yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] onureski:
real-vga mode

has anybody using shell in real-vga mode? everything is ok except program icons created by other installed programs. I mean explorer icon is ok but opera icon is 4 times smaller and you see other program icons near it :) . Does anybody know how to fix this ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Svop:
I've downloaded your *.dat file, and your work is great, but, I can't create more, then 8 menus, how to add one more?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] robosiris:
Did you go into your customization menu and check the box in front of "favorites" and "menus"? It worked for me.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Svop:
In customization menu is:

Spb Menu

+Organizer

+Internet

+Multimedia

+Tools

+Programs

-Settings

+Messaging

+My menu

No favorites and others =/
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
most corrent work done...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] azzambm:
Good Work, It looks great...

Can u share the file (.dat)..

Thanks anyway ...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zarxic:
Svop, Do you have a square screen device? I'm wondering if that's what's causing the limitation.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Svop:
Nope, I've got Elf
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] decknologist:
SPB/Russian Site

The guys on the SPB board (here:http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15353&start=30) reference the following Russian site which had some good layouts and icons.

The link is: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=71934&st=0

The images tell you all you need to know (unless you can read Russian).

(My current launcher screen below)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] robosiris:
Svop,

Did you do the check the reg tweak to enable all the more icons in the app launcher. I don't know it by heart but it's posted somewhere in this thread, perhaps post #135 would be a good place to start. But I do know that "image" setting is 5 and should be changed to 8 to enable more icons. Well that's what I did anyway. keep us posted
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] scientiphic:
i have the htc advantage and i downloaded the 9 button launcher and it works great in portrait mode but in landscape it shows the 6 large buttons and the 12 small pins, is it possible to have the 9 in both modes.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zarxic:
I tried changing this registry setting and I can still only add 8 Menus in the Launcher screen.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] robosiris:
Did you check the customization's "menu" section section to ensure you have "favorites" checked? I would soft reset it after I checked these options as well.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bamse:
Why are you starting from the 6 menu items and not from the more versatile 12 pinned items?

Tried it myself, and the only issue I have with a 3x3 view based on the small pinned items is that I haven't been able to set it to use large icons. But I bet that is just changing a registry setting or code in the XML?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
its just a matter of what... what really matters is what is done, how you do it does not matter... i found it easyer 2 do it like this... and i want 2 do it well... plus there is less code envolved...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vandinhle:
Hi, Thanks but it is not suit for me.Could you post the .dat file with some Menu icons look like the picture has been attached ,please .Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mackaby007:
Thanks for the heads-up. The Russians are really up on this stuff!! Great stuff over there including background changes etc!:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bamse:
That would have been true if the result was the same.

But with the 3x3 based on the "m"-items you can still only assign what is a top level menu in Spb Menu. Basing it on the "r"-items you can assign items from any level to be available for direct tapping.

What I'd really like is a 4x4 based on the "r"-items, but I have not managed to make it show more than 12 of these, leaving the top row blank. So I am back at 3x3. But that makes the icons ridiculously small, so now I am trying to find a way to make it use larger icons OR to show more than 12 "r"-items.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zarxic:
I do not see favorites in the Menu Customization Screen... This is all I see:

Spb Menu

+Organizer

+Internet

+Multimedia

+Tools

+Programs

-Settings

+Messaging

+My menu
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
i didn't say i intended the same as you... "m"-items are meant for menus (what i intended to remake and have) and "r"-items are for direct links to programs (will be my next step, but will require more study of there structure cause there will be a regedit to be made possible per button, at least at 1st)... 4x4 seems to be 2 crowded... at least for me... but if you intended this folow the same steps i did for menus... i think they are the same... your only problem then will be regediting... for now only menus and general improvements for me... keep up the good work ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
actually they are the same... if not behind :D

all they have changed is icons (anyone of you can do that by now)... the rest is the same...

backgrounds??? all you have 2 do is replace the background bitmaps and change line:

<Int Name="NoBackgrd" Value="1"/>

...to 0 in xml layouts (dependes where you what background 2 display)...

...will be the last thing for me, cause the rest is color and background independante :cool:

edit: screen with default background
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] djkamii:
thanks all
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bcchristian:
I haven't had any luck, but I have not tried the registry edits yet. Have you tried the registry edits (mentioned in post #135)?

I will play around with it and post if I can get it to work.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] WereWolf_PL:
the customization of MS is great, I can't find one thing though...

