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Survey: Your finger friendly combo

Hello everyone, I'd like to ask you a question. In an attempt to create a new design style (which will not be iPhone-like or any other-like) for xda I would like you to answer me:
What is your finger-friendly combo applications?
For example, my finger-friendly combo is:
PointUI + ContactCM + Spb Time
Of course, it would be great if they are customizable (although I can't think of one that isn't).
Also, any suggestions for an interesting design style would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. xda-developers community is the reason my next PDA will definitely be HTC, so keep up the great work!

My Picks
My Favs are:
- Opera 9.5
- SPB Mobile Shell
- SMS Chat
- Fun Contact
- S2P, S2U2 and yup S2V

kimolias said:
Hello everyone, I'd like to ask you a question. In an attempt to create a new design style (which will not be iPhone-like or any other-like) for xda I would like you to answer me:
What is your finger-friendly combo applications?
For example, my finger-friendly combo is:
PointUI + ContactCM + Spb Time
Of course, it would be great if they are customizable (although I can't think of one that isn't).
Also, any suggestions for an interesting design style would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. xda-developers community is the reason my next PDA will definitely be HTC, so keep up the great work!
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Hi!!
I think that if you want some flexibility in customization and also make your design free to use you should use this:
- Today screen: XIAMultitheme, rltoday + UL or why not... ThrottleLauncher
- Player: S2P without any doubts.
- Calendar: Thumbcal
I don't use any other kind of app's but there are a lot there like S2U2 that also can be interesting .
I know this will look like I'm doing some publicity of my app... but remember I'm just another XDA member, why wouldn't I share my opinion...
Hope this helps

iContact definately won over PocketCM. I'm using Throttle Launcher now with a diamond theme, which works pretty well. Obviously S2P for music.

Paul_Days said:
My Favs are:
- Opera 9.5
- SPB Mobile Shell
- SMS Chat
- Fun Contact
- S2P, S2U2 and yup S2V
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Is opera finger-friendly? I didn't know! Nice!

YEP !! Opera 9.5 is FF...u can scroll the pages just Piscel Browser

My combo:
PointUI 1.51a
S2U2 + S2P + S2V
Iphone dialer (From DxC)
Icontact (Be5) + Diamond theme
ThumbCal
Opera Mini 4.1
TouchPal
Opera mini 4.1 with esmertec jbed is good enough for my web browsing needs. Opera mobile 9.5 just seems to take too much resource that my puny tmobile wing wasn't able to provide.
I also use total commander with large icon for file browsing, but it's not so finger friendly so I still need to use d-pad.
Quick menu is good when used with d-pad and very powerful. It compensates the weakness of pointui IMHO, such as fast task switch, "OK" to close program, handles settings better and easier access to programs menu.

iContact
Opera 9.5
HTC ActionScreen
S2U2
S2P
HTC Cube
HTC Camera Album
ThumbCal
FTouchFlo..if it counts

Mine (slightly biased)
FSD - Mine!
S2U2, S2P and S2V
iContact
ThumbCal
Opera 9.5
Scroll Launcher - Mine again
Some random never to be released apps of my own that have big icons etc.
PointUI is also good, but is a memory hog!

PocketCM 0.24 with the original black skin
Ultimatelauncher becuz its really customizable
TL ofcourse.... one of the best apps i've ever seen
opera 9.5
s2u2,s2v,s2p
touchpal3.5

S2P and S2V
iContact Be5.1 diamond theme
ThumbCal 1.0.4
Netfront 3.5
UltimateLaunch,rlToday,WeatherPanel with diamond theme
and calendar+
HTC Dialer with superflysocal and carlos's diamond theme

nir36 said:
S2P and S2V
iContact Be5.1 diamond theme
ThumbCal 1.0.4
Netfront 3.5
UltimateLaunch,rlToday,WeatherPanel with diamond theme
and calendar+
HTC Dialer with superflysocal and carlos's diamond theme
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How is thumbcal 1.04 compared to 0.51? I found s.l.i hasn't released it yet...

