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i would like to have a screensaver on my mogul/titan the would run for about 15 seconds then go into low power mode... am i an idiot and just not finding it.. i would like some sort of fractal screensaver if possible
The Picture viewer has a screen saver function, however it only works when you are connected via ActiveSync, it won't work when you just have power only connected or when on battery.
I wish it had more flexibility personally, but at least they attempted to give you a neat feature.
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durtball said:
i would like to have a screensaver on my mogul/titan the would run for about 15 seconds then go into low power mode... am i an idiot and just not finding it.. i would like some sort of fractal screensaver if possible
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I use S2U2, you can program it to start after a predetermined time and display for a predetermined time then lock. Make your pic 240 X 320 in .gif or .jpg format for portrait name it wallpaper.jpg and 320 X 240 for Landscape name it wallpaperL.jpg. Place them in \Program Files\S2U2\GFX and choose to replace the old files .Hopes this helps.
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can i remove the clock, the slide to unlock bar and the top sprint pcs/ battery bar somehow.. plus any notiifications.. so i can just have the gif showing.. also can i change the amount of time it takes for s2u2 to take control??
durtball said:
can i remove the clock, the slide to unlock bar and the top sprint pcs/ battery bar somehow.. plus any notiifications.. so i can just have the gif showing.. also can i change the amount of time it takes for s2u2 to take control??
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Yes, you can do all of that, just remove the "clocks" folder from the GXF folder. To not display the battery romove the battery .pngs from the GFX folder and goto \Programs\S2U2\S2U2 Settings and disable Show alarm, Task and Appointments. Anything you don't want to show, remove the corresponding .png from the GFX folder. But if you remove the "Slide to Unlock" bar you wont be able to unlock it. In order for your changes to take effect, click on "ilock2.exe" to close it, then again to reopen it.
is there a cab file so that I can edit what goes on my home screen? I want to keep the clock but delete call history and calendar. or maybe switch it out with something else.
This thread is for those who use the HTC Lockscreen and who:
A) Like the slider at the top of the screen, but are looking for a fix for that pesky 3-4 second delay before it becomes responsive. For this method, you can either apply the reg edit below in "UPDATED FIX 1-Dec-2010 Registry Edit Fix", install the attached cab and follow the instructions in the "UPDATE 1-Jan-2010 paragraph" or install the startup exe. as per UPDATE 30-March-2010;
and for those who...
B) would like to flip the slider from the top to the bottom. For this, I highly recommend HeartofWolf's Lockscreen fix located here http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=363. There are plenty of mods that move the slider to the bottom, but the benefit of his cab is that the calendar notification icon disappears once a calendar event has expired. The downside for me is that the slider is resized a bit too skinny. If you install the cab and find the slider to be too small and would prefer the slider to be the normal oem size, I have modified the LS_Lockscene_480x800.cpr to do just that. Further in the mod, I have moved the slider up from the bottom to be at approximately thumb height. To install the modified LS_Lockscene_480x800.cpr:
1)You will first need to install HeartofWolf's Lockscreen fix V4, if you haven't already.
2)Download and unzip the LS_Scene_480x800_modification file below.
3) Move the LS_Scene_480x800.cpr file to your device and copy and paste it into the lockscreen folder located in File Explorer->Windows->Lockscreen.
4) Soft-Reset. You're done.
Note: If you install HeartofWolf's cab, there is no need to install the registry delay fix. Flipping the slider from top to bottom solves the delay. If you later uninstall the cab, you may lose the lockscreen. If that happens, no problem, just copy the original lockscreen files also attached below back into the Lockscreen file in File Explorer->Windows and soft-reset.
TIP: Slider Notifications
If you use the notification sliders to access missed calls, voicemail, email etc. , but wished the voicemail slider called your voicemail instead of taking you to your dialpad or the email slider went to your inbox instead of the manila tab, then take a look at the following thread by Da_G:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4268138&postcount=3
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History and Updates
UPDATED 21-April-2010 Fixed each of the notification sliders' position in LS_Lockscene 480x800 so as not to overlap the unlock slider. When I moved the unlock slider up further from the bottom to be at approximate thumb height, I did not adjust the notification sliders up along with it. So, when you had more than one notification and the sliders dropped down, one or two would overlap the unlockslider. That has been adjusted.
UPDATED 30-March-2010 Thanks and big credits to Trueg who created a start up exe. that will run the reg edit at start up. The beauty of his exe is that in the past if you realigned your screen, on your next softreset, the delay would return, at which point you would have to reinstall the cab or reapply the reg edit and soft reset. What Trueg's exe. does is run the reg edit on each start-up. So each time you reset your phone, the reg edit that solves the delay automatically runs.
