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I have searched for ways to skin dialer, most are themes or dialer (big button etc). but no one has offered a way to put a picture in the background of the existing dialer for 3.0.1.
I have the grass picture as my today background and would like to use the same idea for the dialer. Any other dialer that I have found is seriously deficient in some feature (911, smart dial, buttons disappearing, barfing). All I want to do is drop the jpeg behind DCDs dialer.
Any help?
if im not mistaken, big button places ALL the images used to create the dialer in the windows directory. by editing these files you could change the way it looked so i suppose you could just photoshop your grass into that file system
You will have to work with Dialer_BkgdL.png, Dialer_BkgdP.png, Progress_BkgdL.png and Progress_BkgdP.png for the vogue and htc dialpads, but if you have just the plain wm6 dialpad its a matter of matching the attributes of dlrback_port.png and dlrbackland.png in your windows folder and then replacing them with what you want. It's a very simple dialer to skin and make custom buttons for. I've never custom skinned one of the HTC dialers so maybe someone else knows what you will have to do.
If you want to use the wm6 dialpad and don't have it installed you will need to cook a ROM. If you want to use DCD's just simply don't select a dialer when cooking your rom. This will load the default.
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If you want to use the wm6 dialpad and don't have it installed you will need to cook a ROM. If you want to use DCD's just simply don't select a dialer when cooking your rom. This will load the default.
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I think you have the information backwards, or at least that is what I have read. In DCD's 3.01 kitchen if you want the wm 6 dialer do not select either of the dialers in the kitchen. I believe the HTC Vogue Dialer (PhoneCanvas) is a version of Paul_Hammons Mogul_Big_Button_Dialer which is easily skinnable by just overwriting image files in the windows directory. This dialer also does not break any CDMA functionality, AFAIK
Information on skinning Pauls dialer is available at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/91652-sprint-native-big-button-dialer-theme-here.html
If I am wrong, I would like to be corrected as I have been fooling around with this for a while.
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I think you have the information backwards, or at least that is what I have read. In DCD's 3.01 kitchen if you want the wm 6 dialer do not select either of the dialers in the kitchen. I believe the HTC Vogue Dialer (PhoneCanvas) is a version of Paul_Hammons Mogul_Big_Button_Dialer which is easily skinnable by just overwriting image files in the windows directory. This dialer also does not break any CDMA functionality, AFAIK
Information on skinning Pauls dialer is available at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/91652-sprint-native-big-button-dialer-theme-here.html
If I am wrong, I would like to be corrected as I have been fooling around with this for a while.
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You are correct. I use that dialer and have made many themes. You can skin the dial pad, the background, the smartdial screen, status screen..... the only thing you can't really skin is the dial pad when it is being pressed. it just uses a solid color rather then an image.
But overall great dialer to work with, if you want to skin your own dialer.
Not true my friends... I have on my laptop a program and an OEM dialer that works great with it.... You can skin the dialer background and buttons ANY way you want.... even the keypress.... I am not by my laptop right now and can't remember the name, but gimme a couple hours....
azclown said:
Not true my friends... I have on my laptop a program and an OEM dialer that works great with it.... You can skin the dialer background and buttons ANY way you want.... even the keypress.... I am not by my laptop right now and can't remember the name, but gimme a couple hours....
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So if I am correct.. Your allows you to skin the dial pad when pressed. ( So that the digit will still be displayed rather then just showing a solid color?)
Because I can skin the dial pad when pressed but it doesn't display the digit only a solid color that I want. ( This is for the Big Button Dialer -- Aka New Vouge)
If you are using the program to skin the orginal Vouge then yes you can, but that dialer messes some things up on the 6800 functions.
gimpdog said:
I think you have the information backwards, or at least that is what I have read. In DCD's 3.01 kitchen if you want the wm 6 dialer do not select either of the dialers in the kitchen. I believe the HTC Vogue Dialer (PhoneCanvas) is a version of Paul_Hammons Mogul_Big_Button_Dialer which is easily skinnable by just overwriting image files in the windows directory. This dialer also does not break any CDMA functionality, AFAIK
Information on skinning Pauls dialer is available at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/91652-sprint-native-big-button-dialer-theme-here.html
If I am wrong, I would like to be corrected as I have been fooling around with this for a while.
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Didn't I state not to select the other dialers? How is that wrong?
serfboreds said:
I have searched for ways to skin dialer, most are themes or dialer (big button etc). but no one has offered a way to put a picture in the background of the existing dialer for 3.0.1.
