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Two panel file manager for Android

Hi everyone,
I wrote yet another simple file manager for the Android platform, called Ghost Commander.
Why I did it? Because it only features two panels, like famous (Norton|Midnight|Total) Commander and you can easy copy/move files between the panels by a single key press (instead of that boring cut/copy/paste operations). It also can create and delete folders, edit small text files.
For the advanced users, this file manager has also the "root:" (su - super
user) mode to work with system files on a rooted phone, change file permissions
attributes (chmod) and even execute your own shell commands. Plus, the "mount:"
mode to browse and remount the file system partitions.
Aside the file system on the sdcard, the file manager can also upload or
download files from remote locations such as FTP servers, Windows (aka Samba)
network shares (plug-in required), create or extract ZIP archives.
Here is the link for download.

Ill check it out! Sounds interesting...thanks!
-BMFC

Your app is very good! Nice and simple, but it doesnt show anything under /cache or /data /or /system/sd/...it could really use that function, other than that its pretty good, no FC's, not really laggy, Nice work! Make it truly show ALL contents and itll be great! Thanks!
-BMFC

bmfc187 said:
Your app is very good! Nice and simple, but it doesnt show anything under /cache or /data /or /system/sd/...it could really use that function, other than that its pretty good, no FC's, not really laggy, Nice work! Make it truly show ALL contents and itll be great! Thanks!
-BMFC
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Thank you for the review.
I don't know why it does not show the content in some system folders. It just got nothing when it asks the list of the files for that directories. May be it's some java security limitations. I tried other file managers, they don't show that as well. I'll try to as a question on an xda forum.
Did you expirience any troubles with the track ball? The application should switch panels on the left movement, did that bring any trouble?

Can you post some screenshots?

zc2 said:
Thank you for the review.
I don't know why it does not show the content in some system folders. It just got nothing when it asks the list of the files for that directories. May be it's some java security limitations. I tried other file managers, they don't show that as well. I'll try to as a question on an xda forum.
Did you expirience any troubles with the track ball? The application should switch panels on the left movement, did that bring any trouble?
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The only file manager i know that shows the contents of those folders is SUFBS. It has a file browser, terminal, shared network viewer...its pretty good...i guess i hadnt thought about that being basically the only one that DOES show those directories...guess i got spoiled....lol
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The only file manager i know that shows the contents of those folders is SUFBS. It has a file browser, terminal, shared network viewer...its pretty good...i guess i hadnt thought about that being basically the only one that DOES show those directories...guess i got spoiled....lol
-BMFC
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I tried to access to the "/cache" folder with a terminal emulator (ConnectBot) and got "Permission denied". But as root the folder reads fine.
So, it seems need to figure out how to run a java app as root (if possible).
Thank you for the screenshots. I've learnt I shouldn't mix system provided icons and application's in one menu.
That SUFBS seems very powerful. Will try it later if I'd find where to download it from.

zc2 said:
I tried to access to the "/cache" folder with a terminal emulator (ConnectBot) and got "Permission denied". But as root the folder reads fine.
So, it seems need to figure out how to run a java app as root (if possible).
Thank you for the screenshots. I've learnt I shouldn't mix system provided icons and application's in one menu.
That SUFBS seems very powerful. Will try it later if I'd find where to download it from.
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Its on the market, Its not called SUFBS anymore, it was changed to "SuperUser File Manager & Terminal" or something, if you search market for "superuser" it will come up, its about $2 or $3 USD, i forget, but well worth it for the functionality. Maybe you might contact the developer and see if they would help you with figuring out how to show root directories, since they already know...
-BMFC

It's definitely good start but isn't possible add 2 panels like app shares. For example :

d750 said:
It's definitely good start but isn't possible add 2 panels like app shares. For example :
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It's possible now:

2 panels great. Now definitely missing feature single tap select item and refresh second panel after copy file.

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d750 said:
2 panels great. Now definitely missing feature single tap select item and refresh second panel after copy file.
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I've decided not to overload the screen with additional components to be able to select an item by a single tap.
So, now it behaves this way:
When you click on the left part of the row the item processed, when you click on the right part, the row is selected.
Refresh after an operation was also fixed.

This is almost perfect. Isn't possible make option in settings to enable and disable file detail like (mb, time).

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d750 said:
This is almost perfect. Isn't possible make option in settings to enable and disable file detail like (mb, time).
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simple/detailed view option and sorting were added.

damn im actualy in middle of writing an app just like this but image specific
will probably finnish it up next week...

Freedomcaller said:
damn im actualy in middle of writing an app just like this but image specific
will probably finnish it up next week...
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that's interesting... is it available to take a look?

as of now its very similar to the standard image gallery (just the browser section has doublevision) and thats all im gona do for the browsing i just need to implement drag and drop to copy files which is probably the hard part. the cool thing is im gona have it drop onto a new activity with the drop explorer enlarged and some extra buttons like cancel and rename that it can be droped onto. since your not gona drop it in the area you picked it up from. ive never worked with drag and drop or content resolvers yet so this is gona be hard, but before this app i never worked with databases or list adapters either so...

Wow that's perfect. Now definitely missing ftp client.

d750 said:
Wow that's perfect. Now definitely missing ftp client.
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There is no a ftp java library around so write a ftp client from the scratch may take some time.
BTW, the Ghost commander has internal module architecture, so, if somebody willing to implement a ftp client according the interfaces I provide, it will be very easy to plug in to the project.

Freedomcaller,
Drag'n drop is probably cool, but I rather use the keyboard to do the stuff.

'Energy' ROM/XDA_UC - User to user tips and tricks!

