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Hi, there is someone that please can tell me if and how could be possible disable the bottom taskbar in the today screen?
Something like the "old" WM2003...
In this way will be possible have a small additional space for the today's items.
Thank U
try wisbar advance 3.
With WA3, I don't think you can disable it, you just are creating the bottm bar skin to match the WA3 skin, thus looking like there is nothing there.
What about using dcinobar? It will remove the bottom bar.
vijay555's toggle today will do it
Thanks a lot !!!! I will try all the solutions
CFC compressed version is available now! Thanks to Chainfire for that. What's CFC? Its a compression method for the tf3d image files that greatly reduces file size. The CFC cab and zip below also included a modified manila.exe and mode9.dll necessary for the cfc compressed files along with two other dlls and ALL manila image files compressed. CFC compression allows for quicker tf3d. The cab uninstalls the modified files if you don't like it. Standard version is still available for download as well below.
I've been working on making a blue base theme to use with different backgrounds. Except for backgrounds, I've modified or created all the image files that have changed from the ROMeOS base I started with(some are unchanged). I changed the clock to a transparent blue glass and the unselected icons are semi-transparent so that the background can be viewed through all. I've added the active clock and calendar icons for preview and selected views. Tabs that are enabled by default:
Home
People
Calendar
Messages
Email
Album
Music
Internet
Settings
Comm. Mgr
Call History
Programs
Weather
Sounds
I included 10 wallpapers in cab and zip file.
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Cab install:
1. Disable touchflo3d in phone Settings\Today\Items
2. Navigate to cab file and click/run it.
3. Re-enable touchflo3d in phone Settings\Today\Items
4. Go to touchflo3d Settings page and choose wallpaper. Wallpaper are installed into My Documents\Wallpaper.
To Uninstall:
1. Disable touchflo3d in phone Settings\Today\Items
2. Go to phone Settings\System\Remove Programs and remove the cab file.
3. Re-enable touchflo3d in phone Settings\Today\Items
Sprint users can get more install info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3155583
ATT users without flip clock should also check above link for clock fix.
CFC Cab is available to download direct to phone using JAK Portal!
If you don't have JAK Portal, get it HERE
Here's the Non-CFC cab file: Standard BlueTF3D Cab
Here's a Non-CFC zip file for those that just want a few of the images/files: Standard BlueTF3D Zip
Here's the CFC cab file: CFC BlueTF3D
Here's a CFC zip file for those that just want a few of the images/files: CFC BlueTF3D Zip
Anyone needing an alternative download, please contact me by posting here or pm.
I'm working on some more interesting mods for the different panels, check next post
Here's a couple of screenshots of upcoming updates, first pic shows modded titlebar line by removing the carrier name and moving date to center. I enlarged the date, made it bold font, and increased font size. I also removed the callhistory and calendar parts since I don't use those. Second pic shows expanded email paper I'm working on, I like to see more of a preview than through the slit of the envelope. I also changed the text color to white on blue paper. The third pic I only increased font size of month and made it bold so it stood out a little more. I also enlarged all the selected icons in the tab bar, never made sense to me why it would be smaller than unselected icons.
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Here's a couple of screenshots of upcoming updates, first pic shows modded titlebar line with the date and carrier name enlarged and both moved to left side. I also removed the callhistory and calendar parts since I don't use those. Second pic shows expanded email paper I'm working on, I like to see more of a preview than through the slit of the envelope. I also changed the text color to white on blue paper. I also enlarged the selected icon in the tab bar, never made since to me why it would be smaller than unselected icons
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WOw, u really got something going here! I love blue themes so much more over black. This clock would be awesome if also made transparent while keeping the blue accent to it! I usually put up annik nayler or mariza prince as my wallpaper but using this theme along with my wallpaper and this clock being transparent would be perfect!
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WOw, u really got something going here! I love blue themes so much more over black. This clock would be awesome if also made transparent while keeping the blue accent to it! I usually put up annik nayler or mariza prince as my wallpaper but using this theme along with my wallpaper and this clock being transparent would be perfect!