I have the grass picture as my today background and would like to use the same idea for the dialer. Any other dialer that I have found is seriously deficient in some feature (911, smart dial, buttons disappearing, barfing). All I want to do is drop the jpeg behind DCDs dialer.
Any help?
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Hey bro. Here is the dialer skins that you might need. These are for the Big Button Dialer aka New Vogue.
Yes!!!
Dude you have just completed my phone. Grass background, Vista skin for MortPlayer, your dialer, and a custom S2U2 background of my daughter running
The cab is sweet, easy install and I can cook it into my rom next time. You are the MAN Carlos!!! A million thanks!
Did you find these or make them? Either way, thanks!
serfboreds said:
Yes!!!
Dude you have just completed my phone. Grass background, Vista skin for MortPlayer, your dialer, and a custom S2U2 background of my daughter running
The cab is sweet, easy install and I can cook it into my rom next time. You are the MAN Carlos!!! A million thanks!
Did you find these or make them? Either way, thanks!
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I made it with the help of the grass background you provided on your first post.
Sorry guys - Never got back to my laptop till now..... Here's the program and dialer I use....
I use Tiermanns Tdial Designer program from http://tiermann.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1:tdial-designer&catid=1esktop&Itemid=3
I works great with the Dialer I am uploading..... I made an OEM of the dialer. His program is real kool in that you can just drag and drop the files into the OEM dialer folder and replace them with yours OR it makes a CAB so you can just update the skin as needed..... SWEET program......
Sorry it took so long, and I'm glad Carlos helped ya out....
Now that our community knows how to skin dialers.. I say we post some of our unique work here.
Well not only to see what we all have but to share our work too.
I will upload mine later today. I dont got the files with me right now.
Here's my latest creation.... I had some Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on there, but alas, the wife didn't like em.... go figure... lol
Thanks goes out to Tiermann - You da man.....
Edit: When you press the buttons on mine, the text and outlines turn red while the background of the buttons shades darker so you can see clearly what button your pressing....
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Here's my latest creation.... I had some Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on there, but alas, the wife didn't like em.... go figure... lol
Thanks goes out to Tiermann - You da man.....
Edit: When you press the buttons on mine, the text and outlines turn red while the background of the buttons shades darker so you can see clearly what button your pressing....
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Looks good.
One thing that I see is that in portrait view the call history and back buttons stay grey, as does the mute button in landscape.
Is there a way to make all the text one color?
When using the gloss functions there is no way to have white text?
serfboreds said:
Looks good.
One thing that I see is that in portrait view the call history and back buttons stay grey, as does the mute button in landscape.
Is there a way to make all the text one color?
When using the gloss functions there is no way to have white text?
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When needed I just photoshop those files to match my dialer. I dont believe their is a way to change the color of those objects rather then just manipulating the image.
How does he manipulate the other number buttons? They are all png files, I don't see why those can't be included with the numbers, or even better, have their own color selection....
I'm not sure tiermann wants to go throug the hassle or if he has the time.... He's a busy man.....
Here is a couple of screen shots of my Reanimation Themed Dialer.
Also A vista big button dialer with different history and back buttons ( to show that you can change them by modifying them)
Is there a theme for this background because I applied it as a jpg and it was white and washed out, the dialer CAB looks Much better than the background Just using the JPG file. How did you make this your background thanks.
Lee
leedawg said:
Is there a theme for this background because I applied it as a jpg and it was white and washed out, the dialer CAB looks Much better than the background Just using the JPG file. How did you make this your background thanks.
Lee
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Is this a reply to my post? If so, those JPEG pictures are just "SCREENSHOTS" of how my Reanimation theme dialer looks.
I created the theme with a background and yes I installed it with the CAB installer.
more info and screen shots here.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=23808
download from
http://rapidshare.com/files/106478048/RUU_signed.zip.html
Cleaned and lightly modified.
Added poorly ducks vista theme( dialer, calculator, task manager, windows media player , audio manager etc ) Jbed java, opera mini, x button, vista hide battery meter, dotfred's task manager etc.
Removed sprint stuff, windows live and lots of other stuff.
Download kitchen from here
http://rapidshare.com/files/106917467/a1kitchen.zip.html
i tried the dialer a while back ( by installing his cab) and it doesn't support some CDMA features. It seems as this is for GSM.
You can fix this by installing his dialer first -- go into the /windows directory, and copy all of the png files associated with the dialer -- save them to your computer -- remove the dialer -- and copy the saved png's to your /windows and you should be good..
no loss of functionality but with all of the looks.
I hope the GSM version isn't cooked in the ROM.
