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[Updated] Text Colour - All Programs Hightlighted Item

I have 2 problems...
[1]
I have managed to change the header/title background image for the Sound, Customize Tabs, All Programs & Music Library pages, but now I need to change the colour of the text shown on top of this background.
Does anybody know what registry setting or manila file I need to edit to change the colour of the text in the title bar for these pages?
I have been through every forum topic that remotely mentions text colour/color... but can't find anything relating to these pages. I've also looked through every registry entry on my phone, and can't find anything there either.
I want the colour of the title text on the Sound, Customize Tabs, All Programs & Music Library to be white... as it is on the Settings page (see images below).
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[2]
I have managed to change the text colour for the title on the Communications page via a registry setting, but I can't seem to find the right manila file for the header/title image.
The Communications page looks identical to the Sound & Customize Tabs pages, yet they don't share the same background images or text colour settings... seems odd!
Does anybody know which manila file relates to this header?
Can anybody help? Thanks, in advance

Well... it's been 6 long days... and it appears nobody knows how to change the text colour on the pages I mentioned above
I've managed to solve problem number [2]... the header/title image for the Communications page is actually a simple PNG containing the header & background in one large image... and not in a manila file. Same goes for the highlight image for this page. Maybe this is because the Comm Manager can be accessed even if TF3D is turned off!
I've also partially managed to solve problem number [1]... the colour of the title text on the Sound, Ring Type, Ringtones, Customize Tabs, All Programs & Music Library pages is controlled by one of the mode9 files (one which initially generated an error in the m9editor, but it turns out I could still edit it).
Anyway... I'm still stuck on how to change the default black text that appears on the All Programs page for a highlighted program. The All Programs page is the only page that doesn't alter the colour of the text for a selected item... items stay in black text whether selected or not... so I need to know how to change that to white. I know which mode9 file relates to the Program Launcher... but there's no entry relating the the colour of the text when highlighted, so I imagine I will have to create an entry. I've tried a few variations, but none of them work... I'm basically taking stabs in the dark here, lol. Does anbody know where in the mode9 file (at what level) I need to insert the text colour reference for a highlighted item?
I've only had my HTC Touch HD since Christmas day... so almost a month... and I've mostly finished 'skinning' it... all thanks you guys. Everything I've achieved so far has been by reading through endless forums. I've not expected anyone to do anything for me... and I'm more than happy to put the work in... but I'm about pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to change 1 simple bit of text colour
Please, please, please.... can anyone even point me in the right direction

While I'm waiting... a few tips
I thought I might share a few things I've learnt & a few problems I've solved... just things that bugged me.
[1] No SMS sent message. I wanted it.
In the registry, go to: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings & set SMSNoSentMsg to 1 (or create a New String Value, if it's not there!)
[2] New SMS/MMS/Email sound. It played once & stopped. Easy to miss a new message. I wanted the sound to repeat.
In the registry, go to: HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications. Find the folder for Reminders {15F11F90-8A5F-454c-89FC-BA9B7AAB0CAD} (inside you'll find a key called "Default"... it's value "Reminders" tells you this is the folder for Reminders... you need to know this so you can locate the folders for SMS/MMS/Email. For now, copy the value of "Options" which should be "1073741845". Now go back to where all the other {folders} are, and find the ones for SMS/MMS/Email and change their "Options" value to "1073741845 (copy & paste). That's it... new SMS/MMS/Email sounds will be repeated!
NOTE: You may find that the sound will not stop playing, even after you've read the new SMS/MMS/Email. I haven't found a way to prevent this (yet!), as it appears WM6.1 doesn't give the command to stop playing these sounds... as it was designed to not have these sounds repeating in the first place. So in the meantime, pressing the END/HANGUP softkey seems to halt the sound immediately!
[3] Threaded SMS. I hate it. I don't want my SENT SMS to appear in my INBOX marked with "Me:". If I sent it... it should be in my SENT items and nowhere else! Plus... seeing one long conversation like "happy new year. you too. my father just died. fancy coming to a party" etc... when each message is months apart and not related to the same conversation... is just ridiculous. Why a choice of thread or not is not included in the options is beyond me!
In the registry, go to: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\OEM & set SMSInboxThreadingDisabled to 1. Threaded SMS is GONE!
[4] Reading an SMS... the page initially jumps to below the "Sent:" information... this is annoying. I usually like to be able to see the date/time the message was sent while I'm replying, and having to always scroll up a bit on every message gets annoying.
Find the file: c:\windows\read_sms.htm and move the anchor tag with an id of "Inbox:top" to just below the first div tag under the opening body tag. No more jumping!
[5] ActiveSync constantly running... me closing it... and it's running again within minutes.
Go through the ActiveSync set-up... tell it to sync MANUALLY, and when you're asked what to sync (contacts, addresses, etc), UNTICK THEM ALL. No more ActiveSync running all the time!
[6] Selecting "English United Kingdom" in my regional settings... still shows "favorites" instead of "favourites" in some of the People menus, and the date on the Home tab is in an American format.
There are 2 manila (XML) files (one US, one GB) for Home, People & People List. Whether you select English US or English UK... manila is using the US version of these files... I don't know why. Find the GB versions of these files (00a49dc2_manila, 4d8aad9e_manila, 5fbd18e6_manila) and rename them to the name of the US versions (1dea52e0_manila, 7fc62a3c_manila, 590ad244_manila). Then edit the page relating to the Home screen (590ad244_manila) and change the date format to "dddd, dd MMMM yyyy" which will give you "Friday, 23 January 2009" instead of the current "Jan 23, 2009".
I hope these help somebody else

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sidepa said:
[2] New SMS/MMS/Email sound. It played once & stopped. Easy to miss a new message. I wanted the sound to repeat.
In the registry, go to: HKCU\Software\ControlPanel\Notifications. [/B]
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here go to:HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications ,Not path Software......
and I need change colors too, Can you say a lot????

