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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
the shortcuts in the ini file didn't change. Just copy everything in the ini file from [CustomCmds] and below and paste it into the new file from beta 0.5

It's no problem because in beta 0.5 I have only changed the keys in [Area1]..[Area3] and [Gestures] and I have added two more sections [Taskbar] and [CustomTaskman]. Just be sure to not overwrite them (if you want the new functionality)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] polstein:
Anyone know how to make a shortcut to the phone dialer? Looking over the web for the .exe (or is it in a .dll?) to call as a program.

Also, while I'm thinking of it - any list of commands available like - MSWRLSMGR, MSCALENDAR, etc?

Also, also - $HTCNOTIFICATION doesn't work for me at all. I'm on a HTC phone, but an older one. I just get an error on it. At the moment, if I miss a call/page, I don't see a way to tell that I missed one up in the bar anymore. (I favor leaving the original 6.5.3 bar alone the way it was).

How about cplmain.cpl,4 - there a list of what i can call from there?

TIA for any help.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mrcrowley666:
I have just installed this for the first time on my omnia wm6.5 and when i click on the left part of the taskbar it says HTC Notification service is not running. Can I change this to something specific to the Omnia?

Sorry for the newb question. I will dig into the ini file and explore. Just looking for a quick answer. TIA.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
v0.5 and 0.4 does not work with 23534 builds (WM6.5.5):(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zard:
not true, it works fine in all builds including 23534.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zard:
Got it! Running it since last night. I feel that the full task bar creates a small problem, ie I can't see wifi or 3g functionally. Next, I don't know what the left and right bar stands for.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
I am using this ROM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=614196) and it is not working...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zard:
I'm using it on my TP 2 and TD 2 and so far, since versions 0.3, works everytime. Did you modify the ini file? I had experienced it not running when I meddle with the ini file to add more shortcuts and icons. FYI, I've been installing in device and not in storage card.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
I tried to run it as 'came out of box', also I changed .ini file, but both with no success.:(

I have installed in device memory.

It was working with previous ROM (21891 build), but with the build mentioned above, it is not.:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mrcrowley666:
I too feel this is a problem. Its especially a problem for me not being able to see the wifi connection status. I do like the idea of replacing the taskbar. Just hope more indicators can be implemented into it.

Back to 0.4 for now.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Same here, the new bar looks nice but i cannot see any of the connection status icons. Also on my device tapping left brings up the error "HTC Notification service is not running!"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andy7:
same here

put connections instead of htc notifications...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Hmm, the transparent background for the Task Manager dropdown isn't transparent (I just get a white background?). Also, stopping Taskbar Launcher 0.5 kills touch screen input and screws up the taskbar (0.4 didn't do that).

Tested on a HD2 with wm 6.5 23534 build (Miri's v2.0 I think)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
Back from the weekend.... So here we go.....

Look in registry HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai

Taskbar launcher can only launch HTC Notification if it's present on your phone. On yours probably it isn't. Please change entry in ini file for [Area1] and launch something else i.e. Comm Manager.

I personally see my missing calls in my homescreen. This works with both Titanium and TouchFlow/Sense. If I had my phone turned off I see it in the lock screen. No problem at all IMO. Actually I'm replacing the status bar because I got sick of dozens of small icons poping up all the time. If you don't like this approach then I guess you have to disable it, there's a switch in INI file, see first post.

See previous answer. HTC Notification is not running, this is why you get the message. I don't know of a similar application on Omnia I+II. If you think there's something similar, please let me know. Instead I suggest to launch Comm Manager or something instead.

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Please be more specific and let me know what's exactly happening. Taskbar launcher not showing up? What's launched instead? Screenshot? Or what else is going on? Maybe the new HTC Taskbar link? At least I haven't seen this thingy before!

There will be a red "warning" circle in the left (instead of the "signal" icon) if you have opened a cellular connection. Currently there's no indication whether Wifi connection is opened but for next version I plan to show a yellow indiciation for Wifi. If you don't like the symbols you can easily replace the PNGs.

I thought it's pretty clear. On the very left side you see the signal icon with an indiciation bar following on it. On the very right side is battery icon with the indication next to it. On every cheap dumba$$ Nokia phone you have the signal and battery levels shown this way and I thought that's pretty useful.

I hope it's not possible to install TBL on storage card. At least I thought I disabled this. If you install it on storage card and remove the card then your phone might freeze.

