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THREAD CLOSED ​I will thank all the people how made parts (grafics, programs) for this theme.
asefsef for a lot of grafics
up2no6ood for his great icons
Here are some icons that i use:
http://rapidshare.de/files/39425398/Chrome_Icons.zip.html
and here you get MortScript
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Theme Mobile7: BatteryStatus
Theme Mobile7: UltimateLaunch
Theme Mobile7: PocketCM & Slide2UnLock

Theme Mobile7: BatteryStatus (with UltimateLaunch plugin activated)
(At this time only portrait mode and qvga supported but some user tell me it works in VGA too)​
Install and Setup:
Install the latest Version of BatteryStatus from the websites below.
Install the BS Theme Mobile7 cab (choose the one that match your language).
For further instructions how to activate themes and today plugins in battery status you look on the websites below
To activate the Fullscreen View you must tap on the Signal Button on top left.
Deactivate UltimateLaunch on Today and activate in Battery Status (see Picture below)
To activate the backgrounds for UltimateLaunch you find them in your "My Documents" folder.
Update 13.06.08
BS Theme Mobile7
- FIXED: Call Indicator shows the number of calls over the arrow on the right side.
- ADD : AM/PM
- ADD : Alarm Icon (Tap to go to Alarm/Clock Settings)
ToDo
BS Theme Mobile7
- add landscape support
- add VGA Version
- more info panels
get BatteryStatus
from www.chi-tai.info or
from XDA-Developers
Thanxs to Chi Tai Dang

Theme Mobile7: UltimateLaunch
Screenshots view second post. New screens will come...
get UltimateLaunch1.2 [GER]
get UltimateLaunch1.2 [WWE]
To HomePage UltimateLaunch
Thanks to Daniel Schumann for his great work!
Below are the wallpapers to use for my theme. UltimateLaunch doesent support own backgrounds.
(At this time no response from D. Schumann)
The new version of BatteryStatus allow plugins and backgrounds for them. There is no need for UltimateLaunch own backgrounds.
To Do:
- Talk to Daniel Schuhmann to realize backgrounds for UltimateLaunch

Theme Mobile7: Slide2UnLock2 & PocketCM
PocketCM Theme added (testversion)
get Slide2UnLock2
big thanxs to A_C
get PocketCM (I use version 0.21)
also big thanx to tene and Quentin Pouplard
and big thanx to the one how made the weather icons. Sorry I dont know where I find them.
The one can pm me and I will link to his post or his website.

a nice skin, especially the clock, but has nothing of wm7 skin.

bluemetalaxe said:
a nice skin, especially the clock, but has nothing of wm7 skin.
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Thats right but i had not enough fantasy to find a good name

For example:
1. Blue Stylish Theme Pack
2. Deep Blue Glass Theme Pack
3. Black&Blue Glass Theme Pack

Kpyto said:
For example:
1. Blue Stylish Theme Pack
2. Deep Blue Glass Theme Pack
3. Black&Blue Glass Theme Pack
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Thank you. I will be more creative in my next release

Keep up the great work

anyway good graphics work !

How do you set a PNG as a background? The Today app only seems to support .JPG etc. And I see not "Set to X% transparency" option.
I converted Wallpaper-Mobile7.png to a JPG and it allowed me to set it as background, but I see no transparency option.
The SMS icon is set to launch pocketCM when clicked.
Also, having the clock and/or date launch calendar when clicked would be nice.
But I do like it, quite similar to what I am trying to do. Would also like to put wifi and bt status/toggle buttons in the clock area too. I would probably get rid of the operator name, shuffle everything up and make the message counters 32x32 instead of 32x16 (For finger friendliness). I would also remove the seconds from the clock and put the wifi + bt icons I mentioned to the left and right of the clock.
I would also make BS a type 5 plugin so that scrollbars never appear over it.
Such a pity BS doesn't do a portrait / landscape switch too as it looks awful in landscape mode (wallpaper tiles...)

evilc said:
How do you set a PNG as a background? The Today app only seems to support .JPG etc. And I see not "Set to X% transparency" option.
I converted Wallpaper-Mobile7.png to a JPG and it allowed me to set it as background, but I see no transparency option.
The SMS icon is set to launch pocketCM when clicked.
Also, having the clock and/or date launch calendar when clicked would be nice.
But I do like it, quite similar to what I am trying to do. Would also like to put wifi and bt status/toggle buttons in the clock area too. I would probably get rid of the operator name, shuffle everything up and make the message counters 32x32 instead of 32x16 (For finger friendliness). I would also remove the seconds from the clock and put the wifi + bt icons I mentioned to the left and right of the clock.
I would also make BS a type 5 plugin so that scrollbars never appear over it.
Such a pity BS doesn't do a portrait / landscape switch too as it looks awful in landscape mode (wallpaper tiles...)
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I start my explorer and make a doubleclick on the wallpaper and than you can set it as today screen and set the transparency.
I set the SMS Button to PCM cause i use it, you can change it to any other software you want. You can althoug use the MMS Button to go to the standard messaging program.
This is my first attempt for such a thing, and errors are normally, but i learn and the updates will fix these erorrs.
The BS Theme is not already in final. If you can mod this files, please post it here.
And the landscape modes are currently in work.

