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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cornelha:
Brilliant

Dude you absolutely rock. Where on earth do you get time for this ? As a developer i find myself tinkering also, but never have enough time to actually build an app this brilliant.

Once request though. Could you include and option to backup the theme to a different location ? M2DC always tries to back the default theme to device memory. My wizard only has so much space though.

Thanks again dude, If my currency wasnt so up to **** you would have had a donation long ago
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
hmmm, I see a "FONT\DLG\Launcher\0" key, and from my observations that is only created after you display the "Add Program Dialog", so i don't think it will help us for changing anyhting in M2D launcher tab.

As far as the corrupt fonts... i too have noticed some weird behavior, basically some fonts are not the correct size, or they are not in the correct place... I need to put in some more work on this to set actual defaults rather than just my guess at defaults

looks like interesting software. I tried using the demo but didn't find it that useful. Oh well. If you are just looking ot make a copy of your current registry keys you can always use dot freds task manager, and select the reg edit functionalit. From there you cna exprt all keys.

If you want to see the registry keys are they are being open closed, read, and write... try CeRegSpy, the deom is kinda annoying, but it is very useful software.

thanks for letting me know, I know people have told me the same tihng in the past but this is the first time I have truly bothered to test it... and everythign can be changed but the color, I am not sure why though...

Thanks for your support of M2DC, it is appreciated

Interesting, I don't think i ever noticed that feature... I am not sure why m2Dc would interfere with this functionality of M2D, I will see if I can recreate the original functionality because I would find that usseful, thanks for the explanation

hmmm, well if you are referring to the about page then read a few posts up please, Somehow my build process got screwed up in the past few weeks, after looking at it last night it looks like when I tried to add Windows Mobile 5 support I might have messed up the process, so I took out WM5 support (can Manila2D run on WM5 anyways?). The easiest way to tell if you have version 18 rather than 17 is to look and see if you have a "Fonts" tab where you can change your font settings, if you have this then you are running version 18. So I am sorry if this confused you,

Hmmm, people have been telling me that themes made with the original M2D xml are not working on version 14 and beyond of M2DC... to get it to work you can try using an order version of M2D or M2DC, but it looks like until I update the theme chooser code this is broken.

Thanks for the compliment... M2DC does take some time, but I manage it well, plus I have been working on m2DC for over 6 weeks now, so it has had some time to grow and mature. I still look forward to the day when I can release a 1.0 version... but that probably won't happen until Christmas.

As far as backing up to a different location... I thin kthat can be do-able, but i think I might implement it a different way, some people have asked ot be able to "svae their current theme", ie have M2DC package their current settings as a theme file that they can post for others to use. It would basically be the same thing as a backup, but would allow the user to name the file and put it where ever they want to put it

Thanks you to everyone for all of the feedback
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] M.MALKI:
Thanks .... good work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
As there is also under HKLM/Software/HTC/Manila2D/Launcher/0... a value named DispName i guess this is the name to be displayed, but i found nowhere a key to enable the name display.

I solved the problem by deleting the disturbing fonts and only leaving fonts that display good on the screen so now even with the substituted fonts it is ok.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tatnai:
I have noticed that in the past I have had to open the messages for the counter to go away . . . however after installing the last two versions of M2D, this seems to have been fixed. Running 0.18.200, counter goes away with pause on message in M2D.

You continue to rock, mpenguin14
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Whosdaman:
Hey just to let you know, on your about page for v18 it still says v17
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
update

LATEST DOWNLOAD HERE (November 2 v0.19.203)

If you find M2DC useful, please consider giving a donation

All donators will have their names added to the about page :)

UPDATE Nov-02-2008

v0.19.203

- Added 2 new font items, weather tab low temperature, and weather tab forecast temperature

neither of thee will allow a color to be set, not sure why, if you figure it out please

let me know

- removed experimental WM5 support... the cab will allow installation on a WM 5 device,

but this app is being built with the WM6 SDK. The WM5 support messed up my build process

- fixed bug with version not being displayed correctly on the about page (see above reason)

as you may be able to tell, overall this is a minor update, but I wanted to get out the extra font settings, and the correct about page, when I had a lame attempt at including WM5 support I messed up my python build scripts... so I removed that lame attempt at WM5 support, let me know if you actually use WM5 and Manila2D (is that even possible?)

