New Action Screen with 9 Options Cab - Touch Pro CDMA

edit 12-28-If you want to remap the soft key buttons. like you want the right button to say action instead of the left do this:
Here is the way to change the homekeys IN TFLO 3D.
In a registry editor, go to:
HKLM/Software/HTC/manila/
Here is:
HomeLSKPath, which is the left softkey (Standard = Phonepad)
And
HomeRSKPath, which is the right softkey.
If you change these with the location of the programs you want to link to, and simultaneous change the names:
HomeLSKText = Left softkey text
And
HomeRSKText = Right softkey text.
edit 12-27
Found this action screen app in the Diamond forum. It works great on my Sprint Touch Pro and has the original tray and hero Sprint Icons. The soft button on the home screen gets remapped to say Action. See the screens.
The cab works flawlessly on my HTC Touch Pro. But...always a bug. The calendar tab did not work at all. So I toubleshot the values in the registry and found this works. Some changes I had to make after installing the cab.
Use your registry editor to change the values so that the appointments tab in the action menu works.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen\APP_3
Change Param to appointments -new
Change Path to \windows\calendar.exe
Works perfect
Make this change too so that an email opens ready to send...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen\App_0
under param mine is set to -service "Hotmail" -to ""
Edit December 27
I decided to remap the entire screen into a circle. See the attached jpeg. It works great. i am going to cab up the registry changes. you will have to first install the Sprint Cab. Then the circle theme with the above changes.
I hope you like it bc it took a hella long time.

any way to make the programs soft button the action soft button on the home screen instead? i use the phone button too much to get rid of it.

New theme
ou2mame said:
any way to make the programs soft button the action soft button on the home screen instead? i use the phone button too much to get rid of it.
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Only the screen action button is activated. you can still push the hard key to get the phone. and remapping any of the buttons is possible through Advanced config anyway.
So i made a new theme that fits my needs better. Also you should know that there are possibilities of mapping the action screen buttons to your liking. I have seen most with different options. These are just the options I like
After you load the Sprint cab from post one. You can use total commander to move these files into windows\action. Just the .brn files. This will not work with the circle cab

Make your own
So to make your own screen;
1. Find or create the background image in 480 x 640 size BMP.
2. Find or create your bacsic 9 icons for the actions you want
Place these icons inside the overlay mesh attached
This mesh defines where the overlay icons will pop up
3. Put on your labels under each icon, below the openings in the mesh
4. Save the image (without the mesh) as AS_Bkgd_1.bmp
You now have the opening picture.
5. modify each icon so that you can see it is selected
6. make a copy of each icon in the exact space in the mesh and save each as with
the proper name;
Mail_focus.bmp SMS_focus.bmp MMS_focus.bmp
Appointment_focus.bmp Task_focus.bmp Note_focus.bmp
Contact_focus.bmp WiFi_focus.bmp BT_focus.bmp
7. modify each icon again for the Pressed icon and make a copy of each as above, but
this time with the _Press.bmp ending, like Mail_Press.bmp
Now you should have everything needed, so go and get yourself an bmp to brn converter, I have attached one.
and convert all your bmp's to brn, then copy all your brn files to your device, either to the \windows\actionscreen folder or where-ever the app is installed, (in ROMeOS it is directly in \windows.
Also: You can get different orders and themes from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422136

What are the values for a new outlook email? I've tried a lot of variations of this app and I have a Fuze and the variations I have all lead to the same thing - it will go into my inbox but not trigger a new blank email. I do have shortcuts to create a new outlook email but no registry tweaking for the HTC Action Screen has worked for me yet. Thanks

bugsykoosh said:
What are the values for a new outlook email? I've tried a lot of variations of this app and I have a Fuze and the variations I have all lead to the same thing - it will go into my inbox but not trigger a new blank email. I do have shortcuts to create a new outlook email but no registry tweaking for the HTC Action Screen has worked for me yet. Thanks
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen\App_0
under param mine is set to -service "Hotmail" -to ""
This way the action email button opens an email ready to send from my hotmail account. just substitute "hotmnail" with whatever account you want it to open an email ready to send.

metal cab
Added a cab that has the registry settings fixed and a new metal theme in post 1
Edit-not ready yet-so you will have to manually change the registry aas I stated in the previous posts

