[solved] menù app shortcut with letters. ideas for disable it? - Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking

hi guys,
With mango update, in the menù of apps, now there are letters as shortcut when you have more than x apps installed.
Is it possible to disable this function via registry tweak or set a differente value for x?
random_n said:
This bugged me pretty quickly after I tripped the limit (I don't have enough apps to justify the jumplist) so I went registry hunting.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Start
DWORD: GroupingThreshold
Change it to something larger. Mine was somehow set to 0 or 1 (can't remember which offhand). Turned it up to 45 (0x0000002D), did a soft reset/power cycle, and all was well.
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borich said:
hi guys,
With mango update, in the menù of apps, now there are letters as shortcut when you have more than x apps installed.
Is it possible to disable this function via registry tweak or set a differente value for x?
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WHY would you want to turn this OFF??!?!?!

because i think that the icon search on the left, do the same thing and don't "enlarge" the list

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Moving the HTCHome today plugin down in the list

I have installed the HTC Home today plugin and now it is at the top of the list of items I can add to my today screen. It is however not possible to move it down on the today screen since the move up/down buttons are disabled for that item.
Is there any way to move this today plugin anyways? Maybe a registry hack or something. I would like to have it as second item in the list and my spb mobile shell as item1.
kimusan said:
I have installed the HTC Home today plugin and now it is at the top of the list of items I can add to my today screen. It is however not possible to move it down on the today screen since the move up/down buttons are disabled for that item.
Is there any way to move this today plugin anyways? Maybe a registry hack or something. I would like to have it as second item in the list and my spb mobile shell as item1.
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It is allways verry difficult to help when we do not know which rom you have (name, version etc) which packages you have installed, like a list 1st) ... 2nd)... 3rd)HTC Home today etc...
We also need to know which version of htc home plug you have installed.
Now just a first question...
Can you move the other Today plugins so that the HTC Home becomes the place you like?
Stupid answer but could help...!
U can do it with any customisation software like memmaid or sktools, it's all about a registry setting :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Today/Items/HTC Home, just change "type" from 5 to 4
MadKer said:
U can do it with any customisation software like memmaid or sktools, it's all about a registry setting :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Today/Items/HTC Home, just change "type" from 5 to 4
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thanks. that exactly what I needed

