HTC Sense / TouchFLO 3D 2.5 Gains Landscape Mode

Rotastrain  , over at XDA-developers, has released another fantastic hack for HTC Sense, formerly labeled TouchFLO 3D 2.5. This time, he’s somehow managed to add landscape support for the popular UI. Users of Sense have been waiting a long time for landscape to make it into the mix; some even avoid using 2.5 due to lack of landscape support. Previously, sliding out the hardware keyboard on the Touch Pro2 would render the interface useless. This is no longer the case as the landscape hack has been released for the Touch Pro2.


While it’s not perfect, it is usable. You will find occasional glitching and some tabs don’t look right (off-centered), but this is only the first release. The best part is that you can install it easily with a few CAB files. I’ve quickly tested it and landscape seems to be working now. I find landscape to be quite functional, but some of the soft keys in portrait mode have been disabled. For example, the home tab soft keys and the send key in HTC messaging have to be remapped (registry fix below). It's probably dependent on the ROM, but I'd expect fixes for these issues soon. Rotastrain has provided a ROM package, so you should see this available in custom ROMs in the future. For users who want to install it on their current ROMs, head over to XDA-developers for the easily installable CAB files. It's just been released, so proceed with caution until all bugs are reported.  
 

 
How to install (all files provided in the thread linked above):

1) Install MortScript 4.2 (CAB)
2) Disable HTC Sense
3) Install Rotastrain’s Landscape 2.5 (CAB)
4) Install a small registry tweak (CAB)
5) And of course, enable Sense after the soft reset

If missing, get "Send" icon back in HTC Messaging (thanks, Gooser711):
1) Disable HTC Sense
2) With a registry editor, navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Manila"
Change "LSK_Send_Msg" value from "1" to "0"
3) Enable HTC Sense

Notes: As a reminder, this was released on a Touch Pro2/Rhodium thread and only works for Sense 2.5. The landscape 2.5 cab is quite large in size. The hack will also change the background on all your tabs to the one pictured above.

Touch HD |B|6.5.3|WWE| ★ EnergyROM "Leo" 28005/21877 |Nov 27| ★ Sense 2.5 ★

NRGZ28 build this ROMs with four main goals.
- Eye candy
- Speed !!!
- Smoothness, consistency and good aesthetics
- Stability through private beta testing before public release

He preconfigure a lot of things in his ROM, because when he flash it on his phone, he want it ready to go, how he'd want it. So, expect the backlight to be set at the maximum brightness, the ringtone, sms/email and other notifications to already be set. Doing it this way, makes for a nice ROM that's ready out of the 'box'. 

You will find a new ROM posted here every few days, as he always update them with the latest "ingredients" that come down the pipe, from either Microsoft or HTC. Because of that, he recommend learning to backup your settings with either Sashimi or UC (User Customization). He also provide an example script to use to save your email settings in one of the posts below.

You will find TWO core versions of my ROM.


The 21877 Build is from the OEM COM2 Tree and is the most reliable and bug free release. I recommend you start with this first!

And...

The 28005 Build that's the latest in the 6.5.1 series with the Start/Close buttons at the bottom. These builds are not as stable but they reflect the latest cutting edge technology from Microsoft.

 

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You can "follow me" on Twitter for the latest updates!

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Changelog

November 27th, 2009 (Latest release):


- No top curtain mod added
- Updated to 21877 (GPS issues are fixed now!) and 28005 !
- Sony Xperia X2 task manager added and skinned to both builds.
- Checkout the new themes added

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---> Download here <---

If you don't see the ROM in the download directory, it either means Author haven't uploaded it OR he'snot making one for the current release yet.
Please don't ask in the thread when it's going to be uploaded or when he's going to make one. It'll be there as soon as he can get it out !!!

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Procedure .........

Disassembly procedure:

touch hd repair from Piero Zucchelli on Vimeo.

Assembly procedure:

Reassembly of Touch HD after screen replacement from Piero Zucchelli on Vimeo.

DISCLAIMER: these operations void the manufacturer warranty.

HTC Touch HD/Blackstone disassembling procedure

HTC Touch HD/Blackstone disassembling procedure from Olivier L. on Vimeo.

Touch HD |B|6.5.3|WWE| ★ EnergyROM "Leo" 28004/21876 |Nov 25| ★ Sense 2.5 ★

NRGZ28 build this ROMs with four main goals.
- Eye candy
- Speed !!!
- Smoothness, consistency and good aesthetics
- Stability through private beta testing before public release

He preconfigure a lot of things in his ROM, because when he flash it on his phone, he want it ready to go, how he'd want it. So, expect the backlight to be set at the maximum brightness, the ringtone, sms/email and other notifications to already be set. Doing it this way, makes for a nice ROM that's ready out of the 'box'. 

You will find a new ROM posted here every few days, as he always update them with the latest "ingredients" that come down the pipe, from either Microsoft or HTC. Because of that, he recommend learning to backup your settings with either Sashimi or UC (User Customization). He also provide an example script to use to save your email settings in one of the posts below.

You will find TWO core versions of my ROM.


The 21876 Build is from the OEM COM2 Tree and is the most reliable and bug free release. I recommend you start with this first!

And...

The 28004 Build that's the latest in the 6.5.3 series with the Start/Close buttons at the bottom. These builds are not as stable but they reflect the latest cutting edge technology from Microsoft.

 

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You can "follow me" on Twitter for the latest updates!

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Changelog

November 25th, 2009 (Latest release):

- Manila 2.5 1921 version
- Working Animated, Still and Weather wallpaper options
- Fixed Twitter tab
- 21876 and 28004 versions
- QuickMenu added back to 28004 version
- Opera 10 Beta added (uninstallable)
- Etc etc etc !
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---> Download here <---

---> Archive of old ROMs can be found here <---

If you don't see the ROM in the download directory, it either means Author haven't uploaded it OR he'snot making one for the current release yet.
Please don't ask in the thread when it's going to be uploaded or when he's going to make one. It'll be there as soon as he can get it out !!!

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[SKN] Leo Animation Startup 'quietly brilliant' [WVGA|VGA|VGA|WQVGA]

This is the Leo/HD2 animation startup for nearly all HTC devices.
I made this animation in Photoshop from scratch, so it's easier to customize and probably smaller in size.
Per resolution, there are 2 downloads:
1. a CAB

2. the file itself for cooking etc.

WVGA

File
Cab

VGA
File
Cab

Forgot to include the following registry key (some Roms use different names):Code:HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAnimationStartupGif - \Windows\animated.gifStartupWav - \Windows\XXX.wav

I didn't upload the welcomhead since nearly everyone already uses the 6.5 one.I hope you like this little contribution. 

Experiment 13

Experiment 13 from the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Accelerometer enabled fun game. Its got great controls and nice graphics. It requires an Accelerometer built in to your device and would require a high end processor. Since this is made for the X2 I am not sure if it will play nicely with the other Windows Mobile devices. If you liked the 3D shooter / racer Xtrakt then you might love this.

---> Download Here <---