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[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] eidolen:
Hi drjim,

I'm glad you like my theme and I'll try to get you going in the right direction. I know you are probably just as confused as I was when I got my Fuze and I'll do my best to help, but you may still need to spend a few hours on the forums just devouring information. Here is an Excellent place to start. Tyguy helped me alot when I was getting started and actually wrote that up after spamming him with noob questions. =)

Anyway, let's see...

1. Not familiar with that theme but most themes just overwrite the previous theme. The number one rule is to always backup before installing anything new. If you do that, you should be safe.

2. The cab only installs r2. To install the others just unzip the "Today" themes somewhere on your device and they will show up in your Today theme switcher.

3. Long Press End Key is an app installed on the Fuze that activates when you hold the end key for like 5 seconds. You can adjust settings for the app under Settings > System. It's just a shortcut to a few common system functions.

4. You don't have to worry with that at all anymore unless you want to make one of your own. The one in the newest theme is built in and doesn't require any special action on your part. It was basically a bug that has since been fixed.

5.1 The one in the theme is the clear globe with the blue glow on the bottom of the globe when you press it.

5.2 PocketCM is a replacement contact manager. You can follow the links in my post if you want to find out more. You don't have to have it which is why it is an add-on and not built into the theme.

6. I have been working on a new theme that is almost a full replacement of the stock theme. The theme as it is now is just a tweak of the stock graphics that were pretty low quality after the extraction and re-compression process. New methods have become available that allows for much richer graphics and plan on taking advantage of that. Keep an eye out. (Will still be blue highlight on a black base, just nicer.)

7,8. I really recommend using the Diamond Config Tool for many reasons but it's really not required. The cabs should work just fine. Just make sure to reboot after install. The order should not matter.

1. Read that link I posted above. It goes over replacing the clock.

2. Yes that is done via the UI. In my post I talk about a theme called "Dark" that gives glossy blue bars. I think I found it on Microsoft's site but you can probably find it around in the forums. Working with the UI/Today themes can be frustrating as changing one thing can make changes elsewhere so make sure to backup if you get a look you like before tweaking any further.

I really recommend a lot of reading and testing. It can take some time to get the look you are after, but it's rewarding once you get there. It's late here but I hope that's enough to get you started. GL.

Cheers,

Eidolen
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
installed Black and Blue, but not working

I'm pretty sure I installed your theme correctly as I restored the default per your instructions and then found and installed your theme using Diamond Config and the four variations are in the Today themes.

I also chose another Today theme and then went back to one of your themes. But still no go.

One concern. Should your theme be in the box under Select Theme: in the Diam. Config after it has been installed? FYI, when I originally clicked path and told it where to find your theme, it did appear in the dropdown menu and then I clicked Apply and it installed and reset. When I returned to this screen, there was nothing in the dropdown.

BTW, the green is still here too. FYI, I just installed the Blue Highlights Patcher as well even though you said it wasn't necessary if I install the theme. But that didn't change things either.

Not sure what other info I need to convey for you to help.

Thanks.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
mostly working

Okay, so I somehow got the black and blue theme working mostly.

One big problem is that the Start Menu is still white background with hideous green highlight of items.

Also, based on your screen shot, the around the clock should be blue, but mine isn't.

Please advise.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] eidolen:
@drjim

Sounds like some fishy things going on here. Not familiar with anyone else having these problems but let's see what we can do here.

First things first.

Diamond Config Tool:

After you ran "Restore Default", did you check to make sure that it was indeed the default theme that was restored, and everything worked? I've read that some other theme makers instructed people to delete all the manila files in the windows directory to remove a theme so that they would be replaced by the rom files, but later found out that this didn't work as expected. Just something to consider. If it doesn't apply then let's move on.

DCT is strange in the way it selects themes. You must navigate to the folder that holds your themes, but don't click into the folder. Just highlight the folder where your theme files are located and hit ok. Secondly, you must go through this process every time you change a theme. It does not remember your themes folder AFAIK.

