I've searched all over and can't find the answer. I would like to increase the scrolling area display size for sms messages so that I won't have to click "older", "newer" so many times when re-reading a long, multi-paged conversation. Is there a registry setting for this?
If not, is there a better sms app?
Thanks,
HTC Touch Vogue, stock rom, wm6.1
http://danbeahm.blogspot.com/2009/10/increase-sms-text-composition-area.html
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I have done much searching across xda and the web and have still yet to find what i am looking for. I have a diamond and like many people i disabled the HTC dialer due to the ring delay.
I have been using the standard wm dialer. I am quite happy with the incall screen this provides but i am unhappy with just one aspect of the dialing screen. I like the smart dialing feature and use this all the time only ever using "contacts" for sms. BUT I find that sometimes it is difficult to select a name from the rather small list above the keypad. I dont see the point in the dialed digits being displayed so large as they do not need to be selected with a finger. I have therefore been looking for a way to reduce the size of the dialed numbers and increase the size of the contacts in the list. Couldnt find any tweak to do this
I did find a program yesterday (cant remember its name now) that displayed easily selectable tabs in place of the small menu items sadly twas qvga only and develpment had been stopped years ago. I have looked at using alternatives such as phonex ect but these come with incall screens and call history lists ect which i dont need or want. All i want is slightly larger menu items OR a simple dialer screen only, no incall screen ect but i would like it to look nice tho.
Does anyone know how this mod could be made or of any app suitable? I've attatched a screeny to give you an idea of what i mean
Thanks Guys and Gals
I'm interested too
I have recently bought an HTC Diamond2 and upgraded its ROM to the official WM6.5, still using TouchFLO 3D. I have set the character size to the largest available size (through Settings), yet the character size in 'Contacts', SMS text and the digits when I dial a phone number is too small for my eyes.
Is there a Registry Tweak or Utility to further increase the character/font size?
I use a utility from here to zoom in/out text from SMS text, which is good but not adequate (NB that no sliding bars appear for the text to be read properly but...).
In addition, mine is bought from the Netherlands, yet I installed the official Greek WM6.5 ROM.
I tried RealVGA, but a single DPI is available (hence useless).
Thanks in advance for any information.
there is a magnifying program for the phone. Maybe this is something for you?
scorpower said:
there is a magnifying program for the phone. Maybe this is something for you?
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i believe the real life application: "reading glasses" might also be appropriate here
jokes aside, magnification programs are easy to use. search for them in this forum. a few available i think.
I do own the real-life application "reading glasses"; the problem is that when I am about and the phone rings, it is not easy to take the 'application' out of my pocket and 'run' it.
I have also installed the Zoom In/Out application for SMS.
Nevertheless I am surprised there is no information on how to change the character DPI under WM6.5 or the screen resolution.
Thank you again for your answers
The fontsize from the SMS tab can be found in a _manila-File.
But i forgot in which file... You could ask a rom cook, who build in a biger SMS font.
I changed the font on Manila 2.1, but not on 2.5 with Mode9 editor.
greets, Inselstaat
pfoul said:
I do own the real-life application "reading glasses"; the problem is that when I am about and the phone rings, it is not easy to take the 'application' out of my pocket and 'run' it.
I have also installed the Zoom In/Out application for SMS.
Nevertheless I am surprised there is no information on how to change the character DPI under WM6.5 or the screen resolution.
Thank you again for your answers
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551611
You can just use the slider to enlarge the text in SMS and emails.
As far as the system text.... maybe Advanced Config?
Thank you, but the proposed application does not run for some reason (I have install the latest mobile .net framework (version 3.7). Should I use 3.5 instead?
As for the last reply, I have set the character size to maximum from the Settings, but they are too small due to the small screen size compared to the resolution.
Judging from a LG GT500 I would say that a resolution of about 320x200 (or slightly higher) would be alright, but I know neither the Registry setting (if one is available) or a working application that can do the trick.
Thanks again for the replies though.
Try NET CF v3.5.
Hi guys,
How do you change the text size when reading an SMS in "Traditional Mode".
The text is very small and I'd like to have it at a medium size.
Attached the screenshots.
Thanks a lot for your help.
I dont think there is a definitive answer for this. If you search this forum you will see that a few people have posted with the very same issue (myself included). There was only one guy who bothered to post a possible solution but i couldnt follow what he was saying.
When you change font size under settings it doesnt change font size for Sense Messaging but it does change it for email.
I wrote to HTC about it and they basically gave me the run around.
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I dont think there is a definitive answer for this. If you search this forum you will see that a few people have posted with the very same issue (myself included). There was only one guy who bothered to post a possible solution but i couldnt follow what he was saying.
When you change font size under settings it doesnt change font size for Sense Messaging but it does change it for email.
I wrote to HTC about it and they basically gave me the run around.
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So there's nothing out yet for fixing this?
As far as i am aware no.
Write to HTC customer support to see if they are any more helpful.
If i recall correctly i wrote in and they replied back saying there was no fix. I then said that they didnt care about any of their customers who had poor eyesight and they replied back with a stock "we do care and are looking into it" response.
maybe you will have more luck then i did.
while having any message open, press Menu then text size,you should have 5 sizes to chose from.
faria said:
while having any message open, press Menu then text size,you should have 5 sizes to chose from.
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this way only change text size in conversation mode, not in traditional mode.
and then when you start a new conversation text size become smaller...
it's really a bad bug!
desmo_due said:
this way only change text size in conversation mode, not in traditional mode.
and then when you start a new conversation text size become smaller...
it's really a bad bug!
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You are right. then it must be set in the registry or in the htc messages config files.
i will look at the files later on.
faria said:
while having any message open, press Menu then text size,you should have 5 sizes to chose from.
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This helps when reading sms messages but its no good for typing them out =(
As i said above... HTC seem to be ignoring this. Its quite a bad bug imo.
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Is it possible to have bigger fonts size to read SMS in the Sense (I know how to make it in windows mode). Any cab or registry mod? Thank in advance.
Went searching the registry and found an obvious entry. Changed the default setting of 2 to 5, soft reset and I no longer have to squint my eyes !
HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCMessaging\Fonts\FontScale
A word of caution to those with huge amount of sms. I suspect it may cause lagging with the increased font size.
Open a SMS, menu -> font size?
Hi all,
Search for all the alternative but come out with nothing. Is there a way to make the text on the smaller in the SMS. It is possible for window mobile professional devices but i didn't find any option on my htc snap.
Thanks in advance
Cheers,
Zender
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