I just recently unlocked my Sprint Touch Diamond - after being pretty disgusted with the battery life and not really in love with the Sprint TF3D skin. Besides the fact, I chose MightyROM because of it's stableness and I couldn't be happier - I've completely reskinned my phone to the HTC stock skin - as well as installed some other skins and Background4All, etc to get it to where I want it.
I'm falling in love with my phone all over again, it's what it should have been, battery, performance and looks wise, it's gorgeous!
Except for one thing
My Question: MightyROM uses a black dialer, it looks ok, I like the slide to answer functionality, but I hate the End Call button, it sticks out like a sore thumb (I'm a graphic designer soooooooo it's important to me). The phone dialer is just an application right? So how can I reskin this portion - what are the necessary programs to create/reskin the dialer OR where can I find dialers for my phone? Can I use any dialer for a WM 6.1 device? Do I need to flash my phone again to change the dialer? (if so )
Thanks in advance.
Check out skinzone, there are some dialer images there to give you an idea. Or just go into your windows folder with file explorer extension and you can see each image as you pass it. You'll most likely want to look under "dialer" to start with. This dialer is not as hard to skin as sime other dialers, so you should have no problem.
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Is there a rom (or mabey it's just a phone skin or theme) that is just 100% touchscreen - so I will not miss my buttons?
Here's why...
This last weekend all the buttons on my 8925 stopped working - just the power and camera buttons work (no keyboard either)
Everything else on the phone fuctions, phone, gps, internet, just the darn buttons.
Since I couldn't answer the phone without pressing the green button, I had to find something fast - I flashed Josh's 6.5 21222(?) - works good, but it's a little bleeding edge for me.
So I don't have to spend 3 days flashing 20 roms - please let me know if you've come across any that would help.
Thanksk a million!
Will
Try garmins rom ("-g-") + SPB mobile shell + spb pocket plus
Try
a wm 6,5 rom that one from pdaviet
As usual, keep flashing until you find the right one!
Opal Dialer
With the opal dialer, you can have a slider to answer or reject calls. I've had a lot of luck with all of the 6.5's so far, and it's very finger friendly as well as finger functional. But you should be able to install the opal dialer to any rom.
Sorry about your buttons and keyboard though, the keyboard is my favorite part, I hate typing with an onscreen. If, by the way, you find a keyboard that works really well with fingers, please please let me know. Transcriber works, but it's not a keyboard.
At any rate, good luck!
Thanks!
drumboy03 -
As to onscreen keyboards. I use - and really like Resco Keyboard. It is THUMB Friendly and easy to use ( I think it is like an iphones keyboard - but who says they can't have a good idea once in a while).
I think WM 6.5 seems to be the most finger friendly so far. I tried one of the HyperDragon III roms (12/25/08) and it works ok because it has...
Big start menu & Touchflo for easy navigation
I installed an iphone dialpad
I installed slide to unlock, slide to play, slide to view Dang - does it sound like I went for an iphone? - not intentional, but they do seen to have the better fingerfriedly interface.
I use Kinoma player - very finger friendly - for most media and core player (with diamond theme - big buttons) for the orb and news streams (it plays better than WM for me)
On a side note, I was getting 5-8 second gps locks from cold start with that setup! Better than my official GPS's.
Tonight or tomorrow I'll will try the opal dialer on a 6.5 rom - especially with the new internet exporer.
I do second this notion, a touch screen only rom would be nice.
I have seen many roms integrate touchFlo/Manilla, but I havent seen many integrate Winterface (iphone like interface), Point UI, or others.
I very much like TouchFlo, but variety would be good too.
Update - solace rom works!
Two days ago I loaded the Solace v. 3.x rom. It is set up for primarily touch screen use - big icons, big notificiations etc. Works great. Only issue is with the default phone skin - if I have to dial a new number I have to save it to contacts first. But I like other features of the skin so I'll live with that. I rarely call anyone new anyway so it really isn't an issue.
Thanks for your help!
One more update...
Turns out my buttons were not really broken- ae button plus allowed me to remap the buttons - right back to their old state - funny but it worked! Now I can run 'regular roms' again! Something must really be wrong with my tilt to have that problem!
And now that my outside buttons are mapped right, the keyboard works too! WOW - I was looking at replacing the tilt, instead it's only a $7 fix!
i cant find a manila tf3d cab from a touch diamond pro to put on my fuze i have looked and looked can someone help plezzz
What exactly are you trying to change about TouchFLO?
If you're trying to improve performance, I don't believe there's any advantage to the HTC OEM TF3D vs the AT&T branded one. In fact, installing it again will just take up more memory, which is more likely to decrease performance. Try installing Touch Pro Tweak/Diamond Tweak and using it to tweak TouchFLO for speed.
If you're trying to remove the AT&T tab, there are several Manila (codename for TF3D) customizers which will do this; they also allow you to make other modifications.
If you want a 'better' TF3D, there are TF3D2 "Rhodium Manila" beta cabs sitting around; I don't believe any of them are perfect, but the newer ones seem to be working pretty nicely (i.e. no major usability glitches).
