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Full (non transparent) background.. is this possible?

I have a custom background image on my windows mobile 6 and it comes in slightly transparent. Its like WM6 lightened it up or something automatically. Is there an option where I can turn this off to make the image show up in its original full color?
Thanks in advance.

Quickest way to do that, in my experience, is to open the image you want in the picture viewer and then select "set as background" (or something like that) from the menu. This gives you the option to set the transparency. If at 0% it will show the full image.
For some strange reason WM always sets the background to half transparent when you use the today screen setup to select a background, making it look very milky and mostly ugly. Don't really know why you can't change the transparency from there.
You could also make your own theme but that might be a little overkill for just a background.

Got it! Thanks!

Ok, Got a quick questions here figured i wouldnt post a new thread, i figured out how to set as background but theres no option to apply, if you hit OK in the top right it nevers sets it as the background, any ideas??
Thanks!

supercobaltss said:
Ok, Got a quick questions here figured i wouldnt post a new thread, i figured out how to set as background but theres no option to apply, if you hit OK in the top right it nevers sets it as the background, any ideas??
Thanks!
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If you view the pic with picture viewer then right softkey for menu, there is a set as background option.

I seen that but when you hit that button it opens you can set the transparency, But then if you Hit OK in the top right corner it does absolutely nothing to change the background..... any ideas

supercobaltss said:
I seen that but when you hit that button it opens you can set the transparency, But then if you Hit OK in the top right corner it does absolutely nothing to change the background..... any ideas
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Ive never had that problem. After setting the transperency it always sets it as the background. I would say its file type problem. Are you using a gif or jpeg?

jpeg i can post a screen shot if need be

supercobaltss said:
I seen that but when you hit that button it opens you can set the transparency, But then if you Hit OK in the top right corner it does absolutely nothing to change the background..... any ideas
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Instead of hitting the ok in the top right corner, hit ok on the key that says ok underneath the right soft key.
Let me know if that works.

hey Whataya Know it worked haha, Thanks!!!!!!!! I really appreciate it, I shoulda thought of that lol

supercobaltss said:
hey Whataya Know it worked haha, Thanks!!!!!!!! I really appreciate it, I shoulda thought of that lol
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Wow......never thought someone would mix those up. GOOD CALL. The ok on the top of the screen is basically a X. Always use the menu keys at the bottom.

i figured that but instead of it having a X in the top right this time it was just an ok so i figured it was the apply button but haha i guess not

Does anyone use PocketCM?? I have a problem

Hello all,
Does anyone here use PocketCM (an iPhone-like application for contacts)? It's a great program and works really well except when I try to install and select a new theme. When I go to the settings and press "Choose Theme", it only lets me choose one theme (the defaul), and I can't scroll over or anything to select a different theme. I hope this makes sense, and I hope someone out there knows something about this. I was gonna post in the forum on PocketCM's website, but I can't register in it for some reason. Please help me out if you can! Thanks!
-- Nick

Nevermind -- I figured out a way that works (even though it's very inconvenient)

xboxremote said:
Does anyone here use PocketCM (an iPhone-like application for contacts)?
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no harm dude, but i think almost everyone here uses pocketcm lol

How does one search for a contact with this pocketcm ? Dont tell me one has to go click on every alphabet? Say I want to look for Jayne - cant I just type Jay etc and out pops Jane or wutever else?

natzakaria said:
Dont tell me one has to go click on every alphabet?
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No. You can slide your finger down either the left or right side of the touchscreen and when you release your finger it will jump to that alphabet in your list.
natzakaria said:
cant I just type Jay etc and out pops Jane or wutever else?
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Yes. Just start typing and PocketCM will narrow down your list of contacts which match the characters you typed.

tomazez said:
no harm dude, but i think almost everyone here uses pocketcm lol
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Haha, I wasn't sure.
Anyway, I guess another question is, does anyone have trouble when sliding, and the program will just randomly decide that you meant to press on a name instead of sliding? If that makes sense...?

xboxremote said:
Haha, I wasn't sure.
Anyway, I guess another question is, does anyone have trouble when sliding, and the program will just randomly decide that you meant to press on a name instead of sliding? If that makes sense...?
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Its just a matter of gettin used to it. I still have trouble scrolling tho. Not very consistent.

MajorGl0ry said:
No. You can slide your finger down either the left or right side of the touchscreen and when you release your finger it will jump to that alphabet in your list.
Yes. Just start typing and PocketCM will narrow down your list of contacts which match the characters you typed.
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Errr type where??

I use PocketCM also. I do experience a little glitch when searching the contact alphabetically, when scrolling from the left; it will sometimes show my favorite contacts instead. Does anyone experience this also?

natzakaria said:
Errr type where??
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Just slide out your keyboard and type.

But if without the keyboard? How?

Pocket CM disappointment
I'm actually pretty disappointed when it comes to this app, for a two reasons:
1) it randomly hangs: sometimes when I'm scrolling the display just stops working and in my impatience i continue to click and before I know it I've either called someone that I didn't mean to, or i've opened someone for editing.
2) side scroll (alphabetically) does not work worth a damn. It NEVER goes to the letter that I specify, always stops short. I would say that this happens randomly... but no, it happens consistently, every time. Any ideas what is causing this? The only time is seems to work is when I'm going upwards.
Does anyone have any ideas about these two problems ?
Thanks.

TMELAM said:
I'm actually pretty disappointed when it comes to this app, for a two reasons:
1) it randomly hangs: sometimes when I'm scrolling the display just stops working and in my impatience i continue to click and before I know it I've either called someone that I didn't mean to, or i've opened someone for editing.
2) side scroll (alphabetically) does not work worth a damn. It NEVER goes to the letter that I specify, always stops short. I would say that this happens randomly... but no, it happens consistently, every time. Any ideas what is causing this? The only time is seems to work is when I'm going upwards.
Does anyone have any ideas about these two problems ?
Thanks.
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I don't have any ideas about those two problems (sorry), but I'm also a little disappointed with the app. Like why I orinigally started this thread, it's such a hassle for me to install new skins because it doesn't work like it's supposed to. Or the inconsistent scrolling, or the hanging like you mentioned.
Also, (although this is minor), has anyone else noticed that if you leave Pocket CM open and go back to the Today screen, and lock the buttons, the top eighth of the screen or so shows the Pocket CM app, and everything else is the Today screen? Does that make sense? Anyway, it's a minor detail, but it's kind of a sore-sight. Has anyone been able to fix this?

Whatsapp application

Quick question for people who have this app, how the heck do you go back to the homepage once youre in your contacts? Its stuck on my contacts page and when I try to go back to the main page to see my whatsapp contact list, seems like there is no way of going back

Hit the retun key. Third button from left on the bottom of your phone.

anticipation said:
Hit the retun key. Third button from left on the bottom of your phone.
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it doesnt do anything, i hit it a million times, it just vibrates as the vibrant does when you hit on the of the keys on the bottom but it goes nowhere. Just sits in the contacts section on my phone

phone_noobie said:
it doesnt do anything, i hit it a million times, it just vibrates as the vibrant does when you hit on the of the keys on the bottom but it goes nowhere. Just sits in the contacts section on my phone
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Did u find a solution for this??

imranvl said:
Did u find a solution for this??
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well there is one way around it. I went into my gallery and clicked on share, it gave me the option of whether to do it as a MMS (which by the way isnt working for me at the moment) ot through whatsapp. i clicked on that and can kinda make my way back to my whatsapp contacts. But this is one long way of getting there.

Problems as a leftie

Hi!
I don't get why there's no possibility to change the position of the app drawer?! Bottom right is quite uncomfortable for lefties. The same goes for the multi-window-sidebar. It only opens on the right side.

macmobile said:
Hi!
I don't get why there's no possibility to change the position of the app drawer?! Bottom right is quite uncomfortable for lefties. The same goes for the multi-window-sidebar. It only opens on the right side.
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You can download Nova launcher from Playstore, as for the multi windows side bar I think there is a setting for that, I saw it once where you can change to left or right side, cheers:fingers-crossed:

I'm already using another launcher on my phone.
You can reposition the multi-window-sidebar from right to left in the settings? Are you sure?

macmobile said:
I'm already using another launcher on my phone.
You can reposition the multi-window-sidebar from right to left in the settings? Are you sure?
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Yes, I found it for you, go to:
Settings
Multi window
Set tray position
the choose Left or right
good luck, I you feel I helped in any kind of way please hit the Thanks Button, I will appreciate it, cheers:fingers-crossed:

Unfortunately I can't find the above mentioned settings on my iteration of Lolliflop (BOC3).

I miss Google Now on tap

On my previous 6P running nougat if I held down the middle button on the nav bar I could select information from the screen, whether it was text, phone number, or location. I hate that I dont have this anymore and the only thing that comes up is the assistant. I started a help message chat and they said they would recommend this up the food chain to be implemented again. That was something I used all the time and is frustrating I dont have it anymore.

HyperM3 said:
On my previous 6P running nougat if I held down the middle button on the nav bar I could select information from the screen, whether it was text, phone number, or location. I hate that I dont have this anymore and the only thing that comes up is the assistant. I started a help message chat and they said they would recommend this up the food chain to be implemented again. That was something I used all the time and is frustrating I dont have it anymore.
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This XDA article talks about how to get Now On Tap back.
Dunno if it works, I'm just linking the article.
http://www.xda-developers.com/root-is-now-available-for-the-google-pixel-and-pixel-xl/

CZ Eddie said:
This XDA article talks about how to get Now On Tap back.
Dunno if it works, I'm just linking the article.
http://www.xda-developers.com/root-is-now-available-for-the-google-pixel-and-pixel-xl/
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Cool, thanks for the link. Honestly, this is the first phone Ive had since the Nexus One that I dont feel the need to root. I dont want to go that route just to get on tap back. Hopefully they implement it somehow on a future update.

Can't you just hold the home button down and then swipe up to get the same features as Now On Tap? I can.

acheney1990 said:
Can't you just hold the home button down and then swipe up to get the same features as Now On Tap? I can.
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Yes, yes you can [emoji106]
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acheney1990 said:
Can't you just hold the home button down and then swipe up to get the same features as Now On Tap? I can.
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Holy cow, glad I asked this. I had no idea that gesture would bring up tap. Even the help chat didnt know!! That being said, the few times I tried it, it came up with "nothing on the screen". Only once did it come up with a result. It didnt work on a screenshot of someones phone number. Oh well, work in progress I suppose.

acheney1990 said:
Can't you just hold the home button down and then swipe up to get the same features as Now On Tap? I can.
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It misses a few things (like the ability to select some text on the screen, and have Google research that text), and sharing the current screen (minus the notifications). Hopefully, those will be added to this