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[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
Sorry for mistyping the kernel version number... Post fixed. :D

Same here, and really happy with the results. :)

I even saw people having crammed more than 5 rows in portrait 4 columns setup, but not only it's not visually wonderful (there are actually 5 1/2 rows showing ! :D), but there's very few space for labels (only one line, actually, where they often need 3 lines in portrait mode, because of the reduced horizontal space left).

I tried to put more than 3 rows in 6 columns landscape setup and abandonned the idea too, for the same reason. It just looks nice in 3 rows and icons label have 2 lines free for text : enough for everything until now (they are much wider in landscape mode). :)

While you're here, could somebody advice for a complete setup using free tools allowing to develop for WM6 ?
[Windows Mobile] Nullstring:
I use Visual Studio 2008 Professional and Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phones

VS2008PRO Contains the necessary tools and apps for creating a Windows Mobile application and you have to download WM6.5 and WM6.5.5 SDKs to be able to create an apps for WM6.5/6.5.x

Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phones is free. But if you want to have a more complete dev environment, you must purchase VS2010 or VS2008
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
That's weird in turn.

Icons are showing only if you put shortcuts (.lnk files) or folders into the \Windows\Start menu folder.

You can always put icons links and localized names in the registry, so your new shortcut will use them to display in the Start menu upon copying or moving it there, but they still wont show until an actual shortcut file (or folder) is physically present.

Apart from that, there are a few WM and HTC icons automatically displaying a link to their respective applets, either you actually put a shortcut or not. I'm not sure anymore because it's been a long time since I didn't bother about it, but I think "Home" and "Comm Manager" in the Start menu root might be of that kind.

And of course, Settings applets don't need a shortcut file to show : they are defined in the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel] section, then the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Settings] section just has to use them. It actually only gives them an icon and a name, since even their location is given by their "Group" value in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel]. Maybe you should check your registry for them.

Another group of icons automatically showing concerns HTC applications. If you want them tidily stored in a subfolder (or not showing at all), then you'll don't want them to add themselves in the Start menu root.

This is switched by setting "IsShortcutEnable" value to 0 in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila] : check for that registry key in your hive.
[Windows Mobile] Stephen:
Yea figured out it was an issue with kitchen build. I built it again from scratch and it resolved the issue! Random :(
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
OK, thanks.

Does VS2010 still allow to build WM apps ? I was afraid they would have given up, now they are trying to impose WP7... Not that it could be a bad OS in fine, but it's still not finished IMHO, and I'm not fond of the xBox/Zune/cloud thing... :p

On the other hand, previous versions of VS express were limitated to QGVA WM5 : does VS2008 or 2010 Express now allow to build VGA/WVGA WM6/6.5 apps, and what are their main limitations compared to the professional versions ?

Back to the squared menu thingy, it was the first time I really played with the CPR files...

Then eliminating the start_menu_background files suddenly solved a problem I didn't figure out it was there (probably because of some margin/offset coordinates in the CPR) : the difficulty to align the Sense and WM (showing when opening the Start menu) wallpapers.

As I'm fond of full transprency, I had hard times trying to align all that (wallpapers, skinned bars, under Sense and WM at the same time, etc.) and trying to avoid visual glitches when rotating or switching from Sense to WM Start menu and vice-versa.

Now I know it's so easy to get rid of that supid additional wallpaper displayed from the CPRs, the tasks looks much easier ! :D

I'll try again the trick from volDeus to get real transparency for Sense bars and make really good looking themes, now. :cool:
[Windows Mobile] ultrashot:
VS2010 doesn't support WM. Only VS2005/2008 do.

Then you should install Windows Mobile 6 SDK Refresh and WM6.5 (or wm6.5.3) DTK.

Don't forget that you need professional versions of SDKs.
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
OK, thank you for precising. :)

Another question for you, please : I noticed the softkeybar becomes almost transparent when using your modified shell32.exe : did you include the transparency trick, or is it just because there's no start_menu_background defined in the CPRs ?
[Windows Mobile] ultrashot:
cpr is almost default (with only some values fixed), exe is totally default (with two little patches not related to that).
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
OK...

