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Am I the only one who wants my color display to be in color?

Now please don't misconstrue this post.
I truly do appreciate the ROM bakers we have here, and they have put out some truly awesome stuff. Dutty and Q, I've already used both your ROMs, cause for some reason I just can't leave it alone. I've actually tried 3 of Dutty's and the 1.2 of Q's.
I've had cell phones since it was regular black numbers on a grey screen (like a digital watch), then to the green LED, then, finally to a colored LED, and then to a full color screen. I really don't want to go back 20 (or whatever) years.
Anyway, my dilema is the black design of the ROMs. I'm no ROM chef, I barely have the patience to reconfigure my device after flashing. But am I the only one who wants my color device to have a colored theme? I came from the Hermes, and tweaked the hell out of alll the black ROMs for that to get some more color into them. On this one, I'm a little more hesitant to tweak them back to color.
Is there a quick way to get the black out of the cooked ROMs? I'm back on the ATT ROM for now, and I'm hating it again (after only a day). Again, nothing but the utmost respect for the chefs with more patience and skills than me, and a big thanks to you guys again.
But, anyone else want their color device to remain in color?

On black background the white text is perfectly readable. On ultra-mega-cool-supa-dupa coloured babe-magnet screen you will see LSD effect.
My 2 cents

gabriel31337 said:
On black background the white text is perfectly readable. On ultra-mega-cool-supa-dupa coloured babe-magnet screen you will see LSD effect.
My 2 cents
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Hmm ultra-mega-cool-supa-dupa coloured babe-magnet screen with LSD effect? Makes you wonder why aren't we doing this with more roms.

I like my black WM6 theme. It's... I dunno... it's only emphasizing the potential of the device, I think. It's a psychological thing. It's if you have a ferrari you'd drive calm, respectable. Not like all those civics that scoop around like crazy kids..
Same idea here - if it'd be a cheap ass cellphone for $25, I'd have it pimped out. Since it's a $400 business machine - it has to look solid and calm.
Just my opinion.

You can pretty easily add your own backgrounds and menubar themes. You can also get skinning software to give even more possibilities. Search for the homescreen screenshot thread to see various themes and skins people use. The most popular theme is a sedate black, but there are plenty of other colors out there.

If you want an easy way to add color, check out: Wisbar Advance 3
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/
I love it! Easy to change themes with as much color as you want.
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nbviper said:
If you want an easy way to add color, check out: Wisbar Advance 3
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/
I love it! Easy to change themes with as much color as you want.
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I thought I saw problems with wisbar and some other apps. But, yeah that does look cool. Thanks for the idea.

DarkDvr said:
I like my black WM6 theme. It's... I dunno... it's only emphasizing the potential of the device, I think. It's a psychological thing. It's if you have a ferrari you'd drive calm, respectable. Not like all those civics that scoop around like crazy kids..
Same idea here - if it'd be a cheap ass cellphone for $25, I'd have it pimped out. Since it's a $400 business machine - it has to look solid and calm.
Just my opinion.
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I agree. The Kaiser is about function and performance not flash. If your looking for eye candy then get an iPhone. If you want a business class multiple use device then the Kaiser is for you. I love the black themes. You can put any theme you want on these ROMs. The ROM is just the OS. Just like windows it is up to you to make look the way you like to use it. It just happen to be the most popular look for the cooks.

there are literly thousands of themes for pocket pc's bpth cooked roms and standard roms. they use the same themes and you can install them as easy as downloading them to your root directory and selecting them through your today/theme settings, have a look here http://www.pocketpcthemes.com/new.aspx for free themes

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I agree. The Kaiser is about function and performance not flash. If your looking for eye candy then get an iPhone. If you want a business class multiple use device then the Kaiser is for you. I love the black themes. You can put any theme you want on these ROMs. The ROM is just the OS. Just like windows it is up to you to make look the way you like to use it. It just happen to be the most popular look for the cooks.
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Jeez did I ever strike a chord, or what?
Why can't it have function AND form? If I wanted an Iflop, I'd have gotten one. I'd be first in line to buy those anti apple stickers, beleive me.
I'm not talking about roller coasters or flowers or hot chicks. All those things are great (some greater than others). I just want some color without having to hack like 200 items to a color to get it. Like make the black- blue, or red or whatever.
I understand I can put whatever theme I want on it. My thing was, with flashing once or twice a day, I'm tired of messing with color settings, and just wondering why people like turning the color display monochrome. Is your home computer colorless too? Do you watch movies exclusively in black and white?

DarkDvr said:
I like my black WM6 theme. It's... I dunno... it's only emphasizing the potential of the device, I think. It's a psychological thing. It's if you have a ferrari you'd drive calm, respectable. Not like all those civics that scoop around like crazy kids..
Same idea here - if it'd be a cheap ass cellphone for $25, I'd have it pimped out. Since it's a $400 business machine - it has to look solid and calm.
Just my opinion.
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If you always drove the ferrari like my grandma, you'd be wasting the car.
Just sayin is all.