Since NRGZ28 is a busy man (what with all the custom ROM's he's cooking on an almost daily basis), and he's recently implemented Noonski's XDA_UC within his works (that many of us are somewhat/unfamiliar with), I decided to create this thread. It will combine, I hope, the knowledgebase of both NRGZ28's ROM users, as well as those more knowledgable with XDA_UC.
There has recently been discussion within his threads (occasionally spurned by me, mostly by other enthusiasts) as to what registry keys save what information, how to create custom .xml's for programs in his ROM's and how to save programs to specific paths within the Start Menu (which NRG is working on himself now), among many other varied questions, ideas, hacks, etc.
This particular thread will follow specifically the ROM in question: 6.5.5|ROM|WWE| ★ Energy Series 23***/21*** |*** **| ★ Sense 2.5 / 2.1 / Titanium ★, within the subforum of: Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development. Those with questions concerning other variants of his ROMs, or on other devices, should either a) Find the original thread for your particular ROM, or b) Start a new thread like this, much as I'm doing right now!
I will try to keep the first few posts here updated, with proven (meaning: it works for at least MOST users) tips and tricks for TP2 users using the NRG ROMs.
PLEASE: anyone with helpful info, your expertise is more than invited! Please do post here!!!
Forum Rules: Well, first and foremost, follow all forum rules! PLEASE either have your signature up to date, or at least tell us what your specific ROM, phone, network, etc. is! If you came upon a certain tweak here in the XDA forums, please give credit where credit is due!

This post will be reserved for Registry entries (I will eventually clean these up and order them by entry):
Let's start with a few registry examples I've dug up:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock] - Alarm clock settings. This is one of my favorite personal finds, as half the time I'm flashing, it's late at night (and according to the night, I might just have a few beers in me and forget to set my alarm for the next day!).
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\FacebookSDK] - Facebook Tab login settings.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TwitterApp] - Twitter Tab login settings.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCAccountManager] - HTC Settings for YouTube, Facebook and Twitter logins (Note on this one, as was posted here by some unknown-to-me poster: You may have to go to Settings Tab -> Data Services, and Turn the Facebook account OFF, and then back ON again to get profile pic's to show properly thoughout Sense).
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\YouTube] - Fixes the YouTube landscape problem.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live] - Windows Live login settings (until I learn UC and XML a little better, I still have to manually run the app, but these keys save my login, so I don't have to retype it at least).
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\pMSN\SavedUse rs] - Also used by Windows Live app's. [NO space in: ..."\SavedUsers"; not sure why it's showing up there...]
Hope these might help at least a couple of people out. I know the alarm clock setting should come in useful for business/power users (and the occasional lush! )...
From Cranbone:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight] Backlight Settings
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds] Ringtones
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Soundcategories] Notifications

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight] Backlight Settings
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds] Ringtones
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Soundcategories] Notifications
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCAccountManager] Twitter/Utube/Facebook
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Owner] Owner Info
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\Timeouts] Power Settings
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls] Region/Date/Time format
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila] HTC Weather settings
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\Configuration] Sense tab order

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Cranbone said:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight] Backlight Settings
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds] Ringtones
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Soundcategories] Notifications
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Thank you: Do you know if these particular setting remain in effect if you use, say, Lumos (for backlight)?
Also, do you know how to IMPORT a new ringtone?
(Not that your input isn't appreciated, it TRULY is here!) I just want More than the... 'cliche' is all.
Thank you.

stained-steel said:
Thank you: Do you know if these particular setting remain in effect if you use, say, Lumos (for backlight)?
Also, do you know how to IMPORT a new ringtone?
(Not that your input isn't appreciated, it truly is here! I just want More than the... 'cliche' is all.
Thank you.
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Not sure what lumos is....is that an app you use? I dont install anything on my phone usually and run it stock
I set up my phone with the settings that I wanted (backlight, ringtones and notifications) and then exported these registry setting and converted them to xml and drop them in the XD_UC folder on my SD card. I also made a cab to add all my ringtones to the rings folder in the windows directory and they all work great for me

Cranbone said:
Not sure what lumos is....is that an app you use? I dont install anything on my phone usually and run it stock
I set up my phone with the settings that I wanted (backlight, ringtones and notifications) and then exported these registry setting and converted them to xml and drop them in the XD_UC folder on my SD card. I also made a cab to add all my ringtones to the rings folder in the windows directory and they all work great for me
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Again, thank you for your submission (and a little clarification)
Yes, Lumos is an app that I use; I guess I should check my own registry to see what is added after install/config!

stained-steel said:
Again, thank you for your submission (and a little clarification)
Yes, Lumos is an app that I use; I guess I should check my own registry to see what is added after install/config!
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Here are a bunch more possible registry locations to aid you. I haven't used alot of them, so they are untested:
I will try to list here where settings are stored by most common applications. Each setting can be in a:
R -> Registry entry (to add in your regexport.ini file)
F -> File (to add in your filebackup.ini file)
System
Power settings: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\C ontrol\Power\Timeouts
Volume: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\VolumeOverlay
Screen calibration: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\TOUCH
Regional settings: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\reg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls\overrides
Time: R
HKLM\Time\TimeZoneInformation
HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila\WorldClock.*
Alarms: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock\0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock\1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock\2
ActiveSync Settings: R
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Pa rtners
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Un icodeMapping
Notification & Sounds: R
HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories
Manila
Tab order: R + F
F -> \Windows\26948339_manila
R -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\Configurati on
Programs tab: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLaun cher
Weather Cities + World Clock cities + other things (?) : R
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila
Clock and time format: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls\overrides
Music Playlist: F
\Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\playlists\
My Contact Card: R
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\People\OwnerInfo
Push Web Pages: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\InternetPus h\Enabled
Stock Tab: F
\Application Data\HTC\*.*,*
Favorite Contacts: F
\PIM.VOL (Use SASHIMI->Tools->Additional Tools->Backup/Restore PIM)
Facebook and Youtube account: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCAccountManager
Facebook links with contacts: F
\FacebookInfo.vol
TaskManager: R
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager
HTC X button settings:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\Exclusi veList
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\Exclusi veList\User
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\Lite
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\NoIconP rocess
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\TaskManager\Termina teProcess
Softkeys: R
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeLSKPath
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeLSKArguments
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeLSKText
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKPath
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKArguments
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeRSKText
Opera 9
Security stuff: F
\Windows\Opera9\secure\wand.dat
Skin: F
\Windows\Opera9\Skin\*.*
Cookies: F
\Windows\Opera9\cookies4.dat
Bookmarks: F
\Windows\Opera9\opera6.adr
Settings: F
\Windows\Opera9\opera.ini
Ringtones
Ringtones folder is backed up by Microsoft MyPhone:
\My Documents\My Ringtones
Association of ringtones with contacts is in:
\PIM.VOL (Use SASHIMI->Tools->Additional Tools->Backup/Restore PIM)
Keyboard
Keyboard Language: R
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Tegic\eT9
RSS Hub
List of your channels: F -> if you change the settings and save the OPML file on the storage card, you don't need to backup this
\Program Files\RSS Hub\ChannelData\Channels.opml
Path of the channel list: R
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ilium Software\RSS Hub
PPCPimBackup
Settings: R
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FdcSoft\PPCPimBackup
QuickGPS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\QuickGPS
GAlarm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ageye\G-Alarm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ageye\G-Alarm\1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ageye\G-Alarm\1\Playlist
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ageye\G-Alarm\0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ageye\G-Alarm\0\Playlist

WOW! Thank you!!! With a really quick scan, I can see some wonderful additions!
Whoah? I use Microsoft's MYPhone, and didn't even realize the ringtone association...? Nice find!
Now I'd like to see how to directly import off of SD card during XDA_UC...

stained-steel said:
WOW! Thank you!!! With a really quick scan, I can see some wonderful additions!
Whoah? I use Microsoft's MYPhone, and didn't even realize the ringtone association...? Nice find!
Now I'd like to see how to directly import off of SD card during XDA_UC...
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This looks pretty good also, enjoy. Think I saw lumos:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=101422

Cranbone said:
This looks pretty good also, enjoy. Think I saw lumos:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=101422
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But is Sashimi 'linked' to XDA_UC? I mean, do they work together? (I'm VERY new to this myself; forgive my ignorance)...

stained-steel said:
But is Sashimi 'linked' to XDA_UC? I mean, do they work together? (I'm VERY new to this myself; forgive my ignorance)...
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Its different, that site just points u to different registry locations u may not have known about. I found that was the hardest part about using XDA_UC, finding the settings to back up

Cranbone said:
Its different, that site just points u to different registry locations u may not have known about. I found that was the hardest part about using XDA_UC, finding the settings to back up
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Got'cha'! Thanks for that. I'll try to dig into that link tomorrow and post it! You've been a big help starting this! TYVM!

Someone really needs to make a basic tutorial.

SaturnusDJ said:
Someone really needs to make a basic tutorial.
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@ stained-steel: Check the link in my sig to see if any will help (omw to work right now).
Once again I think this would make a great Wiki on XDA using: XDA-WIKI
I think the same is necessary for Energy's Rom's too.
Anyway, maybe someone with the know-how and willingness to will start one some day. We can only hope.
Thanks for starting this great thread !!!!!

stained-steel said:
There has recently been discussion within his forums (occasionally spurned by me, mostly by other enthusiasts) as to what registry keys save what information
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If you want Manila settings, I recommend amarullz Manila thread
Most 3rd party apps are in HKCU->Software or HKLM->Software
Already have a few c/p from moopile's sig -> List of REG entries that can be backed up / restored: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6240760&postcount=13832
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how to create custom .xml's for programs in his ROM's
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1896955&postcount=2
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc500581.aspx
stained-steel said:
how to save programs to specific paths within the Start Menu (which NRG is working on himself now)
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he can quit working, its called MortScript

moopile said:
@ stained-steel:
Thanks for starting this great thread !!!!!
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+1 totally agree

