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[Windows Mobile Themes] jerrys:
How to remap the basic "Call Log" widget-button

Hi Vostradamus, I turn to you, as a great expert of SPBMS if there is a possibility to remap the basic "Call Log" widget-button. When I have missed calls, the button "Call Log" redirect me to an internal SPBMS call lists. How can I redirect this on external application such asPhoneEx (changes in registry or settings files) without installing additional Widgets ?

On this sites advised me to install your Widgets and put over button another with a transparent style with link to my program.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Usually, menubar links could only point to internal spb stuff.... but I think lately mskip found a way to link other stuff too in there, so maybe you could take a look at his latest mods for something like that. :)

Another way could be setting an invisible menubar to have the whole screen available for widgets (this can be done with MsM too) and just use normal links to anything you like ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gucci.Nexus:
Invisible Icon

Does anyone know how to make an icon invisible icon?

I use spb mobile shell 3.5 and like its sms icon because it shows the number of new messages. However, i prefer a threaded sms program, which is different than what the spb sms icon opens.

Currently, i have put the threaded sms icon over the spb icon... so I can see the number of messages, and so when I click the icon, the good threaded sms program opens.

it looks kinda stupid. It would be really nice if I could make the threaded sms icon invisible...

any ideas please how to make an icon invisible?

p.s. Thanks Vostradamus for all your work! Very nice of you to share it with us:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You can use one of the "invisible link" skins of MsM. You can find them inside the "links1" category :)

You're welcome! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
How can I create a link toward another panel

like via Carousel

and not like via link?

Exactly as when I create a button personalized in a MSM bar?

The link that serves me I must put it in a page of the Lifestyle panel and he must open another panel. The link must not be in the bar.

If necessary I am also able to modify or create some registry keys or files .mscr, .xml, etc.

:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'm afraid that's not possible... a shortcut widget works as a link, there's no way that I know of to make it work the other way :(

(should anyone know a way to do it, pls report 'cause it could be a useful info for a lot of users)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
@ Vostradamus

Yo:D so i got my hd2:) and just got round to installing mobile shell and stuff i have put a picture on my launcher screen using the MSM SPB Wallpaper changer feature but when i scroll the screen up the picture messes up but soon as i stop scrolling it springs back to normal its not a problem as its 100% usable but im just curious if this is normal or a bug i have uploaded 2 pics so you can see what i mean as i was unsure how to word this:p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Heard of this kind of issue before, looks like not everyone is facing it though... I still haven't found out what could be possibly causing it :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] RedRamage:
Hey Vostradamus,

I know you're not doing regular updates to widgets right now, so I'm thinking about trying my hand at creating on... Very scary!! :)

Seriously though, what I want is an analog clock just like the Dark Transparency one you have, but 1/4 the size. Would it make more sense to try to rework your existing widget or start from scratch? What do you think?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I guess if it's just a resize thing you could easily enough start from the existing files :)

Give it a shot, I'm here if you need some hints ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Adding spice to summet that aint to nice

@ Vostradamus

Any ideas what the pixel size of the media player widget is? basically i want to create a picture and use it as a picture frame widget and place the media player widget over the top of it to try make it look more colourfull if you get what i mean i uploaded a quick pic incase ya confused, its kinda like skinnin it but the lazy mans way:) or the man who doesnt no how to skins way :p

Or any ideas were i can find the actual Media player to use as a template

cheerz
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The global area defined for the media player widget is 320x180 pixels on a (w)vga screen.

The graphics are split in several bmp files, all of them inside va_misc_now.dat :)

(mind that inside that dat there are many more bmp files completely unrelated to the media player... just take a look at all of them and you'll easily enough understand which ones you need to consider) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Got it nice one:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gucci.Nexus:
carousel

Thanks Vostradamus for telling me how to make the invisible link.... love it

I'm a bit confused...

I don't like the carousel and would prefer to not have the button in the panel.

Can someone please explain what the best, most simple way to delete the button, or to change it to open something else?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
That's not too immediate...

First you'd need to locate the xml file responsible for handling the menubar in the panel you're trying to modify (not all panels share the same menubar of course)

Then you need to locate the line handling the opening of the carousel in that xml and act on it.

That line should look somewhat like this:

<String Name="Action" Value="Panels"/>

All the xml files for the menubars are stored inside qa_layouts.dat, the name of the files can be different. The standard one used by spb for the main lifestyle home should be "menubar.xml" if I'm not mistaken.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gucci.Nexus:
Thank you

thanks a lot for the prompt help. sounds too technical for me to change the xml code... I will just leave it as is.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
If I may suggest something....

you're right:the 3d carousel is actually the most useless feature of the whole mobile shell :p

If you set it to use the "tiles" view instead of the 3d carousel, though... it could sometimes result even useful, or at the very least a bit less tawdry lol :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Fazool:
Butterfly icon

Ciao Vostradamus,

thank you so much for your work. Could you please help me with an icon issue?

