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[Updated 12-Apr-08]Weather Panel Moon Fix and Chameleon 240 QVGA

Hi all,
After flashing a new rom, I got tired of setting up my customized Weather Panel setup (includes a fixed dll so moon phases are accurate through 2008 and the Chameleon-240 QVGA theme), so decided to save off the directory and make my life easier. Thought I'd provide this for those of you that use Weather Panel (The "trial" version never expires, so this is a "free" app). I used to use PocketWeather, but after seeing the Chameleon 240 QVGA skin and the other features of Weather Panel I've switched to it and really like it.
[Edit - 12-Apr-08]Updating this today for anyone that may still find this thread. The WeatherPanel cab you want to install is found here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=75926&postcount=2 . This has moon info updated and corrects another connection issue that started a couple of months back. Also as a note, I'm on AT&T and have had issues on WM6.1 roms where the network connection setup script runs. I now do not allow that to setup my connections but instead install the attached connection setup file (again, this is just for AT&T. Other providers may or may not have this issue). Also, I recommend searching for the theme "Phatfinger" by storyr. I'm now using that one over Chameleon.
[Edit - 19-Aug-07]As of a few days ago, WeatherPanel is no longer updating properly due to the authorization code not being available that it looks for. storyr on PPCgeeks.com has posted fixes for this in this thread:
http://www.ppcgeeks.com/weatherpanel-freaks-weatherpanel-authorization-update-t8164.html
You need to either patch your current version, or use the full cab. Patches and the CAB are in the ppcgeeks thread.
Here's the steps:
If you don't have Weather Panel installed, then download and install the WP_Auth_Moon_TRIAL08.CAB (from the thread on ppcgeeks listed above).
Go to Start > Settings > Today > Items and uncheck Weather Panel (since we are overwriting files in its directory, it can't be active)
Unzip the "WP-Chameleon.zip" file (attached to this post) onto your PC. Drop the entire MarsWare folder onto your phones \Program Files folder and tell it to overwrite the files.
Go to Start > Settings > Today > Items and check Weather Panel to activate it. Click on Weather Panel and then click on Options and configure it. Set your theme to Chameleon-240 QVGA. Change the layout to your preference. To learn how to decifier all of them Go to this thread and scroll down about halfway to a post by Storyr where he gives all the info on this Theme.
I recommend you install WP-Pilot (see zip file attached) so you can do "One Handed" control of WeatherPanel. Readme in the zip will explain what to do.
There you have it! You'll have a cool WeatherPanel theme, and correct moon phases after doing this.
What I've done is put the WeatherPanel Cab, WP-Pilot Cab, and the Marsware directory from the zip file all in a folder on my SD card. Then when I flash a new rom, I can do all of this fairly quickly to get WeatherPanel back up and running in just a few minutes.
A big thanks to Storyr at PPCGEEKS for doing this Theme, creating the WP-Pilot plugin, and doing the Moon icon fix (and the much nicer moon icons included).
Here's links to the threads for each of these (my zip file just has all of it all together so you don't have to do each install step, just the one copy of the Marsware folder):
Moon Phase Fix
New/Better Moon Phase Icons
WP-Pilot Plugin
Here's are links to the WeatherPanel Wiki for Icons and Themes
Icons -> http://pixel.citadel.org/weatherpanel/wiki/index.php/Weather_Icons
Themes -> http://pixel.citadel.org/weatherpanel/wiki/index.php/Custom_Layouts
To give you an idea, here's my Today Screen with the Chameleon-240 QVGA theme active
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
.

Hi
I really like the look of the weatherpanel. So far I have used pocketweather, but have never been 100% satisfied.
So I followed your instructions and it looks great - but I have a few difficulties with the moonfase, that I can't find the answer too - even when I go back to the original threats.
Either it shows a black moon and 0%, and then if I rotate the different modes, it suddenly have no images, and then says 46031 instead of the 0%. I have tried to change between default icons and the others - with no luck.
I have two Wizards that run WM6. I have tried the installation on both - and it is the same result.
Do you have any clue what is wrong?

jenslilholt said:
Hi
I really like the look of the weatherpanel. So far I have used pocketweather, but have never been 100% satisfied.
So I followed your instructions and it looks great - but I have a few difficulties with the moonfase, that I can't find the answer too - even when I go back to the original threats.
Either it shows a black moon and 0%, and then if I rotate the different modes, it suddenly have no images, and then says 46031 instead of the 0%. I have tried to change between default icons and the others - with no luck.
I have two Wizards that run WM6. I have tried the installation on both - and it is the same result.
Do you have any clue what is wrong?
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No clue. Moon Phase works just fine for me after doing the steps above. What you describe almost sounds like you don't have the fixed DLL. DId you make sure WeatherPanel was unchecked (not active) in Settings > Today before you copied the folder? You can go to the like I provided and do the install of the fixed DLL directly too.

Yes, it was unchecked... but I will try uninstall it, and then installing it again - maybe I have more succes the second time...

Now I got it to work.
In the first place, I had it installed on my Storage Card - but I now reinstalled it on my device momory - and it works.
How is your WP installed? Because I would prefer having it on my SC if possible (which I also thought was an option with this program...?)

jenslilholt said:
Now I got it to work.
In the first place, I had it installed on my Storage Card - but I now reinstalled it on my device momory - and it works.
How is your WP installed? Because I would prefer having it on my SC if possible (which I also thought was an option with this program...?)
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NEVER install anything that amounts to a Today plugin on your Storage Card. You will always have issues with Today Plugins on storage card since your storage card isn't available when you boot the phone (and the Today plugins tend to load before the SD card sometimes comes available).

