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Few Questions about my Touch Dual

I've got my first kind of PDA; the HTC Touch Dual..
I've found out the most functions of the Phone, but I still have a problem.
When I get a Text message, there is a small screen. The only Options I have then is to ignore the message or answer it.
I want to completely open the message and then I want to choose wether or not I want to answer it. Is there a option for..?
This is what i don't get about the phone, so I hope one of you guys can help me out.
BTW; I'm sorry if you can't understand my english. I'm from the Netherlands, So thats why.

welcome on board and good you chose a niki ;-)
please be reminded that all your questions are already answered ... use the search function and you will see .
i found areally excellent post of a extreme noob in the kasier thread . it is worth reading - give it a go
good luck to you and make search button your favorite ;-)
cheers

OK.. Ive tried that
I found an answer for my first two questions
But I still don't have an answer for my last 2.
I did found the tweaks, but i dont know how to ''insert'' them into my touch dual..

that's good ! ;-)
there are some reristry tweaks to get more battery life
you can not edit reg keys until you install a registry editor or explorer onto your niki .... i am using sktools ... but i know that there are various registry editors around here ( again serach ). if you are not sure how to edit keys or even how to use a reg editor google a bit about windows registry and and backup your old registry first bevor trying ! ;-)
as for the last question ... don't know what you exactly mean . do you want this message ? do you want to get rid of it ( edit values in start-settings-sounds and notifcations )
hope this helps

oke.. ill check that out..
But with that Text message stuff, I mean this;
With a normal phone, you get a warning that you have an SMS and then you can click on a button so it will open the text message.
I want this too on my HTC.
At the moment I only get a small notification screen with the text message written very small.
Then I only have the options to asnwer it or ignore it..
So I always have make several clicks to finally get to my sms..

alright .... i am led to believe that you have the option with the left softkey to read entire message and with the right softkey to ignore, mark read, reply, close etc - but i may be wrong.
workaround : request text with "the bottom line" only ;-)
... there maybe another xda dev who can help on last question.

Enable Cube with Softkey

I recently posted this on Mahmood's "tweaks and tricks" thread (after searching the Polaris forums unsuccessfully for an answer) but didn't receive any response. Does anyone know how to make this happen?
I recently saw a screenshot (somewhere around here) with "Cube" shown as the left Softkey (instead of the default "Calendar"). Does anyone know how I can program that Softkey to enable the cube? (It would be much easier than using the dreaded finger swipe).
I'm guessing it will mean a tweak to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112 (and probably HKLM\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings) but I'm not smart (or brave) enough to experiment.
Thanks.

Still looking for some help - Is this in the "too hard to do" pile or am I posting in the wrong forum?

I'd also be interested to know...
Or better yet, if it's possible to activate the cube by swiping top-down instead of the regular down-up (I'm using ContactPM and it's almost impossible to close the app without activating the cube!).
Thanks,

you can try advanced config app to change the soft keys...and all you need to know is what path enables the cube...im not at myh computer so you would have to search for advanced config....or i will post it when is get a chance...but it looks like the run app for the cube is
/windows/saplaywm.exe
and the command line parameters are
"/program files/sclpf/version 1-00.swf
hpe this helps...

RiNo808 -
First, thanks for trying to help.
Unfortunately I can't find saplaywm.exe (or anything close) on my TC (in \windows or anywhere else) and just typing it in as a new string value for Key 112 without really knowing where to point to it gets me an error message ("cannot be opened... not signed... components cannot be found...".
Should I be downloading it from somewhere?
OBTW, does the "808" in your name stand for your area code?

Screen On when SMS recieved

On friday my trusty MPV M3100 decided to give up the ghost, so as I was in London I decided to look for a new phone and picked up an Touch Diamond 2.
And I have to say; I love it.
Best phone I've had and even the lack of a hardware keyboard hasn't bothered me.
There is only one thing which has caused me some bother; on all my previous phones when an sms/mms has been recieved the screen will turn on for a while to alert me of this, however I can't find a way to do the same thing with the TD2.
The reason I would like this is down to me mostly leaving my phone on silent but in line of sight. The silent factor is because I'm often doing things with headphones on (such as at work) and I'm not going to hear the tone anyways.
So, while the green light is nice and all being able to have the screen turn on as an option would be nice..
As a coder by trade I've been poking around to see what I could do to let me do this myself, however if someone has a better solution or knows of an app which can already do it then I'd appricate it if they could tell me

There is a setting in:
All Settings->Personal->Sounds & Notifications->Notifications
Then select Messaging: New Text Message from the drop down list, and there is an option there "Flash Light For: x Minutes"
This might be what you're looking for?

thanks for the reply, however I'd already found that option and it only effects the green light which flashes when you get a messag; nice and stuble in keeping with the device but not what I'm after

Look for this registry value
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\DisableSMSWakeUpEvent
It should be 1, set it to 0

ah, excellent, thanks

just curious what program you guys are using to edit registry values...
sorry if this is a stupid question, but i'm new to Windows Mobile.. up until the D2 i've always have symbian phones.

I just did a google for "win mobile reg editor" and installed PHM Regedit to do the job.
Although I'm going to write a quick app to let me toggle this particular setting I think (i'll probably post the resulting cab/exe here encased others want it)

I'm using Total Commander (I just started editing the registry). What do you guys use for making a CAB file?

oruam57 said:
Look for this registry value
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\DisableSMSWakeUpEvent
It should be 1, set it to 0
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Thank Oruam, great tweak.
I currently have the option selected to display a new sms message on screen as soon as it arrives, is it possible when i hit reply to get the device to go to the touch flow threaded messaging system rather than the WM6.1 default?

Thanks guys!
Is there any way to have it vibrate & play a sound, but not enable the touch screen? The reason I ask is that I dont want the screen to come on while it's in my pocket etc, and things start to get accidentally pressed!

Awesome! Thanks!

ormz said:
There is a setting in:
All Settings->Personal->Sounds & Notifications->Notifications
Then select Messaging: New Text Message from the drop down list, and there is an option there "Flash Light For: x Minutes"
This might be what you're looking for?
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I'm sorry ormz.
I'm interesting for that option to have flash light blinking when sms/mail arrives, unfortunately I haven't got the option you mentioned into my settings referred to "new SMS".
I've got the original rom installed (italian version).
May I arrange same setting/option into register also if I haven't it on display?
Could someone help me?

lock the device:
"real lock" - press the hang button (the one on the right) until it shows unlock at the bottom left side
stand-by - press the power button only for 1 second and the screen will go off. When receiving a message, the screen stays black. To see menu-s again, press again power button for 1 second

someone could tell me how to make it works with email event?

You guys might check S2U2 found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527523

ormz said:
There is a setting in:
All Settings->Personal->Sounds & Notifications->Notifications
Then select Messaging: New Text Message from the drop down list, and there is an option there "Flash Light For: x Minutes"
This might be what you're looking for?
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That option is grayed out. Anyone else?

Rarebreed said:
That option is grayed out. Anyone else?
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Same here...

i have total commander and i cant find that path... i get //plugins, application, data, connmgr, doc and sett, my doc, program files, temp, trusted, windows.. looked in all the folders and even typed that address.. nothing..

martyzidek said:
i have total commander and i cant find that path... i get //plugins, application, data, connmgr, doc and sett, my doc, program files, temp, trusted, windows.. looked in all the folders and even typed that address.. nothing..
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What are you looking for? Are you tryting to navigate to the registry through file explorer? If so, you need a reg editor to do that...
You know this is an old thread, right?

yeah i know its a old thread... i had a registor editor.. actually acouple. i found what i was looking for.. just didnt start with hkml.. thanks though for replying..

