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[Issue] Home Tab Wallpaper

hey guys,
Just wondering why i am not able to change my home tab wallpaper...for some reason it is not changing, it is staying black background!
after hard reset i was able to change it without any problem however after instaling several essential HD2 cabs (20 shortcut, and many others that are available on this forum) I am not able to replace the default one. Usually there is a message poping up asking you whether you want change the wall paper to the default one, but i am not getting it.
Ironically i am capabe of changing it to the animated wall paper...I am really puzzled!!!
Can anyone help please?

gdayhtc said:
hey guys,
Just wondering why i am not able to change my home tab wallpaper...for some reason it is not changing, it is staying black background!
after hard reset i was able to change it without any problem however after instaling several essential HD2 cabs (20 shortcut, and many others that are available on this forum) I am not able to replace the default one. Usually there is a message poping up asking you whether you want change the wall paper to the default one, but i am not getting it.
Ironically i am capabe of changing it to the animated wall paper...I am really puzzled!!!
Can anyone help please?
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Use the animated wallpaper option, but browse to the wallpaper of your choice instead.
If that doesn't work then one of the "essential" cabs that you have installed has caused the problem. You may be able to resolve it by uninstalling the culprit, but you may need a hard reset as not all mods get uninstalled fully.

johncmolyneux said:
Use the animated wallpaper option, but browse to the wallpaper of your choice instead.
If that doesn't work then one of the "essential" cabs that you have installed has caused the problem. You may be able to resolve it by uninstalling the culprit, but you may need a hard reset as not all mods get uninstalled fully.
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I am afraid the alternative solution did not work!!!
now the question remain which cab is causing the conflict?
thats what i have installed\:
20 home screen shortcut
BSB tweak
disable auto device lock
keypad led cotrol
mark all emails read
Touch X bluetooth
touch x task manager
touch x reset
xda shutdown
torch button
audio recen_ (record conversation)
mark all emails read

I've got the same problem..
From the cabs you have installed, I installed these too:
20 home screen shortcut
Touch X bluetooth
touch x task manager
touch x reset
torch button

Joostem said:
I've got the same problem..
From the cabs you have installed, I installed these too:
20 home screen shortcut
Touch X bluetooth
touch x task manager
touch x reset
torch button
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it is definetly the 20 shortcut, i have unistalled it and it worked fine.
so i guess we know what the problem is...but had to install the 20 shortcut back because it is very usefull

True, it is the shortcut-cab that causes the problem. But after selecting my new background and re-installing the shortcut-cab, the problem is back.

Have you tried using HDWall to create your wallpaper? I use it because I want the same wallpaper on all the tabs, and I also use the 20 quicklinks cab and they work together fine.

johncmolyneux said:
Have you tried using HDWall to create your wallpaper? I use it because I want the same wallpaper on all the tabs, and I also use the 20 quicklinks cab. They work together fine.
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i have not , i will search it now and wil give it a go

Well, did you try it?

Joostem said:
Well, did you try it?
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have not atually...searched it and did not want do something wrong, i can live with black background

Well, I tried to manage it but it worked not perfectly. I got an other wallpaper at the background, but parts of it where missing (a black bar above the sliderbar). That's why I uninstalled it and now have to deal with the black background also, waiting for someone else finding a fix

Joostem said:
Well, I tried to manage it but it worked not perfectly. I got an other wallpaper at the background, but parts of it where missing (a black bar above the sliderbar). That's why I uninstalled it and now have to deal with the black background also, waiting for someone else finding a fix
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I had the same problem with the latest version of HDWall (v0.28b), but the previous version (v0.27b) worked fine. Just make sure you go into the config screen and ensure you're making cabs for WM6.5 and Sense 2.5.
Edit:
I've just tried v0.28b again, and it works as long as you install the "High Quality Wallpaper for Home Tab & Manila Start Menu by Co0kieMonster".
It now fills the screen correctly, and is higher resolution than the previous versions. It looks great now!

