How to make a plug-in unselectable?

[Guest genji_808]

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I've learned a lot in this forum but I'm currently stumped and in need of help. I have created a homescreen for my T-mobile dash. Our company uses Goodlink so I have it installed on my phone. The default homescreen for it is utter garbage and I modified it a bit. Its still not that great but I'm still learning.

As you can see, I'm only using a few plug-ins. For the Goodlink calendar, I'm trying to make it look cleaner. This is what is currently happening when I highlight the calendar:

Its functional, when I select it, it opens up the calendar application but I do not want that whole grey area to be colored. Preferrably, I only want the fonts to be bold or bigger without the grey shading the entire area of the plug-in. I've removed the selected/unselected code in the default area but it is still happening. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Here is my code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

 <home>

	 <title lang="0x0409">Good Messaging Style2</title>

	 <version>1.0</version>

	 <default target-width="240" target-height="320" font-face="Segoe Condensed" font-size="16" font-weight="normal" bgcolor="transparent" fgcolor="COLOR_HOMETEXT">

 </default>


	 <background bgimage="\Application Data\Home\iPhone\iPhone.gif" valign="top" bgcolor="#2b60a6" />

	 <scheme>

		  <color name="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" value="#000000" />

		  <color name="COLOR_TRAYGRADRIGHT" value="#000000" /> 

		 <color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT" value="#888888" />

		 <color name="COLOR_HOMETEXT" value="#ffffff" />

		 <color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHTTEXT" value="#ffffff" />

		 <color name="COLOR_WINDOW" value="#FFFFFF"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_STATIC" value="#FFFFFF"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_STATICTEXT" value="#000000"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_HIGHLIGHT" value="#8f8f8f"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT" value="#ffffff"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_MENU" value="#ffffff"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_MENUTEXT" value="#000000"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_GRAYTEXT" value="#c7c7c7"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_GRADLEFT" value="#FFFFFF"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_GRADRIGHT" value="#d9d9d9"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_INTGRADLEFT" value="#FFFFFF"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_INTGRADRIGHT" value="#d9d9d9"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_HIGHGRADLEFT" value="#4c4c4c"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_HIGHGRADRIGHT" value="#4c4c4c"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_TRAYTEXT" value="#ffffff"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_WINDOWFRAME" value="#000000"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_BTNFACE" value="#aeaeae"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_BTNTEXT" value="#000000"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_SCROLLBAR" value="#c0c0c0"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_alertWINDOW" value="#ededed"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_alertTITLE" value="#585858"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_alertRULE" value="#212b2e"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_HOMERULE" value="#293828"/>

		 <color name="COLOR_STARTMENUTEXT" value="#000000" />

	 </scheme>


	 <plugin clsid="{837FC251-FE69-43ad-84E0-EBCEDEBA0884}" name="iconbar" height="17">

		 <iconbar fgcolor="COLOR_TRAYTEXT"/>

		 <background bgcolor="transparent" b-border-color="transparent" b-border-width="0"/>

	 </plugin>


	 <plugin clsid="{300868B4-8AFF-470d-A250-387A35D6B9F1}" name="GoodAppLauncherPlugin" height="35">

	 </plugin>


	 <plugin clsid="{E09043DF-510E-4841-B652-388316977A7A}" name="carrier" height="40">


		 <clock>

			 <time y="0" x="2" halign="left" font-size="24" font-weight="bold"/>

			 <date y="0" x="86" font-size="17"/>

		 </clock>

	 </plugin>


	 <plugin clsid="{37391041-C324-4725-BEE1-3232ED3539CA}" name="callprog" height="50">

