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[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, now could you please:

1) check if in your mobile shell folder there are 3 files named "qa_BatteryFuel.dat", "qa_BatteryFuelSmall.dat" and "qa_BatteryFuelTiny.dat" (provided you installed all 3 of them, of course)

2) attach your qa_layouts.dat on here
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi again,

Hope this helps you find them.

Peter
[Windows Mobile Themes] 4thought:
I'm using an HTC Touch, NFSFAN 6.5 ROM, SPB MS v3.5.3. My problem is that just the tiny fuel does not work. I can select it, but when I exit the setup screen the widget is gone. The other 2 sizes work just fine! Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you figure it out Vos.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Fuel tiny has been released one version after the other two sizes, is it possible that when you installed it you forgot to install the new xml installer or you picked the old one by mistake?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Will look for them ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jacko5:
The Diamond Weather icons look great :)

I will also try to find them :D

Edit,

I think they are in this thread,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=401781

Edit 2,

I think these are better as they work with an earlier version of SPB Shell,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=402124
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks! :D

EDIT: Too bad, I fear I won't be able to use these... I tried them and the result looks ok only on black/very very dark backgrounds while on lighter ones I can't get rid of some light but bothering artefacts :(

Will keep looking for another version, hopefully with white background (the black background in the original images is what is causing the issue) or, even better, in png format without any background
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 2.28 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] O.a.T.:
Thanks for the great customizations. Really like the new multifunction analog clock. Hope to see some more of these overlay concepts soon. Have just made a small donation to you from Albuq., NM, USA. Keep up the wonderful work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Will see what I can do, we (Hans and me) have already started to think about some more stuff ;)

Thank you heaps from me and, of course, my cat :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
How can I completely uninstall these fuel widgets? I tried with SKTools uninstaller, they are uninstalled, but if I wanna change the battery icon, the options are still there?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
did you try the normal way: settings -> uninstall programs before sktools? That would be the normal uninstalling procedure.....

Plus, after uninstalling you should restart the shell or soft reset the device
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
No, I prefer uninstaller app to the built in remover. I did at least 10 soft resets. I just got messed up with these fuel stuffs and only on the trinity... :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
well.... it looks like sktools did uninstall the widget... filewise... but it did NOT uninstall the registry part (thing that the normal uninstaller would have done) :p

Looks like you have two choices:

1) reinstall the fuel widgets and then uninstall them normally (hopefully it should work, if sktools did not mess something up)

or

2) edit the registry, manually delete the keys related to the fuel widgets and then restart the shell.

The interested keys are:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House\Shared\Spb Menu\WidgetPackages\Spb.WidgetsZioGian\BatteryFuel]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House\Shared\Spb Menu\WidgetPackages\Spb.WidgetsZioGian\BatteryFuelSmall]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House\Shared\Spb Menu\WidgetPackages\Spb.WidgetsZioGian\BatteryFuelTiny]

Be careful with sktools... it can be nice and useful, but it's not always 100% reliable... it happens very rarely, but I know of people who found their devices messed up by it to the point they needed a hard reset.

Most of all, don't let it mess with anything that is even remotely related to WM notification queue (looks like it's where it can do the most damage)
[Windows Mobile Themes] samarain:
What is exactly the name of the widgets for this Analog Multifunctional Clock, i wanna put just like this in the image :)

another question, i have already some widgets from MSkip ProPlus, to install this clock need install Vostradamus Xml Installer.cab too?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yes, the Xml Installer is needed for the widgets to work, its purpose is to add my xml configuration file inside qa_layouts.dat and restart the shell, so you have to:

step 1: Install Analog Clock Multifunctional cab

step 2: Install Xml Installer cab

at this point, mobile shell will be automatically restarted

After the restart, to have that clock you need to place one over the other the following:

- 1 Battery widget with "Multifunctional" skin (add a normal battery widget, then edit layout and change skin to Multifuncional)

- 1 Weather widget with "Multifunctional" skin (add a normal weather widget, then edit layout and change skin to Multifuncional)

- 1 Analog clock widget with "Multifunctional" skin (add a normal analog clock widget, then edit layout and change skin to Multifuncional)

All the widgets in my package are 100% compatible with Mskip work :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] samarain:
Thanks for the help... i go try now :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] samarain:
if i decide to install another widget i need install Xml Installer cab? or its just once?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
just once, you will need it again only when future versions will be released :)

EDIT: but you will need to manually restart the shell to see the new widgets in the change skin menu
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, I managed to solve the graphic artefact problem I mentioned before, it's been a little more "heavy" on the graphic editing side, but now they can work :)

Diamond weather will be included in the next release ;)

EDIT: the original graphic set by BeyondInfinity did not contain night (moon) icons, so neither will this widget
[Windows Mobile Themes] 4thought:
I expect you're right. I just grabbed the fueltiny file from the new release, and nothing else. Thanks. I'll learn to read and do it properly!
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
What happens tapping on multifunctional widget? Which application will be launched?
[Windows Mobile Themes] jacko5:
Great news :D

Your truley a genius :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
the one on top, which is the clock.

