Hey @ Devs...
I was wondering if there is any similar apps as the Pocket PC Mobile Shell which basically re-skins the ugly WM standard skin with a much nicer one?....i think the WM shell could easily be improved with new icons and menus.....
if you look at any other type of phone such as a Sony Ericsson or a Nokia or the Iphone for that matter...they all have nice menus and icons and animations etc...
Ive just ugraded my Tornado to WM6 and yes its better...but not could be ALOT better....
i think Homescreens arent enough...we should really work on making the Shell / OS LOOK nicer...
Any ideas or links or anything please post!
I don't think that there is any app that can sking WM Smartphone.
The only UI related app I know on sp is Smart Toolkit, but it is very different from SPB shell.
well i was kinda wondering which one you guys use, if either. I use Pointui 1.02b test2
master athlon said:
well i was kinda wondering which one you guys use, if either. I use Pointui 1.02b test2
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This is what I have loaded on my Cingular 8525:
Spb MobileShell 2.0
Spb Pocket Plus 4.0.2 - UltimateMax Icon Set
Spb Phone Suite 1.3.0 Beta1
Spb Diary 2.5.7
Spb Time 2.2.2
Spb Weather 1.7.2 - Stardock Weather Skin
Spb Backup 1.6.3
Spb Insight 1.5.1
Spb Imager 1.6
DinarSoft MemMaid 2.2
Microsoft Voice Command 1.6
CoreCodec CorePlayer 1.2.1 - Just released
SOTI Pocket Controller Pro 6.01
As you can see, I support Spb with all my lunch money.....
I've used Pointui 1.02b but it didn't have what I wanted plus a few bugs that didn't like me....
I've used both extensively and it right now I have to say SPB. But I can see Pointui being better if they ever allow full customization and have an option to be a plugin or take over the today screen
I have to say I had never heard of pointui until this thread and having looked at the screenshots I have to say YUK !
SPB Mobile Shell all the way.
JMHO.
i love pointui....once they get alot of these bugs ironed out, i think it will be great...
spb mobile shell is great....but kinda pricey, deleted after trial
i think when pointui gets closer to a finished product, and has more functionality, it WILL be better....but as of right now, ignoring the price, spb mobile shell is better...
Hi,
I say you that I am also same as dmj1973. I read all of you and find I am not hared it before read this thread. So I want more information about it.
thanks.
dmj1973 said:
I have to say I had never heard of pointui until this thread and having looked at the screenshots I have to say YUK !
SPB Mobile Shell all the way.
JMHO.
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PointUI was released at 00:00 on new years day, a full ui replacement, its pretty amazing, but I only ever used it on a vga device, so all the graphics were screwed, and I also only used the first version... still though, it is pretty amazing...
how you hadnt heard of it I dont know
rory
mchapman007 said:
This is what I have loaded on my Cingular 8525:
Spb MobileShell 2.0
Spb Pocket Plus 4.0.2 - UltimateMax Icon Set
Spb Phone Suite 1.3.0 Beta1
Spb Diary 2.5.7
Spb Time 2.2.2
Spb Weather 1.7.2 - Stardock Weather Skin
Spb Backup 1.6.3
Spb Insight 1.5.1
Spb Imager 1.6
DinarSoft MemMaid 2.2
Microsoft Voice Command 1.6
CoreCoded CorePlayer 1.2.1 - Just released
SOTI Pocket Controller Pro 6.01
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So what you're saying is that you're not a big fan of Spb's software?
jhonedward said:
I say you that I am also same as dmj1973. I read all of you and find I am not hared it before read this thread. So I want more information about it.
thanks.
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here's a link to the Pointui site
And thank you all for responding, but i must say i do find Pointui slightly more of a simpler approach.
Point UI is a lot more touch friendly than SPB imo,
but then again thats just my taste.
Yeah it is currently lacking customization but besides that i dont have any other things that bug me.
I thought that PointUI was very slick (and liked it alot), but didn't think it was ready for primetime.
