HD2 Top & Bottom black bar transparent? - Touch HD Themes and Apps

Hi, Firstly thanks to all the contributors on here - you certainly come up with some great tweaks and mods. I have installed loads of stuff from here to personalise my HD2 so thanks again.
However, as much as i've searched, I cannot find a cab to remove (make transparent) the top and bottom black bars (start/status & phone/menu).
Is there a cab available specifically for this?
Many thanks
Rich

I'm afraid you're in the wrong Forum. Try the Leo Forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=535

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Transparent Top/Bottom Today bar

Hi,
First to avoid the confusion, I'm NOT looking for the transparent curtain in TF3D, im not using TF3D.
I've got many nice wallpapers for today screen, however, the top (the bar that contains: start button, network signal, battery icon) & and bottom bar (2 soft button) make this unpleasant.
I've searched around and came across SkinMobile 5 & VJToggleToggle/Today ... however, it looks to me like they don't support WM6.1, nor WVGA.
SkinMobile5 v1.1 is what i tried, and it doesn't provide transparency, and has to be run in background
Could any one offer me a solution to make these bars transparent so I can see my wallpaper fully?
I thought these should be some png files that I can set transparency to?
Thanks...
guys... help please... How come all of my questions never attract any reply?
there are quite a few posts with replies out there mate
I can't seem to find any either if you know of some why not just get a link please instead of post whoring
i too woul be interested in transparent menu/task bars. let me know if you find anything.
InsecureSpike said:
there are quite a few posts with replies out there mate
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Well i can 't find ANY when using search on transparent menu,
so if anybody know a link please . . . .?
i hope due to the wm6.5 wich has actually transparent windows task bar and bottom menue bar
it might be possible to get an mix version also for the diamond.
or only an tsk file which has this "colour for transparence"
would be realy cool
if anyone has it please send me an pm
greets
That's EXACTLY what I was thinking of !!
I've been trying to modify one of the Pocket PC Themes (a .tsk file), but unfortunately couldn't find no transparancy options for the top & bottom bars as you indicated ...
I used Netswap ThemeMaker X (TMX) & Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Theme Generator.... Perhaps there is an advanced software somewhere that could actually help...
anyone got it solved
Transparent taskbar and commandbar
Need transparency for both the task bar and the command bar, - I'm using topaz
Did you try Max TF3D Theme Maker
gurluver said:
Hi,
First to avoid the confusion, I'm NOT looking for the transparent curtain in TF3D, im not using TF3D.
I've got many nice wallpapers for today screen, however, the top (the bar that contains: start button, network signal, battery icon) & and bottom bar (2 soft button) make this unpleasant.
I've searched around and came across SkinMobile 5 & VJToggleToggle/Today ... however, it looks to me like they don't support WM6.1, nor WVGA.
SkinMobile5 v1.1 is what i tried, and it doesn't provide transparency, and has to be run in background
Could any one offer me a solution to make these bars transparent so I can see my wallpaper fully?
I thought these should be some png files that I can set transparency to?
Thanks...
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Mate,
Did u try this ? This is for WM6.5
Never got a chance to try it myself but looks promising
Give it a try but start from here
It will work on WM 6.1 & 6.5 + any Manila version
It may be possible for WM 6.5 with MaxTTM, but not for WM 6.1, MaxTTM can only change the icons of the taskbar but not the transparency. Hope someone comes out with an answer for the transparency - ( please note that the transparency is required only for the taskbar and the command bar - not the taskbar icons nor the softkeys) - Thankyou.
Edit1: Maybe something like below:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4871/honeycombui.gif
WM6.1 top/bottom bar transparent (not TF3d user)
I would also like to have this transparency... if anyone knows please share... thanks !!
so it's not possible with windows mobile 6.1??
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Nope...
use hdwall just use the search function or:
1. Take your wallpaper
2. creat to new pngs one called mysoftkeybar.png and the other mytaskbar.png or whatever you like. (480x52 Pixel)
3.put the top of your wallpaper first 52 rows (sorry for my english) in the taskbar.png and the bottom 52 in the softkeybar.png.
4. Copy theme into \Windows\ folder
5. Edit the registry entries:
\\\registry\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Softkeybar\SoftKeyBarImage
to your pngs
same for taskbar
and reset device.
but i highly recomend to use hdwall much easier
oh i neary forgot your wallpaper image should now be 480x692 pixel's for the normal today (crop of the bars)
for manila use the normal wallpaper
dhanu1978shka14 said:
Mate,
Did u try this ? This is for WM6.5
Never got a chance to try it myself but looks promising
Give it a try but start from here
It will work on WM 6.1 & 6.5 + any Manila version
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Worked like a charm!! I'm using Xanny's Evo 1.5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601369
second post
Guys, the answer to all your wet dreams can be found right here.

