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[General Topics] dosari666:
If some one had the Touch HD and is considering getting the Diamond 2, is it gonna be the right thing to do? I'm really thinking of getting the Diamond 2!!

We have like my friend humblejok says:

- Memory is the same.

- Keyboard is a bit small for chubby fingers.( I could type from distance on the HD while driving)..

- Speaker isn't loud enough. (HD is loud but distorted when playing heavy music)

We should check Divx playback on the Diamond 2 too.

I'm also getting the touch HD 1500mAh Battery soon. So is it worth getting rid of the HD?

I'm only convinced about getting rid of it for the later HTC phones, maybe Pro 2, but definitely the ones in the end of this year..
[General Topics] humblejok:
Mainly I use my fingers.

I used the Phone Keyboard (when doing something)...but now with the english version, I can't write french easily...

I switched to the Full QWERTY keyboard but it is as innacurate as the IPhone one...

At home, I use the stylus with standard keyboard and full keyboard.

The screen of the D2 has a new feature, there is some kind of special touch when using the stylus, it feels a bit like a spring in the keyboard.
[General Topics] Ganondolf:
diamond 2 has been out for a week in the uk.

how i see it, its better than the hd because it has about the same specs and in the uk is £100 cheaper than the hd and all u lose is a bit of screen
[General Topics] humblejok:
My bad...

As it should have been out in Germany (T-Mobile) last week but was not (I checked on their web site), I thought it was like that all over Europe.

I bought it in Switzerland (where it is not available yet) as Asia import.

It cost me 380€ (around 345pounds using current exchange rate).
[General Topics] Ganondolf:
its £399 sim free in the uk

and the hd is £499

x1 which i have is £550.

expensive phones:rolleyes:
[General Topics] humblejok:
I can bring you one next week :p , I'm going to the UK for one week :cool:
[General Topics] Ganondolf:
im happy with my x1, till they release something with a big spec jump
[General Topics] dosari666:
I agree with you Ganondorf, I should stick with my HD and you should stick with your X1 until a bad ass phone comes out.. And since the HD is £100 more, then those who don't own the HD and are looking for an HD with a smaller size go for the Diamond 2. They are the same in specs..

HD doesn't take VGA video captures though, and doesn't have the zooming bar..
[General Topics] humblejok:
I also had preferred not to change my phone now, there aren't no new killer phone right now...but the Diamond 2 is what the Diamond should have been from the beginning.

Battery life is way better and interface is finally fast.
[General Topics] genoki:
zoom bar registry settings? hack functionality

anyone know what the zoom bar registry settings are? nothing specifically named "zoom bar" or anything like it in diamond 2 registry.

also, i wonder if anyone has thought about or is going to hack the zoom bar so that it can be used to scroll up & down in any window including menu items.

i just got diamond 2 and and crestfallen at how debilitating the lack of a dpad or any other way to scroll!

finger swipe is great in touch flo, or in opera, or IE but in Excel for exmample, it is absurdly difficult to navigate.

other possible d-pad replacements:

- i am looking at G-pad which uses accelerator to scroll .. i installed it but haven't got it to work for me yet.

- maybe someone has/will create virtual d-pad that sits in bottom part of screen. eg four arrows up/down & left/right in row at bottom of screen.. need sustained cursor movement if arrow held down

its a great phone, and pda features within touch flo are good, even great. but The lack of d-pad in diamond 2 is crippling otherwise
[General Topics] dosari666:
Hey there, why don't you use the D-pad in the on-screen keyboard?
[General Topics] galaxys:
^^ Here's a virtual d-pad discussion I saw here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=446015&highlight=virtual+d-pad
[General Topics] genoki:
@ dosari666

yes, true, the onscreen keyboard has directional arrows, which is good example of what i would like although I've tried using them, but keyboard takes up half the screen. what i want is just the row of directional arrows at bottom of screen.
[General Topics] genoki:
Thx for suggestons galaxys .. good ones .. here is my summary of what i found ..

AEButton Plus - this is button remapper .. this looks most promising .. maybe remap volume control to up/down.

LGJavaKey - says it gives you an on-screen D-Pad like i described eg one row of up/down & left/right

GController seems to be similar to G-pad , but looks bit more developed and promising eg tilt device to get scroll going that way. i hope it has a way to turn the scroll on and off so cursor doesn't careen around screen all the time

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=429569

... but go over to this thread for more discussion on topic (i should've found this myself first : )

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=460685

Still if anyone has any ideas about remapping zoom bar for scrolling .. registry settings for zoom bar and C# code references etc would be great!
[General Topics] ingenious:
Hey guys,

It's about time to replace my good old Polaris and I'm considering either Touch HD or Diamond2. Player with both of them in the store and kinda like the Touch HD more because it's a bit thinner and the larger screen.