[email protected] said:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Biotouch\ActionScreen\App_0
under param mine is set to -service "Hotmail" -to ""
This way the action email button opens an email ready to send from my hotmail account. just substitute "hotmnail" with whatever account you want it to open an email ready to send.
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Thanks for trying but for some reason it doesn't work with activesync accounts. I've had this problem in the past with all of the Action Screens. If I replace hotmail with Activesync the result is literally nothing...you hit the button and nothing happens. All of the other buttons work and if I create a shortcut to open a new email with "ActiveSync" as the parameter and it works... I'm not sure what causes this but I presume it's true for everyone with an ActiveSync account/ I've had the same issue on my Tilt and my Fuze.

bugsykoosh said:
Thanks for trying but for some reason it doesn't work with activesync accounts. I've had this problem in the past with all of the Action Screens. If I replace hotmail with Activesync the result is literally nothing...you hit the button and nothing happens. All of the other buttons work and if I create a shortcut to open a new email with "ActiveSync" as the parameter and it works... I'm not sure what causes this but I presume it's true for everyone with an ActiveSync account/ I've had the same issue on my Tilt and my Fuze.
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Not active sync. Replace it with the account name. "Outlook" "Yahoo" "Gmail" whatever
Active sync is not an email account and therefor not recognized as such. You have to tell the account picker which account to send the email from. Otherwise it has too many choices

Change the screen
Change the button to read whatever you want. I changed mine to "Right Now"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila:HomeLSKText

It just brings me into my email - it doesn't open a new blank email. I even tried changing the end to -to "" -body "" and I get the same thing.
I have a shortcut I sued for my PTT button that does open a new email but it doesn't seem to work for the Action Screen. The string is
20#"\Windows\tmail.exe"-service "ActiveSync" -to "" -body ""

bugsykoosh said:
It just brings me into my email - it doesn't open a new blank email. I even tried changing the end to -to "" -body "" and I get the same thing.
I have a shortcut I sued for my PTT button that does open a new email but it doesn't seem to work for the Action Screen. The string is
20#"\Windows\tmail.exe"-service "ActiveSync" -to "" -body ""
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Not sure you inderstand what I am saying. Tell it which email to open.
like this -service "Hotmail" -to""
or -service "gmail" -to""
Active sync is not an email account. and "body" and "to" does not tell the account picker which email to open. Which account should open? Tell it.

I did tell it. I told it 'outlook' like you said (see the screen shot) but the outcome is the same. It just takes me to my account and doesn't open a blank email.
That string I provided was a string I've used in the past that has worked as a shortcut to open a new blank email. For some reason in the HTC Action Screen I can't get to a new blank email. Thanks for the help.

bugsykoosh said:
I did tell it. I told it 'outlook' like you said (see the screen shot) but the outcome is the same. It just takes me to my account and doesn't open a blank email.
That string I provided was a string I've used in the past that has worked as a shortcut to open a new blank email. For some reason in the HTC Action Screen I can't get to a new blank email. Thanks for the help.
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Outlook is an account picker as well. Name it after the account. Like Gmail. Outlook is a general account organizer -you need to be specific about the account you want opened.

not sure what else I can add to the string. You can only have one exchange server account. I tried 'exchange' and no difference. If the string 20#"\Windows\tmail.exe"-service "ActiveSync" -to "" -body "" works as a shortcut to open a new Outlook email why wouldn't it work here?
What else can I add to it? It's an Exchange server account and when I go to create a new email it is listed as 'outlook e-mail'. I tried:
-service "Outlook E-mail" -to "" -body ""
and that failed. Not sure what other methods I could use to describe it... I believe you can only have one exchange account. I did try 'exchange' as the field and that didn't work.

bugsykoosh said:
not sure what else I can add to the string. You can only have one exchange server account. I tried 'exchange' and no difference. If the string 20#"\Windows\tmail.exe"-service "ActiveSync" -to "" -body "" works as a shortcut to open a new Outlook email why wouldn't it work here?
What else can I add to it? It's an Exchange server account and when I go to create a new email it is listed as 'outlook e-mail'. I tried:
-service "Outlook E-mail" -to "" -body ""
and that failed. Not sure what other methods I could use to describe it... I believe you can only have one exchange account. I did try 'exchange' as the field and that didn't work.
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working on it. I will figure it out pronto and post it here. i think i tried every possibility. Even tried to switch the path to poutlook.exe
I have it working with my hotmail. No luck opening to outlook. It will only open to the inbox. Maybe I will try some more possibilities tomorrow. It vexes me. Grrrrrrr.

