I was wondering if anyone knows, or has looked into at all a way to change the names displayed before widgets on the home screen. Like change "Google Talk" to just "Talk" Or "Google Voice" to just "Voice"
Sorry if this has been asked I didn't see anything when I searched.
It has been asked, but i think it envloves taking apart the files included in the APK and then adjusting them as necessary. But, doing that requires that you have the ability to resign the file. It's seems like alot of work. Also notice alot of the programs are called com.*** this is a java naming convention that tends to be passed off to lots of programs.
you could also grab a program called AnyCut. it lets you create shortcuts for anything, including people (straight to text or call), programs, certain settings, etc, and lets you name it whatever you want
its free in the market.
Thanks for the info, I'll check out AnyCut
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Hi all
just a quick question does anyone know of a simple app that will allow me to password protect a folder(s) on the PDA WM5.
I dont want nothing fancy, no encryption, no other features other than when someone tries to open a folder they must enter a password.
I have tried looking arround and all i can find are encryption/security software, not just the simple app that I'm looking for
Cheers
Secret porn stash?
I wish, my company is going to deploy Universals to the workforce and i want to be able to lock certain folders ie settings etc so they dont mess and end up buggering them up
If you don't find what you are looking for and decide an encrypter is the next best thing, I can recommend Airscanner Mobile Encrypter, which you can pick up for free.
Hi FOZZER!
If you are looking to protect device settings, blocking folders really isn't the way to go.
1st settings isn't a real folder. Yes there is such a folder under windows\start menu but it is usually empty. The contents you see in 'settings' is compiled automatically by windows from cpl files and such, just like 'control panel' on the PC.
If I remember correctly, if you delete the the settings folder, it will disappear from start menu and average user won't be able to access device settings.
To make things harder you can delete the link to file explorer so people will be less likely to mess with the device.
There is a thread here somewhere about doing just this sort of things. Try searching for 'kiosk' and not just this site.
have any of you run into this problem...where you receive double or triple text messages from someone and visa versa...its really irking...if so is it the provider or is it the phone??? thanks in advanced...
I've heard that programs such as SPB Pocket plus that actually close programs instead of putting them to background mess with Palms messaging app. You have to blacklist that from any close button software and the problem *should* go away.
@marsonist
what do you mean by having to blacklist that from any close button software? i'm facing the problem as well which is annoying...
I guess my suggestion only applies if you are using software that really closes programs when you hit the 'ok' button or the 'X' symbol on the top right.
Normally when you hit either of these the program doesn't really close, but instead it is sort of minimized. You don't see it, but it is still actually running in the background. Programs like 3rd party programs like SPB Pocket Plus make the 'ok' button and 'X' symbol behave like they do in windows... when you hit them the program process is killed.
These programs have system function processes on an ignore list so that you don't kill something important. Palm's messaging application is unique to Palm and doesn't show up on these ignore lists. So, if you have one of these tweak apps installed and go to close your Messaging program it throws it out of whack.
Most of these tweak programs, however, also give a way of manually adding programs to an ignore list (name of the list or setting will be different from program to program.) I believe Palm's app is called messaging.exe... add that to the list and you should be in business.
If this is still not making any sense, post a list of installed software and we'll see where we can go from there.
I get you now, Thanks marsonist! will try your solution and post the result
Thanks again
Hey Marsonist, thanks for the quick reply...well i have magic buttons, smartkeys, and X-button...i also get an error report message when i receive a text from time to time...i usually use the smartkeys to close an app...can you point me in the right direction to solve this...thanks again...
RiNo808 as far as I know each one of those programs when used in conjunction with the Palm Messaging app will cause problems. For Smartkeys, there should be an INI file in the same directory where it was installed. At the bottom of the INI you should see this:
; if you set CLOSEAPP to 1, the program will hide the following
; apps (by title) instead of closing. Other apps will be closed.
; maximum can set 16 apps
[EXCEPTIONLIST]
APP00=Text Messages
APP01=Outlook E-mail
APP02=Hotmail
APP04=MMS
APP05=Contacts
APP06=Calendar
APP07=Camera
Add "APP08=Messaging" without the quotes to the bottom of the list. This should keep smartkeys from closing the Messaging app.
I am not familiar with the other programs and recommend you go research their individual settings on how to exclude the Messaging app.
FYI: Smartkeys uses the title of the running program in for its exclude list. (i.e. The name you see next to the windows start menu flag) Other programs often go by the name of the running executable. (i.e. the name of the EXE file as you would see it in File Explorer) So for the case of Palm Messaging, "Messaging" is the title and "messaging.exe" is the name of the executable (located in directly the /windows/ directory). What I listed above for smartkeys should get you started. This info might come in handy, however, for the other two programs.
Let me know if any of this helps.
thanks Marsonist, so far so good...no complaints of multi texts...i guess we have to keep the sms open on the treo...thanks again...
hi there i've installed some games onto my HD2 (uno, FM, tonyhawks) and want to locate them in the games folder not in the main windows area. can anyone help me do this?
open file explorer. browse to windows/startmenu/programs.....look for ur games shortcuts......cut..... nd paste in windows/startmenu/programs/games. done
You're not done at all.
OK, it will move the shortcut to the correct folder, but the icon won't follow. It's defined in the registry ([HKLM\Security\Shell\Startinfo\Start] then the folder name, then the shortcut name, string value "Icon").
