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I didn't see this posted anywhere here in the WM 6 forum, so I thought I would as the new version, 1.5, now supports WM 6. For anyone interested, here is the link:
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/?en
They made some nice changes and the new Professional Now screen is pretty cool.
yeah pretty cool...tryin it out on LVSW's 6/16...no problems so far
running smooth on schaps 3.30c
The last time I used any spb software, it drained my battery real fast.
Any such problem with the new verson?
this version of mobile shell is no different from the last one.. not worth it..
Madcap180 said:
this version of mobile shell is no different from the last one.. not worth it..
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This version of Spb Mobile Shell v1.5 Final (Build 2894) compared to the last one is worth it for me as the phone ringing unable to answear freeze ups are gone. Battery is fine and i have tested all the shell's to date!
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This version of Spb Mobile Shell v1.5 Final (Build 2894) compared to the last one is worth it for me as the phone ringing unable to answear freeze ups are gone. Battery is fine and i have tested all the shell's to date!
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unfortunately it still is a RAM hog... of almost 1MB...
Exatcly my point Walshieau .. plus I'm more of a WAD guy anyway, so I have no need for Today plugins unless I run them on virtual pages.. which really chews up memory .. lol
We still have plenty of free memory so whats the point, i don't see anything slower using it and personally i got used to it and its very handy for me
I have to say I really like this app and don't mind the 1 meg it uses ( I have plenty to spare!) It's just a great productivity tool for my phone and it has a lot of improvements over version 1.0 not just the bug eradication!
Caused my trinity to lock up after being left for a while (WM5).
Went back to my v1.0 and all is ok.
Can't understand why they don't allow more photo dials on the photo dial tab. ie two rows of photos
i don't understand why there aren't choices for any app in the mobile shell today row....
OR..
why their aren't ANY 'home' app choices (there are 8 or so chosen for you.
........unless of course i'm missng something...again!
home screen u can choose your apps. press n hold those u dont want and remove, more options will appear. press and hold, choose pin for those u want 2 keep.
those that appear are those recently used. if u want an app to appear, use it, close it, then choose it and pin it.
will download new version n c how it goes.
thank you Simon!
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Caused my trinity to lock up after being left for a while (WM5).
Went back to my v1.0 and all is ok.
Can't understand why they don't allow more photo dials on the photo dial tab. ie two rows of photos
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Probably due to the lock up you didn't have enough time to play with it... they do now allow you to add another 2 dial tabs so you can have 15 photo dials instead of the old 5 in v1.0
thanx for the info, I used this app for a while. new version installed, but till now I did not find any difference... and I had no problem on WM5 and 6 versions. it is stable, and fast.
Unistalling...
Hi all.
I've tested the app, and works fine for me, but i have one issue...i unistall it, and now when a press on/off button and then press again after a while to get the PDA on, i get the screen locked, and i must unlock...
can someone say me how to disable this? how to disable the lock when off/on...
Thanks.
thier both cool
I run the old version, its absolutely cool and work very well on my herms wm6. I must admits the old version is almost the same to the new 1.5version.
Im surprised mobile shell could not pin point the difference between both versions, Im sure it will generate some selling points ,won’t it?? Blind guys like me agree that the two versions are pretty much the same.
SPB Menu just became perfect! (nearly) - you can fully customise the menus now! Have fun
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Probably due to the lock up you didn't have enough time to play with it... they do now allow you to add another 2 dial tabs so you can have 15 photo dials instead of the old 5 in v1.0
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I did play with the program alot. V1.5 has some improvements but having the extra dial tabs makes the program more difficult to use with your finger as I already have 5 tabs. I would still prefer the one dial tab with two/three rows of photo contacts.
Don't get me wrong, this is a great program.
Sorry to bother you all about this, but I was hoping to get everyones experienced/educated minds on what is the best contacts manager/programme out there
Currently using standard contacts which comes with Schaps WM6.1 Beta ROM, but have also tried SPB Contacts & Photo Contacts Pro. v5.08 demo
All opinions welcome, and again sorry to disturb evryone on such a trivial question
cheers
Not one response!!! Was hoping for a little bit better than that!!
