If you're anything like me, you're able to appreciate precision...
Such as alignment, things being linear... or perhaps something just fitting on-screen, rather than causing obscure transparent affects on what is (by default) an otherwise beautifully designed, perfectly matched lock screen.
Now, after having said all of that... I'm sure most of you are wondering what I was just rambling about. Well, if you haven't discovered this already... then I suppose I'll elaborate. Once you have applied a lock screen wallpaper, it is then automatically rendered to fit the screen resolution of, "480x800"... which in turn causes your wallpaper quality to typically be compromised if the resolution isn't already EXACTLY that!
Also, you'll noticed that your "curtains" become faded and transparent. Which again, for someone like myself... I do NOT enjoy looking at my wallpapers through "curtains" or "slivers of glass".
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
1.) MegaUpload
2.) RapidShare
Here are a few examples of wallpapers I've adjusted to fit within the TOP AND BOTTOM CURTAINS... which have been fashioned with "black bars" to overlay the coverage areas of your curtains... SEE BELOW! MORE THAN 15 WALLPAPERS ARE INCLUDED!
Awesome thread, thanks for the HD Walls, I hated that my pics look drowned out on this EPIC screen!
Reignzone said:
Here are a few examples of wallpapers I've adjusted to fit within the TOP AND BOTTOM CURTAINS... which have been fashioned with "black bars" to overlay the coverage areas of your curtains... SEE BELOW! MORE THAN 15 WALLPAPERS ARE INCLUDED!
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Awesome, thanks man!! I'm still trying to learn why this is an issue on the HD2 as opposed to other 480x800 hardware, like my TP2, but it's great to see that people are finding ways around it
I noticed that at least one of the wallpapers you found and modified there (color flames) is one that I'd also stumbled across and cabbed up for the TP2 using HDWalls. I've got a dozen or so others of various styles that you're welcome to check out and work the same magic on if you're interested...some are in the same vein as the ones you have there, others are completely different, but I thought you might enjoy some or at least find them worth converting like you did the ones you posted above.
Most of the ones I found (but not all) are in the following 4 posts, let me know if you want the original images for any of them:
SET 1
SET 2
SET 3
SET 4
Raadius said:
Awesome thread, thanks for the HD Walls, I hated that my pics look drowned out on this EPIC screen!
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Awesome, thanks man!! I'm still trying to learn why this is an issue on the HD2 as opposed to other 480x800 hardware, like my TP2, but it's great to see that people are finding ways around it
I noticed that at least one of the wallpapers you found and modified there (color flames) is one that I'd also stumbled across and cabbed up for the TP2 using HDWalls. I've got a dozen or so others of various styles that you're welcome to check out and work the same magic on if you're interested...some are in the same vein as the ones you have there, others are completely different, but I thought you might enjoy some or at least find them worth converting like you did the ones you posted above.
Most of the ones I found (but not all) are in the following 4 posts, let me know if you want the original images for any of them:
SET 1
SET 2
SET 3
SET 4
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Yeah, thanks for posting those... I'll check those out.
I figured that I'd put these out there because I don't like when my wallpaper is stretched out and covers the curtains on the lock screen.
HD2 Walls
I came across eseth.net they have a lot of high quality wallpapers customly designed for the HD2. I even used one of the ones I downloaded to make my girl some tigger walls for her phone. Good looking out guys!
I'll be making more if people are willing to put in requests for LOCK SCREEN "FITTED" wallpapers.
Better yet, if they provide the 480x800 .JPEG file they wish to shrink down, and have adjusted to fit in between the lock screen curtains... I'll post those as well.
I'll do some more wallpaper hunting tonight though...
Forgive me..but..
Forgive me but..where shall I put this awesome work? Can I put this seleciton on my storage card? If not what directory? Forgive me my "newbie-ness" if you will?
Sincerely yours,
abb
amtom37 said:
Forgive me but..where shall I put this awesome work? Can I put this seleciton on my storage card? If not what directory? Forgive me my "newbie-ness" if you will?
