[APP][27 Oct 09] TitaniumStarter 2.0 by Micha [WM6.5]

[Guest MichelDiamond]

Now 2.0 with sufolder search and much more - look at changelog

I made this Plugin, because I think it's very useful for me - and perhaps it's also useful for you.

Another Launcher? No - not like the Launcher, which are already available - I wouldn't have developed it otherwise - and I developed it mostly on my handy, because I hadn't much time the last weeks.

You can define in some Launchers what you want - but what about if you want to start quickly something, which is not in your Favos?

And how about a Keyboard direct in Titanium? :D (could tease some iPhone-Fans :P )

And therefore "TitaniumStarter" - to start everything quickly. Together with Favorites Plugin of contable and JMLLauncher from JMHL (and jmltoday) I got a wonderful "Launch suite"

Features:

- Keyboard direct in Titanium Panel

- Full animated switching between Keyboard and Results (it should look cool)

- Designed to launch quickly each program in Start Menu with direct accessable different input methods

- Installed by TICS_installer: So it will work in ALL THEMES not only Standard Titanium, also Blizz,Josito,... (if you want to make a special .plg for the keyboard in your favorite Theme, just give it to me, I will integrate it)

- ALL RESOLUTIONS: QVGA, WQVGA, VGA, WVGA

- ALL ROM-Languages - no dependencies to a country or WWE-ROM - it knows, where your Start Menu is to find

- Different type modes (left side of keyboard):

-- I = one letter will start search for all Programs in Startmenu with this abecedarian letter

-- II = one letter needs tab on "GO", after two letters automatic search

-- III = type the word as long you want - only "GO" initiates search

- Wildcard-Search - e.g. "*oo" in Mode III would find "Groovefish" as well as "Bluetooth Explorer"

- Launches programs/chooses letter after tab on plugin - possible because of AreaButtons of JMLPanex

- To erase last letter just click backward button in the bottom-right corner under "GO"

- to erase all input just click on current mode on left side

- ...little bit more- just find it out

Changelog & additional Features of 2.0:

- now can search all subfolders of Start Menu

- Search Algorithm written in C - so very fast search

- completely redeveloped data structure

- Adjustable Animation-speed

- Links can viewed with or without Folder Info

- Extra Design for Folder-View/Non-Folder View

- Context Menu to change Folder-View, Refresh,Animation-Speed

- After Start an Application, Plugin switch to Keyboard and refresh itself

- Skinable - only provide a new /image-Directory

- Little bit more, which I've forgotten now ;)

Requirements:

- Mortscript 4.2 or higher *Download Mortscript 4.2*

- JMLPanex >= 2.0 / better 2.10 *Download JMLPanex* for working Titanium-Buttons

I have some ideas for updates or for another usages of this - it's something what I have developed/will develop ocassionally.

TitaniumStarter is free und will stay free - please don't repost it without asking.

Install to Main Memory like every Titanium Plugin and of course: I overtake no responsibility for damaging your device (however this should go :lol: )

Download: TitaniumStarter_2.0.CAB

AddOn: If your Animation is too slow - you can use smaller Images, which has been made by Jumba (Thanx my Friend!) - just replace the Images with them from Image-Directory of TitaniumStarter.

Download: images_smaller_size_byJumba.zip

Credits:

JMHL for JMLPanex

MattJackson for Keyboard-Image

Mort for Mortscript

Jumbafor repainting Images to improve performance

Hope you like it and its useful for you (or only to impress a little bit some iPhone-Users :) )

Micha

TitaniumRSS, TICS, TitaniumStarter, JMLLibrary and the other stuff-

Like my work? To spend much more nights, if you want, you can donate a cup of coffee for me.

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Edited October 27, 2009 by MichelDiamond

[Guest MichelDiamond]

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[Guest Jumba]

Oh my, you've done it again. This is an awesome app!

[Guest syrguy1969]

OK......ummmm.....WOW!!!!!

I'll try it out later!! Thanks!!! :D

[Guest contable]

Great work, my friend !!!

In the next version of my APPLauncher I will inlude 2 Jump-Buttons for TitaniumStarter and JMLLauncher.

Thank you.

