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[Windows Mobile Themes] dancer_69:
After I use fondecran my MH widgets destroyed. I must rerun the cab and after that, the backgrounds dissapear. So I need a way to edit my qa_layouts.dat file to include a backround image image(I prefere to be the same for all screens) and don't touch the areas that control the MH widgets functions.
[Windows Mobile Themes] NIKOSXRI:
What if you add the widgets in the fond ecrans qa layout and add the registry for the widgets?

I dont know the MH Widgets

I did it this way with another set of widgets.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dancer_69:
And this can be done. Did you know in which file of qa_layouts file are the widgets info.

What must edit?
[Windows Mobile Themes] vectorbl:
Many thanks Vostradamus, You are great !! problem solved :D:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] imdarkside:
imarche skinz

Imarche skins 4.5 for ms 3.5 is out:

http://www.imarche.net/omnia/fullpacks.php

I noticed it has to be installed in a certain order on a clean spb3.0 to play nice with msskips mods and ms3config on spb3.0 but not sure about 3.5. I'll post an order if i notice one needed when i play with this one.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ewingr:
I'm confused, but must confess I don't have time to keep up and read every post in these threads...but last I knew, iMarch didn't work with other mods, as things overwrite each other.

Maybe you are suggesting load iMarch then follow up wiht mSkips. But then that would overwrite iMarch.
[Windows Mobile Themes] imdarkside:
yup

Change the city by going to the settings. You have limited cities to choose from so pick one nearby.

For contacts I created a separate phone page in both lifestyle and prof layouts that is for phone (yup the devices can be used as phones too!) On that I put my shortcut links to my most used contacts, a shortcut to the phone itself (its hard to find sometimes), a shortcut to icontact (it has some cool skins btw), and a shortcut to avatar. Of course through the shortcut widget you can use any setup you want.

icontact:

http://www.supware.net/iContact/

skins:

http://www.supware.net/iContact/skins/

avatar:

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-avatar.html
[Windows Mobile Themes] NIKOSXRI:
Widjets.xml

You must add with notepad the codes of your widgets in the same way that they are in xml.

Practically copy-paste.

You can use win merge to compare and add more easy things.
[Windows Mobile Themes] imdarkside:
Mods

Im on touch wm6.1 if that makes a difference. I played around with Msskips mods, ms3config, and imarche one evening and kept loading them in a different order to see if they would play nice together on spb3.0. I eventually got the right order cause they all worked. Unfortunately I waited a few days to post and forgot the order. I had to start with a fresh load of all (remove all of them and spb and then reinstall but it worked somehow. I will play around with 3.5 to see if there is an order that makes them play nice and then remember the order to post.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mguzzy:
Has anybody figured out how to add a category color to the agenda items? I don't need them filtered.. just color coded so the categories are more easily recognized.

Mark
[Windows Mobile Themes] parzifal:
Hero Menu for 3.5 VGA

Just wanted to share my Hero (sence) like menu with those who were asking for it on this forum (although the real V3 for 3.5 will come soon, as promised by their creators over at mobilecustom.fr) :D

just unzip files and put them into the mobile shell folder (rename or backup original files), restart mobile shell and enjoy. It is only for VGA devices, if QVGA required let me know, but won't be able to test myself...

all credits to the creator of sence revolution ...
[Windows Mobile Themes] semmtexx:
please please please make a QVGA version!!! Would appreciate it very much! I am using omnia which is WQVGA but i guess qvga version would work fine. Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] guriga1234:
doesn't work!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome, I'm glad I've been useful ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] decalex:
That looks rad - If you wanna do an SQVGA 320x320 version, that'd be even cooler (for me). Has anyone done anything with sqvga? (jgjackson's is the only one that works. and changeskin).
[Windows Mobile Themes] chagersc:
weather

the weather in 3.5 doesnt update for me. it just gives the same temp all day and night. the icon never changes from sunny. is there a way to fix this? possible reg edit maybe? any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Windows Mobile Themes] parzifal:
Hero qvga

semmtex, find here the qvga (also wqvga) version, pls test (make sure to backup original files) and check if it is working, since I can't check....:)

should be fine, enjoy :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] adasad:
Its working on my Omnia

Thank you
[Windows Mobile Themes] Bigbest:
hi,

i don't find the clock ?? in the screen as you can see the fonts are to small.