Thanks a lot for this, Mfrazzz, it looks much better than the default available view for WeatherPanel.

Thank you for your help, mfrazzz.
I will keep that in mind about today plugins.
Jens

I was fiddling with WP last night and I couldnt figure out how to get RADAR images to show up..dangit.

only issue I've got is when in landscape mode the theme doesn't extend but the info does...anyfix? thanks

jaychym said:
only issue I've got is when in landscape mode the theme doesn't extend but the info does...anyfix? thanks
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haha me too!

mfrazzz said:
Go to this thread[/url] and scroll down about halfway to a post by Storyr where she gives all the info on this Theme.
[*]I recommend you install WP-Pilot (see zip file attached) so you can do "One Handed" control of WeatherPanel. Readme in the zip will explain what to do.
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A big thanks to Storyr at PPCGEEKS for doing this Theme, creating the WP-Pilot plugin, and doing the Moon icon fix (and the much nicer moon icons included).
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Hey mfrazzz - glad you like my WeatherPanel stuff. This is cool!
One correction: storyr is a HE Thanks for helping me get in touch with my feminin side...

jaychym said:
only issue I've got is when in landscape mode the theme doesn't extend but the info does...anyfix? thanks
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You may like my WeatherPanel theme Commuter-240-QVGA - it conforms nicely to lanscape mode:

storyr said:
You may like my WeatherPanel theme Commuter-240-QVGA - it conforms nicely to lanscape mode:
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can you make a mirror download for this?

Storyr... I need one to match my theme.. can you hook me up?

how do i download city. it says city not found or either i am not connected to the internet

Madcap180 said:
Storyr... I need one to match my theme.. can you hook me up?
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That theme already looks pretty sweet...

What I do is go to settings, 'add new' in the city page, then go down to search and type in the city... make sure you are either on the internet, or you are connected via activesync...

Yeah it is, but its the Black Code theme.. I want one thats more grey and red and silver..

i am connected to the internet. i am searching for nyc and it says not found or no connection
by the way what program u guys use to get your today screen like this. any links

[19.06.08] Theme: Mobile7 (MultiColor) ended! A new one is coming soon...

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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
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THREAD CLOSED ​I will thank all the people how made parts (grafics, programs) for this theme.
asefsef for a lot of grafics
up2no6ood for his great icons
Here are some icons that i use:
http://rapidshare.de/files/39425398/Chrome_Icons.zip.html
and here you get MortScript
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Theme Mobile7: BatteryStatus
Theme Mobile7: UltimateLaunch
Theme Mobile7: PocketCM & Slide2UnLock

Theme Mobile7: BatteryStatus (with UltimateLaunch plugin activated)
(At this time only portrait mode and qvga supported but some user tell me it works in VGA too)​
Install and Setup:
Install the latest Version of BatteryStatus from the websites below.
Install the BS Theme Mobile7 cab (choose the one that match your language).
For further instructions how to activate themes and today plugins in battery status you look on the websites below
To activate the Fullscreen View you must tap on the Signal Button on top left.
Deactivate UltimateLaunch on Today and activate in Battery Status (see Picture below)
To activate the backgrounds for UltimateLaunch you find them in your "My Documents" folder.
Update 13.06.08
BS Theme Mobile7
- FIXED: Call Indicator shows the number of calls over the arrow on the right side.
- ADD : AM/PM
- ADD : Alarm Icon (Tap to go to Alarm/Clock Settings)
ToDo
BS Theme Mobile7
- add landscape support
- add VGA Version
- more info panels
get BatteryStatus
from www.chi-tai.info or
from XDA-Developers
Thanxs to Chi Tai Dang

Theme Mobile7: UltimateLaunch
Screenshots view second post. New screens will come...
get UltimateLaunch1.2 [GER]
get UltimateLaunch1.2 [WWE]
To HomePage UltimateLaunch
Thanks to Daniel Schumann for his great work!
Below are the wallpapers to use for my theme. UltimateLaunch doesent support own backgrounds.
(At this time no response from D. Schumann)
The new version of BatteryStatus allow plugins and backgrounds for them. There is no need for UltimateLaunch own backgrounds.
To Do:
- Talk to Daniel Schuhmann to realize backgrounds for UltimateLaunch

Theme Mobile7: Slide2UnLock2 & PocketCM
PocketCM Theme added (testversion)
get Slide2UnLock2
big thanxs to A_C
get PocketCM (I use version 0.21)
also big thanx to tene and Quentin Pouplard
and big thanx to the one how made the weather icons. Sorry I dont know where I find them.
The one can pm me and I will link to his post or his website.

a nice skin, especially the clock, but has nothing of wm7 skin.

bluemetalaxe said:
a nice skin, especially the clock, but has nothing of wm7 skin.
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Thats right but i had not enough fantasy to find a good name

For example:
1. Blue Stylish Theme Pack
2. Deep Blue Glass Theme Pack
3. Black&Blue Glass Theme Pack

Kpyto said:
For example:
1. Blue Stylish Theme Pack
2. Deep Blue Glass Theme Pack
3. Black&Blue Glass Theme Pack
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Thank you. I will be more creative in my next release

Keep up the great work

anyway good graphics work !

