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[Windows Mobile Themes] decalex:
SQVGA

Hey Mskip - any plans for the SQVGA folks over here in square land?

I installed the QVGA version and it worked, but none of the Digital Clocks will display (as well as most of the other custom widgets)-- also the Professional screen doesn't display very well.

Awesome work though-- really looks great. Did SPB beta test this? how did they not catch the Recycle bin issues? That mod you made is worth it in itself.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Ultimate has an empty menubar area at the bottom so you can place whatever widgets and links you want in that space.

Elegance has a 3 button menubar and also a page selector bar to take you straight to any of the 7 lifestyle pages. Elegance also has continuous scrolling so that you can scroll from page 7 to page 1 in a single swipe.

Apart from those differences, both versions have the same enhancements and widgets :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ElAguila:
Thanks for the quick work that you have done for all of us. I really do miss the 1x4 small clear boxes. I was wondering is there any way to create a transparent picture of the right size so that the small frame widget would be sized just about right for a medium widget icon to fit in it?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I will look into it as soon as I can :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] zindian:
Hi MSkip :)

i hope you might wanna have a look at this one. he is good and like to talk to you..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=567049&page=7

matthewhypolite

2) MSkip mods in future release?: I've been thinking about implementing MSkip's mod in a future release, have not got a chance to test the Pro Elegence due to time being spent on my own. I guess with credit going towards MSkip, i can implement the features of his mod into my own, anyone knows how to get in contact with MSkip? maybe we can work together to come up wiht some cool new things in the future

cheers
[Windows Mobile Themes] ElAguila:
Thanks Skip! That would be great!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] lzwfkv:
Widgets not working for square 240x240 devices

Hi MSkip,

first i want to thank you for the great improvements you are bringing to SPB MS and for your hard work.

For all who have widgets not working on 240x240 phones.

I found out the glitch, actually a simple one: it is in qa_layouts.dat, in WidgetsProPlus.xml file. You should search line 228-229 and add the line in bold characters:

<Layout Name="240x240">

<Plugins Extends="Default">

</Plugins>

that were missing in MSkip packages for both Elegance and Ultimate.

Sincerely.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dustinb17:
MSkip,

I'm Loving Elegance right now. but I was wondering if it was't much trouble if you could include a second Invisible Link in your next build with a size of 60X60 (Medium)

I've tried incorporating jgjacksons's widgets that include, along with others, a "Tiny application" and a "Medium Invisible" skin but none of the Invisible Widgets seem to work for me (I'm sure it's something I'm doing). I was able to edit your Layouts file and increase your Invisible Widget to 60X60 but don't know how to ADD it seperately and I'd kinda like to have both sizes.

If not I am currently loving your Elegance build and with the small change I made everything is great. Thank You for updatig these Builds for 3.5 I GREATLY appreciate your time and work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Thanks I changed the file and will update ProPlus Elegance and Ultimate as soon as I get back from vacation on friday :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I already beat you to that one, I added it and will TRY to bring out a minor update in the next day :)

I will start working on new weather widgets friday when I get home as those ones require a complete redesign.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dustinb17:
Great News, Thank's Mskip.

No rush for me on that minor update, I'm PERFECTLY content with your current build but will be upgrading with each and every update you do.

I'm sure the newer Skin setup makes it difficult for you but I'm loving the simplicity of it for us once you've worked your magic.

Thank's again for all yout time and work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] lewdog444:
what the hell am i doing wrong?

anytime i move a widget from one half of the screen to the other half of the screen it simply just goes to the next page....

for example...

if i want to move my facebook widget from the right half to the left half of my third screen i drag it over but then it simply just goes to my second screen???:confused::confused::confused:

someone help... would love to really use the new 3.5!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Yes I know that happens with Elegance and im afraid theres no fix for it because of the way Elegance has been made of seperate screens, if you move a widget too fast it will scroll to the next page. The easiest thing to do is just to move the widget slow enough so that it doesnt trigger a screen change.
[Windows Mobile Themes] MarkAtHome:
What?? First it is sleep, now we hear that you take vacations, too?!! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I know its criminal isnt it HAHA but even on vacation I have my laptop with me and have been working on new weather widgets, adding a small invisible link, fixing the digital clock (frame) widget and looking at how to make new frames for the picture widget.

