Remove GPRS Notification Icon

[litewoheat]

Hello,

I recall coming across a post somewhere on how to remove the notification icon for GPRS that shows signal strength, connection status etc. I need to be able to do this without disabling GPRS. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Does anyone know how to do this?

This would be for PPC4 and PPC5.

[vijay555]

I know a way to customise or to hide it, but it's a bit intensive right now.
I'm working on a tool to make it a bit easier.

http://www.vijay555.com/vj/releases/vjshellhack/screenshot.jpg

I think another way might be to resource hack Phcanoverbmp (at least on the Hermes). But that won't work on all devices.

Why do you need to do this?

V

[litewoheat]

I have an application that replaces its functionality with proprietary authentication mechanisms, VPN and other stuff related to network access for a VoIP app. A common complaint is that users still use the built in stuff thinking they are connecting to the network when in reality they are not. I don't want the built in stuff to get in the way presenting a network that the user really shouldn't be connecting to.

[vijay555]

If you're app replaces it's functionality, why not just make your own window/icon, and map it into the titlebar yourself, thereby negating the OS G icon completely?

V

[litewoheat]

I have my own notification icon. Hacking into the titlebar by adding a child window etc. isn't an option. We tried and it caused problems with other applications on the device. No amount of begging will change that requirement.

I know there's a way to just remove it without covering it. I remember the post and I remember trying it a while back but I can't find the post and don't remember how it was done.