yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] 760hacker:
pcarvalho, when do you anticipate your release of the latest creation? Looking real nice and clean!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
still kind of early...let me work my magic ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] greatbal:
how did you get rid of the text (volume percent indicator) below the profile icon?

I did a trick with the bound rectangle and I've "hidden" it somehow. But there must be a more "elegant" solution to this. hehe :p
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeffrey2000:
yup you got me, it's just like pcarvalho said, some "icon relocation and resize" (in the bound rectangle) you just need to know the magic nrs ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonestones:
Hey pcarvalho,any possibilty of getting the new HTC diamond clock face incorporated on this skin???Looks great thus far!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
i have seen how he did it...my approach is similar but diferent at the same time...as soon as i release you will see...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vinipess:
Why not 9 buttons? is it possible?

:D

Why not 9 buttons? is it possible?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
Of course it is possible

That was in the early days of MS2 when we (at least me) were learning how to make changes, as of today you may find lots of different arrangements.

Keep reading, you´ll find good stuff in these threads and the derivatives.

Cheers!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pcarvalho:
yes...everything is possible :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thierryboulay:
Modification

Jeffrey thank you for this subject.

I installed(settled) him(it) on my Kaiser since the beginning.

Think you make an improvement towards a horizontal screen?

Do we can simply because I know it to remove nothing the button of the environment(middle) with the concerned page?

Can we add always simply one or two pages of contacts?

Thank you in advance

Titus;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] siren555:
:) Thank You very much...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gabriello:
StylishBlue

Hi all,

after my Stylish green I am back with the Stylish blue. I like it simple and it works fine with me. I have used bits and pieces of many other themes (thanks to all):D .….. but I have also added some personal touches.

I hope you like it.

Cheerio
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Zimaia:
Please, can someone tell me how to change this icons. I have some othersthat i like more.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pocketdoc:
I looked through but couldn't find...

Is there a way to have SPB Diary as part of the calendar page of MS (instead of the default MS one)?

MS' calendar excludes 'all day' events and is very basic.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vinipess:
tab bar transparent

http://rapidshare.com/files/118611400/CapScr0002.jpg.html

How can i make tab bar transparent???

I've made some changes in some skins dowloaded in this forum, but i don't know how make tab bar transparent.... May anyone help me???

sorry my bad english guys......
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] samo.chan:
Hi all,

I've followed a rabbit hole and somehow ended up on this page and found jeffrey2000's fantastic Vista mobile shell, when all I was really looking for was that exra program launcher tab! So, Thank you jeffrey2000 for your wonderful theme!

However, as I've only read a portion of the replies (I'm trying to read 'em all, but bear with me), I am having a problem; on the 2nd tab, the lower icons lead to an empty menu? How can I rectify this please?

p.s. can someone link me to a post where I can read up about changing the B/g image please? Main thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeffrey2000:
Vista Mobile Shell v0.2.1 (why is it delayed??)

Welcome to the rabbit hole :p.

I've been busy recovering my 2GB SD card which was completly lost and contained my importand files :(. Unfortunatly I don't have everything back still so I'm busy to build a lot from scratch. Well at least 1 positive side my theme is working in 240x320 (portrait) and 320x240 (landscape) now. Still busy replacing some items but it's almost ready. I'll keep you posted... Still gotta compile a new CAB soon (for some reason not even that is working for me now).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] intoby:
i also want to know how to swap this....:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] samo.chan:
So, uhm, can anyone help me on those two probs please?

Yes, I've searched, no didn't find any relevant answers. Yes, seeking advice please!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Vince 2008:
Hi All,

congratulations to all. Your work is amazing. And makes me feel like trying to work my own preferences.

For now, I just want to add a new tab So I can get:

<Now> / <Launcher 1 with MRU> / <Launcher 2 w/o MRU> / <Dial tab.>

Not sure were to start with (registry? XML?). I spent long time cruising in threads and could not find this information.

please help me start.

bfn

V
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lelabad:
Please.., Anyone to help me..

I'am old designer, but a new PPC user.

I really like SPB Mobile Shell but i always wanted to share every body with my designing.

