A Few Questions........ - HD2 General

Hi everyone....i just have a few questions about HTC Leo..
i haven't got mine yet [still have to wait another week]...but i used to create themes for symbian phones specially nokia.....I'd love to do this for my Leo..
so, here are my questions:
1- what is the program used to create themes for Windows mobile phones ?
[ just like carbide UI theme creator for nokia ] or do i have to create it by a difficult and different progs????
2- how to change the icons?
i've seen alot of icon sets on the forum all in cab format and not included with the theme...that makes us reach the third Q
3- the icon set is made in one cab and the theme in another cab...is this the only way?
4- what is the proper size and format of the icon to be used [Jpg or Png] or should i use them in Ico format???
5- what is the program used to create the cab of the icon set ???
i hope that you all help me and thanks in advance....

another Q :
for wallpapers do i have to create them also in a cab format or this is an option...and if i should create them in cab format, what program should i use?????

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Menu Icons 4 all ROMS

Hi guys.. i am very bored of the standard custom icons shown into Start-> Programs... so tonight i have done a cab which installs a "minimum.dll" file, which is an icon library, and who make follow dirs into the menu:
Applications
Games
Internet
Multimedia
Phone
System
Utility
Mobile Office
Network
In every dir there is an icon. file which has a string inside:
#\Windows\minimum.dll,-4
By changing the number, you can assign a different icon to the folder you're in.
If some rom cooker wants its custom set of icons.. pm me.. HERE is a good archive of icons
Attached the CAB, no need to reboot, & image of avaiable icons in Minimum icon set and its relative code.
SEE ALSO POST n°5
Nice work dear. Applause for it..
I think I will try to Cook my own rom using this. Thank will let you know how it works.
For Italian friends who asked for... tonight i'll post 3 Icons pack in cab format, note that the one posted is in english (..just rename folders' name in "programmi" directory
be patient
Ok guys, i have no time to make the cabs because i'm very busy at this time, however it's VERY SIMPLE.
All is explained in the first post (concerning the icon.lnk file inside the folder to skin).
In each zip there is the dll, to copy in \windows, and an image which describes the icon number.
If someone provide me some good icons, i'll pack them into a dll file.
To see the name of iconpack's image, wait with the mouse over and erad the filename.jpg
Thanks a lot mate
Youre the man!
I tried..
God job, thanks for information & sharing
hi there. Very good job but i can't understand how to install them
Lovely
I like this a lot!!
It is VGA icons? Or QVGA?
both resolutions
Great, Thanks a lot.
How do I create my own .dll? I have a lot of icons but no instruction to create a .dll of them.
If there a chance to pimp the folder background from white to some other colour or picture?
Daydoo
Daydoo said:
Great, Thanks a lot.
How do I create my own .dll? I have a lot of icons but no instruction to create a .dll of them.
If there a chance to pimp the folder background from white to some other colour or picture?
Daydoo
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Hi SkizZO, How do I create my own .dll?
Thank you.
You have to pack 16x16,32x32, 64x64 images to an .ico file, or edit an .ico file deleting unwanted resolutions...
Then group all icons, numbered & ordered in an "Icon library"
I've used ArtIcons Pro to do this. The icon library has the .icl extension.
Now you have to compile it into a dll (I have used GConvert)
Remember that WM supports 256 colors icons, so if you use more colors, is wasted space.
PS: Post your icons here!!!
any chance i could use some folders with the same style as the ones already on my phone? ie the yellow games folder etc...

Assasins Creed Theme ( without WAD/WA )