Damn good tips!
Thanks for these.....

amiapig said:
I think you have a wrong "
here go to:HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications ,Not path Software......
and I need change colors too, Can you say a lot????
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You're right... my bad. I've changed my original entry to reflect the correct registry position.
For anybody else wanting to change the colours of the title text....
[1] Open the mode9 file "5c9aa261_manila", and find the colour reference for "TitleText" (which refers to the title in the main TouchFlo Tabs) & "TitleTextLowLayer" (which refers to the title in the Sound, Ring Type, Ringtones, Customize Tabs, All Programs & Music Library sub pages of TouchFlo). Change the colours to whatever you like, and "save as". Copy this edited manila file over to your device & replace the existing one.
[2] The colour of the title for the Communications page isn't controlled by the above manila file... you have to change a registry setting instead....
Go to HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager and find the key called "TexColorSetting". It contains a lot of hex colour codes... the first 6 digits being "50 50 50", which is the dark grey colour of the Communications title. Change that to whatever colour you want!

Did you manage to change the white background color from the music library tab?
I'm searching everywhere for it but cannot change it.
If i use the background for all tabs the '3d' grid disappears but the white background sticks ..

nixx-X1 said:
Did you manage to change the white background color from the music library tab?
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I hadn't even tried to do that, because I want my Music Library background to stay white.
However, I've just done a bit of experimenting on your behalf, and can confirm that you can have the same background in the Music Library as you have in all other tabs. (or a different background if you prefer!).
You need to edit the Mode9 file "5c9aa261_manila" (in m9editor), and find the section that relates to "BackgroundLevel0" & "BackgroundLevel1".
Copy the 2 properties found in "BackgroundLevel0" as shown in the pic below, and paste them into "BackgroundLevel1". You'll also need to DELETE the "Opacity" property from "BackgroundLevel1".
Basically... your file should look like the below image!

sidepa said:
I hadn't even tried to do that, because I want my Music Library background to stay white.
However, I've just done a bit of experimenting on your behalf, and can confirm that you can have the same background in the Music Library as you have in all other tabs. (or a different background if you prefer!).
You need to edit the Mode9 file "5c9aa261_manila" (in m9editor), and find the section that relates to "BackgroundLevel0" & "BackgroundLevel1".
Copy the 2 properties found in "BackgroundLevel0" as shown in the pic below, and paste them into "BackgroundLevel1". You'll also need to DELETE the "Opacity" property from "BackgroundLevel1".
Basically... your file should look like the below image!
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DUDE! you're my hero
thanks man!
it works perfectly
and now to find a way to put a custom background behind it instead of the sprint_bg one

The image called "Manila_sprint_bg" relates to file "4a087e41_manila".
Simply edit that file (using Manila Editor) and use whatever image you want!

sidepa said:
The image called "Manila_sprint_bg" relates to file "4a087e41_manila".
Simply edit that file (using Manila Editor) and use whatever image you want!
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I know
But I already did this for the background of all tabs.
So will replace the location for the level 1 to refer to a different image (or see if I can add a new manila file) as I want it to be different.
thanks again!

sidepa said:
I thought I might share a few things I've learnt & a few problems I've solved... just things that bugged me.
I hope these help somebody else
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You hope?! Bro.. friend... buddy... it not just helped... it saved me a bunch of bucks, 'cause i'm not tempted to smash the black gadget at the wall anymore.

cerato said:
You hope?! Bro.. friend... buddy... it not just helped... it saved me a bunch of bucks, 'cause i'm not tempted to smash the black gadget at the wall anymore.
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lol
I'm just curious as to which particular 'feature' was annoying you so much?
Glad you got it sorted anyway!

sms thread and info hide... anyway the list is as long as route66... but this is in particular... the good thing is that this forum seems to be endless as well... so never late to learn a nice tweak. thnks again

sidepa said:
[3] Threaded SMS. I hate it. I don't want my SENT SMS to appear in my INBOX marked with "Me:". If I sent it... it should be in my SENT items and nowhere else! Plus... seeing one long conversation like "happy new year. you too. my father just died. fancy coming to a party" etc... when each message is months apart and not related to the same conversation... is just ridiculous. Why a choice of thread or not is not included in the options is beyond me!
In the registry, go to: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\OEM & set SMSInboxThreadingDisabled to 1. Threaded SMS is GONE!
[4] Reading an SMS... the page initially jumps to below the "Sent:" information... this is annoying. I usually like to be able to see the date/time the message was sent while I'm replying, and having to always scroll up a bit on every message gets annoying.
Find the file: c:\windows\read_sms.htm and move the anchor tag with an id of "Inbox:top" to just below the first div tag under the opening body tag. No more jumping!
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Thanks for the tweaks. Here below i explain a bit simply to users like me (i.e. "dummies)
Enter to above registry using some reg editor program like SKTools for example. If OEM is not preseent, create a key with this name. Then enter in the key folder and create a string named SMSInboxThreadingDisabled with value 1.
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To change read_sms.htm use total commander, navigate to windows\read_sms.htm, use the edit function, then cut/paste below the first div tag (its little above cut item.
That's it.

