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Need help with manila background image

Hi,
I have a O2 branded TouchFlo3D, so it is blue and white. The background image an all manila pages is fading from blue to white.
I have replaced all Luaq- and QTC-Files in my windows-directory with those from the original htc theme. That works fine, but i still got the old O2 background image. Which file do I have to replace???
Please help.

Sers,
maybe the luaq and qtc files are the animation behavor itself and the gles files are the picture informations?
Please report if it will work!
regards

You can try this !
Unzip this file and install CAB on your Diamond.
Enjoy official Manila theme !

Lord Ghost said:
You can try this !
Unzip this file and install CAB on your Diamond.
Enjoy official Manila theme !
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That's not what I want.
I just want to know which file is the background file.

sushilange said:
That's not what I want.
I just want to know which file is the background file.
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well..i come to help.But i don't sure which background u're talking now ?
Can u make screenshot for it.Maybe with Screenshot i can help a bit

Yeah, post a screeny so we can see...I'm using Dutty's Full, with an O2 manilla cab installed. I didn't get the .tsk or wallpaper in it, so not sure what you mean. On the pages after home, the screen is gradient, but with bars. If you don't mind, while helping can you tell me which file is the background images aside the home page?

sushilange said:
That's not what I want.
I just want to know which file is the background file.
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Did you mean the wallpaper on Manila backgorund when you selected one from the setting page?
If that's the case you should see:
HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeBackgroundPath
Unless it's not what on your mind.

Hi!
I think, we talking about that picture, what's in the background on all of the other Manila pages. Black with gray rectangles.
Is that changeable manually like the home's one?
What file is it? Anyone can help me?
by Avers
PS: Sorry for my poor english!

Hi, sushilange,
could u plz upload the o2 manila files so I could compare the files with the stock ones?
I really think it should be the gles files which effect the background....
best regards

Yes I mean the background image, which is on all manila pages.
I figured out, just replacing all QTC-Files doesn't work, so i had to replace all manila-files. I think you also need a LuaQ-File for displaying the background?

I have found it.
5c9aa261_manila
But it changes the menu-line's top, too!
Backup your files that you want to change!
by Avers

I also have a background image problem while using Manila black, it's a different though...
Since i applied the manila Black theme, i am no longer able to change the homescreen background. No matter what i try the "wallpaper" just does'nt appear.
Who can help me out?

avers said:
I have found it.
5c9aa261_manila
But it changes the menu-line's top, too!
Backup your files that you want to change!
by Avers
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Any idea how to edit such a file?
How did you figure it out?

cyphol said:
Did you mean the wallpaper on Manila backgorund when you selected one from the setting page?
If that's the case you should see:
HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeBackgroundPath
Unless it's not what on your mind.
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I've backed up this key and HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila\CachedBackgroundPath but when i restore these keys my home screen background remains black.. is there some other file where the background image is copied after you change the wallpaper for the home screen?

Windows\P_BG.png and L_BG.png looks like it

SurfHost said:
Windows\P_BG.png and L_BG.png looks like it
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no... these are only green bars (that I wasn't able to change in manila home... btw...)
here my 2c for the edit of something, even if I didn't find backgrounds of other tabs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=410244

cyphol said:
Did you mean the wallpaper on Manila backgorund when you selected one from the setting page?
If that's the case you should see:
HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila\HomeBackgroundPath
Unless it's not what on your mind.
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Hi
when i edit the registry: HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila i cannot find the HomeBackgroundPath...
I only find the paths for changing left and right soft buttons
Can you help me?
I am using Dutty's ROM's
Thanks

wallpaper won't change
I have HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila i cannot find the HomeBackgroundPath set to \content\wallpaper\wallpaper_flames.png but it refuses to change from the square floor tiles!

Code
avers said:
I have found it.
5c9aa261_manila
But it changes the menu-line's top, too!
Backup your files that you want to change!
by Avers
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Avers, mind sharing the code?

Background4AllTabs, Photoshop & Pixelcounting

hi,
i wanted to create my own background-theme, and this thread was very helpful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3062019&postcount=54
(you need the Background4AllTabs "5c9aa261_manila" & "4a087e41_manila" from NisseDILLIGAF)
the problem was, i had a circle in the picture, and every time it was stretched or squashed, wrong aspect ratio, not fitting well. so i did a little research myself - pixelcounting fun.
conclusion:
1. crop your original-pic (maybe 800x480) to 700x480 (the real background size, 50 px from the top and 50 px from bottom)
2. create an new empty 512x512 file
3. resize your 700x480-pic to 512x460, squash squash squash (!)
4. paste it in the empty 512x512 on the left side(!) leaving an empty unused bar of 52px on the right side
5. do all steps from the link above to convert it for manila
nothing stretched or squashed anymore. full circles.
FINAL note:
this method works only for NisseDILLIGAF's *5c9aa261_manila* that came from the diamond. it works, but it also has the blackhole problem.
bbonzz's method (look below) works for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3068310&postcount=60 (blackhole solution).
both have no problems with nocurtains-mod. baah, too much confusion about the manila files...

