yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Vost,

I finally got the "bug" last night and installed v3.5.5 overtop of my 3.5.3.

I was using your Invisible Link (Med) in one location (v3.5.3), and was messing with a second Panel. I removed the panel, then updated.

After I installed...yeah I know you have to re-patch all the widgets. So, I started out by re-installing MW-Widgets 1.3SE. Then, used MsM to restart MS. All those widgets re-appeared (as expected). Then I went to re-activate the invisible widget. It was already there, but in-use invisible icon still displayed the shortcut's icon. No big deal. Deactivated the Invisible Widget, restarted, re-activated, restarted. No change.

So, I deleted the shortcut, and re-added it. This time, I noticed that I can select the Invisible Skin, but it does not stick. If I select it in the skin selector, the preview still contains the icon. If I accept, the "actual" selection goes back to whatever was selected last (med). I verified this by choosing any of the stock skins, then trying to change to the invisible icon, finally going back in to the skin selector to verify the change. Invariably, the skin would be whatever I had selected last.

As a test, I re-added the second panel (Pro Panel). I then changed it's menubar to "invisible with original side buttons" (or something to that effect). That worked perfectly fine. So, I am not exactly sure what is missing.

Any ideas on how to "fix" this, or what my next step in troubleshooting should be? Do you think I need to re-install MsM?

Thanks!!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
All,

had a second question:

Is there any way to put a shortcut (i.e. invisible link) over top of the contacts in the contact page?

If not, I will just create a new panel just for my contacts...then use the invisible menubars to simulate the current setup.

The reason I use this, I have a mortscript I wrote. It loads gyro, waits 5 seconds, then closes. Then based on the orientation of the screen, and position of the keyboard, the script will either place a normal call to the contact, place a call, then enable speakerphone, or send an e-mail to the contact. It works VERY well. I want to deploy it to all my contacts.

Thanks!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm... I don't remember exactly how MH Widgets installation works, but there's a chance that it destroys my xml file inside qa_layouts (plus the installation of the new version of MS surely does the same)... if that's the case you can easily fix it just by running the "restore xml" function from MsM ;)

unfortunately, the contact panel only accept contact widgets... but as you already thought you can use another custom panel to set up your contacts the way you want (that's also what I actually did in one of the example layouts in my thread) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pbecks1963:
Registry values in SPB mobile shell (on screen)

Hello,

I use mortscript to "grab" some registry values and now i want to place the "strings" (text) on screen in spb mobile shell..

Does anybody know how to do this? (i know it is possible in Wisbar Advanced Desktop but i am currently using spb)

ps: i think i posted on the wrong place.. I have SPB Mobile shell V 3.5.5, build 10087
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
That did it!

Now, why didn't I think of that??? :eek::eek: :confused::confused: :eek::eek:

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol you thought of that, but you wanted to check if I was gonna think of that too :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Oh yeah...that's it!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] malestrom:
Hello.

I have this annoying problem.

When I click on "contacts",from the main screen,of SPB it takes me to a page with 3 tabs on the bottom,calls,favorites and phonepad.

The annoying problem is that when I'm on my "favorites" tab (I've created about 10 pages) and try to scroll through the pages to find a contact,it scrolls through the

tabs

instead.I try it slowly and fast.How can this be fixed or is it a problem? I just want to scroll through my favorites,to dial a phone number.

Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
From what I see in your screenshots, when you're on your favourite contacts tab there's nothing to scroll 'cause there aren't enough favourite contacts even to fill the first page....

The above said, the favourite contacts tab does not scroll horizontally, but vertically.... if you add enough favourite contacts you'll see that the page will begin to scroll vertically, and that's how you'll be able to scroll through them... but first you need to add them for that tab only shows the contacts that you decided to place in there, not the whole content of the address book
[Windows Mobile Themes] malestrom:
Thank you for your reply.

