Hello ev1,
Since I was not satisfied with any existing VGA themes (most of which were upscaled from QVGA) I decided to do my own Diamond theme.
I tried to be pretty accurate while doing this theme, all icons, backgrounds etc. were prepared from the scratch by me, basing on numerous screenshots from Diamond TF3D.
I tested it over a week before releasing it to the public now. However, since I'm pretty busy with my day-to-day life, I don't plan to make any major changes to this theme, unless you discover some bugs.
Over 5000 downloads later, finally long awaited update! Comments for 1.0.2 version begin here.
Changelog:
v1.0.2 (February, 2nd 2009):
- additional (optional) layout configuration:
Layout C1 (based on Greatball's Diamond 1.2 layout C) - one contact page (for three contact pages use Layout C3)
- additional Porgrams buttons - GAMES and ACTIVE TASKS (necessery reg files included, all layouts are updated for this feature)
v1.0.1 (July, 31st 2008):
- additional (optional) layout configuration:
Layout B (based on Greatball's Diamond 1.2 layout B) - includes: Most Recent Used (MRU) tab - gesture switchable with Programmes tab; 3 contact pages;
Layout C3 (based on Greatball's Diamond 1.2 layout C3 Contact Pages) - similar to above but has no MRU page.
v1.0.0 (July, 28th 2008):
- full portrait and landscape support,
- every graphic (except for big weather icons) prepared from scratch for native VGA resolution.
Additional credits:
- layout based on Greatball's Diamond 1.2 Layout B and C3 (3 contacts pages) theme,
- QVGA to VGA theme conversion method by Mtkates,
- big weather icons were fractally upscaled from Greatball's new weather icon set used in 1.1 version of his theme,
- HTC for creating TF3D GUI.
Installation notes:
- backup your device/SPB MS dir,
- select desired layout,
- replace all files in your SPB MS dir with the files from my theme archive,
- if you wish to have GAMES and ACTIVE TASKS buttons in Programs tab, edit, according to the included instructions, and import necessery reg files on your mobile device (reg files are included in the package),
- restart your device,
- enjoy the theme.
Additional notes:
- the "Bigger photos in contact page by markfdr" mod will probably not work with C1 layout, as I used my original files,
- please note, that I have not tested the theme with latest SPB MS 2.1.4 build, so it may not work 100% correctly with it,
- I have noticed one or two people in some other boards crediting them selves for my theme... I MEAN COME ON, YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY A FRACKING CENT FOR IT AND YET YOU CLAIM IT'S YOURS!?
- If anyone wants to post it somewhere else, please include original link to this post, the same goes for other elements from this theme,
- as soon as clean my source .PSD files, I will release a pack of those, for people who would like to use the elements for other themes.
Todo:
- different background alternatives,
- weather icons prepared from original diamond weather graphic elements (VGA)
If someone can help me with the two above, it would be nice
Screenshots:
(please note the screenshot is not 16bit, so it looks worse than actual graphics)
1.0.2
Download links:
Theme v1.0.2
efbiayes_spb_ms_vga_diamond_theme_v1.0.2.zip
Enjoy!
Mods:
Bigger photos in contact page by markfdr
markfdr was so kind and prepared a mod of the contact page which enlarges the thumbnails of your favourite contacts. Perfect for people with smaller VGA screens.
Screenshot:
Installation notes:
1. download the qa_layouts.dat from :
http://rapidshare.com/files/134020648/qa_layouts.dat
2. copy the file to Spb Mobile Shell directory
3. softreset
reserved for some other occasion 2
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I´m download now for test.
Thanx!
Wow, excellent job, works great.
Thanks very much for all your hard work
Rory
Very nice Great work.
Very nice, and I did not find any fault.
I have just changed this: va_weather_big and va_weather_lock.
I leave here files, if you want to test.
screenshot:
Health.
fbifbi, Congrats with this TRUE VGA (?yes?)
You might make a link on the Diamond general thread as some people would certainlu like to switch (back) to SPB with a nice GUI as you made.
Looking forward for more releases. sorry - barely no time - so can't help..
Greaaaaaaaaaaat..this is what I want a real graphic..thanks for your work
wow , good work , keep them coming ..
HATS OFF
Wow Great work! Thank you!
Just one tought folks: I thing it is better to change the weather shortcut to Marsware Weather Pannel and not use the SPB one. What is your opinion?
fbifbi said:
Hello ev1
Since I was not satisfied with any existing VGA themes (most of which were upscaled from QVGA) I decided to do my own Diamond theme.
I tried to be pretty accurate while doing this theme, all icons, backgrounds etc. were prepared from the scratch by me, basing on numerous screenshots from Diamond TF3D.
I tested it over a week before releasing it to the public now. However, since I'm pretty busy with my day-to-day life, I don't plan to make any major changes to this theme, unless you discover some bugs.
