Dear all,

If u hate tapping several times in order to access ur individual settings stuff (e.g. tap 'Start' + tap 'Settings' + tap 'Today' + tap 'Appearance' to change ur theme), u can actually create ur own shortcuts. I am not talking about using file explorers or ActiveSync to do a simple 'Paste Shortcut', but rather to write our own shortcuts to these settings. Anyway, u cant create shortcuts for some settings using the 'Paste Shortcut' methods.

The implications of being able to do this is that we can now further customise our Start menus or even our Startup sequences on our device. For more uses, please refer to http://www.ppcsg.com/http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=51858
Perhaps less importantly (but still important!), we can save ourselves from the hassles of a few extra taps .

The steps are pretty simple, but so far this'll work for the most of the settings (i.e. settings to config our BT, power, memory, passwords, etc, etc) only. One other thing, the icon images of shortcuts u create will not look very nice (see attached picture).


How to write/create ur own shortcuts: (Test Platform = O2 XDA II Mini)
1) Choose a command line from the first example (highlighted in red) shown below (look out, its a massive list!!!). For instance, to create a shortcut to ur password settings at "Settings>Personal>Password>Password", the command line (just next to the settings name) is "20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,1".
2) Open a new Notepad document on ur desktop.
3) Copy the command line (20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,1) to the document.
4) Save the file as "Password.lnk" (since this setting is for the password, but u can name it to anything u wish).
5) Copy the file to ur ppc:
- e.g. '\Windows\Start Menu\' = u'll be able to access that setting from the Start Menu.
- e.g. '\Windows\Startup\' = that setting will be automatically run upon each soft-reset.

The ppc platform which I used to test ALL of the command lines below is the O2 XDA II Mini, which runs on the WM2003SE OS. My guess is that the lengthy stuff below will also work correctly for other XDA devices running on the same OS, but there may be slight variations for other devices/OS = u may have to trial and error if u have other devices/OS.

List of settings and their shortcut commands: (Left = Settings Type and Right = Command codes)
Settings>Personal>Password>Password = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,1 (used as example above).
Settings>Personal>Password>Hint = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,1,1

Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Identification = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,2
Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Notes = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,2,1
Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Options = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,2,2

Settings>System>Power>Main = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,3

Settings>System>Memory>Main = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,4
Settings>System>Memory>Storage Card = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,4,1
Settings>System>Memory>Running Programs = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,4,2

Settings>System>About>Version = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,5
Settings>System>About>Device ID = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,5,1
Settings>System>About>Copyrights = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,5,2

Settings>System>Screen>General = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,7
Settings>System>Screen>Clear Type = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,7,1
Settings>System>Screen>Text Size = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,7,2

Settings>Personal>Input>Input Method = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,8
Settings>Personal>Input>Word Completion = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,8,1
Settings>Personal>Input>Options = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,8,2

Settings>Personal>Sounds & Notifications>Sounds = 20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,9
Settings>Personal>Sounds & Notifications>Notifications = 22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,9,1

Settings>System>Remove Programs = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,10

Settings>Personal>Menus>Start Menu = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,11
Settings>Personal>Menus>New Menu = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,11,1

Settings>Personal>Buttons>Program Buttons = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,12
Settings>Personal>Buttons>Up/Down Controls = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,12,1

Settings>Personal>Today>Appearance = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,13
Settings>Personal>Today>Items = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,13,1

Settings>Connections>Beam = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,15

Settings>System>Clock & Alarms>Time = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,16
Settings>System>Clock & Alarms>Alarms = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,16,2

Settings>Connections>Network Cards = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,17

Settings>System>Regional Settings>Region = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18
Settings>System>Regional Settings>Number = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,1
Settings>System>Regional Settings>Currency = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,2
Settings>System>Regional Settings>Time = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,3
Settings>System>Regional Settings>Date = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,18,4

Settings>Connections>Connections>Task = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,19
Settings>Connections>Connection>Advanced = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,19,1

Settings>Personal>Phone>Phone = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20
Settings>Personal>Phone>Services = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20,1
Settings>Personal>Phone>Network = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20,2
Settings>Personal>Phone>More = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,20,3

Settings>System>Certificates>Personal = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,22
Settings>System>Certificates>Root = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,22,1

Settings>Connections>Bluetooth>Mode = 21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,23
Settings>Connections>Bluetooth>Devices = 23#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,23,1

Hope this messy stuff hasnt confused anyone .