So if you are starting from your base AT&T gray theme and use DCT to install my theme and it's not working, then something else must be involved here. First I am going to assume that the blue highlights are working for TF3D images like when you click on your clock, anything under the settings tab, email notifications, etc. What it sounds like you are having troubles with is the "Today" theming engine.

As I stated before, that theming engine is very screwy and if you adjust one thing it can affect others. My best guess is that you have some other software that is manipulating the today themes like "glossyblackbars.exe" or something similar. If this is the case I don't know how much help I can be as I still have never tried it so not sure how it affects my theme. If not, I would think about what other software you have installed and if it interacts with your themes or not.

Beyond these thoughts, I would recommend removing all of your today themes from your device, backing them up of course, and cleaning those entries from your registry so you are starting from a clean slate. Old entries can effect new themes sometimes. It's hard to explain, but this is an excerpt from "Theme Generator for Windows CE".

"HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Today \CreatedThemeName.tsk

In which all the specific keys of CreatedThemeName.tsk will be created.

N.B. :

So for each theme having these specific keys installed on PocketPC, a key bearing the name of the Theme and all the under-keys will be registered in the registry.

In the long term that can "pollute" the registry if there are many Themes installed. This, more especially as these keys are not erased even if the Theme does not exist any more on PocketPC.

In addition if after you create a theme with the same name but where the specific keys are not defined, they nevertheless will be taken into account by WM5 since still registered in the registry (This can make that BaseHue is not taken into account)."

Let me know if any of this applies before digging any deeper.

Eidolen
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
Almost there

Sorry for being such a noob!

Thanks for all of your thoughts. I think I have just about everything working properly.

The one remaining problem I see is that my Start Menu is still white with that bad green highlight.

Much appreciated.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] eidolen:
Glad you're closing in on it. If you want you can check out a beta of the theme I'm working on. It is in no way finished but I could use some feedback so when you get your device set and are able to make a backup of how you like it, feel free to try this out and let me know your thoughts. It is for DCT only right now.

Eidolen
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
thanks for your reply

First, can you help me get my Start Menu to work according to the B&B theme?

As for the beta, will it be seen by my Fuze as a new theme? The problem with a new theme is that it gets rid of my weather locations and made it so I couldn't reinstall Weather Database Editor (I was able to reinstall with an older version).

What is new in the beta theme?

A few things I would like to see.

1. A permanent blue glow around the Internet globe.

2. A blue glow around the clock (which for me is crystal with white numbers).
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
ps

Do you have a copy of herg's original black theme cab without the new landscape mode (HTC_Black_v1.93_1.2b.theme)?

Thanks.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] eidolen:
I uploaded HTC_Black_v1.93_1.2b.theme. Hopefully that's what you need as it is what I based my theme on.

The new theme has all kinds of new additions but it doesn't sound like you are ready for that yet. It does still use the same today theme (r2) so that shouldn't change but it may overwrite your weather, I'm not sure. I know my custom weather works flawlessly from theme to theme without any troubles so not sure how to help you there.

The start menu thing sounds like at some point, something adjusted the settings for my today theme and those settings do not get over-ridden and stay in the registry as I posted before. I highly recommend the following steps.

1. Remove my theme by going back to default via DCT.

2. Remove all my today themes and any others you won't be using any time soon.

3. Remove the corresponding registry entries for those today themes. The keys were listed in my earlier post. (Obviously only do this after a backup and are comfortable working in the registry.) Alternatively you could try using ThemeGenCE.exe as it says it has the ability to do it via desktop software but the program is a translation and very difficult to understand if you are new to theming.

3a. Do a restore to an earlier time before any themes if you have a backup and can not work in the registry.

4. Only when all is clean, do an install of my theme via DCT. If all goes well, then try to add the additional today themes.

