Feature Request: Lights Out Mode / tagging display.

Problem: "Lights out" mode hides tags - need to enable option to allow tags to be seen during lights out mode.
I love editing down photos to selects in lightroom, I love using the (L) LightsOut Mode to set the screen(s) to black.
however, when I do so, it hides tagging data as well. I would like an option (keyboard shortcut) to toggle the display of stars/flags/colors on and off.
Possible solutions:
Flags and stars are simple graphics that could appear over the image or beside/under it in tiny non distracting ways. colours could be the same or perhaps have the outer border turn to the selected colour.
ADDITIONALLY: I would love to see an option to "LIGHTS OUT" the second monitor indipendantly of the main. (this could be done in the second monitor drop down menu)

Originally Posted by Anarion
It's cool that these cards have headphone out but there's one rather large issue with how it that you can't use line out in headphone mode.
For example, if someone wants to use more powerful or better suited external headphone amp, he has to use already amped headphone out if he want best virtual surround/HRTF in games. The headphone out is slightly worse in quality too so it makes no sense to use it in above case.
Some headphones sound just too **** loud when plugged in the headphone amp so line out is only option. However, while that works just fine for normal stereo music, it is not optimal solution for games because the HRTF is way less accurate.
So, how about adding "Headphone mode" tick box for line out (or "Use line out plug instead" tick box in headphone mode)? It would solve various issues and fix one of the most annoying problem with Z/Zx/ZxR cards right now. It should be rather simple (i.e. same settings as headphone out but different output plug) thing yet would make massive difference in usability.
Hi Anarion,
I have relayed your product feature request to the designated department.
Will keep you informed for any updates on this thread, fingers crossed!
Cheers,
Philip-CL

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White border in lights-out mode

I am trying the trial version of LR5.
How do I get rid of the white border in lights-out mode? I cannot locate any settings to do so.
I did not have this problem in LR4 - I even went back and checked. And I am pretty sure I did not have this in LR3, but I no longer have it on my system to confirm.
I do not see any settings in LR4 that would create/turn off this border, nor in LR5, so I am stumped as to why I am seeing it now.
Am I missing a setting somewhere?

Here is the request for the border: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/need_white_border_in_lightroom_4_lig hts_out_view

Change the thin white border in lights-out mode?

It'd be nice if you could get rid of this border, or change it to grey or something... I couldn't find any way to adjust this, nor (surprisingly) much mention of it in this forum. Anyway, I find the bright white quite distracting.

I've just started using Lightroom, and whilst in general I really love it, I wasted about an hour looking for the preference to get rid of this garish thick white line in lights out mode.
In principle, lights-out mode is a brilliant way to review a photo without the noise of the interface.
However, I didn't take a photo of an incandescent rectangle, so why is this what I see in lights out mode - especially with darker shots?
I'd be just as miffed if you lined the edge of my picture with little yellow plastic ducks.
It is actually more offputting than the user interface. In the normal view, pictures are shown with a subtle shadow on a neutral grey.Why not use this by default?
If we are not to be able to choose how the edge is treated in lights out mode, then surely it's best to do nothing. I.e. just show the picture, but it would be better still if you could both choose the background picture and even how the edge is distinguished. E.g. 'don't show edge', 'show edge with shadow', 'show edge with line whose colour is ->(pick)' etc.
The other thing which would be good is if, in 'lights out mode', the image actually covered the available screen, or at least there was an option to zoom it to make the best use of the pixels available.
I signed up to this forum just to put this message up. If anyone else out there is irritated by this line, please add a message. Surely this matters to other people too?
please please please please please! (Is this helping?)

