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[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
you can use total commander, free and quite good :)

Link here
[Windows Mobile Themes] ziko87:
Hey, Vostra, I smell something strange. Are you cooking something ??? :DDD
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
RUN! You forgot the chicken in the oven!!!! :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks for bringing it to my attention :) Will see to a fix, it should show a default pic for contacts with no image :p

Dunno if the link can be set to open it in the advanced mode, will try to investigate about it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks, glad you like the new version! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Darkkility:
thanks alot Vostradamus, been using ur program since i found it and really enjoying it :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] agicaniac:
Hi Vostradamus and Jotha

I tried using your menu bar for my professional layout and had this:

h ttp://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab152/agicaniac/sshot000.jpg

I have uninstalled and installed both SPB and MsM twice and still have the same result. Besides creating a black background to solve this problem, is there any other way?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That's correct, it works that way 'cause changing the menubar on professional home also enable background change option on it :)

That's my default wallpaper (you would have the same on additional pro panels too, should you try to create some), but if you prefer a black one just get a black bmp the size of your screen and use MsM to change it :)

EDIT: of course if you change the wallpaper and later change the menubar again, MsM will keep

your

wallpaper... the one with my logo is just the default one for the "first time" ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
To clarify a bit further: Of course you cannot only use a black one, you can use any bmp the size of your screen and use MsM to apply it. From there on this wallpaper will "survive" every menubar-change.

EDIT: Parallel post to Vostradamus' edit :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Themes] PDAras:
hey!

Just downloading the new version and noticed the following. When downloading from folder: Incremental VGA Widgets Libraries, the file name says its MsM Base Widgets Library (VGA).wzg but whne actually its being downloaded it is MsM Full Widgets Library (VGA).wzg. All this happened in mediafire. I was actually able to get the MsM Base Widgets Library (VGA).wzg from 4 shared though, just thought id mention it.

So think you can do a menu bar version where the left and right button stay the same(shape, size) but the middle 2(Launcher and contacts) be removed for room for some more widgets?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Will check it, but atm the base library and the full library are exactly the same (maybe mediafire got somehow "confused" because the two files are identical) :p

In future though, with the release of new libraries, the full library will grow and the base one will remain the same ;)

You mean side buttons like the default ones but nothing in between? I guess that could be done :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] PDAras:
Pleaseeee::) That would be perfecto!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mad_a_22:
this is great...if this happens we can choose what to put in the middle.:rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Themes] agicaniac:
Noted with thanks.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

Will take note of that in future.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released version 5.01 + new menubars library :)

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

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] PDAras:
Wow, that was super fast release:) Thank you very much!

Since this will be the first time im upgrading, do i just look for new files in the upload folder, add them, install the new version cab, and just run the new libraries?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yep, just install the new cab and import the new library, that's all ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] PDAras:
Does the new library(Widgets,Menubars, panels) have to be in the program files folder where the manger is located in? I just copied the folder with the installation files and all the widgets to the internal storage , installed 5.01, and when selected that entire folder to import library folder. It took some time to import but i do not see any Menu bars to change now. It only lets me pick 0(default). maybe im missing something like (Inject Any XML) since i remember in the old version you had to do that but could not find a file called WidgetZioGian.xml anywhere.

Also, i could never use the preview feature in the new or old version to preview widgets. When i click play, nothing happens. Same for clicking next or previous. Also I noptice a strange square next to those next and previous buttons that could cause this?

FiXED the first problem: I guess when chosing the folder to import from, it only imports from that main folder and not subfolder:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ehm... which library did you download? :)

I've got the feeling you misunderstood something about what's inside each library :p

Lemme make quick list

- Full Widgets Library - contains all the widgets ever released, will be updated each time a new widgets library is out. Contains

only

widgets though... no pic sets, weather panel icons sets, menubars.

