Hey all,
Well, after searching around I haven't quite found anything fits what I want. Wouldn't it be nice to have a today-screen plugin (I would be using TodayLife if it was a plugin) that is completely customizable, by let's say, XML? TodayLife came pretty close, but I would like to display the Windows Start menu and taskbar on it.
Does anyone know something like this?
thanks
Let's see... I think RLToday and XIAMultiTheme would be good.
But these are pretty well known, I assume you already checked them, why aren't they suitable? They are today plugins and are customizable by XML files.
Oh, and there also is Throttle Launcher, but I have no idea how to customize it.
What about Wisbar Advance Desktop?
It can act like a today plugin (i.e. replace the today screen completely). It's very customizable and powerful, you can set the taskbar and/or bottom bar visible/invisible and integrate the normal today plugins into it.
How about homescreen++?
yep, Homescreen Plus Plus (BatteryStatus) is XML...many themes already created on their thread.
I'm sorry, but isn't HomeScreen++ just a battery status and a clock?
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HTC Homeplugin - How to edit white & grey text for: Home, Weather & Music Tabs?
Prior to posting this message, I have researched extensively on this site and Google for the answer but have not been successful. How can the white and grey text be changed to a different color in the HTC Homeplugin? For example, in the home tab, I am referring to the "carrier" name and "MM/DD/YY". In the weather tab, the white text for the current temperature vs. high= white and low= grey. The music tab initial text is white "Music Player" until you activate the media player and the text changes. I am currently using a white "tsk" and it makes it very hard to read the grey and white. I tried editing the "setup" XML file that is part of the initial HTC Homeplugin 6 tab version (I believe it's the latest one).
Any assistance on finding an answer to this inquiry will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I have the same question about HTC Home customize (in Wizard forum): how to add more tabs, change categories as I want... but no one answer yet! Could you, the professional, please show to the newbie the way to do...
Up to now, I only can add my app from storage to 1 of 9 block in Laucher tab (by create a shortcut in Program folder) and to tray (by using PHM toy)...
PAPIPLAY said:
Prior to posting this message, I have researched extensively on this site and Google for the answer but have not been successful. How can the white and grey text be changed to a different color in the HTC Homeplugin? For example, in the home tab, I am referring to the "carrier" name and "MM/DD/YY". In the weather tab, the white text for the current temperature vs. high= white and low= grey. The music tab initial text is white "Music Player" until you activate the media player and the text changes. I am currently using a white "tsk" and it makes it very hard to read the grey and white. I tried editing the "setup" XML file that is part of the initial HTC Homeplugin 6 tab version (I believe it's the latest one).
Any assistance on finding an answer to this inquiry will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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As much I hate to say it, right now there is no option to change the color of the carrier and date. My only suggestion to you would be to use a darker tsk or use HHC to change the background of the home plugin to something darker like the original background. Maybe some day they will come up with a way to change those 2 features but it is not currently available.
DiCham said:
I have the same question about HTC Home customize (in Wizard forum): how to add more tabs, change categories as I want... but no one answer yet! Could you, the professional, please show to the newbie the way to do...
Up to now, I only can add my app from storage to 1 of 9 block in Laucher tab (by create a shortcut in Program folder) and to tray (by using PHM toy)...
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As for the Home plugin, you can add up to 6 tabs using the home customizer or schaps advanced configuration tool. You can also pick and choose which tabs you want.
For example>> When you flash the TNT.1437 Rom, the default setup is 5 tabs(home, favorite contacts, weather, launcher, music) but if you don't want the weather, but instead you would rather have the profiles tab, you can easily change that or have all 6 tabs.
As far as the launcher goes, you can only have 9 apps there and I don't think anything is gonna change that. If you need a quick launch solution, take a look at cLaunch. It's free and lets you do the same thing as the home plugin, only not so stylishly. Or if that is not an option for you then use PHM Power Toys and use TrayLaunch and that is just as effective.
Another Option for you would be Wisbar Advance Desktop(sorry, not free). You are able to create multiple pages and flip through them as you please(if you use HTC Home Customizer to unlock the home plugin you will be able to use it with WAD), add shortcuts to the desktop, create full themes for your today screen... etc. It's a really nice app but like I mentioned above, It isn't freeware.