So your changes in shell32.exe are only about the grid setup.

I'll certainly combine that with the transparency trick, then. :)

CPRs often contain a "Background" tag. These are the most commonly found :

portrait :

<Image ID="Background" Left="0" Top="-52" Visible="True" Opacity="1.0" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" Source=".\StartMenu_Background_Screen_480x800.png"/>

Landscape :

<Image ID="Background" Left="0" Top="-27" Visible="True" Opacity="1.0" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" Source=".\StartMenu_Background_Screen_800x480.png"/>

Notice the "Top" value, most probably responsible for the offset problems I've been battling against in order to try aligning Sense and Start menu wallpapers... It's even obviously calculated for WM6.5, though it was found in a WM6.5.3 ROM !

Without the tag at all, only stwater_480_800.jpg and stwater_800_480.jpg are showing under the icons, and they are kind enough to cover the screen without an offset. ;)

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Excuse me, while I'm thinking about it...

I've been modifying shell32.exe and aygshell.dll files for a long time, and always been working from original files extracted from the exact ROM I was using.

I've then noticed they were always different for each build.

And now, I'm using the shell32.exe you provided and it works straight out of copying to the \Windows folder, without even worrying for compatibility.

So why are there so many differences, while it obviously doesn't matter so much ?

And from what build was your shell32.exe originally extracted, please ? :D
[Windows Mobile] ultrashot:
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[Windows Mobile] Nullstring:
am using 28244. Which was working in the first try.

I'd love to have this as an option in my Final Customization app so users can choose if they like to have a squared start menu or the honeycomb one.

Here's my shell32.exe for build 28244.
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
Is it modified yet ?

I don't think I would have put a 21690 sell32.exe in my 29022 ROM without crashing : I used the WM6.5.3 version you also provided.

It's the one whose build number I would like to know, please. ;)

BTW, I actually crashed my HD2 with a rotten aygshell.dll : I didn't do that for such a long time I completely forgot it couldn't work out of a file extracted from a NBH. :D

I had to download a fresh 29022 XIP package. I'm sometimes stupid ! :D

Anyway, I spent the whole night on it, but I finally made a lightened ROM out of NRGZ28's last one, including your mod (transparent bars version :D). I had a lot of fixed MUI file waiting to be included too, and I CFC compressed all the QTC pictures I had to include.

It's not a final release of course, but having 124 MB internal ROM free on an European model, with Documents and eReader tabs added and all the necessary apps installed, plus loads of new Start menu folders and their icons ("Accessories", "Utilities", "Applications", etc.), really, I'm happy with the results. :cool:

I may still find some more useless files to delete, and some day I'll compress all the QTC ! :P
[Windows Mobile] Stephen:
Does the transparent top bar only work on the start menu or does it work in mania as well. I use os 21913 sense 2018 and would love to have a transparent top bar with out having to install CHT.
[Windows Mobile] poyensa:
sorry i think was wrong thread
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
Yes, it is a bit, though it's still about modified shell32.exe... ;)

Nope, it works well only under pure WM / Titanium.

And volDeus utility unfontunately crashes Sense. I think it's because of CHT 2.0 : the tool would need an update ! :D

It works perfectly under WM / Titanium though : it completely copes with the remaining glitches when rotating the screen.

Too bad it can't be used with Sense + CHT 2.0 !

Now let's go back to the topic : how do you modify the file ? Do you replace some binary sequences ? Could we please know what you changed in the code ? :)

Oh, and a more general question : I usually sign the files I modify after RecModing them : do I really need to do this to replace files in a NBH using ROM Editor, or can I just use the unsigned versions ? It looks like the original (original from the chef, I mean) files are not signed... :)
[Windows Mobile] toxic77:
Hi can you do this gridscene on treo 750 sqvga?
[Windows Mobile] ultrashot:
exe itself supports all resolutions, you just should have correct *.cpr, although everything will work even without it.
[Windows Mobile] toxic77:
Hi Ultrashot, can you create the cpr file for it, also do I need to copy the shell32.exe and overwrite the shell32 on my rom?
[Windows Mobile] ultrashot:
1) no i can't

