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Softkeys..

Hey all,
I am currently using the energy rom with TF3D2..
I'm not to good at alterations to the phone and tweaks etc. but i am wondering.. on the home screen where the clock is.. the softkeys are LEFT: Contacts RIGHT: Comm Mgr.
Now my question is.. am i able to change the Comm Mgr. one (as i never use it) to say an action screen that i've installed? I have tried numerous things and they dont seem to work. On the original Touch Flo i knew how to do it but as i said, i cant figure out how to do it on the new one..
Any help would be much appreciated!

jayt2008 said:
Hey all,
I am currently using the energy rom with TF3D2..
I'm not to good at alterations to the phone and tweaks etc. but i am wondering.. on the home screen where the clock is.. the softkeys are LEFT: Contacts RIGHT: Comm Mgr.
Now my question is.. am i able to change the Comm Mgr. one (as i never use it) to say an action screen that i've installed? I have tried numerous things and they dont seem to work. On the original Touch Flo i knew how to do it but as i said, i cant figure out how to do it on the new one..
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Have you used advanced config?

I cant seem to find settings for that anywhere in advanced config?
I have cahnged it using softkey manager that came with the rom but it still doesnt work?

jayt2008 said:
I cant seem to find settings for that anywhere in advanced config?
I have cahnged it using softkey manager that came with the rom but it still doesnt work?
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My bad. Thats a ROMeOS exclusive thing .

Sounds like you are using WM6.5.
The CHome homescreen takes over the softkey assignments the same way TouchFlo3D does. In order to change the Left and Right Softkey, you'll have to make the change manually in the registry or from a CHome Titanium Customizer.
The registry setting is easy if you know the link url to the file you want
Go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CClock\
Find the Strings "SK2TEXT" and "SK2URL". The SK2TEXT is the name the button will display, and the URL is the link.
If you're wondering, in the main CHome Key (folder) you'll find the SK1TEXT and SK1URL which is the Left SoftKey; although I would leave contacts up there.

he said hes using tf3d2. he didnt say he was using chome.

Thanks for that! I found it in the registry.. the only thing is.. how do i create a URL for the program that i want to run when i click that softkey?
player911 said:
Sounds like you are using WM6.5.
The CHome homescreen takes over the softkey assignments the same way TouchFlo3D does. In order to change the Left and Right Softkey, you'll have to make the change manually in the registry or from a CHome Titanium Customizer.
The registry setting is easy if you know the link url to the file you want
Go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CClock\
Find the Strings "SK2TEXT" and "SK2URL". The SK2TEXT is the name the button will display, and the URL is the link.
If you're wondering, in the main CHome Key (folder) you'll find the SK1TEXT and SK1URL which is the Left SoftKey; although I would leave contacts up there.
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I have solved it and changed the key. Thank you all for the help!

Task manager

I have bought my HTC HD2 and i cant activate the task manager on the main screen....any help ? idea ?

Yeah pin the Task Manager to the quick links.
HTC Task Manager is disabled on HD2 probably because it slows Sense down

heromilkshake said:
Yeah pin the Task Manager to the quick links.
HTC Task Manager is disabled on HD2 probably because it slows Sense down
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Don't know how to pin it
can't find it

HTC Task
Tried the latest I found (HTC Tachi TaskManager 2.1.37655.1.cab),
but it does not work for me...
Simply everything I try does not work

Have You tried to pin the standard windows task manager to, for example, the answer call hardware key? I've done that in my TD2. You should be able to do this via phone settings->buttons or something (haven't seen wm6.5 yet)

try installing Duttys Task Manager 2.1.19183631

well, about this, anyone knows any taskbar manager that can use in every program to change from one to other without going to the main screen and then change?
Like the taskbar manager but on all screens, main and programs.
I really hate that "feature" of need to go to the main to select other program.

I really hate that "feature" of need to go to the main to select other program.
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I'll have to agree with you there. It sounds strange that the multi tasking isn't build more, well, multi tasking in mind.
I'm probably getting this device next week and would be really interested to know if there's any way to do this faster, like bringing the task manager up with one press of key etc (like I asked in another topic too).
Edit... And got a reply too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4901571#post4901571

[email protected] said:
try installing Duttys Task Manager 2.1.19183631
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Happy me, Duttys staff works :]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4857930&postcount=46
Enjoy.