OK! That means there's no way to add more tabs (just home, favorite contacts, weather, launcher, music) and add more block to Launcher either!
In fact I dont need new theme or skin but I'll try Wisbar Advance Desktop 1.3.0.7.
DiCham said:
OK! That means there's no way to add more tabs (just home, favorite contacts, weather, launcher, music) and add more block to Launcher either!
In fact I dont need new theme or skin but I'll try Wisbar Advance Desktop 1.3.0.7 (it's free for me, dharvey4651), hope it could create shortcuts to desktop of mine. Anyone need WAD1.3.0.7, just PM me (you can use it in yourway, nothing neccesary, even coffee/cigarette) .
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As a long time member of this forum, I must ask you to remove this post. Whether or not you got it for free or not is entire on you but please do not offer warez here. Offering someone Wisbar Advance Desktop for free is still stealing from the author even if you received it for free.
OK, done, man!
Heyy
Im looking for a today screen plugin which needs to have these features:
+ Large Clock
+ Date (Possibly With Current Day To)
+ Configurable Links To Programs
Im looking for something with a configurable height because im also using the PhoneEx today plugin which i would like to keep at the very bottom of my today screen ((it looks better there) Im currently using iPhoneToday as a launcher but i think it looks too cluttered and doesn't show the date or time)
If it had the time and date at the top or middle and then the application shortcuts at the bottom and with a transparent background, that would be fantastic
it needs to look clean and simple, but be finger friendly
I know that this is a lot to ask but if somebody could point me towards something like this, preferably free, then i'd be very greatful
Pocket Digital Clock (dev/hacking) is an awesome plugin. It has everything you want except the launcher. You can adjust the clock size, font and color. It also shows the date. I use one of the custom fonts; there are several options, and you can make your own.
Thanks, I Solved My Problem By Getting SPB Mobile 3 Shell But Ill Check Out Pocket Digital Clock Too
Thanks Alot
Hello, since I get bored of Manilla 2.1/2.5 and I really want to USE my phone I have installed iPhoneToday - it's fast & really functional.
I have 2 questions:
1. Because it is not supported anymore, is there an alternative (not Winterface or iLauncher), which can be configured with own icons etc.?
2. Does anyone know if it's possible to iclude a weather-app (like the phone icons) shows temperature and weather?
Regards,
S-Line
S-Line said:
Hello, since I get bored of Manilla 2.1/2.5 and I really want to USE my phone I have installed iPhoneToday - it's fast & really functional.
I have 2 questions:
1. Because it is not supported anymore, is there an alternative (not Winterface or iLauncher), which can be configured with own icons etc.?
2. Does anyone know if it's possible to iclude a weather-app (like the phone icons) shows temperature and weather?
Regards,
S-Line
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You may like SPB Mobile Shell, its a little heavier than iLauncher but lighter than manila.
Thanks, I have tested most apps, also SPB MS, but it's a bit too overloaded, also I didn't find a nice skin (hate the original one).
But can I use png-files as icons in MS (like the iPhone-like icons released here)?
S-Line said:
Thanks, I have tested most apps, also SPB MS, but it's a bit too overloaded, also I didn't find a nice skin (hate the original one).
But can I use png-files as icons in MS (like the iPhone-like icons released here)?
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There are some icon packages floating around and you should be able to use PNG files.
Have you tried Ultimate Launcher?
You can assign icons through the UI.
back in the day there was a UI called Throttle Launcher they may work for you. I haven't seen it in a while though.... It had lots of skins and options to customize
Hello together,
I'm playing around with all these apps, themes, roms since 2 days and I already changed a lot of things which are nice, but there are still some things which are bugging me and I can't find a solution for them. it would be really nice if you could help!!
I have installed MaxManila 2.5 V3.0 and the DKBlack theme and several other little stuff.
So now the problem is:
1. that my digital clock has a transparent background, is it possible to change this back to a white or something else? just transparant doesn't look so good in my opinion.
2. The icons on my home tab for the shortcuts are the old ones, how can I change them to new ones which I've downloaded and which are already working in the main menu?
