Removing the Sprint bar from Today
 

Hi all, I finally managed to remove the carrier logo bar across the top of the Today screen! I don't know if it's been irritating anyone else but it drove me nuts not having that real estate available. Since Mavick's awesome hidelogo wouldn't work on the 800w, I decided to scour the registry...nothing jumped out at me. So I turned to the thing that's gotten me through life so far...dumb luck. Here's what I've got:

SPB Mobile Shell 2.1
SPB Diary 2.5.8
SPB Pocket Plus 4.02

(I have registered copies, don't no if eval versions will work)

Enable Mobile Shell and Diary in the Today settings. Leave Pocket Plus unchecked and below the others. Go to the Pocket Plus settings and enable Today Plugin then enter Feature Options. On the Advanced Tab check the "Place plug-in on the top of the Today screen" box. Now open the Today settings and look at the items list. The "Dial Lookup" item is now visible to uncheck. This got rid of the stupid Sprint bar on my Treo...you may also hafta check "Hide Lookup Field" with the Menu softkey.

Post your results if you give it a try.

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Thanks for figuring that out. I don't have any of those applications though so I'll probably wait until somebody figures out a different way.

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can you still dial straight from the home screen?

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I tried this but it messes up when I make a call. The call screen no longer shows up.

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TreoAlert can put the date where the carrier logo is. It doesn't get you the screen area back but at least you can have something useful there.

It can be found here:
http://discussion.treocentral.com/sh...postcount=2050

Remember, there are still some bugs since it is in beta but it's been working for me.

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i guess this would be useful if you have SPB Programs but im not sure that ALOT of people have it. Either way though, thanks for contributing

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You don't need to do any of what the OP mentioned, which is a lot of jumping around.

1. Just installed SKTools and go to the Today Plugins section
2. Unpin and uncheck "Dial Lookup"

So why don't we all do this?

Simple, it disables like all of the Palm hacks for the today screen :disgust: This is why HideLogo was invented as it kept the plugin (but hidden) and the Palm hacks.

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So that does the exact same thing hidelogo did, or is there more going on there? I think that would be worth paying for SKTools itself (if I hadn't already LOL)!!!!

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No.

Hidelogo was itself a plugin that simply masked the appearance of the Dial Lookup plugin--it was still technically there, just...well hidden.

That's why it had no side effects.

But if you unpin (make it show up in your Today plugins) and uncheck (disable it), you will now loose a bunch of options.

So you can do this but...for many of us, it's just a terrible trade off. I bet a new version of HideLogo will get done, but eventually.

This stuff can take a few weeks.

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Just out of curiosity....what options do we loose (if you know off hand)?

No prob there...I am forced to wait a few MONTHS until VZW carries it (at least that is how much I HOPE I have to wait)!!!!

Re: Removing the Sprint bar from Today
 

Malatesta,

I installed sktools and the dial look up is not in my list. How do i make it show up or unpin it? Thanks

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Run this program, it will do the work. It will install in start-programs, look for Personalizer.
Treo 300 + 600 + 650 = 800w

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im ganna give this a try fersure

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dial look up?

right soft-key, (menu) - Preferences - Hide lookup field

it hides it but if you start typing on the today screen it will still work

I have tried the old hidelogocab, and it does not work. Sadness! Maybe it will get up
 

I have tried the old hidelogocab, and it does not work. Sadness! Maybe it will get updated!!!!

If you have the know how and are will to do so I am willing to compensate you for your work through PayPal
(I hope this does not get me in trouble with the forum Police,) I am not asking to get paid Software for Free!
I am looking to Pay for Free Software!

thank you Truelight!!!!!

PS: JUST GOT MY 800W TODAY, LOVE IT!!!!!

Thank you for moving my post, this is where I should have put it in the First place!

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I double that statement. I am willing to pay th emaker of hidelogo to remove the sprint bar.

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I tried it, but I enabled it back. I like knowing whether I have no service or not. The thing one function that changes is the Lookup Field. If you have the "Hide Lookup Field" enabled, from the Today screen, if you type a persons name from your contact, the Lookup Field will show up. If you uncheck the "Dial Lookup" as one of the Today Screen items, you see a different lookup field.

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Is it possible to shove all the dial lookup crap into an UltimateLaunch tab? It sucks having it waste space directly on the homescreen.

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on your today screen press menu-preferences-hide lookup field.
done.

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Sorry, I meant the "Sprint bar." It would be nice to shove that into a UL tab.

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Mal, have you noticed dial look-up showing differently since unpinning it?
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7...ture016st8.png




I do like having a little bit more room though, the screen doesn't seem as clutttered.
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5...ture014nk5.png

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That screen isn't as cluttered now that one bar is gone? LMAO :D

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when you remove the sprint bar you lose the call screen as well as the redial list you get when you press the green send key...

Not worth the trade off... much rather just customize the carrier txt w/ personalizer...

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Lol, not cluttered top to bottom.

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HOW do you re-enable the SPRINT BAR?

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well, how did u disable it??


true indeed,

but other 2 options:
1-with spb mobile shell, assign 1 of the tabs to the dial lookup option, doing this does not sacrifice the green key redial list.
2-with pocket plus and under the "today plug in" option, under the advanced tab, check the setting to place plug-in on top of the today screen
:mrgreen: