Database Users

Try to get this as a sticky---Best apps for different uses

This forum has a lot of information and a lot of input and applications and downloads. I recently started coming here a few weeks ago and little by little have gotten through quite a few threads and downloaded some amazing stuff. However, it's been difficult at best and quite slow and tedious and I know there is still lots of stuff I'm missing.
What I was thinking is how it would be great if we had one unified post that summarized and organized some of the most popular applications that are available here. Something like:
Best Music Players
--HTC Audio manager
--Mort Player
--etc.
Best Browser
--Opera Mini
--Picsel
--Skyfire
--etc.
Best locking program
--S2U2
--etc.
and so on, with the download links next to them. This would make referencing certain applications easy to find and download for all from various threads. With a few people in charge to moderate the thread, updates could easily be done as people post as they arrive or to alert others and then subsequently deleted.
I'm not sure if this has been brought up or attempted before, but I wanted to throw it out there. Please feel free to close or lock this thread if necesssary mods.
I would also add that some polls could be set up initially to identify some of these key applications to set up a "standard" list of applications that most users here should at least be familiar with and/or have on their devices.
Thanks and hope this idea helps out others if it's put forth.

Chain Fire's WMWIFI ROUTER
Slither's HTC CUBE Clone ( flash version )
Slither's HTC Cube ( C++ version )
Throttle Launcher
will add more later

Best Music Player:
Pocket Melody
Best Browser:
NetFront Browser 3.5

Best contact App :
-- PocketCM 0.19b !!

I can't find the pocket melody thread... can some one gimme a link...
Thanks

Sorry, but before this thread becomes very crowded and yet another "must have" list that gets lost in the realms of the web: Wouldn't it be better to do this in the XDA-Wiki?
Here's a good starting point.
A sticky hint might be a good idea, though, you've got to scroll the Wiki main page for a while to find it...

Mort said:
Sorry, but before this thread becomes very crowded and yet another "must have" list that gets lost in the realms of the web: Wouldn't it be better to do this in the XDA-Wiki?
Here's a good starting point.
A sticky hint might be a good idea, though, you've got to scroll the Wiki main page for a while to find it...
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Thank you. That's exactly the type of format I'm looking for. I didn't want everyone to just come and start posting their favorite programs but instead to have ONE post that combined them all. I just don't know enough of them and haven't been around long enough to even begin to compile it.
That wiki page looks great. I just hope someone that has a little time and the desire to do this could pull it off. I just don't have either nor the knowledge to put out something that would be helpful. Thanks for the reply.

best tweaker
schaps config tool

Nice looking interface - Wisbar Advance Desktop

Best theme bars and text color changer:
RC Mod v.2.1 by o3blig

We should have official polls on what are the best apps for each category.
That way, the best of the best will show themselves and those who are not yet enlightened, WILL be.
It will also clear up arguments and let popularity decide.

Please move this thread somewhere else

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Agreed. Should be in general.

UltimateLaunch - Reference Thread

I have started the task of getting my head round UL and how it works. There is quite a bit to learn and a whole shedload of threads dotted about all over the place with useful information.
Some of these threads are about UL, others about icons and/or their use in UL. The purpose of this thread is to act as a reference point for all of the threads on UL related matters.
The intent is to save time trawling through the site by having all the links in one place.
Feel free to add to this; however it would be useful if you could ensure that you don't duplicate a thread already mentioned here.
Cheers
WB
UL Related Threads:
Tabbed today screens and UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=365334
350 UL icons including Prada items
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379229
English version of UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=365621
Bluemetalaxe worlds biggest icon thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378260
gofawkurself UL icons thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386213
uptono6ood chrome icon set
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378018
gt500 icon collection for UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2117130
dv8ways .ico set fo UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=373303
kcguy 2 new skins for rltoday & UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2102854
bluemetalaxe icon pack for UL (iphone glossy) - See post 13 in this reference thread for position re update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371553
how to disable auto minimise in UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371709
blemetalaxe update on worlds biggest icon set for ppc (227)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2036835
photo dialer query for UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=370285
disable UL tab highlighting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387005
problem with UL with more than 2 today plugins
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378817
creating a button link in UL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387117
ultimate launch setups to view
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=389019

Thanks wacky, it sure makes my job easier.

Great list, but it would be great if you could tell what each thread contains?

yes it will be a good starter for those who wants to use ULtimate launcher theme hopefully there will be an indication for each link that you have given
but anyways this is a great thread and greater is the one who has started this
Thanks a lot for saving us time
it will be better if someone can make a thread for battery status theme that they have used in coordination with the Ultimate launcher
I do believe they go hand in hand
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=350510
NOTE: there is a thread here but still to many pages for a reader to read but what I am asking is what theme that you are using in coordination with your Ultimate launch
-> aurora is a good alternative but it sometimes get too complicated ( I have done it though) for the other members to make IMHO

met3ora said:
Great list, but it would be great if you could tell what each thread contains?
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Yes, it's better if you give more information about every threads

uroif said:
Yes, it's better if you give more information about every threads
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Done (see post 1).
WB

UL Customization
Word to the wise, don't change the background color of UL unless you have your device backed up or better yet, you can boot in safe mode and disable UL from your today screen. I changed the background color and it locked up my device. I did 3 soft resets and I couldn't boot in normal mode. Luckily I had a safe mode tool installed so I booted into safe mode and disabled UL.
However, this is one of the coolest launchers I have ever used. It's a little rough around the edges. Hopefully it will get better as time goes on. I just wish their was an English forum to post bugs and requests to for the author of this cool software.

I have changed my background color many times and it never locked up my device.

I'm under the impression that it may be rom related sometimes, and not UL. On some roms, I can use youtubeplay, and others I can't or it'll install, but wont open. On some cooked roms, I can use igo, Tom Tom, and others I can't. You'd believe that if you have jbed installed, you'd be able to use Opera Mini. As it is well documented on this site, many are having issues with it and having to tweak this and that create/install mortscripts, blah blah, blah. Sometimes it not the app, it's the cooked rom. Some have had to remove and reinstall UL because they were having today plugin issues. Just my two cents. My point is that the user maybe doing all the right things, but still encounter minor glitches that others may not experience.

good idea. Robo !

Robosiris,
I believe you have hit the nail on the head there. You are already aware of the problems I have had wth UL and plugin deinstallation.
I love this forum because it is all about helping each other out and sharing experiences; one reason why I thought a reference thread would help (I need to ask the mods to make it a sticky).
What I find really annoying is knowing I have followed all steps to the letter, don't get the result I am looking for, then someone comes along and tries to be a smartarse rather than being helpful!
I too am looking forward to the next version of UL where hopefully some of these bugs would have bee ironed out and the software will be compatible with a broader range of roms.
Meanwhile I hope we can all continue to share our knowledge here and help each other out.
WB

wacky.banana said:
Robosiris,
I believe you have hit the nail on the head there. You are already aware of the problems I have had wth UL and plugin deinstallation.
I love this forum because it is all about helping each other out and sharing experiences; one reason why I thought a reference thread would help (I need to ask the mods to make it a sticky).
What I find really annoying is knowing I have followed all steps to the letter, don't get the result I am looking for, then someone comes along and tries to be a smartarse rather than being helpful!
I too am looking forward to the next version of UL where hopefully some of these bugs would have bee ironed out and the software will be compatible with a broader range of roms.
Meanwhile I hope we can all continue to share our knowledge here and help each other out.
WB
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In my thread, I tried creating UL manual (if you will, lol) because it's so customizable and almost impossible to write everything. So I just hit the finer points.
Creating this thread is indeed a smart move and good idea. I can see this thread (or Sticky) becoming a Wiki for UL. I think this is one of the many applications that needs a Wiki.

Update: you can now download all my icons, INCLUDING .ICO (see first post here for link)
@ Admin or whoever, please delete the link to the "iphone glossy", its not uptodate, thank you.

this thread is a very good idea - has introduced me to both UL and rltoday!
A thought - people should post what themes / skins they are using with either (or both) UL and rltoday, they work really well together.
I am using the skin by Focaldesign:
http://www.focaldesign.be/HTC/?see=Focaldesign-Pi3cH
skins UL and rltoday. it is brilliant, but would like to see what else people are using....

I have a quick question too - how to i change the font for UL?
I have copied the font to the \windows\fonts directory, and then in the options changed the font name (under the font tab - typeface name)
but doesnt make any difference.
Any thoughts?

selspiero said:
I have a quick question too - how to i change the font for UL?
I have copied the font to the \windows\fonts directory, and then in the options changed the font name (under the font tab - typeface name)
but doesnt make any difference.
Any thoughts?
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You'll need to change the entire system's font, there are cab installers in the forum, I use Segoe.

Thread doesn't seem to be to active, so how about showing some screenshots of what yours looks like, I'll post mine once I finish it.

TheChampJT said:
Thread doesn't seem to be to active, so how about showing some screenshots of what yours looks like, I'll post mine once I finish it.
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I love UltimateLauncher for all of it's customization options, but I already bought SPB Pocket Plus 4 and I'm not sure how to integrate UltimateLauncher with Pocket Plus. Seems like over-kill. If anyone is running both together, I would love to see a screen shot as well, or at least an explanation of how both complement each other.

I don't think it's overkill at all. I have seen some people's setups that have UltimateLaunch running in full screen "virtual page" mode, with Pocket Plus running on one page, and Weather Panel or SBSH Pocket Weather running on another, and Today Agenda on a third.
UL is one of the best mobile purchases I've made.

I'll second that Robo, UL is money, for the first time in a WHILE, I didn't mind spending.

General THEME-SKIN Questions **QUESTIONS ANSWERED FAST**

PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING A NEW THREAD COCERNING A SKIN, THEME , OR BACKGROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!11
If you have any question concerning a SKIN, THEME, BACKGROUND, ICON, ETC. Please post it here. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD!!! It doesn't matter what the question is. Anything concerning the look of you ppc, any kind, any model, any question!! If you dont know the name, that's fine! If you dont know how to set something up, thats FINE! Anything concerning the look of your ppc , post it here! YOU WILL NOT BE FLAMED FOR ANY QUESTION!!! And I promise you, your question will be anwered extremely fast!!! Follow the steps below, and you'll have alot more success than startig a new thread! THANKS!!!!
*PUT THE NAME OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, OR AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET, IN THE TITLE BOX.
*I WILL CHECK THE THREAD EACH DAY , MORNING , AND NIGHT, AND PM YOU AS SOON AS YOUR QUESTON GETS POSTED ( If you have not posted a reply yet)
* MYSELF, AND ALOT OF SENIOR MEMBERS, ARE HELPING WITH THIS THREAD!! SO IF THERES AN ANSWER, YOU WILL GET IT I PROMISE!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE READ:
Do to how well the "General software Questions" thread has done, I decided to open this one as well. Questions that have been posted in that thread, have been aswered within minutes, literally!! This Will help them get answered even faster by seperating the Questions now!!! Please show your support and help answer these questions!! If you can take time to flame a noob, you can take time to help them as well, especially if they are helping keep threads down. THANKS IN ADVANCE, especially to those who have helped so far!

Diamond theme
Hi,
first of all: great work!!
i've got an HTC Touch Cruise with the SPB MS2.1 and your diamond theme layout F with the colored menu buttons.
Now screen:
- the cellphone provider's name doen't come centered in the middle of the top line and writes over network cover symbole and battery indicator.patch please.
-with layout F, profile icon moves from top bar to bottom right just above screen icons but internet connetion icon in top bar is not available (very usefull)
-new profile icon is difficult to hit.touch area too small.
-is it possible to have the upcoming appointments from the agenda on the now screen? it would be cool to have all the general information in just one click and one view.
Other screen:
-the forum explaination how to add the 9' menu button is hard to understand for me as i am not an expert at all.please make a patch or plugin to download.
-very important:customizing the menus,it does not allow to add the adjustment blacklight icon to the menu (does not come on the list?)?? In the SPB MS2.1,this came on the second page top left, very practical!
Thank you very much for trying to make live a lot easier!!!

Not sure
Hey man, sorry but I dont know much about spb. But I am downloading what your using as we speak, and going to see wat I can do. I'm pretty sure someone else will beat me to the answer though, but if not, Ill try. And thanks for using this thread. It makes searching alot easier. I wish everyone was as enthusiastic about stopping unnessicary threads. Most complain about it, but wont help when somehting like this is created. But I will keep check on this, and will PM you personally as soon as an asnwer is posted. Thanks.

9th tab
theres a cab file somewheres aswell as the registry key for the 9th tab in that 2.1 theme thread.if you open the thread then search that thread for 9th tab cab it may show up.if you don't find it i'll look when i return from the hulk.

here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2262024&highlight=9th+menu#post2262024

i just install SPB MS2.1 ,and it ask for registration key ? anyone can help ?

shanaou said:
i just install SPB MS2.1 ,and it ask for registration key ? anyone can help ?
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Yeah, sure we can help!
Here is a LINK for you

that link is also, the trial program only , anyone has the crack ? or activation key ?

shanaou said:
that link is also, the trial program only , anyone has the crack ? or activation key ?
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Sorry man, this is the wrong place. Please keep this thread clean!

shanaou said:
that link is also, the trial program only , anyone has the crack ? or activation key ?
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read this somewhere on this forum..."everytime you use warez, god kills a chicken"...

ups, sorry , thanks for reminding me ...
i''ve found it too..
thanks a lot..

Changing wallpaper problem
Hello,
I've got an Artemis (P3300) and whenever i try and change the wallpaper nothing happens.
I view the picture and click "Set as today wallpaper" and choose 0%, then click ok. After this nothing happens - the wait symbol is supposed to come up while the wallpaper is changing but this doesn't happen. Then, when i check the today screen its the same as before.
I've also tried changing the wallpaper from the today settings menu, and this works but the opacity is 65%. Is there any way to change the opacity setting (to 0%) using this method?
BTW, this problem occurs with all roms i flash.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Hi there!
How can I make\edit WM themes?
What programs are using?
sorry for my bad english...

