cabbage for android

ryderster, posted this in the original cabbage thread but Sam told me to put it here instead....

Great app Just got my first Android device (HTC Desire) and Cabbage works a treat!

I noticed when downloading other applications from the market it tells you what they will have access to on the phone before you install.
Would it be possible for cabbage to get access to the mobile data connection so it could switch it on and off itself when sending a message??

Would be an excellent feature imho. I keep mobile data and wifi switched off unless I need them (to extend the battery life between charges) and I've to switch data back on before I send a message, so it would be a killer feature.

BTW I'm using cabbage perfectly on my HTC Desire 2.1 Sense, so the legend issue in the post above may not be related to 2.1 and the sense interface. hth

lafors wrote: »

BTW I'm using cabbage perfectly on my HTC Desire 2.1 Sense, so the legend issue in the post above may not be related to 2.1 and the sense interface. hth

Might be worthwhile passing on the Build number, there is one build of HTC Sense on the Hero that works fine and another newer build that doesn't

adrian522 wrote: »

Hi Guys, Downloaded this onto the HTC Desire but I don't see any way of accessing the phone book or contacts list. How do I do this? or do I just type in the number and select from recent contacts?

I downloaded it from the Android Market onto my Desire & it just worked first time? When sending the message I just entered the name of the person & it brought up all the people who matched that.

adrian522 wrote: »

must be me then , tried re installing but no joy.

I have the same issue. If this bug can be ironed out it will make this app even better than it already is.

Finally got to installing and using this - great app, thanks to all involved.

First off, it's a great app. Very tidy and easy to use. I have the same issue as the other lads though. The phonebook menu doesn't drop down. It stores recent contacts but I must copy an paste. Same as previous, HTC Desire, Build number: 1.15.405.4 CL155070 release-keys.
As for ideas, would it be possible to register it so Android sees it as an alternative method to reply to messages. At the moment if you open a message in Messages/WebSMS and click reply (in my phone) it offers the chance to reply via WebSMS or Messages but not Cabbage. Perhaps allow android to recognise cabbage as a method to reply rather than have to exit out of messages and start cabbage each time.

lafors wrote: »

Just wondering why some of you have problems with it on the desire....seeing as it works perfect for me.

What type of contacts have you enabled?
i.e. go to People>Menu>View
I have:
Only contacts with phone number - Unchecked
Sim (0) - Checked
Google (589) - Checked
Show auto Gmail contacts - Unchecked
Phone (0) - Checked
Facebook (137) - Unchecked

I see I use google for all my contacts, none on my sim and none on my phone.

EDIT: THINK I'VE FOUND THE ANSWER
I just created a contact on my "sim" called Tester
It doesn't show up in cabbage.
And I just created a contact on my "phone" called Tester2
Again it doesn't show up in cabbage.
I created a contact on my "Google" called Tester3
It shows up in cabbage.
So it seems cabbage uses the "Google" phonebook as its source?

I suppose those 2 types of contacts just need to be enabled by ryderster
HTH

Mine:

Only contacts with phone number - Checked
Sim (0) - Unchecked
Google (0) - Checked
Show auto Gmail contacts - Unchecked
Phone (48) - Checked (There's actually more but they're covered by FB)
Facebook (81) - Checked

I'm a hotmail user so my numbers aren't synced with Gmail. Might be time to switch though I think.

If Rydster could enable the phone and facebook it would be great but syncing seems as easy

EDIT: Any idea how I could sync facebook and phone contacts with gmail/google?

lafors wrote: »

Have you tried the Import/Export>Export to SD option in menu in contacts?
Not sure if its any use but might be worth a try? Backup first though.

Yep, works for phone, not for facebook. So I got a Greasmonkey Firefox script so just got to complete any missing fields and convert .contact to .csv.

Same problem on my Desire. Can only see a couple of numbers.
All my numbers are on the sim.

To fix this problem, you'll need to copy all your facebook/twitter/phone/SIM contacts into your gmail account.
Facebook:
Download Facebook Phonebook explorer (Google it, Brads life is the website). Open http://www.facebook.com/friends/?view=phonebook and follow instructions on that Brads life site. Copy them to your gmail account.
Twitter:
Is there contacts in twitter?
SIM:
Open "People" on the phone. Press Menu. Select Import/Export and Import from SIM Card. Create these contacts under you google account of course. Alternatively Import to the phone and continue as below to do them all at once
Phone Memory:
Install HTC Sync (It's on the supplied memory card. Just connect it via the cable) Using this do a backup of the contacts to "Windows Contacts" (Windows Vista/7 only). Once done, go to Users/[Your account]/Contacts and select Export from the top. Export as a .CSV file. Now go to Gmail and open the contacts page (link below inbox/sent etc. links on left). Import the .CSV file. Voila!
SD Card:
Copy to the phone memory first

Don't forget to delete any duplicates.

You can enable/disable certain phone numbers, i.e. SIM numbers, via the Menu button in People. Just select View and choose your options.

Now since I've done the hard work for you ryderster, when can I expect to get my limited edition black/grey Cabbage .apk . Great app btw!

ryderster wrote: »

Hi guys,
I spent some time looking into this issue and think I have a fix for the problem. But because I am having trouble reproducing the problem and dont fancy removing all my contacts, is there anyone well to test the fix?

I should have it ready for tonight about 22:30 or so...

Thanks with all your help narrowing the problem.

Regards
ryderster

ps. a few people have requested new features
- character count
- power saving mode - if internet is disabled, cabbage should be able to turn it on and then reset it to the way it was originally

this should be added before saturday evening

Great. Looking forward to it. Any chance you can intergrate it as I suggested so that you have the possibility to reply to a message using cabbage without having to manually open it and run it? Leave reading the message etc to the built in app though unless you want a lot more work (try the rival WebSMS to see what I mean)
Regarding testing, lafors suggestion should work (test numbers). Create and try to find them. I don't know if this is a HTC Desire or Android 2.1 only problem though?

lafors wrote: »

...I just created a contact on my "sim" called Tester
It doesn't show up in cabbage.
And I just created a contact on my "phone" called Tester2
Again it doesn't show up in cabbage.
I created a contact on my "Google" called Tester3
It shows up in cabbage.
...

ryderster wrote: »

well,
I may seem stupid but I cant seem to add a new sim contact, I seem to only have google contacts list on my nexus 1..

i can try my g1 the weekend doh, so should get it sorted then either way.

regards,
ryderster

It won't let you or you can't see the option? If latter, go to people app, menu button, new contact, select phone/sim contact type from drop down menu. Of course make sure SIM contacts can be viewed.