[App] Ariel Battery Monitor v2.1 WM6 + Source Code

[sunny127]

This is Ariel Battery Monitor v2.1 2009 Official site


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/605/arielbatterymonitor1.jpg

Short description:
-Ariel taskbar battery charge monitor/indicator/gauge/meter replaces the "Start" button Icon at the taskbar with battery info icon.
It is a freeware and will remain so.

Installation:
Just delete the old ArielBatteryX.exe if present and copy the new one.

Main features:
-Makes good use of the unused space of the "Start" button icon.
-Battery power is always visible, because it is on the taskbar.
-Very low CPU consumption (Only about 0.001% !!! Much less than any other battery monitoring program !!!)
-Tiny memory usage, Much smaller than kBattery, pBar, magicbutton, batmon or xbutton.
-Just put it on StartUp folder or link to it, and it will do the job!
-WM2003, WM2005 (WM5) , WM6 .
-Full control of all displayed colors.
-The gauge can be moved to replace any icon on the taskbar
-Landscape mode is supported
-VGA screens are supported ( Drag the "pick color" window by it's title to see it all )
-HTC Diamond supported
-HTC Touch HD supported ( Some small graphic representation issues of free space in memory cards , that will be fixed). Please tell me if you have any problems.
-Compatible with QuickMenu ( Just go to QuickMenu options and check "Replace system's start-menu" checkbox ).

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9923/dmndlinewy9.jpg


What's new in version 2.1 :
-Ariel Battery Icon can now be alligned to both right and left, to support people who frequently change from portrait mode to landscape, and chose to put the icon on top of some other icon, and not the start icon.
-Performance improvement

What's new in version 2.0 :
-WM6 gradient color compatibility
-Full control of all displayed colors

The Ariel Battery meter is dedicated to my son, Ariel :-)

http://i40.tinypic.com/2qims76.jpg

Watch Ariel's impersonation of Dr. Evil on YouTube ( 3 month old ):
http://i26.tinypic.com/24eqtxu.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFbWqTohbQ


*If you can, please comment if you like the proggie ;-) Thanks

[Section9]

heh.. that's a sweet little guy there :)

The battery app is great, but, it's a bit hard to see with the red and blue.. sorry, I might be slightly color blind.

[sunny127]

heh.. that's a sweet little guy there :)

The battery app is great, but, it's a bit hard to see with the red and blue.. sorry, I might be slightly color blind.

Thanks man :)
Maybe I will add some colour features in the future vesions.

[jetherson]

congratulations on the wee little boy.

ciao!

[Jeanxito]

keep on..congratulations, can be very usefull!!

[Nadavi]

Great Peace of software ! Thanks

Nadavi

[argov]

congratulations :)

[cp_kirkley]

Congrats on the bundle of joy, and thank you for the release. Color customization will make this awesome.

Good work!

[audyo]

Works Great! I have alway hated the wasted start menu icon space. This is a wonderful idea. Nice healthy looking baby too, congratulations.:D

[oldsap]

very neat battery gauge. Thanks.

[acc0101]

Ariel says" Hello World!!"
Cute baby

[Abbsta]

Congrats on your new born and thanks for the app.

[Jackuuuuu]

Congrats being a father!
Thank you for your application! :)

[Ttblondey]

Great job and cute little baby(remember my 2 kids when they were a baby)
Easy to install.extract it to my pc and copy it to my sd card and it automatically ask for installation.click yes and it appears on the Start icon.Best thing i can move it left and right.

[eyecrispy]

congrats on the little guy. there's nothing like being a parent! can't wait to try this out. thanks.

[ilordvader]

After u replace in the start
When we clcik it does it show Start menu or ?
& how do ur move it to the Right side ?
Thanks in Adv :)

[mystyledx]

nice apps, very usefull for me
Congrats!

[sunny127]

After u replace in the start
When we clcik it does it show Start menu or ?
& how do ur move it to the Right side ?
Thanks in Adv :)
You click on the battery icon ( where the start icon used to be ) and a menu opens downwads. Go to "setup" and there you will find how to move it to replace any other icon in the taskbar :)

[martinezssa]

thank you for the program and congratulations for the beautiful baby

[bgoren5]

Great application! At last a battery indicator I can see while I am on the phone!
Keep on the good work :)
:)

[Dennis®]

congrats on your baby boy. and thanks for the apps.

[agentmikeyd]

to save power, etc, how do i turn off the old battery icon. and CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! I have a HTC Touch (Vogue).

[sunny127]

to save power, etc, how do i turn off the old battery icon. and CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

Every device type has it's own instructions to turn off the old battery icon.

[MSRRRRR]

thaaaaaaaaaaaanks

[vaxick]

Well holy crap, somebody finally made a battery monitor I actually like. Great work and congrats on the baby!

[shadowreader]

I like ariel battery but I find the font doesn't stand out well and is hard to read on all built in themes. Just my opinion. I assume the graph will work but won't be as accurate as the number percentage. Nice work though, maybe a choice of text font size and color or ability to change both the text and background around it might help. Just my $.02

[eyecrispy]

very nice. thanks for this!

[kjason]

Fantastic application sunny127! Any chance of making an all white color version?

[sunny127]

Fantastic application sunny127! Any chance of making an all white color version?

I am working on a new version already. In the new version, all colors will be customizible :)

[benscso]

It is a great piece of software, thanks a lot

[speechman]

Well holy crap, somebody finally made a battery monitor I actually like. Great work and congrats on the baby!

Ditto for me too!! Baby crawling pretty quickly now??

By the way, any chance that we could get a similar little app to show the free running program memory in the taskbar? I have tried many battery meters and this is fantastic. I love the idea that I can put it anywhere on the taskbar..beautiful!

[sunny127]

Due to all of your requests regarding WM6 and theme support, here is the newest (v2.0) Ariel Battery version known to mankind!
Enjoy !:)

[phamhien]

Thanks! The great one! And ur Son look is very lovely!

[sh4d0w-pl4y]

Nice util... Super son :cool:

[slavik]

Thanx man, this is great battery monitor,
and what a sweet little guy.

[catch-22]

Cool! Confirmed working well in WM6.1 mwang (DFT) Universal VGA device. Suits well SnapVUE users who practically doesn't have the Today Screen occupied by SnapVUE.

Color selection screen on setup expands outside the screen preventing selection of other colors or adjusting the hue slider (if there's any, just guessing coz I don't see it). But, that's no big deal just would like you to know. Probably coz Universal is a VGA device.

Thanks a lot, Ariel would be proud to have a cool parent like you!

[sunny127]

Cool! Confirmed working well in WM6.1 mwang (DFT) Universal VGA device. Suits well SnapVUE users who practically doesn't have the Today Screen occupied by SnapVUE.

Color selection screen on setup expands outside the screen preventing selection of other colors or adjusting the hue slider (if there's any, just guessing coz I don't see it). But, that's no big deal just would like you to know. Probably coz Universal is a VGA device.

Thanks a lot, Ariel would be proud to have a cool parent like you!

On VGA screens, the color choosing window is very large. The window however can be dragged (by the titlebar), and moved, so every part of it is accessible .

[bluemetalaxe]

Nice program because i dont need and use the startbar.

But 3 Problems on my htc touchcruise (wm6):

1. i cant move the battery icon
2. if i close your setup with ok, your software stops an the windows icon is still there.
3. the default windows battery icon is still there ?

is all this normal ?

[dkarr]

Is it silly to ask where you download the actual application from? The attachment on this note is the only place I could find to download the application, and this only has version 1.6.2. I noticed the download link on pocketpcfreeware, but that just goes to a page on xda-developers that says this:

"In order to accept POST request originating from this domain, the admin must add this domain to the whitelist."

