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[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
qvga or vga version? :)

I can arrange a cab (well, 2 cabs actually... one for the clock and one to update the xml), but may I ask you why you don't feel like installing the whole manager? Even activating only that clock, you would still have all the other functions available.

(I'm just curious) :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
I'm not sure if I need vga or qvga or wvga...but it's for the HD2 in normal portrait mode :) If that helps.. :P
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
HD2 has a WVGA screen, so you need the VGA version :)

Install the clock cab first and then the xml installer ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 4.03 + a new Widgets Library :)

ChangeLog, detailed info and download links in the first post ;)

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Margez:
Hi, Mr. Vostradamus!

I think, after you`ve released v4.03, I have got no more wishes! :)

But...I`m sure that you will surprise me/us again! :p

The idea some versions before to include Mskips widgets has been superb (thanks mskip!), because I use the Mskip Diamond white digital clock and now with this version I am able to change the menubar of professional screen! Wow!

I should go to Samsung and to SPB to show them what is really possible! :)

Now, rest a little bit...Happy Easter...And please remain motivated!

Best regards!
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Be assured, they will come...

... and gianluca will deliver ! Just wait and see!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
eheheh as Jotha said, I ("we" actually, for Jotha is a "silent cool-ideas-producing machine) will try to think of further enhancements ;)

Special MSkip library idea came from Jotha ;) so thanks to him, who also converted all the files to my format (and of course to MSkip too, who agreed to it) :)

Happy Easter to you too!!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
eheheh ;) :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] wackowizzard:
Addicted

Again great job here!

Do so on!

TNX :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol loved that "addicted" title on your post :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
Thanks dude :) Great job with all of this... :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
Hmm... I installed both files as you said, but I can't see no changes anywhere.. I have done a soft reset, but there is nothing new in programfiles, startmenu, widget menu....where do I look..?

by the way...can it be that I'm using spb mobile shell..?
[Windows Mobile Themes] moxycalt:
MS panels shortcut problem..

Hi Vostradamus, I'm having a problem with my MS panel shortcuts, they don't appear, or I can't find them......I select the "MS panels shortcut" and I get this screen with nothing more, back to the shortcut page.....

What am I doing wrong....:confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ops, sorry about that messageless window, I forgot to define the message :p

The create shortcuts function still works though, don't worry ;)

You should find the shortcuts inside SpbMenu -> Tools -> MS Panels

(will add the missing confirmation message in the next update... that window should have had a message like "Panels Shortcuts created successfully") :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] moxycalt:
Superbe....Thanks :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ops, sorry, I missed your previous message :p

once you install those two files, you should have 2 new skins available for your digital clocks in mobile shell. :)

Just add a normal digital clock to your screen, then go to edit layout -> change skin and scroll down the list: you should see the two new clocks in there ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
I found the skins, but the clock does not change skin when I select either of them.. :s
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
uhm... that's strange... maybe something went wrong with (part of) the installation? :confused:

could you attach your qa_layouts.dat in here, so I can take a look at it?

(it's inside mobile shell folder)

(you also still have the option of installing the whole manager and the widgets libraries, it's more reliable than single cabs installations) :p

EDIT: forgot to ask... did you install the cabs on device memory or on my storage? single widgets cabs MUST be installed on device memory (where the shell is) otherwise they can't work....
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
installed on mem.card, trying installing on device now :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
that's most probably the reason :)

lemme know how it goes ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
It worked :) Clock looks great, man.. Thanks a lot, and keep it up :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Will try to! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] nimrodity:
can ou please post this wallpaper,it really looks fantastic

and thanks to Vostradamus for status thin invisiblit was just what i was looking for
[Windows Mobile Themes] Knu2Lav:
It is posted on my profile :)

EDIT: but I see now that the image I have posted has a very low resolution...you can download the wallpaper pack at this url, fast and easy :)

http://uploaded.to/file/87yjmg

-K-
[Windows Mobile Themes] nimrodity:
thx the other ones are great too
[Windows Mobile Themes] markoci:
thanks for the help. + my shortcuts issue

thank you for the clarification. all working fine now.

is there a manual somewhere that could help me out?

i seem to be having problems with creating shortcuts now. if i chose "MS Panels" under "Create Shortcuts" nothing seems to happen... an empty MortScript box comes up with just the OK button but no shortcut seems to be created on any of the panels. in fact i'm not even sure this is the right function i am looking for. what i was trying to do was to put files into the "My Shortcuts" folder but when i add the widget in MobileShell (or even just open the "My Shortcuts folder for that matter) there are no options available to add files to it.

any ideas?