Can anyone please give a good reason to buy the Diamond2 over the HD, considering:

1) Don't care about the price

2) Prefer the larger screen

3) Want fast software/UI

So, does Diamond2 have something the Touch HD cannot have with a software update?:

1) better hardware (doesn't seem so to me)

2) better drivers

3) better UI

Thanks a lot in advance!
[General Topics] syqe:
IMO price is the major advantage of TD2 over HD. And if it doesn't matter, I see no reason for you to buy it.

Hardware is the same, and any UI/drivers improvement will be for sure developed for both once they are "unleashed".
[General Topics] ingenious:
Thanks man! I think I'll go with the HD then.
[General Topics] losdrivare:
Price - and size favors the TD2, it is a lot more pocket friendly and better in hand - HD is quite wide. Also, the touchscreen of TD2 is more sensitive.

On the other hand HD has 3,5 mm headphone jack and bigger screen.

Soon there will be a runner-up to the party. The Gigabyte Gsmart S1200 has the exact same features as the TD2, but is slimmer and smaller - awesome form factor IMO. It has 0.1" smaller screen at 3.1" and gigabytes own UI but I reckon that TF3D will install just fine on it. Might even come with a LED flash, only 3.1 megapixel camera though.

http://msmobiles.com/news.php/8317.html
[General Topics] ingenious:
losdrivare, have you seen HD and Diamond2 side by side? The screen of the HD looks much better, not only in size and sharpness. The Diamond2 display itself is much deeper under the surface of the screen, feels like old-style HTCs. The display of the HD is much "closer" to your finger and feels more natural. As for the dimensions - HD is only a tad taller than Diamond2, also slightly wider, but thinner. My experience tells me thickness is most important if you carry the phone in your jeans' pocket.
[General Topics] jarekt:
thd vs td2

Much bigger screen means better/easyer navigation and interaction - that's extremally important whan U have no dpad (I had G900 toshiba and played with X1 with small touchscreen). Bigger screen is a big advantage over TD2. Magnetic stylus is another advantage IMHO. Td2 on the other side has normal keys under a screen - all those touch, virtual keys are ergonomic tragedy especially when they are not separated from touchscreen.

Summing up I will not change my Blackstone for TD2.
[General Topics] drummerboy:
Hi Guys. I have both the Diamond & the HD... I'm really torn between the two!

I'm a heavy user of these devices - phone/diary/gps/internet etc. and there are pro's and cons for both:

the Hd has a lovely screen - both in size and crispness - However - I've noticed that you get the same number of items per screen on both, the D2 is just smaller. this is a pro and a con in itself (for the D2) , smaller screen= more pocketable, smaller buttons, icons and text= harder to read and more fidly to use.

The HD is bulky, but better to use as a diary - comfortable to use and icons & text are comfortable to see.

GPS is the same in both using TomTom 7

some of the UI changes on the D2 are good, some are just annoying - eg. to use the stylus to select text, you have to open the menu and choose the option, then go back and select your text... WHY?????????????

The D2 is more phone-like and more comfortable to carry around and hold to your ear. I do like the changes to the HTC phone interface - lot more user friendly.

The D2 camera is WAY better than the HD. faster and easier to use - though still no flash.

I don't find the D2 touch screen much more responsive than that of the HD, but the device is easier to use with one hand.

finally there has been a lot of talk about the battery life... Like I said, I'm a heavy user - the HD wins. The D2 will give me a day if I'm lucky (bluetooth always on and MS exchange etc) - the HD will last a day and a half.

hope that helps the debate - If anyone has any questions, just ask!
[General Topics] losdrivare:
I agree about the screen being deeper into the TD2, but I don't mind. It still feels very responsive to touch, slightly more so than the HD actually. I feel the HD is significantly wider than the TD2 in hand, even though it doesn't look so much when just looking at the numbers.

In the end it comes down to personal preferences. Still have my Diamond 1, but just ordered a HD since I got a very good deal. Probably going to try out the TD2 so I can make a qualified decision, but as of now I'm leaning towards the TD2 - best compromise between size and features I think. Would love it was thinner, though. And it's going to be tough when the Gsmart S1200 comes out... :D
[General Topics] beachball:
Sorry, could you elaborate on that please? In which applications is that the case?
[General Topics] akash_84:
I think what he means is for instance, if you are in a browser, or SMS/Email, if you want to highlight and select the text to copy, or whatever...you have to go via a menu to do this and you cannot simply touch and drag over the text

Doing so activates the scroll function as you know

Funnily enough, there is only one application I >dont< like this happening in and that is the notes app...if you touch/drag on there, it starts drawing lines on it - but SMS/Email, I would prefer probably to be able to select text when I click/drag rather than scroll - but then how would you scroll later?

fun and games
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Chameleon has been Released

TouchFLO 3D WVGA, Only for Default ROM V3 not for cooked ROMS

Download at: http://cid-9bd3a088bb863c14.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Chameleon%20CAB%7C4s

Backgrounds:

Wisbar:

WMP's

........................................
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] DerrickD2:
Nice! That would be on my HD for sure! Looking forward to seeing it happen!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jaycee1981:
oh, it's looks fantastic:eek: hope i can use it soon:p
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] str0nz0:
looks interesting! can it change the color, depending on the color of the object its lying on?

you could use the backcamera for that.

would be a nice addon :-)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
it's really at the early stages but it will get finished
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Now theres an idea lol:)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Major_Sarcasm:
Very nice.

