yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch GSM General] MrZ123:
Attached is a default Sprint Touch .brn AppLauncher icon. Could someone in the know possibly take a look at it and see if it is different than the .brn files we have seen before?
[Touch GSM General] andrebe:
I all, I want to replace the internet explorer browser from the cube with Opera mobile MINI.

Is it possible to add a direct link to this sw ( not only to java sw)

Many thanks for your help

Cheers
[Touch GSM General] velite507:
Using your great old tech with ftouchflo

How can I use this theme with ftouchflo and how to change the images and iconshttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=336234
[Touch GSM General] storyr:
As Sprint Touch owners have figured out, the bmp2brn utility in this thread doesn't work correctly for this version of the Touch (wavy lines in images). Using the early/manual techniques described here, I worked through the process. Here are the the quick-and-dirty instructions for creating Sprint Touch cube icons - no lines!

1. Backup your existing .brn files

2. Create/find your image (any format is ok)

create your image with the correct proportions:​

AL = 119 x 105

MH = 240 x 105

3. Create a 16 bit bitmap from the image

Open image with GIMP

Image -> Transform -> Flip Vertically

Save As -> Windows BPM image (.bmp) -> Save

Advanced Options -> 16 bits -> R5 G6 B5 -> Save

4. Modify bitmap file header

open .bmp image with your favorite hex editor

delete bytes 0x1E to 0x46

delete bytes 0x00 to 0x12

save as .brn file

5. Deploy

copy .brn to your device

using a tool like Resco File Explorer, copy the .brn into the windows directory

Here's mine (to go with my G.A.N.T. themes):

Get on it! Perhaps Devil_Inside will feel compelled to update the utility for the Sprint Touch .brn's... :D
[Touch GSM General] frufo2000:
sorry i can't help you, the ftouchflo is a flash based cube.
[Touch GSM General] velite507:
Cube to use with frufo2000 old tech

Frufo2000 what do I need to use your old tech? I already have touch settings by carlos, just need to know what I else to install so I could get the 4d cube right or the barrel
[Touch GSM General] frufo2000:
you`ll need modified flash files, because your Ftouchflo is a flash coded cube that is totally different to the orginal cube.

so i think that the animations in this thread didn´t work with it.
[Touch GSM General] Maknificent:
Could I possibly get your layers so I could make my own icons?
[Touch GSM General] brad99:
Windows voice commander

This may be a bit off topic in this thread, but you guys have such a good handle on this device I hope you can help.

So far I am using itje's ver 2.3 which has a different voice commander in it. Does anyone have, or can direct me to a cab for the original MS voice commander?

thanks greatly. If you care to email it,

brad99 @ i-stop.net
[Touch GSM General] 510jungleboy:
I have a Sprint Version of HTC Touch. It comes with default yellow icons on the launcher. It did not come with Audio Manager. I installed Audio Manager and it works fine, except that when you are playing Audio manager, and in the cube launcher, it is showing the Blue icons of Audio , Video, and Photo in the play mode of audio launcher. Can anyone here help ? i want the icons to be the same default color, which is yellow. Thanks
[Touch GSM General] jen71dtc:
storyr, I really like what you've done with your screen. I'm using your phoneAlarm skin, along with a couple of other GANT themes I've found for other apps. Would really like to customize the cube in a similar manner to what you have running here. One question--what do you have on your Today screen just below phoneAlarm?
[Touch GSM General] storyr:
That's Pocket Plus 4.0. This post has links to everything on my Today screen...
[Touch GSM General] jen71dtc:
Thanks for that. I thought it might be, but wasn't sure. I know that there are some GANT icons out there for P+, but I haven't been using the today screen plugin for it. It seems to slow my device down a bit (just a slight delay opening menus and taskbar items). Thanks for explaining the method for editing the Sprint Touch cube; I will give it a try!
[Touch GSM General] storyr:
You my have already seen these Sprint cube items, but...

This post has the G.A.N.T. cube files attached, including .png's and .brn's.

And, this post has a "blank" cube, which allows for quick icon changes or a headstart on making your own animations.

