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Skins for vito Winterface

Hello
Anybody knows how to make vito winterface skins?
It has this file "dafault.skin" (on default.zip) but i cannot edit it.
And if I change the icons from this file "icons.bmp" when I load winterface all the icons where wrong.
Anybody wants to help me?
thank you very much.

If you search a few months back in the forums, someone actually was able to skin a whole new icon set, but at the expense of knocking the contact pictures out of whack.
Just search "Winterface". Shouldn't be too hard to find.

Did you find anything?
caragato said:
Hello
Anybody knows how to make vito winterface skins?
It has this file "dafault.skin" (on default.zip) but i cannot edit it.
And if I change the icons from this file "icons.bmp" when I load winterface all the icons where wrong.
Anybody wants to help me?
thank you very much.
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Figured it. Will work on a skin in the next couple of days and post.

OK, skins for Winterface start here
Save as Windows Bitmap, 24bit colour depth, RGB colour profile and in the format R5,G6,B5 (available in Photoshop Advanced Options when you save as Bitmap).
Saving Alpha channel makes no difference that I can see.
You'll need to keep the original contact image as it matches the one in the "black.bmp" file and ensures the contact pictures show correctly once you've selected a single contact to dial.
Icons need to fit 42px x 42px squares on the grid
Hope that helps.
Thanks to bluemetalaxe for his excellent Realize icons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2618478&postcount=1

what folder do i unzip these into?

oscarbum said:
If you search a few months back in the forums, someone actually was able to skin a whole new icon set, but at the expense of knocking the contact pictures out of whack.
Just search "Winterface". Shouldn't be too hard to find.
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that was me and you will find that post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406233&page=6

stuckonashelf said:
what folder do i unzip these into?
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Into the "bin" folder. Backup your others first in case you want to revert to the original

thanks dave! and thanks for the icons. Is there anyway to change the black background? maybe like a wallpaper?

Not that I can see
Will have a look and try to do something, doubtful though as it's solid black it's probably hard-wired into the app.

any other icon sets? or themes? or backgrounds yet?

stuckonashelf said:
any other icon sets? or themes? or backgrounds yet?
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I've looked to see where (if) the background files can be changed.
I'm currently working on changing the weather icons using the same principles as stated above. Looking pretty sweet so far.
EDIT: I'm also taking a crack at an icon theme. Here's a screenshot. Also, notice the icon for weather.

^ this is excellent, please keep up the good work on that one
this might just make me go back to Winterface
PS- has anyone managed to skin Fun Contact and SMS Chat yet? getting bored with the original look, they need polished up.

davehutch said:
Save as Windows Bitmap, 24bit colour depth, RGB colour profile and in the format R5,G6,B5 (available in Photoshop Advanced Options when you save as Bitmap).
Saving Alpha channel makes no difference that I can see.
You'll need to keep the original contact image as it matches the one in the "black.bmp" file and ensures the contact pictures show correctly once you've selected a single contact to dial.
Icons need to fit 42px x 42px squares on the grid
Hope that helps.
Thanks to bluemetalaxe for his excellent Realize icons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2618478&postcount=1
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THX a lot for that!
But with the new version of winterface, 1.2, there are some bugs...
ex: task manager make winterface crashes... and the phone shortcut doesn't work...

Yeah. I'm having the same prob, BUT, only with certain icon sets. Very strange. Also, if you add a contact and then click on the contact, their picture doesn't not appear. Although, that may have been my own fault. Still, it was nice to have a glimmer of hope for this app.

davehutch said:
Save as Windows Bitmap, 24bit colour depth, RGB colour profile and in the format R5,G6,B5 (available in Photoshop Advanced Options when you save as Bitmap).
Saving Alpha channel makes no difference that I can see.
You'll need to keep the original contact image as it matches the one in the "black.bmp" file and ensures the contact pictures show correctly once you've selected a single contact to dial.
Icons need to fit 42px x 42px squares on the grid
Hope that helps.
Thanks to bluemetalaxe for his excellent Realize icons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2618478&postcount=1
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1: I've now tried to install the Realize skin. I followed your intsructions in Photoshop, but the icons don't look crisp, as your attached images, and they have purple edges. Why?
2: How can I get wi-fi indicators (as on bluetoth - so I can see whether wi-fi is switched on or off - the same place but the icon changes)?
3: What about icons not determined by Winterface? For example; Applications I buy or other original icons. Can I replace the files in the Windows folder?
4: Off the topic, and in andvance sorry; Do any of you know any good applications for how to administer web connections? It seems like the default connection to the web is through my sim card (3G, EDGE etc), so what I'm doing now is actually "switching off" my phone, then enable wi-fi and then start surfing. There has to be a better solution to this...
I have HTC Touch HD T8282 and I'm far from a computer/mobile wiz...

