yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Themes] overhaulengines:
hello, i installed this theme here

http://www.mobilecustom.fr/forum/index.php/topic,1423.0.html

use google translater, if needed,

i then changed the background image, search on how to do that, the background image is in the FondEcran.dat file, hope this helps,

lupe
[Windows Mobile Themes] freakenstein:
Hmm, couldn't find it, but what is this menubutton called:

since I want to change it (or it's contents)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ali1010:
Hi saveck!

mskip always updates his widget pro plus usually within 3-5 days if theres new ones to add, and his always here to help us. i just read his asking for testers for other resolutions so he can fix it. try to assist/pm him so he can release the resolution you need.

thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ali1010:
Hi 1ucio!

still no luck for me too.

what i did for other system apps was installing alternate apps like htc calculator for omnia, resco file explorer and photo viewer, thumbcal, vsnotepad,... which i put on my lifestyle pages and then removing the program links of the system apps with same function.

but hopefully someone can help us how to change the system apps icons. LOL!
[Windows Mobile Themes] shaolinsoldier:
what do you use to edit the dat files? like qa_layouts
[Windows Mobile Themes] overhaulengines:
hi, i use winrar. the password to open the file once you click it is b0fm18zq

do a search on exactly how to do it, its not that hard, if i get some time tonight i can do a little tutorial, but again search "edit dat file" or along those lines. :)

lupe
[Windows Mobile Themes] M3shuggah:
I use Winrar.

I just wanted to point out that the Battery Icon tip for the Professional Layout is no longer working in SPB 3.01 Final. SPB will not open with the XML file added, but as soon as you revert to the original, SPB will function again.

Is there something I am missing or is it only working for 3.0.0?

Nevermind.....I wasn't entering/adding the password to the .dat file when adding the new xml file. It is now working. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Now cabbing up and making images for next version of Widgets Pro Plus QVGA/WQGVA. Should make a post within an hour :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] yes2000:
Request

Hi All

does anyone has 3.1-6501 OEM VGA

Regards
[Windows Mobile Themes] gkleding:
MS301 CustomBackgrounds

I finally got my background added in by modifynig one of your custombackground qa_fundotela.dat files,so will the qa_layout file in your updated cab be compatible with your custombackground files previously posted? Please let me know. This is a very nice feature(Now that I have figured it out).

Also, when changing backgrounds, what is the the difference between using the qa_fundotela.dat files and FondEcran.dat file? Same result? Yours worked perfectly so I was not even going to try the other.

Dont know how you do it. Hope you get good donations, you are one of the many that makes my devices worth keeping!

Thank-you,

Sunday
[Windows Mobile Themes] magicalan:
i dont get how can you do this extract the file fondercran.dat i extracted both files and it dint ask me for any password ...

how do i edit the file .. with what do i open it?!!?!? :confused::confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Widgets Pro Plus for Mobile Shell 3.01 final (for QVGA and WQVGA) 27thMay2009.

Now fully updated to work with Spb Mobile Shell 3.0.1 Final Version.

NOTE: BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE CAB, USING A FILE EXPLORER, COPY YOUR QA_LAYOUTS.DAT FILE FROM PROGRAM FILES\ SPB MOBILE SHELL ON YOUR PHONE TO YOUR STORAGE CARD IN CASE YOU WANT TO UNINSTALL THE CAB, THEN YOU CAN COPY THE FILE BACK TO MOBILE SHELL AFTERWARDS AND GO BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL LAYOUT AND NO EXTRAS.

MS301 Widgets Pro Plus 052709

Contains 34 NEW widgets and Mods, install to same location you installed Spb Mobile Shell to, then soft reset and they are ready to use (no extras included in this version).

MS301 Widgets Pro Plus Extras 052709

Contains all the widgets as in the MS301 Widgets Pro Plus cab

PLUS 7 Lifestyle screens instead of the standard 3

PLUS a Task Manager is added to the Carousel Screen (see picture)

PLUS a Wireless Manager is added to the Carousel Screen (see picture)

PLUS a Backlight Changer is added to the Carousel Screen (see picture)

PLUS the Bottom Menu Bar has been made invisible

PLUS a 3 button menu on the Lifestyle and Pro screens on Portrait and Landscape Modes (the extra button is to the Agenda or the Task Manager Screen, see picture)

PLUS 2 buttons on the Weather, Task Manager, Wireless Manager and Change Backlight Screens (Lifestyle Home Screen and Contacts Screen, see picture)

PLUS an extra favourites (contacts) screen (click on contacts and then swipe your finger on the screen to the left to bring up the extra screen), this screen is fully customizable and you can swipe off the second favourites screen.