Change TF3D Tab color

I´ve modded my HD with nocurtains application and new Icons for the TF3D, however, the squares aroud the icons are still grey, is it possible to chande the color to match the theme?
If you mean like mine then I did it with the attached cab file (or at least I think it was that one that did it).
That´s it :d
How did you chenge the start icon? Have that CAB?
There's a thread about it here. I can't remember without looking but I seem to think the file also has various other icons altered. If you wanted a version with just the HTC logo altered I can do that for you? Or if you want the full coloured top bar I have a more recent version than in that thread that uses files just from the HD when possible.
I already have the colored topbar, but if you can post your version of the colored topbar with the icon changed it would be nice, can you also change the start to "iniciar" ?
Then can you post the cab for changing only the logo?
Sorry about the delay I got a bit sidetracked yesterday.
I've attached two cab files. One replaces the Start icon only (all the other icons are untouched). The other is one I created using just files from the Touch HD when possible (the other version knocking about seemed to use some differing files from the Diamond and also had two 80% battery indicators but no 79% which I've fixed). You need to install SDKCert.cab if you've not already got it. I've changed the word start to "iniciar" with a lowercase I. If you want it with a capital I let me know. I've been using the second one on my phone for a week or so but with Touch HD with no issues but other than me it's completely untested.
Also, the modified files are from a WWE ROM using English. I believe other locales use different files.
this thread will be moved to the theme , software and application section
It looks amazing
Please, send me the cab with Capital "I"
Can you explain me how do you make this cab files? To complicated for a noob?
Here's the same cab with full colour icons, HTC start icon and a capital I in Iniciar. You need to install SDKCert.cab if you've not already got it.
To create the top bar took a bit of figuring out at first but once I'd got my head around it it's fairly easy. All the guides are on the forums somewhere. I'll have a look to see if I can find the ones I used.
Once the files are modified creating the actual cab file to install them is very simple thanks to an excellent program called Quickcab that is also on the forums. You tell it which files you want copying to the phone and where you want them, create any registry keys that may need altering (this top bar has one key that changes the amount of battery statuses to 101). You then give it a description for Remove Programs and a file name and click create.
Hi friend! I liked your botton icons. Where can I pick this theme up? Does it include Stocks icon?
Thanks
It's from an excellent Diamond theme by DjOuBhAa called Simply Black. When the Touch HD first came out someone adapted the full theme but I only wanted the bottom icons so I took out the manilla files for the icons and made my own cab file. Unfortunately it doesn't include a Stocks tab icon (the original didn't either).
I've attached the cab I used as well as No Curtains to remove the top and bottom curtains and Pamas Transparant Slider to give a transparent slider and remove the background on the icons not currently highlighted.
It also looks very good on a lighter background
Hello, in the transparent slider i see an whit symbol only over the indizies-tab.
All others are ok. Can you help, that all tabs are blank, when sliding?
Thanks
Manfred
Thanks a lot for the icons and all the work you had.
There is only one other thing I would want it to change if possible, the battery icon, I saw one that looks better in my opinion, it´s somewhere around xda, but can´t find the link, please see post #2202 in the following link.
http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/index...d=170355&mode=threaded&start=2200#entry170355
Prof. Yaffle said:
