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HTC MANILA THEME revisited withAURORA THEME FOR POCKET PC
Release notes:
**New Release 3/28/08**
Manila Theme V1.0
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-Manila-like clock
-5 softkeys on bottom for batterystatus skin (home, explorer, action screen, contacts, weather)
-live calender
installation instructions for manila theme:
1. install batterystatus and put htc clear folder and htc clear xml file in your batterystatus folder and set it as your theme.
2. install rltoday and put the manila folder in your rltoday folder and set it as your theme as well.
3. put the rltoday plugin in your ultimate launch tab and enable only ultimate launch and batterystatus in your settings/today/items screen.
4. install mortscript to make the appointment notifications work.
enjoy.
Aurora Theme V2.0
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NOTE V2.0 is just a folder of replacement files for v1.0, you need to download 1.0 and replace with the files with 2.0
- New skin for LG keys on the bottom, the overlapping button problem was fixed by making seperate rows (credit to xda-member scicarb for the nice changes)
- New analog clock on home screen with ticking second hand
- cleaned up some graphics
Installation instructions for aurora theme:
1. install BatteryStatusExt.1.04.UPXed.build_0270.CAB and put the htc home.xml and the htchomeskin folder in your batterystatus folder in the windows directory. select htc home as your theme and untick every row except for the "messages" row
2. install rltoday.cab and put the s2u2 folder in your program files/rltoday folder and replace the rltoday.ini with the one i provided.
3. place all 3 htc home files in your windows directory to overwrite the old ones
4. install testtodayplugin.cab (photo speed dial)
5. put dcinobar.exe in your windows directory and make a shortcut for it in your \windows\startup folder
6. put the aurora.jpg on your device set it as your today background.
7. finally, install ultimate launch via the setup.exe and replace the ultimatelaunch.ini with mine.
that should be it! if you have any questions lemme know.
A lot of questions are answered on page 8, read these before asking please!
all credits given to the creators of rltoday, ultimatelaunch, and batterystatus
NEW COLORS, taste the rainbow:
is anyone else seeing a download link for the theme?
hey theres no download link yet, it involves a few different programs and im still perfecting it so sit tight and itll be available soon
It's a very nice theme I'm waiting for your news
hey mañtha looks awesome! could u shoot me a pm when a dl link is avalible?
cant wait,
dwizzy130
red sunset aurora theme:
pitch black aurora theme:
very cool! is that lg buttons at the bottom? or a skinned rltoday?
its a skinned batterystatus, most ppl dont know how skinnable batterystatus is
WOW!
Very beautiful themes, HIGHLY attractive concept as well... all the right information in the right places!
Any idea on an ETA? Looking forward to it...
would be really cool.. to explain how to do it,
i don t like the htc home plugin, cause it is to big on the screen..
please bring thes uploads...
greets
voxid
voxid said:
would be really cool.. to explain how to do it,
i don t like the htc home plugin, cause it is to big on the screen..
please bring thes uploads...
greets
voxid
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using ultimate launch i can slide to different tabs. the home tab is blank and less cluttered, if i slide to the weather tab i get the htc home plugin so its not always there.
I'm still trying to figure out a way to get this as a simple install but it might be a step by step tutorial instead. there is A LOT of configuration involved so we will see. It should be available shortly though
it seems much better than HTC home!!!!!
wonderful
tazma said:
it seems much better than HTC home!!!!!
wonderful
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id sure hope so, it is a lot more involved and way more possibilities than htc home, i do like the weather in htc home though but the other tabs of it are not needed
spencepu3 said:
using ultimate launch i can slide to different tabs. the home tab is blank and less cluttered, if i slide to the weather tab i get the htc home plugin so its not always there.
I'm still trying to figure out a way to get this as a simple install but it might be a step by step tutorial instead. there is A LOT of configuration involved so we will see. It should be available shortly though
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How do you manage to remove the tab bar in the HTC home plug?
