I'm looking to create my own Today theme, same as I did for my Kaiser, but it's simply not working.. I'm using ThemeGenCE 2.6 from here: http://www.pocketpcfreeware.com/en/index.php?soft=1523
Problem is when I create it, it looks fine in ThemeGenCE but when I load it I just get a very generic looking Today screen with a green/blue fade looking background and blue top/bottom bars, Start Menu (QuickMenu) is a white background.
I've been using the "Classic Blue" theme which is okay, but wanted to change the background, it all looks fine when I use it. So I copied that to my computer, loaded it into ThemeGenCE, only changed the images, saved it back, still the same generic looking theme.
Anyone know how to create traditional Today themes for 6.5? Note again! I want to create a Today theme, not a Manilla/TF3D/etc theme! I don't use TF3D, I use Pocket Plus.
Attaching an example of what the theme looks like when I try to load it..
Search my friend. It has been discussed in this forum a lot of time before. 6.5 themes are based on reg. So you need to have those reg in your theme.
Best way is to take classic blue, rename it to cab, then extract reg. Use that in your new theme.
Search and you will find more info. If not hollar, i will give more detailed explanation later.
For a very easy way to make 6.5 themes look HERE.
dwizzy130
dwizzy130 said:
For a very easy way to make 6.5 themes look HERE.
dwizzy130
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Huh. And here, all this time I've been using OCP's CAB Extracter to modify the default blue theme to include my own backgrounds... I guess that's called the 'hard way' now.
Okay, maybe I'm confused, because everywere I look are MANILLA themes, not today themes.
I'll look into checking out the theme I'm using as a cab and messing with it, but the rest are all Manilla themes, right? Am I wrong there? For example the Microsoft generator is not for the Today theme right?
Maybe I'm just confused, but I'm pretty sure those references are mainly for Manilla.
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Okay, maybe I'm confused, because everywere I look are MANILLA themes, not today themes.
I'll look into checking out the theme I'm using as a cab and messing with it, but the rest are all Manilla themes, right? Am I wrong there? For example the Microsoft generator is not for the Today theme right?
Maybe I'm just confused, but I'm pretty sure those references are mainly for Manilla.
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The Microsoft generator is for TSK today themes. Manila is made by HTC and therefore, Microsoft doesn't do anything with it.
dwizzy130
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The Microsoft generator is for TSK today themes. Manila is made by HTC and therefore, Microsoft doesn't do anything with it.
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Awesome then, I'm an idiot but that's cool, I have good info now!
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For a very easy way to make 6.5 themes look HERE.
dwizzy130
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The only problem with that generator is that it doesn't quite work correctly with 6.5.1 ROMs. Using a CAB editor is still the way to go with 6.5.1.
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The only problem with that generator is that it doesn't quite work correctly with 6.5.1 ROMs. Using a CAB editor is still the way to go with 6.5.1.
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True that. Personally, I have never used their generator. I just took the Classic Blue and made it into my own.
dwizzy130
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For a very easy way to make 6.5 themes look HERE.
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BTW I tried this thing 4 times last night, it never works. It never seems to create the file and eventually fails and says to restart the browser and try again.. Typical.
Okay I guess I'm an idiot, how do I edit a cab file? I've installed a trial of WinCE CAB Manager and I see the files, but no idea how to extract or replace the files in it.
I just want to replace my two jpg's with the one in the cab, yes? Perhaps some other tool would be better.
EDIT: Duh, drag and drop, uh, a few times, fiddle, drag and drop again... Success!
If anyone wants it, here's my theme, thanks for the help guys! Added the image used to create it as a preview, I could take a screenshot if someone wants.
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i'm trying to find a whole suite that's full black or blackish for all possible skinnable apps,especially the comm manager which is hard to find since some say it's black but it's really not. even better if someone can find/create such a suite that's a bloody red color or meshed in with black
any takers?
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=31081
Extract it from that! And search
If you will make all of my homework, I will make you a skin in the program of choice.
But before you post here, try looking for an exisiting skin.
Like here.
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If you will make all of my homework, I will make you a skin in the program of choice.
But before you post here, try looking for an exisiting skin.
Like here.
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paul ill gladly do your homework for you if you make a minial flow theme for manilla 2d
[off topic] are you sure, i've just been ill for 2½-3 weeks so you will have a lot to do [/off topic]
But about a manilla 2d version, yes I was planning on making one. But as I mentioned I just don't have any time ATM. Currently making a manilla dialer skin.
both of those posted links look great
the vista start menu icon and the booting screens were a great touch
the wad 2 theme is very very vista pcish
One I created a while back on a website (I forget which)
how about just a black commmgr? I've seen others but they were just grey,too large in size for a kaiser or were just made specifically for a certain device
I must admit, I love the white theme, however there seems to be no fully working version out there.
