yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
Okay i see there are many questions about my set.

The set ist especially to make a iphone-cube with the Software "Ultimate launch" (UL). You dont need this all to make a cube with ULTIMATE launch but it looks much better so. Therefor my Set contains:

1. "Black Icons" for HTC Home

2. the "allblack.tsk" for the real black iphone look

3. special animted gifs for s2u2 from me in the same look

4. Software "PMC Todayshrink" to delete the Softkeys.

5. Many iphone-glass Icons made by me and others.

6. Software "Smart Utilities" (Freeware) from Daniel Schuhmann. This guy made UltimateLaunch and you need this utilities for example making photo-phone calls or start Wifi directly in UltimateLaunch.

7. Wallpapers in the same style.

8. a word document how to do.

Some neccesary things: When you go to the "Einstellungen" (Settings):

First off all if you make a new ("neu") tab (Side of the cube) you have to decide if the tab should have just Icons ("Verknüpfungen & Status"), Today plugins ("Heute plugins") or a combine of both ("Kombination von Tabs)

1. Go to "Darstellungen" (Look) and set the plugin height to 293 (if you have no softkeys like me). This is the heigth of the part of the screen that rotates.

2. Got to "Anmation" an choose "Würfel" (Cube)

3. You can hide Titel or the Icons of the tabs when you got to "Titel" and set the height to "0"

4. If you use my Icons they only work with 58 pixels height. Got to "XP-Icon Optionen". You find 2 Buttons called "nomale Icons" (normal Icons) and "gedrückte Icons" (pushed Icons). Set the height in booth to 58 pixels.

A ini from me wont help because, everyone has different programs on his ppc.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mawst95:
I'm using the English version on the Sprint Vogue. I love it. I paid for the registered version at handango UK. Its occasionally a little glitchy for me. It didn't seem to play nice with phone alarm.

I installed pocket breeze so I could have my calendar on a tab/cube side. worked awesome, but something messed up last night and after about 20 soft resets I got it semi-working again without hard resetting. Even with the occasionally bugs (which might be my fault anyway), I'm keeping it because its SO useful and touch friendly.

Lastly, I'm not as technically inclined as some of you, but if you play around with it for a while, you'll get it looking great. The other XDA thread on UL linked earlier in this thread has lots of useful tips and tricks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
Ultimate cube files? Is possible for the one's that have this actually working to post some links to the different programs needed to make this work. It seems as though were getting bits and pieces here and there with german language which is making this entire thread a bit confusing!!! :confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tduf1:
No : 1 - initial intallation, 2 - Soft Reset, 3 - Today page empty (I cannot add any other item).

Thx.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
see post 50 !

you just need ultimatelaunch and s2u2, then install the software from my pack and use my grafics for wallpaper, s2u2 and Icons
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Joecd04475:
I mentioned this a couple of posts ago. Did you delete any of the original tabs? You have to pick which tab you want to open on startup, and select the checkbox, "open tab on startup" in the settings.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tduf1:
Just install and soft reset, no custom made... Curious no?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] andrewpmoore:
Have you tried run the ultimatelauncher config program that sits in the program files\ultimatelauncher directory?

(I think that's where it was, but I've since uninstalled it)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tduf1:
Yes, after the soft reset, the config program runs well but the today screen is empty...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] egzthunder1:
@tduf1

I am having the same issue as you are. The only work-around that I was able to find is that after you find out that everything is gone after the SR, go to the Home Screen settings and de-activate the UL plugin and then do another SR. It seems that the Home screen does not like UL on start-up and hence it makes the Home screen "crash" if it is to be loaded at start-up.

Hopefully, this will help a little...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] egzthunder1:
I guess now I can compare this to the Readme and learn some German :D

Just kidding, Thanks a Bunch, Man!!!!!!!! That was truly some big help
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tduf1:
Idem, if I select another tab at startup (instead UL), the today screen is always empty after the soft reset... And cannot be reactivated - need to uninstall :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] egzthunder1:
I am saying to use another plugin from the Windows Settings menu, not from UL. Changing the start-up tab in the UL config file will not do anything. Just de-activate UL and get something else to show in your today screen (HTC Home worked for me). Once you do that, your today screen will still be empty, so you will need to SR.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
I find it rather difficult for the cube to advance to the next side. I have to firmly push and almost rough drag across the screen to get it to advance to the next side. I have touchflo enabled. Does anyone know why this is?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
I don't know why but alot smother the more I play with it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
lol.............SMOOTHER
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] netzcoyote:
I read that when you calibrate your touchscreen after a hard reset, you actually set it's sensitivity, too.

