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New P800/P900 app: OrangeScribble
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Posted by: blount

I'm a developer with an Orange R&D lab in Boston. We've just released OrangeScribble, our first Symbian UIQ application. It's an Instant Messaging client that transmits freeform handwriting from handset to handset.

More info and the download (a 100k sis file) is at:

http://proto.orange.net/scribble

You'll need a P800 or P900 with GPRS enabled to try it (we've not yet tested it on any other UIQ platforms). You'll also need at least one buddy with a P800 or P900 to talk to.

The app client is free. There's no cost to use the service beyond your usual GPRS cost with whatever network you're on. It uses Jabber to send compressed ink from client to server to client. We've seen heavy users use somewhere in the neighborhood of 2-5 mB/month, but your mileage depends entirely on how much you use it.

I'd love to hear what you think. Comments, questions, complaints, etc. in this forum or to scribble@orange.us

Best regards,
Alan Blount

Posted by: The Rex

looks interesting... i'll check it out tonight when i get home.... now, if i actually knew more people with p800/p900

Posted by: AntonisCy

hey rex-star i will add you 2morrow when i get the phone

see how this works

Posted by: Roy

Hey blount,

I'd see a use for this if you could ever integrate it with MSN... Other than that, the usage level wont reach satisfactory levels, IMHO...

MSN Messenger already has ink ability, so I'm just not sure what format they use, and if it would be possible to convert the px00 ink to msn ink and vice versa...

Cheers!

Posted by: sdsviet

well maybe all of us here on hofo could create an account and maybe start a thread of accounts info for others to write to each other. the product sounds cool but i dont know anyone with a p800/900 besides u hofo guys.

Posted by: sdsviet

i got a question. when u say sign up. wat do u have to sign with. wat kind of account do u have to get? how do u recognize other people running this app? do u like use ur existing aim account or something like this program is more of a add on plugin for aim?

Posted by: Roy

I'm pretty sure it is on their own network, so you create an account on their service, and use that to sign in...

About creating a thread, that is OK for testing purposes, like we did for fastchat last year in the S60 forum, but beyond that, it really isnt that useful...

OK, some of us make friends online, but the "usefulness" of the program would be to help our life by making communication easier on the go... hence, my suggestion for MSN integration...

Posted by: blount

To sign up you just click "create" when you start the app. That will create an account for you on the scribble server. It is not a plugin for AIM -- the account is created on a Jabber server we are running in our labs.

Like with AIM or MSN, you have to know someone else name to add them as a buddy. As this is more of an IM service than a chat service, we don't run a directory of users: if you want anyone to know your buddy name you have to tell them somehow.

If you'd like to try it but don't know anyone to talk to, my buddy name is "blount" -- feel free to add me! I try to stay logged in through the day (eastern standard time US).

Alan

Posted by: sdsviet

well i tried to create an account but i could never get connected to the server and it just says connection timeout and check name and pw.

Posted by: blount

sdsviet: is your GPRS configured properly? The server's been up nonstop since Wednesday. Usually if the handset web browser works, scribble works. Hmmm.

Be sure the server name is set to scribble.orange.us . If it was inadvertently changed, that could explain it.

Alan

Posted by: sdsviet

my gprs works. my browser works and my im+ works. i check the name and its what u have there and i am still unable to connect to it.

Posted by: SupraTT

just add your username here on hofo so we could start to try this app??

so we could se if it works over all networks?

My account name is supratt

Posted by: The Rex

username: rexstar

Posted by: SupraTT

Arent there anybody else that have sign up??

Posted by: sdsviet

i've been trying to sign up for the past 3 days now and i still have that connecting error. u guys tell me how u did it.

Posted by: SupraTT

I didnt do nothing, It just worked fine

Posted by: blount

We've made a new release: OrangeScribble 2.1.2. Find it at

http://proto.orange.net/scribble

Just click the download link as usual. Be sure to exit OrangeScribble before installing. If you download directly to the handset, you might have to clear the cache in your P800/P900 browser to ensure you are downloading the latest release--we have set a nocache flag on the server to prevent your browser from cacheing the old .sis file, but don't know if it works on all browsers. Let us know if it doesn't.

To see what version you are currently running, just check the "Scribble->About" box.

Here's the changelog:

Memory use improvement for P900

The application running on the P900 was using almost twice as much memory as on the P800. This is fixed.

Photos on text buddy list

The text buddy list (accessed from the buddy icon in the lower right) now shows for each user:

The Full Name (bold if present, red if new ink)
The JID
The buddy photo

Hard crash fixes under memory and disk stress

We noticed occasional crashes under heavy memory stress. We believe that they are fixed.

Open Issues

We still see infrequent kern-exec3s and debug panics. If you see them, or better yet, have some idea under what conditions they arise, please let us know in this forum or email scribble@orange.us

Thanks!
Alan

Posted by: sdsviet

so i dled the one on the website and i installed it and it said 2.01, is that the right version. also does it matter if i installed it into my MS instead of the phone directly?

Posted by: Bogus Jimmy

My nick is (quite obviously) bogusjimmy. Feel free to add me and leave me a message/scribble. I'll be sure to reply to it next time I log on.

Posted by: blount

@sdsviet: Which tmobile GPRS plan are you on? We've heard from users that those whose APNs are set to wap.voicestream.com can't connect, but those on internet3.voicestream.com can. I don't know much about tmobile GPRS plans--you would have to talk to them to find out more. There's some talk about this in the OrangeScribble thread on esato.

The client makes a TCP connection to port 5222 on the server. If this port is blocked by your operator, you won't have any luck.

It shouldn't matter whether you download directly or sync it to the handset,

Alan

Posted by: sdsviet

yea i am using the wap.voicestream.com settings. i tried changing the part to internet3.voicestream.com settings but now i can get anything to work. can u guys tell wat are the full settings for the internet3.voicestream.com settings.

Posted by: fbakirdan

Have just been testing this baby out with Blount and it seems to be working like a charm. Very well done Blount!!! Just need to get a few freinds on and then we can really rock T-Mobile GPRS with some major Mbs......

Regards,
Frank

Posted by: sdyoyo

Just downloaded it today, looks cool, so far just scribbling to myself, screename is sdyoyo if you wanna add me, Im in New Jersey

Posted by: fbakirdan

Quote:

Originally posted by sdyoyo
Just downloaded it today, looks cool, so far just scribbling to myself, screename is sdyoyo if you wanna add me, Im in New Jersey

sdyoyo - I added you to my buddy list.... I am in Jersey too work in the big apple.

Regards,
Frank

Posted by: sdsviet

yay with the new release i got my scribble to work. now all u guys just gotta accept my request.

@fbakirdan, is this ur scibble sn?

Posted by: iiiwabibitoiii

Wirelessly posted (SonyEricssonP900/R102 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0 Rev/MR4)

I just registere. this seems like a good service =).

Posted by: abhi

Will this work on a regular gprs connection or will i need an APN connection?

I've downloaded it but i cant get it to connect.

Posted by: SpritHansi

My nick is sprithansi