yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Savok:
I have aded an MRU page and moved the contacts tab to the end. I have made some changes to icons and layouts as well but I am going to wait on your mru update before I post mine.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Savok:
Ok this is the working theme with 12 mrus on that page. It still needs polishing (the background icond for the mru buttons need to match the tab bar etc - but it works).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] budney:
It was just a thought. I will go ahead and try to edit it my self when I have the time. :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dr_tracker:
Count me in on the extended MRU crowd, since MS use a gesture to close, the button is of no use to me...

BTW I'll go with Savok's modification in teh meantime...

Almost forgot to thank for this very cool looking theme...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] deedee:
Exactly what i was looking for, one problem, i have Phone Suite installed and i get a large volume icon on the status bar now.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Ldostang, I used your Now screen layout to improve my current set-up. I am using Gagaza’s PractiCali modifications. The one that he modified even more for me, which has the changing weather in place of the time page. Changing background color……

It has 3 main pages with no tabs.

1) Your slightly modified Now screen.

2) Launcher/Mru combo screen. 6 launcher icons and 12 mru buttons.

I just don’t need 9 launcher icons. I prefer using mrus.

3) One speed dial page with big 3x3 pictures.

I was loving the set-up that I had. But with the addition of your now screen I love it even more. Thank you so much for your work and all the time and talent that you put into this.

I’d also like to thank Gagaza for putting my ideas together and making this for me. Without him, I wouldn’t have had a clue on how to do any of this. I learned a ton studying his work. Although all I did was to put your now screen in. That’s a lot, for me.

And thanks to everybody in this forum who’s ideas and contributions went into this set-up. A lot of peoples work is included in this set-up. Thank you all.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2551672&posted=1#post2551672
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Thanks for ur edits to include the mru tab. i'll upload the 3 tab layout (which i just removed the close button) in the meantime while i finish my 4 tab mru layout. havent had much time to work on it since i finished the theme. but my mru version should be done tonite.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
thank u and ur welcome. the setup looks good. congrats on ur mods. eventhough after seeing an xml, it may scare u but its easy after u get used to it. just alot of tweaks and trial and error.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
3 tab layout

Added 3 tab layout to first post. with screenshot.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2543988&postcount=1
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
After testing a little more. Noticed all day events show up on the advancedcalendar the day of the event. pretty useless to me. i would like it to know ahead of time. dont know if everybody is having the same thing.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] scott500:
question

Thanks for a great theme.

Just a quick question,when viewing a contact, I see thier mobile number next to thier picture. When you press it, the whole top of the screen turns colored then dials.

Could I suggest that the mobile number behave just like the rest of the contacts numbers do on the lower half of the screen. That coloring in of the screen seems like it's a bug?

Thanks in advance and thanks for a great theme!!

+1
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] deedee:
One other observation on this one, the Now screen mru includes the one for brightness, not really wanted when there's only 5 there.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Savok:
Go into the SPB menu and untick show brightness icon and it will show 5 regular mrus.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
MRU Layout version

Added MRU Tab version to first post...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2543988&postcount=1
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Will work on a fix. not really a bug but i understand what u mean that looks like a bug. it happens when using version 2.1. on version 2.1.2 it highlights it and doesnt look bad. but i will do some changes.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Yanivy:
this is just great !

the layout is one of the best customized spb I have seen.

thanks a lot for sharing! :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] CommZ:
Best layout I have seen for a long time. Keep up good work!

EDIT: Could you please create version with only one contacts page? Three is total overkill for me :)

Thank you.

EDIT 2: I have bad speaker icon on the tob bar (it uses the same one like on the now screen). i think I have solution for this somewhere around here, but I'm unable to find it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Legolus:
Super Layout and Design

LOL I use his wp on my home screen too!

i still like the 3 tabs its easier to use the now screen for me.

i close the them with the ok button to view rumball's animated weather.

This them is awesom.

Thanks

Legolus
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] powerintake:
Excellent

Excellent Theme...Cannot expect more...

I have now switched to TL from SPB...and hope you create similar theme for TL..

TL is more fascinating and functional then SPB... And top of all supports Animated Weather and is a free.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] millo1978:
Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!

