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[Windows Mobile Themes] Trevas:
I have read the posts here and I did not found a solution to my problem. I have HTC P3300 with SPB Mobile Shell 3.5.3 installed, I have nothing else installed except for Tottal Commander CE, and none of your skins work, they appear on the skins menu with no preview image, and then when I select them nothing shows, or it shows the the image of the normal version of the widget but not working.

I've tried winzip, Shellextension, and I really didn't want to bother you by sending you work to do, but I just love Diamond Weater, and the digital clocks you've made...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Let's try to figure out what's happening...

Skin names showing up in the change skin menu but nothing happening when selecting them can usually be caused by one of two things:

1) installed wrong version for the device resolution (vga instead of qvga or the other way around)

or

2) problems when importing the xml file

so, the first thing you should check is if you installed the right cabs for your device screen resolution.

If the installed cabs are ok, then something is wrong with the xml, and this takes me to the next question: did you run xml installer after installing the cabs? and if you did, did it show any sign of problems?

If it seems you did everything right but you still have problems, try to attach your qa_layouts on here so I can take a look at it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] rubadub234:
I see what you mean about the wasted space. The large text icons you made are much more space efficient. ;)

i get excited by new shinny stuff:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol sometimes I do to ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pvezzoli:
Vostradamus,

Could you tell me how to install them on the HTC HD2 phone??

best regards,

Paolo
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Same installation procedure described in the included document, as for the other devices ;)

- Copy the appropriate cabs (vga version in your case) of your chosen widgets somewhere on your device

- Install them

- Copy Xml Installer on your device

- Install it

- After running Xml Installer, the shell should be automatically restarted

- Installation completed

To use the new widgets, just add a normal widget to your lifestyle screen, then edit layout - change skin and you'll find the new ones in the list :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Trevas:
Here is my qa layouts file, i had to put it in a zip file because this doesn't accept .bat files, but i did not put the zip file in my phone! I've checked, and my phone is VGA, 240x320... So I can only think it's the qa_layouts that has something wrong with it... I'm allmost desperate to the point of mailing you my whole phone so that i can finally use the weather and the digital clocks...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Your qa_layouts is fine, but I think I got what your problem is :)

You wrote "my phone is VGA, 240x320" which cannot be, because a vga screen has a resolution of 480x640

In your previous post you said you have a HTC P3300: this is a QVGA device (240x320 is qvga resolution), so most probably you just installed the wrong cabs. The right ones for your phone are the qvga ones :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pvezzoli:
Vostradamus,

Can i copy the widget cap file in the storage memory card??

Thank,

Paolo
[Windows Mobile Themes] Trevas:
:p ME DUMB!!!:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You can put the cab file itself wherever you want, but when installing you

must

choose to install where the shell is installed (usually on device memory) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol I take it it's finally working? :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] pvezzoli:
Vostradamus,

Could you tell me more?? You mean insde Spb mobile shell??

Paolo
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You can copy the widget cabs where you like the most, even on a memory card, but when you run them (i.e. during installation) they will ask where you want to install them.

When prompted for this, just pick "device memory" because mobile shell is usually installed there (if it's not on device memory it means you somehow moved it manually 'cause it does not ask for destination folder during install)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Trevas:
Yes it is, thank you so much for making my phone pretty!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] whs5711:
Installed Widgets 2.04 not visible during 'add widgets'

I installed 2.04 with the installations instructions.

Installations went ok. Registry content also ok in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House\Shared\Spb Menu\WidgetPackages\Spb.WidgetsZioGian.

Some Widget cab's installed in PSB shell folder, checked there)

Done everything to be done, I hink.

BUT.. none of the 2.04 widgets to be seen if I want to add them.

Not to be seen in de widgets list screen (MSkip widgets are visible)

(using wvga htc Touch HD).

What did I forget to do??
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm, let's try to understand what's going on...

- Which widgets did you install?

- Can you write me the keys contained in your registry inside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House\Shared\Spb Menu\WidgetPackages\Spb.WidgetsZioGian ?

- Did you add WidgetsZioGian.xml to your qa_layouts.dat?

- Just to double check it, could you send me your qa_layouts.dat?
[Windows Mobile Themes] whs5711:
Sorry, I did not keep these settings and did restore the old situation.

So I can't send your requested files on a short notice.

Before installing 2.04 + some cabs, I had installed the MSkip Proplus Elegance and on top of that also installed Utilmate Elegance. These installations should not bother 2.04 I think. I did add WidgetsZioGian.xml in qa_layouts.dat, but that had no effect, neither after merging your xml text into the widgetproplus.xml (the mskip xml). Besides that, I merged your xml text into widgets.xml. That did show (in the weather widget) your skins options, but they could not be activated, that is, after choosing your skin option in the weather widget, no weather picture showed up as example in the skin option screen.