Thanks- I really aprpeciate it. if there's anything you want me to try it I'm all in This has been bugging me since I had an 8525, through my Tilt and now on my Fuze

bugsykoosh said:
Thanks- I really aprpeciate it. if there's anything you want me to try it I'm all in This has been bugging me since I had an 8525, through my Tilt and now on my Fuze
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Still working on this...
and posted a new circle type theme on Post 1. A lot of messing around to reg edit correct for the circle theme

i tried to install circle cab and nothing happened any ideas?

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Changing app on right softkey

How can I change the program that shows on the right softkey from contacts to "Myapp"
Cheers
SteveW
Dont think that this is possible?
Why do you not create a "shortcut key" to start myapp?
Follow directions in this thread @ PPCSG
possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=251481
hanmin said:
possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=251481
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you posted a link for PocketPCs the tweak being discussed here is for Smartphone.
bnycastro said:
you posted a link for PocketPCs the tweak being discussed here is for Smartphone.
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Does it not work OR just that you *think* it will not work?
hanmin said:
Does it not work OR just that you *think* it will not work?
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I know it will not work because they have different registry keys. PocketPCs use TODAY and Smartphones use HOME registry location. Here is the tweak again for people who don't want to read the PPCSG thread.
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Using a registry editor:
Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Home
Create New Key: Keys
Create New Key: 113
Edit:Name: (Default) String: Name of Softkey
Create New String Value: Name: Open String: \Application Path\Application.lnk or exe
Soft-reset your device
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After you soft-reset you will notice that the right softkey's label still hasn't changed [but it will launch your app or link] you need to refresh it. The easiest way is to trigger an app to change it, what I do is go into Messaging choose any message and mark it as unread, this makes the OS change the right softkey when you return Home just press the right softkey again and the next time you go back to Home the label will change.
I'll not abuse my Smartphone this way
BTW: I recommend PHM RegEdit with is available for Pocket PC and Smartphone. I still don't know why changing Contacts to myapp makes sense. To you use another contacts app?
Good luck!
I don't use another PIM for contacts, but I do use Papyrus to take care of my Calendar/Tasks. I have the right soft key mapped to Papyrus to easily access my Calendar/Tasks from the homescreen.
I wouldn't call this abuse though as some OEMs change the right soft key to their liking... when I had an MPx220 the right softkey was mapped to the camera which was odd since it had a standalone camera button, so I found this hack and changed it.

calendar soft key to SMS key

before the update, i had codys sms messaging and i had the bottom left corner softkey as the SMS key. after the update, it is on calendar, is there anyway i can change it back to SMS or just the text messaging button
rq530 said:
before the update, i had codys sms messaging and i had the bottom left corner softkey as the SMS key. after the update, it is on calendar, is there anyway i can change it back to SMS or just the text messaging button
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search the forum for soft key changer, it makes it sooooooo easy
idenkilla said:
search the forum for soft key changer, it makes it sooooooo easy
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I have the softkey changer but I can't seem to find a link to sms. All I can find is tmail or something like that but thats leads to the messaging program. If anyone can give the exact location of the sms lnk that would be awesome.
You need to create a shortcut named SMS.lnk (or whatever you want to name it) with the following info inside of it:
24#\Windows\tmail.exe -service "SMS"
Copy this to your \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder. It will then show up as an option in the softkey app.
I realize that not everyone knows how to create a shortcut file, so I attached one for your convenience. You can unzip it and copy it to the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder on your phone.
stroths said:
You need to create a shortcut named SMS.lnk (or whatever you want to name it) with the following info inside of it:
24#\Windows\tmail.exe -service "SMS"
Copy this to your \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder. It will then show up as an option in the softkey app.
I realize that not everyone knows how to create a shortcut file, so I attached one for your convenience. You can unzip it and copy it to the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder on your phone.
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thanks for the help guys, only problem is i tried searching for the softkey changer in the forums, but nothing is coming up, if anyone has it, can they post it here, once again thanks for all the help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279544
don't try too hard.
jerason said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279544
don't try too hard.
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thanks, i appreciate it, i did search the forums for the following and got nothing other than this thread:
softkey changer
softkey
soft key changer
soft key
key changer
soft changer
nothing came up for me, it would more beneficial for me if i found it so i could put it on right away rather than waiting. once again i appreciate the help
As a quick note, using the google search in XDA forums is best. It's more likely to return favorable results. It's the first thread.

