Guest nickwaring Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Hi, Hoping someone can give me a few pointers... I want to create an app which does the following: START Store the current values Var1 = HKCUControlPanelBacklightBacklightTimeout.value Var2 = HKCUControlPanelDisplayDisplayTimeout.value Get the AC_LINE_STATUS info If AC_LINE_ONLINE then Set the timeouts to never.. HKCUControlPanelBacklightBacklightTimeout = 4294967295 (or FFFFFF) HKCUControlPanelDisplayDisplayTimeout = 4294967295 (or FFFFFF) ELSE Reset the timeouts HKCUControlPanelBacklightBacklightTimeout = Var1 HKCUControlPanelDisplayDisplayTimeout = Var2 END IF Pause for a couple of minutes (at worst it's going to delay the switch by a couple of minutes) then start again END The only trouble is I don't know where to start.. I've got the smartphone developer kit but I think i'll need MS Visual Studio or something similar.. Also.. what to I do when I get the software (any good newbie websites out there) Any advice welcome! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dh Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 I've actually written an app that does the above and more, it gets notification from the OS when the device goes on/off ac power etc. I've been making a number of improvements recently... but after receiving a SPV C500 and running some tests it seems that the ACLineStatus from GetSystemPowerStatusEx always returns 0, i.e. not on AC power, an interesting problem, I assume Mobile 2003 SE implements some new API? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dh Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 To answer your question, VS will do the job, its what I use, not that I'm an expert, just a casual developer do stuff that I find useful, the backlight thing annoys me some what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickwaring Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 DH, I'm really interested in your app.. it may just solve my biggest bugbear with the C500. Given that the Icon Bar battery icon changes when you plug-in it in I guess there must be some way... it's just knowing what to look for!?! I'll keep up my quest and ley you know if I find anything Thanks for the reply Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ddocta Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I am trying to start developing some things. I have a little knowledge, but need some more to start. Any good place for resources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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