J0nas said:
Hi there!
How can I make\edit WM themes?
What programs are using?
sorry for my bad english...
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here you go:
http://pagespro-orange.fr/BenThon/IndexEn/IndexEn.htm

Touch pro theme help

Hi just a few questions really, I hope I'm not just repeating what some one else already asked.
1, Does anyone have a link to the clean virgin HTC touch pro theme file?
2, Is there a link to a theme or bitmap layout guide? [for creating new icons and textures so I can tell where they go...
3, Are the icons alpha compatible? And so they over lay well? Or is there any special rules to how Icons are overlayed in different areas of the menu.
4, in connection to question 1, is there a list somewhere with manila names and friendly names. or a corresponding layout guide along with that?
5, Is there any way to make an icon animated? Image sequence gif interpolation anything?
I'm a 3d artist and texture designer and I would really love to build a custom theme or two but i just need to know these few things.
If anyones got any links or guides please let me know.
All the best
Nutsy
Oh and Does anyone have any touch pro emulation software for PC? A sand box or some thing so I can test themes out without a phone.

question 1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2608362&postcount=133
Its not a theme file... but it's the manila files to TouchPro...

Thanks for 1, Anything else?

NutsyUK said:
Thanks for 1, Anything else?
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2. Use Manila Editor to see the grafix... there is a small index of files in the wiki...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Manila_Research
(or just take all the images and save as png in a folder...)
4. ... again... Manila Editor..
5. no animations...
hope this helps a little... as always.. start reading ...
Theres lots of answers in the threads...

I tried to read through. But i couldn't really find anything that answered all my questions.
Again thanks

Oh sorry one more thing what about sand boxing?

Here is your phone forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=437
This is the diamond forum.

H3IN3K3N said:
Here is your phone forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=437
This is the diamond forum.
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If you look here http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacomparer , is the same device with few small differences...

H3IN3K3N said:
Here is your phone forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=437
This is the diamond forum.
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Yes but most of the development stuff happens in here as well...

DANDANA said:
If you look here http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacomparer , is the same device with few small differences...
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Hah, im not that stupid But they still have there own forum. There is a reason for, they didnt make the 2 phones in 1 forum i guess.

SPB Mobile Skin (from Greatbal) HTC Touch Need Help

Hello everybody.
I want to make a skin by my own and tried to change the "perfect" skin from greatbal!
I want to change the icons on the front menu of SPB Mobile Shell 2.1.2!
I want to take bigger icons. Now my question. How can i realize it.
Where i can find these icons and is it possible the make the background of the icons visible?
Many Thx for helping!
Shawn

for you the same like for any other beginner, WHY DO YOU OPEN A THREAD and don´t ask Greatball or post it in the Mobileshell thread or read there how to make a Skin ?
Unbelievable: I have a question, i open a thread

Ok sorry i didnt know that is possible to write directly a PN!
I thought the problem must be posted in the board so that everybody could learn.
Shawn

bluemetalaxe said:
for you the same like for any other beginner, WHY DO YOU OPEN A THREAD and don´t ask Greatball or post it in the Mobileshell thread or read there how to make a Skin ?
Unbelievable: I have a question, i open a thread
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bluemetalaxe said:
for you the same like for any other beginner, WHY DO YOU OPEN A THREAD and don´t ask Greatball or post it in the Mobileshell thread or read there how to make a Skin ?
Unbelievable: I have a question, i open a thread
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Maybe because his thread has received four/five replies already (even if they are all utterly useless). I always post in the existing threads and rarely ever receive replies and there should be no reason why people can't create threads here.. Forums simply work like that.. Cluttered maybe, but there is no help board on these forums so don't blame members who ask for help in new threads.
The amount of time I've seen people complain about making new threads or asking questions makes me think.. If only instead of complaining and flaming you would actually help them then maybe the users wouldn't need so much help.
Sorry OP for side tracking your thread.
here are some threads you can read on customising SPB Mobile Shell
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=354111
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424933
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427178

You have to edit the qa_status.dat, define your graphics: main image and the corresponding mask (which gives transparency effect). Try editing my qa_status.dat file and see corresponding result as a practice.
good luck.

Problem is that there are some many new users that are too lazy to search or to read a thread, there are so many threads about how to customize MS and they dont even know what a PM is. Sorry, I can´t and will never understand such people and its really not helpfull for us all on such a big side if every user makes it this way.

@greatbal
Thanks for helping but i still know the Files which i have to prepare to take my wished effect.
But thanks that u take a look at my question and did not make such a trouble if someone needs help.
I cant understand that it is so terrible posting a question if other threads are so big and not compact that it is hard for a newbie to find a special thing.
But its Ok. In future i will try to contact Greatbal with PN and you will see other Newbie will have the same problem and they will also open threads.