MioPocket Changelog

MioPocket Changelog
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** MioPocket 3.0 (Release 59) - 03/25/2010 ** (Osprey)
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1. Added Map24 Mobile, another street map app which connects to an online map se
rvice. It supports Europe, North America, South America, South Africa, the Middl
e East and Australia. An icon has been added for the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x272.
Create an icon for other skins by setting the path to MioAutoRun\Programs\Map24
Mobile\Map24 Mobile.exe and the icon to MioAutoRun\Skins\Icons\Map24Mobile.ico.
2. Added Live Search, Microsoft's replacement for Virtual Earth Mobile. It adds
local information (restaurants, movie showtimes, etc.) and direction mapping for
US and UK cities. An icon has been added for the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x272. Cr
eate an icon for other skins by setting the path to MioAutoRun\Programs\Live Sea
rch\Live Search.exe and the icon to MioAutoRun\Skins\Icons\LiveSearch.ico.
3. Updated Virtual Earth Mobile to the last version before it became Live Search
. It adds tap-and-drag scrolling. It's left in as an alternative to Live Search,
since Live Search isn't quite as usable outside the US and UK and has its own q
uirks.
4. Fixed a problem with launching TaskMgr.exe ("Task Manager" icon/shortcut on n
on-320x240 skins).
5. Fixed issue of multiple AutoRunMgr.exe processes being possible.
6. Added waiting cursor to Control Panel launch. (thanks to jwoegerbauer)
7. Internet Explorer will now store its history, cookies and temporary internet
files in the My Documents folder on the drive that MioPocket is installed (chang
e in MioPocket.ini after installation if you want the My Documents folder on a d
ifferent drive).
8. Added Microsoft.WindowsMobile* DLL files to MioAutoRun\System\Extra, which so
me WM5 apps need. They don't work from that folder, but will work if you copy th
em to the folder of the app that you're running. Only bother copying if you rece
ive an error about one of those Microsoft.WindowsMobile DLLs being needed.
9. Moved the WLAN DLLs from MioAutoRun\System\WLAN to MioAutoRun\System because
there's some concern that all of the paths added to the system path could exceed
its 256-char limit.
10. Fixed a bug that didn't allow adding more than one font when a directory is
given as a parameter. (credit to TroNik)
11. Startup will now kill a few startup apps for Navigon, Medion and Becker devi
ces. (thanks to jwoegerbauer)
12. Re-wrote the section of Initialize.mscr that kills startup apps to use fewer
lines.
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1. Added Virtual Earth Mobile, an app for viewing Microsoft's mapping service (a
ka Bing Maps and Google Maps competitor). It requires an internet connection (vi
a ActiveSync, WiFi or Bluetooth) to download maps, but will cache maps on the de
vice for offline use. See the section in the Readme on "Using Virtual Earth Mobi
le" for more details.
2. Added ROM Extractor, a tool for copying files (especially DLLs) from \Windows
.
3. Added quite a few games (Touch Break, Fruity, Smart Simon, Farkle and Mustang
). Due to time and space, not all have been added to every skin. The rest can be
run from the Start Menu and added to the skin of your choice via Icon Edit Mode
. The icons are Touch Break = TouchBreak.ico, Fruity = Fruity.ico, Smart Simon =
Simon.ico, Farkle = Dice.ico and Mustang = Knight.ico. (credit to TroNik for co
llecting and writing scripts)
4. First time installation now backs up the entire registry to MioAutoRun\Regist
ry\Exclude\PreInstallationBackup.reg. This could be particularly helpful for res
toring to original configuration devices whose registries don't reset with hard
resets (especially Chinese units).
5. Fixed a bug whereby ghost icons were not "un-ghosting" when set with a path v
ia Icon Manager.
6. Fixed a bug whereby the "Change text" option in Icon Manager would not allow
erasing a text label.
7. Fixed a bug whereby re-positioning text labels via Icon Manager near the left
side of the screen would sometimes place the label on the opposite side of the
screen.
8. Updated Metro's database to the newest version and removed the MGPRINT functi
on from the exe that some devices don't support. (credit to TroNik)
9. Installation no longer leaves behind "Depend##" values in HKLM\init when dele
ting "Launch##" values (startup apps).
10. Updated Dependency Walker (Win32 app) to v2.2.6000.
11. Moved the My Apps icon on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x234 skin to the SideBar
and tweaked the glass window.
12. The manufacturer UI on Rightway devices should now be killed when MioPocket
loads.
13. Fixed a mistake introduced in R57 that associated MioMap icons on Mio Moov m
odels with SmartST_CE.exe instead of AppStartupSec.exe, which prevented Bluetoot
h (and, perhaps, another hardware feature or two) from working in MioMap.
14. Added second Navigation pages for Vista Ultimate 480x272 and Vista Aurora 48
0x272 skins.
15. After installation, devices will now attempt to run <sd card>\2577\autorun.e
xe when an SD card is inserted. This is mainly to provide a way for users to fix
unresponsive touchscreens on devices that don't already autorun something from
the SD card. (thanks to jwoegerbauer)
16. Added Route 66 icon and scripts.
17. Added English MUI patch to the Patches folder, allowing for converting non-E
nglish text in WinCE to English. (thanks to jwoegerbauer)
18. Added "Bluetooth Power" patch to the Patches folder, allowing for enabling B
luetooth when external power is connected and disabling it when it's not. (thank
s to LouisB)
19. Fixed graphical inconsistencies with the background of the Windows 7 Ultimat
e 480x234 skin.
20. Removed "Page 1/1" text from all skins when there is only one page.
21. Slightly re-positioned the page turn arrows and "Page #/#" and "Edit Icons"
text on the Windows 7 Ultimate 800x480 skin. The arrows no longer cover up the t
ext when pressed.
22. Added a second Games page to the Windows 7 Ultimate 800x480 skin.
23. Reverted app autolaunch feature to as it was pre-R56. (credit to TroNik)
24. Added checks to prevent installation of the Transcriber and JOTKBD drivers o
n devices with persistent, hive-based (disk-based) registries. This is because t
hose two drivers often lock up touchscreens and, on devices with persistent/hive
registries, undoing that is often hard or impossible.
25. Added a RegFlushKey.exe call in Unlock.mscr before resetting the device (for
some persistent registry devices that need the call to save registry changes).
(credit to TroNik)
26. Re-added Windows Media Player "BW" skin. Renamed it to zBW so that it appear
s last in the skin selector dialog. (credit to TroNik)
27. Modified SystemInformation.exe so that it doesn't activate the window that c
alled it. Before, when you ran SystemInformation.exe from an explorer window, Sy
stemInformation would launch and, once loaded, activate the Explorer window. (cr
edit to TroNik)
28. Ensured that MioPocket loads after explorer.exe loads.
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1. Updated Metro city files to their current versions. (thanks to nanotek)
2. Added Crux View, another small but useful GPS utility, to the GPS Utilities m
enu. (thanks to jwoegerbauer)
3. Added an icon for a "Device Manager"-like utility to the Settings pages of th
e Windows 7 Ultimate and Stopword skins. It's useful for learning which COM port
s are used by what and what specific driver filenames are in use.
4. Added "CEMetrics" benchmark tool to the Tools page of the Windows 7 Ultimate
skins and start menu.
5. Changed the "IPConfig" icon into an "IP Utilities" icon that launches a menu
with options for the IPConfig utility, as well as the IP Address, Host Name Look
up and Ping utilities that were in MioPocket before, but not exposed to the user
.
6. The "quick launch" (corner orb) button on most skins may now have its path ch
anged by tapping on it in Icon Edit Mode (rather than needing to go through MioP
ocket Settings).
7. Fixed an issue with MioMap not working correctly on Mio 'M' and 'S' series de
vices by removing LaunchOrionGo.exe from startup. Also, re-wrote the code in Unl
ock.mscr that removes startup apps so that an app's "Launch" code no longer matt
ers and that this specific issue won't occur again.
8. Added a few hundred DLLs (the "CE5_dll.zip" package) to MioAutoRun\System\Ext
ra for any devices that may need them. They are added to the system automaticall
y, during installation (i.e. no need to do anything).
9. Replaced the iGuidance icon on Windows 7 and Vista skins.
10. Replaced the Bluetooth icon on the Stopword skins with a prettier one.
11. Fixed icons #20, 21 and 22 on the Windows 7 Ultimate 800x480 skin. (thanks t
o Meirh18)
12. Fixed a bug with the "Free Resources" page reporting the SD card and flash d
rive values incorrectly in certain situations. (thanks to bumbum and TroNik)
13. Fixed a graphical inconsistency with the My Apps background of the Windows 7
Ultimate 480x272 skin.
14. Removed the unused MioAutoRun\Programs\MioAutoRun.exe because users were inc
orrectly copying that file for SD installation.
15. Tweaked and improved the glass effects on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x272 and
320x240 skins.
16. Added the time, date, battery and icons to the lower area on 320x240 skins t
hat is viewable only in portrait (rotated) mode.
17. Slightly improved the speed at which the alternate task switcher loads.
18. Media Player will now always use the GAPI video driver if it's available (an
d configured) and if GDI has not been manually selected. This fixes an issue in
previous releases where, if Media Player was run before a compatible device was
chosen for GAPI, it would not automatically switch to using GAPI even after a co
mpatible device was selected.
19. Changed GAPI's second "device mismatch" error message into instructions for
installing MioPocket's alternate GAPI driver (which suppresses such error messag
es).
20. Added to the backgrounds of the Vista skins a minor 3D effect (similar to th
e glass window on Windows 7 skins) to separate the Edit Icons and Page icons fro
m the rest of the icons on the page.
21. Changed Vista Aurora's time and date color from white to black and fixed imp
roperly-colored icon labels on a few of its pages. Also changed Vista Aurora 320
x240's icon labels and time and date colors from white to black.
22. BeeLineGPS will now use Internet Explorer (rather than uBook) to display HTM
L pages (ex. geocache descriptions). (thanks to murphyfields)
23. To fix an issue with "SDMMC"-named SD cards being named "SDMMC2" and breakin
g MioPocket, SD installations on such cards will now put the My Documents folder
on the flash drive.
24. Added a status message when running Windows Media Player for the first time,
while the skins are being extracted. Also fixed a bug causing the 320x240 skins
to always be extracted, regardless of resolution.
25. Removed the outdated GS Vista and GS Chrome skins (but left GS iClone). Also
, replaced the GS iClone background with a nicer one and re-positioned it. Final
ly, the new background has been copied to the Media\Pictures folder as the new s
ample image, replacing the old one.
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1. Added a GUI .cab file installer and extractor to the Tools pages.
2. Added to the SDfree startup menu the ability to have either "Run <original na
v software>" or "Run MioPocket" automatically selected after a configurable numb
er of seconds.
3. Re-worked the "app autolaunch" feature to launch the app after MioPocket load
s, not before. To reduce MioPocket's overhead (the original purpose of the previ
ous order), choose "Close MioPocket during nav apps" from MioPocket Settings. Al
so, the "app autolaunch" feature will now work without needing "MioPocket autola
unch" enabled. Finally, more than just .exe files may now be selected as the aut
olaunch app, particularly so that scripts (ex. MioMapLauncher.mscr) may be used
with the feature.
4. Tweaked the glass effects on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x272 & 480x234 skins.
5. Changed the look of the "Icon Edit Mode is loading" and "Icon Edit Mode" bitm
aps.
6. Fixed a bug causing text to not be re-positioned exactly as requested in Icon
Manager.
7. Added Microsoft's command prompt utility to all Windows 7 Ultimate and Stopwo
rd skins and associated .bat and .cmd files with it.
8. Added an IP configuration utility to the Settings page of the Windows 7 Ultim
ate 480x272 and 800x480 skins and to the start menu (all skins). (credit to jwoe
gerbauer)
9. SirfTech will now not display in portrait mode on non-widescreen devices.
10. Added an icon and scripts for the Magellan navigation software to the Window
s 7 Ultimate and Stopword skins.
11. Updated the look of the Windows 7 Ultimate 800x480 skin (to be consistent wi
th the other resolutions) and improved the graphical quality.