Feature Request: Better dimensional meta data displayed

Aside from every other problem with how Bridge lets the user display, sort and interact with meta data (aside from the actual metadata palette), it would be way more useful to have the Dimension meta data displayed under an image shown in 'real world' dimensions.
For example: I'm looking at my 'final images' that have been converted to CMYK, and sized for delivery. At this point Pixel Dimensions are pretty useless. What I really want to do is quickly scan my images, seeing Inches (or CM) with a PPI. My clients never ask for pixel dimensions (unless we are talking about the web, which we aren't) - they ask for 8.76" x 5.34" at 266ppi. It would just be nice to use bridge to double check the image sizes before delivery.
thks
andy

Thanks for you feedback. You wish has been granted (dimensions can now be displayed in pixels, inches or centimeters. Go to Preferences > Thumbnails to select which dimension to display below the thumbnail, or Preferences > Metadata to customize the metadata pane). Check out the free beta of Bridge CS3 (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/photoshopcs3/)
Cheers,
Arno.
Bridge Engineering Manager, Adobe.

Feature request: Utilize outer pixel on left and right of screen to allow gestures

I miss gestures especially moving laterally between apps. If I swipe from the left bezel onto the screen it would be nice to move to the next app to the left and same for the right.
Post relates to: Pre p100eww (Sprint)

Hi Guish,
I like that idea too. I know that the bezel isn't functional, but maybe they could do something with software. For example, maybe implement a 0 pixel recognition system from the side (the same way they do the swipe up for minimizing cards on TouchPad).
Please feel free to post this same feedback at http://www.hpwebos.com/feedback as well just to get some more recognition on it!

Dual Monitor + Lights Dim/Lights Out

Forgive me if this has already been discussed:
I have 3 monitors, two high resolution main monitors and a 21" Cintiq.
(My normal mode is to open PS on the Cintiq, put all menus on one of the high res monitors and use the other high res monitor for a larger view of the edits that are being made on the Cintiq.)
Lightroom is single monitor, and I can live with that for now but there is one feature - Lights Dim mode and Lights Out mode - that just plain does not work if I want to use the other monitors to open any other application. The monitors without Lightroom are also dimmed or blacked out, so the other application becomes useless.
Here's an example: If I'm running Lightroom on monitor 1 while also viewing one of the Luminous Landscape Lightroom Tutorials on monitor 2 I can't use the Lights Dim mode or Lights Out mode - it dims or blacks the video. Ouch! (Maybe there's a preference setting I haven't found yet?)

I don't think this is a bug. The whole point of the "Lights Out" feature is
to minimize and remove distractions while you are evaluating your images for
color, color casts and exposure. So, I am going to guess that Adobe feels
the other screens to also be a distraction. They could be right. However,
given that I figure a good number of people may not feel that way
(sometimes, not all of the time I am that way. Three monitors here by the
way) needs to add a preference setting that lets you decide which monitors
go "Lights Out" similar to the slide show playback monitor selection option.
Robert

Lights out white border.

Hello I use the lights out function a lot when cropping images and I find the white border applied when in total black a huge help. I noticed it wasn’t there in this version and wanted to know if it was a preference setting or it was just removed. I have changed the lights out color to white which is nice but I would love to have that thin white border back for black backgrounds.

I have the exact same issue and mentioned it another thread here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4129130#4129130
For me it is a huge loss. It helps for a number of reasons. Firstly, I like to snap in and out of Lights Out mode during editing to visualise the finished image without distraction. I also like to crop in lights out mode. While attempting to crop it is now much harder to locate the edge of the image under some circumstances. Additionally, it is very hard to discern where the image ends and the background lights out effect begins in images that have dark edges. It's 100% clear to me that this should be an option rather than a feature that is stripped out entirely.
As far as bugs go, I use lights out mode at least once per image during an edit. Often many times. Having used LR since release 1 I have never experienced an artifact left over by the lights out border. I'd very much like it back!

Lights Out - Pinstripe

Hi all,
Ever since the beginning, LR has presented a pinstripe around the image when entering lights out mode. This appears to be gone in LR4b and instead we go simply to the blacked out screen. This is a step backwards in my opinion because in instances where the edge of the frame is quite dark it becomes hard/impossible to see where the frame ends and the background lights out area begins. I would like to see the pinstripe return in later betas or at least be offered as an option.
Many thanks
Tony

Ah, yes. I wondered what you meant when you said pinstripe, but I've just been back and checked and there was a white border round the image before.

