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[REQ] Start Menu Replacement

I want to share my Start Menu concept for Windows Mobile.
As we know, the new honeycomb start menu in 6.5 is hard to use, because the icons are not sorted. We can move a program to top, but we can't sort it alphabetically.
May be it will be good if someone can make this start menu replacement.
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Here's the explanation :
1. As seen in the picture, the start menu "level" is like in the older WM than 6.5 (we have see white gradient on the start button). In 6.5, the start menu is like a folder which contains all the shortcut.
2. All apps will not displayed in Honeycomb. Honeycomb is only for favourite app. Because, in Favourite app, we don't need to sort all the objects alphabetically. Also, tap&hold will bring some menu, including "move item", not "move to top".
Sliding to right or left, will switch to task manager (running apps), still in honeycomb style..
For Smartphone edition (non-touch), no honeycomb, just a normal icons.
3. The left soft key open the programs menu
The program menu is very similar to Spb Mobile Shell Launcher, with some differences :
a. The programs menu will load all the shortcut (without icon)
In lower priority, icons will be loaded, without eating resources, so we can quickly scroll down, and launch the app we want.
b. It will be closed when an app is launched.
4. The right soft key open the settings menu
a. Just take the older WM settings screen. We don't need eye-candy settings screen, because we will not open it everyday.
Now, would you make this start menu replacement. I'm not a programmer..

Million A$ idea...but i am also unfortunately poor in programming ..but i hope soon it will be formulated..
COOl

patrick_spd4u said:
I want to share my Start Menu concept for Windows Mobile.
As we know, the new honeycomb start menu in 6.5 is hard to use, because the icons are not sorted. We can move a program to top, but we can't sort it alphabetically.
May be it will be good if someone can make this start menu replacement.
Here's the explanation :
1. As seen in the picture, the start menu "level" is like in the older WM than 6.5 (we have see white gradient on the start button). In 6.5, the start menu is like a folder which contains all the shortcut.
2. All apps will not displayed in Honeycomb. Honeycomb is only for favourite app. Because, in Favourite app, we don't need to sort all the objects alphabetically. Also, tap&hold will bring some menu, including "move item", not "move to top". For Smartphone edition (non-touch), the favourite apps will not honeycomb, because it will make us confused when press left/right button.
3. The left soft key open the programs menu
The program menu is very similar to Spb Mobile Shell Launcher, with some differences :
a. The programs menu will load all the shortcut (without icon)
In lower priority, icons will be loaded, without eating resources, so we can quickly scroll down, and launch the app we want.
b. It will be closed when an app is launched.
4. The right soft key open the settings menu
a. Just take the older WM settings screen. We don't need eye-candy settings screen, because we will not open it everyday.
Now, would you make this start menu replacement. I'm not a programmer..
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dare2know said:
Million A$ idea...but i am also unfortunately poor in programming ..but i hope soon it will be formulated..
COOl
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Look HERE

this is such a good idea that htc already did it.

What do you mean? The Rhodium Start menu?
The Jack of Clubs said:
this is such a good idea that htc already did it.
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What do you mean? The Touch Pro2 (Rhodium) Start menu?
In Rhodium Start Menu, HTC didn't add honeycomb
No white gradient to indicate the start menu is opened, like in older WM.
No Task Manager
The Program menu hasn't organized folders (for example : games), and items are displayed in list instead of grid/thumbnails
The last one, I can't get it in my Raphael and Hermes !!
EDIT: I can get it in my Raphael but I prefer the Panoramic Launchpad than Manila Start Menu..

[Q] How to make the voicemail button in keypad to message button?

How to make the voicemail button in keypad to message button?
I tried so many ROMs but only few rom have it.
and i also tried replace secphone.apk file but still does not works
any help please?

zhanhangsky said:
How to make the voicemail button in keypad to message button?
I tried so many ROMs but only few rom have it.
and i also tried replace secphone.apk file but still does not works
any help please?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124754
thats the Rom i tried but it does not like what it described

It is sooooo simple once you know how, and I'll teach you right now.
use the dialer and press the button to check email.
then look in the logs of the dialer and add the number that was dialed to your contacts as message
then, do this:
1. Long press on an empty space on your homescreen
2. Select “Shortcuts”
3. Select “Direct dial”
4. Select Contact you wish to have as a direct dial - that would be "Message" or whatever you named that contact
To add a direct dial shortcut on a device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich):
1. Press the main app drawer icon (middle icon in system tray)
2. Scroll to “Widgets” folder (on the right) until you reach the “Direct Dial” widget
3. Press and hold the “Direct dial” widget until you see the home screen grid
4. Release the direct dial widget wherever you’d like your widget (shortcut) to appear on the home screen
5. Once you release the widget (shortcut) it will pull up your Contacts list
6. Select Contact you wish to have as a direct dial
You do not have to do both. Just one of the sets, depending on your ROM version.
Good Luck & Aloha!

