SmartMonitor Signal-Strength Problem

[Guest kilobravo]

Thanks to SmartMonitor along with RJ's excellent code, I was able to gin up a very nice personal homescreen. Then, I discovered that SmartMonitor would also gin up a meterbar for signal strength but, I can't seem to get the XML right. (I know zero about XML and only a little HTML, BTW).

(I assume the XML file won't even show up in the list of Homescreen files on my MPX220 if there's a code problem. At least that's what I have taken it to mean since working XML files show up and those with problems don't.)

Anyway, I'd like to add a signal strength meterbar near the bottom of the homescreen where I removed the Email/SMS/MMS fields but no luck so far. The lines I've added are:

Signal

(and I've attached a copy of my .XML along with a screengrab).

Secondly, I'm wondering where the .BMP files are for meter full, empty, etc., I didn't see them anywhere at SmartPhinger so I'm wondering if the user has to create them?

TIA,

KB

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[Guest drblow]

 <text x="0" y="4" color="#000000">Signal:</text>


 	 <signal x="79" y="4" color="#cccccc">{strength-percentage}%</signal>


 	 <meterbar x="131" y="4" 


      image-full="StorageApplication DataHomexxx.bmp" 


             image-empty="StorageApplication DataHomeExPxxxx.bmp" 


             bar-direction="left-right" type="signal-strength" transparent-color="#ff00ff"/>

Try this ...

[Guest kilobravo]

DrB: Many thanks amigo...took me a bit to get everything arranged but couldn't have done it without your help.

KB

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[Guest drblow]

Glad to be of service! :)

[Guest black01gt]

i was able to get the signal line to work but no mader how much signal i have it still reads 100%. any ideas??

[Guest scar45]

i was able to get the signal line to work but no mader how much signal i have it still reads 100%. any ideas??

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This happened to me as well, I ended up soft resetting the phone and it looks like it is working now (57% range in my basement) I just hope that it changes/updates the signal at the specified 60 sec. refresh interval. I am also having a problem with my Memory Card USED percentage. I have a Kingston 512mb SD card and it always says "???%" so I dont know what I am doing wrong. Here is a sample of my code for SmartMonitor:

<!-- SmartMonitor Plugin -->


	<plugin clsid="{05E393E9-1712-41ac-B9D3-533B52F10A36}" name="SmartMonitor" selectable="false" height="64">

  <background state="unselected" bgcolor="transparent"/>

  <background state="selected" bgcolor="transparent"/>

  <format state="unselected"

 	 bgtext="transparent" 

 	 bgcolor="transparent"

 	 padding-left="0" padding-right="0" padding-top="2" padding-bottom="0"

 	 font-face="Nina" font-size="12" font-weight="normal" font-quality="cleartype"/>

  <monitor state="unselected">

 	 <text x="101" y="33" color="#06155A">[RAM] </text>

 	 <memory x="146" y="34" color="#FFFFFF">{free-percentage}%</memory>

 	 <meterbar x="129" y="34" 

      image-full="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_full.bmp" 

             image-empty="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_empty.bmp" 

             bar-direction="left-right" type="memory-free" details="physical" transparent-color="#FF00FF"/>

 	 <text x="95" y="17" color="#06155A">[Power] </text>

 	 <battery x="146" y="18" color="#FFFFFF">{life-percentage}%</battery>

 	 <meterbar x="129" y="18" 

      image-full="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_full.bmp" 

             image-empty="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_empty.bmp" 

             bar-direction="left-right" type="battery" transparent-color="#FF00FF"/>

 	 <text x="60" y="1" color="#06155A">[Signal Strength] </text>

 	 <signal x="141" y="2" color="#FFFFFF">{strength-percentage}%</signal>

 	 <meterbar x="129" y="2" 

      image-full="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_full.bmp" 

             image-empty="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_empty.bmp" 

             bar-direction="left-right" type="signal-strength" transparent-color="#FF00FF"/>

 	 <text x="107" y="49" color="#06155A">[SD] </text>

 	 <storage x="145" y="50" color="#FFFFFF" path="\Storage Card">{free-percentage}%</storage>

 	 <meterbar x="129" y="50" 

      image-full="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_full.bmp" 

             image-empty="\Storage\Application Data\Home\monitor\bar_empty.bmp" 

             bar-direction="left-right" type="storage-used" details="\Storage Card" transparent-color="#FF00FF"/>


  </monitor>

	</plugin>

I hope this helped for the signal problem, and I also hope that someone can enlighten me as to whats wrong with the space detection of my memory card.

Thanks!

[Guest scar45]

Hey all, I'm just bumping this topic up because I still can't find any rhyme or reason as to why the Smartmonitor plugin *rarely* updates the signal strength on my homescreen. I fixed the issue in my previous post about the MemCard problem, however as I sit at work here, i know i have 100% signal strength (pressing action on the Smartmonitor to bring up the about screen shows the default Windows range at the top right), however my homescreen has said 1% all day.

Fonz, this is a *GREAT* plugin, but I am just curious as to this signal strength problem. I don't know if this is just on my phone (MPx200 w/SP2003) or if everyone experiences this.

If anyone could help or post some suggestions, that would be more than great.

Thanks in advance!

[*EDIT*] I installed the earlier 0.9.5.1 version of the plugin and I am going to see if the signal strength works (updates quicker anyways). I would stick with this version, however i see that DrFonz says that 0.9.6.0 has a newly rewritten engine to load things faster and minimize battery and memory usage. AW why can't we have the best of BOTH worlds?! lol, but seriously tho Fonz, this is a kick-ass plugin!! All I need is some patience, and DrFonz needs a Moto MPx phone to test with!! :lol:

Edited February 24, 2005 by scar45