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The clock is transparent with blue accent.
After I installed it, I moved to the programs tab and it locked up the tabs. Any ideas?
havent really been around and all with moving cross country .. but daaaaaamn this is DOPE i knew ud come thru sooner or later!
kudos SHOWACO!
man, looks awesome showaco!! thanks a lot and i got my new theme
Hello there! Great theme I really like it.
I have run into some issues though whilst running this theme.
I installed it as detailed above and everything went well, every tab seems to work, and if I go to the Call History tab it works, but when I leave the Call History tab and return to any other tab, be it Home or Weather (for example) the entire TF3D seems to freeze up for a length of time and then it will finally go to the other tab (weather or home) a few minutes later. I will make and post up a video as an example!
Very interesting :-\!
Thanks!
Kewlj1313
the tabs are clear and on some screens it's hard to see because of the background image like in programs or internet tabs. Is there a way to make it so you can't see through the tabs?
Also, for the internet theres a lot of tabs that I don't use, how can I edit the list to remove the ones I don't use?
Thanks....btw when I first installed it I got hang ups too, but I did a soft reset and it's good now.
Posted a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz54Ir7ZDqE
Sorry it goes kinda fast, for some reason mymobiler recorded it faster than i was actually moving, but you can see in the end how after going to contacts the Home tab doesn't load and i can't switch tabs after this has happend, requires a restart :-\
Thx!
Kewlj1313 said:
Posted a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz54Ir7ZDqE
Sorry it goes kinda fast, for some reason mymobiler recorded it faster than i was actually moving, but you can see in the end how after going to contacts the Home tab doesn't load and i can't switch tabs after this has happend, requires a restart :-\
Thx!
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Yeah, I see what you mean. I'm not sure what is causing it. It happened to me on the Sounds tab, thats why I removed that tab. You can disable tf3d in today settings and then re-enable to restart tf3d without having to reboot. I'll try to figure it out, as it has to be some of the icons I made somewhere. It will probably take a little bit, as there are 183 files to go thru and I'll have to compare them to originals to make sure of whats what. Give me a couple of days
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Also, for the internet theres a lot of tabs that I don't use, how can I edit the list to remove the ones I don't use?
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You can remove internet favorites bookmarks by opening opera and removing them from there since it reads bookmarks for internet tab from opera's bookmarks.
hey showaco. i have one bug. on the sms tab, when i hit menu, it doesnt bring up the list with new, reply, etc. i used manila customizer to install the theme, so not sure if that caused the concern. i just really try to stay away from the cab installs as theyre usually a pain to remove no biggie, just wanted to report and see if i was the only one. thanks again
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Yeah, I see what you mean. I'm not sure what is causing it. It happened to me on the Sounds tab, thats why I removed that tab. You can disable tf3d in today settings and then re-enable to restart tf3d without having to reboot. I'll try to figure it out, as it has to be some of the icons I made somewhere. It will probably take a little bit, as there are 183 files to go thru and I'll have to compare them to originals to make sure of whats what. Give me a couple of days
You can remove internet favorites bookmarks by opening opera and removing them from there since it reads bookmarks for internet tab from opera's bookmarks.
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Thanks alot! I really enjoy this theme otherwise tho
Kewlj1313
Hi! I had typed up a list of things the other day with what i found, one of them is now listed, (the problem w/ going to call history and not being able to move to a new tab) but aparently it never made it here.. *go figure*
2 other things i've noticed with it, the tabs are in a different order and I can't seem to figure out how to remove/change the order. (not really a "problem" but yea..) and on some tabs, like Settings, and Programs(Internet, etc) the options on them over lap with the buttons at the bottom.. also just noticed, that the SMS tab, it likes to crash when you hit the "menu" button, or just does nothing. I see that someone else was having the same issue, but installed it differently, but it doesn't look like that's the cause since i installed it per your directions (tho I did let it restart when it asked me to)
Great work on it BTW.. Oh one last question, how did you get the clock to go transparent on the main page? I cant seem to get it to do anything.
TIA
Nice theme! I'll be using this one for a while.