Hey ya guyz..hop e the guyz at ppc themes dnt mind..i created a theme in tsk format for those who dont like Wisbar and stuff like that...
Instructions : -
Just place it in Ur storagae card or My Documents Folder and Go to Start - Settings - Today and select the theme u want
S2U2 Theme :
Copy the gfx folder To the Installed location of S2U2 in ur Ppc and run ilock2.exe..then run s2u2 and voila..u are done
Screen Shots :-
And Yes its in QVGA Format (both Portrait and Lanscape)
if u want to remove transperency around the clock and slide to unlock....just reomve the vtopbar and topbar files from the gfx folder
Note :- Please Make a backup of ur current gfx folder incase u want ur old appearence back..as it will overirght it
Please write feedbacks
Thanks it looks good hehe nice modifying from ppc-theme.com project can you teach me how to make theme also? I want to modify their raving rabbids theme also
Wow, very nice of you!
I have used WisBar a LOT on my WM2003SE device, but since WM6 I never used again. To be honest; I don't miss it anymore.
You should use some transparent clock images for S2U2. That would make it really well.
yeah mee too..since WM5 it started to slow down my ppc and make it buggy..so i gave up on Wisbar...i found many mouth droping Vista themes but all of them worked with Wisbar..
if u want to remove transperency around the clock and slide to unlock....just reomve the vtopbar and topbar files from the gfx folder
can you tell me how am i going to put the numbers and everything else in my htc so that i can see the time as your's (in the assasins creed)
I am a newbie
First u have to install S2U2 (search the forum for it its version 0.96)..read alot about it
then download the s2u2_assasins CAB and copy its contents to gfx folder in ur [email protected] installed directory
Nice theme but I was wondering if maybe you could either upload or send me the BG pic you used? I was going to make a dialer with it or possibly another pic of Assasins Creed
Never mind I got it and made a dialer You can try it out below if you want, I am going to make another dialer to with a different pic as soon as my damn photoshop works....
Nice theme for S2U2! just installed
Thanks nitefall, it's a nice dialer may I know how to use it? My device is WM5..Thanks
It's just a cab install so load the cab on your phone and install it
ather90 said:
Hey ya guyz..hop e the guyz at ppc themes dnt mind..i created a theme in tsk format for those who dont like Wisbar and stuff like that...
Instructions : -
Just place it in Ur storagae card or My Documents Folder and Go to Start - Settings - Today and select the theme u want
S2U2 Theme :
Copy the gfx folder To the Installed location of S2U2 in ur Ppc and run ilock2.exe..then run s2u2 and voila..u are done
Screen Shots :-
And Yes its in QVGA Format (both Portrait and Lanscape)
if u want to remove transperency around the clock and slide to unlock....just reomve the vtopbar and topbar files from the gfx folder
Note :- Please Make a backup of ur current gfx folder incase u want ur old appearence back..as it will overirght it
Please write feedbacks
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WOW WOW WOW...what a great theme....do u know im a great fan of yours
Thanks sacred..im surprised that from where u dug up my theme..i totally forgot abt it

