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Add Application Shortcut to Today screen

Hello:
Anyone know hoe to put application shortcuts straight onto the today screeen??
I already have claunch for myself, buy am setting up a simple system for mum on an older unit. I was hopinh to get a shortcut to the simpler apps like contacts straight on the today screen.
I know if you install tomtom you get an option in the today list to show tomtom on the list - This is similar to what I want (but not tomtom)
any ideas?

I use Pocket Plus from SPB. It's a great little app that also includes repeating alerts and an option to make the 'close' button really quit the app and not just hide it in background. All highly configureable. Check out Handango for a trial and purchase.

I use cLaunch. It works great and is VERY configurable! AND it's freeware!
I use the following group-settings to get four full sized icon on each "page":
Icon size =32
Icon name enabled
Icon width = 48
Icon name at bottom
Icon name height = 14
Icon margins = 1 hor. and vert.
Window margin = 0
I have enabled "Tap empty space to advance to next group" so that I can page through the icon groups easily.
(edit: didn't catch that you already tried this app! Anyway try my settings. I can't imagine a simpler way to launch from the today-screen. BTW I have turned of the menu bar also because I just use a few icon (four in each group) just like you seem to want too.)

Another option is PHM Pocket Power Tools (or is it Toys?). It has a TrayLaunch application, which allows shortcuts to be placed in it and it displays at the bottom of the Today screen - where the NEW menu item is located. It's freeware as well.

yep: your setting worked great, thanks for the help - I never though of configuring cLaunch like that.

Any way to quickly change orientation of screen?

I had a Universal until recently (too bulky, buggy, and Wizard is so much nicer!) so I now have the Wizard/O2 Xda Mini S.
On the Uni there was an icon on the Today page for changing orientation of the screen with 1-click. On the Wizard there is none, and I have to navigate through several menus in Settings to change it.
Any way to add the Universal's Today icon to the Wizard?
Or failing that, how can I add Start Menu shortcut to the 'Screen' option in Settings?

Check out phm tools keys. They have a screen rotation shortcut.
I think there are registry hacks to show the screen rotation UI icon though (WM2003 at least)
V

CJSnet said:
I had a Universal until recently (too bulky, buggy, and Wizard is so much nicer!) so I now have the Wizard/O2 Xda Mini S.
On the Uni there was an icon on the Today page for changing orientation of the screen with 1-click. On the Wizard there is none, and I have to navigate through several menus in Settings to change it.
Any way to add the Universal's Today icon to the Wizard?
Or failing that, how can I add Start Menu shortcut to the 'Screen' option in Settings?
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er...slide the keyboard out?

vijay555 said:
Check out phm tools keys. They have a screen rotation shortcut.
I think there are registry hacks to show the screen rotation UI icon though (WM2003 at least)
V
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Thanks, would really like that reg hack if anyone can find it?
EDIT: I found this for the Universal but it has no effect on my Wizard:
To change the display of the screen rotation icon in the system tray
The setting is at 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\ROTATION'
The 'HideOrientationUI' DWORD value can be set to '1' to hide the icon or '0' to show the icon
For example, to hide the screen rotation icon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\ROTATION\HideOrientationUI = 1

wilesd said:
er...slide the keyboard out?
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CRAP! I opened this thread for the sole purpose of making that exact smart-ass response. You suck.

:? Just to clarify for those of you who don't credit me with a milligram of intellect, I wish to orientate the screen when not using the keyboard. This is a feature of WM5 and the Universal allows you to do it from the home screen, but not the Wizard.
I have however solved it by using Spb PocketPlus

CJSnet said:
:? Just to clarify for those of you who don't credit me with a milligram of intellect, I wish to orientate the screen when not using the keyboard. This is a feature of WM5 and the Universal allows you to do it from the home screen, but not the Wizard.
I have however solved it by using Spb PocketPlus
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Anyway to do it without installing pocket plus ?

Why not hook it up to one of the hardware buttons ? If you're worried about running out of buttons, you can probably install one of the button managers?
I've got '<Rotate Screen>' (built-in option in Buttons) under the 'voice call' button, and Magic ScreenShot under the same button+hold (normally 'voice memo'); I highly doubt I'll use either of those voice functions, so they fit nicely there

I just added it to mort button, but its still a key press and then a tap of the screen, would much prefer a today icon just to be tapped.

