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WM6 and WM5 themes.. Not Working

Hi guys,
I flashed to the new WM6 ROM, looks gr8, but when I try to change the theme (.tsk) to other themes that I used to have on WM5, the background image does not update...
so is WM6 incompatible with WM5 themes??? I did not install any version of XButton in my ROM...
Whenever I update my theme, I get the HTC default background image but theme colors update correctly...
what is this? any solution?

I have exactly the same problem and anybody knows how can i fix it but i hope that the people of xda can help us
Greetings, Diego!!!

First do this test pls
Hi,
can you install this skin pack Here
if the background dos not change maby you have to change to a difrent rom (i recomend XDA2a)
Greets Antonius

I will try this, but switching to a different rom is not that easy, I spent much time personalizing things on my PPC.. I will be sad if that would be the only solution
EDIT: it did not work and I am really bored solving problems with WM6,, any solution here?

Shut off htc xbutton (settings, system task)
Change theme
Then turn it on.

Did you try installing your .tsk files to the root of your SD card instead of to the windows folder?

ROCOAFZ said:
Shut off htc xbutton (settings, system task)
Change theme
Then turn it on.
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I did not install HTC xButtin while cooking my ROM
xeno1 said:
Did you try installing your .tsk files to the root of your SD card instead of to the windows folder?
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Yes I did, but the same... no luck

mohgdeisat said:
I did not install HTC xButtin while cooking my ROM
Yes I did, but the same... no luck
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its a known bug that any .tsk that you import wont work, i might be wrong .

nycelitemaster said:
its a known bug that any .tsk that you import wont work, i might be wrong .
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What do you mean? I have nearly 250 .tsk files on mine (don't ask, when I get bored I make about 5 new ones, and I get bored a lot) and every one of them work.

xeno1 said:
What do you mean? I have nearly 250 .tsk files on mine (don't ask, when I get bored I make about 5 new ones, and I get bored a lot) and every one of them work.
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LOL what software do you use? and bro you should post em online haha
edit: just tested the theme from pocketpctheme.com n it doesntt work. Color changes of task bar n start bar but background pic never changes wonder why. that is the only prob I have

Guys, there must be a solution... I really hate the incompatiblity feature for every M$ product

ROCOAFZ said:
Shut off htc xbutton (settings, system task)
Change theme
Then turn it on.
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Okay, I'm having problems tracking down which process is X-Button to kill it - what's the process name?

Ok i turned of X-Button and restarted my wiz, and then i changed the theme, nothing happened. I don't understand when i load the cab it doesn't extract properly or what.... the start menu that pops down when you click on start seems to get the theme loaded right but the background picture it loads to Default black. i dont understand what is blocking it....

all i can say is LOL
LOL
remember it: LOL <----
thousands of users, >100 gods of ppc's, and NO solution...
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btw, themegenCE is one of BEST freeware app.
say thanks for author.
g'luck..god forgive me , i am drunk....

nothin said:
all i can say is LOL
LOL
remember it: LOL <----
thousands of users, >100 gods of ppc's, and NO solution...
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btw, themegenCE is one of BEST freeware app.
say thanks for author.
g'luck..god forgive me , i am drunk....
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are you trying to be funny? if yes i dont find anything funny to laugh about.... all i want to say is "if you cant help dont bother posting because you are just messing up the thread with bloat full of junk"

This is a known problem when using X-button. Either find the latest version of X-button (1.51 or something similar). Or go to start>settings>system>X-button and uncheck the boxes that says "enable X-button to end programs..."
If you do not have X-button installed, Then try changing your theme, waiting a few minutes and then soft-reset.

Nothin was right about themegence being the best freeware theme maker. I've used it to make every one of mine. If you go to MoDaCo to the Pocket PC Today Screens QVGA in the downloads section I have 30 or 40 of them in there that I've made. I'm going to have to check out where you guys are downloading yours from and see if I can figure out why they aren't working. Usually, at least the ones I've seen, you don't install them from a cab file. They're usually just zipped or a straight tsk file that you put straight in to either the windows folder or in the root folder of you sd card.

