07-26-2005, 05:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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vBar 2.1 Released
vBar, the 21KB Pocket PC task manager, has just been updated to v2.1. New vBar 2.x enhancements include complete support for VGA and landscape display modes, and Pocket PC Phone Edition support. Best of all, it's free! :way to go:
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07-26-2005, 05:23 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 218
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It's very small, so I suppose it's not skinnable? 
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07-26-2005, 05:28 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 65
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One of my absolute favorites...very small, and does what it's supposed to do well. I used to use Wisbar, but then it became too much of a memory hog, and had all sorts of problems with Phone Edition. This is the very first piece of software I install on my JAM after a ROM upgrade.
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07-26-2005, 06:19 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 9
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Only 21 KB? All right - The Sarge likes coders who trim the bloat from their code. Nicely done, sir!
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07-26-2005, 07:46 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 498
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The only complaint I have is vbar only close programs, not minimize. Otherwise, it is must-have for everybody.
Just checked their website, there are a lot of voices about this problem and they are working hard to fix it. 
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07-26-2005, 08:17 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183
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Originally Posted by ventivent
One of my absolute favorites...very small, and does what it's supposed to do well. I used to use Wisbar, but then it became too much of a memory hog, and had all sorts of problems with Phone Edition. This is the very first piece of software I install on my JAM after a ROM upgrade.
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Wisebar just had some sort of a rewrite. It's way less resource hungry now. My E830 flies along with it instead of trundling like it once did ...
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07-26-2005, 08:21 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 68
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Originally Posted by Rod3
It's very small, so I suppose it's not skinnable? |
It isn't like Wisbar (advance or orig) or Icbar in that it doesn't cover the entire task bar, only the right 29 pixels (58 vga)
You are able to add your own ok, close, and dropdown menu button as seperate images though.
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Originally Posted by huangzhinong
The only complaint I have is vbar only close programs, not minimize. Otherwise, it is must-have for everybody.
Just checked their website, there are a lot of voices about this problem and they are working hard to fix it.
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Do you mean tap minmize, tap and hold closes? If I resynch my version of the source with their phone edition changes I may be able to add that soon. I'll talk to them about it.
Jon
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07-26-2005, 08:36 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 498
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Originally Posted by JonMisurda
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Originally Posted by Rod3
It's very small, so I suppose it's not skinnable? |
It isn't like Wisbar (advance or orig) or Icbar in that it doesn't cover the entire task bar, only the right 29 pixels (58 vga)
You are able to add your own ok, close, and dropdown menu button as seperate images though.
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Originally Posted by huangzhinong
The only complaint I have is vbar only close programs, not minimize. Otherwise, it is must-have for everybody.
Just checked their website, there are a lot of voices about this problem and they are working hard to fix it.
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Do you mean tap minmize, tap and hold closes? If I resynch my version of the source with their phone edition changes I may be able to add that soon. I'll talk to them about it.
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Exactly, Thanks in advance.
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07-27-2005, 01:34 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 68
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I sent off an email to get the updated source, and managed to make the change on my copy (that I used for the VGA and landscape changes.)
We may have a release in the not too distant future depending on how it tests out and what other changes need made at the same time.
Just thought you might want to know.
Jon
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07-27-2005, 04:43 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 266
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Originally Posted by huangzhinong
The only complaint I have is vbar only close programs, not minimize. Otherwise, it is must-have for everybody.
Just checked their website, there are a lot of voices about this problem and they are working hard to fix it. |
I'm not trying to pick on you, but I don't see this as a "problem" -- it does what it was designed to do...and that is exactly what "I" want it to do, close my app. If I don't want my app closed, I won't tap the X on vbar -- rather, I'll just open the new app that I want to use... vbar will allow you to select whichever open app you want to work with from its menu.
8)
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