I've a polaris qvga.

thx

b
[Windows Mobile Themes] Bib_x:
Hi, i want to change the app for contacts and appointments.

Can i change to iContact and ThumbCal? Is there any change to do this? I can change to ThumbCal, but button "new appointment" still leads to the standard-outlook-window.

No idea how to change the contact-app.

I use SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 on WM 6.5.
[Windows Mobile Themes] abumhmmd1:
Nils new qvga dClock 4 MSH3.5

Hi every 1

Of all of the clocks Nils have narrowed it down to 3 favorites so he worked on cleaning them up a little (new digits & Transparent background) and thought it was worth re-posting them in one post.

1) Modification of the default large digital clock

2) Small desk flip clock now capable of moving it around the screen

3) Large desk flip clock

The installation is the same. Copy the .dat file from the ZIP file to the \device\Program Files\Spb Mobile Shell folder.

The back-out is simple. Either replace it with one of the other clocks or rename the .bkp file in the ZIP to .dat and copy it to the same folder. Replace is OK

NOTE:

If you have installed any of these it is worth replacing them for the clean up.

MSH3.5 Custom Clock

MSH3.5 Small Desk Clock

MSH3.5 Large Desk Clock

THANKs & Credet to Nils

http://www.samsung-omnia.org/spb-mobile-shell-skins/spb-ms-3-5-big-digital-clock-modification/30/

ENJOy
[Windows Mobile Themes] abumhmmd1:
Nils dClock Widgets for MSH3.5 WQVGA

Hi every one

Now for those that are feeling adventurous.

Nils have included all of the MSH3.5 widgets he have modieied into one Zip file including adding them all as menu (change skin) options and still retain the originals. In other words, they are added to your qa_layouts.dat file and registry for easy use. You will also be able to use different skins on the pro and lifestyle screens

The zip file includes:

1) The three clocks in # 446 above

2) The blue status icons

3) The enhanced version of the professional status icons

4) The custom battery icons

5) Four invisible shortcut link options (tiny, small, medium, and rectangle).

* Nils use the rectangle to overlay the alarm on the clock and link to his G-Alarm instead of MS clock. Use your imagination.

NOTE:

Nils did not invent the invisible skin , he just borrowed it from the XDA forum and included the rectangle.

Installation:

1) Extract all of the contents of the ZIP file to your \device\Program Files\Spb Mobile Shell folder

NOTE:

The extract of Zip file will copy all the widgets to the folder with names that are different than the original widgets. It will also restore the originals if you have already installed any of the previous ones. No harm if you didn't since it will just refresh the originals with no harm done.

2) Using your favorite registry editor create a backup of you registry and import the XtraPackages.reg that was extracted to you Spb Mobile Shell folder.

3) Soft reset

4) Now go into any of your widgets like the clock and you will see additional option called Extra -

Backout:

1) Delete the qa_layouts.dat file

2) Rename the qa_layouts.bkp file to qa_layouts.dat

3) Either delete the registry entries in the XtraPackages.reg file or restore the registry with the backup you took in step 2 of the installation

NOTE:

Since this is replacing your qa_layouts.dat file any widgets other than this will be lost so you may want to back up your qa_layouts.dat file for your self before doing anything.

NOTE:

As usual, use at your own risk. And remember that if all else fails you can re-install MSH3.5 without losing your current settings

THANKs & Credet to Nils

http://www.samsung-omnia.org/spb-mobile-shell-skins/spb-ms-3-5-big-digital-clock-modification/30/

ENJOy
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Today for the first time I noticed the option to have a big icon in the Link widget.

