For anyone dissapointed with the alarms in GPE (a think you are referring to the fact that they don't sound if calendar is not open) read this thread: http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...sonalizing+gpe

There is an altered version of gpesummary that will trigger the alarms for you. With this version you don't need to have the calendar open for alarms to work.

Also, regarding the look of gpesummary, it uses the theme colours - specifically the same colours as osso-speeddial. If you want transparency try a different theme, such as Echo or NuvoClear2.