yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronniecross:
leaked videos of the X2 show the new panel manager. It is also advertised that the X2 will contain new panels.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waitey1234:
well the r3 software does have bugs in it. opera no longer smooth scrolls using the optical joystick for one, and the screen still freezes every now and then too.

basically i found the upgrade from r2 to r3 was a downgrade. i didn't have any problems before running r2.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
before you consider the rom buggy, you have to look at all your apps and tweaks...my screen never froze on me and i do not have any bugs and i am running r3a, i dont even have to reset my device unless i am trying some new incompatible software...

as long as you put something on ur device from a 3rd party source, you alter the way it operates, may be slower, buggy or even both...my r3a is stable as ever
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhyBe:
^^^ Yes, that's been my experience too. Whenever something doesn't seem right, I start looking at which third-party app is causing the issue. I don't blame the ROM or the OS. They're probably the most stable of everything we put in our phones.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pankajkeyal:
i am facing the same problem. my earlier update was better in all aspects. R3 actually felt more of a downgrade than upgrade.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] de Wolfe:
Feel free to go back to R2A. If I had a worse feeling with R3A compared to R2A then I would simply downgrade. Where is the problem?
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] baxy:
I have a TP still running the stock ROM (with various fixes for GPS and Voip) which all seemed to be working OK until a few days ago the messaging app just stopped working ie: unable to open the app to an email acc or to view sms's...not receiving sms's (or at least no notification).

Running a task manger I can see poutlook.exe is running and i have tried running tmail.exe in the windows folder thro file explorer but it doesnt seem to run.

Does anyone have any sugesstions (other than a hard reset or flashing a new ROM) on what else I can try to resolve this problem? as I would like to fix the problem without losing any messages if possible
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] baxy:
Found the cause of the problem to be a corrupt memory card....backed up the essential data and a quick reformat of the card solved the problem....(just for anyone that may have the same problem)
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
You guys have been asking for it, here it is. Kinda a rough dirty way of doing it but here goes...

This will not be easy to do for newbies or people with no image editing experience. You need some Photoshop or other photo editing understanding and experience to accomplish the desired result. Eventually WM 6.5 Stanard will hopefully start supporting full screen wallpapers and transparent softkeybars or I will write an app the will automatically convert a wallpaper for you but for now...

You will need:

Your wallpaper that you want to convert (320x240)

black_softkeybar.png from \Windows on phone running a 3VO ROM (320x26)

Photoshop or similar photo editing app

The goal here is to cut out the bottom 26 pixels of your wallpaper and paste it to the black_softkeybar.png file. Then crop the wallpaper image to 320x214 top justifying. Your result will be 2 images, wallpaper.png (or .jpg) and black_softkeybar.png (must be .png, same as original filename).

Then, copy black_softkeybar.png back to \Windows on the phone and wallpaper.png to \Application Data\Home. To select it, go to Settings, Home, select wallpaper.png as your wallpaper. In order for the softkeybar image to show up, you have to reboot.

Might take some practice but give it a shot... :D

Here is another pack I threw together for those who want some more ready made ones.
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
Saved for more examples later.
[HTC Excalibur] luisfebar:
Thanks ookba :D
[HTC Excalibur] johnnylavah:
cool! i have been using army background - attached if anyone is interested....
[HTC Excalibur] rrgongora:
Thanks ookba

Works like a dream....Here's my test wallpaper. Thanks again!
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
Awesome!!! Keep them up! I'll make a CAB out of all of them when we get a good collection.
[HTC Excalibur] 10507:
Something nice
[HTC Excalibur] dermann:
here's mine. i'm an ocean lover. :D
[HTC Excalibur] efeeze:
thx ookba

This is one I did a few days before you had the tutorial ,I just made mine from what was already there in the rom
[HTC Excalibur] lovebabyjing:
in my opinion,this will be better
[HTC Excalibur] sphinx780:
Awesome Ookba! Thanks for the Tutorial on this one.

Attached a few here for anyone interested depending on your tastes ladies and gentleman.
[HTC Excalibur] cire6:
sir, how about the bar on smart toolkit, how can i change it?
[HTC Excalibur] cire6:
here is mine!!!
[HTC Excalibur] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
Not too different....

