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SnapVUE like skin for HTC Universal

Hi to all!
Is there any skin for Universal WM6 which will be similar to this shown on this picutre?
http://windowsonthego.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/htc-shift-screenshot.jpg
thx

try a program called rltoday. you could make your own skins, and they can be ne-thing and everything you want.
just search for rltoday.

Thanks!
Now I have to download and try.

Somebody made this for rlToday?
It's awesome

Do you think this?
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2792/snapvuenw7.png
but you need remove Tray or switch to RealVGA and I don't know, when post it.

tslany said:
Do you think this?
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2792/snapvuenw7.png
but you need remove Tray or switch to RealVGA and I don't know, when post it.
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Nice job tslany!
Removing bottom bar: copy extracted dciNobar.exe to Uni (i.e. \Program Files or anywhere), create shortcut, copy shortcut to \Windows\Startup & you lose the bottom bar & soft keys every soft reset. [taken from LG KS20 thread]
Remove tray icons except bluetooth (I don't have it) by installing individual attached cab files.
Let us know if you are successful in this project!

Thanks, catch-22
Here is screenshot of ver. 0.4:
SnapVue.zip contains skin for rlToday and LCD font, SnapVue-tsk.zip contains TSK file
(for remove BT icon (Widcomm stack) I move BTTray.lnk from StartUp folder to My documents and softreset )

Getting better tslany!
Now, we need to put something on the empty space in the middle of the screen like the original SnapVUE. Perhaps align the calendar, email, sms icons in one row and use standard WM5/6/6.1 today plugins to fill up the screen.
Better yet is to enable today plugins above to appear in the empty space between those icons. Wisbar Advance and/or Advance Desktop cannot do that, but I don't know if rlToday can do that either.
Anyway, great job & thanks for sharing. Let me know if I could still be of any help. Will try your design over the weekend, you're welcome!

I had a (little) pause, but now I'm going to work on it. Here is screen with "SnapVue" service from Shift
A if is able to somebody send video with demonstration of all function original SnapVue today plugin, I would have thankful

WVGA Skins for Touch HD

Hi All
Since getting a Touch HD iv'e been trying to make some of my favourite programs look ok with the WVGA Resolution.
Here are 3 skins i have either made or modified that work well all keeping the Touchflo 3D Theme.
The first is an S2u2 theme (just copy the gfx folder to the s2u2 dir) and use the clock dir
Second is a quick basic Launch manager theme (copy the defaultwvga dir into the skins dir of lm
last is a Pocketcm theme , This is not my theme but i adapted to work on WVGA , The theme was created by Oumpahpah called Dark Diamond II - 2, I just resized some graphics and made the buttons work on the contact details page, I also edited the ini file to resize some of the screen placings.
There i 1 small glitch which i have yet to iron out on the sms page but it does not interfere with the working of the sms page it just bugs me its there (a white line around the SMS box)
you need to extract both the zip and the dir into the pocketcm dir and choose the
Modified Dark Diamond II 0.25c VGA theme
Also check here for a nice TF3d calendar mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=423647
It works great and ive also managed to move the tab using the diamond TF3D editor
also from a diamond thread ive managed to change the calendar link from the homepage to thumbcal and the all people shortcut on the contacs page to pocketcm
I just wish HTC would allow us to show more Appointments on the home screen it seems a waste of the lovely screen not to fill it up
Hope these help
Edit Fixed the SMS glitch Ver2 uploaded of teh PocketCM Theme
Edit Added Thumbcal Skin (skin.diamond_WVGA.zip) just put the zip into the Thumbcal Dir
the other skins work ok but i noticed that the lines were not even on the vga Skin so this fixes that along with the images are now the correct size
New Calculator SKin
Found a great VGA Calc Skin by L.Sylvain but i admended it for WVGA
Install the L.Sylvain cab file then extract the SpbCalc_P_VGA.png file from the SpbCalc_P_VGA.zip and copy it into the windows dir
Edit 20-11 Resized the Landscape too - copy both files into the Windows Dir
Edit 21-11 Small update to the Calc Skin - Changed the pressed keys to Green which is more in line with the Touch HD Theme
08-12 removed the original calc skin as there are better versions now
The final skins are later in this thread
Calc with Grey Pressed buttons SpbCalc_P_WVGA_grey_Final.zip
calc with Green Pressed Buttons SpbCalc_P_WVGAgreen_Final.zip
Both have a condensed but i think easier layout on portrait
and a full layout on landscape

