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Quick way to settings on Today screen

Hi. I'm using cLauncher and I'm wondering if there was a way to get things like phone settings, display settings as an icon setting on the Today screen. Going through menus is a bit slow for frequently used functions. Thanks.

There is a thread somewhere around here that deals with making shortcuts for items on your phones "control panel" I wish I could find it, but it's going to be a bit of a ***** to do so probably. If I do find it, I will let you know.

Curious D said:
Hi. I'm using cLauncher and I'm wondering if there was a way to get things like phone settings, display settings as an icon setting on the Today screen. Going through menus is a bit slow for frequently used functions. Thanks.
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This might help.
You can use this cab to create a link to the today settings and then add it to cLaunch. It creates a link to start>settings>personal>today.
In order to link to things such as the backlight control enter \Windows\Backlight.lnk (note lnk is LNK in lower case) into the 'File Path' field within the cLaunch settings. You can also add custom icons as well - search google for suitable 32x32 icons and then convert them to bitmaps. They work a treat.
To find out other useful info about shortcuts check the following posts by vijay555: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=507575
This link does not appear to be working - use advanced search using the word 'completeness' and the user id vijay555 which will return the required links.
They are very useful and informative. Vijay555 is also a fan of cLaunch from what I gather.
cLaunch is a great piece of freeware! I'd recommend it to anyone!

How to Change XT9/ABC default settings?

I have the 20 Key Touch Dual (nike) and XT9 works great, but depending on what program you are using some applications start in "abc" mode by default. This seems dependant on what feild you are in; Subject feilds like a new calendar item always starts in "abc" mode, where notes and message feilds start in XT9. If you change the settings it will default back next time you open that application. Is there a way to change the default keypress settings to always start in XT9 for all feilds or a way to remember your preference inside each feild.
Anyone have a suggestions/tweak/fix?
Thanks-
Jcostanza4

i also need to fix this it is really annoying

I think you are right and that it's determined by the field or the application. I've noticed that it defaults to "abc" in fields and applications where non-standard (unusual) language is often used; i.e. calendar entries, phone book, connections settings fields, etc.
There must be a workaround though...

Does anyone found a solution to this??
It's really annonying to have to change everytime for having the xt9 enable. I found a sort of shortcut: long press on the button "*/xt9" and then press "1" but you have to do it each time...
Don't we have a good programmer who knows how to make cab to get rid of this??

i tried this, you can change the keyboard to the normal one, non new htc, this it will be of.

Guys it's simple use file explorer and go to Window\xT9Settings and click to launch settings menu there you can check on/off the following:
-Spell Correction
-Next Word Prediction
-Auto Substitution
-Word Completion
-Multitap Word Completion
Don't know why HTC have hidden it in the windows directory!! it should have been placed in the systems menu in any case you can always create shortcut for it in the programs menu.

gfreek said:
Guys it's simple use file explorer and go to Window\xT9Settings and click to launch settings menu there you can check on/off the following:
-Spell Correction
-Next Word Prediction
-Auto Substitution
-Word Completion
-Multitap Word Completion
Don't know why HTC have hidden it in the windows directory!! it should have been placed in the systems menu in any case you can always create shortcut for it in the programs menu.
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But the is no option there to disable or enable xT9 in all applications.
I think this is the same issue as being discussed in this thread - maybe they should be merged.
Even though this thread is the 20-key version the way it reads to me we are all looking for the reg key(s) that set the behavior of xT9...

dabs said:
But the is no option there to disable or enable xT9 in all applications.
I think this is the same issue as being discussed in this thread - maybe they should be merged.
Even though this thread is the 20-key version the way it reads to me we are all looking for the reg key(s) that set the behavior of xT9...
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Im not looking to disable the XT9, but to enable it in every feild by default or ABC mode. Right now certain feilds default to ABC or XT9, so knowing which feild defaults to what is always a pain. If I get used to typing in one mode only everything would be smooth.

This is one of the biggest things that is bugging the hell out of me at the moment with this device. Everything else has been smooth, Really hope HTC fix this in the next version with either a user option to enable the mode you want to use. I am pretty sure that a registry edit could also do this.

gfreek said:
Guys it's simple use file explorer and go to Window\xT9Settings ...
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no xt9settings program on my traditional chinese version.

Try the link below...^^
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2098945&postcount=4

Thanks for the link. It works properly.

Unstable! after installing calendar, call history and comm tab

Hi there,
my slider become unstable, hang after a while or if I scroll too fast, after install the above 3 tabs by modifing the registry. Anyone experience the same? Any solution?

Put the registry settings back the way you found them... that should do the trick. Use Schaps Advanced Config tool to do the registry hacking for you - you have an option then to return things to their default setting if you don't get the desired result.

whatever
schap's advanced modifies exact the same values in a same registry, that you would edit manually, so there's no difference.
another question how did you add tabs to manila, editing registry?!
you should edit XML in 2694..._manila file in \windows to get additional tabs.

