Hi folks! I've been looking for a good launcher recently. What I need is something like SPB PocketPlus, I like the Tab-Functionality. What I care about MOST is that it works. NO CRAPPY GRAPHICS, be it in Landscape or Portrait mode.
What I tried:
UltimateLaunch 1.2: Bad. Graphics are screwed up easily, captions are cut etc.
SPB PocketPlus: Fantastic graphics, but very little customization
SBSH iLauncher: Great customization features but not perfectly fluid and the supplied icons are very limited. Battery meter sucks in landscape mode (Fade from red to green restarts towards the ending, I suppose after 640px, because they were to dumb to make it work with screens bigger than VGA.
So what I want to know from you is which one you're using and if there are more alternatives. What I need once again:
-Excellent graphics (No bugs!)
-Absolutely smooth (!)
-The more customization, the better
-Many special functions that can be assigned
What exactly do you want to launch, then?
For apps I have Elecont Launcher on one row. You can change the icon size and scroll left-right with the finger. You can set it to launch apps only on double-tap. I think it also has batery, free card space etc, but I don't use that.
For contacts I have Elecont Dialer using one row, works in the same way. Double tap to call, tap and hold to sms, scroll with finger.
Just google them and see if they work for you.
Quickmenu.
Firefall! said:
Hi folks! I've been looking for a good launcher recently. What I need is something like SPB PocketPlus, I like the Tab-Functionality. What I care about MOST is that it works. NO CRAPPY GRAPHICS, be it in Landscape or Portrait mode.
What I tried:
UltimateLaunch 1.2: Bad. Graphics are screwed up easily, captions are cut etc.
SPB PocketPlus: Fantastic graphics, but very little customization
SBSH iLauncher: Great customization features but not perfectly fluid and the supplied icons are very limited. Battery meter sucks in landscape mode (Fade from red to green restarts towards the ending, I suppose after 640px, because they were to dumb to make it work with screens bigger than VGA.
So what I want to know from you is which one you're using and if there are more alternatives. What I need once again:
-Excellent graphics (No bugs!)
-Absolutely smooth (!)
-The more customization, the better
-Many special functions that can be assigned
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What customization are you looking for from SPB Pocket Plus? Personally I love it, and I find it very customizable, especially after investing in the real SPB Mobile Shell, not just the panel.
jeeves5454 said:
What customization are you looking for from SPB Pocket Plus? Personally I love it, and I find it very customizable, especially after investing in the real SPB Mobile Shell, not just the panel.
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Especially the color is not according to my wishes, I would like to change it to, say, #0080FF when selected. I guess I might do this with a skin, but hell no, I don't feel like creating a whole skin!
To the others: QuickMenu fails on my device with quite annoying errors. I guess I'll have a look at Elecont Launch, but it sounds familiar to me, I think I've already had it. As for what I want to launch: Programs in the first place. Screen rotation. Settings (CPLs). New Notes. And Send SMS directly would also be nice.
No thanks to Elecont Launcher. Graphics are sooo poor.
Well, it only shows the icons of the programs in the highest resolution possible - be sure to have the last version. What other graphics do you need?!?
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Well, it only shows the icons of the programs in the highest resolution possible - be sure to have the last version. What other graphics do you need?!?
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But the screenshots look pretty bad. White Pixels around the icons...
I need especially Icons for Tabheaders. I intend to set up following tabs:
Home
Multimedia
Network/Wireless
Programs
Settings
Then of course it needs to have battery and memory meter and inidcators for unread msgs and missed calls would also be very nice (But not a must-have).
No pixels around icons here, but also no tabs. Maybe you need something more advanced, keep looking.
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No pixels around icons here, but also no tabs. Maybe you need something more advanced, keep looking.
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So what happens if you get to many icons? Scrollbar?
Just try it from their site and uninstall if it's not good for you.
http://www.elecont.com/launcher-for-pocket-pc.aspx
If you have more icons it either creates a new row, or the icons stay on one row (if you set it that way) and you can scroll with your finger.
darthmelk said:
Just try it from their site and uninstall if it's not good for you.
http://www.elecont.com/launcher-for-pocket-pc.aspx
If you have more icons it either creates a new row, or the icons stay on one row (if you set it that way) and you can scroll with your finger.
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Tried it. I was shocked and uninstalled it again. The selection of items to show is excellent, but that's it. Almost no customization, animation slows down very much, no captions, icons are made of <64 colors. I really don't like it after all. Any other suggestions? Anyone?
Or do you know how to create a direct link to "New Note" and "New SMS"? Or how to change color of the battery meter in the taskbar in PocketPlus?
This Elecont launcher is what I was looking for since I've got Xperia .. thanx man ! Simple, no stupid animation, fast, can launch both apps and settings. I need nothing more.
SPB pocketplus
Actaully pocketplus is pretty nice.
You could move the icons everywhere .
alot of icon packs could be found in the Spb forum
I like simple and clean.
There only 2 today plugins on my today screen
few icons and Iconsoft phone extender.
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not the best but a good choice.
Firefall! said:
Almost no customization, animation slows down very much, no captions, icons are made of <64 colors.
