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Originally posted by -Kr3st- if you need one just ask me to make 1... im a nice guy.  .... 
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Originally posted by dyLON anything free? or any kinda hacks or serials or anythin? |
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Originally posted by killah21 Hahaha i need some of those, apps these day are just too **** expensive. Buying like 5 quality apps could run you anywhere between $125 - $150 these days. |
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Originally posted by -Kr3st- if you need one just ask me to make 1... im a nice guy. ....
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Originally posted by mikysee This is my home screen. Do you know how to make the time and date go on the bottom so its right on top of the start and contact? And is it possible to make the highlight transparent and just change the text color?
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Originally posted by CingularOrange How do you upload them...? I mean like where to, do I need any extra software? |
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Originally posted by Engine dammm you guys are freekin awesome with these screens... i wish i was able to make them any chance you guys could make something fire related, like FDNY, WTC, 9-11-01 something like that thanks in advance brian |
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Originally posted by dchester You only need extra SW if the homescreen uses a special plugin (like the Battery & Memory percent on Speed Racer's). Otherwise, it's just the background image and the XML file that you need to put into "\Storage\Application Data\Home". You can find some homescreens that you can download on the website in my signature. |
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Originally posted by CingularOrange OK, I want to use stuffed tigers hitch hikers guide one. Where do I get the xml file? |
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Originally posted by sracer Here's something I quickly whipped up... I didn't change the color scheme though. It would look a bit better with different colors.
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Originally posted by Engine Ok, that is freekin nice... how would i go about puting that on my cell phone... i have been dying for a 9-11 tribute... I know alot of guys from FDNY. Peter Ganci for instance lived two blocks away from me... so thanks in advance... |
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Originally posted by Engine ok, i tried to do a search for rjshortcus and smartmonitor, but couldnt find out to much info on them...would you be able to tell me what they are, and how i would go about getting them....I dont want to pay a fortune on a plugin, so if they are expensive just drop them all together... and honestly thank you soooo much, i really do apreciate it... WTC 9~11~01 gone but not forgotten FDNY 343 |
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Originally posted by sracer Having been born and raised in NYC, and witnessing the OPENING of the Twin Towers and having plenty of family still in NYC, I can understand wanting a 9/11 tribute. I can tweak it a bit to have the color scheme match. I design my homescreens so that all that is needed is the .home.xml and the .jpg background image. You would take these two files and place them in the appropriate directory on your phone. I use two non-standard plug-ins... RJShortcuts and SmartMonitor. Do you want a version of the homescreen without those? (maybe replace RJShortcuts with the standard MRU plug-in?) |
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Originally posted by Engine Hey just curious to know if you ever got a chance to work on the homescreen.... and thanks again |
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Originally posted by sracer Sorry. I was waiting to see if you wanted it with or without those optional plug-ins. Well, here it is with the optional plug-ins. I suggest getting them because they really add functionality to it. |
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Originally posted by Engine ok, well i just installed it. Vmail has some long *** number that completly overlaps the word email. Also alot of the icons that i have, have question marks, is that because i dont have smart monitor yet... |
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Originally posted by stuffedtiger79 OK here you go guys. here is my complete h2g2 collection. - two slightly different h2g2 hme files (theme only) - one h2g2 xml homescreen file with many plugins (u have to edit and remove the ones u dont want or add more) - three internal homescreen backgrounds - one external lcd background enjoy!!! |
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Originally posted by Engine sracer, thank you soooo much the homescreen looks freekin awesome. I dont mean to ask you anymore questions about it, because you have already done so much for me, but i have one more question for you. remember beforee when i said there was numbers overshooting the email. well i think it was because i had a voicemail. but there was literally like 10 numbers. I am running the phone with an ATTWS firmware, so that could be the problem. And i also now have one icon with a question mark, is there anyway that i can assign something to that question mark, like connected bits weather, or agile messanger, etc... also do you know where i can get smart monitor from, because i really like the way the homescreen looks with the battery, and memory meeters... and thanks again you have been a big help |
<!-- RJShortcut --> <plugin clsid="***3750050-8E30-4c61-A864-4301F5D7C065}"> <background b-border-width="0"> </background> <format padding-left="6" padding-top="2" padding-bottom="2"/> <shortcutbar icon-spacing="2" icon-size="small"> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Resource Management\Task Manager.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Settings.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Calendar.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\WMPlayer.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Call History.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Accessories\Calculator.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Windows\iexplore.exe" /> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\File Manager.lnk"/> </shortcutbar> </plugin>
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Originally posted by sracer Same layout, but different background and color scheme.
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Originally posted by Mark Larson Hey could you post the XML code for that? I'm looking for something like this, maybe with different images... |
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Originally posted by stuffedtiger79 i have NO idea!! unless u want to actually change your homescreen to include all the plugins and the same format that i have, you dont need the full xml file. just use the theme installer (the hme file). the xml is only for people who want to use the same layout i have. the hme changes the colors and the background without messing with your homescreen layout. |
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Originally posted by lunchboxfett Does anyone know where to get SmartMonitor? |
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Hi guys, I just thought I'd let you know that SmartMonitor will no longer be worked on anymore. I know I haven't updated it for ages, but I guess it does everything I wanted it to do (and a few more things that you guys wanted), but the time has come to part company. I'm not abandoning SmartPhone development just yet, but I am putting it on hold indefinitely. I guess I need to concentrate on something that might actually reward me in ways other than personal satisfaction in seeing people use my products on a daily basis. And believe me that kind of reward is still the best one there is, but unfortunately it doesn't pay the bills. So, if anyone out there wanted to get a hold of SmartMonitor or SmartBiorhythms and hasn't got around it just yet, I'd sugget you do it soon, because I've informed my Hosting provider that I will not be renewing my contract next month. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be back some day with something that people might actually like enough to support with a few pennies. Until then, in the words of that great actor that is Vinnie Jones: "It's been emotional". Cheers, Dr Fonz |
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Originally posted by sracer Sorry. I was waiting to see if you wanted it with or without those optional plug-ins. Well, here it is with the optional plug-ins. I suggest getting them because they really add functionality to it. FDNY homescreen ZIP To install this homescreen, download the ZIP file. Unzip it to your desktop PC. Then with the phone attached to your PC and ActiveSync connected, drag-n-drop the fdny.home.xml and fdny.jpg files into the \Storage\Application Data\Home directory on your phone. Then go into Start -> Settings -> Homescreen and select FDNY. Make sure that both background and color scheme are set to "Default". (this will ensure that the image and colors defined within the fdny.home.xml are used). Enjoy! |
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Originally posted by shackk Sracer-Thanks, best 9-11 tribute screen I have seen. One question, did this download include the shortcut plug in? When I installed only the Smartmonitor plug seems to be working. (and yes I do have the rjshortcut plugin installed ) Thanks again, Great work
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Originally posted by sracer wow, thanks! Yes that homescreen requires both SmartMonitor and RJShortcuts. |
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Originally posted by shackk Ok, I have installed both and still no icons, all I seem to have is the monitor, profile, mail indicator and appointment showing. No shortcuts at all. I will retry and see what happens. |
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Originally posted by sracer Does the sample RJShortcuts homescreen work on your phone? If so, I wonder if there is a slight variation in how it is defined on your phone. Compare the plug-in clsid entry for RJShortcut defined in my FDNY homescreen with the one that is in the sample RJShortcut xml. Maybe that is the difference. |
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Originally posted by drizze99 I found this on the MoDaCo site and it's from the SmartMonitor Creator: Click Here to DOWNLOAD SmartMonitor v0.9.5.1.CAB |
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Originally posted by Engine ok, i downloaded it and saved it to my pc, now someone please explain to me what i am suposed to do with the file, and where i am suposed to place it on my phone... |
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Originally posted by smfa1965 Ok, I installed SmartMonitor, RJshortcuts, and the FDNY theme/xml. Everything looks great, except I have 6 shortcuts that have a question mark and don't point to any application. Do I need to edit a xml file and tell it what programs link to those shortcuts? THX! |
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Originally posted by sracer Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like it! I'm running with the ATTWS firmware as well, but my phone is the Audiovox SMT-5600, so there may be a difference in that. As for the shortcuts, you can change those yourself with a little work. Load the fdny2.home.xml file in a plain text editor (like NotePad) and go to the "shortcuts" section.... Code:
You can change those < shortcut... > entries to be any app that is on your phone. You can use the targets already defined to help locate where other shortcuts are. |
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Originally posted by Engine Ok, i did what you said and i wanted to mess around with it a bit, but when i save the file it gets saved as a txt, not xml and it is not listed on my phone as a home screen layout... how do i save the file as an xml file. BTW i used notepad to try and edit it. |
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Originally posted by Mark Larson Take a computer class? |
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Originally posted by way2fast4u Bingo.. thats what i did.. i took out what i didnt need and put what i wanted..