2) yes you need.
[Windows Mobile] toxic77:
Hi Ultrashot, thanks for the help its working fine now...
[Windows Mobile] hfzarx:
hye guys!

this kinda looks very nice~

will this work on a diamond with VGA resolution running a winmo 6.5(not 6.5.x)..?

i'm eagering to try this out.

think its better to ask first rather than just diving in and trashing my phone with a hard reset :D
[Windows Mobile] AndrewSh:
I think it's better to read at least OP's posts if you don't want to read the whole thread. The answer to your question is on this page

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19628913&postcount=85
[Windows Mobile] hfzarx:
hahaha~i did read the whole thread before asking :D

thanks btw AndewSh..~i'll try and see how it'll play with me..~

p/s: i'm flaming you if i ended with a hard rest :P

just kidding :D

---------- Post added at 11:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ----------

update:

okay tested~!

it didnt play very nice to me ..~

but no hard reset involved :D

in my case, the screen does change to square grid...but i cant touch anything and the start menu crash and unaccessable after that unless i soft reset my diamond..~

yea..i can only open up the start menu once after a softreset..~

and also the background of the start menu became all black..

cant see my wallpaper..~

anyway i'm using touch flo3d v2.1..does this matter..?

had to restore the original shell32.exe..><

what am i doing wrong now..? T_T
[Windows Mobile] wulishui:
So sad ! It did not work on 23659 ! Could somebody help me ? Thanks!
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
Hello,

Remember you have to replace both Shell32.exe AND the .cpr files...

Now, build 23659 is WM 6.5.5. Maybe it needs to start from the original Shell32.exe and modifiy it, but since I don't know where the file Ultrashot modifed comes from, I can't compare the original and the modified versions to figure out what to change in another shell.

Too bad ultrashot seems less and less active here on this forum - or maybe just on Windows Mobile ? :(
[Windows Mobile] AndrewSh:
Exactly.

About shell - it's from com3, so it does not fit to com5.
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
Ok, so if anybody knows what original file did Ultrashot modify, I'd be able to make a modified Com5 Shell32.exe...
[Windows Mobile] ultrashot:
The whole process of modifying is documented in patch_howto.txt
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
Shame on me, I didn't notice this file ! :D

OK, then, I'll be able to test and try a COM5 version, as I have an HD2 running under WM 6.5.5 (its touchscreen digitizer is broken into hundreds of pieces, but still functional - currently waiting for replacement parts). :p

Thanks ! :)
[Windows Mobile] wulishui:
I put both shell32 and cpr file into \windows ,it could not work , but at last , I put them into ROM kitchen and build a ROM , great , it worked well ! And so surprised, when I modularized shell32.exe , it could not work too .

I think original 23659 Shell32.exe will work better .
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
The file you want to work on must be either extracted form a .nbh ROM file or directly from the XIP archive.

I didn't test yet (my HD2 uses a COM3 ROM), but here is the modified 23659 (link below). Who wanna try ?

The pattern to look for was the same as for COM2 (0FE0A0E1 13FF2FE1 A03F80E0 C330A0E1). I found and replaced 3 occurrences : I hope it was the right thing to do ! :p

In the following archive, you'll actually find 4 versions, each of them containing the patched files in module form + the recmoded and signed exe : please remove the exe and the sign log file if you are to use the modules in a kitchen to build a ROM, or just copy the exe to your \Windows folder using Total Commander or Resco.

The four versions contained in the zip archive are :

- Original shell32.exe (I put it there mainly to offer a plain exe form - plus it's signed) in case someone needs it

- Squared shell32.exe

- Transparent softkey bar shell32.exe (to use with matching ayghell.dll for transparent taksbar)

- Squared AND transparent shell32.exe

If I judge from the fact the COM3 modified shell32.exe worked with any COM3 ROM build, this one should logically work with any COM5 ROM.