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i tried the dialer a while back ( by installing his cab) and it doesn't support some CDMA features. It seems as this is for GSM.
You can fix this by installing his dialer first -- go into the /windows directory, and copy all of the png files associated with the dialer -- save them to your computer -- remove the dialer -- and copy the saved png's to your /windows and you should be good..
no loss of functionality but with all of the looks.
I hope the GSM version is cooked in the ROM.
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I modified it for cdma. data arrows, evdo icons and everything else works now
Telus only! .... can u do one for sprint please!
a1jatt said:
I modified it for cdma. data arrows, evdo icons and everything else works now
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You know what else you can add to your this theme to make it a bit better. optional Poorlyduck HTC Home Theme , optional Vista Cube, optional Vista Skin for S2u2, optional Vista Skin Splash screen, and if users use psshutxp optional Vista Skin for that.
Well that is what I did for mine.
Ohh yeah I saw your dialer screenshot on ppc geeks and it shows two call call history things.
If you still haven't been able to remove the annoying one ( the small text ) you can remove it using the registry to eliminate the "call history" text
go to HKLM/Security/Phone/Skin/Dialer/Portrait (Landscape)/verbbutton/
change the following
textflags = 986895 (dec)
Can you provide CDMA compatible vista theme dialer OEM? I have it on my PPC but I just modify the gfx and not use actual dialer, so i can't get graphical effects like the real one can have.
CommManager OEM also, if possible!
OEM's please. nice job
Please A1, OEM's.....
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I modified it for cdma. data arrows, evdo icons and everything else works now
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a1... how about for sprint mogul???? I'd like to use this theme
If you guys want the dialer files just install the dialer --- go to the /windows directory -- copy all the dialer files to your computer --- uninstall the dialer since it doesn't function well in cdma --- then copy the dialer files from your computer back to the /windows directory
ill include of set of files for the dialer but I modified it a bit. I made the dialer look like the big button dialer.
Ill include a screen shot.
I want the Vista dialer with the individual button graphics for each number and symbol... lol
updated first post.
added a link to kitchen.
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updated first post.
added a link to kitchen.
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Thanks a1jatt. Downloading kitchen now.
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You know what else you can add to your this theme to make it a bit better. optional Poorlyduck HTC Home Theme , optional Vista Cube, optional Vista Skin for S2u2, optional Vista Skin Splash screen, and if users use psshutxp optional Vista Skin for that.
Well that is what I did for mine.
Ohh yeah I saw your dialer screenshot on ppc geeks and it shows two call call history things.
If you still haven't been able to remove the annoying one ( the small text ) you can remove it using the registry to eliminate the "call history" text
go to HKLM/Security/Phone/Skin/Dialer/Portrait (Landscape)/verbbutton/
change the following
textflags = 986895 (dec)
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THanks for the tip.
Ya just an a CUBE OEM
I work for a long time to get Vista_Cube_Full_App. CAB as an OEM tu put in my ROM i finally let it go and put this App in My SDConfig But at my last try if i was'nt having Errors at building default .HV i was having a not certificated error a boot up with the FTcontrole. exe and is 4 .ink... That seem to be the part of the OEM you made so may be i can make another OEM just for the Cube while using your for FTControl...
Thanks
Here is Vista theme dialer using proper files like GSM dialers from dcd's vogue kitchen.
http://www.fileshex.com/download.php?file=2078cfb97becd357bb793a2163d81352
911 fixed, works - tested
## shortcodes do not work, but EPST can be launched from windows directory
EVDO data arrows constantly stay lit up white
No more problem, if you like, enjoy
The dialer in the OP's link has the 7 button starting 1 pixel too far down
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The dialer in the OP's link has the 7 button starting 1 pixel too far down
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added fixed png to OP.
Hey AJ - Thx for posting the files.... It's appreciated....
Hi Guys
I'm using ROMeOS and I installed Manilla Customizer to change the way TF3D looks. However, when I changed the clock, now the backgrounds of all the tabs except for the home screen do not work. All I have is a little white rectangle in the upper left of the background and the rest is black. Anyone know whats going on?
Thanks
Did you do a backup before making your changes? Manila Customizer allows you to backup the files and it stores the files under \Program Files\Manila Customizer\Backups. If you did, you may have to try to revert and see if it helps. I'm using Manila Customizer and don't have an issue with ROMeOS.
Hi Peeps!!!
I searched and searched and searched again but not found
Could someone tell me how can I make my 6.5.5 bottom bar TRANSPARENT (I want only the writing as "menu" "Phone" without Background or curtain)
I accept links, cabs, reg, tutorials....Women, beers.....Oups
Awaiting your answers.....
