What does your home screen look like?

[spg]

Just thought this might be a fun thread, what does your current home screen look like? Any specific add-ons you like to use?

I don't have anything on mine beyond the basics, but I'll post a screen shot to start it off -

http://www.handecomputing.com/images/smarty_screen.gif

My theme changes based on my mood, right now it is morning though, so doughnuts sound pretty good. :) Of course, Krispy Kreme is good anytime of day, so this one may stay on longer...

[Macguy59]

It's usually one of the themes I've created for smartphonethemes.com

The current one:

http://home.insightbb.com/~macguy/601.jpg

[Mike Temporale]

Just thought this might be a fun thread, what does your current home screen look like?

I was just thinking about starting a thread like this on the way to work today.... What is that they say about like minds??

Anyway, what are you guys using for screen captures?

[Macguy59]

Just thought this might be a fun thread, what does your current home screen look like?

I was just thinking about starting a thread like this on the way to work today.... What is that they say about like minds??

Anyway, what are you guys using for screen captures?

I am using the screenshot that gets created by the smartphone theme generator app.

[spg]

Anyway, what are you guys using for screen captures?
I'm using the Pocket PC remote display power toy, which while it was designed for the Pocket PC OS, it works with Smartphone too.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/pocketpc/powertoys.mspx

[Mike Temporale]

Here's mine.

http://www.BlueRocket.ca/Images/SmartphoneScreenFeb182004.jpg

By the way, I'm using SmartSS for screen captures. It's pretty easy to use, and I found it in this thread here --> http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4317&highlight=screen+shot

[Jason Dunn]

Here's mine:

http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/downloads/spt_theme_thumb.gif

Yeah, I'm a company man. :lol: It looks SO much nicer on the MPx200 and Tanager than it did on the SPV...

[pete]

Here's mine, I've got a lot of info on here so let's go through it.
Background image is the badge of my local football team (soccer to you Americans) Stockport County FC.
Actual homescreen is a modified xml based on the Orange Full homescreen, I've given the message counts smiley faces :0)
put in links to my most visited sites
at the bottom is the alarm clock plug-in available on MoDaCo, it's very useful but I haven't managed to get the colour to go right yet :|

http://www.xrocks.co.uk/county_homescreen.jpg

:)

[Mike Temporale]

damn, can't seem to get the hang of putting the photo in. Can anyone let me know how I go about putting a photo on the net so it can be seen here?

You almost had it. You need the URL to the image itself. The URL you had was to the page with the image on it. I edited your post and added a link to the only image on that page. It appears to be a small thumbnail of the original image. Is that what you wanted??

Here's your original link:
http://photothru.com/share_photoalbum.asp?aid=xA1CCED

[pete]

cheers, sorted it now though, I've got someone to host it for me properly ;)

[Jerry Raia]

how do you guys capture your screens?

[Mike Temporale]

how do you guys capture your screens?

By the way, I'm using SmartSS for screen captures. It's pretty easy to use, and I found it in this thread here --> http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4317&highlight=screen+shot

:wink:

[canux]

Gotta go for the home team :D

http://www.therapedia.com/misc/screenshot.jpg

[Jerry Raia]

http://www.taltos.net/images/i600scr1.bmp

Ok Ok I should have read the WHOLE thread before asking :D

[encece]

<<<sorry, I deleted the pic from my server. >>>

RJShortcut plugin
Messages
All Day event
Calendar
RJTasks (task numbers not showing...took the screenshot before restart)
Carrier
Date/Time
Profile
Missed Calls
RichieM Alarm Plugin
MRU

[Kris Kumar]

http://keeda.nailed.org/misc/MyScreen.JPG

The standard full layout, tweaked for date.
Minimized the MRU icon size.
Added the RJShortcuts.

And my Logo :-)

[Mike Temporale]

Minimized the MRU icon size.

Okay, a lot of you are running with smaller icons. How have you guys done that? I would lover to reclaim some space on the home screen.

[pete]

- <plugin clsid="{79EFB752-CB70-446d-B317-499723482B3D}" name="startmru" height="20">
<mru y="1" icon-size="16" halign="left" valign="centre" />
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHTTEXT" />
</plugin>

Answer your question? ;)

[spg]

http://www.encece.com/images/ss000.jpg
Nice... I like that look. Nice and clean.

