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Once and for all, I will post some common questions asked, useful guides, tips, or links regarding themes or today plug-ins in this thread. I will slowly post more tips/guides to this thread whenever i think of something useful. Hope this solves most of the repeated questions around.
P.S: This first post is to create convenient links to other posts in this thread, and also links to guides found on other threads or other sites.
Reminder: This thread is only meant for posting guide, tips, recommendations & links. Please avoid posting your queries here. If you have a query to make, please create a new thread instead.
It would also be good to check out the front page news regularly or the forum section for News Articles regularly for new recommendations.
Feel free to add to the thread if u have any useful tips, guides, recommendations, or links to add
Guides on Themes
Theme Managers & Animated Themes Players
Recommended Theme Sites
How to install Themes to Pocket PC
How to install themes to Smartphone
Different Types of Pocket PC/Smartphone Themes
Extended/VGA Extended/WM2003SE/WM2003 Themes
What are the differences between PPC2002, WM2003, WM2003SE and WM5 themes?
Using VGA Theme on non-VGA Device
Themes on Storage Card Issue?
Which folders can I put my theme in?
Themes - QVGA Landscape & VGA Support
How do I set my own pictures directly as the background for the today screen?
Why is using pictures directly as background bad?
How themes & today background are displayed on VGA Screens
Theme Display for WM2003 & Below with Nyditot Virtual Display v4.0
Using Themes with Black Bars Support on WM2003SE and earlier
Windows Mobile 5.0 and Extended Themes
Guides on Theme Creation
Theme Generators
Microsoft Theme Generator v2.0 is only for PPC2002?
Creating WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5 Themes
Guides & Samples for INF Files
Start Menu & "Tap & Hold Dots" Color
Image Size for Themes
Image Sizes for Themes Explained
Standard Orientation-Aware Themes
Custom Theme Requests
Guides for Today Plug-ins
Today Plug-in Recommendations
Today Screen Replacement Softwares
Today Plug-ins for Phone Applications
Guides on Skinning for 3rd Party Softwares
How to change Pocket Plus icons without changing Extended Themes?
WisBar Advance Skins - Usage & Skinning Guide
Custom Shortcut Icons for Spb Pocket Plus
Guide for creating WisBar Advance Skin for "Full Screen" effect
Some tips on Pocket Plus & Creating Extended Themes
Skinning for some 3rd party softwares
Skinning for WisBar Advance
Other Related Guides
Standard Pocket PC System Colors
Standard Pocket PC Theme Colors
Standard WM5 System Colors
Use Start Menu Image as Today Background Image
Freeware to change system colors
Freeware for Setting Today Scheme Colors
Issue with use of Black Bars in WM5
Screen Capture Utilities
Uploading your Themes And/Or Screenshots
Shortcuts to Settings Panel
Pocket Plus Guide - Using Extended Themes
Spb Diary conflict with Letter Recogniser?
Registry Keys for WM2003/WM5 Theme Settings not found in PPC2002 Themes
Maximising number of icons to show per row in Pocket Plus
Customising color of the taskbar and soft keys for WM5
Recommended Skinning Sites
Can I remove the separator lines in the today screen?
Can I have a all-white theme in WM6/WM6?
Other Threads & Guides
What's on your Today Screen?
Pocket PC Themes to Share
Smartphone Themes to Share
Spb Diary vs PocketBreeze
Everything you wanted to know about Today themes
Launcher Today Plug-in Freewares
Launcher Plug-ins for Square Screens
Today launcher/meter plug-ins - the complete roundup
Creating Homescreens and customising Plug-ins for Smartphones
Personalize Your Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone
Black Themes & Skins
The Windows Mobile Theme Roundup and Review
INF Example for Pocket PC Themes
XML Example for Smartphone Themes
Allow HTC Home to be integrated into Spb Pocket Plus or Diary or Mobile Shell
FAQ for Themes & Today Plug-ins FAQs, Recommendations, Links and Guides
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 11:52 PM
Q. How do I set my own pictures directly as the background for the today screen?
A. Go to Start Menu=>Settings=>Personal=>Today Settings, and go to Appearance TAB, as shown below.
Tick "Use this picture as the background" and select your picture from there.
