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Colorful Themes

My 7501 is less than a week old and I'm using Michi's 2.18d in 1.2 spl mode and it is awesome. Owe that guy a beer.
The reason for my post is that I come from a Tilt and Eten x800 history and the trend with HTC has been the cool, sleek, black/grey backgrounds and Home themes. What I'd like is something more colorful to really show off this awesome 5" screen. I like the layout of the Big HTC Home theme, but it would be nice to jazz it up with some color. Any ideas?

Stick a different background on there...
WK Task allows you to change a graded fade to the topbar if you use that.

[THEME] Clarity (WAD2)

Hey guys, just to let you know about the second of my themes for the Xperia called "Clarity".
As with my previous, and any more I will create it is for the purpose of allowing maximal viewing of the walpaper of your choice while at hte same time giving you access to all the most important information you need. Also, with my themes, all will be created so that the taskbar can be on or off and not affect the theme.
They may also be used on other devices since the major resolution defining part is the wallpaper and I am not releasing these with specific wallpapers.
NOTE: The only planned additions *may* be to add a slide out dock with WiFi/BT connectivity. I try to keep these as light as possible for aesthetic and performance purposes.
Comments, criticism, suggestions welcome, enjoy some shots:
UPDATE: I have created the landscape version. Finally managed to get the file attached this morning, enjoy.
Note, in anticipation that most of you are in fact right handed, unlike myself, I have moved the "dock" with the indicators to the right side of the screen in landscape mode, so that when holding the phone one handed you can press them with your thumb. I did not place the dock (in landscape mode) to allow for the taskbar on (would take up too much space) this will be the only exception, and you can move the parts yourself if you need taskbar on.[/color]
NOTE: Like my other theme, the message links may not take you exactly where you want, but they can be edited to take you directly to SMS and to a specific email inbox. Because I don't know what you name your inbox, I can not do that for you.
Enjoy.

Looks awesome dude, wd. Soz but yeah I'm not really in to themes, although I wish I could get the taskbar to be black but also with that shiny texture you know, something to do with base hue. All themes with a black taskbar looks like too gray. but ah well.
Like the work youre doing!

Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words, I agree, theming isn't for everyone, but as a person used to phones with flashy UIs and more so a person that will do anything he can to that UI to make sure his wallpaper can be seen as much as possible (the entire first page on my iphone is blank apart from the wallpaper, and the lockscreen has nothing but the clock and the taskbar (which is invisible) icons.), I try to bring the perfect mix of function and aesthetics.
I know what you mean about the titlebar, Surely there is a way to edit one of the existing themes? I know you can make your own themes (although when I tried it, it refused to display on my Xperia) with the nice gradiented titlebar in black.

AxE-mAn said:
Looks awesome dude, wd. Soz but yeah I'm not really in to themes, although I wish I could get the taskbar to be black but also with that shiny texture you know, something to do with base hue. All themes with a black taskbar looks like too gray. but ah well.
Like the work youre doing!
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Yeah... But I use Silver Xperia and it actually has this glossy but grey task bar.

doministry said:
Yeah... But I use Silver Xperia and it actually has this glossy but grey task bar.
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I see what you mean, i just set my experia to the Silver Theme and it is the glossy gray (silver) one. I wonder why the black Xperia theme doesn't have this "glossy" bar but instead a flat black one. The silver theme is yuck though, (especially on my Black X1), although saying that, I'm making themes for WAD so I obviously don't like either of them much.

alias_neo said:
I see what you mean, i just set my experia to the Silver Theme and it is the glossy gray (silver) one. I wonder why the black Xperia theme doesn't have this "glossy" bar but instead a flat black one. The silver theme is yuck though, (especially on my Black X1), although saying that, I'm making themes for WAD so I obviously don't like either of them much.
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Well Silver Theme is yuck? In fact you can't do too much inside of WM themes, and his one has just a perfect readability.

Yeh
doministry said:
Well Silver Theme is yuck? In fact you can't do too much inside of WM themes, and his one has just a perfect readability.
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Yeh, "yuck". It's English, right? His one? Whos, what, has perfect readability?

alias_neo said:
Hey guys, just to let you know about the second of my themes for hte Xperia called "Clarity".
As with my previous, and any more I will create it is for the purpose of allowing maximal viewing of the walpaper of your choice while at hte same time giving you access to all the most important information you need. Also, with my themes, all will be created so that the taskbar can be on or off and not affect the theme.
They may also be used on other devices since the major resolution defining part is the wallpaper and I am not releasing these with specific wallpapers.
Anyway, here are some shots, if there is interest i will complete a landscape version and get the theme files attached.
NOTE: The only planned additions *may* be to add a slide out dock with WiFi/BT connectivity. I try to keep these as light as possible for aesthetic and performance purposes.
Comments, criticism, suggestions welcome, enjoy some shots:
P.S. it may or may not be obvious, I only just realised, but the "indication" of calls/messages/sms as shown by the relevent icon "lighting" white. No calls/email/sms will leave it see through. Each item when clicked will link you to the relevent place, of course.
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Wow, greatest theme I have ever seen. PLEASE REALEASE IT!
I can't wait for it, this is exactlly what I have been lookin´ for!

