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First of all I would like to thank the users below for letting me to use their work
BT73 for his OP "Making Your Action screen like me",
lyriquidperfection for his great Touch tools for HTC apllication,
Marcdu81 for his very useful HD2connections cab and
Dinik for his great HD2 Iconset
makeveral for letting me integrate his very useful ram sweeper in my cab.
In "EndKey replacement" I used their work or some of their work, edited some things and I came up with this app as a result.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this app is to replace the EndKey function with a more useful and with more options one.
INSTALLING
Just install the cab and reset.
EDITING
You can change the functions of the buttons by editing the keys that reside in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen] with a registry editor.
1. Open HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen\APP_0-11. Each number corresponds to a button
2. Change "Path" to point to your desired app.
3. Edit "Param" if you want to pass parameters to the app.
For more editing, like background and buttons please see BT73's OP
UPDATE
Now when you press a button you also have an icon showing up. Thanks to k8sh's idea
UPDATE 2
I replaced the camera button with Enter bootloader. Preview below.
UPDATE 3
I made the buttons to get pressed like k8sh suggested. see preview 3
UPDATE 4
Background changed to black.
Different key press, now the button gets smaller when you press it. (see preview 4)
Changed rotation.exe and now only changes clockwise and if you press again back to portrait.
UPDATE 4
I replaced some exe's that handled the connections with JMLcomm. Now it's smaller in size and flight mode and DATA on/off should work for everyone.
New GTX style
UPDATE 5
RAM Sweeper is now integrated to cab and replaces the rotation button
PREVIEW
GTX Style thanks to colossus_r
Looks good, will have to try this out.
Thanks!
This is so awesome. Thank you for sharing! And thanks to BT73, lyquidperfection, and Marcdu81 for making this simple but extremely useful add-on possible.
Very nice,good job !
I hate to bug you but nothing happened. I tried installing in SC and device but nothing happened. Should I be doing anything else? This should pop up when I perform a short press on the end key, right (the red hard button)?
k8sh said:
I hate to bug you but nothing happened. I tried installing in SC and device but nothing happened. Should I be doing anything else? This should pop up when I perform a short press on the end key, right (the red hard button)?
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You have to install it to the device and it pops up when you long press the end key.
please try it and give some some feedback because I see you have the TMOUS HD2 version and there might be some differences.
Great little app, thank you very much for sharing!
johcos said:
You have to install it to the device and it pops up when you long press the end key.
please try it and give some some feedback because I see you have the TMOUS HD2 version and there might be some differences.
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Got it. I was doing a short press only before. Long press definitely works as it should.
I also noticed that the window only pops up for a few seconds. Any reg tweak to make it longer or stay since the app can be exited by pressing any of the hard buttons?
Also when you press a button (icon), you can't really tell that you are pressing it right?
I forgot to add that data disconnect does not work for me. Is this the same issue as Marcdu81's HD2 Connexions? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6074894&postcount=101
All in all I like it and I will be using it. If I follow BT73's steps I can substitute a few buttons with ease?
good job man
Thanks
k8sh said:
Got it. I was doing a short press only before. Long press definitely works as it should.
I also noticed that the window only pops up for a few seconds. Any reg tweak to make it longer or stay since the app can be exited by pressing any of the hard buttons?
Also when you press a button (icon), you can't really tell that you are pressing it right?
All in all I like it and I will be using it. If I follow BT73's steps I can substitute a few buttons with ease?
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1. For the window popping out for a few seconds I haven't seen any reg entries that could change that. Although I'll try to find if there's anything we can do.
2. For the buttons not showing what you press I did it on purpose because I didn't like the result when I putted some icons. The bmp format (used by the app) looses all the transparency from the icons I use. I have something in mind and when its ready I'll post an updated cab here.
3. No it's not this problem as launching DataOnOff.exe from the action screen does not involve any shortcuts. The only shortcut to the program is written in registry and it's correct there. DataOnOff.exe can take several parameters (try running it from \windows\actionscreen folder without any parameters to see a list of available options) I use "-gprstoggle" which should toggle on and off but it doesn't work correctly to my phone either. It's only disconnecting the GPRS and not connecting it. (that's not a problem for me though as I only want it to disconnect).
Thanks for your feedback and your thoughts.
I edited my post and added that the data on/off is actually just Data OFF. It does not work for data ON. This is the same for Touch X Data Disconnect (hence, the name). Does Marcdu's work as Data On/Off or is it one-way only?
k8sh said:
I edited my post and added that the data on/off is actually just Data OFF. It does not work for data ON. This is the same for Touch X Data Disconnect (hence, the name). Does Marcdu's work as Data On/Off or is it one-way only?
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Please check my previous post
I just realized that it is also not an issue for me since if I don't have wifi, gprs will be activated automatically by whatever app that accesses it, if off.
I have an idea for the icon when pressed, the icon must already have the background as that of the action screen because of the transparency then perhaps changed it to grayscale or whatever is best for an icon when pressed. (See attached figure).
However, a plain dark background must be used like the one you are using now.
k8sh said:
I just realized that it is also not an issue for me since if I don't have wifi, gprs will be activated automatically by whatever app that accesses it, if off.
I have an idea for the icon when pressed, the icon must already have the background as that of the action screen because of the transparency then perhaps changed it to grayscale or whatever is best for an icon when pressed. (See attached figure).
However, a plain dark background must be used like the one you are using now.
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I believe that would work I'll try it tomorrow after work.
Thank you k8sh.
k8sh said:
I just realized that it is also not an issue for me since if I don't have wifi, gprs will be activated automatically by whatever app that accesses it, if off.
I have an idea for the icon when pressed, the icon must already have the background as that of the action screen because of the transparency then perhaps changed it to grayscale or whatever is best for an icon when pressed. (See attached figure).
However, a plain dark background must be used like the one you are using now.
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I have updated in first post.
Hey thanks for the acknowledgment! I installed the v2 and there are a few kinks, the pressed icons are a bit misplaced relative to the original colored icons. I took screen shots of all the icons (zip file) so maybe you can play around with the x y positions when you have time?
k8sh said:
Hey thanks for the acknowledgment! I installed the v2 and there are a few kinks, the pressed icons are a bit misplaced relative to the original colored icons. I took screen shots of all the icons (zip file) so maybe you can play around with the x y positions when you have time?
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It's supposed to be missplaced so you can see them when you press them.
