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Hi,
I'm trying to create a theme for a Dopod 838 Pro ( HTS Herems/TyTN ).
All I want is for the top and bottom bars to be red, all font to be white, and have my custom image insterted, so it loks right when flipped.
I don't want to have to screw around with XML files, if can be avoided.
So, What i've done is, got my hands onto a theme that has the attributes that I'm after.
It comes in TSK format.
So I opened the file with OCP cab manger, extracted it, substituted the images for my own and rebundled the file as a CAB.
Well, I did think it would work.
I was wrong
What is different between a CAB and TSK file ?
Why can't Cab Manager save them and have it operate as it was before.
?
cab == windows mobile install program
tsk == a theme file
the bolts and nuts are just different
@rudegar: actually a theme file is a cab file only
@twinair: WM treats tsk files as "special" cabs. when u select a tsk, apart from installing the underlying cab, it also does a few other things that control the skinning behaviour in wm. Search for "basehue" in the forum...
Sorry for posting guys.... i've searched a lot in this forum but i can't find this exactly theme...
I just found another white theme but it doesen't have the white squares on the background,and the upper bar its white and not black like this one....
thank you and sorry for bothering.
haven80 said:
Sorry for posting guys.... i've searched a lot in this forum but i can't find this exactly theme...
I just found another white theme but it doesen't have the white squares on the background,and the upper bar its white and not black like this one....
thank you and sorry for bothering.
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No... It's been missing for a long time..
and the one circulating I made from the T-mobile theme
But I'm guessing if u find it, it will probably be from an old TF3D version and be slow and sluggish..?
But what I can see... the only difference from standard TF3D and this one is the white background and Black font text...
So It shouldn't be long until we can edit the coding in manila files and change those things hopefully!
than you for your reply.i have extracted the theme from the rom.
all 438 _manila file
it works well. its fast and smooth.
i can upload if you want (they are only _manila files)
haven80 said:
than you for your reply.i have extracted the theme from the rom.
all 438 _manila file
it works well. its fast and smooth.
i can upload if you want (they are only _manila files)
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nice!
ok... only 438 manila files
usually like 800 - 1000 manila files...
but the in the Sprint manila files there is 531 files, they are just getting smaller all the time
Is it from a 1.93 rom or older?
Would be very nice if u could upload it
Thanx!
http://rapidshare.com/files/149400421/whiteThemeManila.rar.html
haven80 said:
http://rapidshare.com/files/149400421/whiteThemeManila.rar.html
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Thanx!
two questions...
what operator does it come from and is it for a TouchPro?
sweeet!
i've been looking for a white theme for a while, and this is exactly what i was looking for.
everything oposite to the standard diamond homescreen
has anyone had trouble using tf3d config utility to apply this theme?
i've renamed the .rar to .theme and when i click apply, tf3d config has encountered an error and tells me to quit and restart.
I rather use tf3d config to apply the theme, jsut so i can revert back to the original theme just incase.
unless someone can make a cab installed for this?
mightymike84 said:
has anyone had trouble using tf3d config utility to apply this theme?
i've renamed the .rar to .theme and when i click apply, tf3d config has encountered an error and tells me to quit and restart.
I rather use tf3d config to apply the theme, jsut so i can revert back to the original theme just incase.
unless someone can make a cab installed for this?
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I've put all the files in my Windows folder. Everything works fine(so far as i can see)
Only the clock don't work. It sticks on 0:00 hour..
sorry dubblepost..
you might wanna try doing it again.
i just used resco explorer to manually overwrite the files, and my clock is working perfectly!
nope , resco doesn't do it.
...I took the manila files of the clock en put them in my black theme. Looks nice..
i have overwritten the old _manila file with total commander.
And all works fine.
The file its a rar not a ZIP.
You have to deompress and recompress as a ZIP noa s RAR then rename it as a.theme
it should work
Pamas Theme
Congratulations Pamas!
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
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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
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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)?
Hi old chefs,
I tried the new kitchen 1.26 rc4 v2 in my hd2 GSM dumping the 2.13 tmous, applied the proper operator packages and is working fine but i cannot manage to apply any modified phcanoverbmp file.
Its strange but when i replace the file in a reg tweaks package file the phone cannot see it though it sees it before changing the file (it sees the 100% battery icon and works ok but when i apply my own phcanoverbmp the icon returns to old style battery icon).
I cooked succesfully shelres.192 tapres.192 outres.192 and volumecontrol.dll.
The original rom has tmous_leophcanoverbmp file but of course this file must be replaced.When i replace the file the system also cannot see it.
When i apply my taskbar cab the phone ends without bottom buttons and theme and is hanging.
The rest of the rom produced is working really fine.
The question is the following:
Must be another setting in the new kitchen except oem operator package for phcanoverbmp?Phcanoverbmp is only in the oem operator package?
Are there any other settings that i dont know?
Its very strange because i replace a working in previous kitchen phcanoverbmp file and the system or kitchen cannot see it!!
Thanks in advance
If you need to change the battery icon, take all your files , pu them in an EXT folder named zz_battery_icon.
Be sure to name them with zz behind the name so they will be the last to be copied.
