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[HD2 General] richardvadon:
My last winmobile device (treo 750) allowed me to just start typing on the qwerty keyboard to get to contact I might want to phone.

On the htc hd2 if I press the phone button I can start typing in the name on a numeric keypad. So if I want to call Aaron I need to press 2,2,7,6,6.

Is there no way I can choose to type on a querty keyboard so i can just type Aaron.

There is a slightly clumsy way of doing this by going into contacts, choosing keyboard and then typing but it is a much slower process. Are there any other ways of doing this?
[HD2 General] Archer:
Nope - you can't change it (unless you find a 3rd party dialer that does what you want). How would you dial a number if you had a qwerty keyboard?
[HD2 General] richardvadon:
I must say I hardly ever had to and if I did I would either create a contact or use the on-screen keyboard.

It is just wrong having to type a word on a numeric keypad.

Are there 3rd party dialers? Would it still act this way if you removed sense?
[HD2 General] Archer:
Yes, there are 3rd party dialers (you'll have to search to find them), but I've never heard of one like you're asking for. And yes, turning off Sense would have no effect.
[HD2 General] cinciberlandia:
This is annoying.

Are software developers geeks that don't have an idea of usability?

With my last WM phone I've dialed 3 times faster.

But someone think I need to do more finger exercise.

Ridiculous.
[HD2 General] Archer:
Eh? Dialers should be numbers. Simple.
[HD2 General] cinciberlandia:
Just to inform that it's working again with the last rom.
[Touch CDMA General] loopdloop:
Hi - I hope it's ok to post this question here. I'm looking at the Tattoo and Hero builds for Vogue, and wondering if there is any way to continue syncing to MS Exchange for my work email and calendar, and also sync with my gmail/google contacts? It looks like the Droid can do this, and there seems to be some 3rd party software for this (but some of it looks sketchy, and without the device I can't check out the Marketplace myself).

It also seems like a really tall order...
[Touch CDMA General] dr3w2k:
I am running the Tatoo build and can confirm that Exchange sync works. I just inadvertently found that I was in fact also synching with my Google account as well. It groups all of your contacts together but does label them so you know where they came from. The Exchange e-mail is seperate from the Gmail email (two seperate apps) so it does not combine those.
[HD2 General] uberhaqer:
Hey guys,

I have looked threw the forum and could not spot anything about changing the SMS sound on the HD2. Is this possible? If I have missed a post or tip somewhere explaining about this apologies for the repeat post.

Cheers
[HD2 General] legend63:
Take a look in sound & notification :)
[HD2 General] halfmyself:
Go to settings then press menu then choose all settings then choose sounds and notifications then go to the notifications tab and on the event drop down box choose message: new message and then select your sound :)
[HD2 General] mageor:
What the first poster says is how will he add more sounds as sms alarms....

If he means this he/she should add the file he likes in Device Memory\Application Data\Sounds and then search the sounds through sound and notifications
[HD2 General] l6cum:
hi

you need to put the sound in wav format and place it into your windows directory. these will then be available for you to select in sounds and notifications. the ringtone files can just be put in the windows/rings folder or the rings folder in my docs
[HD2 General] Archer:
I've got mp3 files in the "my documents" folder on my device, and they show up in all the notification and ringtone lists.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] waiting2lose:
My phone is going back to vodaphone, can anyone be kind enough to post a working link for the official rom??

thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] EddyOS:
Should be in here...

http://www.4shared.com/dir/22189940/b8552fa0/Shipped_Leo_ROMs.html
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] EddyOS:
Why you sending it back - bugs?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] finesse:
Hi guys,

Does anyone have an official T-Mobile UK ROM?

Thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tufyuma:
I have a Tilt 2, so does my Wife and my Father. This is the 3rd HTC device i've had (mogul, diamond). This setting should be pretty easy.

So my Dad is complaining about the screen dimming really quickly, I change the settings to 2 min. seems to work well for a while. Then he tels me it's still doing it. I check his settings and its back to 10 sec. we go through this a couple of more time, I'm thinking he is changing it and doesn't know it.