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Jeez did I ever strike a chord, or what?
Is your home computer colorless too? Do you watch movies exclusively in black and white?
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heh funny that you say that... my pc http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n218/dolbe666/desktop101.jpg
I prefer black and glossy really over bright and shiny

Wow.
That is pretty ironic, isn't it? LOL.
Still got some color in it, but largely comparable to the ROMs we are talking about, huh?
I can't really talk, I guess. I don't even have wallpaper, just a plain black screen. But still, I don't look at that screen all the dang time. I guess that is what gets me... every time I look at the phone it is black and dull. The plain screen on my home computer is so I don't have added clutter.

if you want colour use SPB mobile shell its got plenty of options for colour themes, while your at it tweaks2K2.net has a color editor for your device colors thats quick and simple. no need to do any major changes and it can be changed regualarly in a matter of seconds. also SPB pocket plus have extended themes that are quite nice. or you can use a them editor to make your own themes however you want them. the choices are endless as to how you setup your Kaisers color settings

dolbe said:
if you want colour use SPB mobile shell its got plenty of options for colour themes, while your at it tweaks2K2.net has a color editor for your device colors thats quick and simple. no need to do any major changes and it can be changed regualarly in a matter of seconds. also SPB pocket plus have extended themes that are quite nice. or you can use a them editor to make your own themes however you want them. the choices are endless as to how you setup your Kaisers color settings
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I was using SPB when I first got the Hermes... but got away from it with the advent of the HTC home plug in... it did what I wanted and took less space, also I thought it slowed the device down less. I was running the Mobile Shell, Pocket Plus, and Weather apps. Do they slow the Kaiser down too?
I'll check the tweaks2K2 thing, thanks.

they dont slow it down at all really. the newer SPB plus4 is less memory intensive and has a smaller footprint than the SPB plus v3. I use both the mobile shell and spb plus4 and pocket weather and dont experience any slow down. on my old wizard it slowed it down a bit but not that bad. the Kaiser doesnt suffer much from memory intensive apps like the old wm5/wm6 TYTN did. that extra ram and rom really makes a difference and the cpu is better also

[THE] (WVGA+VGA!new!) VistAdvance Wisbar Themeset UPDATED! (with demo video too!)

Hey everyone,
Updated to v1.2! (WAD2 portion, WA3 portion is still @ v1.1)
* ADDED VGA VERSION OF THE WAD2 THEME AS PER MANY REQUESTS!
* Added localized language support to the .cab installer (this should fix the black screen issue that users of non-English ROMs were experiencing)
* Fixed a small bug in the AppToDate configuration
Updated to v1.1!
* Theme is now auto-applied in WAD2 after install
* Fixed naming scheme of WAD theme (LAND is now Landscape, PORT is now Portrait)
* Configured Contacts grid to switch back to Programs grid after a contact has been clicked
* Fixed Volume Status icon assignments to account for bugfix in WAD2
* Added MoDaCo AppToDate support to notify you of new releases
* Rebuilt .CAB file to support compression, and give no warnings on WM5/6
If you've already installed v1.0 of VistAdvance, you are STRONGLY recommended to update to v1.1. Note that you should UNINSTALL v1.0 manually, and moving forward, any new versions will automatically do this for you (long story, but I've got the .CAB named and working properly now). Grab v1.1 from my site linked to below!
I've recently updated my theme VistaMobile (now outdated) to support my Xperia X1 and any 800 x 480 WVGA devices using Wisbar Advance v3.x/Wisbar Advance Desktop v2.x. It has been a long time in the making, and I think I've come up with an easy-to-use and good looking theme/interface.
Check out the picture below, and follow the link to my site where you can download and learn more about the theme. Please post your comments in this thread or on my website only.
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protogenLabs.com - VistAdvance WVGA Wisbar Theme finally released! (formerly VistaMobile)
** UPDATE ** - As per some of your requests, I've added a WVGA wallpaper pack next to the theme downloads on my site. Check the attached thumbnails below for a preview.
Hope you enjoy! (and if you do, please consider donating anything you can to help support my efforts...thanks in advance!)

awww...no one like?

scar45 said:
awww...no one like?
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I dig it, But alas I have a Fuze and no 800x480 support. If you could port it down to a 680x400 then we'd be in business
But I dig it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahah I hear ya Skippy. Thanks for the kind words. I'd definitely love to port the theme back down to VGA resolution, I just need time (it took me long enough to build this WVGA version!)
Keep an eye out though, and if I get enough requests (and donations help!) for a VGA version, I'll try to move it up on my list of priorities!

really nice
is it possible to have it for QVGA and QWVGA ?
can I post your theme to my french forum ?
here : http://www.mobilecustom.fr/forum/index.php
I'm waiting your approval

brunoisa10 said:
really nice
is it possible to have it for QVGA and QWVGA ?
can I post your theme to my french forum ?
here : http://www.mobilecustom.fr/forum/index.php
I'm waiting your approval
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Hey brunoisa10,
Glad you like the theme as well. You can surely post the theme to your forum, however I request that you link to my protogenLabs.com site for the download (please don't host the .cab files on your own server as I track downloads on my site).
You can copy my complete forum post, but just point everyone over to the official entry on my site.
As for QVGA/QWVGA, I would love to create those themes as well, but I am short on time these days I'm hoping that someone would be able to assist me with a QVGA/QWVGA theme, but as it stands now, a VGA version of the WAD2 theme is probably next.
Thanks for spreading the word!

no problem
thank you
really a pleasure to read that
sure Ill post the link to your site
EDIT ;: your actual WAD theme is for HTC Touch Pro , am I right ?
I 'm ready to buy a HTC HD , so I'm waiting WQVGA version , take your time , I can wait
I have a P3600 now so QVGA
that's why my question about QVGA and QWVGA

HTC HD is 480 x 800 so WVGA not WQVGA
I have one and it is nice....

GLOC said:
HTC HD is 640 x 800 so WVGA not WQVGA
I have one and it is nice....
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WOW very good news
I am curious , what price have you paid your HD ?

