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Skins and themes

How do I create skins and themes for my Wing?

lakeridgesoftware.com

Thanks mate!
Mi|enko said:
lakeridgesoftware.com
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what the search button can do!

I did, a lot, and only came up with a handful of threads relating to WM5.
g35driver said:
what the search button can do!
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I didn't see any software to actually create skins on their site, just premade skins and a few utilites that I'd rather just use HTC Home for...
Mi|enko said:
lakeridgesoftware.com
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RVM said:
How do I create skins and themes for my Wing?
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Search for 'Theme Generator for Windows CE' on google
I use it a lot and does good job

I downloaded it and am trying to learn it as we speak. I have a theme right now that I really like I just want to get rid of some of the greys to add a bit of color to it. I gotta figure out which fields adjust which colors. Since it is for WM5 I'm having a hard time figuring out what goes where, but I think I might get it eventually.
Also, is there a WM6 theme database anywhere?
Thanks!
tytnguy said:
Search for 'Theme Generator for Windows CE' on google
I use it a lot and does good job
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RVM said:
I downloaded it and am trying to learn it as we speak. I have a theme right now that I really like I just want to get rid of some of the greys to add a bit of color to it. I gotta figure out which fields adjust which colors. Since it is for WM5 I'm having a hard time figuring out what goes where, but I think I might get it eventually.
Also, is there a WM6 theme database anywhere?
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It's a nice program but, the UI is all messed up. They have icons everywhere. Basically trial and error method to learn.
Since I was building a Theme Application I had to learn it quick. Other than that I do not have much experience with themes!
I have no idea about the theme database. that would be great!.
If you go to the link at my signature... rk-TSR you will find the theme I built.

Cool let me go check it out.
Yeah, the theme generator is really haphazard and disorganized. I'm not real thrilled with the GUI, but hey, it's better than nothing, and it is free, so far be it for me to complain!
I noticed, for no reason, all of a sudden, when I apply a new theme, I can't click anywhere on the top of my screen. I cannot X out, get into the Start menu or anything. I have to softboot my phone. I haven't changed anything, it just started happening. So, every time I try a new theme, I gotta softboot.
tytnguy said:
It's a nice program but, the UI is all messed up. They have icons everywhere. Basically trial and error method to learn.
Since I was building a Theme Application I had to learn it quick. Other than that I do not have much experience with themes!
I have no idea about the theme database. that would be great!.
If you go to the link at my signature... rk-TSR you will find the theme I built.
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RVM said:
I noticed, for no reason, all of a sudden, when I apply a new theme, I can't click anywhere on the top of my screen. I cannot X out, get into the Start menu or anything.
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I don't remember the steps involved, But since you say 'Apply the theme' are you applying the theme directly from the 'Theme Gen App' ? if so try saving it as tsk file first and transferring it over to device and apply the theme.

Sorry, I should have been more clear.
I change the theme within WM6. I go to settings > today > select a theme then click OK at the top.
Once i do this I cannot access the top bar, regardless of the orientation. I can't close by hitting the X, or open the start, or anything that is at the top, even in landscape.
tytnguy said:
I don't remember the steps involved, But since you say 'Apply the theme' are you applying the theme directly from the 'Theme Gen App' ? if so try saving it as tsk file first and transferring it over to device and apply the theme.
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Ok, I just changed my myFaves settings, and it caused the same problem.
wtf
dammit
I don't wanna dump all my settings and start over again.

Hmm thats strange,
Are these themes you just created on the Theme generator?
Probably something is wrong with your method.
Can you try one of my themes on your device and see still you get the same problem(since they are also created with the same program)
My device is 'Hermes' with WM6

I tried a theme that I modified in the theme generator when it happened. I bet I messed something up. blargh!
I'll give yours a try in the morning.
I'm most likely going to be clearing the device and letting it reinstall the OS, so it won't be a problem anymore. I just gotta get my outlook contacts saved.
tytnguy said:
Hmm thats strange,
Are these themes you just created on the Theme generator?
Probably something is wrong with your method.
Can you try one of my themes on your device and see still you get the same problem(since they are also created with the same program)
My device is 'Hermes' with WM6
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Here, assuming that your phone is qvga since I didn't notice you posting which phone you have, download this theme that I made in ThemeGenCE. If you still have the same problem after installing it then it's most likely something other than your theme causing the problem. If it doesn't cause the problem then let me know and maybe I can help you figure out what you're doing wrong. I've made hundreds of themes in ThemeGenCE so I know how to use it pretty well.

