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Can we "downgrade" to the WM5 on-screen keyboard layout? I dont like skins that waste room, I just want the good old fashion WM5 version I have used over the last 2 years back!
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Dan
*bump* thanks for any input....
Have I stumped this board?
The base Keyboard dll are pretty much the same in WM5 and WM6. If you don't like the skin used on your WM6, you can always cook a new rom from it and replace the keyboard related files - well that's basically the idea but on how to cook and what to replace a bit of research will have to be done of course
one can also just install the skin one wants and use that no building a full rom is required
Try this package, it includes the original white with black letters and alot of others. It should work with your cooked WM6 rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=324049
I figured this out a while ago and forgot about this topic. I am replying to help any searches people may have.
Solved.
To change the keyboard layouts:
While in notes/messaging/email/etc (where you can write) press the arrow to the right of the keyboard. This will open up the menu.
Be sure thet "keyboard" has the dot to the right of it.
Choose "options"
On the first "Input Method" tab, simply choose "small keys".
This will add the numbers on the top row as well as a few other keys that are missing with the "large keys" option.
Hope this helps someone. Cheers,
I just installed a fresh ROM (CRC v13)
It seems stable and fast.
However, I don't like the look of old dialer and pinpad.
Is there a touch style pinpad and dialer with 3G function that I can run on my Hermes ?
I am especially asking for the pinpad, as I can find many dialers but no pinpad.
For example, poorlyduck's dialer seems fine, but where can I find a pinpad which would look similar ?
isn't there any pinpad ?
not sure if this would work but you can change keyboard with abusalza's little cab here.
it says "PDACorner_ProgramMenu.cab"
are you sure that it is really a pinpad and/or dialer ?
mrmrmrmr said:
it says "PDACorner_ProgramMenu.cab"
are you sure that it is really a pinpad and/or dialer ?
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yes there is a keyboard skin changer not sure what you mean by pinpad if you meant on screen keyboard that does the job
no, I don't mean keyboard.
I mean the pinpad which is used for entering SIM card pin when accessing sim card.
sim pad is generally done with phcanoverbmp.dll, the one in the raphael would be VGA so would need some modification to work on the Hermes (QVGA). Naturally get photshop out and resize to half the resolution. Same with network icons etc...
ok; but I don't understand these things. is there a ready one that I can install ?
I saw that some roms (like Valerian 9.0) has pinpad touch style.
where can I get these pinpads ?
anyone who can help ?
I'm still looking for these. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
then I guess no one is willing to share their pinpads ?
asking again ?
I think that the reason you have had no response is that, for the vast majority of us, we do not need to use the pin pad. Even those that do only access it once, to unlock our SIM card.
you are right, however, there are some pinpads created for Hermes from Touch.
So why not share it ?
Just so you never confuse people again, don't use the phrase "pin pad" and instead use "dialer skin"
PinPad or whatever
I have this for you. once you install it and soft-reset your device, you will have the skin you're seeking, but you will lose the battery 1% increment display. sorry, that's all I got for now.
I am not looking for a "dialer skin"
I am more looking for a "pin pad skin" which means the skin for the sim card pin entrance.
mrmrmrmr said:
I am not looking for a "dialer skin"
I am more looking for a "pin pad skin" which means the skin for the sim card pin entrance.
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I know what you're talking about. I've also been looking around for a diamond-looking one. It changes the dialer but not the pin pad.
My radio keeps turning off with every soft reset so I meet my pin pad all the time. I'm not sure if that's what you call it though...
mrmrmrmr said:
I am not looking for a "dialer skin"
I am more looking for a "pin pad skin" which means the skin for the sim card pin entrance.
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I don't think thats interchangable, usually cooked into a rom.. I had a issue with my rom and needed to be fixed when cooked into rom.
frenchglen said:
I know what you're talking about. I've also been looking around for a diamond-looking one. It changes the dialer but not the pin pad.
My radio keeps turning off with every soft reset so I meet my pin pad all the time. I'm not sure if that's what you call it though...
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exactly !
thanks for clarification.
Is their anyway to put a custom wallpaper JUST for the lockscreen? The only way I know is to go to settings > today and "use this picture as the background". BUT the start menu gets the image too which I don't want.
Is their a regedit or something where I ONLY want the lockscreen to have a custom wallpaper?
Let me know guys.
Good looks.
I still need to know if this is possible.
Let me know.
i need it too
anyone have an answer yet?
HeavyComponent said:
I still need to know if this is possible.
