XML for Long format date?

[Guest DOOManiac]

Hi guys. I'm a bit new to editing the XML for home screens, and I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to put a long format date (i.e. "December 26, 2003") on my home screen. I've tried a few things that I found on these forums (including stuff from that really long homescreen tweak thread) but haven't been able to figure it out.

Thanks for any help you guys can give!

[Guest aristoBrat]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....screen.asp?_r=1

Long as hell, but towards the bottom it has what you're looking for. :)

[Guest nickcornaglia]

Here's an example using the "Carrier" plugin.

<plugin clsid="{E09043DF-510E-4841-B652-388316977A7A}" name="carrier" height="20">


                <label>            


                   <text><carrier/></text>


                </label>


                <clock>


                   <time mode="12" x="135"/>


                   <date mode="short" x="83"/>


                </clock>


        </plugin>

Date mode = "short"

Change it to "long".

You can use the same "mode" tag in the plugin you are using.

[Guest DOOManiac]

w00t! Thanks, that did the trick! :D

now if I could just get rid of that damned mMode icon... (I don't want the standard MRU either though, as i hate the reordering it does, i just want a locked list of 5 things) and rearranging the start menu...

[Guest nickcornaglia]

w00t! Thanks, that did the trick! :)

now if I could just get rid of that damned mMode icon... (I don't want the standard MRU either though, as i hate the reordering it does, i just want a locked list of 5 things) and rearranging the start menu...

Here is the plugin you need for set icons for specific apps. (This is for the ATT MPx200 Only....Other phones have dofferent or no shortcut plugin clsid's). Just paste this into you xml and change the path to the progs that you want. It's best to point to the exe's where possible instead of the LNK shortcuts.

<!-- Set Icons -->


<plugin clsid="{E9ADCC6A-9FCB-4100-AA5D-556A615685CE}" name="myicons1" height="20"> 


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


<background b-border-width="1"/> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuCommunicationsInternet Explorer.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuMultimediaWMPlayer.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuCommunicationsInbox.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuProductivityCalendar.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuProductivityTasks.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuCommunicationsCall History.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuProductivityContacts.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


<shortcut width="20" action="IPSMWindowsStart MenuMultimediaCamera.lnk"><text> </text></shortcut> 


</plugin>

[Guest DOOManiac]

I'm afraid that didn't work.. I tried pasting it as is, I also tried editing it in several different ways, but I don't ever have any icons showing up, just empty space...

[Guest nickcornaglia]

You need to point it to icons that work for you. The shortcuts listed pointed to programs in specific locations on my phone.

[Guest DOOManiac]

Yeah I did. I even trimmed the list down to just 1 item that I knew for sure worked and it still didn't work...

[Guest nickcornaglia]

Hmmmm....I dont know. Worked on My SPV with a different CLSID. Thought it worked on someone else's MPX200 with the one listed.

Maybe the plugin is more different than I thought. Sorry.

[Guest deanrh]

i think u need 2 right some files to the registry to make the CLSID valid. if its just in the xml it won't work. basically a CLSID needs to be installed. I.e Orangewinger's windows media plugin needs to be installed, u can't just copy the xml code for the plugin into the xml for your homescreen. i'm not sure how to do anything about it cos i have feeble coding knowledge but that's how it works.

[Guest deanrh]

i have been looking for this solution for over a year without avail :) i hope a solution comes soon.

[Guest nickcornaglia]

The plug in is there already. Im sure there is a shortcut plug in on the ATT ROM already. What its limitations are is in question. I dont have a moto so I cant check.

Writing plug ins is a bit more involved than just writing a few values to the registry. You still need to tell the plug in how to behave.

Posted from my SmartPhone!

[Guest DOOManiac]

I know there's a way to do it as I have co-worker who knows a guy w/ this phone who has removed it, however he didn't know how it was done and the guy he knew is out of town or something...

Bah..

At least I got the date though. :)

Is there any way I can put the shortcuts on the screen w/o the use of any plug-in?