12. Corrected all of the uncentered text labels underneath icons on the Windows
7 Ultimate 800x480 skin.
13. Fixed the positioning and appearance of some of the MiniBar icons on the Win
dows 7 Ultimate 800x480 skin to fix a "jumping icons" issue.
14. Fixed a bug with the 17th icon on the Navigation page of the Windows 7 Ultim
ate 800x480 skin. (thanks to Meirh18)
15. Re-arranged the "Free Resources" pages for the Windows 7 Ultimate skins and
added nicer title bars.
16. Moved the "GSThemes" skins to the "Outdated skins" section of the Skin Chang
er menu, removed them from the Skin Changer page and added the Windows 7 Ultimat
e 800x480 and 480x234 skins in their place.
17. Added a size check when changing skins so that users are warned if the chose
n skin is too large for the display.
18. Added a nicer title bar and an explanation to the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x272
"My Apps" page.
19. Added a 2nd Tools page to the Stopword 320x240 skin.
20. Renamed the MioAutoRun\Windows\Programs folder to "Start Menu" to make its p
urpose clearer.
21. Fixed two bugs with EXE Check when closing it before choosing an executable:
one resulting in the MiniBar's close button moving to the other side of the scr
een and the other preventing the user from launching EXE Check again.
22. Fixed a few very minor bugs and made a few minor skin adjustments.
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1. Added a "GPS Utilities" menu to each "Navigation" page to allow easy configur
ing of NMEA/SiRF, Static Navigation and other GPS features. Also added four smal
l GPS utilities (SirfTech, GPS2Blue, MMSirfSetup and AplSirf) and put them in th
e menu. (credit to Dennis Gröning and Paludour for allowing their utilities, SirfT
ech and GPS2Blue, respectively, to be included)
2. Improved the GPS baudrate detection in the MioAutoRun\Programs\TroNik\GPS*.ex
e utilities (which include the GPS TimeSync feature). (credit to TroNik)
3. Fixed two serious bugs which prevented changing navigation app paths through
the Icon Manager menu.
4. Fixed a bug which prevented updating of icon changes when the text label was
8 characters long.
5. Slightly tweaked the look of the glass effects on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x
272, 480x234 & 320x240 skins.
6. Brightened and outlined the "pressed" page tabs on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480
x272, 480x234 & 320x240 skins.
7. Increased the size of the text on the page tabs of the Windows 7 Ultimate 320
x240 skin to be more readable.
8. Re-arranged the icons on the Navigation pages of the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x2
72 and 320x240 skins and both Stopword skins.
9. Added iGuidance back to the Navigation page of the Windows 7 Ultimate skins.
Also, added a second Navigation page for the 480x234 skin.
10. Changed the uBook icon on Windows 7 and Vista skins.
11. Slightly improved the look, operation and speed of the skin changer pages by
burning the skin names into the thumbnails.
12. Fixed a couple of minor graphical anomalies on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480x27
2 and 800x480 backgrounds.
13. Replaced the black area of the Windows 7 Ultimate 800x480 background (the pa
rt viewable only when in portrait mode) with an image.
14. Fixed a few bugs and graphical anomalies in the Stopword skins and re-organi
zed their icons. (credit to TroNik)
15. Slightly improved the look of the Nitrogen and iGO Amigo icons on the Stopwo
rd skins.
16. Added MSCEInf, a .CAB file extractor for Windows, to MioAutoRun\Programs\Win
32.
17. Made it so that a few DLLs for SDHC support are copied to the flash drive, s
ince they cannot be on the SD card, obviously.
18. Sped up the loading of the "Power Options" menu by a second or two.
19. Added a "Cancel" option back to the "Collapse MiniBar?" dialog.
20. The MiniBar is now collapsed when running Media Player (so that it obscures
less of the tracking bar).
21. Tweaked the installation script to (hopefully) not give errors on devices th
at are missing registry values related to keyboards and languages.
22. Mio-only: Removed the no-longer-necessary soft reset after termination of a
Mass Storage mode USB connection.
23. Magellan Roadmate-only: Removed a few OEM apps from startup and added an ent
ry in PowerButton.ini. (credit to KhaKev)
24. Various minor bug fixes and tweaks.
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1. Slightly improved the look of the glass effects on the Windows 7 Ultimate 480
x272 & 480x234 skins.
2. Replaced the image for the "quick launch"/orb icon in the upper-left corner o
f Windows 7 and Vista skins with something more visually appealing. Also changed
the pressed look slightly.
3. Replaced the "pressed" look of the start button on the Windows 7 skins with o
ne more similar to the real Windows 7.
4. Added icons and scripts for iGO Amigo. The icon filename is IgoAmigo.ico for
most skins and navi-igoamigo.ico for Stopword skins.
5. Updated nPOPuk (the e-mail client) to v2.13.
6. Fixed a bug whereby, when icon editing has been disabled, the "Icon Edit Mode
is loading" placard is still displayed and won't go away.
7. Fixed an R53 bug preventing erasing icons in Icon Edit Mode from working.
8. Improved the automatic centering of text labels in Icon Edit Mode (when chang
ing the text or font size of a label).
9. Fixed a minor alignment issue with the background of the Icon Edit Mode loadi
ng placard.
10. Made a few minor changes to help minimize "error opening ZIP library" errors
when loading Windows Media Player.
11. Added a device.config file to MioAutoRun\Windows\Windows that may help with
some .NET apps.
12. Added a Czech translation. (credit to sharkys)
13. Mio c620-only: when exiting MioMap, the Mio menu ought not to get in the way
of accessing MioPocket anymore.
14. A few very minor tweaks here and there.
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1. Updated GAPI to v4.04, which includes 55 new devices. (credit to TroNik for m
aking the new release more compatible with MioPocket)
2. Added an option to MioPocket Settings ("Skin" sub-menu) to disable icon editi
ng (with optional password protection). This is mainly to deter friends/family f
rom messing up your icons. (credit to tarambuka3500 for the idea)
3. Added an option to MioPocket Settings ("Skin" sub-menu) to disable the ghost
icons that act as placeholders when apps are not assigned. This is mainly for th
ose who don't want the ghost icons to be clickable and for those who may prefer
a cleaner look. (credit to tarambuka3500 for the idea)
4. After making an edit to an icon, the page is refreshed and shown for 3 second
s (time to decide if you like the change or need to tweak it more) before return
ing to the Icon Manager menu. Before, you had to exit the menu to refresh the pa
ge and see an edit.
5. The Icon Edit Mode placard is now centered at the top of the screen, is wider
, is more descriptive and has a different look.
6. Added a "Loading" placard to notify that Icon Edit Mode is loading.
7. Added a 480x234 Nitrogen skin. (thanks to gonzales89)
8. The date and time is now also backed up when you press the "Backup Registry"
icon on the Settings pages. Before, it was backed up only when the "regular regi
stry backup" was enabled and performed (every 10 minutes and on power off).
9. The "Free Resources" pages should now display the SD card and flash drive on
devices which name them other than "\Storage Card" and "\My Flash Disk".
10. Prevented further icons from being edited while the "Save changes" dialog is
open and, if the dialog is hidden, pressing any icon will un-hide it.
11. Fixed a bug whereby changing the Skin Changer or Free Resources icons to run
a navigation app caused the resulting icon to not work and return an error.
12. Startup adds repllog.exe to the CE notifications table for devices that aren
't set up to initiate USB connections without the help of OEM software. This may
help some devices establish USB (especially ActiveSync) connections.
13. Fixed error with TreeSize icon on Stopword320x240 skin.
14. Falk-only: the fullscreen app that covers up MioPocket on ActiveSync connect
ion ought to be killed now.
15. Got rid of the background changer for the GSThemes skins because it was bein
g mis-identified as containing a virus. If anyone uses the GSThemes skins and wa
nts that feature, simply use an older release or copy the MioAutoRun\Skin\GSThem
es folder from an older release. Either way, not much is missed, as the GSThemes
skins haven't been updated in a long, long time.
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1. Added TreeSize Mobile, a tool for displaying the sizes of folders on the SD c
ard and flash drive.
2. The volume/mute icon on the MiniBar will now close the volume control app if
it's open. Also, if the volume is muted, it will un-mute it, returning the volum
e to what it was before it was muted.
3. Set the "Keyboard" icons on the Tools pages and the Stopword SideBars back to
JOTKBD (the full-length keyboard) and created a script for it so that the user
is prompted to install the required driver, if missing (i.e. no more need to go
into MioPocket Settings and set JOTKBD as the MiniBar keyboard in order to get t
he driver to install). Also, installing the JOTKBD driver will now require the u
ser to verify after the next reset that the touchscreen still works, just like w
ith Transcriber.
4. The MiniBar is no longer displayed while Nitrogen is the active window, makin
g for a nicer appearance.
5. Replaced the Windows Media Player icon on the faux taskbar with one for Nitro
gen (since Nitrogen is a much better player).
6. Added the latest version of TroNik's SipTool.exe, which now saves the keyboar
d selected via the pop-up SIP list as the default. To disable the new feature, s
et AlwaysSave=0 in MioAutoRun\Programs\TroNik\SipTool.ini. (credit to TroNik)
7. Fixed numerous inconsistencies with how the SIP list worked between various l
ocations and skins. (thanks to TroNik)
8. Fixed a bug with the uninstallation script causing an error message when the
user has not made changes to the startup apps via MioPocket Settings. (thanks to
k4955)
9. Fixed a bug where setting the wallpaper to "None" via MioPocket Settings woul
d not be permanent. (credit to TroNik)
10. Fixed a bug which caused both AutoStandby to not work for some users and the
"Waiting for the SD card to initialize..." message to appear in certain situati
ons on SD-free installations.
11. Fixed various other bugs and cleaned things up a little.
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1. Simplified the MiniBar input methods to just SIP, JOTKBD and Other. With SIP
(default), you can choose all of the same SIP keyboards as before, including Eur
oKeyboard (also default), the original CE keyboard, LargeKB and more. Also, you
can change the SIP keyboard on the fly via a menu accessible by an additional ic
on on the MiniBar. (credit to TroNik for his SipTool.exe utility to make the SIP
switching possible)
2. Updated Skyfire to v1.1.0.13052. (credit to TroNik)
3. Updated nPOP to v2.12.
4. Updated TroNik's GPS apps to the latest versions.
5. The MiniBar no longer closes and re-opens when performing most of its operati
ons (displaying the keyboard, minimizing/closing apps, etc.), making operation l
ook more polished. (credit to TroNik)
6. The date and time are now backed up along with the registry and restored on s
tartup if they are newer than the current time. Basically, this means that, afte
r a hard reset or shutdown, the unsynchronized date and time will be what they w
ere when the device was last on, rather than the default Apr 1st, 2007. This way
, at least the year and month will, in most cases, be correct. (credit to Meirh1
8 for the idea)
7. Re-directed "My Documents" to a "My Documents" sub-folder on the installation
drive, rather than to the installation drive, itself. This should fix installat
ion on some devices and prevent the installation drive from being labeled as "My
Documents" in Windows Explorer. Important note: this may cause TomTom to no lon
ger find its maps. If so, either move the map folders from your installation dri
ve to the "My Documents" sub-folder or change the "MyDocuments" entry in MioPock
et.ini to be just the installation drive (ex. MyDocuments=\Storage Card).
8. Significantly sped up screen rotation, which, in turn, speeds up the loading
of apps that launch in portrait mode.
9. Fixed a small bug preventing manual screen rotation when "disable app rotatio
n" is enabled.
10. Fixed a bug that corrupted the Control Panel in R50.
11. Fixed skin changer pages for 320x240 Windows 7 and Vista skins.
12. Added script for running Sanyo models' FM transmitter app. Create an icon an
d point it to MioAutoRun\Scripts\SanyoFM.mscr.
13. Added code to kill the V7 NAV740 menu. (credit to desimtor)
14. Renamed GSThemes' showmio.exe to showmio.bak (and added a script to rename i
t back if it's ever needed) in order to help avoid certain anti-virus engines fa
lsely identifying it as a trojan.
15. Disabled the ability to edit/delete the MioPocket startup entry from the "Ma
nage startup apps" section of MioPocket Settings, since it was too easy for a us
er to remove both MioPocket and the device's original software from startup, pot
entially bricking devices that don't reset the registry upon hard reset and shut
down.