No difference!!
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whatever
schap's advanced modifies exact the same values in a same registry, that you would edit manually, so there's no difference.
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... actually there's a lot of difference! Schaps allows you to know exactly what you're adjusting, which is very useful - and you can return the settings to default if the result isn't to your liking. BIG difference to messing with the registry yourself! Yes, the result is the same, the level of skill / knowledge / risk is definitely not the same

Multiple select in Outlook (SMS/MMS) using drag

Is it possible to select multiple messages on Touch HD using drag in Outlook (SMS/MMS) ? My frind who is having Touch Pro can select multipe messages using drag, and I can't. We've noticed that we have different menus - he doesn't have Menu -> Select Messages, so I suppose that this is introduced on Touch HD because 'drag mutiple select' is disabled ... Or there is an option where could I enable this feature ? I also had this posibiliy on Himalaya as far as I can remember ...
Tnx!

I would like to know this as well as deleting multiple messages can be very time consuming without this feature.

used to be possible on my Touch Pro but now it isnt available on the HD. Not sure why.

Menu--> Select Messages --> Several

taimoorhusain said:
Menu--> Select Messages --> Several
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OK, but why did they disable drag ? I think it's much more simple dragging than tapping ...

I would assume that its because that would be the same gesture you would use to scroll the screen down.

WILD9 said:
I would assume that its because that would be the same gesture you would use to scroll the screen down.
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Not quite the same, because on Touch Pro it's possible to select and to scroll and it's quite easy (with a little practice) to distinguate these gestures. But maybe some people had problems with that so that's why they disabled it ... But they could leave an option to enable it ...

Hi,
I am also having same problem. I cannot multi select files, massages, contacts or etc using drag.....
Can anyone plz help......
Thanks in advance.

it is because of newer build 207XX. touch pro had build 199XX. microsoft have disabled the ability to use multi select in newer builds. however you can recover most of the multi-select feature by making a following reg key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
after making this key, multi-select with finger/stylus will work everywhere except the inbox.

htctouchp said:
it is because of newer build 207XX. touch pro had build 199XX. microsoft have disabled the ability to use multi select in newer builds. however you can recover most of the multi-select feature by making a following reg key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
after making this key, multi-select with finger/stylus will work everywhere except the inbox.
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Thanks you very much. I wasted too much time to find the solution. I will test and reply you.
Thanks again

htctouchp said:
it is because of newer build 207XX. touch pro had build 199XX. microsoft have disabled the ability to use multi select in newer builds. however you can recover most of the multi-select feature by making a following reg key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1
after making this key, multi-select with finger/stylus will work everywhere except the inbox.
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Thanks a lot. It worked great in file explorer, messaging and total commander. Same problem in contacts but no worries.....
Thanking You
Happy New Year 2009.......

I once solved the problem in POutlook by pulling a copy of poutlook from an older kitchen and putting it into a new kitchen. Now the ROMs I'm using don't have kitchens so I can't seem to figure out how to fix it since I cannot copy poutlook.exe from the older ROM (get access denied message).
This was on a Titan but figured since you guys are having the same complaints maybe you could help me figure out how to copy poutlook.exe out of \Windows\...
Edit: it may have actually been tmail.exe... it was a few months ago now so I don't entirely remember.

Did anyone try to disable outlook enhancements? you can try to disable it by going to HKLM\Services\Enhancements\OutlookEnhancements and changing the string to add an extra symbol (like ") so that it disable it and soft reset to see if it changes the options.

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Did anyone try to disable outlook enhancements? you can try to disable it by going to HKLM\Services\Enhancements\OutlookEnhancements and changing the string to add an extra symbol (like ") so that it disable it and soft reset to see if it changes the options.
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That key doesn't exist on my device.

You can create new keys using any registry editors
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That key doesn't exist on my device.
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Matthes42 said:
You can create new keys using any registry editors
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I realize that. The previous poster suggested modifying an existing key. I created the key but it didn't do anything. Also wasn't sure if it should be a DWORD or what though.

i have this key.. it is disabled 1 so i try my luck set to 0
no luck...
hence this key apparently doesnt affect... anymroe ideas?

anyone??? i tried 0 and 1 both !

does anyone has a solution? please kindly posT?

Cleartype?

I've noticed that Cleartype doesn't seem to be enabled in some of the Mini applications, such as the Outlook message list. It's very noticable in a relatively low resolution device like this, if you compare for example Resco Explorer with and without Cleartype enabled. It used to be possible to universally enable it in Settings, but this doesn't seem to be there any more. Anyone any ideas on how to re-enable it?

