After more than four years with different WM smartphones, I finally moved to a PPC with the Samsung i770 aka Saga. The phone works great at 96 dpi with RealVGA, but I am having trouble finding a good today screen. I am surprised on two counts:
1. Incompatibility of themes between various screen resolutions, and
2. Small number of themes for the 320x320 screen of the i770.
I am looking for a today screen setup that looks like Manila 2D, but allows more things on the "home" tab (voicemail indicator, time of the next alarm, next 2-3 appointments instead of one, ability to control all-day appointments, etc.) I also absolutely need a calendar / appointments tab. Nice-to-have is the ability to show multiple timezones on the "home" tab and integration with the Samsung Alarms application rather than the Microsoft one that is part of the OS Settings. Is there anything out there that matches these needs? And what's the most popular / versatile today screen "shell" that people are using on 320x320 devices? It looks from the threads here that HTC Home was all the rage many months ago, then SPB Mobile Shell was the shell seeming most skinning action, and then UltimateLaunch, and then Manila 2D. What's the "in thing" now?
Thanks!
PS: I am tinkering with ThrottleLauncher right now, but I am not sure if there is something "better" out there.
You can use SPBMobileShell 2 (3 will be out soon so you might wanna wait) and look for a skin containing everything you just mentioned. there is a huge skins thread for SPBMS in the Dev&Hack section
Thank you. The challenge has been to find something that works with the square 320x320 screen at 96 dpi. Most screens seem to be for QVGA resolution.
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I read a little and apparently it is not possible ,at the moment, to incorporate "Phone Alarm" into TouchFlo 3D.
Well this pisses me of because I spent over $1000.00 on that new device and I can't even configure it the way I want and use the apps or "Tools" I like and need the way I want it....
So the goal of this Thread is to see if there are others in the same situation and maybe team up to try to find someone that has the Resources, Knowledge and the Time to make this request possible...
I've been reading on this site for almost two years and became a member (not too active) close to a year now and can honestly say that there is some super brilliant minds in here, not all, but some, that could probably write a "Patch" or even Rewrite this TouchFlo3D SW that would allow it to be personalized and more user friendly.
There is four things that I would like to get in this new TF3D
1- Ability to have TF3D and PA (Phone Alarm) to run simultaneously (without the need of a 3rd party sw)
2- Have the "Top Bar" or "Bottom Bar" to display the actual PA "Profile"
3- Have a large PA "Scroller" field (somewhere)
4- Link the "little WM Alarm Clock" to PA's Alarm instead.
If there are some others in the same situation, please let it be known...
I am really please with using SecondToday making the left softkey open SecondToday from the Home Page of Touchflo 3D.I know you said no third party software but it is really nice to have the "best" of both worlds in using ToucFlo as it was designed and having a whole new Today screen for PhoneAlarm. With the power of our device there is absolutely no lag when switching between SecondToday today screen and Touchflo "today" screen.
this really works and I'm actually glad to have touchflo and phonealarmon different pages
ps I have a nice vga skin for PA and TodayAgenda on my secondtoday today screen
jcrompton said:
I am really please with using SecondToday making the left softkey open SecondToday from the Home Page of Touchflo 3D.I know you said no third party software but it is really nice to have the "best" of both worlds in using ToucFlo as it was designed and having a whole new Today screen for PhoneAlarm. With the power of our device there is absolutely no lag when switching between SecondToday today screen and Touchflo "today" screen.
this really works and I'm actually glad to have touchflo and phonealarmon different pages
ps I have a nice vga skin for PA and TodayAgenda on my secondtoday today screen
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What skin do you use for PhoneAlarm ?
I didn't find a nice one yet so I now use PhoneWeaver with SecondToday instead of PhoneAlarm but I want to use PhoneAlarm again.
I've used PhoneAlarm on my TytnII for almost a year and is way better than PhoneWeaver.
ok, so the diamond forum has a thread on themes..however. it is pages and pages about sites that hold themes that you have to wade through only to find that none of them are VGA (all QVG or WQVGA etc)
so, how about we have a thread that links to or shows ONLY vga themes??
ONLY VGA THEMES!!!
I've been searching for hours for good VGA themes for SPB Mobile shell and not had a great deal of success.
so, if you have managed to find some good ones...link to them here or upload them here.
thanks
HEAR HEAR!!! TOtally agree with you mate, am also trying to find good themes, or at least an ORGANISED database to get those themes instead of them being all over the place.
Mmmmm..... so what do you mean by "VGA Only Theme" ?
Are you refering to the images (background etc) or to the whole look and feel?
I also presume that you are talking about Themes with TF3D disabled as by default - TF3D is true VGA?
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TF3D is true VGA?
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That's what I was thinking...all tabs, all icons, and all tf3d apps (i.e. weather) is VGA to my understanding.
