Just switched to it myself and I rather like it,will take some getting used to but it seems alot more feature packed.
So what are your views on the new theme?
(if you don't know how to switch to it scroll to the bottom of a page and in the left corner you will see theme changer switch to 2013 beta)
I'm not fan of the 2010 or 2013 Beta - the XDA Classic suits me and I've been using it since the beginning. The new themes have a too "White" effect for my taste - while the Classic theme is plain and simple for browsing. Just my opinion...
I wonder how many people are using the new themes vs the classic one.
XDA 2013 Beta
I like the 2013 beta. Thanks for pointing it out. The Portal Posts on the right hand side is cool. They should scroll with the page though.
Also, browser resizing is causes some issues. There is a lot of left to right scrolling going on if I don't have my browser in full screen. All in all, a worthy upgrade to the visual styling of XDA.
I had to hit XDA Classic for a moment and whoa... I think I was just transported to 2006!
I didn't know this. Just switched the theme (on the bottom of each page). I like it because the FB, G+, YT-Icons are not wasting space.
And it looks great. Thanks for this hint.
Feels nice .. noticed it only after your post ..
Thanks for letting us know mate...
It is very nice and clean
I don't like the font it's too narrow and difficult to read
After using it for a while I am not to sure I like the grey on white... something is missing, but after all it is only a beta so we shall have to see how the theme develops!
I like it but feel that its somehow to cluttered. Maybe some work on the colour scheme would help correct this. Still really like it though
Thanks for pointing it out, haven´t seen it yet.
What I like:
- Specs in the device "root" directory - just a nice addon!
- Portal posts on the right side - nice!
What I dislike:
- yellow buttons (e.g. "quote")...much too distracting color!
- my eyes are getting tired by the font
All in all: The "old" style is very effectice and clean...the beta seems to be too colorful & distracting for me
jgaviota said:
I don't like the font it's too narrow and difficult to read
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup, agree.
zacthespack said:
After using it for a while I am not to sure I like the grey on white... something is missing, but after all it is only a beta so we shall have to see how the theme develops!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, the flat grey reminds me of something from the 90s, which is no bueno. I also think it's way to cluttered at the moment, and they should concentrate on making it easy to use and more streamlined.
But it's still beta, and clearly unfinished, so i guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I don't like it so I switched back to XDA 2010. The 2013 theme seems like it was made in the early 2000s, with its cluttered UI and white/grey tone.
I like the idea, it's very modern, but it's too white. It kind of hurts my eyes after all the years looking at the other design haha.
didn't know it was out.
Will try and let you know
I like it, except for the device picture and specs in the root directory.
It looks nice, but every time I go to the root directory to switch between subforums, I have to scroll down to go to the sub forum I want to read.
I would guess 99% of the people that frequent these forums know the specs of the device they are reading about.
Hell I use the original one...the newer ones are too bright for my eyes.
Sent from my GT-N7000
Not too bad but needs more definition
In general the theme is pretty good but as others have mentioned it is very white.
In my opinion the pale nature makes it more difficult to seperate between the various elements of the page. This in turn makes it more difficult for the eye to quickly find the information that it is looking for ie the contents of each post.
I also agree that the page becomes difficult to read after a while due to the combination of the colours and the font/fontsize.
Cheers Roy
Not really a fan of the sidebar. Apart from that, looks clean. 7/10, would use.
carbonassassin said:
I like it but feel that its somehow to cluttered. Maybe some work on the colour scheme would help correct this. Still really like it though
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i agree, it feels cluttered - too many buttons around
Thread closed
There is an existing thread for this discussion, this doesn't belong here.
Related
WARNING IPHONE HATERS... (semi-clone on board)
Details here.. http://iwindowsmobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
Looks like its open season on hacking this now.
If I can only get it to somehow show calendar events on a page, its a hit.
Interesting. The only thing that stil pulls the I-phone ahead in this race is the speed at which it can use thier shell. I still love my PDA more though. Thanks for the link.
