yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Themes] dinoalbert:
hi gagaza, salamat sa reply bro.

Actually its not the original greatbal's Layout C....but an edited Layout C with (4x4) 3 pages of Contacts....still made by greatbal. What I did was first use the original Layout C, then I wanted a Contacts tab with (4x4) 3 pages so I requested from greatbal and he came up with this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2335898&postcount=214

Thats the one I am using right now...Layout C with 3 pages Contacts (4x4).

Now, I wish to use this Samurai Weather theme :

But I believe (correct me If Im wrong) when I replace again my current layout with the Samurai layout as above, I might get back the 1-page-only Contact tab.

So what I really wish to have is a "Layout C with 3-pages Contacts with Samurai Weather theme" :)

I hope Im not giving you a hardtime....but I can wait :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
It's the one you linked me to with 3 contact pages. I mislabled it in my response, but it's the one. I did lable the zip file properly though.:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] dinoalbert:
thanks again for the effort, bro.

I just tried the one you posted for me....but when I checked the Weather Tab, it didnt show the Samurai Weather team as my previous (edited) post above? It only give me a same-looking Weather as the default, but has no description but a date below it and the weather image is somehow relocated on the upper-right corner? Its doesnt have the "framed grass+sky background". Did I miss a step?

Thanks...

EDIT: oops my bad sorry....figured it out already :)

Thanks again!
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
Glad you figured it out. I was actualy gonna attach the Samurai weather icons. I just assumed you only needed the layout. Happy to see you downloaded then and inserted them into your folder.
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
dinoalbert, did you see post #77 on BeyondInvisible's thread. You should try them out. I attached some files and instructions. They look cool. You might like them.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dinoalbert:
@gagaza, thanks for the heads-up! That work of yours is indeed cool! I used the two files replaced my old dat files.

But I just noticed one thing....my weather icon in the main page of the Weather Tab is different from that of the 2nd page (qa_weather_lock.dat) although they both show the same Hi/Low temprature. The 1st page image shows a Thunder+Shower....but on the 2nd page it shows a Cloud+Sun image. I think the 2nd page is the more accurate one because now here in Manila its sunny.

How can I change the weather image in the 1st page to that of the 2nd page's image?

Thanks...
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
That is odd. Mine match up. Let me change my weather location to Manila and I'll see what I get. P.S. it's not my work just a share.

I wish I had talent like that.:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
I get the same as you. Guess you'll have to switch to the default one. I think BeyondInvisible will fix it when he has time, I hope. If he does work on them I'm sure they're gonna look even better.

I suspect some weather condition graphics match and some don't due to the fact that the maker of this set made them to match his own main weather icons.

I'm gonna continue to use them cuz all of the conditions for me, so far, have been matching up. Sorry that they don't work for you.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dinoalbert:
ok thanks for that.

but I think I will continue using this because the 2nd page images are more accurate weather forecast.

the default ones are very very wrong so I guess I wont be using it. Hopefully someone can fix it :(

cheers..
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dpakrawal:
Hay there.. I also have been wanting to do this.. Could you send me the "EDITED FILE".. Or guide me on how to and what to edit... I have searched the thread, but am unable to find any info on how to go about it.. Could you help me with it.. Any kinda link also would be of great help... Thanks..
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
I just saw your post. So I went to try to figure it out. Surprised at how easy it was.

Here's all you have to do. Open your qa_layouts.

Extact the LockScreen.xml.

Remove this line:

<Plugin Class="Spb.LSP.ModernDClock" Name="ModernDClock_small"/>

Save it and reinsert it back into your qa_layouts.

If you need more help it's gonna be quicker for you to upload your qa_layouts and I'l edit it for you.

If anyone is wondering why I've posted more than half of my total posts today, It's cuz I have a day off. Just trying to contribute as much as I can cuz this forum has been so helpfull to me.
[Windows Mobile Themes] gofawkurself:
Softer version of the white clock.

put a bolder line through the numbers in the middle and made it a little whiter and smother. Not 100% but getting there.

Edit: I'm sure everyone knows this by now. (change to .dat)

Any help to make it closer to the original would be appreciated :)

original

SPB
[Windows Mobile Themes] hamkeng:
I'm running Spb Mobile Shell with Spb Weather without problems. Maybe you have to activate the Spb Weather plugin to make it work?