Well, I figured that out pretty quick. If you guys are all downloading them from pocketpcthemes.com, they are not working because the wallpaper part of it is not in the right format to fit a wizard. The images are too big so it's not using them, instead it's using the default wallpaper instead. Try downloading from the MoDaCo downloads section that I mentioned in the post just above this one, they should all work. I know that the one's that I made and mandt made will work for sure. I'll try uploading a bunch more there within the next day or 2 also. If there's any at that pocketpcthemes site that you really have to have, I could probably fix a few of them so they will work if you let me know which ones they are.

@xeno
what program do you use... I used them gence to gen my theme and it dint work
edit: I downloaded the themes from modaco, n they all work great. even w/ x-button. omg u r best xeno. but tell us wut u use to make theme so we can make too.

now what is the difference between PocketPCThemes tsk files and ModaCo tsk files?

o2 diamond pro and the tf3d theme :(

hey guys,
i know there are a bunch of threads out there already which deal with themes and tf3dconfig 0.6.7 and everything. but it seems like there's been quite a few issues with the original o2 ROM TF3D and the attempt to install the black htc theme.
I tried to use tf3dconfig 0.6.7 and use the diamond htc black theme here from the forum. The installation works quite alright, everything seems nice but the music player doesn't show the artist/genre/track/album horizontal menu and also is the list of applications black on black.
Maybe there are a few manila files missing or something?
I don't really want to flash my rom since there's only a beta out of the german romeos and i need a stable working phone - but the blue o2 theme is really ugly.
Are there any ideas out there what's going wrong and how to fix that problem? Or could you tell me which manila files have to be edited in order to see the custom menu bar in the music player and the black font color in the list of all applications?
I think this is also happening with the Vodafone Version of TF3D
Regards
Oli

Yes, I have the exact same problem as well with my Vodaphone Touch Pro, I've scouted through the forums for hours while at college and have not seen a solution for this, I'm guessing the only work around would be to flash the phone?

Same problem here. Have a MDA Vario IV (T-Mobile Version) and I have the same issue as you when installing the original theme.
I am searching for a solution for two days now and I haven't find anything yet.
I don't need the original HTC theme, I would be lucky with any "magentaless theme" that works.

I have found a working black theme, but it is on german.
for tf3d:
http://rapidshare.com/files/137214550/Mossi_TF3D.zip.html
and for wm6.1:
http://rapidshare.com/files/131850418/Htc_black.zip.html
Now the colors are right, but I think tf3d is much slower now. I have already done all tweaks for optimizing the performance.
Is there any solution?

hey very cool!
but i think that version is older than my current one.
where'd you find that one?

SpArKy87 said:
hey very cool!
but i think that version is older than my current one.
where'd you find that one?
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I found it in this forum
http://www.ppc-phones.de/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=56565
I installed the theme. It's not that slow that I can't use it but with the original T-Mobile theme TF3D was much faster.

well i installed it just now and it isn't slower than the o2 tf3d version really.
but if you go to settings -> connections this page appears still in blue in tf3d but i don't really mind that (i don't open that page too often since i have secondtoday)
do you know how i can change the dropdown background when i click on start in the upper left corner? cause that's still blue too
thanks

go to start - settings - today and there are the themes for wm6.1.
there you choose this file:
http://rapidshare.com/files/13185041...black.zip.html
(I copied it to the windowsfolder before selecting it in the settings)
with the t-mobile theme the first screen (the one with the clock) was there immediately when I switched to it on tf3d. now it needs half a second, but it is ok for me.

hi,
this rapidshare link doesn´t work.
any other link or solution? that blue o2 theme is soooo ugly

wallpaper in tabs!

did anybody succeed to replace the standard tab background by a different picture? is there any solution for td2 yet? i read there are ways to do this on touch hd.
edit: THIS WORKS! =)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503511

Great Thanks! Was searching for something like that
Will try it later.

