[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] j101399j:
Advanced Functions

Advanced:

1. There are two great weather script/applictions that display an icon for the weather.

#1 From michoob

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=603817

#2 from arealityfarbetween

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882110

1 (again). How Create Shortcuts (somewhat advanced)

1. Open NotePad on your PC

2. Type a one line command to what the link points to

a. The number before the # sign is the number of characters after the # sign

b. The text following the # sign is the location of the command

i. If this points to a file, it would look like “\windows\start menu\starfire.lnk”

ii. Since there is a space in the location, use quotations

c. The text after the file location is the paramters for the file; the below example pases the commands to open the SMS account and display it’s inbox location

3. Save the file with .lnk at the end

19#:MSINBOX -service "SMS" -open "Inbox"

2. MY XML EDITOR (more for editing text, link and mscr files)

I was unable to (no matter how much I tired or where I put the files) get PHM Notepad. I did find pocket text editor, which does work. Just copy the files to My Documents, and you can edit it from there. So far it works perfectly and saves the file correctly. File Attached

3. How to create a link to a phone number

I found using vj555 phone tools, you can have an icon call a phone number. You can download the phone tools here:

http://www.vijay555.com/

Just make sure you aim at the dialer.exe and set the phone number as a parameter. For Example

<icon name="Home" image="home.png" exec="\program files\vijay555\vjdialer.exe" parameters="8881234567" type="0" execAlt="" parametersAlt=""/>

When you hit the button, it will automatically dial that number. Remember no dashes in the phone number.

ANOTHER OPTION:

Here is a really cool program that will automatically create the contact links:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=555574

oldsap said it perfectly:

Manually creating shortcut files for sms and call sending to specific contacts requires using a text editor (in PPC and PC) and then manually typing text codes and memorizing the phone number for that particular contact, then repeating the same procedure again and again for each contact.

oldsap created a simple application to automate all of this.

4. Create an icon to a website

To create a link to a website, select the program you want the site to open in, in mycase, I use Skyfire. Under the parameters, put the exact website. Here is my icon to this forum.

<icon name="X-divs" image="\iPhoneToday\icons\XDADevs2.png" exec="\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Skyfire.lnk" parameters="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=508429" type="0" execAlt="" parametersAlt=""/>

5. Create an icon to a folder

Set the exe file at your file explorer and set the paramaters to the exact location of the file to open. This is my link to my games folder

<icon name="Icons" image="\iPhoneToday\icons\icons.png" exec="\Windows\Start Menu\File Explorer.lnk" parameters="\windows\start menu\programs\games\" type="0" execAlt="" parametersAlt=""/>

6. Create an icon to a SMS and E-mail

Use the attached e-mail, outlook and SMS shortcut files, readSMS.lnk for text messages, use readHotmail.lnk for hotmail, ReadGmail.lnk for Gmail, and ReadOutlook.lnk ActiveSync e-mails; do not add parameters if you use these links.

Or you can create a shortcut (See #1 above)

SMS

19#:MSINBOX -service "SMS" -open "Inbox"

Outlook e-mails:

54#\windows\tmail.exe -service "ActiveSync" -open "Inbox"

Hotmail

40#:MSINBOX -service "Hotmail" -open "Inbox"

Gmail

38#:MSINBOX -service "Gmail" -open "Inbox"

7. Link an icon to a Settings

Attached are my "settings" shortcuts. These shortcuts take you directly to settings and functions on your phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3858415&postcount=547

I have also attached an all-settings-link zip file that contains all the settings available. They do not have fancy icons, but it covered everything. Please note, that some of the links go to a settings tab. For example the Backlight_Settings.lnk and Backlight_Battery-Power.lnk shortcuts go to the same backlight settings location, the difference is the Backlight_Battery-Power.lnk goes to the Battery-Power tab. Not all of my tab commands will work on all phones (sorry). So for that example, if you click both links and they both take you to the 1st tab; then tab selection is not supported for that settings location. And you only need one of the link files.

8. How do I rotate the screen

I have attached a switchrotation.zip file at the bottom of this thread. That will allow you to rotate the screen. {Thanks Jeannette for the program}

9. Link an icon to a Call History

To link to call history (files attached):

1. Download the LaunchMSItem.zip

2. UnZip the LaunchMSItem.zip and copy the LaunchMSItem.exe to your phone; (I reccomend your storage card)

3. Edit your "phone" or "call" icon and set the type to "Missed calls"

4. Set the ExecuteAlt to LaunchMSItem.exe's location

5. Set the ParamsAlt to CALLHISTORY_ALL_CALLS

This will, when you have a missed call, goto call history

10. Creating MortScript Files

This can be easy or complicated. I recommend vising the new thread dedcated to Mortscript, or tyhe one for icon programs here:

new thread for v1.4+

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5718197#post5718197

Old thread for v1.3 and older

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4308615#post4308615

11. How to create an apple icon for Manillia Today Page (a tab for iPT on TF3D)

Please visit his post or the other 2 linked posts for the zip file...

12. Adding a link to a contact card