I just got my XDA and I installed a new background. Now my Today looks nice, but the menu-structure (programs) has :? a white background, and I can't get it back to transparant. Has anyone a idear how to restore this. I even tried a hard resete...nothing! Thanks. By the way, the XDA rules bigtime.
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It is not really transparant, it just seems like that because they use the same image as the backrground but just slightly lighter.
Microsoft has a tool called "Theme Generator v2.0" to create those themes. Download it at...
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/powertoys.asp
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Ok, gues what. You can only have 9 shortcuts on your menu (well we all know that, right). However, when a program is installed it can automaticly put a shortcut on the menu. That makes it to a total of 10 (or more). Therefore your menu gets longer (it also shows two black arrows for up and down). Just bring down the number of menuitems (shortcuts) and 9 or below makes the menu transparant again. Live and learn.Solution by Rinie, Thnx.
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Does anybody has Battery Meter software for showing in Today Screen? I don't want any heavy stuff that will make my Today Screen Lag, just an indicator showing Battery Performance only. So, could someone upload the file to the forum if possible? Thanks guys
hey mate,
not sure about other apps as i've gotten used to having my systeminfo in my today screen. here's a screen shot of the plugin; it displays the power bar, the memory and the running apps. for the third one; the "n" allows you to switch to the next app running, the "a" pulls up the screen for the running app, the "c" closes the present one running and the "closes" all of the running apps. let me know if you need this; i can post the cab file. rather small in size too.
cheers
Battery status in Today's screen .
Check out this link:
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/batterytimetodaypluginforpocketpc.shtml
Its a tiny piece of sw for showing battery status in today's screen . I have WM 2003SE and have no issues with it . Quite stable .
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O2 XDA II
WM2003SE
Hi robson....
From the screen shoots, it looks nice. U r using WM2003SE rite? The software stable? No bugs in it or conflict with the OS? Well, could you upload it to the forum? I'd like to try it out, thanks mate
hey ilmans,
yup using wm2003se; no bugs with the systeminfo app. even supports landscape mode. and just to make a small correction and addition:
"the "n" allows you to switch to the next app running, the "a" pulls up the screen for the running app, the "c" closes the present one running and the X "closes" all of the running apps." you can also click on the white field which shows the app listed; this pulls up the screen for the program running.
cab file is attached; just paste in your my docs folder (xda); go to file explorer, run the file (auto install), then go to your today items menu, check systeminfo (you can also use options to make the fields transparent) then back to the today screen and there you go.
cheers mate
Try Battery Watch 1.02. Excellent freeware
batterybar
Thanks alot, also works for me; useful addition!
(Qtek 2020, 2003SE)
I read from Magic Button's official website that they have a new version 2.1 that resolves the task bar color problem. However, when I followed the link to download.com, it is 2.0 that get downloaded, and this version mess up my task bar.
Google on "Magic Button 2.1" does not yield any result.
Has anyone got version 2.1 or is able to post a link?
Thanks.
Edit: Found the link. It is on the official webpage itself! The download.com's copy has not been updated.
Hmm... it's a shame that even version 2.1 mess up the color. My black task bar color is no longer black. It's today icon is also in the wrong position, covering half of my network signal (in 128dpi. Did'nt try the other dpi yet)
What a pity. It has been my favourite task manager for a long long time, and was given up when I moved to WM6. I was so excited when I saw the version update history, and thinking that 2.1 would work without problem in WM6. Looks like we have to wait for version 2.2 and see if it works.
Fortunately, pBar is working. It does not show the running tasks on the taskbar, but that's the next best thing now.
Thanks for the tip. The taskbar colors are much improved, but not perfect.
Here's a link to my previous post on fixing the placement of the Today icon when using 128dpi:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1484655#post1484655
Steve
SteveD01 said:
Thanks for the tip. The taskbar colors are much improved, but not perfect.
