Hey VOX´ers,
I have been playing around with Registry to customise the panels on the home screen.
The result is two customised panels (applications & games) and 'IPhone' like icons on the panels.
I have included a screen shot.
What do you think??
Chongie
how did you get it?
Edit the value of the reg. key iconpaths for each panel (CHome, CMessage, etc) to the file location of the icons you want it changed too..
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The Slide Panel feature is a nice addition, and seemes to offer more ways of customizing home screens.
Looking around the forums, I've learned most of the possibilities, but a few remain unknown for me.
- in a XML file (\windows\slidingpanel.home.xml) you decide general colors, iconbar, etc..
- in a XML file (\windows\chome_240x320.cpr for me) you can decide the position, size, font of the different parts of the blocks.
- in the registry (HKLM\software\microsoft\chome) you decide which parts are enabled, and the details of some of them (for example : settings).
I've not understood :
- how to change the icon on the top left of every panel ?
- where those icons are stored ?
- Is there any possibility of settings for the content : for example, I can see 2 days of apointments. can I change this to 3 or 4 ?
Does anybody know a good bible on that ?
Thanks
As for as icons, edit them in the reg. Under ICONPATHS (it may have numbers like 2450;2451), the first # I think is the selected panel icon and second # is unselected panel icon. You can change these icons numbers to a file location like this: \My Documents\
icons\sel.png;\My Documents\icons\unsel.png
You can make them any location or filename, main memory is better than storage card. Size of the icon is controlled by the cpr file(width="" and height="") and its displayed location(left="" and top=""). You can change Picture in reg same way but it would just be one icon in that value, not 2. You can also add extra icons, pics, or even panel backgrounds to different style panels if you want, but that is a little different.
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As for as icons, edit them in the reg. Under ICONPATHS (it may have numbers like 2450;2451), the first # I think is the selected panel icon and second # is unselected panel icon. You can change these icons numbers to a file location like this: \My Documents\
icons\sel.png;\My Documents\icons\unsel.png
You can make them any location or filename, main memory is better than storage card. Size of the icon is controlled by the cpr file(width="" and height="") and its displayed location(left="" and top=""). You can change Picture in reg same way but it would just be one icon in that value, not 2. You can also add extra icons, pics, or even panel backgrounds to different style panels if you want, but that is a little different.
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Thanks for the tips, I'm learning day after day...
One mistake in my post : there is a second set of keys for that in the registry : HKLM/security/chome/defaultsettings. The first set of keys seems to be overwritten during every boot with the content of this second set of keys. To save a modification, you need to modify the 2 sets at the same time.
You don't get all those time consuming possibilities with a plain Nokia phone... !
hi ppl.
i want to know how to remove a coloured bar that displays on the homescren by default. i am attaching a screenshot of my homescreen for your reference. the bar displays where 'Hutch' is written i.e. where teh operator name shows.
secondly, is there any way to make the top and bottom bars transparent so that any image covers the entire screen, but retains the icons n text (eg. edge icon, contacts field, start menu etc?)
anyone ?
You need to modify that theme. Upload it and I'll do it. It's located under ApplicationData\Home\xxx.scheme.xml
thanks pal. i am attaching the 'simple home' xml and a screenshot of same.
i would like the following things to be edited:
1. no top n bottom colour bars (should be transparent to take colour of any picture i put as wall paper)
2. no colour bar where it says 'Hutch' (operator) - same effect as point one.
3. Would it be possible to reduce the font sizes too ?
thank you for your precious time and patience.
Here you go.
Oh, it is not possible to remove the bottom.
@frauhottelmann
yeehaw !!! thanks a ton pal. the home screen looks real cool.
don't want to overstay my welcome but is there anyway to keep changing the lower bar colour ?
theres a software called base hue express. that changes the bottom bar colour. but i dont think it can make it transparent.
In home screen settings you can choose Color schemes (only basic colors) otherwise you would have to modify the theme again!
Hi, is there any programs to move the autolock\unlock slider from top of the screen to bottom of the screen in win6.5 (Manila 2.1). Maybe a theme or something. (I've search and cant seem to find anything so far.)
Thanks for your time.
Regrds,
Schiff
I use HeartofWolf Lockscreen fix v4, with Duttys R8 it works great!
Its an XML type language if you fancy making your own. I've moved mine to the middle, with the clock in the top quarter of the screen and removed the calendar events.
Try it (usual applies.. try at your own risk, backup your system)
Copy the cpr file to \Windows\LockScreen
i have manila 2.1
works perfect and like his one muchbetter
Cheers, will give it a go.
and how can be changed the wallpaper from the lock screen?
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and how can be changed the wallpaper from the lock screen?
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Overwrite both stwater_???_??? in \Windows with the picture of choice. this also changes start menu wallpapers etc.. ??? being 480 and 800 (one for portrait, landscape)
Craig
and also, the clock can be bigger? what should we change inside of LS_LockScene_480x800.cpr?
As in the clock on the lock screen? If so yes, open the .cpr file in a text editor and find a key with a large text size somewhere towards the bottom. You may have to move things around, and certainly increase the size of the background window. I'm not near my pc to have a look for you.
Craig
craiglay said:
Its an XML type language if you fancy making your own. I've moved mine to the middle, with the clock in the top quarter of the screen and removed the calendar events.
Try it (usual applies.. try at your own risk, backup your system)
Copy the cpr file to \Windows\LockScreen
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Have been looking for this to get my default lockscreen back after uninstalling the "move lockscreen to bottom" .cab, but this is MUCH better. Thnx for this wonderful lockscreen!
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Have been looking for this to get my default lockscreen back after uninstalling the "move lockscreen to bottom" .cab, but this is MUCH better. Thnx for this wonderful lockscreen!
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Are there any print screens?
Like to see some screen shots before installing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535024
Look here
Hey guys,
i just wanted to know if there is a cab that hides the manila slider at the bottom of the homescreen. i already have a transparent background for that bar, but i want the icons to not to be visible.
can anyone help me?
thanks in advanced!
Then edit a manila slider .cab with png files which are empty.
Use manila editor to explore an unzipped .cab and edit the images with the grafix editor of your choice. Leave the icons alpha blending blank and you have what you want I guess. Pack the files again to .cab with IZArc (including the .xml and stuff of course), move and apply. Try it. Not sure if it works.
Why would he want to go through all that if he could just load a program like Cookies Home Tab or MaxManila that would give the option to drop the slider into a hide button plus several other options.
Dunno. Maybe he wants to slide it but without icons. Just to have a dimmed screen with labels.
Hi all,
I searched over the foums but could not find an answer. Is there any cab that change the rounded buttons in WM 6.5.5 into Text only buttons? There are some themes that do that but I dont want any other fancy extras (i.e. change icons, task bar, etc.), I just want these buttons to go away so that my wallpaper will look nicer. I got the whole home page transparent now except for these buttons.
Many thanks,
NTD
duongnt said:
Hi all,
I searched over the foums but could not find an answer. Is there any cab that change the rounded buttons in WM 6.5.5 into Text only buttons? There are some themes that do that but I dont want any other fancy extras (i.e. change icons, task bar, etc.), I just want these buttons to go away so that my wallpaper will look nicer. I got the whole home page transparent now except for these buttons.
Many thanks,
NTD
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delete the relevant section of registry is one way to do it
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\SoftKeyBar
if you look you can clearly see the name of the images that are used.
if you delete the values then the buttons disappear as well..
Many thanks, I deleted the keys in Toolbat instead of SoftKeyBar and they are now gone
NTD