How i can to bild thems 4 spb MS2.1, like convert imsges (PNG, GIF) to (DAT) files?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
C´mon..... at least read the first 2 pages of this thread
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Alkhal:
Read this post take two pills and don't call me in the morning....lol. Na just read that post and go through the rest of the thread if you still don't understand. It is straight to the point in the beginning.... Good Luck (Also in the future you might want to use the search button, guys here will roast you alive...And that isn't a joke luiggi was actually alot nicer than the usuals.)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tft:
i have the same question,. anyone know?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
It may help

See if this tutorial works for you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2222616#post2222616
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tft:
how can i center align a seperator and change the width of the seperator?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tft:
can anyone answer my question above? i have a theme i'd like to release but im having a little trouble with decreasing seperator width.

also, how can i just get Operator name without connection/bars? just operator name... i set ShowConnectionStatus = 0 but i still get bars with operator name,.

thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lelabad:
Thank's All...

That's very easy..

Extract all *.dat with ZIP program & redesign as you like,

Last, save it agian and change *.zip to *.dat

:D

:D

:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vinipess:
Wallpaper...

How can i make a wallpaper??? I have the Adobe Photoshop C3 and Device Central.... i don't know how to save the bmp file as a Windows - 16bit - R5 G6 B5 - .bmp file.... May anybody help me???

thks.........
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kytto:
is it possible to remove the contacts tab :confused:

any news? :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sheizi:
sbp

could anyone tell me what is sbp mobile shell and where can i find this on my htc wm 6 device
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] yoda_143:
Get rid of the bottom bar aka. tab menu ?

Is there a way to get rid of the bottom bar (aka tab menu) completely? I change tabs by finger swipe and never leave mobile shell thus don't need the close button.

Sorry if this has been asked (and answered) before, but I couldn't find the answer by skimming the 100+ pages of this thread.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] kangmas:
Check here bro. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2267837&postcount=2078
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] yoda_143:
That's very interesting, I'll download and try to understand how it's done.

Basically I want the default graphics and everything, just with the tab menu gone.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] skydancer11:
Vito SMS Chat

Hi,

Does anybody know how to integrate Vito SmsChat with mobile shell?

Tnx
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sahihe:
Customizing Program icons

Searched and read... can someone point me in the right direction...

I have the glass GSmart black theme and have 16 icons on the MRU tab which I have pinned down. Is there a way to customize the icons for the programs that show up on this tab. These program icons are the only ugly thing remaining in this beautiful theme.

Any ideas on how to achieve this...

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ageekofnoimportance:
Making the background black instead of grey.

Sorry to ask a stupid question, but I really have spent a long time searching and trying things out but can't find the answer.

I have an HTC diamond (VGA) and would be very happy with the standard SPB theme except that the background are all dark grey instead of black. I want true black (as in the graphics files).

Can anyone tell me what I have to change to get this?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] phillyg8r:
Changing Background

I have read the Beginners tutorial and all, am able to extract the files needed, my problem comes in when in Photoshop....I have the Separator2 resized and my image inserted, how do I save it into the appropriate file type?

It is supposed to be r5 g6 b5 .bmp right? How do i save into this file type all I can get are .psd files etc....

Please help thank you very much!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] luiggi:
1.- Prepare your 240x320 desired backgraound (format is not important in this step) in a separated file and have it open it in ps.

2.- Change qp_bkg_now.dat file extension from .dat to .zip and open the zip file (enter password and do not extract any file!) and open the Separator.bmp file (not the m_.bmp) in photoshop, select all and delete de content of this file you´ll get a blank image.

3.- Copy your desired image in step 1 and paste it into the blank image from step 2.

4.- Use save as to save your already modified separator.bmp file, pick of course bmp from the menu, and separator.bmp will show up as a file availabe to be saved, click on this file name and you´ll get prompted to replace it (accept) and pick the 16bit depth and click in advance to choose r5 g6 b5.

5.- Close your winzip window, rename the qa_bkg_now.zip to .dat and you are ready to go.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] scanboy:
Hope someone can help

Hi,

I have an issue with the 3x3 program screen. All 9 icons shows with text, no problem there, but the text for the 3 new icons is off, their text would overlap the icon on the next row. It seems like icon itself is taking up all the space for one slot and the text is then paste below it, therefore, overlapping the icon in next row. Anyone knows how I can fix this? I'm running MS 2.1.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] andreaslofstedt:
Help me debug my menu buttons

Hi all,

I've been following this thread for while and I've now tried to do my first menu buttons using GIMP and icons I've dowloaded.

I've also read the "SPB Mobile Shell 2.0 Beginner's How-to" thread. I think I've been able to save the files (buttons and mask) in the correct format (16 bit RGB 565).

However, when I've zipped the files (of course with the proper password), renamed to .dat and copied to my SPB Mobile Shell folder I've got problems after the soft reset. :( When I start SPB Mobile Shell nothing happens.

And I mean nothing. The only thing that happens is that the original today screen gets "unclickable" as if SPB MS is there. If I press the OK button on my TyTN II it seems to go away (since I'm probably closing the invisible SPB MS then).

Could someone take a look in my file to see what the problem is?

I've atteched the zip file as it is before I rename it to .dat and copy it to my phone.

(The thumb attached is only for you to check out my icons, of couse I didn't save as .jpg for SPB MS).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] treqq:
A question :p :

Why allo of you change the main menu ( MenuIcons_m.bmp ),

but nobody try to change the other icon ( example MenuIcons2_1.bmp) ??

10x
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] andreaslofstedt:
I think it's mainly because it's the main menu icons you see the most. :)

Also after struggling with getting the main menu icons the way you want, maybe you get lazy and want to start on another set of main meny icons instead of the other icons. :p
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bereda:
is there anyway of getting just like glowing little white dots almost like stars in the sky as the launcher icons? only like 1milimetter ? maybe a like charchole grey or light grey?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] treqq:
Hi!

In tried to apply what you described to modify the bmp file ( ex MenuIcons2_0.bmp) inside the qp_menu_btn.dat ...

I simply used MS paint to modify that file,

but when I copy the new qp_menu_btn.dat on my polaris.... the SPB MOBILE shell freeze ......

someone could help me? I really don't like the default application SPB mobile shell icon as the ones in attachment...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] treqq:
custom icon

OK! I solved, thanks to all!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] iziizi:
sorry ignore this.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] poloa:
missing volume icon?

when i use classic view i lose the volume icon on the now today screen?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Andi-HH:
Close-Key to Lock Device (SPB Mobile Shell)

hi,

is there any chance to make the "Close-Key" to a "Lock-Device-Key", I have no idea of creating/editing themes...

thx for help
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jackljane:
Yo Treqq,

I am having the same exact problem with icon and background. I made this nice icons and backgroud with photoshop. Eager to test it i load it up in the dat files. when i test it on the device. icons and background lost resolution. color seem to be black and white..some some wierd color that is not the same when i create it in photoshop..

Can anybody help?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] medosier:
4 Speed Dial by FGA

I'm dying here. I have tried putting shortcuts into the registry value every way I can think of and can't get them to run. I know I'm not stupid. What the heck do I have to do?

I created a shortcut to the music folder. Copied the path to the link into the registry value for file. I did it with quotes, no quotes, double slashes, single slashes. You name it, I think I tried it. When it is an executable, it runs with no problem, but as a lnk file I can't get it to do anything. HELP ME.

Thank you in advance.

Bull
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] amw1972:
not sure if I have the right thread

I just installed a MS shell theme...and added the games icon for the 9 button launcher. How do I populate that menu. When I click on it, it shows up with a blank slate of 9 buttons. It won't give me the option to add...what would I have to do. PPC noob here by the way....thnx for the info
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jackljane:
There is other thread that answer this kind of questions. But I don't mind to answer that.

With original layout, there is only 6 options. When you remove the MRU and Pinned Items, there are empty slots. So the menus are only place holders. You can click on Settings/Customize Menu. Tab and hold on item Games. When a menu pop up choose Add/Link. Now you can unfold Folder Games and select the link and click done. You can also add other things not just games... like I said it is just a place holder or Menu. ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nicesaysyes:
pradablackwl7

u can dowload here

http://v3.gushare.com/file.php?file=fb0902f3375fa03bca7c48c53f983518
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeiyuu:
Change the icons associated with installed programs?

Does anyone know if there is a program to change the program icons.. I just reinstalled spb shell, and when I add a program (i.e. youtube, quickclear, totalcommander, ect) it shows the default icon.. How do I change that icon?! My interface uses larger buttons and I want to change the icons to some larger icons I downloaded..

Any suggestions?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] donaldpantow:
i can't open it, do you know the password?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] TORB:
I have a very wacky problem that I hope someone can help me unravel please.

I successfully installed layout 15 (from the first page of this thread,) but try as I might, I could not alter it by taking other peoples layouts, like the ones in post 1041 above and get it to show correctly.

Overwriting the files just did not work. It still showed up the same old way.

Then, by chance, I copied the whole SPB Shell Folder's contents to my old IPAQ. I was gob smacked when it showed up the way I wanted it to show on the Diamond.

I tried copying the files back from the IPAQ back to the Diamond. There were two files it would not let me overwrite.

Today.mdu.dll

Mobileshell.exe

so I renamed them with a.bak extension and copied the new files over.

I did a soft reset and deleted the old .bak files and then soft reset again. Well..... lots of four letter word...... it showed up the same old way!