Also, as it turns out, the bmp2brn utility does work for the Sprint cube graphics - just not the icons...
[Touch GSM General] ambush276:
that is a great question... will this work on the vogue??

i have DL'd the icon maker and i made some icons in PS, i saved them as PNG, now i just need to find out if touchsettings works in the vouge?
[Touch GSM General] Neo XL:
My animations

Here are my animated cubes. I have a question: Is there a way, to change the speed of the cube? A little bit slower it would look better.
[Touch GSM General] C2008:
muchas gracias!!!!
[Touch GSM General] ambush276:
ok i made my own PNG's in photoshop. Where do i save them to my phone??? So i made a HL verison and a normal verison of my graphic, its a slingplayer logo. Where do i put it in my phone.!
[Touch GSM General] jakedp:
Ciao

I just bought a Touch Dual.

I have to admit that I didn't read all the pages, does anybody know if the procedure works also for Dual?

Thanks

Jake

:confused: :confused: :confused:
[Touch GSM General] Neo XL:
You have to replace the files of the cube in \windows\ with yours. Take a look in the registry, what´s the path of your Biotouch files. It must be like \windows\Ao1.brn and so on. If it shows to Ext-Rom, change it.
[Touch GSM General] jmathies:
Drag and Drop Brn / Bmp Converter

Hey all,

Hope this helps everybody out. I've been using this to customize the skin on my Sprint HTC Touch. It's a bit more user friendly than the command line app, and also converts both ways - from bmp -> brn and from brn -> bmp.

Application (requires .NET 2.0)

Source Code and VS 2005 Project
[Touch GSM General] therealholg:
Great ... works even with brns of the nike (biotouch 2.0). The Commandlinetools i tried messed them up ... looked blurry.

Thank you.
[Touch GSM General] ambush276:
wait i dont understand what you need teh BRN files for. Is that just for animation. Lets say i just made some PNG files. Can i put those in as my logo's for the sprint cube, and just use touch settings to edit the cube..??? Or am i thinking of something else. I have a sprint touch and i heard i have to wait for the sprint verison of touch settings which should be released less than a month>><<?
[Touch GSM General] daniel_rh:
:) My first animation (Simple for now)
[Touch GSM General] daniel_rh:
shrinking slide (My second test) :D
[Touch GSM General] pp18:
it's just GREAT! :)

dunno why, the command line tool failed to convert AL_01-6 properly (they become .brn now in Touch Dual), while it works perfectly with this tool. thank you so much.
[Touch GSM General] pp18:
i'm afraid not exactly.

in mine (Traditional Chinese version) i can see several built-in sets of cube brn files (for different colours) and there is a registry key to determine which to use. all .brn files now carry a prefix in the file name. e.g. "BlueA0.brn" instead of "A0.brn" as in Touch. in addition, the app launcher images are now in .brn format instead of .png. i also noticed that animation between 2 sides of a cube now has 5 transition files (e.g. A1, A2, A3, A4, A5) instead of only 3 (A1, A3, A5). the top-down animation also has 5 transition files as well.

in short, the cube pack as found in post #7 won't work in Touch Dual.

hope this helps.
[Touch GSM General] SprintGuy765:
Access denied

Hi, I was just wondering when i put the files in windows Brn. files

it saying that access denied. make sure I have enough memory, if i have permission and if the file is not set to read only.

what am i doing wrong

I have use memmaid and killed the biotouch.exe, MediahubMini.exe, and APlauncher.exe
[Touch GSM General] wacky.banana:
OK guys,

I'm over from the Hermes forum reading this thread to see what hints & tips one can pick up re customisation of the cube. Have just spent 4 hours reading all 48 pages; my head hurts!

Congratulations to you all; there's a lot of very talented people on here coming up with a hell of a lot of innovative ideas.

I shall keep watching this space.

WB
[Touch GSM General] camelmania:
There is any tutorial or manual about how to make it? I see people can change trasitions and icons in transitions but I couldn't find any kind of manual about how to do it, just only the files to download and install in my HTC. Is it possible to make it by using Paint Shop Pro or any free application? How? Hope someone could help.
[Touch GSM General] carlosp_uk:
Hey there

Thanks so much for this source, I need to build BRN compatability into Touch Settings and this is a great pointer in the right direction!

Many thanks

Carlos
[Touch GSM General] Zyphlin:
Question for people...

I'm thinking of using the iPhone skin for my touch that's out there. What I'd love to see is the three TouchCube screens being made in iPhone style. Pure black, squarish icons, etc. It would be very neat to be able to go from the normal today screen in the iPhone look and swipe up into the cube and still keep the same kind of "theme".

