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[Windows Mobile Themes] lastnikita:
I now remember that was the problem I faced with my skin, and maybe the main raison I gave it up. Your solution is smart indeed, but seems a bit complicated, and involve another software (mortscript) both installed and running... anyway, if it works fine :) Would you make a video of that in action ? I'm interested to see how much time it takes to effectively close (if it's long it's useless) and how it looks..

won't we have a hard time with set the click timings (u have to wait for the menus to actually open right ?) for each device ? Is it always working or do you get some miss when system slower than usual ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] X-On:
Could you please post your Mortscript code?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
okay, so many ideas.

For this time i decide to make

no decision

, but everyone is wellcome to find solutions or post different things about new taskbar here.

Thats what i have done last days:

- taskbar now shows mute, wifi (with or without connection) and Bluetooth

- the bluephone skin has bigger Icons at bottom.

(see pictures). It was hard enought, because i had to change many graphics and 3 xmls and test everything. Ecspecially the many different registry values for Wifi, so i made more icons for that problem.

- It should run better and hope there are no more little bugs.

So everyone has now a working taskbar skin and can play with it.:D

1. I dont have a vga phone so its to hard for me to make this graphics to vga (and check it). I think i have to double the graphic points ? Is it right that a 32x32 pixel icon then is 64x64 ?

Doing a mxl skin needs a lot of fine tuning (one more pixel ?). This is not possible without seeing. But I can do some graphics when you tell me the size you need.

2. So the only "problem" seems to be ok/close, but it works well for me so i donts see a real Problem.

Greetings
[Windows Mobile Themes] lastnikita:
You will see the problem when you use an app that needs to be validated, (ex. an options dialog) and it doesn't support softkeys, so.... needs a ok button ;)

But it's only occasional.

edit: and can of course be workedaround using hardware 'ok' button.... I had a htc touch at this time, and no HW button :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] HuiBuh_1:
hi lastnikita,

video is a little bit tricky, because I do not have any video SW for my device. For the first try I choose to have a 2 seconds delay between the clicks to see whats happening. Now I set the "delay-time" in Mortscript to 200ms and it is stillworking fine. When you click the new close button the taskmanager-window pops open and then the right app is choosen. You see something happening, but at least I am not able to catch what was changing in my screen. So for the moment every thing works fine. I will finetune my delay times further (next step is to remove them and try if the Script still runs). Untill now i had no misses, except for the settings dialog in battery status. In this dialog the taskmanager is disabled (at least the symbol in the original taskbar) and so I can't "click" on it for opening. but this is so far the only app where my solution is not running.

For the different timing: I own a Wizard, so I think every other device should at least met the speed of the Wizard.....

Hi X-On,

The code is very simple:

MouseClick(215,1)

Sleep(200)

MouseClick(186,66)

Sleep(200)

MouseClick(230,1)

but remember the original taskbar must be there (VJToggle set at minimum to 1)

Regards

huibuh_1
[Windows Mobile Themes] lastnikita:
I'm pretty sure it won't ;)

Well I only played with win32 scripts, but they needed a delay everytime a menu was involved, so I guess WM can't do better :p

But you'll check what's the best for ya :)

lol you're right (ex-prophet owner)

but in some cases the UI isacting slower than usual ie when it just processed another operation. I'm surprised you didn't encounter any misses yet, it's cool :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
Start working on my new windows mobile 7 theme. Her`s the first shot.

made some new graphics and rewrite the "old" xml.

ufff, could it be that i cant do a analog clock with batterysatus like with rltoday ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] lastnikita:
looks great. is the blue box part of wallpaper ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] X-On:
Thank you it works like a charm!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mr_deimos:
Wow, i see it's coming along nicely :)

I think i'll have to get rid of the ugly windows taskbar someday.

A quick question - do you think showing if there's a pending notification would be possible on the custom taskbar - like the envelope you see on the default taskbar or a text bubble if your batteries are very low?

