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This is just an idea.. but I think it would be nice to be able to setup the background of the Today Screen to a web page.
possible uses are:
1) webcams image pages that are updated every minute
2) traffic pages that are updated every minute etc.
3) other type web mini dashboards
etc.
possible options are
1) reload every xmin
2) reload olny when there is a open data connection
3) reload schedule
3) green icon in bottom left if last refreshed < 1min
etc
questsin said:
This is just an idea.. but I think it would be nice to be able to setup the background of the Today Screen to a web page.
possible uses are:
1) webcams image pages that are updated every minute
2) traffic pages that are updated every minute etc.
3) other type web mini dashboards
etc.
possible options are
1) reload every xmin
2) reload olny when there is a open data connection
3) reload schedule
3) green icon in bottom left if last refreshed < 1min
etc
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Tap/hold/save image(pop up) on the webpage, find saved image,tap on file, tap menu, tap set as today background. For the best background image should be set at "0", click OK(on top), this can also be done going to IE5 temporary internet files and following the same above procedures.
hotdog53 said:
Tap/hold/save image(pop up) on the webpage, find saved image,tap on file, tap menu, tap set as today background. For the best background image should be set at "0", click OK(on top), this can also be done going to IE5 temporary internet files and following the same above procedures.
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To have the whole webpage as tbg, capture the page using a screen capture utility, find the capture in file explorer, tap, menu, set as today background.
hotdog53 said:
To have the whole webpage as tbg, capture the page using a screen capture utility, find the capture in file explorer, tap, menu, set as today background.
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As an example, I'm using this webpage (1) as a today background. Pict. 2 is the page that comes up after "set as today background" from menu at bottom right.
I dont think he wants a screen shot of the webpage.
Im guessing he wants an active webpage as the background, much like the windows active desktop thing. Its a great idea and i would personally use this.
an active desktop kinda thingy is not present for windows mobile, but i guess there can be a "workaround'. e.g., a program can pull an image from a server every x seconds and change ur background with it.
Sometime down the line (if this has not already been done by then) I might include this in my timed wallpaper/theme cycler proggie..
if you follow the instructions from ms on using the compact framework to create a today item you will end up with a web page item. It would then be a more simple task to load content from the internet. I know it can work because i did it a while ago. I got as far as using html to set the window colour then went back to purely native today items.
Warning: it is a major pain in the back side to do that project. It involves a managed side and a native side that work together.
Id like an active webpage, but an active image from a web site refreshed on an interval would be nice
questsin said:
Id like an active webpage, but an active image from a web site refreshed on an interval would be nice
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Try here:
www.kickingdesigns.com
Ok I may just be going stupid here but I want to delete some of the bookmarks that Opera seems to have as defualt. Ie when you go to the internet page it has a list of bookmarks you can choose below the planet. And when you go into bookmarks it has the links for Google UK, Wikipedia etc, what I want to do is delete some of these, is there a way?
I can't for the life of me see a way to delete them?
If Opera Mobile is still having more or less the same interface, then press the star symbol to go bookmark. Place your cursor on the bookmark to delete, then press the symbol that looks like a tool (shape of X). A dialog will appear to ask you if you want to delete it. Click delete button.
Let me know if it still work this way in this version of Opera. Cheers.
Thanks eaglesteve.
The only problem is if I tap on one of the bookmarks it launches the browser and goes to that bookmark. As there is no keyboard in the bookmark view I don't have the arrows on the keyboard to navigate down the list and select the bookmark that way. If I create my own bookmarks its not a problem, it just seems you can't delete these defualt bookmarks
eaglesteve said:
If Opera Mobile is still having more or less the same interface, then press the star symbol to go bookmark. Place your cursor on the bookmark to delete, then press the symbol that looks like a tool (shape of X). A dialog will appear to ask you if you want to delete it. Click delete button.
Let me know if it still work this way in this version of Opera. Cheers.
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That works if you want to delete the first bookmark on the list that is already highlighted. When I try to choose different bookmark it tends to just open the link. Another method is to press and HOLD the bookmark and a screen will pop up with the delete option amongst others.
Yes, the lack of D-pad makes this untuitive, but not to worry, there is another way:
Press on that item and HOLD until you see the pop up dialog letting you delete that bookmark then.
AFK_Matrix said:
Thanks eaglesteve.