LdoStang...

your last Skin (with MRU Page) is fantastic! :)

For the Contacts Pages:

is it possible to invert?

when I scroll I see this: Contacts 1 - Contacts 3 - Contacts 2

Your Skin eat 6/6,5MB of RAM ... How to reduce it?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] holda:
Awesome! Is there any way to have 4 tabs and appointments instead of calendar on main page? Thx a lot
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] deedee:
Are you using the alternative version, not LdoStang's, on this thread and do you have SPB Phone suite installed?

Doesn't really help with the problem but may narrow down the cause.

LdoStang's certainly has no problems with large volume icons on the top bar as it doesn't show them there. I tried the alternative briefly and then LdoStang released the version with the MRU page and i swapped back.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] OnceAMatrixMan:
Ldostang.. Great theme. I really love my modified Helu theme, but I'll be switching to this. I have one request, can you add one more "icon" for the launcher page? I don't need the dice/games button; a calender icon or something more generic would be great!!!! Thanks, you rock
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] 1_hp_man:
Newbie question, but what is is TL mentioned above?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mtkates:
ThrottleLauncher
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mojomahem:
Anyone know how to put a 4th calander page showing apts on this great theme? I would even use a none matching one to complete this theme for me I like it that much!

Is there any files I can delete to only have one contact page? (not a big deal just wondering)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] CommZ:
I have the modded (12 button MRU) vrsion, no phone suite installed.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pangyatry:
nice spb blue, thx for share bos
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Thanks...

I'm working on fixes for the ram issue and i'll fix the scrolling issue too. As soon as i am done with all the fixes and changes, i'll post version 1.1
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
There is a version with 4 tabs which are for now, launcher, mru and contacts. and appointments do show up on the main screen. maybe i am not understanding you correctly.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
right now i have 10 icons you can use for the launcher page. i'll add an 11th icon for you to use. give me some time though because i need to work on changes and fixes.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
because i placed tabs for the different contact pages on the theme, its not just a simple fix to delete files, coding would need to be changed to. but i think i am going to work on a 1 contact page version because i know some people would like that.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mtkates:
Welcome to skinning....where the "versions" are never ending.:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
the icons would need to be changed to match the small profile icons, but if you do that then the ones on the launcher page will also change. its one or the other. AFIK. unless somebody knows a work around.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
lol... very true.

i understand everybody has different tastes. thats why i started skinning myself. only problem is, this hobby takes alot of time.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] OnceAMatrixMan:
Thanks! Glad to see you have 10 already...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikevillarroel:
ICONS?

Is there a way to change the icons in the "programs" tab ?:confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
yeah. it could be an easy change or a more detailed one on what u want. its as simple as opening up the qp_menu_btn.dat file and replacing the MenuIcons.bmp and MenuIcons_m.bmp files with the ones you want to use. This is there is a set of icons from another theme you want to use.

but if u want custom icons, it takes a little more time.

If you tell me which set of icons you want to use, i'll try to do this for you. shouldnt take that long.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nndd12:
i like this theme alot, thx

but how do i change the clock on the now screen to analog?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Savok:
Ldostang, I noticed you forgot to update the landscape tab icons for the mru page, so I took the liberty of updating it and attatching it for you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] alvinito64:
yah.. how is posible to have analog and digital.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] millo1978:
Change from Professional to Classic in the first page of SPB Mobile Shell Settings
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikevillarroel:
What about the ones found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2321894#post2321894

do we have to ask for mtkates permition?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mtkates:
No need to ask. If I post it on XDA, it's for the public to do as they wish. Those icons were a modification of some posted a while ago by Heefy for people to use in skins.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] abumhmmd1:
Savok's modded Idostang Blue Wave UI (SPB 2.12)

Things changed:

- Left to right gestures for now, launcher and mru screen

- Left to right gesture for three contacts pages

- Added data connection icon to the top of the now screen

- Changed the top bar in the launcher, mru and contacts page

- Added the option of using the backlight feature in SPB shell to the now and mru pages

- Removed the additional digital clocks in the analog screen (why have digital when you analog?)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=420492

ENJOy
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Thanks. I guess i forgot to replace it on my folder before i zipped the file.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
I'll work on this later today. shouldnt take that long.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Ldostang I hope that you don't mind. I have the buttons that mikevillarroel is refering to, so I will upload here.

