[APP][v0.0.1.3][06/07/2009] Battery Guard

[dally]

Hi

Battery Guard is an finger-friendly application that manage powering for each subdevices on PocketPC machine. This application should be usefull for anyone who want to track what eating battery and make it under control (in the future, i want to add monitoring functionality and apply some logic to detect what make battery draining)

Quick Info:

Target: All Windows Mobile Professional devices (tested on HTC Touch HD (WinMo 6.1), HTC BlueAngle (WinMo 6.1), request feedback about other devices and versions of WinMo)
Requirements: Windows Mobile Professional, .Net Compact Framework 3.5
Features, screenshoots & download at: http://mobile.dlugosz.net.pl/Product...9/Default.aspx

Please don't share installation cab, just link to above page.

Feedback and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Change Log

version 0.0.1.3 (06-07-2009)

- added window's captions
- added support for provisioning xml (export/import)
- added driver registry name for subdevices
- little less memory usage
- improve windows loading time
- more compatuble backup/restore process
- fixed landscape mode

version 0.0.1.2 (10-06-2009)

- expand Power Status window with battery life and charge/draining indicator
- change windows hierarchy, Power Status is now main window
- add Battery Info page in Settings window
- add ask about changes on exit from Power Template window
- fix scroll painting after add/remove elements (GUI)
- fix saving for new items in power template editor
- fix handle of fullscreen setting (GUI)
- fix background image for power switch (QVGA skin)

version 0.0.1.1 (30-05-2009)
- fixed skin for QVGA devices (install cab fix only)

[Davka]

Nice! Hope you will complete the ToDo tasks soon

[flaviopac]

Nice app!


But I have a problem on my QVGA device... Buttons are too big...

[dally]

Originally Posted by flaviopac But I have a problem on my QVGA device... Buttons are too big...

Yes, i had seen this behavior, it's something with first run on the device. Can you make a test, go to settings (last tool item on the main screen), make sure that DefaultQVGA skin is selected and save settings. Then restart program. If it helps?
Anyway, i must fix it

[zocc]

Originally Posted by dally Yes, i had seen this behavior, it's something with first run on the device. Can you make a test, go to settings (last tool item on the main screen), make sure that DefaultQVGA skin is selected and save settings. Then restart program. If it helps? Anyway, i must fix it

I try this several times but no luck, same here buttons too big on QVGA.If i remove this program is everything gonna change back to default???

[dally]

Yes, my mistake, QVGA skin have bad images (for VGA devices). New installation cab is already available.

[hubie]

Thanks. Installed on polaris (qvga) and it's working ok.

[galaxys]

I've been looking for an app like this...great work! I'll check it out & report back...

[Mandragore]

Good job presenting these low level power settings and offering control in such a user friendly way!

Those monitoring features you are planning would be a very welcome addition. Perhaps in the future, users could share their best practices how to save battery. We could also export and share our battery saving settings file, for others to restore and check if it works for them.

[mr.jaguar]

oohhhh... this looks tasty.. I'll hafta download this and check it out. I have 6.5 so I'll test it and let you know how it works.