Wow, the calendar and it's tab looks VERY nice! It's late now, but I'll definitely give this a try tomorrow..thanks!

hi machmandp
do i get it right?
I can get the calendar tab in tf3d on the touch hd following the instructions given on the link you supplied?
Do I loose any other tab of the original tabs by performing thid modification?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Ascenca

Hi
I can just give my experience and i lost no tabs when i added it
I dont use the stock tab which is why it's missing from my setup but it's available (i tried it)

Machmandp - you are an absolute star! I piddled around with the dark diamond skin when I got my HD and got so far with it but then got stuck. I've been hoping someone would sort this out as it is a very appropriate theme for the HD. Limited testing so far and although I can see your (very minor) issue on the SMS screen, everything else looks very good...so many, many thanks. I'd be interested in any further tweaks you make to this skin.
I might pick your brains on linking to different calendar/contact apps, but I'll try searching again first.
Thanks again

I put it on and took it off again because I did lose a tab - programs. I don't have time to play with it right now. It also seems to be static - in other words you get a tab displaying a calendar page but you can't actually do much more than look at the dates. You can't open and interact with the calendar for example.
Mind you that's on a very limited try and I'm happy to be corrected.
machmandp - did you by any chance slot your version into where the stock tab would have been? Also, what do you do with the locale file - I was getting IDS_Calendar_... in front of everything. Can you do more with the calendar than just look at it?
If you get a second, can you point me in the right direction for the diamond tweaks for calendar and contacts - I'm drawing a blank so far
Cheers

Hi
the link for the editor i used for the contacts and calendar links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407777
make sure you read the whole thread as it has info for the touch HD later in the thread
I did put the calendar where the stock tab used to be but i have enabled the stock tab and it still shows so i have lost no tabs at all.
As regards to the local file you just need to download the lacales.zip from the thread and put the correct locale file into the windows dir (mine was en-us)
yep it's very static at the moment but as the page evolves i figure that it's a good thing to have it working and then i'll just have to replce the actual manila files without having to edit any again, also it's still pretty good as a quick veiw calendar
I am working on the Pocketcm skin so hopefully i'll get rid of that glitch soon
Thanks

Fixed the SMS glitch in PocketCM Theme
Version 2 uploaded in the main post
and better more detailed instructions on changing the links can be found in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444297

machmandp said:
Hi All
Since getting a Touch HD iv'e been trying to make some of my favourite programs look ok with the WVGA Resolution.
Here are 3 skins i have either made or modified that work well all keeping the Touchflo 3D Theme.
The first is an S2u2 theme (just copy the gfx folder to the s2u2 dir) and use the clock dir
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Hi, in anticipation of getting hold of my Touch HD (when mobiles.co.uk eventually ships it on O2!) I'm been tinkering around with my Hermes.
I love the look of your S2U2 skin. I've tried to replicate it on my Hermes back down to 320x240 screen.
All seems to have worked ok except I can't get rid of the coloured overlay that S2U2 puts behind the clock. I've changed the background picture to be the one that I use across all devices (the nice blue sunray looking one from Windows 7) but it ends up with this semi-translucent bar with the clock figures and date in across the top half.
Which image file do I need to make transparent to make that go away?
Hope my post made sense.
I'll try and get some screen shots up to show what I mean.

machmandp said:
Fixed the SMS glitch in PocketCM Theme
Version 2 uploaded in the main post
and better more detailed instructions on changing the links can be found in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444297
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You are an absolute toff sir!
Owe you one, many thanks.

dom_mitchell1 said:
Hi, in anticipation of getting hold of my Touch HD (when mobiles.co.uk eventually ships it on O2!) I'm been tinkering around with my Hermes.
I love the look of your S2U2 skin. I've tried to replicate it on my Hermes back down to 320x240 screen.
All seems to have worked ok except I can't get rid of the coloured overlay that S2U2 puts behind the clock. I've changed the background picture to be the one that I use across all devices (the nice blue sunray looking one from Windows 7) but it ends up with this semi-translucent bar with the clock figures and date in across the top half.
Which image file do I need to make transparent to make that go away?
Hope my post made sense.
I'll try and get some screen shots up to show what I mean.
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try this one, its the one i used on my Kaiser

machmandp said:
try this one, its the one i used on my Kaiser
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Thanks for that; after a bit f hacking around in photoshop I've got the look I wanted.
I've attached a .rar of my modified gfx folder along with a screenshot if anyone wants to use it.
Many thanks to both who helped me in this thread. Just got to do it to my HD when it arrives now!
gfx.rar available from my Skydrive:
http://cid-b6b1a627fbae21e5.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/gfx.rar

