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Opinions please....?

Wisbar Advanced Desktop 2 or Touch FLow 3D???
Ive had my HD for a week now and barely scratched the surface of this fantastic piece of kit, Im still running the bog standard HTC TF3D theme/homescreen, the thing is, the more WAD2 stuff I see, the more I like. I've checked out www.lakeridgesoftware.com and www.swampthing.net and I think Im going to go with WAD2. Just wondering what the general opinion is...pros and cons?
Thanks guys, great forum btw !

pros : you can do just about anything you want with WAD
Cons : steep learning curve I've found

twisted-pixel said:
pros : you can do just about anything you want with WAD
Cons : steep learning curve I've found
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Ok mate, thanks. Presumably by steep learning curve, it depends how far you are willing or 'able'(!) to go into it? There seems to be alot of info floating around here and other net forums.
Any more opinions?

I'm using WAD2 as of right now and love all the capabilities of the software. I agree that it is a steep learning curve but for us WM users, isn't that one of the pluses for owning these awesome devices? WAD2 outperforms TF3D as far as usefulness functionality.
The only thing I miss about TF3D is the weather animation...which I believe will soon be incorporated somehow in WAD2!

TF3D looks pretty to start with but it always seems to take me 1 or 2 taps/slides more than I would like to do what I want.
WAD2 lets me configure my home screen exactly as I want. I have my most common contacts, playlists, application shortcuts and notifications all in one place.
If you use Davideuck's ROM he also includes wkTask which works great for me alongside WAD2. I use WAD2 desktop mainly for notifications, agenda display, contact shortcuts and a few useful but less frequent application shortcuts. I use the downward swipe feature of wkTask to call up a launcher with my 12 most common shortcuts (which can be called up from anywhere). I'm sure you can install wkTask separately but I would recommend Davideuck's ROM as it's very stable and seems to fly along with great battery life.
Cheers,
David

Thanks for the answers guys, think I'll go with WAD 2.

xX SPION KOP Xx said:
Thanks for the answers guys, think I'll go with WAD 2.
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Let the configuring begin...Good luck!!!

Is there a way to keep theTouch Flo interface and just make WAD2 like a softkey shortcut on the homescreen of TouchFlo? It would be cool if I could switch interfaces on the fly like that

SnooPPP said:
Is there a way to keep theTouch Flo interface and just make WAD2 like a softkey shortcut on the homescreen of TouchFlo? It would be cool if I could switch interfaces on the fly like that
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Not sure about that, it sounds like a good idea, I just think some of the WAD themes are the dogs bollocks! Maybe one of these guys can help, you done a forum search?

SnooPPP said:
Is there a way to keep theTouch Flo interface and just make WAD2 like a softkey shortcut on the homescreen of TouchFlo? It would be cool if I could switch interfaces on the fly like that
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Do a search for "Second Today". I've heard that this program will allow something like this to be done... not quite sure how it work as I haven't tried it myself yet.

Pointui Home 2

Pointui Home 2 is Out.
Not testing yet, i just install it, but looks prety great!
http://www.pointui.com/

Runs and looks great, but things i dont like:
- Too much space at the buttom and
- i had to install it on the internal storage and not on the SD Card
But the rest is, as i said before, great. Good work i think.

Finally!
Looks and feels great - I think I would def upgrade to pro for unified messaging etc.
I am a happy bunny! Might just have to ditch touch flo 3d

Dont work for me Have a Swedish stock ROM.

runs great!!!

well it was running good until it locked up my device lol, soft reset time

I dont like it, something is missing

It looks really great and the animations are smooth. But it misses some features but I think they will come some time because it seems rather easy to write Apps for it. Not like Manila where you have many problems with adding your own stuff.

anyone know how to add a city?

mallman said:
anyone know how to add a city?
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http://community.pointui.com/topic/cities-and-wheather

Look here - http://community.pointui.com/topic/cities-and-wheather

beauty "skin" deep only. not impressed
configurable? look at all the trouble to add a city to the weather....
customization? not even unicode fonts
a thin layer of candy eye skin and after one touch...back to the old WM really, nothing to trade the tf3d for...uninstalled it after 15 minutes!

Raudi1 said:
http://community.pointui.com/topic/cities-and-wheather
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unfortunately none of that works. Even the folks on the forum are having problems. Looks like it isnt working correctly yet.... but it is still considered beta so ....... modding those files only makes all the weather disappear Guess I will wait on this one for a bit

KukurikU said:
beauty "skin" deep only. not impressed
configurable? look at all the trouble to add a city to the weather....
customization? not even unicode fonts
a thin layer of candy eye skin and after one touch...back to the old WM really, nothing to trade the tf3d for...uninstalled it after 15 minutes!
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yes going to have to agree here. I am open to trying out new versions, definitely has potential with some additions and things you mentioned

