SpbMobileShell Help

Spb Mobile Shell Help

Spb Menu
Spb Menu
Options and Settings
Today Options
Now Screen Options
Tabs Options
Theme Options
Weather

Now Screen Options

Show the Now Screen When device wakes up: If selected then the Now Screen will be shown after you wake the device.
Analog clock or Digital Clock: Please select the desired clock view shown on the Now Screen.
Show current and upcoming appointments: You can also add information about the next upcoming appointments to the Now Screen by selecting this check box.

Tabs Options

In this tab please select what particular tabs will be displayed on the Today screen plug-in of Spb Mobile Shell.

To move the tabs by the list please use the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

To add a new tab to the list please use the Add button. You will be proposed to select from a list of standard Spb Mobile Shell tabs.

To replace one of the existing tabs with another one please use the Replace button. You will be proposed to select another tab from a list of standard Spb Mobile Shell tabs.

Some of the tabs may also have customizable options. To open the list of available tab options just select this tab and tap on Options.

To remove a tab, just select it and tap on Remove.

Theme Options

Use a color based scheme: You can use one basic color for the whole Pocket PC theme. To do so, just select this check box and choose the theme color from the corresponding drop-down menu.

Today Options

Auto-hide the tab content: If selected then the tab content will be automatically hidden when you tap the tab for the second time. If you want to keep the content on the screen, unselect this check box.
Backlight indicator in the Home Tab: Unselect this check box if you don't want the backlight indicator to appear in the Home Tab content.
Left soft key and Right soft key: Please select corresponding actions to be assigned to every. These can be either standard Pocket PC actions, like Calendar or Contacts or Spb's own ones, like Spb Menu or Task Manager.

Weather

Update weather forecasts automatically: If you keep this check box selected then the weather forecasts will be updated automatically. Otherwise the new forecasts will be downloaded only on your demand, when you launch the update manually, cradle the device or select a new observed city.

Spb Menu

Spb Menu is a special Smartphone-like menu that allows you to quickly get to any possible Pocket PC standard action, such as launching an application, writin a short message or opening a certain settings dialog in just a few soft key presses.

Spb Menu is represented with large intuitive icons. You can use your hardware navigation and Action buttons to quickly get to the necessary icon. The most important actions for every screen are assigned to the soft keys. Spb Menu is specially designed for one-hand stylus-free using.

See Also
Spb Mobile Shell Help