Hello guys and girls,
are there any working manilla 2D/3D extracts for the athena/ameo
yet? I tried those extracted from XDA Diamond and they are not
working.
So far, I consider SPB mobile shell the best interface, but manilla as
on diamond would be superior. I know there maybe trouble with the
3D graphics, which the ameo cannot display.
Any information?
thanks,
Brassman
P.S.: I tried throttlelauncher and so far I´m not satisfied with that.
http://www.imarche.net/omnia/index.php is a fantastic mobile shell
customizer.
You can check this thread - it was originally started in this forum and then moved to Development & Hacking beacuse it applies to all VGA devices. The development is still a work in progress, however, in combination with RealVGA found elsewhere on this forum it looks very good in portrait - although there are issues with landscape.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=429224
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mtkates posted a great SPB mobile shell theme, the VGA customizzation of the DIAMOND SPB mobile shell 2.1 theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402021
I have tested it (SPB works in 192 DPI) and works fine on X7500 wm 6.1 ROM!
In the same post there is a mini guide to convert QVGA in VGA themes
WOW! It looks nice, but must be memory hungry application.
cktlcmd said:
WOW! It looks nice, but must be memory hungry application.
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not too much, it needs spb mobile shell 2
sergiopi said:
mtkates posted a great SPB mobile shell theme, the VGA customizzation of the DIAMOND SPB mobile shell 2.1 theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402021
I have tested it (SPB works in 192 DPI) and works fine on X7500 wm 6.1 ROM!
In the same post there is a mini guide to convert QVGA in VGA themes
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does this works in landscape mode or only in portait?
portrait AND landscape
Hello...
Can it be use in 96dpi? Did you try it?
Last time I try I need to make a hard reset because my device didn't recognize shell 2 themes!
Regards.
nah its ****ed up in 96dpi
192 works great though, but only 5 tabs? weird
Ah well great none the less
Rory
I agree, SPB Mobile shell don't show correctly at 96 dpi, although all functions work. A solution was suggested on how to fix it. I tried, but it did not work for me. I always get a blank screen upon launching SPB Mobile Shell. The device did not froze, I can get out off it using the normal functions. I must have messed up somewhere, but with my innexperience, it was just too over whelming. Although, the suggestion was really a good and valid idea as he was able to make SPB Mobile Shell run on a square screen.
What version of RealVGA are you using? The updated version of this theme (only version I've tried), hangs when trying to go to the 'Now' screen for me.
Got it working with the cab version of 1.1, the files only version didnt work for me so I doubt upgrading would work either... shame, the VGA version looks a bit rough and ready on mine.
None of this works at all at 128dpi. Just in case anyone wondered.
Strange. After I copied all the *.dat files to the device's folder, the spb menu does not start anymore. I'm in 192 dpi.
Tried twice with the same result. Once I recopied the original *.dat files back, it springs back to life again.
Okay, the dat files override method does not work, but a cab file from responderman does it.
I'm beginining to reaaly like spb mobile shell now. It's much more customisable than I first thought.
Edit: Solved. All the skins in those threads for for QVGA only. There are only two VGA compatible theme AFAIK.
After installing spb mobile shell, download and install the cab in this link. It works for VGA devices.
Here you can find a 3 page contact VGA compatible diamond interface
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QH8YC8K7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402021 post #4 is where the original author of the skin provided the link
Here you can find a 1 page contact VGA compatible diamond interface:
http://www.4shared.com/file/53749843/4e098a78/VGA_Diamond_1_contact.html
eaglesteve,
I thought i had read in another post that you have been tweaking with the SPB MS 2.1 settings and have been able to speed up the VGA Diamond interface for Athena?? Is this correct? If so, can you share the settings you used because I am finding that although the program works, the interface slows down my Advantage 7501 dramatically and the device speeds back up as soon as I uninstall the SPB mobile shell program.
I am currently running the Taxist Ultra Lite (1st one) ROM
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eaglesteve,
I thought i had read in another post that you have been tweaking with the SPB MS 2.1 settings and have been able to speed up the VGA Diamond interface for Athena?? Is this correct? If so, can you share the settings you used because I am finding that although the program works, the interface slows down my Advantage 7501 dramatically and the device speeds back up as soon as I uninstall the SPB mobile shell program.