Actually, only the e-mail icon is made by me ;) Two others are from Ecqlipse iconset:

http://chrfb.deviantart.com/art/quot-ecqlipse-2-quot-PNG-59941546

You might want to check it out, since it contains wifi and BT icons in the same style.
[Windows Mobile Themes] vrunito:
Hello. First of all, Thanks for taking your time on doing this ;D

I have a little problem. My mute thing doesn't work. (I read the entire thread like 3 times and didn't found my answer)

Every time I click on the Sound off/Sound on, I get a message saying "The file 'muteonoff' cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file"

I uninstall everything and install again but the problem persists... Any help ?

Thanks in advance,

Bruno.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
1. Notification ist possible i think about it.

2. Problem mute on/off: This needs the "muteonoff.exe". Check if this exe is in the folder "smartUtilities_files only" on your ppc AND check the .XML YOU USE !

Open it with Windows text Editor on your PC. look at the path for the muteonoff.exe because it sounds as the path in your xml is wrong for your phone.

Original for german ppc:path="\Programme\SmartUtilities_FilesOnly\muteonoff.exe"

maybe your path is \Program Files\.... or whatever, please look on your ppc.

3. At my wm7 theme the Background Graphics are just the wallpaper but i have the backgroundgraphics and change that. it was just a first try.

ANYONE knows if its possibel to do a analog clock with batterystatus ? Dont whant to use rltoday for that.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mr_deimos:
Well, it seems that BatteryStatus has an experimental option to embed other plugins in it (haven't tested it yet so i don't know how it works):

Maybe you could use it with something like the retro clock:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=344870
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
so no analog clock ? F..... Need that for wm7 theme.

Maybe i can do the analog clocks from the other thread as plug in of BS.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ryomahino:
Hi your theme looks great with conjunction of your icons.

I have few ideas that probably make your theme better:

- Instead muteonoff.exe you can use togglesound, it allow change to vibrate too. Actually i cant make work muteonoff in my artemis and I checked the xml.

- Can you add or made backlight icons (for use with mvbacklight) to add into your theme?

Thanks in advance.
[Windows Mobile Themes] vrunito:
Got it fixed ! I noticed that I didn't do that step 7.1 (below) the correct way. Thanks again! ;D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Fresh2Death:
edit: post deleted. found solution.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
@ryhomahino: if you have/find a exe for togglesound put it in the "smart..." folder and correct the xml. i dont need vibration, therefor i didnt make that.

Only Problem should be new icons for vibration and the correct registry key where vibration is.

I KNOW Batterystatus and this SKIN CAN DO MUCH MORE but i dont want it to be too "overloaded", but you now have a base for making it the way you want, changing graphics or add more functons and buttons

And Sorry im too busy now for wm7 theme.:(

Having big Problems:

- no analog clock with batterystatus ? (maybe i show weather in the clock, when i find no solution, maybe better than two clocks in one skin)

- singal strenght and battery meter are not working, dont find the mistake graphics and xml are ready, but nothing is shown (the bars on the picture are fake, the rest is running)

I changed from wallpaper background to real background graphics so this skin will work with every wallpaper.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tomcat777:
I think that placing the weather in the clock would be awesome! I agree with there already being a clock on the screen. I hope to see this skin SOON! Keep up the good work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] w04g005:
@bluemetalaxe

Is it possible to add the percentage of the battery next to the batteryicon?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
1.

i didnt want the percentage so i just took it out of screen, but its still there:

okay: - open on your pc with the windows editor the xml file you use.

- you find somewhere at the top of the text the following:

<Item type="iconbattery" class="battery_meter" >

<image src="Battery_BG.png" left="-207" top="4" />

<label left="0" width="0" top="-6"/>

-change the -6 (out of screen) to "0" or "1" (test it), but then

you get a problem with the spaces of the other taskbar icons. you

can try the "label left" value to change that.

2. I created also a new signal bar, the old was a fake in "Bluephone" or just percentary in "taskbar" and "greyphone" and made a real working signal bar with 7 Bars ! (without percentary) for all 3 themes.

I also found a better registry key for wifi so that i now need for "Wifi on" just 3 pictures.