You can make some registry changes there, afterwards. I did, and it works really good in the meantime. Check the wiki for which values to change.

Cheers,

nc
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
Thanxs for that but I see where my problem was. I was scrolling my finger across the bottom half that I have set to not rotate. It took me some time to figure this out so hopefully this will help someone else.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
Hey guys when adding the glass icon set do I just copy to the windows dir. and soft reset?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kdash:
good job

I have an asus p535 with htc home plugin and it works very good no probleme with mine my first page is the htc home plugin actvate on startup

the best touch itarface for me

thank you
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
The black glass icons are for the home customizer! put the complete folder with the icons in your home customizer folder under icons. then start settings of home customizer and choose under icon themes the glass icons.

I made for my icon-pack and the UL-Cube a special touch-design wallpaper that looks great in the cube. Here it is:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] PhiloPhunk:
Scrolling issues

hi folks,

I'm having a load of hassle getting my Prophet to play ball with both TouchCommander (skinned? on TouchFlo) AND UltimateLauncher.

I really have to work hard ('til the sweat drips from my brow) to get the cube to spin (UltimateL) or the start screen to 'pop up' (TouchCommander) - but hey - I'm developing pretty awesome thumb muscles :D

I've tried playing with the registry settings - increasing, decreasing - but none of it really helps me. FYI, reg settings here:

HKLM\Drivers\Touchpanel\Pressure Threshold (original Prophet value= 6878)

Have tried down to 5,000 - and up to 20,000 :eek:

Can any of you shine a light of wisdom on this for me?

I'd really appreciate your help.

I'm sure I'm just being too stupid :o

Thanks - and have fun with UltimateLauncher - it really is damned fine.

PS. Check out this thread (here on xda) about cool customization from MaxMotus
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
Icon specs

Great application, solved all my needs!! Now a couple of questions on icons:

1.- What´s the optimum icon size? (I know that size can be set up to max and min sizes to show, but I what should be the size for the original one?)

2.- Any particular reason why after choosing an icon for a tab this icon is not recognized?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Kasush:
If you are using the ftouchflo by efrost then add Desktop to the exclusions list. UL works flawlessly when it is not fighting with ftouchflo. For those using a true Touch device try waiting a moment before swiping for the gesture timeout to occur. I don't have a true Touch device so I may be all wet here on those.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] PhiloPhunk:
Scrolling issue Update

hey thanks Kasush - speedy answer :cool:

I just tried your suggestion, and it works A DREAM !!!

...but it also seems to have disabled TouchCommander from running from the home/desktop - so I'll have a play about with some more settings and report back later. maybe I'll just have to bite the bullet and have TouchCommander start off from UL. 2nd best option.

However, there is some good news too ;)

I've solved the problem (at least for the TouchCommander part of the puzzle).

I edited the FTouchFloConfig file

from the original values here:

Delay: 200

GestureWaiting Delay: 500

to the new values here:

Delay: 100

GestureWaiting Delay: 200

...and it works!

Just remember to keep your thumb LIGHTLY on the screen and move with a FLOWING motion.

I've been practicing for days, and am just about there.

Thanks, in part, goes to rebecker on modaco.com for his post which helped put me on the right tracks.

Hope this is useful, and thanks again for your help Kasush
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] netzcoyote:
At first the icons I made didn't want to show up at all, until I realized that I had a transparent empty layer in them somewhere. When I have gimp delete all invisible layers upon export, it works. Maybe that helps.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
I found a clue

Thanks for the input, in my case after the item selection i got the legend of "no icon". What i did was to create another set of icons 16, 32, 48. I tried it and I found that only the 16x16 showed up, then I checked the header size and found that it was too small to accomodate the 48x48 and even the 32x32. So I resized the header and problem solved.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] superflysocal:
Wow, didn't even know this thread existed. I have been doing the same thing with UL, turned it into a cube of today screens, with iPhone type launcher (made ffrom converting icons from various places), an HTC Home screen combined with pocket plus, and one side with SPB Mobile Phone Suite stricly used as the photo dialer.

Great minds think alike.

BTW I use 48 x 48 icons instead of 58 x 58, fits a row of 4 x 4 or 4 x 5 easily and still nice size and proportions. I like some of your icons and will resize for my needs.

Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] superflysocal:
The reason why UltimateLaunch is not as popular or known as some other apps around here is because there are probably three threads which UL is heavily discussed but UL is not even in the title.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] superflysocal:
conversion didn't work well for me. for some reason your 58x58 icons appear about the same or slightly smaller and yet take up more room than my 48x48 icons i made with IcoFx for conversion. This is before conversion. If I convert them to 42 x 42 then they are way too small.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
1. The icons in my set are 58 because i wanted them as big as possible to get 4 in a row. They base on a PNG-set in 60 pixel and i found out that 4 * 60 = 240 pixel :D ,but UL did not let me put this in one row.