If you want I will try to make them seem larger when you press them.
johcos said:
It's supposed to be missplaced so you can see them when you press them.
If you want I will try to make them seem larger when you press them.
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Here is another suggestion. You can crop the pressed icon so that there is a little more on top (screen shot) and you can align the icon with a slight offset in the vertical direction (so it looks like it is moved downwards only when pressed, covering the icon label entirely). I attached another screen shot of what it will look like when pressed if my description does not make sense.
It's only a suggestion. You always have the option to ignore me.
k8sh said:
Here is another suggestion. You can crop the pressed icon so that there is a little more on top (screen shot) and you can align the icon with a slight offset in the vertical direction (so it looks like it is moved downwards only when pressed, covering the icon label entirely). I attached another screen shot of what it will look like when pressed if my description does not make sense.
It's only a suggestion. You always have the option to ignore me.
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I'm allways open to new suggestions as I'm not very good with graphics.
I will try your suggestion, it seems better.
Just out of curiosity which one do you prefer the one with bootloader or with camera?
johcos said:
I'm allways open to new suggestions as I'm not very good with graphics.
I will try your suggestion, it seems better.
Just out of curiosity which one do you prefer the one with bootloader or with camera?
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Actually, I don't even know what the boot loader is for. Maybe if I do, I will choose that one since Scilor came out with this new tweak where you can use the volume key to take photos and it works for me. But it may or may not work in some phones so you probably should not include it even if you want to (and it is only version 0.1).
Related
Beta v3 is no longer current. Please see new thread for beta v4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390130
Beta v3 of the first WM6.1 ROM for Shadow now available and stable!
(original development thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377240)
ROM chef: ND4SPD
SSPL: jockyw2001
support: freyes01 (http://www.freddyreyes.com/), shadowmike (http://www.allshadow.com/), pixelwix, kron2 + others
bug tracking: benjaminries
Shadow subforum at xda-devs: oh wait, we don't have one
This thread will be updated with bug reports and workaround instructions. See next post for download links and install procedure.
RECENT CHANGES/FIXES:
All radios and settings working
No automatic power cycle
Successful ActiveSync / WMDC connections
Start menu populated
CID (app) unlocked by default
myFaves functionality included
BUGS/TASKS (priority):
TASK: replace and reduce startup screens
BUG: unlock screen doesn't display date/time even when set to do so
BUG: auto-update time / timezone from carrier using GSM doesn't work
BUG: dark/timeout screen does not light up for some user prompts, ie. cab install confirmations
TASK: insert MS VoiceCommand see fix below
TASK: insert Comm Manager icons see fix below
BUG: accessib.cpl.xml file missing, Accessibility control panel cannot open see fix below
BUG: Remove Programs list is not populating - must uninstall apps using WMDC/ActiveSync see fix below
BUG: start menu flashes white when scrolling pgup/pgdn see fix below
BUG: home screen clock disappears when myFaves detected see fix below
BUG: unlock screen says "press *" when it should say "press Home" see fix below
BUG: if valid email address entered when setting up email, automatic settings retrieved immediately from server - no option to manually enter settings, unless your mail server doesn't support auto-config. This makes setting up Gmail IMAP impossible, for example; Gmail POP3 settings automatically retrieved see fix below
FUTURE IDEAS:
Package ROM as one-step install
Package ROM as kitchen
Possible integration of old Neo interface as optional home-screen
Possible change to hardware wheel behaviour on Slide interface
Include extra apps (ie. NeoOrder, MoDaCo NoData, etc.)
Include extra home screen plugins (ie. weather, myfaves?)
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Download instructions
All-in-one package (includes files from all steps below): http://rapidshare.de/files/39251856/ND4SPDv3.zip.html
Instructions for those running an official T-Mobile Shadow ROM that is CID-unlocked (http://www.elims.org/downloads/HTC-Tmobile/SDA_ApplicationUnlock/SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe) and connected to ActiveSync or WMDC with MicroSD slot empty...
1. Download http://rapidshare.com/files/105981665/Shadow_SSPL-JumpSPL.zip.html, unzip, follow readme.txt
2. Download http://rapidshare.com/files/105981821/RUU.zip.html, unzip, run ROMupdateUtility.exe
(those steps were just to protect the SPL (ie. BIOS) of your phone. the next step flashes the new ROM)
3. Download http://rapidshare.com/files/110930745/PHOEIMG.rar.html, UnRar, and move NBH file into RUU folder extracted in step #2. Remove "Shadow-USPL.nbh" file from that folder. Run ROMupdateUtility.exe
ALTERNATIVE TO STEP 3 - got an empty MicroSD card? You can use the method described by pixelwix in post #4 below. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2155381&postcount=4)
To go back to T-Mobile official ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=351660&page=2
Temporary fixes / customizations
Fix for Remove Programs list not populating
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2173354&postcount=70
Fix for improper lock screen instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2171480&postcount=69
Fix for Voice Command missing ...depends on your ethics?
Google for "Voice Command 1.6 Smartphone" and download the torrent. Think about it - you own the Shadow, so you theoretically own the right to use Voice Command since it was included by T-Mobile. Your call.
Freddy's themes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2166249&postcount=58
Fix for accessibility control panel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2165321&postcount=55
Freddy's add-ons
Black slide theme supporting Rinku Iconbar: http://freddyreyes.com/forums/index.php?topic=416.0
Ported Neo Menu: http://freddyreyes.com/forums/index.php?topic=415
Ported Neo Photo Dialer: http://freddyreyes.com/forums/index.php?topic=418.0
Un-skin the comm manager back to original HTC grey (if you want)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2157351&postcount=471
Fix to use manual email account settings where autoconfig available
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2157210&postcount=468
Fix missing Comm Manager icons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2156509&postcount=452
Fix start menu flashing white when pgup/pgdn
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2156379&postcount=451
Switch to newer "portrait" camera app (didn't work for me, but worth a try?)
http://www.freddyreyes.com/forums/index.php?topic=278.0
Restore missing Clock on home screen for those with myFaves accounts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2155200&postcount=443
Customize the Comm Manager
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2153848&postcount=383
Customize the Slide home screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378996
Flashing using MicroSD Card
Hi all,
I always find flashing with a card is a lot faster than using a software because I can do this anytime with just one little card. I didn't find this in wiki so might as well just make one. tested by myself.