If you want you could add a temperature weather widget and/or a text battery widget too... they both are only text and small, so you can place them wherever you want, even on the clock itself and click on them to reach the weather and/or battery page (they are separate cabs, but still included in the package)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thank you so much, but the main credits for this still go to BeyondInfinity, who designed the graphics in the first place :)

I just managed to make them suitable for our needs ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
I am glad to hear that the music player doesn't have those bugs! I can't wait to see what youcome up with!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Still trying to come up with an idea so far :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Lol just looking for skin idea's (format's)?
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Hello there-

Q: What is the battery that you are running at the top of your screen (above the start and status icons)? Could that be posted as a .cab?

Thanks a bunch
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yes, exactly :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Honestly, I would be happy with anything a bit bigger and supported the time elapsed/remaining but (not sure if that will work). Maybe support cover art or else the standard Touch Pro II Touchflo 3D music player would be great too.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Making it bigger is not a problem, but I can't make it support what it does not support right now... I can only make "cosmetic" changes :( so no time elapsed/remaining and no cover art either

I'll take a look at the touchflo 3d music player, I don't remember what it looks like :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Definately take a look into the Touchflo bc that does support the time remaining/elapsed as well as cover art.

See attachment:
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Another direction

Ok, so I know you are the widgets man but this would be a request/thought that either you know how to do or if you have a xda friend that could do this. On most PDA phones now-a-days the screen will rotate (internet if nothing else). Is there a way to animate the rotation? Perhaps the way an iPhone does?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol I fear I was not clear... :D

I meant I'll take a look at touchflo music player to see what it looks like... I was not talking about functionalities...

Let's make an example...

Think of Mobile Shell as a car, and think of us modders as car painting guys.

Now, we can make the car shiny and brilliant, we can decorate it all you want, make it look beautiful, change its colors, make it look like a rainbow, paint eagles and bears on the doors and so on...

BUT.... we can NOT make the car dance hip hop, we can NOT make the car prepare cofee, we can NOT make the car cook pizza... that's because the car was not designed to do all those things.

Likewise, Mobile Shell media player was not designed to show cover art, it was not designed to show time remaining/elapsed and so on...

When and only when (and if) the guys at spb will reprogram the media player widget to make it able to do all those things, then we modders will be able to create skins with those options... ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm... on some devices the animated rotation is present by default, but honestly I don't really know if there's such a software for those phones that do not have it already :confused:

I'll keep my eyes open for that, if I find something along those lines all give you a buzz ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
For sure

No, I understand. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi Vostradamus,

Just on the Moon Icons, Do any of the Weather widgets we have show the Moon, I have never seen the moon on any of the weather I have used to date.

Many thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Currently almost all of my weather widgets have the night icons, the only ones without them are "Nature and Girls" and the weather widget of Multifunctional cab (just because I didn't find a serie of night landscapes that I liked enough)

I think the fact that you can or cannot see them depends on the weather application you use (spb weather or mobile shell weather) and/or the source from where it gets the data...

On my device, with spb weather set to download data from an italian source I've never seen the night icons in use, but I guess someone should be able to see them (otherwise I would not understand why spb put them there in the first place) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] donnaw:
I see the night icons. I think it has to do with your local weather. If you get the current conditions you see the night icons. I think I saw that on the spb forums
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Just as an idea, could we have the weather info in colour ie. Cloudy, light rain etc and in 2 sizes.

Many thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks for the info :) Glad to have a confirmation that someone is actually seeing them :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I guess it can be done, will see to it for the next release ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
I just did a hard reset. It was high time anyway... But now I've istalled the newest gadgets and the LED battery doesn't work... :confused: :confused: But this time it doesn't work neither on the Trinity nor on the Diamond. Just removes the original battery widget.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
It is called LVMTopBat and i have it from somewhere here in the forums. Just search for it :-)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
:confused: you got some bad luck, man! :confused:

Ok, let's try to figure it out...

