Hi,
some of you may have experienced all sorts of strange problems with Today Screen plug-ins - redrawing errors, plug-ins displayed twice, the "options" button in the Today settings bringing up the wrong app's settings etc. I had all these, plus a few more.
Thanks to Plantagoo, there is now an explanation and a way to sort them out!
It seems WM2003SE has a bug keeping the "Order" value of the plug-ins' registry entries correct. It assigns the same "Order" value to more than one plug-in, which seems to be the root of all evil!
To correct the problem, use your favorite Registry Editor and check the values
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items\<PlugIn-Name>\Order
for all your Today plug-ins (where <PlugIn-Name> is obviously the name of the plug-in... )
Change these values so that each "Order" value is unique. Start with 0 for the plug-in you want at the top of your Today screen.
If you want a more comfortable solution, get
SKTools for US$ 9. It can, of course, do much more than just correct this problem.
I just went through this exercise, and all the problems I described were gone!
Planta, thanks again!
Cheers,
Daniel
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Hm, seems I forgot to log in. The previous post is from me.
Cheers, Daniel
Thanks for your info!
It seems this problem is quite serious on XDA 2 Mini.
Hi!
Hey I just wanted to post this here. Thanks for doing this already for me.
And thanks for mentioning that I (accidently) sorted this out...
So if you have trouble with your MDA compact/iMate Jam/Qtek S100 go and check the order and numbering of your today plugins either manually or with a tool called SK Tools.
My MDAc runs fine for 2 days now. No problems yet - even with SPB Pocket Plus and VBirthday Gold installed.
Greetings
plant
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Hi have have a problem with my Bluetooth ICON not being in the task bar (bottom right), I have norrowed it down to be a today plug in called PocketBreeze (One of the best pices of software I have found for the Pocket PC, take a look: http://www.sbsh.net/products/pocketbreeze/)
It does work 100% on a few friends XDA II's but not on mine.. I have done a hard reset and all. A few people are having this problem, I have spoken to the developer and he is trying to find a way to fix this problem... Does any one know what it might be or how to fix it?
This is what I have found:
Basically if the device is booted up with PocketBreeze loaded I do not get a Bluetooth Icon on the bottom right of my screen, If PocketBreeze is disable when loading the OS I do get the Bluetooth Icon loaded. (once the OS has loaded up I can then load PocketBreeze with no problems works 100% with Bluetooth Icon)
Regards
Fudge!
No one has any ideas as to why the Bluetooth Icon would disapeer? could it be some sort of loading order problem or somthing like that? is there a way to try and change this? E.g. if PocketBreeze is loaded before Bluetooth in the registory could I rename PocketBreeze to say ZPocketBreeze so it might load last or somthing like that????
Regards
Fudge!
RE
HI,
FYI, I do not have this problem in using PocketBreeze.
i have b4 , my solution just import the my old REG FILE, may be another expert can point out where is value .
Hi Guys thanks for the reply, I have some friends that have not had this problem and some that have. I have been unable to work out what trigers it to happen as yet...
Has any one found that Reg entry that ttt340 mentioned?
Any help is appreciated!
Regards
Fudge!
Hi there,
I don't use pocket breeze but I have the same problem with PI Today from Deje. When this Today plugin is installed, I loose my Bluetooth icon on the Today screen. I had some support mails from the developer but he couldn't solve it.
Somebody suggested that there were too many in the Todayscreen but removing items there (even in the registry) didn't do the trick.
Teguru from tekguru.co.uk came with a handy sollution:
PocketZenPhone which is freeware. It is a plugin for the Today Screen with phone profiles. You can make a profile with bluetooth on. It works great! You can find the PocketZenPhone here on this forum (it has a thread of 102 pages!)
Wouter
thanks for the reply wouterk, I also got told about the to many things on the today screen but it also did not fix the problem.
Thanks for the sujestion about the extra today plugin that could fix the problem but I might wait and see if any one else has any ideas as every today plugin I add makes my Pocket Breeze smaller and smaller :-(... Never enough room... LOL
Many thanks!
Fudge!
Ok fudgebottom,
You're welcom.
I must say I'm very happy with PocketZenPhone but you're right that the today screen is always too small! :lol:
Wouter
Hey all, I had a problem with my screen tapping itself and got a replacement today.