- Incremental Widgets Libraries - The base one contains all the widgets already created up to the date of MsM 5.00 first release. Future widgets will be in separate, additional libraries (and added to the full one mentioned above too)

- Menubar Libraries - contain additional menubars, base one with all the menubars created up to the date of MsM 5.00 first release, later ones in separate libraries

- Pic Sets Libraries - contain additional pic sets for the "changing pic" widgets, base one with all the pic sets created up to the date of MsM 5.00 first release, later ones in separate libraries

- Weather panel icons Libraries (ms and spb weather) - contain additional sets of icon for either mobile shell weather or spb weather, base one with all the icon sets created up to the date of MsM 5.00 first release, later ones in separate libraries

EDIT: looks like you edited your post while I was writing mine lol :p Yep, the import folder function imports the whole folder but not its subfolders :)

Does it show the preview of the widget you selected or does it act weird?

The "next", "previous" etc. options can't be used because preview images are all in separate folders... if, after displaying a preview image, you wish to see another one you just need to "exit" the current one and select another one via MsM. :p

"Next", "Previous" etc functions are shown because ezViewer is a 3rd party app, but they're not for usage within MsM :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] PDAras:
In that case, i guess everything works the way it should. I am able to see the image when pressing preview, just thought I had a problem that did not let me use the next, play,preview features.

Thanks for the great work!
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Added chapter about the new Full Backup Option to FAQ (second post in thread). Please read before using and posting ;).
[Windows Mobile Themes] stmapede:
Thanks everyone for the guidance, I manage to find my way getting to registry. As said by Vostradamus, I did save about 10MB after disable lockscreen and samsung dialer. Now trying to search for more tweaks to save more ram.

Thanks again
[Windows Mobile Themes] laverne:
status widgets

hi Vos. nice to see you back and on the ball again. by the way, ur last update was over a mnth ago!!! just saying! ;)

ok i have a request. i use the cyan neon borders on all my shortcuts. except i cant get a cyan border on a standard prof status widget. even if i double up links (put a prof status link over an empty cyan border) the status widget doesnt fit nicely over the cyan border underneath (which is the type of thing that bugs me!). is there any way of making an empty neon status widget border? or a plain status widget (not neon inside) with a neon border? i use Espresso2 (40x40). :) thanx in advance!

ok. now for an off topic question. as ive mentioned before, my hubby has a symbian (yuck!!!). i was playing with my brother-in-laws new samsung galaxy (android) and it seems nice. whats ur opinion on the matter? if u cant make MSM run on android i'll never move from winmo!!! i love winmo, but ive only ever tried messing around with symbian, which is a total nightmare! is android worth a try. will it give me as many headaches as that symbian or is it comparable to winmo? i'd really appreciate ur opinion! it would mean alot! :D

thanx Laverne
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol I know :p I'm still in the process of getting rid of the piled up stuff at work after my holiday, will start working on the requests as soon as I'll be done with that ;)

I could make an empty neon link to be placed under the professional status, but keep in mind that professional status has a different size than most of the other widgets, thus it would not be perfectly alignable with the other items...

Well, on this topic everything is a matter of personal preferences, there's no "right" or "wrong" :)

My thoughts about it:

symbian: never liked it and never will. I'm not saying it's a bad os, I just can't get myself to like it

android: the way to go. If I was to buy a phone right now, I'd most probably buy the galaxy s.

winmo: ok up to wm6.5.x, but unfortunately WP7 is almost out, and it will be (IMO) a pile of s..t. If I spend several hundreds bucks on a phone, I want to use it like I want, not like microsoft decided I would have been allowed to.... they're basically creating a sort of iphone os clone.... and if apple was the last woman on earth I'd turn gay at once, if you get my meaning... :p :D

about MsM and android: there's no spb mobile shell for android at the moment, so MsM would be useless, but even if spb released an android mobile shell, MsM could not work: it's written in mortscript, and I doubt there's an android version of mortscript, plus I guess the shell would work differently so that's a no-go...
[Windows Mobile Themes] laverne:
MS Shell for Android

i just read that they def making a shell for Android. so thats not a prob. what we need to do now.... is get you started on a new MSM for the android shell!!! ( i have no clue how u gonna do it, but i have total faith in you! lol! :D ;)) i could not live with a shell that i couldnt totally customise for myself!!!

that being said... good luck with all the work you've got to catch up on! and remember... everyone here really appreciates all your hard work!

thanx a mil!

