[Touch CDMA Windows Mobile ROM Development] jmitr:
Well, time to post some thoughts on wm 6.5 versus 6.1

I am going to do this different from others and treat the OS separate from the today screen plugin.

Operating system

1. Start menu

When it is finally released the public builds will probably have the icon situation fixed. In the mean time NFS has done an awesome job. I like the new start menu, very finger freindly. I do wish it was easier to customize than "Move to top" and trying to figure out the correct reverse order!!

2. File explorer

Much, much better, The thick scroll bar can be grabbed with the thumb, or you can scroll. Big improvement.

3. Enhanced menus

Microsoft took a cue from HTC on the enhanced menu's. I actually like ms's more due to the blue. Been living in a black HTC world for too long!!

4. IE

Better, still not as good as opera.

Overall, I like 6.5. It's a large step up from 6.1 (as opossed to 6.0 to 6.1). I hardly have to dig out my stylus anymore with this operating system. Everything seems way more finger friendly. The downside??? Well, the today plugin.

One reason I do not like the today plugin is the lack of customization:

1. Music uses media player, not audio manager.

2. Pictures uses picture and video viewer, not HTC album (far superior)

3. Notifications suck!! tells you when a new email arrives. If you are busy and say only read 2 out of 5, 6.1 still has a "3" bubble. In 6.5 the notification goes away.

4. Calendar, people complained Manilla only shows 2 appointments?? In 6.5 you have to press calendar and then scroll, kinda a pain.

5. Scrolling!!!! While 1-4 will be taken care of sometime (Titanium home customizer anyone??), the scrolling on the today screen sucks. I remember a while back a poster had the samsung verticle bar on his touch and asked if he should try M2D. My comment was horizontal scrolling along the bottom was FAR more intuitive than vertical. With M2D I could quick draw my touch out of my pocket, and with one hand, hold it and scroll through all the tabs with my thumb. I just can't seem to do that on 6.5's today screen. TouchFlo (2 or 3) allows way more features than the today plugin gives. I mean, quick draw, thumb swipe and tap and BAM...I'm talking to my wife or anyone else on my picture contact page. I remember now why we all drooled over M2D in the first place, it wasn't that windows mobile sucks as an operating system (and IMHO 6.5 rocks over 6.1), but, MS's today plugin sucked. Frankly, I think it still does.

There are 6.5 ROMS for the diamond that still have TF3D. A Vogue with 6.5 and TF2D, now that would be awesome. Untill then, as great as 6.5 is, the today screen lacks. It's like a blind date that turns out to be ugly. Well you think, lets give her a chance, maybe she has a great personality. Then she turns out to have the personality and brains of a lump of coal. Thanks but Daddy wants his M2D back.

I look forward to when NFS can combine these 2 giants. If it is not possible yet..... Another poster said it all. I can't wait to see what HTC does with this. I'm sure we'll see a QVGA device with 6.5 and M2D and lots of other goodies soon. Then the great NFS will be there to port it.

Thanks for all your hard work on this NFS, it was fun but for now I'm sticking with 6.1/M2D as my 24/7 OS and UI.

Best Regards,

Jason

P.S Didn't like S2U2 back when I tried it. Battery life seemed to be an issue. I do like the new built in lock though.