[New release 10/24/2008] XPeria like feeling! Visual Task Switcher 0.97 DD - Windows Mobile Apps and Games

Hello to all,
i like to share my new app with you. It´s a Visual Task switcher in the style of Dynamo3, but it´s written in native Win32 C++.
You should map the App to an Application button. Once started, the app scans all active windows and shows the windows on the screen. After this moment it monitors the running tasks and takes screenshots. Just tap on the screen to minimize, tap on a picture to activate the app or scroll up/down with moving on the screen (if there are more app than there is space on the screen).
You can configure many things in the config tool.
It should work with every resolution....
Have fun...
Greets,
Thomas
0.97
-technology switch to DirectDraw. Better performance in scrolling and zooming.
-tap and hold to close an application
-faster reaction time, but higher memory consumption when not active (the background-bitmap is not deleted)
-Version 0.961 still available for devices where the 0.97 version won´t work.
-reduced filesize
0.961
-stability fixes
0.96
-you can select between left/right or up/down scrolling
-better initialisation of background pictures
-some improvements regarding not-existing windows
0.95
-bugfixs in VisualTaksConfig-Tool wich prevents app from starting
-fixes when switching portrait/lanscape mode (pictures will not be deleted)
-stability fixes
-you can prevent VT from scanning windows by setting ScanInterval to 0
0.945
-some stability fixes for the runtime-crashes
-graphical fixes when not using a background image
-bugfixes on deleting windows-snapshot that no longer exists
-usable in Landscape or Portrait mode
-tested on 240x320, 480x640 emulator images and on 480x800 device (G900)
0.94
-configurable space between the screenshots
-window text now at the bottom of the screenshot
-improved animations
-SIP input button is now hidden
-some bugfixes
0.93
-improved animations for activating the app and selecting the windows (try the "Intro Animation" in the config tool!)
-configurable ignore-list for windows (if you want to ignore the phone app, it could be that it has a blank behind it´s name!)
-configurable scan-time for the first app-scan
-improved stability
-bugfixes wich prevents the app from starting on some devices
0.92
-there is a scan for active windows at the first start of the app
-Gesture control. You can now scroll up/down by screen gesture if there are more windows than there is space on the screen
-names of the window are shown over the pictures
-improved stability
0.91
-New Configuration Tool with many options
-.exe file smaller
-made a .cab for installation
In the Config tool you can now configure the opacity for the background (if you use a background picture you can use 0 for opacity), the background picture, the capture intervall, the layout style, start animation or not and the animation smoothness.
Other Projects:
Customizable AVRCP agent: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=331385
Wimdows Media Player ResumePlugin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412847

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Thanks but where is the attachment?

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yeah .. heheheh .. where is the attachements?

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Here it is..

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how is it practically different to Dynamo 3 and any screens?

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nuke1 said:
how is it practically different to Dynamo 3 and any screens?
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or mortbuttons task switcher...
also what the memory footprint like considering the screenshots and how often are these taken

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It takes about 1.5 Megs of Memory with 8 screen-shots of 240*320 quality (for the zoom-effect), it´s about 120-150Kb per process. At the moment a screenshot are taken after 2 sec a new process is started.
Just try it....if you like it use, if not don´t use it..

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Well, it is faster than Dynamo/TaskFacade.
It doesn't have auto-scaling icons (always 4x4 setup). That would be nice.
There are no animations.
The background seems to consist of 2-3 semitransparent programs all shown over each other. I find it confusing and would like to have a solid background or the background of just the application just before activating visualtasks.
The oldest application is shown in the upper left position. Newer windows fill the first line, then the next and so on. This means the newest applications position depends on the number of windows captured. This is not so great. Reverse sorting would be nice.
It captures windows and not applications.
Just like Dynamo, it can risk capturing the today screen twice. This means two icons both showing the today screen.

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galmok said:
Well, it is faster than Dynamo/TaskFacade.
It doesn't have auto-scaling icons (always 4x4 setup). That would be nice.
There are no animations.
The background seems to consist of 2-3 semitransparent programs all shown over each other. I find it confusing and would like to have a solid background or the background of just the application just before activating visualtasks.
The oldest application is shown in the upper left position. Newer windows fill the first line, then the next and so on. This means the newest applications position depends on the number of windows captured. This is not so great. Reverse sorting would be nice.
It captures windows and not applications.
Just like Dynamo, it can risk capturing the today screen twice. This means two icons both showing the today screen.
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The background should consist of the last Application Window in a transparent form. On my devices it is so (Universal, G900 and the Emulator of VS2005).
Sure it captures Windows, if there is a background application it has nothing to cature..
There should be a zoom animation when activating a window?! Wich device do you use..?

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Wolfman-XP said:
The background should consist of the last Application Window in a transparent form. On my devices it is so (Universal, G900 and the Emulator of VS2005).
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But what is shown behind the transparent window? Right now, I don't see more than one application in full size, but I did see a mess of applications when I first started the application, including some corrupted image.
Sure it captures Windows, if there is a background application it has nothing to cature..
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I am not sure I understand. Which point of mine are you replying to?
There should be a zoom animation when activating a window?! Wich device do you use..?
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I have to correct myself. I do see an animation when I select an application to switch to.
Could you maybe make the fullsize image of the application used as background be aligned with the bottom of the screen in stead of the top? This would keep the image from being misaligned. You don't capture the titlebar of the screen which means you images are not fullscreen sized.
It is very annoying to have 2 icons going to the today screen, especially because there is 1 difference. The task manager where the close button normally is, is missing on one of the today screens.

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This works great but disregards the phone and TOday screen.

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First crash:
include/vector line 986 if I remember correctly.
Second crash:
Debug Assertion Failed!
Program: \Programmer\VisualTasks\VisualTasks.exe
File: C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\ce\include\vector Line: 986
Expression: vector erase iterator outside range
Also, the first time VT is started after this crash, all screenshots are shown fullsize, semitransparent and overlaying each other, showing 4+ images at the same time.
Device: HTC TYTN II

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Tried to use this, but the transparent backgrounds overlapping each other made it almost unviewable. I'd recommend a user-defined static background over which to put the thumbnails.
And I for one like that it is window-based rather than program-based. The latter approach makes some applications unviewable.
Oh, and I'd like it not to exclude any programs by default (e.g. phone and today screens). Leave that up to us.

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this is perfect man! THANKS!

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have you tried using this outside or in a high glare situation? that transparent background is a nightmare....I can't even see the icons....please give us a plain background option.

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Love the speed! That's what all of the others are lacking.
On my Titan, however, it's showing screenshots of all kinds of wacky stuff, like screens during transitions, etc.
I'd also like to see the button (whatever button you've mapped to activate it) also minimize it.

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Hi, looks like a great app !
unfortunately it doesn't look so great on my 240x400 omnia

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very fast, no crash, i like de transparancy for the background
it's a very good work
for me,better than dynamo
thx

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lastnikita said:
Hi, looks like a great app !
unfortunately it doesn't look so great on my 240x400 omnia
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Looks like that on the TYTN II as well.

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can i get some screenshots on the app please???