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New Dialpad Skins... [UPDATED 6/20/2008]

I downloaded and installed the HTC Touch dialpad, and it worked well but was pretty plain.
I've spent a few hours reworking the graphics it uses and came up with a new skin based on a wallpaper I downloaded from www.pocketpcscreens.com. I've got portrait working well, but haven't done landscape yet...
Here are a couple screenshots. If anyone would like to use it, let me know and I can post links here.
And SmartDial still works!!
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To install it, you'll need to install the HTC Touch dialpad (Wizard_reTOUCHed_Dialer2.zip), then download the background zip of your choice. Copy all of the image files from the zip into your device's Windows dir, and overwrite any files it prompts about. Soft reset your phone (or stop cprog.exe then reopen the phone) and enjoy!
This has been tested on my T-Mobile Wing w/ WM6. I haven't tested it on any prior versions of WM or other devices, so maybe someone can chime in whether it's OK or not.
If anyone wants the raw png's to make your own, let me know and I can attach them too...
I also attached a corresponding 'Rocks' WM theme and images for ContactsManager and Slide2Unlock for a nice uniform look.
I'm not too sure about the technical aspects of the dialer... You may want to check the thread where the dialpad was released. This is just a graphical update I did for it...
Enjoy,
Ryan
Update - here are a few other's I've come up with recently:
Jigsaw
Blue Drops
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Here are a couple other ones I've just finished up...
See the instructions above to use them... I also attached some corresponding Windows themes...
***edit***
Also, see posts #208 and #209 for a couple new requested ones.
Ryan

nice post............

nice post ! i have a little problem though....
when i call using the htc-retouched theme, in the call-in-progress screen i get green text instead of white (the call history, mute etc); and it's hard to read...
do you know a solution?

cduijker said:
nice post ! i have a little problem though....
when i call using the htc-retouched theme, in the call-in-progress screen i get green text instead of white (the call history, mute etc); and it's hard to read...
do you know a solution?
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Hmm. Seems there is a problem with a couple of files. I'll upload a corrected version ASAP.
Sorry!
Ryan
*** UPDATE: added new image file to post #1

Uploaded wallpapers and misc images for Slide2Unlock and ContactManager in post #1.
No screenshot for Slide2Unlock because, well, the device is locked. It's the same wallpaper but not as dark, so it looks nice and vibrant.
Ryan

Very nice!
Is it possible to get a video call button at the dialpad?

sammy_deluxe said:
Very nice!
Is it possible to get a video call button at the dialpad?
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Thanks for the compliment! Unfortunately, at my current "skill" level, no. (notice the 'airquotes' around skill.)
I'm not really up on actual programming, this is simply a graphic overhaul of an existing skin.
If anyone out there can help me modify the actual layout, please feel free to chime in!!
Sorry!
Plus, for reference, the original:
Ryan

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@Dax:
I got the email notification of your post, then checked the thread and saw your reason for retracting it.
Just for curiosity, is there something I can spell out better in the (admittedly vague) instructions? I know they probably skip a lot of 'read between the lines' steps, so if there's something that'll make it clearer please let me know!
Is it working OK for you? I don't think I've gotten any feedback yet that anyone else has it working, and I'm curious to know if it does.
Your post did help, because I noticed that the landscape theme background doesn't quite match the landscape dialer background. I've worked hard to keep them all uniform and avoid the wallpaper jumping up and down when you switch screens...
Ryan

That's it. I must be officially dumb; I cannot find any information anywhere about how to apply a separate skin to the Touch dialer.
I was already using the PhoneBoost Lite with the Eten skin. Is this the same thing as the reTouched dialer you linked? (Again, I can't find any information linking the two)
Thanks,
Dax.

Nah, don't feel dumb. No problem at all. They're not related - I got the Touch dialpad from here. I got it simply to get rid of the horrendous T-Mobile dialpad. After I installed it, I wasn't overly impressed by the looks of this one either, and realized that all of the graphic elements were simply .png's in the Windows directory. I used the old dialpad as a reference for size and layout and created a whole new set of graphics to use instead of the default Touch ones. There's no coding or software manipulation at all on my end, it's all strictly graphical.
Hope it helps,
Ryan

hey, just a quick question, what kinda smart dial is there in the touch dialer...is it the one from microsoft that is inbuilt in wm6 or is it the one from HTC...I personally liked the htc one better as it it showed me the number of the contact without having to press a key on the contact...

