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Hi,
I have now searched for over a week and I cannot find any information on hacking and customizing TouchFlo for Diamond.
I know there are lots of stuff there for customizing the look and also a few programs for tweaking it, but I want to delve into the files and make my own theme, customize the tabs for me and stuff like that.
Is there any program or thread on what fales do what, how to extract the original files for changin and how to convert them back, how to add tabs in touchflo and make changes to the interface of it.
I already know that I am going to get someone that says use search or "In 10 sec I found this", but I have been researching for a week now and I think that me not finding anything is more the fact that its called TouchFlo or Manila or Manilla or Manila2D or manila3D etc..... very hard to know what words to search for.
Please someone point me in the right direction.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=441
Well thankyou for pointing out 2132 threads of information. Why didn't I think to read thru all those threads?
I thought I made it clear that I didn't want to just customise the look of TouchFlo. I want to do it myself, making my own themse and making my own additions to the app.
I need to find out how to actually edit the app, as in what files do what and how to open and edit them to do what I want it to do and not what is already predifined from someone else.
Thought I made it clear in my initial post.
Stickies in this forum are too useful, read it...
Let me redo my original request in a manner that may be more understanding.
I HAVE read threads, posts, googled, search within these forums etc etc etc.
I DO find Tweaks, Config Programs, even found a program to convert the manila files to an imag and back (thou I don't understand how some of the animation files can't be exported as a gif animation (wiper blade for weather)..
What I DON"T find is information on what files to edit for differnet parts of the TouchFlo. I don't know what file to hack for adding another panel, I don't know how my images are suppose to be for themes (the program lets export to jpg, bmp and png, information on transparency and animation are no where to be found).
How much clearer can I be about this.
I have already gone thru 6 pages of the 2132 pages of threads available and still only premade themes and hacks are there nothing in terms of HOW TO HACK TOUCHFLO.
I don't want information on how to optimize TouchFlo and make it look pretty. I want to know HOW to hack it and do my OWN things to it.
Oh god...
I think u need to read more...
Or maybe u dont readed stickies...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=441
Dont read the 2132 pages, JUST ONLY THE STICKIES!
If u look there, u will find the MANILA EDITOR 0.2...
Either you DIDN'T read my posts or you have never used the Editor.
I DID say I found it. BUt it ONLY lets me edit the images. Nothing in there about adding custome tabs, renaming tabs or anything along EDITING and HACKING TouchFlo.
Also there is NO information on how to do the transparencies on some images, seeing all images can be exported in BMP, JPG or PNG, to my knowledge only PNG supports Transparencies but you can have transparency in BMP by making the transparent areas hot pink or some other bold color. And seeing that none of those image formats are animations, then how the hell do I edit things like the weather wiper blade.
I am not an idiot, I usually do find these things out myslef or work them out some how, but USUALLY I can find some small tidbits of information on what I am doing to point me in the right direction.
Manila Editor 0.2 doesn't do anything other then let me change the pictures.
eangulus said:
Let me redo my original request in a manner that may be more understanding.
I HAVE read threads, posts, googled, search within these forums etc etc etc.
I DO find Tweaks, Config Programs, even found a program to convert the manila files to an imag and back (thou I don't understand how some of the animation files can't be exported as a gif animation (wiper blade for weather)..
What I DON"T find is information on what files to edit for differnet parts of the TouchFlo. I don't know what file to hack for adding another panel, I don't know how my images are suppose to be for themes (the program lets export to jpg, bmp and png, information on transparency and animation are no where to be found).
How much clearer can I be about this.
I have already gone thru 6 pages of the 2132 pages of threads available and still only premade themes and hacks are there nothing in terms of HOW TO HACK TOUCHFLO.
I don't want information on how to optimize TouchFlo and make it look pretty. I want to know HOW to hack it and do my OWN things to it.
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LOL, I can't stop laughing Eangulus. I'm not laughing at you just the responses. I feel your pain, whenever I've asked for help I get the same kind of useless replies. A bunch of people who don't even read my post assuming they know what I want. Goodluck in your search!!
Great. Now I have someone that understands what I want, but can't help me...
