Guest maxh2003 Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 :edit: source code now available below. It's pretty simple, low-tech stuff, so don't be disappointed if there's less there than you expected... :) :edit: following hot on the heels of version 1.1, here's version 1.11 - now there *really are* no "disabled" popups! :edit: updated, see version history below... Here's a little app I put together to make scrolling down (long) web pages less painful. With this, you can scroll through pages about ten times quicker! Requires an app-unlocked phone, obviously... Unzip the attachment and put the EXE wherever you like. I use it with X-bar, but you can just run it using SmartExplorer if you like. When you run it, it pops a window explaining: "1 to enable, 2 to disable". Press 1, and a window pops up to confirm the fast scroll is enabled. The program instantly hides itself so you can get back to IE more easily. You can still scroll as normal, but you can now also press * for PAGE UP and # for PAGE DOWN. To disable fast scrolling, run the EXE again and press 2. Note that in version 1.1, no popup is displayed. Note: behaviour in other programs than IE is as yet untested, but it ought to be OK. If you have any problems with other apps, then run the FastScroll EXE again and manually quit using the left soft key ("Quit"). Enjoy! version 1.11 20/10/2003 maxh2003 BUG: There are now no popups at all when disabling Fast Scroll. Left one in by mistake :-( version 1.1 20/10/2003 BUG: With Fast Scroll enabled, when you press * or #, * or # is automatically sent to the operating system before the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN commands are sent. This addresses the cannot-unlock-phone defect. FEATURE: '0' is now mapped as emergency disable - it works even when the phone is locked. Note that no pop-up message is displayed when you do this. FEATURE: FastScroll now quits itself whenever you disable fast scrolling. It's *such* a small program that there's no advantage to having it memory-resident, and this reduces the chances of it causing problems with other apps. In practice this change shouldn't affect the user at all. version 1.0 17/10/2003FastScroll.zipPageUpDown.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Nice one. I used to get well miffed scrolling up and down through Mobile MoDaCo. It's a breeze with this hack. Good work 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xetra Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Yeah :) Another great xBar plug in :( :D I will add to the xbar web site. please contact me if you want more access to the keypad. Thank you for your works Xet' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gpcarreon (MVP) Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 another nice app mr maxh2003! :) keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Nice one cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest www.msmobiles.com Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Here's a little app I put together to make scrolling down (long) web pages less painful. With this, you can scroll through pages about ten times quicker! Requires an app-unlocked phone, obviously... Enjoy! Would you care to post same screenshots so that I could carry a news item story about it at msmobiles.com ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamby Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 do i still need to install xbar before i can use this app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Nope. Xbar is just a convenient way to execute the shortcut. You can just run the app with a 'normal' shortcut from your start menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madu Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Been waiting for this for a while now... and it's AWESOME!! :) Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Great app, BUT, if you leave it running in the background and lock your keypad, you can't unlock it again, you have to take the battery off:( That's because it takes over the hash key which is needed to unlock the keypad. I think the only way round the problem would be to assign the scrolling functions to different keys (maybe the volume buttons on the side?) Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 I should have remembered to close this app before locking my keypad (as per above post) but I didn't :oops: I then received a text message, I couldn't unlock my keypad so I couldn't read it, the only option was to take the battery off, and after rebooting, I'd lost the bloomin' text message :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maxh2003 Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Yep, I did the same thing too (lock my phone with the program enabled and have to pull the battery). I suppose if you wait until the numeric lock thing is enabled, you should be able to unlock it that way. No, I couldn't be bothered to wait. Sorry for the lost text message :oops: I already tried using the volume control keys but it didn't work for some reason :? in any case I can't build a new version til Monday cos the source code is at work. There doesn't seem to be any way to sense that the phone has been locked so maybe the best thing to do is use the 7 and 9 keys instead. Any views? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 maybe the best thing to do is use the 7 and 9 keys instead. Any views?I thought about the volume buttons 'cos you could "live without them" whilst the app is running (shame it doesn't work) I wonder if you used 7 and 9 keys whether you might run in to difficulty when dialling a number :?: (at least that wouldn't result in removing the battery) (BTW, I rang a couple of people to see who'd sent me a text and I guessed right by the second phone call :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 I'm ok with * & # as I only enable it when I need it and then disable it straight after. Whichever keys you use, if you leave it enabled it's gonna cause problems when you're entering text, as I found out ealier today. Took me a few minutes to realise what was going on when I couldn't change between T9 and abc or call up the symbol screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 I'm ok with * & # as I only enable it when I need it and then disable it straight after. Whichever keys you use, if you leave it enabled it's gonna cause problems when you're entering text, as I found out ealier today. Took me a few minutes to realise what was going on when I couldn't change between T9 and abc or call up the symbol screen.I agree that the "best" keys are * and #, but no other keys (other than the left soft key) would result in having to remove the battery, if you happened to forget to quit the app. and locked the keypad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 I agree that the "best" keys are * and #, but no other keys (other than the left soft key) would result in having to remove the battery, if you happened to forget to quit the app. and locked the keypad Yeah, it's the lesser of two evils I suppose. Bet you don't forget more than once though eh? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madu Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 how about 7 - up * - dn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoRFLeZ Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Finally got around to installing X-Bar and then decided to install this as well! It is excellent! Roaming MoDaCo mobile is MUCH better now... 7 and * sounds like a pretty good solution to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xetra Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Finally got around to installing X-Bar and then decided to install this as well! It is excellent! Roaming MoDaCo mobile is MUCH better now... 7 and * sounds like a pretty good solution to me! What do you think about volume up and vol down to scrolling text ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoRFLeZ Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 What do you think about volume up and vol down to scrolling text ? That sounds like a fab idea as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 What do you think about volume up and vol down to scrolling text ?That was my original suggestion:-I think the only way round the problem would be to assign the scrolling functions to different keys (maybe the volume buttons on the side?) Posted from my SmartPhone! But maxh2003 said he'd already tried that and it wouldn't work :) I already tried using the volume control keys but it didn't work for some reason :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xetra Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 That was my original suggestion:-But maxh2003 said he'd already tried that and it wouldn't work :) maxh2003 : did you try the GXinput to get these keys ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maxh2003 Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 maxh2003 : did you try the GXinput to get these keys ? Well I hadn't tried it before, but on seeing your comment I had a look and sort-of got the thing working. Problem is, it would only respond to Volume + / - when the FastScroll app was the visible window. As soon as the user went back to IE, and thus FastScroll was running in the background, the Volume + / - stopped working. Don't know if I was doing something wrong or whether GX Input would naturally work in this manner? FWIW I'm using RegisterHotKey to 'steal' the * and # buttons. Anyway I've managed to fix the cannot-unlock defect in version 1.1 so I guess the problem is less severe now. Also I've added a panic button ('0') which resets everything to normal and shuts down the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Anyway I've managed to fix the cannot-unlock defect in version 1.1 so I guess the problem is less severe now. Also I've added a panic button ('0') which resets everything to normal and shuts down the app. What can I say :?: FANTASTIC :!: This new version works a treat, and still uses the * and # keys. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maxh2003 Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Well, if anyone catches the thing misbehaving or their phone starts doing funny things when they press keys (well, even funnier than usual) then do post a bug report here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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