So we just turn off the dim feature (on battery) Today he says it's still doing it, we check his settings and the dim feature is turned off, still! but i saw it go dim after 7-10 secs.

Any ideas? Am i missing a setting, i have done mine and my wifes with no problems.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] drearg:
does he have his backlight on auto adjust?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tufyuma:
Probably, but i have never see such a dramatic change with the auto adjust. it doesn't seem to matter how much light there is. and it's consistantly 7 to 10 seconds.

I tried the at&t "chat" help, they were worthless.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] drearg:
maybe try turning it off. maybe need to do a soft reset on the side of phone.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tufyuma:
we turned it off (unchecked it) but it still dims the backlight, never seen anything like it, i will try the soft reset tomorrow. hopefully that will work!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] bdfx69:
I had the same issue...

I created a reg file to manually fix. What is happening is when the device wakes up from screen sleep or changing from external to battery power, WM6.1 changes this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight\BatteryTimeout to 8 (seconds in hex).

I used my reg file and added to my start menu (you could also assing to a hardware button if you have the right tools), and run it when the device sets it to 8 seconds. Its a couple of clicks, but less then navigating to the UI settings.

The reg file is set for 2 minutes. Edit as you wish, but keep in mind you need to convert the seconds to hex.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tufyuma:
Send it Back!!

The AT&T folks said to send it back (its still within the 30 days) Dad also told me that the speaker sounds funny, i really didn't believe him, thought it was just "different" from his old Razor.

So we tried it i used his phone and called him using mine, dang if it didn't sound funny!

So i am on the phone getting another sent!!

Thanks for helping!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ChrisBee1961:
I have a Cingular 8125 phone that is unlocked to any carrier.

The device starts up at the Cingular splash screen, then goes onto the WM splash screen where it stays. When at the WM splash screen, I can charge the phone until the charge LED changes from Amber to Green. I can press any of the keys and the key backlighting comes on.

Does anyone know what might be causing the lockup?

I can go into Bootloader mode.

I've tried the hard reset, message saying Format FAT partition. Format Complete!. Still doesnt work.

IPL is 2.25

SPL is 2.25

GSM is 02.25.11

OS is 2.25.11.1

I've tried doing a SD backup and restore. Still doesnt work.

Could it be that the original ROM be corrupt ? However, when doing the SD backup/restore, the checksum is checked. Didnt come up with any errors.

I really dont want to send the phone back to the US from the UK to get this fixed.

The HTC guys said it might be something in the registry that is stopping it booting. However, I thought the registry is wiped upon a hard reset

Any help would be greatfully appreciated.

Chris
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] saajith:
hi i have htc softbank x05ht it have japanise i need english rom......
[HD2 General] giz2003:
Hi,

On the default Win 6.5 titanium home page (The one with the big text) How do you make links to other progrmas to be displayed on it. i.e. A link like 'text' one but one for say 'core player' and link to that program.

Thanks

Giris
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzyaman28:
Hey all.

I've a little problem. Since i have updated my rom to Christians rom WM 6.5 dutch i can't see the callers the ringtone plays but can't see the caller. the display stays the same. I didn't mod anything or wat. It's really frustating me can somebody help me out of this?:(

thnx in advance
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] msn.debord:
The parts I like from a rom is the Maxmanila or manila 2.5. Thats all that really matters to me...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ibster:
that does definitely sound as a great idea! The thought for the consept is very honorable so there I'd like to wish good luck!

I like the idea of the lighness a lot! Although if you plan to create ROMs for noobs, business and on, I personally think this should reflected in the roms. as a chef u might for example know which pim backup solution or other tools works better and in harmony with your rom. totally clean and light could therefore (dependent on user group) be misunderstood as an"empty house" which one want to fill with stuff but doen't know with what and brings in anything just not to have an empty house.

So maybe differenciating wouldn't be an idea to considere.

