Sticky Memo Widget Lite

Important Notice - "Sticky Memo Widget Lite" is no longer available on the market.

1/31/10 - I have been informed that I cannot continue to publish my applications in their current state. Please bear with me as I work through the proper channels to get these applications re-published. Thank you for all your support.

Video Howto

Screenshots

Features

• Put sticky notes of all sizes on your home screen.
• View the contents of your notes just by looking at the home screen.

Changes

Version 1.9.2 - 1/18/10

• Remember cursor position when last editing note.
• Fixed issue where save button was focused first when using track ball.
• Fixed activity stack interaction with widget sizes activity.
• Removed widget sizes ruler icon and changed label of launcher application to better match Pro version.
• Internal clean up...

Version 1.9.1 - 10/26/09

• Potential fix for notes lost on reboot for HTC Hero phones.

Version 1.9.0 - 10/7/09

• Recompiled and aligned with Android 1.6 to support more device resolutions.
• Some clean up in the database querying code .

Version 1.8.2 - 8/23/09

• Removed the divider line on widgets to further conserve resources.

Version 1.8.1 - 8/10/09

• Fixed typo that caused widgets to refresh every 2 hours. Now refreshs after 24 days or whenever you update them to conserve resources.

Version 1.8.0 - 7/19/09

• Changed appearance of notes to fit more text.
• Fixed auto-rotation when editing notes.
• Fixed back and home button operation.
• Reduced the number of views for the widget, the edit note view, and the widget sizes list for optimum speed.
• Terminate service after updating widgets to avoid consuming resources.
• Widget sizes list lets you disable a size all the time in case "phantom" widgets tell you that you cannot delete the widgets.
• Eliminated threads and asynchronous loading as it seemed like overkill for this application.
• Added an advertisement for the Pro version at the top of the edit note page.

Version 1.7.0 - 6/15/09

• "Sticky Memo Widget Sizes" application lets you configure your widget list. Watch the YouTube Howto above or see FAQ #2 below.
• Internal refactoring to adhere to best practices of creating widgets like doing updates in service and asynchronously loading data in a separate thread.

Version 1.6.0

• Added "line scrolling" which means you can scroll line by line where lines are separated by enter keypresses (so this is not true scrolling).

Version 1.5.0

• Fixed force closing when entering phone numbers, links, and other linkable material by disabling links in the edit note field. :-(
  • This is due to an internal bug in the Android framework: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/7cf5b928f6ac36dc
  • Thank you to the reviewers who found this problem and posted it to the market.

Version 1.4.0

• Fixed 2x1 widget size

Version 1.3.0

• Virtual keyboard no longer covers the save button.

Version 1.2.0

• Put all the sizes back in at the top of list to avoid causing confusion...this will be this application's amusing quirk. :-)

Version 1.1.0

• Renamed to "Sticky Memo Widget"
• Made the edit screen more like a sticky note itself...more stylish but less readable?
• Moved the unusual sized notes to the bottom of the widget list prefixed with "Z" to reduce some clutter
• 4 x X widget sizes fixed

Version 1.0.0

• Initial Release

Frequently Asked Questions

1. The program would not open after I downloaded it, and I cannot seem to find the icon for the program. Can you please fix it?
   1. This program is a Android 1.5 widget. A widget is like the clock or the search bar that appears on your home screen. Thus, it is not meant to be launched like the browser or music application. To use the sticky note widget, long press on your home screen, select "Widgets", and choose one of the sticky note widgets. The sticky note should appear on your home screen if there is enough visible space available. Tap on the note to edit it and then press the "Save" button.
2. There are too many widget sizes. I'd rather have a separate dialog to choose the widget size I need.
   1. Yes, what I would like to have is the ability to have just one item for sticky notes and then be prompted for the widget size. Alas, that is not the way the current Android framework works. Android requires you to have a widget per size. However, you can now configure which particular sizes show up in the widget list! In "Sticky Memo Widget Lite" 1.7.0, you can now start the "Sticky Memo Widget Sizes" application and check the sizes you want to show up in your widget list. Unfortunately, you must then reboot your phone to make the changes take place. This is just yet another quirk of the Android framework. Let's hope that Android 2.0 addresses some of these limitations.
3. Can you make this widget aHome compatible?
   1. It seems that the upcoming aHome releases will be supporting Google 1.5 widgets, so you'll just have to hang on! Thanks aHome for following standards and making it easier for developers!