[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] DaVince:
-- 09 July 2007 ---

Update:

Added a few icons

Added the default Vista clock

Added a new dock with Aero Glass like effects

Screenies:

Notes:

My next release will contain a more complete set of icons and shortcuts already preconfigured (for those lazy ones :D)

See installation instructions below.

Attachments can be found at the bottom of this post.

-- 05 July 2007 ---

Update: I have attached the theme and image files used in this theme.

Notes:

First of all, THIS IS A THEME FOR WAD (Wisbar Advance Desktop). If you don't know how to use WAD. Please, don't bother using this. Everything will just become much more difficult for you. WAD complicates things if you don't know what you're doing. But if you're really interested, play around with it, I'm sure you're gonna love it and realize that it actually makes things easier and more beautiful. If you really can't figure it out, then WAD is simply not for you.

And as I mentioned, it's still under construction and incomplete.

I made this for people who prefers to use WM5 for its stability but is forced to use WM6 because they hate the way WM5 looks. But you can also use this theme on WM6 devices that uses WAD.

These theme is designed for VGA devices, particularly the Universal (Everything will be bigger and misaligned with QVGA devices)

I've also included icons/images that are not being used by the theme that you may be interested to use in your own customization. All images are on the \Common Images folder.

Images that I used on this theme are not all mine. Most them are found courtesy of Google Images, some of them found on other forums. I just modified them to become 32bit tga files compatible with WAD's support for transparencies. If you found images that I shouldn't be using, just tell me and will remove it.

Feel free to tell me what's good and what sucks. I don't care how you say it, I'm used to criticisms. :þ

Installation Instructions:

Remove all your today plugins on the today screen. Just add them later on on the WAD screen.

Install WAD* on your device memory (not Storage/Storage Card). Everything will run a lot smoother and problem free this way.

*(not included in this package, it's not a free app. get in on the Lakeridge website)

The zip file contains 2 folders, Extract them on your Universal's \Themes\Desktop directory. (Yes, overwrite the Common Images folder, this one has everything that that folder has)

Go to the Theme Manager. Make sure you select Vista on both Landscape and Portrait modes.

Enjoy. :þ And be amazed how smooth it works. And see that it actually only uses around 1Mb of RAM. :þ

Important:

Most icons point to apps that I use, that you possibly don't have. You have to change some icons to point to something else.

eg.

Media Player opens up CorePlayer

Internet Explorer opens up Opera Browser

Dictionary opens up Lexisgoo... etc.

-- 04 July 2007 ---

So everybody's crazy over WM6 eh? So what's with WM6 that we don't have on WM5?

Html formatting on Outlook Mobile (we could get several other messaging apps that can do that right?)

Smart search on contacts and Outlook Mobile.. yeah this is awesome..

docx and xlsx file support.. I don't use Office 2007 yet anyways

High Res on PIE? Well.. Opera does it far better! or you can use PIE Plus. (Helmi's WM5 AKU3.5 1.3.1 has PIE High Res support)

And finally.. better looking taskbar and icons! Now this, I may be able to offer a possible solution. ;þ

I was so addicted over WM6 lately until I recently discovered this app called WAD (Wisbar Advance Desktop). It is one of the most fully customizable skinning apps for the PPC around. It has the full capability of replacing your today screen (It's possible to have multiple virtual pages). And even hide the taskbar and sofkeys. Giving you a full screen of beauty. And guess what, unlike it's sibling WA (Wisbar Advance). It does not eat too much RAM nor slow the PPC down.

Since I use WM5, I realized I don't need to worry about video call or any bugs.. Suddenly.. I don't like WM6 anymore. ;þ

I personally does not use WA, it really really slows everything down esp. on our devices since we have VGA. VGA = bigger images.. and if the skinner did not compress the image files to it's maximum, it will really eat up ur RAM. But WAD is a different story.. you gotta try it too see for yourself.

Here are samples screenies:

OLD IMAGES REMOVED

Note: The available program memory on the lower right is real. Although the only currently open app that time was the Screen capture utility and Outlook Mobile.

I'm using Jwright's 1.90.96 WM5 AKU3.2 ROM.

The theme is still under construction. My goal is to put everything I need on this screen so I would no longer need to use the "real" Start Menu.

Every icon/button reacts to screen taps. Docks are all trasluscent the way they should be. I'm also doing my best to make sure the images are the smallest size as possible (using 32bit/24bit TGA format compressed RLE) for it not to consume too much RAM.

If demands are high, I'll give you guys a copy when it's completely done.

P.S.

WAD is not a free software. If you can get it free, then that's no longer my concern. All I will provide is the theme.

WAD is not for everybody. It's only for people who wants to get full visual tweaking for their PPC's. If you're satisfied with the built-in today screen, then WAD is pointless for you.

But here's a tip, WAD consumes less RAM and processing time than most Today plug-ins.