Let me know.
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You should install CHT 1.8, that allows you to skin every part seperately
HeavyComponent said:
Is their anyway to put a custom wallpaper JUST for the lockscreen? The only way I know is to go to settings > today and "use this picture as the background". BUT the start menu gets the image too which I don't want.
Is their a regedit or something where I ONLY want the lockscreen to have a custom wallpaper?
Let me know guys.
Good looks.
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Ummm, this is a TP2 forum. You might have more luck posting on the HD2 forums. My TP2 does not have this behavior.
stock att tilt 2
stevedebi said:
Ummm, this is a TP2 forum. You might have more luck posting on the HD2 forums. My TP2 does not have this behavior.
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well they say my tilt 2 is the same as a tp2 so i thought i might have some luck here. i tried the edit the stwater 480_800 file, but it changes the background on everything else too.
i didn't like the s2u2 since it intefered with my dusk lock 3.0 but would love to have a different screen instead of just transparent over my dusk ga background. i opened the cpr file but can't tell what to change to bring up the background i want.
does cht 1.6 work with a stock rom on a att tilt 2? i'm still a noob and not ready to flash yet since there are just too dang many roms to choose from and iwouldn't know how to pick one.
i've got a stock rom with tf3d (manila 2.1) wm 6.5
snig72 said:
well they say my tilt 2 is the same as a tp2 so i thought i might have some luck here. i tried the edit the stwater 480_800 file, but it changes the background on everything else too.
i didn't like the s2u2 since it intefered with my dusk lock 3.0 but would love to have a different screen instead of just transparent over my dusk ga background. i opened the cpr file but can't tell what to change to bring up the background i want.
does cht 1.6 work with a stock rom on a att tilt 2? i'm still a noob and not ready to flash yet since there are just too dang many roms to choose from and iwouldn't know how to pick one.
i've got a stock rom with tf3d (manila 2.1) wm 6.5
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You should try CHT 1.8, it has some awesome new features like switches, and the custom wallpapers for each screen. It won't damage your system, and yes it's 6.5 compatible!
atticus182 said:
You should try CHT 1.8, it has some awesome new features like switches, and the custom wallpapers for each screen. It won't damage your system, and yes it's 6.5 compatible!
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yes it is 6.5 compatible, but, i have manila 2.1.19183217.0 (tf3d) tried a couple of cookies mods before but most wouldn't work, because of the manila version i guess. alot of the mods i have tried for sense won't work either.
and if they list 2.5 in the requirements i don't even bother anymore, after 5 hard resets and it taking me 2 weeks to find everything again. although i did get smart enough to keep my cabs on the storage card after the last time
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yes it is 6.5 compatible, but, i have manila 2.1.19183217.0 (tf3d) tried a couple of cookies mods before but most wouldn't work, because of the manila version i guess. alot of the mods i have tried for sense won't work either.
and if they list 2.5 in the requirements i don't even bother anymore, after 5 hard resets and it taking me 2 weeks to find everything again. although i did get smart enough to keep my cabs on the storage card after the last time
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Oh yeah sorry you said you were using manilla 2.1, but why do you keep a stock ROM and don't use for instance the DeepShining x8, it's really nice!
basically because i am still a noob. just started doing registry edits a couple months ago(read computer illiterate except for games). and if i brick my phone i can't afford a new one. if i can somehow get it covered by insurance(throw it under truck) its still a $150 deductable i don't have, otherwise its $400
2.5 has some really neat stuff but i need to do alot more reading on it first.
HeavyComponent said:
Is their anyway to put a custom wallpaper JUST for the lockscreen? The only way I know is to go to settings > today and "use this picture as the background". BUT the start menu gets the image too which I don't want.
Is their a regedit or something where I ONLY want the lockscreen to have a custom wallpaper?
Let me know guys.
Good looks.
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You shouldn't need to install anything special to make this work. In fact, it's pretty simple once you know the way. Go to settings-->Personalize-->Lock Screen Wallpaper (when it asks "Would you like to use the default wallpaper?) select no and then select your wallpaper. Enjoy
marduk79 said:
You shouldn't need to install anything special to make this work. In fact, it's pretty simple once you know the way. Go to settings-->Personalize-->Lock Screen Wallpaper (when it asks "Would you like to use the default wallpaper?) select no and then select your wallpaper. Enjoy
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on a stock att tilt 2 with manila 2.1(tf3d) and wm 6.5 there is no option for that, just the homescreen wallpaper. would be nice though.
i am using dusk_6.5_lockscreen_v3.0 with Dusk ga wallpaper and i love em both, but i just want a different pic for the lockscreen.
now can anybody tell me why without any changes to taskbar or wallpaper my taskbar is a solid black, which then changes to a crappy grey when i put the wallpaper or taskbar on(tacchan23 dusk taskbar with the the cmda fix too) and where do i fix it at.