Hi all,
Any new skins or buttons for the winterface?
Thanks / PG

ZeuBug said:
THX a lot for that!
But with the new version of winterface, 1.2, there are some bugs...
ex: task manager make winterface crashes... and the phone shortcut doesn't work...
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Hi all,
I just love the facelift with the realizeicons, great work!
I have the same problem with the task manager (Running) though, as soon as I change to the realizeicons it makes Winterface to crash!
Any solution for this?
In my opinion Winterface is by far the greatest looking GUI for WM-phones today, and it would be really nice if it were a little more skinable.
Thanks / PG

Best of luck
well no upDATES??
hm..wintrface is good i agree
but bit too boring..................if only some wallpapers can be used along with themes like spb???
soo
all those genius ppl out there.
PLZ DO IT

davehutch said:
Save as Windows Bitmap, 24bit colour depth, RGB colour profile and in the format R5,G6,B5 (available in Photoshop Advanced Options when you save as Bitmap).
Saving Alpha channel makes no difference that I can see.
You'll need to keep the original contact image as it matches the one in the "black.bmp" file and ensures the contact pictures show correctly once you've selected a single contact to dial.
Icons need to fit 42px x 42px squares on the grid
Hope that helps.
Thanks to bluemetalaxe for his excellent Realize icons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2618478&postcount=1
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Hey Dude. Quick questions. DID you figure out how to edit the ".skin" files?

davehutch said:
Save as Windows Bitmap, 24bit colour depth, RGB colour profile and in the format R5,G6,B5 (available in Photoshop Advanced Options when you save as Bitmap).
Saving Alpha channel makes no difference that I can see.
You'll need to keep the original contact image as it matches the one in the "black.bmp" file and ensures the contact pictures show correctly once you've selected a single contact to dial.
Icons need to fit 42px x 42px squares on the grid
Hope that helps.
Thanks to bluemetalaxe for his excellent Realize icons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2618478&postcount=1
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Dave thanks for the zip files/icons they are great. One problem I noticed after installing them was the sliding lock bar did not work. do you know of a solution?

Background Transparency!

HELP! i've searched the internet and back and haven't found an answer... Is there only a certain image format which can be made transparent? if so what is it?... also i've tried setting an image as background though file explorer... the image is set, but you can hardly see the image, plus it tiles the image. I've also tried through the today plug in where you browse, but the same thing happens no option for transparency. This is my second Xperia, due to a fault in my last and i remember have a transparency option on a few select images on the device. please help i've been trying to fix this for ages!
Regards,
Joel

blink182_joel said:
HELP! i've searched the internet and back and haven't found an answer... Is there only a certain image format which can be made transparent? if so what is it?... also i've tried setting an image as background though file explorer... the image is set, but you can hardly see the image, plus it tiles the image. I've also tried through the today plug in where you browse, but the same thing happens no option for transparency. This is my second Xperia, due to a fault in my last and i remember have a transparency option on a few select images on the device. please help i've been trying to fix this for ages!
Regards,
Joel
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pictures and videos> set this pic etc.. adjust transparency

fards said:
pictures and videos> set this pic etc.. adjust transparency
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hahaha! legend! I never thought to use pictures and videos.
much appreciated!
best regards,
Joel

How to change the SonyEricsson panel icons - Tutorial!

Here is my tutorial, how to change the Sonyericsson Panel icons:
1, On your Xperia copy the VUI files from Device:\program files\panels\sonyericsson panel\ to your storage card
2, Clear all the attributes - for example use Resco Explorer
( http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/ )
3, Copy to your computer, and decompress the VUI files - I used 7zip
( http://www.7-zip.org/ )
4, You will find the icon pictures in the decompressed folders
5, Use any picture editor software to make new icons (I used Photoshop) -the icon size must be 64x64 pixel, and save as png image
6, Open the VUI file -with 7zip, just open, do not decompress - only copy with drag and drop your edited pictures and overwrite the existing ones
7, Copy back to your Xperia to Device:\program files\panels\sonyericsson panel\
Before edit the original VUI file always backup them. You can change back to the original icons if replace the original VUIs.
I have made some icons, here are the changed VUIs in the VUIs.zip, and the photoshop files what I used for.
I have made a custom background also, use if you like it. It is just a background picture, you have to configure your Xperia panel, to match with the background.