LR4 Feature Request regarding Mouseover on Keyword tag

Suggestion: Mouseover on the Keyword tag should identify the keywords - Rather than saying "This photo has keywords", why not display the keywords, something like: Keywords: Family, Memorial Day, 2010

Like it. (The Photoshop Elements Organizer does that.)
You might consider posting this as a feature request in the Feedback forum:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/products/photoshop_family_photoshop_lightro om
so it doesn't get lost if it doesn't make it into LR 4.

Display xml documents - how to submit a feature request?

Safari is useless when it comes to render raw xml documents. You have to view the actual source to see the xml.
Is there an official way to submit a feature request for safari to apple? I would love to see something similar to what firefox does with xml. Safari is such a fast and nice browser, if it only could handle text/xml better...

As you said Safari simply shows all xml element content concatenated together. But no tags or attribute values. If the ContentType in the http header is set to text/xml Firefox shows an xml tree that you can nicely browse. I think IE5+ and Opera do that too. It is important to set the right content type though. Here is an example that shows nice in FF, but is unreadable in Safari:
http://ww3.bgbm.org/biocase/pywrapper.cgi?dsa=Herbar
Sure you can look at the source code, but the xml might not be pretty printed.

Shared Workspace Tags - Feature Request

A fellow Acrobat.com user brought up a great feature request, shared tags. Currently when you tag a document within a shared workspace, only you can see those tags. Others with access to the shared workspace do not have the ability to see the tags you created.
Full thread here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/934244
David
Acrobat Community Manager
Adobe Systems

Thanks! Style management and reusable styles are a HUGE feature set coming to Reflow...won't be there immediately but very soon. Thanks for the input.

TS4006 how can i cancel request for erasing iPhone?? i pressed erase an iphone instead of lost mode or display message =( i want to cancel this operation

how can i cancel request for erasing iPhone?? i pressed erase an iphone instead of lost mode or display message =( i want to cancel this operation
my lost iphone is still offline and erasing not started yet and i want to cancel this request!

You can't, but after the erasure the activation lock will still be in place, so the device will be useless for anyone not knowing your apple-id and password.

SSRS report- Request timed out error displaying when running.

I have a parameter which with other date ranges work but where the parameter for datetime is from 4/1/2013 to 5/1/2013 it brings this error:
Server Error in '/' Application.
Request timed out.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Request timed out.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[HttpException (0x80004005): Request timed out.]
How can I be able to determine the cause of this because the sql mgmt studio brings in the data really well at 15 seconds with hundreds of rows?
I am not trying to lessen the time for getting this data which one thing would be to reduce the amount of fields needed to lower reaction time for retrieving the data. I am just wondering why is it giving me this and what plans can I do to avoid these errors
from happening again?

Hi Elvin,
The issue might be related to the executionTimeout setting of the Web application. If you view the report in the report manager, please use the following steps to modify the web.config file:
Navigate to <Drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRSX.<InstanceName>\Reporting Services\ReportManager, back up and then open the web.config file.
Search for httpRuntime.
Add maxRequestLength="100000" to the line of code, and reset the executionTimeout value so that the line looks like this:
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="100000" executionTimeout="90000" />
If you view the reports on a SharePoint site, please modify the web.config file of the SharePoint Web application. For example, if the SharePoint Web application uses 80 port, then its web.config file is located in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80
folder.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Mike Yin
TechNet Community Support

