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Winterface 1.0 Released

WARNING IPHONE HATERS... (semi-clone on board)
Details here.. http://iwindowsmobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
Looks like its open season on hacking this now.
If I can only get it to somehow show calendar events on a page, its a hit.

Interesting. The only thing that stil pulls the I-phone ahead in this race is the speed at which it can use thier shell. I still love my PDA more though. Thanks for the link.

Hmmm...can't wait to see some skinning for this.
*update*
DL'd the cab from the website listed. It hasn't asked for an activation code yet...found activation screen, 14-day trial.
It is fairly easy to run, doesn't seem to take a lot of memory. Very similar to iPhone icon UI, not as 'fancy' looking.

looks boring

There is definite room for improvement...not too bad for a 1st version but it's typical of Vito software.
Contacts can be set up with their own icon and can be mixed in with application icons.
I would like to see something along the lines of SPB Mobile Shell though...i.e. Clock page, calendar. Then again, I suppose that will just fatten it up and cause some memory drain like SPB already does.

I'll try it...
I'll try it for a few days.Thanks.​

Looks good but why always duplicate the iPhone interface, come up with something better. The new Diamond interface is like a breath of fresh air. It lets us know there are other options out there that is also good.

the most boring thing about vito apps is how cheap they all look. ugly, ugly, ugly.

looks too generic reminds me of samsung gui
something unique would have been more eye catching!

Nice one
Cool feature, but why use it when I have this baby..
On the HTCTOUCH

dizzydix said:
Cool feature, but why use it when I have this baby..
On the HTCTOUCH
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Just curious but what is that?
**Update**
NM, I found this thread you were in...Is it WAD or WAD2 you're mostly using?

dealwagon said:
WARNING IPHONE HATERS... (semi-clone on board)
Details here.. http://iwindowsmobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
Looks like its open season on hacking this now.
If I can only get it to somehow show calendar events on a page, its a hit.
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What was the warning for? Another dumb iPhone wan-a-be.

it's actually pretty nice... it just needs some graphical tweaks in my opinion...

Seems ok to me. Granted its similar to the iphone layout; however seems fairly simple and straightforward.
I like the semi black background without it being too black.
Everyone will have a view on this latest interface/gui. What we should remember is that there are people out ther doing an awful lot of development work to give us a better interface/more choice on the WM platform.
Constructive criticism and good points, e.g the request for skinning, is one thing. Simply lambasting the tool is not good enough.
Someone on here the other day was asking for ideas for a new UI for WM. Should we not seize on opportunities like this one presented to us?
Just my dollars worth.
WB

Winterface
I like the iPhone-like interface, and the customizeability. Aside from that, I agree that the overall apearance of SBP Mobile Shell is better.

amen! If I wanted an iPhone, I'd get a damned iPhone!!

dizzydix said:
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On the HTCTOUCH
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is fine.... can you post?

I second WackyBanana.
It'd be great to have skinning sometime soon.
just my 2 cents worth, but iphone bashing is getting a bit droll, since we're all here on WM platforms anyways. You have to admit, Apple's UI's are pretty good, just really short on apps and customization.
So lets congratulate Vito and see if we can get some more customization options.

I would LOVE an option to turn off the Vito 'slide to unlock' option since I'm already using Slide2Unlock Pro 1.05...

like another person stated it looks boring! i wonder how well it will work? will it be speedy or sluggish?

Iphone skin development for throttle launcher

I want to start it,anyone ave any suggestions hints or anything else?

http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/
sign up and do some homework..u'll see that one was created already
also i suggest u search the forums before making threads like this..

i signed up and looked,i want to make it with other to make look more beautiful

beginning-4 tabs,for weather tab for better looking can be used iphone theme for weatherpanel

there is one in the throttle forums already but, we need to get better icons for that setup. besides that, its a really useful setup cuz its not just icons

i can help,but those setup is not working on my (i have 0.9.3)

as mike21 stated..."its not just icons"
thats a key factor here..it seems to be that alot of these iphone themes are just icons which is cool and on the money so to speak..but alittle too much on the eyes if u ask me..
i, as well as countless others, enjoy a today/home screen..with a background picture rather than the ladder..a bunch of icons leading u to other places..
so maybe u may want to keep that in mind..when creating your theme
i mean..keep the iphone look and feel..but add a twist..to make "your own" diffrent from the rest
Jstar

JstarLuvsTina said:
as mike21 stated..."its not just icons"
thats a key factor here..it seems to be that alot of these iphone themes are just icons which is cool and on the money so to speak..but alittle too much on the eyes if u ask me..
i, as well as countless others, enjoy a today/home screen..with a background picture rather than the ladder..a bunch of icons leading u to other places..
so maybe u may want to keep that in mind..when creating your theme
i mean..keep the iphone look and feel..but add a twist..to make "your own" diffrent from the rest
Jstar
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yea, using plain icons really suck big time. what needs to be done is the same thing that gullum did with his setup but keeping the iphone look by keeping the bottom 4 icons static and use them to open different pages within the setup so you have the iphone look but have a lot more functuality in the setup rather than just launch icons

mike21pr said:
yea, using plain icons really suck big time. what needs to be done is the same thing that gullum did with his setup but keeping the iphone look by keeping the bottom 4 icons static and use them to open different pages within the setup so you have the iphone look but have a lot more functuality in the setup rather than just launch icons
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exactly!
if i wasnt so anti iphone i would have rocked his theme..without a problem!
and LeAdReW if u need icons.. i have TONS of iphone icons ive created and dl'd over time with for u to look at!

can't wait for the 0.9.4 beta version!!!

LeAdReW said:
beginning-4 tabs,for weather tab for better looking can be used iphone theme for weatherpanel
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well done mate! it is always good to have different versions of a theme! i cant create themes myself but with my macbook next year, ill join the 'race'

[SKIN] In progress... - QVGA - "PreOneS" The Palm Pre Style for WM

I read that Palm makes a legal war against the palm pre theme, so to avoid copyright issues and waiting news to take off the skin
http://sites.google.com/site/developerdrmad/windows-mobile-projects

Preview looks good....

what are you using to skin this?

nice....will keep an eye on the progress of this skin...

JokeZony0u said:
what are you using to skin this?
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I using:
1. WAD
2. WAD desktop
3. iphone today
In this way the top bar webos style is always present!

Updated preview

It looks fantastic. Great job. Are you going to make a VGA-Version?

I don't think it would be that complicated. The PalmPre's homescreen is basically a big TaskManager. We already have "similar" apps on Windows Mobile like that on the Xperia. Just make a homescreen plugin with a large task manager like interface with the same touch gestures as the Pre. The complicated part I would imagine would be the menu.
I like your skins, but it would be best as a simple homescreen plugin. Using WAD and the likes eats up memory and the way it overlays sucks.
I'm not a programmer but there are lots of open-source projects that, if combined, could provide roughly the same effect. I think someone with some know-how could come up with it pretty quick by reusing code that is already available out there.

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I don't think it would be that complicated. The PalmPre's homescreen is basically a big TaskManager. We already have "similar" apps on Windows Mobile like that on the Xperia. Just make a homescreen plugin with a large task manager like interface with the same touch gestures as the Pre. The complicated part I would imagine would be the menu.
I like your skins, but it would be best as a simple homescreen plugin. Using WAD and the likes eats up memory and the way it overlays sucks.
I'm not a programmer but there are lots of open-source projects that, if combined, could provide roughly the same effect. I think someone with some know-how could come up with it pretty quick by reusing code that is already available out there.
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Before starting this project I tried a lot but none of the programmers built an interface palm webos like for WM. There are iphone, android, and other but webos not so I decided to build it yourself.
I hope very much that any programmer to engage in this project and does a better job of mine!

drmad said:
Before starting this project I tried a lot but none of the programmers built an interface palm webos like for WM. There are iphone, android, and other but webos not so I decided to build it yourself.
I hope very much that any programmer to engage in this project and does a better job of mine!
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Look like PalmPre.Very beautiful and cool

really really nice hope to c a dialer =)