Although this is a simple way of changing the background image, I would recommend against it because there are several marked disadvantages to it. Read this post for the details.
Q. What are TSK files? How do i install themes to my PPC?
A. TSK files are theme files for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Follow the steps to install a new theme to your PPC
1) Transfer the TSK file to your Pocket PC. You have to keep them in the appropriate folders in order for it to be detected under Today Settings. Check out this post for more info.
2) Go to Start Menu->Settings->Personal TAB as shown in screenshot below.
3) Click on the Today icon and you should see the Appearance tab as follows.
4) You should see all the themes you have on your Pocket PC in the page shown in the screenshot in step (3). Tap (to select) the name of the theme you want to install.
5) Click on the "OK" button on the top right hand corner of the screen. Go to your today screen page. You should be able to see the new theme now. :wink:
A. Go to Start Menu=>Settings=>Personal=>Today Settings, and go to Appearance TAB, as shown below.
Tick "Use this picture as the background" and select your picture from there.
Although this is a simple way of changing the background image, I would recommend against it because there are several marked disadvantages to it. Read this post for the details.
Q. What are TSK files? How do i install themes to my PPC?
A. TSK files are theme files for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Follow the steps to install a new theme to your PPC
1) Transfer the TSK file to your Pocket PC. You have to keep them in the appropriate folders in order for it to be detected under Today Settings. Check out this post for more info.
2) Go to Start Menu->Settings->Personal TAB as shown in screenshot below.
3) Click on the Today icon and you should see the Appearance tab as follows.
4) You should see all the themes you have on your Pocket PC in the page shown in the screenshot in step (3). Tap (to select) the name of the theme you want to install.
5) Click on the "OK" button on the top right hand corner of the screen. Go to your today screen page. You should be able to see the new theme now. :wink:
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:06 AM
Q. What are HME files? How can i install themes to my Windows Mobile Smartphone?
A. HME files are theme files for Windows Mobile Smartphones. You need to transfer the file to your Smartphone and run the hme file from a file explorer.
as i do not own a WM smartphone, i'm not able to provide more detailed steps. perhaps some experienced Smartphone user can describe in greater detail if needed.
Q. What are the different types of Pocket PC Themes?
A. Here's the list:
1) PPC2002 Theme - Standard Type.
2) Standard WM2003 Theme - Includes Start Menu Text Color.
3) QVGA (WM2003SE) Theme - Includes Landscape Support and Start Menu Text Color.
4) VGA (WM2003SE) Theme - Includes VGA and Landscape Support. Also Includes Start Menu Text Color.
5) Extended Theme - Includes Landscape Support and Pocket Plus settings.
6) VGA Extended Theme - Includes VGA and Landscape Support. Also Includes Pocket Plus settings.
7) Expanded Theme - Includes VGA and landscape support. Also Includes icons for Skat Desktop.
8) Full Screen Theme - Only works on PPC2000/PPC2002 with Pocket Facelift installed.
9) Animated Theme - Flash Theme. Requires Animated Today.
10) FlashDash Theme - Full Screen Flash Theme. Requires FlashDash.
11) FlashThemes - Flash Theme. Requires FlashThemes or FlashThemesPro
12) FlashMates - Flash Theme. Requires FlashMates.
13) QVGA Landscape Themes - Actually these are usually either Standard Themes or QVGA/Extended Themes, but they do good only in landscape mode.
14) VGA Landscape Themes - Actually these are usually either VGA Themes or VGA Extended Themes, but they do good only in landscape mode.
15) Theme for Square Screen - Actually these are usually either Standard Themes or QVGA/Extended Themes, but they look good on Square Screens.
16) WM5 Themes - Actually WM5 themes are similar as WM2003/WM2003SE themes, except that the menubar at the bottom takes the same color as the taskbar on top.
