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Need to be able to specify GV number to monitor #4

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Need to be able to specify which GV number to monitor.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

8/31/09 download on XP SP3

Please provide any additional information below.

I have 2 Google Voice accounts and need a way to specify which one I want 
monitored for new SMS.  As luck would have it, after installing the 
notifier I find it's monitoring the wrong one.  Thanks for your efforts on 
this needed add-on. - Dave

Original issue reported on code.google.com by dnpet...@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2009 at 6:53

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
So you have two Google Voice accounts tied to the same Google login?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 1 Sep 2009 at 11:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Well after some reading that appears to be impossible to have 2 numbers on the 
same
gmail/google login. So I assume you also have two google accounts. Do you need 
to be
logged into both at the same time?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2009 at 12:04

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - Yes, I have one GV tied to my cellphone and another tied to my home 
phone.  
I got 2 invitations and exercised both.  I do, however, only have one Google 
Mailbox. If I want to use one number, I use one login, and a slightly different 
one 
for the other. Since I only use one at a time, I've never had the need to 
log-in to 
two at a time.  Maybe I've unnecessarily complicated your work, and if so I 
apologize.  My wife has a third GV account, so theoretically there could be a 
need 
to monitor 3 different numbers. Thanks for your comeback. - Dave

Original comment by dnpet...@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2009 at 2:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2009 at 5:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - I was able to solve the problem of the Notifier monitoring the wrong GV 
account by deleting the Notifier program, cleaning the registry of all "Google 
Voice 
Notifier" entries, and reinstalling it.  Nonetheless, now when I click the icon 
the 
correct GV account displays, but there must be some other problems. I'm using 
XP SP3 
and IE8 and have sent several test text messages to my GV number, but nothing 
is 
being detected.  I added the Notifier program to those programs exempt from the 
firewall, but that didn't help. I right clicked the icon and entered the GV 
email 
address and password (left delay blank), but still no detection. I'd appreciate 
any 
suggestions you can offer. Thanks. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 5:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Dave,

I think the problem is that you haven't set the delay. The delay is how long 
GVN will
wait between each check of your inbox. Try setting the delay to something (if 
you
have the first version, it is in milliseconds, if you have version 1.1 it is in
seconds) low like 30 seconds. Also, are you using this at home or at work? If 
at work
you may have a proxy, in which case you will need to set the proxy settings 
(these
are in options as of version 1.1). When you double click on the icon it will 
bring up
the google voice page, but it will not change which one your browser is logged 
into.
So if you are logged into GV account #1 in IE, but you are monitoring GV 
account #2
with your google voice notifier and you double click the icon, GV account #1 
will
still open in IE. 

Let me know if this helps at all.

-Tommy

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 6:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 6:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - Bingo! Setting the delay to 30 resulted in the icon displaying a red 
"!" 
soon after I sent a test SMS. There appears to be another problem, however. 
When I 
clicked the icon to access GV, and mark the SMS as READ, everything worked 
correctly. After closing GV, however, the icon was unresponsive; double 
clicking it 
didn't start GV and right clicking it to close it didn't result in the popup 
showing 
Options and Exit.  The only way I could close it was by using Task Manager.  
After 
restarting Notifier, I experienced the same problem.  The first time it's 
clicked it 
works, but the next time it's unresponsive.  Hope this helps. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 6:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Are you using version 1.0 or version 1.1. Also, are you using the exe or the 
jar file?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - I can't find the version number, but it's the "exe" file that was on 
this 
site 2 hours ago. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Well, if the exe is called something like "Google Voice Notifier v1.1.exe" that 
is
the only current way we have to tell what version it is. We will be adding an 
about
window in the next version.

Original comment by favilo on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Ok,

Try downloading the new jar version. Then goto Start->Run.

Type "cmd" and hit enter.
Then type cd "C:\Program Files\Google Notifier" (change the path to the location
where you have placed the jar).
Then type "java -jar GVNotifier-v1.1.jar".

If you can reproduce the bug where it stops responding, copy the output from the
console window and paste it back here. You should expect a bit of output (some 
of it
saying failed) even if it works properly.

-Tommy

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - It looks like you added exe version 1.1 right after I downloaded the 
previous version.  I just downloaded exe version 1.1, but while the icon 
doesn't 
freeze, it doesn't detect any test SMS messages.  When I right click the icon 
and 
enter my email address, password, and 30 sec delay, it tells me "Proxy Port 
field 
doesn't contain an integer". Since I'm not using a Proxy, I haven't a clue what 
it 
wants. I'll try the jar version. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:44

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Dave - Sorry, I will have to fix that in the next release. Currently, just put 
any
number you like, it won't mean anything unless "Proxy Type" is not blank.

