[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Mozza2k11:
This is an old thread 21 june 2011 :laugh:. I still use the emulator tiles myself (see second screenshot below) and a few of the others. I have been away from xda for ages and some of the links in this thread died so i have reuploaded them.

My Phone Screenshots [Old]

My Phone Screenshots [New] Some of the game tiles are old but i did create this thread in 2011 :D

maxx228 Phone Screenshots

Ok so a few of my mates / random people who have seen my phones have asked how i got the windows style panels on my phone (see links above to see what im talking about) so i decided to write a quick guide (lol). Most people who call xda home will probably have seen / know how to do this so this guide is obviously not for you :p

Image Sizes (for making you own)

So to start you will either need to make your own images or download some pre-made ones. The image sizes want to be (if your using an arc/play or any phone with 480x854 screen size) the following;

(all sizes in pixels, the following image sizes will leave about a 10 pixel gap (i think) between your icons)

1x2: 110x282

1x3: 110x428

1x4: 110x574

2x1: 230x136

3x1: 350x136

4x1: 470x136

4x4: 470x574

Large (3x3): 350x428

Middle (2x2): 230x282

Small (1x1): 110x136

Getting Started

Ok so now down to business first off you need either of the following launchers. LauncherPro (the free version is fine), Go Launcher EX or ADW Launcher then you need Desktop VisualizeR once you have installed Desktop VisualizeR and the launcher of your choice you then need to do the following (and only the following).

Launcher Settings

Using Launcher Pro press menu button while on the homescreen then go;

Preferences > Home screen settings > Number of columns (set it to 4)

Preferences > Home screen settings > Number of rows (set it to 5)

Preferences > Home screen settings > Auto-fit items (make sure is ticked)

Using Go Launcher EX press menu button while on the homescreen then go;

Preferences > Screen Settings > Grid Size > Custom Grids > Then set number of rows to 5 and then number of columns to 4.

Using ADW Launcher press menu button while on the homescreen then go;

More > ADW Settings > Screen Preferences > Desktop Columns (Set it to 4)

More > ADW Settings > Screen Preferences > Desktop Rows (Set it to 5)

Adding your first tile

Then on a blank homescreen go to the widgets menu and place the correct size Desktop VisualizeR widget on your desktop (the images you download will be named, email2x1.png or in folders named 1x1, 2x1 e.t.c, so you would add the 1x1 or the 2x1 widget e.t.c).

Now just click the widget box you created on the desktop and then go, select icon > image file > astro (i use astro file manager to navigate to images) then find your correct sized image that matches the Desktop VisualizeR widget on your desktop.

Now click Select Action > Launch Application. And select the app you want your image to open. Once selected click the clear button under the label section (or else you will get crappy text over your image) then finally click ok. Then you should have your first image tile done :). All that is left is to figure out the rest of the screens layout. If you scan through the links provided below you can get ideas e.t.c worth a quick scan.

Links

Androidforums Android Phone 7 Theme (See here for a better explanation? / helpful images (note: the image sizes in that thread are wrong for Xplay/Arc) This link is also where i learned / got ideas from

[Collection] ICON SETS | About *630* different Icon Packs icon packs that can be used with desktop visualizer. Just rezise them to the 1x1 sizes above

Correctly sized images for download

All the links below are direct downloads to icons that have been resized (you can see page 2 of this thread for some samples from the packs + credits e.t.c). Just put them on your phone and follow the steps above. Or see the Androidforums link for more detailed explanation + some images to help.

All the tiles below + everything from this thread in 1 .zip file

New Icons from my phone (emulator icons + a few others).zip

Old Icons from my phone (Right size for phone).zip See first link at the top of this thread

X2K2's Tiles Icons by xero2002 Part 1.zip

X2K2's Tiles Icons by xero2002 Part 2.zip

X2K2's Tiles Icons by xero2002 Part 3.zip

HD Icon Pack 1 + 2 by mikebeecham.zip

Windows Phone Tiles by ketchup539

Suave HD Part 1.zip

Suave HD Part 2.zip

Android Phone 7 Icons by newone757.zip

Flycons by chancellorr.zip

Aeolus HD Icons.zip

Black and White Icons by bk718.zip

Game Tiles Part 1 by Mozza2k11.zip

Game Tiles Part 2 by Mozza2k11.zip

Custom Dock using launcher pro

Put the dock somewhere on your sd card. Press setting button on home screen. Go Preferences > Appearance settings > Dock Background > custom. Then just navigate to the custom dock you want. You can either download one or use the one i use here --> Dock + Icons.zip

You also need to delete all the icons (apart from the app draw one) on the launcher pro dock and replace the app draw icon with the transparent icon i have included in the link above or replace them all with the transparent icon (see the Dock + Icons.zip link above).

You can also do this on GO launcher ex and ADW. Im not sure how since i use launcher pro, google it ;)

Resizing your own images

If you want to resize your own images and dont have / know how to use photoshop i suggest Paint.net it will let you resize the images. Just open the image in paint.net and go (on toolbar) Image > Resize (or ctrl + r) untick the maintain aspect ratio box and put the sizes found at the top of this post. (Note: resizing images will cause the image to loose some quality but if you dont wanna make your own then it will do, cannot tell when its on phone anyways, also if you do it wrong go to Edit > Undo (or Ctrl + Z) do not resize the image more than once or you will get a blurry image)

Or

If you want to batch resize some images/icons you have found you can try this batch resizer FastStone Photo Resizer (thanks for the tip shotgunfool). Just open the images in FastStone Photo Resizer and add images you want to resize to the right panel. On the bottom right panel Tick the "Use Advance Features" box then click the "Advance Options" button. Click on the resize tab, tick the box. Then just untick "Preserve Aspect Ratio" box and put your new desired width x height in the boxs and click ok. Select your output folder then click convert! :)

Misc

Ive attached below the icons i use on my phone (from the old screenshot @ top link) + a few spares i made but never used aswell as a plain black wallpaper, since i think it works best with a plain black wallpaper but its up to you, enjoy :).

Tiles from my phone.zip <--- Link to new icons i added to the pack below (Icons from my phone (Right size for phone).zip) includes the emulator tiles and a few extras (see here for screenshots) The attached zip below does not include the emulator icons just the icons from the old screenshots @ top.

You can either download the icon tiles serperately or download the .zip file from Qooy which has everything from this thread.

All the tiles from this thread + a Read me txt guide + Launcher pro settings backup. I have also fixed the HD Icon Pack 1 + 2 by mikebeecham so no more white corners

http://qooy.com/files/0AUBVT4FDU/All_tiles___Txt_Guide.zip