How do you set a PNG as a background? The Today app only seems to support .JPG etc. And I see not "Set to X% transparency" option.
I converted Wallpaper-Mobile7.png to a JPG and it allowed me to set it as background, but I see no transparency option.
The SMS icon is set to launch pocketCM when clicked.
Also, having the clock and/or date launch calendar when clicked would be nice.
But I do like it, quite similar to what I am trying to do. Would also like to put wifi and bt status/toggle buttons in the clock area too. I would probably get rid of the operator name, shuffle everything up and make the message counters 32x32 instead of 32x16 (For finger friendliness). I would also remove the seconds from the clock and put the wifi + bt icons I mentioned to the left and right of the clock.
I would also make BS a type 5 plugin so that scrollbars never appear over it.
Such a pity BS doesn't do a portrait / landscape switch too as it looks awful in landscape mode (wallpaper tiles...)

evilc said:
How do you set a PNG as a background? The Today app only seems to support .JPG etc. And I see not "Set to X% transparency" option.
I converted Wallpaper-Mobile7.png to a JPG and it allowed me to set it as background, but I see no transparency option.
The SMS icon is set to launch pocketCM when clicked.
Also, having the clock and/or date launch calendar when clicked would be nice.
But I do like it, quite similar to what I am trying to do. Would also like to put wifi and bt status/toggle buttons in the clock area too. I would probably get rid of the operator name, shuffle everything up and make the message counters 32x32 instead of 32x16 (For finger friendliness). I would also remove the seconds from the clock and put the wifi + bt icons I mentioned to the left and right of the clock.
I would also make BS a type 5 plugin so that scrollbars never appear over it.
Such a pity BS doesn't do a portrait / landscape switch too as it looks awful in landscape mode (wallpaper tiles...)
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I start my explorer and make a doubleclick on the wallpaper and than you can set it as today screen and set the transparency.
I set the SMS Button to PCM cause i use it, you can change it to any other software you want. You can althoug use the MMS Button to go to the standard messaging program.
This is my first attempt for such a thing, and errors are normally, but i learn and the updates will fix these erorrs.
The BS Theme is not already in final. If you can mod this files, please post it here.
And the landscape modes are currently in work.

OK thanks, that worked.
How do you get contacts like that in UL?

evilc said:
OK thanks, that worked.
How do you get contacts like that in UL?
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I made icons from my pictures and add them to UL or what did you mean?

before you release a theme you might want to make sure you get permission to use people's graphics, that clock is obviously modified from one made my asefsef, just making sure credit is given where it is due.

spencepu3 said:
before you release a theme you might want to make sure you get permission to use people's graphics, that clock is obviously modified from one made my asefsef, just making sure credit is given where it is due.
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Sorry it is my first themeset and i use only free grafics and dont know that i must ask everyone if i can use their free grafics.
I edit my first post tomorrow.

Atze001 said:
Sorry it is my first themeset and i use only free grafics and dont know that i must ask everyone if i can use their free grafics.
I edit my first post tomorrow.
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I understand, I'm not trying to be mean I am just saying that although the graphics are "free" as you stated, credit should be given where it is due. Being a graphic designer myself I know how much time people can spend working on certain things and its always nice to give credit to that person when you use something that they made. The people that make these graphics are not getting paid so it is only right to give them credit to show appreciation.

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I understand, I'm not trying to be mean I am just saying that although the graphics are "free" as you stated, credit should be given where it is due. Being a graphic designer myself I know how much time people can spend working on certain things and its always nice to give credit to that person when you use something that they made. The people that make these graphics are not getting paid so it is only right to give them credit to show appreciation.
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I didn´t get paid for my work too. I will edit my first post tomorrow and will give the credits to everyone how made grafics, programs, etc.
It is the first time i do such a thing and i didn´t know what i must noting to post a theme.
I am very tiered and must go to bed.

Right, you didn't get paid, but nobody took your theme and presented it as their own. thats my point

spencepu3 said:
Right, you didn't get paid, but nobody took your theme and presented it as their own. thats my point
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I edit my first post, hope it´s alright now.

REQUEST: WM7 Theme for Phonealarm?

Hey, does anyone have or can help me make a WM7 like theme for Phonealarm?
Here's what I have for rlToday. I used the one that was posted here and did a couple of adjustments. What I really want - and I can't do on rlToday - is to integrate the battery, RAM, storage memory, and SDcard memory gauges into the theme. For now, I have it separate under Resco Today plugin and it looks out of place.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

If anyone can help me out, let me know. I have a lot of the graphic files on hand.