Use your explorer to go into the SmartToolKit folder (Program Files/SmartToolKit) and then into the Skins folder (/Skins). In there you will see either one or many folders (or none if you don't have a separate skin installed). If you dont have a skin installed, google it. they are not hard to find... Once you install a skin, you will notice a file called 320x240.skin or something similar...open it with notepad (on your phone or computer) and look where it says "start bar" (commented out) ... there will either be one or more image files listed there...in either case, delete them and drop the blackbar.png file you made into this folder and in place of those other file(s) name(s) put in that one. Restart STK and you should be fine. :)

EDIT: If you want a cleaner way of doing this, also notice in that same 320x240 file there one for the start icon (1 for activated, 1 for non-activated)...you should remake those files to match the skin you are using on your homescreen if not, you will have your tranparent skin, and on the Start button area you'll have something totally different...
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
Here are a few:
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
Calling all programmers!

Also, I'm not a programmer but if anyone wants to take a shot a writing an app that can take a 320x240 wallpaper and cut it up into the two files to automatically create these themes, by all means!!! Go for it! :D

The mscr file I wrote in the Transparent Wallpaper pack CAB on the first post of this thread contains the registry settings and file locations for it to work right....

Anyone up for the challenge?? :rolleyes:
[HTC Excalibur] cire6:
i think i made a mistake!?!?

can i have the original black_softkeybar.png file,

i think you know what i did.

:rolleyes:
[HTC Excalibur] frauhottelmann:
I think you'll like this one, WM 7 style, though it's not transparent^^

BTW I also have the correct bronzeres.dll if you want the panels to look like WM7!
[HTC Excalibur] Ghostwarrior73:
Sports Themes

Would be cool if we started sports theme ones. Like football, basketball, hockey and baseball.
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
Should be a copy of it in \Program Files\3VO\Transparent Wallpaper. Or just run the Transparent Wallpaper app I wrote in Start Menu\Tools and select Revert to Original.
[HTC Excalibur] smjfosho:
hero style
[HTC Excalibur] Tritan88:
I might just have this a try and see how they come out.

I would like to see some of these as well. This might be what I start with.
[HTC Excalibur] 10507:
The Violin
[HTC Excalibur] funoffan:
Would you provide a cab that has this clock instead of the blue one. I highly appreciate your advocating.
[HTC Excalibur] ookba:
Just hang tight. I will be releasing a new ROM in the next 24 hours with the new clock and dozens of fixes and additions. :)
[HTC Excalibur] funoffan:
Here we go>
[HTC Excalibur] funoffan:
Another set.
[HTC Excalibur] funoffan:
Last but not least.
[HTC Excalibur] alexalexoe:
here's mine, i don't create a layer for the bar because keeping it full transparent make the screen look more wider ...

OT: is there a way to change the topbar and the background in the start menu, the topbar is black, and the background is kind of missing some colors ...
[HTC Excalibur] funoffan:
Once again.
[HTC Excalibur] johnnylavah:
........................
[HTC Excalibur] istosevski:
Hero2

Guys check this Heroexca' look.

To get the same look, put tadaaa in windows folder, edit the flowing registry>

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:MSStart]

"BKBitmapFile"="\\Windows\\HTC_StartMenuBkg_320x320.bmp"

to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:MSStart]

"BKBitmapFile"="\\Windows\\tadaaa.bmp"

Thanx ookba, man your ROM is sweet....

Still needs easier method to change start menu icons...

Maybe you could help if there were good enough icon packs to play with?
[HTC Excalibur] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
Transparent + 96 DPI

Not fully sure if this has been mentioned, but for all the users of the 96 DPI Mod along with Ookba's 3vo ROM, here is a tip to get it looking better.

From my experience there is a small black area on the top of the screen with these backgrounds...so lets fix that.

Firstly, get the image you want to use.

Next, Cut the bottom <EMPHASIS> 20 </EMPHASIS> pixels (instead of 26).

Then, save the files as the tutorial on the first page tells you.

Next go into your Titanium_320x240.cpr file.

Scroll down a bit... see where it is talking about 'confetti' and 'background' or words like that...its just a few lines in. Well next to it you see how it says Top ="-54" ... or something similar in terms of value...

Well change the -54 to -40...your result is ' Top="-40" '

If you have placed the images correctly, and modified the CPR as i have said so, reboot and there you go, a nicer looking screen (IMHO).