Here's a link to my previous post on fixing the placement of the Today icon when using 128dpi:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1484655#post1484655
Steve
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Thanks for the solution regarding Today icon position. Came across your post before, but didnt remember it untill you mentioned it. Thanks
But the color is outright the wrong color at the moment. It is the default blue whereas my task bar is black. Is there a way to fix the color? I really like the glossy black task bar, and unless MB can blend in, I would stick with pBar.
Sorry, I'm using the default blue theme, so MB looked pretty good to me.
Do a search on using UITweaker to fix the MB colors... not sure how it will work with the new version though.
With further investigationk, I found out that magic button is not actually showing only in blue color. It is able to use any WM6 color. The reason it does not blend in to my black task bar was because my black taskbar was "painted over" by Tweak2k2 rather than part of a black theme.
I tried it with other colors besides blue, and found out that it can blend in with any color.
Now the logical thing for me to do is to come up with a glossy black taskbar WITHOUT using Tweak2k2.
Can someone give me some pointers on how I can change my taskbar to glossy black ?
BTW, Steve, your tips on changing the Today icon position works beautifully. Thanks for that.
Still lots of bugs?
Magic button 2.1 seems to be quite buggy.
The position of the today icon just randomly moves about. It even moves all the way to the right, completely wipe off my clock and date, network signal, and other icons. When it is not doing that, the position of the today icon does not seem to stay at the same position. I notice that the registry value changes by itself as this happens.
Any idea what causes this and if there is a cure?
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Magic button 2.1 seems to be quite buggy.
The position of the today icon just randomly moves about. It even moves all the way to the right, completely wipe off my clock and date, network signal, and other icons. When it is not doing that, the position of the today icon does not seem to stay at the same position. I notice that the registry value changes by itself as this happens.
Any idea what causes this and if there is a cure?
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I use this program as well and it's also my favorite. I'm considering putting it into 3.0 of AP when released.
Yes it's a little buggy and I've noticed that the fix for color blending isn't working very well, nor is the placement of the house icon. I've e-mailed the developer to see if they can resolve this. If they fix both issues it would be a perfect addition to the ROM as it would replace xbutton and batti (buggy batti btw and I've disabled it for now with a tremendous improvement).
Thanks for noticing the registry value changes on it's own. Maybe we can lock down that value some way so this doesn't happen but it may cause an issue. Not sure if there is a way to lock down registry values or protect them in WM6 but it's worth a look into.
eaglesteve said:
Magic button 2.1 seems to be quite buggy.
The position of the today icon just randomly moves about. It even moves all the way to the right, completely wipe off my clock and date, network signal, and other icons. When it is not doing that, the position of the today icon does not seem to stay at the same position. I notice that the registry value changes by itself as this happens.
Any idea what causes this and if there is a cure?
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There is some slight movement of the Today icon upon closing all active tasks, but not enough to cause problems for me.
I suspect when the Today icon moved all the way to the right (covering all your taskbar info) you may have inadvertently changed the registry setting by selecting Magic Button 'Settings.' If you go into Settings, it will overwrite the hack, and if you don't select "Show clock and 4 icons" it defaults to 0, moving the Today icon all the way to the right upon exiting Settings. I think if you do the hack last, after getting all your other options set, the hack will hold... at least it seems to for me.
I think the flaw is too serious
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I tried the registry edit, and found out that in 128dpi, the smallest value for the position (as described in Steve's post) is 06. That would place the today icon immediately to the left of the phone signal icons, and would cover up any mail message and vueflo icon. If you make it 08 so as to enable the vueflo and mail message icons to be visible, then when you move to 192 dpi portrait mode, the today icon would be completely off to the left of the screen (i.e. does not appear on the device at all).
This means that with value of 08, magic button is completely non-functional in 192 dpi.
