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If you are using a smartphone running on Windows Mobile 6.1, this small utility might be useful for you. It allows you to switch on/off and change the display order of the sliding panels on any CHome homescreens. It could also be used to customize all custom panels based on CWelcomeCenter and Settings plugin.
This is the final version which has all the features that I have planned to do since the beginning. Please try it out and report you find any bugs. Have fun.
PS: Thank rickwyatt for the dialer extracted from his ROM and everyone else who contributed the icons.
Download the ZIP version if you have trouble installing .CAB on your device.
If you are using Ricky ROM v24 with CHome Configurator preinstalled, unzip CHomeConfig_Ricky_ROM_v24.zip to \Windows folder of your device.
Chome Configurator Panel Icons Tutorial
UPDATED TO 1.1.0.5 (2008/07/11)
BUGS FIXED IN THIS RELEASE:
Saving panel order to .home.xml sometimes reports Null Reference Error.
Error while deleting a panel which has more than one page
Version 1.1.0.2 (2008/06/02)
Few minor changes in this version:
NEW: First panel is now dockable
NEW: The page order will also be saved in the active .home.xml file
NEW: Icon pack is avalable from a seperate download
FIXED: Bug with Internet Link Template when https:// URL is specified
Version 1.1.0.1 (2008/06/02)
NEW: Contact Dialer template now offers a choice to enable SMS button if the selected phone number isn't a mobile phone.
Version 1.1.0.0 (2008/06/02)
NEW: interactive Application Launcher template
NEW: interactive Internet Link template
FIXED: Page Order window didn't save the settings properly
FIXED: location of support files (helpers & pictures) are now based on the executable's folder. This allows the software to be installed to storage card.
FIXED: Pictures extracted & used from Outlook Contacts are now saved in My Documents folder.
REMOVED: Import & Export to XML because of major problem with the importing feature.
Version 1.0.0.0 (2008/06/01)
NEW: user can add new and remove existing panels (panels based on CWelcomeCenter)
NEW: import from XML, export to XML
NEW: ability to copy/paste/paste as new (clone)
NEW: page template: Application Launcher, Internet Link and Contact Dialer
NEW: ability to change page order
NEW: support for CHOME on HTC Vox
NEW: Contact Dialer can extract and use contact's picture.
FIXED: Page names are now sorted in alphanumeric order
FIXED: Plugin icons field is now saved properly
Version 0.9.0.3
You are now able to add new pages and delete existing pages
The settings are now saved to both locations in the registry for maximum compatibility with other softwares & devices
Added two new properties in the panel settings: panel icons & disable page counter
Version 0.9.0.2
User must now have at least one visible and non disabled panel in order to save the settings.
Fixed a bug which prevents user to disable the panels
After the changes has been saved, the user must choose to reboot the device or else the changes won't have be effective (in order to accomodate panels based on CTestUIPlugin).
Version 0.9.0.1
Fixed a bug with Softkey 2 URL (it didn't keep its value after saving)
Temporarily removed "Visible" check box on Customize window.
Saving the new settings will automatically update the homescreen without rebooting the phone.
NOTE: The .CAB is updated. Please redownload and install it if you have
installed the old one.
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Works like a charm. Great Work!
Just downloaded and installed. Tried a few tweaks and works great. Its simple to edit the panels and also seems to work well with NRG's weather panel. Awesome app, man!
The Real Deal!
showaco said:
Just downloaded and installed. Tried a few tweaks and works great. Its simple to edit the panels and also seems to work well with NRG's weather panel. Awesome app, man!
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Works like a charm!
I Must Say:
This is really nice, I do have a reg editor, which is really all this is. But it has a great GUI, and unlike the OldSAPFavorites, it actually works like it's supposed to work.
I am really impressed by the author, and heck I might even try to improve on this. Although I don't really see how.
Props to the author, and to everyone who hasn't checked this out, it's definitely worth the time. It takes you to exactly what you want to edit. Updates it perfectly.
Rock on!!!
Aww man... This GREATLY eliminates the headache of having to do this through the registry! It's pretty much the same process--just a more user friendly interface!
outerdepth said:
I am really impressed by the author, and heck I might even try to improve on this. Although I don't really see how.
Rock on!!!
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how about when clicking on Pictures box, open up the folder. makes it easier to select.
thanks
illi said:
how about when clicking on Pictures box, open up the folder. makes it easier to select.
thanks
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This is already available in the current version. When the focus is on Pictures box, press the right softkey and select one of the 2 options available.
psyfactor said:
This is already available in the current version. When the focus is on Pictures box, press the right softkey and select one of the 2 options available.
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Ops! Stupid me. Should try the apps first before commenting.
Anyway how about a module to modify the layout - changing the cpr file's fontsize, text placement and slide size. Make a visual presentation of changes being made.
Currently in order to see changes made to the cpr file, require changes in the settings>homescreen.
Thanks and thanks for such a useful apps.
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Ops! Stupid me. Should try the apps first before commenting.
Anyway how about a module to modify the layout - changing the cpr file's fontsize, text placement and slide size. Make a visual presentation of changes being made.
Currently in order to see changes made to the cpr file, require changes in the settings>homescreen.
Thanks and thanks for such a useful apps.
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And how do you propose he accomplish that ? You STILL have to reload the CHome plugin to see your changes. Besides, making a GUI editor for the CPR files could prove to a huge pain in the ass, probably not worth his time
OrganicM said:
And how do you propose he accomplish that ? You STILL have to reload the CHome plugin to see your changes. Besides, making a GUI editor for the CPR files could prove to a huge pain in the ass, probably not worth his time
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outerdepth said:
I am really impressed by the author, and heck I might even try to improve on this. Although I don't really see how.
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Just responding to his comments. Too bad I'm not a coder. Well, if it can be done without hurting anyones's a$$,well and good. Otherwise....
Only suggestions I could think of for an improvements is perhaps getting rid of red for the disabled ones. Its a non-standard GUI practice. More commonly the disabled would be grey, or struck through, and an icon pair, like perhaps an eye & a circleslash (or similar) would denote the visiblity of the active ones. And maybe some way of not moving them to the bottom if they are enabled-invisible, but letting them stay in place.
Still, rather trifling things, and very nice app, that should be standadrd in any 6.1 ROM, as of now, IMHO, and should probably be in the settings Cpanel! Good stuff.
