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New "Rolex" today clock

I have been working on a different clock for the today screen and this is what I came up with. I was getting tired of the "htchome" style clocks and I wanted to kinda spruce up some things, This took me forever to get everything to line up and BE 100% functional!! If anyone sees a intrest in this then let me know and I will do everything I can to help!
Yes the hands (second,hour,minute) and Date are all functional!!!!
Thanks to everyone for a GREAT FORUM....
D.L

nice lewi1032! Can I happen to get a copy of that?

Sure!
As soon as I get home I will help ya out!
Just glad I can contribute and help =o)

that looks very smart indeed, are the calls emails and text alert boxes working buttons ie take you to inbox etc as htchome does?
+1 for wanting a copy!

Mattcity said:
that looks very smart indeed, are the calls emails and text alert boxes working buttons ie take you to inbox etc as htchome does?
+1 for wanting a copy!
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yes they are indeed working just as htchome does..=o)
Just as soon as I get home sometime today I will try and fill everyones requests! I really like this setup cause it uses hardly any memory! =o)

Hey, that's great, thanks. I have this exact watch. I also have the Explorer II with a black face. How hard was the clock to make? I think the explorer would look better with the theme on my phone.

Sowwwwy!!!!!

Showing # voice,missed,email,text

What apps will show the # voice mails, emails, text, missed calls, right on the today screen?
I've been digging through googled sites for some time without much luck.
The only one I know is HTC....

there are tons out there.
rltoday
xiamultitheme
spb apps
todaylife
batterystatus
throttlelaunch
ifonz
there are more I'm sure...

One line
Thanks, I should be more specific, I was looking for something dedicated to just sms / vm / mc.

SPB Phone Suite, its not free but its good
http://spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/phonesuite/?en

Battery status
Battery status is now called HomeScreen_PlusPlus_UI
http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_batterystatus_xda_neo_wm5_im_cs.htm#Download
I didn't see any way to disable all the info besides sms / text / vm through the menus, but it is otherwise a cool today screen app.
iFonz looked pretty cool but it was rather intrusive, it wants to be on top all the time, like it should, but while configuring I think it needs a shut-up button.
rlToday is really cool but it does require a lot of XML editing. I'm working with it now. Its more that I was looking for but it is very nice.
http://rotlaus-software.de/

Contact Manager, SMS, and Dialer Quesions

I am new to WM and I love all of the customization that can be done. I am looking at a few different apps to run along with SPB Shell and I can't decide what to do. I have three apps I am looking into all with pros and cons. If anyone can help point me in the right direction that would be great. Thanks!
Phone Extension
The main thing I like about this app is the fact that it has a dialer. Dialers seem to be few and far between on the Omnia (WQVGA). Everything else here is good but doesn't really jump out and grab me like the other two. When scrolling through the contacts it tends to get jumpy somtimes.
PocketCM
I love this app (especially with the htctoucher gloss theme) but it is missing two key components: a dialer and a call log (I know you can look at it along with sms, but I would like a separate one). My favorite part has to be the SMS feature. It looks so professional and I love the text bubbles. It does have a tendency to jump around and not run as smooth as the Resco Contact though. With a dialer and a call log I would definitely go with this (if I could get it to run a little smoother that would be better too). I saw that Htctoucher has a gloss dialer that goes well with the contact manager but it doesn't work in WQVGA.
Resco Contact Manager
This program runs the best of the three but I would like for it to be skinable or at least have another color option. It definitely runs the smoothest of the three, but it also is missing a dialer. I like how it has a threaded read of your text messages but I wish it had one that functioned more like PocketCM's. One that had the look with the text bubbles, and one that allowed you to type right at the bottom of the screen while still seeing the other messages. This program does run with two flaws though. The phonepad doesn't stay up when I hit the button sometimes and the taskbar displays at the top over the program.
In all I am looking for an SMS app that looks like the one in PocketCM, very professional and lets me type while seeing my old messages (I tried out SmileySMS but it's not nearly the same). If possible I would like that to be integrated into a contact manager with pictures in the contact list and a call log to show all incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. And finally a dialer that goes along with the other two. Oh and if you could get all of that to run smoothly together that would be amazing.
Thanks!
(I am know I am being picky, but I figure I would see what thoughts others had. Thanks in advance!)