OK thanks, that worked.
How do you get contacts like that in UL?

evilc said:
OK thanks, that worked.
How do you get contacts like that in UL?
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I made icons from my pictures and add them to UL or what did you mean?

before you release a theme you might want to make sure you get permission to use people's graphics, that clock is obviously modified from one made my asefsef, just making sure credit is given where it is due.

spencepu3 said:
before you release a theme you might want to make sure you get permission to use people's graphics, that clock is obviously modified from one made my asefsef, just making sure credit is given where it is due.
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Sorry it is my first themeset and i use only free grafics and dont know that i must ask everyone if i can use their free grafics.
I edit my first post tomorrow.

Atze001 said:
Sorry it is my first themeset and i use only free grafics and dont know that i must ask everyone if i can use their free grafics.
I edit my first post tomorrow.
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I understand, I'm not trying to be mean I am just saying that although the graphics are "free" as you stated, credit should be given where it is due. Being a graphic designer myself I know how much time people can spend working on certain things and its always nice to give credit to that person when you use something that they made. The people that make these graphics are not getting paid so it is only right to give them credit to show appreciation.

spencepu3 said:
I understand, I'm not trying to be mean I am just saying that although the graphics are "free" as you stated, credit should be given where it is due. Being a graphic designer myself I know how much time people can spend working on certain things and its always nice to give credit to that person when you use something that they made. The people that make these graphics are not getting paid so it is only right to give them credit to show appreciation.
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I didn´t get paid for my work too. I will edit my first post tomorrow and will give the credits to everyone how made grafics, programs, etc.
It is the first time i do such a thing and i didn´t know what i must noting to post a theme.
I am very tiered and must go to bed.

Right, you didn't get paid, but nobody took your theme and presented it as their own. thats my point

spencepu3 said:
Right, you didn't get paid, but nobody took your theme and presented it as their own. thats my point
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I edit my first post, hope it´s alright now.

REQUEST: WM7 Theme for Phonealarm?

Hey, does anyone have or can help me make a WM7 like theme for Phonealarm?
Here's what I have for rlToday. I used the one that was posted here and did a couple of adjustments. What I really want - and I can't do on rlToday - is to integrate the battery, RAM, storage memory, and SDcard memory gauges into the theme. For now, I have it separate under Resco Today plugin and it looks out of place.
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If anyone can help me out, let me know. I have a lot of the graphic files on hand.

**********************************update *****zip file is included in post number 7 ***********
I have my own version.
It is based on phonealarm mixing lots of things, mostly iwise, rockability & littlerain stuff (thanks to them).
It has a bigger clock, with the alarm icon appearing in the middle
On the right side of the clock I have date, digital clock, operator (I have dual SIM), pa profile, and small weather icons + bt, wifi and data icons.
When you click the clock you toogle the screen brigthness (for outdoor instant usage).
I use MVBklight, which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379270
In the normal mode I combine it with todayagenda or spb diary
The skin changes with the profile, so while in the car, the bottom part has also big buttons for the tt7, A2DP bt, the voice recognition, set volume and so on.
You must define the applications in the advance tab in pa.
The list of relationships between icons and apps are:
*Image_AppLink12=quickgps, to update tomtom info ota
*Image_AppLink11=iRadares, great app to download tomtom radars, voices, icons and poi file (spain)
*Image_AppLink13=Voice Commander, the one comming with the cuise as default
*Image_AppLink7=Setvolume0.43: also in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395695
*Image_AppLink6=BTAudiotoogle, to send the pda voice to the parrot ck3100
*Image_AppLink2=TomTom, that's clear I think.
*Image_AppLink17=WisBar Advance 3 - [Task Panel]
*Image_AppLink9=backlight (m command)
*Image_AppLink19=void, only to support a background image
*Image_AppLink18=void, only to support a background image
There is also a "home" tab showing the weather instead of the analog clock (at home I am not in a hurry and i have the digital clock as always). When I select the home profile, pa changes the SIM to the private one also. The skin is so different because I want to notice that I changed the SIM (the operator does not reflect this always).
There is a "outdoor" tab with no use so far: should be for a specific setting for outdoor and music oriented, with bt settings and a music tab or plug-in but I have not found anything as I want so far. May be you can give me a start on this area.
I usually combine it with wisbar and wisbar desktop to hide top bar and build a wm7 bottom bar
instead of the top bar I have the meters taken from a statusbar skin (sorry I can not recall the author) since I like it more than the ones in I wise. The meters are part of phone alarm skin. Between the meeters I have a windows incon with the wisbar taskmanager,
usually I combine this being the 1st tab of ultimatelaunch: let me recap: phonealarm as a plugiin of ultimatelaunch, being itself a plugin in wisbar.
I can not upload screenshot but if you want me to post the phonealarm skin I will do. As you see it is very customized so you need to be familiar with phonealarm skinning, so if it is useful for you or for anybody else who may also want to help me improve the graphics side....
I can not post the files right now because since my cruise is in the bedroom and my wife is sleeping but I will do if somebody requests it.
btw. the folder is called iwise so if you have this wonderful skin installed (the best wm7-ish for people who do not want to get complicated) you will have to change forlder name and reference in the phonealmarm .skin files. (updated: already renamed to cruiserrr)
I have customized the same skin in rl-today but I like it more with phonealarm since in rl-today tabs are slow as in phonealarm but with phonealarm you get the profiles functionality at the sametime and better than any other program I have tried so far.
I just wanted to answer you since I read your post a long time ago and I was surprised since I did not see any answer today
**********************************update ******zip file is included in post number 7 ***********