Sorry, 480 x 800 doh!
I paid £50 plus a £35 per month contract with Orange which includes 800 minutes, 600 texts and 250Mb of data per month.

this looks UNBELIEVABLE

nir36 said:
this looks UNBELIEVABLE
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LOL those words bring a huge grin to my face! I am SO glad that feedback has been positive for this theme. I am a web designer so I always try to account for ease of use, while packing features in but keeping the interface clean.
Now only if someone could get Chris McKay and I jobs at Microsoft, we could REALLY improve the UI of Windows Mobile!! *wishes*

Hi Scar,
I posted this in the old thread (I only have QVGA ) but didn't get a reply.
Is there any way to change the weather on the old version to Weatherpanel + Rumball's Weather Icons?
Sorry, didn't mean to thread jack you, lol. I just want to use a theme for WAD2 that has portrait and landscape and yours looks nice and very user friendly.

scar45,
this is awesome! I like it very much!
I notice in the 2nd screen (the one with the clock at 9:43) a very nice, cork-like, background which I had hoped to find in the package. I have been looking for something like this for long, any chance you can post the jpg or the .tsk?
Thanks in advance
graz

Looks great. But would also like it available in VGA for WAD

tilt4life2 said:
Hi Scar,
I posted this in the old thread (I only have QVGA ) but didn't get a reply.
Is there any way to change the weather on the old version to Weatherpanel + Rumball's Weather Icons?
Sorry, didn't mean to thread jack you, lol. I just want to use a theme for WAD2 that has portrait and landscape and yours looks nice and very user friendly.
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No worries about the thread-jack tilt! I am sorry that I didn't respond to you either. I am not actually sure how to change the old version to support Weatherpanel + custom icons because I've never used that program. I suppose you could just create a new page (and link the left/right page switcher arrows to include that page), then pop it on there.
I would love to support everyone's devices by making a QVGA/QWVGA/VGA versions of my WAD2 theme, but I am quite a busy dood. I'll definitely try to get around to it soon, but VGA will most likely come first because the images are at the same DPI as WVGA (I don't need to downscale them, just edit the positioning).
graz100 said:
scar45,
this is awesome! I like it very much!
I notice in the 2nd screen (the one with the clock at 9:43) a very nice, cork-like, background which I had hoped to find in the package. I have been looking for something like this for long, any chance you can post the jpg or the .tsk?
Thanks in advance
graz
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Hey graz,
I am in the process of packaging up all of the wallpapers I use for the theme, so keep an eye on my official post on protogenLabs.com and I will have them ready for you in a .zip file (for both landscape + portrait!)
sh500 said:
Looks great. But would also like it available in VGA for WAD
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Again, this is in my overall plans for the theme, but I'll need a bit more time. Hopefully I can get 1 day where nothing is planned, and I should be able to build and package up a VGA version of the WAD theme...just stay patient!
Thanks again to all who enjoy my theme, your feedback and donations really help me to continually improve on it!

hey Scar,
Im using an xperia x1 at the moment and am having a bit of difficulty putting this on, only had a windows mobile device for a few days so im quite new to using it. I installed the wisbar desktop .exe file then installed but it couldn't find my device, I selected windows mobile 6 is it a problem that mine is 6.1 or that mine is running .net compact framework 3.5?
Anyway looks like an awsome theme and definitly something i would like to have a hands on experience with.

chaosant said:
hey Scar,
Im using an xperia x1 at the moment and am having a bit of difficulty putting this on, only had a windows mobile device for a few days so im quite new to using it. I installed the wisbar desktop .exe file then installed but it couldn't find my device, I selected windows mobile 6 is it a problem that mine is 6.1 or that mine is running .net compact framework 3.5?
Anyway looks like an awsome theme and definitly something i would like to have a hands on experience with.
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Hey chaosant,
Thanks for your interest in the theme! Glad you joined the Windows Mobile crew as well, we need all of the supporters we can get to fight the Crackberries, iPhones, and now Palm WebOS!
If I understand you correctly, you downloaded the ActiveSync .exe installer for Wisbar, and you're trying to install it, but it can't find your phone.
What I would do if I were you is revisit the Lakeridge Software site and grab the "Over the Air Installers" for WAD/WA3. They should be downloadable .CAB files, similar to my theme. Next, you need to copy these .CAB files from your PC to your device (easiest way is probably to remove your memory card and insert it into your PC's card reader, then copy the files).
Once you've done that, load up File Explorer on your phone, browse to your Storage Card, then tap the .CAB files to install. Install the Wisbar programs first, then my theme. Next, follow the instructions on my website to load the theme into Wisbar.
Hopefully that helps you out, but let me know if you run into any difficulties. You should also be able to find great support and resources on Lakeridge Software's own forum.
Hope you like the theme when you get it running!

yeah that worked thanks alot, really great theme keep up with the good work, also thanks for the quick response and im very happy to have joined XD

Just a quick note to let you guys know that the theme names are reversed when you view them from within Wisbar Advance Desktop. I developed this theme in an emulator, and I was trying to account for the way it mishandles screen orientation.
Therefore, when picking/applying your VistAdvance themes, please use VistAdvance-v1.0-PORT for the Landscape theme, and VistAdvance-v1.0-LAND for the Portrait theme.
I'll be sure to fix this for the next theme update!

[SKIN .APK] PCB Sense - NOW WITH 5 COLOURS (for ALL HDPI Sense 2.x ROMs!)