More Daft Questions...Sorry!
@machmandp - I have a little more time now so I'm going to have a play.
First off, I'm going to follow the Calendar hack to set up PI. Seems simple enough from the links you provided.
Then I'm going to look at linking PCM Contacts to the People Tab. How does that work for you? When you tap the contact picture does it link to the correct contact in PCM Contacts? Do the links to call or send SMS under the picture still function?
Lastly, I might give the Calendar Tab hack a go again. I followed the instructions quite carefully and am bothered that managed to lose my Programs tab. Did you copy the XML straight out of the original post? Did you mess around with the Page Order at all? Were you able to use the built in tab configurator to manipulate the tabs including the new calendar tab?
Hugely appreciate all your help so far - you've already made my day today with the fix for the PCM Contacts skin - and I'd immensely grateful for any more guidance you can offer.

Hi
Yes i copied the xml from the page but with the HD having an extra tab i put the number of the calendar page as 11 not 10
As regards to moving the tabs i had to use the diamond TF3d Configurator from the diamond forum, This works fine.
The link to Pocketcm is only for the All people softkey and not for any of the contacts but i find this works well
Hope that helps

machmandp said:
Hi
Yes i copied the xml from the page but with the HD having an extra tab i put the number of the calendar page as 11 not 10
As regards to moving the tabs i had to use the diamond TF3d Configurator from the diamond forum, This works fine.
The link to Pocketcm is only for the All people softkey and not for any of the contacts but i find this works well
Hope that helps
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Yes thanks, all begins to make sense now and I have the PI hack working nicely now. Did you remap the All People Softkey through SSMaPa too? Replacing POutlook.exe?

Where did you guys get that slide to unlock application with the HTC colours? is it in the skin imbeded?

The app is s2u2 by A_C (brilliant by the way)
the skin is from the first post of this thread for s2u2

iain.fraser said:
Yes thanks, all begins to make sense now and I have the PI hack working nicely now. Did you remap the All People Softkey through SSMaPa too? Replacing POutlook.exe?
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Yep poutlook.exe exactly the same way

Small update in the first post
Thumbcal WVGA Skin

Updated first post
calculator Skin

Decrease Font Size in Home Screen WM 6.5

I searched up and down for a solution to reduce the text size in the Titanium home screen but all went in vain, the thing is I want to be able to navigate easily between plugins, and basically use effectively the Titanium plugins.
I guess its simple, but I don' know how?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
ROM = Miri v25 WM 6.5
regards;
Will

You have to modify appropriate CPR file (it's XML format) in the \Windows directory and reload the Titanium plugin after changes.
For QVGA device there are Titanium_240x320.cpr and Titanium_320x240.cpr files, for VGA there should be e.g. Titanium_480x640.cpr etc.
Look for FontFamily or FontSize tags there...

thank you for your reply, but isn't there a cab or a Registry file that can do the job?
or what app do I need to edit the above mentioned cpr files? plus, do I have to modify the Font size in all 3 files?
Kind regards;

There are a couple of CAB files around in the forum which give small and smaller menus, if this is what you are after.Search "small menus" and they should come up.
Sorry just reread and its the home screen you want to change,my bad

Willy318is said:
I searched up and down for a solution to reduce the text size in the Titanium home screen but all went in vain, the thing is I want to be able to navigate easily between plugins, and basically use effectively the Titanium plugins.
I guess its simple, but I don' know how?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
ROM = Miri v25 WM 6.5
regards;
Will
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There are only two files you need to edit StartMenu_GridScene_480x800.cpr and StartMenu_GridScene_800x480.cpr . You don't need any special tool just change the end to .txt on your pc ant then it can be opened up to read and edit. Just change the size under FontSize= you may have to move your font left or right depending on how you want it aligned, once done just rename the end .cpr use a tool like Total commander to place it back in widows on your phone. Thats all there is to it. I hope this helps.

