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Larger buttons on dialer needed

I'm wondering if there is a way, maybe through a third party app, to make the buttons on the phone dialer larger. It's kind of a pain to dial while driving and I don't have large hands either.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Tom

twn2 said:
I'm wondering if there is a way, maybe through a third party app, to make the buttons on the phone dialer larger. It's kind of a pain to dial while driving and I don't have large hands either.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Tom
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I asked this a while ago... I'd love to find a better interface...
Terran

Yeah. Im also intressted in that, so if anyone know a app shoot!

q-biq said:
Yeah. Im also intressted in that, so if anyone know a app shoot!
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And after a quick search...
http://www.mesoftware.biz/phoneplusmain.htm
NEW:Supports WM5 OS.
Now with built-in SMS feature , Language support for almost every language, New skin, and more...
PhonePlus III is a phone utility which comes to extend the default phone application in the PocketPc phone devices. This utility makes it a lot easier to dial and search contact and using speed dial numbers.
PhonePlus III is featuring predictive text technology. by just pressing the first 2 or 3 letters of a name you can reach any contact number you have in memory and dial it in a press of a button.
Main Features:
PhonePlus uses a smart predictive text search - with max of 3-4 clicks on the screen you can dial your contact.
Using the GREEN send key to launch and dial using PhonePlus.
NEW - SMS feature for sending short messeges to phone numbers and contacts.
NEW - Languages support and easy switching between them for almost any language.
PhonePlus has big num pad for dialing with your fingers instead of pulling your stylus out!
Dial a direct number who doesnt show in your contact list, just like in a regular cellular phone.
Dial your favourite contact using a photo.
Up to 99 cosumizable SpeedDial and PhotoDial location for immediate dialing.
PhonePlus III supports WM2003, WM2003SE and WM5.
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Works well enough on the trial...
Terran

hi there, is this software compatable or works with smart dialer in the mda vario
cheers

rags_999 said:
hi there, is this software compatable or works with smart dialer in the mda vario
cheers
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Don´t ask, try yourself! :roll: WM2005 is on the Vario/Wizard!

Im gettin tired of buying apps. Is there a freeweeeh app out like this one?

Yes, but ME software PhonePlus III does not work in landscape mode. The bottom buttons get hidden in landscape. Works though in Portrait. I therefore object to the developers claim that this is fully WM5 compatible. It is only partially compatible.
Kind Regards

You can create your own buttons and experience with the size.
All you need you'll find it in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skins and in Windows directory.
Only thing to remember: you can't override the BMPs in windows directory so create your own directory and save your modified BMPs there. Then change the path to this files in registry and it will work.
Only thing i could change so far is the colour of the Indellidialer because i can't find a link to this BMPs and files in windows directory are locked.
I changed my colors last night in a quick way for testing and now my own skin looks like this:
CU
Waldi

Waldi said:
You can create your own buttons and experience with the size.
All you need you'll find it in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skins and in Windows directory.
Only thing to remember: you can't override the BMPs in windows directory so create your own directory and save your modified BMPs there. Then change the path to this files in registry and it will work.
Only thing i could change so far is the colour of the Indellidialer because i can't find a link to this BMPs and files in windows directory are locked.
I changed my colors last night in a quick way for testing and now my own skin looks like this:
CU
Waldi
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can you please explain in more detail how to do this tweak? i'm new to PPC platform. or if you could just post the new bmps?
thanks

can you please explain in more detail how to do this tweak?
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In windows directory there are several bmp files. I copied them to my desktopn and had a look with explorer preview on them. I identified the bmp files needed by dialer skin and changed the color.
Created a new directory on my mda vario (i.e. PhoneSkin) and copied the modified files back. YOu can't override the installed files in windows directory because they are flagged as ROM files and can't be deleted.
In the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skin there are two entries (DIALER and PROGRESS) and each of them with landscape and portrait.
There you can find entries for the several buttons with a link to the files. Cahnge the link to your modified files and after a softreset you'll have your own colours.
CU
Waldi

In the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skin there are two entries (DIALER and PROGRESS) and each of them with landscape and portrait.
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Sorry but I can't find that registry entry in my Qtek.
I only have 2 entrys : Enebled and ext.
I already used photoshop to enlarge the buttons with 10% but I can't get them into smartdailer now.
I would also be happy with the layout that shows up for the passwordentry at startup. that one is verry clear and big.

phone pluss great but not compatable
there claim of compatability is fake....its a cool software but momen i dial a number i am back to the old dialer skin...so i have to keep shuffling which is a caos...besides i had aalocated a hardware button call to phonepluand tok ages to just opn the software....
when dialing is on t9 then why not sm...i liked the sms feature but when it came to using it...it was a big problem without t9 featre...i iked the softarefor big buttons but deleted it now...not worth....till they fix bugs...ucan still gie it try