I already tried to make my own white theme with the manila editor, but I got stuck half way...
Would it be possible if some of you Theme-Gurus would make a white theme?
All pics are readily available from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433050
Several items are not working with this theme, e.g.
- the clock
- calendar on the home tab
- change background
I thought it should be fairly easy to replace all pics of a working theme (e.g. the HTC stock theme) with the white pics from this theme?
Any help is realy appreciated!
Thanks!
Nobody
I would say it is you, its working fine here. But i not running it over the .theme..
If you want, i can upload the manila files?
/Danny
Yes please. I will give it a try. Maybe this will work for me...
Thank you danny_and_2!
Alright, I have made a cab installer, to install the theme..
And, I have made a rar with the manila files )
So, here you are:
Autoinstaller: http://rapidshare.com/files/160228198/Htc_Touch_Diamond_-_White_Theme__Manila_autoinstaller.cab
The .Rar file: http://rapidshare.com/files/160228516/Htc_Touch_Diamond_-_White_Theme__Manila_files.rar
Have you seen this one :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2857050#post2857050
triklops said:
Have you seen this one :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2857050#post2857050
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Wow, that theme is nice too )
I think i' will going to test it
is it possible to take a tf2d theme and make it a tf3d theme? i found a theme that i really like but it is tf2d. is it something I can do? I have never done any programming on my own. Is there a 2d to 3d converter program out there that I can use?
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is it possible to take a tf2d theme and make it a tf3d theme? i found a theme that i really like but it is tf2d. is it something I can do? I have never done any programming on my own. Is there a 2d to 3d converter program out there that I can use?
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Nope, nope and nope.
Sorry haha.
unless you code it into TF3d theirs no way to do a direct swap. out of curiosity do you have a link to the theme?
no but I do have the file.
thats a fairly nice theme, it would take some time to convert, all the images are QVGA, they would have to be upscaled and then touched up.
it can be done, but its not something i really want to put too much time into,
if your interested to try it yourself:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=464984
thats the Mode9 editor, good stuff, will allow you to edit any image in manila
thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I run a MAC at home so I cannot use this program. I guess I will just have to keep searching then.
Win 6.5 colors for HTC Menu Enhancement
This is my first contribution to XDA
NOTE: You need Menu Enhancement already installed.
1) Copy the HTCMenu.bmp file to your windows folder.
2) Reset
I am working on other colors and will keep updating this post.
These are for Topaz. Support for Rhodium will be added soon. (thanks Giannis86)
MS Designer Themes
Classic Blue-------------HTCMenus_Blue.zip
Ron Arad Orange--------HTCMenus_Orange.zip
DVF Green--------------Coming Soon
Isaac Mizrahi Purple-----Coming Soon
Rock and Republic Black-Coming Soon
Vera Wang red----------Coming Soon
reserved for future use
It is colourful, u r the man!
Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it.
Indeed... it is quite colorful
MS is going quite bold with colors for win 6.5.. but I like it
I like the blue one, very similar to udK's R6.
just nice and cozy.
@arkavat
nice enhancements there
i have a note for you though
the topaz and rhodium use a different version of HTC menus
The one you posted is for the topaz
Here is my glossy black for the rhodium, you can use it as a base for the layout
Hi,
these should be in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3628390#post3628390
it is everything to do with WM6.5 designer themes and the extras, first post is the actual themes and the second if for all other WM6.5 extras.
would anyone mind if i added this stuff to the collection.
keep designing new stuff here but can i add the completed/tested stuff to my post?
thanks in advance!
MG
@mystic genious
from what i understood from the OP's post, this is for the WM 6.1 Menu enhancement from the TP2..
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@mystic genious
from what i understood from the OP's post, this is for the WM 6.1 Menu enhancement from the TP2..
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From what i understood it is Rhodium menu enhancements to compliment WM6.5 themes, and the title of the thread is "[THE] WM 6.5 Theme Colours..."
Also, regardless of whether people are going to use these on WM6.5 or WM6.1, the same files get replaced in both versions of windows therefore the thread should just be called "rhodium/topaz colour enhancements"
WM6.5 themes dont work on WM6.1 so why have the matching colour enhancements? which is why i asked!!
I can still post links to them in my thread though right?
MG
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From what i understood it is Rhodium menu enhancements to compliment WM6.5 themes, and the title of the thread is "[THE] WM 6.5 Theme Colours..."
Also, regardless of whether people are going to use these on WM6.5 or WM6.1, the same files get replaced in both versions of windows therefore the thread should just be called "rhodium/topaz colour enhancements"
WM6.5 themes dont work on WM6.1 so why have the matching colour enhancements? which is why i asked!!