I just the leaked rhodium euro 2.5 rom. Very fast and very stable. However, it uses a new dialer skin. Well not the dialer exactly but the incall screen. The standard incall screen for the rhodium stock rom had a a few options as soft buttons: Calendar, and notes specificaly.
The new skin doesnt have the option to view the calendar at all and the create note option is in the menu. this is less usable than the old version and baffles me that they changed it.
In anycase, does anyone know how I can change that back, or add those soft buttons?
Any ideas?
I would really love to port that old call screen and function over to the new sense 2.5 rom
Hey Everyone, I have spent about 3 hours looking here and ppcgeeks to finda ROM that suites what I am looking for.
So i am hoping that some of you out there can help me narrow things down a bit.
my phone is a TMO Touch Pro 2 GSM, unlocked. i currently have a NRGZ ROM installed.
So what I want is to run SPB mobile Shell. I want to be able to use it's SMS messaging features. I want it as quick as possible. I don't need many frills or bloat stuff (though I do like some of the pre-installed stuff on the NRGZ ROM)
I prefer the old top bar with the down arrow (upper right), connection and notification icons up there. (Mind you if there is a way to remove that then I SPB has those same features as well.
Pretty basic, but I can't seem to determine what the best ROM for this would be.
Thanks
Bump.. Please people I am so confused!
I understand that SPB Shell and ROM are different, but tonight after another 1.5 hours on this forum, I am more confused than ever.
Can I change the the theme for SPB Shell and will that over ride all the ROM themes?
Is there a plain vanilla ROM or a ROM that has only the most popular items (total Commander, safeinbox etc?)
Any help would be appreciated. The forums are just overwhelming and my searches aren't helping this cause.
Thanks!
Maybe what I don't like is the touch flo/sense interface.
I don't like the scrolling slider on the footer, or the reading pane step for SMS and email.
Maybe this is why I am leaning towards SPB shell?
Any thoughts on whether this is a ROM issue or is there something I can do to remove the Touch Flo/Sense and the HTC preview pages etc?
Thanks
Rob
Most of the ROMs found here in the forums are WM 6.5 ROMs with HTC Sense cooked and turned on by default. You can disable the HTC Sense completely by going to:
Start > Settings > Home > Items, and remove the check from the "HTC Sense" item.
When you tap OK, HTC Sense will be turned off, and you'll get an empty today screen. Now, you can install SPB Mobile Shell and customize it to your liking.
HTC Sense and SPB Mobile Shell are totally independent from each other, you can have them both on your device and switch between them as necessary. Also, SPB themes will only affect SPBMS and will have no effect on the overall theme of your device.
If you really don't need HTC Sense at all, you could try the Energy ROM called "Titanium" as it comes with only the bare minimum components of Windows Mobile, and is probably the lightest ROM around.
Personally I'd recommend you choose a light ROM with Sense included so you could get back to it whenever you feel bored of SPBMS. Simplicity, Jackos, and NRG Reference ROMs are all suitable candidates for the job.
Hope I answered your questions.
Cheers, and good luck.
Thank you for your help!
I managed to find a the ROM Repository thread and ended up downloading and flashing 6 or 7 of them. I finally settled on an NRG rom, simply because it had the SWYPE input method.
No I have SPB Shell on it and I really like it - almost perfect
Now is there a way I can Change the top bar icons to something more intuitive (IMO)? I saw a thread with a bunch of different themes for these but was unclear on how to install them.
Also, I was wondering how I can change the hard keys functions? I want the HOME hard key to take me back to the today (SPB Shell) screen instead of the program list.
Any ideas on how to do these things?
Thanks for your help!
Rob
You're welcome, I'm glad you found what you were looking for.
And yes, you can change the top bar icons (aka taskbar icons). Just download the appropriate cab file from the thread, and install it on the device memory, and soft-reset.
The hard keys are hard to change, but not impossible. I heard about a program that changes the hardware keyboard mappings, but I'm not sure if it changes the hard keys on the device. Search for something called "keyboard remapper" or "keyboard config".
Other members may shed more light on this...