*Subscribes to thread*
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] vire825:
when r u uploading?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
Amazing! Where do you come up with these ideas George? Very creative, definitely interested in seeing how this one turns out! :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ozmoran:
Very clean and slick I would use this also

"Subscribed"
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Shetlander:
Is this a WAD theme? Looks nice, well done.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Thanks ! This is really in it's early stage so not sure when it might be uploaded
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
It's never a set Idea just keep playing with the Graphics till they fit.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
No it's all Touchflo and wisbar never liked the standard bars thanks
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MAMeingast:
This looks really nice! :eek:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
George,

What version of manila are you using? Is it the new manila with the new calendar tab?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
No I don't think so but if you could give me a screen shot I'll let you know
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Sopis:
wow :)

although I am not using TF...but this looks really hot man..good work
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Thanks so if your not using TF what do you use?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
No, I don't have the calendar tab in my manila anymore. I had Dutty's V2.6 rom flashed but just recently flashed HTC latest for the Touch HD 1.56

You wouldn't happen to have a cab for the 15 tabs would you? That's what your themes are built for correct?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] htckaiseruser:
looks very nice, would be great if a lot be would customable like the colour schemes en clocks. but for now it looks very promisefull :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
No no calendar tab here.Yes here you go
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
I've skinned alot of programs over time and although is ackward to skin it's an excelent program to use. I geuess it just takes a bit more thought to the things you can change.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
Thank you very much George, the cab works perfectly!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Nevr a problem if I can help
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ktsak:
Tried the cab on miri's 7.2 Premium ROM (WM 6.5 based build 21500) and had problem after restart. The TF3D was trying to load but with no success. Had the "TF3D is loading" message was always on the screen with no result !!!!!!!!! :(
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
This is probably something you should ask the Developer of your Rom. I do know it works on the default Rom.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] TouchHD:
This looks great!!

Maybe you can use the light sensor to adjust the colors... In daytime the colors are light and when it gets dark the colors get dark too. Hope you understand what i mean :p Is this possible though?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
That would be something but probably the other way around for better viewing. No I don't thinck it's possible
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ChickenLips:
Just subscribed to this thread, awesome looking piece of work
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Thanks alot I appreciate the input
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] bloke:
Thats nice, is it jsut manilla or WAD2?

Bloke
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
No it's all manila with wisbar for the bars
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Ati75:
Looks yummy. Appreciate the effort and looking forward to the end result.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
I see you've updated your first post with another pic! Really liking the single analog clock look! How are you able to figure that stuff out???
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
This is based on another version of ToKens single clock which actually worked on our manillas. I took out alot of extras that where in there, that had no bearing on the clock and this is the end result , works really well.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Thanks for the comment yes theres stiil alot of things I want to do but it will be worth the wait
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Shetlander:
Am really liking the additional layouts. Is that windows media player?

Your theme might convince me to go back to using manila. Really liking it, keep up the good work it will be worth it in the end.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Yes it's windows media player, I always include the player in whatever skins I do. The phone will also be skinned skinned when I get around to it
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Fallen Spartan:
Looks really good. Working on a theme myself, but after seeing yours, think mine would have to take a backseat

When do you think you'll have it finished?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Thanks, not really sure as theres still a lot to do. As each part is finished I'll be posting new pictures, until it is completed
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Fallen Spartan:
No probs mate, I'll just have to watch this space!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Drekonai:
It looks GREAT! :O

Ill wait till you finished it and than my HD will look have the looks of your Chameleon.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
I'm glad you lke it
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Chameleon Released for Download

Just a note to say This Theme is ready for Downloading, go to the front of this posting for all downloads
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Hossdawg:
Skydrive needs a password:confused:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Abve the zip files is a download you don't need a password, I did go and check
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Hossdawg:
Just tried it again and the folders came up... thanks
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] rolyb:
Awsum

Man this is awsum i love the analog clock and the small digital you need a pat on the back (pat pat ) keep up the good work :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Your welcome
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
I'm glad you like it
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] GutsyTripod:
this looks fantastic, the wad3 theme is excellent but only the flip clock manilla cab works for me.

when i try the analogue variations it messes up my manilla or the clock hands are off centre, i'm using manilla v3 on davideuck V5

any suggestions ie do i need framework 3.5 etc
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gmdata:
It's really good. Could you tell me which files you are using to make transparent buttons for phone number,sms number, mail address ... on people page?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
I really don't know what you could do about this. I make these themes for the Defaualt Rom for this reason as these cooked Rom's have to many Variations which woud make skinning impossible
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Fallen Spartan:
I see you've now completed this mate. Well done!!