Guide on Making Wallpaper Docks with GIMP - Dock Type 1

After seeing various wallpapers with docks on G1's, I noticed how good they looked and how they made the phone simply seem more comfortable and nice. Since then, I have been looking for ways to add a dock to my own wallpapers, but I never knew how. After lots of experimenting, I have finally found out a way to add docks in a very simple way that would only take a few minutes. You will need the a program called GIMP, an advanced image editing program very close to Photoshop, except its free! An example is at the bottom of this post.
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Download it here:http://www.gimp.org
I recommend that you have your G1 on hand and your wallpaper already in 640 x 480 format.
1. Open up GIMP, and drag and drop your picture into the GIMP window, it should now open up.
2. Click on the Rectangle Select Tool, in the top left corner of the toolbar.
3. Select a region about half an inch above the bottom of the picture that touches the left and right sides of the picture. It should look like a rectangle spanning the full length of your picture, make the rectangle about one inch thick. (This is assuming your picture is in 640 x 480 / VGA format) This rectangle will be where your dock will be.
4. On the toolbar, select the Blend tool, it looks like a square with the color black fading into white. Set Mode to Normal, Opacity to 20, Gradient to
Flare Sizefac 101, Offset to 10, Shape to Linear, Repeat to None, and check Dithering.
(NOTE: READ GUIDE PART 2 FOR EVEN MORE GRADIENTS, IT IS 2 POSTS DOWN.)
You are now ready to create your dock!
5. Using your hand, hold down the Ctr button on your keyboard (This will enable angle correction) and click near the bottom of the inside of the rectangle and draw the line to the top of the rectangle, try to stay inside the rectangle. Repeat this a few times until you have reached a dock with the gradient that you would like. If you are to mess up at all, GIMP has a history window which you can revert ANY actions you do. Alternatively, you can use Edit> Undo (action).
6. Hit Select in the window with your wallpaper and hit None. This will remove the rectangle, leaving only your gradient dock.
7. Hit File>Save, and save the wallpaper. Check the file extension to make sure the image is being saved in .jpg format, not .xcf. If it is in .xcf, simple erase that and change it to .jpg, you will receive a dialogue box asking to confirm your choice, hit Export. You will now have a final window with additional save options. Move the quality slider all the way to 100, and hit save to save the wallpaper.
8. Finally, transfer the wallpaper to your G1 and apply it. NOTE: Due to the G1's wallpaper compression, it is extremely likely that once the wallpaper has been applied, the wallpaper will have very poor quality. This is because the image was exported in 100% quality, and now Android is trying to compress it. In order to get around this, go to the Market and download and application called Wallpaper Set and Save. Using this program, re-apply your wallpaper. With that, it allows your wallpaper to not have to go under data compression, allowing very good image quality.
- Note, if the Dock doesn't seem to be in the right place, it is because you applied the gradient in the wrong place. Simply see where the icons are on your G1 and recreate your dock in the right location.
Tried this out? Questions? Wanna show off your wallpaper or something new you have discovered? Please, post! Sticky please?
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looks good, and you posteed this with time to spare for our new theme devs to add something before competition deadline

Thanks! And I have screen shots up now, and will be continually updating this as I find more and more things to do. Right now im working on making a glass like transparent dock.

Guide Part 2
After fiddling around with GIMP. I have realized the potential of this program. However, for now, here are several new dock types possible! There are actually over 20 or so, the only limit is the amount of gradients GIMP has, which is really a lot. So here are a few of my favorite gradients that work as great wallpaper docks! In order to do these, the steps are pretty much identical as before, except you simply select a different gradient. The names of the gradients are below each of the pictures below. Also, for some gradients, you may simply need to drag the mouse up to down rather than down to up based on the way the gradient was set up. So here they are!

thats sick.. keep up the good work

I have used GIMP and it cant do all the things PSCS3 does,if you can use CS3 or better to make themes its much easier. There are also free apps that can be used to create grafix like paint.net which is the program i learned with. This gives a real basic knowledge of using tools.

Well, I tried to download the paint program you showed me, but all three download mirrors don't seem to be working. Do you have any suggestions on themes or designs or anything about GIMP that I don't know about that would help?

Well GIMP has great font designs to mess with,really if you want to learn photoshop i am setting up a site where i give tutorial videos on how to create themes for the G1 and icons ect...."give me time". But if you need advice a.s.a.p p.m me.