My favorite contacts are 10 pages.The contact tab scrolls horizontally left-right.The problem is that when I swipe my finger ,say from left to right,instead of my 2nd page of contacts to show up,it goes to the phone pad instead.I'm in my "favorites tab" in which I have 10 pages of contacts.When I try to change and go to the 2nd page (of my "favorites" tab) by swiping from left to right,it changes tab not the the 2nd or 3rd page of my "favorites tab"

Can I disable the scrolling through these 3 tabs but not the scrolling option between the pages of the "favorites" tab?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Problem is: unless you're using some mod what you wrote is not possible.

Spb Mobile Shell contact page is a 1 page panel, not 10 pages... and swiping left and right does exactly what you describe: changes tab.

If you really have a 10 pages contact panel, then you installed some strange mod for that, and you should ask to the author of that mod 'cause the behaviour you're describing is the right one for mobile shell.....

Spb Mobile Shell contact panel (standard one at least) has ONLY 1 page, vertically scrollable to fit all the contacts you want....
[Windows Mobile Themes] malestrom:
Thank you Vostradamus

Indeed I have applied the shell extension v.1.4.3 mod by NLWaard adding more pages to my favorites tab.

Thank you for your time and replies.

:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] atomickiller:
hey all, it's possible change default contacts in mobile shell 3.5? or maybe change one of bottom buttons to start other contacts than default SPB

thx for advance
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Try taking a look at my Mobile Shell Manager... you could

- create a new panel to be used for your contacts

- change the menubar and make it point to the new contact panel

(and of course you would have access to all the other MsM features too, there's quite a lot of stuff in it) ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
I did just that, the only "problem" I have to fix, is the backround for the new MsM is Vost's MsM. it's actually quite nice to look that...that is until you put a text contact (i.e. no picture) over the icon in the lower right !! :D:D

Oh well, I'll have to change that out so I can read my contact names!

Good job again Vost! Love your stuff!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol at first I thought of using a plain black background, but then I remembered that large graphic I made some time before and decided I could flaunt it a bit lol :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] bushmill:
hey, when I install any widgets and addons to SPB Mobile Shell on my htc polaris, I get the info that the system is too new and the program may not display correctly... so i can't see menus, icons etc :( By the way, I install the QVGA version.

My phone:

htc polaris

rom: 3LIT3 VIII Full WWE

Radio: 1.65.38.14

please help ;]
[Windows Mobile Themes] iPAQ 6515a User:
Unfortunately not for 240x240 ;(
[Windows Mobile Themes] chaitanya91845:
Ignore..as I am unable to delete this post..

sorry..i dont know how to delete this post..so entered this text and reposted it..
[Windows Mobile Themes] chaitanya91845:
Use VJToggleToday

I use VJToggleToday to hide startbar. Then I start SPB. SPB starts in fullscreen. It works perfectly in both Lifestyle and Professional layouts.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Bass_Switch:
SPB Mobile Shell Internal Icons

I’m hoping that some might be able to advise me as I am fairly new to XDA and Spb. I have used the excellent Vostradamus Mobile Shell Manager to create new professional panels within my Spb MS 3.5.5 and then placed shortcuts to these on the lifestyle homepage. Using the Spb Menu Editor changed the shortcut icons to other of the internal icons.

I would however like to add icons of my own to the internal icons, but I don’t know how or if it is possible. I have, after a little searching, found the icons stored in the file mp_menu_btn.dat, but that is as far as I am able to proceed.

Any advice would be welcome.

Device BA

WM6.5

Spb MS 3.5.5

After a little more investigation I have found an alternative on MSkips (ProPlus Windows Phone 7 Theme for Mobile Shell 3.5.5) page which works very well. Thanks MSkip.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rkanna911:
Need SPB Themes

Hey Guys, I have installed SP B 3.5 on my Windows Mobile 6.5. Can some one help me with few SPB themes (Some nice and simple one's)
[Windows Mobile Themes] cciobanu:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=604146

naong MobileSense
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
You mean custom themes or ones that are already available?

