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Hi,
I'm currently using your latest rom, and its great in terms of stability and overall features it contains. I had a small request which i thought i'd post, and decided to make a separate thread so that ppl can drop all their requests too, so here goes!
And now for my request -
It would be great if you could add PQz II into the default rom. Its a small app to enable control/alt key combos with a lot of other features for phone shortcuts, button shortcuts etc. Its freeware too! You can find it at www.nicque.com/pqz
if you could make the following customizations so that pqz starts this way by default, thats an added bonus -
1. Has the path to the "icon" bitmap (by default, its just a white blotch until you specify an icon in the default installation. the icon comes within the package though)
2. Set default keys to the SYM key for control and alt.
3. Make PQz start at windows bootup by default by adding a link in the registry
Cheers and I appreciate the great work!
San

PQZ
Hi,
I will see what it does and try today
Cheers,
Leo

Laurentius26 said:
Hi,
I will see what it does and try today
Cheers,
Leo
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Nice.
I tried it already because sometimes I miss ctrl and alt.
Cheers

Hi,
Which keys do you set for ctrl and alt, cause they aren't on keyboard?
Fn + Tab maybe?
Also how to set a icon for the today I don't know?
Can the icon in upper tray moved to bottum tray?
2 many questions haha...
Cheers,
Leo
ultravox said:
Nice.
I tried it already because sometimes I miss ctrl and alt.
Cheers
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Laurentius26 said:
Hi,
Which keys do you set for ctrl and alt, cause they aren't on keyboard?
Fn + Tab maybe?
Also how to set a icon for the today I don't know?
Can the icon in upper tray moved to bottum tray?
2 many questions haha...
Cheers,
Leo
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He he, nice questions.
I tried the app but quited after some minutes because I couldn't find a way to get it working, lol
Nevertheless if working, it could be a good improvement.
Luis

with all do respect, PQz suck.
it really messes up the keyboard control for other programs, such as games for example...
if you really need it, install it. it only takes a couple of seconds and a couple of lousy KBs, if i remember correctly.
Rom devs can't include apps everytime users have a spacial request. That's what kitchens are for...

Laurentius26 said:
Hi,
Which keys do you set for ctrl and alt, cause they aren't on keyboard?
Fn + Tab maybe?
Also how to set a icon for the today I don't know?
Can the icon in upper tray moved to bottum tray?
2 many questions haha...
Cheers,
Leo
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Normally, we set the "SYM" key for both Control & alt. This way, you press sym once, its control (shows on the icon, once set!), press it again it becomes alt. Its soooooo useful, i cant tell you.....you must try it!
i use it extensively, to do control+c, cntrl+v, blah!
The icon should be on top, so that it shows what you've pressed (control or alt).
The cooler part is the other sub-modules it has such as phone shortcuts, app shortcuts, system shortcuts etc. For example, i can set shortcuts such as alt+Alphabet for speed dials for all my contacts. No matter what application you're currently using, just hit Alt+S to dial a contact for instance, or even fire an application!
I also use, Alt+X to close current app, alt+0 to close all apps....really useful!
Try it out for a while, you cant live without it!
Cheers!
San

Can you add these files to Windows\ directory?
If you could add these to \Windows directory, it would be great! It changes the basic "Open/select file" dialog to browse through folders in a standard windows way rather than scanning through all folders and showing it as one single list!
It overrides this dialog at all places. For instance, when you try and add an attachment to your email, it shows standard folders for you to navigate and pick the right file, rather than making one giant list of all files on all folders!
San
EDIT: There's a small bug in wm6, the softkey labels are not shown though (not a big deal as long as you know what they are!) . The left softkey is "Up" one folder, and right softkey is for "Menu" when the open file dialog is active. Make sure you activate it under Settings->System->FileDialog and check the option in there!

shlomki said:
with all do respect, PQz suck.
it really messes up the keyboard control for other programs, such as games for example...
if you really need it, install it. it only takes a couple of seconds and a couple of lousy KBs, if i remember correctly.
Rom devs can't include apps everytime users have a spacial request. That's what kitchens are for...
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thanks mr.arrogant. i feel much wiser now!

PQZ
Hi San,
I will have another look and tell you what I think of it later.
Greetings,
Leo

how about the ability to call the last dialled number? can that be added? and maybe not including the latest task manager 2.0 as that has problems with the closing of apps.... maybe the earlier version 1.5?

PQZ
Well... I tested a bit.
But it does screw up other functionings.
Also the today icon I don't like, I only see a white square in top bar
Did you try HandyMenu or AEButton, they have same function's but much easier. For copy\paste I use Pnotepad.
Sorry...
Regards,
Leo

rnzk8 said:
how about the ability to call the last dialled number? can that be added? and maybe not including the latest task manager 2.0 as that has problems with the closing of apps.... maybe the earlier version 1.5?
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ooops sorry... asked to early.... hehe!

