Database Users

One nice tweak for the Xperia

The menues in like Outlook are incredible small, use this tweak from the Diamond tweak thread to make them more finger friendly
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\gwe\menu\popfnt
and change the value for the "Ht" entry to "1000" decimal
Now I just need to change the startmenu for it is also incredible small - and the HTCenlargestartmenu cab available makes the start menu funny on Swedish OS. In English OS I am sure it will work fine and it also sets the menues bigger like in the regtweak above

Cheers! This is just the sort of thing we'll need once we start getting our X1's :]

You can make it a lot easier if you use SK-Tools. You can make a lot of changes including the font-sizes. No need for manual changes and it has a set-back-function, if I remember well. I used it for my G900 too, which has WVGA too at the same size

pf said:
You can make it a lot easier if you use SK-Tools. You can make a lot of changes including the font-sizes. No need for manual changes and it has a set-back-function, if I remember well. I used it for my G900 too, which has WVGA too at the same size
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Can it also make the startmenu bigger ?

where to get english os ?

Hi easycure1974,
yes, it can do this and a lot more

pf said:
Hi easycure1974,
yes, it can do this and a lot more
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I must be blind, I have owned this app since years but i have not found how to change the startmenu size - must look harder

Start sk-tools, then tune-up, then got through the tabs at the bottom to fonts or so (after colours, sorry, I have the german version and don't know the english names), there the 8. point is menu-bar-font-size (or so). Play here and you see the start-menu grow But remember, it needs a softreset to get the new settings!

pf said:
Start sk-tools, then tune-up, then got through the tabs at the bottom to fonts or so (after colours, sorry, I have the german version and don't know the english names), there the 8. point is menu-bar-font-size (or so). Play here and you see the start-menu grow But remember, it needs a softreset to get the new settings!
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Found it but it does not change the size of the startmenu

What do you mean with the size of the start menu? If you make the font bigger, the start menu, using this font, gets bigger too. I have tried it and got a start menu up to nearly the width of the screen (much too big).

pf said:
What do you mean with the size of the start menu? If you make the font bigger, the start menu, using this font, gets bigger too. I have tried it and got a start menu up to nearly the width of the screen (much too big).
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Strange, for me nothings happens with it - the menues in apps are bigger by ther other font setting but with that nothing happens

change text size in popup menu?

The size of text in popup menus on the blackstone are huge. How can I reduce them?
cz
wallaby, blue angel, universal, blackstone

fronk1 said:
The size of text in popup menus on the blackstone are huge. How can I reduce them?
cz
wallaby, blue angel, universal, blackstone
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I have make this with SKTOOLS program in wich you can change the size and the format of the font. For example I set the font NoBold and with a size of 950 instead of 1200.
Regards D.

fronk1 said:
The size of text in popup menus on the blackstone are huge. How can I reduce them?
cz
wallaby, blue angel, universal, blackstone
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I have make this with SKTOOLS program : you can change the size and the format of the font. For example I set the font NoBold and a size of 950 instead of 1200.
Regards D.

dinopall said:
I have make this with SKTOOLS program in wich you can change the size and the format of the font. For example I set the font NoBold and with a size of 950 instead of 1200.
Regards D.
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@dinopall Thanks!
Works for me to. BTW SKTools work also like a charm so far on the HD!

dinopall said:
I have make this with SKTOOLS program : you can change the size and the format of the font. For example I set the font NoBold and a size of 950 instead of 1200.
Regards D.
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Thanks a lot!

Menu Font Size changeable?

Hi - just have my HD for one day now and already get SOOOOO annoyed by the ridiculously large MENUE FONTS... you even have to scroll vertically sometimes to see all entries - WHY do fonts have to be 24pt on a mobile device? Perhaps this is only with the GERman ROM...?
Does some kind soul know if the HD's registry has entries for downsizinbg the fonts?
THX, LeDuc

Yes you can with Advanced_Configuration_Tool_v3.3.

