I want to get rid of the HTCHome today plugin simply because the clock is too big and takes up too much room.
I am using PDC for the clock and want to find a messaging/email/calls plugin replacement.
I've trawled these forums and searched 'til I'm blue in the face.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Try SPB Mobile Shell (latest version). See www.spbsoftwarehouse.com and install the OMNIA add-on and OMNIA Windows Mobile theme.
See post below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424479
You want be dissapointed. A good, simple en very functional replacement of HTC Home.
Succes!
Thanks. I've already looked at Mobile Shell though and that again has a clock that takes up too much of the screen.
What I'm looking for is basically a one line plugin (like the bottom row of HTC Home) that displays messaging/email/calls.
check out phoneAlarm http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html i'm using the phatfinger skin.
think this may be what your looking for.
i've tried other today screen plugins/apps but keep coming back to this
what else are you trying to fit on the screen that you are worried about the clock being big?
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so i got a t-mobile wing. my first smart phone. its amazing. anyways i have a few questions:
1. Where can i get a nice big digital clock today screen plugin? i see them on screen shots of peoples screens but i can't find any.
2. Are there any good weather today screen plugins?
3. Some people (or at least on other devices) have SMS as a softkey, mine are calendar and contacts, is there a simple option to make the calendar softkey be SMS instead? or do i have to edit the registry or something crazy like that to get it?
4. Do i really have to worry about viruses on this thing? i saw something like WM5 Anti Virus program, so im just wondering.
5. What is the best browser to use?
if you guys could help me that would be great. i have yet to find a forum about WM6 or the Wing that where people actually go to the site.
All of those and more are located within the forum in easy to find threads. The great thing about looking around the forum is you will find stuff out that you never even thought of. I would recommend reading and getting acquainted to the forums, its a much better way to learn than someone just linking you somewhere. And congrats on your new Wing.
wyldstallyns2589 said:
so i got a t-mobile wing. my first smart phone. its amazing. anyways i have a few questions:
1. Where can i get a nice big digital clock today screen plugin? i see them on screen shots of peoples screens but i can't find any.
this is HTC home plugin
2. Are there any good weather today screen plugins?
HTC home plugin shows weather. if not try SPB Weather, SPB Traveler, SPB phone suite (the only ones I have experience with)
3. Some people (or at least on other devices) have SMS as a softkey, mine are calendar and contacts, is there a simple option to make the calendar softkey be SMS instead? or do i have to edit the registry or something crazy like that to get it?
Go to Settings, Buttons to change the softkeys
4. Do i really have to worry about viruses on this thing? i saw something like WM5 Anti Virus program, so im just wondering.
In my opinion, no not really ... just be considerate of what you install on your phone and what executable files you run.
5. What is the best browser to use?
I haven't settled on one yet, but I use Mozilla's MINIMO and OPERA 8.X apart from IE.
if you guys could help me that would be great. i have yet to find a forum about WM6 or the Wing that where people actually go to the site.
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i guess my other post didn't show up? well every search results in HTC Home or TouchFlo.
i don't want all the stuff from HTC home, just the clock and simple weather, no tabs or any of that stuff. is there a way to have just the clock and/or weaher?
and thanks for your help
also, going to settings>buttons has no optinos for softkeys, only hardware keys.
opera mobile is a lot better, i like how you can scroll by dragging on the screen.
I do use Opera most of the time, I've just always been a big supporter of Mozilla stuff ... so I keep it around
I just wanted to give you a few options so you could try them out for yourself and see what you liked.
i havn't tried minimo because i heard it was slow and uses a lot of memory. is that true?
I have seen pictures of other WM6 devices that have a large digital clok on the today screen. How can I go about getting a digital clock on the today screen? I have tried SPB Time but did not like it much. Any other programs or cab files that I can use?
try rlToday.
http://rotlaus-software.de/projects/rltoday
Lots and lots of skins, easy to program as well.
Just look through the forum.
You can resize downloaded skins to fit the Treo screen here.
http://emerym.homeip.net/rlToday/upload.cgi
I'm guessing you're talking about HTC Home. It can be installed on the 750 according to this thread-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1549127&postcount=19
FSB said:
try rlToday.
http://rotlaus-software.de/projects/rltoday
Lots and lots of skins, easy to program as well.
Just look through the forum.
You can resize downloaded skins to fit the Treo screen here.
http://emerym.homeip.net/rlToday/upload.cgi
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Program looked nice until it crashed the phone. After install the phone hung and then hung after every restart. Had to hard reset or install WM6 again.
alkoholic said:
I'm guessing you're talking about HTC Home. It can be installed on the 750 according to this thread-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1549127&postcount=19
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Thanks...will give it a try.
well i followed the latest release 2.1 from the big HTC HOME thread link above. however with that version it would not show up on the today screen. Then i got a version from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320190&page=4&highlight=HTC+Home+treo+750
Post 33 has a link. This one works fine but its only 3 button. Also you need to have Dial Lookup on the screen too to make the red and green buttons work.
