*skin preview added* two instances of a today plugin (rltoday) - possible? - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

hi,
i would like to know is it possible to have two instances of rltoday plugin in the today plugin options? how can i duplicate it?
i would to like to use one rltoday plugin for one tab of ultimate launcher and another rltoday plugin for another tab in ultimate launcher. so that i can put different objects on the different tab.
if not, is there any other today plugin that would allow icon/image (link) to be in any size (very large) and in any position by determining its x and y values
thanks for the help

Have you by any chance asked that on the rltoday forum?
That would indeed be perfect for UL.

amanakbar said:
hi,
i would like to know is it possible to have two instances of rltoday plugin in the today plugin options? how can i duplicate it?
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You MAY find renaming the dll and then renaming the 'new' today item in the registry in HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Today/Itemsand then repointing the path to the newly-renamed dll.
I just did this with Effcom's redio toggler to test it. Don't have or use rltoday. Now there are 2 togglers on Today on my hermes and both function. Today items that don't just have the 1 DLL would be more complicated - dunno where rltopay fits into that.
Glad you asked because now I know it can be done. Could be useful.

rltoday does seem to have oly 1 dll.
At least that's what I find in it's installation folder.
However, wouldn't I have to rename it before installing the .cab?
How would I fo that?

trying to come up with something different from the normal small or squared button/icons
this is what i have come up with so far... still not quite done
it doesn't show everything on the screen... but with a swipe of a finger, you can change to a different page view showing different items (thanks to ultimate launcher)
i also removed the top bar and bottom bar, plus replacing the need to press the ok/close (x) button by using center button of the (trackpad?) just like the iphone - one button and your back to the homescreen (in this case the today screen) using AEbutton plus
considering to use something like the vistahide battery gauge to show signal strength
tell me what you think
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I was trying to do this a while back and indeed changing the dll name and registry values allowed me to have two instances of rltoday in the today screen. The problem was both rltoday were reading from the same ini file that sets up the skin, so basically I would have two copies of the same skin. If I changed one, so did the other. Unfortunatelly I could get around that at the time.

blablum said:
I was trying to do this a while back and indeed changing the dll name and registry values allowed me to have two instances of rltoday in the today screen. The problem was both rltoday were reading from the same ini file that sets up the skin, so basically I would have two copies of the same skin. If I changed one, so did the other. Unfortunatelly I could get around that at the time.
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the question still stand
i would like to know is it possible to have two instances of rltoday plugin in the today plugin options? how can i duplicate it?
i would to like to use one rltoday plugin for one tab of ultimate launcher and another rltoday plugin for another tab in ultimate launcher. so that i can put different objects on the different tab.
if not, is there any other today plugin that would allow icon/image (link) to be in any size (very large) and in any position by determining its x and y values

I think you could achieve the effect you want by using BatteryStatus. It doesn't allow to position images by directly giving their xy coordinates, but instead places them in multiple rows. But you still have the ability to shift images up/down/sideways, so they don't have to be aligned.
As a bonus you'll be able to display signal strength, battery and memory state, and a few more things.

i would like to add the sms,call,mail sticky note to my today screen can you tell me how you did it. thanks

irus said:
i would like to add the sms,call,mail sticky note to my today screen can you tell me how you did it. thanks
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i'm using rltoday and my own skin... its everything u see in the first picture... if you just want the sticky note then you have to edit the xml for the skin

amanakbar said:
i'm using rltoday and my own skin... its everything u see in the first picture... if you just want the sticky note then you have to edit the xml for the skin
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i am using ultimate laucher, is there a plugin for something similar. thanks

amanakbar said:
trying to come up with something different from the normal small or squared button/icons
this is what i have come up with so far... still not quite done
it doesn't show everything on the screen... but with a swipe of a finger, you can change to a different page view showing different items (thanks to ultimate launcher)
i also removed the top bar and bottom bar, plus replacing the need to press the ok/close (x) button by using center button of the (trackpad?) just like the iphone - one button and your back to the homescreen (in this case the today screen) using AEbutton plus
considering to use something like the vistahide battery gauge to show signal strength
tell me what you think
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wow love the simplicity!
keep it up, this might be a skin i might try... ooo....