***IMPORTANT***
Please make sure you have JumpSPL on your device. And also make sure you have more than 50% of battery left or you can plug in a charger just to make sure there is no power failure. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
1. Get a 128MB MicroSD card (or whatever size you like) and format it Fat32 (1024bytes Allocation Unit Size)(***please make sure you format it, but not just delete all contents on it)
2. find the ROM image you would like to use, normally namede RUU_Sign.nbh, and rename it to "PHOEIMG.nbh"
3. Plug the card into the phone, then enter boot loader mode by pressing down the Shortcut and Camera buttons simultaneously, and press the power button. Continue pressing the two buttons for a few seconds until the bootloader screen appears.
4. You will a white screen asking if you want to read from SD card, press the power button to start the update. It should take about a min to finish, compared to the 3-4mins it takes with the software update.
5. After all these are done, press any key to take you the tricolor bootloader, then press power button to turn of the phone, and again to turn it on.
DISCLAIMER
I take no responsiblity for any conflict, fault, or damage caused by this flashing procedure. No warranties of any kind are given.
Just flashed it on my Shadow and it's great!
I prefer the panels interface better than Neo.
One thing I noticed, on my comm manager, there are no icons.
I don't want to hijack the topic but do you guys have a solution for my wi-fi? I have the "driver not loaded" problem and I already hard-reseted it, installed the official rom 2 times before and nothing.
Thanks!
P.S.: is there a better calculator?
LGSilva said:
Just flashed it on my Shadow and it's great!
I prefer the panels interface better than Neo.
One thing I noticed, on my comm manager, there are no icons.
I don't want to hijack the topic but do you guys have a solution for my wi-fi? I have the "driver not loaded" problem and I already hard-reseted it, installed the official rom 2 times before and nothing.
Thanks!
P.S.: is there a better calculator?
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Thanks. Comm Manager icons issue added to bug list. As for wi-fi, I have a shadow running the new ROM and I'm having no problems connecting with WiFi; I cannot reproduce your problem. Perhaps others can confirm?
Thanks for the fast reply
I searched about the wifi problem and some people called t-mo about it and ended up with a new phone. I can't do that so I was wondering if there is a "force load" for the driver.
About the ROM, how about adding ms voice command?
how about adding Remove Programs not populating to the bugs?
MMS Settings
For some reason i can't seem to be able to setup my MMS i seen this post
brandun_6 said:
Here's the link that was posted earlier is this thread....and when it say MMSC setting go to Message Options and press Menu instead of what they tell you. (Thanks to the_matrixx)
http://tmobileuspublic.wdsglobal.co...d=true&step=manufacturer.vm&manufacturerId=41
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but i couldnt find what that person was talking about... anyhelp?
does the memory card firmware upgrade work for ppl who dont have activesync?? im running ubuntu linux so i cant install those programs. is there another way? thanks
Solved My Problem
LGSilva said:
Just flashed it on my Shadow and it's great!
I prefer the panels interface better than Neo.
One thing I noticed, on my comm manager, there are no icons.
I don't want to hijack the topic but do you guys have a solution for my wi-fi? I have the "driver not loaded" problem and I already hard-reseted it, installed the official rom 2 times before and nothing.
Thanks!
P.S.: is there a better calculator?
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...PoSSiBLe HeLP
i was just snooping through the registry and realized that there was a key for the driver of the WiFi... i dont know if this may help but you could try and compare this of a working WiFi to you non-working WiFi...
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This is the Registry Location
This is the Registry Entry
[sidebar]my cousin just said "What's Wifi?" (he pronounced it Wee-Fee)!!! I found that funny!!!
This is great.. I hope xda will give us a forum soon. will patch my phone with whats new in the past 11 hours
I extracted the .png from the bronze.dll.....Now for the fun to begin. LOL
Spiderman_00 said:
I extracted the .png from the bronze.dll.....Now for the fun to begin. LOL
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huh?? i dont get it...
All the .pngs are for the slide home screen are located in the bronze.dll....So I got the .png files extraced so I can make new themes...But now my only problem is once I get them changed how do I apply them...Do I build the .dll with PE or what?
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All the .pngs are for the slide home screen are located in the bronze.dll....So I got the .png files extraced so I can make new themes...But now my only problem is once I get them changed how do I apply them...Do I build the .dll with PE or what?
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whats PE??
PE Explorer....I discovered it today in one of the threads. It allows you to open up .dll files and stuff.
Wifi Registry
I think I got the same thing on my registry:
[* said:
BUG: cannot call menu to switch between all text input methods (xt9, abc) by holding down ALT key (high)
This works on ma v3 ROM!?
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I've tweaked the qwerty keyboard a little bit so I don't have to hunt for the £ and € sign and \ on secondary pages. In landscape the arrow buttons have been moved to the left-hand side, which centres the letter keys better which think is easier for 2 thumb typing; the side-effect is that xT9 doesn't work correctly.
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I've added the cab file below. It should uninstall correctly but it will need a soft reset afterwards.
21/01/2010 - New cab with some fixes to the layout, mainly affecting the xT9 toggle in portrait and landscape.
14/02/2010 - I've added an additional cab that works with WM6.5.5, it's almost identical to the other version but the button placement is correct.
Oooh, that's quite good. Must come in fairly useful. Now if someone could add ".co.uk" to the long press of the ".com" button, it would be perfect!
bennyhillslovechild said:
Now if someone could add ".co.uk" to the long press of the ".com" button, it would be perfect!
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I've poked and prodded but the TLDs are not stored in the layout files, I think they are in the binary , I've not given up looking though!
sulphuricaciduk said:
I've tweaked the qwerty keyboard a little bit so I don't have to hunt for the £ and € sign and \ on secondary pages. If anyone is interested in using it I could package it as a cab.
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Nope. Sorry. I don't get it...
I can see what you've done with the £ sign (nice!). But I cannot see any change to the location of the € and \ signs on the screenshots provided. Or have I misunderstood what you meant...?
UK keyboard
Duplicate post!
johnkst said:
Nope. Sorry. I don't get it...
I can see what you've done with the £ sign (nice!). But I cannot see any change to the location of the € and \ signs on the screenshots provided. Or have I misunderstood what you meant...?
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I can't take a screen shot of it, but holding down the "f" key pops up "£ € $", likewise with the "/" key I've added "\".
The only problem I've got with the landscape keyboard is xT9 doesn't work properly as the keys are offset, that said I find in landscape xT9 isn't useful; in portrait I find it a necessity.