Actually the background is 480x636 (image 1), because of the top curtain hole in background4alltabs.
So, to keep the aspect ratio, what you have to do is more simple:
1) cut you 480x800 (image 2) to 480x636 (image 3) keeping 52 px from bottom (bottom bar) and 112 from top (top bar+top curtain)
2) stretch to 460x512 (image 4)
3) add a 52px transparent (or whatever: black, white... It will be invisible anyway) canvas to the right (image 5)
voilà, you have a pic for Manila Editor, and once installed on Blackstone, Manila will resize it back to the original 480x636, without distortion and without shifting a single pixel. You can verify this by using the original 480x800 as background for the home tab (image 1): switching tabs, you'll notice the image is still the same: no movements, no distortions.

do you guys have a problem with a black hole at the top of the background in sound settings on the settings tab ?

check this!
hi bbonzz,
i tried your version and it does not match. check the attachment.
manila stretched the logo and it ended up as an egg.
the best way is to compare the original (800x480) as homescreen-background against the manila version background in the other tabs. that was the game i was playing. after several try&errors i found it. the mapping-coordinates for the manila-background in my tf3d background4alltabs is 700x480. 50px less reserved for the top-taskbar and 50px less reserved for the softbutton-bar at the bottom.
manila stretches the left space of the 512x512 texture (512x460) to 700x480 perfectly and the aspect ratio of the original is back.
by the way, the black hole is still a problem, but doesn't bother me.

maybe it depends on which 5b9aa261 are you using: on my HD (with the "corrected and not the original 5b9aa261), using the same try&error way, i have the perfect fit with the 480x636 thing, as you see in the screenshot. Later i'll try with your attachment

ok, i forgot to mention that "nocurtains" is installed on my hd. maybe thats the reason why you got 636 px instead of 700 px.

4a087e41_manila
Hi sir AlecDelorean and other member can you make me a 4a087e41_manila with my attach file, thanks advanced...

please test this
hi p_elmenzo,
do yo have the 2 files from background4alltabs already installed?
if yes, here you go. don't forget to backup you original manila files.
don't blame me if something goes wrong
and please compare your original pic as background for the homescreen against the new background in the other tabs. if anything moves, or looking stretched, send me a screenshot.

4a087e41_manila
Thank you very much AlecDelorean...
Grazie Mille AlecDelorean...

4a087e41_manila
Hi, again AlecDelorean i have a small problem when i change my tab the background image has change maybe the pixel of the image.

i know, its a problem of the image-compression/conversion in manila-editor. when i have time, i add a little grain in photoshop to trick the compression-algorithm.

4a087e41_manila
Ok Thanks a lot...

here you go again
ok, did some tests. i don't know much about the converting process of the manila editor, but it seems it reduces a lot of bandwidth of the colorspace combined with very rude compression. so by example - gradients loose a lot of quality, instead of other more colorful pictures where the difference of every neighbor pixel is higher. maybe its the 3d-texture method htc is using, they try to save as much memory as they can. an interesting thing to notice (compare your screenshots with the original pic), there is an converting-process included in tf3d by itself, but only for the homescreen, when you choose an own picture for the homescreen background - tf3d crops it, adds grain and compression.
enable your background of the homescreen back to standard, because the manila-background is the background4alltabs now and you can't see the difference anymore if you switch from homescreen-tab to the others.

4a087e41_manila
Hi, AlecDelorean do you have the original file of 4a087e41_manila and 5c9aa261_manila? thanks a lot.

haha
tired of messing around with the backgrounds?
you need only one. 4a087e41_manila is a new image file for background4alltabs, 5c9aa261_manila is a script that was changed.

Hey AlecDelorean, can you do this for me as well.. Thanks!

I have just one question...
HOW do i get rid of the black curtain on top of the screen??
please please please say me how!!!

In nearest future we wont use this method. A real background for all pages done.

mun_rus said:
In nearest future we wont use this method. A real background for all pages done.
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Our saviour is back! Hope your feeling well now..