Q. What are the different types of Smartphone Themes?
A: Here are the main types:
1) Standard Theme - For Standard Screen Resolution (176x222) in WM2003SE and below
2) QVGA Theme - For some WM2003SE devices and all WM5 devices
3) Homescreens - More customization of Homescreen than (1) and (2)
4) PhoneThemes - Animated Themes
Basically, I have experience working with alot of different Pocket PC theme types (Flash Themes not included). I also do Standard Smartphone Themes. If you need customisation of such themes, u can check out this post for more info.
A. HME files are theme files for Windows Mobile Smartphones. You need to transfer the file to your Smartphone and run the hme file from a file explorer.
as i do not own a WM smartphone, i'm not able to provide more detailed steps. perhaps some experienced Smartphone user can describe in greater detail if needed.
Q. What are the different types of Pocket PC Themes?
A. Here's the list:
1) PPC2002 Theme - Standard Type.
2) Standard WM2003 Theme - Includes Start Menu Text Color.
3) QVGA (WM2003SE) Theme - Includes Landscape Support and Start Menu Text Color.
4) VGA (WM2003SE) Theme - Includes VGA and Landscape Support. Also Includes Start Menu Text Color.
5) Extended Theme - Includes Landscape Support and Pocket Plus settings.
6) VGA Extended Theme - Includes VGA and Landscape Support. Also Includes Pocket Plus settings.
7) Expanded Theme - Includes VGA and landscape support. Also Includes icons for Skat Desktop.
8) Full Screen Theme - Only works on PPC2000/PPC2002 with Pocket Facelift installed.
9) Animated Theme - Flash Theme. Requires Animated Today.
10) FlashDash Theme - Full Screen Flash Theme. Requires FlashDash.
11) FlashThemes - Flash Theme. Requires FlashThemes or FlashThemesPro
12) FlashMates - Flash Theme. Requires FlashMates.
13) QVGA Landscape Themes - Actually these are usually either Standard Themes or QVGA/Extended Themes, but they do good only in landscape mode.
14) VGA Landscape Themes - Actually these are usually either VGA Themes or VGA Extended Themes, but they do good only in landscape mode.
15) Theme for Square Screen - Actually these are usually either Standard Themes or QVGA/Extended Themes, but they look good on Square Screens.
16) WM5 Themes - Actually WM5 themes are similar as WM2003/WM2003SE themes, except that the menubar at the bottom takes the same color as the taskbar on top.
Q. What are the different types of Smartphone Themes?
A: Here are the main types:
1) Standard Theme - For Standard Screen Resolution (176x222) in WM2003SE and below
2) QVGA Theme - For some WM2003SE devices and all WM5 devices
3) Homescreens - More customization of Homescreen than (1) and (2)
4) PhoneThemes - Animated Themes
Basically, I have experience working with alot of different Pocket PC theme types (Flash Themes not included). I also do Standard Smartphone Themes. If you need customisation of such themes, u can check out this post for more info.
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:12 AM
Q. Microsoft Theme Generator v2.0 is only for PPC2002?
Yes, Microsoft Theme Generator v2.0 only allows you to create PPC2002 Themes (without tweaking). But it also works for WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5 with limitations. This is because there are only minor differences between PPC2002 Themes and WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5 Themes. Please read the rest of this post for the details and how to create WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5, and VGA/QVGA Themes. In addition, please do not use "Send theme to device when finished" because it may not work for non-PPC2002 devices.
Q. What are QVGA/VGA Extended Themes?
A. Extended Themes are QVGA themes which support both potrait(240x320) and landscape(320x240) mode. They also contain additional settings meant for Pocket Plus. That includes Pocket Plus today plug-in icons (for memory/battery status) and taskbar battery status bar design. To be able to see these icons, you will need to have Pocket Plus installed on your Pocket PC
VGA Extended Themes are VGA themes which support both potrait(480x640) and landscape(640x480) mode. They also include Pocket Plus settings just like QVGA Extended Themes. On top of installing Pocket Plus, you will also need a VGA-enabled Pocket PC in order to maximise the effects of the VGA Extended Theme.