I did install your weather cab before restarting spb (in adding widgets) though.

Anyway, I will redo the installations of version 2.04 (on top of elegance)and send you the requested info.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, just a bit of info for your next try :)

- Do NOT merge my xml with other xml files, it would not work for sure 'cause the registry keys tell MS to look for the widget definition in my xml file, and if it's not present it simply can't work.

- What make the skin choices appear are the registry keys, that's why I asked you to check if everything was right there.

- If there's a registry key for a skin but the xml which should define it is missing, then it won't work

- Special tip about the current date widget (it happened to another user too). If you install my current date widgets AND you have mskip themes, then you'll find my skins NOT under "current date" (it actually does not exist in mskip themes) but under the "panels" widget, 'cause he hijacked the original current date widget to use it for his panels :)

- Last but not least: mskip themes surely do not bother my widgets, nor my widgets mess with mskip themes. BUT I remember mskip strongly advise to install his themes on a clean ms 3.5 installation. You said you put ultimate elegance on top of proplus elegance, maybe you should try to uninstall everything and reinstall a clean mobile shell and ultimate elegance right on top of it, dunno if that could be the problem, but if mskip advise against installing one on top of the other I think there must be a reason ;)

Good luck, and keep me updated! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released Version 2.05 :p

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Ciao:)

I have some suggestions for your great mods (mostly I really appreciate your choice of installation procedure which makes it fully compatible with any other theme/mods out there!)

- Add invisible widget

- Add Coloured Link Box in a bigger size like 90*90 (something like Ziphone size).

- Add picture widget without frame to be used as icons and as wallpaper (like in MSkip)

It would make it perfect to have all these great funtions for using along with some theme like Ziphone which prevents from using MSkip ProPlus (at least prevents from noobs like myself^^)

GrazieXD
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ciao! :D

Thanks for the suggestions and for your appreciation! :o

I'm gonna work on the bigger coloured link box, think I'll make it 50x50 (qvga) and 100x100 (vga), or maybe very large 58x58 (qvga) and 116x116 (vga). Will be in the next release! :D (do u think the size is ok?)

Regarding the invisible link and the frameless picture, if there's enough request I could make them too, but honestly I'd rather leave them to their original author :p

What I mean is: I'm ok with adding some widgets "insipired" to someone else's, as I did for example with the compact tasks and calendar, but they're just "inspired to" MatthewHypolite's ones, my versions have been somewhat modified, be it for colors or for setting them as a selectable skin widget instead of a single non-modifiable widget on its own.

What I'd rather avoid, if possible, is having a 1 to 1 copy of someone else's widgets in my packages, it would almost be a waste of bandwidth, not to mention that the original author could not like it :)

The above said, if there's enough request and MSkip is ok with it, I could still do it (but I think that if a single widget cab for them is needed, MSkip won't say no to anyone asking, for what I've seen he's always been there for people needing his help) ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Ciao^^

About the bigger link box, I honestly would like them 96*96 for VGA (I'm not good with pixel mathXD but I see that most of the iPhone styled icons available for WVGA are 96*96 so I tought that was the "standard"^^)

But if the free space between them can be adjusted in detail, maybe also 100*100 is good:) More than that I'm not sure (at least for my own use of iPhone style icons in my shell, dunno about others^^)

About the Invisible link, it was originally created for ms3.0 by jgjackson on SPB forum and was first ported to 3.5, if I remember correctly, by our fellow italian Siliconstar! so there should be no problem at all using it in your mod too as others are doing.

Of course about the frameless picture it will be polite to ask to MSkip first! and I hope he will agree:)

BUT honestly I don't think that, in general, having some duplicate widgets in your mod will be a waste of bandwith!!! on the countrary!

As I said above, your widgets is a MUST HAVE for anyone who wants to use a theme (like Ziphone or Imarche or Sence etc) becouse it's compatible with everything.

Most of us "noobs" would have no idea, for example, how to make work togheter (if possible at all) 2 themes which modify the bottom bar (ProPlus and Ziphone to repeat the same example^^): with your widgets, the user could choose the theme (bottom bar, SPB ms icons and so on) he prefers the most and still have access to every cool widget from other mods! that would be my dream haaha^^

Hope you understand what I mean and again really a great work you are doing!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol not much pixel math to be done ;) it's just a matter of how it looks, 'cause the "logical" size of the link does not have to be the same as the visible graphical representation :)

At the moment I'm setting up a 55x55 - 110x110 version, I'll send it to you in pm so you can take a preview look at it, and if you'll think it's ok I'll put it in the next release, otherwise we can "work together" to make it look the best :)

I didn't know that! Ok then, I'll grab it somewhere, include it with my usual single cab installation in the next release and of course I'll put jgjackson in the credits :)

Maybe we'll ask him what solution he'd like better: if for me to include it in my package or for him to prepare a single widget cab ;)

Now now... here you're (almost) making me blush! :o lol :D

I got what you mean entirely ;) And again thanks for your appreciation :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tacchan23:
Thanks for the fast reply!