Thanks NeonStorm,
It's well past midnight here, but I was sure I was losing my mind anyway
thx

@dax: Good night.
@shantz: It's this one ( I think it's the HTC one...):
Ryan

great work! looks really nice!

neonstorm,
Thanks a lot for such a nice dialer! I'm really digging it .
Now, even though I like the grey theme, I'd like to use it with a different background, but no matter which one I pick, the dialer always shows the "Rocks" one on it. Is there a way to keep and use your dialer and its nice transparency with any other background pic?
Thanks again and keep up the good work!

devil24 said:
neonstorm,
Thanks a lot for such a nice dialer! I'm really digging it .
Now, even though I like the grey theme, I'd like to use it with a different background, but no matter which one I pick, the dialer always shows the "Rocks" one on it. Is there a way to keep and use your dialer and its nice transparency with any other background pic?
Thanks again and keep up the good work!
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Thanks for the compliment!
If you post a portrait and landscape wallpaper (240x320 and 320x240) I should be able to do it. I've designed the graphics to make it pretty easy to replace the wallpaper and keep the transparency...
Or are you referring to the default Touch background I showed?
Ryan

neonstorm said:
Thanks for the compliment!
If you post a portrait and landscape wallpaper (240x320 and 320x240) I should be able to do it. I've designed the graphics to make it pretty easy to replace the wallpaper and keep the transparency...
Or are you referring to the default Touch background I showed?
Ryan
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I would like to use it with more than one background, so what I'm looking for is something like a nice "standard" (plain-ish, but nice) background for the dialer, say, in a dark color or something, still keeping the nice transparencies.
Maybe I'm being too picky... but since you have the "skill" (and yes, you do!), I'm sure you can come with a couple of ideas .

The files are on my laptop at work, so I can crank something out tomorrow. in the meantime take a look at pocketpcscreens.com and see if there are any wallpapers you want. Otherwise I'll just use a neutral one...
Ryan

Release of SMSCatcher, with source code. No skins attached...

Thanks to a few people in my FSD Call Capturer thread, I've started thinking about a possible SMS interceptor with a more finger freindly design. I've already got the hard part coded (as in, I can capture the SMS messages) but I have no graphics talent of my own, and I'm not that inventive, so, who wants to give me some ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Source code is in post 41 and post 42.

Id like to see a Full screen contact photo with incoming SMS. Thanks!

Hi L3v5y,
1) if it's posisble disable the system notification.
2) Make an apps who show the sms and 2 or 3 button (Reply, Delete, Close).
I think it's a good idea but you are the dev..

ok here is what i would try to do if i knew how 2
1.Have a pic of the contact shown on the left side of the screen next to the number it came from
2. a scrollable box to show the message received
3. a empty text box at the bottom for quickreply
4. button for dismiss/delete(When clicked would ask if you wish to delete)
5.Button from full reply(in case you want to add pics or clipart)
have it time out after 10 or so sec of screen not being touched
see drawing for a very ruff image of what i'm picturing(keep in mind i'm no graphic artist and did this in about 2min at work using MS paint)

Something like this...?
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Great Work Oseven...
Made it with 3 button...
Grodimn :
No text box.... for send mesend message... because where is your keyboard....?????
I Think only for read message and if you click to reply your "normal sms writer are open "
Sorry for my english....