Dude this find is Sweet!!! Think this should be Stickied because it's simple, easy, and it works.
I will be making several different wallpaper CABs with this for my device so I can switch BG whenever. It would be sweet if there were a moile version so I wouldn't have to use my PC to make the files and CAB's Either way this is a 10 out of 10.
Note: In the program you have to go to 'Config' and set 'Profile Name' to 'Manila v2/v3 Default (No Compression)' or else it will not work.
Edit: One problem. The home Wallpaper is not changed even if I select Default wallpaper. Intresting. I will look in the other thread for an answer when I get back from camping.

yes, you have to set the (home screen) wallpaper separately, and you actually dont even have to set it for the tabs after installation - it just works, different from the touch hd (as far as i read this, i dont have one)
but thats fine for me, i wont change regularly, i am just glad to avoid that boring black background

Havent tried this yet. But it sounds sweet...
Just a few noob questions.
Does it require a cooked ROM ?
And can you uninstall the changes if it goes wrong?

Siggaard said:
Just a few noob questions.
Does it require a cooked ROM ?
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There are no cooked roms for TD2 yet as there is no HardSPL available until today. So it is assumed that this works with official roms.

my rom is original and branding-free (and it worked flawlessly). there seemingly were issues using orange branded roms with touch hd.
this cab just replaces a few picture files, there is obviously no risk in it but losing these files, so you may want to backup them.

Another repost...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=511861

woelv said:
did anybody succeed to replace the standard tab background by a different picture? is there any solution for td2 yet? i read there are ways to do this on touch hd.
edit: THIS WORKS! =)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503511
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Also try bg4all mun, new stocklike cab v2 test, here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479112
Awesome

@rogeriopcf: the title of the other thread is "Full resolutions Background?" - would you have expected the possibilty to change wallpapers in tabs there?

My Newest Sense 2.5 Theme: HTC Inspired

He is my latest manila 2.5 theme. Hope you guys enjoy! Just install the theme cab file and then the clock cab file. Hope you enjoy.
P.S i didnt create a stocks or footprint icon because I dont use those tabs.
Having trouble attaching theme file so i made a rapidshare link for the file. Only 10 downloads allowed so if anyone can attach it here it would great.
Update: Removed rapidshare link it was used up. Added a mediafire link.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=511ce266f5c6f6c7d6baebe61b361f7c0a967318c41184e54d71ee60c1ce7296

bcruz410 said:
He is my latest manila 2.5 theme. Hope you guys enjoy! Just install the theme cab file and then the clock cab file. Hope you enjoy.
P.S i didnt create a stocks or footprint icon because I dont use those tabs.
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Nice work dude.

Thanks alot for those that use max manila I also attached a cab file for matching notification icons.

Sorry to be a dunce, but I can't get this working on my Topaz. I installed the cabs, but nothing. It's not showing up on the settings screen as a theme, so I'm stumped. I'm running the official HTC 6.5 ROM at the moment.

olliesno said:
Sorry to be a dunce, but I can't get this working on my Topaz. I installed the cabs, but nothing. It's not showing up on the settings screen as a theme, so I'm stumped. I'm running the official HTC 6.5 ROM at the moment.
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Its for Manila 2.5, I'm pretty sure the official 6.5 only has 6.1, so it will not work.
@bcruz410
On another note: What build of manila are you using? Not the version, but the build

iam using the 2.5.1921 version but ive also tested it on the latest energy roms with the latest manila.

cmstackar said:
Its for Manila 2.5, I'm pretty sure the official 6.5 only has 6.1, so it will not work.
Thanks for your quick and helpful reply. Now all I need to do is to work out how to upgrade to 2.5, can I do this without flashing a completely new ROM?
I'll have a little search to see if I can find the solution.
Cheers
EDIT: I can see now that I need to flash a ROM that already has 2.5 in it. Any suggestions? The last time I flashed a new ROM, I had to go back to the official 6.5 because my GPS went mad. It was showing that I was about 400km away from where I actually was, at 15,000m altitude, travelling at around 400km/h.
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cmstackar said:
Thanks for your quick and helpful reply. Now all I need to do is to work out how to upgrade to 2.5, can I do this without flashing a completely new ROM?
I'll have a little search to see if I can find the solution.
Cheers
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If you want to change from Manila 2.1 to 2.5 you have to flash another rom...
You can start reading the stickys in the Rom Development section.

