Replacing the t-zones menu with a web and application favourites menu |
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 Nov 16 2007, 16:27
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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III  |
See pic below... with some registry tweaking and some image creation as required, you can turn the t-zones menu into a favourites menu for whatever you want (apps, web pages etc). You're not limited to 4 either
 Refining the process atm, but watch this space! P PS Note that this is a real live screen shot and it works as you would expect... PPS HKLM\Security\cHome\CLinks is where the fun begins  
-------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 16 2007, 18:05
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 30 Joined: 30th July 2006 Member No.: 200,080 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA |
Nice. Please for details. I don't use T-Zones and have been looking for a way to put something useful there.
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Nov 16 2007, 20:28
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 75 Joined: 22nd July 2006 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 199,124 Device(s): Cingular 2125, T-Mobile Shadow |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 16 2007, 12:27)  See pic below... with some registry tweaking and some image creation as required, you can turn the t-zones menu into a favourites menu for whatever you want (apps, web pages etc). You're not limited to 4 either Refining the process atm, but watch this space! P PS Note that this is a real live screen shot and it works as you would expect... PPS HKLM\Security\cHome\CLinks is where the fun begins ;) Oh you BAD man. Now I'm hooking in Opera Mini! Yee hoo! Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com |
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Nov 16 2007, 20:47
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 75 Joined: 22nd July 2006 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 199,124 Device(s): Cingular 2125, T-Mobile Shadow |
Hmmm...looking over this I'm wondering if this can be manipulated to add an extra 'plugin' of whatever links one wants? In other words, could we duplicate this whole thing and make a list of favorite programs to start?
Do you see any actual external plugins being called by this program? I'm hoping for a way for third party developers to author their own extensions for Neo. Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com |
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Nov 16 2007, 21:54
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 75 Joined: 22nd July 2006 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 199,124 Device(s): Cingular 2125, T-Mobile Shadow |
You're right about that. In fact, now I've got Opera and Opera Mini launching!
(The key with Opera Mini is calling the shortcut in \Windows\Start Menu\ with quotes around it.) Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com
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Nov 16 2007, 22:07
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
I see no reason why the whole plugin can't be duplicated. See my other posts for a nice 'heart' icon i've made... i'll look into registering the same plugin under a seperate GUID and including it as an additional item!
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 16 2007, 22:13
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
Ideally somebody with better Photoshop skillz than me could create a generic 'application' image and a generic 'web' image (probably just a globe)?
These could then either be used as is or overlayed with an extracted icon or similar... P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 17 2007, 00:01
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 30 Joined: 30th July 2006 Member No.: 200,080 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA |
Sorry, I'm new to this, can you give a step-by-step instructions on what do? I can edit the registry, I just don't know what to edit.
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Nov 17 2007, 04:26
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 75 Joined: 22nd July 2006 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 199,124 Device(s): Cingular 2125, T-Mobile Shadow |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 16 2007, 18:13) Ideally somebody with better Photoshop skillz than me could create a generic 'application' image and a generic 'web' image (probably just a globe)? These could then either be used as is or overlayed with an extracted icon or similar... P Done. Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com
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Generic_Application.png ( 17.29K )
Number of downloads: 68
CHome_Tzones_Browse_Generic.png ( 21.12K )
Number of downloads: 60 |
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Nov 17 2007, 08:54
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
That's very mac
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 18 2007, 03:53
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 75 Joined: 22nd July 2006 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 199,124 Device(s): Cingular 2125, T-Mobile Shadow |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 17 2007, 04:54) That's very mac ;) P Bloody limey wanker! Actually I don't like the generic app icon either but it was a quickie. Coming up with a generic globe was the better of the two projects. The hard part with the idea of a generic app is that most people just do a command window and that looks boring. I tried spicing it up but there's only so much you can do with a crap idea. I'll work on it some more - and if you want some specific app icons for Neo, please ask. Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com |
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Nov 18 2007, 06:06
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 145 Joined: 1st April 2005 Member No.: 121,168 |
QUOTE(kwoodall @ Nov 16 2007, 17:54) You're right about that. In fact, now I've got Opera and Opera Mini launching! (The key with Opera Mini is calling the shortcut in \Windows\Start Menu\ with quotes around it.) What's the application launch string for opera mini? I'm new to creating shortcuts to java applications. Thanks! |
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Nov 18 2007, 20:13
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 75 Joined: 22nd July 2006 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 199,124 Device(s): Cingular 2125, T-Mobile Shadow |
Ok. Here's a better generic Application icon. If you need something for the left bar let me know.
Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com
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Nov 18 2007, 20:21
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
That's very nice, good job!
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 18 2007, 21:13
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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
It would look great with the 'mini Shadow' device icon they've used in the lower corner of the other icons...
QUOTE(kwoodall @ Nov 18 2007, 12:13) Ok. Here's a better generic Application icon. If you need something for the left bar let me know. Kermit Woodall Managing Editor GadgetNutz.com |
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Nov 19 2007, 13:14
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
Like this you mean?
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Nov 19 2007, 16:32
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 30 Joined: 30th July 2006 Member No.: 200,080 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA |
Can anyone give me more info on how to do this? I have a reg editor, but I don't really know how/which ones in HKLM\Security\cHome\CLinks to change.
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Nov 19 2007, 16:40
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,011 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
I'm creating a customisation app that'll take all the manual registry editing out of the equation.
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 19 2007, 20:41
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
Omigod... it's official... once a week all must worship you
 QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 19 2007, 05:14) Like this you mean? P |
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Nov 19 2007, 21:15
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 30 Joined: 30th July 2006 Member No.: 200,080 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA |
Oh, sounds awesome Paul. I am eagerly sitting in my chair waiting for release.
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