Cabbage Desktop / Cabbage Mobile mega thread (Desktop/mobile texting app)

madmoe · 11-11-2008 11:25am

Hi guys,
Is there any way to bulk export all my 02 contacts to a file that Cabbage can then import? I HATE the new O2 web interface, as bas and all as the first one was this one is horrid.

Cheers,
M

cormie · 11-11-2008 11:53am

I think the new one is pretty good

think you might need software for your phone to sync with, then save that as a csv file and import it in "phonebook>import" in cabbage.

ronano · 11-11-2008 6:42pm

i'm trying to download cabbage on an orange uk motorola l6,my problem is that i cannot get capital letters when typing the url into the phone. Am i a moron and just missing the simple option for captials on the phone? i can get capitals no problem for sending messages.

John_Mc · 11-11-2008 6:44pm

ronano wrote: »

i'm trying to download cabbage on an orange uk motorola l6,my problem is that i cannot get capital letters when typing the url into the phone. Am i a moron and just missing the simple option for captials on the phone? i can get capitals no problem for sending messages.

Website addresses are case insensitive. This would be the reason you dont have the Caps option when entering the address I think

Sam Vimes · 11-11-2008 7:58pm

John_Mc wrote: »

Website addresses are case insensitive. This would be the reason you dont have the Caps option when entering the address I think

no they're not

the domain part is but the rest isn't, on unix machines anyway

try to go to
http://cabaal.org/cabbage/mobile/Cabbage_Mobile_1.4.jar
then
http://cabaal.org/cabbage/mobile/cabbage_mobile_1.4.jar

one works and the other 404s

but anyway, i've set up a shorter url that redirects. you can now get the program from:
http://cabaal.org/cabbage/dl

madmoe wrote: »

Hi guys,
Is there any way to bulk export all my 02 contacts to a file that Cabbage can then import? I HATE the new O2 web interface, as bas and all as the first one was this one is horrid.

Cheers,
M

have a look around the o2 site for a way to export your contacts to a csv file.

or maybe copy and paste your contacts into excel and save them in the format:

name,number
name,number

then use the cabbage importer

Sam Vimes · 11-11-2008 8:50pm

actually ronano, i've never tested cabbage on a motorola and afair i couldn't get AFT to work on a motorola before so it might not work

timmy69 · 12-11-2008 2:53pm

Hi Sam, The desktop application has stopped working for me, it keeps asking me to -5 Restart the program to fix the problem and when i do, it still don't work

Sam Vimes · 12-11-2008 2:58pm

timmy69 wrote: »

Hi Sam, The desktop application has stopped working for me, it keeps asking me to -5 Restart the program to fix the problem and when i do, it still don't work

what network are you on?

when did this start?

what version are you running?

and if you click more->other, is there a tick next to "send messages via intermediate server"?

Jonathan · 12-11-2008 3:07pm

Dem Swedes must be getting no work out of you these days with all the support you are giving on boards

Sam Vimes · 12-11-2008 3:08pm

jmccrohan wrote: »

Dem Swedes must be getting no work out of you these days with all the support you are giving on boards

na i'm just that efficient

coldfire1x · 12-11-2008 4:44pm

Thanks a lot Sam. Truly admirable and wonderful job!!! Working......

colm-ccfc84 · 12-11-2008 9:54pm

Hi Sam. I have tried donwloading your application. However when it reaches 100% it says there is an error and something is 'illegal java action' (not sure if those are the exact words, but to that effect). I have been running AFT from Dal. My phone meets the requirements for your app so I have no idea why this is happening! Have you got any ideas? Cheers!

Sam Vimes · 12-11-2008 10:01pm

colm-ccfc84 wrote: »

Hi Sam. I have tried donwloading your application. However when it reaches 100% it says there is an error and something is 'illegal java action' (not sure if those are the exact words, but to that effect). I have been running AFT from Dal. My phone meets the requirements for your app so I have no idea why this is happening! Have you got any ideas? Cheers!

what type of phone is it?

what link are you entering on the phone?

do you have an old version installed?

colm-ccfc84 · 12-11-2008 10:04pm

Sam Vimes wrote: »

what type of phone is it?

what link are you entering on the phone?

do you have an old version installed?

It is a Samsung D840.
I am entering the address listed on your site. Even if there was a problem I clicked on the link to the mobile download. I have no previous versions installed.

