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Originally Posted by TADPOLE415
'Sure would LIKE to figure out that voice command stuff... 'one of the 1st things I tried. 'Seems like (when TELL-ME actually manages to repeat back MY words) it does nothing but a BING search on the phrase...
"START CALENDAR"
"RUN CALENDAR"
"START POINTUI"
"EXECUTE POINTUI"
I have yet to figure out the correct "magic words"...and the few options provided seem completely unrelated to apps..
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You have to be sure "start menu items" is enabled in voice command options. Go to start-settings-personal (I think?) - voice command, (I'm going on memory here) items, start menu, hit options, and be sure the item is checked to allow voice command to run items from the start menu. Then initiate a voice command beep (NOT TELLME) and say "start <program>". Works for me for the most part, though it does get confused at times when programs have a similar name. The program you are trying to run has to be in the start menu list in order to work. In other words, you have to be able to press the start menu button and tap an icon to start the program before voice command will be able to launch it.
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Originally Posted by TADPOLE415
I mean, I can't possibly be right that WM6.5 is a step DOWN from WM6.1--ignoring the touch-screen, of course  |
Yes, you are very much right that early builds of WM6.5 are a step down from WM6.1. Microsoft was reeling from the success of the iPhone so they tried re-jiggering the start menu so it looked more like the iPhone but was different enough that people wouldn't just say they copied Apple. Hence this ridiculous start menu and some drivel about "honeycomb shape is better suited to icon spacing for round fingers" or whatever crap they spewed about it. It is a complete disaster IMHO and the inability to move items anywhere but "to the top" is criminal. The titanium interface is OK if you like having to scroll around like an idiot just to see if you have a voicemail or a text message (it's better with a big screen), but the fact that someone else had to code the titanium notifications panel that shows everything in one pane is just silly. It's like the guy who was working on UI design for WM6.5 quit and instead of bringing someone else in to finish it they just released it.
But please also note that WM6.5 has nothing to do with touch screens. WM6.1 devices had touch screens as well. It is WM Professional edition that works with touch screens and WM Standard that does not. Both 6.5 and 6.1 come in professional and standard builds.
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Originally Posted by TADPOLE415
I'd like to suggest using ONE name for each key, consistently... yeah, OK, so now there's a WINDOWS key... it used to be the START key; sometimes it is now the "MENU", too....
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Start and Windows are the same key. The "menu key" on the Intrepid is actually the key on the lower right side of the keyboard - this was identified by another spensergig in post 3 here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=106717
Hope that helps. Yes, there is a lot wrong with this phone. IMHO it was rushed to market so Sprint could have a WM6.5 device. There are hardware deficiencies (screen resolution from 1990) and many, many software deficiencies, some caused by WM6.5, others caused by sloppy coding of the hardware interface (backlight dimming problem, BT turning off, message light failing, to name a few). About once a week I find myself checking out Touch Pro 2 prices on Ebay.
