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Spb Mobilee Shell 2.1 + square VGA Themes

Hi Guys,
I followed with interest over the last weeks the development of Themes for Spb Mobile Shell.
There were a lot of Themes posted for QVGA devices - however few or none compatible to 240x240 (eg Treo) or 320x320 (eg i780) square VGA Devices.
After an exchange with JOPIEJ (who contributed some square Themes) I would like to start this new Threat - as the original Threats really become a little bit too difficult to follow with numerous Posts every day!
So - pls start posting away yr Mobile Shell compatible sqaure VGA Themes!

I thought this was a great idea..... but i guess the 240 x 240 is a dieing breed...

Perhaps you guys can search the skins thread and look for jolpiej. He created a number of 240x240 themes.
Put them over here so people can refer to it.

VGA
Hi,
I would agree that 240x240 will die sooner or later - however new Devices like the i780 (and as far as I know this Device is selling quite well) as well as the upcomming Treo 850 have 320x320 VGA = there should be an increasing demand.
Hope that some of the Guys who did all this great work for current QVGA will find the time to convert to 320x320 VGA Versions as well.......just a silent Prayer

somchai15 said:
Hi,
I would agree that 240x240 will die sooner or later - however new Devices like the i780 (and as far as I know this Device is selling quite well) as well as the upcomming Treo 850 have 320x320 VGA = there should be an increasing demand.
Hope that some of the Guys who did all this great work for current QVGA will find the time to convert to 320x320 VGA Versions as well.......just a silent Prayer
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too bad.. cause I just switch from Treo 650 to Treo 750... Is it already launched? Treo 850? wow.. can't wait to see that new Treo..
I am currently working on WM 7 Themes.... many details to change.. but hope to post it soon in here..

VGA
excellent - looking forward to that!
Nope..the Treo 850 is due sometimes during Q 3 2008 = will be a while!
Anyhow: looking forward to get some neice BGA Themes posted!
Thanks jopiej!

jopiej said:
too bad.. cause I just switch from Treo 650 to Treo 750... Is it already launched? Treo 850? wow.. can't wait to see that new Treo..
I am currently working on WM 7 Themes.... many details to change.. but hope to post it soon in here..
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jopiej - would be great if you could post your finished themes here in one place - I need an easier way to tell/show people how to get your work!
Don Z

txzman said:
jopiej - would be great if you could post your finished themes here in one place - I need an easier way to tell/show people how to get your work!
Don Z
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Yup.. I'll post my work in here for square screen user.. maybe will be easier for us to communicate and request something.

work in progress : Galaxy Square themes (QVGA Devices)
Guys,
Currently working out with this themes. still need some tweaking for the operator , profiles and Clock color..
I will post 3 layouts with this themes :
1. with MRU Tab and no weather panel
2. With Weather Panel and no MRU tab
3. Without both MRU and Weather panel
all credits goes to Dredd 67 for all these great icons and background.

jopiej said:
Guys,
Currently working out with this themes. still need some tweaking for the operator , profiles and Clock color..
I will post 3 layouts with this themes :
1. with MRU Tab and no weather panel
2. With Weather Panel and no MRU tab
3. Without both MRU and Weather panel
all credits goes to Dredd 67 for all these great icons and background.
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thats looking pretty sweet... did you give up on the WM7 theme?

iGroove said:
thats looking pretty sweet... did you give up on the WM7 theme?
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Nope.. WM7 themes is also in progress.. but I prefer to post this galaxy themes first.

well shoot don't let me hold you up.....

