- ShortCutMe surprise bonus app on Bold 9900 with OS 7.0.0.540.
When browsing the shortcutme list of apps I found one I did not recognize "MediaServer". Being a curious fellow, I choose it and lauched it using the SCM shortcut. Nothing opened but an little icon that looks like a monitor symbol appeared up by the Battery meter on the home screen.
Could not find anythin about by searching the web, but my running apps program showed me it was a rim app.
On a hunch, I went to my media program on my computer (Logitech media server(Squeezebox) with UPnP turned on) that would find available music servers and there it was my little BB had become a music server that I could stream from. Works perfectly
Must a be a "to be released" app, when I connected to it from my computer my blackberry asked if i wanted to allow the connection and that I could change my settings from the media options. The options are not there and the only way I can turn off the media server is by rebooting, but it may still be handy11-21-11 12:33 PMLike 4 - Moving this from another thread:
Please help me understand what I am doing wrong:
Shortcut BTT:
App Name Bluetooth_Toggle
Shortcut BBB:
Ap Name BlackberryBridge
App Name: Macro
Macros:
If0 IsBtOn;
Then0 ;
ImportMacrobbb;
Else0;
ImportMacroBT;
ImportMacroBBB;
EndIf0;
It tells me "No macro found". Why?kauaigirl63 likes this.11-21-11 08:23 PMLike 1 - So would this work?
App Name: Macro
Macros:
If0 IsBtOn;
Then0 ;
LaunchBlackberryBridge;
Else0;
LaunchBluetooth_Toggle;
LaunchBlackberryBridge;
EndIf0;11-21-11 08:42 PMLike 0 -
I assume the best thing is to create a macro only shortcut that toggles bluetooth and then import that macro shortcut into your macro above.
A macro shortcut that toggles macro:
AppName:Macro
Shortcut Keys: TBT
Macros:
LaunchAndWait Manage Connections;
NavMoveDown 2; (make sure this is correct number of needed movement before Bluetooth is selected in Manage Connections)
NavClick;
Delay 200;
EscKey;
Now replace "LaunchBluetooth_Toggle;" in your macro with
ImportMacro TBT;kauaigirl63 likes this.11-21-11 08:59 PMLike 1 -
Perfect!
Please share this use case with others in the thread below:
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...as-all-659273/11-22-11 07:38 AMLike 0 - Moved this over from a different thread.
If0 GetTime <1200;
Then0;
Macros for morning;
Else0;
Macros for evening/night;
EndIf0
Gettime returns time in 24 hour format, like 0815 for 8:15am and 1334 for 1:34pm11-28-11 10:13 AMLike 0 -
- Guys - i know its probably very basic but i created this macro to record the time i drop my little one off at nursery every day (they charge for early drops - depending how early and it makes reconciling against their invoices easier) not sure if it is of use to anyone. (having already created a blank memo called timekeeping
Appname : Memopad
Macro:
Spkeytimekeeping;
delay200;
enterkey;
delay200;
keyld lt ;
delay100;
enterkey;
esckey;
delay100;
enterkey;
delay100;
esckey;
delay100;
esckey;
lockkey;11-29-11 05:19 AMLike 0 - This thread is crazy! You guys are hardcore at this ^^
Ok I'm an SCM newbie (bought it just yesterday!), and I've sifted through the 60 pages where I have found great stuff, but one challenge still remains. Hoping you could help out!
I use a dialer app (BlaCaDa) as I place nearly all my calls through VoIP or calling card services. For the moment the only choice I have is to press the menu key from the Contacts screen and then select "Call with BlaCaDa". I was hoping that I could try and make this a bit simpler, anything closer to the "native" way of calling. Maybe something like key+PhoneButton, or even the phone button itself if that is possible?
Do you see a solution!
Thank you so much!11-29-11 06:20 AMLike 0 - This thread is crazy! You guys are hardcore at this ^^
Ok I'm an SCM newbie (bought it just yesterday!), and I've sifted through the 60 pages where I have found great stuff, but one challenge still remains. Hoping you could help out!
I use a dialer app (BlaCaDa) as I place nearly all my calls through VoIP or calling card services. For the moment the only choice I have is to press the menu key from the Contacts screen and then select "Call with BlaCaDa". I was hoping that I could try and make this a bit simpler, anything closer to the "native" way of calling. Maybe something like key+PhoneButton, or even the phone button itself if that is possible?
Do you see a solution!
Thank you so much!
theoretical example - non functional
LaunchPhone;
Key15555555555;
TalkKey;11-29-11 07:02 AMLike 0 - Thanks for your answer Juggalow ^^
Don't worry, I've been here for 2 hours and still haven't had breakfast as I'm too busy fiddling with my BB
What I was looking for isn't really to include the Green Phone Button in a Macro, but rather to use that Phone Button as a shortcut key FOR a macro. Or maybe a combination of Phone Button + something else, or double click Phone Button. Whatever's possible!