Maybe a combination of Osevens and Grondinms ideas? As in you tap a button to go to the reply screen.
Unfortunately, transperency is difficult to achieve without serious processor usage (that, and I don't know how!)
So, I could do something like that, but it draws a backgound image (customisable, of course) and then has the message icon infront with text. Then, have two or three buttons (reply, delete, mark as read etc) and an auto close function. If the reply is pressed, a screen like Grondinms pops up (although bare in mind there would have to be space for the SIP)
You can disable the SMS notifications under Start->settings->Sounds and Notifiactions, but I could maybe do a config app for that...

l3v5y said:
Maybe a combination of Osevens and Grondinms ideas? As in you tap a button to go to the reply screen.
Unfortunately, transperency is difficult to achieve without serious processor usage (that, and I don't know how!)
So, I could do something like that, but it draws a backgound image (customisable, of course) and then has the message icon infront with text. Then, have two or three buttons (reply, delete, mark as read etc) and an auto close function. If the reply is pressed, a screen like Grondinms pops up (although bare in mind there would have to be space for the SIP)
You can disable the SMS notifications under Start->settings->Sounds and Notifiactions, but I could maybe do a config app for that...
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Sounds good. If this goes any further I'm more than happy to supply the graphics if you'd like.

I'm working on a very basic GUI ATM!
Oooh! My 3800 post!

lol yhea i was kinda forgeting the keyboard...so then what about having the received message at the bottom and the reply at the top that way you can still see with the keyboard.....

let me see what i can come up with in photoshop.

kidnamedAlbert said:
let me see what i can come up with in photoshop.
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Photoshop wizards...

this is what i came up with.
its a little umm i dont know how to explain but id like sms like this.

kidnamedAlbert said:
this is what i came up with.
its a little umm i dont know how to explain but id like sms like this.
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So, an SMS conversation with nice bits...

l3v5y said:
So, an SMS conversation with nice bits...
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yeah.
i just still wish i could get a today plugin.
but no creates one yet.
like throttle launcher's sms on today is great! but i dont want throtle launcher.

kidnamedAlbert said:
yeah.
like throttle launcher's sms on today is great! but i dont want throtle launcher.
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Neither. I tried it yesterday and although it's a great app it's just too slow, which is why I suggested what I did as it takes one of the things from it that I liked but won't slow the system as much.

Problem is, today plugins need C++, which I don't know!

l3v5y said:
Problem is, today plugins need C++, which I don't know!
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Is something possible where it takes a temporary screenshot of whatever is running at that time and makes it the background? I don't know how feasible that would be, or how fast it would run if it was possible..?

oseven said:
Is something possible where it takes a temporary screenshot of whatever is running at that time and makes it the background? I don't know how feasible that would be, or how fast it would run if it was possible..?
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Possible.
Lemme get the core functionality working first!

might even be able to do a plugin with rl today, mortscript, sms export, etc. like how chriscsh did with xiamultitheme

Can someone make a "knock off" of psShutXP

I don't know about other people, but it still bugs me that psShutXP's "turn off" button doesn't actually turn the phone completely off, but just merely turns screen off.
I then came across another thread where _DrG_ figured out the command line to actually turn your phone completely off
(31#"\Windows\PowerOffWarning.exe", "PowerOff")
I had asked DrG if it would be possible to somehow plug this into psShutXP so that the app would actually be capable of doing a complete shutdown of ur phone. He said yes as long as I could get the source code. Well I tried numerous times to contact the makers of psShutXP and ask them for the source code but no luck. I imagine the only way now to achieve this would be to just make a new app from scratch.
I know some people are saying why not just make a .lnk file for the shutdown command and then use that whenever you want to shutdown. Its just that I would like to have everything in 1 nice little working app.
So basically I am starting this thread in an attempt to see if anyone would be willing to use the command line that _DrG_ provided to make a "knock off" of psShutXP that can actually shut your phone completely OFF.
So if anyone would be able to do this that would be awesome! I would be very appreciative and I'm sure a lot of other people would be too.
Thanks

I can put it on my todo list. Might take a week or two...
How much like the original do you want it?
Just the Dialog for shutdown? Or all the other stuff as well?
Ta
Dave