Ok
bobbanswe said:
Wow, greatest theme I have ever seen. PLEASE REALEASE IT!
I can't wait for it, this is exactlly what I have been lookin´ for!
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Well ok, that kind of enthusiasm from just one person is enough to warrant the effort.
I'm off out now, give me until about 1am GMT and I should have a release all being well and I get back to my hotel in one piece, and the internet is still working.
The wallpapers (except the girl) are all included with the Xperia by default (you may need to set them to stretched to display right) so I will include the picture of "Pepper", although all credit must go to her creator over at Deviant Art for the wallpaper itself. (Look for Pepper Love).

alias_neo said:
Yeh, "yuck". It's English, right? His one? Whos, what, has perfect readability?
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Ok, I was just surprised that you wrote Silver Theme is yuck. Of course it's correct english
Actually I talk about the whole theme not standby only.
So I thought X1 Silver Theme is perfectly readible - especially in menus and apps - it has a black coursor bar or however you call it, in reverse to most other ones where it's grey or green etc. I hope I'm clear...

Looks intriguing, will surely give it a try when it is released!

I see.
doministry said:
Ok, I was just surprised that you wrote Silver Theme is yuck. Of course it's correct english
Actually I talk about the whole theme not standby only.
So I thought X1 Silver Theme is perfectly readible - especially in menus and apps - it has a black coursor bar or however you call it, in reverse to most other ones where it's grey or green etc. I hope I'm clear...
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Oh I see what you mean, I never really thought about the theme outside of the Today screen. Probably because the bold white text on the black taskbar of the black theme seems to give a perfect contrast and readability. I tried the Silver theme briefly and it's gray taskbar wasnt too nice and the brush steel type wallpaper I don't like, but then I don't particularly like the Black one either with its colours.
Anyway, I just got back to my hotel so I'm going to see if I can get quickly chuck together a landscape bit for this and release the .wadesktop files here asap.

Attached
The theme is now attached in first post, please let me know if it's all working correctly. Enjoy.

I don't have WAD2, but I'd just like to comment that the theme looks awesome.

How can I install the theme???
please help!!!!

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Concentrate said:
I don't have WAD2, but I'd just like to comment that the theme looks awesome.
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Thank you.
thenry1988 said:
How can I install the theme???
please help!!!!
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First of all you need to have Wisbar Advance Desktop 2.
According to the Wisbar website they are like executable cabs but they work via the Wisbar program. It says all you need to do is copy the .wadesktop file to your device and run it (double click) it should extract it all correctly.
Then just go into change theme and apply it. (By hold-clicking the background while in WAD2.)

Display

Hi there,
I bought my htc desire hd 1,5 mounths ago and i really love it.
My gf also love the phone and yes.. she bought the same one.
If we compare the 2 phones there is a huge display qualilty diffrence.
Example;
if i put the color yellow on full screen, my phone will make it more like green.
And on my gf phone it is bright yellow.
This hapen with every color.
Even on the homescreen you see a color diffrence.
You won't notice if you don't compare 2 phones.
Before i get the questions: yes both phones have the same display settings and software updates.
I send my phone to the repair center to solve the problem, guess what they coulden't find the problem.
I Send my phone again to the repair center and again they can't find the problem. All they say is: well, its normal.
I called htc and they said: htc use 2 different displays in the htc desire hd. Maybe that can be the problem. But in real you coulden't see a big diffrence between the 2 displays.
I have to make a photo to prove it, and then they will send the problem to the main office of HTC.
I will post here a photo to if i can make a photo with my crappy camera.
Sorry for my bad english language.

fun2323 said:
I will post here a photo to if i can make a photo with my crappy camera.
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Download shoot me from the market and make screenshots to post here so we can have a proper look...If you can do the same with your GF phone that would be even better so we can compare..

Great idea i will do it when i recive my phone from the repair center. That will be today or tomorrow.

is there a difference in view angles between the two?
waw i didn't know they have two types, maybe one of them is SLCD another user was reporting issues with display driver when he installs a custom rom
i have the green yellow thing, i hope the new one is not SLCD, i dont want to switch again
if your girlfriend device has better view angles than its SLCD or IPS
and taking a screenshot using an app will not show the screen difference ofcourse!

hamdir said:
is there a difference in view angles between the two?
waw i didn't know they have two types, maybe one of them is SLCD
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NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Please dont start that debate up again....I cant take it anymore...
I have a hard time believing that what he was told is true...two different types?? surely not.

Nope the view angles are the same.
And about the 2 displays thats what HTC says to me.

thank god its the same angles! i didnt want that misery again hehe
another question if you look at grey areas very closely can you see some so faint scanlines? is it the same between the two?

rixsta said:
Download shoot me from the market and make screenshots to post here so we can have a proper look...If you can do the same with your GF phone that would be even better so we can compare..
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Why do people keep saying this in threads about display problems? If both phones are displaying the same thing, the screenshots will be identical, even if the difference displays mean that they look different when looking at the two phones...