Rom I use right now is Ark's ROM which I really like and which is at this time my absolute favorite. It's usebilit, stability and it's looks are very harmonic. It is a really nice experience with my HTC Touch Pro 2 which HTC itself unfortunately failed to provide.

I like icons on his rom. I would cathegorize his Rom as business. Before that my favorite was Energyrom, although the optics of energyrom are challenging for they emphasize a very personal taste. Something neutral and sobre would be great that would satisfy many.

Good luck and thank you for you interest and ideals about xda community!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] thierry2064:
This is a great idea. I have tried a lot of ROM here, stayed a couple of weeks with some of them, but my favorite now is... the stock WM 6.5 Rom. My problem with custom ROMs is that first they are filled with cab you either do not need or that you could install by yourself, second the ones I preferred (Energy, Josh) never stop development, it feels like they want to provide new features (so new bugs) and never try to definitely fix bugs on current version. Samberg's was seducing but stopped development before fixing all issues.

To me there is not much missing on the stock Rom, I'd like the Wifi Router integrated in CommManager (I did not see a cab working at 100%). But it could be lighten with some software (Copilot, store...). As concerns themes, Energy is nice but I would prefer staying with stock icons, not having to recognize new icons when changing Rom or device.

I'll definitely try your work, whatever Rom you start with...

Thierry

Edit : Some software from Josh's that I do not need, that can be installed with a cab : Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Entertainment, all games...

Edit 2 : I used to have BattClock instead of the battery icon (you get both the clock and the battery charge, + memory if you wish), but this can be installed with a cab.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] kimtyson:
I'd like to see a ROM that has nothing that can be installed via a cab. Just the absolute basics. Then I can install as I desire.

I am using the EnergyRom- Leo 23518- Sense2.5- MaxManilla from NRGZ28. I have tried about ten ROMs on my Tilt 2 and this is one of the best. Great chef, too.

Looking forward to your efforts.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Polimac:
at last great idea

i prefer nrg rom 23XXX build both sens 2.5 or 2.1 but better to use 2.1 because of speed

best rom will be i think 23518 with sense 2.1 and nothing inside more

:)

i hope you will soon cook something

and i think too that chefs must create one bug free release and then after going to cook new thinks so people can use something stable in the mean time
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jcrompton:
@ GSLEON3

GREAT idea re the Lite version. For me (I know others disagree), one of the last things I'm really NOT looking for is "eye-candy" that you see as one of the buzz words. It makes me feel kinda dirty like I'm chasing an iPhone or something - haha.

But I think that the real need is speed and functionality.

I would LOVE to see a good Lite version - the trick is that there seems to be simple finctionality that is left out by many Chefs with "Lite" versions ... a great example is that the best I can tell, every Lite (or Titanium) version out there loses the "Add to Contacts" functionality when you get (or make a call) to somone not in your address book. If you click on the "Add to Contact" button - nothing happens. this has been true for NRG's, Agent47's and others.

Any chance you would post or even PM me your current version that you are using ? I'd be happy to offer more feedback!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] X plosive:
Here,here! Kim took the words right out of my mouth! Just put up a list of updated and/or popular cabs with the ROM. Either way, I appreciate all the cooks. Keep up the good work.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] AllTheWay:
GSLEON3

Hey buddy long time no talk. Let me know if you need me to do some beta testing on the ROM. Just picked up a Tilt 2 today. It's ready for it's flashing abuse.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] true2you:
hey guys, the initiative indeed is honorable!!!

so my share of toughts is :

--> a stable version of sense2.5 with landscape (so whenever the official release is out)

--> with the rhodium stock dialer (with call/video call + single call/conference options available)

--> base 6.5.3 with the start menu on top (if possible, because the big icons do not look good with the slider) OR winmo 6.1 (same as jackos hybrid ROM, because video playback is the best with the coreplayer/6.1 combination)

--> htc SMS software from sense2.0 or 2.1 (so not the leo one... too slow)

--> black & white slider from sense 2.0 (because it goes so well with the spirit of the rhodium.. classy & businessy xD)

--> opera 9.5 or 9.7 but not 10.. too slow!! If a mobile web browser needs a 1ghz cpu to work correctly.. well i don't need a phone for internet browsing anymore.. i mean what's the point ??)

