Written by Phil Miller, on April 12, 2008 at 11:06
Not long after the unanounced release of PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3 is the release of PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3.1. Because not much was said about 1.3 I will go in to detail about what is new with both new versions. First off, version 1.3 stores it's information completely differently from the 1.2.X series. This change should speed up operation as well as make my life much easier when it comes to adding new options as well as changing old ones. With this change, however, you will be required to either delete your old version of PhoneSwitch when upgrading or install 1.3.1 (or higher) to automatically set all of your preferences back to default. Another change that PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3.X has seen is the way it handles looking up if a caller exists to determine whether or not to prompt you to add a new contact. The 1.2.X series used a rather slow and rather clunky system of determining this information. On devices with a lot of contacts this would cause the device to hang while it searched your contacts. The new system calls the contacts app directly and lets it handle the dirty work. Version 1.3.1 now offers the option to purchase a registration code directly from your device. By clicking the "Purchase Code" button on the registration screen you will now be taken to MobiHand's mobile shopping cart (which is integrated directly in to BoraWare.com) where your PhoneSwitch deluxe will already be in the cart and your HotSync ID will already be entered. You then simply check out on their secure HTTPS mobile site and you are set to go. Finally, the last new addition to the PhoneSwitch 1.3.X series is the new developer API. Many users have addressed the need to have other programs interact with PhoneSwitch so that those programs (or PhoneSwitch) operate correctly. This new API will allow developers to manually enable/disable PhoneSwitch, manually launch the last or second to last program, and a control a few other things. There will be a complete guide on how to access this API posted on in the PhoneSwitch Deluxe section of BoraWare.com soon.
Written by Phil Miller, on April 06, 2008 at 06:20
Tonight I made very good ground with PhoneSwitch Deluxe version 1.3. I've fixed the problems with hangs and resets when using "Bypass if Caller Unknown". Previously PhoneSwitch did a search through the contacts database itself to determine if a caller existed or not. This is a very time consuming process if done "the old fashioned way" such as how I was doing it. PhoneSwitch now communicates with the Contacts app itself and let's it do the search in a way that other major programs do. This dramatically speeds up contact searching and makes PhoneSwitch a much more enjoyable program to use. My next step is to implement the new PhoneSwitch Deluxe API. This API will give other developers access to PhoneSwitch's internals to better integrate their programs with PhoneSwitch. Check back for updates on the new PhoneSwitch Deluxe API.
If you'd like to use PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3 without the API you can download it from the beta section found here
Written by Phil Miller, on March 28, 2008 at 22:13
If you are using PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.2 then you will need to download version 1.2.1 in order to enter your registration code after the software has expired. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Written by Phil Miller, on March 16, 2008 at 20:46
Two new releases are right around the corner and I decided it was time to tell you about them.
PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3 The newest version of PhoneSwitch Deluxe has been in testing for a little while now and although the new features are working well, it seems there are still some stability issues. I've inserted some helper code in the latest test version and am pinpointing the cause of the problems better now. There will be some exciting new features in version 1.3. Here's a list of what to expect: - New Feature: Bypass if call is ignored (this causes PhoneSwitch to bypass itself if you choose to ignore a call) - New Option: Lookup contact for "bypass if caller unknown" can be either at the start or end of a call (speeding the process up a bit) - Developer API: Starting with PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3 there will a developer API to control the saved app and change how it is launched. This will allow 3rd party developers to have bettery control over how their program cooperates with PhoneSwitch.
KeySwitch Beta 1 This is the newest title from BoraWare. KeySwitch is an app-by-app key remapper program. The premise of KeySwitch is quite simple: Hook the key events for the programs of your choice and change them to something different. This program was inspired by the need to remap the side key in the camera program to the center key. KeySwitch offers unlimited "hack" possibilities by allowing you to not only "record" one button to replace with another but also specify the character code, keycode, and modifer directly. This will allow emulating key presses from another device that may not exist on yours. This could be especially useful if a program was written for say the 5-way navigator on a Treo 600 and you've since moved to a newer device. This happened to me when I went from a 600 to a 650 with LauncherX. If I had KeySwitch I would have simply been able to remap the Treo 650 5-way to emulate a Treo 600 5-way when using LauncherX. The possibilities are endless. Future features will include the ability to map a button to a screen tap. For example you could map the return key in the messaging program to emulate a screen tap on the send button eliminating the need to always tap the button. KeySwitch is still in development, but test versions have been working well. Check back for more in the next few days.
Written by Phil Miller, on March 01, 2008 at 06:12
PhoneSwitch Deluxe 1.3 is rolling right along. It would be rolling a little faster if I didn't have to deal with a power issue that left my office powerless for 3 or 4 hours. Anyway, 1.3 won't be too much more exciting on the front end but it will see a lot of good changes under the hood. The one definite change it will see as far as options go will be the option to "Bypass if Call is Ignored". This will allow your Treo or Centro to act as it normally would when a call is ignored rather than letting PhoneSwitch decide what it does. Hopefully I can also fix the "ignore with text message" option at the same time. The major difference under the hood will be how all of the preferences and saved app information is stored. Currently I'm using a simple (not so optimized) method. For version 1.0 this method worked great with not much overhead. Now that there's a lot more going on I have decided to use a more optimized method. Another exciting thing that will be going on behind the scenes will be new "custom launch" options. Version 1.3 will allow any other developer to "custom launch" PhoneSwitch to change various settings. This could enable apps like TAKEphONE to use it's advanced features without PhoneSwitch causing undesired results. Check back for more news later.
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