Not to bring up the debate again or anything but my screens viewing angles are great, I've titled the screens to obscure angles and I can see the screens really well. To be honest the screen looks identical to my gf's Desire in terms of colours and saturation.

Fianlly i have my phone back and found some time to make pictures.
It is verry hard to make pictures of it.
But in real you will see the diffrence in a second.
I would like to post the screenshots here, but i can't upload link to the forum yet.

Hello, you can verify if your both DHD has different screens...
There are two manufacturers for DHD screen, SHARP and AUO. (AUO is a partner / sous dealing with SHARP)
You can verify: Bootloader/Fastboot/System Info
Mine is LCD-SHARP.

i have no idea how to. You can send a link ?
htc tells me they are using 2 screens. but there should be no diffrence in brightnes and color.

fun2323 said:
Fianlly i have my phone back and found some time to make pictures.
It is verry hard to make pictures of it.
But in real you will see the diffrence in a second.
I would like to post the screenshots here, but i can't upload link to the forum yet.
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Defiantly a difference there hay... id ask for a new phone. and send those pictures with the email .

Your right there should be no user noticeable difference.

mero01 said:
Defiantly a difference there hay... id ask for a new phone. and send those pictures with the email .
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Well htc say: If the repair center can't find a problem, we can't do anything.

Perhaps the display falls within a tolerance the HTC have set.
I personally would keep at them, have you tried taking it back to your point of purchase with your GF's DHD as proof that something isn't quite right.

thats what i did 2 times, they send it 2 times back to the repair center.
Bought it by Vodafone NL

hi
you can do what Nvidia32 ask you please
check yours System Info's DHD
To get that you have to start your phone in bootloader mode (power+vol down) and power more for enter in fastboot mode and choose System Info
PS: your DHD must to have ENG Hboot installed if you want see these information
sorry for my english too

yeah I'm interested in knowing the difference between the two screens as well. Can you please check them?
Mine is AUO ..

Madridi4ever said:
yeah I'm interested in knowing the difference between the two screens as well. Can you please check them?
Mine is AUO ..
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Same for me.

[Q] LG g2 coloring choice

Hell to all, I was about to get the LG g2 but then I started to wonder which color should I get, so I want to ask you all, I know it's up to personal preferrenec, but my question is about the dark lines around the display. It seems that white one looks better but wehn the phone is on you can see the rdark lines around the display, which is not such a problem with the dark one, seems like they combine with its dark suroundings.
Can you give me your opinion, if u have white one do you even notice them? Do you own a dark one? Is it better in your opinion. Because I saw many images and videos and sometimes they look really big and sometimes you can barely see them. If you could help me out I would appreciate it. Thanks

hous4o said:
Hell to all, I was about to get the LG g2 but then I started to wonder which color should I get, so I want to ask you all, I know it's up to personal preferrenec, but my question is about the dark lines around the display. It seems that white one looks better but wehn the phone is on you can see the rdark lines around the display, which is not such a problem with the dark one, seems like they combine with its dark suroundings.
Can you give me your opinion, if u have white one do you even notice them? Do you own a dark one? Is it better in your opinion. Because I saw many images and videos and sometimes they look really big and sometimes you can barely see them. If you could help me out I would appreciate it. Thanks
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This is trivial, you won't notice this unless you make yourself self-aware. May I suggest posting this question in [Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy. Maybe someone there can recommend you a phone with a slim borderline between the screen and phone.

Lcd change

My phone fell on the floor and screen broke.
I want to buy a new one on Aliexpress and i have 2 questions.
1. Is it better to buy the screen with the frame or just digitizer and screen and if anybody changed theirs if you have any advice.
2. I hade a white/rose gold combination and now i would like to buy black front instead of the white one. I think that there is no difference but i would still like to ask if i would have any problems just becouse of the color?
Thanks!

Hello,
1. I suggest you get the one with the frame > much more easier than without it, and removes the possibility of making a horrible mistake.
2. I don't think the colour will cause any problems, it's much more easier to manufacture the same screen with multiple colours than to make totally different screens. So I think you are good to go. But I can't cover my opinion with a fact, so there's that.
Hope I helped ya bit.

dkzg said:
My phone fell on the floor and screen broke.
I want to buy a new one on Aliexpress and i have 2 questions.
1. Is it better to buy the screen with the frame or just digitizer and screen and if anybody changed theirs if you have any advice.
2. I hade a white/rose gold combination and now i would like to buy black front instead of the white one. I think that there is no difference but i would still like to ask if i would have any problems just becouse of the color?
Thanks!
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Hi its better to buy one with a frame and the color doesn't matter but since you have the gold version. I would suggest you stick to the white its looks much better. I did the same an bought an LCD with frame from Aliexpress and replaced it myself. Here is a video that will help you disassemble your phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_VMcIX0hJY I would suggest you first watch the video before you start. I did the same before i started. You can follow and pause at each step. Good Luck. Its an easy task but one point to note is the fingerprint sensor is easy to jump out of its connector. I would advise to test the screen before you screw the phone back up.