I just wanted the menubar to have more buttons then I used the Spb Style Advanced Menu, which allows me to customize the buttons. The Launcher/SpbMenu button though has a MSN butterfly icon that I wish so much I could get rid of. Is there a way to have that button set with the default icon (the same as the no-text menu one)?

Grazie.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gucci.Nexus:
for sure, just figured out I could switch it to tiles a few days ago. Thanks so much anyways. your program and support is amazing
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Hi there! :)

I changed that icon to a different one 'cause with some "configurations" the original one looked sorta "misplaced" :p

Download the attached zip and extract the file in the "tools" subfolder inside MsM installation folder (you might want to make a backup of the original script first, just to be sure you can revert to it anytime should the need arise), then change the menubar again: this version should use the standard icon for the launcher ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Fazool:
Butterfly icon

Thank you so much!! It works just perfectly!!

BTW, since I just pushed myself so far as to read the advanced menu script, I'm wondering which icon library it is referring to with the "Globalicon" label. Is the name of that file stored in a registry key? Is it a dat file that I can easily open, should I be willing to play around with the graphics?

Thank you again for your help.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome! ;)

If my memory doesn't fail me, those icons should get their graphics from inside the file named "vp_menu_btn.dat" (on vga devices, I guess it will be "qp_menu_btn.dat" on qvga ones)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Fazool:
Butterfly icon

I guess your memory is up and running quite smoothly. Thanks again.
[Windows Mobile Themes] iorya984:
Weather Icons

Hi Vos! A question: is it possible to add on your Mobile Manager further meteo icon's like "place name", or Sense icons, to made the meteo section more customizable? :confused: Thanks and great work man! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I might be wrong but... aren't the sense weather icons kinda similar to the diamond ones? (I don't know the sense interface that much, so I'm not 100% sure)
[Windows Mobile Themes] iorya984:
Yes, they're similar, however, there are no "diamond icons" for the weather in your MSM. And, there's no "place icons" for weather. Is it possible to add it? I'm going crazy to set a decent meteo status in my homescreen :) thank you very much for your response! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I guess I was thinking at the wrong thing... you're referring to the icons shown inside the weather panel, right?

Bear with me, I must be getting older lol :D

I wrote "icons" but I was actually thinking of the widget (which definitely has "diamond" graphics, 2 or 3 sizes even) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] iorya984:
:D Oh, don't mind, man! So, can you help me in this problem? Is it possible to have new icons for weather panel like sense icons and icons fo the "current place forecast"? Hope this time have been clear enough :p Thank you Vos!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'll try taking a look at it, but I think I remember that back then when I set up the other icon sets I didn't make a diamond-like one 'cause those graphics didn't look good when shrinked to the needed size for the weather panel

About the current place forecast, I guess this time you mean the widget, right?
[Windows Mobile Themes] JackSchitt:
Libraries won't import

Downloaded MSM and installed it correctly. I also downloaded the Full Library file and saved it to my Storage area.

When I go into MSM and try and import the library, I can see the folder structure and drill into it in the upper pane, but I never see the file name of the library file to select. If I select the folder and click OK it tells me "No File Selected".

I tried putting the library file in the Storage Area root....same thing. I also tried to import it by putting it in it's own folder and trying the "Import library folder" option. MortScript comes back in 1/2 a second with "Import complete", but I dont see any widgets, menubars, etc.

I've re-downloaded that Full Library file twice and even tried some of the smaller individual library files....same issue.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Quite weird indeed :confused:

The window where you should select the library files shows only .wzg files, so if you navigate to the folder where you placed the downloaded library it should show up.

If this is not happening, try checking the downloaded file.... a few times some users reported that when they downloaded a library it saved some zip file instead of the correct wzg file.

Should that be the case (and I have no clue why a file should change extension during a download), just redownload it and double check that it's the correct one before moving it to the device.

EDIT: just noticed you already tried redownloading the files... pls check their file extensions then and let me know what they are
[Windows Mobile Themes] iorya984:
Yes, I mean the widget. Sorry for my bad explanation with uncorrect "technical" words ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Released new (veeeeeeeery small) widgets library :)

ChangeLog & download links in the first post ;)

Enjoy! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
No problem at all, don't worry ;)

Just released a new small widgets library update with the location widget :)

No luck so far about the diamond weather icons set: it still does not look good when the graphics are that smal
[Windows Mobile Themes] JackSchitt:
You called it. For some reason it's tacking a .zip extension on the wzg file. I renamed the files and it picked them up immediately.

