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Tracker - bugs and wants |
bossjohnc
Joined: Jan 24, 2003
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Hi all,
I can't find a thread specifically about this, and maybe the authors will take note if someone starts one. I've not got V2.0 yet so some of these may have been addressed?
- Multiple App closing - perhaps we could specify what we want left open and this would kill the rest - a product called SMan does this apparently
- A "Taskbar" icon to switch back to desk view - if at all possible, would be nice (although you can replace one of the six main shortcuts with Tracker)
- SMS! When I get a text and the screen lock is on - nothing (apart from the sound) happens. I get no visual notification, and when I unlock the screen there's still nothing to tell me I've got a text!
Any more? These are my main gripes, and I've not tried handy day yet - SMan looks interesting - although it can't do all that tracker can, there's a "bluejack" menu! |
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migueltan
Joined: Apr 29, 2002
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multiple app closing----I WANT! |
bossjohnc
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Just been checking out SMan - the bluejack feature is FANTASTIC!!!
It does a proximity sweep for all BT devices, and then sends a pre-specified message as a VCF to them! 
You can have it keep trying, so you could just be walking down the street, phone in pocket, bluejacking everyone on the way!!!
Funny! - but not something I'd be needing in tracker methinks.
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migueltan
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where can i get sman? |
bossjohnc
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http://renegade.w3xs.com/droll.htm
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ami6
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
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OK,
lets compare Tracker with Handy Day and Active Desk, and take out the best from all others.
ad 0: A bit more speed.
ad 1: Direct Access to IR / BT, as in Handy Day.
ad 2: Customizable Views, as in Active Desk. Then you can have it as you like it.
ad 3: Flexible Separation of Tasks, Calendar Entries etc. - why should I see wasted empty lines when my task list could fit in easily? Again, realized way better in Active Desk (try out yourself, you just define the max. linesize).
ad 4: "fix the applist" tool, as available in SMan. (I need it every 5th application installation - thanks god, SMan is there!)
ad 5: Resource Bars (memory), as in Handy Day.
ad 6: Zoom available to smaller fonts.
would be a good start...
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braingel
Joined: Apr 21, 2003
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After having purchased new Tracker (and forgoeing Handyday) I'm a bit dissapointed by the Today feature in Tracker. Overall, Tracker gives more for a better price (for those of us who pay:)) But the Today feature leaves more than a little to be desired. There's a problem with the Message part not getting updated even when there are new messages and, for me, the 'loading' delay is a joke and the overall layout just looks unpolished - kinda amature. Also, you can't just pop to an app - try clicking around on Calendar entries in the Today screen - you can't just go to Calendar, have to switch to Desktop and then Calendar. The only thing you can do from Today screen is open a preexisting entry or make a new entry. When you need to just get to Calendar, you should be able to click somewhere just to just get to the current day.
The HandyDay layout, memory bars, speed and good integration with p800 native apps are very polished.. You see the Calendar or Message section and you click on the icon and you go to that app.. intuitive. If you rely heavily on Today screens on your PDA I recommend sticking with HandyDay until Tracker gets a v 2.1 out.
But hell guess you can't have everyting... |
palle
Joined: Oct 10, 2002
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As I've been saying in several forums; The screen lock in Tracker sucks! Well at least it has a screen lock, SE should have included that in the system.
The problem with the screen-lock is that I can't see the time or the today view. I want a lock that just locks the screen so that I can put the phone in my pocket without accidently calling someone. The screen lock in HandyDay is almost there.
Another suggestion:
I wish I could select an application from the tracker desk with the scroll weel. That would make it possible to start applications without using the styleus.
Yet another suggestion:
I really love the feature that lets me configure the different P800 buttons. Makes it easier to do things when I'm on the run. The problem is that there are not enough buttons. A solution to this would be to start and control applications with double clicks and long clicks. Ex: Lock the device by double clicking on the blue button. Go to today view by pressing the blue button for more than 3 seconds.
Maybe combinations of different buttons would work...
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nautilus
Joined: Jun 04, 2003
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I must be missing something. What's wrong with pressing the menu button and selecting Key Lock? That will prevent undesired dialing. |
ami6
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
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@nautilus:
It's not about locking, but usability during locking. see the time, or see a pic. which is more convenient? 
@palle:
Agreed with more jog-dial implementation. That wheel is quite often not used for assignment to functions. Did you guys know it is called "5-dimensional"? not only turning up and down, but also pushing in, and also pushing upwards and downwards (towards the upside/downside).
Tracker allows (allowed?) to use the jog-dial push up to be assigned to a function which is nice to re-launch the app. Then double- and long-click is not necessary.
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bossjohnc
Joined: Jan 24, 2003
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@Nautilus: The screen lock is for those of us that have removed the flip
Another rant about the screen lock - if I'm on a fairly long call and the screen locks, there's no easy way to hang up afterwards!
Perhaps having a button assigned to "Hang Up" (if possible) would be a good idea - customisable of course. This button should work even if the screen lock is enabled, as it doesn't really matter if you "hang up" if the phone is in your pocket and you're not on a call!
Additionally, SMan has a "bluebeam" option in it's file manager, allowing you to beam any selected file - something tracker is missing badly.
[ This Message was edited by: bossjohnc on 2003-06-19 09:26 ] |
palle
Joined: Oct 10, 2002
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It would be great to have a button that would do the same thing as the aswer/hangup button on the headset. |
bossjohnc
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Aye it would - I can't find a quick way to hang up the phone after the screen lock has kicked in.
Just upgraded to V2.0, and I have one initial comment...
Because the calendar was a bit fiddly to begin with, I never used it - now I can see everything with tracker it WOULD make life easier, but there's nothing to see.
I'd like to add some entries but it's not really possible to do with tracker unless you're entering them for the current day!
If I scroll to a date, clck on Today, then New then Calendar Entry, I'd expect it to give me an entry for the date I've scrolled to, but instead it's always for todays date  (This might be logical as the menu is called "today" but it's not practical - who enters appointment reminders on the current day? Very busy people I guess!)
Another thing I've just noticed - it's not easy once you're looking at a future date to skip back to today (you have do go to desk view and then back to calendar view). Is there any way to get back quicker?
The "loading..." screen seems bareable at the moment and lasts no more than a second, however I'll be watching to see if this gets longer with more calendar entries. |
ami6
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
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Has anybody contacted the developers to look to your /our suggestions? |
Psykotik
Joined: Jan 18, 2002
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You might want to try this too. Go into the infrared or bluetooth menus from the desk, then click on the help icon. The app will encounter an error and close. Another thing i noticed is that if you get a missed call the screen will unlock. A colour scheme creation application like Psi NT colour schemes integrated (a la handy day) would be cool too.
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Posted: 2003-06-18 16:43
