Hi guys
recently upgraded my diamond 2 with sense 2.5, working very smoothly!!
basically im trying to make some adjustments to the home page so i can view more of my background image.
Managed to find a transperant clock which reveals more of my background, jsut wondering is there a way of increasing the transparency of the date/alarm/calendar bar (above the quick links and below the my location weather animation).
if i could make the bar more transparent, i would be able to see more of my background image.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance!!
You'll have to note your version of Manila (Sense) and search the forums for tweaks for that specific version. Unfortunately as new Sense versions rolled out from HTC, they changed everything so there is generally no compatability between versions.
You can try to do it yourself but it requires using a Mode9 file editor and Lua scripting, very complicated. So it is easier to try to find one already done for your version.
Search for Max Manila which is a theme to apply over Sense to give you more functionality. Maxcy has some tweaks listed on the first page of his thread for various versions.
There is also Cookies Home Tab (CHT) which I use, but there still aren't many asthetic tweaks availabe yet.
There are more available with Max Manila.
Hope this helps.
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Hi,
Recently I have bought my new Topaz and I run original WM 6.5 ROM without any mods or custom staff. I saw here in the forum some really nice customizations but I am totaly confused about how to install them or what do i need to do berfore I can install them. I read here about custom ROMs and other things but I'm not so hurry to do that stuff because I consider it as a big hit to the phone. In fact I want only some graphical enchantments to the TF3D like transparent bars and coloured icons in top bar (like the battery icon would be coloured and showing how many % of energy remain) and if it is possible I saw shortcuts to some apps below the clock in the home page.
So is it necessary to flash a new ROM or is it possible to do it on the stock one? Is it related to the version of manila? (I tried to get version of my manila but i really can't find that information - I looked into settings but I didn't see it there)
Any help would be much appreciated,
thanks
Hi Tommy
Welcome...in terms of
...some graphical enchantments to the TF3D like transparent bars and coloured icons in top bar (like the battery icon would be coloured and showing how many % of energy remain)...
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try having a read of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520547
as a start. If there is anything that you do not understand about how to use the various .CAB files provided then post back and someone should be available to help clarify.
In terms of
...if it is possible I saw shortcuts to some apps below the clock in the home page...
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this is currently not possible for TouchFlo3D/Sense 2.1 users...but one of the developers here is currently working on a project that may just provide that shortly...so keep checking on that.
Regards
Balders
Thank you, that taskbar is exactly what I was looking for.
And about that transparency, I have tried WallHD but it looks like it is not making bars transparent but it changes them with a new picture which means that if you open an application with bars, you'll not have them black but a part of your background picture and I don't like that.
I'll also try to find transparent slider but I didn't have time to do a big search
But the biggest problem is that I really can't find my exact version of Manila. It should be written in settings -> about but I don't have it there. Then I read that in newer versions it is located in settings -> all settings -> system -> device information -> software tab. There's nothing too, I don't even have a software tab.
BTW My phone came with Win 6.5 preinstalled (maybe this will smehow help). Can you please give me some advice what to do, if there is any soft that can somehow get it for me?
Thanks
Hi Tommy
Glad the link was of assistance. Re. finding your Manila version details I have to say that I suffered from a similar issue. In the end it was solved as a by product of installing what is IMHO a must have app; TD2 Tools. Installing this application (which is freeware but I reckon is well worth a donation) provides access to a number of features not available through the stock interface and also Manila and other device information that is useful.
Take a look at the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536410
It is a large thread but the download link is on the 1st page and yo can get a view of what it does by covering the first few pages. having said that the best way is to install and review.
So far the current release has provide to be very stable...for me at least.
Enjoy!
Balders
Oh, thanks, I had that app already but I didn't notice that it is writen there. Finaly my searching for manila is in the end
And I agree it is a must have app
I'm new to the Windows Mobile environment and have searched for HOURS for a solution to this issue. This has been a very humbling experience
Regardless of the icon set that I use (installed as a Tap Icons component using MaxTTM v4.1), the icons appear cropped (as in attached screenshot). This occurs regardless of the icon set - even for those from the Rhodium forum specifically.
Am I doing something wrong here?
WM 6.5 Professional
ROM (OEM from US Cellular) version 2.01.573.3 (10/16/09)
TF3D v 2.1.19202217.5 (Per MaxTTM Settings tab)
Sorry for such an obviously NOOB question. Please let me know if additional information would help.
Thank you!!!
it is not only you. I got the exact same setup and have the same problems. I have found two sets of icons that work:
Black Slider Icons 6.5 can be found on PPCGeeks by santod:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=96239
Sketchy icons found in the third post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=484612
MykCer's Sense 2.1 Chrome Flip clock includes a a good looking clock with a chrome slider that works perfect, only with the stock tap icons though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619879
It's because manila uses the top left corner of the image. Icons in 2.1 and 2.5 sense use only the top left hand corner of their entire 128 by 128 size
The ones you used are centered, so it scaled them up to 128 by 128 and then used only the left hand corner of them. It's just because you're using the wrong kind of icons .