If you really want to improve how the phone works, including how TouchFLO works, you can flash a new ROM. There are dozens of guides floating around on how to do it, and as long as you're careful, the process is reversible so you can still send the phone to AT&T if you have a warranty complaint.
i have the oem for tf3d1 cfc with the original htc theme. you can prolly put it into a cab or grab the files you need or something. im not sure if it will install over. i put it into the kitchen when im building.
i used to have a tilt and i would soft reset it before att would load all their bull i did that on my fuze and tf3d wasn't there thats why i need a tf3d cab i tryed the rhodium cad and every thing didn't work like my email and i want a youtube short cut on the internet tab and the theme sucks i need someone to sit down and show me how to flash a rom i read all the threads about it but im a hands on person so thats where im at on roms
Ok so i can change the theme but its hard finding one that works well i have the HTC black theme but it makes the touchflo run vary vary slow even when i tweak the memory setting but what really want is to get the youtube shortcut on the internet tab can someone help me with that
Look here for several tweaks that will have your phone running like a champ. Mine is like a new phone after going through the thread.
New Touch Pro 2 user (replaced original TP) Stock Verizon ROM
Dumb question - everything I see on WinMo 6.5 talks about the Titainum home screen. If I turn off HTC Sense to get the stock WinMo 6.5 stuff I see the old 6.1 WinMo Home screen. What gives?
Had this thing 2 days, like it but already thinking about a cooked ROM Want fast and all on one page - time, date, mail in each mailbox, upcoming appointments, missed calls, voicemail waiting yes/no.
The 6.1 style home page would be passable but the new honeycomb start menu sucks.
Anyone else not understand why the rest of the word loves these slide/flick/chase-the-icon-you-want-with-your-thumb-while-it-slides-away interfaces?
I have no idea why people want that.
It's there.....
jbrady33 said:
New Touch Pro 2 user (replaced original TP) Stock Verizon ROM
Dumb question - everything I see on WinMo 6.5 talks about the Titainum home screen. If I turn off HTC Sense to get the stock WinMo 6.5 stuff I see the old 6.1 WinMo Home screen. What gives?
Had this thing 2 days, like it but already thinking about a cooked ROM Want fast and all on one page - time, date, mail in each mailbox, upcoming appointments, missed calls, voicemail waiting yes/no.
The 6.1 style home page would be passable but the new honeycomb start menu sucks.
Anyone else not understand why the rest of the word loves these slide/flick/chase-the-icon-you-want-with-your-thumb-while-it-slides-away interfaces?
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It's there....Titanium< Go to Settings/All Settings/Today/Items/Windows Default. Windows Default is Titanium!!
Thanks manbat, I see what you mean. Feeling a little out of the current fashion for this stuff - the interface that looks best to me is the classic WinMo one - no sliding around and everything on the front screen at a glance.
Not slick looking like Sense, but quick and useful (except the ridiculous Start menu). Any other dinosaur like me feel the same?
jbrady33 said:
Thanks manbat, I see what you mean. Feeling a little out of the current fashion for this stuff - the interface that looks best to me is the classic WinMo one - no sliding around and everything on the front screen at a glance.
Not slick looking like Sense, but quick and useful (except the ridiculous Start menu). Any other dinosaur like me feel the same?
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...nope...
At present I'm using trhe newest Energy ROM. Nice work.
I just wondered if there was any ROMs made for easy of visual use.
I'm a but long in the eye now and find using the phone sometimes a strain on my eyes. Age and all that
The Energy ROM is very good but I probably only use about 1/20th of the apps and stuff it loads. Some of the ones it installs I don't even know what they do
I would love to see a ROM made for vision clarity, bigger fonts and more simple but just as useful front screens.
Is there any of the cooks that can advise me on this ?
Thanks
maybe it's not a rom, but a software that you need, like point ui : http://www.wm6software.net/utilities/pointui_1_5.html
not the lame 2.0 which tries to do exactly the same as touchflo, spb etc, but the 1.5, which was very very eye and finger friendly, especially on small screens like the one on touchpro, with big icons, big texts, big lists etc..
so can I get a ROM with none of this HTC touch slide screen and Sense, maybe just a really basic front end.
well I've installed that app, started it and all I get is a blue blob start up screen than nothing happens.
Rom
If you are looking for a simple rom with a good user interface I usually go back to the basic Euro Touch pro rom. I then add a few apps by cab that I need but I also add SPB Mobile shell to it. Retains all the hardware funtionality. I of course turn off TF3D.
SPB can replace your start menu and for bigger fonts go to start\settings\system\screen and enable cleartype and adjust your font size.
When I install this rom I usually install the following apps for basic and a little advanced user functionality:
SPB Mobile shell 3.5 (UI) -Worth the money-
Advanced config 3.3 (changing pagepools and storage locations)
Total Commander 2.5 (self-explanatory)
GPSTest 1.04 (for GPS locking)
SKtools (easy tweaking and cleaning-latest version-I bought it at pocketgear.com)
Bing (directions, searching, Navigating etc.)
Lumos (latest version for backlight control)
Touch Response (latest version-simulated haptive feedback)
Microsoft MyPhone (Secondary sync)
Of course it is all based on taste. Just thought I would stick that out there for ya.