It would have to be usable both from the contacts and call log screen.
Once the "Call using BlaCaDa" option is selected, I can handle all calls, including normal ones, so I don't even need to use the Phone Button for anything else than that macro, really!
Actually, the reason I'm asking is because I am preparing a BB for someone who is not really tech-savvy, and who doesn't want to go through too much trouble to access the "alternative" call menu.
All ideas are welcome, thanks for everything =)11-29-11 07:29 AMLike 0 - Thanks for your answer Juggalow ^^
Don't worry, I've been here for 2 hours and still haven't had breakfast as I'm too busy fiddling with my BB
What I was looking for isn't really to include the Green Phone Button in a Macro, but rather to use that Phone Button as a shortcut key FOR a macro. Or maybe a combination of Phone Button + something else, or double click Phone Button. Whatever's possible!
It would have to be usable both from the contacts and call log screen.
Once the "Call using BlaCaDa" option is selected, I can handle all calls, including normal ones, so I don't even need to use the Phone Button for anything else than that macro, really!
Actually, the reason I'm asking is because I am preparing a BB for someone who is not really tech-savvy, and who doesn't want to go through too much trouble to access the "alternative" call menu.
All ideas are welcome, thanks for everything =)
Personally i dont see how this would be much easier than just doing it manually either...
MenuKey, scroll to Call From BlaCaDa, click track pad
vs
Convenience key (to launch shortcut me), altkey, phone key, (wait for keystroke injection)
you could just as easily use the shortcut keys "ppp"
so it would be
Convenience Key (to launch ShortcutMe), p key three times, wait for keystroke injection
or actually, you could even use MultiClick. So just tapping the convenience key 2 3 or 4 times will do it. Which might be even easier yet11-29-11 07:56 AMLike 0 - You're right Juggalow, it's what I was starting to think, too. At least I'm sure now ^^ And I agree, hitting the menu key and selecting an option isn't the end of the world! He'll just have to deal with it I guess.
As for the Multiclick, I'll give it a try! See if it makes things easier.
Thanks!11-29-11 08:26 AMLike 0 - You're right Juggalow, it's what I was starting to think, too. At least I'm sure now ^^ And I agree, hitting the menu key and selecting an option isn't the end of the world! He'll just have to deal with it I guess.
As for the Multiclick, I'll give it a try! See if it makes things easier.
Thanks!11-29-11 08:31 AMLike 0 - Ok so this seems to work fine, thank you!!! However you are right, this is probably going to be more confusing than just hitting Menu and "Call with...". I'll make the decision later.
I'm getting on to something much more serious now, for which I think ShortcutMe is the absolute perfect tool. Let me explain.
The Phone I am preparing is a 9900 for a business person. It is equipped with a dual SIM adapter, which allows you to jump from one SIM card to the other on the fly (works flawlessly by the way ^^). Whenever that person goes abroad, he needs to fulfill several steps to be fully functional.
1. Unconditionally forward all calls to the 2nd SIM number. This is done by calling a special number: **21*<DestinationNumber>#
2. Go inside an app and change a dialing rule (equivalent to checking a box; rather easy so far)
3. Finally, change the active SIM card
The first two steps I think I can manage with a simple little macro. However the third step requires access to the SIM Application Toolkit (STK, automatically provided by any SIM card through a SIM card icon, and allows access to special carrier services). Is that SIM toolkit accessible from ShortcutMe? This would be flat out awesome.
Now I know this is rather obscure and most people will probably never need such a Macro, but in my case, this would be of tremendous help. Any ideas how I can access the SIM Toolkit?
Thanks for your help!
Cheers11-29-11 10:21 AMLike 0 - Ok so this seems to work fine, thank you!!! However you are right, this is probably going to be more confusing than just hitting Menu and "Call with...". I'll make the decision later.
I'm getting on to something much more serious now, for which I think ShortcutMe is the absolute perfect tool. Let me explain.
The Phone I am preparing is a 9900 for a business person. It is equipped with a dual SIM adapter, which allows you to jump from one SIM card to the other on the fly (works flawlessly by the way ^^). Whenever that person goes abroad, he needs to fulfill several steps to be fully functional.
1. Unconditionally forward all calls to the 2nd SIM number. This is done by calling a special number: **21*<DestinationNumber>#
2. Go inside an app and change a dialing rule (equivalent to checking a box; rather easy so far)
3. Finally, change the active SIM card
The first two steps I think I can manage with a simple little macro. However the third step requires access to the SIM Application Toolkit (STK, automatically provided by any SIM card through a SIM card icon, and allows access to special carrier services). Is that SIM toolkit accessible from ShortcutMe? This would be flat out awesome.
Now I know this is rather obscure and most people will probably never need such a Macro, but in my case, this would be of tremendous help. Any ideas how I can access the SIM Toolkit?
Thanks for your help!
