How to select a png file as theme background? - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development

I'm trying to add the "dirty" png file as a background in the official HTC black theme but I can only browse for gif and jpg files. Is there a way to make WM6 treat png files as "picture files"?

us mspaint and make it a gif/jpg... the easiest way ;-)

you dirty little dawg

softonic123 said:
us mspaint and make it a gif/jpg... the easiest way ;-)
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Already tried to convert it to jpg and gif but it looks weird when I use it together with the theme. Thought it had to do with the format. Looks good on the computer though.
Don't know why it's distributed as png files if it can't be used in this format...
Anywho, i've attached the files if you have the time to test them.

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Post Your HD Screens

Just thought it would be nice to see some of your screens for the HD. Here is mine. Going to give some transformer tab icons a try when I get a chance.
thats really good, im still working on my tabs using manila editor, and once im done, its going to look amazing.
*Searches harder for cool looking UI's*
WOW!!!
How I can change my manila?
Naraku said:
WOW!!!
How I can change my manila?
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1.download manila editor
2.copy all the files ending in "manila" from your /windows directory on the HD to your pc
3.specify the route of your manila files in manila editor
4.extract the files as png
5.modify the png files and then raplace the old ones using the manila editor
6.once you have all your edited files, copy them to your sd card, close TF3D and then using total commander or resco explorer copy those files into the windows directory and then restart TF3D
xdaman85 said:
1.download manila editor
2.copy all the files ending in "manila" from your /windows directory on the HD to your pc
3.specify the route of your manila files in manila editor
4.extract the files as png
5.modify the png files and then raplace the old ones using the manila editor
6.once you have all your edited files, copy them to your sd card, close TF3D and then using total commander or resco explorer copy those files into the windows directory and then restart TF3D
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thank you...
Nice theme
How did you manage to take this picture of your phone?
Thanks!
Ascenca
Ascenca83 said:
Nice theme
How did you manage to take this picture of your phone?
Thanks!
Ascenca
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with a program called pocketscreen
Basically you set it to take a pic in a set number of seconds so you navigate to the screen you want it to take and wait for that number of seconds Do a search for it in the top level forum and you wil lfind the thread to download it
Thx!
Found it and worked just nicely for me!
Ascenca
Perhaps a newbi question, but on my vista machine i don't have access to the windows folder via activesync, or any of the protected files...
my hd
jon- said:
Perhaps a newbi question, but on my vista machine i don't have access to the windows folder via activesync, or any of the protected files...
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You should, just takes FOREVER to get a directory listing from windows to your /windows filder. What I do it copy everything to the storage card and use total commander locally on the mobile device. Total commander has no problem getting to the windows folder on your device. What does this have to do with the screen shot of yoru device?
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my hd
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well one thing you jsut showed me is that i can do my task bar upgrades for icons and battery Looks nice, i like the black.
LAGUNADUB said:
my hd
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i like the font !!!
another noob-question: how did you change the font ?
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my hd
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Its really a nice theme
How about a link to the theme or at least to the icons of the taskbar? Would really know how it work to but some nice icons for the battery, phone network, bt etc...
Thanks in advance
Ascenca
Hi this Theme is superb
Please can you upload this theme with fonts.
mallman and LAGUNADUB
Can you guys please upload the theme setup or cab files for your created themes...I am a newbie and non-technical guy....don't know how to make such beautiful themes...
Thanks in advance
OK i can get the manila files on to sd using tc but my vista does not see any files in the folder.
What am I doing wrong?
_macca said:
OK i can get the manila files on to sd using tc but my vista does not see any files in the folder.
What am I doing wrong?
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sorry a little reading was all that was needed - hidden & system attributes!
here ya go...

