yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
From Mobile Shell: Settings > Settings > Customize menu

From Windows Mobile Start Menu: Start > Settings > System > SPB Mobile Shell > Advanced > Menu
[Windows Mobile Themes] pafimal:
and for me tooooo....
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
Thx !!! :-)

Thx for your work! this theme is great and look very nice.. I hope you can make it also for VGA (Diamond).

Thank you very much!

A little Question: is it easy ta change the background picture? if it is easy how?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cascade2:
I got a 6 pack for someone who will take the time to make a clean, simple 320x320 version. Shouldn't be too tough, I just don't have the time right now.
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
Another Background - Transparent bars

Got this from the sona wad2 theme here at xda. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] aross6:
Quick question... my Vogue is setup to check my GMail account via IMAP using the built in mail client, but anytime I click "email" the menu takes me by default to the Outlook folder; any way to change that to the GMail Inbox???
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
The only way I know to do it is to keep one old unread email and it will open that email account. Basically mobile shell opens the email account with unread email unless there aren't any, then it open outlook by default.
[Windows Mobile Themes] colklink14:
Change Start to Start

Thanks for the winmo theme, it works fast and looks super, especially now that that I can easily change the colors with base express

For those who want the honeycomb buttons to respond to the correct menu (link, whatever), goto cutomize menu (in SPB shell) and match that sequence to whatever sequence is on the desktop. they will then work correctly.

When pushing the side buttom (#1) for the windows start menu, how can I what can I change to have it respond to the first honeycomb screen??

I have tried a variety of things but I edo not know the correct name of that screen.

Thanks again, for the great job,
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
Yes :-) I like too to change the background.. but how can I do this (I am a newby). this background look very good ;-) but I like to use a own picture.. is this possible and how?

Thx for helping me!
[Windows Mobile Themes] tpeazy:
The only reason I regret not having my mogul is this skin. I loved it and now I have a TP and can't use it. Keith, do you have the time to help re-format it for VGA? Is this just a photoshop thing? Just a question....

Tp

P.S. After using TF3D for a few weeks, I must admit...IMHO...Mobile shell with this theme is better. Just my opinion.
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
It is way more than just a photoshop thing. You have to redo all of the layouts and the graphics, if you just resize them then there are going to look crappy imo. They would need to be remade. I don't have the skill or the time to remake the graphics and redo all of the layouts, nor do I have a vga device to test with.
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
Start in this thread for some beginner's info about skinning and changing backgrounds. It is really not difficult to do.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378367
[Windows Mobile Themes] masrterk:
WVGA version for HTC HD

i instaled on my artemis and its exclent one of the best skins

any one coud make a WVGA version please ???? for my new HD

manya thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
Thx.. I could open the file with winzip but :-( how I can make a .dat file again.. I don't know and I tried already but I think I made something wrong and so it not work :-(!

Hope somebody can help me a little..
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dajek:
please coud make a VGA version for my HTC Touch Diamond ? :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
The main difference is the tab layout, obviously. I also just remade the graphics and refined minor details. So, not much.

Pushing "Start" should take you too the honeycomb launcher, but in case you want to play around, look in Main.xml in layouts.dat. The home screen is called "lockscreem," the main launcher is called "launcher," and the other honeycomb is called "MRU." Hope that's what you needed.

Freekin sweet man! Thanks!

Right you are. It's a pain in the a$$, and I don't have a device to test with either, hence the shameless asking of donations!

What I recommend, this is what I do, is configure winzip to open .dat files by default. Left click on a .dat file, then go to open with, then choose winzip, then click the option to always use this program with these type of files. This way, you can add, delete, and edit the files natively without changing the extension.
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
To open is not the problem, but if I change the Separator2.bmp how can I make a .dat file again from this direktory?
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
Keep in mind the .DAT extension is just an extension, the file is truely a password protected zip file (just renamed to *.DAT). So if you renamed the .DAT file to .ZIP, when you are done editing the images, add them back into the .ZIP file, then rename the ZIP file to a DAT file.
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
What mtstmp is saying is that once you associated winzip (I use winrar) with the .dat extension you don't even have to extract to make the changes. Just open it and make the changes save with the b0fm18zq password. No renaming.
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
:-( I don't understand what to do :-(

What I did already:

- open the file qp_bkg_now.dat with winzip

- change the file Separator2.bmp

but then I don't understand what to do?