THE TRUTH IS....UP THERE
Mastakony said:
Hi Peeps!!!
I searched and searched and searched again but not found
Could someone tell me how can I make my 6.5.5 bottom bar TRANSPARENT (I want only the writing as "menu" "Phone" without Background or curtain)
I accept links, cabs, reg, tutorials....Women, beers.....Oups
Awaiting your answers.....
THE TRUTH IS....UP THERE
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Tomorrow i can trying to make a cab for you! Pls remember me tomorrow.
I will wait too
what means transparent to you???
Background vom MainTab of Manilla, if you are using it?!
then look into the cookies hometab 1.8.5 ... there you can set the top and bottom bar from an Backgroundimage...
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what means transparent to you???
Background vom MainTab of Manilla, if you are using it?!
then look into the cookies hometab 1.8.5 ... there you can set the top and bottom bar from an Backgroundimage...
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I'm talking about the buttons (Start, Phone, Menu on main page) not the background of these buttons.
As you see on my screenshot even if I change the BG, it doesnt change the button, so I got the edge, the curtain....
I only want to see the writing on my black Background
OR got buttons with full black skin without the edges
Dic3ptor said:
Tomorrow i can trying to make a cab for you! Pls remember me tomorrow.
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Great looking for long time! Thanks!
all you need is a transparent .tsk file,unzip and copy to your windows folder then set in......
start menu>settings>home> transparent softkeys
it will change your top and bottom bars to grey i think,after you choose it just use whichever app it is you use to re-skin your softkey and taskbar area's
made a cab for us lazy folks
Not Working
Here the result after cab installation
Maybe another thing to do????
try this cab
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Here the result after cab installation
Maybe another thing to do????
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it doesn't automatically do it for you,after the cab install you must
{select start menu,select settings,in there select home,you will see a list of whichever rom your using .tsk files which will change softkeys,colors of taskbar softkey area,Select trans. softkeys in that list and select ok in bottom right corner,give it a few seconds and it will change the softkeys to transparent, ***note as i mentioned before it will turn the softkey area and the taskbar area to a grey color,also as i mention simply re-skin your taskbar area and softkey area and soft reset when prompted via whichever app you are using,after that you should have results like the ones i posted in the pic}
hope this is a better explanation of how to achieve the effect your looking for!
thanks
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try this cab
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very good it is working
thanks a lot
Thx for all
It works!!!!
THX YOU FOR ALL!!!
THE TRUTH IS....DOWN THERE
You are welcome,
This cab is only a small change in the registry path:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Toolbar\ToolbarIconBubbleButtonThemeImage changing the value to \Windows\HTCdefault_toolbarIconBubbleButton.png
After this cab installed, any template png format named HTCdefault_toolbarIconBubbleButton.png existing in windows folder of your HD2 will be used as button for the incons of the bottombar.
And exactly the same for the buttons of the texts, but using the value \Windows\HTCdefault_toolbarTextBubbleButton.png for the registry path HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Toolbar\ToolbarTextBubbleButtonThemeImage
Of course if there is no png file with that name in \windows will be no buttons in the bottombar then
EDIT: this is the way it works in my HD2 with WM6.5.5
poyensa said:
You are welcome,
This cab is only a small change in the registry path:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Toolbar\ToolbarIconBubbleButtonThemeImage changing the value to \Windows\HTCdefault_toolbarIconBubbleButton.png
After this cab installed, any template png format named HTCdefault_toolbarIconBubbleButton.png existing in windows folder of your HD2 will be used as button for the incons of the bottombar.
And exactly the same for the buttons of the texts, but using the value \Windows\HTCdefault_toolbarTextBubbleButton.png for the registry path HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Toolbar\ToolbarTextBubbleButtonThemeImage
Of course if there is no png file with that name in \windows will be no buttons in the bottombar then
EDIT: this is the way it works in my HD2 with WM6.5.5
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Da best solution cuz we don't have to change our theme...
Great idea, bro
THE TRUTH IS...UP THERE
help
Now the comm manager is looking very funny
It possible to show it complete ? With registry twek ? And change the size too .
