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[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome, I really hope we'll manage to solve this weird issue :)

I'm attaching ezviewer alone to this post, try downloading it and replace the one inside tools, maybe it somehow got corrupted (at least let's hope so)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 4.01 (some small bugfixes) :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] LUDANNCO:
Downloaded ezviewer and installed it. Stille the same problem.

Uninstalled VMS manager and reinstalled version 4.1. Again the same problem.

Weird ??? But not a BIG problem cause everything else seems to work fine.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Well... at least you're not stuck and you can use everything else :p

but I'd like to understand this issue nonetheless (I know: I'm stubborn lol)

I'll keep trying to reproduce it, meantime (or in case I won't be able to find it/fix it) if you want you could send you a modified version of the manager using internet explorer to open preview images instead of ezviewer... it's not that "elegant", but at least it should not crash :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 2.12 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Jackasrot:
Hi,

very good job, thank you!!

Is it possible to have a small box theme for bluetooth and air mode switches?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Veritech:
Great job, thank you very much! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Unfortunately, due to a (probable) bug on Mobile Shell it looks like it's not possible to add skins to the wireless widgets. I already tried, and even if the new skins are correctly described and referenced both in the dat files and the registry, their names show up but their graphics don't.

I already pointed this out to Spb guys on their forum, but got no reply so far....

At the moment, it seems that the only way to use different icons for the wireless widgets is by completely replacing them, which is not what I want my widgets to do, because that would mean not being 100% compatible with all the other themes/mods created by others. :(

I really hope the guys at Spb will take my post in consideration and give a deep look at it, because the way it is now it really seems to be a bug more than something "by design".
[Windows Mobile Themes] kmsrao:
Excellent !!

You are becoming Widget Wizard ...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol thanks, doing all I can :p ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] NoCodeinMT:
Having the same problem. Help?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That means that the cab installation is ok but the xml importing inside qa_layouts.dat is not.

The most frequent reason for this is the pc being set to hide the file extension for known file types, resulting in an incorrect renaming when trying to rename qa_layouts.zip back to qa_layouts.dat (it usually results in a file being displayed as qa_layouts.dat but actually being qa_layouts.dat.zip, which of course won't work once copied on the device)

Solution 1: change pc setting so that it shows the file extension for known file types, then repeat the xml importing procedure

Solution 2: install and use ShellExtensions to import the xml file

or even

Solution 3: send me your qa_layouts.dat and I'll import the xml file for you :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 2.13 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] ali1010:
Thank you vostradamus for your creative work!
[Windows Mobile Themes] rubadub234:
wow these really make spb alot more fun to play with, thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thankyou, and stay tuned: more to come quite soon! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 2.14 :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi,

just Updated to change skin 4.5.2, now your weather widgets are not showing, text is displayed. but no graphics, have installed 2.14, still not working for me.

WQVGA, i900, Change Skin 4.5.2, Your Widgets 2.14, MSkip Widgets only Pack.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Also noted that light Hexagon is not in the list of skins to pick. dark Hexagon is fine.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, let's try to understand what's happening :)

Does "standard" spb weather widgets show as usual?

Also, what's your exact version of mobile shell?

About the light hexagon, when a skin is not present in the list it usually means that something went wrong while installing and for some reason the installation failed, try reinstalling its cab

EDIT: I've just taken a look at change skin scripts, when you use it it seems to mess a bit with qa_layouts.dat, it has other files with the same name and it switches them with the original or something like that... this could be the cause of your problem: if change skin overwrites qa_layouts.dat with another one, of course my xml won't be inside the new one unless you manually added to it before...

You could:

- re-add my xml to qa_layouts.dat every time Change Skin changes it

or, maybe better,

- manually add my xml to ALL the qa_layouts.dat you have on your device (look for them, don't remember how ChangeSkin names its folders), so that when Change Skin changes it, it will be ok already

EDIT 2: Done some tests more... the graphics disappearing on the weather widgets looks like a qa_layouts problem. Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 and Spb Mobile Shell 3.5.1 seem to have differences in the qa_layouts.dat, and using the wrong one can make your weather graphics disappear the way you're experiencing.

Could it be that you have Mobile Shell 3.5 and are using a Change Skin (or a skin, if it includes a qa_layouts) made for 3.5.1 or the other way around? That would explain the issues you're having.

(my widgets are compatible with both 3.5 and 3.5.1)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Peterjac:
Hi,

I have MS 3.5.1 build 9687

I have re-installed the cab for light hexagon many times, still not in the list.

the new change skin 4.5.2 is for MS3.5.1 so it should be good.