Even if i only have 1 icon/tab the bar is still there
looks great waiting for release with simple way
matthieup said:
How do you manage to remove the tab bar in the HTC home plug?
Even if i only have 1 icon/tab the bar is still there
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it involves editing the .png file named HH_FW_framefill.png I will release it when I release this theme if you can't get it to work.
thanks. i'll give it a go
Whoa!!!!!!! U R The Man!!!! These Look Awesome. Waiting Eagerly
thanks guys, i appreciate the compliments!
Beautiful theme, really can't wait to see some step by steps on how to replicate your theme.
right i have downloaded the htc home screen
and i have the iphone alt icons
these look really good but i wanted to know how i can make all the icons ipone style
does any one have any ideas
Icons
Do some searching here, there are many icon sets that have been contributed and are available for download.
Also, Get HTC Home Customizer which will allow you to get even more icon sets and customixe the look of HTC Home.
Finally, you can make your own as I did using any image editor that supports PNG files. I used Photoshop.
i have htc home customizer
and i got the ipone alt icons but some of them are ok some are basic
i have had no luck with finding any more
iphone alt icons
i need a:
camera one
internet explorer one
phone one
right guys i have found some icons in
36x36
but they are in TGA instead of PNG
any one know how to alter this
***UPDATED 30/10/2010 - NEW VERSION WITH A FEW IMPROVEMENTS - SEE POST 34***
*** UPDATED - SEE POSTS 6 & 7 FOR SCREENSHOTS AND POST 8 FOR DOWNLOAD LINKS ***
Hi all,
Here's an Android theme which I made to use with WAD.
It's the first theme I've created but I thought it turned out pretty well, so I thought I'd share it and see what you think.
It's for WVGA devices (I use a TG01) and is portrait only.
It has:
3 main pages for shortcuts (slide left/right to move between them)
Clock widget
2 menu pages - tap the silver button at the bottom of any main page to slide up to menu page 1, and slide your finger up on that page to access menu page 2.
Slide your finger down to get back to menu page 1 and tap the silver button at the top of menu page 1 to get back to the main screens.
Taskbar with battery, signal, wifi and new SMS notifications.
To install (if you're already using WAD you probably know this anyway, but just in case!!):
Unzip contents and copy the 'WAD Android theme' folder to Program Files/Lakeridge/Wisbar Advance Desktop/Themes.
In WAD, tap and hold the screen and select 'change theme' (or 'settings - change theme' depending which version of WAD you have).
A new theme should be listed, if not press menu, then scan for themes to fond it (theme should be called 'original backup')
Tap on this, press menu and select 'set as portrait theme'
Done!!
I also included some other android icons which are not used in the theme, for you to use when making your own changes.
Hope you enjoy it - all feedback welcome.
Wildcardspv
Thanks for sharing!
tweaks
I've discovered there's a couple of tweaks you'll need to make to this theme, to correct some things:
TIME IN TASKBAR:
This is an hour behind the clock widget and is wrong.
Enter Author Mode and tap and hold on the time.
Tap 'properties',then 'text to display'.
Delete what's in the box, tap 'insert variable' and select 'clock - 12 hour'.
Press 'done' until you are back at the main screen.
BATTERY METER:
Schoolboy error - the meter is decreasing in the wrong direction and looks messed up!!
Enter Author Mode and tap and hold on the battery meter.
Tap 'properties', then 'layout'.
Tick the box labelled 'display in the opposite direction'.
Press 'done' until you are back at the main screen.
Regards,
Wildcardspv
Update
Hi there,
This is a bit of a work in progress, so here is a new version with the above corrections already done, a new wallpaper and now also a slide down bar at the top of the 3 main screens, which opens a notifications screen.
Currently this displays the newest SMS message and gives the option to cycle between next/previous messages, as well as reply to them.