I had a quick question, how can you see the background picture on all the different screens? On my phone the background image only shows on the today screen
kwill said:
hey showaco. i have one bug. on the sms tab, when i hit menu, it doesnt bring up the list with new, reply, etc. i used manila customizer to install the theme, so not sure if that caused the concern. i just really try to stay away from the cab installs as theyre usually a pain to remove no biggie, just wanted to report and see if i was the only one. thanks again
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I left out two manila files for the new tabs, it seems to be working correctly now, with no more freezes/lockups.
Kewlj1313 said:
Thanks alot! I really enjoy this theme otherwise tho
Kewlj1313
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Try it now!
sicwan said:
Hi! I had typed up a list of things the other day with what i found, one of them is now listed, (the problem w/ going to call history and not being able to move to a new tab) but aparently it never made it here.. *go figure*
2 other things i've noticed with it, the tabs are in a different order and I can't seem to figure out how to remove/change the order. (not really a "problem" but yea..) and on some tabs, like Settings, and Programs(Internet, etc) the options on them over lap with the buttons at the bottom.. also just noticed, that the SMS tab, it likes to crash when you hit the "menu" button, or just does nothing. I see that someone else was having the same issue, but installed it differently, but it doesn't look like that's the cause since i installed it per your directions (tho I did let it restart when it asked me to)
Great work on it BTW.. Oh one last question, how did you get the clock to go transparent on the main page? I cant seem to get it to do anything.
TIA
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To change tab order, you can use either Advanced Configuration or TF3D Configurator. The overlap is only seen because I made tab bar transparent, if it was blue, you wouldn't see them If you want completely transparent clock, you will have to find a cab for it since this one is transparent blue.
ddutty54 said:
Nice theme! I'll be using this one for a while.
I had a quick question, how can you see the background picture on all the different screens? On my phone the background image only shows on the today screen
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I didn't include files for background, but there is a cab file for it, search for munrus background cab in diamond forum. Most custom roms have this feature already included.
@ everyone
New versions posted in post 1, should fix lockup issues and added CFC compressed version.
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To change tab order, you can use either Advanced Configuration or TF3D Configurator. The overlap is only seen because I made tab bar transparent, if it was blue, you wouldn't see them If you want completely transparent clock, you will have to find a cab for it since this one is transparent blue.
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I looked and I dont have a TF3D Configurator, is that something I can download, or did AT&T simply hide it from me? (or am i just not looking in the right place?)
My clock is not transparent at all, its a solid gray. Gonna try the new version out
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you mean the Diamond_TF3D_Config program? just stumbled across it in a thread labled "[CABS] Just bought a Fuze? You gonna need these cabs, son!" gonna check it out
**edit**
Installed the CFC cab and the clock on mine is still a solid gray. and the Text Messages tab, the Menu Key is still broke
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you mean the Diamond_TF3D_Config program? just stumbled across it in a thread labled "[CABS] Just bought a Fuze? You gonna need these cabs, son!" gonna check it out
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Yep, thats the one, I personally prefer Advanced Configuration, but I use that one too.
sicwan said:
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Installed the CFC cab and the clock on mine is still a solid gray. and the Text Messages tab, the Menu Key is still broke
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Try the file I attached in zip below and see if it helps out your clock issue. You'll have to unzip, copy it to phone, then disable tf3d, copy this file into windows using Total Commander, then re-enable tf3d. Let me know how it works.
The messages tab works on mine, what version of tf3d do you have? My version is 1.2.35348.2_1813.6. I didn't change any files in messaging except for image files, so not sure how that could effect messaging menu.
Nice Work
Hey Showaco,
Thanks for this. Nice piece of work indeed.
I dig blue
Oh and just to confirm the CFC version does load a whole lot faster than the standard.
woks on diamond?
Not religious in any way shape or fashion.
It's just a name people. It is in no way religious.
Blinded by Faith, the first theme by The Reverend Gridlock @ androidoverdrive.com
Hey everyone, I was down at david1171 place and he has taught me the basics of how to theme. Seeing as this is the first go-round for me, I would appreciate any and all feedback you care to give.
This dark theme is my adaptation of david1171's Minus-X theme and includes brandenk's app drawer tab and a calendar template from Ted417 (thanks guys). I have posted a base version of the theme for cyanogen roms cause the different adp google apps can break on i know at least the 32a magics so this is without google apps or the lockscreen, the dvanced launcher is included though. Add-ons include David1171's skinned 2.0 apps, Stericsons lockscreen, an add-on for Google Nav
Special thanks to david1171 (buy the man some noodles) and pretty much everyone that he thanks for his theme, ted417, brandenk and pershoot for keeping up Stericson's lockscreen. If I forgot anyone, please shoot david a PM or find me on androidoverdrive.com and I will include your name as well.
And everyone: Please, please provide any feedback and/or suggestions here...Thank you
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brand new screenshots of ver1.3
thanks dave for the killer boot screen
Download
BBF V.1.4 for dwang 1.14
http://www.4shared.com/file/175461180/fe15a201/BBfv14_dwang_v114.html
For Cyanogenmod please download base version and if you want the google apps (g1 only) or stericons lockscreen you can flash afterwards (wanted to make this compatible with as many devices and give people options
Base Version V.1.4 for cm4.2.8.1
http://www.4shared.com/file/175459648/db202185/basebbfv14cm4281.html
lockscreen add-on for bbf v1.4 cyanogenmod 4.2.8.1
http://www.4shared.com/file/175460289/3d33c399/bbf14lockscreen.html
To get the skinned Google Apps for g1 only (don't know if the g1 gApps work on mytouch's)
(looking for a 32a magic user to test skinned google apps if i make them)
http://www.4shared.com/file/153139712/b93800bd/google.html
(cm only)
to remove the skinned Google Apps replace with stock ones (for g1 only)
http://www.4shared.com/file/153140808/84820c45/google_remove.html
for g1 only
google navi add-on' just flash and install the google voice app from the market
http://www.4shared.com/file/154348046/449e0294/skinnedmapsnavi.html
Please provide any feedback of ideas you have
changelog
to dos.....
make a kickass bootscreen, gonna be good and creepy check mark
new smiley icons
change battery meter icon
edit some more .png
secretly optimize it, WHAT, everbody says it even though they all use the same programs to do it
think of better theme name. fo' rizzle
scare small children. check
change log:
12-17
added wysie 1.72 contacts.apk in
ported to cm 4.2.8.1
sorry it took so long to get this out, drove cross country
cm users get the modified trout.prop for better data
also cm users. look in about phone in setting under modversion
12-8
new status pulldown
new status bar
newly skin virtual keyboard (think that came out real good)
new widget backrounds (looking for icons i like for the power widget)
new app drawer
tweaked stercison lockscreen
anything else i might have forgotten
12-3
made for cm4.2.7.1 and dwang 1.13
changed virtual keyboard skin
changed app drawer background
changed status bar pulldown background
changed icons in the power control widget
12-2
ported to 4.2.7.1
11-30
ported to cm 4.2.6
minor .png edits
Made a slim version of my theme without all the good stuff inside
so it it can be used on any device and give options
11-18
added dwang port of v.08
aslo added options of no lockscreen or no skinned google apps (people like option)
added turn by turn navi for google maps add-on flash
11-17
calendar background
calendar widget
camera
photo widget
notifcation bar pull down
app drawer background
Stericson's Lockscreen
framework edits
probably more things that escape my mind at the moment
11-16
added new boot screen
ported to 4.2.5
new dialer.
some *secret* optimizations.
save for space
hey guys give me some feedback to make this a better theme
i flashed this yesterday for 4.2.6 and now theres 4.2.7.1 lol i like this theme alot...i've been looking for a nice black theme and this is it. i don't even know what to tell you that could help...if anything maybe add a solid black keyboard like a gloss type and maybe do the same for the music, power, and search widgets. im not really a big fan of the boot screen but its nice so i can't complain, but this theme is nice, good work man!!
