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Need Help Converting Task Manager from VGA to QVGA

I need some help from the community to figure this out. Older HTC Task Managers cause the taskbar to disappear (in my rom) when you touch Quick Menu and rotate to landscape. The one from the Diamond 1.93 ROM (2_1_34563_100) doesn't do this, however the Quickmenu icon in the upper right (see pic) is sized for VGA. Functionally it's fine, but visually it's not very nice. I've searched the dll's, exe's and images, but the quickmenu icon is not there. I think I've narrowed down the registry entry that controls the icon to:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager]
"LauncherUp"=hex:\
20,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0A,00,00,00,A0,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,1E,\
00,00,00,1C,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,\
00,00,0C,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,0C,00,00,\
00,16,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,\
15,00,00,00,19,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,1A,00,00,00,17,\
00,00,00,13,00,00,00,17,00,00,00,1B,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,18,00,\
00,00,1C,00,00,00,19,00,00,00,11,00,00,00,19,00,00,00,1D,00,00,00,1A,00,00,\
00,10,00,00,00,1A,00,00,00,1E,00,00,00,1C,00,00,00
"LauncherDown"=hex:\
20,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0A,00,00,00,A0,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,1E,\
00,00,00,1C,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,\
00,00,0C,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,0C,00,00,\
00,16,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,1E,00,00,00,16,00,00,00,11,00,00,00,\
16,00,00,00,1D,00,00,00,17,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,17,00,00,00,1C,00,00,00,18,\
00,00,00,13,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,1B,00,00,00,19,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,19,00,\
00,00,1A,00,00,00,1A,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,1A,00,00,00,19,00,00,00,1B,00,00,\
00,16,00,00,00,1B,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,1C,00,00,00
I'm pretty sure the above controls it because if I remove the entries completely I get a white box instead of the normal horizontal lines and down arrow. Anyone know how to read/convert this so I can use it on a QVGA screen?

Huge menus...

I now have my HD.
But whenever I click on one of the bottom menus (you know, the one that says 'menu' or something in the bottom left) I get a massive menu.
Two questions: Would SPB Shell sort this out? Or is there another way to tell I I don't want mahoosive menus? (The 'start' menu has been shrunk already!)

Xarra said:
I now have my HD.
But whenever I click on one of the bottom menus (you know, the one that says 'menu' or something in the bottom left) I get a massive menu.
Two questions: Would SPB Shell sort this out? Or is there another way to tell I I don't want mahoosive menus? (The 'start' menu has been shrunk already!)
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You can adjust this to something smaller. HTC has deliberately made it big to be finger friendly, but that results in scrolling for some program with longer list of items on the menu. I think under the tips and tricks thread you can see how to do it.
Cheers.

It also says in the user manual that this is the case and it shows you how to change it.

ScarySquirrel said:
It also says in the user manual that this is the case and it shows you how to change it.
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Are you talking about the start menu or the bottom menu? The start menu text size can be changed as described in page 41. In which page can you find how user could change the bottom menu text size?
The registry key has been mentioned in the Tips and Trick section. Alternatively, you can also change it using SKTools.

[Q] How to enlarge scroll bar in contatc list?

Due recessed screen is really painful to scroll contact list by letter. How can enlarge the right scroll bar to make it more comfortable? I don't want to install others contact manager

You can set the width of the scrollbars with Advanced Config.

chalid said:
You can set the width of the scrollbars with Advanced Config.
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Yeah, but then all the vertical scrollbars grow bigger and the symbols in the program-menu don't fit into three columns anymore.
It would be nice that only the black bar with the letters inside would be twice as wide so that it could be easily pressed with the thumb.

skycamefalling said:
Yeah, but then all the vertical scrollbars grow bigger and the symbols in the program-menu don't fit into three columns anymore.
It would be nice that only the black bar with the letters inside would be twice as wide so that it could be easily pressed with the thumb.
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That would be a good CAB. Does anyone want to look through the Kaiser/Raphael forum fro the side A-Z bar?

skycamefalling said:
Yeah, but then all the vertical scrollbars grow bigger and the symbols in the program-menu don't fit into three columns anymore.
It would be nice that only the black bar with the letters inside would be twice as wide so that it could be easily pressed with the thumb.
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exactly, advanced config doesn't resolve this annoyance. +1 for your solution but I don't know how

any hint?

Bump*
Just wondered if there is any solution to this?

For me, I goto Contacts-->Right softkey "Menu"-->Options-->Unchecked "Show contact names only". This will make the letter bar a little larger.
If this is you setting already, there are no way as of now to make the letter bar larger, unless you install other contact program...like Resco Contact manger.

i had the same trouble, as an alternative i selected "show alphabetical index" in the contact menu options. this puts the letters along the top in groups instead and a slighter larger scroll bar down the side. i found it much easier than having the tiny letters on the right.
another alternative solution is to use the free spb xperia panel and use the contacts in there. also you can have photo contacts. much more finger friendly

Big menus!

This is definitely one to watch.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459125
It works, but you have to edit the registry manually at present, but just imagine press the menu key and have a decent size finger friendly menu pop up!
(the menus look like the album ones on tf3d btw)

WM6.5 - titanium - how to rename menu today & organize top menu

how to rename the individual names in the menu today?
for example in SMS text
and...
how do change the pull down menu at the top, when you click on the top bar?

nick03 said:
how to rename the individual names in the menu today?
for example in SMS text
and...
how do change the pull down menu at the top, when you click on the top bar?
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For the plugin names you have to modify the registry, in each one of the plugins under HKLM/Software/Microsoft/CHome.
For the Taskbar and the expanded Taskbar menu there are cabs with skins in the different forums, depending of the resolution of your device, just search for them.