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I really don't get it. I'm to lazy to make a screencap of my Today, but all the icons are taken from the apps they link to in hi-res and with all the colors. They look exactly like in Programs. It's not slow either. If you have Java apps then you'll miss the captions, otherwise I don't see the problem.
ckfamily, I have PhonEx too. But did you notice when you tap it once it always stays in front on PocketPlus, it hides part of my tab... The same for you? What's your config of PocketPlus? Are those tabs on your screenshot? Where have the seperators gone?
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ckfamily, I have PhonEx too. But did you notice when you tap it once it always stays in front on PocketPlus, it hides part of my tab... The same for you? What's your config of PocketPlus? Are those tabs on your screenshot? Where have the seperators gone?
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Hehe, they are not tabs. I personally hate the separators.
I was able to remove the original separators from today S.
but not for the SPBPocket +
Im using a single tab.
btw..
iLauncher has a option to hide the separators between tabs.
ckfamily said:
Hehe, they are not tabs. I personally hate the separators.
I was able to remove the original separators from today S.
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How did you manage?
ckfamily said:
but not for the SPBPocket +
Im using a single tab.
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I see, so if you're using a single tab the header is hidden?
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How did you manage?
I see, so if you're using a single tab the header is hidden?
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To remove today separator
the cab is not made by me, i found it here.
If you remove all other tabs, there should be no header .
Thank you! Very useful!
BTW: Quickly unpacked the thing and found the relevant setting:
Set HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\HidePluginSeparators (DWORD) to 1 to remove lines (Probably Softreset required).
Okay, now are there any other Launcher suggestions or explanations how to create special shortcuts such as "New Note"?
Related
This isn't a how to thread since there are already plenty of those. Let's just see what kind of different ideas everyone has for this great app. Screenshots a plenty please.
with tha being said someone start us off
Here is my
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Here is my
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whats that bottom bar doohickey? i really like it. got a link?
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whats that bottom bar doohickey? i really like it. got a link?
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it's my Batterystatus SKin
I can't post the 5th pic because its limited to 4 per post.
I also can't take credit for the theme, its called iStyle. I did tweak it a little, obviously.
the clock is made by asefsef for batterystatus but I modified it to fit my theme. The botttom is an rltoday skin that I made.
I have been trying to assemble all the bits I want to acheive my ideal interface - certain bits are done, but I am teaching myself C++ to code other bits.
The general idea of the skin is that a small section of the top is always visible (type=5) with no scrollbars - showing the clock/date, message counters and BT / WiFi toggle - it's impractical to have a whole horizontal block devoted to a clock, you may as well have something else there.
Previously, I made an rlToday skin to handle the top part, but I am now in the process of coding an rlToday-like app to replace that and support different images for different button states, for example.
The rest of the screen is a cube. Gesture left/right to switch faces, and where applicable gesture up down to scroll lists. I want to have a contacts list like this, and a music browser too - like the browser in Pocket Player, but in a UL cube face (Been speaking to conduits and they say its gonna happen or it can be done existingly with the SDK)
Images wise, all of the PNGs are just placeholders for now, I want to use glass icons with an interesting background and prefract (Pre-refract: see here) the area behind the buttons so it looks like they are made of glass and are bending the light passing through them. If I can get my app (or the new XIAMultitheme which I may switch to helping develop) working to allow different PNGs for different states then I want to acheive a nice glass interface look with icons lighting up in a believable manner etc.
Anyway, for now, attached are some layout type mockups:
Spinny cube GIF
Placeholder apps in the faces - I want a main "contacts list" in one face, but another smaller one in another face for my riding buddies along with a weather tab - see if it is worth riding and call the people you ride with if it is, all from one face
Top layout in this one is my rlToday "SaFF" skin (see sig)
This is laid out almost exactly how I want it, the transparent images need doing properly though.
Landscape version of the "SaFF" skin - notice how the scrollbars only cover the cube area. This is the dynamic I want to base the whole thing around - the bottom half spins left/right and you an drag scroll it up or down to select items.
spencepu3 said:
the clock is made by asefsef for batterystatus but I modified it to fit my theme. The botttom is an rltoday skin that I made.
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I like that clock area transparency , kind of similar to the look I want.
What I would really like for the clock area is to acheive the look of a lump of glass with the LCD font 88:88 etched into it (and sunken down a bit) then the characters overlaid onto that. With a matching prefracted wallpaper I reckon it would look amazing.
evilc said:
I have been trying to assemble all the bits I want to acheive my ideal interface - certain bits are done, but I am teaching myself C++ to code other bits.
The general idea of the skin is that a small section of the top is always visible (type=5) with no scrollbars - showing the clock/date, message counters and BT / WiFi toggle - it's impractical to have a whole horizontal block devoted to a clock, you may as well have something else there.
Previously, I made an rlToday skin to handle the top part, but I am now in the process of coding an rlToday-like app to replace that and support different images for different button states, for example.
The rest of the screen is a cube. Gesture left/right to switch faces, and where applicable gesture up down to scroll lists. I want to have a contacts list like this, and a music browser too - like the browser in Pocket Player, but in a UL cube face (Been speaking to conduits and they say its gonna happen or it can be done existingly with the SDK)
Images wise, all of the PNGs are just placeholders for now, I want to use glass icons with an interesting background and prefract (Pre-refract: see here) the area behind the buttons so it looks like they are made of glass and are bending the light passing through them. If I can get my app (or the new XIAMultitheme which I may switch to helping develop) working to allow different PNGs for different states then I want to acheive a nice glass interface look with icons lighting up in a believable manner etc.
Anyway, for now, attached are some layout type mockups:
Spinny cube GIF
Placeholder apps in the faces - I want a main "contacts list" in one face, but another smaller one in another face for my riding buddies along with a weather tab - see if it is worth riding and call the people you ride with if it is, all from one face
Top layout in this one is my rlToday "SaFF" skin (see sig)
This is laid out almost exactly how I want it, the transparent images need doing properly though.
Landscape version of the "SaFF" skin
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This will be awesome...keep going!!
here is mine
My UL with PhoneAlarm.
i wish i knew how to do that animated screenshot.
here is mine.
Mine is very simple..
and my last tab is another multi tab plugin as a launcher
evilc said:
I like that clock area transparency , kind of similar to the look I want.
What I would really like for the clock area is to acheive the look of a lump of glass with the LCD font 88:88 etched into it (and sunken down a bit) then the characters overlaid onto that. With a matching prefracted wallpaper I reckon it would look amazing.
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Hello, I'm really interested by your clock, can you post it in attachement please because my current skin Yo_status doesn't work anymore on my new trinity 6.1 rom. It doesn't show memory usage and sd space left, perhaps someone have the same error on other battery status skin and 6.1. Thanks for you help.
PS: here is mine (before changing for 6.1)
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i wish i knew how to do that animated screenshot.
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I actually did that one by spamming screen grab repeatedly and self assembling in a GIF editor. not meaning to derail the thread, but if anyone knows of a decent screen capture util that renders out a nice movie and shows clicks/drags too, lemme know.
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Hello, I'm really interested by your clock, can you post it in attachement please because my current skin Yo_status doesn't work anymore on my new trinity 6.1 rom. It doesn't show memory usage and sd space left, perhaps someone have the same error on other battery status skin and 6.1. Thanks for you help.
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Wasn't my post, it was by spencepu3. I really like your purple skin though - nice lines but still pretty efficient use of space.
What I would also like to do with mine is make the clock area a ul cube that had a different timezone in each face, but that would require being able to run two UL cubes at once.
here is mine: just wm7 beta: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386378
I just finished this theme today. Three different colors and a matching S2U2 theme.
Here's mine
Relatively simply:
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THREAD CLOSED I will thank all the people how made parts (grafics, programs) for this theme.
asefsef for a lot of grafics
up2no6ood for his great icons
Here are some icons that i use:
http://rapidshare.de/files/39425398/Chrome_Icons.zip.html
and here you get MortScript
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Theme Mobile7: BatteryStatus
Theme Mobile7: UltimateLaunch
Theme Mobile7: PocketCM & Slide2UnLock
Theme Mobile7: BatteryStatus (with UltimateLaunch plugin activated)
(At this time only portrait mode and qvga supported but some user tell me it works in VGA too)
Install and Setup:
Install the latest Version of BatteryStatus from the websites below.
Install the BS Theme Mobile7 cab (choose the one that match your language).
For further instructions how to activate themes and today plugins in battery status you look on the websites below
To activate the Fullscreen View you must tap on the Signal Button on top left.
Deactivate UltimateLaunch on Today and activate in Battery Status (see Picture below)
To activate the backgrounds for UltimateLaunch you find them in your "My Documents" folder.
Update 13.06.08
BS Theme Mobile7
- FIXED: Call Indicator shows the number of calls over the arrow on the right side.
- ADD : AM/PM
- ADD : Alarm Icon (Tap to go to Alarm/Clock Settings)
ToDo
BS Theme Mobile7
- add landscape support
- add VGA Version
- more info panels
get BatteryStatus
from www.chi-tai.info or
from XDA-Developers
Thanxs to Chi Tai Dang
Theme Mobile7: UltimateLaunch
Screenshots view second post. New screens will come...
get UltimateLaunch1.2 [GER]
get UltimateLaunch1.2 [WWE]
To HomePage UltimateLaunch
Thanks to Daniel Schumann for his great work!
Below are the wallpapers to use for my theme. UltimateLaunch doesent support own backgrounds.
(At this time no response from D. Schumann)
The new version of BatteryStatus allow plugins and backgrounds for them. There is no need for UltimateLaunch own backgrounds.
To Do:
- Talk to Daniel Schuhmann to realize backgrounds for UltimateLaunch
Theme Mobile7: Slide2UnLock2 & PocketCM
PocketCM Theme added (testversion)
get Slide2UnLock2
big thanxs to A_C
get PocketCM (I use version 0.21)
also big thanx to tene and Quentin Pouplard
and big thanx to the one how made the weather icons. Sorry I dont know where I find them.