I saw on that russian board some screenshot with 5 line calendar on "now" screen... how can I do that? I couldn't find it anywhere in the files, I can have max 3 lines of it
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
some more work in progress...

the vanishing bottom bar ;)

just need too rework the layout cause of extra space this is just demo so all can see it can be removed...

all gestures funcionality is kept...

just need also to figure out where sub menu bar is to remove it too...

one thing i have noticed is that the transition effects remain in the same previous area, so the area of bar does not rotate (another thing to figure out)...

this is just to show that it can be fully transformed ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mackaby007:
Oh..ok.:) You're right it's just aestehtics I suppose, but I wasn't one of the ones who knows how to change the buttons or backgrounds. Thanks for the brief tutorial in background changing.;)

Do my bitmaps have to be a certain format i.e. 24 bit or 16 bit? Not too clued up on the graphics department. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] azzambm:
Good Work...

But when you will do us a favor and share the FILES...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mackaby007:
That 2nd image you posted with the full calendar and vanished bar looks great. Helps to appreciate the upper level work that you did too.

Any chance we can have your .dat?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
well...as i said it will be my last thing to work out...

but try to do as before... copy paste and save in photoshop...

if u what a normal background remember that the mask has to be all white...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
as soon as i find out if its possible to make the full screen animate i will share it... since it isn't completed there is no point in doing so...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
quick question... i can see that your bottom bar is smaller... does the transition between screens rotate all above bar or does it "effect" as if original bar was in place...that is...u see a portion of screen just above your bar that doesn't follow...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cincij:
Pcarvalho,

I hadn't noticed it before, but you are right. If there is anything in the area of the original bar it fades to the next screen slower than the 'flip'.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
hummm...yes that's the problem... but it should be possible to make it rotate fullscreen...since it suports multiple resolutions...just haven't fould where this is...until i figure it out...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] endymion:
Endymion´s New Mobile Shell Design v2

Endymion´s New Mobile Shell Design v2 :D

1) overwrite files in Program Files\Spb Mobile Shell

2)In HKLM\Software\Spb Software Housel 2\Spb Mobile Shell\Menu\Root\ rename "Favourites" to "Games"

3)In HKLM\Software\Spb Software Housel 2\Spb Mobile Shell\Menu\Root\Games overwrite "Text" value from "Favourites" to "Games"

4)In HKLM\Software\Spb Software Housel 2\Spb Mobile Shell\Menu\Root\Programs overwrite "Image" value from "5" to "8"

5) Soft Reset.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
well lets see if someone can figure it out...

this is what i change in main.xml to make bottom bar go away...

<Layout Name="240x320">

<Plugins Extends="Default">

<Plugin Name="Subform">

<BoundRect X="0" Y="0" Width="240" Height="272"/> // changed 272 to 320, did not help although it should have done something :confused:

</Plugin>

<Plugin Name="TabBackgrd" Skin="qp_bkg_now" DoubleSkin="vp_bkg_now" ID="0">

<BoundRect X="0" Y="273" Width="240" Height="47"/> //delete

</Plugin>

<Plugin Name="Tab1" Skin="qp_bkg_now" DoubleSkin="vp_bkg_now">

<BoundRect X="0" Y="273" Width="60" Height="47"/> //delete

<String Name="Left" Value="Tab4"/>

<String Name="GestL" Value="Tab3"/>

<String Name="GestR" Value="Tab2"/>

</Plugin>

<Plugin Name="Tab2" Skin="qp_bkg_now" DoubleSkin="vp_bkg_now">

<BoundRect X="60" Y="273" Width="60" Height="47"/> //delete

<String Name="GestL" Value="Tab1"/>

<String Name="GestR" Value="Tab3"/>

</Plugin>

<Plugin Name="Tab3" Skin="qp_bkg_now" DoubleSkin="vp_bkg_now">

<BoundRect X="120" Y="273" Width="60" Height="47"/> //delete

<String Name="GestL" Value="Tab2"/>

<String Name="GestR" Value="Tab1"/>

</Plugin>

<Plugin Name="Tab4" Skin="qp_bkg_now" DoubleSkin="vp_bkg_now">

<BoundRect X="180" Y="273" Width="60" Height="47"/> //delete

<String Name="Right" Value="Tab1"/>

</Plugin>

<Plugin Name="Line1" ID="0">

<BoundRect X="0" Y="272" Width="240" Height="1"/> //delete

</Plugin>

</Plugins>

</Layout>

then all you have to do is rearrange lockscreen.xml to go below marker 272...

one possible way whould be to use 240x400 layout... but since i dont have one i cant play around...

anyone?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] citats:
Hello... I was hoping I someone who is good with the xml stuff might be able to assist me with this idea... basically putting the top section of the now screen across the other two screens.