I am currently running the Taxist Ultra Lite (1st one) ROM
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Photons2,
I don't remember having made such a post, but if you come across that again, I've be interested to know too. For me, I don't notice too much slow down yet.
Ok, just checking back, I have since upgraded to the
Sogarth's Base Vanilla Rom (SPL 3.5 and 1.2) which has worked great! The SPB Mobile shell is nice and smooth now and no problemos so far (about 5 hours into it)
If your going to use the Diamond interface with SPB mobile shell V2.1 then I recommend the Sogarths / Irus Vanilla Rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=410139
Now if I could just figure out mtkates' tutorial better (QVGA to VGA Mobile Shell Conversion Mini-Tutorial) I could get some better graphics out there however no luck yet...
Check this out: VGA diamond skin for SPB Mobile Shell. Fresh from the ovan.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412052
After installing the standard SPL Mobile Shell, simply copy the files in the above zip into the spb menu shell folder. Done. You now have a beautiful diamond interface.... Well.. not exactly. The layout is still the version 1, which looks like standard Mobile Shell in terms of control but diamond in color. In vesion 2.0, they have layout which gives buttons and controls that resember the diamond more closely. However, there is no VGA diamond skin for that yet AFAIK.
This one works great, and it is a REAL VGA Interface.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412052
Thanks a lot for this work.
.... this here is not for free, but its really great and only for VGA (640x480).
GD alnavopl
http://mobileshell.ppc-theme.com/page 9.html
Sorry, i forget the LINK.
hi,
i'm trying to work out which shell replacement to use on my experia. i've used the full version of spb mobile shell on my kaiser and quite like the functionality although it looks pretty dull. i'm tempted to install TF3D but would like the opinion of someone who has used both as to which is better ?
unfortunately, i need the ability to go back to the standard wm homescreen as i don't think any of the shell replacements can take advantage of standard wm today plugins (i'm thinking david andr birthdays here which i use to warn me in advance of upcoming birthdays so that i can get a present in time ...)
does anyone have any opinions ?
thanks in advance ...
I use all.. I use WM today screen. and spbshell and tf3d.. I choose what I like at that moment. Thats why the panels are so handy
thanks kev!n - you don't find that your phone slows down at all ?
how do you access all 3 ? do you have TF3D set up as a panel od you access all 3 from panel 1 on your x1 ?
thanks
Yes I installed it as a panel. And acces it all with panels. And the phone did not slow down for me so I think its great
thanks for that. did you manage to get the full version of mobile shell working as a panel or are you using the panel version ?
mobile shell + pocket plus + phone suite all the way
TF3D is only a little eye candy no more, and I prefer more info on screen than good graphics on screen.
I have both installed (as panels). No problems here, running very nicely.
Using TF3D more, for the most part simply because the HTC Music Player is more touch friendly (although the eye candy doesn't hurt either if I'm being completely honest).
Can't really see a reason not to have both, especially now that TF3D is available in panel form (and also more stable in that form if others reports are to be believed).
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I have both installed (as panels). No problems here, running very nicely.
Using TF3D more, for the most part simply because the HTC Music Player is more touch friendly (although the eye candy doesn't hurt either if I'm being completely honest).
Can't really see a reason not to have both, especially now that TF3D is available in panel form (and also more stable in that form if others reports are to be believed).
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I agree 100% i'm using both and they both work great. I'm hoping someone comes out with a WVGA skin for spb mobile shell panel. If not who knows i might try and make one myself.
Ever so slightly off topis but....
I've got the normal version of SPB MS installed rather than the free panel version. I can access the normal today screen at any time.
A senior member called GREATBAL has made some fantastic skins/mods for mobile shell, these worked perfectly on my Kaiser but unfortunately due to screen resolution they don't work on the X1.
Anyway I have PM'ed GREATBAL and he gave me this reply
'The Xperia-ish theme won'twork on the X1's screen resolution. But it would be very interesting to get hold of the graphics files in the X1 so we came make it into an MS theme. Those graohics files would be hi-res and suitable for VGA/QVGA devices. The images i used are drawn from scratch using photoshop based on screenshots i found on the net. but they are low-res suitable for QVGA devices only'
So if anyone can send these files to the great GREATBAL you never know what magic he could do for us!!
Greatbal has a wvga spb mobile shell theme. Ultimate Windows 7 or something like that. I doesn't work on the spb mobile shell panel but it might work on the full version. I dunno.
Do you mean this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407487
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Do you mean this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407487
Post 3
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yup that is it. I took some screen shots and they are shown here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407487&page=64
I followed the installation instructions in the post and installed this last night including soft reset.
It crashed my X1!.........but soft reset again and its been fine.
It's an OK theme (for the time being).
Hmmm it didn't work for me at all. The theme is chopped off on the bottom.
Does anyone know how to change the default view on the panel version of SPB Shell so that it displays the 'home screen' when opening rather than the 'shortcuts' view?
I hope I've used the right terminology, I'm a bit of a noob.
Cheers,
Ronnie
Bump...
Thanks in advance.
These are the plugins i've managed to run on my ipaq , which were not intended to run on it:
All of them were downloaded from this forum, so many many thanks to the developers. For now i'll be providing feedback as i don't have paypal so can't donate anything else...
-Touch Flo (Manila) 2d
-Samsung Touch Wiz - with the limitations of the non WQVGA screen - cannot minimize the side bar.
-Fe Widgets - working very stable, axcept for the weather plugin - frameworks reports error. It's due to the ROM i'm using - the russian one with manila in it v1.6.
I think there won't be problems with the original hp rom.
Throttle launcher with touchflo 3d-ish interface - just installed it. Feedback later.
I'll be posting screenshots and detailed feedback later.
well. then?
Hello all,
I apologize in advance if I have missed this solution - I've searched but found nothing, and 553 pages in the original thread is a bit much to sift through.
I'm on a Verizon Samsung Omnia i910, and running SPB Mobile Shell 2.1.5.
I've recently downloaded dredd's Mario Galaxy theme for SPB Mobile Shell. I've copied the files in the 'SPB MS2' folder of the ZIP file to the '\Program Files\SPB Mobile Shell\' directory on my phone, but when I do so and soft reset, I cannot access mobile shell at all. My phone starts on Samsung's Today screen, and my right soft button is 'SPB Menu.' Pushing this button does nothing. I have narrowed the problem to the 'qa_layouts.dat' file. If I copy every file besides that one, all works (buttons, graphics, etc.), but obviously the layout does not appear as designed. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance.
Thats bcuz its qvga only and the omnia is wvga if im not mistaken..
Unless I'm mistaken, I believe the Omnia is QVGA / WQVGA. I think the new Omnia HD will be WVGA. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
JoeKacz said:
Unless I'm mistaken, I believe the Omnia is QVGA / WQVGA. I think the new Omnia HD will be WVGA. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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Correct on the WQVGA. The problem is your using a theme for a QVGA device which means it is not set up correctly. Everything needs to be changed to fit your device.
Hi people, I just got the HD2 and so far its been a positive experience. I have done most of the "tips" reg edits and they have worked so far.
Strange issue where Showcase program doesn't open straight away but will do if I start task manager, this is intermittent however.
I used to have the orbit 2 so this is my upgrade and the screen is amazing and very very sensitive.
It does stutter very slightly during some operations and the GUI interface is teaching my fingers on a warped learning curve; not sure about those emergency situations where I`ll need to call 999 and pray it doesn't open RSS feed, mind you same with orbit 2 (its not a phone but a computer!)
I now have a new "Storage card", same issue with Orbit 2..too must be a WM thing. Its workable though. I'll do a slow progression with ROMS later and see if they can improve any issues I've yet to have.
I wonder if the SPB mobile shell will work on this? I also wonder what is the best manilla alternative?
thx
after having the hd2 for 3 months i installed Mobile shell yesterday with the Sense theme. its great! you can customise so much. the only thing i miss is the weather animation. its also more responsive than Manila. anyway with the help of a cab file i can switch between both interfaces at will. just to be clear, i have Max Manila and still like it, but getting bored of it and needed more eye candy! keep your eyes peeled for Mobile Shell 5!
SPB 5! I had SPB 3 and was very impressed, a real phone changer. I hope it integrates well.