For me, PointUI is progressive and will just keep getting better developed.
first used pointUI and liked it but still didnt do all the things i wanted....now i'm sticking with mobileshell its been good to me
Tried Both...Definitely Prefer SPB Mobile Shell
Tried Point UI 1.02b and it was pretty good. But Navigation is so much easier with SPB Mobile Shell. That's not to say PointUI navigation is bad, just that Mobile Shell is much easier - IMHO.
Unfortunately, like PointUI Mobile Shell still has some bugs.
The main advantages of PointUI over SPB are:
- Free for now
- Can be set as default UI on boot (with SPB you have to start it up yourself - not able to do it with Startup link).
The main advantage of SPB Mobile Shell over PointUI is:
EASY (and somewhat configurable) navigation
I also prefer the "look" of SPB's today screen replacement (called Now) over PointUI's, but that's a matter of taste.
Same here -- I tried PointUI also. While it was nice, I just found there to be too many screen taps to get where I wanted to go. I'm sure it will get better as the development progresses, but I'm sticking with Mobile Shell for now too.
Hi,
I was wondering...
Is there a way to make windows mobile look like pointUI. I would just love a new interface for the vox because i think the standard windows mobile interface is ugly and i've been using pointui now for a while and i love the browsing and menu styles.
I think it's not possible to do but i'm hoping that its there for the VOX
tnx , cpt.bert
6.1 has something simillar though
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6.1 has something simillar though
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Like what? Only the homescreen has improved. I have the 6.1 rom but its still very ugly!
tnx for the reply
As we know there are quite a few UI that circulate in WM world.. I was wandering.. which is the best for Universal?
So.. i made this poll to find out.. this poll ends in 24th Feb 2010
The listed UI / App Launcher :
1. HTC TF2D/3D/Sense & its available emulators (Flash, etc)
2. Standard WM6.5 Titanium
3. SPB Mobile Shell 3
4. iPhone Today / other iphone emulators
5. Wisbar Advance
6. PointUI Home/ Home 2
7. X-Panel Port / Emulator (if available in the future)
Which one is the best? Vote now to find out!
For WM6.5 Titanium (slow enough in 64Mb Uni to install another UI...)
For WM6.1 HTC home
WM6.1 ROM with a SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 installed...
Shadow_Nexus said:
WM6.1 ROM with a SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 installed...
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+ 1 here mate.. cheers
phezthie said:
+ 1 here mate.. cheers
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+1 here too! Love it, would hate to part with it. Gave me an entirely new and amazing way to enjoy my favorite toy.
Big HTC Home
Has anyone seen a BIG HTC Home with a media player tab included in it? its the only thing I miss with this UI.
Regards
Jay
responderman said:
Has anyone seen a BIG HTC Home with a media player tab included in it? its the only thing I miss with this UI.
Regards
Jay
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I used HTC Home for quite some time and liked it a lot. Then 6.5 Titanium was out and SPB Mobile Shell just took my breath away. But yes, HTC Home was fun to use, the only thing for me was re-mapping media player, because I don't use WMP for my music or my videos.
Classic WM6.1 style + WKTask quick launch icons = faster, simple, perfect
Okay, I'm getting bored with SPB mobile shell, so can anyone suggest an alternative? Free is perferred, and I would like it to have a level of integration on par with mobile shell.
Thanks!
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/
it's free
enjoy!
Thanks for the quick reply! I tried ThrottleLauncher with an HTC TouchFLO skin/theme, but found it WAAY too slow on my SCH-i760 Perhaps 10FPS.
EDIT: something like Androkkid would be neat. I tried Androkkid for a period and found it very blocky and not anti-ailised, and wasn't fond of the loading time.
I'll be trying iFonz, but I'm not a big fan of the iTouch/iPhone UI.
EDIT2: Nah, iFonz and Winterface are a bit too hard to change the icons/what they do. What I'm looking for is something free that imitates the Windows Mobile 6.0 for non-touchscreen phones sliding panel <-MyHome. That's what it's called! Trying to find a free MyHome lookalike for WinMo6.1 Professional
Have you checked out Wisbar Advance Desktop? There's a fair amount of members here use it as an SPB MS alternative:
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvanceDesktop/
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Have you checked out Wisbar Advance Desktop? There's a fair amount of members here use it as an SPB MS alternative:
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvanceDesktop/
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and you can skin wisbar with almost any style you want!!