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SPB Mobile Shell 2 versus HTC Home

Looking at the adverts for SPB Mobile Shell, it seems to me that it offers everything that HTC Home does, plus a cube-type interface.
Does anyone have any experience of this software? Do the benefits over HC Home justify the cost?

I use Mobile Shell 2...I like it for the flexibility of it.
I don't use the today plug in at all. I mainly use it for the dialer tab that I embed in Pocket Plus and I like the SPB contacts better than the standard contacts.
Plus there is the cool factor of it.
JIm

I really like the Mobile Shell 2. It goes smooth.
One disappointing thing is that it is still a shell. You always end up with window mobile apps. for doing your things. You need the stylus again.
Bacchusius

Bacchusius said:
I really like the Mobile Shell 2. It goes smooth.
One disappointing thing is that it is still a shell. You always end up with window mobile apps. for doing your things. You need the stylus again.
Bacchusius
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That's why I use Pocket Plus for my today screen. Give me a sec and I'll give you some screen shots.
Jim

Here's shots of my setup.

Last one...

sorry to ask but what is the difference between the pocket shell and pocket plus. they both look the same to me.

naveen said:
sorry to ask but what is the difference between the pocket shell and pocket plus. they both look the same to me.
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Pocket Shell
- Limited Tab customization
*Tab thumb sizes are fixed
*Tabs only support Today Plugins
*Only 1 plugin per tab (if I remember it right)
- Comes with built-in extra plugins
*Dialer Plugin (like HTC Home favorites, but better as you can click-and-hold to select SMS instead of just calling, pictures are bigger and prettier)
*Time Plugin (only to show alarm clocks from the WM6 OEM clock settings)
*Shortcut Plugin (for favorite apps)
-HTC Cube alike thingy... ya... like the HTC Cube
Pocket Plus
- Very extensive tab customization support
*tabs can have multiple plugin and shortcuts
- No built-in plugins like in SPB Shell
- Adds touch-flo like feature
- Adds features to File Exploer
- Adds battery meter slim bar on top
I personally dont even use tabs. I use SPB Pocket Suite for the Dialer plugin (takes less space than SPB Shell's dialer) and SPB Diary under it and WeatherPanel for the weather (a lot better than SPB Weather).

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I Used to have HTC home and played with it constantly trying to get it just right. Then I tried SPB Mobile Shell, with SPB Time, SPB Weather, SPB Diary & SPB Pocket Plus. You don't necessarily need all of them. Just play around until you find which best suits you.
They appear to be much more stable and flexible than HTC Home.
My only annoyance is that I have to go back to the Today screen occasionally.

I personally dont even use tabs. I use SPB Pocket Suite for the Dialer plugin (takes less space than SPB Shell's dialer) and SPB Diary under it and WeatherPanel for the weather (a lot better than SPB Weather).
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What's SPB Pocket Suite like? Is their a need for it if you already have Mobile Shell?

Newb-Tech-Realtor said:
Here's shots of my setup.
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Wow, a truly awesome set of screen shots!
Just to get this straight, are you using Pocket Plus AND Mobile Shell?
If so, how did you go about configuring your device? i.e. Did you load Pocket Plus first and then Mobile Suite, or vice versa?
Looking forward to emulating your screen shots.

Hissing Syd said:
Wow, a truly awesome set of screen shots!
Just to get this straight, are you using Pocket Plus AND Mobile Shell?
If so, how did you go about configuring your device? i.e. Did you load Pocket Plus first and then Mobile Suite, or vice versa?
Looking forward to emulating your screen shots.
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I have both MS 2 and Pocket Plus loaded.
I am using TNT Lite for my ROM.
I also have loaded:
SBSH PocketWeather 2
SPB Phone Suite
IM +
Pocket Informant
SplashID
Resco Explorer
SKTools
Pocket Digital Clock
MobiReader
And some other programs.
I install Pocket Plus and MS 2 last.
I also use the silver icon packs from the SPB forums.
With MemMaid, I have the devide optimized for speed.
Typically I have between 13-17mb of RAM.
Been running like this for about a week now...no hard resets, no hanging boot screens, no frozen screens....been running perfect.
I'm at work right now on a 24 hour shift, so I will upload the icon packs when I get home tomorrow afternoon and post some more on it.
Thanks for the compliment; glad you like it.
Jim

hi,
how do you embed mobile shell into pocket plus tab?

ruffiQ said:
hi,
how do you embed mobile shell into pocket plus tab?
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Long press the tab you want to have MS2 and then you will see a drop down menu, hit plug ins and look for the "Home Tab". That should be your MS Home Tab.