Thanks for all of the feedback
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alvy:
Thank you very much for the information. I'll try it :)

About Data Doctor - here you can take full version ;) As I understand it check every dll file for the registry keys and restore missed of them with it default values.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Savok:
Is it possible to assign the X at the top of the screen in the themes tab to close the program without applying the theme? Many a time I have X'd out only to load up the wrong theme that was highlighted!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eric_cymok:
Thank you buddy.

because u always keep up to date for the software.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taril:
How to change in People, the All People lancher?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Use the cancel softkey, that will exit without applying anything.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
If you install iContacts it maps the softkey to open it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MG42MG:
Thank you!

New version v0.19.203 is great!

That softkeys mapping - i love it!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Savok:
Yes I know (and do use it) but in most applications the x key cancels the program without changing settings.

One other issue: with version 19 it no longer seems to read the tab settings in the xml. I don't use google maps and reordered my tabs but now when I load the themes it uses the last setting (in this case default). It is also the same for the launcher settings. I have my homesettings xml set to 4 colums by 3 rowsbut when I load them theme I get the standard default 4 x 6. Version 18 was perfect :/
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Worked for me, switched several themes, also new ones, and tabs and launcher got saved.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ubhishek:
I agree. Its awesome. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] uhery:
Wow ... amazing work the new customizer release! :)

I found another little thing:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila2D\FONT\WIDGET\WEATHER\STATUS\0]

"Clr"="208,0,104"

"Size"=dword:0000000A

"Rc"="0,0,0,0"

"Italic"=dword:00000000

"Fmt"=dword:00000003

"Face"=""

"Bold"=dword:00000000

My English is not so good to explain this ... but together a screenshot ... maybe! :o
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] taril:
ThaNK you! ITs cool! :-D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Yes...this should be included in the last version of M2DC
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sschlesinger:
Is it possible to add the email tab to the customizer to change fonts.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
What font you want to change in the email tab? The tab title can already be changed. You mean the text of the shown email?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
@ mpenguin

I observed some weird behavior in M2DC. It happened 3 times up to now so it should be reproducible, although it happens not every time: I deleted the theme zip files in my storage card, after having added the themes in M2DC and in 3 occasions the theme in M2DC disappeared as well. As said it did not happen with all the zip files which i deleted but only with 3 of them.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sschlesinger:
Yes that is correct text in the email envelope.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
I haven't seen that option in the registry, maybe it is inside the HTCHomeSettings.xml file. In all the themes i have seen the font for the email text is the same, so i guess there is no way to change it ....or no one has done that.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] debarron:
@mpenguin14

I have noticed one issue with the softkey portion of M2DC. I use SASHIMI to add my softkey reg settings after a hard reset but M2DC does not pick up the SK*Cmd string. If I add it in M2DC it's fine after that. It does it after a soft reset even. It has occured after a couple hard resets now. Attached are a couple screenshots showing this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rogmar:
HELP!

Why do i always get the spinning wait cursor every time i try to "Apply theme",it's annoying as i have to do a soft reset just to get out of it.

What am i doing wrong?Is there a tutorial or something?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] red_hanks:
Hi,

How come the preview for my M2DC Nov2 Update 0.19.203 is not working? I already tried all the themes I've got from here...

Hope you can help me. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
The themes you have in your list do not have a preview. Try a newer theme and you will see the preview.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] red_hanks:
thanks for all your help...appreciate it!

(",)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] P1Tater:
@ mpenguin14

I don't know if you are a perfectionist or not but I assume that you are seeing how the M2DC is perfect. Just wanted to let you know of a misspelling. In the Fonts tab, the Home

(Tabe)

Appointment Description. Just thought you might want to know. Very nice work however. Working flawless.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Oh ok i did not get that, i thought the themes were still imported to the themes folder, and did delete the zip file as soon as the theme was working well and i liked it. But can i still copy manually m2dct files to the themes folder?

I would like to suggest one feature for the next release if possible: On the fonts tab i would like to have a checkbox to select that the choosen font is applied to all the widgets and pages, and more important also one for the color, so one would not have to go through all the list to apply the same color one by one. Of course only if it does not mean too much coding work and if it is easily doable.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
Yup, right now you can copy m2dct and zip files to the M2DC\Themes folder manually, if I think of a simple GUI mechanism that is unobtrusive and not annoying then I will add the "install theme to M2DC\Themes folder" option, but right now I am not sure how best to do that

Makes sense... I think I might be able to add a "Apply these Settings to all M2D fonts" button, but we will see, that is a pretty busy/crowded dialog as it is, and I am hoping to make a "Preview" feature that would use the white space at the bottom of the dialog

thanks for the suggestions
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rogmar:
Thanks....

