HTC Excalibur (S620, DASH, Cosmo) Tips & Tricks Thread

[JwY]

the device is worth it, just pick a method and buy it
at this rate, the successor will be out

[JwY]

More registry hacks i found (never thought playing with playing with the registry would let me find so much!)

Mute Function:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\
EnableRingVolumeMute
change to 1.
(thanks to xda-developers)

Hide JOGGR Icon (bar beside BT):
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\
EnableHTCJogBarIcon
Change to 0

Lunar Calendar:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Calendar\
ShowLunarCalendar
Change to 1
(i haven't actually tested this as i haven't figured out how to disable papyrus as the default manager, anyone know?)

To disable roaming triangle:
HKLM/Drivers/BuiltIn/RIL/DisableRoamingIndicator
Set it to 1
(thanks to sabesh)

[CoRupT]

the device is worth it, just pick a method and buy it
at this rate, the successor will be out

i know i want the device really bad but i dont want to lose money on buying a expensive device when tommorow the price could drop a few hundreds

[JwY]

i know i want the device really bad but i dont want to lose money on buying a expensive device when tommorow the price could drop a few hundreds

i know, price wise, the t-mobile option is probably better for you
it wasn't really a viable option for me when i got mine
if you're expecting a price drop, it won't be much for a while

[CoRupT]

im realling looking to pay about 400 for the device but i might just go ahead with the unbranded version less hassle for me

[Limited59]

Hide JOGGR Icon (bar beside BT):
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\
EnableHTCJogBarIcon
Change to 0

Another good one! And thanks again for the app, the edits were painless lol Of course, I did back up the registry first just in case.

[JwY]

you're welcome
i'm not sure what you mean by the app though

i also tested out the lunar calendar function just now and couldn't get it to work, so ignore that edit.

[JwY]

the original htc homescreen is here for those dash owners that keep complaining
http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...56#post8125956

[Limited59]

you're welcome
i'm not sure what you mean by the app though

i also tested out the lunar calendar function just now and couldn't get it to work, so ignore that edit.

Oops, sorry... that credit should have gone to carsmovies. Mental glitch.

[comptr]

I have the same dellima also

i know i want the device really bad but i dont want to lose money on buying a expensive device when tommorow the price could drop a few hundreds

[Menza]

Is there any way to remap the program that th ehome key launches when you hold it down?

[messiah023]

I don't know if this is a tip or not, but it was a quickie thing on my S620 that I stumbled across. I have facade installed, so I don't know if it's part of that or the phone itself.....you will have to try.

At the home screen, press the back arrow <- key and it will go to the task manager to close or switch between open programs.

A quick step rather than going through the menu system.

[gsmps]

More registry hacks i found (never thought playing with playing with the registry would let me find so much!)

Mute Function:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\
EnableRingVolumeMute
change to 1.
(thanks to xda-developers)

Hide JOGGR Icon (bar beside BT):
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\JogBar\Settings\
EnableHTCJogBarIcon
Change to 0

Lunar Calendar:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Calendar\
ShowLunarCalendar
Change to 1
(i haven't actually tested this as i haven't figured out how to disable papyrus as the default manager, anyone know?)

To disable roaming triangle:
HKLM/Drivers/BuiltIn/RIL/DisableRoamingIndicator
Set it to 1
(thanks to sabesh)

I tried to set to 1 in order to disable the roaming triangle but it says "access is denied" any ideas?

[JwY]

I tried to set to 1 in order to disable the roaming triangle but it says "access is denied" any ideas?

i never had that problem, are you using the dash or s620?
try resetting it and doing it again

[jmzoch]

I don't have a tip but I hope someone has the trick to help me out.

1. How do I keep my email (POP3 setup) from deleting mail on my server? I would prefer that the client left the messages on the server.
2. Is there a way to create folders when using a POP3 setup? I am not using the Outlook setup.
3. And now to AIM. AIM appears to work fine when I am chatting with someone consistently but if the chat stops for awhile and then someone starts chatting again I get nothing unless I tell AIM to refresh the list. Its like I lose my connection. Is there another app that is better than the one that comes on the Dash?

Any help with these would be greatly appreciated. E-Mail and AIM seem to be my biggest gripes. Thanks.

~Jennifer