As i am sure many of you know you can force Windows Phone 7 to use transparent lock screens.
How you do it is you send the image to yourself in a email, open the image and tap "use as Wallpaper". You can not send it over Zune because Zune does not currently see .png files.
But since Mango people have been having trouble with transparent lock screens, it glitches, it loops.
The main thing is that these glitches are predictable and with a bit of thought you can still make some pretty decent transparent lock screens. Now im sure more creative people then i will make better use of this but there are two main set ups i have found to make good Mango transparent lock screens.
Note: All images shown are mock ups, it is faster for me this way then it is to load them and take pictures off the phone or emulator. Your results may very, and your final result maybe different for i did not test this with Zune cover art, or anything that used the top of the lock screen like media players.
One is the vertical loop, best used with logos or vertical repeating text or whatever you don't mind repeating vertically. Since the Rangers are going to the World Series(and will win) and i am a big Texas guy i will show you using the Texas Rangers logo, what you do is generally block off and fade out the top third of the screen and the bottom 8th or so.
Here you see the transparent image, the white is the transparency to save space:
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You do not make it white, you use png transparency, it is white for illustration purposes.
Left is when locked :: Right is when tapped
Keep in mind this of course is not the only way to do it. By covering all the way across the top forces the loop to repeat down. By covering the top 1/3 helps keep it from looping the date and time, and if i remember the bottom section keeps it from looping the notifications and battery at the top.
Now that's all fine and good but logos and repeating it like that can be boring, so what else can you do? Well with a bit of thought and creativity (or lack of) there are more designs you can do.
Basically you take this looping idea and view it as the back ground and take a focus image to the left side. You use the left side to cover the time and data messages. I have done some where it creates the mirror look as above, also where i tried to make it create an illusion, or where i separated the side to make it loop like it was snowing.
These follow this outline where you still take block out the top and bottom but now the left as well:
This is a outline so your sizes will change.
Here are a bunch of them, these are ideas so nothing is finished. So in other words dont email me if these specific ones don't work for you, use them as ideas, make them your self and make them your own. Though if you make any cool ones let me know.
Sorry, but not really, that all but like two of these are anime based.
Rangers:
Windows Phone:
Asuka:
Rei:
Portal 2:
Portal:
This one i tried to make like a sword has cut it when tapped:
This one i tried to use her arm to look like its her other arm, even though i know its kind of backwards:
This one i lined it up to where the snow would loop:
Perfect Blue:
Evangelion Logo:
Nerv logo:
Laughing Man:
Rena:
See transparency is not so hard, and i am sure with more creativity then i have some one will come up with some awesome designs.
Oh if you want to get the images i listed here you can find them here: http://www.rklenka.com/software/winphone7/transparent/
Or i can post individual links, or zip them all up, the point is to get your creative juices going
thanks, works great. Using your Portal example now.
testing it now..
UPDATE : works , video below
Actualy does not work properly.
mrdaco said:
Actualy does not work properly.
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you have to send the png to yourself
If you Download one of the photos mentioned above and follow his instruction you will find it works brilliantly.
You send the image to yourself in a email, open the image and tap "use as Wallpaper". You can not send it over Zune because Zune does not currently see .png files.
I am glad you guys like it, i have lurked around here for years so its nice to be able to contribute. In fact i had to go around and make 8 random posts just so i could make this one with images.
I know with my lock screens i made above are not %100 perfect, especially when you start using the Zune player with the lock screen or with notifications. But im sure the more creative ones here will take the idea and run with it.
Thanks for the feature on your blog theOne
Nice, good job
Sweet, think you could make one with the wp logo?
That that i am doing requests but here you go
If your open to requests ide love a Phoenix coyotes transparent wallpaper with their logo.