NIKOSXRI said:
Hi old chefs,
I tried the new kitchen 1.26 rc4 v2 in my hd2 GSM dumping the 2.13 tmous, applied the proper operator packages and is working fine but i cannot manage to apply any modified phcanoverbmp file.
Its strange but when i replace the file in a reg tweaks package file the phone cannot see it though it sees it before changing the file (it sees the 100% battery icon and works ok but when i apply my own phcanoverbmp the icon returns to old style battery icon).
I cooked succesfully shelres.192 tapres.192 outres.192 and volumecontrol.dll.
The original rom has tmous_leophcanoverbmp file but of course this file must be replaced.When i replace the file the system also cannot see it.
When i apply my taskbar cab the phone ends without bottom buttons and theme and is hanging.
The rest of the rom produced is working really fine.
The question is the following:
Must be another setting in the new kitchen except oem operator package for phcanoverbmp?Phcanoverbmp is only in the oem operator package?
Are there any other settings that i dont know?
Its very strange because i replace a working in previous kitchen phcanoverbmp file and the system or kitchen cannot see it!!
Thanks in advance
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Did u re-signed ur file after editing???!
WBR
Siemens Lover
if you want to patch the existing running OS in your phone you need to sign the dll if you want to cook it... dont need to resign
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if you want to patch the existing running OS in your phone you need to sign the dll if you want to cook it... dont need to resign
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Well you are wright, also you must unsign the file right before modifiing it because after the file doesnt work.
I dont know the reason of the malfunction i had, i did the dll mod from scratch and everything is ok now.
Also newbie taskbar makers must know that when they modify a modified dll, they must extract the icos from dll and then use them in a virgin dll.
If you drag and drop the icos from a dll to another, as can be done in restorator, the process is faster but then sometimes the old icos, before modification appear, although i dont know why.
I have made lots of taskbars but lately when i switched to dpi192 and searched for new taskbars to take some ideas and make my own i have some problems rather weird.
1)I downloaded some taskbars and opened them with WinCe cab manager.
In some of them their shellres dll appeared to be like the original one with the stock icons, but when i replace this file in my phone then the new icons appear.Where are these icons in the shellres? How is possible that restorator or reshacker doesnt show them?
2)I took the phcanoverbmp file of one of these taskbars and put my icons on it.It worked flawlessly with one build and when i changed build then the icons changed to the ones the phcanoverbmp had before i modified it.That means that in restorator I see my icons and in the phone I see the previous icons.Kind of magic!!
Well i checked in my kitchen that no other phcan or leophcan existed.
I would appreciate a reply on these questions!!
mmmm weird.. i had that issue with PE explorer once.... but then suddendly the XP screws up with a blue screen so i need to reformat and now the PE explorer and restorator shows me the changes
Edit: hope you arent playing with files from 6.5 into builds 6.5.X and viceversa cause it dont works
When you change build you must change again shellres.192.dll,shellres.192.dll.0409(or you native).mui.
Im not taskbar maker but this is what i can see in a taskbar cab that i downloaded.
I see also outres.192.dll,tapres.192.dll.
If you are a cooker i suggest you to put those files in an EXT package so for every new build you will not going to change them from SYS.
If you want only copy them into windows folder or make a cab i suggest you to sign them before or use sdkcerts.cab.
Here is a reg key to check:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\security\ResOver\Bitmaps]
"BatteryIconLevels"=dword:00000065
"BatteryIconIdStart"=dword:000003E9
"FuncDll"="CDMA_RSSI_PPC.dll"
"BaseDll"="phcanOverbmp.dll"
"BaseId"=dword:00000000
Thank you guys for replying.
No i did not use wm 6.5 dll, It seems that somehow when you dont use a virgin dll and you overwrite the old icons with the new ones with restorator or reshacker, then sometimes the old icons remain and though you dont see them in the restorator they appear in the screen.
I made a progress,I used virgin dlls and this time signed them with the last msigner 2010.I made a cab and cooked as an external package using zzz as you said although this wasnt the problem.Now everything is fine, i can sleep.I dont know if it was the msigner version or the virgin dll.Ihave many times overwrighted icons, in already modified dlls, with restorator (without using virgin dlls) without problems.This time didnt work mayby.
Now the only problem i have is that when i check windows default in home screen then when i hit the windows button to go for example in start menu, then the x button doesnt return to titanium any more.
This doesnt really matters to me because i am an spb fun.I unchecked windows default which i do anyway and no problem.But maybe it should be nice to know why,maybe some other guys have the same problem.
Mmm, now the device stucked in boot screen once during sashimi, now i installed the programs manually, maybe I must fix this problem I previously described.
Any idea?
Thanks for your replies.
you must know that if you add in the kitchen a dll or whatever it doesnt matters if its signed or not... unless the tsk's with themes. cause the kitchen sign everything... the sign process of dlls or other thing are for patch working roms
+ Que PPC said:
you must know that if you add in the kitchen a dll or whatever it doesnt matters if its signed or not... unless the tsk's with themes. cause the kitchen sign everything... the sign process of dlls or other thing are for patch working roms
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Thanks que ppc.