No Thanks
I was a massive fan of PointUI v1 and had been looking forward to v2 being another huge step forward.
However, I have to say that it looks like a great big bag of crap next to TF3d (and I'm not a big fan of TF3d). Furthermore it seems to have limited functionality, is only a plugin and although it openly states it is a beta, the tone of the feedback in this site is distinctly mixed.
I think I would forgive the bugginess if it just looked better and brought something I thought was useful. But even the screenshots on PointUI's own site look poor quality.
Lastly, the 'Pro' version is paid for software - so how much? What will it do that Mobile Shell and WAD don't? Maybe the applet development will make it a must have...but it certainly needs a few good skinners on the case...
In summary...disappointed - just my personal opinion

iain.fraser said:
I was a massive fan of PointUI v1 and had been looking forward to v2 being another huge step forward.
However, I have to say that it looks like a great big bag of crap next to TF3d (and I'm not a big fan of TF3d). Furthermore it seems to have limited functionality, is only a plugin and although it openly states it is a beta, the tone of the feedback in this site is distinctly mixed.
I think I would forgive the bugginess if it just looked better and brought something I thought was useful. But even the screenshots on PointUI's own site look poor quality.
Lastly, the 'Pro' version is paid for software - so how much? What will it do that Mobile Shell and WAD don't? Maybe the applet development will make it a must have...but it certainly needs a few good skinners on the case...
In summary...disappointed - just my personal opinion
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Agreed. Not impressed at all...I'm sticking with WAD.

mmm
Yup aggred , instaled it .. and it was not as " smoth " as the 1.X, why have small buttons?.. why have news feeds?
I have a theme now for TF3D and it kinda looks goods... staying with that for a while .. sorry point guys

I quite like it, but it seems that I'm in the minority.
I've added my home town to the weather applet without any trouble at all, also local news in the today feed. Not sure why someone was having a problem configuring that. Pilot error?

barbapappa_86 said:
Dont work for me Have a Swedish stock ROM.
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It is hardcoded. I have the same problem on my dutch device.It doesn't find the install path on localized devicesI didn't see any icon neither.
So I started it manually.

hendrixus said:
It is hardcoded. I have the same problem on my dutch device.It doesn't find the install path on localized devicesI didn't see any icon neither.
So I started it manually.
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Yup, me 2. Now its running and seems to work quite smooth. I´ll will look this up later on, now its just incomplete.

Spb mobile shell 3.0 cab

It's on their servers: http://softspb.com/ext/mobileshell/6...ell3_setup.exe THIS IS NOT WAREZ...REGISTER AND ENJOY
MIRROR
http://rapidshare.com/files/222156314/SpbMobileShell.cab

Looks good, but i keep PointUI for my self which is FREE !

rdavidsmith said:
It's on their servers: http://softspb.com/ext/mobileshell/6...ell3_setup.exe THIS IS NOT WAREZ...REGISTER AND ENJOY
MIRROR
http://rapidshare.com/files/222156314/SpbMobileShell.cab
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Original link does not work. Mistake I guess. Their homepage says free trial.

ZekeWolf said:
Original link does not work. Mistake I guess. Their homepage says free trial.
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No my friend the link is good however ppl are overloading the server is all.

Ahh. . that's why. I see that the .exe is up on a bunch of other sites
I deleted my links, cause SPB removed them so they didn't work anymore.

Incredible fast!
I like it very much. Really nice UI.
I'll try it out for a while and we'll see =)

Yeah I like it too, impressive tool, now lets see if it can replace TF3D for good Trial is good for 15 days.

not register ... 15 day try..

Damn, it's ugly!
Sorry, but it really is
Anyways, you guys might wanna take a look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505356

Well I think it looks great, and have been waiting a long time for this.... well not really but seems like it

Basic version always was, customization and skins is where it could shine

Just tried it now and wasn't to fond of it to be honest.
The professional screen just looked overcrowded in my opinion but the lifestyle screen was cool.
I think it would've been a good idea if you had the choice to get rid of one of
the screens.
I've still got it installed but have turned it off and am using TouchFLO again

Trial version
0 days left
Not working

instal cab not works correctly on HD, but exe yes.

The cab works fine to me. Realy fast and beautiful. But i have 2 of everyone in my contacts.

Excellent! I've been waiting for this! I hope you skinners start pumping some themes out!

Took a while to release but definitely worth the wait.
Mirror: http://rapidshare.com/files/222223065/SpbMobileShell.cab

Rozenthal said:
Damn, it's ugly!
Sorry, but it really is
Anyways, you guys might wanna take a look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505356
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And you reckon SPB Mobile Shell is ugly! There really is no accounting for taste!

Looks great in landscape! Just need to figure out how to have my other apps open instead of the ugly standard windows mobile apps... i.e. calendar and sms.

At last its released! Was waiting 4 this so long. Now im gonna compare this stuff with Manila. Who is gonna win? Will see.
PS: found serial inside ver. cool.

[Q] Is there some kickass Today screen?

Hey there
Could someone give a really good advice with link to themes for it so I can see...
I have tried so many plugins that my eyes are bloody already...
Maybe I just didn't find good combination of plugin/theme...please someone..
thank you.

Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502056&highlight=theme+concept
if you know how to use WAD2. I think it's very nice.