Eagerly awaiting....
jopiej-
Many thanks to you- for your work on square VGA theme, from another treo 750 owner!
I've been lurking in this forum for a while, trying to learn how to make my own theme.
I'm just learning how complex it really is, but I haven't had the chance to compare files (and the necessary changes) for a VGA 240x240 phone. (The square VGA devices do not seem to be a favorite anymore.)
I'm looking forward to your new theme! (And hopefully, I can learn from your expertise!)
Thanks again!
Bridget

jopiej's Greatbal Diamond Theme with fixes
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2273674#post2273674
My personal favorite so far.

txzman said:
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2273674#post2273674
My personal favorite so far.
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Thanks, it's my favorite too!
I'm printing out all of the files today, to get an idea of where to start with my own theme.
It looks like it's going to take a while, though....

txzman said:
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2273674#post2273674
My personal favorite so far.
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How exactly do I install this?

caero said:
How exactly do I install this?
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First save your current theme files from device/program files/spb Mobile Shell into backup folder (If you unzip the new ones you will see the file names you need to save - they are the same - you will just 'replace' them.
Once you have backed up your original theme layout files, just copy the new ones into the same directory and soft-reset. Presto.

Galaxy Square 240X240 (Qvga)
Guys, here is Galaxy square themes.
I've prepared 2 layout for this :
1. With weather panel and no MRU launcher
2. with MRU launcher and no weather panel
Hopes you all like it.
Cheers.
Notes : please select professionals screen for now screen.

More great work jopiej. Getting close to one theme for each day of the week!

@jopiej - Room for improvement?
Hi.
May I suggest you to include this weather icons in your wonderful creations?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2248748&highlight=samurize#post2248748
Also, i tried to adjust the status icons from the original Diamond skin to work with your Diamond+PS3 (240x240) theme with little success... I think that this could be a nice improvement.
Thanks.

Samsung i900 + HTC Diamond Theme?

Are there any HTC Diamond themes out there that are working with the 400x240 resolution of the Samsung i900?

None at all?

I don't Believe the Omnia is even out yet. At least its not in North America. Wait a little longer and I'm sure someone will start on one. But its real hard to make something functional from just a few screenshots.

Some HTC Diamond Skins for Omnia Pls...
Hey guys, just got my Samsung Omnia i900 last week and that is how long I've been searching for HTC Diamond Skins for my phone...so far no luck. Every skin that I transfer to my phone? The Mobile Shell hanged without fail. It would certainly be great if somebody can come up with some cool HTC Diamond Skins for Samsung Omnia...dying to lay my hands on some cool skins....

risc7 said:
Hey guys, just got my Samsung Omnia i900 last week and that is how long I've been searching for HTC Diamond Skins for my phone...so far no luck. Every skin that I transfer to my phone? The Mobile Shell hanged without fail. It would certainly be great if somebody can come up with some cool HTC Diamond Skins for Samsung Omnia...dying to lay my hands on some cool skins....
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yeah man..ive been using my Omnia for abt a month already and all i can use is the standard SPB Mobile Shell 2.1 software..
It would be ****in' cool if someone could create a HTC mobile shell theme specifically for Omnia's screen size and resolution..

You could try Throttle Launcher with TouchFLo3d. You will need to set the height of Today plugin manually in Throttle Config, sorry I don't have mine installed at the moment I just flashed to H1 but just play with the value til you get it right. Also uncheck full height, and uncheck hide softkeys. If you don't do this there are problem with the bottom navigation bar hiding behind the soft keys after rotate from landscape.

Join the club, nothing exists for a WVGA screen yet either (Xperia), though can't wait, they are going to look great!

Strange.....
I Have a Diamond and i love the Omnia Theme
yet people with Omnia love the diamond skin......
Strange Indeed

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2561055&postcount=306

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2561055&postcount=306
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Hey this is nice.!!Thanks man!!
Is there any more skins for spb mobile shell thats suited for omnia?

ninja86 said:
Hey this is nice.!!Thanks man!!
Is there any more skins for spb mobile shell thats suited for omnia?
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Sorry for being thick, but how do you install the theme? I have unzipped the file and its given me a shed load of files.
Thanking you in advance

More skin here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PU2LZ60P
Credits goes to Mikibest.
To install the theme, simply copy all file in the skin directory and paste in the same directory of Spb mobile shell in the device, then soft reset.
Enjoy it and sorry for my poor English.

mightymax76 said:
Sorry for being thick, but how do you install the theme? I have unzipped the file and its given me a shed load of files.
Thanking you in advance
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open ur hp folder using activesync.then go to program files.look for the spb mobile shell folder.then copy and paste the load of files u unzipped and replace it with the ones inside the folder..then do soft reset
hope u understand..