And also I noticed that:

- for some applications this option is not available

- for some applications the smaller and bigger icons are the same

- for some applications the bigger icon is different from the smaller one: in this case, the smaller icon is the "default" one and it can be changed for example with SK shortcut manager

So my question for the experts is:

<Plugin Name="Link.BigIcon" Extends="Link">

<Int Name="_Flags" Value="1"/>

<String Name="_Size" Value="Medium (big icon)"/>

</Plugin>

where does it get the bigger sized icons from? and it's possible to change them with custumized icons?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] iltorvo:
Well, usually an icon file have several size of icon inside. 32x32 as a standard icon, 16x16 as a icon for list, and so. In last years, almost all icons have the 128x128 pixel version, i think that when you say to MS to use "big icon", he load the bigger icon from the file. Maybe many files for window mobile have just 16x16 and 32x32, that's probably the reason 'cause many link in "big" and "medium" mode looks at same size (except for the border of the box).

Anyway, I'm still tryng to understand why if I use a link (shortcut) in MS, he don't take the icon from the link but directly from the exe. On a pure graphic front end like MS, i think that the impossibility to change icons on the shortcut (just like on SPB Pocket Plus) is a big limit. (god, today my english sucks! Sorry guys).
[Windows Mobile Themes] gab2409:
I've tried searching every term I can think of, but can't seem to find the answer...is there a way to disable or delete pages that I'll never use? such as the favorite contacts or weather pages?
[Windows Mobile Themes] donnaw:
are you talking about panels?

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If you are talking about panels in the carousel/tiles view you can make a registry edit. HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Now Screen\Panels

Here you will find each of the panels.

You can do one of 2 things:

1) delete the entire key

2) my preferred method - rename the key to something else. I name the ones I don't use to an alpha designation, i.e. the Time panel is named to tim. By doing this if I ever want to restore the panel all I have to do is rename again.

The panel keys MUST start with 0 and be numbered consecutively 0, 1, 2, etc, If you name them 0, 2, 3 etc it won't work.

This renaming also will allow you to reorganize the panels in your carousel. If you number the Professional panel 0 and want the Weather panel adjacent just name it 1

Renaming the panels does not interfer with viewing them via a widget selection. I have remaned my Time panel to tim but if I press on the clock I still see the Time panel - it just does not show in the carousel or tiles view. I have never deleted a panel so I'm not sure how deleting one would work here but I suspect it would not interfer either.

If you do delete a panel I suggest you backup first - although adding it back in would be rather easy.

There are a lot of tips etc in the MS3.0 thread that still apply to 3.5 you might find helpful

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=507697
[Windows Mobile Themes] mfg1:
invisible link not work. it is in the list but doesn´t work.

in the registry, where i must put the key.

sorry, but this is not my perfection (and english also ;-))

can help me... Thx
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
For example...

I changed the Opera icon with SK shortcut manager.

If I display it small or medium or text, it uses my modified icon.

If I try to display it as "big icon", it uses some big sized icon from don't know where (different from the defult smaller icon)
[Windows Mobile Themes] gab2409:
thanks so much, donna. you were also right about deleting the panels altogether...it looks like it maintains functionality, as long as you renumber everything as you said. thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Bigbest:
hi,

is it possible to use a different contact software instead of ms3.5 ?

thx

B
[Windows Mobile Themes] Bigbest:
I did a search but didn't find anything. Thanks for any help...
[Windows Mobile Themes] twarren777:
I installed icontacts and used the shortcut widget to open it on my home screen. works good.

But do not know how to change the default contact button at bottom.

Hope this helped. :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] vladimired:
Hi, can you make this patch for WVGA screens? Xperia

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Now uploading and updating threads for ProPlus Ultimate and Elegance (QVGA only at the moment). Changelog as follows:

+ 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

I think thats about it for now :D

I will start on the VGA widgets and mods tomorrow as long as noone reports anything majorly wrong with QVGA.

Will post back when threads have been updated and ready for download :cool:
[Windows Mobile Themes] catman51:
mskip, can Elegance be installed directly over the last version?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I would strongly advise installing on a clean version of Mobile Shell as I have changed alot of the registry filenames from the previous version of Elegance.