Kick-ass Today Screen!!!!!
Yes there is.....Try the SPB 3.0....it out shines HTC home page!!!!!
Try the 30 day trial and if your lucky, you may find a serial for it too!!!!!
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/mobileshell/

Sopis said:
Hey there
Could someone give a really good advice with link to themes for it so I can see...
I have tried so many plugins that my eyes are bloody already...
Maybe I just didn't find good combination of plugin/theme...please someone..
thank you.
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You may want post what you've tried already so the suggestions that come through won't be plugins that you've already written off.
I'm currently in the process of testing SPB 3.0.1. Still not sure if I like it enough to replace TF3D as it doesn't allow total integration with my other apps...Resco contacts, sms chat.

I guess you are right.
For starters, I have installed SPB 3 and WM7 black skin..it is very good..not the best but good, I like it
So far I have tried:
×Throttle launch (not good, graphics were blurry, guess it is more for VGA , but could be OK for VGA device)
×PocketPlus (too much stuff, didnt like it)
×HTC Home (I dunno why, but I guess this plugin did something bad to my phone, it acted weirdly, although it provided informaton I wanted, I did a painful Hard Reset and after that everything was OK)
×SPB 2 (I used this for very long time, but I got bored from the graphics and I liked and hated Now screen at the same time )
×PointUI2 (this was freaking awesome, very smooth graphics, but I lack WVGA skins and applets, good skins were VGA only and I couldnt switch to my today screen, which I do sometimes to check how much have I called already)
×rlToday (this one could be great, but It was very small on my screen, I could hardly see the clock )
×this is all I remember what I have tried
Now I am using:
SPB 3
HomeScreen++ (I use this only as a Call Timer, but would like to use it wider, but dunno how , does someone have an advice how to get a MAX out of this prog?)
And I have Spb Wireless monitor and Spb Backup on my todayscreen.
Thats it. So I guess I have tried a lot, but still am not absolutely satisfied.
What I really wish for is something like Omnia today screen..Ow how I would like to drag and drop widgets...I know FEWidgets can do this but I dont like how it looks...
And what I would like to have mostly is somekind of desktop with Icons and stuff...ust like a normal PC....
Thx for replies guys.

juice said:
Yes there is.....Try the SPB 3.0....it out shines HTC home page!!!!!
Try the 30 day trial and if your lucky, you may find a serial for it too!!!!!
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/mobileshell/
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how do you know which version is the right one?
are there any pics of the software in action somewhere?

Well it sounds like you've tried just about everything lol! You didn't mention Wisbar Advance Desktop I see. This is the closest thing I've found where you can have the look and feel of your desktop PC.
Check out Mallmans Vista Theme here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468153&highlight=Vista+Theme < Check out his site for more themes here > www.swampthing.net

Ow
You see, as I said I didn't remember
I tried WAD already, but again, some things are not to my liking.
I guess I am very demanding
thanks for your helps guys.
I guess I will stick with SPB 3 for some time.
Although Id like to make my own theme but dunno how.
I made a thread about this, hope someone will throw some letters in it
Thanks.

[REQ] I Need A Kick Ass Interface.

Okay So Im Using Miri's ROM (Which Is Great, If You Dont Know How To Flash ROM's You Should Learn )
Anyway, I've Been Through PointUI2,Xperia Panels, SPB Shell And Im Bored Of Them.
Im Using The Android/Linux Too, Which Is Great But Its In Very Early Beta Stages, Id Like Something Fully Functional And New/Amazing.
Something Like 3D EyeTracking UI (Well It Would Be Very Far From It Considering It Isnt Out Yet, But You Get The Flow.)
Also, Please Dont Recommend TF3D, TF3D Is Dead
And If Anyone Could Find Me An Amazing Titanium Theme, That'd Be Great. I Like The Work All The People Put Into The Themes And They Look Great, Im Just Looking For Something A Bit More Simple, With That Extra Touch.

Sorry this is of no help to you at all, but thanks fo rpointing me in the direction of 3D Eyetracking UI

DanMccoy1 said:
If You Dont Know How To Flash ROM's You Should Learn
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If you don't know how to create your own UI themes you should learn
Why don't you create a theme in whatever UI where every word begins with a capital.. Like, hello, how kick ass is that
Just kidding

GCSE's Just Finishing School, No Time To Make My Own Theme.

Yeah I Can Understand That, For Me Too, School Is Taking A Lot Of Time As Exams Are Coming
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
kidding :|

DanMccoy1 said:
GCSE's Just Finishing School, No Time To Make My Own Theme.
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me too.
That TAT stuff (from the company that made the 3d eye tracking UI) appears to be not too different from flash animation and adobe after effects-type applications, both of which i'm quite good at (modest, i know) but i bet it costs a lot.
I also cant seem to figure out why, if its so good, we have yet to see a UI made with their apps. is there some catch im missing? i would contact them via email but they dont give one and i dont fancy giving them my home phone number, or calling a number in another continent.

You need to use
Homescreen plusplus
or
Rltoday
and make your own theme..