Great, that's better! Only one 'problem' left, I want the bottom of the screen (with 'contact'-button and 'menu'-button @ homescreen) to be black instead of the color from the background. Is there any way I can change that?

Joostem said:
Great, that's better! Only one 'problem' left, I want the bottom of the screen (with 'contact'-button and 'menu'-button @ homescreen) to be black instead of the color from the background. Is there any way I can change that?
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This is a bit poor, I know, but it works.
Open Settings (or All Settings from the settings tab), and go to Today. Change the theme and click OK. Then, open the Today settings again and change the theme back (I assume you want HTC Black, from your comment). Click OK and it's done.

johncmolyneux said:
This is a bit poor, I know, but it works.
Open Settings (or All Settings from the settings tab), and go to Today. Change the theme and click OK. Then, open the Today settings again and change the theme back (I assume you want HTC Black, from your comment). Click OK and it's done.
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Lol, thnx!

Joostem said:
Lol, thnx!
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No problem mate

Cant change my homescreen wallpaper from weather!!!

I dont like having all the clouds floating across the screen, I think its a waste of space+ it makes my 1ghz -.- leo lag.
So Ive tried changing the homewallpaper to animated then choosing my own 480x800 wallpapers, but once I set them, I go back to check on the homescreen and I still have the default stuff on there Ive tried restarting ect, nothing.
You can see what rom im running from my signature, Im not sure if thats making any difference. I think the problem may be the fact that I just tried to install Vovichek_Jamrecords 16 quicklinks, but it didnt work, I got the screen attached to this thread, so I uninstalled it and everything went back to normal, or so I thought, may this be the problem?

[★] said:
I dont like having all the clouds floating across the screen, I think its a waste of space+ it makes my 1ghz -.- leo lag.
So Ive tried changing the homewallpaper to animated then choosing my own 480x800 wallpapers, but once I set them, I go back to check on the homescreen and I still have the default stuff on there Ive tried restarting ect, nothing.
You can see what rom im running from my signature, Im not sure if thats making any difference. I think the problem may be the fact that I just tried to install Vovichek_Jamrecords 16 quicklinks, but it didnt work, I got the screen attached to this thread, so I uninstalled it and everything went back to normal, or so I thought, may this be the problem?
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The method you described should work. I can only guess that you're right about the ROM or the 16 quicklinks affecting it.
Can't help, other than to say that it works on mine when I do that, so it's not default behaviour.

johncmolyneux said:
The method you described should work. I can only guess that you're right about the ROM or the 16 quicklinks affecting it.
Can't help, other than to say that it works on mine when I do that, so it's not default behaviour.
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*groan* I dont want to have to install everything again and start again T_T
I know sashimi does loads of it, but I hate having to relink facebook profiles ect

[★] said:
*groan* I dont want to have to install everything again and start again T_T
I know sashimi does loads of it, but I hate having to relink facebook profiles ect
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Just get all your mates to change their facebook profiles so that autolinking works

johncmolyneux said:
Just get all your mates to change their facebook profiles so that autolinking works
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?? explain furthe please

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?? explain furthe please
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I was obviously being sarcastic, but in case yours doesn't do this...
All the people in my contact list have the same full name or the same email address that they have on facebook (if they're on there).
I only have to manually link about 2 of them, out of about 30. I just go into the people tab, all people, and the updates and events tab (the figure with a clock next to the head) and perform an update there. It automatically links the majority of my facebook/contact matches.
Do you have to manually link them all 1-by-1?

