yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Excalibur] Altuswire:
Sorry, NRG. I removed the attachment.

However, I do have a question :)

In my screenshot I have icons on the leading edge for Appt's, photo's, etc. but the one for message center won't show up. Why not?

Thank you for ALL your hard work!
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Because I wanted i that way :)
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
NRG, I've noticed I lose the Batt monitor image when I change my sliding panel from the one that gets set upon install of v1.2.1 to the one I have saved that includes Rinku Iconbar and Hidden phoneAlarm.

Can you help me understand that part that governs that image? Is it something in the XML or CPR that I lose whwn I change the HomeScreen xml?

Thanks for all your great work! I love this app.

FYI: It's a Motorola Q9M w/ WM6.1
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
crashdau...

what are you using for your font? I like the style you have.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
dang hook me up with that font man... please...
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
It's Berlin Sans FB.... I've attached the zip of it for you. Basically, I put it in the Font directory under Windows then changed the the system font to that. Also, had to edit the cpr file to use that font....
[HTC Excalibur] karelj:
I actually went back to version 1.0

I prefer the layout as far as where the min and max temps are displayed on the clock panel and how the icons are a bit smaller and how they are located. The min and max temps are a bit difficult to see.. sometimes they are patially obscured by the display of the sun or moon especially when conditions are cloudy/partially cloudy.

Also, the icons are a bit fuzzy in the 10 day extended display..especially the moon.

It's just a matter of preference for me. I really like the 1.0 layout and the LCD font. I do like the look of the images for the newer versions and the fact that it accurately shows daylight and nighttime.

Great app... I will see if further updates are preferable for me.
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Thank you suprised had not got that in font collection :)

Will upload a large font collection and font viewer @ some point soon....
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
What do I need to do with the cpr file?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Read this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=434858

These bit's here are the main bits on NRG Clock

<Text ID="Network Name" Left="0" Top="5" Width="310" Height="20" FontFamily="Nina" FontSize="6" FontStyle="Regular" Wrap="False" VerticalAlignment="Middle" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter"></Text>

<Text ID="Time" Left="10" Top="28" Width="170" Height="40" FontFamily="Nina" FontSize="23" FontStyle="Regular" Wrap="False" VerticalAlignment="Middle" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter"></Text>

<Text ID="Date" Left="90" Top="4" Width="70" Height="20" FontFamily="Nina" FontSize="7" FontStyle="Regular" Wrap="False" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Middle" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter"></Text>

<Text ID="Day of Week" Left="0" Top="4" Width="80" Height="20" FontFamily="Nina" FontSize="7" FontStyle="Regular" Wrap="False" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Middle" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter"></Text>

But have just highlighted the clock font for you to start.

Read the first link and it will all make sense :)
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
and I type in the name of the font or the name of the file?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
no not the file name you will want to use the name which can be found by clicking on the font file on computer :) It is all in the link provided.
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
Surprisingly I got it to work. Now to play with the rest of them. Thanks for the pointers!!
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
That's cool you can do alot with the font and positioning to get your own personalized device :)

Not sure about the suprisingly as those pointers are pretty spot on!!!
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
They are...surprising as in I'm surprised I got it to work. I'm a little skitchy when it comes to modding my phone.
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Have fun and play about always keep a copy of your original.cpr and even if you do screw up you can just replace the old one :)

Not sure if you have screen capture software so here is My Mobile
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
I assume you change the .dll files the same way to mod the panels?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
The file changer is pretty easy to use, there are a good selection already there, but will be more coming...

