[Windows Mobile Themes] MichelDiamond:
FAQ - Frequently asked questions:

"JMLToday" run only for WM6.5 (and higher?)

Yes - because Titanium is Windows Standard since 6.5 - so with 6.1 no possibility. But in the ROM section of your Handy, you'll find perhaps a nice 6.5 ROM for U ;)

Which resolutions supports JMLToday?

I supports each resolution. No limitation.

Why are so much VGA and WVGA-Skins to find in opposite to the others resolutions?

JMLToday is the Version 5.2 ... but before 5.0 it was complete in French, then with a German-French-Cooperation we got first possibilities for multilanguage.

But the whole development was on Diamond /sometimes Diamond 2 - and so: VGA.

Then we started on 20.07.09 the first trial here in english and also to get QVGA/WVGA/...-Skins (Look here - and it was overwhelming, how often this Plugin was downloaded and tested in this short time.

We thin it won't take long to have Skins ins your Resolution, too - it's easy to skin and so in xda-deveopers can Skins easy transformed, created - and shared to all other users with the same resolutions. Perhaps you can createa Skin, too? It's really easy

Can I have each skin, which I see here, in my Resolution, too?

Yes - and now - there's a program to do this!!! From Ondra Star:

Derived from the *CPR converter*

he made the *PLG converter*

Take a skin in whatever resolution - and use this easy program to get it inyour resolution - please also share it than to all.

The manual (also easy but takes longer) way:

Take the skin ( .plg-File) from a download or your JMLTodayDirectory, which you want to change - copy it to your Desktop to better work with it.

Open it with Notepad

Look for the Line:

<layout screenWidth="480" screenHeight="640">

and copy all of it within </layout>

and copy this text direct under this Layout - and change it to your Resolution

<layout screenWidth="240" screenHeight="320">

Then take from every "left","top","width","height"-values the half of it (Because QVGA is the half of VGA :) )

Switch the Fontsizes a little bit lower (1-2px are enough)

Save it back to the JMLToday-Directory.

Choose it and enjoy (I hope so)

If have found a nice skin for JMLToday in another foreign Board - the Screenshots shows other languages - could I have this in my own language?

Download it and install it - Skins are absolutly independent from the Language!

Is there a way to make JMLToday as Default Titanium Plugin instead of CClock?

Yes-You need CHome-Editor

1. Switch JMLToday to the Top-most position and save.

2. Then copy the string “{F0A1B246-6E64-40cd-8E15-347D29FF6F18}” (without the quotes!) to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/CHome to "HomePluginGuid" (please save the value which is inside before - it's the GUID of CClock) . You could do this step also with CHome-Editor

3. Restart Titanium

Be careful - this game doesn't work with all Titanium Plugins... but it works with JMLToday (I made it, too :) )

Where can I find to the first english Version 5.1?

*klick to JMLToday5.1preview*

There are many questions answered menanwhile - and you will already find some skins

Why do I find not so much skins in the default .cab-File of JMLToday?

Right - JMLToday has only some basic skins in the cab - everybody likes other skins - and so a .cab would be overloaded. Therefore only some Skins works. You're in the right thread for that - here we can develop and improve Skins & AddOns altogehter

Some of the Skins are very small.

Use another skin - some of them have the Clock above the Panel. So you'd have more space in the Panel itself.

Still to small? - why not double the Panel size? Easiest way: Use Titanium7-Project: *click to download*

JMLToday supports every screensize & screenwidth - but Titanium7 comes very close to the future look of Windows Mobile 7 - all skins (.plg-Files in your JMLToday-Directory) their filenames starting with "JMLToday_WM7_... .plg" supports it.

My screen doesn't shown up, retrieves an error message or disappears after changing

At first: JMLToday is installaed as the Top-most-PlugIn - please scroll up.

Also: You have installed it into Main Storage? Never install a Titanium Plugin to Internal Stroage.

If you don't see a possibility to swap the skin, because the panel is black or disappeared: You've chosen a skin, that doesn't supports your resolution.