I have managed to get my small launcher button on the bottom but not the phone info, weather and profile etc. on the top... the now screen itself would not have any change.

Thank you to whom ever can assist me with understanding this.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
hi there... you'll have to resize both buttons and cantacts... otherwise the clock will be over them... once you resize it is possible...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] azzambm:
I believe that there is an idea form creating 3 DIFFERENT pages-layouts..

And it is to get 3 DIFFERENT pages.....

What is the need from copying the same layout for the 3 pages...

Any way good work....

Keep it up....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] citats:
I don't want the clock... just what I have photoshopped... I have seen a 240x240 layout by someone who managed to get the same result ontop of their launcher but they removed the 12 smaller buttons not 3 of the large buttons like I want... also looking at that persons xml file wasn't too usefull because of the screen res difference I wasn't too sure if what he was left with would be different from what I want.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] citats:
For me it is important to have quick access to messaging from all 3 places.. although it is reduntant I would find it useful.

The only part that is the same on all 3 pages is the top section.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pbmm:
Would it be possible to change the close button at the bottom to dialpad?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] chs_arg:
Thats what I want, but I´d like to see the Bth and Wi-Fi indicators, any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
that will be dificult as it's not implemented in program...

all these changes are visual (change/hide)...

but who knows...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
Not me....

First off, you all guys have made a wonderful job, thank you all contributors.

I´m not a graphics person so I´m still fighting to build a set of icons from scratch, several wierd results I´ve gotten after different trials. Can someone provide a link to where I can learn how to? How do you guys make the mask files?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mackaby007:
Understood. Cheers mate.;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Alkhal:
I have been watching this thread alot lately all I can say is keep up the good work guys alot of of people are waiting to see what becomes of this. :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] citats:
Well I have the success with getting the launcher page as it is in the attached pic. I will work on adding the messaging, battery profile to the quick dial page.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
i'll try to explain or get some link for u on how this is done soon...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lepsyfou:
help me

please help me..... I have 8 icone grrrr I want 9 :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot pcarvalho, I really appreciate it!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] njakobs:
X Button to sleep phone

Hi all,

Any of you bright sparks found a way to change the behavior of the bottom bar buttons. To make shell complete I just want the 'X' button to sleep my phone rather than exit the shell.

Is this possilbe.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lepsyfou:
I found solution

I found the solution myself by:D

j'ai trouvé la solution moi même :D

​
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Zimaia:
Can you post your file?? Please? :)

Your icons are fantastic and feets well with the silver theme.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] endymion:
How to?

Hi, does anybody know how to change the icon of the Spb Contacts (in yellow circle on the screen) and make this icon to be connected not with Spb Contacts, but with Inesoft Address Book or another program?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lepsyfou:
How to change the theme in silver please I have not yet found that color in mobile spb shell

comment changer le thème en silver please je n'ai pas encore trouvé cette couleur dans spb mobile shell
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Zimaia:
I mean black!! Sorry!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] csjneek:
can you make it in english please?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] webpatrick:
Icons are language independent, the language is the language of SPB Shell itself, and comes from a textfile in the root of the application.

Btw. This iconpack first appeared on http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=71934&st=120 where also a nice blue one is posted.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] webpatrick:
This is my contribution.

Edit: now also without the lines and simple header.

Rename to qa_layouts.dat and copy to the SPB Shell Folder
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kdskamal:
Is there a way to hide the SMS icon?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] webpatrick:
No i don't think so, the combination of email, sms and missed calls is one plugin.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pedersen1975:
I don't have the Games or Favourites icon, and i can't chose Favourites in the Customize Menu. Can anyone please help me.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] danwador:
Very nice icones , c vraiement tres joli beau travail lepsyfou
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] misters:
how you do to have a background all black ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jakkrith:
Very nice layout, Thank you for sharing. :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jakkrith:
I love this pack so much it look modern and cool. :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] DvTonder:
Has anyone found a way to replace the background with a solid, multi coloured image?

I tried yesterday but it seems that all one can do is apply a textured image file over the base colour.

I am trying to make the background match the PoorlyDuck Vista Suite background but have a sneaky suspicion that it may not be possible.