thanks
but hmm actually did u see the screen shot at the last pic?
what i want is the message button at left down corner but after i flash the rom its voice mail
any idea?

zhanhangsky said:
thanks
but hmm actually did u see the screen shot at the last pic?
what i want is the message button at left down corner but after i flash the rom its voice mail
any idea?
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Then it's even simpler...
longpress on the homescreen and select add shortcuts
at the next screen, select Applications
Then just scroll to the messaging application of your choice...... it would be messaging if you had not installed any thing like chomp or whatever.
That's all, but you will not be able to change the icon on the dialer to go to something other than whatever is programmed in the dialer app itself... Which for all the roms I've seen, its Voicemail Messages.

Here is the only one I can find and it has the msg button you want.
you can easily have it pushed to your phone for nstallation by clicking on the link, and when the screen changes to the playstore site, click on the install box on the top left.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acts29.SmartDial&hl=en
I presume you don't read Korean so when you open the app, there will be 2 check boxes on the right side, just below the midpoint of the screen. check both and press the yes on the bottom of the screen This is the EULA for the app.
When the app opens, you can press settings on the top right and tap the Language setting down arrow and select English
There are a bunch of options you can choose or not to have enabled..
The app is free, so if you don't like it, uninstall, and no loss....
If you want to just do it from the phone, go to market, and search for Smartdial
You will see 2. Pick the one with (Dialer)
you should be good to go.
With this app, no matter what ROM you use or choose in the future, it will have your msg button!
Hope it solves your quest!
Aloha!

thanks
hmm but lol still kinda not what i want sorry
good idea though
just wondering how to custom the dialer app now :s

[THEME] Opulence - One-Click Downloadable Home-Screen

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The second tab is your playground. It is worth a lot to live up to tight schedules, but sometimes you should enjoy good music or watch sensational movies. A big album-art of the album you're listening to decorates your second tab, so this tab will be automatically personalised to you individually according to the music you prefer. Without having to leave your home-screen, you can control your music player using the stylish control-icons already prepared for you. The Internet icon connects you to Google Chrome (but the short-cut can be directed to another application if you prefer another browser), and the Multimedia icon is a folder that contains apps most frequently used when listening to music or viewing your pictures and videos.
The third tab, as its name implies, has a gigantic RSS reader widget. Just pull out your phone from your pocket and unlock; the information you want to read will be updated and ready for you. (Press the bottom right corner of the RSS widget to add/remove RSS feeds). If the website you like does not support RSS, you can also choose to make bookmarks to your favorite websites and store them in the Bookmarks folder on the same screen.
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I have the galaxy s3, I download many apps

[THEME] Opulence - One-Click Downloadable Home-Screen

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PrecieUX: Opulence is a one-click-applicable home screen decoration pack for BuzzLauncher users. Even if you have never used BuzzLauncher before, you can easily apply this beautiful home screen on your own device (whichever phone it may be) with a few clicks. If you do find it appealing, how-to-apply procedures are prepared for you at the bottom of this post.
Before moving on, please watch the teaser video I've prepared for you. I took time and care producing this video, so please watch in HD!
As the video read, certain privileges are available to only a number of special people. . . people like you. Opulence will bring the luxurious life-style that you deserve to your phone.
Ground up photoshopped matching pixel-to-pixel accuracy, tile-icons boast elegant details in even the phones with the highest resolution available in market today: Full HD (1920 x 1080). Designed and developed using Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4, Opulence is compatible with devices with other resolutions such as but not limited to HD (1280 x 720) or WVGA (800 x 480). Do not worry whether Opulence is going to look the same on your phone, because BuzzLauncher will automatically adjust layout and size of icons for your phone, whichever screen-size or resolution it may have.
Opulence is composed of 3 tabs: Main, Media and RSS. When you're in each of the three tabs, bottom of the tab you're in will glow to indicate the tab you're in. To switch to a certain tab, simply touch the tab you wish to switch to. Switching tab-to-tab is simply gorgeous: it feels like turning on a light-bulb by pressing on it.
The first tab of Opulence is "Main". Graceful widgets intuitively deliver to you information regarding date, time, your schedule, location and the weather. It has never been easier to see the important information so conveniently and so tastefully. Bottom third of the screen has short-cuts to the most necessary functions of your smartphone: downloading new applications, contacting your friends through social network services (folder containing short-cuts to different apps) and using your telephony services. The bottom dock is constant in all 3 tabs. Left tells you the percentage of battery you have left, and right tells you the time. Pressing the "Apps" icon will summon your phone's app-drawer that has all of your applications.
The second tab is your playground. It is worth a lot to live up to tight schedules, but sometimes you should enjoy good music or watch sensational movies. A big album-art of the album you're listening to decorates your second tab, so this tab will be automatically personalised to you individually according to the music you prefer. Without having to leave your home-screen, you can control your music player using the stylish control-icons already prepared for you. The Internet icon connects you to Google Chrome (but the short-cut can be directed to another application if you prefer another browser), and the Multimedia icon is a folder that contains apps most frequently used when listening to music or viewing your pictures and videos.
The third tab, as its name implies, has a gigantic RSS reader widget. Just pull out your phone from your pocket and unlock; the information you want to read will be updated and ready for you. (Press the bottom right corner of the RSS widget to add/remove RSS feeds). If the website you like does not support RSS, you can also choose to make bookmarks to your favorite websites and store them in the Bookmarks folder on the same screen.
To have PrecieUX: Opulence as your home-screen, please follow these steps:
* for convenience, you can choose to access http://www.bluepremium.co.kr/entry/PrecieUX-Opulence-Global. Then you can simply press on the following links.
1. Download and install BuzzLauncher by Buzzpia. Link: http://goo.gl/zSTxU
2. Access PrecieUX: Opulence homepack page: http://goo.gl/THRmS
3. Press "Download"
4. After applying Homepack, you can apply icons as you wish by downloading the icon pack for Opulence from the following link: http://bluepremium.co.kr/attachment/[email protected]
5. If you like Opulence, please take a minute to press the "like" button on Buzz Launcher. I've thoroughly explained the process in the following link.
http://bluepremium.co.kr/236. 1 minute you spare for me will mean a lot to me. Thank you.
Thank you, and enjoy your opulent life-style.

