[APP][UPDATED Nov 24, 2008] TickerTape 0.5.1 - Get Stock Quotes & Charts!

[GeckoDev]

Since we have all been having fun watching the stock market recently, I decided to write a quote/chart app, using the style of that fruity excuse for a phone as a springboard. So I present for your enjoyment an app called "Ticker Tape".

Notes:

Requires .Net CF 3.5 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e3821449-3c6b-42f1-9fd9-0041345b3385&DisplayLang=en)
See the 2nd post for revision history and features.
Please read the FAQ and the planned Future Features (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2846676&postcount=2) - your question or suggestion may already be there.


See this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2979612&postcount=237) for a version translated into Russian. Resource files will be supported soon for translation into whatever languages you want.

As always, your thoughts and bug reports are appreciated!


UPDATED Nov 24, 2008 to version 0.5.1 (see next post for revisions)

To Avoid Losing Your Custom Lists:
The install might overwrite your data file. If you want to keep your existing lists, make a copy of TickerTape.dat before installing, and copy it back after installing.


Many thanks to those who have donated to this project!
:: dlugo, Tazkika, pwhooftman, mhoesch, 69alfa, romant,
:: fryman, ld-runner, zcai2672, rspman, vadim_bogaiskov
:: Sperbs, arcsvibe, klassej

Your continued support might inspire me to actually finish it. :D

.

[GeckoDev]

Features

Create and edit ticker lists
Download quotes and charts for the symbols on your lists
Show charts for period ranging from 1 day to 5 years
Show charts in line, bar, or candlestick format
Show chart fullscreen
Completely touch-friendly
Scroll through lists and tickers using touch screen buttons, gestures, or D-pad
Set the download (refresh) rate from 5 seconds to 30 minutes, or Never
Settings for download behavior, and chart caching
Integration with AppToDate (http://www.modaco.com/content/apptodate/267096/download-apptodate-supported-applications/) for automatic updates


Note: "Compare To" will be expanded later so you can get charts comparing any tickers.


FAQ

Can you add the ^XYZ index and the XYZ stock to TickerTape?
NO. The data is downloaded from Yahoo, because it is the only free service I know of. If Yahoo doesn't have it, then I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it for this app.
The data is not scraped off a web page, so sites that display the data you want (even Yahoo's own real-time quote pages) are not useful to Ticker Tape.
Yahoo (and therefore Ticker Tape) has information for a lot of the world markets, but there are some markets it does not provide. Again, I'm sorry, but that's just how it is.

How do I get quotes for Company X?
Find the ticker symbol here (http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup/all), and add it to Ticker Tape.
I added a ticker, but there's no data. Why?
You probably need an exhange extension at the end of the ticker. Find the correct ticker symbol here (http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup/all).
Where can I get a list of indices?
Here (http://finance.yahoo.com/indices?e=dow_jones) for US indices, or here (http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=americas) for major world indices.
Where can I get a list of currency exchange symbols?
Here (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency)
How do I get the price of Gold, Crude, Lean Hogs, and other commodities futures?
Use the symbols found here (http://finance.yahoo.com/futures)
What stock exchanges are available in Ticker Tape?
A list of them is here (http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges).
How long are the quotes delayed?
This depends on the exchange. The delays are listed here (http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges). Most indices are real-time.
How much data is downloaded?
Quotes: ~80 bytes per ticker (~480 bytes for a full list)
Charts: ~2.5KB each
Can Ticker Tape do [insert feature here]?
Yes, of course it can. The next version will do your laundry too.
I installed it on my non-VGA device, and it looks funny.
Ticker Tape was initially designed for VGA. This *is*, after all, a forum for Diamonds. The latest version has been tweaked to support QVGA, but there might be some areas that still need work. It does not and will not have support for square-screen devices.


Future Features

Custom symbols for "Compare To" charts
Implement settings for download rate in off-market hours
Search feature to find ticker symbols
Adjust times based on regional settings
D-pad navigation in menu and other places.
Ability to rearrange/insert lists and tickers
Advanced ticker properties, such as notes, held positions, and alarms
Ability run in a TF3D tab - THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT - See this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3012823&postcount=259)
More adjustments for non-VGA resolutions
Import/export lists



Revision History

Version 0.5.1 - Nov 24 2008 (minor update)

Added swipe (gesture) to switch between lists.
Added Exit button to menu.
Changed application icon.
Tweaked menu item borders to look better.
Rearranged menu a little to accomodate more items now and in the future.


Version 0.5 - Nov 9 2008

Optimized menu for speed.
Implemented settings for download behavior and chart caching.
Replaced price change calculations with downloaded values.
Tap chart to show fullscreen.
Some tweaks for various resolutions.


Version 0.4 - Nov 4 2008

Fixed the keyboard issue.
Fixed a problem where ticker data was not displayed when the previous closing price was not available.
Fixed the percent change calculation.
Added support for 3 decimal places.
Enabled comparison charts (limited ... this will be explanded later).
Other minor UI tweaks


Version 0.3 - Nov 2 2008

Enabled use of D-pad for naviagation on main screen
Fixed numeric displays for various regional settings
Added integration with AppToDate (http://www.modaco.com/content/apptodate/267096/download-apptodate-supported-applications/)
Fixed issue with (some?) tickers that are reported in non-US currencies
(NOTE: the above fix should take care of all the crashes reported so far, as they were all related to the issue of either non-US currency, or symbols that weren't found)
Changed application icon (happy now th1nm1nt? :D)
Other minor UI tweaks


Version 0.2.1 - Oct 31 2008

Enabled everything except "Compare To" and "Settings"
Bug fix when adding symbols that don't exist


Version 0.1 - Oct 31 2008

Initial "concept" release

[alken00]

keep working... I have faith

[stpete111]

GeckoDev, I'm still waiting for a decent stock app and this looks very promising. I'll be an avid supporter if you keep developing.

My only suggestion, and you've probably already thought of this, would be to include enough options in settings for what happens over the data connection based on the usage of the app.

For example: have checkboxes/choices in settings for options like such as:

-Continue streaming in realtime when program is minimized
-Prompt user that data is still streaming when program is minimized or unfocused after: (then add choices for 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, etc)
-Do not download any data when program is minimized
-Only update manually
-Update every: (choices of times)

You get the idea, something like that. The point being that those of us that don't have unlimited data connections, warnings and settings should be there to prevent accidental overages of data usage. A streaming stock app would be a very easy app to end up forgetting is on and using data and causing overages, whereas at least with a broswer, you're most likely eventually just going to end up parked on one page with no further data being streamed, if you accidentally leave the browser open.

[anthony_kwok]

It seems great, I willing to wait for this. :D

[mugglesquop]

very nice, looks good as a start :)

will be following this thread

[gerazzo]

exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks

[GeckoDev]

-Continue streaming in realtime when program is minimized
-Prompt user that data is still streaming when program is minimized or unfocused after: (then add choices for 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, etc)
-Do not download any data when program is minimized
-Only update manually
-Update every: (choices of times)


I like those options. I had planned on the last two already, but the first few for what to do when minimized are great ideas.

And here I thought I was taking a day off ... :)

[nosro]

I have been searching for a suitable charting program for over three years. I have tried them all and consider all of them unsuitable. I have had to make my own local HTML files with links to www.stockcharts.com/avantgo mobile charts to deal with the shortcoming.

This Apple-like program would be awesome. If you put this on Handango, I would buy it.

Recommendation: as a first attempt, you could do a lot worse than the Apple interface, so I say stick with it for the first version.

Are you using Yahoo! data for this? I prefer Bloomberg, but Yahoo is OK.

[GeckoDev]

Are you using Yahoo! data for this? I prefer Bloomberg, but Yahoo is OK.

Yes, Yahoo is the only free feed I know of. The Bloomberg feed costs several thousand in subscription fees. :eek: Some apps out there screen-scrape to get their data, but I think that approach is prone to error, so I'm just getting the raw data, which is why it downloads so few bytes.

The problem with the Yahoo feed is the delay, even though I'm telling it to send me real-time quotes. It appears to ignore that part (except for indexes). :mad: Does anyone know of a free feed that provides real-time data?

[th1nm1nt]

Yes, this is fantastic. I think MSNBC has a feed, but not sure of how interactive it is (think I read that somewhere from a developer). Very pleased with the appearance, and look forward to customizing to my portfolio.

FYI...I selected "This is amazing" in your poll, and not the second one. I felt it unfair to send you half of my gains since you're not willing to take half my losses (down 56% in the last 45 days...UGH).

[elparra72]

Great job. It's a pre-pre-pre version and needs a lot of development but it looks fine ;-)

[biomigro]

looks great! will love it!

[thebiscuitboy]

Very cool app, would love to see this go further :cool:

[stpete111]

Yes, Yahoo is the only free feed I know of. The Bloomberg feed costs several thousand in subscription fees. :eek: Some apps out there screen-scrape to get their data, but I think that approach is prone to error, so I'm just getting the raw data, which is why it downloads so few bytes.

The problem with the Yahoo feed is the delay, even though I'm telling it to send me real-time quotes. It appears to ignore that part (except for indexes). :mad: Does anyone know of a free feed that provides real-time data?

I don't know of any that are free unfortunately. All the services want "power-trader" subscription fees to be able to get true realtime. If anyone finds a true free realtime feed, let us know!

In the meantime, a delay is fine with me since I won't be making spot trading decisions based on what my phone is telling me at any given second.

[GeckoDev]

I have just updated the cab to version 0.2 -- you can now edit the quote lists and set the download rate!

Check the first post...

[theoottesen]

this is so great, thank you so much for your work, i have been waiting for something like this for a long time. and it's so easy on the eyes.

[argov]

very nice apps, need to add some error handling in case of wrong symbol, the app just crush.

thanks,

[GeckoDev]

very nice apps, need to add some error handling in case of wrong symbol, the app just crush.

Oops! It's fixed now.

[cellneuron]

This program is amazing. I like it very much.

Just some ideas for further development.

1. Please add an "exit" command. I don't know how to exit this program.
2. For the updates, please add a timer on it since market time is only from 9 to 4pm.
3. can you make it response to direction keys?


Thanks.

[ranchu]

Fantastic apps!

[12345]

nice soft.......... !

it is possible to add 2 polish market index - WIG, WIG20

http://www.bankier.pl/inwestowanie/notowania/indeksy.html

I will be grateful for it :)


M

[HTCDiamond22]

please add this one to the tabs :cool:

[zyborg]

Displays ONLY US indexes and stocks. Please include international listings in a future version. Thank you.

[LamPET]

GeckoDev,

Thanks for developing this Ticker Tape.
I'm haviin Diammondan don'thave access to the options inTicker Tape.
A second problem is the decimals. At the moment the DJI is at 9.325,01 and on Ticker Tape it is showing 32501,00
The same for Nasdaq 1.720,95 and showing 72095,00
Maybe it has to do with local settings because I live in Belgium.

Thanks

[yclee]

It would be great if this program can be built for CF 2.0.

