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Hi
wondering how many people in here would like custom roms?!
if you provide for me the CAB files, i will customise for you windows mobile 6.
i have loads of time on my hands and nothing much to do, so would like to get a bit more acquainted with building roms!
Hello Duke_Stix
Firstly, thanks a ton for all your wonderful work with WM6. I would be very much interested in a custom ROM. Are you also looking into releasing an updated ROM with all the fixes that have been found since the last release ? Thanks.
up until the point i can release a fully working kitchen, i will be working with the most stable build.
at the moment my rom cooking skills allow me to add programs into the rom so they are there at boot.
give me a list of software you would like and i'll get to cooking something up and sending it to you for testing!
duke_stix said:
up until the point i can release a fully working kitchen, i will be working with the most stable build.
at the moment my rom cooking skills allow me to add programs into the rom so they are there at boot.
give me a list of software you would like and i'll get to cooking something up and sending it to you for testing!
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well i need:
- MMS Client
- Nice Splash screen logo (like htc or someone else rock)
- Better Camera Software
- If possible a working Ladscape software, that allow to rotate display
- Java Midlets
- WM5torage
- a good overclocking program
- Integrate Voip support
- If possible i like to have the HTC homescreen, it's cool!
- Vox like commManager
- to change home page in internet explorer with Google one
- WLAN Ip Manager to configure IP and DNS of Wi-Fi
- xT9 languages
and all feature that Phil added by cab in hos rom!
Regard... and TNX!!!
yo
1) MMS client, that can be done
2) Splash screen, i can make one up for you, or better still, you get me the image that YOU want and i'll make the one YOU want!
3) Camera software- i can integrate the HTC Camera software if you like, or if you have any other software in mind, name it and i'll see what i can do
4) landscape software- does this even exist for smartphones aside from the vox?
5) java midlets- can integrate the 'Intent java applet manager'
6) WM5torage- can be done now
7) Overclocking- can be done now- Omapclock
8) VOIP support- will look into this, if possible then will of course integrate
9) by the HTC Homescreen do you mean the HTC Touch homescreen?? a link to what you mean would be great
10) will integrate a newer comm manager
11)will look into this- most likely a registry thing
12) Why do you need an IP manager?! shall look into this, although i dont think its possible. i know it is possible with PocketPC's as i am using that function
13) WHICH xT9 languages?
will begin now!
duke_stix said:
yo
1) MMS client, that can be done
2) Splash screen, i can make one up for you, or better still, you get me the image that YOU want and i'll make the one YOU want!
3) Camera software- i can integrate the HTC Camera software if you like, or if you have any other software in mind, name it and i'll see what i can do
4) landscape software- does this even exist for smartphones aside from the vox?
5) java midlets- can integrate the 'Intent java applet manager'
6) WM5torage- can be done now
7) Overclocking- can be done now- Omapclock
8) VOIP support- will look into this, if possible then will of course integrate
9) by the HTC Homescreen do you mean the HTC Touch homescreen?? a link to what you mean would be great
10) will integrate a newer comm manager
11)will look into this- most likely a registry thing
12) Why do you need an IP manager?! shall look into this, although i dont think its possible. i know it is possible with PocketPC's as i am using that function
13) WHICH xT9 languages?
will begin now!
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2) Attached splash screen
8) Attached WM6 VoIP support, working on my WM6 tornado
9) HTC Home screen i changed idea.. it's ok by default
12) Ok added IP Manager too.. it's the best for WM6
13) the languages pack that phil posted as add-on with rom...
i have an ip manager.. i'm finding it to sent to you.. regards...and tnx so much!!
If you have any time,
- MMS Client
- Nice Splash screen logo (i think that default was better than te last one)
- Better Camera Software
- Java Midlets
- WM5torage
- WLAN Ip Manager
- xT9 languages
and all feature that Phil added by cab in hos rom! (giuseppebitonti ™®©)
duke_stix said:
up until the point i can release a fully working kitchen, i will be working with the most stable build.
at the moment my rom cooking skills allow me to add programs into the rom so they are there at boot.
give me a list of software you would like and i'll get to cooking something up and sending it to you for testing!
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Hi Duke_Stix
It would be great if you could cook a ROM which included the following:
1) QTEK WM5 Splash screen instead of the current green gradient splash screen (Attached cab)
2) MMS Software
3) HTC Camera Software
4) xT9 for English
5) Java midlets
6) VOIP support
7) HTC Taskmanager
8) TCPMP Media player (Attached cab)
9) QTEK 8300 button fix (music buttons)
10) HTC Comm manager (Attached cab)
11) PHM Registry Editor (Which is in teh HTC folder in the ROM)
Also, could you application unlock it within the ROM ? App lock is such a nusance.
You can send me the ROM and I can test it and let you know if it has any bugs or not. Thanks very much !!
Hi,
What i prefer is to (and think that most of user will appreciate):
remove
1) voice command - for non english speaking useless
2) htc debug - who will use this except PHMRegistry
add
1) MMS support
2) Jeodek or Intent Java Midlet (i would prefer Jeodek)
3) HTC Camera 4.0
4) Sim Toolkit
5) CommManager
6) xT9
no need to have more app in rom everything else is in cabs so everybody can choose
thanks
custom wm6
ok duke_stix, since you said you have a LOT of free time, i would like to ask you to make me a custom rom, please...
i would like it to have:
- MMS Client
- a T-Mobile splash screen, or just a HTC
- HTC camera
- Java Midlets
- WM5torage
- a good overclocking program
- updated HTC commManager
- HTC task manager
- to change home page in internet explorer with Google one
- have the T-mobile internet settings built in
- xT9 in English
- sp5m button fix
- ip manager would be good
and all feature that Phil added by cab in his rom!
Regard... and TNX!!!
if you can upload it to rapidshare or smt and then send me a pm, or just post it so other t-mobile sda people could have it if they wanted
thanks a bunch!!!
Hi duke_stix,
Can you make something like the Prophet Rom Kitchen, where everyone would easily play with the ROM. Or would it be to much effort to put it that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309057
Thanks in forward
HI
The only thing i would like to see preinstalled are the Jeodek java (the Intent jvm sucks!), english XT9 and italian XT9 cabs... may be you can split the huge xT9 languages cab into 2 or 3 sub-cabs that clutter less your phone with langauges you'll never use?