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Hi all!
I have recently been playing around with the Sense 2.1 + Gingerbread (aka GingerSense) ROMs, and had to of course port (and improve) my original PCB Sense Theme from days ago. I have been testing it myself for quite a few days, and I'm finally happy with how it turned out, so I wanted to offer it up to all GingerSense XDA users.
Couple of things to note:
This design was meant to be close to stock for those who actually dig the Sense scheme, but want something unique
The file is a 7.7mb signed .APK created using apk-manager 4.9 for Sense 2.1...I may make a Sense 3.0 port if there is enough demand (need to play with .m10 editing still)
It is installable on HDPI devices only by simply copying to your device and running, and is uninstallable by Titanium Backup, or applying another Skin in Sense, and highlighting PCB Sense, then MENU --> DELETE...it doesn't appear in "Settings --> Applications", but why would you want to uninstall it anyways?
I have edited a poopload of images with utmost care and attention to detail including those precious draw9patch ones
The tricky thing with the draw9patch is to have a pattern get 'stretched/repeated' without looking crappy...I believe this may be one of the few Sense themes out there which attempts to skin >90% of resource images (I may be wrong, but still)
I tested (and approved of) this theme on my Desire (Bravo) running LeeDrOiD v3.3.1 and InsertCoin GB
The font used in all screenshots is "Ubuntu", however "Storopia" also compliments the skin nicely
The font used to make the custom clock widget is "OPTICBOT"
This theme took me about 55-60 hours to complete
I've seen some other mods/ports of my theme before, and while I am a believer in sharing and caring, it would be nice if you asked/PM'ed me before using my theme for any other purpose than your own enjoyment. I'm a nice dood, I promise, and it's good to give credit where it's due!
If you'd like to buy me a beer, coffee, or any other kind offering to say thanks, it's greatly appreciated and I will thank you personally... (Donate link is in my post profile)
Anyways, have a look at the preview images below, and please leave your thoughts! I hope you enjoy it!!! (Oh, and keep an eye on this thread for updates)
Screenshots of Green version (via Dropbox album):
Download:
Select your desired colour to download:
PCB Sense Green (7.7mb)
PCB Sense Blue (7.7mb)
PCB Sense Orange (7.7mb)
PCB Sense Pink (7.7mb)
PCB Sense Purple (7.7mb)
Note: If you're downloading on a handheld browser and the file is saved with a '.bin' extension, simply rename it to '.apk'
if you like it...that's up to you!
Credits and thanks to some of the resources used go out to:
The modded wallpaper is originally from iTeppo (on deviantART) titled "Android Chip Wallpaper" (he did a great job!)

Looks great! Too bad I have a CDMA desire (no new sense love for us)

HTC Desire with custom rom (insertcoin GB) and this is perfect combination :3

;-) dooooooooooooooooooood!!
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App

Wow amazing!!!!! love it........

Hi, it looks great. However when you go on the phone it shows stock images etc

Veryyy nice theme. Appreciate all the hard work

retrosling said:
Hi, it looks great. However when you go on the phone it shows stock images etc
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Heya retrosling, if you mean when you are in the "Phone" app, then yes, some images may not be fully skinned, but this is a limitation of the HTC Sense Skin .apk format itself. Note that there are no flashable .zips needed to use this theme, and that should allow it to be installed on multiple devices (with Sense 2.1 of course).
To skin many other components means that I would have to build a flashable .zip which modifies 'framework-res.apk', 'com.htc.resources.apk' and 'SystemUI.apk', and since these are based on certain ROMs, and can therefore be unique, I chose not to go that route for this theme (the logistics/maintenance of handling all bases/versions/ROM-specific customizations for these 3 .apks would be a nightmare of time consumption!)
Believe me, that I skinned nearly every single PNG that would allow it. The only ones missing (for now) would be for landscape support. Once we start getting more GingerSense ROMs with landscape homescreens, I will be adding them though. Good thing for updating is that you'd just have to re-download the .apk (same exact link/filename), and the .XML file defines that it's a newer version, then your phone should ask you if you want to update it. Super clean this .apk Skin route.
To everyone else who offered your great comments/feedback, thank you very much!! It's great to see others enjoying the benefits of the hard work it took to put together this theme!
All the best.

Just tried this on Robocik's v1.2 a2sd cm7 hboot and it does not seem to work.
Have I missed something?

Amazing.
I will say that I have allways found the backdrops you pick very distracting and make the icons hard to see, but then I am addicted to the glactic core live wallpaper - you should try it with the pcb sense - it really ties the screen theme together!
One thing I miss from the old PCB theme is the green circuit board buttons, but then I am sure I will get used to this... (see attached for what I mean)
perhaps an option in the future?
Again, Thanks!!!
Warmly, Marty

ericb said:
Just tried this on Robocik's v1.2 a2sd cm7 hboot and it does not seem to work.
Have I missed something?
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Hey ericb, thanks for trying this out on RCMix v1.2...I am not sure why it didn't work for you, as it should be in MENU --> PERSONALIZE --> SKIN. There is nothing specific relating to InsertCoin, so maybe it didn't install properly? Did you get any errors when you clicked on the .apk from a file browser to install it?
Only other thing I can think of would be to "Allow Unknown Sources" in SETTINGS --> APPLICATIONS, which might allow it to install since it isn't a pro-signed .apk.
Let me know though, as yours is the first report that it didn't work
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Amazing.
I will say that I have allways found the backdrops you pick very distracting and make the icons hard to see, but then I am addicted to the glactic core live wallpaper - you should try it with the pcb sense - it really ties the screen theme together!
One thing I miss from the old PCB theme is the green circuit board buttons, but then I am sure I will get used to this... (see attached for what I mean)
perhaps an option in the future?
Again, Thanks!!!
Warmly, Marty
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Thanks Marty, this one was for you Anyways, I understand about the wallpaper/backdrop, but one NEEDS to be included in the .apk, and I figured people would pick their favourites anyways. I will also check out that galactic core LW that you love so dearly
I hear ya about the green PCB traces in my old theme version, and I went with grey this time because I wanted to make other colour versions overall. This would give the theme more consistency across all colour mods, since when you press those buttons, they light up green (and in the future, /blue/etc.).
Nothing's impossible though, so if I get a chance, I may make a classic version like that. Otherwise, if you REALLY want it, you can PM me and I can .zip up the files from the old theme so that you can drop them in this .apk and reinstall it...