Sent from my HD7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
Hello,don´t know wether this thread is in any actuality but i wanted to send them to me and save as wallpaper,seems that it won´t work after all,yes i´ve send it to me,and tapped save as backscreen ,the next problem i´m having is to create new ones,so how did you done them,i have paint,but i don´t know how to create a working one
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Beta Cab (0.8) available here: http://rapidshare.com/files/198951161/DNP_0_8_Beta.cab
All,
Dock-N-Play (DnP) is a "Craddleware" application that detects when your phone is craddled and on external power. If so it launches a "animated" today screen that provides a clock, email, current weather and appointments along with... wait for it... an animated background! This is one of those - "WOW that's neat... can I get that for my phone?" impress your co-workers applications. I have posted a few screen shots. My hope is a small community will help create animations to share with others. After the initial release in WVGA I will create a VGA version for others (likely not QVGA though - sorry)
The next release (after this one) will include some more options to:
- go full screen,
- assign quick-launch programs to front icons,
- change clock to completely transparent, semi transparent or fully non-transparent
A later release will add assignable quick launch icons to the middle of the screen for things like GPS navigation, Phone, Locking etc
Here are a few preview screens:
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Blessing one and all
Andy
Video here: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4422400/11856834
Beta Cab available here: http://rapidshare.com/files/198951161/DNP_0_8_Beta.cab
Some known issues! {beta}
I believe this will only work on English ROMs... the next release will fix this. Setting location for weather requires "blind" typing or use of something like My Mobiler... also will be fixed. Please feel free to create your own animation skins but be forwarned that I will be making minor changes to the config.ini and txt files to accomodate needed internationalization changes. The next major release will include a PDF guide for creating skins but I'm guessing many will be able to just look and edit existing sample files. Also current CAb does not allow/display option to load to storage card... as soon as I figure out why I will fix this too
Please enjoy and know that fixes/enhancements will be forthcoming
Wow...very nice indeed.
One request, can this app have a lock feature?
Sounds Great, Hope It Goes Well, And Keep Us Updated
Incredibly nice idea, I'll definately test this out once you release the beta. Cheers!
try to make it run in fullscreen and take advantake of the hd's resolution.
thanks, and great project.
Great job...
Looks very good.. keep up the good work looking forward to test it
Can we have a youtube preview ? 'cause the picture previews doesn't really give us an idea of what it is like to have an animated background
I'm rebuilding my dev box with Windows 7 and watching the Superbowl... I'll put a video on my blog tomorrow and add a link to the first page.
Looks like a really great idea! Looking forward to testing it out, keep it up!
an Idea
abeery, what about an option to turn Touch HD into a picture frame ?
i.e full screen picture slideshow.
Good Luck to you and all Developers!
Some quick comments and answers
Added video to first link
Animations can be created by end users so picture frame possible
Full screen an option I will add but not use myself because I need full notication task bar icons for work
i love the idea!
what i would like to see in this app is a three mode function(or more).. for use in the car, home and office..
lets say i get in my car and i dock the phone on its holder, a screen will pop up with 3 big buttons that say "Car" "Home" "Office"
i click the button Car and the car menu shows in screen.. maybe it has a big clock a big "Call" button a Button to launch my GPS app etc..
when i receive a phone call in Car mode a screen should pop up with some nice buttons to answer or reject the call.. maybe a photo of the caller etc!
Now for the "Home" and "Office" modes what you already developed seem to fit
cheers!
I love this idea... Let me play with it and see what I can come up with... may end up being a version 1.5 release but I will do it.
abeery said:
I love this idea... Let me play with it and see what I can come up with... may end up being a version 1.5 release but I will do it.
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no rush no rush..
UNmexed, fantastic ideas to add to an already fantastic idea. This is exaclty what I've been looking for, hopefully this will lead to us being able to use our WM devices as Windows Sideshow type desktop extensions........definitely going to be loading the beta~!
abeery said:
I love this idea... Let me play with it and see what I can come up with... may end up being a version 1.5 release but I will do it.
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Brilliant work can't wait finally something to show off to the iphone boys.