[sunny127]

Is it silly to ask where you download the actual application from? The attachment on this note is the only place I could find to download the application, and this only has version 1.6.2. I noticed the download link on pocketpcfreeware, but that just goes to a page on xda-developers that says this:

"In order to accept POST request originating from this domain, the admin must add this domain to the whitelist."

The download is at the buttom of the first thread at the first page... In any case, here is the direct link to it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70372&d=1202899803

[sunny127]

Nice program because i dont need and use the startbar.

But 3 Problems on my htc touchcruise (wm6):

1. i cant move the battery icon
2. if i close your setup with ok, your software stops an the windows icon is still there.
3. the default windows battery icon is still there ?

is all this normal ?

There were no problem reported so far with HTC.
Regarding your questions:
1. It is very odd you can't move the Ariel battery icon.
2. Maybe you have installed a program that really closes other programs when you click ok or x. In that case, you should pu Ariel battery monitor in excluded list.
3. To hide the default battery icon, you can move the ariel battery to cover it. ( However you said u have a problem with moving ... odd ...)

Good luck.

[bluemetalaxe]

i find solutions:
1. I could change the position of the icon in the registry.
2. I close the septup menu by pressing the Hide-button.

[DaVince]

Nice app! small and simple. Perfect. :cool:

[sunny127]

i find solutions:
1. I could change the position of the icon in the registry.
2. I close the septup menu by pressing the Hide-button.

I am glad you found a walkaround.
If any one of you guys have problems with the proggie, please feel free to post your questions.

[sunny127]

I like ariel battery but I find the font doesn't stand out well and is hard to read on all built in themes. Just my opinion. I assume the graph will work but won't be as accurate as the number percentage. Nice work though, maybe a choice of text font size and color or ability to change both the text and background around it might help. Just my $.02

Your wishes are now reality! The new version (v2.0) has exactly what you recommended.
Thank you guys for posting requests, to make the program better :)

[justauser]

I like this app and am a user, so thanks. When I tap the meter I get the screen with memory use and estimated time remaining. How about adding a tap and hold that brings up the Start Menu.

[sunny127]

Fantastic application sunny127! Any chance of making an all white color version?

I presume you want the black and white version for htc touch and similar devices with black themes by default. Anyway, the new Ariel battery version ( v2.0 ) allows to choose colors manually, and by that, make them all black and white, or with shades of gray.
Enjoy.

[sunny127]

After u replace in the start
When we clcik it does it show Start menu or ?
& how do ur move it to the Right side ?
Thanks in Adv :)

When you click it, the program shows memory info. In order to get to the start menu, the area at the right of the icon should be clicked.

[j.a]

Excellent Meter and Congrats on the Beautiful Baby!

This may sound like a strange question but:
How can I get the meter to run without showing up under the Today menu (running programs)? Or this even possible?

[keithl-Mq]

I love the idea of this batt meter, but can't get it to work with Moto Q9. It has Win mobile 6, but no touchscreen. By not working I mean I can't get it to display on the home screen. If I look at the icon with file manager, it shows batt pwr in icon, so the hooks to the system work.

[sunny127]

I love the idea of this batt meter, but can't get it to work with Moto Q9. It has Win mobile 6, but no touchscreen. By not working I mean I can't get it to display on the home screen. If I look at the icon with file manager, it shows batt pwr in icon, so the hooks to the system work.

This proggie is not designed to work on smart phones, however if more ppl will ask for it, the issue can be reconsidered :)

[sunny127]

I like this app and am a user, so thanks. When I tap the meter I get the screen with memory use and estimated time remaining. How about adding a tap and hold that brings up the Start Menu.

This sounds like a good idea. Maybe even swap your suggested taps, so that a short tap will open the start menu, and a long tap will open the Ariel battery options. I will consider it for a future version.
Thanks.

[sunny127]

Excellent Meter and Congrats on the Beautiful Baby!

This may sound like a strange question but:
How can I get the meter to run without showing up under the Today menu (running programs)? Or this even possible?

Ariel battery is not listed in the "Running programs" list in WM5, however it is visible there in WM6. In the future version, I hope to keep it unlisted in WM6 too.
Thanks for bringing this up! :)

[j.a]

Ariel battery is not listed in the "Running programs" list in WM5, however it is visible there in WM6. In the future version, I hope to keep it unlisted in WM6 too.
Thanks for bringing this up! :)

Cool. Thanks for the info.

[rleejr79]

Under "Tools" it shows "Estimated Battery lifetime". I have the xv6800, how is this calculated? Is it just a standard or right on? Good app, especially for those that upgraded to DCD's ROM that does not have a battery indicator!

[sunny127]

Under "Tools" it shows "Estimated Battery lifetime". I have the xv6800, how is this calculated? Is it just a standard or right on? Good app, especially for those that upgraded to DCD's ROM that does not have a battery indicator!

To use the "Estimated Battery lifetime" feature, you should input the maximum minutes your phone can last between recharges.
Ariel battery only estimates it, very roughly.

To really estimate the time that a phone can last, many details has to be taken to account, and most of all, a program that can estimate that time good enough has to be a "learning" type program ( wich monitors your phone during various usage types, like making a phone call, surfing , standby etc .. ) and after some period of time, should be able to estimate the remaining time pretty good, specifically for your phone.
Ariel battery does not have such an aglorythm, however, you gave me an idea for a new program/feature :)

[wuvs]

All I wanna say is "Thank You!" for this great app. It is very useful and it does not eat up my PDA's resources!

Thanks!

[daxliniere]

Works Great! I have alway hated the wasted start menu icon space. This is a wonderful idea. Nice healthy looking baby too, congratulations.:D

Yeah, they're healthy, but not if you eat em every day.

[sunny127]

I like this app and am a user, so thanks. When I tap the meter I get the screen with memory use and estimated time remaining. How about adding a tap and hold that brings up the Start Menu.

Good suggestion. Will seriously consider it in a future version.

[saito]

hey guys, i've installed this programm and i must say, this is a best thing i ever installed on my xda, best!!!

thanks to Ariel

[tmz]

I like your battery monitor, I just have two questions about it? Does the percentage show underneath the battery like on the picture? And, does it go in increments of 1% or 5% or 10%?

Thank You, TMZ

[thakidc]

congrats on being a dad!

could u possibly post a .cab file too cuz ufortunately i dont own a pc so .exe's r out of the question i would greatly appreciate it

[sunny127]

congrats on being a dad!

could u possibly post a .cab file too cuz ufortunately i dont own a pc so .exe's r out of the question i would greatly appreciate it

Why would you need it to be a CAB file? Just as you copy a cab file to your PPC, you can copy the EXE to your PPC. :confused:

[thakidc]

Wow i did not know that! thank u sooo much i thought u had to downloads exe s on a pc n active sync them over did not no i simply needed to extract well any how it works good on my mogul/6800 but is there ne specific place to put it i jus threw it in windows

[sunny127]

Wow i did not know that! thank u sooo much i thought u had to downloads exe s on a pc n active sync them over did not no i simply needed to extract well any how it works good on my mogul/6800 but is there ne specific place to put it i jus threw it in windows

My suggestion is to put the exe file in the .\Windows\Startup directory, so it runs itself every soft reset. Of Course you can put the exe file anywhere, create a shortcut to it, and put the shortcut in the Startup directory.
Both ways will do the job.
:)

[sunny127]

I like your battery monitor, I just have two questions about it? Does the percentage show underneath the battery like on the picture? And, does it go in increments of 1% or 5% or 10%?

Thank You, TMZ

1) What you see is what you get :cool:
2) It goes in increments of 1% .

[climberscout]

Wonderful job, working great and easy to slide on the tool bar !

[tmknight]

In order to get to the start menu, the area at the right of the icon should be clicked.

