[Jussi77]

Everyone here must be familiar with phone application slowness while deleting numbers (that is, if you enter few numbers and try to delete those, it will take >1 second to delete each).

Workaround #1 :
I've found out that if you disable key-tones in phone->settings, the deletion delay disappears.

Workaround #2 :
I think the problem resides in synchronous code which invokes beep when delete key is pressed. Actual numbers have asynchronous code for tone producement so I think it's a bug in phone application itself - maybe someone here would be willing to live-inject working code to phone application ? (I will certainly try it myself, but my coding with NETCF C#/PPC C++ is quite amateurish)

Fix :
HP ROM patch...

[Jussi77]

In registry, under
HKCU\Control Panel\Sounds\DialPadCtlKey

set "Script" from "p" to ""

the issue seems to be related to playing MIDI files (which causes 1 sec delay)

[JNGold]

Originally Posted by Jussi77

In registry, under
HKCU\Control Panel\Sounds\DialPadCtlKey

set "Script" from "p" to ""

the issue seems to be related to playing MIDI files (which causes 1 sec delay)

So, this will diaable the playing of sounds when a screen number is pressed? However, for myself, using the WM5 screen dialpad can be a trickyproposition at best so having the audio confirmation can be a good thing.

Nice find, however.

[Jussi77]

So, this will diaable the playing of sounds when a screen number is pressed? However, for myself, using the WM5 screen dialpad can be a trickyproposition at best so having the audio confirmation can be a good thing.

No.. it actually disables the MIDI tone for erase, call history and contacts keys. Numeric keys still have their DTMF tones.

The actual problem is related to how hw69xx handles MIDI files playing - if you have some spare time, you can convert all the .MID files within \windows folder to .WAV files and change registry entries to correspond those changes; many functions will operate much faster (dialling, ending call, etc).

I will post this MIDI file playing bug (~1 sec delay) to HP.. we just might have it fixed in next rom (sometime next year ;-\ )

[Jussi77]

Here are the most often used MID files converted to WAV files; If you want to get rid of the ~1 sec delay while dialling, pressing erase key in phone application, or while ending phone call, do the following steps :

1) Copy attached files to \Windows folder
2) use registry editor (I prefer PHM Registry editor)
to search and replace every occurrence of :
standard.mid --> standard.wav
dpadctl.mid --> dpadctl.wav
calldrop.mid --> calldrop.wav
3) Use & enjoy

[stingbandel]

so after changing the midi to wav, do we still have to change the registry also like the one you said

In registry, under
HKCU\Control Panel\Sounds\DialPadCtlKey

set "Script" from "p" to ""


or we just change the wav only?

[alpha9]

I tried it last night & it works great.
I think you have to change the registry like he said in the above post 'workaround #4'
not
set "script" from "p" to ""

[imellor]

Could someone please give me a pointer on how to d/l the attached files. I can't seem to d/l them.

Thanks

Ian

Originally Posted by Jussi77

Here are the most often used MID files converted to WAV files; If you want to get rid of the ~1 sec delay while dialling, pressing erase key in phone application, or while ending phone call, do the following steps :

1) Copy attached files to \Windows folder
2) use registry editor (I prefer PHM Registry editor)
to search and replace every occurrence of :
standard.mid --> standard.wav
dpadctl.mid --> dpadctl.wav
calldrop.mid --> calldrop.wav
3) Use & enjoy

[alpha9]

I couldn't download either so I googled freeware/shareware conversion program (ie. mid conversion 4.0) and converted the files myself.

[Jussi77]

Just right click file and "save as..." it will download it (works here..)

or we just change the wav only?

You can do "p" -> "" and that will completely disable sounds
_OR_
modify ".mid" -> "wav" which will retain sounds and removes ~1 sec delay.

Doing both just disables sounds..

[jcott28]

What a life saver! Well, maybe not life saving, but this is fantastic!

Originally Posted by Jussi77

Here are the most often used MID files converted to WAV files; If you want to get rid of the ~1 sec delay while dialling, pressing erase key in phone application, or while ending phone call, do the following steps :

1) Copy attached files to \Windows folder
2) use registry editor (I prefer PHM Registry editor)
to search and replace every occurrence of :
standard.mid --> standard.wav
dpadctl.mid --> dpadctl.wav
calldrop.mid --> calldrop.wav
3) Use & enjoy

[zen]

if anybody is interested, I can put the #4 into a cab file so that it'll be a one-step execution ...

[s4czech]

Yes please, someone cab this up. I've been too lazy to try it and it sounds like a great idea. I get the slow down blues now and then between calls etc.

[zen]

Originally Posted by s4czech

Yes please, someone cab this up. I've been too lazy to try it and it sounds like a great idea. I get the slow down blues now and then between calls etc.

here's a quick hack. unfortunately, there's no way to do a complete uninstall properly (as registry hacking cannot be undone unless I write a setup.dll to update back the old registry value) , as such I have disabled the uninstall option in this cab.

[s4czech]

Installed! (so far so good!!) Thanks Zen :-D

[VizagDude]

AWESOME Zen. My lifez become much easier, thx to ur Cab.

[jsteging]

This saves a lot of stress!

[amraamin]

I posted the same tip a while back and got a lot of thank you's for my tip from forum users. Now, after seeing this thread for the first time, I feel the need to clearly identify that that Jussi77 posted the same tip much earlier than I did.

Hats off to you, Jussi77.

[Ryus]

Bookmarked

[Raymobileuser]

Zen,

Thanks for the hack..

Super.

Ray.