Wifi indication will be available in next version, see previous reply. You can still keep 0.5 but turn off the taskbar replacement (see first post, there's a flag in ini file)

No it's not really transparent. I mean the PNG is transparent but TBL is screwing it up. Full support for alpha PNGs is on my to do list. But at least, I still think it's looking better than WP7 ;)

About the crash: did you have any other applications running that are launched from the taskbar i.e. like Arcsoft, XTask, etc. ???
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Hi RAMMANN,

In my last ROM build 23534 (WM6.5.5), I finally make it work only through installing it in storage card!!!???:confused:

I can't explain why it was not working when I was installing it in device's memory.

So, for now I have 0.4 (I don't like topbar replacement of 0.5) installed in Storage Card which is running normally.

I would like to ask in a next version if you could implement a shortcut to HTCVolume, and also the top bar replacement to be optional only.

Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
top bar replacement is already optional in 0.5 --> see previous post --> see first post! just change the "Style" value in [Taskbar] section to "0" and restart it. I will probably also add this in configuration GUI for next release but didn't want to delay 0.5 any longer so I put it out just like it is now.

why do you want to launch htc volume from shortcut? you have already hardware buttons for it? but if you want to have it really bad, I can add it for next version, no problem. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Because of WM6.5.5 hardware buttons open wimo's volume control, I like better (and it is more fingerfriendly) HTC's volume control.

Also, do you have any suggestions why in my new ROM it is not running when installing it in device's memory?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zard:
I understood the icons but didn't understand the meaning of the indicators. Stupid of me! Anyway, I've disabled the taskbar for now. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
The only difference I see is the location of the files. do you have the issues directly after launching TBL, or does it happen after a soft boot? if problem only happens after soft boot, maybe TBL is launched at a later point when running from sd (vs. launched too early when not launched from sd). that's the only thought that comes to my mind right now.....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
I had the issues directly after installing TBL in devices memory.

I then soft reseted and again TBL could not be launched.

I will try once more 0.5 by installing it in device's memory and disabling TBL's taskbar, and will write what happens.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
did you get an error message "could not launch tbl"????

or did it launch and nothing happens when you hit the taskbar? if this, then did at least the taskbar change its look?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
I did not get any messages at all, it just does not run.

If I hit the taskbar then the default wm6.5.5 comes if I hit in the place were "Start" would exist in WM6.5, (or the notification screen will come if I hit in the middle of the taskbar).

Now, I installed 0.5 in Storage Card and it runs perfect (I changed the flag to have the default taskbar, too:))

It just can't get it work through device's memory:confused::confused: Pretty weird:confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
well that's really strange scenario. but I'm glad it's finally useable for you now!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Until v.0.6 is come, is there any command to add to call the HTCVolume control?

Thanks:)

P.S. Running from Storage card, does it consumes more battery? (does tbl.exe needs to read all the time the configuration .ini and the .png files?)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
check this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=633223
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] polstein:
Thanks for the app, as well as taking the time for the replies!!

Ok, checking reg, but in my case I only see more subfolders under RAI (Objects/Microsoft/WindowsMobile/Plugin), but no keys under any of them. I'l double check to make sure I'm at the right place later at work.

If you get a minute (anyone reading this), please type up a quick list if it's not too long.

*Still looking for a way to make a shortcut to the standard Phone app with little luck!

BTW, I sure didn't notice the ini change possible to revert back to the normal taskbar. I like the notifications there so when I'm not on my today homepage I can see the missed stuff, and generaly I will not be sitting on the today screen.

OH - graphic - anyone have good links to sets of png graphics?

Finally, instead of the HTCNOTIFICATION thingy (which doesn't work for me) - if there an equivalent to call up the Windows 6.5.3 screen when you hit the taskbar (the one that gives you bigger volume/network/battery/time) ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
I have seen it in the past (I used the cab of post #27), but it runs like using mouseclicks (it opens the WM6.5.5 taskbar and it clicks to the place where volume should be, but actually in that place it is the phone icon).

Same happens while using TBL.

It needs to change somehow the coordinates of the mouseclick
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
sure you were in the right reg folder? I see whole lotta keys on my phone:

Try launching cprog.exe --> I just tried on Touch diamond and it opens the dialer.

I can check if I find a way to launch the WM 6.5.x dropdown.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
If the volume hardware keys are working on your phone, then there is no problem to launch HTC Volume the way I wrote in this thread. Tonight I can't give you 0.6 but I can give you a little EXE that launches HTC Volume.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Thank you very much, I would love it!:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] polstein:
I'm using a local program (something like phm regit? rebooting now), I'll have to find that program you are using instead.

