I'm using this post to provide information about the icons and registry entries for those who want to develope icons and configuration programs for the Vista Cube 2.0
The icons from the original cube that has 6 applications per side will NOT work on this cube setup.
The dimensions of the icons are 80x80 and the icons backgrounds are the same no matter where they are on the cube side, so you will only need to create 2 images for each icon, the icon image and the icon pressed image. I have provided a Photoshop file with the effects and layers you will need to make icons for Vista Cube 2.0.
I have also provided all my previous icons that I made in all the Vista Cube 2.0 installs. All my icons are installed into this directory.
\Program Files\Vista Cube\Icons
I named all my icons starting with Polen and adding -press to the name for the pressed image of the icon. I also provided the bmp of the icon for configuration programs.
The registry entries for Vista Cube 2.0 are similar to my previous Vista Cube but with more apps per APLauncher.
Here's an example of the registry entries for the 3 Sided cube
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher2
Here's an example of the registry entries for the 4 Sided cube
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher2
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher3
Now, each APLauncher has 12 keys under them, each for an icon/application.
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App0
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App1
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App2
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App3
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App4
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App5
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App6
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App7
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App8
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App9
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App10
HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\APLauncher\App11
Here's the location of each App key relative to the cube face.
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| App0 | App4 | App8 |
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| App1 | App5 | App9 |
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| App2 | App6 | App10 |
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| App3 | App7 | App11 |
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Here a little HowTo for help making changes yourself without a configuration tool.
You will need to edit the registry of your device to make changes. I do not take any responsibility for you breaking the operation of your phone for any thing you do in the registry.
I like to make all my changes from my desktop computer with
CeRegEditor.
Connect your device and have ActiveSync/Sync Center on your computer configured. After your device is connected to your computer, you select Connect in CeRegEditor from the Connections menu item, then you will want to open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then Software, then HTC, then Biotouch. Now you will see key names of APLauncher, APLauncher2 and if you installed the 4sided cube you will see APLauncher3. Under each of these keys you will see more keys named App0 through App11. Each App# is related to the icon of the APLauncher key you went into.
Under the App# key you will see these values.
Path - This is the path and exe to the application
Name - ignore
Param - Optional - Command line arguments for the application
Height - ignore
Width - ignore
yPos - ignore
xPos - ignore
Type - ignore
IconPath - This is the path to the image for the icon you see.
IconPressPath - This is the path to the image for the icon when it is pressed on.
-Polen