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Customizing X7510 "Big" HTC Home

I have been looking for some tools for customizing HTC Home, which comes from Athena X7510 official ROM. You can find it in some cooked roms for X7500/x7501 as well, but this "big" version of Home plugin was first introduced in X7510, I think.
Well known HHC could be used for this, but there is no proper grafic files for this version of Home plugin. The files should be of proper size, as we are talking about VGA and biger version then the one from other phones.
I have prepared one small set of files for myself and am posting them here, so others can use them. Maybe others could do the same so we could bulild a set of graffics to be able to change our HTC HP.
The background is based on Poorlyduck's Background (thanks to Poorlyduck) and the clock is made out of Segoa Bold Gray Shaded delivered with HHC (thanks to emunutz).
I have attached my screen and grafics which can be used in HHC or copied directly to the folder where your HTC Home is installed (by default in Windows folder).
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All of you who can contribute with their work, please feel free and join here.
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Attached Files contain HTC Dimond clock described in my post #6.

Does this mean if I copy and paste the files you provided I could make it look exactly as the screen shot? To which folder exactly? Is it as easy as selecting it off the today screen settings?
How did you show the time and Main Memory at the top bar together?
What is HHC?
Is there a way to change the color to all black?
How come you also have TABS on the top part? Is that part of the files you provided? How can I have those TABS?
Are you using Real VGA? If YES, will your files work with Real VGA at 96 dpi or do we have to use it at 196 dpi?
Sorry for the numerous questions...

cktlcmd said:
Does this mean if I copy and paste the files you provided I could make it look exactly as the screen shot? To which folder exactly? Is it as easy as selecting it off the today screen settings?
How did you show the time and Main Memory at the top bar together?
What is HHC?
Is there a way to change the color to all black?
How come you also have TABS on the top part? Is that part of the files you provided? How can I have those TABS?
Are you using Real VGA? If YES, will your files work with Real VGA at 96 dpi or do we have to use it at 196 dpi?
Sorry for the numerous questions...
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My screen is build with some special soft which I use in all my phones.
On top bar i use WKTask, gprs connection monitor and pBar.
The last one is showing time and memory in right top corner. It's main perpouse is more or les the same as WKTask but I like them both. WKTask is bestin closing apps but pBar gives you some other things like showing time and memory.
HTC Home is standard Today plugin. It does not give you those upper tabs. I use UltimateLounch (UL) for it. You can build tabs with normal icons/links to apps on your Athena, but also you can use Today plugins as tabs or combunation of Today plugins and sections with normal icons. The best is that you can use gestures to change from one tab to the other and it can show you a cube efect switching to the oter tab.
Hope this helps.
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All of this should work in realvga. I did not test it in this Athena, but the same config have used in my old x7500 with realvga 128dpi and it was fine. Now have decided that I prefer finger touch then density, so did not install realvga on my new x7510.
HHC is HTC Home Customizer by emunutz.

Thank you for clarifying everything. I'm going to check out Ultimate Launcher.
I also found pBar 1.5. Is this the version you are using?

cktlcmd said:
Thank you for clarifying everything. I'm going to check out Ultimate Launcher.
I also found pBar 1.5. Is this the version you are using?
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That's it.

HTC Dimond style clock
I have resized HTC Dimond clock made originaly by Ipaso.
It looks nice on HTC (black) them and Poorlyduck's backround. HTC theme was moded a little. As always I use UL as main organizer of my screen.
All files are for portrait and landscape.
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I have updated my attached file in my post #1. HTC Dimond by Ipaso is now fixed to solve the problem of small "0" in landscape and 12 hours type clock. Bug found by robjhellis (thanks).

where can i get the new home screen? i dont want to flash to spl 3.5 im still on 1.2 can anyone post the cab of the new htc home screen?

cjmedina said:
where can i get the new home screen? i dont want to flash to spl 3.5 im still on 1.2 can anyone post the cab of the new htc home screen?
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You can google for emunutz web page of his HTC Home Customizer. I think he provides installers of HTC Home plugin.

