[Applet+Tool] Panoramizer for applets v0.0.7b

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[Applet+Tool] Panoramizer for applets v0.0.7b

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Started 10 months ago by costp
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costp
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V 0.0.6b

Applets functions :
-Use jif or jpg files as background.
-Long press on background show up the configuration menu
--You can choose :
---1 Theme for Portrait
---1 Theme for Landscape
---The directory containing yours themes (folow instruction below)

-Nine empty applets already modified are here to download. They allow to have a blank place (no applet) with the background theme you selected.

Software functions :
-Panoramize any applet (or nearly ;-))
--Simply drop an existing applet CS file on the software and overwrite the orgininal with the resulting one. (please make a backup before)
--There is an option (workaround) for some applets not showing the background

-Ability to load segment per segment !

Save Panorama
-Split a panorama picture into mutliples files to use as theme
--Options :
---Number of splits -> How many applets does your theme need to cover (2->9)
---Orientation -> Portrait or Landscape
---Phone Resolution -> Your actual Screen Resolution

Save All Resolutions/orientation
-Same as 'Save Panorama' but automatically create all the resolution / orientation. Cool for sharing

Device installation :
Extract Panoramic.zip into you home2 directory
the result should be :
Home2\Panoramic\Settings_V2.txt
Home2\Panoramic\landscape.jpg
Home2\Panoramic\portrait.jpg
Home2\Panoramic\themes\...

Extract Empty Applets.zip into yout home2\AppletRibbon directory

Software installation
Extract Pano_V006b to any directory and launch the software

Create you own Themes directory
If you want to use another directory as base directory, this directory must contain 2 subdirectory's:
Portrait -> Containing for each theme a directory (itself containing all files) for each portrait theme
Landscape -> Containing for eacht heme a directory (itself containing all files) for each landscape theme
Take a look at the original home2\panoramic\thems directory to have an idea...

KNOW BUG
In Landscape, when going from one applet to the other, there is an overlap of the next image. This is a pointUI limitation for now, we'll see with Joel for this ;-)

Remark

-From release 0.0.6b on, applets patching update is possible, meaning that when release 0.0.7b is out, you'll be able to patch the already patched v0.0.6 one.

-Add at least 3 apllets as with 2, the sliding is not nice (pointUI limitation).

-If you already use panoramic, please :
Sorry but this is a must as some applets settings files are broken with the old releases
-Uninstall PointUI and delete all directory's
-Re-install it
-Install your applets, the panoramics zips (applet / base direcotry) and start using the software.

Tested Applets
appointementsV2 ok
Battery Meter ok
My Battery ok
BigClock ok
DeviceManager ok
FlipClock ok
HomeClock ok
MLAnalogClock ok
5 days forecast Applet ok
MyPhone ok
Appointments and Tasks ok
SlideToday ok

Thanks you all for the support and mainly MonteCristoff. We involved a lot of time during this WeeKend so I hope it will please you all ;-)

>>> Other panoramic themes are avalaible here <<<
Attachments
1. pano_v007b.zip (21.8 KB, 424 downloads) 10 months old
2. images_007.PNG (28.8 KB, 98 downloads) 10 months old
3. Empty_Applets_v0061b.zip (27.4 KB, 288 downloads) 10 months old
4. Panoramic.zip (1931.8 KB, 451 downloads) 10 months old
5. Configuration.png (29.9 KB, 64 downloads) 10 months old
6. pano005.PNG (23.9 KB, 54 downloads) 10 months old
7. Video01.gif (1476.1 KB, 68 downloads) 10 months old
8. 50.PNG (756.8 KB, 67 downloads) 10 months old
Posted 10 months ago #
strages
Member

whaha you always comeup with these things! costp is back on track!

tx

Posted 10 months ago #
afreeb
Member

ooooh i like... cant wait for people to start using this on their apps...!!

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Hehe Strages ;-)

Oh and you don't need to be the programer to activate the Panomarize function !
You only need the CS file and put the result one in the directory, everything is automatic

Posted 10 months ago #
michaelp
Member

Excellent work costp!

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member
Zenkinz, let me know that Horoscope did not work. That's because they do a Controls.clear() everytime they refresh the screen (as I know, that's not needed).

Here is the solution.
I will anyway include a Workaround in the next version for this (tonight;-))

For the horoscope, I founded why :

in the showHoroscopeDescription() function, you have to remove the Controls.Clear():
if (Device.IsVGA())
{

// Controls.Clear();
and
else
{
// Controls.Clear();

A hanging problem seems to exist also, For every applet you want to modofy, please restart the software. I correct this for tonight also.
I attached the corrected version (so you don't have to wait till tonight)
Attachments
1. Horoscope.zip (3.2 KB, 23 downloads) 10 months old
Posted 10 months ago #
Montecristoff
Pointui

Very nice tool, costp!
You're so fast.
It's a good way to industrialize Panoramization ;)

I need to adapt my code to avoid any variable conflicts.
Also, I will modify the Panoramic package to separate pano-applet and pano-theme
I will try to publish all these stuffs tonight.
Thanks again for your contribution ;)

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Hey ;-)

When you adapted the code, I'll put the new code in the respective files.
If you don't change the functions Names, it should be done in 5 minutes ;-)

Regards,

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member
Device Manager Applet Tested and Work
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1. DeviceManager.png (67.7 KB, 8 downloads) 10 months old
Posted 10 months ago #
themirthfulswami
Member

Hey costp, when I try to use your app on the Battery applet, it throws an exception error. All the other CS files I tried it on work fine tho!

Here's the link to it : Battery Applet

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Hey,

i'll test it and let you know ;-)

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member
@ themirthfulswami:

Here is a corrected Battery.cs that you can use as input file with my soft. The problem is the coding (it's not bad ;-) It's too much colapsed).

I will add a workaround for this also in the next release ;-)
Attachments
1. Battery.zip (0.5 KB, 20 downloads) 10 months old
Posted 10 months ago #
afreeb
Member

costp - great tool and cant wait to see it develop - one suggestion - could you include an option to 'drop in an image which would be 'chopped' into 6 parts for the background to the panoramic tool? that we can create our own background images...

*EDIT* - my bad just seen you already thought of that lol... will it support jpeg 'chopping' as i think monte is editing code to support use of jpegs instead of Jifs as the background image...

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Hey guys,

New release :

Corrections :
-Workaround for controls.Clear().
(hide the Background When the Applet already got a Controls.Clear(), we need to remove it. (will be an option as I cannot be sure of the results).
You have to activate the checkbox for this one
-Workaround for 'Collapsed' functions.
Should be ok now.
-No need to restart the application for each Applet ;-)

Afreeb:
Yeah, I suggested the jpgs files, when he release a new version, I'll include the needed change in this one

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Sorry,

Fast re-doing,

I tryed WWHTODAY and it didn't worked, that's because of a similar variable name.

The version v0.0.3b correct this ;-)

(Oh and sorry but the bug that make you restart the software for every applet is back again ! shitty shitty ;-)) I'll work that out

Regards

Posted 10 months ago #
Zepiii
Member

Could this work using 9 applets?

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Zepii,

Of course ;-) but i have to change the max from 6 to 9.
It will be done in next release.

Posted 10 months ago #
Zepiii
Member

Great work then, will wait for further version !

Posted 10 months ago #
afreeb
Member

costp - works great and thanks so much for the tool - the only thing i cant get to work is the slideshow applet... the pics disappear lol...

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Hello Guys,

V0.0.4b

Applet position is automatically detected !!! So you can move them when you want, they will redraw with the good picture, no need to set it to a fixed place anymore

+ Check For Update ;-)

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

afreeb
Lool ! I'll take a look but I think that he manage the slideshow the same way as Monte did.. ;-)

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

V0.0.5b:

- Restart bug corrected.
- Automatic splitter added, load a files, choose the number of splits and the size. Save the Theme. To use, copy this folder into your home2\panoramic folder.
- Added support for Jpeg panoramas ;-) Lot smaller files (10-50 times smaller !)...

Have fun guys

Posted 10 months ago #
a-b-c
Member

doesn't realy work on experia :(
the background is shown in the upper left corner...not on whole display.
Is it caused bei wvga?

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

a-b-c:
4 questions :
Did you use a Jpg Panorama or Jif one ?
Wich panorama ?
On wich applet ?
Also, did you tryed with the CheckBox Workaround checked ?
You have to load only Panoramized applets to work good.

Let me know, till now I was able to run every applet without any problem

Regards,

Posted 10 months ago #
a-b-c
Member

first of all thx for the fast reply!
had one panorama applet where i chose "island", is it wrong this way?
other applets i used: UIMusic,Messaging, Slideshow, connection
yes tried the checkbox.
yes just loaded panoramized applets.
But might be that i just make sth wrong....it's midnight at germany don't know if my brain still works ;)

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

No, this is the good way.
You have to use the PointUI release 2.0.30b?
Did you remade all your applets with the new software ? as there is a lot of change in the code...

It's midnight in Belgium also :D

I will try these applets as I did not test any of those !

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

Edit :

I tested now UIMusic and the basic Slideshow,both work perfectly.
Also Messaging is perfect...

Must be something else...

Posted 10 months ago #
a-b-c
Member

no i use 2.0.28e that might be a problem thx.
yes this 5 applets were all panoramized with your latest release.
I think only the Music applet will make some trouble...there was no background shown like in the others...
I'll try again tomorrow with newer home 2 version- have to sleep now :-P
Good night ;)

Posted 10 months ago #
a-b-c
Member

k...cool than it have to be my home version....
will be great to use you're software
many thx fo developing and support :D

Posted 10 months ago #
costp
Member

ERW.. Sorry, I made a mistake, Slideshow doesn't work, tomorow, i'll figure out ;-)

Good night

Posted 10 months ago #