Update preview

Development continues! Added dialer

YAY give it! RELEASE NOW lol jk =D
but yes cool

Job well done.... This would go good with the WM6.5 theme I put together.
http://www.fuzeberry.com/PreFuzed.html

Looking good. Here's my little take on it. Using a modded PointUi
Slightly off-topic tip: I suggest Omnia users should use PointUi 2.0.28e if they want their phone/clock to function poperly. Any other higher version causes the clock to stick and (possibly) corrupt the green button.

subscribed!
hopefully vga support soon

WOW super nice. very clean. hope the release will be soon definately going to donate for this

WOW nice man, ill use this when it comes out. is this another wad theme?

s60nia said:
Looking good. Here's my little take on it. Using a modded PointUi
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Slightly off-topic tip: I suggest Omnia users should use PointUi 2.0.28e if they want their phone/clock to function poperly. Any other higher version causes the clock to stick and (possibly) corrupt the green button.
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can you give a link to the theme your using?

idea for live wallpaper

i have an idea for a live wallpaper:
please feel free to make it/give suggestions
a whiteboard!​
so, it would be a white background and you can just draw on it
it would be like a htc notes widget but for the whole home screens
what do you think?
AND it wouldnt use that much battery because it isnt very cpu intensive, doesnt use gps/camera/accelerometer/etc

+1. great idea!

LOL man you such a creative mind......best idea ever +10

it's a great idea, maybe it would be good to include a diffrent array n styles of boards too, like a blackboard and chalk, and a cork notice board, after you write something it could make it look like a paper note with a drawing pin in

I think it would be a better if this was a widget for an application of this type.
But, you had a great idea.

lol Nice action

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styles of boards too, like a blackboard and chalk, and a cork notice board
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yeah i like this idea, perhaps a live wallpaper option could be an image/wallpaper and the whiteboard marker colour

+1 to good idea
Only problem I could see is, how would you differentiate between drawing on the whiteboard and a gesture, say switching between home screens?

Like the above poster said, how would you differentiate between using the live wallpaper and simple command gestures?

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how would you differentiate between drawing on the whiteboard and a gesture
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how would you differentiate between using the live wallpaper and simple command gestures?
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i dont really know, i havent ever designed or made a live wallpaper before, whoever wants to develop this idea can deal with that problem

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Like the above poster said, how would you differentiate between using the live wallpaper and simple command gestures?
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You could use somthing simple like a double tap on the live wallpaper, this could bring up like a virtual pen or chalk, that would follow your finger as you draw, another double tap and the "pen" could disapear, and you would be free to use gestures, it would also be nice to wipe the screen (delete) with a shake like a etch-a-sketch
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This would be great if you could share the whiteboard with others ie. the mrs etc.

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wipe the screen (delete) with a shake like a etch-a-sketch
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now THAT is a cool idea, i hope it wouldnt drain too much battery though

panyan said:
now THAT is a cool idea, i hope it wouldnt drain too much battery though
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Some of the droid 2 starwars lwp's are activated with a shake and they dont use too much battery
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shamblesuk said:
Like the above poster said, how would you differentiate between using the live wallpaper and simple command gestures?
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C'mon guys we have a smartphone! this shoudn't be a problem.
we could use the idea mentioned above or:
Tap and hold with one finger and switch between homescreens with another finger.
we also could use the functionality of the pinch to zoom -like we have on the stock DHD to show all home screens- to do some other simple command gestures.
but right now our problem is a developer, and that is why we are here on XDA

The idea is an intuitive one. The problem of swiping from one screen to the next could easily be overcome with this solution:
Notice how, when you have a widget on one screen, you tend to hold it and "push" it to the left or right. The same idea could be applied here. If you wish to move to left or right, just drwg finger across to the edge of the screen. This should also used in effect with the application of another concept introduced by a member a few posts up. The Live Wallpaper should be a clean slate of any colour desired. Clicking on a widget that comes with the LWP activates the board/marker tool. While in this "mode" touching the menu button brings up a window offering an assortment of options, eg pen size, colour etc. When out of this mode, swiping left right is just like normal. Also, the "state" of the LWP and widget can be preserved/saved. One final idea that comes to my mind is that rotating the device sideways while in drawing mode, rotates the home screen. However, all widgets should disappear, leaving us with just the paper, in effect.
Last but not least, I believe the OP should learn and develop this himself. It is an opportunity to nurture and grow an idea, build upon it and continue to improve it. It will help pass the time, and broaden your knowledge database. And you can maintain this thread, ask people for ideas etc. It will be fun. I hope I put my point(s) across

gr8 idea +5

any results of it?
because I am going to create similar wlp
and I don't want to make double app for almost the same thing?
V.

