Poll for the community regarding cabs Delete on 4-1-07[pending approval]

[sandrobber]

We are Waiting approval but please still vote

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I wish to start this poll to express an Idea I had this weekend. I have been browsing this site for a couple of years now and have noticed people starting threads for cab files only the only problem is that the first page is great then 2nd a 3rd pages get worse and worse pretty soon your looking through hundreds of posts and the thread is crap. My suggestion would to be to add another section in addtion to the main wizard forum seprate of upgrading and general and make a cabs section this would include specific cabs to make registry changes not all inclusive cabs also it would be for fixes and software to make our lives easier and to make it better we can have the moderators sign off on the cabs to verify they are "correct" or that they are relivant. The moderator can also have the right to delete superfolous posts and add cabs to the first post keeping the site clean. I think this will also keep the forum clean. So if this is a good Idea I'd like you to put your 2 cents in. Moderators if this seems like a good idea then I'd be happy to help.
I would like this post to be deleted at the end of this month as not to contribute to the problem.

I'm going to post an example

Windows Mobile 6 and 5 moderator approved Cabs
Change the G in the title bar to E for edge (link) Moderator approval(put names of moderator that has looked at the cab and verified funtionility here)

Windows Mobile 6 only moderator Approved Cabs
Turn on power management of SDcard (link) Moderator approval(put names of moderator that has looked at the cab and verified funtionility here)

Posts Can be added for example apps then deleted once a moderator tests and approves

[sandrobber]

Thanks Gys it looks like we are getting better results

[sids911]

This is infact a very good idea!!

Further, can we have "onshare" amongst all the XDA-DEV guys, so as to share cabs/tweaks and Roms :-) safely and securely?

http://www.onshare.com/en_gb/index.php?ck=ok

[easymob]

Sounds a good saves a lot of time



on share looks good set it up my id is easymob i have some roms to share

[neonkoala]

Good idea, it can be every hard to find a CAB you used once before and can't find after a ROM upgrade. I think it would also clean up the forums by reducing any CAB request threads etc.

[KarmaNP]

It will indeed be a great time saver, as it's really hard currently to go through a lot of pages without actually having the link to the cab file.

Great Idea.

[endiz]

Isn't this why we have a Wiki?

[dkb218]

Great time saver for members but a great time waster for mods, don't ya think?

[CLS_500]

anything that makes this website better is good with me.. this is the best site on the web.

[sandrobber]

Infact it would be quite the opposite problem. The moderator only need to monitor 1 thread and this will infact save time. How say you moderators. By keeping one thread clean and having a checks and balances system it will let the community know that we are trying to accomplish a goal towards providing resources for fixes etc. but keeping in mind that people in the community don't want to waste htere time either. As for the wiki that is a good resource but the idea is to keep the forum clean. If people had a forum link to go to then they would just need to go there for safe fixes and possibly not post over and over again. As aside I frequently ask moderators to erase my threads that seem not to help the community. I would also like to see more of these practices on this forum but I'm not a moderator so i have to rely on them.

[sandrobber]

Another suggestion would to make all cabs registered as XDA Developers open source I have posted a working cab as an example. Maybe eventually we can work as a community to make our own freeware tweak utility suck as Tweaks2k.

[hanmin]

Use the WIKI.

[JorgeGZC]

that's a good idea , and to make it even easier , we can upload some cabs we had already downloaded so everybody can use it

[jwzg]

I agree with putting this in the wiki. There are still too many, "why isn't my device upgrading when I flash the rom?" questions going on right now for the moderators to do this very effiectively.

[epimazzo]

My vote goes to Wiki also! The idea is pretty cool and save a lot of time to all of us!

Time is money!:D

[CLS_500]

yea i agree... being organized will release the site from numerous senceless threads wen its easier to find something your looking for

[chaas67]

Consider this another vote using the WIKI.

That's why it exists right ????