1) be sure you didn't switch the cabs by mistake, installing the vga one on the qvga device and the other way around

2) check in mobile shell folder if the following files are present:

on the Diamond

va_BatteryLEDMedium.dat

va_BatteryLEDLarge.dat

on the Trinity

qa_BatteryLEDMedium.dat

qa_BatteryLEDMedium.dat

3) attach your qa_layouts.dat on here so I can take a look at it

just curious... all the other widgets are working correctly?
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
Yeah. :( Your new battery widgets don't like me. :D

I didn't make mistakes. I put the whole pack onto the mem card. QVGA to the trinity, VGA to the diamond.

I've uninstalled them since I got tired of it. Later I may reinstall them and upload the file You've requested. Other widgets (most of them) seem to be working fine. (not working widgets: fuel, LED, link big rounded) BTW do you plan to make a colourful calendar widget without border? Like professional ones. You have one, that's great, but all of them have border. Or I just missed it? Thanks.

Edit: big, rounded link widget doesn't work either. Had to soft reset the unit.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The whole issue sounds so weird that I'm amazed :confused:

I'll wait for you to upload you qa_layouts.dat when you'll have time:

- you checked for the dat files presence in the shell folder and you found them

- the names show up in the change skin menu so the registry part is ok

the only thing still to check is that file, I'm really getting curious about this whole thing, it's the first time someone has this kind of problems :confused:

EDIT: about the calendar, you didn't miss it, currently I made only the one with border, maybe I'll make the borderless one too later on
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
Yes, it's kinda weird, because everything else works fine. Thinkin' about all the apps I've installed (not only yours). Weird, because I myself am a phone service technician and been using handhelds for 6 years now (not only wm). My PDAs are common, not any special and using SPB MS 3.5.3 build 9885 legal version, running stock ROMs... Honestly I just really need the digi clock full and the big analogue clock. And they work as they should. :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Well, at least it's not a "blocking" issue :)

Still... I'm curious to understand what's going on :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] WMLover212:
Perfect. Got it.

Thanks alot!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=277790
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
Here we go: qa_layouts[1].dat

LED is installed and not yet working. The files that you've mentioned are present. Shows up, that I could pick it, but when choosen: nothing. Just remove the original battery icon.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
aaaaaaaaaand that's the problem! :D

the imported xml file was an old version....

is it possible that you used an old Xml Installer instead of the latest one? The imported xml was like 2 or 3 versions old...

You just did a hard reset, so you clearly started with a "clean" qa_layouts.dat

My xml file was present inside it, so it's somehow been imported... BUT... it was an old version...

I can only think that somehow you've run by mistake an old xml installer instead of the latest one because the xml to be imported is inside of it

Here's your qa_layouts with the latest xml inside: http://www.mediafire.com/file/tookmitlz1z/qa_layouts[1].dat

lemme know if it gets any better ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] krisztian b:
That's the one!!!

Yea, cause I never thought that I need to install a new ver of xml installer.I figured that this is all the same... Now everything's working very fine! Thanks Vos!

But... How come that some of these widgets work on the diamond? I never installed a new version of installer?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Well, seeing that the xml I found in there was 2 or 3 versions old, there's a chance that, when you installed the widgets on the diamond, you took a slightly newer one by chance, after all you were thinking that they were all the same, so you probably didn't notice :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tinbo:
Ciao Mr Vostra,

I am using HD2 and I have installed:

new Battery Skin Set, but I have only default skin for the battery...

I did intalled the new xml installer.

I have attached 2 skins I did... not perfect...

1 is for the current date which has the same size of your status big squared icons.

1 is for SPB time, it has to be on the spb time/skin folder. It has the same size of your big squared status icon.

I am really happy that you did the link big box with text... I was thinking to do it... and now it is done :D....

I will try to add it for the current date icon and same for the alarm... to make all icons same size same design...

Can you add the text for the big squared status as well ??

And may I suggest you to modify the battery skin to be same as your big squared status size... :p

Enjoy the weekend

Ps:

WHen I soft reset my phone, my icons which were skinned with big icon and white text, were back to original icon... any idea ??
[Windows Mobile Themes] stefaie:
Grrrhhh

I can't have current date widget....

I install Skinnable analog clock widget(who appears in the windows program to be deleted , so it seems to be right installed) but nothing change and they do not appears everywhere in lists of widgets...so I don't have current date zodiac or current date squared ,but they are installed too because they appears in the "to delete windows program"...

I did a reset of MS 3.5.3 last few days ,so I used the 2.28 package to reinstall all your widgets ,in date (the oldest cab to the newest date and finish with vostradamus xml installer...