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I have my own version.
It is based on phonealarm mixing lots of things, mostly iwise, rockability & littlerain stuff (thanks to them).
It has a bigger clock, with the alarm icon appearing in the middle
On the right side of the clock I have date, digital clock, operator (I have dual SIM), pa profile, and small weather icons + bt, wifi and data icons.
When you click the clock you toogle the screen brigthness (for outdoor instant usage).
I use MVBklight, which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379270
In the normal mode I combine it with todayagenda or spb diary
The skin changes with the profile, so while in the car, the bottom part has also big buttons for the tt7, A2DP bt, the voice recognition, set volume and so on.
You must define the applications in the advance tab in pa.
The list of relationships between icons and apps are:
*Image_AppLink12=quickgps, to update tomtom info ota
*Image_AppLink11=iRadares, great app to download tomtom radars, voices, icons and poi file (spain)
*Image_AppLink13=Voice Commander, the one comming with the cuise as default
*Image_AppLink7=Setvolume0.43: also in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395695
*Image_AppLink6=BTAudiotoogle, to send the pda voice to the parrot ck3100
*Image_AppLink2=TomTom, that's clear I think.
*Image_AppLink17=WisBar Advance 3 - [Task Panel]
*Image_AppLink9=backlight (m command)
*Image_AppLink19=void, only to support a background image
*Image_AppLink18=void, only to support a background image
There is also a "home" tab showing the weather instead of the analog clock (at home I am not in a hurry and i have the digital clock as always). When I select the home profile, pa changes the SIM to the private one also. The skin is so different because I want to notice that I changed the SIM (the operator does not reflect this always).
There is a "outdoor" tab with no use so far: should be for a specific setting for outdoor and music oriented, with bt settings and a music tab or plug-in but I have not found anything as I want so far. May be you can give me a start on this area.
I usually combine it with wisbar and wisbar desktop to hide top bar and build a wm7 bottom bar
instead of the top bar I have the meters taken from a statusbar skin (sorry I can not recall the author) since I like it more than the ones in I wise. The meters are part of phone alarm skin. Between the meeters I have a windows incon with the wisbar taskmanager,
usually I combine this being the 1st tab of ultimatelaunch: let me recap: phonealarm as a plugiin of ultimatelaunch, being itself a plugin in wisbar.
I can not upload screenshot but if you want me to post the phonealarm skin I will do. As you see it is very customized so you need to be familiar with phonealarm skinning, so if it is useful for you or for anybody else who may also want to help me improve the graphics side....
I can not post the files right now because since my cruise is in the bedroom and my wife is sleeping but I will do if somebody requests it.
btw. the folder is called iwise so if you have this wonderful skin installed (the best wm7-ish for people who do not want to get complicated) you will have to change forlder name and reference in the phonealmarm .skin files. (updated: already renamed to cruiserrr)
I have customized the same skin in rl-today but I like it more with phonealarm since in rl-today tabs are slow as in phonealarm but with phonealarm you get the profiles functionality at the sametime and better than any other program I have tried so far.
I just wanted to answer you since I read your post a long time ago and I was surprised since I did not see any answer today
**********************************update ******zip file is included in post number 7 ***********

Please do post it.

If you go to the PhoneAlarm forum or search here for iWise it is perfect.
Very clean, and nice looking. And it is just a simple cab install. Try to find IWise3 because that was the last one before the dude went crazy and deleted all his posts and stuff.
He has a clean version, professional version and simple version on top of a transparent version. So it basically will meet all your needs.

tilt4life2 said:
If you go to the PhoneAlarm forum or search here for iWise it is perfect.
Very clean, and nice looking. And it is just a simple cab install. Try to find IWise3 because that was the last one before the dude went crazy and deleted all his posts and stuff.
He has a clean version, professional version and simple version on top of a transparent version. So it basically will meet all your needs.
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He is not crazy lol read at the thread what has happened actually and if I were him I would do same things
Btw the skin is not deleted you can find it on pocketmax main page of site..and yes so far that skin is looks same with WM7

cruiserrr skin
Here you are ! The file is below. I have a spanish 6.1. official rom so my sd card is called "Tarjeta de Almacenamiento" and I have windows/start menu/programs also in spanish. May be you have to change something manually.
I have updated the description in the 3rd post above.
The skin is defined with calibri font but I have not included the fonts (I hard reseted some time ago and did not have time to reinstall them, any help to test and add the fond will be welcome).
any help to improve usability with thumbs or to improve graphics is welcome. I have no idea how to make a cab of it.
My wish list to complete my ideal skin would be:
realistic:
improve clock: 1.when clicking to clock most of the times it changes backlight but a few others I still get the change time screen) 2. I think I would like it slightly smaller to give more space to the agenda bottom part.
profile selector: names are not shown completely I do not know why
mail/sms/voice: I ripped the graphics from a jpg file and added the green balloon so they can be better aligned and with better definition.
car buttons: make them more integrated in the style of the skin, and more selfexplanatory
dual sim support: it is supported but I have not been able to benefit from it. I have a single sim with two numbers inside.
unrealistic:
copy+paste tool and hide-top-bar tool with small footprint or included in phonealarm
weather plugin: written sentence explaining today's forecast and ability to define weather should be sync only when active sync'd
clock: different colours and seconds (as in rl-today)
plug-ins: possibility to include plug-ins so they change also with the profile.
profile selection and weather forecast: kinetic scrolling
battery and signal: possibility to show % if wanted and higher area of sensitivity to open details.
apps: possibility to define them in the skin instead of mapping the button to the app and defining the app in the pa settings tool
link to wm6 notifications: I have to open whatever application so that the top bar shows and then check the notification (other than alarms, emails and the rest that are controlled by pa)
multitab: quick multitab functionality when no change profile is defined.
background: may be would be nice to change by profile or by event (missed calls)

Any chance on making this in landscape? It looks awsome!!

cruiserrr skin
robbyr said:
Any chance on making this in landscape? It looks awsome!!
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robbyr, thanks so much for the compliment !! I have no plans to make it landscape since I only use landscape mode for tomtom and since I have not that much time at this moment but I will happily support anyone willing to try to do it !! The skin files can be opened with notepad and you will see it is not that bad.
In fact it has been difficult for me to build the skin since I can not install any software in my pc so all was done with basic image programs and online converters and try-and-error ...
note: as you know, to completely uninstall the skin is as easy as deleting the cruiser folder and the cruiser*.skin from the pa directory where you have copied it.

thats for qvga correct.. i need vga

Yes, it is only QVGA! I tried to optimize graphics size and I do not need VGA resolution. For QVGA you can double size of all objects and reference to them as coordinates. iWisen is VGA/QVGA since PA is able to handle VGA as QVGA.

iTouch24 said:
thats for qvga correct.. i need vga
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with current phonealarm version you only need to add a line to the skin so is vga compatible. simply add
VGA_Skin=1
to each skn file with a text editor and that should fix it.

