| ZaijiaN |
01-03-2007 11:29 AM |
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Hey, i have found a few things that arent quit right and some things i want to throw at you to consider, or see if it can be done...
when i open pic dialer, go to settings default is
pics per row - 3
rows per page - 3
show name [no]
sort by [unsorted]
i change it to
pics per row - 2
rows per page - 2
show name [yes]
sort by [first name]
that happens....
i use magic button, so when im done, i fully close the program... when i reopen (which takes quite a bit of time...) the settings are back to default.... there has to be a way to make it stick....
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The settings default is that way on purpose, as is the non-persistence of settings - it's to encourage the user to register the program! :) If you keep the program running in the background instead of fully closing it (which is the recommended way of using the program, since it has a startup time), then the settings will remain in memory as you set them.
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no dpad controls - once i open up pic dialer i would like to be able run through my contacts by using the up/down left/right controls and select a contact with the center button
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I may make that an alternate way of controlling it in the future. For the time being, I just tried to make it simple and require the touchscreen to dial. Of course, this screws smartphone users, so I'll be forced to do something about that eventually.
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when selecting a contact - it places a call, i would really like it if it were set up like the WM5 contacts, when you select a contact take me to a new screen where i can select which method i would like to contact this person.
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If you HOLD on the contact picture, it'll pop up with a context menu with all their contact options (tel, text, email, etc)
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opening pic dialer - as already mentioned, it takes a LONG time for the program to open (for the first time, if you dont fully close then it isnt bad) when i say long i mean close to 30 seconds, and yes, i do have it installed in main memory, on the phone... that is really just too long for me to wait every time i want to make a call...
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Which is why I recommend keeping it open. I'm not sure how big of an impact it has on memory, because although I keep mine open all the time I don't have that many other programs running in the background.
I have tried to tune the program to be pretty efficient when opening so that it'll be quick to re-activate and page through the contacts. It has a long startup time so that it can have much quicker in-app response time.
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using pic dialer - this was kinda touched on in the thread on ppcgeeks, about integrating the app in the soft keys... on the Today Screen the right key is "menu" is there any way to get Pic Dailer added in there? i would love it if it replaced "Contacts" in that menu but i would be fine if it just added another option in there for this contact list
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I would love to figure out how to do this, but from what I understand, it'll take a lot of effort to figure out and doesn't really have that big of a benefit. It's on the todo list, but I don't know when I'll be able to implement it.
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i think thats enough for now... let me know if you need me to check something else, or change some settings on my phone to see if it makes a difference..
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Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it! |