I installed Change Skin 4.5.2 first, then i installed Your widgets and mskip widgets using shellextenions, which worked fine with MS3.5.

So not sure what is wrong, all files are for MS3.5.1

As for the weather when i add spb widget, none of the skins have graphics from simple to prof and your widgets just show the colored text no graphics.

With MS weather, I get no graphics from simple to white-big, then Big Icon works, Prof does not work, MSkips proplus work, none of yours are working.

do you have any more ideas.

Many thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] LUDANNCO:
OK When you have time you may send me the modified version.

But what if you make new versions ? Maybe a possibility to choose the viewer ?

Thanks anyway for your time i also find it very weird that no one else has this problem. Must be my Omnia.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
mmmh... actually... I was thinking the same thing :p a new entry in settings menu to choose the viewer could be a nice addon :)

Weirder thing is: I re-tried it on my collegue's Omnia just 10 minutes ago, and it run smoooooooth :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
I notice something strange - I'm using TouchLockPro and when i upgrade to Vostrdamus 4.x it stop locking the screen. When i downgrade to Vostradamus 3.5 it works again.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
:eek: I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with my manager :) the manager is but a serie of scripts and nothing more... even the cab file doesn't do anything special, I could have released a zip to be extracted on storage card and it would have been the same :p (I used the cab format only to make it automatically create shortcuts in start menu) ;)

edit: from 3.5 to 4.x nothing much changed, apart for the app name and how the menus are organized... I really think it must be something else

edit 2: if you want, though, I can try installing that app and see if I can find what's happening (I'd need a link though)
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
I try it 2 more times - upgrade, reboot, not locking, downgrade,reboot, locking - the same result

actually, after that i have to reinstall TouchLockPro too.

its strange - i'll play more when i have time

TouchLockPro is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=444215
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You got me curious.... I'm downloading it right now :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
btw i have htc tytn ii/att tilt and i really like your work. i'm developer to - vb.net

Last debug:

TLP locking screen

install V 4.01

still locking

reboot

stop locking

install V3.5

TLP not locking

reboot

not locking

reinstall TLP

reboot

locking
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
First steps: looking at the cab.

TouchLockPro turns out storing all its files in its folder, it looks like it's not placing anything anywhere else (at least during installation)

Registry keys it creates are also completely unrelated to mortscript

now going test the actual behaviour on the emulator :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm... this is really weird...

Install TLP

-- locking (but locking actually starts working after 1-2 minutes from activation)

Install Manager

-- locking (same delay as before)

Reboot

-- locking (delayed)

Uninstall Manager

-- locking (delayed)

Reboot

-- locking (delayed)

Reinstall Manager

-- locking (delayed)

Reboot

-- locking (delayed)

It looks like it's working, but I don't exactly get why this delay in actually starting to work

I've taken a look at the processes, TLP process seems to start fine almost at once when enabled, but from the moment the process starts to when it actually starts working I've seen about 1-2 minutes delay :confused:

(the above could very well be because of the emulator though)
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
My TLP setting is AutoLockOnPowerOn and with V3.5 locks screen and buttons. With V4.01 locks just buttons, no screen. And everything is with no delay.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Sounds like it works differently according to the device in use (may very well be for I think I saw a setting about the device model somewhere)

uhm... I'll take a walk around the office to see if someone has an HTC to lend me so I can experiment on it... strange delay apart, it seemed to work so maybe that could be somehow device dependant (yet I don't really get how two apparently completely unrelated apps could have this issues when installed together) :confused:

Could you try taking a look in TLP thread or somewhere about it if anyone has ever had a similar issue with TLP & mortscript? (weirdest thing of all: I don't even register mortscript extensions.... I invoke mortscript executable all the times with the scripts as parameters)

The only non-script thing that changed between 3.5 and 4.x is my icons dll (VIcons.dll), but I REALLY hope that's not the problem... lol it would be hilarious :p just to make nonsense experiment... try replacing 4.0 vicons.dll with the older one (only difference is the main script icon)
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
I post my question to TLP forum. Right now i dont have time to try replacing just vicons.dll / because thats mean i have to reinstall V4.01 - V3.5 - TPL /, but later today or tomorrow i hope i'll have time to try. Thank you again for your quick response.

can you give me just vicons.dll, so i can change it without pre-installing everithing?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Revhead:
Hi,

Two questions:

1. Are the library updates cummulative ie. do I just need to install the latest one

2. Is this compatible with Mskip's Windows Phone 7 theme?

BTW I seem to be missing Ferrari and Heuer analogue clocks?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Hi there again, sorry for the late reply, I just got home :p

Here's the Vicons.dll of version 3.x (but I don't really think it can be the culprit lol) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
1. No, they all contain only a part of the widgets.