[sandrobber]

OK how about putting a link on the forums page directly to the cabs on wiki

[sandrobber]

Yeah I'm thinking we would not have any problems posting on the FTP site unless their are roms. If you want I can host a site for Moderators to share cab files ECT. But I too would not want anyone to post illeagal software on it just fixes and patches

This is infact a very good idea!!

Further, can we have "onshare" amongst all the XDA-DEV guys, so as to share cabs/tweaks and Roms :-) safely and securely?

http://www.onshare.com/en_gb/index.php?ck=ok

[Ranger666]

Sounds like a good idea in theory. But, I have a feeling it will also start out good and turn into a crap thread again. But it will depend on the moderators, if they are willing to put in the time and effort to keep it clean.

[molski]

You mean something like this?

http://www.molski.biz/forum/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=e0251f1c985f81172cdd6aa362a3e899


Molski

[Noonski]

What i mostly miss is that when some cabs are made they show up in the software list.

I'd much rather see install and un-install cabs, instead of them glogging up the installed prgrams screen.

This way it's also either to have a universal cab that you can either easily use in a self made cook.

Because pretty soon i will start getting the urge to make my own cook.

I'd much rather be able to make my own cook and then just simply post the cabs used in the ext rom. And also maybe adding a WIKi page with all the cabs.

[sandrobber]

The relavant cabs would be maintained in the first post. Much like a cab submission then added to the first post. If all moderators work on this it would make their policing duties less

[sandrobber]

You mean something like this?

http://www.molski.biz/forum/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=e0251f1c985f81172cdd6aa362a3e899


Molski


Yes but on one thread

[sandrobber]

What i mostly miss is that when some cabs are made they show up in the software list.

I'd much rather see install and un-install cabs, instead of them glogging up the installed prgrams screen.

This way it's also either to have a universal cab that you can either easily use in a self made cook.

Because pretty soon i will start getting the urge to make my own cook.

I'd much rather be able to make my own cook and then just simply post the cabs used in the ext rom. And also maybe adding a WIKi page with all the cabs.

There are applications that wil handles this also microsoft is due to release some inof regarding this subject
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa454887.aspx

[sandrobber]

To answer all questions regarding multiple cab installer here is an unlimited trail

http://www.pocketpcaddict.com/forums/front-page-content/18660-airwizard-create-over-air-installers-quick-easy.html

Direct link
http://teksoftco.com/storage/download.php?product=airwizard_pc_setup

[sandrobber]

I have sent a request to Faria. If anyone knows him then please be kind and PM him if ya think this should be added

[faria]

the request has been put before the admins and mods....i will inform you of what the decision is taken.

[funman]

I like this idea, but one problem, you have the people that know lots poeple that know a little and poeple know not a thing and will just write dumb questines!!

The only way you could do it is that some how you can lock something you have put on here!!! So

I make Test.cab, I come on here upload my cab to the FTP

Items that I have to put,

1. Cab file
2. Explain what it is
3. Give screen shots

Then after it is uploaded it is locked, then if you have a problem with it you can email or message the person that made it! It cuts down on mails, and then if it is possable the person can come back unlock it and maybe put a email that may help!! and then be able to lock it again! I dont know if that is possable on this site but i have seen it work on others!

[sandrobber]

Very clever I like that Idea. I thnik we can use an upload folder in the xda site then when it's approved it can be moved to the appropriate folder in the ftp site

[sids911]

I definitely liked the way this worked;

http://buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_phorum&Itemid=125&phorum_query=read,26,27196

"All files posted in this thread" With "File name" "File Size" "Posted by" "date" and "read the message". The last point would enable users to directly jump to relevant discussions.

something like this would save a HUGE amount of time for everyone. Its that a lot of work for this to work on XDA-DEV site?

[sandrobber]

Why did this go off sticky

[jwzg]

Although I answered you in a PM, a public address is also due. I de-stickied this thread because it had not had a post in over two weeks. Also, too many stickies have made the upgrading forum hard to use as I had to scroll halfway down to get to new posts. Just keeping the board as clean and user-friendly as possible. Keep bumping if you feel a need, but know that I will follow up with the working mods next week. Thanks for your patience.

JB