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[Solutions] HTC Homeplug problems

The new HTC Homeplug looks really good, but there are several issues with it, which I propose to discuss in this thread.
[size=+1]Adding new weather sources[/size]
1. Go to http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-city-list2.asp (update: try also http://htc.accuweather.com for those having trouble getting their cities to work) and enter your city under "Find an International Location by Name" (the top box) and click Go.
2. Click on the city you want in the results
3. Copy the zipcode query string from the URL, e.g. Coventry, UK is "EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY" (don't copy the last pipe).
4. Open both HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml and _HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml from the \Windows folder and copy one of the other lines, replacing the data with the city name and the code from part (3).
It should look something like this:
Code:
<city name="Coventry, UK" locationcode="EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY"/>
5. Save the file back to the \Windows directory
6. Select your newly acquired city from the list!
This doesn't seem to work for everyone as it appears to be restricted to certain cities, no one is particularly sure why yet. If after following these steps you get an error downloading data then it probably does not support the city code you entered. To find your city look here: http://htc.accuweather.com
[size=+1]Weather not updating[/size]
No solution yet
[size=+1]Photocontacts in the applications[/size]
See Vijay's solution here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1312528&postcount=59
(See screenshot atatched to this post)
You can also use the same approach to use VJSMS and VJEmail to open SMS and emails to your contacts.
[size=+1]Making it smaller[/size]
The biggest issue (pun intended) for me is the size of it - there isn't room for much else on the today screen. I know the idea is that it is thumb friendly, and it is, but I would like to make it a little smaller. I've looked through the reg and can't find anything to do this, nor any options anywhere. Probably requires decompilation / impossible.
If you have any ideas / solutions to these problems, or more problems of your own, post them below. I will try and keep the first thread updated, if you have a solution PM me so that I don't miss it.
Thanks

With the Today plugin there's no need to use the "No unread messages" plugin, since they pretty much defeat each other, so there's one thing that can be removed to make more room. I'd like to see an MMS shortcut?

I've removed the messaging plugin too.
With regards to the MMS counter, I think that because the SMS/MMS inboxes are now combined, it might count the cumulative total in the Unread SMS counter? I haven't tested it yet. I also want to find out what happens when I sync my texts to Outlook with Jeyo Mobile Extender, and how it treats MMS.

ronfin44 said:
With the Today plugin there's no need to use the "No unread messages" plugin, since they pretty much defeat each other, so there's one thing that can be removed to make more room. I'd like to see an MMS shortcut?
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Yes, that is right. It is double things showing on the Today.

Oliy said:
The new HTC Homeplug looks really good, but there are several issues with it, which I propose to discuss in this thread.
Adding new weather sources
1. Go to http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-city-list2.asp and enter your city under "Find an International Location by Name" (the top box) and click Go.
2. Click on the city you want in the results
3. Copy the zipcode query string from the URL, e.g. Coventry, UK is "EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY" (don't copy the last pipe).
4. Open both HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml and _HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml from the \Windows folder and copy one of the other lines, replacing the data with the city name and the code from part (3).
It should look something like this:
Code:
<city name="Coventry, UK" locationcode="EUR|UK|UK001|COVENTRY"/>
5. Save the file back to the \Windows directory
6. Select your newly acquired city from the list!
Thanks
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Hi thanks for the twaek...
But this seams dont work...

Do they not show up in the list? Try a soft reset.

Make sure you update both xml files (one has a _ infront of the name) and make sure the _ file is read only after you save it, works for me

I have managed to put photocontacts in the Applications tab, see first post for details. Not particularly elegant but it works!

Question about icon(s): What are the dimensions? 32x32, or any size and it'll resize it automatically?

The original icon size in VJDialer.exe is 32x32 and 8 bit depth. I managed to replace it with 64x64 pixels and 24 bit colour depth with Resource Hacker so you can have good quality photos. They show up a fixed size on the app tab though.
I'm pretty sure you can use whatever size icon you want, but 64x64 was noticeably better quality than 32x32.

1. Create icons (*.ico) for all the photo contacts you want using GConvert or similar icon creator.
2. Extract VJDialer.exe from VJPhonetools and open it with Resource Hacker.
3. Open the Icon > 1 folder and right click on 2057, which is the icon
4. Select "Replace resource" and replace it with one of the icons you made earlier
5. Save the .exe with a new filename, e.g. contactName.exe
6. Repeat steps 2-5 for each icon you have created.
7. You should now have a set of exes which each have your contacts' photo. Copy these to your phone, for example "\Program Files\Phonetools".
8. Create shortcuts to each of these exes and place them somewhere in \Windows\Start Menu. I use \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Speed dial".
9. Go to the HTC Homeplug and add new button. Select your photo contacts!
Can you simplify these? For some reason it didn't work. I was able to add the shortcut, but wasn't the same. Didn't show an icon I made and showed me an error

Oliy said:
The original icon size in VJDialer.exe is 32x32 and 8 bit depth. I managed to replace it with 64x64 pixels and 24 bit colour depth with Resource Hacker so you can have good quality photos. They show up a fixed size on the app tab though.
I'm pretty sure you can use whatever size icon you want, but 64x64 was noticeably better quality than 32x32.
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Sorry to be a pest. Just not grasping using the Resource Hacker. I followed the steps, but I'm missing something. Is there a laymans version or a cheat-cheat for dummies? lol

I didn't explain it very well, here is an alternate explanation:
Create icons for all your contacts out of pictures
1. Use GConvert or similar to open an image file and save it as an icon eg contactName.ico.
2. Do this for each contact you want to display.
You now have an icon file displaying each of your photo contacts
Create a series of VJDialer.exe files each with an icon of your photo contact
1. Use Resource Hacker and open VJDialer.exe from VJ's cab
2. In the pane on the left, click on "Icon" to expand it
3. Click on "1" below "Icon" to expand that
4. The object below "1" is the icon, right click on it and select "Replace resource"
5. Select one of the icon files you created earlier
6. "Save as" a new name, for example contactName.exe
You now have an instance of VJDialer.exe with the photo for an icon for each of your photo contacts
Create links to the exes in the start menu
1. Bring up the context menu on one of the exes and "Create shortcut"
2. Edit the shortcut to include the phone number of that contact as documented on Vijay's website
3. Copy the shortcut to the \Windows\Start Menu directory.
4. Do this for each instance of exe
5. Add all your contacts to HTC Homeplug
ronfin44, just have a play around with it, one or two of my icons didn't work properly the first time I tried, if in doubt try another icon just in case.

Thanks bo. I opened VJ's dialer shortcut in Notepad and did a quick edit of it so it would dial a specific number, but now I'm gonna try your instructions.

my icons etc work fine. ...the only issue is when im recieving a sms through the plam threader the plugin cant reconize that i recieved a sms. Is it because its through the threader emails etc show up but my guess is because im using the plam threader.

I'm stuck on how to edit the exe once I make it, like how do I add the number? Not too clear on VJ's website. It shows the example, but what do I use? When I tried it in Notepad it gives me an error when I try to Launch it:
No recipient found!
Format eg:
VJDialer123
Please Donate! etc etc

Not sure if this is part of the new Touch stuff, but the new battery icon in the top bar (in line with the start button) blocks the time/date from showing where it normally would.
Is there a way to remove this icon so the time and/or date can be displayed there?

hahaha I figured it out! I'm an ass! I kept selecting the wrong icon in the menu, and NOT selecting the shortcut! lol Thanks for all your help guys! -fin
Oh, I make awesome icons if anyone wants some!

even the new weather info wont help
i really need the weather to work, can any one prove to me that it works for CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS UNITED STATES
http://www.accuweather.com/world-index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&locCode=NAM|US|IL|CHAMPAIGN&metric=0

Updating HTC Weather Plug-in with GPRS....
I can update weather via wifi and active sync but i cannot connect and update via gprs. I can surf the web just fine, Windows live mail works fine, just cant update HTC weather plug-in. Used Weatherpanel with Dymond with same gprs setting and it worked as well. Anyone else having these issues.
using Tmobile USA Blackberry Connect plan
Thanks

Windows Mobile Start Menu

I was wondering if there was a way to add and remove icon shortcuts for programs in the start menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mircosoft\Shell\StartMR U
InitialOrder > Remove links in this key to have all apps in alphabetical order or add links in the order you choose.

@quicksand - i believe that is for the MRU only.. which appears only in the Homescreen..
@casezin - Try to sync your phone, explore, locate /Windows/Start Menu/, and you can add/remove shortcuts/folder there..

There's a StartMRU and a StartMenu. I put the wrong key it it should be
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mircosoft\Shell\StartMenu
order > Remove links in this key to have all apps in alphabetical order or add links in the order you choose.
I apologize for that mixup. What i posted in this post is correct.
By Editing the registry key you can put your apps in any order you like as opposed to having the default apps at the top and user installed apps below those.

quiksand said:
There's a StartMRU and a StartMenu. I put the wrong key it it should be
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mircosoft\Shell\StartMenu
order > Remove links in this key to have all apps in alphabetical order or add links in the order you choose.
I apologize for that mixup. What i posted in this post is correct.
By Editing the registry key you can put your apps in any order you like as opposed to having the default apps at the top and user installed apps below those.
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Thanks... This should be added to the Wiki. I knew how to remove menu items... but not sort them

windows mobile 6.5 start menu
I have installed an application (to be specifies the application is called mobidiv and it is for language support) on my windows mobile 6.5; however after the installation the start menu is not working anymore! It’s there however it’s is disabled
I had a similar problem with the installed application when I was on windows mobile 6.1; however the problem was with the sms email threading, the application for some reason disabled it.. after searching the web I was able to fix the problem by going into the registry key and enable the sms email threading feature again.
Now, I guess the application has done it again but this time with the start menu, can any one help me with providing the registry key for enabling/disabling the menu button for windows mobile 6.5
Thanks in advance.

mhaggag said:
I have installed an application (to be specifies the application is called mobidiv and it is for language support) on my windows mobile 6.5; however after the installation the start menu is not working anymore! It’s there however it’s is disabled
I had a similar problem with the installed application when I was on windows mobile 6.1; however the problem was with the sms email threading, the application for some reason disabled it.. after searching the web I was able to fix the problem by going into the registry key and enable the sms email threading feature again.
Now, I guess the application has done it again but this time with the start menu, can any one help me with providing the registry key for enabling/disabling the menu button for windows mobile 6.5
Thanks in advance.
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I'm sorry but what device are you running wm6.5 on? I don't think anyone with an excalibur is running 6.5!

i dont know what phone or build your using, but mine is an htc touch pro 2 running 6,5 and i absolutly haaate some of the stock apps that come in the start menu
i was playing around on it a few weeks ago and found where the folder is that holds the icons for the menu
you can make new folders while in here, delete shortcuts, and rename them.
heres the folders you need to open:
->start
_->file explorer
(make sure you are on the top level of "my device")
__->windows
(this should be the last file available)
___->start menu
____->programs
once you reach the programs folder you should see an alphabetical list of your folders folowed by an alphabetical list of your app shortcuts, just like you would on any computer.
just hold select and then press delete.
it will ask if your sure, press yes.
if it tells you that a related program might be using this shortcut, it means that you might have either a tab or an icon on your home screen linked to that particular shortcut and you would have to re link that tab or icon to the program or risk loosing it entierly.
hope this helps
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i just saw the date of the original post ^ ^;
might be alittle to late to help the original situation but this still works none the less