Brilliant! :D

Any chance of making a 240x240 version (I presume just reduce the size of the data bars and hide button) so that the bottom of the data screen is not obscured by the "hide" button?

Cheers!

[sunny127]

Brilliant! :D

Any chance of making a 240x240 version (I presume just reduce the size of the data bars and hide button) so that the bottom of the data screen is not obscured by the "hide" button?

Cheers!

The proggie is not supposed to run on smartphones ... did you manage to run it on your treo ?

[zaharakis]

great app mate :)

thank u ;)

[tmknight]

The proggie is not supposed to run on smartphones ... did you manage to run it on your treo ?

Yep, runs fine on my Treo 750 (which technically is not a smartphone in the sense that a Blackjack or Moto Q are smartphones).

Reducing the size of the hide button or placing it in the softbutton bar at the bottom would do the trick nicely. Even better would be a simple tap of the main portion of the screen to hide would be slick since there is no other action taking place in the main screen other than the display of info (not including the softbutton bar).

Cheers!

[sunny127]

Yep, runs fine on my Treo 750 (which technically is not a smartphone in the sense that a Blackjack or Moto Q are smartphones).

Reducing the size of the hide button or placing it in the softbutton bar at the bottom would do the trick nicely. Even better would be a simple tap of the main portion of the screen to hide would be slick since there is no other action taking place in the main screen other than the display of info (not including the softbutton bar).

Cheers!

Thanks for the info.
Hope to include 240X240 screen support on a future version.

[vtcx]

Great. Running on my mogul, like the fact that I can choose the colors and make it fade into the task bar. This may sound lame, but I use the "start" icon a lot, so I had to dump it on top of the "EV" icon. If I put it next to it, I could not see the missed calls, messages icons when they show up. It would be cool if it can take that last place in the icon bar and move to the left automatically when a new icon shows up (like missed calls) and then move back. But so far Great! Tell Dr. Evil to spare us!

[tmknight]

Put it back over your start button and tap just to the right of the icon to get to your start menu...sunny127 was definitely thinking forward on that one :)

[bullevon]

This is a very nice little (emphasis on little) program! Have you thought about making a version for the today screen as opposed to the tool bar?

Also, your son is adorable. :D

[sunny127]

This is a very nice little (emphasis on little) program! Have you thought about making a version for the today screen as opposed to the tool bar?

Also, your son is adorable. :D

There are many battery monitor programs for the today screen. Ariel battery came to present a solution for not being able to see the battery level at all times, for example, while using the phone ( at phone enabled devices ), when the today screen is not seen.

Thanks for the complement :)

[omarnone]

My only question is does it take a lot of power? battery juice?

[omarnone]

also how do you install this? i'm tryinf to install it on my tilt phone?

[sunny127]

My only question is does it take a lot of power? battery juice?

Ariel battery is designed to take as little resources as possible, so it consumes only about 0.001% CPU ( very little ), therefore consumes negligible battery power.:cool:

also how do you install this? i'm tryinf to install it on my tilt phone?

Just copy the ArielBattery.exe file to the "/Windows/StartUp" folder on your PPC. No windows install is needed.

[omarnone]

Got it,Thanks works awesome i love it!!!

[ephestione]

just downloaded this in version 2 with my ipaq and the idea is great, I may even use it instead of wisbar's battery bar, the problem I have with it tho is that it's not compatible with realvga's 128 dpi, it shows off-size.

[black_shadow69]

Congratulations sir.....

[monyozt]

great job mate :D

[hofshi]

Thank you very much and congrats!

[big10]

Nice! Is it possible to link the memory meter to the device's memory control module (for WM2003SE ) , so that it will be possible to change the memory allocation ?
Thanks

[sunny127]

Nice! Is it possible to link the memory meter to the device's memory control module (for WM2003SE ) , so that it will be possible to change the memory allocation ?
Thanks

There are so many memory types, on so many devices .... pretty hard to cover'em all

[jchrist]

Nice app!! Congrats on the new addition. Hope all is well for you.

[nenadr]

Very nice app ... great work....

couple of suggestions for some future version:

1. I'm using it on TyTN II (Kiser) and I have set batt icon position to show over original battery icon. Is is working great in portrait mode, but when I change to a landscape mode (by sliding keyboard out) it covers some other icons and not the originall battery icon (i.e. it stays on the portrait possition and gets missplaced for a landscape). It should be a simple possition recalc in "orientation change event/notification".

2. Is it possible to make the battery icons skinnabe ? I very much like look and shape of original OS icons (with small bars in it), and i would love ArielBatt to be able to use them just with color coding for remaining capacity and <no>% indicator.

Thanks, Nenad

[ElHisbo]

nice app... thx
it is possible, to add another memory meter on the taskbar...?

[mkpugh]

Hi, I have downloaded and extracted the zip file at the start of the thread to my laptop but when I try to install it I get a message "not a valid win32 application". How do I install this application? Mike:confused:

[hotboy_92]

Great app. Thanks!

I may be going mad, but I thought somewhere I saw something just like this that could monitor other things, like memory or CPU usage. Anyone know? The main thing I'd like to see, as well as battery, is CPU usage.

Cheers

Rob

[wyzepro]

Great app. Thanks!

I may be going mad, but I thought somewhere I saw something just like this that could monitor other things, like memory or CPU usage. Anyone know? The main thing I'd like to see, as well as battery, is CPU usage.

Cheers

Rob

:eek: man Curious George is gonna get you!!.......you guys have been really getting under his skin here lately..... :p

[nir36]

that's wonderful.. thank you

[sunny127]

Hi, I have downloaded and extracted the zip file at the start of the thread to my laptop but when I try to install it I get a message "not a valid win32 application". How do I install this application? Mike:confused:

Ariel battery is strictly a PPC application. It is not supposed to run on any other OS, like Windows XP:cool:

[nir36]

LOL!!!!!!!!! someoe actually asked that?
that certainly goes into the questions sticky thread.

[sunny127]

Great app. Thanks!

I may be going mad, but I thought somewhere I saw something just like this that could monitor other things, like memory or CPU usage. Anyone know? The main thing I'd like to see, as well as battery, is CPU usage.

Cheers

Rob

The CPU usage can be monitored via a program named "XCPUScalar", which can also overclock your device, so it runs much faster ( or slower if underclocked ).

However, writing a program to monitor the CPU speed is very tricky. If you find a program other then the one I've mentioned, please share the info.

[pafimal]

:cool:many thanks for this excellent app bro..

[harmsuploe]

fantastic app! it's perfect! thanks!

[ringer79]

is it just me or when i installed version 2.0, my battery meter increments only go by .10 instead of .01 like it was previously mentioned in this thread.
running an HTC Touch WM 6.0... any thoughts why it is going by 10% cause i really was looking forward to the .01 increments since the stock battery program already does it by the 10s...
tia!

[NotLutzik]

is it just me or when i installed version 2.0, my battery meter increments only go by .10 instead of .01 like it was previously mentioned in this thread.
running an HTC Touch WM 6.0... any thoughts why it is going by 10% cause i really was looking forward to the .01 increments since the stock battery program already does it by the 10s...
tia!

It has to do with battery driver be able to display in .01 %

[grandpareza]

cute kid, good video, nice app. works all around.

[ringer79]

It has to do with battery driver be able to display in .01 %

is there a way to install a different battery driver or alter the one my phone has to enable it to display 1% increments? thanks!

[NotLutzik]

is there a way to install a different battery driver or alter the one my phone has to enable it to display 1% increments? thanks!

Dont know what phone u have and if it will work but here is driver for 6800 from No2chem.

[paty]

Hi,
Can we set the battery meter display only on Today screen but not on all pages? Because I set to display TIME on other application pages?
thanks

[bokeler]

Congrats on your new born baby and thanks for software. But needs some colors.