The only problem is if I tap on one of the bookmarks it launches the browser and goes to that bookmark. As there is no keyboard in the bookmark view I don't have the arrows on the keyboard to navigate down the list and select the bookmark that way. If I create my own bookmarks its not a problem, it just seems you can't delete these defualt bookmarks
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Don't tap it, just place your finger and keep it there for awhile on top of the bookmark you want to delete and you'll get a menu where you can choose what you want to do with that bookmark.
Hi, all,
Sorry to gate-crash here, but I'm a new member and haven't found the Opera section of this forum, yet.
Does anyone know how to relabel the Speed Dial icons in Opera?
thanks eaglesteve! that worked like a charm !!
You wouldnt hapend to know how to organize the favorites ? like moving them up or down. like if you want the most visited sites on top and less visited further down the line.
thanks
Is it possible to save a webpage on the HD? You know, just like on the PC, you can save a webpage to view it later off-line.
I presume your using Opera? Go to your webpage you want to save, then just tap bottom right of the screen, then on the STAR Tab. Tap on the PLUS sign on the bottom left and lastly the TICK! You can also put it into a certain folder too!
Davebravey said:
I presume your using Opera? Go to your webpage you want to save, then just tap bottom right of the screen, then on the STAR Tab. Tap on the PLUS sign on the bottom left and lastly the TICK! You can also put it into a certain folder too!
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Thats to create a favorite, I think the post is asking to save the page to view off line in the HD cache, nut sure if by creating a favorite you can view it off line, I am sure someone will tell us.
That's correct. I am not referring to saving a favorite, but rather to saving the page itself to view later without having to connect to the internet again. I don't know if it is possible.
In Pocket Internet Explorer ,
go to Menu-Tools-Save As
gadgetuk437 said:
In Pocket Internet Explorer ,
go to Menu-Tools-Save As
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In Menu-Tools, I don't have an option to save as. I only see History, Send Link, Properties and Options. And none of those give me the option to save as.
oops my mistake!
Chris Cross said:
In Menu-Tools, I don't have an option to save as..
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My bad... it's a PIE+ feature.
Check it out at,
http://www.reensoft.com/
In Opera, touch&hold your finger while in the middle of a webpage, all of a sudden a context menu will appear, there is an option amongst others that says "Save webpage" and another one "Add to Bookmarks".
Georgeous2008 said:
In Opera, touch&hold your finger while in the middle of a webpage, all of a sudden a context menu will appear, there is an option amongst others that says "Save webpage" and another one "Add to Bookmarks".
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Really? Is it THAT simple? Cool, I'll have to try it after my HD is done charging.
Georgeous2008 said:
there is an option amongst others that says "Save webpage"
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To what location are they saved?
Yes it is, saved pages can be found under Application Data\Opera\saved pages\ under a default name. You could probably transfer these files anywhere later on and access them from File Explorer (tried that and it works).
Another way to access the page: click the rightmost icon in the bottom soft bar in Opera (the same bar where you can also add to favorites). An option "Saved pages" shows you all the saved pages like they were favorites/bookmarks.
Maybe there is a way to configure the default saved pages folder ... (haven't found anything under opera:config)
BEWARE when you open the file: the phone will probably try to establish a connection via GRPS, it's best to turn on the notification of a GRPS connection, that way you are notified and asked before such a connection can be established.
Does anyone know how to change the internet favorite icons on the HD2? I set my link and the icon shows a picture of an internet site that isn't the favorite.
Sometimes the picture doesn't even come up. It's still the empty black box with the name of the favorite in it.
After you set it as a favorite in the visual bookmarks, you have to shutdown the browser, then open it using the new tab. After that, it will show the first page of the site thats assigned to that tab.
If you want to get rid of the existing site on a tab, just long press on it then drag it to the edge till it turns red. Tab is now empty and ready for a new bookmark assignment.
Hope that helps
I tried that. It worked for most of the icons but there are a couple that keep putting up the Wikipedia page for a favorite that isn't Wikipedia. It's super annoying.
Hi. I have recently got a Touch 2. On the tabs along the bottom of the screen, the fifth tab from the left is the one featuring a 'globe' icon. Tapping it opens the 'Opera' browser. I prefer using Internet Explorer and (at the moment) have to open that by using the 'Start' menu. Is there a way of making IE the default browser so that it starts when the 'globe' tab is tapped? I imagine this requires dumping of 'Opera' and making tapping of the 'globe' icon leading to IE. HTC gave me a solution, then, when that didn't work, said, 'It can't be done.' Any ideas? Cheers
I know exactly what you need...