I'm VERY impressed. Beautiful work!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Thanks, glad you like it ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mad_a_22:
new update....thanks Vostradamus.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You're welcome :)

It's a very very very very VERY small one though :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
im a Pure Noob

@ Vostradamus

Nice 1 on the update:)...Right Im trying to follow Jothas Status widget tutorial:) im using Adobe fireworks to create my widgets im not a master of it but i no bits as ive been learning it from google:D but im stuck on creating the black and white mask for my widget ive got no idea how to do that:( can ya help us out if i have to il re-install photoshop i really wanna learn to make widgets:)

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] pablo67:
Hi Vostradamus and congratulations for your work

I am trying your application and I wanted to ask how to set the background for my Qtek 9090 like those that exist in a post, because I've tried everything but I could not:confused:

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'd suggest you to try Gimp, it's free and quite powerful (used it for the graphics of all my widgets)

The mask idea is quite simple: where the mask is white, the corresponding pixels of the main image will be rendered as solid. Where it's black, the image will be completely transparent. Every shade of gray will have a different amount of transparency.

Also remember that the mask image have to ba saved as a grayscale bmp for any other image format won't work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
What exactly is not working? Pls gimme some details so I can try to take a guess at what's acting weird :)

(not sure I'll be able to figure it out though for as far as I remember Qtek 9090 is a WM2003 second edition device, and I've never had a chance to test neither mobile shell nor my manager on something previous to WM5)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pablo67:
Thanks for letting me respond so quickly.

I try to explain better, I have one on my qtek rom with WM 6.5 spb mobile shell v 3.5.5. At the beginning of the post I saw that there are screenshots that show the possible combinations of layout that I can do with your program.

Here the difficulty is that I can not set the background for my qtek like those you posted, but the widget can set them.

I hope I was clear in the explanation (and which Google translates as it should)

Thanks again for your help and the time that I'll miss
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ooook, so the rom is surely not an issue, good news ;)

So you were trying to reproduce one of the examples in the third post and you got stuck at the background image.

Do you get some strange error when trying to set a background image or it's just that you can't find the images?

The background images used for those screenshots are not included in the program package nor in the libraries; they were just examples I downloaded somewhere from the net.

You can use any image you like as long as it's a bmp image with the right size :) Just take a look on the net for some image you like and use it ;)

For your device you need a 240x320 pixels bmp image (or/and a 320x240 if you plan to use it in landscape mode too) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pablo67:
Thanks again aid Vostradamus

I have no problem and only by your explanation I understand the backgrounds that I put myself with the correct resolution

Now I'll try and bit you'll know

Thanks and see you soon
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Glad to be of help ;)

Good luck and have fun! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] gata:
hi Vostradamus i was wondering if you will be making any skins for girls or at least pink skins and toolbars .i lov your

shell manager its easy to use just wish it had more for girls .thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Any specific idea in mind? :)

Meanwhile, you can at least enjoy the "for her" analog clock lol :D :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] gata:
i dont know how to ad picture on here . i was thinking maybe some pink and black box one like you red one or maybe even some with thing like lip stick purses cloths or even some circlepink ones.iv look at a few but the easiest theme i can install that work fully are yours .i tried pink combustion theme but my phone didnt like it all my widget disapeared .i also tried change skin luna damask but weather doesnt work .i have samsung omnia i920 and can only get yours to work fully .great program by the way .thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Couldn't you upload it somewhere (like on imageshack.us or something similar) or attach it to your post? (this may be still disabled for you 'cause you're a fairly new user, not 100% sure)

Uhm... I sorta get the overall picture, still some example pics would be helpful (I'm not that skilled in female-fashion design lol) :p

You're welcome, glad you like it! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] gata:
these are cute
[Windows Mobile Themes] gata:
this is really cute to do you think you would be able to make some like these
[Windows Mobile Themes] kromo1:
hi

i try to unpack this file: MsM Full Library (VGA).wzg but he ask for password.

i wanna just two widget one clock and the birthday line one
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I get the general color idea, keep in mind though that I can add skins for the shortcut widget, but that's not gonna change the actual icon of each installed program, which will still remain the same but placed over a skinned "background" (unless of course you change the icons through other means)
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
Once again I agree. Updating Picasa images would be good enough.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Added two chapters to FAQ (second post). For details see changelog.
[Windows Mobile Themes] henzxy:
hi.. is there any widget which will direct you in writing new sms (meaning if you want to send sms not the one that if you received new sms)

thanks....
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
Accurate and fast. Welldone!
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
You have to create a shortcut to "New SMS"

The shortcut-target should read:

"\windows\tmail.exe" -service "SMS" -to "" -body ""

with all the letters and interpunctation exactly as shown.

