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Contacts - Hide the phone numbers

Hi,
On my MDA, when I go to the contacts, I don't see the phone numbers but only the name of them and it's well (I have choosen to display them like this in the options)...
But when I want to send a SMS and I go to the contacts by this way, the name AND the phone number is displayed ?!?!
How can I only display the names in the sms application too ?
Thanks in advance...
Largo

You can't, as this view does not have any option to choose which number should be used. So it displays the contact one time for each attached number.

Insert Items Grayed Out

Hi guys,
I have XDA II with wm6.1 by c_shekhar. I have a problem, when i go to send a new message (or reply), I click on the menu button and the Insert Item field is greyed out. Does anyone know how to fix this? I would like to insert contacts in the sms..

why not click add recipent
or simply click on the to: label that adds too

I've got no problem with that. but I want to insert contacts in the text area, for example.. I want send sms to my friend telling him my father's mobile number etc.
oh yea, the 'add recipient' also greyed out when I click in the text area..
is this a bug?

MP3 Ringtone for each contact?

I just figured out how to set mp3 ringtones for the Sony Xperia... but I'm wondering if there is a way to set a different ringtone for each contact in my phonebook ??

Yes open the contact and scroll to the bottom

I opened up the contact, and it shows their name , call, and send text message only. When choose "edit" to edit the contact, I can only change their name and number. Can you be more specific please ?

When I edit a contact I have 20+ things I can change about that one person. One of those is 'Ring tone'. Might be some of the SPB software adding it but I doubt it....

Ohh, ok thanks! I found it in the SPB panel, but it's not there in the windows mobile contact for some reason..

I think it depends on how you have the contact saved. The option to add a ringtone to a contact might only be available if the contact is saved to the phone, not the sim card.

search for vippimringtone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309837

On my X1, this is how i get to do it.
1) open contacts from start menu.
2) select the contact to edit. You should now see a screen with options like call mobile, call home, etc
3) click onthe name of the contact, and you should now see a screen with a lot of options for that contact.
4) scroll down until you see the option for ring tone. now click in the text space for the ringtone drop down selection box.
Hope this helps. There are also a lot of other useful options to be found on that screen, like setting pictures for contact. birthday reminders, etc.

Prevent Audo Dial when a Contact is Pressed in Phone Dialler?

I've always peferred to use Phone Dialler's keypad to search for a Contact by pressing a few alpha/numeric keys -
then I used press the contact that I'm looking for and select SMS or call mobile or home phone, or email.
With TouchFlo 3D's Phone Dialler HD, however, this is not practical as it AUTOMATICALLY DIALS THE CONTACT instead of OPENING IT to allow you to chose your contact option (as in WM dialler).
I don't want to go back to WM6 Dialler because I like everything else but -
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO CHANGE IT FROM AUTO DIAL (selected contact) TO AUTO OPEN CONTACT?
Maybe there's a registry setting that can be changed?
PS. I'd also LOVE to be able to make the SCREEN FONT for SMS's in the TouchFlo 3D MESSAGES Tab, any Ideas?
(MUN zoom doesn't work properly on HD)

What is a MUN zoom?

Kangburra said:
What is a MUN zoom?
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Mun Zoom was invented for Diamond and consists of a + and - magnifying glass icons. Never really worked properly on Diamond and doesn't work properly on HD.

Help, Anyone??

Please Help, Anyone??

markqld said:
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO CHANGE IT FROM AUTO DIAL (selected contact) TO AUTO OPEN CONTACT?
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Yeah, this is an issue that has been discussed here before and as far as I know, there is no ideal solution for it. At least no one here has found any.
The only suggestion I have is to slide over (rather than tapping) the contact name when in the caller ID screen. This of course flips through the various phone entries for the given contact. However, it also means that it selects that contact without calling. Once selected, you have to press Menu (bottom right) and then "open contact". This is the same as opening your contacts list and tapping on a contact.
By the way, once you are in that screen, tapping on a number will initiate a call (or sms depending on what you tap), and tapping on the name of the contact (or picture) will open the contact file for you to edit it.
Like I said, caller ID screen is not ideal, but my suggestion might be a good enough "work around" for you. If you have a lot of contacts in your contact list, then my suggestion is faster than entering the contact list and finding that particular contact.
As far as your sms screen question - sorry, I don't know how.

Sense Phonebook shows Contacts And Sim

Hi, when you press phone to open your contacts, you get the Phone contacts AND the Sim contacts, how do you filter just one or the other.?
I like to keep a backup copy of my contacts on the sim, not just the phone, but i now get 2 enetries for each contact?

Go to People tab > All people > Menu > View and choose contacts or sim.

Yeah that i worked out, but when you press the phone button, it still shows phone contacts AND SIM untill you press the all people button????
why???

I don't know why. I never even noticed that.

Not only that it shows all the emails too, i also deleted them all, and 10 mins later they are back??
Weird phone man...

yes. same problem here.
I select to filter sim contacts. close it. even restart but it still shows both sim contacts and phone contacts.
thanks.

is only way keeping sim card empty?

any ideas?

Use a registry editor and do this tweak:
Code:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone\ShowSIM = 0 (DWORD; default is 1)
That hides the SIM contacts in the dialer only. They still show up in e-mail and sms screens, but at least it's not in the dialer any more!

that works.
thank you.