BTW, I have to go re-read the 1st post - but any way to change .ini & see changes without a reboot? Exiting the app & re-running from either startup or programs doesn't seem to do it w/o a reboot. I totally missed the option to change the style back to Windows original!!

Thanks on finding a way to get the standard Windows Taskbar dropdown!

Testing phone now, using "\Windows\cprog.exe", if that fails I'll try w/o the windows subfolder. (edit - worked!!!)

BTW, loving prev app/next app !!!

Will have to do some web searches for icons today. And learn to make colorized/non colorized ones on my own.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
Hit taskbar in the middle. Taskbar launcher's drop down menu is showing. Hit anywhere in this drop down and hold it until a popup menu appears. Select "Stop Taskbar launcher". Change ini file to your needs. Run taskbar launcher again (through the configuration GUI or directly launching tbl.exe)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] polstein:
Oh, 1 more thing I think you might have already mentioned (it's early for me, brain not fully on), but a way (even .ini file) to have exclusions for things like activesynch/phone would also be great!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
yes, it's mentioned on first post. ignore list for next release, or at least activesync/phone will be excluded by default.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lastnikita:
Could you add date too optionnally ?

And notifications would be nice, very true !!

I don't to use any "home screen" (and don't want to), and I like to get important icons on every screen not only today, they're some multitask phones afterall :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
well, if you guys want to keep your notifications then just keep the default taskbar. in that tiny space is not enough place for nice battery/signal indicators PLUS 34534543 different notification icons.....

however in one of my future releases (maybe 0.8 or 0.9) you'll see in the ini file another entry [Taskbar] Style=2 which will show once another taskbar with indicators for calls/messages/emails/voicemail (imagine the Titanium notifications moved onto taskbar). But before doing this first I need to move the signal/battery indicators to bottom bar (like Windows Photon)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] polstein:
Couple good png icon web pages I found - anyone have others?

http://www.iconspedia.com/icon/iphone-notes.html

http://www.iconarchive.com/category/application/cats-icons-by-mcdo-design.html
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Hi RAMMANN - nope. Only have AMeBa 0.71 and of course HTC Notifications - that's it. Might try disabling AMeBa and seeing if that helps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
nah! AMeBa should be no problem - but then I assume you have closed TBL through the popup down menu in the launcher window, and not with a taskmanager..... right?

Anyway I have just uploaded a new beta 0.5.1 - not really a new beta but I changed something that COULD be an issue and lead to a crash, but not really sure.

I also added new command $HTCVOLUME. The other guy can try it. But with new 6.5.x builds it's also possible that the Windows popup is shown instead!? Finally the guy in the other thread was right! Damnit! Well, please try and let me know if it's working on your device!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Unfortunatelly, $HTCVOLUME is not working for me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
Yes, I already thought so :(

Just for curiosity: what is launched instead?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
well forget it... I found another way to launch HTC Volume. Please test if this exe is working for you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
here's another one... launch HTC Task manager (if installed)

tested on HTC Touch Diamond with Don Salari / Sense 2.5 ROM
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] madz001:
nice.... very nice : )
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Thanks for your effords!:)

LaunchHTCTaskman is not working for me, due to the fact that I have not installed HTC taskmanager.

LaunchHTCVolume works but in a strange way: when I press it, I can see at the the top of the screen (it overlaps only the taskbar) the top screen of HTC Volume. Fot all the display of HTC Volume to come in front, I have to press on it (overlaped taskbar).

But, when it comes in front it is not informed about the current volume settings.

Actually I can change the volume through the upcoming HTC Volume screen, but if I change the volume through hard keys or through manila sound settings, the LaunchHTCVolume will not be informed about actual settings.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
here's another one, please try ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Noam23:
You don't have to use .exe files in the launcher, you can also use .lnk files.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
While pressing it, HTC Volume control displays but instantly it disappears.:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mikenif:
Works well. But do you think you can fix it so it will be fullscreen instead of a pop up? now its a full screen pop up but it can be dragged across screen.

This will probably also solve the grey bar i get on top of the volume control
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
try launching it first from your hardware buttons. then try launch it from taskbarlauncher (not from file explorer). any differences?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
alright guys, once another try. should now resize to full screen :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mikenif:
Almost:P

It isnt dragable now. But theres still that grey bar on top. The grey bar doesnt override the taskbar now but it seems that the screen is a bit low. the lower vibrate button gets cutt off on the bottom.

I think removing that grey bar would solve it

My hardware buttons arent responding to the control but i think that might be due to my own cooked rom. Ill figure that out later:P
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
damn it that's one big monkey business!

here we go again! I hope it's behaving well now! ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mikenif:
Still the grey bar between control and taskbar.

