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Weather for CHome... Take 2!

Alright. Completely redesigned from the ground up... CHome Weather 2 !
This will install two shortcuts in your Start Menu. A "Weather Update" shortcut, which you can use to update manually, as well as "Weather Options" shortcut.
Steps to take to make this work:
1) Install one of the cabs below. Pick the "Slim" version if you want thinner panels, like in the screenshots.
2) It should ask to reboot ! (turn phone off and on.. etc). If it doesn't... reboot manually!
3) Go to your Start Menu and find "Weather Options". Set your Zip / Location Code to your zip code if you're in the US or a "location code" if you're anywhere else. More info on finding your specific code is here http://developer.yahoo.com/weather/#req . Set the "Fahrenheit / Celsius" option to either "F" or "C" (without the quotes!). Specify how often you would like to autoupdate the weather information in minutes in option 3. Specify whether you would like the application to attempt to connect your default GPRS connection first, before updating. Finally you can turnoff the autoupdate feature with the last option (7).
4) Now it might be a good idea to go to Start and find "Update Weather" and run it.
5) The cab should set your homescreen to "Sliding Panel Top Bar + Weather!" automatically. If it doesn't, you need to do it manually to see the weather plugin. If you top icons disappear then you might have to use the regular "Sliding Panel + Weather!" theme.
Please let me know what bugs you find.
The first couple of thumbnails show the "Collapsed" state of the plugin, where it shows only the city and the current temp.
If you want your system font to look like the one in the thumbnails (calibri), download the .cab attached, install and reboot.
Revisions:
- Ver 1.7 More bug fixes. Hopefully this is a solid release. Options panel redesigned and touched up.
- Ver 1.6a A few bugs fixes. Removed internet connection checking routine as it obviously doesn't work for everybody. A few cosmetic changes.
- Ver 1.6 Added another homescreen theme as an option, that doesn't use the color topbar icons. Pick "Sliding Panel + Weather!" to use it. Added illi's potrait orientation .cpr file to the regular testui version cab. Added AutoUpdate on/off in the options panel (scroll down to see it). Reboot after changing that option. More bugfixes...
- Ver 1.5b. Bug fixes.
- Ver 1.5. Last update reflects time on Yahoo's servers in both layouts. More options added to options panel.
- Ver 1.04 A few updates. More options. Switch between two layouts. Bug fixes... etc
- Ver 1.03 Celsius bug squashed. Now the country code shows up after the city name for people outside the US.
- Ver 1.02 New logic in update script. Update percentage counter added. Forecast for tomorrow in the bottom line with hi and low values and hi and low values for the current day at the top, after the city name. Yahoo icon pack added, in case you prefer those.
- Ver 1.01. Added last update time as a second line under the current temp. Added dropshadow icons created by KWOODALL! Thanks for the beautiful icons! 5/11 10:52AM
As a side note, the second line display is dependant on the font used on the device, so it might not align properly on some device. Let me know when it doesn't and I'll update the script to work on your device. Or better yet, just download the Calibri font mod cab below and be happy. Thank you.
Link to Yahoo icon pack (install AFTER you install one of the cabs below, if you want the Yahoo icons): Yahoo icon pack
Please use the attached "unlock.cab" to unlock your device if you're getting permission errors trying to install my weather cabs. Thanks.

I am getting an empty variable error after running weather update.

mystix said:
I am getting an empty variable error after running weather update.
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Me too. Weather panel is not included? I don't see a weather panel and Start/Settings/Home Screen settings does not show the "Sliding Panel Media Top Bar + Weather!" homescreen.

same error here
edit. i think i figured out the problem. Mis named two files, he got them flip-flopped. Go to program files/nrg/chomeweather and locate the weather.mscr file. It needs to be renamed SlidingPanelMediatopbar.home.xml and placed in the application data/home folder.//// but b-4 doing that you need to find the SlidingPanelMediatopbar.home.xml already in the application data/home folder and put it somewhere so it doesnt get overwritten. Then after youve moved the first file,relocate the SlidingPanelMediatopbar.home.xml file you relocated and rename it Weather.mscr and place it in program files/nrg/chomeweather . then try the update
update: the vibrate thing when you update the weather is kinda funky. you can take it out of the weather.mscr if you dont like it. Just do your edit via notepad on your pc and replace it into its original directory on your phone that it came from.... also dont forget to soft reset your phone after installing this .cab

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It worked on Tornado too
@OrganicM
Just to let you know that it worked on Tornado too
Maybe putting it together with the CClock will be an option.
Thanks.