Skinning The WM2K3 Phone Dialer Interface
This is UGLY and RAW.... but it works!
I own a Blue Angel (Cingular - Siemens SX66) & it's running Windows Mobile 2003 SE on it in Landscape Mode.
The Solution; My Solution:
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--- STEP 1: Copy & Paste / Drag & Drop (Part 1) ----
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Create a new folder on your PC somewhere and call it "Original Phone Dialer Images"
Copy over the the following Phone Dialer .gif images from the windows directory of your phone to the directory you just made on your PC:
clg_dlrbtn.gif
clg_dlrbtnd.gif
clg_dlrbtnd_land.gif
clg_dlrbtnd_sqre.gif
clg_dlrbtn_land.gif
clg_dlrbtn_sqre.gif
clg_in.gif
clg_miss.gif
clg_out.gif
dlr.gif
dlrclr.gif
dlrclrd.gif
dlrclrd_land.gif
dlrclrd_sqre.gif
dlrclr_land.gif
dlrclr_sqre.gif
dlr_land.gif
dlr_sqre.gif
ending_dlrbtn.gif
ending_dlrbtn_land.gif
ending_dlrbtn_sqre.gif
end_dlrbtn.gif
end_dlrbtnd.gif
end_dlrbtnd_land.gif
end_dlrbtnd_sqre.gif
end_dlrbtn_land.gif
end_dlrbtn_sqre.gif
hld_dlrbtn.gif
hld_dlrbtnd.gif
hld_dlrbtnd_land.gif
hld_dlrbtnd_sqre.gif
hld_dlrbtn_land.gif
hld_dlrbtn_sqre.gif
snd_dlrbtn.gif
snd_dlrbtnd.gif
snd_dlrbtnd_land.gif
snd_dlrbtnd_sqre.gif
snd_dlrbtn_land.gif
snd_dlrbtn_sqre.gif
spd_dlrbtn.gif
spd_dlrbtnd.gif
spd_dlrbtnd_land.gif
spd_dlrbtnd_sqre.gif
spd_dlrbtn_land.gif
spd_dlrbtn_sqre.gif
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--- STEP 2: ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR DATA!!!!! ----
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Once all of the image files are copied over to your pc create a .ZIP file of this directory.
If you have WinZip installed, right-click on the folder, left-click "Add to Original Phone Dialer Images.zip"
NOTE: this zip file is your backup of the original image files!!!
Once you have your ZIP file nicely tucked away where you won't lose it proceed to the fun part!
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--- STEP 3: Find your Inner Child and hand him a paint brush! ---
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Open up your favorite image editor (I used Adobe Photoshop CS2)
Load each image 1 at a time into your image editor.
Be sure to take note of the size of the button inside the image, my advice is to match it quite closely.
After you edit an image YOU MUST save it as the same file type and same name.
Once you have modified all of your images to your liking close your image editor.
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--- STEP 4: Be a 1337 HAX0R! (if only for a moment) ---
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Ok this part will require a 3rd party application, what you will need to do is kill the "cprog.exe" process. This is the Phone process.
To accomplish this I used the program "Pocket Controller-Professional 5.04", which you can download for free (demo version):
The File: http://www.soti.net/files/PCPro504Setup.exe
The Site: http://www.soti.net
Once installed, execute the program, connect to your phone.
Once connected, at the top of the Pocket Controller interface there is a horizontal "Main Menu".
On the Main Menu click "Tools", then within the Tools menu click "Task Manager"
Once Task Manager is open highlight "cprog.exe" and click the "Kill Process" button.
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--- STEP 5: Copy & Paste / Drag & Drop (Part 2) ---
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Locate the folder with all of your modified saved images & copy them back into the Windows directory on your phone, when prompted, choose "Yes to All" to overwrite the originals.
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--- STEP 6: SMILE! SMILE! SMILE! ---
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Once all the files are copied back over to your phone make a phone call & look at the nice pretty colors. Call your best friend and tell them how some wild and crazy guy just hooked you up and taught you how to tweak your phone!
Included are 2 screen shots taken using Pocket Controller's Screen Capture command. the ONLY thing i did to them was to black out my area code
(and for those paying attention, included in my list of files are more than just the dial pad files.... )
- John

So... does doing this "trick" will enlarge the button?
Or just changing the color...

4 Sided Cube! It Works!

THIS IS FOR THE SPRINT TOUCH ONLY! (HTC VOGUE)
Well, it took me a couple of days, but I've finally been able to get a working 4-sided cube! Here's a screenshot and the details.
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SideA - Quick Dial App
SideB - Mini Media Hub
SideC - App Launcher
SideD - 8 button App Launcher
I've also uploaded an alternate D0.brn. Just put it in your \Windows folder and it will be the background for the 4th side.
Now comes the nitty gritty.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH CUBE REGISTRY EDITS!
Basically what this CAB will do is:
- create an APLauncher2.exe in your Windows directory
- create an APLauncher2 folder in your registry
- install the Blank Cube animation provided by storyr
- Create another 8 button App launcher (fourth side) to the HTC Cube that will appear after the first App Launcher
This will NOT:
-change your Media Hub icons or Registry Values
-change your Quick Dial icons or registry values
-change you App Launcher icons or registry values
In the second App Launcher some buttons are assigned, some are not. To assign them you must edit their registry values (which is why I say you should have a basic knowledge of Cube registry editing to install this)
1. WM Player
2. Not Assigned ( I don't have opera mobile installed)
3. Not Assigned
4. Not Assigned
5. FR Notepad
6. Not Assigned
7. HTC Home Customizer
8. Not Assigned
Registry values can be found at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>HTC>Biotouch>APLauncher2>App0-App7
Another issue is that with the new side, individual icons cannot be shown for some reason, so to edit the icons you have to edit the D0.brn. in other words, all the icons are on one image, which to me makes it easier to change a whole page of icons, but it also means there are no "highlighted" icons, either. The text flashes when you press the button, but that is all. Other than that it works perfectly!
This is a big CAB because it replaces all of the animations for your Cube as well as adding a new side.
Hope you guys enjoy!
THIS IS FOR THE SPRINT TOUCH ONLY! (HTC VOGUE)