On the other hand, Standard Themes do not support landscape or VGA mode as well as these specially formatted themes. But they are generally significantly smaller in file size as compared to Extended Themes or VGA Extended Themes.
Interesting to note is that Extended Themes don't seem to work well on Windows Mobile 5.0. So, if you do not have Pocket Plus installed, or are using a WM5 PPC, it's advisable not to use Extended Themes.
Extended Themes are created using Spb Extended Theme Generator. To create QVGA/VGA Themes without Pocket Plus icons (i.e. non-Extended Themes but has support for landscape/VGA modes), other theme editors are required, e.g. ThemeMaker by KAMware or ThemeMaker McDeb.
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Q. What are the differences between WM2003SE Themes and PPC2002/WM2003 Themes?
A. These are the few differences:
A. In Windows Mobile 5.0, the color of the bottom soft keys and the top taskbar are configured automatically if not set explicitly. The gradient for the taskbar and softkeys can also be removed and set to a flat color. To find out more about the issue with themes on WM5, you can refer to this thread.
Q. What are the ways to create WM2003 Themes?
A. These are the few ways:
A. These are the ways:
A. These are the few ways:
A. The detailed tutorial is found on this page. Some tips can also be found in this post.
Yes, Microsoft Theme Generator v2.0 only allows you to create PPC2002 Themes (without tweaking). But it also works for WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5 with limitations. This is because there are only minor differences between PPC2002 Themes and WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5 Themes. Please read the rest of this post for the details and how to create WM2003/WM2003SE/WM5, and VGA/QVGA Themes. In addition, please do not use "Send theme to device when finished" because it may not work for non-PPC2002 devices.
Q. What are QVGA/VGA Extended Themes?
A. Extended Themes are QVGA themes which support both potrait(240x320) and landscape(320x240) mode. They also contain additional settings meant for Pocket Plus. That includes Pocket Plus today plug-in icons (for memory/battery status) and taskbar battery status bar design. To be able to see these icons, you will need to have Pocket Plus installed on your Pocket PC
VGA Extended Themes are VGA themes which support both potrait(480x640) and landscape(640x480) mode. They also include Pocket Plus settings just like QVGA Extended Themes. On top of installing Pocket Plus, you will also need a VGA-enabled Pocket PC in order to maximise the effects of the VGA Extended Theme.
On the other hand, Standard Themes do not support landscape or VGA mode as well as these specially formatted themes. But they are generally significantly smaller in file size as compared to Extended Themes or VGA Extended Themes.
Interesting to note is that Extended Themes don't seem to work well on Windows Mobile 5.0. So, if you do not have Pocket Plus installed, or are using a WM5 PPC, it's advisable not to use Extended Themes.
Extended Themes are created using Spb Extended Theme Generator. To create QVGA/VGA Themes without Pocket Plus icons (i.e. non-Extended Themes but has support for landscape/VGA modes), other theme editors are required, e.g. ThemeMaker by KAMware or ThemeMaker McDeb.
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Q. What are the differences between WM2003SE Themes and PPC2002/WM2003 Themes?
A. These are the few differences:
- WM2003SE Themes include QVGA landscape support.
- WM2003SE VGA Themes which include VGA Potrait and VGA landscape support.
- When using PPC2002 Themes on a WM2003SE device (or some WM2003 devices also), start menu font color is white.
- When using PPC2002 Themes on a WM2003SE device (or some WM2003 devices also), "tap & hold dots" is blue.
- Background color for Notes/Tasks and other native apps are customisable in WM2003 Themes
- WM2003SE Themes have the option to use only one image file for both start menu background and today background. This can reduce the filesize of the theme.
