[ Discontinued ][ v4.2 ][ 6.5.x / 6.5 / 6.1 ] Calkulin's Visual VGA Kitchen & ROMs

[sbello81]

so showcase suite is the cause of text lockups? that's a shame, because i rather liked it

[slmclarengt]

It took me literally over 4 hours (probably more but you lose count after so long ) to get ANY OS working on my phone. I was determined to get Calcu's working and I did.

It's a WONDERFUL ROM, and I am wondering about one small thing.

When notifications come up and I cannot immediately dismiss them, I [like others] have seen the HTC Notifications Windows does not appear to be there like it used to be when we would click the top curtain. I'd like to know if this is possible to add, what people are doing to work around it and what that large curtain is that I've seen randomly displaying things like Bluetooth/Wi-Fi when I'm in certain menus. I would take a screenshot but I don't even know how it comes up in a 'surefire way.'

Anyway, I'd really like some ability to click (or drag like in Android or even WebOS!) the top bar to select my choices of activate Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/Notifications/etc.

In fact, I think a WebOS-inspired version of their program bar would be amazing with the connections/battery/notifications tab. It would make it that much more convenient to turn on different devices, enter Comm Manager, check/dismiss notifications, etc... If anyone is interested, I'll sketch out how I am envisioning it and help with the code [if I can learn quickly].

Slmclarengt

[sbello81]

Anybody know where this error could be stemming from? It doesn't look like one i've seen before.

executing NBHUtils to build nbh file...
Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentException: The output byte buffer is too small to contain the encoded data, encoding 'US-ASCII' fallback 'System.Text.EncoderReplacementFallback'.
Parameter name: bytes
at System.Text.Encoding.ThrowBytesOverflow()
at System.Text.Encoding.ThrowBytesOverflow(EncoderNLS encoder, Boolean nothingEncoded)
ERROR! (errorlevel: -532459699)
at System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(Char* chars, Int32 charCount, Byte* bytes, Int32 byteCount, EncoderNLS encoder)
at System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.GetBytes(String chars, Int32 charIndex, Int32 charCount, Byte[] bytes, Int32 byteIndex)
at NBHUtil.Form1.CmdLineWriteNBH(String ModelID, String cid, String Version, String Lang, String chunk, ArrayList items, String outputfile, Boolean usedef)
at NBHUtil.Program.Main(String[] args)

ERROR executing: kitchen_build_rom.bat

[stormygal_indy]

Originally Posted by slmclarengt

It would make it that much more convenient to turn on different devices, enter Comm Manager, check/dismiss notifications, etc... If anyone is interested, I'll sketch out how I am envisioning it and help with the code [if I can learn quickly].

Have you seen Action Screen? It doesn't do notifications, but does give a quick way to turn on/off wifi and bluetooth.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=58968

Or there's MyAction that I haven't tried out yet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?p=4329781

[KBZL]

Originally Posted by slmclarengt

It took me literally over 4 hours (probably more but you lose count after so long ) to get ANY OS working on my phone. I was determined to get Calcu's working and I did.

It's a WONDERFUL ROM, and I am wondering about one small thing.

When notifications come up and I cannot immediately dismiss them, I [like others] have seen the HTC Notifications Windows does not appear to be there like it used to be when we would click the top curtain. I'd like to know if this is possible to add, what people are doing to work around it and what that large curtain is that I've seen randomly displaying things like Bluetooth/Wi-Fi when I'm in certain menus. I would take a screenshot but I don't even know how it comes up in a 'surefire way.'

Anyway, I'd really like some ability to click (or drag like in Android or even WebOS!) the top bar to select my choices of activate Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/Notifications/etc.

In fact, I think a WebOS-inspired version of their program bar would be amazing with the connections/battery/notifications tab. It would make it that much more convenient to turn on different devices, enter Comm Manager, check/dismiss notifications, etc... If anyone is interested, I'll sketch out how I am envisioning it and help with the code [if I can learn quickly].

Slmclarengt

Unfortunately if you are using the new 23414 rom, it doesnt have that top bar but 23053 does.

[MrObvious]

Yup 23414 is bunk as far as the top bar. Oh well 23053 is plenty fine for now.

[m_reyna_16]

i cant download it! every single time it shows up as a trojan or says that the file is corrupted!

[jappchae]

Originally Posted by slmclarengt

It took me literally over 4 hours (probably more but you lose count after so long ) to get ANY OS working on my phone. I was determined to get Calcu's working and I did.

It's a WONDERFUL ROM, and I am wondering about one small thing.

When notifications come up and I cannot immediately dismiss them, I [like others] have seen the HTC Notifications Windows does not appear to be there like it used to be when we would click the top curtain. I'd like to know if this is possible to add, what people are doing to work around it and what that large curtain is that I've seen randomly displaying things like Bluetooth/Wi-Fi when I'm in certain menus. I would take a screenshot but I don't even know how it comes up in a 'surefire way.'

Anyway, I'd really like some ability to click (or drag like in Android or even WebOS!) the top bar to select my choices of activate Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/Notifications/etc.

In fact, I think a WebOS-inspired version of their program bar would be amazing with the connections/battery/notifications tab. It would make it that much more convenient to turn on different devices, enter Comm Manager, check/dismiss notifications, etc... If anyone is interested, I'll sketch out how I am envisioning it and help with the code [if I can learn quickly].

Slmclarengt

I'm on Calk's 23414 ROM now, and am still accessing the top curtain icons the same way I was in the earlier versions of 230xx (below quote). My recollection may be wrong, but I think those top icons actually looked more sophisticated in 23053 than in 23414.

Originally Posted by jappchae

Haven't read sufficiently through the enormous thread to see if it's been mentioned already, but the only roundabout way I've found to use the familiar HTC volume control instead of the Windows volume control on 6.5.1 (I'm running 23049 with TF3D enabled) is to click on the clock to bring up the task manager, and then while the task manager is open, click and hold the clock for a few seconds until the top icons show up as larger colored icons - selecting the volume icon at that point will open up HTC volume control. The other icons are selectable as well, with their familiar functions. Doesn't seem to be the most efficient way for 6.5.1 to implement those top icons, but they still work.

[MrObvious]

Are you using Manila 2.1?

[jappchae]

Originally Posted by MrObvious

Are you using Manila 2.1?

Yes. I'm just using the 23414 ROM that Calk posted up, with Manila 2.1 enabled.

Oh, the volume icon in the top curtain now opens Windows volume control - in 23049 it used to pull up HTC volume control.