ChangeLog

27th May 2009:

+ Updated all customizations and changes to be compatable with 3.0.1 Final Version

+ Added 3 Button Menu in Landscape Mode

+ Added Change Backlight Panel with Menu on Bottom on Carousel

+ Added New Weather Pro and Battery Pro added for certain Digital Clocks

+ Added Next Alarm and Next Appointment (from calendar)

+ Added Vertical Seperator Lines (White and Dark)

+ Added 2 New Tab Buttons (Medium and Text)

22nd May 2009:

+ Fixed Digital Clock Plus (Frame) making the screen go black in landscape mode

+ Fixed Calendar Plus (Large) making the screen go black in landscape mode

21st May 2009:

+ Added longer Digital Clock to fit weather and batter pro as requested

+ Added medium and text Tab Buttons (place the Tab Button on the screen first and then drag your Application/ Link Button ontop of it or the Tab Button will be selected when its pressed and goto the Time Screen)

+ Added White and Dark Seperator Line

+ Added Wireless Manager to the Carousel Screen

Planned

+ Pro Plus Compatability with VGA and WVGA resolutions devices

ALSO you can get Pro Plus with Custom Backgrounds *HERE*

Enjoy :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] ali1010:
Hi mskip!

B-E-A-utiful!!!

please make also cab with spbmenu-agenda-contacts.

Thanks again mskip!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
All files uploaded now :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ali1010:
Oh YEAH!!!

thanks mskip!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Zepiii:
Great work, what about WVGA tester? Do you need me or not ;) ?

Even if i am not updating everything right now. I updated simply your "config" mskip =)

Again, great work !
[Windows Mobile Themes] baldoski:
Im still using SPB beta 3, will this new proplus cab work with my current setup?

where can i find the official spb3.0.1?

thanks again mr. mskip!!!

can't keep up with your work man, your freakin' fast!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Custom Backgrounds with Pro Plus Extras 052709 (QVGA and WQVGA only).

This is exactly the same version as Pro Plus Extras 052709 but with a carbon background on all screen except lifestyle. I also made some more backgrounds and zipped them up with instructions. Just rename the background you want to use to qa_fundotela.dat and copy it to your Spb Mobile Shell folder on your phone, then soft reset. I included a black one as well as several colourful backgrounds and the carbon one thats in the cab so you can get back to it anytime (electric blue looks amazing). Ohh and I brought back the transparent bottom bar.

Note: After you rename the background file and copy it to your phone dont forget to rename it back so you know which one it is or you will get lost lol.

Do the following to make your own custom background dat file.

1. Rename any of the custom backgrounds in the zip file to qa_fundotela.zip

2. Unzip to a folder using the password: b0fm18zq

3. Make 2 backgrounds to use for portrait (240x400 saved as Background.bmp) and landscape (400x240 saved as BackgroundL.bmp)

4. Move the 2 new background files into the folder you made in step2 (overwriting the originals)

5. Zip the 3 files back up with password protection (using password: b0fm18zq)

6. Rename the new file to qa_fundotela.dat and copy to your Spb Mobile Shell folder on your phone (overwriting the original)

7. Soft Reset your phone

Download: MS301Final WidgetsProPlusExtras_SpbMenu_Agenda_Contacts CustomBackGround 052709

(Mirror): http://www.sendspace.com/file/kmgfjh
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
It should work fine but you can get the official latest version *HERE*
[Windows Mobile Themes] naatul:
This is truly AWESOME mskip.

Thanks for all your efforts.
[Windows Mobile Themes] baldoski:
awesome man!!!

thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] wesram:
problem in MS3

First, thanx mskip for the effort.

second, after installing the cab i faced a prob in ms3 every time i go to home today and i wanna get back to ms3 bty pressing the spbhome button it states this warning and ms3 will not launch anymore.

the warning is:

the file "menulaucher.exe" cannot be opened.either it is not signed with atrusted certificate or one of its components cannot be found. if the problem persists,try reinstalling or restoring the file."

i tried to restore the qp_bkg_now.dat (original) and soft reset, but the same prob reappeared.

my ms3 is version 3.0.0 build 6362 im using WM 6 and my device is HTC cruise the old one.

i know there is newer version but im afraid to lose all the tweaks i've made already to my ms3. so plz can some one tell me what to do?

thanx
[Windows Mobile Themes] baldoski:
7 lifestyle screens!! great!!!