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Question for ilauncher seen above... I was wondering how to get the vertical spacing between icons in ilauncher to be close like that. in mine there spaced vertically far apart. i want them close together like that. theres lots of space wasted on my today screen. i dont want to have to scroll. my icons are only 32x32 so they should be the same as his above. in the settings theres only horizontal spacing... can anybody help?
btw to how many lines to alot for iLauncher, is set to automatic... even wen i set it to 4 lines it still has huge spacing between the the first and 2nd rows of icons.
the icon set used is the qvga version on icons from the expea2 theme.
Hi... you might have gotten that icon set from my post in the Today thread, but maybe not. Anyway, I'm not sure what the setting is exactly, but check to see if you have captions enabled for that tab.
Also, I have found that sometimes iLauncher ****s up the alignment, so I have to disable it and re-enable it in the Today settings to get it to display correctly.
I was also wondering what caption settings you had for the meter displays? I like how they overlap, do you think you could export your settings and upload them here so I could take a look at them?
I will include my own settings, as I have had no trouble with vertical spacing.
...
yess it worked... thanks alot mattucd. i had to disable every tab's 'enable caption' option.
the font settings are set to system default. i guess it has to be the them im using for my ppc. or the WA2 theme im using.
well im using the windows vista WA2 theme with the expea2.tsk theme
ill post the files for u... i dont remember which ones has the font. im a newbie to this stuff.
oh btw...
is there any way to put a 'device lock' icon shortcut on ilauncher... i want to save more space on my today screen by having to eliminate the 'device lock' today plugin and putting a icon in ilauncher instead...
heres my current today screen...
see the device lock is at the bottom i wanna eliminate taht complete and jus have a lock button on ilauncher instead
one more thing i swear...
is there a way to remove the bar under the device lock plugin... i think its called the tool bar.
i want to eliminate that as well to free up space on my today screen. i dont really need to show my battery meter and access the com manager through there at all or have ne purpose for that bar. if ne one can help that would be great!
You can click "Add shortcut..." then click "Cpl Applets" then select "Lock."
The settings I wanted, to get them, do you think you could go to iLauncher settings, then click "Tools," then "Export Settings," then copy the .ini file from your phone to your computer, rename the file to .txt, and upload it here?
It doesn't take as long as it sounds
I've been trying to get my font to display like the ones in your screenshots, to no avail. Are you running version 2.3.0.7?
EDIT:
I misread your post. To remove the Lock plugin from the Today screen, go to the Today control panel, then click "Items," then uncheck the box for "Device Lock" or whatever it's called.
To delete the little tray below that, with Comm Manager and the battery display, you need to use a program like Total Commander, navigate to your Windows directory, and then go to the StartUp folder. From there, delete the Init_Tray.lnk file, and do a soft reset.
cool
thanks for the tip again with the tray thing... it worked
as for the device lock thing... i know how to remove it from my today screen that no problem... im saying... is there a way to put that function on iLauncher that will be able to lock and unlock my phone without having that plugin on my today screen taking space?
i tried jus going to cpl applets but the link it gives u is for the settings of the lock function. i want the actual ability to lock not just the settings.
same with bluetooth and wifi... i want to be able to put a link where it just turns on and off the bluetooth capability instead of just bringing me to the bluetooth settings page. i want to add the button as if u were accessing the com manager and pushing the wifi or bluetooth button but on ilauncher
I think that maybe you might want to try some of the shortcuts thread here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=42913&start=150 ). If you create a .lnk file for the exact property you wish to edit, then cheate a shortcut to that .lnk within iLauncher, then you can achieve what you're trying to do.
After reading over your settings, I realized that it's the battery meters that contain the font settings! Can you tell me where you found the set of expea2 icons for iLauncher? I did a Google search but couldn't come up with anything for QVGA...
ya they can be hard to find... i had to do alot of researching for this stuff...
here ill save u sum of the trouble and jus post all of my icons i have... how bout that? lol because to be honest i dont remember where i got all of them. most of them are from themes tho
trust me it was a pain to find these over the last couple days...
now i find myself looking for pocket weather icons... hard to find.
ive been checking the weather panel custom layouts recently and they look awesome. so i might have to convert over to that instead. im not sure yet. lol
ill try out the lnk stuff and ill get back to ya.
hmph...
could you show me step by step with an example of how to do it?
those threads are friggin confusing me...
whats the blue bar u have there?
blue bar...
the blue bar is phone alarm with a different skin...
cool, thanks
how do i apply the themes u supplied?
i have WA2 too.
I've been looking for Expea2 icons for QVGA the last three weeks and I still can't find the meters that are shown in the first post in this thread. I have all the other expea2-related icons.
PLEASE...if someone have them...post it here.

