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WM6 Music Player Plugin on VOX - first try

Hi folks,
today I' ve got my Excalibur back from my colleague. After updating new WM6 I tried to find out how the Music Player Plugin works.
The first result you can find in the screenshot.
Ok, let's start:
- Copy the following lines from the T-MobileDefaultBlue.home.xml
<!-- Music Player -->
<plugin clsid="{166B4205-4D6C-46d7-AA10-9647198FBF65}" name="Music Player" height="22"/>
<plugin clsid="{A502A403-48E4-48b6-A0E8-75633F493F01}" name="SPN Name" height="25" >
</plugin>
to your own homescreen.xml.
- Copy all files beginning with "mpt_....." and the files
Music Plugin Swith.lnk
MusicPlayerGridView.exe
MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll to Windows folder.
- Edit HKLM-Software-HTC-MusicPlayerPlugin (key exists on my S710) and add the following value:
Value: HomeLayout
Value Data: \Application Data\Home\<yourscreen>.home.xml
Value Type: REG SZ
- Register the MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll with regsrvceGUI.exe.
After rebooting your homescreen looks like my screenshot.
Problem: you can choose the plugin but the title, remaining time and volume won't be displayed. Only working part is the media player icon on the right (starts media player).
Any ideas what's missing ?
Newchurch

Can you post the files you were talking about :
- Copy all files beginning with "mpt_....." and the files
Music Plugin Swith.lnk
MusicPlayerGridView.exe
MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll to Windows folder.
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- Register the MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll with regsrvceGUI.exe.
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I will se what i can do

would also like to have the files in question

Hi,
here are the files: KLICK
Newchurch

I got some text, but it wont contact wmp. I'll see what i can do tomorrow. (its late here in Norway now )

WMP plugin
Anyone had any joy with this one - would be nice to have a WMP plugin on the homescreen that works..

Operators are given one as part of the adaption tool kit... its a source code example...
anyone has accesss? and can complie it for us?

Hi,
I had a look at this. The missing piece is the media player plugin registration. Putting it all together in one place, this is what is needed.
1.
Insert the following text into your home screen xml file. Put it after the <plugin>...</plugin> pair where you want the media player control to show up. I put it after the carrier section. You can use the liveexample.home.xml file in the archive available here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/37201289/plugin.rar.html
<!-- Music Player -->
<plugin clsid="{166B4205-4D6C-46d7-AA10-9647198FBF65}" name="Music Player" height="22"/>
<plugin clsid="{A502A403-48E4-48b6-A0E8-75633F493F01}" name="SPN Name" height="25" >
</plugin>
2.
Copy all files in the archive to \windows. These are the various graphics, Music Plugin Switch.lnk, MusicPlayerGridView.exe, and also WmpPluginToday.dll
Next, you need to do a bunch of registry edits (not for the faint of heart). For MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll you could also just register it with regsrvGUI.exe included in the archive.
3.
Create key HKLM\Software\HTC\MusicPlayerPlugin (key may or may not exist) and add the following:
-Add string "HomeLayout" with value "\Application Data\Home\<your today file>home.xml"
(for example "\Application Data\Home\liveexample.home.xml")
-Add DWORD "ClientUIShowOff" with value 1
4.
Register the MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll with regsrvceGUI.exe -OR- make the following registry edits:
Create key HKCR\CLSID\{166B4205-4D6C-46d7-AA10-9647198FBF65}
Creake subkey InprocServer32, and make its default value "MusicPlayerHomePlugin.dll"
5.
Creake key HKCR\CLSID\{DAD087AB-1E2F-4b3b-BB5F-0F4D6AB630F8}
Creake subkey InprocServer32, and make its default value "WmpPluginToday.dll"
6.
Create key HKCR\MusicPlayerApp
Create subkey SelectIcon and make it's default value "MusicPlayerGridView.exe,-229"
Create subkey DefaultIcon and make it's default value "MusicPlayerGridView.exe,-230"
7.
Create key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\UIPlugins
Create subkey {DAD087AB-1E2F-4b3b-BB5F-0F4D6AB630F8}
-Add strings "FriendlyName"="HTC WMP Plug-in Today" and "Description"="HTC WMP Plug-in Today"
-Add DWORD "Capabilities" with value 1
Create subkey {A13C7005-B7BD-4f0f-B496-A830EAF8DB32} (I'm not actually sure this is needed)
-Add DWORD "Capabilities" with value 42000001
8.
Reboot
That's it. Works great. Enjoy
Dave
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Thanx, Dave!
It works on my Tornado!