(sorry to bother you. again if there's a user manual of some sort please let me know)

cheers,

mark
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
There was a manual up to version 3.x, when the whole app had another name lol :p

Didn't update/include it anymore 'cause it looked like noone was reading it... everyone was keeping on asking questions on here when it was all explained in the manual, so I thought: "oh well... I'll just answer on the forum" and stopped updating it :p

Regarding MS Panels shortcuts: that function creates shortcut to all the standard panels of mobile shell (lifestyle home, professional home, time, launcher, spb menu, weather etc.)

Shortcuts are created inside spb menu -> Tools -> MS Panels

In the same folder you will also find shortcuts for any additional panel you create with the manager.

Don't worry about your asking on here: everyone does and I'm pretty fine with it ;)

EDIT: the empty mortscript message is a little bug: I forgot to declare the message... it should say "shortcuts created succesfully"... will be fixed in the next release ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] markoci:
still shortcuts

haha, and yet the fastest customer service i ever got :) i appreciate it!

thanks, i managed to figure out this one as well.

just one last question. could these shortcuts (and their creation) effect spb ms's "My Shortcuts" (under the spb menu)? i am having a problem (unless i misunderstand this function): when i select My Shortcuts it opens up but i don't have any options to add any files or programs there (i am clicking the right, menu button in the bottom right but there are no options whatsoever). am i doing something wrong?

thx,

mark
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
eheheh thanks :p

Uhm, I'm afraid that's not related to any mod applied by the manager... "my shortcut" menu is something I've never touched (so far at least lol)

Actually, I just took a look at it, and if I tap on the bottom right menu button I do have options to add file or add program...

You could try "playing a bit" with spb menu editor (attached to post #1343), it's a small tool to somehow edit internal menus of mobile shell, maybe it'll help you understand and fix that issue (I'm not the author... it can be downloaded from spb forum, but it's not theirs either)

Lemme know if it helped :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] whs5711:
Hi Vostradamus,

Thanx for the updated icons for standard MS panels in the MS panels folder.

User specific panels (stil) l have a MS standard image created (lifetsyle or prof)

I would like to use my own BMP (or jpeg) file as the image for user specific panel.

There is an registry entry for the image of the panel ;)

But I do not know what to change in the registry setting of the user specific panel to make it work with the BMP file.

Can you tell where and how to change the image of the user specific panel :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You can change those icons using Spb Menu Editor (attached to post #1343), but I'm afraid you can only use "internal" icons.... anyway, take a look at it: maybe you could like some of the available ones :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] markoci:
thanks again i'll give that a try.
[Windows Mobile Themes] markoci:
spb menu editor (+ button question)

hi again vostradamus,

happy easter to you!

i got the zip file, where should i install it? i assume should i extract it on the pc first?

thx,

mark

p.s. since i notice that you are an omnia owner too i wonder if you know a good way to map buttons to various media players? my biggest problem with this device is the lack of a 4way button (the hexagon looks cool but very limited). i frequently use the omnia to listen to music and podcasts and i'd really need to control the player without tapping the screen all the time (stop/pause, next/prev. and ffw/rew) this is a major pain now not just because of the limited availability of buttons (btw is there any way to unmap the camera button?) but also because no matter how i set the players (i use mortplayer for music and gsplayer for podcasts) as soon as the display is off the buttons do not respond any more (not like on my previous htc) i've also been looking for wired headset (i don't want bluetooth) that would have these control buttons but i still haven't found any.

any advice?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
no installation needed :) just copy the exe on the device and run it :)

I know what you mean about the 4way button... that's the only thing I miss of my old Omnia 1 :p

I don't listen to music much on the phone, but I use to read ebooks, that's where I would need that button.... so far I'm using this:

http://www.modaco.com/content/forum/298045/new-window/

it emulates the directional pad using g sensor, it needs a little bit of getting used and calibration, but it works pretty fine :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] markoci:
emulator / e-book reader

so if i install this, does that mean the directional pad will show up as a mappable button in applications (even though there is no actual/physical button)?

speaking of reading e-books :).. i wonder what reader you use. i used to use and love adobe reader (not LE but Adobe Reader 2.0 for pocket pc) i reflows text (unlike LE) and you can chose to forward/rewind to the next page by a simple tap in full sceen mode (so you don't really need a scroll button) it used to work fine on my htc touch however since i installed it on omnia the text (the letters) look terrible. i dunno if it's a resolution issue but no matter how i zoom in or out, the eddges of the letters look all smudgy and blurry. LE seems to work fine but there are zero options there...

thx,

mark
[Windows Mobile Themes] N'ash:
Is it now compatible with SPB Mobile Shell 3.5.1?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Some time ago another users had minor issues with Change Skin, solved adding manually WidgetsZioGian.xml to another qa_layouts.dat which was located in a folder named MobileShellSkins (created by ChangeSkin).

