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As everyone knows that WM even 6.1 stupidly tries to make adjustments to a custom wallpaper (Today -> use this picture as the background).
Is there a way to prevent WM from doing that?
If it's not possible, is there something out there that can take a pre-made theme and somehow change the background image and reload that theme again? I know you can create themes and all but I have a lot of wallpapers so I would like that to be done automatically, not manually one by one.
Is it possible? Thanks in advance.
testdasi said:
As everyone knows that WM even 6.1 stupidly tries to make adjustments to a custom wallpaper (Today -> use this picture as the background).
Is there a way to prevent WM from doing that?
If it's not possible, is there something out there that can take a pre-made theme and somehow change the background image and reload that theme again? I know you can create themes and all but I have a lot of wallpapers so I would like that to be done automatically, not manually one by one.
Is it possible? Thanks in advance.
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if i got you right,you have problem with transparency...run default WM picture viewer,if you can't find it in start>programs look in windows folder for an app called "pimg", run it, find picture you want...hold stylus on the picture until menu appears or press right softkey select "set as today background..." after that set transparency to 0% and hit ok....you have a opaque wallpaper
THANKS!!!
Is there a registry value for the background? I'm thinking of making an automatic process with Mortscript.
testdasi said:
THANKS!!!
Is there a registry value for the background? I'm thinking of making an automatic process with Mortscript.
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I Deffinately don't want to discourage the development of you own app but if you don't want to spend a lot of time on this I believe it has already been done. If it is not to your liking, full steem ahead!!
Thanks for letting me know but would you please tell me if it has already been done then what is the name of "it"? Where can I find "it"? Did some search but to no avail.
@testdasi: "It" is ShantzTodayChanger, a small app written by me. Take a look at the link in my signatures.
Very nice app,
I'm interesting too, but to make a mortscript to do the same like this.
I want to change the wallpaper, using a registry key which contain weather and show the background according to the weather.
Could you explain which registry key and how to refresh the today screen please ?
Thanks in advance
Edit : only thing I've found in registry is that :
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today]
"Wall"="32"
"DPI"=dword:00000060
"UseStartImage"=dword:00000001
But I don't see how to give the full path, I mean 32 is for my 32.jpf file which is located in special path.
I don't see the 0% transparency and how to refresh screen.
Thanks
@ toniolol:
I guess to change the background for the today you have to overwrite some files in \windows, the stwater_320_240 and the stwater_240_320 (maybe in your device the files have other numbers, because these are related to your device's screen resolution ).
For more info on that take a look a this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=966239&postcount=4).
About the reloading/refreshing of the today screen, I don't know how.
Cheers.
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I have released the source code for my app here: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/projects/windows-mobile/shantztodaychanger
You can take a look at it. It will answer all your questions.
The ones all over the screen, I dont mind the little symbol when the animation is over, but when you have the rain or frost, I find it begins to clash with the wallpaper
This is probably really simple and easily googleable (<-- good new word ) but the difference with me too other people who say, just use an animation background, is that my wallpaper I have is installed that I made customly
using HDWall and this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601369 so I cant just set it as a wallpaper, it must be installed
any ideas?
just select animated wallpaper in the settings, and chose one which is not animated.
arturobandini said:
just select animated wallpaper in the settings, and chose one which is not animated.
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Cheers, I guess it worked because whatever I picked, it wouldnt show up, but now the animation is gone
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Cheers, I guess it worked because whatever I picked, it wouldnt show up, but now the animation is gone
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just instal the 20 shortcut at the home page and that would disable the animation....dont ask me why,it just doesbut theonly thing youwill only end up with a blackwall paper
gdayhtc said:
just instal the 20 shortcut at the home page and that would disable the animation....dont ask me why,it just doesbut theonly thing youwill only end up with a blackwall paper
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I already have them installed, but it doesnt matter now, I got it sorted
A little way to disable the animation per registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > HTC > Manila > search for "Home.WallpaperMode"
Set DWORD Data to "2". Make a softreset. Now, the animation is off
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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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
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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
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Just get all your mates to change their facebook profiles so that autolinking works
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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
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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
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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
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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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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Thanks for sharing, now i know at least...
Just curious. I always see people talking about making or sharing wallpaper cab's, and I am wondering what the advantage is of doing it that way instead of just saving pics to the storage card and setting from there? That''s what I do, but maybe I am missing a better way in these .cabs...
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Just curious. I always see people talking about making or sharing wallpaper cab's, and I am wondering what the advantage is of doing it that way instead of just saving pics to the storage card and setting from there? That''s what I do, but maybe I am missing a better way in these .cabs...
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It's called HDwall. By default, the quality of wallpaper in HD2 is low..seems kinda blur. With this cab, it is possible to get higher wallpaper quality. Also u can set the taskbar and softkeybar background (u can make it looks as if transparent).
But that's old time.
With the new CHT 1.8.5 there's no need such application. It has this ability built in.
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Just curious. I always see people talking about making or sharing wallpaper cab's, and I am wondering what the advantage is of doing it that way instead of just saving pics to the storage card and setting from there? That''s what I do, but maybe I am missing a better way in these .cabs...
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Because CAB files which contain wallpapers in Manila format can overwrite original manila files.
negawolf said:
But that's old time.
With the new CHT 1.8.5 there's no need such application. It has this ability built in.
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That is correct but i´m sure not all People using Cookies.
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That is correct but i´m sure not all People using Cookies.
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Then they should be...where have they been??
That is correct too! I love cookies and it is easy!
i love coOkies too but after installing them my HD2 freezes
I never figured out how to use Cookies with the wall cabs. I enable it then what? I have HD wall installed but either way I have to go to the cab file and use it that way. It makes me reset the phone whenever I change the wallpaper. Help?? Thanks.
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I never figured out how to use Cookies with the wall cabs. I enable it then what? I have HD wall installed but either way I have to go to the cab file and use it that way. It makes me reset the phone whenever I change the wallpaper. Help?? Thanks.
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man...u've done wrong...if u installed cht. no need anything else. that would make it crash. cht got everything. hdwall, bg4all tab. just cookie. np need anything else.
After the HDWall thingy installed via CHT 1.8 - I have an issue.
I do have plenty of sweet backgrounds to chose from. It all works fine with CHT except a feature that I did love very much - the Randomnes.
I have for several years both on Diamond and on HD2 used a .cab named:
Kevin2u Diamond Background Changer v015.
This .cab would pick a random picture from a designated folder every x minute as your liked it. After CHT v1.8 - this ain't working anymore. On CHT v1.7 it worked.
Have any of you guys been able to get a random picture prg. to run on top of CHT v1.8?
If so help me see the light as I really miss the feature that my phone has a new background every now and then when I grab it without manually picking a new picture.
Kindly
Kwas
Nevermind - Search Function did this one for me - sorry for bothering
negawolf said:
man...u've done wrong...if u installed cht. no need anything else. that would make it crash. cht got everything. hdwall, bg4all tab. just cookie. np need anything else.
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So I go to miscellaneous settings and check what under wallpaper Regular, HD Wall or HQ Wall? I have tried them all but only the hd wall setting lets me access the Regular wallpapers not the cab files. Help?
so I have a question. If I installed the latest version of CHT, I already have HD Walls installed? all I have to do now is check HDwall in miscellaneous settings, download the cab for the wallpaper, install, and soft reset? Do I install to the card or device? And one more question, Do I have to uninstall aything to change to another HD wallpaper? Sorry for all the noob questions
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so I have a question. If I installed the latest version of CHT, I already have HD Walls installed? all I have to do now is check HDwall in miscellaneous settings, download the cab for the wallpaper, install, and soft reset? Do I install to the card or device? And one more question, Do I have to uninstall aything to change to another HD wallpaper? Sorry for all the noob questions
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Actually you can dl the cab and just run it without anything (Ithink). It's all within the cab. I believe hd wall is the organizer but it never worked for me. Not sure how CHT works in with this.
You don't need to install any cabs with CHT (1.8.5 at least, can't remember about 1.7).
From the home screen tap Menu>>Set Wallpaper. All of the options are there on the next screen (Home Tab, All Tabs, Lockscreen, Taskbar Skinning)
Sometimes the things in front of your eyes are the hardest to find!
Hi guys, I tried the search function as well but can't seem to find a solution to my problem.. Help is much much appreciated!
I'm on the Artimis Rom v25, with cookies 1.8.5, i downloaded the .cab wallpaper, tried to install.. didnt work, i downloaded the wallpaper fix download, Didnt work so i gave up... so i tried to go back to cookies editor to change my wallpaper back to the one i had, and it didnt work. I have a totally back wallpaper and can't seem to change it in anyway!
HelPPP i'm losing it!!......
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You don't need to install any cabs with CHT (1.8.5 at least, can't remember about 1.7).
From the home screen tap Menu>>Set Wallpaper. All of the options are there on the next screen (Home Tab, All Tabs, Lockscreen, Taskbar Skinning)
Sometimes the things in front of your eyes are the hardest to find!
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Actually I have seen that but I was hoping to use some of the beautiful screens that were in those cabs. So in essence you have to dl some wallpapers and then use the settings you described. Thanks.
lhernana2j said:
Actually I have seen that but I was hoping to use some of the beautiful screens that were in those cabs. So in essence you have to dl some wallpapers and then use the settings you described. Thanks.
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That's correct. If you really want the wallpapers that are in the cabs, I believe you can open the cab files on your pc and extract them manually. Don't quote me on that but it would seem logical. Or you could ask the OP of any walls you like to point you in the direction of the source.
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That's correct. If you really want the wallpapers that are in the cabs, I believe you can open the cab files on your pc and extract them manually. Don't quote me on that but it would seem logical. Or you could ask the OP of any walls you like to point you in the direction of the source.
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I have tried that but there is no image file inside the cab. Thanks again.
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man...u've done wrong...if u installed cht. no need anything else. that would make it crash. cht got everything. hdwall, bg4all tab. just cookie. np need anything else.
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Im using CHT 1.8.5 and I also install hdwall on my hd2 , just because i have 30 or more cabs, all with thumbs and the HDwall app gives you the ability to preview.You just dont have to install the patch anymore..It doesnt crash my HD2at with this configuration.
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Then they should be...where have they been??
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This really get on my nerves.
I keep opening threads, then find that it is for manilla only. Grrr...!