2. In principle yes. On the other hand is the look of mskips win7 so unique, that most of the widgets here destroy this image. You have to install mskip before the MsM though.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
1) nope they're all complementary... if you want all the widgets you will need all the lilbraries, would not make sense having everyone redownload everything every time for a just a few addition :)

2) Yep, it's compatible 'cause I do not alter what's already inside mobile shell in any way, everything my manager does is an add-on. :)

The only detail that the manager is enabled to change even if it's not its own is the main lifestyle screen menubar (of course only if the user wants it).

The "change menubar" function lets you change the menubar to either the main lifestyle screen or any additional panel which has been created with the manager... so if you're on MSkip theme just leave the main lifestyle screen menubar untouched and that's all ;) (you can still change it on every other panel you'll create of course)

EDIT: looks like good ol' Hans beat me on time in replying lol :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Just helping out, cause I knew you were out :-)
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
Here its the result:

install V4.01

reboot

stop locking

replace vicons.dll with version 3.5

reboot

locking

its look like this is the problem. thank you again for the quick response. what will be difference in functionality with old dll?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
ROTFL!!!

Absolutely nothing!!! the 4.0 dll just have a different icon for the application...

That dll is ONLY an icon repository... there's NOTHING in it but 4 or 5 icons... it looks... absurd? :eek: :confused: :D

(glad it somehow solved your issue though) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
Thank you again - i'll test it for few more days, but now with old dll it locks like it should be.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
just as an experiment, tomorrow I'll rebuild that dll... I'd be grateful if you could try what happens with it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Margez:
Hi! :)

This is even better than I have hoped!:D

Great work!

Everything runs perfectly!

Thank you!

Btw: It`s possible to make the menu bar invisible in Lifestyle Screen, but will it be possible in the future to do that in Professional Screen, too?

But that`s not very important, just a request for the future!:p

Best Regards!
[Windows Mobile Themes] boookaa:
Hi Vostradamus!

I use your widget manager and your widgets a few days ago,and i would like to change to your new project "mobile shell manager".I'm a brandnew SPB MS user

i feel at home in "Sence " instead of MS but your work gives to mood to use MS

The question is:

It needs to uninstall all previous widget programs and after install the news or it doesn't neccessary,maybe I have to change only the .xml file?

Sorry for my stupid question :o

Thanks for your answer in advance
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol you're right, I always forget about the "standard" professional screen mainly 'cause I've always kept it disabled :p

I'll try to see to it, in the meantime you can always use the additional pro panels: they should be quite similar to the main professional screen, and their bar is fully customizable ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That does not sound like a stupid question, don't worry ;)

The "old" widgets manager and the "new" mobile shell manager are 100% compatible :) actually, you could even consider mobile shell manager as an "upgrade" of the widgets manager, the core is still the same and the widgets too :) if you're not importing any new widgets library you don't even need to run the update xml function, just install mobile shell manager and you're good to go ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] boookaa:
Ok .Just install mobile shell manager and it's work,isn't it? And if I want some new widgets ,install new .xml file before?If I understand well

Thanks for your patience I hope I'm not intruder ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
you're welcome! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] boookaa:
I wrote more meantime :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol yep we wrote almost at the same time :p

yes, you got it right: once you install mobile shell manager everything will keep working like before, you will just have the new manager instead of the old but all the widgets, activated or not, will still be there working :)

If you already updated the xml with the latest version, you will not need to update it again until I'll release some other library+xml

If you take a look at the downloadable files, you will see that the xml zipped file has a date in the filename :

"Vostradamus XML Definition File 20100316.zip"

This means that XML can handle all the widgets libraries released up to March 16 2010 (widgets libraries also have the date in the filename).

So if you already imported this XML once you are already able to use all the widgets included in any library released up to that date (as long as you download and import the library, of course) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] boookaa:
Thanks a lot again :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome again :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] samarain:
Lol ya thats it, invisible links :) if have already good, i go find ;)

thanks for the good work ;:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
Yes, i'll try it
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
thanks, you should have it in PM already :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] jebe4:
A very nice program.

I hereby would like to thank you for your great program.

Ask the good work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks for the appreciation :)

Stay tuned... working on some new nice stuff at the moment ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jebe4:
Yes, they do. And that very well.
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
Small request - only if its not going to take you a lot of time - i'm using Task Narrow and Calendar Medium Narrow, but the font is really difficult to read / i have htc tytn ii 320x240/ its not clear
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
it's arial narrow... with any other font the text would be too large to fit a decent string in 120 pixels... what font would you rather try?
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
May be because of the low resolution on my device - otherwise arial is clear font. Thanks

When the new version is ready i'll try it
[Windows Mobile Themes] giokou:
Vostradamus you are the man!!!

Thank you for your latest achievement, continue thrilling us!!! :D

Donate made...!!!

Cheers my friend ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
arial narrow and arial are different fonts ;)

I've been on a 240x400 device for quite a bit myself, I know it's very narrow but I didn't find it too hard to read in the end :p

So what font do you wanna try? Arial non narrow? I could set it up just for you to try when I have a bit of spare time (don't wanna set up the whole set without knowing if it will be useful or not)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks heaps, not only from me but from my cat too :D

Stay tuned: I'll be releasing some (I think) very nice stuff quite soon ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
Dont worry - its not big deal. If you try just with arial its may be not going to fit. I try arial and tahoma /i open word document and try there/ but the length is longer then with arial narrow. I really appreciate your help and work and i dont want to lose your time.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol thanks for your concern, but don't worry: keep trying some texts in word mobile, and if you find a nice suitable combination of font and size just tell me and I'll try to set something up ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotacorredor:
My neighbor and I rescued a black cat (almost identical to my black cat) with a severe broken leg last night, wow... what a mess trying to get him but we finally did, not sure what the doctor said today :confused: we´ll see If he manages to save him.... (sorry for the spam, jeje..)

I really like your widgets, had a chance to try them a week ago and they are great, took them off as I hard reset my phone to try a new rom and I´m using mskip windows 7 theme now but as soon as he makes an upgrade to first version i will load them again to stick with that combination for a while.

slds,

(i´m corpisa at modaco, don´t forget to visit and share your current and latest display)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Good job with the cat! :D Really hope the vet will be able to save him!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 4.02 + new widgets library :)

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

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

You wouldn`t believe how much I love the new thin status icons!

It`s a little bit hard to tap on the icons, but I did place a invisible link on "texts" and "calls", so it's easier to tap.

The Hubs are a very nice idea too, i am not a fan of Hubs but I am sure other people will love them.

Waiting for new Updates of your Widgets is like waiting for christmas gifts :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol should I change my nick to Vostra Claus? :D

I was not a fan of hubs either... but I admit that after working on them and setting up the preview with all those kittens... lol I ended up putting them on my phone too :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
I cannot find your new widget libraries for download, i must be blind.
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
I install V4.02 and everything locks fine :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
huh? it should be in the same folder as the older ones... can't find it? :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol this is even weirder.... I did not replace the dll in the package... I sent you the link to download it in pm, but since I didn't yet know if it was ok or not, I left the same dll as version 4.01 in the cab :eek:
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
Oh...sorry i let it mislead me as i only looked at the date and it says 6.03.10
[Windows Mobile Themes] neverland13:
I just reinstall the new version - on the top of the old. But both dlls are with equal size so i cannot recognize witch is in use. the icon locks like the new one.:confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
huh? What date? :confused:

(lol sorry I'm a bit slow tonight... drank too much wine during dinner) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
uhm... if the icon is the new one, then the new dll is obviously in use... and that's the very same dll which seemed to cause your previous issues :confused:

misteries of windows mobile? lol :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] uaexthereal:
Hello, is it only me, or WT* are the download link? i have surfed for hours downlaoding items for my phone, and here i was just like.... hmmmmm.... reload, reload, ctrl+f, hmmmmm, where the **** is the dl link???
[Windows Mobile Themes] uaexthereal:
please quick answer me, please, sorry for my bad words, but got bad time ... school tomoz, and this is just really nice, spent 30$ on spb and now i want some panels :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol so many *s :D

yes: I've put a special hidden script on the first post, hiding the download links to users who speak with too many *s :D I'm sooooo evil!!!! :p

lol... jokes aside, in the first post there are two links named "Vostradamus Mobile Shell Manager Files" (one main link and one mirror in case the first was offlline or unreachable)

They are NOT direct download links, for you need to download MORE than one file... they are links to online folders containing all the needed files (main donwload folder on MediaFire, mirror on 4shared)

Everything should be explained in the first post though (I guess noone would have been able to download it if it wasn't)... did you actually read it entirely? :confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
trying my best to answer as soon as I can, but I don't live in front of the pc 24/7... :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
Il vino il vino...lol

I mean the date on the main widget library folder.
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
I thought you did live and sleep in front of the PC....lolol...just kidding
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
loool now I get it :p

(maybe the wine's effect is fading out) :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol of course not.... every now and then I go to the bathroom (quickly though!) :D