On this one there is no Task Manager in the programs menu.
Anyone know why? and more so, where can i get it or something that does the same job.
Thanks
JAmes
James, what do you want your task manager to do?
There are a number that might fit the bill!
V
Start > Settings > Memory and there's a tab with your running programs.
Now not to be too off-topic, when I was delving into the registry I found a key which I wondered what it did. Perhaps there's a latent shortcut out there???
HKLM>HARDWARE>DEVICEMAP>KEYBD> (D) TaskManVKey = 46
Looks like a taskmanager maybes???
Anyone know what this does?
Joe
Thanks for the reply.
Want it to close programs properly. I could do this through the start>setting>memory method. But i like that i could just go Start>TM and close things.
I tried magic button for a while, never really took to it. Still getting the Hang of the who PDA thing and its easiest if its just the windows programs, then i can see why I should be using the other ones
JAmes
I also just realised that there is no battery info on the Today/Items screen.
recon something funny is going on?
should i hard reset?
JAmes
jamfitz86 said:
I also just realised that there is no battery info on the Today/Items screen.
recon something funny is going on?
should i hard reset?
JAmes
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start>settings>today> items tab> check "batterNFO" is on
James,
Consider using a program like SmallMenu when you're more familiar with the device. I highly recommend it, and it has a task manager of sorts built in.
There are various freeware or cheap task managers around.
If you want to try something entirely unobtrusive, you can try my program called VJOkButt.
V
budo*85 said:
jamfitz86 said:
I also just realised that there is no battery info on the Today/Items screen.
recon something funny is going on?
should i hard reset?
JAmes
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start>settings>today> items tab> check "batterNFO" is on
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What i mean is, that option is not there.
ViJay, thanks for the help, i'll look into them
JAmes
James, I have no particular experience with the O2 files, but I wonder if this is an O2 file. Have a quick shufty over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=37909&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=age
Is that the same thing you're after?
V
That helps. Looks like the wee bells and whistles are only on the Basic install type instead of corporate. Might have to revert back to it, i just liked it begin a bit cleaner.
Thanks again
JAmes
James, if you're planning to revert to the O2 stuff, investigate the "extended rom" and then you can pick and choose the bits you want to install, instead of all the unnecessary gloop.
V
I plan on doing that as soon as I can be bothered
I've been reading through alot of the posts on it for the last week or so and shall give it a bash.
Thanks
JAmes
Vijay - is that reg entry I posted a hidden shortcut to the task manager?
Many thanks,
Joe
joebongo: I don't know if you've been reading about my attempts to hack the hardware keys on the universal, VJElectrify, but I came across these keys a couple of days ago. Searching the net, I can't find anything definitive on them, and hope someone else can help. The only thing I found that seems half relevant is this:
Code:
When the user presses the CTRL+ALT+END key combination, the Windows Thin Client Shell brings the shell UI to the foreground. To configure this key combination, set the following registry entries.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD]
"DriverName"="Kbdmouse.dll"
"CalVKey"=DWORD:0
"ContLessVKey"=DWORD:0
"ContMoreVKey"=DWORD:0
"TaskManVKey"=DWORD:23
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...wce50conconfigurescreensaversinthinclient.asp
That seems to be a very bizarre place to put such an entry, but I can't find any other informative references. I don't imagine it does much, but the entry isn't mirrored on the PC so it's not vestigial AFAIK.
V
o2 do still install the Task Manager, even with their latest ROM, so perhaps your returned device has been configured in Corporate mode, rather than Basic mode.
If the o2 stuff has been installed from extended ROM, you'll find a folder:
"\Windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Modules\TaskManager"
containing Task Manager. Other folders under ..\Modules\.. have the rest of o2's customisation.
o2's Battery icon is launched from the "\Windows\Startup\" folder, but you can instead enable the "standard" battery icon (next to the "radio button" icon) with a registry hack:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Power]
"ShowIcon"=dword:00000001
Just recently I detected that I do not receive any calendar notifications any more, which is really annoying. Device wakes up but no sound at all. Browsed some threads on this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1035667#post1035667) but only advise I found is to hard reset - which I do not want. I checked the registry instead and found some questioning entrys.
Could anybody USING PHONEALARM (www.pocketmax.net) on a Prophet or any other WM5 device please post some of his registry entries here?
- HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications\Reminders
- HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications
Many thanks
Hase01
I have no problem with these software. Did you have the last version already?
cidriver said:
I have no problem with these software. Did you have the last version already?
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Could you post you registry values then? Would be very helpful for me
Thanks
To me either pocket clock or PHONEALARM caused the same problem.
I went back to a sprite back-up point from before installing both applications. Then my reminders and alarms worked again.
I have not tried to reinstall either of them.
Robin
cidriver said:
I have no problem with these software. Did you have the last version already?
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Could you help me posting your registry values please? Once I found a solution without hard resetting I will post it here, seems that many have this problem. And I feel it is connected to PhoneAlarm
hase01 said:
Could you help me posting your registry values please? Once I found a solution without hard resetting I will post it here, seems that many have this problem. And I feel it is connected to PhoneAlarm
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The registry values?
I didn't manipulate the registry, I just put the user name and introduce the serial number.
cidriver said:
The registry values?
I didn't manipulate the registry, I just put the user name and introduce the serial number.
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Yes I did the same. And after more than two months I ran into the mentioned problem. And now I want to manipulate the registry but need to compare the mentioned values with mine. There is nothing critical about registry values and your would pretty much help me providing your info.
hase01 said:
Could anybody USING PHONEALARM (www.pocketmax.net) on a Prophet or any other WM5 device please post some of his registry entries here?
- HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications\Reminders
- HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications
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hase01 - here you go...
BTW, I had the exact same thing happen to me with my Magician, and had to hard-reset to get notifications back. I've only just been game enough to load pA on my newish Prophet and so far it is working OK. I am running pA Lite v.1.56.1 (Build 80).
PeterW said:
hase01 - here you go...
BTW, I had the exact same thing happen to me with my Magician, and had to hard-reset to get notifications back. I've only just been game enough to load pA on my newish Prophet and so far it is working OK. I am running pA Lite v.1.56.1 (Build 80).
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PeterW,
many thanks. Unfortunatly it looks the same on my phrophet - but without getting notified. I am using pA 1.31 - no idea whether this will generate other registry entries than pA lite 1.56.1. On my my WM2003 device with pA 1.31 installed the registry looks different, in reminders I have:
* Default = "Erinnerungen"
* Duration = 10
* Options = 1073741855
* Wave = "Alarm4"
Anybody else having these entries in a WM5 registry?
Regards Hase01
hase01 said:
PeterW,
many thanks. Unfortunatly it looks the same on my phrophet - but without getting notified. I am using pA 1.31 - no idea whether this will generate other registry entries than pA lite 1.56.1. On my my WM2003 device with pA 1.31 installed the registry looks different, in reminders I have:
* Default = "Erinnerungen"
* Duration = 10
* Options = 1073741855
* Wave = "Alarm4"
Anybody else having these entries in a WM5 registry?
Regards Hase01
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Have found a solution using alarmToday, also a pocketmax product. Look my post on their support page:
http://www.pocketmax.net/smf/index.php?topic=2637.0
No need for a hard reset!!!!! Hope this helps other users, for me phoneAlarm is one of the best tools I have on my PPC and to deinstall it would be of great disadvantage.
hase01 said:
Have found a solution using alarmToday, also a pocketmax product. Look my post on their support page:
http://www.pocketmax.net/smf/index.php?topic=2637.0
No need for a hard reset!!!!! Hope this helps other users, for me phoneAlarm is one of the best tools I have on my PPC and to deinstall it would be of great disadvantage.
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I used Freeware Task Manager from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=280104 to fix this. Run it, go to notifications tab, select "delete duplicate" and reboot. All working nicely now.
Hi all
have been looking here for a few days for the answers and coundt seem to find them so am asking now!
I have SPB mobile shell 2.1 running with
1) how do i get a 3 x 3 grid without editing the launcher.xml?? is there a cab file that can do this?
and by extension change the name of my menu to something better?
2) under contacts, can i add a button which says 'send email' ??
Thanks
GBDS
Try this....
For the 9 button cab file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2261552&postcount=1972
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2262024&postcount=1981
or
http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15353
Sorry, but I can't help with the contacts/ send email option.
Hope that helps!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2262024&postcount=1981
Worked like a charm thanks!!
Thought it didnt work but then had to set it in the menu to show it and hey presto its all good!