I read somewhere that this forum was the be all and end all for all WM information, hacking tweaking etc.
Maybe all that info is in a special "HACKERS" area that the genral public can't see. Keeps all us "newbies" in the forums searching clocking up their advertising dollars....
There is no such complete HowTo (which would be pretty big and much to read btw.). The information is spread all over the threads. Download the cabs and stuff people provide and inspect what files are involved. Download the tools and go to the readme files. There's additional information inside.
Spend some time on testing and playing around (but remember: everything you do is on your own risk). And ask questions in the relevant threads.
Someone startet a diamond wiki some time ago, but I think it's not maintained anymore.
That's why people can only point you to the threads and as a starting point to the stickys. You have to pick up the pieces and build the puzzle. (If you get everything together you are ofcourse welcome to write a complete Diamond-HowTo)
cheers
Thankyou for a clear answer.
Im personally more annoyed at the fact that it does seem to be just a default respnse of read the thread, search is your friend crap.
If someone actually read my original post they would have known that was what I was doing.
Oh and I would read the readme. Only if they were included. there is none with the manila editor.
eangulus said:
Thankyou for a clear answer.
Im personally more annoyed at the fact that it does seem to be just a default respnse of read the thread, search is your friend crap.
If someone actually read my original post they would have known that was what I was doing.
Oh and I would read the readme. Only if they were included. there is none with the manila editor.
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wow, pretty pissed I see...I get similar responses but you get used to it. As far as transparency, thats the png's effect. Use photoshop for this and to retain the trans effect, export it to png. Gif also does this being that gif's are not exclusively for animating, but for utilizing transparency at a smaller file size, but also at the expense of quality. As far as creating a tab of your own (like a cheetos tabs that predicts how many cheetos are eating every sec or something random), that you may have to just follow the threads and get information according to which step you're on. I would ask more along the lines of "what part of touchflo does this?" or "how to change blah blah" rather than "how to hack touchflo" cause someone would need to write an entire page of crap. Maybe one day, but I couldn't find it either. lol
I would first start with learning how touchflo works by inspecting the entire reg file for anything that says "manila" or "touchflo", start research on lua modding/changing (if necessary), crack open the tab cabs (i.e. calender, today, etc.) and start modding!
My apologies as this is probably a stupid question, BUT... can you install more than one theme on a TF3D device (I have the Fuze)? I only ask because I installed, for example, Herg's Flip Clock theme (white flip w/ black numbers) and then a few days later decided to install Matt's Fuzeberry theme and give it a try...and it was like Fuzeberry overwrote the other or something. I guess I thought it would install both separately and I could choose which one I wanted to us in my Today settings.
Do I have to uninstall one and then install another if I decide to switch between themes? This is what I ended up having to do. Is that right? If there is a better way, what is it?
Again, sorry if that is a stupid question but that was what happened to me and I guess I thought it would be different. I've been reading on here for several weeks now, learning lots of cool things, but haven't found this answered in my searches. Thanks for your time.
Bump.
Anybody? Please?
Hey there, Mark.
In order to replace a theme, you will need to copy+paste a file into your "windows" folder. This will, as you said, overwrite the files in there with what you're putting in.
But, if you want a number of different themes/styles to choose from, you should check this program out, made by XDA's Grumps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=437420
This is a Manilla Customizer, and although I haven't used it, it will allow you to do what you're asking for allow you to choose from a number of different preloaded themes/styles.
Edit: It only works for Icons, Clocks, Sliders, and Curtains, not so much the theme.
Enjoy!
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Hey there, Mark.
In order to replace a theme, you will need to copy+paste a file into your "windows" folder. This will, as you said, overwrite the files in there with what you're putting in.
But, if you want a number of different themes/styles to choose from, you should check this program out, made by XDA's Grumps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=437420
This is a Manilla Customizer, and although I haven't used it, it will allow you to do what you're asking for allow you to choose from a number of different preloaded themes/styles.
Edit: It only works for Icons, Clocks, Sliders, and Curtains, not so much the theme.
Enjoy!