Vlk_77 said:
Happy me, Duttys staff works :]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4857930&postcount=46
Enjoy.
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Didnt work for me.

This works:
- Go the file explorer
- Open "My Device/Windows"
- Find Task manager (taskmgr) and press long on this file so the file menu opens and select copy.
- Go to "My Device/Windows/Startmenu/Programs.
- Go to menu and paste shortcut.
- Now you can also add the shortcut to your today screen.
Greetz

^Brilliant
Thanks
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rob_van_triet said:
This works:
- Go the file explorer
- Open "My Device/Windows"
- Find Task manager (taskmgr) and press long on this file so the file menu opens and select copy.
- Go to "My Device/Windows/Startmenu/Programs.
- Go to menu and paste shortcut.
- Now you can also add the shortcut to your today screen.
Greetz
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Wow, that is brilliant indeed.
Had no idea that particular task manager was even there or existed.
Nice find.

Damn, that's a nice find, tried the one from dutty but also without any result.
Thanks a million : )

very annoing this find, can not activate my progs. used this trick this weekend.
Dutty's Taskmanager works for me in combination with the brian's taskbar.

Hamidxa said:
Didnt work for me.
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uncheck HTC Sense, install Dutty's cab, soft reset, check HTC Sense!

Thx perfect...

[email protected] said:
uncheck HTC Sense, install Dutty's cab, soft reset, check HTC Sense!
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Thanks for the tip, and I tried doing that both before and yet again, but it's a no go.
It still doesn't play nice with certain builds. You can sort of make out the task manager icon in the upper right hand corner, but you can't click on it.
The solution posted above by rob_van_triet though works perfectly for now.

Working but Icon ?
Ok placing a shortcut of taskmgr in the start menu folder works fine.
But if you use this as a tab on the start screen it looks all blury.
Some help please ?

Do you know where is the setting for the task manager so that I could change "tapping X in the upper right corner" to "close the app" and not to "minimize it".
It seems that the whole Touch Flo settings has disappeared.
edit: just read the other thread about the task manager and it answered my question.

Closing program help~

Hi, anyone know how i can set my Topaz so that when I press x on the top right corner it closes the program and not just hide it in the background?
I was able to do this in settings somewhere with the previous official 2.1 rom, but I just changed to the new 2.53.709.3 official rom and I can no longer find the settings to do this.
Can anyone help me out?

popularpp said:
Hi, anyone know how i can set my Topaz so that when I press x on the top right corner it closes the program and not just hide it in the background?
I was able to do this in settings somewhere with the previous official 2.1 rom, but I just changed to the new 2.53.709.3 official rom and I can no longer find the settings to do this.
Can anyone help me out?
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Should be in Task manager (V3.1) settings. Menu\Options\Tabs and Buttons\Switch Minimize and Exit buttons.
The newer 6.5.3 builds have taken the task manager from the taskbar so I use QuickMenu which puts this functionality back

Or use this Task manager Cab.....Thanks to Aman, our Chef, missing in action right now.

thx that really helped a lot =) now my topaz can run smoothly without programs lagging it all the time~

hi.. im using manila 2.1 how can i change the x button to close the program and not hide?

plex12345 said:
hi.. im using manila 2.1 how can i change the x button to close the program and not hide?
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See my post below.

popularpp said:
Hi, anyone know how i can set my Topaz so that when I press x on the top right corner it closes the program and not just hide it in the background?
I was able to do this in settings somewhere with the previous official 2.1 rom, but I just changed to the new 2.53.709.3 official rom and I can no longer find the settings to do this.
Can anyone help me out?
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Start -> Settings -> Menu (Left soft key) -> All Settings -> System -> Task Manager -> Button (3rd TAB)

I don't have those settings in the latest official ROM?

slajdas said:
I don't have those settings in the latest official ROM?
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If you are missing the settings UI (if you click on StartMenu\Settings and it brings you to the Manila settings tab), install this cab.

none of these apps appear to work, i have installed both, can find how to open the show settings app and the taskman 2.1 installes and loks great but it doesnt close the apps when i click x. i have set it up to do this also.
help!! pfone is running like a dog with 2 legs with all the apps open all the time.

First, the Showsettings app is a registry tweak that will enable your settings menu from the start menu instead of taking you to the settings tab in Manila.
Do not open it, install it from your device, its a a cab file.
Secondly, if you're on a 6.5.3 ROM where the start menu button is on the bottom bar, the taskmanager is disabled.
An alternativre solution as I previously mentioned would be to use QuickMenu which has a built in taskmamager and is accessible from the left side of the top bar.

making X button close program

hi guys i would like to make the X button to close the program and not just hide it. im using manila 2.1 duttys HGr0

plex12345 said:
hi guys i would like to make the X button to close the program and not just hide it. im using manila 2.1 duttys HGr0
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not sure the M2.1 is the same with M2.5, in M2.5,
Start -> Settings -> System -> Task Manager, switch to the 'Button' tab, choose 'Enable the X button to end running programs', select the 1st one 'Eng programs by tapping X'
enjoy

qingcao said:
not sure the M2.1 is the same with M2.5, in M2.5,
Start -> Settings -> System -> Task Manager, switch to the 'Button' tab, choose 'Enable the X button to end running programs', select the 1st one 'Eng programs by tapping X'
enjoy
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I don't know anything about the ROM you are using but if it's based on WM 6.5 then this X button setting might not exist anymore. Try out AMeBa!

Try searching for your answer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647828

thanks for the answers, they are useful also for me. In fact I had installed task manager (Duttys), because it was not included in Sense 2.5, but I did not know that with task manager it was possible set the X button to close apps

Wisbar Advance will do the trick.

Ameba and Ameba Settings will be just fine
you can also set longpress on startbutton launching WM TaskManager (/windows/taskmgr.exe)

thanks guys

[MOD] HTC Task Manager link in Notification Enhancement WM6.5(.X) [May/26/2010]

Alright guys it's been a while since I contributed much of anything to the forum but I'm feeling generous today.
What we have here is a way to use the HTC Task Manager with WM6.5.X. (WILL also work with WM6.5 - See post 3)
In the HTC Huashan OEM Package leak, the newer Notification Enhancement package has a link to the MS Task Manager built into it. This enables you to quickly access the MS Task Manager without having to browse through the settings on your device.
What I did:
1. Opened up notificationmanager.dll with a hex editor.
2. Searched for "taskmgr.exe(MS Task Manager)" and change it to TaskApp.exe
3. Searched for "Task Manager" string and "Broke" the checksum for the HTC Task Manager(this allows for the Task Manager link in the notification enhancement to exist even if HTC Task Manager is present)
4. Made a duplicate of TaskManagerApp.exe from HTC Task Manager and renamed it to "TaskApp.exe"
5. Added "TaskApp.exe" to system exclusive in HTC Task Manager
6. Disabled "TodayX" so task manager will not overlap clock on today screen
The result - You click the title bar on your device to launch the Notification Enhancement and now when you click on "Task Manager" you will launch the HTC Task Manager instead of the MS task manager. This allows you to add apps to exclusive and also set apps to close when you hit the X or back button on your device instead of just minimizing them.
After I was finished making all the changes, I cooked them in to test. Success!! Everything worked exactly as I expected it to.
Seeing as how pleased I am with my results, I present to you, my modded packages to be cooked into your ROMS.
CAB FILE RELEASE NOTES::
I also uploaded 2 separate cab files. One for WM6.5 and one for WM6.5.x. Please be sure to download the correct version for the ROM you're using.
If either Notification Enhancement or HTC Task Manager already exists in the ROM you're using then installation might fail. This happens because the Notification Enhancement or Task Manager Services may already be running. If this happens, you'll have to do the following:
1. Delete the following keys from the registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\NOTIFICATIONMANAGER]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Shell\Notification\OEM]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\BootLauncher\Services\TaskManager]
2. Soft-reset your device
3. Try reinstalling the cab again.
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I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labor just as I have. You can find everything attached below.
(Special Thanks goes out to kimi_sae_ireba who helped to better explain the hex editor)

not for wm 6.5?