[sunny127]

Hi,
Can we set the battery meter display only on Today screen but not on all pages? Because I set to display TIME on other application pages?
thanks

Ariel battery is built specifically to appear at all times, so the battery info will be visible during phone calls for example. If you wish to see battery info on the today screen, consider using program called "BatteryStatus", wich shows batery info on today screen.:cool:

[manaaa]

hi,

is it possible to place the arielbatterymeter to the original battery-icon from wm? or its just replacing the start-icon?

regards

[NotLutzik]

hi,

is it possible to place the arielbatterymeter to the original battery-icon from wm? or its just replacing the start-icon?

regards

Yes it can be moved to replace other icons on taskbar.

[melkhatt]

Thank for this useful app, but i have one request:
An option to choose what to open on tap and on hold
For example, i want that you app opens Start menu on Tap and Options on hold.

thanks

[parcou]

I have searched and have not found a way to hide the original battery meter on my VZW-6800 if possible. I say a few reg hacks that pointed to the local keys under power. The dword show icon 0 but it is still there...

Has anyone found a reg hack to remove the default battery meter that I have missed if possibe?

[ageye]

super nice app! works perfect!

I have one suggestion:
I use it on my diamond (VGA) and it's some pixels too near to the top of the phone... I hope you get what I mean...

Propably the best solution would be to implement not only the "move left-right" buttons but also "move top-bottom" buttons...

[an123]

thanks! very handy app to have, especially considering the poor battery life of the diamond

ariel is very cute btw :)

[Alexx_B]

nice app
but how about use original start menu + battery icon on win logo button at same time?
of course I can move battery icon, but i think that start menu button is great place for that. but I can't use start menu :(

can you save standard tap at start menu button for start menu and long tap - for ariel config please?
maybe like optional settings.....
i think that make your program more friendly :)

[sunny127]

To activate the Start menu, you can click on on the word "Start" , instead of clicking on the icon of start menu ( which is replaced by Ariel Battery ). :cool:

[Alexx_B]

yes, I knew that
but rather task-managers display in that area running programs items (like taskbar in Windows)
Sometimes it is difficult to find free space in that bar :)

[gadmanz]

Thanks I neede that for my diamond it works perfect

[hamansan]

Nice work. Now i can have more accurate indicator.

[kkchris]

Many thanks for a great app. I love it.

[tanwill]

Thanks , needed it for my Diamond.

Excellent soft.

[eazy2001x]

very nice.. is there anyway to put the % of life inside the icon insead of under it.. ? it looks very nice.. good job...

[gtpete]

Great app. Have you considered a version that can allow you to show just the percentage figure only?
I find the current combined set up hard to read it as its so small.

[sunny127]

very nice.. is there anyway to put the % of life inside the icon insead of under it.. ? it looks very nice.. good job...

If I'd have put the percentage inside the icon, it would make the numbers even smaller. Don't forget, most PDAs have tiny 2.7" screens :)

[Svein10]

Very nice app, thank you so much! :D

[eazy2001x]

If I'd have put the percentage inside the icon, it would make the numbers even smaller. Don't forget, most PDAs have tiny 2.7" screens :)


hmm.. what about this.. let say that the total height of the battery from top to bottom is 10 (ten is a number to reference height for an example). now the battery takes up 6 and the text below it takes up 4 in height. Now if you take the text off the bottom (4) you end up with extra space for the battery icon. you can make it larger on the top and bottom by 4 using the space you just got from removing the text from the bottom. then put it inside and it should end up being the exact same space in height.

in the end you will end up with a larger battery icon with the same size text inside it (X Percent).

|-----_
|100%|
|____--

[Jiggs1337]

Great ap, thanks very much. I have a small problem though. It says Time remaining: 0.00 all the time. Ive changed the 350 minutes to 600, but it still says 0.00 all the time.

[Texican]

I can't believe I've been looking at a pda screen for over 5 years and never thought to use that piece of real estate. I've been using powerstatus (another piece of freeware) but I much prefer this one. Congratulations on a job well done!!!!

[sunny127]

hmm.. what about this.. let say that the total height of the battery from top to bottom is 10 (ten is a number to reference height for an example). now the battery takes up 6 and the text below it takes up 4 in height. Now if you take the text off the bottom (4) you end up with extra space for the battery icon. you can make it larger on the top and bottom by 4 using the space you just got from removing the text from the bottom. then put it inside and it should end up being the exact same space in height.

in the end you will end up with a larger battery icon with the same size text inside it (X Percent).

|-----_
|100%|
|____--

I've made an example of what Ariel battery would look like, if I understood your suggestion correctly. Attached is a picture of both options. In the right option, the battery power can be barely read.
http://i34.tinypic.com/20pugrn.jpg

[angler]

I would prefer seperate line to display text and icon of battery status as the original one. The text is more readable in tiny device.

One suggestion: Can you make the frame in a thicker line? Since there is only an option to change the frame colour when in charging, and it can be showed up better if the frame size is thicker.

[Slurm]

Thanks, great little app!

[luism]

I download the app, and placed the exe file in the startUp folder in my device (AT&T Tilt). Restarted the phone and got a message saying it was corrupted or missing some files. What did I do wrong?:o

[eazy2001x]

I've made an example of what Ariel battery would look like, if I understood your suggestion correctly. Attached is a picture of both options. In the right option, the battery power can be barely read.
http://i34.tinypic.com/20pugrn.jpg


yeah. Something like that.. the batt is dbl the size in hight and 1px longer to the right in the middle pic. the top one has no % after.

[sunny127]

I download the app, and placed the exe file in the startUp folder in my device (AT&T Tilt). Restarted the phone and got a message saying it was corrupted or missing some files. What did I do wrong?:o

Ariel battery was written in pure API, without .NET or any other components.
It should work on any Windows Mobile device.

Try launching Ariel Battey manually from the File explorer on your device, and see if it runs ok.

[sunny127]

yeah. Something like that.. the batt is dbl the size in hight and 1px longer to the right in the middle pic. the top one has no % after.

http://i33.tinypic.com/2h6zv9z.jpg

1) In your first sugestion, there is no %, just a number. In my opinion, if the number is there by itself, it is bit unclear what is stands for.

2) In your middle illustration, there are 16 pixels in width to hold the number and percentages, when in the current version there are 20 pixels for that. ( In your midle painting the number is touching the side walls of the battery drawing. It makes the number sometimes unclear. There should be at least one pixel to seperate the number from the walls. That leaves only 16 pixels in width to work with , which is 20% less then 20 pixels, thus the number will be 20% smaller).

3) In your third suggestion, the number is very small and thus unclear relatively to the current version.

:cool:

If you manage to come to some other variation, let me know :)

[tmz]

I can't get this to work with my htc touch diamond sprint CDMA stock rom ??

Thanks T M Z

[sunny127]

I can't get this to work with my htc touch diamond sprint CDMA stock rom ??

Thanks T M Z

What problem exactly are you experiencing? There should be no problem running Ariel Battery 2.0 on your type of device.

[tmz]

What problem exactly are you experiencing? There should be no problem running Ariel Battery 2.0 on your type of device.


This is what happens when I go to (Tool/Setup)?

Then the phone locks up , I have to do a soft reset to get out of it.

Thanks T M Z

[sunny127]

HTC Touch Diamond has a VGA screen. Therefore, when you go to Tools->Setup , and try to change one of the chosen colors, the color selection window is bigger than the screen. However, that color selection window can be moved ( just drag it with your stylus pen by the title bar at it's top ).
Did this solved your problem ?
BTW , the colors can be changed thrue the registry as well. ( 0xFF0000 = Red, 0x00FF00 = Green etc ... )

[tmz]

No, when I get to this screen and select a color, it locks my phone up.