I update the zip later. so this is your last chance for percentage :D

3. WM7 is looking great: Big original BATTERYMETER and SIGNAL BAR are working now !!!

-but now my big Problem is there: Batterystatus plugin can`t display a analog Clock :(

so i must make a dicission: i can use my taskbar and signalbars and then create for the rest a new with plugin with rltoday, where analog clock is possible.

This is not a big Problem, but i dont like using two different plugins (ressources), also rltoday has a problem with ultimate launch, it flickers for a short time when the plugin is drawn.

The other way is, to display in the clock something different :confused:

will think about it. look at WM 7 now. I added a wm7-Test. Just use the wallpaper, put the wm7-folder and the wm7.xml into the BS folder and choose the new skin. And report bugs!
[Windows Mobile Themes] w04g005:
thank you for the fast answer. I'll try it tomorrow.

Now i try to get the ultimate launch work with the position of the tabs on the bottom of the screen.

I have to set a constant plugin height. Can someone (maybe bluemetalaxe)please tell me the value?

P.S. Danke auch für die richtig geilen Icons für ultimatelaunch.

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] drownage:
umm.... can someone make thsi a cab? thx...
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
@munich from northern bavaria:

if you want UL with my taps at the bottom try it with a hight of 332.

ansonsten, gern gschehn.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kancrutt:
ughh look so cool :D

hope someone create Smartphones (non touch) version :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] tomcat777:
bluemetalaxe, can you please post a link to your bottom (ultimate launcher). I have looked over this tread and can't seem to find it, or just missed it. Thanks for the awesome today screen! I would vote for the current temp. to be placed in the wm7 analog clock. That would rock!
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
this is the link (page 2 and 3) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378260&page=3

and here are all .icos for the bottom.

See Post 29 with picture 1, there u can see how i made it that i can have 35*48 Tabs (not possible normaly ;))
[Windows Mobile Themes] ultravox:
Hello!!!!

I'm on holidays, beach and sun, so no much time left for BS, but I've my topbar (only that for now..) almost finished. Not easy because i'm new to BS, but i'm learning by trial and error.

Your WM7 skin is looking good. I'm going to check you signal bar code, seems interesting.

About rltoday, Ul and flicker, that is a "normal" problem of rltoday to load the skins. that's why i quitted rldoay for a multitab. BTW this task is working great with BS.

Cheers.
[Windows Mobile Themes] vphreeze:
just checking to see if the new skin was posted yet. i am intrested in the taskbar only option.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
im really sorry, everything is finished but still database error of the xda server, couldnt even upload a picture:mad:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Ather:
can u upload the image to any image hosting site ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] samy.3660:
Post it at rapidshare
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
go here please: http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/showthread.php?p=1061986#post1061986
[Windows Mobile Themes] melkhatt:
Hello, thanks for the idea but i have too many issues closin' apps like: 1-calc lite, SaeSGEE, editor of total commander..., don't you ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
i use just total commander and have no Problem.

I use in my xml the taskamanager of Batterystatus, an it should work. Only the okay button is not working, i use the hardware okay button of my phone.

UPDATE: "WM 7" is ready ! Also as taskbar only, Download Post 1.

My newest, and think on of my best, will come the next days: "DARKNIGHT" with working meters !
[Windows Mobile Themes] deejacker:
Am I missing something here, how do you get the name of your mobile company to appear at the top? I have had a look at the XML file and can't see what is actually going to be written to the screen for this? Do I need to add a registry value or text? Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] S2W:
Looking forward to seeing the darknight completed... nice work.

Keep it up blue.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
@deejacker: maybe i did the operator just with microsoft paint ? hehe ;)

you need nothing to do. look in the first row of the xml you `ll find mobile_operator. really not hard to find !
[Windows Mobile Themes] deejacker:
I can see the lines in the XML file, but my operator name still doesn't appear. It has never appeared on any of the batterystatus skins I have tried, even the default...hmm. Something odd or me being blind..:cool:. Thanks anyway.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
mmh, okay this "mobile_operator " is a part of batterystatus that reads out the registry for you operator. so im sorry and cant change this. it seems your Phone has maybe another registry key for your operator.