		 <background b-border-width="1" b-border-color="COLOR_HOMERULE">

			 <format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>

		 </background>

		 <format state="nocall" visible="false"/>

		 <label>

			 <text lang="0x0409">Call in progress:</text>

			 <text lang="0x0407">Anruf in Ausführung:</text>

			 <text lang="0x0c0a">Llamada en curso:</text>

			 <text lang="0x040c">Appel en cours:</text>

			 <text lang="0x0410">Chiamata in corso:</text>

		 </label>

		 <label y="23">

			 <text><progress/></text>

		 </label>

	 </plugin>


	 <plugin clsid="{4065747E-5697-4370-883F-4FB60002D0C2}" name="GoodCalendarPlugin" height="82">

	 <format state="unselected"  font-weight="normal" />

	 <format state="selected" font-weight="bold"/>

	 </plugin>


	 <plugin clsid="{F8D80726-EE33-4ae7-98DE-19000BAB3A26}" name="GoodMailPlugin" height="22">

	 <format state="unselected"  font-weight="normal" />

	 <format state="selected" font-weight="bold"/>

	 </plugin>	


 </home>

Edited March 21, 2007 by genji_808

[Guest genji_808]

Hmm I tried to modify the plug-in code with this:

	<!-- GoodLink Calendar Appointments-->

	<plugin clsid="{4065747E-5697-4370-883F-4FB60002D0C2}" name="GoodCalendarPlugin" height="82">

	<background>

	<format state="selected" bgcolor="transparent"/>

	</background>

	<format state="unselected"  font-weight="normal" />

	<format state="selected" font-weight="bold"/>

	</plugin>

It still doesn't work. I still get a big grey box all over the area. Is it just not possible? Please help.

[Guest geoffrey118]

If you really want to make things easier......try doing it with Ruttensoft Homescreen Designer!! All you need is the picture - it will save you ALL the hassle of doing the XML coding + it's usual selection is BOLD not HIGHLIGHTED!!

[Guest genji_808]

Thank you for the suggestion but I'd rather not pay for something if I can solve it in notepad. Anyone out there care to help me?

Edited March 21, 2007 by genji_808

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

Hi. Welcome to the forum. ;)

Take this example...

Using Windows Default theme (full.home.xml) and Orange color scheme (orange.scheme.xml) on C500, I get...

Notice from above screenshot that the highlighted plugin is 'Calendar' plugin, with color Orange as background. Looking at the XML code (full.home.xml) ...

<plugin clsid="{865A354A-4A96-4687-B001-C155DC0DBE76}" name="calendar" height="40">

		<background>

			<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>

		</background>

		<label h="16">

			<text><subject/></text>

		</label>

		<label y="17">

			<text><time/></text>

		</label>

	</plugin>

Now, notice

<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>

It tells us that when selected, the color would be that of COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT. Since I am using Orange color scheme, COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT would be equal to orange color (FF6600) ... On the color scheme XML...

<color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT" value="#FF6600"/>

That should give us an idea what and where to tweak. Since selected mode depends on value of COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT, removing that line and using below code (may not work on GoodLink Calendar plugin) ...

	<plugin clsid="{865A354A-4A96-4687-B001-C155DC0DBE76}" name="calendar" height="40">

		<background>

			<format state="unselected" font-weight="normal" />

			<format state="selected" font-weight="bold"/>						

		</background>

		<label h="16">

			<text><subject/></text>

		</label>

		<label y="17">

			<text><time/></text>

		</label>

	</plugin>

would result to calendar selected but without the color. Though the screenshot below doesn't show bold when selected and normal when unselected, at least the highlight color is gone. :D

Tweaking the XML further to 'hide' the horizontal lines in between plugin (b-border-width="0")

I don't know if it would also work on GoodLinkCalendar plugin. Play around with the default Windows XML and Dash color scheme (if available) and correlate your moves with above example.

[Guest CF Chong]

Just a thought.

Is there an option in the plugin admin that allows you to set the background?

I have the facade plugin where such parameters can be set under the layout function page.

[Guest bheidemann]

Have you had any luck with this? I am having a hard time liking my homescreen. Goodlink really makes it ugly! I wish I chould use some of the custom homescreens out there and still view email and calandar options :)