--> youtube working

--> maybe 1version per language (no more french roms available on xda, or maybe one but full of bugs)

.... well my dream is to have a fully functionnal rom, with the best things that a RHODIUM can hadle, and that looks (as much as possible) like the stock rom (if needed, i can work on some twitter/document b&w icons for a 2.5 slider)

-btw, favorite and most stable rom for me is ARK's ROM

and whatever comes out of this thread, i'm just saying man, that the side of the xda spirit you mentionned does seem to be missing.. it has nothing to do with the good ol' artemis p3300 days :D THANKS MAN FOR THE IDEA
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GSLEON3:
I have never used ARK's roms. I will definitely give it a look. The culmination of all of these roms (& I plan on modding at least a dozen) will be to finally cook a public rom from scratch using the information gleamed from the modding of the existing cooked roms. Take the best of all & hopefully voila...A solid performer will be born.

I have always cooked my own roms. Just never cooked for public as my job took up too much time to support a public rom. I usually would share my betas with a few of my mod buddies, but that's it. Being as I am currently unemployed, well...let's just say I have a bit of time & a few sleepless nights. :o

Rhodium has changed, XDA has changed & is now like a high school full of cliques. Everyone think they can protect their roms, very few really can though if you know how to read & have been doing so sinc emy old PPC 2002 & Blue Angel days. We have gone fromk a development site to a "look at me & pay me" site. The funny thing is most chef's these days (Not all, so don't get sand in your panties) wouldn't be able to do diddley squat if the elders such as itsme, BuzzLightyear, Mennisys, Jocky, Dutty, Ervius, bepe, etc... had this same "mine, mine, mine" attiutde back in the day.

EVen in Kaiser, yo had Sleuth & yes, even Dutty providing OEMS & kitchen folders for noobies. The Rhodium section is seriously lagging in these areas now. DA_G is a good example in the power of sharing.

Anyway, I digress. Let's just learn together & have a little fun.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Polimac:
but why not 23518

and faster sense 2.1

when will be that done
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] kimtyson:
GSLEON3-

I could not agree more with your statements and your observations of where XDA seems to be going, at least in the Rhodium forum. I also rememeber the good old days and all of those truely great chefs that you mentioned. It was a different philosopy then. It seems everyone now has a Paypal link so we can buy them a beer. Even people with nothing to offer are putting give me money links in their sigs. But now I digress.

Please keep up the good fight. I know you will have many followers.

Edit: I neglected to mention this when I posted. If you don't know who he is, Alltheway is a God on this site. It appears that GSLEON3 has his support. This is fantastic news for us all. Welcome Alltheway and thank you, too.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] kimtyson:
I am unable to download. Am I being impatient? I tried both files from your links but the free version of RS is too busy. I have a Premium account I can use but that only gives me a 7kb file. Please advise. Thanks.

Edit: Nevermind. Finally able to get it later today.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Polimac:
English is not my native language I'm not demanding anything i just want to give suggestion

for me wm6.5.5 is way better for use that 6.5 but i know that is too buggy still :)

now flashing my phone with your rom

i will post pros and cons after few days of using

Thanks a lot
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ibster:
I'm not trying to attack your opinion but I would like to add, that what you have described is a normal well known human phenomen. There is nothing about it that deserves critisizm.

People who founded XDA-Developers were united by enthusiasm and passion for technology. Therefore they're pioneers and were driven by "ideals".

Their attitude stimulated reality and made manufacturers understand what people expect from them, so today we have greater technology and it's impressive usability for dayly lives.

What is going on here today is that people are no more driven together by the passion for technology and enthusiasm but by their "expensive status symbols". I think also iPhone is responsible for that kinda development. It is obvious Pocket PC flourish came shortly after iphone was introduced.