Please do post it.

If you go to the PhoneAlarm forum or search here for iWise it is perfect.
Very clean, and nice looking. And it is just a simple cab install. Try to find IWise3 because that was the last one before the dude went crazy and deleted all his posts and stuff.
He has a clean version, professional version and simple version on top of a transparent version. So it basically will meet all your needs.

tilt4life2 said:
If you go to the PhoneAlarm forum or search here for iWise it is perfect.
Very clean, and nice looking. And it is just a simple cab install. Try to find IWise3 because that was the last one before the dude went crazy and deleted all his posts and stuff.
He has a clean version, professional version and simple version on top of a transparent version. So it basically will meet all your needs.
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He is not crazy lol read at the thread what has happened actually and if I were him I would do same things
Btw the skin is not deleted you can find it on pocketmax main page of site..and yes so far that skin is looks same with WM7

cruiserrr skin
Here you are ! The file is below. I have a spanish 6.1. official rom so my sd card is called "Tarjeta de Almacenamiento" and I have windows/start menu/programs also in spanish. May be you have to change something manually.
I have updated the description in the 3rd post above.
The skin is defined with calibri font but I have not included the fonts (I hard reseted some time ago and did not have time to reinstall them, any help to test and add the fond will be welcome).
any help to improve usability with thumbs or to improve graphics is welcome. I have no idea how to make a cab of it.
My wish list to complete my ideal skin would be:
realistic:
improve clock: 1.when clicking to clock most of the times it changes backlight but a few others I still get the change time screen) 2. I think I would like it slightly smaller to give more space to the agenda bottom part.
profile selector: names are not shown completely I do not know why
mail/sms/voice: I ripped the graphics from a jpg file and added the green balloon so they can be better aligned and with better definition.
car buttons: make them more integrated in the style of the skin, and more selfexplanatory
dual sim support: it is supported but I have not been able to benefit from it. I have a single sim with two numbers inside.
unrealistic:
copy+paste tool and hide-top-bar tool with small footprint or included in phonealarm
weather plugin: written sentence explaining today's forecast and ability to define weather should be sync only when active sync'd
clock: different colours and seconds (as in rl-today)
plug-ins: possibility to include plug-ins so they change also with the profile.
profile selection and weather forecast: kinetic scrolling
battery and signal: possibility to show % if wanted and higher area of sensitivity to open details.
apps: possibility to define them in the skin instead of mapping the button to the app and defining the app in the pa settings tool
link to wm6 notifications: I have to open whatever application so that the top bar shows and then check the notification (other than alarms, emails and the rest that are controlled by pa)
multitab: quick multitab functionality when no change profile is defined.
background: may be would be nice to change by profile or by event (missed calls)

Any chance on making this in landscape? It looks awsome!!

cruiserrr skin
robbyr said:
Any chance on making this in landscape? It looks awsome!!
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robbyr, thanks so much for the compliment !! I have no plans to make it landscape since I only use landscape mode for tomtom and since I have not that much time at this moment but I will happily support anyone willing to try to do it !! The skin files can be opened with notepad and you will see it is not that bad.
In fact it has been difficult for me to build the skin since I can not install any software in my pc so all was done with basic image programs and online converters and try-and-error ...
note: as you know, to completely uninstall the skin is as easy as deleting the cruiser folder and the cruiser*.skin from the pa directory where you have copied it.

thats for qvga correct.. i need vga

Yes, it is only QVGA! I tried to optimize graphics size and I do not need VGA resolution. For QVGA you can double size of all objects and reference to them as coordinates. iWisen is VGA/QVGA since PA is able to handle VGA as QVGA.

iTouch24 said:
thats for qvga correct.. i need vga
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with current phonealarm version you only need to add a line to the skin so is vga compatible. simply add
VGA_Skin=1
to each skn file with a text editor and that should fix it.

