yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lopio:
Oh im not sure, im using AlthineOs rom, manila 2d is builtin.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eric_cymok:
new up date again...

thank you very much...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] twolf:
Sorry, not sure you read this... :/
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Savok:
Awesome, M2DC reads the tabs xml once more. THANK YOU!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
yeah, like i said in the list of changes, the fonts are for version 20, if you want to use these new font options then download and install the verison 20 cab or kindly let your rom chef know that the new build of Manila 2D has a lot more customization options.

twolf, I did read it, and I actually spent a coupld of hours on it, but microsoft receives a big FAIL on this one... according to their documentation I should be able to use RegSaveKey and RegRestoreKey http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa912266.aspx BUT these functions are juts not available to my knowledge, the header file is nowhere to be seen, and even declaring the functions in my own cpp file yields a linking error, maybe I am not actually linking with coredll now? ANyways I plan on putting another hour into making the official way of sacing and restoring registry keys work, and if thta yields no results then I guess I am going to have to make my own registry import/export functions from scratch :(

I will let you know when/if I find something
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sergiorus:
Hi people

Is it possible to add to M2D Customizer option what browser to use by default on Internet Widget?

I know, it is possible to do in registry, but it will be better to use this feature in customizer

Sorry for my english

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joel2009:
The Wish List!

I did a little research on the .tsk/cab and came up with this.......

Themes can be packed in cabs which i'm guessing just copies them to the windows folder and edits the following registry keys

Maybe that is the temp file the task is copied to once you apply it, because i also saw that you can remove the .tsk file from \windows and the theme still be applied.

Programs like "sdautorun" allow for you to automatically install cabs via a list of them through a resourse (text.) file so you should be able to "run" a cab file to apply a .tsk theme?

If that were possible could you not just have m2dc look for these files in a specified folder and allow you to select "build the list" and "install" the cabs via sdauto run.exe?

Obviously i'm sure that this isn't everything involved in this but i'm pretty sure rom cooks have to deal with this sort of stuff all the time so maybe they can help us out here :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RAZOR1985:
Hey guys. I'm totally loving M2D and the customizer, it's making my phone actually very usable without having to use the stylus all the time. Thanks for all the time you people have put in it already, I absolutely adore it.

I have only one minor grief: When I get a text message the text icon on the slider bar on the lower part of the screen displays a "1", which is a handy feature! However, if I switch over to the sms tab, and read the message, the tab will continue showing "1". I have to tap the message and read it in the messaging program to make the "1" disappear.

Is there a way to make M2D know when a message has been read? Or even better, is it possible to program one of the softbuttons to have a "dismiss all" function? I would be eternally grateful!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] patko226:
to mpenguin14

nice work, now i can change fonts for messages..... thank you a lot. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] twolf:
I dont know if this helps, but with Resco Explorer (with the registry plugin) I exported those 3 "paths" to 3 regkeys, and after I hard reset my machine and install m2d, I just need to open resco explorer and click the regkeys to install them.

:)

Its very handy.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
I just added it to my code, will release it tonight probably, the limit is that you can only choose an "exe" file, so no shortcut files, which means no opera mini for me :( Maybe I will figure this out... but for now it works with pie

@joel2009, thanks for looking into it. mb286 author of My TodayThemeChanger sent me some PMs a few weeks ago letting me know his procedure, since I have never received an actual request for this feature I have just put it off. I will be getting around to this eventually, but just focusing on small changes for now. Thanks again for taking a look into it

I have answered this question about half a dozen times now and the answer is no it is not possible, scroll up 10 posts for a more specific answer

I have never used resco explorer, but I use dot freds task manager to export registry keys, and I use mortscript to imprt reg files... I agree that it is a very handy feature, the problem is like everything else for programming Pocket PC there is no Microsoft support for it, and therefore I have to make it myself, which is annoying, but oh well. All of my code is open source so maybe in the future someone can get use out of my implementation
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gfreek:
2 page weather bug on newer versions?

OK I'm using v0.19.203 because the last two versions have a bug when I try to install any themes with 2 page weather from beyondinvisible , the themes load fine however you don't get the 2 page weather layout just 1 page weather tab!:( anyone else have this issue?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JstarLuvsTina:
in regards to this..u have to do it urself everytime. Its not gonna stay cause its edited on that specific xml file.

remember each xml is specific to each theme.

i kno..it sucks..but i had to run thru it a few times before i figured it out
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JstarLuvsTina:
either im missing it..but i cant figure out how to get the app to read from a specific folder in which the themes are located, as mentioned in the newest update.

a point in the right direction please..anyone

Thanks,

Jstar
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
You just add your folder instead as a theme through the add button and everytime you start M2DC it shows in that folder if you have new themes, that are not in the list and adds them. So i understood it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JstarLuvsTina:
cool, thanks!

worked perfectly. :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
LATEST DOWNLOAD HERE (November 11 v0.22.215)

If you find M2DC useful, please consider giving a donation

UPDATE Nov-11-2008

v.0.22.215

- added an internet page that allows you to set a different default internet browser

for Manila 2D version 20 (build 1.0.1820.3328)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sergiorus:
Wow, so quickly you added browser tab! I see you never sleep, only work :D

Big thanks

Emm...found bug or not...