The following is what I posted in the main NRG thread a few days ago:
toucan said:
Hi all,
At this point this is not a definitive how-to for setting up the phone from a flash using only XDA_UC but I will share what I have learned the last few weeks since NRG has incorporated the functionality into his ROMs.
Tools I use:
- CERegEditor simply to go through the registry on my PC
- RapiConfig does the bulk of the work
- MakeCab utility to create the cab file from the XML (get it here)
I have posted a couple of other messages about my experience with this so I will not duplicate here (you can look for my posts within the XDA_UC User to User (U2U) thread).
What I have found, in a nutshell, is that the bulk of what I am looking for in returning my phone to its previous ROM state is by getting my Favorites, Notifications, Owner Information, Email, and Wi-Fi back to what they were. In one of those posts in the U2U thread I had mentioned tools that got me started. I had just started playing with RapiConfig as a tool as well. I have found since then that RapiConfig is really pretty nice for getting all that information I wanted.
RapiConfig is the main tool of choice for me - I use it to grab all of the above data and put it into the tool's XML file. The beauty of this is that the file is already set to go - I just save the output as _Setup.xml and then finish the process. There are many sites that give assistance for using RapiConfig, so I won't go through that here. What I will tell you is what I have figured out that wasn't documented elsewhere - this can all be done in one step (early on I did in individual steps and then compiled)!
Using the RapiConfig tool, I change the RapiConfigIn.xml file to the following:
Code:
<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic type="Registry">
<characteristic-query type="HKCU\Software\HTC\People\FavoriteOrder" recursive="true"/>
<characteristic-query type="HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications" recursive="true"/>
<characteristic-query type="HKCU\Software\HTC\People\OwnerInfo" recursive="true"/>
<characteristic-query type="HKCU\ControlPanel\Owner" recursive="true"/>
</characteristic>
<characteristic-query type="EMAIL2" recursive="true"/>
<characteristic-query type="Wi-Fi" recursive="true"/>
</wap-provisioningdoc>
As I find other registry entries that I want to have set up, I will incorporate those into my RapiConfigIn.xml file and then re-do the process for the next ROM update.
Once I run RapiConfig with the above XML file, I then open and "Save As..." the RapiConfigOut.xml file as _setup.xml
I can then use the "MakeCab" executable to create a cab file (I call it 00-PhoneSetup.cab) that I put into the XDA_UC folder on my storage card.
One version I had the Bluetooth settings included, but I have not had any success with that. My suspicion is that because the devices must "Pair" the simple registry entry isn't enough to create the partnership that is required between the devices.
(NRG - you had asked in an earlier post about setting up bluetooth... I'm hoping that is possible but I'm not sure with my limited experience at this point)
I have also not had any luck with some other aspects of XDA_UC, but as things come up I will post on the U2U thread. I would encourage those who are newish at XDA_UC (like me) to keep an eye on that thread for updates and assistance.
Enjoy!
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There was a reply and question shortly after I posted that about why I do stuff as cabs and the answer is that I have had no luck installing anything else - I have tried a couple each of XMLs, a couple of registry files, and the SDConfig.txt file without any success. My bet is that I probably have something errant in each of those for what is expected - but it all works as designed with a cab file.
Of course, YMMV!

toucan said:
The following is what I posted in the main NRG thread a few days ago:
Of course, YMMV!
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As your experience seems close to mine (registry files did not seem to work) I decided to give this a try.
Rapiconfig did only work when I had my device connected (yeah, beginners experience ) but the file sure looks good.
Makecab created the cabfile (in CMD Makecab oldfile newfile.cab ?), just need to give the result a try with the next flash.
Thank You VERY much for this advice.

[TUT's][Work In Progress-6th July] So YOU Want To Edit Manila? - The Complete Guide

Welcome all
This thread is now in the process of being built, so please dont complain about it being rubbish until I have finished it
This thread will guide you through all the steps to skin and edit manila how you like, so you will be able to make your own themes and visual tweaks
This guide will be more complete than others, but primarily focus on the more skinned files, to save peope time scanning through long lists, I will also make raw packages for people to use to get a head start on their themes..
So, watch this space and I will help you with all you need to know, some of the things I will cover are:
[★]Manila Basics
[★]Opening up a cab
[★]Quick and basic way to find what manila file does what, and how to find them on your phone
[★]The Better way to find Manila file does what, and how to find them on your pc
[★]Converting Manila Files To PNG And Vice Verca
[★]Skinning Manila Files
[★]Re-Colouring Manila Files
[★]Editing The Transparency Of Manila Files
[★]Manila Compatibility
[★]Cabbing Up Manila Files To Test
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Manila Basics​Ok, so there are different types of manila file,
even though they all look the same when looking at them
on a desktop, or on your phone. There are: QTC, Mode9
and Lua files. The only one I understand, and the one that
is used for skinning manila, is the QTC files, and this is what
we will learn about, so for now, forget about the other two,
and note that when I refer to a manila file, I mean a QTC file,
but you cant tell the difference anyway, just by looking at it.
A common question that people ask is: Is 'this manila mod'
compatible with my version of windows? Now, this is pretty
much irrelevant, as manila and windows are two seperate things,
manila runs on top of windows.. However if you are running an
old version of windows mobile, its likely you have an old phone
which isn't able to run Manila anyway.
There are many different name for all these manila. Touch Flo 3D,
Sense 2.5, Sense 2.1. Now, Touch Flo 3D is the original htc ui that
was first released on devices such as the Touch Pro and the Diamond.
Sense 2.1 was releases on the touch pro 2, the diamond 2 and the
blackstone, a good way to distinguish between this version and
sense 2.5, is that 2.1 has a greyed out slider, whilst 2.5 has a colourful
one. Sense 2.5 is on most of the newer devices, such as the leo,
however due to custom roms, pretty much everyone on the blackstone,
touch pro 2, touch diamond 2 and imagio now runs 2.5.
Hardly anyone uses TF3D any more, so you can forget about that, a
simple way to differentiate between 2.1 and 2.5, is 2.1 has no
quicklinks on the home screen, and 2.5 does. However there has been
many updates to both versions so it can be hard to tell sometimes.
If you are still not sure, go to the settings tab, scroll down to the bottom and select about, select software information
You only usually need to refer to the first 6 digits, so mine is 2.5.2012.
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Opening up a cab​
You shall want to know how to open and examine cab files,
I will explain why in the next post. This is much easy than
many people first think.
The easiest way to do this is to use Win CE Cab Manager,
however it is not free,but Im sure many of you have other
ways of getting it, but that is not to be discussed on this forum
There is also another program you can use to look at the contents,
however it is not as fancy as Win CE, but it is FREE . I shall go
over that later
To Open a cab with Win CE Cab Manager (WCM): This is very simple, just
open the cab file with WCM and go down to the files tab, here you will find
every file that is in the cab, along with its locations that it installs to on the
phone. Here is a visual aid:
Another way to do this, is to use ervius's Package Creator, this is free, and will quickly extract all files from a cab for you to a set folder, however this way, you cant find out where the files go to, however this does not matter because all manila files go to windows. Here is how to do it:
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Quick and Easy Way To Find What Manila File Does What​
Ok, so this is how I used to find what I needed,
however it isn't very useful all thee time, as you have to know of
a cab that already changes what you want to change yourself.
So, for example, lets say I want to edit the clock background, but
I don't know what manila file represents it, first thing I would do is
go to try and find a cab that someone else has made that did something
to the clock background, so I find this
'Touch X original clock background',
[Download it here if you want to
follow me exactly]
So now I have it, I will open it with WCM (see above on how to open
the cab up with WCM), and we can see that there is the file called
'31794a12_manila' inside, so we now know that this file is for the
clock background.
Next we want to find the original or 'stock' version, of this file, so
we can work with the same file that we see on our phone. So, next
thing to do is open up file explorer on our phone and navigate to the
windows folder. This is located at the root of the device. Now if you
keep scrolling down the windows folder, you should start coming
across all the manila files. If you don't see any manila files, then
go onto the file explorer menu and select show all files. Now, all
you have to do is scroll down until you find 31794a12_manila, and
then copy it from windows to somewhere like your storage card,
and then copy it onto your pc, you now have a file ready for editing.​