Windows Field Revisited - Custom Skin for SPB Mobile Shell

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Here is a preview of my update of Windows Field for Mobile Shell. It is for QVGA, WQVGA and 240x240 and is portrait only. See post #2 below for VGA and WVGA preview.
Preview2(3 for QVGA) has revised weather page.
I am working on landscape and on 320x320 screens. Let me know what you think and if you find any bugs.

Windows Field Revisited Preview for VGA and WVGA
I need testers for WVGA. I do not have a device to test on.
Windows Field Revisited VGA Preview2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BA5HF18T
VGA on Rapidshare
http://rapidshare.com/files/160013889/Windows_Field_Revisited_VGA_Preview2.zip.html
Windows Field Revisited WVGA Preview2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LG66E2ZK

That looks very nice. Good job.

great job..keep it up

I've been using the previous one recently, and love it.
I just tried this release. I find when I go to the "Programs" page, I get text over the top of the bottom buttons. The text I can see it "settings" and "Messaging".
I can post a screenshot later if needed.

I like the background a lot, great job

wow that looks really good
if you need someone to test out VGA version, happy to do that.

thanks mtkates
It's so great
Today screen is too good
but I have problem with the programs page

zhihwa said:
but I have problem with the programs page
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Yep that's the bug I mentiond a few posts back about the text overlay in the programs page.

Very nice
Thank you

the_scotsman said:
Yep that's the bug I mentiond a few posts back about the text overlay in the programs page.
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no such problem here.
let me see, didn't you uninstall the previous version? if you didn't, please do.
you should not only uninstall spb through windows Remove Programs, but you should also manually delete the SPB Mobile Shell folder in Program Files.
Then make a clean install of SPB and then use this amazing skin.
Edit: as u can see, there's no such issue here:

mtkates said:
Reserved for updates.
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the preview is very beautifull, mtkates you make great work
(sorry my bad english )

Bardia Garsha said:
no such problem here.
let me see, didn't you uninstall the previous version? if you didn't, please do.
you should not only uninstall spb through windows Remove Programs, but you should also manually delete the SPB Mobile Shell folder in Program Files.
Then make a clean install of SPB and then use this amazing skin.
Edit: as u can see, there's no such issue here:
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I addition to the recommendation quoted above, I have made and tested this based on the latest release(v2.1.2) of Mobile Shell. SPB has made internal program changes since v2.1 and custom skins can often be affected by the different releases. Mobile Shell v2.1.2 is a free upgrade and includes some bug fixes and added features.
So if the above does not fix your problem and you don't have the latest Mobile Shell version or are not sure what version you have, I would recommend heading over to SPB and upgrading. I think you will find that most new skins are being made around the newest version and it seems to be compatible with most of the previous skins.
Glad you guys like it. I am busy working on completing landscape and all screen resolutions.
Enjoy!

Great skin
This is REALLY AMAZING. Thank you so much master.
I don't care for landscape (the only times i use the Kaiser in landscape is when i'm typing on the hard keyboard in either Office applications , emails or texts - and naturally i don't use spb in these cases).
Everything is working perfectly well. I may add only two little comments:
- the three icons on Today (i.e. Miss Call, SMS, & Email) look very pale (as if they're fading in the background) - specially in "Classic" view. i don't know if it's been intentional - if you wanted them not to be very conspicous - or it's just a matter of color contrast between the color of these icons and the background picture.
- the main page of Weather tab doesn't give any temperature info (you have to press either the "Overcast" box or the could, sun, .... image to get into the four-day weather page with actual weather information. again, is it what you intended ? here's a screenshot:
OOPS: sorry, actually the temperature is showing on TOP of the main Weather screen (as in the screenshot it shows 16/12 for London's weather) but it's so small that i didn't notice it first.

Bardia Garsha said:
- the three icons on Today (i.e. Miss Call, SMS, & Email) look very pale (as if they're fading in the background) - specially in "Classic" view. i don't know if it's been intentional - if you wanted them not to be very conspicous - or it's just a matter of color contrast between the color of these icons and the background picture.
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The Status icons (sms, e-mail, missed) are vthe exact same ones used in the default skin of Mobile Shell. I have not changed them at all. When you actually get a message or missed call or voicemail, the icon will turn solid and get brighter and stand out on the screen.
Originally in Windows Field (and the original Diamond skin it was based on) used the status class twice to get the offset numbers. To save resources and to work properly in the new MS version, I decided to leave the numbers centered below and just use one status and since I already liked the original images, I just left them.