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] peace2all:
hello all...

i need your help...

im using dopod 838pro with CRCs naked rom 13.5. i wish to install spb mobile shell 3.5.

the problem is, after installation my phone hang and need to reboot. once reboot, it actually goes into hard reset which clear all the program n doc in the phone :(

thanks

regards
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Do you have a link to the rom you are using? Are you installing the latest version of Spb Mobile Shell?

Theres no problem with Mobile Shell on your resolution so if its not working its most probably down to the Rom in some way.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Working on it...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7740860&postcount=2685

As far as I've found (not extensively tested), updating a contact is the only way to "make" MS update it's cached page.

As I can get to this, I'll keep ya posted.

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] peace2all:
this is the link

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=387990

yes, i install the latest version of spb mobile shell, its version 3.5.5...
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I have an old Hermes and Mobile Shell runs perfectly on it so I dont know why it would freeze on yours.

If I get time later I will flash the Rom you are using to it and see if Mobile Shell freezes after installation. It might be worth trying a Hard Reset if you dont have too much on it already, just to see if any other programs you have on the phone might be causing the problem. The only other thing I can think of is that you dont have sufficient memory to run it properly so you might want to check your memory in the system settings and uninstall some stuff if you dont have much left.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] peace2all:
i just flash back to my original ROM 6.0 pro and install spb mobile shell 3.5, it works great...

the only thing that original ROM have is low storage memory, that's why i'm looking forward for naked rom... :) (or maybe you can suggest me some great rom?)

anyway, thanks a lot Mark...

regards.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Found loads of information on making links...specifically links that end up taking you to a panel, or as we can kind of term them "hubs".

What I'm curious about, can I actually create a link that will take me to a specific page on a panel?

My main page is 3 wide. Default open is page 2 (center). If I am on the 3rd page, I'd like a link/shortcut to be able to "jump" to the first page. Basically, it would be really nice if it was a shortcut itself, but I would settle for being able to customize a modified menubar.

If I am not mistaken, I thought ProPlus did this with one of the menubars, but maybe I was mistaken. Been a while since I've used anything but my own customized stuff on here.

Thanks!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] elesbb:
Alright, After countless hours of hunting and searching, i have decided to just go and post, please no on yell if this has already been answered, trust me, ive searched my little heart out to find this tweak, anyhow, look at the image inserted, it has my question on it. THANKS GUYS! **Image is NOT of my device, just borrowed one from the internet s983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/WMTweaks/?action=view&current=02features.png sorry, i cant post links in replys, im still at "noob" level -.-
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
You'll have to replace the menubar with a menubar that supports that...or remove the menubar and place shortcuts in it's place.

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
With the Elegance, Ultimate Elegance and Droid Menubar themes on ProPlus Freedom you can jump straight to any of the 7 pages but its not possible with the standard Mobile Shell even by tweaking it you just cant jump to a certain page. Also on ProPlus there are premade shortcuts for each page which you can put wherever you want.

You could also use vostradamus's MSM to create a new page but you would only be able to get to it via a shortcut.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
or an advanced menubar ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I meant rather than get to the page via a swipe meaning it wouldnt be part of the normal set of screens lol but yes you can use an advanced menubar :p

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Thanks both!

Vost, to be clear, what I'm trying to do is be at the end or beginning (by MS terms, page 0 or 2) of a SINGLE HUB / Panel, and get to the other by a shortcut. I.e. if my display currently has page 2, push a shortcut, and end up on page 0, as Mark stated, without swiping "through" page 1. Is this possible with your advanced menubar? Or just allowing a "jump" to a new panel / hub?

Mark, I've not used your mods. since WAAY back in the begining (mostly due to space constraints...which is the only reason I really use Vost MsM / custom files) over your stuff...I can choose exactly what I want, to keep my unit running as lite as possible (with the understanding it's not a perfect world).

Is it possible to get just your menubars, or just enough of the mods to get this feature, without having to install the whole package?