First of all, Thanks for responding!
But yeah, take as long as you need, no rush at all. I mean u don't even have to be doing this so I am grateful!
And yes I would like it to have pretty much everything like psShutXP.
Sleep-like if you were to just push the power button
Turn Off-turn phone completely off like if you held down power button for 5 seconds, which is what this command does (31#"\Windows\PowerOffWarning.exe", "PowerOff")
Reset-soft reset phone
Timer-for if u want to schedule a soft reset or turn phone completely off. I dont know if its too demanding, but would it be possible to make the timer so that
1.you can either set it for a countdown of X number of seconds that the user defines
2.have the option to enter a time of day that it will execute the restart/shutdown, which you can choose to happen to be a one time thing or a recurring. And if you choose recurring you will be given the option of making it Daily/Weekly/Monthly
If the whole timer thing is too much I totally understand, beggars cant be choosers, right. So i would be more than happy with just the Sleep/Shutdown/Restart buttons.
Thanks again for attempting to do this. I hope you are able to get it done.
Many thanks!

Kewl.
A Timer maybe for V2 then.
There will have to be some differences, because psShutXP is copyrighted work. I'll try and make a "lightweight Open Source (read only to start) alternative that has support for powering off the Kaiser".
Ta
Dave

I was just messin around real quick and came up with this layout. Dont have to use it if u dont want. Just an idea.
http://www.4shared.com/file/65079659/aa3079c/ShutDownTemplateLG.html

Nice. I saw the pic. Try to make it a little less transparent. But, it still looks pro. Like it's part of the PPc. Great work. Keep it up.

asofiker said:
I was just messin around real quick and came up with this layout. Dont have to use it if u dont want. Just an idea.
http://www.4shared.com/file/65079659/aa3079c/ShutDownTemplateLG.html
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I like that.

I found out why psShutXP doesn't work. MS removed the option to Power off a Device from the API. The phone manufacturer has to implement a method for this. I am working on hacking apart the PowerOffWarning.exe for my use...
@aso,
Have you got the original graphics that you posted, so I can take out the Images.
I have a simple 3 button app working, now it needs skinning...
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Dave

Hey Dave! Here is the artwork! I changed it up a little bit to make it look a little more classy. Its in the form of a Photoshop CS3 file, I hope that is alright.
My idea was to not have the whole silver button be what you would tap, but rather just the actual button on the side. Look at pic 1 for reference.
Artwork
Heres the original artwork in case my new design just totally screwed up what you have made so far.
In case anyone else is curious about what this app might look like. Here are some screenshots.
Active Hotspots
When App appears
When a button is pushed

asofiker said:
Hey Dave! Here is the artwork! I changed it up a little bit to make it look a little more classy. Its in the form of a Photoshop CS3 file, I hope that is alright.
My idea was to not have the whole silver button be what you would tap, but rather just the actual button on the side. Look at pic 1 for reference.
Artwork
In case anyone else is curious about what this app might look like. Here are some screenshots.
Active Hotspots
When App appears
When a button is pushed
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Thanks. My art and design skills are lacking so this is appreciated.
I'm at home today so I will see if I can get on my PC later and knock up a quick demo.
Dave

Geez your fast! hahaha.
Sounds good!

This app looks like it'll be very usefull. please dave keep us updated on your progress

Hi,
Here's my alpha release.
I'll make a new thread and do a beta next release.
Still todo for next release:
*App Icon
*Hotspots (I still need to get my head around the code behind this).
*Fix up Graphics, a few Images move when pressed.
*Fix app loadtime (if possible).
EDIT:
*Alpha Blending and a background
Ta
Dave

Aesome man! It works good! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. I really appreciate it. I'm sure others are going to enjoy it too.
This app can only get better, that is if you decide to make changes, even though I am completely happy with it as is. Although the timer function would be a cool addition to see in the future
Finally a program that will shut your phone "COMPLETELY" off!
Goodbye psShutXP......HELLO XDA SHUTDOWN!