16. Various minor bug fixes.
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1. Updated Nitrogen to v1.1. It now supports WMA, MP4, AAC and WAV formats and a
dds other minor improvements. Also, Nitrogen is now the default player for most
audio formats. (credit to TroNik to re-compiling)
2. Updated Skyfire to v1.0.0.12113. (credit to TroNik)
3. Updated GAPI to new version. (thanks to TroNik)
4. Added an option (to MioPocket Settings, System sub-menu) called "AutoStandby"
to enable the device to automatically go into standby mode when external power
is lost. This is mostly useful for driving purposes, if your device stays on whe
n the engine is turned off. A menu with a 15-second countdown will be displayed,
allowing you to abort AutoStandby if you wish. (credit to KhaKev)
5. Fixed EuroKeyboard's Tab key in all apps and the Enter key in some apps (ex.
CE Commander).
6. Recompiled eurokbd.dll to be compatible with devices that originally don't ha
ve SIP. (credit to TroNik)
7. Fixed MDict's keyboard by removing the SIP functions from MDict. (credit to T
roNik)
8. Removed the print functions from Ink Writer. (credit to TroNik)
9. Added cplmain_coredl2.cpl so that more devices can display the Input Panel un
der Control Panel. (credit to TroNik)
10. Added Windows Media Player 9 for CE5 devices. It's generally inferior to Med
ia Player and the existing Windows Media Player, but does support network media
streaming. Run either through the Start Menu or by pointing an icon to MioAutoRu
n\Programs\Windows Media Player\ceplayer.exe. (credit to TroNik)
11. Updated to latest versions of TroNik's GPS apps, which wait longer after ope
ning GPS ports. (credit to TroNik)
12. Added Skyfire to the Start Menu. (credit to TroNik)
13. Hopefully fixed Explorer and Microsoft Reader on some devices (such as Mio M
oovs).
14. Fixed issue where a blank window would cover up MioPocket Settings on some d
evices.
15. Added option in MioPocket Settings to reset settings to default values (cred
it to KhaKev for the idea).
16. Added a blank startup.wav to MioAutoRun\Windows\Windows to mute the startup
sound for devices that have one.
17. Magellan Maestro only: the hardware power button should put the device into
Standby now and large temp files in \Temp will now be deleted, freeing up space.
(credit to KhaKev)
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1. Created and added two larger (and more comprehensive) layouts for EuroKeyboar
d: one for 480px-and-wider displays and one for smaller displays. Also made Euro
Keyboard the new default keyboard because the greater sizes are much easier to u
se than the WinCE built-in keyboard. Finally, EuroKeyboard will no longer lose f
ocus when choosing a capital letter or special character (thanks to TroNik for t
hat).
2. Added Skyfire, a full-featured web browser (credit to TroNik to making usable
).
3. Added Nitrogen, an MP3/OGG player (credit to TroNik for making it usable and
for the skin).
4. Upgraded PocketGPS to the latest version (which adds support for OSM maps and
gpx/loc waypoints).
5. Added a "Manage startup apps" option to MioPocket Settings (System sub-menu)
to allow removing, editing and adding startup apps. This is mainly intended for
users to disable apps added to startup by the device manufacturers and which may
interfere with MioPocket.
6. Removed the brief glimpse of the unedited skin during page refreshing after a
n icon change, making changes a bit more satisfying and less alarming.
7. Attempting to edit the path of an icon assigned to a navigation script (ex. i
Go) will now ask the user if he wants to use the icon with the same nav app, a d
ifferent nav app or a different kind of app. This should reduce the chance of a
user redirecting an icon away from a navigation script when they mean only to ed
it the nav app's path.
8. When changing an icon's text label, if the inputted text corresponds to a scr
ipt in the Scripts folder, the user will be asked if he wants to set the icon's
path to the script. Also, when changing an icon's path, if a script of the same
base name as the chosen executable exists in the directory, the user will be ask
ed if he wants to use the script, instead.
9. Cloned icons are now offset to the right by the icon size, rather than just a
static amount, as before.
10. Added a "Cancel" option to the "Save Changes?" prompt when exiting Icon Edit
Mode to allow staying in Icon Edit Mode.
11. The MiniBar is now closed when the power menu and MioPocket Settings are run
.
12. Replaced the MiniBar close button for the Windows 7 skin with one that's mor
e noticeable when you press it.
13. Removed the My Apps icon from the Windows 7 and Stopword skins (because the
icon editing ability in MioPocket makes My Apps obsolete). For Windows 7, an ext
ra icon slot replaces it and, for Stopword, an "Edit Icons" icon replaces it (an
d, subsequently, the original Stopword "Edit icons" button, on the Sidebar, has
been reverted back to the volume control that it had in MP 2.0).
14. Changed the NavMinimize/QuickLaunch triangle color to dark blue to go with t
he Windows 7 skin.
15. The "Set file association" option in MioPocket Settings now writes the assoc
iations to a registry file in MioAutoRun\Registry\Custom so that the association
s may survive hard resets.
16. Added option to MioPocket Settings to change the page animation style (how p
ages transition from one to another).
17. Added option to MioPocket Settings to disable app rotation (useful for 800x4
80 displays and those in cars). App rotation is also automatically disabled for
800x480 displays.
18. Replaced the uBook icon with a more appropriate "book" icon (the old one was
really a journal icon) and replaced the "u" in the name with "µ" (because it's ac
tually "µBook").
19. Added "Schannel" support, possibly improving/enabling SSL in web browsers (c
redit to TroNik).
20. Added start menu shortcuts for the IP-related Power Toys to Programs\Tools\I
P Tools.
21. Fixed the "Set MiniBar keyboard" menu often not displaying "(Active)" like i
t should.
22. The Start Menu button now tries three different methods, which should help i
t work on more devices.
23. Fixed the "syntax error" bug with the SDHC patch and integrated the patch in
to MioPocket (no more need to manually apply it).
24. Added a prompt to create the database backup folder for the "Contacts", "Cal
endar" and "Tasks" apps so that users who are just testing out the apps can opt
out of enabling database backup on exit and database restoration during installa
tion.
25. PocketGPS, BeeLineGPS and NoniGPSPlot will no longer try to switch to NMEA G
PS mode for all devices. This should prevent freezes on some devices. They will
still switch for Mio Moovs, which appear to need it. Also, Moovs will now reset
to NMEA GPS mode after exiting nav apps to prevent the GPS chip from being stuck
in SiRF mode and blocking NMEA nav apps.
26. On SD installations, resuming from standby initiated by the power button wil
l now wait for the SD card to initialize before letting the user tap on somethin
g (which would result in a crash).
27. Israeli Mio c520 only: Fixed the Bluetooth icon for Israeli c520s.
28. Magellan only: Made small changes to allow installation on at least the Maes
tro 4370 (credit to gpsfans).
29. Lots of bug fixes and re-aligned text in Windows 7 and Stopword skins.
30. Made many updates and additions to the Readme.
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1. Fixed a major bug (introduced in R46) whereby some devices (especially Mio Mo
ovs) would boot up to the CE desktop, rather than to MioPocket (credit to TroNik
for the solution).
2. Added an option to the Icon Manager to restore a page back to its unedited co
ndition (credit to axxelxavier for the idea).
3. Page refreshing in Icon Edit Mode will now occur only once the user exits the
Icon Manager menu. This allows for much faster editing of icons.
4. Added the ability to add more icons through cloning (credit to axxelxavier fo
r the idea).
5. Added the ability to permanently delete an icon (placeholder graphic and all)
. Choose "Erase icon" on an already-"erased" icon to perform it.
6. Added the ability to re-position icons and text 100px and 50px in each direct
ion (so that icons and text, cloned ones, particularly, can be moved greater dis
tances in fewer operations).
7. Exiting Icon Edit Mode will no longer reload the shell if no changes were mad
e.
8. Fixed icon/text re-positioning instructions being backwards for the up/down a
xis.
9. The "Set file association" option in MioPocket Settings now allows you to ass
ociate many extensions at once with an executable (ex. .ini, .txt and .doc with
pword.exe in one operation, instead of one at a time).
10. Added code to automatically detect and disable resets after installation for
devices that need it (credit to TroNik).
12. It's now possible to edit the "Free Resources" icon on the SideBar.
12. Fixed MiniBar icons and "NewIni" error on Windows 7 Ultimate 800x480 skin.
13. Fixed the icons on Aurora320x240 Games pages not being editable.
14. Fixed "My Apps" title bitmap for the Windows 7 Ultimate 320x240 skin.
15. Changed the battery display on all skins to update every second, like the ti
me display.
16. Icons should now work for file extensions associated through MioPocket Setti
ngs and file extensions associated with Media Player.
17. Added EuroKeyboard, a keyboard replacement that supports special characters.
Select it under Control Panel->Input Panel, then use the regular MiniBar keyboa
rd icon to launch it.
18. Made many under-the-hood changes to the files used by Icon Edit Mode and upd
ated MioPocket Outline.txt to reflect it.
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1. Created the ability to edit icons directly from MioPocket's skins. Simply tap
the "Edit Icons" button to enter Icon Edit Mode, then tap on an icon to enter t
he Icon Manager menu, where you can edit the icon's path, image and text or eras
e the icon entirely.
2. Created a new "Windows 7 Ultimate" skin that is based on the Vista skins. Ver
sions are available for all supported resolutions (480x272, 320x240, 480x234 and
800x480) and each is the new default for its resolution. MiniBar and My Apps co
mponents that complement the new skin were also added.
3. Added an option to MioPocket Settings to toggle the battery icon appearance b
etween 3D and 2D.
4. Fixed the equalizer in Media Player (credit to TroNik).
5. Tweaked "EXE Check" (Executability Check) to not give bogus "can't be loaded"
errors for DLLs and to fit the screen.
6. Translated many of the German error messages in SystemInformation.exe into En
glish.
7. Updated BeeLineGPS to v1.90.
8. Updated Flash to v6.0r79 (thanks to TroNik) and created a script to collapse
the MiniBar when it is run.
9. Added file association for InkWriter's .pwi files so that they may be opened
from a file browser (thanks to edass).
10. The Bluetooth icon should now detect the Israeli c520/c720.
11. Converting between 12-hour and 24-hour time displays now writes the format t
o the skin file, eliminating the need for two separate versions of each file.
12. Updated the Skin Changer screens and menu to add the Windows 7 skins and "hi
de" away the old, outdated MioPocket 1.2 skins. Also added an option for GSTheme
s to the menu.
13. Added a second Multimedia page to the Vista skins and removed My Apps from t
he SideBar (since it's on every page now), replacing it with MioPocket Settings.
14. Installation will now automatically configure a 800x480 skin on devices with
800x480 displays.
15. The SDFree menu will no longer display if MioPocket is already installed. Th
is fixes an issue with newer Magellans.
16. Added "most languages" language locale set to the Patches folder. It's much
smaller than the "all languages" locale set, meaning much less memory consumptio
n for those who don't need an uncommon locale. (credit to TroNik)
17. Fixed the CE5 version of Opera being associated with HTML files on CE4 devic
es (thanks to edass).
18. Sanyo devices will now run Explorer at startup (code provided by TroNik).
19. Asus devices will now have an "Asus Mode" in the USB Mode menu that runs Usb
Loader.exe (credit to axxelxavier).
20. Slightly improved the quality of the Vista Ultimate and Vista Aurora backgro
unds.
21. Renamed 2nd pages for skins from "*More.ini" to "*2.ini" (ex. VistaUltimate_
Games2.ini instead of VistaUltimate_GamesMore.ini).
22. Added game: Hearts (thanks to mathwiz).
23. Updated the Readme with information on how to edit icons and a section on US
B modes. Updated MioPocket Outline.txt with information on how to make use of th
e icon management on one's own skins.
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1. Disabled automatic Transcriber installation until it has been manually initia
ted from MioPocket and tested. This is to guard against "breaking" the touchscre
en on certain types of devices. The first time that the Transcriber icon is pres
sed, the driver will be installed and the device reset. Upon bootup, the user wi
ll be asked to click OK (within 60 seconds) to confirm that the touchscreen work
s. If successful, the Transcriber driver will install during MioPocket installat
ion from then on. If not successful, the countdown timer will reach zero, the Tr
anscriber driver will be un-installed and the device will be reset. This simple
safeguard is necessary to ensure that Transcriber cannot ruin certain types of d
evices.