Better way to find manila files.​
Sorry this took me so long to write, I wasn't sure of the best way to write it, and I'm still not so here goes..
When your favourite rom chef, or even HTC for that matter, make roms, manila is added in, in multiple packages, such as Manila Music, Manila People, Mania Home ect.... This can help us ALOT in finding a particular file, as we can narrow down our searches to one package.
So, being a rom chef myself, I just take all the manila packages from my kitchen, and look through them with cfcgui (we shall get to that later) however there are so many different versions of manila, so many different packages that it might be hard to find the packages for your specific version, however if you can find yours, thats great. Alot of files DO NOT change between versions, so usually its quite easy to find a packages that suits yours and others roms. The most used manila package at the moment is probably 2012 and 2014, so I will upload those packages for you guys, that way you have somewhere to start. Also provided is a thread which has some more manila packages, thanks to dotcompt
[Dotcompt packages]
[Manila 2012 Packages]
[Manila 2014 Packages]
So, lets begin , lets say for example, I want to edit the Mail background paper image, so this will take 2 seconds with this method , no looking for other cabs
The first thing we want to do is download CFC GUI, heres a link to the thread!
[Download]
[Thread, so you can read more about it and its features] - Thanks Chainfire, great work as usual
I keep CFCGUI in the same folder as my manila packages...
Open CFC GUI, and it will ask you to select a folder, this is the directory it will work from, so we want to point it to the manila package. And we want to edit the mail tab background, and so we can make a pretty good guess that its gonna be in the Manila Mail package , so browse to where your manila mail package is, and then to the files folder inside that, and click ok, CFC GUI will now scan the folder for manila files.
Now, we have a list of files, CFC GUI will name the ones that it already knows, but considering it hasn't been updated in a while, this doesnt pick up all of the files, so any ones it doesnt recognize goes into the unknown section. Just keep flicking through all these files, whilst CFC GUI displays an image of it on the right, until you find the one your looking for, which in our case is the second from last file, found in unknown - 32830efc_manila WE HAVE OUR FILE!
Now, we want to edit it, use the shortkey Ctrl+S to save the file as a png ready for editing, I like to have a seperate folder for converting png to qtc and vice versa, which I name, my working folder , so have an empty folder called Working Folder somewhere else, and choose to save the png there.
Another advantage to this is, the file is already converted to png for you
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Converting Manila Files To PNG's And Vice Verca ​
If you found the files the better way from the last post, you won't need to know how to convert from Manila (QTC) to PNG, however its good to know for other reasons, plus its super easy
For this, I use a program called M9Editor, technically, you can do the same with this as you can with CFC GUI, but M9Editor does this particular task more efficiently.
[Download Here]
[Thread For Further Reading] thanks 6Fg8!
Once m9editor is downloaded, extract the contents to a folder and then run m9editor.exe, and it will say something along the lines of 'some of the following settings are not correct' so you press ok and set what directories are used. I personally just use the same folder for all 4 of the functions, as I only use m9editor for one function, and so this saves confusion!, use the same folder as you save into with CFCGUI, this makes everything fit together and makes your manila editing experience much smoother ;D
So, to convert Manila to PNG, put the Manila file in the directory you specified when you setup m9editor, and you will see it appear in the list, you can put as many files in the folder as you want, they will all show up, also on the left of the screen you will notice a preview, this is also useful to have. Now, to convert the manila file to a png file, click the button 'Q>P', depending on how many files you have in your folder, this will take a few seconds, and then you will have a png with the same name in your working folder. Sorted! Now you can go edit it.
So Im sure you've worked it out, to convert PNG to Manila, we just press the button next to 'Q>P' which is 'P>Q' ;D and now you have a manila file generated with the same name as the png.
NOTE: If you are going to convert a file, always make sure that the file you are producing is not going to be made in the same directory as a file with the same name, so in other words, if you converted a Manila to png, then edited the png, then wanted to convert it back to manila, make sure you delete the original Manila file first.
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Skinning Manila Files​
Now this is where the fun bit comes in and where everyones skill is put to use, the actually skinning and modification of a manila file. This is also relatively easy (especially for graphics artists ofc lol) but there are a couple of rules you MUST remember when doing it.
Firstly, when you open your new PNG image in whatever program you use to edit images, I would always recommend you make a new layer on top to work with, as you must remember the original image should be considered a template, and you must work within its guidelines. Alot of manila files total canvas size is alot bigger than the actual graphic that is on it, I'm not sure why HTC decided to do this, but they did and so we must always remember that when on our phone, Sense only picks up graphics where the original one was, and the rest isnt seen.
That leads me onto my second point, all the wasted space is transparent! it has to be transparent, that means two basic things, all manila files are always saves as PNG's before conversion, as only PNG's support transparency, and also you cant use MS Paint to edit manila, cus it has no transparency support for its PNG's I usually use Alpha Transparency.
So if your confused by now, heres a few little images to show you what I mean, using the clock background image file:
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And one final one for me

Nice.............. tutorial for dummies

nice work
i am good designer , but don't know how

Sounds very nice, when will we see first release?