It depends what you want from a Contacts program I guess but I've been impressed with the standard Contacts program when used with the Random Access CAB file. I also use the contacts section of Pocket Informant 8. They're both different and both have their own strengths and weaknesses.
You may also want to try PocketCM for a bit of iPhone-ish type contact management. It's also worth taking a look at Face Contacts (at least I think that's what it was called) which displays selected contacts on your Today screen in a similar fashion to the way iTunes Album Cover Flow style works.
I have been using iContact and CNetX Face Contacts. I find that they are good for me.
I have been using iContact is very simple and good.
cheers guys
I don't think many people are aware that Resco has launched a Beta release of their new Contact manager. At the moment it's free for download and has a license included, so I recommend you try it out while you can!
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/contactmanager/
The application itself works really nice on HD. It's in full screen, with pretty much the same functions as we've seen on Yota contacts + it has an SMS screen that shows threaded SMS in a much better way then standard WinMo.
It supports Favorites, Call history, Contacts, SMS viewer and a Dialpad.
Of course, it's not nearly implemented into TF3D, altough the app sets itself as default Contacts. Biggest plus is the speed - it's a very fast application. Downside for me is - it's a bit on the ugly side Yota looks much nicer.
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I've personally kicked out Yota since the release of this app because it was buging my phone sometimes and the worth thing is that is was draining a lot my battery....
But this resco contact, is really awesome !
really fluide, it is automatically mapped on the call buton, and really useful.
For a beta version it is really promising
yota also annoying my HD. creating lots of bugging. resco contact manager is a good option~ importantly, it's free!
cool! i like it tooooo!
no languages options but its ok!
thx a lot
options and skins will surely come in the next release as this is the first beta!!!
it is really fast this app ... i love it so far
Thanks for the info Rozenthal.
I just wished there had been a .cab file to download.
For the time being, I'm away from my PC so will have to wait before installing and using this little gem.
tell me about it i'm a mac user and have to start that crap thing windows xp ...
That is a very valid point you mention there berkut_g.
I wonder how difficult it would be (and the legal implications) to recompile as a .cab file?
it's fast! even faster than iContact! It replaces the dailer, but its dailer doesn't support Video Call. Too bad but I need Video Call. It also has some problems with rotation - from landscape and then back to portrait...
cool fast and nice design
Rozenthal said:
I don't think many people are aware that Resco has launched a Beta release of their new Contact manager. At the moment it's free for download and has a license included, so I recommend you try it out while you can!
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/contactmanager/
The application itself works really nice on HD. It's in full screen, with pretty much the same functions as we've seen on Yota contacts + it has an SMS screen that shows threaded SMS in a much better way then standard WinMo.
It supports Favorites, Call history, Contacts, SMS viewer and a Dialpad.
Of course, it's not nearly implemented into TF3D, altough the app sets itself as default Contacts. Biggest plus is the speed - it's a very fast application. Downside for me is - it's a bit on the ugly side Yota looks much nicer.
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great find well done
I like it!
It's very fast indeed.
But it is totally not the program showed on the site.
How to change to that black version??
this is the fisrt beta and they haven't incuded any skins for the moment
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this is the fisrt beta and they haven't incuded any skins for the moment
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Ah well, installed!
Feels great and very very fast!
Best contact manager so far.
I also like Yota, but that's much heavier and slower.
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Just received a call: screen totally messud up!
Somehow Resco also tries to change this???
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Via program files, Resco Contact: click on RPMOpt - "don't manage incoming calls". Works better now
I installed it on my Sprint Touch. It's a really nice program. I wish the touch sensitivity was a little better (when selecting "Call Home", "Call Mobile", "Send SMS", etc on each contact). I have to really hit the button just right towards the bottom for it to work. It is still beta so I'm sure they'll improve on it. I used the love Vito Funcontact but this app will be my new replacement. Try it out!
Edit: The "Manage Incoming Calls" is working nicely on my phone... so far.
Beards said:
Thanks for the info Rozenthal.
I just wished there had been a .cab file to download.
For the time being, I'm away from my PC so will have to wait before installing and using this little gem.
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here is ...
MOD EDIT: Cab removed. No mirrors needed by Resco
Resco Contact Manager
I tried it two days ago, but uninstalled it due to buggy network shortcuts on the today plugin, and limited contact functions.
Replaced it with phoneAlarm and iContact Burt edition
Thanks Rozenthal, good find.
Really nice contact program.
I really like the idea of having a "slide to answer" phonecanvas - so one don't by accident ignore or answer the phone.
Sadly though, what I've tried - it seems WAAAY to slow.
If I get an incomming call, the phone starts to light up... then showing the canvas...
If I then put my finger on the slider, and start sliding - nothing happends for the first second... I need to let it "load" the slider completly - and then it's ready for sliding..
all in all - this whole procedure takes so long - the phone might return to the answeringmachine...
So, I'm wondering if there's any lightweight "slide to answer" canvas'es out there - that work on the Diamond?
You must have some serious problems with your phone. Canvas is working, and is working normally, i.e. without any delays and such. I recommend flashing some other rom with slide answer ans trying it yourself. For good measure you could backup your data and clean the storage too...
I've tried a few WM 6.5 ROMS, but that ALL have the same sluggish behavior.
Currently I'm using my own WM 6.5 from the GSM kitchen - which seems really fast in all programs - but still a bit slow when loading the phone canvas... and the slider
Manilla is for example working REALLY fast - close to no delay at all (That I can notice anyway)
It's like the phone has a lot to do when there's an incoming call... Like it has to startup alot of software?
Maybe someone has a video of how fast the phone is - when there's an incoming call?
I've tried upgrading my radio aswell - but that didn't make any difference.
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I've tried a few WM 6.5 ROMS, but that ALL have the same sluggish behavior.
Currently I'm using my own WM 6.5 from the GSM kitchen - which seems really fast in all programs - but still a bit slow when loading the phone canvas... and the slider
Manilla is for example working REALLY fast - close to no delay at all (That I can notice anyway)
It's like the phone has a lot to do when there's an incoming call... Like it has to startup alot of software?
Maybe someone has a video of how fast the phone is - when there's an incoming call?
I've tried upgrading my radio aswell - but that didn't make any difference.
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HTC Phone Canvas or Tachi are slower on 6.5 ROMS. Try it on 6.1, you will note the diference.
EDIT: If you don't use video call it is better to use default winmo 6.5 with some tweak to lock you device by default. Or use it with S2U2.
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HTC Phone Canvas or Tachi are slower on 6.5 ROMS. Try it on 6.1, you will note the diference.
EDIT: If you don't use video call it is better to use default winmo 6.5 with some tweak to lock you device by default. Or use it with S2U2.
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That's my advice, too!
Disable the HTC PhoneCanvas through Registry and use S2U2 with the Slide to answer option instead! It's way faster then HTC Slide to answer!
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skin]
"Enabled"=dword:0
Ok, I just gave S2U - and I must admit - it's WAAAAAY better!
I disabled the HTC canvas using the registry fix...
Sadly the Windows answer-canvas will pop-up just before the S2U (will only be visible for under half a second...) Is there any way to completly disable the Windows answer canvas - and ONLY use the S2U?
Iconsoft Phone Extension (PhonEx) is the best phone dialer (for me), but it is not free
It also has some kind of slide to answer but in UP direction.
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[...] Is there any way to completly disable the Windows answer canvas - and ONLY use the S2U?
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No, that's (currently) not possible!
I think in S2U2 settings you have something like "On wake up delay start of S2U2". The value is in ms. It's set to 500 by default i think. I didn't experiment with this, but try to set it to a lower value. It just might make the default windosw answer screen "invisible" ..
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I think in S2U2 settings you have something like "On wake up delay start of S2U2". The value is in ms. It's set to 500 by default i think. I didn't experiment with this, but try to set it to a lower value. It just might make the default windosw answer screen "invisible" ..
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No, it won't simply start instead.
Well wierd. I had it set to 300ms, and you could se the windows answer notification for...well, around 0,3 sec. Then i set it to OFF, and if my eyes arent cheating me, it shows up faster. The windows notification just blinks once under s2u2, and that's it..
The question I have is that when clicking on the message preview or when clicking on "Send Message" from the contact details screen, is there a way to default to using the WM messaging instead of HTC's? I much prefer the threading of WM as it's quicker and not sluggish. My sig has my current phone specs.
Thanks!
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The question I have is that when clicking on the message preview or when clicking on "Send Message" from the contact details screen, is there a way to default to using the WM messaging instead of HTC's? I much prefer the threading of WM as it's quicker and not sluggish. My sig has my current phone specs.
Thanks!
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Give this cab a try, I think it's what you're looking for...it disables the HTC SMS interface. You'll still have the "messaging" tab in TF3D/Sense, but when you select a message on that tab, it will go straight to the WM interface.
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Give this cab a try, I think it's what you're looking for...it disables the HTC SMS interface. You'll still have the "messaging" tab in TF3D/Sense, but when you select a message on that tab, it will go straight to the WM interface.
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Thanks for the advice. I installed the .cab and did a soft reset but it's still popping up with the HTC SMS interface for messages
-Not sure if the NGR ROM is preventing the .cab from working.
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Thanks for the advice. I installed the .cab and did a soft reset but it's still popping up with the HTC SMS interface for messages
-Not sure if the NGR ROM is preventing the .cab from working.
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That's possible, I'm honestly just running the stock tmo ROM (6.1), so the issue could just be 6.1 vs 6.5. I have seen other cabs on here that do the same thing, they might be 6.5-compatible. I don't have any of the others anymore or I'd just post them here for you. I'm pretty sure I found them just by searching "disable HTC SMS"
Would also be interested in getting the original Winmo interface working for 6.5, the sense messaging app is craptastic!
Still haven't had any luck with this yet. I tried installing the Zeyene cab but that didn't fix anything. I then installed the SMS cab that NRG provides with his ROM, but that's just a different skin and was just as slow as the HTC SMS.
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Still haven't had any luck with this yet. I tried installing the Zeyene cab but that didn't fix anything. I then installed the SMS cab that NRG provides with his ROM, but that's just a different skin and was just as slow as the HTC SMS.
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Yeah, that's the other one I've used, and I know it works on 6.1, but I can't say for 6.5...either the HTC messaging module is different in 6.5, or just accessed differently by the system.
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Yeah, that's the other one I've used, and I know it works on 6.1, but I can't say for 6.5...either the HTC messaging module is different in 6.5, or just accessed differently by the system.
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Well Zeyeene claims to be for 2.5. I've got a registry editor on my phone so if anyone knows a registry fix for this then by all means, do tell
Just checking to see if anyone's thought up anything on this yet.
I like Windows Mobile, and I like TouchFlo3D. However, I do not like that fact that the built in HTC SMS is slow as dirt. Any time I try and message someone with the HTC sms it makes my phone crawl. When I use the WM version it works much faster and I like the way it looks more. Does anyone know of a ROM that fixes this?
So apparently I've been wrong with my terminology here. I believe what I should be describing is to over ride the manilla sms application with the HTC one... But perhaps someone more knowledgeable can help me out with the terms.
anyone figure this out for wm 6.5? the modified 47dd6acd_manila worked on 6.1 but it does nothing on 6.5.. seems htc changed the filename.
i hate this laggy htc sense sms..
Bump this... please someone.
with sense 2.5...
the messager is actually HTC Message Client.
an overlay of HTC Message.
i am not sure of a cab that disables it.
but i know there are custom roms that do not include it.
those roms have the same messenger as sense 2.1 roms.
hope that helps. somehow.
in the quest for a fix.
I am looking for this fix still as well...someone please update if a fix is found. Energy July 1 ROM Does not have HTC Messenger built in...I however find Energy ROMS unreliable--so it wont work for me.
The only thing that works for me is removing text messages from TouchFlo then creating a shortcut to the text app.
Not that it's just slow the send button is in a different location using the Windows or HTC messaging. Sometimes I end up hitting back instead of send because I didn't notice which interface I was in.
bump. what is the text app?
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bump. what is the text app?
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It is just the shortcut in programs for text messages it just takes you to the default WM text messenger program.
Did you try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=556614
It's for the touch HD but tp2's quite similar.
Would love to know how to disable landscape mode in the messaging app I find the flip between modes is way to slow.
I would love a fix for this. I hate HTC Messenger so much, and I don't want to have to flash to a different ROM :/