Well, maybe time for a developer to step in and make a tiny application that rotates the screen
http://www.devx.com/wireless/Article/21590/1954?pf=true
and
http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/rotatese.html
have code examples, but no compiles (boo, hiss - why is that?)

ZeBoxx: I've done it, but PHM tools already contains very effective screen rotation icons. Find PHM Keys... assign to hardware key or shortcut or whatever. Use his or my VJTrayLaunch and stick it in the tray as well if you want... oh, mort script does this as well I think.
V

Well, there we go
And for more light-weight (are they, really? I have no idea);
270-degrees (for Wizard):
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=15527
90-degrees (exact opposite side :x):
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=15011
180-degrees:
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=15332
PHM Keys seems to have some other neat things that I might download it for, but personally I'm happy with just having <Rotate Screen> under the 1 button (no special button managers)
off-topic: is the PHM website ever going to be back?

I have pocket plus 3 installed, so i just added 'Rotate screen left' onto the close button context menu.
Now its just a click-hold and click away - even from within a program (comes in handy when using internet explorer).

Getting rid of the bottom of the today screen

Hi,
I've looked, clicked and sworn at it, but I just don't know how to get rid of the small bar at the very bottom of the today screen, just above the softkey indicators. At the moment it just has the (standard t-mobile) mini battery icon and the mini connection icon.
I've got no idea where the controller for this part of the today screen is. I'd really love to get rid of it altogether and have a few extra pixels for pocketplus. It just seems to be totally wasted screen real estate for me. I see other people have got useful stuff in this area, if there's a personalisation programme out there for it, please hit me up.
Cheers,
Chris

If you just want to remove those icons - which removes the tray as well - see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40133
If you want to remove it altogether, try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27331
And if you want to customize the tray with icons to specific apps, try "PHM TrayLaunch" - it's part of the PHM PowerToys - can probably be ripped out somehow and made stand-alone.

Sorry guys, ToggleToday is still WM2003 only right now. I'll update as soon as I get a few minutes. It's complicated to write, since the tray gets refreshed on screen rotations etc. And I'm just too busy to deal with it properly right now Soon...
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Hey, thanks very much guys

PHM TrayLaunch looks like a very useful app, but I'm struggling to successfully add programs/icons. For example, if I want to have ActiveSync as one of the icons in the tray, does anyone know what should be entered as the "target"?

I'm afraid I don't have my phone in front of me, but trying navigating through your \windows\start menu and checking the properties for existing shortcuts.
Eg Find activesync, display properties, and it will display the target for the shortcut. That's your baby.
V

vijay555 said:
Sorry guys, ToggleToday is still WM2003 only right now.
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oops

Unfortunately I can't find a way to display properties for a shortcut - Explorer's "tap & hold" menu only allows you to cut/copy/paste etc - there's no "properties" window like there is on normal PC-Windows.

Fork, try gsfinder or another explorer replacement.
Also try having a read through this:
http://vijay555support.host4phpbb.com/viewtopic.php?t=30
V

Thanks Vijay, I've downloaded Resco Explorer 2005 but cannot find the ActiveSync shortcut anywhere on my device! Does anyone know what the shortcut is to start ActiveSync?

It's not obvious!
\windows\replog.exe
V

Thanks for the reply Vijay, but replog.exe doesn't exist anywhere on my device.

Sorry, missed one letter
"\windows\repllog.exe" on my Universal.
V

Thanks Vijay, bizarely repllog.exe doesn't show up in my Windows folder using Resco Explorer, but setting this as the path gives me an ActiveSync icon in the tray - so it's obviously finding it.
Unfortunately, clicking the icon doesn't launch ActiveSync. It briefly displays "Connect to" in the top title bar before disappearing, and the Today page remains onscreen all the time.
Any other suggestions you can think of?
Thanks,

Fork, it depends on what state the activesync app is in at the time. It doesn't always like to show itself in my experience as well. Not entirely sure why. Sometimes when you're disconnected it will show, sometimes when you're connected it'll show?
In resco, ensure you're displaying hidden files, system files and rom files.
V

Thanks Vijay, I hadn't spotted that option in Resco Explorer - it shows up now.

Removing Taskbar/Bottom section of Today - Possible?