Maybe you can help me, what I have to do with winzip now?
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
New Background

Here is an old but still a good background
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
you wouldn't happen to have the portrait and landscape wallpaper in a .jpg or .bmp format? That would be nice to for the Today screen, or better yet the matching .tsk to the image above?
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
Thank you very much.. but here the links in the now screen are wrong:

internet open media

media open organizer

and so on

.. I think I have to give up :-(

I read the pages and I tried to change the Separator.bmp but I think I made a mistake as I make a zip from all the files :-(
[Windows Mobile Themes] oknaka1:
Hi can someone make this for wqvga for omnia devices please??? Thanks so much.
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
Here you go.....
[Windows Mobile Themes] makoeyes:
I have to say that looks amazing, but of course I want it for the omnia. Can you leave like a template or something of the sort, so I can try my hand at creating a wqvga model.

I have only just begun looking at the how to create themes, sorry for being newbish in advanced.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
creating a wqvga theme would be mostly code. you would have to move the items around in the .xml files. the graphics would still be usable, because it's the same pixel resolution for both phones, just a different size screen. mobile shell beginners thread is a good place to start. then it's just trial and error.
[Windows Mobile Themes] yshaikh01:
Anybody kind enough to sort out the SPB Phone suite icon for this theme.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] amsatnetg:
The best I can say about this is to remove the phone suite icon by unchecking the box for phone suite icon in settings. This is located in spb mobile settings. Although I don't think you will be able to use notifications. I just wish someone would make an app that would control the notifications, that does not have to cost so much money.

Is it possible to integrate this into spb mobile skins 3.2? Great job by the way!
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
actually it is possible, the file that contains the icon for SPB Phone Suite is called PROFILES.DAT and is located in the PSB PS directory. If someone has the ability they could use the same modified file that was used with Greatbal Diamond theme (file is attached in an earlier post above). The icon just needs to be moved to fit this layout.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mhrc4:
could the thread starter post the jpg wallpaper? i like to have things be seamless on here and would love to use the same wallpaper on here as well as S2U2, without customizing the whole thing with one of my own wallpapers.

Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] DrForIslam:
Awesome,thanks I'll try
[Windows Mobile Themes] damsky-zg:
nice job

Thanks a lot for very nice theme. Hope to see much more from you
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
background

here's the default background
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
Diamond Background

Here's the theme with the original diamond background.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kangmas:
SPB Phone Suite

Well, I dont use MobileShell anymore. But I did this for my mate. Have adjust the layout for phone suite so that it match this skin layout. First you need this file upload by smittyofdhs here.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3456646&postcount=41

Then replace the qa_layout with the one that I modified.

see screenshot.

Image Hosting
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
Thank you very much! I'm sure lots of people will appreciate it!
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
now I like the background too :-)!

Wow.. now I like the background too!

Two questions I have again:

#1: What is the thing in your original background???

#2: In the last 2 days I realy like to make a own background.. I try many things and I made already a picture and saved in .bmp but now I don't know how to save all the file from the opened .dat file again to a .dat file (with winzip)? Can somebody help me step by step?

Thank you very much!
[Windows Mobile Themes] khozi:
Thanks for WinMo 6.5. Love the theme
[Windows Mobile Themes] adrianopery:
Greate Skin. Congratulations!!

There is a way to translate the texts to another language?
[Windows Mobile Themes] amsatnetg:
Great skin!! By far the best yet.