@ ArchonX
ArchonX said:
I have just one question...
HOW do i get rid of the black curtain on top of the screen??
please please please say me how!!!
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hey ArchonX,
this is the version of NoCurtains that is working for me:

looking for 2 manila files :(

does anybody knows the manila files for the little white telephone and calendar icon on homescreen just under clock......
thx

daffy duckati said:
does anybody knows the manila files for the little white telephone and calendar icon on homescreen just under clock......
thx
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its 1BBFDC9B_manila, or "TabSinglesandNotificationIcons.qtc", and its only one file

thank you for your help but when i convert this file to png i get something simular to bottum slider in manila, it looks transparent. I actually want to change the two icons encircled in the pic.
ps : don't mind the other user name its daffy

touch hd said:
thank you for your help but when i convert this file to png i get something simular to bottum slider in manila, it looks transparent. I actually want to change the two icons encircled in the pic.
ps : don't mind the other user name its daffy
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This is how it should look like (that one is from gold theme) ... the background isnt actually white but transparent.

thx for your help, i modified your file and it worked,
thx

6Fg8,
In new manila in the Communications tab ----> 'Wi-Fi', it gives you the available networks.
Do you happen to know the file that gives you the highlight icon when you press the network you want to connect to?
(I altered some manila files to change the theme and now when I press at the desired network it highlite part or the name
Thanks in advance

jolas said:
6Fg8,
In new manila in the Communications tab ----> 'Wi-Fi', it gives you the available networks.
Do you happen to know the file that gives you the highlight icon when you press the network you want to connect to?
(I altered some manila files to change the theme and now when I press at the desired network it highlite part or the name
Thanks in advance
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Sorry, i dont know the filename for that. But to me it looks more like a problem with the sizes of the images you replaced. Did you keep the exact heights and widths of the graphics?

6Fg8 said:
Sorry, i dont know the filename for that. But to me it looks more like a problem with the sizes of the images you replaced. Did you keep the exact heights and widths of the graphics?
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They are the same (original) pictures, I just edited them with photoshop.

jolas said:
They are the same (original) pictures, I just edited them with photoshop.
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you didnt change image transparency, did you? Could be a reason too. Or a wrong mode9 file.

6Fg8 said:
you didnt change image transparency, did you? Could be a reason too. Or a wrong mode9 file.
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No, I didn't. But I'm not sure about the files I borrowed from the theme from Diamond thread.
I'm looking on them right now.
Thank you for your replies.

How to change weather update intervals?
I didn't find anything about, I'm still searching...
I have another question regarding weather update intervals, this time.
Does anyone knows which manila files to edit, so we can change the update intervals when we have selected 'Download weather automatically' in weather tab (e.g. make it update every 4 hours)?

wvga hexagon (honeycomb) cab

Hello everyone, i look for wvga honeycomb cab for my hd, i saw somewhere in the forum a cab who replace hexagon in 6.5 start menu like in the old build, but it only work in qvga devices. So i'm a jalous of that, what about a wvga version ? is there also a cab for us or what ? Thank
sorry if this thread already exist, but i search and i find nothing... i would like to know if it possible to make a cab to

i believe this is what u need

Unfortunately this only gives you the honeycomb shaped selector (instead of the glowing ball); it does not give you the nice honeycomb background.
Not so busy on the honeycomb actually but jsut think that if they want to remove it they should then line up the icons in rows rather than staggered for no reason...or give back the background so you can see the structure
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i believe this is what u need
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mkent_barbados said:
Unfortunately this only gives you the honeycomb shaped selector (instead of the glowing ball); it does not give you the nice honeycomb background.
Not so busy on the honeycomb actually but jsut think that if they want to remove it they should then line up the icons in rows rather than staggered for no reason...or give back the background so you can see the structure
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i confirm it's not the entire honeycomb, just the shaped selector, but thank for your quick anwser, i hope a wvga cab will soon release.

Do you want the honeycomb background with 3 or 4 columns?
3 columns can have large or small icons. 4 columns has to be small icons. I have a few files you can try.

Cool, 3 columns with large icons would be wicked for me!! Glad to 'beta' test!
Shetlander said:
Do you want the honeycomb background with 3 or 4 columns?
3 columns can have large or small icons. 4 columns has to be small icons. I have a few files you can try.
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mkent_barbados said:
Cool, 3 columns with large icons would be wicked for me!! Glad to 'beta' test!
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i have 3 columns with small icons on mine, i would like to try. By the way, can we make the start menu bigger like in the lastest build ?

I was looking for the honeycomb menu too and found only the one where's teh highlight.
Would be really nice if somebody would post a cab

Sorry I didnt get back last night but attached is the files. Ive tried to get the icons as central as possible.
Change the file extension of the startmenu_gridscene file to .cpr.
Use Total Commander to move the 3 files to the windows directory and soft reset. You should have 3 columns with large icons. Try a fairly light wallpaper and youll see the effects better.
Let me know how you get on. Ill see if I can make a CAB if people are happy.