I'll be waiting for your PM too, I'll test it asap and let you know!

Also happy about the Invisible widget:)

Finally waiting for MSkip reply if you can add it in your mods or if he can make a separate cab out of it!

Thanks again, so far I wasn't so sure anymore about SPB ms or PointUI/PointSense becouse I could not get every SPB mods/widget togheter... but maybe thanks to you I'll be able to do it:P
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You've got mail ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] whs5711:
+++++ Definitly agree with tacchan23. a Must have.

And may I suggest to add a picture skin that has the picture and/or also shows the text (of the invisible link).

I mean: possibility to change the icon of a shortcut with a picture, but keep the text visible, or type in your own text.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The upcoming release is almost ready, so I'll try to look into this for the next one.

If I got it right, what you need is an invisible link with visible text, will see what I can do about it.

About writing your own text, that's fairly easy without any mod.... create a .lnk to what you need, name it with the text you desire and then use that .lnk for the link widget ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released Version 2.06 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released Version 2.07 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] monsterpt:
Just an FYI. I struggled with this so I thought I would post the solution for those using jZip.

Follow the steps laid out by Vostradamus to place the WidgetsZioGian.xml file in the qa_layouts.zip.

Then in JZip, go to the Actions tab => select Encrypt

enter the password b0fm18zq in the two fields required.

Install in device after changing the name.

Restart and it works.

Great work Vostradamus, love the ability to change color for my text.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks heaps! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] rubadub234:
thanks for this, are they all compatible with 3.5.1?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yep, they are! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] queenkong:
Man u rocks! Been searching high n low e WHOLE day for suitable widgets that wont clash with each other etc. And ur e winner of all!!

Great job and keep up the good work man!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
Thxxx Vostra, this is the cleanest most complete "widget skin changer" I have seen. Congrats man, any chance for some really cool black themes:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
excellent work sir, i dont care what they say I had to thank you again, very cool and the cat too, my dog is the same size and does the same with my kb:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Zylograth:
I installed the battery LED skin and it lets me select it from the list but it will not change to that skin, am I doing something wrong?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm... could work on that... did you have anything specific in mind? :)

... and.... say hi to your dog for me (and for my cat) :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That can happen if you accidentally installed the wrong cab for your device (qvga cabs on vga device or the other way around) or if something went wrong with the xml installer.

First check if you actually installed the right cabs, if they are right then check if you run the xml installer too and if it showed any sign of problems during installation.

If the above does not help, then try to attach your qa_layouts.dat on here so I can take a look at it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pvezzoli:
Vostradamus,

Hi are you,

How can I have see them (widget photo cab ) before installation in the HD2? Or I can install a full kit?

Have a good day,

Paolo
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm.... I fear I didn't quite get what you mean :confused:

(feel free to write me on PM in italian if you're more comfortable with it) ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
Vostra, I am thiking something really black:) glossy and sharp. Neon and your colors will work like magic on that. I trust you man
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
uhm, you're losing me here... I thought you were talking about a serie of black-oriented widgets, what's the neon set got to do with that? :confused:

(or, more likely, I didn't exactly get what you meant) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
I was thinking your widgets/neon colors set on top of a reall y nice black glossy black background willbe magic. My fault man, I wasnt clear. Black widgets are welcome :):D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol now I got it :) wasn't really your fault, english not being my native language, sometimes I can misunderstand something :p

I'll try taking a look around for a nice background and if I'll find something cool I'll post it here (won't add it to the package though, 'cause it's not really a widget)

About the black widgets, I'll try to think of something once I'm done with the stuff I'm on at the moment :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
Very cool man, well done, very well done sir. I will be on the look out for some blk glossy backgrounds
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Try this one, looks cool to me :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
Thxxx lot my Italian friend, what is your favorite soccer team ?thaT is if you HAVE ONE. i WIll try the glossy theme , i will check the resolution first:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
yes this falls in line with what i had in mind, I will be hunting some more glossy blk backgrounds:D I use to love AC Milan back in the days when they had Gullit, Van Basten, Rijjkard and Koeman...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Think I'm gonna use that background on my phone too, the more I look at it the more I like it :)

I'm not really into soccer (I know, it sounds strange said by an italian :p), I prefer other sports... volleyball, figure skating, gymnastics, sync. swimming and so on

Even if I'm not a soccer addict though, it's fun to hear my collegues at office argue all the time about it :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] pvezzoli:
Vostradamus,

Do you have any widget for Status Facebook & Status Twitter and Internet??

Best Regards,

Paolo
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
that is cool man, I am not a die hard .Indeed that background looks gr8, and it is easier to see outside ...:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Not at the moment, sorry... I've never even tried to skin them mainly because they're quite... plain and boring :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That's another reason why it's gonna be fired up on my phone soon :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
yeah man, that is teh main reason why i always go for yellow text on black...yu can actually see it while driving and stufff, I just put a link to your work on ppcgeeks, not sure if it is there yet but it will be in a minute
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yep, yellow or white text on black is a always a good choice, I always go back to that too, even if sometimes I stray for a while to try something new :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 2.36 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] meanmug:
Neon Everything

Great job with the neon, it is truly a work of art, but I was wondering if you could perhaps make it for everything(hexagon, framed clocks, dates, backing panels, agenda, picture frames, and anything else.)

P.S. As I was typing this you some how manage to release 2.36 and once again the new widgets are simply amazing, good job, and could you do the same for these also.
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Lol I was just wondering when you were going to update. Its been like 3 days! ;P Jkjkjk
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'll see what I can do about it :)

Have some doubts about the agenda, it's a tricky widget and I don't know if I can manage to make it neon-ish.

Some doubts about the picture frames too, to keep the neon glow the frame should be detached from the image and I don't know how it would look.

Should be no problems for the current date, backing panels etc.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol you're right, I've been lazy :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
Good job Vostra, can i just grab the transparent themes and drop on 2.35:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Don't forget the 2.36 xml installer, otherwise that theme won't work ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] nimrodity:
mmmh now it seems i have a problem.I am using neon right now and i love it,one day later you come up with this awesome transparency theme and now cant decide whick one i love more.I just dont know what to say,your work is amazing and every new version keeps getting better and better
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Well... both neon and transparency look good on black/dark backgrounds so..... use a mix of the two of them! :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] hbenz2008:
Thxxx Vostra, transparencey will be perfect with blk glossy background, trying now...:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome ;)

Think I'm gonna use it too, together with that background that I found today, just like in the preview images :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] nimrodity:
a bit offtopic but has anybody some nice elegant black wallpapers?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Did you try the one I posted two pages ago? (page 80, post 794)

It's the one I used for the preview images of the transparency theme :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] nimrodity:
ah missed that,will try it,if anyone has some other ones ,i would like to see them
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Maybe you just should stop working, before you drop people in misery with too many choices. lol
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ssssshhh!! Don't tell anyone, but that is my plan to conquer the world! :eek: :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] moxycalt:
Hey vostradamus love your work ! I have a little request for you. Is it possible to make a set of weather icons from the zips below, some icons I've modified myself and some original ones. It would be medium size for my omnia (WQVGA) ?

check them out they are really nice....you will notice that the wrighting is french, in weather-2.zip. But weather-1.zip is the original in english.

I would personnaly prefer the weather-2, just asking !

Thank you for your great work !! :cool:
[Windows Mobile Themes] fonty65:
:)

salve, sono nuovo nel forum e mastico poco l'inglese.

volevo chiedere se esirte una guida in italiano per poter provare il tuo lavoro.

grazie in anticipo:):):)

:):):):)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'll see what I can do, but I'd rather use the english ones, they would be more "international".... (but maybe I could prepare the graphics in french too and just give them to you so you could switch them) ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
[english]

[he said he's new in the forum and does not speak english too much, and asked me if there's an installation guide for my widgets in italian]

I'll get to you on pm so that we can write in italian, on the forum it would not be too polite 'cause this is an english speaking board ;)

[italian]

ti rispondo via pm così possiamo scrivere in italiano, sul forum non sarebbe troppo educato perchè questa board è in lingua inglese ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] moxycalt:
THANKS MAN !!! what a pro !! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome ;)

Hope you won't mind waiting 'til the next week though, I'm not sure if I'll have the time this weekend :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] moxycalt:
no prob...it's so nice of you that I'll just be patient, and appreciate even more !!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Tony Kitchen:
Mods

Vostrodamus, I enjoy your work, with the 2.00 Mods when i follow the instructions and rename the widgets zioGian to qa_layouts.dat file as per instructions and copy back to shell on my device, when i open one of the files it connects to the internet, it opens as an Opera file, (strange) should these be a cab file