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Newsland

I always used AvantGo on my old PPC, so wanted something similar for my Exec. I found Newsland on MS's website (yeah, I know, I deserve everything I get) and it had some good reviews.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work, and the website I'm supposed to register with is no longer in existance. The only site I can find is in Russian.
I thought "Stuff it" and tried to remove the software. I used settings>remove on the Exec. It has gone from the program list, but the software is still there. I tried removing it through Activesync, same result; gone from the program list, still on the Exec. I've tried a soft reset, it's still there, taking up room. Any ideas?

Newsland Remove
Hi,
I think the following is happened:
The Today screen plugin of Newsland was still active wen you tryed to remove Newsland. What you need to do is, try to install the software again, and when this is done deactivate the today plugin. Than remove the program again. After that you can look with the File Explorer and look at Program Files if the map Newsland still excist's. If so, you can delete it!
Hope this helps,
Cheers Leo

Does this mean AVantGO does not work in our Universal? Any other alternative to get NEWS REPORT on our Universal?

@cktlcmd
Hi,
If you want to use a good newsreader!
http://garishkernels.net/egress.shtml
For me this is the best, tried Newsbreak and SPB Insight but this one is much faster and better designed.
Cheers Leo

Laurentius26 said:
Hi,
If you want to use a good newsreader!
http://garishkernels.net/egress.shtml
For me this is the best, tried Newsbreak and SPB Insight but this one is much faster and better designed.
Cheers Leo
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Thanks. I checked the site. I do have a question. Does it support landscape view on our Universal? All the screen shots I saw were portrait view.

Landscape view
Hi,
Yes it does, I love this app, works smoothly!
Leo
cktlcmd said:
Thanks. I checked the site. I do have a question. Does it support landscape view on our Universal? All the screen shots I saw were portrait view.
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Thanks very much.

Thanks Laurentius26, I'll try it now.
To the person asking if AvantGo works - it does work, just fine, in landscape or portrait. Just go to the AvantGo website and download the latest version. Annoyingly, it insists on syncing through it's own software rather than going through Activesync, and it seems slower to upload than it was on my 3 year old RX3715.
Still, it does the job just fine. I wanted to try something a bit different, so I may have a look at the other suggestions.
Edit - worked like a charm. Thanks again.

Herald Today Screen Modification

Hello all,
i m new here but i am watching all p0sts about herald for a long time because i have one also...
Here's my question...is there any program like SPB MOBILE SHELL that can customize your today screen with out pay?? SPB shell is really helpfull but i cant find anywhere a non trial version with out pay:/
my sec0nd question..is there any other program to describe your tasks in your today screen ?? i ve tryed couple of programs but nothing..:/still saying 1 2 3 active tasks..:/
my last question is about loading cyrcle in ppc is there any way to change that???
Thx For your Help :>

Spb Diary come in my mind for your second question, it's not free but in my opinion its worth the money. Another program is called Today Agenda, haven't had my hand on it but I guess others here did.
The HTC Touch Today Screen can be an alternative to Spb Mobile Shell. It can be found either here or in the Wizard subforum. It's somewaht free, but it really slows down you PPC alot and takes away at least half of your screen.

yes but htc touch is for wm6..:/ any 0ther program??

I tried installing the HTC Touch Today screen from the wizard forums but didn't seem to work
I think I saw some registry settings on the same thread but didn't have regedit thingie installed so I'll give it a shot later

analyzerx said:
I tried installing the HTC Touch Today screen from the wizard forums but didn't seem to work
I think I saw some registry settings on the same thread but didn't have regedit thingie installed so I'll give it a shot later
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What language does your OS have.
I had to change the .mui files into 0407 for my german Terra.
And for registrysettings - use totalcommander. The best filemanager and FREE - and it has regedit, ftp, and lan service.
Good luck

As papamopps said, you just have to "localize" the plugin. It is only one .mui.0409 file you need to rename. If you use a good file explorer like TotalCommander you will be able to find and rename the file. I guess you are not using an English device so you should find that particular file easily in the Windows folder. After that uncheck and check the plug in from the settings menu.

[REQ] HTC touch apps

i have a tmobile Wing running wm6 and i have tried all htc touch apps on this website and they dont work for me... can someone either upload working apps(like the contact manager, the comm. manager, the cube thing) or upload a working ROM of the HTC touch(which will work on the WING) for the 64 bit computer??

how are you installing them?
you realise you put the cab file onto the phone then execute it there rather than your pc right?
thats the impression i get from your post...

yes i know that, i am not a nub... i have installed many apps, but they end up screwing up my phone cause it works so slowly

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All the HTC touch apps that I found from explode, they all work fine on my SX66.
Can you describe more about your phone, and how you install the application?
What symptom/behaviour are you seeing on your phone?

well, i transfer it to my storage card, and then run it. later i get a successfully installed message. i soft-reset my phone and then either the program doesn't start up, puts my phhone in a infinate reset mode, or doesnt work correctly.
the htc cube is installed, but i can see the cube! i see this S icon, and a P icon when i slide my finger from bottom to up . since it didnt work, i unistalled it.
the contact manager from the all htc apps extracted sticky starts up, but i cannot change the theme! i see the regular old contacts manager with a white bar, when i run my finger over it, it shows a letter, and scrolls to it, but doesnt have the touch interface i need, and its not graphical at all
and the comm. manager REMOVES my comm. manager, rather than adding one
i am running wm6, boots fine now, the following htc apps
-audio manager
-htc touch theme
-htc album
-htc touch skin for wmp
-spb backup
-htc touch wait cursor(got from freewarepocketpc.net)
that should explain a lot

mr_ding said:
All the HTC touch apps that I found from explode, they all work fine on my SX66.
Can you describe more about your phone, and how you install the application?
What symptom/behaviour are you seeing on your phone?
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explode? can you please post some links and i will try them and replay asap

The 'htc cube' your talkin about is not the actual cube. its called FTouchFlo and is used to scroll and launch programs by using gestures. the changing between s and p is changing between launching mode and scrolling mode. What your looking for is the TouchFlo cube, which i belive must be cooked into a rom to work well. there are other options out there that can be cab installed, just search around the forums.

u mean something like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=343583
i tried that but in the instructions, i dont know what the prequisites are n i dont have em
i copied the shortcuts to the startup folder and then i ran the program in the folder containting the exe file that came with the zip
can someone post a cab, that i run, and will configure my phone that it works... i dont want to do the "remove the following apps from the startup folder...", the cab file should do that...

i also have problem with touchflo. i saw a lot of threads on it and i dun know which 1 i have to follow and install.
and if any expert here can help me.
1. i am on wm6. not htc theme.
2. i am on wisbar and wisbar desktop
3. device is atom life.
and i want to use the touchflo. can anyone assist me?
can i do the swiping even my screen is on the wisbar?
can anyone help me with this.
help is greatly appreciated.
thanks!

htc theme is not an operating system. it just alters the way it looks. im runnign wm6 also
wisbar is okay and i dont think it affects touchflo, except wisbar uses up too much memory
so who ever has touchflo working on wm6, can u please post a link to the file, and specific instructions on how to install?

killeredge said:
htc theme is not an operating system. it just alters the way it looks. im runnign wm6 also
wisbar is okay and i dont think it affects touchflo, except wisbar uses up too much memory
so who ever has touchflo working on wm6, can u please post a link to the file, and specific instructions on how to install?
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yes. i want also.

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come on ppl, i am sure that someone has gotten touchflo to work

[SKN]Diamond Calculator VGA Skin V2 [Updated 08.02.08]

Hi to all !
UPDATED 08.02.08 !
V2 available.
Bugs corrected.
See pics below.
PLEASE RELOAD !!!
This is a little contribution for the HTC diamond.
Available for portrait and land mode in true VGA.
- Choose black or white skin folder.
- Install SPB calc CAB.
- Copy "Spbcalc_P_VGA" and "Spbcalc_L_VGA" files in windows folder with "Total Commander" or others.
- Do a soft reset.
- Enjoy !!!
Black Version :
White Version :

Looks great - cant wait to try it out. Thanks

Thats a lot better than the stock version. I was very disappointed with the original one.
Thank you

Yeah !
And what about a white diamond skin ?

Skin updated !
You can choose black or white skin.
Hope you like it !

Thanks
Thanks, looks good........but my calculator keys are not as yours..they travel inward as if you drew them with a horizon point 110mm towards the top.....like looking down an airport runway

2395 said:
Thanks, looks good........but my calculator keys are not as yours..they travel inward as if you drew them with a horizon point 110mm towards the top.....like looking down an airport runway
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Ya, mine does the same. Still better than what it originally came with though.

2395 said:
Thanks, looks good........but my calculator keys are not as yours..they travel inward as if you drew them with a horizon point 110mm towards the top.....like looking down an airport runway
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Like this ?
If yes, this one is original SPB black skin ...
You must read first post ! ...
1 : Install CAB in main memory.
2 : With "total commander" copy "diamond calculator skin" files (spbcalc_P & spbcalc_L) in windows folder.
3 : Enjoy DIAMOND Calculator Skin !

Thanks Lord Ghost
Thanks....I have found the problem
I followed your advice and reloaded your files...new download.
removed previous version and graphics
reloaded and reinstalled
graphic remained the same [wrong]
re saved the new graphic again....still the same [wrong]
soft reset made no differance
restarted calculator again and graphic was as before [wrong]
turned to landscape...Graphic was corect
turned back to portrait....graphic is now corect..
Windows must somehow cache the graphic and does not re cache until you turn the diamond to another position and then back....soft reset made no differance.
Working fantastic now...thanks from all of us.