Great job, thanks!
Newchurch

no joy for me on my e650 with dopod rom. WMP controls show up on my home screen but are not functionnal

Darko- said:
no joy for me on my e650 with dopod rom. WMP controls show up on my home screen but are not functionnal
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oups nevermind, I replay darkfinger's procedure and it works like a charm
thanks a lot

Hello, could make you a file .CAB
Thanks

I agree with MathieuG... I've done all what described in the instruction, but I had no effect of it... If somebody does the *.CAB, i'll be very happy

Thanks darkfinger! Works like a charm on the Vox!

Cab
Ive tried to make an cab included the given RegKeys,but even not work on my Phone,...Tornado with IphoneRom.Maybe work on other Phones?Or maybe an Installation-Bug?give it a try,i hope,ive placed all regkeys....
add:File Updated!!Hope it will work better now... thanks to rickwyatt for the missing dll...

There is an error you has to forget to put the file WmpPluginToday.dll in the .CAB

cab
of course not, these are all the original files given by Newchurch expect the regsrvce.exe-files, and the regtweaks given by Darkfinger...have you reboot btw register the .dll manually?You have to reboot your Phone and choose the WMPlug homescreen in settings...but the Buttons dont work on my phone anyway...

arpy said:
of course not, these are all the original files given by Newchurch expect the regsrvce.exe-files, and the regtweaks given by Darkfinger...have you reboot btw register the .dll manually?You have to reboot your Phone and choose the WMPlug homescreen in settings...but the Buttons dont work on my phone anyway...
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i added the file to your cab it now works on my lobster700 tv

Yea,thanks!!I will put it up,so that cant be mischoosen...now it works on my phone ,too ...Many Thanks to Newchurch,Darkfinger and Rickwyatt,now there is one more beautiful Plugin for multiple phones out now,not only for VOX.Hooooray.............

Comm Manager Font Problem

Hi,
I'm having a problem with the Comm Manager in my Touch Cruise.
I just did a hard reset and installed Mobile Navigator GPS software.
Now my Comm Manager looks like this.
If you can notice, the fonts are all jagged.
Any Clues?
Thanks

I've got similar problem. The font in comm. manager is changed. But only in comm manager. Everything else is ok.

same problem here. any ideas how to solve it?

I have the same issue, slightly different font. It is also visible in Notes - Options - on the bottom. I may have that since installing Resco. I suspect that some fonts are replaced.

I have found a solution to it. Rename font files in
\Windows\Fonts
ipa93mr.ttf
ipa93dr.ttf
ipa93sr.ttf
to
ipa93mr.ttf.orig
ipa93dr.ttf.orig
ipa93sr.ttf.orig
and soft-reset. You may have different fonts there as well. But I found these to correspond with the weird fonts in Comm Manager.

In my phone (german OS) the files are called arial.ttf, arialbd.ttf and arialk.ttf.
These are from MN6 and I have delated them. Now the CommManager looks like before and Navigon works also pretty good.

Checker4E said:
In my phone (german OS) the files are called arial.ttf, arialbd.ttf and arialk.ttf.
These are from MN6 and I have delated them. Now the CommManager looks like before and Navigon works also pretty good.
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Apparently, I need those fonts installed in \Windows\Fonts. I am only wondering how Comm Manager picks up fonts to be applied in the application. In all likelihood it searches for closest fonts available. Maybe I could copy some default fonts and rename them.

same issue
I have same issue with same phone except:
1. My fonts look even worse than the orig poster
2. My \windows\fonts folder is empty
Noticed the issue last night after I installed the HTC today plug in. So I did a hard reset and it was fine again. Just finished installing CoPilot, Pocket Mechanic and Weather Panel (NOT HTC today this time) and checked Comm Manager and its back to being corrupt again.
Help?!?!