I dont suppose you know if its possible to disable or remove the xt9 button do you? It bugs me as I'm constantly catching it without noticing owing to its stupid placement and I find it pretty pointless - I always have t9 on and it automatically switches off in password input sections anyway
leoni1980 said:
I dont suppose you know if its possible to disable or remove the xt9 button do you? It bugs me as I'm constantly catching it without noticing owing to its stupid placement and I find it pretty pointless - I always have t9 on and it automatically switches off in password input sections anyway
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The toggle is just a few lines in the layout file, so it's possible to remove it.
sulphuricaciduk said:
The toggle is just a few lines in the layout file, so it's possible to remove it.
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Could you do it for me? it would have been better I think if HTC had made that button smaller and had it as a toggle to pop up the up/down/left/right keys instead of them being constantly on show as they aren't used very often. I don't know about you but i actually haven't had a single need to turn xt9 off since I got the phone and I really can't understand why they put the button there in the first place.
leoni1980 said:
Could you do it for me? it would have been better I think if HTC had made that button smaller and had it as a toggle to pop up the up/down/left/right keys instead of them being constantly on show as they aren't used very often. I don't know about you but i actually haven't had a single need to turn xt9 off since I got the phone and I really can't understand why they put the button there in the first place.
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Yeah, I'll do it this evening. I don't use xT9 all the time, it can be a bit awkward when you are trying to enter names and such or website logins etc, and I have no use for it in landscape (doesn't work properly now anyway).
I could make the toggle box much smaller, so it's harder to hit accidentally, which I think is a better idea. Do you want it shrinking in both portrait and landscape?
sulphuricaciduk said:
I've tweaked the qwerty keyboard a little bit so I don't have to hunt for the £ and € sign and \ on secondary pages. If anyone is interested in using it I could package it as a cab.
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I'll happily put this in a cab for you mate. Just let us know when you're done tinkering and I'll get it done for you.
Cheers!
sulphuricaciduk said:
Yeah, I'll do it this evening. I don't use xT9 all the time, it can be a bit awkward when you are trying to enter names and such or website logins etc, and I have no use for it in landscape (doesn't work properly now anyway).
I could make the toggle box much smaller, so it's harder to hit accidentally, which I think is a better idea. Do you want it shrinking in both portrait and landscape?
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Could you do that? Maybe a tiny box right to the far left. The more fiddly to activate the better! I really never use the keyboard in landscape as I find it harder owing to the greater travel needed for the fingers.
sulphuricaciduk said:
I can't take a screen shot of it, but holding down the "f" key pops up "£ € $", likewise with the "/" key I've added "\".
The only problem I've got with the landscape keyboard is xT9 doesn't work properly as the keys are offset, that said I find in landscape xT9 isn't useful; in portrait I find it a necessity.
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Very nice! Thanks for the extra explanation. Glad it wasn't just me being blind or stupid (this time...)
johncmolyneux said:
I'll happily put this in a cab for you mate. Just let us know when you're done tinkering and I'll get it done for you.
Cheers!
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Thanks for the offer but I had a go before I saw your message. If you could test it though, that would be great.
It's the same keyboard layout from the screenshots in my first post, and as mentioned xT9 is won't work properly in landscape (portrait is unaffected). I've been able to uninstall the cab (soft reset required) and go back to the defaults without any problems; but if anything goes wrong don't sue me!
leoni1980 said:
Could you do that? Maybe a tiny box right to the far left. The more fiddly to activate the better! I really never use the keyboard in landscape as I find it harder owing to the greater travel needed for the fingers.
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Sure, I'll do it some time tonight.
I actually like landscape as my previous phone was a Touch Pro; I find I can be fairly quick typing with two thumbs.
leoni1980 said:
Could you do that? Maybe a tiny box right to the far left. The more fiddly to activate the better! I really never use the keyboard in landscape as I find it harder owing to the greater travel needed for the fingers.
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I've updated my original post with a cab for you. I've made the xT9 toggle on the portrait layout harder to accidentally press, let me know how you get on with it.
Finally.. I hope this one functions properly so I need alot of testing on this from you guys.
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Installation instructions:
1. Uninstall any previous taskbar
2. Install SDKCerts.cab (attached)
3. Install my taskbar to main memory
4. Soft reset
5. Make sure your registry says the following after installation:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\security\ResOver\Bitmaps
BatteryIconLevels = 101 (Dec)
BatteryIconIdStart = 1001 (Dec)
BaseDll = phcanOverbmp.dll
BaseId = DWORD: 0
If the volume icon doesn't appear delete the following registry keys:
HKLM/Software/HTC/VolumeOverlay
LoadIconFromResDLL
SoundIconLink
ArtieQ said:
Cabs removed until further notice. Stay tuned!
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Thanks ArtieQ,
We all waiting for this one badly
about the clock i'm referring to DJcedric's taskbar which has a gray frame surrounding the clock in the top right corner. the original clock has no such frame i have no idea why he added it since the other icons are transparent.
anyway his taskbar doesn't work on miri rom so i'm waiting for yours. i tried the 6.5.X version before you removed the cabs and the new battery icon sux . also the sound icon not changed but i don't have a registry editor here so i'll check out tomorrow if the problem is there.
Damn it - the volume icon doesn't show even with registry edits.
ArtieQ said:
Finally.. I hope this one functions properly so I need alot of testing on this from you guys.
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You can count on us for testing but...
I don't see any link. And could you please add a version with the old battery icon cuz i really like it and the new one doesn't even show % which i'm really fond of. Thanks for great work.
pirogof said:
You can count on us for testing but...
I don't see any link. And could you please add a version with the old battery icon cuz i really like it and the new one doesn't even show % which i'm really fond of. Thanks for great work.
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Yeah I know, I need someone who has trial left or have bought PE Explorer who can remove the certificate limit on one dll so I can sign it, it doesn't allow me to now because I made the dll bigger because of all the new images.
Many thanks for your hard work and contribution on the Taskbar, it really impressed!
I tried the Cab from your other post "[WM6.5 ] Taskbar by ArtieQ (GSM & TMo USA) ***SOON WM6.5.3***"
It works fine for my 6.5.5 (23519.5.5.0), everything show in the right way. Just one suggestion, the Windows icon at the bottom left start bar seems too small to cover the whole height of the bar.
andyng111 said:
Many thanks for your hard work and contribution on the Taskbar, it really impressed!
