Ive been trying to make a Theme and i get my images and everytime i click upload i get the error that it must be 1440x2560px and i try to resize but no luck... Does anyone have any Ideas and also a program to resize???
Search google for a program called GIMP,its free
If you want to make a real theme, a real one, Ai and Ps is really needed... Other programs are kind of toy...
You are welcome to check my themes: https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/themes/htc-theme-theme-store-t3395299
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Let me start by saying that I have googled, and used the search box for XDA. I haven`t been able to find a clear guide, or even a hint on how to go about making a custom theme for manila 2d. The only things I can find are lots of link to themes others have made and other unless information. It`s like it`s everybody else`s big secret or something. I just want to be able to make my own theme that I actually like, and contribute to the Pocket PC community. I`m not exactly a noob when it comes to PPC`s , but I`m certainly no expert. I just want to learn how to do things myself, instead of waiting to see what others come come up with.
Enough with my sad plea though, if any one can help me out I`d appreciated it. I`m not asking for a 20 page detailed step by step guide or nothing just maybe a explaination of how the stuff in the theme fits together, what types of files and extension, the basics.
Whenever I make custom graphics for apps, I do this. First, take a look at the files associated with the app. If you have actual graphic files, than it's just a simple create and replace. Some apps use .dat files, which are protected sets of files. Like with Spb apps, you have to rename "file.dat", to "file.zip" and extract with the password. If after browsing through the files and find nothing, PM someone about how to change it.
I used M2D once, but never really looked at what it included. I suggest downloading a theme that is not a .cab file, and see what's included. If you still can't find your answer, PM someone.
Wish I could help, but I have only used it for a grand total of 10 minutes.
Well, in my whole 5 minutes of looking into this, the quickest way i can see is to download a theme from someone like - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448326...
Then modify to your liking, and extract to the windows folder on your vogue.
Hope this helps.
nosco said:
Well, in my whole 5 minutes of looking into this, the quickest way i can see is to download a theme from someone like - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448326...
Then modify to your liking, and extract to the windows folder on your vogue.
Hope this helps.
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Ewww, not too hot on all that red.... Take a look at these while you are at it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=425974
I was wondering the same thing on how to make the custom themes. Did you have any luck pknyo?
From what I've seen on these you can take the elements you like from several themes and combine them.
If you open one of the .ZIP files, you'll see a structure. All of the icons that are needed are named and there's a bunch of them.
You can also open and check out the .XML file at the end it has the sizing criteria for the themes.
If I am incorrect here, feel free to correct.
I finally figured out how to change all the backgrounds of all the tabs, but i'm very gentle and understating that the whole process is rather complicated.... Is there no genius/dev that can make an application to change the background picture of all the tabs? Someting like the app of HTC on the setting tab, that you select a picture and it applies to all the tabs.
Just my 2 cents....after a long struggle with the backgrounds......sigh....
i'm even willing to donate if the app turns out good and user friendly!!!
I would like it too.
For example an extra option in Diamond TF3D Configurator or even a new HD TF3D Configurator with a background for alll tabs would be great.
Because i have not figured it out yet.
This is what i got with my try
Hi guys, the search button does not bite.
But I do not want to be. -> [SOLVED] background for all tabs etc.
reading is also an art.......
i believed i already told this, but here we go again:
i already managed the background for all tabs, but there are a lot of things you need to do to make it work, what i was suggesting is that someone smart makes an application that relieves the user of all the manual labor and automates the process.
i guess not a lot of people think this idea is good or even possible.......
The idea is great ! But, i've seen some tutorials to do it... i don't think it's possible to make a PPC app.
We need a Desktop PC app to open manila files, resize background image, resize canvas, save image as manila image, open with another program, do some stuff with hexa decimal data...
Bumping this thread.
I've seen the other one about configuring your own Background Tab, but it seems like too much Ball Ache.
Would be ideal if it were automated through an App.
Any genius developers out there ?