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Originally posted by smfa1965 Yep, that worked. Just need to do a little more tweaking after work and I should be all set. One more thing though, I don't like ClearType, can I just remove the Cleartype line for Font Quality and it will be fine, or do I need to put some other augment in there? |
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Originally posted by CingularOrange Could someone give me links of were to download RJShortcut and stuff. |
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Originally posted by way2fast4u Orange if you still need it PM me.. Never mind here Dchetster site |
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Originally posted by way2fast4u Heres a link to turn it off along with other links.. THis isnt my site prop goes to ?????? opp i 4got.. oyea Omega!!! Link |
Ahh ok .. Yea i thought you just wanted to turn it off.. okie dokie.. as long as it works!!
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Originally posted by sofene What this means is change the extension from txt to xml. |
but anyways in notepad my only two options to save it as is txt and all files. what do i do???
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Originally posted by Engine I have taken computer classes... but anyways in notepad my only two options to save it as is txt and all files. what do i do???
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Originally posted by Engine Ok, i did what you said and i wanted to mess around with it a bit, but when i save the file it gets saved as a txt, not xml and it is not listed on my phone as a home screen layout... how do i save the file as an xml file. BTW i used notepad to try and edit it. |
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Originally posted by Omega2008 in Notepad go to File, Save As: nameofthefile.home.xml Make sure you add the .home.xml extention to the file name and it will save it as a XML file. your file name should look like yourfilename.home.xml |
Makes sence once again..
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Originally posted by Omega2008 in Notepad go to File, Save As: nameofthefile.home.xml Make sure you add the .home.xml extention to the file name and it will save it as a XML file. your file name should look like yourfilename.home.xml |
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Originally posted by Engine ok, i am having trouble trying to edit out the xml for the shortcuts. This is sracer's xml file that i am in the process of butchering. . <!-- RJShortcut --> <plugin clsid="***3750050-8E30-4c61-A864-4301F5D7C065}"> <background b-border-width="0"> </background> <format padding-left="6" padding-top="2" padding-bottom="2"/> <shortcutbar icon-spacing="2" icon-size="small"> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Resource Management\Task Manager.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\BibleReader.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Tasks+.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\WordPad.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Call History.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Weather.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Camera.lnk"/> <shortcut target="\Windows\iexplore.exe"/> </shortcutbar> </plugin> Now the only things on here that actually work for me is call history, weather, camera, and IE. So i kind of figured out that i have 9 spots all together, and only four of them work, so i would like to put for the other 5, the following. Contacts, calendar, photo album, calculator, windows media. I have tried to mess with it like this to get lets say the calculator to work Before: target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\BibleReader.lnk"/> <shortcut After: target="\Storage\Windows\Start Menu\Calculator.lnk"/> <shortcut but it doesnt work, what am i doing wrong, i guess i cant figure out what the correct file extension should be. if any of you guys could help i would really apreciate it. I really want to kind of mess with it myself and learn it but i have not a clue what i am doing... thanks in advance guys |
Why do you have the extra "<shortcut" after the "target" line? All I did is take the original FDNY XML file and erase the things that I didn't have on my phone and input the ones I did. Worked just fine. Yeah, you can put 9 shortcuts the way it's setup now. That's what I have. Remove that extra >shortcut and you should be fine.|
Originally posted by Engine well this is the file that i already started to butcher of his fdny file. put it doesnt look like i am using the correct file name for the shortcut to work, even with agile messanger i have tried every combonation of agile messanger, and agile mobile, with and with out spaces and i cant get that to work either |
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Originally posted by Engine ok, awesome i figured all of that out, now i have more thing to figure out. with the origional FDNY.Home.xml file there is a Vmail, Email, SMS right under the shortucts, this is from the origional file: <background b-border-width="0"/> --> <label> <text x="0">VMail:</text> </label> <label> <text x="35" font-weight="bold"> <unreadVMail/> </text> </label> <label> <text x="60">EMail:</text> </label> <label> <text x="95" font-weight="bold"> <unreadEmail/> </text> </label> <label> <text x="120">SMS:</text> </label> <label> <text x="155" font-weight="bold"> <unreadSMS/> </text> </label> Now i am basically just trying to get rid of the Vmail thing all together, because when i get a voicemail it doesnt say 1 or 2 for that many new voice mails it lists like a 10 digit number for some reason and i cant figure out why. So i would just like to have the Email, and SMS, and have them proportionally centered. I have been messing around with it , but am having difficulties. This is what i have done: <background b-border-width="0"/> --> <label> <text x="0">EMail:</text> </label> <label> <text x="35" font-weight="bold"> <unreadEMail/> </text> </label> <label> <text x="120">SMS:</text> </label> <label> <text x="155" font-weight="bold"> <unreadSMS/> </text> </label> that one has completly replaced the Vmail, with the Email. so it kinda looks like this: Email:____________________________ SMS: 0 (i just used that underline to space it out for you) for some reason i cant get it to show either 0 for email, or any other number if i have any anybody have a clue??? and then after we figure out that, and one have a clue how to correctly center them... thanks so much guys i know that im being a big pain in the @$$, but i am really just trying to learn all of this brian |