I tried the Cab from your other post "[WM6.5 ] Taskbar by ArtieQ (GSM & TMo USA) ***SOON WM6.5.3***"
It works fine for my 6.5.5 (23519.5.5.0), everything show in the right way. Just one suggestion, the Windows icon at the bottom left start bar seems too small to cover the whole height of the bar.
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Oh god.. forgive me, I forgot that 6.5.X had the startmenu icon on the bottom. I will work something out asap
EDIT: I also find it funny that it works perfectly for you, I think it was two or three guys which it didn't work properly for. What ROM are you using? Anyway I'll post that cab you downloaded here for download
Yes the network icons, the signal icons, the SMS icons, the speaker icons and the battery icons all works perfect for me. I just follow your instructions at the #1 post, install the Cab in the main memory and did the registry editing.
I'm using a 826X Windows Mobile ROM 6.5.5 build 23519, but I am afraid I am not allowed to disclose the link here.
andyng111 said:
Yes the network icons, the signal icons, the SMS icons, the speaker icons and the battery icons all works perfect for me. I just follow your instructions at the #1 post, install the Cab in the main memory and did the registry editing.
I'm using a 826X Windows Mobile ROM 6.5.5 build 23519, but I am afraid I am not allowed to disclose the link here.
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You can link the ROM if you want, I'm just curious to see what people use
Signal - OK
Battery - OK but i want the old one
Notifications - OK
BT/Headset - OK but icons not transparent
Network - OK
Phone - OK
Services - OK
Sound - NO
Start - NO
Non-Active Data - OK
Active Data - can't say don't use it costs a lot of money here.
Also the animation shown when something takes a bit of time to load is screwed up. instead of the standart red/green/blue/yellow lights moving in circle i get a distorted little blue squares going in not so much a circle ...
pirogof said:
Signal - OK
Battery - OK but i want the old one
Notifications - can't say yet
BT/Headset - OK but icons not transparent
Network - OK
Phone - OK
Services - OK
Sound - NO
Start - NO
Non-Active Data - OK
Active Data - can't say don't use it costs a lot of money here.
Also the animation shown when something takes a bit of time to load is screwed up. instead of the standart red/green/blue/yellow lights moving in circle i get a distorted little blue squares going in not so much a circle ...
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Thanks for the information about what's working and what's not. About the volume icon, did you delete those keys I suggested in the first post? The waiting cursor should be like that, I hate the default one so I snapped one from Dafunk I will see if I can get the startmenu icon to work soon enough also.
EDIT: About the active data, just go into comm manager and put on the data connection and see how it looks, it won't charge you for anything.
hi,
everything on my MIRI ROM, V 15, 6.5.X, works fine, except volume icon ,on the taskbar is still old volume icon, after deleting in registry too...and the bottom icons are little bit small..but anyway, these are small issues, that could be correct isn´t it? btw thanks for your work, taskbar looks great, at least for me..
marek_proksa said:
hi,
everything on my MIRI ROM, V 15, 6.5.X, works fine, except volume icon ,on the taskbar is still old volume icon, after deleting in registry too...and the bottom icons are little bit small..but anyway, these are small issues, that could be correct isn´t it? btw thanks for your work, taskbar looks great, at least for me..
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That's strange, I will do my research find out where the volume icons are located. Same about the bottom icons.
ArtieQ said:
That's strange, I will do my research find out where the volume icons are located. Same about the bottom icons.
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HTCVolume.dll
I can do the skin for this one if you want
Just send me the 3 icons
This is the volume icons for those who had the default ones, just move to \Windows and soft reset.
Steve0007 said:
HTCVolume.dll
I can do the skin for this one if you want
Just send me the 3 icons
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Do you mean the startmenu and X icon? Sure.
ArtieQ said:
This is the volume icons for those who had the default ones, just move to \Windows and soft reset.
Do you mean the startmenu and X icon? Sure.
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I don't see the HTCVolume.dll in your cab, that's why but you posted it here.
You don't want it in the cab?
XXXXXXX EDIT XXXXXXXXXX
I have modified some regs and files, the Volume icons are now working
Signal - OK
Battery - OK but i want the old one too
Notifications - so far so good
BT/Headset - OK but icons not transparent
Network - OK
Phone - OK
Services - OK
Sound - OK
Start - Don't care
Non-Active Data - OK
Active Data - OK
If you could make the same job you have done with the latest dll files I have sent you, you will be the KING
Steve0007 said:
I don't see the HTCVolume.dll in your cab, that's why but you posted it here.
You don't want it in the cab?
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Duh.. I most have missed it when I put the files in the cab HAHA, my mistake. I will update the cab!
ArtieQ said:
Duh.. I most have missed it when I put the files in the cab HAHA, my mistake. I will update the cab!
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Artie,
Where is the start menu Icon (which dll file).
I want to get it out.
I will explain you later how to add the 3 icons you have sent me
Steve0007 said:
Artie,
Where is the start menu Icon (which dll file).
I want to get it out.
I will explain you later how to add the 3 icons you have sent me
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It should be in shellres.192.dll. Thanks alot mate
ArtieQ said:
It should be in shellres.192.dll. Thanks alot mate
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I don't know if you have seen, 3 posts ago I have posted the 6.5.x taskbar fully working and no bug found so far
(11-17-2010) UPDATE: My main purpose for starting this thread was in hopes that some developer would port the iphone version of the Star Trek Communicator for us Android Trek fans. My prayers have been answered!!!
Fellow XDA Developers member phineast has done a fantastic job and the app is now available on the market.
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Since my method described below was a lame attempt to simulate the app, I see no reason for doing it unless you want to have it as a livewallpaper/lockscreen (and you have nothing better to do)! Honestly, the app is the way to go.
Original Post...
I've been trying to figure out how to duplicate this iphone app:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TCJzhzXZM
After some fiddling around I came up with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4KFLk2HFDE
Here's how to do it...
1. Download these 2 jpgs (right click and save image as) and stick them somewhere on your SDcard.
The homescreen wallpaper:
The lockscreen:
2. Install "Earth Live" live wallpaper and Map Pack from the market. There is a donate version as well but the free one works for our purposes.
3. Download this zip that contains the map pattern jpg and 2 wav files. Unzip them to somewhere convenient.
4. Install "LockBot" from the market. I use the paid version but I think the free one has all of the functions (unlock sound and shake-to-unlock) that we need.
OK, now we have all of our apps and files. let's build our theme.