I must be mad but I love this community and want to give people as much functionality for their devices as I can ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] rebecker:
And phone signal widget? :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] psyjohn:
It's kind of a glitch in the new upgrade. It allows you to drag widgets from one page to another, which is nice when you want to do so. The solution I've arrived at is to first drag the widget up or down at a slight diagonal, then drag it back down or up at a diagonal to where you want it.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rfarrah:
Just take it nice and slow, especially when you're near the edge of the screen.
[Windows Mobile Themes] MarkAtHome:
Originally Posted by MarkAtHome:

What?? First it is sleep, now we hear that you take vacations, too?!!

So, at what point does the vacation start?
[Windows Mobile Themes] rndchef:
I love the new weather widget on 3.5 but was hoping to have the ability to show more than one city. Is there any way to have several widgets on a screen with different cities? I tried and it did not work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
YES im trying to get that working again but its proving to be a bit difficult. Spb included the exact same operator widget in 3.5 but the same code I used with 3.0.1 doesnt make it work. The new operator widget that they included shows the operator name but not the signal strength which is a bit stupid :mad:

I will have to look at it a bit harder as I miss that widget too :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I was going to mention the diagonal fix too but i didnt want to sound stupid LOL (even though thats what I doo :p).
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
ERRR im on it now I get back home friday :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I dont think so
[Windows Mobile Themes] rndchef:
Mskip,

Will I get the same WM6.5 Rom bottom gap coverage using Ultimate that I get with Elegance? To cut to the chase, I do not like the SBP calendar widget and like the flexibility of putting what you want in that area.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
ProPlus Ultimate has no image at the bottom to cover the gap you get with WM6.5 so it will show if you use Ultimate.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
New update for QVGA version only :D

ChangeLog:

9th October 2009 - Only for QVGA at the moment:

+ Fixed Modern Digital Clock Frame (wasnt moveable before)

+ Carousel Image will now change along with other screens using qa_fundotela2 file

+ Added small invisible link

+ Added date only widget

+ Added ALL Backing Panels, buttons and seperator lines that was available in 3.0.1

+ Added 3 new weather widgets (Standard Medium, Manilla Medium and Soft Large)

+ Rearranged widget list so that the most frequently used widgets are at the top

+ Changed the Date Widget group into a Backing Panels Widget group and added a custom icon (date widgets are still selectable through the Backing Panels widget group

Download link on first post (QVGA only right now has new updates, I will start modifying VGA tomorrow)
[Windows Mobile Themes] cac2us:
Downloading

mskip,

You are doing a great service for everyone that is trying to get the most use out of the software that they have grown used to.

Thank you for your hard work and uploading of these mods.

It's a shame that SPB Software can't compensate you for your efforts.

These mods bring new life to an even fresh update of MS3.5.

Because of your effort, their sales are probably increased 5%.

I have donated what I can for now, and hope to contribute more later.

I guess I will have to be patient with Rapid Share and their rules, I would rather give the $$ to you then them.

Thanks again.
[Windows Mobile Themes] deniur:
change background doesn't work

Hi mskip,

i cannot change background using picture file and local gallery...nothing happens whenever i select the background i like.

online catalog, on the other hand, is giving this error: "A problem has occurred with Skindownloader.exe"

any idea wha's going on?

thanks by the way.....really great job.
[Windows Mobile Themes] deniur:
i forgot to ask this newbie question...i've read two background pictures, one for portrait and one for landscape...does this means i can go landscape mode in professional or lifestyle layout?

best regards!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I have given instructions in my first post on how to change the background image successfully on the lifestyle screen.