Hello and congratulations on the great skin. I have run this skin no problem although I was hoping for the ability to change skins rapidly from one to another or maybe keep the same overall skin yet change the background. I have the spb skin program that changes them here http://www.imarche.net/omnia/index.php

I setup your skin and then tried to save your skin in the options of this program, although it froze up spb and I had to remove spb and then reload it. I expect they just don't play nice together, and there is some bug. Is there a way to make the two work together? That would be awesome!! :)

Thank you for this,
[Windows Mobile Themes] BzeBwoi:
just installed this theme and its pretty awesome!

Just have a few questions as I've never messed with the layouts before,

1. How do I go about chainging the default My Pictures folder from the one on the device to one on the Storage Card??

2. How can I make the contacts on the bottom curtain go get linked to iContacts instead of the built it contacts page?

3. How can I make the "Opera" link point to Skyfire or other browser and also How would I go about changing the name to say Skyfire?

4. Is there a way to remove shortcuts under any folders from start menu in the honeycombs?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Coolpics:
Great theme. This is the first custom theme other than original SPB one's I kept on my screen.

But, I got an off positioned Phone Profile Icon on top of the screen. (As you can see from the attachment).

Search over and over, replaced with different version of profile.dat, still can't get this problem sort out.

Any help, please?
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
then read this thread... you will find the fix above.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mhrc4:
thank you sir!
[Windows Mobile Themes] OmniaDaveH:
Very nice work man !!!

But some people want this Theme in WQVGA,WVGA and VGA.I want too ...WQVGA please,please man and please:D

PS : sorry my english not well:)

THX
[Windows Mobile Themes] segadc:
Awesome skin. I am even tempted to buy SPB Mobile Shell. However, mobile shell kills my battery so back to HTC Home. Still though, nice work on the skin!
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
if you turn off the taskbar animation it won't kill your battery. SPB MS used to have a battery issue but it's been fixed. Just turn off that naimation crap and you shoud be good to go.
[Windows Mobile Themes] segadc:
Well I did turn it off but that was after I noticed it eating up my battery. I might give it another go. It also takes a lot more memory which we titan/mogul/XV6800 users are in need off.:p
[Windows Mobile Themes] winghack:
I'm waiting the same than u do, and as far as I can see we both have the same gadget :-p.

It looks really great that theme.

Congratulations
[Windows Mobile Themes] Coolpics:
Unfortunately, NONE! I've read this whole threads couple of times. Someone else has the same problems like myself is still waiting.

As I mentioned, replace the profiles.dat is only change the size of the icon, not the position. My problem is icon position.

But, I did find a solution, which is to disable "Phone Profile" in SPB Phone Suite. I don't like this solution, but I barely use it. So, not bad actually.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
1) I don't really know. Looks like a water drop. I pulled it from a screen of a leaked WM 6.5 rom.

2) Right click qp_bkg_now.dat, open with winzip, right click Separator2.bmp, open with Photoshop, enter password b0fm18zq, in photoshop, copy your background over the Separator2, merge the layers, then save. Clicking back to winzip should give you a prompt if you want to save the file, make sure the encryption box is checked. If done correctly, the new Separator2.bmp file should have an asterisk(*) next to the file name. That's the best explaination I can give. Just keep at it, you'll figure it out through trial and error eventually.

Do a search for "mobile shell localization" you should find some topics on this. The graphics would have to be altered using photoshop as well.

I've never used the imarche generator, and can't really speak on supporting this theme with that package. I am however developing a simple Mortscript switcher to change a few elements, as well as the background. Should be out Wednesday after I pick out the background files to include.

Most of your questions can be answered by going through the menu to "Settings" - "Customize menu." You can mess with all the program links there. The iContact question can be done, but would require modifying the theme to an extent, and requires knowledge of pinning MRU's, and changing the .xmls. I'll see what I can do in the coming weeks but this is a ton of work and time is short.

Ditto! SEARCH IS YOUR FRIEND! lol

Dude I don't have any other device but my sad ol QVGA touch. Skinning requires a way to ensure that what you're doing actually works! I've tried a little but find it torturous without a screen to look at! Sorry holmes....
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
Umm you might want to read this....

