After about a week of work I have a set of three themes that provide a consistent look on my WM6 device. The one shown below is pShades-Rainbow. I initially had just a HTC-Touch Dialpad theme, but decided to take the time and create a PocketCM theme to match. Eventually I will have a full set for each dialpad theme in the above link. I am also willing to entertain custom themes as time permits. pShades fully supports portrait and landscape modes for QVGA screens. Let me know what you think!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Screenshots
- pShades-Savior
- pShades-Grass
- pShades-WaterRock
- pShades-Calvary
- pShades-Dew
- pShades-pcDude
- pShades-Transformers
- pShades-Rainbow
Examples:
Includes:
The Theme zip file includes the following files:
Today Theme .tsk file
Dialpad Theme .zip file
PocketCM Theme .zip file
Portrait and Landscape .jpg files for S2U2 backgrounds
Sample .jpg file (seen above)
Requirements:
These files are dependent on the following applications. Listed are the version I am running.
Today - WM 5 or 6 (WM6)
Dialpad - HTC Touch Dialer
PocketCM - 0.20 or newer (0.20)
S2U2 - Any (0.99p)
To Install:
Today Theme:
Copy the .tsk file to the root of your device (or "My Documents" dir) and select via Start->Settings->Today
Dialpad Theme:
Unzip all images (png files) to your /windows directory. They will overwrite the existing HTC Touch Dialpad images. Next, reboot your phone, or disable the radio (airplane mode) and end the cprog.exe program. Re-enable the phone and you should be good.
PocketCM Theme
Copy the .zip file to the /Program Files/PocketCM/ dir (installation dependent). Go into PocketCM and select the theme from the "Options" screen.
S2U2 Backgrounds
Copy the images to the /Program Files/S2U2/gfx/ directory as file names wallpaper.jpg and wallpaperL.jpg for both portrait and landscape. To be honest, I use S2V to set my wallpapers for S2U2.
To Request:
If you like this style and would enjoy having a custom theme set just ask. I will need an image or both the portrait and landscape modes. Or an image large enough to be used for both. Depending on the response I will try to get them done within a a week. Family takes up much of my time.
Thanks:
To Michaelr219 for his wonderful Battery Status theme. It can be found with his iStyle theme.
To DvTonder who's green WM6 theme for PocketCM inspired me to create my own.
NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE one .... keep up the good work , bro
Thanks....
ermenzegna said:
NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE one .... keep up the good work , bro
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Working on another one and found a typo in the PocketCM settings fill Link in first post has been updated with the correction. Sorry about that. I guess nothing is perfect the first time no matter how hard you try.
pShades-WaterRock Added
One more down. I have added pShades-WaterRock. Any requests? Otherwise I will keep working on my own.
Enjoy!
Unzip all images (png files) to your /windows directory. They WONT overwrite^^
Hi,
First, THUMBS UP! very great,
but i've been tryin it for an hour now and here's my problem:
Everytime i want to COPY the "Dialpad Theme:" PNG Files to the WindowsFolder ->
an ERROR occurs: "File is in USE" or "ACCESS DENIED" or somthing don't know the correct english translation, the point is,
I CANT COPY THEM into "Windows" folder....
And i want it soooooo much^^ can u help me / tell me how i can copy the PNGs to the windowsfolder.
until now i have done everythin as said!^^
have a HTC Orbit2 -.- and gettin crazy^^
"Sry 4 my bad english -.-"
Very nice work. Thank you for sharing.
gott23 said:
ERROR occurs: "File is in USE" or "ACCESS DENIED" or somthing don't know the correct english translation, the point is,
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Humm. Must be because I am using Total Commander. Try disabling you phone (radio) and closing the cprog.exe program. You may need a tool to view processes and end them. In WM list of running programs.
Anyone else experience this or have a solution.?
First THANKS 4 fast reply,
Will test it with TC, I'm such a newbie^^, just started modding my phone, kay TC
I've already disabled my phone but didn't find the cprog.exe process, Okay,I will search a TaskTool to find it out
when disableing my phone, i cannot copy the PNG-files via PC(USB), cuz i don't have access to my phone-.-
I'm desperate...!
gott23 said:
I've already disabled my phone but didn't find the cprog.exe process, Okay,I will search a TaskTool to find it out
when disableing my phone, i cannot copy the PNG-files via PC(USB), cuz i don't have access to my phone-.-
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I am sure with the help of the nice folks around here we can figure it out. I wouldn't think disabling the phone (airplane mode) would diable activesync? To be honest, I am a Linux guy so I have never tried copying files via activesync (assuming this is what you are doing).
It might be worth trying something like WM5torage to mount your SD card (if you have one) and then copy them over to /windows from within the phone. That is how I do it anyway. Let me know if you get it working!
Okay, I will never ever copy files via activesync again
THX 4 the TC advice, works well after i have killed all processes xD
BUT^^ after rebooting the dialpad, there is still the same old boring style like before do i have to start the Dialpad extra?^^
Sry 4 my Newbie Questions and sorry for annyoing you
Btw. i installed a Taskmanager called "duttythroy" taskmanager found here, but i can't find it on my phone.^^
I thought i killed the processes with Start->Preferences->(the normal WM6 one) taskmanager?! is Duttythroy only an add-on/extension OR does it run on its own?! im confused.
I only search a tool that shows all processes and let me kill them...
gott23 said:
BUT^^ after rebooting the dialpad, there is still the same old boring style like before do i have to start the Dialpad extra?^^
Btw. i installed a Taskmanager called "duttythroy" taskmanager found here, but i can't find it on my phone.^^
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Humm, assuming you have the HTC-Touch Dialer installed from the link above and the images actually copied over to the /windows folder you should have the new dialpad after a reboot or soft resets. The only reason the "end" the cprog.exe process is to load the new images without having to reboot.
As for the taskmanager? I am not familiar with that one, nor did I find much about it. I use TaskManager and love it! Hope this helps.
Nice looking themes.
Glad to see my work helping others make great pocketcm themes
Keep up the good work!
today item order..
PhilD41... first off, these look a pure work of art dude..
OTOH.. how did you get HTC Home plugin to "move" from the top spot on the today screen and have something else show above it??
Whenever I try to do this in setting>personal>today> move item up or down on today, it doesn't let anything go above it! I'm just trying to get Windows Live Search box to go on top so whenever I tap in it, it doesn't get totally covered by my PocketCM Keyboard and making me force to turn landscape mode or or flip the keyboard out in my Tilt...
Sorry for being off topic.. but I just couldn't resist.
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at&t Tilt
Sleuth's WM6.1 3.0
Included radio frm Sleuth's above rom.
ajfloridian said:
PhilD41... first off, these look a pure work of art dude..
OTOH.. how did you get HTC Home plugin to "move" from the top spot on the today screen and have something else show above it??
