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2 ComingNext for Symbian Phones
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4 This widget was originally created by Dr. Cochambre and is now developed and
5 maintained by Michael Prager <X_X_L@gmx.net>. It displays the next 12 upcoming
6 events on your S60 5th Edition phone's home screen. It consists of tree
7 separate widgets, displaying 4 events each.
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9 For more info or to report bugs, please refer to
10 http://comingnext.sf.net/
11 and
12 http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38045
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14 You can change the appearance (background color, font color, font size etc.)
15 and settings from within the widget now. To make the widget background
16 transparent, follow these steps:
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18 1. install "ComingNext Skin Fetcher" on your phone
19 2. start it on your phone and click on "Generate". It will ask you for the
20 positions of the ComingNext widgets on the homescreen.
21 3. In the ComingNext widget, enable the "use background image" option and set
22 "background image location" to "external"
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24
25 Supported Devices:
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27 This widget should be compatible with any Symbian S60 5th and
28 Symbian^3 Edition phone. The homescreen mini view however will only be
29 available on devices which support homescreen widgets.
30
31 ComingNext has been tested on the following devices:
32 Nokia N97, N97 mini, C6, C7, E7, N8
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34 The fullscreen version of this widget also works on the following devices:
35 Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, 5530 XpressMusic, 5230, 5250, 5228, 5230 Nuron,
36 5235 Ovi Music Unlimited, X6
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38
39 Known limitations:
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41 - ToDos might show up although they have been marked "done". This is a bug in
42 Nokia's WRT library: entry.Status sometimes is undefined.
43 - real transparent background: I haven't found a way todo this yet. All the
44 widgets that have transparent background are no WRT widgets. Nokia?
45 - There is no automatic detection if you're in a timezone that uses daylight
46 saving time (DST). By default, the widget assumes that you're in a timezone
47 that has a 1h DST. If this is not the case, please change the
48 "enable Daylight Saving" setting within the widget.
49 - Some users may get an error like "Error: Loading Calendar Service". This is
50 due to a corrupted Symbian configuration file in C:\Private\2000f847. You
51 will have to reset your phone to get rid of the error. Do not restore files
52 from a backup, or you will restore the broken config too. An alternative is
53 to replace the corrupted config file manually, but you will need to hack
54 your phone in order to have access to it. You can find the non-corrupted
55 version of that config here:
56 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=276816&atid=1175663&file_id=401828&aid=2956758
57 More info on this in the bug tracker:
58 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2956758&group_id=276816&atid=1175663
59
60
61 How to obtain log file for solving issues:
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63 In order to analyse problems or bugs, it can help to obtain the detailed widget
64 log file. You can generate a log by following these steps:
65
66 1. Open your browser and go to Web > Settings > General
67 2. Set "JavaScript Error Notification" to "Create Log file"
68 3. Remove the widget from your homescreen and add it again
69
70 The log file will be generated here: C:\Data\jslog_widget.log. When you report
71 a problem, send along this file so that the developers can analyse the issue.
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73
74 License:
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76 This software is open source and licensed under the GPLv3. See License.txt
77 for details.
78
79
80 Changelog:
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82 1.0 (2009-08-25) by cochambre
83 - initial release by cochambre
84 1.01 (2009-08-25) by cochambre
85 - fix some language localizations
86 1.02 (2009-08-27) by cochambre
87 - jquery library removed (ram footprint reduction, about 1 mb now)
88 - displaying ToDos from current day
89 - calendar is loaded up to 2 months ahead of current day (ram footprint
90 reduction)
91 - calendar app launches and closes much faster
92 - more explicit error messages (post them here if you get one)
93 1.10 (2009-08-27) by Michael Prager
94 - Only 4 lines per widget, also use the bigger default font and a bigger
95 font size
96 - added icons to easier distinguish between todos, meetings, birthdays etc
97 - removed the big icon and the today's date info as this info is already
98 present on the homescreen
99 - format months as numbers instead of text to give more room for the actual
100 event text
101 - display location if set in meetings
102 - only update once per hour. But at the same time, react instantly on any
103 calendar changes made by the user. This is done using a callback. Should
104 save a lot of battery
105 - display all todos from within the last year, if they are not marked as
106 "done". The original version will only display todos that have a
107 termination time in the future.