Feature Requests for BlackBerry10 OS

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Let's use this thread to list BlackBerry10 OS feature requests. There's nothing official to this thread, but one never knows who might view it and get an idea or two to move foward.
Please let's keep it to feature requests with simple short statements and comments, in this manner:
1. Ability to lock the volume keys (since they are so easliy pressed when retrieving from holster)
2. Personal distribution groups Address Book
4. Add BBM Group icon to home screen
**This thread is not for bug reports (i.e., the calendar glitches when I set the date) or for debate or discussion of the worthiness of a feature request.
So, what would YOU add to BB10?
What do YOU need to make the OS platform work better for you?
Here are the collected feature requests as of 04 April 2013. Thanks for Ride_The_Sky for helping collect these from this thread.
There are listed in no order, just as collected.
Ability to lock the volume keys (since they are so easily pressed when retrieving from holster)
Personal distribution groups Address Book
Add BBM Group icon to home screen
Way to add line carriage to BBM messages
Why doesn't the most used name come up first? <- In latest OS, there is another line with most common contacts, but when typing it won't provide most commonly emailed contacts.
Bring back the option "Send As" or include this option in "Share"
Enable word wrap when zooming in to emails and messages.
Import Distribution lists from Outlook on your desktop to your Z10?
*The option* to always show the hub main screen when opening the hub, so when peeking it always shows the hub even if you leave it in another screen.
Offer Balance without BES to have two workspaces in device.
Delete on Server/Device/Both
Delete on Server but Keep on Device (This is going to be tough since EAS does not work like POP, using POP you can do this by deleting on server after sync)
Auto power on/off or Auto Do Not Disturb / Scheduled Airplane Mode / Scheduled Silence Mode / Scheduled Custom Profile
Default Currency Option
More options to lower data usage in e-mail (Headers Only / Roaming Profiles)
Snooze a notification/reminder for more than 5 minutes.
Customized Notifications
Disable certain accounts to stop receiving email or notifications from them temporarily to avoid data usage.
Way to delete recent pictures, videos.
Office Hub customization, sorting, editing, etc., on the fly.
Select which contact groups to sync, and ability delete all contacts.
Larger text select tabs
Add more options to dropbar.
Improve browser functionality and display, add customization and management of Bookmarks.
Calendar in Landscape mode
Option to Disable shutter sounds in camera.
Auto BCC option
Multiple appointments in lock screen, not only next one.
Increase email check frequency, custom minutes (possibly battery concern, most accounts use push nowadays)
Ability to hide "texting" numbers such as Work, home, etc that aren't able to receive texts
Ability to have multiple mobile numbers, such as mobile1, mobile2, for people with more than one cellphone
Ability to have multiple work numbers, home numbers, etc
Ability to have option for actually creating "custom" names for phone numbers, emails, VOIP,
Ability to have multiple WORK emails fields for same contact ...
Ability for a custom note field for each contact, for misc information such as store hours, reference numbers, business account numbers,
Ability for filter or unselect specific Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook contacts so they all don't appear
Ability to "share" contact info with someone else ... like a vcard or the like
Ability to have custom Individual text and ringtones for each contact set within contacts app
Vibrate option for Alarm
Mail Filters for Priority mails.
Option to block ringtones from music app (i don't see ringtones in my music app, I guess poster refers to custom mp3 files)
Swipe down to close, up to minimize (but some apps have menus associated with swipe up gesture)
Swipe half way up the screen to minimize an application to an active tile.
Swipe it all the way up the screen to close the application.
Playbook app switching gestures (swipe sideways, I guess this won't work since there are other gestures associated with side-swiping)