---------

I was also considering, what if I were to use a shortcut to "go" from my lifestyle panel / hub to the SAME panel / hub, however before calling the go...change the default page in the registry to reflect the page I want to go to? Do you think this might allow me to "jump" to a specific page? I mention this as I remember somewhere earlier in the thread there was talk of a registry entry that told SPBMS what page to display at first load, as well as if you called the spbmobileshell.exe with a command line...I'd have to look, but something like -page:dlg|menu would bring you to that page...there's a 1-2 second delay in that method, but I think that would "actually" reload the page, hopefully it would just jump me to the default page...

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
nope, that's not possible. :(

The only mod I've seen working like that is mskip's one, but I think it's not just a menubar: a much wider mod is needed for something like that (and if I'm not mistaken you will also lose the sliding effect on the background)

the registry key you're looking for is

hklm\software\spb software house 2\spb mobile shell\widgets\<interested-panel>

the entry is named

ActivePage

That value is usually updated by mobile shell whenever you change the active (shown) page of a panel, and is used by mobile shell to determine which page to show when you open the panel.

I've never tried to play with that value, so I don't know what number reflects what page.... but if it works the same way as the page index mobile shell uses to store widgets, then it's majorly messed up, not to mention different between lifestyle and professional panels :eek: (as usual, thanks SPB for making our lives harder in your infinite wisdom........)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Thanks Vost, I'll give it a try!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
WOW WOW WOW!!

It worked!!

Firstly: yes, the page numbering follows whatever crazy scheme SPB uses. For the lifestyle, it is 0,1,2,etc.

First, I scrolled through the pages to see what numbers correlated to what page. Then I "swiped" to page 3 (the last page, from left to right).

Next, I modified the "activepage" registry entry to be a 0. (i.e. the first page "from left to right").

Next, I created a link, per the below page:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4294669&postcount=3646

I assumed the reason it took SO long for the "panel / hub" to load was because it was actually refreshing EVERYTHING...which is the ONLY way that this would work...I couldn't have the "fast" links that are created by MSKIP or Vost's SPB Menu shortcuts.

So, as long as you don't MIND the 1-2 second delay, this method will actually "jump" you to a page of your choice (I assume a page and hub as well by modifying the appropriate choices / links). However, 1 - 2 second delay, vs. having to scroll through 2 other pages (or if you have 7! And want to get from page 6 to page 0! That's a LOT of swiping).

Wow!! WOW!! Wow!! WOW!! Wow!! WOW!! Wow!! WOW!!

Thanks guys ! This Totally Rocks!

--Ironhead

Just tested this with the "fast" links that were setup with Vost's MsM.

It works with that as well! WHOO HOO!!! I guess the only reason not to use the faster "jump" now, is because I don't know how to integrate Mortscripts with executing the "fast" link INSIDE MS...but I can certainly launch the shortcut as per the above link!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Grats! :D ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Maybe I'll create a tool to "make" shortcuts / little mortscripts or something to "automate" the process.

Hmm...

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] braulio_holtz:
Has S2P widget?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I have lite versions of ProPlus Freedom with no widgets included and leaves a very small footprint on your phone if you want to give it a try.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
No such widget exists or can be made for Spb Mobile Shell, sorry.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ooooook, so it's been a while since the last update, I know :p

I'm still completing pending requests, but I though I could release some of them in the meantime, just to let you know I'm not (completely) asleep lol :D

So, here it is:

released new widgets library for Vostradamus Mobile Shell Manager 5

ChangeLog:

(29 Sep 2010)

Widgets Libraries:

New Widgets Library containing:

- new Link skin: DateLike (same graphics as the standard current date widget) - (made on request)

- New Colors for "Neon" Status Widget: Gold and Orange (made on request)

- New Colors for "Modern Combo" digital clock: Gold and Orange (made on request)

- New Colors for "Small Box Original" link skin: Gold and Orange (made on request)

- New Status Widget: Invisible 2 (same graphics as standard status widget, but visible only with incoming items. No counter) - (made on request)

- New additional versions for the "Glass" digital clocks, keeping the leading 0 on 1digit hours (made on request)

Detailed info and download links HERE!