Musicman247 said:
THIS IS FOR THE SPRINT TOUCH ONLY! (HTC VOGUE)
Well, it took me a couple of days, but I've finally been able to get a working 4-sided cube! Here's a screenshot and the details.
SideA - Quick Dial App
SideB - Mini Media Hub
SideC - App Launcher
SideD - 8 button App Launcher
Now comes the nitty gritty.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH CUBE REGISTRY EDITS!
Basically what this CAB will do is:
- create an APLauncher2.exe in your Windows directory
- create an APLauncher2 folder in your registry
- install the Blank Cube animation provided by storyr
- Create another 8 button App launcher (fourth side) to the HTC Cube that will appear after the first App Launcher
This will NOT:
-change your Media Hub icons or Registry Values
-change your Quick Dial icons or registry values
-change you App Launcher icons or registry values
In the second App Launcher some buttons are assigned, some are not. To assign them you must edit their registry values (which is why I say you should have a basic knowledge of Cube registry editing to install this)
1. WM Player
2. Not Assigned ( I don't have opera mobile installed)
3. Not Assigned
4. Not Assigned
5. FR Notepad
6. Not Assigned
7. HTC Home Customizer
8. Not Assigned
Another issue is that with the new side, individual icons cannot be shown for some reason, so to edit the icons you have to edit the D0.brn. in other words, all the icons are on one image, which to me makes it easier to change a whole page of icons, but it also means there are no "highlighted" icons, either. The text flashes when you press the button, but that is all. Other than that it works perfectly!
This is a big CAB because it replaces all of the animations for your Cube as well as adding a new side.
Hope you guys enjoy!
THIS IS FOR THE SPRINT TOUCH ONLY! (HTC VOGUE)
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Nice. i'll try it out.

ok I loaded this app and it is working fine, how do I change the registory to the program I want to launch. I know how to change settings in the registory but I don't know what values. Like if I want to launch a golf game instead of opera, can I do that and where do I get the values for the new registory entry. And thern I have to change the icon in the (pic) file for the 4th side, what program would I use.
I hope I at least have the concept straight, if the info is posted in other forums, like for the wizard or hermes....... can I follow those instructions or should I stick to what I see here?
Thanks for the working program

hey there,
i've a xda star - a nike variant with a 4 sided cube. i've attached a .reg file with which you can add the animation.

therealholg said:
hey there,
i've a xda star - a nike variant with a 4 sided cube. i've attached a .reg file with which you can add the animation.
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Hi, what would the animation do, I quess what would be animated, the cube movement? is there an example of the animation?
thanks

Gazoo22 said:
ok I loaded this app and it is working fine, how do I change the registory to the program I want to launch. I know how to change settings in the registory but I don't know what values. Like if I want to launch a golf game instead of opera, can I do that and where do I get the values for the new registory entry. And thern I have to change the icon in the (pic) file for the 4th side, what program would I use.
I hope I at least have the concept straight, if the info is posted in other forums, like for the wizard or hermes....... can I follow those instructions or should I stick to what I see here?
Thanks for the working program
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to change the programs, the registry values are
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>HTC>Biotouch>APLauncher2>App0 -App7>Path
change the value of path to the location of the program. For example, for the button to open GoogleMaps, the path value would be "\Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe" without the quotes.
to edit the background (D0.brn), search this forum for BMP to brn convert. convert the brn to a bmp and then edit it, convert it back to a brn and put it in your \Windows folder on your device.

therealholg said:
hey there,
i've a xda star - a nike variant with a 4 sided cube. i've attached a .reg file with which you can add the animation.
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Would you mind posting the reg values for
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>HTC>Biotouch ?
I think it might help in making the 4th side customizable. Thanks in advance!

why not for touch black ? 3450

I am wrong or Sprint touch is the same of htc touch p3450 ?

works with Bell HTC touch ??
Anyone has tried the 4 sided cube on the Bell HTC Touch ?
If not, I think I ll give it a shot...

hello
I have to install the cab I have rebooter but I always have my old cube why?
thank you

I used Cube Configuration Tool from thisguyinoc's and you can find it in the forums or at ppcgeeks.com Its a cap and it gives me the option 6 side cube option and it also makes it easy to set your applications anywhere you want to include the 3 app side. You can set your own icons or you can get some from this site..

[10/10/2008]Diamond Ultimate Launch Setup [UPDATE9.1 Added softkeyremover needed]

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here you go.
Alright, this is the first package i've ever made so feel free to throw granades at me for having bugs and.. bugs.
if you do EXACTLY what this says you will get the EXACT setup i have (considering our devices are not running differently for some reason).
MUST install ALL of these on DEVICE (NOT storage card)
1. Install UltimateLaunch - http://www.ultimatelaunch.de/ultimatelaunch/download/ultimatelaunch_en.cab
2. Install rlToday - http://rotlaus-software.de/download-manager.php?id=13
3. Install Connstate - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=47008&d=1187008834
4. Install WeatherPanel - http://rapidshare.com/files/140386707/WeatherPanel_TRIAL08_Fixed_CAB.zip
5. Install Calendar+ - http://www.mohairsofa.com/content/downloads/calplus.CAB
6. Install NueNobar 1.3 - http://www.nuerom.com/nueDownload/download.aspx?id=37
!. if you want the hardware keys shortcuts using HButton -
http://hbutton.dyndns.org/downloading.jsp?name=HButton_2.3_WM5.CAB
you can install it and run it...
and use the config file i put for you in \Program Files\Hbutton to import my settings to your Hbutton.
check the config files to see what you need to click to run different apps.
for me, Hbutton runs CommManager, iGO8, QUIT, iContact, Enable/Disable WIFI, Enable/Disable BT.
if you need help with that, contact me.
(after installing rlToday,Connstate,Weatherpanel and Calendar+ please go to start/settings/today/items/ and make sure
ONLY UltimateLaunch is marked otherwise you'll get a "DLL Is already active" message).
7. Download Rumball's WeatherPanel Theme and Icons - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401781
You can download ANY version you like BUT:
a. put ALL the ICON files in \Storage Card\Program Files\Manila WP Icons\
b. put the THEME files in \Program Files\MarsWare\WeatherPanel\Themes\Manila
c. a quick note: if you want the 5 day forcast setup i have, rename the Manila.wpl to something else
and then change the file name: Manila-TL-5day.wpl to Manila.wpl
d. i also included a reg file in your \storage card\my documents folder.
incase your weatherpanel setup gets screwed and you start seeing small icons just run the reg file.
8. INSTALL nir36 ULDSetup.cab AND RESET YOUR DEVICE!
http://rapidshare.com/files/149797293/nir36_ULDSetup.cab
9. you will see the WRONG rlToday skin so click and hold on the rlToday skin and choose the Diamond skin
10. In the contacts page you will see 12 contact pictures. you need to switch them with 54x72 icons of your contacts
you should use Any2Icon (http://www.aha-soft.com/anytoicon/any2icon.exe) to convert pictures to .ico files to put in
\Storage Card\My Documents\Icons\ContactIcons. Make SURE these icons are named exactly as the icons in this dir.
11. now i need feedback on this.
i put some strings in the registry which are supposed to set Cal+ to show only 1 appointment for the Home Page.
if it works, you won't have to touch it. if not..click and hold the Calendar+ today item in the Home page and choose
to view 1 APPOINTMENT. please let me know if the reg file works automatically so i can delete this section.
Install these on your device if you want the shortcuts i made fit them
HTC YouTube - http://rapidshare.com/files/146352494/YouTubeQVGA_working.cab.html
RescoExplorer - http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/default.asp
RescoKeyboard - http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/keyboard/default.asp
S2V 0.42 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=110510&d=1220379382
S2P 0.50 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=106305&d=1218785545
moBlue v2.1 - http://moblue.hejhej.org/downloads/moBluev2_1_PPC_setup.CAB
Thumbcal 1.1.2 - http://www.thumbapps.com/modules/download_gallery/dlc.php?file=62
Batti - http://batti.googlecode.com/files/Batti-2.4.zip
iContact - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=109215&d=1219912888
Diamond CommManager - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393573
BTRemote - http://www.jaylee.org/files/BTRemoteSetup-0.9.0.msi
Now a few more things.
1. If you want the same dialer i have you can install the 2G HTC dialer -
http://rapidshare.com/files/36576571/Wizard_reTOUCHed_Dialer.cab.html
and then install poorlyduck's diamond skin -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=102224&d=1217179501
2. Gestures:
Home Page --> Up=RescoExplorer Down=SoftReset
ContactsPage --> Up=iContact
AppsPage --> Up=S2P Down=SPBWallet
3. Links
if you click the left side of the clock in the homepage you will get the clock settings
if you click the right side of the clock you will get ThumbCal.
if you click the date in the homepage you will create a new task in thumbcal
if you click the globe in the connectionspage you will get Opera
4. now LAST AND NOT LEAST, go to Start/Settings/Today and choose ClassicBlackDiamond.tsk as your today theme.
5. REMEMBER that you will have to modify the icons and the applications according to your preference. let me know if you need help.
(After everything's done, you will have to edit (either through the UltimateLaunch.ini file or straight through
ultimatelaunch's setup) the phone numbers for the Contacts' Page to fit the numbers you desire).
ENJOY!
If you like my work please Donate.. (all donations go to TZABACH Wounded Animal Service)

like i said before, DA BOMB.
Thanks man

nice to see my icons "in action", although i dont use ul anymore. greetings

this is so awsome.

thanks for the icons bluematel
hope this skin works out well for you guys.

What is vjtoggletodayiialpha.exe for? I have open registry file vjtasknosoft.reg but do not know how to apply it.

windsea2005 said:
What is vjtoggletodayiialpha.exe for? I have open registry file vjtasknosoft.reg but do not know how to apply it.
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vjtoggletoday lets you hide your softkeys.. your systray and your taskbar.
you HAVE to use it for this skin.. otherwise you won't have enough room for everything.
(you can obviously not use it and change my ini file as well).
to use the registry file you need:
http://rapidshare.com/files/130331161/TaskMan2.9Regedit_and_links.rar.html
extract TaskMgr 2.exe and Regedit.lnk to your windows directory and from start/programs run Regedit. after it loads, search for an option to Register Registry files to Regedit so you can run them independently... and run the Vj...reg file. that will do for that.
this regards everyone!!!
in TaskMan2.9 rar file i'm posing here i included Softreset.exe and it's shortcut. both should be put in the /windows directory.

if anyone's interested, i've added a different HomePage look:
I'm posting the rar file needed for this:
http://rapidshare.com/files/130330782/AltHomePage.rar.html
what you need to do is:
- install o2plus2.3.cab
- put the ini file in your UL directory
- extract the Diamond-NoSMSorMC.rar file into your rlToday directory and in the rlToday options choose the "daemon" skin. (there is a font ttf file included in this rar file, you're invited to put it in your /windows/fonts dir).
enjoy
EDIT: in the original version of the Diamond Clock for rlToday (which is included with the rar in this post), nothing happens when you click the clock. i edited the XML file which is supposed to go to the /program files/rltoday/daemon folder so that when you click it you can change clock settings. this is important for any of you who uses the alarms. (i use it on a daily basis).
what you need to do is switch the skin.xml file in the /program files/rltoday/daemon folder with the xml provided.
http://rapidshare.com/files/130342399/skin.xml.html

A few changes
- Moved HomePage o2plus and SMS/MMS today plugins to the middle of the screen.
- Changed the rlToday XML to open Clock when left side of clock is clicked and to open Tasks (for those of you who use it a lot like me), when the right side of the clock is clicked.
- Changed the WeatherPanel WPD WPX WPL files to show the fonts in a nicer more centered way and not to be thrown out of the screen.
- Changed one of the icons in the programs section to the calculator instead of thumbcal (which is run by an upwards gesture on the calendar screen).
- Added a margin to the Internet screen so that the icons are detached from the upper part of the screen (easily clicked).
This is what you need:
http://rapidshare.com/files/130690159/Files18july2008.rar
copy everything from there to the right directories (as they are set inside the rar file).
2 more things.
1. I use HButton to QUIT applications, run iGO8, Comm Manager, iContact, Disable/Enable Bluetooth. this is why they don't appear in the skin.. they're all button controlled. if you need help with HButton let me know.
2. I'm gonna keep all previous posts with the previous files set as they are so that if anyone prefers previous settings he/she can enjoy them.
cheers

i'm asking anyone who has additions, changes and comments about this to please post them here so i can add them and apply them myself.
thank you in advance.

Alright,
Enhancments:
i took James Kuang's (thank you james) rlToday skin (found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409370) and altered it a bit.. to look.. different (changed the XML to show different fonts, edited the clock background in photoshop to be white... yada yada)
a little lighter and fitting with my UltimateLaunch settings.
What you need to do to get that is download the rar file given here, install VJphoneshortcuts from the rar file, and put the Diamond folder in your rlToday folder in program files. then, choose Diamond as the skin in rlToday instead of the old one. (install VJphoneshortcuts on your DEVICE).
whoever took my last advice and installed o2plus - uninstall it now. i included the same setup within the rlToday skin.
also, when clicking the date on the upper right side, it brings up Thumbcal.. and the other settings are still on. clicking the left side of the clock brings up the clock setting and the right side brings up Tasks.
when clicking the number of sms's or the pic next to it, it loads "Messaging"
when clicking the number of missed calls or the pic next to it, it loads "Call History" (you must install VJphoneshortcuts for the missed calls shortcut to work).
http://rapidshare.com/files/131373911/rlTodayDiamond-modified-nir36.rar.html
Enjoy

could someone please post the file 'any2icon.exe' i could not get it to install. thanks.

superman80 said:
could someone please post the file 'any2icon.exe' i could not get it to install. thanks.
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here you go:
http://rapidshare.com/files/131843324/Any2IconEXE.rar

Att'd files all report as Malware
Att'd files all report as Malware
Can't download over Rapidshare

Update 7:
This is my current setup (without the Contacts Page .. it is still the same and is shows on the first page of this thread):
Changes:
- removed tray so that there's more room
- HomePage: Brought back the Next Appointment Bar in rlToday skin
- HomePage: clicking on the right side of the clock brings up ThumbCal Tasks
- HomePage: clicking on the date brings up Thumbcal New Task
- Clicking on the Next Appointment bar brings up Thumbcal Today
- Added margins to some of the tabs
- Programs Page: S2P icon replaced with RegEdit since S2P runs using upwards gesture in HomePage
- Calendar+ Page: Upwards gesture brings up Thumbcal 1.0.6 Monthly/Weekly view
- Internet Page: 2 New icons - Wifi Available Networks and Bluetooth Settings. (NOTICE bluetooth button in homepage is for moBlue2.1 while in Internet Page it's for Bluetooth Settings)
Here is the file you need to UPDATE to this setup:
http://rapidshare.com/files/133087891/Update7.rar.html
updating:
1. put the Ultimatelaunch.ini file in your UL dir.
2. put the updated rlToday skin from the program files dir in the rar file to the specified dir.
3. put MSBluetooth.lnk and Network Adapters.lnk in your device's ROOT dir.
4. put vjtoggletodayalphaII in your windows/startup dir (if you haven't already done so in earlier setups) and run the vjtasknosoft....reg file.
5. you MUST install Thumbcal version 1.0.6 (supplied in rar) for the HomePage links to work, otherwise you must setup the options yourself in UL setup.
6. for the dialer, install 2G Htc Dialer.cab and poorlyduck diamond dialer.cab
7. icontact 1.01 is supplied
I must remind you again that not all applications are included in this setup. for instance, i run iGO8, iContact, Enable/Disable Bluetooth/Wifi and Quit using HButton (it is included in the first page of this thread as part of the main setup).
enjoy

WIzard200x said:
Att'd files all report as Malware
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I checked the files, they are fine... i'm sorry but i don't know why you're getting these malware warnings.

Soft keys
nir36 - thank you for a great Ultimate Launch setup
I am trying to get this to work on my Polaris and am installing your setup a bit at a time. One question though is I have 2 soft keys at the bottom of my today screen. This causes a vertical scroll bar to appear on the right of the screen and ruins the overall effect.
Is there a particular part of your installation that removes these soft keys? I have previously tried the program dciNoBar which is supposed to do this, but it does not function correctly with my ROM.
Do you have any suggestions?

pdagenius said:
nir36 - thank you for a great Ultimate Launch setup
I am trying to get this to work on my Polaris and am installing your setup a bit at a time. One question though is I have 2 soft keys at the bottom of my today screen. This causes a vertical scroll bar to appear on the right of the screen and ruins the overall effect.
Is there a particular part of your installation that removes these soft keys? I have previously tried the program dciNoBar which is supposed to do this, but it does not function correctly with my ROM.
Do you have any suggestions?
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putting the file vjtoggletodayalphaII in your startup menu and applying the supplied registry file for it will remove the softkeys.

nir36 said:
putting the file vjtoggletodayalphaII in your startup menu and applying the supplied registry file for it will remove the softkeys.
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Does not work on the newest builds cant get the softkeys hidden.
EDIT:: after replacing some system files got it working really nice ground work got some more editing to do but major props nir would u mind if I used it in a couple roms?

NexVision said:
... after replacing some system files got it working ...
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Am interested to know what you had to do to get it to work?
I have it working after a fashion, but there is a wasted black bar of space that I can't seem to use above and below what ever is on the Today page. The softkeys have gone though

Is there a Program to change Icons in Windows Mobile

Hey everyone...
I looked around for at least an hour and cant find anything to do what I want. I have the HTC Fuze and want to change some of the icons for the programs installed.
Is there a way to actually change the icons for a specific program in windows mobile 6.1 or is there a program that will make it idiot proof?
Thanks!

_http://www.s-k-tools.com/index.html?sksmgr/m_sksmgr.html

filament said:
_http://www.s-k-tools.com/index.html?sksmgr/m_sksmgr.html
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Well... that was quick! Thanks I'll give this a try!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474346

Looking for a similar program to change icons.
On internet explorer I have a favorite link. Is there a way to change the icon only on that link and not all the others. How could this happen?
Example: (www.yahoo.com) save as favorite. Change internet favorite icon to a Yahoo! Icon and put it in programs.
If possible would like to use several links.

Hello
Hello, i have problem regarding this topic... i have Sony Ericsson Xperia X1i with original ROM (WM 6.1) I have tried many things and none worked... all i need is to know a way to change icons on /Storage Card/ folder, generic folders icon (all folders that does not contain icon.lnk) link to File Explorer, Programs, Settings (names might vary, as i am not using english version of WM, also sorry my poor english )
Any ideas are welcome! Thank you!

Try jwmd icon changer, it's free and it works great for me. It allows you to change most icons, including folders, prgrams and I believe settings.

Thanks for reply, but it was not helpful, i aleready tried this app, it is WM 6,5 only, and as i mentioned, i have WM 6,1

What about CSMI?

google gave me crappy results (since CSMI could mean many things)... any link to download?
by the way, greetings from Southern Bohemia, i'm from CZE too
EDIT: I found it at last, but it works only with start menu entries and also very likely to be incompatible with WM 6.1... I suspect i need to directly edit registry, i am familiar with registry edits, but exploring whole registry entry by entry would take too long, i am even unsure if i should search in HKCR or in HKLM... i am looking for someone more experienced who know where to look
or, the last thing that might help, to find a way how to edit icons directly in \windows\shell32.dll, but WM seems to be eager to protect system DLLs such as this one from my passion to modify, modify and ... wait for it... MODIFY

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start

there is no such key in WM 6.1... at least not in my phone...

It is interesting.
There seems to be two completely different ways of changing and assigning icons to shortcuts, at least in WM 6.5. These apps each only seem to deal with one of the ways, it might be nice if they could do both.
The way SK Tools Shortcut Manager works (which could also be done manually) is by adding to the end of the program .lnk file in the Start Menu, starting with a question mark, then the name of the .dll file the desired icon is in, and the number of the icon.
CSMI and JWMD Icon Changer (I like CSMI a little better, but they have the same result), don't deal with DLLs at all. You have to have .png or .jpg individual icon files, many of which you can download in collections here on XDA. These icons are not specified in the shortcut itself, but in the registry.
Could someone explain--why are there these two totally different ways of assigning icons to program shortcuts? For what purposes might one be better than the other?
If any of the developers of the icon changer apps are reading, why not include both methods in your program?
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I have another question about icons for .lnk files. Usually, when one creates a .lnk file to a particular document, the icon that displays for that .lnk is the one for the default program that opens that type of document. That makes sense, and that has usually been my experience.
However, I created a .lnk shortcut to a particular Microsoft Reader document, a .lit file. I thought the icon displayed for this shortcut, would be the same as for Microsoft Reader. But instead, I got the blank Windows no-icon icon. Why?