Laverne
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Its nice of you to come out of the closset on xda mate im proud of you :D

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Having used both WinMo and Android on my HD2 I can say without a doubt that is a much better and more customiseable Operating System and definitely more appealing and easy to use. The amount of FREE apps that you can download from the Android Market directly from your phone means you can make your phone EXACTLY as you want and not how other people want you to have it.

I dont know how Spb Mobile Shell for Android will differ from what is available now (there are already free interfaces such as Lancher Pro which give you upto 7 screens and upto 3 scrollable menubars) or whether it can be managed in the same way my ProPlus or Vos's MSM can change Mobile Shell for WinMo but im looking forward to it being released on Android so I can have a play with it and see whats possible.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] laverne:
:)

im looking forward to a new era!!! ive got proplus on my phone aswell. :) i love how customizable my phone is now! im sure you guys will find a way to make the android shell just as awesome as this one! i have faith in you guys!

now get to work!!! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] JVogler:
I'm trying to add my shortcut to S2U2 to an Adv Menubar. Is this not possible? Not sure if I'm missing something, but I can't seem to find it when I am 'creating' my menubar buttons, and choosing what they are going to do.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lmao was that a nice and elegant way to ask for my phone number? ahahah :p :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
menubars can only have shortcuts to "internal" stuff of mobile shell, that's why you can't find it :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
100% agree on the customizability of android :)

At first it looked like spb was going to release mobile shell for symbian and android at the same time, but then they released it for symbian only...

It's just a feeling, but I think they too realised that android itself is already customizable as much as their shell so maybe they had some second thought about it and decided to at least delay the release to see if they can come up with something more "advanced" to give users a reason to spend their money for the app
[Windows Mobile Themes] JVogler:
I did a 'Full Backup' with Spb Backup 2 to make an exact copy on another Kaiser I have since the screen is a little better on that one. It's running WM 6.0 instead of 6.1, but both are AT&T factory ROMs. I used the 'ROM upgrade' mode in Spb Backup and everything worked perfectly. I just had to put in a few registration numbers again since the Unique Device ID was different. All my 'added' skins and settings from MSM, along with panels are all correct. The only thing missing is the only file in the Vostradamus folder is Refresh Background...and I can't find the icon or file to actually launch Vostradamus Mobile Shell Manager. What's going to be the best way to get those back without a bunch of deactivating and reactivating of stuff?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Just reinstall MsM and you'll have those icons back (only the main application, no need to re-import the libraries) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] JVogler:
Thanks...that's what I thought...didn't want to risk losing my setup, figured I'd better wait and know for sure.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I think they are going to have a harder time pitching Spb Mobile Shell to the Android Market since they are used to buying apps for 3 or 4 pounds. Its going to be a pretty big leap of faith asking an Android user to part with 20-25 pounds for a shell when they can download something vaguely similar (screenwise anyway) for free. What Spb do have going for them on the other hand is that they can bring everything under 1 roof. You would have to download 7 or 8 different apps to be able to get the same functionality as Mobile Shell and that may be their best sales pitch.

I agree that they are holding back Android until v5 is released as that will look much more appealing especially with the 3D widgets being added and hopefully a more configurable menubar.

Ohh and I dont need your number you already gave it to me last week dont you remember ;)

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yep, they'll have to think it through carefully to avoid a "sales disaster" lol

I think they'll also try to come up with some new, kinda "innovative", feature, even small ones, but that at the moment can't be found easily or comfortably enough, otherwise they'll have to reconsider the price list (for android at least)

a more configurable menubar would be nice indeed :)

I don't really care much for the 3d widgets, which I consider quite useless, power/battery hungry eye candy.... but, alas, I realize that's what a biiiiiiiig share of the market seems to be after lately :p

Uhm.... maybe you got me too drunk and I forgot about it, you naughty boy lmao :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] goninph:
Hello,

Here is my problem, after uninstalling and reinstalling and MS3.5.5 MSM5.07.

Before everything worked, but now, no way to activate new Widgets

Help me, thank you very much
[Windows Mobile Themes] ziko87:
Try this from the FAQ

2. There has been a problem with the import of the XML file. This seems to happen sometimes with certain phone-types/ROMs. You can easily repair this. Just use "Restore XML" under "Libraries" in the MSM.
[Windows Mobile Themes] goninph:
[QUOTE = ziko87 ; 8127643 ] Essayez ceci dans la FAQ

[ B ] 2 . Il ya eu un problème avec l'importation du fichier XML . Cela semble se produire parfois avec certaines phone-types/ROMs . Vous pouvez facilement réparer cela. Il suffit d'utiliser "Restore XML »sous« bibliothèques »dans le MSM . [ / B] [ / QUOTE]

MERCI THANKS : ): ): ): ): ): )
[Windows Mobile Themes] ziko87:
You`re welcome :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Just run the "restore xml" function and it should start working again ;)

EDIT: lol ok, I just realized it was already answered :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] ziko87:
Better late, than never ;) But I still think, there is something funny in the air and it`s not on my oven :d
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
not really, I'm almost done with getting back in track with the piled up stuff at work after the holidays so I should be able to start working again on the requests quite soon, but no special stuffed turkey of sorts in the oven at the moment :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] jgraper:
I just tried to activate the multifunctional digital 2 weather widget and all I get is a blank. De-activated and re-activated, still no weather image. The round one works fine.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm.... which one is the "round" one? :confused:

Do other activated widgets work fine?

If they do, try re-importing the library, maybe files for that one got somehow corrupted
[Windows Mobile Themes] jgraper:
The round one is multi-functional weather 1.

All other widgets work fine.

Not sure which library to re-import

Thanks again for the assistance.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
multifunctional digital 2 is in the base library (or in the full one of course) :) you can check which library contains a particular widget on the picasa gallery ;)

Also, check how much free device memory you have on your phone 'cause if my memory isn't failing me the multifunctional digital 2 is quite large
[Windows Mobile Themes] mischevious:
Animated weather on the lifestyle layout!

First of all I wanna thank you Vostradmus for giving me the opportunity to make my hd mini to a beuty.

I have to questions to ask you all!

1: Is it possible to get

animated

weather widget on lifestyle or professional layout?

2. I dont know how to make a wm7 style on my phone?

I would appreciate if anyone has the opportunity to respond to this.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Hi there, glad to read that my stuff helped you improving your phone :)

Regarding your questions:

- mobile shell currently does not support animated weather, so that's a no-go :( Maybe when mobile shell 5 will be out it will have something like that (not 100% sure though)

- a WP7-like layout can be obtained either using MsM widgets (like in one of the example pictures in post #3 in this thread) or using mskip's wp7 theme (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=649362)
[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
Hi, why in your WEATHER WIDGET "DIAMOND" (every size) it never shows the moon overnight? :confused:

It's always shown the sun.

The other WIDGETs correctly show the moon overnight.

Is this behavior normal or not?

Is it possible to correct this WIDGETs?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mischevious:
Hi micromacro! how do I change the icons at the bottom of the screen?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That's because the graphic set I used for that widget did not have the moon set... not much I can do about that, sorry :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
with an advanced menubar :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mischevious:
Thanks for your support Vostradmus! unfortunately me screen resulotion is not supported (HD MINI):(
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
sooner or later it will be ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
ENG: Ok, no problems, I have resolved also installing another packet of only WIDGETS (MobileSense) derivated by NAONG MOBILESENSE

hxxp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=604146

Can I give you the CAB so you insert all these WIDGETs in the next updating of your program?

