Hi,
after trying ver much today plugins etc, I finally found what I really want and need. I made a rough sketch of my idea, mybe someone could give me a hint, how to realize that?
Basically I just need to see date/time in the top bar (I think there's some registry setting for that?), a weather plugin, and a calender preview (like today agenda) and a launcher, where I can switch between calendar and launcher. I know this should be possible, just not exactly how. Pocket Breeze for example is too overloaded with iLauncher integrated, and I don't need a separate tab for tasks for example. On the other hand, the touch homescreens weather plugin never updates it's view, it always shows the weather from the last sync, not the current one. Without data flatrate and a resulting occasional USB update, I never have the current weather shown
As you say I think there's a reg setting for the time + date in the title bar. (I think I've seen the option in Tweak2K2.NET.)
You can remove the Day + Date + time today item using the Settings -> Today configuration.
For weather I use SpbWeather, which can show 4 days of weather across a 240px wide screen.
Edit: Additionally I use ScaryBear QuickTasks for the tasks list.
That should cover some of what you want. For meetings you may be able to achieve using the standard today plugin anyhow.
the builtin calender plugin show not enough upcoming meetings, but I can use TodayAgenda for that, which also shows tasks. Only thing I don't like with TodayAgenda, it doesn't use category colors...
For weather weatherpanel could be nice, seen that in a thread below this one. Biggest problem with most weather plugins is the inflexibility with updates, what I need is "update only on activeSync".
What I couldn't find so far is a tabbed interface, that integrates a Launcher and the TodayAgenda, with a large button to switch between views (don't want a stylus on today screen)
Edit: hm, I have the correct registry value for date/time in the taskbar:
To show both the date and the clock:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TBOpt = 1 (DWORD decimal)
but it doesn't show. When I leave the homescreen, I see the clock, on the homescreen itself nothing. I have HTC taskmanager installed, which I like, maybe it prevents that? Also the HTC touch homescreen is installed, which shows the time, but I don't like it, so I disabled the today plugin, but maybe it diesabled the clock?
for weather you can try to the free program of weather-to-go (you can set it to update only on activesync)
http://tonaya.com/products/wtg/index.php
for meetings and tasks, I do like todayagenda. i believe there are some color options that are in the program (I haven't personally used).
for the launcher (without the use of a stylus) you can use claunch and have it set to large icons in the options. if you want it specifically integrated into one section with the calendar, i don't know of a launcher that's integrated into the calendar except for loaded programs from spb or sbsh.
there was a program that showed the date as small text underneath the time. found it...it was pbar. it's also a useful task manager (better than vbar). also free.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284952
for the new on the bottom left softkey, you can look for and install wmnewmenu and map it to the left key (i forget if it's an option in the program. if not, you can look for the softkey mapper...think it's by dotfred) and map it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=42438&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1182953184
pocketage + today agenda.
monkey_knight said:
for the new on the bottom left softkey, you can look for and install wmnewmenu and map it to the left key (i forget if it's an option in the program. if not, you can look for the softkey mapper...think it's by dotfred) and map it.
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You can pick it up here.
nothin said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=42438&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1182953184
pocketage + today agenda.
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I searched a bit on pocketage, there seems to be no homepage or anything...
The "new" menu I have already running...
I don't need a calendar with integrated launcher, I just need a 2-tabbed interface with acalendar preview and a launcher... this can be one, two or three separate tools if need be...
TauTau said:
I searched a bit on pocketage, there seems to be no homepage or anything...
The "new" menu I have already running...
I don't need a calendar with integrated launcher, I just need a 2-tabbed interface with acalendar preview and a launcher... this can be one, two or three separate tools if need be...
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ok, i will provide link later..
oh, damn proxy here didn't update the main page, so i missed your reply here
TauTau said:
I don't need a calendar with integrated launcher, I just need a 2-tabbed interface with acalendar preview and a launcher... this can be one, two or three separate tools if need be...
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for a two-tabbed launcher, claunch should be able to work. it defaults with 8 tabs, but you can set in options to only have 2 tabs and rename them as you see fit.
Check SPB Mobile Shell
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/screenshots/102.png
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for a two-tabbed launcher, claunch should be able to work. it defaults with 8 tabs, but you can set in options to only have 2 tabs and rename them as you see fit.
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I need to have the calendar preview in one tab, so it's not actually a 2-tabbed launcher, but more a tabbed interface for two today plugins...
TauTau said:
I need to have the calendar preview in one tab, so it's not actually a 2-tabbed launcher, but more a tabbed interface for two today plugins...
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hmm...that's gonna be tricky. i don't recall seeing any free software that does that. i do know that spb and sbsh have a today plugin that will integrate the calendar into a tab. i think one of them also the ability to add other third party today plugins in their their tabs as well (based on past experience when i tried this software, but i can't reconfirm from my current access due to stupid websense in the network)
SPB Mobile Shell looks nice so far, just have to get a bit into it's customizability. Only checked the old version, but with the new one and it's Professional Now screen, it looks quite good...
nothin said:
ok, i will provide link later..