Thanks, will be glad to try, but the zip shows up either as empty when I try to extract or corrupt if I try to view it...
Shetlander said:
Sorry I didnt get back last night but attached is the files. Ive tried to get the icons as central as possible.
Change the file extension of the startmenu_gridscene file to .cpr.
Use Total Commander to move the 3 files to the windows directory and soft reset. You should have 3 columns with large icons. Try a fairly light wallpaper and youll see the effects better.
Let me know how you get on. Ill see if I can make a CAB if people are happy.
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thanks for the files... but it seems that the archive is broken or something....cant open it...it says its corrupt

You cant open the file with winzip or any other zip prog. Its not a zip file. I changed the file extension so I could upload it for you . Thats why I advised you to change it. Put simply -
Download the file, save it where you know it is (DONT TRY AND OPEN IT)
Navigate to the file, right click and click on rename. Change ONLY the zip to cpr and press enter.
Then put all three files (without changing the sizes) into the windows directory and soft reset. Thats it.

AHhhh...thought the file to rename was IN the zip. Trying again!
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You cant open the file with winzip or any other zip prog. Its not a zip file. I changed the file extension so I could upload it for you . Thats why I advised you to change it. Put simply -
Download the file, save it where you know it is (DONT TRY AND OPEN IT)
Navigate to the file, right click and click on rename. Change ONLY the zip to cpr and press enter.
Then put all three files (without changing the sizes) into the windows directory and soft reset. Thats it.
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works great!
Ok, this is perfect, many thanks. Nice big icons (why have smaller when you don't get more, can see if you choose 4 columns however) and the layout now makes *sense* -- silly to have it staggered with no structure to tell you why. Slightest hint of lag on the first use after a reset but really not noticible, and then doesn't happen again...works perfect. Thanks again...

sorry for being stupid... but I dont have these 3 files...I only have the renamed one and nothing happens when I copy it to windows folder...?

The two images "thumbnails" are the other two files! Took me a minute too cause they said thumbnails instead of attached image...
There you go
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sorry for being stupid... but I dont have these 3 files...I only have the renamed one and nothing happens when I copy it to windows folder...?
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Thanks a lot! Now it works! Thanks

mkent_barbados said:
The two images "thumbnails" are the other two files! Took me a minute too cause they said thumbnails instead of attached image...
There you go
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I tried to upload them as files but when I pressed preview, it put them up as images. But at least youve got it working.

hi, how would I go about getting this working for landscape?

mkent_barbados said:
hi, how would I go about getting this working for landscape?
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At the moment I have only altered the config file for portrait but if I have time I will look at the landscape config file. I might have a look to see if its possible to get 4 columns with large icons in landscape.

[HELP] Manila 2.1 file name to finish a theme

Hi, I'm looking for two days now ( XDA search, Wiki, Google, WM sites, HD sites ...) for the name of some manila graphic files, need them to polish my theme thanks for your help:
_ First the ones that do the background under icon preview when you press slider icons.
_ Second the ones that appear and disappear when you press a thumbnail picture on the people tab.
Thanks to all contributors evevrywhere on XDA.
PS: it's a manila 2.1 cfc compress from Chainfire

1) The icon preview background is "37172f76_manila" (manila path: "\windows\htc\assets\images\common\vga\black.qtc") - it's a small 2x2 pixel image thats stretched to fill the screen.
2) The selection blade has two parts: first "4e6195ba_manila" (\windows\htc\assets\images\people\vga\blade_body.qtc) - 4x128 stretched horisontaly.
Second: "5dfeddf7_manila" (\windows\htc\assets\images\people\vga\blade_endcap.qtc) -4x128 it's the small curve at the end.

Thanks a lot for the quick help, tonight will finish my theme and perhaps release it ( but i'm shy ...). Where do you find info about manila files, the wiki is imcomplete and like i've said upper i haven't find any web ressource to help me.
Really great forum.

You can use 6Fg8's m9editor to take a look into the mode9 files of manila.
The mode9 files describe how the page should look. E.g. to find the the needed qtc files for the people page I opened people.mode9 (6C422AB4_manila) in m9editor.

Co0kieMonster, can you help me one more time, when i put my png into cfcgui the qtc transformation change some colors into artefact/glitches. I've tryed different dpi and also to compress it with manila editor 0.2 but same result. It never happens before for all my pngs, the same error appears with the two peoples blade files. I put in attachement the png before (the one i want to put) and the one saved from the qtc i obtain.
PS: i've tried to change headers in manila editor but no luck.

I seem to remember reading that the qtc format has problems like that sometimes, but I haven't done much with qtc files so I don't know how it can be fixed. Try asking in the cfcgui thread, someone there will probably know.