I use apt to dim my screen after 45 seconds.
*Default*/Events:
(45)/Idel+/Brgt/Set ……
( )/Input/Brgt/Rst
to keep the brightness at normal level (without dim) when palm is working on external power:
(*)/Con/…/Wait 45000
&/Brgt/Rst
This site is a wiki.
I use apt to dim my screen after 45 seconds.
*Default*/Events:
(45)/Idel+/Brgt/Set ……
( )/Input/Brgt/Rst
to keep the brightness at normal level (without dim) when palm is working on external power:
(*)/Con/…/Wait 45000
&/Brgt/Rst
in most cases is not necessary to pop off the card.
With just a cycle of the screen (Off-On) you can achieve the same.
i set APT to turn off the screen after reset and then, first time i need to use the palm, the SDHC driver would start
I'm sure we will meet again in Androidland when my TX runs out of breath.
You're already famous here in Androidland as one of the 'spiritual fathers' of Tasker* in my credits :-)
Pent
@newbie: glad you have sorted things out. NVBackup is a real life saver.
@Pent: nice to hear from you! Sorry about that flu - let's hope you get better before Christmas.
I'm sure we will meet again in Androidland when my TX runs out of breath. Palm Pre seems to be a dead end and so Android will probably be my next option. But I am decided to stay with my Palm until it breaks!
Merry Christmas, Pent, to you and your family.
Hey there Pgr. I thank you for your timely response to my inquiry. The problem was not resolved after disabling Apt. I tried working the disable and enable feature from several angles and other programs that ultimately got me nowhere fast. But alas I have managed to eliminate the problem. However it was not quite what I initially had in mind…..but apparently it solved the problem….the dreaded hard reset followed immediately by a few hours of software-gymnastics was exactly what the TX had in mind for me. NVBackup to the rescue! Since the hard reset I have been extremely vigilant about what I have reloaded (or not reloaded!) onto the device. At any rate it's full speed ahead! But again thanks for the support and reply just the same. Here's to wishing Happy Holidays to all!!
So, there are still other people using a TX other than me… interesting… :-)
Sure, my 8 year old inherited one in June :-)
Happy Christmas*,
Pent
Hi
So, there are still other people using a TX other than me… interesting… :-)
I can only tell you that I have Apt installed, and I tried entering DriveMode in my TX and it seems to be Ok, the problem you described does not happen on my TX.
Does your problem go away if you disable Apt?
Do you have any setting in Apt (global, or specific to DriveMode), that could be causing this?
Pgr
Hey folks….am v-e-r-y new to the awesome world of Apt. A fantastic program I can't seem to get enough of. I have recently encountered an interesting and very frustrating glitch with my TX. A problem I was not having until I installed Apt v2.0.2. Since doing so I've been unable to successfully launch Drive Mode. When I attempt to initiate "Turn Drive Mode On" my device immediately it takes me to the "Turn Drive Mode Off" window which lasts maybe a half second and then shuts off. I have toggled disable and enable and tried the process once again but always with the same results. If there's anyone who can help me resolve this exasperating situation I would truly appreciate the support. I thank you all in advance for your consideration.
The concept does seem to have taken off :-)
Pent
For those who have switched to webOS, Pre & Pixi, just coming out of Homebrew beta a new app called Mode Switcher is almost as good as APT was on PalmOS.
It is very configurable and can do 1000's of things, just like APT did :-)
Perhaps, but it's probably tricky.
I guess you would have to set a variable to e.g. 1 when you want the macro to stop.
Then, every instruction in your macro has to be a call to a Tag, with the condition on the tag 'variablename != 1', so
as soon as the variable is set, the rest of the actions are skipped one by one.
I'm not saying this will work, I can't remember if a new macro gets a turn while the old macro is still running.
Pent
If there's a scroll bar you can manipulate that with e.g. Ctrl/ScUp.
I did this and it works, thanks.
I've written a macro that does this: ScDn, Wait 1000, ScDn, Wait 1000, ScDn, Wait 1000, ScUp, ScUp, ScUp (slow right horizonal scrolling, then fast left horizontal scrolling).
I'd like to write a longer macro. Is there some way for the user of stopping a macro before it ends?. When the user taps on the screen, the macro ignores it, and continues until it finishes. If the macro is very long, this can be annoying.
Cheers,
I havn't used Apt for a while, but I'm pretty sure it can't do strokes.
If there's a scroll bar you can manipulate that with e.g. Ctrl/ScUp.
Pent
I'd like to use Apt to smoothly scroll from left to right in Repligo. The only problem is that the only way of doing this is by means of a right-to-left stroke. The right-navigation button does the scroll, but jumps too much to the right of the page being visualized. I'd like shorter jumps. Apt can detect strokes on the screen, but I'm not sure if it can DO strokes on the screen. It can definitely do taps on the screen, but what about strokes?
Is that possible?
Thank you:)
I got a cheap Magic from eBay with vanilla rom ("with Google" logo). Thought it was best for me to try out Android before going for a more expensive phone model :) But I search eBay for a good priced Hero now every day, the Magic is a little bit slow though :/ (actually my iPhone is now sold so I have to stick to Android!)
See you!
Ha, welcome to the club, hope you enjoy the new toy.
It feels a bit strange at first after Palm OS (I found myself reaching for the stylus very often…)
Surprised you went for the Magic instead of the Hero.
Maybe see you on the Tasker forum one day!
Pent
Just have to say it, couldnt help myself, bought a T-Mobile G2 (aka "HTC Magic") :-)
Nice to hear your voices in here!
I bought an iPhone 3GS in october (to do some developing on it), but did I knew back then that Pent was coding for Android I should have considered Android instead :/ But to be honest, I still use my Palm TX. iPhone 3GS cant sync text with Windows in a good way, I use Evernote but its a mess. I probobly will switch to Android or Palm Pre when my contract is ending. Classic for Palm Pre looks promising - It's the no 1 argument to get the Pre. Nevermind, I hope to see more of Tasker in the future (will recommend it to my friends). :-)
Now I need a nostalgical dose of Apt :) See you!
Hey t1,
don't know what you mean about foreign language localization and 'texts for the localization on the new platform'.
Local backup support: apps don't have access to other apps' data, a big security jump forwards, so
this can only really be done by the individual apps themselves or if you root your device (break the
carrier security, so apps can run as root user), so Palm backup apps can be more comprehensive there.
Hardware: my T-Mobile G1 ($200 without contract) is light years ahead of the TX I had: accelerometer, mag compass, GPS, landscape keyboard, 3G telephony, 3MP camera.
Pent
Pent, Hi there!
I came over here for a quick look to see if anything has happened in terms of changes, etc.
Recently I became curious about the Android platform. I have lots of productivity benefits fm my set of apps & enhancement programs - Apt, of course the major one… & I just don't want to go to the Palm Pre, b/c there is no local backup. (Bad Palm, very bad!) - so I considered (briefly) Android, but it doesn't have Agendus, Apt, or many others that I regularly use & need; like foreign lang. localization & texts for the localization on the new platform. This shows that not only are apps important, but 'cottage industry' support as well.
Does Android have local backup support? What are the main innovations in terms of h/w features?
I tried to find a list of apps for the 'droid - but don't know where to look.
Best regards, technical1