yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vitaliy4:
How can I build in weather panel plugin in one of the page of spb mobile shell?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Gustopher:
Apologies if I am being obtuse here, but I have criss-crossed the forums for most of this evening trying to put all of the pieces together to duplicate your setup...and I am struggling.

I have MS and have installed Greatbal's Diamond 1.2 Theme. I have then updated that with BI's Weather v1.6. All is well so far - I have the new graphics showing up on the weather page and the background of the Home page.

Now I'm trying to follow your instructions above and have tried to download via the link above with no success. Could you possibly repost step-by-step instructions for the hard of thinking, with links if possible. You might also want to have a look at the link above - it just keeps going round in circles!

Your implementation of a range of other people's work is really interesting and I'd love to give it a try.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gizbug:
Does this work with Mobile Shell 2.1.1?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
I appoligize, I did not notice that you have a VGA device.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aceracer24:
Yes, one of the few that are working with SPB Mobile Shell 2.1.1
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Thanks gagaza. Using your example I put the things you suggested on Ahmedfikry' practical theme and have now the weather on all screens. Now I do not need a theme with a full weather page. I have changeing weather on all pages but detail page. Works very easy your sugestions.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bereda:
phonatic thats nice man
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Thank you . I have been playing around with this. Sounds crazy, but it even makes the original SPB Shell look good. Thanks to gagaza I find this easy to do.

If you like that one, I think you will really like this. I threw it together in like 2 minutes. Just for fun and your enjoyment.:p Please do not critisize. I know I must move things around. I will wait for final graphics to be released.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bereda:
not to shabby i like that alot.... one thing id do if i had it is id slide those icons down into the openings in between the launcher icons and make the top bar transparent ( but thats because i dont use emails i just use sms and missed callsand im a minimalist i like no clutter ) . the one im working on has no bottom bar and the message icons only apear when you have anew message and the top bar has just signal strength on the left temperture in the middle and battery on the right and the background srtretches allthe way down to the bottom of the screen
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
FULL SCREEN practical WHITE diamond (theme colors) with BIG weather

hi all

Finally i finished my latest theme

FULL screen (swipe finger or use hard bottons to change between 3 screens - no lost space in bottom bar)

WHITE diamond (best in bright sunny days - many useres asked for it)

PRACTICAL - three pages only : main, launcher, contacts (low memory usage & less clicks)

main screen has profile & weather links

launcher has 3 MRU (with backlight fixed in middle) + 9 menu icons

16 contacts with pics not chopped

Big samurai weather icons with all data on page

background squares chage colors with spb mobile shell theme colors

matching S2U2 & today themes + cab to add 9 menu icons

spb phone suite BLACK glossy icons to match

works in landscape too

IMPORTANT: this theme is NOT compatabile with 2.1.1 version yet..still working on it

this is the best i made by far ..i really like this one the most

it took me many hours & still got some more to finish

please donate (link below next to my signature) to help complete the work

Thanks in advance
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Legolus:
please

please make it available, i love it

legolus
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mtkates:
SPB Mobile Shell v2.1.2 Beta

There is a beta version of Mobile Shell (v2.1.2) that SPB would like us to test out custom skins with. They have been working on the problem and need our feedback.

http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18723

Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] 760hacker:
I have no need for 3 mru pages is there a way i can remove 2 of them easily? Also would it be possible to have the icons on the mru pages without the black glossy background and just the icon? I love your theme and really like white themes in general as they are much easier on the eyes!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] syrguy1969:
I can't load this new version untill tonight, but the forum really offers no info on the skinning front. Is this version supposed to be easier to skin, or are they looking to see if you guys can just do it in general?....like the older versions!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mtkates:
There is still no support to make it easier to skin, but I tried it out with Diamond v2.1 skin and it works well. This beta version MS 2.1.2 has been modified to work better with "unofficial" skins, plus includes other bug fixes. It is nice to see that they are willing to help out with compatibility even though they don't officially support custom skins. I think they know that skinners are sending them customers.

If it works out for you, please take the time to go to spbclub.com or e-mail them and let know you appreciate their working with us.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] syrguy1969:
I will give it a shot tonight, I may just post the appreciation of them working with us anyway!!! It certainly can't hurt, and I know I would love for them to support skinning, maybe they can make it easier for those of us that just can't get it LOL!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dayze0:
Well done mtkates's - looks like your thread may have caused a stir at spb club - sounds like you made them take note !!!! awsome !!!! - WELL DONE :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JukEboXAuDiO:
I am using this skin.