Installed and assigned to one button, seems to work quite well
Sometimes the most simple things are the most usefull
Thanks for you Application, quite nice

Thanks for the support guys.
@asofiker,
any chance you could make a pressed X button for me? I like the idea of it animating as it is pressed.
Ta
Dave

Hi guys,
I'm actually over at the Elf forum, but I acquired a psShutXP from someone which has the Full Shutdown capability. The only problem is that the Hard Reset and Timer menus are all in Chinese ;-)
Anyways, I'm attaching it for your curiosity.
But I think Dave's app is much sharper and also in English, so it's better LOL
Good work!
EDIT: Regarding your program:
- The "sleep" function sometimes doesn't work if launched from Manila2D's Program tab. It just closes the app but does not put the device into Sleep.
- Also, the sleep function turns off the music in Audio Manager, unlike psShutXP. Probably should look at how they do it in psShutXP.
- Program also takes a few seconds to start up, maybe the graphics need to be scaled down a bit?
Otherwise, good job!

In case you're interested, here's your file along with an XP-style shutdown icon on it (there was no icon in the Alpha).

DaveShaw said:
Thanks for the support guys.
@asofiker,
any chance you could make a pressed X button for me? I like the idea of it animating as it is pressed.
Ta
Dave
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awesome work dude. jus saw this thread thru dsixda

Here are the cancel buttons artwork
http://www.4shared.com/file/66369255/8e00a2e8/Cancel_Buttons.html

[APP]1/18/2009 -(V4 WORKING CDMA VER.) with actual working slide to answer w/ curtain

Over in the Diamond Thread posted here in post 286 (with the help of mrhawaii and smotrs) we got the slide to answer with the curtain found on the touch hd dialer working for diamond and touch pro devices.
As seen on www.fuzemobility.com here: www.fuzemobility.com/?p=1540
Also seen on www.wmexperts.com here: www.wmexperts.com/slide-answer-att-fuze
please feel free to download and enjoy this wonderful file.
we built two versions one white and one black
see pics below for the proof. i am using this on my fuze as we speak.
files to be downloaded are below as well.
FOR ALL AT&T FUZE USERS PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS (AT&T FORUMS) AND PUT YOUR 2 CENTS IN ON WHY WE NEED AT&T TO MAKE A HOT FIX/UPDATE TO PUT THIS ON OUR DEVICES. THE MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN THE BETTER CHANCE AT&T WILL CONTACT HTC AND CREATE A HOT FIX/ UPDATE WITH THIS SLIDE TO ANSWER APP.
FOR ALL SPRINT TOUCH PRO USERS PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS (SPRINT FORUMS) AND PUT YOUR 2 CENTS IN ON WHY WE NEED SPRINT TO MAKE A HOT FIX/UPDATE TO PUT THIS ON OUR DEVICES. THE MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN THE BETTER CHANCE SPRINT WILL CONTACT HTC AND CREATE A HOT FIX/ UPDATE WITH THIS SLIDE TO ANSWER APP.
Version 4 Now up.
Change log v3 to v4
1. BLACK VERSION posted as of Jan 8, 2009
2. Put corrected transparent curtain in the white version.
3. UPDATE JAN 18, 2009 CDMA VERSION RIPPED FROM THE LEAKED DIAMOND ROM IT IS FOUND HERE
4. GSM VERSION DOWNLOAD FROM HERE forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3124498&postcount=76
Change Log V2 to V3:
Removed registries not needed from both black and white versions - thanks to mrhawaii and smotrs
White version put default curtain back in and left transparent curtain in black version.
Change Log V1 to V2:
Black Version - Removed duplicate files that was not needed and added transpaerent Curtain.
White Version - Found a corupt file and replaced it with a non corupt file to work again.

Sweet... Downloading now and keep up the good work!

mchap - you find it here on XDA but not here: http://www.ppcmobility.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2154#post2154? Interesting...
It's DavidK by the way

bugsykoosh said:
mchap - you find it here on XDA but not here: http://www.ppcmobility.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2154#post2154? Interesting...
It's DavidK by the way
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it is the same file in my mediashare account. but to make everyone feel better i will post like this over there as well.
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Congrats! This is an outstanding addition to our Fuze. I just have one question before I install. Are the graphics still in development or is the screen shot somehow distorted by the software you used to make the screen shots?? I don't want to complain, you guys have worked hard on this, but on the screen shot it looks like the graphics on the black version need some twicking. I'm kinda OCD when it comes to this stuff. Again, thanx for sharing.

RallyPunx said:
Congrats! This is an outstanding addition to our Fuze. I just have one question before I install. Are the graphics still in development or is the screen shot somehow distorted by the software you used to make the screen shots?? I don't want to complain, you guys have worked hard on this, but on the screen shot it looks like the graphics on the black version need some twicking. I'm kinda OCD when it comes to this stuff. Again, thanx for sharing.
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it looks cleaner on device. i used mymobiler to make the pics and they look crazy when they turn out to look at.
i promise it looks a lot better on device than these pics

i finally got this damn pocket shield to work and now i see this...
i guess i could use this in conjunction with that...
the layout of the slide to unlock your showing here looks a lot more user friendly for sure.
bout to try this out now... lookin good tho.

I joined this thread too.
Anyway, I see you also post a black version (which also for some reason is much bigger?)... does it include the "curtain" also?
Did you remove the files that mess the battery gauge?

a question before i install...
does this S2A you developed here disable the send/end buttons from answering/ignoring calls?
i assume it would. :\

this is not his development (AFAIK) - this is the code from Touch HD
it shouldn't disable any physical buttons
*** BTW HERG JUST DISCOVERED SOME THINGS ***
1) In both packages there are some PNG files that are named BMP. So... shouldn't they be turned to normal BMP?
2) In the "black" cab package you have some files MORE than once! (and I mean the same file for the same location!) It's a bit messed up eh?
3) Please don't ignore the questions in my previous post above.

just installed on my fuze and all is working well.. i also disabled the 3 second delay in ringtone with tweaks2k2 so im happy.
gonna update the cab and remove the unnecessasary files?

SH4YD33 said:
just installed on my fuze and all is working well.. i also disabled the 3 second delay in ringtone with tweaks2k2 so im happy.
gonna update the cab and remove the unnecessasary files?
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we have done alot, if we do anymore so far it will not work like it is now
if there is duplicate files in my cab i will look at it and fix it tonight after work.

herg please don't miss my posts in the 1st page

Nice work herg

tb5... said:
a question before i install...
does this S2A you developed here disable the send/end buttons from answering/ignoring calls?
i assume it would. :\
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it changes the answer and ignore bbuttons to a slider kinda like what a_c did in his s2u2 app.

NLS said:
I joined this thread too.
Anyway, I see you also post a black version (which also for some reason is much bigger?)... does it include the "curtain" also?
Did you remove the files that mess the battery gauge?
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the curtain is in the black version as well.
the battery ggague is there for the dialer screen you need to enable it by regedit.

I've installed this on my Sprint TP and it appears to work fine. The only gripe I have is that it has "Green" highlight bars on the dialer screen and the rest of the highlight bars in TF3D are "Yellow"
Is there a way to change those easily?

yes by regedit.
hold on i will tell you what that regedit address is.

disable call and end button.
herg62123 said:
it changes the answer and ignore bbuttons to a slider kinda like what a_c did in his s2u2 app.
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Hello herg, the answer and end button are not disabled when i get a call, i can still us them, is anyone else having this problem, i have done several soft resets and power downs, but no luck. really love it and the graphics, im using aruppenthal's rom
thanks,
lupe

overhaulengines said:
Hello herg, the answer and end button are not disabled when i get a call, i can still us them, is anyone else having this problem, i have done several soft resets and power downs, but no luck. really love it and the graphics, im using aruppenthal's rom
thanks,
lupe
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are you talking about tthe hard talk and end buttons?
if you are they work on my deviice still.

Touch pro simple shell?

hello users!
my father has a touch Pro, but he is really struggeling with it. the touchflo 3D is just too difficult to even make a simple call. (you have to go to home menu and then click keypad or something)
is there a shell (like spb shell) where you have a simple menu with contact, call now, email, internet etc? so u can quickly see what to choose? i know spb shell but are there more of these kind of shells?
thanks in advance ^^

You could always disable touchflo 3d.

tharealmb said:
hello users!
my father has a touch Pro, but he is really struggeling with it. the touchflo 3D is just too difficult to even make a simple call. (you have to go to home menu and then click keypad or something)
is there a shell (like spb shell) where you have a simple menu with contact, call now, email, internet etc? so u can quickly see what to choose? i know spb shell but are there more of these kind of shells?
thanks in advance ^^
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So pressing the "green" key is too complex?

green key brings up a list of people you called and have called you... does not bring up a keypad to simply call people for as far i can remember. for people who aren't in your adress book. i'll check it tomorrow. and disabling touchflo 3D doesn't really make stuff simpler, windows thing sucks big time!

What I do is use rlToday. rlToday is a today screen plugin that is completely customizable using XML code, which can be setup to look and display just about anything.
http://rotlaus-software.de/projects/rltoday/
Not everyone is XML savvy but luckily it supports themes from other users (which can be edited to your liking). I normally use Custom roms that exclude the default shell all together, or simply disable it in favor of rlToday.
There are TONS of user made skins ranging from various complexities. I favor simplistic approaches. My theme has a large digital clock toward the top, displays the date in a smaller bold font as well with the Carrier name when service is available. At the bottom I used a finger-friendly simple button graphic that is repeated 4 times along the bottom to act as quick shortcuts. The 4 graphics is SMS, Email, Missed Calls, and VM... each with a simple numeric counter that displays the amount of each. Each finger-friendly graphic acts as a shortcut to their respective programs.
Simply copy this folder into the rlToday install directory (\Program Files\rlToday\). Then on the main screen, tap and hold for a popup menu which has Options. There is a Skin tab which contains a dropdown box which should now list "Diamond". Selecting this and exiting the config app will show it now being displayed as the homescreen.
You can also customize my theme to include more buttons for such as your browser. The code is already in place, you would just have to copy the code for a button, duplicate it, and manipulate a few things such as the name displayed and the location of the program launched.
{
"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"
}
Here is the link to download my theme: http://www.mediafire.com/?ytj0kmdwuna

tharealmb said:
green key brings up a list of people you called and have called you... does not bring up a keypad to simply call people for as far i can remember. for people who aren't in your adress book. i'll check it tomorrow. and disabling touchflo 3D doesn't really make stuff simpler, windows thing sucks big time!
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Pressing the Green key does bring up the dialer pad making it easy to make a call.

tharealmb said:
green key brings up a list of people you called and have called you... does not bring up a keypad to simply call people for as far i can remember. for people who aren't in your adress book. i'll check it tomorrow. and disabling touchflo 3D doesn't really make stuff simpler, windows thing sucks big time!
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no it brings the keypad
now nobody claimed WM is the easiest thing to use
nobody forced anybody BUYING WM either
better get your father a (simple) Nokia

The green button brings up the number pad. From there you can start dialing a number or type a name using the keypad which will bring up the best matches.
I actually LOVE this feature. You really only need to press 2-3 buttons to get to any contact on your phone.
Anyway, it sounds like a Windows Media phone was a poor choice and may be a bit complex for your father. I still stand by my logic that using rlToday as a homescreen is the best choice as you can put exactly what your father requires.

NLS said:
no it brings the keypad
now nobody claimed WM is the easiest thing to use
nobody forced anybody BUYING WM either
better get your father a (simple) Nokia
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More like a Jitterbug

To make a simple call, just press the 'send' key at the bottom left. . goes straight to a regular-ass keypad.
edit: sorry. . already mentioned earlier. . I don't have a 'green' key tho
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F it!! Just get him a Jitterbug.
(I was looking for their theme song as a ring tone for my dad... but then my dad died so I have nobody to use that on)

The key isn't green! Its a white phone, not a green one.
Maybe the Sprint versions have a green phone button.

You bloody idiot, it is the sme damn button.

OK this whole thread needs closing.

It is white on Sprint and green on Verizon, not sure about GSM. Either way it does bring up the phone keypad.
It really is not all that complex, he just needs someone to explain some of the easy functions to him. If that is not good enough he really should not be using this device.

there is a learning curve on switching phones.
tf2d is similar to tf3d but a tiny bit simpler
spb products are somehwat easy but u need to pay
home 1 and home 2 is very simple and its free but u can pay for pro
he can even open the phone to the qwerty and type in who he wants to call and done
Good Luck