Hi All,
I have been experiencing an issue that relates to extended VGA themes. Mostly, I use the ext themes available form developers such as Spb, who pioneered these themes. On all my 2003SE devices they works just fine. However, on the JasJar I have experienced the following:
1) Installation:
If the device is in default landscape mode, selecting any theme OTHER THAN the ROM themes from the today settings will not change the theme, even though the device seems to go through the process. Returning to the today screen proves this. If the device is in portrait mode however, the theme (ROM or 3rd party) installs properly!!
The only thing that lacks is the theme specific today indicators (part of ext themes VGA & QVGA) It simply displays the stock standard indicators that come with the Spb PocketPlus 3.0 installation. I have been utterly unsuccessful getting them to display the selected theme's indicators. Has anyone had this experience with TSK files?
Please let me know your thoughts.
I don't have any problem with Jasjar themes, even in ROM or 3rd parties. I rely that themes in ROM (I-mate_Swoosh.tsk and i-mate_Grass.tsk) are too big, >2.2MB/each and there are 2 other big gif files: stwater.gif and tdywater.gif 1.2MB each. Of course, you can not delete these files but you can overwrite them. So to save your storage, you can copy them to PC, using ThemeMakerPro and any photo editor to edit them (reduce resolution deepth to 8BPP, 256 colors) and then copy overwrite them into \windows directory on your device. I'm sure that you can save 4-5MB and the theme image quality does not change.
Another tip, you can change default background picture of your phone pad to your own picture by creating 2 bmp file (640x376 and 480x536, 256 colors), rename to Bkgnd_Land.bmp and Bkgnd_Port.bmp and then copy overwrite to \windows.
Enjoy!
I need icons to customize my iphone launch screen by Grumps. I have gotten the ones from Grumps for the Iphone program but I would like more. Does anybody have the standard WM5 program icons for Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, File Explorer etc??? Would like them in .bmp or .ico or .jpg preferrably And any additional iphone icons outside of those listed in Grumps post would be great!!!!!
I have googled this site under many different search titles and can't find what I am looking for...
If a thread already exists just point me that way. If not, here is a great place to start a collection.
Thanks,
CG
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Cingular 8125 (Wizard)
Running A_C Slide2Unlock, Grumps Iphone w/configurator by Inphyy, etc...
Standard OEM..WM5
Is possible to have more tan 24 link in the program page ?
I tryd to add in the registry 25 - 26- 27 -28 eccecc. In the programs page I can see the programs box
If i tap in the box, I can chjoose from the programs list, une program.
But it does not work.
Is possible to have more working box ? or 2 pages ?
Thanks in advance for your help
Have not seacher d for this yet, but fits nicely here. Can the Icons be places so there are 4 per line rather than 3.
I have modified the programs page I access via the start dropdown menu but think the Programs Tab would also look good with 4 rather than 3 icons per line.
May assign folder containing program on a button in Program page instead of a program link?
1. Windows Mobile 6.1 with Manila 2.1
because of restriction of WM6.1 we will not be able to change program's icon to high quality one, but what we can do change their appearance in Manila
look at the following picture showes modified icons in Manila's Program tab which can use as a start menu based on Rhodium style ROMs
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Each place in program's tab can have 96*96 Icon instead of windows normal icons (32*32). these icons extension are qtc and can be located inside windows directory by serching *.qtc files
Here is my favourite set of icon, including nearly 10,000 HQ icons
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/214990821/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962577/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962576/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962579/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962581/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214990822/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part6.rar
After finding your favourite icon now it must be converted to qtc, I do recommend CFC - THE Manila/TF3D Image Editor
From Tools menu choose Import from PNGs, press Yes and browse location of icon,
it will automatically converted to qtc format, once it's done it is better to change the name to MPI_*.qtc (instead of * put any name which you like)
Now with total commander or Resco explorer copy above file to windows directory.
With any Reg editor program go to following address:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher
You will see numbers from 0 till 23 (24 place for icons start from left top till right bottom) choose the one you want to change it.
Put new path for the icon in IconPath like:
\windows\MPI_Programs.qtc
it's done now restart your manila and enjoy your new icon
2. Windows Mobile 6.5
If you are using WM 6.5 you can change program's icon directly from windows registry which will effect appearance of icon every where including Manila.
First of all you need to find high quality icon you can also use bluemetalaxe's thread it is full of beautiful icons and if you couldn't find what you are looking then make a request over there.
Now with Reg editor program go to following address:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start
you will see reg keys similar to shortcut's name in windows start menu
choose the one you want to change
inside the key modify or create String Value (Name = Icon) with value of icon's path
for example:
now do soft reset
enjoy new icon
I used normal .ico file for changing the icon in manilla program launcher.
You dont have to convert the icon!
can i get some help?
i tried to change the start icon and change the "Start" in "styler_RO" but is to hard for me...
can help me mate? i have dutty 3.4
i atach. the new icon.
a cab will be fantastic !
styler_RO said:
i tried to change the start icon and change the "Start" in "styler_RO" but is to hard for me...
can help me mate? i have dutty 3.4
i atach. the new icon.
a cab will be fantastic !
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Hello my friend
I think there must be miss understand, what I meant by this topic showing how we can change Program Launcher icons (look the picture in the first post)
But anyway I have a little gift for you
gfandrea said:
I used normal .ico file for changing the icon in manilla program launcher.
You dont have to convert the icon!
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Sorry to be off the topic here, but I love your topbar, having the signal on the left looks so much better, how did you do this? Can you send me a private message...?
10q 10q 10q
HTML:
Hello my friend
I think there must be miss understand, what I meant by this topic showing how we can change Program Launcher icons (look the picture in the first post)
But anyway I have a little gift for you
thanks you man! you are brillant!
gfandrea said:
I used normal .ico file for changing the icon in manilla program launcher.
You dont have to convert the icon!
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gfandrea,
Your screen shot shows the new start menu using 4 icons wide, how can I acheive this
everyone,
How do I get that "All programs" or was it called "My Programs" icon that was in version 3 (i think) of Dutty's XT ROM?
wizzkidd said:
How do I get that "All programs" or was it called "My Programs" icon that was in version 3 (i think) of Dutty's XT ROM?
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use this one
I need some help..
i search some square icon (in .ico format) to use in the program tab of the manilla. like the one for iphone or the one from htc (but both are to small to the program tab, i think we need some 1208x128 icons, not 64x64)
thanks for the help!
Here are my choices. I decided to make the start menu show categories instead of apps so i have used a registry editor to link each icon to a sub folder in my windows/start folder.
I have also attached the icons which you copy to ppc windows folder and link to them in icon path field.
MrKaon said:
Thanks to new manila and master chef Dutty now we can enjoy high quality Icons in our blackstone.
based on Rhod\Topaz ROM By pressing windows start button manila's programs tab is showing off, each place in program's tab can have 128*128 Icon instead of windows normal icons (32*32)
Dutty's ROM comes with set of icons located inside windows directory
using total commander you can find them (MPI_*.qtc)
Here is my favourite set of icon, include nearly 10,000 HQ icons
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/214990821/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962577/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962576/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962579/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962581/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214990822/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part6.rar
after finding your favourite icon now it must be converted to qtc, I do recommend CFC - THE Manila/TF3D Image Editor
From Tools menu choose Import from PNGs, press Yes and browse location of icon,
it will automatically converted to qtc format, once it's done it is better to change the name to MPI_*.qtc (instead of * put any name which you like)
now with total commander or Resco explorer copy above file to windows directory.
With any Reg editor program go to following address:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher]
you will see numbers from 0 till 23 (24 place for icons start from left top till right bottom) choose the one you want to change it.
put new path for the icon in IconPath like:
\windows\MPI_Programs.qtc
it's done now restart your manila and enjoy your new icon
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Thanks MrKaon...I love the icons...
Manila Start Screen Registry Editing
Hi, I wanted to change the icons in my htc diamond 2 (tmobile compact v) manila program start screen and also to have folders that contain other icons (like games or organiser for eg).
By accessing the following keys (0-23) in regedit you can change values such as name, link, icon and write protect.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher\
I did try and add a 25th shortcut, it showed but did not work, will investigate that later.
