Develop Bugs

Folder Background Colors

Does anyone know how i can changed the color of my folders in WM6 to any other color instead of white? i would like to change it to something like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334781&page=3
i also attached a picture so that you can see what it looks like.

use this software:
http://freewareppc.com/utilities/uitweaker.shtml
i've been using it for quite some time now. it's quite stable but changing the background colors takes some effort....not to mention a number of soft resets.
the app has like 4 sections:
pt explorer - not really used
tdyscheme changer - for changing your today scheme fonts, colors, etc
syscolor change - * this is the one you need *
wm5 color change - you can also use this. don't worry about the wm5 tag. i use wm6 and it still works fine
when opening the system color change tab, you can scan around the drop down menus to change whatever section you want. example, if you want to change the windows color, just drop to that menu and thus make the necessary changes.
it takes some getting used to as well but it works just fine. oh, and when you're done changing it'll ask to soft reset to enable the said changes.

Registry entry for changing scroll bar size.

Can someone point me to the info regarding the registry entry for making the scroll bars thinner. I have looked every where and searched for scroll bars.. cant find it.

got it.
had to sneak over to the q forum.
here it is.
1. Making the scrollbars smaller (Vert. and Horz.)
This hack allows 4 icons on a row in the start menu instead of 3 and allows more to be viewed on the screen in IE:
• Go to: HKey_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\
• Adjust the following values
cyHScr : Horizontal Scrollbars
Height in pixels (default is 6, set it to 3)
cxVScr : Vertical Scrollbars
Width in pixels (default is 6, set it to 3)
• Soft-reset
Its mostly nicer for web browsing.
also this asks for you to create them, they are allready created.

Bump for a good change that I felt was missing from the new roms. Thought others would appreciate it.

How to increase SMS font size in Manila?

Hi all,
The Manila interface is great, I like it very much but I have a small problem; the font size is too small and thin which makes it hard to read messages in SMS tab especially under sun light or day light, bright conditions.
Is there a way to change the font size or perhaps make the font italic, underlined or bold option for SMS tab?
Thanks in advance.

Try:
Settings -> System -> Screen -> Text size

That only changes the text size in native Windows Mobile dialogs; like sms inbox etc. not in Manila interface. So I am still trying a solution.
Regards,
Philio25 said:
Try:
Settings -> System -> Screen -> Text size
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aegeuss,
just wondering if you ever figured out how to change the font size per your request? I'm still looking for the answer.
-j

i have seen a mod in which ther's a button to increase or decrease font size in message tab..
i haven't found it in the net anyway...

No unfortunately not; there are two similar threads as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=539091 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471604 but the method in these threads change the system fonts completely. There's not an easy way to play with the manila interface fonts (size, color etc.) as afar as I know.
It's good one way that the new manila interface develops with each version but it reduces chances to tweak it for power users. May be that's the way HTC wants it, who knows.
Regards.

thanks for that info.
Personally, i think that it sucks that so much work has gone into making such a nice interface (i.e. the manilla interface) and yet no provisions were make to allow for the (seemingly simple) capability to alter the system font size. I understand that changing the font-face might not be so easy (who knows what fonts each of us might have installed) but the font size... really?
-j
p.s. sorry for ranting.

[Q] HowTo Scaling fonts permanently?

Hi!
Spare Parts permit to reduce the scaling of fonts.
This is the logcat line:
Code:
Code:
03-31 10:32:07.202: INFO/ActivityManager(1314): Config changed: { scale=0.85 imsi=222/99 loc=it_IT touch=3 keys=1/1/2 nav=1/1 orien=1 layout=34 uiMode=17 seq=11 themeResource=null}
After a while (i.e. during a restart of ADW Launcher EX or a reboot) fonts scaling resets its value to 1.0.
Q: Is it possible to hardcoding this value by writing a config file (if it exist?)
PS: repeated thread. sorry for that. It will never suceed again. If i am OT tell me. New to DHD, proud to be here

LCD Density changer also does this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765639
Free version
Is also a lite version and fully sponsored by adds. The lite version only makes it possible to temporarily change a density setting. This setting will be undone when you reboot the phone. It uses "hot reboots" and no "cold reboots". It doesn't rely on the build.prop density parameter. Should in principle work on all devices. The free version is attached to this post
Full version
Full version (no adds + with the possibility to save the density and/or write it to the build.prop + desktop widgets for fast loading temporarily saved density setting) can be bought from from the Android Market (0.75 Euro). Search for "LCD Densitiy Changer"
I bought it for a SE X1 Mini Pro running 2.1 - it does what it says on the tin, and holds the density change through reboots etc.