And, yeah, for splash screen:
- plz replace that green fade with a splash screen (*) and remove the red text that pops up
- delete the third splash "Mobile Operator" or replace it with HTC's logo
- on shutdown, another splash screens with "mobile operator" (a bit different from the first) pops up.... can u delete it?
(*) I've made some "institutional" splash screens which I would like to submit to your attention... may be you can select one of them as the official one, to be included in every build?
link: http://dl.gemini.dynalias.net/root/wm06.zip
(If you want another text string added, maybe with your credits, it'd be no problem, just ask me)
i shall start working later on today when i can get to my computer. its not particularly fun to cook roms on my tiny 12" ibm!
giuseppebitonti said:
well i need:
- MMS Client
- Nice Splash screen logo (like htc or someone else rock)
- Better Camera Software
- If possible a working Ladscape software, that allow to rotate display
- Java Midlets
- WM5torage
- a good overclocking program
- Integrate Voip support
- If possible i like to have the HTC homescreen, it's cool!
- Vox like commManager
- to change home page in internet explorer with Google one
- WLAN Ip Manager to configure IP and DNS of Wi-Fi
- xT9 languages
and all feature that Phil added by cab in hos rom!
Regard... and TNX!!!
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when do you think is possible to flash my phone with this custom rom?
thank you for your work.. i'll put your name on my website like close to Phil like best cookers!
I fully agree with Davex:
remove
1) voice command - for non english speaking useless
2) htc debug - who will use this except PHMRegistry
add
1) MMS support
2) Jeodek or Intent Java Midlet (i would prefer Jeodek)
3) HTC Camera 4.0
4) Sim Toolkit
5) CommManager
6) xT9 (in my case English, German and Polish)
and
7) include Fring (available fromhttp://www.fring.com/wifi_download/getit.php?file=cab or http://www.divshare.com/download/1323047-1da)
8) include a cool skin of your choice (please, remember it should be pretty and functional )
9) make the ring tone sounds louder than usual. I do not know why but both Swiss and British ROMs have loud ring tone and both Qtek and i-mate very quiet so I miss a lot of calls What is interesting, the rest of sound signals are equally loud, so the bug (feature??) touches only non-Orange phones.
10) include Japanese railway station melodies http://www.divshare.com/download/1323244-688 also available from http://www.japan-railways.com/musice.htm ) believe or not but most of them are made by the best Japanese composers who had to make melodies which are simple, sound nice and are recognizable in noisy environments. The size of the midi files archive is very small - a bunch of melodies equal to 9 kilobytes only!
Thank you in advance!
Why do you want the crappy and slow HTC Comm Manager??
Just place the shortcut to the Windows-provided ready-in-the-ROM one, wrlsmgr.exe, in a file named SHORT_POC.lnk (it could be wrong... memory is faltering)
My suggest
Is this a Wishlist?I want my Rom more "Vanilla" and with more free Ram, everything i want is as cab out there, i ve never send an MMS or reallly need JAVA (??ive got an Smartphone,there are no F***ing java app out there exept Mobilemule that is usefull like a SmartphoneApp),PocketOffice is cool,but i dont need them very often,and so on... but the Idea with an BIG-APP-CAB-PACK is nice, ...to put them on or off,like Accesoires, and install them on Storage Card!!! if possible...why?I want more space for Homescreen-Customizing,System-Customizing,...but be careful with apps like VoiceCommand...it is Payware for older phones with WM05...better customize TWO Roms..one Vanilla(a little bit more than the current one,please) and a "Original" (with all the Appps known from other Models like the Vox, and some more..)
nakamater said:
What about these?:
houston personal injury lawyer
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what the fudge does this have anything to do with the thread?
houston.... personal.... injury..... lawyer..... and we are talking about custom roms
its a spammer.
Today he joined the forum and he has allready 29posts......
I would like joystick drivers from the Orange SPV C600 rom.
This Kitchen has built in AT&T customize on first install and on HR, if you don't need it just remove the OEMOPERATORS FOLDER from the OEM Folder.
This build contains SYS and ROM in "Part #1" and OEM packages in "Part #2"
This Kitchen is so complete I had to break into 2 parts. Download and extract both parts and put all files and folders into one directory to use.
I am not responsible if you don't know what you are doing and brick your phone, but in the spirit of XDA-Developers I am sure someone here willing to help!
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Latest SYS and ROM (part1) Ver8.1.0
Latest OEM Packages (part2) Ver8.1.0
Version Information:
ALL "call home" issues have been castrated! No more Customer feedback.
SDHS Memory should be full supported now! Seems to have always been present in the Official MS Wizard ROM.
All Phone issues resolved! Use the proper radio for your carrier and phone.
Wifi Issues resolved! Automatically connect to preferred networks.
Connect to Internet Via Active Sync.
For Clarification:
1) This is the original InGeNeTiCs' ROM all I did in this Version is strip out the "call home" stuff, added a few dlls that were missing but were needed for some of the HTC/touch apps (these files can be found in sys/missing files).
2) There are two OEMOPERATORS folders, one in OEM and one in SYS the one in OEM is one I put there as a example of how you can add your own cab files for settings, splash screen or whatever it is you need simply edit the config.txt file and put whatever files in the files you need. *I am not going to to into great detail how to do this all it takes is a little common since. You can delete mine if you like.
3) There are no hidden, super secret, xda-elite only, make my Wizard fly, bull**** tweaks included. just a clean, won't leave a bad taste in your mouth unless you burn it, Kitchen.
4) My only reason for creating this kitchen is to prove that the "InGeNeTiCs'- Official Microsoft-Made Specifically for the Wizard-Drivers and all ROM" is as solid and stable as any other ROM or kitchen out there if done right. Other than all I did is create and add a lot of OEM packages so you could have choices in life.
The base is like Coca-Cola "Original".
Everything works as it should the only limitations are M$ related!
This has been a fun ride but the ride seems to have come to an end.
This release is so stable that I can not bear to call it a beta anymore.
A HUGE THANK YOU to all that have contributed to this project. In the end I'm sure we all wanted WM6 but we wanted a stable version that didn't crash, lock up, and just plain ol' worked!
Credits to the ones that made the tools to make this possible: faria, anichillus, bepe and mattk_r for asking me to take the plunge.