FIXED
OK, my problem is with Marsware weather panel.
To fix:
1. uninstall weather panel
2. copy arial.ttf from your c:\windows\fonts to PPC\windows\fonts
3. soft reset
This worked for me.
Unfortunatly, if you reinstall weatherpanel the problem will return. (as I just found out).
The comm panel does not look the same as it does after a hardreset but it looks a lot better than it did after it corrupted (I think it looks better than original!).
I should probably go to Marwares homepage and report the issue. SPB Weatherbar would not connect/update for me and I do like having the weather on my today screen

Fixed Comm Manager font issue!!
I had the same issue on htc touch cruise comm manager, but the tip given by dib_uk worked for me, thanks!.
My problem started when, due to an application, i got installed a "weird" font file on the empty folder named "fonts" (Windows/Fonts on device). I tried to delete this file, but it didnt allow me, i always got an error message telling me that it was in use by some application. So, this is what i did:
1.- Closed the Comm Manager application, and besides that, terminated the CommManager.exe process using MemMaid.
2.- Copied the font file "Arial Black (true type) from my lap top (c:/windows/fonts) to the folder windows/font on my device
3.- To ensure that the "weird" font file was released, i cut it and pasted on a temp folder, then i finally could delete it
4.- Did a soft reset
5.- Opened Comm Manager and it voila!, it had the same look as from stock
I hope this help to any other with this issue, sorry for my english, its not my native language

Messed up font in Comm Manager

My font in Comm Manager is messed up. Hardly readable and with missing language specific sings like åäö. Of course it's som of the programs I've installed thats causing this, but even if I uninstall them the right font doesn't appear.
What can I do? Besides hard resetting? Am I missing a font and if so, which?

i have the same thing. are you also using the orbit 2.

No, I've got a Polaris.

I had the same thing on my orbit 2, only way of clearing it was a hard reset. I suspected it was one of the skins i loaded for phonealarm.

no phoneallarm installed and same problem, so...

I had this problem for a while, I did some investigating and found that it was due to my installation of Weather Panel by Marsware. to fix this you need to delete the pixel.ttf and BRADHITC.ttf files found in the "Program Files\Marsware\WeatherPanel\themes\default" folder, i just renamed them to .bak. do a soft reset and you should be OK. If you don't have weatherpanel, try searching your device for any .ttf file, you should only have three Cour.ttf, tahoma.ttf, and tahombd.ttf and they should be located in \windows (don't delete these three) anything else you find might be the problem, try renaming and then Soft reset.

Same problem here; it appeared after installing phonealarm

search with resco explorer for .ttf
do not delete tahoma.ttf tahomabd.ttf cour.ttf
delete Bradhitc.ttf and
newton.ttf and
Pixel.ttf or anything else

Oh course I have both WeatherPanel AND PhoneAlarm.
But your advice did help. Thanks.
I was thinking what causes Comm Manager choose another font and how to stop it.
I'm thinking of two ways. Either copy the needed font to the same directory as the exe file or make a copy of the needed font and reneme it with an a in fron, if Comm Manager looks for any font, and goes for it an alphabetic order.

Similar thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1871697

I have of course both Weather Panel and PhoneAlarm.
But your tips solved the problem, I uninstalled the fonts.
But what causes Comm Manager do take another font? Does it look for the "nearest" font in a folder close to it or does it choose from an alphabetic order?

I had the same problem in my XDA Orbit, but it isn't the phone fault, but WM's. I'v copied a new font (random one, for skinning Wisbar Advance) into /windows/fonts folder and after soft reset, the comm manager font changed. I think, that maybe, somehow, Windows makes the last used/updated/copied font a default font for it. Try re-copying tahoma in windows/fonts. I can't try it for myself now, waiting for my Orbit 2 hehe, but I know the issue. Hope it helped.

Extensions

Hi!
I have this strange issue sometimes. Somehow my PPC forgets the proper program to open files with the .jpg extension. I'm running WM6.1 Tomal v7.7 on a i-mate JASJAR. Obviously, since I haven't installed any picture viewers, it should open properly with the default Pictures and Videos app (pimg.exe).
Okay, so it forgot this and then using memmaid 2.2 i reassigned it. It works fine now, but picture files in explorer, messaging, or even while loading thumbnails, the wrong icon will appear. Actually the default "unknown file type" icon appears, instead of the much preferred "picture" icon (from default Picture viewer app.
Anyone know how to fix this without hard reseting? Thanks in advance.

How to add exe programs to program quick list? (+Coreplayer problem)

I have couple of programs that run straight as exe files (putty, wmirc). Is there any way to add these to TF3D program page?
Also, just installed Coreplayer and tested with WMV files - I can hear sound but no picture...?

I got CorePlayer working, just needed to change it DirectDraw mode...
Other problem still persists

Diamond TF3D Config 0.6.7
Use TF3D Config, It does the job

You can also make shortcuts to "programs" folder using Resco Explorer (send to Start Menu as shortcut). Then they will be available in TF3D programs (to add as favorite).

Thanks, TF3D Config did the trick (and many others )