Cannot select multiple files in File Explorer

Just found another problem with my TP2. I want to move some files to another location but I cannot select multiple files in File Explorer by draging the stylus to highlight them.
Is this behaviour by design or is there a bug on my device?
Shd be by default. Pls correct me if I am wrong.
I use resco for multiple file selections.
Simple.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
It works! Thx Monx!
No problem. If the avatar is you, what about gimme a simple kiss. if it not u, pls dont. i'm not gay. but ur avatar is really cute . sorry off topic. just cant resist
(you know i'm kidding)
I also was looking for this solution.
And indeed, it works.
But it introduces another problem: To switch between your mail account, you can swipe from left to right.
But after this patch, that doesn't work anymore
So I've put the old setting back.
@ronh
can u give more details about email switch by swipe mate?
in manila or messaging app? mine is just fine. maybe there is some tmob customization.
monx® said:
@ronh
can u give more details about email switch by swipe mate?
in manila or messaging app? mine is just fine. maybe there is some tmob customization.
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It's in the messaging app, not in manilla.
When you're in the messaging app, and you move your finger from left to right, it toggles between the configured mail accounts.
In mine TP2 for example: Outlook - Gmail - SMS (and then it starts over with Outlook.)
And although my provider is TMO, I have an unbranded Touch Pro2 WWE edition.
@ronh
Ok mate, got it, thanks (i always use navigation pad with raphael to do this)
Just for info, in wm6.5, we can swipe to switch between tab (iehone settings). So it cause a side effect in messaging.
ronh said:
It's in the messaging app, not in manilla.
When you're in the messaging app, and you move your finger from left to right, it toggles between the configured mail accounts.
In mine TP2 for example: Outlook - Gmail - SMS (and then it starts over with Outlook.)
And although my provider is TMO, I have an unbranded Touch Pro2 WWE edition.
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Indeed, that's a problem.
The Xperia I had recognized if you are using the finger or the stylus. When using the finger the application scrolls and when using the stylus you can draw a frame to multiselect items.
Maybe that's possible with the TP2 too?
skycamefalling said:
Indeed, that's a problem.
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Maybe it is related to OS build features or AKU changes.
Surely by disabling that reg key you're pretty much switching touchflo off?
So scrolling of anything in any WM apps (contacts, text messages, emails, calendar entries) will no longer work without using the scroll bar?
I just checked stock shipped Raphael (SEA 20764) OEMDrivers rgu, the value is set to 1 by default. And yes, messaging still scrollable to switch email account
I can still left< >right scroll between email accounts after this tweak.
Mesquire said:
I can still left< >right scroll between email accounts after this tweak.
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after this tweak can you make a zoom to photos with stylus or rotate photos...????
You mean in photo albums? I have never been able to do either, even before the tweak.
I can double tap the image to enlarge it, or use the slider at the bottom of the screen to zoom in.
In any case, the inability to group files together in File Explorer is more of an issue for me than being able to rotate a photo (can always turn the phone 90 degrees instead), and the registry tweak has fixed that.
Very strange, just tried it again: With the patch --> no swiping, undoing the patch --> swipings works.
Too bad, I'd loved to have the best of 2 worlds like Mesquire...
(I guess she looks the TP2 lovely in his display )
Hi all,
The easy way to select multiple files in Explorer is the Windows way of selecting multpile files. Just press CRTL on your keyboard (you have one ) en select the files you want... It's Windows isn't it?
monx® said:
Simple.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
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so weird! My TP2 suddenly lost it even with this set to 1
already tried rebooting: still nada.
UPDATE:
on further investigation, I found I can select multiple files only in some folders, e.g., root directory of the storage card, My wallpapers, Templates, files and folders directly under My Device, Application Data, Program Files...
but not files directly under My Documents, whether under My Device or storage card
UPDATE #2
The only way to have the ability to select multiple files in any folder AND keep left< >right scroll to switch email accounts is to set the it to 1, but not reboot. If I reboot with it set to 1, it behaves like the above.
Right now I have decided to set to 1 only when I need to select multiple files with the stylus, and change it back to 0 thereafter, or before a reboot. What a pain!
Planet X said:
Hi all,
The easy way to select multiple files in Explorer is the Windows way of selecting multpile files. Just press CRTL on your keyboard (you have one ) en select the files you want... It's Windows isn't it?
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True
but I prefer doing in portrait - if I open the keyboard to use its CTRL key, the screen switches to landscape mode.

Notification Bar

I haven't seen this anywhere else on this forum, but is anyone else frustrated by the notification bar (top of screen) on the TP2?
On my kaiser I was used to being able to tap on each icon to take me directly into the relevant screen (e.g. Mail, calendar appointment, battery status, volume control or connections screen).
On the TP2 every icon just takes you into 'Notifications' and then you have to click again to go into mail or appointments, but there is no way to the battery, volume control or connections.
Is there any way of restoring the previous functionality of this bar?
Also - (unconnected) anyone know how to change the text colour on the Today screen?
Cheers,
Yup.... asking same question myself.
Get a registry editor, and find the key HKLM\Services\NOTIFICATIONMANAGER\Flags. It should be 0 by default - change it to 4. This stops the HTC notification manager running and restores the default WM functionality.
spl23 said:
Get a registry editor, and find the key HKLM\Services\NOTIFICATIONMANAGER\Flags. It should be 0 by default - change it to 4. This stops the HTC notification manager running and restores the default WM functionality.
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Cheers - can you suggest a registry editor that works well on the TP2?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530281&highlight=monx
Try that
spl23 said:
Get a registry editor, and find the key HKLM\Services\NOTIFICATIONMANAGER\Flags. It should be 0 by default - change it to 4. This stops the HTC notification manager running and restores the default WM functionality.
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Works great. Thank you.
*edit* After hours of trying to find out why my text alerts (custom only) wouldn't ring. I changed the value back to "0" and my text alerts worked again. When I used the HTC stock text tones it would work, but not my custom ones. The phones ringtones and custom ringtones worked fine. Any ideas what would have caused the custom text tones not to work with this registry change?
I dont have that key
Hi
Sorry if i am being an idiot but I dont seem to have that key...
spvm2000 said:
Hi
Sorry if i am being an idiot but I dont seem to have that key...
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If you are still having this problem, post the ROM version and the registry editor you are using and I can try to help you make the change to your registry key.
Thanks for the response
Rom version is: 1.19.61.3 (51489) WWE This is the standard Orange uk rom
For the registry editor i am using either Schaps registry editor on the phone or Mobile registry editor by Breaksoft on my pc.
Thanks in advance.
If you install the Topaz Notification Manager it gives you the battery status & an icon that'll bring you to the battery options.
elliott_stocks said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530281&highlight=monx
Try that
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yep
that solved the problem for me
spvm2000 said:
Rom version is: 1.19.61.3 (51489) WWE This is the standard Orange uk rom
For the registry editor i am using either Schaps registry editor on the phone or Mobile registry editor by Breaksoft on my pc.
Thanks in advance.
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Sorry, I am not familiar with that ROM. You can try using a different registry editor or just use the Topaz Notification Manager like xnifex suggested.
You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=199592&d=1246059667

adjust keyboard backlight timeout ?

Hi!
Is there a way to adjust the keyboard's backlight timeout? I'd like it to stay on much longer...
thx
AO
anyone????
You can modify it, and tons more with Advanced Config http://www.touchxperience.com/en/advanced-configuration-tool.html
rockscientist01 said:
anyone????
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I looked into this when I first got my T-Mo TP2. I found the registry area, modified it, and it didn't change the timing.
I think this is yet ANOTHER instance where (starting with WinMo 6.0) the registry is not the storage area for the final values; instead these values are kept in a seperate file... and then transfered to the registry upon bootup.
If this is the case, all one needs do is find the actual file where the keyboard backlight timing values are stored, edit that file, then reboot (hoping the newer values get loaded into the registry).
yes i tried advanced config, but that didnt work...
Which file are you talking bout?
THX
AO
rockscientist01 said:
Which file are you talking bout?
THX
AO
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I wish I could tell you the name; but I haven't found it yet.
But this situation is akin to the audio values located in the registry. They are really stored elsewhere - in the AudioPara3 file; and upon power-on... that's where the registry gets the values from. If you do a regedit only, the changed settings won't hold-up after a power cycle (that's why this change can't be accomplished via a regedit alone). And I'm fearful this backlight setting is also stored elsewhere... I just can't find the file. :banghead:
Mike Mercury said:
:banghead:
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im feeling you
Anyways: please ppl keep searching haha
Ill watch this thread closely
AO
Mike Mercury said:
I looked into this when I first got my T-Mo TP2. I found the registry area, modified it, and it didn't change the timing.
I think this is yet ANOTHER instance where (starting with WinMo 6.0) the registry is not the storage area for the final values; instead these values are kept in a seperate file... and then transfered to the registry upon bootup.
If this is the case, all one needs do is find the actual file where the keyboard backlight timing values are stored, edit that file, then reboot (hoping the newer values get loaded into the registry).
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Here's another instance and it's even worse since it's a user settable option! Through the GUI Settings I adjust the Backlight time out: "Settings -> All Settings -> System -> Power -> Advanced" - "Turn off backlight if device is not used for". When I update the value it only persists until the next Soft Reset. How annoying....
It sounds like the same type of problem where at boot time the registry values are overwritten. Who would devise such a backwards system????
F
The "Evil" Ppl at MS...lol...Tj
Mike Mercury said:
I looked into this when I first got my T-Mo TP2. I found the registry area, modified it, and it didn't change the timing.
I think this is yet ANOTHER instance where (starting with WinMo 6.0) the registry is not the storage area for the final values; instead these values are kept in a seperate file... and then transfered to the registry upon bootup.
If this is the case, all one needs do is find the actual file where the keyboard backlight timing values are stored, edit that file, then reboot (hoping the newer values get loaded into the registry).
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Would this also be the case for Wi-Fi SSID values? Seems I have to keep entering the value even I don't do a soft reset. Just moving in and out of range of the hotspot...
keyboard backlight not on long enough
This thread has been around for 2 months but there seems to be no answer. Does somebody please know how to make the keyboard backlight stay on longer?
davidgee said:
This thread has been around for 2 months but there seems to be no answer. Does somebody please know how to make the keyboard backlight stay on longer?
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Well the only place I can find is .. all settings / personal / buttons / backlight
It says : Enable Keyboard backlight auto sensor ...
I unchecked it .. and the light on the keyboard stays on as long as its open :/
that keyboard backlight
Tried that. Changing Settings doesn't do anything, nor does changing the registry entries, not does using Advanced Config. Has anyone solved this question of keeping the keyboard backlight on for longer?

