The homescreen I'd like

[TauTau]

Hi,

after trying ver much today plugins etc, I finally found what I really want and need. I made a rough sketch of my idea, mybe someone could give me a hint, how to realize that?
Basically I just need to see date/time in the top bar (I think there's some registry setting for that?), a weather plugin, and a calender preview (like today agenda) and a launcher, where I can switch between calendar and launcher. I know this should be possible, just not exactly how. Pocket Breeze for example is too overloaded with iLauncher integrated, and I don't need a separate tab for tasks for example. On the other hand, the touch homescreens weather plugin never updates it's view, it always shows the weather from the last sync, not the current one. Without data flatrate and a resulting occasional USB update, I never have the current weather shown

 

[PaulMdx]

As you say I think there's a reg setting for the time + date in the title bar. (I think I've seen the option in Tweak2K2.NET.)

You can remove the Day + Date + time today item using the Settings -> Today configuration.

For weather I use SpbWeather, which can show 4 days of weather across a 240px wide screen.

Edit: Additionally I use ScaryBear QuickTasks for the tasks list.

That should cover some of what you want. For meetings you may be able to achieve using the standard today plugin anyhow.

 

[TauTau]

the builtin calender plugin show not enough upcoming meetings, but I can use TodayAgenda for that, which also shows tasks. Only thing I don't like with TodayAgenda, it doesn't use category colors...
For weather weatherpanel could be nice, seen that in a thread below this one. Biggest problem with most weather plugins is the inflexibility with updates, what I need is "update only on activeSync".
What I couldn't find so far is a tabbed interface, that integrates a Launcher and the TodayAgenda, with a large button to switch between views (don't want a stylus on today screen)

Edit: hm, I have the correct registry value for date/time in the taskbar:
To show both the date and the clock:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TBOpt = 1 (DWORD decimal)

but it doesn't show. When I leave the homescreen, I see the clock, on the homescreen itself nothing. I have HTC taskmanager installed, which I like, maybe it prevents that? Also the HTC touch homescreen is installed, which shows the time, but I don't like it, so I disabled the today plugin, but maybe it diesabled the clock?

 

[monkey_knight]

for weather you can try to the free program of weather-to-go (you can set it to update only on activesync)

http://tonaya.com/products/wtg/index.php

for meetings and tasks, I do like todayagenda. i believe there are some color options that are in the program (I haven't personally used).

for the launcher (without the use of a stylus) you can use claunch and have it set to large icons in the options. if you want it specifically integrated into one section with the calendar, i don't know of a launcher that's integrated into the calendar except for loaded programs from spb or sbsh.

there was a program that showed the date as small text underneath the time. found it...it was pbar. it's also a useful task manager (better than vbar). also free.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284952

for the new on the bottom left softkey, you can look for and install wmnewmenu and map it to the left key (i forget if it's an option in the program. if not, you can look for the softkey mapper...think it's by dotfred) and map it.

 

[nothin]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=42438&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1182953184

pocketage + today agenda.

 

[decknologist]

for the new on the bottom left softkey, you can look for and install wmnewmenu and map it to the left key (i forget if it's an option in the program. if not, you can look for the softkey mapper...think it's by dotfred) and map it.

You can pick it up here.

 

[TauTau]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=42438&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1182953184

pocketage + today agenda.

I searched a bit on pocketage, there seems to be no homepage or anything...

The "new" menu I have already running...

I don't need a calendar with integrated launcher, I just need a 2-tabbed interface with acalendar preview and a launcher... this can be one, two or three separate tools if need be...

 

[nothin]

I searched a bit on pocketage, there seems to be no homepage or anything...

The "new" menu I have already running...

I don't need a calendar with integrated launcher, I just need a 2-tabbed interface with acalendar preview and a launcher... this can be one, two or three separate tools if need be...

ok, i will provide link later..

 

[TauTau]

oh, damn proxy here didn't update the main page, so i missed your reply here

 

[monkey_knight]

I don't need a calendar with integrated launcher, I just need a 2-tabbed interface with acalendar preview and a launcher... this can be one, two or three separate tools if need be...

for a two-tabbed launcher, claunch should be able to work. it defaults with 8 tabs, but you can set in options to only have 2 tabs and rename them as you see fit.

 

[fresh123breeze]

Check SPB Mobile Shell
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/screenshots/102.png

 

[TauTau]

for a two-tabbed launcher, claunch should be able to work. it defaults with 8 tabs, but you can set in options to only have 2 tabs and rename them as you see fit.

I need to have the calendar preview in one tab, so it's not actually a 2-tabbed launcher, but more a tabbed interface for two today plugins...

 

[monkey_knight]

I need to have the calendar preview in one tab, so it's not actually a 2-tabbed launcher, but more a tabbed interface for two today plugins...

hmm...that's gonna be tricky. i don't recall seeing any free software that does that. i do know that spb and sbsh have a today plugin that will integrate the calendar into a tab. i think one of them also the ability to add other third party today plugins in their their tabs as well (based on past experience when i tried this software, but i can't reconfirm from my current access due to stupid websense in the network)

 

[TauTau]

SPB Mobile Shell looks nice so far, just have to get a bit into it's customizability. Only checked the old version, but with the new one and it's Professional Now screen, it looks quite good...

 

[TauTau]

ok, i will provide link later..

or not?