MaxSense User's Manual
Introduction
If you are from outer space and wonders what MaxSense is all about, then please take some time to read through this.
This has taken a while longer than planned as I lack the free time that I used to have. Due to this, MaxSense will only be released in ROMs and there is no cab for it. This is to avoid answering questions all the time and give myself time to make further improvements. If you are a cook and intend to flash this to your ROM, you can contact me for the latest files. Future updates will be posted here. The current version have some basic widgets but depending on the reception of this project, more things will be added.
What is MaxSense?
MaxSense is based on Manila/Sense 2.5. Unlike the original setup, MaxSense offers you total freedom to re-design your Home layout. All objects are now widget based and there are many customization options available to make your phone truly looks the way you want it. With full screen features and multiple screens, these allow you real estates to put things on the screen which were never possible. The UI design in such a way that it gives you access to the things you use frequently within a touch or scroll. I can go on forever but below summary of the features will bring to light what is there to offer.
Features of MaxSense
· Full Screen ( Wallpapers 960x800 )
· 3 Home Widget Screens ( Scroll left/right )
· 75 Quicklink accessible on all tabs
· Tab launcher screen accessible on all tabs
· Full Taskbar with dropdown features accessible on all tabs
· Widgets ( a lot of customization options and more to come )
- Clocks ( Analog, Digital, Slide )
- Alerts ( Calendar, Call History, Mail, SMS, Alert Display Panel )
- Quicklinks ( 3 additional program shortcut widgets )
- Communication ( Wifi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode )
- Others ( Weather, Music Player, Favorite Contacts, Internet Search, Blank Panel )
· General Settings
- Weather Animation
- Rotation
- Autolock
- AutoMute
- Taskbar ( Hidden/Maximized/Minimized )
- Home Button Arrows Color
- Text Color ( exclude all widgets text which you can set individually )
Video Tutorial
Apologize for not able to come up with a tutorial in time for the launch. However, we plan to put up t video tutorial instead. They will be coming soon!!
Screenshots
Thanks
Special thks to Bignadad for all the development support. Without him, Max Sense would not be completed.
CJ Lippstreu for the review and video on Pocketnow
Also thks to Co0kie for his multi quicklinks scripts
Bignadad, Millski and NRGZ for coming up with the first batch of Max Sense ROMs
Beta testers - Ceesheim, Millski, Big and his beta tester group
Language translators - Dan Nda, Kenia, Emra, Joaquim, Riku, Jan, Toby, Hector, Andreas, btxakita, Sandra, Renazzi and Dave ( let me know if I missed any names )
Updates / Changelog
None
Requirements & Compatibilty
1. Supports both WVGA and VGA
2. ROM with Manila/Sense 2.5 ( MaxSense is only available "cooked" in ROM's. As of now there are no intentions of releasing a cab as a "Add On" to Manila/Sense 2.5 )
FAQ
1. How to get speed performance in Max Sense?
Ans : Putting more widgets on screen will slow things down and the best way is to switch off certain settings when necessary. Below are some of the settings which you can tweak to get optimum performance
a. Minimize or hide weather animation
b. Minimize or hide taskbar
c. Minimize all alerts and use a single alert display panel
e. Use less widgets
2. How do I change the language in Manila?
Ans : You have to edit a registry value in HKCU / MUI / CurLang. The CurLang value determines what language will appear in Manila. After you've made the changes, re-start manila. Currently, languages included are as below with hex value.
a. English : en-us (0409)
b. Chinese (Simplified) : zh-cn (0804)
c. Chinese (Traditional) : zh-tw (0404)
d. Czech : cs-cz (0405)
e. Finnish : fi-fl (040b)
f. French : fr-fr (040c)
g. German : de-de (0407)
h. Greek : el-gr (040
i. Hungarian : hu-hu (040e)
j. Italian : it-it (0410)
k. Korean : ko-kr (0412)
l. Dutch : nl-nl (0413)
m. Norwegian : nb-no (0414)
n. Polish : pl-pl (0415)
o. Portugese :
pr-
pr (0816)
p. Spanish : es-es (0c0a)
More information regarding languages and their number in the below link.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...aspx#NotesPrim
Links to ROMs with MaxSense
Millski HD2 ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676344
Bignadad TP2 CDMA ROM
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=122177
Links to Themes for MaxSense