Want short cut link for Phone Sounds

I installed Easy Launcher which puts short cuts on your today screen. I want to install a shortcut for the Settings-> Personal ->Phone. One day I will buy some software (maybe someone knows of some for free), but everyday at work I set my phone to no ring, and at the end of the day I want to set it back to ring. A short cut on my today screen would help.
Thanks
thebrenda said:
I installed Easy Launcher which puts short cuts on your today screen. I want to install a shortcut for the Settings-> Personal ->Phone. One day I will buy some software (maybe someone knows of some for free), but everyday at work I set my phone to no ring, and at the end of the day I want to set it back to ring. A short cut on my today screen would help.
Thanks
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Why not just use the hardware volume button. Press it up or down, the HTC volume screen appears, select SILENT, and you are done! Or you could set it to vibrate.
I listen to music all day on head phones. I need the volumne up for the music but do not want the phone ring in my cubicle environment. Especially if I get up, leave my desk, and my phone has been ringing nobody appreciates it.
thebrenda said:
I listen to music all day on head phones. I need the volumne up for the music but do not want the phone ring in my cubicle environment. Especially if I get up, leave my desk, and my phone has been ringing nobody appreciates it.
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Well, you could disable the HTC Notifications manager. Then you would have the old-style dialogs for your data connection and volume. I mention it because the stock WM dialogs have separate volume controls for Phone and Device.
It is a registry tweak where you change the name of the dll file to something different. When you reset the notifications should be stock instead of HTC.
do you know what the registry change would be to remove the htc notifications?
thebrenda said:
do you know what the registry change would be to remove the htc notifications?
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local machine / services / notificationmanager / Dll.
Change it from NotificationManager.dll to NotificationManager2.dll and reset the device. If it works, when you click on the speaker icon in the task bar, you should get a dialog for just the volume.
I haven't tried this with my particular version of WM 6.5.x, but it worked on the stock WM 6.5.
could be done by simple script.
I have a script which automatically change backlight settings every morning and evening.
it's very similar thing, you only need to change values for registry entries in it.
Suppose on rhodium volume could be change directly through registry.
or you may find it on xda or I'll send it if you want.
these are those entries:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Volume]
"Ringer"=dword:99999999
from 00000000 to FFFFFFFF = level
and for vibrate:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0]
"Sound"="*none*"
OR
"Sound"="*vibrate*"
this just came:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686612
Thanks for the link.
thebrenda said:
Thanks for the link.
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Brenda, did you ever get this working (a shortcut to a specific place in settings)? If not I've come across another way to accomplish it that's pretty simple, let me know and I can create the link for you to put on your startmenu or wherever
create an ANSI file backlightTimes.lnk with this text inside:
1#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,3,1
==
1# - num of chars -ignored by new wm
ctlpnl - calling cpl files
cplmain - main cp applet
3 - internal code - ID of applet window
1 - open on 2nd TAB
problem is some contrl panel windows are ignoring last parameter (TAB) and this one is, so you need to click again, then make your settings and click to confirm. Still not too easy
papo said:
create an ANSI file backlightTimes.lnk with this text inside:
1#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,3,1
==
1# - num of chars -ignored by new wm
ctlpnl - calling cpl files
cplmain - main cp applet
3 - internal code - ID of applet window
1 - open on 2nd TAB
problem is some contrl panel windows are ignoring last parameter (TAB) and this one is, so you need to click again, then make your settings and click to confirm. Still not too easy
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Yup, my thoughts exactly

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