Also any idea if there's a way to tweak the cube to allow the contact list part to be used for icons instead of contact pictures?
[Touch GSM General] Goddbless:
You mean to use as extra space for launching programs?
[Touch GSM General] Zyphlin:
Yep. Basically instead of each of those spaces being a persons picture of a contact, have an icon there that will launch a program.
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
I don't think that is easy to do, as the reg settings for the cube specify a contact number rather than a location or set of parameters.
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
Want an 8 Button Application Launcher?

I've been tinkering around a little bit with the HTC Cube (on Sprint Vogue), and have been able to make an 8 Button Application Launcher.

Well, here it is! I call the theme "Silver Stripe"

Programs Linked to Are:

1. Total Commander

2. Pocket IE

3. Sling Player Mobile

4. Comm Manager

5. IM (built-in by OZ)

6. Mailbox (tmail.exe)

7. YouTube (make sure your Favorite is called "YouTube")

8. Google Maps

Attached is the CAB to install, as well as the FILES (images, brns, and PCI file). No animations yet, sorry.

Special thanks to mattahan at Deviantart for all the GREAT GANT icons!

Enjoy!

I've also been able to make the cube have 4 sides (making it an actual Cube). I'll post more about that when it's ready to be shown.
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
You can make your Touch Cube go faster or slower by changing the registry values for:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>HTC>Biotouch>Biotouch>DownFPS

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>HTC>Biotouch>Biotouch>LeftRightFPS

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>HTC>Biotouch>Biotouch>UpFPS

FPS stands for "Frames Per Second" so setting each of those entries to 60 will make the cube flow very fast, almost as fast as your finger goes across the screen. Don't know if anyone else would prefer it to go faster, but I like the increased speed when navigating it.

Setting the number lower will slow it down.

No reset required, btw.
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
Is this just a skin for the app launcher? I would be very interested in the 4 sided cube idea anyway, is it a completely custom face or another app launcher?
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
I guess you could call this a skin. It's just 8 buttons sized differently and placed on the Application Launcher.

The 4th side is going to be another Application Launcher for now. But just getting that to work correctly seems to be a pain.
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
I tried to do a fourth side, and gave up on it...
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
I've gotten the fourth side as far as it showing up, animations and all, with working buttons, but the icons for the buttons will not show. So as long as you don't mind pressing text instead of an icon, the fourth side works!
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
That sounds interesting... Is there anyway I could try it, and see if I can work out why it won't show images?
[Touch GSM General] Zyphlin:
Question. Are the sizes of the icons set at only one size?

IE, if I wanted to use a small icon like they use on the iPhone themes, would I be able to use it or would I need to expand it out to a larger size?
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
4-sided cube is up, along with an explanation.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=12791
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
Any size icons should work fine.
[Touch GSM General] pp18:
hi Musicman247,

would you mind sharing how to make BioTouch call the 4th app (your ApLauncher2)?

since i'm using Touch Dual, i dare not directly install the .cab that originally designed for Sprint Touch.

here's my guess on adding a new side for your advice:

[under BioTouch reg key]

App4 -> point to ApLauncher2.exe

Cube4 -> define the rotation path from 4th side to 1st side, as well as up-down

PathN -> .brn file name (w/o color skin prefix), where N corresponds to path id in Cube4 key

TotalBMP -> increased from 33 to 44

TotalCubes -> increased from 3 to 4

thanks in advance.
[Touch GSM General] Aairman23:
I know this post is filled with stupid questions from noobs, but I have to ask. Is there any way that someone can post a set of generic icons in brn format that also show what the icons look like and have file names that describe their attributes so that noobs like me can just copy them to my device and use Cube Config Tool to assign the icons to the stock grey cube that come on the Sprint touch(vogue). It seems to me that all the icons posted either needs to be converted (net 2.o program) or are not stock grey. The Cube Config Tool did wonders for us noobs, now I just need an easy way to download and assign icons to my cube using the cube config tool program. If this is too remedial then ignore me and I'll wait patiently for a savior:)
[Touch GSM General] Zyphlin:
Two questions...

First, is the bmp/brn that we're making including the icons, or is it just the background that the icons are going to be sitting on?