Any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
as i said before... put the mask file all white (else it will be texture)... and background as the normal picture... if necessary ajust opacity in xml...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] deedee:
Any way of making the change to the menu icons show without a soft reset?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
cause they are loaded into memory... some change if you change the screen orientation and back again... others dont...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] DvTonder:
I read your earlier comment and thanks for pointing out one of my mistakes, even though I saw it before I had the image and the mask images swapped around.

However, I also notice a question asked before but not yet answered - is there a limitation on the colour bits of the image? I am trying to use a 24bit colour image and all I get is a solid - whatever theme colour I select - background.

Also, for the Opacity setting - which particular one should I be looking at - there is a lineopacity (I think I can ignore this one) and a frameopacity (this one?) or TabOpaque - my assumption is that there are multipe .xml files in qa_layouts.dat that I will have to change

I appreciate your help thus far

DvTonder
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
still haven't found a way to hide bottom line...been trying to find a way 2 change the opacity cause the animation seems to be behind...but...still with no sucess :confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] danwador:
It is not in frenchcan you post it in French .

C'est du Russe tu peux poster ta version Francaise
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] supersobbie:
I was woundering if you can replace the bottom bar with the Weather,email,... bar and still be able to flip pages. That way the info would stay there on all pages (which would be nice) plus the anamation would still fit? hummm hopefully you understand what I mean....

anyway GREAT work EVERYONE!!! the modifications look outstanding. I love that you can change the CRAPPY!!!! font for the clock. I can not stand it... that thin CRAPPY font!!..

Thanks,

SoBBie
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
have been thinking about that... since it seems noone has a clue how to remove bottom bar :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KukurikU:
mersi! wonderful looking on my trinity except the 9th tab !

help, please...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lepsyfou:
Go to my site .. Actualitémobile down the link

va sur mon site.. actualitémobile en bas le lien en signature :D tu as le tuto et traduction
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mackaby007:
Need help please.

Hi guys and gals. I need your help please. Been trying to get what seemed so simple at first, but I just can't get my head around this xml. Can someone please advise what code I need to place where to get the silver line from the first screen (Now-Screen) to be in the Launcher screen indicated by the red lines? And could someone tell me how to get my contacts app in the bottom right corner instead of top left please?

I appreciate any help.:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] webpatrick:
Take a look at the LockScreen.xml, there you can find the different Now screens (Simple and Detailed -- and the plugins). The seperator is something like <Point Name="Separator3Y" X="0" Y="21"/>

For the contacts app in the bottom right corner: Press and hold the position where you want the Contacts app and choose Contacts.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mackaby007:
Much appreciated webpatrick.:) Just identified that the code was in Lockscreen, but it's good to have it confirmed (now to identify the code lol). Also thanks for contacts pointer...duh. I feel so stupid now, lol. Thanks again.:p
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nosaj13:
sorry I don't fully understand. Could you explain how I can change the text to english? I know how to change text for induvidual icons, but are you saying there is a setting within the registry to change everything? I'm not just concerned about the icons..everything is in the wrong language (i.e., weather info, etc)

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nosaj13:
figured it out...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] citats:
Same issue with the small line that resides below the battery, carrier and signal indicators... however I have the contact launcher icon in the correct position... it looks to me like you completely reversed the order in your xml... you can also just tap and hold to change the functions as someone else suggested...

anyway have a look at mine... different layout but you should be able to get the idea.

The line code I agree with what you have but once again I can't understand where it needs to be or if another tag is required to get it to appear...

Anyone else have an idea?

*edit* dat file updated to correct landscape issues.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mchapman007:
Spb Weather 2.0.0 beta build 909

Spb Weather 2.0.0 beta build 909: (Posted: 26 Dec 2007 05:31)

I haven't tried it yet so I don't know how well it integrates with MS2.0.... Maybe someone else in the beta test could let us know...

**Update** I guess this Beta was last updated in December so who knows.....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
i just realized that you meant on ms2 background...well you get a solid in ms2 background cause all you can do is make a watermark of background (for now at least)... but on your today screen it will show correctly... if what u really want is to make it show on both... you'll have to make a new background marker (pictures and settings) to make that show in full colour...it is possible to make a fullscreen background in ms2 cause it displays color icons such as weather/icons... all one has to do is remake one to display fullscreen pictures... xml edition + new .dat file is needed... im busy trying to figure out how to make bottom invisible as it seems a lot more complicated...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] KukurikU:
been there! http://www.actualitemobile.com/forum/index.php/topic,1195.210.html

thank you!

every thing looks fine now, the 9th is there!

i even improved my french a little bit lol!

do you have more of this icons? please don't send me back there..................