Thanks..tested the theory
Thanks again Lord Ghost,
I tested me theory by altering your excellant graphic [and thanks for your hard and excellant work] by lightening the black so as to make it slightly better visable on the diamond.
copied them accross and yes your original graphic [cached] is there...rotated and the new graphic switches in....mystery.
Have included your graphic [you deserve the praise] with my slight allteration in contrast etc.
If you want to use...copy extracted graphics to Diamond's windows [replacing original graphics] start calculator...old graphic will be there...rotate...new graphics will click in.
Again many thanks

Hi, I've tried this on and nice work. Thank you.
However, when I uninstalled the cab file, then the calculator no longer exists?
has anybody got the same problem?

Nice work!
I have reskinned this calculator a lot to many different themes (QVGA), and was planning on a VGA version... No need anymore!
One thing though, your dot-key is one pixel off (to the left).

princEd said:
Hi, I've tried this on and nice work. Thank you.
However, when I uninstalled the cab file, then the calculator no longer exists?
has anybody got the same problem?
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What do you mean by uninstalling the cab-file? If you don't want to store the cab-file after installing, just delete it. If you use "remove programs" however, you will uninstall the program itself.
If you are missing the original calculator after uninstalling this version, you are right. The installing of this version overwrites the original files. They are not back-upped somewhere, so the will be gone. You have to find a installer-cab for the original files somewhere.

Skin updated !
V2 is available.
See first post and reload.
Thanx and enjoy !

WELL DONE........

HTC Diamond Calulator Skin
Hi, Noobie here ..
I still have the same "airport runway effect " desipte remove and reload .
a) Have use Resco to copy the gif files from internal memory to /mydevices/windows.
b) Also try rotating the Cal from landscape to portrait .
Despite this .. The airport effect remains .. Wonder if the key here is using TOtal Commander or Resco ?
Can anyone throw a light and advise a poor new noobie here ?
using Rom 1.37.871.3WWE

Sorry Lord Ghost but...
Sorry Lord Ghost but...white graphics work...black graphics are not compatible...file size inconsistancy or ....

jasper_tay said:
Hi, Noobie here ..
I still have the same "airport runway effect " desipte remove and reload .
a) Have use Resco to copy the gif files from internal memory to /mydevices/windows.
b) Also try rotating the Cal from landscape to portrait .
Despite this .. The airport effect remains .. Wonder if the key here is using TOtal Commander or Resco ?
Can anyone throw a light and advise a poor new noobie here ?
using Rom 1.37.871.3WWE
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I've no problem whatsoever, all works fine. Rotating works fine. Clashing with another tweak?

halloj said:
I've no problem whatsoever, all works fine. Rotating works fine. Clashing with another tweak?
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Not sure ...
a) I transfer from PC to internal memory, 3 files , the gif files and cab file.
b) Then I install from internal memory which gives you an option whethre to install into main or internal; which i selected main ...
Earlier post states , main memory ... wonder if that got to do with the transfer ? which is highly not possible ... otherwise Cal will not even work at all .
I really wonder why ?
DO you any possible conflicts with tweaks ? Just got my Diamond few days back ...
Sigh !
Since it is written in main.. guess , I may need a hard reset .. if I cannot find .. start all over again !

Thanks much better than the original one

How To Disinstall Applications

Hi guys,
I would like to disinstall some aplications such as:
thumbcal - I tried - start/setup/system/disinstall application .. check the program and click remove, everything seems ok but it is still there
Others programs I don't use such as:
RSS Hub
You Tube
Windows Live
Messenger
I can't find them on the same path
How can I do?

friko75 said:
Hi guys,
I would like to disinstall some aplications such as:
thumbcal - I tried - start/setup/system/disinstall application .. check the program and click remove, everything seems ok but it is still there
Others programs I don't use such as:
RSS Hub
You Tube
Windows Live
Messenger
I can't find them on the same path
How can I do?
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I'm sorry mate...but those programs can't be removed like that...You either have to stick with it and just don't use them, or you have to use another ROM for your device...try one of the cooked ROMS which are floating around on the forum.....In the appropriate thread the chef can tell you all the information which programs are on the ROM!
Good luck!

friko75 said:
Hi guys,
I would like to disinstall some aplications such as:
thumbcal - I tried - start/setup/system/disinstall application .. check the program and click remove, everything seems ok but it is still there
Others programs I don't use such as:
RSS Hub
You Tube
Windows Live
Messenger
I can't find them on the same path
How can I do?
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Don't know why the programs you removed are still visible or installed. Maybe a soft reset will make them disappear..
But I guess those other programs are cooked in your stock or cooked ROM. If so, then you won't see them in Remove Programs and you can't delete them..
If you really want a "clean" Diamond without those and other programs, you can try flashing a so called "light" or "lite" version of the Diamond ROM's served by XDA's chefs.

thanx guys

friko75 said:
thanx guys
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PREGO good luck with finding a good ROM!!