This shut program is ridiculous as it takes more effort to get to the ability to shut the phone down as well as all the other features than it does simply to stick the stylus in the bottom of the phone.

I say NAY on the Shut app.

To clarify some more on smartskey, it enables page scrolling in IE without breaking link scrolling. It's really useful when browsing this site on my PPC!

Yes, vjcandelalite is included as the flashlight. However, it is only the lite and not the full version. It is mapped to the left soft key, but not in the programs file. If I get to it I will put a link in the programs file for people who unmap it.

when is your next version expected to be released Colonel? :)

any idea?

I will try to get to it as I have time. Right now the rom includes O2+ which can do some of this, but not nearly as many options. I know a lot of people also use Phone Alarm. Let me get another beta out and then I will try to get this to work. If I forget, send me a PM to remind me. :)

Depends. Here is what I have added so far (I think) since the last release:
HTC Task Manager (X button app)
Null Keyboard
SIP Changer
Smartskey
Xpdf

Working on:
Some of the apps listed by Maxx134. Some are already in. Others may not be needed. Will probably do the battery bar and cleartemp. I already have a reset app, but it goes in the status bar at the bottom. I know some people don't like that very much. Where\How does the PSShut function?

It is just an onscreen soft reset and hardreset app- for the most part.

is there a way u can find out why O2 makes the phone lock up so much please?

I haven't had any lockups yet :), but then again, I am flashing about 10 times a day and never really "using" the device yet. What exactly are you doing when it locks up? Why do you think it is O2 causing this?

Alright, I have Smartskey installed, but how do you configure it?

Okay, I guess you can't. Pretty slick little. Not sure why I never saw it before. Only thing I have noticed is that I used to be able to press the left soft key once to turn the flashlight on and again to turn it off. Now it turns on with the first tap and then off and on with the second tap. Not that big of a deal since the Flashlight times out anyway.

O2 is the only app that ever does this. as soon as i disabl it from the today screen all is perfect.

i used to have it on there when it first was available months ago and took it off the very next day due to lockups and super slowness.

I'm pretty sure you won't be able to make a shortcut for smartskey. If you put one in Startup, then it will create its own the first time you run it. Every time you restart, it will ask you if you want to exit because there are two shortcuts. Best to just instruct people to run it once from \Windows.

Actually I linked into startup and in programs. So, on reset, it starts. Then someone can go into Programs and hit it there to disable or reinable it.

no need if u r running Wisbar Advance 2. :)

If you're using VJCandela light it is one quick press to turn on and then a slightly longer one to turn off (not quite a press and hold). I dunno, that may interfere with smartskey, but since smartskey allows closing with the right softbutton I remapped my ok button to vjcandela light and it works fine the way I described (short press vs. slightly longer press).

You configure smartskey using its ini file. Read the PDF document in the zip file I posted. It describes how to customize the file. There is no UI for it.

Maxx or anybody else, What is the David_Gelb cab he mentioned. I can't find it and don't know what it is.

I now have this installed:
Htc Task Manager (X button app)
Null keyboard
SIP Changer
ClearTemp
SmartsKey
acbPowerMeter
Updated TcPMP to .72RC1 (Is that the latest?)

Anything else that may be considered as a "crucial" app for most users? I'm kinda running out of ideas. If I had a laptop I would start playing with tha PAN module, but alas, I don't. Any news on getting MMS to work? I never use this either so I haven't messed with it.

I am using O2+ now, and you ar right, there are more fucntions, but the fast stable ROM is the best function of all!

As for ps SHUT XP, here is a link to the software.

what is SIP Changer?

also i LOVE CicleBT & pocketrar. both are freeware.

also need pdfx or whatever the pdf app is.

The real nice thing about the app is that is writes the registry entries before completing the soft reset. Pushing the button at the bottom does not guarantee any registry edits will be written.

Do the biggest deal. It's only like 35K and can be easily installed if left out of the ROM.

Lol, thats funny but the shut program is nice cause I don't have to yank out my stylus when the icon is there on the bottom.

Sorry for the speling error on this file:
DavidGelb_Beach_v.1.0_PPC6700.cab

It's a nice beach phone skin that I did not include because I agree with you that any added progs should be small as well as usefull for placing in a ROM.