- Today screen: PocketPlus, rlToday, phoneAlarm
- MortButtons
- PocketCM
- PCM keyboard
- ThumbCal

for me
S2U2
UL + Batterystatus
S2P, S2V
PocketCM
ThumbCal
Opera 9.5
SPBPhoneSuite

for me:
UL
S2...all
iContact be5
Thumbcal
Opera Mini 4.1
Resco Exp. 7.03
PocketCM Keyboard 14

For me its a few apps that are not developed on XDA
Winterface 1.01 (Iphone like with unlocker)
Fun Contact 2.15 (The best hands down contact manager)
Sms-Chat 1.1
Eyephoto 1.1
PCMKeyboard Iphone Skin
Manilla Black Dialer V2
S2U2- unlocker turned off, I just like the touch answer keys
S2P- Seriously, is there any better ?
I found the Vito applications to be very low on memory and absolutely brilliant for a touch phone. Just no customization
Edit: after reading the posts I tried out Resco Explorer 2008 and its great! Got the version along with the Registry editor. PERFECT!

I've made a package (originally for the Touch HD) to replace all Windows Mobile application with fingerfriendly ones.
Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2XlNNt3vE
You can download it there:
http://rapidshare.com/files/186097310/Touch_HD_UI_Package.zip
Additional application you might like:
FingerMenu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459125
Some applications are included only as VGA versions (like iContact).

iContactBE
ThrottleLauncher or HTC Home(or are we too advanced for that now )
Opera 9.5
S2U2, S2P, S2V
Opal Keyboard
ThumbCal
HTC Dialer

For me:
M2D- convenient, stylish, stable, ability to preview (long) or view (short) SMS + it's rock stable.
Thumbcal- good and real thumbfriendly. (hate the black digits for time setting screen; too hard to se in glare of sunlight)
Icontact BE- Nice and friendly.

Vogue Theme for Diamond

Has anyone created a diamond theme based on the Vogue? I like the Homescreen and original touchflow 1.0 (Cube) much better than TouchFlow 3D, which is still really slow and almost unsuable.

What kind of theme do u think of?
Disable TF3D and install your fav. of the cube apps...
example
You could try to install the HTC Home Customizer (latest version).
This tool can download the HTC Home screen from the Touch (Vogue; Elf)..
But I don't know if it works with VGA... but you could try it

Yes, this is what I want, but the Cube apps don't work on VGA screens.

Hmm... I'm sorry but I can't find a VGA-cube too...
maybe the VGA HTC Home Plugin helps u a bit?
VGA HTC Home Plugin

New diamond calculator style

New diamond style calculator
portrait simple calculator
landscape advanced calculator

Wow!
Really like the simplicity! I'm no programmer but I cant understand why this hasn't been done before!
Regards
Frewys
OK, its just skin files for SPB calc. But very nice all the same

SPBCalc Diamond Grey
Grey Calculator

SPBCalc Diamond iPod
iPod skin calculator

SPBCalc Diamond Metal
Metal skin

iPod this, iPod that!
We might as well make this an iPhone forum.

SPBCalc Diamond
Sory dont speak english. maybe same to share
this skin only portrait

how to install?
hi may i know how to install the skin on my diamond? thanks

Where is the Spb Calc cab that goes along with these skins? I cannot find it anywhere. I tried placing the skins on top of other Spb Calc cabs that had different buttons, but that won't work.
Please someone provide or link to the calculator that matches these images. Thanks.

:::PointUI Home2 Themes Collection Thread:::

Please post all your PointUI Home2 Themes here.
PointUI Home2 Applets Thead is Here
Vista theme v2: (VGA)
Blur orb: (VGA)

THANKs
Its a good idea to have all themes of PointUI2 in 1 place .

very nice, i hope this thread is kept alive also. how about a WM7 theme?

It would also be nice to start a seperate thread with all of the PointUI Home2 applets.
EDIT: I just saw it, Thanks!

Niceness. Would love a semi-transparent bottom bar of the original.

You should lock this thread to only add theme not the comment if you want to be readable

I can make a WM7 Theme, my username on PointUI is lil-key.. I'll post the WM7 theme when finished.

