Guest Phil Lee Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I thought I'd post the one tip I've found so far. If you click on the blue dot key on the keyboard twice it locks the keyboard to the blue items. This is useful if you want to enter a series of numbers using the keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emad Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hold the connection manager button down to switch between vibrate and sound on mode. Hit the sym (dot + space) button to switch between symbols - eg / to \ and $ to £. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noo Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hit the sym (dot + space) button to switch between symbols - eg / to \ and $ to £. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just been trying this, as wanted the pound sign earlier and had to go through the pop-up stylus keyboard (incidentally does anyone know how to stop this popping up all the time when you're going through entry fields (for eg, on the web)?) Not sure if the following is what you mean, but if you double tap the dot, then press a symbol, you can then cycle through the alternatives to that symbol with the Sym (space) button. Double tap the dot button to return to normal text. Sorry if that's what you meant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jiffk Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 If you never want the keyboard to come up set the input method to transcriber as thats only a very small bar so not as anoying .. not sure if you can get rid of it all together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noo Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 If you never want the keyboard to come up set the input method to transcriber as thats only a very small bar so not as anoying .. not sure if you can get rid of it all together <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well it's better than that annoying full keyboard popping up, even when you've got the keyboard slid out! Nice one. Might be worth noting, if anyone has WiFi problems, that the WiFi driver is disabled when you're connected to ActiveSync via the USB. Found that out from the WiFiFoFum forum. Confused me for a while, as I could still browse the web, until I realised I was just connecting, networked, through my PC's web connection. Duh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 This isn't a tip about the phone as such, rather about one of the supplied accessories. I just discovered that the stereo headset supplied with the Vario can be adjusted to fit around your neck by splitting apart the small rectangular block nearest to the headphones. Once this is split you can adjust the length of the cord, loop it around your neck and clip it back together to hold the microphone at throat level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emad Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Start up commonly used apps when you first start up the wizard. They don't tend to take up that much memory and load so much faster (contacts, inbox etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deebster Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 If you click on the blue dot key on the keyboard twice it locks the keyboard to the blue items. This is useful if you want to enter a series of numbers using the keyboard. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You can press the shift key twice to toggle caps-lock too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jiffk Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 probably obvious but i didnt figure it out at first but the ok button next to the space bar corrosponds to the ok button in the top right of the screen to close windows etc its also good that if you double press a shift key for typing numbers etc you can press it once to enter one letter and go back to numbers, useful for postcodes/software keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob.P Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 This is a tip you might want to avoid. If you are connected via USB to activesync and your screnn is blank (powersave mode) and you press the power button to bring it out of powersave (as I'm used to doing) it disconnects activesync (odd I know, but I have found it annoying, specially due to the issues AS and the phone have together). Mine's a Qtek by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emad Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://smartmobileassets.com/cgi-bin/Blah/...le,m=1132411511 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) http://smartmobileassets.com/cgi-bin/Blah/...le,m=1132411511 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just trying the registry edits on my Vario now. For reference here are the original settings and the changes that the site recommends making: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\CacheSize=0 (00000000) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache= 1 (0x0000001) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\fsreplxfilt\ReplStoreCacheSize= 0 (00000000) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\CacheSize=0x1000(4096) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache=0x1(1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\fsreplxfilt\ReplStoreCacheSize=0x1000(4096) Edit: I've also tried the ActiveSync tweak mentioned in the post as well. Edited November 22, 2005 by Phil Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) Just trying the registry edits on my Vario now. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Let us know how it goes, could be tempted with this one myself! Edited November 22, 2005 by adchaffey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 The screen seems to rotate faster since I've put in the tweaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 The screen seems to rotate faster since I've put in the tweaks. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cool. I've posted this on another topic, but can anyone recommend a good (but free!) registry editor that works well on WM5? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TomaHawk Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Cool. I've posted this on another topic, but can anyone recommend a good (but free!) registry editor that works well on WM5? Cheers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> resco file explorer has one i think and its got a free 14 day trial. the file explorer is good aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nforsans Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Cool. I've posted this on another topic, but can anyone recommend a good (but free!) registry editor that works well on WM5? Cheers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> PHM registry editor is good and free. Do a search on google or here, and you'll find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 PHM registry editor is good and free. Do a search on google or here, and you'll find it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks! I've tried the registry edits, but can't see much of a difference to be honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I've removed the edits now. My Vario has locked up a couple of times since making the edits so I'm going back to basics to home in on the casue (a rogue program I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nforsans Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I've removed the edits now. My Vario has locked up a couple of times since making the edits so I'm going back to basics to home in on the casue (a rogue program I think). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you sure? Mine seems to be doing fine. I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Are you sure? Mine seems to be doing fine. I'll keep you posted. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mine seems fine too, but still haven't noticed any improvement in speed to be honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emad Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Having put the reg edit in, switch to landscape is now pretty much instantaneous. Seems snappier overall too (almost nothing installed at the mo - 29mb ram free after reg things :)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emad Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Null keyboard: http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/nullkeyboard.shtml Useful little beastie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noo Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Null keyboard: http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/nullkeyboard.shtml Useful little beastie. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does it actually work for you? If I select "Inoput Method:" as "Nullkb" in Input settings, it just seems to revert straight back to keyboard, regardless... Would love for it to work, as the keyboard popping up is really rather annoying. The transcriber option, as suggested, si slightly less annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emad Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Yep, it works fine. I had to switch manually the first time I came to a text box, since then its been nice and hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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