2. My Icons look just smaller, maybe like 48 Pixel because they have a much too big transparent frame (dont know how to describe in english), but i really wanted them and used the set i found for my new ones.

Annother appetizer, the Photo-Dialer tab with UL (just deactivated my htc cube, because i definitly need no htc cube anymore :D).

PS: The second Picture is a wallpaper in touch-style for the UL Cube i made. Its for free and fits exactly for my icon set and with disabled softkeys. The arrows have no function, they are a part of the wallpaper, just to show what to do with UL :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
Hey guys I would like to have 4 icons in a row with 4 rows totaling 16. My unit is a 6800 can someone explain how to do this? It seems that many people are having problems with icons and their sizes. I don't know of any programs to resize icons or even where they go, so could someone please explain these issues?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] joshrys:
the problem with UL is that is requires 32bit icons for the "XP icons". if it's not the right format it won't show up. I've even had problems creating the 32bit icons in the right format and UL not recognizing. I just open it and save again and then UL recognized it. Kinda wierd, but oh well...

i use a program called iIcon and/or GIMP to create my icons. iIcons lets you create a 32 bit icon with multiple sizes (16, 32, 48) and it supports transparency. You can even import whatever picture you want. The only bad thing is the transparency is limited to 1 color.

GIMP is just a freeware version of photoshop. You can edit whatever picture you want, scale it to the size you want, then save as 32 bit icon. The transparency is much better because you can make whatever part of the picture transparent. The only down side is that it will only have 1 size picture in it, not multiple. This usually isn't a big deal to me because i only use them for 1 purpose.

i don't have links, but google works wonders :) i can do a step by step of the processes if someon needs me to...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
Thank you very much for your response I will give it a shot. Where do the icons go once scaled to the desired size and transparency?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Michaelr219:
ive tried gimp... it is very bulky and doesnt quite work very well for batch processing... i just got xnview and it p0wns gimp... i was able to take my png icons and crop them and convert them in about 5 minutes... i used torx's icons and akuma iphone icons... i have a very neat theme for ul that ill be uploading shortly... it fits my everyday needs and works flawlessly
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
Thank you also for your response. If you were able to create an icon(s) in a matter of minutes, this sounds like the way to go for many of us having these issues. But once again I ask where do the completed icon sets go?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] popdog54:
You can put the icons anywhere on your device. UL has a browse feature that let's you choose your icons.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
How to back up settings?

I´m really excited with this application, and really worths to pay for. The only thing that´s holding me to buy it is to know the possibilities to back up all the settings. Since W6.1 is here and I guess in a few months more WM7 will show up, most of us will be in the "need" to flash new ROMs and we wouldn´t like to repeat the manual set up over and over. So the question here is: What would be the best way to back up the particular settings for UL? Would be a simple copy of "UltimateLaunch.ini" file enough to make the job?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] netzcoyote:
Some of the paths to apps/icons might be wrong fter you flash a new Rom and might need tweaking, but backuing up the settings is what that .ini is there for.

Cheers,

nc
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lordsinasina:
Yes..thats enough
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lordsinasina:
For registration and getting rid of not activated message do like this :

1-Install UL

2-register it with any number that you want and press activate

3-uninstall ul .but don't delete the ini file of settings..that very important

4-install ul again..don't let the setup overwrite the default setting when it ask

and thats it..the not active message will never apear again

but remember after reinstalling ul in step 4..don't register ul again
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] superflysocal:
patiently awaiting your upload... hopefully you will share you icons as well.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gula187:
how cani make me htc home plug in move like the cube?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gt500:
here is mine cube

its not finished yet...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
Create a new tab

Disable HTC Home from your today screen (Start>Settings>Today>Items), then create a new tab and select it is as plugin all your available plugins will appear in the dropdown menu
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] superflysocal:
one thing in trying to replicate the iphone task manager look is the lack of call notification and sms notifications.

Is there a plugin for call notification and sms notifcation that is icon skinnable?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lordsinasina:
nice..what is your weather app?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gt500:
that app is PocketWeather with wonder skin 2

can be found here

http://forums.sbsh.net/index.php?showtopic=20468
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
Looks nice!