In order for this new version to work, please extract the folders from the attachment and place them on your device as follows:
Android theme: Program Files/Lakeridge/Wisbar Advance Desktop/Themes
Message2Reg: My Device/Program Files
Messages: My Device/Windows/Start Menu/Programs
You will also need to install Mortscript, which is included in the attachment.
Enjoy!!
Wildcardspv
Further update
The notification screen now shows todays calendar appointments, as well as your newest email (currently googlemail - although the email account can be changed), with the option to flick between next/previous emails.
Here's a screenshot of the main screen with the slide down bar at the top, and the notification screen.
I'll uplodad this updated version tomorrow.
Regards
Wildcardspv
Latest version
Hi,
Here's the latest version with a few changes - see screenshots.
What's new?
1) new email icon in the taskbar
2) reply to email option on the notification screen
3) lockscreen with slider
For emails to be refreshed when opening the notifications screen, please place 'Mail Refresh.Ink' in My Device/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Messages.
For the digital clock on the lockscreen to work, please ensure that in its script, the 'layout/HTC Home clock theme path' is set to be the 'Digital Clock' folder which is included in this attachment.
Any questions, please get in touch.
As always, all feedback is appreciated.
Regards,
wildcardspv
Improved lockscreen, plus extra wallpapers
Hi all,
Here's a new version with an improved lockscreen, which now includes a volume control slider, new email, SMS and battery level summaries, and network status (see screenshot).
There are also some extra panoramic wallpapers, to span the 3 main screens. In each folder there are 3 files (BG1, BG2 and BG3) - set them as the wallpaper on the following pages:
Desktop - BG1
1 - BG2
2 - BG3
In the last post I said:
"For the digital clock on the lockscreen to work, please ensure that in its script, the 'layout/HTC Home clock theme path' is set to be the 'Digital Clock' folder which is included in this attachment."
In reality you'll find that once the them is installed and applied, the digital clock won't appear on the lockscreen.
To get it, enter Author Mode and add a clock. Choose 'HTC Home' as the type, and then under 'layout/HTC Home clock theme path' set this to be the 'Digital Clock' folder from the previous attachment.
Hope that makes sense!!!
I wish I could create cabs to make this easier for you!!
Regards,
wildcardspv
All required files
For the avoidance of confusion, here are all the required files.
and if i dont have WAD installed?!?1 can i still use it? sorry im a n00b at this, i just bought my HD2 but already using froyo on it still i wanna use winmo though!!
Sorry my friend, but this theme is specifically for Wisbar Advance Desktop - without running WAD you can''t use it I'm afraid.
Regards,
wildcardspv
mmm and how do i install it?? is it too much trouble?? i dont wanna screw my HD2...
thanks for the reply
Amazing them + (too?) regularly updated!
But to update the first post would really help.
Anyway, Thank you wildcardspv!
idlehands,
What do you want to install?
WAD -> google
This them -> explained in first post, even if it is the last cab that is to be used.
I like it, but shortcuts don´t work and i have to place all them.
Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback guys
@ idlehands - Like Sener said, see earlier posts for install instructions, also check http://forum.lakeridgesoftware.com/showthread.php?t=16492.
It won't mess up your phone but if you find that you don't like the theme, uninstall WAD and ensure that afterwards the following folder has been deleted:
My Device/Program Files/Lakeridge/Wisbar Advance Desktop.
It's always a good idea to soft reset afterwards too.
@ bibiteri - I use a TG01, running KevinPWhite's ROM (TG01_KPW100618.005)
I presume you use a different device or a TG01 with a different ROM?
I guess the shortcut paths may be different on other devices/ROMs, but at least WAD makes it easy to add/edit/delete shortcuts and make them how you want them
I know. Don´t worry.
I have a topaz, htc touch diamond 2, and an energy rom.
Thank you.
What is WAD?
EDIT-- NEVERMIND
I'm trying to test it on my TP2. With WAD 4.0.4, I followed the instructions and copied all the dir around, I go to settings and themes but can't see the your theme.