When set default browser IE, bookmarks from Internet Widget tab open as usual (all normal, opens address); when set Opera Mini by default, whereever i press on internet tab (bookmarks, softkeys) always simply starts Opera Mini.

Can somebody check this too ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JstarLuvsTina:
stop playin!!! :eek::eek:

what, i can now use skyfire with manilla??..with out having to go nuts with the registry's..

i think i just wet myself
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
how did you set it to open Opera Mini? You should only be allowed to set an exe file, and Opera Mini is a java app...

I use the GC 1.2.6 Opera Mini App Install personally and I like it a lot, but I cannot get Manila 2D to open a lnk file, I think I am going to have to use VJBrisk, or make my own solution

yup, I just installed skyfire to check it out, and I have no problems using skyfire or pie with Manila 2D and the M2DC internet setup
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
DSIXDA integrated in his latest ROM opera mini to open with the globe on the internet tab. Maybe he can give some information on how he did that. By the way i just flashed this ROM and it is the best ever, and it includes the latest M2D as it is based on the new shipped ROM for the new HTC Touch. Tried out the operator tab and it works, it even shows the names of the files to launch, better as in the launcher tab, where i could never make the names show up.

Btw i would like to store in the operator tab shortcuts to internet pages, can anyone give me some advise on how to do that?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bang3r:
Fonts

Thanks for the customizer. So far, great! Is there a way to load in my own fonts into a folder that the customizer pulls from? Or is that Hardcoded in? I have a bunch of cool fonts I'd like to incorporate.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
The customizer uses the Windows call "EnumFontFamilies" and uses those results, so if the font is "Installed" then you should be good to go... how do you install a Font? I don't know, something like copy it to "\Windows\Fonts" I think, but I am not sure about it
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bang3r:
Thanks. That worked. Friggin sweet.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] secoseco:
Hi mpenguin14

thank you, I missed the UPDATE Nov-10, Finaly you add ability to add a folder of themes

thx
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shadowmike:
@ mpenguin14 : thank you for the great application. as in the past using my mobiler works great with this on windows mobile standard.

just so you know. even though i know you said your not going to look into it. your program displays as a movable window, and the tabs are at the top instead of the bottom. but very usable. Thank you.

im really starting to think im the only standard user really using manila as my homescreen.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] BigBadger:
delete previous files

noob question - sorry.

When I apply a new theme, are the files used by the previous theme explicitly deleted? For example, I have a M2D theme that has most of the files in a subfolder below Windows. If I apply a new theme that has the files directly in Windows and then re-apply the previous theme, do the files that were placed in Windows get removed or do they get left there.

Thanks in advance!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sergiorus:
I dont know, VJBrisk was in my system before you added browser tab, so I think Opera Mini opens with it.:rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tyguy:
@shadowmike

What device do you have, my "MyMobiler" works just fine.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
I hope that the theme folder adding is working as expected for you, sorry it took a month to get that in there.

@shadowmike, I am glad that it is working, that is definitely an interesting screenshot, the floating window and tabs on top must be somehting to do with the fact that I compile the program with the Pocket PC SD rater than the Standard SDK. I think I have gotten 2 other requests for smartphone support so you are not the only smartphone user with M2D, just 1 of 3 :)

Theme files are NEVER deleted... this is because there are very few "complete" themes, ie a theme file with all images needed to replace the regular Manila 2D. Most users apply the default theme before flashing a new theme, that is the best strategy right now as this is a problem that M2DC cannot fix.

it is a shadow running windows mobile standard, so no touchscreen and a different screen (dpi and/or resolution?)

thanks for all of the feedback

no immediate plans with M2DC right now, pre occupied with the jobs that are payign the bills at the moment. BUT I think I figured out in my head how I am going to start implementing the feature where the user can choose what aspects of a theme to use, so you would be able to tell M2DC to not copy over weather files/updated weather settings, or tell M2DC to only copy the "HomeWidget" images and settings (digital clock)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
@ mpenguin

I just flashed the new Onyx ROM form dsixda, see signature for data. It have M2D cooked in, version 20, also in my signature.