Just wondering, how many vui files do you have in that folder. I only had a couple. In a cab I downloaded I saw there were seperate ones for the clock, rss etc.

itsmemb said:
Just wondering, how many vui files do you have in that folder. I only had a couple. In a cab I downloaded I saw there were seperate ones for the clock, rss etc.
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What I attached are just the modified VUIs. But if you have enough time you can modify the another ones.
I wait the other designs also!

Thanks skoorce
Can you tell me where you got the black theme which I can see on screenshots? Can you share it please!
Thanks again!

Persian Boy said:
Thanks skoorce
Can you tell me where you got the black theme which I can see on screenshots? Can you share it please!
Thanks again!
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The black theme:
Use any theme what you like, then install
UI Tweaker v0.5.4.4 ( http://freewareppc.com/utilities/uitweaker.shtml )
TdyScheme changer --> Windows Mobile 5.0 and above --> Use black Hue and Greyscale
Base Hue value: 161
You are welcome!

Very nice work!
Do you know if it's possible to make a separate icon for when an icon is selected/ pressed? (Have you noticed that pressing an icon on the SE panel does not highlight or otherwise change the icon, which makes it hard to tell if you have pressed it or not).
Thanks for your help.

skoorce said:
What I attached are just the modified VUIs. But if you have enough time you can modify the another ones.
I wait the other designs also!
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Well I meant it slightly different. I have a dutch t-mobile branded phone, and I only seem to have two vui files. settings and thumbnails. I cant find the clock etc.

ring-bearer said:
Very nice work!
Do you know if it's possible to make a separate icon for when an icon is selected/ pressed? (Have you noticed that pressing an icon on the SE panel does not highlight or otherwise change the icon, which makes it hard to tell if you have pressed it or not).
Thanks for your help.
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Yes, this is possible. I used separate icons also. If you unpack the VUIs.zip, then unpack the mode.vui, you will see the icons how it seems if you pressed/activated or pressed/deactivated it. Of course you can edit them.

itsmemb said:
Well I meant it slightly different. I have a dutch t-mobile branded phone, and I only seem to have two vui files. settings and thumbnails. I cant find the clock etc.
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Hm... I have a Hungarian T-mobile phone and I haven't got any problem.
If you use Resco Explorer, check in options->general->browser options to clear all the pipes before the attributes.
It could be, that you aren't allowed now to see the hidden/ROM/system files.

[Little change] Colored Homeicons and green appointment notification

Hello,
I made a little change to my TP2.
I give the homeicons some color, and i've made the calendar appointment notification green in stead of gray.
Copy the files in the windows directory of your phone.
Screenshots and zip file below...

RMU said:
Hello,
I made a little change to my TP2.
I give the homeicons some color, and i've made the calendar appointment notification green in stead of gray.
Copy the files in the windows directory of your phone.
Screenshots and zip file below...
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Awesome... Looks even better now :>

RMU said:
Hello,
I made a little change to my TP2.
I give the homeicons some color, and i've made the calendar appointment notification green in stead of gray.
Copy the files in the windows directory of your phone.
Screenshots and zip file below...
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This is an EXCELLENT idea. I've been making themes for touch flo 3D 2 and i never even remotely thought of doing this. Such an excellent idea.

Thanks! ... maybe i will change some more icons in the future, but i don't want a happy-rainbow-colored device, but a little bit is good! ... better then all white

Hi,
Nice work!
But only one problem when you've installed a different look of the flip clock.
I for example installed cristal flip clock, and after copying the 2 manila files in windows my clock turns white. Not the default white but a strange color white.
Can you do something about that?
So that I can use your colors and still use a different flip clock layout?
H.

h.vanleeuwen said:
Hi,
Nice work!
But only one problem when you've installed a different look of the flip clock.
I for example installed cristal flip clock, and after copying the 2 manila files in windows my clock turns white. Not the default white but a strange color white.
Can you do something about that?
So that I can use your colors and still use a different flip clock layout?
H.
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I don't know if this is possible, because all those things are in the same image. (the images for the clock and the rest of the icons on homescreen are 1 file )
but maybe there is a solution, this is my first manila-file-edit so maybe i can find out

h.vanleeuwen said:
Hi,
Can you do something about that?
So that I can use your colors and still use a different flip clock layout?
H.
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Yup, agreed, hope you can fixed that, then it will be cool :>

by adding this it has revertd back to my custom task bar icons and reverted back to the default one

just to add tried to reinstall my custom ucons for the task bar and they still will not appear
could some one please post the 2 original manila files from the windows files , i want to set it back to default so i can have my custom icons back
thanks