Bardia Garsha said:
- the main page of Weather tab doesn't give any temperature info (you have to press either the "Overcast" box or the could, sun, .... image to get into the four-day weather page with actual weather information. again, is it what you intended ? here's a screenshot:
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As for the weather page, I am considering removing the first weather page and just linking the tab to the weather details page to save resources, especially for the VGA versions. After using this skin again I am finding that the first weather page is kind of redundant. What does everyone else think? Leave it? Remove it? Don't care?

Great Work Mtkates!
I feel almost silly making recommedations, but I feel that the space on each side of the clock (both analog and digital) could be utilized for something. I know that you take great care for your layouts, so I understand if you want to leave it be. I love the option to have the three launcher items on the now screen. Also, overall this theme just looks great. Both SPB and Microsoft should be paying you.
The only bug I could find so far is in the weather (see screenshots), I'm not sure how but I lost my main icon. I say, just link that tab to the details screen and skip the one day screen.
Thanks again!

My favorite theme hands down.
Been using it a while now.
Looking forward to installing the new version.
Thanks for keeping it going

jadesdan said:
Great Work Mtkates!
I feel almost silly making recommedations, but I feel that the space on each side of the clock (both analog and digital) could be utilized for something. I know that you take great care for your layouts, so I understand if you want to leave it be. I love the option to have the three launcher items on the now screen. Also, overall this theme just looks great. Both SPB and Microsoft should be paying you.
The only bug I could find so far is in the weather (see screenshots), I'm not sure how but I lost my main icon. I say, just link that tab to the details screen and skip the one day screen.
Thanks again!
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Thought about the space beside the clocks, but there is only so much you can add, and I personally don't want too much going on. I think there are planty of options for those that like a lot of shortcuts on the Now screen if they want them, or more minimal if they prefer. Of course there are endless possible layouts people can come up with. I have seen a lot of very creative skin that seem very functional and have a lot available on the Now screen, but I, myself don't mind the fraction of a second it takes to tap the screen to get to a different section to launch a program or whatever.
Sometimes I get a laugh when I read a post about how it takes 2 or 3 steps to do this or that, I just think to myself, "Are our fingers really getting that lazy? Or are we just that crammed for time?" I use the most minimal layout possible and I can get to anything on my phone that I have needed to get to in a second or two.
I think I will dump the first weather page and will probably change the weather details page slightly. For some reason, people are having problems with those particular big weather icons, both in this theme and in WM7. I thought the problem might be limited to VGA, but now I see even QVGA can pose a problem. The images are great (Great work by BeyondInvisible), but the files are huge compaired to the stock images. I will try to come up with something in between.
Ok, I guess I'm bored, just going blah, blah, blah and taking up space. I guess I'll get back to work. Anyway, make all the suggestions you want. You never know what might happen.

mtkates said:
I have seen a lot of very creative skin that seem very functional and have a lot available on the Now screen, but I, myself don't mind the fraction of a second it takes to tap the screen to get to a different section to launch a program or whatever.
Sometimes I get a laugh when I read a post about how it takes 2 or 3 steps to do this or that, I just think to myself, "Are our fingers really getting that lazy?
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cannot agree more. it's really a shame that people are missing an important aspect of SPB MS , which is to provide us with the Visual Joy of Animated Moves: the beauty of this software is in its being a smart cute animated touch interface. imagine we have everything cramped in its Today screen. expecting such dull functionality not only proves our laziness but it's also a sign of our inability to enjoy beautiful floating movements for a few seconds
besides, one of the main attractions of WindowsField is in it's being light and robust (it takes almost 1/3 of device memory resources compared to your WM7 skins). This is certainly due to its minimalistic built. Remember that simple is beautiful. even God is simple
mtkates said:
I think I will dump the first weather page and will probably change the weather details page slightly. For some reason, people are having problems with those particular big weather icons
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though i have absolutely no problem with the big weather icons (and they're really nice too) but i am certainly for whatever minimalist approach you might take. if you think the images are huge and resouce-hungry, then i guess we should sacrifice beauty for functionality & lightness.
one last word, clicking on Missed Calls icon on Today takes me to the missed call page in which not only the taskbar and menus of windows missed call page is present but also the five main icons of Today's taskbar are present (and functional too !). i don't think that i'd seen such functionality in other skins ever before.
if you did it intentionally, that's very clever. and if it has happened by accident, again that's great and helpful - in fact, this is the only occasion in which both SPB MS and a Windows application are simultaneously present and functional together ! here's a screenshot of what i'm talking about