I was thinking more of themes that use MS rather than TF3D since I very quickly got bored with TF3D as it was all form and lack of function for me.
None of the TF3D themes I've seen improve on function: Clock taking up too much of screen, while the font size from date (day of week) is too small, and I can't even read the content of my next appointment (caused by font size & room on screen).
HTChome and its HHC are mostly (only ?) QVGA/WQVGA based.
I found HTC_Home_VGA.cab but that delivers unreadable fonts as well
It seems based on on a different HTChome.dll to be put in \windows that decrease the font to fit in the TINY -inoperable- boxes of a WQVGA screen.
Next, I found PJC_HTCHome.cab that delivers a properly readable screen ..... but ONLY with its built-in theme/icons. HHC (themes) does not operate properly with it, AND I saw that it stores its settings in different area of the registry.
Further I noted that using SecondToday was promising, but would NOT allow my agenda to be 'picked' on the second screen.
TF3D (when active) shows next agenda-item in too small a format, cannot be adjusted with either the Advanced-Configuration tool nor the DiamondTF3D config tool.
So... at the moment I have TF3D disables, and have PJC_HTChome on the 'primary' start screen (there, it IS showing the agenda item in a readable format).
I have SecondToday showing WLM, and BatteryStatus
Somehow in the process, I have lost the ability to QuickLaunch the AudioManager.
Perhaps that has a dependency on TF3D running ??
Status: Still no alternative themes for either TF3D, nor HTChome, and no properly working configuration manager.
I agree, which is why I dumped TF3D in the first place.
I have tried a few Mobile Shell themes and all have a few quirks in them, but on the whole they are getting better. there just aren't enough of them in VGA format
I was just wondering how many people do not run the TF3D program on their TP or Fuze? And to those who do not run it what do your home screens look like? WHat programs do you customize your phone with? Just wondering cause I was going to get off the TF3D wagon for a while just for a change.
I use SPB shell and suite.
After a week with the Tilt, the excitement of TF3D wore off, so I finally removed it from the phone. I'm now running a VGA version of HTC Home, which I really like. Of course, nothing is perfect, and current problems are:
1. No customization program for VGA version of HTC Home
2. Contacts tab doesn't work (don't care about this, as I don't use that tab anyway)
3. Weather tab works, but available cities are limited
4. Program launcher tab only has room for 9 programs
Below the HTC Home section of my main screen, I also have my calendar, a Live Search plugin (for web searches right from the desktop), and a device locking button.
The only thing I miss from TF3D is the Intenet tab; I liked having the tab list my favorite pages.
- DDB
Hi all,
i am using this freeware calender enhancement that i find VERY useful..
you can customize number of appt shown on today, the font size and header types.
Find it at my blog .. have a post on it there.
Let me know if you found it useful ok?
did anyone find it useful? will love to hear
I have looked at it, haven't installed it yet. Presently using TF3D on Touch HD. Really like the look of it and the way it puts almost the whole system on the today screen.
What I would really like is (now possible) an additional page on TF3D which can have normal today plugins and on that page SPB diary.
This calendar plus would quite easily replace SPB diary if it also supported tasks. That's my gripe with TF3D as well. Why only appointments... when tasks also need similar attention on today screen?
But still, looks very cool. Will try it once have more time on my hands
glad u found it ok
Is there a way to get rid of the quicklinks and add a the tasks application in it's place? Or even have a tasks tab in Sense 2.5/ The HTC Leo/HD2 (Aus) is a great phone, but will end up having to go back to standard 6.1 style windows due to lack of tasks tab/manager. Been searching all day to no avail.
Hmmm, I put my task in the quicklinks.
can you explain how did you display the tasl in your quicklinks?
I too would LOVE to have tasks incorporated into Sense, either into the Calendar-tab or as a stand-alone tab.
I presently use a combination of pTasks (from this forum) and Pocket Informant (set up to show tasks in the calendar views) to access my tasks.
Both are very helpful programs but still I am not 100% satisified.
Sadly the developer of pTasks has clearly stated that there will be NO pTasks tab for Sense so that ends that hope.
I love the tweaked setup of my HD2 now and the only thing I really miss is the ability to see and modify my tasks directly in Sense!
If anyone in this great forum has any info on the 'Tasks-in-Sense' request please share!!
I'd also love to have a Tasks Tab or inside Calendar Tab or on Home Tab. Any of the three solution would have a great appreciation I think. Poll on this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=659089
Co0kie's Home Tab has support to display tasks on the home screen And lots more to boot
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Co0kie's Home Tab has support to display tasks on the home screen And lots more to boot
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Cookies Home Tab 1.8.5 is THE solution - do not waste time looking any further - IT ROCKS !!!