Caterpillar 1.1 Update Brings Back Reflective and 5-Icon Docks to the Table. Trial Available!

by Jody Mitoma on March 8, 2008 at 8:55 am

Caterpillar 1.1 Update Available RipDev have come out with a Caterpillar update. Caterpillar is that beautiful skinning package that has become available for all iPhone / iPod Touch owners - for a price.

Have a look at the new features in version 1.1 of this awesome application below.

Version 1.1. ChangeLog:

All Components:

Ability to request a trial to try out the product for a few days for free.

Improved the installer.

Small fixes and tweaks on all the components.

µCalendar:

Recurring events are now supported;

Ability to select default mode: events or calendar;

Ability to turn off mode switching by clicking, so you can only see events or calendar;

The events for up to the next 7 days are displayed now (but no more than 7 on the screen);

The events view is wider now;

Fixed a visual glitch with a light line on the bottom of the calendar;

Fixed a bug with the volume slider not functioning in the iPod control mode.

FaceLift:

5-icons Dock support for firmware 1.1.3 and newer;

Ability to turn enable Reflective Dock;

Ability to turn off Dock background;

Ability to make status bar opaque;

Dark faceplates for the icon titles (nice for light backgrounds).

Privacy:

Ability to hide only the message text or both the sender and the text in the addition to the “standard” options.

Reminder:

The phone is only waking up to make a notification to conserve the battery.

Smart Dialer:

Ability to dial a number from the Smart Dialer (including the plus sign, and */# symbols);

Improved the search speed;

Ability to choose the keypad language;

Added an option to include the region code when searching for phone numbers;

Added an option to delay the search until the designated number of characters is entered;

Vibration is only done for 0.5 seconds per key press instead of the entire duration.

This is a nice hefty update. Makes Caterpillar a bit more worth it’s price - but still a little too expensive for my tastes.

To try out Caterpillar for free today, add it via the RipDev Source: http://repository.ripdev.com/

(Source: Apple iPhone School, iPhone Skinning)

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3 Responses to “Caterpillar 1.1 Update Brings Back Reflective and 5-Icon Docks to the Table. Trial Available!”

Shan said:

March 8th, 2008 at 9:07 am

Sounds like an interesting Application Jody! I would rather develop my own applications with the new SDK that’s out, or wait for another person to develop it instead of purchasing one. Have you tried Caterpillar? I doubt I’ll need it, as it’s really made for the iPhone and not the iPod Touch.
Jody Mitoma said:

March 9th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

Yes, it sounds very interesting indeed. Personally, I haven’t given it a go with this application just yet, but I may try it out tonight. If I do happen to try it out, I’ll let you know how it is. Don’t count on it though.

It’d be nice to have, but certainly nothing near worth the price they’re expecting me to pay for it… and like you said, half the features are for the iPhone anyway.

I’m sure something similiar - if not better - will come out once the SDK is released, which will be available for free, if not, a ONE time fee of ~$5.00.
iSecks said:

March 9th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

This/something like this will never be on the app store, as Steve Jobs has already announced that 3rd party apps won’t be able to run in the background. Sorry folks, but its true.