alkizmo said:
Pocket Shell
*Dialer Plugin (like HTC Home favorites, but better as you can click-and-hold to select SMS instead of just calling, pictures are bigger and prettier)
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If you press and hold your favorite contact in HTC Home, it brings up the full contact details which you have to option to call/sms

Do u know how to put 1 tab that shows calendar only, another tab to show just tasks.. just like in pointui.

tjlabais said:
If you press and hold your favorite contact in HTC Home, it brings up the full contact details which you have to option to call/sms
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I know, but I often try to dial while driving or walking in a crowded place or in a shaky subway, and I wont manage to tap & hold 50% of the time, resulting in calling the person instead of opening the contact details, or calling the wrong person or simply NOTHING to happen, etc etc
IN OTHER WORDS : I can't use the D-Pad to click&hold to open the contact details. I need to be able to use the D-Pad
Also I like to have a big clock at the same time as my contacts. With HTC Home, it's one or the other
I changed my plugins from what I said before.
1- Digital Clock plugin
2- SPB Pocket Plus (only 1 tab makes it without tabs, and in that tab is shortcuts for "SPB Diary Contact" You need SPB Diary)
3 - SPB Diary with tabs, one tab is WeatherPanel

Newb-Tech-Realtor said:
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Hey Guy,
What kind of today plugin you use? SPB Mobile Shell 2?
I don't think so.
Or you change something such as the skin.
Could you please tell me where could I find that software of skin?
Jacky Wang

thank you very much

Increasing number of contacts on M2D?

I am loving the manilla on my new Karamba ROM (never used it before)- but it is very resource hungry, and i love my previous ROM which allowed me to run SPB mobile shell so i could easily have 36 contacts at a quick fingers touch.....
is there anyway to increase the number of contacts on the people tab (as you can for the programs on the launcher page)- i have tried using a shortcut to SPB mobile shell link page but it uses a heap of memory which i dont have....
Any solutions?
Any quick/fast to use Contacts programs?

switch off manila /Settings/Today and use only spb mobile shell

where do i turn it off? Under settings and today there is nothing listed as being on today page except for TouchFlo.....
thx

MontAlbert said:
where do i turn it off? Under settings and today there is nothing listed as being on today page except for TouchFlo.....
thx
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that's the one. another option is to wait M2DC author program a newer version to allow more rows and columns for People, similar to Launcher.

ok. i will use SPB mobile shell to link of dial page until a new version is released.... hopefully i will be able to reinstall it ok..... or is it something that has to be cooked into a ROM?

[APP] TouchFlow Detacher

TouchFlo Detacher is yet another way to simultaneously have TouchFlo 3D and the regular Today screen. Previous excellent solutions include SecondToday and ManilaControl.
Description
So what makes it different? Well, this app is actually very similar to MastSogo's ManilaControl. The main difference is that the author plans to actively develop it for a while, whereas ManilaControl has been a bit frozen in development for a few months. It is also open source, licensed under the Ms-RL. The program is on CodePlex, so download speeds should be much better than the average rapidshare link. Finally, it is in English and not Spanish. Other than that, it's just another solution for the same problem!
See it in action on the YouTubes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk0xWm8PMGQ
Download the CAB and source code here: http://www.codeplex.com/TFDetacher
Installation
As explained on CodePlex...
1. Install the CAB
2. Run the configuration app
3. Enable all the standard Today Items you want to use
4. Do not re-enable TouchFlo 3D in the Today items (if you do, it will undo all your other Today plugins)
Requirements
Windows Mobile 6.1
.Net Compact Framework 2.0
A device that runs TouchFlo3D / Manila
Current features
- Free up your Today screen by hosting Manila outside of the Today screen! TouchFlo Detacher can launch/show/hide/close Manila independent of any other Today screen settings. Now you can have your TouchFlo cake and eat it too! The most obvious use is to assign a soft key to toggle between seeing TouchFlo and seeing the regular Today screen.
- Service runs as a background application (in your StartUp folder) for maximum speed when toggling Manila modes.
- NO ANNOYING SPLASH SCREEN when application launches.
- Service is 100% idle when not receiving messages or controlling TouchFlo, so no CPU is wasted! (Just a tiny bit of RAM)
- Configuration application allows modifying manila.exe location, manila window class, and more, so that this utility can (presumably) be used with other manila versions (such as TouchFlo 2D). This is untested. Out of the box, it supports TouchFlo 3D in its default configuration as seen on the Diamond/Pro/HD.
- Configuration application can clean out the ManilaActivateToday.exe from the notification queue. (That app can interefere with TouchFlo Detacher's operation.)
- Shortcuts to start/show Manila, hide Manila, and close Manila. These can be assigned to hardware buttons (if your device has them) or virtual hardware buttons through the use of 3rd party applications such as AE Button Plus.
- Configuration application can customize the softkeys in both Today and TouchFlo's Home tab. You can use it to not only assign TouchFlo Detacher operations (show/hide/close), but any other application on your device.