Lock screen with gesture (or maybe they should just add a button on home screen, somewhere on top or bottom)
Airplane mode on status bar options.
Option to customize status bar with select Settings/Options.
Colors for Hub!
Face recognition for camera, being able to associate contacts with faces or pull info from Facebook, etc.
Weather info on Lock Screen (if I may add, and constant info on top status bar, simple temp info should be enough)
We need groups back in contacts please.
Import text messages in various formats from various systems.
Sorting and Ordering of the way contacts are displayed depending on account.
While editing an entry in calendar, notification about a recent call may cause loss of data in that entry.
Location for Calendar entries and be able to see it on the map with a tap.
Being able to see multiple pictures from an email by swiping left and right to see next/previous without having to reopen (I must say the same thing is needed for App World, why can't we just scroll through screenshots??)
Multiple flags or ability to set a flag date, associate with a reminder.
Move people from TO to CC or BCC easily (If I may add, also ability to backspace to delete a contact without having to tap the X in blue box).
Option to add favorites to Hub for easy to reach contact management (I think it is same as going to contacts and choosing Favs)
Being able to answer and make calls when the phone is locked.
Add more colors to LED notification (I think they are there now, orange, green, red so far, did not see blue, I don't think blue is needed in my opinion)
Change the way to add date and time for appointment, rollbar is too slow and too sensitive.
Dismiss and Snooze buttons for Alarm to be different colors, larger, easier to notice.
Make it easier to order world clocks, instead of the order they are added.
Alarms based on days/schedule.
Easier way to get to the bottom of e-mails (I think it scrolls pretty fast, I think poster wants "B" shortcut)
Easer way to get to the bottom of web pages (same as above, space or B shortcut?)
Add option to ask if you really want to dial, instead of just dialing right away every time a phone number is clicked/tapped on.
Ability to resize image before attaching to an e-mail.
More than 30 days email sync on device, please!
Make BB boot up slower, so we can actually get to do something else while waiting for it to start!
SSH client would be nice.
Another keyboard like Swipe (honestly, I have never typed faster in my life on any other on screen keyboard, Z10 keyboard is awesome!)
Volume lock/unlock button on demand.
Auto Run app on device boot up.
Lock or Pin apps.
Ability to run background apps (Google Talk is running in the background, or it is tricking me, I don't know but I am getting messages from it when it is shut down on BB10, I hope they do Skype the same way)
Ability to have multiple documents of same type open at the same time (tabbed docs2go)
Calendar sharing of BB10 users in the area/company/group.
PIN Messaging to return.
Preview e-mails, calendar and other information on lock screen (privacy?)
Way to clear anything in any "Recent" menu, videos, pictures, etc..
Ability to hide apps, docs, pics, videos, folders, etc..
BBM Group Picture notification.
Support WhatsApp more.
Another tap for important numbers (Favorites work for this, and on top of speed dial)
From Call Menu when going into contacts, it should be ready to search with keyboard out.
Option to customize volume key to act as page up/down, etc depending on app running.
Red star in app world (means you need to run Updates, just refresh and check by swiping down from top)
Better headphones with the phone (hey, we didn't even get any!)
Better night shots in camera (hardware or software improvement?)
Ability to choose which address book to sync with bluetooth car.
When app is opened from a folder three or four pages into apps list, we hope the screen can go back to that spot when the app is closed (sadly it uses active frames at the moment)
Change acceptance of auto corrected key, instead of space key, make it something else (actually, you can just backspace to un-autocorrect it back to what you typed).
Ability to load certificates (X 509 S/MIME and/or PGP/MIME) from a computer
Ability to sign and or encrypt emails (POP3) before sending (As in MS Office Outlook)