FSB said:
try rlToday.
http://rotlaus-software.de/projects/rltoday
Lots and lots of skins, easy to program as well.
Just look through the forum.
You can resize downloaded skins to fit the Treo screen here.
http://emerym.homeip.net/rlToday/upload.cgi
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I installed rlToday V0.1.22b on my Kaiser running WM6 and it works great. I've been looking for something to display a good digital clock on my today screen and this works great. I've used HTC Home and really like having a clock on the today screen, but it takes a lot of space and most of it's additional functions are redundant to SPB Plus and SPB Weather.
I've just been looking at a Wikipedia article on Windows Mobile, and saw the following screen shot of a 'standard' windows mobile 6.1. Does anyone know where to find this theme/applet/plugin or whatever it is - I really like the look of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Windows_mobile_6.png
Thanks.
demo2000 said:
Does anyone know where to find this theme/applet/plugin or whatever it is - I really like the look of it.
Thanks.
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why yes, on any non-touch screen WM 6.x device... in other words, a smartphone, not a Pocket PC. In a way, you answered yourself: this is WM Standard, and Kaiser is WM Professional.
Ah, that explains it then. It's a shame it's not also available on touch screen devices, as I think it looks really clean - nicer than the usual HTC Home app I think. I've tried other home screen clocks and styles, but havent found one yet that I really like (other than this one unfortunately...!!)
Thanks anyway
I use SPB Mobile Shell as it looks slightly more usable than HTC Home which was not bundled with phone initially.
I use SPB mobile shell too,it´s more better than HTC home.And for big clock on today I´m using Pocket digital clock.
Can anyone point me to other frontents for Windows Mobile like for example
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshel
PointUI Home was another one that I tried on my previous WinMob phone, it's very responsive and smooth but it's not the most attractive front end in the world. Also, not being able to see the clock and upcoming appointments at the same time got right on my tits. To be honest I've yet to come across a front end with a Today style screen that shows everything the default WinMob one does (i.e. date/time, tasks, appointments and count of unread emails/messages) which annoys the hell out of me, I don't understand how these various companies have spent time writing front ends intended to replace WinMob yet can't give us a Today screen that even has the functionality of the default one. Is it really that hard to do?
thanks, i tried and installes 1.51a of it, but nothing happens, still standard winmob frontend... how must i intall it properly?
bravemenrun333 said:
thanks, i tried and installes 1.51a of it, but nothing happens, still standard winmob frontend... how must i intall it properly?
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If it's installed properly you should now have an entry for it in your Programs list, you can just launch it from there like any other application and I think it then remains resident.
On a related note I found this Wizbar app that seems to allow the customisation of WinMob though I haven't tried this one out. There are some themes for it here.
I'm very happy with SPB software though obviously it's quite expensive to buy. I think it has a free trial.
SPB pocket plus is a genius bit of software because it allows you to quickly select from up to 7 today screens each containing various today plugins and shortcuts. You get up to 6 tabs plus your regular today screen (when the tabs are set to auto-hide).
Other today plugins I'm using are Pocket Player, DevState 1.5 (as a task manager) and SPB Time, Diary, Weather and Mobile Suite (another great program). (Not cheap )
Here are some screens - the photo is a holiday shot from Turkey:
there is also vito winterface which is iphone clone...quite nice but nothing new. i still with manila
I haven't posted much as I mainly read other threads and my questions are answered. I just got at touch pro. I have found that I like the TF3D better than I like the SPB Mobile Shell 3 I had on my mogul. I have downloaded the TF3D Config and was able to change my themes. Thanks to those who worked on that. I was wondering if there was a customizer program that would let you add "widgets" on some of the tabs? I would like to have a battery indicator on the the tabs. I can put on the today screen but I don't see it unless I exit out of TF3D and the at the top of the taskbar is not that great.
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I haven't posted much as I mainly read other threads and my questions are answered. I just got at touch pro. I have found that I like the TF3D better than I like the SPB Mobile Shell 3 I had on my mogul. I have downloaded the TF3D Config and was able to change my themes. Thanks to those who worked on that. I was wondering if there was a customizer program that would let you add "widgets" on some of the tabs? I would like to have a battery indicator on the the tabs. I can put on the today screen but I don't see it unless I exit out of TF3D and the at the top of the taskbar is not that great.
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Yes, it should be possible but will require writing some lua code to make it into a panel. If your not familiar with lua programming, I would suggest using ManilaTodayPage, which gives you a new tab for using as the standard windows today screen. There are a few today plugins that won't show up in it, but most work great. Since you mentioned you already had a today alternative, then you should be able to use that in the new MTP tab in tf3d. MTP is in diamond forum, develpment by blezalex.