There is no software without bugs
There was a bug in version 0.9.0.0 which prevents Softkey2 URL to keep it value after the settings are saved. So I have updated the software to version 0.9.0.1. Please read the first post for more details.
Anyway how about a module to modify the layout - changing the cpr file's fontsize, text placement and slide size
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It would be nice but it would be more like a software running on PC not on the phone because of its complexity and I don't think I'll have time for that for awhile
... More commonly the disabled would be grey, or struck through, and an icon pair, like perhaps an eye & a circleslash (or similar) would denote the visiblity of the active ones. And maybe some way of not moving them to the bottom if they are enabled-invisible, but letting them stay in place.
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Belive me, grouping the panels by their visibility is more difficult to do than leaving them in place but I chose that way because it represents exactly what the user will get on the homescreen.
*Off topic*The version number starts at 0.9.x.x: because I haven't had enough time to implement every features I have planned for version 1.0.
Features still not implemented:
Changing page order on Customize window
Adding/Deleting page on Customize window
First of all, thank you for making such a great app. I installed it on my Vox and it works great. The only question I have is: How can I add the CLinks page? When I make it visible, it's not on the homescreen, because it's just not present in the reg. Is there an easy way of adding it?
so i was messin around with it because it diddnt seem you work i hid all the panles and now it wont load even a blank screen when i reset it it freezes at with the start menu bar showing and the windows wait symbol anyone got an idea or am i F'd
Can you still open it with Active Sync? Because if, you might wanna delete the sliding themes and then reboot. It'll probably show that it can't load a layout, but you can acces the startmenu again.
kevitoNY said:
so i was messin around with it because it diddnt seem you work i hid all the panles and now it wont load even a blank screen when i reset it it freezes at with the start menu bar showing and the windows wait symbol anyone got an idea or am i F'd
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I tried that myself and it required a hard reset to fix the problem. I didn't expect the homescreen to crash like that when no panel is visible (typical Microsoft QA
To do a hardreset:
- Turn off the phone
- Remove the battery for a few seconds and put it back
- Hold both your soft keys for a couple seconds and then while still holding the 2 keys, press power on.
I'll make sure that there's must be at least one visible panel in the next release.
Top Bar Gone
When I install either this one or CHome Weather, the top bar with the status icon disappears. If I uninstall both, the top bar reappears. I have tried it several times, and I get the same results. Any ideas?
tlogix said:
[*]Saving the new settings will automatically update the homescreen without rebooting the phone.
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Does it just reload the homescreen? If it does, it want work with for people using the TestUIPlugin(like CHome Weather). If this panel is being used, then a reboot is needed to reload the homescreen. But I could be wrong, I was once before.
debabratadey said:
When I install either this one or CHome Weather, the top bar with the status icon disappears. If I uninstall both, the top bar reappears. I have tried it several times, and I get the same results. Any ideas?
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Which Sliding Panel layout is your homescreen set to?
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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I should work fine for the panels (.dll), but DO NOT USE IT for the .cpr
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like I said before!
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
This theme is no longer supported. DL link is no longer available. If you really want this thing or if you want to take over development for it, I will happily send you the zip.
I have an HTC EVO 4G now. I may look into theming for it later, but right now, just don't have the time. You can find my HAL 9000 boot animation at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14004487. I posted the boot animation I made for myself.
IMPORTANT: THE LATEST VERSION (1.7) WAS DESIGNED FOR 3.6.8.1. PLEASE READ THE CHANGE LOG IN THE SECOND POST TO FIND THE CORRECT THEME FOR THE ROM YOU ARE RUNNING. (Not trying to "yell," guys. Just want to keep people from flashing this theme and hosing their phones.)
This theme port is a mesh of Cyanogen's theme template, this theme (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517338) posted by parmenti who used elements from Aero [ultra spikey] and Gloss Suite [moonsspoon] and added elements of his own. I created a custom boot screen. Thanks to Temporizer for making HAL's eye "pulsate"! And much thanks to Ohsaka for pointing me to this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535630) which allowed me to fix the "invisible" notification messages in the status bar. Special thanks also goes out to sir*mez of the PrOdigal_SuN team for providing the XML files needed for the 5x4/6x3 app drawer in all versions preceding 1.5. Thanks to Ohsaka's services.jar color changer app, updates take a lot less time. I've had a lot of help on this theme. There are some pretty wonderful people in this community always willing to help.
PLEASE READ THE FAQ AND TO DO LISTS AT THE END OF THIS FIRST POST BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS OR ISSUES. IT MAY SAVE YOU LOTS OF TIME IN SEARCHING AND KEEP YOU FROM BEING REPRIMANDED BY OTHER USERS FOR ASKING QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED. LET'S TRY TO KEEP THIS THREAD FRIENDLY. WE'RE A COMMUNITY AFTER ALL.
I've ported it for Cyanogen's 1.5r2 v3.6.5. I've got it running on my phone now. So far no problems. Well, there was one problem. I was running the Hero theme. Be sure to remove this theme before you try to install another theme. I got Force Closes all over the place. I keep a baseline install of the ROM with apps installed and configured and swap partition set up just in case I have to fall back. I'm posting the screenshots I have. I also customized the boot screen with Temporizer's help. If enough people want the original Android boot screen, I'll post a version with that. Just let me know. Please be patient when asking for support. I have a full time job, an expensive boyfriend and a kid.
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The above images are my home screen. There are widgets included in this theme. On screen five, the internal and SD memory widgets are included. In the screen below, the toggle widgets on the top row are all included. (These are cool, but I use Toggle Settings (Cupcake) to toggle as I keep it in the notification bar so it is available even if I'm not on the home screen.)
EDIT: Lots of questions about widgets. Here goes:
Screen 1
HAL boot screen (included in theme...pulsating eye...static image only available in v1.0...if enough people want it back, I'll make it available for each version)
Screen 2
I used BetterBookmarks (free market app) to create the Wells Fargo link. Got the TuneWiki player widget on there. The rest are just app links.
Screen 3
All app links.