Best Launcher (Today-Plugin)

Hi folks! I've been looking for a good launcher recently. What I need is something like SPB PocketPlus, I like the Tab-Functionality. What I care about MOST is that it works. NO CRAPPY GRAPHICS, be it in Landscape or Portrait mode.
What I tried:
UltimateLaunch 1.2: Bad. Graphics are screwed up easily, captions are cut etc.
SPB PocketPlus: Fantastic graphics, but very little customization
SBSH iLauncher: Great customization features but not perfectly fluid and the supplied icons are very limited. Battery meter sucks in landscape mode (Fade from red to green restarts towards the ending, I suppose after 640px, because they were to dumb to make it work with screens bigger than VGA.
So what I want to know from you is which one you're using and if there are more alternatives. What I need once again:
-Excellent graphics (No bugs!)
-Absolutely smooth (!)
-The more customization, the better
-Many special functions that can be assigned

What exactly do you want to launch, then?
For apps I have Elecont Launcher on one row. You can change the icon size and scroll left-right with the finger. You can set it to launch apps only on double-tap. I think it also has batery, free card space etc, but I don't use that.
For contacts I have Elecont Dialer using one row, works in the same way. Double tap to call, tap and hold to sms, scroll with finger.
Just google them and see if they work for you.

Quickmenu.

Firefall! said:
Hi folks! I've been looking for a good launcher recently. What I need is something like SPB PocketPlus, I like the Tab-Functionality. What I care about MOST is that it works. NO CRAPPY GRAPHICS, be it in Landscape or Portrait mode.
What I tried:
UltimateLaunch 1.2: Bad. Graphics are screwed up easily, captions are cut etc.
SPB PocketPlus: Fantastic graphics, but very little customization
SBSH iLauncher: Great customization features but not perfectly fluid and the supplied icons are very limited. Battery meter sucks in landscape mode (Fade from red to green restarts towards the ending, I suppose after 640px, because they were to dumb to make it work with screens bigger than VGA.
So what I want to know from you is which one you're using and if there are more alternatives. What I need once again:
-Excellent graphics (No bugs!)
-Absolutely smooth (!)
-The more customization, the better
-Many special functions that can be assigned
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What customization are you looking for from SPB Pocket Plus? Personally I love it, and I find it very customizable, especially after investing in the real SPB Mobile Shell, not just the panel.

jeeves5454 said:
What customization are you looking for from SPB Pocket Plus? Personally I love it, and I find it very customizable, especially after investing in the real SPB Mobile Shell, not just the panel.
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Especially the color is not according to my wishes, I would like to change it to, say, #0080FF when selected. I guess I might do this with a skin, but hell no, I don't feel like creating a whole skin!
To the others: QuickMenu fails on my device with quite annoying errors. I guess I'll have a look at Elecont Launch, but it sounds familiar to me, I think I've already had it. As for what I want to launch: Programs in the first place. Screen rotation. Settings (CPLs). New Notes. And Send SMS directly would also be nice.

No thanks to Elecont Launcher. Graphics are sooo poor.

Well, it only shows the icons of the programs in the highest resolution possible - be sure to have the last version. What other graphics do you need?!?

darthmelk said:
Well, it only shows the icons of the programs in the highest resolution possible - be sure to have the last version. What other graphics do you need?!?
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But the screenshots look pretty bad. White Pixels around the icons...
I need especially Icons for Tabheaders. I intend to set up following tabs:
Home
Multimedia
Network/Wireless
Programs
Settings
Then of course it needs to have battery and memory meter and inidcators for unread msgs and missed calls would also be very nice (But not a must-have).

No pixels around icons here, but also no tabs. Maybe you need something more advanced, keep looking.

darthmelk said:
No pixels around icons here, but also no tabs. Maybe you need something more advanced, keep looking.
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So what happens if you get to many icons? Scrollbar?

Just try it from their site and uninstall if it's not good for you.
http://www.elecont.com/launcher-for-pocket-pc.aspx
If you have more icons it either creates a new row, or the icons stay on one row (if you set it that way) and you can scroll with your finger.

darthmelk said:
Just try it from their site and uninstall if it's not good for you.
http://www.elecont.com/launcher-for-pocket-pc.aspx
If you have more icons it either creates a new row, or the icons stay on one row (if you set it that way) and you can scroll with your finger.
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Tried it. I was shocked and uninstalled it again. The selection of items to show is excellent, but that's it. Almost no customization, animation slows down very much, no captions, icons are made of <64 colors. I really don't like it after all. Any other suggestions? Anyone?
Or do you know how to create a direct link to "New Note" and "New SMS"? Or how to change color of the battery meter in the taskbar in PocketPlus?