Thank you both for your feedback. I thought it must have been something within Manilla itself because it was such a widespread issue affecting most component addons.
It is frustrating that it is so limited the way it is (albeit still better than Blackberry - a platform I have come to despise).
Someday when I have time/ambition, I it might be worth loading a custom ROM. Until then, thank you for your comments.
Even with those that say for rhodium manila 2.1? huh? will have to look out for it in the future.
I also had the same problem.
The solution is to create a 128 x 128 transparent image, and add as a new layer on top the icon image sized at 64 x 64. They will also need to be offset slightly.
As I cant post a link because I'm a newbie, run a search in the forum for the thread headed:
'New custom tab icons for slider of HTC Stock ROM Sense 2.1'
Post #14 amongst others.
Hope this helps.
I see a thread where people post their desktop screens I'm just wondering if there was a place on this site where there were slider icon sets? I've seen alot of cool ones but apparently alot of them come with cooked roms. I'm running stock so I would just like to change the appearance, not the whole system.
Thanks!
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I see a thread where people post their desktop screens I'm just wondering if there was a place on this site where there were slider icon sets? I've seen alot of cool ones but apparently alot of them come with cooked roms. I'm running stock so I would just like to change the appearance, not the whole system.
Thanks!
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You'll have to make sure you get an icon slider set that matches your version of Manila, but there's a ton of topics in this area about them, usually just titled something like "New Sense 2.1 slider icon set" etc.
Here's a couple I found just within the 1st 2 pages of this section:
2.1 slider icons
2.5 slider icons
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You'll have to make sure you get an icon slider set that matches your version of Manila, but there's a ton of topics in this area about them, usually just titled something like "New Sense 2.1 slider icon set" etc.
Here's a couple I found just within the 1st 2 pages of this section:
2.1 slider icons
2.5 slider icons
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Oh, okay.. I had no idea what sense is.. or manila for that matter. I'm running Stock WM 6.1 from Tmobile if that makes any difference..
sillymcnasty said:
Oh, okay.. I had no idea what sense is.. or manila for that matter. I'm running Stock WM 6.1 from Tmobile if that makes any difference..
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Sense/Manila/TouchFLO3d (TF3D) are all different names for the different versions of the user interface (UI) that HTC put on the phones to "cover up" the winmo OS underneath. The version you have is what determines the basic visual layout, as well as what files/methods are necessary to make changes or customizations.
The bad news: The version you have (TF3D 2.1, same as me), is an earlier version that doesn't have support for the prettier, bigger slider icons you may see around here frequently. You can usually spot those screen images easily because they'll have bigger, more "cartoon-like" icons in the slider, and there's often weather somewhere right on the home page, under the clock. As you'll notice, your interface doesn't have either, which is how it's easy to spot our version compared to the others.
The good news: Our version is one of the few where icon/slider sets are fairly easy to build, using the popular app HDWalls, available here. With that, just about any image you could find/want can be converted into a slider that will work for you. HDWalls has a bit of a learning curve though, but not impossible. If you have some icons in particular you'd like made into a slider, let me know and I should be able to do it quickly and easily...as long as I can find/extract/use source images for each icon (i.e. one big screenshot of all of them won't help, I'll need individual images). I even have some cabs to make the slider transparent underneath the icons.
brent372 has also assembled some TF3D 2.1 slider icon sets on his page, you can check them out HERE. If you want to go looking for more on your own, you need to search for ones that specifically say they're compatible with TF3D 2.1...."sense 2.1" sliders won't work, just FYI.
Hi,
Am i going crazy? I am sure that on older Roms changing one of the background pictures changed all the tabs. Since 1.66 at least, this is no longer true, they just stay black.
is it just me?
I don't believe any version of sense or manila changed wallpaper in the other tabs without a tweak.
In order to change wallpaper in the other tabs, you need to dl and install one of the various cabs that do that (maybe you've been using custom ROMs that have had that cooked in).
Just search "background for all" or hdwall. There's at least 3 programs that do it.
oh! i see. i used to have Max Manila etc. i am now using CHT. thanks for clearing that up.
I hoping someone out there could help me out. I'm trying to figure the path from icon to application that the icons on the slider have. Some icons on the slider, (photos & videos, sprint navigation, etc..) when picked, take you to a different looking version of that application versus click on the icons in the programs list. What I'm trying to figure out is, where or how do I find what application the icons on the slider are linked to, by path or otherwise. If you could provide me with any help, I would appreciate it.
Thanks
Sense 2.5? Cookies Home Tab Editor allows you to change what applications launch with some of the slider tabs (along with a bunch of other awesome customizations).
You will need to have both Cookies Home Tab, and the Editor installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625483
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633590
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Sense 2.5? Cookies Home Tab Editor allows you to change what applications launch with some of the slider tabs (along with a bunch of other awesome customizations).
You will need to have both Cookies Home Tab, and the Editor installed.
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I'm not trying to change the applications that the slider icons open, I'm trying to find out the path that the slider icons have.