Fat finger-friendly menus for WM here

**chronster** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 05:53 PM

Ok, I'd like to direct everyone to this thread for a moment: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=58523 Reef48 found a thread at xda http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459125. francarl came up with a way to overlay menus with finger friendly ones. At first, I thought, it's a great idea, but MAN is it sluggish. Then I remembered this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481880 where a UPX compression utility was posted by Sir. B. I ran the compression against the menu app and WOWZA! It's so snappy and useful now!

I suggest everyone go snag francarl's app, then follow the compression instructions on Sir. B's post at XDA, or you can download the app via links here and replace the EXE's with the compressed ones I posted. I'm really enjoying the new menus. Also, go thank Reef for bringing this to everyone's attention here.

Instructions:

Download and install FingerMenu.v1.10.cab, be sure to select yes when it asks if you want autostart.
Next, replace the EXE's in the install folder with the EXE's in this zip: Compressed_FingerMenu.zip
Once the EXE's have been replaced, start FingerMenu by either doing a soft reset, or by navigating to Start>Programs>FingerMenu> "Config - FingerMenu" and select "Start FingerMenu"

NOTE: If you are unable to replace an EXE because it's in use, unload it by either running "Close - FingerMenu" in Start>Programs>FingerMenu or unload it within the config "Config - FingerMenu."

OR
You can just download and install a cab that contains the compressed EXE's, posted by ruskiyab here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...8&postcount=26 thanks ruskiyab

added some screen shots: (these are menus in coreplayer)

here are some more screen shots to show how it looks with different apps. I've got the phone app, calendar, contacts, advance config:

**Hafrust** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 05:55 PM

Glad you posted this...I completely missed that fingermenu thread altogether.

demolasko · #3 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 06:11 PM

and screen shots i looked at the other post didnt see any (only looked at first couple posts)

**Hafrust** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 06:21 PM

There is a jpg attachment in the first post of the PPCGeeks thread he linked.

**chronster** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:05 PM

added some screen shots. don't forget to go thank reef48 if u liked this app.

**popdog54** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chronster

Reef48 came up with a way to overlay menus with finger friendly ones.

FYI Reef48 did not write this app. He even says so in his post. Here's the original posting of the app over at XDA back in December...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459125

**chronster** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popdog54

FYI Reef48 did not write this app. He even says so in his post. Here's the original posting of the app over at XDA back in December...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459125

woops, maybe i should read. I need to wait to post from home when I find something like this at work at the end of the day. I scanned the post, ran the compression, got excited, posted this, all the meanwhile not knowing the mistake I made. Thanks for the correction.

gosh I really get the retard-award today lol

pierhogunn · #8 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 08:12 PM

This looks like something that would be good cooked into a rom or something, with the apps recompressed...

just a thought

Ph33zy · #9 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 08:14 PM

does this work with all menus? from what i've read, it says its supposed to work with only M2D and FEXPLORE.exe.

Edit... i guess those screens are from coreplayer.. i'll give this a shot.

**chronster** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ph33zy

does this work with all menus? from what i've read, it says its supposed to work with only M2D and FEXPLORE.exe.

Edit... i guess those screens are from coreplayer.. i'll give this a shot.

so far it's worked on everything I've used it with, which is basically everything I could think of that had a menu.