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[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Keyboard Skin and Layout

I found a fix for anyone using an HTC Sprint Touch or any other device that does not allow PCMKeyboard to work with PCMContacts.

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Posted by: hi-tech ()

Date: February 05, 2008 12:15AM

Try this:

The problem is XT9. Try to disable it with this change in the registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layouts\e0010409]

"Layout Text"="COMP IME"

"Ime File"="\windows\compime.dll"

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This works, I've tested it!.. now you can enjoy Tene's amazing keyboard with his similarly amazing contact app!

you'll need an app like totalcommander to edit your registry

[www.ghisler.com]

to get into your registry go into //

HKLM stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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The layout of my keyboard theme is like this:

...hold down any vowel (or the letter c) and you will get accent marks plus the capitalized version of that letter

...holding down any letter on the keyboard capitalizes that letter

...hold down

@123

:

?

!

'

$

@

:

;

(

)

*

...hold down

comma

:

/

'

http//:www.

.com

...hold down

space

:

1234567890

...hold down

period

: :( :) :p

Tab

Home

"

- ...

...hold down

ie icon

:

https://www.

.net

.org

www.

...hold down -: _ (this is an underscore symbol)

...hold down /:

\

Go to this post if you are from a country other than America for different currency symbols (kroner, pound, euro) and for ".co.uk" ".fr" ".es" and ".dk"

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1979105#post1979105

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if you would like I am willing to make other keyboard skins, so just request and I will consider doing them.

if you would prefer an iPhone keyboard that is as close to the real iPhone's keyboard as you are going to get with this application.. check out this skin: http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?14,9435

If you would like a lighter skin that runs very fast due to small file size, check out this skin:

http://pocketcm.com/phorum/read.php?14,9480

open the attached zip file, drag the contents out onto your desktop or somewhere else on your computer. Then sync with your mobile device and place "Eng htctoucher.layout" and "htctoucher.skin" in your PCM Keyboard folder in Program Files.

Also attached is a slightly larger version of the layout (2 pixels larger vertically, which provides more room between each key)

Enjoy!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Azimuth21:
this theme is just... awesome. i don't know why you seem to like the themes without SMS arrows, i like them because the make the bubbles.. pop. ok right when i wrote that, i realized that i have to add in: pun NOT intended. haha. i'm using I In GA, and greatly prefer gradient over nongradient.

anyway, a couple requests from me

1)can you darken the contact info box? it's white, while everything else is gray/black/silver.

2)the index bar letters seem blurry, although it's not your fault, since i can see you got it from HTC Random Access. still, maybe you can look into that. not important, though.

apart from that, this is a really fast and really thorough theme. ironically, it replaced DvTonder's HTC-ish Classic as my default theme.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cobra2:
Really one hell of a nice theme u made, many thanx :):)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cobra2:
Wow Simply the BEST :D:D:D

Thanx again ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] DrForIslam:
Link for all files

RapidShare

Enjoy:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
nice..

that rapidshare dl should make it even easier for the user to download.

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Regarding the index bar, It is rendered correctly (not blurred) with the variants without the top info bar. I will remake one for the top info bar. And it is not from HTC Random Access. The background of the index is actually straight from my HTC Touch device, however I had to redo the text to fit within the parameters of PocketCM. I still have the .psd file for it, so I will whip you (and everyone else using the variants with top info bar) up a bg.png (name of the background file) that renders the text without blurriness.

Attached is the bg file you need (one for with info bar and one for without.. choose accordingly)

And also 3 different shades of grey for your contact detail (also they are split into folders for with info bar and without, you must choose the correct one for your variant.. e.g. InGA requires the one with info bar, IGA requires the one with no info bar, etc.)

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] chibull17:
My bubble are not quite bubbles, there is a slight line that sticks out instead of of the pointy talk arrow...Can I fix this???

Please help!!!

I so want this to work 100% as it is the very best theme ever!!!!:):):):)
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Also, if anyone is interested in these themes and do not use "Show contact picture" then these versions are for you!

They move the sms counters to the very right of the screen, regardless if you have contact pictures for that contact or not.

I never have the contact pictures displayed in mine, so I like to justify all the sms counters to the right. If you are the same.. choose whichever variant you like and download the .zip on this post and the next post.

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Here are the next 8
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Please tell me which variant you are using so I can take a look at what you are talking about.

If there is a problem I will fix it as soon as you tell me which variant you are having the problem on.

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] Michaelr219:
this is EXACTLY what i been looking for... you kinda p0wned everyone elses glory lol :D

j/k, anyone who contributes to this thread is great in my book... however, i do have one request...

if you could post some bubble variants for colors... itd be perfect... i love the blue, but i just set a theme up for my g/f and now she wants pink or red... just a thought... if not, keep up the good work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
I'm glad you like my design!

