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OK, I've put the theme back here, despite the second post as others were posting it here anyway.
I've used %radiophone as the second line in anattempt to get rid of the number all together. I prefer to keep the first screen simple because I always tend to press a contact, then select a number to call afterwards.
If you need to edit that field, follow the instructions on the PocketCM forum.
There is a thread dedicated to PocketCM - why not post there? Is it a new application developing or is it a hack?
Love to see what this theme looks like on my device, but having problems downloading the bliss theme from the site you mentioned. Do I have to be a member or sign in? Can you upload it here? Thanks in advance.
Didn't see a dedicated thread here for themes.
There are a couple of separate threads though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334837
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329917
so I started another one.
My mistake.
[edit] as others have now posted the theme here, I'm using the first post for the current version
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There are a couple of separate threads though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334837
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329917
so I started another one.
My mistake. People will have to head over to the PocketCM forum and log in to get it.
I've ammended the first thread to reflect this.
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Still having problems downloading it. I'll try again later.
I tried again, (opera browser), and it's not downloading the zip file. I'm pretty familiar with downloading/installing pocketcm themes and never encountered a problem such as this.
NICE!
Nice theme thanks downloaded and using now - been browsing that forum for a while and havent found anything - do you have any more?
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Nice theme thanks downloaded and using now - been browsing that forum for a while and havent found anything - do you have any more?
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for some reason i never got an activation email for pocketcm.com so i cant download it. looks nice tho, can you post it here?
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for some reason i never got an activation email for pocketcm.com so i cant download it. looks nice tho, can you post it here?
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Here you go.
A funny thing though, the only contact phone numbers posted beneath the contact's name when viewing the list of contacts are pager numbers, lol. I was tripping when I saw, out of 73 contacts, only 5 numbers were listed, lol. It seemed odd. Hopefully that'll be fixed soon. I'd prefer to see home, business, or mobile numbers. Just a thought.
thanks robo, the buttons are similar to my new icons i just made for the iphone theme, I like to stay away from color so that they are interchangeable between different backgrounds. this one looks good though, props
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thanks robo, the buttons are similar to my new icons i just made for the iphone theme, I like to stay away from color so that they are interchangeable between different backgrounds. this one looks good though, props
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Waiting for yours, as I agree with you. It looks very clean for I prefer simple colors, or rather limited. The icons are the ****, lol (**** meaning really really good).
This is the best colored theme,good job. i was wondering if the side where the letters come down in alphabetical order could be black with the letters coming down in white to match the colored pattern going across. also was wondering if the alignment in the "contacts" view could be evenly arranged so that the tops of the contact name does not show after the last contact being viewed(like if you are looking at the contacts in "c" the very last contact name in "c" shows just the top letters) and when you select a contact and they have multiple options(sms,home#,work#) the tops of the last option is also slightly exposed atlest on my 700wx,but overall this is the best visual one i have seen.
Thanks all for your comments
robosiris With regard to the numbers being pager numbers, I actually wanted to have NO numbers at all. I explained in the pocketCM forum that I did this to simplfy the screen contents as I usually select a contact THEN choose a number to dial.
In the UK (certainly amongst my friends, we don't use pagers any more so I picked this field)
I've now changed it to %radiophone to show even FEWER numbers ;-).
However, if you want it to show a particular field, feel free to change the settings.ini file, as per the instructions on the PocketCM site.
mankoorb I understand about the top part of the characters showing, but as the app is totally "analogue" in terms of where the scroll stops, this will only happen if you use the index to select a new section. The next time you scroll with your fingers, it may misalign again. Also depends on whether you've got fullscreen mode on or off.
I don't think the index can have a background colour (might be wrong) so for now, that will stay as is (grey text, now very slightly darker than before).
Button height I've now changed, so only four complete buttons show when it's in full-screen mode.
Dave Hutch
ok dave understood. if the vertical index's color can not be altered, then maybe the horizontal index(once you have selected a look up letter) can be stretched all the way across the screen so it does not look cut off, and maybe the index letters can be tried in white to add to the brightness of the theme. with most themes being dark and using only 2 colors i enjoy this theme for its color and animated feel. good job!