I'm running Spb Weather as a plugin in a Spb Pocket Plus tab together with Weather Panel (with a slick Diamond Theme).

I have two indepentent weather services: Weather Panel as a tab in Spb Pocket Plus and Spb Weather as a small plugin in same tab as WeatherPanel and through Spb Mobile Shell.

In Spb Weather you can change weather templates as you wish.

I currently have configured templates from weather.com, bbc and my local norwegian yr.no. These are all working well through Spb Mobile Shell.

But through Spb mobile Shell, you can only use one template at the time.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
mmh, the same problem, after unzipping my windos vista also can`t open your "MenuIcons.bmp". I only can open "MenuIcons_m.bmp":confused:

Maybe a problem of my PC ?

Also my Corel paint shop says "this is not a correct bmp file"
[Windows Mobile Themes] kangmas:
Normal image viewer cant view them due to the RGB callout. You need to use photoshop. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] bluemetalaxe:
thank you :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] kockroach:
That is very strange. I do not get that error at all. Although, I have seen that error when I created a TSK from one of the background in marfanuk's themes. But I have not seen it with any image from a DAT file.

Also, I was using GIMP and IrfanView, so perhaps that is why I never saw the error.
[Windows Mobile Themes] sagi73:
Hello,

Excuse me for my English.

Congratulations for your vga theme, it works very well on my eten x650.

Only graphics it suffers a little because, I think, that the images are those of qvga downsized. E 'right?

You might make a version with images correct?

What do you say to open a new topic exclusively devoted to the themes vga?

I think that try to give greater emphasis to your version vga that many calls and that perhaps escaped to several people.

Thank you for everything.

Hello
[Windows Mobile Themes] bajok!:
am/pm on white digital clock

Greatbal is right, "the AM/PM of the digital clock follows the default font color of the page. So, if you're using white fonts, AM/PM would always be displayed as white-colored." But because i like the indicators, i still insist on using it though... (hard-headed kasi ako, hehehe):D

@greatbal: Salamat muli sa napakagandang theme na ipinagkaloob mo sa amin! hehehe...:)

@azzambm: thanks for the DNAflux background!:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] lsherif:
Bajok,

could not extract the qa_dclock, asks for password ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] kockroach:
Change the .zip to .dat and copy to your device. The password (found here) is only necessary if you are modifying the contents. It doesn't hurt to use the search button or read up on things first.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtkates:
Graphics

I had a feeling the graphics may suffer some. I just resized greatbal's graphics without changing them just so I could see if the layout would work. I'm not that good at creating graphics from scratch.

Now that the layout is working, maybe one of the many talented graphics artists here can work on the images.
[Windows Mobile Themes] freaksey:
can someone tell me how to change the email folder on the first tab? I don't have my emails in "Outlook Email", just in "Email".
[Windows Mobile Themes] solo24:
Just want to say this is my first post. I have been reading through all the threads for some time now and can usually find what i am looking for but not in this case.

I have to say this is by far the best theme I have used up to this point. which is why I am posting for the first time. I have become dependent on thumbcal and can not go back to windows default calandar. I seen this asked earlier but did not see a clear response. Is there a way to make thumbcal and icontacts the defaults in this theme? If so please enlighten me. If not so then can one of you smart guys make it happen? Thx to all you developers out there that help make my phone awesome!!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
I know it's your first post. Just a suggestion. Spend more time using search, cuz there is alot to have to read thru.:)

Here you go. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=384448 Check his signature for his contributions, they all work great. He's got just what you need.
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
UPDATED:

Yeah that's the fix that I used. SEE BELOW
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
And here's a modified qa_layouts.dat for layout C w/ Greatbal's Original Weather. Sorry, I don't use A or B so I don't have the DAT file for those.
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
I'm working on version 2.0, which is pretty much what you see above. Of course, there are still some "cheating" I had to do to make it "look" more like the original.

PS: I placed the look word in quotation. So don't expect the theme to act and function like the original. hehe :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
Smitty, in my layout I use the calendar as the second time page. I have never had the clock and other cities. So it works great for me.