[FEWidgets] User Made Widgets thread!

IMPORTANT: This Widgets are not compatible with FEWidgets Lite and Ultimate version.
As I've been seeing more activity on "user made widgets" for FEWidgets on the app thread, I thought I would create this thread on which we could manage all new widgets created by other developers/users.
I'll keep a list here and update it as often as I can , if you made a widget please create a post on this thread with the following:
- Zip file containing the new widget (if it's an Auto Installable Package please say so)
- Screenshot of the new widget.
- Explain what it does briefly.
- If it's not an AIP widget zip file, please include deplyment instructions.
I'll check this thread often, but if you see I missed your widget please PM me and I'll update it.
All Ideas or questions regarding widget creation should be posted on this thread, and bugs or questions regarding the app itself on the other one.
Documentation for creating an Auto Installable Package zip file can be found on the widget Creation Manual Here.
On this post you have an example of an AIP package and a small guide to create your own on 5 steps. Thanks nir36!
INSTALLATION:
Widgets marked with AIP are Auto Installable Packages.
- Place them on FEWidgets\install
- Go to Configuration -> Install New Widgets
- Restart the Application (or the today plugin)
Widget zip files not marked with AIP, must be installed manually and it will be explained on the creators Post.
Custom Widgets
Unread SMS Count AIP (by nir36) post.
Missed Calls AIP (by nir36) post.
Date Widget AIP (by nir36) post.
Battery Meter AIP (by pcforce) post
LG Menu Widget AIP (by pcforce) post
Tiny Browser AIP (by pcforce) post
Small Calculator AIP (by pcforce) post
Small Operator AIP (by pcforce) post

I was wondering if action script for Flash Lite is supported for widgets (or would it work if system have Flash Lite installed).

pcforce said:
I was wondering if action script for Flash Lite is supported for widgets (or would it work if system have Flash Lite installed).
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flash lite actionscript is supported, becuase flash 7 for Pocket PC supports AS 2.0.
FEWidgets won't work with Flash Lite, it needs flash Player 7 because flash lite does not provide an ActiveX control. (I believe there is a way to create a player on a specific window invoking FL_CreatePlayer from flashlite.dll, but it's not documented.. at least not for free)

Widget AIP (Auto Install Package) Manual
The following zip contains 4 flash files and 1 XML file which are the example of how to make an installation package for FEWidgets.
The code in the XML was written by nicolas in the Widget Creation document.
all you have to do is download the example, replace the files in the zip with your files and change the zip file's name to have an installation package.
changes required are as follows:
1. change zip name to whatever you want..
2. switch both NAMEico files with your files while NAME is the widget's name
3. switch both NAME files with your files while NAME is the widget's name
4. edit the xml file and change the values inside according to what is written in the right fields.
5. copy the zip file to /program files/FEWidgets/install and in the config app choose to install new widgets.
PLEASE! if you post a reply with a widget and want to add more widgets DO edit your post and add them there. this way we can keep 1 post per user with all his widgets and keep this thread as clean and organized as possible for nicolas to read.

here are the first 3:
Unread SMS Count and Missed Calls Count with 2 icons and a Clean Date Widget.
-Clicking the icon in the SMS widget will load poutlook messaing
-Clicking the icon in the Missed Calls widget will load iContact in Missed calls
-The date widget is nicolas' date widget changed to be white with no background
Preview
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
These are AIP
Updated [28/11/08]
- cleaned garbage from widgets
- changed SMS and MC to sleeker looks and embedded numbers
enjoy.

nir36 said:
I will be editing this post with new widgets...
here are the first 3:
Unread SMS Count and Missed Calls Count with 2 icons and a Clean Date Widget.
SMS Count Icon click points to Messaging
Missed Calls Count Icon click points to Missed Calls in iContact
The date widget is nicolas' date widget changed to be white with no background.
These are AIP
there might be some garbage inside them but i don't have the time to change them right now.
enjoy.
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Updated first post with all 3 widgets =D (when you have some time could you place a screenshot on the post with the three widgets? I believe I've seen one already )
Thanks! (I've also added a link to the AIP template you made )

hehe. i must also mention that the basis of the action script for all widgets was made by nicolas... i only edited and added things... and will change more.
I have to go to sleep.. long day tomorrow, but i'll post screen shots tomorrow.
goodnight

Widgets
Here is my post for widgets.
1) Battery Meter ver1.4 AIP package; its a 5 stage animated meter; screenshots: onsidebar.jpg onscreen.jpg
2) LGMenu widget ver1.0 AIP package; ported version of LG Today Plugin and LGMenu for FEWidgets, fits best on 240x screen with no bottom bar and Opera browser installed; screenshots: LGM_sidebar.jpg LGM_onscreen.jpg
3) Tiny Browser ver1.0 AIP package; this widget is based on Touchwiz's browser shortcut gadget however this one is configurable - you can actually make it run just any .exe from \Windows\ directory; you can change launched application/browser at FEWidgets\custom\Tiny Browser\config.xml; by default its set to launch Opera; screenshots: Tiny_Browser_onscreen.jpg
All packages install sources aswell (custom\).

pcforce said:
Here is my post for widgets.
1) Battery Meter ver1.4 AIP package; its a 5 stage animated meter; screenshots: onsidebar.jpg onscreen.jpg
2) LGMenu widget ver1.0 AIP package; ported version of LG Today Plugin and LGMenu for FEWidgets, fits best on 240x screen with no bottom bar and Opera browser installed; screenshots: LGM_sidebar.jpg LGM_onscreen.jpg
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Updated first post, thanks

btw, there should probably be an option to uninstall a widget

nir36 said:
btw, there should probably be an option to uninstall a widget
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There is an option... on the configuration section when you select a custom widget the uninstall option on the menu should be enabled.
There is also an installer section for uninstall special commands I think (dont remember right now).
You should restart the application when the widget is uninstalled.

It seems like we wont be able to use just one post to put all widgets/screenshots - its just limited to 8 files
BTW new widget posted (Tiny Browser)

I'm having problems with widgets which call dynamically other swf files. It works just fine on pc, icon shows on sidebar and widget can be dropped on screen but it just dont appear, like its nothing there and FEWidget dont freeze or crash. Here is sample code:
Code:
_root._quality = "high";
_level0.FEWidgetsAPI.SetClickAndDrag(_root._name, _root.drag, Empty, true, false);
_root.loadMovie("w1.swf");
stop();
and there are just two layers where second one ("Drag") containing movieclip with alpha=0

pcforce said:
I'm having problems with widgets which call dynamically other swf files. It works just fine on pc, icon shows on sidebar and widget can be dropped on screen but it just dont appear, like its nothing there and FEWidget dont freeze or crash. Here is sample code:
Code:
_root._quality = "high";
_level0.FEWidgetsAPI.SetClickAndDrag(_root._name, _root.drag, Empty, true, false);
_root.loadMovie("w1.swf");
stop();
and there are just two layers where second one ("Drag") containing movieclip with alpha=0
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When you have this kind of problems I suggest you look at the FLA files on the sources. You have to use the full application path and appenf file:// at the start:
Code:
_level0.FEWidgetsAPI.SetClickAndDrag(_root._name, _root.drag, null, true, false);
_root.loadMovie("file://" + _level0.BasePath + "[B]swf_folder[/B]\w1.swf");
stop();
Where swf_folder is a folder below the app folder. You can check pb.FLA fpr a working example.
You should also not set quality on your widgets as it affects the whole movie.

nicolas, besides the problem with the inability to disable the Application Shortcut and Weather widgets there is also a problem with uninstalling installed widgets.
when i try to uninstall it tells me that it's "Unable to uninstall Widget"... or something of that sort.

Thanks, "file:" thing work but i can't make it dragable. Tried several ways but nothing changed. Looks like i'm doing something wrong. Here is code i end up with (there is only one layer called "main" and nothing on it):
Code:
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("content",0);
_level0.FEWidgetsAPI.SetClickAndDrag(_root._name, _root.content, Empty, true, false);
_root.content.loadMovie("file:\\Program Files\\FEWidgets\\widgets\\w1.swf");
stop();
w1.swf is still an external animated movie with its own actionscript

I need help.. this is driving me nuts.
When i embed the numerals for the Missed Calls/SMS Count widgets it makes them disappear. only when i use device fonts it works.
i have no idea why...
it looks REALLY bad when it uses device fonts instead of embedded ones.

pcforce said:
Thanks, "file:" thing work but i can't make it dragable. Tried several ways but nothing changed. Looks like i'm doing something wrong. Here is code i end up with (there is only one layer called "main" and nothing on it):
Code:
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("content",0);
_level0.FEWidgetsAPI.SetClickAndDrag(_root._name, _root.content, Empty, true, false);
_root.content.loadMovie("file:\\Program Files\\FEWidgets\\widgets\\w1.swf");
stop();
w1.swf is still an external animated movie with its own actionscript
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As dragging involves assigning events you might want to create another MovieClip and use it as a hitzone. Try using null instead of Empty too.
nir36 said:
I need help.. this is driving me nuts.
When i embed the numerals for the Missed Calls/SMS Count widgets it makes them disappear. only when i use device fonts it works.
i have no idea why...
it looks REALLY bad when it uses device fonts instead of embedded ones.
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Try increasing the size of the text area.. perhaps that's what is bothering you. (it happened to me once )
I'll check the uninstall procedure on a future... oh an btw b5 had some bugs, I recommend a fall back to b4.

Managed to get drag working but whatever i do all my layers always remain bellow spawned w1.swf. The only reason it drag is because the movie spawns only particially on layers surface (despite that whole movie is visible).
Drag didnt work with MovieClip and SetClickAndDrag function. I went for following code that i found on your manual:
Code:
on(press)
{
_level0.WBeginDrag(_root._name, this);
}
on(release, releaseOutside)
{
_level0.WEndDrag(_root._name, this);
}
Its better now but still need to be found a way to get a layer over the movie and to center this movie
EDIT: movieclip is now centered, now only hitzone button/layer need to be brought at the top

nicodega said:
As dragging involves assigning events you might want to create another MovieClip and use it as a hitzone. Try using null instead of Empty too.
Try increasing the size of the text area.. perhaps that's what is bothering you. (it happened to me once )
I'll check the uninstall procedure on a future... oh an btw b5 had some bugs, I recommend a fall back to b4.
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lol, i made it 6 times the size it was and it still doesn't work.
it just won't show the number.
I embedded chars on other widgets and this is the only one it doesn't work on.
edit: WORKS! the god damn widget was set for flash player 10 instead of 7 for some reason. those are the exact problems which make your want to kill yourself.
cheers
btw nicolas, i updated all 3 widgets, please update the first post.
another question: as you can see on my screenshot there is some kind of nettish background to the widgets. is there a way in which i can delete that?

[OFFICIAL] [THEME] [WIDGET] Zooper Widget Screens and Themes

Hi All,
I just realized that there is no official thread on XDA where users can share ZW home screens, themes and ideas, so I'm creating one. If you do not know it yet, well, Zooper Widget is a minimal, classy, extremely customizable and battery friendly "do it yourself" Home Screen Widget with almost limitless possibilities.
More info
HOMEPAGE: http://zooper.org/wp/android/zw
MARKET (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zooper.zwfree
MARKET (PRO): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zooper.zwpro
ICONSETS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2084070
APK SUPPORT: http://goo.gl/mo0Gi
G+GALLERY: http://goo.gl/239Bs
Main features
WYSISYG Widget editor with unlimited Text, Series, Progress Bars, Iconsets, Bitmaps and Shapes. Every aspect is customizable, you can use tons of variables with any kind of data or modify them using conditionals, date calculations, math expressions, bb code like syntax, text filters and more (more info, examples and variable reference on the website).
Free/Pro
Free version on the market is full featured, you can create the same layouts as the Pro, the only difference is that Free does not allow you to save and load external templates, it-s ad based, and has no "hotspot" functionality. Developing software and fixing bugs takes a huge amount of time that's why i needed to split it in two releases, hope you'll understand.
How to share screens and templates
When you save your template Zooper Widget (PRO) stores two files in the SD card, under "ZooperWidget" folder, one is a PNG with a screenshot of your awesome creation (so you can easily post it to the forum) the other one is a ".zw" file containing the template itself. The ".zw" is a zip archive with all the data in it, so if you used Bitmaps, external Fonts, Iconsets or any other resource you won't need to distribute them, those items will be part of the ".zw" template and will be extracted automatically. To load the template on another device you just need to place it in the ZooperWidget SD card folder and load it.
APK skins
Zooper Widget PRO from 2.38 supports APK skin packs, you can store as many templates as you want in a single APK distributable on the market, you can even include templates on existing APK if you want (so you can distribute an Icon Pack for ADW with some ZW template in a single shot), more info here http://goo.gl/mo0Gi
Resizing
Zooper Widget supports automatic resize on load if the template is larger than the target widget, otherwise original size will be kept, you can tune the size using the "Scale" option. Please note that, compared to other similar widgets, ZW does not just scale the output Bitmap, but the source Canvas resulting in a much more clean / smooth image.
What's next?
Zooper Widget is always a work in progress, i just released Bitmap support and I'm now working on really exciting features requested by users (and yes, if you have any idea just ask!). Most important upcoming stuff is:
Ability to group or tag layers and move / edit them at once (but remember you can already use the copy/paste functionality to copy one property to multiple items at once)
Widget wide Parameters (to allow better APK support, if you want to lock everything and use custom settings)
More
Want to join the beta program? Check out this G+ community: http://goo.gl/DXoig

zooper widget is awesome, i have been following the official forum. Hope xda members start to show their creativity with this app.
btw you should post some images to show what its possible to do with this widget!

Here's a couple I made today playing with this. I'm a noob to Zooper Widget but it's pretty cool so far.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Status Bar
Ext Weather
Ext Weather HTC
Credit for iconsets and config file I started with goes to stepdragon in the zooper Thread
What I would really like to do with the status bar is have the WiFi icon appear where the Signal bars are when WiFi is active. For instance if I am at home and have data disabled and wifi enabled, the icons would switch from signal bars to wifi bars. I have no programming skills so if it is possible to make that work in the config file hopefully someone will tweak and share.
The only way I could think of making it work would be having a variable that was checking data connection state and displaying a blank icon if data was disabled.
The WiFi icon disappears when wifi is off and the Alarm icon disappears when alarm is off.

battery abstract wheel
Just playing around with the new update , I did post this in the other thread but I thought I would contribute to this thread now.

Yippee! Awesome to see this thread! Here is my latest home screen done with Zooper. Enjoy!
http://db.tt/mUiNzjSW
To see the rest of my screens me here -> http://www.mycolorscreen.com/pbrewer81

dmoses1969 said:
What I would really like to do with the status bar is have the WiFi icon appear where the Signal bars are when WiFi is active. For instance if I am at home and have data disabled and wifi enabled, the icons would switch from signal bars to wifi bars. I have no programming skills so if it is possible to make that work in the config file hopefully someone will tweak and share.
The only way I could think of making it work would be having a variable that was checking data connection state and displaying a blank icon if data was disabled.
The WiFi icon disappears when wifi is off and the Alarm icon disappears when alarm is off.
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You can do this, you need to create a custom iconset that checks if WiFi is connected and if connected will show the Wifi bars otherwise i will show the signal ones (same for the Alarm). Please check the config.xml syntax here: http://zooper.org/wp/android/zw/iconsets you can start using the ones you are already using.
WARNING when you use signal info in zooper widget the widgets are updated every time the signal changes, this might use a lot of cpu when screen is on if your signal keeps changing especially if you have a lot of widgets on screen, im working on a solution
P.S. really good home screen! awesome work!