Have a play about there are plenty in the link in sig :)

If your on about editing them you need to use software to edit the resources of the .dll not as simple as editing .cpr
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
So..I should sit tight until changes come?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Sent PM

Sorry NRG for going off topic. ;)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Hmm, I just noticed the icons in the extended panels do look like ****. They're 32 by 32 icons blown up to 64 by 64. I was trying to save space for a smaller cab, but it's not worth it. I will release new cabs with cleared icons. As far as the layout on the main screen, I think you're right. Now that I think about it, I do like the first layout a little better... :D Will fix that soon.
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
guess I'll bring back the panel, lol Ctestui, sweet this app is slowly turning into a super amazing app, love the way it looks on my BJII
[HTC Excalibur] tomiglio:
how do you change the system font? I put the font into the fonts folder in windows,but I went through every possible menu in my phone and I couldn't find how to change the system font.please help!
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
You'll need a registry editor, I use Resco, then you need to navigate the registry to HKEY_Local_Machine\System\GDI\SYSFNT and change the Nm key from Tahoma (I think it was) to The font name you want to use. It must be the font name AND NOT THE FILENAME.
[HTC Excalibur] tomiglio:
so what will be the name of the font you posted earlier?BerlinSansFB? Is this what i should write?
[HTC Excalibur] tomiglio:
Done it,looks great. Berlin Sans FB was the name of the font,with the spaces between.Thanks for your help
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
It would be "Berlin Sans FB" without the quotes.
[HTC Excalibur] tomiglio:
funny thing happened after I have changed the fonts,opera mini will not oper anymore.i was wondering if you had the same issue or is it just me?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Not sure if the system font will be the same but should be due to the reg edit you made Mini tends to take the first font in the Windows dir, drop this font in your Windows Dir and reboot then try Mini.
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
Hmm, not wanting to be a horrible nag, I had noted this thing happening ever since you changed the icons to a lesser size (32 --> 48), and the icons were kinda dizzy. And not just that, certain icons for eg, thunderstorm or something, had their right edges chopped off. Did not like the diffuse looks on an otherwise crisp display, and therefore I resorted back to your original icons from icons and layout folders. Kinda like a sketch more than 3D, but so crisp and wholesome at 48X48.

All in all, the app has definitely improved, with faster DL speeds etc, and with a better monitor, and anyone with a basic grasp about cpr editing/xml editing can personalise this to their heart's content, just like stylez said
[HTC Excalibur] shenns:
for some reason my 5 day forecast panel disappeared. Now i have to scroll through all of them day by day..How do i fix this? Tried messing with the options no success.
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
In CHome Configuartor do you have do you TestUI showing?
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Probably not! :D:p
[HTC Excalibur] tomiglio:
I the Win Dir or in the Fonts folder in Windows?:confused:
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
In the Windows directory...
[HTC Excalibur] tomiglio:
Thanks a lot for your help.It did the trick.Opera works now,and the fonts look amazing.cheers
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Thats cool :)

NRG the font i just put up was tahoma.ttf named #tahoma.ttf so it's the first font in the Windows Dir.

Solves the font problems with Mini ;)
[HTC Excalibur] shenns:
I guess not lol. I just downloaded miniweather 1.2 a few hours ago and messed around with it at work. Haven't installed chome configurator yet but i gues that is the problem hehe. One question, miniweather doesnt have the black background correct? From what im reading its the 3.0 version only..right
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
What black background? Are you on about wallpaper?

If so the 2 NRG use are attached below.
[HTC Excalibur] shenns:
hey man . thanks. you are very helpful!
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
My Dream MiniWeather app NRG on BJII

Hello NRG

My dream miniweather app from you:

1. Leave the Panel size and font as is and that is it very simple :D

I kind off like the fonts on the offical WM 6.1 update on the BJII so leaving the panel size as is would be super cool for me, again its just my dream, my birthday is coming up though :D lol
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
I would happily donate $$ for a version that uses the regular fonts and regular panels $10-20 does that sound good.
[HTC Excalibur] smiffnwesson:
same here!
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
@dmd and @smithnwesson

Backup your Chome_320x240.cpr from the /Windows folder. Then unzip and put the attached file into /Windows, overwriting the file there. Refresh homescreen, or if you want to, Reboot. If you are not satisfied with your looks, you can always put back ur backed up cpr file, and return to square one.

Just a note, there is no RAM monitor here, and the battery monitor is at a different place as well.