Sincerely yours,
abb
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No worries.
Simply create a folder on your SD card that you can name WHATEVER... and then go to your settings to change the LOCK SCREEN WALLPAPER!
sirphunkee said:
Awesome, thanks man!! I'm still trying to learn why this is an issue on the HD2 as opposed to other 480x800 hardware, like my TP2, but it's great to see that people are finding ways around it
I noticed that at least one of the wallpapers you found and modified there (color flames) is one that I'd also stumbled across and cabbed up for the TP2 using HDWalls. I've got a dozen or so others of various styles that you're welcome to check out and work the same magic on if you're interested...some are in the same vein as the ones you have there, others are completely different, but I thought you might enjoy some or at least find them worth converting like you did the ones you posted above.
Most of the ones I found (but not all) are in the following 4 posts, let me know if you want the original images for any of them:
SET 1
SET 2
SET 3
SET 4
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Grabbed 'em all Thanks!
Someone get a mod to sticky this!
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Snarksneeze said:
Grabbed 'em all Thanks!
Someone get a mod to sticky this!
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Glad you liked 'em!
The ones in Reignzone's set are all pretty awesome too, especially for a screen as big as the HD2's
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Glad you liked 'em!
The ones in Reignzone's set are all pretty awesome too, especially for a screen as big as the HD2's
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Whoopsie, sorry 'bout the 'dis' Reign!
I did download yours too, I just happened to reply to phunkee's reply is all!
I am a glutton for pixel precision. For example, I play FFXI on PC. I play on a window, not full screen, so, accounting for the task bar, the title bar, and the window borders (2 px on either side when maximized) I take all that into consideration and modify the game's registry entries so that when the window is maximized, the screen is drawn to 1:1 ratio. I then set my fake AA (the game doesn't support AA, but you can set the 3D render independent from the window size, so I super-sample) to exactly twice the resolution of my window resolution.
Anyway, that long winded paragraph was to say that yeah, I appreciate pixel perfection and I love what you're doing here.
A little off topic, do you guys know what do do about Opera Mobile (both or either the installed version 9.7 and the downloadable 10.0). Neither draws the web-page to 1:1 on the 480x800 screen. With 9.7, you can pinch-zoom in very minuscule decrements/increments to get the page to be 1:1, but it clears as soon as you leave the page. On 10.0 there's absolutely nothing that can be done because pinch-to-zoom doesn't work and the preset percentage values are atrociously off.
Strangely, Opera Mini doesn't suffer this problem, so I find myself using it often as my main browser, but there are times when I need to use a "real" browser, for example, when a page has dynamic content.
Has anybody noticed this?
Ok, so I'm using HD Walls now, and i've done every step right, my only uncertainty is, in teh config file Im not sure which to select.
I know it's Sense 2.5. I'm using Energy's 21898 rom with co0kie's 1.7 apr 14th.
I get the wallpapers to show up in my HDwalls on my phone, and when i set wallpaper nothing changes, even after clearing out said registries.
i was wondering if any one here knows, i have asked in other threads, how i can get this image to be my background for my home screen and all other tabs. my lock screen/start menu background is fine. i also have a cab. file for this image but when i install it just the top and bottom task bars change to the pic. any help/ideas? i have US TMO HD2 stock. someone else had this issue, and tried to install the hdwallpaper patch but it didnt help. i myself have not tried the patch. thanks in advance.
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Ok, so I'm using HD Walls now, and i've done every step right, my only uncertainty is, in teh config file Im not sure which to select.
I know it's Sense 2.5. I'm using Energy's 21898 rom with co0kie's 1.7 apr 14th.
I get the wallpapers to show up in my HDwalls on my phone, and when i set wallpaper nothing changes, even after clearing out said registries.
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Susasama, here's the images you wanted, both the source and the one I used HDWalls to crop for portrait.
I don't have my HD2 yet ...but as soon as I get it my first order of business is figuring out how to use HDWalls for this new device. I've asked some other users to share their settings that worked, hopefully that might help in the meantime.