Anyone know a Today Plug in that can do this?

I was wondering if there is a today plug in that will allow me to write or type my own message and show up on my today screen permantly (and allows me to change it through settings)?
Doesnt thebuild in tasks plugin work for you?? Or you want a more "post-it" notes kinda feel??
I just want like one line on my today screen to write whatever I want....for example......like the owner informations with phone number is 2 lines.....I want to disable that and write my own information in one line.....doesn't have to be owner info....just anything I want.....it's kinda hard to explain.....and I want to to be able to use chinese characters to write too.....
Notes Today
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=13530
is this what you're looking for? this software worked great on my old ppc but i don't know if it's WM 5.0 compatible.
Re: Notes Today
tbito said:
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=13530
is this what you're looking for? this software worked great on my old ppc but i don't know if it's WM 5.0 compatible.
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tbito, this was exactly what i was thinking of recommending to kiru...and i can confirm that it works with wm2005. i'm using a mio a701 and this is one of my plugins.
Yes, NotesToday is one of my staples. I think it's very useful.
I tweaked the default skin slightly to allow me to minimise it to a dot, (just above the weather plugin)
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and then maximise it to normal:
I didn't end up using it much, but nice idea, well implemented, and well worth the $5.
V
hey vijay, very interesting the way you made it look so small and efficient! mind sharing it? :wink: interesting little application; although i don't use it as much it's good as a quick scratch pad for all occasions...
Someone just emailed me about the skin.
I've found a copy on my ftp - I haven't used the plugin for a while, because I'm still migrating my setup to WM5 and deciding on new plugins.
But hopefully this is the skin shown:
http://www.vijay555.com/vj/!tools/notestodayskin/notestoday_skin_new.zip
I modified the skin to take almost no room, but be stylus selectable, but particularly selectable with the dpad. I can't remember if I had to edit the registry, but basically you can switch minimised and maximised mode by scrolling down the today screen with the dpad and clicking enter. It'll shrink/expand accordingly
V
Hi Vijay,
I Guess this is off topic. But on one of the screenshots your have an extra blue bar underneath the start button. With two arrow vertical up anddown at the start and sms, phone, and bluetooth etc. in it. I also saw some sort of profiles program with the same arrows in a later screenshot. with seems like profiles to me.
Are those programs the same and if yes, which program is it? I'm tried several programs Pocket Zen phone and WM Profiles. But wasn't happy because the vibrate function didn't work properly on my wizard.
Let me know, thanks.
Cheers
Shah
Shah, the blue bar near the top in my 18 August 2005 screenshots is an early version of my PhoneAlarm skin. This was refined into the one you can see in my 5 April 2006 screenshot, at the top of the screen (being used via my VJToggleToday program).
This is used to select profiles (where the normal "Vibrate" icon is at the top of the screen, clicking this brings a drop down menu with my profiles, Work, Home, Silent, FlightMode)
PhoneAlarm is excellent, generally. Profiles are a very basic feature on any phone, and it's mindboggling that it's not a standard feature, but I like PhoneAlarm, and Bruce, the author (you can also see my slightly hacked version of AlarmToday as well in the screenshots).
My 5 April 2006 screenshot also shows claunch at the bottom (apologies for the stupid icons, I lost some icons when I changed phones), being used to change PhoneAlarm profiles with my thumb. So I can make calls/send SMS using VJPhoneTools, change profiles (PhoneAlarm), and launch selected apps all from the same plugin.
V
Vijay, do you not find PhoneAlarm is resource-heavy?
Also, is that skin on your home page? (I've had a look and can't see it)
kiru said:
I was wondering if there is a today plug in that will allow me to write or type my own message and show up on my today screen permantly (and allows me to change it through settings)?
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google for wrench TodayNote. does exactly the job
Hi Guys,
First: THANKS YOU vijay555 for giving me the skin files! (I'll mail you later with my findings, regarding VGA and landscape use)
Second: Does anyone have the other zips that were placed on the NotesToday website? (which is offline now , anyone know why?)
Cached version of the page with the zips I mean:
Code:
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:HqVMKtMAO-EJ:evs.dellama.com/index.php%3Fp%3Dsoftware_notestoday_skins+config_config.zip&hl=nl&gl=nl&ct=clnk&cd=1
Thanks in advance.
Cheers!
Puzom:
I may have the skins at home. Frankly, it's easy to write your own. The standard skins are nothing exciting!
Webreaper:
My phonealarm skin is towards the end of the first post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27331&highlight=vjtoggletoday
I've used PhoneAlarm for pretty much my whole year on XDA devs, and never found it to be a problem on resources. There are simpler ways of doing what it does, but it's useful, and gives me easy control of profiles etc. Bruce is filling it up with stuff I can't imagine needing, like cell based profiles etc, but I'm happy with the basics - notifications, mail count, profiles etc.
PhoneAlarm or a similar app is essential IMHO for effective use of the phone.
I've had trouble with AlarmToday since upgrading to WM5, but the old WM2003 version was flawless and very useful too.
V
Thanks Vijay. Your skin looks the simplest and neatest I've seen.
I really liked the idea of the cell-based profiles, in particular for things like enabling wifi for when I'm at home, but disabling it when I'm at work. Unfortunately, my house and office are both on the same cell.
Re: Notes Today
tbito said:
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=13530
is this what you're looking for? this software worked great on my old ppc but i don't know if it's WM 5.0 compatible.
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Okay will check it out......but is there anything any Cleaner?.....I just want to wirte my own information (ie. owner info and phonenumber on one line) and make it somewhat pernament......but this todaynotes looks good...I just want to find a way to create more real estate on my screen....but thanks for the tips!
As much as I hate linking to FreewarePPC.com, with it's popup laden turdware, check out OwnerInfoX.
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/ownerinfox.shtml
V
thanks vijay!...exactly what I was looking for!......
Post a screenshot once you're set up. Sounds like an interesting idea
V
vijay555 said:
Post a screenshot once you're set up. Sounds like an interesting idea
V
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Well I couldn't get it on one line (I probably could....but it won't look right due the limitations of the program).....but at least now i can type my phone number in chinese characters and add a pict...awsome find on the plug in....

info consolidated: maximizing today screen w htc home plugin

After searching lots here and elsewhere I think it would be useful to have a consolidated post on maximizing the space of the today screen when using the HTC Home plugin. From various sources, this works on my 8525 with WM6
disable clock in top bar, move battery to top bar:
Clock
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\
"ShowTitleBarClock"=0 (disable)
Battery:
in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\
add the following reg as dword if it doesn't exist
"TBOpt"=1 (enable top battery meter)
To remove the bottom tray, once all of the icons are removed the bottom tray will disappear:
To Remove Battery:
HKLM\services\power\ShowIcon = 0
To Remove the Wireless connection manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\WirelessMgr\keep = 0
I have MyMobiler installed too, but on the desktop install there's a configure mobile-> Hide/Show Tray Icon
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search keywords:
remove bottom tray taskbar move battery icon top
Also you can use this application to completely remove the softkey bar at the bottom of the screen on the home page (the soft keys will still work!).
You can use the additional space for plugins...
note: soft reset after installing - works great on my Hermes. Also the softkey bar will return when in an application but always disappear when returning to the today screen.
Here is a screenshot
Thanks, gnahc79.
I've been wondering if there isn't some way to shrink the upper part of the HTC Home display, like maybe using smaller icons for the clock and weather. Or maybe some kind of a program tweak? I'm no programmer, just a user, so I don't know if it's even possible.
I really like HTC Home, especially for the clock and weather tabs, but they just take up too much room on the screen.
kismat1970 said:
Also you can use this application to completely remove the softkey bar at the bottom of the screen on the home page (the soft keys will still work!).
You can use the additional space for plugins...
note: soft reset after installing - works great on my Hermes. Also the softkey bar will return when in an application but always disappear when returning to the today screen.
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This cab is great!
kismat1970 said:
Also you can use this application to completely remove the softkey bar at the bottom of the screen on the home page (the soft keys will still work!).
You can use the additional space for plugins...
note: soft reset after installing - works great on my Hermes. Also the softkey bar will return when in an application but always disappear when returning to the today screen.
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Good call!, thanks
kismat1970, thanks for the link!
samcham said:
Thanks, gnahc79.
I've been wondering if there isn't some way to shrink the upper part of the HTC Home display, like maybe using smaller icons for the clock and weather. Or maybe some kind of a program tweak? I'm no programmer, just a user, so I don't know if it's even possible.
I really like HTC Home, especially for the clock and weather tabs, but they just take up too much room on the screen.
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I'm not familiar with ppc/WM programming at all, but from various threads there's no tweak to change the size of anything. There is an HTC Customizer that allows you to mess with the font and custom icons, but I have found nothing that can make the plugin smaller or minimize when desired.
Kismat, great lcab, thanks for the link! BTW, what is that theme you are using for your today screen? Looks great, i like the way the shortcuts are split between the bottom and the top of the clock...where can i get that?
TIA!
Problem getting the clock to disappear...
I have tried the settings for and removing the connection manager. I can't get either to take.
I am doing this on an AT&T Tilt, with WM6.
I am using the TCMPocket registry editor. It appears to be taking the changes, as I can make the change, reset the phone, and check it and it is changed. But the clock remains as does the connection manager.
Any ideas?

(14/08/2008) Scroll Launcher 0.05 - BugFix!