I like it. I have 2 questions

1. Is there a MRU area?

2. Why does whatever weather location I put it in still says Laredo, texas?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] c130pilot:
I am also using the above skin.... like it - especially the "quick launch" icon capability on the Now screen. I've seen a couple people have done it, but can anyone upload a version of this or point me to how to add one additional "quick launch" icon to the now page?

Thanks

.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Legolus:
second it

great job!

Legolus
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mtkates:
Thanks, I just let them know what kind of problems we are having, please thank the people at SPB for their work in fixing things.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Legolus:
works with 2.1.2 beta

It works with 2.1.2 beta

and i like it alot

Great work

Legolus
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
It doesnt have an mru area because i never use the mru tab but i can create one if you like that can only be accessed gesturing right or left.

And it says only say laredo, texas because it doesnt get the data from the weather. tried different ways of doing it to no avail. if you want to change it, edit the lockscreen.xml. if u need help how to, let me know. its pretty simple.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
thank you :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lsherif:
Idostang,

I need that help from you also in editing the lockscreen.xml , plus can you do one for me with just single contact page instead of 3.

Thanks,
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
what edit you talking about? the mru or city name?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lsherif:
Idostang,

Talking about city name.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
ok... i'll have something for you later. what do u want for city name? or do u want it removed?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lsherif:
Thnaks a lot, city name just to show Cairo, Egypt.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Here you go. Extract the file and then copy over to your phone. Remember to backup first.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lsherif:
Idostang,

Appreciate your quick reply , looks good now, thanks for this lovely theme.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] 12gage:
Idostang, is there a way to have a white diamond background? and I would also like and MRU page if it's possible. Thanks in advance
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] blackangst:
Guys Ive looked through probably 60 pages...300 to go or something. I have two questions if you would endulge me:

First, no matter what theme I use, I always get this as my home screen:

I can get to what I believe is the home screen, but it always defaults back to this. What am I missing?

My second question, and again please forgive me, Im looking for Idostang's download for this theme:

Thank you so much. Im tired from reading lol Seriously Im going on hour 4 :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bereda:
just click the spb menu soft key on the right it will take you to spb...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] davehutch:
Or you can use...

...spbWatcher. It automatically switches to the spbScreen instead of the HTC Home screen

(do a search in this Thread)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] blackangst:
OK trying spbWatcher.I know I can switch it with a key touch, but Id rather have the main page of the theme be my home screen. Pardon my naivity...Im coming from a Motorola Q and I only know XML for that thing. :)

EDIT: spbWatcher works perfectly TYVM! No to find that damn theme download hehe
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bereda:
heres his theme just copy all .dat files that are inside the folder in side this zip into program files/ spb mobile shell

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=103586&d=1217739623
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] blackangst:
TY Bereda!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pehun:
Hi everybody, sorry for the pretty newb question, but I hadn't find the answer.

So, I've tried many themes for spb, and all have the same pb, the top start bar is changed, and most of the items are unclickable, so I can't disconnect gprs data connection without reducing spb, and clicking and the hadhoc boutton on the windows start bar...

so, How I can take a theme and modify it to keep original start bar?

Is there any theme with a on/off gprs connection button??

Thanks a lot.

Pehun.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] blackangst:
Pehun: Is this what you mean about the top icons? I was about to post this also. Its annoying...where the mbattery meter, signal, etc...theyre overlapping. I suspect its a simple tweak in a dat file but not sure. My experience is with xml....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pehun:
I mean the icons with the network, the operator name and etc...

they're not clickable, so you can't see the gprs status, so you can't disconnect it...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] blackangst:
Gotcha. Well I found a long way around it...Launcher>>Tools (the cog thing)>>Connections>>CommManager.

I wish there was a way to quickly change the volume on ringer and stuff...I'll figure it out :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Chivas610:
Hi!

I have huge problems getting custom theme's work on my Touch Diamond. Is it a Diamond issue, due to the high resolution (VGA), or should they work all fine on a Diamond?

I've tried Mobile Shell 2.1.1 and 2.1 with no luck. After each softreset I only get a black screen with a spb menu in right corner, but nothing happens whatever I touch :(

Am I doing this right? :

I copy all the custom *.dat files to the spb shell folder (on the phone) and overwriting those similar. Then I do a softreset...

Is this the right procedure, or should I remove all older files from the shell folder first?