I kinda like this one with the carbon background, but my server seems to block the 4shared site, i can't access it.

can you please post the file as a cab? thanks a million....
[Windows Mobile Themes] fattmatt1972:
Awesome mskip, thanks very much.

Matt.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mrshark:
is there an easy way to remove from this version the 2 panels: backlight and wireless? IMHO, they're of less interest, are used less often than the others, and make only the carousel excessively long to rotate... FOR ME, they are ok if they are called via standard widget, not on carousel...

also, is there an easy way to change the bottom 3 apps buttons without changing cab version? Thanks a lot!
[Windows Mobile Themes] skymario:
Hi, can u share how u do it. :)

I try to use advance configuration charge mapping, but cannot find the shortcut of TF3D.

i only love the HTC animation wheather of TF3D.

Hope got widget can do animation wheather on SPB3.0.;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] hermann4711:
Does this mean, you don't plan to make your widgetsset compatible to 320x320 screens?

So sad ... -:((
[Windows Mobile Themes] laurie9300:
XML Notepad

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post but I have been following this thread for a long time. Firstly Thanks to everyone who has contributed all theses wonderful tips and tricks, I have learned much from all of you, & special thanks to Zepiii for starting it all! Hopefully I can now contribute in a small way. In my struggle to come to grips with XML I recently discovered this free Microsoft download XML Notepad !

Overview

Handy features include:

* Tree View synchronized with Node Text View for quick editing of node names and values.

* Incremental search (Ctrl+I) in both tree and text views, so as you type it navigates to matching nodes.

* Cut/copy/paste with full namespace support.

* Drag/drop support for easy manipulation of the tree, even across different instances of XML Notepad and from the file system.

* Infinite undo/redo for all edit operations.

* In place popup multi-line editing of large text node values.

* Configurable fonts and colors via the options dialog.

* Full find/replace dialog with support for regex and XPath.

* Good performance on large XML documents, loading a 3mb document in about one second.

* Instant XML schema validation while you edit with errors and warnings shown in the task list window.

* Intellisense based on expected elements and attributes and enumerated simple type values.

* Support for custom editors for date, dateTime and time datatypes and other types like color.

* Handy nudge tool bar buttons for quick movement of nodes up and down the tree.

* Inplace HTML viewer for processing xml-stylesheet processing instructions.

* Built-in XML Diff tool.

* Support for XInclude

* Dynamic help from XSD annotations.

* Goto definition to navigate includes and XSD schema information.

Here's the link: http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/details.aspx?FamilyID=72d6aa49-787d-4118-ba5f-4f30fe913628&displaylang=en

I hope someone finds this useful
[Windows Mobile Themes] mrshark:
mskip, for me, no widget is showing up :(

i've a samsung i780 (320x320 res), with spb ms 301 (updated from 3.00 and after from 3.01rc1) and latest widgets with carbon background...

now i've hardresetted it, restored a backup WITHOUT spb ms (so registry and filesystem are clean), reinstalled it, installed widgets, soft resetted, and no luck, they appear as "addable" but they do not appear as visible: no frame to move, no widget, nothing... :(

also, the agenda central button is showing up even in widget editing mode, while the 2 others lateral buttons (spbmenu and contacts) are not there...

at the end, is possible to have a screen with all the widgets and their name below, as a reference? Thank you very much for you work, hoping i could use it... :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] Zepiii:
mskip...

Seems like you miss already 2 times my post...

I can test WVGA version if you want ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Sorry mate pm sent :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
The difference (and reason I went with fundotela) is that with fondecran method you have to modify EVERY screen that you want to use the custom background on whereas the fundotela method only requires you to edit the background.xml file to point to the new background, much easier and less chance of making a mistake.

The end result is exactly the same and you can make any background you want using the instructions I gave on Post#2030
[Windows Mobile Themes] laurie9300:
WinDiff

Hi again everyone!

Here's another useful & free Microsoft utility I have found invaluable when trying to combine widgets from different sources....(thanks mskip & issibel, jgjackson, MikiBest & his imarche change skin pack, abumhmmd1, garo_viper & everyone else that has contributed). WinDiff compares 2 files and highlights the differences. Most notably for XML files & exported registry files. It makes it very easy to find what has been changed/added.