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Originally posted by way2fast4u Engine i understand your pain;.. My Vmail also has a ten Digit read out when a voice mail comes in but The way to figure out the spacing is where it says <text x="120">SMS:</text> the #120 represents where the space is.. so if you look back at the original settings i think there spaced as vmail 30 email 60 and Sms 120 thats the spacing.. so you can work from there.. so maybe just email and sms would maybe be like Email 40 SMS 80 Hope this helps as im still trying to figure out why the vmail comes up 10 #'s :doh |
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Originally posted by Omega2008 I can't get any of the layouts to work, it says it can't find a homescreen lay out and I installed the RJ plugin thing. |
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Originally posted by Omega2008 Yes, it will give you that error if the XML file has the code for a plugin that you don't have on the phone, in my case smartmoniter, so I deleted the plugin code and it worked fine, I also change the colors as well and used a custom .scheme.xml file I made. This is the result: This the same one but I got rid of the VMail: and changed it to MMS:
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) and here is the link to his site if you need to familarize yourself with the registry: http://webpages.charter.net/dchester/MPx220/
but it is pretty awesome i will have ot use it for something else once i become a lil more advanced at all of this...|
Originally posted by Omega2008 [ Yea it does't look good with the NYFD theme. |
lol just joking with you... |
Originally posted by Omega2008 where does it say how to covert to hex? You say above? above what? |
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Originally posted by Omega2008 Dont worry bout that, just use standard color codes, you can find a list of them on the internet somewere. You only need to worry about that if you want to make a custom color but chances are someone has already made it. |
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Originally posted by Engine yda h have found a bunch of great hex color swatches on the net and i have been going nuts and expermentinh with them. the next thing after this that i want to mess around with is the layout. that part just seems like it is going to be a big pain in the you know what |
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Originally posted by sracer no, No, NO!!! Stop the Insanity!! Go download the free Microsoft Smartphone Theme Generator. Design your color scheme (you can even include the background image of your choice). Then "BUILD". Don't install the.hme to your phone, but Right-Mouse-Button click on the .hme and select "Extract". It will create a new folder on your PC and in that folder will be the .jpg for the background and the .xml for the color scheme. Load the scheme.xml in Notepad (or your favorite editor) and swipe-and-copy the < scheme > ... < /scheme > section and paste it into your home.xml (overwriting the existing < scheme > section. This method is by far the easiest and fastest way to get the colors you want. |
now that i know how to change the xml for that section myself
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Originally posted by Engine Ok, i did what Sracer said to do by using windows theme generator to make a new theme for the phone. and i saved it to my computer. It is a .hme file. Sracer told me to take that file, right click on it and hit extract to get the .xml file. the only problem is when i right click on it, extract is not an option, and i can not find it is a menu option either. so i dont know how to get the .xml file from it. any clues??? thanks again brian |
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Originally posted by smfa1965 Oh for the love of Pete! Go to this site and download IZarc. Install it. Then right-click on the *.hme file and you'll have the options to Extract to.....option. Good Luck! IZarc Mirror Download |
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Originally posted by Omega2008 yea thats a way to do it too. I like to code so I do it the hard way lol |
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Originally posted by sracer no, No, NO!!! Stop the Insanity!! Go download the free Microsoft Smartphone Theme Generator. Design your color scheme (you can even include the background image of your choice). Then "BUILD". |
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Originally posted by Engine well unfortunatly i dont. i do however have a new option when i right click on the hme fiel and here it is IZArc> under that is: extract to... extract here extract to..\fire email firt .hme convert archive anyone have a clue, i just really want to put this on my phone already thanks again brian |
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Originally posted by lrentz Will microsofts theme generator work with 2003? Lee. |
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