Then put a Link-Widget on the screen to that shortcut.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
Grazie Mille ;). Allways trying my best.
[Windows Mobile Themes] henzxy:
Thanks for your quick response.. but if you are kind enough.. could you tell me how to do this.. or a link maybe..

sorry for being a noob...
[Windows Mobile Themes] gauravbaadshah:
Hi

Can you make a widget for Agenda which only displays the upcoming appointments and not the calendar itself?

Also I am experimenting with the Mobilesense theme and I have edited it's menubar to remove the center launcher button but I am unable to put the widgets on that area. Can you help me out here?

Many thanks in advance.

GK
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
No reason to be sorry for being a noob. Everyone starts as a noob :). Creating shortcuts is Windows Mobile basics and has nothing to do with Mobile Shell and the manager.

The easiest way is to copy an existing shortcut, anyone will do. You can do that in the mobile explorer. They are in "windows/startmenu" folder if your phone. Then you edit the properties of the new shortcut to the line I provided in my post and the name of the shortcut to "New SMS" or whatever you want to call it. After that you find the shortcut under "Programs" in the launcher of Mobile Shell. Now you can add a link widget to that new shortcut.
[Windows Mobile Themes] henzxy:
^^

got it.. thanks a lot..

one more thing.. the link or shortcut that you have given will direct you to choice wheter sms or email.. then you need to press the menu and choice new sms.. do u have any idea what program do i need to call so that i will be directed exactly to the "writing" part..

again.. thank you..
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
No, if you use the link exactly you will be directly in "create new SMS". The part -service "SMS" makes that. I verified before I posted it.

You can even prefill the recipient and the text.

If you use: "\windows\tmail.exe" -service "SMS" -to "12345678" -body "Hi there", you can click that shortcut and land in the SMS-Editor, with the phone number "12345678" and the SMS-Text "Hi there" already filled.

But you have to use every " exactly as posted.
[Windows Mobile Themes] henzxy:
^

My mistake.. i overlooked " this part.. a million thanks... now its working..

again thank you.. more power... =)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jotha:
You're welcome. Glad to be of help ;).
[Windows Mobile Themes] kenziesgrandma:
Hi Vostradamus, it's me again, lol. I would like to try setting up some new screen layouts using your Pro Panels and the Hub links but I have a couple of questions if you don't mind. To be truthful I can't figure out how to start. I can set up new Pro panels named whatever I want but I don't know how to create a main page with the Hub links that lead to those pages. Also I would like to know where to put background pictures to use on those pages (if I click on change background it automatically opens the My Pictures page that is on the device, the problem with this is that it uses memory. Is there any way to use pictures that are on my Storage Card or in My Storage? I'm sorry to be such a nuisance but could you give me a bit of a tutorial on how to do this? Like I said I've figured out a few things on my own but I'm really still a little bit lost.

Thanks very much

Kathy
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Dunno, never tried it... I'll try to take a look at it, but I think I remember someone saying that it can be done without tweaks, just through some mobile shell setting (don't have a clue on what setting and where though) :p

Ok, so you have removed the graphics for the center button, now if you want that area to be available for placing widgets you also need to edit a couple xml files inside qa_layouts.

Which xml file depends on which panel you want to change...

Standard lifestyle home uses "lockscreen2.xml"

Standard professional home uses "lockscreen.xml"

Additional panels depends on what name the author chose to use :p

Also, dunno if mobilesense uses the same standard names for lifestyle and professional home or if the author changed them.

Once you find out which xml file you need, edit it and you will see several lines similar to this one:

<Rect Name="DragRect" X="0" Y="0" Width="xxx" Height="yyy"/>

(of course xxx and yyy are numbers)

you need to edit the ones in the section describing your screen resolution and set the width and height to the max width and height in pixels that you want to be available for placing widgets, I guess you will want to whole screen in there (minus the taskbar of course).

Then you will need to edit the xml of the menubar (again I don't know the name used by mobilesense author, sorry)

in it, you will find a line similar to this:

<LayerAlign Value="Bottom"/>

you need to add a parameter to it:

<LayerAlign Value="Bottom" Clip="0"/>

Once you're done with all of the above, place the xml files back inside qa_layouts and restart the shell

Remember to

always

make a backup copy of every file you're changing before doing anything, just in case.... ;)

Hope I didn't forget anything up here, it's 1:20 am here and I'm a bit sleepy lol :p

Good tweaking! ;)