Haha im in no rush, its just Photoshop isn't available to me. As image editing isn't a big thing for me, I really can't afford to be buying that kind of advanced software

SolemnWishing said:
Haha im in no rush, its just Photoshop isn't available to me. As image editing isn't a big thing for me, I really can't afford to be buying that kind of advanced software
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...and neither can anyone else

i don't actually know anyone who has bought a legal copy of Photoshop.
but anyway, GIMP is very limited compared to photoshop. just download the trail and see for yourself.

God. I tried using GIMP last night because I have linux on my laptop. I honestly don't see how anyone can use that software after using Photoshop for a while. Not only because it's more limited, but it just seems to be a million times less intuitive to use. It's like they went out of their way to make it completely different than photoshop... It took me almost an hour to figure out how to cut and paste a section of an image to a new layer. In photoshop it's literally select, copy, paste.
Oh, and if you feel like tweaking on a wallpaper template for photoshop, check out my signature. I need to fix it for when you use WSS with it though.

Well, actually, GIMP is able to open up the wallpaper template you have! (I actually tried it out a few days ago and to my surprise it actually opened) As to the others, I've really become accustomed to GIMP and find it relatively easy to use. I really can't compare it to Photoshop or anything, as I have never used that kind of advanced software- I've always been locked into freeware.
EDIT: I just looked up more information on Photoshop CS4... and it says:
Starting from: $699.00
That costs twice the amount of my computer, and over 4 times the amount of my G1. I made a vow to never download software illegally without paying for it, so I will just have to keep waiting.

SolemnWishing said:
I made a vow to never download software illegally without paying for it, so I will just have to keep waiting.
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So did I, but I gave up my vow for lent. In 1996.
I'm fairly certain that Adobe knows that the average person isn't paying $700 for photoshop and that they're pirating it. If they care about the person that uses it once or twice a month, they'd lower the price. Their target is schools and businesses who would never use pirated software for fear of being audited. (That's my justification... )

LOL nicee. Well, I just gave Paint.net a try (download servers were finally working today) And I feel that it is a pretty nice program, very stable and barebones - enough to get the job done. It doesn't have nearly as many features as GIMP. However, one caught my attention and that was the transparency gradient - which I am still playing around with.

I run a dual boot ubuntu/xp system and I have a very hard time using GIMP after first learning on photoshop the basics. But it is a good system if you don't have access to PS

Yeah, and as a user with fairly limited experience and not a lot of interest in image editing - just enough to get around- GIMP is all I will need for now Actually, I am taking Computer Graphics in next year in highschool, and we will be using Photoshop, so perhaps I will gain some interest there.

Hmm, is anyone here familiar with basic programming that would be able to write a program to automatically make these docks?

MOD EDIT: Please don't offer advice on where to find warez.
Thanks
Dave

If anyone has a Mac you can give Pixelmator a shot too. Like Photoshop but probably with more features you're more likely to use, and less features you're not.
I haven't used it (use Photoshop) but I've followed it's development for a while and it's looking really good.
Also: CHEAP!!! LOL. US$59
Blog - worth a quick read.

[TUTORIAL] How to get HIGH QUALITY wallpaper on your Touch HD!

Rozenthal's guide on how to get high-quality wallpaper image on your Touch HD.
There have been many topics dealing with this issue, and I figured it was time someone made a guide with correct and precise instructions.
To complete this guide you will need to have at least moderate knowledge of Photoshop or similar advanced graphic software. You will also need your PC and some additional software.
However, I can confirm that the results are "as advertised" - full quality wallpaper image, without any visible image degradation.
Please note that I take no responsibility if you mess up something. I suggest you make backup folder with Manila files that need to be edited, so you can always go back to default if something isn't working. Also note that this guide deals with Manila2 (the new Manila from latest Topaz / Rhodium ROM's). The old Manila1 may be using different file names.
If all this seems too complicated, a simple way to improve image quality on your Touch HD is to use 512x512 pixel PNG wallpaper! Do not use 480x800! Use 512x512 and you will see it will be sharper and much better looking. Not perfect, but still better!
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my head hurts!!! do you have an example to download and try?
maybe you can use this:

and what if u select an 696x480 pixel pic as background? will it still be compressed that much ?

You can imagine how much MY head hurt when I was trying to figure out all this... It wasn't easy, seriously
Also, if you use 480x696 the image will still be downsampled to 512 in height, compressed and then stretched to 480x696.
You have to remember that image CAN NOT be larger then 512x512 for TF3D to use it.

I will not be a gold-fish here, so please don't request me to make your own custom wallpapers. I spend a lot of time trying to figure it all out, and now I'm sharing my knowledge with other people, so they can learn it too - and have it all much easier then myself
But, here's an example of my own custom wallpaper.
Manila files are inside ZIP. Backup your old Manila files before copying these ones into Windows folder!
Overwrite old files, restart TF3D and set the wallpaper to display default wallpaper image.

One more example...
They're both dark and simple, but I prefer them that way They work 100% and they don't cause problems reading the SMS / Email / Today text.

You are in the true, Rozenthal.. best backgrounds are Black. I always use black themes like the example posted. Great, great tutorial! It´s a bit hard for me (and english too) but i´ll try to follow your instructions. Thanks a lot!
Frank

I know it's not simple... I warned you
But, it might get a lot simpler soon, because author of CFC GUI (Chainfire) has been working on a solution that would automatically slice wallpaper bitmaps into appropriate Manila files.
That would mean you would not have to know anything about Photoshop, you would not have to create 4 separate PNG files or anything similar. It would all be done by CFC GUI "automagically" - as Chainfire likes to say it
But, until that happens, this is the only way

great write up
i actually spent a whole day figuring this out myself, then i find this awesomeness
a great contribution to our community
thanks

arrgh, can´t quote ´cause the tut is a big image.. clever
well, nice tut but it is not working for me. i´m on panoshas black pearl 2.2 and replacing the manila files (used yours) just screws up my background.
So i guess my t3d version must be different ("New Manila v 3.1 panosha with landscape ").

it would be cool if you post for the old manila too ..

Thank you! You made my life much better.

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arrgh, can´t quote ´cause the tut is a big image.. clever
well, nice tut but it is not working for me. i´m on panoshas black pearl 2.2 and replacing the manila files (used yours) just screws up my background.
So i guess my t3d version must be different ("New Manila v 3.1 panosha with landscape ").
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This simply means that in your ROM these files are named differently.
The needed files are inside your Windows folder, so to figure out which ones are they, you'd have to copy ALL Manila files to your PC and use CFC GUI to check them and see what are the new file names. You won't have a hard time finding them, since there's not many images that are 512x512 / 512x256 pixels big.
The rest of the process is same as described.
Same thing goes for old Manila. The only difference with old Manila is that I'm not sure there are dedicated images for Landscape mode. Most likely there are only images for portrait, but as I said - I'm not sure. Someone with old Manila would have to check this out.

Rozenthal said:
I know it's not simple... I warned you
But, it might get a lot simpler soon, because author of CFC GUI (Chainfire) has been working on a solution that would automatically slice wallpaper bitmaps into appropriate Manila files.
That would mean you would not have to know anything about Photoshop, you would not have to create 4 separate PNG files or anything similar. It would all be done by CFC GUI "automagically" - as Chainfire likes to say it
But, until that happens, this is the only way
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This is a much needed thread, thank you for starting it! I'm afraid it is a little to late for me though as I'm using Dutty's v2.6 xtreme rom with the new manila. It would be awesome if Chainfire makes his tool compatible with the new manila. I would definitely send a donation his way for the CFC GUI tool so I can finely "automagically" have a beautiful personal wallpaper!
Any idea when his new tool will be available?

Is it possible for those which have tried this and confirmed that it worked successfully to post their work up here too? So others that like the same background can enjoy them as wel.

after copying in my windows directory the files that rozenthal was so generous to share (after making a back-up) i can confirm that the gray tiles looks fine in my all tabs. i can not say that now i have a high resolution back ground because the image is gray and the tiles are very, very small. just kiddin'....the tiles are only a few pixels so it is easy to see that YES, i have a high resolution image in all my back grounds. i guess the same image without being killed, sliced and being revived should look awful.
there is a small bug: if u are looking closely you can notice that my lower band (Bottom Curtain) is transparent and the background image is not "stretching" to the that part of my screen. this is certanly not rozenthal's fault, this is because me tweaking the mannila. i don't think that covering that part of the screen should be a problem.
now go back and release the finger keyboard 2.1 rozenthal! enough playing!

I use your tuto, and all tab is OK, except for home tab, I have a white background !!!
I use dutty 2.6, and analog + flip clock from Max TF3D Theme Maker on home !

Hi there!
I was so happy while reading your Tutorial, because i allways searched for a solution for the blurry Backgrounds in TF3D. I tried all the steps but my result looks like the attached Screenshot. You will recognize a small grey line where the two parts of the background come together.
Is this a other Manilla part which overlays the Background? Because the files should be OK, i checked twice that no pixelline is missing.
Any Ideas?
(the pngs that i used for the manilla files are in the Zip-File)

Borbosch said:
Hi there!
I was so happy while reading your Tutorial, because i allways searched for a solution for the blurry Backgrounds in TF3D. I tried all the steps but my result looks like the attached Screenshot. You will recognize a small grey line where the two parts of the background come together.
Is this a other Manilla part which overlays the Background? Because the files should be OK, i checked twice that no pixelline is missing.
Any Ideas?
(the pngs that i used for the manilla files are in the Zip-File)
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Hello Borbosch,
the issue you describe is the last thing we have yet to figure out. Chainfire is working on solving this. If it makes you feel any better, I had the same issue on some of my wallpapers as well.
I assumed it was aligning issue, but yesterday night Chainfire said it was not problem in bitmap aligning but rather something else. I have a feeling it might have something to do with compression, but we'll know soon enough, and hopefully provide a solution.

banzaip said:
I use your tuto, and all tab is OK, except for home tab, I have a white background !!!
I use dutty 2.6, and analog + flip clock from Max TF3D Theme Maker on home !
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Did you revert the wallpaper to default in Settings tab > Wallpaper?