Straitup27 said:
all you need is a transparent .tsk file,unzip and copy to your windows folder then set in......
start menu>settings>home> transparent softkeys
it will change your top and bottom bars to grey i think,after you choose it just use whichever app it is you use to re-skin your softkey and taskbar area's
made a cab for us lazy folks
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Care to share that wallpaper, it's really nice
Straitup27 said:
it will change your top and bottom bars to grey i think,after you choose it just use whichever app it is you use to re-skin your softkey and taskbar area's
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I just installed your cab (thanx!) and indeed the top and down taskbar areas became grey. How can I change them to black?
wow ive been looking for this for a long time, in installed it and looks very good! but when you are at a tab you will see the background thats to bad...
nevertheless good job!
Straitup27 said:
all you need is a transparent .tsk file,unzip and copy to your windows folder then set in......
start menu>settings>home> transparent softkeys
it will change your top and bottom bars to grey i think,after you choose it just use whichever app it is you use to re-skin your softkey and taskbar area's
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Thanks!!!!!!
Straitup27 said:
all you need is a transparent .tsk file,unzip and copy to your windows folder then set in......
start menu>settings>home> transparent softkeys
it will change your top and bottom bars to grey i think,after you choose it just use whichever app it is you use to re-skin your softkey and taskbar area's
made a cab for us lazy folks
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tks man，ill just going to try！immediately！hoho
Do anyone have the CHT2 transparent bottom curtain cab?
dekari said:
Do anyone have the CHT2 transparent bottom curtain cab?
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Just the curtain or total wipe. which do you want?
This one will do just the curtain
http://www.brittondelizia.com/josh/CHTCurtainWhipeout.cab
CHT 2.0 transprency cab for the new bottom curtain.
CHT 2.0 transprency cab for the new bottom curtain style slider?
dekari said:
CHT 2.0 transprency cab for the new bottom curtain style slider?
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very nice 50% transparency by sharkie405 here
Great Thanks !
Transparent Top Curtain
Is there a cab that makes the top curtain transparent?
Thanks in advance
here are the manila files, put them in your windows folder. back up the originals first.
I was able to get the bottom curtain transparent by using Sharkie405's Transparent CHT Softkey cab. I tried the manila file from the Transparent curtains zip file but it had no effect. See attached screen shot. I am trying to get the top black bar transparent. Thanks for the assistance.
that's the taskbar not the curtain, its not possible to make it transparent however cht 2.0 has the option to skin it to match your wallpaper....
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that's the taskbar not the curtain, its not possible to make it transparent however cht 2.0 has the option to skin it to match your wallpaper....
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Only if your running windows 6.5 not 6.5.x so I have been lead to belive.
btw. what is the best method to clear the start menu text. I've try a couple that just crash my phone. (very anoying)
Cheers, Billy
im pretty sure you can skin the taskbar on 6.5.x....
I haven't heard anybody complaining about that yet, and. it would cause some serious complaints lol...
the start menu text in the top left??
its contained in a .dll file which requires a lot of messing around to edit and a different approach depending on your rom.
not a very user friendly tweak im afraid......
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im pretty sure you can skin the taskbar on 6.5.x....
I haven't heard anybody complaining about that yet, and. it would cause some serious complaints lol...
the start menu text in the top left??
its contained in a .dll file which requires a lot of messing around to edit and a different approach depending on your rom.
not a very user friendly tweak im afraid......
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Hi thanks for the info on the "Start Text". Guess I'll just keep looking and crashing till I get it.
As for the other Your probably right about skining it in general I was meaning more from using CHT (From Frequently asked questions section)
Q: Why can't I skin my taskbar and softkeybar?
A: This feature is only available on WM6.5
Not trying to show of or anything, Just that bit stuck in memory.
Not Forgetful all the time, just when the wife or the boss is asking difficult questions.
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Hi thanks for the info on the "Start Text". Guess I'll just keep looking and crashing till I get it.
As for the other Your probably right about skining it in general I was meaning more from using CHT (From Frequently asked questions section)
Q: Why can't I skin my taskbar and softkeybar?
A: This feature is only available on WM6.5
Not trying to show of or anything, Just that bit stuck in memory.
Not Forgetful all the time, just when the wife or the boss is asking difficult questions.
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I cant remember which .dll it is but this link..... might come in handy if you decide to go down the route of messing around with the taskbar.......
I dont know what they mean by that Q in the CHT thread, I think that includes 6.5.x because Ive seen screenshots in the today screen thread from ppl on 6.5.x with skinned taskbars very confusing...... lol
to skin the taskbar (aka make it look transparent) is doable.
but it depends on your theme (the one you have checked off in your systems part of your phone.)
you will find the image at:
hkcu\ software\ microsoft\today\taskbar\taskbarthemeimage
it is 36px high.
simply cut off the top 36px of your desired bg pic and change the registry.
haven't found an easier way.
hope this makes sens.