But Did YOU enable "show operator" in the BS-Setings ?

when not:

1. you can post the problem at batterystatus thread

2. or search the registry with sktools or similar for the keyword "operator" .

with this key it would be possible to write a line in xml to read out the operator in this different registry key.
[Windows Mobile Themes] JSZESZE:
i was wondering if there was anyway to do away with the bottom bar by changing something in the registry......or a program that has it included
[Windows Mobile Themes] TheChampJT:
You stop it bluemetalaxe, you're to good! Just jokin, keep up the great work!
[Windows Mobile Themes] omair2005:
cant get it to work. i wish this was packed in one .cab file.
[Windows Mobile Themes] agovinoveritas:
Is it me or does your TyTN slow down after running this baby for a while?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
its you ;)

its just a today plugin, nothing more. it should need less ressources than htc home but

u can test it with "darknight" skin where you can see free ram and cpu.

->maybe someone can make cabs out of this ? would be easier for some beginners. i m sorry i dont know anything about making cabs.
[Windows Mobile Themes] wyzepro:
ok I have everything working except what looks like the meter that shows how much space you have left....for whatever reason that one is blank...also the date seems to be off...help?...screenshot provided...also wifi button is not working...fixed the date by the way !!
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
1. first of all i see a little bug in my xml (or u should read your sms !):D

the "20" isnt right on the icon so go to your darknight.xml,

there u find some lines for sms, and a text: left="-16" write in there "-26" for example so that the "20" goes 10 pixels more to the left side and is on your icon, you can do that also with email, and missed calls, i will make a update of my xml.

2. you changed the date line of the xml. Thats okay but seems you dont know how and made a mistake. So here it is how this works:

Days:

- dddd= Monday,Thuesday....

- dd= 01,02,03.....

- d= 1,2,3,4, ....

Months:

- MMMM= January, February

- MM= 01,02,03 ....

- M= 1,2,3,4

Years:

- YYYY= 2008

- YY= 08

- Y= 8

so if you want this:"Monday, 11.05.08" you need: "dddd, dd.MM.YY" for example. you made small "mm"s !

3. BS has a Settings option that also has influence to a xml skin. Go 2 seconds with stylus on the BS skin. try to enabel show cpu frequency ? dont know if this helps for the third meter. Normaly you dont need that. i use a readymade cpu-usage from batterystatus. The third meter shows also freeRam, makes no sense that this is also not shown ? Did you made some other changes at the xml ?

4. Wifi (phuuuuu)

The button should work, but the icon doesnt change from black to blue, this is a known problem because of differnet devices with different regsitry values. So got in the darkskin.xml to the wifi-lines:

<Item class="registry_tracker" ontap="ToggleWiFi" >

<src="wlan-%d.png" left="9" top="0" />

<label text="%d" left="-10" top="-6" width="10" >

<registry key_value="HKLM\Software\Drivers\WLAN\WlanStatus" />

</label>

</Item>

copy just this black lines in you xml, reload the skin: now you should see a number when pressing the button, this are the registry value we/you need. If you see always a zero do the following: just replace the path for wifi above with this path

"HKLM\System\State\Hardware\WiFi"

okay now you should get the differnet values for wifi when pressing the button, now you need icons. There are only two icons i made: on and off. Go to the folder "Darknight" You find there the wifi Icons named wlan-0, wlan-1, wlan--1. copy the on or off icon you need in this folder and rename it with the number your read out of the registry.

Easy example: You press the wifi button, you see that wifi is on (commanager htc) and on the button you see "3", then go to the darknight-folder copy the icon "wlan-1.png" (on-Icon) and name it "wlan-3.png". So BS now will find the right Icon if wifi is on.

I know its hard, and im sorry but its a probleme of many different devices, windows version etc.
[Windows Mobile Themes] wyzepro:
I fixed the date...thank you....got the missed txt working thanks for that as well....didn't do anything to not get the third meter running....if you'd like I can post my xml

got the third meter running all is well....thank you for your swift assistance!!!

now i've noticed that the sound tab does not activate...says either its not trusted or cant be found but I've confirmed the file is in the folder
[Windows Mobile Themes] LycanNyc:
Thanks will this work on the Titan or Vogue?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
1. check the path for "muteonoff.exe" in the xml ! you can put this exe anywhere on your ppc ! but i looks like my xml can`t find it. for example put this exe in "\Windows" and change the path in the xml for "\Windows\muteonoff.exe" there must be a mistake by changing or not changing the path in the xml.

2. its tested with wm6.0 on touchcruise. it should run on any ppc. because i just use a app to hide topbar and softkeys(bottom). and a today plugin (Batterystatus) with my own skins that also simulate a new taskbar, nothing more : )
[Windows Mobile Themes] wyzepro:
actually just had to change Programmes to Program Files works fine!!

I hope this helps with others who may have the same issues
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
he he he, dont think so, because most users read post 1 7.1 ! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] wyzepro:
fair point....my apologies....I clearly skipped over that part...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vitekg:
Hi,

very nice skin (darknight), just downloaded with out problems.

But I do have a question, it is possible to make the numbers for email, text and phone notifications a lit. bigger and how to add "am, pm" to the clock area?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
1. you can do anything with the xml :D This ist the command line for sms counter. copy or write just the black text in your xml at the same postion. now you can play around with the fontsizes.

<Item class="registry_tracker" ontap="InboxSms" >

<image src="sms%d.png" left="19" top="0" />

<label text="%d" left="-16" top="5" width="10" fontsize="20">

<registry key_value="HKCU\System\State\Messages\sms\Unread\Count" />

</label>

look in the xml also for

- ...path="\Windows\tmail.exe....

- ...PhoneMissedCalls" ....

and do the same with this, alway write the fontsize command in the "label text line".

maybe you now have to play around a little bit with "left" and width" commands to fit it.

2. am/pm is possible, but i have to read about it and tell you tomorrow
[Windows Mobile Themes] 2manyphones:
Problems with taskbar and cube

I have the taskbar theme working great, but whenever I activate the Touchflo Cube on my Elfin the windows taskbar covers the BS taskbar. The only way to get the BS taskbar to show up again is to restart. I am using the latest build of BS. Any ideas?

By the way this concept is great. Thank you to all who have worked on this!
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
Thanks. and sorry, didn´t know the problem because i disabled the cube and use ultimatelaunch as a cube.

Your problem has nothing to do with Batterystatus.

to hide the taskbar and softkeys i use the vjtoggle tool.

this is a alpha version that was made before wm6 and cube, so there will be no solution. you will get same problem with landscape. so you can post this in the vj thread "16 % bigger screen" (or something like that) maybe vj will do a newer version for us all.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ogabriel:
my impression or the height must stay same as the old taskbar?

i mean:

i can make a smaller height of the taskbar?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vitekg:
Hi,

Thanks for your respond, I'm playing with the xml settings right now, and its working.

Thank you again
[Windows Mobile Themes] kwill:
hey great job bluemetal!!! really like the new taskbar. one question though. is the taskbar actually rltoday skinned? reason im asking is im using the aurora/manila theme found here on the forums and the clock at the top is formed by rltoday. so, i really just want to know if i can still get the taskbar only to function? thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
this is all made with batterystatus, its one skin,not rltoday because BS is much more powerfull.

i made two standalone taskbars, a smaler in bluephone folder and a bigger one in wm7 folder. see pictures.

your today screen is still as usual so you can combine this with any today plugin.

you can make the taskbars event smaler, but my graphics wont work right then, of course. so if you want to make bigger changes you should be good in xml and with paintshop.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kwill:
thanks for the quick response. so, would batterystatus need to be at the top of today screen? it appears that way. because as it is now, the theme i use has batterystatus on the bottom.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kamileon1:
hi blue,

quick question - on your greyphone theme, how do i get the speaker icon (to left of digital clock) to switch between on and vibrate (instead of sound off)? i am sure it's just a registry setting. i looked at the registry but can't quite figure it out. i think it has something to do with the mute registry key. what do i need to change in the xml file? tanx