missing. Thanks to everyone who replied.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
N doesnt specify any frequency.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuisB3:
True but when anyone sets up a wireless N router on the 5GHz band only...it will not be found by the G-Tablet. I have mine set up with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz so all of my equipment is covered.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekrhino:
I'm using the WRT310N and I have mine set to Wireless N only.

Standard 20MHz Channel @ 2.412GHz

GTAB Connects.

:cool:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
Hell, if you live in an area where you can use all 14 2.4GHz channels you can even connect on channel 14. A lot less interference.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dta01:
My gTab can see my N-network but it disconnect immideatly after I try to connect. I have 2 routers; 1 upstairs with N only, an done downstairs with both N & G. I'm mostly upstairs but I have to connect to the G-router which only gives me one bar.. But it works just fine, although full speed N would have been nice for Winamp Wifi-sync and transfering Movies etc
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vlad_z:
Mine connects to DLink Dir655 2.4Ghz rounter using N protocol but gTab radio definitely not a MIMO one.

Best download speed is about 2.7 - 3.0 MByte per second when using FTP, and only 1.9 - 2.0 MByte per second when using SMB protocol.

My laptop can get upload/download speeds around 9-10 MByte per second using same router and 2.4Ghz MIMO N wireless card.
[HD2 General] hammered09:
My contract is up shortly and I'm thinking of maybe getting an HD7 instead. Now question is do I:

1) goto one of them mobile recycling places...

2) stick it on eBay...

or

3) sell it through here? (if it's allowed, if not maybe it should be allowed)

If I were to sell it through here or eBay, what kind of price do you think I should be looking at for it?
[HD2 General] KruptWorld:
dude i just bricked my hd2. i might buy it off you if cut a good deal. i dont have money to buy a new hd2. but i dont have a phone lol.
[HD2 General] DJGurth:
If your adamant about getting a HD7 then sell your phone but in my opinion the HD2 is a much better looking phone and the hardware in the two phones is the same pretty much..

I think the only draw back on keeping the HD2 is that all the latest software which is on XDA has some minor bugs ie. WP7 has battery drain issues

Sent from my duel booting beast of a phone
[HD2 General] Marvlesz:
I don't agree with you ..

The HD7 is sexier than the HD2 .. but only in appearance :D
[HD2 General] DJGurth:
:-O never haha

Sent from my duel booting beast of a phone
[HD2 General] PoisonWolf:
HD7 has SLCD I think.
[HD2 General] DJGurth:
Correct but side by side there is hardly a difference, and some of the first models had tft screens

Sent from my duel booting beast of a phone