Forum: General Topics

Hi,

You don't say which version of TMJ you've downloaded (or which device you're using) - some versions have the backlight controls disabled (if the particular phone doesn't support the backlight methods, Blackberry for instance), but most of them should still have it enabled (eg the Nokia and Sony Ericsson versions all do). What phone are you using?

Cheers,
Stephen

Hi Alec,

Which version of TMJ did you install? Some of the versions don't have the backlight control enabled, though the basic Nokia version should have it (under Menu/Display/Backlight On...)?

There are a number of methods that TMJ can use to try to keep the backlight on, some of which will work better on particular handsets. (Java doesn't actually offer a nice easy way to do this so TMJ has to 'fiddle' it!). Try each of the 5 methods in turn listed in Menu/Settings/More Settings to see which one works best on your 6500...

Cheers,
Stephen

Hi Chris,

No, I'm afraid Java is generally quite limited in the information that it can get from the phone about charging status, battery level, signal strength, etc. Its a bit annoying as there are a number of features, like your auto-backlight suggestion, that could be useful.

Incidentally, some individual handset models might give access to certain bits of information, but this is usually via manufacturer-specific APIs, which just get fiddly to use as a different version has to be coded for each model.

Cheers,
Stephen

Sorry for my like of formality in this, i am at school.
I was annoyed that my navagion keys didnt work orrigonally, but i was using the basic version lol.
switched the the nokia version, for my phone, backlight control map navagion, brill all there, still making the mistake of using 2,4,6,8 keys to navagate lol, but its awsome, i also found (weirdly) that my battery lasted longer when using the correct version, even though the backlight was on the whole time, i did a shorter trip once, and flicked my phone up on the odd occasion to see how i was doing, and it died sooner (time wise) then it does now with the backlight on constant....weird lol

Also got my BT GPS fixed, i went inside it, and unscrewed it all, found nothing wrong, put it back together, and, viola. brill :)

any gtg and do some work now.

IN SHORT, USE THE PROPER SOFTWARE :)

also i have just descovered theres 3 display 'modes'
day (all white ish)
dawn/dusk (like darker but keeps the dials and info veiws the same)
night (every thing is nice and dark, so can be seen easliy at night, without causing eye strain (light adjustment))

all brill softwere, really gtg now, take care, and rember, dont use the gps while driving =p

lastly anytalk of getting goole maps, intergrated with the mobile version, i live in a very rural area, that would be nice, as we get some detail now, and on a foggy day (i realised this this morning) taht would be awsome

really gtg
cya later guys

alec

again i apllogoise for the spelling mistakes (dixlexia in all fairness) and for the lack of formality.

Hi Alec,

Good to hear the GPS is working again!

I suspect the 'third' mode might be your phone automatically turning down the screen brightness when it is darker - TMJ definitely only has the two main Night/Day settings!!

Cheers,
Stephen