Here' the Link : http://www.grigsoft.com/download-windiff.htm
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
To take those panels off the carousel go into a registry editor on your phone and delete the following keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Panels\13]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Panels\14]

then soft reset and they will be gone.

Changing the bottom menu buttons isnt so easy. You need to open the qa_layouts.dat file with winzip and use b0fm18zq to extract menu3.xml, then edit the Default Layout to your prefered links:

<Plugin Class="Spb.LSP.MenuBar" Name="Btn0" ID="1">
<String Name="Backgrd" Value="MenuBackgrd"/>
<Int Name="GlobalIcon" Value="110"/>
<String Name="Text" Value=""/>
<String Name="Open" Value=":SPBMENU"/>
</Plugin>
<Plugin Class="Spb.LSP.MenuBar" Name="Agenda" ID="2">
<String Name="Backgrd" Value="MenuBackgrd"/>
<Int Name="GlobalIcon" Value="101"/>
<String Name="Text" Value=""/>
<String Name="Open" Value=":AGENDA"/>
</Plugin>
<Plugin Class="Spb.LSP.MenuBar" Name="Btn1" ID="2">
<String Name="Backgrd" Value="MenuBackgrd"/>
<Int Name="GlobalIcon" Value="217"/>
<String Name="Text" Value=""/>
<String Name="Open" Value=":FAVORITES"/>

Icon value for SpbMenu is 110

Icon value for Agenda is 101

Icon value for TaskManager is 124

Icon value for Contacts (:FAVOURITES) is 217

You also have to go down the code and replace "Agenda" with whatever you have for the middle button so it all ties in properly.

Or just use a cab its probably easier :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I will try to do that when I look at VGA/WVGA compatability. Again Im totally flying blind here as I only have a QVGA device.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mrshark:
winmerge is WAY better than windiff, IMHO...
[Windows Mobile Themes] mrshark:
so it's a known bug that widgets do not work on 320x320? :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
SQ320 isnt currently supported by Pro Plus.
[Windows Mobile Themes] toniolol:
Hi Laurie,

I prefer use Notepad++, you can edit near 50 type of files (xml, c#, batch, java......).

And more because you can add personnal type like MortScript !!

And it's a portable App so you can use it on a USB Key or on your SD using WmStorage or other :cool:

Try it and I think you will keep it !
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Yep im afraid so.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Zepiii:
Ok. Answered you mskip ! =)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Yh I had a feeling that the widgets wouldnt work as I havent changed any of the code yet. I might have to resize the clocks to get them working but I dont know what they will look like. Glad all the extras work ok it just means I can concentrate on the widgets. Anything to do with the calendar (i.e. calendar, Tab Buttons and seperator lines) should work but just need resizing to fit the screen.

I will wait for the rest of my testers to come back to me and then get to work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] efla:
You missed mine too ;) , I can also test WVGA
[Windows Mobile Themes] marcribe:
I'm glad to see that you are using my background solution :)

As a bonus, this solution works with all scrollable panel... no need to make any other modification ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] cdma:
Once again great work. The onloy issue I am having is I have the backlight panel but it is just a black empty rectangle. Anyone else having this problem
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I have enough testers right now for the various resolutions but thanks for the offer :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] busychristian:
Spb contacts

has anyone had a chance to check out how to change spb contcts to iContacts....thanks all...I would really like to use iContacts instead...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Biglittlewhateva:
Hey mskip, I was wondering... you have a new battery widget but, in some of your screenies it still has the old battery graphic, how come? I was wanting to see how the battery looked without installing it. (lazy) :o
[Windows Mobile Themes] jmart518:
Backlight Panel

mskip,

I too am having the problem with the backlight panel, like cdma has. Just the rectangle box and if I press on it, the phone will slow way down, almost to the point where it would be considered locked up! Do I need to enable anything to get this working?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Biglittlewhateva:
Check this post...

These are my instructions for manually adding a backlight panel. Maybe, double check the settings.

BTW, has anyone figured out the steps to add the backlight widget to pro home?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Ch@rly:
@mskip

Congratulations for the new packs

I installed ' Launcher_Agenda_Menu'

You doubled some widgets by reappointing them but you forgot to delete the old in the list.

