Utilising the Volume slider

[techDot]

Does any of you guys know how to utilise the volume slider to do different things - especially scrolling within menues and applications :?:
Also, is it possible - i.e. is there any software available or any other means, such as 'hacking' into the system - to constantly modify and change the button functions on the device :?: :?:

As a newbie (and somewhat WM-challanged :oops: ) to the Windows Mobile/PPC platform I would greatly appreciate some detailed explanations rather than simplified one liners... Thanks in advance

[admisi]

Sadly, the Volume Slider can only be used in Pocket Internet Explorer when in FULL SCREEN mode to scroll up and down. Till now that is as far as anyone I have seen come up with for the volume slider.

As far as the other hardware buttons are concerned, don't know how much of a newbie you are, but WM5 allows you to change them, if you go into Settings, Buttons.

Beyond that there are several software applications available for WM2003 that map the hardware buttons, but not sure if they are at all stable with WM5 and the Jasjar/Exec/Universal - they could cause your machine to lock up and then you need to do a hard reset and will lose everything, so keep that in mind if trying.
Software apps for WM2003 include VITO ButtonMapper, buttonMax.

[vijay555]

AE Button Plus seemed to work fine for me. I re-mapped everything; it's very nice in Isilo on VGA mode to be able to "zoom" in and out by scaling the font with the volume control.

V

[belfast-biker]

AE Button Plus seemed to work fine for me. I re-mapped everything; it's very nice in Isilo on VGA mode to be able to "zoom" in and out by scaling the font with the volume control.

V

Damn. just shelled out for Vito Buttonmapper too... :(

Doesn't allow mapping of the backlight, volume slider, although got the backlight button sorted with a simple wee reghack got on xdadev.

Volume Slider is something I'd love to be able to map now...


EDIT: Vijay, is it working for you in WM5.0 on a JASJAR-type device?

[vijay555]

hmm, i just got asked this by chakra via PM and i think i was confused. works fine on wm2003. not sure if i'm using it on wm5 because i'm working on something to improve scrolling in PIE using vol buttons. AEButtons shld work on wm5 i imagine, but check out the thread on assigning apps to backllght button. this should help you to assign apps to any button.

v

[belfast-biker]

hmm, i just got asked this by chakra via PM and i think i was confused. works fine on wm2003. not sure if i'm using it on wm5 because i'm working on something to improve scrolling in PIE using vol buttons. AEButtons shld work on wm5 i imagine, but check out the thread on assigning apps to backllght button. this should help you to assign apps to any button.

v



Yup, got my backlight setup as a free button for any use now, thanks to the reg hack I d/l from here... - What would we do without you guys?



vijay, what language or utilities do you use to program these utilities, how hard is it, and what's your background to make you get to that level of ability?

[vijay555]

biker: glad you got things working. i program in c++ for the pocketpc and VB for the pc. My background is entirely non programmimg, I'm a lawyer working in the UK.

I've been into computers for years, but only got into the pocketpc this August (i had an ipaq 5years ago but didn't get into it).Since August i managed to upgrade from a p900 to Magician, which was great. but very quickly i realised there were many features missing that i wanted. evb is very bad, and to program today plugins i needed to face learning c++ for the first time.

i've grabbed a couple of books and some online tutorials and started hacking away. it's a steep learning curve but rewarding. i consider myself incompetent at
c++, and still have lots to learn.

Easy? no. requires lots of patience and a mind not easily frustrated (and can survive without sleep!), but as i said, i am happy when my stuff works, and a hundred times more so when you guys find it useful!

search for the word VJAccioPhone to see a post by me about programming.

v

[belfast-biker]

Damn. just shelled out for Vito Buttonmapper too... :(




Just uninstalled buttonmapper.

It worked well when I installed it to SD card, but that's not recommended apparently - I got an error message each time I rebooted.

So, uninstalled it, and the error message was still there. So, reghacked that away, and also the fact that it had mapped my right softkey (which it can't do!) to something else - got round that.

Anyhow, installed it to main memory, and it appears to work, no error messages, but none of the button reassignments work. At all. Useless.

And their support site has to be seen to be believed - it is clearly written to put people off looking for support. It's terrible. I've used easy and comprehensive support sites in my time, eveything from a simple email to a ticket based system., and this is the worst I've seen.

Waste of money for me, and more annoyingly, a waste of time.

[belfast-biker]

Easy? no. requires lots of patience and a mind not easily frustrated (and can survive without sleep!), but as i said, i am happy when my stuff works, and a hundred times more so when you guys find it useful!
v



Believe me, it's appreciated!

Nothing like simple utilities that fill a gap, that just work, extremely well...

On the other hand, I've no time for stuff that refuses to work, as the post above shows! :)

[belfast-biker]

search for the word VJAccioPhone to see a post by me about programming.
v


Just did....


Serious stuff!

[vijay555]

have to say, although it's a nice app, it's the only app then ever forced me to hard reset. i lost my my buttons control panel and various other problems.

buttonMax was very clever on wm2003 and i think is now out for wm5. worked well except it had an arbitary limitation on customisable keys other than default 5. great app though.
in the end, i just just smallmenu assigned to one hardware key and programmenu assigned to another, for 2 custom launcher menus :)

v

[belfast-biker]

in the end, i just just smallmenu assigned to one hardware key and programmenu assigned to another, for 2 custom launcher menus :)

v



Thanks, think I'll try that!

[vijay555]

Just to give you an idea of how SmallMenu looked on my Magician
http://www.vijay555.com/vj/VJ5.jpg

v

[belfast-biker]

Just to give you an idea of how SmallMenu looked on my Magician

v


Loving the submenus... definitely installing this, my program menu under gs-whatever is one ridiculously long scroll...

[delor]

actually i have found - going back to the original question of the thread -that you can scroll with the volume slider in any program that supports going full screen!

[k_kirk]

i program in c++ for the pocketpc and VB for the pc. My bacjground is entirely non programmimg, I'm a lawyer working in the UK.
vAmazing!!! If you're as good a lawyer as you are a programmer I know who I'm calling when I'm in trouble! Keep it up!