[GeckoDev]

Thanks for all the great ideas!

Things I'll add soon:
-- Exit button - for now it's like a lot of mobile apps ... you exit from the task list
-- Setting for download rate in off-market hours
-- Use of D-pad for naviagation
-- Adjust for regional settings in numeric display
-- Enable the other settings (download behavior when minimized)
-- Enable comparison charts

As for getting quotes for international (non-US) markets, I'll have to look into that. If anyone knows of a FREE feed that supplies that data, let me know.

I had also considered running it in a TF3D tab (that was actually why I started working on this app), but there's the issue of screen real estate. The TF slider bar and the additional title bar cut out a significant amount of available space.

As for CF2.0 -- sorry, it has to be 3.5

Keep up all the great feedback!!! I know it's probably a boring app when the markets are closed, sorry for the Friday evening update. :) I'll try to knock out some of the easy stuff from the list and post another update soon.

[12345]

If anyone knows of a FREE feed that supplies that data, let me know.



fe. very popular polish founds

http://fundusze.wp.pl/notowania.html?a=3&b=1&ticaid=16e38&_ticrsn=3

I will be VERY happy to see it :)

M

[EazyVG]

SEcond that, especially adding the London Stock Exchane (LSE), Frankfurt, and other major ones from around the world.

[knightsfield]

I have no problem getting basic stock info for the ^FTSE and various LSE based stock (e.g. BARC.L, MPH.L, SUN.L, TRIL.L). Some of the charts don't work tho, usually the 1d and 5d.

[GeckoDev]

I have no problem getting basic stock info for the ^FTSE and various LSE based stock (e.g. BARC.L, MPH.L, SUN.L, TRIL.L). Some of the charts don't work tho, usually the 1d and 5d.

Is ^FTSE an index on the London exchange? Maybe the trick for all the international exchanges is the extension at the end, like *.L in your examples.

[knightsfield]

Is ^FTSE an index on the London exchange? Maybe the trick for all the international exchanges is the extension at the end, like *.L in your examples.

Yes ^FTSE is the yahoo symbol for the FTSE 100 index.

If you go to http://finance.yahoo.com and do a search on a company it will give you a list of its symbols. E.g. BARC.L is barclays capital on LSE, BARC.VX is barclays captial on VTX

[GeckoDev]

A list of all the exchanges I can get data from is here:

http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges

It covers a lot of exchanges, so if you put the listed extension (e.g. *.F or *.HK) at the end of the ticker symbol, you should be able get quotes for it.

Sorry, I didn't see any Polish exchanges listed.

[rafadiasbsb]

great aplication!

please, integrate with apptodate so we can receive automaticaly your updates!

thanks!

[th1nm1nt]

Been playing with this app today...can't wait til Monday, this will be fantastic. Great work. Donation for your efforts will be coming shortly!

[GeckoDev]

please, integrate with apptodate so we can receive automaticaly your updates!

I looked into it ... I thought maybe I could point AppToDate to the cab on this thread, until I realized the attachment URL would be different for each new version, so that won't work. And I really don't feel like signing up for web hosting just to post this. :D Maybe I'll go ask MoDaCo if AppToDate can update using "whatever is attached to threadID X".

[GeckoDev]

Been playing with this app today...can't wait til Monday, this will be fantastic. Great work. Donation for your efforts will be coming shortly!

Awesome! I can't wait till Monday either, so I can see my own stocks in it instead of the ones I stuck all of you with in the beginning. :D I have it all ready to go, just waiting for the opening bell!

[rafadiasbsb]

I realized the attachment URL would be different for each new version, so that won't work.
I don't know if it will work but if you change the name of the cab each time you have a new version you will have a diferent URL.

PS. The app is so good that I'm sure you will have a website soon! Keep the good work!

[GeckoDev]

I don't know if it will work but if you change the name of the cab each time you have a new version you will have a diferent URL.

The problem is that it needs to have the same URL, so AppToDate knows where to download it from. But each time I update it here, the attachmentid will be different, so the URL will be different. :(

I just remembered that I do have a website. :D It's a long story. Anyway, I'll have to see what I can do.

[citats]

unfortunately When adding S&P/TSX Index I get info for sprint nextel.

[th1nm1nt]

unfortunately When adding S&P/TSX Index I get info for sprint nextel.


Type S&P, then use the "?"...works well.

[cellneuron]

When switch from longer time view (1m) to short time view (5d), is it really necessary to download data again? I thought the data should be already cached.

[citats]

Type S&P, then use the "?"...works well.

Thanks for the hint, I'll try that out.
;)

[th1nm1nt]

I think this program is perfect (in case you haven't caught on to the compliments yet). My only request...have a cooler icon? I see the Windows Defrag icon when I added it to the programs tab. Don't think it does this great app any justice.

[ykyong]

GeckoDev,
Love this apps. It's better than iphone's.
Hope you can include other exchanges so that the followings can work.
DAX (Symbol: ^GDAXI)
CAC (Symbol: ^FCHI)
Gold Nov 08 (Symbol: GCX08.CMX)
Crude Oil Dec 08 (Symbol: CLZ08.NYM)
The symbols are taken from Yahoo Finance and working on EquityXpert. However, I prefer this than the EquityXpert. Really hope you can help soon.
Thanks again for your wonderful inventions.

[chakde]

Any one knows what symbol to use to track the price for barrel of oil (WTI).

Thanks

[JEPEDEWE]

I was the one who initially posted the question about the stock quotes program...
So I am very pleased with the great work there has been done..
Alas, I can not install it because my diamond refuses to install Net CF 3.5.

I get an errormessage about freeing space (lots of space left) and about a "errormessage" 2

Can somebody please help?

I got the ice of changing in the registry:

HKey_Local_Machine - Software - Microsoft - .NETCompactFramework

click on 2.0.7045.00 - 1 to 0
click on 3.5.7283.00 - 0 to 1

3.5.7283.00 isn't even in mmy registery....

Thanks

[GeckoDev]

@citats - What symbol are you trying to use?

@cellneuron - It is actually downloading the chart image, not data. So even if you're going from a longer time to shorter time, it still needs to download the image (especially in the case of 1d/5d charts, since these would be changing all the time).

@th1nm1nt - Thanks for all the support! Yes, I'm definitely updating the icon in the next build. I just grabbed the first one I came across. :)

@ykyong - The indexes you listed should work ... I just tried them. The gold and crude tickers exposed a "undocumented feature", so thanks for pointing it out! ;)


@EVERYONE - If a symbol doesn't work in TickerTape, but it does on Yahoo Finance, please let me know! As ykyong helped me discover, some symbols return some weird things in their data that I'll need to account for.

[GeckoDev]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention one more thing ... I got AppToDate working!! After installing the next cab from here, those of you using AppToDate will get automatic updates. Cool stuff, so thanks to rafadiasbsb for suggesting it.

[rafadiasbsb]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention one more thing ... I got AppToDate working!! After installing the next cab from here, those of you using AppToDate will get automatic updates. Cool stuff, so thanks to rafadiasbsb for suggesting it.
Good news!!!
:)

[cellneuron]

@citats - What symbol are you trying to use?

@cellneuron - It is actually downloading the chart image, not data. So even if you're going from a longer time to shorter time, it still needs to download the image (especially in the case of 1d/5d charts, since these would be changing all the time).

@th1nm1nt - Thanks for all the support! Yes, I'm definitely updating the icon in the next build. I just grabbed the first one I came across. :)

@ykyong - The indexes you listed should work ... I just tried them. The gold and crude tickers exposed a "undocumented feature", so thanks for pointing it out! ;)


@EVERYONE - If a symbol doesn't work in TickerTape, but it does on Yahoo Finance, please let me know! As ykyong helped me discover, some symbols return some weird things in their data that I'll need to account for.

Got you. I still think there should be some kind of offline browsing, esp for long time view, like 1y or 5y. The current scenario is nothing will be displayed if no network is available.

[hkwin99]

Just like to say "Thank you" for your great job!! :):)

[JEPEDEWE]

I created a new list.
Added "Fortis" to look for (belgian stuff) (so, only 1 item in the list)
Probably the application didn't find anything.
When I go to this list I am thrown out of the program.
maybe a bug....

When I look for "Fortis" in Yahoo I see it is known as FORB.BR
When I add it to my list, the progarm doesn't download anything...
How come?

[EazyVG]

Ok, for example I want to add Integra Group, listed on LSE as GDR with ticker INTE, also known as INTE.L, LSE:INTE or INTEq.L .... so how I add this?

Please as I need it to be listed in the app.

[GeckoDev]

I still think there should be some kind of offline browsing, esp for long time view, like 1y or 5y.

Good idea, I added it to the planned features list.

I created a new list.
Added "Fortis" to look for (belgian stuff) (so, only 1 item in the list)
Probably the application didn't find anything.
When I go to this list I am thrown out of the program.
maybe a bug....

Yes, it was a bug, and has been fixed in the 0.3 update.

When I look for "Fortis" in Yahoo I see it is known as FORB.BR
When I add it to my list, the progarm doesn't download anything...
How come?

That was another bug caused by data that came back in non-US currencies, which has also been fixed in 0.3. FORB.BR should work now.

Ok, for example I want to add Integra Group, listed on LSE as GDR with ticker INTE, also known as INTE.L, LSE:INTE or INTEq.L .... so how I add this?

The closest thing I found was INTE.IL, listed as "INTEGR SP GDR REG-S" ... is that it?

[GeckoDev]

Before we get to have fun with the markets Monday, another update has been released! See the first post to download 0.3, and see the 2nd post for a list of features/fixes in this version.

Have fun!

[cellneuron]

Before we get to have fun with the markets Monday, another update has been released! See the first post to download 0.3, and see the 2nd post for a list of features/fixes in this version.

Have fun!


Nice， although the upgrade removed all my tickers.

The direction keys support is really convenient. Can you also make it available to the popup menu window and ticker adding window?

[GeckoDev]

Nice， although the upgrade removed all my tickers.

The direction keys support is really convenient. Can you also make it available to the popup menu window and ticker adding window?

Oops, I forgot to mention that your lists would be overwritten (and how to avoid it) in the notes.

Good idea for D-pad in other places, I'll add it to the list. Thanks! :)

[harry18]

Good idea, I added it to the planned features list.



Yes, it was a bug, and has been fixed in the 0.3 update.



That was another bug caused by data that came back in non-US currencies, which has also been fixed in 0.3. FORB.BR should work now.



The closest thing I found was INTE.IL, listed as "INTEGR SP GDR REG-S" ... is that it?

Can you add the new layout on this software???? such as full page to see the stock list and click on the stock then can see the whole page of the chart pic!!!! because it is so hard to see the chart on the QVGA screen!!!!!!

and thanks for your nice app!!!!!

[ykyong]

GeckoDev,
Thanks for yr 0.3 cab. The DAX, CAC, crude oil and gold tickers worked great.
This apps is almost perfect now....just a few more small problems...
(1) Currencies tickers: I tried USDEUR=X, USDSGD=X without success. Please check.
(2) Displaying 3 decimal places for the tickers? Percentage changes can leave it as 2 decimal places. For some of the exchanges, the change is only 0.005 range.
Again, looking forward to your usual quick reply.
Great apps so far.
Rgds.

[dragonehk]

It is really a great application! Like to say "Thank You".

[Tazkika]

Hi GeckoDev,
This is a wonderful app, especially for us financial 'experts' (any replies to this will be off-topic!), however certain tickers don't produce data in the list (like eurusd=X, or ^XU100), yet when you select them the chart appears...

Apart from this glitch, I can only agree with all other posters here: great app!!

[EazyVG]

Originally Posted by EazyVG View Post
Ok, for example I want to add Integra Group, listed on LSE as GDR with ticker INTE, also known as INTE.L, LSE:INTE or INTEq.L .... so how I add this?


Yes, thanks very much .... how you managed to find it, as strangely I was not able to find it, seems like yahoo finance has little of its' own ticker indexing going on.

BTW, when I press Compare To and Settings, nothing happens, no window popups for respective options when selected. Also how do I add it as TF3D Tab, as you have mentioned on your second post .... or are you still working on them? I have installed clean your latest 0.3 version.
?

[solidpowder]

Hello guys,

Thanks for this great and good looking app, exactly what i was waiting for.
For all wondering how to add a stock informations.
Go to : http://finance.yahoo.com/
Choose your indice (for example Dow-Jones), then open the page of this stock indices and you'll have the shorcut information (just after the name of the value you choose) to find this value using the Ticker Tape app. (for the dow-jones indice, it is : ^DJI).
Working for many international stock exchanges.

[HerrVorragend]

Hello,

at first: Great Job... Yahoo Finance isn't the best Dataprovider, but it quite works.

Is it correct that nothing happens when clicking on settings?

Can you add an alarm function, so that the program can run in background and notify the user when quotes changes?

[poiuyt125]

First of all. A great app, but ...
I've got a little problem. For some stocks (for all stocks @ .as) the charts 1d and 5d is not available. The other charts are ok. Example: agn.as; ah.as; inga.as

[69alfa]

fantastic job. i tried with spanish index ^IBEX and work perfectly but
a stock like TELEFONICA IN YAHOO ^TEF.MC dont work.

regards

[maver]

Hi,

I´ve installed the last version of TickerTape, but when i press the "MENU" or the "+" symbol to add a stock, nothing happens! why? can help me please?

Regards

Rui Silva

[GeckoDev]

Hi everyone, thanks for the kind words!

I would like to reiterate the post from solidpower (sorry mods):

Hello guys,

Thanks for this great and good looking app, exactly what i was waiting for.
For all wondering how to add a stock informations.
Go to : http://finance.yahoo.com/
Choose your indice (for example Dow-Jones), then open the page of this stock indices and you'll have the shorcut information (just after the name of the value you choose) to find this value using the Ticker Tape app. (for the dow-jones indice, it is : ^DJI).
Working for many international stock exchanges.

Exactly. It's as simple as this: The data comes from Yahoo. If Yahoo doesn't give me data for the symbol you enter, I can't fix it. Go to Yahoo and look up the symbol you want ... the symbol might be different from what you expect. If you can't find your stock or index on Yahoo, chances are that TickerTape won't find it either.

So for everyone asking about this & that symbol, try to look it up here. (http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup/all)


I'm loving the great ideas that have come from everyone. Keep it up! Happy trading today!

[GeckoDev]

Displaying 3 decimal places for the tickers? Percentage changes can leave it as 2 decimal places. For some of the exchanges, the change is only 0.005 range.

Can you give me an example? I'm curious to see if I get 3 decimal places in the data.


certain tickers don't produce data in the list (like eurusd=X, or ^XU100), yet when you select them the chart appears...

I found out that the data for eurusd=x did not return the previous close, which caused TickerTape to skip displaying it (since it does the calculations first). So I have changed some things around so that it will display as much information as possible and only skip what it can't show. So in this case, I'm seeing the last price, but there's no change info. You'll see this in the next update (0.4).


how do I add it as TF3D Tab, as you have mentioned on your second post .... or are you still working on them?

That's still a future feature. ;)


when I press Compare To and Settings, nothing happens
Yahoo Finance isn't the best Dataprovider, but it quite works.

Is it correct that nothing happens when clicking on settings?

Can you add an alarm function, so that the program can run in background and notify the user when quotes changes?

The Settings and Compare To charts are not yet implemented (see 2nd post).

I agree Yahoo isn't the best, it's free, so it works well for software that is donation-ware. Paid data feeds are quite expensive. The alarms are a good idea, I'll put some thought into that and give all sorts of options for it.


For some stocks (for all stocks @ .as) the charts 1d and 5d is not available.

There's not much I can do about that, sorry. As previously mentioned, the data and charts come from Yahoo (free). When a chart says "Chart Not Available", that's actually the chart image that Yahoo sends back.


i tried with spanish index ^IBEX and work perfectly but a stock like TELEFONICA IN YAHOO ^TEF.MC dont work.

Enter the symbol as TEF.MC (without the ^) which worked for me. The caret (^) is only used for indexes.

[GeckoDev]

I´ve installed the last version of TickerTape, but when i press the "MENU" or the "+" symbol to add a stock, nothing happens!

That's weird ... I don't think anyone else has had a problem. Is this on a Diamond? Is there anything "special" about your device?

[faethon]

This is an excellent app!! Great work GeckoDev! It's running nicely on my Diamond. I've put my portfolio on and some indexes. Great to have the ability to quickly check curent rates.

I've noticed that the time displayed under each ticker is given in US time. I'm in the Netherlands (mainly tracking Dutch stocks) so the time looks odd (it's 6 hrs off). I've looked at the Yahoo Finance page, and it gives the same time. Is it possible to somehow force a certain LOCALE, or time offset in the next update?

Thanks again for your great effort!

/edit

Actually I have been fiddling about with the Yahoo!Finance URL and to 'force' a local time it is possible to prepend the URL with a certain country code. For instance for me it works to put 'de.' in front of the 'finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^AEX' url to get the AEX index in my local time, e.g. 'http://de.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^AEX' gives me the AEX index in (my) local time.

These are the country codes available from Yahoo!Finance:

Argentina: ar.
Australia & NZ: au.
Brazil: br.
Canada: ca.
China: cn.
France: fr.
Germany: de.
Hong Kong: hk.
India: in.
Italy: it.
Korea: kr.
Mexico: mx.
Singapore: sg.
Spain: es.
Taiwan: tw.
UK & Ireland: uk.

Maybe you can add the option for users to select a certain region, effectively changing the URL you use to lookup the stock quotes.

[faethon]

Another list of suggestions (See previous post):



allow new lists to be inserted in the current lists. In the current version a new list will be added as the last list, however, it might be more convenient to be able to insert a list between existing lists. Or, to later be able to rearrange the order of lists.

Allow a single ticker to be edited (now you can only delete a selected ticker, not change it)


Of course only if you have the time. These are NOT REQUESTS, but just suggestions for your leisure to implement or not!! Great work and have fun!

[mykodawg]

Hi All,
I downloaded the APP and it works great... except for one thing. The quotes from DJI and Nasdaq are real time... but any stock quotes I enter (i.e. GM, GE, AAPL) are delayed 15min. Any ideas why?

[faethon]

Hi All,
I downloaded the APP and it works great... except for one thing. The quotes from DJI and Nasdaq are real time... but any stock quotes I enter (i.e. GM, GE, AAPL) are delayed 15min. Any ideas why?


This is because Yahoo gives the indexes real time, but stocks with a certain delay. You can see the delay times here: http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges

[GeckoDev]

@faethon --

Nice detective work on getting local times! I'll certainly add something along those lines, either as a setting, or by reading the device's regional settings. The "insert list" idea is good too.

I already have plans for editing tickers, but it will be a little more advanced, such as allowing you to add notes, and possibly record your current positions so you can view your own gain/loss, etc. Also the ability to set alarms on symbols, etc.

Thanks for the kudos!

[ykyong]

GeckoDev,
Most of the stocks in our exchange here are low values that have 3 decimal places prices and changes. When displaying in yr app with 2 decimal places, the actual changes are not shown. Just to give you a few of those stocks, you may check the following symbols.
B20.SI
A0G.SI
EB5.SI
5DN.SI
F83.SI
As you can see, the actual prices and changes are being "round-up" to 2 decimal places in your app. Really hope your app can display 3 decimal places so that it reflects the real changes and prices.
Thanks.

[mykodawg]

This is because Yahoo gives the indexes real time, but stocks with a certain delay. You can see the delay times here: http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges

hmm... interesting. Any idea if it's possible to grab the quotes from Google Finance instead of Yahoo? Google Finance I believe uses real-time for all the USD quotes. thx.

[LamPET]

Hi GeckoDev,

The calculation of the % is not how it should be.
ex
The index is 2173.06
the change is + 72.88
the result you give is + 3.35%

It should be + 3.47%
the result must be calculeted on + 72.88 / (2173.06 - 72.88) or the old index.

Lambert

[th1nm1nt]

GeckoDev...told you I couldn't wait until Monday...You've made it even better than I thought. I woke up, bought into a new stock just to watch with this app...and am loving the 1 day view for this new addition to my E*Trade account. Up 31.34% so far today from my cost basis. Not only would I have this view as I'm out driving around, but I bought this stock just because of this app.

Guess I do owe you some of my earnings!

[GeckoDev]

Up 31.34% so far today from my cost basis. Not only would I have this view as I'm out driving around, but I bought this stock just because of this app.

Guess I do owe you some of my earnings!

Nice gain, congrats! I noticed you said "some", and not "half" ... :D

[GeckoDev]

Any idea if it's possible to grab the quotes from Google Finance instead of Yahoo? Google Finance I believe uses real-time for all the USD quotes.

Google has real-time for NASDAQ, but all the others are still delayed: http://www.google.com/help/stock_disclaimer.html. I looked into it anyway, and they don't have an anonymous feed. You can get data for a portfolio you've set up on Google, but the user has to be authenticated. It could be an interesting idea for another app though, if someone wants to write it.


the result must be calculeted on + 72.88 / (2173.06 - 72.88) or the old index.

Heh ... ahem. :o OOPS! Sloppy fingers. Or maybe it was that 5th martini. :) I'll fix it, thanks for noticing it.

[GeckoDev]

Most of the stocks in our exchange here are low values that have 3 decimal places prices and changes.

I confirmed that for the examples you provided, the data DOES come back with 3 decimal places, so it will be no problem to display it. Next update.

[Tazkika]

For a market data provider to deliver real-time quotes, the receiver must sign a contract (which of course implies paying for the service...).
Yahoo DOES deliver real-time quotes, but ONLY for US securities and ONLY when you've paid for them: 10 USD/month. I know, as I pay for it...
It would be nice to get these real-time quotes into Ticker Tape :)
CU,
Anthony

[cellneuron]

For a market data provider to deliver real-time quotes, the receiver must sign a contract (which of course implies paying for the service...).
Yahoo DOES deliver real-time quotes, but ONLY for US securities and ONLY when you've paid for them: 10 USD/month. I know, as I pay for it...
It would be nice to get these real-time quotes into Ticker Tape :)
CU,
Anthony


the $10 is only for personal use only. You are not allowed to share with others.