They are not active but are in the list

Battery (Pro), TabBtn (Medium), TabBtn (Text), Weather (Pro)

Thanks for the new Battery and Weather, it's good like that.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
If you uninstalled the old version of your Widgets Pro Plus then it should delete the keys in your registry. Those widget names dont exist in the new version so I can only assume your uninstall didnt delete them. You can go into the registry and delete the keys manually or uninstall/reinstall Mobile Shell (if you dont have the final release then maybe its a good time to upgrade).

Its definitely not a problem in my new version.

EDIT: Can anyone else verify if theres a problem with the Change Backlight Panel? Its working perfectly on my phone. To the people who its not working on what phones do you have?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Bigbest:
Pheraps....it's impossible......:(:(:(:(:(
[Windows Mobile Themes] bukka62:
Sorry the pass?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Ch@rly:
Grieved for trouble, it was this. :o

On my Hermes, the Change Backlight Panel works :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] marcribe:
Just rename the file to .dat
[Windows Mobile Themes] abumhmmd1:
Hi aurie9300

THANKs

.
[Windows Mobile Themes] pbv302:
Haha, big fontsize for a small donation!:D

I think mskip got more...:) But he hasn't thank me with a bigger fontsize...yet...;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] cdma:
I have a Omnia I910 Same issue with the slowness. I just did a soft reset and it started working fine until I went to check it again and....another soft reset
[Windows Mobile Themes] jmart518:
I have the Omnia I910 also. I am going to try check the settings in the post referred by Biglittlewhateva. I will report back with the findings.

Update:

Everything looks good in the setup
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Theres nothing wrong with the cab its been tested thoroughly :) Are you still not getting any Backlight Panel in your carousel?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
The more widgets you load on a screen the slower it will become. Do you have alot of Tab Buttons on your screens or do you get the slowness with nothing on it?
[Windows Mobile Themes] jmart518:
I'm sorry the problem is not that I don't have the panel. It is there and looks good, but the rectangle in the center where the "light bulbs" should be is just black. Once I open the panel and exit it slows the phone down to almost locked. I actually just removed MS3 and the widget pack and reinstalled both. Same exact problem exists and these are the only two programs I have installed at the moment to try to get the solution. Thanks for all the help!

I have attached a screen shot.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
So you are running the custom background version?

Does the Backlight Screen and levels show from clicking on the Backlight Widget?

What phone do you have?
[Windows Mobile Themes] jmart518:
Yeah, the custom one now, but I have tried both. I have the Omnia I910. I appologize for sounding ignorant, but are you talking about a new backlight widget included in your pack (I don't see one) or the one through system settings? If it is the default one linked to a widget, yes it does take me to brightness settings page.
[Windows Mobile Themes] fattmatt1972:
Hello mskip, thanks again for the next alarm (and all) the widgets, fantastic job.

I have a quick question for you, or anyone really.

When I try to change my theme in mobile shell the color I want either flashes quickly then goes away or does nothing at all.

Does anyone else have this problem or know what is causing it?

I am running MS3 6411 and a wm6.5 rom, and I read a post somewhere mentioning the use of WM6.5 and the same problem but nobody knew anything about it.

Anyway, all help is welcomed.

Regards,

Matt.
[Windows Mobile Themes] gkleding:
I had this problem and finally figured out that I did not assign the password to both Background files(The index file had retained password from original file). Once I added the the password my Background loaded correctly.

Hope this helps

Sunday
[Windows Mobile Themes] fattmatt1972:
Thanks for the reply gkleding.

I have no idea what passwords and background files you are talking about, please excuse my ignorance:)

Could you please explain a little further for me.

Cheers,Matt.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Nicaragüense:
I have not tried a backlight panel on my omnia, but maybe those having an issue with it are still using the automatic dimming on the omnia. Maybeif you disable that option it might work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] gkleding:
Hmm, I hope I am understanding you correctly. I changed my background following MSKIP's instructions when using his custombackground file found in post #2030. It worked for me.

Sunday
[Windows Mobile Themes] fbfd82:
Flip Clock

I see that there are some pics with a flip clock like the one from TF3d, is there a cab out there to install this on MS3? My phone is VGA. Any help would be great. I love that clock. Thanks for any help in advance.:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] addicus:
After moving on to 6.5 and using Titanium I see no use for this product. I still like it, but there's no need for it now.