If your device supports landscape mode then you can use portrait and landscape modes on either screen.
[Windows Mobile Themes] l3it3r:
grrr... rapidshare SUCKS
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Mirrors for ProPlus Elegance :)

QVGA/WQVGA

VGA/WVGA
[Windows Mobile Themes] crazysane:
Hey Mark,

I was wondering if there is any way yet with your addons if we can place a main pic for the background on the carousel and have a different pic for each piece in the carousel? Is that something you will eventually be getting to or do you know how to make that happen even now? Just wondered as I would love to have that as well as the page bar at the top. Just thinking out loud but not trying to simply say I want something different. I thoroughly enjoy your work and have tried helping others get to use it as well. Thanks again for such great coding. Drink will be coming next weekend when I get paid for time worked since I had recently missed 3 weeks due to the h1n1.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Its easily possible but not practical at all as placing a different picture on each panel in the carousel would SERIOUSLY kill your devices memory. Each panel would require a seperate fundotela file with 2 bmp images for portrait and landscape modes. By the time you filled all the panels up you could have gone through over 10MB just on the images. I think the memory is better spent with widgets :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] crazysane:
Understandable and thanks for the reply.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Rangemaster1:
Lifestyle MenuBar with Numbers.

Is there any way to add MenuBar with Numbers to the Pro Home Screen as you did for Lifestyle.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Yes its easily possible but I decided not to touch the pro screen in Elegance because 14 pages would be a bit too much.
[Windows Mobile Themes] PMoto:
Guys: To had a page in SPB MS 3.0.1, it's just "add to left/right page" in the last left/right when adding a widget.

A new page is haded. So it's not necessary to have the 7 pages already made...

PMoto
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Sorry that option was taken out in Mobile Shell 3.5.

Also ProPlus Elegance uses a pre built set of screens so that option wouldnt be possible anyway.

Try posting it in the 3.0.1 tips and tricks thread :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] PMoto:
Right.

Thanks.

PMoto.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gipson:
Hi, at first thanks to all who are developing such things like this.

And the main point- is there any way to install just the backing tabs without installing all? Would be great to post some cab for QVGA. Thanks

ps.:sorry about my english.Greetings from CZ...
[Windows Mobile Themes] evilzard:
ok i would like to know, any 1 here have face the problem about the message problem? I had try this spb mobile shell , 1 problem occur that i cannot open the new message and reply it. any 1 can help me slove the problem?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Do you mean in the 3D Message view or the standard Microsoft messaging?
[Windows Mobile Themes] evilzard:
the standard one. is that i nid to use the 3d message? i am using htc diamond 2
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
What happens when yo utry to open a new message then? Spb opens Microsoft messaging by default to view messages and reply to them. If messaging isnt opening up through mobile shell then try opening it normally through the start menu. If it opens up normally through the start menu then uninstall mobile shell, soft reset and reinstall.
[Windows Mobile Themes] pnclvo:
Hi mskip,

thank you very much for your great work!

Is it possible to remove the text in the ProPlus Small battery meter?

Or to have the text superimposed to the icon in order to reduce the widget size?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] YeahWay:
Can you tell me if have VGA or QVGA

I have a HTC touch Diamond P3700 dutch black
[Windows Mobile Themes] sofir786:
Who need bloody Manilla when you have this, i was skeptical at first, but now that ive used it, just gta say that its fantastic
[Windows Mobile Themes] jaxsun:
icons smushed together

When I download the ProPlus Elegance for VGA 3.5 the icons are smushed together once I go to landscape mode. Is there fix or workaround for this?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Thanks :D :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
A 2 second google search would tell you that you have a VGA device :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Yes, in landscape mode goto menu and Edit Screen then move the icons wherever you want to :)

I dont have a VGA device so I couldnt arrange the icons in landscape mode when I was building the cab but you can move them around in exactly the same way that you can in portrait mode.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Funny you should ask for that im in the process right now of taking the text off the Battery and Weather widgets and adding seperate text widgets in black and white and various sizes so you can have the Battery or Weather with no text or you can put the text wherever you want to :)

QVGA first, then VGA to follow later.
[Windows Mobile Themes] aero1:
Ive installed the qvga version MSkip_ProPlus_Elegance_3.5_QVGA_101009.cab on my treo pro as per instructions.