The one can pm me and I will link to his post or his website.
a nice skin, especially the clock, but has nothing of wm7 skin.
bluemetalaxe said:
a nice skin, especially the clock, but has nothing of wm7 skin.
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Thats right but i had not enough fantasy to find a good name
For example:
1. Blue Stylish Theme Pack
2. Deep Blue Glass Theme Pack
3. Black&Blue Glass Theme Pack
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For example:
1. Blue Stylish Theme Pack
2. Deep Blue Glass Theme Pack
3. Black&Blue Glass Theme Pack
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Thank you. I will be more creative in my next release
Keep up the great work
anyway good graphics work !
How do you set a PNG as a background? The Today app only seems to support .JPG etc. And I see not "Set to X% transparency" option.
I converted Wallpaper-Mobile7.png to a JPG and it allowed me to set it as background, but I see no transparency option.
The SMS icon is set to launch pocketCM when clicked.
Also, having the clock and/or date launch calendar when clicked would be nice.
But I do like it, quite similar to what I am trying to do. Would also like to put wifi and bt status/toggle buttons in the clock area too. I would probably get rid of the operator name, shuffle everything up and make the message counters 32x32 instead of 32x16 (For finger friendliness). I would also remove the seconds from the clock and put the wifi + bt icons I mentioned to the left and right of the clock.
I would also make BS a type 5 plugin so that scrollbars never appear over it.
Such a pity BS doesn't do a portrait / landscape switch too as it looks awful in landscape mode (wallpaper tiles...)
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How do you set a PNG as a background? The Today app only seems to support .JPG etc. And I see not "Set to X% transparency" option.
I converted Wallpaper-Mobile7.png to a JPG and it allowed me to set it as background, but I see no transparency option.
The SMS icon is set to launch pocketCM when clicked.
Also, having the clock and/or date launch calendar when clicked would be nice.
But I do like it, quite similar to what I am trying to do. Would also like to put wifi and bt status/toggle buttons in the clock area too. I would probably get rid of the operator name, shuffle everything up and make the message counters 32x32 instead of 32x16 (For finger friendliness). I would also remove the seconds from the clock and put the wifi + bt icons I mentioned to the left and right of the clock.
I would also make BS a type 5 plugin so that scrollbars never appear over it.
Such a pity BS doesn't do a portrait / landscape switch too as it looks awful in landscape mode (wallpaper tiles...)
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I start my explorer and make a doubleclick on the wallpaper and than you can set it as today screen and set the transparency.
I set the SMS Button to PCM cause i use it, you can change it to any other software you want. You can althoug use the MMS Button to go to the standard messaging program.
This is my first attempt for such a thing, and errors are normally, but i learn and the updates will fix these erorrs.
The BS Theme is not already in final. If you can mod this files, please post it here.
And the landscape modes are currently in work.
OK thanks, that worked.
How do you get contacts like that in UL?
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OK thanks, that worked.
How do you get contacts like that in UL?
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I made icons from my pictures and add them to UL or what did you mean?
before you release a theme you might want to make sure you get permission to use people's graphics, that clock is obviously modified from one made my asefsef, just making sure credit is given where it is due.
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before you release a theme you might want to make sure you get permission to use people's graphics, that clock is obviously modified from one made my asefsef, just making sure credit is given where it is due.
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Sorry it is my first themeset and i use only free grafics and dont know that i must ask everyone if i can use their free grafics.
I edit my first post tomorrow.
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Sorry it is my first themeset and i use only free grafics and dont know that i must ask everyone if i can use their free grafics.
I edit my first post tomorrow.
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I understand, I'm not trying to be mean I am just saying that although the graphics are "free" as you stated, credit should be given where it is due. Being a graphic designer myself I know how much time people can spend working on certain things and its always nice to give credit to that person when you use something that they made. The people that make these graphics are not getting paid so it is only right to give them credit to show appreciation.
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I understand, I'm not trying to be mean I am just saying that although the graphics are "free" as you stated, credit should be given where it is due. Being a graphic designer myself I know how much time people can spend working on certain things and its always nice to give credit to that person when you use something that they made. The people that make these graphics are not getting paid so it is only right to give them credit to show appreciation.
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I didn´t get paid for my work too. I will edit my first post tomorrow and will give the credits to everyone how made grafics, programs, etc.
It is the first time i do such a thing and i didn´t know what i must noting to post a theme.
I am very tiered and must go to bed.
Right, you didn't get paid, but nobody took your theme and presented it as their own. thats my point
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Right, you didn't get paid, but nobody took your theme and presented it as their own. thats my point
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I edit my first post, hope it´s alright now.
09/13/2008 - Added Support for 320x320 Screens - Download below
09/07/2008 - Added Support for 240x240 Screens - Download below
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Featured on Touch-Innovation.com...http://www.touch-innovation.com/skindetails-13/
This theme is for QVGA 240x320 screens.
Theme is optimized for Portrait mode but also supports Landscape.
09/07/2008 - Added Support for 240x240 Screens - Download below
Theme was updated using SPB MS 2.1.2 but also works with 2.1. Status icons are still slightly misaligned on lancher, mru and contacts page.