I'll try it on my wife's HD2 when I'll be back home... Hoping I won't brick it ! :D She doesn't currently use it anyway as she broke the glass touchscreen digitizer into hundreds of shards... They're still glued to the LCD screen BTW, and the digitizer is still working perfectly - except its like using a razor's edge as a touchscreen ! :D Still waiting for the replacement parts...
[Windows Mobile] wulishui:
THANK you very much ! I will have a try right now !
[Windows Mobile] curiousrom:
Square Start Menu 4 Columns 96 pixels Icons

Thank you for that cab. I prefer larger icons with less space between them so I modified your portrait cpr file to get 96 x 96 pixels icons and modified your cab. See attached screen cap, cab and cpr file.
[Windows Mobile] BorisMKD:
Is there any WQVGA mod for this thing? Would like to see the start menu of my beloved Omnia i900 with squared grid of 3 or 4 rows. :) Or at least tell me how to edit the CPR file, I can do it myself :)

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile] wulishui:
I like this very much , but now I use wm6.5 21869, because it works faster than wm6.5.x . How can this work on 21869 ?
[Windows Mobile] Z80-Man:
OK...

If I choosed a smaller size, it was for different purposes :

- Homogeneous look : same size as CHT quicklink icons

- Enough room to display long icons names (3 lines in portrait !) ;)

- Ability to display a fully showing 3x6 grid in landscape mode, with the same ability to display long icons labels (though now reduced to 2 wider lines).

Now of course, anyone can change the setting to whatever his taste... I actually spent a lot of time lining up all the items correctly, then my CPRs can be used as starting positions for any changes you want. :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaoropez:
Maybe I just recently noticed, but i cant remember it doing this before:

does everyones tab turn its wifi off when it goes on "standby" ie: the screen turns off? I don't remember it doing this before, i am stock, unrooted.

Everytime i press the power button to see the time or to do something, i notice that at the bottom tray it says no internet connection, but almost as quickly as I slide to unlock my wifi is restored. I have my tab next to me most of the day while I work on my computer, and rely on it to use gtalk, but if it turns wifi off, then I don't get notifications:mad:

is there a setting that i have checked or something? I have power saver off.

thank!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DT3CH:
Go into your wifi settings, then go into wifi sleep policy, you can change it in there, having the wifi sleep with the screen off will save battery though, so unless you need constant updates or polling for apps I would leave it the way it is
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaoropez:
thanks man, didn't see that setting. I am usally plugged in durign the day so setting it to never when pluggin in is exactly what i was looking for.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DT3CH:
Glad to help
[Motorola Photon 4G] korsjs:
Is there a way in either the settings menu or an app that will prevent the Photon from constantly looking/pinging for a stronger tower? I have determined that once locked onto a tower and it stays locked (or locked onto wifi), my battery life is actually very good. For example, at lunch, I sit in my car for about 45 minutes connected to one of the 4g towers and am using the phone the whole time while listing to music/podcast and using the internet and I start with a full charge and will only lose between 10 to 15 percent of the battery.

However, where I actually live are a bunch of weak coverage areas. While sitting in the school car pickup line for about 30 minutes I will typically lose close to 40 percent of the battery and the temperature goes up to 107 – 110 while I do nothing with my phone. My normal temp is 93 – 95. I used one of the locale apps that tells you what cell tower number you are on and in the 30 minutes I was in the car line it connected to seven different towers switching between them all many times. The cell phone tower pinging also happens when at a football came (Bucs, Raymond James Stadium) because of the amount of people trying to use their phones. There is no possible way of making it through the six hours without the phone dying.

So my question is – without going into airplane mode is there a way to prevent the cell tower hopping? I would rather have a constant weak signal then having the phone constantly looking for a better signal.

I am rooted on stock rom.
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
I don't think so man. Cell signal plays a huge roll on cdma phones, obviously the better signal you have the better battery life. Ive never heard of a way to prevent cell tower hopping as these phones are programmed to link with the best tower it feels will offer best signal. Sometimes you'll be on a Verizon tower and that may be the best one around or it may be the worst but if its closest to you your phone will possibly connect to it. You don't have to turn on airplane mode; i use the data saver profile that only uses data when the screen is on so when screen is off i save a **** ton of battery because the phone isn't trying connect the radio.