joshzzz2001 said:
not for wm 6.5?
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It'll work on WM6.5 as well but you'll need to change:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"EnableTodayX"=dword:00000000
to
"EnableTodayX"=dword:00000001

dharvey4651 said:
It'll work on WM6.5 as well but you'll need to change:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"EnableTodayX"=dword:00000000
to
"EnableTodayX"=dword:00000001
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good! will wait for the cab.

joshzzz2001 said:
good! will wait for the cab.
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Cabs posted. Be sure to read the release notes for the cab files.

Installed the 6.5 cab on miris 6.5 ROM. The HTC taskmanager is accesable using the quick menu on the today screen however it breaks the notification manager and only default windows bubbles pop up when pressing the task bar. Uninstalled it and everything is back.

optiknerv said:
Installed the 6.5 cab on miris 6.5 ROM. The HTC taskmanager is accesable using the quick menu on the today screen however it breaks the notification manager and only default windows bubbles pop up when pressing the task bar. Uninstalled it and everything is back.
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Uninstall - Read the release notes for the cab installs and then re-attempt.
If this still doesn't work, Contact your chef to find out what version of the Notification Enhancement they're using in their ROMs and then post back here and we'll see if we can't get it fixed.

dharvey4651 said:
Uninstall - Read the release notes for the cab installs and then re-attempt.
If this still doesn't work, Contact your chef to find out what version of the Notification Enhancement they're using in their ROMs and then post back here and we'll see if we can't get it fixed.
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those extra try edits wearnt there when i downloaded the cab like 100 mins b4. anyways Its still a no go so I will have to ask miri bout the notification version

@dharvey4651:
I took the changes you made and..............
finally figured out a way to enable htc taskmanager quickmenu access in 6.5.X:
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"EnableTodayX"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\NOTIFICATIONMANAGER]
"IsCom3Project"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TaskBar]
"ConsistentRoamingIconSlot"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\ExclusiveList\System]
"TaskApp.exe"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"LauncherUp"=hex:\
20,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,07,00,00,00,70,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,\
0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,\
0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,\
0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,\
0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,\
09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00
"LauncherDown"=hex:\
20,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,07,00,00,00,70,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,\
0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,\
0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,\
0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,\
0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,\
09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00
Maybe you can create another cab with this changes...
Sources:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4268174&postcount=8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689363

Can you please post some screenshots? I have installed the cab, but there is no task manager shown in the notification. Is it supposed to work like Win 6.5.3 on HD mini? Did I miss out anything?

HD2Owner said:
@dharvey4651:
I took the changes you made and..............
finally figured out a way to enable htc taskmanager quickmenu access in 6.5.X:
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"EnableTodayX"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\NOTIFICATIONMANAGER]
"IsCom3Project"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TaskBar]
"ConsistentRoamingIconSlot"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\ExclusiveList\System]
"TaskApp.exe"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"LauncherUp"=hex:\
20,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,07,00,00,00,70,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,\
0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,\
0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,\
0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,\
0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,\
09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00
"LauncherDown"=hex:\
20,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,07,00,00,00,70,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,\
0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,0e,00,00,00,\
0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,\
0c,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,\
0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,\
09,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,08,00,00,00
Maybe you can create another cab with this changes...
Sources:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4268174&postcount=8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689363
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So what this registry change does is allow the quick link to be on the top right corner but invisible?
If so that's great! That would make the task manager fully functional!!
I might just try this now. As a test. If it works then I'll update the EXT packages and add an add-on cab for this mod.

dharvey4651 said:
A
3. Searched for "Task Manager" string and "Broke" the checksum for the HTC Task Manager(this allows for the Task Manager link in the notification enhancement to exist even if HTC Task Manager is present)
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Hi there,
Could you elaborate a little more in this point?
Thanks