paul c said:
LCD Density changer also does this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765639
Free version
Is also a lite version and fully sponsored by adds. The lite version only makes it possible to temporarily change a density setting. This setting will be undone when you reboot the phone. It uses "hot reboots" and no "cold reboots". It doesn't rely on the build.prop density parameter. Should in principle work on all devices. The free version is attached to this post
Full version
Full version (no adds + with the possibility to save the density and/or write it to the build.prop + desktop widgets for fast loading temporarily saved density setting) can be bought from from the Android Market (0.75 Euro). Search for "LCD Densitiy Changer"
I bought it for a SE X1 Mini Pro running 2.1 - it does what it says on the tin, and holds the density change through reboots etc.
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Thank you for your prompt answer.
I have LCD Density changer. This program changes the density of the screen and this is a nice setting but is not what i search. Spare Parts reduce all and only the fonts for a factor (see in the "CODE" section in my first post) maintaining the density and all graphics unchanged.
Spare parts setting do the job, but sometime a process (unknown at the moment) do a font reset to the default dimension.
What i search is to know what configuration file has to be tweaked or modified to have this factor of reduction permanent.
Any idea on that?
Thanks in advance

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axl409 said:
scrivi su google "Cambiare dimensione e font dei caratteri", primo risultato. scusa ma non posso postare link.
i reply in italy, because who did the question is italian
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Thanks a lot but is NOT what i mean. (i answer in english because is the official language of the site).
The link you provided explain Spare Parts. This is the application i use and do what i want. (read better post #1 and #3!).
BUT
Spare Parts does NOT maintain settings! after a while the font is reset to default!
For that reason (and this is the question) i want to know if the value of the font size can be hardcoded in some configuration file.

I don't know much about programming, but I think that at the moment you can't change default font scaling value, since it always defaults to "1" - it's hardcoded in source code and not being read from any configuration file. Take a look here: goo.gl/1M5ch , so you can see it by yourself.
I'd say that we can try changing line #314 to:
Code:
fontScale = getFloat("ro.test.fontScale", 1);
and see if allowing users to change fontScaling parameter in build.prop breaks any app or not.

I did some research on the code and the fix was much easier than I thought. Would you please test this change:
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/4931
and share your experience. It should make fontScale parameter set by SpareParts permanent over time. If it changes without a reason, please post the steps to reproduce the problem (which app caused the change etc.).

A patch to allow permanent font scaling has been merged into cyanogen source, it's available from nightly #64.

or you could modify build.prop yourself
ro.sf.lcd_density=240 (change to a lower value)
IE; ro.sf.lcd_density=130

Jonesjw362, I think you did not get the point of Font Scaling parameter either. The thing is that if you change your screen's density parameter, not only do fonts get scaled down but everything is smaller as well (like graphics) and it does not always look good. If you change Font Scaling though, only fonts get scaled up/down and it looks much prettier to my eyes.

kszaq said:
Jonesjw362, I think you did not get the point of Font Scaling parameter either.
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i misunderstood sorry..

paul c said:
LCD Density changer also does this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765639
Free version
Is also a lite version and fully sponsored by adds. The lite version only makes it possible to temporarily change a density setting. This setting will be undone when you reboot the phone. It uses "hot reboots" and no "cold reboots". It doesn't rely on the build.prop density parameter. Should in principle work on all devices. The free version is attached to this post
Full version
Full version (no adds + with the possibility to save the density and/or write it to the build.prop + desktop widgets for fast loading temporarily saved density setting) can be bought from from the Android Market (0.75 Euro). Search for "LCD Densitiy Changer"
I bought it for a SE X1 Mini Pro running 2.1 - it does what it says on the tin, and holds the density change through reboots etc.
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LCD Density changer makes colors and icons look ****ed up

[Q] Editing settings.db for font size adj?

Hi, the ICS clock screen has a bit of an issue, the fonts are to big. I'm using it in dGB and oxygen and it comes included in another ROM.
If I change the font size in spare parts its fine and I prefer the whole overall Size difference. unfortunately after reboot the settings go back again to normal size.
The actual setting takes place in data/com.android.settings.providers - settings.db
It changes font_scale to 0.95 from 1.0
Is there a build.prop I can add to keep it at 0.95 at boot? I've tried ro.com.font_scale =0.95 as the date format and some other settings in there (settings.db) are referenced that way in build.prop.
No joy.
Would appreciate some help here, its doing my head in.

try to reduce your lcd density instead.

That's a bit overkill, its really only one app. And I can change it fine (to 0.95) with spare parts. Just doesn't stick.