Official Rom Update

Hi all
I am kind of new to this, so I hope I have put the thread in the right place. I have searched for some of the answers, but can not find them, or the threads are 100s of pages long and knowing where to look is a nightmare.
I decided to update my phone with the latest official HTC Roms from their website (2.53.405.5 (76952) WWE). Unfortunately there are a few things that I like the old way, and now I am not sure if I can go back to the original Rom that came with the phone.
- I now can not use custom sounds for my message alerts, I have put them with all the others, and made them to be the same file size, mono and all that, and they don't show up. I can use them for ring tones, but not message alerts.
- I used to have the message alert light set to constantly flash until I had read the message, so if I am away from the phone I could tell I have a message. That bit is still there, but it is grayed out so I can't have it.
- When I lock, unlock the phone, go through the menus and go back to the "Today" screen the clock will go from say 10:13, to 09:13, then will roll forward to 10:11 and then the last two minute digits will roll over to 10:12, 10:13 again? Why is this.
- Is there any way of removing the weather from the "Today" screen, it looks very nice, but the phone seems to come to a grinding halt and that added with the time thing mentioned above is also very irritating.
If anyone knows ways around these it would be much appreciated, if not is there a way of returning to the original Rom that the phone came with, I notice the HTC website said it was not possible.
Thanks in advance.

SQueal said:
- I used to have the message alert light set to constantly flash until I had read the message, so if I am away from the phone I could tell I have a message. That bit is still there, but it is grayed out so I can't have it.
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877D65B-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408}]
"AvailableOptions"=dword:4000000F
+ SR and then you can change the value
SQueal said:
- When I lock, unlock the phone, go through the menus and go back to the "Today" screen the clock will go from say 10:13, to 09:13, then will roll forward to 10:11 and then the last two minute digits will roll over to 10:12, 10:13 again? Why is this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583161

Hi spigot, thanks for the help.
I have installed the cab for the silly rolling animation, and that has sorted that out.
I have installed a program called FdcSoft TaskMgr wm2005_3.1 to alter the registry values, and have found the "AvailableOptions" one, but don't seem to be able to alter it.

SQueal said:
- I now can not use custom sounds for my message alerts, I have put them with all the others, and made them to be the same file size, mono and all that, and they don't show up. I can use them for ring tones, but not message alerts.
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Drop the sounds you want for messages directly into thw windows folder. they will be available.

Thank you codhunter, it worked .
Not sure why they would change it between roms / versions, it used to go in the tones or whatever it was called with my original one.
Also your changing the value in available options to 15 for the message LED notification worked, couldn't work spigots out above.
Thanks

Glad to be of help
i'm just learning too, SQueal. Stick with the new rom. any problems you have will soon get ironed out with the helpful guys on here!!!

SQueal: Try to use TotalCommander with it's plugin registry editor. I did it many times without any problem.
To remove weather from today tab look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656240

how can I enter the registry with totalCommander?

You must download the plugin registry editor, using Total commander's settlings.

georgeono said:
how can I enter the registry with totalCommander?
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You don't need any plugins. Registry editor is part of total commander. If you press "\" button in uppert right corner (in total commander), you'll get to root part and the first folder is called "\\Plugins", there you can find FTP, LAN and registry editor plugins.

Has anyone else noticed how much smaller the sms text message is? You have the ability to change the text size for the ones you read, and the one in with the screen alignment, but the text still seems really small.
Is there a way of doing this in the registry as well?

Mark All Read Inbox

Solution provided:
Since my search doesn't lead me to any conclusion on this:
MarkAllReadInbox.CAB as described in the "Leo Hints, Tips and Registry Tweaks" post doesn't work at all on the HD2?
Not at all at all?
Right?

if its the same one I have installed (can't check right now) then yes it does, you have to scroll down in the menu popup to find it, and not from the email tab, from within inbox.

Oh my! You're right! It never occurred to me that there were further options at the bottom of the pop-up (why don't they pop further up?!) so I never saw it. Thanks!!