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I've noticed that Cleartype doesn't seem to be enabled in some of the Mini applications, such as the Outlook message list. It's very noticable in a relatively low resolution device like this, if you compare for example Resco Explorer with and without Cleartype enabled. It used to be possible to universally enable it in Settings, but this doesn't seem to be there any more. Anyone any ideas on how to re-enable it?
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Yeah i would like that too... any help on this?

zalaros said:
Yeah i would like that too... any help on this?
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Try this:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447144

jmatejka thank you
A more detailed working solution to enable cleartype in mini is the following:
With a registry editor go to:
HKLM -> System -> GDI
new key:ClearType, then new DWORD in the key named ClearType, Dword data=1.
Reboot your device, done. Works fine on my mini

Thanks for this. The fonts still look really dreadful to me in eg. the Outlook message list, compared to devices with the same resolution - the 1-pixel wide letters just lack clarity. They seem to be using the application's Medium font, whereas if you view a message and change the font size up to Larger it's far clearer; using this size in the list would look much better. Maybe there's a hack to change the list font size?

zalaros said:
jmatejka thank you
A more detailed working solution to enable cleartype in mini is the following:
With a registry editor go to:
HKLM -> System -> GDI
new key:ClearType, then new DWORD in the key named ClearType, Dword data=1.
Reboot your device, done. Works fine on my mini
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can you post a pic of how it looks like? I'm curious.

rigo007 said:
can you post a pic of how it looks like? I'm curious.
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It's a bit kludgy because I haven't installed a screengrabber (and I'm not sure there is a HVGA-compatible one available) but in the attached images, the first shows the message list, the second and third show the text inside the email viewer at Larger and Medium font sizes. Larger is far clearer, and uses up a negligible amount of extra space. It seems to me that the list view would look much better using the Larger font.
Edit: well I never, there's a setting in Manila Settings - Font to fix this! Couldn't find it in the standard WM settings though.

Sorry for my english. I was really interested HD mini but when i saw quality of fonts i could not belive that this is possible in new device for this price. Fonts in file explorer looks much worse then in my polaris. I was search for WM resolution supported and i think that the answer for this problem is simply. WM 6.5 does not support Hvga resolution, so it does not run in its native resolution. It is the same when you set for example resolution 800x600 on the monitor with native resolution 1024x768 - fonts look blurred not sharp. Only manila is made for HVGA so the main interface looks grate but when you go inside windows fonts looks awful. Only WM 7 will support HVGA.

It actually doesn't look at all bad with a slightly larger font, attached; just the default is rather poorly designed.

This is the original. I don't see any big differences

Enabling ClearType: how to enable the Screen control panel
Hi all,
ClearType can be enabled through the Screen control panel but HTC disabled it.
To enable the Screen control panel, one may use his preferred registry editor: go to "\HKLM\ControlPanel\Pen" then change the "Hide" key content from 1 to 0. After a device reboot, the Screen control panel is available under "Sense Settings tab > Menu > More > System".
After re-enabling ClearType, the text is really much more readable in MS applications such as EMail, Calendar, Contacts, Mobile Office, etc.
Hope this helps.

Excellent, much better; thanks!

great !!!!

darthrider said:
Hi all,
ClearType can be enabled through the Screen control panel but HTC disabled it.
To enable the Screen control panel, one may use his preferred registry editor: go to "\HKLM\ControlPanel\Pen" then change the "Hide" key content from 1 to 0. After a device reboot, the Screen control panel is available under "Sense Settings tab > Menu > More > System".
After re-enabling ClearType, the text is really much more readable in MS applications such as EMail, Calendar, Contacts, Mobile Office, etc.
Hope this helps.
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Many thanks.
Not sure that I like it (I've now turned it off!), but still, nice to have the option!

Amazing! Working perfect!!!

darthrider said:
Hi all,
ClearType can be enabled through the Screen control panel but HTC disabled it.
To enable the Screen control panel, one may use his preferred registry editor: go to "\HKLM\ControlPanel\Pen" then change the "Hide" key content from 1 to 0. After a device reboot, the Screen control panel is available under "Sense Settings tab > Menu > More > System".
After re-enabling ClearType, the text is really much more readable in MS applications such as EMail, Calendar, Contacts, Mobile Office, etc.
Hope this helps.
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Great! Thanks a lot!
Best regards, Norbert

Screen Align
Hi! It is possible to make even easier! Here to you a label! Simply through the file manager press a label, and receive adjustments cleartype!

wonderful solutions makes for a far better view!!
tnx so much!

A word of caution.
HD mini is one quirky WM device. If the cleartype does not bother you too much, or if it's not essential, better leave it as it is. The more you tinker with the unavailable settings, the more chances it could randomly produce unexpected behavior. Such as freeze and other stuffs.