07-01-2002, 04:22 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,060
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vBar Task Manager
http://www.vieka.com/vbar.htm
Vieka Software is making its new task manager available, for FREE.
"If you need "Close" and task switching functions with a Pocket PC 2002 and still want to keep all of the original Pocket PC 2002 capabilities such as notification, etc. without suffering any performance slowdown, then vBar is for you."
This application is tiny and takes up only 21K. There are also versions for SH3 and MIPS processors, so this may be just the task manager you need.
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07-01-2002, 05:53 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 3
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Is it me, or does that look like a complete wisbar rip-off?
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07-01-2002, 06:05 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 122
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by bobdenotter
Is it me, or does that look like a complete wisbar rip-off?
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Actually, if you go to the web site, the author clearly states that the work is a derivitive of the original WISBar and he credits the original author.
The original WISBar author intentionally opened his code and posted it to the web so that others could use it, modify it, and hopefully improve it.
So, no, I don't think it is a rip-off... it is continuing the development of a great program in the sprit of the original author's wishes.
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07-01-2002, 06:14 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 114
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How do I install vBar??
It downloads as a .cab file. Then when I unzip it in WinZip, it has 4 files inside.. but none are an .exe file. The files are:
0000vbar.002
00readme.001
Vbarar~1.000
Vbarse~1.003
Any help? Thanks.
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07-01-2002, 06:46 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 26
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Just copy the CAB file to your Pocket PC, then run it from there to install. No need to unzip the CAB file on your desktop.
This looks cool, but does it support skinning at all?
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07-01-2002, 06:54 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 114
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Originally Posted by PDAlien
Just copy the CAB file to your Pocket PC, then run it from there to install. No need to unzip the CAB file on your desktop.
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Thanks. It worked.
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07-01-2002, 08:41 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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On my toshiba e740 there is no ok/close button if i am in programs or settings or even the toshiba Home app. There is simply a blank space. The only way to get from programs to today is to use the start menu. Anyone else having this problem?
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07-01-2002, 08:50 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,768
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colors
The first vBar release didn't support the color themes.... does this newest version correct that?
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07-01-2002, 08:55 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 80
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vBar has some skin capabilities. Buttons, backgrounds etc can be changed. But the whole task bar background can not be changed.
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07-01-2002, 09:25 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,768
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Originally Posted by nobody
vBar has some skin capabilities. Buttons, backgrounds etc can be changed. But the whole task bar background can not be changed.
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The other WisBar project (same original WisBar source) will honor the color scheme from the Today theme. vBar was better in that it only skins the far right of the bar, thus showing the notification tools, etc.. but if it is always blue when your bar is something else, it stands in the way visually.
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