Your solution can be found here.... Thanks again kangmas
[Windows Mobile Themes] Coolpics:
Darn, why did I miss it twice?!

Thank all you guys for helping. Silly me.
[Windows Mobile Themes] amsatnetg:
You got it mtstmp.

Does that also solve the Big ICON problem for Phone Suite users?
[Windows Mobile Themes] BzeBwoi:
mtstmp, thanks for answers and great work on this theme.

I managed to fix the internet links and i understand about the iContacts troubles, but still haven't figured out how the heck to make My Pictures default to Storage Card and not Device location??

I also cannot find a way to not show some links from the programs menus. for example I don't want to see all the different Hbutton1, Hbutton2, etc. links from the Hbutton folder.

How to choose which are shown under Programs?

Thanks for all help.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Ferdimage:
to install this do i just copy all files and overwrite the ones in the Spb shell directory??

i tried this first but the icons and everything didnt line up it was a mess....please help thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] perrylg20:
Well Done! Thx! Is it possible to to make the top and bottom black bars transparent same as the desktop screen. I am a fresh user, which program can edit and save .dat files?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bfarkin:
Very nice theme! This one may actually make me into a Mobile Shell fan...

One question though, and maybe it's silly, but is the seconds hand on the analogue clock supposed to move at all? Mine is stuck on 25 past the minute... I also saw a screenshot without the analogue clock. Can I suppress it altogether?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Ferdimage:
Ok got it working, how do i change the background on the spb shell?
[Windows Mobile Themes] knaak:
easy way to change default font to for instance segoe can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1723275&postcount=18
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
2 Changes to Winmo 6.5

Here are the profile icons for winmo without having to change the qa_layouts.dat file. If you are like me I have already made some changes to the layouts so it was easier to change the profile.dat file only.

Also perrylg20 asked for a version with semi transparent bars on all pages, below is screenshot with profile icons and semi transparent bars.

Rename both files from .zip to .dat then copy in the respective folders.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jschee:
Hi Keith,

May I have another version for 100% transparent bars on all pages?

Thanks for your helps.
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
Here you go - I have my bb storm theme loaded right now, so you test it and let me know if it works.

Try this: Rename .zip to .dat copy and replace
[Windows Mobile Themes] jandread:
Works well
[Windows Mobile Themes] HellboyMC:
Will WQVGA be released soon as this doesn't work properly on Omnia, icons aren't on right places and ofc, part at the bottom is black since this is QWGA only.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Uffdada:
Hi,

First: INCREDIBLE SKIN !!! :D

Second: 2 Questions

What must I do, to localize the skin into a german Version?

Some editable text file?

May change the little clock on the desktop in one without a second hand?

It never changes and after a while this seems to be weird. :D

Thx...
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
Will you please read the thread before asking for the same thing that has been asked for multiple times over and over. The original author of the thread does not have the device to do the layout. THIS ONLY WORKS WITH QVGA! if you want it to work with any other res, then read up on how do it yourself.

sorry for the rant, just seen this same question a million times today.
[Windows Mobile Themes] windowv:
woooo!! very cool man!

thank you so much!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] HellboyMC:
I did go through the posts, saw people asking the question i asked, never saw an answer so i asked again, my bad, i'll try to find the info on how to do it myself, but if it's not in this topic, please give me a link? ^^
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
the link is in this post somewhere, the title is something about "SPB Mobile Shell Beginners Guide...". I think it's still a sticky post on the devlopment and hacking forum.
[Windows Mobile Themes] fcg012:
It Looks Good

Thank You
[Windows Mobile Themes] spider6666:
hot to use this skin in universal

can u tell me how to use this application in universal jasjar

and what i need to let this skin working?

thanks alot
[Windows Mobile Themes] poisonspider:
Change the background :-)!

Thx to everybody who helped me to change the background :-) now it works (with photoshop not with irfanview)!