@ anyone interested, I also posted a file with about 30 different menu buttons.http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=389106&page=433

@mikevillarroel, just change the file extension from.zip to .dat, put into your folder and reset.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Thanks.

I'm working at the moment so i didnt have time.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikevillarroel:
Thank you so much!!! i need to learn how to do it by myself.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
You are welcome. Nice choice of icons. I especially like the second one with this awesome theme.

If the letters are too close to the folders for your liking, I can instruct you on how to move them down 4 to 5 pixels.

If you are serious about doing it yourself here's great place to start.

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

Luiggi has some great tutorials.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikevillarroel:
i like the second one better too but i don't know if it's me or there are some errors in this set.

see the attached screenshot
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
If you are referring to the letters that are touching the icons, that is what I was offering to fix. I noticed it on your first screen shot. It is not an error in the set. It is due to the icons being bigger than what Ldostang designed the theme for. It can easily be fixed as I mentioned. The layout has room to accomadate this set and still look really good.

Here's a before and after pic
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikevillarroel:
do you know how to change back fron russian to english, i was cheking out a russian website and..................
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Thanks

Phonatic thanks for helping. ive been really busy with work and being the first week of school for my kids. been working on version 1.1 with some minor changes. like added all day appts to the now screen and less ram usage. still no luck on the misalignment on the status icons for the launcher and contacts page. also adding another version which is only a 1 contact page version. and i also want to have a square 320x320 version done. but will need beta testers as i dont have a device with that screen size.

well i have a 4 day weekend this weekend so hopefully i can finish all changes, mods and versions.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
did u download a file and overwrote to ur phone. if so can you post that file.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Did it change all the language files or just the launcher labels. If it's the latter just edit your spb text file or restore ypur old one. Which files did you overwrite? Sorry Ldostang your response must have posted as I was typeing.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
nah. thats cool. i'm out of time for the day so i think u may be able to help him better. and u have been awesome at helping around alot of people.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Thanks, I'm just trying to help to allow you time to do the major projects that require your valuable time. With the little that I have done I am amazed at all that you have and can accomplish. I don't have the talent that you display, but I will use what I know to help others.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mikevillarroel:
I was checking a skin in this Russian website and when i overwrite and soft-reset i found out everything inside spb ms was in russian but nevermind, i install spb again an fix the problem.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] HaiAuNho:
My mods to implement BeyondInvisible's weather background. Now I can have different backgrounds based on my weather :)

Hope you like.

~ Thanks for your theme
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jadesdan:
I like. Do it change for nighttime as well? Can you share?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stangeek:
What a GREAT Theme!!

Thank you for all your work on this customization. I have FINALLY found a theme that I totally love (layout, looks, etc.)

Your like for status icons is mine as well!

Thanks again!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stangeek:
How does one get the "Running Apps" and "Games" folders? Is that a registry entry?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Download and run the cab from this post.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2397138&postcount=762
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stangeek:
Thanks! You have built such a great version here!! Like a lot of others on here, I was tired of seeing all those Diamond themes....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] desmondlauac:
Thanks for your share:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Bumfluv:
Backgrounds

This is a very nice theme ... but what about some additional backgrounds colors ? Maybe a background that is updated by the theme chosen in MShell ?

Anyone ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tylr:
Great work. Like the theme. It has become mine for everyday use.

As my little contribution, I've create a cab to assist in quick installation of the theme. The CAB does the following:

Installs the "3-tab theme" files in the Mobile Shell folder

Installs the profiles.dat in the Phone Suite folder in case like me you're moving from another theme with an altered profiles.dat. If you don't have SPB Phone Suite the folder is created and this will be the only file in that folder.

Add the active tasks and games registry settings if needed

Don't forget to reset after the installation of any theme.

Hope this helps.

