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As per the title...
All screen shots I've ever seen of the SE edition, have a new style on screen keyboard.
But having tried the various SE ROM's out there, all of them had a normal two colour, black and white keyboard.
See attached screen for how I THOUGHT it was meant to look.
Any ideas anyone?
funny enough then this is the first picture i've seen of SE which have such a keyboard
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Brighthand_Review_Windows_Mobile_SE?site=PPC
here is a review
most likely this keyboard caused by a 3th party addon software
actually the SE on my vga toshiba e800 had a beautiful colored keyboard
I see - anyone know WHICH piece of software or whatever, gives this better looking keyboard? And can you therefore run it on none SE devices too...?
I've seen Resco Keyboard Pro provides a coloured keyboard, plus Buzz_lightyear skinned the keyboard for his WM2003SE CHS 2.20.07 Translation rom.
have a look at that.
maybe it's special for SE on devices which support VGA ?
there are many different onscreen keyboard replacements out there here are a few
http://www.pocketpccity.com/softwar...-onscreen-keyboard-2002-4-27-ce-pocketpc.html
http://www.zepocketforge.com/_ZeChangeableKbd.asp
http://www.pocketpccity.com/software/pocketpc/ZeChangeableKbd-2002-7-4-ce-pocketpc.html
I do not have a Colourful keyboard with my Rom fone was from new (Xda IIs)
Mmmm,
Mixed results and opinions here...
Certainly seems there is no standard....
Thanks for the replies folks.
Blue Keyboard Skin
The nice people that did Wisbar Advance do a free keyboard skin.
It's blue and works well on the older roms, but wouldn't work for me on se.
However - it is free
find it here http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/downloads/index.html
RE :Blue/Green keyboard screen
this is my SE keyboard screen
Calling Shadamehr
Aren't you the chap who used to do some stunning Nokia wallpapers? The last I heard someone was buggering about with your site - what are you doing now? Something similar for XDA perhaps?
Hi Mate.
Yeah it was me - owner and creater of the then www.nokia-wallpapers.co.uk (DON'T click folks - not there anymore).
I got SICK to death of the big commercial cons nicking my work and then having the audacity to SELL it on their own sites.
One of them swore blind it was the other way round and I had took the images of THIER site.
So I asked them to explain, if they had it first, and I had pinched them, why or how they just happened to have a whole shed load of images of my girlfriend on their site, before I even had them according to them - and sent full size (watermarked) images of her to prove it...
They went very quiet at that point, and removed THOSE images from their sites, but not my others.
So I just got sick of putting lots of effort into what then amounted to making money for other people, for stuff I owned that I wasn't even charging for myself mate.
Cheers - well remembered too!
Shadamehr
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? No intention of doing the same sort of thing for XDA then, even charging a little for them? I have to say at this point some of Shadamehr's wallpapers weren't the sort of thing you showed your gran at Crimbo dinner!!
"this is my SE keyboard screen" ajong wrote (see below for pic)
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Would someone be able to get this skin for the keyboard, it's much more pleasing on the eye.
tried the one from lakeridge software (the wisbar advance people) it didn't work and don't wanna really install a 3rd party app when the current keyboard could be skinned.
Here is my first theme made for the Herald. I'm new to this so I've begun by modifying the default htc touch theme and made it darker (close to black) and changed it a bit. Hope someone likes it.
damn......nobody postes screen shoots
it's like the basic dark grey-black htc theme for touch with some modifications to look better (In my opinion at least).
I'll check it out. I've been looking for a darker/better looking version of that theme. I can't post screenies yet, but I'll give a review.
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it's like the basic dark grey-black htc theme for touch with some modifications to look better (In my opinion at least).
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Oh wow hey this is great man! I LOVE the blue text!
What I think would really make it look better is if you could make the theme match Schap's 2G dialer. Possible make the greys look less monotone. I'm not saying add pinks and crap to it, but make it less grey and more black, with some grey contrasts to it. Hard to explain what I mean, but basically the text adds some much needed color, and I think the greys could be changed to do the same, but only staying withing the black/grey spectrum.
The only thing I do not like is the background wallpaper. Something smoother and darker would be nice, maybe mix in some of the same blue color you've got on the text with it. Dunno.
Does any of that make sense?
Overall, I like it, and am going to use it until you release another one.