A. In Windows Mobile 5.0, the color of the bottom soft keys and the top taskbar are configured automatically if not set explicitly. The gradient for the taskbar and softkeys can also be removed and set to a flat color. To find out more about the issue with themes on WM5, you can refer to this thread.
Q. What are the ways to create WM2003 Themes?
A. These are the few ways:
- use ThemeMaker by KAMware
- use ThemeMaker McDeb by KAMware
- use BVRP Theme Manager
- use TKCreator (freeware to edit directly on Pocket PC)
- free but more troublesome method: read this
A. These are the ways:
- use ThemeMaker by KAMware
- use ThemeMaker McDeb by KAMware
- use Spb Extended Theme Generator to create Extended/VGA Extended Themes
- Go to this page for alternative solution
A. These are the few ways:
- use ThemeMakerX by KAMware (new version not released yet)
- free but more troublesome method: read this
A. The detailed tutorial is found on this page. Some tips can also be found in this post.
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:15 AM
Q. How to change Start Menu text color?
A. The following registry hack is only for Pocket PCs on Windows Mobile 2003 and up.
Launch a Registry Editor on your Pocket PC. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color and create a new BINARY value named 39 and set it to your desired color code. Examples are 00 00 00 00 for Black, FF FF FF 00 for White, FE 00 00 00 for Red and 00 00 FE 00 for Blue.
This registry hack is taken from the same page as the previous question. Tweaks2k2.Net also allows u to do this hack more conveniently.
Alternative solution to create WM2003 themes instead of Standard PPC2002 Themes. You can refer to this post for more help
Alternatively, you can also use WM2003 Theme Generators or FunnySnake TKCreator to edit the themes.
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Q. How to change the Tap & Hold Dots color?
A. The following registry hack is only for Pocket PCs running Windows Mobile 2003 and up.
Launch your Registry Editor on your Pocket PC. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color and create a new BINARY value named 40 and set it the color you choose. Examples are 00 00 00 00 for Black, FF FF FF 00 for White, FE 00 00 00 for Red and 00 00 FE 00 for Blue.
This registry hack is taken from this page. For convenience, it is recommended to use Tweaks2k2.Net to change the system colors.
Alternative solution to add this setting into each theme has been posted on this page
Alternatively, you can also use FunnySnake TKCreator to edit the themes.
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Q. How can I manage the themes on my Pocket PC more efficiently?
A. I would recommend using a Theme Manager software for your Pocket PC. When you use such softwares, you no longer need to place your theme files in the "default" folders. the list of recommended theme mangers have been mentioned in the first post of this thread
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Q. I'm using Nyditot Virtual Display v4.0 on my WM2003 Pocket PC. Standard Themes look very ugly in landscape mode. What should I do?
A. I recommend that you use WM2003SE Themes when using the Pocket PC in QVGA landscape mode. Extended Themes also work well in this mode. If you are using your Pocket PC in 640x480 screen resolution, then you should be using VGA Theme or VGA Extended Theme.
A. The following registry hack is only for Pocket PCs on Windows Mobile 2003 and up.
Launch a Registry Editor on your Pocket PC. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color and create a new BINARY value named 39 and set it to your desired color code. Examples are 00 00 00 00 for Black, FF FF FF 00 for White, FE 00 00 00 for Red and 00 00 FE 00 for Blue.
This registry hack is taken from the same page as the previous question. Tweaks2k2.Net also allows u to do this hack more conveniently.
Alternative solution to create WM2003 themes instead of Standard PPC2002 Themes. You can refer to this post for more help
Alternatively, you can also use WM2003 Theme Generators or FunnySnake TKCreator to edit the themes.
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Q. How to change the Tap & Hold Dots color?
A. The following registry hack is only for Pocket PCs running Windows Mobile 2003 and up.
Launch your Registry Editor on your Pocket PC. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color and create a new BINARY value named 40 and set it the color you choose. Examples are 00 00 00 00 for Black, FF FF FF 00 for White, FE 00 00 00 for Red and 00 00 FE 00 for Blue.