aedon said:
i dont know what phone or build your using, but mine is an htc touch pro 2 running 6,5 and i absolutly haaate some of the stock apps that come in the start menu
i was playing around on it a few weeks ago and found where the folder is that holds the icons for the menu
you can make new folders while in here, delete shortcuts, and rename them.
heres the folders you need to open:
->start
_->file explorer
(make sure you are on the top level of "my device")
__->windows
(this should be the last file available)
___->start menu
____->programs
once you reach the programs folder you should see an alphabetical list of your folders folowed by an alphabetical list of your app shortcuts, just like you would on any computer.
just hold select and then press delete.
it will ask if your sure, press yes.
if it tells you that a related program might be using this shortcut, it means that you might have either a tab or an icon on your home screen linked to that particular shortcut and you would have to re link that tab or icon to the program or risk loosing it entierly.
hope this helps
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i just saw the date of the original post ^ ^;
might be alittle to late to help the original situation but this still works none the less
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You just use resco explorer and go to windows\start menu\ and adđ and remove i con like you wnat

kavana rom... sliping panel issue!!

hey love the rom!! but is there a way or registry edit to make the sliding panel's picture album to read from the sd chip instead of internal memory?! ANYBODY?

i saw this topic being talked about around here somewhere. Do a search of the Kavana rom thread

koolkidcrankdat said:
hey love the rom!! but is there a way or registry edit to make the sliding panel's picture album to read from the sd chip instead of internal memory?! ANYBODY?
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this may sound absurd (i thouth it was until i tried it) but do this:
create a folder called "pictures" in the main directory on your storage card. then put your pictures in that folder. go back to your homescreen and you will notice that those pictures are now included in your pictures now.

The pictures sliding panel plugin is hard-coded to look in specific locations. Unfortunately in the excalibur our camera's store in \my documents\my pictures (on either main or storage card) and this location is not in the list.
to fix this would require hacking the hard-coded list, in whichever file that is in.

estranged_inc said:
The pictures sliding panel plugin is hard-coded to look in specific locations. Unfortunately in the excalibur our camera's store in \my documents\my pictures (on either main or storage card) and this location is not in the list.
to fix this would require hacking the hard-coded list, in whichever file that is in.
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The only thing you can do is follow my instructions in the above mentioned steps and cut & paste your pics to see them on the home screen. I know that if you take pics they wont immediately go into that folder, but you can still move them after the fact. Hey, it's not perfect , but it's the best we've got at the moment

Yea it's really easy...Just make that folder and copy them over...attached are some regular sliding panel homescreens that I modified to have the pictures on there and not the media...I don't use my Dash as a mp3 player so I didn't want that taking up space and having to go past it everytime.
http://rapidshare.com/files/101610342/Modified_Sliding_wPictures.rar.html

You can just edit the XML file. you will see a string of options within the sliding panels plugin, chome, pictures etc. just remove the ones you do not want.
\application data\home
e.g.
<plugin clsid="{E9267CAB-02EE-4f37-8216-6BF6A8FF5A71}" name="Bronze" height="266"><Plugins Order="CClock;CHome;CAppointments;CWelcomeCenter;CWindowsLive;Settings"/></plugin></home>

Yeup that's what I did...just added the CMyPictures for the pictures to show on the regular sliding themes, just wish there was a way to edit the appointments and have it show more

pudgedaddy said:
this may sound absurd (i thouth it was until i tried it) but do this:
create a folder called "pictures" in the main directory on your storage card. then put your pictures in that folder. go back to your homescreen and you will notice that those pictures are now included in your pictures now.
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Holy Sh!t it worked ive been trying to do this for ever...thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're using one of Ricky's later ROM's, you can go to the Settings Panel and Click on the last link in that panel. It will allow you to enable/disable panels. Less panels=faster screen flow.