Would be superb if someone could make a app for this!
It could be done, but thats not the one you do in an afternoon. Too many people using too many dirty mods, and taking all that into account, its a bonebreaking job cause you have to take care of that or people will complain. I gave that a thought, but came to the conclusion i'll postpone that.
twanj said:
Would be superb if someone could make a app for this!
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IMHO that should've been included in TF3D on the first place. HTC included the option for the main page, can't figure out why they didn't make it change all the tabs in the first place.
Seems like this IDEA is already being implemented.
mun_rus said:
The real background4all tabs mod will be released today
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mun_rus said:
i mean that u wont need to edit manila files.
just use your settings to set wallpaper and it will b applied for all tabs
Like you do for home screen
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477491&page=5
sounds great! i will go take a look!
and it also works great!
so no need for this thread anymore
It must be really frustrating for the devs that create these apps/CABs that people dont spend a little time reading/searching.
If you did, you would see that it is as simple as setting your background wallpaper.
I'm goin to try to make a link to the original question
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=757920
that's the link... I just couldnt add the http or WWW because I'm a new member
this is what's going on..... my buddy has a hd2 and I the Evo 4G.... we both have HTC sense on our phones, which the weather/time widget runs off of...... there is a skin for the sun I want on this site that he has, but it is in a cab file... I need it in a .apk file.... the developer doesn't know how to do it and I can't figure out how to get this Sun on my widget.....
My friend says the sun is technically a manila file within the cab... but I can't locate any manila files on my phone..... basically can someone help me figure out how to either make this cab file into a apk file or where the hell I need put the manila file from the original cab file onto my Evo
The original file I believe was called ★★★Jaguaralani PLANETS★★★ the sun I want is the one that is on fire
Your best bet would be either to find a weather widget from the market with the style you want or see if some of the talented modders would add it to their work.
Sent from my PC36100
rafroehlich2 said:
Your best bet would be either to find a weather widget from the market with the style you want or see if some of the talented modders would add it to their work.
Sent from my PC36100
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i would but the ones in the marketplace chage the entire widget..... the way my friend has it on his hd2 only the sun is different, the widget is still the original widget so I know its possible.... honestly i only want that particular sun with the rest of my widget original
Don't want make people mad but *bump*
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Don't want make people mad but *bump*
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It's not so much that it makes people mad, it's just irritating and de-motivational for some who might otherwise be in the mood to tackle something like this. It also keeps an unproductive thread on the first page, which does no one any good.
Instead of bumping your thread hoping someone will come along and knock this mod out for you why don't you start trying to learn how this mod can be done? Post with any progress, it's your thread, use it to learn how to do something that you want done. Also, a mod like this shouldn't be that hard, if you have rooted your phone and are comfortable moving files around and have some basic knowledge of ADB then this would be a decent place to start. Even if you just try to get ONE image ported it's just "rinse and repeat" from that point.
I really like those images, I think they're neat. I have zero experience with WinMo and .cab files but I'm gonna try to get them out of the cab. If I can get a hold of the images then it shouldn't be too terribly hard to pop them into Sense.
I don't know what a manila folder is in a cab but I am certain you cant just put a manila folder in an apk and expect anything good.
If I make any progress I will be sure to let you know
okay well here goes
my friend can break down the cab files 4 me to get the manila files which are icons that stored in the cab emailed it to me......
but i am having trouble finding the weather manila icons in the sense on the Evo4g....
can anyone tell me how to locate the icons 4 the weather widget.....
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okay well here goes
my friend can break down the cab files 4 me to get the manila files which are icons that stored in the cab emailed it to me......
but i am having trouble finding the weather manila icons in the sense on the Evo4g....
can anyone tell me how to locate the icons 4 the weather widget.....
