New application: Talk Button Detector 0.3

[unaiur]

I've written a basic application that detects when you press the talk button on the wired headsets and runs Microsoft Voice Command (if installed) or Voice Speed Dialing (otherwise).

To ease the button press detection when you are listening music, you should slide down the hardware volume control to the minimum.

It can take up to 2 seconds to detect the button press, and doesn't work when the device is sleeping.

If you run the application twice, it shows a window with the energy readings and you will be able to stop it. If the application doesn't work, please, report you energy readings when the button is pressed and released and the environment type (noisy, quiet, ...)

CHANGES IN VERSION 0.2
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- Prevent the audio subsystem to be suspendend by the power manager.
- Suspend the button state polling when the headset is unplugged.
- Suspend the button state polling when Microsoft Voice Command is listening.

[unaiur]

New release 0.3:
- Prevents the system from suspending
- Powers on the system before launching the voice recognition program

To save energy, I recommend to enable the UserIdle power state (which turns off the screen and several other periphicals), changing in the registry key [\HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\Timeo uts] the value of "BattUserIdle" to "120" (seconds).

I'm waiting feedback.

[7s7]

Thanks, I have been looking for an application like this since I got my Wizard. (not everyone has a bluetooth headset) Seems to work well. Will do more testing over the next few days in different environments.

[NashXDA]

will dis work on the mini-magician..if not cud u make it possible really wud love that

cheers

[vijay555]

http://rinkworks.com/dialect/

V

[NashXDA]

Vijay wats wit da URL?

[unaiur]

It's a Windows Mobile 2003 application because it's developed with Microsoft Embeed Visual C++ 4, and I can't find a way to install the Windows Mobile 2005 SDK (it needs Visual Studio 2005; a bunch of pounds).

But it actually needs Windows Mobile 5 to run properly, since it uses state notifications to know when the headset is plugged/unplugged and if the voice recognizer is running. Last is very important; otherwise the recording is distorted and doesn't recognize anything.

Otherwise, it should be pretty easy to adapt to any hardware. I just need to know where the headset state is stored in the registry. In Wizard, it's in [HKLM\System\State\Hardware], in the value "Headset".

[NashXDA]

Okay then it shud work for the Mini cause it runs 2003se right? i installed it nothing happens..wat do i do? really love the concept...

[affleck]

It doesn't seem to work with the 8125. I thought the 8125 was really a Wizzard? It detects the button in about 1.5 seconds, but an error window pops up. It doesn't seem to be able to initiate the Voice Command aplication.

[jeroeng33]

what i've been looking for?

I'll let you know.