Can anyone tell me what's the easiest way of creating a manila theme? I would like to make a slider with my own icons and background. Thanks in advance.
i second that...i'm also interested in givin back to the community
manila editor
just copy paste that to the search bar
when u've edited your manila files create a cab file from the changed manilla's
and voila u've got yourself a "theme"
You can also use CFC Gui to export manila files as png, edit them and then replace them with your own gfx.
CFC Gui also supports lossless image compression to save ram, your manilla.exe must be patched first though.
good morning:
before you guys tell me to search, i have already did over and over again. all the threads i see was not entirely clear. some threads say soemthign about having a manila editor and i would need a hex editor and stuff. other people say i jsut use the change wallpaper setting in the settings tab ( i tried, it doesnt work). i also tried downloading a configurator ( dimaond) and it doesnt work. so i want to know, how exactly do you change a wallpaper for touchflo cooked roms? ( please, no vague , shortcut descriptions). i will very much appreciate it. thanks.
p.s. i mean to change only the home screen, not necessarily all tabs, but that can help to.
First we'd need to know what touchflo you're using, TF3D 1 or TF3D 2 "Landscape".
For the first, you need to edit a manila skin file, extract to a png with CFG Editor (search on XDA), edit it in photoshop, alter the manila skin file back with CFG Editor into the png you made, then hex-edit the file and paste it in your windows directory, together with another file that you'd need to download. Aka, it's a hassle. I can't tell you where to download all this, as I don't remember.
TF3D 2 its easier, just need to edit 4 skin files, without hex editing.
Are you sure you want to do this?
And how can I change the TouchFlo 3D 1 wallpaper in the cab version?
Angelusz said:
First we'd need to know what touchflo you're using, TF3D 1 or TF3D 2 "Landscape".
For the first, you need to edit a manila skin file, extract to a png with CFG Editor (search on XDA), edit it in photoshop, alter the manila skin file back with CFG Editor into the png you made, then hex-edit the file and paste it in your windows directory, together with another file that you'd need to download. Aka, it's a hassle. I can't tell you where to download all this, as I don't remember.
TF3D 2 its easier, just need to edit 4 skin files, without hex editing.
Are you sure you want to do this?
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thanks for the reply. sorry i forgot to mention im using touchflo 2
but yes i would like to attempt it if you can give me directions on how to do it. i appreciate it a lot.
Edit the following files: (get them from your windows folder)
29cff4fe_manila
058acf31_manila
77feee1d_manila
70083a29_manila
Two of 'em are for portrait, two for landscape.
Use cfc gui to extract the pngs and recompile them when you're done.
Copy them to your \windows folder and you're all set.
Angelusz said:
Edit the following files: (get them from your windows folder)
29cff4fe_manila
058acf31_manila
77feee1d_manila
70083a29_manila
Two of 'em are for portrait, two for landscape.
Use cfc gui to extract the pngs and recompile them when you're done.
Copy them to your \windows folder and you're all set.
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thanks a lot. i will give it a whirl when im home. also is there a different wallpaper size im suppose to use as oppose to the default 800x800 for non tf3d?
is this suppose 2 be done on the phone or comp? as for getting the file out of the phone, its not showing up on desktop.
Hi Guys!
I've searched days and could not found one post about how to actually:
- Use the Manila Editor properly
- Where are the default theme's manila files
- How to create a .theme file
I started playing aound with Manila Editor v2, but I was only able to find the manila files of the theme (XenRed) that I applied previously (root windows folder). Now, I copied it over to my PC, and then created a few new graphics, then I replaced the manila extracts (PNG) with my own. After this I copied it back to the phone (HTC Diamond still turned on) and I overwrote the manila that I modified on the machine: NOTHING happened.
Than I rebooted (HTC). Still nothing.
- Should I uninstall Diamond TF3D config?
- Does the change only occur, if I change the whole set?
- Can I just change idividual manila files, and than see the result?
Any help would be much appretiated!
I am trying to create a Fallout 3 style Theme for myself and share it with freinds, fans, etc, but I cannot make it work.
Regards,
Kudredin
Hi
How does one cook a custom theme into a ROM and make that the default theme? I've tried editing quite a few registry entrys and it still does not work.
Another question along the same lines, how do i cook in a custom today wallpaper? I've tried changing registry entrys here as well but it didn't work either
Thanks
Mod edit: Solved thread
well...
long history here...