Hmmm...can't wait to see some skinning for this.
*update*
DL'd the cab from the website listed. It hasn't asked for an activation code yet...found activation screen, 14-day trial.
It is fairly easy to run, doesn't seem to take a lot of memory. Very similar to iPhone icon UI, not as 'fancy' looking.
looks boring
There is definite room for improvement...not too bad for a 1st version but it's typical of Vito software.
Contacts can be set up with their own icon and can be mixed in with application icons.
I would like to see something along the lines of SPB Mobile Shell though...i.e. Clock page, calendar. Then again, I suppose that will just fatten it up and cause some memory drain like SPB already does.
I'll try it...
I'll try it for a few days.Thanks.
Looks good but why always duplicate the iPhone interface, come up with something better. The new Diamond interface is like a breath of fresh air. It lets us know there are other options out there that is also good.
the most boring thing about vito apps is how cheap they all look. ugly, ugly, ugly.
looks too generic reminds me of samsung gui
something unique would have been more eye catching!
Nice one
Cool feature, but why use it when I have this baby..
On the HTCTOUCH
dizzydix said:
Cool feature, but why use it when I have this baby..
On the HTCTOUCH
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just curious but what is that?
**Update**
NM, I found this thread you were in...Is it WAD or WAD2 you're mostly using?
dealwagon said:
WARNING IPHONE HATERS... (semi-clone on board)
Details here.. http://iwindowsmobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
Looks like its open season on hacking this now.
If I can only get it to somehow show calendar events on a page, its a hit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What was the warning for? Another dumb iPhone wan-a-be.
it's actually pretty nice... it just needs some graphical tweaks in my opinion...
Seems ok to me. Granted its similar to the iphone layout; however seems fairly simple and straightforward.
I like the semi black background without it being too black.
Everyone will have a view on this latest interface/gui. What we should remember is that there are people out ther doing an awful lot of development work to give us a better interface/more choice on the WM platform.
Constructive criticism and good points, e.g the request for skinning, is one thing. Simply lambasting the tool is not good enough.
Someone on here the other day was asking for ideas for a new UI for WM. Should we not seize on opportunities like this one presented to us?
Just my dollars worth.
WB
Winterface
I like the iPhone-like interface, and the customizeability. Aside from that, I agree that the overall apearance of SBP Mobile Shell is better.
amen! If I wanted an iPhone, I'd get a damned iPhone!!
dizzydix said:
Cool feature, but why use it when I have this baby..
On the HTCTOUCH
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
is fine.... can you post?
I second WackyBanana.
It'd be great to have skinning sometime soon.
just my 2 cents worth, but iphone bashing is getting a bit droll, since we're all here on WM platforms anyways. You have to admit, Apple's UI's are pretty good, just really short on apps and customization.
So lets congratulate Vito and see if we can get some more customization options.
I would LOVE an option to turn off the Vito 'slide to unlock' option since I'm already using Slide2Unlock Pro 1.05...
like another person stated it looks boring! i wonder how well it will work? will it be speedy or sluggish?
I want to start it,anyone ave any suggestions hints or anything else?
http://www.throttlelauncher.com/portal/
sign up and do some homework..u'll see that one was created already
also i suggest u search the forums before making threads like this..
i signed up and looked,i want to make it with other to make look more beautiful
beginning-4 tabs,for weather tab for better looking can be used iphone theme for weatherpanel
there is one in the throttle forums already but, we need to get better icons for that setup. besides that, its a really useful setup cuz its not just icons
i can help,but those setup is not working on my (i have 0.9.3)
as mike21 stated..."its not just icons"
thats a key factor here..it seems to be that alot of these iphone themes are just icons which is cool and on the money so to speak..but alittle too much on the eyes if u ask me..
i, as well as countless others, enjoy a today/home screen..with a background picture rather than the ladder..a bunch of icons leading u to other places..