And most important, donations MUST STILL GO TO NRG for his terrific work :)
[HTC Excalibur] jafakin:
sorry guys i'm a total noob. i have a HTC tytn and i copied the file into my memory card click on it and installed it. i turned off and back on my phone and nothing happens? do i do anything else after? thanks
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Thanks, I will include it in the cab.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
It's always been my "custom" to get the layout just right, for the mini panels and then transpose it to the "fat panels" (what I like to call em.. heh). Below you will see screenshot of what I'd like to think is final. Any more suggestions ?
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
What are you doing in an excalibur forum with a tytn ?! Go play in the "Hermes" section and uninstall the miniweather from you phone, it's useless on it :)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
You guys will get your wish :P
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Pics of my final design.. any suggestions before I release it... ?
[HTC Excalibur] germansak:
Soooooo hapyyyy

Just wanted to let you know that it worked right away. I put on the second line of your weather.mscr the following:

SetProxy("10.46.5.1:80") and it worked.

Thanks again for your quick response and for this amazing piece of work

Cheers
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Great. I will make the proxy an option in "advanced options" so other people with proxys can use this :")
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
And that's what it's designed to do....
[HTC Excalibur] bloodbath:
Yeah, I realize that now. I misread the original comment from cire6. I thought he was talking about the "50% ef" issue. Sorry about that.
[HTC Excalibur] angel899:
great app. Thanks. Works on my Q9H!
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Glad to hear it also works on Q's.

I looked into the forecast error and it seems the weather.com server returns a "500" error while attempting to download the forecast (thus getting stuck at 50%). until they fix it, theres nothing i can do but attempt to bypass the error with the next release/patch. :)
[HTC Excalibur] jhoff80:
Is there any way to not bother even downloading the extended forecast info if we're not using the forecast panel? I have unlimited data anyway, but it just takes a little longer, it'd be easier to just not download it.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Yes... follow the procedure posted above to edit the script and add a "#" in front of "call forecastextended ".
[HTC Excalibur] jhoff80:
Awesome, thanks.

Edit: Apparently that gets rid of the highs and lows on the 5day forecast, so it doesn't even matter, I'll just let it update.

Did I mention how great this program is by the way? :D
[HTC Excalibur] swivel:
Is anyone else having problems updating the weather via EDGE/GPRS? It keeps hanging at 50% for me. It works fine over wifi though. Strange. All of my other apps that use EDGE work just fine, so I don't think it's a provider issue.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Did you bother reading a few posts above yours ?!
[HTC Excalibur] etifft:
This app is great... thanks!

I had 3.1 installed, but I really like this better.

My problem is that I can't get it to autoupdate. If I navigate to the forecast panel, I can do a manual update without issue. Although the forecast panel still shows yesterday's forecast. If I remove the forecast panel, it will not update at all.

Any ideas?
[HTC Excalibur] kron2:
NRG can you make a patch for 3.1 to please
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Here's the patch for the EF %50 issue and also added an option to set a proxy AND turn off downloading the extended forecast.

More research turned up the fact that it gets stuck at 50% downloading the narrative forecast used ONLY in the forecast panels. So now I have included an option to check if the forecast panels arent shown (either using Chome Configurator OR the advanced options in my app) and it will not download that part of the forecast, therefore no more error :)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Soon :) :p
[HTC Excalibur] kron2:
thx nrg I really like 3.1 and till this it worked good for me
[HTC Excalibur] jsp_m:
NRG,

sadly I had to switch to Wings, and your magic only party works there (only in LS mode, not in portrait). I guess it goes down to installation only changing the CHome320x240.cpr, and not the CHome240x320.cpr (or is it the other way round?)

Additionally, installation contains no Segoe font itself, therefore font is not changed in CPRs

I'd be most grateful if these small items would be encl in updates

Ps. how to remove the Music and Photos CHome items, they are not listed in the xml home file and more?
[HTC Excalibur] debabratadey:
AWESOME

I was out of it for a few days... I just installed it on my Dash today. I also did some additional reformatting of the cpr. Overall, it looks great. This has always been an awesome application, and keeps getting better, just when you think this is it... Thanks NRG for a great tool.
[HTC Excalibur] kron2:
nrg I installed the miniweather and updated the cpr to look like 3.1 I thought I was going to have to remove weather from the clock but I see you didn't add it to portrait mini is working great for me and I still have the look of 3.1 thx
[HTC Excalibur] iamanalog:
I seem to be having a problem with this still, i installed it, it updated once, then it would stop at 50% again and give me the 500 server error, so i uninstalled 1.0, ran sktools and restarted. Then reinstalled and still get stuck on 50%, and now i can't install the patch. I did something wrong i just dont know what.
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
In attachment number two, are the smaller icons a bit skewered? Like if we put a 240X200 into 220X200? Or is it my eyes?
[HTC Excalibur] Mal Bridgeman:
Hi

I am using basic fonts and have quite a bit of free space to the left and right of the time but the right side of the home panel is quite cluttered. My provider is vodafone UK which is quite long and overlaps the weather graphic.

I'd like to shift the time and weather graphic to the left a bit .... can you point me towards which bit to modify in the cpr file to change that.

Functionally, I really like the app so thanks for your hard work on it.

Many Thanks

Mal
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
Dear Mal Bridgeman

<!-- HomeHome==Clock layout templates -->

<Image ID="CCondIcon" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeMiniWeather\layout\ccond.png" Left="173" Top="15" Width="120" Height="100"/>

<!-- Time -->

<Text ID="Time" Left="0" Top="40" Width="180" Height="40" FontFamily="Segoe Condensed" FontSize="20" FontStyle="Bold" Wrap="False" VerticalAlignment="Middle" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter"></Text>

This is just an example, the actual values may vary in your cpr file.

The highlighted text denotes the factors that determine how far to the left ot right a particular piece of data is shown. LEFT is followed by a value, a higher number will move it more to the right, and a zero value will keep it on extreme left on the panel. Same goes for HEIGHT, a higher value will magnify the display meaning the width from top to bottom. Another value TOP will determine how to move up and down this particular variable. You can even put negative values if u need a value lesser than zero. WIDTH will increase or decrease the size sideways, making the variable leaner or fatter.

Font will determine which font to display, for eg, if you want tahoma or times new roman etc. Font size will denote how big or small a font looks. Font can be regular or bold or italic etc which can be mentioned under FontStyle. This is pretty much most of it, unless you want to join the big leagues and start editing DLL files etc:), about which I know nothing, our good friend stylez and nrg might help you there.

Make a backup of your original cpr file first, in case something goes awfully wrong so that you can put the original back. And try changing one variable at one time, until you get the hang of it. Its pretty easy, once you get comfortable
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
Another small matter, NRG, pardon for being inquisitive.

In TestUI condensed, there used to be HI and LO variables displayed as well. But since I installed the latest version, its taken away, apparently to make space for the battery monitor.

:)I like the battery monitor at my ClockUI expanded plugin, and I tried to bring back the Hi and Lo values, but to no avail. Even after double checking the code for that being present in the cpr, its not displayed. I guess the following is the code for that part..(pardon the change of font into segoe condensed)

<!-- Title used to display No Notifications-->

<Text ID="Text 1" Left="45" Top="7" Width="255" Height="20" FontFamily="Segoe Condensed" FontSize="9" FontStyle="Bold" Wrap="False" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter" Opacity="0.9"></Text>

<!-- Series of image & text pairs -->

<Image ID="Image 1" Left="30" Top="3" Width="20" Height="20" Opacity="0.8"/>

<Text ID="Text 2" Left="60" Top="3" Width="255" Height="20" FontFamily="Segoe Condensed" FontSize="12" FontStyle="Bold" Wrap="False" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter" Opacity="0.8"></Text>

<Image ID="Image 2" Left="100" Top="3" Width="20" Height="20" Opacity="0.8"/>

<Text ID="Text 3" Left="125" Top="3" Width="40" Height="20" FontFamily="Segoe Condensed" FontSize="12" FontStyle="Bold" Wrap="False" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter" Opacity="0.8"></Text>

<Image ID="Image 3" Left="170" Top="3" Width="20" Height="20" Opacity="0.8"/>

<Text ID="Text 4" Left="195" Top="3" Width="40" Height="20" FontFamily="Segoe Condensed" FontSize="12" FontStyle="Bold" Wrap="False" Trimming="EllipsisCharacter" Opacity="0.8"></Text>

</Layer>

So I assume, the support is taken away at some other parameter level and not at the cpr. Can you mention how to bring it back? I know its a personal customised version, and I should not ask u for a full cab file. Moreover I also want to learn more about the way this is coded. I must tell you, I have learned a lot from being a total doofus, using your cpr as a basic launchpad. Would you please help me?

Much thanks and regards
[HTC Excalibur] gclark:
How can you really inprove on perfection!!! I think it looks great. :o
[HTC Excalibur] Mal Bridgeman:
Thanks .... all I needed to change was the left offset of the weather icon :)

Mal
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
Will this include any of the requests made in post #495 for us BJ-II users?

Great app, love it!
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
Wow, I must say this is one of the coolest apps, it just looks smooth, easy on the eyes, unobtrusive, it simply just works well. I'm glad my wish will come true. Thanks NRG
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
NRG are these screenshots of your Blackjack II or your DASH
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
On the BJ... I dont use the Dash anymore... poor thing... LOL
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
They are slightly sqished..

Image 3 & 4 also look like the sun is squished just slightly. <>
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
Cool, then I'm looking forward to the monitor version although my preference is without the monitor
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
Does anyone cross checked how much memory the monitor needs to run? Doesnt seem to be much,has there been any effect on battery life?
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
The monitor runs every 2 minutes to update the values. Memory usage is really low... and it doesn't stay in memory.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Well hey.. as usual they'll be two versions. One with the monitor and one without.. Fat panels included for both :)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Post 495 didnt have any info on it. Would you mind refreshing my memory on what those requests were ?
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
Go NR, Go NR, Go NR . . . the G man, I'm sure the apps will be great :D
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
@ NRG...

Thanks for a great app!
[HTC Excalibur] karelj:
Looks great.... but I still prefer the layout and look of 1.0, so I will stick with that for now.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Me to man... I like 1.0 better than 1.2...
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
where can I get 1.0 in the mean time, thanks
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Ummm... I had it but I think I deleted the cab let me see if someone can get it for you man...
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
I'd appreciate it
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
dmd,

Will send u in email in morning :)
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
cool, thanks
[HTC Excalibur] danbriggs:
First, I would like to thank you for this app.

I love having the weather at a glance when I check the phone for messages, time, etc... With that said, why doesn't the clock panel weather icon/temperature update automatically when the forecast updates? I need to leave the screen and come back for it to update. This behavior is the same with repaint screen on or off. Unfortunately, this kind of defeats the purpose of having the weather on the clock panel in the first place if it is not always up to date.

Other than this, I have no complaints and I love the app... Thanks for your continued development on this project...
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
I have it if its ok to post it...
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Aww you guys are killing me... you really like the first version better ? Just say so and I'll add the original CPR to the list of options, it's really not hard to do that. Using the old icons would be a drag, but if you guys like the new icons with the old layout, I can definitely make that happen.
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
Awwww NRG, dont say the folks kill you... they are kissing your hands in real admiration, matter of factly. Now may I offer one piece of advice? Its always better to provide two versions, one which is more or less default (and dull, plain, boring, but original) and another with your personalised taste. Why I say this is because I have seen such stuff happening all the time with ROM cookers. A guy might have tried the latest tools etc, but unless it looks standard, chances are that, there will be atleast someone who wont prefer the personalised customisations. So, the ideal way is to offer the plain default one keeping the chances for tweaking open, and the other modded one. And the chances for the software to be taken up by the big boys, say HTC itself, is higher if it looked more basic, but with definite scope for improvement via mods etc.

Just a suggestion, also I have put in a minor request via an IM, if I am not taking too much of your time
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
I was just kidding....:)

It looks like HTC already picked it up and put in on the homescreen of the upcoming S740 (i believe).

I got your request and will work on it. Until then, your answer is to look in weather.mscr :)
[HTC Excalibur] ccpraveen:
Thank you thank you thank you,,, let me take one step at a time, and follow in the leader's paths.. with guidance to lead us, and merits to reap...:)
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Thanks man that would be amazing if you can do so...