I would be willing to make more colors.. could you describe more fully which bubbles you would like in different colors, and whether you would like the sent and received to be colored or just the received as it is now.. also what colors.. pink for sent and red for received? not my kind of thing but if you request it I will do it.

thanks for your feedback

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] petsampress:
this is the best theme ive ever seen.. ive waited for it since youve posted the preview. its so nice!

i will give the contact box with your colour-variations a try!

THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS!
[Windows Mobile Themes] ChiefmasterB:
Really great stuff!

Thx a lot for this theme...
[Windows Mobile Themes] petsampress:
is it possible, to get the highlighted letters while youre scrolling through the numbers filled horizontal over die screen like here: http://pocketcm.com/phorum/file.php?22,file=1543

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knockz:
EXCELLENT THEM. The best!!!! Love it!

This should be included with pocketcm as the defaults. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] chibull17:
I am using the: InNGA variant...

I hope there is a fix...I absolutely love this theme....What I did notice is that the bar w/the date and time of the message seems to be the issue; sticking out where the bubbles don't look right...

THANKS IN ADVANCE & FOR AN AWESOME THEME!!!!

:):):):)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Eabarbo:
Very good...but 1 bug...

Very good theme...

but i have found one bug, the counter of sms character dont work...

I'm using I InNGNA version...
[Windows Mobile Themes] ajk511:
screen shots????
[Windows Mobile Themes] venelar:
1st post..attachment.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ajk511:
oh shoot, lol. thanx, i thought that was the original download file.
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
is there any way you could provide me with a screenshot of the problem? You can use a program called MagicSS which makes it really easy.. google it you'll find it.

I loaded that variant onto my device, and had no problems at all with the bubbles..

not sure what the problem is really.. did you alter anything in the settings file?

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
I had noticed that, but could not seem to fix it perfectly.

If while you are typing the character counter gets messed up (which usually only occurs after you have typed more than 50 characters), you can click out of the box, so the keyboard hides, and the counter will reset itself and look correct, displaying the correct amount of characters you have used. It also seems to correct itself if you wait for a bit.

I am working on a fix for this, but it may just be this version of PCM Contacts.

It also helps to allow all of the bubbles to load before starting to type.
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
integrated into v1.1!!

see first post

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cobra2:
found it ...
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
nevermind I guess you found it!

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cobra2:
:) thanx but i did, thanx for ur great offert. my first time usin Pcm keyboard and relly rockin with ur Great skin... keep em comin :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] desistyle:
how to install the theme ?? where is the cab File ??? i copied it on the it doesnt work , even not from PC
[Windows Mobile Themes] chibull17:
Sorry, I know this will be reduntant...I have hard reset my HTC TOUCH twice!!!

I have perfect bubbles for my text w/just PocketCM 0.20...when I DL the various variants (tried them all) I still get the bottom bar poking through the bubble; not very pretty!!!!

I uninstalled and am using the default wherte the bubble is a bubble...Is this an issue w/my TOUCH as I have made zero modifications to this sweet skin!!!I truly would like a fix, I just see no point on keeping it if it won't work right on my device...

Very Frustrated!!!!

:mad::mad::mad:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
Awesome skin.

If I were to make a sugestion, I'd ask for a little more colour.

Everything looks pretty much 'HTC Black' and white.

Any chance of splashes of Blue just like the HTC Icons ?

It just needs it minimally and would give it that crowning touch.

Great work dude.
[Windows Mobile Themes] 2manyphones:
Nice Keyboard ;) The dark color looks nice.
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Please tell me if you are using .20

b

if not this could be the problem. I feel terrible that you are having this issue since I want you to enjoy my themes full fledged. I am not having this or any problem with any of the variants on my HTC Sprint Touch, and by the looks of it no one else is either.

hopefully you are using v.20, in which case upgrade to v.20b and see if that fixes it.

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
I can see what I can do with regards to some more color. I could try putting a hint of blue in the background, the top and bottom bars and icons.

I'll see what I can do

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] sakeroni:
X = Close

would it be possible to have the X button on top bar to close instead of minimize? thanks and very awesome design. tene should use this as a default theme, keep up the good work.

ps works well on mogul
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
I would like this feature as well. However I cannot change that, tene would have to change that in the applications programming. It would be really nice if by holding down the top right of the application it would close instead of minimize, and if you press it once, it would minimize.

That would be nice.. maybe if we ask tene he will consider it (helps to have more than one person ask for a feature request).

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
there is no .cab file.. the only .cab file you need is for the actual program, PocketCM Contacts, which there is a link for on the first post.

Download any of my theme variants (the .zips) and save it to your desktop. Then, drag the .zip file into your mobile device's folder for PCMContacts (which is in your program files).

Once in PocketCM, select options, select "select theme" and then select whichever theme variant you downloaded from this thread from the drop down list menu.

