Hey folks,
I have been browsing this forum this past week since I got my Sprint Touch/Elf/Vogue. I am looking for something very simple, because I do not want to disable the functionality of the preinstalled cube or Sprint.
I am looking to basically be able to slide my today screen from left to right and have a "quick launch" page with icons. Basically turning my today page into a second "cube".
Would touch commander do this without messing up the current cube settings? I have read posts about UltimateLauncher, but do not need the tabs, ect.. Just the functionality of swiping left to right to get to another "blank" launcher screen.
What do you recommend?
The ultimateLauncher seems to best fit your requirements.
And about the tabs - you can disable them (just set their height to 0).
You could also try throttleLauncher - it's not a cube, but still can make good use of your screen space by giving you ability to scroll trough app icons..
Thank you Mr Deimos,
I installed UltimateLauncher and am working on setting it up to fit my needs. this program is awesome..
Any suggestions for a .tga to .ico converter?
Gimp (freeware) can do it quite well. You can grab its normal windows install version at:
http://www.gimp.org/windows/
Or get a portable version here:
http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable
The portable version can run from a USB memory (pendrive, memory card reader etc).
First time posting, so let me thank everyone on this forum first. You guys do an amazing job of helping the world hack these devices.
I'm looking for a way to integrate the MS2 and HTC cube built in to my CDMA Touch. I love the TouchFlo functionality and I even like the Cube.
I'm looking for suggestions as to the best approach for combining these two tools. My initial thought was for the MS2 contacts tab to launch the contacts side of the Cube. I could probably teach myself how to properly edit the XMLs to achieve this. However, this would eliminate the 16-contact MS2 tab in favor of a 9-contact HTC page.
I then considered that both the HTC and SPB apps are really 2d. The Cube and MS2 allow for side to side motion, but the up/down gestures aren't consistent. I would like to try and make it so that sweeping up always brings up the cube (it already does that), and sweeping down always launches MS2 (I know about the MS2 gesture, but I want to launch a tab, not the three-tab selection).
My current thinking is to try and recreate the HTC animations for flipping tabs in MS2. I would like to avoid having to uninstall the HTC Cube only to replace it with FTouch or something. Also, this doesn't solve my issue with the downward sweep launching an actual MS2 tab, not the chooser.
Any suggestions?
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I'm looking for an easy way to make the background from S2U, MS2, and the HTC Cube to match. I'd like the illusion of a single interface, right down to the dialpad, contacts (I know about PCM) and keyboard (also PCM).
I know separate skins for these bad boys exist, but there isn't a single one that applies the same visual style to all these components.
Any artists out there?
For some reason when i try install Skins for the cube, the side of the cube with the 6 options never gets skinned, but the contacts side and the side with the 3 options (music, photos, and videos) does.
So far i've tried poorly ducks vista cab and someone else's cab to install, the install's went smoothly but both didnt skin the side with the 6 options. What am i doing wrong?
refthemc said:
For some reason when i try install Skins for the cube, the side of the cube with the 6 options never gets skinned, but the contacts side and the side with the 3 options (music, photos, and videos) does.
So far i've tried poorly ducks vista cab and someone else's cab to install, the install's went smoothly but both didnt skin the side with the 6 options. What am i doing wrong?
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This happened to me all the time, the original cube is a pain! Your best bet is to remove it and use Slither's, check below for Tips & Tricks.
Somehow i knew you were gonna answer my question TheChampJT, haha, so how difficult is the install on that Slither? would it open the same way the original cube would open? with the swipe of a finger....
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Somehow i knew you were gonna answer my question TheChampJT, haha, so how difficult is the install on that Slither? would it open the same way the original cube would open? with the swipe of a finger....
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LOL! I try to help where I can.
By removing the cube, you'll save the memory and the hassle of it opening in apps like S2U2.
What you can do is use the FTouchFlo, which is better than the stock TouchFlo. Also install the FtouchFlo config tool. Then you can disable TouchFlo. Then in the config tool, you can set the cube to open on a swipe gesture.
It's an upgrade all the way around in my opinion, and much easier to cusomtize, since there are a few skins available.
I know it might be asked a bit much, but...
...on the one hand I like the Touch 3D, but what I really hate is that is blocks all of my today screen. Where do I put phoneAlarm for example? This application is just essential!
Would it be possible to extract the single parts of the Touch 3D application (e. g. contacts, email, program launcher, etc.) and convert these into separate panels for the X1?
Alternatively, would it be possible to get rid of the home screen of Touch 3D, only leaving the slide bar and the other screens? That way we could use the today plug-ins we like and keep the slide bar on the bottom to easily access weather, contacts, etc.
I am not a programmer and have no clue about how much or little effort that would be or if it is possible at all.
Here in that section you can find how to transform the entire Touch 3D HD into a single panel...check the main posts!
This might be helpful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2878314&postcount=3
Thanks you two for your reply.
I already read through the posts and tried Touch 3D as Panel and as application only.
Having it run as a panel is just not convenient as most of the time I tend to use my windows today screen anyhow.
And to run it as an applications kills of my own today screen.
Actually all I want is:
Resize the home screen of Touch 3D so that at least one other application fits on the today screen?
(Ideally remove everything from the home screen of Touch 3D apart from the slide bar)
I use a program called secondtoday to switch between touchflo and other plugins. It works very well. search for it to find the details
To be honest, I tried the touch flo 3d, the home 2, but the only thing I like is the normal, clean windows mobile today screen i like it, its neat , organized, and the xperia wallpaper gives it an elegant look. I alos modified the left menu key to initiate a new sms
what do u think?