To install:
1. Download and unzip the "setFirstCal" file below.
2. Copy and paste the setFirstCal.exe inside your "StartUp" folder located in File Explorer->Windows->StartUp.
3. Softreset. Done.
If you choose this method, there is no need to install the cab or apply the reg edit. This will take care of everything for you.
UPDATED 1-Jan-2010 Cab file for Registry Edit is now available below. Credit and thanks to cduijker. After installing, please remember to soft reset. If for some reason the cab does not work for you, check to see if you have the registry setting as discussed below in the "UPDATED FIX 12/1/09". If you do not have the setting then it appears this fix is not the solution for you.
UPDATED 1-Dec-2010 Registry Edit Fix
For those who would like to fix the lockscreen delay, but would prefer to do so without having to hardreset or reflash, I have the fix for you. Before I begin I would like to give a BIG thanks and credit to kieboy for testing this edit and providing feedback!
Open your favorite registry editor and navigate to:
1) HKLM\Hardware\DeviceMap\Keybd
2) look for the entry named: FirstCalibration
3) If it's there, you can do one of two things 1) delete it or 2) as suggested to me by kieboy, you can change the dword value from 1 to 0.
4) softreset. To be sure, I recommend a manual softreset using your stylus opposed to a softreset program. I've tested this fix on a couple of roms and one of the softreset programs would not allow the fix to take.
5) bring up the lockscreen in "start", push the power button to turn the screen off (standby) and then back on. The slider should immedietely respond.
If it doesn't work, you can always realign your screen and the deleted or changed value should reappear after a softreset.
Please note: From time to time you may need to realign your screen. If you do, remember to go back into the registry and perform the edit again. The reason being is that manually aligning the screen creates the value "FirstCalibration", which appears, at least in part, to be the culprit causing the delay.
Also note that on occassion the slider gets stuck on one side or the other depending on which way you slide it. If it sticks, just tap the slider and it will unlock. Doesn't happen very ofter, but it does happen.
If you would like to solve the delay by avoiding the screen alignment process altogether after each hard reset or flash, please continue reading below.
November 22, 2009 Alternative Solution
The lockscreen delay is nothing new and has been defined around the forum as a 2-3 second delay between the time the device is woken up from standby and the time the slider becomes responsive to either unlock the device or access the slider notifications. Indeed, in the past there have been some excellent fixes: mindfrost82, tommy34 and heartofwolf, just to name a few. By in large, these fixes are edits to .Cpr files and in most cases no longer work, except for heartofwolf, on the newer manila 2.1 and 2.5 roms with the HTC Lockscreen. The heartofwolf fix, however, resizes the slider and puts it at the bottom of the screen, which at the time was the known protocol to fix the delay. It should be noted that using a password to unlock is a fix too. Some are not bothered by the delay while others are. I myself like the slider instantly responsive and accesible once the screen is on. If you fall into the latter category I may have a fix.
I believe the slider delay is the direct result of manual screen calibration or aligning the screen during initial set up after either a new rom flash or hard reset. If you skip the "welcome" process, i.e. screen alignment, date and time setting etc. you will also skip the process that creates the delay. What in manual screen alignment is linked to the delay is something I am looking into.
The solution, as I see it for now, is to skip or bypass the screen alignment process altogether. Some Chefs do this already, namely Dutty, to among other things speed up the set up process.
How to do it: there are a couple of ways you can find in the forum, however, one way is to:
1) Create a blank text file on your PC and name it, welcome.not Be sure it does not save as welcome.not.txt or it won't work. If so, remove the .txt.
2) Next, place the text file in the root of your storage card.
3) Now, flash a new rom or hard reset and you're done.
Another way:
1) Open file explorer on your device.
2) Go to the root directory of your storage card.
3) With your stylus or finger, tap and hold the screen and wait for the menu to pop open.
4) from th menu create a new file and name it welcome.not
5) Now you can hard reset or flash a new rom.
It's up to you whether you leave your SD in during flash. I do not. If you do not, after the rom flash, stick your SD in and hard reset. If all goes to plan, the "welcome" phase will be bypassed, and you will not be prompted to align the screen or set the date, location, time etc.
To test and see if there is no delay, once the device is set up, go to the start menu, press the lock button at the bottom of the screen. When the lock pops up, turn your screen off. Wait a second or two and turn it back on. The slider should respond instantly. NOTE: if you go into settings and manually align the screen, upon soft reset, the delay will be back.
The screen coordinates should load automatically after the bypass. If for any reason you need them, here are the Blackstone alignment coordinates from HKLM/Hardware/Devicemap/Touch/ Calibrationdata:
511,542 183,881 183,198 834,197 883,880.
