I was wondering if you could have a wallpaper as background and a different one for the start menu instead of using the same image?
Yes, you can, in fact many themes use different backgrounds for these.
You can change wallpapers in some theme editing program (search the forums, i don't remember its name), or simply replace the files in /windows dir:
tdywater_240_320.gif is the portrait mode wallpaper for the background
stwater_240_320.gif is the start menu background for portrait mode
tdywater_320_240.gif is the wallpaper for landscape mode
stwater_320_240 is the start menu background for landscape mode
Actual size of portrait images should be 240x294, and for landscape ones 320x214.
You can also use the same image for both landscape and portrait mode. then it's size should be 320x320, and its name tdywater.gif or stwater.gif (without dimensions in the name). If you try to use such image, make sure that you remove the landscape and portrait ones from /windows.
All these images should be in.gif format.
Hi all
I want to create a homescreen which supports landscape and portrait (for HTC s730)
Can I create 2 totally different layouts in one file or can I just change the background?
Thanks
Hi all,
I don't find a way to install a wallpaper which will work for both portrait AND landscape Sense 2.5 (from new 2.02 Leo package) :
I've try to use a "normal" wallpaper (480x800) but in landscape, there's a dark bar in the right (because the screen switch on 800x480).
I've try to use a 800x800 wallpaper (to make it able with 480x800 AND 800x480), but doesn't work either. A dark bar still in the right when landscape is activated.
Finally, I've try to install some *.cab(s) you can find in this forum, which are supposed to install both portrait and landscape wallpaper in Manilla. It didn't worked...
I can add a wallpaper when landscape (or portrait) mode is activated (Menu > home wallpaper > etc.) but it change allways the wallpaper for both mode. In fact,, the wallpaper is allways the same in landscape and in portrait.
So anybody has a good idea (or found a way to make it working) ?
I'm interested too for this!
How do I get Sense to go into Landscape mode?
lancelot54 said:
Hi all,
I don't find a way to install a wallpaper which will work for both portrait AND landscape Sense 2.5 (from new 2.02 Leo package) :
I've try to use a "normal" wallpaper (480x800) but in landscape, there's a dark bar in the right (because the screen switch on 800x480).
I've try to use a 800x800 wallpaper (to make it able with 480x800 AND 800x480), but doesn't work either. A dark bar still in the right when landscape is activated.
Finally, I've try to install some *.cab(s) you can find in this forum, which are supposed to install both portrait and landscape wallpaper in Manilla. It didn't worked...
I can add a wallpaper when landscape (or portrait) mode is activated (Menu > home wallpaper > etc.) but it change allways the wallpaper for both mode. In fact,, the wallpaper is allways the same in landscape and in portrait.
So anybody has a good idea (or found a way to make it working) ?
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This one works like a charm...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=615072
Steve0007 said:
This one works like a charm...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=615072
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Thank you Steve! It works on my Blackstone!!!
Works perfectly on TP2 & Tilt both confirmed in different roms!
thanks for this one!!
I mean I know the resolution is 1280x800, but as you swipe between the homescreens the wallpaper moves in the background.
That suggests to me that its wider than 1280 pixels to fit over all screens.
So what would be a good resolution?
(I can start looking for pictures now, whilst i wait for the device )
The default_wallpaper.jpg file showing the tree and clouds is 2135 x 1408 pixels.
Roach2010 said:
The default_wallpaper.jpg file showing the tree and clouds is 2135 x 1408 pixels.
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Thanks, but does that mean it is being squeezed horizontally? Or do it crop it?
Now it suddenly sounds confusing.
I'd assume it should be the same as the default one 2135x1408 as it has to be for both landscape and portrait, as well as scrolling side to side.
stuntdouble said:
I'd assume it should be the same as the default one 2135x1408 as it has to be for both landscape and portrait, as well as scrolling side to side.
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Ah yes, good point - it has to work in both modes - it just makes it harder for the end user to get the focus of the picture in picture so to speak.
Oh well, I guess its a minor problem
Is it just me or when I try and take a picture from my Gallery and use it as a Wallpaper no matter how big I make the crop box it still kind of zooms in when its set as the wallpaper?
Also when you go to change the wallpaper you have a Wallpaper section but how do you put new wallpapers into this section as it doesn't come up when connected to the pc?
Depending on how its implemented...i would say its a 2:1 ration that being x:y respectively. so w/e that is with the stock res would be what u want. ... 1600x1200?
You could just do the largest of the screen res for both x and y. 1280 x 1280 would cover the background in either landscape or portrait.
rothnic said:
You could just do the largest of the screen res for both x and y. 1280 x 1280 would cover the background in either landscape or portrait.
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But you also want to scroll between your homescreens. And a 1280x1280 resolution would not make this any beautiful experience
if the app wallpaper set and save works then use that and take a native resolution wallpaper (same as stock). I use this app on my galaxy s and sets the picture perfectly where as the galaxy s makes a right hash of it
I have a picture where I want to show most of the picture as the bit I want to show on the homesecreen is in the middle right of the picture, but no matter how I crop it always zooms in too much and cuts off half the detail I want. I was thinking of adding some black bars to the top and bottom of the pic, as hopefully it would zoom out a bit then and the only time you'd see the black bars is when the wallpaper scrolls 'up' like when you press and hold the desktop to get to the widget menu.
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I have a picture where I want to show most of the picture as the bit I want to show on the homesecreen is in the middle right of the picture, but no matter how I crop it always zooms in too much and cuts off half the detail I want. I was thinking of adding some black bars to the top and bottom of the pic, as hopefully it would zoom out a bit then and the only time you'd see the black bars is when the wallpaper scrolls 'up' like when you press and hold the desktop to get to the widget menu.
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If that works, perhaps you could make a short of template of that and share it with us
Sometimes wallpapers differ on each device due to screen Resolution
So i would suggest that you find your devices resolution by taking a Screenshot and checking the Screenshot.png dimensions
Suppose its 720x1280 , now multiply the width x 3 (depending on number of homescreens) , the new dimensions are2160x1280
So now you can have an idea of what size of wallpaper you should be looking for, for being precise you can calculate the ratio also .
I am trying to set a picture I took with my digital camera as my wallpaper but am having a hard time. The preview shows the crop box with the area I want but when I set it as the wallpaper the home screen instead shows the full picture scaled to about 25% and centered on the screen so I end up with a small image surrounded by a large black border.
I have edited the pictures to be 1920x1200 which I know is not the correct resolution but it is more than adequate for all the other images I have used as wallpapers. This is only happening with images I took myself also.
Has any one else seen this happen and possible know a fix?
Thanks
I may have figured it out the images that have the trouble have an extension of .JPG I re-saved one with the extension lowercase, .jpg, and it displayed properly.