Greetz

contable

[Guest MichelDiamond]

@syriguy, contable: Thanx :D

Oh my, you've done it again. This is an awesome app!

*laughing* Like Britney? :P

It was only fun while developing 1.0 - I developed on my handy... but for 2.0 I needed C for speed. I never could imagine, that it become so beloved in the short days...but I must admit... I use it more often, than I thought, too ;)

And the Area-Buttons of Panex... makes it possible.

I think I don't want anymore much Plugins without Panex & TICS :lol: The most new released Plgins came with Panex (=Buttons) & TICS (=installlable in all Titanium-Themes) , e.g. JMLToday, Fav-Plugin and Launcher-Plugin from contable, CHeroClock... - and much more will be released - especially I'm looking forward to CS2P and Nitrogen-Player... that's why Buttons are made for :)

Hope you enjoy TitaniumStarter, too - and for ideas - just tell me.

In next Version I will add a next page, I think - and there will be also a jump to your Launcher, contable :)

One question: How fast is your Keyboard in Mode III? Fast enough to write longer Text? (on my Device, yes)

An if somebody makes a new skin and changed /images - please share it :) I want to have different keyboards, too :)

Greetz

Micha

Edited October 27, 2009 by MichelDiamond

[Guest thekevster]

great app! will this work for all resolutions? i would test it on my wqvga omnia, but i'm running m2d right now.

[Guest MichelDiamond]

- Installed by TICS_installer: So it will work in ALL THEMES not only Standard Titanium, also Blizz,Josito,... (if you want to make a special .plg for the keyboard in your favorite Theme, just give it to me, I will integrate it)

- ALL RESOLUTIONS: QVGA, WQVGA, VGA, WVGA

- ALL ROM-Languages - no dependencies to a country or WWE-ROM - it knows, where your Start Menu is to find

I also like to be independent from a device - so I'm used to get my developments international and multiresolution - and with TICS also for NeoTitanium, Bliss, whatever,...

and so the answer is: yes, you can use it on any WindowsMobile-6.5-Device :D

(But of course I cannot try all Resolutions, if something doesn't look good, please tell me)

And pay attention, if you never used JMLPanex before - you must look, what's the "offset" is that the Buttons will work - there's some differences between the WinMo-Builds. On older one sometimes the "Press" too high. But I think here are much members who are using Panex and can help you.

Cheers

Micha

[Guest thekevster]

i guess i should have read a little bit harder instead of skimming through lol

[Guest MichelDiamond]

i guess i should have read a little bit harder instead of skimming through lol

*lol* I really like Feedback - so you know that developing for free has other pleasures :D So - never mind :P

Please don't forget to tell me your favorite animation-speed and the responsiveness of the Keyboard - need to know it for later

Greetz

Micha

Edited October 27, 2009 by MichelDiamond

[Guest Jumba]

Hi Micha, the animation is cool, but it runs slowly on my Omnia, even at the fastest setting. Any way to make it even faster?

[Guest fane]

Hi Micha, the animation is cool, but it runs slowly on my Omnia, even at the fastest setting. Any way to make it even faster?

Same here.But looks good thanks for sharing

[Guest MichelDiamond]

@fane,Jumba:

Animation or Search time?

How much Mhz (Speed) has your processor?

Don't set Animation time too low (I should rename it from "fast" to "short" :D ) - better higher (140-200ms - set it with context menu) - the Search-Process is running during the first half turn in Background. Then Turn-Script is waiting, if search has not ended until then. So a longer time could be better :P Hard to understand, but that's it ;)

I tested it on my Diamond with 300 .lnk's in 16 Subfolders in StartMenu - took 30ms.

So we must look for the differences: Do you have Plugins, which are using 24/7-Mortscripts (older CComm, older CS2P or other Button-Color-Code-Plugins) - just look into your autostart-Folder. This slow down Titanium very much.

Also look with a Task-Manager for running processes.

To understand it, how I can improve it perhaps - i would need Registry-Values of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CHome\TitaniumStarter\Page1 (export it e.g. with Total Commander to a .reg-File)

and also the file "dirlist.ini" from TitaniumStarter-Installation Directory after a "slow search"

And don't forget: Tell me which Plugins you are running in Titanium

Perhaps some devices have also problems with too much multi-tasking - but let's have a look into the files above before.