You can use Schap's Advanced Configuration Tools (Search) or you can go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\gwe\menu\popfnt
and change the value for the "Ht" entry to "1000" decimal (from 1200).
Works for me anyway...

sk806 said:
You can use Schap's Advanced Configuration Tools (Search) or you can go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\gwe\menu\popfnt
and change the value for the "Ht" entry to "1000" decimal (from 1200).
Works for me anyway...
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If I'm not mistaken, this value is usually set to 800.
Anyway,play around with 800, 900, and 1000 and see which suits your personal preference. It may depend on the size of your fingers and application. Only some applications's menu are long enough to require scrolling which I too found annoying.

menu fonts
THX to all - problem solved!

I changed them from 1200 to 900 but it seems nothing has changed (also after a softreset). Could you exactly explain which fonts should be affected by this modification?
Thanks!
Ascenca

what I did
...don't know who is meant by 'you exactly', but what I did was change this popfnt's Ht=800 and Wt=500, softreset ... and BEAUTIFUL small and thin menu fonts! Now..if someone could point me to an entry where I could read a bit more about all these GWE settings ?!? THX

Ok figured it out by myself Didnt look close enough
Thanks for the hint, now the menu is really tiny.
Ascenca

have 4 icons instead of 3

For anyone interested in having 4 icons in a row, i have attached the cab for it.
credit goes to scorpio16v in the diamond forum. the attached cab will allow for 4 icons instead of 3.
install
reset
enjoy

merci mais diamond tweak le fait aussi

LAGUNADUB said:
merci mais diamond tweak le fait aussi
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You are right, but i think Diamond tweak isn't 100% compatible with Touch HD. So it is better to keep the specific cab

copualt3 said:
For anyone interested in having 4 icons in a row, i have attached the cab for it.
credit goes to scorpio16v in the diamond forum. the attached cab will allow for 4 icons instead of 3.
install
reset
enjoy
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what clock are you using?

I am currently trying out 5 icons across my screen using settings of 90 (horizontal), 110 (vertical) and 5 (font size). I quite like it - it means even less scrolling too!

evilskanker said:
I am currently trying out 5 icons across my screen using settings of 90 (horizontal), 110 (vertical) and 5 (font size). I quite like it - it means even less scrolling too!
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Is it possiable if you could post a screen shoot please?

ktsak said:
LAGUNADUB said:
merci mais diamond tweak le fait aussi (thank you but diamond tweak does it also)
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You are right, but i think Diamond tweak isn't 100% compatible with Touch HD. So it is better to keep the specific cab
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But Schap's Advanced Config, currently at version 3.3, IS compatible with the HD. I set my scroll bar size to 19 (up from the HD default of 13 - which makes it WAY more thumb friendly!) and set horizontal icon spacing to 110, which makes 4 perfect rows WITH a big fat scrollbar
Jesse

I've posted under the tips and tricks thread but may be is good to also mention here.
I have 6 icons per row. My values are
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\IconConfig\HorizontalIconSpacing =75 (Dword)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\IconConfig\IconTitleFontSize=5 (Dword)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\IconConfig\VerticalIconSpacing=110 (Dword)
It's like having realVGA without installing one.
Note: this is on my Athena (my HD hopefully will arrive on Monday), but should work on HD.

hassan said:
evilskanker said:
I am currently trying out 5 icons across my screen using settings of 90 (horizontal), 110 (vertical) and 5 (font size). I quite like it - it means even less scrolling too!
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Is it possiable if you could post a screen shoot please?
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Here is your screenshot. I had to bring the horizontal value down to 88 to get 5 on each line, because of my big fat scrollbar, but you can see what it would look like. Incidentally, after taking this shot, I upped the font size to 6, and it's much easier on the eyes, which you can see in the 2nd shot.
Jesse

Good stuff lads.

is it possible to increase the scroll bar width in all applications?
it should be very useful for example in total commander or resco viewer

So the cab in the first post just changes these 3 regisry values, right?