They are very beautiful indeed and in your program they would give one more touch.

I asked you to insert them in your program because I now have a problem:

this packet has modified me the icons of default of the connections WIRELESS (Phone, BT, WiFi, Airplane).

How do I do to put again the standard icons of SPBMS that the transparency had and they was more beautiful according to me?

Riscrivere should be enough the XML related to the connections Wireless, but I doesn't know whether to do.

Can you help me somehow?

To you they serve only 5 minutes of time to resolve, instead I don't know from whether to start! :(

In alternative, if I give you the CAB that I have used, can you remove from that the change from the icons wireless so the other widgetses are modified only?

I'm Italian too! :)

Sorry for my bad english

ITA: Ok, no problems, ho risolto installando anche un altro pacchetto di soli WIDGETS (MobileSense) derivato dal NAONG MOBILESENSE

hxxp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=604146

Ti posso dare il CAB così inserisci tutti questi WIDGET nel prossimo aggiornamento del tuo programma?

Sono davvero molto belli e nel tuo programma darebbero un tocco in più.

Ti chiedevo di inserirli nel tuo programma perchè ora ho un problema:

questo pacchetto mi ha modificato le icone di default delle connessioni WIRELESS (Phone, BT, WiFi, Aeroplano).

Come faccio a rimettere le icone standard di SPBMS che avevano la trasparenza ed erano più belli, secondo me?

Dovrebbe essere sufficiente riscrivere l'XML relativo alle connessioni Wireless, ma non so come fare.

Tu puoi darmi una mano in qualche modo?

A te servono solo 5 minuti di tempo per risolvere, io invece non so da dove cominciare! :(

In alternativa, se ti passo il CAB che ho usato, puoi togliere da quello la modifica alle icone wireless così si modificano solo gli altri widgets?

Sono Italiano anche io! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
ENG

I can't add those widgets to my package without the original author's permission, it wouldn't be right...

I would tell you to ask him for his permission, but I dunno if it would do any good for some other users already tried and noone got an answer from him :(

About the wireless widget graphics, re-editing the xml is not gonna be enough: if you look at my packages, there are no wireless widgets skins, that's because due to a bug in mobile shell the only way to change them seems to be altering the original ones, you can't just add new skins like for all the other widgets, and so far I've been trying to avoid just that, I wanted my MsM to handle things as "add-ons" instead of messing with the original stuff.

Editing the xml is needed only if that package changed the widget's size too, otherwise you just need to restore the original file with the original graphics. The file you're looking for is named "va_misc_now.dat" (on vga devices) or "qa_misc_now.dat" (on qvga devices).

I hope and think the installation of that package made a backup copy of it somewhere...

ITA

Non posso aggiungere quelle widgets al mio pacchetto senza prima avere l'autorizzazione dell'autore originale, non sarebbe giusto...

Ti direi di provare a chiedergli il permesso, ma non so se servirebbe perchè altri hanno già provato e nessuno ha avuto risposta :(

Riguardo le grafiche delle wireless widgets, rieditare l'xml non è abbastanza: se dai un'occhiata ai miei pacchetti noterai che non ci sono skin per le wireless widgtes... questo perchè a causa di un bug in mobile shell l'unico modo per cambiarle sembra essere alterare i file originali, non si riescono ad aggiungere nuove skin come per tutte le altre widgets, e sino ad ora ho provato ad evitarlo... volevo che il mio MsM gestisse tutto come degli "add on", senza andare a incasinare i file originali.

Editare l'xml serve solo se quel pacchetto ha anche cambiato le misure delle widgets, altrimenti dovrebbe bastarti ripristinare il file originale con le grafiche originali.

Il file in questione si chiama "va_misc_now.dat" (su dispositivi vga) o "qa_misc_now.dat" su dispositivi qvga)

Spero e credo che l'installazione di quel pacchetto abbia fatto una copia di backup dell'originale da qualche parte...