Theme includes analog and digital mode using spb ms options to select which you want to use. now screen includes 5 mru buttons. Theme includes 3 contact pages which can be accessed using the tabs on the bottom when u get to the contacts page. contacts page tab labels can be personalized to Personal, Business, Friends or whatever you want editing the xmls or using the SPBMobileShell.txt file. Now, Launcher and all contact pages include status icons. (as i stated before, i like to have quick access to status icons)
08/31/2008 - Changes include
1. Added all day appts to the now screen.
2. Not as much memory usage as before.
3. Added a theme that includes only 1 contacts page with 16 contacts.
3. Replaced the battery file to the one posted here by Phonatic. operator icons is one that goes from red to yellow to green, depending on the signal strength.
5. Added color theme based version. (See below)
4 different layouts included in download.
1. 3 Contact Pages-Close Tab
2. 3 Contact Pages-MRU Tab
3. 1 Contact Page-Close Tab
4. 1 Contact Page-MRU Tab
Download files here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KB6RSFDF
or here: http://www.touch-innovation.com/upload/568278366.zip
Please read the readme.txt file included to setup the theme.
Update for calendar on now screen: Download the file below if you want ur setup to include the calendar on the now screen. When i made this theme, i made a change to the now screen to show upcoming all day events. but when doing that it wont show the calendar at all or appts if you have no appts within 7 days. if you want ur setup to show the calendar, download the file below and copy the qa_layouts.dat file from the layout u want to use.
I would like to thank luiggi, gagaza, greatbal, and mkates for their themes and edits that i used to study to create my first theme from the default skin.
I would also like to thank beyondinvisible for his great weather graphics.
Please feel free to do whatever you want with this theme.
Color Theme Based Backgrounds
1.) BlueWaves Default background
2.) Greatbal's Diamond background
3.) SPB MS2.1.2 Original background
Read the readme.txt file included to use these backgrounds.
congratulation, great thème, thank you for your share
Great theme. Thank you for sharing.
Nice work LdoStang. Very creative layout. I'm going try it out tonight.
So great man! I will try!
Very nice LDO... super job. Really has all I want on the NOW screen and the 3 contact pages is a must... thanks for making this for the xda community et al...
Thanks to everyody for the comments. Any comments, criticism or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hope u all like my theme.
Legolus said:
Is it possible just to have three tabs and eliminated the X tab
I never close my now screen
Thanks,
legolus
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I would never close my now screen before either until i started using rumball's animated weatherpanel skin. (which is awesome by the way.)
I was actually thinking of doing different layouts, like mru tab instead of close tab or eliminate the fourth tab entirely and just leave 3 tabs. all depending on comments.
this looks really good
thank you for ur share
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Thanks to everyody for the comments. Any comments, criticism or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hope u all like my theme.
I would never close my now screen before either until i started using rumball's animated weatherpanel skin. (which is awesome by the way.)
I was actually thinking of doing different layouts, like mru tab instead of close tab or eliminate the fourth tab entirely and just leave 3 tabs. all depending on comments.
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Hi
Great Work & thanks for sharing
please make it with 3 tabs only & remove the close button....maybe home in middle, laucher on left & contacts on right
thanks again
Is that a square screen on your post? This would be a great 320x320 theme!
Very nice. Thanks. Does it fit for landscape layout?
this skin realy rocks
i realy like the 5 shortcuts to the most used programs on the home page :O now i can lock my phone easily
thanks for this great skin
is it possible to get this in like a diamond them? i like the layout and the icons.
guys.... please do offer VGA variantions for your themes .... I like so many themes out there but none is VGA .... you're leaving us alone guys
Very Good!
Great Work!
This Theme use 5,5/6MB of RAM ...
how to reduce it? Other themes use 4MB or lower.
Awesome theme - Great Work - but on the now screen my carrier "verizon wireless" runs into the clock- how can I fix this? Thanks again.
I searched and found a little program called personalizer 2.0 - which let me change the carrier name - now it just says VZW! Thanks again!
ahmedfikry said:
Hi
Great Work & thanks for sharing
please make it with 3 tabs only & remove the close button....maybe home in middle, laucher on left & contacts on right
thanks again
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Will do. actually its how it started. my avatar still dispalys the theme still in the middle stages with the tabs the way u r requesting. have to work now so will do mods later this afternoon.
robbyr said:
Is that a square screen on your post? This would be a great 320x320 theme!
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this theme currently only works for qvga 240X320 screens.
mantis123 said:
Very nice. Thanks. Does it fit for landscape layout?
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Yeah it does have landscape working. forgot to mention it in the details. will fix the post.
JukEboXAuDiO said:
is it possible to get this in like a diamond them? i like the layout and the icons.
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well actually, my idea was to do a different layout because as much as i like the diamond look too, i like to change looks every now and then. maybe after mods and colors i plan to do, i can try something out to implement diamond into it.
bouzoubaa said:
guys.... please do offer VGA variantions for your themes .... I like so many themes out there but none is VGA .... you're leaving us alone guys
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i have never done a vga theme but do want to make it vga available because i want to get a vga device.
millo1978 said:
Great Work!