Screen 4
Everyone wants the weather/clock widget. This is a paid app in Android Market called Weather Widget - Donate that costs $1.49. It's worth the money, guys. There are free skin downloads and it seems pretty easy to skin it yourself. Also, you can change the skin without removing and re-adding the widget by firing up the app. On the bottom row, worth noting, is the shortcut to the Lock 2.0 app. I have the Donate version, not the free version. There is a free version. Very cool lockscreen app. Allows me to use the default notification bar, which lets me still pull it down when the phone is locked. Also, you can slide to unlock and it's skinnable. I also have a link to Dialer, just because sometimes I want to go right to it. The rest are contact links I created using BetterCut (paid app in the market), but you can also just create contact links.
Screen 5
Google Search, Starred Contacts live folder, Internal Memory, SD Memory and Voice Text widget. (Voice Text is a paid app in the market). The rest are all app links. And yes, that is CoPilot Live GPS navigation software. I sprang $35 for it in the market. Now I have a portable GPS system. AWESOME! (Yeah, I sang that in a joyous high pitch.)
Screen 6
All app links.
Screen 7
App tray.
Screen 8
This is from Cyanogen's ROM...just included here so you can see that the Reboot Phone option is available.
Alternate Home Screen
BT, Brightness, GPS and WiFi toggle widgets (all included in this theme). Internal and SD memory widgets also included in the theme. Starred Contacts Live folder and TuneWiki Playlists Live folder. The rest are contact links I created using BetterCut (paid app in the market), but you can also just create contact links.
Notification Bar
I use two apps that show on the left side of the notification bar always. One is Toggle Settings (Cupcake). This is a free app available in the market that enables me to change phone settings for various things like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 2G/3G, etc from any screen as long as I can see the notification bar. Very cool app that I wouldn't want to be without. The other is Weatherbug. I like this one because it keeps the weather in the notification bar so I can always see it. Plus I think it may be more accurate than my weather/clock widget. May have to test that to see which one is better.
As near as I can tell, all of the features of the ROM are still intact. I can still pull down the notifications bar when the screen is locked. Still have the Reboot option. Still have the special Settings screen that shows SD card secondary memory. I'm happy to make it available as a download, but remember, I'm not in the business of supporting extra stuff. And by support, I mean I don't want to answer questions about how to flash the ROM, how to install a radio, how to change out icons. All of these questions have answers (lots of answers) elsewhere. Please try to keep this thread on topic as it gets hard to find information if things get out of hand. (Those who followed the first JACHero thread know this all too well.) If you need off-topic help, PM me. I'll respond as soon as I can.
You can download the theme at http://www.4shared.com/file/119754684/b12eb22/android_plus_theme_port_17_public_cm-3681-signed.html
. (Remember to rename this file to update.zip and place in the root of your SD card. Then you should just be able to boot into recovery to apply the theme.) Download links for older versions of this theme are available in the change log (2nd post).
FAQ
I flashed this theme on top of another theme and now I'm getting force closes all over the place.
Reflash Cyanogen's ROM (WILL NOT DELETE YOUR DATA). After you load up your phone, copy the theme update.zip then shut down the phone and boot into recovery to flash the theme. Courtesy of djlucklu
I lost auto rotate.
Open terminal, su, then "rm /data/misc/akmd* /data/misc/rild*" and reboot. Courtesy of Cyanogen's FAQ
If that method does not work, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4076155&postcount=4625
My home screen is blank.
Give it time. The first time you flash this theme, it will take a while to load up.
I'm experiencing a lot of lag.
I run a lot of widgets and have icons on every screen. This theme is perfect for that in that it still looks great if you cover three of the four rows on every home screen (and even some of the fourth row if you lay it out right on each screen). I'm running a swap partition. Learn how at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531988. Some people are running Swapper, which is a free download in the market. Info available in other areas of xda. I experience practically no lag once my phone has booted up completely.
How do I get screenshots on the G1?
I'm just going to preface this by saying this question is completely off-topic for this thread. Temporizer provided these links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508541&highlight=ddms and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450741&highlight=screenshot.
My SuperUser app is crashing.
This isn't an issue with the ROM OR the theme. it's actually an issue with Cyanogen's 1.3.1 recovery.
Reboot into recovery (home + power)
Drop down to console (alt-x) and type this:
Code:
mount /system
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
reboot
Courtesy of Temporizer
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*****TO DO*****
Replace icons with a different icon pack or custom icons. Weighing options now. Open to suggestions.
Rework colors to blend better with theme.
Replace icon for ringer toggle widget. Currently, it's the only blue widget. (Request by Ohsaka)
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Change Log
VERSION 1.7 Works with Cyanogen's ROM v3.6.8.1.
Does not have the modified Rounded Labs widgets by xidominicanoix as I am currently redesigning these in Photoshop. New icons coming. I don't like the thicker battery on the lock screen either. I will be switching back to the thinner battery that comes with Cyanogen's theme.
DL link no longer available. PM me if you really want this.
VERSION 1.6 (Works with Cyanogen's ROM v3.6.8. Courtesy of Temporizer. Thanks to xidominicanoix for GPS and WiFi Widgets. I have not had a chance to test this, but he has it running on his phone. I will let him field the questions on it.)
VERSION 1.5 (Works with Cyanogen's ROM v3.6.7.2. This one's courtesy of Temporizer, guys. While I had the stomach bug, he stepped up and ported the theme. I have not had a chance to test this, but he has it running on his phone. I will let him field the questions on it.)
VERSION 1.4 - Added 5x4/6x3 app drawer (courtesy of sir*mez of the PrOdigal_SuN team)
VERSION 1.3 - Fixed the invisible notification messages when and SMS or email are received.
DL link no longer available. PM me if you really want this.
VERSION 1.2 - Fixed the invisible "Clear notifications" button in the notification dropdown. I've been all through my phone to see if there are any adverse effects from this change. I have not found any, but it's four in the morning ("came without a warning...everybody's got a place to be"...name that tune) so I'm groggy. Might have missed something. If you find anything, let me know and I'll get it fixed.
VERSION 1.1 - People requested that HAL's eye in the boot screen "pulsate". temporizer created the images to make this illusion possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Temporizer! All credit to him for this update.
ORIGINAL VERSION 1.0 - Used Cyanogen's 1.5r2 v3.6.5 theme template and original theme posted by parmenti to create this theme.
Replaced stock Android boot "animation" with the HAL boot screen.
thanks for the port..i like this theme over the hero...
Bring It!
I like this Theme!
Hey...Looks...Nice!
Let me tray it..... I'm downloading the file... i'll let you know....
Thanks!
Excelente!
I like this theme... almost more than the hero's, but....Where, how, when...can i find and have this clock...?
I tried to download beautiful widgets form the market and i couldn't. Somebody have this Clock or widget?
firesoul76 said:
I like this theme... almost more than the hero's, but....Where, how, when...can i find and have this clock...?
I tried to download beautiful widgets form the market and i couldn't. Somebody have this Clock or widget?
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I'll update the main message later, but info on this weather/clock widget can be found here. It's available as Weather Widgets (Donate) in the market for $1.49.
yes I love this theme great work, I'd love to get that clock widget you have on the 4th pic on the top row of pictures also if you can point me in the direction to a apk for it id appreciate it love that clock from the hero rom..
edit: looks like you beat me to asking for it , thanks again , love this great work
this theme does look better than the Hero theme..
flashing now looks good in the screenshots good work
But I don't know
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I'll update the main message later, but this weather/clock widget can be found here. It's available as Weather Widgets (Donate) in the market for $1.49.
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Hi, my fiend thans for all. But i don't know how to install it.... And if i go to the market i only found free weather's widgets anyone paying. Would you like to help me with this.... and excusame for my english...
looks great thanks, the only thing i can see right off the bat is that the clear notifications button is white on white so i cant see it till i click it. I know where it is so its not a big problem but still just FYI.
Edit: Where can i find the 4'th pictures widget the time date temp?
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Hi, my fiend thans for all. But i don't know how to install it.... And if i go to the market i only found free weather's widgets anyone paying. Would you like to help me with this.... and excusame for my english...
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You may not see paid apps if you are not on a US or UK network. Try searching for market enabler app to be able to spoof the market.
edit: firesoul76 I just PM'd you with info and a link.
How?
"Market enabler" is an applications?
I'm in the caribbean, Dominican Republic.
Ohh my God!
Anybody have, simply, this clock and send it to my? Please....I'll be really thankful
firesoul76 said:
Anybody have, simply, this clock and send it to my? Please....I'll be really thankful
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It is a paid app. You need to check your private messages on this board. I left you a link for market enabler. Puedes pedir mas info en una respuesta de su mensaje privado.
talltexan said:
looks great thanks, the only thing i can see right off the bat is that the clear notifications button is white on white so i cant see it till i click it. I know where it is so its not a big problem but still just FYI.
Edit: Where can i find the 4'th pictures widget the time date temp?
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Yep. Noticed that, too. Gonna fix it. Just need to find time. House full of people right now watching Top 100 UFC Fights, waiting for the Lesnar/Mir fight.
EDIT: Fixed in v1.2.
ohmarni said:
I will be posting a change log here in the future. Gonna go watch the Lesnar/Mir fight with the fam.
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I also wish to say thank you and IF you had not posted in CM's I would not, more than not, have found this 'way cool' theme.
Now, "IF" unlike others, it does not 'cause issues' when CM's next update comes out, I have found a keep-able theme.....
Also, you have some very interesting apps I did not know of. Would you mine sending me or posting what you have/like (the atrackdog app will email you a list that you can forward, copy and/or save and paste here ).
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I also wish to say thank you and IF you had not posted in CM's I would not, more than not, have found this 'way cool' theme.
Now, "IF" unlike others, it does not 'cause issues' when CM's next update comes out, I have found a keep-able theme.....
Also, you have some very interesting apps I did not know of. Would you mine sending me or posting what you have/like (the atrackdog app will email you a list that you can forward, copy and/or save and paste here ).
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I use Cyanogen's ROM, so I will likely keep this theme updated. I updated the first post to detail the widgets. PM me to remind me to send you a list of apps.
yo
u think u can port this to the dudes 1.3 bro
Tired of searching for themes on your phones?
Tired of using Desktop Visualizer eating up all your RAM and being a pain in the back with all those widget sizes?
Tired of not being able to make the phone look the way YOU want it?
THEN USE SS LAUNCHER!
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This pretty unknown launcher could be considered as the evolution of Lightning Launcher. The Stock Layout sucks but who cares - if you are into theming, this is the launcher for you!
Features:
- LIGHT (1MB!!!) and blazing fast
- App Drawer Page on Homescreen
- Freely customizable Icons on Homescreen AND App Drawer
- Scrolling vertically on every page if you want it!
- No more Desktop Visualizer - easily resize your Icons and make awesome tiles!
- NO MORE GRIDS! Freely align widgets and shortcuts, even with Overlapping!
- Pretty much every feature you could ask for!
I barely see any themers using this launcher as it is pretty unknown (100.000 Downloads only), but on screenlicious you get a glimpse of what can be done:
TUTORIALS:
0. Preparations
1. Creating Tiles
2. Icons, Wallpapers and Background
3. Creating Previews
4. Rounded Tiles
0. Preparations
There is some unneccessary stuff on SSLauncher. First, you should get rid of all the homescreens except for one, because the given templates are - sorry - horrible. You will most likely only use a Homescreen-Page and an Apps-Page.
To Delete a page, simply tap on your "Menu"-Button, select "Pages" and then "delete page".
Afterwards, you might want to get rid of the labels. They are handy if you use a lot of pages, but for really minimal results you should hide them.
To hide labels on top (only free-version - paid version has an option for it), hit the "Menu"-Button again, select "Pages" and choose "Label Fonts&Style".
Set the Font size to "10", then disable shadows if neccessary (set Shadow "Radius" to 0) and change the opacity of Active/Inactive Color to zero as well - simply
tap on the arrows on the right side in the "Active Color" / "Inactive Color" and set the Value "opacity" to zero.
To hide the status bar, tap on "Menu"-Button, "Preferences" and "Fullscreen". There you can also choose "Ignore page background" to get rid of the layer on the background page.
1. How to create your own Tiles
Needed:
GIMP 2.0
SSLauncher
TypoClock Free Widget
Weather Eye
Let's face it - it really sucks if your UI depends on the Wallpaper too much and if you have to build UI-elements into it. Every time you want to change your wallpaper, you have to
edit the PSD again too and this can be very annoying - not to mention the issue with Live-Wallpapers.
SSLauncher has 2 very unique features to avoid this: First, you can resize any widgets/icons FREELY, as there is NO GRID. Second, you can even let widgets/icons OVERLAP.
Basically, you only need a Tile and (optional) some content.
I want to give you a quick tutorial on how to use GIMP 2.0 for this purpose - I am a total noob by myself but this stuff is REALLY easy to learn.
Working with layers makes your life a lot easier. The awesome thing about customizing is, that you can get templates and lot of PSDs for free in the
internet, so you won't need to have epic-editing-skills but can edit the files as you need them. So download GIMP 2.0, and install it (it's free of course).
So here is how I create my tiles:
These 2 Guys are going to be your best friends and you wont be using much except for some tools. I will be referring to "Toolbox" for the left one and "Layerbox"
to the right one.
Step 1: Create a new Image with the size of your screen (most likely for SGS2-Users: 480x800). This will help you to determine the actual size of your tiles.
Step 2: Choose your wallpaper. This makes it easier to imagine, how everything will look like later on. Simply drag the Image into GIMP and it will appear as a new Layer.
Step 3: Scale/Move your wallpaper as you wish and when you are satisfied with the look, rightclick on your wallpaper in the Layerbox and choose "Merge Down".
Step 4: Create a new layer - this is going to be your tile. For the one as the picture above, I used 460x160 as dimensions, so I have some space on the sides. Fill the
Layer with some color so you can easily drag it around.
Step 5: Choose the background of your tile. Basically works the same as Step 2, but you might want to open a second GIMP-window for this purpose as it makes scaling easier. Make sure to drag it into your first window while you selected the tile in the Layerbox, so the picture will be cut off to the right size.
Step 6: Create another layer for the fontbackground. Width is the same as the tile, height should be according to the size of your font (I chose 20 as height). Fill it up with
some color again (I used grey) and drag it to the right place
Step 7: Add a font by using the tool from your toolbox. This might be a little bit tricky at first, you will have to type your desired text, then mark it and THEN you will be able to change fontsize etc. . I used Geosanslight, white font, Size is 18p.
Step 8: The last thing to do is to export the tile (to use it on your phone) and add some shadow. To cut out multiple layers, simply click on the eye in the layerbox so that you can ONLY see the layers you want to edit. In our case, just remove the eye on the "Wallpaper" Layer and only the tile with the text etc. will be left. Afterwards, hit SHIFT+CTRL+C so your tile will be copied completely. Now create a new file sized the same as your tile (460x160) in our case) and insert the tile.
Step 9: Now we gonna add some shadow. Click on "Filter", "Light and Shadows" and select "Drop Shadow". A menu will popup where you can set some values. I recommend to use a smaller Radius (I use 4, but it depends on the size of your image) and less offset too (I use 2 for both X-Offset and Y-Offset), so it will look cleaner.
Step 10: The last thing you have to do is to export your file - hit CTRL+E and export is as a PNG file to your desired location. FINISHED!
If you are able to do this stuff you can do a lot of theming already with little effort!
Adding the tile to SSLauncher is pretty easy once you got used to it.
Simply hold down your finger on the homescreen till the "New Object" screen shows up. Select "Shortcut" and choose a "target", the App that should be opening when you click on the tile. Then, select a "Style" - a lot of layouts are going to pop up. As we want a pure tile you should select the Icon without any text or backgrounds. Next, click on "Icon (Change styles of icon)" , then on "Icon (Select an icon Image)" , then click on "Add an Image" and choose the tile you want. Afterwards, click on "Icon Size" and resize it.
The actual size of the tile (460x160) might be too big, but you can rescale the tile on the homescreen anyways. I experimented a bit (the "Scale" tool from GIMP 2.0 really helps with getting the right size in the right aspect ration too!) and 375x114 should be the right size for our tile. This is essential to know if you want to add a lot of tiles and want them to look
the same!
Remember to ALWAYS scroll down and click on "Apply settings", otherwise ... well, the settings won't apply. You will have to do this twice. Now the tile will appear on your homescreen and you can rescale and move it around as you wish - the arrows will help you to align the tile perfectly!
To achieve the look from above, just add the widgets to your homescreen, rescale them and move them above the tile. There you go!
2. Icons and Appdrawer
Needed:
Simple Text Icon Creator
Multi-Picture-Livewallpaper
Wallbase HD
There are a lot of different Icon-Styls with SSLauncher and you should figure out yourself what suits you best - plain Text, a Tile, Icons only, Icons and text... I just want to point out some things I noticed.
First of all, you should decide what kind of icons you want to use. I highly recommend the Jaku Icons, it's probably the easiest way to get your hands on a full set of icons. Many Icon packs lack images for certain Apps and this can be really annoying. There isn't an icon for everything on Jaku, but there is a lot of them.
Another way is to create your own Icons with Simple Text Creator. This way you can make simple Text-Icons for all of your apps, but some might not like the look.
With SSLauncher, you can edit/hide every single App manually and also hide Apps you don't have an icon for or which you don't use. There is no other launcher AFAIK where you can change the Icons in the App-Drawer manually. You can also rename, change Font-Color (at "Menu"-Button, "Theme", change the "Medium" Font") and also change the common settings for all Apps at once if you hit the "Menu"-Button, "Preferences" and scroll down to the Preferences for the "Apps" Page.
If you don't want to have the same wallpaper on your app drawer as on your homescreen, you should try Multi-Picture-Wallpaper. It allow you to set a different wallpaper for every screen. There is also an option for this in SSLauncher, but I prefer this way because it's easier. You can even decrease saturation and brightness, which looks pretty nice - I use the same wallpaper on my app drawer, but set the saturation to 40 percent.
You need to pay attention here because SSLauncher always uses 2 additional screens (one more on the left and one more on the right) which you can't see nor access. Still they are count by Multi-Picture-Wallpaper, so you need set a wallpaper for those screens too.
Finding the right wallpaper can be kind of an issue too but hey, there's an app for that. I like Wallbase HD the most, cause the wallpapers suit my taste. The App-Design is marvelous too, so it's definetly worth a try.
3. Creating a preview
Needed:
GIMP 2.0
Samsung Galaxy S2 template for the screenshots (Download attached), big thanks to Pethey, give him some credit! I just scaled it down to fit my needs.
So you got your homescreen finished and want to present it to everybody else? No Problem, just make sure to use a SGS 2 template and be proud of your phone too
There are a lot of PSDs for the SGS2 but for this purpose, I recommend mine because it is very very noob friendly and easy to edit. I basically merged all layers you wont touch anyways.
Step 1: Make some screenshots. 2 or 3 should do the work, better to have a few big screens than dozen small ones. On my ROM (Sensation Rom 3.5) you need to Hold down Power+Volumedown for a few secs. This might trigger your volume if you don't press the Powerbutton first.
Step 2: Open the Samsung Galaxy S2 - xcf which you downloaded in GIMP 2.0 and look at the Layerbox. There is a layer called "INSERT SCREEN HERE". Just DRAG your screenshot into that layer and it will fit in perfectly, I resized it to match the screenshot resolution.
Step 3: Open your desired background for your preview in GIMP 2.0. Now go back to your screenshot, click on "Edit" and then on "Copy visible layers" (or something like that, my GIMP is in german...). This will cause GIMP to copy the whole thing without having to merge the layers.
Step 4: Copy the SGS 2 with your screenshot onto your chosen background. You might need to rescale the image a bit - I chose 1280x800 as my Preview-Wallpaper and scale down the Device with the screenshot to an height of 780. Add some fonts if you want (dafont.com is a good place for getting fonts! Just download the ttf and install it like a program).
Step 5: Repeat Step 1-4 for every screenshot you want to include.
NOTICE: .XCF files are GIMP-Files. They arent pictures, cause the include layers and other informations to further edit the "project". You need to click on "File", "export to" and export it as jpeg or png to view it as an image.
4. Rounded Tiles (WebOS-Style)
Needed:
GIMP 2.0
Widgets on Screen:
Minimal Reader
Weather Eye
ACWidgets: Your Calendar
Not sure if anyone is interested but I like to experiment with different tile-styles. So here is how I create rounded ones:
Step 1: Create a new GIMP File with the size of your tile - I choose 460x160 again.
Step 2: Drag the Wallpaper for the tile into the layerbox, rightclick on the wallpaperlayer and click on "Add Alpha" -
this will be the transparent background. Delete the white background-layer, you dont need it anymore.
Step 3: Now click on "Edit" and then "Rounded corners". Reduce the radius to 14, as you only want it to be rounded a little bit.
Step 4: Click on "Edit" again, then "downsize" (or shrink or whatever) - this is the space which is left around your tile. 2-4 px will do the job.
Step 5: Hit "Edit" again, then "invert" and then on Delete or CTRL+X. This will remove the edges so you only have your rounded tile left.
Step 6: Hit SHIFT+CTRL+C to copy all visible layers. Create a new layer sized "460x160" and hit CTRL+V to paste your tile into that layer.
This is important, because if you don't do this, the actual size of the Image will be the size of your wallpaper, messing up the shadow.
Step 6: Rightclick on your Tile in the layerbox and make it to a new layer. Add some shadow - "Filter", "Light and Shadow", "Drop Shadow".
Set the offset to zero, as you want to get the shadow all around the tile.
Finished! Now export your tile and have some fun
I tried it out a while back but wasn't a fan. Interesting launcher though.
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I'm theming my home screen every day with desktop visualizer etc. I'll try this now
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very good launcher! and some people made good themes I tried but unless. I wish they would share their themes
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I added a quick tutorial how I do my tiles. I wish some dev would take this launcher and make a kickass minimalistic ROM... we got dozens of Sammys and AOKP/CM9/MIUI stuff but not a single minimalistic and elegant ROM
Greetings
Awesome tutorial! Thanks! This is gonna be fun
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it is quite surprising that many people did not know about this launcher.
It's awesome. But... lol is there an option to have an app drawer that isn't on the home screens?
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It's awesome. But... lol is there an option to have an app drawer that isn't on the home screens?
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I don't think so, but I think having the Icons on your homescreen is better anyways for accessability. You can create a Shortcut to link to your App Drawer, but you must have an App Drawer Page.
Greetings
Nice launcher....just installed n used it. Will be stickin wid it for a while
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I installed a free app called App Drawer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDIxMiwiSmFrZWRVcC5BcHBEcmF3ZXIiXQ..
Then on my home screen I put a shortcut to it.
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I installed a free app called App Drawer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDIxMiwiSmFrZWRVcC5BcHBEcmF3ZXIiXQ..
Then on my home screen I put a shortcut to it.
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I've never seen that app before, nice. Still I stick to the Meego Style (everything on the homescreen) but it's personal preference.
Adding some more hints and tips atm ~
Greetings
I had a play around and came up with this in about 20 minutes
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I am working on a tutorial and a PSD so you can easily create your own theme previews Stay tuned
I am going to use this one from now on, but will crop it as it is really big...
http://pethey.deviantart.com/art/Samsung-Galaxy-S2-PSD-294811877
Greetinsg
Ok after some troubles with the speaker on the PSD I finally managed to create and upload a XCF-Template to create a preview. Feel free to use it, screenshots look way more awesome like that
Greetings
I agree this is the best launcher out there right now. Its still relatively new but given time, I believe it will get the attention it deserves Right now when people Google best launcher for Android, its not surprising that the mature established ones pop up the most. I love detailed theming so when I stumbled upon sslauncher by accident, it was like wow why didn't I hear about this before?? After that it was bye-bye Go Launcher...
Aaand another quick tutorial (lol they are getting shorter and shorter), this time for round tiles. Any hints and tips (espec. from Pro's) are highly appreciated! Searching for a way to replicate the White-Gradient which can be seen on iOS a lot...
Check my tumblr for inspirational UI-Designs I only choose the best of the best...
Greetings
this is the best thing ever
but it doesn't look like Multiple Wallpapers work on the Epic 4G Touch
i've looked high and low but i guess it just doesn't work right now
doc_hardware said:
but it doesn't look like Multiple Wallpapers work on the Epic 4G Touch
i've looked high and low but i guess it just doesn't work right now
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It should work with the App "Multi-Picture-Live-Wallpaper". Look for it in the Play store, here
is a link: http://goo.gl/1MWqw
How do you get this to work with Multi-Picture-Live Wallpaper? Do I have to turn anything on or off with settings? I'm liking this launcher, just need to get the wallpaper to change when swiping to each new screen. I like "5" screens (which I currently have GO set with MPL wallpaper). What should I change? All I am getting is the home screen (that is my home on GO and default), it's not scrolling or changing, just "dimming".
edit: Nevermind, don't need MPLWP, app does everything I want without it. Fantastic launcher! One of the few apps I actually "paid" for. GO is now gone.
misaClean Theme - Tutorial
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Video below
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To start things off, this is going to be my first tutorial on making a theme. This is actually my first theme I've really made. To be honest, I was actually quite surprised at how many people were interested in my theme and how I created it. Since I had quite a bit of response to it, and people wanting to create theirs, I decided to create a tutorial so that anyone could either copy what I did, or use my idea as a base to create their own unique theme. Before I get started, I would like to thank Deusex74 for creating the theme that inspired me to create my own. So without much further ado, let's begin the tutorial! =)
Apps needed:
Weather: Eye In The Sky
Home Calendar: Jorte
Church Calendar: Simple Calendar
Clocks: Zooper
Launcher: Apex Launcher or Nova Launcher, or any other launcher that will allow you to resize the grid, and have shortcuts that will allow you to go to certain pages.