2. Added a "Set CE wallpaper" sub-menu to MioPocket Settings to set the desktop
wallpaper behind MioPocket (what you see while MioPocket is loaded and closed).
Added options to use the default 24-bit MioPocket wallpaper, an 8-bit version of
the same (to save 600KB of RAM), use no wallpaper at all (to save 1MB of RAM) a
nd to select your own wallpaper.
3. Added a Bluetooth icon to 480x272, 480x234 and 800x480 skins. It will run the
device's Bluetooth app, if it's detected; otherwise, it will launch the Bluetoo
th Control Panel applet. Also, added some files for establishing Bluetooth conne
ctions that are missing on some devices, Mio Moovs, in particular (credit to Bom
Bastic for some of the files). Finally, moved the Mio Bluetooth Auto-Start optio
n from MioPocket Settings to the Bluetooth menu.
4. All Control Panel applets are now made available without having to "install"
them via MioPocket Settings and without the impact on memory (credit to TroNik).
5. Added the Microsoft Ink Writer app for taking handwritten notes. This should
work even on devices that can't use Transcriber and is more powerful than Touch
Notes is (credit to edass).
6. Added the "HotKey" utility for enabling hardware buttons on certain devices (
currently, only volume buttons on Sanyo devices are enabled). See MioAutoRun\Pro
grams\HotKey (credit to TroNik).
7. When a device does not support screen rotation, MoveWindow.exe is now run in
order to allow the user to re-position the current window.
8. The "Remove MioPocket" script now deletes the HKLM\Software\MioPocket key in
order to allow re-installation on devices whose registries persist after hard re
sets.
9. Returning to MioPocket from the "Device Menu" is fixed for devices that run M
ioMap from the SD card.
10. Implemented custom graphics on the shutdown screen for 480x272 and higher di
splays.
11. Moved the arrows for changing sub-pages on Vista skins to the lower-right co
rners (more like Stopword's skins) and re-arranged some icons to accommodate it.
Also added a second Productivity page on Vista 480x272 skins.
12. Made very minor tweaks to the positioning of the date and time on the Vista
skins.
13. Slightly re-positioned some of the icons on the three My Apps shortcut pages
.
14. Added German and corrected Swedish languages for MioPocket Settings (credit
to wackaman and Harpo, respectively).
15. Fixed the USB Mode and GAPI icons on the GSThemes skins pointing to old file
names.
16. Sanyo-only. Added Sanyo_AutoRun.inf for SD-free installation. Also, AutoRun_
USB.inf is replaced after SDFree installation, since PNAShell.exe deletes it (cr
edit to TroNik and KhaKev).
17. Updated MortScript to version 4.2.
18. Corrected an oversight on numerous pages that prevented Windows Media Player
and Flash from loading on certain devices (credit to edass).
19. Made numerous corrections to the Start Menu shortcuts.
20. Opera should now work on CE4 devices (credit to edass).
21. Renamed "Folder Descriptions.txt" to "MioPocket Outline.txt" and added more
info about MioPocket's structure to assist serious users with modification.
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1. Added an option to the GAPI menu to install an "alternate" GAPI driver. This
driver allows devices that are not explicitly supported by GAPI to use the defin
ition of a similar, supported device without receiving "device mismatch" errors
(credit to TroNik for the driver).
2. Fixed fullscreen image viewing in XnView and added a few more languages to th
e program.
3. Added a better subtitle plugin to Media Player (credit to TroNik for finding
it).
4. Added the newest versions of TroNik's utilities to MioAutoRun\Programs\TroNik
, including new utilities to enable and disable static navigation.
5. Moved Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Small) to Media\Books so that it's viewable
in uBook.
6. Added SD autorun files and Readme instructions for Sanyo Magellan devices (cr
edit to TroNik and KhaKev, respectively).
7. Added Spanish language for MioPocket Settings, an updated Italian and an upda
ted Romanian (credit to netcrawler1, gulp and rel55, respectively).
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1. Added an option to MioPocket.ini to disable the reset after installation for
those few devices that get stuck in an installation-reset loop. It is not recomm
ended for devices that do not have this problem, as it would likely result in so
me things in MioPocket not working quite as they should. Some simple instruction
s have been added to the Readme (at section 5.15).
2. Re-directed the GAPI Setup icon to a new menu from which GAPI Setup, various
neat GAPI demos and diagnostic tools can be run.
3. Updated the GSThemes skins to have the same apps as the Vista and Stopword sk
ins (work done by rel55).
4. Changing skins will no longer load the MiniBar when it wasn't running before
the skin change.
5. Updated MDict to v3.0 and added English-French, English-German, English-Portu
guese and English-Spanish dictionaries.
6. Updated uBook to version 2009r1.
7. Made a minor change in calculating free space for installation to fix a poten
tial problem.
8. Made various modifications to support the Sanyo NVM-4370 (work done by TroNik
).
9. Added updated Greek and Italian translations (work done by ctcostas).
10. Added a patched GAPI driver for the Mio Moov 510 to MioAutoRun\Programs\GAPI
for HPCs\Patches (provided by gulp). Moov 510 users should follow the Instructi
ons.txt in that folder to apply the patch (no other users should do this).
11. Made some minor bug fixes to Device Menu/Settings (some thanks to TroNik).
12. Made some some minor improvements to the Readme.
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1. Added a status window to MioPocket Settings when loading and refreshing the m
enu. Also made it so that the menu is not refreshed unless a change to a setting
was just made, resulting in speedier returns to the main menu.
2. Added font support to MioPocket Settings. This is useful for languages that n
eed a particular font to render better, particularly languages like Hebrew and C
hinese, which don't use standard characters. See MioAutoRun\Scripts\MioPocketLan
guage-*.mscr for information on using such a font.
3. "Mio Transfer" is now run automatically on bootup (no more having to run it m
anually from the "USB Mode" menu) for older Mios that require it for USB connect
ivity. Activating and de-activating "Mio Transfer" in the "USB Mode" menu enable
s and disables, respectively, this behavior.
4. The MioMap icon will now try to launch appstartupsec.exe (instead of MioMap.e
xe) on Moov models that have that executable.
5. By request, the "OEM" icons have been renamed. "OEM Menu" and "OEM Settings"
("Mio Menu" and "Mio Settings" before R42) are now "Device Menu" and "Device Set
tings." Also, "OEM Audio" ("Mio Audio" before R42) is now "Custom Media Player"
so that it makes more sense for the user to assign it to any type of player, inc
luding Core Player.
6. Added a text file in MioAutoRun\Programs\TroNik that describes the purpose an
d usage (with examples) of every app in the folder.
7. Made minor updates to the Readme and fixed a typo in the title of the book Ju
st So Stories.
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1. Renamed "Mio Menu," "Mio Settings" and "Mio Audio" to "OEM Menu," "OEM Settin
gs" and "OEM Audio," respectively, and added the ability to map all three icons
to any executable in order to adjust to and provide for the growing number of no
n-Mio devices using MioPocket. Also added an "Edit OEM paths" sub-menu to MioPoc
ket Settings, where one can edit or reset those paths.
2. Added a "Configure Standby" option to MioPocket Settings to set the utility u
sed for Standby mode and expanded the "Configure Display Off" option to allow sp
ecifying a non-MioPocket app via an "Other" entry.
3. Added TroNik's program to check whether the device is compatible with the Tra
nscriber driver before it is installed. This may prevent the touchscreen from be
coming inoperable on certain incompatible devices (thanks to TroNik).
4. Various minor changes and improvements.
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1. Greatly improved the speed of switching pages/tabs in Vista skins.
2. Expanded multi-language support to include more than just MioPocket Settings.
Now, the installation status screen, the power menu and many other scripts and
prompts are supported. Translations are not included, though. To translate, see
MioAutoRun\Scripts\MioPocketLanguage-English.mscr.
3. Replaced the GPS Time Sync script with TroNik's executable (thanks to TroNik!
). The main observable difference is much faster port and baud rate detection. A
lso, because of the stability and tolerance of the new executable, time sync'ing
has been enabled by default. Finally, it now runs at MioPocket startup, instead
of during installation.
4. Added an icon for MioPocket Settings to the favorites pages in the place of t
he Mio Menu icon on Vista Ultimate/Aurora skins and the USB Mode icon on Stopwor
d skins.
5. Mio Menu and Mio Settings should now work on the new "Navman"-style Mio c320,
c520 and c720s.
6. The iGo8 launcher now creates a CLM directory on the flash drive to enable or
facilitate SiRF InstantFix on compatible devices (esp. Mio Moovs).
7. Added minor fixes to USA & Mexico daylight savings time (thanks to TroNik).
8. The GPS chip is now switched to NMEA mode prior to launching BeeLineGPS, Pock
etGPS and NoniGPSPlot (thanks to TroNik for the executable). This fixes a proble
m where certain Moov models stay in SiRF mode after exiting MioMap 2008, which p
revents those apps from communicating with the GPS chip.
9. The MioMap path should now be detected correctly on Mio Moov models.
10. Re-positioned and re-sized some of the icon labels on the 800x480 skin.
11. The buttons used to launch the power and date/time applets will now also clo
se the applets if they're open.
12. Added GAPI driver for the HP iPAQ 310 to MioAutoRun\Programs\GAPI for HPCs\P
atches.
13. Moved the BeeLineGPS manual to the Media folder so that its easier for users
to discover and access.
14. Added extra languages to Media Player (thanks to Sancho and rel55).
15. Database backup can now be cancelled.
16. Added an old gx.dll to JB Piano to, hopefully, help with loading problems on
some users (thanks to Helen for the idea).
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1. Replaced GPS Time Sync script with StormyKnight's (thanks to StormyKnight!).
The main differences are that this new one can truly be run silently and does no
t rely on eVB.
2. Finally fixed "Debug - string too long" errors (which resulted from Mitac reg
istry key corruption) by backing up all *but* the Mitac key.
3. Registry backup now backs up the ControlPanel, Explorer and Ident keys under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Replaced Microsoft PDF Viewer with Foxit Reader (thanks to Meirh18).
5. Added GAPI driver that supports the Moov 300, 330, 360 and 370 without patchi
ng (thanks to kingtut!)
6. Added some support for c520 and c320 devices that have the "Navman" hardware
update applied to them. The installation instructions in the Readme have been up
dated and the "Mio Audio" icon can now launch the Mio audio player from its new
location.
7. The MioMap icon should now un-minimize MioMap 2008 for more devices in a mann
er that keeps the NavMinimize red triangle running.
8. Explanatory messages are now displayed when the "Mio Menu" and "Mio Settings"
icons do not find the programs that they're configured to run (ex. on Mio Moovs
).
9. Fixed bug preventing returning to MioPocket from Mio Menu.
10. Added 800x480 skin (no more need for the separate patch).
11. Added 480x234 skin changer page.
12. Various other bug fixes (thanks to TroNik)
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1. Added menu option to MioPocket Settings to close MioPocket whenever a navigat
ion app is launched and re-run it upon exit. This frees up about 3MB of RAM, whi
ch can be helpful, especially with iGo8 on 32MB devices.
2. Fixed a bug causing MioPocket Settings to not display changed menu options un
til it was restarted.
3. Added status window during database backup.
4. Fixed Agenda giving an error about not being able to initiliaze Pocket Outloo
k Object Model.
5. The MioMap launcher now enables SiRF InstantFix in MioMap by creating a folde
r named "CLM" on the flash drive. This might lead to faster satellite acquisitio
n for Mio devices that support InstantFix (esp. Mio Moovs). Also, for certain de
vices that run the InstantFix app all of the time (like the Moov 580), it is now
disabled when launching other navigation apps because it interferes with them u
sing the GPS.
6. When a nav app cannot be found, after displaying the message, the user is now
taken directly to the "Select File" dialog, rather than to the menu in which al
l nav apps are listed.
7. Installation now properly takes into account files added by the user (to MioA
utoRun\Windows\Windows, MioAutoRun\Registry and to MioAutoRun\Registry\Custom) w
hen assessing whether installation has the necessary space on the \ drive.