You're on the money with this one. Taking what's already out, tweaking it, and making it better. Excellent.
Your theme looks fairly decent. The text color in the start menu is blue as well.
THX I like it!
thank you all for the apreciation.
I'm thinking of making a new theme, but currently looking for ideas. Does any of you have some ideas about some color combinations and background pictures? I'll make the theme and then i will upload it here. Any sugestions are welcomed.
Get rid of the grey shades. I hate grey and black together. Very dull. Keep the blue text, it looks great! I think a background image with some planets, or stars, or nebulae or something would be sweet with such a dark theme.
Make it a space theme!
facdemol said:
thank you all for the apreciation.
I'm thinking of making a new theme, but currently looking for ideas. Does any of you have some ideas about some color combinations and background pictures? I'll make the theme and then i will upload it here. Any sugestions are welcomed.
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Ok, we'll go to space However, complex coloured images on the today screen may affect the text readability. I'll try my first space theme with a background image of the moon or some other bunch of planets laying arround.
The trouble with themes is that you can't satisfy all people because their different opinions regarding the ideal theme.
Ahh true. It's all good, make what you like, and to hell with everyone else!
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Ok, we'll go to space However, complex coloured images on the today screen may affect the text readability. I'll try my first space theme with a background image of the moon or some other bunch of planets laying arround.
The trouble with themes is that you can't satisfy all people because their different opinions regarding the ideal theme.
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RVM, I didn't put it that way. If I were to make a theme for myself I wouldn't need to upload it and just download again. Also I wouldn't have any need to comment it with people since I've made it to best suit my needs.
On the other hand I'm not that much into space themes. Personally I don't think a 320x240 screen with lots of text on it, can express the complexity of space (stars, planets, some dust&stuff) or at least not in the same manner like your average desktop. However I'll try this (or other themes) in order to to find out if it suits other people.
Regarding Theme?
Quick question Guys, where are you Guys placing the theme at. Exactly in which folder should I say. I downloaded a theme over the net and can"t figure out where to place it. Thanks for your help People...
^^Its very easy. Just place it in the first folder that comes up when you activesync.
This is a very nice theme. Im looking forward to more from you
Hey I just got a diamond and i was wondering which themes you guys think are the best? Screenshots please!!!
THANKS!!!
ALL THEMES NOT JUST MANILLA!!! THANKS A LOT!!!
personally I like outline, because of its simplicity and it's not a bunch of icons thrown together and badly resized (no offence to everyone that does that, I know it takes a long time to make a theme).
How bout searching for themes in this forum? Lot of screenshots
and for your question: de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum!
just ainstall "Manila Customizer".
now you can choose by your self wich icons, slaiders, wallpapers, clocks, etc...
make your own favorit theme.
the very best theme EVER for manila is so amazingly wonderful & beautiful & sublime & has rockets that make you take off into 7th heaven & when you get there you realize even the big dude upstairs (if you believe 'it/he/she/what ?' exists) is jealous of this theme (he's still running around with 2 beakers & a piece of string, whilst although nicely decorated with the help from a certain Michealangelo, really doesn't live up to a nice shiny spanking new HTC), then you flash it to the chirping cherubs & man (or woman) they would cream their jeans if they wore jeans but they don't but you get the picture (exciting isn't it !) & even the archangels are astounded, except of course for the fallen one as, well, he knows a bit more about these things than the upstairs crew & has impeccable taste of course (how did he happen to be there you may ask ? Usual monthly round table with the boss, discussions on the state of the universe, discussion on the stupidity of mankind & whether Britney will make another comeback soon, usual sort of thing), anyway, this theme is just so funky that even James Brown was speechless except for a 'yaow erh ugh" which is surely a good sign, anyway, this theme, what is it called & how to find it ?
Ah now that is another barrel of fish ...
Just switched to it myself and I rather like it,will take some getting used to but it seems alot more feature packed.
So what are your views on the new theme?
(if you don't know how to switch to it scroll to the bottom of a page and in the left corner you will see theme changer switch to 2013 beta)
I'm not fan of the 2010 or 2013 Beta - the XDA Classic suits me and I've been using it since the beginning. The new themes have a too "White" effect for my taste - while the Classic theme is plain and simple for browsing. Just my opinion...
I wonder how many people are using the new themes vs the classic one.