pudgedaddy said:
this may sound absurd (i thouth it was until i tried it) but do this:
create a folder called "pictures" in the main directory on your storage card. then put your pictures in that folder. go back to your homescreen and you will notice that those pictures are now included in your pictures now.
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that just answered my question before i could even ask it. thanks

Sliding Panel Help

Guys/Gals,
Newbie here. I'm trying to modify the sliding panel media homescreen.xml file. My question is more for the general xml programming. Is there a way to include a "plugin clsid" within a "plugin clsid"?
See the attached xml file. There's "CCustomPlugin" section where you can create your own panel. I'm using Good mobile messaging and i want to be able to add the Good mobile email and unread email plugin.
Thanks in advance for your help!

Actually, to add a new panel, you need to add a new dir(name of you choice) in your reg under chome. Under the new dir, copy all of the info from CWelcomeCenter panel into it. Then you can modify all the values(text,picture,url) to what ever you want. No need to change xml except since you have a list of plugins in there(cclock,chome,etc), you need to add it to the list. Once you created the dir, with copied info in it, you could use chome configurator to modify the values(easier).

showaco said:
Actually, to add a new panel, you need to add a new dir(name of you choice) in your reg under chome. Under the new dir, copy all of the info from CWelcomeCenter panel into it. Then you can modify all the values(text,picture,url) to what ever you want. No need to change xml except since you have a list of plugins in there(cclock,chome,etc), you need to add it to the list. Once you created the dir, with copied info in it, you could use chome configurator to modify the values(easier).
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Thanks Showaco. Does the method you described allow me to add a plugin as well? What i want to do is this. I want to add a panel with a program (exe file). This program also comes with a plugin clsid that shows my online status. So the end product would be an icon, the program name, and my online status. I think the method your prescribed only would allow me to add the program and the description of the program. But not the plugin clsid...

Showaco didn't understand what you're trying to do. Let me explain...
In the homescreen xml file you can ONLY have two plugins (in the sliding panels configuration). One being CHome and another being the 20 pixels at the top. The top plugin can be anything... 99% of the time it's the iconbar, of course. People like rinku have made different plugins that show different information up there, but.. you lose the iconbar. So, to wrape it up, you can replace the icon bar GUID in the XML with your plugin's GUID(and settings) and have it show up at the top. BUT, you lose the icon bar.. and that's a NO NO if you ask me

I gotcha now, I didn't know realtime data involved. The only way I know is to use testuiplugin panel, but it would only work if the info that you want to display is written somewhere in the registry. Does the email program write info to the reg already?

I understand. So you can't have another plugin within CHOME..that sucks and makes what I want to do harder.
What I'm using is Good Mobile Messaging. I assume this program already writes to the registy? It would be perfect if I can just replace the CCalendar with GoodCalendar and CMessaging with GoodEmail.

Modify the My Photos panel to look to microSD card instead of phone?

I've searched and read a number of threads, but haven't seen if it's possible to modify the default picture folder for the My Photos panel. It's looking at the phone and I'd like to redirect it to my storage card where the pictures I take with the camera are stored.
I'm guessing it's a reg entry for that panel under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CMyPhotos, but I am uncertain what to name the key.

I think that I speak for a lot of other people when I say thanks for starting this thread and I hope someone can figure out the answer! I've disabled the plugin completely for the time being since I don't need to see the default windows pictures every time I scroll through the plugins.

zeke009 said:
I've searched and read a number of threads, but haven't seen if it's possible to modify the default picture folder for the My Photos panel. It's looking at the phone and I'd like to redirect it to my storage card where the pictures I take with the camera are stored.
I'm guessing it's a reg entry for that panel under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CMyPhotos, but I am uncertain what to name the key.
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I have a Samsung Jack and to do this was simply renaming the folder "Pictures" instead of "My Pictures". Anything in the "Pictures" folder will show up in the MyPhotos panel.
Only problem? The camera won't save to "Pictures", it only saves to "My Pictures". I can't figure how to make this change, yet.
Good luck.