I wasn't aware that their was a prob. I assumed it was what you had done cuz you had posted that you had done it successfully. If their is that problem, I may try to resolve it upon request. The requester never replied whether he tried it or not.

I only tried it after the request was made again. I like how it is now and decided that it's a keeper, for me. Thanks for the initial idea.:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
Yeah, I retracted my quote (see modified version) & the DAT file provided. I must have removed something else from the xml file to cause that issue.
[Windows Mobile Themes] gagaza:
I gotta stop going to this thread while I'm at work. I should be working. Everything I post takes forever cuz I have to use my phone and only get an edge connection. All my replies show up late.:(

Completely off topic. I used to live in Yucca Valley.:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] gadjet:
Awesome work..

Wow greatbal can't wait for version 2...
[Windows Mobile Themes] 420Mac:
Orange Diamond v1.2

This is a Layout C Theme.

- Single NowScreen Page.

- No MRU Page.

- Single Contacts Page.

- Note: Gesture left and right to change between pages.

I've Just Modified it to have new enlarged weather icons Samurize.

New Backgrounds for Tab / Programs / Status + Bubble / Contacts / Clock.

New Menu Icons / Menu Bar.

I've also removed the Grid Lines from the program pages.

Thanks again to Greatbal for his creative work!

Thanks to y1mrn for his weather descriptions!

Thanks to Bob_55 for his weather icons!

Sorry gagaza that i didn't post this Theme earlier as i said i would, i had to go away for a couple of days with work.

I've also included the Orange Diamond.tsk v1.2 in the download.

Download Orange Diamond v1.2

Download Orange Diamond v1.2.tsk With Black Text
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
Awesome job, 420mac!
[Windows Mobile Themes] azzambm:
Great news there is a 2.0 version of this awesome theme (I just wonder what's new cause this theme is PERFECT) I can't wait to see what the new version will give us...

KEEP it up greatbal...

P.S: can u please post a tease on what we should expect...to prevent SHOCK...!!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] pmorganii:
i'm with azambm...i'm all about teaser trailers
[Windows Mobile Themes] mikkelnl:
Cool...! I'd love to have the H layout as well ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] flashgordonv:
Grateful thanks - we are not the forgotten few now

Thanks mtkates

your work is much appreciated, this is so much nicer than the standard MS skin. I salute you, you have done a great job and gladdened the hearts of many a VGA phone user.
[Windows Mobile Themes] pyrotech:
Is anyone else having problems with the very top of the screen being squished together? I can see the signal strength bars but the Volume icon are on top of the battery icons.. Any way to fix this?

[Nevermind didnt have the newest version of SPB Shell..]
[Windows Mobile Themes] DempseyHuang001:
It is very nice for me to know all of you.

I think version C with 3 page contact pages is very useful for me.

However, the size of the contact picture is too small for my big finger..

Is there any kind people could help me to fix the each contact page to 3x3....? (total 3 contact pages)

In addition, it will be much more better to add one site for spb phone suite at the first home page....

I will be very appreciated for your help!

Thanks....
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
Improved Diamond White Digital Clock

How about this one?

Changes made:

1) Refined the gradient and bolder white line across the digits.

2) Cleaner Mask.

3) Added drop shadow, which is evident in light-colored background.

4) Added Selection highlight(see picture on the right).

Enjoy! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] azzambm:
Awesome Job like always...!!!

Thanks...

P.S: can u please send me the colck's PNGs so I can make a S2U2 theme....

Edit: after using it the "highlight" is ain't green (Do I have to change the theme color !!!)
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
The highlight is based on your theme's color, similar to Main Menu. I'm still figuring out a way to make the highlight "skinnable".
[Windows Mobile Themes] chiclin:
Thanks, It's work on my Gsmart i350 very well:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Johanng2004:
Thank you for your hard work. Using it on my O2 Flame. Really appreciate it. I have only one problem. When I try to go to the weather tab either by gestures or by tapping the weather tab icon, my phone will freeze. The original "wm5 today screen" will try to load instead of the weather page and then it will freeze. Tried modifying the da_layout.dat but with whatever little knowledge I have I cannot solve the problem. I wonder if anyone else has this problem and how to solve it. I would really like to keep this theme.