The lower portion of the screen is screwy. starting at he page number bar it goes from left to right 1-7 but only 2/3 of the way accross the screen. the bottom menu bar a is a mess.

This is only occurring on lifestyle and professional screens, the lower menu section is fine with center icons (five total) in other screens (eg launchers, recent, contracts, etc.

has anyone seen this occur with installation? I already tried reset device, removed proplus, removed spb, reinstall spb, reset reinstall pro plus, same problem.

Ideas?

As an added symptom, change background is not working, background is not changing.

thanks in advance for any assistance
[Windows Mobile Themes] pnclvo:
Great!!!

I'll wait for the VGA version.

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
QVGA isnt compatable with SQ320 devices as I have stated many times before. When I have the time I will make a version for SQ320 as it requires redrawing all the menubar images for a 320 wide screen.

I also stated in my first post how to change the background image on the lifestyle screen :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
If I have time I will write instructions on how to use widgets from one pack in another but theres no easy cab to do it.

EDIT: Try searching for WidgetInjector and how to use it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] aero1:
Mskip,

Thank you for your patience in answering the n00bish questions. Your work looks great, and if you have the time to do the work for 320.320 that would be fantastic and I understand it is a good deal of work.

Thanks again anyway
[Windows Mobile Themes] cavewoman:
more widgets

Great! Well done but where can I find the more widgets?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Press the menu button in the bottom right corner, then press add widget. Select a widget such as Digital clock and it will put the default clock on the screen. The click on the Digital clock and select change skin and my widgets are located under the default widgets. I have made custom widgets in the following catagories: Shortcut (2 invisible shortcuts), Analogue Clock (4 new clocks), Digital Clock (12 new widgets), Battery (11 new widgets), Weather (10 new widgets), Agenda (1 new widget) and Backing Panels (43 new widgets).

The numbers arent exactly the same for QVGA and VGA as some widgets havent been converted accross to VGA but there are still loads of new widgets to play with.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] fd3chris:
HI guys, i have just got a new TP2 and after reading the manual and on here i am very confused as to why i have no updates or events tab to sync people to facebook. It is on the Orange UK network, did they disable this feature or am i just being dumb??? Thanks.
[HTC Excalibur] xmarkom:
how to turn off displaying new sms on home screen?

registry or ...
[HTC Excalibur] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
Go to the Start Menu, then Tools, Then SMSBubbles. Click Disable. That should do it...
[G1 Apps and Games] APEX.7:
Just had an idea.. (although this app may already exist)

What about an app that you can set to change your wallpaper to different images based on different times of the day? So for instance you could have something like:

8am - 5pm picture of the sun

5pm - 12am picture of b00bz

12am - 8am picture of the moon

haha. hope you get what i mean... if i wasnt a complete retard at anything with code i'd make one myself..

so, what do you good sirs think?
[G1 Apps and Games] l_0_s:
You can do all of that with Locale.
[G1 Apps and Games] APEX.7:
ha so true. thanks man. never used this app before its fly
[G1 Apps and Games] l_0_s:
Yeah, it's pretty cool.

I have it shutting down all sound and vibration at night so my phone doesn't bug me in my sleep. :D
[G1 Apps and Games] DAKIDD236:
theres an app called world tour that does this too. It changes the wallpaper depending on what time of the day it is in the location you chose.

For instance if you chose new york, your background would be of new york city in the morning -> afternoon-> sunset and night time. it's pretty cool!
[G1 Apps and Games] DroidHead:
I want something like this.... but add the weather.... Make the background the time of day and also switch the weather.... Any Ideas?
[G1 Apps and Games] l_0_s:
You'd probably have to build that one.

Or you might be able to build a plugin for Locale that adds weather as an option.
[G1 Apps and Games] DroidHead:
This would be a good application .... if you could find a webcam for your area that fits the guidlines.....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] HoLy4EvEr:
sup all

i dunno how but i lost the sound when i press the green send/answer key...

i have a sound on the red close/deny key but not the green one...dunno how it happaned....anyway to restore it? maybe in registry?