Thanks for your speedy response mpenguin14,do i need to put the themes into the md2c file created when the cab is installed or do i need to put it elsewhere ie create a folder in windows? This is bugging me bigtime.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tyguy:
Two questions may not even be related to M2DC

First off mpenguin your application ROCKZ!!!

I have currently to issues which may be related to the fact that I run an integrated ROM (Athine OS ME 1.2) which didn't give me any problems so far applying themes with M2DC.

First issues is:

I have a lot of 000-hh_ and so own files with a extension ~409 for example. These are definitely the files which are cooked in (they are declared "ROM" using FileCommander).

After playing with some themes I noticed that my file list is not 380 - 425 files anymore, it's almost 1100 files to be copied. Unfortunately I do not recall which theme caused this issue but all were in M2DC format (no cabs).

Is there ANY way to correct this issue since you mentioned some pages back that you generate a file list after copy?

Second:

Is there a safe way to simply DELETE all hh files (I guess deleting the 000-hh would interfere with the ROM) and reapply the default theme. If it helps I can count the 000- files. I'd like to have a little bit more storage on my device but don't want to wreck it and/or I'm to lazy to reflash - LOL.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
you can put your theme files in M2DC\Themes folder if you want M2DC to automatically detect them. Otherwise you can add the theme to M2DC by pressing the "add" button on the theme manager

Ouch... I am sorry about this, I think that this problem was caused by M2DC... basically it has to deal with how the theme manager works with the changes from the version 14 theme code overhaul...

I am not sure if there is a simple method to clean this up though, probably to just erase all of the hh_ files in windows and ManilaGFX, delete your HTCHomeSetting.xml file, and copy over the original HTCHomeSettings.xml file... from that point you should be able to flash the original blue theme and be up and running without all of the extra files

I will see if I can do anythign to recreate this and hopefully stoip this from happening again

thanks for the report
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goatistuta:
TomTom problem

Many thanks for developing this great utility which works fine apart from the problem below.

I hope someone can help me with a problem I've got with TomTom 6 since installing M2DC. I installed Touchflo 2D and had no problem with using TT6 on my TyTn II. I then installed M2DC and it still worked OK but when I installed the latest version (where you can modify the softkeys) and try to run TT6 I get the TT splashscreen displaying then the device either locks or the splashscreen disappears. Just for information, I also installed a new touchflo theme via M2DC at the same time - not sure if that had any effect. Any help greatly appreciated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
I am not sure hwat could be going wrong there. Are you setting the softkey to open a shortcut or an exe file? If you are opening an exe file, try opening a shortcut. Do you have nay problems running tom tom from the launcher tab of Manila 2D?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phantomy2g:
font

hey mpenuin i really like using m2dc you have done a great job. I love being able to change and color fonts so easily. I do, however, have 1 request; can I change operator home title font without changing the date font. I am using a font that doesnt have very readable numbers but text looks great. so can the customizer do this or will i have to edit the registry
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
version 19 of M2D had all of them in the same registry entry ([FONT\WIDGET\0] i believe)... maybe update 20 will allow for greater font control

NOTICE

If you are going to use the theme manager with the new update 20 of Manila2D then PLEASE make a backup of your xml and theme through m2dc... it is very possible that the way m2dc handles themes will make your m2d installation useless if installing a theme withe xml from before version 20... I still need to confirm, but I bet this is the case. All other functionalities besides the theme changes should work with no problems
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] herg62123:
for now all pictures are located in windows.

i am still playing with picture files to see what can be placed in windows\manilagfx folder.

more to come soon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phantomy2g:
i will remove this picture after but as u can see tater is in one font and size the date is in another how can i change independently through the registry...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
Thanks for the heads up herg.

I confirmed that the theme manager is broken with verison 20, but it is entirely M2DC's fault.

The problem is that version 14 and beyond of M2DC use the xml file contained in the theme, and copy the themes xml file over on top of the current "\Windows\HTCHomeSettings.xml" file. Update 20 has lots of new xml goodies that v19 didn't have, so when you try to use an xml based off of version 19 on version 20 M2D doesn't start... this is my fault, and I will try as hard as I can to get an update out in the next few days
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tyguy:
@goatistuta

I played with my iGO8 and have no issues neither launching through the launch tab nor via softkey from the homescreen.

