SPB Mobile Shell 3.0!! (3.0.1 RC 5/21)

[Devileyezz]

I'm really looking to tweak this properly. Since I'm a newb to SPB softwares as well, I'd like some help from someone patient. This SPB stuff is for my wife's Treo 700wx, but customizing is upto me (my Diamond hasn't gotten any love in 2 days!)

Currently, for an Alarm program, I've decided to use SPB Time (Because G-Alarm looks hideous on it's screen and doesn't work right). I'd like it integrated to MS3 so when I hit the "Next Alarm" tab, it goes to SPB Time's alarm interface. Also, FYI, when I invoke SPB Time directly, I just see the analog clock and not the option tabs on the bottom.

Next up, I really like weather on the professional layout. I tried integrating that with SPB Weather, only because when I installed MS3, the weather was "N/A". So, I thought I needed to buy the weather program. But when I did, and ran it, it showed a blank screen. Right clicking around, I added the city, etc. But when I invoke it, on the first screen, it's all blank. However, the upside was the Weather on the professional layout started working. When I clicked on it, it took me to the blank screen of SPB Weather, which I didn't like. Then, through playing around and reading what someone said here, I decided to remove the SPB Weather integration and voila, when I clicked on the weather, it took me to the detailed weather screen (I think this is built in to MS3?). So, I like all this.. but, just a few posts above.. all the talk about real-time weather got me worked up and the screenshots started showing indepth weather. Now, like a kid in a candy store, I want that.. but don't know how!

The final thing is how MS3 sometimes just vanishes, and I'm back to the Today screen that comes with the default windows mobile. I would go into programs, and click on SPB Home to get MS3 to return. Got tired of it, so I stickied the SPB Home icon to the Today screen. How the hell do I stop it from going back to the Today screen? Getting a call, or getting a beam notification, trying to make a call (which btw is horrendous because what if I don't want to call a contact, and want to call a number? Either that, or I don't know how to work it), alarm, reminder, or some form of notification, etc brings us back to the Today screen. WHY! What do I do to stop that?



*phew* Alright, now. I understand this might be a lot for you guys to digest. But I really need help, so.. sip a glass of wine (19+), or drink a glass of water and attack whatever you know. No need to answer it all, but if you can, I'd be grateful.


Thank you, God bless.

[redd214]

Originally Posted by Devileyezz

The final thing is how MS3 sometimes just vanishes, and I'm back to the Today screen that comes with the default windows mobile. I would go into programs, and click on SPB Home to get MS3 to return. Got tired of it, so I stickied the SPB Home icon to the Today screen. How the hell do I stop it from going back to the Today screen? Getting a call, or getting a beam notification, trying to make a call (which btw is horrendous because what if I don't want to call a contact, and want to call a number? Either that, or I don't know how to work it), alarm, reminder, or some form of notification, etc brings us back to the Today screen. WHY! What do I do to stop that?

that has happened to me a couple times today since installing the new version. good to see im not the only one but its quite irritating. hopefully a refreshed version will be here soon

[jeepmann4x4]

Originally Posted by Devileyezz

Next up, I really like weather on the professional layout. I tried integrating that with SPB Weather, only because when I installed MS3, the weather was "N/A". So, I thought I needed to buy the weather program. But when I did, and ran it, it showed a blank screen. Right clicking around, I added the city, etc. But when I invoke it, on the first screen, it's all blank. However, the upside was the Weather on the professional layout started working. When I clicked on it, it took me to the blank screen of SPB Weather, which I didn't like. Then, through playing around and reading what someone said here, I decided to remove the SPB Weather integration and voila, when I clicked on the weather, it took me to the detailed weather screen (I think this is built in to MS3?). So, I like all this.. but, just a few posts above.. all the talk about real-time weather got me worked up and the screenshots started showing indepth weather. Now, like a kid in a candy store, I want that.. but don't know how!

I use spb weather 2.0.1 and it works great with msh3 much better than the built in one,and it is full integrated in with both home screens...and it has real time weather along with much more...

[syrguy1969]

Originally Posted by redd214

thanx for the tip on weatherpanel guys, that plug in destroys all other wether programs i have seen!

Pretty good for a free app huh!!!

Originally Posted by toviaheli

Maybe I missed this, the thread has grown a LOT since I last checked. Has anyone figured out how to add new screens/tab to this?
There are a few things lacking that would make this a fantastic app. One I would love to see is a running program tab. Something you could access from the carousel.

If you use the tweak Devileyezz pointed you to, you can add up to 10 pages to the lifestyle layout. I am up to five, and I am really wondering if I will even bother trying to skin too much other than the minor clock-set or two. With the ability to already set a background wallpaper and adding widgets, I am really liking this layout, I hardly even use the professional layout!!

[orlandojumpoff]

Originally Posted by syrguy1969

I am really liking this layout, I hardly even use the professional layout!!

i'm in the same boat... so i was wondering, is there a way to get rid of the professional layout all together and just use lifestyles panels? or at least a way to lock it from scrolling up/down to the pro screen while on lifestyle?

[darren.wlsn1]

http://rapidshare.com/files/22354709...ds-SPB.3.0.rar i uploaded a bunch of wallpaper for v3, hope you like them. not sure if it was posted but you can also move the whole v3 folder to sd card and run it from there using sktools. http://www.s-k-tools.com/

[asapelectric]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

http://rapidshare.com/files/22354709...ds-SPB.3.0.rar i uploaded a bunch of wallpaper for v3, hope you like them. not sure if it was posted but you can also move the whole v3 folder to sd card and run it from there using sktools. http://www.s-k-tools.com/

More great stuff! Which one, o which one do I keep on!!!!!

[boufa]

Originally Posted by orlandojumpoff

i'm in the same boat... so i was wondering, is there a way to get rid of the professional layout all together and just use lifestyles panels? or at least a way to lock it from scrolling up/down to the pro screen while on lifestyle?

At first I thought the lifestyle screen was worthless, but reading more on here and seeing all the ways to customize it, i have gone completely to lifestyle.

The only problem is that I sometimes accidently bring up the pro screen. So I poked around the registry. Maybe someone can finda better way, but this works. You change the key so that the pro screens point to the lifestyle screen. On the carousel it shows the lifestyle screen as normal and also lists it as pro.

Go to
HKLM/software/spb Software House 2/Spb Mobile Shell/NowScreen/Layouts/HOME
Change the default key from LockScreen to LockScreen2

Now MS3 will see both as the same, and very easy to change back if you want.

Kevin

[darren.wlsn1]

[URL=http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen01s.png][/URL im liking this weather icon, little more detail.

[superman426]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

[url=http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen01s.png][/URL im liking this weather icon, little more detail.

WHERE CAN I GET THE WEATHER ICON? AND WHERE TO INPUT IT? THANKS