I installed also M2DC version 22, and after playing around a bit with themes i wanted to apply a user icon as i had before. Then M2DC frooze, did a softreset, M2D was gone, restarted M2DC but it froze again. Installed manually my M2D backup but did not change anything, M2D was dead. Also had problems with performance of my device, got slower and some programs did freeze.

I did a hardreset, reinstalled everything and M2D was ok and fast again. Now i read in the ROM thread that some other user had the same problem, and he wrote that he had to downgrade to M2DC version 20 to avoid the problem. Could you check this?

Btw: Is there supposed to be a gfx folder in this M2D version? I did not find any and all the M2D files are stored under Windows as before.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zeheres:
The browser changing thingy doesn't work for me. Selected the Opera9.exe but now nothing happens when clicking on the Internet tap (Manilla2D). Any ideas?

Cheers.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
well from the build number in your signature you don't actually have update 20 (build 1.0.1820.3328), you have what is referred to as update 21 yet to be release (build 1.0.1829.1233). Your build of Manila 2D came from the latest official elfin rom whereas Manila 2D update 20 came from the latest official Jade Rom

I have been trying to get my hands on the oem for that elfin build but have rather limited rom deconstruction skills and can only get as far as extracting an nbh from an ruu, and then extracting the nb files from the nbh, but that is as far as I can get, so if anyone wants to just zip up the oem folder, or just zip up the exe and dll files and send them over to me it would be greatly appreciated :)

Anyways to answer your question... I am not sure what is going wrong there. Basically you are saying that any time that you set a user icon M2DC freezes, and you are forced to quit M2DC. At that point You have to re-enable touchflo from the today items to get Manila 2D working again and it is slow.

Have you verified that this happens only with the custom icon? On a fresh install of M2DC just go and change the custom icon setting, nothing else and hit apply. If it freezes there then it looks like the problem is isolated and identified.

Does a soft reset clear up your problems? Or do you still have slow performance after a soft reset?

If the soft reset doesn't clear up your problems try deleting the entire registry key [HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila2D], and then disable touch flo, refresh the today screen, and then enable touch flo. You should have stock fonts and no registry customizations but Manila 2D should start without a problem. Is Manila 2D still slow at this point?

If someone can get me the exes and dlls for build 1.0.1820.1233 I would be more than happy to test this on my device, but at the moment I can't get access to that build.

And to my knowledge it is expected to not have a ManilaGfx folder anymore, you can create it and edit your xml to read from it if you want, but there is no need to do that, I find that it is simpler just to keep all images in "\Windows"

Let me know if you get a chance to try these things out and let me know how it goes
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
you have to be running version 20 of Manila 2D to use the new browser feature, if you are running an older build then it will not work
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zeheres:
M2DC came along with the ROM. Can I just install that new build over the other?

Cheers.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
you should be able to isntall a new M2DC over a rom one but no guarantees...

I am actually curious as to what build number of Manila 2D you are using. If you go the the "Settings Widget" tab in Manila 2D yo ushoudl see a line that says "About TouchFLO 1.0.XXXX.XXXX"

what does that like say exactly?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zeheres:
For some reasons the Settings Widget doesn't work anymore Oo

Edit:

Softreset did it, phew :) Version 1.0 (Build 1818.3719)

Cheers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
glad to hear that a soft reset cleared that up.

It looks like your rom has an older build of Manila 2D build into it... the internet browser change only works for update 20 of Manila 2D, the previous updates don't support that registry setting and a lot of font tweaks.

So you will need to either update your Manila2D to update 20 (build 1.0.1820.3328) or politely submit a request to your Rom Chef to include the latest Manila 2D with the next rom release
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] secoseco:
Hi mpenguin14

working great, test it in several cases and working like a charm, thank you

Hi

you can do it, just install the new version even if you install it on storage card just delete the sub directory of M2DC in internal memory and shortcut , that only to free space if you want
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
I am a bit anxious to test that again, as i only could make M2D work again with a hard reset, because M2D was not starting up anymore, not even touch here to start Touchflo...nothing. But i could try your suggestion with the registry deleting, hoping that this would cure M2D.

I can send you the files from my ROM, just tell me what to take out.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] elazullizard:
Would it be able to enable the old theme management that allowed you to redirect all of the file links? I really enjoyed that, since I could have stored all of my themes in my SD. Unfortunately, with the newer builds, every time I installed a new theme, I run out of memory on my phone... and the OOM alerts prevent me from undoing it. So I've always had to hard reset.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zeheres:
Hey!

I've never installed M2D manually so far. So do I need to install all those ten files severally?