To create your own theme. heres a start!
www.freewareppc.com/misc/themegenerator.shtml

I tried your themes and it is still doing it. I like your designs though.
tytnguy said:
Hmm thats strange,
Are these themes you just created on the Theme generator?
Probably something is wrong with your method.
Can you try one of my themes on your device and see still you get the same problem(since they are also created with the same program)
My device is 'Hermes' with WM6
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Spare Original Wallpaper pic file copy for me?

After a strange sync session all my file in phone memory disappeared, including all my notes.
My system is fine, and the nothing was important on the note. However I do miss the included rainbow colored bubbles for my wallpaper. Call me old fashioned but I just like the ones included with the phone.
Anybody got back uped ones can e-mail me?
Please PM me and I'll send you my e-mail!
Thanks!

Which one of these ??
PS: I converted from png to jpg to reduce size

They both look good... I didnt even know they were on the x1... will have to look those up...

Shadowdh said:
They both look good... I didnt even know they were on the x1... will have to look those up...
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Yeah! They do look pretty good. The 1 on the right works quite well with Touchflo3D!

Shadowdh said:
They both look good... I didnt even know they were on the x1... will have to look those up...
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same here... guess I flashed it too fast to explore the basic installation

nixx-X1 said:
same here... guess I flashed it too fast to explore the basic installation
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I'm using your touchflo3D theme right now (thanks btw) and love'd it if you could consider these 2 as the background for all taps!

does anyone know where the original wallpaper is located?

original (or better say your "current") wallpapers are /windows/st_water****
2 files: landscape and portrait

[THE][18-06-09] AnX1 Nature's Grace v1.0

(Click the image to go to the thread)
Howdy! I'm running Rhodium's TF3D on my Xperia and made a theme. Thought you people might be interested as well. Enjoy!
Main thread​

Thanks!! Looks awesome... I'll definitely try this one

Cheers!

Nice piece of work mate, very nice indeed.

Whoops neverminde should have read the thread first....

Pimmr said:
Whoops neverminde should have read the thread first....
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Lemme guess, white manila?

Angelusz said:
Lemme guess, white manila?
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Spot on
Awesome skin my friend!!
Can't help to notice T-Mobile-NL, so this is yet another Dutch creation? Lijpe **** zeg ik!!

Pimmr said:
Spot on
Awesome skin my friend!!
Can't help to notice T-Mobile-NL, so this is yet another Dutch creation? Lijpe **** zeg ik!!
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Pimmr: Do you have a Voda branded TP2 or an HTC one?
This looks really nice, just hope it will work with my branded one

Pimmr said:
Spot on
Awesome skin my friend!!
Can't help to notice T-Mobile-NL, so this is yet another Dutch creation? Lijpe **** zeg ik!!
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Hehe, yeah, dutch it is.
The problem is that the normal download uses a compression method to decrease the file size up to 90% (see cab size difference), which makes manila faster. Thing is, manila needs to be patched for it to work. Look up Chainfire's Compression for more information.
stunno said:
Pimmr: Do you have a Voda branded TP2 or an HTC one?
This looks really nice, just hope it will work with my branded one
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It should work with a branded ROM as well, unless completely new manila files have been added (which I think is unlikely).

I've just tried it on my Vodafone branded Pro2, and all works well except when you stop on any tab, the background goes black so you can't see anything much.
The transitions between tabs is so great - I hope this can be made to work fully. Great work, thanks!

DavidMc0 said:
I've just tried it on my Vodafone branded Pro2, and all works well except when you stop on any tab, the background goes black so you can't see anything much.
The transitions between tabs is so great - I hope this can be made to work fully. Great work, thanks!
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Do I understand correctly that the background (as in the screenshots) only shows while scrolling, but not while actually inside a tab?
I'll relay this information to Rotastrain (the creator of the panoramic background mode9 file) so it can be looked into.

Angelusz said:
Hehe, yeah, dutch it is.
The problem is that the normal download uses a compression method to decrease the file size up to 90% (see cab size difference), which makes manila faster. Thing is, manila needs to be patched for it to work. Look up Chainfire's Compression for more information.
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Does this mean there is a preformance difference between the original one and the compability version?
stunno said:
Pimmr: Do you have a Voda branded TP2 or an HTC one?
This looks really nice, just hope it will work with my branded one
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I have got a HTC one... so can't tell how it works on the branded one. I had to use the compability cab anyway.

on my Voda branded one the compatibility cab works fine apart from some of the fonts stay black. The calendar tab is particularly bad and a white font & lines would have been better.
Great theme tho!