Hope this works for you

htctoucher

P.S. anyone reading should note that this Saturday I will have an update for you all.. v1.1, which will incorporate any fixes I have already done in this thread and more bug fixes (such as sms character counter, the index, the addcontact from sms page, etc.).

and.. possibly some more bubbles! no promises though. At the very least I will have a frostyglass bubble (vistaish) that I am currently making for DvTonder for one of his themes.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Michaelr219:
yea, that would be perfect, gradient with index bar and no info bar... with pink and red bubbles, and a red arrow for the pink bubble... and a pink arrow for the red bubble... i send complete gratitude. thanks sooo much!!! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
Ok, a thick question about the keyboard skin.

I have tried and tried holding down the comma button in some vein to get the 'http://www.....com' text to come out but I it doesn't seem to work.

The only one that works is the @123 which shows the quick punctuation block.

Non of the other hold down buttons are working.

Am I missing a trick here ?

I'd really like to get this up and running. Could anyone help ?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
Question:

are you using my Eng htctoucher.layout file? It is located in all of my keyboard .zips (the .layout file is the same in all three of my skins - the one to match PCMContact theme, the iphone one, and the light one).

Also, try reloading PCM Keyboard (reselect the keyboard from the drop down of keyboards you have on your device) after you select the theme, sometimes the layout doesn't load correctly the first time.

hope this works!

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
if anyone is encountering bugs other than:

index bar goes above the top menu bar

sms character counter does not work consistently

addcontact that is not in contact list 2nd page is not rendered correctly

Please tell me so I can address these immediately in my v1.1 release this weekend!

thanks,

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
Thanks for the reply.

ENg htctoucher.layout and htctoucher.skin are both in the Program Files\PCMKeyboard directory. I assume that means they're both in use ?

Like I say, holding down @123 works, but holding down the comma for 2-3 seconds just shows a comma again.

I've been using this skin for over a week now, so really puzzled about this.
[Windows Mobile Themes] the0ne:
great work mate :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
have you gone into the settings for pcmkeyboard and selected eng htctoucher for the layout? the only other thing I can think of is that you have the wrong layout, so try downloading it again from my most recent theme (light - link below) place it in your pcmkeyboard folder and then select it as your layout in settings

Also, sometimes you have to reload the keyboard for the layout to start working. This usually only happens right after you change the skin of the keyboard though.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
You were right ... It was using the wrong layout.

The funny thing, is that when I installed your new Light skin, I experienced the same problem. And yes, I've changed the Keyboard skin by selection the Option tab from the held down return key.

I found a workaround though.. If I copy the smaller Eng htctoucher.layout file to English.layout, only then does it work.

Strange. Is there some step I've missed ? All I've been doing is placing the unzipped files into the PocketCM Keyboard folder and then selecting them via the Return button.

Thanks again
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
Dahhh.....!!!!

Think I figured it out. How thick of me.

I had never chose the Keyboard layout. I was using the Eng.layout skin with knowing I had to switch it using the Opts settings.

I think I have it sorted now. Thanks!

One suggestion though... In addition, to the .com being shown, is it possible to add an additional .co.xx where xx would be the country I live in.

So for example, holding down the , would show the IE icon, .com and .co.uk.

Could this be considered ?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
yeah sure I will whip that up when I get the time

But just so you know, if you want to customize the layout of the keyboard, you can open the Eng htctoucher with notepad on your computer, change the settings, and then save it.

htctoucher

here it is attached (Eng htctoucher with co.uk)

, all I changed was putting .co.uk in the popup of the comma. It replaces the / in my other Eng htctoucher.layout files.

Enjoy! Hope that's what you were looking for.

Another version (Eng htctoucher with .co.uk and more)

.. by holding down the ".com" you will get ".co.uk" ".co." ".dk" ".fr" ".es" .... (the ".co.uk" is also in the popup of the comma - it replaces the / in my other Eng htctoucher.layout files).

This version also includes the kroner symbol, the euro symbol, and the pound symbol.. just hold down the dollar symbol to get them.
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
I have slightly tweaked the colors of the bubbles into a red/pink scheme. I will attach the images that you need to drag into any variant using GRADIENT W/ ARROW (GA, I GA, I InGA or InGA)

I haven't actually tried them on my device so don't know what they look like on the device, so tell me if you like them, I can always change them (changing the colors is quite easy).

So just drag these into the variant you are using. Then you must go into the settings.ini file of that variant, press CTRL+F, the find dialog box comes up, and enter "fill(#7097B1)". Replace all of the "fill(#7097B1)" for "fill(#C52828)".

Then hit CTRL+F and find all the "fill(#9D9D9D)" and replace them with "fill(#B78181)"

Save the settings file of that variant by hitting CTRL+S, and exit it. The .zip file will then ask you if you want to update it.. press OK.

