ShortcutMe Updated for All BB Models (More Macros, Recurring Auto Launch, etc)!

[phoney49]

Originally Posted by Vijik

Perfect!

I liked the macro shortcut you have written for BBM.

Just generally regarding macros, whereever your macro opens/closes a panel/menu/screen/app, make sure to put a Delay macro after that to allow BB UI to re-draw the screen.

I did not write that macro, I copied it from someone on the forums.

Thanks for your help.

[abstrayer]

I've written a few macros to switch the convenience key to Camera, Vlingo or Shortcutme. They work, but they have what I feel are extra steps due to the way the menu is for the convenience key.

The menu has a set of "suggested" options at the top, followed by all available apps on the device. Also, the current setting is placed at the top of the list UNLESS it is one of the "suggested" apps. To get around this I made the macro open the menu and change the current selection to the 3rd item from top (anything between 2 and 10 should do the same), so I have a know starting point before choosing the option I want.
Does anyone have a way to avoid the extra step?

**EDIT** Device: 9930 OS:7.1.0.163 SCM Version:5.9.5.1_OS7_T

Here's what I currently have:

--AppName: Macro
--Parameter:
--Macros:
LaunchAndWaitOptions;
NavMoveDown4;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavMoveDown2;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
MenuItemFromTop3;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
Keys;Delay50;
NavMoveDown3;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
ESCKey;
--Display Name: Conv_Key_SCM
--Shortcut Chars: OCS
--Strokes:
--Category: Options.
--Color: Default


--AppName: Macro
--Parameter:
--Macros:
LaunchAndWaitOptions;
NavMoveDown4;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavMoveDown2;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
MenuItemFromTop3;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
MenuItemFromTop10;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
ESCKey;
--Display Name: Conv_Key_Vlingo
--Shortcut Chars: OCV
--Strokes:
--Category: Options.
--Color: Default


--AppName: Macro
--Parameter:
--Macros:
LaunchAndWaitOptions;
NavMoveDown4;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavMoveDown2;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
MenuItemFromTop3;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
MenuItemFromTop1;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
NavClick;Delay50;
ESCKey;Delay50;
ESCKey;
--Display Name: Conv_Key_Camera
--Shortcut Chars: OCC
--Strokes:
--Category: Options.
--Color: Default

[mrjub]

Have we identified what happens to the isBTOn prompting screen as experienced on first page of this post? I'm seeing the same prompt on my bb9900 running platform 5.0.0.464.

[Juggalo20]

Originally Posted by mrjub

Have we identified what happens to the isBTOn prompting screen as experienced on first page of this post? I'm seeing the same prompt on my bb9900 running platform 5.0.0.464.

using IsBTOn while Bluetooth is off will always prompt you. This is on RIM to fix, it's nothing to do with ShortcutMe. That's just the way the API behaves :< only RIM can change it.

*EDIT*
I have macros that "ignore" the prompt if you want them, as in, bluetooth WILL turn on or off, no matter what you choose in the prompt. but you will still be prompted, and you will still have to select something (your choice does not effect the outcome)

[mrjub]

Originally Posted by Juggalo20

using IsBTOn while Bluetooth is off will always prompt you. This is on RIM to fix, it's nothing to do with ShortcutMe. That's just the way the API behaves :< only RIM can change it.

*EDIT*
I have macros that "ignore" the prompt if you want them, as in, bluetooth WILL turn on or off, no matter what you choose in the prompt. but you will still be prompted, and you will still have to select something (your choice does not effect the outcome)

Thank you very much Juggalo. I thought there is a way to fix it since I saw Vijik mentioning it was no issue for him. Oh well. I guess I have to live with that then.

Another question though. Is there a way I can stop convenience key to launch SCM when the screen is locked? For me, if I press the convenience key when the screen is locked, when I unlock the screen, the SCM is already there...

[Juggalo20]

Originally Posted by mrjub

Thank you very much Juggalo. I thought there is a way to fix it since I saw Vijik mentioning it was no issue for him. Oh well. I guess I have to live with that then.

Another question though. Is there a way I can stop convenience key to launch SCM when the screen is locked? For me, if I press the convenience key when the screen is locked, when I unlock the screen, the SCM is already there...

mm doesnt seem to do that for me on my 9900... I'll get back to you tomorrow on that (if i can reproduce it even) heh. I'll have to roll back my SCM version on my 9900, and also I'll dig out my 8330 so i can use OS 5.

[mrjub]

I'm actually on bb 9900 OS 7 now. Is it because of BES policy?