8. If installation is unable to reset the device, it will now try two other meth
ods and, if nothing works, display a message telling the user to use their hardw
are button.
9. The SD-to-SDfree copy operation will no longer abort with an error if free sp
ace on the flash drive is too low for the supplied Media folder to be copied. In
stallation will simply skip that folder. This is for those who have filled up th
eir Media folder (with movies, particularly) and are trying SD-free installation
.
10. Re-designed the individual scripts for switching skins so that thumbnails on
the skin changer pages should now work for CE4 devices, instead of giving error
s.
11. Added 480x234 version of Vista Ultimate skin.
12. Added entry to MioPocket Settings to install extra Control Panel applets dur
ing MioPocket installation.
13. Added freeware storage manager Control Panel applet for devices which don't
come with one (thanks to TroNik). Use the new option in MioPocket Settings to in
stall it.
14. RegistryBackup.mscr now deletes the HKLM\SOFTWARE\MiTAC key prior to exporti
ng to try to avoid a problem that led to "Debug - string too long" error message
s. The key is recreated by MioMap.
15. Original keyboard and touchscreen drivers are now backed up when choosing JO
TKBD or Transcriber and restored when switching away from them. You can also res
tore them manually by running UninstallKeyboardDriver.mscr.
16. Updated NoniGPSPlot to v2.74.
17. Added a message to the MiniBar audio button to explain, on first run, the bu
tton's default behavior and how to alter it.
18. Fixed GAPI not being set as the default video driver in Media Player since R
33. Also, if GAPI detects an incompatible device (ex. many Moovs), Media Player
gets set to use GDI, instead.
19. Moov-only: Hacked GAPI drivers (gx.dll) for the Moov 300, 330, 360 and 370 a
re applied when the corresponding Cobia folders are used. This applies only to S
D installation. For SD-free installation, manually unzip the correct zip from Mi
oAutoRun\Programs\GAPI for HPCs\Patches to MioAutoRun\System, overwriting the on
e there.
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1. Fixed the bug with editing navigation paths (from the icons and from MioPocke
t Settings).
2. Installation now writes the contents of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init to MioAutoRun
\init.txt before and after installation to aid in probem-solving.
3. Installation no longer uses an "init" launch code that might conflict with OE
M software.
4. Added "Alternate SIP" option to the "Set MiniBar keyboard" menu in MioPocket
Settings, which runs ToggleInputPanel_coredl2.exe and may work on some devices f
or which "SIP" does not. Also, the current keyboard is now labeled as "(Active)"
. Finally, if you choose to install the drivers for JOTKBD or Transcriber, the o
riginal registry settings are backed up first and, if you go back and choose a d
ifferent keyboard, the original settings are restored.
5. Fixed the battery button at the bottom of Vista Ultimate and Vista Aurora ski
ns not working.
6. Netui.dll is copied to Windows only if one of the WiFi registry files has bee
n imported.
7. Fixed many other bugs (thanks to TroNik) and a few icon tweaks.
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1. Added MDict, a dictionary reader, and an English-Italian dictionary as a samp
le. See http://www.octopus-studio.com/index.en.htm to download dictionaries (as
well as Wikipedia!)
2. Added the date and time to the Vista skins. Use MioPocket Settings to switch
between 24-hour and 12-hour (AM/PM) versions.
3. Sorted the MioPocket Settings menu options into sub-menus for better organiza
tion.
4. The file manager toolbar button on Vista 320x240 and Stopword skins now point
s to a script that makes it easy to configure the icon to launch Windows Explore
r, FileMan CE, CE Commander or any other file manager.
5. The media player toolbar button on Vista 320x240 and Stopword skins now point
s to a script that makes it easy to configure the icon to launch Media Player, W
indows Media Player, Mio MP3 Player or any other media player.
6. Changed the "Delete backup file" menu option under "Manage registry backup" i
n MioPocket Settings to "Archive and delete backup file" because it now archives
the backup to MioAutoRun\Registry\Exclude before deleting it. Also added to the
menu is "Restore archived backup file." These options make it easier to test wh
ether settings in the registry backup are causing problems without losing the ba
ckup.
7. Expanded the "Edit Explorer path" option in MioPocket Settings into a sub-men
u that allows easily switching between the device's explorer.exe and the one tha
t comes with MioPocket, or for browsing for a different explorer.exe.
8. Chopped MioPocketLanguages.mscr up into separate files for each language (whi
ch are called only when used) because the combined size of MioPocketSettings.msc
r and MioPocketLanguages.mscr (plus other included scripts) became too much for
MortScript to handle.
9. Added "Mio Transfer" mode to the USB Mode Toggle menu for older Mios (like th
e c220) that need MutDevice.exe running in order to establish a USB connection.
10. Fixed the "Free Resources" icon on the SideBar of Vista Ultimate skin linkin
g to the Vista Aurora version.
11. Upgraded MortScript to 4.11b10.
12. Made numerous code improvements to MioPocket Settings.
13. Enabled error reporting on the installation/startup scripts (MioAutoRun.mscr
, Unlock.mscr and init.mscr).
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1. Fixed disappearing footer icons on Vista skins by undoing shell folder redire
ction.
2. Installation should work on devices that deny writing to \Windows (launch.* f
iles were moved to the flash drive).
3. Fixed R34's USB-Internet.reg not importing.
4. Added SSL libraries to nPOP (to allow secure e-mail, ex. with Gmail).
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1. Added "Transcriber Settings" icon to Settings pages for customizing letter sh
apes.
2. Added sample Flash animation to the Media\Video folder.
3. Mio Menu and Mio Settings will now launch SmartST_CE.exe on Moov models inste
ad of returning an error (thanks to DDHH)
4. The MioMap icon should now launch MioMap on more Moov models without the user
having to search for and select the right executable.
5. The Control Panel icon will now work on devices that have ctlpnl.exe instead
of control.exe.
6. Fixed a bug that caused the override zip for Jerry's skin to be bad.
7. Updated Readme with instructions for synchronizing contacts and calendars wit
h Outlook (see section 3.13), instructions for applying TroNik's patch files (to
correct problems running certain apps like the file viewers and MS Reader) and
SD installation information for Australian Moovs (thanks to Wahroonga Farm).
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** MioPocket 2.0 (Release 34) - 12/31/2008 ** (mathwiz314)
=============================================
1. Changed Default Notepad to PHM Notepad.
2. Fixed Unlock.mscr folder inconsistency.
3. Fixed IE automatic RS232 USB connection bug.
4. Fixed Wireless Zero Configuration UI to fit the Mio Screen (thanks to g_alin)
.
5. Set Start Menu Items to MioAutoRun\Windows\Programs to save RAM space.
6. Set the Program Files folder to MioAutoRun\Programs.
7. Set the Desktop folder to MioAutoRun\Windows\Desktop.
8. Add FixPaths to MioAutoRun\Registry\CE5.
9. Fixed Garmin launch error (TroNik).
10. Fixed JBPiano graphics (Osprey)
11. Fixed Screen Freeze at startup error.
12. Updated Readme.
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** MioPocket 2.0 (Release 33) - 12/25/2008 ** (TroNik)
=============================================
1. Added Microsoft Windows Media Player 1.2 for Handheld PC.
2. Added TecAce cePIMS (ceCALENDAR, ceCONTACTS, ceTASKS).
3. Added Win32\cePIMS_eva021009.exe setup to synchronize cePIMS with desktop PC.
4. Added CE Agenda.
5. Added ViceTool.exe (tool to backup/restore CE databases).
6. Added Microsoft Plus! Pack for Windows CE Handheld PC Pro Edition Version 3.0
(ImgVuePT.exe, mute.exe, rezmeter.exe, squares.exe).
7. Added Microsoft PowerToys 3.0 for Handheld PC (hostlookup.exe, ipaddr.exe, pi
ng.exe, pregedit.exe, TapLaunch.exe).
8. Added ClimbWalls Software JB Piano.
9. Added Pocket Clanger Theremin.
10. Added Shockwave Flash Player 5.0.
11. Added PHM Device Manager.
12. Updated GAPI for HPC's v4.03.
13. Updated Total Commander v2.51.
14. Updated µBook 2008r3c.
15. Updated nPOPuk v2.11.
16. Developed FontResourceAdd.exe and FontResourceRemove.exe to add/remove font
resources to the system font table.
17. Developed WindowMove.exe to move/resize any window to any position/size.
18. Developed CeRunAppAtEvent.exe to run any app at any Windows CE supported eve
nts.
19. Developed launch.exe that waits for the existence of a file to be launched.
20. Developed CeCreateDatabase_POOM.exe that creates the necessary database tabl
es for POOM.
21. Built missing Windows CE5 components with Platform Builder 5.
22. Added Internet Explorer.
23. Added PMAIL.
24. Added Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM).
25. Added Remote Desktop Connection.
26. Added Freecell.
27. Re-designed the MiniBar so that it can collapse to only one icon that doesn'
t get into the way.
28. Added Transcriber icon at MiniBar for all skins.
29. MiniBar's keyboard icon can launch default SIP keyboard, jotkbd, Transcriber
or any other keyboard.
30. MiniBar will always appear at the lower right corner no matter the screen re
solution or orientation.
31. When screen is rotated, current window is maximized to fit the whole screen.
32. Scripts are not being copied to the Flash Disk anymore for the SD installati
on. Only the wallpaper is being copied there.
33. Fixed many productivity applications (Microsoft File Viewers, Pocket Word, L
istPro, Metro) not working on devices that don't support print functions.
34. Fixed Microsoft Reader, MobiPocket, cePIMS Contacts, Calendar and Tasks not
working on devices that don't support the SipShowIM function.
35. Fixed Regedit.exe not working on devices that don't support the GetSystemPow
erStatusEx function.
36. Fixed Opera not working on some devices.
37. Fixed file associations.
38. Fixed MiniBar not re-launching after closing HandWallet.
39. Fixed TouchNotes not rotating.
40. Fixed Shift not rotating.
41. Fixed Calc98CE not displaying correctly on 320x240 screens.
42. Fixed Oasis menu on Mio c620 devices not being killed.
43. Removed REGEDIT4 from the beginning of all reg files to avoid accidentally i
mporting them on the PC by double clicking them.
44. Mio Audio Player icon can now launch \Windows\MP3Player.exe, HD_MusicPlayer.
exe or MPlayer.exe.
45. Fonts are being added to the system font table at startup without copying th
em to \Windows\Fonts.
46. At startup the work area of the screen is set to full screen and all open wi
ndows are minimized.
47. Better Asus devices support.
48. For devices with 32MB RAM, the wallpaper is not set to save memory.
49. Options and high scores of Nankin survive hard resets.
50. Annotations of Microsoft Reader survive hard resets.
51. Files in MioAutoRun\Windows\Root are copied to \ during unlock.
52. Configurable Display Off application.
53. Added and re-organized many shortcuts under Start menu.
54. Added PolNav support.
55. Many icon and skin improvements (thanks to Osprey).
56. Many minor bug fixes and improvements.
57. Updated Readme.
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1. Fixed hardware power button for most of the devices. Developed PowerButton.ex
e that can handle the hardware power button and take whatever action is in \MioA
utoRun\Programs\TroNik\PowerButton.ini.
2. Fixed hardware buttons for devices that use a hardware keyboard driver. The c
onflicting keyboard driver kbdmouse.dll (necessary for jotkbd) is installed only
if there is no hardware specific driver already installed or if the selected ke
yboard is the jotkbd.
3. Fixed Software Input Panel keyboard to work for devices that originally not h
ave it (esp. Mio Moov).
4. SD-Free installation should now work on any device, not only Mio.
5. Added Java support.
6. Added Microsoft Transcriber 1.51 (handwriting recognition program).
7. Added LargeKB keyboard.
8. Added SoundWidget.
9. Added a warning in USBModeToggle if the feature is not supported by the devic
e.
10. Added "My Device" and "Recycle Bin" icons on the Windows Desktop.
11. Fonts are no longer copied to \Windows\Fonts. Font path is extended using th
e registry value FontPath under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FontPath.
12. Fixed original value of SystemPath being overwritten during unlock. Useful f
or Mio Moov devices that originally have "\My Flash Disk\Program Files\Common Fi
les\" in their SystemPath.