Even with value of 06 (which still covers some icons in 128 dpi), at 192dpi it is no longer possible to close an application. This is because we need to press and hold the running icons on the task bar in order to close it. At 192 dpi, the runnng icon is no longer visible on the taskbar, thus you can longer press and hold in order to close it. Even if there is only one application running, as long as you are not on today screen, the running icon would not appear on the taskbar. If you're on today screen, because the today icon shifts unexpectedly to the right by one position, then it is possible to close the running application if you have only one application running. However, if you have more than one running, then even on today screen, you could not close any application. The only way around this is to switch to the landscape mode so that running icons have room on the taskbar to appear.
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The color blends better in 96 and 192dpi. In 128, the look is bad. Unfortunately, most of the time I'm using 128dpi.
I think pBar is still the one.
But seriously, I do not say that pBar is perfect. In fact there are a few problems, as listed below:
1) the date and time color is not right. My solultion: don't use it.
2) the favourites items could not be rearranged. The move button does not work. My solution: not a big deal. I don't need to move them.
The only regret is that it does not put up the running icons on the task bar, therefore, switching/closing program is a two click process instead of one click. Similarly, going back to the today screen is a two click process instead of magic button's one click.
Its advantages are also plenty:
1) it is very space efficient.
2) it solves the problem of comm manager in realVGA display.
3) it allows up to favourites program to be quick launched.
4) it really has no problem in realVGA environment. Magic button does not handle realVGA very well, in terms of icon positioning.
I went to Settings/Manage Applications/Remove Programs and removed several listed items, which I thought just related to unused colour schemes, in order to free up some storage memory. However, I now find that two unintended changes have resulted.
1. The main one is that I seem to have lost the enlarged scroll button that previously appeared when I tapped the right-hand side of long windows. All I have now is the default grey slider bar.
2. The other, less important, is that after the screen display times out and I press a button to restore the display with the 'slide padlock', the background has changed from the original Sense colours to a plain 'gradient blue' background. This is not inconveniencing me at all, but it would be nice to restore the original background.
TIA.
i think both problems, especially the FIRST one, can be fixed by simply going to Windows Mobile Settings->Home and choosing a different theme...click OK...and then repeat the same steps and NOW choose the stock HTC theme (don't know what its called! sorry!).
after all of the above, set a wallpaper from Windows Mobile Settings->Home, check the box at the bottom that says "Use this picture as the background" and select a file. after this step, set a home screen and lock screen wallpaper from Sense. if you use CHT (cookie's home tab), you will get even more options and control over your wallpaper.
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i think both problems, especially the FIRST one, can be fixed by simply going to Windows Mobile Settings->Home and choosing a different theme...click OK...and then repeat the same steps and NOW choose the stock HTC theme (don't know what its called! sorry!).
after all of the above, set a wallpaper from Windows Mobile Settings->Home, check the box at the bottom that says "Use this picture as the background" and select a file. after this step, set a home screen and lock screen wallpaper from Sense. if you use CHT (cookie's home tab), you will get even more options and control over your wallpaper.
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Many thanks for your reply. Your advice got me on the right track to resolve both problems.
I went to Settings->Menu->All Settings->Today and changed the theme, then repeated the sequence and changed it back to 'HTC Black'. I then chose the 'Items' tab and changed the checkbox from 'HTC Sense' to 'Windows Default' (ignoring a warning not to move away from Sense). Then I repeated the sequence and changed the 'Items' checkbox back to 'HTC Sense'. This seems to have restored both the Sense wallpaper and the enlarged scroll button.
Thanks again.
I just tried SlideScreen on my NC and it looks and works beautifully! Only a few bugs/cons:
- landscape mode doesn't work, but you can turn this option off
- application grid is not the prettiest. It feels a bit cramped. Only 8 favorite icons appear at the top where it can fit 14 on our bigger screens. The background for those top icons appears to be made for a screen half the size.
- no other email support other than gmail
I love it. This is what I want to use my tablet for. Makes me kinda wish I had an android phone instead of my iphone4.
I have the pro version for my Evo, never used it much. Installing now on NC, with the real estate size it might be worthwhile now that you mention it.
Thanks for the suggestion! I installed the app and it looks great. Very functional and nice layout.