The testers, who without their reports this would not have been possible:
Russ741, calouro, masr1979, shadezero, monkey_knight, nothin, epimazzo, afoldats, Tony Simmonds, charly_mx, Cing 8125, jorge_culv, 13rick, fix_it_2000, RevAtB, amsatnetg, hiazle, ANTC, pencilcase, xeno1, 4irm and all the others.
Thanks! Noonski for the DUO ROM dump
To whom ever I got the Cool .Tsk Files Thank you! (can't locate the thread PM Me and I will give you full credit!)
OS Options:
HTC TouchFlo-"Button Free" or "With Button"
Non TouchFlo
Finger Scroll
Office Options:
2003 Full package
2007 Full package
Now you can choose which components of Office you want to install (standalone word, excel, power point, etc...)or mix and match!
Apps:
New features!
HTC Home With TAB SETTINGS!
HTC Quick Launch
HTC Task Manager 2 With working settings! (X-Button)
New Windows Live Version!
HTC Duo CommManager
New Live Search
HTC Action Screen
HTC Touch Keyboard
HTC Camera Album
Adobe Reader LE
Adobe Flash Lite
AltTab
ArcSoft MMS 4.2.8.1
BlackBerry
BT FTP
BtCrawler
Call2Contact_1.0
Camera+Streamer
Camera 3.3
Google Maps-English Only
HTC Bluetooth Explorer
HTC BT Quicklink
HTC GIF Animation
HTC Quick Dial
HTC Recorder
HTC WMP Today Plug-in
HTC X Button 1.0
HTC X Button 1.5
HTC Audio Manager
MobileJustice
NetworkPlugin
NetworkWizard
notepad
PHM Registry Editor
PIM Backup 1.5
PIM Backup 2.5
The Core Pocket Media Player
pocket rar
Pocket Screen Capture
Pocket Streets
PocketShots
PocketXpdf
psShutXP
Realplayer
Redial
Registry Wizard
Smartskey
SpriteBackup=5_1_0_WWE
Start Clean
SymbolPad=1_0_24876_9
DotFred Task Manager
TodayAgenda
Total Commander
VisualGPSce
Voice Speed Dial
wififom
WM5NewMenu
WM5torage 1.75
XM Radio
zip=1_20_27526_0
Zoom_SMS
*And More*
Registry Tweaks:
Add a 'Disconnect' button GPRS
Add Time Sync Tab and Enable Auto Get/Set Time from Network
Change the location of My Documents to Storage Card
Change the location of Temporary Internet Files to Storage Card
Add Lunar Calendar mode to Calendar
Disable Calendar Today Item
Disable Date Today Item
Disable Device Lock Today Item
Disable Messaging Today Item
Connect to Web Via ActiveSync
Disable Error reporting
Disable the SMS Sent notification
Enable all sounds
DUN ReEnable
Enable windows animations
Enable WiFi G
Increase FileSystem filter cache 4096
Increase Ring Volume
Live Google search tweak
Long Date
Remove Title Bar Clock and add battery meter
Make reminders show only once
Make WM6 ask where to install a program
Make WM6 prompt before overwriting an existing installation
Remove Sim Contacts
SD Battery Drain Fix
Show 'busy status' in Calendar Agenda View
Show slide-out keyboard capsdot icon next to SIP
Apperance:
Black Keyboard Skin
Grey-Green KeyboardSkin
Not So Black Black Keyboard Skin
Comm Manager 7B OEM
Comm Manager 10B Black
Comm Manager 10B Green
Stock Dialpad
Touch Dialpad
HTC WMPSkin
Games:
Tetris
FreeCell
Standard WM6 Games
*And More*
Please Do Not Mirror (my credits on Rapidshare pay for my premium account). I don't ask for donations for my work so this is how I pay for my RS account!
Link to Part #1: http://rapidshare.com/files/69489005/Ver8.1_OEM.rar
Link to Part #2: http://rapidshare.com/files/69494918/Ver8.1_SYS_and_ROM.rar
VoIP Reincorporated back in as requested!
Duplicate File in Voice Dialer. Fixed!
Office shortcuts. Fixed!
New Clock OEM added.
Band Switcher tab OEM added.
10/12/07
Added OEMs
Two different methods of cube activation, w/button or buttonless (calender softkey fixed) Thanks Gullum for reg settings
Latest Fixes:
PowerPoint icon in office. Fixed!
Deleted Thumbs.db files
Cyberon Voice Dialer. Fixed!
Stock Phonepad missing buttons. Fixed!
11/13/07
MMS Fixed!
MS Calc separated and Built as an OEM pack!
Notes worKs as a standalone if you include One of the Office Essentials!
Working on the "TOUCH CAMERA"!
hi
can i bea beta tester can you send me the liknk to download
First Thoughts.....
This ROM looks to be more stable than the last one, and also I see that the reboot slowdown issue is non-existent.(It would slow down horribly on the 3rd-or-so reboot/SR) Overall, faster.
HTC AudioManager + Recorder are NOT working, but maybe that's just a package issue (I used one of my packages I had lying around). Pretty much that's it.
Wi-Fi is OK, nothing major. No phone issues as of yet.
I did not test the Home Plugin because I used my 6-tab plug. That works quite well.App Launching is a little bit faster, or maybe that would just be me
Word completion works,KB is fine (tested in Notes)
I would give it a 9.5/10 (only because of no Touch camera ,otherwise, it rocks!)
Thanks for your input!
Merlin_reloaded said:
This ROM looks to be more stable than the last one, and also I see that the reboot slowdown issue is non-existent.(It would slow down horribly on the 3rd-or-so reboot/SR) Overall, faster.
HTC AudioManager + Recorder are NOT working, but maybe that's just a package issue (I used one of my packages I had lying around). Pretty much that's it.
Wi-Fi is OK, nothing major. No phone issues as of yet.
I did not test the Home Plugin because I used my 6-tab plug. That works quite well.App Launching is a little bit faster, or maybe that would just be me
Word completion works,KB is fine (tested in Notes)
I would give it a 9.5/10 (only because of no Touch camera ,otherwise, it rocks!)
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Audio manager package that is in OEM that was included in this build is reworked for this kitchen and works fine. Recorder is in process still.
Do you know of a working 4. camera package or one in a pre-built Wizard ROM?
Do you have a Home Plugin OEM to incorporated?
OEM + Progress report
theloon said:
Audio manager package that is in OEM that was included in this build is reworked for this kitchen and works fine. Recorder is in process still.
Do you know of a working 4. camera package or one in a pre-built Wizard ROM?
Do you have a Home Plugin OEM to incorporated?
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This works with the included *cities.xml file. The PNGs are compressed to increase speed. Works fine. It's in color.
Got AM working (my mistake, used a wrong package) but VoiceRec is still offline. Not that I use it all that much.
I think I have a bug : you need to have WMP installed to get AM working.
EDIT: New package with "Pro" icons added.
Merlin_reloaded said:
This works with the included *cities.xml file. The PNGs are compressed to increase speed. Works fine. It's in color.
Got AM working (my mistake, used a wrong package) but VoiceRec is still offline. Not that I use it all that much.
I think I have a bug : you need to have WMP installed to get AM working.
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Did you use AM from 5.0 kitchen or your own?
whats in the custom tweaks?
Custom tweaks
thomassster said:
whats in the custom tweaks?
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Enable all sounds
Remove clock and put battery indicator on top instead (if you press & hold it will bring up power/battery tab).
Add day and date to touch home plug-in you can change it to display as you like:
dddd will give you day of week as a word as in "Thursday", dd will give you date style (numeric day of the month) as in "30" without quotes of course.
The same is true for month mmmm and year yyyy so experiment!
AudioManager
theloon said:
Did you use AM from 5.0 kitchen or your own?
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I used mine, but I copied over a few (missing) files from your package.
HTC WMP today plug in
I added a bunch of packages to the kitchen and have de-bugged most of them, this one I can't find. During the OS Build the process errors out at "OEM\HTC WMP Today Plug-in" with a dialog that says "The file 'temp\dump\WmpPluginToday.dll' already exists. Know I know this is telling me that a previous package has used this dll flile, what I can't find is which one it is!
Any input greatly appriciated.
Russ741
Russ741 said:
I added a bunch of packages to the kitchen and have de-bugged most of them, this one I can't find. During the OS Build the process errors out at "OEM\HTC WMP Today Plug-in" with a dialog that says "The file 'temp\dump\WmpPluginToday.dll' already exists. Know I know this is telling me that a previous package has used this dll flile, what I can't find is which one it is!
Any input greatly appriciated.
Russ741
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Tick off HTC-WMP home plugin if you are using the 6-tab home plugin I uploaded.(It's already included)
Merlin_reloaded said:
Tick off HTC-WMP home plugin if you are using the 6-tab home plugin I uploaded.(It's already included)
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Thanks Merlin.. I do have your 6-Tab in the OEM and checked off. I will put a note in the Options.xml so I wont forget.
I am having the same issue with 'OEM\HTC X Button 1.5 mattk" the dialog says "...TaskManager.cpl already exists". I have X Button 1, X button 1.5 mattk and X button 1.5 whiterat in the OEM only whiterat's is selected though.
Thanks again
Russ741
Russ741 said:
Thanks Merlin.. I do have your 6-Tab in the OEM and checked off. I will put a note in the Options.xml so I wont forget.
I am having the same issue with 'OEM\HTC X Button 1.5 mattk" the dialog says "...TaskManager.cpl already exists". I have X Button 1, X button 1.5 mattk and X button 1.5 whiterat in the OEM only whiterat's is selected though.
Thanks again
Russ741
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HTC X-Button 1.5 offers nothing more over 1.0. 1.0 works fine with this ROM ver 5.0 (I use it)
But, if you really want it ,try mattk's package.
Merlin_reloaded said:
HTC X-Button 1.5 offers nothing more over 1.0. 1.0 works fine with this ROM ver 5.0 (I use it)
But, if you really want it ,try mattk's package.
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Ok, I already took both the 1.5 ver out of OEM. Now its complaining about sys/touchflo.dll.
edit; NOob error... left both touchflo and non-touchflo enabled in the build... fixed.
Have you built with the NON-TouchFlo dll selected?
Russ741
NON-touch
Russ741 said:
Ok, I already took both the 1.5 ver out of OEM. Now its complaining about sys/touchflo.dll.
edit; NOob error... left both touchflo and non-touchflo enabled in the build... fixed.
Have you built with the NON-TouchFlo dll selected?
Russ741
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That's what's in my current build. Nothing major to report of.
1st flash test report
Ok,
So I got the build to run with Merlin's help (thank you Sir). Flashed back to T-Mobile 2.26, up to IPL/SPL 3.08 and GSM 2.69.11 then the kitchen build.
First the good news:
1. For the first time in a dozen or so ROMs I have flashed Voice Command workes flawlessly! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!
2. Basic functions work good, no glaring errors.
3. As theloon noted, the backlight controls will not lock the wizard.
The bad news:
1. If I attempt to launch any CAB file (including the 2.69 radio fix) I get a message saying "CAB failed to load"
2. see #3 above, it doesnt lock the wizard, it however will not open backlight control either. recommend taking this out of the launcher and just leave it in the settings page.
3. HTC Audio manager, if I attempt to open any audio file I immediatly get a message saying "critically low on system memory..." WMP still works fine.
4. The dastardly weather application doenst like the XML file i built for it. I wish there was a way to test that without building. (see questions below)
5. I used merlin's 6 button HTC home plug in, looks very nice BTW, couldnt do much testing on it since my contacts DB is at work. My only negative on this one, the musical note icon (far right) is very hard to see. I dont know who did the icon art but perhaps we could find a better icon?
6. I tried loading the AT&T extended ROM as part of this build, bad idea. The flash gets to 5% and crashes... took it out, flashes fine.
Questions:
1. Is there a way to test the weather XML file without building it into the ROM? IE: If i build the the ROM with the weather XML file included in the build I can only edit it. I cant delete, replace etc. So I was thinking that if I took it out of the build and put the file in after, maybe I could speed up testing.
2. Several of the packages dont seem to have any output, IE: the WMP home plug in, I dont see anything on the home screen that relates to WMP?
So there it is, I have to re-flash to a fully working ROM before I go to work tomorrow. I will be on line all day (from my office) so post away..
thanks Loon for letting me test this, great fun!
Russ741
Russ741 said:
Ok,
Questions:
1. Is there a way to test the weather XML file without building it into the ROM? IE: If i build the the ROM with the weather XML file included in the build I can only edit it. I cant delete, replace etc. So I was thinking that if I took it out of the build and put the file in after, maybe I could speed up testing.