All the rest seems OK

Where I am wrong ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Hi there! :)

I took a look at your skins, they're good! :)

I don't get what you mean by "adding the text for the big squared status" :confused: Status icons do not have text, they just have the item counter... what am I missing? :p

About the battery, you mean you would like a battery skin the same size/shape of the big squared status? This can be done! ;)

Big icons going back to original icon at soft reset: you're not the first with this kind of problem, I think I've read something like that somewhere on spb forum... it could be an issue the guys at spb have to look into :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I guess you're using some of mskip mods :D

Mskip hijacked what originally was the current date widget and renamed it as "baking panels"... you should find my current date stuff in there ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tinbo:
Thanks a lot for your comments... :o

I don't get what you mean by "adding the text for the big squared status" Status icons do not have text, they just have the item counter... what am I missing?

You have added the possibility to get big squared icons with text... so to make all same, you should do the same thing with the big squared Status icons... otherwise, we are getting icons with text and other without... which is not nice...

About the battery, you mean you would like a battery skin the same size/shape of the big squared status? This can be done!

Yes it is what I mean, like this, this icon have the same design as the rest:D

Big icons going back to original icon at soft reset: you're not the first with this kind of problem, I think I've read something like that somewhere on spb forum... it could be an issue the guys at spb have to look into

It is funny because if I use Big Box Border with text or bix box, the skin remains, even if I soft reset, the problem is only on the BigIcon Text...:confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, now I got what you mean about the text on status widget... but the problem is: the status widget does not have a text to be displayed... the shortcut widget has a text field with the linked application name, but the status widget does not have anything like that... what text could it display? :confused:

Regarding the battery: I'll see to it :)

About the skins not showing up: did you by any chance install them

after

the xml installer? If the answer is yes, then you will have to restart the shell or soft reset the device to make them show up in the change skin menu ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tinbo:
Yes, you are right, I have installed the skin before the xml installer, I did a re-install and now I am getting the batteries skins...

But I still have the problem with the bigIcon Text:(

For the status, the name can be part of the icon itself ?

Phone for the phone status, SMS for SMS status ??:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I fear I have no solution for the bigicon text issue... it could likely be an "internal" mobile shell issue :(

About the status, yes I could make a version with the text as part of the icon, but it would hardly look the same as the others... on link widgets the text is written by the system as a real text... in the status icons it would be part of a picture, and even using the same font I fear the difference would still be visible...
[Windows Mobile Themes] tinbo:
Ok forget it then :D

thks anyway for your help;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mguzzy:
I don't even see where I can call the PIM categories anyway? let alone create some logic statement that assigns this color if its category "abc" and another color it its "123"

If category="abc" then color=yellow

if Category="123" then color=blue

guess we got to what for SPB to update the shell for that one.

Mark
[Windows Mobile Themes] leo8259:
applying skin

hi! just want to know how to apply the different skins available
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I replied to your pm :)

Once installed, edit layout -> click on widget -> change skin -> select the new skin, the new colors will be available in the list
[Windows Mobile Themes] NIKOSXRI:
Alarm fonts

Cool work, bravo.

What about the alarm fonts?

Will you change them also?

Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] umasiva:
Hi, Can I apply mskip's ultimate elegance & mh-widgets too with your app? If all have to work, what should I do?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The alarms are ready and will be included in the next version, to be released veeeeeery soon together with other new stuff :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yes, but be sure to install them BEFORE my mods 'cause if I'm not mistaken they overwrite qa_layouts.dat and if you install them after my packages you'll lose my configuration. Should that happen, re-add my xml file to qa_layouts.dat and everything should work again :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] honghao0715:
[Cannot link, please upload :Vostradamus Colored Mods for Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 (QVGA/WQVGA)
[Windows Mobile Themes] honghao0715:
Cannot link, please upload :Vostradamus Colored Mods for Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 (QVGA/WQVGA):mad::mad:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released Version 2.01 :D

Details and download in the first post.

Enjoy :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol, no need to shout... I was sleeping when you first posted, be a lil patient, would you? ;)

I just released the new 2.01 version, what's the problem with the download link? I just tested it (the old one too) and it's working without problems...
[Windows Mobile Themes] honghao0715:
Brothers,Vostradamus Colored Mods 2.01 the link is also unable to download, direct upload:

Vostradamus Colored Mods 2.01 for Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 (QVGA/WQVGA)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Looks like you alone are having issues with it, I just checked the donwload stats and the file is being downloaded without problems... :confused:

I'm attaching it to this post, try getting it from here
[Windows Mobile Themes] honghao0715:
Vostradamus ，Thank you very much for your help！