13. Asus devices suppport: Added ASUS_UserFlashCopy.dll, MioMenu can launch Asus
_Mainmenu, MioSettings icon can launch Asus_Settings, added ASUS_Backlight_Threa
d at windows startup.
14. Updated Readme.
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1. Added ActiveSync support for devices that don't originally have it. Tested on
Mio C230 (If sync partnership creation fails, delete the partnership and click
cancel every time to be connected as guest and everything should work fine, incl
uding browsing the internet over ActiveSync with Opera).
2. Developed RunAtRs232Detect.exe that can register any application to run when
an RS232 connection is made.
3. Fixed freezes after MassStorage USB connection.
4. Fixed USBModeToggle.mscr not importing the registry files.
5. Fixed Unlock.mscr overwriting files in Windows even though the overwrite swit
ch was off.
6. For some devices HKLM\Init\Launch80 was being removed while it shouldn't.
7. Disabled QuickLaunch (the tiny minimize button in the lower right corner) for
Garmin Mobile XT because it slows it down.
8. During unlock "\MioAutoRun\Windows\Application Data" is copied to "\Applicati
on Data".
9. Explorer and FileManCE now shows hidden and system files.
10. Disabled window animations (HKLM\SYSTEM\GWE\Animate).
11. Added Garmin and Rubik Cube icon to Stopword skin (thanks to Stopword).
12. Many of the the system dll files that are for CE5 devices were moved to MioA
utoRun\System\CE5 and many new were added in MioAutoRun\System\CE4.
13. Minor script, shortcut, dll and registry improvements.
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1. Added ability to configure the Quick Launch button (upper-left orb on Vista 4
80x272 and Stopword 480x272 and 320x240 skins) to run any application with the "
Other" entry. This could be useful for devices which use an unsupported nav app
and for users who just want to use the button for any app of their choosing.
2. Added Garmin icon to Vista Aurora and Stopword skins.
3. Added Rubik Cube icon to Vista Ultimate, Vista Aurora and Stopword skins.
4. Fixed MiniBar not re-appearing after accessing Mio Menu.
5. Magellan Maestro-only: The "Mio Menu" icon on the Settings page should now ru
n your original software, as long as you renamed Navigator.exe to MyNavigator.ex
e per the new instructions in the Readme.
6. Minor script, Start Menu and Readme improvements.
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1. Less storage memory requirements:
- control panel extensions are no longer copied to \Windows. Developed RunCon
trolPanelApplet.exe that can load a cpl file from anywhere. Saved 78.5KB from st
orage memory.
- wceload.exe is no longer copied to Windows if it is not found there. Instea
d fixed registry values to use the included one under Programs. Saved 57KB from
storage memory.
- the hacked C520 version of Launcher.exe is no longer copied to \Windows. Sa
ved 15KB from storage memory.
- some obsolete files that were copied to \Windows are removed. Saved 10KB fr
om storage memory.
2. Minimum requirements are about 300KB in the storage memory, and 150KB in the
internal flash disk. Unlock script allocates more space for \Windows (storage me
mory) only if it is needed. If there is not enough space in the internal flash d
isk for the start up scripts to be copied, installation fails.
3. Added an option to launch an application after every soft reset and before Mi
oPocket loads to avoid MioPocket's memory overhead (which is about 4MB).
4. Developed SetSystemMemoryDivisionKB.exe that can set the storage memory to a
specified size in KB.
5. Developed MainShellHide.exe, MainShellShow.exe, MainShellToggle.exe to hide,
show, toggle the appearance of the MainShell window.
6. Developed TaskbarHide.exe, TaskbarShow.exe, TaskbarToggle.exe to hide, show,
toggle the appearance of the Windows taskbar.
7. Developed RunWait.exe to be used instead of the RunWait command of MortScript
when less program memory overhead is required (RunWait.exe has a memory overhea
d of only 40KB while MortScript has 420KB).
8. Fixed .NET Compact Framework to work in all devices, not only those that use
"Storage Card" or "My Flash Disk".
9. Fixed .NET Compact Framework to work in Windows CE 4 devices.
10. Added Garmin Mobile XT icon but only in VistaUltimate skin.
11. Added an option to close MioPocket in the menu of the X button.
12. During installation, either SD or SD-free, if the flash disk location can't
be found either by registry or ini, ask the user where to install.
13. Changed the way FixPaths.mscr is called.
14. Changed MioPocketLanguages.mscr to Unicode.
15. Navigation applications are more flexible in MioPocket.ini and in script fil
es.
16. Updated GAPI. Supports many more devices.
17. Added games: Mastermind, Rubik Cube.
18. Added image viewer: GQVIEWER.
19. Added tools: CEFUN.EXE, CEProcessV.exe, PEINFO.EXE.
20. Many bug fixes.
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1. Fixed "Cannot run <file>.mscr" issue on devices whose flash drives are not na
med \My Flash Disk (thanks to TroNik)
2. Fixed camera on c720 (thanks to kami)
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1. Added 320x240 version of Stopword skin (thanks to Stopword).
2. Added option to MioPocket Settings to switch Stopword skins between 24-hour a
nd 12-hour time display.
3. Made page turn button on Stopword skin easier to press.
4. Fixed issue that prevented JOTKBD/"Full Keyboard" from working in Release 26.
5. Disabled key press sound effects in JOTKBD/"Full Keyboard."
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1. Added NoniGPSPlot, another general GPS like PocketGPS and BeeLineGPS.
2. Changed to a nicer, lighter font on all Vista skins.
3. 480x272-only: Added time and battery display to portrait mode.
4. Added the settings necessary to browse the internet over ActiveSync. You must
create a sync partnership on your Windows desktop computer (in ActiveSync on XP
or Windows Mobile Device Center on Vista) in order to use it.
5. When enabling or disabling automatic registry backup, resets are no longer ne
cessary to activate the change.
6. Script files (especially the MioPocket one on the desktop and those on the st
art menu) now have icons.
7. Added option in MioPocket Settings to change the time on the Stopword skin to
12-hour (AM/PM) format.
8. 320x240-only: Running an app that automatically rotates the screen will not s
how the MiniBar in portrait mode (since it usually obscures the app).
9. Upgraded nPOP e-mail client to v2.09.
10. Added Dutch translation to MioPocket Settings (thanks to sparkienl).
11. Fixed camera shutter button issue for c720 devices (thanks to Toyfreak).
12. Fixed "RegDelete" error preventing complete installation on some devices.
13. Opera now copies significantly fewer files, which should speed launch slight
ly and place less burden on the operating system.
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1. Added Stopword's new 480x272 MioPocket skin (thanks to Stopword!)
2. Added multi-language support to MioPocket Settings (thanks to Stopword for mu
ch of the work).
3. Finally eliminated the annoyance of the shell restarting when rotating back t
o landscape mode. Now, when you run an app or game that rotates itself, you'll b
e returned to the page that you were on.
4. Added an alternate task switcher (for devices that can't use PocketNav) and a
n option in MioPocket Settings to use it.
5. When in portrait mode, the MiniBar now takes the wallpaper as its background.
6. The battery display will now refresh itself every few seconds.
7. Changed path editing in MioPocket Settings to use a file/directory browser. N
o more typing the full path out. Just browse for the desired file/directory, sel
ect it and press OK.
8. Changed file selection in Route Manager and Skin Manager to use the file/dire
ctory browser and fixed bugs in Skin Manager.
9. Moved the QuickLaunch triangle to the UPPER-right and quadrupled its size so
that it's easier to press. Also added an enable/disable option in MioPocket Sett
ings and an informative message the first time that a QuickLaunch-enabled nav ap
p is run.
10. Changed the USB Mode toggle script to display a menu that shows the currentl
y active mode, so that users can check it without changing it.
11. Re-wrote the "wait for SD card" pause on returning from standby to be more a
ccurate (a few seconds shorter) and use a nicer message display.
12. Replaced most message boxes in MioPocket Settings (and elsewhere) with large
r windows having larger buttons for those with larger fingers. For convenience,
some time out and close by themselves.
13. Replaced a great number of icons with nicer ones.
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1. Added automatic backing up of the registry (all of HKEY_CURRENT USER and HKEY
_LOCALMACHINE\Software), which should save most application settings across hard
resets. Also added a manual backup icon and some options to MioPocket Settings.
Thanks to kalia for the tip on which program to use.
2. Re-added and enabled the JOTKBD keyboard (many thanks to euy!). Also, created
an option in MioPocket Settings to switch the MiniBar keyboard button between t
he default keyboard and JOTKBD (mainly for those who can't use the default keybo
ard). Also, numeric keys are hidden for 320x240 devices to fit the display.
3. Added code to start both the default keyboard and JOTKBD above the taskbar an
d MiniBar (rather than obscuring them).
4. Fixed freezing issue when using USB Mass Storage mode.
5. Added HandWallet, a powerful finance application. Note that there's, supposed
ly, a Windows version that can sync with this mobile version.
6. Added Zuma, a game like Bubblets, from the makers of Bejeweled. It's just a 5
-level demo, but too fun to not include (thanks to mathwiz).
7. Disabled time synchronization during installation by default. It can be enabl
ed via MioPocket Settings. Thanks to mathwiz.
8. Fixed a major bug that reset the skin to the default every time that you re-i
nstalled MioPocket.
9. Upgraded Task Manager to 3.1
10. Created a simple skin manager for MioMap and changed the previous Route Mana
ger icons to point to a menu that offers the choice of running either Route Mana
ger or Skin Manager. See the "Readme" menu option under "Skin Changer" for instr
uctions on using it.
11. Broke Variables.mscr up into smaller subroutines for faster loading (scripts
that don't need all variables can call only subsets).
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1. Added a 320x240 version of the Vista Aurora skin. Also added a 320x240 versio
n of the skin changer page.
2. Added MoneyGoesAway, an expense diary (ideal for business trips... even saves
data in a .csv file).
3. Added KeepRecordin, a dictophone application for devices that have microphone
s (i.e. Bluetooth).
4. Added PHM Powertoys, which mainly consists of a few extra control panel apple
ts (fonts, etc.) and input methods (char map, clipboard, etc.).
5. Replaced the desktop wallpaper with a new, darker one (primarily so that thin
gs look better when rotated) and added one for 320x240 displays.
6. Choosing the SD-to-SD-free installation option now copies the Media folder, a
s well.
7. Fixed .NET Compact Framework for SD-free installations.
8. Added a REAL "Display Off" option to the power menu, making it possible to pl
ay music while the display is off (not possible with "Standby"). Also, added exp
lanations and hints to the power menu.
9. Added the option to MioPocket Settings to enable larger keyboard keys (at the
expense of some keys, especialy number keys, being hidden).
10. Added a script for BeeLineGPS to remember the database name and correctly vi
ew HTML waypoint information (thanks to murphyfields).
11. Added ascript to automatically return focus to your application after access
ing the MiniBar keyboard button (thanks to mathwiz).
12. Replaced Paint and FileManCE programs with versions with nicer-looking icons
(thanks to mathwiz).
13. Replaced Opera with a version having better menu control and quicker startup
(thanks to ste).
14. Your preferred audio volume is now saved between re-installations (thanks to
Cheerful for the idea).
15. Added an option to MioPocket Settings to disable the volume muting when the
MiniBar's volume button is pressed.
16. Added eVB (embedded Visual Basic) runtime files for executing VB scripts (th
anks to falvesjr).
17. Added a VB script to synchronize Date and Time at installation. Also added m
anual versions to the Settings pages of the skins (thanks to falvesjr).
18. Added QuickLaunch to put a tiny minimize button in the lower right corner of
navigation apps (particularly for apps that don't have exit buttons) (thanks to
falvesjr).
19. Stopped MioMap from using the latest GAPI. Apparently, it wasn't providing a
ny benefit, only the slight chance of configuration problems.
20. Removed JOTKB (Full Keyboard) from menus because it just didn't work.
21. Added WinPoker, Peg Solitaire, Date/Time and Volume icons to 320x240 skins.
Also, added script to automatically rotate Peg Solitaire.
22. Added many minor tweaks to the Vista Ultimate, Vista Aurora and Vista Ultima
te 320x240 skin graphics.
23. Fixed a bug in MioPocket Settings whereby a previously-set custom time zone
would overwrite one selected from the list.