This Theme use 5,5/6MB of RAM ...
how to reduce it? Other themes use 4MB or lower.
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need to check on that. will get back to u.
mdavid727 said:
I searched and found a little program called personalizer 2.0 - which let me change the carrier name - now it just says VZW! Thanks again!
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glad u found a fix for it.
Absolutely awesome theme. I have been trying to find a replacement for the Diamond (good theme, but time for a change) and this one sent all the right signals. I wanted to change some aspects though, I will be loosing the close button and adding an mru tab instead. The extra mail icons on the contas and program tabs will go as well.
Look for a post later today or tomorrow!
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Here is a preview of my update of Windows Field for Mobile Shell. It is for QVGA, WQVGA and 240x240 and is portrait only. See post #2 below for VGA and WVGA preview.
Preview2(3 for QVGA) has revised weather page.
I am working on landscape and on 320x320 screens. Let me know what you think and if you find any bugs.
Windows Field Revisited Preview for VGA and WVGA
I need testers for WVGA. I do not have a device to test on.
Windows Field Revisited VGA Preview2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BA5HF18T
VGA on Rapidshare
http://rapidshare.com/files/160013889/Windows_Field_Revisited_VGA_Preview2.zip.html
Windows Field Revisited WVGA Preview2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LG66E2ZK
That looks very nice. Good job.
great job..keep it up
I've been using the previous one recently, and love it.
I just tried this release. I find when I go to the "Programs" page, I get text over the top of the bottom buttons. The text I can see it "settings" and "Messaging".
I can post a screenshot later if needed.
I like the background a lot, great job
wow that looks really good
if you need someone to test out VGA version, happy to do that.
thanks mtkates
It's so great
Today screen is too good
but I have problem with the programs page
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but I have problem with the programs page
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Yep that's the bug I mentiond a few posts back about the text overlay in the programs page.
Very nice
Thank you
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Yep that's the bug I mentiond a few posts back about the text overlay in the programs page.
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no such problem here.
let me see, didn't you uninstall the previous version? if you didn't, please do.
you should not only uninstall spb through windows Remove Programs, but you should also manually delete the SPB Mobile Shell folder in Program Files.
Then make a clean install of SPB and then use this amazing skin.
Edit: as u can see, there's no such issue here:
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Reserved for updates.
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the preview is very beautifull, mtkates you make great work
(sorry my bad english )
Bardia Garsha said:
no such problem here.
let me see, didn't you uninstall the previous version? if you didn't, please do.
you should not only uninstall spb through windows Remove Programs, but you should also manually delete the SPB Mobile Shell folder in Program Files.
Then make a clean install of SPB and then use this amazing skin.
Edit: as u can see, there's no such issue here:
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I addition to the recommendation quoted above, I have made and tested this based on the latest release(v2.1.2) of Mobile Shell. SPB has made internal program changes since v2.1 and custom skins can often be affected by the different releases. Mobile Shell v2.1.2 is a free upgrade and includes some bug fixes and added features.
So if the above does not fix your problem and you don't have the latest Mobile Shell version or are not sure what version you have, I would recommend heading over to SPB and upgrading. I think you will find that most new skins are being made around the newest version and it seems to be compatible with most of the previous skins.
Glad you guys like it. I am busy working on completing landscape and all screen resolutions.
Enjoy!
Great skin
This is REALLY AMAZING. Thank you so much master.
I don't care for landscape (the only times i use the Kaiser in landscape is when i'm typing on the hard keyboard in either Office applications , emails or texts - and naturally i don't use spb in these cases).
Everything is working perfectly well. I may add only two little comments:
- the three icons on Today (i.e. Miss Call, SMS, & Email) look very pale (as if they're fading in the background) - specially in "Classic" view. i don't know if it's been intentional - if you wanted them not to be very conspicous - or it's just a matter of color contrast between the color of these icons and the background picture.
- the main page of Weather tab doesn't give any temperature info (you have to press either the "Overcast" box or the could, sun, .... image to get into the four-day weather page with actual weather information. again, is it what you intended ? here's a screenshot:
OOPS: sorry, actually the temperature is showing on TOP of the main Weather screen (as in the screenshot it shows 16/12 for London's weather) but it's so small that i didn't notice it first.
Bardia Garsha said:
- the three icons on Today (i.e. Miss Call, SMS, & Email) look very pale (as if they're fading in the background) - specially in "Classic" view. i don't know if it's been intentional - if you wanted them not to be very conspicous - or it's just a matter of color contrast between the color of these icons and the background picture.
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The Status icons (sms, e-mail, missed) are vthe exact same ones used in the default skin of Mobile Shell. I have not changed them at all. When you actually get a message or missed call or voicemail, the icon will turn solid and get brighter and stand out on the screen.
Originally in Windows Field (and the original Diamond skin it was based on) used the status class twice to get the offset numbers. To save resources and to work properly in the new MS version, I decided to leave the numbers centered below and just use one status and since I already liked the original images, I just left them.
