For those looking to skin your dialer (TDial 1.1.0, 12-09-07)

[tiermann]

Quick update on the TDial project...

The only dialer this works with in the WM6 kitchen is the "Vogue" dialer right now. Changes were made to the "Touch" dialer to fix several important issues like 911, etc, which also changed the way it skins. If you're looking to use your old skins or make and use new ones they will work on the "Vogue" dialer.

Known Vogue Issues:
-When used along side some task managers, the dialer will pop up for "no reason".
-Roaming warning is permanently on. It will warn you when you make a call while roaming.

When I have a chance I will put out a new version that will completely work for both the new Touch and blueFrog.


Edit:
--v1.0.3
-Now draws the talk button on the backdrop making it compatible with _old_ Touch and new Vogue dialer.
-Added the glosses created by FRESHMAN.

[tiermann]

--v1.0.5
-Fixed status box for blueFrog/new Touch
-Combined bordercolor for down buttons on progress and dialer screens for blueFrog/new Touch because they use the same image for downbutton now anyway.
--v1.0.4
-Now supports new Touch (in WM6 kitchen) and BlueFrog dialers.
Remember to choose the correct dialer in Options->Dialer. It will save in your settings.

New list of supported dialers:
-BlueFrog
-HTC Touch (old and new(wm6 kitchen) versions)
-HTC Vogue

See opening post for more details.

[daveedem]

thanks .. you rock.. been using the bliss dialer and while it's cool.. it's not my images.

will try it out tomorrow.

[sj808]

we post to install this program in our PC right? well when I run the EXE file I get a error.

[tiermann]

Install .net 2.0 or higher.

Originally Posted by sj808

can this Tdialer customizer work with the built-in dialer on the Touch??

Yes. Choose Vogue in the Options->Dialer menu.

[jayj2k1]

I got everything working with the TDial on my phone, except that the digits won't show. Its just my background showing but when I press a digit, it does confirm what number i pressed. Anyone else had this problem or know how to solve it?

[tiermann]

Originally Posted by jayj2k1

I got everything working with the TDial on my phone, except that the digits won't show. Its just my background showing but when I press a digit, it does confirm what number i pressed. Anyone else had this problem or know how to solve it?

You chose the wrong Options->Dialer for the dialer you're using. I'm guessing you're using BlueFrog or newer Touch (from wm6 kitchen) and you selected Options->Dialer->Vogue in TDial when you saved your skin. You can just re-open the skin, check your settings and then save again.



New release up..
--v1.0.6
-Added ability to change bgcolor of downbutton for BlueFrog and new Touch
-Added ability to set different backgrounds for dialer and progress for all dialers supported.
-Added donate link to About.

Something to think about for setting a different background image for progress and dialer...
All supported dialers use the same image for smartdial on both screens.

Next realease (coming out shortly) will fix problems with the status box, but there's nothing i can do about the dialers using the same smartdial image for each until i have it save the skins to cab files and/or OEMs. That will be in a later release.

[tiermann]

--v1.0.7
-Fixed issue with statusbox not saving in the skin correctly.
-Reworked the smartdial and statusbox code.
-Reworked the button-click code so that the downbutton color is properly displayed in the preview for BlueFrog.
-Smartdial not matching your progress screen if you're using a different background than the dialer screen is not a bug. It's the way the dialer skins. If it doesn't look right, turn the smartdial alpha up to 100%. You will be able to set different smartdial images as soon as i get a release out that has cab and/or OEM saving.

[Wizzard]

Tiermann, This is just unbelievable!!!!!

I have a question about the carrier logo.jpg file in windows, I notice that you have an option in your program to hide the logo, is there an option to replace this file with one of my own??

I have tried Total Commander and it won't let me replace the file because it is in the ROM. Could I put the file in the patches file of the kitchen and would it overwrite the existing file in the ROM??

Thanks for your help.

[tiermann]

Yeah, that'll work. I just used a 5x5 transparent gif as a replacement so it would hide the text or other logo. But to replace with your own you can either replace it in your skin when you move it over to the phone or replace it by putting it in the Patches folder of your kitchen. All the skin images can even go in Patches too if you want to build it into the ROM.

Resco and Total Commander should let you overwrite ROM files with a warning. The stock file explorer or activesync usually won't. You can overwrite the files, you just can't delete or move them. Another problem that'll be fixed once I have it save to cab because i'll be able to add reg entries so that it uses a different location for the files making it easily install/uninstallable or the OEM will just overwrite them during the build.