Do you have anything like that on your device?

Remember that ShellExtension only add the xml file to the qa_layouts in Spb Mobile Shell folder, so if Change Skin changes that file with another one when switching skins, you should add the xml file to the others qa_layouts manually, or re-add it with ShellExtension every time you switch skin.

Another thing to check: if I remember well, MSkip too made separate packages for 3.5 and 3.5.1, did you pick the right one?

About the light hexagon, that's weird. Could you please check the registry if these keys are present?

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.BlackTxt

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.BlueTxt

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.CyanTxt

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.Empty

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.GreenTxt

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.RedTxt

HKLM/Software/Spb Software House/Shared/Spb Menu/WidgetPackages/Spb.WidgetsZioGian/Link.Hexagon.YellowTxt
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
It is now, as it was before already ;)

(assuming you're talking about my widgets package, of course) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi again,

I have checked and can only find one qa_layouts.dat file and that is in spb mobile shell folder.

I have installed the light hexagon cab again, restarted ms, and now I have alot of skins called hexagon white text etc, so now it works.

tried the same with weather, but no go.

MSkip proplus weather is working, change skin 4.5.2 weather is working, but not any of yours? apart from the coloured text.

I should also point out, that nothing changes with any of the other widgets ie clocks, MSkip weather, or any thing else, when I make any changes using change skin 4.5.2

very odd.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
So now the hexagons are working, one problem solved :)

The weather issue is quite strange, I still believe it is somehow a qa_layouts version problem (if I'm not wrong, the weather widget was the only one with that problem between 3.5 and 3.5.1)

I just tried it:

- installed 3.5.1 on the emulator: weather is working.

- installed my widgets: weather is working

- changed qa_layouts with another qa_layouts from a 3.5: weather graphics disappears (text is visible), everything else is working

- changed qa_layouts back to 3.5.1 version: weather is working again

It's also strange that there are no other qa_layouts.dat files, as it's the way Change Skin should work (if I didn't get wrong what's written in its scripts).

The only thing coming to my mind that you could try is a bit boring: you should disinstall everything, then reinstall mobile shell, check that the weather is working, then reinstall the stuff you're using one at a time, checking if the weather is working after every piece of installation: the first time the weather graphics won't show up you'll most probably have found what's "responsible" for the issues.
[Windows Mobile Themes] stefaie:
I have the same problem:I lost the weather graphic,text is visible (temperature),on touch HD with MS 3.5.1 ,and MSKIP proplus ultimate...I think the problem appear with vostradamus widget 2.13...I don't know why but I remenber that It works before (with 2.12 widget)...

Nothing to do , the vostradamus widgets are so cool ,I prefer loose my spb weather widget graphic and use the weather widget who don't know my town...

The idea to uninstall all and reinstall step by step the vostradamus widget seems to be the best solution...but I' don't have time this week...

Excuse my english...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks for appreciating my widgets to this degree :)

I'm fairly sure the problem is not in my package though:

- nothing has been changed in my weather widgets since the first time they appeared in my package, so it's not likely that it's working one way up to a certain version and differently from the next one on ;)

- I tested them on both 3.5.0 and 3.5.1 a couple days ago and then again today

- I've been able to reproduce the problem only by using on MS 3.5.1 a qa_layouts.dat made for MS 3.5.0, and that's clearly not a part of my package

For those who have this problem, it looks like something is somehow changing their qa_layouts... I'll try to investigate further about this, but I really think this could be the problem.

Just to double check it: you two who are having this issue (don't remember if I already asked you), does the standard weather widget (the one with white text) have the same problem?

EDIT: just noticed a part of your post which I didn't read properly before... does the problem appear ONLY on spb weather widget and not on mobile shell weather widget? :eek: I thought you were both talking about any weather widget...

EDIT 2: ... I was not talking about reinstalling step by step my widgets, but about reinstalling one by one any other mod/theme you're using, checking the behaviour of the weather widget after every step, and leaving my widgets temporarily on a side, installing them only after trying every other thing ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Subject: Disappearing Weather Widget graphics

Ok, finally I've been able to recreate the problem, at least to a certain degree.

I'm not really sure why, but it seems to happen when you have some Mskip theme installed, even if it's the right one for Mobile Shell 3.5.1

I installed mskip proplus ultimate and the graphics on my colored text weather widgets just vanished (it was working ok before, on 3.5.1 already).

Good news is:

- I tried and went on the change skin menu

- I selected the "simple" layout, the original standard one with white text

- The graphics appeared

- I went to change skin menù again

- I selected one of my colored text ones

- The graphics appeared again!

- Tried changing to my other colored ones and they were all working again

So who is having this problem should try this: change skin, select the "simple" standard skin, change skin again, select the colored text one that you want.