Will we be able to get rid of the bottom "curtain" and make the clock smaller in order to see more of the background?
Maybe make the clock background transparent instead of white so that more of the beautiful animation background can be seen.
Beta Cab now available
Wow thanks will give it a try
Thanks a lot for your idea and work
I like a lot the idea of umexed +1
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Sweeter Home Skins from this thread:
Dark Rising - by Puny Weakling
Be Square - by Puny Weakling
Dark Rising 2.0 (with springboards) - by PW
Be Cubed - by PW
Thrillho - by PW
That is extremely nice. I would have continued using Sweeter Home if it had themes like that.
Soon it will be yours. Just need to write a readme.
wow very nice i might use this =D
nice, havent heard of sweeter home. Maybe I'll make a theme for it 8)
I dont see this app in the market
mrpandainc said:
I dont see this app in the market
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If you have a Dev Phone it won't show
[Sweeter Home Skin]: Dark Rising
[Sweeter Home Skin]: Dark Rising
Skin:
Dark Rising 1.0.zip
Some suggested wallpapers
Preview:
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PLEASE post here or email me with any probs. I have no idea how sharable this is or how your trays will appear. The wallpaper should use what ever your system has set as wallpaper. Disable WallCal if you have it.
FEEDBACK on installation please!!!!
I sent you a PM punkweakling. Check it for me please.
Install help:
gerryeff said:
hey ! i loaded the dark rising theme in the sweeter home file when i mounted it...but it wont show?
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Unmount the SD and remove the USB cable from your phone.
Home into Sweeter Home
Hit menu button, then Themes
Hit menu button, then SD Card
Dark Rising.sly
Works?
wow thanks again your amazing :]
neat!!..so clean..good job man
Thanks team! I'll work on some new ideas soon. There's some good opportunity to build customer wallpapers into the skin too.
With Dark Rising how did you find the trays loaded with your apps? Did you have to do much drag/dropping to customise the trays the way you want?
how do you make themes for sweeter home?
Nice Job
Installed w/o a hitch - you might want to mention the directory to copy the .sly file to, [sweeterhome] in case people might not already be aware. All of my icons in your trays ended up being copies of the default - e.g., browser, camera, mail, maps.... Incidentally I have about 330 apps installed, so I likely have most of the same as you.
Also, the right side screen is hard to swipe to the left from, as you cannot switch screens by swiping on anything other than the desktop itself - this is an issue with sweeterhome itself, so I'll mention it at the app's website, as I'm sure it bugs many other people, especially when they want to maximize the desk space.
elikser said:
Installed w/o a hitch - you might want to mention the directory to copy the .sly file to, [sweeterhome] in case people might not already be aware. All of my icons in your trays ended up being copies of the default - e.g., browser, camera, mail, maps.... Incidentally I have about 330 apps installed, so I likely have most of the same as you.
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Yeah the dev confirmed that for me yesterday, he's starting to think about possible solutions I think...
elikser said:
Also, the right side screen is hard to swipe to the left from, as you cannot switch screens by swiping on anything other than the desktop itself - this is an issue with sweeterhome itself, so I'll mention it at the app's website, as I'm sure it bugs many other people, especially when they want to maximize the desk space.
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Are you talking about the contacts sreen (to the right of the middle screen) I left the whole bottom section of the screen clear for swipping (aside from the contacts icon). Or do you mean you'd prefer to be able to swipr from anywhere on that screen. You could always move the contacts list and the favs list up to the top of the screen giving you more real estate underneath and then re-saving. Anyway the dev is thinking of ways to fix this too. Might require a significant re-write.
Thanks man. Greatly appreciate you sharing.
I'm currently working on one right now to match with the Aero theme. I'll upload a few pics of what I have done in a bit.
Double post ><
What I have so far. Screens are top, middle, left.
Any suggestions? I've been trying to think what I could do with the left/bottom and how to work on the right screen.
