FREE TV listings application

[Guest MECX]

Hello all here is my free beta TVlistings application infoMec.

Thanks to the boys at MSMobilenews for hosting the files for me.

EDIT: only for WM2003 phones atm sorry :roll:

Use at your own risk etc :-D

screen shots

ok to download the program go

here

once the program is installed go to your Pocket internet explorer and click on the 'infoMec' link that has appeared there, this will get the TV listings for a week.

The listings will be updated weekly (probs late saturday), all you have to do is again click on the link in pocket internet explorer and all the listings will be updated.

cheers to Brody, Beersoft, Vector, Chrisjm for testing and helping me with my app.

EDIT:- and will :-D

have fun all

[Guest muzzio_giovanni]

hei!!!! wait a minute!!!!!! it is only for wondows mobile 2003!!!!! and windows mobile 2002 users?

[Guest MECX]

well if i was chargeing for it i could understand your concern but since i knocked it up in my own spare time and its FREE your tone comes accross a bit rude.

i have edited the post above (sorry about that) and if anyone would like to take on converting this application to C++ so it will work for SM2002 users i would love to hear from them.

wow its late i must sleep :)

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

So SP2002 users will have to jot down TVListings using pen and paper? he he :)

Nice app though. Looking forward the 2002 version. :lol:

Posted from my SmartPhone!

[Guest ferret]

Good work MECX especially since Orange have started charging for their 7 day programme guide

[Guest ferret]

Have downloaded and some feedback if you don't mind.

- No icon

- Regional variations (possibly in different cabs to save on GPRS usage)

- Personally, I think Menu > TV Guide is a pointless Sub menu

But still very nice as it stands now, cheers.

[Guest Vector]

Cool MECX :lol:

I like it alot, been wanting something like this for a while now :)

[Guest MECX]

Cheers for the feedback ferret:-

Im working on the icon --shouldent be to hard to fix for the next update

I noticed the region variations--nothing i can do at the minute but in the future i would like to set up a numch of different cabs for different areas :-D

(only ITV is really effected i think coz i couldent get a generic one--lucky people who livein east anglia :-D)

I get your point about the TVGuide submenu but its there because in the future when i add more channels it will be 'terrestrail' 'digital' 'sky' if you get my drift, also on previous versions i had a 'football league' sub menu that was updated every week so that may make a return.

Cheers ferret-----if people post as much feedback as possible this will help future development thanks alot :-D

[Guest crafty]

Nice to see the return of this app! Good work MCEX.

I'll repost my feedback from the old thread as the comments all still stand!

- How about when viewing TV listings, mapping left and right to change channels, e.g if you're looking at 8:00 on ITV and press left it takes you to 8:00 on BBC2 etc. Reason for this is that it takes a while to scroll down and would be easier to go to the time you are intersted in then flick through the channels, also brings me onto my next point...  

- Page up/down feature, e.g using 7 and 9 for page up and down like in SmartExplorer - would make it much quicker/easier to navigate.

I'd also back ferrets call for an icon - how about the nice simple one i've attached.

Keep up the good work!

Crafty

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iM.zip

infomec1.jpg

[Guest MECX]

LOVE IT CRAFTY :) :lol: :lol:

cheers for the info dude----the key mapping thing is half implemented just trying to iron out a few bugs :-D

that icon rocks ---next version keep your eye out

:wink:

[Guest Toyota-F1.com]

Does this use GPRS?

[Guest Brody]

It does yes but you are only downloading a cab of around 10Kb in size so it will cost you next to nothing!

[Guest ferryrich]

As I'm on original SPV, I guess I'll have to keep using my current free and easy method :wink:

[Guest PaFF]

Great App :) :lol: :lol:

I agree with Crafty, scrolling across to other channels at the same time would rock 8)

[Guest blewer]

Great to see this app has come back to life :)

Well done MECX, will do some testing

[Guest Mr_Protozoa]

looks pretty sweet. am sitting in my livingroom - connected to my PC via BT, downloading the updates and enjoying the listings!

Thanks MECX!

[Guest Norky]

SM2002....now.... :shock:

[Guest MECX]

Thanks for all the kind remarks :-D

All feedback is welcome as long as it is constructive so keep it coming.

I have exams and stuff for the next few weeks so dont expect any major udates to the program till after then----the TVlistings will be updated however.

Someone had PM'd me about converting to SM2002, currently in talks as it were :-D :-D

[Guest Toyota-F1.com]

Fantastic application! And it's great that the effort is being put in to updating it every week!

Improvements that can be made: (I'm just stating these as improvements, I'm not whinging about the program :) )

I'm being super picky, but my attention to detail is crazy - the "h" in CH4 is like this Ch4 for Monday and Tuesday, others are fine.

Would it be able to make it so that buttons 7 and 9 make the page go down and up respectively? Like Smart Explorer? because, I mainly want to know what's on TV at prime time - 7-10pm.

You could remove the TV Guide option after you open the application, just make the days appear, once less click, that's all.

:lol:

[Guest MECX]

WOW toyota how did you spot that one :-D

ill fix it in the next program update :-D

ill work on the page up/down thing as well, sould be some sort of update in a few weeks :-D

cheers for the feedback :wink:

[Guest rolywalter]

I think this is a fantastic app - but can I get rid of the v. loud and annoying DONK sound when I press a menu button?!

[Guest MECX]

lol unfortunatly that 'donk' isnt part of my program :-D , to switch it off go to start then settings then profiles, press the menu key on which ever profile has the tick beside and press edit, scroll to the bottom and set system sound volume to 'off'.

glad you like the application :wink:

[Guest tizio84]

I'd like to have Italian listings, if you can explain me how you have put into the English ones, so how the program retrieves the content, I could build an Italian version...

[Guest Ravis]

Looks like an excellent app - I've also been waiting for something like this. Will have to wait a little longer since I've got a 2002 device, but still...

One note, have you heard of XMLTV? If you could implement this somehow (say a list of predefined URLs as well as the ability for the user to specify their own) then people all over the world could use it for their local listings, and you wouldn't need to be responsible for maintaining and up to date listing. Course you still could ;-)

XMLTV Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmltv

Another link (more info): http://membled.com/work/apps/xmltv/

[Guest MECX]

just to let you guys know---as this project grows i might make a 'pay for' version of the program (wont be for ages yet) but i plan to keep a free version of the program up and running as well although with less channels.

I plan to expand the free version however to more countries and include as many of the GUI updates in it as possible.

Ravis the problem with your idea is that people would need to connect to the internet everytime to view there TVlistings----i made this program so it would use as little bandwidth as possible yet provide as much information as possible.

cheers for the comments tho very interesting to hear what people think.

i plan to implement other regions/countries by making another version of the program and giving the users a choice of what .cab to download from the web address.

:)