This registry hack is taken from this page. For convenience, it is recommended to use Tweaks2k2.Net to change the system colors.
Alternative solution to add this setting into each theme has been posted on this page
Alternatively, you can also use FunnySnake TKCreator to edit the themes.
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Q. How can I manage the themes on my Pocket PC more efficiently?
A. I would recommend using a Theme Manager software for your Pocket PC. When you use such softwares, you no longer need to place your theme files in the "default" folders. the list of recommended theme mangers have been mentioned in the first post of this thread
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Q. I'm using Nyditot Virtual Display v4.0 on my WM2003 Pocket PC. Standard Themes look very ugly in landscape mode. What should I do?
A. I recommend that you use WM2003SE Themes when using the Pocket PC in QVGA landscape mode. Extended Themes also work well in this mode. If you are using your Pocket PC in 640x480 screen resolution, then you should be using VGA Theme or VGA Extended Theme.
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:35 AM
Some Today Plug-in freewares:
Some Today plug-in sharewares:
anybody else have any other cool today plug-ins to recommend & add to the list? please feel free to contribute
- cLaunch - great launcher today plug-in
- JGUI MY|CALENDAR - Calendar Plug-in with month view (older version; newer version is shareware)
- JGUI TodayPlus Owner - Displays more Owner Info
- JGUI Zodiac Today - Displays Zodiac Icon beside Date
- AE UpTime Meter - Useful plug-in to keep track of battery uptime
- Calendar+ - Appointments Display
- Weather To Go - Weather forecast for U.S cities
- SKToday - nice add-on for SKTools
- Pocket Innovation System Monitor
- BatteryTimePlus
- Microsoft ThemeSwitch - auto-rotate themes or quickly view themes available (useful theme manager also); installed together with Theme Generator
- Daily Quote Today Screen Plugin 1.0
- tAgenda - very compact way of displaying more appointments & Tasks on today screen
- Bible Verse Today Screen Plugin
- Pocket Islam
- TaskPlus - multiple tasks display
- OwnerPhoto - Display Photo & Owner's Info
- Birthdays
- Owner Info X - Display Photo & Owner's Info
- Tāches Aujourd'hui - Tasks Display
- Spacer - displays empty space to separate 2 plug-ins further
- tdLaunch - Launcher Plug-in
- Launcher - Launcher Plug-in
- Lunar Calendar Today Plug-in - View the lunar calendar date on the today screen
- Metrix - Memory/Power Status and Brightness Slider on the today screen.
- SearchToday - Internet Search Box on the today screen.
Some Today plug-in sharewares:
- OmegaOne Battery Pack Pro - Memory/Power Status Display & Launcher Plug-in
- ScaryBear Software PowerLevel III - Memory/Power Status Display
- FindContact Today Plug-in - Search Contacts from Today Screen
- PocketBreeze - display calendar/tasks/messages/notes on today screen
- ContactBreeze - display contacts on today screen (add-on for PocketBreeze)
- iLauncher - launcher plug-in from SBSH
- QuickBoard 2005
- Today In History - displays events that occurred on the current day throughout history
- SnoopSoft Dashboard - today screen replacement
- TodayPlus Pack
- PIToday - great complement to Pocket Informant
- PocketRSS - display RSS feeds on today screen
- NotesToday - scribble notes on today screen
- PocketPanel 2003
- ActiveToday - Display HTML page or GIF animations on today screen
- Ulti-Contacts Today
- Kai's - Today Notes.Net - display short Notes on the Today Screen
- BizBeam - beam contacts from today screen
- TodayCalc - calculator on today screen
- Pocket Puppy - cute game
- Spb Pocket Plus - a collection of many utilities, including today plug-in which integrated with Spb Weather, Spb Diary, Spb Time, Spb Folder, Spb ToPlay, etc
- Spb GPRS Monitor - your GPRS connection info on today screen
- Spb Diary - Display Calendar appts/tasks/contacts/notes/messages on today screen
- Spb Weather
- Journal Bar - weather, news & more
- WeatherPanel
- IP Dashboard Network Monitor - Manage your wireless network connection from your Today Screen.
- MY|MESSAGES - Preview all your phone calls, SMS and email messages.
- VITO SystemTools
- Pocket ToDo List + Today Plugin - todo list on today screen
- RhinoSuite Software Collection
- Skat Desktop - today plug-in with launcher, battery/memory status display and clock display; Taskbar Manager; Supports Expanded Themes
- JGUI MY|CALENDAR - Calendar Plug-in with month view
- Pocket Max - RSS Reader and Launcher Plug-in. Scribble on Today screen. Or play Snakes.
- alarmToday - Alarms Management
- eXPerience - WinXP Style
- XPPC: Extra Pocket PC - WinXP Style
- SnoopSoft Dashboard
- Pocket Facelift - Upgrade PPC2000 device to the PPC2002 Today Interface.
- Everything Today
- WisBar Advance Desktop
anybody else have any other cool today plug-ins to recommend & add to the list? please feel free to contribute
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Posted 10 March 2005 - 12:49 AM
For those who want to share their themes or screenshots in the forums.
Q. How can i share themes (or screenshots) in this forum?
A. You can upload your theme files with screenshot to theme sites like PocketPCThemes.com or PocketThemes.com (2nd site very slow acceptance of uploads currently due to overloaded queue list).
Alternatively, you can also attach the files and screenshot together with your post (using "Add This Attachment".
After u uploaded your themes to the theme sites, u can provide the download page url to the themes here. BUT PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SCREENSHOTS U UPLOADED TO THEIR SITE (PocketPCThemes.com or PocketThemes.com, etc) HERE. If you had uploaded your themes to PocketPCThemes.com or PocketThemes.com, providing the link to the particular page for the theme is sufficient.
You can upload your pictures by either attaching the picture to the post or uploading to an image hosting site or a webhosting account. However, it's not exactly advisable to make use of free webhosting accounts to post the pictures or file links over here.
Firstly, most free webhosting accounts do not allow remote loading of pictures (i.e. posting pictures on other sites other than their own). Secondly, the traffic (bandwidth) may be too huge to handle for many free webhosting accounts.
then simply use the [img] tag to post the screenshot in this forum (not this FAQ thread please) to display the screenshot with the link, e.g.
this is what i normally do when i post my new themes to this forum
Q. How can i share themes (or screenshots) in this forum?
A. You can upload your theme files with screenshot to theme sites like PocketPCThemes.com or PocketThemes.com (2nd site very slow acceptance of uploads currently due to overloaded queue list).
Alternatively, you can also attach the files and screenshot together with your post (using "Add This Attachment".
After u uploaded your themes to the theme sites, u can provide the download page url to the themes here. BUT PLEASE DO NOT POST THE SCREENSHOTS U UPLOADED TO THEIR SITE (PocketPCThemes.com or PocketThemes.com, etc) HERE. If you had uploaded your themes to PocketPCThemes.com or PocketThemes.com, providing the link to the particular page for the theme is sufficient.
You can upload your pictures by either attaching the picture to the post or uploading to an image hosting site or a webhosting account. However, it's not exactly advisable to make use of free webhosting accounts to post the pictures or file links over here.
Firstly, most free webhosting accounts do not allow remote loading of pictures (i.e. posting pictures on other sites other than their own). Secondly, the traffic (bandwidth) may be too huge to handle for many free webhosting accounts.
then simply use the [img] tag to post the screenshot in this forum (not this FAQ thread please) to display the screenshot with the link, e.g.
