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Changing a file's "open with" program?

Hey all,
I can't find the right search string for this. If there is a thread, I'm sorry in advance. Does anyone know how to change the default program a file opens with? Opera 9.5beta stole my default browser so IE no longer works when I click .html , and documents to go stole my default office document extension so office mobile no longer opens anything by default. Is there a setting somewhere which lets you change this? Thanks.

brutalturtle said:
Hey all,
Is there a setting somewhere which lets you change this? Thanks.
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You can use Schaps Advanced configuration tool to make these changes. You can change your default browser and file associations.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=AdvancedConfig

thanks for your prompt reply Is there any other way to do this? Advanced Config seems to conflict with some other stuff I have on my touch already, and I don't want to uninstall it. Is there any way to do this through registry?

search for File Explorer Extension

^works like a charm, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks mate!

kidnamedAlbert said:
search for File Explorer Extension
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Or if you want more options, try Total Commander CE it can also set file icon etc.

X1 Panel HTML pseudo-handlers

If anyone discover more pseudo-handlers for HTML panel development. Post them here.
The current ones discovered are
Contacts
Contacts
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Calender
Calendar
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Tasks
Tasks
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Webpage in Internet Explorer
Open google.com
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Webpage in Opera Mobile
Open google.com
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Phone
Phone
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Launch Bubble Breaker Game
BubbleBreaker
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To launch applications from the Program Files directories you need to use something of this form. The "%CE1%" sets you to the program files directory
Google Maps
Replace %CE1% with any of these to go to the directory
%CE1% = \Program Files
%CE2% = \Windows
%CE11% = \Windows\Start Menu\Programs
%CE14% = \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games
%CE17% = \Windows\Start Menu
%CE18% = <default volume, dependent on device configuration>
%CE19% = \Application Data
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To launch the messaging facility you can use ...
Messaging
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Great idea!

Nice stuff. But how do you open URL with Opera instead?
And how do you start an installed app?

Im not too sure. I spent while yesterday trying to figure out where the root read directory is.
EDIT: Seems the exe's are located in \\Windows\
So, im guessing if you wanted to launch a website in Opera it would be
Open google.com
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I can confirm ^^ works

Evostance said:
Im not too sure. I spent while yesterday trying to figure out where the root read directory is.
However I couldn't find cprog.exe on the phone....
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cprog is in windows as are the others.

fards said:
cprog is in windows as are the others.
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Yep found it thanks

Evostance said:
Im not too sure. I spent while yesterday trying to figure out where the root read directory is.
EDIT: Seems the exe's are located in \\Windows\
So, im guessing if you wanted to launch a website in Opera it would be
I can confirm ^^ works
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Great stuff.
But how to launch other installed apps (the ones in \program files\)?

Lovsten said:
Great stuff.
But how to launch other installed apps (the ones in \program files\)?
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Not sure yet. However most of the apps should be in \\Windows

How about trying the winmo aliases, can't find a list of em at the mo, but : DEFBROWSER and the like. (without the space, stupid smilies)
Then the paths have defined shortcuts but I can't find a list of those either (I'd best go to bed too tired, before I fail to find that as well) something like CE% points to /windows etc.

Launching Other applications
To launch applications from the Program Files directories you need to use something of this form ...
Google Maps
The "%CE1%" sets you to the program files directory
To launch the messaging facility you can use ...
Messaging
Please note I've only tested the two examples I have given at the top not these other ones here for access to other areas of windows mobile
%CE1% \Program Files
%CE2% \Windows
%CE11% \Windows\Start Menu\Programs
%CE14% \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games
%CE17% \Windows\Start Menu
%CE18% <default volume, dependent on device configuration>
%CE19% \Application Data
More info can be found here ...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms839402.aspx

nice one that was the list i was looking for last night...

hi,
im making a new panel and have been able to make the app start by pressing on a button on my panel. is it possible to make the app autostart when i press u press on the panel?
if so could someone post the code i need.
thanks

