do you guys know how to change the folder icon in the start program menu?
inside any folder ... creat a file and name it icon.lnk ... in this file you should type a name of any DLL and a refernce to the icon ID inside it (ex: ceshell.dll, 162) and make sure this dll file is in \windows directory ... whenever you browse, this folder will have this icon in the explorer. you can use Resource Hacker s/w to get this data from any exe or dll file
Just some tips I would like to share:
SHORTCUT TO SETTINGS
For anybody who uses Program Menu instead of the standard start menu and has lost the Settings menu option you can create shortcuts to most of the system settings:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppc2k/html/ppc_tcuts2.asp
Attached are all the settings shortcuts I could find
RADIO
BBC have a lot of their radio programs archived.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
You can download the realmedia file with:
Streambox:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_capture_tools/streambox_vcr_suite.cfm
vcr_31turbo.exe works for me.
On the radio website, find the realmedia link for the archived radio program. Right click on link and select "Save target as..." and save the .ram file to the desktop. Open the .ram file in a text editor and copy the URL into Streambox and let it download the .ra file.
To play the .ra file on your PDA download realplayer:
http://www.real.com/realmobile/download.html
MarkH, what url do you use for the radio1 sreams?
I haven't downloaded any radio 1 programs so I don't know.
With radio 4 I looked for ram files in the programs web page, downloaded them and opened them in a text browser to find the realaudio url. Below is a url for Start the Week:
rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio4/mon0902_20050321.ra
- starts at 09:02 on a monday (mon0902), and this one is from 21st March (20050321)
I'm so sorry if this is a newb question, but when I use Total Commander to go into the root directory I find:
\\Plugins
Under which I find:
ftp
LAN
Registry
Under Registry I find
HKCR
HKCU
HKLM
i can't seem to find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE... anywhere...hoping I'm just looking in the wrong place. The change I'm trying to make is to turn off the SMS Sent message...drives me crazy. I was able to turn off the ATT splash animation with TC and that was a Godsend.
Your help is appreciated.
Hklm = Hkey_local_machine
Thanks...I did figure that out DOH! Now the instructions are telling me to drill down to the folder "Inbox" which I have. I am supposed to "Edit", then "Add Key". I used the File, Edit at the bottom of the screen but it did not give me the option to add a key.
I know I'm close...thanks for the handholding.
Steve
Are you using a registry explorer?
There are some games played in fullscreen which don't hide the set of black buttons containing home, search, menu & back. The problem is they are blocking some part of the screen on the games, and in some cases I'm unable to press control buttons hidden underneath these buttons.
Is there a way to hide them when playing this kind of games?
I wish... I think using the power button to bring up the on screen controls would be a good way to do it.
Ok, here's what I did:
1) Using apktool decode the apk (e.g. apktool d spiderman.apk spiderman)
2) Edit AndroidManifest.xml, and add this line <uses-permission android:name="archos.permission.FULLSCREEN.FULL" />
3) Using apktool encode the apk (e.g. apktool b spiderman spiderman-modified.apk)
4) Re-sign the apk. (java -jar signapk.jar java -jar signapk.jar certificate.x509.pem key.pk8 spiderman-modified.apk spiderman-modified-signed.apk)
5) Uninstall app from Archos. Install the modified signed apk.
constant7010 said:
Ok, here's what I did:
1) Using apktool decode the apk (e.g. apktool d spiderman.apk spiderman)
2) Edit AndroidManifest.xml, and add this line <uses-permission android:name="archos.permission.FULLSCREEN.FULL" />
3) Using apktool encode the apk (e.g. apktool b spiderman spiderman-modified.apk)
4) Re-sign the apk. (java -jar signapk.jar java -jar signapk.jar certificate.x509.pem key.pk8 spiderman-modified.apk spiderman-modified-signed.apk)
5) Uninstall app from Archos. Install the modified signed apk.
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For me as rooky, that sounds as you have edited the power button controls to have further option to let the buttons disappear?
How can I do the same? Unfortunately I have not the skills to do the steps you have described...
Can you post us the modified apk file?
Thanks a lot!!!
bunique
This instructions if for windows. This will remove the system touchbar (containing home, back, search and menu soft buttons), while playing the game.
You need to download the following tools:
- JDK or JRE from java.sun.com.
- Get apktool from here.
- Get SignApk from here.
1) Install JDK or JRE. Make sure <JAVA_HOME>/jre/bin is in your path.
2) Extract apktool & signapk in windows in a directory of your choice. In my case, I extracted them on the same directory in C:\apktool.
3) Get your apk file, and put it into the directory where you extracted apktool and signapk. It doesn't have to be here, but for simplicity I put it in the same directory.
4) Open command line session from windows, and go to the directory where you install apktool/signapk (cd \apktool)
5) Assuming your apk is spiderman.apk, issue this command:
Code:
apktool d spiderman.apk spiderman
This will create a directory spiderman which contains the decoded set of files from spiderman.apk.
6) Under the spiderman directory, there is AndroidManifest.xml. Using a text editor, open it. You will see several uses-permission lines. Append this line at the last user-permission and save.
<uses-permission android:name="archos.permission.FULLSCREEN.FULL" />
7) Now on the command line window, issue the following command:
Code:
apktool b spiderman spiderman-modified.apk
This will repack your files with the modified AndroidManifest.xml into spiderman-modified.apk.
8) Sign the modified apk.
Code:
java -jar signapk.jar certificate.x509.pem key.pk8 spiderman-modified.apk spiderman-modified-signed.apk
SignApk contains test certificate & private key which I used in the command line.
9) Upload spiderman-modified-signed.apk into your device. Uninstall your previously installed spiderman first. Then install this new modified apk.