[TUT] How to change the Internet Globe Icon

Hi all,
I have had a couple of questions on how to change the globe on the internet tab from the globe to a pic of your choosing.
I have attached the files you need. All you need to do is Create 2 png pictures that are 512x256 and name them the same as in the files.
Once you have done this copy them onto your device,turn off touchflo and drop them along with the mainla file into your windows directory using total commander (or similar) and restart touchflo and hey presto your very own internet icon.
Have fun
works great!!
I made a nice Opera logo, maybe someone likes to use it.
Can't find a good screen capture program, just try it.
You have to copy all three files to the windows directory using total commander or other.
EDIT: found screen capture program, so now included
very nice
Hope to see a few more of these on here. People have been looking but no one has replied.
People I WANT TO SEE YOUR ICONS
David Balfour said:
Hi all,
I have had a couple of questions on how to change the globe on the internet tab from the globe to a pic of your choosing.
I have attached the files you need. All you need to do is Create 2 png pictures that are 512x256 and name them the same as in the files.
Once you have done this copy them onto your device,turn off touchflo and drop them along with the mainla file into your windows directory using total commander (or similar) and restart touchflo and hey presto your very own internet icon.
Have fun
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Hi... I like your internet glob. Can you make it into a cab file? I am very bad at this so far so would be great.
Thanks in advance
Hi , sorry to trouble you but could you or anyone please upload the stock 'Internet tab Globe' icon for me ? My operator decided to use its own logo for the Launch Browser icon and it looks quite terrible
Thanks in advance
David Balfour said:
Hi all,
I have had a couple of questions on how to change the globe on the internet tab from the globe to a pic of your choosing.
I have attached the files you need. All you need to do is Create 2 png pictures that are 512x256 and name them the same as in the files.
Once you have done this copy them onto your device,turn off touchflo and drop them along with the mainla file into your windows directory using total commander (or similar) and restart touchflo and hey presto your very own internet icon.
Have fun
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Very beautiful globe! no need to quit/restart touchflo by the way... just unzip in /windows and it works!
Thanks
t0k0m0k0 said:
Very beautiful globe! no need to quit/restart touchflo by the way... just unzip in /windows and it works!
Thanks
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Unfortunately this does not work on my German O2 stock rom.
They probably use another manila file for selecting the image on the internet tab.
I have to investigate further...
Here try this Cab File.
I finally solved it, thanks to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2861249
I have to edit a file in \Application Data\Manila which holds the information about banner and operator links.
Thanks anyway for the information in this thread
BTW: You can add a property Text to the Banner node to display a heading under the banner icon
Many thanks to David. I've customised my Internet globe.
I 'emptied' the Youtube text as well as picture reference fields in your attached XML. So nothing shows. Hmm, now I am wondering how I can incorporate another program icon to be exact ...
remove the globe
Thanks for the tutorial, but to me the globe is useless, i would like to start at the tab with only my favorites and no globe at all; so is it possible to fully remove the globe?
I dont know. It might be possible but due to way TF3D uses the Mainla files you would have to modify it in such a way that it doesn't know there should be anything there and that it going waaay above my head.
It's not as simple as deleting the file you might actually have to change the more progamming but i'm sure someone could help
Guus_ said:
Thanks for the tutorial, but to me the globe is useless, i would like to start at the tab with only my favorites and no globe at all; so is it possible to fully remove the globe?
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You just need to delete the "Banner" node (i.e. everything between and including "<Banner [...] />", without the quotes.).
Regards
K_Hismoom
Just played around and found I could remove youtube icon. All I did was to delete the everything within <OperatorLinks>.
Dear friend, after i have copied the 2 png pictures to the manila file, turn off and restart the TFL3D, the globe ico remain unchange. Would you give me more detail on how to fix it. By the way, there are two files named InternetPortal and InternetPortal-zh-CN, anything i need to do about that? thanks.
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You just need to delete the "Banner" node (i.e. everything between and including "<Banner [...] />", without the quotes.).
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Would help if I could find the folder \Application Data\Manila\ , let alone the file InternetPortal-en-gb.xml. It is most vexing!
BTW
I am using Total Commander on an OrangeUK 1.14 ROM Touch HD
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Nevermind, I did a bit more forum searching and found the right file to edit.
It is 27c65cbd_manila in \windows\ (for me anyway)
diamondsnake168 said:
Dear friend, after i have copied the 2 png pictures to the manila file, turn off and restart the TFL3D, the globe ico remain unchange. Would you give me more detail on how to fix it. By the way, there are two files named InternetPortal and InternetPortal-zh-CN, anything i need to do about that? thanks.
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Have you tried the Cab file I have attached as well. Let me know if this works?
Which Globe Icons are you wanting? The blue globe or My Metal Firefox
how can you add your own links like the youtube one?where does it come from!
how do u make the surounding of the picture invisble becouse if its black i have a bleu background how to make it gone.. ?? sorry bad english
ideally you need to use photoshop. This will allow you to delete the background so leaving it as it should be