!!REMEMBER TO BACK UP YOUR CPR INCASE SOMETHING GOES BAD!!!

(pix attached for screenshot and pieces)

EDIT: I uploaded a zip with all the images that currently exist in the Transparent Wallpaper's folder (according to 3vo 2.5). It is JUST THE IMAGES, and these are made FOR THE 96 DPI Modification...

Personally, I would create a new folder: /Program Files/3vo/Transparent Wallpaper 96DPI/ ... (as opposed to /Transparent Wallpaper/)

Then I would put the images from my zip file into there

Then I would copy the .mscr and .lnk files from Ookba's original one into the 96 DPI mod one and rename them by adding "96DPI"...then link it to the start menu NEW so that you have Transparent Wallpaper for your 96DPI mod, and for if you ever uninstall it.

Hope this helps...

(and Ookba, feel free to put that zip file on the first post if you want to :) )
[HTC Excalibur] TmobileDash12:
After installing the cab on my phone, i can't seem to find the one on the first post.

A little help would be nice.

Please and thank you in advance :]
[HTC Excalibur] wulfie66:
go to TOOLS and choose TRANSPARENT WALLPAPER
[HTC Excalibur] TmobileDash12:
Thanks, but which one is it? :x
[HTC Excalibur] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
When you run Transparent Wallpaper program...it gives you a list...each option on that list will give you a different background. If you want to see what is what...go into the Transparent Wallpaper Folder (/Program Files/3vo/Transparent Wallpaper/) and look at the images. They aren't named the same as in the program, but you can sorta get the sense of what is what.
[HTC Excalibur] TmobileDash12:
Yes, but for some reason i don't have the one in the first post. o.o
[HTC Excalibur] funoffan:
try to use Resco search dll that include "icon"; you probably can find sp_program.dll, foldericon.dll, operaicon.dll. Copy them to other folder; connect your phone with pc; then open the dll file with PE exploer, in the resource mode you can change icon to whatever you like. It's gonna be a long process. At last, overwrite the original dll in windows folder with the your personalized icon pack. Hope this helps.
[HTC Excalibur] istosevski:
Thanx for the advice man...

But I already did that

I was actually thinking of some more sophisticated method...

Like installing and uninstalling cab files...

Anyway i will post the fruits of my work soon...

If anyone is interested.
[HTC Excalibur] CacoPelao:
sweet!!!

here's the one I've made!
[HTC Excalibur] nawome:
if it could be cut ,the images,suitable automatically by some softwores,that will be great.............................i think.....
[HTC Excalibur] cafterg:
Nice

I cant' wait for the new pack of transparent wallpapers.. I'm lazy to make my own, so I'll just wait for a cab file.
[HTC Excalibur] wolfepakt:
For the 96 DPI tweak (that I love)

Ohhh That is good even if you don't use the transparent wallpapers to get any background too look right!

Now if we just get the comm manager to look right!
[HTC Excalibur] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
Don't forget that , if you are using the 96 DPI mod AND transparent wallpaper, you have to merge the wallpaper, and cut it correctly as I described in post #33...On that same post I uploaded a modified wallpaper-pack, with everything cut correctly...(Just reminding :D)
[HTC Excalibur] computerpro3:
How come the start menu background is so blurry and pixelated compared to the home screen one? I run into the same problem on my phone...either it's blurry or it's zoomed in ridiculously far.
[HTC Excalibur] jdshifflett:
its because when he made this he stretched and shrunk the image so many times testing the pixel frame size since it's slightly different then the homescreen background pixel frame width. i believe the actual frame width is 234x135 if you guys want to make your own custom transparent start screens that aligned properly as well
[HTC Excalibur] dundeal67:
Is there a way where I can add my custom background into the .cab that you made? Or can I make my own? It would be easier so that I do not have to drag the black_softkeybar everytime I want to change the background
[HTC Excalibur] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
I don't have it on my phone at the moment, but i believe it is just a bunch of picture files and a MortScript file.

So the easiest, most convenient, way for you would be to make the wallpapers you want, then open the .mscr file in notepad or something (better on your computer) and look how it works, then add in your own wallpaper.

Sorry this is so vague, i am doing some of my own theme stuff on my phone, and don't have this installed. Good luck!
[HTC Excalibur] all steamed out:
For those lovers of the female form amongst us..