It's from an excellent Diamond theme by DjOuBhAa called Simply Black. When the Touch HD first came out someone adapted the full theme but I only wanted the bottom icons so I took out the manilla files for the icons and made my own cab file. Unfortunately it doesn't include a Stocks tab icon (the original didn't either).
I've attached the cab I used as well as No Curtains to remove the top and bottom curtains and Pamas Transparant Slider to give a transparent slider and remove the background on the icons not currently highlighted.
It also looks very good on a lighter background
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On the picture your have no background in the Slider. I have installes NoCurtains, Transparent Slider. But only a small black Í see. What must I do, that my screen looks like yours (not the wallpaper, but it looks nice...)
Thanks
Manfred
Colour icon
Prof. Yaffle said:
Here's the same cab with full colour icons, HTC start icon and a capital I in Iniciar.
To create the top bar took a bit of figuring out at first but once I'd got my head around it it's fairly easy. All the guides are on the forums somewhere. I'll have a look to see if I can find the ones I used.
Once the files are modified creating the actual cab file to install them is very simple thanks to an excellent program called Quickcab that is also on the forums. You tell it which files you want copying to the phone and where you want them, create any registry keys that may need altering (this top bar has one key that changes the amount of battery statuses to 101). You then give it a description for Remove Programs and a file name and click create.
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Hi Prof. Yaffle,
I realy like your colour top bar!
Can you please give me your last version for HD but in English the "Start" please?
Great job!
Thanks you and Happy New Year.
Please change word "iniciar" to "Start" please....
HTCzar said:
Thanks a lot for the icons and all the work you had.
There is only one other thing I would want it to change if possible, the battery icon, I saw one that looks better in my opinion, it´s somewhere around xda, but can´t find the link, please see post #2202 in the following link.
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Hmmm... can't say I've seen that one. I'll keep an eye out for it though unless anyone else knows where it is?
Manfred 40 said:
On the picture your have no background in the Slider. I have installes NoCurtains, Transparent Slider. But only a small black Í see. What must I do, that my screen looks like yours (not the wallpaper, but it looks nice...)
Thanks
Manfred
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I've just double checked my Remove Programs and also my Cab folder and they're definitely the two I installed (apart from the actual icons) to get my slider as it is. The only thing I can guess at is if the order you install them in could make a difference? Maybe try them the other way around?
dande said:
Hi Prof. Yaffle,
I realy like your colour top bar!
Can you please give me your last version for HD but in English the "Start" please?
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hatori said:
Please change word "iniciar" to "Start" please....
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I've attached a version of what I've been using but with the word Start back in, Coloured Topbar and HTC icon. If you've not installed it before you'll also need to install SDKCert.cab
HTC Top Bar
Hi Prof. Yaflle,
You are my man!!!
Thanks you very much m8!
Have a GREAT Happy New Year.
Dande
@Prof.Yaffle
In the SimplyBlack Tab the Indicies Icons not in black. Can you make this?
Thanks.
Manfred
Can you modify this clock to work properly with HD?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2669209#post2669209
post #178
Can also be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419799
http://myqkjg.bay.livefilestore.com...kw0SbXtzpQ5mwl83Jk/SprintTransparentClock.jpg
When i install it the TF3D wallpaper shows a bar on the bottom, and I can´t make the wallpaper to bel well displayed.
I´ll try to find the battery icon.