The letter index (white on black)
cannot be stretched across the screen as it would overlap the #A at the top of the index (if I understand you correctly).
There are obviously restrictions to the app. layout as well as a vast amount of customization opportunities.
For other adjustments,you can easily do these to suit youor own taste by changing values in the settings.ini file that is contained in the bliss.cmt file.
It's basically a zip file renamed to .cmt.
Open it with Winzip and change the line that reads index_font_color=40,40,40
to index_font_color=255,255,255 to get white
For other custom changes, see the PocketCM site for instructions.
Also be sure to read up on the PocketCM thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320544
Is there a simple way to add a "wifi" icon to the middle of the title bar on the default Now screen? I want to try and get one that is greyed out when wifi is not on, and the normal black and white when it is on.
I use wifi a lot and try to keep it off on my tilt when not using it since its a HUGE battery drain.
I can create the icons and do the work, just need a little pointing in the right direction.
Thanks in advance.
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Side bar: Yes, I searched, and I posted in the SPB thread, but it got overlooked and is pages old now. This could help several people that need a single icon added.. FWIW
any ideas?
not possible with mobile shell, and next time please use one of the thousand ms threads and read first thread please, because we loose overview if everone opens a thread with one question.
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not possible with mobile shell, and next time please use one of the thousand ms threads and read first thread please, because we loose overview if everone opens a thread with one question.
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Apparently you didnt even read my whole thread.. You might read before you start lecturing oh "senior member"..
It is not possible to add one that shows status. However if you look at mtkates new mobile 7 theme or the HELU theme they offer an alternative and show how to do it in those threads.
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It is not possible to add one that shows status. However if you look at mtkates new mobile 7 theme or the HELU theme they offer an alternative and show how to do it in those threads.
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THanks for the help.. Let this thread die.
i gave you the correct answer and explained you why not open such threads. so whats your problem ? this has nothing to do with senior or not, its a question of sense and overview.
the helu skin has icon possibility to go directly to a commanager.
Check out, Gagaza's modification zip in
GB's thread V2, and my start button setup for an idea.. Enjoy!
Hello guys!
I think many of us came to the thinking that, though TouchFLO 3D is great UI, we should make something alternate, something that better fits our needs. And now, i think i'm ready to create one, but first we should decide how should it look like and how should it operate.
So, i propose a kind of "brainstorming contest" where you decide about the look of a new UI. But to avoid this turning into an annoying feature request list ("more tasks on today! please! please! please!" ), here are the rules:
- NO text-only suggestions - every post s/b illustrated with pen-and-paper drawing
- NO screenshots or photoshop cooks - only hand-drawings or something that look like em (yes, you can use digitizer tablet )
- drawings are NOT required to be professional - just something to illustrate you thoughts
- you are NOT required to develop the complete UI - you may just post suggestions about UI parts, but preferred things are unique navigation idea (try to forget about tabs), apps\tabs convergence, brand new useful apps/tabs
- best contributors ideas (possible with Manila API) will be implemented and their names will be listed in "About..." screen
Posts that violate rules (even best of them), will be ignored.
That's it.
maybe this is too open ended.. do you haev some ideas of your own that you might want to put forward?
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maybe this is too open ended.. do you haev some ideas of your own that you might want to put forward?
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I'm already implementing ideas of my own
I just wanted to know what do folks think/dream about
show us whatcha go then!
I think D-MAN666 doesn't want to influence people, this is a brainstorming If he starts with his idea, it is probable that nobody will post a completely different concept...
This might be a useful start for interface design:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397220
One thing I would love to see is a radial menu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_menu
Similar to tap-and-hold for a context menu, but instead of a list popping up, a radial menu appears. You could fit 8-12 options around the circle, which would cover TF3d's pages.
So in usage, tap for the popup radial menu, then:
- swipe up for Contacts
- swipe right for Music
- swipe down for Home
- etc
IMO, it's much easier to be accurate in swiping at different angles/directions than it is to be precise with the default TF3d slider tabs, so you could really speed your way through the interface. The same could apply elsewhere: tap and hold a contact, then swipe up to call, left to SMS, right to email, etc.
