I installed Facade and chose a green theme.
Anyone knows if it is possible (and how) to change the background color of HTC apps (comm manager, for example), so that they better integrate in the new theme?
Or my question how to just change them completely?!
The connection manager has a bunch of .png files in the \windows directory on the device. These should be hackable with a graphics program and be displayed after the device is reset.
To customize the rest of your normal (non-HTC) WM programs, see http://www.modaco.com/content/Smartphone-General-Discussion/236832/Homescreen-guide-for-beginners/
Most of the styles are saved in XML files which you can edit with web page writing tools. As such you should be able to see the path's to the graphical files and then just change their color.
Would think so, havnt looked yet but I am planning on changing my home screen to a nice blue. I like the HTC look, but a soft blue would be better than grey IMO.
Well, at last it seems it was rather simple changing the colors of my Facade theme: I've converted it from green to grey editing the xml file and modifying a few gifs with Gimp.
So it's all grey now, and HTC apps are again integrated with the overall style.
Thanks.
post us ur theme. would be cool
Here it is.
But it's no other than the original facade style, with changed colors and a cool (I think) background...
(I didn't change the profile gifs cause I don't use this plugin)
UPDATE:
1.Consolidated all theming files and screen-shots into this post for easier access.
2. Added 11 more files to the theme and cab packages including a working manila Internet Globe. No xml file to edit anymore.
3.Added LongPressEndKey Skin as an add-on cab.
4.Added cab or zip choice for manila globe
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TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue_v1.theme
I used the "HTC_Black_v1.93_1.2b.theme" as my base and just patched my files and tsk file to it. The way I learned to install themes via Diamond_Config was to always reset to the stock theme first before applying a new theme and it seems to work well that way. The only problem I encountered was the need to change to a different Today theme and then Back to the Black-w-Blue_r2.tsk theme after it was installed. I'm not sure if that was just a problem for me with all my test themes I have on my device or not. So if you end up with a gray background on the "Start Menu" drop-down after installation, just pick a different Today theme and back again and all should be fine. You don't have to reboot when changing Today themes.
To use, extract the .theme file and copy to your device where you can find it. Then install using Diamond TF3D Config version 0.6.7
Download Here
1. Eidolen TF3D_Manilla_BlueHighlights_Patcher_r2
This will overwrite the 50+ files in your windows directory that have green in them. It also correctly sets the colors under HKLM\Software\HTC\Phone to give you blue highlights when using the dialer. Lastly it sets colors under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Color to"try" to set the proper system colors but it will depend on what Today theme you have installed. If for some reason you don't like the results you can just change your Today theme to something else and back again and it will be back to what you are used to. Otherwise you might want to try one of Today themes I made specifically to go with this cab.
This is for people already using an HTC Black theme and just want to change the Highlights to Blue. If you are using the Diamond Config Tool then you should use the theme package from above.
Download HERE
2. Eidolens_Black-w-Blue.tsks.zip
There are 4 Today themes here that vary from a very basic no frills black with blue highlights, to more elaborate themes that take advantage of the gradient support and uses a wider variety of colors for message pop-ups. They are so easy to change out that if you find something you don't like in one, just try the next. If you are a true "Blue" freak you may want to try Microsoft's free theme called Dark. It will give you deep blue 3D bars and blue highlights throughout. It was a little much for me but it does match very well with my blue highlight patch. Look at the screen-shots of the main theme for a preview of Black-w-Blue_r2.tsk.
Download HERE
3. Eidolen PocketCM_DarkDiamondII03VGA_Blue_Patch.cab
This is just for people that are using PocketCM with this exact theme. I couldn't stand having blue everywhere and then green in my contacts. This makes no changes other than overwriting the 17 files that have green in them in the default directory. "Program Files\PocketCM\Dark Diamond II 0.3 VGA" Check out the authors thread HERE for program info and font package.
Download HERE
Eidolen_Manila_Globe_BluBlk.zip
Eidolen Manila_Internet_Globe_BluBlk.cab
This turned out to be more difficult than anything else I've themed so far. I've found that most themes address this by editing one of the xml files and call the images that way, effectively bypassing the original manila file. It works that way but is horribly slow to load every time you scroll to the Internet tab. I was finally able to figure out how to edit the manila file directly so now you can have the graphic load at stock speeds if not quicker as the file size is actually smaller now.
You can read about it HERE if you'd like to edit your own instead of the ones I supplied here. I'm posting both a cab and zip. Just install cab as usual or extract the 2 manila files from the zip directly into your windows folder on your device.
Download Cab HERE
Download Zip HERE
Eidolens_LongEndKey_Transparent_Skin.cab
I created a new skin for the HTC Long Press End Key App since it was out of place with every theme I've seen for TF3D. I must admit that my inspiration was from a dialer I found and liked. All the credit for the design should go to that author. His thread can be found HERE
The cab is very straight-forward as it only replaces the actual png files in your windows directory and makes no other modifications. I would imagine this should work for any VGA HTC device that has the LongPressEndKey app installed. The install will prompt you to reboot after install and I highly recommend doing so.
Download HERE
NOTES:
1.If you want the IPC Dialer that is in the screen-shots for the main theme, you can find it HERE
*As always make sure to backup your files in the event you want to change back to what you had.*
Cheers,
Eidolen
looks realy good.
will try it later.
Today Theme Screens
Some of the differences between the "Today" themes.
Eidolen
Is it possible just to get the dialer?
Sure, here ya go.
*Edit* Found the author's post so linking to it instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=438412
nice! But i have 1 problem. Select of Opera Browser is white.
oh and in dialer my contacts are also white and i have white background so it's invisible
Blue Globe Addons
UPDATE: Found a way to avoid using this method. New cab and zip listed in first post. Will leave files attached though I can't think why any would want them.
ascorpion said:
nice! But i have 1 problem. Select of Opera Browser is white.
oh and in dialer my contacts are also white and i have white background so it's invisible
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm still quite new and am learning as I go. I never tested the globe before posting so I apologize for that. After much research I found out that there are a few ways to handle "skinning" the globe. For now in the patch I am removing it all together as I have not found a way to skin it directly using the stock .qtc method. The alternative is to modify the file that calls the stock file, and redirect it to one of our choosing. The problem here is that turns out to be different files depending if you have a AT&T Fuze or not. (There may be others but I have no way of knowing for sure.) So I made a blue globe patch for both types just to be safe. They are very basic patches consisting of 3 files each. 2 are the selected and non_selected pictures and the xml/manilla file.
The Up side to this method is you can swap out you globe pictures easily at will at anytime by overwriting the .png files in your windows directory with pictures of the same size and names. The Down side is it takes a good bit longer to load up which is why I didn't put them in the updated patch and made them optional addons. I didn't try loading smaller files to time the loading so you my get better results with a more optimized, less elaborate pictures. Not really sure.
Here's the code for both cabs:
Eidolen TF3D_Blue_Globe.cab (Windows\27c65cbd_manila)
Eidolen TF3D_Blue_Globe_FUZE.cab.cab / (\Application Data\Manila\InternetPortal-en-US.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<InternetPortal>
<IncludeUserFavorites>True</IncludeUserFavorites>
<Banner
DefaultImagePath="\Windows\qiu.png"
SelectedImagePath="\Windows\sqiu.png"
Text="Launch Opera Mobile Browser"
NavigateUrl="http://www.google.com"
Width="480"
Height="215" />
<OperatorLinks>
<Link
Text="YouTube"
Executable="\windows\youtube.exe"
ImagePath="\Windows\HTC\Assets\Images\InternetPortal\youtube.qtc" />
</OperatorLinks>
</InternetPortal>
The code is identical for both, but there are called by different files. I have tried the Fuze cab without any problem but have no way to test the other. If there are any problems I'll see what I can do but it really should work. If it doesn't it shouldn't be a problem trying the other. Especially since you've already backed up your files. Right?