(how To) Install A Theme

I'm Really Having A Hard Time Trying To Install A Theme On My Diamond,would Somebody Plz Help Me Out?
1,use TF3D config
2,use winrar unpack *.theme, then copy to windows
thnx man i'll give it a shot,i'm used to wm5 so touch flow is totally new 4 me,there's a little issue though.
i couldn't apply a background picture
thnx man,it worked,unlike wm5 it took way too long
I still don't know why theme creators don't make a cab file of their themes. The only thing a theme is made of are manila files. With a cab file you also don't need the TFL3D config program. Simply click the .cab file on your device and you're done.
@ Theme makers: there is a application named Qickcab.exe. Cabs are so easy to use and you get rid of all the repeating questions on how to install .theme files.....
MRE-net said:
I still don't know why theme creators don't make a cab file of their themes. The only thing a theme is made of are manila files. With a cab file you also don't need the TFL3D config program. Simply click the .cab file on your device and you're done.
@ Theme makers: there is a application named Qickcab.exe. Cabs are so easy to use and you get rid of all the repeating questions on how to install .theme files.....
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I think it's already a great favor that the theme creators make all the gorgeous themes and generous enough to share them with us (they could keep the glory to themselves, look at those gold and diamond themes. We could have been drooling at them instead of showing them off on our diamonds). Do you think we are asking a bit too much to ask the theme creator to make the new theme and then ask them, "why don't you make the .theme file as I don't bother to convert the .png to manila files? Why don't you make the .cab file even saving my time to install diamond config?" I think as fellow xda-developers who know what to do, we can help out by making them instead of asking the creators to do it themselves. Or create yet another sticky faq to explain it. imho. Anyway, I bet even when .cab is created, somebody would still post a question asking what to do with the .cab he downloaded.
I fully agree but its a hard work too to copy all files to windows folder...a theme file or cab isnt so much price to do for them. I think..maybe anyone of them dont know how to do it so why dont advice them...
Ok, sorry guys, in my previous posting it wasn't my intention to piss the theme creators off. I respect their hard work. But I find it a bit strange the way .themes have to be installed. First you have to install TFL3D config utility and then you have to make some additional steps to install a theme. Why not keep it simple and create a cab file of the theme ?
I think the knowledge of the theme creators is good enough to also find out how to create a cab file out of it.
Also creating a cab is a 3 click process. Takes only 30 secs extra
Will make a short guide how to make a cab in a moment.
The reason i make theme files instead of cabs is the file size..
I agree cab files is much easier, but they just get too big with a cab!
I use cab files for minor changes, like a clock or some icons...
exampel..
Vista Ultimate Theme.theme - 1560kB
Vista Ultimate Theme.cab - 9070kB
NisseDILLIGAF said:
The reason i make theme files instead of cabs is the file size..
I agree cab files is much easier, but they just get too big with a cab!
I use cab files for minor changes, like a clock or some icons...
exampel..
Vista Ultimate Theme.theme - 1560kB
Vista Ultimate Theme.cab - 9070kB
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Ok that's a big difference. But How many files are in your themes ? Do you put all the manila files in it, or just the changed ones ?
In the end both will be 9070kB But I got your point.
theme file is much better than cab which cant be always uninstalable (experience with some clocks fot TF3D) and it isnt for me such a sacrifice to such a great themes to install this user friendly program
MRE-net said:
Ok that's a big difference. But How many files are in your themes ? Do you put all the manila files in it, or just the changed ones ?
In the end both will be 9070kB But I got your point.
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I have about 450 files... And I made it as small as possible..
It's not just the image files...
And it depends on who is installing it...
If you have the same TF3D as I have it would be enough to just install the changed files...
but If you have another TF3D you have to replace some other files too...
kultus said:
theme file is much better than cab which cant be always uninstalable (experience with some clocks fot TF3D) and it isnt for me such a sacrifice to such a great themes to install this user friendly program
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Oh, relly... good to know..
I always test my cab files first, so I know that I can uninstall it
kultus said:
I fully agree but its a hard work too to copy all files to windows folder...a theme file or cab isnt so much price to do for them. I think..maybe anyone of them dont know how to do it so why dont advice them...
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I think copying manila files is easier than installing as .theme (I haven't tried .cab so I can't say anything on that). I usually do it via bluetooth. All I need to do is to beam the relevant files (via bluetooth) and then move them to /windows (using Total Commander because you can select a batch of files to move instead of one-by-one). It doesn't take much time as the relevant files are not a lot (e.g. for the gold diamond theme, just fewer than 20 files). Simple drag and drop will do.
so first of all there is 200+ files so you have some lite version maybe
the second thing...Im using resco exp which is the best for me and every replace file in ROM i have to confirm very stupid, common File explorer is the same and I wont install another explorer just for installing themes...
Guys,guys,all That Is Good But I Still Didn't Get The Answer,why Can't I Put The Background Picture That Comes With The Theme In Th Background ? It Just Gives Me A Plain Background
kultus said:
so first of all there is 200+ files so you have some lite version maybe
the second thing...Im using resco exp which is the best for me and every replace file in ROM i have to confirm very stupid, common File explorer is the same and I wont install another explorer just for installing themes...
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200+ files for a theme? Well, I have tried the darkred/darkblue, gold, gold with diamond themes and they only have <20 files involved (all found in the thread Themes for TouchFlo3D). Where did you get the 200+ file theme? And don't use Resco exp. Use Total Commander instead. I have both on my diamond and Total Commander has an option "yes to all" (similar to Windows replace command) and all I need to do is to select the group of files, find the directory to move to and then "move" then "yes to all" and done. Just a few clicks on the diamond will do.
Or alternatively, you can wire connect your diamond to the PC and move everything from your pc (so that you don't need to touch any primitive file explorer on your diamond).
guys,r u gonna keep arguing & not answer my question,i installed a theme & came out very good but without the background,so how can i apply the background to it?
bbju said:
200+ files for a theme? Well, I have tried the darkred/darkblue, gold, gold with diamond themes and they only have <20 files involved (all found in the thread Themes for TouchFlo3D). Where did you get the 200+ file theme? And don't use Resco exp. Use Total Commander instead. I have both on my diamond and Total Commander has an option "yes to all" (similar to Windows replace command) and all I need to do is to select the group of files, find the directory to move to and then "move" then "yes to all" and done. Just a few clicks on the diamond will do.
Or alternatively, you can wire connect your diamond to the PC and move everything from your pc (so that you don't need to touch any primitive file explorer on your diamond).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=109844&d=1220137684
younissmed said:
guys,r u gonna keep arguing & not answer my question,i installed a theme & came out very good but without the background,so how can i apply the background to it?
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hi.. sorry about that
Just slide to the settings tab in TF3D and there you can select 'background'...
You have to copy the background file to your phone first
thanks man,although it looks like it's very obvious but touchflo is a new thing to me i'm used to wm5

[CUST] [20080914]Celogeek Icon Reorganizer and Customizer for all rom, all language