Russ741
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lol, just copy xml to /windows while htc home plug is off, then add htc home on today and go to list to check.
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i think i will try this kitchen soon.
just leave possibility to NOT use touchflo.
nothin said:
lol, just copy xml to /windows while htc home plug is off, then add htc home on today and go to list to check.
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i think i will try this kitchen soon.
just leave possibility to NOT use touchflo.
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LOL? I think not dear Senior Member... I have tried every possible way to delete that file, stop the plug included. The file properties say "included in ROM" and will not allow changes to file prop. Thats why I asked about building without it, so the file properties would allow changes.
Russ741
To address Russ in Texas
Russ741 said:
Ok,
So I got the build to run with Merlin's help (thank you Sir). Flashed back to T-Mobile 2.26, up to IPL/SPL 3.08 and GSM 2.69.11 then the kitchen build.
First the good news:
1. For the first time in a dozen or so ROMs I have flashed Voice Command workes flawlessly! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!
2. Basic functions work good, no glaring errors.
3. As theloon noted, the backlight controls will not lock the wizard.
The bad news:
1. If I attempt to launch any CAB file (including the 2.69 radio fix) I get a message saying "CAB failed to load"
2. see #3 above, it doesn't lock the wizard, it however will not open backlight control either. recommend taking this out of the launcher and just leave it in the settings page.
3. HTC Audio manager, if I attempt to open any audio file I immediatly get a message saying "critically low on system memory..." WMP still works fine.
4. The dastardly weather application doenst like the XML file i built for it. I wish there was a way to test that without building. (see questions below)
5. I used merlin's 6 button HTC home plug in, looks very nice BTW, couldnt do much testing on it since my contacts DB is at work. My only negative on this one, the musical note icon (far right) is very hard to see. I dont know who did the icon art but perhaps we could find a better icon?
6. I tried loading the AT&T extended ROM as part of this build, bad idea. The flash gets to 5% and crashes... took it out, flashes fine.
Questions:
1. Is there a way to test the weather XML file without building it into the ROM? IE: If i build the the ROM with the weather XML file included in the build I can only edit it. I cant delete, replace etc. So I was thinking that if I took it out of the build and put the file in after, maybe I could speed up testing.
2. Several of the packages dont seem to have any output, IE: the WMP home plug in, I dont see anything on the home screen that relates to WMP?
So there it is, I have to re-flash to a fully working ROM before I go to work tomorrow. I will be on line all day (from my office) so post away..
thanks Loon for letting me test this, great fun!
Russ741
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What I can deduce from your observations all/most of your "hanging" problems seem to stem from the final size when you build your ROM.
I have experienced this myself, the max size for a wizard rom is around 56 MB for the ROM, but that does not include Boot loaders, Radio and Extended ROM.
In my case my phone is locked so the "customize" just uses storage/program space and does some reg tweaks.
If you want more space in your build you can use the compression tools located elsewhere in this forum.
As for the Home Plug weather XML make sure it's attributes are not set to "read only" and you should be able to exchange them at will and SR to test there usability.
My HTC Audio Manager works flawlessly not sure what you did! be careful using other OEM packages, the ones I included in this beta were designed and tested to work with this beta.
FYI HTC Audio Manager was built using Windows Media SDK so it uses components of WMP (dlls and such), I will probably move those components to different directories.
Backlight is a matter of a redirect/link.
Feel free to fix any/all issues and post for everyone to test!!!
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LOL? I think not dear Senior Member... I have tried every possible way to delete that file, stop the plug included. The file properties say "included in ROM" and will not allow changes to file prop. Thats why I asked about building without it, so the file properties would allow changes.
Russ741
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...but tell me, can you "overwrite" that ROM file? you should...
Hey peeps,
Here's a nice way of saving about 5 megs of memory without loosing functionality, and gaining much more configuration freedom to your hearts content.
The HTC Touch has a service running in the background that controls finger-friendly kinetic scrolling and launches the Cube when you swipe up from the bottom. The biggest memory hogger of this process is the Cube itself that once it's launched stays in memory and eats about 5 megs of precious RAM.
Stopping the Cube from launching is easy enough but you will also loose functionality this way that you may not want to do without so I was looking for some alternatives.
Alternative 1:
I tried fTouchFlo (available on this forum somewhere), a gestures based application launcher, but found it takes up about 1.2 megs of RAM just for the launcher (you won't use the fTouchFlo scrolling on a Touch) and does not react entirely the way I want it to, ie. I only want it to detect gestures when I start swiping away from a screen edge, not when the swipe starts in the middle of the screen. I also have not found a way to completely remove the service that controls the Cube launch (think this would also kill finger scrolling) so fTouchFlo just eats more RAM then I would like it to on a HTC Touch that has the basic gesture functionality built-in already anyway.
Alternative 2:
I also looked long and hard for a finger friendly task manager but to no avail, until I discovered MortButtons. Not only does this tool contain the only finger-friendly task manager around, it's main features also allows it to be an excellent and easy to configure Cube alternative. Combine this with the default gesture based Cube launcher in the HTC Touch and you save a big chunk of RAM without loosing functionality!
So here's how it goes:
Download VJBrisk from
http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases:VJVolubilis
GSFinder (may also work with TotalCommander but I haven't tried) from
http://www.google.de/search?q=gsfinder
MortButtons from
http://www.sto-helit.de/
Install the tools:
- Install GSFinder (you could also use TotalCommander if you prefer)
- Install MortButtons and play a bit with the options and configuration
For the next steps I will assume that you have made yourself familiar with the above tools already. These steps described are for Windows Mobile 6 and above, yet they may also work for WM5 (here the Biotouch startup link is located in \Windows\Startup if I am not mistaken):
- Using GSFinder go into the View|Options... menu, uncheck all checkboxes in the Hide section
- Browse to \Windows and find LaunchStartupApp.lst (could also be called StartupApp on some OS versions), copy this in some other folder and open it on your desktop PC in notepad. My version looks like this:
Code:
#\Windows\WiFiInit.exe#
#\windows\startkey.exe#
#\Windows\StartUPBioTouch.exe#
Delete the line with StartUPBioTouch.exe and save, then copy back to your Touch
(Note: I deleted all entries and copied back an empty file, am not missing anthing, WiFi, BT, GPRS, ActiveSync all still works and saved even some extra memory)
- Using GSFinder, copy your new LaunchStartupApp.lst and paste it into \Windows, you will be asked to confirm to overwrite, do so
- Restart your Touch, it will now start without the Cube in memory, DO NOT use the Cube until you finish all steps described here
- Use GSFinder to show the properties of \Windows\Biotouch.exe, remove the read only check
- Create a shortcut to \Program Files\MortButtons\MBRunner.exe (or wherever you installed it) and rename it to VJTarget.lnk
- Edit the shortcut (with GSFinder or use notepad on your computer) and change it as such:
Code:
41#"\Program Files\MortButtons\MBRunner.exe" "\Program Files\MortButtons\Button1.mbi"
- Run the shortcut by clicking on it, Mortbuttons should start, if it didn't than you need to double-check the shortcut and make sure it points to MBRunner.exe and has the correct path to Button1.mbi
- Put the shortcut into \Windows
- Now, using GSFinder, browse to where you have stored VJBrisk.exe, rename it to Biotouch.exe and copy and past it into \Windows, you will be asked to overwrite, choose Yes.