I want only to say many thanks for that cab it works very good on my Touch HD ... Great App cardefbel

THE best piece of software I've downloaded. Used it on both Touch Diamond and Touch HD and love it!
Perfect - thanks

Thanks for this awesome app....

Would I be correct in thinking that with your app I can go all out on WAD2 or something and still be able to switch back and forth between WAD2 and Touchflo without all the hassle?

Thanks. Downloaded, installed, and be able to switch between TF3D and my old style today with Spb Diary.

jacklam said:
Would I be correct in thinking that with your app I can go all out on WAD2 or something and still be able to switch back and forth between WAD2 and Touchflo without all the hassle?
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This is not my application, but I realy love it and would share it with y'all.

Is it also possible to have TF3D together with SPB today screen combined whit SPB mobile shell?

Hi Guys,
i add a screenshoot just to share with you the result of this great app.
i have one question, maybe someone of you have the same problem.
i am running the "non TF3D" screen with Resco today plugin and launcher.....if i try to put a background (via setting Today, use picture as background...) no matter which kind of picture i choose, they are opaque.
cant figure out a solution.
thanks and Ciao!

that app is very great. but i got ine problem that the home icon button dont's work, it just has the force feedback.

giangishanghai said:
Hi Guys,
i add a screenshoot just to share with you the result of this great app.
i have one question, maybe someone of you have the same problem.
i am running the "non TF3D" screen with Resco today plugin and launcher.....if i try to put a background (via setting Today, use picture as background...) no matter which kind of picture i choose, they are opaque.
cant figure out a solution.
thanks and Ciao!
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hey guy,
can you share with us how you achieve your today screen as you attached?
it is nice.

Sounds great, will keep an eye on this one!

giangishanghai said:
Hi Guys,
i add a screenshoot just to share with you the result of this great app.
i have one question, maybe someone of you have the same problem.
i am running the "non TF3D" screen with Resco today plugin and launcher.....if i try to put a background (via setting Today, use picture as background...) no matter which kind of picture i choose, they are opaque.
cant figure out a solution.
thanks and Ciao!
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Look at the this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468215&highlight=today+background+transparent
It solves your problem.

cardefbel said:
Look at the this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468215&highlight=today+background+transparent
It solves your problem.
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Thanks cardefbel !!!
i can tell that this is the best suggestion i have never got in this forum.
you have got the point at the first shot!!!!!! and i have my second today with a brilliant background.
of course thanks to chaosdefinesorder that playing with the device have found out the problem.
for those are asking about my second today:
Resco today plugin
Resco explorer 2008
that's it.
ciao!

Looks great!
I have tried WAD2 and Spb Mobile Shell and I like many of the things that those things bring that TF3D doesn't. I like them both, but I have not been able to break away from the TF3D which is one of the major factors I purchased the phone. Now I can have my cake and eat it too. We'll give it a shot! Thanks.
Update - I loaded it and it seems to work great. I loaded back my Spb Mobile Shell and seems to be working nicely between. It did take a few tweaks, but it is running fine. One thing however is that when I am back in TF3D my hard home key doesn't work to bring me back to the TF3D home. Any ideas?

Thanks for the program cardefbel but I am having a problem with it....notice that if I'm using the SPB screen it won't go back to TF3D after 15mins.....if I want my TF3D i need to reboot it.....but if I on the TF3D I can swap to SPB anytime.....

absolutely excellent, having my appointments on the screen with a 1 button press to TF3D is awesome

WingZer0n said:
Thanks for the program cardefbel but I am having a problem with it....notice that if I'm using the SPB screen it won't go back to TF3D after 15mins.....if I want my TF3D i need to reboot it.....but if I on the TF3D I can swap to SPB anytime.....
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Are you using SPB mobile shell or SPB pocket plus. I tried to reproduce it with SPB mobile shell, but the switching to TF3D worked for me after 15 mins.
BTW, it's not a program I wrote, found it on the net and realy liked it.