I looked at the list in first post but I don't see a reg editor like PHM and Pocket RAR which I think is important enough, so amyby those too? :)

dont need PHM with Total Commander. :)

Anyone have the Pocket RAR cab? I can only find the .exe desktop installer.

I assume UPX4PPC is on that people might want too right?

Here are the PHM reg edit and the pocket rar cabs if needed:

Here is upx4ppc if you want it:

PHM Reg edit would be great if included. I think it is only 69 kb.

UPX would be nice to have included, but I run it off the SD card and it works flawlessly.

Ok this may sound Noooby , but how do I view registry with Total Commander?

I am having problems with it as well. V 2.3 works fine, unless you try to change any options. As soon as I change a setting, on my next soft reset, the phone does not load properly. using iLauncher's safe mode, I am able to go in and uninstall it. If I do not change any setting, O2+ works great. I can reset it as many times as I feel like and there is no problem. :?

I didn't know you could do this...I know you can with Resco, but PHM has a better interface than Resco.

Colonel, if you want the PocketXpdf the latest version 5.0 Cabfile here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=156347
It is a little over 1meg so I cannot post it here.

That what I thought, he may be confusing with Resco, and I have tried other registry editors, but I believe the PHM one I posted is the best.

Edit:
I also believe the nullkeyboard I posted on bottom page 10 is the latest also.

In total commander, tap the "\\" at the top it should show you registry, ftp and something else. Tap registry to go to the registry. That is why I did not include any other editors. It is a little limited, but as a basic editor it works alright.

Pocket Xpdf, psShutXP, and UPX4PPC installed, flashed and running. Anything else? :D

Oops, do not have the latest Null Keyboard and it is self registering. This might take a few minutes. Finally something of a challenge. :wink:

So colonel, are you not going to attemp the Rom Kitchen at all? I'm still waiting for free time (sigh) to do something with it, but it sure looks like its the more modular way to go.

the "VIBRATEPHONEKEYS.cab" is only 2k... :)
Also, Putting pocket rar in?

schettj, I am not sure about the rom kitchen at this point because I would have to start over since I cannot import my rom into it. I am more than happy to help people create the modules so that others can use it. I am just more comfortable with the other method right now. Hell, I just added 5 apps and flashed twice in under an hour :D .

Pocket RAR is in. I will look at the vibrate keys.

Do you have or need the "ActiveSync Switch" that 2.2beta2 has?
Edit:
yea I couldn't sync without it.
Wohoo this next cooked rom is looking very juicy!
Now I gotta redoo my Extrom ;)

When you learn how to "cook" in the "kitchen" (sorry for the pun, but I couldn't help myself), care to make a guide "dummy's guide"for us noobs out there? I peeked into the kitchen and stared to get a headache...and it would be greatly appreciated if an easy to read guide was made! :D

ActiveSync switch is built into the comm manager now (I think)
I understand colonel, but it's sooo much harder to share this way - porting back and forth between the two methods.

Sigh.

On the upside, I think I have the Rom Kitchen to the baseline I wanted. I need to flash and make sure it works.

It should be exactly the same as the Helmi 3.3 rom, except it should have the correct P&V dlls in place, and include .NET2.0SP1 (from your post)

For me, that would free up almost 2MB of internal memory.

So it would be a viable baseline for starting to add OEM packages. The up side to this is, the kitchen should let *other* people build their own roms, with whatever OEM things they want - just copy in or delete out the ones you want/don't want, and rebuild.

To get packages set up, just ask me and I can get you everything you need. I just haven't read into formatting registry entries. Actually, you could dump my rom and get almost everything except registry entries that are hard to find sometimes. Regardless, if we can get a thread, forum section, or wiki going, all you have to do is ask me for the info for certain packages and I can get the info to you. You can package it up and get it into a ftp and wiki.

However, if progress is made with the Crossbow rom or another one with drastic improvements and we can get it in a kitchen, I will probably start there since I would be starting from scratch and it would be less work for me.

Sounds good...I'll let you get back to your Beta 2 and we'll pick this up later!

we dont need phm BECAUSE we have total commander. phm is just wasted and duplicated space.