5. Look in your apps and select the "Map Pack". Let it install the files to your SD card and then let it uninstall the installer. Go to your SD card and you'll see a folder called "EarthRot". Open it and there's another folder called "maps" which contains the pattern files for some of the planets in Earth Live. Remember the files you unzipped earlier? Take the "globetrotter.jpg" (you can actually rename it to any of the other planet skins that you don't want to keep) and copy it into the "maps" folder. Let it over-write the file in there (you can copy the file that will be over-written somewhere safe if you want). Now you can close all of that.
6. On your phone press "menu", "Wallpaper" and select "Live wallpapers". Choose "EarthRot" and press "Settings". Pick "Backgound" and then "Choose background". In the pop-up menu, pick "From Gallery" and then navigate to where you put the "COMM-face.jpg". This will be your live wallpaper background.
7. (a) Go back one screen to the Earth Live settings menu, pick "Maps" and then "Map". Scroll around and find "Globetrotter Home World" (or whatever planet you saved our modified map file as) and then pick it. While we're on this menu screen, make sure that "Orbiting moon" is NOT checked.
(b) Now back out to the previous menu screen and select "Globe aspect" and then "Globe size". Move the slider back a bit and then select "OK". Now select "Globe y position" and move the slider forward a bit and select "OK". Go back one screen again and make sure that "Natural Rotation" and "Planet natural axis" are both unchecked. Now Hit the Back button two times to get back to the preview screen. Our goal is to get the spinning globe to fit into the round window as closely as possible (NOTE: The newer version of Earth Live seems to offset the custom background on the preview screen and also after you "set wallpaper". When on the home screen, slide over to the next screen and then back and it will center the wallpaper). Keep adjusting the size, Y position (and probably X position too) until it fits pretty well.
(c) Select the setting "Globe behavior" and make sure everything is checked except "Slide rotation". Go back to the preview screen and you can now move the globe around with your finger. I put mine so that the axis is pointing straight at me. This makes the classic "moire" pattern of the communicator from the original Star Trek series. If you look at the link you can see other moire patterns used in Star Trek.
8. (a) Open "LockBot" and select "My Themes". Decide which style lockscreen you want (I like the "Galaxy" style) press on it and from the pop-up menu, select "Edit" and it will take you to that lockscreen. Press the phone's menu button and select "Background" then select "SD Card File" and navigate to wherever you saved the "com-lock.jpg".
(b) Now press menu again and select "Sound" and then "File" and navigate to where you saved the "com-chirp.wav" file.
(c) Now press the menu button again and select "Save". Before that, you can make some additional clock edits if you want (I selected "None" to get a cleaner look).
(d) Back out to the lock style selection screen and press the phone's menu button and select "Playlist". Uncheck all of the styles except the one you edited.
(e) Back out to the LockBot main screen (with the padlock and android) and then press the phone's menu button and select "Config". Make sure that "Enable", Unlock Sound", "Unlock Menu", "Shake Unlock", "Lock Long Press Home Key" and "Prevent Wake Up" are all checked. Now press "Shake Sensitivity" and while holding the phone firmly and securely, flick your wrist like you've seen Captain Kirk do. The pop-up should say "OK", if not, do it again until it takes. You may have to come back to this later and re-do it. LockBot's a bit buggy and the Shake Unlock doesn't always work.
That's it! If you have problems post away and I'll try to help.
...and don't forget... Live Long and Prosper!
EDIT: Whenever I reboot my phone the globe map loses it's transparency and ends up looking like a beach-ball. To fix this, go into the Earth Live settings and temporarily switch the map to "Death Star 2". Make sure to set wallpaper with that one! Once you're done, go back and re-set it to the map name you were using before and you'll get the cool moire effect back (at least until you reboot again)!
This happens because I cheated. The jpegs don't support transparency but pngs do (notice that the only png in the maps is "Death Star 2"). I tried just using that one for my moire but it maps differently than the others and never looked right. Instead, I made a png with transparency in it and just named it as a jpg.
Reserved for some ridiculous reason.
Bumpskiola!
Pretty neat, and instructions were clear. I like it, but since im not much of a star trek fan im probably going to mod this a bit while still keeping your core method. Great work mate
Re: [Tutorial]Make a Star Trek Communicator!
Thanks!
I think the basic method could be used for anything.
Use your imagination and get crazy with it!
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I have a quick question though. How to uninstall the original lockscreen. As of now after your install, I have a double lock going on.
Nice work
Hopefully a dev out there is a Trekkie and will make a app like the Iphone's
torremitsu said:
I have a quick question though. How to uninstall the original lockscreen. As of now after your install, I have a double lock going on.
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LockBot replaced my lockscreen automagically. Are you using stock sprint ROM or one of the custom ROMs?
You could remove HTCLockscreen.apk and HTCLockscreen.odex but I think it may give you the messed-up vanilla lock.
watzone69 said:
LockBot replaced my lockscreen automagically. Are you using stock sprint ROM or one of the custom ROMs?
You could remove HTCLockscreen.apk and HTCLockscreen.odex but I think it may give you the messed-up vanilla lock.
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Im using OMJ's rom, I got used to him from back in the day. Which rom are you using?
HELP... Please
Greetings Im trying to use your "Tutorial Make a Star Trek Communicator!" on my HTC Android Incredible.
Ive completed steps 1-5 no problems...
However on step 6 on my phone I go to personalize, home wallpaper, live wallpaper and select EarthRot. Its at this point it just sits there and does nothing while message says loading live wallpaper, I left it that way for several minutes. Then I clicked on settings, after about 20 seconds I get an error saying application earthrot(in process com.seb.SLWP) is not responding, I can select force close, wait and report, I selected force close then the application closes.
Please advise as this looks so cool on your video.
bradsorensen said:
Greetings Im trying to use your "Tutorial Make a Star Trek Communicator!" on my HTC Android Incredible.
Ive completed steps 1-5 no problems...
However on step 6 on my phone I go to personalize, home wallpaper, live wallpaper and select EarthRot. Its at this point it just sits there and does nothing while message says loading live wallpaper, I left it that way for several minutes. Then I clicked on settings, after about 20 seconds I get an error saying application earthrot(in process com.seb.SLWP) is not responding, I can select force close, wait and report, I selected force close then the application closes.
Please advise as this looks so cool on your video.
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Try getting Earth Live to load without the modified files.
The incredible may be using different size jpgs for the maps. If so, just modify the globetrotter one from my zip to be the same size as the original.