[Tazkika]

the $10 is only for personal use only. You are not allowed to share with others.
indeed it is for personal use, and even more: non-professional... :)

[GeckoDev]

For a market data provider to deliver real-time quotes, the receiver must sign a contract (which of course implies paying for the service...).
Yahoo DOES deliver real-time quotes, but ONLY for US securities and ONLY when you've paid for them: 10 USD/month. I know, as I pay for it...
It would be nice to get these real-time quotes into Ticker Tape :)
CU,
Anthony

If you could let me know how you access the real-time data, I might be able to add it as an option in Ticker Tape ... the idea being that the app would use your subscription (configured in settings) to get the data for your personal use.

[th1nm1nt]

Nice gain, congrats! I noticed you said "some", and not "half" ... :D

LOL...pleased with this app, but don't love you. Jumping into HIG got me a hell of a return today (and still holding). Up 57.75% today alone!!!

With the tens of thousands I've lost since September...you'd have to be married to me to get half bro :D

Don't worry...I'm not cheap on my donations. Give me a bit to stop being lazy. You'll get what you deserve. This app is simply amazing.

Can we compile a list of indexes from around the world? My portfolio is 98% domestic. Think its time to start jumping into some International holdings.

Thanks again for everything!

[GeckoDev]

A minor update is now available via AppToDate. Click on "view description" in AppToDate to see what the changes are. It's just some quick fixes for things that were brought up today. I'll wait to update the cab in this thread until more of the features are added, especially the Settings.

[abc001]

Very nice. But I found that the keyboard pop up shifted down - partially off at bottom!

[GeckoDev]

Very nice. But I found that the keyboard pop up shifted down - partially off at bottom!

Can you post a screenshot? I'm not seeing the same thing.

[cellneuron]

Can you post a screenshot? I'm not seeing the same thing.

here you go. it also happened to me.

[gozaru]

Hi

I really love this app, i've been looking for an app like this for as long as i could remember hehehe... i would happyly paid for this...

if i may i would like to give the following suggestions...

1. i'm using omnia with 400x240 screen, and there is this big wasted space between the end of 6 tickers list and the blue chart background, could we do something about this here? like for instance, ability to add more tickers to a list or resize the chart?

2. the chart is too small too read, could we do some sort of zooming, the series number are hard to read off the chart.

3. if we could somehow search the ticker symbol directly with the app, w/o manually using another pc to access yahoo.com.

Thanks dude

[Tazkika]

Simply by logging in to 'my.yahoo.com' or 'finance.yahoo.com, as the real-time quotes is an additional service to your (paid) registration...

[GeckoDev]

@cellneuron & abc001 -- the screenshot looks OK to me. The bottom of the keyboard is at the bottom of the screen, and the last row of buttons is visible. Am I not understanding what you're seeing?

[kslwong]

seems the time is not correct ... maybe timezone issue....
:confused::confused:

[cellneuron]

@cellneuron & abc001 -- the screenshot looks OK to me. The bottom of the keyboard is at the bottom of the screen, and the last row of buttons is visible. Am I not understanding what you're seeing?

There are two softkeys and one icon for input changer below the keyboard. The keyboard does popup ok in this program, but it will also popup in the same manner (without the below buttons) in other programs (after running tickertape). With this bug, there is no way to change input method.

Since other people didn't report this problem, I am not sure if it is related to tickertape since I can't repeat it either (after rebooting.)

[GeckoDev]

OK, that makes sense. So Windows retains the SIP placement in TickerTape, and it carries over to other apps. That should be an easy fix, I'll have a look and probably post another AppToDate update sometime tonight.

I'm sure it probably is related to TickerTape, because I'm doing some magic with the keyboard there. I borrowed the code from another app I wrote, but in this case there's no need for the magic, so I'll just let the SIP behave how it wants to.

[GeckoDev]

seems the time is not correct ... maybe timezone issue....
:confused::confused:

Yes, that was mentioned previously. The time is currently EST. In a future update the time will be based on your regional settings.

[th1nm1nt]

Can we compile a list of indexes from around the world?

[kslwong]

Can we compile a list of indexes from around the world?

You may find the symbols from the following links:

Major world indices:
http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=americas

Major US indices:
http://finance.yahoo.com/indices?e=dow_jones

:cool:

[th1nm1nt]

You may find the symbols from the following links:

Major world indices:
http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=americas

Major US indices:
http://finance.yahoo.com/indices?e=dow_jones

:cool:


Thanks...one I'm trying to get in is WAMUQ. It is traded OTC. How would I get that into the app?

[dmwagner]

I really like this app. It is by far the best one of it's kind that I have come across in my searching.

I am using it on my PPC6800. It looks pretty good on it, but it certainly looks better on your screen shots of the diamond in regards of the charts.

[th1nm1nt]

Thanks...one I'm trying to get in is WAMUQ. It is traded OTC. How would I get that into the app?

found it....needed the .pk after it since it is now a pink sheet.

Thanks for an amazing app!

[haggis663]

The app is really good, but it seems to appear to get data every time I switch lists. If it is pulling data on each list switch, I would prefer that it pulled through all the data for all the lists based upon the polling period and not every time I switch the view.

[GeckoDev]

I thought of that at one point, but forgot about it until you brought it up. The reason it only gets data for the current list is to limit the amount of data (in case you pay for it), and you could have lots of lists to download. But I should make it an option to do that if you want to. Thanks!

[cellneuron]

I can repeat the keyboard problem each time now. Can you post the cab here once it is ready? I have some trouble with the appupdate (frankly, I don't like it at all, which is sluggish and doesn't support proxy at all.)

This error becomes a little bit annoying now since I have to reset my device to bring the softkeys back almost every time I run tickertape.

Thanks

[cellneuron]

I thought of that at one point, but forgot about it until you brought it up. The reason it only gets data for the current list is to limit the amount of data (in case you pay for it), and you could have lots of lists to download. But I should make it an option to do that if you want to. Thanks!

I think you should care more about speed than data amount since there are VERY FEW people now days who has to pay by bytes. Most people either has no data plan at all, or has unlimited data plan. In USA, I don't really know which carrier is still selling a plan with data limit.

[GeckoDev]

Version 0.4 has been posted, including the keyboard fix. See the 2nd post for details.

Enjoy!

[poiuyt125]

A great program is becoming greater.

One question. What do I have to do to keep my settings (Listing and Tickers) when I update your program?

[hebbe]

this by far the best stock-app for winmobile!!! i really do love your program, and i'm looking forward for all the amazing versions still to come :)

questions/suggestions:
- the currency is usd. is there or will there be a possibility to switch to euro?
- from which stock exchange does the data come? i guess its nyse. what about offering the possibility to include other stock-exchanges, like frankfurt (germany) stock exchange for example?

please keep on developing this fantastic application! it really one of my favorites! :D

[ykyong]

this by far the best stock-app for winmobile!!! i really do love your program, and i'm looking forward for all the amazing versions still to come :)

questions/suggestions:
- the currency is usd. is there or will there be a possibility to switch to euro?
- from which stock exchange does the data come? i guess its nyse. what about offering the possibility to include other stock-exchanges, like frankfurt (germany) stock exchange for example?

please keep on developing this fantastic application! it really one of my favorites! :D
(1) I think the currency is exchange dependent at the moment.
(2) This apps already supporting other exchanges' stock. Juz go to finance.yahoo.com and check the right stock code.

[hebbe]

(1) I think the currency is exchange dependent at the moment.
(2) This apps already supporting other exchanges' stock. Juz go to finance.yahoo.com and check the right stock code.

ah, okay, thanks for the hints. i'll check that. if its exchange dependent, and i'm able to change the exchange just by entering a different stock code, all two problems will be solved :) :) thanks a lot!

[GeckoDev]

What do I have to do to keep my settings (Listing and Tickers) when I update your program?

Check the first post for the solution ... I'll play with the installer later and try to avoid this.

(1) I think the currency is exchange dependent at the moment.

That's correct, the data comes back in the currency of the exchange.

[ykyong]

GeckoDev,
Juz few suggestions to make this even more appealing and powerful...
(1) Possibility of a "Download Now" button (as Left softkey) for each page. The current "Download Now" inside the Menu tab, can be changed and used as "Download All".
(2) Hope for Portfolio Management apps like in some advance stock manager programs. Keep track of own portfolio costs and current gain/loss.
Again, we thank you for this best invention.

[nosro]

Suggestion for future feature:

I appreciate that the D-pad can be used to move from page to page. Integrating swipe gestures (left-to-right, right-to-left) to move from page to page would make it very Diamond-esque.

[GeckoDev]

(1) Possibility of a "Download Now" button (as Left softkey) for each page. The current "Download Now" inside the Menu tab, can be changed and used as "Download All".

Good idea, I like the new soft key. I think I would keep Download Now, but whether it downloads all lists or just the current one would depend on a setting (which is already planned).

Keep track of own portfolio costs and current gain/loss.

Yep, that's on the list. ;)

Again, we thank you for this best invention.

Thank you for the ideas, and for being active and helping me answer questions!

[GeckoDev]

Suggestion for future feature:

I appreciate that the D-pad can be used to move from page to page. Integrating swipe gestures (left-to-right, right-to-left) to move from page to page would make it very Diamond-esque.

Wow, it took 116 posts and 600 people downloading it before someone mentioned this. The rest of you should be ashamed! :D

I haven't played with gestures yet, but I've bookmarked the threads about sensor API's so I could figure it out. Adding gestures would be totally cool, but it might take while before we start to see it in this app.

I'm still surprised it took so long for this to come up ... if everyone starts rioting about having gestures now, I'm blaming you! ;)

[hebbe]

i know why noone came up with gestures :D

first lets make it the best stock-app ever, then deal with the luxury (like gestures)! :D

[cellneuron]

Personally I don't like gesture at all. Let's deal with the program first before we add those eye candies. There are still long way to go before this program become mature. For example, enabling offline browsing and add the "exit" button. The new left softkey which is showing status now is a big waste. The status can be moved to the top, and share the line with list name.

While the keyboard bug is fixed (I appreciate it very much), the pop up keyboard is not as elegant as before.

Good job.

[GeckoDev]

I agree, more important things to do first ... like all those mysterious settings we've been talking about. I'm doing that next, maybe have an update this weekend.

[gqueipo]

First of all, you have developed a great app, congratulations!
In other subject, have you think to create a similar application for exchange rates? I think it will be a great financial complement, and more for all the people that has international transactions.

Well it is just an idea (an app that I've been looking and never found it). There are a lot of currency conversions, but any that could track in real time and display a historical graph.

