[HS] Re: Possible bug

"geobear75" <geobear75-/[email protected]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:15:44 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.palm.handyshopper
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Actually, instead of deleting it, what I did was rename it to "noCustomDateTimeCtrl"...just in case I ever need it back for some reason.  The date picker works like a charm, now!

--- In [email protected], "chrisant_wa" <chrisant@...> wrote:
>
> Aha.  It turns out HTC disabled the standard date picker control and provided their own custom date picker control, which does not behave correctly.  Lots of programs are having this same problem on newer HTC devices.
> 
> Sorry, there's nothing HandyShopper can do about this.
> 
> But apparently you can remove the following registry key to disable the HTC custom date picker and revert back to the standard one.  However, I cannot verify this because I do not have an HTC device, and I don't know if any of the other HTC customizations might break as a result.  Warning:  modifying the registry can be dangerous, etc.
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GWE\Commctrl\CustomDateTimeCtrl] = \windows\htcDTP.dll
> 
> Here is a link with more information:
> 
> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=593377
> 
> 
> --- "Arlene R. Foreman" <arforeman@> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry for the delay - been working.
> > 
> > Yup, merely no drop down for date.
> > 
> > Have tried different databases - same thing.
> > 
> > Happy to help any way I can.
> > 
> >   _____  
> > 
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> > Behalf Of chrisant_wa
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 1:14 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [HS] Re: Possible bug
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > Arlene, I thought you said that when you tap the date button, no popup
> > appears. I am unable to reproduce that on any device (tried 9 different OS
> > versions).
> > 
> > The issue reported here is that when you tap the date button, the date
> > picker pops up and works except that if you tap the year number then the
> > year dropdown pops up but immediately disappears.
> > 
> > My crystal ball is murky, but there is a chance that tracking down and
> > fixing the year dropdown might also fix the unknown issue with the day/month
> > picker. I won't even be able to verify that, since I cannot reproduce the
> > day/month picker problem you reported.
> > 
> > --- "Arlene R. Foreman" <arforeman@> wrote:
> > > Chris - this is pretty much toe same problem I 
> > > addressed 5/19. no drop down for Date.
> > > _____ 
> > > 
> > > From: [email protected] <mailto:handyshopper%40yahoogroups.com>
> > On
> > > Behalf Of chrisant_wa
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:19 PM
> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:handyshopper%40yahoogroups.com> 
> > > Subject: [HS] Re: Possible bug
> > > 
> > > Confirmed, thanks, but no ETA at this time.
> > > It's the first report also, thanks.
> > > 
> > > --- "inverse_mushroom_cloud" <ljkirk13@> wrote:
> > > > Windows Mobile version 3.2 build 6508.
> > > > 
> > > > When I go to select a date and try to pick a year, 
> > > > the drop-down for year doesn't work. Month works fine.
> > > > 
> > > > Sorry if this has been reported already.
> > 
> > 
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