Thanks Ill try the registry..

Thanks T M Z

[eazy2001x]

i guess something like this would work..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428095

i will re-draw things and let you know..

[dkotoric]

How do you install this. Is there a cab file for this battery meter.

[twistkill]

everytime i install this, i think its perrrfect, cant be better..
then sunny comes with an improved version!
and i am lured into watching the dr. evil impersonation.. :p

[timn2087]

Just thought you might like to see a screenshot of how I customized Ariel Battery 2.0 on my Diamond. Great little app, cute little boy :p All the best,
Tim

[sunny127]

How do you install this. Is there a cab file for this battery meter.

No cab file is needed. Just put the ArielBattery.exe file in the .\Windows\Startup directory, so it runs itself every soft reset. Of Course you can put the exe file anywhere, create a shortcut to it, and put the shortcut in the Startup directory.

[sunny127]

Just thought you might like to see a screenshot of how I customized Ariel Battery 2.0 on my Diamond. Great little app, cute little boy :p All the best,
Tim

Thanks for the screenshot. I used it in the diamond thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=429878

[sunny127]

everytime i install this, i think its perrrfect, cant be better..
then sunny comes with an improved version!
and i am lured into watching the dr. evil impersonation.. :p

Thanks a lot for the complement!:p That was a funny one! LOL.

[6680abhi]

Thanks for the great app! How do I customize it for the touch diamond so that the logo is black and white and replaces the current battery logo as above?

Thanks!

[abbhagwat]

very good program but you need to add some facilities they can be optional by marking them tickmark unable. I feel this meter should replace original meter which it does but it should not be permanant on display and should disappear when original battery icon disappears and should take exact place of original battery icon. This can be a additional option and you may add tickmark to unable it. But this feature will have lot of takers as it looks bad if time is shown in half from behind battery meter. I understand you want it on task bar permanently but that can be an option too
Think and if possible modify it to make it more attractive.

[sunny127]

Thanks for the great app! How do I customize it for the touch diamond so that the logo is black and white and replaces the current battery logo as above?

Thanks!

Just tap on Ariel battery icon when it is running, tap on Tools->Setup at the bottom of the screen and choose all colors to black or white, according to your flavor.

[ZED_pt]

Very simple but very usefull.
Using it.Thanks! :)

[sunny127]

very good program but you need to add some facilities they can be optional by marking them tickmark unable. I feel this meter should replace original meter which it does but it should not be permanant on display and should disappear when original battery icon disappears and should take exact place of original battery icon. This can be a additional option and you may add tickmark to unable it. But this feature will have lot of takers as it looks bad if time is shown in half from behind battery meter. I understand you want it on task bar permanently but that can be an option too
Think and if possible modify it to make it more attractive.

Unforchently, there are several WM operating systems ( WM2003 , WM2005 , WM2006 , WM7-new ) and even more home screen shells. Each one handles battery display differently, draws it differently, etc.
It will be extrimely hard to make Ariel Battery to detect even a few of all those different options.

[Jason Syn]

Anyone know how to get rid of the Windows icon on the start menu? I have an all black theme and adjusted the battery meter to match but I can see blue under the meter from my start menu icon.

Awesome app though!

[sunny127]

Anyone know how to get rid of the Windows icon on the start menu? I have an all black theme and adjusted the battery meter to match but I can see blue under the meter from my start menu icon.

Awesome app though!

That's a bit unusual program behavior. Try moving Ariel Battery icon to replace the default battery icon, and not the Start button icon.

[abbhagwat]

is there any registry entry of program that will remain if we terminate the program.

[deuzeff]

is there any registry entry of program that will remain if we terminate the program.

As far I know this is a stand-alone .exe, there is no installation thus no registry entries...

EDIT: I'm wrong see below

[sunny127]

As far I know this is a stand-alone .exe, there is no installation thus no registry entries...

Let me correct you. Ariel Battery has options. Those options need to be saved somewhere, so that when the program restarts ( after a soft reset for an example ) it will remember the chosen options like colors etc...
Those options shouldn't be saved inside the exe file, and are saved in the registry.

[hendrixus]

Let me correct you. Ariel Battery has options. Those options need to be saved somewhere, so that when the program restarts ( after a soft reset for an example ) it will remember the chosen options like colors etc...
Those options shouldn't be saved inside the exe file, and are saved in the registry.

Thanks for the software.
One thing. The "Hide" bar is too far to the right in portrait mode. This is not the case in landscape.

[abbhagwat]

can you pl elaborate the exact registry entry so the details sbout program are complete. Thanks in advance

[deuzeff]

Let me correct you. Ariel Battery has options. Those options need to be saved somewhere, so that when the program restarts ( after a soft reset for an example ) it will remember the chosen options like colors etc...
Those options shouldn't be saved inside the exe file, and are saved in the registry.

Damn I forgot about the options ;). My apologies !

[Techie87]

nice software m8 :)

thanks! :)

[1999TL]

great app. Does this drain the battery at all? I was under the impression that programs like this pull for information lot so battery consumption goes up? but if I'm reading correctly, this program doesn't have that problem?

[sunny127]

great app. Does this drain the battery at all? I was under the impression that programs like this pull for information lot so battery consumption goes up? but if I'm reading correctly, this program doesn't have that problem?

Ariel battery was built with a great thought of efficiency and power saving. Since the program's CPU usage is about 0.001% , and it's memory footprint is so tiny, the processor barely wastes any resources on the program, therefore the impact on the device's battery is absolutely neglectible. :)

[1999TL]

Ariel battery was built with a great thought of efficiency and power saving. Since the program's CPU usage is about 0.001% , and it's memory footprint is so tiny, the processor barely wastes any resources on the program, therefore the impact on the device's battery is absolutely neglectible. :)

I got that impression from this thread. No complaints. Thank you very much for this program. Very simple, yet very handy. I was running SPB mobile shell and the today screen had the battery %. Now, I'm running Manilla, and this app fits the bill perfectly since I didn't have a battery meter.

[rogeriodeluca]

Excelent tool dude! But, how can I change the estimated battery lifetime? Is the 350 the powerdrain?

[NEW RELEASE] Ariel Battery Monitor v2.0 WM6 (Release date 13 Feb 2008)


http://i28.tinypic.com/b9aypf.jpg

Short description:
-Ariel taskbar battery charge monitor/indicator/gauge/meter replaces the "Start" button Icon at the taskbar with battery info icon.
It is a freeware and will remain so.

Main features:
-Makes good use of the unused space of the "Start" button icon.
-Battery power is always visible, because it is on the taskbar.
-Very low CPU consumption (Only about 0.001% !!! Much less than any other battery monitoring program !!!)
-Tiny memory usage, Much smaller than kBattery, pBar, magicbutton, batmon or xbutton.
-Just put it on StartUp folder or link to it, and it will do the job!
-WM2003, WM2005 (WM5) , WM6 ( Now fully compatible ).
-Full control of all displayed colors.
-The gauge can be moved to replace any icon on the taskbar
-VGA screens are supported ( Drag the "pick color" window by it's title to see it all )
-Landscape mode is supported
-HTC Diamond supported:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9923/dmndlinewy9.jpg


What's new in version 2.0 :
-WM6 gradient color compatibility
-Full control of all displayed colors

What's new in version 1.6.2 :
-color bug fixed

What's new in version 1.6 :
-VGA screens are now supported !
http://i25.tinypic.com/14aafzk.jpg


What's new in version 1.5 :
-Landscape mode is now supported !