Ability to receive and recognize signed and or encrypted emails (POP3) (As in MS Office Outlook)
Add a password/certificate manager that doesn't require manual copy/paste
Ability to encrypt the memories Device and Media of the Q10 like it is done for the BB9900
Ability to encrypt selected folders (preferably by Private Key)
Ability to create Self-Decrypting Archive like in PGP
Ability to delete email-messages by group as an alternate option to one by one
Opening Video-chat to non-BBM users (Skype for instance)
For above encryption request, SecuSmart was suggested...
Renaming the file without extension can break the file or hide it from pictures list.
Wallpaper scrolling sideways.
Standalone e-mail app (not sure how different it is than choosing emails-only for hub)
Different colors or small tabs in different colors for different accounts in Hub.
Share webpages with smart tag (I think you can just create it by pasting the URL into create QR)
Application management (being able to see which app takes up how much space, etc..) CPU/Memory/Battery Usage/Data Usage/Storage Usage in more details
Custom vibration options.
Move Send button in BBM to avoid accidental submission of message
Forward As… SMS, MMS, EMAIL from one to another.
Send SMS to new numbers (I think you can still do this from call log)
Single key press to change profiles.
Insert a picture into an e-mail. (I think he means into the body of email)
Turning off links of contacts (I think poster did not have multiple accounts, actually BB10 goes ahead and adds all new contacts into all address books in all accounts without user permission.. Create a contact in Hotmail? Gets copied to Gmail.. and then linked, terrible implementation in my opinion)
Presets for browser bookmarks, faster access to bookmarks. (My suggestion was to create a home screen, select 12 icons 3x4 or 16 icons 4x4 as home screen/start page)
Being able to allow flash based on website/url/server.
Ability to adjust different sounds/volumes for different BBM users/groups
Better Voice Dial and Voice Commands (shorter and easier operation)
Ability close one or all web pages/tabs, add "Close All" button.
Call Recording
Faster way to delete e-mails, such as file icons next to e-mails, or Swipe to Delete! Swipe to File!?
Customize email signatures with formatting.
Phone to stay on screen (dial pad always available in panes)
More Options for Clock.
In Playbook we can have a single character password, why not on BB10? "too short" well it is my decision, isn't it?
There is no way to go next/previous while reading an e-mail. Please add these functions.
Add to the e-mail client, Next Unread / Previous Unread.
E-mail or Hub should have more buttons at the bottom in landscape mode. Why keep only three (or four in e-mail view) buttons when you have the real estate. It would be extremely handy if you allowed users to edit which buttons should go at the bottom. Next Previous is really needed while reading an e-mail. For example I would love to add "File" button at the bottom as a shortcut instead of forward, I rarely forward, but I file all the time. Maybe allow users to have two row of keys, add next/previous/unread. Or it could be done with a gesture. How about swiping the account name (top blue bar while reading e-mail) left and right?
When you create a new contact in BlackBerry, it gets synced to all accounts on the Hub. There is no way to limit the new contact to a specific account.
Sometimes when you file an e-mail to a folder, it stops and waits few seconds with no message. Even when it files immediately, there is a confirmation message that takes time to appear and disappear, and the folder list does not disappear automatically.
Messages filed automatically by server using server side filter rules are still showing up on Blackberry hub/inbox. In older BB versions the filtered messages did not show up in the list, filed messages still did.
When you filter your e-mails using Filter / Unread function, new unread e-mails do not show up until you close the filter and re-open. It won't just keep refreshing your screen with unread e-mails. Can BB add a button to the hub "Unread Hub" so when hub shows 8 or 2, you can actually see unread items easily without having to through so many taps.