For other thoughts, here's a read on interface optimization (for the technically inclined):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts's_law
And maybe later if I'm bored I'll draw some mockups
http://microsoft.blognewschannel.co...bile-7-to-focus-on-touch-and-motion-gestures/
sorry for breaking the rules, but everyone else is lol...thats a link to the WM7 concept design...along with theoretical gestures...i really digg the battery bar on the bottom and the reception bar...
Ill be the first then...
A quick drawing i knocked up... manila stays very much the same but basicaly show page navigation on the manila both horizontal and vertical..
I hope its clear enough
2 ideas here
I am going to break the rules since I'ma t work and can't really be seen drawing lol.
Here they are:
- Make use of the touch capacitative ability of the the buttons panel. It's made up of three touch panels. Maybe a swipe from left to right to unlock and right to left to lock.
- Display applications within tabs. Ex: Being able to display Icontact when sliding to the contact tab.
And for UI inspiration, I would look here:
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/setupsaskins/45-091setups/69-new-minimal-flow-theme
Ok, here's my concept
The general idea is to keep most of manilla look'n feel, just remove useless animations/transitions, and change the home screen.
Changes : on the right side of the screen, a scrollbar similar to the "contacts" one appears. It controls the content of the box under the clock.
On the left, a button to maximize (take the place of the clock) the box, and a fast vibrator/ring permutation button.
So, by scrolling the bar, the content of the box changes, could be call log, contacts, fast program launcher, music player, and so on.
The idea is to keep complex functionalities (camera, tv, etc) needing full screen accessible by the manilla bar, and quick&fast features such as logs, sms, player accessible on the main screen.
Nice idea, man
Hi there,
just a thought on a possible gui for the UI, instead of tabs, layers (don't know if that's possible, but it would be very cool imho)
you could have multiple layers, and have the layers in the backgound fade out and become smaller (perspective) and use a swipe up or down to navigate
Anything happening on here?
Just wondering
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Hi there,
just a thought on a possible gui for the UI, instead of tabs, layers (don't know if that's possible, but it would be very cool imho)
you could have multiple layers, and have the layers in the backgound fade out and become smaller (perspective) and use a swipe up or down to navigate
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great idea!
like the game u can get on Playstation 3... where u 'swim' around collecting stuff and going thru lvls....
I'm thinking that the Ximoon idea is quite good but one thing that should be included is landscape option and I'm not talking about TP version but one with the same functions like the portrait one
I like the idea of the circular menus...
well first of all thanks to you guys you are doing awsome work and its always funn spendin my free time in your forums
now to my idea
does anybody know the film : the lawnmower man? theres one scene almost at the end of the film where he tries to escape to the internet i think the idea is quite amazing movn in a bowl and havin litle windows to select.
what do ya think
this is the link to the movie scene just skip it forward to about 5 minutes
Edit: sry forgot the link :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doAnB5_eDnw&feature=related
PocketCM Keyboard is the best sip, I'm using it with htctoucher iphone skin (thanks it rocks), and customized a layout to my liking... I figured out some things, but there's a few I'm stuck on and am hoping someone might be able to shed some light on:
1) After the .?123 key is pressed, can I configure PCM to revert back to qwerty layout once the space bar is pressed? This is how the real iPhone works, and it eliminates an extra key press plus makes typing smoother and flow much better.
2) Is it possible to have the shift key button glow once pressed? And then have the shift key arrow turn red or something so I know when caps lock is on? (I imagine this is probably a skin setting?)
3) Is it possible to disable the 'popup' for the following keys: Backspace, Shift, Space bar, .?123 key
Below is my layout code:
keyboard_layout_1=qwertyuiop\nasdfghjkl\n\2zxcvbnm\B\B\n\M\M \N\N
keyboard_layout_2=QWERTYUIOP\nASDFGHJKL\n\1ZXCVBNM\B\B\n\M\M \N\N
keyboard_layout_3=1234567890\n-/:;()$&@"\n+*.,?!'[1.com]\B\B\n\M\M \N\N
symbol_pad=.com,[2.org][2.net][3http://www.][2.com]
symbol_pad=(,<\[{(
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symbol_pad=$,¥£€$
symbol_pad=/,[1/][1|][1\]
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symbol_pad=+,+=#%
symbol_pad=*,*^~•
Thanks
You can do some of those things in the .16 alpha release. Unfortunately, it's incredibly unstable and hasn't been updated in a while, so you're better off waiting until the next version comes out.
First of all, welcome to xda. I might suggestion you do a quick read through of the rules. Secondly, we now have a section devoted specifically for questions and answers, when you have a question please post it there. (in your case you may just want to post in the pocketcm thread or you may want to contact the developer himself, he has an account here on xda. you will find his screen name in his thread)
First of all, welcome to xda. I might suggestion you do a quick read through of the rules. Secondly, we now have a section devoted specifically for questions and answers, when you have a question please post it there. (in your case you may just want to post in the pocketcm thread or you may want to contact the developer himself, he has an account here on xda. you will find his screen name in his thread)
joel hit the nail on the head.
PLEASE take use of the new questions and answers thread.
i personally do not have permission to post a new thread but you might.
and if not, contact tweak man and he will post your question in a new thread.
Currently you must contact tweakman or gsleon3 to post it for you as the question must be cataloged, the thread will be fully open for all to post very soon. Until then please contact either of them.
Hi, just beggining to code for the Xperia.
This is just the beggining for a fast alternative for the other panels.
128x128 icons with vibrate touch response.
Not added like a panel and for the moment only works in portrait mode.
Be easy on me, just begun for 1 week ago programming.
Give me som suggestions for more icons (shortcuts)
Best regards
A.M
UPDATED 090115
V 0.1
* Optimized code
* Removed minor bugs
* Added more icons
Could you post some screenshots? More people would try it out if they could see it - get a better picture of what's it about.
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Could you post some screenshots? More people would try it out if they could see it - get a better picture of what's it about.
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For now there isn't much more than a clock and 2 rows of icons but i will post screenshot..
Simple... and kinda elegant. I like where this is headed. Hope to see the full version soon.
BTW - just a thought, but an elegant/classical looking (not too fancy or colored) analog clock at the top would go better than the digital one.
Screenshot attached for all.
I believe, from feedback i have read across the interweb, that if you could set this up, to emulate the SE feature phone interface, there would be quite a lot of interest.
Better still if you could make SMS work as easily as the feature phones, but that is asking too much of you.
Best of luck with this. I will follow it with some interest.
John
Hmm, im not sure of what u mean here, plz explain to me.
Do u mean ordinary Se phones ??
Thanx for interest.
And thanx to Msalmank for the screenshot and ur positiv feedback.
I will try to make a analog clock or maybee a possibility to change between the twos.
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I believe, from feedback i have read across the interweb, that if you could set this up, to emulate the SE feature phone interface, there would be quite a lot of interest.
Better still if you could make SMS work as easily as the feature phones, but that is asking too much of you.
Best of luck with this. I will follow it with some interest.
John
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Nice work.
Looks nice (but a little empty)
Do you think you can add an "options page" accessed through left or right softbutton just as in the SE panels?
In this options page we could 15 empty spaces and we can choose to add an application directly or add a new page to an empty space with an additional 15 empty spaces.
This way we can add more applications/pages or contacts ourselves. We would also need a "back button" so we can go back to the previous page.
Good luck with it, looking forward to a final version.
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Updated 090115
first of all: nice work.
i would be happy to help you in all forms of design (i.e. backgrounds, buttons and so on ...).
from my point of view (designer) it would be nice if the panel could be configured via an external xml file to place the bitmaps (with coordinates) and to configure the button-links to the applications.
regards,
- quadword
Tanks for your comment and i will gladly accept all the help i can get concerning the design. I will get back to you soon.
Now it's 3 days of "ordinary" work waiting.
QuadWord said:
first of all: nice work.
i would be happy to help you in all forms of design (i.e. backgrounds, buttons and so on ...).
from my point of view (designer) it would be nice if the panel could be configured via an external xml file to place the bitmaps (with coordinates) and to configure the button-links to the applications.
regards,
- quadword
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