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
So, looks like I got "basic" jumping working.

There's something else cached, or stored somewhere else that also needs to be updated.

What I mean is:

I have 4 panels, on two hubs.

The "favorites" contains my favorites, and is actually the professional hub. The reason I use this, is so I can use a mortscript to dial my contacts, instead of the menu you get when you click a contact. This way, if the keyboard is open, I get to compose an e-mail. If the keyboard is shut and in landscape, assume I am in the car and dial the contact...then turn on the speakerphone. If portrait, just dial normally.

So, it's neat, I can swipe up or down and end up on the professional hub to click a contact. Then swipe back and end up in the lifestyle hub.

My lifestyle hub is 3 pages. Let's call them 0,1,2. 0 is shortcuts, 1 is the "main" page with general information. 2 is kind of where more specific information ends up, or just "I don't know where to put this link...so here is a good spot". That in combination with going directly to the favorite programs page is great!

So, now, I created a mortscript that will look at what page you are on, change the activepage to the opposite end, and "re-open" the lifestyle page. That is, if you are on 2, it will set the activepage to 0 and then re-open the lifestyle page. In essence, you "jump" to page 0 (leftmost page). I assume this would work with other hubs and other pages, just change the link and active page number you want to end up on.

So, here's the rub:

Say I am on page 2. I "jump" to 0. That works. Then I swipe to go to my contacts (professional hub). That works. Then I swipe back (up or down, doesn't matter) to the Lifestyle Hub. This will "jump" me back to page 2.

If I jump from 0 to 2, then swipe, I end up on 0 (just the opposite). I also noticed, that reading the registry entries, when I swipe back, SPB "leaves" the active page registry entry to what I had it set to, however, I end up on the "original page".

Simply stated: if I am on 0, jump to 2, reg entry activepage is 2. Swipe, to professional hub, swipe back, reg. entry stays at 2, however I am displaying page 0.

Looks like there is something else I need to change. I'll have to do some registry digging!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] inconnu29:
how can I replace the "contacts" button with "task manager" in SPB 3.5 in the taskbar? I'm using a pocket PC and i dont' need the "contacts" option.

thx
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
use a Custom Menubar, advanced bar, or just eliminate the bar and put shortcuts down.

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] inconnu29:
there are two Icons at the bottom of the main screen:"Launcher" and "Contacts". How can I eliminate the "Contacts" option?

Please tell me how....

thx
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Use a custom bar. Install Vost's MsM, and put an advanced bar in, or put an invisible bar in (try Invisible - Orig) and then place shortcuts to what you want in the middle.

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Dang! Looks like all the registry entries are proper. It appears that when you swipe OUT, to a hub you jumped on, the swipe back uses some cached number. It does not read the value from the registry. Strange. Almost as if swiping from page to page forces something else in code to update a variable, so when you jump, that variable does NOT get updated. So, when you swipe back to the hub you jumped on, you don't get to go back to where you came from.

I suppose a jump back would work...but that's kind of cheesy...I'd like to swipe in and out of my contacts...however, looks like that may not be possible, without the understanding that I'll end up on the page I jumped FROM, not the one I wanted to be on.

:-(

Anyone have any ideas / troubleshooting tips I can try?

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Theres not much you can do it seems to be hardcoded somewhere and editing the registry (as you found out) doesnt work with a swipe back. I tried your idea about 16 months ago when Mobile Shell 3 came out and it didnt work back then either.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
well, thanks for your time Mark!

I don't care if I loose the transitions, but do you loose the ability to swipe using your addons (for this "jumping" ability)?

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
By swipe do you mean having the wide page layout that that smoothly slides across the background as you go from page to page, or just the ability to swipe left or right to change pages?

In effect my selectable page themes are made up of 7 individual (single) pages that are all linked together. When you swipe left or right you are opening a new single page and this is what allows you to create a shortcut link to any of the 7 pages. Unfortunately because they are 'stitched' together you lose the totally smooth transition but it still looks perfectly fine.

Mark.