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Thanks for the useful info!
I also don't like the delay in lockscreen slider, so at next flash I will test it.
EDIT: I tested it and works great!!!
Thanks!!!
I stopped calibrating my screen, because it seemed unnecessary. My screen seems to work flawlessly without it.
Btw - I'm using LIA 13.5 MobileShell version without manila. I didn't calibrate and I have no delay when it wakes up. You might be onto something!
Rob
@jolas, Excellent! Did you use a blank text file or a blank file folder inside the SD root?
@Rob, I was hoping someone who did this as a matter of course would post!
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@jolas, Excellent! Did you use a blank text file or a blank file folder inside the SD root?
@Rob, I was hoping someone who did this as a matter of course would post!
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I use a blank text file (welcome.not).
Wow super tip, thank you Sean3
The welcome.not empty file works for me on L26HDLEOV3 as well
The screen react the second it wakes
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im not quite sure if i do something wrong in the process, but when i flash energy 28005 rom from sd card, it doesnt skip the screen allignment.
i created a blank welcome.not .txt file and put it in the sd card as described, but nothing happens...
i hate the delay, can anyone help me?
Actorios said:
im not quite sure if i do something wrong in the process, but when i flash energy 28005 rom from sd card, it doesnt skip the screen allignment.
i created a blank welcome.not .txt file and put it in the sd card as described, but nothing happens...
i hate the delay, can anyone help me?
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The file needs to be named welcome.not instead of welcome.not.txt. Just remove the .txt and you should be good to go.
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The file needs to be named welcome.not instead of welcome.not.txt. Just remove the .txt and you should be good to go.
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the file is already named welcome.not. the ".txt" was to show that its a text file...
Edit: ok, you were right. now i removed the .txt bit.
gonna try again tomorrow.
Hope you can find the culprit for this delay for someone like me who cannot afford to do a hard reset..so troublesome. Thanks for the tip though.
I think I found it. See Edit at the top of post #1.
i don't have that key on my Hong Kong machine english rom.... I have done a calibration before and did it once more but it is still not there.. and yes i have about a 1 to 2 seconds delay... cheers...
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I think I found it. See Edit at the top of post #1.
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You DA MAN! Thanks for the fix Sean.
kieboy said:
You DA MAN! Thanks for the fix Sean.
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Thanks for testing!
This definitely deserves a sticky.
tsttse said:
i don't have that key on my Hong Kong machine english rom.... I have done a calibration before and did it once more but it is still not there.. and yes i have about a 1 to 2 seconds delay... cheers...
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Are you using an HD, HD2 or other? If HD, what rom are you using and what is the winmo and manila build? If you get a chance, could you list the keys that you do have?
good stuff - props given and sticky requested!
this definitly works....good work...should be added to the wiki
Thread has been stickied. Obviously if a permanent fix is already embedded into future roms or if this fix becomes obsolete I will remove it from being stickied
I wanted to do the Duttys clock animation tweak that disables the clock flip every time you go to home screen, but the problem is when i try to overwrite the original file in /windows it says access denied. I disabled sense so its not in use, the only thing left is that its write protected. How do i turn it off?
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I wanted to do the Duttys clock animation tweak that disables the clock flip every time you go to home screen, but the problem is when i try to overwrite the original file in /windows it says access denied. I disabled sense so its not in use, the only thing left is that its write protected. How do i turn it off?
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you cant, use "totalcommander" that will work, or resco explorer!
Before the bashing starts, I have used the search function, always do, but unless the title is done proper its very difficult to find what you are looking for.
Now to what I am looking for, if it exists.
As much as many of us love the animation on the HD2, its laggy and battery hog.
Has any one made a cab or can they make one that simple disables the animation part of the home screen, I know its clowdy out side i dont need to spend 20 seconds watching the clowds roll over my screen before the button I pressed actually works.
Hope this make sense, I want the weather to still show and so forth just get rid of the floating clouds or the windsheild whiper and so forth.. it will increase speed and increase battery.
Thank you in advance
Co0kies Home Tab adds a button to turn off the weather animations. Just add a quick link and it is in that first list. Not sure about a stand alone button cab.
I haven't been on a stock rom for some time but can't you just switch the wallpaper to an animated (nonweather) one? This will keep the clouds from popping up. Under settings, personalize...
in a registry editor browse to
HKCU/software/HTC/manila
Find the reg entry Home.WallpaperMode
set it to
0 for animated weather
1 for animated wallpaper
2 for plain (no weather)
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in a registry editor browse to
HKCU/software/HTC/manila
Find the reg entry Home.WallpaperMode
set it to
0 for animated weather
1 for animated wallpaper
2 for plain (no weather)
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k i have asked for this before, how do i access these reg files and in what program do I edit them? do you edit on the phone? or on pc then transfer it back in?