I just set my wallpaper to animated, but selected a static one, and then set it back to the weather one. I also did a registry dump of HKCU before and after setting it back to the weather one, and I found 1 change when I'd set it to a non-weather background.
Try setting this registry key. You'll need a reset afterwards.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila]
"Home.WallpaperMode"=dword:00000002
Hope this helps

johncmolyneux said:
I was obviously being sarcastic, but in case yours doesn't do this...
All the people in my contact list have the same full name or the same email address that they have on facebook (if they're on there).
I only have to manually link about 2 of them, out of about 30. I just go into the people tab, all people, and the updates and events tab (the figure with a clock next to the head) and perform an update there. It automatically links the majority of my facebook/contact matches.
Do you have to manually link them all 1-by-1?
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Well I dont tend to put peoples email adresses in, but what your saying is that if I just bother to do it once (then it will always be saved when I use ppc pim backup) When I reload them on it will automatically link facebook profiles?
johncmolyneux said:
I just set my wallpaper to animated, but selected a static one, and then set it back to the weather one. I also did a registry dump of HKCU before and after setting it back to the weather one, and I found 1 change when I'd set it to a non-weather background.
Try setting this registry key. You'll need a reset afterwards.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila]
"Home.WallpaperMode"=dword:00000002
Hope this helps
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00000002 hexadecimal right? making the decimal 2? (Sorry I dont know much about the registry) I just tried that and nothing seems to have happened, I came back after restarting and the clouds/rain ect arent over the screen but I still cant change to an animated background (which btw Im not using actual animated bg's Im using still ones)
Have I done something wrong?
Thanks for the help

[★] said:
Well I dont tend to put peoples email adresses in, but what your saying is that if I just bother to do it once (then it will always be saved when I use ppc pim backup) When I reload them on it will automatically link facebook profiles?
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That's how I do it, yeah, and it automatically links them fine.
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00000002 hexadecimal right? making the decimal 2? (Sorry I dont know much about the registry) I just tried that and nothing seems to have happened, I came back after restarting and the clouds/rain ect arent over the screen but I still cant change to an animated background (which btw Im not using actual animated bg's Im using still ones)
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Yep - 0x00000002 = 2, so you know more than you think
If it's turned the weather animation off, then I'd say it's worked. Go to Menu, Home Wallpaper, and select Weather Wallpaper. Then browse for the background you want for the home page. Once you've got that, set that registry key and restart.
If the wallpaper doesn't change when you do it that way either, then it probably is the quicklinks change that's broke something, so I'd recommend looking at HDWall. If you don't know what it is, it's a cab creator for wallpapers that allows high quality images (not the downsized version that you get if you let the UI set it), and you can have it on all tabs too. I have 20 quicklinks and HDWall works great for me.
Anyway, lets see how you get on with changing the wallpaper first.
Hope this helps

johncmolyneux said:
That's how I do it, yeah, and it automatically links them fine.
Yep - 0x00000002 = 2, so you know more than you think
If it's turned the weather animation off, then I'd say it's worked. Go to Menu, Home Wallpaper, and select Weather Wallpaper. Then browse for the background you want for the home page. Once you've got that, set that registry key and restart.
If the wallpaper doesn't change when you do it that way either, then it probably is the quicklinks change that's broke something, so I'd recommend looking at HDWall. If you don't know what it is, it's a cab creator for wallpapers that allows high quality images (not the downsized version that you get if you let the UI set it), and you can have it on all tabs too. I have 20 quicklinks and HDWall works great for me.
Anyway, lets see how you get on with changing the wallpaper first.
Hope this helps
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Yeah I got the decimal thing correct, but still it didnt work
+I have used hdwall before, but dont tend to bother as it causes
problems with manila 1922, but I gave it another go but nothing
changed.
In one last attempt I went onto the registry and changed the default wallpaper, but not I just have a white one lol @[email protected]
time for a new rom flash T_T

Disable weather background on sense 2.5

i just would like to know if it possible to disable the weather background for sense 2.5 a cab would be nice i thought i seen it somewhere but i cant find it
THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!!

just go to animated wallpaper and choose your own picture. it won't be animated.

i tried but when i click wallpaper change there are only 2 options weather and animated wallpaper. i have my own picture but the weather animation kinda just clouds the beautiful screen. using stock tmo rom if it matters

oh nevermind it just needed a soft reset thx

How do i remove my location?
Would be nice to get rid of the sun icon, which is in the way all the time.