Default softkeys on WM6.1's messaging client

The new messaging client is driving me batty. Two major issues:
(1) Delete is the default left softkey when a message arrives?!? Lost more than a few messages this way. Is there a reg entry to change this?
(2) Dismiss, which should be the default and easiest option, takes using the Menu right softkey, navigating up, and selecting it. And it doesn't mark the message read! That has to be a bug, but can it be fixed?
When i get a Text the left soft key is reply. the right soft key has always been that menu button and seems to be fine...
You're probably right, but in that case I believe Delete is still the default option when Menu is selected, and Dismiss still doesn't mark the message as read.
It driving me crazy too ! Palm messagin was so much better ...
Resurrecting this thread. Need to know if I can change the left soft-key in the messaging app to something other then "Delete"
Please let me know, thanks!
Got the same issue, google and saw this thread. Any update or solution? Driving me crazy too

Change soft key under each touchflo 3d tab

Is there any app or way to change the soft keys for each touchflo 3d tab? Like under the people tab thare is the "all people" on the left and the "menu" on the right. I would like to change the all people from going to contacts to going to pocketcm. Is there any way of going about this? Changing some other soft keys would be nice as well.
Use SoftKey manager
Thanks, already tried that one, only lets you change the right and left soft keys on the home tflo3d tab. I want to change the soft keys on any of the other tflo3d tabs like people, or messages, and programs. Any one else with any ideas?
Did you mean TAB-s?
dodadent said:
Did you mean TAB-s?
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No they used the word "each" before the word tab so they phrased the question correctly. "each tabs" or "each tab?"
But yeah, I am looking for the same thing. I will post it here if I find it. If not... Off to the reg we go!
It has to be doable because people mod the reply button all the time. If you can mod that then you shoudl be able to mod anything, right? Possibly a hex editor for exe files? I hope so bad its not hard coded but you never know.....
soft buttons on tf3d home
I'm also looking for something like this. With touchflo3d turn off, the home screen left soft button will be "calendar" by default, but when you have a reminder/notification, it switches to "notification" "reminder", etc.
when touchflo3d is enabled on the home screen, this button becomes controled by tf3d, and while you can customize the button, it no longer becomes context sensitive - I find we have to hit the icons at the top bar (live msg, reminder, etc). these little icons are a bit hard to hit. ANyone know if the tf3d homepage soft button can become a 'notification' popup activation button?
dwight.
I think that the stock rom actually has this...so I know that it's possible. That also bothers me.
dodadent said:
Use SoftKey manager
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Does this let me set one of my softkeys on my home screen to "notification"
Just a quick update
I switched to a new rom last night from 'aruppenthal', 'RRE HTC Fuze ROM Ver 4.5 Special Edition" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467592), and it seems that this has a different behavior from my previous rom "PROven_ROM_WWE".
in any case, my tf3d home page now has "calender" and "contacts" as the lower soft buttons, and my reminders are coming up and seem to be changing the lowerleft softkey to "dismiss". I've yet to see "notification", but i'll keep an eye on it for a few days and let you guys know about the behavior.
one thing I left enabled this time, was the "system status" window when you hit the topbar icons - this has a shortcut to a mail icon when there's a notification for that, and when hitting it, it shows the respective notification popup at the lower part of the window. That might be a 'workaround' for those who preferred the old notifications but want to keep tf3d.
dwight.
Credit to "sudsboy"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-401772.html
Edit Registry below, you can modify first page of TF3D Soft Key.
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila change value of each key (LSK for Left Soft Key, RSK for Right Soft Key)
HomeLSKArguments - Arguement of application you'll be calling
HomeLSKPath - Path to program with in "" i.e. "\Program Files\WebIS\PocketInformant\PocketInformant.exe"
HomeLSKText - text of the button.
HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKText
ashu2087 said:
Credit to "sudsboy"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-401772.html
Edit Registry below, you can modify first page of TF3D Soft Key.
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila change value of each key (LSK for Left Soft Key, RSK for Right Soft Key)
HomeLSKArguments - Arguement of application you'll be calling
HomeLSKPath - Path to program with in "" i.e. "\Program Files\WebIS\PocketInformant\PocketInformant.exe"
HomeLSKText - text of the button.
HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKText
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This doesn't solve this question - this solution is already mentioned. Please read the previous posts before posting.