so maybe u may want to keep that in mind..when creating your theme
i mean..keep the iphone look and feel..but add a twist..to make "your own" diffrent from the rest
Jstar
JstarLuvsTina said:
as mike21 stated..."its not just icons"
thats a key factor here..it seems to be that alot of these iphone themes are just icons which is cool and on the money so to speak..but alittle too much on the eyes if u ask me..
i, as well as countless others, enjoy a today/home screen..with a background picture rather than the ladder..a bunch of icons leading u to other places..
so maybe u may want to keep that in mind..when creating your theme
i mean..keep the iphone look and feel..but add a twist..to make "your own" diffrent from the rest
Jstar
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yea, using plain icons really suck big time. what needs to be done is the same thing that gullum did with his setup but keeping the iphone look by keeping the bottom 4 icons static and use them to open different pages within the setup so you have the iphone look but have a lot more functuality in the setup rather than just launch icons
mike21pr said:
yea, using plain icons really suck big time. what needs to be done is the same thing that gullum did with his setup but keeping the iphone look by keeping the bottom 4 icons static and use them to open different pages within the setup so you have the iphone look but have a lot more functuality in the setup rather than just launch icons
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
exactly!
if i wasnt so anti iphone i would have rocked his theme..without a problem!
and LeAdReW if u need icons.. i have TONS of iphone icons ive created and dl'd over time with for u to look at!
can't wait for the 0.9.4 beta version!!!
LeAdReW said:
beginning-4 tabs,for weather tab for better looking can be used iphone theme for weatherpanel
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well done mate! it is always good to have different versions of a theme! i cant create themes myself but with my macbook next year, ill join the 'race'
So who's tried or is using the new XDA forum theme?
You can view it from: User CP>Edit Options>Scroll down to the bottom>Forum Skin>XDA 2010 - BETA
It's pretty nice. Nice update to the look.
whoa. just changed it to check it out. diffinetly a big change. the font looks really light so its a bit harder for me to read it.
oooo I really like this. Definitely looks a LOT more modern than the old theme.
I like it!
I think aN XDA 2010 BETA theme for our phones would be cool
kashb91 said:
whoa. just changed it to check it out. diffinetly a big change. the font looks really light so its a bit harder for me to read it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seems fine for me.
Lol, i had it for like ten minutes and had to go back to the old theme. Idk, I guess i'm just too used to the old layout
loving this, thanks
dude not hating on the old theme cause it got the job done even with its weird colors, but this new theme is sick fools
EDIT: ok i lied, im with darch, i just switched backed, thats sad it only had a life of 5 mins on my comp
This is a test of the lemon text trick
nebenezer said:
This is a test of the lemon text trick
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its still hard to read.. I highlighted it. lol
And i love this new look.. i just have to get used to it.
Im willing to give it a full few days.
Haha my eyes had a seizure when the page first loaded. I like how modern it looks though, and I'll stick with it for a while
takes a bit to get used to but im liking it
I haven't used it yet, but I REALLY like the "multi-quote" button on this new theme.
It's a major change from the old theme, but it is a beta, so I'm sure anything majorly weird about it will be cleaned up later. I actually really like it. It's super clean and tidy
So much better than the pre-1997 theme we had before! Thanks for catching up to 2010 xda!
I used it for a day...
I REALLY like the way it looks but for some reason, on my phone, the sub-forum lists of threads scroll VERY SLOOOWWWWW.
Switched back
I like the new look as well. Love the XDAdevelopers font -- anyone know where I can get it?
I'll definitely give it some time. I've always thought the old theme needed a bit of face lift, so far this does justice.
Thanks for pointing this out gu1dry!
nebenezer said:
I used it for a day...
I REALLY like the way it looks but for some reason, on my phone, the sub-forum lists of threads scroll VERY SLOOOWWWWW.
Switched back
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude, why not just use the XDA app?
pseudoremora said:
Dude, why not just use the XDA app?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just can't get into the app.. I prefer the fully functional version of the forum you get using the browser.
Lasted for about 15 minutes for me as well. Looks really nice, but I found it hard to read / find things. Probably just the "pain of change". I've grown too accustomed to the old layout...