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Ok, thanks for the response! Guess maybe that's what I'm looking for. I had read some posts where folks said they switched between themes or were loading another theme and I didn't know if they just installed the .cab each time or what. Thanks for your time.
I've been hunting apps for my fuze for a while, and I'm pretty sure that there isn't something that will allow you to change from one theme to the next. You'll have to go through the process of overwriting/replacing files.
theomni said:
I've been hunting apps for my fuze for a while, and I'm pretty sure that there isn't something that will allow you to change from one theme to the next. You'll have to go through the process of overwriting/replacing files.
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Actually, Diamond tf3d Config will let you change themes as long as the themes are saved in .theme format. If you use cabs, you change themes by using Remove Programs and then running new cab. Either way, you can store your themes on storage card and change when you want. If you overwrite directly using total commander or something, then you run risk of having a mismatch of themes, of course that might me desired effect too.
Okay, so the process I've done the few times I've changed - uninstall current then install the new theme - is what I need to do. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't an easier way or something.
I appreciate the people who share the themes they've created so the rest of us, especially like me who do not have the skills to create them myself, can change up the look of our device by installing them. Great community here!
doh! Showaco is right. Are you using this program, called TF3D Config?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405749
Many of the themes you're using is in the .cab format, which installs itself. TF3D Config is actually a really neat app, in that it lets you choose from the themes that you've loaded into a folder. The themes must be in .theme format (not .cab), they must be on your phone, and TF3D Config will let you choose which theme to install from that list of themes.
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doh! Showaco is right. Are you using this program, called TF3D Config?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405749
Many of the themes you're using is in the .cab format, which installs itself. TF3D Config is actually a really neat app, in that it lets you choose from the themes that you've loaded into a folder. The themes must be in .theme format (not .cab), they must be on your phone, and TF3D Config will let you choose which theme to install from that list of themes.
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I have been installing from the .cab files, yes. I will check into TF3D Config. Thanks for the tip!
Well I think its fairly apparent that M$ is not going to make a newer style native dialer for 6.5 so we may be stuck with the same dialer from the WM5 days.
Is anyone willing to redesign the layout of WM dialer? We have several different skins, but I think a new layout is whats needed for 6.5, perhaps to mimic the HTC dialer, or perhaps different.
Any takers?
Edit: I will update the first post and add in everything that we can come up with for easy access. Thanks to all who support.
+1 for this. Not sure if the layout can be chnged yet, but maybe some skin to make it look changed. Is there some existing skins for this somewhere already?
+1 for layout
jmckeejr said:
+1 for this. Not sure if the layout can be chnged yet, but maybe some skin to make it look changed. Is there some existing skins for this somewhere already?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=434934
+1 for the layout change though. There is some unused space at the top that I don't like. The number buttons are not quite finger friendly either. IMO.
Maybe we coud post a zip with all the stock images and reg entries to make it easy on skinners. Can someone put together a zip with all of this stuff and Adam can link it in first post?
I will most likely have a look at this too, but busy at the time being. I'd like to make it look like the HTC dialer, and then go from there.
Not sure if this is the same dialer, but there are a few skins for stock dialer at www.skinzone.org. They were from 6.1, so not sure if they would still work.
EDIT: I gathered up the images real quick, but didn't get the registry yet. Let me know if you think I missed an image.
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Sure thing, I will update the first post and add in everything that we can come up with for easy access. Hopefully people will see that something is being done and will join in. It may not hurt to contact some good people with photoshop skills either like Herg and bilbobrian.
Edit: After thinking about it, we may get better coverage if this was moved to the Development and Hacking forum.
I wish they would make the dialer the same as how they have the dial pad for the lock screen...that would be sweet if somebody could make a skin or dialer like that:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2009/02/windows-mobile-65-ofc10.jpg
Somoene skinned the HTC dialer to match the buttons in 6.5 and it looked really good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509447
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Somoene skinned the HTC dialer to match the buttons in 6.5 and it looked really good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509447
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That looks great, I just wish the HTC S2A dialer didn't have issues with WM6.5
i'll take a crack at it later tonight after work...its been bugging me too.
That would be awesome... and I know we can expect something good from you, you always seem to post top knotch applications/themes/tweaks.
Hi,
Attached is something that I quickly knocked up to make the WM6.5 dialer look a bit more like the lock screen when in a call.
I hope that it is useful.
Matt
noobness clueless
mpattman said:
Hi,
Attached is something that I quickly knocked up to make the WM6.5 dialer look a bit more like the lock screen when in a call.
I hope that it is useful.
Matt
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Matt, what is the file attached. I noticed the different default theme pictures in the folders, but I am not sure how this file should be used. Is it a program that allows you to choose a theme? If so, which file to you run and do you run from pc over activesync or from the device itself?
If you extact it on your PC, the directories are for cooking and if you run the "make_cabs.bat" you should get a folder called cabs with installable cab files that will change the phone's skin. You need to soft reset to get the phone to use them after you install the cab (or copy the files over in Resco Explorer from the folder of your choice.)
(see attachments - I am using the Blue Drop theme)
big thanks
mpattman said:
If you extact it on your PC, the directories are for cooking and if you run the "make_cabs.bat" you should get a folder called cabs with installable cab files that will change the phone's skin. You need to soft reset to get the phone to use them after you install the cab (or copy the files over in Resco Explorer from the folder of your choice.)
(see attachments - I am using the Blue Drop theme)
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Yes!!!
That alone makes a BIG difference. Thanks!
I dont get a folder called 'cabs'.
I hate to admit...
AdamNimrod said:
I dont get a folder called 'cabs'.
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I hate to admit that the same happened for me. I ran it three times...then I thought about it. And I refreshed the window.
I doubt this is your problem, but I had to put it out there.
just to let everyone know, i am working on something, I'm toying with going with squared-off buttons (see 6.5 calc for an example) or the lockscreen-esque rounded buttons (similar to mpattman). should have some time this weekend to really polish it.
Rounded buttons.
I still cant get the damn cabs to show...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508920 this what you are looking for?
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I still cant get the damn cabs to show...
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Not sure why it won't build the cabs, is there an error message?
Attached are the VGA cabs.
RELEASED BETA 1: VISUAL THEME
[Please give me feedback how it works and if there are any bugs!
First install mortscript if you don't have that already and S2P Player from A_C to use the MP3 player
Download links:
Mega Upload:PollPixx Visual Theme WVGA (WAD2).zip
4shared:PollPixx Visual Theme WVGA (WAD2).zip
Files in download: 20MB containing:
Theme wadesktop file: just click on it and assign to device: 10,9MB
Games and Application Folder are the Icons, put them on your memory card if you want.
MORT is for the MP3 player the album art, needs to be putted on root of Device/Storage Card. If you have another language make the folder Storage Card in the root of your device
S2PMortscripts contains the script commands for the MP3 player, this can be on your storage card as well
From Lockscreen slide upwards to start. First bug: in application/my favorites go to author mode/page/properties/pinned items and selecet "home" otherwise you can't get out of it
Here some images how it looks like made in photoshop, of course the numbers of mail, sms, missed calls, weather information, battery info, memory info etc etc will be visible as well:
I have a Dutch device, so you might need to change the paths of the programs to your own settings.
If you use other programs(3 pages by sliding for 18 of your favorite programs)/games in favorites just use icons and change picture/program. Need more Game/Applications Icons??? Let me know in this topic, not by PM please
The theme can be used Free of Charge, however, if you like it, please consider to donate a beer, I spend around 100 hours making this.
Cheers,
Arnold
A small collection of the Game Icons:
Cheers,
Arnold
Donations received:
2 suggestions:
- maybe change the battery icon, i dont think it fits in quite well with all the other images for the theme (maybe a power plant or something )
- move the update button for the weather at the bottom. i believe it would be better that way, because i suppose most of us would like to see todays weather first of all and then anything else..
good job, i like it a lot!
Looks very nice, a new concept.
In games hub may be you can import all those games present in games folder.
And in application hub is it possible for u to introduce a carosel, need programming i think.
thank you guys, I now changed the battery icon (see start post), I couldn't find a proper picture at first, now i found a nice nuclear explosition....seems to be enough energy comes free by that for running your phone for the next couple of centuries.