Sam Vimes · 12-11-2008 10:15pm

i'm afraid i know very little about samsug phones.

could you try downloading the cinema guide app from this page and tell me if it works:

http://damohere.freehostia.com/

youcancallmeal · 12-11-2008 10:29pm

I had a Samsung D600 a about year ago and I couldn't install any java apps on it. They had it locked down basically. Might different with newer Samsung phones though?

colm-ccfc84 · 12-11-2008 10:34pm

I downloaded Dal's AFT java app onto my Samsung.

Sam - I tried downloading that using the links under v0.25 Beta
One gave no response and the other said download failed. The download didnt even start. When I try to download cabbage it goes to 100% but then gives the problem as I described before.

Sam Vimes · 13-11-2008 3:46pm

colm-ccfc84 wrote: »

I downloaded Dal's AFT java app onto my Samsung.

Sam - I tried downloading that using the links under v0.25 Beta
One gave no response and the other said download failed. The download didnt even start. When I try to download cabbage it goes to 100% but then gives the problem as I described before.

but if you download AFT does it work ok? AFT's back working now so if it does work on your phone it'll probably be easier all round to keep using it. but i'll look into the problem anyway

Sam Vimes · 13-11-2008 3:51pm

i'm going to be releasing a new version of the desktop app in the next few days. i've decided to take out the client side sending functionality for the following reasons:

it was a nightmare to keep working
no one seems to be using it
the various websites hosting the scripts are reliable enough to not really need it
it's slower than the web based scripts

i originally put the functionality in in case the websites got blocked or went down and for people who don't want their login details going via the server but as i said the websites are very reliable and no one seems to mind the details going via the server. there's also the hassle of having to download a new version when the network websites change, a problem that doesn't exist with the server

and of course anyone who does mind is welcome to a copy of the scripts and instructions about how to set them up on their own server

i'll give it a few days and if there are any objections i'll put the functionality back in or people can keep using the old versions

13-11-2008 4:08pm

youcancallme>al wrote: »

I had a Samsung D600 a about year ago and I couldn't install any java apps on it. They had it locked down basically. Might different with newer Samsung phones though?

You can unlock that. I had a Samsung D500. Google unlocking the fun box or something along thoes lines.

timmy69 · 13-11-2008 9:04pm

Sam Vimes wrote: »

what network are you on?

when did this start?

what version are you running?

and if you click more->other, is there a tick next to "send messages via intermediate server"?

The tick wasn't there, ticked it and it worked! Thanks a lot and great work man!

Sam Vimes · 13-11-2008 9:14pm

timmy69 wrote: »

The tick wasn't there, ticked it and it worked! Thanks a lot and great work man!

and that's another reason i'm getting rid of that option

Random · 13-11-2008 9:16pm

Sam Vimes wrote: »

and that's another reason i'm getting rid of that option

You're getting rid of the client side code in favour of just keeping the server side API ?

Sam Vimes · 13-11-2008 9:31pm

Random wrote: »

You're getting rid of the client side code in favour of just keeping the server side API ?

yes i am, for the reasons detailed above. do you think i shouldn't?

Random · 13-11-2008 9:38pm

Sam Vimes wrote: »

yes i am, for the reasons detailed above. do you think i shouldn't?

I just think you're bloody lazy! It's not like you have anything better to do with your free time! Please the people

I guess it's nice to have the option of the client side but ultimately if the server side is easier to maintain then go for it

Sam Vimes · 13-11-2008 9:39pm

Random wrote: »

I just think you're bloody lazy! It's not like you have anything better to do with your free time! Please the people

I guess it's nice to have the option of the client side but ultimately if the server side is easier to maintain then go for it

you do have the option of client side. take a look here:

http://cabaal.org/cabbage/cabbagedesktopdownload.php

under older versions

Random · 13-11-2008 9:41pm

Sam Vimes wrote: »

you do have the option of client side. take a look here:

http://cabaal.org/cabbage/cabbagedesktopdownload.php

under older versions

Banned forever!

Sam Vimes · 13-11-2008 10:00pm

Random wrote: »

Banned forever!

oh noooooooes!

Fresh Pots · 14-11-2008 7:31pm

hiya, great app, fair play to ya for putting so much time into it. One thing i was thinking could be implemented into the desktop and mobile versions is that when your mesage is sent and its broken into two or three messages that it could identify which part is which at the start of the message eg.[Prt1/2] at the start of the message. This already happens in jsms so i guess it shouldn't be to hard to update.

Sam Vimes · 14-11-2008 9:05pm

that's a good idea. I'll make it an option in case not everyone wants it because it reduces the number of characters you can type in a message

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