Pointui 2

[n1ck75]

pointui 2 free beta is released, i've tried it and its ok just ok (tested on touch cruise)

http://tinyurl.com/cebfez

Downloads

http://rapidshare.com/files/196857766/Pointui.Home2.VGA.WVGA.Free.Latest.cab

or for qvga

http://rapidshare.com/files/196857765/Pointui.Home2.QVGA.WQVGA.Free.Latest.cab

 

[ingerasu]

pointui 2 free beta is released, i've tried it and its ok just ok

http://tinyurl.com/cebfez

thanks for the info i'm going to try it

finally...

 

[segadc]

I just tried it. It ran great on my XV6800. But yeah it was just ok and I don't see myself keeping it.

 

[n1ck75]

already taken it off. Maybe i was expecting too much

 

[ace10134]

yea, their original Pointui was much better. This Pointui 2 was such a hassle to install that i could never imagine purchasing it. Also, it just doesn't look very nice.

For the long wait, and all of the "Viva la revolution" quotes on their homepage, it was really a let down. The scrolling does work well though.

That's my take.

 

[Celso Marques]

The pointui tool to warn the users to the release was not working I did not receive no warn.

I'll try it now.

 

[segadc]

Well this is a beta (I have to remind myself), and I am going to use it exclusively all day. Maybe I might change my mind. But if not then back to good ole HTC Home.

edit: it just went blank so I had to reset it via the today screen. forget this i will go back to HTC home now.

 

[RxenDrav]

Well this is a beta (I have to remind myself), and I am going to use it exclusively all day. Maybe I might change my mind. But if not then back to good ole HTC Home.

edit: it just went blank so I had to reset it via the today screen. forget this i will go back to HTC home now.

i second that!

 

[typo]

I'm divided. There's not a whole lot to it, but it's "widget"-based and adding more widgets will certainly improve things. As it is, I like it okay. It's prettier than HTC Home and more functional and responsive than M2D, in my opinion.

I've yet to find a Homescreen replacement I really like. HTC's solutions are all weak in the functionality department, I think. SPB is pricey. Winterface is buggy and too minimal. Home 2 isn't perfect, but I think it's pretty close to what I'm looking for, so I'll keep it around for the moment.

I like that it plays nice with the existing Windows top bar instead of trying to replace it like some homescreen replacements. I'm not a big fan of the top bar, but replacing it is always flaky in my experience.

I'm surprised it doesn't include a dialer skin -- didn't Home 1 have a dialer?

 

[n1ck75]

I'll continue to look for the perfect UI too, so far my favs are winterface (buggy - not on my fone) and RLtoday. Hopefully, as said before, this being a beta it can only get better

(expect in the case of longhorn and vista lol)

 

[segadc]

Off topic but I have been using Home 1.5 forever since it is so stable for me. What are the benefits of 2.0 and is it worth it? I don't want to fix something that's not broken.

edit: Back on topic. Yeah it will be interesting to see some custom plugins and themes for Pointui 2.

 

[slightly]

I think they should have held off a bit longer until they replicated more of the functionality of older versions / BellUI. I hope there's more to come apart from applets because useful as they are they're not a full solution.

However as a basic framework it's cool, and with the addition of user made applets it's got a lot of potential. Will have to see how it goes.

 

[n1ck75]

http://rapidshare.com/files/198996426/16.02.2009.Pack.rar

theme and applet pack

 

[addicus]

I tried it and took it off in 5 minutes.

What I like - it offers me a completely different UI feel from what I use (WM 6.1)

What I don't like is the lack of plug in support.
1. Contacts - it doesn't recognize current contact programs (icontact burt edition); it's contacts program doesn't bring in photos (booo)
2. Weather - it didn't pick up my city so that is a complete waste of a tab.
3. Programs - why have a program tab/menu but not automatically pull up all the programs I have. I don't want to reinput that into the ui.

At that point I was fed up.

 

[emay]

I tried it and took it off in 5 minutes.

What I like - it offers me a completely different UI feel from what I use (WM 6.1)

What I don't like is the lack of plug in support.
1. Contacts - it doesn't recognize current contact programs (icontact burt edition); it's contacts program doesn't bring in photos (booo)
2. Weather - it didn't pick up my city so that is a complete waste of a tab.
3. Programs - why have a program tab/menu but not automatically pull up all the programs I have. I don't want to reinput that into the ui.

At that point I was fed up.

I am glad some people take some more time to evaluate software. You do have a favorite contact tab with pictures. It is quite easy to add your own city for the weather tab. Alle your programs are available through the menu button. there is probably a lot more functionality you did not discover. Just try to look in the community site of pointui and you'll be surprised.

 

[addicus]

I am glad some people take some more time to evaluate software. You do have a favorite contact tab with pictures. It is quite easy to add your own city for the weather tab. Alle your programs are available through the menu button. there is probably a lot more functionality you did not discover. Just try to look in the community site of pointui and you'll be surprised.

I looked but didn't want to have to do it AGAIN. I already have my contacts with pictures on my phone that is set (icontactbe6.4.5) and I like it better.

I looked to put my city on the weather and it didn't come up. Why waste my time at this point.

I am looking for improvement to how I use my phone and Point UI wasn't it. Plus I like using QuickMenu to get to my programs. If I didn't have soft-keys on my phone it may be a better option, but I do and it isn't.

 

[typo]

I looked but didn't want to have to do it AGAIN. I already have my contacts with pictures on my phone that is set (icontactbe6.4.5) and I like it better.

I looked to put my city on the weather and it didn't come up. Why waste my time at this point.

I am looking for improvement to how I use my phone and Point UI wasn't it. Plus I like using QuickMenu to get to my programs. If I didn't have soft-keys on my phone it may be a better option, but I do and it isn't.

It's fine if you don't like Home, but emay was just pointing out that Home 2 DOES do the three things you're asking for.

The contacts manager absolutely does use contact photos.

Adding custom cities to the weather tab is definitely possible, it just requires a quick edit to the applet's XML, and there's a walkthrough on PointUI's site for doing so. They've stated that they'll make it more elegant in the future, but it IS possible now.

There's a full programs list accessed through the menu -- what you were looking at was the "quick list" where you add your favorites. There's a different spot for the full list.

Keep in mind that this is very much a "1.0" release right now. It's stable, fast, and functional, but lacks a lot of the polish and power that will be added as the community adds new applets and the official team adds the features that will make up the "Pro" version.

 

[typo]

Personally, I'm REALLY liking Home 2 so far. It's just very solid.

I haven't tried every homescreen replacement out there -- just HTC Home, M2D, M3D, SBP MS 2.0, and ThrottleLauncher. And Home 1, as well.

Home 2 definitely has the best combination of functionality, speed, stability, and flash that I've seen.

 

[Abrasher]

I love POINTUI

I found the first version (HOME 1) a year or so ago to use on my PPC. This program proved to make my phone experience much more enjoyable. I have recently attempted to place Pointui 2 on my Tmobile Dash with no success. I know in time they will port ot all to this device, but first they must finish this PPC release. I can not waste until this is available to me.