I've never heard from you if you are using any other software like glossyblackbars, or other theming software at all. You have to understand that if you are, that changes everything and this advice might be irrelevant. Let me know how you make out.

E
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
great info

I had installed V7b1 Crystal Flip White Numbers (FIXED).cab and was unable to Remove Program (I just found out how to do it and will try tomorrow).

Not using glossyblackbars.

Back to you as I move along.

Thanks again.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
back to square one

So I decided I needed to uninstall everything and go back to that original HTC Black theme that you posted. I have installed it and your Blue Patcher. But the BP doesn't seem to be working as many things (e.g., Start Menu) still have that awful green.

Any ideas?
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
Patcher

Is there a way to see if your Patcher fix is working? I can't find it in any directory nor in the list of programs in Remove Programs.

After starting from scratch, most everything seems to be working okay. The large start menu is the only problem (it's white with green highlight), but the small start menu is fine. And the blue highlights aren't evident everywhere.

In your discussion of the Patcher on Post #1, you mention HKLM files that you changed to create the blue highlights. Can you share with me the specific files that you changed and the numerical color values for each so I can compare to see if Patcher is, in fact, working. If so, then it is a problem at my end. If not, then I could change the files manually.

Right now, I have orange highlights in places like the Comm Manager, when I click on clock to open Clocks & Alarms, outline around envelope icon on right of Email screen.

In any event, though not perfect, at least I'm back to a reasonable state.

Thanks for all of your help. And I'll try to shut up now...
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] mhermant:
Hi,

You have à problem of green menu if you dont use smal icon then start menu

Start>>Settings>>>System>>>TouchFLO>>>Uncheck "enable large start menu"
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] drjim:
start menu

I actually just discovered a short while ago that the Blue Patcher only works with the small start menu and unchecked that box.

I prefer the large start menu, but I can live with the small one with the better color scheme.

Thanks for the heads up though.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] sfrrr:
Possible OFF-TRACK post.

Is the only way to change the icons in, for instance, the programs tab by installing a theme? In my other WinMobile devices, I can right-click on icons, go to properties and change the icon on display. I don't think that works on the Fuze/TouchPro. Is there any way to change a single icon rather than changing an entire theme?

Thanks,
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] jpeel:
I found this at PPCGeeks:

"Re: Start Menu Colors

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The following entries will affect the task manager:

HKCU\software\htc\taskmanager

"ManilaCustomHlDown" = Binary:XX XX XX XX

"ManilaCustomHlUp"=Binary: XX XX XX XX

The following will affect the Enlarged start menu:

HKLM\software\htc\EnlargeMenu

"ManilaCustomHlDown" = Binary:XX XX XX XX

"ManilaCustomHlUp" = Binary: XX XX XX XX

Note that these edits only worked when I added them as a binary entry, not a dword entry. Even though it says binary, you use standard hex code and make sure that it is in 4 pairs (add 00 at the end if you have to).

If these values already exist as dword, delete them and create new binary values with the same name

Hope this helps!

EDIT: The start menu changes should reflect immediately but the taxk manager will require a soft reset for the settings to take effect"

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This allowed me to get the enlarged start menu and task manager to be blue instead of green :-)
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] ghenarys:
Hello Eidolen,

First of a all, I want to congratulate you for all the things you do.

After applying, all the skinks I have find here, my enter pin key is still green instead of blue. Did I missed something ??

Thanks for helping me.

Ghenarys

PS : Sorry for my english, I'm french and I didn't practice a lot.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] bog3nator:
very nice work! works perfectly
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] gboybama:
Bless you for reprinting that here. Changing my enlarged Start Menu and Taskbar from hideous green to an AT&T blue was the final customization I haven't been able to crack. :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] nr2d:
How do i install or use 1 of the 4 *.TSK files. I installed the basic .Cab R1 file and the Patch R2.1 file but I can't seem to access the 4 different *.TSK files.