Workaround: Go into the JMLToday-Directory with FileManager or TotalCommander and start "jmltodayskins.mscr" - and choose a skin with your resolution (JMLToday.plg is the only one in the cab which supports all resolutions. )

Next possible reason: Your Titanium-Files are write-protected: In your Windows-Directory - look for all Files with Titanium_<your resolution>.cpr e.g. with TotalCommander - and check the properties, if the "read only"-flag is set. Then uncheck it and try installing again.

If that also not the reason: Please use CHome-Editor from showaco ( *Link* ) and move the panel of JMLToday a little bit over and under CCLock and save this order)

Don't like the "Military Time" with 24 hours

Why do you have it? Do you have chosen the wrong country or does we made an mistake with the configurations of your country?

Since JMLToday 5.2 - 12am/pm is supported. There should be no problem - otherwise please feedback to us in the JMLToday-Thread.

Please have a look the JMLLang.ini in your JMLToday-Directory (if you don't have it, I would estimate, that you installed the cab without switching off Titanium... but nevertheless: Follow the Installation instructions from 1-5 in Post #1 again)

JMLLang.ini -> open with Text Editor -> search your language [de],[en],[us],[it],......and set "hour=12"

Then switch to JMLToday-Panel in Titanium and change your language again by the Context menu. Then it should work.

I don't find some files, which you told

Did you have the previous version of JMLToday before? Then please stick close to the installation instructions - especially:

- Switching off Titanium to uninstall/install cab

- Removing JMLToday-Directory completely before installaing .cab again

I get different Error-Messages sometimes

Please check which Version of Mortscript you have installed. Some PlugIns use older Mortscripts which overwrites newer Versions.

You must have the current stable version 4.2 of Mortscript (not lower or 4.3b)

I have no flatrate - which is the size of download the weather information?

Only ~1,5 kB in default JMLToday - I will have a look, that each AddOn, which uses the Internet, shows the amount of additional Data Size

Why using MSN-Weather instead of AccuWeather?

MSN-Weather supports each language by default - so no translation-Scripts are needed.

MSN-Weather has much more smaller Villages - not only the (next? :) ) big city.

~1,5 kB only - so it's fast and light - no senseless overhead

The weather forecasts are really good.

No problems with special characters in the Name of the Village, which have some Countries. In Code-Entry for your town also in displaying your town's name.

What are "AddOns"?

JMLToday has now (5.2) a development interface. You can almost play with all, you can do with Mortscript. But - in a definited state with use of the additional informations and synchronisation, which is provided by JMLToday.

Only some exampels, which could be made:

- Third page with additional informations on the panel

- Second Town for weather

- Titanium-Wallpaper changes according to the weather

- Get or Send informations to other programs

- Extend Context Menu

- ...

- WHATEVER you want and can be made:)

The developer interface will be explained in Post #7 - download the Library and AddOns - Page #2 in this Thread.

Why will there be an AddOn-Library? Why not only in a skin using the development only

It's possible to set the AddOn direct into one skin - the Library will be above of it. Each skin can use the AddOn-Library, what it needs. And his own special AddOn, too - at the same time.

A Library also provides a transparent concept, what's & how to use - everybody knows it and so there's no collission in file- or directorynames.

I don't want to overwrite my original graphics or change often e.g. the weather icons according to the used skin

Therefore the AddOns were invented :) Each skinner can use his own directories for his graphics. (and use the central library, too, if he wants)

Next week everything introduced and we will have 1000 Skins in each resolution and AddOns?

No :) But I believe in the Users here, that they want a individual panel - suitable to their passions and wantings.

The Plugin is completely variable - you want 3rd Page - possible, you want 2nd weather - why not? - you want have a nice look with iPhone-like-Icons? Or Android Hero? Or Windows Mobile 7? JMLToday with the AddOns can do it - now you canhave "working icons" with showing time, notifications inside this icon - or the Icon would be triggered because of anything, what happens on your phone (not only "new SMS" or "Missing Call" and so on...)

But everything needs its time - and its helping hands.

Do you know, why the Headline is "Make YOUR (jmlto)Day"? :)

It's easy to change each graphic

It's easy to change the places of each text and icon

It's easy to add new features

And each other has other preferences, what he wants

Micha