Great idea

What does everyone think of the 2013 beta xda theme?

Just switched to it myself and I rather like it,will take some getting used to but it seems alot more feature packed.
So what are your views on the new theme?
(if you don't know how to switch to it scroll to the bottom of a page and in the left corner you will see theme changer switch to 2013 beta)

I'm not fan of the 2010 or 2013 Beta - the XDA Classic suits me and I've been using it since the beginning. The new themes have a too "White" effect for my taste - while the Classic theme is plain and simple for browsing. Just my opinion...
I wonder how many people are using the new themes vs the classic one.

XDA 2013 Beta
I like the 2013 beta. Thanks for pointing it out. The Portal Posts on the right hand side is cool. They should scroll with the page though.
Also, browser resizing is causes some issues. There is a lot of left to right scrolling going on if I don't have my browser in full screen. All in all, a worthy upgrade to the visual styling of XDA.
I had to hit XDA Classic for a moment and whoa... I think I was just transported to 2006!

I didn't know this. Just switched the theme (on the bottom of each page). I like it because the FB, G+, YT-Icons are not wasting space.
And it looks great. Thanks for this hint.

Feels nice .. noticed it only after your post ..
Thanks for letting us know mate...

It is very nice and clean

I don't like the font it's too narrow and difficult to read

After using it for a while I am not to sure I like the grey on white... something is missing, but after all it is only a beta so we shall have to see how the theme develops!

I like it but feel that its somehow to cluttered. Maybe some work on the colour scheme would help correct this. Still really like it though

Thanks for pointing it out, haven´t seen it yet.
What I like:
- Specs in the device "root" directory - just a nice addon!
- Portal posts on the right side - nice!
What I dislike:
- yellow buttons (e.g. "quote")...much too distracting color!
- my eyes are getting tired by the font
All in all: The "old" style is very effectice and clean...the beta seems to be too colorful & distracting for me

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I don't like the font it's too narrow and difficult to read
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Yup, agree.
zacthespack said:
After using it for a while I am not to sure I like the grey on white... something is missing, but after all it is only a beta so we shall have to see how the theme develops!
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Yeah, the flat grey reminds me of something from the 90s, which is no bueno. I also think it's way to cluttered at the moment, and they should concentrate on making it easy to use and more streamlined.
But it's still beta, and clearly unfinished, so i guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I don't like it so I switched back to XDA 2010. The 2013 theme seems like it was made in the early 2000s, with its cluttered UI and white/grey tone.

I like the idea, it's very modern, but it's too white. It kind of hurts my eyes after all the years looking at the other design haha.

didn't know it was out.
Will try and let you know

I like it, except for the device picture and specs in the root directory.
It looks nice, but every time I go to the root directory to switch between subforums, I have to scroll down to go to the sub forum I want to read.
I would guess 99% of the people that frequent these forums know the specs of the device they are reading about.

Hell I use the original one...the newer ones are too bright for my eyes.
Sent from my GT-N7000

Not too bad but needs more definition
In general the theme is pretty good but as others have mentioned it is very white.
In my opinion the pale nature makes it more difficult to seperate between the various elements of the page. This in turn makes it more difficult for the eye to quickly find the information that it is looking for ie the contents of each post.
I also agree that the page becomes difficult to read after a while due to the combination of the colours and the font/fontsize.
Cheers Roy

Not really a fan of the sidebar. Apart from that, looks clean. 7/10, would use.

carbonassassin said:
I like it but feel that its somehow to cluttered. Maybe some work on the colour scheme would help correct this. Still really like it though
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i agree, it feels cluttered - too many buttons around

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