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I have noticed that the link/app behind the IE button on the iMate JASJAR has embedded the www.clubimate.com link and every time you click the button it tries to open up that site. I want to change that so that it acts like the IE icon does on the start menu so that the web page I have up does not get overwritten. The site is not the home page defined in IE because I have already changed that. I am guessing that they have it as a parameter passed on the command line in the button. The button applet does not even have that button as one that can be touched. Anyone know what part of the registry to look at?
Thanks
Joseph
Get a registry editor.
Go to - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\OEM\Keybd
Change the string called PieHomePage to the website address of your choice.
rilot, is there anyway to make the button NOT go to any website? I just want it to switch me back to PIE without changing the page I was browsing.
For example, I'm looking at a web page, and decide to go check my mail by hitting the messaging button - then viewing my mail. Then, when I press the Internet Explorer button I just want to go back to the same spot I left in the browser, not launch any page at all. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Just edit the dword so that it is blank.
Works fine, just tested it.
For the MDA Pro from T-Mobile (Germany) the registry key is different:
\HKLM\software\HTC\PIEPlug\home
internet key
how to disable the key at all, or better to make it a "space" key?
It's just next to "space" in my T-Mobile MDA pro and I can't stand it goes on the net each time I press it by chance typing!!!
thks
Does anyone know how to turn off the stupid "You are about to go online" message everytime u press the button on the MDA? :roll:
You say reg edit?? How do you do this?
hollinshead said:
Does anyone know how to turn off the stupid "You are about to go online" message everytime u press the button on the MDA? :roll:
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Delete this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\PIEPlug
In my Qtek9000 the registry change doesn't work. It keeps on appearing the OEM page of the carrier which suxx...
So I created a blank html page and copied it in the Windows directory All set now
You can do the same...
Did you try setting your homepage to "about:blank" ?
Even if I 've changed the home page to something else (Google), whenever I launch from the hard button, it defaults to O2's website. Is there any way to change this?
The URL is stored in the registry:
HKLM\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD
PieHomePage = "<your URL here>"
I have mine set to Google.com/pda because it is a very small page to load in case of accidental pushing and GPRS connection.
I actually have "Home" on PIE set to Google.com/ig so that I can go just about anywhere I want in a couple of keypresses/screentaps.
Oh, I think there are longwinded ways of changing this, like Tweaks2K and others, but this is the one stop solution to your question.
sorry if this doesnt answer ur question, but i suggest using opera as it really goes 2 ur set homepage w/o any tweak. that, aside from its other several advantages over IE. :wink:
on a slightly different but also related topic, how do i map d default IE button on d HTC univ 2 launch opera? ive tried PQzII but i cant find d IE button, or is it named differently? :?
instead of a URL, specify the full path to the Opera executable.
I see here for example how to change your homepage in Internet Exporer, but I wonder if it's possible to put my list of favorites as my homepage, or better yet, make the "Favorites" page (the one you get by going "Internet Explorer - Menu - Favorites...") come up every time I press the IE hardware button. By default, IE comes up on the last page visited, including on the "Favorites" page if it was last, or on the homepage if you are starting IE fresh.
You could always write your own webpage with links to all your favorite sites and have this as your home page.
Yeah, I thought of simply exporting mobile favorites to an html file and making that the homepage, but then I will need to update the file manually when I edit favorites in any way. Also, that registry tweak expects a site link, not an html file on the device. I could talk to our net admin at work to host the file, but it seems like a hassle.
Any way to attach a hardware button to the IE's "Favorites" page directly?
seugene said:
Also, that registry tweak expects a site link
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You mean like "file://\My Documents\arse.html" :roll:
make your home page file://\windows\favorites
Thanks, guys. I got down to actually changing the registry, and found out that I do not have a "Start Page" value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. I added it, it did not help. Tried to delete default.htm and substitute my own file there, the OS does not allow me. Total Commander says the file is "in ROM".
Then I went to Internet Explorer and found Tools - Options - General. You can change the home page there.
but only to the webpage you are visiting at that time. When I am in the favorites page, I cannot set that as homepage since it does not have the menu option at the bottom...
Export your mobile favorites to an *.htm file, open that file with IE, then go to the menu.
Dear XDA-Developers,
As a volunteer for a project i'm making a webapplication which is controlled by a pocket pc.
To make it useable for people i want Internet Explorer to start automatically on the boot of the device. That on itself isn't that hard, i know.
I need IE to open a specific webpage, and go in full screen mode.
Maybe it's not that difficult, but next to webdeveloping, i can't make software etc. so i was hoping someone has a solution for me. It would be a big help.
Thanks in advance.
You can use Resco Explorer to make a shortcut like this:
"\Windows\iexplore.exe" http://www.xda-developers.com (To open your favorite site )
You can put this link in \Windows\StartUp\
I currently don't know a method to open fullscreen.
Well last time I tried if I exit IE when it's full screen, it stays full screen next time I opened it. This is with WM6.
Hi,
Not sure if this will help but Confused Stu has just released a ROM that starts IE in Full Screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371014
Cheers.
THIS is how to start Pocket IE in FullScreen mode
I'm sure this is waaay too late for your project, but for the sake of posterity (and for the search engine) here is how to start Pocket IE in FullScreen mode...