3. Maxmanila produced a crazy flame background for me which is already not correctly centered I think, so at my phone the background is already zoomed in, so its not very sharp. Also I haven't found a way to change the background because it doesn't work with the normal menu. I don't want to stick with the flame bg
4. The Maxmanila Links for Last call,, calender etc. don't make any sense in my opinion, I mean I still have the same links at the bottom, so how can I remove them or replace them by something more useful, like a birthday reminder or something like that?
I think thats it for the moment.
THX for any help!!
Hm...is MaxManila really for HTC HD2?? I mean I realized that they don't have the normal HD2 menu at the bottom? I want to keep that, but now it makes sense that they installed this 4 icons for calender under the clock.
So is Maxmanila really for HD2 or is Cookies Home tab the better choice? Is there a way to change the clock also with the cookies home tab?
THX for any responses!!
I've seen a variety of screenshots of HD2s with alternate status icons (like the ones shown in this post's screenshots: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4871358). I've searched and searched and I can't find out how to customize these from the standard, simple, ugly white stock ones. Any tips appreciated!
Thanks!
BB
Can anyone point me in the right direction for these?
Thanks,
BB
You can either continue to search for somebody that has done it and released the files. Or you can start looking into modding the manila files yourself to what you want. The files are not unique to the Leo any WinMo 6.5 notification icons will work.
Thanks for the info. I'm brand new to Windows Mobile and the HD2 so I'm not sure I'm up for trying to make my own mods yet. I'm trying to learn from what others have done and then hopefully be able to give back later.
So, are these things typically referred to as 'notification icons'? I found some custom packages under that name, but they all seemed to be the big icons for the programs, not the little status icons. I couldn't tell though whether those packages would include both the big icons and the small status icons or not. Any idea?
Thanks,
BB
BigBlueEdge said:
Thanks for the info. I'm brand new to Windows Mobile and the HD2 so I'm not sure I'm up for trying to make my own mods yet. I'm trying to learn from what others have done and then hopefully be able to give back later.
So, are these things typically referred to as 'notification icons'? I found some custom packages under that name, but they all seemed to be the big icons for the programs, not the little status icons. I couldn't tell though whether those packages would include both the big icons and the small status icons or not. Any idea?
Thanks,
BB
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To get these icons first you need to install Maxmanilla. search the thread for maxmanilla and after that you can choose your icons for notifications.
Notification Icons
Install max manilla and then you can change the default notification by the one I have attached or to any icon you want. Search for the icons on net. A few icons are attached which I use.
Notification Icons
Direct link to the Maxmanilla thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=596462
asifghufran:
Thanks for the tips and guidance! I really appreciate the help. However, I'm not looking for the big icons for the various programs, I'm looking for the little status icons at the top of the display (signal strength, wireless connected, bluetooth, headset, etc). The ones on the T-Mo HD2 are just the basic white 'line drawing' ones from HTC. I've seen some screenshots here (like in the like I posted above) where these little icons are very nice, rich, colorful, almost 3D looking. Those are the ones I'm trying to find. Does MaxManilla have those too?
Thanks!
BB
BigBlueEdge said:
asifghufran:
Thanks for the tips and guidance! I really appreciate the help. However, I'm not looking for the big icons for the various programs, I'm looking for the little status icons at the top of the display (signal strength, wireless connected, bluetooth, headset, etc). The ones on the T-Mo HD2 are just the basic white 'line drawing' ones from HTC. I've seen some screenshots here (like in the like I posted above) where these little icons are very nice, rich, colorful, almost 3D looking. Those are the ones I'm trying to find. Does MaxManilla have those too?
Thanks!
BB
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Ah Sorry, I thought you are talking about notification icons. The icons which you are referring are part of taskbar. first you need to check your windows version If you are still on the stock rom or installed a coocked rom 6.5 then search for taskbar 6.5. If you are on 6.5.x then search for taskbar 6.5.x
A lot of customization links are included in the below thread. just search for taskbar for your version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=639002
Awesome! That's what I was looking for. I was searching for 'status icons' since that's how HTC refers to them in the manual. Didn't think that was called the taskbar.
Thanks again!
BB
BigBlueEdge said:
Awesome! That's what I was looking for. I was searching for 'status icons' since that's how HTC refers to them in the manual. Didn't think that was called the taskbar.
Thanks again!
BB
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You are welcome