[mrjub]

I think I found it. It's because the "slide lock" if it is disabled, the lock is working properly. With "slide lock" activated though, that situation happens.

[Juggalo20]

Originally Posted by mrjub

I think I found it. It's because the "slide lock" if it is disabled, the lock is working properly. With "slide lock" activated though, that situation happens.

Oh. here i thought you were talking the built in keyboard lock. Sounds like Slide Lock is some 3rd party locking app correct? If it doesn't lock your convenience key then there's nothing (realistically) SCM can do about that. Sounds like anything you assigned to your convenience key would launch, because Slide Lock doesn't lock the key. I'm sure Vijik could do it, but with the amount of 3rd party locking apps out there it'd be a never ending battle changing SCM to deal with each one that doesn't lock the convenience key. We'd never get new features :P

[mrjub]

Thanks again...

Yes "Slide Lock" is a 3rd party app. It actually integrates with built in lock when you press the lock button on the top of the phone or when you put the phone into holster. I use Slide Lock because it helps prevent phone being automatically unlocked when coming out of holster. Some people like it as your phone comes out ready. But not me. With the touch screen of 9900 and the convenience key, my phone keep coming out at unwanted app launched.

I understand what you are saying though. Thanks!

[Juggalo20]

Originally Posted by mrjub

Thanks again...

Yes "Slide Lock" is a 3rd party app. It actually integrates with built in lock when you press the lock button on the top of the phone or when you put the phone into holster. I use Slide Lock because it helps prevent phone being automatically unlocked when coming out of holster. Some people like it as your phone comes out ready. But not me. With the touch screen of 9900 and the convenience key, my phone keep coming out at unwanted app launched.

I understand what you are saying though. Thanks!

Oh for sure, I understand why you use it. I used to use one also. But since it's the locking app that's failing here, not SCM ... Not sure what to tell you. There's 6355525 other locking apps, but I've yet to find one that worked exactly how I wanted good luck

Honestly I'd contact the locking app's devs and see if they'll lock the convenience key. It seems silly not to. I mean, people USE that key for stuff after all. It ought to be locked if they keyboard/screen are locked. Doesn't make sense to me hah.

[deejayburnout]

question?

Is it possible to change the directory where screenshots are saved, when I use the shortcut me built in screenshot function.

Cheers.

Intravenously expelled from my BlackBerry 9900 using mindcontrol.

[Vijik]

Originally Posted by deejayburnout

question?

Is it possible to change the directory where screenshots are saved, when I use the shortcut me built in screenshot function.

Cheers.

Intravenously expelled from my BlackBerry 9900 using mindcontrol.

ScreeenShort_SCM function in SCM accepts up to 4 parameters. The last parameter allow you to switch the storing directory from root of the SD card to
"SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures/"

Example:
App. Name: Screenshot_SCM
Parameter: 100, 0, 3000, 1

- 100 means %100 image quality
- 0 means take screenshot of other screens than SCM (1 means take screenshot of SCM itself)
- 3000 means wait 3 seconds before taking the screenshot.
- 1 means store the screenshot (with times tamp in the file name) in the "SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures/"

[Vijik]

Originally Posted by Juggalo20

using IsBTOn while Bluetooth is off will always prompt you. This is on RIM to fix, it's nothing to do with ShortcutMe. That's just the way the API behaves :< only RIM can change it.

*EDIT*
I have macros that "ignore" the prompt if you want them, as in, bluetooth WILL turn on or off, no matter what you choose in the prompt. but you will still be prompted, and you will still have to select something (your choice does not effect the outcome)

Thank you for the info.

This issue with the IsBtOn comes up very often. Do you have a link to the post you had about this and where you also posted your macro (ignoring BT prompt caused by the BB OS)?

[deejayburnout]

Originally Posted by Vijik

ScreeenShort_SCM function in SCM accepts up to 4 parameters. The last parameter allow you to switch the storing directory from root of the SD card to
"SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures/"

Example:
App. Name: Screenshot_SCM
Parameter: 100, 0, 3000, 1

- 100 means %100 image quality
- 0 means take screenshot of other screens than SCM (1 means take screenshot of SCM itself)
- 3000 means wait 3 seconds before taking the screenshot.
- 1 means store the screenshot (with times tamp in the file name) in the "SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures/"

Ok tried this but it still in the wrong folder. I am a little confused with the last command

1 means store the screenshot (with times tamp in the file name) in the SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures

EDIT . ok i know what it means now, however, the screenshot is saved in my SDcard and not in SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures where i want it.