I've currently changed the borders so they are bigger and black. Not sure if I'll keep it though, I like the white. I've also managed to add the name of the docks on the top ones.
I'm also planning a completely different setup for when the phones in landscape mode.
So I have everything made correctly, and I've actually installed
this "theme", if you will, several times. I have one big issues that
I could not find a solution on any forum anywhere. For some reason,
the boot_robot.png and boot_robot_glow.png, even if they are made
with a transparent background, just like the originals, the animation
still puts a black box around the image. Not so much of an issue if
you are having a solid black background, but I have made a very
nice back ground that has some color behind where the boot_robot
is supposed to be. So I tried to just add the background surrounding
the area to the boot_robot files themselves, but then the _glow file
can't be seen because the boot_robot file doesn't have a transparent
background anymore. So I remove the background from boot_robot,
and now the glow effect plus the background fade in and out of a black
box surrounding boot_robot. Is there something that needs to be changed
with the animation file to accepts transparent alpha layers within the png,
or is there some other kind of fix?
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[Highlight]My custom Background[/Highlight]
[Highlight]Problem I run into[/Highlight]
Are you using a program that allows transparency to edit the .png files? Photoshop or GIMP as an example.
Yep, been using GIMP, and with no problem anywhere else, the background is transparent.
Try editing the background of "boot_robot" and "boot_robot_glow" to sync with the background image, if you can't fix the main problem. At least you'd get it LOOKING normal that way.
Be a little more specific with what you just said please.
Not sure what you just told me to do...
JHStarner said:
Be a little more specific with what you just said please.
Not sure what you just told me to do...
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There is a second boot_robot image I believe in the launcher that you have to edit also. Cant recall exactly where is it is. Might be in the framework.
But what the previous person was saying was to make the background on the Android Image transparent so that you will just see the android not the blackbox. (correct me if Im wrong)
I will look at the files and where they are when I get home but you will most likely have an answer before then with the great help on this forum... But if not I will get you what you need to edit this... Sorry stuck at work right now!
See, that's the problem guys. Both files, even the new ones I made custom, cause it isn't staying with the little green guy, have transparent backgrounds. So when I load them up with GIMP, they have a transparent alpha layer background. BOTH OF THEM.
Sorry not trying to sound like a repetative arse, just letting you guys know, I've messed with these files a lot to try and make the backgrounds work properly, including changing the png bit depth, cause I read that was a solution for the same problem with app icons. So something else is going on. Best I can think is that the animation script for the splash isn't coding the files like they should, cause they are transparent for each other, but not for anything else.
I've had the same issue and never found a way to fix it, even trying different combinations on the android logos
I, too, had the same problem and ended up thinking it is just not possible. Which required a redesign of my boot screen leaving a black strip across the center.
Best work around to this issue is to just make the area where the glowing robot is black. I tried a lot of combonations trying to get the black squares to go away but I think its hardcoded into the bootscreen code. So it won't be done easily with just images.
Well messing with the boot screen code doesn't bother me so much. I would just like to know what file or files to mess with, and maybe I could find a coding solution.
Anyone know?
/bump
Should I move this over to the development forum?
prash said:
Best work around to this issue is to just make the area where the glowing robot is black. I tried a lot of combonations trying to get the black squares to go away but I think its hardcoded into the bootscreen code. So it won't be done easily with just images.
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this is the only way so far
I managed to modify my animated boot screen a while ago. I have the main part of it as MOSTLY the screen from Moon Dust (except it says "Special Edition Android" instead of what it usually says) and where it has the glowing moon with "HTC G1" on it, I have it set to the android image from the "Bloody Black" animated boot screen.
I cooked up some wallpapers for WP7 and WP8+ lock screen and wanted to share them.
There are two sections now to choose from. Regular and Transparent. Each have their own instructions so I have included it all.