12 posts?
your getting me excited!

Oh my God ! I can't belive it !! finally !

andy andy said:
Nice.............. tutorial for dummies
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Not dummies people who are too lazy to look around to find answers
windows7 said:
nice work
i am good designer , but don't know how
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Good good, looking forward to some nice themes then man
hskeik said:
Sounds very nice, when will we see first release?
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in a couple of weeks, like I said in the first post
gman34 said:
12 posts?
your getting me excited!
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hehe
tin2404 said:
Oh my God ! I can't belive it !! finally !
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If I may to correct this statement for a little bit....
For example, Wherever I searched for, for my project,I could not get answer anywhere,and whatever I tried,it was always mistake somehware and I could not find the sollution...So,this is not for lazy people ( lazy people does not search sollution between hundereds of various files inside manila) so this is ULTIMATE tutorial for people who like to learn how some things works and behave inside manila envoriment..
And it is interesting that there is none of any good tutorial since WM5 for building WM 6.5 .tsk theme...These stuf are really essential and fundamental and it is amazing that there is none of them here exposed...
(sorry for my bad english )

great!
I look forward to your tutorial. cheers!

[Soft] A Console CMD for Windows Phone 7 !! the first one on wp7 [1.5]

CONSOLE WP8
Hello people,
I proclaim to you, and share the newest update my console application for windows phone 8.
With a total overhaul of the entire GUI and order management with use of new api sdk windows phone 8.
[last update 1.7] :
- Complet new version for windows phone 8
- Adding the command [ping] with (-n,-w) options
- Adding the command [net view] with options (-i,-t,-p)
- New version of IpConfig command, list all interfaces currently connected to the phone
- command print , for send by email
- Total remake of the interface with multiple bug fixes
And more hack things ...
Description
Execute commands 'prompt windows' from your Windows phone. The only shell app on Windows phone !
Access to over 45 functions with the commands ("MS-DOS")
- Show the contents of a directory
- Read the contents of a file
- Edit a file
- Move a file
- Copy a file
- Rename a file
- Print a content file to a email
- Delete files / folders
- Retrieve user information or device
- Run application 'Silverlight' in command
- Write scripts .bat and execute file script
- Ping - Tracert - Ipconfig (network command socket)
- Start programm windows phone since the shell
- Etc. ..
New orders are coming in next update.
Improve the script .bat functionnality and save a script to the homescreen shortcut
{
"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"
}

Overall, I like this app. The following are suggestions for improvement.
Output text is too small.
Documentation is incomplete: What do the F1 & F2 keys do? And the arrow keys?
English is clearly not your first language. If you'd like help with it, PM me or tweet @piaqt.
"Maj." should be Caps Lock, or an arrow a la WP7 SIP.
btw: The Escape key is a very nice touch. Keep up the good work.

Ok thank you very much for your reply. Actually my first language is not English but the french ..
The keys "F1" "F2 " and the arrows to select the old Run command.
Thank you for your help to bring me a translation.
If you can give me any translation errors by private message I thank you ^ ^.
Otherwise I think well improve the documentation "help " for the next updated with new features.
Mehdi Bugnard

Hello I have just announced the updated 1.2 of WP7 Lite Console and updated Console 1.3 for WP7
Last Update
-Fixed bugs with the command "cd + space"
-Corrected translation in many places
-Editing multiple commands for better performance
-Crash problem "back" repaired
-Adding a new sample script
-Changing the help file
-Ability to run scripts properly since version 'demo'!
-Function edit 'now available for the proper trial version white.
1.2
-HotFix for white "Template"

With a next maj already being prepared with new orders and change the keyboard customize the keyboard's physical windows phone ^ ^ As requested by many users.

Interesting App
Hello,
I was checking out this app in marketplace. I thought this was very interesting. I have a question. Could this app be used to edit files for the DF router application that some HD7 owners have deleted before putting thier USB mode back into zune mode? I was reading alot of people have this problem and when i saw this app, it occured to me that this might be the tool to fix the problem if anyone capable of using this app without destroying thier phone with could manage to navigate to the right files and edit them somehow to enable zune mode again.
Just a thought......
Who ever can manage this would be a hero! =) It would definately make this app sell if a fix would come out of this app.

Hey thank you so much for your response and your comments!
Already I apologize in advance for my bad english !
Actually this program to be useful for your problem ...
However. Policy microsoft wants to block user access to the internal content of the mobile phone.
Normally you have access only to "Isolated Storage" of the application.
However it may be possible to access a known way with the [cd 'path']. But in my opinion it is impossible to access personal data and true system. But I look on my side if I rouve a way around this ....
In my opinion Microsoft is not daccord to pass an application that would change everything. Hoping a change in next update.
At your service for any info.
I'll keep you posted for future updating.
Little surprise coming for the 1.3

Greate app. It makes me feel like a linux enviroment.

