[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jackljane:
General

After Reading through the posts of some of the great minds in this area I have come to conclusion that this cool little application can be greatly improved. Want to know how? Download and unrar the archives link below in the release section. READ UNTILL THE END OF THE POST BEFORE YOU DO SO.

Credits

I have taken the following ideas on board and would like to proposed a more radical customization efforts:

greatbal - creator some of the most fantastic theme around. Read about his work http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=424479.

MikiBest - creator of Customisation Scripts. Read about his work and download http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=424933.

Thedumbkid - creator of spbwatcher.cab. Read about this and download http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2028191&postcount=11.

Note: Please inform me if you find your works are used in this effort. I will give you the proper credits. If you find your works here and they are not freeware, please inform me so that I would remove it from this package. Thanks.

My proposal

1. Replace today screen completely with Spb Mobile Shell. This is not exactly a mandatory.

2. Make Spb Mobile Shell as customizable as possible. Users can select their own combinations to make up a theme they like.

a. Language - During first install only. (currently only english read below in collaboration section)

b. Layout

c. Buttons icons

d. Background

e. Analog/Digital Clock icons

f. Weather icons

g. Status
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3. Anybody who would like to make customisation can focus on the specific area where they want to change.

4. With multitude of customizations available, user can choose which combination they want to use and thus make it more usable.

5. This eliminate the need to make multiple themes with slight variations.

6. There seem a need for standardization for customization. I will propose it later after all potential problems has been identified.

I will start this effort. Hopefully we can have something usable by next week. Anyone who would like to joint this effort can contact me at jack@binavanco.com or jackljane@yahoo.com. I would love very much for the three name mentioned above to joint me. I think we have something good here that can be fully optimized.

Screen Shots

These are screen shots from my pda. Five pages of the Tabs...

1. Launcher

2. Contacts

3. Now/Lockscreen... Sorry I am Arsenal freak.

4. Diary

5. Undecided ... I will think of something for now it is just a copy of the Original Launcher. If you have any idea please tell me.

I will make a layout that only contain 4 tabs. Removing a copy of Laucher.

This is how I change Launcher buttons nows...

1. Goto Launcher

2. Goto Tools

3. Goto Spb Skins

4. Goto Extra Options... here is the differents now you are presented with choices instead of what you want to change.

5. Goto Buttons

6. Selection Screen... select iphone..

7. Now you have new Laucher buttons.. Imagine doing this with background, clocks, layouts, Weather, Status... :)

Released

1. Beta Released. 22/09/2008 - Discontinued.

2. Beta 1 Release. 24/09/2008 - Still available.

3. Beta 2 Release. 26/09/2008 - Latest.

a. Diff Files. Replace Old files only. 15MB (Unzip, Copy ShellSkins over old ShellSkins)

b. Complete Package. 22MB​

4. Beta 2 Release. 11/10/2008 - Projected date.

Note: If you download the package please give feedback.

Instructions

1. Disable spbwatcher. Very important! if your mobile shell cannot load your pda will try it in endless loop (he he he hapen to me). if you have Spb pocket tools maybe you can start in safe mode. If not (like me), Use activesync, copy original mobile shell to installed folder and soft reset. Just like the "old way" mobile shell customization step.

2. Extract the files and copy to any extra/external storage you have. Don't copy to the internal ram. well you can but space is limited might as well free it for your running apps.

3. If you have run Mortscript before skip this step. If not just click on Mortscript.exe to activate it once.

4. Click at Install_ShellSkins - this script will do the everything or you. And you are done.

5. Open Mobile Shell. Goto Tools->Spb Skins, All available functions are there. Enjoy.

Collaboration

I need help in language translation. If you download this package. And you customize it for your own language please send a copy of the language files to me. I will include it in the package and mentione your name in the credits.

If you have idea you can tell me in this thread.

If you have any part of the Mobile Shell such as layout, buttons, background anything at all also send it to me and this package can be much better.

I know some of the material in the package was originally done by someone. Due to the huge number of meterial in it, I could not properly credits all of you. Tell you what. If you change your material to suit my framework and resend it to me, I will definitely mention your name here.

Finally, Thank you very much for reading, hope your enjoy the download and farewell.