How did you manage to have the phone and message icons at the bottom counting calls & messages?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gt500:
i use the program rltoday
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Michaelr219:
sorry for the wait guys... im still working out a few glitches with ul... will post all the icons and my theme by tonight... hope you all like it... ill make a new thread in case ppl have questions...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
For the ULTIMATELAUNCH-CUBE: I redesigned my ICO-icon pack now with 40 icons in real 48 Pixel. Each Icon can now also be displayed in 16, 24, or 32 Pixel. So you wont have any Problems with these new Icons. I also made 4 original HTC Icons for the tabs and a better HTC-Wallpaper for this Icons. Greetings
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] iggy:
Hey bluemetalaxe, what are you using for the Contacts page??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
Only ultimatelaunch !

You make a tab (cube side), for each friend you make under "command" a link to "makecall.exe" an under "Params" you just write the phonenumber.

"makecall" ist a little programm (freeware) from the same guy who wrote UL:

http://www.ultimatelaunch.de/

(on the left side you see "smart utilities"; "makecall" is one of them).

But you have to make your own Icons with pictures of your friends. Use IcoFX (freeware).

Greetings
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] TTboy404:
here is some stuff for you guys...

Hi,

I am not technically literate....lol, by these fourms standards. So stuggling like i have with this progie, i have some nice stuff.

I use Axialis, for icons, and yes you have to pay for it. But boy, it is sweet programs, cut and paste, photoshop filter plugin that directly drops the image into an icon. I hacked alot of vista icons, and put them on gray backgourds, so it matches my today screen. Nice progie.....and lots of pre-made templates....Love that program.

Below are the files, that are PRE-MADE shortcuts to the most of the system settings screens. Most work on my Polaris, but not all. Now i just need wm6 settings/system icons...

Here is alink for the files and actually a list of the settings for the system settings. I just used the defcpl one i think mostly.

http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=51882&st=0

I am still struggling with the photo/quick dial screen. Having, and not sure what to do...I tried the Craig plugin, but can't get it take arguements.

One question, how do I even view or find the .ini file to back this up. God i don't want to do this again.....My sister just bought a Ipaq 111 PDA for work, and is completely completely comp illiterate, not to mention pda illiterate. Will this work on her ipaq? I am getting ready to see if the hacked touchflo will work on ipaqa.

Overall, nice little program. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Avis:
I have same issue.

And I've found solution:

- after installing program go to the config and REMOVE standard Tabs named "#1" and "#2".

- save new config.

- now You can make Your own tabs.

- all today plugins is working after Soft-reset.

Something on that tabs lead to errors.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dbb:
in the video the user uses a downward gesture to bring up a HTC "new" menu.

is that a part of ultimate launch?

if not, does anyone know how to achieve this?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
1. on every side of the Ultimatlaunch you can add different gestures "up" and "down" to a programm you like :D (picture 1)

2. save your .ini file and you can restore everything !!!!:

program files - ultimate launch - ultimatelaunch.ini

3. for direct shortcut to system settings just write in this:

Command: ctlpnl

Param: cplmain.cpl,13

For the "13" you can set different numbers. here you find the param-numbers: http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/showpost.php?p=1028049&postcount=421

on the second picture you can see metrix 2.1 (freeware) as a single tab/cube side
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dbb:
thanks - very quick answer
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] brunoisa10:
Hi man

I love your plugin

Is it possible to have a digital clock instead of the analog clock ?

it is the VERY BEST plugin and launcher and I understand very well when you say : Forget the Cube lol
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
i made a new treath here with now 113 icons called "iconbigpack" and a new clockskin. UL hast also a build in analog clock.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
i made a new thread here with now 113 icons called "iconbigpack" and a new clockskin. search for it please. UL has also a build in analog clock.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] brunoisa10:
Yes but what about a Digital clock ????
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
i made a new thread here with now 113 icons called "iconbigpack" and a new clockskin. search for it please. UL has a build in analog clock not a digital one.

Edit: oh man you are fast. you can use any plugin for windows with diigital clocks like htc home, rltoday, batterystatus. they are working on UL 1.3 and maybe UL comes with digital clock, dont know.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] brunoisa10:
ok so I'll continue usine Pocket Digital Clock , just the problem of font with it (hope it is ok with the new version now)

I'm crazy about UL , very nice plugin
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MELPHBOY:
UL Activation

Activated UL, but still get not activated on screen. Try fix in this thread but it did not work. Can anyone else help me resovle this problem?:confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
Look at our owner name on windows mobile. Maybe there is a space behind your name you dont see. delete this space. then try registration on UL again. Hope it helps
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mcfly56:
At the risk of upsetting someone - this is by far the best cube type app I have seen. Spent hours messing with it, my Artemis will not tolerate batterystatus on this cube, linking my contacts to makecall etc. is a pain, but well worth it. Beats spb shell by a mile