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Regular Wallpapers: http://www.animevortex.net/blog/thesaint/windows-phone-7-wallpaper-gallery
Instructions: Simply save them to your phone by viewing the page from your phone or from your PC using zune sync or email, as you would do any other normal wallpapers.
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Transparent Wallpapers: http://www.animevortex.net/blog/thesaint/general/free-transparent-wallpapers-for-windows-phone-7-wp7 (WP7 only!)
Instructions: To set one as your wallpaper you must save the image to your PC. Send your an email from your PC to your cellphone with the image attached. Once the email/attachment has been loaded, click to open the attachment. Touch and hold the screen until the menu pops up. Set as your wallpaper and your ready to go!
Note: Mango update and newer (including WP8+) do(es) not support transparent wallpapers.
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I can't always guarantee that I can come through with every request but I will try when I can Most of the wallpapers were actually sponsored by donations so it helped. The rest I have to dabble with on my free time.
Update 04/22/2011 - Ok guys, biggest update yet! Collection had more than doubled with the additional of about 32 new anime-based wallpapers as well as more video game related.
Update 04/27/2011 - Thanks to the feature suggestion made by Big D5 (wpcentral), I have reworked it so that you can share straight to your phone from the gallery (once you click on an image and it pops up, you can press and hold the mid-section of the image and choose "share"). Now you view the gallery from your phone and even email to yourself as an attachment while your at it. Note: obviously you don't want to choose "save image" as doing this will convert it causing it to lose it's transparent properties.
Update 05/07/2011 - I added a regular gallery of non-transparent images, as well as added more images in both galleries.
Update 09/09/2011 - Added the new collection of Conan Wallpapers (non-trans), also available in their own gallery here with collection zip: Conan Wallpaper Collection for WP7
Waiting for them to send to my phone now! Will report back how they do!
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Interesting. I usually use a password lock, and with the password, the effect is all but lost.
However upon turning it off, it's there sure as day. Snakeeyes now guards my phone. Awesome stuff OP!!
I also updated the post as the special forces (Battlefield) wallpaper wasn't showing. It's there now. I'll try to add more in the future if work allows and will probably add it to this post.
These are amazing! thanks alot! Snake is definitely the best one so far, Flash is a close second, the Halo and Assassins Creed seem a little off...maybe just too big I don't know, thats just me being picky. But great job none the less keep it up
Thanks for the make.
I have a question, after I applied, the tranparent part is black. Only when I start to slide it shows the tile home. Is this normal?
not transparent for me either.
jayr04 said:
not transparent for me either.
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nvm i got it. thanks
jayr04 said:
not transparent for me either.
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Remove the password, and then push the power button twice, use the finger and touch the screen.
nice
Thnx works fine!
here is one from me (bagground have transparency, theres a white glow around her, only visible on the phones black background)
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Very nice, thanks a bunch
these are super impressive and the quality is top notch HD. Keep the pics/wallpapers coming!
If I could make a suggestion for possible wallpapers....I would say go old-school games like mario, yoshi or pokemon! Those would be awesome!
Thank you too much
amtrakcn said:
Thanks for the make.
I have a question, after I applied, the tranparent part is black. Only when I start to slide it shows the tile home. Is this normal?
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Yes it only works when you start to move your finger on the slide because WP7 blacks out the home screen when the lock screen is fully dropped. The second you start to slide up or down the home screen should appear in the BG.
Bradbereal said:
If I could make a suggestion for possible wallpapers....I would say go old-school games like mario, yoshi or pokemon! Those would be awesome!
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So true, and it shall be done. The 1st post has been updated with 5 new wallpapers.
These are amazing.
Need one of emma stone though
hamzie said:
These are amazing.
Need one of emma stone though
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Hmmm, Emma Stone? Well I didn't like how she looked...she needs more modeling to find a good source pic...how about a little Emma Watson }
any of these
http://thechive.com/2011/01/17/you-asked-for-it-you-got-it-emma-stone-in-hq-22-photos/
PLEASE!!!