Changing PPC icons using your PC and
Hello all,
This is my way of changing icons while sitting behind my Personal Computer ;
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
nueShortcutMaker is a desktop tool for quickly making Windows CE style shortcuts. It features custom icon and argument support, as well as an option to directly communicate, open and write shortcuts to a device connected via ActiveSync. You can also drag and drop shortcuts into it, and it will automatically open the existing parameters for you.
Then when I'm not behind the PC I use these fine free tools ;
EXPLORER ADDiN TO SHOW LARGE FiNGER FRiENDLY iCONS;
ExtendedFileExplorerExt - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=677854
To view the icons their offset nr I use dotFred's Task Switcher by going to
Settings - Action - Add application to "iconize" - Then I pick just an *.exe and a preferred library (*.dll / *.icl (Icon Library) see the attached icl packs below).
From the Cambridge Computer Corporation (among several other free utils) I use their vxShortCut Creator.
Shortcut can be created in any location
Command line data can be included
Low memory usage, only 13kb
JSPA Program Manager v3.10
• Summary: JSPA Program Manager allows you to manage your programs(shortcut links) in start menu on Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.5 Smartphone.
Link Creator v1.10
• Summary: Simple application, that creates the link to any file/application and then puts that link to Windows\Start Menu\Programs or any other selected by You folder
SoftKey manager
• Summary: A freeware SoftKey Editor for Windows Mobile, allowing you to change the defaults of your Today screen softkeys.
After having made a Hard Reset you have to reinstall all programs if you have previously installed them in the memory card. Often it is sufficient to recreate the shortcut in the start menu. ShortCutCreator helps you to recover the exe files and to recreate the desired shortcut.
LnkMe
• Summary: Call shortcut files with just a few steps when you Create an SMS.
A thread I start some time ago : Create shortcuts to Feature Settings and Applications manually
View Program Files; folderview.exe Unzip and put this file in you programs folder and you will be able to add it to htc home
View Settings; htcSettings.exe Unzip and put the file in you programs folder and you will be able to add it to htc home
WM6.5+ Settings Menu back via;
[APP] MySettings - easy access to ctrpnl items (old settings panel)
icon_viewer.zip (4.5 KB) Use Icon Viewer to view icons one by one
ICLpack1.zip (4.38 MB)
ICLpack2.zip (4.28 MB)
Something totally different and a little Off Topic ;
DotNetResourcesExtract v1.01
DotNetResourcesExtract (NirSoft) is a small utility that scan dll/exe files of .NET applications on your PC (plus transferred files), and extract all .NET embedded resources (bitmaps, gif, ico, HTML files, and so on) stored in them into the folder that you specify. c# source code is available.
Have fun
o/~
Senax

[APP]TypeNote V0.9.8.1 (updated 19. October 2009)

TypeNote V0.9.8.1 - Updated 19. October 2009
A simple application for taking notes, sorted by category.
I made this for my HTC Diamond, but it should resize to fit most screen sizes.
Functions:
- List of categories
- Auto open Category (open your favorite category on startup)
- List of notes
- Cut, Copy and Past text
- Select All text
- Search and replace text
- Insert current date
- Insert current time
- Portable Application (Settings are saved in program folder)
- all notes saved as separate text files in its categories folder.
- portrait and landscape
- Scans TypeNote\Notes\ or user specified location for folders that contain .txt files.
- Export notes (all)
- Custom Save/Read destination
- Files from 'root' will be added in "Main" category".
-- This can be switched on/off in Settings.
- Hide/Show buttons and title while editing notes (gives more screen-space for editing)
- Open files with the 'Open With' function in file manager (only when program is not already started)
- auto show keyboard (on/off)
- Animation can be switched on/off
- Warning "note already exist" can be switched on/off
- Place buttons (save, Cancel, Delete) above the keyboard (no need to close keyboard to see the buttons)
--- Only in portrait for VGA/QVGA++ screens.
- Bugfix, paste-function now scrolls back to cursor position in large files. fixed.
- Bugfix. font size to small cause crash. fixed.
Version 0.9.8.1
Auto open category (usefull if you often use one category more often than others)
Hide buttons and title while editing.. gives more space for text.
Portable application (does not require re-install if folder moved and system re-installed)
Open files from file explorer(open with), (only if program is not already started)
If custom folder is used, files from root will be added in "Main" category.
Animation can be switched on/off
Warning "note already exist" can be switched on/off
Place buttons (save, Cancel, Delete) above the keyboard (no need to close keyboard to see the buttons)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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HISTORY
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Version 0.9.5
Export notes (all)
Custom save/read destination
Auto show keyboard (on/off)
Cut text
Select All Text
Search and Replace text
Hide/Show buttons while editing notes
copy/past bug fixed.. cursor no longer moves to top
[
Version 0.9.2
No longer uses .net 3.5.. now runs on .net 2
Categories, with management
Add new
Rename
Delete
All notes separated by category (for ex. \Notes\ToDo\Shopping.txt)
Reads all .txt files from folders in \Notes instead of using a list-file.
Lists are sorted alphabetically.
Text in note can be temporarily resized to better fit the screen (makes it easier to type in landscape mode)
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Installation
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Download and install the cab on your device.
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Download from MegaUpload

looks very nice..
does it supports scribling a note with the stylus?

Thank you
At the moment it's not possible to draw with stylus..

Just gave you a little link love over at fuzemobility.com, mobilitydigest.com, and tiltmobility.com.
http://www.fuzemobility.com/take-note-of-this/

ooo thank you drjim very nice of you!

Thank you for a simple, but very nice finger friendly app. I like the color and font size on my VGA (Fuze) screen. And I appreciate the way TypeNotes "asks" before overwriting or deleting a note. I posted this info at Fuze Mobility but figured it would not hurt to add it here also.
I was sort of hoping that the app could open existing txt files (if I loaded them in TypeNote's default directory) but TypeNote can’t see the files. I was able to open a TypeNote txt file using PocketNotepad so….
-Create a new file in TypeNote using the same name as your existing txt file. Add one or two characters to the body just in case and save.
-Cut or copy your existing txt file into the \Program Files\TypeNote\Notes folder and overwrite the file you just created in the above step.
-You can now view and edit your existing txt file.
FYI: I tried adding my existing file and file name to the NoteList.txt file (located inside the TypeNote directory) but that did not work. The above steps work fine.
I keep network settings and other trivia in txt files on my desktop and like to have copies with me. The PocketNotepad and TC interfaces are not that friendly for viewing or editing.
One interesting note. When finger scrolling through a note it is very difficult (I couldn’t do it) to accidently highlight text, unless the SIP is opened. Don’t know how this works (something to do with sensitivity) but it is a very nice feature and would love to see it implemented in other apps. With a stylus I could highlight text with the SIP closed or open.
Also, Sensor Scroll works (you have to setup in SS Settings) and TypeNote works fine loaded to the storage card.

just loaded this on an ATT Fuze running EnergyROM 'Genesis' 20090905 and everything seems to work. perfect little note app, simple and easy. thanks!
edit: weird... just entered current time in a note and it's 14 minutes slow. time on home screen is normal

jaaks said:
just loaded this on an ATT Fuze running EnergyROM 'Genesis' 20090905 and everything seems to work. perfect little note app, simple and easy. thanks!
edit: weird... just entered current time in a note and it's 14 minutes slow. time on home screen is normal
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Interesting. I just checked on my Fuze and the time was 20 minutes behind; Fuze Home Screen 5:29 (17:29) and TypeNote 17:09. Not the end of the world, but a bit puzzling.