One important question, too: The search is always ok? also after a "longer" search, right?

Greetz

Micha

Edited October 27, 2009 by MichelDiamond

[Guest MichelDiamond]

One more - especially to Jumba: Could you have a look, if the images from TitaniumStarter could be made smaller in Storage-Size? then Titanium-Animations are faster. I made them small as I can - but I'm no graphic expert, perhaps there are some tricks, too :D

[Guest Evidence_I]

Very Cool all my Panels are starting to become Panex Panels!!!

[Guest MichelDiamond]

Very Cool all my Panels are starting to become Panex Panels!!!

Looks great! :D Yeah - that's cool - iPhone cannot do this... :P

Your Background is quite simple, but looks very cool, could you attach it for me? I would like it, too

[Guest Evidence_I]

Looks great! :D Yeah - that's cool - iPhone cannot do this... :P

Your Background is quite simple, but looks very cool, could you attach it for me? I would like it, too

Sure here you go!

[Guest Jumba]

One more - especially to Jumba: Could you have a look, if the images from TitaniumStarter could be made smaller in Storage-Size? then Titanium-Animations are faster. I made them small as I can - but I'm no graphic expert, perhaps there are some tricks, too :D

This should solve the speed issue. Converted all images to grayscale and reduced them 50% without noticeable loss in quality. :P Just replace the \images folder with the one in the zip file.

images.zip

[Guest Evidence_I]

This should solve the speed issue. Converted all images to grayscale and reduced them 50% without noticeable loss in quality. :D Just replace the \images folder with the one in the zip file.

Thank you Jumba!!!!

[Guest MichelDiamond]

Thank you Jumba!!!!

Evidence: Thank you!!!

Jumba: Great! - Can I post it in xda-devs, too? There already does somebody a resizing (but for QVGA) - then we can get some different Themes.

But now I need Feedback from you - because I won't notice a Speed improvement, because on my device it's already fast. Could you tell me, if this problem is solved on your devices with the new graphics?

Great Jumba - big Thanx!!!

[Guest Jumba]

Evidence: Thank you!!!

Jumba: Great! - Can I post it in xda-devs, too? There already does somebody a resizing (but for QVGA) - then we can get some different Themes.

But now I need Feedback from you - because I won't notice a Speed improvement, because on my device it's already fast. Could you tell me, if this problem is solved on your devices with the new graphics?

Great Jumba - big Thanx!!!

Hi again, sure go ahead and use the gfx anywhere you like. :D The speed issue could have been something else but re-sizing the gfx seems to have fixed it. I tried playing with the delay settings but 20ms seems to be the best. The Omnia has a Marvell PXA312 624 MHz processor so it should be plenty fast enough, but the images were quite big anyway (images folder was 350k, now 120k).

[Guest MichelDiamond]

thanx :D

you know-I'm a stupid ddevelopers with not very much knowledge about designing graphics in size :P thanx for your help!

@ALL - important:

could you have a look with CHome-Editor if "searchRootDir" is setted and contains path to startmenu?

(Page1 of TitaniumStarter)

please feedback.

thanx

Micha

BTW: further wishes for next update? ;)

[Guest Jumba]

could you have a look with CHome-Editor if "searchRootDir" is setted and contains path to startmenu?

(Page1 of TitaniumStarter)

Looks fine here.

[Guest Evidence_I]

BTW: further wishes for next update? :D

A new Page To search Contacts!!!!!

[Guest MichelDiamond]

A new Page To search Contacts!!!!!

HEy :D That's also my thought -as proposal for contable and his Plugin - the Keyboard can be overtaken to his Panel without problems.

I will update TitaniumStarter with also some things - and that it works fast, I think I have to rewrite some things in C.

But must also have a look for new JML-Releases - because Iwant todevelop a special design for it - witthe new features,which will come with JMLToday 5.5 (nice Animation, but more Business look...and using some fine things of Panex of course :P )

Perhaps - when I'm crazy... I want to make a piano-Keyboard for Titanium *lol* That would be easy *g*