Thank you! Any slider is better than the awful (IMHO) original sense 2.5, but this one is really cool and finally woking in my ROM! (with sense 2.5.19211619.0). Is there a way to get the original black-on-white clock?
EDIT: I just noticed that my bottom bar is not like the one in the screenshot, no big deal, since the slider was my main concern.Anyway I'd like to have it aswell, so any help is welcome.

Works great, thanks for this. Much better than the awful theme in the new energy Roms

iam working on some new slider designs because i definitely agree, they are a bit bland. as to the theme that i have in that pic iam using ahens black theme. you can find in the windows theme sections.

nice theme, more relaxing for my eyes than the default one. thanks

EDIT: @bcruz410 .. Thanks !!

Thanks - these look much better than the defaults! Any chance you can do the 'stocks' icon as well - it looks a little out of place among your new versions. Thx

I like it very much, but the sense in my phone is still 2.1.......

@bcruz410
Wonderful theme... Can you please add those two missing icons (Stocks and Footprints) as well, as that would make the slider tabs completely skinned
Thank you very much for your efforts...

i've downloaded and installed the theme but nothing has changed..how do I have to do? I've manila 2.5.. txs

I absolutely love the clock here, but lately it's gotten thrown out of alignment. I'm not sure exactly what's doing it, but I suspect that it's Max Manila. I'm using the latest Energy ROM.
It seems that the clock background gets elongated, which throws everything below it out of alignment; the weather text appears in between the clock background and the split backgrounds for the weather stuff, and then the split backgrounds end up being behind the Calendar header (date and alarm status).
Any chance you might revisit the clock? I really haven't found any other clock that I like as much as this one, and I've tried I should also note that I haven't had any alignment issues with any other clock that I've tried, although most of them have just been solid (no transparent gaps).

nicely done!

[question] fullscreen wallpaper wm6.5.x

as the title says, are there any solutions to this? Have tried searching here and also via google, but got very little relevant hits....... hope some of you can help....

What do you mean? Can you explain please, because wallpaper IS fullscreen.

johncmolyneux said:
What do you mean? Can you explain please, because wallpaper IS fullscreen.
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attached you see a screenshot. The taskbar and bottombar are not part of the wallpaper. And the way i see it, by default 6.5.x doesn't provide any solutions...

mouki_9 said:
attached you see a screenshot. The taskbar and bottombar are not part of the wallpaper. And the way i see it, by default 6.5.x doesn't provide any solutions...
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Right - I see what you're asking now.
The wallpaper is actually "overlayed" with the taskbar and menu, so it is fullscreen, but behind those objects.
Search for HDWall (it's not in the Leo section - I believe it's in the Blackstone section, but could be wrong, so do a search of all forums).
That makes hi-quality wallpapers (better than the resized-by-htc wallpapers that you normally get) and it does it for all tabs. You also have the option to skin the taskbar and menu, and even change the slider if you want.
That will do what you ask anyway. Hope it helps

johncmolyneux said:
Right - I see what you're asking now.
The wallpaper is actually "overlayed" with the taskbar and menu, so it is fullscreen, but behind those objects.
Search for HDWall (it's not in the Leo section - I believe it's in the Blackstone section, but could be wrong, so do a search of all forums).
That makes hi-quality wallpapers (better than the resized-by-htc wallpapers that you normally get) and it does it for all tabs. You also have the option to skin the taskbar and menu, and even change the slider if you want.
That will do what you ask anyway. Hope it helps
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i'm using miri 1.4 rom right now, that one is provided with manila 1922. Hdwall still doesn't support that version. The wallpaper will come out mangled and all weird....
edit: also i don't see the option in hdwall to choose wm6.5.x only wm6.5, does that have any impact?

mouki_9 said:
i'm using miri 1.4 rom right now, that one is provided with manila 1922. Hdwall still doesn't support that version. The wallpaper will come out mangled and all weird....
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Try the HQWallpaper cab from the 1st post - that may help, but I'm not promising anything.
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also i don't see the option in hdwall to choose wm6.5.x only wm6.5, does that have any impact?
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That shouldn't make any difference. It's not making any changes to the OS, just the GUI.

johncmolyneux said:
Try the HQWallpaper cab from the 1st post - that may help, but I'm not promising anything.
That shouldn't make any difference. It's not making any changes to the OS, just the GUI.
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already tried the hqwallpaper cab, doesn't work.... also the developer hasn't responded to the request that several ppl has posted...

Check out my thread in my sig, thats got some useful templates for you to resize your images to fit

[★] said:
Check out my thread in my sig, thats got some useful templates for you to resize your images to fit
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not sure how it can help with the taskbar and bottombar.....

Sorry, I thought you wanted to fit inbetween them

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Sorry, I thought you wanted to fit inbetween them
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nah, i want the wallpaper to cover the whole screen, so the top and bottom bar also displays the wallpaper

mouki_9 said:
as the title says, are there any solutions to this? Have tried searching here and also via google, but got very little relevant hits....... hope some of you can help....
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I was told MaxTTM.
If you figure it out, let me know, i am also interested

mouki_9 said:
nah, i want the wallpaper to cover the whole screen, so the top and bottom bar also displays the wallpaper
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HDWall (used to) works a treat! as long as your on manila 1921
Well it used to, but lately it doesnt seem to be working,
However Ive just flashed a new rom (topix) which IS running 1921 and have just installed.... waiting for the result.....
....waiting....
....waiting.....
!!!Result!! Yes it does work
(try one of my walls if you want, but make sure you have the high quality wallpaper patch from cookies installed, and .net compact framework 3.5

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HDWall (used to) works a treat! as long as your on manila 1921
Well it used to, but lately it doesnt seem to be working,
However Ive just flashed a new rom (topix) which IS running 1921 and have just installed.... waiting for the result.....
....waiting....
....waiting.....
!!!Result!! Yes it does work
(try one of my walls if you want, but make sure you have the high quality wallpaper patch from cookies installed, and .net compact framework 3.5
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as i told before i'm on miri 1.4, that one comes with manila 1922.....
and the hq wallpaper cab together with hdwall does NOT work....
i already know manila 1920 and 1921 works with the cab and hdwall, i used that before also, but with the newest manila it simply does not work

i noticed that when i select titanium as homescreen, the bottom bar is semi transparent, how can i also get that when using sense??? That would fix half of the problems i'm facing...
edit, not only bottom bar, but also top taskbar is semi transparent then...... why does this only work with titanium and not htc sense?

no clever ideas/solutions for me?

mouki_9 said:
i noticed that when i select titanium as homescreen, the bottom bar is semi transparent, how can i also get that when using sense??? That would fix half of the problems i'm facing...
edit, not only bottom bar, but also top taskbar is semi transparent then...... why does this only work with titanium and not htc sense?
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Always wondered that myself... There has to be an easy solution to make WM make those bars transparent for other apps as well!?

bump......

mouki_9 said:
bump......
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I told you already, MaxTTM

Try this Transparent softkey .tsk file, along with MaxTTM.
Then you can have clear bars and no softkey bubble buttons.
Although it does not line up perfectly. It looks best with textured or patterned wallpapers. In my opinion. It really depends on what B4all you are using as well.