:09 minutes
It looks like regardless of what time it is, the minutes are always :09. The hour is correct (24hr). Like previously stated, no big deal.

jimski said:
FYI: I tried adding my existing file and file name to the NoteList.txt file (located inside the TypeNote directory) but that did not work. The above steps work fine.
One interesting note. When finger scrolling through a note it is very difficult (I couldn’t do it) to accidently highlight text, unless the SIP is opened. Don’t know how this works (something to do with sensitivity) but it is a very nice feature and would love to see it implemented in other apps. With a stylus I could highlight text with the SIP closed or open.
Also, Sensor Scroll works (you have to setup in SS Settings) and TypeNote works fine loaded to the storage card.
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It should open the file if you add it to the notes-folder and notelist.txt. For example if the file is called Network.txt.. copy it to the Notes folder, and add Network (without .txt) to the Notelist.txt file.
Will see what i can do about the scrolling thing..
And TypeNote should work wherever you put it actually Its coded in a way that it "sees" where it is. So feel free to move it where you want, just remember to fix the shortcut.
-Ronny-

jaaks said:
It looks like regardless of what time it is, the minutes are always :09. The hour is correct (24hr). Like previously stated, no big deal.
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Fixed it... will upload a updated file soon
-Ronny-

ronnyh said:
It should open the file if you add it to the notes-folder and notelist.txt. For example if the file is called Network.txt.. copy it to the Notes folder, and add Network (without .txt) to the Notelist.txt file.
Will see what i can do about the scrolling thing..
And TypeNote should work wherever you put it actually Its coded in a way that it "sees" where it is. So feel free to move it where you want, just remember to fix the shortcut.
-Ronny-
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OK, I just tried copying a file into the folder and notelist.txt and this time it worked. I may have added .txt to the end of the filename (unlikely) the first time or maybe I just typed the filename wrong. Glad to see it works either way.
Should have clarified scrolling. Flick/finger scrolling works beautifully. I was referring to the scroll wheel on my Fuze. Adding TypeNote to SensorScroll (an app to facilitate scrolling) settings allows the scroll wheel to work. Regarding finger scrolling, after some additional testing I guess you can inadvertently select text if you keep your finger in one place for too long. But if you flick quickly or even move your finger slowly but not leave it in one place, text will not be selected which is a very good thing. I assume there is some time delay working there. Finger apps are great but too many of them allow your fingers to wreak havoc by selecting things unintentionally.
Whenever I test an app, I always check if it will run from the storage card. Some apps will load to main memory regardless of your selection and others will refuse to run if loaded to a storage card. Just a little added info.
Thanks,
JIM

Good job, simple and finger friendly.. Some nice things that could be added are:
- Auto-import of a directory containing .txt files. This would help in sync'ing the notes with a computer through Mobile Device Center/Activesync.
- Search
- Categories/folders
- A desktop version of the same app.
I currently use Tombo ( http://tombo.sourceforge.jp/En/ ) which is NOT very finger friendly, but has all these niceties and also support encryption of individual notes. Since it is open source, it might be helpful perusing its source code.

Hi,
that´s something I´ve been waiting for very long - thanks!
Some suggestions:
- The list of notes isn´t really fingerfriendly yet...maybe you can use graphics here as well ?
- Folders
- Sending the text of a note via SMS or Email
- Backup-functionality
- Online-service / desktop-app...both would mean quite a lot of work but especially a way to get the notes online would be really really awesome!
Anyway, keep it up

Backup/sync to desktop is easy: Activesync will do it for you.
Tombo (for link see two posts above) will work as the desktop-app (it has both WinMob and Windows versions).

m.schmidler said:
Hi,
that´s something I´ve been waiting for very long - thanks!
Some suggestions:
- The list of notes isn´t really fingerfriendly yet...maybe you can use graphics here as well ?
- Folders
- Sending the text of a note via SMS or Email
- Backup-functionality
- Online-service / desktop-app...both would mean quite a lot of work but especially a way to get the notes online would be really really awesome!
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Thank you!
What do you mean when saying that the list isn't fingerfriendly? Size of text,scrolling ??
I've been working on some changes, and so far this is what i have done:
No longer uses .net 3.5.. now runs on .net 2
Categories, with management
Add new
Rename
Delete
All notes separated by category (for ex. \Notes\ToDo\Shopping.txt)
Reads all .txt files from Notes-folder instead of using a list-file.
Lists are sorted alphabetically.
Text in note can be temporarily resized to better fit the screen (makes it easier to type in landscape mode)
Still working on it though, so will put it here when its ready.
-Ronny-

Cool!
Sorting by date would be very useful too.

taskbar theme
damn.... what's that taskbar theme? looks sweet!

Suggestion
Just an idea, to add the possibility to send notes via email?

It would be nice to be able to specify the storage directory for the notes (I would like to have them in Storage Card\My Documents\Notes or something like that).