Busy Body Zooper
This has been one of my favorite themes from UCCW thread. Originally created by John Nada, all credit for theme/layout goes to him. I just changed some things and made it available for Zooper Widget.
All widgets are 5x1. I am using this on my Galazy Note II. Not sure how Zooper handles different screen sizes / Grid sizes of different launchers so hope it works for everyone else. Feedly widget is 4x2 stretched to fit in the middle. Use the wallpaper included in the zip to get the frame that appears around the feedly widget.
Each icon on the widgets are shortcuts to an app. You might have to change the app shortcut for whatever you want.
Busy Body Zooper Widgets

clock calendar skin
still messin with the variables

Play (Play Store Inspired)
Hey there,
first of all I´d like to say that Zooper is simply the best widget for like... almost everything!
I never ever even think of uccw anymore...
just had to say this
So about the screen:
I really like Googles new outfit, so I had to make one...
find the files here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/02hx4fudcbe1o4n/wM2OVNg4FB
Have fun!

my zooper homescreen
Here's my homescreen powered by zooper (work in progress)
(Lots off hotspots)
earth - free space on sd and usb (blue bars)
moon - free ram (bar around the moon, set to 120 mb free max)
sun - battery temp (red, max = 60 degrees C, green = charge %

Image Fonts
Is it possible to use images as font for Clock Widgets? As in have 10 images 0-1 to use as the clock digits.
Also, what about RSS feeds?

just basics template
Hi,
This is my first attempt at a template. It a 4x1 for the Nexus 4 lock screen.
you will need to rename the file from zip to zw since xda-developers wont allow native zooper template uploads.
I'd like to know what you think but be nice its my first try.
nexusNerd

Hello Guys,
I need some help with my template (post #10). I like the planets but the squares with info on them have to be more sci-fi like. More HUD-like.
Any suggestions?
:laugh:

I really like this widget compared to others (UCCW was way too complex for me). Zooper is the right balance.
I'm trying out a homescreen and its started to look good. I am using Apex launcher (and set both margins to zero).
However, there still seems to be some vertical spacing in some widgets i.e. they are not edge to edge.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rto9ps1m6oqkxb2/Screenshot_2013-05-17-13-52-47.png
For e.g. the two widgets in the centre should have their edges meeting?
Another question I have is about Cell Signal Strength in ASU. While the range is 0 to 31, I never really go above 17 or 18, and the notification bar shows a different level (for e.g. here you can see the cell strength has 3 bars, but in my yellow progressbar I am less than 50%).
Anyway, thanks to the dev, this is really awesome.

thedesolatesoul said:
I really like this widget compared to others (UCCW was way too complex for me). Zooper is the right balance.
I'm trying out a homescreen and its started to look good. I am using Apex launcher (and set both margins to zero).
However, there still seems to be some vertical spacing in some widgets i.e. they are not edge to edge.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rto9ps1m6oqkxb2/Screenshot_2013-05-17-13-52-47.png
For e.g. the two widgets in the centre should have their edges meeting?
Another question I have is about Cell Signal Strength in ASU. While the range is 0 to 31, I never really go above 17 or 18, and the notification bar shows a different level (for e.g. here you can see the cell strength has 3 bars, but in my yellow progressbar I am less than 50%).
Anyway, thanks to the dev, this is really awesome.
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For the edges i can-t really help much as this looks a lot like a launcher problem, i will try to reproduce it and let you know. For the signal that-s quite a complex issue since i do not really know if the notification bar one is really API based or uses some native/hardware trick. I will check that as well.
Thanks a lot for your feedback!

dmoses1969 said:
Is it possible to use images as font for Clock Widgets? As in have 10 images 0-1 to use as the clock digits.
Also, what about RSS feeds?
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For clock (digital) widgets you can use images by creating an iconset, is very easy, i can write an example if you want.
For RSS feeds, well, the "web" module is on my todo list since a while, i definitely need to work on it (with RSS and simple html support).

johnuopini said:
For the edges i can-t really help much as this looks a lot like a launcher problem, i will try to reproduce it and let you know. For the signal that-s quite a complex issue since i do not really know if the notification bar one is really API based or uses some native/hardware trick. I will check that as well.
Thanks a lot for your feedback!
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You dont really have to check. I was just wondering if anyone already knew.
Thanks

Oh my, this is really inspirational! Been using Zooper for some time now and this is what i've managed to create so far :laugh::

johnuopini said:
For clock (digital) widgets you can use images by creating an iconset, is very easy, i can write an example if you want.
For RSS feeds, well, the "web" module is on my todo list since a while, i definitely need to work on it (with RSS and simple html support).
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I would appreciate if you could write an example. As for RSS, that sounds awesome. Cant wait.

pbecks1963 said:
Hello Guys,
I need some help with my template (post #10). I like the planets but the squares with info on them have to be more sci-fi like. More HUD-like.
Any suggestions?
:laugh:
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Have a look at my Tron like Preview: http://mycolorscreen.com/2013/04/04/t-r-o-n-preview/
Something like that?
Cheers!
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johnuopini said:
For the edges i can-t really help much as this looks a lot like a launcher problem, i will try to reproduce it and let you know. For the signal that-s quite a complex issue since i do not really know if the notification bar one is really API based or uses some native/hardware trick. I will check that as well.
Thanks a lot for your feedback!
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I'm using Apex as well and ran into the same "problem"
Seems to be an Apex Problem....
Got the same issue with ASU values. But this seems to be a problem with different network types. Just google ASU and you will find a lot of information about it. Not a Zooper Problem, so I work around that problem by setting the max value (progress bar) to 18. works lke a charm...