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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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).
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.)
Hi all.. I would appreciate if someone could help me out.
I just bought the HTC Touch Pro 2 for my father (with Sprint). He's an old man and his eyesight isn't that sharp. The fonts on this phone are ridiculously small for him. I don't quite understand how to install or change themes on this phone. I did a little research online so I have to install TF3D config file onto the phone..and then download a theme to apply...? I just want to make sure. His biggest concerns are font size and also the color of the dial pad (white background with black font). They are hard for him to see. He doesn't seem to have a problem with anything else. If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it a lot
-Ruby
Why didnt you bought him a ferrari? he might be happier.
Good luck with settings.
I was thinking of returning it and buying him the HTC EVO 4G instead.
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That is much better. Iit has bigger screen.
There is a 42" touch screen availible, try that one.
I have the EVO, it's much easier to customize. I'll have to talk to Sprint about exchange options. Thanks anyway!
Is the HTC Hero any good? That's another phone that Sprint carries.
thestillroad said:
Hi all.. I would appreciate if someone could help me out.
I just bought the HTC Touch Pro 2 for my father (with Sprint). He's an old man and his eyesight isn't that sharp. The fonts on this phone are ridiculously small for him. I don't quite understand how to install or change themes on this phone. I did a little research online so I have to install TF3D config file onto the phone..and then download a theme to apply...? I just want to make sure. His biggest concerns are font size and also the color of the dial pad (white background with black font). They are hard for him to see. He doesn't seem to have a problem with anything else. If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it a lot
-Ruby
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Did you try changing the font size to the largest?
OK. This is probably not a big deal and do not know when it started, but a while back I have noticed that the power control widget is 'dirty'.
Look at the pics. The effected areas are indicated with a black box. One especially see it on a light background/wallpaper and also when you slide the screen to the left and to the right that contain the power control widget.
Can someone please guide me to the images for the power control widget and see if we cannot get it cleaned up?
As I said, not a big deal, but once you see it, the screen looks dirty - every time!
Are you sure you just didn't smear ink on there? Try wiping with water real quick.
I see it on Frankin-Twiz Final, but as you said its not really that big of a deal
Yeah I noticed this when I was running eugene's vibrant 5 rom it was a little annoying but nothing major.
...funny...
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Are you sure you just didn't smear ink on there? Try wiping with water real quick.
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...LOL...
Sure - look how the water is moving with the screen swipe left and right....You're funny!
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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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.
Please don't jump all over me. I searched for a solution for the new blinding white background that arrived with Lollipop, but I couldn't find anything. Android Central had nothing to offer and neither did any of the other Android forums.
I am legally blind in one eye. Bright light causes great eye strain and acute pain in my eye. Because of this new blinding white screen, I have great difficulty using my phone. I run the brightness below 10% and then read the screen with my weak eye closed. It sucks and it's ridiculous that I have to do this. I emailed Samsung and they basically told me to pound sand. I will see if the American disabilities groups can help me with that but, until then, is there anything I can do to dull the teal color and blinding white background in the notification panel and settings screens? I used Nova to change the app drawer background color to gray and am using the Hackers keyboard to replace the white keyboard. Beyond that, there doesn't seem to be anything I can do. No, the vision settings under the accessibility options doesn't help because it turns that ugly bright teal into blinding neon red to contrast with the white text and black background. Good grief.
I haven't rooted my phone, but I will as soon as I do a new back up.
I thought amongst all you programming gurus, someone might be able to help me. Am I missing a setting? Samsung told me to download a theme. Great, Big help.
Thank you for your time.
tunie
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor
Thanks. The problem with all the dimmers I've tried is that they dim everything, which of course makes it difficult to read text.
Well, I've read a lot of complaints on the web about the brightness issue, but I guess everyone in here likes it. I love my Note, but what good is it if I have difficulty using it. Imagine if every time you looked at your screen, you got an eye strain headache and your eyes watered and hurt. It's like if MS installed a blazing bright neon yellow background on your laptop that you couldn't change. I'm sure at least a few people would seek out a fix to adjust it.
Thanks anyway. I guess I'm on my own.
Custom ROM that allows for mitigating the blinding white background?
So, I found this thread http://www.quora.com/Why-does-Andro...ckground-instead-of-black-Do-people-like-that They mention custom ROM's. Are there custom ROM's in here that either dim the background of the notification panel and settings screen or allow for customization? I don't even care what else is effected, as long as I can get rid of the blinding white background.
I hope this is the right forum for this question.
Thanks.
Hmm, you could downgrade to KK ? I downgraded a few days ago too.
I know what you mean. I suffer from severe migraines.
Anything with a white screen I can't use for more than 2 minutes at a time. After that every glance feels like knives in my eyes and skull.
Even as a designer I don't understand this obsession with white backgrounds. It drains battery and white on a screen, particularly LED, has been proven time and time again to be very bad for your eyes. It is also common knowledge that light text on a dark background increases legibility. I fully blame Apple for this disgusting white trend.
And until I can choose my own background, or at least choose between white and black, I'm staying on KitKat. Maybe Android M will use its brains instead of 'look at meeeeeee I like to ruin your eyesight!'
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Your only option is to go back to KitKat for the time being, I think.
I feel you though, I had the same headache thingy when I read stuffs on a dark/black background, I guess it depends on the person, how the eyes react to a colour, some prefer the dark, some the other.
There is a PC forum site called hardforum.com, and I can't even visit that site even when that site is pretty darn good. The first time I was reading stuffs there after five minutes or so I felt like I'd vomit on the keyboard!
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There is a PC forum site called hardforum.com, and I can't even visit that site even when that site is pretty darn good. The first time I was reading stuffs there after five minutes or so I felt like I'd vomit on the keyboard!
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That's because whomever designed that forum (Is that Vbulletin/proboards? Haven't seen one of those in ages!) is obviously colourblind and 5 years old.
It's not just you, that forum's design is giving me a headache as well, a double one. One from the nauseating colourscheme and one from the painfully 2001 design.
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