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ahawke01 05-16-2009 02:25 AM

I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Hi everyone,
I don't know about you but I have flashed and used almost every ROM on this sit including the SPB sub shell's. I have enjoyed alot of them and I did not enjoy some but I guess its a personal thing. I started this tread because I wanted to let our ROM building people know what I like to help provide what the users want. I would like a 6.1 ROM with the 3dtf with an opperational calendar, music, weather (with your cities in it) all on the main page. I want to see it move lightening fast and have alot of icons that look better than a plan black and white icon. I would like the bluetooth to function with the phone to allow me to listen to music through it so I dont have to buy a new sterio bluetooth head set but just use what I already have. I love alot of the new extra's that clean my Ram and make the phones function with a flashlight etc....... I would also like the responce time to be perfect with the slide of the phone cause if it is not quick then it isnt good.

I am posting this because I would like to start a tread asking for things in the ROMS that we want and use to help and improve some of these ok ROMs out there. I work with a large corp company and my phone is my life esp... when I travel so it is nice to watch movies on it and have games that are fun and unlocked. I really love my phone and I love this site and I thank each of you for all your work and I ask all the other PRO lovers out there to post what you would like to see in a ROM to continue to path of creating the best ROMS online. Please post your Rom Ideas and please give me a thanks for the idea.

Techs,
Please review these to help you guys continue to build these great programs that we all enjoy and honestly it would be hard to live without for some of us. :)

ACoolGuy 05-16-2009 03:02 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Mighty Mikes REBORN 4 would be perfect for you. His theme addons also would spice things up a bit for TF3D.

Big D5 05-16-2009 09:02 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Moved to Main TP Forum

You might check out this thread

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=67561

machineking369 05-16-2009 09:19 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I'm not really that much of a fan of 6.5 either. I don't really like the fact that the drop down start menu is gone. I don't like that i have to go through 10 hacks to get sprint's version of TF3D enabled (i just like sprint's TF3D best). I do like the scrolling though. It's 20x better on 6.5 then on 6.1. I like that the contacts photos show up in the contact menu directly before you hit the contact. I like the big new program icons. I'm a little bit dissapointed with how the lock screen works. And overall It's EXTREMELY slow. I've tried many 6.5 roms so far and their all slow.

selders59 05-16-2009 10:02 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Personally I have gotten to like the function and usability of 6.5 . Yes you do have to get used to it but what is also nice is you can also have TF3D2 just by going to settings/today screen/items/uncheck windows default. This way if your mood changes use either one. I am running Dodge-Longhorns latest 21222 build and it has been working great. You guys should try it. Decent battery life and decent speed and so far everything works with no problems.

kevm14 05-16-2009 10:33 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Quite simply, 6.5 is well worth it for me, just for the scrolling. Everything else will get brought up to par over time, so I can fairly confidently say goodbye to 6.1. MR5 was my very first ROM flash, btw.

I have TF3D enabled. It runs well. HTC volume control worked out of the box for me. WM6.5 slide to answer/ignore worked out of the box with TF3D. I didn't think it was supposed to but I was thrilled to say the least.

The phone, data, GPS, everything worked out of the box. I did a hard reset after flashing but I did play around with it before hard resetting and it seemed to work there, too.

molitar 05-17-2009 12:35 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
What I hate about 6.5 is the lost of the start menu that was still a good useable quick shortcuts for applications that I used often in any UI that I used. The next thing I hate about 6.5 is the honeycomb grid does not allow re-ordering of the shortcuts except to move to top and bottom.. no just move up or down and no sort by alphabet so often was hard to find the shortcut I wanted. As well as the scrollbar is non-existant in programs now making it easy to accidently click on what you did not want. No to me remembering this made me realize it was fun to play with but for actually using it.. it was a nightmare.

For everyday use 6.1 is more practical to use. I have to ask HOW can anyone say WM 6.5 new honeycomb is better? I had to keep saying to someone I was going to show something too hold on I will find the program here shortly and scrolling and scrolling looking for it because it wasn't in damn alphabetical order! Now that was just an embarrassment!

dkirkwoodjr 05-17-2009 01:04 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I got a cheap little $30 plantronics bluetooth earpiece that doesn't do stereo, but I did find a little program out there I use all the time now, which isnt the greatest quality as I think it converts stereo to mono and sends it out, but... good enough for me... acbToggleBT that I run on wm6.1 and wm6.5... You have to get used to which actions will auto turn it off, like taking a call and then hanging up, etc.

1999TL 05-17-2009 03:25 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I got bored with 6.1 and I just flashed Mighty 5 last night. Titanium is actually quite nice. the ability to switch back and forth with Manilla is great.

However, the main reason why I usually run 4.16 or R3born from Mighty is that wm 6.5 roms have a keyboard lag. Doesn't seem to be fixed in the newest Mighty 5 either. I was holding my breath. Oh well, can live with it for now. I should get used to it since a RTM build has been released.

Molitar: showaco released an app to organize the start menu. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481379

FabNMun 05-17-2009 03:45 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
well i've tried 6.5 roms as well. personally i just stick with 6.1 and xbmod's rhodium, they work good and you'll get a new start menu.

lately i've been going back to the stock rom and just adding in little fixes it needs. so that means going back to 6.1, which isn't too bad really. i just hate the antiquated windows look :\ but it's still functional, solid, and stable.

Noir 05-17-2009 05:45 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I was like that
I hated wm 6.5. And then I made my own rom for wm 6.5 with a verizon touch pro no doubt. And I have to admit it was fantastic. I love the improved battery life, the scroll and even touch flo 3d 2 runs very well in it. Most of all, with the windows default interface, I have 47% ram after startup. With touchflo 3d, 59% consistently.

Finally I can see what people are talking about. This may be a good OS

BRIVERS73 05-17-2009 05:55 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
6.5 is indeed an awesome OS... My only gripe is the developers could have made the Start menu a little bit more customizable AND.... for those of you who don't like the new Start menu, the ability to toggle between the two. But who knows, we've only been exposed to betas... the release is around the corner...

kevm14 05-18-2009 10:00 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by molitar (Post 920170)
For everyday use 6.1 is more practical to use. I have to ask HOW can anyone say WM 6.5 new honeycomb is better? I had to keep saying to someone I was going to show something too hold on I will find the program here shortly and scrolling and scrolling looking for it because it wasn't in damn alphabetical order! Now that was just an embarrassment!

I use TF3D with 6.5 so I only hit Start to get to Settings. But the scrolling works so much better. An accidental click is extremely rare. There is no reason for a scroll bar. And not that you'll want to hear this but you probably have way too much stuff on your phone if you can't find something in your programs list. The stuff I have in my phone is the stuff I use, not 59 cabs of programs I use only when I want to show something useless to my friends.

gimme5 05-18-2009 10:24 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I prefer 6.1. Running juicy's 090328H with TF3D2 and windows 6.1. what I don't like in 6.5 is the loss of the MRU and that if you need to change several settings, it just takes so many presses!

Also, for me, 6.5 didn't play nice with my WiFi settings for some reason.

jmorton10 05-18-2009 10:33 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kevm14 (Post 921636)
There is no reason for a scroll bar. And not that you'll want to hear this but you probably have way too much stuff on your phone if you can't find something in your programs list. .

Boy, that's a pretty arbitrary statement (& total BS in my case.........)

I have a TON of programs/Apps installed, I use every single one of them & I have switched back to 6.1 three times now because that 6.5 setup makes the system much less efficient IMHO.

I use scroll bars all the time (I made them wider so they are totally finger friendly). That honeycomb setup 100% falls into the "totally useless & annoying eye candy" category in my book......

~John

1999TL 05-18-2009 10:40 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
well you can reorganize your start menu now...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481379

stanglifemike 05-18-2009 10:40 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I have tried to use and like 6.5, but 6.1 with TF3D is so much more functional for me. Plus I hate having everything on the home screen, it just looks cluttered and out-dated in my opinion. I'm sticking with 6.1 and TF3D

scrosler 05-18-2009 11:07 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by machineking369 (Post 918257)
I'm not really that much of a fan of 6.5 either. I don't really like the fact that the drop down start menu is gone. I don't like that i have to go through 10 hacks to get sprint's version of TF3D enabled (i just like sprint's TF3D best). I do like the scrolling though. It's 20x better on 6.5 then on 6.1. I like that the contacts photos show up in the contact menu directly before you hit the contact. I like the big new program icons. I'm a little bit dissapointed with how the lock screen works. And overall It's EXTREMELY slow. I've tried many 6.5 roms so far and their all slow.

You couldnt have tried my 6.5. Its exactly what you want. I have a sprint specific version with the Sprint original TF3D ;c) Oh, and its certainly NOT slow.

Technology1 05-18-2009 11:19 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
I just love my new 6.5 TriPod/Quad Mode TF3D/2D/Spb/WPanel/Cam/WorldDataSystem/Xweather and more, now my TP'S are full functional worldwide data centers on the home screen right in the palms of my hands with global TV... I don't believe I will be going back the other way any time soon... Some people are afraid of change, I love innovations and innovative positive people... I have none of the problems that are mention here in this thread, like menu order, come on dudes... Well Microsoft just released the RTM 6.5 software, so you might as well get use to it now....{lol}:headbang::drunken::protest:

BRIVERS73 05-18-2009 11:59 AM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1999TL (Post 921678)
well you can reorganize your start menu now...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481379

Good lookin out..... didn't even know about this...

1999TL 05-18-2009 12:08 PM

Re: I dont like windows 6.5 as much as 6.1 do you and why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by journeyman73 (Post 921807)
Good lookin out..... didn't even know about this...

No problem. And considering it was just released yesterday, I don't blame you :)


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