Jeffrey, I have TakePhone and was unaware of the google maps integration, could you explain how this works exactly.
Thanks. JLV On Apr 13, 2007, at 4:46 PM, Jeffrey Kaplan wrote: > Hello, Roger Prokic. > > On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:55:45 -0400 you said: > > > I am trying it but it does not look better at all. I need someone > tell me > > why I need it.... What does it do better or as a feature that is > not in > > the Cingular phone app built in??? > > I have an unlocked 680, but I presume the only difference is the phone > on/off screen, and maybe the (useless) wallpaper. > > TakePhone opens on a display of your choice, not the useless > wallpaper. > I have it open on the "Find" page, which is similar to the Contact > List > page of the native, except that in TakePhone, it shows me more > contacts > at once because it's one per line. Or it could be set to open on a > dial-pad like find. > > You can enable or disable as you like the display of indicators for > missed calls, voicemail, SMS and emails, each one separately. > > There are five tabs, left to right they are: Redial list, Call Log, > Find, Speed Dial, and Dialpad. You can cycle through them by > repeatedly pressing the phone button, and you can configure which ones > to cycle through and in what order. > > You can configure the Find to search in damn near any field, not just > the name or company. You can control the fonts. You can control the > size of the alerts. If you have a third party calendar, web browser, > email client, etc, you can configure TP to use those as helpers > instead > of the built-in apps. If you have Google Maps installed, you can tell > TP to get a map of the contact's address. There are several "skins" > available to customize the display somewhat. > > If you use calling cards, you can configure their use. > > And those are just the highlights. > > -- > Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org > The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol > > Peter's Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord, #219. > I will be selective in the hiring of assassins. Anyone who attempts to > strike down the hero the first instant his back is turned will not > even > be considered for the job. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