Also I realised that you can use png's for icons in the manila menu, no need to convert to ico or qtc. (Need to find the optimum png dimensions yet).
I appreciate that some programs may exist to do this from a gui, but this a quick fix and all you need is a ppc registry editor.
MrKaon styler_RO.cab froze Diamond 2 Startup..!!
Hi,
I installed MrKaon styler_RO.cab on my Diamond 2 (TMobile MDA Compact V - UK) and it froze the startup sequence and the phone stuck at the windows mobile boot screen.
I had to do a hard reset to resolve action.
Perhaps it conflicts with TMobile skin files.
Beware anyway just in case peeps..
is for touch HD..
working perfect on Touch HD.
styler_RO said:
working perfect on Touch HD.
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would u mind posting your screenshots here..thanks..
I did update first post
original icons
does anybody stil have the original wm 6.1 program icons ?
MrKaon said:
From Tools menu choose Import from PNGs, press Yes and browse location of icon,
it will automatically converted to qtc format, once it's done it is better to change the name to MPI_*.qtc (instead of * put any name which you like)
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I followed these steps, but the resulting files did not have the .qtc extension. I renamed them like you instructed, adding the .qtc at the end. But when I changed the registry value to point to one of my newly created qtc files, the Icon in the manila programs tab was an empty white square (after restarting manila of course). Did I neglect something in the conversion process? (The png's I used were 96x96)
EDIT: Never mind, I figured out the problem. Apparently, 96x96 pngs are the wrong size. As soon as I scaled one up to 128x128, it worked just fine.
MrKaon said:
1. Windows Mobile 6.1 with Manila 2.1
because of restriction of WM6.1 we will not be able to change program's icon to high quality one, but what we can do change their appearance in Manila
look at the following picture showes modified icons in Manila's Program tab which can use as a start menu based on Rhodium style ROMs
Each place in program's tab can have 96*96 Icon instead of windows normal icons (32*32). these icons extension are qtc and can be located inside windows directory by serching *.qtc files
Here is my favourite set of icon, including nearly 10,000 HQ icons
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/214990821/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962577/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962576/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962579/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214962581/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/214990822/10000.HighDefinition.PNG.Icon.Pack.part6.rar
After finding your favourite icon now it must be converted to qtc, I do recommend CFC - THE Manila/TF3D Image Editor
From Tools menu choose Import from PNGs, press Yes and browse location of icon,
it will automatically converted to qtc format, once it's done it is better to change the name to MPI_*.qtc (instead of * put any name which you like)
Now with total commander or Resco explorer copy above file to windows directory.
With any Reg editor program go to following address:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher
You will see numbers from 0 till 23 (24 place for icons start from left top till right bottom) choose the one you want to change it.
Put new path for the icon in IconPath like:
\windows\MPI_Programs.qtc
it's done now restart your manila and enjoy your new icon
2. Windows Mobile 6.5
If you are using WM 6.5 you can change program's icon directly from windows registry which will effect appearance of icon every where including Manila.
First of all you need to find high quality icon you can also use bluemetalaxe's thread it is full of beautiful icons and if you couldn't find what you are looking then make a request over there.
Now with Reg editor program go to following address:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start
you will see reg keys similar to shortcut's name in windows start menu
choose the one you want to change
inside the key modify or create String Value (Name = Icon) with value of icon's path
for example:
now do soft reset
enjoy new icon
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hello!
id like to put new program icones for my PhoenixEx 1.2 manila 2.5, can u send me cab please? if u have slidebar icones too...ill be happy
Thanks for that tricks.
It's quick and efficient on WM 6.5, using any registery editor.
Still, changing the icon from the "software built-in" one to an external PNG files slows down the display of 'programs' tab very much. With 27 apps on my screen, it takes about 5 secs to pop-up. (i use HTC sense)
PNG files specs : size 90x90, between 4 and 14 kb each, located in a folder at the root of the internal memory.
Would a soft reset fix the problem ?
EDIT : Soft rest doesn't fix the problem. Takes up to 10 secs to display page with 26 progs.
Does the problem comes form the icons location, of size in kb ?
Is there any way to change the default built-in icon of every software ?
Good night all
HTC Touch Pro 2
ROM Orange
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.