Action Menu

September 15, 09 by Doug

Version 1.0

Extensible Action Menu customization for OS versions 3.0/3.0.1. Integrates a variety of actions with every application on the device.

This app adds a couple tweaks to the iPhone OS, namely the clipboard.

It’s main draw is the ability to store multiple items on the clipboard at once, as opposed to the standard option of just one provided by Apple. It alters the the menu that appears and offers just a graphic representation instead of the textual one, though this can be disabled if you prefer.

It alleges that it offers some functionality in the dialer, but I have yet to figure that out, to be honest.

Frankly, though the idea of multiple things held on the clipboard is nice, it’s not really all that useful to me. And since I don’t find it’s user interface all that user friendly, I fail to see what this app really can provide.

The settings menu isn’t really all that descriptive with options like, “Dial” and “Favorites”.

Favorites takes you to a sub-menu, where you can create something (not a favorite contact, just favorite text) – text I imagine you can paste anywhere at any time without having to retype it over and over again. That has use, I suppose, but frankly, I don’t type much all that frequently to really find a practical time to apply it.

As it stands right now, it’s only available for the OS 3.0/3.0.1, which is perfectly reasonable, as it’s a jailbroken app and we don’t have access to a jailbroken 3.1 yet (come on dev team – we’re all rooting for you!), so if you’re running an iPod touch without the upgrade this isn’t a tweak you can play with.

When it all boils down to it, it’s not a bad adjustment, and I don’t want to come across as being completely flippant over it. I am sure there are a bunch of users who can find uses for this app (there is also an upgrade package available for purchase which provides you with more adjustments). I just kind of wish it was developed in a more obvious manner.

[Source - BigBoss] Cydia