Here you go... i always backup my stuff before putting any new thing :>

combat goofwing said:
just to add tried to reinstall my custom ucons for the task bar and they still will not appear
could some one please post the 2 original manila files from the windows files , i want to set it back to default so i can have my custom icons back
thanks
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All you need to do is to delete those two files. It will revert to those in the ROM (the original).

Very nice, thank you!
PS: Could someone please tell me where this nice taskbar is from?

Telephonmann said:
Very nice, thank you!
PS: Could someone please tell me where this nice taskbar is from?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522080

Thank you!

It is possible to just change the calendar appointment notification in green? I don't want to change the color of my icons.
Thanks a lot and keep the good work

Sebacestmoi_666 said:
It is possible to just change the calendar appointment notification in green? I don't want to change the color of my icons.
Thanks a lot and keep the good work
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Yes, then you ONLY copy 6e0de01f_manila to the windows directory of your phone

RMU said:
Hello,
I made a little change to my TP2.
I give the homeicons some color, and i've made the calendar appointment notification green in stead of gray.
Copy the files in the windows directory of your phone.
Screenshots and zip file below...
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Hi,
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but the zip file seems to be empty. Can you help?
Thanks,

vinayaksupekar said:
Hi,
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but the zip file seems to be empty. Can you help?
Thanks,
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same problem, zip is empty

dont work in my phone... the task icons are the original...
only the calender and calls are coloured...
whats the problem?

Thanks for this
vinayaksupekar said:
Hi,
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but the zip file seems to be empty. Can you help?
Thanks,
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The files are hidden

[Q] Wallpaper Scaling

Hi Guys
Not had my SGS long but I wondered if anyone knew what the res should be for wallpapers and also why does the gallery seem to screw up all my pictures when I set them as the wallpaper!?
Thanks for your help

Use ES explorer.

Ok so Ive found the image in downloads within estrongs file explorer but I cant seem to find an option in the app to set as wallpaper anywhere?
Cheers.

open the gallary, choose your picture, options=> set as =>background

Falloutboy2000 said:
open the gallary, choose your picture, options=> set as =>background
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Thats how Ive been doing it so far but that method is producing the really poor quality image on my 2nd screenshot.
I have also noticed that Flikie wallpapers app has no problem scaling full screen wallpapers but the default gallery app only allows me to select a small portion of the area of the whole image and then blows up that selected area to fill the screen, which looks bloody awful

1. Wallpaper size for SGS is 960*800
2. On your first screenshot, try to put one finger on one orange line and another finger on the opposite orange line. It should let you change the size of the piece of your image which will be use as wallpaper
(sorry for my poor english...)

Falloutboy2000 said:
open the gallary, choose your picture, options=> set as =>background
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Mopral said:
1. Wallpaper size for SGS is 960*800
2. On your first screenshot, try to put one finger on one orange line and another finger on the opposite orange line. It should let you change the size of the piece of your image which will be use as wallpaper
(sorry for my poor english...)
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Hello
I have tried that but I can only select a small part of the image. Perhaps I should try resizing my image
Cheers
EDIT - Just noticed that my image is only 320x480 anyway so now Im even more confused as to why it wont full screen for wallpaper.

wallpapers must have 960*800 for good results/sharpness
then chosen the size with the orange rectangle to the max
thats how it works

Falloutboy2000 said:
wallpapers must have 960*800 for good results/sharpness
then chosen the size with the orange rectangle to the max
thats how it works
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Ah so my image is too small. Thanks for your help

I have wallpapers in 1280x800. I try to cut them but after that wallpaper is very very poor quality. Same as in gallery after zooming...

Just found this, will give it a go and see if it cant make my pics a bit better.
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/223-How-to-Make-a-high-res-Galaxy-S-wallpaper-yourself-from-any-photo-or-picture

n1ck2010 said:
Ok so Ive found the image in downloads within estrongs file explorer but I cant seem to find an option in the app to set as wallpaper anywhere?
Cheers.
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While you're viewing a photo with estongs - just tap & hold for 2 seconds, and a "set as wallpaper" message will show up, tap it and viola!