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Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

#101

Post by WickyNilliams » Wed, Jun 06, 2012, 4:45 PM UTC

I've yet to sign up to the service (until an alternative means of authentication is available), so I'm not sure if it's an obvious question but I'm curious about the metadata required to render a script as a recipe. Is this inferred from the script itself or is it manually input at some stage in the script's creation? I'm referring to this type of thing, where the bracketed words are treated as parameters:

  "Launch the [music] app when I am [walking]"

Also, are these parameters bound to the script at runtime or is a new script generated for each variant?

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

#102

Post by HorizonXP » Thu, Jun 07, 2012, 7:16 AM UTC

darklajid wrote: post #90

HorizonXP wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On a BlackBerry, when it is put in the charger, it goes into Bedside Mode, and the clock application is shown. The user can set up the profile to be used during this state (i.e. what notifications to allow, etc.). It can also be programmed to only enter bedside mode during certain hours. I know it's not exactly what you're asking for, but it's something they've done for several years, and done quite well. I'm hoping…

For me the nicest variant of this idea was the TouchStone thign from Palm/HP/Web OS. Inductive charger that triggered a configurable mode on your phone -> Drop the phone on a magnet, get a clock or whatever and the phone charges without searching the plug beneath the bed.

Just to clarify, BlackBerry does this sans a dock. It simply activates whenever being charged, whatever the source. However, it can and does distinguish between USB and dock. Just unsure if it actually uses it in the software, because I always use a dock nowadays.

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

#103

Post by altrego99 » Thu, Jun 07, 2012, 10:07 AM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #3

Unfortunately, the app requires that you login with Facebook.

I use llama for Android, which is a free app where you can do these things. The drawback it has is that there you do not get to program your scenarios using javascript, you instead need to create them through a GUI on phone.

Can the browser/login be completely removed from the picture, so that you get to manage your own scenarios either online or at home computer and push some compiled file to the phone yourself?