You can try installing it over the last one but you may have errors occur. If you want to back up your screens then use my instructions on the first post.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
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 and more info *HERE*
[Windows Mobile Themes] catman51:
Well, I'm getting to be pretty quick at uninsall and reinstall, so here we go again!

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] MURCIE'LAGO:
Hi there

I'm new here so maybe this question was asked before

I like this application but the only thing which annoys me is the function of some widgets. for instance I like to link the sms widget to vito sms-chat or the media player widget to pocketmusic

how can I edit these widgets?

thanks in advance
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
HAHA sorry mate its the safest way to avoid problems with mobile shell :D

Maybe I should stop making updates then you wont need to uninstall so often :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Themes] iltorvo:
Uh, i'm sorry, my fault.

I was also wrong on the shortcut issue: i forget to soft reset after the changing icon, this is why i cannot see the icon changing.

Well, actually on my italian translation of MS3.5 i got something like "small icon" "medium icon" and "boxed icon" ("scatola") can't find any "big icon" option. Anyway, on the files i've tested the icon is all the same and only the square around change his size. Can't see any strange big icon.

Try to open the dll or the exe files origin of your icon whit an icon editor like Axialis Icon Workshop or something like that, perhaps there is some hidden icon. Possible?

I keep say that a tool to use any PNG as an icon instead the original, just like on Pocket Plus, would be a killer feature for MS3.5.
[Windows Mobile Themes] semmtexx:
@parzifal: Thanks very much for this!
[Windows Mobile Themes] cdevl:
Does anyone know how to bring back a ringtone setup panel that used to be in the carousel?
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Mmm, which files did you test?

I noticed the "big icon" option is available only on programs preinstalled in the ROM (at least this is so in my Omnia2)
[Windows Mobile Themes] catman51:
I have 2 that are bigger icons than the rest Panoramic Calculator and Coreplayer
[Windows Mobile Themes] MURCIE'LAGO:
well still no reply to post#465

does it mean no one know the answer or no ome want to answer?
[Windows Mobile Themes] parzifal:
just use the one for VGA, which I posted earlier, should work fine on WVGA as well...;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] parzifal:
sorry don't know how to fix this one, since I don't have qvga device :confused:

but don't worry...sence revolution V3 will be out soon... ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
You cant change the link for the media player widget. There is a registry edit for using vito sms but I dont know if it works with 3.5 as I havent tested it.

Try using the search tool im sure you will soon find it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] iltorvo:
Nothing change in all of files i've tested. Same options:

1-Small

2-Medium

3-Text

4-Box

Icons looks the same and the only thing that change is the blank area around, the type for "text" and the translucent square around for "box". Nothing else happen.

The files i try is:

-Messaging

-Touch Player

-Photo Album

-Calculator

-Opera

-Voice notes

-Calendar

-Clock

-Smart memo
[Windows Mobile Themes] gipsi1965:
sorry falks

before all i wish to say sorry for my english

thanks all for the good job you made and i have a question:i have a samsung omnia i900;rom addict player 6.1;spb mobile shell 3.5 with bombix 3.5;but i have a problem......i have tried to custom panels with photos by myself and only call logs panel,contacts panel and agenda works....can you tell me please how to make all the panels work with diffrent images each panel????

thanks and very nice work you all

gipsi
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Some screens to explain better:

anybody can understand where the big icons come from?

<Plugin Name="Link.BigIcon" Extends="Link">

<Int Name="_Flags" Value="1"/>

<String Name="_Size" Value="Medium (big icon)"/>

</Plugin>
[Windows Mobile Themes] the_borges:
Somebody Know if I can change the link for alarm? in omnia We have another alarm clock, that one with a little blue clock icon on programs page. Its more finger friendly than the others.

Someone knows how to help me?

Sorry my poor inglish

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] iltorvo:
I think that is a feature from the MSkip good mod. I'm using iMarche skins and simply there is not the second "medium" function.
[Windows Mobile Themes] sexstyle^:
Hi guys

Do you know if there's a widget that skins the spb's clock like the htc touch flo flip clock ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] rfarrah:
Not sure that's possible. Things might change when MSkip's widgets all get reconfigured...
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Let's wait for MSkip answer^^

But, even if I am not 100% sure, I think I first noticed the "big icon" option before I installed ProPlus Elegance...
[Windows Mobile Themes] norti:
I'm making minor modifications to the original theme, mostly colored and more visible icons, here is a sneak preview:

You can download the first preview for VGA/WVGA, rename the .zip to .dat and copy into /Program Files/SPB Mobile Shell overwriting the standard widget file (make a backup from va_status_widget.dat first, if you want it back!)

In one week I'll be on holiday, I'll try to make other "skins" and play with the colors a bit :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] catman51:
Question, I did a fresh install of shell and then installed Elegance.

It failed the first time, so I reinstalled.

I now have 2 of each of elegances' clocks and other widgets listed.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled, and still have the two listings?

I've searched the files and the registry and can't figure out where it's getting the second set, there's only one of each in the programs folder?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] crazysane:
According to MSkip he had said he changed the names of some of the new elegance script. Therefore it might be reading both versions giving you two of each. It would be better to install the elegance them over a clean spb mobile shell. As far as the registry you can ask MSkip directly via xda mail. He is usually very fast at replying to issues like this.
[Windows Mobile Themes] catman51:
It was a clean install, twice, that's what I ca't figure out?
[Windows Mobile Themes] dustinb17:
I had to Uninstall Shell and Elegance, Delete "Widget Packages" in the Registry and then Reinstall everything. You may have to Soft Reset after deleting before you reinstall everything.

"Widget Packages" is located in your registry under HKLM\Software\Spb Software House\Shared\Spb Menu
[Windows Mobile Themes] kazatell:
to norti: Do you have QWGA verzion?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
That Link Widget already existed before in the original Mobile Shell 3.5 and is nothing to do with any of my mods. The strange thing is that it doesnt even show up on my device so I think it only gives you the option of showing big icons if you have them already.

Theres other widgets that only show themselves sometimes so look out for them ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I guess the original Elegance pack didnt uninstall properly :confused:

Go into the registry, browse to (HKLM, Software, Spb Software House, Shared, Spb Menu, WidgetPackages) and delete the Spb.ProPlusWidgets folder if it exists. I renamed the widgets folder to Spb.WidgetsProPlus to keep it inline with the other package names.

You should then have 4 folders in the WidgetPackages folder. Spb.Widgets, Spb.WidgetsProf, Spb.WidgetsProPlus (mine), and Spb.WidgetsStyle.
[Windows Mobile Themes] catman51:
Thank you again, MSkip,

Seems that on the first reinstall it put the registry entry for propluswidgets in even though the install failed. So, reinstalling put a second registry of the same. I was just unsure where it was.

Thanks again, problem solved!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] dja2k:
Has anyone got this to work? I copied them over to the SPB folder but it doesn't replace anything in there, so I don't know how to use them.

dja2k
[Windows Mobile Themes] endursa:
i'm new to mobile shell, but i got a question regarding the bottom bar

I'd like to not have the spb ms3 contacts linked there but my default app and i would like to get rid of the launcher shortcut!

is this possible?
[Windows Mobile Themes] dja2k:
My phone dialer history and contact buttons don't work after installing SPB 3.5, has anyone else noticed this? Anyway to fix it, maybe a registry key or something.

dja2k
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
First question, what is the resolution of your device as the clock is only for QVGA and WQVGA.

Second question, did you unzip the contents of the downloaded file before copying the dat file to your device?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
There is nothing wrong with the History or contacts page with mobile shell 3.5 so there are no fixes for it. Did you uninstall any previous version before installing 3.5?
[Windows Mobile Themes] iltorvo:
Uh, very strange. On Tacchan's screenshot I see that he have big icon in programs like "messaging", "radio", "active sync", all programs that we all have. Why we have not the "big icon" feature?

Perhaps another build? Mine is Build 9593.