Cheers
just for a test, make a temporary macro that only contains:
Set $fg=GetForeground
Show $fg
now open the SIM Toolkit and with it in the foreground, launch that temp macro. This will tell you the actual application name that we'll attempt to launch.
Now make a second temp macro which contains:
Launch AppName
where AppName is what was shown for the SIM toolkit. if that doesnt work try the alternative launches
Launch AppName*
or
Launch AppName#
and (i doubt this will work but as a last resort)
Launch AppName_BG
if none of that works... well we'll have to go at it another way11-29-11 10:35 AMLike 0 - How resourceful you are. Thanks, man. However, the temporary macro manages to get the names of any app, EXCEPT the STK. ShortcutMe appears behind the Toolkit window, and does not respond until I close the toolkit... Of course
I checked in the installed applications: it's not there, which probably means it's not considered a regular application. I can picture a Macro simulating all the necessary strokes to get to the icon on the Home Screen, but I'm pretty sure it'll prove a totally unreliable method.
Running out of ideas... do you know of any possible special status that an app can have, and that ShortcutMe could get to?
Thanks!11-29-11 03:35 PMLike 0 - How resourceful you are. Thanks, man. However, the temporary macro manages to get the names of any app, EXCEPT the STK. ShortcutMe appears behind the Toolkit window, and does not respond until I close the toolkit... Of course
I checked in the installed applications: it's not there, which probably means it's not considered a regular application. I can picture a Macro simulating all the necessary strokes to get to the icon on the Home Screen, but I'm pretty sure it'll prove a totally unreliable method.
Running out of ideas... do you know of any possible special status that an app can have, and that ShortcutMe could get to?
Thanks!
Failing that, you can try using the shortcutme multiclick (so you don't have to see the menu) and try this
SetGlobal %fg=GetForeground
Then in a separate shortcut
GetGlobal %fg;
Show $$Result
However GetForeground doesn't work on applications that do not appear in the "Switch Application" menu so... Yeah. I agree navigating the homescreen to an icon is probably not the best way to go. Especially if the phone is for someone else, they'll eventually move the icons heh downloading someone or whatever.
Does the SIM toolkit appear in the "App Name" dropdown list when you go into make a shortcut in ShortcutMe? If it does, and if that works then you should just be able to use that. Might need the alternative launch though (also another drop down menu)Moufle likes this.11-29-11 03:46 PMLike 1 - Tried all of this... I can't thank you enough, but the SIM toolkit is stubborn: any app (including SCM) appears in the background, and there's no way to interact with them until the Toolkit is closed. I managed to bring SCM to foreground while the Toolkit was open, and tried exploring both the Switch Application screen, as well as a Process Manager... to no avail. I think I have to look for another way to accomplish this.
EDIT: The Toolkit appears in the Convenience Key list, but not in the list of "launchable" apps by SCM! This is getting strangerLast edited by Moufle; 11-29-11 at 05:41 PM.
11-29-11 05:38 PMLike 0 - Tried all of this... I can't thank you enough, but the SIM toolkit is stubborn: any app (including SCM) appears in the background, and there's no way to interact with them until the Toolkit is closed. I managed to bring SCM to foreground while the Toolkit was open, and tried exploring both the Switch Application screen, as well as a Process Manager... to no avail. I think I have to look for another way to accomplish this.
EDIT: The Toolkit appears in the Convenience Key list, but not in the list of "launchable" apps by SCM! This is getting stranger
SetGlobal %fg=GetForeground
would work ummm.... try take the name of the app from the convenience key drop down, and just try a launch macro in ShortcutMe
Launch AppName
or
Launch AppName*
or
Launch AppName#
or
Launch AppName_BGMoufle likes this.11-29-11 10:19 PMLike 1 - Sorry, I wasn't very specific when explaining the last developments. Here goes: whenever the SIM toolkit is in foreground, I can bring up SCM with one press of the convenience key, but then, a second press does nothing, and I can't get to any other keyboad shortcuts either...
I tried all the methods to launch the App. I do find it very strange that it would show on the convenience key dropdown list but not on installed apps, or even call-able by SCM... If I don't find a more convenient solution, I think I'll just stick with the convenience key for the SIM toolkit, and use an alternate method of opening SCM. What do you think?
Cheers11-30-11 03:29 AMLike 0 - Sorry, I wasn't very specific when explaining the last developments. Here goes: whenever the SIM toolkit is in foreground, I can bring up SCM with one press of the convenience key, but then, a second press does nothing, and I can't get to any other keyboad shortcuts either...
I tried all the methods to launch the App. I do find it very strange that it would show on the convenience key dropdown list but not on installed apps, or even call-able by SCM... If I don't find a more convenient solution, I think I'll just stick with the convenience key for the SIM toolkit, and use an alternate method of opening SCM. What do you think?
Cheers
I'll be getting a new 9900 hopefully in a week or two. I'll pm you if I can figure it out afterwards :\11-30-11 07:06 AMLike 0
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