Icons: Desktop VisualizeR
Wallpaper: MultiPicture Live Wallpaper
Programs:
Photoshop, or something similar would be great. I guess you could also make this in paint, but the editing program is up to you.
First thing I did was decide on how many spaces would be in my grid to fit everything I wanted and not look too crowded. I created an empty screen, removed the dock, and took an icon and placed it on the screen. After holding it, a grid with crosshairs pop up, once that popped up, I took a screen shot.
Next step is to take that screenshot and open it in Photoshop. You then have the correct resolution for the screen, and the grid for the layout. Open the rulers (Cmd+R or Ctrl+R), and drag out guideline from the ruler to each of the cross hairs. Once it's completed, it should look like this.
You now have the basic grid on how icons will fit on your screen.
From here, you can choose how big you want the picture to be to fit on the screen. After determining that, and placing it on your screen, it should look like this:.
Determine how many tabs you want, and how big you want them to be. For me, I wanted only 3 tabs to have 3 pages. If you want more, you might need to tweak the amount of your grid size so that the icons you will use to direct to each page, will fit. Remember, we still need to have icons that will direct you to the right page.
So since I only had 3 tabs, I wanted to make the home tab the largest and in the center, taking up 3 spaces, while the others only took 2 spaces.
After setting those up and creating your dividers, you can create the colored bar to span across the page just above your tabs. It should now look like this with the guide lines turned off
That's all there is to making your first page. After that, just copy that and repeat for your next pages. Your layout should look like this when completed with the layers all the same for each page.
Save your wallpapers as a png for a higher quality image.
Now, unless you want to create your own icons, you're done with Photoshop and on the computer. You can skip down below on how to make it work on your tablet.
If you want icons, it's quite simple. Since you already have the grid and guide line in place, you already know how big each icon will be. With your guide lines turned on, take your marquee tool
and draw out the square indicating how big one icon will be. You will need to create at least one of these in this size to create a blank icon.
After selecting this shape, fill it with a color on a new layer. It doesn't matter the color. After filling it, copy it (Cmd+C or Ctrl+C). Go to file and create a new file with your clipboard as your preset. Then change the resolution to 150, just so it can look cleaner on a higher res screen. Your height and width may vary depending on your grid size you set up in the beginning.
With this new file, you can create your icons. You can either find pictures, create icons with Illustrator or any other vector based program. The first thing we will make though, is your blank icon. This blank icon will go over the tabs we created on your homescreen which will act as screen shortcuts. So what you will do is simply turn off the layer(s) so that nothing is on, and you will see a checker board indicating that it is transparent.
Save as a png since jpgs aren't able to save transparencies.
After you are done with your icons, you are finished with your computer, and now we move to the tablet. Of course, make sure you transfer all your pictures to your tablet, via usb, Google Drive, or whatever you choose.
Tablet:
When saving these images onto your tablet, there's kind of a special way on how and where to save them. Create a folder named misaClean Theme in the root folder if your internal memory. In that folder, you will create several folders. First folder you will create is Wallpapers. Within the wallpapers folder, you will create several folders for each tab you want. So for example, for mine, within the Wallpapers folder, I created a folder named Church, Home, and Media. Within these folders, you will insert the corresponding wallpaper you created. Be sure that no other picture is insider there besides the wallpaper for that page.
*After saving the wallpaper, be sure to crop out the area where the Home, Back, and Multi tab are using the default gallery. When cropping, on the bottom left, you'll see a box that says Original. Press there and be sure to press on None so that there are no cropping dimensions when cropping your wallpaper. You want to make sure you crop out just the wallpaper. So if you had an area for the nav-bar buttons, and the notification panel, be sure to crop that, so that all you have left is just the wallpaper you created.*
Go to your home screen and for wallpaper, click on Live Wallpapers. Choose MultiPicture Live Wallpaper, and click settings. Here you will see Common settings and Screen 1 settings and Add individual settings. Go ahead and add more individual screen settings depending on how many tabs you created. Screen 1 will be your leftmost screen. Even if you want your main page to be something in the center or right, so keep that in mind when setting up which wallpaper will be on each screen.
Click on Screen 1 settings.
Click on Picture source, then click on Picture Folder. (I guess you could also use Single Picture, but for some reason, I had problems, so that's the reason why I'm doing it this way)
Click on Folder Path at the top
Locate where the wallpaper folder is, and press OK.
Repeat for the next screens.
After you are done setting up your wallpaper, set it up as your wallpaper. Now you can go ahead and place all your icons/widgets on your page. Over the tabs you created, I'm not sure if other launchers have this capability, long press and click "Apex Actions." Down at the bottom, you will see Screen 1, 2, etc.
Place those shortcuts over each of the tabs indicating which shortcut goes to which page. It should now look something like this:
Now, it looks a little messy. This is the reason why we created those blank icons. Long press on each of the icons, and press edit. Click on the icon, and replace it with the blank one you created. Repeat that for all the icons.
When you're done, it should look nice and clean, and when you click over each tab, it should direct you to the corresponding page. You now completed the the tutorial, and have a nice clean theme for your home screen. Hope you enjoyed that tutorial.
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Thanks for the guide.
I tried something similar in the past, but not as detailed as you posted.
I mostly arranged my screens with the icons and widgets I wanted to use, made a screenschot of that and used this as a background layer with 30% opacity. Then tried to fit the rest together ^_^
Just out of curiosity. What transmission effect are you using?
Anrikus said:
Thanks for the guide.
I tried something similar in the past, but not as detailed as you posted.