I wil be out now and back tomorrow, so I will reply, but not sooner than tomorrow.
Cheers,
Arnold
looks amazing
thanks, I will finish it soon ;-)
Cheers,
Arnold
hehe i see your using the samsung player. Theme looks good, i don't see how all the tabs work together yet. I guess i have to wait for release and try it out. Keep it up.
Really nice poll, please upload a video!!
what device is this for? very promising
really like the weather concept
Excellent as always, nice work
A new UI... damn, you are so productive...
Don't stop... wait for video demo...
Good job !
thank you all for the replies and the nice words!
I have an idea now for the games section which I will work out today, quite a few hours of photoshopping, but if it turns out the way it is in my head it will be quite good. Wife is at work and with 2 kids around I wonder if I can finish that today.
Than I have to work out the application layout which also will cost time.
When I finished all the graphics, I have to put in all the information in the theme and after that making a video. As you can see, it take some time to finish it, but the longer it takes, the better it will be
The only thing is I am out of the trial time with the converter to flv, so I am not sure yet I can upload the video to youtube. But I will try hard to find something.
Let's do some serious Google imaging and photoshopping now to get on with it;-) When a new section is done I will add the looks of it in the startpost by placing a new overview picture.
Keep posted.
Cheers,
Arnold
Games wallpaper finished. Quite happy with it the way it is.
Updated in Post one. Now making for each section icons for the most common games in each catagory. That will take some time.
EDIT: Also Applications first page is ready. At Personal Favorites you switch to a page where you can add your favorite programms to it.
Cheers,
Arnold
do you have any other examples of your work o/t
on topic
wow on a touch hd2...awesome
do you plan on giving users a lock screen
This is my first complete theme, however I made a lot of icons ans wallpapers before for the WP7 themes which are around here on XDA.
If people want I can make a lockscreen as first page as well.
I don't know how many want it, so I will start a poll ;-))))
Cheers,
Arnold
a lockscreen like wp7 (slide up in wad) would be stellar actually
okay, thanks for your input.
Forgot totally the calendar into this theme, so I changed Twitter to Calendar as you can see in first post.
Cheers,
Arnold
▐▀▄▀▄▀▄▌(Major Update:1/4/11) A BUNCH OF WP7 SKINS FOR COMMON PROGRAMS!!!!
Here are some great skins for Skinning Your WM device for the WP7 look and feel
These skins are great especially if you use any type of WP7 launcher as your today screen
they really compliment the idea of having the new look of WP7 with the Functionality of our Great WM DEvices
ALL SKINS FOR iCONTACT and iDIALER and iAgenda SHOULD WORK FOR (W)VGA and W(Q)VGA
UPDATE: i wanted to make the skins look more really like WP7 feel and determined that that the real feel is black with dark grey
this way if you are using any type of launcher where you can change the color of the tiles and accents like in the wp7 throttle launcher you don't have to worry about the blue matching
as a result i have added a black and grey version to a majority of the skins i have
enjoy
iContact
WP7 Grey
WP7 Blue
iDialer
WP7 Grey
WP7 Blue
(1/3/11) ADDED... iAgenda WP7!!!!
WP7 Grey
WP7 Blue
to install:
i have included both a blue and grey version of each of the skins in each of the zip files
for the iagenda and icontact skin download the corresponding skins to their individual program folder locations and you can select it through each of their setting apps.
for idialer skins remember which ever skin you want to use rename the .png to "default.png" for it to work
enjoy and feel free to leave requests as i will be releasing more themes for iContact soon!!!!
I have also released a great new theme for a very finger friendly and intuitive file explorer
it is called throttle explorer.. if you've never heard of it i highly recommend it..
download throttleexplorer0.2.cab here:http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/Products/ThrottleExplorer/throttleexplorer02
THROTTLE EXPLORER WP7 SKIN W(VGA)
UPDATE(12/14/2010)... adding W(Q)VGA support
install:
download zip file and extract folder "VGA" and replace the one in the program folder under \throttle explorer\skins\default
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XDASHUTDOWN WP7 SKIN
WP7 Skin For Xda Shutdown v1.0
install:
replace all files in the program folder with the ones in the Zip in the attachment section
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as always feel free to ask for requests or help
WP7 StopWatch Skin
WVGA / VGA
WQVGA / QVGA (i think... someone check and pm me pls)
if you never heard of it this is a really great functional stopwatch i use and i beleive quite a few of you do....