First.. the themes for 6.5 and 6.5.X are not the same theme, so genereally if you want to cook inside a theme that you have made... simply be sure that you have a TSK that contains all the registry entries for images and the two images in JPG format with your size screen set them as "read only" and "archive" attribs then save the cab as winmo cab then rename it from .cab to .tsk then.... put it into a EXT pkg in your EVK kitchen or whatever you have EVK or OSK make a pkg called "my theme name" inside a folder called "FILES" inside that folder all images of the theme and the TSK too... then go to your RUNCC or autoinstall or however you have and set in the txt file this comand...
TSK: \Windows\My theme name.tsk
at the end of the file this way in the botting procces frist customization the theme will be set as default
is the dirt way but you can make it safely instead of changing many regs that simply you will forgot the original
Y'all must to remember that if you want to patch the theme or install a them in a runing working rom in teh device you must to trust sign the TSK but if you are cooking the kitchen will do it for you
The wall paper is easy: just set whatever pic you want as the wallpaper using either Home-settings or the pic and video tool. Then open \windows, and look for the newest files. You'll see two files named stwater_###x###.png or something very similar (could be tdywater). Grab these two files and then when you're editing a .tsk file, include the files in it. Now you're done.
If you want to cook the theme straight into the rom, then you need to dump all of the reg keys and put them into an app.reg file in a package that runs at the end of the build. Name your two wallpaper files (portrait and landscape) "classicblue_stwater_480_640.jpg" and "classicblue_stwater_640_480.jpg," and stick them in the same EXT. (To get the proper names for your device, look in (SYS\Build#\dpi_192_resh_480_resv_640\COMMON\base_dpi_192_resh_480_resv_640), obviously with the proper resolution.) Look through your add2config.txt or config.txt files, and make sure that no other stock .tsk is run during customization.
I know i to cook a theme and set as default and blabla....but its interesting know how to trust sign the TSK when i make a theme.cab to put in a working rom...can you explain?
+ Que PPC said:
Y'all must to remember that if you want to patch the theme or install a them in a runing working rom in teh device you must to trust sign the TSK but if you are cooking the kitchen will do it for you
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A way that bobsbbq has taught me, and has worked for a 6.5.5 theme
make a new folder in your EXT packes, called whatever the theme is, and in there make another folder called files, in the files folder copy across everything in the theme's cab. then go back into the root of the themes package folder and make a new text document called add2config in there paste the following:
TSK: \Windows\XXXX.tsk
where XXXX is the exact name of yout .tsk file found in the themes cab (so it will also be in the files folder if you want to copy the file name exactly.
Save the text document and then just select it in your kitchen
af974 said:
I know i to cook a theme and set as default and blabla....but its interesting know how to trust sign the TSK when i make a theme.cab to put in a working rom...can you explain?
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If you try to sign a cab with the last year SDK certs you will have an error is better you to trust sign your cabs reading this article
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650309
Thanks guys for the replies I ended up using Farmer Ted's method and it's working exactly how I wanted it to.
BTW: Farmer Ted, whenever I ask for help, whether on this forum or another, you're always among the first to help me. HUGE thanks dude
Thanks Que,
This is very usefull for me
+ Que PPC said:
If you try to sign a cab with the last year SDK certs you will have an error is better you to trust sign your cabs reading this article
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650309
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No prob dude... BTW ppl understand that...
If you want to make fixes for your ROM....
YOU MUST!! to make a trusted sign cab with signed files inside...
if you want to cook the fix... so the kitchen will sign all of them
+ Que PPC said:
No prob dude... BTW ppl understand that...
If you want to make fixes for your ROM....
YOU MUST!! to make a trusted sign cab with signed files inside...
if you want to cook the fix... so the kitchen will sign all of them
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i dont understand why we have to sign a cab file, when we remove certs in kitchen?
Code:
..\TOOLS\implantxip -xip xip.bin -payload OS.nb.payload -imgstart %imgstart% -%uldr% -pp 16 -%nocert%
ive never signed a cab file in my life and they always install fine
I've never signed a cab, either. EVK makes it too easy, lol.
+ Que PPC said:
well...
long history here...
First.. the themes for 6.5 and 6.5.X are not the same theme, so genereally if you want to cook inside a theme that you have made... simply be sure that you have a TSK that contains all the registry entries for images and the two images in JPG format with your size screen set them as "read only" and "archive" attribs then save the cab as winmo cab then rename it from .cab to .tsk then.... put it into a EXT pkg in your EVK kitchen or whatever you have EVK or OSK make a pkg called "my theme name" inside a folder called "FILES" inside that folder all images of the theme and the TSK too... then go to your RUNCC or autoinstall or however you have and set in the txt file this comand...
TSK: \Windows\My theme name.tsk
at the end of the file this way in the botting procces frist customization the theme will be set as default
is the dirt way but you can make it safely instead of changing many regs that simply you will forgot the original
Y'all must to remember that if you want to patch the theme or install a them in a runing working rom in teh device you must to trust sign the TSK but if you are cooking the kitchen will do it for you
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I started having problems with Farmer Ted's way so I tried this one instead. It works perfectly except for one thing, that it needs a restart before it's effective. Is there any way to get it working on first boot?
I use this one:
OEM\ExtendedPKG\config.txt
Code:
LOCK:Enabled
TSK: \WINDOWS\Htc_black.tsk
LOCK:Disabled
RST: Reset
This will set that theme on first boot, of course you need to have RunnCC running.
You must change Htc_black.tsk with your tsk name.
seeM_ZA said:
I started having problems with Farmer Ted's way so I tried this one instead. It works perfectly except for one thing, that it needs a restart before it's effective. Is there any way to get it working on first boot?
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af974 said:
I use this one:
OEM\ExtendedPKG\config.txt
Code:
LOCK:Enabled
TSK: \WINDOWS\Htc_black.tsk
LOCK:Disabled
RST: Reset
This will set that theme on first boot, of course you need to have RunnCC running.
You must change Htc_black.tsk with your tsk name.
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I did mine exactly like that but it doesn't work. It only works after I reboot the phone atleast once
EDIT: I noticed if i go to settings/home, it is set as the default theme (it's hilighted) but it's not actually visible anywhere.
EDIT2: Never mind it's sorted out. I went back to Farmer Ted's way and got it to work exactly how I wanted it.
Hi guys,
How can I change cooked in wallpaper if my theme doesn't contain a wall?
Farmer Ted said:
The wall paper is easy: just set whatever pic you want as the wallpaper using either Home-settings or the pic and video tool. Then open \windows, and look for the newest files. You'll see two files named stwater_###x###.png or something very similar (could be tdywater). Grab these two files and then when you're editing a .tsk file, include the files in it. Now you're done.
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I believe this is what you want to do
[★] said:
A way that bobsbbq has taught me, and has worked for a 6.5.5 theme
make a new folder in your EXT packes, called whatever the theme is, and in there make another folder called files, in the files folder copy across everything in the theme's cab. then go back into the root of the themes package folder and make a new text document called add2config in there paste the following:
TSK: \Windows\XXXX.tsk
where XXXX is the exact name of yout .tsk file found in the themes cab (so it will also be in the files folder if you want to copy the file name exactly.
Save the text document and then just select it in your kitchen
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Does this method select the theme on 1st boot?
btw, how do you select a default Wallpaper for Manila's Home Tab?
sometimes you need to take your theme tsk rename it to .cab open it with cab manager and change the pics inside
the manila use as default a pic inside the EXT or OEM pkg it contains the manila app... search for the image and just replace it same size, and attributes.
+ Que PPC said:
sometimes you need to take your theme tsk rename it to .cab open it with cab manager and change the pics inside
the manila use as default a pic inside the EXT or OEM pkg it contains the manila app... search for the image and just replace it same size, and attributes.
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Thanks. Will try it out
what would the image name be? in EXT Manila.exe is only in Manila_Core and I don't have any image there except Manila files...
In OEM I saw the default HTC Black.tsk along with HTC stwater images...
Do I need to replace these 2 Images (HTC Black Stwater... 480x800 and 800x480)?
I'm starting to learn how to cook my first HD2 ROM using osKitchen Zero. I imported the 3.14 WWE official ROM to it (build 21913). I just want to make sure that I'm on the right track so I'm going to make a list of the changes I've made within the kitchen and ask a few questions if that's possible?
SYS Packages
I removed all the components labelled as "Useless" as I figured I'd try to save some space. They are:
Autoupdate
Bth_HID
Enterprise
IPSECVPN
Sample Music
SqlCeMobile
WWAN
Can I get rid of WelcomeCentre if I don't need "Help"?
EXT Packages Exclutions:
JETCET Print (had an error when I imported the ROM so I left it unchecked.
GPS Copilot (I've got TomTom so I won't need this).
Questions:
How should I import XDA_UC into the ROM? I tried to import the EXT from here but kept getting an error.
I added the Cookie Home Tab 2.0 cab to EXT Packages and made sure it was selected but there is no mention of it in the ROM. If I install it manually after a flash then it doesn't say it has been installed already. How do I import it so it is already installed?
Thanks for all you help in advance, I've always appreciated the work you guys so and it's only now I'm finding out how much time and effort is required
I use a couple of the 'useless' SYS packages and since there is a lot of storage space on the Leo I leave all the SYS packages in. I get the same error with JetPrint - its a line in the registry settings that has an extra '\'. I edited the app.reg file and removed the extra '\' and OSKitchen stops complaining about it. I also remove Copilot and include the TomTom .cab in the kitchen so it autoinstalls on first boot.
Not sure about XDA_UC as I don't use it - I just add to the config.txt file (via the OSKitchen 'add2config.txt' method) and autoinstall some .cabs at 1st boot.
Andy
ADB100 said:
I use a couple of the 'useless' SYS packages and since there is a lot of storage space on the Leo I leave all the SYS packages in. I get the same error with JetPrint - its a line in the registry settings that has an extra '\'. I edited the app.reg file and removed the extra '\' and OSKitchen stops complaining about it. I also remove Copilot and include the TomTom .cab in the kitchen so it autoinstalls on first boot.
Not sure about XDA_UC as I don't use it - I just add to the config.txt file (via the OSKitchen 'add2config.txt' method) and autoinstall some .cabs at 1st boot.
Andy
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Could you give me a quick demo on how to create and use the add2config.txt file? Is it just a list of cab file locations? How do you import the .txt file into oskitchen?
In my kitchen I created a folder called 'common' in the \sources\devices folder. In this I have the path \EXT Packages\Common Packages\. In here I place any packages that I use in different devices. OSKitchen displays EXT Packages in the Common folder for different devices - i.e. I have a Blackstone and a Leo and can see these packages when cooking for either.
In here I have a TomTomVGA CAB package. The folder is called 'TomTomVGA CAB', inside this are two files - 'app.reg' and 'add2config.txt' plus a folder called 'files' containing the .cab file. The 'add2config.txt' file is just a text file and contains the text 'CAB: \WINDOWS\NavigatorVGA.cab'. This gets added to the 'config.txt' file that is read and the items listed are executed on 1st boot'
You can only include .CAB files that don't ask for parameters or try to reboot the device. Where to install is ignored as far as I can tell - i.e. the TomTomVGA.cab if installed manually would ask where to install - either device or storage card and you don't see this when its added to the config.txt file. I used to have an Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 EXT package but the latest .CAB asks to reboot at the end of the install and this no longer works. I just install this manually after a re-flash.
Hope that makes sense?
yeoldgreat1 said:
Could you give me a quick demo on how to create and use the add2config.txt file? Is it just a list of cab file locations? How do you import the .txt file into oskitchen?
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ADB100 said:
In my kitchen I created a folder called 'common' in the \sources\devices folder. In this I have the path \EXT Packages\Common Packages\. In here I place any packages that I use in different devices. OSKitchen displays EXT Packages in the Common folder for different devices - i.e. I have a Blackstone and a Leo and can see these packages when cooking for either.
In here I have a TomTomVGA CAB package. The folder is called 'TomTomVGA CAB', inside this are two files - 'app.reg' and 'add2config.txt' plus a folder called 'files' containing the .cab file. The 'add2config.txt' file is just a text file and contains the text 'CAB: \WINDOWS\NavigatorVGA.cab'. This gets added to the 'config.txt' file that is read and the items listed are executed on 1st boot'
You can only include .CAB files that don't ask for parameters or try to reboot the device. Where to install is ignored as far as I can tell - i.e. the TomTomVGA.cab if installed manually would ask where to install - either device or storage card and you don't see this when its added to the config.txt file. I used to have an Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 EXT package but the latest .CAB asks to reboot at the end of the install and this no longer works. I just install this manually after a re-flash.
Hope that makes sense?
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That helped a lot. Thanks very much!
Have a look here, I have built an os kitchen all ready. You can select both 6.5 and 6.5.5 roms. I also have xda_uc as an option in the build. The thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774430