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Hi everybody

I've written a little launcher utility that uses a T9-like system to locate the app that you want to launch, so it can be easily operated even with sausage-like fingers like mine. It was written in one day, so there hasn't been a lot of testing... however it works absolutely perfect on my device. And it looks like I didn't even mess up the memory managment, as I can't detect any memory leaks.

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Two people so far have reported crashes and I really don't know why.
One person mentioned that it crashes when he turns his device off and on again.... which is strange since I'm not doing anything on wakeup.... the only explanation I could offer would be another app that runs on startup, which gets confused with NativeCoords.
Another person has reported a crash after entering two symbols... my guess is that he has a corrupt database in memory, but I can't verify that.

Please read the FAQ first:
http://tapper-ware.net/

Please, I really need feedback on this one:
Normal build: http://www.tapper-ware.net/files/T8Launcher.zip
Build with debug messages enabled: http://www.tapper-ware.net/files/T8Launcher-DBG.zip

Hans (hansschmucker at gmail dot com)


18 Jan 2007, 03:27
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OK, it seems like the main problem was that the interface wasn't informative enough, so the changelog is pretty UI-centric:
    Made text transparent, instead of white background
    Added label \"Launch\" to launch button
    Added label \"Next App\" to cycle apps button
    Added label \"Backspace\" to delete button
    Added count of remaining matches to cycle apps button (including label \"Remaining Matches in List:\")
    Added input string position to delete button (including label \"Number of entered Chars:\")
    When there's no match for the current query string, display message and delete last character
    Fixed rotation after exiting from Portrait app
    Don't display hidden apps anymore


Get the new version here:
http://www.tapper-ware.net/


18 Jan 2007, 15:06
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T8Launcher 0.3 released
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This is mainly a bugfixing release, but it also features a smaller footprint:
    Fixed a problem where database-handles wouldn't get released, leading to a drawing problem with EDGE.
    Fixed the problem with long application names \"leaking\" into the \"abc1\" button.
    Optimized bitmaps for compression, bringing the filesize down to 213kb.


Get the new version here:
http://www.tapper-ware.net/


20 Jan 2007, 09:51
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This release features en entirely new layout engine, which will soon allow T8launcher to work on any ARM PalmOS device, even on CliƩs with their hybrid Sony Hires/Garnet Hires API. However for now it still only works on the Zodiac as I have yet to modify the screen setup to handle different screens correctly. Also, the portrait skin is still incomplete and the square aspect ratio skin doesn't even exist.
The most notable improvement in this release is the ability to enter text with the buttons and joystick:

To enter text with the joystick, just press it, move it to the desired position (let's say top-left for \"abc\" or center for \"mn\") and release it again. While you're pressing the joystick, the letters that you would enter if you released the joystick will light up.

Another way are the 4 colored buttons on the Zodiac. Just press the button(s) that point in the correct direction. For example Blue and Red (at the same time) for \"abc\", Red for \"def\" and so on. To enter \"no\" you have to press (at least) two opposite buttons, for example blue and green. Pressing three or four buttons at once has the same affect.

The other functions are also available: Press \"Home\" for Backspace, \"Func\" to cycle the list and one of the triggers to launch the selected application.

While the joystick feels more natural for inputing text, the buttons are actually a lot more precise, so I'd recommend using this method for text input.

* New layout engine with skining
* Added wrappers for various HiRes APIs (not used yet)
* Added partially complete 320x480 skin
* Added button input


get it at http://www.tapper-ware.net


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