What's new in version 1.4 :
-The battery icon can be moved to replace other icons on taskbar


The Ariel Battery meter is dedicated to my newborn son, Ariel :-)


Watch Ariel's impersonation of Dr. Evil on YouTube:
http://i26.tinypic.com/24eqtxu.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFbWqTohbQ


*If you can, please post a reply if you like the proggie ;-) Thanks

[sunny127]

Excelent tool dude! But, how can I change the estimated battery lifetime? Is the 350 the powerdrain?

Just change it to the minutes your device can last...

[alanlh]

[NEW RELEASE] Ariel Battery Monitor v2.0 WM6 (Release date 13 Feb 2008)

Watch Ariel's impersonation of Dr. Evil on YouTube:
http://i26.tinypic.com/24eqtxu.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFbWqTohbQ



Man, I love this vid! Thank you for bringing this forum some more fun.

[sunny127]

can you pl elaborate the exact registry entry so the details sbout program are complete. Thanks in advance

The registry entry that Ariel Battery saves it's setting in is "HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/kuchin/ArielBattery".
Alter values at your own risk :)

[sunny127]

i guess something like this would work..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428095

i will re-draw things and let you know..

The problem with using a battery monitor program that adds another Icon to the icons in the top bar, is that it leavs less space for other top bar icons, so when a new icon has to be shown ( like a reminder , or an sms ) there is no space for them, and they are gethered under a general icon. Not very convinient . Ariel Battery replaces unused icons, therefore wastes no realestate space :)

[y_bother]

thaaaaaaaanx it's really great specially since using 2D manila make it imossible to use the battary status.

great work :D

[eazy2001x]

The problem with using a battery monitor program that adds another Icon to the icons in the top bar, is that it leavs less space for other top bar icons, so when a new icon has to be shown ( like a reminder , or an sms ) there is no space for them, and they are gethered under a general icon. Not very convinient . Ariel Battery replaces unused icons, therefore wastes no realestate space :)

Not the software.. I was showing you that to use it as more of an example with the % of battery life inside the battery icon. see pic..

[jaydubya]

Is the way that remaining battery is estimated different from the way that the default battery icon in WM 6 uses? I.e., this program uses an estimate of minutes that the device can last before the battery runs out. How does WM6 battery icon do it?

[sunny127]

Is the way that remaining battery is estimated different from the way that the default battery icon in WM 6 uses? I.e., this program uses an estimate of minutes that the device can last before the battery runs out. How does WM6 battery icon do it?

There is no connection between the icon and the the "Estimated battery lifetime" variable.

[jaydubya]

There is no connection between the icon and the the "Estimated battery lifetime" variable.

Thanks for your response!

Do you happen to know how WM6 estimates available battery life?

Cheers,

Jeff

[sunny127]

Thanks for your response!

Do you happen to know how WM6 estimates available battery life?

Cheers,

Jeff

There are several electronic ways to determine battery percentage.
My guess is that pocket pc devices measure the batteries’ output voltage and current, respectively to the device's inner resistance, and by that can determine the remaining battery power.
However, windows mobile programmers don't have to worry about these things, as there is a simple API call to determine the remaining power, in percentage.

[jaydubya]

Hi - I've noticed that the battery icon is only updated in 10% increments on my Sprint Diamond. Is there any way to get it to update in 1% increments?

Thx,

Jeff

[GommansR]

grate tool, thanks man!

Hi - I've noticed that the battery icon is only updated in 10% increments on my Sprint Diamond. Is there any way to get it to update in 1% increments?

Thx,

Jeff

At my Diamond it is just updated in 1%.

[ljinsane]

good work ...works like a charm

[pissanu]

Big thanks!:D

[dare2know]

battery icon is as good as ur Ariel * baby *

Thanks a Lot Dear for ur hard work

[Bodisson]

Ariel, I like it. It's cute and simple...

[sinoo]

Are there any problems with QuickMenu?

[FatBoyExtraordinaire]

Are there any problems with QuickMenu?

Was going to ask that question myself.

[mb286]

Was going to ask that question myself.

I use use Quickmenu with this excellent app and i am not having any problems

[sunny127]

I use QuickMenu along with Ariel Battery as well.
No problems at all.

[ZuinigeRijder]

I am wondering how you could programmatically put the battery icon on any place at the top-bar? And how the callback of pressing the battery icon is detected.

It is not done via a notification icon, I guess.

The reason I ask this, is because I want to add a lock icon to the top bar, but I do not want to a use notification icon, because this interferes with other notifications.

I would be happy if you could share some example code.

Thanks.

[sunny127]

I am wondering how you could programmatically put the battery icon on any place at the top-bar? And how the callback of pressing the battery icon is detected.

It is not done via a notification icon, I guess.

The reason I ask this, is because I want to add a lock icon to the top bar, but I do not want to a use notification icon, because this interferes with other notifications.

I would be happy if you could share some example code.

Thanks.

Ariel Battery is based on an open source project called kbattery1.0.3 which can be downloaded here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kbattery/

All you should do is find the DC of the taskbar, and create a window as it's child. Then, it will be redrawn every time the relevant part in the taskbar is.

[FatBoyExtraordinaire]

Thanks for the info about QuickMenu.

[sunny127]

Hi - I've noticed that the battery icon is only updated in 10% increments on my Sprint Diamond. Is there any way to get it to update in 1% increments?

Thx,

Jeff

Some devices have outdated drivers. If you update your driver, all battery meter programs will be able to detect 1% chages in battery life. Check this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=364278&page=11

[ZuinigeRijder]

Ariel Battery is based on an open source project called kbattery1.0.3 which can be downloaded here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kbattery/

All you should do is find the DC of the taskbar, and create a window as it's child. Then, it will be redrawn every time the relevant part in the taskbar is.

Thanks,
It is like a magician trick, you do not know how it is done, it looks like a mystery :rolleyes: but the trick is bloody simple :)

I will go to try this approach.
Do you also know if this child window is capable of detecting hardware key presses?

[hklcf]

thanks for share

[sunny127]

Thanks,
It is like a magician trick, you do not know how it is done, it looks like a mystery :rolleyes: but the trick is bloody simple :)

I will go to try this approach.
Do you also know if this child window is capable of detecting hardware key presses?

It is possible but ain't intuative.
Try this link, it has a demo program.
http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/handle_hardware_keys.html

[roleeka]

It's a great app, but I have a question.
How can i take this icon bettwen others (eg. between time and htc task manager

[sunny127]

It's a great app, but I have a question.
How can i take this icon bettwen others (eg. between time and htc task manager

"Ariel Battery" is a hack to overlay other icons. It doesn't push them aside :)

[oltp]

just one word:

superb

[roleeka]

"Ariel Battery" is a hack to overlay other icons. It doesn't push them aside :)

Do you know how can I get the HTC battery aplication?
Because I would overmap that but now i have no any battery indicator on my topbar.

[pfcsabre]

very nice! (the proggy and the baby! :D) Thanks for sharing :)

[sunny127]

Do you know how can I get the HTC battery aplication?
Because I would overmap that but now i have no any battery indicator on my topbar.

Try this one. This one pushes itself between other icons.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428095

[ringogrants]

this is really sexy man, thanks:D

[khaytsus]

I really like Ariel Battery and I use it 100% of the time, but curious if there's any way to fix some bleeding of the colors I see on my Tilt.

I'm running ROMeOS 4.6, so WM 6.1. Running a fairly basic theme, nothing fancy, and not doing anything funny to my top and bottom bar colors (like the glossyblackbars.exe or such). But under the numeric battery percentage, there's some weird color. I'm running some Today screen items such as SPB Pocket Plus, some others, but I don't believe they affect it at all.

I'm attaching a scaled-up snapshot for reference.

Thanks for the program!

[sunny127]

I really like Ariel Battery and I use it 100% of the time, but curious if there's any way to fix some bleeding of the colors I see on my Tilt.