I can still post links to them in my thread though right?
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The colour enhancement is a pack of files modified by an user for matching colours of WM6.5.
It'll work even on WM6.1 because it is only a file replacement for HTC Rhodium that works on 6.1!
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I can still post links to them in my thread though right?
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sure. I did think of posting them in your thread, but as kholk pointed out.. these can be used in Win 6.1 as well.
However, I agree with you that they will be primaraily used for win 6.5. Please go ahead and post these in your thread also. I will continue to update them here and notify you, so you can update as well. and/or you can add a link to this thread.
@ Giannis86
Thanks! I will start working on them as well.
messed-up menu....
Hi all. I was trying to change the colors of the menu using the orange HTCMenus.bmp on a cooked-in Menu Enhancement (ROM: Cloudy_1.1) but this messed-up the top and buttom af the menu. The selection colours were ok. Any clue?
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Win 6.5 colors for HTC Menu Enhancement
MS Designer Themes
Classic Blue-------------HTCMenus_Blue.zip
Ron Arad Orange--------HTCMenus_Orange.zip
DVF Green--------------Coming Soon
Isaac Mizrahi Purple-----Coming Soon
Rock and Republic Black-Coming Soon
Vera Wang red----------Coming Soon
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Hi,
is there any change of a black version?
i dont mind doing it myself if you can provide the PSD?
thanks alot for your work.
MG
Sorry I was a bit inactive for a while.
I will make a black version tomorrow. I am rightnow away from my desktop, but when I get to it, I will mail you the PSD file as well.
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Sorry I was a bit inactive for a while.
I will make a black version tomorrow. I am rightnow away from my desktop, but when I get to it, I will mail you the PSD file as well.
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Hey,
im looking forward to it!
i pm you my email for the psd.
thanks a lot
Great job man! I too would like a black version, hope you can make that soon!
Maybe somebody Can port this menu mod from HD to Diamond:
There is oryginal link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508919
Does anyone know the link to a cab to get HTC Menu Enhancements that works on WM6.5? I've tried a few which do not work.
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Does anyone know the link to a cab to get HTC Menu Enhancements that works on WM6.5? I've tried a few which do not work.
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I would like this also. Anyone?
I know Herge over at FuzeMobility.com has it working, but his is cooked into a Rom. I just want the cab.
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Does anyone know the link to a cab to get HTC Menu Enhancements that works on WM6.5? I've tried a few which do not work.
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3rob3 said:
I would like this also. Anyone?
I know Herge over at FuzeMobility.com has it working, but his is cooked into a Rom. I just want the cab.
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Yeah, my cab works:
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~~~~~~~~~~~ -:WM 6.5 Menu Systems:- ~~~~~~~~~~~
If you are using these themes and the menus in File Explorer DON'T look like the picture below, i.e. skinned, click the image and install my CAB:
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Enjoy
All is in the title, How can we get images from TP2 TF3D to edit them ?
Go to your Windows folder and copy out every single _manila file. Then load Manila Editor which can be found by searching XDA and go through them 1 by 1 to see which is which and then replace the images with ones created.
There are about 400 files, its time consuming
Manila Editor doesn't work with TP2 or TD2 manila images
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Manila Editor doesn't work with TP2 or TD2 manila images
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Works fine for me. You use it on your PC and edit the files there. I did all my Neon images with Manila Editor
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Works fine for me. You use it on your PC and edit the files there. I did all my Neon images with Manila Editor
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true and nicelad_uk did a nice job, dont know the time you spend on it, or is it better not to ask
With Manila Editor, we can just put images in manila but we cant get them !
I don't wanna just make a theme, I want also make Apps in Manila style !
I didn't precise it but i have an HD with a TP2 Rom (Miamiam's Mia 2.3 in french)
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true and nicelad_uk did a nice job, dont know the time you spend on it, or is it better not to ask
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Haha, thanks! Probably took me a day or so. Once you get into it, it gets quite easy, but very repetative!
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With Manila Editor, we can just put images in manila but we cant get them !
I don't wanna just make a theme, I want also make Apps in Manila style !
I didn't precise it but i have an HD with a TP2 Rom (Miamiam's Mia 2.3 in french)
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Not true, You can export the images as PNG.
Manila Editor 0.2 works. I finally got the icons that I wanted. Thanks nicelad_uk.
You can also use CFC 0.55.
Search for this it also has a nice GUI.
I had problem with CFC 0.55. It was much easier to use but some how could not get the icons to work.
sorry for asking, but is anyone of you willingly to share the images/icons of the HTC Touch Pro 2 with me?