Font size is at its largest, isn't enough
I have to say out of whats on the phone with this energy ROM i think I only use 3 things, and one is now missing in the new ROM.
Phone
Wi-Fi Router
Notes and Tasks.
Google Maps
Facebook
SMS
Freecell
Mostly hooked up to my PC with MyMobile so I can use my big screen. never browse now as the screen is to small.
Just looked at thr Captains basic ROM
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BorgCymru said:
Font size is at its largest, isn't enough
I have to say out of whats on the phone with this energy ROM i think I only use 3 things, and one is now missing in the new ROM.
Phone
Wi-Fi Router
Notes and Tasks.
Google Maps
Facebook
SMS
Freecell
Mostly hooked up to my PC with MyMobile so I can use my big screen. never browse now as the screen is to small.
Just looked at thr Captains basic ROM
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Why don't you try my Titanium ROM then ? It's pretty basic, IMO
Trouble I have is reading through all the threads on a ROM, theres just to much old rubbish per thread. I can't filter out whos going on about which version and which ROM is which.
Pruning should be compulsory
They get all wrapped up in tech speak and CHt HTc DDL ROM RAM NND GGH OOH, which doesn't mean a thing to me, or probably a lot of people
Ill try yours out now
What else would I need. I want the Wi-Fi and a few tools but none of the
ArkSwitch ( no idea what it is)
Backup Fav ( never use Fav to start with)
CHT ( turned that off straight away)
Shake and whatever ( why)
World Card ( Useles)
XDA UC ( no idea)
BINg
well you get the picture
There was a good simple task manager in the last ROM but its missing now
And I liked the page with all short-cuts to you most used apps. It looked like the iPhone, very handy to use.
TAEL roms are pretty good
OK I'm lost wheres the Energy Titanium please
SiL3nTKiLL said:
TAEL roms are pretty good
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TAEL, is that a ROM type or the maker of the ROM ?
Thanks
Rom
Yes TAEL is the chef of the rom.
I am currently using captains manilla 2.1 rom. Pretty basic uses the old TF3D type interface. but still has newer features. The only thing missing would be the facebook app. but that can be installed via cab. Seems to be simple enough yet has plenty of tools to get the job done. It has the simple HTC task manager as well.
Does Pointui.Home.1.5a.Wm5. work on it
Ahh I see it says WM5 I wonder if that why it doesn't work on mine.
Trying the Cpts one, systems font seems smaller and I can't seem to find any O2 UK set up cab anywhere
Font size???
It does enlarge through screen settings but I can try and find a magnifier that could swipe across the screen. Of course most of the chefs have knowledge enough to make a "handicapped" rom as microsoft sells it in windows. (Magnifier , speech etc.)
What would be good is an App like the iPhone one that turns the phone into a magnifier. I could deff use that when I was out to read labels and small stuff.
Using
TAELROM_v4.23569_STANDARD_21MAY10
Cpts one I couldn't get the O2 settings for.
i have found something that might help you http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/Enhancements/WinMobile-Magnifier-27412.shtml
Well I gone and brought an iPhone, please don't shout , Only way I can see if it is suitable for me is hands on.
Probably wrong place to ask but anyone recommend a decent iPhone forum ?
Thanks
Still got the HTC so all is not lost
I've started some serius programming for WM, and I'm kinda having enough of this HTC sense and all the modded WM apps. HTC TD2 is a good platform, it has lot of RAM good CPU etc. why does it has to be slow? I mean it is now kinda like the Omnia 2, lot of extra stuff makes it worse. (I'm using original 6.5 rom) I disable HTC Sense, it made the device whole lot faster, and it disabled some of the fancy extra menus, modded email stuff, calendar etc. which is nice, but some of them are still really annoying (eg. SMS interface, big font in File Explorer etc.) I also changed the default font size, it helped (FileExplorer) but the softkey menus are still pretty damn big. is there any way to change the size of it? maybe RegEdit? Oh yeah, i haven't talked about the full screen notification area stuff, the volumecontrol etc. anyways, if you have any ideas, or you had the same problem, or maybe you have a clean rom for TD2 then please comment it down below!
Hello mrSAJT,
First I was using SoftKey Applet to edit the softkeys. Do not forget to download and check all applications mentioned on the left. Especially Task Manager!!
Now though I'm using NueNoBar to completely remove the softbar (WM6.1), instead I'm using the hardware keys remapper!
Standard Volume sucks, therefore I'm using SetVolume instead.
I'm not too happy with the stanard SIP, thus I started using FingerKeyboard2 and that's a relief!
4 Specialized settings I use: Advanced Configuration Tool
Standard F(ile) Explorer sucks too, though with several extentions its getting betta! See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6420813#post6420813
Extra camera modes
HTC coloured top bars (You need to install SDKCert.cab if you've not already got it).
HTC Coloured Top Bar.cab
or
HTCzar's HTC Iconbar.cab -=[ Screenshot ]=-
Disable push internet (and save 10 MB RAM)
WMLongLife is an automatic 2G/3G band-switching solution. Though BETA, I've had no problems with it @all!
Hope this helps,
Senax