Whenever I try to do this in setting>personal>today> move item up or down on today, it doesn't let anything go above it! I'm just trying to get Windows Live Search box to go on top so whenever I tap in it, it doesn't get totally covered by my PocketCM Keyboard and making me force to turn landscape mode or or flip the keyboard out in my Tilt...
Sorry for being off topic.. but I just couldn't resist.
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at&t Tilt
Sleuth's WM6.1 3.0
Included radio frm Sleuth's above rom.
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Two ways to do it:-
1. You have to edit the Registry
Look in:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\HTC Home
Change 'Type' from 5 to 4
Stop and start the HTC Home from settings. You can now go into the usual Today options and put the plugins in any order you want.
2. Or use HTC Home Customizer by choosing unlock in options menu u can move HTC Home anywhere u want.
2 questions....
1) What Today Plugin do you have on top? The one with the Speed Dials? Is it simply PhoneWeaver?
2) What's your process when it comes to getting your PhotoContact pictures to look glassy like that? I've been wondering lately how I can set something like that up but I don't know the dimensions of the contact picture and I'm not sure I want to photoshop all my contact pictures.
Best Regards,
Nik
ajfloridian said:
PhilD41... first off, these look a pure work of art dude..
OTOH.. how did you get HTC Home plugin to "move" from the top spot on the today screen and have something else show above it??
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Thanks, I am glad you like them! They took some time, but I really enjoy having the same feel across my phone! I see that tjkhattak61 answered the HTC Home question. Although, it isn't HTC Home. It is Battery Status with the mentioned theme. I think there are a few HTC Home themes for BS.
nikjensie said:
1) What Today Plugin do you have on top? The one with the Speed Dials? Is it simply PhoneWeaver?
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That would be SPB Phone. I use to use more of the functions, but now just use it as a quick launch and profile change. I think there are several apps out there that do this.
nikjensie said:
2) What's your process when it comes to getting your PhotoContact pictures to look glassy like that? I've been wondering lately how I can set something like that up but I don't know the dimensions of the contact picture and I'm not sure I want to photoshop all my contact pictures.
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Unfortunately, I am still photoshoping (Gimping) my contact images. I don't know of any program that will display a png with alpha so I am doing it the hard way. I did write a script-fu scrip for the GIMP that automates it. It makes it a little easier.
Thanks for the feed back!!
pShades-Calvary Added
Okay, next addition is up. pShades-Calvary is the first red theme. I am tempted to complete the red reptile theme, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Hope you like it. Anyone have a favorite background they would like to see pShaded?
pshades-pcDude Added
One more for the collection. I still have one or two more I am hoping to get done sometime this week. Still not sure which one I am going to use on my phone. Until then, enjoy my pcDude!
Thanks a bunch.. tjkhattak61
tjkhattak61 said:
Two ways to do it:-
1. You have to edit the Registry
Look in:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\HTC Home
Change 'Type' from 5 to 4
Stop and start the HTC Home from settings. You can now go into the usual Today options and put the plugins in any order you want.
2. Or use HTC Home Customizer by choosing unlock in options menu u can move HTC Home anywhere u want.
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tjkhattak61... thanks for the direction. I always had HTC Home customizer and didn't know it had this feature in it.... AJ
pShades-Savior Added
Just added pShades-Savior. Created it around my Avatar. We will see how long it lasts on my phone. Hope you enjoy!
Related
I would like to present my Black Skin Pack. I did not make the programs, but I modyfied most of them to give the appereance i want.
The Last of that Projects was the creation of my Comm Manager Skin. I hope you'll like it. I took Shaps Kaiser Comm manager to start the Creation. And it will identify like that in the Installed Programm List.
But have a look by yourself:
Today Theme:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Comm Manager:
Dial Pad:
Slide2Unlock:
Instructions:
For the Slide2Unlock Skin just Copy the files into the GFX Folder and overwrite the original ones. If you dont have that Program you can download it here
If your Rom Cooker has skinned the Pin-Number input, and you want that black just delete the reg-key "HKLM/Security/ResOver/Bitmaps/BaseDll".
I used the PHM Registry Editor
Unfortunatly the Dialpad Skin will switch your Today Skin, too. So you have to switch the Today Skin again after you have installed the Dialpad
File List:
Today Theme:Rapidshare Megaupload
Dial Pad:Rapidshare Megaupload
Slide2Unlck: Rapidshare Megaupload
Comm Manager:Rapidshare Magaupload
So i hope you'll have fun with that Downloads
Important:
The Buttons for the phone being muted were missing in my first release of the Comm Manager, so you should download the fixed file I just uploaded. I first did not realize that because I only tested the functions of Comm Manager itself.
You can help me to improve my Comm Manager if you could get me the answers to the following Questions:
There are some Buttons missing to get all Functions intigrated. So where is the definition of which png belongs to which funktion and how could that be changed.
Maybe the key to that problem can be found in the SCHAPS~1.000 file but i wasnt able to open it correctly. So does sombody know what Filetype the File is and how it can be opend and edited (Notepad gives me nonsense)
Some insight in the Reg Key HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\DisableButtonText would be nice. For it is responsible for displaying the Comm Manager in different ways. But with the PNG's the only usable option is the Value 2. Otherwise you got the original Comm Manager displayed. But the Options are quite interresting (0 = Original Setup with Button Text on the Top / 2 = Buttontext on every Button / 3 = No Button Text.). But there has to be a place to where this Key is referring.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Hi
Like your Comm Manager Skin a lot. But I can't download from Rapidshare. In fact, I have problem downloading from Rapidshare 9 out of 10 times. Can you post it in another place for download?
Also, will it override the default Comm Manager Skin such that I need to hard reset to get it back? Cos' I wanna have the option of freeing up my device memory should I need the space for another application. Please confirm.
Thanks! Great job!
Will it work well in english?
I noticed that these weren't in english, maybe a noob question but it does it matter?
Looking good!
Coradiel,
Thank you for this wonder black pack!!!! So great!!!
Thank you for your hard work modifying and uploading! Thank you!
Very nice, can you make a similar skin for Psshutxp
Edit: The fonts in the commanager are too bold, can you change the font please
Sian said:
Hi
Like your Comm Manager Skin a lot. But I can't download from Rapidshare. In fact, I have problem downloading from Rapidshare 9 out of 10 times. Can you post it in another place for download?
Also, will it override the default Comm Manager Skin such that I need to hard reset to get it back? Cos' I wanna have the option of freeing up my device memory should I need the space for another application. Please confirm.
Thanks! Great job!
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Thnx for liking it. I'll try to provide an other Mirror.
To your second question. The Comm Manager can be uninstalled through the "Installed Program List" in Windows Settings. But if u use the default Comm Manager u can go back too by editing HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\DisableButtonText (Value from 2 to 0)
EDIT:
Megaupload Links added
SciFer said:
I noticed that these weren't in english, maybe a noob question but it does it matter?