However, upon rebooting the Nook Slidescreen does not load. When trying to choose it as my home screen it just goes black, buttons appear at the bottom for a short while then all black again in a repeating loop. My other launchers still work fine. Anyone else experienced this?
I just installed the 2.0 beta 7 apk. Landscape works. App grid is less congested. Works great!
hey guys,
just wondered if you know something new?
Im running 2.0beta8 version and hope they are still developing.
would be nice if you would share your information
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However, upon rebooting the Nook Slidescreen does not load. When trying to choose it as my home screen it just goes black, buttons appear at the bottom for a short while then all black again in a repeating loop. My other launchers still work fine. Anyone else experienced this?
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Press the menu button as soon as it appears, then wait for the app icons to load. It should work fine from there.
my problem still about app drawer too big.. maybe not compatible with res resolution screen..huh,
So here I am, 5 yrs a RIM BB client, now holding in my hand a beautiful device called the dell streak. When I was with BB, I always had the most up to date firmware, months before Telus would drop them. I modded my system first to look like an iphone and then to look 'androidy' and 'linuxy'...
well, now I begin my search to perfect this device. I have a few questions and I hope I don't offend the 'experts' as a noob but I have an unlocked Streak running Froyo. While playing with it I have noticed that the page that is set as my home page when I click my home button is a series of apps recently opened. I would much rather have this be set to programs that do not refresh, call it my top 10 list.
I would also like to view, add and test themes, skins etc... that add more functionality to this phablet, tabone, or whatever the word is for this giant AND AWESOME device.
I want to create backgrounds with my daughter, my bike, my logo all my things...
I have tried to go through the 'settings' but honestly, it seems really limited.
I have read around the forums here, but most of this stuff seems advanced (which I will get to) but is there a noob guide somewhere?
The apps list you describe sounds like a Stage widget. Long press on it and it will change shape and a trash can will appear, without letting up on it drag it to the trash can. That's how you remove the stuff you don't want to make room for what you do. Some not Streak specific info.
You can add shortcuts and widgets to an empty area of a screen by holding your finger on that area until a menu pops up.
You can also put a shortcut to an app on the screen by opening the app tray and long pressing on the app icon you want on the screen. The app tray will disappear and you can drop the icon where you want.
When in doubt tap the menu key again. There may be another layer of options.
The Home key takes you back to the home screen from an app, but in some apps what happens in the background is different than what happens if you leave the app by pressing the back key. Leaving with the home key usually means that when you go back to the app you'll be at the same place.
Long pressing the Home key brings up a list of recently used apps. You can use this to quickly switch between apps or to get back to an app after a phone call or other activity.
A home replacement app changes the way your phone looks and the way you interact with it. The two favorites for the Streak are LauncherPro and ADW launcher.
How to change defaults apps/keyboards.
Other suggested sites:
Streak Smart (make sure you check out the forum)
Streak area on MyDellMini
Live wallpapers you may be interested in:
Multipicture Live Wallpaper
WallStreak
to set wallpapers all you need to do is transfer or take a picture of your daughter or bike etc and go into your menu, gallery, open the image then click on menu and Set As wallpaper
i prefer to call my streak perfection because it does everythign i ever wanted and more
if you have the ADW launcher you can download some themes from the android market you might be able to find more on the web using google not 100% sure if the dell UI does themes yet
the launcher pro for ssome of its features you have to pay so i dont really use that one myself
I suggest launcherpro
I have mine set so when I hit home, it opens apparently drawer and in apparently drawer I hit home it goes back to default home screen.
Also like it because you can have 5 shortcuts and make them also a swipe gesture to do something else.. making them 10 items....
Example....
Normal click- direct dial wife cell phone
Swipe- direct dial wife work phone
You can have multiple docks as well by swiping.
Other recommendation is to download and install dialer one..
That has a t9 dial keys which guesses your contact list.. kinda like the bb
Sent from my Dell Streak using Tapatalk
Hi,
where can i download the Tapatalk? is it free or paid
and the xda messenger?
Thnx in advance