Please note I'm just setting spiderman as example. Please replace this with whatever your apk is.
This unpack and re-pack sounds really interesting and your descriptions are very clear, even for someone like me!
My only questions are;
1. should this only be done on games that have a true 'Exit Game' option?
2. and if not, how would you exit said game?
3. would this method work for any game/program?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, this should only be done on the games which has 'Exit Game' possibly on the 'Main Menu' of the game. Otherwise the only way to exit is to hold power button and poweroff/reboot the device. It is still desirable that when you hold power button there's an option to show/hide the touchbar, but until a custom firmware comes up with this feature, this is what I can think of so far. I'm a bit desperate since I get so frustrated when playing games such as spiderman & avatar and i accidentaly press the 'home' button.
I think this will work for games which are rendered on full screen (i.e. notification bar is also hidden). So far I've only tested this on spiderman, avatar & plants vs. zombies.
Thanks so much for this info, constant! I think I've found a much quicker way of adding the fullscreen property though. It can be done using apk edit, a program written by Anoniem 100.
Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890199
Instructions:
1) Download the .zip, extract APK Edit.exe and run it.
2) Immediately when you run APK Edit, an Open window will come up. Select the .apk you want to edit. The .apk should open in the program.
3) Click on the content tab. Towards the bottom there will be a heading called "Other content." Scroll down the box and right click on AndroidManifest.xml and open it with your favorite text editor.
4) Add the following line to the list of uses-permission entries:
Code:
<uses-permission android:name="archos.permission.FULLSCREEN.FULL" />
5) Save the xml file after editing. Click "Apply" in APK Edit and the changes will be saved in the apk file. A backup will also be saved in case something was edited incorrectly. Click OK to close the confirmation window and close the program.
That's all there is too it. I didn't need to resign the apk or anything. I just dragged it back onto my Archos 70, uninstalled Assassin's Creed and reinstalled it from the new .apk. It kept the game data and the game ran in fullscreen with no menu buttons. It was nice not having the game controls obstructed. I can't wait to try this out with other games. Thanks!
Nice find tdude. I'll use it on my next games. Thanks.
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wow, I think with this description it is possible to reproduce, even for me!
I will try it this evening.
But isn't there a way to solve that fullscreen problem generally.
I mean is it possible to extend the onscreen menu (when you longpress the powerbutton: Flight Mode, Reboot etc.) with an additional menu item "Fullscreen (enable/disable)"?
This would solve the problem even with other applications....
Will Archos perhaps implement such an option in the next firmware?
bunique73 said:
wow, I think with this description it is possible to reproduce, even for me!
I will try it this evening.
But isn't there a way to solve that fullscreen problem generally.
I mean is it possible to extend the onscreen menu (when you longpress the powerbutton: Flight Mode, Reboot etc.) with an additional menu item "Fullscreen (enable/disable)"?
This would solve the problem even with other applications....
Will Archos perhaps implement such an option in the next firmware?
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We can only hope! There's been a lot of buzz about this among Archos owners so hopefully they're taking note of it and will include it in the next firmware. Flash is supposed to be released officially for Gen8 later this month so hopefully there will be a new firmware to go along with it, but unfortunately all we've heard from Archos is news about Flash.
I think it should be that the buttons are hidden normally and a quick tap on the power button brings them up or hides them. A 1 second press turns off the display and a 2 or 3 second press brings up the power menu.
Hello!
I have found a way to replace the standard dock mode app on titan to an app of your choice.
First of you will have to find the guid of the app you want to replace Dock mode with. For example i will use the GUID of spotify: ca8d6603-a9ae-4a05-8643-baad091ecdd1
!PLEASE NOTE THAT I DON`T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE!
1) First go to HKLM/Software/HTC/USBDriver/DockMode with a registry editor of your choice.
2) Here you need to change the Value named AccessoryDockModeGUID to the GUID of the GUID of the application you to popup when you put the phone in the cradle.
3)Open a file explorer of your choice(I used windows mobile device center) and go to "\Application Data\PUBLIC\DOCKMODE" and make a backup of the file named "DockMode".
4)Now open the file with a text editor. You will see the following: "3570f057-6c31-4751-a0a7-899820af6cf4 1 1".
5)In this file replace "3570f057-6c31-4751-a0a7-899820af6cf4" with the GUID of your app for this example "ca8d6603-a9ae-4a05-8643-baad091ecdd1".
6)You should now end up with something like this: "ca8d6603-a9ae-4a05-8643-baad091ecdd1 1 1"
7)Now save the file and reboot your phone!
I have attached the original DockMode file and the original DockMode GUID is: "3570f057-6c31-4751-a0a7-899820af6cf4" in case you forget to take a backup.
//Lajba
And for HTC Car mode app
1) First go to HKLM/Software/HTC/USBDriver/CarMode with a registry editor of your choice.
2) Here you need to change the Value named AccessoryCarModeGUID to the GUID of the GUID of the application you to popup when you put the phone in the cradle.
3)Open a file explorer of your choice(I used windows mobile device center) and go to "\Application Data\PUBLIC\CARMODE" and make a backup of the file named "CarMode".
4)Now open the file with a text editor. You will see the following: "0bfb1b34-aff6-4ac5-8952-9041fd94c760 1 1".
5)In this file replace "0bfb1b34-aff6-4ac5-8952-9041fd94c760" with the GUID of your app for this example "da8734ed-666a-4227-81ea-8fc937752d98".
6)You should now end up with something like this: "da8734ed-666a-4227-81ea-8fc937752d98 1 1"
7)Now save the file and reboot your phone!
Thanks. Just curious, what registry editors do you all prefer to use?