For convenience, I have a zip file of most of the common control panel applets from Settings here.
Some 3rd party software shortcuts found in settings here.

Bro vicott,

Nice find; may save some bros alot of work .

Let me just add that Bro vicott's shortcuts to the feature settings are really for the iPaq platform = some of the attached shortcuts will not work for XDAs. Examples:
1) Backlight 1
2) Backlight iPaq
3) Contrast
4) etc

Also, u wont be able to customise shortcuts right down to the last tab.
For example, Bro vicott's attached shortcut to Owner Information accesses only:
i) Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Identification

The messy stuff written in the first post can allow u to create shortcuts to access:
i) Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Identification
ii) Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Notes
iii) Settings>Personal>Owner Information>Options

Not much difference anyway .

Sorry I've just read this interesting topic lately,
is anybody know how to create a shortcut to turn on/off bluetooth?

Hi..anyone has the short-cut coding for WM5 ?

thanks

I have tried the today link on WM5. It works the same. Great tip. Was trying to copy and do the link before realizing someone already posted in the zip file. Good stuff

Have u tried the links from the ZIP file? Do they (those shortcuts not specific to iPAQs) work as well?

Hi,
I didn't try all but most of them..

The following I tried and work.
1) Screen
2) Notification
3) Today
4) Screen - hahhaha.. Now I could rotate the screen easily..

Does not work
-Backlight for ipaq
-Contrast
-Avantgo connection
-

I think the one for Ipaq does not work

I successfully create a shortcut for bluetooth with "21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,23" for.....like 5 secs...only. After 5 secs it just disappeared!! I try to click on the shortcut on "File Explorer" and it did work. However it never show up on the start menu, even within the 5 secs appear.

Is it because it has no icon?

hi,

i tried and it works. Am using claunch. However there is no icon attached to each shortcut. How do i add an icon to the shortcut ?

can anyone help ?

Thanks in advance and happy Lunar new year to all!!! :)

hi there,

i found out answer to my own question already.
Read THIS if u r interested :)

aficionado, vicott,

I have succesfully tried the following shortcuts under wm5 (dopod 818pro - using clauncher):
- Today
- Screen
- Sounds & Notifications
- Remove Programs
No icons displayed though (have used the shortcuts compiled by vicott).
i guess the icon index in cplmain.cpl are different in wm5.

hi kickjazz,
can't access this site
meanwhile, care to explain in a few words?

Actually, there are several ways to find out the index for the icons. You can try this simple freeware for obtaining the icon index for EXE/DLL/CPL files.

vicott,
thanks
i tried it, but it can't find any icon in the cplmain.cpl file

Hhmm...I think the icon index don't work the "normal" way then. I'm not too familiar with that already. However, the icon display on today plug-ins like cLaunch, Pocket Plus, etc, can be changed though.

Right. I just wanted to use the same system icons.
Is it packaged somewhere?
Any set of nice alternative icons?
thanks

BTW, did u use the steps to create shortcuts in the first post, or did u use the shortcuts in the ZIP file I provided in the 2nd post?

I used the shortcuts u provided in the zip file. These shortcuts already contain the icon pointer (?cplmain.cpl,-XXX) but doesn't work.
Also tried to manually map the icon in cLaunch, providing the cpl name and the icon handle number, to no avail.

