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[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
Yes of course, 1 panel and yesterday I tried a second panel for the trial, but then I deleted

No, for each button I have only:

Agenda

Call Log

Contacts

Contacts Carousel

Edit Profile

Fav. Contacts

Launcher

Show Today

SPB Menu

Task Manager

Time

Weather

Weather Conditions

Launcher/SpbMenu (MS config)

Contacts/Favs/CallLog (MS config)

Professional Home

Lifestyle Home

And on bottom bar OK and CANCEL (to return back), never "<--" entry or blank line.

Lifestyle_2, Lifestyle_3. At this moment only one: Lifestyle_2.

I can access the custom panels only through the panels carousel, this is an annoying thing.

No, what's the correct procedure?

I can save my current configuration, so I do not have to redo everything from scratch?

A full backup also saves the list of widgets enabled or I need to remember the widgets to enable before restoring?

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P.S. For information, my HTC TOUCH PRO has VGA screen 640x480 pixel and the MsM has been installed after MSkip Proplus, I installed both at the same time.

ITA:

- Ovviamente ho creato dei pannelli, ora ne ho uno solo, ma ieri avevo creato anche un altro, ma visto che non veniva rilevato nemmeno quello, l'ho cancellato.

- Per ogni bottone personalizzabile di qualsiasi barra ho l'elenco degli oggetti indicato sopra, non ho nessun carattere <-- nè riga vuota, scorrendo le voci dopo Lifestyle Home torna immediatamente ad Agenda

- I nomi usati sono stati sempre del tipo Lifestyle_2, Lifestyle_3 proprio perchè provavo se funzionavano, non ho usato nomi strani o separati i più parti.

Posso accedere ai pannelli personalizzati solo passando dal carosello dei pannelli, cosa fastidiosa.

- Se salvo un backup c'è il pericolo che venga salvato anche il problema?

Il backup completo mi salva tutto da solo o devo ricordarmi di riattivare i widgets che uso prima di ripristinare?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, that's getting weirder... the "<---" entry should really be there, the code just creates it, there should be (theoretically) no way for it not to appear :confused:

or you could access them via link (not that this solves the mistery, though)

Just uninstalling it and reinstalling it.... everything you applied would still remain active, only the main MsM app would be uninstalled.

I don't think it's needed though (read ahead)

A "full backup" saves the

whole

mobile shell, together with everything you applied to it, other non-MsM mods included

Ok, the script is correct, there should be no need to re-install MsM 'cause the script is actually the latest one

Could you export and send me a couple registry keys so I can check if there's something wrong in them?

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Layouts\

and

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Panels\
[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
The link is f.e.:

SpbMenu\Tools\MS Panels\Lifestyle_2 ?

I would access to my personal panels directly, not through link, because through link appears x button on top dx and not task manager HTC icon.

Ok, this is the file.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Yep, you're right :)

Once your current issue will be fixed, you'll see that while selecting a panel as a button destination you will also be prompted to choose if it must be opened as "replace" (that is like via carousel) or "overlay" (that is like via link"), so you will be able to pick your preferred method :)

Uhm.... Ok, I think I may have found a bug that I've never noticed or met so far.... I'll try and fix it and I'll post a fixed script (can't do it right now 'cause I need to get some dinner ready, but will try to do it asap) :)

Hope you won't mind that I'll have to "use" you as a guinea pig for testing the fixed script on an actual device though, as I can only test it on the emulator 'cause I've sold my Omnia 2 and switched to android :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
Yes, if I customize the bar of the personal panel, and I choose LifeHome or ProHome panel, then the program prompts "carousel or link" and "carousel" option is perfect.

It is possible that the bug you found was caused by MSkip ProPlus that I installed before MSM?

The bug is that there are many lifestyle keys?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Nope, the bug has nothing to do with mskip's stuff :)

It just never happened to me (or to anyone else I guess, otherwise it would have been reported earlier) most probably 'cause I always reset my emulator state before trying something and I start from a "clean" situation...

It's caused by adding and then deleting some panels, the script loops over the wrong key... it's working fine as long as no custom panel is deleted or the deleted ones are deleted in a certain specific order. I just need to make it loop over another key (panels key instead of layouts key) and read the other one in the meantime only for the needed values :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Oooook, try the attached script :)

(make a backup copy of the current one before overwriting it, just in case...)

Lemme know ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] RedRamage:
Hey, can I add to your new To-Do list a little bit?

I've love to see two new clocks. The first would be a digital clock in the "Date-like" format. The top bar would say "Time", then in middle about would be the time, and then AM or PM at the very bottom, like where the day of the week is listed on the Date Square.