Edit: I guess what i was tryin to say about the widgets is maybe make em more glossy black and not so much white in em? don't know if that makes any sense lol
Good theme but better with the keyboard on this black thème : http://a5-studios.com/dwang/Themes/
and without this bad pic : http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/david1171/grid/device4.png
I love the pulldown but I like the app drawer background more I guess (yeah, I'm pouting cause he's gonna change it). A lil more black can never hurt. And my son loves the bootscreen...
_Dref said:
Good theme but better with the keyboard on this black thème : http://a5-studios.com/dwang/Themes/
and without this bad pic : http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/david1171/grid/device4.png
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Alright, keyboard is redone and I have a new status bar pulldown image that flows better with this theme. Will add them in the next release, next onto the power control widget
Also I forgot to do the progress bars and the dialer during phone call
Hopefully I should have a new release out tonight or tomorrow
made some to changes so we got a v1.0 now, check the changelog
just flashed it and the changes look real good, especially the keyboard...the only suggestion i have is the pull down background maybe make it like a solid transparent black?? and if you can make it glossy at the bottom like the first one (i liked that affect) other than that good work bro, keep it up.
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just flashed it and the changes look real good, especially the keyboard...the only suggestion i have is the pull down background maybe make it like a solid transparent black?? and if you can make it glossy at the bottom like the first one (i liked that affect) other than that good work bro, keep it up.
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Well I would but then I think it will be kinda boring, I really like the new pulldown a lot better than the old one but if you want a solid black semi transparent I could make a small flashpack for you that will just overwrite that image
Also I am working on the settings widget icon's kinda want something else for them, when you suggested taking the white out were you reffering to the icons or the surrounding the widgets
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Well I would but then I think it will be kinda boring, I really like the new pulldown a lot better than the old one but if you want a solid black semi transparent I could make a small flashpack for you that will just overwrite that image
Also I am working on the settings widget icon's kinda want something else for them, when you suggested taking the white out were you reffering to the icons or the surrounding the widgets
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naw thats cool, its not a big deal at all and this pull down is nice too so you don't have to do that. I was talkin about the white around the widgets i guess its a border and maybe use a widget like the community hero power one. i think the border is like a glossy black, the icons are white and theres like a button or something under them that lets you know when its on. or the one from marks theme, his is transparent with the icons i think but you would have to change the icons and i don't know how easy or hard this stuff lol. i think something like either one of those would be tight. but ultimatly it's up to you lol, either way i'm still gonna use this theme cause i like it a lot
EDIT: i did notice when i was using the internet that the address bar looks white on white (the writing blends in with the address bar) not a big deal but i just wanted you to know in case you wanted to change it.
Yes I know about the progress bar, I gotta go into the xml and edit it. I didn't even notice that it was that light till this morning, so I gotta fix that and make it more of a dark gray or something like that.
I will look into the widget and the border I was playing with the border yesterday but since it is a .9png that gets streched it is kinda a pain in the ass to work with but I still am. I am not sure exactly what I am gonna do yet with it, I was playing around with different ideas yesterday of what I wanna do with them so something soon will be coming soon
Also I am gonna regloss out the bottom of the pulldown
I still gotta get around to the smily icons too but I haven't found any that I really like that small
I am also looking for a font to go with it but everything I find comes out either too small or too big or looks like a jarbled mess on the screen. If anyone knows what program I can use to edit .ttf please let me know
cool...i'm not good with all this stuff but i'll keep my open for you on the .ttf editor
I understand, I am just getting better with doing it myself. It's a good thing I am good at figuring stuff out or at least good at pressing random buttons.
is it hard to create themes? i've wanted to give it a shot but i don't even know where to start at lol
Once you set up adb and get your phone connected then it is mostly a matter of opening up your .apks framework res with something like 7zip then go into your drawable folder and editting the .pngs. try to stay away from the .9pngs cause they are a pain in the ass cause they need to be compiled
It really isn't all that hard but it is very time consuming to do just one image and then flash it test it and check it
Thankfully I was at david1171's place and he taught me the basics
do you have just the dark music widget update?