The WiFi problems are fixed now!
Can you pleeeease solve the Bluetooth Stereo problems ASAP.
I think I already flash my Universal with all existing ROMs, but I believe none as A2DP and WiFi WPA fully working.

can i suggest to try rlToday? It's a very nice Home/today plugin. Working with VGA and completely skinnable.

New "Rolex" today clock

I have been working on a different clock for the today screen and this is what I came up with. I was getting tired of the "htchome" style clocks and I wanted to kinda spruce up some things, This took me forever to get everything to line up and BE 100% functional!! If anyone sees a intrest in this then let me know and I will do everything I can to help!
Yes the hands (second,hour,minute) and Date are all functional!!!!
Thanks to everyone for a GREAT FORUM....
D.L

nice lewi1032! Can I happen to get a copy of that?

Sure!
As soon as I get home I will help ya out!
Just glad I can contribute and help =o)

that looks very smart indeed, are the calls emails and text alert boxes working buttons ie take you to inbox etc as htchome does?
+1 for wanting a copy!

Mattcity said:
that looks very smart indeed, are the calls emails and text alert boxes working buttons ie take you to inbox etc as htchome does?
+1 for wanting a copy!
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yes they are indeed working just as htchome does..=o)
Just as soon as I get home sometime today I will try and fill everyones requests! I really like this setup cause it uses hardly any memory! =o)

Hey, that's great, thanks. I have this exact watch. I also have the Explorer II with a black face. How hard was the clock to make? I think the explorer would look better with the theme on my phone.

Sowwwwy!!!!!

Clear mail notification automatically on preview of TF3D?

When I read a text message in TF3D preview, it automatically clears the notification. Is there a work around to also do this with the mail preview? Most of my emails are short but after reading the preview, I still have to go into the messaging inbox, select each message and then OK back out to TF3D.

Go into Inbox, then Menu/Select Messages/Several. Select the unread ones, hold the stylus on one and select Mark as Read.

Use this - it works on mine. Disable Touch Flo on your Start/Settings/Today/Items, then use Total Commander and move/replace the manila file in your Windows folder, then re-start Touch Flo and this should cure this bug.

Clear mail notification
mitsi said:
Use this - it works on mine. Disable Touch Flo on your Start/Settings/Today/Items, then use Total Commander and move/replace the manila file in your Windows folder, then re-start Touch Flo and this should cure this bug.
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Can you please explain what this actually does and what version of sense it's for? I would very much like to be able to mark an email as read without having to actually pull up the email. Either a menu option during preview, a new button or just the fact that it was previewed would work for me.
BTW (to the original poster), I use S2U2 and it allows you to preview emails while locked and mark them as read.

kravguy said:
Can you please explain what this actually does and what version of sense it's for? I would very much like to be able to mark an email as read without having to actually pull up the email. Either a menu option during preview, a new button or just the fact that it was previewed would work for me.
BTW (to the original poster), I use S2U2 and it allows you to preview emails while locked and mark them as read.
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This doesn't mark an email as read without having to actually pull up the email. What it does is exactly what WMGuy wanted. It clears the envelope in the taskbar without having to open the email in WM. This manila file works with touch flo 2.0. I'm not sure if it will work with 2.1, 2.5 or 2.6. The only thing I can suggest is that you back up the manila file from your Windows folder first and then try....
With regard to your request to be able to mark an email as read, you are lucky you get a preview in the first place - if you use Blackberry to get your emails, you don't get a preview! It gives you the sender and subject but just says "click to open message"!!!! So I'm sorry, but I can't help with your question kravguy. I would actually like something for this too. With the option to delete it as well.
You could try this too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379265

mitsi said:
Use this - it works on mine. Disable Touch Flo on your Start/Settings/Today/Items, then use Total Commander and move/replace the manila file in your Windows folder, then re-start Touch Flo and this should cure this bug.
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I have searched on manila 2.5 and this file doesn't exist in windows folder so maybe this is only for manila 2.1.

Zimaia said:
I have searched on manila 2.5 and this file doesn't exist in windows folder so maybe this is only for manila 2.1.
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I don't know about 2.1 as I have 2.0. Perhaps it doesn't exist but should do???

mitsi said:
I don't know about 2.1 as I have 2.0. Perhaps it doesn't exist but should do???
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You mean place the file there even if it doesn't exist and see what's happen???
I can try that
EDIT: doesn't do anything!! So for manila 2.5 we must find other way to clear notification in tab mail on preview.
I really want a solution for this because in most cases the preview is enough for me so why enter the inbox to mark as read??

Well I've been in a flashing marathon for a few days. I'll gladly go back to 2.0 for this reason alone. 2.5 is nice but kinda busy and slow for me anyway.
So just to clarify mitsi, when you get an email, you slide to the email tab, read the preview and then the notification clears automatically from the envelope (after applying the file)?
Thanks

WMguy said:
Well I've been in a flashing marathon for a few days. I'll gladly go back to 2.0 for this reason alone. 2.5 is nice but kinda busy and slow for me anyway.
So just to clarify mitsi, when you get an email, you slide to the email tab, read the preview and then the notification clears automatically from the envelope (after applying the file)?
Thanks
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Yes, that's right. If you're going to flash a 2.0 rom instead, why not just try this manila to see if it works on your 2.5 first? I'd be interested to know. I prefer 2.0 to 2.1/2.5 anyway because I want at least 4 appointments showing on my today screen even if they are up to a month in advance....