Features v1.00:
- full portrait and landscape support,
- every graphic (except for big weather icons) prepared from scratch for native VGA resolution.
Additional credits:
- layout based on Greatball's Diamond 1.2 Layout C theme,
- QVGA to VGA theme conversion method by Mtkates,
- big weather icons were fractally upscaled from Greatball's new weather icon set used in 1.1 version of his theme.
Installation notes:
- backup your device/SPB MS dir,
- replace all files in your SPB MS dir with the files from my theme archive.
Todo:
- different background alternatives,
- weather icons prepared from original diamond weather graphic elements (VGA)
If someone can help me with the two above, it would be nice
Screenshots:
(please note the screenshot is not 16bit, so it looks worse than actual graphics)
Download links:
Theme v1.0
http://rapidshare.com/files/132919138/efbiaye_diamond_theme_v1.00.zip.html
Enjoy!
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Very nice
Very nice
But Can you convert win7 theme for vga ? Please
Thank you!
YES! Finally some more VGA goodness! Thanks
KALI2000 said:
Very nice, and I did not find any fault.
I have just changed this: va_weather_big and va_weather_lock.
I leave here files, if you want to test.
screenshot:
Health.
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KALI2000, you would need to edit your weather.xml file in order to center the big weather image, as you see currently it's more to the right, since my layout file is suited for the images 300px wide. I will find the exact place and will let you know where to edit.
EDIT:
Check the qa_layouts.dat file for MainWeather.xml, you need to find and edit two lines 115 and 172 (portrait mode / horizontal mode):
<LeftTop X="45" Y="80"/>
X marks the spot ;} err I mean is the space ammount in pixels measured from left margin
OK, short explanation where does the 45 come from.
My weather picture is 300px wide. Screen is 480px wide.
480px - 300px = 180px
180 / 2 (left and right margin) = 90px
However since this is a QVGA conversion of a theme, SPB doubles all the dimensions automatically, hence in order to achieve 90px margin in VGA you need to put half of the value - in my case 45px. Hope it's clear
At one moment I tried to convert BeyondInvisible's Diamond Enchanced icon set.
The icons are 240px wide (full screen), I have resized it to 480px, packed it in the theme, however, the bitmap was huuuge (if I remember correctly about 8MB), unfortunaltey SBP MS crashed when I tried to display weather page. So be careful guys while trying to convert other weather icon sets. Beside that, the memory consumtion grows rapidly if the images are large.
I checked yesterday, SPB MS uses ca. 11-12MB RAM with my theme - which already may be too much for some older VGA devices... But that's the price one has to pay for a good looking theme
@shoorangiz
Very nice
Very nice
But Can you convert win7 theme for vga ? Please
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Not very likely shoorangiz, it's really long hours of work to prepare a pixel perfect theme...
very good news
Very nice theme ! I love it, thanks for your time.
Finally, a good VGA skin for spb mobile shell. Thank you. It's very very well done. I love it.
Let's hope more layout will follow later.
hei man
u'r so great
thanx for themes
do you have any links?
coz RS so long to download
Hi,
I saw a picture of a Sprint blackberry curve's home screen and I love the layout. I made a duplicate of this on WAD2 using vista icons and the freestyle font.
I would appreciate any feedback you can give to improve on the design. The files are attached.
This is for QVGA protrait and landscape. I am using a Sprint Touch (Vogue) with the newest standard rom.
Randy
It is fantastic...I love it.
Just need to figure the weather out...probably I'll just add my own weather and icons.
Having recently installed XBmod Manila Rhodium VGA Port (here) i was annoyed that my comm manager skin was still the stock O2 blue skin
I search for ages to try and find someone how had made a black one, the closest i came was this which isnt black and this which had render issues and had the white left buttons, so it might not be perfect but i made one.
If anyone has any suggestions or the original Manila Rhodium VGA background on its own please send it and your suggestions over and i will see what i can do.
Also ive design this so it will just replace your existing skin and not change the existing options on your comm manager page like add the 3g button if you dont already have it.
PS ignore the background looking so crap in the screen shot, this is largely because of soti pocket controllers preview mode being a lower colour base.
To grab a copy head over to the main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3522873#post3522873
======================= MH Widgets 1.3 SE (for SPB Mobile Shell) =======================
Compatibility : Tested with MS 3.5.2 & 3.5.3
Devices : WVGA, VGA (more coming soon)
Author : Matthew Hypolite
===================Description===================
The release of MS3.5 inspired me to make some modifications to my homescreen.
Here is a list of changes/modifications:
MH-Battery : Used the MS3.5 Big Time Background and turned it
into a battery meter,
also added Charging indicator icons and
a 4 Block container background for other widgets
MH-DigitalClock : Removed Background Image leaving just the time Text (Needed For MH-Battery Mod)
MH-Birthdays : Modified birthday widget to small size.