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or not?
Is there any apps that work as an Rss Ticker for the homescreen? would be sweet to see all the news ticking by on a scroll directly from the home screen. I saw this on a newer model Sony Ericsson phone, and i got Soooo jaloux.
Is there any apps that do this? tweaks? anything?
Or could some of you programming wizards do an app like this? :=)
Kind regards
Cosmo
Denmark
Id love an app that gave me all my favorite RSS feed news as a tickertape from the frontscreen.. is this done? or can some hard working, wonderfull developer look into making us an app like this
//cosmodk
prss reader can be made to cycle through feeds on your home screen( non tf3d)
Hi Guys,
Thought I would start a dedicated thread for sharing widgets we may develop for use with SPB MS 3.0 (now that its officially out!!!).
Here are some ideas for widgets that can be developed imo -
1. Flip Clock (like TF3D)
2. Slideshow widget
3. Media player widget (linking to other music apps such as Coreplayer)
4. Stocks widget
5. Calendar widget (linking to third party PIMs)
Please help!!!
spb ms3 widgets
Very good idea !
Hope that skinners will be at this "rendez-vous".
would be useful a widget for change activesync, mystorage, storage card connection (like wireless widget)
Can these kind of widgets actually be made? I looked at the XML and supplied widgets of SPB, and they all seem to direct to classes in the compiled program.
Perhaps i'm missing something. What I really miss is tasks on your 'lifestyle' screen. I hope it can somehow be made, but atm I don't see how.
What I like to see is an SMS viewer like in TF3D. I don't like to open the MS Inbox every time, when I have a new message.
I'd prefer a RSS widget. I don't get, why they haven't at least integrated SPB Insight...
I'd like to see a Post-it Notes type of widget. Also, it would be cool if you can change the swipe up/down function to open the launcher or contacts screen (or anything else). I have no use for the professional layout because I can basically re-create it in the lifestyle screen.
A Flexmail widget is what i would like to see
They dont have an intgration with SPD time - stop watch ??? Why not?
You can only get one day on the weather, even if you have SPD weather ?
I hate the bottom screen contacts and launcher stuff - total waste of screen space.
And why would you want to see all the available screens (bottom left buttom) ?
It looks nice, but I prefer their standalone softwear. Much more control and functionality.
I would like to have a memory indicator
anyone knows how t do it?
PauloJ5 said:
You can only get one day on the weather, even if you have SPD weather ?
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I have nothing else installed and when I click the weather icon, I get a 4-day forecast...
Thread link
This thread...though does not have any widgets....has few neat tricks for SPB 3.0
check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507697
@lfe said:
A Flexmail widget is what i would like to see
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Any mail or sms widget would do for me.. ..my fellow Norwegian.
talim81 said:
What I like to see is an SMS viewer like in TF3D. I don't like to open the MS Inbox every time, when I have a new message.
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mee too. expecially cannot disable the flash light to flash when new sms come in.
PauloJ5 said:
They dont have an intgration with SPD time - stop watch ??? Why not?
You can only get one day on the weather, even if you have SPD weather ?
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Well, maybe if you tried integrating with their own suite of SPB applications, instead of whatever this SPD stuff is, it might work better?
I seem to have 4 days worth of weather forecasts perfectly fine, here...
i really would like to have a TF3D flip clock that acutally flips.
has any one found that yet??
please i've looking for a while.
Folks,
I've started using ADW Launcher instead of HTC Sense and really like it but need a few widget replacements, could you help?
4x4 Scrollable News Widget
4x4 Calculator Widget
4x4 Month View Calendar Widget
4x4 Music Player (currently using 4x2 PowerAMP)
The RSS I want to read on my news widget are:
telegraph.co.uk/news/rss
hiddenwires.co.uk/HiddenWiresArticles.xml
skysports.com/rss/0,20514,12040,00.xml
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Could anyone help me find these apps/widgets and setup the feeds?
bertles86 said:
4x4 Scrollable News Widget
4x4 Calculator Widget
4x4 Month View Calendar Widget
4x4 Music Player (currently using 4x2 PowerAMP)
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For RSS i use PUSLE ,excellent!
CAlendar - Try PureCalendar
Calc - Scientific Calc.
Music Player - Winamp / MortPlayer (pro)
for the music player try btunes or the one in Miui ROM (just extract the apk from the .zip )
Cool thanks, when I add a widget in ADW it doesn't show one for Pulse? Any ideas?
bertles86 said:
Cool thanks, when I add a widget in ADW it doesn't show one for Pulse? Any ideas?
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Has Pulse installed on the phone or the SD card? If the latter then the widget will not be available!