People making CABs should be a bit less lousy and direct shortcuts to the correct folder, same for the acompanying icon.
Actually, some people put icon definitions into several registry keys, so they will "follow" the shortcut if you move it. It's actually a satisfying alternative, if you consider it gives the user the ability to put the shortcut wherever he wants (including copying it to several locations) without losing the icon.
But yes, having shortcuts piling up into the Start Menu's first level, or even worse, placing them into dummy folders with a fixed name (sometimes in a foreign language), is pig work, and I saw even worse (yes, it's possible !) : shortcuts landing to a foreign language "Programs" or even "Start menu" folder, so actually not even displaying in the Start Menu !
When you create (or modify) a CAB file, you should heavily use aliases in order to let Windows Mobile translate them to the actual names during installation.
For instance, if you wanted to direct a shortcut to the "Games" folder, whatever its actual name in your own language is, you should NOT put it into "\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Games" (neither into "%StartMenu_Programs%\Games", though it's still better like that), but you should actually use "%StartMenu_Programs_Games%", which will put the shortcut in the exact correct location.
You can do the same for the program's location itself. For instance, %ProgramFiles_Games% will direct it to the correct folder, according to your system's language, and will even do so, either you choose to install it on the internal memory, or on the SD card.
You can use these aliases inside registry values, too.
Unfortunately, this process may sometimes do it "too much".
It's the case on cooked ROMs, where the author may retain WWE names for some folders and translate others, sometimes using his own syntax. Since the CAB will always translate using the official way, it may still land in an incorrect location...
The ony way to be sure you'll obtain the wanted result, anyway, is to get some CAB editor program and peek inside before copying them to the pocket PC and installing them... And maybe, fix them before using them.
It will be handy each time you'll need to reinstal it, so don't mind inspecting and fixing the CABs you find : it's always better than crashing your system because something wrong or inadequate to your setup was put inside.
One classic case is TouchFlo / Sense tabs, for instance.
Unfortunately, they're all defined inside a unique XML Manila file, so you actually can't just ADD a tab : in fact, this notion does not even exist ; all you can do is overwrite your whole tabs list with another complete one, and pray that you'll end up with the same list, plus the new one... Would you bet your life on that ? I won't.
In real life, you really can NEVER trust a CAB intended to add a tab to your existing setup, as the author most probably don't have the same tabs as you have. In the best case, you'll just loose some tabs (they'll just disappear, even in the tabs list from the settings, and you won't get them back) : the programs and files are still there, but their definition file will have been replaced by the new one. And in the worst case, it will add a definition for a tab whose programs and files are not previously installed on your phone - and you'll crash it once and for all.
That's the reason why now, I never give a tab CAB containing any tabs definitions. I only provide all but the tabs list, and provide separate CABs for all the possible tabs combinations - and you have to choose and use the good one. Or use Maltwater's SenseUtil program to setup your tabs. The good news is my method will setup all the tabs in perfect order as soon as you've soft resetted the device, since my CABs contain the XML file, plus all the registry keys, plus it resets ManiFull.xml.
So, people, whatever I said about good CABs putting the shortcuts where they should... OK, you may be lucky... But the right behaviour should always be to look inside CABs before trying them. You can trust me !
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russeini said:
open file explorer. browse to windows/startmenu/programs.....look for ur games shortcuts......cut..... nd paste in windows/startmenu/programs/games. done
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It's been a while since I had the need to move icons, so there may be newer versions of this program, but the JWMDIconChanger will move the icons for you.
I have over 100 apps installed on my Leo.
When I need to uninstall program, sometimes I need to waste much time until I find that program in Uninstall list, because there it usually begins not with a name of program but with Author's nickname or Company name.
It would be very useful and convenient, if there were small window for typing.
Type in one word that you remember from program's name, then press button [Filter], in you see only programs which name contains that typed word.
Can anyone create this?
use sktools, that app has filter/find feature
Yes, SKTools Installed Programs feature can do that easily and because it also shows the program icon you will find this issue is a thing of the past.
Dear fellows,
Lately I've been looking for a way to manage all the sound alerts from one point. You know, one application to manage them all. ...or at least the gapps and whatever comes standard with AOSP.
Is there such an application?
Or, if not, is it possible to modify other application's settings? For example from Tasker? Or maybe even start a project for an Android sound themer. (I would have a good reason to start learning programming)
Thanks!
You mean something like "Notification Manager" by Mikael Setterberg? Or different yet?
No, not something like that. That's something totally different. And I've found n+1 programs that do that.
mean something that would allow me to change the notification/ringtone sounds from one place for many/all apps. Maybe even allow me to apply sound themes (like there are on Symbian).
Well, you could point all your alert-tones to a file or group of files on the external memory card (or anywhere really) and then just replace those files with whatever you want by connecting it to you computer and overwriting the files (same file name) with whatever sound(s) you want that day.
I suppose you could do essentially the same thing with something like Astro in-phone as well.
Also, there's a thread (or threads) on this site that teach how to write scripts. You could handle such (delete - copy - renaming) in a script I assume. The logic would be pretty simple I think.
So to be clear, you're changing the files out from under the alert setting assignments so that the phone settings always point to the same path/filename. Only you're changing (by overwriting) the content of those files.
Bifurcator, I know about this solution too. I was wondering if it's possible to change the actual setting, to make the change in the application's settings.