S20: Any way to make the status bar text (clock, notification icons, etc..) bigger?

I've got an S20 and the status bar text size is so small. Is there any way to make that bigger? I've tried all the standard stuff like "screen zoom" and "font size". Neither has any impact on making that status bar text bigger. I'm on Verizon so no root.
Thanks.

simpsonr said:
I've got an S20 and the status bar text size is so small. Is there any way to make that bigger? I've tried all the standard stuff like "screen zoom" and "font size". Neither has any impact on making that status bar text bigger. I'm on Verizon so no root.
Thanks.
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Did you try the font size setting? Another idea is to more precisely control the DPI through developer tools.
1. Enable dev tools but tapping multiple times on Build number in About
2. Scroll down to "smallest width" and make the number smaller.

There's a thread/solution about this in the Note 10+ forum I believe.

I've tried "font size"... No change.
Tried "minimum width" in dev options. Went from 360 to 320. No change. Everything else got bigger but not the status bar text/icons.
I did find this work-around but it's only temporary. If you reboot the phone any time after doing those steps, the status bar is reset back to the original size, so you have to run through all the steps again. Rinse, repeat.
Step by step:-
1) Go to "Developer Options"
2) Go to "Simulate display with cutout"
3) Choose "waterfall cutout"
4) You will see the screen looks narrow with "waterfall cutout" but the icon on status bar become bigger. Under "Minimum Width", you should see it auto adjusted to 279 dp.
5) Reboot your phone.
6) Then go back to "Simulate display with cutout".
7) Change to "Default"

simpsonr said:
I've tried "font size"... No change.
Tried "minimum width" in dev options. Went from 360 to 320. No change. Everything else got bigger but not the status bar text/icons.
I did find this work-around but it's only temporary. If you reboot the phone any time after doing those steps, the status bar is reset back to the original size, so you have to run through all the steps again. Rinse, repeat.
Step by step:-
1) Go to "Developer Options"
2) Go to "Simulate display with cutout"
3) Choose "waterfall cutout"
4) You will see the screen looks narrow with "waterfall cutout" but the icon on status bar become bigger. Under "Minimum Width", you should see it auto adjusted to 279 dp.
5) Reboot your phone.
6) Then go back to "Simulate display with cutout".
7) Change to "Default"
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Another note about the above 7 steps. Once that is done and working, you can set the minimum width to say 320 dpi and the status bar text and icons get even bigger. Also, if you then go into the "settings -> display -> screen zoom" setting, you can adjust the slider bar and make bigger or smaller the status bar text/icons. Pretty darn cool. But all that only lasts until you reboot the phone, then it all goes back to original size and you have to go through the same 7 steps above.

Well when playing with resolution in Developer options be careful what you punch in... or you may learn what some have learned here the hard way.
Why you want white icons "burning in" your AMOLED display is beyond me. I did everything to get rid of them. The pull down display is all I need and a few 3rd party apps.
Here's that 10+ thread:
How to increase the size of status bar icons?
in note 9 When you changing the screen size the size of the status bar icons Also change. but in note 10 the status bar is very small and not changed. is there a method to increase it.
forum.xda-developers.com
This is my modified stock homescreen.
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Here are some screenshots for the results. The orginal, small icons/text and Large icons and text.