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First of all no Question is a noob question. We all had to learn once.
There is no Language File in all of the Skins. MS made the wonderful thing to store them in other lokations and not meld them with the Skin Files since WM5 (i think it is since WM5). So u can use this Package with every Language
plz post in some other site
hi
plz post the files in some other website..i cannot download from rapidshare.
thanks
taiseer999 said:
Very nice, can you make a similar skin for Psshutxp
Edit: The fonts in the commanager are too bold, can you change the font please
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For i dont now Psshutxp i cant promise you anything. But i'll have a look at that.
For the Fonts: I can't really say anything about the Fonts in your english rom, because i'm not able to get them displayed with my device. But i can tell you that i'm not satisfied with the Button Texts, too. I wanted them not to be displayed, but i cant find the keys resposible for that. There is a reg key in the setup.xml, that seems able to do that, but if i change it the skin is gone, too. If anybody knows how that task is done pleas tell me.
General Information:
There are the PNG files of the Backgrounds and Buttons, the Commmanager.exe and a file I was not able to identify in my cab File (SCHAPS~1.000). Maybe the Key to that Task is in that last file, but i'm not shure which Program I should use to open it properly, because this file isn't mentioned in the setup.xml. Notepad gives me a lot of glyphes beside some readable information. And I'm really not sure what it does (im much better in editing graphics than programmng, actually).
I also would like to know where i can find the assignement Buttons=Tasks so that i'm able to integrate new tasks with new Buttons into the Comm manager
(i would like to integrate voip, for example).
I would be grateful for help
I have problems unzipping the files. (tried the dialpad and the comm-manager).
I tried windows-xp's built in routine and izarc.
Both give error-messages. What is my error?
JueLue
JueLue said:
I have problems unzipping the files. (tried the dialpad and the comm-manager).
I tried windows-xp's built in routine and izarc.
Both give error-messages. What is my error?
JueLue
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I checked the downloads and was able to unzip them with Windows and WinRAR without problems. I think your download has been corrupted. I think you should try again to download the files.
Beside that I must honestly say that i did not know where your problem is.
Bautiful skins!!! Thnak you!
I can't get the Comm Manager installed
My device says that I don't have the correct systemrights/accessrights.
What am I doing wrong?
Polyphemus said:
I can't get the Comm Manager installed
My device says that I don't have the correct systemrights/accessrights.
What am I doing wrong?
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Maybe you have an other Comm Manager installed. You first have to uninstall it.
When does the Installation Process stop? During the installation or at the beginning?
EDIT: I downloaded my file and installed it. It is working on my device.
Beautiful skins, thanks!
Just a question, maybe it is not the fault of your skin but I even ask my question here.
How to hide in the Phone Dial Pad the little part displaying contacts?
Indeed I've the keypad from bottom to middle, then a little part of my contacts displaying and then the background skin and my Orange logo.
I never noticed contacts before, is there a way to make them disappear?
Thanks.
Bingoig11 said:
Beautiful skins, thanks!
Just a question, maybe it is not the fault of your skin but I even ask my question here.
How to hide in the Phone Dial Pad the little part displaying contacts?
Indeed I've the keypad from bottom to middle, then a little part of my contacts displaying and then the background skin and my Orange logo.
I never noticed contacts before, is there a way to make them disappear?
Thanks.
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I think your question refers to the smartdial funktion. Whenever you start dialing, the matches found on your phone will be displayed. I believe that this is a funktion of WM5 and WM6 (programmed by HTC), it appeared in every dialpad skin i tried on my phone (if the skin was programmed for WM5 or WM6 and that funktion is supported by them).
And sorry if i have to say that. My programming skills are very limited so i do not really know.
But there are several reg-keys in the setup.xml referring to the smartdial funktion. The best thing you can do to check that is by using a regestry editor (i provided a link to one in my first post) and edit that keys one after an other and look what will happen (dont forget to reboot after each change). I know, that this is a long process and it cant be seen if u have success by doing that. But that is the way i'm going through all the times I change programms.
You'll find the keys referring to Smartdial in "HKLM\Software\HTC\SmartDialing"
I hope that is what u want and u'll have success with that. I think you'll not damage anything by doing that, if u do one change after an other and remeber the original settings. But I for shure can't give you a guaranty.
So good luck
No it's not that
In fact, when I open the phone, I have this display all the time.
Indeed, when I start to compose a number, the smartdial tries to match contact links, but what I'm talking about is present all the time, not only when I compose a number.
I'm going to have a look in the reg and see if I could find something
Thanks.
i'm sad
these look really pretty, but they won't work on my phone :'-(
i tried installing them, but they just made everything white...no background....just plain pure white...i have a treo 700wx, so if you can fix it plz let me know.
typhoone
So here I am with my second customization thread.
After making my minimal dialer skin click I also found that the Touch Diamond interface for ThrottleLauncher was a bit too dark and playful for me.
So I decided to make a modification to make it all a bit lighter and more stylish. And something like 12 hours later, here I am!
Changed almost all graphics and a lot of settings to make it and app that suits me.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Updated version with weather:
How to install:
(1) Install ThrottleLauncher 0.9.1
(http://www.throttlelauncher.com)
1. Copy both files in the zip to your storage card.
2. Go to your ppc's explorer and install "Minimal Flow TL.cab".
The cab installs a the skin and a windows mobile theme to your ppc.
!!! (THIS MUST BE INSTALLED TO YOUR DEVICE) !!!
2.1 Open up the picture file Minimal Flow.jpg while still in explorer
and press Menu>Set as Today Background. Set to 0% and press ok.
3 Go to Start>Setting>Today and select ClassicBlack and press ok.
3.1 Go to the tab "Items" and deselect everything (ALSO THROTTLETODAY).
Something like Batterystatus can still be run but bus be placed under ThrottleToday
4 On your PPC go to: Start>Programs>ThrottleConfig and select Minimal Flow
from the drop-down box.
4.1 Press "reload plugin" and click exit.
5 ENJOY!
Download Minimal Flow Weather.zip for a lot more configuration and a weather tab!
-First install Mortschript, wich can be found here.
-Then install Minimal Flow V1.0 and after the installation also install the updated version, both to device.
-After installation select the "Minimal Flow Weather", press reload plugin and enjoy! The extended configuration can by pressing "Settings" on the settings tab.
Updated version of the weather version, no more error on load-up! thanks to APBilbo! thank you ^^
I put a lot of effort in making these kind of things, a little donation would make my day!
Donate
Credits go to APBilpo for his great app and my template! And for the Weather tab my credits go to alladdin for writing the mortscript.
ahh. very nice. very black. to my liking.
great job!
wow looks great!!!keep it up
Please read my questions (at least the first one) need you guys to help me with this.
Looks great so far, can't really come up with 4 letter words, but how about a seperate theme with gray pictures?
