Lets write new software! or at least dream about it...

gevike · 10-16-07, 07:20 AM

there are some software ideas that someone knowledgable should write up into a nice little program.
1. The left handed scrollbar. So many people need it and it just doesnt exist. And it would be sooo nice to have it.
Just an idea but if many people would be interested we could put together a bit of money as an incentive for the programmer.

2. Voipbuster sms agent. Voipbuster is unable to put together a software that would enable users to make phonecalls and send text messages from their ppc. Shame. Even their website is useless with a ppc. So they released a html code that you can use to send texts. It would be a bit nicer if they made this into a website with from and to fields etc etc. It should be very simple.

3. For the Axim X30 a separate button to switch the bluetooth on and off.

If any of these already exists, let me know.

CodeBubba · 10-16-07, 09:27 AM

Y'know ... that's one thing I'm real surprised they didn't think of - the left-hand scrollbar. Being right-handed myself I guess it just never occurred to me - but I can think what a headache it might be to have the mouse on the left-hand-side of the monitor and the scroll-bar on the left so I guess for left-handers it's equally a pain to deal with the right-hand scrolling region. Same situation with paper notebooks. They haven't fixed those, either, come to think of it.

Correcting that, however, would not be a simple process. You're talking about digging apart the basic classes that make up all window objects. The utility would have to subclass ALL windows and change the way in which they are painted and how they respond to mouse events - and this would affect all applications. You're talking about an O/S-level hack here not just a "nice little program" that could be thrown together. If Microsoft didn't develop the Windows classes with this in mind you're going to find it mighty difficult to make it work consistently, if at all - because you're going to have to do it below the applications layer altogether.

Implementation of a left-hand scrollbar could work on an individual application (using a custom-control) but I think you're talking about modifying the system so ALL applications work that way - right? Big project.

You're going to have to put together a lot more than a "bit of money" in order to produce these kinds of things. What do you think this is, anyway, Linux?

-CB

gevike · 10-17-07, 11:15 AM

yep, you might be right. you´re probably right. but we can hope, can´t we?
couldn´t you just flip the window and not the context? like when you turn the screen 90 degrees? only this time 180...
and about the money, it depends how many people would come together. 1000 people would mean 1-3000 euros or sg like that, although that also needs organising and stuff. but i keep on dreaming

dmaxim · 10-24-07, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by gevike

yep, you might be right. you´re probably right. but we can hope, can´t we?
couldn´t you just flip the window and not the context? like when you turn the screen 90 degrees? only this time 180...
and about the money, it depends how many people would come together. 1000 people would mean 1-3000 euros or sg like that, although that also needs organising and stuff. but i keep on dreaming

SPB Pocket Plus now has smart scrolling, which allows you to scroll using the left side of the screen. As a left handed person, I was happy to find this!

Kevin1a · 10-30-07, 03:50 AM

I'll add another one to the list. We need a VGA hack program that will only apply the hack to certain programs. I used to always use my Ax in "True VGA" mode, but it doesn't work well with some programs, ie. Memory Maid.

psionandy · 10-30-07, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Kevin1a

I'll add another one to the list. We need a VGA hack program that will only apply the hack to certain programs. I used to always use my Ax in "True VGA" mode, but it doesn't work well with some programs, ie. Memory Maid.

Tweaks2K... (mobilitysite discount available)

or just rename the mui hack and put it in the apps directory.

(not all apps are vga/mui hackable)

riaxim · 11-01-07, 07:45 PM

There's an app that I use called vgaswitch which is a true-vga-toggle-per-app program. It was developed by a guy here on this site in under a day. Its very small and works great. It lists all the programs on your ppc and you just put a tick in the box next to the programs that you want to use in vga. Now when I launch Adobe Reader that program is in true vga but everything else on the ppc stays the same.

I can't find the thread where I got this app from but if anyone wants it I can upload it to sendspace.

Chrissard · 11-02-07, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by riaxim

I can't find the thread where I got this app from but if anyone wants it I can upload it to sendspace.

Please do that. Was there anything else needed?

riaxim · 11-03-07, 06:25 PM

Sorry for not getting back to this sooner. I found a download location for the app at softpedia. The only other thing that is needed is compact framework 2.0, here's the link:

Link.