Update: I figured it out. I had to copy the *.tsk files to the \windows\ subdirectory. Now I can access the different "Today" themes.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] ladypolo67:
Love this theme only problem i have is with the Enlarged start menu. I know the blue theme change only affects the regular start menu however my Large Start menu background turns completely white. Does anyone know the registry lines to change the large start menu background color? Thanks
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] BorgCymru:
TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue_v1.theme

TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue_v1.theme

My start menu drop down list stays white with white text
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] iDino:
For some reason, My Start menu (while in portrait) is still highlighted in green... I do not know why.. I did all the cabs and Installed everything! Help?
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] erai911:
the flickering is so high and there is no dc dimming for this phone , it causes so much pain in my eyes using it .

any help for adding dc dimming feature back again to laboratory settings

Check this video and you will understand what i mean
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] YuriBasescu:
No idea what you talking about
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] erai911:
read about pwm dimming bro
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] F7usa:
with oos 14 There Will be some improvements like 120-90FPS in many, more games, bug fixes, increase of performance and probably this feature Will be enabled. We can wait a custom rom, in many custom roms there Is dc dimming
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] erai911:
idk every time i talk about custom roms for this device i hear 'no custom roms for MediTek :D'
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] F7usa:
idk why too
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] erai911:
i will actually move to gt 3 by realme , for this pwm issue and stabilities of sd 8 + gen 1
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] slowdyve:
I suffer from pwm sensitivity. I had a lot of phones that I had to return/sell because of this. Despite what I've read about PWM on Nord 3, this is the 2nd AMOLED phone I can use with no issues. The other one was Xiaomi 13 with antiflicker option on (that I sold because I can't get used to "small" phones)
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] sim00no:
Thanks for the info. I'm also sensitive to flickering. The PWM frequency in the Nord 3 seems to be 366 Hz, which is slightly more than many other AMOLED screens in other phones.

I wonder if I should give this phone a try.

But this frequency is still significantly less then 2404 Hz in my LCD screen phone (Poco X3 Pro), so I may get disappointed after using so many great LCD screens.
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] erai911:
the best mid range phone in the same price with good real pwm flicker hz is poco f5 .
[OnePlus Nord 3 / Ace 2V] VampireHeart:
Nord 3 isn't around 160 pwm but have 366.58 pwm so major of people don't have flickering issues, is your problem, you need to take information on a device before buy it, there you can find info of what I'm saying:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-Nord-3-Smartphone-Review-Near-flagship-experience-that-doesn-t-break-the-bank.731816.0.html
[Windows 10 Mobile] trevormacro:
Hello,

Here is the Lumia 970 device fixed:

{Mod edit: Youtube link removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}

Trevormacro
[Windows 10 Mobile] Oswald Boelcke:
@trevormacro Thread closed and link removed! XDA Forum Rules (excerpt):

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[General Questions and Answers] anticcc:
I tried using the universal android debloater program but even that can't uninstall it, alot of the programs uninstalled fine but three heytap apps just won't uninstall, is there any way to uninstall them, or am I stuck with them forever?
[General Questions and Answers] parrots_:
Try using ADB.
[General Questions and Answers] anticcc:
Could you explain how?
[General Questions and Answers] parrots_:
Assuming you have a computer, you'll need to firstly install ADB. There should be an install on the official page.

Then, once you've got it all installed, open powershell by doing Shift + Right Click in the location of ADB.

Connect your phone to your PC, then run "adb devices" to make sure it's connected.

Run "adb shell", then "pm list packages". This'll give you a list of all apps installed. From there, all you have to do is type in "adb uninstall (app name)".
[General Questions and Answers] anticcc:
Oh.. Thank you very much
[General Questions and Answers] Sirito:
Hello, do you recommend this app with the gt 3? Did it make a difference in battery and is it safe?
[Google Pixel 7] gian.25:
I want know i can Install a Custom recovery on the Pixel 7 is for Root the phone.

Please.
[Google Pixel 7] t-ryder:
Please do some proper research how things work on Google Pixels. It's all here at XDA.