Before that Pocket PC was prerogative of businesmen who happened to want to have "semi-computer" experience i.e. be able lookup their appointments and make phone calls in a different way than the mojaroity does.

The "freaks" like xda founders were driven instead by ideas and possibilities the technology they thought can offer for "humanity" :-)

Now these times are obviously over. People explore xda not for the "original" reasons but out of curiousity - TOUCHSCREEN TECHNOLOGY FASHION!

In this case it would be pretty damn "stupid" not to suggest donations for hard work you do to sutisfy somebody's curiousity!!!!!

So please do not attack those who decide to do so. Donation is a D O N A T I O N!!!! I haven't seen anyone forcing me to donation. It's up to decide who I donate to and if I decide to do so, then it is my decision and not the chefs or developers.

Good luck to all! Peace!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ibster:
Please take a look into Ark's latest ROMs!!!

He might be new in the "cooking business" if you haven't met him before but he does really a great job.

As I understood from your concept presentation in the 1st post that you want to make a light ROM(s) to give this community speed, stability and INDEPENDENCE with their devices.

INDEPENDENCE is a keyword that alertet me and made me reply.

I'm not questioning the quality of ches work here and their capability. But I do feel confronted with the personal taste in many ROMs in terms of their optics. Of course lot of it is not a big deal for many, for you can change things to your own taste. The issue here is though, that during readjusting a ROM a lot of things go wrong and ROMs become unuseable. I agree has probably to do with illeteracy of many, like myself. That's why I like the idea very much to have "BASICS" so that I can change some things without destroyng some other things in the ROM.

As I said Ark's ROM is nice in terms of looks that it makes you feel you have a stock ROM which you can modify or adjust to your current mood or taste.

It would be nice if you could integrate that concept in your work.

Thank you and good luck!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] kimtyson:
Pretty nice ROM. Still not quite as lite as I 'd like. It seems fast and stable for the short time that I tested it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] AllTheWay:
Screenshots

Anybody have some screen shots of the ROM?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ut0p1a:
Here you go

Per your request. Here are the screen shots. (I have contacts photos connected with facebook, therefore, my free program is low (45 mb))
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] :
Any chance I can get the white OEM dial pad for this rom?

Thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] petard:
Can I ask how you are able to recook ROMs? Last time I tried I wasn't able to because ROMs are "protected" where all files are included in one package?

I REALLY just want a 23518 ROM with Sense 2.5 with landscape and no visual changes. Most of the time I think the custom themes look really ugly.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jazzperm:
Great idea!!

Does ur ROM come with a UC installer, so we can put all cabs and xml's in a folder for automatic installation?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
While that's all fine and dandy... let's be realistic and admit that you'll never be able to make one "best" rom out of a bunch of dumped ROMs. The only way to do that is with knowledge and experience. You're not gonna learn much, by dumping a ROM... except how to modify some of my graphics.

Yes, as you can tell, I don't like this. Especially if you don't even tell me about it. I think the best way for you to do this, is to share you findings with the original chef and let him/her modify the ROM accordingly, instead of... this.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] NRGZ28:
The ROMs aren't "protected" when all files are in one package. It just means they've been cooked with the visual kitchen or.. prb.exe. Dumping a ROM and modifing the "dump" output is the old way of cooking ROMs and it's how all chefs cooked (myself included.. lol) before all these fancy kitchens came out with packages, dsm's and point and click interfaces :) And THAT's how GSLEON is recooking my ROM now... :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] kimtyson:
Looks a lot like the NRGZ28 ROM from here, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=562773.

I'd like to see it be much more stripped down. I guess NRG is not thrilled with the repackage job and I guess I understand to a certain extent. I thought you were going to just use the base NRG ROM but it appears that you have much more than basics in this first effort. Now we are walking that fine line between stealing, sharing, and colaborating. It is a tough one to walk.

Keep in mind, as GSLEON stated earlier, Microsoft and HTC did most of the work. The chef is merely building on that. So ownership is something to be wary of when laying claim to a specific ROM.