HKCU/Software/HTC/manila/Home.WallpaperMode
change from dword 0 to dword:1.
The weather animation in Home tab will be disabled

Where is HKCU/software?
Didnt under stand :S

easy
Choose menu->wallpaper-> ANIMATED WALLPAPER-> and choose one. easy not?

HKCU means HKeyCurrentUser, it's the registry

Tydi said:
HKCU means HKeyCurrentUser, it's the registry
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Ok, so what do i have to do to get there?
Do i have to push startbutton and tools, or how do i proceed?
I'm still kinda newbie at the phone, so what u said made no sense to me

Steve0007 said:
HKCU/Software/HTC/manila/Home.WallpaperMode
change from dword 0 to dword:1.
The weather animation in Home tab will be disabled
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Now what?
I guess it's the value data thing i have to change, but what do i have to type exactly?

anyone?
need help

Bump.........

Ignore that - it's nothing to do with what you're asking. That advice is only for modifying the wallapaper, not the weather on the clock.
There's no 100% foolproof way of getting rid of that weather display, other than a blag. Set the clock location set to "my location" and use the disable my location cab from the bottom of the second post in the hints and tips thread that is stickied at the top of the HD2 general forum. This will only work if the "my location" thing has never worked. If you've ever had weather updates for that location then this simply won't work.
If you ever change your clock location it may start showing weather there again though. If that happens, get used to it.

johncmolyneux said:
Ignore that - it's nothing to do with what you're asking. That advice is only for modifying the wallapaper, not the weather on the clock.
There's no 100% foolproof way of getting rid of that weather display, other than a blag. Set the clock location set to "my location" and use the disable my location cab from the bottom of the second post in the hints and tips thread that is stickied at the top of the HD2 general forum. This will only work if the "my location" thing has never worked. If you've ever had weather updates for that location then this simply won't work.
If you ever change your clock location it may start showing weather there again though. If that happens, get used to it.
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Well, seems like someone have manageed to get rid of the weather, but what u said sounded reasonable with what I've experienced.
But would be nice if anyone could get a cab-file that removed the weather from the "home" screen...

Vafflus83 said:
Well, seems like someone have manageed to get rid of the weather, but what u said sounded reasonable with what I've experienced.
But would be nice if anyone could get a cab-file that removed the weather from the "home" screen...
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There was a long thread about this when the HD2 first came out, and people ended up hacking dll files that worked on some devices and forced other people to hard reset, so I'd avoid that like the plague! It's not something that I'm interested in, as I find that area of the screen looks bare without it, so I've not paid much attention to discussions in that area. I still don't think there's been a 100% solution though.

johncmolyneux said:
There was a long thread about this when the HD2 first came out, and people ended up hacking dll files that worked on some devices and forced other people to hard reset, so I'd avoid that like the plague! It's not something that I'm interested in, as I find that area of the screen looks bare without it, so I've not paid much attention to discussions in that area. I still don't think there's been a 100% solution though.
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Thanks for sharing, now i know at least...

Hardcode Start Menu Wallpaper

Heya!
I've been looking to change my start menu background for a whole evening now, but I can't figure out how I can do it. It has given me a headache already.
Can somebody put me on my way? How can i hardcode the startmenu wallpaper? Or is it just impossible?
Greets.

Arclaud said:
Heya!
I've been looking to change my start menu background for a whole evening now, but I can't figure out how I can do it. It has given me a headache already.
Can somebody put me on my way? How can i hardcode the startmenu wallpaper? Or is it just impossible?
Greets.
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You can change the start menu wall paper by going to settings...today and at the bottom of the appearance page you will see a box that states "Use this picture as the background" put a check in the box and choose your pic from the list

Setting, Personalize, Lockscreenwallpaper

Yeah, but then it changes my lockscreen wallpaper aswell, no? Figured out a way by editing a .cpr file though.. Thanks for your replies!

