[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] A_C:
Known limitations & FAQs: (continue)

Information

Q. How to hide the Date or the Time?

A. Set the DateFormat or TimeFormat to blank; restart iLock2.

Q. S2U2 shows the wrong no. of unread SMS/MMS/email/vmail?!

A. It's a device specific problem. You may reset these counts by:

1. stop iLock2

2. run iLock2 -reset

3. start iLock2

A. You may use the ResetUnreadCount.cab to reset these unread counts.

Q. There is only ONE appointment shown even it's set to show more than 1 appointment?

A. Extend the "Appointment Next Day(s)".

A. Where there is more than ONE appointment shown on S2U2, you may shrink them to show ONE appointment by tapping it.

To restore, tap the appointment again.

Q. How to hide any unread alert?

A. Delete "notice.png" under the \GFX folder; restart iLock2.

Q. How to integrate Spb Mobile Shell with S2U2?

A. http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17396 (thanks PocketPcUser05)

Q. How to display the operator's logo?

A. The logo filename must exactly match with the operator's name with PNG extension (e.g. orange.png); it must be placed under the folder GFX\Operator. For QVGA/WQVGA device, the logo has to be smaller than 16 pixels high; while for VGA/WVGA, it has to be smaller than 32 pixels high. Since there are a lot of operators in the world, only a few samples are included in the installation.

To switch back to display operator in text, delete the Operator folder & restart iLock2.

A. Run S2U2 Settings and quit. A file "S2U2 Settings.log" is created under the S2U2 installed folder.

Open it with any editor, one of the line shows "Operator Logo: xxx.png".

CallerID

Q. Does the CallerID support Video Call / Skype / PTT (Push-To-Talk)?

A. No.

Q. The CallerID function does not work on my device?!

A. Since there are a lot variables between different devices/environment, it's possible that the CallerID does not work. So if it's the case, disable the CallerID. Otherwise you may don't know who is calling you.

Q. The quality of the CallerID pic is so bad even the original photo is in high resolution?!

A. DO NOT use the system contact/outlook to add photo to a contact. Use S2V (Slide 2 View) to do so.

Q. How to mute an incoming ring/vibration when CallerID is enable?

A. Press the Volume Up/Down; or DPAD Up/Down keys when DpadOn is enable.

Q. After soft-reset, sometimes the first call's callerID is not shown?

A. It's an OS issue, no solution yet.

Q. The CallerID is working fine, but after iLock2 is ended, no more CallerID even the system one?

A. The system caller tab is diabled by iLock2. Either restart iLock2 or restore the system caller tab as the next question.

Q. How to restore the system caller tab?

A. Set CallerID to 0 or uninstall S2U2, then soft-reset.

Q. "Slide to Answer" does not work?

A. Firstly, the CallerID must be enable & it works on your device. Secondly, the "Slide to Answer" screen will only appear when your device is locked already by S2U2. Otherwise it only shows a normal CallerID screen.

A. Change the setting of "Slide to Answer" from "Only Locked" to "Always".

Q. "Slide to End" does not work?

A. Firstly, the CallerID must be enable & "Slide to Answer" & both work on your device. Secondly, the "Slide to End" screen will only appear when your device is locked already by S2U2. Otherwise it only shows a normal CallerID screen.

A. Change the setting of "Slide to Answer" from "Only Locked" to "Always".

Wallpaper

Q. How to change wallpaper?

A. Create a jpg file with resolution the same as your device (QVGA is 240 x 320; VGA is 480 x 640); rename it to "wallpaper.jpg"; copy it to the gfx folder (default is \program files\s2u2\gfx\); restart iLock2. And the file "wallpaperL.jpg" is for the Landscape mode.

Q. My GIF wallpaper does not shown?

A. Currently, there seems to be a limitation to the size of the GIF file. Sometimes, even your device has enough free RAM, it still cannot be shown. Recommended to reduce the dimension (not the file size) & the no. of frames of the GIF, then try again.

Q. The GIF animation stopped after a certain period?

A. Turn on the GifEndless option.

Q. I've set up a folder of GIF files & set the Wallpaper point to that folder, but S2U2 shows nothing?

A. Wallpaper(L) folder only supports JPG files.

Q. When the wallpaper is set to GIF file, even a small one, the memory usage is very high?

A. Yes, all the frames need to be cached in memory. So the more frames the GIF has, the more memory will be used.

Weather

Q. My XXX weather application cannot be shown on S2U2?

A. S2U2 only supports Spb Weather 1.x (not 2.x; not Traveler; not Shell), Weather Panel, Pocket Weather, HTC Weather, User-defined Weather and HTC Manila 2D & 3D Weather.

Q. There is no registry key called UserWeather in my device?

A. Create it (as STRING) by yourself.

Q. How to make use of UserWeather?

A. You have to manually update the registry key UserWeather (STRING) under \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A_C\S2U2. The format is "icon|index|high temp|low temp" where icon is S, P or W (Spb Weather, Pocket Weather or Weather Panel).

Or "icon|index|string" where "icon" is C (custom), "index" is the weather icon & "string" will be the message displayed underneath the weather icon. e.g. "C|50|Rainning" means the \gfx\weather\50.png icon & "Rainning" will be displayed on screen.

Schettj has created a MortScript to update it through Yahoo's weather, details at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=358952

Q. Why there is no current weather info shown? Why the weather icon mismatches with HTC Weather or Manila 2D/3D Weather?

A. Because S2U2 only shows TODAY's FORECAST info from other weather applications.

Q. When getting temperature (in Celsius) from HTC Home or Manila 2D, there is always 1 degree discrepancy?

A. That's the bug of HTC Home when converting the readings from Fahrenheit to Celsius.

Q. The Manila 3D Weather info not shown on S2U2?

A. Check if you have added custom city; try to add a non-custom city.

A. Check if you have set the weather to update itself automatically; try different setting.

A. No perfect solution yet.