Yah I like it but for some reason it seems to slow down my phone even when I kill every application I was running. Is there a reason for this?

Working like a charm now
pudgedaddy said:
Here. If my steps are too confusing, I've repackaged the .cab. One with and the other without the auto-updater
the second one is the one without the auto-updater.
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I installed your cab and rebooted and worked even remembering my city and celsius but when I tried to open start menu would stay on chome. I rebooted again (remember its Windoze) and working well. thanks for all of your hard work OrganicM and you too pudgedaddy
OOPS now start menu wont open again (stays on chome but says recent programs all programs menu but wont go into start menu

Yeah, I noticed that too on the Kavana ROM.

daleksic said:
Yeah, I noticed that too on the Kavana ROM.
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Thats why use Rickys Rom, much better. Kavana gets props for starting this and Ricky gets props for finalizing the rom.

Damn! I thought I got most of the bugs out before I uploaded that cab. Now I look like a fool. lol !
OKay, aside from the obvious crap... how does it all work ?

pudgedaddy said:
same error here
edit. i think i figured out the problem. Mis named two files, he got them flip-flopped. Go to program files/nrg/chomeweather and locate the weather.mscr file. It needs to be renamed SlidingPanelMediatopbar.home.xml and placed in the application data/home folder.//// but b-4 doing that you need to find the SlidingPanelMediatopbar.home.xml already in the application data/home folder and put it somewhere so it doesnt get overwritten. Then after youve moved the first file,relocate the SlidingPanelMediatopbar.home.xml file you relocated and rename it Weather.mscr and place it in program files/nrg/chomeweather . then try the update
update: the vibrate thing when you update the weather is kinda funky. you can take it out of the weather.mscr if you dont like it. Just do your edit via notepad on your pc and replace it into its original directory on your phone that it came from.... also dont forget to soft reset your phone after installing this .cab
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It's odd that *I* would that intentionally isn't it ? LOL Well I didn't, I guess my cab packaging software went haywire. I reuploaded the cab in the first post.

The only bug i see is that it will not initialize a data connection to update the weather info. I already have to have a data connection started b-4 it will update. So i have to open a program like PIE or Opera, get the data connection started, end that application then do the update. kinda of a pain in the butt, but hey my weather slide hasnt gone away yet, so i guees that's good

Alright, this is the kind of feedback I want. I will look into that, as I have an always on data connection on my phone. Thanks.

Same here with the Data Connection, but as soon as I initialized my data connection and went to UPDATE WEATHER, it refreshed my home screen, put it back to the default "Green" color and the Weather panel was gone....? What gives with that?

That's strange. It must be facadehelper.exe misbehaving. What theme and background were you running before ?

All of your stuff Organic! I love your themes, add-ons, all that stuff! This is everything I have installed:
Chome LCD Mod
CHome_ICONPATHS
NRG Battmeter
rinku
NRG Sliding Panel Favorites
But this is where it get's confusing, cause I have switch Slim CHome everytime you put a new one out, so first I had the original "NRG SlimChome" then "NRG Slim Chome 2" and I just installed "NRG SlimChome II No border" now.
With all the confusion of these and not being able to "uninstall" them or whatever, I've been thinking about flashing my ROM and startin' from scratch again, but I don't want to have to do that.

The PudgeDaddy Fix
jdoggraz said:
Thats why use Rickys Rom, much better. Kavana gets props for starting this and Ricky gets props for finalizing the rom.
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Yeah, jdoggraz you are correct, that why I'm using Ricky's version 14 6.1 ROM, I personally belived version 14 is the best 6.1 ROM for the Excalibur. Now I have 27 slide slots, that includes The PudgeDaddy Weather Fix, plus the weather radar and MSNDirect News, Weather, stock report Entertainment and Sports and lots of other stuff. To The PudgeDaddy, your Weather Fix works like a charm and to NRG thanks for all your hard work.......!

Reeg said:
All of your stuff Organic! I love your themes, add-ons, all that stuff! This is everything I have installed:
Chome LCD Mod
CHome_ICONPATHS
NRG Battmeter
rinku
NRG Sliding Panel Favorites
But this is where it get's confusing, cause I have switch Slim CHome everytime you put a new one out, so first I had the original "NRG SlimChome" then "NRG Slim Chome 2" and I just installed "NRG SlimChome II No border" now.
With all the confusion of these and not being able to "uninstall" them or whatever, I've been thinking about flashing my ROM and startin' from scratch again, but I don't want to have to do that.
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I know, I wrote too many modifications lately. I'd say, start clean... There's no saying what you got in there now! haha

Which ROM should I use? Am I best off with Kavana's or Ricky's for your mods?

Confliction between CHome weather and WPC

Hi. I use WPC (Wallpaper changer) and CHome mini weather 1.2 together.
However, they conflict.
I once insalled both and nothing was wrong. Moreover, I uninstalled CHome weather and insalled Feather Weather. I liked CHome weather better than Feather Weather; therefore, I reinstalled CHome after uninstalling Feather Weather. But, the problem occured at that point. Like the picture I uploaded, the home screen icons vanished.
In addition, I can't use WPC alone. If I uninstall CHome weather, or install only WPC, WPC shows some files are missed, and couldn't run it.
I tried in both of Main Memory and Storage Card, but the results are the same. I even performed a hard reset, and got no improvement.
What is wrong with my phone? Did I touch some BIOS setting?

Mrkim said:
Hi. I use WPC (Wallpaper changer) and CHome mini weather 1.2 together.
However, they conflict.
I once insalled both and nothing was wrong. Moreover, I uninstalled CHome weather and insalled Feather Weather. I liked CHome weather better than Feather Weather; therefore, I reinstalled CHome after uninstalling Feather Weather. But, the problem occured at that point. Like the picture I uploaded, the home screen icons vanished.
In addition, I can't use WPC alone. If I uninstall CHome weather, or install only WPC, WPC shows some files are missed, and couldn't run it.
I tried in both of Main Memory and Storage Card, but the results are the same. I even performed a hard reset, and got no improvement.
What is wrong with my phone? Did I touch some BIOS setting?
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Sounds like your missing mortscript.exe which is required for running WPC. Install mort and then WPC should work. Not working with miniweather could be caused by having the TestUIPlugin enabled, which I think is used for the 5 day forecast panel.

The main issue is that icons in home screen are vanished. How would I fix that?
And, where can I get "mort" from?

showaco said:
Sounds like your missing mortscript.exe which is required for running WPC. Install mort and then WPC should work. Not working with miniweather could be caused by having the TestUIPlugin enabled, which I think is used for the 5 day forecast panel.
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I'm running WPC together with NRGZ mini weather and I've never had any problems, not even when we were testing the beta version of WPC. Is got to be the TestUIPlugin, cause I've had mine disabled since before we started testing.

Mrkim said:
The main issue is that icons in home screen are vanished. How would I fix that?
And, where can I get "mort" from?
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Search for mortscript 4.11b7 for smartphone. I know I've posted the cab in some of my threads, just don't remember which ones off hand.

showaco said:
Search for mortscript 4.11b7 for smartphone. I know I've posted the cab in some of my threads, just don't remember which ones off hand.
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Here's the mortscript 4.11b7 for smartphones

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roloracer said:
Here's the mortscript 4.11b7 for smartphones
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It works greatly. WPC alone will show icons properly. But, I still have "vanishing icons" issue when I install CHome Weather.
After WPC changes the wallpaper, icons won't appear again. Is it the problem with CHome Weather? I just wonder why. Everything was working okay before I tried "Feather Weather." How come a hard reset also does not work. Doesn't the hard reset eliminate all the settings and files and then restore to factory default setting?
Any suggestion please?

Mrkim said:
It works greatly. WPC alone will show icons properly. But, I still have "vanishing icons" issue when I install CHome Weather.
After WPC changes the wallpaper, icons won't appear again. Is it the problem with CHome Weather? I just wonder why. Everything was working okay before I tried "Feather Weather." How come a hard reset also does not work. Doesn't the hard reset eliminate all the settings and files and then restore to factory default setting?
Any suggestion please?
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Well, regardless of the weather app you're running, I would suggest to use your chome cofigurator and hide the weather TestUIplugin panel. If you did a hard reset properly there shouldn't be any programs or files that you had on your phone before. It goes back to factory settings, like you just installed the rom. If you gonna start over I suggest choose whatever weather app you want first, install it , hide the TestUIplugin panel, and then reinstall WPC.

Miri wm6.5 Manilla & TF3D issue

hi there.
i cooked my phone with Miri`s WM6.5 and tried to get more style from the TF3D using MAX TF3D theme maker
i used lots of components to try and make the BG4ALL to work
i also used other BG4ALL releases in this forum and nothing worked
just gos the title screen transparent, nothing works normally, the home screen appears broken, nothing is transparent and the icons in programs just look like they are behind a smoke curtain
can anybody supply a solution for this
in MAX TF3D the maker (used last version) the home components don`t work at all same problem, not even dutty`s.

cupidro said:
hi there.
i cooked my phone with Miri`s WM6.5 and tried to get more style from the TF3D using MAX TF3D theme maker
i used lots of components to try and make the BG4ALL to work
i also used other BG4ALL releases in this forum and nothing worked
just gos the title screen transparent, nothing works normally, the home screen appears broken, nothing is transparent and the icons in programs just look like they are behind a smoke curtain
can anybody supply a solution for this
in MAX TF3D the maker (used last version) the home components don`t work at all same problem, not even dutty`s.
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what version of miris do you use? he also have one with manila 2.5 and that would maybe be the problem

V22 with manila 2.1.38403.2

Install MaxTTM
Add one of the BG4All components from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4038398&postcount=839 to your MaxTTM/Components dir where you installed the app.
Run MaxTTM, select TF3D 2.1 Home Layout from the drop down list, select a BG4All layout you like and press 'Deploy'.
Close the TRefresh warning and press TRefresh button in bottom left.
Close MaxTTM and wait for TF3D to reload
Go to the settings tab and set a wallpaper
I'm not using Miri's rom, and he updates his manila version quicker than I can keep up... It is possible that a new layout might be needed to be made to work. However the version you're using is being used by other people who have no problems...

is it possible with manila 2.5 version to mke anything ?Maybe transparentslider or another tabicons...
thanks

kral1907 said:
is it possible with manila 2.5 version to mke anything ?Maybe transparentslider or another tabicons...
thanks
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Yep. I've started disassembling it and cataloguing what files do what. Mostly theyve just changed names, so you can rename older edits to work with it (tab icons etc). I'm loathe to work too hard on it as these are very early alpha builds - the final release might be completely different!

10x millski , that worked perfectly

SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 released!

Hi. Just wanted to inform you about the release of SPB MS3.5. New in this version:
Version 3.5 (Sep 30, 2009):
* New widgets:
o Tasks
o Picture frame (widget and fullscreen slideshow)
o Facebook status
o Twitter status
o Birthdays reminders
o Four instant wireless switches (WiFi, Bluetooth, Flight Mode, and Phone Switch)
o Internet search
o Operator's name
o Date
o Alarm
* Updated widgets:
o Contact: ability to choose the default action
o Wireless manager: icon shows current states, and popup shows current states
o Weather: support for more advanced skins with detailed forecast and current weather conditions
* 3D email and SMS viewer
* Access to online catalog in the "Change Background" dialog box
* Streamlined background change (with cropping and easy to view local gallery)
* Current weather conditions (in addition to forecast)
* Gravity sensor support in the 3D carousel
* Improved 3D carousel design (e. g. added reflections)
* New "Add Widget" dialog
* Widget skin selection with preview
* New skins for most widgets
* Widget-based Professional home
* Option to have only one home screen (lifestyle or professional)
* Option to change the number of screens in lifestyle or professional layouts
* Weather in Agenda
* Tactile feedback on tap-and-hold
* Option to choose the default tab for Contacts and Launcher
* Improved design of most dialogs (popup menus, settings, etc.)
* Category filter in the contact list
* Improved widget edit mode (widget can be dragged to other pages, recycle bin for easy delete etc.)
* Color themes support on Windows Mobile 6.5
* Integration with SPB Weather and SPB Traveler via widgets
* Improved "Choose Shortcut" dialog box with similar look to SPB Menu

the carousel is very interressing
but our x1 can move the carousel same this video?

Yes, at least mine with atm. German stock-R3A lets me use the carrousel smoothly.

Thanks for the tip. I installed it on my X1 and think it looks nice.
The bad side is that I lost my customizations done to v3 and it seems somewhat slower than v3. The good side is the additional options it has, which v3 did not have.

Do you see the e-mail and sms on you X1 like in the video on the spb site???
Here it just opens the standard windows mobile sms screen

Bart1981 said:
Do you see the e-mail and sms on you X1 like in the video on the spb site???
Here it just opens the standard windows mobile sms screen
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You can't use the incoming items widget, you must use the sms & mms and/or emails widgets and then set the default action to 3D.

Anyone else find that the pop up menus when navigating windows has changed? I am using Touch X 10.1 and it used to have nicer finger friendly menus with green highlights, but now they look like basic windows menus. It's not detrimental or anything but I did like the look and feel of the Touch X menus better.

Seems interesting. Does any one know if this also works as a panel on the X1? I can't find any information about this on the SPB website.

try me !!
here you all
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pock...e/mobileshell/

sanderg said:
Thanks for the tip. I installed it on my X1 and think it looks nice.
The bad side is that I lost my customizations done to v3 and it seems somewhat slower than v3. The good side is the additional options it has, which v3 did not have.
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How did you install it, is there a simple cab file for it and does it appear as a panel?

sasha.698 said:
here you all
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pock...e/mobileshell/
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What a fantastic, broken link...

sandy2810 said:
How did you install it, is there a simple cab file for it and does it appear as a panel?
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Not to be rude, but... have you took a look at SPB site before asking ?!?!?!!?
There is a cab, to install it as a Panel.
There is another cab to install it as a normal program (i.e. it will run in the WM6.1/6.5 home, like a normal program)

internet shortcut on today
is it possible to have a internet shortcut on lifestyle page hat links to a specific page? for example http://www.spbmobileshell.com? and ofcourse i want to change the icon too. And i would like to open the page in opera.

[email protected] said:
There is a cab, to install it as a Panel.
There is another cab to install it as a normal program
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Sorry, where the heck have you found the CAB for MS3.5 as a panel?? I may be blind but I am definitely not able to find that one. All I can load from SPB is MS3.5 as CAB or as EXE. tried both but MS3.5 won't install as Panel. Please give us a link to a possible MS3.5-panel...

It's getting better everytime.
Things I'm missing is an option to create e new e-mail/sms message when in de 3D view...
Also had some problems making facebook widget to work, but I managed that.
Second of all I would like to see SPB weather integrated in the Weather Panel instead of the Weather Widget.
And has anybody already succeeded to get the hardware acceleration to work on the X1 which makes SPB even look better?

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de Wolfe said:
Sorry, where the heck have you found the CAB for MS3.5 as a panel?? I may be blind but I am definitely not able to find that one. All I can load from SPB is MS3.5 as CAB or as EXE. tried both but MS3.5 won't install as Panel. Please give us a link to a possible MS3.5-panel...
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I cant find it either???? i found the exe. and the cab download....but nothing as a panel??
anyone have a link?

DezzyLee99 said:
Anyone else find that the pop up menus when navigating windows has changed? I am using Touch X 10.1 and it used to have nicer finger friendly menus with green highlights, but now they look like basic windows menus. It's not detrimental or anything but I did like the look and feel of the Touch X menus better.
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That's because MS 3.5 disables TF3D. The finger friendly menus are from TF3D.

Ok I have not been to the site yet cause its for some reason blocked in my Co. Does the seperate cab file work on X1

acidbath5546 said:
I cant find it either???? i found the exe. and the cab download....but nothing as a panel??
anyone have a link?
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It is not existing as a panel. I just made sure, that there isn't a panel-version, yet. [email protected] just doesn't know what he's talking about.

You can have the package OEM spb 3.5
, Thanks
Excuse my English

[i780]wm65 TITANIUM plugins

Hello
Do You have/know plugin working on i780
Regards

Try the search function next time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=511052

I saw these but even some of them not working on i780, like Titanium notification.
But a lot plugins is not on that list and they not working on i780 like:
- CHeroClock
- JML ... few very nice and usefull plugins
- Speeddials and AppLauncher from Conable
- isMToday
- CMultiClock
- CAnalogClock
Some of them even not available in list plugins in CHome editor, the other is not on Today screen and some are there but really mess.
I assume that resolution 320x320 is problem, cpr and mscr files must be ajust ... is not easy.
Because of that I try to collect plugins which working on i780
For me working:
1. Titanium weather by Showaco
2. CDigiClock
3. Comm Manager
4. Fave People
5. CLauncher

Yeah in fact some plugins are not working with i780. I think all depends upon the ROM version and screen resol.
For me I am testing other types of today screen for wm6.5.1 like manilla 2d 2.0
Animations are very nice but unfortunately not working on 96dpi.
Try to google for titanium plugins. I tested a lot, but only those you mentionned work for me.

I tried 96 and 128dpi, everything is same.
Problem is Titanium_320x320.cpr file. I found some over forum and now panel CHome show up.
I will try something more.
It will be nice if someone have good cpr file to share with us ...
Thx in advance.

you have a ROM in English? I have a rom in Italian and I discovered that some plugins do not work as they go looking for files in the folder "program files" while they were in the folder "programmi".