Joe
Synned said:
Looks great so far, can't really come up with 4 letter words, but how about a seperate theme with gray pictures?
Joe
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Yeah that was my idea too, just use a theme for WM with my background, the problem is that I dont know how to add my own picture to a .tsk
privacy issue, sorry
abjeroen said:
maybe you can use 'CALL' instead of people? it doesn't really cut it.. but it's ussually the next thing your doing after pressing that button, right.
(ik hoop dat je er ook gemiste sms / mail in zet )
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Uhm, Call is a good idea, now only one for settings (damn, why is that so hard).
Sms wont do it, it's mail and text because I want to keep all icons with four letters.
privacy issue, sorry
abjeroen said:
note: I would prefer the 'count balloon' by messages to be above the text, instead of below.
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Haha, I was just working on that part xD
And CALL is a good one, using it!
pauldgroot said:
So here I am with my second customization thread.
After making my minimal dialer skin click I also found that the Touch Diamond interface for ThrottleLauncher was a bit too dark and playfull for me.
So I decided to make a modification to make it all a bit lighter and more stylish.
Preview:
In my opnion that looks a lot better! ^.^
Anyway, I am stuck on a few things and I was hoping one of you could help me out.
HELP ME OVER HERE! xD
1. More of a simple question to brainstorm about.
There is a tab Contacts and a tab Settings, how do I have to make a 4 letter icon out of this? Contacts is now PEPL (people) and settings is now CONF (configuration). I don't like them very much so please help me come up with another one.
2. I don't want the background to be black and there are two options to achieve this.
First of all I could make a tsk that would have the my own background. The problem with this is that if I make one in ThemegenCE, it would go from flat black bars to the glossy grey ones.
Secondly, someone could explain me how to modify the config.xml from throttle launcher so it would load it up with the theme and cover up the original background. The problem with this solution is that I don't know wich line to add. (the parameter=texture gave me problems because it said the skin.xml was invalid?) I think the tsk option is the best so that people could still use their own backgrounds.
Anyway, atm I am working on replacing all icons wich is 40% done or so.
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1. CNFG? PEEP? PPLE? hmmm, i see where the problem is...this is kind of hard. CONF sound really good.
Could you use icons instead of text maybe?
pauldgroot said:
Yeah that was my idea too, just use a theme for WM with my background, the problem is that I dont know how to add my own picture to a .tsk
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I mean change the 4 letter words to little grey silhouettes or simple images.
As for implementing your background in a .tsk, you need a theme editor program... I used one before but can't think of what its called. Or you could just supply us with the jpg and we can set it as our wallpaper. BTW This looks really sweet, about how long untill it's done?
Ok, I think I will release the wall seperate. Unless someone comes with a solution.
I wont change the text to icons because this just looks stylish
The icons for the settings are complete. Some other things to do but first I need to get me some sleep. Tomorrow I think I will finish it.
Good night.
ADDY or ADDR for contacts.
setting is also a nest of eggs (old usage) but EGGS might confuse too much.
I like simple CONF
fards said:
ADDY or ADDR for contacts.
setting is also a nest of eggs (old usage) but EGGS might confuse too much.
I like simple CONF
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What does ADDY stand for? never heard of it. Anyway I think CALL and CONF are ok for now. Maybe I'll have a dream with inspiration.
Good night.
just release a background and people can use the allblack tsk floating around and apply the picture you provide as a background through pics and video with 0% transparency, works fine
privacy issue, sorry
PREF would also do it. Though I'm used to CONF by now and realy like it. I hope I'm done with skinning in about an hour and then only alingment etc.
Looks awesome!!! . Really nice work, I look forward testing it . About your questions:
1) For people.... may be something like "PALS"? And for settings...."TUNE"... Anyway I think that CONF is just right .
2) As I see you have done lot of working with the setup I suppose you already know the tutorial. It's true that it's a little bit unupdated.... So, here's how everything is organiced:
- 1rst layer: the background of the today screen back. Will be shown only if the transparency is set to true on the skins.
- 2nd layer: rowbackimage (this one is not documented...). Here you have an example:
Code:
<param name="rowbackimage" value="rowback.png"/>
What it will do is wrap the image to the row size behind it. This image can be a transparent png to show the 1rst layer.
Hope this helps!! If you still have doubts, let me know!!
- 3rd layer: icons .
APBilbo said:
Looks awesome!!! . Really nice work, I look forward testing it . About your questions:
1) For people.... may be something like "PALS"? And for settings...."TUNE"... Anyway I think that CONF is just right .
2) As I see you have done lot of working with the setup I suppose you already know the tutorial. It's true that it's a little bit unupdated.... So, here's how everything is organiced:
- 1rst layer: the background of the today screen back. Will be shown only if the transparency is set to true on the skins.
- 2nd layer: rowbackimage (this one is not documented...). Here you have an example:
Code:
<param name="rowbackimage" value="rowback.png"/>
What it will do is wrap the image to the row size behind it. This image can be a transparent png to show the 1rst layer.
Hope this helps!! If you still have doubts, let me know!!
- 3rd layer: icons .
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Ok thanks al lot!
I managed to get a different BG in the programs tab, by editing the skin.xml in skins/programs. But what if I want to add a BG to e.g. the HOME tab? The settings for the home tab are all in the config.xml and when I add
Code:
<param name="rowbackimage" value="rowback.png"/>
to it, it wont load it up. Is this because the home tab is cut up into different rows?
If you could explain me how to add a ackground into the main config.xml file I would appreciate that alot.
CURRENT VERSION A4 (Updated 01/08/08)
Alright, so after some tweaking, I decided to release my Devonshire WAD2 QVGA theme
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have Calibri font installed on your Pocket PC! If you do not have it, follow the instructions found here: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/download-windows-vista-fonts-legally.html
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The tabs are HOME, WEATHER, AGENDA, APPS & SETTINGS, and CONTACTS
History
A4: Fixed the change page gestures and refined the apps & settings page and the contacts page
A3: Home tab tweaked to add on the most used apps popup menu these items: bluetooth status, volume status & pending notifications. Apps & Settings tab completed: Now has 3 pages for apps, 2 pages for settings. Contacts tab completed: Now has 3 pages for contacts.
A2: Minor tweaks, plus better layout for weather
HOME
Pressing on the Home tab at the very bottom opens up WM5NewMenu, which is similar to the left softkey but customizable. I highly suggest you look for it and install it. Otherwise, just link it back to the left softkey.
The four main buttons above it are the Menu Button, Phone Button, AltTab Button, and S2U2 Button
If you need AltTab, it can be found in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3137583&postcount=10
Pressing on the left button (Menu) opens up the menu with your most-used apps. In version A3, I also added notifications for bluetooth, sound, and pending notifications. In the zip file, I also left the graphics for wifi, if you decide to switch any of them.