Cheers.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
i understand the anxiety, it's not a problem, I will see if I cna find that oem package and test it out and wil lget back to you o nthat

the theme management hasn't changed, it still just stores the path the theme files in the M2DC directory... it will also store the "preview.jpeg" file in the M2DC themes directory if that exists, but nothing has changed... so it sounds to me like you are installing a theme that has large image files and you don't have that much free space?

yeah, install them in the numbered order and then install the main M2D cab... check out the M2D release thread (link in my sig) for more info
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
What i was trying to say is that if you tell me what M2D files to send you i can do that without problems. Or you can download the cooked ROM from dsixda and there is this M2D inside.

On the other hand i just read about a theme with 2 home widgets, is that possible? See link below

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2899891&postcount=5048
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
hey thanks for the offer, the files I would need to check out hte registry settings is "\Windows\Manila2D.exe" but since it is cooke dinto your rom you may have some problems copying it, if you have no problems feel free to post it in this thread or PM me a link

I saw that post too... I didn't look into it, but I assume that it would not be a problem. I only say this because I took great interest when beyondinvisible released his 2nd weather page and I figured out what he was doing... basically you can duplicate a page in Manila 2D, and separate the functionalities between the pages, BUT you cannot create truly new custom tabs yet (like you can in TF3D).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Ok..here it is..just copied it via activesync to the desktop.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] s_john8686:
Hi, I just got the M2DC installed, and I am not sure how do I install diff theme ?

Do I just cut & paste the theme files I copied from the skin post and dump into the M2DC\theme folder ? those are zip files ??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
If you look in m2dc themes tab there is an add button, with this button you can add zip or m2dct themes to the themes window, and then select one and click apply, and it gets applied (it takes some minutes be patient)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] COWHEAD:
This app is great
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
thanks for the file, i was able to start my analysis, on first glamce I am not sure why M2DC would be having problems... I guess I will just have to wait for someone to release a cab or an oem for this build

thanks again
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tyguy:
Two home widgets / Additional widgets

Hi All;

OK I'm the one who posted this. Don't really understand what's going on in that XML but the chefs of that ROM "simply" created a second entry, called Home-1 and defined it in the XML. Per default "Home" is digital and "Home-1" is analog clock. Unfortunateley default M2DC settings for enable/disable analog clock (if Home is active) and digital (if Home-1 is active) wont work and not all Themes work (off center clock, off position weather icons, etc.). I'm not the crack who can change and modify the XML for better results BUT if you are interested HOW they did it just download from this link, the homesettings.xml is included. What I saw (and kind off understand) is that in the respective widget (Home or Home-1) some lines are "remarked" <!----- definition

You know the drill (rename dot m2dct to dot zip and unpack).

I do like the default Theme submitted with this ROM, beside the fact that the TiR ROM is really fast and snappy, but if you are able to fix the issues... just post the xml, I'd play with it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gigirep:
Hi guys,

I have a little issue with M2DC. When I apply another theme, I get in weather tab or in google maps tab everything is over an image that was in the previous skin. How should i uninstall the skins before applying a new one? I have to manually delete the files in windows dir and then apply a new skin? I ussualy install a skin over another, thinking it just overwrites the old files, but it seems that it doesn't overwrite all of them.

Thank you in advance!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] toniolol:
Thanks for the new release !

It works perfectly on the trinity ROM which is in my signature !

Just an idea, don't know if it was already talked here or if some one could be interesting but do you think it's possible to have a new config tab which enabled to arrange the internet tab ?

I mean something which scan the stored bookmarks and ask you which enable and arrange it in the internet tab.

I'll put you a screenshot, i'v just made a little bmp for it and wrote in the registry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila2D\InternetWidget\Customized\#]

I don't know where are stored bookmarks and maybe it would be possible to use the stored bmp too ?

Regards

PS : I attach my registry and my bmp if somebody wants it !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
the general recommendation is to make a backup of your Manila 2D theme when you first install Manila 2D, and then whenever you apply a new theme apply the backed up theme first.... basically most themes do not contain all the files needed to skin M2D, so when you apply a theme you will have leftover files. M2DC will never "uninstall" a theme, ie it does not delete files, it will only overwrite files.

sound like a reasonable request, I probably won't get a chance to look seriously into it until december, but I will see what I can do. If people want this functionality in sooner maybe someone can put together a mortscript?

thanks for all the feedback
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] toniolol:
If someone wants it, I think it's easy to make it, just have a scan in Favorites, extract URL and name and Registry write....all done for me !

Just have to test if #0 is youtube and maybe make a copy....

Do I go on this script ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djmend:
I have a weird problem. Everytime I apply a new theme now the icons at the bottom of the screen never update. It is driving me crazy

EDIT: Nevermind, I fixed it. I just removed the theme that was causing the problem along with the .tsk file from My Documents.