So I am moving here from Raphael Section and I have a doubt that I could not clear by searching through Rhodium and Topaz forums.
What is the difference between Manila 2.1 and Manila 2.5 or as HTC wants us to call it, HTC sense 2.1 and HTC sense 2.5?
Is the home screen weather (the one with full screen clouds, snow etc.. on a full screen layer) available in both?
Thanks
I'd also like to know this as I've used 2.5 and not overly keen on all the changes.
yes, both have weather animation on the home screen. 2.5 has more detailed animation but is slower, 2.1 animation runs a lot smoother i found.
thank you
I will try 2.1 first.
I think 2.5 might become more optimized once HD2 matures.
Anyways, last few days of reading has landed me with following list.
1) 2.5 has widget themed home screen. i.e. clock, calendar, shortcuts are made to look like widgets. However, they are not as configurable as Hero or SPB shell.
2) 2.5 is social networking centric with support for twitter, facebook, footprint, youtube uploading, etc.. 2.1 has just facebook integration.
3) 2.5 has landscape support for audio, gallery tabs which has cover flow inspired from iphone
4) HTC says that sense 2.5 has deep roots in the ROM and is not just a today's screen plugin. I cannot confirm this in cooked ROMs as i haven't got my Pure yet. But this is what HTC said in one of the HD2 previews.
5) 2.5 is designed for 1GHz processor and thus might be too much for our 528 Mhz processors.
6) If you are not a twitter user and don't quite use your phone for playing songs, go for 2.1. It will always be more stable than 2.5 on our phones. HTC designs it with our phone in mind.
I might be wrong with this list.... and it won't be the first time
Thanks.
Yea I've tested some various builds before starting to cook my own and I like the 2.1 version. It feels like normal Manila but with the animated homescreen which is a nice touch. Manila is MUCH better on a WVGA phone vs the Raphael's VGA screen (too cramped).
My favorite build was Dutty's and had a nice simple black background. I like things simple.
Manila isn't bad, but I HATE how EVERY part of the screen is clickable and takes you to an app; especially the HUGE clock. I always end up launching apps I don't want. I guess Titanium is the same way but it has a tendency to scroll before actually clicking, so there are less app launches.
That plus it adds like 60mb to a rom (wtf).
arkavat said:
thank you
I will try 2.1 first.
I think 2.5 might become more optimized once HD2 matures.
Anyways, last few days of reading has landed me with following list.
1) 2.5 has widget themed home screen. i.e. clock, calendar, shortcuts are made to look like widgets. However, they are not as configurable as Hero or SPB shell.
2) 2.5 is social networking centric with support for twitter, facebook, footprint, youtube uploading, etc.. 2.1 has just facebook integration.
3) 2.5 has landscape support for audio, gallery tabs which has cover flow inspired from iphone
4) HTC says that sense 2.5 has deep roots in the ROM and is not just a today's screen plugin. I cannot confirm this in cooked ROMs as i haven't got my Pure yet. But this is what HTC said in one of the HD2 previews.
5) 2.5 is designed for 1GHz processor and thus might be too much for our 528 Mhz processors.
6) If you are not a twitter user and don't quite use your phone for playing songs, go for 2.1. It will always be more stable than 2.5 on our phones. HTC designs it with our phone in mind.
I might be wrong with this list.... and it won't be the first time
Thanks.
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Good info dude.
So these all are your experiment or any HTC source?
I had just posted one similar question, So Now I will point that to this thread.
Thanks.
HTC HD MIRI V 13.0 No weather wallpapaer animation at all but weather demo is their nay suggestions?
hey, I've got a Topaz with official HTC 6.5 ROM with 2.1 and weather on the front screen, but i dont get weather animation? ^o) any ideas?
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hey, I've got a Topaz with official HTC 6.5 ROM with 2.1 and weather on the front screen, but i dont get weather animation? ^o) any ideas?
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Doesn't work if you change the default wallpaper.
fluke said:
Doesn't work if you change the default wallpaper.