WTF?????

To prove it is not a figment of my imagination, cause I think I may be going crazy here :mad:, I have attached a screen copy of both devices. I have also zipped the entire Shell file and uploaded it.

Can someone please be kind enough to have a look at it and tell me why it shows differently on the two devices, and what need to be done to make the Diamond (on right) look like the IPAQ (on left)? (Not worried about the background colours.)

Many thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jtcrusader:
I have looked in various forums...I see the custom themes...but how in the heck do I REMOVE or CHANGE the danged "X button?" I am running Spbwatcher so I have no need for the "X". This is the first modification I want to make to Mobile Shell...and would love to replace it with task manager.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] keithdupont:
Diamond is a vga device: That being said if you download a theme for qvga device and overwrite the files you will not see any change because the files you overwrote were not being used anyway. va_layouts.dat is vga layout file, qa_layouts.dat is qvga layout file. Thats why it works on IPAQ device.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] TORB:
Thanks, now that makes sense. :eek: But I don't like it. ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] scottmo:
Help Please!

Hi,

I've been messing with MS for some time but I can't work out how to achieve the effect I'm after. I have trawled hundreds of posts but can't find the answers (except to my first question but I can't get it to work... Thick I know!).

If anyone has the time and kindness I was hoping they could help.

I've attached my files below, can anyone remove the bottom icons, leaving just a black, 'swipe area' that allows gestures to work without showing the bottom icons. Second can you make the fourth 'page' the main weather page (the one showing the weather for the week -four days) and not the most used items page that it shows at the moment as I don't need it. Thanks in advance guys.

the 'pages' would then be Now, calendar, programs, weather, contacts

Thanks

Edit

Since no one seemed able to help I decided to teach myself the ins and outs of the whole .dat/xml thing and try to edit them all myself. Finally I was able to produce a polished result that does exactly what I want and looks great into the bargain!

For once no replies was actually a good thing in the end - I found out I can do it myself!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Firefox®:
Script to restart SPB Mobile Shell process

To avoid soft reset after changes layouts and/or pictures copy and paste this script into notepad and save it as SPBShellRestart.mscr

SpbRegKey ="SOFTWARE\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell"

SpbPath=RegRead("HKLM",SpbRegKey,"InstallDir")

If(Question("Restart process now?","SPB Mobile Shell","YesNo")=1)

Run(SpbPath \ "\MenuLauncher.exe","-stop")

Sleep(2500)

Run(SpbPath \ "\MenuLauncher.exe","-start")

Endif

Note: You must have MortScript installed to run this script on your ppc!

Enjoy ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] LaazRockit:
Could you please share the solution?

I mean, I'worked all the MenuIcons.bmp, but they don't show up. I suppose the error are the settings for saving the file. I saved the file as .bmp, 16bit, and latter 32bit, but they don't work. Any suggestion?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] NiteStalker:
Very nice FF, will get alot of good use from this
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] geronemo:
mortscripts?

Hi all,

ive installed mortscripts using this link:

http://www.imarche.net/omnia/index.php

good thing about these is that i dnt have to reset to see the changes and also i can get omnia, diamond, iphone etc skins on the fly.

1) now the problems is that whenever i run install qvga file and the change the options, "my menu" icon and its name dissapears, leaving an empty blank space when the icon was present.

when i click on the blank space it opens the sub menus but doesnt show its icon or name in the main menu.

also i tried reinstalling spb mobile shell saved its original root/my menu registry and then imported it after running mortscripts and no change whatsoever, i still have the my menu without its icon or name.

any help is appreciated??

2) is it possible so save the setting and submenus for MS 2.1.2 coz everytime i have a problem and have to reinstall MS all the customizations are gone, can i save the setting somehow so that i dnt have to worry even if iam uninstalling or reinstalling this software???

thank u guyz for reading :)

and hope to get this problem solved :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] melvynadam:
I'm perfectly happy with all the default logos and layouts with a single solitary exception: "Internet" contains "Opera Favorites", "Opera History" and "Opera", so why would I want an IE icon for the menu option?

Please would someone change this single entry on the apps screen and upload the file.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MACkjam:
Hi, What is the zip password please?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] keithdupont:
b0fm18zq It is located in this thread very helpful.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378367
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] MACkjam:
Thanks a lot!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] OnceAMatrixMan:
I still use SPB MS, but it is a pain in the ass to modify, and skinning has basically stopped, so on the next hard reset I'll probably be changing to ThrottleLauncher or maybe even iFonz. Point and drag is much easier than coding and using the emulator.