You may also have to re-size the jpgs posted above to fit your phone (not sure about that).
Good luck!
got it to work but now have two other issues.
1. original htc screen lock wont go away.
2. lockbot wont change wallpaper when I select the file.
bradsorensen said:
got it to work but now have two other issues.
1. original htc screen lock wont go away.
2. lockbot wont change wallpaper when I select the file.
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I haven't used this in a while and it seems the "Earth Live" live wallpaper app has undergone some changes that make this mod stop working.
I can't get the wallpaper to change either. I had to change the original communicator wallpaper to get it to select the whole image.
I tried jpg and png but neither worked. I will mess with it when I get time and see if I can figure it out.
If anyone figures it out, post back here!
EDIT: I got it to work! Use the wallpaper above. I am working on the other changes and will update the first post when I'm done.
OK, got it all working again. Files updated in first post.
Try uninstalling EarthRot and install it again and see if that fixes the problem. It works great on my EVO and even when I restart my phone everything is set. Great job with this love it
ParanormalKirk said:
Try uninstalling EarthRot and install it again and see if that fixes the problem. It works great on my EVO and even when I restart my phone everything is set. Great job with this love it
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Hmmm, mine is still getting lost after a reboot.
Are you using a ROM that has A2SD enabled? I noticed at the first running of Earth Live there is a warning that mentions problems with running it from the SD card. I may try disabling A2SD and then doing the uninstall/re-install thing.
Thanks for your help and I'm glad you like it!
Star Trek Communicator - Unofficial
Hello all,
I've pretty much ported the communicator (as a rewrite) from iPod to the Android platform. Anyone care to help me test it and give me some requests for features?
Phineas T.
phineast said:
Hello all,
I've pretty much ported the communicator (as a rewrite) from iPod to the Android platform. Anyone care to help me test it and give me some requests for features?
Phineas T.
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I would love to test it!
Star Trek Communicator - Unofficial ** BETA**
Hi all,
It's ready. Drop me a message and I will send it to you to check out.
PhineasT
phineast said:
Hi all,
It's ready. Drop me a message and I will send it to you to check out.
PhineasT
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I just emailed and PM'd you.
Looking forward to it!
Hello! It's been a while, I know, but hopefully this will be well-worth the wait:
Introducing...Jaxbot's Windows Phone 7 Theme for the HTC HD2, version 2.0.0!
For those who are not aware, this is a complete rewrite of the very first Windows Phone 7 theme for Windows Mobile, which you can find here.
You may be wondering, what makes this different from the other Windows Phone 7 themes out there? While the other themes may be better as far as eye-candy goes, my theme is completely stand-alone application, meaning PointUI/WAD2/etc isn't required. Secondly, my application is designed to not only look like Windows Phone 7, but also function like it. Check out the video below for more details
Since this is a complete rewrite, several things have changed from the previous version. In fact, too many things for a complete changelog. So let's cut to the chase...
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Features
Smooth Kinetic scrolling
Facebook integration
Pictures hub, Office hub, People hub, and Me hub
Based off of the WP7 design
Dynamic, movable tiles
Pin contacts, websites, and hubs to your start screen
Smooth, drop down lock screen
WP7 themed text notifications
...and more
Screenshot 2:
Instructions
Download the cab file from the site at the bottom of this thread.
Install it onto your device, and (if desired) disable HTC Sense. This will give you some more performance and should help fix a few HTC Messaging bugs.
Customize the tiles as desired
To customize the tiles, hold down on a tile you which to move/remove. To add a tile, hold down on a blank spot on the homescreen.
To add a start menu item, hold down on a blank spot on the start menu.
Facebook
If you wish to use Facebook integration, go to the launcher to the right, click Settings, and check "Facebook". Then press Close app and re-run the program.
Known issues
Facebook sometimes asks for the password twice. Trust me, it's the APIs fault, not mine. The application never sees your password.
...Probably some more soon. Let me know.
Upcoming features
More hubs
Integration with Twitter, Flickr, etc.
...Give me suggestions!
Video
Video of the theme in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iELNrSq1Q_M
Download: http://windowsphonehacker.com/wp7theme.php
Games icons thanks to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642831
Important note! If you are running a non-English rom, you will need to edit \Wp7Theme\wp7_start_path.txt to wherever your Start Menu programs list is, for example, \Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
If you don't, you won't be able to add any programs to the start list.
It works on HTC Tilt 2
Great work, it's the best I have seen so far. Think about customising after the important stuff, like color schemes. Will report back later. Keep it up I look forward to your future progress.
Phone:
HTC HD2 Leo TmobileUS
CHT2.0 beta
Cookies home tab 2.0 beta
it looked really nice
but only ran once..
then when i restarted my phone, it would load then just stop
Thank you for that.
But I've installed it on my HD2 (Goatrip 5.9 - WM 23139, german ROM) and I had to move the program folder from "Programme" to "program files" to get it working.
It's possible to start it from there but it will crash whenever you try to add a program in one of the hubs... (program path.... blah, blah) :-(
So I think it will work fine on english ROMs only.
MyRho said:
Thank you for that.
But I've installed it on my HD2 (Goatrip 5.9 - WM 23139, german ROM) and I had to move the program folder from "Programme" to "program files" to get it working.
It's possible to start it from there but it will crash whenever you try to add a program in one of the hubs... (program path.... blah, blah) :-(
So I think it will work fine on english ROMs only.
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Yes, the program has to be installed into Program Files only, so non-English roms may have some issues. I'll try to find a solution for this, stay tuned
Jaxbot,
Nice to see the final release I haven't had much time to play around with it yet - but I will
A couple of problems:
Sometimes clicking the right arrow will just bring up a blank page i.e. the all programs/settings etc menu does not drop down (maybe a resources problem)
This build appears to not have the pictures hub - your last beta build had a page much like WP7, this release seems to only bring up my Camera Shots album - EDIT: Ah. I see that the pictures "hub" only works when signed in with Facebook. Intentional?
I see in your screenshots, that your Pictures tile is customizable - mine isn't...
Oh and it is probably advisable to save this program to your device and not the storage card for performance!
Casey_boy said:
Jaxbot,
Nice to see the final release I haven't had much time to play around with it yet - but I will
A couple of problems:
Sometimes clicking the right arrow will just bring up a blank page i.e. the all programs/settings etc menu does not drop down (maybe a resources problem)
This build appears to not have the pictures hub - your last beta build had a page much like WP7, this release seems to only bring up my Camera Shots album
I see in your screenshots, that your Pictures tile is customizable - mine isn't...
