What is everyone using to switch between task ? - Page 6

yotoad · #51 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 11:02 AM

after using magic button, wktask and the built-in task manager i went back to pBar which i had on my 6700 (still do) -- version 1.5 works with VGA resolution. I use it in conjunction with vista hide battery gauge (i like the colors and the pixel height as opposed to batti) -- pBar also has a comm manager built-in and soft-reset built-in. i like it so far -- you download an .exe file, just throw a shortcut into your startup folder. i use it with TF3D with no problems so far, btw.

download link: http://tinyurl.com/78pq77

screenshot attached

**chronster** · #52 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by yotoad

after using magic button, wktask and the built-in task manager i went back to pBar which i had on my 6700 (still do) -- version 1.5 works with VGA resolution. I use it in conjunction with vista hide battery gauge (i like the colors and the pixel height as opposed to batti) -- pBar also has a comm manager built-in and soft-reset built-in. i like it so far -- you download an .exe file, just throw a shortcut into your startup folder. i use it with TF3D with no problems so far, btw.

download link: http://tinyurl.com/78pq77

screenshot attached

looks way too busy for my taste, like my huge man fingers would launch 5 apps at once by accident.

henbone11 · #53 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by chronster

looks way too busy for my taste, like my huge man fingers would launch 5 apps at once by accident.

lol you too?

yotoad · #54 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 12:11 PM

surprisingly not too many unintentional button presses for me, but then again i'm used to it.

Anonymatt · #55 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 03:35 PM

Does anyone know of a way to just have the HTC task manager always up? It basically works the way I want it to, except that if I'm in one application I can't open it up to switch to another application (kinda defeating the point of a task manager).

This is semi-related, but a bit off topic: any suggestions for a battery meter that has a small memory footprint and no battery drain. Not sure if any battery meters do have increased battery drain (it seems like some could poll the battery more/less frequently or something), but I'm trying to come up with the most battery efficient setup that I can.

**chronster** · #56 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Anonymatt

Does anyone know of a way to just have the HTC task manager always up? It basically works the way I want it to, except that if I'm in one application I can't open it up to switch to another application (kinda defeating the point of a task manager).

This is semi-related, but a bit off topic: any suggestions for a battery meter that has a small memory footprint and no battery drain. Not sure if any battery meters do have increased battery drain (it seems like some could poll the battery more/less frequently or something), but I'm trying to come up with the most battery efficient setup that I can.

not a bad idea. like maybe the way batti works, there can be another line at the bottom showing memory usage... you should go share this idea with xda.

ramiss · #57 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 04:37 PM

I use the SPB Task manager and use AE buttons to assign it to the long press of Volume Down.

dr g · #58 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chronster

looks way too busy for my taste, like my huge man fingers would launch 5 apps at once by accident.

Yeah ultimately this is why I so far am sticking with HTC Task manager, however like the anonymatt said, it doesn't stay available on all screens

Still looking for a perfect task switcher ...

Anonymatt · #59 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chronster

not a bad idea. like maybe the way batti works, there can be another line at the bottom showing memory usage... you should go share this idea with xda.

lol, that actually would be a good idea, but that's not what I meant by small memory footprint. I meant that it consumed very little resources (memory, etc), and most specifically battery life. I don't know if the different battery meters handle this differently, but it would be a pain if it polled too frequently or something, causing excessive drain.

I was using Batti for a while, and liked it, and will probably try it again, but was just curious as to other options out there.

dyskinesia · #60 (**permalink**) 01-31-2009, 09:33 AM

OK, so I read through the entire thread and started with Aebutton and while I did not like the built-in task manager it seemed very simple and did what I asked it to do on my Touch Pro.

BUT...I also noticed that my battery was draining at an alarming rate and I could not figure out why. Only thing I had installed was Aebutton but I just couldn't justify it sucking up battery. (baseline mA usage is 57-84mA, with AEbutton it was 184mA)

So I did the only thing I knew to do, I uninstalled it after resetting all my buttons and back to 57-84mA immediately.

Sorry I can't justify doubling my battery usage for this program. anyone know of any other less battery intensive programs that will work for task switching +/- button remapping?

Thank you

Shawn