Didn't somebody already try and it didn't work?
BTW, what ROM are you using?

WMguy said:
Didn't somebody already try and it didn't work?
BTW, what ROM are you using?
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You're right, Zimaia edited his post and I didn't notice it.
I'm using the HTC Stock Rom 1.39.405.2 (47382) with Manila 2.0.37889.1. It works fine for me.

I'm kinda surprised that this isn't a bigger issue or that HTC didn't think to add a little more functionality in the email preview tab. 2 (what seems to be easy) functions (delete and mark as read)... there's a reply (to all which is another frustrating thing to me) but nothing else? My main problem is this, I get some emails in, and want to delete some and keep some. Well, since I cant do that from the preview, I have to go to the inbox. Problem with that though is that I have no way of scrolling through them to delete here and there (maybe I'm missing something here). I can pop up the menu and click on the option to select multiple messages, but that's not really what I want. I want to do something like, select the fourth message in the list (without opening it), delete it, then select the 6th, etc. I can't seem to get the zoombar to work.

If I'm understanding you correctly, to delete the 4th message in the list without opening it, just tap and hold on the message and a context menu will pop up with delete as an option.

Well I tried it with 2.1 and it was a no go also. So I can verify that 2.1 and 2.5 don't work. I even found the exact file I was supposed to be replacing so I was excited. But all it did was shrink down the size of the preview folder. Message notification stays.
Hopefully a solution will come to this someday soon.

WMguy said:
Hopefully a solution will come to this someday soon.
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Hope so too!!

kravguy said:
BTW (to the original poster), I use S2U2 and it allows you to preview emails while locked and mark them as read.
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I tried s2u2. I have all Lock System Notfications on. When I preview the message on the lock screen: A) I can't seem to figure out how to mark them as read without going into messaging and B) I can't figure out how to browse through all of the previews (ie if I have more than 1 new email).
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks

WMguy said:
I tried s2u2. I have all Lock System Notfications on. When I preview the message on the lock screen: A) I can't seem to figure out how to mark them as read without going into messaging and B) I can't figure out how to browse through all of the previews (ie if I have more than 1 new email).
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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When the preview comes up, tap and hold on the message till it goes away. It should mark it as read (if you have that turned on in the settings) and then the next preview should come up.

kravguy said:
I want to do something like, select the fourth message in the list (without opening it), delete it, then select the 6th, etc.
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What about tapping and holding the message you want to delete?

i would also like to be able to have preview mark an item read, like outlook has the opttion after X seconds to mark an item read when using the preview pane

[REQ] Call history in home page

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

just bumping it up

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

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

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

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

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

bump please

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

Adding a gradient background on messages tab

Hi everyone!
I have just installed the tweak from the cab repository that allows your home tab background to be visible in all of the tabs... which I totally love!
The only problem is, if you choose a bright(ish) background, its very difficult to read a text message on the messages tab.
I was wondering, does anyone know of a way to add say, a PNG, that has a gradient/transparency fade behind the message text on the messages tab, as though it was a curtain kind of thing.
This would allow the background to show through, yet still allowing a message to be read!
Thanks for you help in advance. I'm pretty new to this all so I have not a clue about where to begin!
sat

that's a good idea, since i face the same problem

Or add an A4 paper behind the message, like in the email tab. That woul be really nice

if someone could make a mod that lets you add a gradient curtain thingy and wrap it up in a cab, I'm sure people will be willing to donate a few £s... I definitely would be.

transparent background on messaging tab makes sms, etc. unreadable
I have been working on this one for weeks now, I've been able to change a whole lot in manila except for this freakin' unreadable white text in the messaging tab, when you've got the transparent backgrounds enabled. Indeed it would be very nice to have like a curtain thing on this tab to properly show your messages
Issue is driving me
If there's someone that is able to do this or even help me along the way,
it would keep me from a mental breakdown (sleepless nights are killin'ya)
HTC Topaz
Touch Diamond 2
hspl 1.83 flash
WM6.5 NLD Sense 2.5.2012

luffyp said:
or add an a4 paper behind the message, like in the email tab. That woul be really nice
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+ 1 000 000 ! ^^

SmirRage said:
I have been working on this one for weeks now, I've been able to change a whole lot in manila except for this freakin' unreadable white text in the messaging tab, when you've got the transparent backgrounds enabled. Indeed it would be very nice to have like a curtain thing on this tab to properly show your messages
Issue is driving me
If there's someone that is able to do this or even help me along the way,
it would keep me from a mental breakdown (sleepless nights are killin'ya)
HTC Topaz
Touch Diamond 2
hspl 1.83 flash
WM6.5 NLD Sense 2.5.2012
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tryed 1001 things fr the message tab, discused it with other developers on the forum but noresult. it is just impossible.