This Elecont launcher is what I was looking for since I've got Xperia .. thanx man ! Simple, no stupid animation, fast, can launch both apps and settings. I need nothing more.

SPB pocketplus
Actaully pocketplus is pretty nice.
You could move the icons everywhere .
alot of icon packs could be found in the Spb forum
I like simple and clean.
There only 2 today plugins on my today screen
few icons and Iconsoft phone extender.
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"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"
}
not the best but a good choice.

Firefall! said:
Almost no customization, animation slows down very much, no captions, icons are made of <64 colors.
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I really don't get it. I'm to lazy to make a screencap of my Today, but all the icons are taken from the apps they link to in hi-res and with all the colors. They look exactly like in Programs. It's not slow either. If you have Java apps then you'll miss the captions, otherwise I don't see the problem.

ckfamily, I have PhonEx too. But did you notice when you tap it once it always stays in front on PocketPlus, it hides part of my tab... The same for you? What's your config of PocketPlus? Are those tabs on your screenshot? Where have the seperators gone?

Firefall! said:
ckfamily, I have PhonEx too. But did you notice when you tap it once it always stays in front on PocketPlus, it hides part of my tab... The same for you? What's your config of PocketPlus? Are those tabs on your screenshot? Where have the seperators gone?
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Hehe, they are not tabs. I personally hate the separators.
I was able to remove the original separators from today S.
but not for the SPBPocket +
Im using a single tab.
btw..
iLauncher has a option to hide the separators between tabs.

ckfamily said:
Hehe, they are not tabs. I personally hate the separators.
I was able to remove the original separators from today S.
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How did you manage?
ckfamily said:
but not for the SPBPocket +
Im using a single tab.
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I see, so if you're using a single tab the header is hidden?

Firefall! said:
How did you manage?
I see, so if you're using a single tab the header is hidden?
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To remove today separator
the cab is not made by me, i found it here.
If you remove all other tabs, there should be no header .

Thank you! Very useful!
BTW: Quickly unpacked the thing and found the relevant setting:
Set HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\HidePluginSeparators (DWORD) to 1 to remove lines (Probably Softreset required).
Okay, now are there any other Launcher suggestions or explanations how to create special shortcuts such as "New Note"?

[THE] [Updated 22-01-2010] ₪₪₪ HDWall Wallpaper CAB collection ₪₪₪ [RTFP!!]

[THE] [Updated 22-01-2010] ₪₪₪ HDWall Wallpaper CAB collection ₪₪₪ [RTFP!!]
NB: [22-Jan-2010] If you would like to request a cab file for your chosen wallpaper, you will find most will be happy to have a go for you. However, when doing so, can you please give specifics of the ROM you are using, i.e WM6.1/6.5/6.5.3, Sense/Manila/TF3D 2/2.1/2.5 and whether of not your version of Sense/Manila/TF3D is CFC compressed (if using a Custom ROM, the Rom Cooker's thread should tell you all of this information). This will greatly help the person who decides to do it for you, otherwise it's a complete shot in the dark, and if you are using anything other than the stock rom, it will most probably not work as they will normally use the default profile (TouchFLO v2.1 - No Compression - All Tabs). Actually, if you know all this info, there's no reason why you can't successfully have a go yourself, as I would always urge you to do. There's nothing like being able to do it yourself!
Here's an idea...changing the wallpaper on our TP2s seems a bit more difficult than in the past. The usual "background 4 all pages" methods that are about seem to cause problems for some (actually most, I think). I personally get a massive lag in screen rotation and other graphical gitches that I can't live with.
The answer is HDWall (massive thanks to maranell0 for this great piece of software)
OK, so it's time consuming and it involves a CAB installation and soft reset (actually, if you skip the restart after CAB installation, just restarting TF3D from Settings>>Personal>>Today>>Items does the trick), but what you end up with is a flawless wallpaper, higher in resolution than the standard methods, same background on all tabs, and absolutely no glitches or lags in rotation that I have noticed.
So the idea is, post your CABs and screenshots and share with the community your creations, save people the time and effort and make changing your wallpaper to suit your mood easy again!
Here's a start.... (also included MobileMatt's Crystal clock...credit to him for that)
One of the default TP2 Wallpapers View attachment 198728
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"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"
}
Cheryl Cole View attachment 198729
***A quick tip for new users of HDWall...Before you start creating your wallpaper, from the config menu select the profile that matches you ROM's WM6.x / WM6.5.x... and Manila/Sense version, otherwise it will not work. Read the instructions on maranell0's post for full details of how it's done! If at first you don't succeed, keep trying and eventually it will seem easy!***
One more thing. I don't personally get this problem, but if the picture doesn't load on the home tab, but all the other tabs are ok, you will need to clear the following 3 values in the registry (after the first install):
In HKCU/Software/HTC/manilla/
clear the value of
1: Cachedbackgroundpath
2: DefaultHomeBackgroundPath
3: HomeBackgroundPath <<<thanks to real187 for this info
ANY ONE STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HOME TAB REGEDITS...GO HERE FOR STEP-BY-STEP WITH SCREENSHOTS
UPDATE [14/10/09] For a very nice collection of HQ Female WVGA wallpapers, thanks to DarkDvr, look here >>> WARNING >>> Contains some very pretty, scantily-clad ladies!
UPDATE [05/11/09] Another great collection of very High Quality wallpapers can be found here, again thanks to DarkDvr, ready for you to download and CAB up! I recommend you take a look if you haven't already stumbled across it.