Bardia Garsha said:
- the main page of Weather tab doesn't give any temperature info (you have to press either the "Overcast" box or the could, sun, .... image to get into the four-day weather page with actual weather information. again, is it what you intended ? here's a screenshot:
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As for the weather page, I am considering removing the first weather page and just linking the tab to the weather details page to save resources, especially for the VGA versions. After using this skin again I am finding that the first weather page is kind of redundant. What does everyone else think? Leave it? Remove it? Don't care?
Great Work Mtkates!
I feel almost silly making recommedations, but I feel that the space on each side of the clock (both analog and digital) could be utilized for something. I know that you take great care for your layouts, so I understand if you want to leave it be. I love the option to have the three launcher items on the now screen. Also, overall this theme just looks great. Both SPB and Microsoft should be paying you.
The only bug I could find so far is in the weather (see screenshots), I'm not sure how but I lost my main icon. I say, just link that tab to the details screen and skip the one day screen.
Thanks again!
My favorite theme hands down.
Been using it a while now.
Looking forward to installing the new version.
Thanks for keeping it going
jadesdan said:
Great Work Mtkates!
I feel almost silly making recommedations, but I feel that the space on each side of the clock (both analog and digital) could be utilized for something. I know that you take great care for your layouts, so I understand if you want to leave it be. I love the option to have the three launcher items on the now screen. Also, overall this theme just looks great. Both SPB and Microsoft should be paying you.
The only bug I could find so far is in the weather (see screenshots), I'm not sure how but I lost my main icon. I say, just link that tab to the details screen and skip the one day screen.
Thanks again!
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Thought about the space beside the clocks, but there is only so much you can add, and I personally don't want too much going on. I think there are planty of options for those that like a lot of shortcuts on the Now screen if they want them, or more minimal if they prefer. Of course there are endless possible layouts people can come up with. I have seen a lot of very creative skin that seem very functional and have a lot available on the Now screen, but I, myself don't mind the fraction of a second it takes to tap the screen to get to a different section to launch a program or whatever.
Sometimes I get a laugh when I read a post about how it takes 2 or 3 steps to do this or that, I just think to myself, "Are our fingers really getting that lazy? Or are we just that crammed for time?" I use the most minimal layout possible and I can get to anything on my phone that I have needed to get to in a second or two.
I think I will dump the first weather page and will probably change the weather details page slightly. For some reason, people are having problems with those particular big weather icons, both in this theme and in WM7. I thought the problem might be limited to VGA, but now I see even QVGA can pose a problem. The images are great (Great work by BeyondInvisible), but the files are huge compaired to the stock images. I will try to come up with something in between.
Ok, I guess I'm bored, just going blah, blah, blah and taking up space. I guess I'll get back to work. Anyway, make all the suggestions you want. You never know what might happen.
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I have seen a lot of very creative skin that seem very functional and have a lot available on the Now screen, but I, myself don't mind the fraction of a second it takes to tap the screen to get to a different section to launch a program or whatever.
Sometimes I get a laugh when I read a post about how it takes 2 or 3 steps to do this or that, I just think to myself, "Are our fingers really getting that lazy?
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cannot agree more. it's really a shame that people are missing an important aspect of SPB MS , which is to provide us with the Visual Joy of Animated Moves: the beauty of this software is in its being a smart cute animated touch interface. imagine we have everything cramped in its Today screen. expecting such dull functionality not only proves our laziness but it's also a sign of our inability to enjoy beautiful floating movements for a few seconds
besides, one of the main attractions of WindowsField is in it's being light and robust (it takes almost 1/3 of device memory resources compared to your WM7 skins). This is certainly due to its minimalistic built. Remember that simple is beautiful. even God is simple
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I think I will dump the first weather page and will probably change the weather details page slightly. For some reason, people are having problems with those particular big weather icons
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though i have absolutely no problem with the big weather icons (and they're really nice too) but i am certainly for whatever minimalist approach you might take. if you think the images are huge and resouce-hungry, then i guess we should sacrifice beauty for functionality & lightness.
one last word, clicking on Missed Calls icon on Today takes me to the missed call page in which not only the taskbar and menus of windows missed call page is present but also the five main icons of Today's taskbar are present (and functional too !). i don't think that i'd seen such functionality in other skins ever before.
if you did it intentionally, that's very clever. and if it has happened by accident, again that's great and helpful - in fact, this is the only occasion in which both SPB MS and a Windows application are simultaneously present and functional together ! here's a screenshot of what i'm talking about
RELEASE OF SONA.VS VERSION 2 NOW AVAILABLE
Credits goto Naalo for icons!
Sona Visual Style Insiration By Novoo
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First, i do know this is not a very finger friendly theme
VGA ONLY
Doesnt support Landscape Just yet
Installation Instructions in ZIP File
VERSION 2 (SCREENSHOTS)
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NEW in Version 2
Top bar switched sides
Switched from S2P to Mortplayer
Added sms Message preview dock
Added Connection dock
New lock Page
View song info on home screen
New layout in shutdown panel and system info
Changed program icons
Slide home tabs to switch between date/time etc.