Hi there and thanks for this tips!
I've got an application saved on my memory card, any idea how to specify the link to be able to start the app?
Thanks
Stefan

Hi again,
Having tested a bit more I realised there is one more basic thing I don't get to work besides figuring out the right path to the memory card.
I have an application that I have developed myself. The application can be started by going browsing for the file in the file explorer, and then clicking it. the question then is; How do I then make a link in my html-panel to start the application?
I thought I could use the links like above, but exchange the name of the application to the file-path? This seems to work for my installed applications, e.g. Xperia Tweak can be started by with:
XperiaTweak
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But my own application can not be started with:
VOR applikation
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Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Or are there alternative ways of starting up my application?
Br
Stefan

Hi there,
I'm building my own panel and get stuck with some links that are on my memory-card.
I want to link to G-Alarm wich is on \Opslagkaart\Programmabestanden\ageye\G-Alarm\GAlarm.exe (yeah, that's Dutch), but the link to
extended://app:start?app=\Opslagkaart\Programmabestanden\ageye\G-Alarm\GAlarm.exe
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doesn't work. I get a . NET CF initialising error. Strange because I can open these from the Start menu. Same goes for moBlog:
extended://app:start?app=\Opslagkaart\Programmabestanden\moBlog\moBlog.exe
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And does someone know where to link to if I want to start the MSN chat, the Calculator and the Notes?
When I've taken care of these little issues, I'll share my panel here. Thanks in advance!

Ganondolf said:
hi,
im making a new panel and have been able to make the app start by pressing on a button on my panel. is it possible to make the app autostart when i press u press on the panel?
if so could someone post the code i need.
thanks
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you have to register edit,
go to software- sonyericson- panelmanager or something like that
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/home/p_home.jsp
Holds alot of information to.

is it possible to make a button for sms that change its icon when new sms is received?
like spb mobile shell sms icon?
tnx

Anyone Know any more?...
Hi gys, been working on a HTML panel and cant find out the following info.
I'm sure all the exe's have additional args, is there anywhere that has them all together.
one im looking for is for the tmail.exe so i can show sms when i click on the image.
i have at the moment
Code:
a href="extended://app:start?app=tmail.exe" img src="email.bmp" alt="email"></a>
this will open the mail app but not automatically select the email screen.
Anyone know the right arguments?
It's really annoying that this isnt held centrally somewhere, sony need to get in gear, lol!

Opening a .lnk file
Hi guys / gals,
i have a two .lnk file in windows folder that will allow me to create a new text msg and allow me to go to sms view in tmail.exe.
How would i open these using html?
tried a few variations.
href="\WINDOWS\NewSmsMsg.lnk" will open the text contained in the file and messes up the panel, sets the panel screen to be the text inside the shortcut file from then onwards, the panel must be uninstalled to fix that issue.
calling href="WINDOWS\NewSmsMsg" done nothing
same as href="NewSmsMsg" and ="NewSmsMsg.lnk"
Anyone got any ideas.
Annoying as clicking on these shortcuts in the windows folder will do the desired action, just trying to get me html panel to do more useful actions.
Oh and you can write java script in html panels, it's in the example html panel for visual studio creating panels, not sure about flash, have not tried it, it probably JS only being microsoft.

Camera working, notes, msn messenger, calculator
here is the code to run camerarunner.exe that some people have had an issue with:
Code:
<img src="camera.png" alt="Images"/>
hope that helps some people out.
also to run notes its:
Code:
<img src="notes.png" alt="notes"/>
messenger is:
Code:
<img src="messenger.png" alt="Messenger"/>

Saving Files to the Touch HD via Bluetooth

Guys,
My apologies if this has been covered but I'd like to know if there is a fix, trick, or software you can recommend that will allow me to save files to a particular area.
Maybe I am missing something (unfortunately at the moment I don't have much time/resources to go hunting for the answer myself) but whenever I save a file via Bluetooth it gets saved to some remote part on the My Device/Windows.
I then have to perform a search to find out where the file has been saved to.
Obviously there is a simple solution to this and again I apologies in advance but can someone point me in the right direction.
Cheers.