Scroll Launcher is a Diamond styled Launcher for WM Devices.
Scroll Launcher looks inside the windows start menu folder for all files, and then adds them to a modified KListControl from here
Requirements:
.NET CF 2.0
WM2003 and above Pocket PC device. (I haven't worked out where the Smartphone version stores its startmenu. As soon as I do, I'll release a new version).
QVGA or VGA device
2MB of RAM (may use more on VGA)
Screen shots:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Usage:
Install the cab to your device. Execute the link called "Scroll Launcher" in Programs, and then scroll till you find the program you want!
Notes:
No icons are added yet.
A settings program is included!
EOA (ExitOnAction) sets whether the application should close when you hit a link.
The "Path" option allows changing of the path. If you have a non WWE ROM, please set this prior to use!
You must restart Scroll Launcher to apply changes.
Thanks to dosfan and gingercat for the original KListControl.
Thanks to kidnamedAlbert for the icon!
The sourcecode for my modified KListControl is also attached for those who are interested.
this looks great.
just wish we could a better looking background to go with it
kidnamedAlbert said:
this looks great.
just wish we could a better looking background to go with it
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Currently it's a single colour layer... I might try and implement some form of bitmap backround, but that'll eat memory...
well at least a black background color. white is too bright and makes my head hurt.
still i will use it
kidnamedAlbert said:
well at least a black background color. white is too bright and makes my head hurt.
still i will use it
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Have a present! I've just swapped around the black and white... Now the background is black, and the text is white!
I'm gonna release a version with the ability to configure that tomorrow!
l3v5y said:
Have a present! I've just swapped around the black and white... Now the background is black, and the text is white!
I'm gonna release a version with the ability to configure that tomorrow!
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thank you!
this is great.
now im going to add a program icon to it
i have edited the black scroll launcher and added a program icon
just replace the .exe with the one in the program files/scroll launcher folder
the idea look similar to Schaps interface for hes upcoming rom nice work
looks interesting! when i installed it and run the launcher, it does not find any of my programs. the only one that shows up is the launcher in the list.
i installed on my device and i tried it on my storage card same effect. only the launcher shows up in the program list. do i need to install anything else? i only installed the black launcher attached in post number 5.
thank you mister moderator l3v5y
Nice work l3v5y!
Just great
In black is very, very, very nice.
Just jumpse to me that it is missing 2 thing.... the icons, and not to hide the top bar.
Keep up the good work, for you and dosfan.
NguyenHuu said:
looks interesting! when i installed it and run the launcher, it does not find any of my programs. the only one that shows up is the launcher in the list.
i installed on my device and i tried it on my storage card same effect. only the launcher shows up in the program list. do i need to install anything else? i only installed the black launcher attached in post number 5.
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Does your ROM have any localisation? It may not work with differently named start menus. Also, are the files in "\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs" *.lnk files?
kidnamedAlbert said:
i have edited the black scroll launcher and added a program icon
just replace the .exe with the one in the program files/scroll launcher folder
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Nice! Now all I need is to extract your icon
ff2005 said:
Just great
In black is very, very, very nice.
Just jumpse to me that it is missing 2 thing.... the icons, and not to hide the top bar.
Keep up the good work, for you and dosfan.
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I'm adding some customization to it (via the registry!) so I can add that as an option.
The icons are coming, I just need to work out how best to implement it.
New version with some customisation out now!
l3v5y said:
New version with some customisation out now!
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l3v5y, I just tried your launcher (actually referred from the finger friendly thread) and I like it a lot, it can easily compensate what pointui is missing, which is only 7 items allowed.
I don't know if you could add these:
1) Groups of the shortcuts. I have way too many shortcuts currently grouped into folders right now (for pointui access). However if your launcher supports layers, such as if I double tap office then I would be able to select word mobile, excel mobile etc that would make it a little cleaner look.
2) Index scroll, a vertical scroll bar on either the left side or right side when scrolling the corresponding first letter comes up, like what pcm contacts, icontact and random access has. It maybe too pointui-ly but certainly increases the usability of your launcher.
Just my 2 cents. Keep up the good work!
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l3v5y, I just tried your launcher (actually referred from the finger friendly thread) and I like it a lot, it can easily compensate what pointui is missing, which is only 7 items allowed.
I don't know if you could add these:
1) Groups of the shortcuts. I have way too many shortcuts currently grouped into folders right now (for pointui access). However if your launcher supports layers, such as if I double tap office then I would be able to select word mobile, excel mobile etc that would make it a little cleaner look.
2) Index scroll, a vertical scroll bar on either the left side or right side when scrolling the corresponding first letter comes up, like what pcm contacts, icontact and random access has. It maybe too pointui-ly but certainly increases the usability of your launcher.
Just my 2 cents. Keep up the good work!
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Good ideas, but they may take some time...
Currently the items are sorted by creation date, so I need to change that before 2 will work.
Groups may also take some time as I'll have to redo the click handling...
great work brother do we only install the cab file? or what to do with the other files?
The cab file is all you need with WM5 +