Any solutions to this questions yet? Been searching both the forum and google without any luck....
Well, the solution is actually SSMaHo! Just do a search for it. Works like a charm and lets you remap pretty much anything
I also have same issue with X1.
Att the Settings Tab, I really want to change left soft-ket to launch the System Setting but default is CommManager.
I already searched the forum and google with no luck. So I tried to looking into source code and just found something.
It is correct or not, however "settings.mode9" file have embedded LUA codes and these codes contains some soft-key assignment codes.
BTW, codes have not only one assignment code, it contains several assignments and TF3D can apply each soft-key by situation(or any registry? macro? configuration?) I think.
ok, so i want to remap the default today screen contacts softkey to bring up the touchflo 3d 2 contacts but cant find how to link to it. any takers?
longice said:
This doesn't solve this question - this solution is already mentioned. Please read the previous posts before posting.
Any solutions to this questions yet? Been searching both the forum and google without any luck....
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this totally solves the problem in manila, touchflo3d 3.0
none of the other solution worked for me
you need manila editing
Hi guys, i was pm Captain_Throwback about this and here his answer.
You can only remap the soft keys in the Manila Home tab. Changing the others requires Manila editing, and may not even be possible. Here are the registry keys for the Manila Home tab soft keys:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila]
"HomeLSKText"=""
"HomeLSKPath"=""
"HomeLSKArguments"=""
"HomeRSKText"=""
"HomeRSKPath"=""
"HomeRSKArguments"=""
Only the "Text" and "Path" keys need to be used - the "Arguments" key can be left blank.
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this totally solves the problem in manila, touchflo3d 3.0
none of the other solution worked for me
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So you'll need a manila editing. for more information do a search or contact him directly by pm. he is a very nice and very patient person that i know so far
plaese give me a feedback if anyone of u have experienced with this :
I have TP Win 6.1 so :
I asking him because i want right direction and...
i have : Gen.Y 1.1 installed and i was edited my home tab with his suggestion above. Works like a charm
i have : TfDetacher.cab but im not yet install this to my device. any feedback? is it working smoothly?
and anybody can give me a link to secondtoday and manila today? is it working together with Gen.Y 1.1 ? (geez a lot of question from nubie.. is ok right? because im tired to do a hard reset again)
coppertop24 said:
ok, so i want to remap the default today screen contacts softkey to bring up the touchflo 3d 2 contacts but cant find how to link to it. any takers?
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I made an application on VB.net that can assign Home Softkeys to any program in Start Menu, also you can assign it to any other touchflo's tab...
This application is tested on Raphael device with Touchflo 3D 2.0
thanks....
cool.... this worked very easily.... I don't want to install another Cab file just to change the button name.....
thanks again.
ashu2087 said:
Credit to "sudsboy"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-401772.html
Edit Registry below, you can modify first page of TF3D Soft Key.
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila change value of each key (LSK for Left Soft Key, RSK for Right Soft Key)
HomeLSKArguments - Arguement of application you'll be calling
HomeLSKPath - Path to program with in "" i.e. "\Program Files\WebIS\PocketInformant\PocketInformant.exe"
HomeLSKText - text of the button.
HomeRSKArguments
HomeRSKPath
HomeRSKText
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Thanks geolab!
Just need to figure out the Manila://.page name for the All People view under people now.
Edit: Manila://people\browserlayer\?.page works!
I need the All Programs sub page now
Geolab's Manila Softkeys
Thanks Geolab!
Works perfect! I'm using gangsters 6.5 windows mobile rom, desperately trying find a solution and no one elses worked! Can't believe your post has been sat here all this time, the amount of people that should know about it is ridiculous!!! Made changing the soft key assignments in touchflow 2 (3d) real easy.
So glad to have the 'phone' LSK to TomTom and the 'camera' RSK to PSShutXP!
Very greatful!

[Q] softkey assigment in Messages

Hi
I`m looking for solution for such a problem
i would like to assign a program (unaccent) to softkey "new" in Messages (menu)
i`m sure it must be somewhere in registry - but where?
The idea is to run not new message but unaccent new message
something like below
74. Add All Contacts to Home Screen Left Softkey
By default the left softkey on the the Sense home tab is coded to Phone which is pointless and a waste because you can get to the same Phone page by pressing the Send hardware key. Change it to the All People page (eliminating 2 taps) by using the following reg entry:
HKLM/Software/HTC/Manila
HomeLSKPath = !"\Windows\manila.exe" --switchtopage Manila://people\browserlayer\?.page
HomeLSKText = Contacts
Maybe somebody could help me?
best regards

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