Regard

JOhan
[Windows Mobile Themes] Kajoe:
What a great job you made Greatball. Wonderfull. It was easy to install on my HTC Touch Cruise. Only one question. Is it possible to make this screen starts up allways? Allso after a soft reset? Thank you for your great skin. I like it very much.:):):)
[Windows Mobile Themes] aimilios:
problem with greek chars

hi there to all.

1st of all, this is an AMAZING WORK and congrats to all (from greatbal till everyone who has added to this).

One prob that i have is that on a greek LG KS20 there is a prob on the operator name (voda -> overlaps the battery status etc) and the greek chars for the date do not show up. I ve deleted the fonts files from windows\fonts\ folder, but the prob remains.

Any idea on how to cope with it?

I tried v1.2 but the situation is the same.

if you can guide me which .dat file should i mesh with or which reg record i d be grateful.

Best and keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Themes] bajok!:
...sorry my bad, didn't give instructions. Kockroach is right, just rename the .zip to .dat and copy to SPB Mobile Shell directory..

@kockroach: thanks for assisting...
[Windows Mobile Themes] ruffage:
running apps icon missing

Props to your hard work greatbal. You put the original SPB devs to shame.

I'm running version C as I only want one contacts page, and the "Running apps" icon is missing from the Programs tab. Changing from the colour to the monochrome icons made no difference, so it's not a bmp missing. Any ideas please?

Also what are the chances of including all day events to the calender view, or is this an SPB limitation?

Keep up the good work. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
Yes. Install SPBWatcher. It's a today plugin that automatically loads SPB Menu. You will "lose" Today Screen though. Instead, your Now Screen will become the default screen.

Try search if you're interested.
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
It's a limitation of the Fonts used. Please don't use the fonts included in the theme. SPB will use your system default fonts instead, which supports international characters, I suppose.
[Windows Mobile Themes] medosier:
Spb MS won't run?

Not sure why I'm having a problem. I have Touch Cruise Polaris. MS 2.1 with 9 buttons working with RoboDad theme. I copy the files over and Shell locks up the entire phone when I try to run. So I uninstalled, added ninth button, still locks up. So uninstalled, deleted all traces of Shell used cab file and same thing. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance,

Michael Dosier
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
1) Re "Running Apps", you need to edit your registry. Pls read the How-to section on how...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378367

2) Re "colour to monochrome icons", i assume you mean the Main Programs menu icons. After overwriting the files, you have to make a soft reset for the changes to take effect.
[Windows Mobile Themes] aimilios:
thnx will try that although dont know where to look for the fonts folder. i ve already deleted the ones in widows\fonts.

what about the operator name that overlaps. any idea how to align it better?

thnx!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
Re operator name overlapping, make sure you have Mobile Shell version 2.1, as using this theme on version 2.0 will result in the overlapping.
[Windows Mobile Themes] aimilios:
thank you

will get the update.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tanxq:
heh greatbal, good work here. i love how your themes look! :)

is it possible that you convert your theme for a 240X400 resolution 65kTFT phone? i would be really grateful if you could do tt. thank you so much!
[Windows Mobile Themes] pmorganii:
Greatbal v2.0

Greatbal...any chance to get a flavor of what's coming in 2.0??
[Windows Mobile Themes] ruffage:
Thanks for the link. Perhaps you could link to it from your first page for others? For info, to get the icon for Active Tasks, it's image = 4, not 8 as per below

"in the registry HKLM>Software>Spb Software House 2>Spb Mobile Shell>Menu>Root I added the ninth menu with folowing values:

Add = 0

Image = 8

Index = 9

Text = Active Tasks

Type = TaskManager"

As for 2), ignore that. I thought maybe it would fix the missing icon issue, but the new reg key's sorted it as you advised.
[Windows Mobile Themes] daeshawn:
Y'all are simply Amazing

