Hello guys,
has anyone of you hacked the softkeys, I would like to change the description of my left softkey, any ideas?
10x Vid
vid200 said:
Hello guys,
has anyone of you hacked the softkeys, I would like to change the description of my left softkey, any ideas?
10x Vid
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279544&highlight=softkey
Look under my post in that thread... Look for SoftkeyAppletEx
Cheers,
.Fred
Great
10x this works great and I can not belice I spend half a day searching.
One more question:
As I put some many programs on my Tytn I think it is getting slow, any solutions?
10x Vid
vid200 said:
10x this works great and I can not belice I spend half a day searching.
One more question:
As I put some many programs on my Tytn I think it is getting slow, any solutions?
10x Vid
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XCPUScalar, maybe
dotfred said:
XCPUScalar, maybe
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Nope, tytn has a samsung cpu. XCPUScalar is only valid for xscale processors.
There is not yet a working overclocking solution for the TyTN.
pof said:
Nope, tytn has a samsung cpu. XCPUScalar is only valid for xscale processors.
There is not yet a working overclocking solution for the TyTN.
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Pocket Hack Master
The last version has been completely rewritten and it handles SAMSUNG processors...
Supports Intel PXA210/PXA250/PXA255/PXA261/PXA263/PXA270/PXA271/PXA272 and Samsung S3C2410/S3C2410A/S3C2440/S3C2440A/S3C2442 processors!
Cheers,
.Fred
Yes, but it doesn't work on the Hermes, you can overclock and underclock it, but it will hardreset and become unstable after a while. I tried with both production and preproduction (300Mhz samsung) versions of the Hermes with the same results.
wtf...."my tytn is slowing down" solution "overclock it", who brought the crack today?
First thing would be to see how much crap you have in start up, and how much junk you have on your today screen constantly refreshing, I have 30 applications installed on my tytn, and NO slowdown.
I should have ignored this thread, but working in the pc tech help for many years...I never would have imagined to tell someone to OC their pc if it was slow, same applies to this device, this isn't the Omap processor, as you all know...the tytn is actually fairly quick, if you don't muck it all up with memory resident poop.
Also, why anyone would bother with an app to change the softbuttons is beyond me, it just takes a couple minutes with a registry editor, which equals less junk installed on your tytn.
edit: sorry I was a bit surly this morning, and I couldn't stfu...it just looks to me that vid200 is a bit of a novice from his initial question (sorry if I am wrong, no offence meant vid200) by the nature of it and that the answer is easily found on google and the wiki.
I can understand pointing someone out the app to easily change the softkeys..it saves trying to teach someone about registry editing, but to tell that same person to OC their ppc when they haven't even really dug into manually tweaking it is just nutty, you have to crawl before you can walk.
vid200, if you don't have it, I suggest you give memmaid a try, and see what is slowin you down, also I don't know if the softbutton app you have permits it, but if you manually change the softkeys with a registry editor, you can link them to .cpl files, for example the taskman.cpl file found on this forum, and easily bring up the oem taskmanager, or any other control panel apps...battery..memory..there is a .zip floating around with most all the .cpl files in it, and when you stick with the oem monitors it helps with speed and battery life just less polling and memory usage, also just throwin the tip out there, some people might not know they can link to cpl's.
the only things that have slowed down my tytn are the wisbar advance (all of em) and Pocket PC PhoneAlarm,
I don't recommend both of them as they are resource hogs and have memory leaks,
aside from those two I have 30 so apllications and tons of today plugins and my device is fast and very responsive.
Hello all,
Need your help for the following:
I am trying to use left sofkey to lock pda, like we use on a nokia phone (left key + * to lock phone).
I have used SoftkeyAppletEx (Thanks Dotfred!), but i still could not find the correct block keys file to link to softkey.
For sure this is not impossible, as we can put that option on today screen.
Anyone could help to identify that file???
“Also, why anyone would bother with an app to change the softbuttons is beyond me, it just takes a couple minutes with a registry editor, which equals less junk installed on your tytn.
edit: sorry I was a bit surly this morning, and I couldn't stfu...it just looks to me that vid200 is a bit of a novice from his initial question (sorry if I am wrong, no offence meant vid200) by the nature of it and that the answer is easily found on google and the wiki.”