I like it's neat clean look, but I prefer using the SE Today Panel.
trezegol87 said:
To be honest, I tried the touch flo 3d, the home 2, but the only thing I like is the normal, clean windows mobile today screen i like it, its neat , organized, and the xperia wallpaper gives it an elegant look.
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Same here, a big fan of Winmo Today screen. When I jumped ship from Palm OS to Winmo, the Today screen really makes me forget I ever had a Palm OS device... Although the fond memories of rock hard stability creeps out now and then.
Currently Using itje's incredible Touch-IT v4.5 ROM. The Touchflo is nice, but more of a gimmick then anything else... Give me plain old Today screen anytime.
It just seems easier on the Today screen, that's why I have a lite rom installed, along with TF3d and panels.
I tend to always end up back at the default today screen. Something just nice about it.
Yeah I use it all the time now as it seems to be the most customisable without being fiddley and does all I want it too... I would like a today that is a combination of several of the panels but so far have found nothing that I like more than the normal today...
i use the today screen as my default screen when at work as i like to be in control of how many appointments are displayed, reminders, etc. it's nice to be able to switch to another panel for the weekends though ...
i'm a bit concerned about some of the screenshots for wm 6.5. does the today screen still exist ?
The standard Today just works. Give you access to what a PDA is for, PIM. There is a plugin called TodayAgenda which makes it perfect though.
glad you guys think the same way
btw, any idea how to make a shortcut for the start button? I downloaded a program, H button, that enables me to long press a key and a program comes up... but i want to access the start menu that way
trezegol87 said:
glad you guys think the same way
btw, any idea how to make a shortcut for the start button? I downloaded a program, H button, that enables me to long press a key and a program comes up... but i want to access the start menu that way
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Are you trying to assign a hardware key to Start Menu? If so, go to Start>Settings>Buttons
All this talk is making me want to use the Today panel more! I just tweaked it a little bit and I'm going to give it a try next week.
Does anybody know of a way to get more programs on it? Skype is on the list, and I think TomTom is, but I'd like a couple others.
I need to use the today screen to see the G-Alarm plugin, how much Internet traffic I had this month (SPB Wireless). Also I find it very convenient to use Elecont Dialer (a scrollable row of contacts to call or sms) and Elecont Launcher (a scrollable row of apps).
So I usually end up using it, even if SPB Shell is more touch-friendly. It just doesn't display all the information I need in one screen.
I always seem to go back to the spb panel as my default. its simple and looks clean i think compared with tf3d and point ui. im hopeing that when the new 3.0 shell comes out that it wont replace the spb x1 panel (although i know it will).
I've tried all the panels, shells etc. You name them, I've tried them. As said before, the Touch-IT v4.5 ROM is nice, but gimmicky. I admit I've installed it, but only to get GPS tagging of photos. I untick it in Start -> Settings -> Today -> Items immediately after it's installed.
I appreciate all the work that's gone into developing it, but its way too busy for me
My preferred interface is iFonz 2. The interface can be as simple or as 'busy' as you like. I prefer to have just a few icons of the programs I use regularly on screen as well as icons for the frequently called contacts. Also its very finger friendly.
For the programs that I use infrequently, it's no hassle to find them in Start -> Programs, and contacts are easy to find in iContacts
Caps
Hart and soul of my machine.
without it, I had never changed to a winmo device.
Maby it's time to start a thread : "show of your real todayscreen"
talbas said:
Hart and soul of my machine.
without it, I had never changed to a winmo device.
Maby it's time to start a thread : "show of your real todayscreen"
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Can you post your skin and the programs used ?
Thx alot !
fotoingo said:
Can you post your skin and the programs used ?
Thx alot !
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ArielBattery2.1http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=364278
PDC_clock http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pocket-digital-clock.html
SpbWeather2 http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/weather/
ElecontLauncherhttp://www.elecont.com/launcher-for-pocket-pc.aspx
Inesoft Phonehttp://www.inesoft.com/eng/index.php?in=phone.html
PDAStatusFull http://corner-a.com/page.php?3---http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3289885
good place to say thank you to the developers
some questions........
sorry made this post in the wrong damn thread!!!!
on the subject of todays screen check out
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvanceDesktop/
wisebar desktop is really amazing if you want to pimp out your today screen!!! (hit there fourms for free and custom skins!!!)
example of skins
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15113
Hey friends, I'm with you. I think the today screen is one of the best inventions of Microsoft and is really underrated. It just makes sense to have active plugins share the most precious place on a mobile - the information screen after switching the device on. I think the iPhone is ridiculous in this regardö - just showing icons of the programs that can be launched is lame. Also, there are really powerful plugins available for Windows Mobile. I'm personally using the built in date/time and messages plugin together with PocketBreeze for all the organizer stuff and PocketPlus for system status (battery, memory), finger friendly app launcher and additional plugins as tab (spb weather actuall). Then I use the system tray as quicklaunch and for showing the currently selected phone profile from PhoneWeaver and my softkeys start Contacts and WM5NewMenu, with which I can very quickly place a new appointment, SMS, Email, Note and so on. With this setup, I can really use the device, not only play. Everything is just one or two clicks/actions away and I always have a good overview of what's going on.
I really don't understand why so many people want a better iPhone instead of a good Windows Mobile device. Windows Mobile has drawbacks but also strong points, of which the today screen is one of the strongest I think.
I am also a big fan of the Windows today page. I think it's the only one that can be entirely adapted to everyone's need, all other software are nice graphically, but not as effective as a well prepared today page.