@scar45
Just checked again and it had loaded ok.
Must have been impatient first time.
Looks really cool with great detailing.
Just need to work out how to change the top and bottom bits of the screen to match your skin.
Currently it is black and doesn't quite enhance yours.
I will feedback any problems.
Thanks for your reply

ericb said:
Just checked again and it had loaded ok.
Just need to work out how to change the top and bottom bits of the screen to match your skin.
Currently it is black and doesn't quite enhance yours.
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Great to hear it works for you ericb, thanks for following up to report that.
In terms of your top and bottom bits, if you are able to upload a screenshot that might help, but otherwise I'm not too sure which part you're talking about.

scar45 said:
Thanks Marty, this one was for you Anyways, I understand about the wallpaper/backdrop, but one NEEDS to be included in the .apk, and I figured people would pick their favourites anyways. I will also check out that galactic core LW that you love so dearly
I hear ya about the green PCB traces in my old theme version, and I went with grey this time because I wanted to make other colour versions overall. This would give the theme more consistency across all colour mods, since when you press those buttons, they light up green (and in the future, /blue/etc.).
Nothing's impossible though, so if I get a chance, I may make a classic version like that. Otherwise, if you REALLY want it, you can PM me and I can .zip up the files from the old theme so that you can drop them in this .apk and reinstall it...
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Hey Scar,
Well I slept on it (1.5 hours sleep last night, I am going to be a mess at uni today)
and I have to say I do prefer the one with the green buttons -
It breaks up all the grey a bit, and matches really well with the green traces on the clock.
So I would love a green version if you can make it.. - and I can imagine how cool a red and blue version will look too -
You should sell your theme to HTC and get it included as standard, make some $$$$ its very geeky and DIFFERENT from all the other themes that just look the same.
Warmly, Marty
ps: I will be making a donation in the next week or so, but don't let that influence you in any way.. (ie its not a bribe - you bloody deserve it!) HOWEVER please don't spend it on smokes mate - I have lost both parents to cancer a few years ago, and we just buried my partners mother who also died last week from lung cancer. - only telling you this cause I care ok!

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ps: I will be making a donation in the next week or so, but don't let that influence you in any way.. (ie its not a bribe - you bloody deserve it!) HOWEVER please don't spend it on smokes mate - I have lost both parents to cancer a few years ago, and we just buried my partners mother who also died last week from lung cancer. - only telling you this cause I care ok!
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Wow Marty, that's a hard-hitting factual story there, and I first my send my condolences to you and your partner as well. Losing someone to cancer is absolutely horrible, as I have had similar experiences in my life (although thank God no one in my immediate family). I promise you I will never squander any contributions that people send my way, as I really use it to help me stay living in my home and eating food Times are tight, but the joy that one can get from these types of devices is very much worth it.
I will definitely whip up a 'traditional edition' for you and anyone else who wants to download it though, as soon as I get some time (blah blah, broken record on my shortness of 'time' I know )

scar45 said:
Great to hear it works for you ericb, thanks for following up to report that.
In terms of your top and bottom bits, if you are able to upload a screenshot that might help, but otherwise I'm not too sure which part you're talking about.
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Sorry to be unclear.
I am talking about the top notification bar and the bottom button bar.
Would be nice to be able to colour match to give a seamless green colour to the skin.

This Skin is the ****! Incredible Work!
Can you also make a Sense 3.0 Skin?
Straight From MyTouch 4Glacier

scar45 said:
Wow Marty, that's a hard-hitting factual story there, and I first my send my condolences to you and your partner as well. Losing someone to cancer is absolutely horrible, as I have had similar experiences in my life (although thank God no one in my immediate family). I promise you I will never squander any contributions that people send my way, as I really use it to help me stay living in my home and eating food Times are tight, but the joy that one can get from these types of devices is very much worth it.
I will definitely whip up a 'traditional edition' for you and anyone else who wants to download it though, as soon as I get some time (blah blah, broken record on my shortness of 'time' I know )
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Thank you, its appreciated mate. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
By the way, do you have the framework you use for all the notification icons battery mod etc?? Are you running the CM7 version?
Would love to use it - if I start mucking around in the UOT kitchen, I will never leave - too much choice.

Awesome - thank you! First theme I am actually going to install.
Running on IC CM7 v20, btw.

retrosling said:
Hi, it looks great. However when you go on the phone it shows stock images etc
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Sometimes you have to restart your phone for the full affect.
Straight From MyTouch 4Glacier

[Theme][Clocks][10-25-11] Lume up your Crazy Home! Fourth Pack now online!

These clock themes are made for "Crazy Home"
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The fourth pack, inspired by the famous PAMs, is now online.
The example shown below is Lüm-Tec M24 in 6 different variations.
See more pictures in the following postings and in Android Market.
All clock packs come with such variations to offer more options to
fit your wallpapers.
Install Crazy Home Lite (free) or Pro (paid),
then get the clock pack(s) of your choice,
also from the Android market!​
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The background:
End of 2009, my personal smartphone era took off with one of the greatest devices I ever owned: I bought an HTC HD2,
which is known as the device which can be used with more OS platforms than any other (so far).
Sense 2.5 got even better when CHT (Cookiemonster´s Home Tab) came as an extension, and I started to theme the clock option.
After my HD2 fell to a stone floor and the screen broke into gazillions of tiny little pieces,
I had to move on, and after having been able to make extensive tests, I went for Android.
I actually don´t miss anything to set up my device to my taste - except for the clocks.
There are quite a few available in the web/market, but many of them come without a hand for the seconds,
not to mention missing display of the date and more.
The first step is made, I looked for a solution which is not eating too much battery,
and can be themed easily by an amateur like me. I again went for my favourite clocks from Lüm-Tec,
and with their official permission, their great clock design is now available for Android,
through using a special launcher called "Crazy Home" and its clock widget function!
Crazy Home actually reminds me strongly on CHT from its functionality (multiple home screens, easy to set up),
the free version includes some advertising. No big issue for me, and you can get the paid version without the advertising if that bothers you.
No advertising for that product from my side though, it´s just the (maybe temporary?) solution to get my clocks running on my phone.
The clocks have been tested on HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy S II, both of them running Android 2.3.4, and no issues discovered so far.
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*** If there is a programmer out there who can help making a stand-alone widget to support special functions, ***
*** or which does not require a specific launcher, please let´s do something nice together! ***
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Some other members asked me to open a new thread for the new port,
so we can collect more opinions and maybe find a programmer who helps to make a widget -
not only for me, but for many other users and clock themers!
Changelog as of October 25, 2011:
The fourth pack, with PAM inspired dials, is released.
There might come one more package, a mixed bucket, maybe,
without feedback, hard to decide what to do...
Download in the market (click the logo):