Not to shabby minus the grim reaper lol
The grim reaper is the avatar that I used everywhere for a long time so I made it my boot screen if you like the just the music than I could make a flash pack for just that if you like
To the people that have d/led my theme what do you think of the statusbar pulldown image(yes I know I forgot to post the screenshot of it) the more that I look at it the more I really like it and am thinking bout carrying it over to other parts of the theme like maybe the widgets backgrounds at first
I was curious if a fullscreen home screen is possible? Which still included everything on the notification bar. So instead of white or black like alot of themes out there it would be more of the background still including the icons and such.
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I was curious if a fullscreen home screen is possible? Which still included everything on the notification bar. So instead of white or black like alot of themes out there it would be more of the background still including the icons and such.
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I dont think so....i havent seen it so far...
home++ gets pretty close to what you want and looks beautiful
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home++ gets pretty close to what you want and looks beautiful
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home++ is fantastic but i think he wants an invisible notification bar with all the icons still there, right?
In which case, people have been trying for ages but i'm pretty sure it can't be done.
Meltus said:
home++ is fantastic but i think he wants an invisible notification bar with all the icons still there, right?
In which case, people have been trying for ages but i'm pretty sure it can't be done.
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Yeah thats what I'm asking. I have a BB Storm 9530 and I was able to make my themes like what Im asking.
People tried to do it before but as soon as you add some transparentcy to the status bar it just shows black in the background. If you 're determined enough, you can colormatch your status bar to the backgound that you use and make it work that way although it sounds like too much work to me.
Good luck.
The main problem with this is that the wallpaper is drawn only to the bottom of the status bar.
The second problem with this is that the wallpaper is drawn by the Launcher itself rather than being drawn UNDER the launcher.
I notice that if I apply an older WM 6.1 to my 6.5.3 device, I get the old style popup/context menus where all the options appear on one screen, rather than the newer, larger, more "finger friendly" menus which require scrolling up and down to see all options. I like the old-style ones better.
Unfortunately applying an older theme also seems to have the side effect of messing up some of the icons on the bottom menu bar so that they either don't display at all, or display incorrectly. Is there any way to cause ONLY this old-style menu change to occur, without messing anything else up? Either through a registry edit or some other way? Alternatively, is there a way to fix the bottom menu bar on 6.5.3 when a 6.1 theme is applied?
I haven't done any theme editing before so if anyone could provide any assistance it would be greatly appreciated, thanks...
What type of theme have you applied? For what UI?
Just the regular Windows Mobile UI. By default my device has the "Classic Blue" theme selected out of the box, which works fine. As a test I installed Windows Mobile 6.1 Green Theme found here:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-windows-mobile-6-1-theme.html
It mostly does what I want with the menus, but for example in the email/POutlook app (among others) in the bottom menu bar the OK/X button is okay, but the icon/button for "Menu" is completely missing. There is no icon, nor any word in its place. It is just blank, yet tapping on it still does bring up the menu as desired. This is what I am not usre how to fix. Alternatively, I'd be happy with just changing these menus back to the old compact 6.1 style without affecting anything else, but right now applying an old-style theme is the only way I know of accomplishing this.
there are a lot of themes, better to find at least a 6.5 of your taste.
make a search here on xda or look here
The thing is, I'm not really too concerned with the appearance part of things, so the look of a theme doesn't matter that much to me. What I am mainly trying to accomplish is getting the old smaller, compacted system/context menus that we used to have on 6.1.
For example when you're in email (Pocket Outlook) viewing your list of messages, and you want to check for new mail, you hit the "menu" button and then select "Send/Receive". It's that menu I'm talking about. On the old OS version you could see all items on the screen at once, but with the new finger friendly 6.5, you have to scroll up and down to get to various items, such as Send/Receive.
That's the only thing I'm trying to change: getting those old menus back. And currently applying a 6.1 theme is the only way I know of doing so, but it also messes up the bottom menu bar under 6.5.3. So I'm hoping to either find another, easier way of restoring those old menus, or finding a fixed/tweaked 6.1 theme that doesn't mess up the menu bar on 6.5.3.