Other than that its working like a charm:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
no such problems on my device! Strange.... can you give me a screenshot please?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chrisreyes2787:
Great post, very efficient.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
Most of the times it works.

There are some instances that it does not read volume changes made by manila volume control or hardware keys, but most of the times it does track them!:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mikenif:
here you go

Im on a blackstone btw

Maybe its because im on a different resolution?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] polstein:
Another link to some good icons to use for the launcher:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=533993

I'm also experimenting with using xTask (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=606162) as my right field.

(left for me is app launcher, middle is running tasks, and right is xTask at the moment - until we find a way to get the standard windows dropdown to work)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aussiebum:
Yeah I didn't kill TBL via a task manager... tried to stop it via the proper Stop TBL option in the popup menu. WIll try 0.5.1 and see if that makes a difference, thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
Today I flashed my HTC Diamond with a new ROM and I can finally reproduce the crash after closing TBL. I hope I can soon figure out what's wrong!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aussiebum:
hey, just finally had a chance to test 0.51 and that's fixed the crash on stop issue for me it seems :) thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mrcrowley666:
Hi does anyone know if there is a way to call with a shortcut the volume control applet in wm6.5? I want to be able to switch between Volume on/off/vibrate discreetly without getting the loud beeping you get when you use the hardware keys to adjust the volume. I am open to achieving this by any other means even adding a new program. Maybe something that can toggle with 1 click?

Might be worth integrating this into the program. I think the HTC stuff is useless to anyone without a HTC phone. I know it is to me. I have an Omnia BTW.

There was some other stuff i was going to ask but i forgot what it was. Will bring it up later if I remember. :)

Thanks for any help!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mrcrowley666:
Wow Google is fast to index this site! I was just searching google for an answer to my problem regarding the volume applet. I came accross an app call SetVolume that would do what i am asking. But i still think it would be good to be able to toggle with a single click.

I have also remembered the other thing i was going to ask about.

In the regular wm taskbar the icon usually furthest to the left when you click it shows any data connections that are connected in a bubble. I find this bubble useful because it allows you to disconnect any active data sessions (whether they be wifi or gprs).

I have noticed in my phone it is impossible to keep gprs and wifi active at the same time. Seems to give my phone a headache and makes wifi disconnect all the time.

Is there any way to get this bubble to display from a shortcut or something similar?

This one is a lot harder to find in google.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
well actually Taskbar launcher is meant to be a replacement for the standard WM dropdown. So it's unlikely I want to launch it from my application, nor do I want to launch the ugly bubbles it produces (sorry).

As for quickly managing your connections nothing beats the HTC Wireless Controls IMO. The only thing I don't like about it are these ugly poison green toggle buttons.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mrcrowley666:
After some further digging around I have managed to find what I need. I even got a bit more than I had bargained for. The CommManager for HTC touch found at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=311225

I am able to toggle the data connections but it also has the added bonus of being able to toggle between vol on (displayed as ringer) and vibrate. Aswell as some other stuff.

It seems to work perfect on my Omnia. The only problem is it does not use the full screen. You can see what I mean in my screenshot presumably because its made for a qvga screen whereas the omnia screen is wqvga. It doesn't really bother me though.

Thought i would mention it in case its of any use to others.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jolas:
RAMMANN,

finally I got it work with new ROM (build 23541):D

Could you add a timer to autoclose the taskbar if no pressing after a certain amount of time (e.g. 4 seconds)?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
I'm glad TBL rocks the new ROM! autoclose is nice idea. I just added couple lines of code to make it possible. last minute addition to 0.6 ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ramdroid77:
BETA 0.6 is out!!!

so now guys and here's already the SHOCKING news, probably you heard the rumours....

The INI file is not backwards compatible anymore!!!

No, I didn't really do any significant changes but if you add your own applications into [CustomCmds] then you no longer have to search for a PNG. It will be automatically retrieved. Just add the exe or lnk and it's fine. If you still want to replace it, you can do it anyway. It's also necessary to use your own PNGs if you add things like HTC Notification or run anything from Windows settings.

A lot more features and stuff done. Like usual the first post is updated with release notes and the user instructions are updated.

I'm too tired to write more it's already 4:20am once again!!!
[General Questions and Answers] VoLoDaR1:
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[General Questions and Answers] VoLoDaR1:
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[General Questions and Answers] Ace42:
You cant put vids on this forum:(
[General Questions and Answers] VoLoDaR1:
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