If you change the icons in cLaunch, you should not be using back the same CPL file for the icons. You should try some other EXE/DLL files instead. Maybe you can try these DLL files.

hiya kramax,

sorry for the late reply, wasn't checking this forum religiously.

not sure why you can't access the site, let me post you the url again http://www.gpcarreon.com/?p=14

anyway, this is what i did (taking an example of creating a shortcut to the Today Items screen)
1) the shortcut is "21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,13"
2) I downloaded this library of icons (gpc.icons.exe) from the Web site above and placed it under my sd card \Storage Card\Pictures\icons folder
3) next i appended this "?\Storage Card\Pictures\icons\gpc.icons.exe,-21" to (1) above.
this means my resultant shortcut is "21#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,13?\Storage Card\Pictures\icons\gpc.icons.exe,-21"

(the "-21" is the index of the icon i want to use)
4) I used claunch and add this file as a new shortcut

I find that this works for me. Not sure if i'm clear in my explanation. Do let me know if you need further clarifications. :)

kickjazz

Thanks for the info.

I find that the link to the Phone settings (in Personal tab of settings), does not work correctly on my PPC phone, the T-Mobile (USA) MDA (HTC Wizard), running WM5.

At first glance it appears to work, it looks like the phone settings page opens up. But if you try to do anything with it, you notice problems.

For one thing, the first tab, called "Phone", is missing! If it does appear, when you click on it it disappears!

On the tab called "Services", I highlight "Caller ID", then click "Get Settings...". One should then see what your current Caller ID setting is, to show your number when you make a call or not, and you can change the setting from there. That works fine if I go to Phone Settings the normal way, via Settings, Personal, Phone. However, if I go to the page via the shortcut, I highlight "Caller ID", click "Get Settings...", and nothing happens, absolutely nothing.

In other words--the Phone settings dialog (Settings, Personal, Phone) works fine when you go there the normal way. But if you go there via the shortcut, one tab is missing, and other features don't work.

It's possible that this might be a WM5 thing, that the shortcut might work fine in WM2003. Anyone else tried it with WM5?

Does anyone have a fix for this, to get a shortcut for Phone settings that really works, in WM5?

Thank you.

I just tried both Memory>Running Programs and the plain Memory cpl from the zip file. My system tries to load the link in Internet Explorer and fails. (I'm WM5 on a Cingular-branded HTC Wizard.)

???

yesyes... does anyone know how to create a shortcut to turn on/off bluetooth? it will be very useful!

You can try using CicleBT.

wah COOL! very prompt response. i got it. and it's exactly what i needed. Thanks!

What about shortcut to turn on/off Wi-Fi?

How do I install the CicleBT software to my Atom? Is it as simple as dowloading the CAB file, putting it in my memory card, and somehow running it from my device?
Then will I have a shortcut to BT in my Start menu?


Thanks,Tim

Hi there,

This was exactly what I was looking for...

I have just bought a Mio A701 and have a small problem with my BT-headset.
It's a cheap one from Touch, BeeHawk BTH788 which I bought at a discount drugstore.

My problem is I keep my headset in my car so it stays standby and charged.
When I enter my car I have to manually switch it to be used as handsfree in my Mio A701 Bluetooth Settings menu under Devices. (Tap and hold "BTH788" and set to handsfree)
With the following code I made a shortcut on my Todayscreen which I could tap so it jumps to Bluetooth Settings:



My question now is can I extend this code so it also automates the last part, setting my "BTH788" to handsfree.
I already tried the following code:



But nothing happened. It was just jumping to the BT-Settings tab.

Can somebody please help me out on this one...?!

Some of the shortcuts are device-specific. If you are sure you coded the shortcut file correctly and it still doesn't work, it probably means the link is not the same or not available for your device.

Hi!

Thx for your great help in creating the shortcuts. I'm owner of an o2 xda orbit. I'd like to know whether there is a way to create a list of my shortcuts (device specific). In other words: Could you tell in which way you created the shortcut list in your first post.

Kind regards and again: thanks

Benedikt

Another list of shortcuts found here.

try shortcut creator
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=275577

complicated ler.Does this work on WM6?

Is it possible to create shortcut to just
- Programs
- Settings

without going into the specific application?

Also, is there shortcut for Today Screen? Using ifonz application and I want to have a shortcut that goes back to WM today screen.

this is confusing man!

how about just using resco explorer to add shortcut?

It does not help because all the applets link to one single file only.