Please enlighten me :D

I got the Norwegian 1.93 ROM if that matters...?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thangkls:
I found this theme : Skin blueray modifier par lagunadub ( kulet78 Xda)

http://www.actualitemobile.com/forum/index.php/topic,1654.msg24572.html#msg24572

at #84:

I really love it but it's french - how do I translate it to English ?

I can't contact to its author (kulet78)

Wait for reply - thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Chivas610:
I think it will use the language set on your phone - no need for translating... (?)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zachattack45:
ok im a newb. I have downloaded skins from here, replaced the files in my spb shell folder, and nothing happens. what am i doing wrong
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ColdFireIce:
Looks like you had at least a bit of success:

http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18723

Well I think I'll give it a try later on. Could someone else how has Customskins running on 2.1.0 check it as well?

Greetings

(Please excuse my bad english ;) )
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] JukEboXAuDiO:
thanks alot. I found that acutally you have a small MRU line under the clock which I can pin apps to so it works out. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thedaniel:
Done yet? :) This looks awesome! :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zachattack45:
ok i just reset my phone and that loaded it up, but now alot of the buttons on screen do not function. Does anyone know why this would happen? Any response would be helpful
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ycats:
Whatever happened to "mikentucson"'s theme he was working on, several pages back?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thangkls:
No , all of my theme I used is English - I don't think the problem is my language because I tried ....

Need helpd
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
To have a white background, i would have to change font colors, as well as the icons and other images so it might take a while. but i'm currently working on a new project. so maybe after i am done i'll try to give it a shot.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
What version of SPB MS are you using? I had read in one thread that people had that problem with other themes, and if i remember correctly it was the version of SPB MS they were using.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] HaiAuNho:
I remember somewhere in this thread, there is a square looking analog clock. Can someone please point me to it? I've search through 137 pages, and gave up.

Thanks so much
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mattster_spv:
GREAT WHITE THEME!

Hi Ahmedfikry.

Great theme, thanks so much for your time. It's as good as you said it would be and more!

I hope it inspires some ROM cookers to come up with some white ROM themes, although I have been told they are trickier to produce than the blue, green and black varieties.

Thanks again Ahmedfikry! This theme is well worth trying people!

Mattster. :D

p.s. I nearly forgot. What am I supposed to do with the contents of the "Extras" zip? Where do the files all go?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] 12gage:
Thanks for the response, any time you would have for this would be great.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
hi

thanks for yr nice words

the extras:

today theme: copy .tsk file to your device..in my documents.... then go to settings, personal, today...and choose it (white diamond v2)

to have the real black glossy bars..click on that file in same folder (click glossy black bars) & you will have them

install the cab inside the games&active tasks to get 9 icons in your launcher screen...go to seetings, system, spb shell,,advanced, menu..select 9 items

copy files in S2U2 folder (clock folder + other images) to the "gfx" folder inside program files, S2U2...accept replacing the existing files

i personally like to copy the wallpapers with "no bars" then go to "gfx" folder & delete the file named (topbar)..that gives me the look i want without the shade over the clock

of course you have to have S2U2 installed, its free, latestest is v1.16 i think

copy the files inside the spb phone suite & place them inside..program files, spb phone suite....accept replacing the existing files

of course you have to have spb phone suite installed ...its NOT free ... these just replace original profile icons with black ones

if you dont have it, forget this step...your regular profile icons will show in correct place

click on the right lowest icon in the contacts page & choose spb contacts (so it shows in the correct place in landscape - top next to clock)

SOFT RESET

& enjoy....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] theone33:
just so damn cool to be here....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] myducati69:
Nice

I cant wait till your done with this theme.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] carcomp:
where did all the other posts go? There were around 400 of them? now theres only 208? Check out this link. You can clearly see that many more posts "were" archived.

http://64.233.167.104/custom?q=cache:KWPF0AktL20J:xdaforums.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D389106%26page%3D390+Credits+for+the+MRU+screen+are+not+for+me,+it+goes+to+RoboDad&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us&client=google-coop
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] frdt:
Hi

Does SPB mobile really allow to swipe from one screen to anaother one ?

fr
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] joe1402:
postings per page?! ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paulsg63:
THANKS Greatbal!!! NICE JOB!

Anyone having this??

My voicemail icon doesn't show when there is voicemails... it shows the number of emails... just no icon.

check it..

Anyone?

THanks

Paul G

<><
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mkpugh:
thanks

Thanks for sorting that out.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] :
Yes, I am having the same issue. My voicemail icon gone missing after I installed NightStalker's theme, so that is why I was searching for ways to edit the .dat files. I found ways to edit .dat files by using WinRAR, thanks greatbal, Alkhai. Will post the fix once I find it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paulsg63:
Did you have it on greatbals GSmart theme before you loaded nightstalkers?

Because, I reloaded my phone from scratch and then loaded up gsmart and it still was missing.

I loaded robodads... and the voicemail icon works fine on that.

Oh well, let me know.

THANKS

Paul G
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] :
I don't know. I un-installed SPB Shell V2.1 and re installed the original program(guess I should delete the REG key as well- but didn't). But after I installed SPB, and re installed Nightstalker. I didn't see the voicemail icon.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gman8966:
Anyone have any girly skins? I just put this on my girlfriend's phone and she doesn't like the black or blue iphone versions. I tried to edit the iphone blue skin to put my own background but it asked for a password...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] greatbal:
GSmart themes Voice Mail Icon fixed!

UPDATE: Voice Mail Icon now works! Thanks to paulsg63 for confirming and the screenshot http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2190087&postcount=409

For those missing the Voicemail icons on the GSmart Themes (original and Glassy one), please try this fix. Just download, unzip and overwrite the original file on SP MS2.1 directory.

If this works, I will update the Download Zip files of all the downloads.

Thanks!

Voice Mail Icon should look like the one attached below:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paulsg63:
You sir...... ARE THE GREATEST!!!

Worked like a champ!!!

Thanks for the quick response.

This is the best forum ever!!

THANKS!

Paul G

<><
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paulsg63:
Here is the pic of it... LOOKS GOOD!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] greatbal:
Thanks for confirming! :)

I don't have a voicemail account active to test this with. hehe
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] theme freak:
Friends any of you made the VGA one?All the skins that I have tried are for QVGA phone only:( please make one for VGA
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] shunyi:
take a look at this, it tells you how to customize the background

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378367

I personally feel that themes here are very manly and would prefer something more "girlish" too

that's why I replaced the background of greatbal's GSmart with mobile shell default background... that way I can switch to whatever color I want like pink/purple to suit my need... maybe you can try that too with the instruction provided above

this is how mine looks now:

thanks again to greatbal for the great skin~
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] 420Mac:
Fusion

Another Remix of Kulet's Great Skin Calm

"Quote"

Note: I have grouped tabs into 3 different MAIN (bottom icons) sections:

"Programs Section"

Launcher

MRU

"Clock Section"

Now

Calender

"Contacts Section"

3 pages of contact pages

Gesture is limited to pages within each MAIN section since I grouped everything using xml code (used subforms within subforms). To go to a MAIN section, simply tap the related bottom icon. Each page within MAIN section will have an indicator at the bottom showing which page is currently displayed. Lastly, which ever page you're in before going to a different MAIN section, going back to previous MAIN section will show last page selected. For example, you're in Programs > MRU, then you tapped on Clock, when you tap on Programs again, it will display MRU screen not Launcher screen which is the first page.

I've also included the .Tsk in the download.

Credit goes to Kulet for his innovative ideas and great skins :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aristoboy:
How to dl this black one?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] notisz:
Hey guys can you please also a vga skin. All these are nice but nothing works for our devices
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tom108:
i am sure it will take someone with a vga device to create one since they will need to test the layout.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] fablife:
Great looking skin! Do you think you would be up to making a black one based on the black background you used in the screen shot? That black wave looks sick!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] :
Fusion is the best looking skin!

Will install on VGA Ameo device
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] RideTheTube:
Hi

i´m using the standard shell theme.

How can i change the icons on the second tab - with programms,settings,multimedia, internet,etc?

thx for help
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jarotbudiono:
Read this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378367
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] yesod7:
Uh, dude, your post was number 4,179....:):):)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ycats:
How do I change this in SPB Mobile Shell:

If I'm in an application, for example Outlook, after it goes in "sleep mode", then I "wake" it up.........it goes right to Mobile Shell main menu instead of seeing the previous application............how can I change this to open to what was viewed last?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] yesod7:
Yes it does!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] yesod7:
Do you have something like "SPB Watcher" installed, which makes it jump to the SPB main page on wake-up, instead of the Today screen?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ycats:
no, just Mobile Shell............I can't get to the settings, how do I do that?