I mostly arranged my screens with the icons and widgets I wanted to use, made a screenschot of that and used this as a background layer with 30% opacity. Then tried to fit the rest together ^_^
Just out of curiosity. What transmission effect are you using?
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That sounds like an interesting thing. Do you have any pictures of what that looks like? I'd like to see how that was accomplished.
As for the transitions, I'm uploading a video to YouTube so you can see. For Apex, I am using the Scale effect with no infinite scrolling, and for the MultiPicture Live Wallpaper, I am using the 3D Slide.
pnyboy27 said:
That sounds like an interesting thing. Do you have any pictures of what that looks like? I'd like to see how that was accomplished.
As for the transitions, I'm uploading a video to YouTube so you can see. For Apex, I am using the Scale effect with no infinite scrolling, and for the MultiPicture Live Wallpaper, I am using the 3D Slide.
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Well I don't think it's very interesting as it sounds.
I basically skipped the part with the grid and used my screenshot as pseudo grid.
Then I started to arrange the images I wanted to use. With the Background I could always crosscheck if everything was in order.
I also used the dockbar to jump to several pages.
So I was able to add more pages without altering the background.
As I said it was the lazy way to create an Background with several pages
For the labels in the dockbar I later used "Simple Text-Text Icon Creator" from the market.
Anrikus said:
Well I don't think it's very interesting as it sounds.
I basically skipped the part with the grid and used my screenshot as pseudo grid.
Then I started to arrange the images I wanted to use. With the Background I could always crosscheck if everything was in order.
I also used the dockbar to jump to several pages.
So I was able to add more pages without altering the background.
As I said it was the lazy way to create an Background with several pages
For the labels in the dockbar I later used "Simple Text-Text Icon Creator" from the market.
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Oh okay, I see what you did there. Yea, I usually get picky on how things look, haha. If one thing doesn't work, I scrap it all and change plans completely, haha.
oh goodness. THANKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL.
such a clean and simple look. LOVE IT.
Blank Icon .png
Here is a "blank" icon for your use. Or here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46958507/Blank.png
It's in there, trust me.
excellent howto, just one thing can you share the screenshot with the crosses on it, as I use Nova and for some reason it won't display these and let me do a screen grab as well?
I am not able to get the transitions look smooth/slow like in your video...any other trick on that?
spthacker said:
excellent howto, just one thing can you share the screenshot with the crosses on it, as I use Nova and for some reason it won't display these and let me do a screen grab as well?
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If you download my psd, you should be able to just turn on the guidelines under the view menu and select view guidelines. Either that or you can just save the pic I have with the guidelines on the tutorial and create the guidelines. Using my screen shot as a template.
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ExilHh said:
I am not able to get the transitions look smooth/slow like in your video...any other trick on that?
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There are several things you could check. I'm not too familiar with Nova if they have the same settings, but in Apex, if you go to the Apex settings and under home screen settings, you can mess around with the minimum scrolling time, and transition effects. I have mine set at 0 and effect is scale.
For the multi picture wallpaper app, my transition type is 3d slide. I don't see anything here for speed.
And last, if you go to your settings, and down to developer options, you can adjust the transition animation scale as well as the others. You can mess with those until you come up with the right speed you like. Mine is just set to 1x on all 3 of them (window, transition, and animator).
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pnyboy27 said:
There are several things you could check. I'm not too familiar with Nova if they have the same settings, but in Apex, if you go to the Apex settings and under home screen settings, you can mess around with the minimum scrolling time, and transition effects. I have mine set at 0 and effect is scale.
For the multi picture wallpaper app, my transition type is 3d slide. I don't see anything here for speed.
And last, if you go to your settings, and down to developer options, you can adjust the transition animation scale as well as the others. You can mess with those until you come up with the right speed you like. Mine is just set to 1x on all 3 of them (window, transition, and animator).
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That are the exact settings i used (running Apex) but transitions looks really ugly here...may be its because i use some more screens than only 3. So Apex has to jump from page 2 to 6 for example. Never mind, i will try harder to get a solution! ;o))
Thanx for giving me some inspiration and for your help of course!
Mike
How did you create the icons on the media tab?
ExilHh said:
That are the exact settings i used (running Apex) but transitions looks really ugly here...may be its because i use some more screens than only 3. So Apex has to jump from page 2 to 6 for example. Never mind, i will try harder to get a solution! ;o))
Thanx for giving me some inspiration and for your help of course!
Mike
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Yea, having more pages might make things want to move quicker, therefore not really showing much of the animation. If you slow down the animations, you might be able to see them flow a little more. But then again, reaching to another page, might take a while, and make it seem like your tablet's running a little slow. Glad to have helped!
infi.krantz said:
How did you create the icons on the media tab?
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For those icons, it's very similar to the Windows 7 icons others have posted in the past. To do them, I used the same grid that I set up for the wallpaper, and used the marquee tool to select the amount of space I wanted my icon to take up. After selecting it, I filled it with a random color, copied it, opened up a new file using the clipboard preset, and pasted the picture I wanted to represent that app. After creating the image for the icon, and saving it to my tablet, I used Desktop VisualizeR to create the icon.
For example, if I made my image to be 1x3, I used the 1x3 template in DVR. From there you click on the "Select Icon" and locate the image you created. For "Select Action," you choose the corresponding app. If you want a label to go with your icon, you can leave it in, or rename it. Choose your colors for the text and the background, and the touch effect, and you should be good. Click "OK" and you're done.
NICE
spthacker said:
excellent howto, just one thing can you share the screenshot with the crosses on it, as I use Nova and for some reason it won't display these and let me do a screen grab as well?
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WOW....nice!!!:good:
Hello guys,
Thanks for this tutorial it's huge!!!!
I've made my own theme but i only have one problem left
I use 3 screen the default one (number 2, the one in the middle ) is OK, but when i scroll let or right (it's the same) i see my other wallpapers but they seems to be part of the screen number too because in the screen 1 and 3 i only have black wallpapers It looks like the size is not good or something like that....
I don't know where can be the problem.... The size of the wallpaper? Parameters in Apex (i've selected Multi screen with scrolling and i use a 10x7 grid) ? Parameteres in Multiple pictures (I've selected "fit to fullscreen" for every screen)?
Is there someone who can help me? Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
I've found the solution if it can help someone
Click to: WORKAROUND FOR SOME APPLICATION in multipicture live and then set it to NONE
I love this theme