[Mike Temporale]

- <plugin clsid="{79EFB752-CB70-446d-B317-499723482B3D}" name="startmru" height="20">
<mru y="1" icon-size="16" halign="left" valign="centre" />
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHTTEXT" />
</plugin>

Answer your question? ;)

:oops: No, I'm afraid that didn't help me. :( What file is it in? I look around in a bunch of XML files, and I couldn't find an entry with the name="startmru".

[Kris Kumar]

Search for files by the following name xxxxx.home.xml.

eg. Full.Home.XML

If you never tweaked the Home Screens. Look for the files under \Windows folder.


If you are using a custom Home Screen, they can be found here
\IPSM\Application Data\Home\

To modify the Screen. Make a copy the HomeScreen you like to your desktop. Lets say you copied Full.Home.XML to your PC. Then rename it to MyFull.Home.XML.

NExt open the XML in a notepad. Before you look for the MRU. Change the <title lang="nnnn"> Full Layout</title> to <title lang="nnnn">My Full Layout</title> for each Lang entry.

Then modify the MRU icon size.

Next Copy the MyFull.Home.XML to \IPSM\Application Data\Home.

Now launch the Program->Settings->Home Screen. And Select "My Full Layout" from the List.

Kris

[Jerry Raia]

http://www.taltos.net/images/i600scr2.bmp

Here is a new one with the update of rjtasks.

[Mike Temporale]

Thanks Kris! I had about 70% of that right. I wasn't changing the name of the file or the title. I also didn't place it in the Application Data\Home folder.

I'm gonna mess around in here for a while and post an updated screen shot when I'm done. :D

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.taltos.net/images/i600scr2.bmp

Here is a new one with the update of rjtasks.

The white text is kind of hard to read. I think it might be easier to read with a light blue, or grey text. :)

[Jerry Raia]

I gave your idea a try, unfortunately other parts of the text became less readable as I changed colors. Its a problem when you have a background image with all those colors. Be nice if one could do an "or" color for the test so it would change with the image.

[Mike Temporale]

I like that idea. It would be great to have a second color that is used if the first color is too close to the current background color. This would a nice to have, however I think I would rather have them focus on some other 'issues' first. ;)

[Jerry Raia]

I like that idea. It would be great to have a second color that is used if the first color is too close to the current background color. This would a nice to have, however I think I would rather have them focus on some other 'issues' first. ;)

Amen to that! :)

[swbuehler]

Okay, my turn, with a custom screen of my own design:

http://sanctuaryweb.org/images/Clip.jpg

(the bg picture is our newly adopted son.)

[Mike Temporale]

(the bg picture is our newly adopted son.)

Congrats! He looks like a very healthy baby. Does he have name yet?

[arno]

Hi m8s !!

Look at my custom homescreen :

http://albertarnaud.free.fr/smartphonethoughts/ss000.jpg

[shiwlof]

The current one I am using....

http://www.xsi.co.za/shiwlof2/screen.jpg
http://www.xsi.co.za/shiwlof2/screen2.jpg
http://www.xsi.co.za/shiwlof2/screen3.jpg
http://www.xsi.co.za/shiwlof2/screen4.jpg

A few shots of my phones....

[Jerry Raia]

Now thats different :lol:

[shiwlof]

When I found the theme I really loved it!
Looking at changing it a bit...
Maybe try and add some more screens.

But I really get a wow response from ppl when they see it.

[Jerry Raia]

I like it.

[Jerry Raia]

Here is one with the new RemyJ plugin. Nice work he does :D

This is all of his plugins i know of on the screen. Tasks, Time and Shortcut.

http://www.taltos.net/images/rjtime.bmp

I'm running out of screen space for all this cool stuff!

[Andy Roberts]

Go on, what app is it?
where can I find it?

[TopDog]

I've customized the home-screen a litte bit to make it look more "Norwegian" even though SmartPhone is not available in Norwegian yet:
http://www.pdanorway.com/gammel/images/XML/Home.gif
I use a big clock because I don't wear an wristwatch, so I need to see the time fast and easy :-)

Here is the themes I've posted on SmartPhoneThemes (http://www.smartphonethemes.com/profile.asp?ID=37080), I'll post some more shortly.

I want that RemyJ shortcut stuff, may have to look into his XML and see if I can rip it out and into my XML ;-)

EDIT: Got it working :-) Will post new screenshot shortly...

[Jerry Raia]

Mine is actually a combination of all three plugins. You have to edit the xml to get it the way you want it.

[TopDog]

After a little bit editing... this is what it looks like now:
http://home.broadpark.no/~gholmin/images/gaute2_homescreen.jpg

The theme is also made by myself 8)

[Mike Temporale]

Here's my current screen:

http://www.bluerocket.ca/images/SmartphoneHomeScreenMar102004.jpg

In case you're interested, see this post (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5131) on where I got it from. 8)

[Jerry Raia]

Now that is very nice :)

[TopDog]

Here is one with the new RemyJ plugin.
After editing RemyJ's shortcut plugin to work with my own .home.xml, the color on marked shortcuts are black no matter what theme I use.

Anyone know what I can put in my code to make it a different color?

[Mike Temporale]

After editing RemyJ's shortcut plugin to work with my own .home.xml, the color on marked shortcuts are black no matter what theme I use.

Anyone know what I can put in my code to make it a different color?

At the top of the XML file there should be a series of tags labeled "color". My guess is that you will have to play with those tags.

[arcmetal]

http://www.surf-guide.com/marina3.jpg

My cat! Yes I know, she's gorgeous.

[Jerry Raia]

That is a pretty cool home screen :)

[arcmetal]

Anyone who would like a copy of that, lemme know. You can take "Marina" out and plunk in your own loved one in PS or the GiMP. D/L Homescreen designer to drag items around to fit. It's fun Showing people my phone. They freak when I play videos or live webcams.
On 2nd thought, here:

http://www.surf-guide.com/marina2.jpg

[Jerry Raia]

ok here is my latest:

http://www.alphablue.net/images/mpx220.jpg

I know, conventional and dull. :?

[Mike Temporale]

Dicsussion on how to setup a homescreen has been split off to here (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7223) in case anyone is wondering. :D

[encece]

Here is my latest:
(more blue than purple on the phone!)
http://www.encece.com/shared/encece.gif

[Jerry Raia]

That is a thing of beauty I must say. Well done!

[encece]

And only 3 hours of my life gone as a result! :D

[Jerry Raia]

And only 3 hours of my life gone as a result! :D

It would have taken me 3 DAYS to do that! :lol:

[PPCMD]

Alot longer for me on that one. 8O

[Jerry Raia]

Ok back to the simple, I had to modify this one a bit (Jason forgive me) because the title and the appointments plugin were on top of each other.

http://www.taltos.net/images/sptscr.jpg

For those of you with an MPx220 you can use this for the front LCD:

http://www.taltos.net/images/spt2f.jpg

It looks quite nice with the time and date display :)

[encece]

you're like me...we always go back to the simple ones.

[Jerry Raia]

I seem to run in stages. I get things more and more complex, then drop back down to the simple again.

[encece]

I agree. First I try to cram as much information as I can onto the screen. Then I realize what information I really use daily and revert back to that. Then the cycle starts all over again.

[Jerry Raia]

It might be a sickness, but its a good one :)

[Cattle-Dog]

Anyone ever watch Foamy? Cracks me up.

Anyway, he was the subject of my first attempt at a Smartphone Homescreen.

http://cattle-dog.sytes.net/misc/Foamy_Home.gif

[Mike Temporale]

Anyone ever watch Foamy? Cracks me up.

Anyway, he was the subject of my first attempt at a Smartphone Homescreen.

I've never heard of Foamy, but your homescreen looks really nice!

[Jerry Raia]

Yah I like that too. I might have to check out Foamy.

[Cattle-Dog]

Thanks for the comments. Took me a while to figure out XML coding for the home screen. What threw me for a loop was, I started off with a trial of Home Screen Designer. Which is great if you just want to put something together, without opening a home.xml file. However, don't use it as a guide to make your own. It creates some really funky coding. I think they've figured out how to create home screens entirely in negative coordinates! :lol: I was finally able to get what I wanted after scrapping it all and just starting from scratch, ditching all the padding, adding plugin by plugin, and following the MSDN guides and various web resources. Everything mapped out perfectly without a single negative coordinate.

A fun learning experience. A lot more trouble than a PPC, but a lot more flexible really too.

Anyway...

Foamy is a riot, or at least there is something wrong enough with me to thinks so. lol May not be work safe though. Nothing horrible, just curses his fair share. But he talks really fast, so it's hard to understand him unless you are paying attention.

http://www.illwillpress.com/vault.html

[Mike Temporale]

Ok, here's my latest - thanks to Homescreen Designer & Photoshop. :wink:

http://www.bluerocket.ca/images/Audiovox_PowerUp_ScreenShot.jpg :mrgreen:

[Jerry Raia]

Hey that is pretty Mike. Nice work :)
Here is my latest, not as original though:

http://www.taltos.net/images/jerry220.jpg

[Cattle-Dog]

I like 'em both Mike and Jerry. You can definitely see the two basic schools of thought that Jerry and encece were discussing. One being simple and elegant, while the other being more feature driven.