No offence taken, and yes I am a novice and I never messed up with registry before. Belive me I have searched and read forums and google, but softkey change just did not work on my device since all the other registry changes I made did work.. So I asked for help.
I will start the oem taskmanager and see if there is a problem.
10x for the advice
P.S.ne more question: where and how can I change the tone for messages, I can't find the folder to copy the ring tone in to.
vid200 said:
“Also, why anyone would bother with an app to change the softbuttons is beyond me, it just takes a couple minutes with a registry editor, which equals less junk installed on your tytn.
edit: sorry I was a bit surly this morning, and I couldn't stfu...it just looks to me that vid200 is a bit of a novice from his initial question (sorry if I am wrong, no offence meant vid200) by the nature of it and that the answer is easily found on google and the wiki.”
No offence taken, and yes I am a novice and I never messed up with registry before. Belive me I have searched and read forums and google, but softkey change just did not work on my device since all the other registry changes I made did work.. So I asked for help.
I will start the oem taskmanager and see if there is a problem.
10x for the advice
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You're not offensed, but I am. This so called 'ChaoticDruid' guy has no respect for the work made by others. I surely won't use 'Druid', because he has no wisdom being so pretentious, and I wouldn't use Chaotic but more 'Causing chaos'...
Surely, he's so clever that he advices a novice to play with the registry, this is very wise indeed. Furthermore, I didn't know that a Control Panel Applet could cause the slow down of a machine, but yes he has so many years of experience that he doesn't even know that. And I would add that not everybody wants to take a couple of minutes (I wish it was true if you don't know what you're looking for) to dig in the registry, if it can be done in two seconds.
Cheers,
.Fred
Ok
I understand your point of view,
But this is a forum so I suggest we keep discussing things not arguing.
Well, so I read on other topics that SPB pocket plus is a slow down application and I have to admit I am using it so I am thinking of changing it maybe with some other programs.
Any suggestions, I would like to make my today screen like this:
Connection manager
GPRS counter,
Whether report
Messages (lsit all unread emails and tekst messages)
Tasks
Calendar
And Icons for the applications in tray bar.
I would also like to put new message (and have a choice: text, email or MMS) to the left soft key, but I do not know how.
BUT since I am a newbie I can only admire your today screens and hope I will find out somewhere how you did it.
I would like to ask how to change the ring for incoming message,
I would like to ask how to put icons in the bottom right corner in a tray bar where already the icon for emoze push mail is.
1) And for all of you out there thanks for the help you give me
2) I have the device for 4 days and my girlfriend says it is all I have been doing for the past 4 days so don’t even thing I’m not spending hours and reading forums and searching.
10x again!
vid200 said:
P.S.ne more question: where and how can I change the tone for messages, I can't find the folder to copy the ring tone in to.
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The control panel applet "Sounds & Notifications" selects only wav files that are stored in the /Windows directory.
Cheers,
.Fred
vid200 said:
I understand your point of view,
But this is a forum so I suggest we keep discussing things not arguing.
Well, so I read on other topics that SPB pocket plus is a slow down application and I have to admit I am using it so I am thinking of changing it maybe with some other programs.
Any suggestions, I would like to make my today screen like this:
Connection manager
GPRS counter,
Whether report
Messages (lsit all unread emails and tekst messages)
Tasks
Calendar
And Icons for the applications in tray bar.
I would also like to put new message (and have a choice: text, email or MMS) to the left soft key, but I do not know how.
BUT since I am a newbie I can only admire your today screens and hope I will find out somewhere how you did it.
I would like to ask how to change the ring for incoming message,
I would like to ask how to put icons in the bottom right corner in a tray bar where already the icon for emoze push mail is.
1) And for all of you out there thanks for the help you give me
2) I have the device for 4 days and my girlfriend says it is all I have been doing for the past 4 days so don’t even thing I’m not spending hours and reading forums and searching.
10x again!
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PHM Tray Launcher allows you to add a tray icon in the taskbar.
I also use SPB Pocket Plus, so for another "today manager" ask to others, this one is enough for me.