But if its too much work then i understand
these ones are just mind blowing as it is
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oh just saw the emma watson one
Stone > Watson wouldnt you say
Hi,
Could any of you please let me know how to make a picture transparent like this.
Do you requires some specific software for this.
master chief is still alive! thanks for the great pictures!
So, we all love our metro UI! Okay, few of us don't but many do. All those big live tiles, adding aesthetics to functionality. Maybe, after a few days, months or years for that matter, one might find it boring to have same tile-tile monochrome layout and a bunch of theme colors. While there is not much that can be done about it, here is a cool trick which adds some refreshment to the look of WP7 home screen! Now, let's admit it, we all have grown up with the concept of wallpapers. They're everywhere - on Windows PC, Mac, Linux, Android, even on iOS! (Though I wonder, how pleasing a wallpaper looks when icons are being filled up linearly, leaving less than 25% of the wallpaper visible and your app icon falls right on the eye of the cute face in the wallpaper!) For WP7 home screen - no wallpaper. This trick allows us to convert the tiles into pieces of wallpaper so that the screen looks like beautiful picture made by solving a kind of jigsaw puzzle.
By no means, I have used any of my creativity in this. I found this trick buried in a Japanese blog here. I thought it would be cool to share it! All credit goes to the author of the article.
The catch is to make image resembling an array of live tiles like this one:
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And then use it as a webpage and pin the web link to start using IE.
Actual steps are like this:
1. Create (pick some wallpaper or crop your favorite one) an image with resolution of your screen, i.e., 358x728.
2. Then add black frame of thickness 12px as shown in the picture. Tiles are 173x173.
3. Upload this image to a web service which allows you to view image file as image right inside your browser. Dropbox public folder works fine.
4. Here comes the tricky part. Open up the image in IE on your WP7 device. IE will think of it as a webpage. Adjust the magnification and position of your webpage (Which is your picture) such that the first tile such that, it fills your screen edge to edge horizontally, and the top edge of the image is aligned to the address bar. So, now you have left edge of the tile aligned to left of screen, right to right and top to top. Ignore the bottom edge. Example:
5. Go to menu and select pin to start. Your tile will be pinned to start as a webpage shortcut live tile!
6. Repeat procedure for all the tiles.
7. Now, go to start rearrange the tiles so that overall appearance is of a complete picture.
So, that was easy, wasn't that? Just a bit tricky with alignment, right? I have a simpler solution! Why not create eight different images, one for each tile having resolution square pixels equal to the width of IE page? Just create a square image with width equal to that of IE and then zoom it to 100% by a simple double tap. This was image will be already aligned. Only catch is that the image will be scaled to fit into the tile, but the difference was not noticeable when I gave it a try.
Agreed to the fact that this thing would take up all the screen space reducing productivity of the live tiles, the trick is worth try. We can have the tiles below the wallpaper. It also acts as a little puzzle. Mix up the tiles and then rearrange them to complete the picture! Its worth a shot if you are already tired of old look and want to try something new. Share your wallpapers in the post.
P.S.: Don't forget to have a look at original post here. If you don't understand Japanese, Google translate is your friend. I don't understand it either!
this is cool. It's been around for a while though. You don't have to create and post an image to make it work. With some finesse and care, you can just zoom it just right, pin it, slide over, pin it, etc... This is a homescreen thing I did back in April.
Wow, very nice idea Thanks for the tip There's also stuff like live tile generators or creators.. but this method is much easier
munkeyphyst said:
this is cool. It's been around for a while though. You don't have to create and post an image to make it work. With some finesse and care, you can just zoom it just right, pin it, slide over, pin it, etc... This is a homescreen thing I did back in April.
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That's really awesome!
experience7 said:
Wow, very nice idea Thanks for the tip There's also stuff like live tile generators or creators.. but this method is much easier
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Yeah! Its more innovative and novel than easy!
akshay2000 said:
That's really awesome!
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thanks.
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