[APP][4/4/2010] TouchOne 0.2.3a / Widget SDK released - (WVGA/VGA/QVGA/WQVGA)

[dehx]

Originally Posted by pauldehoyos

Will this run if I install it on my mem card?
I would like to try it out.
p.

It should, technically run if you do that. I have however, not tested that. Let me know your results. If it fails to run then I can have that applied in the next build this weekend.

[Americanmetal]

Originally Posted by rp4643

Does it work with the HTC Imagio? Great Work...Thanks

Works great on mine

[AZTECHKA]

Originally Posted by dehx

It should, technically run if you do that. I have however, not tested that. Let me know your results. If it fails to run then I can have that applied in the next build this weekend.

I installed it on the card and I don't see the option to turn it on or off. I see touch flo... in the today settings but not touch one.
hmmmmmmm...........
p.

[AZTECHKA]

I'm installing it to the device directly.
p.

[PedroDaGr8]

Got a bug to report.

It works GREAT on my HTC Touch, but it is out of position for the layout in WinMob6.5.1 (currently using build 23071). The newer builds have moved the start menu to the bottom. Your plug-in covers up this start menu and leaves a small gap at the top.

Otherwise, honestly I really like it. Clean, simple, Nice and best of all VERY fluid.

EDIT: Screen shots attached. If you look in the first, you can see the narrow band of blue and gold. In the second you can see the new location of the start menu.

[eatbuckshot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUGMalo8a3g&hd=1

Although I admit I haven't personally used spb mobile shell 3.5, and PointUI Home 2.0 (though i have seen many showcase videos) it seems this has to be the fastest UI i've ever seen for windows mobile... I have a htc touch pro 2, and as much eye candy as the manila 2.5 has(using energyrom 6.5) it's actual usability in my opinion is diminished because of it's lack of responsiveness and good layout. I personally hold a very high standard for device functionality which speed and responsiveness are major defining characteristics. I was getting fed up with the slowness of winmo phones (despite at the same time adoring them) before this year's flurry of new phones and even still. But a few software and the developer community gave me hope, s2u2's fluid slider unlocking, phonex actually immediately responsive interface. It should be possible then to actually make another shell that's just as fast, and it seems Touch One is heading in the right direction.

Now of course this is a fairly premature conjecture as this is just an alpha release with relatively low amount of features. It's almost expected that it should be this fast. I hope that as new features are introduced implemented the speed and stability will be unaffected.

tl;dr:
FASTEST UI EVER, Just need the features, but hope doesn't slow down!

Bugs?
For some reason it becomes VERY VERY slow and choppy if i set this to start up on boot up and it just continues to be slow (moving between screens takes seconds.. choppy frames only see a few)
calender unresponsive??

[Americanmetal]

Can't wait to start making plugins.

[dehx]

Originally Posted by PedroDaGr8

Got a bug to report.

It works GREAT on my HTC Touch, but it is out of position for the layout in WinMob6.5.1 (currently using build 23071). The newer builds have moved the start menu to the bottom. Your plug-in covers up this start menu and leaves a small gap at the top.

Otherwise, honestly I really like it. Clean, simple, Nice and best of all VERY fluid.

EDIT: Screen shots attached. If you look in the first, you can see the narrow band of blue and gold. In the second you can see the new location of the start menu.

This is something I was aware of from about two weeks ago. I am planning on implementing a check for the windows mobile version 6.5.1 and later to adjust for this, however, because 6.5.1 is not even released or close to it as far as I know, it is something I will have to put off for a short while. Thanks for trying it out tho!

Originally Posted by eatbuckshot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUGMalo8a3g&hd=1

Although I admit I haven't personally used spb mobile shell 3.5, and PointUI Home 2.0 (though i have seen many showcase videos) it seems this has to be the fastest UI i've ever seen for windows mobile... I have a htc touch pro 2, and as much eye candy as the manila 2.5 has(using energyrom 6.5) it's actual usability in my opinion is diminished because of it's lack of responsiveness and good layout. I personally hold a very high standard for device functionality which speed and responsiveness are major defining characteristics. I was getting fed up with the slowness of winmo phones (despite at the same time adoring them) before this year's flurry of new phones and even still. But a few software and the developer community gave me hope, s2u2's fluid slider unlocking, phonex actually immediately responsive interface. It should be possible then to actually make another shell that's just as fast, and it seems Touch One is heading in the right direction.

Now of course this is a fairly premature conjecture as this is just an alpha release with relatively low amount of features. It's almost expected that it should be this fast. I hope that as new features are introduced implemented the speed and stability will be unaffected.

tl;dr:
FASTEST UI EVER, Just need the features, but hope doesn't slow down!

Bugs?
For some reason it becomes VERY VERY slow and choppy if i set this to start up on boot up and it just continues to be slow (moving between screens takes seconds.. choppy frames only see a few)
calender unresponsive??

Thanks for your input. The calendar plugin was a sloppy plugin I wrote quickly to test what I could do for the plugin sdk. I will fine tune it, or someone else may make a better version.

To your delight: the way the rendering engine is designed, no amount of layout/plugins can slow it down. I am fine tuning the startup and application icon process and I hope to have that done soon. But yes, all these issues are definately fixable.

Once again, thanks everyone for your valuable time and insight!!!

[eatbuckshot]

Another thing that might help...
running energyroms 6.5
I'm using a glyphcache of 96kb (or i'm wondering if it's really kb, but a value of 98304)
8mb file filter cache, 131072 sectors

that last bit helped manilla 2.5 run very smoothly and quick, though hiccups are still common

It seems the few times I have tried Touch One and have it be as fluid as in the video was after having my phone load up manila 2.5 for a bit, maybe going between all the screens a few times then unloading it and loading Touch One.

Oh and you can link to the youtube video of it running, I think that should show the speed quite well and is an important feature to tout.
edit: nvm I just saw the link

[PedroDaGr8]

Originally Posted by dehx

This is something I was aware of from about two weeks ago. I am planning on implementing a check for the windows mobile version 6.5.1 and later to adjust for this, however, because 6.5.1 is not even released or close to it as far as I know, it is something I will have to put off for a short while. Thanks for trying it out tho!





Thanks for your input. The calendar plugin was a sloppy plugin I wrote quickly to test what I could do for the plugin sdk. I will fine tune it, or someone else may make a better version.

To your delight: the way the rendering engine is designed, no amount of layout/plugins can slow it down. I am fine tuning the startup and application icon process and I hope to have that done soon. But yes, all these issues are definately fixable.

Once again, thanks everyone for your valuable time and insight!!!

hahaha I had a feeling you did. Yeah, 6.5.1 is still in beta. Honestly, it is now my fav homescreen plugin.

One more question: Is it possible that you can get it to update the programs list when a new program is installed. Currently, afaik you have to restart the plugin to update the list.