New wallpaper
Wisbar Advance Desktop build 2.2 RECOMMENDED
MortPlayer & MortScript are both needed to run MusicPanel
And MessagePreview Panel
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Sona.VS Version 1 still available for download
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Thanks for downloading, any comments would be appreciated
Kind Regards!
it looks great!i'll wait for release!
I like that there's more space for viewing the wallpaper
Other than that it looks really nice, but maybe you can show more features about sms/settings etc.? Or aren't they skinned? And is that the start-menu you have opened on one of the screenshots?
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I like that there's more space for viewing the wallpaper
Other than that it looks really nice, but maybe you can show more features about sms/settings etc.? Or aren't they skinned? And is that the start-menu you have opened on one of the screenshots?
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new sms, email and missed calls are shown when recieved at the top, were the date and time is, once clicked these open the message or the missed call. And as for settings, the system dock taks you to the main features of the settings and the network on the start panel taks you to the comms manager. to me thats the main ones i use. Yeah that is the start menu, not really sure it fits in with the theme but i made one as propose to the quick launch menu which at the moment doesnt contain anything.
Looks very interesting.
But what is this exactly? Where and how will this be used?
But looks very great!
Sleehond said:
Looks very interesting.
But what is this exactly? Where and how will this be used?
But looks very great!
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This is Wisbar advance desktop 2 (WAD2) it allows you to skin the home page, Wisbar advance 3 (WA3) will allow you to skin the taskbar, icons and prgrams so combine them both together and you have yourself a new skin!
These programs allow you to skin the old boring windows mobile look, and allows you to add shortcuts to the homepage, sliders, meters and transitions.
Its a very good App, but unfortunatly it aint free to buy!
Damn dude, this one looks great! I love the originality!
But: where did you get this picture of my girlfriend?
Dude. I love this! Btw, I can replace your wallpaper right? I love it but too many colors for my taste. I like black and white and dark colors.
Kraize said:
Dude. I love this! Btw, I can replace your wallpaper right? I love it but too many colors for my taste. I like black and white and dark colors.
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Yeah you can change the wallpaper,
i changed it to a black and white one
so it does look alot better.
i changed a few things, scrapped the
start menu, gone with a more traditional
slide style which looks great! added a
clock to home page, changed the meters and
edited the shutdown panel.
i shud release it tonight, otherwise il just
end up changing things all the time lol
Rones said:
Damn dude, this one looks great! I love the originality!
But: where did you get this picture of my girlfriend?
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Haha thanks dude, and your girlfriend she offered to do a photoshoot
wez89 said:
Yeah you can change the wallpaper,
i changed it to a black and white one
so it does look alot better.
i changed a few things, scrapped the
start menu, gone with a more traditional
slide style which looks great! added a
clock to home page, changed the meters and
edited the shutdown panel.
i shud release it tonight, otherwise il just
end up changing things all the time lol
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LOL! You used the same wallpaper I use and was about to use with this! LOL xD Nice! Love it now.
Kraize said:
LOL! You used the same wallpaper I use and was about to use with this! LOL xD Nice! Love it now.
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LOL yeah i noticed when i went through the 'Post your diamond today screens' that i had used the same wallpaper, its a great choice
wez89 said:
LOL yeah i noticed when i went through the 'Post your diamond today screens' that i had used the same wallpaper, its a great choice
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Yep. Gotta love them polish girls
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Yep. Gotta love them polish girls
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Polish? WOW i think iv just started to admire another nationality, poland it is then!
love this theme, quick question....could you install the theme using the Diamond TF3D Config app?
Thanks for ur answer on the "Diamond today screens" topic wez89 !
And have some short question about this :
- Does WAD2 totally substitute TF3D?
- Can we use them both together ? Or we have to choice between WAD2 / TF3D ?
- And if not, does ur skin include same functions than TF3D (like Meteo, Programs launcher) ?
Anyway, ur Skin is one of the most beautiful i've ever seen for our device, keep up ur great work !
(And sorry for my poor english & noob questions)
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love this theme, quick question....could you install the theme using the Diamond TF3D Config app?
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No, this theme doesnt use TF3D. Its a different application.
StyxOuZ said:
Thanks for ur answer on the "Diamond today screens" topic wez89 !
And have some short question about this :
- Does WAD2 totally substitute TF3D?
- Can we use them both together ? Or we have to choice between WAD2 / TF3D ?
- And if not, does ur skin include same functions than TF3D (like Meteo, Programs launcher) ?
Anyway, ur Skin is one of the most beautiful i've ever seen for our device, keep up ur great work !
(And sorry for my poor english & noob questions)
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your welcome, and im afraid this is a different application to touchflo. although you could use it as aa second today screen and link this with touchflo but not sure wt performance and battery usage would be.
i feel this is alot better than touchflo as its completly skinable and you can basically do wt u want.
Its a very nice theme! Great job!
But i have problem, when i press the arrow for the programbar it dosent work, it just popup an transparant emtyp "box". And i dont know what the bottom arrow should do. i also get some errors when i click on the messege thing
This theme is FIRE(very nice)
QVGA PLEASE.