What is this project?

Its a Windows Phone 7 inspired multifunctional interactive desktop information center based on rainmeter. This suite will turn your desktop into a productive and attractive workarea , delivering only the information you need. Every interactive tile gives you information at a glance, and can be easily customized to your needs. Unlike the initial Metro design, Omnimo gives you limitless customization potential, you can customize just about every aspect of it!

One of the key features of this project is that it also happened to predict how Windows 8 will look approximately - so you can use it to make your desktop look almost exactly like the Windows 8 start screen with much more customization options.

InstallationStep 1: Make sure you have Rainmeter 2.0 or higher installed. To download it, click hereStep 2: Double click on the Setup.rmskin file, it should install everything automatically and you will be greeted by the Intro.

After installation, select your settings and then the theme+resolution to apply the optimum layout. Don't worry if your desktop resolution is not included, you can move things around to your liking anyway. If you're upgrading - use UPGRADE.rmskin; it will preserve most of your settings.The BasicsHere are some of the basic things you may need to know while using Omnimo. All panels are resizable individually as well as all-at-once using the Color Gallery, also each panel can have its own color. You can access the color gallery by clicking the icon under the gallery arrow on your desktop. Make sure to click apply after any small changes youve made. The vast majority of Omnimo items can be closed by middle clicking. Everything else youll discover while using Omnimo :)P.S. You can find a conclusive customization guide on our website (omnimo.info)Tip for wallpapersIts recommended to use either a Solid color wallpaper, something very dark, or a tinted normal wallpaper. However you can just enable the background and use any wallpaper you like. To enable the background right click any Panel, select WP7\Background\bg.ini. You can customize some of the aspects of the background like aero blur, color gradients by clicking the settings icon which appears when you move your mouse to the very top right corner of your screen. There is a more customizable background variant which is resizable.Tip for desktop iconsThe fact that you will not be able to access your desktop icons might be a deciding factor whether using the fullscreen theme in Omnimo or not. Still, there is a possible workaround for this issue:1. Download Stardock Fences and install it.2. Right click any empty space on the desktop and close the background3. Customize fences to your liking and drag icons from your desktop to it.4. New icons will appear on top left corner, you can drag them to fences

Please note that you don't have to use the fullscreen theme - you can simply close the background and move the panels somewhere so they wouldn't overlap your desktop icons - that way you can use Omnimo and your desktop icons side by side.

Freequently asked questions

1. I downloaded Omnimo 3 but I dont know what to do next.Download rainmeter from www.rainmeter.net, install rainmeter, and after that you can install Omnimo by doubleclicking the skin file.

2. How do I ad/remove panels from my desktop?Click the + button on the desktop and click on the panel you want to ad. Click the arrow button near the Gallery text to see the next pages of the gallery items. Middle click to close any panel.

3. How to change color skins?Open the color gallery by clicking the paint brush icon which appears under the Arrow when you hover it. You can change many aspects of the skins from this window.

4. How to close stuff manually?Almost all configs in omnimo can be closed by middle clicking. You can close stuff manualy by right clicking it and selecting close skin too. Additionally if you need to close things like the background, right click the rainmeter tray icon, select your config from the menu and click close skin.

5. How to open stuff manually?Right click either the tray icon or any skin on the desktop, select Configs, WP7 and further folders and then open the skin.

6. Omnimo overwrote my theme which took me hours to set upNo worries, go to RainThemes, and load rainstaller backup.

7. I made a nice desktop layout and I dont want to lose it.You can save rainmeter themes by right clicking the tray icon, themes, manage themes and save your theme.

8. How to get my city weather code? Go to weather.com. Search your city.Youll see something like this in your addressbar:http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Klaipeda+Lithuania+LHXX0008?lswe=klaipeda&from=searchbox_localwxThe highlighted part is your weather code.Click the settings icon which appears on the top right of the panel on mouseover, and in the settings paste the weather code, click set, change the unit if you need, and click set again. Then close the settings box and the panel should refresh automatically. If it didnt, right click it and select refresh skin.

9. My mail isnt workingYou can use only Gmail with rainmeter right now. If Gmail doesnt work means you typed something incorrect, check it and refresh the panel, wait up to 10 seconds for it to gather information. Same thing applies for all panels which require login. Due to a bug in rainmeter, passwords that contain special characters do not work. Also if you live in Germany where Gmail has been forced to rename their service to Google Mail, the Panel may also not work...

10. I closed the +/arrow button and I cant access the gallery any more.Right click any omnimo item on your desktop, go to WP7 and select galleryarrow or galleryplus. You can access all configs from that menu.

11. My userpicture doesn't showGo to control panel, accounts and set your userpicture again

12. Why is my Installed Panels gallery empty?You need to download some items from omnimo.info

13. The website is down, where can I download addons?Again? Oh my. Visit http://omnimoaddons.deviantart.com

14. My clock is in military time, how to change it?Most clock items either provide a Variant or can be changed in the settings by typing a different format.

