Change SMS/MMS Text and Force email to show

[kpierce]

I like the default MSGCOUNT plugin however I am struggling with two items.
1. I would like to always display the number of email messages on my homescreen the line does not display if there are no email messages.

However when there are (0) message the Outlook line does not appear. However the SMS/MMS line does show up.
I would like to have
SMS/MMS(0)
Outlook (0)

2. How do you change the 'text' or 'label' of SMS/MMS and Outlook. I can find a way to show:
'Text Messages: (0)'
'Email Messages: (0)'

My current section from my XML is:
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="sms"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="activesync"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<text padding-bottom="5"/>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="others"/>
</plugin>

I have tried this but it does not work
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<text>Text Messages: </text>
<mail account="sms"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="activesync"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<text padding-bottom="5"/>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="others"/>
</plugin>

Thanks

[n99hockey]

use something like this

<!-- Message Count Plugin -->
<plugin clsid="{2F930BF0-6FE9-4a53-9E17-88E9247BAB48}" name="SMScount" height="24">
<background b-border-width="0"/>
<label y="4" x="8">
<format state="selected" halign="left" bgcolor="transparent" fgcolor="#000000" font-weight="bold" font-size="16" />
<format state="unselected" halign="left" bgcolor="transparent" fgcolor="#FFFFFF" font-weight="normal" font-size="16" />
<text>Email/MMS/:<unreadEmail/></text>
</label>
</plugin>

just change the color and height to match up with what you want

[kpierce]

Great and thanks for the info....

A follow up question(s)
1. How do I get it to show "(0)" if there are no messages? Right now I have the following and if there are no messages it shows "()". The msgcount seems to work and place a (0), but again that only works for the SMS/MMS, I want to inface see that I have "(0)" email messages.

2. How do I get it to go directly to either SMS or Outlook email. Right now it goes to the Messaging Screen with 1. SMS/MMS, 2.Outlook E-Mail, 3. New Account... I thought that perhaps 'mail account' tag would do that, but that does not seem to work.

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<plugin clsid="{2F930BF0-6FE9-4a53-9E17-88E9247BAB48}" name="SMScount" height="25">
<label>
<text>Text Messages (<unreadSMS/>)</text>
</label>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="sms"/>
</plugin>

<plugin clsid="{2F930BF0-6FE9-4a53-9E17-88E9247BAB48}" name="emailcount" height="25">
<label>
<text>Email (<unreademail/>)</text>
</label>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="others"/>
</plugin>

[n99hockey]

Originally Posted by kpierce

Great and thanks for the info....

A follow up question(s)
1. How do I get it to show "(0)" if there are no messages? Right now I have the following and if there are no messages it shows "()". The msgcount seems to work and place a (0), but again that only works for the SMS/MMS, I want to inface see that I have "(0)" email messages.

the problem might be that you are using the plugin twice
if you notice my post they are both in the sameone...why not use that it functions the same and it says 0 when there are no messages?

2. How do I get it to go directly to either SMS or Outlook email. Right now it goes to the Messaging Screen with 1. SMS/MMS, 2.Outlook E-Mail, 3. New Account... I thought that perhaps 'mail account' tag would do that, but that does not seem to work.

you cant
only if you hit the right softkey when it says 'message' it will take you to that account

[kpierce]

Thanks again for the quick response.

I am sorry but I don't understand the statement.
the problem might be that you are using the plugin twice if you notice my post they are both in the sameone.

The code I had previously was:
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="true">
<text padding-bottom="5"/>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="others"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{8486CC1E-025B-4888-9C76-048DF7C1787D}" name="msgcount2" height="25" autoheight="false">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<mail account="sms"/>
</plugin>

This shows
SMS/MMS (1) (for example)

And takes me directly to my SMS messages.

The sample code you provided allows me to change the title and force the message to show up. However it takes me to the message screen where I have to select '1. SMS/MMS or 2. Outlook e-Mail'.

I would just like to be able to show the following:

Text Messages (0) (force this to show even if no messages)
Email (1) (force this to show even if no messages)

From what I am reading in your reply, this may not be possible.