Second, I have a request for a theme if someone would be willing to try it out. I would like to see the cube skinned like an iPhone...IE the checkered bottom, black background
[Touch GSM General] bobaka:
brn convert

on ppcgeeks there is a great tool bmconvert.exe for brn to bmp and back that works for sprint touch

...oops I see this is originnaly from here mentioned on previous pages
[Touch GSM General] GODZSON:
Real Nice Iconz

Hello All!!!

Well i've been bz for awhile WORKING ($$$) , researching, and editing some png icons.. I would like to share some crispy clean icons check this link out.. (P.s. It's in french) Est vous parle?

http://www.customxp.net/images/PngFactory/

Hope you guys and gals enjoy..:cool:
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
404 not found... Umm... The link doesn't work!!!
[Touch GSM General] GODZSON:
Real Nice Iconz

As for my broken link this is the link

http://www.customxp.net/images/PngFactory/

and im am truly
[Touch GSM General] GODZSON:
Now to get started..

Here is what i currently have thanks to mon ami's @ Actualitemobile.com
[Touch GSM General] GODZSON:
Now here are some that i'd like to transfer but dont have the time.. if some 1 does please upload as brn's.. Thanks in advance. I'd also want to know if some 1 has skills to make some of these in clear glossy baby blue or sky blue background.

As request per nitty917

here are more..
[Touch GSM General] GODZSON:
Hope you enjoy the WEBSITE..

Let's hit the drawing board & get some skills with these icons..

I'd like to see some graffiti style icons with background (hint hint)

& Sky blue as stated similar to this as the icon is fixed on it..

like the glossy look and boarder with the icon inside.. any skills..?

BE SAFE & GOD BLESS
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
Do you want them resized, or left as they are (the TomTom one seems way to large...)
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
I have just converted those files, no changes to names/sizes...
[Touch GSM General] GODZSON:
Graphic Designing the Iconz

Well done.. Question I may not have looked it up, not to fond with time.. Nut can you or any 1 give me the dimensions for the app box'z and media hub so that I can look for something to place the icons on and make real nice.. once I find I'll post it..

Thanks in advance :)
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
Could someone with the GSM version of the Touch please post their APLauncher.exe along with the values found in the Biotouch Registry folder? I would be most appreciative.
[Touch GSM General] shwa311:
Anyone ever get the massage "Cannot open 'filepath/name' because the file-format module cannot parse the file" from Photoshop 7.0? The bitmaps were created from the brncovert.exe program... http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1687493&postcount=463.
[Touch GSM General] Neo XL:
Can you post me an exported file of your whole HTC registry? In the rom for my prophet, there are not these values. So i can try to adjust my files.

For the interested users: Click on the links in my signature - there are many themes to find and also special variations of the cube.
[Touch GSM General] ohnenamen1:
Hi there,

do you know, if it is possible to modify the cube in this way, that there are not three different pages but three pages for quickdial ?

thanks
[Touch GSM General] andrebe:
I guys...I'm just thinking if is it possible to add another face to the cube...

Looking your feedback

cheers
[Touch GSM General] l3v5y:
It is possible, thanks to Musicman247!
[Touch GSM General] andrebe:
many thanks..I'll try
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
Here are my registry settings for HKLM>Software>HTC>Biotouch

but I am running the 4-sided cube, so a few registry entries may be a little different than normal. (APLauncher2 Key, etc.)
[Touch GSM General] andrebe:
Tried but it does'nt work on elf.It works only on Sprint model.....help me
[Touch GSM General] Aairman23:
I'm looking for a "programs" icon for the second 6-app side of my vista cube anybody got one (doesn't matter either top/mid/bottom).
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
Here's one for top, middle and bottom.
[Touch GSM General] Neo XL:
Thank you very much, i will try them, when i make a new skin at the weekend.
[Touch GSM General] brain21:
EDIT: Nevermind. I got here from another page and it presented the link to here and the link to the flash version of the cube as if they were both for the same program (IOW, there was one link to the flash cube version for the hermes, and then to here as if this thread was for modifying the flash version of the program)

D'oh!

END EDIT

OK, so I'm a bit confused. I have an HTC hermes. I have installed the cube app and it works reasonably well, though ever since I installed it my WM5 has slowed to a crawl even after reboot... but thats another issue.

