A little XML help

[Guest alexander.gq]

Ok I really like this homescreen and the layout by "energ", but i am having a couple problems with it... 1) The time is set to military time and no matter how many times it says it is in regular time in my settings, it's still there in military format on my homescreen. 2) The alarm plug-in does not seem to work. I have the RJ alarm plugin installed and everything. I have edited the xml a little bit and tried to install the HILalarm plugin onto the homescreen. I was successful but it shows up on the left hand side and is in yellow when unselected...

I was wondering if anybody could spend a couple minutes and mess around w/ the xml for me. i am an xml virgin ](*,) thanks a lot.

This is what my homescreen currently looks like...

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(edited) XML- bentley1.0.4.2home.xml

This is what it looked like before I edited some xml and added HILalarm plugin...

Snap001.bmp

This is what it SHOULD look like...

XML- bentley1.0.4.home.xml

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

Hi,

Im not sure if this will actually help but I noticed from your XML (bentley1.0.4.2home.xml) the following observations:

You can try an

x="120" y="7"

halign="left" valign="bottom"

Play with values 119, 120 for x then 7,8,9 for y.

halign is horizontal alignment. If halign="left", x="0" value would be the left-most side then as you go right, you increase the number.

valign is vertical alignment. If valign="bottom", y="0" value is the lower-most portion then as you go upwards, you increase the value.

[Guest extra]

Hi,

can I aks what that icon represents at the top it looks like a pocket pc, I've never seen that before, and I dont think its mentioned in any manual. thx

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

It is the 'Silent' mode icon. He must be using the latest ROM for Typhoon.

[Guest extra]

Thanks for the swift response. I would have never guessed. The "old" icon is better.

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

@extra

You're welcome.

Kindly use the 'FASTREPLY' or 'ADDREPLY' button instead of replying with quote ( 'REPLY' )

Thanks.

[Guest alexander.gq]

It that is the sign for "vibrate". I have the audiovox smt-5600 i believe with the cingular rom.

Hey Pzee.. do you have any idea with the "Alarm" would be in yellow on the homescreen?

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

Hi Alexander,

I can't figure out why it is in yellow when your XML codes states it should be in black

<format state="unselected"

fgcolor = "#000000"

Have you set your color scheme to 'Default' ?

[Guest alexander.gq]

Ok so I successfully added the HILalarm plugin rather than the RJ Alarm plugin which wasn't showing up even though it was downloaded on my phone. I got the plugin to be in the right spot and in black. Took a lot of trial and error but I did it (somehow). I think this might be the solution to cingular rom smt-5600 users for this homescreen.

but i still do have a couple of questions... i was wondering if the time could be change to the regular format rather than the military format. it stay in military format no matter how many times i check that it's in regular mode under settings. Plus when I select an icon on the shortcut bar at the bottom, there is a white background and when you select the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th icons you can't tell which one is selected... I was hoping Pzee or someone could do a couple of tweaks w/ the XML file. thanks

XML - bentley1.0.4.home.xml

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

'Windows default' homescreen XML of C500 also comes in military-time format.

There is a workaround for the C500: patching 'full.home.xml' inside \Windows on device startup. I used mossywell's CopyFiles program:

http://www.mossywell.com/downloads/#CopyFiles

You have to try it on your phone since author haven't tested the program on an Audiovox device. What you do is install CopyFiles. Open \Windows folder then look for the target XML. On the C500 the file name is 'full.home.XML' , I have no idea about the name in Audiovox.

I cannot provide you with the edited XML so you have to do it on your own and with you own files since you are going to use it on your own phone. Edit this part of the target XML:

 <clock>

 	 <time y="17"/>

 	 <date y="17" halign="right"/>

  </clock>

Add mode="12" after time y="17" making the code:

 <clock>

 	 <time y="17" mode="12"/>

 	 <date y="17" halign="right"/>

  </clock>

If you cannot edit the XML, check its attributes. I changed mine from read-only to archive then back to read-only after editing.

Transfer the edited XML to \Program Files\Mossywell\Copy Files , load another homescreen layout (preferrably not Windows default, anything but not 'full.home.XML'). Restart device.

Open Settings > Home screen > Homescreen layout then choose Windows default. Click Done to apply homescreen layout.

This is Windows default but the time format is '12' and date utilizes the 'long' style format. I also edited SLDte of my registry (HKLM\nls\overrides) from dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy to ddd, MMM, dd, yyyy making the date appear as Tue, Jul 05, 2005 (instead of Tuesday, July 05, 2005)

[Guest alexander.gq]

Simply changing the 'mode' to 12 in the xml file rather than 24 fixed it. Thanks a lot Pzee! I appreciate the help!