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ah thank you
I take the above stated, to ask if the 2.5 Manila have weather fullscreen animation with other background that the default one. I didn't found ANY possibility of having personalized background's with the weather fullscreen animation in 2.1 - at all. Anyway, I guess that is supported by the 2.5 Manila version.
Can someone confirm this, please.
PMoto
PMoto said:
I take the above stated, to ask if the 2.5 Manila have weather fullscreen animation with other background that the default one. I didn't found ANY possibility of having personalized background's with the weather fullscreen animation in 2.1 - at all. Anyway, I guess that is supported by the 2.5 Manila version.
Can someone confirm this, please.
PMoto
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Yes, with manila 2.5 you can choose between 2 options:
Weather Wallpaper
Animated Wallpaper
The weather wallpaper lets you choose any wallpaper and the animated weather will work with it, in the whole screeen, bealtifull but slows the Topaz to a crawl.
The animated wallpaper just do a kind of glow bottom to top, behind the clock and links of the first screen, with whatever picture you choose.
Thanks for that info.
That's what I need - weather wallpaper in 2.1 Manila.
I'm so desperate....
guys, thanks for the summary
how to upgrade to Sense 2.5 ? i have stock HTC Rom with WinMo 6.5 running on Diamond2
I'm running Sense 2.5 on my Diamond and it runs like a charm!
Using this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=593678
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This question has been answered before. Please search before you start a new thread.
-ThaDeanesta (The Topaz Moderator)
looking for sense 2.1 rom from desire z and desire hd.... any idea
Hi all
I'm looking at creating a rom for X1 and HD...
I wanted to know... What you install post flash?
What mod?
What App? (post your cab list..)
What Reg?
What tweak?
Prefer the Stock manila 2.5 look?
Prefer the transparant look?
What folders do you create in Start Menu?
Prefer the manila menu in explorer/WM menu?
What icons do you alter?
What do you find annoying?
What taskbar icons do you like most?
What titlebar icons do you like most?
Start menu 3 icons? or start menu 4 icons?
Home screen 12 links? 16 links? 20 links? (3, 4 or 5 home screen icons)
Once I get enough input from you all... I will attempt to create a rom for us all that has the least needed post install mods....
What do you prefer:-
Stock with slight alterations?
Huge alterations in every aspect?
Mine....
Apps
Advanced Config Tool
Coreplayer
Resco Explorer 7.05
Resco Registry Addon
Resco FTP Addon
Music ID 1.3 VGA
NoData
Resco Bubbles
Resco Sudoku
WVD
HTC End Key
Chome WMLive Plugin
VNC Pocket PC
Soti Pocket Controller
Titanium Weather 3 Fixed
Hologram
HD Tweak 0.5.4
HTC Network Folder Plugin
MyPlayer
Omega One Checkers
SlingPlayer
Tomtom 7.915.9196
SDCerts
HDWalls 0.24b
JWMDIcon Changer
Resco Photo Manager 7.1
Skype
WifiFoFum
Mods
Transparant Clock
20 Home Shortcuts
Transparant Home Divider
Disable Clock Flip
Transparant Slider
Transparant Home
Transparant Calendar
Transparant Internet title
Transparant Twitter title
Transparant Music Shadow
Lock Screen Appointment Fix
LockScreen Custom icon and transparant clock surround
Singh 6.5.3 Black Theme
Singh 6.5.3 Grey theme
Singh 6.5.3 Orange theme
Then Custom Icons for apps installed via saved theme using JWMD
Restore messages/contacts via Activesync/Jeyo/PPCpimBackup
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first off best off luck
im trying to cook rom to since today and been playing arround whit it today whitout any big succes
second i like transparent and as much modified as possible
4 row startmenu whit folders and on the home screen 4 row quicklink
i load a topbar and neos his driverpack and maxmanila
furthermore tom tom and a font and further some cabs theat change icons and colors arround the rom
best regards
chris
edit: sorry didnt knwo you where finished
Mine....
Moved to second post...
the problem with customising it greatly is that its gonna be customised to the taste of the cook and this will really affect your potential audience. i think its best to stick with the neutral looking interface that comes with the devices and allow the user to customise themselves or atleast allow the user to be able to remove the customisations. personally, i prefer a ROM to look stock, but have under the hood customisations, like speed or say with opera for example, maybe increasing number of tabs, buffer size etc.
i install spb backup, nodata, make some registry edits (auto lock if wm6.5 is concerned and disabling gsensor in album as it slows it down), igo8, coreplayer, opera flash fix, google maps and then any games (bejewelled, spb quads, tower defense etc.)
good luck
Ae button plus - to turn off green/red button so i won't pick up calls all the time by accident
Core player
Finger keyboard
Galarm
Neos driver pack 3
Raiisak's wlan button (for one click wi-fi on/off)
S2P
S2U2
Skype
NoData
Resco Explorer + Reg addon
Obviously what I install depends on the rom as some have a lot of apps installed, some have different apps and some have no apps
Typically on a bare rom:-
Apps:
Advanced Config Tool
AEBPlus
GFX Boost 1.2
HDTweak 0.5.4
HTC Addicts CleanRAM v1.8
NEOS2007 Driverpack
NoData
Opera Mobile 10
Resco Explorer 7.05
Resco Registry Addon
Resco FTP Addon
SmartLock 1.7
Duttys Collapse Chaos
Ganondolf Experiment 13
Xtrakt
Plus various apps (beta testing)
Mods:
Transparant Clock
20 Home Shortcuts
Disable Clock Flip
Transparant Slider
Transparant Home
Transparant Calendar
RILphone.dll
tnyynt SD TuneUP
WVGA Fix 3
Tommy Slide Lock fix
Home Glass Clock Digit
Plus a ****ing lots of registry tweaks and various other testing ones etc
!SINGH! said:
I'm looking at creating a rom for X1 and HD...
I wanted to know... What you install post flash?
What mod?
What App? (post your cab list..)
What Reg?
What tweak?
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hi!
what a coincidence!!!
i was going to open a thread like this myself, except the cooking part for i am not able to do that
i will post my colection shortly
Rom dev temp on hold... due to another option being looked at with the admins.. and if so.. what a huge development it would be.
I will know more in a couple of weeks.. but you will all know when its time. Please don't ask.. as I won't tell.
Hi,
I noticed there are a lot of things going on here. My Samsung Omina 2 came from Bell and is un-modded (no themes or custom ROM). I operate with the Samsung TouchWiz UI enabled. I was wondering if anyone has been developing Widgets for the Omnia 2?
I am looking for a couple Widgets that would pretty well cover my usage with the phone:
* Soft Reset widget (self explainitory)
* Turn on/off Camera flash light (I noticed in this category of threads a posting about an App that does it so a Widget would be way more convient for me.)
* Landscape/Portrait mode switcher
Thanks
I dun tink there is any widget as such bt u can try 2 search 4 applications.
Another request
How about a phonebook widget, like the one the i900 had?
You know, so that U can call your favourite contacts from the home screen, with a single tap.
first you need a program call my mobile
http://www.mtux.com/
then instal this program to your pc and plug your omnia II or I
answer yes to your phone
then open opera browser choose what ever wintgets you like and drag and drop to your device
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1mo_n_Aod8
you can make your own by rename as .zip instand of .wgt extract fix recompress rename on your pc
Hello i wana ask since i use Pocket Music Player and is one of the Best Music Payes for our devices i mean a player with really good qiality of the sound and all extrass you may have in such a app like this, why its very hard to find any Skins?!
Its full with Winamp Like skins for Pocket Music PLayer but if you dont like the winamp look this player have alot of potential so will be awesome if some dude vreate a kick ass skin WVGA for this nice music player!!!
My request is PLEASE someone with graphic skils to create one WVGA masterpeace skin for this Pocket Music Player.
kASSETE WVGA
Also decided to try himself in the manufacture of skins, that's what happened.
I do not know just how to expand the menu ...
Yes, the skin WVGA, full-screen.