At the bottom of the Today screen, you got your SOFT button functions written, and some icons for applications like Comm Manager & Battery.
Personally, I don't care for that section of the today screen.
I wish to use that space taken on my screen to have more TODAY plugins.
Is there such a mod/hack/registry tweak/whatever to do so?

you can remove the battery and comm manager icon by editing the registry like so:
Remove the Battery Icon:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Power]
"ShowIcon"=dword:00000000
Remove the Wireless Manager Icon:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\WirelessMgr]
"Keep"=dword:00000000
As for the soft key buttons, I do not believe there is a way to remove that bottom bar.

there is a possibility to remove the soft keys from the today screen:
use VJToggleToday2alpha

i dont think that'll work on wm6

Use Wisbar Advance 3 to remove that.

VJToggle works on WM6.

VJToggleToday2alpha works very well on WM6

alkizmo said:
At the bottom of the Today screen, you got your SOFT button functions written, and some icons for applications like Comm Manager & Battery.
Personally, I don't care for that section of the today screen.
I wish to use that space taken on my screen to have more TODAY plugins.
Is there such a mod/hack/registry tweak/whatever to do so?
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I've seen the registry tweaks for comm mgr and battery.. but have not seen anything for the icon I get when I put the phone ni vibrate mode, and the other various app-specific icons (ie. I think Pocket Informant stuck an icon there). Seems more like there needs to be a setting to say "tray icons are disabled" vs. disabling each specific tray icon...
Mike

zim2dive said:
I've seen the registry tweaks for comm mgr and battery.. but have not seen anything for the icon I get when I put the phone ni vibrate mode, and the other various app-specific icons (ie. I think Pocket Informant stuck an icon there). Seems more like there needs to be a setting to say "tray icons are disabled" vs. disabling each specific tray icon...
Mike
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Bump.. still looking to get rid of the vibrate icon in the tray
Thanks,
Mike

Looking for a simple launcher

I tried Ultimate Launch and Slither's. They both work, but it's not for me. I want a simple laucher that it's not a today's plugin.
UltimateLauch is a today's plugin which does its purpose to lauch apps, but you can't slide your fingers back and forth to change tab. You need to click on a tab to change...sometime i can slide my fingers, and it goes to the next tab, but it get stuck and I have to press the previous tab to go back. I know i'm being picky, but when i'm driving, it's hard to focus on the tab...I wish it can scroll thru a list of programs that you assign. Also, I found some great icons but you can't assign them to the indiviual program themselves. I think the icons are in .ico and the program icon are in .lnk
Slither's is a great app that it's not a plugin, but it offers too less of programs that can be loaded.
GSmart Touch, scrolling is soo horriable, I can't scroll with my fingers. I think it works well with a stylus.
If it can be like s2p like, just scroll until I find what I want and click and launch program. If it can see .png, .ico and any other formats that is out there for icon makers, that would be great.

slyaii said:
I tried Ultimate Launch and Slither's. They both work, but it's not for me. I want a simple laucher that it's not a today's plugin.
UltimateLauch is a today's plugin which does its purpose to lauch apps, but you can't slide your fingers back and forth to change tab. You need to click on a tab to change...sometime i can slide my fingers, and it goes to the next tab, but it get stuck and I have to press the previous tab to go back. I know i'm being picky, but when i'm driving, it's hard to focus on the tab...I wish it can scroll thru a list of programs that you assign. Also, I found some great icons but you can't assign them to the indiviual program themselves. I think the icons are in .ico and the program icon are in .lnk
Slither's is a great app that it's not a plugin, but it offers too less of programs that can be loaded.
GSmart Touch, scrolling is soo horriable, I can't scroll with my fingers. I think it works well with a stylus.
If it can be like s2p like, just scroll until I find what I want and click and launch program. If it can see .png, .ico and any other formats that is out there for icon makers, that would be great.
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you're wrong about UL ,we can use fingers to change tabs from right to left and left to right and you can use the gestures from up to down and from down to up to run applis

Try PointUI or IFonez though I prefer the former.
If you just need sliding + Ultimate Launch then use FTouchFLO with Ultimate Launch. It works

HandyLauncher.....very small launcher, can be assigned to any button so u dont have to go back to Today.

I'm not understanding your problem with UL, just make sure your screen gesture % is lower if it's not working for you. I use it and it always works, and quite smooth I may add.

Have you tried SPB Mobile Shell?

One of the main purposes of UL (aside from the launcher part) is the fact that you can slide from screen to screen. It is, simply put, the best program to do this with period.