on Modaco there is a "Mikibest" pack version 1.1 (whatever that means).
It has some mort scripts that allow you to switch between one of several different skins and rapidly test them out without a soft reset.
All Omni Size.
I have yet to find a use for the Samsung Widgets. Aside from the notifier and the clock, they are pretty much useless. I had been using Samsung home 2 (which is similar to HTC Home)
Most of the functionality of Mobile Shell is built into the Omnia with the Samsung today plugin, a weather plugin and their main menu, dialer, and contacts etc.
My only gripe is the lack of 3G in north America and the fact that it has fewer buttons than the Kaiser and Titan.
I like the one screen keyboard. Together with the G sensor and haptic feedback, I prefer it to my kaiser keyboard.

ninja86 said:
Hey this is nice.!!Thanks man!!
Is there any more skins for spb mobile shell thats suited for omnia?
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may i know how to install those files??

u need to install mobile shell first.
then go to ur programs folder in ur hp and then paste the unzipped files into the spb mobile shell folder

ninja86 said:
Hey this is nice.!!Thanks man!!
Is there any more skins for spb mobile shell thats suited for omnia?
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May i just ask, how do i install this theme on my omnia, i'm new to this and i'm not quite sure.

320x320 Love (via RealVGA)

I just posted a blog entry about my experience with RealVGA and 320x320 mode on the Treo Pro. Check it out at: http://nebowiki.blogspot.com/2008/11/treo-pro-320x320-love.html
I am curious about the experience of others?

Screenshots? Anyone?

I will try and put some screenshots together tomorrow. I have been running RealVGA at 96dpi for nearly a month now and have *never* switched back to 128dpi since installing it. The only faults I notice are the lack of icons for SMS messages in the threaded view and the compacted battery icon - neither of which bother me significantly. frankly, I think the rom should run at this reolution as stock - and as soon as we can cook up a rom I will strip out of it all the 128dpi stuff!
John

I'm running it for weeks now, really like it. The fonts may be too small for some, but I certainly appreciate it.

A few weeks on RealVGA for me too. Never need to change from 96dpi back to 128dpi. In fact 96dpi full 320x320 allows me to easily run apps that have problem with 240x240 mode.

Real VGA here as well. The Best. I wont go back.

Could anyone post any piccys of their pros running the 96dpi?
Thanks

Some screenshots
Hi folks,
A couple of screenshots of 96dpi on a Treo Pro just to show you what it looks like. If anyone wants a particular view showing, just ask.
John

Thanks John

I guess i have to be a problem child. its not working so well for me. a lot of things are messed up, images, background, phone dialer, etc. not so great on my end.

oVan said:
I'm running it for weeks now, really like it. The fonts may be too small for some, but I certainly appreciate it.
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Using 96dpi, it's needed to get Olivetree's Biblereader to display icons on the taskbars correctly, along with some of the fonts.
Also needed @ 96dpi for Mobile Shell 2.1 or 2.11 to use the Omnia or Experia themes (found in the square screen themes thread at ppcgeeks.com). They go offscreen otherwise.
Yes, fonts in some places begin to become uncomfortably small. But, in most instances, it's not a problem. However button placement display gets off center with comm manager, especially the data connection on/off setting.

You can of course slide the font size a notch up, that will make most text a bit larger while keeping the 320 resolution. Not perfect, but perhaps for some a better compromise?

johnjtaylor said:
I will try and put some screenshots together tomorrow. I have been running RealVGA at 96dpi for nearly a month now and have *never* switched back to 128dpi since installing it. The only faults I notice are the lack of icons for SMS messages in the threaded view and the compacted battery icon - neither of which bother me significantly. frankly, I think the rom should run at this reolution as stock - and as soon as we can cook up a rom I will strip out of it all the 128dpi stuff!
John
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I've been running the RealVGa at 96dpi for a week. I've noticed that the icon for the threaded sms is missing. I can only see a "x" at the icon location. Is anyone able to share some view how i can change the icon back to normal?
Also another thing that i notice for is the view of the dialer is a bit shorter than the screen. Therefore, you can see a line of the background when you on the dialer.
Another weird things that i notice when running RealVga is that, when u dialed an unknown number, after the call, a notice will pop up and ask you whether you want to save the no. You will NOT be able to save the no. from there. Have tried that many times and gave up
Have hard reset and use back the original config. Evertthing went back normal. But just TOO BIG. I just wish that the original config will come with an option for us to choose between 128 and 96 dpi. .... 96 dpi still the best view for my treo pro

I use RealVGA with lot of pleasure on my Treo Pro, here
For now, i would like only replace the icon in the threaded sms, like i did for the battery icon. Maybe in the windows folder ...

Misutsu said:
I use RealVGA with lot of pleasure on my Treo Pro, here
For now, i would like only replace the icon in the threaded sms, like i did for the battery icon. Maybe in the windows folder ...
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Can you change the start up screen showing the distorted and extremely big window mobile 6??? I notice that it's good with the original setting but was enlarged when using realvga. Any suggetiong how to change that?

I guess not but i'm not a specialist. All my tips came from xda

keyboard missing with 96 dpi
for some mysterious reason the on screen keyboard disapears and i can't see it with real vga and 96 dpi on my treo pro. the rest work great.

Emyas said:
for some mysterious reason the on screen keyboard disapears and i can't see it with real vga and 96 dpi on my treo pro. the rest work great.
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Works fine on my Pro, except it's very small & my eyes aren't that young, anymore. Because of that, I installed CMKeyboard & a couple of htctoucher's skins from right here on xda.
If you're having issues with RealVGA, are you using the latest version by Ebag333? It can be found here: http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=170002 on TreoCentral. If you're using an earlier version, change to 128dpi before doing anything else, so that you're at "normal" resolution. The newer version uses Mortscript & it's suggested to install after a hard reset.
HTH
Bill

kraski said:
Works fine on my Pro, except it's very small & my eyes aren't that young, anymore. Because of that, I installed CMKeyboard & a couple of htctoucher's skins from right here on xda.
If you're having issues with RealVGA, are you using the latest version by Ebag333? It can be found here: http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=170002 on TreoCentral. If you're using an earlier version, change to 128dpi before doing anything else, so that you're at "normal" resolution. The newer version uses Mortscript & it's suggested to install after a hard reset.
HTH
Bill
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Yes it's a good solution. I personaly install RESCO KEYBOARD PRO that has a Big Button skin and work really great.
I only miss SPB mobile shell.
Thanks

Emyas said:
Yes it's a good solution. I personaly install RESCO KEYBOARD PRO that has a Big Button skin and work really great.
I only miss SPB mobile shell.
Thanks
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I'll have to look at Resco Keyboard. I like other products by them (file manager & registry tool).
AFAIK, some of the versions between 2.1 & 2.14 are OK with 96dpi.

using tf3d and mobile shell

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=1509
this method does not seem to work on my Imagio, if anyone else has another way to run both tf3d and ms3.5 at the same time, please post your method and in the mean time i am trying figure out a good way myself.
*dont know why the link isnt working but its in the development and hacking area of the forums

Why would you wanna run both at the same time anyway? They serve same purpose but has only different useability and UI. And running both of them would probably eat alot of RAM too..

tf3d has gps based weather and spb has customizable widgets, i dont need to run both at the same time but i would like the main today screen to be tf3 and be able to switch to mobile shell at the touch of a button.

mygraine said:
tf3d has gps based weather and spb has customizable widgets, i dont need to run both at the same time but i would like the main today screen to be tf3 and be able to switch to mobile shell at the touch of a button.
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i agree... this would be sweet. i love some of the tf3d interface but it is boring. gray backgrounds and unable to chnge them?

mygrain, the link you posted didnt work. can you direct me to the correct link which talks about having both TF3D and SPB MS3.5 running

slumpey326 said:
mygrain, the link you posted didnt work. can you direct me to the correct link which talks about having both TF3D and SPB MS3.5 running
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didnt work for me either.. 404 not found

Through a combination of TF3D Detacher and the Xperia X1 Panels, I'm running TF3D, Titanium, and the X1 home screen. I'm about to try adding MS 3.5 to the mix.