I want the weather to still appear just get rid of the animation part.
To the person up top who said to use settings, the animated wall paper still uses resources. I want to cut down on that.
and I dont want to add a whole program and change around the home page.. just a simple add on to disable or enable weather animation thats all.
Although the registry is technically a bunch of files, you won't see them as files. Think of it simply as 'the registry', not registry files.
For the easiest way to edit, download ceregistry editor. It runs on the pc, connects to your phone and you edit as you see fit.
For editing on the phone, I use resco, but its not free. Total commander is free and will do it, there are several others too.
ceregistry editor on the pc is the easiest tho.
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Although the registry is technically a bunch of files, you won't see them as files. Think of it simply as 'the registry', not registry files.
For the easiest way to edit, download ceregistry editor. It runs on the pc, connects to your phone and you edit as you see fit.
For editing on the phone, I use resco, but its not free. Total commander is free and will do it, there are several others too.
ceregistry editor on the pc is the easiest tho.
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Great info.. can you provide more step by step directions on how to use ceregistry? for first time so I dont mess it up. Im new but not that new, ive messed with reg files on the pc, its the saving transfering prat that messes me up with phone and you say connect phone, but once connected, how do move the reg file from phone to pc if i dont know were it is on phone to move it? see what I mean?
you dont move it, as i said its not files yuou can see, its a live set of data. You access it in the same way you might, for instance, access a database of names and addresses. You look at / edit the data, not move the files about.
download and install ceregistry editor
connect your phone
open cereg editor
click the very left hand button on teh toolbar (or click connection - connect , , or press f1.)
you see a tree view down the left, that is your main keys.
you are looking for HKCU/software/htc/manila (HKCU is short for HKey current user) so browse through it like you would a list of folders on the pc, till you find HKCU/software/htc/manila
in the list on the right, find home.wallpapermode and double click it to edit, , change the 0 to a 2, click ok, thats it, restart your phone, job done.
(if you are on a stock rom click tools - unlock registry if you get 'cannot edit registry' error)
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you dont move it, as i said its not files yuou can see, its a live set of data. You access it in the same way you might, for instance, access a database of names and addresses. You look at / edit the data, not move the files about.
download and install ceregistry editor
connect your phone
open cereg editor
click the very left hand button on teh toolbar (or click connection - connect , , or press f1.)
you see a tree view down the left, that is your main keys.
you are looking for HKCU/software/htc/manila (HKCU is short for HKey current user) so browse through it like you would a list of folders on the pc, till you find HKCU/software/htc/manila
in the list on the right, find home.wallpapermode and double click it to edit, , change the 0 to a 2, click ok, thats it, restart your phone, job done.
(if you are on a stock rom click tools - unlock registry if you get 'cannot edit registry' error)
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Thank you very good instructions, 0 is keeping it active 1 is what again? and 2 is disabled correct?
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set it to
0 for animated weather
1 for animated wallpaper
2 for plain (no weather)
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so going with 2 will disable weather all together I wont see it on the home screen, so no way to keep weather but disable the animated part ?
rysky007 said:
so going with 2 will disable weather all together I wont see it on the home screen, so no way to keep weather but disable the animated part ?
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give it a try, its basic stuff, no need to be fearful.
re: static weather, not that I know of. maybe theres an app that changes wallpaper in response to weather, but nothing I've heard of.
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give it a try, its basic stuff, no need to be fearful.
re: static weather, not that I know of. maybe theres an app that changes wallpaper in response to weather, but nothing I've heard of.
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again thank you very much for your time and help. will let you know how it went.
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so going with 2 will disable weather all together I wont see it on the home screen, so no way to keep weather but disable the animated part ?
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well you'll still see the little weather indicator right under the clock...you just won't see the full-screen effects like the big clouds, sunburst, raindrops, etc.
rysky007 said:
k i have asked for this before, how do i access these reg files and in what program do I edit them? do you edit on the phone? or on pc then transfer it back in?
I want the weather to still appear just get rid of the animation part.
To the person up top who said to use settings, the animated wall paper still uses resources. I want to cut down on that.
and I dont want to add a whole program and change around the home page.. just a simple add on to disable or enable weather animation thats all.
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do what the guy mentioned..but choose your own wallpaper maybe one you downloaded...it wont be animated hence it wont drain your battery if you edit the registry...when you want to show off to all the lame people with iphones you wont be able to.
hate looking for things like this
can someone add this to the sticky ???!!! very useful info !!!!