Console WP7 1.3 new version is ready
Hello world! Adverts I want you out of the update 1.3 for the application "Console WP7" 1.3. With a lot of change
Thank you all for helping me to correct the various elements of my program "Dkp1977!"

hello my "Console Wp7" 2.0 is now avalaible on the market place !
With 7 news commands. I edited the description of "Console Wp7" on this thread

lite version of the marketplace does not work on htc titan or mozart (blocked), but works fine (all versions app) at the omnia w(windowbreak+root);why?thx

mikaelel said:
lite version of the marketplace does not work on htc titan or mozart (blocked), but works fine (all versions app) at the omnia w(windowbreak+root);why?thx
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Does not work on my Lumia 800, too. I am useing the default rom without any modifications.

Very interesting, a lot of potential
This is a very interesting app, with a lot of potential. It's depressingly rare to find an app for WP7 that really tries something new and innovative, but this is one of those. From a fellow Swiss (albeit German-speaking) to another I can only encourage you to continue to develop and improve the app.
But... the app (in its free, ad-supported version) as I downloaded it today, is barely usable. The scrolling is erratic, often I don't know which part of the output I see at a given moment. When typing a command, most of the time I have to type blind because the SIP covers the command that I am typing. The command history is certainly a good idea, but somehow I always fail to get back the last command typed just before the last enter. I try output redirection, with a single greater-than sign instead of two such signs: This either does not work without any error message or crashes the app. Finally I manage to produce a file, use the "edit" command: Black writing on black background, unreadable. So many errors, all encountered in a first 10 minute trial run.
IMHO, this is an early beta and should be treated as such, e.g. distributed with the help of the beta process that Microsoft offers or directly as a .XAP file.
And now some suggestions: As I see it, the app really needs many more functions supporting the typing / issuing of commands; such functions would greatly improve the tool, they might be even the key to real acceptance. Typing on a phone is hard, typing commands with special characters like greater-signs even more so.
Save commands from one run of the tool to the next. Implement a command to view the whole command history in a listbox instead of one at a time in strict order. You may try something like command-autocomplete. Maybe predefine one-letter or two-letter aliases for the commands, "d" for "dir", "e" for "edit", and so on. After an error with an incomplete command do not just ask me to type "command /?" myself, that almost feels like a punishment to me to have to type that myself, pre-fill the command input box with that command line, or insert it into the history, or any other super-easy way to issue the /? command. If technically possible, it also would be nice to be able to select any displayed text and use it as part of a command.

Little mistake
I tried lite version. This is not working on my unlocked phone. I debugged it. Result:
Console WP7 wants to make directories under isolated storage after every starting and want to copy all music + all picture collection from phone to this storage. When mp3 or jpg in collection is not placed in \MyDocuments\Zune\Content subdirectory, Console crashes.

works
mikaelel said:
lite version of the marketplace does not work on htc titan or mozart (blocked), but works fine (all versions app) at the omnia w(windowbreak+root);why?thx
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works on htc titan

Hi people , i come for tell you , the new update of the "Windows Phone Console Shell app" is arrive today !! After 2 years ^^

Is there a version for WP8? Please where is the .xap to download? Will it work on my ativ s?

Folders for Windows Phone Mango Menu are out

Source and app
http://windowsphonehacker.com/articles/folders_for_windows_phone_mango_first_release-10-27-11
Video:
How to:
THANKS to Jaxbot:
Jaxbot said:
Now from the top, hmm, my work ended up on XDA. Funny how that happens Glad you guys are figuring it out. The program was designed to try and be a little bit proofed, but it should be easy enough to take apart for developers.
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cant get it to deploy. keeps telling me the phone is locked up.
XAP Deployment (the one from M$) works aok.
EDIT: Found a way around it.
if you go into the files:
-foldersconfig_v1
-release1
-folders.xap.dynamic
you can rename 'folders.xap.dynamic' to 'folders.xap' and just deploy it the old fashioned way.
....

poy41 said:
cant get it to deploy. keeps telling me the phone is locked up.
XAP Deployment (the one from M$) works aok.
EDIT: Found a way around it.
if you go into the files:
-foldersconfig_v1
-release1
-folders.xap.dynamic
you can rename 'folders.xap.dynamic' to 'folders.xap' and just deploy it the old fashioned way.
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How did you manage to copy apps to the folder? before you xap it. I mean sideload apps.The video doesn't shows how to copy sideload using the menu txt.

great, looking forward to more user configuration of the tiles.
very neat
{
"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"
}

Ttblondey said:
How did you manage to copy apps to the folder? before you xap it. I mean sideload apps.The video doesn't shows how to copy sideload using the menu txt.
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if you do everything they tell you to till the point it comes to deploy it. you can save it. then do what i said to do. should work aok if your having problems using there 'deploy'.

only the homebrew installation is quite complicated.Anybody manage to install their homebrew?

Ttblondey said:
only the homebrew installation is quite complicated.Anybody manage to install their homebrew?
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installation of the apps isn't a problem. the tile images are not showing however. They are blank with the system accent color.

derausgewanderte said:
installation of the apps isn't a problem. the tile images are not showing however. They are blank with the system accent color.
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oic. If there is a way to copy paste.By the way how did you install the sideload apps using the menus.txt.Can you show step by step?

Very Nice work Jaxbot !!!
I like your idea of folder in my Omnia 7

How do you get more than one set of folders pinned to the homescreen? I cant select more than one.
Nevermind, got it now. You have to just go into the Folders app on the phone instead of redploying each folder setup.