My favourite (or favorite when speaking American..) Girls
[HTC Excalibur] tj_style:
What should i do to make make 3VO Transparent Wallpaper Pack 2.0.cab working on my own ROM i have cooking the Samsung C6625 with WM6.5.3 Build 23090.

I try to install the 3VO Transparent Wallpaper Pack 2.0.cab on the attachment but not work.

Thank you..
[HTC Excalibur] Gremzor:
Using the newest 3VO rom and it's awesome : )...Anyhow, I made a transparent wallpaper (with paint) that looks awesome with the titan panel on the dash:
[HTC Excalibur] jlongfella:
Hey I overwrote the softkey bar file and rebooted but still no luck. Is there a bug in the release version 3?
[HTC Excalibur] datkidgabby:
i dont have a windows folder and i when i make one it says that theres already one made....what do i do
[HTC Excalibur] wulfie66:
set your windows explorer to show hidden/system files/folders ;)
[HTC Excalibur] bgtvfr:
take the battery out when the phone is on if windows still dosent show when phone turn back on best thing to do is hard reset (windows folder is visible through windows file explorer) if hard reset dont work maybe you gotta reflash
[HTC Excalibur] datkidgabby:
yeah i did that and reflashed it like twice and it wasnt there
[HTC Excalibur] datkidgabby:
How do i do tht
[HTC Excalibur] bgtvfr:
how to do what? hard reset goto start/accessories and find clear storage enter 1234 and press yes (backup anything on your device before) after it hard resets goto your file explorer and hit menu/7 and scroll down and see if windows folder is ther

WINDOWS FODER LOOKS LIKE THIS

let try resco explorer open it up and go back till u reach my device and scroll down and see if it there if not go to (menu/options/general/browser) and uncheck all boxes theN go back to my device and check for windows folder

WAT ROM ARE YOU USING?
[HTC Excalibur] bgtvfr:
goto start menu/settings/ui tweaks and enable today soft key bar

then place photo to windows and reboot should work
[HTC Excalibur] datkidgabby:
hey nvm i got it
[HTC Excalibur] datkidgabby:
hey i tried to overwrite the original file it said i dint have permisson, and i put the files in there but they were named city sunset before it but it still didnt work, wut should i do
[HTC Excalibur] neocorpse:
You have to use the copy to function in Resco Explorer. First put the image of the black_softeybar.png in your storage card then go into resco and locate your card. Once you do, hover the image and hit your left softkey named Actions, scroll to the copy to function and hit Select. A new window will appear with a tree list view. Scroll down to Windows and hit Select again. You will get a prompt notifying you that it's a read only file and would you like to overwrite. select OK and another prompt will appear telling you it's part of the ROM and it may damage your system OS. Click ok and it'll overwrite the file for you. Once you're done close everything out and reboot. If you've done it correctly your new taskbar will show up.

If for some reason your screen dims but won't blacken after the reboot it has NOTHING to do with what you've done. I've discovered that for some reason or another Resco screws with the power settings of the phone, (well at least my Dash 3G). If that happens just go into your power, settings select backlight, change the time, select Done, go in and change it back and the settings will be restored to what you had previously.

Don't worry about the damage rom warning as nothing is signed in the 3vo rom which pretty much makes the entire rom editable graphically.So far I've re-skinned the menu arrow backgrounds, the taskbar, and the start button with complete success. THANK YOU OOKBA, YOU DA MAN!
[HTC Excalibur] datkidgabby:
hey neocorpse thnx man alot i need tht....now i got the wallpaper but im off to learn how to make them lol......is it possible to like delete the clock on the homescrren clock cuz its annoying
[HTC Excalibur] bgtvfr:
use this simple and fast File Changer 6.5
[Hero, G2 Touch General] herman3101:
Got my G2 on Wednesday and managed to throw it on concrete on Saturday. Scratched the crap out of the screen and case, thought this can't get any worse and then the screen cracked when I touched it. The screen still works but the outer casing is messed up. Sent it off to T-Mobile so hopefully it won't cost too much to fix.