How much free mem do you have PRIOR starting TT6?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] amieldl143:
m2dc

Wanted to if it is possible to create a home plug for the Home tab page so I can use flash flip clock???Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MontAlbert:
this one is huge for me but if its too much bother....... maybe if i donate, you may do it? ...... thx
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nickfranky:
Like a "Predator" Theme... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ahmad.yousry:
is there a way to change the SMS font color ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
I am thinking that tater uses the "Custom icon" for the top area of text. So he just creates a png file and sets the "Custom name" to a blank string (correct me if I am wrong). kidnamedalbert in the skins thread posted some good information on the best image sizes for the custom icon. Good luck

not right now, there is no way to add new functionality that I know of, maybe in the future

with verison 20 there is a way, but it has some problems... I posted a screenshot of red sms text messages in the skins thread, but I still have some things to work out with it
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] PavSingh:
Hi there, Great Customizer.

The only thing is that I cannot see the Google maps tab in the customizer under Tab Setting. Is there a way of disabling this tab.

Pav Phull
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
I believe it is is listed as "LocationWidget", if that is not in the list then it sounds to me like your xml has been screwed up
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sancho555:
New Fonts

Hi,

where should i save new fonts?

The great customizer shows only the original fonts from the rom and my new added fonts not!?!

thx

sancho
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] secoseco:
Hi mpenguin14

thanks for your effort to develop this utility

I hope that you add in Restore Tap option for Backup & Restore M2DC settings for all tabs like fonts, arranging of tabs, Launcher tab settings, Home XML Settings

I know that M2DC must modify the new theme to match my Tabs settings but sometime not, and when upgrade the app all settings gone

still waiting for option to read all themes in specified directory

thx
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mpenguin14:
LATEST DOWNLOAD HERE (November 4 v0.20.207)

If you find M2DC useful, please consider giving a donation

UPDATE Nov-04-2008

v0.20.207

- reverted xml file handling back to the version 13 method, the new method caused the latest

build of M2DC to not load after a theme was set through M2DC.

- updated about page with new donators

- added new font entry for the weather pag error text

- fixed a spelling error (thanks p1tater)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ToddeSwe:
Questions

Hi!

Tried this and now i have some questions:

I use a weather patched M2D.exe file and a custom made weather.xml file.

I did notice when applying the theme that the weather.xml file was changed or at least installed, does this mean that everytime i chanage theme i have to copy my own custom xml files?

And how about clocks? Say that i like one theme but not the analog clock, how can i change only the clock into a digital clock on different themes?

ToddeSwe
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] red_hanks:
WOW this is a fast update, nice job man...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goatistuta:
Hi, I tried launching from the .EXE, launcher tab and a shortcut, all with the same results i.e. TomTom splashscreen appears and after a few secs it disappears as though the map screen is about to be shown but it then reverts to the front page Today screen and when I look at task manager TomTom isn't running. It was OK when I installed Touchflo 2D and also when I used an earlier version of M2DC, however I THINK the problem happened when I put a new theme on via the M2DC program - although this was at the same time as upgrading M2DC so difficult to know what the trigger was,

Many thanks for all your help and hard work on this
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phantomy2g:
THANKS mpenguin u were absolutely right
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
@ mpenguin

Again me with a suggestion for a possible customizing addition, it would be nice if there were a possibility to choose bigger icons for the launcher, specially useful for some of us who use nice icons for the launcher, and so they look better.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] P1Tater:
Not a bad idea.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] showaco:
And while working with icon, maybe allow user to choose custom icons from a folder and set it for them?:D(like Chome Configurator)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tyguy:
Alternating "Tab here to ... - Launching TouchFlo"

I searched this whole thread and screened the skin/themes thread but didn't find a true solution.

Actually a basic question and perhaps basic solution:

What causes the alternating screen NOT launching M2D?

Did one take a closer look what actually happens in that case already?

Is it a simple mess in the HomeSettings.XML or something else?

I played the last 2 days to get the Probex Vista2 theme to work (designed for an older aka < version 14 M2D) and ran more than once into the "alternating not starting issues". Apply default theme saved my butt numerous times. Since I got tired of that I simply copied the default homesettings.xml into Windows NOT using M2DC (restore M2D settings didn't work for whatever reason).

10 out of 10 times M2D came back alive though I had to set my tab order and other minor stuff again (not a big deal).

So IMO a possible solution would be:

Advice to have the ORIGINAL HH stored somewhere

After the FIRST installation simply create a backup of the current settings

Extract Homesettings.xml from that backup and hide it somewhere

Add an "Emergency Tab" in M2DC and copy that original xml over into the Windows dir with a corresponding note that previous settings may be lost.

I don't know what others did but it worked for me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eric_cymok:
Thank you very much...