JsChiSurf said:
Lasted for about 15 minutes for me as well. Looks really nice, but I found it hard to read / find things. Probably just the "pain of change". I've grown too accustomed to the old layout...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Biggest thing for me is how little differentiation there is between quoted text and the new message. There was huge contrast in the old theme, and w/o it, it just makes it a little harder to read. Also, I noticed that, using the stock browser on the phone (i also don't like the app), when it resizes the text, you can't see who posted w/o scrolling. I find that annoying. Considering that 95% of my time on xda is spent on my phone, I almost have to go back.
I like it. I switched and will keep it permenant. It's quite nice. I wish they had a dark theme though where it was a white text on black background thing. That's how I have Visual Studio set up and I can last all day coding in it that way. With the default white background I only last about 4 hours before I have a huge headache....
I like the Facebook layout, so why not make a theme from it? This was first on MIUI-Dev, but with all the sh*t going on there, I decided to plant it here
(click to see bigger image)
What do you guys think? This is all still in Photoshop. There's still alot of work to do to finish this.
I'm planning to theme as much as possible (SMS/MMS, Dialer, Contacts, etc). But I will finish it up first in PS and then release the whole theme.
What has changed:
- New icon style (like the blue buttons in the popup in Facebook)
- Stricter colortype. Exactly the same colors as used in Facebook, except for the opened folder background, because of the white text
- A clean and clear notification dropdown, where background of notifications is 80% transparent
- Clear blue active action icons, grey and beveled in when not active
- in MMS/SMS a beveled in button with colored icon when that one is active, no beveled in and lightblue border for icons that are not active
Very cool
Cant wait to test drive it very cool concept dont give up
Awesome man, does dev's over at miui treat people like ****. the way he talks he must be one big dork.
Saw this one over at miui-devs yeah, looks promising...I would most certainly give this one a try
Still can't wait for this theme. Looks so sick. I really appreciate how complete you're making it and theming everything.
Sent from my HTC Incredible
looking great! i just hope the theme turns out as full as it can be, and as consistent with facebook's design as possible. and also id prefer no themed icons only icon backgrounds because it annoys me when some icons i use are themed and some are not and it does not look good with half themed and half unthemed icons on my home screen, just icon backgrounds is great.
Zig
Zag
Dodge and Weave
You can't lose me!
zorack8000 said:
looking great! i just hope the theme turns out as full as it can be, and as consistent with facebook's design as possible. and also id prefer no themed icons only icon backgrounds because it annoys me when some icons i use are themed and some are not and it does not look good with half themed and half unthemed icons on my home screen, just icon backgrounds is great.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was thinking of that too. When the theme is finished, I will release 2 packs: one with themed icons, other without. I will also provide a psd for people who want to create their own icons, and I will do weekly updates with those new icons in the theme.
sent from my Yellow Submarine with TapaTalk
looks great. can't wait!
Looks great dude, can't wait to try it.
Thanks everyone for the interest in this theme. The design for this theme has been slowed down due to me being sick and stuff. The last thing I themed whas the MMS/SMS layout. Been struggelin' with the colors alot. Also, I have no idea how I will make the foldericons look like... any thoughts from the community?
Firstly I think this theme looks flipping great. My opinion on the folder look would be to keep it true to the Facebook theme. Have the folder have a white backing and if possible have the apps list in blue text along side a smaller icon like a friend list. Not even sure something like this is possible, that's just how I see it in my head! Then again there's alot of crazy crap in there.
Keep up the awesome work.
mmerlin007 said:
Firstly I think this theme looks flipping great. My opinion on the folder look would be to keep it true to the Facebook theme. Have the folder have a white backing and if possible have the apps list in blue text along side a smaller icon like a friend list. Not even sure something like this is possible, that's just how I see it in my head! Then again there's alot of crazy crap in there.