Someone please help me.
I copied the original qa_layouts.dat from my x51v, I wanted to make a 3x3 menu, so I open the Launcher.xml and found that my "mN" entries are different from what I've seen here (xda site).
This is what I have:
<Plugin Class="Spb.LSP.Generic" Name="m0" ID="100">
<String Name="Key" Value="4"/>
</Plugin>
the Key/value exist for all my "mN" entries.
What is the "Key" and how come other's don't have them.
I don't think I can help too much, since I'm still learning, but I've spent alot of time here trying to figure things out, too.
Maybe this thread can help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378367 It's starting from the beginning, but it's an EXCELLENT guide to learn how this whole thing works. (Thanks Dredd67!)
You can try this thread too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2000729&postcount=103
I guess it really depends on which theme and which type of screen you are working with. (I'm using a treo 750 with a 240x240 screen, so my knowledge is pretty limited.)
Hopefully one of those threads can be more helpful.(or try one of the links in my previous answer.) That thread is pretty long, but I'm sure you'll find what you need somewhere in there!
Good luck!
Hi all, I seem to be having trouble finding any sort of documentation on how to develop Titanium Plugins for the WM6.5 home screen... Is there any information out there that someone could point me to? My plan is to use Visual Studio 2008 (3.5 .Net) if that makes any difference... Thanks for any help.
Well it's all about interaction with registry. You could also use mortscript. even tho Visual Studio can do it too. You just need to write the needed keys to the registry, and point to them in your .cpr file.
larbke666 said:
Well it's all about interaction with registry. You could also use mortscript. even tho Visual Studio can do it too. You just need to write the needed keys to the registry, and point to them in your .cpr file.
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Thanks for the tip. Are there any places where this is documented...? Seems a bit strange to keep this information so well hidden...
I'll continue the search...
Wigmund said:
Thanks for the tip. Are there any places where this is documented...? Seems a bit strange to keep this information so well hidden...
I'll continue the search...
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It's not hidden just search for it, for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3601164&postcount=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509492
and there are more
I started documenting my journey on CHome development.
http://brunolauze.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8827D2F13B317CBF!427.entry
CHome Documentation
I started documenting my journey on CHome development. I hope to add more in days to come.
http://brunolauze.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8827D2F13B317CBF!427.entry
blauze said:
I started documenting my journey on CHome development. I hope to add more in days to come.
http://brunolauze.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8827D2F13B317CBF!427.entry
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Even though I'm logged in on Windows Live I have no access to your live space ...
Thanks for the pointers... and as far as official documentation goes, it doesn't seem that forth coming... btw, I can't view blauze space either.
I was trying to figure out a similar thing.
I manually added a panel to Titanium called "Battery". What I wanted was a little tool that put the latest battery charge percentage as the panel name.
After a bit of digging I realised the following code kind of works:
Code:
Dim key As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software\Microsoft\CHome\battery\Page1", True)
key.SetValue("TEXT1", Status.SystemState.GetValue(Status.SystemProperty.PowerBatteryStrength) & "%")
key.Close()
It does successfully change the name of the first page of the panel to the latest battery charge.
Only problem now is, I can't figure out how to get Titanium to refresh... in other words, how to get it to re-read the registry keys. At the moment, it only works by soft-resetting the phone!
digital_elysium said:
Only problem now is, I can't figure out how to get Titanium to refresh... in other words, how to get it to re-read the registry keys. At the moment, it only works by soft-resetting the phone!
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Simply change "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\battery\Updated" from its current value to another.
Has anyone figured out a way to do a registry update or execute a script when a panel/page is selected in Titanium without having to "click" it to update?
Here's what I'd like to do... let's say I have a Twitter panel that retrieves my unread tweets every NN minutes. Sliding left/right switches between the tweets, but as I slide onto a tweet, I want to mark it from UnRead to Read in a registry setting. I currently can "click" it to update the status to Read, but havn't found anyway to do it otherwise.
I asked this awhile ago, the thread sat and went stale with no responses. Just wondering if someone ran across a new trick.
-Daryel
Okay, I have no ability to create panels and such, However I have 2 ideas for panels. One, the BAF Gps Toggle panel and a notes panel where a new page is created for each note (similar to taskanium) Anyone think they could do these?? Attached is the .cab for the GPS toggle if needed.