Go to Settings, Connections, OBEX Inbox and change there.
I have attached the cab if you don't already have this installed.

xmsnx said:
Go to Settings, Connections, OBEX Inbox and change there.
I have attached the cab if you don't already have this installed.
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Many thanks xmsnx.... appreciated.
Not had chance yet to try but quick question ~ Whats the other .cab file?

didnt work for me!

xmsnx said:
Go to Settings, Connections, OBEX Inbox and change there.
I have attached the cab if you don't already have this installed.
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Does the dialog box for choosing the destination directory appear on your Touch HD when you press the "..." button?
It doesn't appear on my Touch HD, but it will appear fine on my HP 6828 (320x240, WM6.1).

Name under Program in Program tab

Hello!
Is there any standalone cab or reg fix so you can have the name of the program under the icon in the Program tab?
EDIT: and when you go into Program from the start menu, can you move the icons in there to a specific map so you can get the program view a little more organized?

You can move all the programs around and rename the files by using total commander or resco file explorer.
I have done this to organise the folder into many sub-folders.

Thank you Dave!
Now for the name under program tabs, couple of cooked roms that have the feature in them so there should be a easy way like a cab or a reg-hack

Skippydoo said:
Thank you Dave!
Now for the name under program tabs, couple of cooked roms that have the feature in them so there should be a easy way like a cab or a reg-hack
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Sorry - I meant the program view in the START menu not the TAB (you had both).
I don't now use the program TAB in TF3D as I have all the programs organised in sub-folders under windows\programs and windows\office mobile.
I use that with quick menu and it's so much faster for my many apps (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3117017&highlight=secondtoday#post3117017 - it's grown since then !!)

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Sorry - I meant the program view in the START menu not the TAB (you had both).
I don't now use the program TAB in TF3D as I have all the programs organised in sub-folders under windows\programs and windows\office mobile.
I use that with quick menu and it's so much faster for my many apps (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3117017&highlight=secondtoday#post3117017 - it's grown since then !!)
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Yeah, I realized that you mean't the ones that you access by the start menu and got it fixed, just need the solution for my main issue. Will try yours though, but if anyone know how to fix the names please tell anyway!

Dutty's ROM does that

harrispo said:
Dutty's ROM does that
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Yeah I know, installed it right away when it came but there were a few things on there that didn't suited me (big props to duffy anyway) so I would really like to have a solution that doesn't require a whole rom.

I've been looking...can you help?

I'm looking for some cabs:
1. A cab that will allow me to select more than one file to copy/cut/paste
2. How to make the lists in folders smaller (as in the Energy Roms)
That's it...unfortunately, don't know their names-hence my issue in finding them.
Currently running Xanny Evo 17b

telegraph0000 said:
I'm looking for some cabs:
1. A cab that will allow me to select more than one file to copy/cut/paste
2. How to make the lists in folders smaller (as in the Energy Roms)
That's it...unfortunately, don't know their names-hence my issue in finding them.
Currently running Xanny Evo 17b
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1. You mean like a file explorer which allows you to select one than one file?
Resco explorer (3rd party app), file explorer 2 and I think total commander and basic file explorer on most roms also does this
2. Some file explorers you can change view in options or do you mean amount of files in programs etc. If the latter you create more folders like 'tweaks' etc in /windows/start menu/programs and then move your desired file into this folder

Thanks, but let me clarify...
You (and I) both use Xanny. What do you use to select more than one file in a folder (music, for example)? It's irritating copying/pasting/cutting only one file at a time.
As for #2, I would.like to get rid of the finger friendliness when listing files. With Xanny, for example, all files have a double space between them,.and the font is relatively large.(for ease of choosing). At this time, only 7 items can be seen at a time. Would like it single spaced.