1. Find application called M2DC on this forum.
2. Install it.
3. Run it. There are some tabs at the bottom of the screen.
4. Find tab "Internet" and click on it.
5. Then change the path to the Internet Explorer in the Windows folder.
6. That's it. You should be able to use globe icon to run IE.
(I am not sure, but you maybe need to softreset the phone after changing that.)
Hi, Mekki99.
I did that and it works, well almost. IE starts from the tab on the 'Today' screen, but then says 'Cannot find 'hxxp:///home'. Make sure the path or Internet address is correct.' If I advance to the relevant menu to go to the 'Home' page, it finds the one i have lodged as the Home Page. Where to from here? Cheers.
why do you wanna surf the net with internet explorer and not opera mini 5, which is super fast compared to the old opera or internet explorer?
Quite simply, I prefer IE. Thanks.
Hello, my solution for this problem:
In TotalCommander go into registry folder (\\Plugins\registry)and go to \HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\Manila2D\InternetWidget\
1.Changing browser- open file (WebBrowserType) and change value from 1 to 2.
2.Changing URL- open folder Customized and find file (BannerUrl) and change value to your favorite homepage.
3.Restart
Hi. Thanks for your solution.
Can you help me a bit further?
What is TotalCommander?
How do I get to the quoted registry folder?
Cheers
Hi, Ondrej.
Don't worry, I have followed your directions using a bit of lateral thinking and solved that issue. Thanks heaps.
Now can you turn your mind to the problem I relate in thread 730375 (On the 'Start' menu, there are a number of icons / applications. They all start with one tap. Except 'Internet Explorer'. The first tap on the IE icon, takes you back to the 'Today' screen, with 'Internet Explorer' briefly being able to be seen in place of 'Start', then the words disappear. However, the programme does not run. On tapping 'Start', again, and then tapping once on the 'IE' icon (again), it runs. This happens every time I want to use IE. Why? HTC Contact Centre suggested I place IE on the 'Programs' page and try that. It was the same. They have failed to respond to my response. Is there a remedy? The same behaviour occurs when opening from the 'Programs' tab on the 'Today' screen, or from the 'Browser' tab on the 'Today' screen'.)
Cheers. Dave
Hi, TotalCommander is a file manager program for windows. You have to download and install a pocket pc version. Because Iam new here, I cant write you url. Please find this program on internet. (Download cab for arm/pxa/xscale).
Start a TotalCommander and go into root (\) You will see a \\Plugins folder.
Hi, Ondrej.
Thanks. See my last post before yours. I have fixed that issue, but want to resolve the last one! Any help appreciated. Cheers.
I'm working on it.
Thanks, Ondrej.
ondrej.hynek said:
Hello, my solution for this problem:
In TotalCommander go into registry folder (\\Plugins\registry)and go to \HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\Manila2D\InternetWidget\
1.Changing browser- open file (WebBrowserType) and change value from 1 to 2.
2.Changing URL- open folder Customized and find file (BannerUrl) and change value to your favorite homepage.
3.Restart
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Here with me, I don't want to use IE, I prefer to use Opera. The HTC im using came with Opera Mobile 9.5 and is the browser that opens when i click on the globe on one of the tabs of M2D. I downloaded mobile opera 10 for windows touch phones thinking that it will update the current opera browser, and to my dissatisfaction - it did not. Opera Mobile 10 appears on my program list.
How do I make it the browser that opens when i click on the globe? Should I follow the instructions provided in this thread? I don't want to mess up my registry and have irreversible issues.
Mekki99 said:
I know exactly what you need...
1. Find application called M2DC on this forum.
2. Install it.
3. Run it. There are some tabs at the bottom of the screen.
4. Find tab "Internet" and click on it.
5. Then change the path to the Internet Explorer in the Windows folder.
6. That's it. You should be able to use globe icon to run IE.
(I am not sure, but you maybe need to softreset the phone after changing that.)
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Is this the same procedure if I would like to change it to any browser, say Opera Mobile 10? The person who started this thread wrote he got problems after he did this operation.