Cube for VGA devices? If not what's the quickest way to make a phone call?

[JQuill]

Steve....I think your avatar speaks for everyone who posted in this thread.

(posted from my Diamond on my way to Sunday River )

[stevedog1]

Originally Posted by JQuill

Steve....I think your avatar speaks for everyone who posted in this thread.

(posted from my Diamond on my way to Sunday River )

And everyone else who read through this thread...

(posted from my Diamond while skydiving mid air )

[andyandmarlys]

Only partially answered. There is a cube in development on XDA forum... but not ready that I know

Originally Posted by stevedog1

Have fun.

I think the OP got more than what he/she bargained for ,

Question answered. Thread should be closed.

[orlandojumpoff]

as the above poster mentioned... slither announced a comeback after being gone for a long time... he's the one that replicated the cube to work on other devices besides the touch. he said he was going to completely rework it a couple months ago, but he hasn't really said much since then so who knows if it'll ever happen. do a search for slither cube at xda...

stevedog, jquill... get a room lol
thanks for the entertainment though

to the op.. since you want to keep tf3d, get icontacts burt edition if u dont already have it and assign it to your homescreen soft key... in the settings, set it to open your favorites at launch.. then your 9 contacts or more will show up right there. this will save you a few more seconds and you wont have to sit around typing out people's names in the dialer. you could also assign it to the long hold of the answer key... Personally, i just press my send key and it brings up the dialer.. from there i press the contacts soft key and it takes me to the favorites of icontacts.. oh yeah, if you long press on a contact in icontacts, it will call them right away.
something tells me you want eyecandy AND quick functionality. You can't have it both ways... sacrifice one or the other... or learn to deal with a couple extra flicks or seconds... as long as you don't have a severe case of ADD, it shouldn't kill you.

oh and you could also get ftouchsl (the app that uses swipes to bring other programs up) and use it to launch icontacts favorites or any other contact app by swiping up... icontacts B.E. is probably one of the fastest tho.

[loginatnine]

I use the speed dial buttons, you just click the phone button and press and hold 2 or 3 or 4 etc....takes about a second to call someone, and you can assign 9 people just like the cube...

[andyandmarlys]

I really hope that Slither comes back with a cube for VGA devices... I used my old touch yesterday and it is nice to flick, press and be connected...

[robotphood]

You definitely got a special diamond JQuill. Me and 2 of my other friends who have sprint diamonds did not get a special diamond. They were slow and lagged out of the box. Not only that, my cousin who works for a division of HTC told me to try out a few roms after I complained to him. I don't think he's ever used any of his htc devices as stock for long. As for TF3D, I like it and use it daily, but it's not the sole reason for this device. I don't mean to be blunt but if you think so you're a fool. Are there even significant differences between Manila TF2D and TF3D?

[JQuill]

I don't know where you get off saying I think it is the only reason for the device, I never said anything close to that. I'm not claiming it is the only reason for this device, I'm claiming its meant to be used as the primary GUI for the WinMo OS, MAINLY because it elminates ALMOST all need for 3rd party today plug ins. And as for the difference I wouldn't know I never used TF2D. The reason I think the Diamond is built for TF3D to be used as the GUI is....the touch HD....The HD is proof that HTC will be sticking with TF3D in future phones. They built in 3D hardware for a reason and that was to have the operating system take advantage of it, in order to create a user friendly environment....but windows mobile generally sucks, HTC can't change windows mobile itself so they created TF3D to be the new GUI for it. The Touch HD is thier flagship device, and honestly you would be a FOOL if you disabled TF3D on a touch HD. If you wouldn't disable it on the Touch HD, why Disable it on the Diamond. Does that make it clearer?

And I refuse to believe the Diamond is meant to run TF3D with noticeable lag right out of the box....do any of you realize that what you're saying is that nobody in the country has one Diamond that runs smoothly out of the box, I mean if you don't mean that then I apologize.... But seriously, I say my Diamond ISN'T a piece of sh*t and you all jump down my throat claiming I feel like I am special. I am special, f*ck you very much. Enough about that, if all of your phones suck then get insurance and get new ones.

Originally Posted by loginatnine

I use the speed dial buttons, you just click the phone button and press and hold 2 or 3 or 4 etc....takes about a second to call someone, and you can assign 9 people just like the cube...

^^common sense is a beautiful thing no?

[robotphood]

Sorry, I read the thread fairly quickly and thought you mentioned it being the major reason for upgrading the device. And no, it's not a POS out of the box at all. But there is a night and day difference between stock and custom roms/tweaks/hacks. If it works as well for you than that's great, but I believe you are in the minority. As for hardware acceleration, I think HTC had more in mind then using it mainly for TF3D. Check out TF2D (HTC touch 3G?) if you can. I don't think there are any significant differences other than less "pretty" weather animations and fancier picture/mail flip animations (at least from what I remember from playing with a friend's custom vogue). I think TF3D is a step forward in terms of combining eye candy and getting away from a stylus in winmo phones but it does lack a bit of efficiency and customization in some areas. I'm sticking with it for now because it's enough for me. PointUI 2.0 looks promising though

[JQuill]

The Touch HD being released in the U.S. would solve so many problems. I absolutely cannot wait for that phone but refuse to buy an unlocked version for $700.