Thank You so much, you made my day, wish all plp. are clear as you are.
Warm Regards;
Will

Solution found, thread closed

Manila 2.5 shortcuts cache - where is it?

Hi,
Figured out how to change icons on wm6.5 using registry. When I add a new quick link on manila today, I see the same png as in windows start menu. BUT: when I change a png file and do a SR start menu has new icon, and manila doesn't. Nothing helps - manila keeps the old version even if iI remove quick link and make it back - the old icon pops.
so, is there any icons cache or something I can clear to make my new icon appeared on Manila.
Thanks
sorry, i've found it by my self: /Application data/HTC/ProgLauncher/*.bmg....
hope, it'll be useful for somebody else too

cheers!
yeah... it helped me!
thought I was gonna have to HR to remove a nasty icon I'd assigned to my TomTom sw.
Cheers fella.

[Q] How to make my own clock?

Hi all Lately I've seen a motorola milestone clock wich I would like to have on my blackstone. http://smartmobile.pl/androidy-na-ringu-htc-desire-vs-motorola-milestone The thing is, that I would like to know how to make it by myself I'm on stock rom wm 6.1 and using mUn background4alltabs and NoCurtains PLEASE HELP

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is this realy such a noob question or just nobody dont know? PLEASE HELP ME

Clock
Hi stopa
Do make a clock like this one what we can see on the motorola is very easy
what you need is a little understanding for photoshop or simila I use GIMP fulfill all purposes what you need for a phone and it`s free and the tool from Chainfire cfc_gui for both tools (gimp+cfc_gui) I make a download link underneath,if you like to use it, at first what you have to do is !!! connect you phone with you PC go in you phone windows directory and copy all MANILA FILE on you PC if you can`t find the directory on you phone than you have to go on you PC to the taskbar and klick on (tools) than on (folder options) than on (view) you will see a small windows with all kind of stuff what you have to do is tick on (show hidden files and folders) that`s it after that you will see all you files and folder, maybe you know that all anyway.OK if you got all the manila file on you PC than open it with Chainfire tool (cfc_gui) this tool will ask you where you have stored all manila files, klick on the right folder where you have copy`t the fiels and he will open all the files it takes a couple a secound,you will see many many manila files and if you klick one of them than you will see a picture ,from the file,also shown the pixel size and many more you can copy it do work on it somewhere on you PC and open it with Photoshop, GIMP o simila what`s very good is on the tool cfc_gui you can see all at one glance (the weather files the setting files the photo files the clock files ,normaly very easy to use,you can than all you altered files replace,save or copy back to the phone, if you pick a manila file from the clock than you will see all what you need copy them with cfc_gui to you PC an change what you want.
some questions? don`t hesitate to ask !!

THNX MATE You're the best. Definitely will give it a try, and Yes I know Gimp I'm using it since three years. Cheers

http://forum.xda-developers.com/picture.php?albumid=1237&pictureid=7438
Finally I found time to do this clock. Font taken from www.dafont.com called sf_planetary. Looks pretty good but I would still get rid of the thin line in the middle digits. If anyone could advise I will be very grateful. Onece again BIG THNX to lumisab for explanations and posting cfc_gui. Let the force be with You

Hi stopa
My advice go in cfc_gui to the clock manila files copy them do your PC opened with you GIMP and paint over the lines therafter copy the files back to the phone, that`s it

That's what I've done but no result. I think that's the place where flip clock conects. Probably have to use another way, like making clock a little bit smaller so it will fit in to a half of a stock clock numbers so the line will be no more visible. Have seen something like that but with different font. Will give a try when I have more time. Thnx for quick answer

It can`t be a conected place on the clock because it`s not mechanicle normally you can make the numbers in any size without the line in between I guess that you background the problem is try do make the background transperent and put afterwards the numbers in, unfortunately I can`t remember the original clock in my phone I change my clock long ago to a self made analogclock,but if you look in the forum you will see that no one has a line in the middle of the number "or neerly no one" and I`m sure it`s just a minor mistake P.S. why not try a analoglock underneath you can see 2 piture without lines one with transparent and one with white/gray background and my analogclock what I use in my Blackstone

Will check it when I'll be back home. Honestly I don't like analog clocks in ppc's (a matter of taste) got one on my hand so I don't need moore Thnx for tip

Thanks lumisab, always wanted to know how to do this.