108 1.11 (2009-08-27) by Michael Prager
109 - added fix suggested by yves: use InstanceStartTime instead of StartTime
110 if available
111 - use a <table> to align columns instead of loose <div> boxes
112 - output line number in case of an error. This should help debugging
113 problems
114 internals for developers:
115 - added changelog to keep track of changes more easily
116 - added switch (var panelNum) so the same code can be used for both,
117 "ComingNext" and "ComingNextB" widgets
118 1.12 (2009-08-28) by Michael Prager
119 - support for all date formats (YYYY-MM-DD, DD-MM-YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY)
120 - format dates and times as 01.01 instead of 1.1
121 - output more details to error log if JavaScript logging is enabled in web
122 browser
123 - added variable to enable/disable ToDos in the event list
124 - added variable to define the number months to include in the event list
125 1.13 (2009-08-28) by Michael Prager
126 - support for ToDos without dates
127 - support for events without summary
128 - fixed date format parsing for MM-DD-YYYY (finally ;-))
129 - fixed months beeing off by 1
130 1.14 (2009-08-28) by Michael Prager
131 - support for fake transparent backgrounds.
132 1.15 (2009-08-30) by Michael Prager
133 - added separate Readme.txt
134 - use the date format defined by the system (e.g. "31.12" or "12.31")
135 - show a colored "Today" for the current day instead of full date
136 - added options for showTodayAsText, todayText, dateSeparator and
137 weekDayLength. These options can be found at the begin of index.html
138 - added CSS classes for weekday, date, time and description so you can
139 customize everything very easily. Moved these CSS definitions to the
140 begin of index.html so they are easy to spot.
141 - fixed table alignment for very long event descriptions
142 - comingNext is now licensed under the GPLv3
143 1.16 (2009-08-31) by Michael Prager
144 - applied patch by pcmoore: Fixed a bug where all times are reported as
145 "AM" regardless of the actual event time
146 - applied patch by pcmoore: new option to define which calendar app to
147 start when clicking the widget (calendarApp). By default this is the
148 buildin calendar, but you can run Epocware Handy Calendar or any other
149 app.
150 - 5 new options: showNowAsText, nowText, dateFormat, updateDataInterval
151 and calendarApp
152 - events that last for multiple days will now properly show "Today"
153 - if an event is currently taking place, display "Now" instead of the
154 event staring time. This behaviour can be disabled with the
155 showNowAsText option. You can change the color of the "Now" text by
156 changing the .now CSS class
157 - users can now configure the update interval. The default setting is now
158 5 minutes. This should not use too much battery, but at the same time
159 keep the "Now" text up-to-date
160 - added option to force a specific date format. dateFormat='auto'
161 (default) will use your phone's setting, 'DDMM' will display day first,
162 'MMDD' will display month first.
163 1.17 (2009-09-02) by Michael Prager
164 - fixed anniversaries for today not showing
165 - new option "eventsPerWidget": with this you can define the number of
166 events that will be shown for each widget.
167 - added new CSS class "icon": change this to modify the icon size (very
168 useful if you want to change the number of events)
169 1.18 (2009-09-04) by Michael Prager
170 - fixed ToDos being shown although includeTodos=false was set
171 - fixed ToDos being shown twice
172 - show text "No further events within 2 months" if there are no events
173 in the list. This behaviour and the text can be changed in the settings
174 1.19 (2009-09-04) by Michael Prager
175 - refixed problems that 1.18 should have solved (todos not showing, entries
176 showing twice)
177 1.20 (2009-09-05) by Michael Prager
178 - new project website at http://sourceforge.net/projects/comingnext
179 - fixed memos/anniversaries showing although they have already passed
180 - don't display weekday if date is 'Today'
181 - changed default 'Now' color to #ff00ff to make it different from the
182 'Today' color
183 - patch by pcmoore:
184 - Fix problem with appointments starting at 12p where they
185 would display as starting 12h later (midnight the following day)
186 - Add a new feature to only display the time for events happening today
187 and only the date for events beyond today (showCombinedDateTime)
188 - Add a new feature to disable showing the location of appointments
189 (showLocation)
190 1.21 (2009-10-13) by Michael Prager
191 - support daylight saving time (DST). This is based on the modifications
192 from Manfred Hanselmann (thanks for that!)