[icons] tab icons for rhodium roms & CRYSTAL MAIL ENVELOP

LAST UPDATE 06/04/09 10:40
At this thread you can find some new and old tab icons with the extra stock and calendar icons.
For the moment I have upload the follow icons themes:
Tesalat official multicolor, iPhone Icons, FuzeBerry Icons, Tesalt_Berry Icons.
There is also a cab to change the mail envelop and music picture in transparent.
Tesalat Multicolor Icons
These icons work with all roms.
Them background it is a transparent button, which look well like you can see at the next picture, at all wallpapers colors.
And here a screenshot from my Blackstone.
New Icons [iPhone]
Included also icon for programs Tab
Next it is FuzeBerry icons, thank you very match. http://www.fuzeberry.com/
They are included in a very nice theme special for HTC Touch Pro
I took out the icons and I made a CAB with icons, transparent slider and No Curtains. You can use the icons from my CAB but don't try to install at your HD the complicate theme of FuzeBerry from the link which I give you. I put the link only to look you the good work of him.
Of course my CAB work at the HD
You have just to install at your main memory the CAB. For Unistall do it from All settings/system/remove programs.
ICONS WORK ALSO AT OLD MANILA BUT AT THIS VERSION MISSING THE PROGRAMS ICON
Fuzyberry Icons
NEW {Tesalat_Berry Icons) I made a new version of Berry icons.
I changed some icons (sms,music and I add an icon for the roms which they have Programs Tab.
This version can used from all roms with old and new manila
Tesalat_Berry Version
Later I will make another version without colors (Black& White).
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE TRANSPARENT SLIDER YOU CAN PUT THE ORIGINAL WITH COPY PASTE OVERWRITE AT THE WINDOWS FOLDER. You can find it at the attached files.
Nice Kostas!
Thank you!
May be I am not clear...
Does your .cab work on Touch HD??
If it DOES work on Touch HD, would these only work for Old Manila or the new Manila?
If this is only for Touch Pro... then why did you post this thread in the Blackstone section?
VizagDude said:
May be I am not clear...
Does your .cab work on Touch HD??
If it DOES work on Touch HD, would these only work for Old Manila or the new Manila?
If this is only for Touch Pro... then why did you post this thread in the Blackstone section?
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Someone from us speak very bad English i think
I write in the first post:
They are included in a very nice theme special for HTC Touch Pro
I took out the icons and I made a CAB with icons, transparent slider and No Curtains. DON'T TRY TO INSTALL THIS THEME AT YOUR HD, DOESN'T WORK. IT WORKS ONLY FOR TOUCH PRO
Like you can read I say, icons was included in a THEME for Touch Pro and because I gave the link of the theme, maybe someone try to install it at his device.
In this thread I give only the icons. I made them png files and after with M9editor I replaced the original files.
You can see the screenshots also.
So, you can use the icons but no the complicate theme of FuzeBerry.
Of course my CAB work at the HD
@nanoo-eg
Congats Kostas, nice job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice work as always kosta thank u!!!!
wow, that's really nice!!!!
can u post ur battery icon as well, thanks in adcance
Cool !
Nice work, nanoo-eg
Very nice icon tabs, nanoo-eg!!!
Thank you very much!
Simply Beautiful Kostas!Thank you for your work with this beautiful theme!
this is what i was waiting for months...
this is amazing, colorfull, yet subtle and not so... "bold"
Can the icon theme be used in the new manila?
The only thing:
There is no change in the "programs" tab...
jooyyy said:
Can the icon theme be used in the new manila?
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These icons are special for the new manila
caldo said:
The only thing:
There is no change in the "programs" tab...
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Kosti, This because at the real Rhodium manila, there is not tab for programs like at the old manila.
I will make an extra icon special for the roms which use mixed Topaz-Rhodium.
These icons from FuzeBerry are Blackberry icons so I can find one for programs.
brilliant! looking great on my HD, please add programs icon. thanks mate
At the first page there are more new icons themes.
tried the Tesalat_multicolor_icons.cab and the FuzeBerry_Phodium_icons.cab and both looked very nice indeed. however, when installed both caused the Quick Menu button (on top right corner of screen) to disappear from the screen with Manila running. had to uninstall it to get Quick Menu to work...
Awesome job here nanoo-eg! Love the new look you gave my HD, thank you!
Keep up the great work!
cortez.i said:
tried the Tesalat_multicolor_icons.cab and the FuzeBerry_Phodium_icons.cab and both looked very nice indeed. however, when installed both caused the Quick Menu button (on top right corner of screen) to disappear from the screen with Manila running. had to uninstall it to get Quick Menu to work...
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the Quick Menu button (on top right corner of screen)
You mean the buton of the Task manager?
If yes look my screen shot, it works perfectly. Maybe has problems from another application.
only apps installed is Resco Explorer and Resco Registry.... i'll give it another go on my next hard reset. thanks for the icons!

Big question. How can I change Top / Bottom Bar Colour?

Hello. I want to make my HD more beautiful, and I need your help for this.
How can I change the colour of the Top and Bottom tabs(the ones with start, battery, and stuff, and programs, u know... ) to grey? I am using Zitouns ManIlike 0.5 theme ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480373 ) and I would like to change them to grey, as in the presentation. I would really appreciate a step-by-step answer, as I am not a complete noob, nor an expert. Thank you.
you can download MaxTTM utility cab (available in this forum) and run. get into Color tab and choose the color you like
Thanks
Many thanks. It worked like a charm

WM6.5 transparant top bar and modified icons

Hello,
how can I make my top bar transparant (and maybe remove the extra slider menu...) and have modified icons? I have WM6.5 kitchen 28005
tx
babbelut said:
Hello,
how can I make my top bar transparant (and maybe remove the extra slider menu...) and have modified icons? I have WM6.5 kitchen 28005
tx
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there's already a few discussions on that in Da_Gs thread on that.. incuding the answer
shellres.96 ( 128 or 192).dll try searching the thread for "topbar" or "titlebar"
fards said:
there's already a few discussions on that in Da_Gs thread on that.. incuding the answer
shellres.96 ( 128 or 192).dll try searching the thread for "topbar" or "titlebar"
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I did not find the answers or questions... nothing transparant in that thread?
Shellres.96? what do you mean?
babbelut said:
I did not find the answers or questions... nothing transparant in that thread?
Shellres.96? what do you mean?
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shellres.(The dpi of your device here).dll is responsible for the top bar.
to edit the icons you need to edit that one, it's responsible for the slider icons..
transparency is a function of the theme you use.
Have a look at HDwall for that part.
fards said:
shellres.(The dpi of your device here).dll is responsible for the top bar.
to edit the icons you need to edit that one, it's responsible for the slider icons..
transparency is a function of the theme you use.
Have a look at HDwall for that part.
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don't see how hdwall can help...
isn't it possible to edit some things in wm so the topbar becomes transparant?
nobody????
Also tried (almost) all cab's and "tricks" available.......unfortunately nothing worked.....I have QVGA.....
i read it has something to do with themes... now just know how themes work
If you are looking to make the taskbar and / or softkey bar of the homescreen in wm6.5 transparent then you are out of luck as I spent tons of time looking into this and it's not possible.
I did find one way that gives the look of transparency and it looks really cool., but it will require Photoshop / WM registry editor and some math. It's really down to replacing the .png images with sections cut out of your background image giving the impression the bars are not seperate from the background.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Fo...v/thread/79a35cd3-91db-4941-b8a9-1106a9425615
One downside though: if you set it up in portrait and then rotate the screen it stretches the images... still looking for a way around that, but on a day to day basis I can live with that.
Note: QVGA top and bottom bars are 26px and VGA are 52 in WM6.5. I believe in WM6 it's 25px and 50px, but I cannot check that directly.
Try HERE, its as close as you can get to taskbar transparency.
For Icons, like it was said before, edit the .dll's.
lioryte said:
Try HERE, its as close as you can get to taskbar transparency.
For Icons, like it was said before, edit the .dll's.
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The original question needs to be defined a little clearer, as this answer refers to the 'Windows Default' plugin on your Today Screen, while I referenced changing the top and bottom bars on the Today Screen itself. Hopefully one of these answers the original thread question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=272025&stc=1&d=1264347638
mike996 said:
The original question needs to be defined a little clearer, as this answer refers to the 'Windows Default' plugin on your Today Screen, while I referenced changing the top and bottom bars on the Today Screen itself. Hopefully one of these answers the original thread question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=272025&stc=1&d=1264347638
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The answer I posted has the info needed to change the top+bottom bars on the today screen to look transparent
lioryte said:
The answer I posted has the info needed to change the top+bottom bars on the today screen to look transparent
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But this only works if you use the 'Windows Default' today screen plugin as per both of the screenshots you attached. If you don't use that today screen plug in and use something like SPB Pocket Plus (screenshot I attached) you still have solid color top and bottom bars even if you loaded in a 'Windows Default' transparent top and bottom bar theme.
hi people..how I change color clock of wm 6.5 top bar (in upper right corner.. is white,and i want change to black)

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