Tylr
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] drb123:
First, LdoStang, congratulations on a most excellent theme! sweet :D

Second, Phonatic, thanks for the link to the buttons. Did you notice that in the Button Screen Shot folder, there are 3 button pictures that are actually not available as an actual dat file within the main folder. Perhaps you would know if these buttons are still available, somewhere; of course some of the ones I like are missing, oh well ;)

In particular I wanted to upload Windows-ish and Round Factors.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pirateofse:
Could you provide the .dat files so I can add them to my phone?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pirateofse:
how do you change from .zip to a .dat file? Figured it out now.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
Carbon fiber modifications

Hello

here is my little contribution

i modified this great theme to have the carbon fiber back ground with a glossy bottom bar (see pics below)

i use the 3 tab layout, you can download from post #114 above & just replace with my files here

if you use a different layout, the background files should work except for the speeddial & contact pages

i also added the needed files to have a matching S2U2 & today themes

i also modified the main home sceen to have the backlight icon ...

if you like my work..please donate (link below)

enjoy.........
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Yanivy:
Original background?

is there a way to have this great Layout with the Original SPB background?

(the one I can changes colors with)

thanks

Yaniv
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] heliosismagic:
Ahmed!!!

this is the theme of the themes!!MAAAnnn it is nice.All I need,is on the screen,and even more.Very nice job,and reveal a good taste..

thanks helios:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
Thank you for your nice words :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
WM7 "hue" changing color background based on spb theme colors

Hi

try these files ...

its for a WM7 "hue" Background that changes colors with spb theme colors

more light at bottom & darker at top

hope you like it

it works for the 3 tab layout ..download from post #114 above & replace with my files..soft reset

enjoy
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
its actually what i am working on at the moment for the different color options. but with my background. it already works with the original background but before i post version 1.2 i want to have everything done.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ahmedfikry:
original spb shell theme BG & colors

Hi

here is what you requested

the original spb theme background & colors

install Tyler's 3 tab layout from post # 114

then replace with these files attached...then soft reset

enjoy
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cys999:
It's Good

I like it! Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
BlueWaves v1.2

Theme Updated.

Go to first post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=418863

Also includes color theme based backgrounds.

Any question or comments feel free to PM me.

Thanks...

Now so i can continue working on my next theme.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
I indluded this. only diamond, original, and bluewaves backgrounds can be used at the time.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Done!

Updated theme included in first post.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tylr:
Even better - here's another CAB that includes this tweak...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tylr:
Cool!

Here is another cab the way I like it...

One contact tab with MRU

Theme based Bluewave background

Same as my other cabs (games, active tasks, profiles.dat, etc.)

Thanks again for your work.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] steadi:
Awesome work on the new 1.2 update, it looks great! However, I can't seem to get the calendar to appear on the Now screen anymore. It's still there on its own page but there's just a big empty spot on the Now screen below the program icons. Even setting an alarm or an appointment doesn't show anything. It worked great with the previous version so I know it worked once.

Any ideas what might be causing this? I have SPB 2.1.2 so it should be working, right?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
I changed the now screen to show upcoming all day events and appts. the way spb setup ms 2.1.2 is to only show upcoming all day events only when using the simple calendar. not the advanced calendar. but i can modify it for u to show the calendar on the now screen.

what layout do u use? let me know so i can modify and post it.

maybe if there are enough requests i may have to modify the layout for this.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Pampooh:
The color themes looks great, LdoStang. Hope you post more of your wonderful creations.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
I made the change and uploaded it on the original post. download the file i uploaded and copy the qa_layouts.dat file from the layout u want to use.

let me know if this worked for u.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] steadi:
Wow, that was fast! It worked great, thanks so much. Again, terrific work. It's a wonderful skin.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
Thanks. Imma continue working on my next theme. it might be a little challenging. look for it soon.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
I'm glad it worked. And thanks for using my theme.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Pampooh:
Tried the original color scheme, and DANG, it looks good... I will definitely be looking forward to your releases... Thanks again for your wonderful theme.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ldostang:
thank you for your kind words.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Phonatic:
Ldostang, your themes improve by leaps and bounds. Very, very impressive. Wow, I'm excited to see what you have up your sleeve for the next one. Thank you so much for your extremely talent filled contributions.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bull123:
you need to manualy change this via spb settings under layout and it works.