Hi, all,
I have made a tool working (in theory) for all diamond rom, all language.
For French guy, look at there : http://celogeek.free.fr/2008/09/celogeek-icones-reorganiseur/
They is a full and clean explanation totally in french, with screenshot ...
Under the pack they is my icon set. You can use easyly set any icon you want, any name for directory and link, and reorganize automatically all tools as you want after or during any rom installation.
So, you probably just have to set the ini file one time, they will work forever between any rom.
You can now, always keep your icon organisation under Programs between rom.
If you install new software, just add it to the ini file where you want to move it, re-run Celogeek Icon Reorganizer, and that's it !
Ok I join this file, with English directory version (can change it easyly),
I have add lot's of link, in french and english, so they can directly work nice if you have this kind of ROM language. For over, you have to add your link under.
Just run it first, look in Programs (with StartUp > Programs), any link that is not move in directory you like will appear here. Add it to the ini file at the right place, and re-run cir. That's it !
Here explanation of ini file :
-- CUT OF INI --
[dirs]
app=Application?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-1
conn=Connections?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-2
game=Games?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-3
gps=GPS?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-4
multi=Multimedia?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-5
office=Office Mobile?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-6
system=System Tools?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-7
internet=Internet?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-8
[internet]
app1=Messenger?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-103
app2=Opera Browser?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-101
app3=RSS Hub?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-102
app4=Windows Live?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-103
--END OF CUT --
First : [dirs] section
in this section, you create any key you want
ex:
app=Application
internet=Internet?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-8
They will create directory name "Application", the "app" is use below as an alias for application
They will create "Internet" directory and set icon for this directory to "celogeek_icons_set.dll,-8"
after you can create [internet] section, with all application need to be move in it. You can't have twice same application in more than one directory.
Ex:
[internet]
app1=Messenger
app2=Opera Browser?celogeek_icons_set.dll,-101
they will move Messenger link under Internet directory. Key is not important, but need to be unique per section
they will move Opera to Internet directory and set a custom icon to "celogeek_icons_set.dll,-101"
So my init file contain lot's of link I have add from "TOR french" ROM and "Dutty 1.9" link, I have add iGO8 icon and TomTom icon too a personal tools for me (same for spb soft).
If link doesn't exist, it will be ignore.
So here the installation process :
Unpack cir.zip under your internal storage.
Go under it,
move to themes directory, install theme you want (it's a cab that contain celogeek_icon_set.dll), for the moment they is one COOL theme named MAC.
After that, move back to cir directory
Run cir.exe
Just wait, a message will appear when job finished.
Look in Programs the result after that.
Any link that isn't present in INI file will stay in Programs directory. All this link will automatically be added to INI file under section [unknown] with their custom icon, if found in lnk file.
So after you just have to move it to the place you want. Don't forget to set a key value to a unique one in section you move. ex: app1=test, move it to Internet, change app1 to appX (X is last number found +1).
Ex:
before:
---
[internet]
app1=abcde
---
[unknown]
app1=Test
after:
---
[internet]
app1=abcde
app2=Test
---
Copie to you pc the ini file and change it as you want, and push it back to the cir directory after.
A cir link with my icon (a nice girl in purple), will be add automatically in Programs link, just click on it after any change of ini file.
Hope you will like it !
Any question or ask for icons set are welcome and will be done with pleasure by me !
So, just ask
Good customization guy !
See celogeek_icons_set_XXX.jpg for ressource number
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CHANGELOG
2008-09-14:
securing deleting of directory in Programs. Keep it if some file stay in dir.
2008-09-12:
improve visual render of all theme, highly better now !
add 1 new theme, noia
All theme is under cir.zip, now 3 themes : noia, crystal, mac
2008-09-11:
add 1 new theme, crystal (Look in the cir.zip, directory item, install the new cab and reboot to apply)
fix in ini, Opera Mobile icon (special for SwiftBL rom)
2008-09-10-2:
add a lot of ready link in ini file
change ":" to "?" as separator between link and icon under ini file
add 1 custom icon for photo
add autogenerated [unknown] section with all link that still stay under Programs after CIR run
2008-09-10 :
move [icons] section to [dirs] section with "?" separator
add customizable icon per application !
theme: mac, add 3 icons for demo for opera, msn and rsshub (set example in ini file to custom link for them)
Please reinstall theme to have all icon available (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,101,102,103)
Before 2008-09-10 :
support for directory creation : use [dirs] section
support for custom directory icon : use [icons] section
move application to any section
