[MrGoodCat]

well manila itself is a user interface. depending on the wm6.5 rom you installed you are either running manila 2.1(sense - with weather info on the clock) or manila 2.5 which is like 2.1 but with program shortcuts on the home tab, at least that is the most noticable feature. now stock 2.5 does not support landscape mode as it was not intended for our tp2. however there has been a lot of work by many people to remedy this. hence, i believe 2.8 is simply 2.5 with landscape enabled, along with maybe some other features. i am not 100% on this as i strictly use 2.1.

now, as far as installing files go...make sure that what you install matches what you have. like i mentioned before, manila comes loaded on your rom. so if you have 2.1 (sense) running on your rom you can only install modification for 2.1. and the same goes for 2.5, only mods for 2.5 will work. and you may wanna research 2.8 some more, but i believe it is just a user created "enhanced" version of 2.5, so i believe the 2.8 mods work for 2.5 - but don't quote me on that...

also before you install a mod i would disable manila. go to settings/today - items, then find "htc sense" and uncheck it. default back to the home "today" screen and you'll notice it is now blank. now go to your storage card install the mod you want. soft reset your phone. then go to the settings again and re-enable manila. if the mod did not take affact then it was not intended for the version of manila you have installed. if anything gets screwed up, just go to settings/system/remove programs, and remove the manila mod you installed, soft reset and you should be back to normal