Reignzone said:
If you're anything like me, you're able to appreciate precision...
Such as alignment, things being linear... or perhaps something just fitting on-screen, rather than causing obscure transparent affects on what is (by default) an otherwise beautifully designed, perfectly matched lock screen.
Now, after having said all of that... I'm sure most of you are wondering what I was just rambling about. Well, if you haven't discovered this already... then I suppose I'll elaborate. Once you have applied a lock screen wallpaper, it is then automatically rendered to fit the screen resolution of, "480x800"... which in turn causes your wallpaper quality to typically be compromised if the resolution isn't already EXACTLY that!
Also, you'll noticed that your "curtains" become faded and transparent. Which again, for someone like myself... I do NOT enjoy looking at my wallpapers through "curtains" or "slivers of glass".
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
1.) MegaUpload
2.) RapidShare
Here are a few examples of wallpapers I've adjusted to fit within the TOP AND BOTTOM CURTAINS... which have been fashioned with "black bars" to overlay the coverage areas of your curtains... SEE BELOW! MORE THAN 15 WALLPAPERS ARE INCLUDED!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
these look awesome. thanks for your contributions. two weeks ago, i thought about selling my hd2 to get a nexus one due to my love for android os. i'm actually liking win mo more and more. it can be just as customizable as the android OS as i'm slowly finding out.
Thanks for the praise folks...
However, I believe some of you are misunderstanding WHY exactly I created these wallpapers.
They are "curtain friendly" designs, referring to the wallpapers fitting within the physical curtain boundaries. NOT to be some kind of "background for all tabs", meaning that the wallpaper graphics I post are NOT even going to touch your task bar or soft key bar.
These are only created to fit within the boundaries of an unmodified lock screen.
Again, just a bump for those who sent me a PM.
Thanks for your interest.
Sorry for the spam though folks...
Do you know if it is possible to use android live wallpapers on the HD2? I really like the galaxy one on android phones. Its just a thought.
just thought tto let you knoe rapid share link does not work
Hello all, first off my name is Steve. I'm a graphics designer ranging from 2D graphics design for windowblinds and so forth, to 3D modeling and so forth.
To make it short and sweet basically my HTC Dash 3G is currently on official WinMo 6.1 and for some odd reason I can't seem to change the HTCSlidingPanel320x240.cpr file's read only attribute. It allows me to copy from phone to PC no probs but for the phone will not allow me to paste the edited .cpr to the phone.
Since it's a read only file I can't delete it or overwrite it at all. Essentially all I really want to do is edit the size of the time font on the home panel to something smaller.
I think I've managed to find the tag responsible for the font size but I can't save the edit I've made. My question is, is there some sort of reg hack I need to do to remove the read only file attribute, or is this a rom issue that requires an unofficial rom?
Or is there even an easier way to achieve the goal I'm working towards? Any help will be greatly appreciated, especially since this doesn't seem to be a frequent issue as I've searched the entire 27 page HTC forums and didn't see anything.
Thank you. Regards, Neo.
well, after some quick realizations I went into the SlidingPanelHome.cpr and edited that one. My time text has a different font, tucked into the right corner, and much smaller! Granted I can't have the "My Fave Five" in the panels list but notta biggie. This may seem rather odd but I'm a graphics whore so I like to see my wallpapers and keep things slightly minimal onscreen...lol. Especially since I spent three days modeling a Decepticon logo wallpaper in 3D. Yeah, I'm not well in the head!...lol =S
I had this original Desire Z bought a week ago in Hong Kong Broadway. Everything works fine except the fonts are a bit small to me (I am a 50 years old man and the small fonts on DZ got me reading problem sometimes).
I have downloaded a software called "Spare Parts" which it has a function to change the system fonts to various sizes (from extreme small to extreme large) but I tried so many time and the change only applies on the software font size itself but not the system. And when you get out from the application and return to it, the font size that you chose will back to normal again! Other than that, all other functions on this application work OK.