Color Icons for BIG HTC Home
I have been running AP4 since it was released and am very pleased with the great work done by the AP team. However, I was looking to add a bit of color to the HTC home and I have created a set of icons to do so.
If you like....please enjoy.

looks very good!
many compliments
and...thank you

Customizing "Big" HTC Home
Some time ago, I have opened a thread for customizing "Big" HTC Home plugin for Athena. The thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2506158&postcount=1.
It would be nice if people could have all efforts for this subject in one place.
BTW, nice done.

can you make the clock look like diamond's, thanks

Tadeusz said:
Some time ago, I have opened a thread for customizing "Big" HTC Home plugin for Athena. The thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2506158&postcount=1.
It would be nice if people could have all efforts for this subject in one place.
BTW, nice done.
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Done Thanks for the suggestion

Tadeusz said:
I have resized HTC Dimond clock made originaly by Ipaso.
It looks nice on HTC (black) them and Poorlyduck's backround. HTC theme was moded a little. As always I use UL as main organizer of my screen.
All files are for portrait and landscape.
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Tadeuz, I've copied your Diamond Diamond Clock on to my 7510 and in landscape the first digit is about half ther siz of the other three. In portrait they are all tye same size. Any thoughts on why this might have happened?
Also, any chance to give us a run down on the settings for Ultimate Launcher to get the top selection bar. Just cannot work it out.
Very many thanks.

robjhellis said:
Tadeuz, I've copied your Diamond Diamond Clock on to my 7510 and in landscape the first digit is about half ther siz of the other three. In portrait they are all tye same size. Any thoughts on why this might have happened?
Also, any chance to give us a run down on the settings for Ultimate Launcher to get the top selection bar. Just cannot work it out.
Very many thanks.
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I have no idea, what happened. You mean all digits on first place are smaller then the other 3 places, no matter what the actuall digit is at the momment?
If so then it means there is some problem with HTC Home Plugin. Are you sure, you are using the same version of Home Plugin as mine. Are you on X7510 or the older Advantage? If so then you could have some older "small" version of Home plugin.
Try to compare your screen with mine. In landscape you should have the clock on left side and messages infro on right side, not under the clock, as it is in other versions of Home plugin.
Talking about UL, there is good source of info at this place: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2134341&postcount=1
I could give you mine setup file but I use a lot of specific icons and links, as well as some today plugins, which you could not have on your device. I have noticed that UL could hang up if you load a setup file with links to non-existing apps or today plugins. This would mean a hard reset if you do not have some special recovery software on your device and some additional knowledge, how to get out of such situation.
before you start to fiedle with UL config make a backup of working config (UltimateLounch.ini file). In case you get stucked, you can go into recovery state and return to this working config. Of cource backed-up file should by on your device, not on your PC.
Generaly, before you start to add a today plugin to UL config, you have to deactivate it in Today setup, so it is inactive. Then you can add it to some tab in UL setup.
In may case, my Today screen have only two active plugins, UL and callendar (as this is not working in UL). The rest plugins I have on particular tabs in UL. You also can set one tab as a default one, so it is always shown when the system starts.
You can use icons taken from the app, or you can prepare or use special icons for each app link (when preparing tab for app links).
Hope this helps.

Tadeusz you have given me a lot to digest. Much of it will need to wait until the weekend as the week is going to be busy at work. Thank you for your input.
Re the 1st digit. I can now report that it is only the zero that is the small size. When the 1st digit changes to a one then everything is of uniform size. I am running in 12 hour mode whereas I see your image is showing a 24 hour version. I'm, therefore, seeing the zero more often than you would see. Of course I never see a two in 1st place using the 12 hour clock. Other than that the clock and message set up is the same as yours. My device is the x7510 and I have applied auswims' color icons (post #9). Thanks for any further thoughts you may have.
I've attached a screenprint showing the small zero.

robjhellis said:
Tadeusz you have given me a lot to digest. Much of it will need to wait until the weekend as the week is going to be busy at work. Thank you for your input.
Re the 1st digit. I can now report that it is only the zero that is the small size. When the 1st digit changes to a one then everything is of uniform size. I am running in 12 hour mode whereas I see your image is showing a 24 hour version. I'm, therefore, seeing the zero more often than you would see. Of course I never see a two in 1st place using the 12 hour clock. Other than that the clock and message set up is the same as yours. My device is the x7510 and I have applied auswims' color icons (post #9). Thanks for any further thoughts you may have.
I've attached a screenprint showing the small zero.
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So here we are. I've found it, thanks to your report. Tomorow evning I'll upload fixed package. My computer needs some work now, so can't do anything before I'll fix it.