Some screens from the Combat B-Series Clock Pack @ WVGA resolution:
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Pictures from the M23 clock pack - an orange one, couldn´t resist to do that:
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This posting with Lüm-Tec screenshots only.

Some screens from the new PAM Package (yes, that´s short for the Panerai models...):
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This posting with everything else than Lüm-Tec, a mixed bucket so to say...

Way to go! I'm following this thread!
ta.

tictac0566 said:
*** If there is a programmer out there who can help making a stand-alone widget to support special functions, ***
*** or which does not require a specific launcher, please let´s do something nice together! ***
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If I had the time. Thanks for this start.

rat_2665 said:
If I had the time. Thanks for this start.
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Yes, time matters, doesn´t it?
Anyway, the M24 pack is online now...

Ill have to try this soon
Here is a mobile link for people: https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.tictac0566.LumTecM24
Sent from my Droid Incredible 2

ruvort said:
Ill have to try this soon
Here is a mobile link for people: https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.tictac0566.LumTecM24
Sent from my Droid Incredible 2
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Thx for adding that...
I just discovered some little pixels which are not so well done by myself... will do an update soon.
And, I am working on the Combat B-Series port now. And wondering if I should port
another model, like with orange lume. Will see...
The fun part for me is still the fact that Crazy Home offers different home screens, like CHT... which allows fast switching between different layouts.

Preview for the next release:

tictac0566 said:
Preview for the next release:
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Looking good!
Sent from my Droid Incredible 2

ruvort said:
Looking good!
Sent from my Droid Incredible 2
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The Lüm-Tec Combat B-Series clock pack is now online!
The clocks are sized to be WYSIWYG @ WVGA resolution.

Hi Tictac,
Installed Crazy Home lite - looks good already.
Looking forward to the next releases... especially the Lum-tec concept watch
Is there any chance of an option to choose between quartz or mechanical movement for the seconds hand (ie jerky vs smooth); is this feasible at all?
Thanks A LOT already
cheers
Beng7

BenG7 said:
Hi Tictac,
Installed Crazy Home lite - looks good already.
Looking forward to the next releases... especially the Lum-tec concept watch
Is there any chance of an option to choose between quartz or mechanical movement for the seconds hand (ie jerky vs smooth); is this feasible at all?
Thanks A LOT already
cheers
Beng7
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Hi Ben,
I guess it *would* be possible... but that will need some programming.
The current solution is fine for now, as it is extremely battery friendly.
I hope sooner or later, there will be a solution for different movement behavior, show date etc.
Maybe Crazydude will jump in, I wrote an email asking about this kind of stuff...

hey tictac. . . came across your post in the winmo section (lume up your android phone) searching for panerai clock widgets. . amazing work! will you be making the panerai inspired lum-y clcoks available for android? those are just what i've been looking for.
thanks for the info

saecrow said:
hey tictac. . . came across your post in the winmo section (lume up your android phone) searching for panerai clock widgets. . amazing work! will you be making the panerai inspired lum-y clcoks available for android? those are just what i've been looking for.
thanks for the info
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Yeah, those might follow in some time, a couple of weeks to go I guess.
Stay tuned.

Very nice pack!

tictac0566 said:
Yeah, those might follow in some time, a couple of weeks to go I guess.
Stay tuned.
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Excellent, thanks! Will be following closely....

saecrow said:
Excellent, thanks! Will be following closely....
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You might want to check those drafts... as a teaser!

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You might want to check those drafts... as a teaser!
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Sweet! Looks amazing.... wish I had your talent. I can't wait for this... I won't even mind using a different launcher to use these

saecrow said:
Sweet! Looks amazing.... wish I had your talent. I can't wait for this... I won't even mind using a different launcher to use these
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The PAM pack will be out sometime next week (at least definitely in October), for now, I just uploaded the Lüm-Tec M23 clock pack - an orange lumed watch.
This one I actually never published for Sense 2.5, so it´s brand new in a virtual sense. The real product, I was told, is sold out.
See posting #2 for some screenshots.