WM 6.5 Start Menu Missing Folder Icons(Added)!!:D

I really like the new WM6.5 start menu especially the new icons however as usual M$ always do a half job! They left out certain folder icons i.e. new folder, media etc... So when you try to organize your start menu and create new folders you get the old ugly bitmap folder icons of WM 6.1 which just looks out of place in the new WM 6.5 start menu!! Yes I know you can use custom png icons with great utility such as mushipkw's hComber v0.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507299
However I wanted the folder’s to match the new png folder icons from M$, so decided to rebuild the icons to the following; New Folder, Connectivity, Multimedia, Tools, and Web.
Now I’m happy my start menu is organized with matching folder icons, I can sleep now!!
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So if you’re like me and want the same follow these steps:
1) Using the built in File Explorer go to Windows\Start Menu\Programs and create the following new folders: Connectivity, Multimedia, Tools and Web. Now when you come back to your start menu you should see these new folders you have created with the ugly old WM 6.1 folder icons!
2) Now install the attached cab Extra WM6.5 Start Folders, soft reset and enjoy, you can now organise your programs according to these folders using the file explorer!!
Also with a bit of xml editing I have re-sized the start menu icons so they are now slightly larger which IMHO looks much better on my HD than the default size tiny icons! I have attached the cab WM 6.5 Medium Size Start Icons, just install and soft reset!
P.S. I have also attached the Folder Icons PNG's which has the New Folder so you can do whatever you want with them!
Here are some more folder icons here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4001595&postcount=15 many thanks to jsmith8858!
and some more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4072931&postcount=1 thanks to tboy2000!

There I found this taskbar?

andriej1974 said:
There I found this taskbar?
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If you mean where you can find the taskbar Icons I'm using then look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3833993&postcount=7339

gfreek said:
If you mean where you can find the taskbar Icons I'm using then look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3833993&postcount=7339
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Very, very thx.

should i be concerned by the "If you move this some programs may not be able to work" warning i get for some things?

cool........ Thanks!

suisen said:
should i be concerned by the "If you move this some programs may not be able to work" warning i get for some things?
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No it's ok this warning prompt comes up with only default programs that come with the rom e.g. windows media player, pictures and videos etc.... but it doesn't matter if you move them from one folder to another they work fine! it's just M$ being over protective!

os ot just me that this wont work on miri v15?

bonesy said:
os ot just me that this wont work on miri v15?
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Yes it works just follow the instructions on first post!

hey, nice work on the thread, can i ask for some advice?
im currently skinning my start menu, but i cannot work out how the ranking works! (i.e. the order the items are displayed)
I had a look inside your cab and i noticed the you have a selection of reg keys getting altered during the install, i was wondering if you could tell me what each does?
Favorite
FavoriteOrder
Group
Rank
im particuarly interested in the Rank and Favorite order.
I have been messing with this for a number of weeks, and it seems to be not so straight forward, i was under the impression that the first item in the top left (usually the "Home" icon) would be 1 then moving accross to the left would be 2 etc etc
But this is not the case as i can see your cab has numbers like "986" in the rank!!
thanks in advance for your help
MG

MysticGenius said:
hey, nice work on the thread, can i ask for some advice?
im currently skinning my start menu, but i cannot work out how the ranking works! (i.e. the order the items are displayed)
I had a look inside your cab and i noticed the you have a selection of reg keys getting altered during the install, i was wondering if you could tell me what each does?
Favorite
FavoriteOrder
Group
Rank
im particuarly interested in the Rank and Favorite order.
I have been messing with this for a number of weeks, and it seems to be not so straight forward, i was under the impression that the first item in the top left (usually the "Home" icon) would be 1 then moving accross to the left would be 2 etc etc
But this is not the case as i can see your cab has numbers like "986" in the rank!!
thanks in advance for your help
MG
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Initialy I did the same thing as you until I just exported all the default reg values from HKLM\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start and looked at the actual rank reg values of each program link i.e.Home, Phone, Messaging, Settings etc... and saw they were completly random ilogical decimal value anyhow I jotted down the relevant rank value so I knew where each items position is after it was case of applying these values to the programs link of my choice as to where I want them to be in the start menu!
P.S. I have noticed that these default rank reg values varies from rom to rom so what value worked for one rom will not work on a another i.e. start menu order wil not be the same!
€$

Thanks for this gfreek...

gfreek said:
I really like the new WM6.5 start menu especially the new icons however as usual M$ always do a half job! They left out certain folder icons i.e. new folder, media etc... So when you try to organize your start menu and create new folders you get the old ugly bitmap folder icons of WM 6.1 which just looks out of place in the new WM 6.5 start menu!! Yes I know you can use custom png icons with great utility such as mushipkw's hComber v0.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507299
However I wanted the folder’s to match the new png folder icons from M$, so decided to rebuild the icons to the following; New Folder, Connectivity, Multimedia, Tools, and Web.
Now I’m happy my start menu is organized with matching folder icons, I can sleep now!!
So if you’re like me and want the same follow these steps:
1) Using the built in File Explorer go to Windows\Start Menu\Programs and create the following new folders: Connectivity, Multimedia, Tools and Web. Now when you come back to your start menu you should see these new folders you have created with the ugly old WM 6.1 folder icons!
2) Now install the attached cab Extra WM6.5 Start Folders, soft reset and enjoy, you can now organise your programs according to these folders using the file explorer!!
Also with a bit of xml editing I have re-sized the start menu icons so they are now slightly larger which IMHO looks much better on my HD than the default size tiny icons! I have attached the cab WM 6.5 Medium Size Start Icons, just install and soft reset!
P.S. I have also attached the Folder Icons PNG's which has the New Folder so you can do whatever you want with them!
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I think you forgot the online folder unless its called the web folder?

Icons
Ive notice theres really only one icon thats missing from the group if it could be made that would be great and appreciated a navigation or gps how ever you want to call it icon thanks.

More Icons
thanks for the great icons! I went ahead and fooled around and created some more -- games, nav, accessories, etc. Most, if not all, of the images were found at iconfinder.net, and I used Paint.NET to create the new ones. They are a little rough, but they look decent.
Included in the zip are two folder sets -- set "a" is a more traditional "sideways open-folder" style set of icons, set "b" is using the "wm6.5" folder icons and using your PNG's as a starting point. Each icon's name is prefixed with "a_" or "b_".
Again, I take no credit for any artwork whatsoever in creating these, I just put them together for my own use and thought I'd share.
Hope someone finds this useful!

jsmith8858 said:
thanks for the great icons! I went ahead and fooled around and created some more -- games, nav, accessories, etc. Most, if not all, of the images were found at iconfinder.net, and I used Paint.NET to create the new ones. They are a little rough, but they look decent.
Included in the zip are two folder sets -- set "a" is a more traditional "sideways open-folder" style set of icons, set "b" is using the "wm6.5" folder icons and using your PNG's as a starting point. Each icon's name is prefixed with "a_" or "b_".
Again, I take no credit for any artwork whatsoever in creating these, I just put them together for my own use and thought I'd share.
Hope someone finds this useful!
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Nice work jsmith8858!!

Hi great work, thanks for sharing this with us.

Would someone mind putting up the default wm 6.5 start menu icons and the text messaging icon? I changed them but forgot to back the up before I did and now I can't change them back to match this set you have made. Thanks!
EDIT: nvm, found them

oluchika said:
Would someone mind putting up the default wm 6.5 start menu icons and the text messaging icon? I changed them but forgot to back the up before I did and now I can't change them back to match this set you have made. Thanks!
EDIT: nvm, found them
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Ok you've found them but for future reference if anybody else wants them unzip the attached file, all the default icons!

lots of thank, but i try to install the medium size icon on my ks 20 but i can't make the icon look bigger. plese tell me how can i do.

Titanium FileChanger2 by Roloracer for 3VO WM6.5 2.50( update 9-6-09)New Feature!!

This is a remake of Showaco's file changer, remade to work with the titanium .dll's, .cpr's, and now .png's. For anyone that's new here and hasn't heard of the filechanger, Here's original thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413393 .
To use this, once you have placed it on your phone. Run the Titanium FileChanger2.mscr. It will ask which type of file you want to find and change, pick one and hit OK. Next, the File System Viewer will open and you will need to navigate to where you keep the file and choose it. Click OK, and it will ask you if you want to set the file change. Push Yes or No, and it will do the rest.
You can install these 2 files(in the zip below) anywhere on your phone as long as they stay within the same folder. They can be in main or storage, program files, my documents, wherever you want. Once placed, you could create a link to start menu. Your cpr and dll files can be place wherever you want also, and do not have to be in the same folders. They could be scattered as long as you know where to look. [Quoted from Showaco's Original]
Once you download my Titanium FileChanger2 .zip , extract the files, and drop the entire folder in your phone (preferably on your sd card), move the .ttf files(inside font and cpr folder) to the windows directory folder, and reboot to register the fonts. Once that's done, you can now use the T.FileChanger2 to mod your homescreen. I hope you guys like them
Now to my new feature!!
the latest thing is transparent softkeybar wallpapers, and as you can see, I've added the feature that will allow the use of multiple of papers, without the need of making one and having to drop it on the windows directory to overwrite the black_softkeybar.png.
Now like the .cpr's and .dla's, you'll be able to choose the .png's , you'll be able to make your papers, make your bottom bars, place them on the supplied folders, and use the T.FileChanger2 to navigate thru the device and select which bottom bar to use, let the app do it's thing , and after reboot, go and select the matching wallpaper and that's it.
I had to rework the mortscript 'cause it didn't want to activate the titanium refresh.exe for the .cpr's after the addition, so I've added a CHomeRefresh.exe that you need to place in the same place as the T. FileChanger2.
I made some wallpapers and matching transparent softkeytbars, for those who don't know how to make them, and also included two new .cpr's with fonts. You will need to use one of my .cpr's to get my clock icon to display on your clock panel.
Happy Customizing....Roloracer
Titanium FileChanger2​
{
"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",
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Get it here!(updated) http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rmmrwmbynnt
PS: If there's any font someone want's me to make a .cpr for, pm me and let me know which font and I'll happily will do so.
Also for anyone that want's to revert back to the black softkeybar , to use regular wallpapers, I've added a .zip with the black_softkeybar.png here. Just add it to your bottom bar folder and select with Titanium FileChanger2.

Reserved for more panels!

Wowza
That shore is purdyyyyyyyy!
Downloading now, will report. Great work Roloracer.

Woooohooooooooo! Good work maaaaaaan!

Wow, this is fantastic work. I know this is for the 3VO 6.5, but will it works with NRG EnergyROM (21812)?

10507 said:
Wow, this is fantastic work. I know this is for the 3VO 6.5, but will it works with NRG EnergyROM (21812)?
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This is made with titanium panels , and titanium.cpr, NRGZ Energy WM6.5 uses the sliding panel homescreen, so because of the different size in the panels it wouldn't display properly , same with the custom font .cpr. Sorry

im having trouble getting this to work. i have 1.3 of the 3vo rom
i downloaded the attached file, copied to memory card, move font to correct directory, rebooted, installed cab, set .cpr file then set .dll and rebooted, no change in panel color but i have the new font
any thoughts?

skaroger867 said:
im having trouble getting this to work. i have 1.3 of the 3vo rom
i downloaded the attached file, copied to memory card, move font to correct directory, rebooted, installed cab, set .cpr file then set .dll and rebooted, no change in panel color but i have the new font
any thoughts?
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which one did you use? if you chose bronzeres.dla from the folder, it's the default one and you won't see a change. Try a different color! (bronzeres/color.dla)

roloracer said:
which one did you use? if you chose bronzeres.dla from the folder, it's the default one and you won't see a change. Try a different color! (bronzeres/color.dla)
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i tried many different ones, and this morning i woke up and tried it again and it worked, lol. but i dont have the new font
either way man, looks great. glad to be able to see more of my background.

home screen's bottom panel color. how?
Hi roloracer
thanks for your effort.
How did you change the look of home screen's bottom panel. (if possible color). If i change the color scheme, it won't change the home screen bottom color. i am using 3VO 6.5. any idea?
thanks.

atmonline said:
Hi roloracer
thanks for your effort.
How did you change the look of home screen's bottom panel. (if possible color). If i change the color scheme, it won't change the home screen bottom color. i am using 3VO 6.5. any idea?
thanks.
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the color on the bottom bar is part of the rom , the only way to change it, (to my knoledge) is with smarttoolkit rc09 , once you install it, you should just be able to use the base hue app on the phone to change the color of it. Smarttoolkit takes over the bottom task bar.

roloracer said:
the color on the bottom bar is part of the rom , the only way to change it, (to my knoledge) is with smarttoolkit rc09 , once you install it, you should just be able to use the base hue app on the phone to change the color of it. Smarttoolkit takes over the bottom task bar.
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Why you guys changed the default bottom panel behavior? It is more flexible and customizable if you keep the original panel. why we need to use smarttoolkit rc09 to get standard behavior !!!. please atleast next release keep the original...

atmonline said:
Why you guys changed the default bottom panel behavior? It is more flexible and customizable if you keep the original panel. why we need to use smarttoolkit rc09 to get standard behavior !!!. please atleast next release keep the original...
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the smarttoolkit is just a windows vista like interface app that gives you the option to do that, and do skinning also. He probably just wants to be able to match the bottom bar color to the panel color. You don't have to use the smarttoolkit if you don't want.

Will this work if you're using pudgedaddy's Titanium panels on Energy 6.5 Rom?

ASUDave said:
Will this work if you're using pudgedaddy's Titanium panels on Energy 6.5 Rom?
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I should work fine for the panels (.dll), but DO NOT USE IT for the .cpr

Kudos!!
I am using this along with pudgedaddy's Titanium panels, and awilaman's TitaniumWeather panel, and it works perfectly. Make sure to use only the .dll files, for if you use the .cpr's it will mess everything up. (Trust me, I know from experience ) I've got it set up just like I like it, quite transparent so that I can view the background on the home screen.
Again, thanks Roloracer. Keep up the great work.

roloracer said:
I should work fine for the panels (.dll), but DO NOT USE IT for the .cpr
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skyline247 said:
I am using this along with pudgedaddy's Titanium panels, and awilaman's TitaniumWeather panel, and it works perfectly. Make sure to use only the .dll files, for if you use the .cpr's it will mess everything up. (Trust me, I know from experience ) I've got it set up just like I like it, quite transparent so that I can view the background on the home screen.
Again, thanks Roloracer. Keep up the great work.
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you don't want to mix up .cprs from two different roms
Glad you like it!

need help with titanium file changer
I hope this is the right thread,any help would be appreciated I just want to learn how to change the fonts only,and I followed the tutorial, this might seem a little silly but where is the windows directory font folder,cause maybe thats my problem. Thx roloracer

efeeze said:
I hope this is the right thread,any help would be appreciated I just want to learn how to change the fonts only,and I followed the tutorial, this might seem a little silly but where is the windows directory font folder,cause maybe thats my problem. Thx roloracer
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Honestly , if you go on your pc to windows explorer/my computer/mobile device, and you open the device , you'll find the windows folder(aka- windows directory) it can be dropped in it, or in the folder named fonts, within the windows folder.
If you go in your phone to start menu/acessories/resco explorer and click on it, go down to windows and click on that, and now you're in the windows directory, either drop it in there or, you should see the fonts folder in there, and reboot. Let me know if you need any additional help.

thx roloracer for your help it worked,I put a new font on the phone and everything worked except, 2 problems though ,I tried my font and it worked ,tried your font didnt work, and also I cant use titanium configurator to customize my panel anymore, other than that very awesome to have that flexibility to change my font thx