I'm running ROMeOS 4.6, so WM 6.1. Running a fairly basic theme, nothing fancy, and not doing anything funny to my top and bottom bar colors (like the glossyblackbars.exe or such). But under the numeric battery percentage, there's some weird color. I'm running some Today screen items such as SPB Pocket Plus, some others, but I don't believe they affect it at all.

I'm attaching a scaled-up snapshot for reference.

Thanks for the program!

Try the following:
1) Click on Ariel Battery's Icon.
2) In Tools->Setup change the "Fill" type to "Custom"
3) Choose the colors manually according to your theme.

[dmarden]

Very nice little app, thanks! Would there be any way to set/save separate positions for portrait and landscape view? I have it positioned overtop the original battery icon for portrait mode, but if I switch to landscape it covers up a different icon.

Thanks!

[Artichouke]

Very usefull uitlity.
Can you add an option for battery icon hidding? - I think the icon is not necessary.
Only percentage level can be visible. (thus the numbers can be larger and better readble)
Cheers

[ZuinigeRijder]

It is possible but ain't intuative.
Try this link, it has a demo program.
http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/handle_hardware_keys.html

I was able to get the capacitive hardware touches in a Child Window of the Top bar, as descibed in CapacitiveFingerlock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2873555&postcount=44)

But the problem is, that only at start of the child window I get the sensor events back. I suspect, that when another window has been opened, the child window does not get focus anymore, so no sensor events (and keyboard events) will be given to the Child Window.

See CapacitiveFingerlock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2873555&postcount=44) for some code, I used.
Do you have an idea how to get back the possibility to receive keyboard/sensor events?

[sunny127]

I was able to get the capacitive hardware touches in a Child Window of the Top bar, as descibed in CapacitiveFingerlock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2873555&postcount=44)

But the problem is, that only at start of the child window I get the sensor events back. I suspect, that when another window has been opened, the child window does not get focus anymore, so no sensor events (and keyboard events) will be given to the Child Window.

See CapacitiveFingerlock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2873555&postcount=44) for some code, I used.
Do you have an idea how to get back the possibility to receive keyboard/sensor events?

To detect a key press when your program window is not on top is very tricky, even on a regular Windows mashine, not mentioning Windows Mobile.
This is called "KeyHook". Used mostly to create "keyloggers" ( Bad bad bad ! )

This is one way to do it for Windows: ( Now Windows Mobile)
http://www.rohitab.com/discuss/lofiversion/index.php/t14610.html

[ZuinigeRijder]

To detect a key press when your program window is not on top is very tricky, even on a regular Windows mashine, not mentioning Windows Mobile.
This is called "KeyHook". Used mostly to create "keyloggers" ( Bad bad bad ! )

This is one way to do it for Windows: ( Now Windows Mobile)
http://www.rohitab.com/discuss/lofiversion/index.php/t14610.html

Thanks for the help and hints sofar :) I don't want to write a keylogger :D Actually, I only want to get back the capacitive sensor touches from the HTC Touch Diamond and Pro to my Child Window.

I figured out, that on the Today screen, I get the focus automatically, when I create the child Window in CreateWindow with:

WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_POPUP

The WS_POPUP makes sure that when the Start Bar is shown, the Child Window can capture the WM_HTC_TOUCH callbacks. So that part is working now :)

Now the next problem occurs. When another program (non-full screen) is active, I can see the Child Window, but then it does not get focus. I tried to hide/show the Child Window and funny enough, the Child Window is even shown over a full screen window. But the WMC_HTC_TOUCH callbacks are not coming now, unfortunately. That is of course understandable, because normal the input should go to the active program. But I am writing a locking application and when locked it is not a problem that the input is going to my Child Window, that is the intention.

I tried to send a mouse_event to the Child Window, but that does not seem to work. I will search further how I can get the W_HTC_TOUCH events when an active program is running. Any hints or alternative ideas are welcome :rolleyes:

[burner27]

This proggie is not designed to work on smart phones, however if more ppl will ask for it, the issue can be reconsidered :)

Did you ever work on a smartphone version? It sounds like a great program, but I guess I can't use it on my Q9h. :-(

[sunny127]

Did you ever work on a smartphone version? It sounds like a great program, but I guess I can't use it on my Q9h. :-(

Sorry man. There is no smartphone version. I googled, and found a battery monitor program without percentage for smartphones:
http://www.smartphone-freeware.com/img2/beersoft_batterymonitor.JPG

Do you know this one, or you need the percentages ?

[eazy2001x]

I installed this last night and it seems cool and works.. There are two things I wished it did..

Not cover up an existing icon or start menu to work
Have an option to slide the location in portrait and landscape

[ZuinigeRijder]

Thanks for the help and hints sofar. I don't want to write a keylogger. Actually, I only want to get back the capacitive sensor touches from the HTC Touch Diamond and Pro to my Child Window.

I figured out, that on the Today screen, I get the focus automatically, when I create the child Window in CreateWindow with:

WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_POPUP

The WS_POPUP makes sure that when the Start Bar is shown, the Child Window can capture the WM_HTC_TOUCH callbacks. So that part is working now

Now the next problem occurs. When another program (non-full screen) is active, I can see the Child Window, but then it does not get focus. I tried to hide/show the Child Window and funny enough, the Child Window is even shown over a full screen window. But the WMC_HTC_TOUCH callbacks are not coming now, unfortunately. That is of course understandable, because normal the input should go to the active program. But I am writing a locking application and when locked it is not a problem that the input is going to my Child Window, that is the intention.

I tried to send a mouse_event to the Child Window, but that does not seem to work. I will search further how I can get the W_HTC_TOUCH events when an active program is running. Any hints or alternative ideas are welcome

I have a workaround for the second problem. When I recreate the child window, it gets the focus, although another (full-screen) program became active (e.g. call coming in). So now, when it is locked, I am going to recreate the child window regularly (when the backlight is not off).

Maybe there are other more elegant ways to get the focus to the WS_POPUP child Window :cool:, but at least this one works :rolleyes:

[venom037]

great App, thx for that and my baby Alex says Hi to little Ariel.

[oak]

Thanks for this App. You should have a donate button.

[sunny127]

I have a workaround for the second problem. When I recreate the child window, it gets the focus, although another (full-screen) program became active (e.g. call coming in). So now, when it is locked, I am going to recreate the child window regularly (when the backlight is not off).

Maybe there are other more elegant ways to get the focus to the WS_POPUP child Window :cool:, but at least this one works :rolleyes:

Check out this link regarding hardware buttons:
http://pocketpcdn.com/sections/input.html

[ca412686]

Great battery app! Thanks alot

[khaytsus]

Try the following:
1) Click on Ariel Battery's Icon.
2) In Tools->Setup change the "Fill" type to "Custom"
3) Choose the colors manually according to your theme.

Duh. I discovered that I had the icon too far to the right! The 'weird color' was the left side of the windows logo. Fixed now, looks great now. :)

[gmfeld]

I was running this monitor fine on my Fuze, until today when I had to hard reset, and I skipped the AT&T bloatware. Now, every time I soft reset the Fuze, the battery monitor does not launch and I have to go into file explorer and execute it again. Very annoying, any thoughts?

[Jocelyn]

I was running this monitor fine on my Fuze, until today when I had to hard reset, and I skipped the AT&T bloatware. Now, every time I soft reset the Fuze, the battery monitor does not launch and I have to go into file explorer and execute it again. Very annoying, any thoughts?

Did you put it in the startup folder???