Oh and it is probably advisable to save this program to your device and not the storage card for performance!
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To address some:
1) Try flicking down/up with your finger, sometimes the physics engine will push the tiles out of view. If not, it's back to the code with me
2) The pictures hub is only enabled when Facebook is enabled, and later with Flickr/etc. The HD2's pictures are in a resolution that can't actually be loaded by the .NET framework (anyone care to help?), so without service integration, it will just take you right into the HTC Album program.
3) The tile displays the background of the Pictures hub when Facebook is enabled, which is typically your most-recent upload. Once Flickr/etc is added, this will probably make more sense.
Also...if any .NET developers have figured out a way around the OutOfMemoryException when loading the HD2's photos, do let me know
Hello,
I'm downloading it now and testing on Miri's Standard lite v23 ROM. Will let you know how it feels
Edit-Just tested. Here are my first impressions
1) The people tile is very laggy when scrolling for contacts.
2) Text tile pulled up an error "The following program failed to launch: Argument: messaging_client.exe", I guess your program depends on the HTC Messaging client, which I dislike.
3) Pictures tile pulled up a similar error with "Argument: HUB_PICTURES"
4) SIP Input icon disappeared when I switched input from Keyboard to Swype when adding new icon and entering label. I head to restart WP7 theme to see it again.
5) When I added a contact with picture profile and email and address to the main screen, there's only a blue square, and when and I tap on the tile, i can only choose to call or send text to the mobile number.
6) I accidently clicked on the trash can and then on the settings icon, and I can't exit the program.
7) Adding a new program after using a big SIP (like HTC EZ Input or Swype) makes it hard to select an icon because of (4)
8) Moving the tiles is a bit of a chore
Aside from the contacts thing I mentioned, lag is minimal and quite acceptable, speed is not an issue on the HD2.
Looking forward to more improvements and a new release
Pictures hub
Hi Jaxbot,
Thanks for your reply. I have a suggestion for the pictures tile (thanks for putting the Facebook album names btw).
My current pictures tile:
View attachment 415633
The actual Windows Phone picture tile:
Thus, my suggestion for my pictures tile:
View attachment 415635
Thoughts...
Casey
UranusHertz said:
Hello,
I'm downloading it now and testing on Miri's Standard lite v23 ROM. Will let you know how it feels
Edit-Just tested. Here are my first impressions
1) The people tile is very laggy when scrolling for contacts.
2) Text tile pulled up an error "The following program failed to launch: Argument: messaging_client.exe", I guess your program depends on the HTC Messaging client, which I dislike.
3) Pictures tile pulled up a similar error with "Argument: HUB_PICTURES"
4) SIP Input icon disappeared when I switched input from Keyboard to Swype when adding new icon and entering label. I head to restart WP7 theme to see it again.
5) When I added a contact with picture profile and email and address to the main screen, there's only a blue square, and when and I tap on the tile, i can only choose to call or send text to the mobile number.
6) I accidently clicked on the trash can and then on the settings icon, and I can't exit the program.
7) Adding a new program after using a big SIP (like HTC EZ Input or Swype) makes it hard to select an icon because of (4)
8) Moving the tiles is a bit of a chore
Aside from the contacts thing I mentioned, lag is minimal and quite acceptable, speed is not an issue on the HD2.
Looking forward to more improvements and a new release
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Yes, this is the first release of the rewrite, so there may be a couple of issues, which I hope to sort out ASAP. Thanks for the feedback
To address some things:
1) The kinetics seem to have issues, I'll look into it. But you can jump to a contact by clicking on the letter at the top of each "section."
2) It's designed for the HD2, and while other WVGA devices may work, there may be some performance issues. I might add tmail.exe support in the future, though.
3) It uses HTC Albums for the picture tile.
4) You can close the SIP, click another text box, then click back to the text box to re-enable the SIP. I'll try to make this smoother.
5) You must have a contact picture, or a name that the app can display onto the square (not sure why it would only be blue.)
6) I should probably disable that, but for now, taskmanager should help
Everything else, hopefully I will have improved in the next version. Thanks for the feedback
Casey_boy said:
Hi Jaxbot,
Thanks for your reply. I have a suggestion for the pictures tile (thanks for putting the Facebook album names btw).
My current pictures tile:
View attachment 415633
The actual Windows Phone picture tile:
View attachment 415634
Thus, my suggestion for my pictures tile:
View attachment 415635
Thoughts...
Casey
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Yes, I admit to having "thrown-together" the pictures hub towards the last minute, I'll be sure to make it more WP7-esque by next release. Thanks for the reference mockups!
Hi. I'm wondering if is there any way to make this theme workable on HTC Mega: touch 2? It's a QVGA screen. Thanks.
This theme you've created is awesome.
Its Great!!!
But im using a german rom and have the same problem as "MyRho"
Please help us to use your great WP7 theme without problems
skiez said:
Hi. I'm wondering if is there any way to make this theme workable on HTC Mega: touch 2? It's a QVGA screen. Thanks.
This theme you've created is awesome.
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This theme only works on WVGA devices, and that at, newer devices. I chose the HD2 because the Snapdragon processor really boosts the performance.
QVGA is too small to display all the information.
resa73 said:
Its Great!!!
But im using a german rom and have the same problem as "MyRho"
Please help us to use your great WP7 theme without problems
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I'm trying to think of a way to get around the path limitations...thinking maybe a path file that can be manually edited, or is there an environment variable that will give me \Program Files\?
Sorry i don´t know.....i user the latest Dutty ROM from HTCPedia in german
(sorry for my bad english)
resa73 said:
Sorry i don´t know.....i user the latest Dutty ROM from HTCPedia in german
(sorry for my bad english)
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I'll be looking into the code at some point to see about changing the Program Files and Start Menu directories to language-independent variables. Until then, you technically could copy the files into \Program Files\Wp7Theme (create the folder), but that's a little messy.
This is GREAT
I'll test it tonight ....
THANKs
looks great will give it a try can it be uninstalled too?
resa73 said:
Sorry i don´t know.....i user the latest Dutty ROM from HTCPedia in german
(sorry for my bad english)
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malkrae said:
looks great will give it a try can it be uninstalled too?
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Yes, through the normal Windows Mobile Remove Programs page.