Thanks!!! and if someday you decided to go for it let me know I'd like to be the first to donate and download :o

[12345]

super application but I can't enjoy :(

my- polish index isn't able :(

I kindly please ones again is it possible to add:

http://www.bankier.pl/inwestowanie/n...a/indeksy.html ----------- WIG and WIG20 (this 2 index)
http://fundusze.wp.pl/notowania.html...6e38&_ticrsn=3 -----------POLISH FOUNDS - all off that

Polish stock is (as I now) bigest in east Europe, I don't know why not exist in yahoo......... maybe because off funny president :)

[th1nm1nt]

Too lazy to read all the posts, so not sure if this has been brought up. With all the volitility lately, I've been enjoying the 1d and 5d views the best. One neat way to customize this app would be if there was a way to input a Cost Basis within a ticker. It could either be reflected within the row of the ticker itself, or reflected as a green line in the chart once entered (and overlay with the red line for the previous close). I have my cost basis almost memorized, but would be cool graphically since several of my holdings have different cost basis', and therefore, I use an average.

[faethon]

Hi GeckoDev, just updated to 0.4. This continues to be a great app, and it just gets better and better!

I've noticed that the TickerTape.dat file is binary. It stores the Tickers & Lists. One thing that might make the creation of the lists more convenient (especially when using a lot of lists) is to change from a binary file to a text file that also allows offline editing. For instance using a file format like:

[MyList]
^DJI
^AEX
FORA.AS

[MyList2]
MS
HTC
BAM.AS
^NDA

[MyList3]
ETC
which is a definition of 3 lists, with some (bogus) tickers in them. This way it makes creation of a lot of lists more convenient on the desktop, after which it can be copied to the device.

[cellneuron]

Hi GeckoDev, just updated to 0.4. This continues to be a great app, and it just gets better and better!

I've noticed that the TickerTape.dat file is binary. It stores the Tickers & Lists. One thing that might make the creation of the lists more convenient (especially when using a lot of lists) is to change from a binary file to a text file that also allows offline editing. For instance using a file format like:

[MyList]
^DJI
^AEX
FORA.AS

[MyList2]
MS
HTC
BAM.AS
^NDA

[MyList3]
ETC
which is a definition of 3 lists, with some (bogus) tickers in them. This way it makes creation of a lot of lists more convenient on the desktop, after which it can be copied to the device.


Nice tip. BTW, it is plain text, not binary.

[www.capture]

This is a neat little great app.

Would it be possible to add the ability to remove the company name from a row...just the ability to show a symbol or the company name. With both the symbol and the company name, the row looks a little cluttered.

Also, since typically when updated, all tickers in a list are updated at the same time, maybe a last updated date / time at the list level and not for each row. That would make the row more eye friendly.

[GeckoDev]

The file is actually more complicated than that, but maybe there could be an import feature that merges a text file like that with the data file. Also an export feature that creates a text file you can edit, or keep as a backup of your lists. What do you think?

[GeckoDev]

since typically when updated, all tickers in a list are updated at the same time, maybe a last updated date / time at the list level and not for each row. That would make the row more eye friendly.

That's actually the TRADE time that the quote represents, not the time it was updated. So each ticker will (potentially) have a different time from the others.

I'll think about the other suggestion ;)

[GeckoDev]

have you think to create a similar application for exchange rates?

You can track currency exchanges in Ticker Tape using their ticker symbol. See here (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency) to find out what the symbols are. For example, you can use EURUSD=X for Euros to USD.

[th1nm1nt]

Would it be possible to add the ability to remove the company name from a row...just the ability to show a symbol or the company name. With both the symbol and the company name, the row looks a little cluttered.

Disagree...I have over 12 lists, and the company name helps a lot.

[sycamore22]

Great apps Bro!! Very nice!! Thank you:)

[kiludi]

Excellent Application. Very good development and very promising.
That is what I was looking for in Windows Mobile from a long time ago.:)

Any possibility in the future to track a portfolio (enter amount of shares, purchasing date, ...)? :D

[ykyong]

Excellent Application. Very good development and very promising.
That is what I was looking for in Windows Mobile from a long time ago.:)

Any possibility in the future to track a portfolio (enter amount of shares, purchasing date, ...)? :D
kiludi,
this has been answered. see post #117

[gevak]

Thank for your sift! I like it very much!!!

[GeckoDev]

Polish stock is (as I now) bigest in east Europe, I don't know why not exist in yahoo......... maybe because off funny president :)

It probably IS because of funny president. :)

I've looked, but I wasn't able to find the Polish indices, and I don't know why that exchange isn't provided.

The links you gave are broken, can you repost them?

Also, I can't read whatever language those sites are in. If you can find some sort of data feed from them, I can probably do something about it. Links to pages that show quotes do me no good, because I'm not screen-scraping to get the data. I need something that provides their data.

[GeckoDev]

Hey everyone,

An XDA member wrote a short article about TickerTape on an Italian HTC/PocketPC blog! I thought the international fame and fortune was interesting. :)
Here's the link (http://www.hdblog.it/mobile/htc/?p=1248), and here it is translated (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hdblog.it%2Fmobile%2F htc%2F%3Fp%3D1248&sl=it&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8) (poorly by Google) into English.

That got me curious, so I did a quick search and found out a couple things:

(1) I'll probably need to change the name of the app at some point, because someone else already has a "TickerTape" app. The other one is for NEWS feeds though (not quotes), but anyway...

(2) It seems there are people that build sites offering the software posted here on XDA. Does anyone know what's up with this? I realize that anyone could get it from here, but whoever runs that site is generating ad income by exploiting the XDA forums, and THAT is disturbing. What a crock.

In other news, the Settings and a few other additions are underway, and I'll probably have an update this weekend. Today was a bad market day, so I hope nobody got pissed off at TickerTape and threw their Diamond in a river. :)

[scletan]

Brazil Sao Paolo, .SA, is 15minutes delay. What can i do to hav it in real time? I can pay for this service and make a donation to you.

[GeckoDev]

Brazil Sao Paolo, .SA, is 15minutes delay. What can i do to hav it in real time? I can pay for this service and make a donation to you.

I have plans to integrate with Yahoo's real-time service, which is reported to cost about $10 per month. The idea is that you will be able to configure your Yahoo account information in TickerTape, and it will use that info to get the real-time quotes you have subscribed to. I'm not sure when this feature will be added.

Donations are certainly appreciated. ;)

[alexk1f]

Hi,

First all great app. I really like it.

Suggestion: Would it be possible to set a few download times? I live in Asia and I want to automatically download the US market information in the morning when I wake up.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

Alex

[12345]

I need something that provides their data.

try this one....

http://fundusze.wp.pl/a,3,b,1,notowania.html


thanx

[llecaroz]

Hi GeckoDev,
I just tried for fun, & certainly will donate for the next version. your app looks interresting.
Here is my feedback on my i780. The Menu is too big on the i780 screen, an horizontal scrollbar is displayed . I suppose that the vertical scrollbar is normal as I suppose that you want your app to be used also with device not having "finger ready" features. but it should be interesting in settings to be able to hide the vertical one if you add a finger ready feature. Anyway, the vertical scroll bar is displayed in the "compare to" sub menu even if all items are visible & does not need a scrollbar

for the horizontal one, there is no need on i780...

About the number of quotes being able to be displayed, only 2 quotes can be displayed without being truncated... the third quote is truncated & other are hiden under the graph.

Maybe an horizontal sizing bar or a setting containing the number of quote to display and/or the size of the graph could be useful !

but anyway, I like your pre alpha beta version !

[mhoesch]

Just want to thank for this great software. Everything works great.

One thing would be outstanding: Using the HTC Diamond Scroll/Zoom wheel functionality for the chart (or double tab to chart makes it landscape fullscreen).
And using wipe left/right to switch between the tabs.

[fdecausans]

Nice little apps.

Acutally I really like the current 0.4 version and the fact is that it is small. Don't really need any other improvement except maybe the way it connects. I would prefer the data connection to stay on while the prog is running rather than starting/closing at every periodic update (or at least have the possibility to choose).

[scletan]

I have plans to integrate with Yahoo's real-time service, which is reported to cost about $10 per month. The idea is that you will be able to configure your Yahoo account information in TickerTape, and it will use that info to get the real-time quotes you have subscribed to. I'm not sure when this feature will be added.

Donations are certainly appreciated. ;)
I use www.advfn.com in Brazil and im sure that this site has usa, canada, europe, africa and asia too. i pay 11,00 usd per month to hav brazil real time. u can contact them to be a partner, thats my sugestion. i wanna hav it quick on my phone. congratulations, keep growing, u can hav much money working in this software. be quick :-)

[GeckoDev]

Hey everyone ... Ticker Tape 0.5 is now available! See the 2nd post for changes, and the 1st post to download.

[69alfa]

Hello , i instaled version 0.5 and is fantastic to see charts as completed screen but i think if better to use all the screen to see the chart(chart must ocupied all the screen) then it was very very fantastic..

regards , and i promise to donate you four your work

[GeckoDev]

Hello , i instaled version 0.5 and is fantastic to see charts as completed screen but i think if better to use all the screen to see the chart(chart must ocupied all the screen) then it was very very fantastic..


The downloaded chart is 512 pixels high (when rotated). I didn't want to resize it to fill the whole screen, because then the chart would become distorted and hard to read.

On devices with lower resolutions, the chart will still get shrunk some to fit the screen, so in those cases it ends up filling the whole screen, but there will be some distortion due to resizing.

But on the Diamond and other VGA devices, even though it doesn't quite fill the screen, we get to see the chart actual size with no distortion. Make sense?

[anthony_kwok]

Great! The menu speed is really faster than 0.4.
Thanks! :D

[benchmarkone@gmail.com]

You've designed an outstanding, professional-looking app, GeckoDev. And I can see you've spent just as much time designing the look and interface of the app as you have it's efficiency and accuracy. Excellent job.

I agree with you - it makes perfect sense to have a smaller undistorted chart than a larger distorted chart.

By the way... I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet, but you can also enter mutual fund codes and your app will track those just like a stock. For example, if you want to view the Fidelity Balanced Fund, you can do a search on Yahoo Finance to get the fund code (FBALX), and you're good to go. Note: this only seems to work for American mutual funds.

[12345]

try this one....

http://fundusze.wp.pl/a,3,b,1,notowania.html


thanx

what about that data ? usefull or not ?

M

[EazyVG]

Great new features for 0.5 ... thumbs up.

[GeckoDev]

what about that data ? usefull or not ?

Not useful, sorry. It's just a web page, not a data stream. I'll do some looking around and see if I can find somewhere that provides the data. Thanks for trying though. :)

[GeckoDev]

Great! The menu speed is really faster than 0.4.
Thanks! :D

You've designed an outstanding, professional-looking app, GeckoDev. And I can see you've spent just as much time designing the look and interface of the app as you have it's efficiency and accuracy. Excellent job.

Great new features for 0.5 ... thumbs up.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you! I'm pleased to see that everyone is enjoying the update!

[johan_hi]

Hi GeckoDev,

Love the app! It works great on my Touch Pro. The design is the sweetest yet on this kind of app. Thumbs up!