[THEME] Emerald for TF3D by Mallman v0.9

Enjoy!!! I will be updating this little by little but it has a very custom feel to it so far.
*** NOTE ***
Backup your manila files first. This will overwrite them.
0.9 changes
- added a new clock
- added background (will try to get bg for all tabs worked out soon). BG is in the zip file
Installation:
1. Extract files to your pc
2. Copy files to your device into any folder (other than \Windows)
3. Go to today settings and disable Tf3D
4. On you device use a program other than file explorer (resco explorer or total commander) and copy the files to the \windows folder
5.restart TF3d
6. Enjoy
THANKS
new version added to post #1
thanks.i like it.
version .7 added to post 1. added settings icons.
version .8 added to post #1
version .9 posted in post #1
thanx, beautifull
In my opinion, you can do better!
antoniomistretta said:
In my opinion, you can do better!
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lol thanks but not really with the ultra limited TF3D. I figured I owed this community something since ive been doing only WAD2 themes lately
Winindow-frame on "PEOPLE" TAB
Hi Malmman,
Can you help me to change the white colour of the original winindow-frame on "PEOPLE" TAB, to light grey or dark grey.
Thanks in advance for any advice or tread show the decision!!
Kalinof said:
Hi Malmman,
Can you help me to change the white colour of the original winindow-frame on "PEOPLE" TAB, to light grey or dark grey.
Thanks in advance for any advice or tread show the decision!!
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all you need is manila editor (you can do a search for it) and then copy the *_manila files from your /windows folder on your device to your pc. Next start up the manila editor and point it to the folder you copied the *_manila files too. Now you can scroll through every image build into TF3D when you find th eone you want to change just export it as a jpg, png or whatever you like to work with. Change it to any color you like with you favorite editor (i think even paint brush will work for this task). Finally just go back to manila editor and press the replace button on the image you want to replace (the people frame in your case). You can now create a zip file of the image you replaced. Create the zip file and extract it and copy it back to the /windows folder on your device (overwriting the old one) Restart Tf3d and you will see your change
If anyone knows of a better tutotial for manila editor out there please respond
10x man!! I'll try

waiting animation question

well im trying to edit the wait cursor with PE Explorer, and im trying to use the windows mobile 6.5 cursor from MWC but the images are .png and PE wont let me use them, they got to be .bmp. so when i try to use gimp2 to edit the .png's it just turns out all ugly and not transparent like with MWC.
and when i try to extract the cursor from the opal rom its not in the dll file.
any help? renaming the files to .bmp dont work so i dont know what to do
so does anyone know how to make the transparent .png files into transparent .bmp files without ruining the files?

Skiinning / pics / png's

Hi, does anyone know the name and location of the PNG / pic files to change the top and bottom bar and the windows button, or are these wrapped some how?
they are manilafiles, no png files. you must the manilafiles extracted with cfc gui to png files. it is in every manila other files...
stoolzo said:
Hi, does anyone know the name and location of the PNG / pic files to change the top and bottom bar and the windows button, or are these wrapped some how?
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Actually they are png's but it depends on what theme your using because they ussually are tagged. for example my startbutton is called Mikenificent_bubble_flag
Bottombar:
Mikenificent_SKBackground
And topbar:
Mikenificent_Taskbar
So what you could do is look for groups of png's in your windows folder and see if one of those is using bubble_flag.png
cheers for that, probs just some trial and error required on my part.
They are NOT Manila File they are clear PNG images files and they don`t have special name.. all depends from the Theme if you create your own Bars and your Own theme you can name the Bars whatever you like.. just need to write in the Theme file the names of the bars to know when you choice this theme to use this PNG`s
The PNG files for the top and bottom bar are the same size they must to be
480x52 thats all
For example the easy why to find some Bars you want in your rom.. is for example you like the Bars of the theme Classic Blue.. then go in windows and copy the Clasic Blue.tsk to your SD card and then via Sync download to your desktop pc.
Open this .TSK file with Wince Cab Manager and you will see the whole theme i mean witch files are used for the Bars and witch are used for the Wallpaper if have wallpaper or any other images depends of the Theme.. when you know how are named this files you can extract them

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