--Kevin

Original comment by favilo on 3 Sep 2009 at 7:49

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Dave,

There is a new version out that should fix the proxy port problem you were 
having.
Let us know if the freezing problem persists.

-Tommy

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 8:13

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - You folks are great, the latest exe download seems to have solved all 
my 
problems. Prior to downloading this latest exe version I tried following your 
instructions regarding the jar version, but wasn't successful. Attached is a 
screenshot of the error message I got.  But, that's history, right now 
everything's 
great.  Thanks for your patience and responsiveness.  Take care. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 8:29

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Glad we could help!

-Tommy

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 8:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - One final problem with the latest exe eversion (1.1a).  It doesn't seem 
to 
save the Email address, Password, Delay (30), or Proxy Port (1080) information. 

This results in having to re-enter this info every time the Notifier is 
started. - 
Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 8:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hmm, that is odd. Does it create a file called ".gvnotifier.conf" in the 
directory
where your "Google Voice Notifier v1.1a.exe" is at?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 9:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, there's a 1kb ".gvnotifier.conf" file, and it's Date Modified shows that 
it's 
being updated every time I re-enter my info.  Nonetheless, whenever the 
Notifier 
starts it won't indicate my new test messages until I re-enter and save the 
email 
address, password, delay, and proxy port. I again deleted this program (1.1a 
exe 
version) and downloaded and installed a fresh copy, but get the same results. - 
Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 9:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
When you start it up, is there a popup asking for just the password?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 9:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
There was on the earlier version, but not on 1.1 or 1.1a. Is it possible I have 
a 
registry problem as a result of the earlier versions?  If so, I can do another 
registry cleaning and reinstall. - Dave

Original comment by dnpet...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 9:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This software doesn't use the registry at all, just that configuration file. 
Also,
when you open the options window, nothing is filled out? Are you the system
administrator on the system/account you are running GV Notifier on?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 9:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
When the program starts and I right click the icon, the options box is 
completely 
blank.  Once I enter the info it detects messages and I can open and close the 
options box repeatedly and the info is still there.  Once I exit the program, 
however, it loses it and must be re-entered on re-start. As I indicated, when 
this 
version starts there isn't a popup box that asks for my password, like there 
was on 
the initial version. This is a Sony Vaio laptop, and I'm the only user. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 10:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Problem solved!!! I changed the Proxy Type from None to Socks, and everything 
now 
works.  I get a popup on startup asking for my password, and right clicking the 
icon 
displays the settings previously entered.  Plus, it continues to detect my test 
messages.  Live and learn, hope this helps. My settings are now...

1)Email: address of Google voice account
2)Password: my Google voice account password
3)Delay: 30
4)Proxy Type: Socks
5)Proxy Host: blank
6)Proxy Port: 1080

Again, thanks for all your help. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 10:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - Just a further update. I've also installed 1.1a on my Vista desktop, 
using 
the same above settings, and it seems to be working flawlessly.  In fact it 
works 
even better, because I get the "New messages!" popup balloon that doesn't 
display on 
my XP laptop. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 4 Sep 2009 at 4:45

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2009 at 6:33

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Did Google Voice recently make a change that blocks your notifier?  As 
indicated 
above, I considered myself very fortunate to have version 1.1a working 
flawlessly on 
both my XP and Vista computers.  In the past week, however, both stopped 
working and 
there have been no changes to either computer or to the notifier's settings. 
Thanks. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 28 Sep 2009 at 3:51

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
That is quite odd. I have 1.1a working without any issues. When you say they 
stopped
working, what do you mean? The system tray doesn't change when you have an 
unread
message in your inbox? Can you still click on the tray icon to open google 
voice?

Original comment by bennett....@gmail.com on 28 Sep 2009 at 4:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Tommy - Yes, when I click on the notifier system tray icon GV opens normally, 
but 
the notifier no longer signals new text messages by displaying the red "!".  I 
just 
downloaded the 8/28 version 1.0 and it behaves similarly. Thinking this may 
somehow 
be a firewall problem, I've added both 1.0 and 1.1a to the firewall "allow" 
list, 
and also added port 1080 for incoming and outgoing traffic, but that didn't 
make any 
difference. - Dave

Original comment by d...@dnpeters.net on 28 Sep 2009 at 4:49