There you have it! Drag the .zip into you PCMContact folder on your device and test out the colored bubbles. Tell me what you think.

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] Azimuth21:
this is just amazing. a great theme to begin with, AND an amazingly responsive creator? A+ for you, lol. just installed the updated 1.1, nice tweaks. one thing that was an issue in 1.0 and still remains here is in the PhonePad, the highlights are offset above the actual buttons. just press and hold on the 9 to see the highlight. dunno if it was on purpose, just pointing it out if it wasn't. i'm fine either way, thanks again for the theme
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
haha thanks!

I figure checking this thread and answering people's questions doesn't take much effort and seems to really help you all out (I can check it on my phone which makes it really easy).

As for the highlights.. I realized that. I am not sure if that is something to do with v.20 of PCMContacts, because I cannot seem to find how I would change that. It looks like it gets slightly offset vertically on the "789#0C" buttons.

At least it is only a little bit off, not enough to be frustrating.

I will keep trying to find a fix for future releases.

If you find any other bugs please either PM me or just post them here so I can address them.

glad you like my theme!

thanks,

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
I don't think my blue variant is as much blue as you asked for. I am still not really sure how to bring blue into the theme without it clashing with the black/white/silver. I own a Sprint Touch so am not 100% sure of what the original HTC Touch looks like with the blue icons.

For my next release, I am thinking of making a variant with more blue. Here is so far what I have thought of making blue:

.... the default contact picture

.... the "contact information" box

.... the battery icon

.... the editsms box (where you enter the text for text messages)

.... the back button (then possibly a touch of blue in the top/bottom bars) - however see if I do this, then all the buttons need to also have a touch of blue.. and that will make the black index look strange as well as the background, so they would also have to be a slight shade of blue.. and I think that would be too much.. (still thinking about how to bring the blue in without clashing..)

Now that I am thinking about it, maybe I will just have to make a variant where everything is blue..

Tell me what you think of one of the blue variants (the only difference is instead of silver, when things are highlighted they are blue)

If you have any suggestions... PM me or post here!

thanks,

htctoucher
[Windows Mobile Themes] Skilover:
ok, I'll be the idiot who asks this. Once I download and expand any of the 20 themes, there are about 30 files. What do I do with them?

Kindly,

N
[Windows Mobile Themes] Azimuth21:
download the theme, and DON'T expand it. just drop the downloaded zip file into your PocketCm directory, and you're good to go.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Skilover:
AHHH Life is good!

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
@HTC Toucher.

I tried out your v1.1 theme. V Nice! And great work... Keep it going... It is valued.

From you last post, you were seeking some ideas for adding more blue. I had some thoughts :

For inspiration on the Blue colour scheme for the Touch, please see the third picture on here . If you could tweak the shade of blue you use to fit in with this, then it would be ideal!

It strikes me that you do not see much blue on the default screens (apart from SMS) when you're not using the application. So, it would be great if the background image had the most subtlist of blue glow in the bottom part of the curve.

I've noticed when an SMS comes in, the 2nd icon on the bottom bar lights up with a subtle blue glow. This is nice. But it doesn't show on the other buttons if pressed. So, ideally if you could put a blue glow behind all of the bottom bar icons when there is a manual press or an automated event occurs, then this would be great

On pressing the character bar on the RHS of the screen, you can flick through the address book with a big character being shown on the center of the display. Again, it would be great if this big letter shown had a blue background glow behind it (although, I expect this is displaying a Font rather than a graphic, so I imagine this may be more difficult)

Just some ideas. Hope I'm not giving you too much work!

Enjoy your glory dude. Some may not be commenting, but I'm sure I speak for all when I say it is much appreciated.
[Windows Mobile Themes] htctoucher:
thank you for your support!

I really like your ideas for the blue theme, and will most likely be implementing most of them plus some of my own.

The only problem I am having with trying to add in blue is that when it is put into the background image, it does not look very good. Also, with blue in the background the black top bar, bottom bar, buttons and index look as if they clash with the blue. This would mean I should change all of these to blue as well, but would that not be too much?

I will see what I can do this week with the subtle blue effect.

thanks,

htctoucher

P.S.

do you think it would be odd if I set up a donation button? It would not be mandatory anyway and it would just give me more incentive to keep updating and responding to this thread! Even a few dollars here and there. Tell me what you think.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dark Knight:
Your point about a soft blue background may be right. I guess just play around with different designs and see.

Feel free to set up a Donation button, but reading through other threads on this forum, I think some develoeprs are frustrated that through Donations, they do not get much. I expect this is the situaton with Tene as he's the one that has developed the PocketCM Keyboard and Contacts infrastructure.

Speaking from a totally selfish point of view... The best things in life are free (Hint Hint!) ;)