spb pocket plus 4.0 (new version)

[swhtownboy]

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/prod...nshots.html?en

[swhtownboy]

i dont like it..taking it off now

[Pibe38]

So far it works very well, as advertised and have not found any cons. I just installed it though...

One thing I don't understand... it seems to replace (with the exception of the Nox screen and custom Menu) Spb Shell instead of integrating with it.
It automatically removed the Spb Shell Today plugin, added the Spb Plus plugin, and even added the tabs I had set up on Shell to Pocket Plus.

Anyone else notice this?

[Pibe38]

I figured this out...

You need to unselect the option to keep Plus V4 at the top of the Today screen, soft reset, and then you'll be able to add Pocket Plus to a Shell tab.

[CozBoogie]

Hey Pibe, I saw the discussion about this at WMExperts. I tried this for about a day but for the life of me just couldn't stand it. It seemed sluggish, etc. On the surface it does about the same things as MS does. I don't need another explorer....I don't need safe mode, etc. Sure...you can uninstall those things...but I just wasn't sold on it.

I'll keep MS.

late,
Coz

[Pibe38]

Here's my post from WMExperts, I hadn't been able to post it here due to the server issues.

Well this version definately works well... it negates the use of Shell, so that's out.

On this first screenshot you can see a tab with HTC Home and the meters from Pocket Plus. Keep in mind this is not 2 different plugins, Pocket Plus now allows you to insert both a plugin and other items (such as shortcuts and meters) on the same tab.



Here's the second tab with Weatherpanel and PhatPhinger.



And finally, the Pocket Plus tab with shortcuts.



The button mappers works well, I have been able to map long press to some buttons that were not originally configured like that. However, it seems the OK button on the Mogul cannot be configured for long press.

The finger scroller works. It may need some work, or it may be my screen protector, but sometimes when trying to scroll down I end up clicking on an icon or shortcut.

The PIE tabs are pretty cool and work well.

I haven't used the File Explorer extensions since I use Resco on my device.

The Close button and task manager are nice to have and work well. The one thing that they could have added is that you cannot select the close button on individual apps on the task manager with the d-pad (you can do this on iLauncher), you have to use the stylus (or finger, but it's more difficult).

You can also see how much memory I had left after a soft reset on my Mogul with all these tabs loaded and other things like SIPChange and Newsbreak also loading after the reset.

So far I can say I'm happy with the app... much more than I expected it to be.

Ohhh before I forget... you can place icons all over the tab, they don't need to be aligned or anything. Don't know if this was possible on earlier versions since this is the first time I try this app.

I don't feel it sluggish. What exactly did you notice? Yeah there are a couple of things I don't need either, and it bothers me that developers keep bundling and bundling. But Spb finally did a good job reducing the app's size and allowing you turn features on and off. That has always been my major concern with Spb apps, size.

[CozBoogie]

After a soft reset my 700wx is very slow to reboot. Took about twice as long. When I would tap on the Pocket Plus tab it again would be slow to load. After install I still had 20 mb of storage memory and 36 mb of program memory...so it wasn't a memory issue.

Maybe I'll give it another try in a few weeks...we'll see.

By the way...good work over at WMExperts, Pibe.

late,
Coz

[Pibe38]

Originally Posted by cozboogie

By the way...good work over at WMExperts, Pibe.

What did I do?

[CozBoogie]

Originally Posted by Pibe38

What did I do?

Sigh. When someone gives you a compliment just say "thank you". You had some nice comments and your screen shots were very usefull!

Must you be so difficult?

late,
Coz

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