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#21 User is offline   Cabana 

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Posted 24 December 2007 - 11:00 PM

Is there a way to force plugins to go to the bottom of the screen, like a valign for the whole thing? I can't set exact positions because of some plugins that disappear when there is no event.

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 08:32 PM

Looks like most of the info here is also available on the Microsoft Developer Network:
http://msdn2.microso...y/ms839391.aspx

The article on the MSDN site refers to Microsoft Smartphone 2002 but I guess it applies to later versions as well. There is some additional info on there also that could be applicable.

I have been able to change colors & do some minor changes on my home screen layout to suit my purposes with this tutorial but there is still one thing that really bothers me and I can't figure out or find anyone else wanting to change this. How the heck do I change the background color of the bar that says Smartphone when I press the CALL button? (I am using a Rogers-branded HTC S621/Dash/Excalibur). It's the only thing that doesn't match everything else now!!!

I'll try to take a picture at home tonight...

[quote name='w411y' date='Feb 18 2006, 18:10' post='716798']
This guide is aimed to teach beginners (maybe advanced users :) ) the general ground to creating a homescreen. For those who tend to rip out their hair and go mad.... no need for a parecetomal today Ill walk you through no problems :D ...(I hope :D )

Well heres the contents....



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Posted 22 February 2008 - 12:58 PM

Is there a way to get the menu buttons on your homescreen (start and contacts) to be transparent? I'm using a VOX

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Posted 06 May 2008 - 06:13 PM

i have gone through this tutorial and it has been very helpful. but, i want to make a homescreen that is diffrent than most and i cannot really figure out how to do it or if its possible. any help would be greatly appreciated.
the homescreen i want is very simple but again may be hard to code or not possible.
i have a dash so its 320 by 240
i want a white back ground, white icon bar with black text, white "start/menu" bar with black text, both in their standard spots (top and bottom).
next i want three icons that i have designed to take up the screen and link to certain things
a "phone" icon to link to call log
a "message" icon to link to sms, mms
a "calendar" icon to link to the calendar.
simple as that.
is this possible and if so can someone help me with coding it?
thanks in advance

josh

after i think about it...it may be sort of a disembodied iphone esque set up but with 3 icons only and big like the attach image

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  • Attached File  home.jpg (10.94K)
    Number of downloads: 15

This post has been edited by behole: 06 May 2008 - 06:24 PM

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 01:06 PM

Excellent thread. I did want to know if there is a way to give the MRU a background image or if I have to apply a bg image to the whole background and position it on top. I have a bg image behind my iconbar and I'm looking to do something similar for the MRU.

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Posted 08 May 2008 - 05:16 PM

View PostBluest Hue, on May 8 2008, 08:06, said:

Excellent thread. I did want to know if there is a way to give the MRU a background image or if I have to apply a bg image to the whole background and position it on top. I have a bg image behind my iconbar and I'm looking to do something similar for the MRU.

Nvm. I decided just to use a bgimage and position the bar. I am trying to figure out now how to put a bg color behind the selected Message # thing... it would be in here.
it doesn't seem to want to put a bg color behind the individual labels. I can get it to all or nothing.
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Posted 24 May 2008 - 11:42 PM

Hi guys
i have moto q9h bought it from fido ,and i did download BEIKS Arabic and Hebrew font for Windows Mobile in my pc the i did sycronize it with my moto then i turn off my moto then turn it back on , but i only see that the font on the screen changed a bit for a smaller font , but i cann't find any arabic letters in my moto also i have video files which named in arabic but still shows as small empty squares .....i am not sure how to make it work or if i did something wrong , and if i go to add/remove programs in my moto and delete the file will this screw up my moto or not .....

pls advise me with the right thing to do ,,,,,,thanks a lot

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Posted 26 May 2008 - 12:32 AM

Stupid question maybe- but didn't see it addressed here and couldn't find it elsewhere on the site. Where do you put the files? (xml and jpg) Thanks!

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Posted 27 May 2008 - 11:48 AM

View Postdboyer, on May 25 2008, 19:32, said:

Where do you put the files? (xml and jpg) Thanks!
put them in the \Windows directory. you could make a different location for the images and stuff if you want but make sure to specify an absolute path to them in you xml.hope that answers you Q.

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Posted 09 September 2008 - 11:51 AM

i need help on this, i want the home screen to display long date format but i cant make any changes. i cant find the plugin file. im using WM6.1

i wonder where all these file -->

tks.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<home>
	<author>Microsoft Corporation</author>
	<contacturl>http://www.microsoft.com/</contacturl>
	<title lang="0x0409">Sliding Panel</title>
	<title lang="0x0404">按選面板</title>
	<title lang="0x0411">スライド パネル</title>
	<title lang="0x0412">슬라이딩 패널</title>
	<title lang="0x0804">滑动面板</title>

	<version>1.0</version>
	<default target-width="240" target-height="320" font-face="Nina" font-size="19" font-

weight="normal" padding-left="5" padding-right="5" bgcolor="transparent" fgcolor="COLOR_HOMETEXT" 

padding-top="3" b-border-color="COLOR_HOMERULE" b-border-width="0">
	<format state="selected" fgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHTTEXT"/>
	</default>

	<background bgimage="\windows\SlidingPanel_bkg_240x320.jpg" bgimage-

rotated="\windows\SlidingPanel_bkg_320x240.jpg" valign="bottom" bgcolor="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" />

	<scheme>
		<color name="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" value="#387f34" />
		<color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT" value="#084a00" />
		<color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHTTEXT" value="#deff63" />
		<color name="COLOR_HOMETEXT" value="#FFFFFF" />
		<color name="COLOR_HOMERULE" value="#76d030" />
	</scheme>

	<plugin clsid="{837FC251-FE69-43ad-84E0-EBCEDEBA0884}" name="iconbar" height="27">
		<iconbar bgcolor="transparent" fgcolor="COLOR_HOMETEXT"/>
	</plugin>
	<plugin clsid="{E9267CAB-02EE-4f37-8216-6BF6A8FF5A71}" name="Bronze" height="266">
				<Plugins Order="CClock;CHome;CAppointments;CWindowsLive;Settings" />
	</plugin>

</home>

This post has been edited by hantumati: 09 September 2008 - 12:01 PM

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Posted 02 April 2009 - 09:34 PM

Hello, a newbie here, i just have a quick question...
I'm trying to put multiple plugins across the screen horizontally, but every plugin drops to the next line and is listed vertically. Can i change this?

Thanks, BTW...i have the AT&T Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607 (1st Generation).

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Posted 02 April 2009 - 10:18 PM

I'm not a homescreen creator but from memory it is not possible (unless they have changed this in newer ROMs?)

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 11:37 PM

I was wondering how one would go about adding the date and time in the top iconbar area like this guy did.
http://forums.wireless.att.com/cng/board/m...id=53142#M53142

I looks like he was able to make the iconbar think it was on a vertical phone so it was short enough to fit the time on the side. I tried just using x, y coordinate to put the carrier plugin in the corner, but the iconbar ends up covering it up even when there is no picture and it is transparent. Any thoughts on how to do this?

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 03:53 AM

Hey dudes, sory for up this but i gt a question, is it a good tuto for winMo 6.5?

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