Native BB QR scanner (Smart Tags) does not work with barcodes (it only scans with no way to use the information). There is Open In function but it doesn't work properly.
We need to add more customs search providers, and be able to add custom search strings/wildcards. For example currently there is Google, Bing, Yahoo, Foursquare, etc..
I hope BB introduces the ability include more standard & custom searches, IMDB, PriceGrabber, Ebay, Youtube, XYZ Forums, ABC Newspaper, 123 Database, Etc.. Most sites nowadays provide search string in their URL Search=?* etc...
None of the Battery apps can access system settings to add a battery icon to the top. I wish battery percentage was there.
There is no way to check carrier/mobile signal strength.
Blackberry, please add the date and carrier / SSID info to the top. Sometimes we just want to glance at the top to see the date without having to swipe.
Please bring back keyboard shortcuts. Since we can easily swipe up to bring the keyboard, just add keyboard shortcuts in e-mail, phone (true speed dialing, dialing by word?), and browser, etc.. if possible. I could always call 1800SOMETHING# now I have to look up the number or use dial pad.. Please bring it back.
Camera zoom function needs to be fixed, also please include option of fixed focus by tapping on the screen to focus. The auto focus in video is focusing in and out to various objects all the time. Stabilization feature also causes tearing/ripples, I guess it is good if you are stationary. Or use Volume Keys to Zoom.
Please allow more than 12 icons in an icon group/folder, I hated Apple for limiting apps per folder, please fix it.
Auto ON/OFF feature is not there anymore. BB should consider Auto DND (DoNotDisturb) or Auto Silent/Airplane modes instead.
Please find a way to stop the music app from automatically starting up every time it connects to bluetooth like car audio. This is very annoying.
No Panaroma mode in Camera app, why not? It is very easy to incorporate. This could be a nice addition to next release, and easy.
The text selection grips needs to be a little bigger, sometimes I cannot see where I am moving them, they work better in Playbook, nice big tabs.
Call Functions, before answering a phone add sideways gesture functions, like swiping right will forward the call, swiping left will answer with a test message, etc..
Or there should be a way to reject the call without sending it to voice mail, phones had this function a decade ago, I don't know what happened to it.
We used to be able to see the "History" without having to save the contact. Now I don't see any way to "View History" of a certain phone number, it just keeps adding
them as individual entries to the log. Now I can't see when was the last time they called me, how many times we spoke which day, etc... I loved this feature in BB5.
Where is BB Traffic? Where is BB Weather, without having to run an active frame? It will eventually disappear if you run too many apps. I liked a little Icon that shows me what the temp is, instead of running a whole app.
There is no Skype. This day and age with all other platforms having it, please either get skype (Microsoft) to cooperate, or open up BBM to other platforms. If necessary, pay Skype to develop the app, then charge BB users for the app. Most will gladly pay.
Can we tap and hold on an active frame to pin it, or can we pin two favorite apps between Call and Search & Search and Camera buttons in the bottom bar? How about Close All running Active Frames app to quickly free up ram?
I hope next generation devices have two speakers or speaker that is facing forward. When playing games or watching videos in landscape mode, I find my palm muting the speaker. I have to hold it gently with fingers to have a gap in between, something I don't want to do when I am on the subway or bus.
Blackberry Maps should have a Zoom In/Zoom Out buttons, sometimes using it with one hand, it is impossible to zoom in and out. (Zoom in is OK but we can't zoom back out)
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- ability to choose deletion of an email on handset only
- desktop software working with all older BB's allowing drag and drop type of transferring data, contacts etc. (BB link doesn't recognize my old Storm)
- auto power on/off
- contacts syncing with yahoo & Outlook (almost two weeks trying to work around it and no luck)

