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[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

[tutorial] how to change the text color in manila

Hey people,
I think people were having a problem in changing manila text color so m posting a tutorial
THIS IS NOT A TUTORIAL FOR BEGINERS.YOU SHOULD HAVE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SKINNING MANILA FIRST.PLEASE SEE TUTORIAL BY ANGELUSZ FOR A BEGINERS GUIDE.
--Kanlpullig
im really sorry my comps crashed..Please use this tute to do what you want with ur text
No1
Download m9editor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=464984
Copy all the files of tf3d from ur windows folder somewhere to ur pc..
Open m9 editor.Paste the path to where you downloaded the files.
Sort by name.Then by type.
See the mode9 files.
Step 2
Now for example you want to change the text color in the home tab
Then see the files called home.mode9
Double click it
In the search box serch for 'color'
You will fins a place where color has been given:
like
R=0 B=0 G=0 A=255
right click it..copy
step 3
Now serach for 'GLESText
You will find places where text entries are made.Paste what you copied under these text entries.
Set A=0 for black
a=255 for white.
Done.Change RGB for whateva color
Cheers
Rotastrain

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Lua editing and manila editing:the book of secrets

Hey people,
Many people were pm'ing me n asking me to write tutorials on how to edit manila files n write lua.
As its a very less known topic im one of the few people who knows how to write it and edit it.
I will try to explain the basics first n then the advanced stuff
WHAT WE DO
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To be frank
manila editing is complicated.Not cause its hard but cause it need a lot of imagination
UnLike other languages that uses graphics like flash or vb or whatever lua and manila editing DOES NOT give you a visual workspace
You have to image what you write in real time and so it needs a lot of trial /error
THE BASICS
What we need
1>m9editor
the files we want to work on
1>As the basics i would like to explain how the background for all tabs mod was made
1.we have a file called 5c9aa261_manila.
for me this is the most important file that a developer needs
in manila this is a file that controls backgrounds
1>For example it runs on every tab and executes its functions on every tab
It is the shadow of tf3d
So anything that you want in the background in every tab or u want to be seen in every tab u put here
So by common sense the slider and the background are in this file
Now what we do for the bgfor all mod
STEP 1
1>Make a png file size 512 X 512
Manila cant take a image of any size.Therea re fixed sizes.i personally always use the size 512 X 512
So now we have a image named lets say sample.png
STEP 2
copy the file 5c9aa261_manila from the windoes folder and open it in m9editor
doubl click it
NOw the hard part
the structure of a manila file was something that took me loads of thinking to figure out
a basic structure
Group (named whatever)
--FIle in group(top most layer)--this is what is seen right on top
--File in group(second layer)--this is what is seen underneath the upper file
and so on a and so forth
LUA
lua files are action script that are recognised by the tf3d
usually lua files are either of two types
1>binaries(damn its just a name nothing more)
using the search button you can search for "binary"
click on it and you will see code in it underneath
2>files that we ad..they always end in .lua ..so using search search for ".lua" and you will find it
Lua is scanned through by tf3d when u start it the first time
lua is usually at the top of the file
so for example lets write a little lua
Code:
money=function()
rotastrainsdonations=whatpeopledonated
if rotastrainsdonations>200$ then
title.String="rotastrainsrich"
else
title.String="need smore donations"
end
end
slider.onPress:money
this is seen by tf3d
whenever you will press the slider this function will be called
and it will display what the function does!!
So when u move around in the file you will see groups and files in them..
if you understand this much its enough to make whatever the hell u want
ok now getting back to what we want to do
Step 3
Searching for the existing background
images are always .qtc files
So search for ".qtc"
you will come to a file called "backgroundlevel1..blahblahblah.qtc"
now that we found it we need to place the file we want on top of it..so thats its seen in right on top and in every tab
so how to make a file that we want?heres secret no1
1>copy any qtc file thats existing by right clicking its entry ..for example the file now is "backgroundlevel1..blahblahblah.qtc"
right click copy
now right click on the entry again
click paste below
so now we have two entries of the same name
Group
--backgroundlevel1..blahblahblah.qtc
--backgroundlevel1..blahblahblah.qtc
change the top entries name
---change this name to whatever you want--for example firstbg
so now we have two entries
--firstbg.qtc
--backgroundlevel1..blahblahblah.qtc
now click ok
move your mouse over the entry
a small popup will appear
with a name like gftfgrh455_manila
thats the name of your file
Write it down somewhere
Click save
owerwrite
Step 4
now we need a qtc file to put ur image in
just take any _manila file from the windeos foler which is a image file
For example the file that i have used in my panoramic background mod
i will attach that here
paste it in the same place as the 5c9aa261_manila file
open it in m9editor
right click it
save as png
open the png file
paste your image in
save
open m9editor
right click the qtc file
load from png
rename the file to what we got earlier "gftfgrh455_manila"
done
Now paste both these files in ur widows folder
and walla
bgforall tabs in a second
This is a basic thing to do
Next step will be to integrate images with lua..
!!
Cheers
Rotastrain

Thank you very much for that dude!
It will be interesting to see if i can do some things with that... =)

Thanks for this basic guide Rotas, I read it and it's interesting!
I know how to code, I haven't used LUA yet, but I'll learn that.
Before I can do this though, I feel like I need a better understanding of the directory structure in manila files.
Do I understand correctly that a manila file (mode9) is basically a library of LUA functions?
Can you tell us some more about the directory structure and how you find certain things? For instance, what if I'd want to change something in the "All Programs" menu of the start button programs menu - where would I need to look, and how do I look for it?

Ok
First about the manila file structure
the file structure is like this
-------LUA files come here at the top of the file..----
Its usually under -scene
this controls everything that is underneath it
Now after thats over
we add all the graphics
so the lua on top controls all the graphics below..thats the main part.
the lua is executed like this
1>---first file
2>---second file
3>---third file
to find something i first copy all the files from ur windows folder to ur pc..open it in m9editor..the names come on the side..
then use imagination
thats y its hard..caus its too unstructured..
now the 'all programs' is not a page.
it is generated by lua that we cant decompile..
so dnt think changing it is possible..but if we can decompile n read thru the shjitn find a few variables tweaking them in a sepearte lua file is possible

My 6.5 StartMenu Selection Pic

Hi all,
I just want to share something that I have created to replace the current StartMenu Selection pic since I find the default one (white glow) not much 'eye-candy' value to it. This one matches the bar in Titanium.
Simply just copy the png file over to \windows folder (Need Resco or Total fie commander to do this). May need to soft reset to apply the changes.
Just a little something for the community...hope you guys like it.
Note: I'm not sure this would work well if you are using more than 3 column icons. use at your own risk.

This is way better than the original, Thanks!

cool, can someone make a cab?

thanks ...nice and simple !

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