Any guy in the forum can offer me help so that I can change the font size. It can be an application, an instruction......or whatever, except, if possible, no need to flash the ROM.
Thousand thanks in advance!
manleyfu said:
I had this original Desire Z bought a week ago in Hong Kong Broadway. Everything works fine except the fonts are a bit small to me (I am a 50 years old man and the small fonts on DZ got me reading problem sometimes).
I have downloaded a software called "Spare Parts" which it has a function to change the system fonts to various sizes (from extreme small to extreme large) but I tried so many time and the change only applies on the software font size itself but not the system. And when you get out from the application and return to it, the font size that you chose will back to normal again! Other than that, all other functions on this application work OK.
Any guy in the forum can offer me help so that I can change the font size. It can be an application, an instruction......or whatever, except, if possible, no need to flash the ROM.
Thousand thanks in advance!
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Are you rooted? Try the app LCDensity.
Turn the number up. But not too much.
Yes, my DZ is rooted and I tried the LCDDensity. This can change but not much as the fonts will overlapped if I make it too large (I pushed to 280). So, the max it can increase is 260, just a little bigger than the original size.
I have also I9000 in hand. Wondering why the I9000 screen is only 0.3" bigger than DesireZ, but the font size on I9000 is much much larger and very visible.
Thanks anyway
This was easily changeable in WinMo, and seems something of an oversight in Android that there isn't a system setting for this. Looks like you're not alone :
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2270405/android-font-size-causing
Wow....I really thought that I was the only one suffering this font size problem....
I went to several mobile phone shop or some smartphone repairing shop today and asked if they have any good solution for that....but they all turned me down, which means this could be a permanent problem for the Desire-Z. Extremely disappointed as all the other functions on this phone are real well.
Then I also tried on one of the phone shop to see if Desire HD can be better because HC has a 4.3" screen..... but sorry again, larger screen don't mean larger font size. Yes, it looks a bit bigger, but just a bit! Why a 4.3" screen has the same font size as a 3.7" screen? Then, why need a 4.3" screen?
I9000 only has 4" but the font size is very very visible. I was trying to trade-in my new Desire-Z to get another I9000 (I already have one but I have 2 sim cards) but all I9000 are sold out.
So, I have to bring my glasses with me all the time in order to read the phone content....
By the way. I saw from the link (v3.co.uk) that we can flash a Cyanogen ROM, the font could be bigger. Is that true? Anyone flashed that ROM before? Will this ROM conflict with my HK Chinese HTC version?
Really need help on this!
steviewevie said:
This was easily changeable in WinMo, and seems something of an oversight in Android that there isn't a system setting for this. Looks like you're not alone :
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2270405/android-font-size-causing
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Can you suggest me which Cyanogen ROM can change the system font size? I am quite desperate on that.....
Thanks.
hi
I would like to know if can I change fonts size on the galaxy tab 7 7 with Honeycomb ? And how?
the fonts sizes are really small. I can't read it
There is a free app called Big Font for solving this problem.
However, I found that some app doesn't work well with Big Font, among which is the default Calendar app. You could still read the calendar with some other calendar apps, say Pocket Informant (paid), though.
thank you but I meant tthe system system font not apps
or does the Big Font do system font size?
A simple search would have found several threads that answer this question.
Richdog said:
A simple search would have found several threads that answer this question.
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No need to be rude, its not like the threads about it actually provides a trouble free solution.
EarlZ said:
No need to be rude, its not like the threads about it actually provides a trouble free solution.
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I wasnt being rude, just not ehuggy either. Lack of search is what flutters this forum and makes good info harder to find for others.
carlo67 said:
thank you but I meant tthe system system font not apps
or does the Big Font do system font size?
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Have you tried Spare Parts?
Yes, bigfont will change the system font size. It doesn't work in Kindle and most readers but they have their own font changing ability.
It also won't change the startup screen or the text under icons but all in all, it works well.