I'm sorry about the dialer problem. It's hard for me to test the exact problem you are having as my base themes have always been black. If you used the dialer I posted, that wasn't my making so I can't help you with that. Try searching the forums for the cab name and see if others have had the same trouble. The only thing my cabs did was to change some color settings for the phone screen to set the highlight blue. Those setting don't deal with transparency or graphics at all. Let me know what you find.
Cheers,
Eidolen
TF3D Config Blue Highlights Theme
UPDATE: Get new version in first post.
Well I gave it a shot. I used the "HTC_Black_v1.93_1.2b.theme" as my base and just patched my files and tsk file to it. I completely removed anything to do with the globe files until I can find a way to make it work on all devices. Until them you can try one of the addons I posted above.
The way I learned to install themes via Diamond_Config was to always reset to the stock theme first before applying a new theme and it seems to work well that way. The only problem I encountered was the need to change to a different Today theme and then Back to the Black-w-Blue_r2.tsk theme after it was installed. I'm not sure if that was just a problem for me with all my test themes I have on my device or not. So if you end up with a gray background on the "Start Menu" drop-down after installation, just pick a different Today theme and back again and all should be fine. You don't have to reboot when changing Today themes.
If there are any problems I'll do my best to sort them out.
Cheers,
Eidolen
To use, extract the .theme file and copy to your device where you can find it. Then install using Diamond TF3D Config version 0.6.7
Update: Put .theme file inside zip instead of having to rename like before. Sorry for those who experienced trouble.
Hi Eidolen,
i my be a bit stupid, but how to install the TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue.zip after renameing it with Diamond config? Where do I have to copy the file to. Storage Card?Sorry to bother you, but I really would like to know the How To ? THANK YOU, Mike911
mike911 said:
Hi Eidolen,
i my be a bit stupid, but how to install the TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue.zip after renameing it with Diamond config? Where do I have to copy the file to. Storage Card?Sorry to bother you, but I really would like to know the How To ? THANK YOU, Mike911
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Hi Mike911,
To use .theme files you need a program called "Diamond Config Tool". This program allows you to swap themes out instead of having to install them manually. The program can be found HERE. You should read up thoroughly before attempting to change themes. Once you feel comfortable enough to try it you need to download the file I listed here and rename the ".zip" extension to ".theme". At that point you should copy the file over to your phone somewhere easy to find. Then open up Diamond Config Tool and go to the second tab labeled "Appearance" This is where you will be able to select themes.
I can't stress enough that you should fully understand what you are doing and back up all your files before trying any of this. Themes should not damage you device but they can make things difficult if something goes wrong like not being able to read text if the font color is the same as the background color, and so on. There are plenty of good guides around and some tremendous themes to try out once you get going. I also recommend doing a search on YouTube for Diamond Config Tool and TF3D as watching someone do it makes it alot easier than just reading about it.
Hope that helps you out some.
Cheers,
Eidolen
I think I understand mike911's question, as I'm prolly experiencing the same problem...
Namely, I've downloaded the .zip file, renamed it with the ".theme" extension and copied it tom my phone's storage card. Launching the Diamond Config Tool and browsing to the appropriate location, DCT cannot locate the file. It does see another one that I've previously installed, but not yours...
P.S.: Figured it out: Rename the file with the ".theme" extension during the "Save To:" portion of the download...! Works a treat.
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize there would be a problem renaming it afterwards like that. Good catch! Now that I think about it I should have just put the theme file "Inside" a zip to start with. I will update the instructions and re-up the file properly.
Thanks Again,
Eidolen
cool m8, the blues way better than that horrid green so nice job on this 1 there thanks man
looks great, definite improvement over the stock ATT theme. When question, is it possible to add tabs and/or keep the ATT tab? I actually use a couple of the ATT bloat progs and I've seen a really nice stock ticker tab (I think mobilematt's 14 tab fuzeberry theme has it) that would be great to add. I really like what you've done and am enjoying the change, just hoping for some potential enhancements in the future.
Hi Eidolen, thanks for your quick answer.I will try it the way you mentioned above. Thanks for your help. Mike911
one prob i found with it was the phone screen i lost all me text it was in white and for some reasion i didnt see a call when it came in only when it was highlighted in the blue could i see the call
any idea why ???
@rattman8
I'm sorry you are having trouble. If I can get some information I'm sure we can figure out what's going on and fix it up. I need to know if you used the patch or the theme for starters. If you used the patch I need to know what theme you you were using if any. Also are you using any special dialer theme or possibly the one I posted? In case you need a quick fix I created a cab that will change the text color to gray for the dialer only. This way it should be seen on either a white or black background. We can still work on getting the exact colors you want but this should get you going for now.
@znutar
Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately I'm not advanced enough yet to manipulate which tabs are shown or hidden. I just used an existing theme file and changed the graphics to my liking. There may be a way to add the ATT tab back and if I run across the answer I will post it here. Until then you might want to use the programs tab and add your shortcuts to the programs that were previously on the ATT tab if you have any room left there.
There is one improvement I'd love to add but haven't researched it yet. When I tried to make to this theme I really wanted to get the 3D look on the top and bottom bars in glossy black. Apparently this is impossible to do with the existing Microsoft theming engine. You can get glossy 3D bars in any color other than solid white and solid black. Can read here for more information.) Well there is a program floating around here called GlossyBlackBars.exe that is supposed to overcome this limitation but I want to find out more before using it. I've read that some people have had trouble with it while others have used it without incident. If it doesn't eat up too much memory I may give it a shot. In any case it's easily found if others are interested.
Cheers,
Eidolen
@eidolen: I just first want to thank you for working on this theme. It's one of my favorites so far! Owning an AT&T Fuze, with the blue lighting and accents on the physical keyboard, just clashed like all get-out with the green accents of the stock HTC Black theme (which in itself is far more preferable to me than the AT&T theme)!
The only other theme I've found that I'm interested in for my Fuze would be this one:
...Which incidentally, I'm in love with, but it was created for Manila2D, not TF3D, so...
Im forced to use your version, but I've had some minor but ugly looking issues with it...
The main problem for me, is that no matter what I have tried, I cannot keep the blue/black start menu theme. It either reverts to a black text on white background (w/green highlight), or even the stock AT&T colors of black text on grey (w/orange highlight...bleh!). I've done days worth of reading on the forums and saw some info about changing certain reg settings with hex color codes and also differences between large and small menus, but none of them worked for me either...
Any ideas???
Hi Eidolen, I am a little stupid. I just used the wrong prog to set install the theme. Right now it works perfectly and I am rid of the dump green. Thanks a lot.
@stained-steel
I'm sorry you are having troubles. That sounds like the same problem I was having with the Microsoft Today themes. Did you happen to try the suggestion I posted in post #8? Try changing to a different Today theme like AT&T Tabbed, activate it, then go back and change to Black-w-Blue_r2. You do not need to reboot when changing Today themes so it would be quick to try. If that doesn't work I'd be inclined to think that you have some other software that is interfering with the Today settings. Are you using glossyblackbars or any other theming software?
I have no doubt we can sort this out but I need some more information if the above does not work. Did you use the patch and and one of the 4 Today themes I posted, or did you use the .theme file with Diamond Config Tool? If the patch, What exact theme were you running when you ran the patch? If you used the theme did you reset to the default theme before changing to mine? Any information you can give will help me help you.
I know how frustrating it is as I spent 2 days figuring out how and why to get the Microsoft theming engine to play nice with my TF3D theme. If anything at all manipulates the BaseHue setting then all bets are off. It really is a patched together system that need a complete overhaul IMHO, but that is another topic. Let me know how you make out and I'll check back later for your reply.
Cheers,
Eidolen
On another note I am working on skinning the Long_End_Key app. It was inspired by the IPC Dialer skin I found somewhere and posted in this thread. I didn't like that it was skinned completely different the rest of the phone right from the factory. Anyway I still have a ways to go but here's a preview.