FEATURE REQUEST: Enhanced Texture Options in FW

Recently, a forum user was asking how to change the color of a texture in Fireworks to red or blue. In particular, he/she was struggling with attempting to apply a texture to a white object, and it wasn't showing up.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1006694?tstart=0
The question got me thinking about textures, how they're created and how they're applied. Textures are a unique and distinctive feature of Fireworks. On the one hand, the interface for textures is very simple to use and almost magical; on the other hand, it's surprisingly limited. The concept is great, but the implementation seems only half-baked.
With this in mind, I'd like to suggest a few simple ways that textures could be made more fluid and versatile in Fireworks.
First, a little background...
WHAT IS A TEXTURE?
In the world of Fireworks, a texture is basically a type of pattern that's applied to an object. However, unlike a pattern fill, textures include transparency and integrate with the existing fill content (color, gradient or pattern). They're suggestive of textures in the real world, which are often tactile and defined visually by light and shadow.
Texture graphics are most commonly grayscale ("black and white") in GIF or PNG format. Applied within the application, the graphics are converted "on the fly" to white-on-transparency. If the Transparent option is checked, the graphic is converted into a sort of mask, making the "textured" areas invisible instead of white.
And that's about it.
So what if you'd like to apply a dark texture to a white object? Sorry, it can't be done. What if you'd like to apply a texture in color? It can't be done. What if you'd like to reverse or invert the pattern of the texture? Can't be done.
Well, in fact, these things can be done, but not directly. They require workarounds such as cloning the object and placing the clone above or beneath the original, applying textures as pattern fills (instead of as textures) and adding effects like Color Fill, Invert, and Convert to Alpha, or editing the texture file directly, saving out a new copy, etc. In short, there are unintuitive ways to accomplish these goals that lead to bloated effects lists and layers or that require extra time and care.
HOW CAN TEXTURES BE IMPROVED?
First of all, does it make any sense that textures are applied exclusively in white? Not really. In the real world, a texture can be defined not just by light but by shadow. And even shadows can have color. This means that, at minimum, it would make sense to allow for the application of a texture in black, and, at maximum, in any chosen color.
Secondly, textures are relative. They represent change to an existing surface. Sometimes, it might make sense to highlight the texture itself; other times, the surface around the texture. This means that being able to quickly reverse the figure-ground relationship of a texture would be a very handy feature.
With the above concerns in mind, I've devised three 'user interface' scenarios, presented here in order of most conservative to most extreme. The first scenario is the least powerful but still doubles the number of possible outcomes (compared to the existing interface). The second scenario may be the most logical of the bunch and represents a modest evolution of the existing interface, while increasing the number of potential outcomes even further. The third scenario allows for the application of any color to a texture but also represents the biggest change to the existing interface; that said, it's also quite compact.
Scenario 1: Invert option
The idea here is simply to add an Invert checkbox to the existing options. Checking this option would convert white to black, allowing for the application of dark textures to white or light-colored objects. In "Transparent" mode, this option would invert or reverse the figure-ground relationship of the existing texture.
Scenario 2: Dropdown menu plus Reverse option
Here, the Transparent checkbox is replaced by a dropdown menu that includes 3 mutually exclusive options: White, Black, or Transparent. Checking the "Reverse" option would invert the figure-ground relationship of the texture. This scenario allows for 6 possible outcomes in place of the existing 2, and is actually more logical than the first scenario, which conflates two options.
Scenario 3: Color picker plus Reverse option
Here, the Transparent checkbox is removed, and in its place, a color chip/palette is added to allow for the selection of any color to be applied to a texture. (Choosing Fill: None would create Transparency.) Again, a "Reverse" option would invert the figure-ground relationship of the texture. This scenario differs most from the existing interface but is quite compact and allows for the greatest number of outcomes.
SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
I've submitted a feature request to Adobe's official site:
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
When it comes to bugs and/or feature requests, every vote counts. If you care about this issue, I encourage you to submit your own feature request to the above URL, referencing this post if desired. Feel free to copy and paste the feature request below or write your own. (Be aware that there is a 2,000 character limit to the "issue description" of a bug report or feature request, and the following report is very close to that maximum.)
FEATURE REQUEST
Product name: Fireworks
Product Version: 12.0.0.236
Product language: English
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature: Enhanced texture controls, including the ability to apply textures in black and/or color (instead of white), and the ability to reverse or invert texture.
How would you like the feature to work? Three possible implementations have been outlined in this forum posting:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1042206?tstart=0
The basic scenarios are as follows:
SCENARIO 1: An additional "Invert" option. Checking this option would convert white to black, allowing for the application of dark textures to white or light-colored objects. In "Transparent" mode, this option would invert or reverse the figure-ground relationship of the existing texture. This scenario would allow for 4 options in place of the existing 2.
SCENARIO 2: Replace Transparent checkbox with a dropdown menu (White-Black-Transparent) and a "Reverse" checkbox. The dropdown menu offers 3 mutually exclusive options, while "Reverse" inverts the figure-ground relationship of the texture in each case. This scenario would allow for 6 options in place of the existing 2.
SCENARIO 3: Replace Transparent checkbox with a color chip/palette and a "Reverse" checkbox. The color palette would allow for the application of a texture in any color, while choosing Fill: None would create Transparency. This scenario would allow for the greatest number of options.
Why is this feature important to you? Textures are unique to Fireworks and potentially very useful, but their implementation is incomplete. The use of 'white only' means that textures cannot be applied to a white object. Inverting a texture or applying a texture in color requires advanced workarounds and can lead to bloat. The suggested options would make the feature exponentially more powerful and intuitive.

Thanks, Jim! It is a very blog-like post. (I still haven't gotten around to starting a blog but keep thinking I should.)
I figured the clearer and more thought-out the presentation, the greater the likelihood it might get implemented. Also, I was originally stuck on Scenario 1 as a solution, and writing this helped me see other options.

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