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Manila "Today Screen" Softkey Change

Here is a step-by-step instructions on how to change the Manila Home "Today" screen bottom "Phone" soft key into "Contacts" soft key.
1. Download and copy the following Cab file onto your device SD card.
2. from your device install the downloaded cab file on the DEVICE memory.
3. Go to Start/Programs/System/Manila Config/Softkeys ( from the bottom tabs ), (Manila Config is also called Manilla 2D Customizer (M2DC)) Locate it and click on "Softkeys").
4. In the box under the "Left Softkey Name" type in Contacts
5. Click on the Right-hand box next to the 'Left Softkey Command space.
6. Locate the "Windows" directory and click it and wait till directory tree opens up.
7. Locate "RandomAccess.exe" file and click it; you will see it toward the bottom of the "Windows" directory tree.
8. Click on "Apply" at the bottom of your screen display.
9. it will prompt you to restart, click OK and you will have the lefthand soft key changed to Contacts. A much better setting than "Phone" command which you can access via the Green "Phone" hard button.
Good luck.
Credit goes to the creator of the "Random Access" cab file... For more info visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427392

is it possible to use this to add "device lock" to the today screen? im running garmin dk.4.c if that helps. i dont like the slide2unlock.
sorry if this is mentioned somewhere else also, ive been searching for it for at least a hald hour now on here and i cant find it

there is already a wonderful thread in the dev and hacking forum by mpenguin that explains soft keys changes and more on m2d; but thanks for ur post and explanation anyways

Hmmm...
... I downloaded the file. Copied it to my SD card and ran the .cab but it doesn't ask me where I want to install it (phone or SD) and just says it's installed. So I reset the phone look for the Manilla Softkey Edit in Settings/System... nada. Any ideas?
Just a thought... is it because I'm running TF3D? That's the only thing I can think of.

j4s0ni2ice said:
... I downloaded the file. Copied it to my SD card and ran the .cab but it doesn't ask me where I want to install it (phone or SD) and just says it's installed. So I reset the phone look for the Manilla Softkey Edit in Settings/System... nada. Any ideas?
Just a thought... is it because I'm running TF3D? That's the only thing I can think of.
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I am experimenting with TF3D but did not dive into key remapping yet. I suggest you copy the cab file onto your device memory and try to run it that way. Your initial installation could have taken place on your SD card perhaps, and thats why you are not seeing it. Try the Device memory and let us know.

phantomy2g said:
there is already a wonderful thread in the dev and hacking forum by mpenguin that explains soft keys changes and more on m2d; but thanks for ur post and explanation anyways
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Why don't you expand your suggestion by posting a direct link to what you have mentioned? Your remark makes one hate posting any help thread ...

j4s0ni2ice said:
... I downloaded the file. Copied it to my SD card and ran the .cab but it doesn't ask me where I want to install it (phone or SD) and just says it's installed. So I reset the phone look for the Manilla Softkey Edit in Settings/System... nada. Any ideas?
Just a thought... is it because I'm running TF3D? That's the only thing I can think of.
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See if you have M2DC ( Manila Customizer). If you do not have it then go to http://code.google.com/p/manilla2dcustomizer/
and install it.

Alternatively, you can have M2DC link the left softkey to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Contacts.lnk, no need to install any cab (other than M2DC, of course ).

it's easyier to use M2DC
Manilla customizer the latest build can change the softkeys
much easyier

Took the easy way out...
... I wanted to remap the right softkey to the RSS Hub... but I just used the PTT button instead since I don't use the voice recorder. Thanks for you help though... both of your options worked by the way.

How do i add device lock to the soft keys. By searching couldnt find anything..

Is there any way to change soft key to device lock using manila customizer?

MS Lock Exe

Friends,
Could someone tell me what is the exe file for system lock. I would like to add this to the home tab soft key.
Please advise,
Tvos

tvos said:
Friends,
Could someone tell me what is the exe file for system lock. I would like to add this to the home tab soft key.
Please advise,
Tvos
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No need, just install this cab and it will map the right soft key to the lockscreen.

thank you.. that did the trick...
tvos

MOBITV

can anyone upload it for me. it told me to update so I did and not it says that a file is corrupt and to reinstall but I cant seem to find it
thanks
SmOkEbReAk

Press the Search button and type MOBITV. You'll find it in about 5 seconds

Possible to remove "Start" icon and text?

Apologies if this has been asked and answered elsewhere, I searched but couldn't find it: Is it possible to remove or at least hide the "Start" icon and text from the upper left corner of the screen on a stock TMOUSA HD2? Seems unnecessary to have it there when we have a hard button for the same thing.

At least in WM6.1 I edited "shellres.dll.041D.mui", 041D is the code for Sweden so you have to figure out what code is your country.

it's very easy to remove the start icon in 6.5.x versions..
don't know whether this works in 6.5
(6.5.x is the one with the big bottom bar and start on bottom left)
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\BubbleTiles]
"HardwareDoneKeyEnabled"=dword:00000000
"HardwareStartKeyEnabled"=dword:00000001
"TextModeEnabled"=dword:00000001
"Enabled"=dword:00000001
if you don't like the X then change the "DoneKey" to 1 as well.

for wm6.5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=580568
download and open .zip, extract and install the cab "no_start". it will remove the text only. that's it

Thanks so much guys. I'll have to give these ideas a try. anyone else have any ideas?

alexleon said:
for wm6.5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=580568
download and open .zip, extract and install the cab "no_start". it will remove the text only. that's it
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I'm interested in this as well, but it didn't work out for me.... I installed SDKCERTS.cab, so that's not the problem.. :s

alexleon said:
for wm6.5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=580568
download and open .zip, extract and install the cab "no_start". it will remove the text only. that's it
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The no start cab in dafunk's thread worked perfectly. Thanks for this. (This removes the test not the icon.)

has anybody given the reg edits a try on 6.5.0?
I to think its pointless having the start icon in the top left when there is a perfectly placed hardware button

.cab for changing the start text without flashing or removing
is there a .cab for changing the start text without flashing or removing it all together..

Sorry but i've installed sdkcert and no text, and nothing happened after on softreset.
Someone can help me ?
Under french orange stock rom 1.43

any1 can help me for SD installing?

I've succeeded in installing 1.6 on my SD.
But when I tried the latest version from sourceforge, I found some problems.
I've been seeing the "hold down volume up or dpad center to launch installer" message again and agan. but I tried every keys, it didn't work.
The files in my SD root are:
androidinstall.tgz
default.txt
haret.exe
initrd.gz
zImage
zImage-eclair
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I chose the right default.txt
Could somebody tell me what the problem is?

Finally～～～～～～～～～～～
I made it!!!!!!!!!!
u must hold the key right after u see the scrolling text.
It could be TOO LATE if u push the keys AFTER u see the prompt "hold down volume up or dpad center to launch installer"