My only problem is I'm at work and cannot download your files due to 'Access Denied'. Bloody work blocks!!!

Could you post these on thread as zip, cab or exe files etc so I can try this out. Got 8 hours before I'm home again!!:mad:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Trust me Id love to but apart from the one you see posted the other files would not be uploaded to XDA no matter what I tried.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
I think this is the ones you mean - 039ac5e6_manila, 1d8f3f68_manila & 36a08925_manila
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Fallen Spartan:
Strange that as they aren't large file sizes, biggest under 4MB and your allowed max 8MB download for zip files.

Anywayz, thanx for trying. I'll just have to wait till I go home before trying your theme out
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Yes I found it strange to as I had no problem on PPC geeks, There you go if you really want to get it now you can try http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=64670
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Fallen Spartan:
Cheers bro, I'll try it out now
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gmdata:
Thanks,I've tried it, but without success. I'm using Dutty's v2.8 rom and may be the format of icons is not like in your's theme, because the size after i replace is bigger than original? I've tried with icons from photos and videos and they are good.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] makkavelli:
Guys min doesnt seem to work...

after installing all the cabs and restarting device, my backlight is off, cannot see any icons on the touchflo menu and just has writing across the screen that says Titlecannot use anything apart from the start menu..

any ideas?

i updgrade on ROM: Dutty xt v.2.5

any ideas?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Atze001:
I think he use the "old" manila. The most roms have the new ones v2 and v3
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] makkavelli:
its the new dutty xtreme v2.5.. i use 1.14 olinex, it instals eveything fin i can see the clock in the background but is all faded. cannot see any touchflo menu icons and can only interact with the phone via the start menu,..

i have tried reflashing the device and no joy still the same from fresh install

need som help absolutley love this rom
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
This theme will not work with Dutty's Roms as of yet. The manila files are different which explains the condition your device is in.

This is one of the major downsides to having the new manila...not being able to have Georges beautiful themes :(

Although the WA3 and WMPlayer themes work great and look wonderful!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Timbojames:
does anyone have an idea on how to uninstall this when manila is fcked up and ik can't go to setting to remove this program . .

help would be much appreciated
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
What Rom is on your HD? Cooked or stock?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
My ROM is the Default ROM Version 3.0 (Build 32567). As the majority of people have and use a Default Rom I base all my Themes for this.

All of the CABS are uninstalabel. I would suggest you disable the touchflo and then do take it of and you should be back to where you started. If this is not possible then a hard reaset would be my next suggestion, other than this I would be asking the person or persons who cooked the Rom that you may be using, as you should atleast be able to uninstale or hard reset
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] makkavelli:
So does this theme not work on any cooked ROM? Does it have to be on a stock rom?

what rom have you got it working on?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Henk Rorije:
How must i install the wisbar??? Sorry for maby a dumb question but i'm new. Can you explain my how to do it, because i like this very much. Sorry for my bad english.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
The Instructions are within the zip file for wisbar. If you don't already have the wisbar program you can get it at http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvance/
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
Just a couple of screen shots with your WA3 theme!!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
Interesting, Sorry I just reailized I hadn't put in a Landscape Background in there Manila.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] makkavelli:
Guy please can someone tell me what ROM this them IS compatible with.. i Am using Dutty's xtreme v2.5 and doesnt work... need to know what ROM ur using so i can use this

Desperete, love this theme

cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
I use the Default ROM V3 , the only extra I have added is 15 tabs
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Pandemoniumone:
Thanks a lot George, I appreciate it! :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
as always your welcome
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] WEDhicks:
Question: I turn off Touchflo. Then I install and turn on Touchflo again but not everything gets the new look. Only the clock gets a new colour and the selected icon in the button gets a new background colour. The rest stays the same.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
If I understand you correctly then I think you may not have the other files which you will have to download fom the address on the first posting
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] WEDhicks:
So your saying I have to install all three files? I will try. Sorry for the maybe dumn sounding question but I'm pretty new with all this.

Thank you for your help.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dave1946:
Thank you for Chameleon

A grateful thanks for all your work on this super interface. I'm not so young as I used to was, so took me a time to figure out how to get it up and running, but it was WELL worth the effort!

I'm sure I speak for many when I say well done and thank you. :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] grzegorz10:
If your talking about the clock files no not all of them, they are a choice for what style you like. The other files you would need are at this address http://cid-9bd3a088bb863c14.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Chameleon%20CAB%7C4s

to get the full affect