How do I get a thick scroll bar? What settings do I need to add/change in the registry?
Furthermore, will this just affect the programs/settings menu or other apps/email etc?..

darthbane2k said:
How do I get a thick scroll bar? What settings do I need to add/change in the registry?
Furthermore, will this just affect the programs/settings menu or other apps/email etc?..
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just done
use advance config 3.3 you can find the relative key under user interface submenu, set it from default 13 at for example 19 or more if you want a very fat one

jackthekayman said:
just done
use advance config 3.3 you can find the relative key under user interface submenu, set it from default 13 at for example 19 or more if you want a very fat one
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Thanks mate

jackthekayman said:
what clock are you using?
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i have attached the glasscab i am using and advance configure 3.3 keeps crashing on my HD.
rom 1.14.405.3 (22273) wwe
rom date 10.24.08
radio 1.09.25.14

awesome clock thx ^^
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Thanks mate
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you welcome ^^

This patch doesn't seem to work for the SEX1, anybody got other options to get 4 icons instead of 3 in a row?

eaglesteve said:
I've posted under the tips and tricks thread but may be is good to also mention here.
I have 6 icons per row. My values are
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\IconConfig\HorizontalIconSpacing =75 (Dword)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\IconConfig\IconTitleFontSize=5 (Dword)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\IconConfig\VerticalIconSpacing=110 (Dword)
It's like having realVGA without installing one.
Note: this is on my Athena (my HD hopefully will arrive on Monday), but should work on HD.
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What are the default values for these please?
Thanks

dsm52 said:
What are the default values for these please?
Thanks
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In my current Athena ROM, the IconConfig key is'nt even there. So, I believe by deleteing the key it would be the default too.
Such key can be added again later if you change your mind.
Cheers.

Font key to get better screen in all apps(works on almost every device)

Hey guys today am going to share a registry key that could help you to get better screen resolution in all apps. I tested it on my device and it is giving good result
PATH: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Theme
KEY: FontScale
VALUE: any value b/w 10 to 100 (recommended 50)
I hope it helps you
Click thanks if you like

Got any comparison pics?

Looks neat to me, using the UserPreferenceWidth did the same but for some apps only, i thought we could add the fifth button in action center with this too.
Any key for that?

you did not get a better screen, you just made the text smaller

under ease of access you can do this , Text size

ceesheim said:
under ease of access you can do this , Text size
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No in ease of access you dont get as low as he has mentioned.
Use UserPreferenceWidth=75
that too gives lower font size

matgras said:
you did not get a better screen, you just made the text smaller
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yes no change in screen resolution
but using way we can get the font and tiles even smaller than the system's default
surya467 said:
Looks neat to me, using the UserPreferenceWidth did the same but for some apps only, i thought we could add the fifth button in action center with this too.
Any key for that?
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surya467 said:
No in ease of access you dont get as low as he has mentioned.
Use UserPreferenceWidth=75
that too gives lower font size
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thanks for confirming
yes, i tried that UserPreferenceWidth option but that key is not working on Lumia devices.
I also tried to add the fifth action center tile but no luck till now.

thanks for confirming
yes, i tried that UserPreferenceWidth option but that key is not working on Lumia devices.
I also tried to add the fifth action center tile but no luck till now.
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weird, it worked for me on Lumia 525, u need to restart the phone once u edit the registry, atleast that was what I had to do to get it to work. Remember to pin the Preview for developers app to the start screen before u restart the phone or else it disappears from the app list.
i.e if you use the PfD reg tool hack

That on my Lumia 525, pretty sweet, no much use though

Any key to change font?

This is a lot better to add this key insteed change font scale!!
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Theme]
"UserPreferenceWidth"=DWORD:0x0000004B
& for 5 actions button:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Settings\QuickSettingElements\Pinned]
"AllowedQuickSettingsElements"=DWORD:00000005

xboxmod said:
This is a lot better to add this key insteed change font scale!!
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& for 5 actions button:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Settings\QuickSettingElements\Pinned]
"AllowedQuickSettingsElements"=DWORD:00000005
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Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Settings\QuickSettingElements\Pinned]
"AllowedQuickSettingsElements"=DWORD:00000006
With AllowedQuickSettingsElements=6 I have 6 actions button or my phone doesn't boot in your opinion?
Or nothing change?