Pressing the analog clock opens up the indicators strip:
I also added a popup calendar which comes up when you press on the date at the top.
WEATHER
This tab uses WAD2's internal weather program. You can always change it to Weatherpanel, of course.
I changed the layout and the arrow to make it look nicer and provide more information.
I use the Yahoo weather icons from PhatPhinger for my layout, since not all of the Weatherpanel Diamond icons work properly. I attached the zip of the two set of icons for it.
AGENDA
For the sake of compatibility, this also uses WAD2's internal agenda. The links for tasks and appointments go to Agenda One, however. You can change those easily.
APPS & SETTINGS
The apps & settings tab has 3 pages for apps and 2 pages for settings, with 11 slots in each page. The arrows changes the pages.
Pressing on "Apps" will change it to "Settings", and vice versa.
The "App" tab on the very bottom opens up Resco file explorer,
CONTACTS
The contacts tab has 3 pages for contacts similar to the apps and settings tab. The "missed calls" text will also open the missed calls screen.
The "Person" tab on the very botom opens up VITO FunContact, but you can change it to any contact apps that you use.
Any feedbacks?
Hi! great work!
In my opinion only the weathertab is not really fitting to your desing of the other pages... it's a little bit too Manila like...but well, it's only me!
Thx for sharing!
ruebyi
Looks great ! Good job !
A couple notes:
1. For some reason, the ditigal time on my Home Tab was messed up. It showed the time as 4:30 A and then underneath it AM. I fixed it, but don't know if it was a bug or just my phone.
2. In Calendar Tab, the lines 0 Tasks Due Today and 0 Tasks Overdue where spilling over on to the calendar.
3. For some reason, the controls are inverted (i.e. if I am at the Home Tab and press left, instead of going to Contacts Tab, it goes to Weather Tab. Any way to fix this?
4. The Contacts Tab only has one page currently. Update?
Other than that, I love the theme. Possibility of landscape being added?
tilt4life2 said:
A couple notes:
1. For some reason, the ditigal time on my Home Tab was messed up. It showed the time as 4:30 A and then underneath it AM. I fixed it, but don't know if it was a bug or just my phone.
2. In Calendar Tab, the lines 0 Tasks Due Today and 0 Tasks Overdue where spilling over on to the calendar.
3. For some reason, the controls are inverted (i.e. if I am at the Home Tab and press left, instead of going to Contacts Tab, it goes to Weather Tab. Any way to fix this?
4. The Contacts Tab only has one page currently. Update?
Other than that, I love the theme. Possibility of landscape being added?
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Oh shoot, that's what I forgot to mention. I use Calibri font for the whole thing.... if you don't have it, you ought to install it. It's a better font than Arial/Tahoma.
Can I upload it here or will that be a violation?
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have Calibri font installed on your Pocket PC! If you do not have it, follow the instructions found here: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/download-windows-vista-fonts-legally.html
jambaj0e said:
Oh shoot, that's what I forgot to mention. I use Calibri font for the whole thing.... if you don't have it, you ought to install it. It's a better font than Arial/Tahoma.
Can I upload it here or will that be a violation?
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have Calibri font installed on your Pocket PC! If you do not have it, follow the instructions found here: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/download-windows-vista-fonts-legally.html
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Okay, cool. I will re-install that tomorrow.
I have a suggestion/request if possible:
Is there any way to change the 3rd (AltTab) and 4th (S2u2) pictures into BlueTooth and WiFi.
Those are a bit more practical, especially since I don't know what AltTab does and don't use s2u2.
Also, I know landscape might be hard/time consuming, so is there a way to get simple landscape (e.g. maybe just a Home Tab w/ texts, e-mails, calls and time listed or something?
I use landscape a lot w/ my Tilt since I use it for texting.
tilt4life2 said:
Okay, cool. I will re-install that tomorrow.
I have a suggestion/request if possible:
Is there any way to change the 3rd (AltTab) and 4th (S2u2) pictures into BlueTooth and WiFi.
Those are a bit more practical, especially since I don't know what AltTab does and don't use s2u2.
Also, I know landscape might be hard/time consuming, so is there a way to get simple landscape (e.g. maybe just a Home Tab w/ texts, e-mails, calls and time listed or something?
I use landscape a lot w/ my Tilt since I use it for texting.
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Well, it's actually pretty easy for you to customize it and change the function under Author Mode for those two buttons. AltTab is a great little software that allow you to change programs, just like hitting Alt+Tab on your computer keyboard.
S2U2 is one of the most popular screen lock around and it started here on Xda-Developer. Do a search on it =D
I uploaded the AltTab program. Just copy the folder into your Program Files folder in your phone.
where to download
samy.3660 said:
where to download
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I have the new version A4 up now.
I have a noob queston is this for any mobile running WM6.1??
I have an ATT FUZE (Raphael) will this work? And will it just replace the TFLO3D I currently have?
Is it ROM interdependent?
Lot's of questions I know read the full thread but no mention of op system required.
Skippy38 said:
I have a noob queston is this for any mobile running WM6.1??
I have an ATT FUZE (Raphael) will this work? And will it just replace the TFLO3D I currently have?
Is it ROM interdependent?
Lot's of questions I know read the full thread but no mention of op system required.
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This can run on WM5, WM6, and WM6.1.
All you need is the Wisbar Advance Desktop software, which can be purchased here: http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvanceDesktop/
Ok I have wisebar desktop.exe which adds this to my Fuze. But I am a little confused by instructions (yeah thick headed I know) I have added theme to my Themes folder under "\Program Files\Lakeridge\WisBar Advance Desktop\Themes" this is on device mem. Do I also then copy this to storage card, or just move the WisBar Advance Desktop\Themes portion of the foler to card?? kind of lost
edit: this is 2.1b version.
Skippy38 said:
Ok I have wisebar desktop.exe which adds this to my Fuze. But I am a little confused by instructions (yeah thick headed I know) I have added theme to my Themes folder under "\Program Files\Lakeridge\WisBar Advance Desktop\Themes" this is on device mem. Do I also then copy this to storage card, or just move the WisBar Advance Desktop\Themes portion of the foler to card?? kind of lost
edit: this is 2.1b version.
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1. Copy the folder "Devonshire" into "\Program Files\Lakeridge\WisBar Advance Desktop\Themes"
2. On your storage card's root folder, copy the folder "Wisbar Advance Desktop." This is where the graphics are and the link has to be the same, or else you'd have to manually redefine each gfx file.
jambaj0e said:
1. Copy the folder "Devonshire" into "\Program Files\Lakeridge\WisBar Advance Desktop\Themes"
2. On your storage card's root folder, copy the folder "Wisbar Advance Desktop." This is where the graphics are and the link has to be the same, or else you'd have to manually redefine each gfx file.
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AHHH what a dumbA$$ I am.... I put the Devonshire folder that winrar created in the themes instead of going a folder lower to see the two seperate one. Sheeessss what an idiot I am
ok I was able to get it to work butt now I have 4 tiled views of the layout. Or the original screen you posted just x 4 on my Fuze. did I get a qvga by accident???
Skippy38 said:
ok I was able to get it to work butt now I have 4 tiled views of the layout. Or the original screen you posted just x 4 on my Fuze. did I get a qvga by accident???
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Oh, I forgot to mention, this is QVGA only. Sorry, I don't have a VGA phone to make that version =(
I can't get the slider to work ...
I have some years experience now with the xda-forum. I'm still very pleased (and that's an understatement) with the existance of it. Besides that I find it sometimes difficult to find what I want. Some of the things difficult to find are the m2d-skins that suits the Polaris with its QVGA. Therefore I had the idea to start this new thread for questions about and some posting of Polaris-m2d-skins, -themes and for skin- and/or theme-developing-questions.
Please give your reaction to this idea by rating this thread.
To make a start, this is my first contribution:
in fact the first real contribution to the world of xda. Most of the credits go to the maker of an KeRohGlass-skin but i can't find the creator of that skin anymore. I used his xml to learn about the correct settings. Secondly I used most of the tabs and pictures. With that in hand I made this one. Most important for me was to make it suitable for my Touch Cruise (QVGA), to have the footprints tab and I wanted the possibility the second appointment shown on the home screen.
I also made the corresponding theme.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Download (Skin to aply with m2dc). You can install this one with m2dc.
Download (Skin to aply in Windows). You can install this one by unzipping the map on your pc, then copy al the files in the new map to your ppc into the windows-folder. When it asks or you want to overwrite the files type 'yes'.
Download (Theme). Yust copy the .tsk-file to your windows folder on your ppc.
This is the second one, with a transparent tab bar!:
the mirror for downloading is at the bottom of this post.
Hope you like it.
For this View attachment 191586 one look here at post 212.
Other helpfull things:
Sometimes the second appointment doesn't show properly:
This is the HTCHomeSettings.xml-file to show the theme as it should (copy this to your Windows-folder in case the appointments doesn't show properly, it should overwrite the old one):
View attachment HTCHomeSettings.zip
Others:
This is the cab for te m2d-configurator. You need this to install new skins in the m2dc-format:
View attachment M2DC_v0_1_.29.235.CAB
This is the thememaker I'm still using:
Download (Thememaker)
You can make (Polaris-)screenshots with this app.:
View attachment GetPDAScreen.zip
Other interesting threads/posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=451702
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427531
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=432965
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=421944&highlight=add+footprints+tab+theme
Some others but not so bussy used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=421944&highlight=add+footprints+tab+theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=425974
RapidShare downloads:
Blackwaterdropsm2dskin
Blackwaterdropswindowsskin
Blackwaterdropstheme
RedBubbleswithtransparenttabbarm2dskin
RedBubbleswithtransparenttabbarwindowsskin
RedBubblestheme
When you've made your own skin (and corresponding theme) for Polaris (QVGA) or when you have one that works fine with Polaris (QVGA) please post it in the skin-thread. Post the link to it on this thread (where you are now). By that way we can prevent double posting and share the fun by the rules of this forum.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
PS: sorry for my English.
home screen problem after changing theme
After change my M2D theme, the calender section in my M2D home screen displays 2 appoinments with overlapping fonts. I cant read my appointments because they are overlapping. why?
skumara said:
After change my M2D theme, the calender section in my M2D home screen displays 2 appoinments with overlapping fonts. I cant read my appointments because they are overlapping. why?
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I had this problem with the first themes I tried on my Polaris. It has to do something with the settings of the text-rectangular-coördinates in the 'HTCHomeSettings.xml'-file. There are a few posibilities (when the problem did occur with the skin I posted, otherwise there are others), I'll try them in these order:
1. Try a soft reset.
2. You can try to disable tochflo (settings - today- items - TouchFLO) before installing the new one. After installing the new skin soft reset en enable touchflo again.
3. Aply the theme with the 'windows-download' instead of the m2dc-one, it's also attached to the first post now.
4. Overwrite the HTCHomeSettings.xml-file in your windows folder with the one I aplied in the first post.
Please report me if this stil doesn't work. Its best that you give a screenshot in your post. You can make screenshots with the following app.: View attachment GetPDAScreen.zip
Greetz, Steady Ron.
fantastic thread
been looking for some of this info for a while now, many thanks, you have saved me alot of time.
many thanks
dblonde
Store Location?
Hi, Can i know how we apply the theme in storage card? when i change the theme frequently, my main memory occupied by themes and dunno which file should be delete...
i can only get one calender appointment to show when installed on my kaiser.
do you think it should still be able to display the very useful two that you intended it to do?
went through the options described above and installed via m2d and the windows method but still no joy.
thanks
db
Solved
Steady Ron said:
I had this problem with the first themes I tried on my Polaris. It has to do something with the settings of the text-rectangular-coördinates in the 'HTCHomeSettings.xml'-file. There are a few posibilities (when the problem did occur with the skin I posted, otherwise there are others), I'll try them in these order:
1. Try a soft reset.
2. You can try to disable tochflo (settings - today- items - TouchFLO) before installing the new one. After installing the new skin soft reset en enable touchflo again.
3. Aply the theme with the 'windows-download' instead of the m2dc-one, it's also attached to the first post now.
4. Overwrite the HTCHomeSettings.xml-file in your windows folder with the one I aplied in the first post.
Please report me if this stil doesn't work. Its best that you give a screenshot in your post. You can make screenshots with the following app.: View attachment 179456
Greetz, Steady Ron.
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Thanks . Its works now. I did not soft reset. I only copy the htchomesettings and it work fine.
Thank you
dblonde said:
fantastic thread
been looking for some of this info for a while now, many thanks, you have saved me alot of time.
many thanks
dblonde
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Your'e welcome. I had precisely the same problem therefore I started this thread.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
skumara said:
Thanks . Its works now. I did not soft reset. I only copy the htchomesettings and it work fine.
Thank you
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Great! Im glad to hear that!
Enjoy.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
flamming_boy said:
Hi, Can i know how we apply the theme in storage card? when i change the theme frequently, my main memory occupied by themes and dunno which file should be delete...
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This depends:
1. When you install m2dc it's easy to find your files. In that case they must be under program files - m2dc - themes. In m2dc it's also easy to delete them in it's main menu. So when I was you I would install m2dc.
2, When you do't use m2dc its more difficult but when you're doing it the right way you will overwrite the old files when you install a new theme.