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there is nothing in android that relates to manila. These images (unless I'm mistaken) are in the com.htc.resources.apk
you'll need to get the images, then do whatever you need to do to make sure they are the same size and name as the ones in android then drop them into the correct apk using using an archive tool, I prefer 7zip
nebenezer said:
there is nothing in android that relates to manila. These images (unless I'm mistaken) are in the com.htc.resources.apk
you'll need to get the images, then do whatever you need to do to make sure they are the same size and name as the ones in android then drop them into the correct apk using using an archive tool, I prefer 7zip
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I just found the icons and they are png files.....
I'm currently searching the net and contacting the developer.....
yeah, not in the .cab, I found them too
I'm guessing .cab's are some kind of controller.. like an update script or .xml? I dunno
nebenezer said:
yeah, not in the .cab, I found them too
I'm guessing .cab's are some kind of controller.. like an update script or .xml? I dunno
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I assume it this way............
HD2 EVO4G
.cab = .apk
Manila = .png
I contacted the dev by the way...
Hi all,
I see on market this cool wallpaper:
Sun Rise free
I'm using it and it's really nice, but there are (IMHO) a lot of things missing.
such as:
- always the same background during morning/afternoon/evening
- only those few birds
stuff like that ..
I would like to create a new one starting from this idea, I studied java but I'm more network administrator, programming is not my best!
is there someine who could help me?
UP ???
I just can't find a good "how to" to make a nice live wallpaper, guess it's not so hard, i could do a Flash (swf) pic. and use this as background
sorry this is probably not the answer you're looking for..
i've only been java programming for about a year, so my skills are still fairly week but i have been for awhile wanting to make a live wallpaper, only I haven't seen any particularly straightforward tutorials..good luck, you can message me if you need help with something and i can try and help you...i need to familiarize myself more with the android api
I found these 2 Links:
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/creating-live-wallpapers-on-android/
and
http://www.vogella.de/articles/AndroidLiveWallpaper/article.html
take a look, maybe they can help. I'm not much of a programmer myself so I couldn't tell you if this is exactly what you need but it looks promising.
thank u guys I really appreciate your help!
first im trying to study from developer.android.com "how to programming"
then maybe i will try with live wallpaper :/
Perhaps you can check out the source code of the live wallpaper and familiarize yourself with how it's structured.
decompile the apk file and take a look inside
I've never opened an apk if not for replace images, can i really do that? cool! ill try then!! thanks!
P4p3r1n0 said:
I've never opened an apk if not for replace images, can i really do that? cool! ill try then!! thanks!
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Yes you can decompile an apk file.
You'll need a tool called "apktool" and if you haven't already you need "Android SDK"
If you then decompile an apk file you'll get access to all the .xml and image files.
Yep i've got all the necessary, sdk - eclipse with adt and everything works.
i "installed" apktool and tried to decompile this livewallpaper.
it worked!
now im reading all the xml files in it - i found out that there's a very little bit of java in android apps and lot of xml! -
btw .. im stuck finding how to change wallpaper's properties using the clock to switch from morning - afternoon - evening
that's what i would like to do more 'cos it sucks to take the phone at 9.00 pm and see the sunshine or whatever... ??
can i upload the decompiled file ? i think there will not be problems since this app is free
Hello everybody!
I have what I consider to be a good question, well to some of you it may not be so good... Anyway here goes...
I would like to know where the stock wallpapers that come with the phone are stored? There's reasons for my asking this, one of them being I find I cannot use any image but those in the wallpaper gallery on the lockscreen, another is I would like to replace some of the images with those of my own. I have googled this but all I find are sites that want to offer me links to download the wallpapers, which I don't want to do because I have them already....
im trying to find out same thing
somebody said they are stored in system >>>> APP >>>> but I cannot find them in here
Why is it so hard to get someone to answer this very simple question??????????????????????????
stevae said:
Why is it so hard to get someone to answer this very simple question??????????????????????????
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it's stored inside a apk file...name should be lg theme optimus.apk...system/app where you will find it....but i am not sure it's long time ago i replaced my wallpaper...