Thank you very much!
[Windows Mobile Themes] jschee:
Cool~ it works well. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] perrylg20:
Thank you so much! : )
[Windows Mobile Themes] mtstmp:
Q & A!

That kind of stuff would have to be done by editing the registry. I'm not to sure exactly where, cause your setup is obviously going to be different. As it's not really a skin related thing, you might check one of the other threads.

It sounds like you don't have a QVGA device. Double check to make sure that it is, 240x320 pixels.

You would have to open layouts.dat with winzip, password b0fm18zq, then open all the .xml files with notepad, editing any line that says topshadow and bottom shadow to topshadow2 and bottomshadow2.

Mobile shell doesn't display seconds on it's clocks, it's purely aesthetic. You can just delete the qa_clock_now.dat file i think. it might not load the main page after doing it so backup first. I haven't tried this.

it's simple really, all you have to do is SEARCH THE FORUM! I'm not trying to be rude but it does get a little tiring answering the same stuff over and over. This thread even has quite a few posts on it.

First: THANKS!

Second: This is a two parter, you'd have to edit a text file, i've seen this done before somewhere, sorry don't know where. then you'd have to change the graphics with photoshop.

It needs to be QVGA and you need mobile shell 2.1.5. Just... Like... The... Title... Of.. This... Thread.......

It's rewarding isn't it! Now you must post your works for all to see!

VGA----- I've decided to just give it a go, it's coming along sloppily and I'm already running into problems. Hope to see it through before MS 3.0.
[Windows Mobile Themes] depeer:
Please post your backgrounds

Could everybody please post there backgrounds with attached .dat files?

I'm not succeeding in making them and so will lots of other people I guess.

Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] depeer:
Help with background

Could anyone make a background for this 6.5 theme (qvga) using the attached picture???? That would make me verrrrrrrrrrrrrry happy!!!!

(since I can't make it work). Maybe other people like this background too!
[Windows Mobile Themes] keithdupont:
I did landscape and portrait, i did not have time to switch themes to test. hope it works.
[Windows Mobile Themes] depeer:
Thanks man!!!

Wooh, superb, thanks a bunch! I think it looks great. I'm verry happy with it. Just because I can always try, I also attached my other favourite, if anyone would like to make a background for this FANTASTIC theme AND post it here to share, that would be GREAT!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] nogit:
hi mtstmp,

i can't see the honeycomb (as on your screenshots) on my LGKS20 ?

moreover, in launcher tab the messaging and mymenu icons appear a little bit lower than the other icons (indeed the text "messaging" appears a the bottom of the text "desktop")

i changed my fonts to segoe ui but i still have the same problem...:(

i would appreciate some help

thanks

(most beautyfull skin i ever seen for SPBMS !!)
[Windows Mobile Themes] hientv62:
Weather do nothing

Dear sir,

Weather do not update information when I press "Update" item.
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
Please keep in mind that this is just a skin, the files replaced were nothing more then images. If your weather isn't updating, please consult the vendor of the software, not the person who skinned it.
[Windows Mobile Themes] smittyofdhs:
doesn't your device have a different resolution? I don't think it's QVGA. If so, then read the hundreds of posts above regarding display size.
[Windows Mobile Themes] knaak:
This is a truly fantastic skin, not just when it comes to design but also when it comes to functionality. For me, this is the best skin I have ever seen for spb mobile shell!

I have one question though. On the "desktop", I have programs linking to organizer since I use that part of mobile shell far more often. But is it possible to change the skin so that it actually reads organizer as well.

In other words:

tools

organizer

...

...

email sms calls

internet

media
[Windows Mobile Themes] depeer:
Make themes more valueable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone willing to make this picture into a background for this theme for me??

And everybody else who likes it. I think it will make the theme much more wanted if there are several different ready to go .dat file backgrounds for people like me, not able to make them!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] rexboy:
Here you go :-)

Hi Depeer, here is the b/ground you wanted for Mtstmp new theme. Just remember to rename the zip to a dat and then put in your spb mobile shell directory and soft reset.