theme: mac, contain 8 icons
looks cool to me! though i may just use the dll and have my own folders but with the icons! :]
yay
Ok it works
Only thing the Internet one thats -8 didnt show the internet image, can you check if the image is correct. Also I think you should add many more icons. USe u imagination. Then post them all with their numbers over here.
I love it, works very very well
Hi
I ran the App again and modified the ini to get all apps in the folders i want and now all my icons for folders [8 of them] is not showing the pictures any more.
Grumps said:
I ran the App again and modified the ini to get all apps in the folders i want and now all my icons for folders [8 of them] is not showing the pictures any more.
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Ok, first, reboot your phone, and re-run THEMES/celogeek_icons_set_man.cab
It will install my new sets of icons
then, re-run the tools
don't forget to push right think on [icons] dirs, send me your ini files just to see if I can see something wrong.
geistteufel said:
Ok, first, reboot your phone, and re-run THEMES/celogeek_icons_set_man.cab
It will install my new sets of icons
then, re-run the tools
don't forget to push right think on [icons] dirs, send me your ini files just to see if I can see something wrong.
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If something wrong during moving stage, it will stop everything
did you show the Message "CIR done" ???
if now, that mean something stop before the end
so re-rerun it again,
geistteufel said:
If something wrong during moving stage, it will stop everything
did you show the Message "CIR done" ???
if now, that mean something stop before the end
so re-rerun it again,
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I came right thanx sooooooo much. i uminstalledthe panosha icons but didnt install the new one.
Works beautifully thanx!!!
Great Job
Très bon travail
Peacefull
Hi
Still waiting for some new icons
What kind of icon you want ?
Give me link where I can get some, and I will assemblate a new theme
Here some good pics :
http://www.gnome-look.org
Proposition themes
Ok,
Here a theme :
So look icon and tell me if a theme with that could be good for you guy ?
If ok, I will make it quickly
see ya
Here another theme possible :
what do you think ?
I like
geistteufel said:
Ok,
Here a theme :
So look icon and tell me if a theme with that could be good for you guy ?
If ok, I will make it quickly
see ya
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You can add all the icons you like because then we can choose the ones we want but I personally like
Accessories
System Tools
IM
Thunderbird Email
Ill look at more and let you know.
Thank you for all the effort. I enjoy my phone way more now!!!
Grumps said:
You can add all the icons you like because then we can choose the ones we want but I personally like
Accessories
System Tools
IM
Thunderbird Email
Ill look at more and let you know.
Thank you for all the effort. I enjoy my phone way more now!!!
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In fact I want something easy to change. You use celogeek_icons_set.dll, and just change the theme as the one you want but keep same icons meaning number
-1 = application
-2 = ...
After we can move from one to other without need of changing reg.ini
I will make a theme with that theme
If you see somethink funny and better, no prob, I can do it
Up new version !
See first post, I have upgrade the system
Now support Application Custom icon !!!!
geistteufel said:
See first post, I have upgrade the system
Now support Application Custom icon !!!!
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I will upgrade icon pack for mac as soon as I can,
and after I will make another theme
I will customize all icon for application I have in my stock
other icons - WHERE!!!???
Hi! Where can I find other icon dll files?
I have to make it
I'm currently improving icon system, add customization on icons exists ...
I will upload it when it's done
For other, I have to made it
I will make a "Ubuntu" still just after Mac version is fully done
Cool
Ill try the new version now
Tiny Problem I Hope
I installed the new version. Uninstalled old icon pack and installed new one, I attached my .ini file and a screen shot. Some of my icons images are missing now?
Please help

TF3D Themes downloable by RSS

Hello dear admins,
I'm fond of your site but, sometimes i'ts difficult to find specific things ...
For instance, when I'm looking for a TF3 Theme for my Diamond, I go to this place :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=436867
But it's not easy to find what I want.
That's why, I propose to you a simple idea about TF3D Themes
- Create a spécfical article like this one
- Insert into this article an brief description
- Insert a screenshot
- Insert a direct link to the .cab or the .theme
So,the reader can use the RSS feed directly into the pocket pc and download the file directly into the internal storage ...
What do you think about that ?
also how do you get into tf3d configuration.? . because i cnt find it and need it to install a .theme file
It's really simple
- Download the software "TF3D Config".
- Download the file .theme into the internal storage of your diamond.
- Install the soft
- Execute it
- Go to "Appareance"
- Select your theme located in your internal storage
- Clic in Apply
- Let's do the rest
- reboot !
but does it work with 1.93 rom stock htc thanks
hawwy said:
but does it work with 1.93 rom stock htc thanks
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yes it does, and please dont change the subject!!, this is not about tf3d...

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