So anyway, the default Cube that comes with the app is a 5-sided cube essentially:

Phone

Contacts

Progs

Office

Settings

So, if I want to customize the animations and the skin, I then only get a 3 sided cube? (apps media hub, contacts)

I was hoping to somehow look at the default cube and animations that came with the cube, but I have no idea where they are. There are no .brn files on my system at all. I guess they are embedded in the flash program.

So is there any way to skin this so it looks like the original but with a different skin (IOW, 5-sided)?

Thanks,

Brain21
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
Unfortunately the flash version that is out there does not support skinning like the default version. You might want to look at Kona_Mtbkr's TFloCubeControl as it does allow for skinning. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=343583
[Touch GSM General] tmorris52:
New as hell to this

I was wondering how to change the background of the cube. I installed one of your cabs to my phone and it changed two sides but one was left normal. I like the Louis V and can roll with that if I can not learn how to do it myself, but if I could I'd have all sides gucci. It would be cool if I knew how to create all that stuff but being realistic I know no one has the time or patience to show me how to do it so it it is not too much, could you come up with a cab that turns all sides of the cube into gucci or Louis V. Which ever you are cool with. Thanks alot for your time and patience.
[Touch GSM General] chAz15:
All the files are basically the .brn files in your /windows directory on your mobile phone.

If the author provides you with the source images you can basically generate your own stuff; or find one you like...

Basically can make your own in Photoshop; save out the BMP's in the A0.bmp A1.bmp A2.bmp formats; then use the fancy DevilInside BMP-->BRN application on the 1st post of this thread.

You can also play around with Carlos's new version of customizing application which is JUST now starting to support animations...

So if you don't feel like diving all the way in; you can probably wait a few days for a solid release of his application and then just pick the animation; icon; backgrounds; and change out all your application links to whatever you wanted using the cube mod tool he's worked on...

Link to his thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=324556

I'm assuming that the reason that just 1 or 2 of the screens are not updating is because Mediahub was still running; try killing the process of all that stuff and then copy all the .brns over again; soft reset and check it out...
[Touch GSM General] tmorris52:
Thanks alot

for the info. I will do my best and see what I come up with. I just have a fear of jacking up my phone lol. But thanks again for your explanation.
[Touch GSM General] O'Neil MItchell:
Oldtech (fully colored) Couldn't Get it Going

Hello, i would like to say that your cube set up is beautiful. I did everything as you specified. I copied the the file using Total Commander form my storage card to the Windows Directory and then soft reset. The first two sides of the cube worked great, the third side, the one with S.M.S, E Mail and Internet Explorer would only flash the new background and icon set for half a second and the revert back to the original:mad: PLEASE HELP.
[Touch GSM General] Aaron McCarthy:
Hey... if you guys want Icons go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=351551 and check it out. There's also blanks to make your own in the thread. Both the ApLauncher and the media hub icon blanks are in the thread. Just ask that any icons you come up with you post in the thread. That way we can have all the icons in one place.
[Touch GSM General] user1323:
Its not letting me copy the files to the windows folder, and i am using total commander. Any ideas

Thx Guys
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
this is what I do when Total Commander won't let me just copy them in:

rename the new files something slightly different (ie QD_Bknda.brn instead of QD_Bknd.brn)

place the new files in your \Windows directory using Total Commander

rename the new files to what you actually want them to be (QD_Bknd.brn)

Go to File>Reload dir

The new files will now have the correct names, and the old files will be placed in a new directory in \Windows (\Windows\QD_Bknd.brn\QD_Bknd.brn)
[Touch GSM General] mobile-n3rd:
Hi!

I had the same problem with total commander. Solved it by installing Resco Explorer 2007. Best explorer i ever had.
[Touch GSM General] user1323:
Any one know how to make the barrel animation work with a 6 sided cube?

Thx Guys
[Touch GSM General] Musicman247:
To make the barrel work with the 6 sided cube:

Make a copy of C0.brn-C5.brn and C01.brn-C05.brn and rename it F0.brn-F5.brn and F01.brn-F05.brn

Make 3 copies of B0.brn-B5.brn and B01.brn-B05.brn and rename them C0.brn-C5.brn and C01.brn-C05.brn as well as D0.brn-D5.brn and D01.brn-D05.brn and E0.brn-E5.brn and E01.brn-E05.brn

You may want to use a "blanked-out" version of the animation.