It's in the registry- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
the key is a DWord called "FullScreen" set it to 1.
Obviously, if PIE is already running (minimized but not closed) you'd have to kill the process, write the registry entry, then open PIE. PIE retains the fullscreen setting until you change it (either via the registry or by exiting fullscreen mode within PIE) but it couldn't hurt to check the registry value before firing up PIE.
All of this easily done via Mortscript. In the case of a console-type app that runs on startup and you want the user to stay in that app (and out of the rest of the system), you'd want to check periodically to make sure PIE was the active window, and activate it if not. You might also want to prevent access to the PIE menus (via the SoftKeys) and also the Start Menu button. I'm sure there's a util somewhere to disable the HW buttons, but off the top of my head, I can't think of any.
Hi. I have recently got a Touch 2. On the tabs along the bottom of the screen, the fifth tab from the left is the one featuring a 'globe' icon. Tapping it opens the 'Opera' browser. I prefer using Internet Explorer and (at the moment) have to open that by using the 'Start' menu. Is there a way of making IE the default browser so that it starts when the 'globe' tab is tapped? I imagine this requires dumping of 'Opera' and making tapping of the 'globe' icon leading to IE. HTC gave me a solution, then, when that didn't work, said, 'It can't be done.' Any ideas? Cheers
I know exactly what you need...
1. Find application called M2DC on this forum.
2. Install it.
3. Run it. There are some tabs at the bottom of the screen.
4. Find tab "Internet" and click on it.
5. Then change the path to the Internet Explorer in the Windows folder.
6. That's it. You should be able to use globe icon to run IE.
(I am not sure, but you maybe need to softreset the phone after changing that.)
Hi, Mekki99.
I did that and it works, well almost. IE starts from the tab on the 'Today' screen, but then says 'Cannot find 'hxxp:///home'. Make sure the path or Internet address is correct.' If I advance to the relevant menu to go to the 'Home' page, it finds the one i have lodged as the Home Page. Where to from here? Cheers.
why do you wanna surf the net with internet explorer and not opera mini 5, which is super fast compared to the old opera or internet explorer?
Quite simply, I prefer IE. Thanks.
Hello, my solution for this problem:
In TotalCommander go into registry folder (\\Plugins\registry)and go to \HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\Manila2D\InternetWidget\
1.Changing browser- open file (WebBrowserType) and change value from 1 to 2.
2.Changing URL- open folder Customized and find file (BannerUrl) and change value to your favorite homepage.
3.Restart
Hi. Thanks for your solution.
Can you help me a bit further?
What is TotalCommander?
How do I get to the quoted registry folder?
Cheers
Hi, Ondrej.
Don't worry, I have followed your directions using a bit of lateral thinking and solved that issue. Thanks heaps.
Now can you turn your mind to the problem I relate in thread 730375 (On the 'Start' menu, there are a number of icons / applications. They all start with one tap. Except 'Internet Explorer'. The first tap on the IE icon, takes you back to the 'Today' screen, with 'Internet Explorer' briefly being able to be seen in place of 'Start', then the words disappear. However, the programme does not run. On tapping 'Start', again, and then tapping once on the 'IE' icon (again), it runs. This happens every time I want to use IE. Why? HTC Contact Centre suggested I place IE on the 'Programs' page and try that. It was the same. They have failed to respond to my response. Is there a remedy? The same behaviour occurs when opening from the 'Programs' tab on the 'Today' screen, or from the 'Browser' tab on the 'Today' screen'.)
Cheers. Dave
Hi, TotalCommander is a file manager program for windows. You have to download and install a pocket pc version. Because Iam new here, I cant write you url. Please find this program on internet. (Download cab for arm/pxa/xscale).
Start a TotalCommander and go into root (\) You will see a \\Plugins folder.
Hi, Ondrej.
Thanks. See my last post before yours. I have fixed that issue, but want to resolve the last one! Any help appreciated. Cheers.
I'm working on it.
Thanks, Ondrej.
ondrej.hynek said:
Hello, my solution for this problem:
In TotalCommander go into registry folder (\\Plugins\registry)and go to \HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\Manila2D\InternetWidget\
1.Changing browser- open file (WebBrowserType) and change value from 1 to 2.
2.Changing URL- open folder Customized and find file (BannerUrl) and change value to your favorite homepage.
3.Restart
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Here with me, I don't want to use IE, I prefer to use Opera. The HTC im using came with Opera Mobile 9.5 and is the browser that opens when i click on the globe on one of the tabs of M2D. I downloaded mobile opera 10 for windows touch phones thinking that it will update the current opera browser, and to my dissatisfaction - it did not. Opera Mobile 10 appears on my program list.
How do I make it the browser that opens when i click on the globe? Should I follow the instructions provided in this thread? I don't want to mess up my registry and have irreversible issues.
Mekki99 said:
I know exactly what you need...
1. Find application called M2DC on this forum.
2. Install it.
3. Run it. There are some tabs at the bottom of the screen.
4. Find tab "Internet" and click on it.
5. Then change the path to the Internet Explorer in the Windows folder.
6. That's it. You should be able to use globe icon to run IE.
(I am not sure, but you maybe need to softreset the phone after changing that.)
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Is this the same procedure if I would like to change it to any browser, say Opera Mobile 10? The person who started this thread wrote he got problems after he did this operation.