Just had to say that y'all put the original developers of these applications to 100% shame.. They should just make the apps and immediately send it to y'all to enhance/improve. I've been searching for this type of theme for eons lol. The last 1 i tried Manila Theme for XIAMultiTheme--Beta version 0.1 was nice but didnt work proper on my touch using blue elves rom. I threw this in and presto.. I have a new love for my touch. Even my homie is going to go buy a touch just for this lol now that's funny. So all I gotta say is amazing.. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] RideTheTube:
Yes Greatbal would be great! Can´t wait --> Rock on and thanx for your great work
[Windows Mobile Themes] gofawkurself:
you my friend, are amazing! thank you for this! so much smoother.
[Windows Mobile Themes] degru:
greatbal thanks great job.
[Windows Mobile Themes] promexx:
i am amazed by the look of that skin and would love to use it, too.

unfortunately it doesnt work. :(

i have a samsung i780.

when i replace the files mobileshell doesnt open anymore after reboot.

the left and right key dont open the ms menus.

how can that be?
[Windows Mobile Themes] hanjie:
Thank you for making a VGA theme, mtkates.

It works fine on my device, but It drains out the phone memory as well.

Before activating the SPB Menu, the memory is about 21Mb; now screen activated when the phone wakes up and the free memory is about 18Mb; switch between tabs (5 tabs), the memory runs down to 12Mb and wouldn't resort. Eventually, the phone freezes over.

The 3 contact Pages loop traps the gesture in the Contact tab, the only way to escape is to tap the tab icons below. Personally, I can barely fill the first contact page and I wonder if it's too much to ask for a version that has only one contact page VGA Diamond theme.

Once again, thank you for the great job and willing to share.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtkates:
I only did this theme to see if I could figure it out.

As far as memory usuage, my guess is maybe it has something to do with image file sizes, since they are twice as big as QVGA images, but I'm not a graphics wiz, so I just resized what was already there.

As for other layouts, I don't plan on doing any other Diamond conversions. Like I said, I just did it to see if I could and learned a lot in the process, but now I am working on a new theme. Once it is completed, I may do a VGA version too, but that is a while off.

The 3 contacts loop is part of the design of this theme.
[Windows Mobile Themes] depro:
i guess the only "problem" with this wonderful theme is that we get two clocks (upper left corner)

depro
[Windows Mobile Themes] kockroach:
I you try, it can be removed.
[Windows Mobile Themes] greatbal:
I'm working on version2.0 which looks like this:

Supposed Features:

1) Two main tabs, Home and Programs.

2) Home tab contains the Digital clock with alarm and appointments, as well as the Weather "tab". The last 3 icons are the status icons (not really "tabs").

3) Programs tab contains sub-tabs: Programs, MRU, and 3 Contacts Pages.

But after reading the SPB MS2.1 Skins/Themes thread and lepsyfou's http://www.actualitemobile.com/forum/index.php?topic=1654.165,

i thought that there's so many variations of my Diamond theme that adding one more is little bit too much!! :(

So, I might as well scrap this project and start a new fresh one. :(

PS: No more "redundant" clock on the upper-left hand corner on the Now Screen. Right depro? ;)

hehe
[Windows Mobile Themes] ~J~:
To be honest greatbal, and this is purely my own personal opinion, I think what you're doing is brilliant.

The "theme" itself (assuming you get it like V2 you're working on) would be fantastic.

Yeah there are many variations of the Diamond theme, but I think what needs to be done now is functionality. There are LOADS of 'cool' looking skins that 'show off' the phone, but if they don't offer good functionality then they're useless.

Your most recent one looked incredible and offered great functionality (especially, for me, the 3 pages of contacts).

Your weather I thought was spot on, the only thing I didn't particularly like was lack of a weather icon and/or appointments on the front screen.

But these are cosmetic.

You've got a load of followers on here, I think you're doing a brilliant job! You've got a great theme as a base, now 'better' the functionality and you're an even bigger star!
[Windows Mobile Themes] depro:
I second that. Put appointments on the front tab and you're the greatest... ever :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] pmorganii:
Please!!!!

greatbal..please release this...it already looks fantastic! I really like the indicators on the tabs!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] depro:
I did try to get rid of the small clock via registry, but nothing...after soft reseting the damn thing is still there

I'll wait for the next version then

depro
[Windows Mobile Themes] kockroach:
You have to remove the small clock plugin entry in the Lockscreen.xml file found in the qa_layouts.dat file.
[Windows Mobile Themes] depro:
Thanks but how do I edit the qa_layouts dat file?