MH-Tasks : Reduced Font and Icon size for tasks, modified separator
MH-Agenda : Reduced Font Size, Reduced Width of calendar, modified separator
Reduce height of recycle bin to allow widgets to be placed at base of screen without being trashed.
Removed Mobile Shell navigation bar and added SPB Shortcuts.
=======================Change Log=======================
-----1.3 SE Changes-----
New:----------
2% Increments in battery Meter, with multiple colors in a smooth gradient from Full-Low
Added Skin support for all widgets.
New Skin: MH-Agenda: Small, Large, SE
New Skin: MH-Tasks: SE
Reduce height of recycle bin to allow widgets to be placed at base of screen without being trashed.
Removed Mobile Shell navigation bar and added SPB Shortcuts.
Fixed:---------
MS Default Task & Calendar widgets uses small fonts
Universal installation for all languages
Fixed error in MS 3.5.2 Call Log where text was displayed black.
-----1.2 Changes-----
Fixed error with battery widget not displaying properly.
Tested and working with WQVGA Devices.
-----1.1 Changes-----
Added support for QVGA Devices
Tested and working with VGA Devices
Minor fix with Tasks widget: When you add a normal priority task, the task display outside of the task widget.
Minor tweak with Task Priority icon.
Removed Branding.
View included screenshots to see how these look/work
More tweaks to come, Please provide feedback/suggestions.
Download MH-Widgets 1.2 Here
Download MH-Widgets 1.3 SE Here
CLICK HERE! if you like my work and want to donate a beer
Nice.. Really love the battery status.
Thanks
QVGA please, Thanks.
Hey adioph,
upload your qa_layouts.dat file from the SPB Mobile Shell folder, and ill see what i can do about QVGA.
edit: nvmd, got it working
hmm, thats weird, i have a Touch HD, so your device and mines should be pretty similar, also nothing was done to alter the original functionality of MS3.5 as all the orignal widgets etc remains. Will look into it though, thanks.
great widgets btw, thanks. one thing though, is there a reason you branded the battery meter with mh widgets 1.0??? honestly, would much rather see the date up there.
was thinking of gettin the weather widget up there, currently working on it, was also thinking about putting the date / alarm up there. so you guys can have a few options.
Look out for Date, and Alarm versions tomorow.
wow.. good work mate..love the battery status
matthewhypolite said:
Hey adioph,
upload your qa_layouts.dat file from the SPB Mobile Shell folder, and ill see what i can do about QVGA.
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Here you go, qa_layout.dat from a QVGA device
this is one of the coolest ive seen
please plase make a VGA or tell me how and i will make a VGA and post it here...
does it work on WQVGA ??
VGA resolution;
Shouldn't this already work for VGA since it also has the vertical resolution of 480 pixels?
Very good work!
Can u do QVGA version?
VGA love?
Is there any love coming for use VGA people that cant afford the extra W in front of our names?
thanks matthewhypolite
matthewhypolite said:
Hey Guys,
The release of MS3.5 inspired me to make some modifications to my homescreen, so i've tweaked and created some widgets.
Name: MH-Widgets 1.0
Devices \ Resolution: WVGA
View included screenshots to see how these look/work
More tweaks to come, Please provide feedback/suggestions.
Download Here
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can't download !!
another LNK plz
Awesome!
I love what you did with SPB3.5. Too bad, I am not a SPB fan, but this does look really nice. Great ideas with Tasks and Agenda, the clock.
hmm...I may have to buy SPB, so I can enjoy this.
Thanks man.
Hey guys, i dont know if it works on the other resolutions, only tested on WVGA,
you cant try installing it on the other devices and see if it works, and let me know.
Backup your qa_layouts.dat file in the spb mobile shell directory before testing.
If it does not work on your device, unintall the cab via "remove programs" and then restore your backed up qa_layouts.dat
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As for the other resolutions, the graphics files would need to be completely redone to match the resolution of the device, please provide the "qa_layouts.dat" file and specify the resolution. And ill see what i can do about a conversion. First come First Serve, so qvga is first .
Also i want to make sure there is no bugs etc with the WVGA version before i start churning out the other resolutions. Also working on a design to acomodate the default lifestyle skin of the notification icons.
will be trying this. the battery on the time looks lovely and I'm vga
Folks,
I thought I'd share a couple of skins a made for the WM6.5 Locksreens. They are made using Leo graphics and my own. One Skin is for the MS Locksreen and the other is for the HTC Locksreen.
Currently... these are only VGA.
The pics are of the MS Locksreen, as I don't currently have the HTC Lockscreen installed.
I prefer the MS Lockscreen. Why?... The background on the MS locksreen is the same as your current windows wallpaper. The HTC Lockscreen uses a fixed background. Two files in the windows directory must be changed... (1) "htc_lockscreen_bg.png" (2) "htc_lockscreen_bg_l.png". A reboot is required before the changes take effect.
The themes are almost identical the main difference is the buttons and the background. The HTC Lockscreen retains the default HTC background and buttons.