Use Tweaks2k2.Net
There is a specific tweak to override the sofkeys' setings.
You can replace key caption or programs, for instance you can remove "Calendar" and set "Agenda" and so on for Contacts
Change your Left/Right Today softkeys
Here is the registry tweak you requested -
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Change the application launched by Today screen Soft Keys
To change the application launched by the Today screen Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\Open = "\Windows\Calendar.exe" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\(Default) = Calendar (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To change the application launched by the Today screen Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113\Open = "\Windows\Calendar.exe" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113\(Default) = "Calendar" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Note that 113 normally doesn't exist by default, and probably needs to be created Also note that there is at least 1 application that allows you to set these through a GUI, developed by FdcSoft called SoftKeyAppletEx
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Actually, you can select any name or app on the Left /Right softkey. Test the length of the word (make sure it fits all on the bar). You may get the application ".exe" from /windows folder of your device.
I would advise though not to fiddle on the right key as that is a bit complicated.
For example, mine I used on the Left softkey the name "Phone Pad" and used "VTKey.exe" (without the quotes) instead of Calendar and Calendar.exe. It worked perfectly well on my Imate Jasjar with no problem at all on portrait/landscape orientation. Hoped it does, too, on your device.
Cheers !!!
Look for SoftKeyAppletEx to remap your softkeys ..
I am running veg's wm6 rom with the modded six tab plug-in although these questions refer to the home plug-in regardless of version:
1. clock displays am/pm - I want 24 hour display if possible. phone settings are set to 24hour, is it a reg hack for the plug-in?
2. when adding contacts/favorite people to the plug-in how can I specify which number for a contact to use? it seems to default to the first entry for a contact which usually happens to be the mobile number when what I want to add is the office number. (may be a general wm6 question as well)
Additional question - How did I enable my ringtones as system notifications? (I can use them as ringtones, but they don't show as system notifications.)
thanks for your input - I have spent a couple of hours searching before I posted, but being at work 16 hours a day kind of limits the time I can spend online at any one time (perils of being tech support for a school district).
some answers
answer to question 1
go to settings, system, regional settings and set it there - duh!
another answer
ringtones sometimes are "hidden" by default
make sure your ringtone files are not hidden - I believe notification sounds need to be in wave format, but I haven't tested that yet
You should find much of what you want on this post on the WM 6 area: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316107. There are numerous discussions on this plug in there and if you cannot find what you want I suspect you'll attract help there with a post.
Good Luck
thanks
thanks tony!
posted there as well
If I find an answer I will post it here
Next question.. how do I get pictures displayed for the favorite people instead of the first name?
display pictures
QB8Young said:
Next question.. how do I get pictures displayed for the favorite people instead of the first name?
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in you phone or outlook, i use outlook 2007 in the contact options there is a place to select a picture, when you do that the pic will show.
Ringtone switched to vibrate with no reason
I have installed schaps rom, and it worked great, but after installed an ad on that activate my ptt function when my calendar alarm goes on (at least that´s the only think i could see that triggers the issue) it change the ringtone to vibrate only... any one has an idea how to solve this? thanks
Does anyone have a list of possible settings for various cosmetic items in the registry? I've already adjusted the scrollbar size (I'm in VGA mode), and while I was in that part of the registry I noticed other settings which looked interesting. Is is possible to change things like font sizes in menus, dialog box size, etc? In particular I'd like to make title bar and clock fonts a little bigger. VGA mode is nice, but the Text Size option in Screen Settings doesn't change everything, just some things.
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Does anyone have a list of possible settings for various cosmetic items in the registry? I've already adjusted the scrollbar size (I'm in VGA mode), and while I was in that part of the registry I noticed other settings which looked interesting. Is is possible to change things like font sizes in menus, dialog box size, etc? In particular I'd like to make title bar and clock fonts a little bigger. VGA mode is nice, but the Text Size option in Screen Settings doesn't change everything, just some things.
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This is what I am looking for as well.
Try using Tweaks2k2.NET.
tweaks2k2 has a problem with soft reset. If you use this, better avoid using the software triggered reset. Use stylus instead. Otherwise you may be forced to hard reset your unit. I've reported the problem to the company and was given the above advice.
Sktools does not have this problem.
eaglesteve said:
tweaks2k2 has a problem with soft reset. If you use this, better avoid using the software triggered reset. Use stylus instead. Otherwise you may be forced to hard reset your unit. I've reported the problem to the company and was given the above advice.
Sktools does not have this problem.
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I'm not aware of the problem. Thanks for warning me.
Tweaks2k2 has been around for years so I'm surprised to hear that such an issue has just surfaced -- perhaps whoever identified it can be more explicit in what he discovered and Frank Garcia's response. I've used Tweaks2k2 on my Advantage x7500 running WM6 a number of times w/o incident.
I have reproduced this many times on my devices already. Over a period of two to three days I has about 20 hard resets. It happens whenever I was using tweaks2k2. I have been using it in wm5 without any problem so I didn't suspect it at first.
Specifically, when you try to do hard reset required in order to effect the registry change,the system freezes at the primary splash screen. It will not proceed to the secondary flash. You also could not switch it off. If you do a soft reset, you will see the same thing. The only way to get out was to hard reset.
Not all type of edit will have this problem. I don't get this problem all the time,but every time when the problem happens, I was doing a soft reset using tweaks2k2.
I reported the problem to the company. The creator of the program himself responded to me. He said that his logic for soft reset was dated, and therefore could cause problem with the newer devices under certain conditions. He told me I'm not the only one reportig this.
He believe that the software could still be used as long as I use the stylus to so soft reset.
I still use this tool, not very carefully. Till now since his advice was followed, I don't have a single hard reset caused by freezing primary flash.
sktools is definitely a great app for use in this instance
Although for WM 5, most of these seem valid for 6 as well -- at least the ones I tried out worked fine.
For system and theme colors:
http://mobile-sg.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=92
For other setting, including scroll bar sizes, etc.:
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/view_all_tweaks
http://wiki.modaco.com/index.php/Windows_Mobile_5_Registry_Tweaks
I am suddenly unable to add widgets to my home screens. I am running the stock ROM. I have several empty screens, so there is plenty of room to add. After selecting the widget from the list, the phone goes to the screen showing all the available screens really small and has the "touch to edit or remove" at the top. If you pick one, nothing gets added. This phone is really getting frustrating. I have done 2 factory resets in the past couple of months to deal with problems with the keyboard not responding (using swiftkey). It takes hours to get everything back the way it was before. I am about ready to bite the bullet and pay full freight for a replacement phone. My upgrade isn't available until November. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cross over to the dark side and try a ROM?
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I am suddenly unable to add widgets to my home screens. I am running the stock ROM. I have several empty screens, so there is plenty of room to add. After selecting the widget from the list, the phone goes to the screen showing all the available screens really small and has the "touch to edit or remove" at the top. If you pick one, nothing gets added. This phone is really getting frustrating. I have done 2 factory resets in the past couple of months to deal with problems with the keyboard not responding (using swiftkey). It takes hours to get everything back the way it was before. I am about ready to bite the bullet and pay full freight for a replacement phone. My upgrade isn't available until November. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You can back up your data and settings so that at least you can save that time, or make a nandroid depending on why you're doing the factory resets.
MyBackup Pro or Titanium BU will do the trick.
I don't know why you're having issues with widgets. Are you grabbing it and then moving it up to the screen you want it on? Then just drop. Drag and drop. You get the edit and remove at the top if you already have the widget on the screen and long press it. I've never seen the edit and remove at the point where you drag and drop the widget.
I tried the new swiftkey for flow and I didn't like it. If you're using the flow version you might try swype. Some people don't like it but for me it's smooth as butter and swiftkey was driving me crazy. I don't tap though, always swype.
Are you updated to the latest version then? Been taking all the OTAs?
I have thought about trying a new ROM., but the root process seems too complicated for me to wrap my head around. And having the time to sit down to figure it out is another issue. It won't let me drag widgets to the screen like you can app icons. You have to long press a blank spot and work through the menus. I am planning to just do the reset this weekend when I have some time. Thanks for the suggestions.
Turned out my problem was Snowfall Live wallpaper. I have used it for a couple of years with no issues, but that was the culprit. No problems with widgets since I uninstalled it.
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