I am pretty p*ssed off at how easily this phone broke. I have subjected my Vario III to some fairly serious abuse over the last 18 months and it still works fine. This phone on the other hand is wrecked after one measly drop.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Cynabal:
Ouch man that sucks, to be fair tho there not really designed to take that kind of abuse, also the Vario III is a brick compared to the hero lol, you could probabyl drive a car over it.

i gess its the price we pay for lighter thinner more streamlined phones.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dayzee:
I'll have to be careful then :( I threw my magic across the road. - It skidded across before I could stop it. It ended up with a few small circular cracks where I could see that the material under the plastic coating is deffo metal. Not a mark on the screen, because the curves at the top and bottom of the magic protected it.

Reckon its worth condsidering a magic handset when the price comes down a bit. Lots of folks slagged it off for looking plasticky but its a tank of a handset underneath.

I'm passing mine on to my brutish boyfriend, cos I know it can take some knocks. Then again maybe it just fell right? and yours just fell exactly

wrong. Certainly wouldnt be dropping it again to check if it is robust LOL

But you have my every sympathy - I'd be gutted :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Some might have took out insurance as I think you can for 7 days after you bought it. Glad to see your honest
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Lox_Dev:
I found the Touch HD really solid and resistant I'll be carrefull with my Hero witch is coming soon
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Richdog:
YOu threw it on concrete, what do you expect? Simple physics, concrete is harder than the material the Hero is made from, so when the two meet with force the Hero will lose, no matter how hard the plastic its made from. It's not diamond coated.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] herman3101:
It was very tempting to take out the insurance but I was already covered on my home insurance so I thought I'd rather take a bigger excess hit than go along the fraud route.

RichDog, I'm afraid collisions between complex objects are never simple physics. Concrete is hard but the phone will have many different properties such as the elasticity of the plastic casing and maleability of the metal casing. Both of these act as shock obsorbers to disipate the energy of the impact, hence why almost all mobiles would have survived wih minor scratches. Mobile phone designers should incorporate a certain amount of impact tolerance into their products as almost all will be dropped at some point in their expected life. Mine only dropped from a height of three feet, a fall which almost all mobiles will have survived with minor scratches.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] R3PUBL1K:
I remember dashing my Trinity across the Office some time ago after finishing a phone call to my provider about something, (never down anything like that before in frustration) what a very robust phone indeed :o
[Hero, G2 Touch General] xdaman85:
My HTC Diamond was submerged in some puddle outside while it was raining, didn't realise until I couldn't find the phone in my pocket, and even then it was still working.

Your just a bit unlucky.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] herman3101:
Hopefully it was just bad luck but I would not be surprised to see a lot more of these phones break pretty easily. The problem is the large screen which isn't sunk in, makes it very vulnerable when dropped.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Dayzee:
Mines in a rubber case already - I'm learning from scraping my Google IOn.

Daisy
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Hi daisy did you get a black or white one in the end im still waiting on mine. Its at the post office as i wasn't in today?

Sorry for off topic
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ghoonk:
My thoughts exactly. Also note that capacitative touch screens are made of glass, not plastic, so they are not as crack-resistant as resistive touch screens, which only have a vulnerable glass layer UNDER the plastic later.

So it's really not fair to criticize the durability of the device when you're the one who was careless. Remind me to try that line at the chinaware shop next time I'm in it -- drop a couple of expensive dinnerware, then blame the shop and manufacturer for making plates that are not as tough as the plastic ones I have at home! :P :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] DaanJordaan:
I can't wait till I can throw my diamond of a roof when I get the Hero:D

The normal speaker has broke, but the loudspeaker still works I mean What the F is that:P
[Hero, G2 Touch General] herman3101:
I'm not trying to say it wasn't my fault, all I was saying is that it unreasonable to expect a phone not to have some form of impact in it's life. Maybe I was unlucky and it landed badly but if they are truly this fragile then I can guarantee that there are going to be a heck of a lot of disappointed people with broken Hero's.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] herman3101:
Just an update in case this happens to anyone else. It cost £96 to get it fixed through T-Mobile. Took over a week and a half before I got the quote but once agreed the phone was back at the store within a few days. The £96 was for the replacement glass window and casing.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Dexter_Morgan:
I used to use PIMBackup on my xperia but found that after a restore the order of all my text messages was messed up.

Whats the best back up program for the touch pro 2 for contacts/email/messages etc?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] poetryrocksalot:
Sprite Backup works perfectly.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] DJ_Enigma:
I've always used sprite and think it's excellent.