windows m5 application switching

[KDF]

hello fellow geeks ....

just got given a new phone/pda in work it is running windows mobile 5.0 .... how the hell do you quickly switch between apps ? kinda like alt tab when using a desktop system. just got poketputty (an ssh client) n want to be able to switch between that n other apps !

 

[Andy]

I've never found a way. The x in the top right only minimises an app, doesn't close it. WM5 is mega shite.

 

[dk]

you would have been proud of me today, i got all techy and was using the command line to work on vmware and as i am sure you are aware is based on linux, bloody case sensitive stuff was doing my head in.

I was using putty to log in, first time i had heard of it!

 

[KDF]

lol I'm impressed. when u use case sensative os's for a while it actually makes more sense besides just use tab autocomplete to do most of the work for you

andy, thx for that (i think ) if there isn't a way to do it then its not much use to me ! I am already looking at installing linux on it heh ! just need to make sure it will support the hardware as this thing has built in wireless... bluetooth.. phone and gps reciever !

infact dave you would be proud of me as its an HP !

 

[Mells]

start > settings > memory > running apps

its a joke mate.

 

[172.com]

besides just use tab autocomplete to do most of the work for you

Am I missing something here? Is that s'posed to be a linux only thing?

 

[KDF]

start > settings > memory > running apps

its a joke mate.

Cheers, ye I found that already as it was the only way to restore a putty session

I'll do some googling.. to be honest I though someone would come back immediatly with a simple answer but it appears windows is letting me down again !

 

[Andy]

start > settings > memory > running apps

its a joke mate.

Agreed. Not a well thought out design.

Plus WM5 is crap at handling phone calls, it just freaks if you're in the middle of doing something and a call comes in.

I find Outlook alright, but other than that WM5 is my main reason for wanting rid of my PDA.

 

[KDF]

besides just use tab autocomplete to do most of the work for you

Am I missing something here? Is that s'posed to be a linux only thing?

I think windows has a basic implementation of it.. but in the linux world.. auto complete saves time/hassle when dealing with case sensetive filenames..

 

[172.com]

but with windows you don't have to worry about that you can don't have to know the case of a file/folder for it to auto-complete.

And before this starts a debate I'm not saying windows is > linux because of that! just an observation.

 

[KDF]

But to a computer a != A and thats the way it should be.

anyway, I think ive found my saviour !!

http://www.fraganestis.com/chthon/software/SmartTask/

seems to do what im looking for !

 

[dk]

lol I'm impressed. when u use case sensative os's for a while it actually makes more sense besides just use tab autocomplete to do most of the work for you

andy, thx for that (i think ) if there isn't a way to do it then its not much use to me ! I am already looking at installing linux on it heh ! just need to make sure it will support the hardware as this thing has built in wireless... bluetooth.. phone and gps reciever !

infact dave you would be proud of me as its an HP !

one of the 6900 series?

they are a good spec, never got my hands on one tbh, my phone does most of what i want to do.