XDA 2013 Beta
I like the 2013 beta. Thanks for pointing it out. The Portal Posts on the right hand side is cool. They should scroll with the page though.
Also, browser resizing is causes some issues. There is a lot of left to right scrolling going on if I don't have my browser in full screen. All in all, a worthy upgrade to the visual styling of XDA.
I had to hit XDA Classic for a moment and whoa... I think I was just transported to 2006!
I didn't know this. Just switched the theme (on the bottom of each page). I like it because the FB, G+, YT-Icons are not wasting space.
And it looks great. Thanks for this hint.
Feels nice .. noticed it only after your post ..
Thanks for letting us know mate...
It is very nice and clean
I don't like the font it's too narrow and difficult to read
After using it for a while I am not to sure I like the grey on white... something is missing, but after all it is only a beta so we shall have to see how the theme develops!
I like it but feel that its somehow to cluttered. Maybe some work on the colour scheme would help correct this. Still really like it though
Thanks for pointing it out, haven´t seen it yet.
What I like:
- Specs in the device "root" directory - just a nice addon!
- Portal posts on the right side - nice!
What I dislike:
- yellow buttons (e.g. "quote")...much too distracting color!
- my eyes are getting tired by the font
All in all: The "old" style is very effectice and clean...the beta seems to be too colorful & distracting for me
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I don't like the font it's too narrow and difficult to read
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Yup, agree.
zacthespack said:
After using it for a while I am not to sure I like the grey on white... something is missing, but after all it is only a beta so we shall have to see how the theme develops!
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Yeah, the flat grey reminds me of something from the 90s, which is no bueno. I also think it's way to cluttered at the moment, and they should concentrate on making it easy to use and more streamlined.
But it's still beta, and clearly unfinished, so i guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I don't like it so I switched back to XDA 2010. The 2013 theme seems like it was made in the early 2000s, with its cluttered UI and white/grey tone.
I like the idea, it's very modern, but it's too white. It kind of hurts my eyes after all the years looking at the other design haha.
didn't know it was out.
Will try and let you know
I like it, except for the device picture and specs in the root directory.
It looks nice, but every time I go to the root directory to switch between subforums, I have to scroll down to go to the sub forum I want to read.
I would guess 99% of the people that frequent these forums know the specs of the device they are reading about.
Hell I use the original one...the newer ones are too bright for my eyes.
Sent from my GT-N7000
Not too bad but needs more definition
In general the theme is pretty good but as others have mentioned it is very white.
In my opinion the pale nature makes it more difficult to seperate between the various elements of the page. This in turn makes it more difficult for the eye to quickly find the information that it is looking for ie the contents of each post.
I also agree that the page becomes difficult to read after a while due to the combination of the colours and the font/fontsize.
Cheers Roy
Not really a fan of the sidebar. Apart from that, looks clean. 7/10, would use.
carbonassassin said:
I like it but feel that its somehow to cluttered. Maybe some work on the colour scheme would help correct this. Still really like it though
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i agree, it feels cluttered - too many buttons around
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There is an existing thread for this discussion, this doesn't belong here.
So, I searched the general sub-forum and a standard google search didn't quite yield what appear to be reliable resources. I have a great black theme for W7 and obviously it doesn't quite work for W8. Thank-you again Microsoft for giving us the shaft. Now, as I hate browsing my computer and being blinded by the whiteness, I would like a working theme that isn't pink fluffy bunnies for efing flowers.
So, does anyone know of a good resource for W8 themes? Deviant art doesn't appear to have anything yet.
The OS came out just over a week ago. Somebody should come out with something soon enough.
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So, I searched the general sub-forum and a standard google search didn't quite yield what appear to be reliable resources. I have a great black theme for W7 and obviously it doesn't quite work for W8. Thank-you again Microsoft for giving us the shaft. Now, as I hate browsing my computer and being blinded by the whiteness, I would like a working theme that isn't pink fluffy bunnies for efing flowers.
So, does anyone know of a good resource for W8 themes? Deviant art doesn't appear to have anything yet.
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Did you already look through these?
Here's is a very plain, black Windows 8 theme.
OK, since describing what I'm looking for isn't clear I am including a screenshot of my Windows 7 theme which doesn't function on Win 8, it only changes the color and doesn't touch the window background: