Manila Backgrounds - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps

what is the name of the backgrounds in manila....

It's friendly name seems to be "gridtile" in the Common category.

it could be nice to find the way to change every background and put a custom picture instead

i dont have grid tile i only have gridsingle?

Yea, thats the one.
6c658481_manila. Those are the squares that make up the tiles in the background.

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TF3D - Use gradient_background.qtc from o2 for other Themes

Hi there, im thinking about the issue that you cant use a background for all tabs in TF3D, so i am trying to find a solution for that.
We need to find out where in TF3D the XML definition of background tiling is, so we could deactivate that, and replace the manila background tile with a normal wallpaper.
What do you think?
Rotkaeqpchen said:
Hi there, im thinking about the issue that you cant use a background for all tabs in TF3D, so i am trying to find a solution for that.
We need to find out where in TF3D the XML definition of background tiling is, so we could deactivate that, and replace the manila background tile with a normal wallpaper.
What do you think?
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That would be great, one of the most annoying things of TF3D is the background only works on the Today screen. I guess another option would be to find the graphic file within the manilla files that contains the default one. I have seen a couple themes where they have changed that default image, I think it was the Orange one.
added to thread subscriptions, maybe we can do this and it will be so much better!
Thanks, look at the Vodafone theme for example, there is a blank white background. Can we customize the original files like this just with a wallpaper?
I found out that there is a 2bd5bb26_manila (Background image only on O2 theme) in the o2 theme.
When we could use this manila file for other themes too, we would have solved the theme problem!
there's one thing i don't really understand here.
in the o2 default blue theme, the gradient background (for all the tabs) is saved as an image of the width of 1 pixel. i tried to substitute it with another, wider image, but it didn't work.
in the htc black theme, on the other hand, there's no direct image for the background, instead, only the tiles are coded somewhere as image files.
how does it work then, i mean how does manila know how the background is encoded, whether it's a 1px-wide image that needs to be stretched or a tile that fits onto the background "floor" or whatever else on other themes?
if we could find the place where it's encoded what (and how) manila uses for the background, then i guess we could play with it a little more
This is what i have found about the background question in TF3D...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2558844&postcount=180
I haven't had any more time on it .. but I think we have to wait until we can change the mania/GLES files...
I hope this can be done

[REQ] Transparent TF3D Sliding Background

I wouldve searched but as you can tell by the title, i dont know what to search for by name lol
When you slide between icons on tf3d, its shows an enlarged icon in the middle of the screen with a semi transparent background behind it, so while sliding you can still see the content of the tabs... How do i make it completely transparent?
I had it before but i dont know what i named the file and was hoping someone could upload or redirect me.
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nvrmind, close, i found it in here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=436867
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2698602&postcount=1

wallpaper dimensions

how to set wallpaper dimension to keep the default black up and bottom bar? (if possible)
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how to set wallpaper dimension to keep the default black up and bottom bar? (if possible)
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Not sure what your running as far as ROM, etc. but if you are looking at the WM wallpaper, it can be found in Windows directory;
stwater.jpg is start menu background, also could be classicblue_stwater_800_480.jpg or _480_800
tdwater.jpg is today background
your TF3D background can be set through manila
For portrait, you want 480x800 and for lanscape you want 800x480

[Q] Help: Possible to change email tab style/appearance?

I am using a ROM which I mostly like (Elegancia) but on the email tab, the preview layout style is set so that the header section background is dark black while the body section is white. This makes reading the sender name and subject very difficult since the text is dark grey or blue against black.
Is there any way or utility to change the style of this email preview tab, so that the header section background is also white like the body, as I've seen in other ROMs (like Energy) ? Or alternatively, any way to set the style back to the HTC default of just regular text against the wallpaper background, with no little rectangle?
Can either of these things be done either with a configuration utility or through the resigtry, without having to change ROMs?
Please help, thanks...!

What kind of apps would you like the developers to work on?

Just wondering what people were wanting the developers to work on for the new metro interface. Personally I would love to be able to use custom photos for launcher tiles. I'm inspired by some of the great screen shots I've seen for Launcher7 for android devices. Something like this Browsing Customization on deviantART over the tiles?
I've been using the CP only for a few days but I already missed the fature to set the tile Images manually. Some non-Metro apps look terrible with their tiny Icons compared to the tiles. Another thing I don't like is that you can't drag the Metro screens. You either have to use the scrollbar or the mouseweel. Oh and I think the Color selection is too limited. It would be able to tie the Interface Color with the automatic aero color, so that the Background has the same Color as the highlights.

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