I have a problem with WEATHER page
I have started the program
il works perfectly BUT
if i go in the weather page, under TF3D, he changes automatically to today.
Any idea ????

mikeputich said:
One thing however is that when I am back in TF3D my hard home key doesn't work to bring me back to the TF3D home. Any ideas?
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Same issue here .. If anyone has a key..
I prefer to have this button for TF3D Home instead of going back to Today

[App Req] Titanium Plugin to host traditional today plugin

Is there anyone know how to develop a Titanium Plugin which can host Traditional Today Plugin?
cheers.

i'd like that too

Hey its a good idea!

is there any developer can help?

Great idea.
But i am using the tripod method from one of the threads on ppcgeeks.
I have windows titanium as default plugin and tf3d2 on detacher mapped to left soft key which takes me to touchflo. And there i have left soft key to take me back to titanium and right key for second today. So i just keep going back and forth as i need too.
If anybody is interested then i will post the files and steps for setting it up.

Hemant said:
Great idea.
But i am using the tripod method from one of the threads on ppcgeeks.
I have windows titanium as default plugin and tf3d2 on detacher mapped to left soft key which takes me to touchflo. And there i have left soft key to take me back to titanium and right key for second today. So i just keep going back and forth as i need too.
If anybody is interested then i will post the files and steps for setting it up.
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I am interested...Please post the steps

Hemant said:
Great idea.
But i am using the tripod method from one of the threads on ppcgeeks.
I have windows titanium as default plugin and tf3d2 on detacher mapped to left soft key which takes me to touchflo. And there i have left soft key to take me back to titanium and right key for second today. So i just keep going back and forth as i need too.
If anybody is interested then i will post the files and steps for setting it up.
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but this is not exactly the solution which we want to totally independent on Touchflo.

anyone know how to develop such Titanium Plugin?

kooldude1411 said:
I am interested...Please post the steps
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1. Disable all plugins from the today settings
2. Install second today cab
3. TFDetacher cab
4. Soft reset and enable titanium from the today settings
5. Right soft key for clock plugin will be directed to tf3detacher. Clicking it will take you to tf3d2 back and forth. You can set the left and right key combination for both windows and tf3d under tf3detacher.
One thing what i have noticed is that if you map the left windows key to tf3d2 it wont retain after a SR, that option can only be setup using Showaco CHome Editor. Let me know if you want that setup too.
Credit goes for this goes to the guy over PPCGeeks. Enjoy.

hkultraman said:
but this is not exactly the solution which we want to totally independent on Touchflo.
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In that case you just install the secondtoday and have all your today plugins showing in second today screen. It works that way too.

there is MTP already, which is better than second today in my opinion. MTD can host any Today Plugin in a new Tab page in Manila.
see here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508102)
What i suggest is to port MTD to Titanium. Is there anyone know how to do?
cheers.

hkultraman said:
Is there anyone know how to develop a Titanium Plugin which can host Traditional Today Plugin?
cheers.
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Yes please really good to have this, any one has this already please?

Any news about this very good idea ?

I guess no movement here.. I still use SPB Pocket Plus because I don't want to give up my various (now legacy) Today screen plugins, but I'd like to check out Titanium. TF3D is cute but not very useful beyond that IMO...

Spb Mobile Shell 3 (MS3) dual time zone clocks (Spb Time integration?)

I would like to display two analogue clocks each showing a different time zone in my Spb Mobile Shell Leisure Today screen on my Touch HD. I'm also running Spb Time and expected Spb's integration to allow me to do this.
A while back I got Spb Time so that I could display dual time zones on my HTC Trinity Today page - this was exactly what I wanted.
So now I've upgraded to an HTC Touch HD and Spb Mobile Shell 3 (and Spb Time). So I now want to display dual time zones (i.e. two clocks) on my Spb Mobile Shell Leisure Home Page.
Can I do this via Spb Time, is there an MS3 configuration setting I've missed, is there some other MS3 widget I need to download from somewhere, or do I need to go back to basics and find another app?
I'd appreciate anyone's advice on this, as I haven't been able to find any references in xda-developers or Spb's forum. Thanks in advance.

Same issue..also have a Touch HD - weather integrates ok even if you have to 'click' through to get the detail. I liked the plug-in on the windows today screen for spb time - I'd like to remove the day/date display below the calendar appointments and replace with a time plug-in but I haven't found anything to configure that. I guess the alternative would be to have a lifestyle screen with a widget to display this and the weather.