[url=http://www.host.com/page.html][img]http://www.site.com/image.jpg[/img][/url]
this is what i normally do when i post my new themes to this forum
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Posted 11 March 2005 - 12:25 AM
if you want to display the links to your control panel applets (Start Menu=>Settings) on today screen via launcher today plug-ins, u can download the shortcuts below:
Shortcuts for Control Panel Applets - Shortcut links to your default control panel applets (Settings Panel)
Shortcuts for 3rd Party Control Panel Applets - Shortcut links to control panel applets for GigaBar, Pocket Tweak, Calligrapher, Pocket Plus, etc
Related Thread for more shortcuts
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If you want to use customised icons for launcher plug-ins such as cLaunch, i have 2 DLL files containing the icons i've compiled myself
DLL File 1 | DLL File 2
DLL Files Pack (21.4MB) - hundreds of icons in diff sizes
Shortcuts for Control Panel Applets - Shortcut links to your default control panel applets (Settings Panel)
Shortcuts for 3rd Party Control Panel Applets - Shortcut links to control panel applets for GigaBar, Pocket Tweak, Calligrapher, Pocket Plus, etc
Related Thread for more shortcuts
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If you want to use customised icons for launcher plug-ins such as cLaunch, i have 2 DLL files containing the icons i've compiled myself
DLL File 1 | DLL File 2
DLL Files Pack (21.4MB) - hundreds of icons in diff sizes
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Posted 11 March 2005 - 01:04 AM
Pocket Plus Guide
If you like icons from a certain Extended theme but do not like the theme itself, here is what u can do.
1) Download & install the extended theme which has the icons u like
2) go to Pocket Plus settings
3) go to today Plug-in settings, Appearance tab. select "Follow original theme"
4) exit Pocket Plus settings. today screen shld be refreshed by now to reflect the new icons.
5) go back to Pocket Plus Today plug-in settings. this time, select "Always use indicators from theme xxx".
6) now u can change to another theme and yet retain the same icons
alternatively, if u wish to design the icons yourself or if u want to create Extended themes yourself, u can refer to this guide on how to use Spb Extended Theme Generator
If you like icons from a certain Extended theme but do not like the theme itself, here is what u can do.
1) Download & install the extended theme which has the icons u like
2) go to Pocket Plus settings
3) go to today Plug-in settings, Appearance tab. select "Follow original theme"
4) exit Pocket Plus settings. today screen shld be refreshed by now to reflect the new icons.
5) go back to Pocket Plus Today plug-in settings. this time, select "Always use indicators from theme xxx".
6) now u can change to another theme and yet retain the same icons
alternatively, if u wish to design the icons yourself or if u want to create Extended themes yourself, u can refer to this guide on how to use Spb Extended Theme Generator
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Posted 11 March 2005 - 01:59 AM
another FAQ to add to the list
Q. I do not own a VGA device. but can i use a VGA theme or VGA Extended theme?
A. Yes, you can, but there are 3 disadvantages in doing so and hence i do not recommend u to use VGA themes.
Reason 1: VGA themes slow down the non-VGA device
Reason 2: the images used for VGA themes are not optimised for QVGA screen (i.e. u will only see one-quarter of the whole background image, because it's cropped rather than resized)
reason 3: VGA themes are larger in file size.
List of Pocket PCs with VGA Screens:
1) Toshiba e800/e830
2) Dell Axim X50V/X51V
3) HP iPAQ hx4700
4) Asus MyPal A730/A730W
5) Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 720
6) HTC Universal, aka Dopod 900, O2 XDA Exec, etc
7) Acer n300/n310
Q. I do not own a VGA device. but can i use a VGA theme or VGA Extended theme?
A. Yes, you can, but there are 3 disadvantages in doing so and hence i do not recommend u to use VGA themes.
Reason 1: VGA themes slow down the non-VGA device
Reason 2: the images used for VGA themes are not optimised for QVGA screen (i.e. u will only see one-quarter of the whole background image, because it's cropped rather than resized)
reason 3: VGA themes are larger in file size.
List of Pocket PCs with VGA Screens:
1) Toshiba e800/e830
2) Dell Axim X50V/X51V
3) HP iPAQ hx4700
4) Asus MyPal A730/A730W
5) Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 720
6) HTC Universal, aka Dopod 900, O2 XDA Exec, etc
7) Acer n300/n310
