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PocketPC GUI enhancement for one handed use?

After two months with my Magician, I have come to the simple conclusion that the PocketPC gui sucks in many ways. It's a great system overall, it's just that the GUI leaves a lot to desire.
Specifically, it is horrible for one handed use. I rarely use the stylus. To start a program, you're supposed to click the tiny Start menu in the top left corner, then click Programs. And yet I normally have plenty of room for program icons on the today page!
To close a program, they expect you to click an even smaller X or OK in the top right corner.
Many people would suggest mapping hardware buttons to do these things, but the Magician doesn't really have an abundance of those.
I've seen screenshots of alternative GUIs. For instance, the Asus what's-its-name has a redesigned GUI that works with the hatch.
What have you guys done to improve one handed usage? What are the options?
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Something I'm working on, called VJEphemeris:
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Works well right handed, and surprisingly, also left handed...
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Main Items i use to increase my one-handed use are found on this forum, which are Gabor Salamon's Blinkeys (Text entry)Blimkeys. and Mamaich's Phone Extension which adds a contacts button to the dialer screen Quick Dial.
both excellent add ons which should be implemented in future GUI's!! Other than that i use SPB pocket plus to clutter up my screen with items to tap on. Although Im starting to get drawn to wisbar. Only time I use my stylus is to reset my Magician when its locked up!
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How can i change scrolling in programs/games folder

The OS is WM2003SE. At present when scrolling through Programs Folder or Games Folder using the D-pad the cursor moves left to right & will not go down or up until you reach the last program icon on each horizontal line.
Does anyone know a reg hack or program that will change the cursor to move up & down freely.
Hope you can understand what I mean ! quite simple issue really but not so simple to put into words.
Many thanks.

I don't this is really possible normally because of the way the listview is implemented in Programs. However, if you use VJSmallIcons II it will let you change the way the icons are displayed, and it might work then.
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Yes your app will allow me to scroll through my programs using the "list view".
Thank you.
I'm sure I saw a reg hack to adjust the D-pad movement, have searched on here & with google.
Thank god for forums like this & trusty google, WM would be junk without 3rd party experts correcting annoying bugs/problems.

Well another problem I solved with MortScript.
Wrote a script that allows me to use button 1 & 2 to scroll through my program list just when Programs is active.
Not as good as the cursor movement in WM5 but damn close.
With a few tweaks 2003SE is as good as WM5 for stylus free use & has some other advantage too.

What application/plugin/whatever is this?

I remember seeing tons of screenshots for this and figuring/hoping whenever I upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1, it would be there. Well, it's not, or at least not in Verizon's installation. What is this application or plugin and where can I get it? It is something I can install just like I've done with the HTC home plugin or is it something that has to be in the rom? Thanks, and sorry if I'm asking a question that's been asked a billion times before. I have no idea what to call this .
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The screen shots are both from a WM6.1 Standard device. Do you have a Standard (ie no touch screen) or a Professional (with a touch screen)?

Professional (with touchscreen). So you're saying that layout is only intended for non touchscreen models? That sucks. I think that's a much cleaner layout than the out-the-box layout professional offers. Any ideas or am I just out of luck? Thanks.

dougthug said:
Professional (with touchscreen). So you're saying that layout is only intended for non touchscreen models? That sucks. I think that's a much cleaner layout than the out-the-box layout professional offers. Any ideas or am I just out of luck? Thanks.
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You could browse through the countless number of themes and launchers available.

Guess it's time to find a new HTC touch home launcher. Thanks.

If I were you I would invest in Wisbar Advance Desktop. You could easily achieve this with it.

Never heard of it before. Looks pretty sharp, thanks for the heads up!

There is also a throttle launcher skin which looks similar to this. I think it is the windows mobile 7 skin. If you do a search it should come up pretty quickly.

battery icon on top right

does anyone know how to keep the battery icon on titlebar displayed at all times?
mine only displays on the today screen. but when i run a program, it disappears.
anyone the reg tweak for this? im using WM6.1 02 by cotulla on magician
also if anybody knows how to replace the default battery icons?thanks

You can use a software named QuickMenu.
http://www.alensw.com/attachment/QuickMenu_2.8.zip
It's a Chinese favorite software with 0409 mui support.
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great app!but i was hoping of just a reg tweak as i already have wisbarlite, with similar functions but i think uses smaller memory. im only using a 64mb magician so space is quite an issue for me. thanks a bunch though

There is no registry-tweak for BatteryStatus on every titlebar I think...

oh i see. i guess il give the quick menu a shot. theres one problem though. i think it conflicts with my pointui home2 app. whenever quick menu is running, the home button shows i have notifications even if i dont, and the home button cant be cliked. but when i close quickmenu. everything is fine. dunno how its causing it. hey, thanks for your time.

I think I found something interesting with small size...
Shows battery status on every titlebar...

wow thanks again.

up on the search for perfect Lock App

hey everyone, i need some help of what good locks apps are out right now, S2U2 is good but theres a bad battery leak, WM 6.5 Lock sucks because it messes up my Lumos, im trying to find a good app that doesnt drain my battery but adds good screenlock to my phone, throttle lock isnt also my thing btw, already tried it but its not my taste plz let me know whats a good app, thnx
UPDATE: ok...soo i found pocketshield...is that any good?

I bought PocketShield but dont use it anymore, I didn't need the advanced features.
SmartLock is perfect for my needs, and free.
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I bought PocketShield but dont use it anymore, I didn't need the advanced features.
SmartLock is perfect for my needs, and free.
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thnx for the suggestion might try it out later but it seems alot of people are complaining on battery consumption this app is doing to the device

I used to use Sensorlock, which unlocked by rotating on axis 360 degree, but sometimes didnt work, and it locked up when my alarm went off,
Now i;m using TouchLockPro, and its great! Its got a million different ways to unlock the phone, but i just use the function which you touch the sensor button on the d-pad 3x to unlock. Seems to work perfectly most of the time, except it sometimes take 4-5-6 touches sometimes.
(also if you do get this, and set it up, In cleanRam, exclude the process as it is hard to re-open the program after cleanRam shuts it down)
Cheers

+1 for touchlockpro
also you can check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478606