15. Weather forecast is in Celsius, how to change it to Fahrenheit?Right click it and select Weather4daysfarenheit.iniIf you're using the TextItem, click the arrow icon which appears near the C letter.

16. Im worried about the security of my passwordNormal users have nothing to worry about, rainmeter uses atom feed authentication from google to parse new emails as well as other services. Your passwords are secured by the configuration applet. However be advised that its not recommended if your computer is used by anyone other than you.

17. My antivirus detects there might be a Trojan in this suite.Again, not to worry! This is a false positive triggered by the UPX compression used in our configuration utilities. In Omnimo 4 we reduced the amount of UPX compressed files to just 1.Please let us know which antivirus detects it so we can contact them and notify about the false positive detection.

18. Whats the seculock password and can I change it? 7942, and no. SecuLock is not very secure as the title suggests either...

19. I contributed to Omnimo (helping/donations etc) but I haven't recieved my complimentary panel pack.Please email us at omnimosupport[at]gmail.com

20. I broke the configuration window somehow, how can I configure stuff now?Open the skin's folder and edit UserVariables.inc with notepad then.

21. I found a bug in Omnimo/Translation.We continiously try to perfect our product, however only 2 people can't make sure everything is flawless in a project this big. So please email a bug report to us at omnimosupport[at]gmail.com

22. How to change languages manually?Navigate to your documents folder, then: Rainmeter\Skins\WP7\Common\Variables\Languages; you'll see a bunch of text files and shortcuts, double click the shortcut to change the language. You can also edit a language file in notepad and ad your improvements. If you made any improvements to a language, send us an email to the address mentioned above.

23. The resize slider is stuck under my panel, how to get rid of it?It happens when you try to resize a panel, but then don't actually resize it. You can close it by clicking the number on the left of the resize slider.

24. I tried to install a add-on, but it failed saying it was unable to make a backupThis may be a bug in Rainmeter 2.1 Beta, here's a workaround: Open AddonName.rmskin in 7zip,Go to Omnimo\Skins, extract and copy the WP7 folder to Documents\Rainmeter\Skins (manually make backup of old one). After that the addons should appear in installed panels gallery.

25. Why aren't the twitter panels working?Currently all twitter items are deliberately disabled. They will be updated once Twiter.dll plugin has been released for Rainmeter.

26. I downloaded an Add-on and I can't seem to find the rmskin file in the ZIP/can't install.Chances are you downloaded it using Internet Explorer 9, which has a bug that changes any rmskin file to zip. All addons come in rmskin by default, so either change the filename or use a different browser to download the addons.

27. My panels are all blue, how do I make them colored individually?Click the palette icon under the gallery arrow, that will open the style gallery. Then on the bottom click on Individual Panel Color. You can customize stuff from there. For more info consult the Customization Guide.

28. All of my desktop icons are hidden, even after deleting Omnimo, how to get them back?Don't worry. If you have Omnimo installed, click on the Rainmeter tray icon. If not, right click your desktop, under View, select Show Desktop icons. If the icons didn't show, right click it again, and again select Show Desktop Icons, then it will show them (bug in windows).

29. Can I use Omnimo alongside other Rainmeter skins?Yes! You can use any part of the Omnimo along with other multiple suites, there is no limit on that.

30. Some panels do not snap accordingly, how can I align them?You can hold the SHIFT key while dragging the panels to fine-position them. This tip along with many others can be found in the Omnimo Tips panel (recommended to read).

31. I accidentally set a Panel\Config to be Click Through, now I can't access it.Press and hold the CTRL button and right click the skin, then uncheck that option (thx brunovdbh)

CreditsThe project was developed by Xyrfo and fediaFediaWed like to thank everybody who contributed to this project, most notably Giblet, poiru and Varelse42Beta testers: not yet executedThanks to: Kaerli, chrb for some ecqlipse icons, gerguter for countdown config, joshj132, x986123, kenz0 if I forgot anyone, please let me know.Thank you to everyone who translated (credits in language menu)Legal InformationThe project was inspired from Windows Phone 7, Metro, Zune UI guidelines by Microsoft Corp.Concept and some images (C) Microsoft Corp 2011

Zune, Windows Phone 7, the Windows Phone 7 UI are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Omnimo UI was created only for customization purposes, with no intent to infringe upon the trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

The project is not using, even partially, any code from Windows Phone 7 and has been done enterely from scratch. The images were recreated to mimic the ones of WP7 for editorial purposes only. Omnimo may, or may not serve as Viral Marketing to actual Microsoft Products in order to raise their popularity.

The license is attributed as follows: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. This applies to the majority of the project, with the exception of configs and/or code made by authors who's initial license allowed Derivate Works.

Disclaimer:

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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