Hey Dudes, can someone please tell me, where are the Default Theme settings stored in the ROMs of our HTC Wizard (and probably the rest WM6's) ? I am making a new ROM and I want to change the Default theme of the Base ROM I am using.
Look in your SYS folder and its in a package named something like DPI_96 (sorry, don't have a kitchen near me and I don't remember the exact name). Anyway, in there you will find one (or more) files that start with stwater*.bmp (probably like stwater_320_240.bmp, stwater_240_320.bmp). Those are the backgrounds for the default theme (there could also be tdywater.bmp files too, which are used for the background of the start menu drop down). The tricky part is then finding the actual registry entries that set the font colors and such.
What I recommend doing is finding a theme you like now and pull the .tsk apart (.tsk are just a .cab, so any tool that can pull cabs apart can do them). You can then grab the registry entries out of that to then put in a .rgu file for your rom.
Hope that helps. I'm only dabbled with changing the theme, so there may be more elegant methods, but thats what I did with XM6...
mfrazzz said:
Look in your SYS folder and its in a package named something like DPI_96 (sorry, don't have a kitchen near me and I don't remember the exact name). Anyway, in there you will find one (or more) files that start with stwater*.bmp (probably like stwater_320_240.bmp, stwater_240_320.bmp). Those are the backgrounds for the default theme (there could also be tdywater.bmp files too, which are used for the background of the start menu drop down). The tricky part is then finding the actual registry entries that set the font colors and such.
What I recommend doing is finding a theme you like now and pull the .tsk apart (.tsk are just a .cab, so any tool that can pull cabs apart can do them). You can then grab the registry entries out of that to then put in a .rgu file for your rom.
Hope that helps. I'm only dabbled with changing the theme, so there may be more elegant methods, but thats what I did with XM6...
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Default_stwater_240_320.gif
Default_stwater_320_240.gif
on Base_DPI_96 folder or Base_DPI_96
thanks mates, I knew about the background image, what i needed is to find the reg entries of the Bar colors etc....
Again thanks for your precious help
WizeMan said:
thanks mates, I knew about the background image, what i needed is to find the reg entries of the Bar colors etc....
Again thanks for your precious help
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you can change Bar color in :
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color]
"BaseHue"
tom_codon said:
you can change Bar color in :
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color]
"BaseHue"
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That's the Base Hue not the bar color ...but it will change the bar color too if you modify that, as well as all the colors in the theme.
anichillus said:
That's the Base Hue not the bar color ...but it will change the bar color too if you modify that, as well as all the colors in the theme.
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Agree with you bro..!
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Hi,
I've been looking for an easy way to change the font on my TP.
I've tried someones cab file which works, but then I can only use the font supplied in the CAB.
Someone else suggested copying the new ttf over the existing one and renaming it..
eg, new font is red.ttf, rename to tahoma.ttf and copy over existing tahoma.ttf
but, in my windows/font folder I don't have tahoma!!
maybe this is a result of a theme I installed (the font in the font foler is nyama or something)
so, what is the quickest and easiet way to change system font?
thanks
Use this tool ,it works for me
but this app only has 3-4 fonts in it...I want to be able to add any font I like. is there a way to do that?
can I add fonts to this app and therefore make them selectable?
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but this app only has 3-4 fonts in it...I want to be able to add any font I like. is there a way to do that?
can I add fonts to this app and therefore make them selectable?
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ok..I found out that if you add fonts to the windows font folder then they appear in the drop down as selectable with this app..
however...I can't change the system font (I say system font, but I mean the main one, that is displayed on the now page in SPB MS etc. it stays as tahoma...and what's even more interesting is that I can't find the tahoma font anywhere on the device!! (I was going to copy over this with my new font)
so...has anyone got any other ideas about how to change the font on the TP?
As you can see here I've changed my font for the entire device (you might not see that it's for the entire device but it is) the rest of what I know is in that post, cheers
I seem to recall that Tweaks 2K2.NET allowed you to change fonts as well (via the registry) but be prepared for disproportionate buttons and dialogs which may flow off the screen.
Did you want to change the fonts as a user pref thing or is it in order to increase their size and make them easier to read?
just a user preference thing. I find the tahoma font quite boring. Tweaks2k2 does allow you to change fonts but again, not the main one.
I can't quite understand it. you can change the one in the drop down menus, the dialogue boxes etc but the main one (for sms or emails for example) stays the same.
Pixel, I could've sworn that I did this on my wife's PPC.
Using Tweaks2K2.NET, you can change the system font and size.
The only caveat is that you have to have the font installed to your PPC's \Windows\Fonts folder first.
Wait a sec. Lemme g00gle this...
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K, back.
Check out this: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/blogs/24/changing_your_system_font
And this: http://www.multicellphone.com/change-windows-mobile-5-6-system-font/
I'm sorry if this doesn't help. I might not be understanding what you are trying to do.
Take care!
thanks for your efforts. I had to hard reset my device last night after weeks of happy life. so I'm going to get round to changing the font with the methods as indicated as soon as I've finished all my other config work that is required.