That's it. Now, swipe up, like you would when starting the Cube et voila, instead of the Cube you now get Mortbuttons, fully configurable with loads of animations and gesture shortcuts to choose from.
I have shortcuts on my home screen for most of the applications the Cube has (Internet, Music, Photos, Communication etc) so I never really needed the Cube except for the quick-dial contacts page and communications manager. So, I have set up MortButtons to show a list of contacts with pictures (this is just as easy to configure with MB as with the Cube quick-dial) on Button1.mbi, then when I swipe to the left it switches to TaskList.mbi (fantastic finger-friendly big button task manager included with MB). I've set up the gestures to exit MB when I swipe down, just like the Cube does. MB is fully skinnable even allows a transparent background, can do transition animations between the panels etc. Up to 5 button pages + task manager can be configured by default but you can always add more.
Have fun with this!
Cheers and special thanks to Mort for MB!
Sndance
Ps: the more pages you have in MB, the more memory it will take up, 2 pages eats up about 500kb (the Cube used almost 6 Megs remember ) but you can also set it so it does not stay in memory after closing (MortButtons, not the Cube).
PPS: attached MortButtons (check Morts site for newer releases), GSFinder, and all files to copy into \Windows (includes VJBrisk already renamed to Biotouch, a shortcut to MB installed on the device - not storage card - and an empty LaunchStartupApp.lst)
PPS: screenshots attached, if you are wondering what is on my Today screen: Ultimate Launch (www.ultimatelaunch.de) and RLToday (www.rotlaus-software.de) for iLook buttons and functionality. These give me the freedom not to have to use the Cube and offers tons of functionality. psnap000.jpg is the Today screen, swipe to the left gives me psnap001.jpg (settings and such) and swipe to the right psnap002.jpg (calendar+)
This is very usefull...
Could you upload your Mortbutton's file?
Many thanks....
sndance said:
(the Cube used almost 6 Megs remember ) but you can also set it so it does not stay in memory after closing.
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Hi sndance
How would this be accomplished? What needs to be done?
Outstanding, this is a dream!!!
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Hi sndance
How would this be accomplished? What needs to be done?
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Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding, I was referring to MortButtons staying in RAM, not the Cube which would not be used anymore if you follow my steps.
To do this for MortButtons:
- Start "MortButtons Setup"
- Choose the "Extended" item from the menu
- Uncheck "Stay in memory"
This will prevent MortButtons from staying in RAM, for me this means only about 500kb difference so I mostly leave it in RAM. I only have 1 custom panel and the task manager, if you have more panels loaded then Mort may use more RAM. Check with a Task Manager (eg. the new Task Manager included with WM 6.1) that shows the individual processes and check for MortButtons.exe to see how much RAM MB is using.
Cheers
sndance
flaviopac said:
This is very usefull...
Could you upload your Mortbutton's file?
Many thanks....
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I'm not sure where the configurations for gestures and behaviour are stored so I cannot upload anything sorry. But here is how I've configured mine:
1/ Run MortButtons Setup
2/ Choose "Handling" from the menu, enable "Finger Gestures"
3/ Click "Configure Gestures"
3/1/ Here I set left to "Task list", right "Do nothing", Upwards "Do nothing" and Downwards to "Exit"
3/2/ Press OK and again to go back to the main menu
4/ Choose "Display"
4/1/ here I chose "GreyAquaWide" from the Skin dropdown, Entry Size "Big" and "User background" for Display Style pointing to a purely black background.jpg. Further I also checked "Hide menu bar". To max speed I set all transitions (Click "transitions" to enter this menu) to "No transition", you can even choose a cube transition effect here if you like.
4/2/ Press OK to go back to the main menu
5/ Choose "Task List"
5/1/ Here I removed "ActiveSync" from the list and unchecked "Close" and "Close all but current"
5/2/ Press OK to go back
6/ Choose Extended from the main menu
6/1/ Here I unchecked everything except "Stay in memory", speed was first priority for me.
6/2/ Press OK to go back
7/ Finally I built my contacts page, choose "Edit menus" from the main menu
7/1/ Choose MortButton1, select "Set entries" button
7/2/ Click Add
7/3/ Open the contacts folder and choose "Call Contact", press OK
7/4/ Choose your contact from you phone book, press OK
7/5/ Now either it picked up the contact photo from your phone book or you can assign it a different one by clicking Icon
7/6/ Press OK, then Close
8/ You are back in the main menu, Press Exit
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There is so much more to explore, you can add multiple different items on one button page like contacts and applications together on one page. It is even possible to rotate the screen before launching an application! You can add buttons that link button pages together or use gestures to navigate.
I kept it simple - for now - with just a contacts page upon calling MortButtons when swiping up like I did for the Cube and a following swipe to the left brings up the integrated task manager. A swipe to the bottom and MortButtons dissappears again.
Cheers
sndance
Edit: MortButtons stores the display and handling configuration in the registry, HKCU\Software\Mort\MortButtons, so far MB does not support exporting these settings to a file.
sndance said:
I'm not sure where the configurations for gestures and behaviour are stored so I cannot upload anything sorry. But here is how I've configured mine:
There is so much more to explore, you can add multiple different items on one button page like contacts and applications together on one page. It is even possible to rotate the screen before launching an application! You can add buttons that link button pages together or use gestures to navigate.
I kept it simple - for now - with just a contacts page upon calling MortButtons when swiping up like I did for the Cube and a following swipe to the left brings up the integrated task manager. A swipe to the bottom and MortButtons dissappears again.
Cheers
sndance
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Many thanks...
I'm going to try it asap....
Added 2 new images showing my contacts page and the task manager at work.
Cheers
sndance
sndance said:
Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding, I was referring to MortButtons staying in RAM, not the Cube which would not be used anymore if you follow my steps.
To do this for MortButtons:
- Start "MortButtons Setup"
- Choose the "Extended" item from the menu
- Uncheck "Stay in memory"
This will prevent MortButtons from staying in RAM, for me this means only about 500kb difference so I mostly leave it in RAM. I only have 1 custom panel and the task manager, if you have more panels loaded then Mort may use more RAM. Check with a Task Manager (eg. the new Task Manager included with WM 6.1) that shows the individual processes and check for MortButtons.exe to see how much RAM MB is using.
Cheers
sndance
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Hi sndance,
Thanks for clearing that up. I was under the impression this could be done with the cube. It would be really awesome if it could be done though.
At present I am using PointUI, which i am highly impressed with, so i dont think i will be trying out your suggestions, sorry
Regards
Thanks for finding out ow to keep the cube from launching, at startup, first of all.
Haven't looked into MortButtons, as I'm using Ultimatelauncher exclusively so far, but if it's that customizable, I'll give it a shot.
Cheers,
mc
netzcoyote said:
Thanks for finding out ow to keep the cube from launching, at startup, first of all.
Haven't looked into MortButtons, as I'm using Ultimatelauncher exclusively so far, but if it's that customizable, I'll give it a shot.
Cheers,
mc
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Hey Coyote, if you want to stop the Cube completely, then use a registry editor and go into HKLM/Software/OEM/TFLOSettings and set the value of the "EnableCube" key to 0. If you also followed my steps above to delete Biotouch.exe from the LaunchStartupApp then you will have effectively terminated the Cube.
Setting this key basically tells the TouchFlo service (which also controls the finger-friendly scrolling I believe) not to launch Biotouch.exe when you swipe up, so this will also stop anything else you put in place for Biotouch.exe such as MortButtons in my guide above.
Btw. I use a combination of UltimateLaunch with 3 slideable panels and RLToday a bit like FocalDesign does in his today theme. Mort gives me the added functionality of a fully configurable Cube and - to me, most importantly - a finger friendly launcher and task manager of which I am sure there is no alternative, and it's free also!
Cheers
sndance
Will this work...
...if I'm using spb Mobile Shell to launch apps and quick dials?
davehutch said:
...if I'm using spb Mobile Shell to launch apps and quick dials?
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I have no experience with spb Mobile Shell, but you could edit the VJTarget.lnk contents to start any kind of application you want instead of the Cube when you swipe up. So if spb Mobile Shell could be started with a shortcut then I guess the answer is yet. Give it a try.
Cheers
sndance
Mm. I don't have either of the entries you mentioned
No StartupApp and no LaunchStartupApp either.
Removed Biotouch from Windows/Startup and rebooted...memory exactly the same as before.
Any suggestions?
davehutch said:
No StartupApp and no LaunchStartupApp either.
Removed Biotouch from Windows/Startup and rebooted...memory exactly the same as before.
Any suggestions?
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Dave,
Check with a task manager that shows individual processes if biotouch.exe is in there (memmaid or such). It seems like you have a Touch with WM version prior to 6.1? If you removed biotouch from Windows/Startup then after a fresh restart you should not see biotouch in the task manager processes. Mind you, even if biotouch is not started automatically, it will be loaded by the touchflo service the first time you swipe up to bring up the Cube.
Cheers
sndance
Hey Coyote, if you want to stop the Cube completely, then use a registry editor and go into HKLM/Software/OEM/TFLOSettings and set the value of the "EnableCube" key to 0. If you also followed my steps above to delete Biotouch.exe from the LaunchStartupApp then you will have effectively terminated the Cube.
Setting this key basically tells the TouchFlo service (which also controls the finger-friendly scrolling I believe) not to launch Biotouch.exe when you swipe up, so this will also stop anything else you put in place for Biotouch.exe such as MortButtons in my guide above.
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Thanks, man. I have cleared my LaunchStartupApp.lst so far, like you suggested, and I'm loving every free MB I won Now I wanted to set it up to launch PocketCM insted of the cube when I swipe up and kept rereading your first post on how to do this, until I read this reply. now I remember setting TFLOSettings to 0 weeks ago when I started to try to get rid of the cube. That clears it up, of course.
Btw. I use a combination of UltimateLaunch with 3 slideable panels and RLToday a bit like FocalDesign does in his today theme. Mort gives me the added functionality of a fully configurable Cube and - to me, most importantly - a finger friendly launcher and task manager of which I am sure there is no alternative, and it's free also!
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I see. I have a very similar setup. I'll definetly look into MortButtons, if only to see what it does, but I use only a small part of features of a WM phone, and I'm looking for ways to set these up for easiest use and smoothest execution. I'm perfectly fine to use things I rarely use through stylus operated menus.
Cheers,
nc
Hi sundance, sounds great. I tried it on my orbit 2 but could not find a LaunchStartupApp.lst nor a StartupApp.lst in \windows folder. There is StartUPBioTouch.exe and .lnk but both in ROM.
What can i do?
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Hi sundance, sounds great. I tried it on my orbit 2 but could not find a LaunchStartupApp.lst nor a StartupApp.lst in \windows folder. There is StartUPBioTouch.exe and .lnk but both in ROM.
What can i do?
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Servus Ichbins,
The LaunchStartupApp.lst or StartupApp.lst in the Windows folder only apply to Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1. If you have an earlier version, then you should have a link to biotouch.exe in your Windows\Startup folder. Delete this to kill the Biotouch Cube, or edit the link (using GSFinder or on your desktop PC using notepad) and point it to MortButtons to replace it. I.e. put this in the biotouch.lnk instead:
41#"\Program Files\MortButtons\MBRunner.exe" "\Program Files\MortButtons\Button1.mbi"
If there is also not biotouch.lnk or similar in your Windows\Startup folder then I am out of ideas and maybe someone else can share a few words of advise? I am running WM6 and 6.1 for a while now and do not remember the HTC file structure of WM5 sorry.