Maybe start with having a look at Pixel Flasher.
[Google Pixel 7] Albirew:
someone may or may not be working for a custom recovery on Pixel 7 Pro, witch is close to our hardware.

aside this, there's none atm.

witch is a shame for those of us that like to do nandroid backups/restore...

edit: this thread should be pinned and used for all pixel7 recovery-related advancements.
[General Questions and Answers] moccor:
So all Android people know, Snapchat on most Android phones does not "take pics", it takes a screenshot of the viewfinder, right? Here is the weird thing I just noticed. I am using a Oneplus 8 and I noticed it immediately, as would anyone else, when taking pics it immediately blurs them. Except it didn't happen. It didn't happen 10 times in a row. Took pic, no quality reduction, backed out, did it over and over. The quality was exactly what I saw on my screen, no blurring after pressing the button to take a pic. I sent a snap and then I noticed I had a message from 3 hours ago I never opened. Weird, because I would have opened it had I known it was there. Checked message, tried taking a pic on snap again and ofc it blurs every single pic.

So this is why it is weird :

1. it clearly shows the Oneplus 8 is capable of not blurring "snaps"

2. it blurs snaps on both stock OOS as well as custom ROMs

3. why did it randomly not blur them?

4. why did it suddenly go right back to blurring them?

5. receiving messages/snaps late is usually a sign of snapchat server problems

6. my cell service has been questionable today for some reason and randomly cuts out

Is there something in the Android snapchat code that intentionally blurs snaps? It kinda seems that way. It seems like there is some kind of "check" and if it passes the check it intentionally blurs the pics and if for some weird reason it ever fails the check, it doesn't blur the snap. I obviously have no proof of this, how else would I get proof besides holding a phone to another phone and showing comparisons but I can't even do that because what I thought was a app update fix, was just a one-time occurrence. Just to confirm, my eyes are completely fine, I know what I saw. I have been a PC gamer for a very long time and can easily see differences in adjusted video settings. I know when the snap blur does its blurring and when it doesn't. This happened. There is something in this app that intentionally blurs. It is not the camera, I can open the camera app and it doesn't blur, this is a snapchat only thing
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
hey everyone..

i've used my friend's HTC Diamond for like a week, and this thing that when u make a call and the phone vibrate when the other side answers is pretty unique, is there anyway i can do this with the Xperia ? like is there an option or some kind of application for it ?
[XPERIA X1 General] Draqula:
Go to "Phone" settings and open the "Advanced" tab. Check the "Vibrate device when connection is established".
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
umm,, there is no such option,, there are only send a msg when reject a call or save contact .. .. nothing else .. :S
[XPERIA X1 General] YYYYY:
Install the Blackstone Dialer, then you´ll have this feature
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
i did that.. the options are :

*slide keyboard to answer call

*REject call with a txt msg

*enable missed call reminder

*add new number to contacts

*Press Send key to open call history

:S .. i looked everywhere .. + this dialer really ruined the keyboard,, it became smaller when i try to write a new number..
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
lol,, omg,, now after uninstalling it the software, the options are still there.. even after hard reset , and the numpad is still small :S .. >< how can i get it like it used to be ? big and easy to touch .. lol >.> seriously >.>"
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
umm also, i just noticed that when someone calls me now my phone doesn't show me who's calling,, it just keep rining till i press the answer button.. :S
[XPERIA X1 General] romeo0119:
Do what he said!!
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
I did .. and read above what happened to my phone ..
[XPERIA X1 General] YYYYY:
Which version have you installed?
[XPERIA X1 General] Ahmed Michael Scott:
the one from the topic above ? ( this )
[OnePlus 11] Andre-Skywalker:
I have never used two installation slots. I'm on stock OOS 13 OnePlus 11 and it won't boot into slot A. It gets a black screen and restarts. In slot B, booting occurs normally. Is this a problem or is everything ok?