Thread to download the App
either way when properly skinned it is a great compliment to your WP7 Craves!!!
ENJOY
INSTALL:
Unzip the folder called Skin and drop it in the program folder to whereever you installed the program you can replace it or rename the existing one to something else so that you don't loose it
tcpmp nitrogen skins coming soon!!!!
Reserved...
Request
Please provide skin for qvga phone as our phone does not has much to customise .I would be grateful if you can help.your skins seems just perfect .please
thanks
where ist the wp7black file
in your first post I see attached the file wp7black.png.
when i download it and use it in icontact it looks like following.
is it the wrong file, I have wvga HTC touch diamond 2.
edit: sorry, I first opened the file and saved it, now it looks great, thanks a lot!
Trekfan422991 said:
Here are some great skins for iContact and iDialer
iContact
WP7 Black
iDialer
to install:
for the icontact skin download the attachment called "wp7 black.png"and put it under the [ \program files\iContact\ ] folder and select it under icontact settings...
enjoy and feel free to leave requests as i will be releasing more themes for iContact soon!!!!
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Thanx...looking cool.\
One thing......how to access iContact settings? cannot find it......
shhbz said:
Please provide skin for qvga phone as our phone does not has much to customise .I would be grateful if you can help.your skins seems just perfect .please
thanks
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The iCONTACT and iDIALER skins work for both (W)VGA and W(Q)VGA
so did you want W(Q)VGA skin for Throttle Explorer????
happy to help
brunokoehler said:
in your first post I see attached the file wp7black.png.
when i download it and use it in icontact it looks like following.
is it the wrong file, I have wvga HTC touch diamond 2.
edit: sorry, I first opened the file and saved it, now it looks great, thanks a lot!
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im not sure could be corrupt i guess ....
make sure you did not click save image as otherwise it will save as a png file but without transparency...
im using practically the same device.. should be no prob...
i will repakage the icontact and idialer skins in to one zip file ...
then try again... if it doesnt work again the only thing i can think of is you are using a different version of icontact.....
some guy took it over and redid it as opposed to the original but i was pretty sure they both use the same skinning process
edit.. saw your edit... lol
fxdadbrowser said:
Thanx...looking cool.\
One thing......how to access iContact settings? cannot find it......
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if you installed icontact.. it should be located either in
\start menu\settings\system settings\ icontact settings.lnk
or find it in the program files folder where you installed it there should be a exe called icontact settings.exe
good luck!!!!!
I wonder if it avaiable on QVGA screen?
whoami80hehe said:
I wonder if it avaiable on QVGA screen?
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lol.. read first post
iContact and iDialer work for (W)VGA and W(Q)VGA
however i will release the W(Q)VGA theme for throttle explorer soon if thats what you wanted...
hi, im trying to make it so you idialer comes up when i hit the call button, i had it working with a program called greenbutton, but when i launch Fireslave's WP7 theme it no longer works. the phone tile does though.
ViTaL0000 said:
hi, im trying to make it so you idialer comes up when i hit the call button, i had it working with a program called greenbutton, but when i launch Fireslave's WP7 theme it no longer works. the phone tile does though.
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yeah it works every so often when i have fireslaves theme on ... been having the same issue..
im actually looking through a couple of different programs that allow you to remap the hardware keys to launch specific programs...
so if i use it the send key will alwys take me to idialer or icontact ...
wouldnt even need the green button program...
when i find a good one and test it i will send you a link...
ViTaL0000 said:
hi, im trying to make it so you idialer comes up when i hit the call button, i had it working with a program called greenbutton, but when i launch Fireslave's WP7 theme it no longer works. the phone tile does though.
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depending on what device you have i found a good one...
if you have a Topaz go herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555821
if you have a raphael go herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521786
if you have a rhodium go herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554240
Dear Trekfan422991,
I downloaded both “iDIAL” & “iCONTACT” CAB files prior to downloading the “Intui-tech Intui-Skins.cab” from http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ onto my HTC HD2 device.
However, I have serious misgivings about the way these applications are offered to the user. I have no doubts that these applications are very useful and indeed do look very nice on the Internet site.
But, the instructions are hazy, misleading and frustrating. For one; a CAB file should be constructed in a way that the user won’t have to apply various other steps in addition to the actual installation in order to make the app work.
If however there is the need for some extra steps taken during and/or after the installation, they should be clearly described in a logical sequence. This is clearly missing from this application.
To be more precise, for a start there are problems with the “iDIAL” & “iCONTACT” applications. Once lodged there is no command to close down these applications other than pressing the return hardware button, which doesn’t really closes these apps. Furthermore, the instruction in “Intui-tech Intui-Skins” that one should use the settings; there are no such function exists in those two apps.
Sure, once I read in your blogs that there are some PNG files to deal with, the issue became a bit clearer, and at the same time more confusing as well, because from the “Intui-tech Intui-Skins” installation guide these were missing.
By this time one really sorry that started the whole business and wishes to remove these apps from the device. Alas, they do not appear under the “Remove Application” list, thus one has to remove them manually from the File Explorer.
Weather or not they left some traces behind is an open question. As to the “Intui-tech Intui-Skins”, it doesn’t appear anywhere in the device, thus it cannot be removed it seems…
I wish that such half-baked applications will not appear on these WM sites, and especially not when the instructions are misleading. I hope that my criticism will be taken as a positive one…
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David Sade said:
Dear Trekfan422991,
If however there is the need for some extra steps taken during and/or after the installation, they should be clearly described in a logical sequence. This is clearly missing from this application.
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i wil ldo my best to include the instructions neccessary for people to use these skins
David Sade said:
Dear Trekfan422991,
To be more precise, for a start there are problems with the “iDIAL” & “iCONTACT” applications. Once lodged there is no command to close down these applications other than pressing the return hardware button, which doesn’t really closes these apps. Furthermore, the instruction in “Intui-tech Intui-Skins” that one should use the settings; there are no such function exists in those two apps.
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it really sounds to me like you think i made the icontact and idialer apps .....umm.. i did not i only released a couple of skins for them
btw the idialer is th one that doesnt have a setting app and i explained this in my first post on this thread
you can find the icontact setting app under system settings on your device
those instructions for settings and skins and stuff can be found on the actual developers website..
my skins are intended for people who already own icontact and idialer and know how to use them
David Sade said:
Dear Trekfan422991,
By this time one really sorry that started the whole business and wishes to remove these apps from the device. Alas, they do not appear under the “Remove Application” list, thus one has to remove them manually from the File Explorer.
Weather or not they left some traces behind is an open question. As to the “Intui-tech Intui-Skins”, it doesn’t appear anywhere in the device, thus it cannot be removed it seems…
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the only reason i created a cab... (my first cab ever actually)
was to make it easier to place ONE IMAGE EACH in the icontact and idialer program file folder
all my cab does is essentially place an image in a folder
no uninstall was provided for them because it is just one image for each program
and if you know how to change your settings in icontact you dont have to uninstall it just simply select the default skin instead..
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David Sade said:
Dear Trekfan422991,
I wish that such half-baked applications will not appear on these WM sites, and especially not when the instructions are misleading. I hope that my criticism will be taken as a positive one…
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in acouple of hours my downloads on fwppc.net have gotten to about 600 downloads and i have no idea how many here
i dont see some one trying to provide constructive criticism but someone very confused about the applications they have downloaded to their device and the developer who created them
what i have taken though positively is i definetly need to provide more information and download at own risk warnings..
so thankyou
hello, I am using icontact BE but this skin doesn't work.. I put the image under the skins folder but it is not available at settings. It's too bad because I was looking for a wvga skin for it, there ara only vga skins...
If you have any idea, please tell me.
Trek.
Awesome job on this skin man. I installed it and it looks outstanding. Goes great with the dark look I shoot for with my phone. Thanks a bunch!
Looks good brother...