(by the sound i mean the default hard key sound)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] computerpro3:
I hate Apple with a passion and I was rather excited to have a viable (superior) alternative to the iphone with the Touch Pro2. Everything about this phone has been fantastic until just now when I plugged in my headphones. I'm something of an audiophile and thus use some decent headphones. In the course of my listening, here are my findings:

The Touch Pro 2 performs great with less sensitive headphones (like Beyerdynamic DT770 80ohm), but with sensitive headphones like Grado's it sounds like CRAP.

Even more disappointing, using sensitive high end earbuds like my Super.Fi Pro 5's reveal SIGNIFICANT and DISTRACTING electrical noise. If you listen to quiet music like some classical or jazz, you will definitely notice it. While annoying, at least with music, the music itself usually overwhelms the noise.

Unfortunately, watching a video is a completely different story. In short, watching a video on this phone is like Chinese Water Torture with the electrical noise easily heard 100% of the time.

It's simply unacceptable for a manufacturer to produce a device in this day and age that has this kind of interference. They should really test a $500 device with earbuds that cost more than $10.

The whole point of this phone is for power users, and power users like us are the exact demographic that would have expensive (usually high sensitivity) headphones.

The noise is worst in the left channel.

This is on a Verizon TP2 for reference. Is this possibly just a defective phone or do others experience the same noise? FWIW you probably won't notice it with normal ibud's.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] headshok:
I have a pair of Sony MDR-EX71SL Fontopia's and dont have any issue with device feedback or interference. While they arent as nice as your headphones, they do a pretty good job, and have been a fantastic match on my Sprint TP2. Video/Music, no difference. I did tweak the equalizer a bit (Audio booster in programs menu), but that was for personal preference, and my music tastes.

What add-on programs have you installed? There could be something that got screwed up...

Otherwise take it in to the store with another MP3 player that has the same mp3 on it as your tp2 and have the rep listen to both, and ask to try it on a demo phone they have there, I'm sure they'll fix you up.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] computerpro3:
Hmmm, your Fontopia's look like they only have 100db sensitivity rating compared to 119db of my headphones. That could be why you don't hear the noise (please note that I'm not putting down your headphones, as sensitivity has very little to do with actual sound quality - it's simply an electrical measurement).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jayr04:
I can't hear any noise on my Sennheiser eh150's, nor on my 6.5" component speakers in my car.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Shasarak:
Well... I'm surprised you would expect good sound quality from a device aimed squarely at the business market. The iPhone is designed for multimedia and does some businessy stuff on the side. The TP2 is designed for business use and does some multimedia stuff on the side. The performance is what you would expect, given that goal.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] LifeStealer:
+1

If I want to listen to music I pull out my mp3 player and Shure's.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] headshok:
Well that sucks your not happy with the audio quality. I'd try to check the same song with your buds on another persons phone, and rule out a faulty device.

But if its not specific to your device I guess in this case more expensive isnt always better.

I'm very happy with the sound quality of my Fontopia's, I have a 16gb gen 2 ipod touch and I there is no quality difference between it and the TP2....
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] barneypooch:
Absolutely no noise-floor issues here, using Shure se530s. In a direct comparisonj between my TP2 and the 3GS I would say the TP2 is easily as good, if not better.

Sounds like you have a faulty phone. Not to be patronising but did you try a different USB/3.5mm adapter? I had one that was very "crackly", swapped it and that was perfect.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] computerpro3:
Okay, your shures have the exact same sensitivity as my UE's, so it should be able to pick up the noise. Have you tested with video using HTC Album?

What about background hiss while music is playing?

My phone is starting to develop the oil slick problem so I might just swap it out anyway.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ferenczi42:
Also, just a note, the Verizon phone has the 3.5mm jack, so no need for a dongle. Internally though, I do wonder what the electronics look like, and if it's just a hardwired (though smaller) dongle.