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How to change icons to file types??

I'm trying to figure out how to assign icons back to file types from the default program used.
As you can see in the first image, the icons are blank for my .jpg files. Currently, SPB Imageer is the app that opens it by default. For some reason, I dont know how, but the icons change to the blank ones.
In the second image, the address bar shows the key in the registry to change the default icon image for jpg files.
The third image shows the string. What number do I put to use the Imageer icon for jpg files or any other app that you may want. That number you see was put by me and it does not work.
Other apps use different numbers for there own icons for the file types that they are associated with. Some examples are: Opera uses -131, TCPMP uses -1000, WMplayer uses -2002, Word uses -13072, PowerPoint uses -200
How do I find out the number??

Try the Pike Icon editor. I forgot where I got it, and couldn't figure it out after I had it installed. Maybe if you try this and are able to do something with it,you can help me. I know it's a cab file unzipped from a zip file.Cingular 8125ROM 2.25.11.1

hotdog53 said:
Try the Pike Icon editor. I forgot where I got it, and couldn't figure it out after I had it installed. Maybe if you try this and are able to do something with it,you can help me. I know it's a cab file unzipped from a zip file.Cingular 8125ROM 2.25.11.1
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Can you please upload the editor so I can try it?

Sorry to up a so old thread but i've exactly the same problem, and i don't find any way to solve it... My jpg/bmp/png icons are blank, and i want have the default icon back. How can i do?

Posible to remove YouTube shortcut from lunch browser place ?

Hello..
is it posible to remove short cuts from internet place from lunching browser ?
i have this issue from cell company which its allready there and i want to remove it .. (( not the youtube tab.. )) the red Airtel Live tab .. also the browser set to be the first page to lunch is www.airtel.in .. and im very annoyed from it .. is there's a way to remove it ? or the abbility to chose which web page that i want to lunch once i press on lunch browser ???
thx

any solution ???

I need a tab removed too, it's so annoying to press everytime the wrong tab instead of youtube

Depending on how your ROM has been set up by your Telco... this should work. Go to your Main Memory then see if there is an "\Application Data\Manila" folder. If there is,...then the fix is simple.
Either rename the \Manila folder to something else, or go into that folder and rename or move the 2 files
InternetPortal.xml
InternetPortal-en-AU.xml (where -en-AU is your language /country).
If the ROM can't see these files you will get the default settings from "Windows\27c65cbd_manila".
Your Carriers "OperatorLinks" should now be gone from the Internet Tab. Not the shortcuts but the Operator links that look similar to the YouTube one.
If you do not have an "\Application Data\Manila" folder then the solution is slightly more complex as you will have to edit "Windows\27c65cbd_manila".
Try the above method first. If no luck report back and me or someone else can post the other more complex method.

logger said:
Depending on how your ROM has been set up by your Telco... this should work. Go to your Main Memory then see if there is an "\Application Data\Manila" folder. If there is,...then the fix is simple.
Either rename the \Manila folder to something else, or go into that folder and rename or move the 2 files
InternetPortal.xml
InternetPortal-en-AU.xml (where -en-AU is your language /country).
If the ROM can't see these files you will get the default settings from "Windows\27c65cbd_manila".
Your Carriers "OperatorLinks" should now be gone from the Internet Tab. Not the shortcuts but the Operator links that look similar to the YouTube one.
If you do not have an "\Application Data\Manila" folder then the solution is slightly more complex as you will have to edit "Windows\27c65cbd_manila".
Try the above method first. If no luck report back and me or someone else can post the other more complex method.
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The method is the same, you can find in both files the entry
<Operator Links>
...
</Operator Link>
Just remove them and all Links are Removed. Editing the 27c65cbd_manila is just a bit dangerous if you don't make a copy before you are editing it

Yeah but you can remove \Application Data\Manila files hocus pocus with no editing - that is why this method is better, if you simply want to remove branding as these guys do. The underlying 27c65cbd_manila version will keep the stock ROM settings.
One method is to delete a file that is superfluous - the other is to edit a file that Manila needs. So not the same.
Like you say the files are basically identical though, each with the setting coming as you say from the operator links area.
I guess you could say I described the Safe Simple dummies method that should work.

logger said:
Yeah but you can remove \Application Data\Manila files hocus pocus with no editing - that is why this method is better, if you simply want to remove branding as these guys do. The underlying 27c65cbd_manila version will keep the stock ROM settings.
One method is to delete a file that is superfluous - the other is to edit a file that Manila needs. So not the same.
Like you say the files are basically identical though, each with the setting coming as you say from the operator links area.
I guess you could say I described the Safe Simple dummies method that should work.
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I agree, but if you just remove the two xml-files, the youtube-link will still be there because it's also integrated in the manila-file.

True but if you re-read what the guys were after.. they want to remove the links that look like the youtube link. Not the you tube link. So the simple method will do that.

i found the two files in manila internetPortal.xml & internetportal-en-gb.xml
but its protected and i cant delete them ... hidden and protected as system files read only
any way to remove them ??

badrey said:
i found the two files in manila internetPortal.xml & internetportal-en-gb.xml
but its protected and i cant delete them ... hidden and protected as system files read only
any way to remove them ??
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You have to deactivate the TF3D before you can edit/delete them.

thanks alot that really helped me

You're Welcome

27c65cbd_manila editing help
logger said:
If you do not have an "\Application Data\Manila" folder then the solution is slightly more complex as you will have to edit "Windows\27c65cbd_manila".
Try the above method first. If no luck report back and me or someone else can post the other more complex method.
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@logger
I am on sprint and do not have the "\Application Data\Manila" folder so I have been playing with "Windows\27c65cbd_manila" to add a shortcut to Ticker Tape 0.5 by GeckoDev.
I have gotten the shortcut I wanted to appear on the internet screen (as shown in the screen shot below) but when I click the shortcut I get this error msg (as shown in the other screen shot below)
The File 'Ticker Tape' cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file.
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Anyone have any idea how to fix this error...I have been searching but with no luck -
I have tried placing the exe and all related files in the widows directory because that is where the You Tube files are located but it didn't work. I think this might have something to do with it but I can't figure out in the "\Windows\27c65cbd_manila" file the file path to the You Tube icon does not exist that I can find. It might be a hidden folder but I can't see it in Total Commander. It says it is located "\Windows\HTC\Assets\Images\InternetPortal\youtube.qtc". Also what is a .qtc file? My searching points me toward "Apple QuickTime Support file" but I have never heard of it as an icon file in WM.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Edit TF3D theme

Hi first of all I wanna say that this site is very nice!
There are lots of nice themes here, but I would like to know how to edit the TF3D theme myself.
What software do you need for that? Thanks.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=464984
and a PNG editor, (paint works but you won't get transparencies), if you have photoshop all power to you, a good free one is Gimp.
use mode 9 to convert QTC1 files into .PNG. then use an image editor to change the .PNG to look like whatever you want.
Use mode 9 to convert back to a QTC1 file and then drag it to your Windows folder (on your device). Cycle TF3D off and then on again (Settings > Today > items > TF3D)
And you should see your theme there
Good luck on it mate

EDIT: post used for uploads.

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I don't know how to get into the windows directory on the phone with m9editor.
When i use activesync, i can't get into the directory; when I click on 'my device' on 'this computer', i can't explore the phone, I just see nothing there. And when I use Diskdrive, I can only look into the internal storage.
So I just tried to copy it to my computer, I thought I would be able to copy them back into the windows directory of my phone. But the quality of the copied files is worse I think, when I open them wit photoshop I get a very pixelated image How do I load that files using m9editor?

6.5 Widget Creation

For those that have successfully created Widgets for WM 6.5, I need a little assistance.
I followed this guide (http://www.mobilitydigest.com/how-to-make-a-wm-65-widget/) and tried to create a couple of widgets. In fact, I first tried to just edit the config.xml and widget.htm files for a couple of the widgets already created to use different urls. In all cases I get an error in widget manifest. Installing the widgets they created works (I know I have widgets on my 6.5 ROM). I suspect that the issue is either saving the file in notepad (this seems unlikely) or the creation of the .wgt file. I tried zipping the files with both Windows Vista compression and 7 Zip. Neither allowed for the widget to install. I am not zipping with a folder in the compressed file, just the three files from the guide. Has anyone else had this problem? What am I missing?

did you compress the file, and change the extension from ".zip" to ".wgt"
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me
I am also having problems i get an error message. http://www.fuzemobility.com/how-to-make-a-wm-65-widget/

post your files. it could be an error in the xml.

PearlMikeJam said:
For those that have successfully created Widgets for WM 6.5, I need a little assistance.
I followed this guide (http://www.mobilitydigest.com/how-to-make-a-wm-65-widget/) and tried to create a couple of widgets. In fact, I first tried to just edit the config.xml and widget.htm files for a couple of the widgets already created to use different urls. In all cases I get an error in widget manifest. Installing the widgets they created works (I know I have widgets on my 6.5 ROM). I suspect that the issue is either saving the file in notepad (this seems unlikely) or the creation of the .wgt file. I tried zipping the files with both Windows Vista compression and 7 Zip. Neither allowed for the widget to install. I am not zipping with a folder in the compressed file, just the three files from the guide. Has anyone else had this problem? What am I missing?
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I am also having the same problem, xml below. If I rename-unzip-rezip-rename an existing widget it will install, the minute I try and make any changes to the config.xml or widget.htm it will not install returning the error "Sorry, this widget is not compatible with this device" I have tried editing the files with notepad and also VS2005, and have tried windows 7 zip, and winrar, any help would be appriciated.
XML from config.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<widget version="1.0"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets"
id="">
<name>Howell</name>
<content src="widget.htm" type="text/html" />
<access network="true" />
<icon src="icon.png"/>
<description>
Trial Widget test
http://howellassociates.co.uk
</description>
</widget>
Widget.htm
<html>
<head>
<title>howell</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000">
<iframe src="http://howellassociates.co.uk" width="100%" height="100%" style="background-color: white;">
<p>An error has occured.</p>
</iframe>
</body>
</html>

Here is an example of one of my widgets that do not work. I took the ESPN Widget from this link (http://www.fuzemobility.com/wm-65-widget-mania/) and just changed the url to be the iphone ESPN page since that is more finger friendly. It will not install, although the original ESPN widget would installed (I tried mine first, so I am sure there was not a conflict of having two of the same widgets).
I did all my editing in Notepad and compressed using the basic Vista compress/zip feature in explorer.
Thanks for the help.
The zip file has the xml, htm and png file, along with the wgt file I created that will not install

@pearlmikejam
ther error is in the xml, more specifically, the url to espn's site in the description.
Output:
"A semi colon character was expected. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Users/hrhnick/Desktop/config.xml'. Line 12, Pos...
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/?w=18iu5&e=AWA&iphone="
try removing the link, or shortening it to the the slash right after the wireless. and you should be good!

@avengerpenguin
hmmmmm... i couldnt find anything wrong. it may be the way your packaging and renaming. You did include an icon file too?
also, have you installed 3rd party widgets before? you may need to enable them on your phone with themuzz's cab.

hrhnick said:
@avengerpenguin
hmmmmm... i couldnt find anything wrong. it may be the way your packaging and renaming. You did include an icon file too?
also, have you installed 3rd party widgets before? you may need to enable them on your phone with themuzz's cab.
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I have successfully installed widgets using themuzz's cab hence my confusion. I used the original icon from the widget I butchered to test this on, but left it as is to avoid changing to many things at once, I will have a look at how I re-pack the files, but this doesnt pose a problem unless I alter something within config.xml or widget.htm
I will continue my fault finding and try and report back later.

hrhnick said:
@pearlmikejam
ther error is in the xml, more specifically, the url to espn's site in the description.
Output:
"A semi colon character was expected. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Users/hrhnick/Desktop/config.xml'. Line 12, Pos...
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/?w=18iu5&e=AWA&iphone="
try removing the link, or shortening it to the the slash right after the wireless. and you should be good!
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Thanks for the reply. I did some experimenting and was able to get this to install wihout a URL in the config.XML file. It does not seem to serve any purpose. Any idea what the parameters are for the urls? Is there a character limit for descriptions?

There's no character limit but some pages simply don't load right. It's a pain. Like FaceBook would not let use choose between the full version and mobile - regardless of the site it decided for us. To test widgets you can try this though: http://widgetemulator.codeplex.com/

PearlMikeJam said:
Thanks for the reply. I did some experimenting and was able to get this to install wihout a URL in the config.XML file. It does not seem to serve any purpose. Any idea what the parameters are for the urls? Is there a character limit for descriptions?
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I think the url in the config file is purely for the description when installing, but I may be wrong I dont believe that it has any real purpose.

fixed, widget not intended for this device problem
On another note I have solved my problem with the widgets not installing and returning the error message about not being intended for this device.
I appeared to have been making a school boy error when packaging my config.xml,icon, and widget.htm files, I was foolishly "zipping" the folder containing my files rather than selecting the 3 files and sending them to a compressed folder.
For anyone else making this error unless you zip the files directly it causes the config.xml file to not be in the root folder.
Thanks to all those who tried to help.

Thanks AvengerPenguin, you identified the problem I was having, duhh!
Anyway, in celebration, here is my first widget - Ninjawords. It just hyperlinks to the ninjawords.com site for quick dictionary lookups, but a useful little widget for me, and non of that Apple Censorship fluff.
Oh yes, you'll have to download and unzip the wgt as xda-dev's won't let me post wgt files.

Saving Images from Google etc

Hi
Is it possible to save images from the IE or Opera browser? I want to save some Google/image gallery pics to use in presentations while on the move but can't save them? I've tried the only method I can think of using the menu options I have - highlighting the image, copy and then paste into file explorer but that doesn't seem to work either?
Any thoughts please?

Have you tried holding down on the image you want to save??

images
Thanks DMAND.....it's always simple when you know how ;-)