Looking forward to that. Have a great day!

robjhellis said:
Looking forward to that. Have a great day!
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It should be fixed now.

Applied the fix - now looking good. Thanks a bunch

Sense 2.5 transparent!

I want to make the toolbar in the image below to transparent. How? pls help!
thanks

thanks All, I have solution for this problem.

romano19 said:
thanks All, I have solution for this problem.
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..can you tell us the solution?

Transparent clock&panel for Manila 2.5
cyron_at
Please....

Thanks to share what you found ! Merci beaucoup

does this works with Manila 2.1? or just 2.5?

romano19 said:
I want to make the toolbar in the image below to transparent. How? pls help!
thanks
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How to do that?

there'e all files I used:

more additional and simpler method
used only 2 files:

Nice and thanks
I tried the two files and they worked well here (Pure running Tess 4.1)
I had a few personel changes I would prefer
White(er) clock digits would be more visable on my dark background
And I sometime have a hard time finding the current icon (to slide it )
with the transparent slider, I mainly changed it to get the 5 icons
Either of these "user" adjustable?
(wasn't there a select from multiple clock faces setting somewhere?)
I also noticed (its what really 1st got my attention!)
you have 5 launcher icons
I really like that feature! or even 4 wide how many total icons (rows?)
and how did you do that?
Thanks
KJL

Kenn Lynch said:
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you have 5 launcher icons
I really like that feature! or even 4 wide how many total icons (rows?)
and how did you do that?
Thanks
KJL
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+1 (it's true 9 shortcuts it's not enought)

Sorry as a follow up I decide to remove the clock and slider
unfortunately I was unable to remove the clock completely
(remove programs failed) Fortunately I had backed up first and
was abel to get back the original white flip clock with a cold reset and restore
I might have had more luck if I turned off TF3D before attempting removal?
but just as a heads up the cams I had the problems with were
No_BG.cam and No_slider1920.cab
I've also noted that it Doesn't look like the task bars with the two file solution
are actually transparent? they look solid black?
The pic thats with the three files TF3D 2.5 top and bottom curtain files
and clock 26 trans. looks more like what I'm looking for, bit I don't understand how you replace the single manila files with the 3 masks (they all have the same name. even though in different subdirs) but can't help but wonder if these will work with the set of "colored task bar icons" I'm using? (aren't the masks
specific to the icons artwork?
I know I've asked "a lot" and from two different authors, but I'd be willing to
bet its an interesting topic that at least a few people would like to know more about.
Thanks
KJL

I'd like to have the bottom slider (the one for selecting tabs) semitransparent.. Actually it is in today screen, ma I'd like to have it semitransparent also on all tabs.

Back to the launcher icons. Anyone has an idea how to get 4 and more there?

Hi,
I can't do this task!
After turning off the HTC Sense, I tried to copy and paste files, but the unit had the following message:
Can not copy 'Access Denied'
Make sure that the memory is enough free storage, the destination is not write protected and file is not being used
I am performing a wrong way?
Thanks
VGCC

[REQ] More contacts in PEOPLE section

Hi to everybody!
Anybody know if there is a cab or a way to increase the 15 contacts icons in people section?
Just doing something similar to the 16 or 20 shortcut for the main page of manila.
Thanks in advance for the attention.

i have very simillar question - how to increase number of apps in home section and number of favorite webpages in internet section?

orzech.miron said:
i have very simillar question - how to increase number of apps in home section and number of favorite webpages in internet section?
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16 shortcuts in home tab: 16 shortcut for Manila 2.5
16 or 20 shortcuts in home tab + extra features: Max Manila 2.519202525 Ultimate

its easy enough to find hacks for the home tab to increase shortcuts but has anybody done this to the people or internet tabs? also, is there any way to put non manila apps on the slide at the bottom of the screen?

+1
Would like to see more quicklinks in Contact too.

ya i want that too, can someone cook cab to increase favourite contacts 20 or 25??

Its so easy to increase shortcuts in internet tab, i hope it will be easy to do the same thing in people tab, it could be greate.

davidguate said:
Its so easy to increase shortcuts in internet tab
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plz explain how to do this. is it possible to resize the tabs? coz now theyre too big to fit many on the screen at the same time, makes it kinda impractical to use. its almost as easy to just load opera and use your favorites.

jdbpogo said:
plz explain how to do this. is it possible to resize the tabs? coz now theyre too big to fit many on the screen at the same time, makes it kinda impractical to use. its almost as easy to just load opera and use your favorites.
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There is no way to resize the tabs just increase the number.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila\Internet.Cou ntOfPush
Change from 10 to 12 or 14 or 16 or 18 etc etc

[REQ] Call history in home page

before i go on i had a look on here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609065
but unfortunatelly it is not working. The call history is working fine but my 20 quicklinks are getting reset into 16.
Just wondering has anyone succeeded in installing suh anapplication with 20 shortcuts
my manilla version is: 1.0.19211620.0

just bumping it up

Ok, it's working on my HD2 but ther are two things i'd like to see corrected.
1. I have a transparency app installed to get rid of the grey frames around the date and agenda, this doesn't get rid of the grey frame around the call history, canyou make a transparency app such as Touch X?
2. Pushing the different buttons on the homescreen results in the button changing in grey (so it's vissible if you pusch the icon), this doesn't happen for call history, is it possible to get this corected?
Other then that, great little tweak!

ET said:
Ok, it's working on my HD2 but ther are two things i'd like to see corrected.
1. I have a transparency app installed to get rid of the grey frames around the date and agenda, this doesn't get rid of the grey frame around the call history, canyou make a transparency app such as Touch X?
2. Pushing the different buttons on the homescreen results in the button changing in grey (so it's vissible if you pusch the icon), this doesn't happen for call history, is it possible to get this corected?
Other then that, great little tweak!
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Did you get it working with 20 quicklinks, or only 16?

johncmolyneux said:
Did you get it working with 20 quicklinks, or only 16?
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With 16 shortcuts.

ET said:
With 16 shortcuts.
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Shame. I do miss the Call History, coming from a HD, but don't want to sacrifice some of my quicklinks.
Thanks!

johncmolyneux said:
Shame. I do miss the Call History, coming from a HD, but don't want to sacrifice some of my quicklinks.
Thanks!
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good way of saying it....20 links made my life really easy!

bump please

I installed this on my HTC Touch Pro 2. Now the alrm clock icon is not working. Does this happen to you?

Contact Favorites => more than 15 ?

Contact Favorites:
by default, there are only 15 "favorite contacts". I have been trying to find how to increase the number to , say 30 - and could not yet.
check:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\People\FavoriteOrder\
=> here you'll find the 15 favorite contacts. I added some new DWORDs - but they get deleted and no new empty boxes appear on screen.
How do you get this resolved??
On a similar case, I managed to increase the Nr of Internet "favorites" here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila\Internet.Cou ntOfPush
=> then increase the value from 10 to whatever you need (I have 24 now).
Suggestions? Thnx

+1
I would like to have more too

i also want to know.....

Me too!

+1 me too

any update on this?

Sadly no, guess have to wait a little longer.

While waiting you could use one of the 3 quick-link pages Co0kieMonster kindly have given us and put in 25 contacts there as quick link.
If 25 links aint enuff you could use all 75 quick links to contacts
Kindly
Kwas

Still no clue on how to get this?
I'd love to ha up to 30 or so, 15 is not enough...
Cheers,

+1!!!
Same here! More! More! More is always better!

+ 1 and ASAP

definatly need this..........1 + here

For endless Contact Favorites and more: Panoramic LaunchPad
http://www.panoramicsoft.com/mobileapps/launchpad/LaunchPad.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlAY76QdK2I

Sergioby said:
For endless Contact Favorites and more: Panoramic LaunchPad
http://www.panoramicsoft.com/mobileapps/launchpad/LaunchPad.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlAY76QdK2I
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...not exactly the same...

Check out Co0kie Home Tab. You can add contact in the quick links.

no replies for the ++ favorites yet ?

+1, me too ....

looks like this isnt happening which is a shame........

There has to be a part in the registry where this can be changed from 15 to let's say 40...I say...

Mano75 said:
There has to be a part in the registry where this can be changed from 15 to let's say 40...I say...
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Wish it was as simple as a reg edit. All the settings are coded in the manila files.