Keep up the awesome work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your comment. It is not possible to alter the listing options of the folder icon. It's defaulted to 4 icons in the folder icon.
sent from my Yellow Submarine with TapaTalk
will you port it to other roms too? I'd like that
nikosrs4 said:
will you port it to other roms too? I'd like that
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not my intention, but I will release the psd as soon as the theme is fully complete, so others can have a go with it.
sent from my Yellow Submarine with TapaTalk
Howard it coming ant chance we can get a hint as to when it'll drop?
Wheezy_be said:
Not my intention, but I will release the psd as soon as the theme is fully complete, so others can have a go with it.
sent from my Yellow Submarine with TapaTalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my HTC Incredible
jiggadroid said:
Howard it coming ant chance we can get a hint as to when it'll drop?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hahah same question here. I've been checking this thread daily ha.
Sorry guys/girls, due to me being sick theming has been slowed down... when I feel better and I can focus again theming will go on
Next week I will hope to have a beta version up, where icons, foldericons, opened folder, notification bar/pulldown and mms/sms is themed.
hurry up plz im ****ting myself for this theme... no jk take your time to get it right. but asap would be nice, no pressure thooo... ))
Stiiiiiiiiiiillll waiiiiiiitttttttiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggggg lol
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I hate the new color. What do you guys think?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
Agreed. In fact I can't find a single thing changed that I actually like more than how it was before. The whole new theme is a step backwards
I like it better but that's just me. The coloration is a bit closer to the Honeybread theme that I have running on my NC. The dark status bar, the new dialer, new social media widget, all are more to my liking. To each his own though.
I like it.....
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
i would prefer a choice of a darker theme. i don't like my phone to be super bright.
I think it looks nice. I love it.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
I really love the new look of Blur on Gingerbread, I think they did a fantastic job, and it will make the phone an easier sale on the sales floor as it will catch new customers attention.
most of the colors are lighter IMO, because our screen is more efficient with whites instead of blacks. our pentile screen actually has a white subpixel, which means that if we use more whites, our battery life is better because the phone isnt turning on all of the other pixels to make white.
I think its ugly as hell too. Just needs some theming.
I like the dark notification bar. I really like the stock Android theme. Wish we had the option of using it.
I'll take this over their froyo theme, and I really like the dark blue. But the white menus are just ugly.
I am hating the new update
I just feel my phone looks so cheap and the design is very raw. I did not like the edgy menus. I some how feel Eww... Very bad job MOTO, its does not look professional at all...
It's called "theme your phone".
Personally i think it looks a lot better now. Before it just looked old now it looks much cleaner
Magnetox said:
It's called "theme your phone".
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
agreed, this is pointless. just ranting about motos ui isnt going to do anything.. everyone has their own opinion on it, i love it. moto blur has been the same since release. pretty much that said. same color etc. it is nice to see moto change thing up a bit if you ask me. they had to do something, every other company did, samsung, HTC, lg didnt really lol but sony did as well.
I like the new setup better than the old. Sure there are somethings from froyo that I liked, but overall this update appeals more to me.
Sent from my Atrix
I think it sucks and I don't like anything about it, but that's just me. I especially hate the look of the notification bar. I couldn't figure out what the black square with a checkmark in it was for. Then I finally figured out it was the alarm symbol (the old symbol actually looked like a clock). I used to be able to easily see the "H+" and "E" symbols. Now it's an ugly grey square with a microscopic H that looks like a symbol for a floppy disk.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
lol..I like it to, I think the whole update in General is a nice modernization<<<if thats a word...of the whole phone...
Quit whining about the theme, put on your big boy pants and theme your phone!
If you're unfamiliar with how to do this, I suggest you head over to the development and theming boards to grab some insight. Nottach has some brilliant themes he's ported that should remedy your hatred toward moto's UI.
mpalatsi said:
Quit whining about the theme, put on your big boy pants and theme your phone!
If you're unfamiliar with how to do this, I suggest you head over to the development and theming boards to grab some insight. Nottach has some brilliant themes he's ported that should remedy your hatred toward moto's UI.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Amen
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App