[Mike Temporale]

You can definitely see the two basic schools of thought that Jerry and encece were discussing. One being simple and elegant, while the other being more feature driven.

:mrgreen: I've always like the simple/clean designs. However, that could just be because I can't figure our how to fit everything else I want on to the screen. :wink: :lol:

[digitalkl]

here's mine,

http://www.mypdacafe.com/members/digitalkl/ss000.jpg
http://www.mypdacafe.com/members/digitalkl/ss001.jpg

[Jerry Raia]

That's very good. I like the "Missed Call" screen :)

[skibee]

here's mine,

http://www.mypdacafe.com/members/digitalkl/ss000.jpg
http://www.mypdacafe.com/members/digitalkl/ss001.jpg


That's awesome -- where'd you get that??

[digitalkl]

thanks. there are quite a few other screens that goes with that Futurama theme like shutdown or booting up as well. got it at modaco

[keirmeister]

Greetings,

What do you think of my Homescreen?

http://www.keirmeister.com/misc/cavern.gif

I made it myself from an image I found somewhere in Internet-world. The original image is called cavern.jpg, which I named the homescreen after. If anyone knows where the picture came from, please let me know, as I would like to give him/her (probably a him, eh?) credit.

Cheers,

Keirmeister

[skibee]

I like the Futurama one better

::grins::

[sracer]

Here's the latest ones that I rotate: (handcoded XML)
http://img99.exs.cx/img99/4206/capcntrypath0xd.jpg http://img131.exs.cx/img131/3449/capmspxentr0de.jpg http://img131.exs.cx/img131/3777/capmspxsprg4kh.jpg

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/5641/capskrat9yq.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us) http://img97.exs.cx/img97/4342/capaqua1ud.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[joan_fl]

Yep.. I'm a buccaneers fan :)

http://www.MomComputerGeek.com/Portals/3/bucs.jpg

[sracer]

A little more knowledge, a few more tweaks. :wink:

http://img185.echo.cx/img185/2844/dtvcap2la.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Mark Larson]

A little more knowledge, a few more tweaks. :wink:

http://img185.echo.cx/img185/2844/dtvcap2la.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Wow, that's pretty nice. Care to share? ;) The email is worldfinder, gmail.com :)

[Mike Temporale]

Wow, that's pretty nice.

I agree. It's a nice looker!

[sracer]

Thanks!

Here's the same format with a different background and colorscheme....
http://img37.echo.cx/img37/3226/capgumby5vg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Vuvision]

I like the format, got any other skin?

[jvanliew]

What I'm looking for is a way to make the time read larger, eyes aren't as good as they once were....kind of like sracer's.

I would like a copy of your's sracre too, if you would care to share [email protected].

thanks!

[ctmagnus]

Here's my current screen:

http://www.bluerocket.ca/images/SmartphoneHomeScreenMar102004.jpg

In case you're interested, see this post (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5131) on where I got it from. 8)

Did you manage to get the other screens in the download to work?

[Mike Temporale]

Did you manage to get the other screens in the download to work?

I haven't used that homescreen in a while, but it looks sharp! I think I'll hav to switch back to it. ;) I don't recall any extra screens in the download, but it may be there. To get them to work, you have 2 options.

Option 1 - Rename the default background, then rename the background you want to use to the name that the default background had.

Option 2 - Edit the XML and find the line where it mentions the default background and change it to be the background you want to use.

Warning - I'm typing this from memory as my laptop isn't with me right now. I can double check this info once I get it back and let you know if there is anything I'm missing.

[ctmagnus]

Actually, some of those screens would correspond to the dialing screen, Start menu, Contacts screen, etc. I've tried a few themes from Modaco that worked like that.

I've also checked out the xml (of at least one theme - not necessarily this one) and found nothing that references the other images in the download.

[Mike Temporale]

Oh, THOSE extra screens. Sorry. You need to edit the registry to get those to work. I'll have to dig out the registry locations. Again, I need my laptop for that. :( It should arrive today. So I'll let you know later tonight.

[kabkbak]

thanks that would make this theme perfect :lol: