Windows Mobile Registry Tweaks-Part 2
Change the length of scrollbar arrow buttons
To go with changing the thickness of the scrollbars, you may wish to change the length of the scrollbar arrow buttons…
For the horizontal (bottom) scrollbar arrows:
HKLM\System\GWE\cyVScr = 9 (DWORD decimal)
For the vertical (right) scrollbar:
HKLM\System\GWE\cxHScr = 9 (DWORD decimal)
The default length is 13. You can set the value to pretty much anything you like
Enable ClearType in Landscape mode
To enable ClearType in Landscape mode in Windows Mobile device:
HKLM\System\GDI\ClearTypeSettings\OffOnRotation = 0 (DWORD decimal)
To disable:
HKLM\System\GDI\ClearTypeSettings\OffOnRotation = 1 (DWORD decimal)
Note that your PocketPC screen’s LCD red/green/blue ordering required for proper ClearType display is only correct for Portrait display. You may or may not prefer to leave ClearType in Landscape mode disabled
Add a ‘Disconnect’ button (and Timer) to the Connection List for GPRS
To add a Disconnect button to the connection list for GPRS in Windows Mobile device:
HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\Flags2 = 8 (DWORD decimal)
To add a Disconnect button and a timer display showing how long GRPS is in use for the session:
HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\Flags2 = 16 (DWORD decimal)
To disable both the Disconnect button and the timer:
HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\Flags2 = 0 (DWORD decimal)
Change the ‘user agent’ identification of Pocket Internet Explorer
To change the ‘user agent’ identification of Pocket Internet Explorer, several fields need to be adjusted. The example shows how to identify as Internet Explorer 6 – desktop version
The standard compliance ‘user-agent’ string:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\(Default) = “Mozilla/4.0″ (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Defaults to “Mozilla/2.0″ The application/version string:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Version = “MSIE 6.0″ (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Defaults to “MSIE 4.01″ The host operating system string:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Platform = “Windows NT 5.0″ (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Defaults to “Windows CE” Please note that if you change the Platform string, PDA-friendly sites may stop sending you PDA-friendly content automatically. Leave this string set to “Windows CE” unless a site absolutely refuses to work, or you want the site to feed you its normal content.
Change the location of ‘Temporary Internet Files’
When browsing the web, pages and images are saved in the ‘Temporary Internet Files’ location. You can change this location to, for example, your Storage Card:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache = “\Storage Card\cacheie” (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To return to the original location:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Cache = “\Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files” (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Change the display of the clock in the taskbar
The clock in the taskbar can be changed to show not only the time, but also the date, or just the date, or nothing at all.
To show nothing:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TBOpt = 0 (DWORD decimal)
To show just the clock:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TBOpt = 1 (DWORD decimal)
To show just the date:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TBOpt = 2 (DWORD decimal)
To show both the date and the clock:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\TBOpt = 1 (DWORD decimal)
Note 1: If you switch to the Analog clock display, the date will remain visible -through- the Analog clock
Note 2: Setting the clock to show ‘nothing’ will still keep the reserved space, showing the taskbar background, and obscure any icons that will shift to the right.
Note 3: Your date may get obscured by the space reserved for the OK/Close button in the top-right. You can fix this my adding spaces at the end of your ‘Short Date Format’. See also the tweak on ‘Change the Short Date Format’
Change the Short Date Format
Applications may call upon the system to provide a ’short date format’. One such application is the Date/Time display in the taskbar, if set to show the date. To change the Short Date Format to show “Mon/2″ (example):
HKLM\nls\overrides\SSDte = “ddd/d ” (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
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