Secondly can you make a smaller version of MSkip ProPlus2 Large? I'd like it a 1/4 screen size. The same size as the date or big box links.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Will see what I can do, but know that at the moment the development of new stuff is a bit on hold: I recently switched to android and I'm spending most of my spare time tweaking up, optimizing, finding stuff that I need and so on... so I can't really give an ETA for new widgets :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Updates will not be as frequent as before I guess, but I'm not (consciously) planning to stop them ;)

in-forum assistance on the other hand will remain the same as before, I'm not gonna leave "my users" alone for sure :cool:
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
Are you suggesting we should migrate to Android? Don't you own a Windows Mobile device?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I did own a winmo device 'til a short time ago, it was an Omnia 2 and I was pretty happy with it, should I go back in time I think I'd buy it again :)

I moved to android for a few reasons, the prominent one being that I like to experiment new stuff and android was looking kinda interesting.

Also, I wanted to upgrade my device to a more recent one, and the "new" winmo os.... "WP7" is what I consider to be an ugly clone of the iphone OS.... I mean, if I wanted a "user castrating" operating system I'd at least get the "original" castrating one, that is the iphone OS.... but knowing that I'd undergo a sex change surgery rather than buying an iphone..... the choice of moving to android was pretty obvious :D

So far I'm pretty happy with it, the OS is snappier and smoother then winmo, and customizable to the bone. This said, I still like windows mobile too a lot....as long as you refer to a version up to 6.5.x. After that version, it's out of my "geeky mind's taste" lol :p

I'm definitely not suggesting anyone to move to android: if you're still happy with your device and feel no need to upgrade it, then keep it and treasure it! :)

What I'm suggesting is: when the day will come that you will want to upgrade to a new phone, think twice (or thrice or even more) before getting a WP7 phone 'cause in my opinion android is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better ;)

WP7 is an iPhone for microsoft fans..... and iPhone is a smartphone for technically impaired people (of course all of this is in my opinion, everyone's more than free to think differently) ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
Your opinion is always appreciated. I'll follow your suggestion when I'll decide to change my device.
[Windows Mobile Themes] micromacro:
Ok!

I have tested and it work well!

They now appear both the personal panels and "<---" entry!

I have created the link toward my personal panel "Lifestyle_2" and it works.

I have created a new personal panel "Lifestyle_3" and it appears in the list of the options and it works.

I have erased the third panel and that ad desappeared from the list, but in the list there is still 2: all correct!

Thx for your support. :)

Please, when it will go out Mobile SHELL 5, update your MSM to that version for us poor winmo consumers! :D

The program SPB without MSM is very poor indeed!!! :D

:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Main thing is: we still do not know if spb will ever release mobile shell 5 to simple customers :p There are rumors that they could decide release it to to manufacturers only, even on their forum they're not too clear about it: one time they say they will, the other time they say they won't... not that I'm suprised by them not knowing (or pretending not to) what they're doing, yet......... :p

I guess only time will tell ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
i Have a problem when i activate a neon panel it doesnt show up in the mobile shell list so i can select it, at 1st i thought it might be something to do with my resolution but i dont think it is because i have both MSM and proplus freedom installed and all the other panels ive tried are working and are listed on mobile shell

This is what i did just incase ive did it wrong or im unclear, i choose solitaire widget then i tryed to change the skin to a neon panel and it waznt in the list but some of the others i installed were. like say the England panel love it btw:) and Alien vs Predator ive tried uninstalling MSM and proplus and even mobile shell and starting from scratch but its still not working have also tried restoring the xml

any ideas what the problem iz?

CHeerz
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm... that's quite weird indeed... :confused:

some things you could try:

- go to the "activate widget" menu and see if it's still in the list: if it is then maybe the activation somehow did not work, so try to activate it again

- if it's not in the list, then you can try deactivating and reactivating it

- if all the above does not work, you can also try to re-import the library and reactivate it afterwise, this in case something went wrong during the first library import and that panel has a missing file

(re-importing the library will not affect in any way already active widgets)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Thanks re-importing the library fixed it:) cuple questions what are the status pro battery widgets? theres 2 and when i activated them both 1 said 8 and the other said 9 what does that mean:confused:also on the second screen theres a stripper pole battery widget and i cant find it on my phone waz this widget removed or should it be in the battery library? heres the link to it its on the 2nd screen http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/256/neons.png
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The two "status pro" battery widgets work differently according to the kind of battery driver your device has... some devices have a driver reporting every 1% step, others use 5% steps, others again 10% steps... just try them both and see which one gives you the more accurate result on your device :p

The pole stripper neon battery widget should be inside the "battery 2" widget category, its name is "neon silhouette 2" ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
I dont think it works on my resolution it just messed up the screen lol unless its something to do with the image im using i made it 320x480 and its just a solid light blue colour i saved it as 16bit R5 G6 B5 BMP
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Cool will do,i got it now thanks:) i saw that widget but didnt relize it waz the 1 i was after because it looked different from the image i saw on here, itz very cool how it changes with the life of the battery, if i wanted to change the colour of a panel would i just have to unzip it colour it and then zip it bk up or is there more to it?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
You have to thank Jotha for that pole stripper battery widget: it's his design :D

Yep that's what you need to do to change the color, just be sure to

- save the bmp in 16bits format

- use the password when zipping it back in the dat
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
THanks Jotha and cheerz for that widget tutorial could understand it perfect just wish i new how to work gimp:p il try that later on cheerz, got one more question lol how do i get a picture on the favourite screen like you have here http://picasaweb.google.com/109595240430741653050/PossibleLayoutExamples#5491883819971793698
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
MsM can put a custom wallpaper image on almost every mobile shell panel, the function is inside the "panels" menu and it's named "SpbPanels Wallpaper".

Remember that the images have to be 16bits bmp the size of your screen :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
I dont think it works with my screens resolution:( unless theres something wrong with the image im trying to use i made it 320x480 (HVGA) pixels and saved it 16bit BMP its just a basic solid silver image not an actual picture. However i created it in gimp and when i saved it as 16bit it give me 2 options 16 bit RB G6 B5 or 16bit X1 R5 G5 B5 i used the 1ST option saved it to my desktop sent it to my phone and then tried to activate it using the SPBPanels wallpaper thing but when i went to my favourites screen after restarting Mobile shell it waznt there it waz the same normal black background but when i touched it it moved and the screen messed up as if my image was there just not in the right format/size/or resolution:confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Uhm... you may be right, it could depend on the HVGA resolution which is not 100% supported by MsM, I'll check it and report back
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Ok, checked it :)

It was not about your res not being supported... there was just a bug, and it looks like noone ever noticed it before :p

Try importing the attached library: it contains a fix ;) (rename it taking away the .zip in the end)

Pls report back if it works or not: I can't test it because I don't have a HVGA device and the emulator does not support that resolution, so I have to do it "blindly" :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
I downloaded the fix but it wont let me delete the .zip bit as its not there it says HVGAspbbackgroundfix.wzg but it iz a zip file:confused: oh and i can t delete it from my phone lol
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
looks like your pc is set to hide file extensions for known file types (that's the default on windows, and I will never curse microsoft enough for this brilliantly idiotic setting) :p

In your file explorer window click on tools -> folder options -> visualization and uncheck "hide file extensions for known file types"

(hope the translation will be correct for my windows is italian and of course it reads different) :p

This done, you should see the file with its complete name, thus being able to correctly rename it :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Yeah thats a daft setting to have anywayz i folled your instructions and ive now got the wzg file thanks:)il try the background change again and let you no how it works

Translations perect, thanks again
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Just tried it and it works flawlessly:) Thanks for the fix
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
whats the advanced launcher panel inside THE spbwallpaper changer?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
that's for when you set the launcher to work in advanced mode, with no labels and more icons (this feature is configurable in mobile shell itself, though not many people seem to use it) :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Cool:)they probably dont no about it, izit possible to skin the media player widget? and could i use jothas status widget tutorial to make a panel widget or is that different
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
yep, the media player widget is skinnable like every other widget, and the tutorial should be good for that too (as a general guideline of course), just know that its graphics are inside a dat file together with graphics for other stuff... of course you don't need those other graphics in your new dat file ;)

Actually, I have a pending request for a media player widget... sooner or later I'll try to make it :p In the meantime, happy skinning! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Il give it a go in a bit :)i can see why no ones skinned it like its good enough how it is and i dont think a lot of people even use that widget shame really i think its great i use it loads, anyways if i fail il look forward to the 1 you make:) oh and I got a request get that sexy neon menu bar workin 4 hvga;) lol:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Would be better if it supported something more, like album art for example, and stuff like that... spb didn't put much effort into it I'm afraid :p

That would require not only preparing the missing graphics, but also new scripts portions :p not saying I won't do it, but it's not likely to be too soon
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Yeah looks pure rushed compared to widgets ive seen on here they could ov at least added another 1 with a bit of colour to it or maybe even a wider version,

aye no problem, i heard you switched to android so no doubt you will be busy creating summet amazing for that:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
lol not really... unlike mobile shell, there are already so many nice widgets and stuff for android that so far I haven't felt the need to create more (plus I should learn how to do it from scratch, and you sure know already that I'm laaaaaaaazy lol) :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Yeah true theres some cool stuff for android lyk especially the circuit board live wallpaper that's very snazzy, to be honest im tempted to sell my mini and switch to android or just get the hd2 and no one can agree with ya being lazy lol ya far from it, ya always around when ya fans need help not to mention all the effort n time ya put into creating all them widgets n that for us
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Well, if you'd like giving android a try but you're not 100% sure about switching for good then maybe the hd2 could be a very nice compromise: if I'm not mistaken somewhere here on XDA there's a very nice android-on-HD2 porting section.... so you could basically have both system on one device

