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bvondane
post Dec 7 2004, 04:45 PM
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I dont use the appointments part of the software so I would rather have something else on the home screen than that... Anyone know how I can customize that screen?

-Bill
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SinisterJunkie
post Oct 21 2005, 11:24 PM
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Homescreen customization is one of the best aspects of a WM Smartphone. You have a lot of options as to what you display and how. Homescreens are a combination of plugins, graphics, and an xml file. To eliminate the Calendar functions off of your current homesceen depends a little on what homescreen your currrently using, but here is a brief explination.

Copy the xml file for the homescreen you want to edit from your phone (\Storage\Application Data\Home) to your PC.

Open the xml file in a text editor of your preference. (Notepad will work fine)

Change the Title.
CODE
<title lang="0x0409">Smartphone Bliss</title>

Delete the Appointment Plugin section (CLSID {865A354A-4A96-4687-B001-
C155DC0DBE76}), which would look something like the following:
CODE
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{865A354A-4A96-4687-B001-
 C155DC0DBE76}" height="40">
   <background>
      <format state="selected" bgcolor="#2A2CC5"/>
   </background>
   <label h="16">
      <text><subject/></text>
   </label>
   <label y="17">
      <text><time/></text>
   </label>
</plugin>

Delete the All Day Event Plugin section (CLSID {2FFD93B3-0FF0-4228-A6D6-
D2DF177D7D92}), which would look something like the following:
CODE
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{2FFD93B3-0FF0-4228-A6D6-
 D2DF177D7D92}" height="20">
   <background>
      <format state="selected" bgcolor="#2A2CC5"/>
   </background>
<format state="noevent" visible="false"/>
   <label h="16">
      <text><subject/></text>
   </label>
</plugin>

Save your changes and rename the file something different.

Transfer your new xml file back to your phone (\Storage\Application Data\Home).

Change your homescreen to your new version. Start - Settings - Home Screen

Here is a reference for the Standard Microsoft Plugins.
Customizing the Microsoft Smartphone 2002 Home Screen

If you new version does not show up in the list. Try opening the xml file on your PC in Internet Explorer. This will tell you and errors in the xml formating.

Hope this helps out.
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