telegraph0000 said:
Thanks, but let me clarify...
You (and I) both use Xanny. What do you use to select more than one file in a folder (music, for example)? It's irritating copying/pasting/cutting only one file at a time.
As for #2, I would.like to get rid of the finger friendliness when listing files. With Xanny, for example, all files have a double space between them,.and the font is relatively large.(for ease of choosing). At this time, only 7 items can be seen at a time. Would like it single spaced.
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Well to be honest I use Resco Explorer to select more than one file. You can either select all or use the 'multi-selection' mode. Open your folder containing music, then go to menu > edit > multi-selction mode then select the files you want before you either move, copy, run them etc

Thought i'd post in here as I'm looking for some cabs too. I've searched for 3 days and it's time to ask. Can anyone please tell me the name of the program that adds the buttons to the bottom of the home screen like this >screenshot< shows (camera, opera and comm manager buttons)? I'm sure everyone knows the name... except me.
I've searched for maxmanilla, home plugins, home buttons, sense ui, etc. and I've found pics of this all over the forums but haven't been able to find the exact name of this cab/program/plugin, without installing a whole new rom.
Cheers.

Fallen Spartan said:
Well to be honest I use Resco Explorer to select more than one file. You can either select all or use the 'multi-selection' mode. Open your folder containing music, then go to menu > edit > multi-selction mode then select the files you want before you either move, copy, run them etc
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Thank you. That is exactly what I was looking for. Solved both #1 and #2. Thanks again.
With regard to stuntdouble's question: There is no cab to enable the shortcuts, you will need to update your ROM to one of the 6.5.x HTC Sense versions that have that as a feature. Look in the Roms section and pick out something that looks good to you. But don't ask which one is best, as it's all a matter of taste.

telegraph0000 said:
Thank you. That is exactly what I was looking for. Solved both #q and #w. Thanks again.
With regard to stuntdouble's question: There is no cab to enable the shortcuts, you will need to update your ROM to one of the 6.5.x HTC Sense versions that have that as a feature. Look in the Roms section and pick out something that looks good to you. But don't ask which one is best, as it's all a matter of taste.
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Ah ok thx. That's a shame because I love the Topix rom. Guess I'll have to try out a load of roms again. Cheers for the info.

telegraph0000 said:
Thank you. That is exactly what I was looking for. Solved both #q and #w. Thanks again.
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No probs, glad I could help
telegraph0000 said:
With regard to stuntdouble's question: There is no cab to enable the shortcuts, you will need to update your ROM to one of the 6.5.x HTC Sense versions that have that as a feature. Look in the Roms section and pick out something that looks good to you. But don't ask which one is best, as it's all a matter of taste.
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stuntdouble said:
Ah ok thx. That's a shame because I love the Topix rom. Guess I'll have to try out a load of roms again. Cheers for the info.
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Yeah telegraph0000 is correct, you'll need to flash a wm6.5.x rom to get those buttons on the home screen.

stuntdouble said:
Ah ok thx. That's a shame because I love the Topix rom. Guess I'll have to try out a load of roms again. Cheers for the info.
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Backup your ROM and try one for the heck of it. If you don't like it, reflash Topix and restore the backup. Nothing lost, but some quality family time...and who doesn't have that to spare

Total Command also allows multiple file selection. However I've only been able to access the feature in landscape mode. I haven't really delved into it too much.
Flip to landscape, click on "Ctrl" (a new button that appears in the toolbar) and you'll be able to select more than one file.

Swarvey said:
Total Command also allows multiple file selection. However I've only been able to access the feature in landscape mode. I haven't really delved into it too much.
Flip to landscape, click on "Ctrl" (a new button that appears in the toolbar) and you'll be able to select more than one file.
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This is also why I included it as a cab on post#2