How to: Disable Carrier Logo/BT Today Plugin

[malatesta]

Before someone asks (suprised no one has already!), here's how to disable the Carrier information/BT plugin or rather the very top line on the WM Treos.

Now, before I share this I have to warn you at this point it is NOT worth it to do this trick as it disables a lot of the phone functions that Palm put on the device (at least on the 700wx it did, I'm assuming for the 750v as well).

If anyone can take this info and go further with it, that'd be great as I hear this as the #1 hack request from users.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\"Dial Lookup"

Enabled = 0 (for off; 1 is for on)

[dnie]

Before someone asks (suprised no one has already!), here's how to disable the Carrier information/BT plugin or rather the very top line on the WM Treos.

Now, before I share this I have to warn you at this point it is NOT worth it to do this trick as it disables a lot of the phone functions that Palm put on the device (at least on the 700wx it did, I'm assuming for the 750v as well).

If anyone can take this info and go further with it, that'd be great as I hear this as the #1 hack request from users.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\"Dial Lookup"

Enabled = 0 (for off; 1 is for on)


I cannot dail numbers or find contacts from today screen any more if changed this, and the dialed phone list would not be actived when press green button.

[vijay555]

There is another way which might work both to retain the facilty but hide the plugin. But can't test it without a Treo ;)
One day maybe...

V

[malatesta]

I cannot dail numbers or find contacts from today screen any more if changed this, and the dialed phone list would not be actived when press green button.
exactly! hence why I don't recommend it, but I was posting as a starting off point which leads me to...

[malatesta]

There is another way which might work both to retain the facilty but hide the plugin. But can't test it without a Treo ;)
One day maybe...

V
Bah! don't say that! This is probably the most request hack out there!

If there is a way I can test for you by proxy (I just did it with Bruce/pocketmax for a Treo Keylight utility to turn off the kb lights)...

[vijay555]

I need someone who's fairly comfortable with Visual Studio 2005 (or EVC) and a Treo. If so, get in touch.

V

[malatesta]

I need someone who's fairly comfortable with Visual Studio 2005 (or EVC) and a Treo. If so, get in touch.

V
Whats Visual Studio 2005? (j/k)

lol, guess I'm out. I'll try to recruit someone who has *both* those qualifications ;-)

[hannip]

I have both, however I'm not a windows programmer and not that comfortable with VS yet. If nobody else volunteers I'll give it a shot.

[vijay555]

Hannip will do. I'll be in touch.

V

[hannip]

geez vijay, I have a lot of posting to do to catch up to your 3,979 posts!

hehe

[vijay555]

Not that many lol. I'm still way behind Rudegar!

V

[malatesta]

hannip and vijay,

You do realize if that you pull this off you *will* be gods in the Treo community... :-)

No pressure!

[zaijian]

i'm a .net 2.0 cf dev, and I have vs 2005.

pm me if you're still looking for volunteers.

[noman2]

i sorta figured it out i made it hide the logo but now theres a big empty space i haven't tested it on 700wx yet but i got it to work with the 700w this is what i got so far

http://ppcgeeks.com/remove-logo-semi-figured-out-t1066.html

[noman2]

the problem i foresee so far is that whenever you reactivate the plugin or receive or make a call it resizes itself and also turns visible.

any ideas vijay?

[noman2]

ok i got rid of the blank space im gonna try something else to see if i can fix the reappearance of the logo.

[vijay555]

noman2 - let me know how things go. I don't have a Treo, so it'll be a damn sight easier for you to write then me! But I have some ideas.

V

[noman2]

noman2 - let me know how things go. I don't have a Treo, so it'll be a damn sight easier for you to write then me! But I have some ideas.

V

one thing that seems to be a problem is whenever its resized or hidden and the plug in gets reactivated.(for some reason this plug in is tied into so much) it automatically re shows and resizes itself.

one thing im thinking of trying is to make this program a background process and making it hide it whenever it notices it.

if you have a better idea please let me know =)

[noman2]

ok i made it check every 10 seconds i tried to make it use the least memory i could ill play with the timing tomorrow but for today im done.

i wont be available most of tomorrow so test it out and leave feed back

NOTE* only tested on 700w
http://ppcgeeks.com/remove-logo-semi-figured-out-t1066.html

[vijay555]

noman - I have another idea based on a series of new hacks I've made. Which dll are you resizing (by name)?

Polling isn't the best way, but it at least works, so stick with that for now. You might want an event driven resident app though...

V

[noman2]

noman - I have another idea based on a series of new hacks I've made. Which dll are you resizing (by name)?

Polling isn't the best way, but it at least works, so stick with that for now. You might want an event driven resident app though...

V

check pms :)

[robdes]

ok i made it check every 10 seconds i tried to make it use the least memory i could ill play with the timing tomorrow but for today im done.

i wont be available most of tomorrow so test it out and leave feed back

NOTE* only tested on 700w
http://ppcgeeks.com/remove-logo-semi-figured-out-t1066.html

Where is that skin from? Can you post it too?

[vijay555]

Guys, can someone do me a favour and measure the today plugin in pixels. I need to know exactly how tall it is. If poss, if you can do a screen capture and pm or post it here, that'll be great. As I don't have a Treo, I'm working blind :(

V

[hannip]

I tried counting a screenshot and it appears to be 20 pixels tall not including the borders around it.

[malatesta]

Here's a screen shot:

Both Carrier logo and Dial Loookup

http://www.everythingtreo.com/images/700w-review/700-w-photo-speed-dial.jpg

http://www.bargainpda.com/assets/4469.bmp

[vijay555]

Many thanks, I'll look into it.

V

[budney]

I tried counting a screenshot and it appears to be 20 pixels tall not including the borders around it.

I think you are right on the nose.

When using Scarybear Spacer to but PhoneAlarm on the bottom of my today screen the space in pixels with the carrier logo is 94 pixels. With out the carrier logo on the screen I need to set the spacer at 115. :)

[playamenace]

hi all,

anything new regarding this topic?
i've seen on the other forum, that a new relase is out and tried it but i still experience the problems as before.
sometimes when i enter a name to dial on the today screen the carrier logo appears and disappears again which is fine.
but: the today screen scrollbar is still there and doesn't go away until i softreset my device. it seems that there is a blank space underneath the space where pocketbreeze is shown.
btw: i only have pocketbreeze active on my today screen and nothing else.
maybe this helps fix the problem.

cheers,
playamenace

[noman2]

hi all,

anything new regarding this topic?
i've seen on the other forum, that a new relase is out and tried it but i still experience the problems as before.
sometimes when i enter a name to dial on the today screen the carrier logo appears and disappears again which is fine.
but: the today screen scrollbar is still there and doesn't go away until i softreset my device. it seems that there is a blank space underneath the space where pocketbreeze is shown.
btw: i only have pocketbreeze active on my today screen and nothing else.
maybe this helps fix the problem.

cheers,
playamenace

If you tried the beta try the new release as of today

http://ppcgeeks.com/remove-logo-released-t1066.html

its a today plugin now

[Pibe38]

Works like a charm!!!

http://www.alpha.hostrocket.com/misc/PPC/103106.png

[jeegnesh]

yeap working for me, version 1.1 fixed the scrollbar problem, seems it happened to folks with today agenda plugin.

[Xilicon]

I'm using a hw6965 and I have the search contacts today plugin installed but the carrier and the wireless icons aren't working and I was hoping that this plugin would remove it entirely - however it's just crashing the device. Does anyone have any other suggestions? My entire today screen is blank except for the top line.

[billinaz]

I love the ability to regain that pace where the carrier line is... but I miss the Date line.

Ive tried everything out there, and hidelogo removes them both.

[cincy1020]

If you tried the beta try the new release as of today

http://ppcgeeks.com/remove-logo-released-t1066.html

its a today plugin now

Hi:
Does anyone know where I can find this plugin? Link doesn't work, and I haven't had any luck with search.
Thanks so much!

[johnnylavah]

Hi:
Does anyone know where I can find this plugin? Link doesn't work, and I haven't had any luck with search.
Thanks so much!

did u ever find it? i am looking too for treo 700w

[Flapjack]

I am also looking for this.

[miloszz]

You can disable Dial-Lookup plugin using SKTools or MemMaid... Then operator name disappears.

Once I was thinking a lot how to get it back ;)