Ttblondey said:
oic. If there is a way to copy paste.By the way how did you install the sideload apps using the menus.txt.Can you show step by step?
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everything you need to know is here. I found my problem with tiles was a path error. You can edit the menus.txt tile in the program's dir to fix/change or add stuff.
cheers

derausgewanderte said:
everything you need to know is here. I found my problem with tiles was a path error. You can edit the menus.txt tile in the program's dir to fix/change or add stuff.
cheers
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Thanks anyway.It's quite complicated to copy the .img file although I try to figure it out.Any example step by step?I mean start from scratch.what tio type etc.... and where do we get the .img file.

Ttblondey said:
Thanks anyway.It's quite complicated to copy the .img file although I try to figure it out.Any example step by step?I mean start from scratch.what tio type etc.... and where do we get the .img file.
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Its actually rather easy...
After you opened folders config... Make folder and add a couple apps from the marketplace so that the menus.txt will show you the format.. Make sure to save it so that the menus.txt will be recreated.
Now open menus.txt with notepad... Move to side.
Open desired xap with winrar and look for wmappmanifest.xml, open that with notepad.
You will find the guid within the first couple of lines its actually called prodectID in the manifest file...
On the next line in the manifest file is the icon name for the app..
Back to the xap you opened in winrar.. Look for the icon in the xap named what you seen in the manifest file..Copy that to the apps folder in foldersconfig. Make sure it is sized 86x86 pixels.
Now in the menus.txt file add another line below the last app you added. Or changed one of the lines if you just added the app from the marketplace to show the menus.txt file format. Change GUID and icon path to the values you seen in the manifest file.
Save menus.txt file..
Open folderscongig.exe, double click on folder, make sure homebrew app you just set up is listed in the folder now. Hit okay, then save or deploy...
Here is the line from my menus.txt file for vNESlight as an example.
<application name="vNESlight" guid="6190740c-044c-4e5f-bed4-7b5cff306964" image="apps/tile-withBGcorrect-62x62.png" />

reeg420 said:
Its actually rather easy...
After you opened folders config... Make folder and add a couple apps from the marketplace so that the menus.txt will show you the format.. Make sure to save it so that the menus.txt will be recreated.
Now open menus.txt with notepad... Move to side.
Open desired xap with winrar and look for wmappmanifest.xml, open that with notepad.
You will find the guid within the first couple of lines its actually called prodectID in the manifest file...
On the next line in the manifest file is the icon name for the app..
Back to the xap you opened in winrar.. Look for the icon in the xap named what you seen in the manifest file..Copy that to the apps folder in foldersconfig. Make sure it is sized 86x86 pixels.
Now in the menus.txt file add another line below the last app you added. Or changed one of the lines if you just added the app from the marketplace to show the menus.txt file format. Change GUID and icon path to the values you seen in the manifest file.
Save menus.txt file..
Open folderscongig.exe, double click on folder, make sure homebrew app you just set up is listed in the folder now. Hit okay, then save or deploy...
Here is the line from my menus.txt file for vNESlight as an example.
<application name="vNESlight" guid="6190740c-044c-4e5f-bed4-7b5cff306964" image="apps/tile-withBGcorrect-62x62.png" />
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Thanks for the guide and troubling yourself for the steps, much appreciated.
Will try it.

Homebrew Hub
Hey,
you provided some really great work and gave the phone 7 home-brew development a huge boost.
But I'd like to strongly suggest the next big thing. Here's the plan:
Due the fact that this is already a xap installer and builder, it is really easy to implement a highly requested service:
The Homebrew Hub.
So instead of deploying your xaps with various loaders and then organize them into folders, Homebrew Hub provides a much eaisier way: just select your applications, order them into folders right in the Desktop application and deploy it all together.
So deploying and organizing right together in one application.
In the end, you have all your homebrew applications decent organized in one hub.
Hope you like this recommendation,
Regards, Suicide Clown

MarysFetus said:
Hey,
you provided some really great work and gave the phone 7 home-brew development a huge boost.
But I'd like to strongly suggest the next big thing. Here's the plan:
Due the fact that this is already a xap installer and builder, it is really easy to implement a highly requested service:
The Homebrew Hub.
So instead of deploying your xaps with various loaders and then organize them into folders, Homebrew Hub provides a much eaisier way: just select your applications, order them into folders right in the Desktop application and deploy it all together.
So deploying and organizing right together in one application.
In the end, you have all your homebrew applications decent organized in one hub.
Hope you like this recommendation,
Regards, Suicide Clown
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If there's a demand for a homebrew hub, that's super easy to make.
Now from the top, hmm, my work ended up on XDA. Funny how that happens Glad you guys are figuring it out. The program was designed to try and be a little bit proofed, but it should be easy enough to take apart for developers.
To break it down, FoldersConfig basically acts as a deployment tool and as a XML/ZIP compressor. So, if you know how to set up the program, you don't even need FoldersConfig. It's just to make the process a little more friendly
Any questions, feel free to ask me. This is just a small project I did in my spare time

It works, thanks man

@Jaxbot:
Big thanks for this app.
I think an "on-device-solution" for Samsung devices should be possible.
For creating that you need root access to the folders. So atm only Heathcliff74 has the knowledge...
Greetz
contable

contable said:
@Jaxbot:
Big thanks for this app.
I think an "on-device-solution" for Samsung devices should be possible.
For creating that you need root access to the folders. So atm only Heathcliff74 has the knowledge...
Greetz
contable
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It should be possible. I don't really even need full root access, just reading abilities, which should be possible on all devices with a little bit of interop. I'll play around with it.

Jaxbot said:
It should be possible. I don't really even need full root access, just reading abilities, which should be possible on all devices with a little bit of interop. I'll play around with it.
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I like "a little bit of interop".
Do you think add/delete functions are possible, too ?
I saw this while testing the latest version of TouchXperience from Schaps, but as usually it works only on HTC devices with Mango beta...