Tweaks2k2 ver. 3.0 itself needs a tweak

a_skeptic · 12-18-04, 10:49 AM

I've been using this software for some time. But not that very happy. I think it has not been optimized for tweaking softwares for real VGA mode.

I want to use the calligrapher as my default input method but it won't allow me to do so.
I've softwares that tend to fill one quarter of the screen. I really don't know how to use the Tweaks2k2 to change it so that those program would be in real VGA mode. I tried to apply the VGA Brute force tweaking for these programs ... but it doesn't look like working.

Also the documentation available in the web is not that straightforward for people like me who is not a programer or developer.

Can anybody help?

JakeRich · 12-18-04, 10:54 AM

Tweaks2k2 can't solve everything. What it does in Brute Force VGA is to turn off the double pixeling that the basic operating system does to display QVGA on a VGA screen. That turned off action means that apps that don't measure the size of the screen (they are not VGA aware) shrink to 1/4 size. Calligrapher is one of those non-VGA aware apps, so it doesn't "see" the other 3/4 of the screen.

Bottom line: Tweaks2k2 will work for VGA-aware software, but can't fix software that blindly assumes only a QVGA screen. We'll have to wait for the various applications to be updated for that full functionality.

12-18-04, 11:01 AM

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Also the documentation available in the web is not that straightforward for people like me who is not a programer or developer.
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Have you tried contacting Frank (the developer) at support@tweaks2k2.com with your specific software issue. He is very responsive and has frequently made changes to his software for folks when they have brought their issues to him to look at.

a_skeptic · 12-18-04, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by JakeRich

Tweaks2k2 can't solve everything.

Bottom line: Tweaks2k2 will work for VGA-aware software, but can't fix software that blindly assumes only a QVGA screen. We'll have to wait for the various applications to be updated for that full functionality.

dlangton · 12-18-04, 02:09 PM

If you're fond of doing hard resets, then setting Calligrapher as the default SIP is a sure way to have to do one. Maybe that's why Tweaks 2k2 won't let you. If you're determined to try using Calligrapher as the default SIP, try using Pocket Tweak from http://www.tillanosoft.com

01-21-05, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by a_skeptic

I've been using this software for some time. But not that very happy. I think it has not been optimized for tweaking softwares for real VGA mode.

I want to use the calligrapher as my default input method but it won't allow me to do so.

why not, Calligrapher by it self has an option to set it as the default input method. You dont need Tweask2k2 to do that.

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I've softwares that tend to fill one quarter of the screen. I really don't know how to use the Tweaks2k2 to change it so that those program would be in real VGA mode. I tried to apply the VGA Brute force tweaking for these programs ... but it doesn't look like working.

Let's put it in this way. The VGA Brute force option in Tweaks2K2 tells the program, hey guy, your screen size is 480x640. That's all. If the program does not know what to do with that information it does what you described so well. If the program knows what to do with the information supplied by that hack it will react like Acrobat Reader react to give you an example.

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Also the documentation available in the web is not that straightforward for people like me who is not a programer or developer.

Can anybody help?

My site talks more about other topics and give more help about any Pocket PC relative topic than any help that you could include in my program. Just check www.tweaks2k2.com/how_to/ there is the answer to your same question ;)

01-21-05, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by dlangton

If you're fond of doing hard resets, then setting Calligrapher as the default SIP is a sure way to have to do one. Maybe that's why Tweaks 2k2 won't let you. If you're determined to try using Calligrapher as the default SIP, try using Pocket Tweak from http://www.tillanosoft.com

that would be a huge mistake. Calligrapher can not be set as default input method using a registry hack.

pdawg17 · 01-21-05, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by dlangton

If you're fond of doing hard resets, then setting Calligrapher as the default SIP is a sure way to have to do one. Maybe that's why Tweaks 2k2 won't let you. If you're determined to try using Calligrapher as the default SIP, try using Pocket Tweak from http://www.tillanosoft.com

I'm glad to see you say this b/c I've found the very same problem and it pissed me off so bad I uninstalled it

Don't Panic! · 01-21-05, 07:59 PM

Which one, Calligrapher or PocketTweak?

pdawg17 · 01-21-05, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Don't Panic!

Which one, Calligrapher or PocketTweak?

Sorry...Calligrapher hard/soft reset on me whenever it was set as default...

Don't Panic! · 01-21-05, 08:17 PM

Yeah, ctitanic covers that on his site.

I never got into the whole handwriting recognition thing. Is it faster than the virtual keyboard?

CapFusion · 01-26-05, 02:10 PM

IMHO the default Letter Recognizer seem to work just fine when compare to Calligrapher that I tried [trial]. I had to remove it after several try.