Message NotifyOverview Users who sync their mobile devices with a Microsoft Exchange or IMAP server, often use server side messaging rules to sort their messages into appropriate folders as the messages arrive on the server. Even though these users may select to sync these non-inbox folders with their device, the device will not notify the user that a new email has been delivered to this folder. Message Notify is a Today screen plug-in that will display the total number of unread emails in your email accounts. In addition, MessageNotify can be customized to display the folders which contain the unread messages, allowing you click directly from the Today screen to the folder you are most interested in. As new messages are delivered, MessageNotify can be configured to notify the user through a customizable alert tone or device vibration. InstallationInstallation of MessageNotify is very simple. - Download MessageNotify.cab to your device
- Open the File Explorer, and navigate to the location where you downloaded MessageNotify.cab
- Click MessageNotify.cab. This will launch the installer.
- If your device has external storage available (such as a memory expansion card), the installer may prompt you for the location of the application files. If possible, install to the device itself. Since MessageNotify is a Today Screen plug-in, the application files must be accessible to the device at boot time.
- Once the installer has completed installation, click "OK" in the upper right hand corner of the screen to complete the install process.
At this point, MessageNotify is installed, and ready to be configured. Displaying MessageNotify on the Today Screen
Message Notify is a true Today Screen plug-in, and contains several options to control the way the application appears on the Today Screen and reacts to incoming messages. First of all, after you install Message Notify, you must configure your Today Screen to display it by performing the following steps: - Click Start >> Settings
- In the Personal tab, click the Today icon. This will display the Today settings Configuration screen.
- Click the "Items" tab.
- From here, you may check the items that will display on the Today screen, and the order they are displayed. You will see (probably at the bottom of the list) an entry for Message Notify. Place a check in the box next to "Message Notify" to load the plug-in.
- To modify the position Message Notify will take relative to the other plug-ins, select the plug-in, and click the "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons. This will change the order the plug-ins are displayed on the Today Screen.
- Click the "OK" button in the upper right hand corner of the screen when you have completed making your changes.
When you return to your today screen, you will find the MessageNotify plug-in displaying any unread messages on your device. Configuring Message Notify Message Notify contains several configuration options to control how the information is displayed on the Today Screen, and how the application will notify you to incoming messages. To enter the configuration settings, navigate to the Today Settings Configuration screen: Start >> Settings >> Today >> Items Select the Message Notify entry in the list box which contains all the Today screen plug-ins. Once the Message Notify entry is selected, the "Options..." button will enable. Click the Options button to display the Message Notify Options form. On this screen, you can set the various options for the Message Notify application. Option
| Description
| | Account | This drop down list contains all the mail accounts defined on your device. Select the account to display the settings for that specific account. Note that the following configuration options are specific to the selected account. | Show Folder Detail **
| This checkbox toggles the display of the individual folders on the Today screen. If this checkbox is checked, then Message Notify will display the account name (with the sum total of the unread messages in that account) followed by each folder which contains unread messages, along with their unread message counts. If this box is un-checked, then only the account name will be displayed. | Show Folder Path **
| (available only when Show Folder Detail is checked) This checkbox controls the way Message Notify displays sub-folders. If checked, a folder is displayed using its full path, for example: Folder 1\Sub-Folder A If un-checked, only the folder name is displayed, for example: Sub-Folder A | | Alert | This drop-down list will display the sounds available on your device. Select the sound to play when a new message arrives in the selected account. Use the Play/Stop buttons to preview the sound. If you prefer no sound, select "<None>" from the drop down list. | Vibrate
| Check this box to force the device to vibrate when a new message arrives.
|
** This option is available on the full, commercial version of Message Notify. Note: Message Notify uses the device's global sound settings to control the volume and behavior of sound notifications: - Normal: Sounds will be played with the device's global volume setting. Device will vibrate if the Vibrate box is checked
- Vibrate Only: Sound will Not be played. If notify sound is set, then the device will vibrate.
- Silent: No sounds or vibrations will be played.
Message Notify ActivationTo activate Message Notify, you must have an activation key. This key is available for purchase. Once you have obtained the key, click the "Activate" button, which will display the activation form. Enter the key in the text box, and click the activate button. This will activate your copy of Message Notify, and enable the folder settings checkboxes. Un-Installing Message Notify Message Notify can be completely un-installed from your device by following these steps: - Click Start >> Settings
- Click the System Tab
- Select the Remove Programs icon
- Select "BlackmonLabs Message Notify" from the list.
- Click the "Remove" button.
- A dialog box will appear confirming your choice to remove Message Notify from your device. Click "Yes" to remove Message Notify.
|
Blackmon Labs