193 - added option "enableDaylightSaving" to disable DST. In case you are in a
194 timezone that has no DST, you should use this option
195 - some code cleanup (by Paul Moore)
196 - fixed alignment when calendar entries have very long description
197 1.22 (2009-12-07) by Michael Prager
198 - show "Tomorrow" instead of date if "showTodayAsText" is enabled
199 1.23 (2009-12-18) by Michael Prager
200 - added fullscreen mode (can list 30 events)
201 - added settings menu. Need to modify the widget manually anymore.
202 - fixed table cell alignment in cases where the event summary was very long
203 - fixed display of "tomorrow" text if CombinedDateTime is enabled
204 1.24 (2010-01-01) by Michael Prager
205 - localization support added by Christophe Milsent
206 - added french translation by Christophe Milsent
207 - added german translation
208 - new option "hide Widget On Calendar Open". When enabled, this will close
209 the fullscreen widget when opening the calendar app
210 - code cleanup and size reduction
211 - update interval to detect screen rotation increased from 3 to 1 secs
212 - open calendar app when clicking anywhere in fullscreen view
213 1.25 (2010-02-21) by Michael Prager
214 - fixed reoccurring events not beeing shown
215 - added "check for updates" feature
216 - added "ComingNext Skin Fetcher v1.1" tool
217 - support for external background images (useful in combination with the
218 new skin fetcher tool). With this, you won't need to modify the widget
219 anymore to use a custom background image
220 - added portuguese-brazilian translation by Flavio Nathan
221 1.26 (2010-03-18) by Michael Prager
222 - fixed second panel showing the same events as the first panel
223 - mark overdue ToDo events (this feature can be disabled in the settings)
224 - support for 3 panels
225 - automatically change text size to fit the requested number of events. You
226 can now easily change the number of events per widget for example to 3, 5
227 or 6 by simply changing the 'Events Per Widget' setting.
228 - includes Skin Fetcher 1.2 which now also supports 3 panels
229 1.27 (2010-03-21) by Michael Prager
230 - fixed ToDo events without due date to cause error
231 1.28 (2010-10-11) by Michael Prager
232 - compatible with N8 and any other device with multi-calendar support
233 - added persistent settings. Settings will no longer be lost when updating
234 the widget. Also, all widgets now use the same settings, you no longer have
235 to modify the settings in each widget individually.
236 - added russian translation (thanks to tokeda)
237 - updated portuguese-brazilian (thanks to Flavio Nathan)
238 - new app icon
239 - updated "ComingNext Skin Fetcher" tool to version v1.3 (supports all 6
240 panel positions)
241 1.29 (2010-10-13) by Michael Prager
242 - fixed events showing as "undefined" on Symbian^3
243 - startup performance improvements
244 - stylish default background image
245 - first release available on Ovi Store
246 1.30 (2010-11-28) by Michael Prager
247 - fixed an issue with daylight saving time not being used properly resulting
248 in events around time shifts to be off by one day or hour
249 - added option to change daylight saving offset (for time zones which have
250 more than a +1h time shift)
251 - fixed changes to calendars not being shown if affected calendar is not
252 default calendar
253 - added color indicator to show to which calendar an event belongs to (can be
254 disabled in settings)
255 - added option to exclude specific calendars from the list
256 1.31 (2011-03-26) by Michael Prager
257 - added spanish translation (thanks to dragomerlin)
258 - added italian translation (thanks to Marcella Ferrari and Venos)
259 - fixed "About" link opening inside browser instead of widget
260 - fixed sorting of events without date
261 - fixed calendar indicators not showing in some cases
262 - fixed homescreen widget not updating properly on N8
263 - added help menu