Manilla2d-styled locker and today screen

Manilla2d is really impressive shell of course, but there's no some really needed functions, that we can use in basic today shell. I was really disappointed in absence of two things in it: the first one is interface-styled locker/unlocker and the second one is an ability to use basic today plugins. Of course, we've got another software solutions to fix it, but their's problem is that they don't fit to manilla's interface conception. I've tried to solve this problems, and now i'd like to share my results. Dont kick me pls=))
Eferything posted below was made for using with this theme (with background from this one) with this clock pack. You can repaint it as you wish, consider this all an exampe or an idea=))
1. S2U2. S2U2 imho is the best solution for lock/unlock device. You can find it here. (My version is 0.86) We can use it as is, but iphone-like slider don't looks native to manilla2d. To make it looks more suitable i'd to fully repaint a slider, and this is what i got at the end.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Moving part is an icon of a padlock. When moving it looks strange of course, but the only another variant i got was without unlock animation at all. So this one better)) In archive you can find gfx folder from s2u2 (to install delete your current one, there's nedded some files not to be) and lang.ini file with fixed time format string (HH:mm instead of H:mm). This skin as it is is not suitable fot those who uses slide 2 answer opion, because i didn't paint it))
2. Today plugins. The main trouble of manilla2d as i guess is that there's no a widget to install another today plugins. To solve this problem i needed the following soft:
SecondToday - virtual today-like screen.
HomeScreen PlusPlus - today plugin that allows free positioning of elements,
MortScript - script language for pda.
spacer and spacer2 (attached) - two copies of today plugin what allows to make spacers between another plugins.
So what i've done:
1. Install this all;
2. Make a screenshot of manilla to set it to background of secondToday.
3. Run SecondToday and set spacer as a first plugin. The only way to configure spacers on SecondToday i found is edit the registry. So go to HKCU//software/pocketMax/Spacer and set height of it to 40 (maybe you like another height above your first plugin)
4. Connect in SecondToday below spacer plugins you need to be shown. Set spacer2 below them. Do nothing in tegistry for a while.
5. The most interesting. After the spacer2 set HomeScreenPlusPlus. Pot into its directory two setting sets from archive. The first one is to make setup easier, the second is working one. Open properties of HomeScreenPlusPlus -> advanced and select where sttoday_temp xml.
6. After that you need to change height of spacer2 to put tapzones on the backgoung images like it on the screen. This parameter is in HKCU//software/pocketMax/Spacer2. Don't forget to shut up second today after every try to see changes))
7. Put 5 scripts from archive into /Program Files/MortScript/scripts (or somewhere you want, but change paths in HomeScreenPlusPlus XMLs).
8. Try it. Of corse, sliding won't work, but tapping to zones will open vidget painted on background)))
9. Change sttoday_temp to sttoday it settings of HomeScreenPlusPlus.
10. Put a shortcut of SecondToday to programs widget of manilla.
11. Voila! You got something like below (Remember that you can't slide in this window)
I know it's not the best solution, but i don't want to change functionality to beauty)) This variant is a compromise i think)) In archive you can find S2U2 skin, MortScript scripts, HomeScreen++ themes and two spacers. Good luck in installation=))
ps. sorry my english))
Nice work!
Can you make a VGA version of your S2U2 theme?
another important feature about manilla 2d is NO notifications button or screen..u have to tap the taskbar to see them..
Wow
jiles said:
2. Today plugins. The main trouble of manilla2d as i guess is that there's no a widget to install another today plugins. To solve this problem i needed the following soft:
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Jiles.....this is simply sweet!
Now I can have my own plugins on M2..love it
Give me a minute I need to finish configuration and I'll be back. I've a small request. I assigned second today to FtouchSL so i just need to swipe the bottom screen fast to open it. So I would like you to help me change motorscript files to point to specific tabs.
Jiles how can I change motorscripts files to assign the last icon to Programs, next one to Settings then the rest in order to Photos, maps and Internet?
2-Arturo- i'm in suspence about MortScript i'll try of course
2johanromijn thanks! about VGA sorry i'm afraid i have no device to try on.
ADD 2-Arturo- by series of taps only i'm afraid. As i remember, MortScript cannot slide, only tap (command MouseClick(x, y))
Thanks Jiles
Add2 about the swipes I was talking about this program http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=338143
I don't know if you heard about it but you can assign any aplication to "swipes" left, right, up, down etc. So I was saying that I assigned secondtoday to right swipe it's much more convenient because I don't have to access "Programs" tab to activate secondtoday. I just need to swipe somwhere on the screen from left to right to activate it. In other words you can open it from main screen of Manilla or from contacts screen etc. Try it out
Oh and thanks again for trying to change the motoscripts files. I appreciate it
Ok it took me a while but this is how my secondtoday looks like
http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen001ys1.png
2-Arturo- Hmmm.. I on the contrary try to disable FTouchFlo on the today screen, cause it makes its native slide lagging The best solution would be to place secondToday on not-working manilla widget "operator", but i hardly can guess how to do it
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2-Arturo- The best solution would be to place secondToday on not-working manilla widget "operator", but i hardly can guess how to do it
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Yes that would be lovely...well maybe in future someone will figure it out...finger crossed
Really Amazing! I am impressed. Thanks for sharing the info and the needed files.

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