Kebero said:
Through a combination of TF3D Detacher and the Xperia X1 Panels, I'm running TF3D, Titanium, and the X1 home screen. I'm about to try adding MS 3.5 to the mix.
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screen shots please?
and of course info on how to do it.
I really, really want to use titanium but keep the manila's contacts pice so i can use the faccebook integration

CDODGE said:
screen shots please?
and of course info on how to do it.
I really, really want to use titanium but keep the manila's contacts pice so i can use the faccebook integration
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ok, i found this but it does not say it will work with mobile 6.5.. is this tha app you are using?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480475
if so i am going to be the happiest person alive

Kebero said:
Through a combination of TF3D Detacher and the Xperia X1 Panels, I'm running TF3D, Titanium, and the X1 home screen. I'm about to try adding MS 3.5 to the mix.
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I couldn't add MS 3.5. The information on TF3D Detacher and the X1 panels are all over this forum, a quick search should pull up everything you need. I don't have any screen shots at the moment, mainly because I just did a hard reset and am running straight MS 3.5 (I'm OCD and will keep hard resetting until I get exactly what I want).

HTC Sense and WM Today

Can both HTC Sense and WM Today pages coexist similar to the way SPB Shell works by have the Today page in the background?

There was a program called "TouchFlo Detacher" that I used on my Touch HD. Now I know this won't work with Sense, as it's designed to work with TouchFlo, but I'd imagine that it would be a simple change to put in the relevant class names for the Sense UI.
It replaced one of your softkeys with a toggle button so you could flip between TouchFlo and Today, and it was VERY fast! (It didn't close and later re-open TouchFlo - it simply hides it as Today is always in the background.)
Have a search for TouchFlo Detacher and ask the author if he'd be interested. He may ask you to beta test it for him
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Here you go - I found it for you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480475

Thanks Great starting point
Thanks Great starting point

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You're welcome mate

Check this out
http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/ui-switcher-now-supports-sense-mobile-shell-titanium-more
4-in-1 switcher: TF3D/Sense, Mobile Shell, Titanium, Today screen
Looks good... "we discovered a very useful tool for switching between HTC Sense/TouchFLO 3D and Mobile Shell 3.5.x with a single tap of a shortcut"
Hope it works for u

bshakil said:
Check this out
http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/ui-switcher-now-supports-sense-mobile-shell-titanium-more
4-in-1 switcher: TF3D/Sense, Mobile Shell, Titanium, Today screen
Looks good... "we discovered a very useful tool for switching between HTC Sense/TouchFLO 3D and Mobile Shell 3.5.x with a single tap of a shortcut"
Hope it works for u
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Looks good, but I personally don't like MortScript, so would rather a windows app, like the above-mentioned one.

I just recently installed M2D on my LG Incite and installed the communcations cab thing and got it to work but, after I had to hard reset and now I cannot figure out how to get the communcations tab to start working again. I dowloaded it onto my phone and just can find the icon under programs where it was before. Any help? Thanks!
*aww my first post! Look at how ignorent I was back then lol.

froggylover1345 said:
I just recently installed M2D on my LG Incite and installed the communcations cab thing and got it to work but, after I had to hard reset and now I cannot figure out how to get the communcations tab to start working again. I dowloaded it onto my phone and just can find the icon under programs where it was before. Any help? Thanks!
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You shouldn't hijack threads.
I suggest you try one of the following...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=499578
http://www.lg-incite.com/
or keep googling

I am apologize but i cannot find an answer anywhere! I have tried googling for hours now and ive already seen that post. Thanks.

PurpleLlamaLover said:
I am apologize but i cannot find an answer anywhere! I have tried googling for hours now and ive already seen that post. Thanks.
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Pretty sure you've figured it out by now eh?