3. When your memory is still full. Disable touchflo (under settings - personal - today - items). Search tot files that start with hh_... (hh stands for Htc Home) and delete theme. Then reïnstall the theme of your choice and re-enable tochflo. It's best to do a soft reset afterwards.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
dblonde said:
i can only get one calender appointment to show when installed on my kaiser.
do you think it should still be able to display the very useful two that you intended it to do?
went through the options described above and installed via m2d and the windows method but still no joy.
thanks
db
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I'm not sure if it works with Kaiser to. Did you overwrite the HTCHomeSettings.xml file with the one I posted in the first post? In most cases that will work.
Yust give a shout here when it's still not working. Maybe I can help you in an other way.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
yes, tried the xml file also but that made the clock messed up and the calender still only had one option showing.
never mind, it works well apart from that bug i mentioned on the kaiser.
thanks.
dblonde said:
yes, tried the xml file also but that made the clock messed up and the calender still only had one option showing.
never mind, it works well apart from that bug i mentioned on the kaiser.
thanks.
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ok
Greetz, Steady Ron.
Thank to Steady Ron
Thanks for your useful information.. but i found that m2dc cant remove the file cleanly and i use the method 2... THX
flamming_boy said:
Thanks for your useful information.. but i found that m2dc cant remove the file cleanly and i use the method 2... THX
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You're welcome. I'm glad I could have helped you.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
Is it possible to make topbar (system icons) and softkey bar transparents, as in wm 6.5?
And where can i find a transparent slider like this (with footprint icon)?
And i'm searching a transparent clock like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3100511&postcount=3 (with transparent slider as you can see)...
Can you help me?
Thank you!
4s8kalz said:
Is it possible to make topbar (system icons) and softkey bar transparents, as in wm 6.5?
And where can i find a transparent slider like this (with footprint icon)?
And i'm searching a transparent clock like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3100511&postcount=3 (with transparent slider as you can see)...
Can you help me?
Thank you!
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Waaauww, that sure looks nice. At this moment I can't help you with your question but I've downloaded the zips and the cab and I'm gona have a look at it 'cause I like it pritty much to. I'll gona get back to you when I know more (either good or bad news). What I'm gonna try is to make the corresponding pmg-files compatibble for TF2D.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
Steady Ron said:
Waaauww, that sure looks nice. At this moment I can't help you with your question but I've downloaded the zips and the cab and I'm gona have a look at it 'cause I like it pritty much to. I'll gona get back to you when I know more (either good or bad news). What I'm gonna try is to make the corresponding pmg-files compatibble for TF2D.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
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Well! Thank you!
Ps: I would be nice a manila 2d theme like this one (with transparent elements)
and "Colorfull" background in all tabs like this one (i have .png file)
but i'm not able to create it...
4s8kalz said:
Is it possible to make topbar (system icons) and softkey bar transparents, as in wm 6.5?
And where can i find a transparent slider like this (with footprint icon)?
And i'm searching a transparent clock like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3100511&postcount=3 (with transparent slider as you can see)...
Can you help me?
Thank you!
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well, no succes. What I found for you was this: View attachment 181384. You can extract the clock-btn from it (it's the 'hh_hm_clock_bg-file).
I don't know how to make top- and softkeybar transparent. You can try to search in the windows-folder for the file and replace or edit it but that means a lot of search-time.
For the transparent slider, you can try to edit mine (it's the 'hh_fw_tabbtn-' and the 'hh_fw_tabbtn_mask-file') out of the windows-skin-folder in the first post.
As you can see it's not much for the moment but I'm gonna try further.
4s8kalz said:
Well! Thank you!
Ps: I would be nice a manila 2d theme like this one (with transparent elements)
and "Colorfull" background in all tabs like this one (i have .png file)
but i'm not able to create it...
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It's not that difficult to learn. What you have to do is find the skin and when it's a m2d-file you have to install it first on your ppc with m2dc. After this you can copy al hh_.....-files to your pc and edit al of them. When the skin is brought to you in a windows-format it's a lot easier because you can skip the m2dc-step. What you can do first is have a look at all your hh_.....-files that are installed as your current skin. I've learned it myself in the same way, the only thing you need is patience and time.
You can also try to get some help here.
Greetz, Steady Ron.
I had a couple of ideas but my programming skills outside flash are poor at best.
I wanted to make a plugin packed much like AnalogClock that is a all-in-one plugin with severall features.
All these ideas can be done with a MORTSCRIPT file!
I tried to do a EXE file in flash that would update the registry much like a MSCR file, but it steals too much RAM and BATTERY when left ON after a few hours.
So I'll just leave the ideas here, in case anyone wants to pick them up.
Animated clock:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
ALREADY STARTED ON POST #2!
It reads the current time and updates the regkey on the fly, but with a small twist:
If the current minute is different from the last X saved on the registry...
...runs this animation:
Save image name Xa on the registry
Wait 1/10 of a second
Save image name Xb on the registry
Wait 1/10 of a second
Save image name Xc on the registry
Wait 1/10 of a second
etc...so that we could display the same animation as the Diamond M3D clock.
This would require images with numbers 0-9 and their subsequent animation frames (5 should be enough)
If the digits were semi-tranparent with a glass glow, it would be extra good.
NOTE: Wouldnt advice having a seconds tab, as it would be always changing.
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Micro notifications:
ALREADY STARTED HERE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=523015
Pretty much what I already did as a test here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3862296&postcount=475
...but with some extras:
The regkeys could change and make the numbers and icons disappear if they where equal to zero, by replacing the regkey filename with a blank png.
And the main button would change to the phone history or messages link when a call was missed or new unread sms existed.
So the icons would only pop-up when they were needed, and when they did, the main link would go to them.
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Image viewer (stand-alone plugin):
ALREADY STARTED HERE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=523015
Better than the one we have already...
Already explained that here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520488
...with possibility of a extra slideshow, as already done in the AnalogClock plugin.
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SMS viewer (stand-alone plugin):
ALREADY STARTED HERE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=523015
Much like the notification of a new message, but with the help of APBilbo's message2reg.exe.
Already explained that here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3832398
DigiClock Quick test for QVGA
i'm trying the animation clock
attached is a quick test for qvga only
the animation not very smooth
Thats great!
I am currently trying to pull off a mortscript that does all this below:
So, the micro notifications I talked about above are suposedly working, it leeches of the titanium weather for the weather icon and temperature (no point on getting this onfo online, as that plugin is much complete), gets the system values like the system panel (but its based only on mortscript alone, no extra EXE's), and shows a clock based on pngs, much like analogclock's digital clock (not animated, hehehe).
I just need the date settings right and then learn how to do a titanium plugin, that I can change easily (I currently using the SYSTEM PANEL to test my mortscript file), but never did one myself.
I would like to see the SMS plugin in action. Looks promising to me.
However, what about a skype plugin for Titanium? There could be several options:
- Launch Skype (Right Softkey)
- Page1: Show amount of online contacts (ActionURL= Launch Skype)
- Page2: Show active chats (Username + Message/Topic)
- Page3: Show missed Skype calls/events
Or even a general "chat" plugin with Skype, WLM, FIM, ICQ, Fring etc. ?