This is the only feature remotely close to what you're asking and it won't prevent "tower hopping". This will just only connect to sprint towers if you choose "Sprint only" resulting in probably even worse battery life.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7494/20110915114711.jpg
[Motorola Photon 4G] korsjs:
Thanks for your input. I was reading some of the other threads hear and found what you show in the picture. Mine was on any cdma and I switched it to auto as it was suggested it might help with 3g.

I am going to see how automatically performs today when I pick up my kid. Tomorrow I will switch to sprint only to see if that makes a difference.

I will report tomorrow evening with findings.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrinehart93:
If we can get custom radios for the phone that should make a difference. The radio (afaik) contains the algorithm for determining which tower to connect to based on the PRL, among other things.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jeffrey_L:
What battery setting will restrict data to only when the screen is on?
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
Go to settings and battery etc then find battery mode. Works like a charm i.swear.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6687/20110915145312.jpg
[Motorola Photon 4G] korsjs:
By turning off data when screen is off , will data sync automatically when I wake the phone up?

Also, switching to automatic in the settings did not help while in my kid's car line at school. I am going to change to Sprint Only tomorrow and reboot before I leave work. I did not reboot today when I changed to automatically. Not sure if that makes a difference.
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
Yes when u wake up the phone it will sync everything.
[Motorola Photon 4G] korsjs:
Just an update. Today my phone has never been better with battery and cell tower switching. The only other thing I did was reboot after changing to "automatically " . Real test will be this afternoon.

What really stands out is the battery tempature. At idle it is in the low 80s. After heavy use it is in low 90s. Maybe I did get lucky with the change.
[Acer Iconia A500] chriswoo:
Hello all,

Recently acquired the 3.2 update for my A501, but now wish to roll back to the standard rom, due to a warranty claim, plus it has no root function, as yet.

Could you point me in the right direction for the ROM that was realesed for the Asia-pacific region?

thanks chris.
[Acer Iconia A500] nzwilson:
hi

im looking for this as well

did you ever find one?
[Acer Iconia A500] MrIwik:
I didn't think it was possible at this stage to revert back to old versions after getting the OTA 3.2
[Acer Iconia A500] DerTeufel:
Yes it is possible, just did it last week with my A501.

There is a Topic in the Development-Section.

Sent from my rooted A501@1.4GHz
[Acer Iconia A500] DerTeufel:
Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1276227

Sent from my A501@Taboonay 1.4GHz
[Acer Iconia A500] MrIwik:
Just saw that, thanks..
[Acer Iconia A500] nzwilson:
cheers ill check that out
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Vexorg:
Hi all,

I finally got a chance to go to the store to check one of these out. I wanted to see what all the hype was about and if I could justify spending the money to upgrade my D2G (not elligible for upgrade yet).

First Impressions:

- Screen: I read all the hysteria about how bad a pixelated screen looks etc. Some people said that you could barely see the difference unless youre holding the right up to your eye holes.. They are wrong. You can easily see the difference holding it at normal viewing distance. If you like the screen on the D2G it will take some serious adjusting to. It simply 'seems' like outdated tech and looks cheap.

-4G: This is the first 4G device I have ever used. It is shockingly quick (had 2 bars in Central NJ). I download a few apps (dolphin browser) and went to a couple of web pages. I also ran the speed test 19.6mb down // 3.99 upload. I went to youtube and loaded an HD video and the video never stuttered once (video time never caught up to buffering). I was very impressed with 4G and that is mainly the reason I wanted to take a look at the Droid Bionic.

- Stress testing:? Not sure what to call this but I wanted to see if I could make the phone hang up. Im not even sure if these are applicable to the hardware, but I ran 2 apps. The first of which was Google Maps, it didnt seem to be any faster than on my D2G. Scrolling isnt any more impressive neither is zooming in, I felt like the rendering speed was the same.

- Moto BLUR/UI whatever its called these days: Its still sucky you will want to root and change it.

I also downloaded a PDF and scrolled around that. Same issue, rendering doesnt seem any faster.

Im not even sure if something like this can be critiqued because these things arent even smooth on a regular PC.

Its clearly a good phone if you can deal with the screen thing. Once roms and stuff are developed for it, it will be even better. I would probably pull the trigger if i was elligible for an upgrade.

Just my 2 cents.