Have you tried settings>>change theme>> menu>> scan for themes?
Also ensure that the Android theme folder is placed into Program Files/Lakeridge/Wisbar Advance Desktop/Themes, BUT do this on the same memory (phone/storage card) as you have installed WAD
(EG if WAD is installed to storage card, place the Android theme folder into
Storage card/Program Files/Lakeridge/Wisbar Advance Desktop/Themes)
Hope this helps . . .
tanx for ur work. do u have any plan to make it for other resolutions? like QVGA?
i rely want to test it
Can I use this with the free version(trial) of Wisbar?
this here is blackman mod
has a diffrent ui style than
what were used to seeing
im running on stock fascinate havent
tried it on roms but im positive itll
work as well
Disclaimer;i am not responsible for any damage
you do to your phone.
Instructions;
[not hard at all so simple]
__download Desktop Visualizer
__download Icons/Wallpapers
http://digitalstylewars.com/Downloads/Manup456_UI_StyleMOD.zip
__Now you have to have LauncherPRO-Plus installed so do that.
__Last app needed for this is Desktop Visualizer so get that as well.
__The next step is setting one or your custom wallpapers you created using the template or one of the wallpaper I already made
__This part is needed but kinda sucks knowing the time it takes to setup home screens, but clear every widget off the screen and your ready for the next step.
__O.k now push menu and preference/disable wallpaper scrolling check that box and hit your back button which brings you back to your launcherPRO menu options and select Advanced settings/5 Icons rows in homescreen also check this and go back to homescreen.
__Now we are ready to start adding the content to the diff screen, hold the screen and when the popup screen comes out select widgets now select Desktop Visualizer Small and it will ask for a image and the function you want it to perform. The image will be in a folder on your S.D so select the icon you want and proceed to set the action you want for that icon.
__Once your done with selecting the icon and the action you need to delete all the text where the name is and you done push o.k.
__Everyone is probably thinking this is small, but hold the icon until its able to be moved but don’t move it for a sec then let it go and a orange box pops up around it so drag it out to the right and its good.
__The large icons are easy they are the same as the first one we did just select large instead of small and your good just select the action and that should be it.
__and thats it Enjoy
Yeah this is on Manups website. Dunno about the Evo as the phone icon though lol
thatdudebutch said:
Yeah this is on Manups website. Dunno about the Evo as the phone icon though lol
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yeah it came with his icon
pack so i put it up too
At the request of a number of people, here's a little tutorial explaining how I made the theme below, I called abstract theme (do not ask me why ...)
(Note that I am not the inventor of this type of theme, I am inspired by many themes I have seen on other forums, I thank very much the creators of wallpapers I used (I never remind theyre names except EG Fox, sorry for that))
These examples where created for the Dell Streak but this guide can be used for every android phone, just use the good resolution for the wallpaper
1/ So, to start, install Launcherpro (you can also take the "plus" but paying)
2/ Adjust the settings you prefer (this is only the parameters related to the theme I present now, but there are other possible parameters):
- Number of pages, the default page, the number of columns, the number of lines (to position your shortcuts, personally I have 8 columns and 8 rows) => Menu / Settings / Homescreen Settings
- Number of dock (the dock is the Quick Launch bar that is located right in landscape mode, you have 5 possible shortcuts in one dock and it is possible to have up to 3 docks (to slide up or down on the dock) => Menu / Preferences / Dock Settings (you can also specify, if you choose to put shortcuts telephone, email and sms on the dock, if you want to be displayed a count of unread events)
- The bottom of the Dock (in the theme as an example, I have no background) => Menu / Preferences / Appearance Settings / Dock Background / None (if you want to put a custom dock by you or found on the net, then you must choose "Custom" and pick the dock from your SD card)
3/ Choose your screen and resize it at 800x480. So that the bottom is not distorted, use Multipicture Live Wallpaper which allows you to set a different wallpaper per page (if desired). Multipicture Live Wallpaperr is managed as an animated wallpaper
The bottom will not be distorted but the 36 Pxls top will be hidden by the notification bar.
4/ Then you need to know, based on the number of rows and columns you have chosen, where you must place your text on the wallpaper. To do so, complete page fully of shortcuts. Then made a screenshot, I recommend the excellent ScreenShot
5/ On your PC, using your editing software (photoshop, photofiltre ... etc.) you can have your wallpaper nude and the screen as it will be on your Streak with the location where applications will be.
So place your text on your nude background by ensuring that these areas are easily covered by applications..
Your wallpaper is ready !
6/ Now install Desktop Visualizer, which allows you to put shortcuts transparent (especially)
(For those who could not find it on the Market : http://www.partage-facile.com/GYV6DGY6CW/jp.co.bii.android.app.dskvzr.apk.html )
7/ Desktop Visualizer works as a widget : long press on background / add a widget and choose desktop visualizer (it has different sizes, choose the one that best fits the space you have planned for your shortcut)
DV lets you choose the icon of the application to launch, get the transparent icon on your SD card (if you do not have a transparent icon, here's one : http://www.partage-facile.com/0GJIEOUAO0/transparent.png.html )
Then select the application you want to start.
Delete the text of the application and confirm (you can change or remove the highlighting that appears when you press the link to the application you're using, otherwise it will be orange)
8/ Once you've validated, you see nothing changed on the screen, it is normal because you have placed a transparent icon ! The link will always be placed to the top left corner of your home. Make a mong press along the top left, your widget will be highlighted by launcherpro.
You may notice a kind of tab in the lower right corner of your shortcut, by pressing and holding down while moving your finger, you can resize your widget as you like.
So give the desired size for your shortcut and press "back", the highlight disappears. Now made a long press on the top left of the streak and held down, move your widget transparent to the place you want on your home. (To verify that it is well positioned, have a long support for and release to highlight it)
Do this for each shortcut you provided on your screen.
9/ The last step is the Dock. You've already put in the dock transparent, but it remains the shortcuts on the dock that are visible.
Make a long press on shortcuts, you can either change an icon (change icon/custom icon) or change the shortcut and put any you want and you can still choose the transparent icon before finalizing this shortcut.
Then, I think I pretty much said it all. To summarize, here is my wallpaper ith some details :
This is obviously a simple example that you described above some customization capabilities. Unleash your imagination and make us great themes!
I hope I was clear about (and sorry for my english), do not hesitate if you have questions or additions
Some other example of themes done with this method :
My latest :
I compiled my wallpapers and you can download them (empty and modified) here (updated with the 3 latest) : http://www.partage-facile.com/O87TRUWWBJ/compil_theme.zip.html
or here : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12810448/compil_theme.zip
Great inspiration, thank you for sharing
nice home screen ...
but i can't download your wallpaper, can you upload to another
never thought about writing the text to the background, brilliant.
although wouldn't this cause issues with more then one homescreen?
gondronk said:
nice home screen ...
but i can't download your wallpaper, can you upload to another
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I try with dropbox but I don't know very well. Does it work with this link ? (added to the first post)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12810448/compil_theme.zip
crzdcole said:
never thought about writing the text to the background, brilliant.
although wouldn't this cause issues with more then one homescreen?
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No issue with more than one screen, just use multipicture live wallpaper to choose wich wallpaper you want for each screen.
lestat89 said:
I try with dropbox but I don't know very well. Does it work with this link ? (added to the first post)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12810448/compil_theme.zip
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thanx..
this link work
ok, thank you for the confirmation
Great work and thanks for the guide!
Happy that you like it
Amazing work.
Not sure if i should use the ABEILLE, cube2 or cubecarbon2
Thank you
You can change every week for example ;-)
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
This is good and i will give it a try.
Thanx
Don't hesitate if you have any question