If everything is the same as I tried over here, it should start working again

(no idea why's acting that way though... I just noticed it while "playing" with it trying to figure it all out)

EDIT: the above is valid for both Spb Weather Widget and Mobile Shell weather widget
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi,

Sorry but no go, nothing changes following your path, just no graphics from your weather widgets.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Just need to add, the MSkip file I have added is the one he made with just the widgets, so we could add them to other themes, installed it just like yours, MSkip weather is working, but not the standard ones.

Many thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] SirHimself:
Vostradamus, truly amazing work, I can't wait to try this on my Diamond. Should I uninstall other widget addons I've installed before anyone?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
No, you don't need to uninstall anything :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
so even the standard spb ones stopped displaying the graphics?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Let's try this....

install the attached cab (cab only, keep the widgetsziogian.xml that you already have) and see if it changes anything...

lemme know the results :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Will give it a try in the morning an dreport back ASAP

Many thanks for your ongoing support, hope it will help others aswell.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome :)

I hope that too, the more people can enjoy my widgets the happier I am :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi,

Installed Cab, soft restart, no change at all.

SPB weather, no graphics on anything else.

MS weather, MSkip all working, Change Skin all working, no graphics on anything else.

Sorry
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'm really running out of ideas...

did you have the old weather widgets installed when you installed the new cab?

did it say that it was going to uninstall the old version before installing the new one?

could you send me, for example, the qa_weather_widget_oldBlack.dat file from your mobile shell folder, so that I can check if it has been installed correctly?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi,

Yes the old weather files were installed.

See attached File,

Also found 2 more qa_layout.dat diles, in the following dir.

Spbmobileshellskins\commons\Q\basefiles\black and the same again but in a folder called white.

Maybe this will help you find the problems.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The xml file has to be imported in every qa_layouts.dat, that's for sure. ShellExtension only import it in the one placed in the main mobile shell folder, so you have to do the other ones manually.

Do not use winrar to do it, it most probably would mess it all up.

I think that's not the main problem, though.

The dat file looks correct, so if the xml is present inside qa_layouts (check it again, just to be sure) this should really work... I can't really get what's not working now.

Sorry if I sound repetitive but... original spb weather and mobile shell weather skins are working, right?

Could you send me your qa_weather_40.dat too? (even though if the normal skins are working that file should be ok for sure)

I'm almost running out of ideas/things to try... would you consider uninstalling everything and give a try to mobile shell 3.5.1 + my widgets only starting from scratch?

I'll try again from the beginning tomorrow (almost 1 am over here now), but at least with the last cab I was really expecting to see it work (and it works over here... that's the weirdest thing)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
not exactly :)

That app can be activated in several ways (and looks like the author is keeping on adding new ways too lol) :p

What I use is a little notification icon in the taskbar: I can turn the app on or off by clicking on it.

About how it works: lemme make a simple example.

Let's say I want to read one of my ebooks.

I turn the app on and open the reader.

When I want to turn the page, I just tilt the phone a bit to the right and it goes to the next page. Tilting it to the left takes me to the previous page, simple as that :)

Uhm, dunno if I can be of any help on this subject... I know I must be nuts, but all my ebooks are in lit format... and I use Ms Reader lol :D I know it's FAR from being the best, I'm just used to it :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
MSkips Widget

Hi Vost,

Could you see if you can add MSkips Current Date Skin, the one which is black in colour and White text, One Line with Day first then date and had round ends,

Many thanks as always.

Peter
[Windows Mobile Themes] firefly2k3:
Hi Vostradamus,

You've done a wonderful job with the MSM.

I'm a new Omnia II owner and just started customizing my phone.

I am using SPB MS with your MSM on top and I am very happy with the results.

Just one thing I need your guidance (I could not figure out even after lot of searching). What are backing panels and how do I add it?

I went to the MSM menu and created a new panel. It says that the new panel created successfully. But to the love of god, I could not figure out how to use that newly created panel in SPM MS.

Please help me understand.

Thanks in advance.

Firefly.
[Windows Mobile Themes] terrien4t:
juist installed ver 4 like the preview idea i had ver 3.xx on before and worked great one little prob i have is when i click on preview then select wigets i get a empty box after it says loading availble wigets not sure what i did wrong downloaded the vga ver of widgets for my uscellular tp2.wich should work with mywvga right. iwas able to activate a wiget and can now see it in the change skin area.thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Will have a look at it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Backing panels are just "eye candy", they serve no real practical purpose: they're only used to "make things look better" :)

Mobile shell has no backing panel "category" for widgets, so I had to use another one for that purpose... just add a "current date" widget to your screen, then go to edit layout -> change skin and scroll down the list: you should find your backing panels in there ;)