Ah ok. Sorry, didnt think about the possibility that you might use the Original WM-Lockscreen. Never mind

elburna said:
Ah ok. Sorry, didnt think about the possibility that you might use the Original WM-Lockscreen. Never mind
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well even if you use the sense lockscreen, the start wallpaper is the same as the lock wallpaper.
@OP, can you specify exactly how you did it? I would very much like to know!

HI rather than a single wallpaer scheme look at Antworks auto wall paper changer, allows you to automatically change the wallpaper at defined intervals , 30 min 1 hour etc. Also works with S2u2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557248

Help Please with Wallpapers

Before anyone tells me to use the wonderful search function...I have!
Now how can I change the start screen wallpaper and "Sense Starting" wallpapers. CHT does a killer job changing everything else! I have searched all day. Please help me change this annoying aspect of my wallpapers...Thanks in advance!
I have CHTE 1.8.5.1 and MIRI and DINIKs 17.4 ROM.

Philysubsailor said:
Before anyone tells me to use the wonderful search function...I have!
Now how can I change the start screen wallpaper and "Sense Starting" wallpapers. CHT does a killer job changing everything else! I have searched all day. Please help me change this annoying aspect of my wallpapers...Thanks in advance!
I have CHTE 1.8.5.1 and MIRI and DINIKs 17.4 ROM.
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by start screen do you mean the start menu? if so, at least on my rom, that is the same as the windows lock screen. change the lock screen and change the start menu.
for background pics i use hdwall...
or am i missing something?

Well first , in settings home set your wallpaper, this is the default wallpaper that shows under everything that is not sense, just to make sure ...
check the box to "Use this picture" and browse to the wallpaper you want ...
That is actually wallpaper, the other ones you are talking about are actually startup screens.
Which may be why you did not find what you were looking for ....
The very first(this is actually 2 but don't worry about it) startup screen is in the ROM and can only be changed with flashing ...
The next two the static and the animated can be changed various ways but the easiest is JWMD Icon changer has a extra that lets you change them....

hi i saw a threafd with different start up animations , i think you have to edit the windows folder
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625911
http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/jaguaralanis-boot-animations-now-for-the-hd2/

watcher64 said:
Well first , in settings home set your wallpaper, this is the default wallpaper that shows under everything that is not sense, just to make sure ...
check the box to "Use this picture" and browse to the wallpaper you want ...
That is actually wallpaper, the other ones you are talking about are actually startup screens.
Which may be why you did not find what you were looking for ....
The very first(this is actually 2 but don't worry about it) startup screen is in the ROM and can only be changed with flashing ...
The next two the static and the animated can be changed various ways but the easiest is JWMD Icon changer has a extra that lets you change them....
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THANK YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!! I finally got the "Start Menu" to change...
But then next thing I need to get done is after boot up the scrren at the top says "Starting Sense" and now this is what I need changed. I know how to alter the boot up screens, so is the "Starting Sense" screen another one that has to be flashed to be changed??
Once again thanks so much...Im 50% there!!

Philysubsailor said:
THANK YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!! I finally got the "Start Menu" to change...
But then next thing I need to get done is after boot up the scrren at the top says "Starting Sense" and now this is what I need changed. I know how to alter the boot up screens, so is the "Starting Sense" screen another one that has to be flashed to be changed??
Once again thanks so much...Im 50% there!!
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hmmm, for me these are all the same. the starting sense is the start menu is the lock screen. these are different for you? interesting...

ok so my launching sense screen is the same as my wallpaper matey
all i have changed are these
home tab portrait
all tabs
skin taskbar and soft bar

DONE!!!
Thanks for the help...
When I changed the Start>Home>"Use this Background" and did a soft reset it finally changed! Its working now and I thank everyone for their help.
Without XDA my HD2 would be very boring!

Hmmmm
I'm having the same issue actually. However, when I X the box to use wallpaper and tap "Browse" mine freezes and I have to soft reset.
Any ideas fellas?