Adding a gradient background on messages tab

Hi everyone!
I have just installed the tweak from the cab repository that allows your home tab background to be visible in all of the tabs... which I totally love!
The only problem is, if you choose a bright(ish) background, its very difficult to read a text message on the messages tab.
I was wondering, does anyone know of a way to add say, a PNG, that has a gradient/transparency fade behind the message text on the messages tab, as though it was a curtain kind of thing.
This would allow the background to show through, yet still allowing a message to be read!
Thanks for you help in advance. I'm pretty new to this all so I have not a clue about where to begin!
sat

that's a good idea, since i face the same problem

Or add an A4 paper behind the message, like in the email tab. That woul be really nice

if someone could make a mod that lets you add a gradient curtain thingy and wrap it up in a cab, I'm sure people will be willing to donate a few £s... I definitely would be.

transparent background on messaging tab makes sms, etc. unreadable
I have been working on this one for weeks now, I've been able to change a whole lot in manila except for this freakin' unreadable white text in the messaging tab, when you've got the transparent backgrounds enabled. Indeed it would be very nice to have like a curtain thing on this tab to properly show your messages
Issue is driving me
If there's someone that is able to do this or even help me along the way,
it would keep me from a mental breakdown (sleepless nights are killin'ya)
HTC Topaz
Touch Diamond 2
hspl 1.83 flash
WM6.5 NLD Sense 2.5.2012

luffyp said:
or add an a4 paper behind the message, like in the email tab. That woul be really nice
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+ 1 000 000 ! ^^

SmirRage said:
I have been working on this one for weeks now, I've been able to change a whole lot in manila except for this freakin' unreadable white text in the messaging tab, when you've got the transparent backgrounds enabled. Indeed it would be very nice to have like a curtain thing on this tab to properly show your messages
Issue is driving me
If there's someone that is able to do this or even help me along the way,
it would keep me from a mental breakdown (sleepless nights are killin'ya)
HTC Topaz
Touch Diamond 2
hspl 1.83 flash
WM6.5 NLD Sense 2.5.2012
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tryed 1001 things fr the message tab, discused it with other developers on the forum but noresult. it is just impossible.

[Q] Notifications Text Size on Lock screen

In WP7 Mango, is it possible to change the text size and icon size of notifications on the lock screen? Email, voicemail, texts, etc. show up as very small icons and small numbers below the date and time, too small for an old man like me.
I have a LG Quantum but I have seen other WP7 phones with small notifications so I am asking in general if anyone knows how to change it.

Even a response saying it can't be done [yet] would at least let me stop spending so much time searching for an answer for now...thx

Im pretty sure it cant be done

brokenman said:
In WP7 Mango, is it possible to change the text size and icon size of notifications on the lock screen? Email, voicemail, texts, etc. show up as very small icons and small numbers below the date and time, too small for an old man like me.
I have a LG Quantum but I have seen other WP7 phones with small notifications so I am asking in general if anyone knows how to change it.
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Hi old man,
I do not thonk it is impossible.
You need to search for "notification", "text" etc.. in the registry.

magdan83 said:
You need to search for "notification", "text" etc.. in the registry.
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That was also my first thought. I can't find anything in the registry related to the font or text for notifications. Lots of keys about notification sounds, but that's it. I will continue searching because surely someone has done it. I took a sideroad and checked google images for mango lockscreens and - sadly - they all looked the same. I had hoped that someone had posted how they had modified their lockscreen, but no.
It is weird to me how MS uses these huge fonts that roll across the screen (e.g. people) but then makes notification text and icons in like a 2 pt font.