(ONLINE)Faria Omnia7-rom V1.1(TANGO)

Faria Omnia7-rom V1.1(TANGO)
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This rom is set to locale Uk in all aspects,there is no extra languages,other keyboards languages are included.
Changelog;
Rom Base from ceesheim team
OS Version: 7.10.8773.98 (TANGO)
Radio software version: 2424.11.2.2
available storage 7.02GB (IN A 8GB MODEL)
Rom Size: 334 MB (350,483,039 bytes)
No .CSC file
Locale-UK –Blue Theme
Fully unlocked
internet-sharing
Htc certs/licenses included
Emergency alerts turned on
Routing audio from videos to bt headsets
*Removed extra languages,obsolete packages/files
Nokia themes/rings
Settings tile pined to homescreen
Bypassed language choice
*Clock always on the notification bar.
*Ported accounts setting icons from (XBmod) mango pack
*Updated wallpappers
*Working Marketplace
Apps Included
*Net profile, Screen Capturer v3 by ,Allshare,Bazaar,Flashligth,Converter,lists, Battery Status,Locactions,Scansearch,Skydrive,Wmdevice center,WPp7 Root Tools,SMS backup,ToolBox,Search Key,Nokia contact transfer,Cellular data,extra settings,cbc settings,web server,lockscreen by cubanaso.
Credits;
First of all I want to thank ,give credit to all the devs for their apps,creations,support and files: Heathcliff74:ceesheim,Bepe, shinichi_wtn, cubanaso ,xboxmod, Hd2owner, DFT, mwang, Cotulla, JerryJiang, ultrashot, Hd2owner, ,and many more. If you name aint here please let me know so I can add it.Extra thanks to ceesheim and ultrashot.
First rule? Backup!!!!!!
If this is the first time you flashing a custom rom Please read the "How to" in the ownia 7 forum!
If you allredy have a custom rom in the device simply flash away.
The rom is nothing revolutionary, it is testbead for me get back into cooking.( coming from windows mobile)
Notes;
compass tested and working, Bluetooth profiles tested and working without any glitches, tested on Jabra headphones and a kenwood head-unit with integrated Parrot hands-free.
future updates...
currently in progress:
custom black theme, customized keyboard etc
custom carrier settings for Samsung network profile
DOWNLOAD

Nice ROM, Thank you so much Hope you complete v1.2 as soon as with more improvements

can we expect a equivalent samsung focus ROM ?

Really nice. I'll wait some feedbacks and more languages included

yakaaithiri said:
can we expect a equivalent samsung focus ROM ?
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I would like to say yes, but i haven't got the focus and so far wp7 has proved to be very picky about what we can change in the rom, therefore making very difficult to test, never the less i will do some research about it.
as for other request, the plan is to also release a build with other languages one we get them
Regards
faria.

nice work faria , cool to see some more Tango rom's here.
let us make all happy

Sorry, but I refuse to use these ROMs with butt-ugly themes pre-installed. You don't mix the flat nature of Metro with these silly glassy backdrops. I'd suggest you keep the look default and emphasise the ability to use custom themes.

irlju said:
Sorry, but I refuse to use these ROMs with butt-ugly themes pre-installed. You don't mix the flat nature of Metro with these silly glassy backdrops. I'd suggest you keep the look default and emphasise the ability to use custom themes.
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WOW , ok thats the cool thing about custom rom's , YOU DON'T NEED TO FLASH THEM IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT !!!!

irlju said:
Sorry, but I refuse to use these ROMs ....
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Faria - go commit suicide! Straight away!!!! You can not go on living, knowing this...

ceesheim said:
WOW , ok thats the cool thing about custom rom's , YOU DON'T NEED TO FLASH THEM IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT !!!!
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Here's the thing - what kind of value do you think you are adding to the device by skinning it? You're providing an uglier, fragmented UI - things that Android OEMs are hated for.
Didn't mean to offend you personally, but all these custom ROMs I'm checking out are stuffed with bloat. If you go back to the roots with Windows Mobile or Android, custom ROMs are to get rid of the clutter. I don't see why Windows Phone tweakers think they should do the opposite.

irlju said:
Sorry, but I refuse to use these ROMs with butt-ugly themes pre-installed. You don't mix the flat nature of Metro with these silly glassy backdrops. I'd suggest you keep the look default and emphasise the ability to use custom themes.
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Thanks for the feedback, the idea is to have a black backdrops but so far I had no success I changing the font color.
In the same note, I refuse to to wear pink trousers! Just because my wife likes it I m not forced to wear them. I will explain reasons behind the theme later on.Have a nice day.
Sent from my OMNIA7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

irlju said:
Sorry, but I refuse to use these ROMs with butt-ugly themes pre-installed. You don't mix the flat nature of Metro with these silly glassy backdrops. I'd suggest you keep the look default and emphasise the ability to use custom themes.
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Here is the reason behind the theme…..
The theme is part of a bigger project to customize all the icons in the rom , this will look great with a black backdrop/accents and will gives us better battery due to the nature of the screen.
As you may know , or not, using the same theme colour and accents renders the highlighted letters invisible, so we need to change the color of the font,so far we have been unableto do so plus at the moment if you try to cook a custom theme into the rom it simply breaks the unsigned apps unlock rendering unsigned apps useless .
You're providing an uglier, fragmented UI - things that Android OEMs are hated for.
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Whats the point then? Lets just use the carrier rom!What do you expect? Different oems different skins etc,if it really bother people they should get an iphone.
Really… let not confuse things here, this is one device alone, neither m I using a different framework for the theme, this is not Htc sense VS Touchwiz, So In theory you can flash any update into my rom provided its is the same version without breaking anything.
In windows mobile chefs integrated apps to save space but users could not remove them,but guess what pretty much every app in my rom can be uninstalled by the user plus we don’t have limited space on our devices as windows mobile devices did.
All we are doing is trying to better our devices but its is early days, and we just started scratching the surface and I for one had enough of flat metro theme after a year stuck with it.
In the end the choice is yours.
Regards
Faria

I will personally deal with all the people who FORCE others to use their ROM
But if it's free to use and free NOT to use, I really can't see what's wrong then
Keep up the good work people, the things are cooking up for Omnia7 these days and it's nice to see it.