I have got a little request.

I live in Norway, and I am wondering if you could get data from one of these sites:

www.netfonds.no or www.nordnet.no

Not that I am a programmer, but I think you would be able to get data from these sites. My best bet would be on Netfonds.

Contact me if you need translation or help. Would be glad to help you out.

Cheers! :)

[GeckoDev]

I live in Norway, and I am wondering if you could get data from one of these sites:

www.netfonds.no or www.nordnet.no

The Oslo Exchange is on the list of exchanges (http://finance.yahoo.com/exchanges) that the data comes from, so you should already be able to get what you want. ;)

Try putting ".OL" at the end of the ticker symbol you want, or look up the symbol here (http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup/all). Let me know how it goes!

[wd-40]

Wonderful app. The design is really quite impressive. I would love to see some actual stock (buy and sell, profit and loss) tracking. Would this possibly be included in the commercial version?

BTW: The size that this app and data take up is so amazingly small. Well done.

[cellneuron]

V0.5 is nice. For the full screen chart view, why not make it a real full screen (title bar is still there which looks ugly, most importantly, the view is not that much bigger than the integrated view.) I guess a real full screen view will looks bigger.

thanks.

[lit2fly]

Price Alert

Thanks for the program, it is very professional and useful

One feature makes the program even more brilliant!

Please add the price alter function..... in which the alert can be an SMS, email, alarm....... you name it.........

Thanks!!!!!

[hebbe]

your app is getting better every version! my girlfriend is a stock analyst (using a bloomberg terminal), and she's also impressed by this app!


a suggestion for the look and feel for the next version maybe:
i think the ui will look a lot "smoother" if you add a padding between the first ticker (stock) and the list title (caption)

[lit2fly]

Display Time According to Time Zone

Another request: Display the "last update date/time" according to time zone the device is set to.

Define Non-Trading Hours
User can define non-trading hours (in local time) such that during the non-trading hours, the program will not update the stock data automatically.

[69alfa]

some ideas for future version.

its posible to add some stock information like this example:

Day's Range: 95.13 - 100.40
52wk Range: 85.00 - 202.96

[wd-40]

Is there any chance to add an option to be able to view the chart information in an off-line mode? Obviously, you would be online to download data but the chart data would still be available after the device is no longer connected.

Question: what apps do you use to track your investment portfolios on a PPC? I am currently using StockManager.

[wd-40]

Day's Range: 95.13 - 100.40
52wk Range: 85.00 - 202.96

Good suggestion. That would be a nice addition.

[curious george]

@GeckoDev

How difficult, and would you consider undertaking, an interface like this that updates Sport Scores? Maybe something that cache's info from espn.com to were the user can get live updates of games etc like yahoo's sports tracker? The ability to pick the sporting genre and then drill down to professional or college, men or womens etc etc etc.

Curious G

[romant]

Great application -thanks a lot. Re the landscape chart, I understand your point about not wanting to distort the chart by going from 512 pixels to 640 but I still struggle to read the chart - getting old I guess. Would it be possible to either implement zoom and scroll or send the chart to the built in picture viewer to allow that to zoom/scroll?

Also, I guess this would depend on the data source but e.g. for the currency conversions in particular it would be useful to enter a past date and get the quotes as at that point.

[ycimpir]

Hi GeckoDev..

Is it possible to add Indice of Turkey (calls IMKB) ?

:D

[sev7en]

Awesome tool... many thanks for sharing!

[GeckoDev]

@lit2fly: Would the last update time really be useful, since it already shows the trade time that the quote represents? Alerts and trading hours are already on the list (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2846676&postcount=2). ;)

@69alfa: I can get that info ... the question is where to display it! Maybe the chart area could double as an area to show extended info with some sort of toggle? Hmmm. Let me ponder that for a bit.

@wd-40: It already does that! Have a look at the settings for cached charts. You can specify which chart ranges to view cached, and you can specify how old a chart needs to be before it is considered "stale" (in which case a new chart is downloaded). Note: if you kept your data file from a previous version of the app, you need to specify when to get a new chart, otherwise it will always considered to be stale.

To answer your question, I use TickerTape to track my portfolio ... of course, I have the version that lets me track the positions I hold. Just kidding. :) Soon though....

@curious george: That's an interesting idea for an app. I'll give it some thought after hibernating for the winter (it's almost below 70 here in Florida ... BRRRR!) Maybe in time for the Final Four. ;)

To everyone talking about the fullscreen chart: Just for background info, the idea was to not distort the chart by stretching it (there's a more detailed explanation a few pages back). But since a lot of you are talking about it, I could add some stuff to the full screen view to allow you some control over the zoom level and so on. Does that sound good?

[fryman]

This app is great - Thank you. How hard would it be to add this app as a page into TF3D? Or at least as a link under You Tube on the internet page. :)

[hebbe]

just another tip for a smoother ui:

make the lines between the menuitems just one pixel in height, and give them a light grey color :). (at the moment the line has a height of 2 pixels and is black:D)

[Tazkika]

Hi GeckoDev..

Is it possible to add Indice of Turkey (calls IMKB) ?

:D
Hi Ycimpir,
the ticker ^XU100 gives you the ISE100 index, strangely the Yahoo site refuses to give info on the ticker, but when you enter it in TickerTape you get the graph. I've asked Yahoo a few times to follow this index in more detail, but no luck....
CU,
Tazkika

[HTC_TELUS]

Just wanted to show you my appreciation over this wonderful and simple to use app.

Only minor point is QVGA resolution on the charts is blurry *i know it was designed for VGA users* so my only request would be updated graphs.

Other than that, great app, i can follow the Stock Market downslide everywhere i am.... LOOK I'M LOOSING MONEY! =)

Keep up your good work


-long-time lurker, sometimes poster-

[GeckoDev]

How hard would it be to add this app as a page into TF3D? Or at least as a link under You Tube on the internet page. :)

I'm not really sure how hard it is yet, I've never tried it. I have it on the list to think about, but I think there will be issues with screen real estate. I have already thought about making the app completely full screen just to claim the extra space where the taskbar is (even though I think only games should do this ... normal apps should play nice with the OS). If it plugs into TF3D, it would have even less space to work with. So I think this whole idea will stay at the bottom of the list forever. :)

You can always add it to the Programs tab in TF3D...

[GeckoDev]

just another tip for a smoother ui:

make the lines between the menuitems just one pixel in height, and give them a light grey color :). (at the moment the line has a height of 2 pixels and is black:D)

You're right, it does look better, thanks! BTW, the line was only supposed to be 1px to begin with, but I found out the background fill was missing the last pixel at the bottom. That combined with the 1px top border made it look like 2px between them. Anyway, it's all taken care of now, thanks.

[cellneuron]

I'm not really sure how hard it is yet, I've never tried it. I have it on the list to think about, but I think there will be issues with screen real estate. I have already thought about making the app completely full screen just to claim the extra space where the taskbar is (even though I think only games should do this ... normal apps should play nice with the OS). If it plugs into TF3D, it would have even less space to work with. So I think this whole idea will stay at the bottom of the list forever. :)

You can always add it to the Programs tab in TF3D...

I support the full screen idea, at least make it an option. But please add "exit" button first, either in menu or somewhere else.

[dersbach]

I would also like to thank you for this great program. I regards to the yahoo feed, to my knowledge there is a free stocks application for the iphone that uses the bloomberg feed (for free). I wonder if someone can find out if this can also be used for your application. thanks and keep up the good work :-)

[kdk_warhead]

Hi!
I was just about to buy Stockmanager or Pocket Stock Monitor when I found this application. This one is a lot cooler :cool: even if it doesn't have al the functions of the other two programs. Your planed future features seem to cover everything I need so I wait and see instead of buying one of the others.

The 1d & 5d Charts works for Down Jones Index and the other Indexes and tickers included as "default" but Swedish Index "OMX" and Swedish tickers like VOLVB.ST do not work. 3m 6m 1y 2y 5y works fine. Strange! :confused:
I do get a tiny error message over the chart but it is impossible to read it on my Touch Cruise (qVGA display).

I guess everyone here has tried the free "EquityExpert" program? You can scroll trough your tickers "iPhone"-style but the program really run short on functions and it doesn’t look so good on a qVGA display.

I do hope you continue to develop this program!

HTC Touch Cruise, TickerTape 0.5

[fryman]

I'm not really sure how hard it is yet, I've never tried it. I have it on the list to think about, but I think there will be issues with screen real estate. I have already thought about making the app completely full screen just to claim the extra space where the taskbar is (even though I think only games should do this ... normal apps should play nice with the OS). If it plugs into TF3D, it would have even less space to work with. So I think this whole idea will stay at the bottom of the list forever. :)

You can always add it to the Programs tab in TF3D...

It is currently my first program in the Programs tab :D

I would love to see the app completely full screen just to claim the extra space, but I was taking about only making a link on the internet page like where the YouTube icon is located in the picture below.

I have seen it done in Manila 2D here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2636386#post2636386) like this - but I cannot find the right reg to edit in Manila 3D. Anyone know how to do it?
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila2D\InternetW idget\Customized\1]
"NoDescription"=dword:1
"CustomizedURL"="\\Windows\\iexplore.exe"
"CustomizedDescription"="Browse The Internet Using Internet Explorer"
"CustomizedTitle"="Internet Explorer"
"CustomizedIcon"="\\Windows\\HH_INTERNET_YOUTUBE.b mp"

[GeckoDev]

... but I was taking about only making a link on the internet page like where the YouTube icon is located in the picture below.

I have seen it done in Manila 2D here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2636386#post2636386) like this - but I cannot find the right reg to edit in Manila 3D. Anyone know how to do it?

That should probably be a tweak on your Diamond, and I'd be honored to hear you've done it. ;)
I've seen threads on it before. A quick search found this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2773038&postcount=15) among others, which might or might not work, I didn't try.

And cellneuron has been screaming for that exit button since the beginning of this thread, so I'd better get that done. :D

[bugz213]

is it still only US stocks i tried adding TD.TO and RY-PH.TO, they didnt work...

[GeckoDev]

is it still only US stocks i tried adding TD.TO and RY-PH.TO, they didnt work...

Are you sure? They work fine for me. RY-PH.TO is 22.50 and TD.TO is 55.86.

[bugz213]

Are you sure? They work fine for me. RY-PH.TO is 22.50 and TD.TO is 55.86.

ah thanks
I got it working, I was always adding the ^ when doing it before.

[brainstorming]

This is an excellent app!! Great work GeckoDev! It's running nicely on my Diamond. I've put my portfolio on and some indexes. Great to have the ability to quickly check curent rates.

I've noticed that the time displayed under each ticker is given in US time. I'm in the Netherlands (mainly tracking Dutch stocks) so the time looks odd (it's 6 hrs off). I've looked at the Yahoo Finance page, and it gives the same time. Is it possible to somehow force a certain LOCALE, or time offset in the next update?

Thanks again for your great effort!

/edit

Actually I have been fiddling about with the Yahoo!Finance URL and to 'force' a local time it is possible to prepend the URL with a certain country code. For instance for me it works to put 'de.' in front of the 'finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^AEX' url to get the AEX index in my local time, e.g. 'http://de.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^AEX' gives me the AEX index in (my) local time.

These are the country codes available from Yahoo!Finance:

Argentina: ar.
Australia & NZ: au.
Brazil: br.
Canada: ca.
China: cn.
France: fr.
Germany: de.
Hong Kong: hk.
India: in.
Italy: it.
Korea: kr.
Mexico: mx.
Singapore: sg.
Spain: es.
Taiwan: tw.
UK & Ireland: uk.

Maybe you can add the option for users to select a certain region, effectively changing the URL you use to lookup the stock quotes.

Very good idea. Some ticker charts don`t work from finance.yahoo.com, but from es.finance.yahoo.com, for instance.

Very good work!!!

[fryman]

That should probably be a tweak on your Diamond, and I'd be honored to hear you've done it. ;)
I've seen threads on it before. A quick search found this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2773038&postcount=15) among others, which might or might not work, I didn't try.

And cellneuron has been screaming for that exit button since the beginning of this thread, so I'd better get that done. :D

Thanks for the link but my touch pro from sprint does not have that xml file :) I edited the system file 27c65cbd_manila in the windows folder. I will upload directions once I figure out how to make the file open.

Attached are the two screen shots one with the link there the other with the erroe msg saying tickertape.exe is not signed with a trusted certificate. anyone have any idea how to get around this error? Did I cause this error when I edited the exe to change the icon file?

[GeckoDev]

Attached are the two screen shots one with the link there the other with the erroe msg saying tickertape.exe is not signed with a trusted certificate. anyone have any idea how to get around this error? Did I cause this error when I edited the exe to change the icon file?

If you edited the exe, then the trust you established when you installed the cab is no longer valid, because it is intended to protect you from tampering (even if you tamper with it yourself). :D

[fryman]

If you edited the exe, then the trust you established when you installed the cab is no longer valid, because it is intended to protect you from tampering (even if you tamper with it yourself). :D

I thought that too but I un-installed Tickertape then reinstalled the un-tampered exe...no luck. I moved the all files from "\Program Files\Ticker Tape" to "\Windows\" and still no luck and still get the same error. I have been searching but can't find an answer...don't worry I will figure it out. Maybe I have to cook it into the ROM.

[GeckoDev]

Maybe the stuff on that tab needs to REALLY be signed for it to work, although I'm not sure why it would be different from the Programs tab. I haven't gone through the hassle/expense of getting a VeriSign certificate yet, so I can't sign the exe for real. I could sign it with the fake cert that MS provides for development, but in theory it still wouldn't be valid on a real device.

BTW, thanks! ;)

[fryman]

Maybe the stuff on that tab needs to REALLY be signed for it to work, although I'm not sure why it would be different from the Programs tab. I haven't gone through the hassle/expense of getting a VeriSign certificate yet, so I can't sign the exe for real. I could sign it with the fake cert that MS provides for development, but in theory it still wouldn't be valid on a real device.

BTW, thanks! ;)

I will play around with it tonight and see what kind of programs I can get to link to the page and see if there is a way around it being a signed program. Your welcome and you are the one putting all the work in :D

[kalinuset]

Damn Good APP.
Thank you so much for this great job!!!!

[an123]

awesome app!! very very useful ...thanks

[supersobbie]

WOW... this is a very nice looking applications. I can not wait to give it a try. Thanks,
SoBBie

[coolguy949]

Great app. As a future request, an "Exit" option would be nice so I dont have to end the app from the task manager.

Also, it would be nice to have an option to go to the yahoo page for the quote for more info.

[spuzzum]

Is it possible to put the price of brent crude and the world currencies and maybe some other commodites?

[69mach1]

Thanks for the great app.

I tried to get the inga.as and fora.as tickers but they don't work?

Has anybode got NL charts except for the aex index on their phone?

ROb

[GeckoDev]

Is it possible to put the price of brent crude and the world currencies and maybe some other commodites?

The symbols for Brent Crude futures can be found here (http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup/all?s=crude) ... there are about 600 of them, so it depends on which one you want.

The FAQ in the 2nd post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2846676&postcount=2) explains where to find symbols for currencies (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency) and other stuff.

Happy trading! ;)

[carlus]

Hi:

I am a programer and i want to develop for Windows Mobile, and... can you send me the source code of the program TickerTape?. I am so interested...

I want to make programs that capture internet datas and shows then in Windows Mobile programs.

Thanks...

[GeckoDev]

I tried to get the inga.as and fora.as tickers but they don't work?

Has anybode got NL charts except for the aex index on their phone?

Both INGA.AS and FORA.AS work fine for me. Make sure you're not putting the caret (^) in front of the symbols.

I'm not sure what you mean about the charts, so can't help you there. Maybe someone else knows what you're talking about and can help. :)

[69mach1]

Both INGA.AS and FORA.AS work fine for me. Make sure you're not putting the caret (^) in front of the symbols.

I'm not sure what you mean about the charts, so can't help you there. Maybe someone else knows what you're talking about and can help. :)

That is strange.
I tried FORA.AS but with no result.
I do have got aex, hangseng, eurdollar, .. working.
but no dutch individual fonds

Anybody?

rob

[pogeypetey]

Is there a way to get commodity pricing incorporated into this? Ie oil price/gold...? I am an idiot... need to read posts before opening my big fat... uh... fingers.

[pogeypetey]

So I found this (http://finance.yahoo.com/futures)

Light Sweet Crude prices and other commodities.

[GeckoDev]

Excellent, I'll add it to the FAQ. Thanks!

[benko286]

brillisnt app thx

[GeckoDev]

q6600@3,8ghz

Are you running it on your desktop?? :D

[ld-runner]

GeckoDev, please, please, please...make this app run on a touch flo tab.
that would be the greatest thing ever. to help motivate the development, i am donating today!

[GeckoDev]

Sure thing, boss. :D

I've looked into it a little bit already, but I haven't had much time in the last couple weeks.
I'm hoping to post a small update soon though, and I'd like to see it in TF3D too, so who knows ... maybe it'll be an option in the next update.

[GeckoDev]

So ... does anyone want an update today, even if it's a small one? Here's what I have so far:

Added swipe (gesture) to change lists
Added EXIT BUTTON (<-- look at that, cellneuron! :D)
Tweaked menu item borders to look better
Changed application icon

I'm working on the ability to rearrange lists/tickers, but not sure if I'll have it done this weekend.

I'm also toying around with a GUI redesign that uses less screen real estate, which is a first step towards making it work as a tab in TF3D. I'll post some screenshots to get some feedback when I'm happy with it.

I have also been working on a way to adjust the quote time to your local zone, but that's actually harder than it might seem. :)

Anyway, I just wanted to know if the updates I have so far are worth it, or if I should wait until there's a little more substance to it. ;)

[fryman]

So ... does anyone want an update today, even if it's a small one?
Yes please! :D

I have also been working on a way to adjust the quote time to your local zone, but that's actually harder than it might seem. :)

I wouldn't worry too much about that because we know what exchange our quotes are on.

Anyway, I just wanted to know if the updates I have so far are worth it, or if I should wait until there's a little more substance to it. ;)
Totally worth it...Thanks for all your hard work! ;)

[fryman]

If you edited the exe, then the trust you established when you installed the cab is no longer valid, because it is intended to protect you from tampering (even if you tamper with it yourself). :D

It looks like you were right after all...I just didn't kill the power and reset like I should have :(

Would anyone like to me upload a zip file of 27c65cbd_manila edited to add Ticker Tape to the internet page in TF3D?

[GeckoDev]

Would anyone like to me upload a zip file of 27c65cbd_manila edited to add Ticker Tape to the internet page in TF3D?

Yeah, go ahead and upload it.

But it looks like you're the only one that cares about getting an update. :D

What did it for you ... swipe to change lists?

[fryman]

But it looks like you're the only one that cares about getting an update. :D
No I am just the only one online on a Sunday afternoon :D
What did it for you ... swipe to change lists?
I don't know exactly but I got to the point to where I just deleted every file that had to do with ticker tape and changed 27c65cbd_manila back to the original and then pulled the battery for a few seconds and then reinstall ticker tape, edited 27c65cbd_manila and BAM it worked? Just like you said:
If you edited the exe, then the trust you established when you installed the cab is no longer valid, because it is intended to protect you from tampering (even if you tamper with it yourself). :D

[fryman]

Yeah, go ahead and upload it.

Attached is a zip file of an edited system file located in the "\Windows\" directory called 27c65cbd_manila. This file dictates what you see your your internet page in TF3D.

If you unzip this file in to the "\Windows\" folder of your Diamond or TP you will get a link to ticker tape on the internet page in TF3D as shown in this screen shot below. If you want to undo the changes attached in the other zip is the original 27c65cbd_manila system file.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k189/rageouss/Screen02.jpg

[hebbe]

update! update! update! :D

this is definitely one of my favorite winmobile apps!!!

thank you so much for your excellent work!

[BigQ]

Very useful......Thank you very much...

[zcai2672]

Been looking for an app like this for a very long time! thanks alot buddy, if I ever win anything from investing in stocks, I PROMISE I will donate money to the developer. please keep up the good effort! I will be sure keep a close eye on this thread!

[GeckoDev]

OK, a very small update is in the first post. The changes are listed in the 2nd post, and in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2949727&postcount=207) (which also lists some of the things that are currently in progress).

Be sure to check out fryman's post here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2950447&postcount=212) for a way to add Ticker Tape to the Internet tab in TF3D!

[hanackin]

thanks for this update :D

[prodigy7]

thx @developer(s) for this nice software - that what i'm long looking for.

2 things i have:
a) Is it possible, implement other stock places? It would be nice, if i could get the updated (german) ticker from http://de.finance.yahoo.com/. Also it would be nice, if I could enter WKN or ISIN.
b) The menu on the bottom is a little bit to small. If it would have the "normal" size, it would be easier with fingers, touching it.

[Genius2000]

OK, a very small update is in the first post. The changes are listed in the 2nd post, and in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2949727&postcount=207) (which also lists some of the things that are currently in progress).

Be sure to check out fryman's post here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2950447&postcount=212) for a way to add Ticker Tape to the Internet tab in TF3D!

Many thanks for this useful application, could you arrange to set the update time as per local settings (in my case GMT +1)?

Ciao, Andrea

Edit: Forgot this request, I wrote before I read :)

[Fat Boy]

Thanks for the update and thanks for the zip file as well. Great App.

[justauser]

I really like the app, but every time I start it Pocket Outlook disappears. And when I start PO, this app disappears. ANy idea?

[fryman]

Thanks for the update and thanks for the zip file as well. Great App.

Did the zip file work for you? when I installed the update my link broke again :confused:

[mr_ding]

I believe the stock update from Google Finance is faster than Yahoo Finance.