Android on the HD2 can be run as an app, and it will "shut down" WinMo and take the device over.... but after a soft reset you're back to WinMo :)

lol trust me on this: I DO am lazy :p no matter how much I'm around on here and no matter the widgets and stuff.... lazyness still remains one of the main traits of my character (you could ask my wife, I'm kinda positive she'd be more than glad to confirm it lmao) :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Haha well a think were all secetly lazy but we get the job done:D yeah im really keen on the HD2 because its pretty much the same as my hd mini and i like the mini its a great little phone but the HVGA screen really lets it down:(, yeah i saw the android port a few nights ago on you tube it looks amazing crazy what some people can do like.

i no Marks in the middle of working on HVGA for his proplus so if he manages to get everything working i might not need to get a new phone as im very happy with Mobileshell MSM and proplus but will have to wait and see:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
I hate Mini memory cards

I Got a massive problem my Micro SD card has stopped working and has become unreadable i have hard resetted my phone in case it was down to the phone but its not that its the sd card itself even tried it in my laptop and no joy, anyways i have re installed Mobile shell MSM and Proplus, but i don't have a spare sd card handy so can i install the MSM full library onto the device memory or does it have to be on the sd card?

Thats 1 SD Card become unreadale and 1 M2 Micro snapped in the last 6 months i hate mini memory cards there so fragile:mad::p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
I'd advise against it.... MsM could work from device memory too BUT.... the full qvga library is around 50Mb, plus every activated widget needs its files copied to mobile shell folder, which of course is on device memory, thus doubling the space used by the widget (inside mobile shell + in the library folder) :eek:
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Daaaaaaamn:( ar well never mind il take it as a sign to get a hd2:p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
or..... a new sd card :D

(but the hd2 still sounds tempting, doesn't it? lol) :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
very tempting i gotta feelin itz gunna be huge tho so im going to try get my hands onnit to see if i like it lol, i wish i found MSM n proplus n mobile shell Before i bought my hd mini:p
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I thought the HD2 was gonna be too bulky but because its soo slim it actually feels better to hold than my old HTC Kaiser with the built in keyboard. Plus with the HD2 you can have WindowsMobile, Android 2.2 and possibly WindowsPhone7 (in the future) OS's so you will never get bored with it ;)

I have had mine nearly a year now and have never regretted it for a second :D

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
Yeah the screen looks amazing onnit think it will be brill for texting and surfing:) its funny because i was originally gunna get the htc wildfire or the hd2 but now that androids capable of running on the hd2 its like ya said multiple OS's in 1 and i get the best of both and with the any amounts of mods kickin about for the hd2 it seems like the best choice:) but.....isit true the camera is easily scratched and the battery cover soon becomes loose?

Really dont like windows phone 7 i think its ugly and its apparantly all zunified lmao but thatz my opinion
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I dont have a case for my phone and carry it everywhere in my pocket and the camera screen and quality of pics is still amazing after a years use, no scratches at all. See *THIS* picture of my new son to see the quality :)

The battery cover is a bit tight when you first get it and you have to take the cover off in the right way or you could either throw the phone across the room or do your fingers in but after a few goes it will loosten enough to get it off quite easily. Saying that my battery cover isnt loose at all and my phone even survived a fall out of my pocket onto a concrete floor with only minor scrathes to the side. There have been youtube vids out of people trying to scratch the front glass with scalpels without success so its very tough (although I wouldnt like to put it to a test) lol.

I guess it depends how careful you are with it but you can buy a new new back section with battery compartment for £25 on ebay if anything does happen and its easy enough to replace.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] GEX THE GECKO:
thats spot on that pic quality like i might of guessed the kid would be asleep tho the always are baby's the proppa lazy as haha Congrats on the new kid..... ive just you tubed the scratch test and its insane (wouldnt do what he did tho no way) very impressive and so was the drop test and also watched a few videos on the phone and now my hd minis up on ebay:) wish it was available in white tho lol and you should defo get a gel case for ya phone some brill ones for abowt 3quid on ebay and there not bulky ive got 3 ov them for my mini keeps it safe,the cost lotta dough and need to be protected:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] ironhead65:
Congrats on the new addition!!

--Ironhead
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Thanks :)

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] fclifton:
I am new to MS and your widgets. I am looking for a totally transparent link widget that is the size of the standard MS agenda widget. I would like to go to a different calendar than the built in WM calendar or the MS calendar when I tap in the agenda widget. (I looked at the link widgets, but did not find any totally transparent.)