Grüße
Sundance
.lst file not found
Hi Sndance (oder Sundance?)
Thanks for the ultrafast answer. A have Windows Mobile 6 Pro installed. Touchflow is Version 2.0 Build 29087. Searching for *.lst only gives me customize.lst, hopreject.lst and revoke.lst.
It seems there is no chance for me.
Grüße
ichbins
Finally I figured it out: Deleting the line “21#"\Windows\StartUPBioTouch.exe" in "StartUPBioTouch.lnk"
did it. Works like a charm.
Works like a charm.
Very useful tip, thx sndance!!
T-Mobile Shadow Interface or wm6.1 Sliding Panels all in one rom "NOW UPDATED"
with this program you can have the best of both worlds you can have
T-Mobile Shadow Interface or wm6.1 Sliding Panels all in one rom
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Frist put celecmd.exe anyware on your storage card then run it then press file Association then exit celecmd then put CMHome.tgz and CMHomeNeo.tgz in the windows folder on your phone then put Chome Changer.ccs and Chome Help.ccs on your storage card then click chome help.ccs with resco explorer read what it tell then click on Chome Changer.ccs remember to change the theme to the right theme for sliding panels chosse sliding panels or sliding media panels for t-mobile shadow pick t-mobile defaut....
Download it from here http://rapidshare.com/files/133573404/Shadow_SlidingPanels.zip
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rickwyatt said:
with this program you can have the best of both worlds you can have
T-Mobile Shadow Interface or wm6.1 Sliding Panels all in one rom
*******************************************************
Frist put celecmd.exe anyware on your storage card then run it then press file Association then exit celecmd then put CMHome.tgz and CMHomeNeo.tgz in the windows folder on your phone then put Chome Changer.ccs and Chome Help.ccs on your storage card then click chome help.ccs with resco explorer read what it tells you then click on Chome Changer.ccs press reset chome but dont press ok when it tells you to reset phone just press no then run Chome Changer.ccs again and press T-Mobile Shadow Interface then it tells you to reset this time you press ok
if you what to put sliding panels on then press Chome Changer.ccs press reset chome but dont press ok when it tells you to reset phone just press no then run Chome Changer.ccs then press WM6.1 sliding panels what untill it tell you to reset your phone and this time press ok remember to change the theme to the right U.I for sliding panels chosse sliding panels or sliding media panels for t-mobile shadow pick t-mobile defaut....
Download it from here http://rapidshare.com/files/132325933/Shadow_SlidingPanels.zip
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Wow this is great but I will wait for your rom next week...Thanks a lot rick for the update...
Shadow_Sliding Panels Questions
Hi Ricky
This is exactly the functionality I am looking for. Need some help though with the installation. Although I am new to this I am technical and had no problems upgrading my Tornado WM5 to WM6 using Nitrogen's Tornado_WM6_Platinum...sp1.rar...
1/ CHomeHelp references StartMenu/Accessories/ThemeChanger. I could not find that.
2/ I followed the instructions but find that with both Shadow and SlidingPanels that I get the right colours and top and bottom horizontal bars but the middle area is blank. If I change the Home Screen to Wireless Windows every displays as it should.
Any suggestions?
By the way, this set up is my fall-back one. I would have loved to have used "illi_WM6.1_remade_by_rickwyatt_v2a.zip". My problem there though was I could not find the Bluetooth voice dial (add voice tag) command, and the InfraRed was dead even though the phone interface indicated it was on and functioning.
I would be happy with either a functioning Shadow_SlidingPanels OR your WM6.1 remake to support voice tag and IR.
Much appreciate any help you can give me. I think the work you and others on this thread do is amazing.
ErwinA
Tornado DTV
ErwinA said:
Hi Ricky
This is exactly the functionality I am looking for. Need some help though with the installation. Although I am new to this I am technical and had no problems upgrading my Tornado WM5 to WM6 using Nitrogen's Tornado_WM6_Platinum...sp1.rar...
1/ CHomeHelp references StartMenu/Accessories/ThemeChanger. I could not find that.
2/ I followed the instructions but find that with both Shadow and SlidingPanels that I get the right colours and top and bottom horizontal bars but the middle area is blank. If I change the Home Screen to Wireless Windows every displays as it should.
Any suggestions?
By the way, this set up is my fall-back one. I would have loved to have used "illi_WM6.1_remade_by_rickwyatt_v2a.zip". My problem there though was I could not find the Bluetooth voice dial (add voice tag) command, and the InfraRed was dead even though the phone interface indicated it was on and functioning.
I would be happy with either a functioning Shadow_SlidingPanels OR your WM6.1 remake to support voice tag and IR.
Much appreciate any help you can give me. I think the work you and others on this thread do is amazing.
ErwinA
Tornado DTV
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sorry to say this but this only works on windows mobile 6.1
You cannot use this on WM6 because this needs WM6.1.
ill be posting a updated chome change.ccs later today which you dont have to press reset anymore i allso made a rom with this in
AMAZING
but link broken.....
now up ready for download
Managed to find time to try this.
It doesnt seem to work with my cooked WM6.1 ROM. My device freeze and require a reflash. I also tried with Blackdragon_860's Breeze release but the same happen.
1) Does it only work with your Neo ROM?
2) Does your Neo ROM support threaded sms?
Thanks Rick for all you help.
This crashed my phone and I also had to re-flash the rom.
Hi everyone I'm new to XDA.
Have just purchased a HTC HD2 running spb Mobile Shell 3.5 and have downloaded a Zoom application as I have a severe vision impairment.
I have 2 questions.....
1. I was under the impression that MS had included a magnifier in WM6.5.3 but I cannot find it anywhere (or is it specific to particular applications).
2. I don't seem to able to assign the zoom function to any of the hardware buttons as the buttons don't seem to be configurable on the HD2. Is there a way I can work around this???
Thanks
Welcome to the forums!
In most of the Roms, the magnifier has been removed, because it was still not working right (much bugs)
To get the magnifier back, switch “HKLM/Software/HTC/TextSelection/EnableMagnifier” from 0 to 1
Let me know if you don't know what to do, then I'll make a cab for you.
As far as I know, there is no application out yet that lets you assign the buttons to a program.
Cheers,
EC