Here's the 4 major index link (http://finance.google.com/finance?q=.dji%2C+.inx%2C+.ixic%2C+.gsptse) from Google.

[Fat Boy]

Did the zip file work for you? when I installed the update my link broke again nope but thanks for the effort.

[zcai2672]

I've donated some small amount to you for your effort.
I am using 0.51 now and the finger swap is a very nice addition.
just some suggestion;

if you can add a menu function that can display the summery of a selected company in a single page that
includes some important info such as
-The Earning summery, ( http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/ais?s=RIO.AX)
-A few of the latest headlines links (http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=RIO.AX)
- Company profile Summery such as http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/apr?s=RIO.AX

If it has all that, I think it will be as good as the Iphone's Bloomberg app and I can use this app to counter my colleagues' claim that iphone is a better phone.
I don't know whether it can be done or not so its just a suggestion.
Will donate more when i have some spare cash and as the application progresses.. You have done a very good job, so keep up the good work buddy!. cheers

[GeckoDev]

It would be nice, if i could get the updated (german) ticker from http://de.finance.yahoo.com/.

I have looked into using localized sites (de., hk., uk., etc) already, but I found that only the US site will give me the data feed. The rest of them (I tried 16 of them) don't appear to have the same feed. Sorry. ;)


The menu on the bottom is a little bit to small. If it would have the "normal" size, it would be easier with fingers, touching it.

Hmmm, at one time it was normal size, but I must have messed it up somewhere along the way. Thanks for pointing that out!


I really like the app, but every time I start it Pocket Outlook disappears. And when I start PO, this app disappears. ANy idea?

Does the same thing happen with other apps? I don't really have an idea of what could be going on there. Has anyone else noticed this?

[ManuTouch]

This is exactly what I have been waiting for...finally a little app that does all I want it to do! Great job man!

How much better do you think can you get this to look on a QVGA screen? The only problem there really is the graph section, everything else looks fine.

[zorroz]

GREAT SW, thaks a lot!
Iìm from Italy, and I'm interested on Milan Stock Exchange too...
MY QUESTIONS:
- is it possible to see the updated time as local time? At the moment there is the time in USA [EDIT: I read you are wotking on, thank you]
- why for some indices the daily chart is not available? for example ^MIBTEL or ^SPMIB => these are available in italian yahoo finance

FOR THE REST: REALLY A GREAT IDEA and development!!!!!!!!!!!!

CIAO

[GeckoDev]

How much better do you think can you get this to look on a QVGA screen? The only problem there really is the graph section, everything else looks fine.

Probably not much better using the current layout, but I'm playing with an alternate layout that might give some more room, and hopefully improve the display on "inferior" resoltions. ;)

why for some indices the daily chart is not available? for example ^MIBTEL or ^SPMIB => these are available in italian yahoo finance

I think I have found a workaround for that. It should be in the next update, assuming it works all the time.

Ciao!

[fryman]

Hmmm, at one time it was normal size, but I must have messed it up somewhere along the way. Thanks for pointing that out!

I like it a little smaller...more room for the quotes :D

[gbock]

This is a great app but Im using the treo 800 and on my screen all I can see is the first two stocks of a list. The rest of the screen is filled up with the chart window. Is there a way to turn off the chart? Or at least be able to scroll through the stocks? The way it is now, only the top two stocks of a list are visible no matter what I do.

Please help! This is exactly what I was looking for (if I could only see more than 2 stocks at a time!!!)

Thanks,
Greg

[GeckoDev]

Treo 800 is a square screen, right? I don't have any plans for that sort of thing.
It's hard enough to get an app meant for VGA to look OK on QVGA ... but 1/2 that size? Don't think so. ;)

[hipduf]

OK, what am I missing? I've installed 0.5.1 on my Fuze, and while the charts download nicely for any of the default entries or the ones I add (I'm in Canada, so it's a mix of Cdn and US stocks), I don't get any of the ticker/value info in the "name bars" themselves. In other words, all I see is, for example, ^DJI on the left, a 0 in the middle, and nothing else.

I'm sure it's something I am stupidly overlooking, but can't figure it out for the life of me. Any ideas?

Updated: Never mind, now it clicked in after 2 reinstalls. Not sure why, but nice app!

caz

[jiejie]

Hi

Thanks for the great product. I can see a huge potential for this.

Here is something I like to comments:

Bug:
1) the schedule download feature doesn’t seem to work for me (if I select 5 second for download rate)

feature:

1) Please create a menu at the bottom of the application with the for example these options ( News, Chart, Tool)

2) Please hide the chart. Only show the chart when the chart button is pressed

3) please allow more than 6 stocks in one list. ( can you make it work more like apple’s stock app. )

4) Kinetic scroll is good if there is more than 6 stocks in one list.

5) Yahoo has the real time stock quote, is that possible to implement? Because a 20 minutes lag isn’t that useful for a real time stock trader who needs the quote at real time.


Improvement:
1) number one request: please hide the message when the software is downloading data or generating map. Because psychologically, it makes the software seem very slow. I would just hide it.

2) Truburt’s icontact UI is very speedy, no lag. If tikertape can run as fast as that, it would be perfect. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402724

3) speed issue when: download, generate chart. Is there any way to improve the speed?

[zend]

Thanks for this app...it's really polished and works great.

I'm wondering if you've considered adding a "News" feature. Yahoo has company news feeds available via RSS, described here:

http://developer.yahoo.com/finance/company.html

I imagine it would be fairly straightforward to transform these feeds into html for display in a WebBrowser (or equivalent) control. Clicking on links could use System.Process.Start to just launch the browser...

Really appreciate your time and effort on this!

[nkawtg]

Great App, just wish it could be in a tab like on the HD.

[vadim_bogaiskov]

There is the Russian edition of this cool app: TickerTape-0.5.1_ru.cab
Slavs, welcome! :D

Second CAB TickerTape-0.5.1_ru_HTC_Diamond.cab add line on Internet tab. Note, in non-english version of TouchFLO3D we should modify \Application Data\Manila\InternetPortal-xx-XX.xml instead of \windows\27c65cbd_manila

fryman, look how I modified the file and files location. I think this is elegant solution...

[fryman]

fryman, look how I modified the file and files location. I think this is a elegant solution...

Can I get a get a screen shot please. The cab will not work on my inferior US edition phone.

[fryman]

Attached is a zip file of an edited system file located in the "\Windows\" directory called 27c65cbd_manila. This file dictates what you see your your internet page in TF3D.

If you unzip this file in to the "\Windows\" folder of your Diamond or TP you will get a link to ticker tape on the internet page in TF3D as shown in this screen shot below. If you want to undo the changes attached in the other zip is the original 27c65cbd_manila system file.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k189/rageouss/Screen02.jpg

I found my typo and attached are the working 27c65cbd_manila files...Thanks for the help vadim_bogaiskov (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=592997)! These files are for TP's on sprint. Check out vadim_bogaiskov (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=592997)'s post #237 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2979612&postcount=237) for a cab for phones that have a "\Application Data\Manila" folder.

[vadim_bogaiskov]

Can I get a get a screen shot please. The cab will not work on my inferior US edition phone.
1. I have renamed AppToDate.xml and AppToDate.ico to TickerTape.xml and TickerTape.ico also have moved them to \Application Date\AppToDate folder.
2. Then I replaced shortcut TickerTape.lnk to \windows\Main menu\Program folder.
3. It has allowed to create in InternetPortal-ru-RU.xml the following lines:
<Link
Text="Лента биржевых новостей"
Executable="\Windows\Главное меню\Программы\TickerTape.lnk"
ImagePath="\Application Data\AppToDate\TickerTape.ico" />

Now we can install Ticker Tape in any place (Device or Internal Storage).

Sorry for my bad English.:(

[GeckoDev]

There is the Russian edition of this cool app: TickerTape-0.5.1_ru.cab
Slavs, welcome! :D

Hmmm, I thought the Chinese would be the first to decompile and hack it.

[vadim_bogaiskov]

Hmmm, I thought the Chinese would be the first to decompile and hack it.

China and Russia is neighbours...;)
I have changed resources only. But if you want, I can destroy the Russian edition.
I do not understand, if TickerTape is freeware, why did you not use .NET culture in your app? It would allow to localise your app for other people easier and not to look at program code.

[GeckoDev]

why did you not use .NET culture in your app?

I'm going to do that soon, so everyone can make their localized version.
I just didn't take the time to use string resources in the beginning, because it was only a proof of concept ... it grew too fast. ;)

So I'll make sure the next version uses resource files...

[GeckoDev]

1. I have renamed AppToDate.xml and AppToDate.ico to TickerTape.xml and TickerTape.ico also have moved them to \Application Date\AppToDate folder.

The original installer creates registry entries for AppToDate, because I didn't want to create folders/clutter for those who don't use it. Moving these files would break the integration ... but I guess the cab you created doesn't make the reg entries. Do these really need to be renamed & moved in order to create your link?

[vadim_bogaiskov]

The original installer creates registry entries for AppToDate, because I didn't want to create folders/clutter for those who don't use it. Moving these files would break the integration ... but I guess the cab you created doesn't make the reg entries. Do these really need to be renamed & moved in order to create your link?

I think that we need to rename AND move icon and xml files, because we needs to fix location of icon file if we want to insert modified 27c65cbd_manila/InternetPortal-ru-RU.xml file to CAB.
It is a usual way of storage icon&xml files for use of possibilities MoDaCo (see Attached Thumbnails).

[vadim_bogaiskov]

I'm going to do that soon, so everyone can make their localized version.
I just didn't take the time to use string resources in the beginning, because it was only a proof of concept ... it grew too fast. ;)

So I'll make sure the next version uses resource files...

It is very good news. Your program really is the best of similar to it, and should be extended worldwide!:)

[GeckoDev]

I think that we need to rename AND move icon and xml files, because we needs to fix location of icon file if we want to insert modified 27c65cbd_manila/InternetPortal-ru-RU.xml file to CAB.

OK, gotcha ... so you can install to either device or storage while still using the same manila file.

[vadim_bogaiskov]

OK, gotcha ... so you can install to either device or storage while still using the same manila file.
Yeeees, of course! :D

[LeoSK]

Great program, thank you very much GeckoDev.

My suggestions:
1) Today screen plugin would be very helpful, just a narrow 10-20px area for 2-4 most important tickers I need to watch.
(maybe possibility of integration with Spb programs...)
2) Font size decrease/increase option. I would prefer smaller fonts, 6 lines in 1 list is not enough (for me).
3) Graphs are nice but take too much space in "List" area
4) Graphs are unable to change their scale (maximum/minimum value) quickly. Spot price is not visible then (above maximum/below minimum).

Otherwise no complaints :)
I am ready to pay 20-30 USD, if you manage to add today screen plugin.
Thanks!

[GeckoDev]

@everyone posting suggestions -- I'm not ignoring you, I just haven't had time to post individual replies.
Your comments have been noted. :D
I appreciate all the feedback, keep it coming.
But PLEASE read the 2nd post ... there are a lot of requests that are already on the "planned" list.