I've been having some trouble making TF3d look exactly the way I want. The first thing I've been wanting to do is to have my wallpaper be in the backround of every tab. I've tried using the cabs here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=432951
but since I'm using the clock from the ATT rom they don't work correctly (changes my clock into a flip clock that shows 00:00) Is it possible to do this without changing my clock?
The second thing I want to do is to change the font color to white. With help from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2749452#post2749452
I know what to do but how the hell do I get the manila files onto my computer, so I can edit them!?
I couldnt get the manila files onto my computer but I was able to make open up a copy I made in my strorage card from my hex editor. The values in the tutorial and the file are completely different. Could anyone with more experience changing TF3d than I help me locate the values so I can have some white text up in this tf3d?
I'm using the stock ATT Rom (w/o the bloatware if that makes a diff)
im looking for a completely transparent tf3d no icons, slider or anything. but it still works like normal tf3d & still have the name of each tab show when u scroll through. i have pics that i made of how i want it to look but i cant post them for some reason. if any one can create one or teach me how to do it myself i would greatly be thankful.
you should be able to use manila editor and just change the graphics to transparent images. you could easly remove the slider, buttons.
thanks! i have the customizer already. i just need the transparent/invisible icons. i cant find them anywhere!
Easiest way that I found to that is to open the manila file with the manila editor and save the image that it is using now then use something like Photoshop to delete everything so there is just a transparent background. Then put it back in with manila editor. I would do it for you but I don't have the time right now to go through the files again and find which manila files correspond to the bottom slider and icons
many thanks!
i found one that was close to what im looking for. but ill try what u said. thanks!
Hi,
Not sure of the best thread to post, so figured I try the master theme thread.
See the screen shots below.
Can anyone help me with knowing what file creates this BLUE SELECTOR in the various pop ups for File Manager, Total Commander, etc, essentially those programs that are straight WM6 and not Manila related. I found files to get the Manila BLUE SELECTOR, but am stumped on the BLUE SELECTOR in the various pop ups for File Manager, Total Commander, etc.
I am using cooked HTC Topaz / AT&T Pure ROM WVGA, close to stock, with WM6.5.x, Manilla 2.5_2012.1225_HTC Sense, Cookie 1.7.0.
I suspect there is bmp, jpg, png file and perhaps a registry entry to direct to the specific file?
Anyway, thanks in advance for your help.
m0
This is Manila related, as it's HTC Menu Enhancement and not the stock WM menu.
Livven,
Thanks. So how can I get this blue selector and the HTC Enhanced Menu files, cab, etc?
Can you help?
Thank you!!!
m0
P.S. I love your Livven SimpleGloss Themes 192dpi.cab themes!! Blue is the best.
malloy0 said:
Livven,
Thanks. So how can I get this blue selector and the HTC Enhanced Menu files, cab, etc?
Can you help?
Thank you!!!
m0
P.S. I love your Livven SimpleGloss Themes 192dpi.cab themes!! Blue is the best.
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The menu in your screenshots are HTC enhanced i.e. not native WM
You need to modify the corresponding manila files
Find those files, export png using CFCGUI, edit the png then convert it back to manila files
Ok, after hours and hours and hours, I finally figured it out. It was easy, once I figured this out.
Bottom line...the file HTCMenus.png in the \Windows directory is what controls the selector highlight for NON Manila files (the screen shots below are .jpg files). The goofy thing is that dependind on what version of HTC Menu Enhancment you may have, based on of ROM Chef, this HTCMenus.png file may need to be changed, that is in the graphic size.
I learned this too late after finding this thread on the HTC Menu Enhancements CAB files by
Co0kieMonster at this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508919.
Also, as part of this experience, I learned which files effect the highlights for Manila selectors. These files may be too many, but, I know this worked for me, see below for the list and the ZIP that has these. I found I could just copy them to the \Windows directory using Resco Explorer.
Anyway, hopefully this will provide some help to folks and save them a bunch of time, that I had hoped to avoid, but...
HTCMenus.png
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