faria said:
Whats the point then? Lets just use the carrier rom!What do you expect? Different oems different skins etc,if it really bother people they should get an iphone.
Really… let not confuse things here, this is one device alone, neither m I using a different framework for the theme, this is not Htc sense VS Touchwiz, So In theory you can flash any update into my rom provided its is the same version without breaking anything.
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Custom ROMs allow for tweaks not possible with a carrier ROM - examples being a higher number of apps shown in the task switcher, and a full unlock. I think it's very hard to say that either of those tweaks will be bad for a user of a custom ROM. The same cannot be said about skinning Windows Phone. Also, Windows Mobile wasn't purely about saving space, it was about optimising the ROM to run better and nicer.
If you'll take any advice from me, remember this: you are never going to get away from Metro on Windows Phone. The apps you use will have it. There will be underlying bits of UI which you will be unable to skin. I will guarantee that you will end up creating something that is neither beautiful in the way Sense or iOS can be, nor industrial like Metro.
If you read reviews of Android devices, you'll see that often the manufacturer skins that OEMs provide do offer extended functionality that can be useful. However, the UI changes and custom launchers are almost universally received poorly. Ever wondered why Microsoft isn't allowing any manufacturers to skin the UI? Hint: it's not just them being control freaks.
hatuna said:
But if it's free to use and free NOT to use, I really can't see what's wrong then
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I like a lot of things about the ROM. I'm not going to get angry if Faria doesn't keep things stock, I simply won't use it as you say. However, I think the concept of providing a semi-skinned ROM is a bad move by default. In fact, trying to skin Metro at all is a sign that you don't understand good design and UI. I don't mean to offend Faria or anyone else, but you'll never get your skin to fully extend into third-party apps and other experiences. Hence, you will always be fragmenting the interface by trying to introduce your own skin.
Sorry if I've offended anyone here, but good design is something that Microsoft has lacked for a long time. I feel like Metro is their break.

irlju said:
Custom ROMs allow for tweaks not possible with a carrier ROM - examples being a higher number of apps shown in the task switcher, and a full unlock. I think it's very hard to say that either of those tweaks will be bad for a user of a custom ROM. The same cannot be said about skinning Windows Phone. Also, Windows Mobile wasn't purely about saving space, it was about optimising the ROM to run better and nicer.
If you'll take any advice from me, remember this: you are never going to get away from Metro on Windows Phone. The apps you use will have it. There will be underlying bits of UI which you will be unable to skin. I will guarantee that you will end up creating something that is neither beautiful in the way Sense or iOS can be, nor industrial like Metro.
If you read reviews of Android devices, you'll see that often the manufacturer skins that OEMs provide do offer extended functionality that can be useful. However, the UI changes and custom launchers are almost universally received poorly. Ever wondered why Microsoft isn't allowing any manufacturers to skin the UI? Hint: it's not just them being control freaks.
I like a lot of things about the ROM. I'm not going to get angry if Faria doesn't keep things stock, I simply won't use it as you say. However, I think the concept of providing a semi-skinned ROM is a bad move by default. In fact, trying to skin Metro at all is a sign that you don't understand good design and UI. I don't mean to offend Faria or anyone else, but you'll never get your skin to fully extend into third-party apps and other experiences. Hence, you will always be fragmenting the interface by trying to introduce your own skin.
Sorry if I've offended anyone here, but good design is something that Microsoft has lacked for a long time. I feel like Metro is their break.
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Fair enough, its preferences some like some dont, as for good undestanding of good art you right,what passes for good art this days is debatable
Anyway, for people like yourself ,i im working in a cab that can restore the rom skinned items to default,also im about to finish a clean version of the rom.

faria said:
Fair enough, its preferences some like some dont, as for good undestanding of good art you right,what passes for good art this days is debatable
Anyway, for people like yourself ,i im working in a cab that can restore the rom skinned items to default,also im about to finish a clean version of the rom.
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Regardless, I wish you the best in your endeavour. It's ambitious, I'll give you that. I can see how your skin will be nice if it's fully implemented, most of my uncalled-for bashing was related to the co-existence of conflicting design languages - either is fine by itself, but when combined they don't work.
I'm worried that you're going to run into heaps of restrictions (ie. how the start screen background is a solid colour). If you somehow get this thing working, hats off to you!

Fix Omnia 7 Bluetooth issue?
My Omnia 7 currently gets stuck at searching for bluetooth devices, does this rom solve this?

This is, IMHO, the best Omnia 7 Tango ROM out there.
Everything works and looks great. Battery life is fantastic too. A lot better than the Mi7ROM which is currently doing the rounds.
Thanks for your hard work. Looking forward to the next version (if there is one).
This one's a keeper!!!!

geddeeee said:
This is, IMHO, the best Omnia 7 Tango ROM out there.
Everything works and looks great. Battery life is fantastic too. A lot better than the Mi7ROM which is currently doing the rounds.
Thanks for your hard work. Looking forward to the next version (if there is one).
This one's a keeper!!!!
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This is an unqualified comment, because mi7ROM isn´t "doing the rounds" here. mirolg was one of the first cookers after DFT has released the first custom rom. Also he was the first who cooked in the HTC drivers.
How this rom could be "a lot better" than other roms ? All available roms are only dumped. With all respect but the cookers are only replacing packages or adding packages from different builds or other custom roms...
Next time remember your thanksmeter before you post unqualified comments.
Thanks.

contable said:
This is an unqualified comment, because mi7ROM isn´t "doing the rounds" here. mirolg was one of the first cookers after DFT has released the first custom rom. Also he was the first who cooked in the HTC drivers.
How this rom could be "a lot better" than other roms ? All available roms are only dumped. With all respect but the cookers are only replacing packages or adding packages from different builds or other custom roms...
Next time remember your thanksmeter before you post unqualified comments.
Thanks.
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relax contable , its just a personal opinion and that is alowed.
faria , miro are good cooks.
but there are a few diverence in rom and a few other ways of cooking
I can't say if this rom has a better batt live than other roms, but all samsung rom's are ok.