24. Fixed a bug in MioPocket Settings whereby edits to the Mobile Navigator and
Ozi Explorer paths wouldn't save.
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1. Added Media folder (with many sample files) and configured uBook, Media Playe
r and XnView to open to it by default. The Media folder makes it easy to keep al
l of your media in one place, where most of MioPocket's multimedia apps know to
look for them. For example, place an e-book into Media\Books (instead of in the
three different program subdirectories, as before) and be sure that the appropri
ate reader will find it.
2. Changed and tweaked the uBook skin and added a script to rotate Microsoft Rea
der to portrait mode.
3. Modified the task switcher button to minimize the active window, if there is
one, and display the task list if there isn't. If desired, it can be configured
to always display the task list via a menu option in "MP Settings" on the Settin
gs page.
4. Added Pocket RAR (zip utility).
5. Modified Opera script to save settings, bookmarks and history.
6. Made a few small device compatibility changes.
7. Upgraded .NET Compact Framework from 3.5 Beta 1 to 3.5 RTM.
8. Added ability to run .cab installer files for devices that don't come with th
e ability.
9. Incorporated time zone selection into MioPocket Settings and added time zone
registry files for Europe (WET, CET & EET), Australia (AWST, ACST & AEST), Hawai
i and Alaska.
10. Added registry file for enabling Bluetooth on startup and incorporated the o
ption into MioPocket Settings.
11. Added option to MioPocket Settings to modify the My Documents path. Also, fi
xed a bug that prevented changing the Explorer path.
12. Added DLLs and .reg files for the SDW-820 and SDW-821 WiFi SDIO cards. See t
he Readme file for instructions on enabling.
13. Added city files for Metro.
14. Various small changes (added uBook to taskbar of Vista Ultimate/Aurora skins
, configured Opera to open offline HTML files, replaced Metro icon, etc.).
15. Added 1-Calc, a combination calculator, unit converter and tip calculator. I
t replaces the conversion app and, in the case of the 320x240 skins, the calcula
tor, as well.
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1. Added an alternate SD-free installation method: copying MioPocket to an SD ca
rd and having the copying to flash drive and MioMap renaming done automatically.
See the Readme file for instructions. Credit to GarMio for the idea.
2. Added a menu option to MP Settings to disable or re-enable the MiniBar.
3. Added scripts to rotate Minesweeper and Tetris.
4. Added script to save and re-load WinPoker settings so that they aren't lost w
ith each hard reset.
5. Made some minor changes to try to address issues with ActiveSync and hardware
power buttons on certain devices.
6. Fixed Time-Pacific.reg giving Eastern timezone.
7. Included GSThemes 2.0 (skins for 480x272 displays) and fixed scripts for sele
cting them with SD-free installation.
8. Added Ms. PacMan and LodeRunner to Vista Ultimate 320x240 skin.
9. The Route Manager will now automatically save routes to the drive where MioPo
cket is installed (fixing a problem with SD-free installations).
10. Included a new set of override patch files for Jerry's 5/12/08 MioMap skin (
for c320 and c520).
11. Added an alarm clock (thanks to ste!)
12. Created a second Tools page for the Vista Ultimate 320x240 skin and added th
e Lamp and Mirror utilities.
13. Added Metro, an application for public transportation routing (thanks to Eme
ry!)
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1. Added the ability to seemlessly jump between MioPocket and your device's orig
inal Mio menu. Choose "Mio Menu" from MioPocket's Settings page to switch to the
Mio menu and click on the MioMap icon on that menu to switch back to MioPocket.
2. Added a menu for configuring MioPocket settings to alleviate having to manual
ly edit MioPocket.ini. Choose "MP Settings" from MioPocket's Settings page to se
t your navigation paths, Explorer path, whether to use a startup menu and more.
3. Added a menu to map the Vista quick launch button (480x272-only) to any of th
e navigation apps or to the Mio menu. It runs the first time that you click on t
he button and can also be accessed from "MP Settings" on the Settings page.
4. Added the Opera web browser.
5. Devices without explorer.exe now run the included one, the chief benefit of w
hich is enabling the start menu.
6. Added code to enable the hardware power button on c220 devices.
7. Added code to properly orient MioPocket on the H610, since it is a portrait d
evice.
8. Tweaked the Vista skins to fit a greater number of icons on each page. On the
320x240 skin, this gave room to add some apps that there wasn't room for before
(ex. Chess).
9. Added Bubblets game.
10. Created new icons for Orientation and System Information and added a taskbar
icon to the tools page of the Vista Ultimate 320x240 skin.
11. Added Dependency Walker, a Win32 application for checking DLL dependecies, s
imilar to the included CE application, Executability Check.
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1. Added file to fix flash drive (SD-free) installation not working on many devi
ces (c520, particularly).
2. Enabled the hardware power button on certain models (c220, particularly).
3. Added BeeLineGPS, another great utility for checking GPS coordinates, accessi
ng a compass, calculating straight-line distances to waypoints and for geocachin
g (shows caches on the map and supports geocaching.com database files).
4. Added new patch files for Jerry's MioMap skin that replace some icons and the
loading wallpaper.
5. Made many small GUI changes, such as replacing icons and re-organizing some p
ages.
6. Fixed Tetris link on 320x240 skins.
7. Fixed FileManCE problem on 320x240 devices that was introduced with Release 1
8.
8. Fixed games not rotating on CE4 devices.
9. vSnap now defaults to saving to your installation drive (SD card or flash dri
ve).
10. Added a script to run the correct Mio settings program for the device.
11. Added an installation status window.
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1. Changed the installation method so that c220, c230 and c250 devices (and mayb
e others) can install MioPocket. Startup scripts are now copied to \My Flash Dis
k and launched from the registry, rather than copied to \Windows and launched fr
om the Startup folder.
2. Fixed GS Themes skins to allow flash drive installation and corrected a few l
inks.
3. Fixed some of the Vista Aurora and Blue skin pages pointing to pages belongin
g to other skins.
4. Games that work best in portrait mode now rotate the screen on load and rotat
e back on exit.
5. Added for all devices: a GPS app for user-added maps (most useful for off-roa
d activities, like hiking and geocaching... also useful for getting current lati
tude, longitude and elevation), an ink-based notes app and a Peg Solitaire game.
6. Added only for 480x272 devices: better paint program, web viewer, e-mail app,
working Ms. Pac-Man, LodeRunner, a ruler, a simple "light" app and a simple "mi
rror" app.
7. Added only for 320x240 devices: calculator.
8. Added a remote registry app for Windows (to access your Mio's registry over U
SB ActiveSync). See MioAutoRun\Programs\Win32. Also, moved ASRDisp.exe to the sa
me folder.
9. Configured FileManCE to look more like a modern file manager and less like th
e old DOS X-Tree (i.e. removed the blue background and gridlines).
10. Added and updated start menu links.
11. Tweaked the close button script so that Media Player may be minimized if des
ired. This allows playing music in the background while using MioPocket for othe
r tasks. Also, created a script so that the taskbar that Media Player opens up w
hen it starts gets re-hidden.
12. Moved navigation app paths to MioAutoRun\MioPocket.ini. From now on, edit th
em there if you need any of those paths changed.
13. Made it so that CE4 devices use the explorer.exe that comes with their devic
e ("\Windows\explorer.exe") and CE5 devices use the included explorer.exe.
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1. Added 320x240 version of Vista Ultimate skin
2. Fixed the system slowdown issue with GAPI (esp. Media Player) by replacing th
e task manager that was conflicting
3. Fixed MyApps being hardcoded to \Storage Card
4. Once paths in files have been replaced (on first unlock), it isn't done again
, saving many seconds on subsequent unlocks
5. Fixed issue with executing script files after first reboot
6. Separated FixPathsAndImport.mscr into separate FixPaths.mscr and RegistryImpo
rt.mscr
7. Added unit conversion app
8. Added better task manager for 480x472 displays
9. Added script to hide the taskbar that gets unhidden when Media Player exits
10. Replaced a few icons
11. Fixed the route manager not being able to create the necessary folder(s) on
certain devices.
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1. Created two Vista-themed 480x272 skins (named "Vista Ultimate" and "Vista Aur
ora") and made one the default. These skins provide more program room, while pac
king in more functionality. No inch of space is wasted. Two unique features are
the navigation quick launch button (set to MioMap by default) and the start menu
button. See the supplementary documentation for further information on the skin
s' features.
2. Created the MiniBar, which adds a close button and button bar which stay on t
op of most applications. The close button will close any active window and, when
there isn't one, bring up the power menu. The button bar provides buttons to a
task switcher, keyboard, audio volume and a few more commonly used utilities. Th
e MiniBar replaces (and improves upon) the functionality that BananaPC was origi
nally used for. See the supplementary documentation for further information on t
he MiniBar's features.
3. Added support for SD-free (\My Flash Disk) installation (see the instructions
), as well as for devices that name the SD card as "\SDMMC" or "\Storage Card2".
Combined with #4, MioPocket is a whole lot more flexible now, with regard to wh
ere it's installed. Thanks and credit to Cheerful for helping with the coding.
4. Replaced all absolute paths in scripts and skins with relative paths. All scr
ipts now read variables from \Scripts\Variables.mscr. FYI, since that includes a
ll navigation app scripts, Variables.mscr is where you'll need to edit the paths
to your nav apps, if you need to.
5. Separated each skin's "system" area (bottom row of icons) out into a separate
footer file to make editing less repetitive. Most users won't notice much of a
difference here, except maybe slightly more pleasing page loading. Thanks to Che
erful for the idea. Also, the page files were renamed.
6. Added k4dz's modified MioMap route manager and put links to it on each skin's
navigation page. As an option, a few patch files are available for Jerry's 3/28
/2008 skin to make the links in it compatible with MioPocket. See MioPocket's in
structions.
7. Added dozens of new applications (mostly games), too many to list. All, of co
urse, are freeware, shareware or demo. The few shareware and demo ones were func
tional enough to warrant inclusion. Of interest to CE4.2 users: versions of Note
pad and CECommander that should work on your devices are included. Finally, some
apps that have always been included with MioPocket but never linked to in the m
enus, such as Microsoft's image viewer and a screen capture app, are now linked.
8. Implemented a method to add your own apps and games quickly and easily withou
t modifying any files. It's not a pretty solution, but it gets the job done. Mio
Pocket's name for it is "My Apps" and it's linked throughout MioPocket. Credit g
oes to a poster named Wolf (from another forum), who wrote the code.
9. Changed the USB mode link to a toggle (thanks, Fabri) and also made the selec
tion permanent (retains setting through hard resets)
10. Re-wrote the screen orientation toggle to work on CE4 devices and resolve th
e taskbar visibility issue on returning to landscape mode.
11. Re-wrote the nav app launchers to allow returning to the app by re-clicking
the icon, should you happen to minimize it.
12. Wrote a little script (which is linked to from the speaker icon on the MiniB
ar) that mutes the audio when it's run (for one-touch muting), while simultaneou
sly launching a volume control app. Finally, as soon as you make another window
active, the volume control app closes.
13. Added a link to the desktop to allow re-launching of the MioPocket shell in
case it should ever crash and leave you staring at the desktop wallpaper.
14. Increased the size of the wallpaper so that it fills the screen in 272x480 (
portrait) mode. Also, installation now attempts to copy it to \Windows only if t
here's room, which should prevent error messages on some devices.
15. Fixed the problem whereby the system path setting was occasionally getting l
ost. This has encouraged me enough to move most remaining DLLs to that folder, w
hich should further help users whose devices have too little free space in \Wind
ows to install MioPocket without errors.
16. Added device detection so that c310x users (and, perhaps, others) no longer
need to run a batch file prior to installation. In addition to that and some of
the changes already listed, other tweaks too numerous or minor to remember were
done to improve compatibility with certain devices, particularly the c310x, c220
, c230 and c620.
17. Added a script to remove the \My Documents, \profiles, \Application Data and
\Program Files folders so that users don't accidentally save anything to those
folders, since they get wiped out upon each hard reset and shutdown. Thanks to C
heerful for contributing this.
18. Replaced some icons
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** MioPocket Plus Release 15 - 03/17/2008 ** (Osprey)
============================================
1. Added gs4322's GSThemes skins pack.
2. Added skin changer page with thumbnails.
3. Added folder for custom registry files. This is to keep your own registry fil
es separate and to make migrating your files between releases easier.
4. Added control panel applet to extend the system path.
5. Turned battery display into a button that launches Mio's settings page.
6. Added Nankin (Mahjong variant) game and added it to the games menu in place o
f Pentagon (which can still be found with Explorer). In the future, I'll make ro
om for everything.
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============================================
1. Re-added date and time back to Ice and Blue skins and made them open up the D
ate/Time control panel applet when tapped.
2. Removed the suspend button from the Ice and Blue skins to make room for date/
time and because it became unnecessary with the other link to the power-off menu
. I also moved that power-off link on the Blue skin from the lower right to the
upper right (where Ice has it).
3. Changed the 320x240 skins to point to \Windows\MioUtility.exe (the Mio settin
gs file on the c310).
4. Created launcher scripts for all navigation apps that kill BananaPC prior to
loading.
5. Went back to the original method of launching Doom to solve the rotation prob
lem on the c310.
6. Added OziExplorer link and icon.
7. Added registry file with proper baud rate for iGuidance on c310
8. Explorer now shows file extensions.
9. Replaced the bad string values in TimeZone.reg
============================================
============================================
1. Added code to import all registry files in \MioAutoRun\Registry. Just drop yo
ur reg file in there and it'll automatically be imported now.
2. Resolved the rebooting issue with c310 devices by adding a reg file.
3. Created separate MioMap and TomTom launcher scripts for c310 users. The 320x2
40 skins were modified to point to them, instead.
4. Corrected the "My Documents" issue for c310 devices to allow TomTom to load.
5. BananaPC is now killed when TomTom is launched.
6. Changed the MioMap icon's white background to a transparent one.
============================================
============================================
1. Fixed bad link to Solitaire.
2. Hopefully fixed the "Locating Shortcut Target" on c310 devices.
3. Added Pentagon card game to the games menu.
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============================================
1. Added .NET Compact Framework 3.5. This enables a lot of apps and games to run
that would throw up "Cannot find file" before. Note: CF-enabled apps and games
that were designed for Windows Mobile (not CE specifically) will annoyingly disp
lay a menu over part of the window, potentially making the app unusable. That's
a problem with CF on the Mios, not with MioPocket.
2. Added a folder named System under \Storage Card\MioAutoRun to keep all DLLs a
nd extended the system path to include it. This cuts down on what needs to be co
pied to \Windows and makes DLL management easier. When Windows can't find a DLL
in \Windows, it'll look in \Storage Card\MioAutoRun\System.
3. Added 7 classic freeware games: Solitaire, Patiences (3 different solitaires
in one), Pipes (really addictive), Miner (Minesweeper), Dots, Battleship (enter
portrait mode *before* running) and Tetris (has the CF issue mentioned above, bu
t is still playable).
4. Added an icon to the system area to switch between landscape and portrait mod
es. Notice that it's positioned so that you can still access it if you have a 24
0px-wide app open in portrait mode. For some of the included games, you need to
be in portrait mode.
5. Replaced Calc98 with a version that includes an Exit choice.
6. Added setting for MobiPocket to turn the page on screen tap and changed to a
font that is easier on the eyes to read.
7. Replaced original sample e-book for MobiPocket with Trivopaedia, a handy triv
ia guide with things like conversions, poker hands, longest rivers, Oscar winner
s, popes, constellations and hundreds more. Also, I associated .txt files with M
obiPocket so that it's easier to work with all of the free Project Gutenberg (ht
tp://gutenberg.org) e-books.
8. Added Microsoft Reader for reading .lit e-books and included Encarta Pocket D
ictionary.
9. Added explorer.exe because some people were having problems launching theirs.
10. Made the background wallpaper a little larger, to fill the screen when in po
rtrait mode.
11. Included a few DLLs for c310 users and made a script to make MioPocket more
c310-friendly. Read Instructions.txt before installing.
===============================================
** MioPocket 1.2Plus Release 10 - 02/19/2008 ** (Osprey)
===============================================
1. Completely overhauled the entire file structure to organize and simplify.
2. Added a skin for 320x240 display devices (ex. c220, c230, c310x). Also, re-ar
ranged the icons on the default (Ice) skin a bit so that 320x240 users could get
to the skin changer to select the skin.
3. Added XP-style toolbars and open/close buttons. Explorer and Pocket Word's "O
pen" dialog are two good places to see some of them.
4. Fixed the problem with the Appointments app not working (thanks, D0cN0).
5. Replaced BananaPC with the English version, positioned it in the lower right
and added it to startup. When it works, use it to exit applications without clos
e buttons or bring up the taskbar.
6. Replaced the 3MB Resco screenshot utility with a 7KB one. Access it by runnin
g PocketScreen Capture in \Storage Card\MioAutoRun\Programs\.
7. Fixed standby mode in reset button menu.
8. Modified startup script to be more reliable on bootup.
9. Modified the MioMap and TomTom scripts to clean up the GAPI files that they c
opied, once the programs exit.
10. Fixed "System Information" pages to display the correct amount for My Flash
Disk and added a message to clarify that the values represent free space, not us
ed space. I can't change their values to used space, unfortunately.
11. Tweaked the way pages scroll to be more intuitive and replaced a few icons.
12. Added Mobile Navigator link.
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==============================================
1. Added dozens of file associations to the registry so that files may be opened
by double-clicking them from the file explorer (ex. double-clicking a .avi file
will open it in Media Player). This makes file explorers so much more usable.
2. The USB connection screen is now minimized to allow using the Mio while it's
connected to your desktop! This is great for testing.
3. Added Remote Display Control to control the Mio from your desktop over an Act
iveSync connection. To use, make sure that your Mio is set to ActiveSync mode, t
hen run MioAutoRun\Programs\ASRDisp.exe from your Windows desktop (not from your
Mio). Try it out!
4. Added Explorer link to the system area at the bottom and synchronized all of
the pages and skins to have the same links.
5. Set up MorphGear to use GAPI as its video driver by default
6. Added a Windows wallpaper and replaced some icons.
7. Fixed TomTom launch... hopefully.
8. Created a script to wait 5 seconds after resuming from standby. This is becau
se the Mio takes up to 5 seconds to initiliaze the SD card, during which time an
y accessing of MioPocket will crash it. This prevents you from accidentally cras
hing it before the SD card initializes.
9. Added a USB page to choose between ActiveSync and Mass Storage modes.
10. Changed the reset button to give a choice of "Soft Reset," "Hard Reset," Sta
ndby (Display off)" or "Shutdown."
==============================================
** MioPocket 1.2Plus Release 8 - 02/11/2008 ** (D0cN0)
==============================================
1. Added sample eBook to allow exiting from MobiPocket.
2. Added back change log for MioPocket.
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==============================================
1. Modified the skin changer to not require a reset. Thanks to MartinG for the i
dea and tip on how to do that.
2. Overhauled the skin pages to fix a ton of consistency errors between all of t
hem. Particularly, all icons for all skins are positioned properly (unlike the l
ast release) and the "Ice" Navigation page looks like the rest of the "Ice" page
s now.
3. Added registry settings for Media Player so that it uses GAPI as the video dr
iver by default and opens videos in fullscreen. Yay. I'd been wanting to impleme
nt that from the beginning.
4. Added the Mio Audio player to the multimedia pages per request.
5. Renamed the "Spicy Pixel MorphGear" folder to just "MorphGear", for, hopefull
y, obvious reasons.
6. Fixed the error message on installation if you don't have TomTom.
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==============================================
1. Fixed TomTom crashing because of GAPI settings.
2. Fixed the problem with the taskbar being screwed up after exiting TomTom.
3. Synchronized the navigation pages for the three skins so that each has all of
the available links (to TomTom, iGo, iGuidance, etc). Before, Ice had them all
and the other two didn't.
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=============================================
1. Installation updates MioMap to use the latest GAPI version. This may improve
performance a tiny bit. Also, it uses GAPI settings to kill the taskbar before l
oading so that we don't get that accidental taskbar activation in MioMap. BTW, y
ou might be able to apply what I added to other navigation software (such as iGo
or TomTom) if they happen to use GAPI, as well. I don't have any of the others,
so I can't do that.
2. Removed from each skin page an invisible button to an old taskbar that was le
ft over from when this unlock method was used on the C310 (320x240 display). Bef
ore, if you clicked on a certain area of MioPocket, it would throw up an error.
That's fixed.
3. Set up a few of the GAPI-compatible applications to use GAPI to rotate, rathe
r than using MortScript. I also set MorphGear to not rotate, since it was messin
g up the app's dialog boxes.
4. Updated HPC Media Player to v1.07. Also, I added the plugins for Windows Medi
a formats that were missing before.
5. Some really minor things that I can't remember... mainly cleaning up text a l
ittle, removing a couple of old/unnecessary files, etc.
======================================
** MioPocket 1.2Plus x3 - 02/8/2008 ** (gps_newbie)
======================================
1. Incorrect paths fixed
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======================================
1. frosted ice pages updated
2. navi_ice.ini is the starting page
3. additional navigation links added to navi_ice.ini
======================================
======================================
1. delete MioAutoRun.exe and MioAutoRun.mscr from root
2. move ..\installer\MioAutoRun.exe and ..\installer\MioAutoRun.scp to root
3. remove installation prompt in MioAutoRun.scp
4. change time.reg for Pacifict Standard time
5. add iguidance4.reg for iGuidance 4
===================================
** MioPocket 1.2Plus - 02/7/2008 ** (D0cN0)
===================================
This release is built for the Mio C320, however can be used for the Mio C520 or
C720. It contains freeware software.
*Note: I have only used the Blue theme and have not changed the other themes.
1. Removed/replaced program links to software not found on the Mio C320.
2. Created version that runs all programs off SD card. Nothing is copied to "My
Flash Disk". (This means you will require the same SD card to remain in the devi
ce for MioPocket to work.)
3. Removed the need to click on the thin grey bar and the desktop icon after ins
tall or restart. MioPocket menu appears on start.
4. Fixed USB mode link "Set As Mass Storage Device".
5. Updated Mortscript from version 4.0.0.100 to version 4.1.0.5
6. Included the following freeware software:
- MobiPocket Reader Pro v4.9 (rotated)
- GAPI v4.01
- HPC Media Player v1.05
- XnView Pocket Version v1.40
- MorphGear HandHeld PC Version v2.3.0.2 (rotated to fit virtual pad)
- gfDoom v1.0.0.1 (rotated, with shareware WAD)
- Calc98 v5.30
================================
** MioPocket 1.2 - 01/14/2008 ** (Indabox)
================================
1. Added In MioPocket Theme Changer. (3 Themes to choose from, Mio Brushed Metal
, Mio Cool Blue, pat_ty's Frosted Ice).
2. PSC Screen capture has been replaced with Rcapture.exe. YOu can now choose wh
ere to save your images (defaults to SD card). You will need to use the auto cap
ture feature as there are no hardware keys on the Mio Devices to assign it to.
3. Tom Tom Launcher was added to prevent TomTom navigator from crashing on launc
h. Please install TomTom to your "/storage card/TomTom" directory as the icon wi
ll start "\Storage Card\TomTom\TomTom Navigator.exe"
4. Mortscript has been added.
5. Windows taskbar icon has been changed to run the "showtaskbar.exe" VS "Period
ictaskbar.exe" to prevent multiple instances of Periodictaskbar.exe on some user
s devices.
6. Change to new reset exe (prompts user to say yes to reset, VS just doing it)
7. Added In MioPocket Theme Changer.
8. Added Auto Install/Un-install scripts for MioPocket
9. Removed Ms Word viewer and added in NotesCE (use Pocket MS Word to view .doc
files)
10. Got rid of periodictaskbar.exe as it was causing strange things to happen on
some users Mio Devices. The drawback is that when you restart the Mio Device, t
he default Mio Menu comes up first. You have to click the toolbar and then the l
ittle "desktop" icon in the bottom right corner.
11. Added in appointment book. (replaced uBook reader icon in office menu) uBook
Reader is still in the windows startmenu.
12. other misc fixes...
================================
** MioPocket 1.0 - 01/10/2008 ** (Indabox)
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