And another...
Jessica Jane Clement View attachment 198732

A couple more
Taken from HD wallpapers, a couple of nice looking abstract walls...
Shore of the Fractal Sea View attachment HDWallShoreOfTheFractalSea.cab
Motion Senses View attachment HDWallMotionSenses.cab

here is mine: on a TD2 btw

Ok .. here's my input... tested : works well with the branded voda red theme + crystal clock .
Two riske' shots taken by famous nude photographer Peter Hegre.
WARNING : BEAUTIFUL TOPLESS GIRLS
Portrait LINK
Landscape LINK
Rapidhare link

Is it okay for the kids to see topless girls? Not wanting to be a *****, but I really don't want the moms to gut us dry because we posted some, err, non-catholic explicit imagery susceptible of destroying irreversibly a pure and innoncent mind or **** like that.
At least, put in the title some warning, like, {BORDERLINE PICS HERE, NSFW, 18+}

Opps we will need to be careful here with our pictures or the mod's are going to jump on this thread.
please edit your pictures so we all dont get into trouble, there was this kind of problem in the diamond thread.

ok, my bad, pics have been linked instead of embedding them.

drawflex said:
ok, my bad, pics have been linked instead of embedding them.
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Probably better

Here is my addition, personally using a TD2 (NLD rom so ignore the dutch text please):
It's a nature based HD wallpaper.
Image source is InterfaceLIFT Oirase Gorge
Will make more nature based HD wallpapers if there is enough interest so...just let me know

I installed the HD wall abstact, and the uninstalled it and now I have lost TF3D, how do I get it back?
Please help - windows mobile 6.1 interface is shocking!

shure2 said:
I installed the HD wall abstact, and the uninstalled it and now I have lost TF3D, how do I get it back?
Please help - windows mobile 6.1 interface is shocking!
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Try turning on/off (or reset) your device.
I think the stock rom is still having bugs since I also have this issue from time to time.
Also you could try disabling touchflo in the homescreen and then enabling it again

Just a suggestion guys and gals. All these walls are great. Theres an option to add a layer of color over the image and with that theres opacity options. I find that adding a black layer with some transparency enables much better previews of sms messages, as lighter colors can be confusing.

ddutchie said:
Just a suggestion guys and gals. All these walls are great. Theres an option to add a layer of color over the image and with that theres opacity options. I find that adding a black layer with some transparency enables much better previews of sms messages, as lighter colors can be confusing.
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Well, I like my background just the way it is.
I think it's a personal preference
For example I never read text messages in the "preview" mode anyway...I always click it

Okay, here's my theme. I like the colors that coming out of the camera, it looks good with the neon theme on the Xperia.

Would this work on a touch pro?

matmaneyre can I ask you what's your task bar icon set/theme/cab? :x

diogoperas said:
matmaneyre can I ask you what's your task bar icon set/theme/cab? :x
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The task bar icon set is the standard stock set. The TF3D icon set is "Neon Theme v1.2a - Transparent both" thanks to nicelad_uk
The clock, (which is actually in the same manilla file as the icons for the call history and calendar on the home screen, hence why they are different, but not personally my choice) is by MobileMatt...can't remember where I found out so it's attached here: View attachment 200500 - Thanks again to MobileMatt

josiah7 said:
Would this work on a touch pro?
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No, as the target resolution for the program to achieve from your pictures is WVGA. You need to use a standard BG 4 all tabs/pages app on your device with VGA images.

matmaneyre said:
The task bar icon set is the standard stock set. The TF3D icon set is "Neon Theme v1.2a - Transparent both" thanks to nicelad_uk
The clock, (which is actually in the same manilla file as the icons for the call history and calendar on the home screen, hence why they are different, but not personally my choice) is by MobileMatt...can't remember where I found out so it's attached here: View attachment 200500 - Thanks again to MobileMatt
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Thank you very much for the information m8. And thanks for your HDWall wallpaper