[kull]

Very cool indeed. Only issue I had was when I open a prog I have set to "show clock" on top of prog. Unlike the original battery indicator, Ariel doesn't disappear when I open prog and switch to clock. If this is can be done... will be perfect. Even then a super prog. love the customization options. Keep it up. :)

[sunny127]

Very cool indeed. Only issue I had was when I open a prog I have set to "show clock" on top of prog. Unlike the original battery indicator, Ariel doesn't disappear when I open prog and switch to clock. If this is can be done... will be perfect. Even then a super prog. love the customization options. Keep it up. :)

I am not quite understanding the problem you described.
1) Did you put Ariel Battery on top of the Start button icon or on top of some other icon ?
2) Why would someone change the default battery icon to clock ? Can you post a screenshot ?

[kull]

I am not quite understanding the problem you described.
1) Did you put Ariel Battery on top of the Start button icon or on top of some other icon ?
2) Why would someone change the default battery icon to clock ? Can you post a screenshot ?

What I meant was: if you place AB on the standard battery icon (not on start) while on Today screen its fine. BUT if you chose the option Settings>System>Clock&Alarm>>More and then tick "Display the clock on the title bar in all program. THEN while one enters another program the AB covers the clock which actually appears in place of the standard Battery indicator. I hope its clear? Or I could try and post a screen shot. If only AB could behave like the Standard battery indicator which disappears and is replaced by the clock when one enters a prog. Thanks.

[sunny127]

What I meant was: if you place AB on the standard battery icon (not on start) while on Today screen its fine. BUT if you chose the option Settings>System>Clock&Alarm>>More and then tick "Display the clock on the title bar in all program. THEN while one enters another program the AB covers the clock which actually appears in place of the standard Battery indicator. I hope its clear? Or I could try and post a screen shot. If only AB could behave like the Standard battery indicator which disappears and is replaced by the clock when one enters a prog. Thanks.

Ariel Battery was built to be visible at all times, unlike other Today Screen programs. It is recommended to put Ariel Battery to cover the Start icon.

Personally, I can't see why it's usefull to replace the battery indicator with a clock every time a program is ran and covers the today screen.
On my PPC, the clock is visible at all times, and Ariel Battery is visible at all times as well, covering the start icon.

[kull]

Ariel Battery was built to be visible at all times, unlike other Today Screen programs. It is recommended to put Ariel Battery to cover the Start icon.

Personally, I can't see why it's usefull to replace the battery indicator with a clock every time a program is ran and covers the today screen.
On my PPC, the clock is visible at all times, and Ariel Battery is visible at all times as well, covering the start icon.

You see when you have the HTC Home for Today one really doesn't need a clock the Today screen all the time. Because there is such a huge clock anyway. Whereas there isn't any Bat indicator on the HTC Home plug-in. So your little prog would/is a great replacement for the standard bat indicator. Especially the fact that is shows bat power in %. Anyway, just my view. :)

[mad223]

greeeeat up,thanks my friend.

[341840633]

good software,thank you for sharing

[ldrn]

What a great program! Thank you. :) I am using it with my Touch Pro.

I'd love it if dmarden's request for a separate landscape position was added, though. Right now, I have it covering the Ok/X button in Portrait, and it moves (or rather doesn't) to cover the wifi signal meter in landscape.

Covering the start menu was a great idea, but I found that I personally used it too much to keep it there. :)

[sunny127]

What a great program! Thank you. :) I am using it with my Touch Pro.

I'd love it if dmarden's request for a separate landscape position was added, though. Right now, I have it covering the Ok/X button in Portrait, and it moves (or rather doesn't) to cover the wifi signal meter in landscape.

Covering the start menu was a great idea, but I found that I personally used it too much to keep it there. :)

I've just released a new version to cover this issue! Ariel Battery 2009 v2.1 . ENJOY !!! :)

[rspillo]

Thanks for your great work :)

[gmfeld]

Thanks for the great work!

Do v.2.1 just install right over the previous version, or do I need to uninstall first?

[sunny127]

Thanks for the great work!

Do v.2.1 just install right over the previous version, or do I need to uninstall first?

Just delete the old ArielBattery2.exe and replace it with the new one.

[FatBoyExtraordinaire]

Thanks for the new version.

[ldrn]

Wow, perfect! Align by right... awesome. Thank you again, this is awesome. :D

[orkikus]

Thanks for your new release!!!

Its possible to install this program and not remplacing the start buttom?

Thanks!

[yzf750]

Thanks for the update, been using this for a long time now.

[DrForIslam]

Nice update,thanks

[hakrist]

Great app! Thank you.

[Section9]

Hey man,

Great to see that your app has improved. I'm using it right now. Thank you .

[argorito]

Thanks... nice app. Works great on Omnia.. so far.... just few minutes intalled, thanks again

[pug_f_e]

i have a proble m with this..
if i soft reset the phone , i must run the .exe again..

and something else.
This battery icon hides the previous? Doesn't repace it?

[egaboot]

Thank you for this neat little program. I've been using it since v.2.0 and it's been workig flawlessly without any errors since then.
Only one thing I notice that sometimes it fail to change the background color after closing a full screen app. But it's just a minor issue.

And it's also good to see your son growing!

[nir36]

Hmm, for some reason the colors change when moving it on the taskbar. i've put the background to be black and it still shows some other colors when put over different icons.

[Moe5508]

I was running this monitor fine on my Fuze, until today when I had to hard reset, and I skipped the AT&T bloatware. Now, every time I soft reset the Fuze, the battery monitor does not launch and I have to go into file explorer and execute it again. Very annoying, any thoughts?
It's been pointed out already that you need to put a shortcut to the app in the Startup folder. Here's a cab file I created that puts a shortcut in this folder and another in the Accessories folder...

[sunny127]

Hmm, for some reason the colors change when moving it on the taskbar. i've put the background to be black and it still shows some other colors when put over different icons.

Wich "Fill" type did you choose in the setup? The Background value is ignored unless you set the fill to "custom"

[yzf750]

I'm noticing a couple background color problems recently (Fuze). It seems that youtube and opera take the background color away from it once they are opened, used and then closed. If I click on the battery status icon however it seems to reset to the color choose. Opera seems to be the main one, so i would put the blame on that most likely.

[maxjenius211]

First Post I made here, Love the this place by the way.
Thank you for a great program,
Max

[wmvdg123]

Great idea to put it over the start button, but could you have a setting that tapping it opens the start menu? That would be really helpful!

[FatBoyExtraordinaire]

Great idea to put it over the start button, but could you have a setting that tapping it opens the start menu? That would be really helpful!

I definitely second that request.

[radaan]

I have a suggestion. First congrats about the app, is great.
The suggestion is, an option in the setup, to change the backgroun according to the percentage. From 100% to 40% green, from 40% to 10% yellow, and bellow that, red. It would give the app a better look and funcionallity and i think in my ignorance that is easy to do.

[kasim1]

Good App.
Thanx!!!

[eazy2001x]

For some strange reason the new version does not like something on my phone.. I get a crash once a day. I am running a sprint touch pro with

HouMing File Explorer Extension
.Net 3.5
J.S. Advanced Configuration Tool 3.3
G Light
Palringo
s2u2 1.35
PsShutXP VG
G alarm
MemMaid

I cant seem to figure out whats causing it but ill troubleshoot and if I find the problem.. Ill report back.. But I must say that I love the landscape support..

Is there a way you can change the left and right to portrait/landscape? I'm slow.. lol.. but I figured it out..

[sunny127]

Great idea to put it over the start button, but could you have a setting that tapping it opens the start menu? That would be really helpful!

Will try to put that in the next version. It's a bit trickey...

[wmvdg123]

That would be great sunny, thx! It does sound tricky though...

[eazy2001x]

Ok.. Seemed to find out when it happens..

I connect my Touch Pro to the USB and use it in drive mode to access my storage card (Not Active-Sync).. Soon as i receive a text message it crashes.. Can anyone with a Touch pro try this and see if you have the same results..