I hope that comes soon a theme for i780/square screen

I would like to start skinning Point UI 2, what program are you guys using to edit the .jif files?

keithdupont said:
I would like to start skinning Point UI 2, what program are you guys using to edit the .jif files?
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they are png images you create and use an app "png to jif" from pointui to change the format.

Thanks.. blue orb is nice..

Htc Hero Theme Multiple Cabs

Hey just wanted to share my theme since it took a while to modify everything to make it look like the hero theme.
On the last screen shot it has all the cabs that I have in my tmobile rhodium in order for it to look like this.
HTC Radio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521356&highlight=htc+radio
Black Numbers Clock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2712354&postcount=302
G-Sensor program list in cab file.
For people without Resco Registry or Total Commander (Thanks Joseng)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200116&d=1246211866
Light up the screen when you get a new textmessage:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200116&d=1246211866
HD Wallhero
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=212218&d=1249349913
Smaberg TP2 Powerbutton 12 icons actionscreen v 1.1.cab
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479206
m6 Taskbar WM6.1 Color V11c Vista
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520132
HTCPEDIA HTC Manilla 2.5 UI Icons
http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225
[email protected] stock clock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4103380&postcount=41

dang! i'm super jealous! i went to the link on your pics but they never loaded. so i've got to ask how did you do it?

yea can u post links to those cabs thanks for sharing

wow that's outstanding.
I really like how you skinned the touchflo buttons on every tab (music, settings, mail, sms, people, camera and start menu) to be transparent. makes things much nicer showing the BG.
Have you got the manila files in a zip? or a cab for this?

Glad to see you are using my HDWallHero.cab. I've gone off that theme somewhat myself but it still looks pretty good.

Will this work on topaz?
Maric said:
Hey just wanted to share my theme since it took a while to modify everything to make it look like the hero theme.
On the last screen shot it has all the cabs that I have in my tmobile rhodium in order for it to look like this.
HTC Radio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521356&highlight=htc+radio
Black Numbers Clock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2712354&postcount=302
G-Sensor program list in cab file.
For people without Resco Registry or Total Commander (Thanks Joseng)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200116&d=1246211866
Light up the screen when you get a new textmessage:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200116&d=1246211866
HD Wallhero
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=212218&d=1249349913
Smaberg TP2 Powerbutton 12 icons actionscreen v 1.1.cab
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479206
m6 Taskbar WM6.1 Color V11c Vista
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520132
HTCPEDIA HTC Manilla 2.5 UI Icons
http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225
[email protected] stock clock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4103380&postcount=41
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The programs tab isn't skinned, any idea how to get this done?

I really like how you skinned the touchflo buttons on every tab (music, settings, mail, sms, people, camera and start menu) to be transparent. makes things much nicer showing the BG.
I'm still trying to find somewhere in this forum (I've been looking in like all the htc winmo device forums) all of those transparent tab function buttons (like call, email send sms in the people tab)
Does anyone know where I can find these?

hi...i'm not very familiar with winmo just yet...
i tried to install the HTCHero wall cab, but the progress bar just stays there and does not progress...am i doing something wrong?
edit: fixed it by removing some programs

Maric said:
Hey just wanted to share my theme since it took a while to modify everything to make it look like the hero theme.
On the last screen shot it has all the cabs that I have in my tmobile rhodium in order for it to look like this.
HTC Radio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521356&highlight=htc+radio
Black Numbers Clock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2712354&postcount=302
G-Sensor program list in cab file.
For people without Resco Registry or Total Commander (Thanks Joseng)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200116&d=1246211866
Light up the screen when you get a new textmessage:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=200116&d=1246211866
HD Wallhero
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=212218&d=1249349913
Smaberg TP2 Powerbutton 12 icons actionscreen v 1.1.cab
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479206
m6 Taskbar WM6.1 Color V11c Vista
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520132
HTCPEDIA HTC Manilla 2.5 UI Icons
http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225
[email protected] stock clock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4103380&postcount=41
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cant find cabs anywhere

how can u have the wallpaper as backround in ur start menu list ?