Angelusz said:
Do I understand correctly that the background (as in the screenshots) only shows while scrolling, but not while actually inside a tab?
I'll relay this information to Rotastrain (the creator of the panoramic background mode9 file) so it can be looked into.
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Yeah, that's what I've been experiencing. It seems it's the same issue Stunno is having, as with a light background (which I believe it's supposed to be) the black fonts would be suitable.
Will be fantastic to have this to replace the Vodafone theme once it's fully functional, thanks again!

I should clarify my post as it was done in a rush this morning.
The theme is FULLY functional. The background scrolls beautifully from tab to tab (OK there is a slight glitch in that there is a thin black line down the settings tab about 3/4 of the way across and a light one half way across the calendar tab)
My problem is the font colour in some of the tabs. Which is more of a layout problem than a theme problem. In particular
The People tab perfect apart from the phone number is in black over a dark part og the background - but no biggy because who needs this anyway I've only included for completeness
The Calendar tab has black text and lines on a predominantly dark background
The Music tab ditto
the Internet tab ditto
Having said all of that, and I hope it didn't come across as whinging because it wasn't meant to, I am keeping it on as it is a HUGE improvement on the VF one!

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Does this mean there is a preformance difference between the original one and the compability version?
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Yes, CFC compressed files work better. The compatibility pack is not compressed, like TF3D is normally. So, for a performance increase, I recommend patching your manila, using CFC GUI 0.55.
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I should clarify my post as it was done in a rush this morning.
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Alright. I'm willing to improve based on feedback. I do however, need screenshots for clarification. The reason is that - although you did a very good attempt at clarifying - I can still interpret your problems in differing ways.
So, please post some screenshots and I'll look into it.
The vertical lines in the background are a TF3D problem, we can't get rid of it - yet. (TF3D doesn't like sticking pictures to eachother(

I've attached screenshots of what I'm experiencing.
Screenshot 1: What I have when TF3D first loads - perfect!
Screenshot 2: Once I touch the screen however, the background goes black
Screenshot 3: When choosing between tabs, the background goes to the photo again
Screenshot 4: Then when I stop on a tab, the background goes black again - very nice!
Thanks so much - this will be so good compared to the default Vodafone theme!

Angelusz said:
Yes, CFC compressed files work better. The compatibility pack is not compressed, like TF3D is normally. So, for a performance increase, I recommend patching your manila, using CFC GUI 0.55.
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Being both a WM and HTC n00b since a few weeks ago, could you fill me in a little bit how to go about this? The performance is definitely not bad, pretty smooth actually but it can always be better

DavidMc0 said:
I've attached screenshots of what I'm experiencing.
Screenshot 1: What I have when TF3D first loads - perfect!
Screenshot 2: Once I touch the screen however, the background goes black
Screenshot 3: When choosing between tabs, the background goes to the photo again
Screenshot 4: Then when I stop on a tab, the background goes black again - very nice!
Thanks so much - this will be so good compared to the default Vodafone theme!
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Alright, that is indeed what I understood to be the problem. Thanks for the example, it'll be forwarded to be fixed. I'll probably release a seperate Touch Pro 2 version to be sure.
Pimmr said:
Being both a WM and HTC n00b since a few weeks ago, could you fill me in a little bit how to go about this? The performance is definitely not bad, pretty smooth actually but it can always be better
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I understand that it might seem intimidating if you're new to WM and HTC. I can also understand that you'd love to have all the best fixes and stuff. Do take into account though, that it takes some time and a lot of reading to really get a grasp of how everything works and is integrated.
Patching manila, however, is - luckily for you - made simple by Chainfire. Read his thread here.
Good luck!

Angelusz said:
I understand that it might seem intimidating if you're new to WM and HTC. I can also understand that you'd love to have all the best fixes and stuff. Do take into account though, that it takes some time and a lot of reading to really get a grasp of how everything works and is integrated.
Patching manila, however, is - luckily for you - made simple by Chainfire. Read his thread here.
Good luck!
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Woohoo!! I did the did the CFC patch and reinstalled your CFC theme, you guys are awesome!
So the CFC patch is confirmed to work on the TP2 too
It definitely is overwhelming but with these beautiful apps made by you guys and good descriptions even a n00b like me can pull it off!! Cheers for that :beerchug:
Just one tiny remark; I noticed the stock icon is not embossed like the rest of the icons when selecting stock from TF3D, see pic. No biggy but I thought I'd mention it...

Cal-El's Clocks for new Hero style Manila 2.5

Here are some Clock cabs I made for the new Hero style Manila 2.5! One will give you clear flip panels and a blue tinted background with white letters! The other black flip pannels with white letters and a green tinted background! I noticed there are not many mods for the new Manila 2.5 so I wanted to get some started! Enjoy friends!

thanx looks good

Great stuff. Thanks

Hmm can't seem to get this to work.

Doesn't work on my tp2. why?

Hi ppl...
@ Cal-El,
Nice job man... But for my EnergyRom I wanted a mix of both of your clocks.
So I've downloaded them (and joined forces ) and came up with a new variant that fits really well with the rom colours. Check it out! Once again thank you.
BTW, I have an Xperia X1.

outta curiousity how did you combine them, i like the look that you achieved, any chance of making a cab for it or explaining how to join forces lol thanks

VETTEPC123 said:
outta curiousity how did you combine them, i like the look that you achieved, any chance of making a cab for it or explaining how to join forces lol thanks
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Hi VETTE, sorry for the late answer...
I'll provide the clock for sure and try to explain for you, it's no big deal.
First I gathered the two cabs, then extract them with WinCE cab manager and then used manila editor to see wich files belonged to wich part of the clock.
So I wanted the blue background (there is a file just for that) and all the rest, black number background and everything else, from the green one. I just copied the files from the green clock and the file for the blue background to windows directory and it's done.
Never forget to disable HTC Sense before doing anything, also make sure the attribute files checked in the properties are "archive", "read only" and "system" before copying them to windows dir. And last but the most important, make backups of the files, we never know what can go wrong.
Cheers.

Psy'RaKKa said:
Hi ppl...
@ Cal-El,
Nice job man... But for my EnergyRom I wanted a mix of both of your clocks.
So I've downloaded them (and joined forces ) and came up with a new variant that fits really well with the rom colours. Check it out! Once again thank you.
BTW, I have an Xperia X1.
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Will there be a cab for this soon guys thanks

jr5416 said:
Will there be a cab for this soon guys thanks
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HI.
Here, try this one...
--> Don't forget to disable HTC Sense before installation. <--
Cheers.

Psy'RaKKa said:
HI.
Here, try this one...
--> Don't forget to disable HTC Sense before installation. <--
Cheers.
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.cab worked great, thanks...

This is slightly off topic, but how do you get the calendar part under the clock to actually give upcoming appointments instead of saying the word "calendar"? Also, is there a way to add tasks to the home tab?
Thanks!

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Here, try this one...
--> Don't forget to disable HTC Sense before installation. <--
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Wow thank you so much bro will try now

Worked great thanks again bro , u should make some slider icons bro u got some skills going

clock background

before you all flame the crap out of me for asking a question that has been asked a billion times im sure, hear me out. I have installed a few cabs that claim to do this but to no avail. the background on a stock rom is as irritating as salt in the eye.
I have a stock rom winmo 6.1 on a sprint tp2 any help?...............let me get out my flame retardant suit first.

Tregrad said:
before you all flame the crap out of me for asking a question that has been asked a billion times im sure, hear me out. I have installed a few cabs that claim to do this but to no avail. the background on a stock rom is as irritating as salt in the eye.
I have a stock rom winmo 6.1 on a sprint tp2 any help?...............let me get out my flame retardant suit first.
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LMAO...At least you have a sense of humor about it
And your to Senior to get Super Flamed...lol
I havent used 6.1 on a long time...
But I am pretty sure over in the blackstone themes and apps section is your best bet

Tregrad said:
before you all flame the crap out of me for asking a question that has been asked a billion times im sure, hear me out. I have installed a few cabs that claim to do this but to no avail. the background on a stock rom is as irritating as salt in the eye.
I have a stock rom winmo 6.1 on a sprint tp2 any help?...............let me get out my flame retardant suit first.
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To be clear...are you talkign about the color of the clock tiles themselves, directly behind the letters? Or the background (wallpaper) on the home tab?
At first I thought you meant the border around the bottom half of the clock, where the weather shows up...but you shouldn't have that on a 6.1 ROM..

the two tone gray background of the clock itself, if it is at all possible without changing the clock numbers. I can swipe my finger "up" and then the numbers on the clock become smaller and the background goes away....thats what im after. and thanks for not railing on me, I may have alot of posts but 97% or more are questions lol but im getting better.

Tregrad said:
the two tone gray background of the clock itself, if it is at all possible without changing the clock numbers. I can swipe my finger "up" and then the numbers on the clock become smaller and the background goes away....thats what im after. and thanks for not railing on me, I may have alot of posts but 97% or more are questions lol but im getting better.
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No problem What you're talking about is the clock tiles, and they are certainly replacable with custom ones. The trick is determining exactly what version of TF3D or Sense you have, you'll have to know that to know which custom clocks to look for and download.
Do you have an "About" entry on the "settings" tab? If so it'll tell you what version you have. If you don't see that there, you can just look it up in the registry (I'll show you where)...do you have a regedit app? (Total Commander, PHM_regedit, etc)

this is why i never delve too much into this stuff but am starting to. way too much stuff to keep up with while trying to run my own buisness, thanks for your help
I have winmo 6.1 CD OS 5.2.21052
I dont know what "sence" i have ....if any at all lol.
and all i want to do is make the clock tile transparent or just delete it if possible.

Tregrad said:
this is why i never delve too much into this stuff but am starting to. way too much stuff to keep up with while trying to run my own buisness, thanks for your help
I have winmo 6.1 CD OS 5.2.21052
I dont know what "sence" i have ....if any at all lol.
and all i want to do is make the clock tile transparent or just delete it if possible.
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I dug around in some clock files and found this for you to try, there is no guarantee that it will work as i cant test it for you, but i looked at in with CFC gui and it looks promising!
It might be a good idea to back up the same file in your rom,
Untick manila in "home settings" then copy the file using TC or something
retick manila and it should show.
I hope it works for you

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I dug around in some clock files and found this for you to try, there is no guarantee that it will work as i cant test it for you, but i looked at in with CFC gui and it looks promising!
It might be a good idea to back up the same file in your rom,
Untick manila in "home settings" then copy the file using TC or something
retick manila and it should show.
I hope it works for you
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Ok yeah I have the same version as Tregrad (TF3D 2.1), and that manila file worked just fine on mine when I tested it...it makes the clock tiles 100% transparent.
However, getting that manila file into the right place on your phone takes a little doing...do you (Tregrad) know how to copy files into and out of your phone's /windows directory?
Maybe someone would be willing to cab that up for you to make it easier...but if not, we can show you how to get it on there and working.

sirphunkee said:
Ok yeah I have the same version as Tregrad (TF3D 2.1), and that manila file worked just fine on mine when I tested it...it makes the clock tiles 100% transparent.
However, getting that manila file into the right place on your phone takes a little doing...do you (Tregrad) know how to copy files into and out of your phone's /windows directory?
Maybe someone would be willing to cab that up for you to make it easier...but if not, we can show you how to get it on there and working.
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You tested and it works ok? I can cab it up later ( i'm not on pc right now), where does it want to be? just straight into Windows folder? I would have cab'd it staight away but thought someone had better test it first!

so should i wait for the cab or what? or can i just drop the file in the windows directory? and thanks again for your help fellas.

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so should i wait for the cab or what? or can i just drop the file in the windows directory? and thanks again for your help fellas.
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if you can just drop in the windows folder, there's no real need for a cab just makes it more convenient is all! go ahead and try it out i'm dying to know if it works! See if you can find the matching file first and back it up though...I would

ok will give it a shot right now

no change at all hmmm copied orig file and put it in a folder on my pc and "replaced" existing file with the new one and rebooted but nothing happened.

osrix25 said:
I dug around in some clock files and found this for you to try, there is no guarantee that it will work as i cant test it for you, but i looked at in with CFC gui and it looks promising!
It might be a good idea to back up the same file in your rom,
Untick manila in "home settings" then copy the file using TC or something
retick manila and it should show.
I hope it works for you
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where are the "HOME settings"?

Tregrad said:
where are the "HOME settings"?
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Start...settings...today..items... will get you there

dont even have an option to untick manilla

Ok heres the Cab, sorry for the delay!!
there must be a tick box in "Items" Under today settings, and it will be Manila or TF3d or something HTC related! its been so long since i used this ROm i can't remember
So untick whatever it is and then install the cab then retick and it should have overwritten....Good Luck

ok tf3d is ticked, I am going to try the file thing first then if that doesnt work then i will try the cab, thanks.

nope, none of it worked. unticked, ran cab, wanted to restart - let it do so, restarted then re-ticked tf3d and nothing happened?
should i delete the existing file? if it isnt there then it wont want to run it right and since i just want it gone it wouldnt hurt right?
I have to go for now be back in a few hours. thanks again for all your efforts os!

Tregrad said:
nope, none of it worked. unticked, ran cab, wanted to restart - let it do so, restarted then re-ticked tf3d and nothing happened?
should i delete the existing file? if it isnt there then it wont want to run it right and since i just want it gone it wouldnt hurt right?
I have to go for now be back in a few hours. thanks again for all your efforts os!
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i know it says weather clock but it worked for me when i had 6.1, give it a try, wont hurt