Hello community,
my first post and it's so tricky.
I will change the Icons of an EXE. I searched the Devs and with mister Google but I don't find another way exept the tool "Ressource Hacker". I can see the icons in Ressource Hacker, but there are two Icons (32x32 and 16x16) inside the file. If I change one type of icon, the other one will be lost. When I go to the folder "Icon Group" in Ressource Hacker, there is an icon within two icons. Like in a TIF-graphic with 2 or more pages inside. I can see that in the graphic viewer "IrfanVIEW". Doing a TIF with the icons and rename it to "*.ICO" will not appear in Ressource Hacker. Do I save the patched EXE-file, I can see the changed icon on the pocket PC. But when I copy the file from the SD-Card back to the Program-Folder, the old/original icon comes back.
Must I create an icon-file within two icons (32x32 and 16x16)? If this is correct, how can I do this? If not, what suggestion do you have for me?
do you mind posting the images and .exe that you are trying to change? I should be able to help
YUP!!!
or you can try the PEexplorer... but, does the exe is signed?
@bilborian: Thanks for your help, but there are too much EXEs. I will change my design to a neon design and all programs in the program launcher should be neons.
@ + QUE PPC: Oh, the PEexplorer ist just a little bit too expensive for that little project (129$ for private user). And what do you mean with signed EXEs?
But now, I got it. After a softreset can I see (not all) the new icons.
This works not with all EXEs, some of them have more than one icon inside, because they have different icon matrixes (for example 16x16, 32x32, etc.). I have a problem to select the right matrix for my Trinity (32x32), so I can not see all new icon in my edited EXEs. How can I indicate the right matrix to change a 32x32 icon?
i tried searching for a guide on how to swap out my stock icons fro my fuze with some icons im working on. do i need to flash my phone for this to work?
You don't need to flash anything to change icons. What you need to do is specifiy which icons you want to change. The comm manager icons are low-hanging fruit; that's where I'd start if I were you. Just look for the files in \windows with names like Function_FlightMode.png. It's not hard to improve upon the grey-scale crap that comes stock. Manila tab icons are pretty easy, but you need to get manila editor to do it. Folder and program icons are a bit trickier; I recommend getting SK shortcut manager to do that. There is a great thread on changing folder icons in the raph software forum (I'll let you search for it). You need several tools, in particular Reshacker and IcoFx.
I want to customize the slider and icons of the home screen tabs by myself (in Photoshop)?
Where are the images of these stored and what registry keys do I need to change (if any)?
Thanks
PS: I use JWMD for the start menu icons, is there a similar app for the home screen tab? - probably not
please guys, somebody help me with this.
i reformulated my request, i've been probably misunderstood - that would explain why nobody bothered to answer by now...
this is my last attempt to get your attention into this. I can't believe none of the people who know answered, is this such a big secret?
antaed said:
this is my last attempt to get your attention into this. I can't believe none of the people who know answered, is this such a big secret?
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Hi Antaed.
I'm surprised too that no one has replied to your question.
I think the problem is not so much that it is a big secret, but that it is very complicated and therefore difficult to reply to.
I've done a bit of work on changing icons myself, so I can probably explain to you what is involved and what you have to do. But you will need to decide for yourself whether you want to put in the effort...
The slider icons (and the slider itself) are .png images stored in manila files. So the first thing you will need to do is find out, for your version of Manila, which files contain the slider icons for your version.
The best way to find out which files you need to change is to 'unzip' an existing cab which changes the slider icons on your version of manila and read the setup.xml file to extract the names of the manila files in the cab.
Please note that there are 3 files for each slider icon!
Then you will need to extract the .png files from the manila files. I use CFC GUI (available on this forum) to extract the .png files.
Once you have the original .png files, you will see that the slider icons do not take up the whole 128x128 pixels of the file but are placed approximately in the top left corner of the .png file. This will be your guide as to how big to make your new icons and where to place the new icon within the 128x128 matrix.
Please note that there are two different positions depending on whether the image you are replacing is the standard position in the row of icons or the icon visible 'within' the slider (seen as you move the slider along the row of icons), which is slightly higher and to the left.
Once you have created your new .png files in the same format as the originals, you should then use CFC GUI again to replace the original image with your new ones in the appropriate manila file.
You can then either manually move your new manila files across to your device (not recommended) or create a cab file to install them (and uninstall them) in one go (highly recommended!).
I would advise (from experience) only doing a couple of icons first until you have the exact position for the icon with the file. The position should then be the same for every icon.
The slider itself is fortunately only one file and therefore a lot easier to change. Again the best way to find out which manila file you need to change for your version is to unzip a cab file that changes the slider on your version and read the setup.xml file.
Hope this helps... (Well, at least you got an answer!)
And "No", I do not know of an easier way of doing this!
Johnkst, thanks for your kind reply, I started to have doubts I'll get an answer to this .
About the procedure - yes, it's pretty challenging but I'll try .
First because it's kind of a new adventure for me and then because I feel I owe it to you now, as I don't want to leave your effort in vain .
If I'll succeed (and I don't see why not) you'll be the first to receive my work.
Thanks again and best regards,
Antaed
Changing slider icons and the slider...
antaed said:
Johnkst, thanks for your kind reply, I started to have doubts I'll get an answer to this .
About the procedure - yes, it's pretty challenging but I'll try .
First because it's kind of a new adventure for me and then because I feel I owe it to you now, as I don't want to leave your effort in vain .
If I'll succeed (and I don't see why not) you'll be the first to receive my work.
Thanks again and best regards,
Antaed
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That's the right attitude, Antaed...!
I don't know if it will help you, but I am attaching two cabs to this post. They are ones I made myself for my HD2, which uses Manila 2.5.1920. I THINK the same files are used for 1921, but I don't know for sure...
There might be some stuff in there that you do not need, but they might also be useful to help you identify the files you need to change.
One is for the clear slider on the main tabs (it also slightly changes the black '2nd level' slider), the other for the slider icons.
The slider icons it installs are those from Jaguaralani. Let me know once you have downloaded as I will remove them again. I know Jaguaralani does not want his/her theme split up and my posting a cab which installs only the slider icons probably goes against those wishes... - Done!
Good luck!
done, thanks.
i'm wondering if there is a way to do away with the slider bar in the default wm6.5 home screen. in the pic below (i'm a new user so just copy/paste without spaces, lol.) i just slid the bar all the way to the top to take a screenshot, and i wanna know if i can just remove it for a simple clean homescreen.
i53. tinypic. com/2zeypuh .jpg
Why not switch to "classic today" screen, then check out the themes forum for themes you can apply or search for specific plugins? Is it just that you want the titanium function but not the outline around the selected panels? I'm not sure how to do that, but it should be possible by editing the xml file.
well, when i switch to the classic today screen, or just uncheck Windows Default, under Items, i lose the transparency of the toolbar and taskbar. i guess that if i cold just get rid of the big dark bar in the middle of my screen i would be satisfied. i would just like to be able to see my wallpapers. and yes, i want the titanium function but not the outline around the selected panels.
Ok, gotcha. I don't know off-hand how to do that, though It probably would be as simple as editing the file, or finding the .png that is of that image (in the windows directory) and replacing it with a panel that is completely transparent.
Maybe someone with some experience will come along that already knows how to do that.
To get you started, you may want to look at this theme, which has already made the panels transparent. if you like it, you can just use it. Otherwise, you could potentially compare the xml files, of find the transparent image that he is using in there and copy it over to your device. It's been a long time since i checked/looked, but the xml that controls the sliding panels today screen is usually something like home.xml or something.
[note: if your phone is not touchscreen, use/look at this thread instead]
If you start playing around, back everything up first! You may also want to browse the "post your screenshots thread" and see if you don't come across some other UI that you like better (or another theme w/o the panels). good luck!
krazibeast said:
i'm wondering if there is a way to do away with the slider bar in the default wm6.5 home screen. in the pic below (i'm a new user so just copy/paste without spaces, lol.) i just slid the bar all the way to the top to take a screenshot, and i wanna know if i can just remove it for a simple clean homescreen.
i53. tinypic. com/2zeypuh .jpg
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Yes, you can but you need to edit the bronzeres.dll check this thread to learn how to do it, backup first your original file.
Check these screens from my phone
Regards,
Enrique
Empel1960 said:
Yes, you can but you need to edit the bronzeres.dll check this [link] to learn how to do it, backup first your original file.
Check these screens from my phone
Regards,
Enrique
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thank you all. but i'm not as experienced with xml, and editing. but whenever i do i end up running into security issues when trying to copy the files back to my phone.
about this bronzeres.dll file.. where is it located, and what would i need to change to alter the transparency?
krazibeast said:
thank you all. but i'm not as experienced with xml, and editing. but whenever i do i end up running into security issues when trying to copy the files back to my phone.
about this bronzeres.dll file.. where is it located, and what would i need to change to alter the transparency?
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The bronzeres.dll is on the windows directory, but modifying the dll is more complicated than editing xml or cpr files, in my previous post there is a link where you can learn how to unsigne, edit, resign the dll file.
Regards
Enrique
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Hi i have the HD2
my ROM is 2.13.531.1 (90963) WWE
Manilla version 2.5.20121412.2
Radio 2.10.50.26
I downloaded the final cab and my phone still freezes when text messages come in and i cant send picture messages can someone please help me
thanks for all the help! i edited the bronzeres. dll and got exactly what i was looking for. check the URL for my result.
i52. tinypic. com/35l5bg9. jpg
but another question.. is there anyway to do away with the slider functionality and just have the titles. and when you tap it it takes you to the application? so there is no titile thats larger than the others, there just clickable links. just a question, because i'm content with my results.
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Hi, I made a couple of CABS to make the slider transparent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909746