I'd love to see a working notification panel myself. The stand alone one has overlapping txt in the notification areas on qvga and it doesn't look like its gonna get updated.
i'll have to try this one later on thanks.
Managed to make it work... and only with a MortScript that uses less than 150kb on the system.
When you receive a call or sms, the icon pops-up and the main button is used for accessing the call history or messages.
The icons arent showing in this screenshot because I didnt received any sms or call, lol.
The battery icon becomes on fire when its being charged.
The system bars show you your free mb and a visual percentage of how much that is (Mortscript only supports 2gb cards for now)
The clock can be easily skinned, as its simple png files.
To try (remenber its not finished) - QVGA ONLY!:
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- Install System panel (I'm using it for tests until I learn how to create a plugin, shamefull... I know )
- Install Titanium weather (if for some strange reason you havent already, also configure your city on it).
- Install the Beyond Invisible Weather Icon pack, for some reason the CPR doesnt fix the icon sizes yet... :/
- Remove the shortcut to Memstatus.exe that the System Panel plugin installed on your Windows\Startup folder, because its not used by my plugin.
- Backup your \Windows\Titanium_240x320.cpr file.
- Install my files into your device (note that the CPR must be overwritten, if it gives you any trouble, use Resco Explorer)
- With Titanizer or Chome editor enable the System Panel plugin (if it isnt already) and move it to the bottom (so that its not on top on anything else).
- You can now remove the exe from the System Panel of Startup.
- You can customize some settings if you open the \My Documents\Themes\Titanium System Panel\TWolf.mscr file on notepad,
- Reset and enjoy the BETA!
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Small bugfixe, update my MSCR file into the \My documents\Themes\Titanium System Panel\TWolf folder.
There was a small bug when the plugin had a missed call or unread sms.
---EDIT 2----
Fixed the "on missed call" bug (it wouldnt jump to the call log).
Attached the latest MSCR.
---EDIT 3----
Did more changes on the MSCR file, separated the updates into 2:
- The clock, notifications and battery charge icon update every second.
- All the rest, every 10 seconds.
There are more customizable settings and are easier to change.
Also added the condensed view regkeys, but havent had time to change the CPR file yet.
Tryed a different version where the script would first check if the regkeys had changed and only then would change them, but that took more ram to run, so as it wasnt serving its purpose, I went back to the old way.
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Some extra notes:
At first I was thinking of a bigger size panel, true, but that forces ppl to change the design or layout of all their other plugins, thats why I was going for the default only.
So with that in mind, I was thinking (just thinking, for now) that my plugin could show:
- The clock, weather icon, date and notifications on a normal view (First page), that jumps to a pre-chosen app on clicked (Resco explorer, yey), if a notification existed it would jump to their app and on the right softkey link would make the weather update (its doing this already).
- The system settings + battery and network info on the second page that when clicked would go to memory settings, and the plugin settings could be the right softkey link.
- A image "slideshow" of a pre-chosen folder on the third page, that when clicked would change to the next picture (bottom link would go to album).
- On the fourth page a sms messages tab that would show the latest message and on clicked would show the next and so on... The right softkey would jump to all the messages.
- The clock, weather icon and notification icon (no text) on condensed view.
- The settings app (user customization) would be a flash EXE file that would save stuff in the settings (much easier for me to do )
Not sure yet how I'll do all this, but it all seems pretty duable on mortscript.
Would only do a QVGA version, since its all I could test.
This does not exclude my idea that the messages and album (explained on the first post) should have their own plugin.
But maybe after I do these, part of the code could be reused for someone else with better programming skills.
yea i def wanna change my clock
I followed your instructions on a fresh install with nothing added.
1) system panel
2) weather 4.2
3) copied files and below is what I get
Uh, your not the first to have that bug, for some reason the icons dont get resized on the cpr... :/
To fix you need to install and apply the excelent Beyond Invisible weather icon pack.
twolf said:
Uh, your not the first to have that bug, for some reason the icons dont get resized on the cpr... :/
To fix you need to install and apply the excelent Beyond Invisible weather icon pack.
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Ok ill do that here real quick..oh and what .exe am i suppose to delete? isnt the file you have me copy there a mortscript file?
MrDSL said:
Ok ill do that here real quick..oh and what .exe am i suppose to delete? isnt the file you have me copy there a mortscript file?
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Just the shortcut on the startup to memstatus.exe, its from the system panel, but its not used on my plugin change.
Also, found a bug in my MSCR, ill update the post with the fixed file.
it had a int(x) code to make number into a full decimal number, but mortscript cant recognize it like that... :/
Still looks the same with installing those beyond icons..
I assume I'm using all the same mods as you since theres only one of them but could you post the cabs your using to get this going just in case?
MrDSL said:
Still looks the same with installing those beyond icons..
I assume I'm using all the same mods as you since theres only one of them but could you post the cabs your using to get this going just in case?
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i had that problem too but i made it work
its on the cpr cant remember were i found it but ill give you link as soon as i make this thing work.. gave me errors... and i dont c the plugin at all
only the system panel with big "x"
edit
does rperia's panel has to be install? because i only c the system panel not the other tab for the time ..
i did everithing and this is how it looks T_T
MrDSL said:
I assume I'm using all the same mods as you since theres only one of them but could you post the cabs your using to get this going just in case?
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Im using the latest ones:
TitaniumWeatherv4.2
Titanium System Panel 2.3
magicalan said:
i did everithing and this is how it looks T_T
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Looks to me that CPR isnt mine.
Use Resco Explorer to really overwrite yours.
Updated post #5 with the latest mscr version, it fixed another bug.
does rperia's panel has to be install? because i only c the system panel not the other tab for the time ..
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does rperia's panel has to be install? because i only c the system panel not the other tab for the time ..
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No, nothing else has to be installed, only the mentioned 2 plugins and my files.
If you get that error its because you dont have the htc taskmanager app, but thats ok, its not important, you can change the main link to any other app you like in the SETTINGS area of my latest MSCR file.
I just used that one because it was already the default on the system planel.
am not going to the gym today to fix this hope it works
the new freaking rom i downloaded doesnt let me replace the Titanium_240x320
not even with resco because it says its a "rom " file
what other can i use
when i try replacing it..it actually does replaces it but i can delete the new one and the old one appears.. what the
Cant help you there...
Had the same issue with HTC Album 3, had to hard-reset.
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Cant help you there...
Had the same issue with HTC Album 3, had to hard-reset.
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but if i hard reset will it still be a rom file?
because it will still have the rom installed.
rPereira talks about a possible fix here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509492&page=3
Also, please please stop PM-ing me! This is a forum, not a costumer service, lets talk on the threads.
You sent me more than 20 messages this week alone.