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[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
FAQ, Additional Languages for Hidden Mod, Wallpapers, and clocks

Install all image cabs to main memory. They need to be in /windows to work.

FAQ:

1) I have Energy ROM and get blend of original background with the panoramic one.

See solution posted by hefman HERE.

2) What are the two thin vertical lines between images in landscape?

They are a by-product of the way the mod is written and cannot be fixed at this time.

3) The image moves up while sliding.

Please try Gen.Y pano-slide move down fix.cab from post #1.

Creating your own images:

Panoramic images for created as with the other panoramic mods (so search if you need a detailed guide :)). Briefly, a 1536x512 panoramic picture is made into 3 sequential 512x512 .png images (named pano1,pano2,pano3 or whatever.). These images are then placed into 67ea4038_manila, 67fc58b9_manila, and 680e713a_manila for portrait with cfcgui and cfc compressed (optional). 6832a23c_manila, 6844babd_manila, and 682089BB_manila are the files for landscape. Copy them to /windows on your device and overwrite the ones there to change the background (requires restart of tf3d2.1). Manila files to edit are in Gen.Y Pano Background files.zip.

Guide for creating your own wallpapers by rotastrain.

Cabs for backgrounds I've made. Click image to download and restart manila/phone once cab is installed:

Most contain portrait and landscape cabs, so you can choose which you want. The zip contains cabs and larger .jpg to preview before install if you wish. Preview is portrait mode, landscape may be cropped.

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Blue neurons for landscape here - cannot attach more images, so only link from now on in post #2.

Atlanta, GA skyline

Panoramas made by users here:

Portrait panorama by iullian here.

Portrait panorama by hansch here.

Portrait and landscape by Aaron McCarthy here. Updated to 1.1 here.

Deep Sky by Aaron McCarthy. Updated to 1.1 here.

Several nice wallpaper cabs here by bedoig

Planet new york, 1st batch, 2nd batch, 3rd batch, 4th batch, 5th batch, and 6th batch by drunkbastard

Planets Pano by savage25rcracer.

The clock with 'no icons' removes the calendar and phone icon if you are using the cab with mods.

Bullet+TouchFlo+Tab+04.cab will give you the icons seen in post 1.

For Reference:

NisseDILLIGAF's panoramic background.

rotastrains Mods for tf3d2 [Panoramic Background] in xperia forum
[Windows Mobile Themes] msl7052:
just what ive been looking for. Thank you
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
Awesome, I just cooked it into my new ROM for the Fuze, build 23028 and it is stunning! Thank you for all your hard work! BTW, how good are you at editing lua files for manila? :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] iullian:
I simply love your mod. Please compress me these three manila or just create the three manila files from this attachments. I would be very very gratefull, as I don't know how to compress them.
[Windows Mobile Themes] iullian:
I succeeded. These are the working ones (Created from Nero's wallpaper). Great app !!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] jok3sta:
Wow this is soo sweet.. thank you for this.. I cant wait to see what backgrounds people come up with..
[Windows Mobile Themes] hansch:
Can someone make one similar to the HTC Hero background?

EDIT: I'm trying to make one but I can't find a suitable background...
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
nice to see my mod on the vga screen!

you can see how to make a panoramic background here at my original thread

JUST ADD THESE LINKS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR OWN BACKGROUNDS AND SHARE THEM

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND??

SEE HERe

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=516638

main thread-with many backgrounds made by many members

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=506654

the already existing skin thread is here having a number of skins for this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=538226

Cheers

Rota

ps..i loved the background:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] superkevx:
installing the one with mods made my call log and calender text disappear but the icons are still on the first tab. Still clickable, any way to remove or hide the icons? Or even reveal the text again, that would be cool.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
mwalt can u tell me where you got the hide call history mod?its still clickable.using a ._visible=false and a listener it can be enabled disabled..
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Hi superkevx. Sorry, I forgot to put the black glass clock files in the original VGA_Gen.Y_Manila_2.1_Panorama_with_mods.cab. Re-download it from the first post and it will give you the glass clock pictured. If you'd like to remove the icons yourself (and keep your current clock), open 1bbfdc9b_manila with cfcgui and click Save as... to get a .png. Open the png in photoshop or other editing software and delete the phone with exclamation mark, calendar icon, and alarm icon in the top right (the one that's more transparent). Then use the Replace with... option of cfcgui to change the image to the one you modified.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
The hide call history is just simply deleting the following from 590ad244_manila (xml file):

</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="IDS_NOMISSEDCALL">
<source>[b]Call History[/b]</source>
</trans-unit>

to

</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="IDS_NOMISSEDCALL">
<source></source>
</trans-unit>

This leaves it still clickable and it displayed missed calls or voicemails. The same can be done for the calendar by deleting the text between <source></source> of IDS_NOAPPOINTMENTS. You can get rid of the icons as in the post above. Thanks again for all of your work!
[Windows Mobile Themes] hansch:
HTC Hero Panorama Mod v1

Thanks guys. I've used photoshop, cfcgui and cab manager to create my own mod. It is based on mwalt's "VGA_Gen.Y_Manila_2.1_Panorama_with_mods.cab" but with the panorama background changed to my HTC Hero version and I've also changed it so call history and calendar is showing. I've also attached the HTC Hero wallpaper that I am using.

I've got one question though. When I slide manila, I can see the very very fine "line break" between the 3 512x512 pages. This happens with mwalt's cab as well. Any idea why this is happening and any solutions?

Thanks in advance.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
Im answering these question as i am the original developer and mwalt will not no the answer to this:

the line is based on the image quality.it is a long discussed issue which i have tried to solve as much as possible.what remains cannot be solved.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
mwalt..y dont u use my latest panorama?with the moving slider and the moving icons?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
This is based off of your latest version (at least I think). I used 'Rotastrain panosidetoside 3.0 without widgets all aeralier.cab'. I just liked it better with the slider icon stationary in the middle - just my preference :). I guess I'm just used to it since I used NisseDILLIGAF's panoramic mod for so long. If anyone is interested, it's easy to add rotastrain's code for it back into the .lua...just let me know (you can see how it works in rotastrain's xperia panoramic thread).
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
Anyway you could port rotastrains hyperfluid simple to VGA, that would realy be something! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Mayonesa:
ok... if i download the cab, i just install it and im good to go?

as far as the backgrounds, where do i install them?

thanks for the help
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Updated post #2 with 11 backgrounds, all but 2 (city and bridge) contain both portrait and landscape files.

Yes, all you need to do is download and install the cab of your choice. The one labeld 'with mods' will make your homescreen look like in the pictures of post #1 (minus tray icons). The one without is panorama files only. The cabs in post #1 contain the backgrounds shown in that post. Look in post #2 for more or read the explanation (post 1) and linked guides (post 2) to create your own.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
To get rid of the call history and calendar, you just need to edit the home.xx-xx.xml manila file with a text editor (it's an xml file). For WWE, it's 590ad244_manila, but changes names with different languages. Look for "IDS_NOMISSEDCALL" and "IDS_NOAPPOINTMENTS". Delete the word(s) between <source></source> in the line immediately below. Then you just have to edit 1bbfdc9b_manila with cfcgui to export the png, delete the phone with exclamation mark icon, delete the calendar icon, save the png, replace 1bbfdc9b_manila with the modified .png using cfcgui, and transfer it to your device. I'd make a cab for you, but it depends on what clock you are using as to what background the phone and calendar icons need deleted from (ie glass clock background, white clock background, etc.).

You can also looks into Kamill's CompactHome Mod. It might be simpler to use the 2a version posted that auto-hides call history and calendar when not active. There's a link at the top of post 1 of this thread to the CompactHome mod.

Nice work on the script formula. I personally did not like the standard background even during sliding while in menus because the standard black shade is not present, which makes the icon and title of the tab were hard to read IMO.
[Windows Mobile Themes] theboostman:
The black shade is present in my mod. Try it!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Yeah, you're right. I still had the transparent black.qtc from before. It works well now. I'll probably post another update tomorrow using it :). Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Updated to v2b using some of thebootsman optimized script.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Asphyx:
Hey quick Question....I have previous version of this cooked into my ROM....

Can I just overwrite the files in my OEM with this update?
[Windows Mobile Themes] cmajewsk:
Running Gen.Y Panorama with mods v2b.cab and it works great, but for some reason the Home screen is keeping its original background but all the other tabs are fine....any ideas?

Never mind....it seems you have to go to Settings in TF3d and select the default wallpaper...duh! Thanks mwalt2!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Yeah, it should be fine to overwrite the files. That's what I have been doing.

Are you using one of NRG's ROMs? Try this suggestion from hefman and listed in FAQ of post 2 :).
[Windows Mobile Themes] cmajewsk:
Besides the stock white flip clock, and the black-glass flip clock are their any others that work with this?
[Windows Mobile Themes] fabius88:
I've gen Y R2 rom, I've installed Gen.Y Panorama with mods v2b.cab...all ok..

but, is possible to have the lines betweek the appointments in the home?

tx!!

Fabius

then, when I want to change my background I must install cab like..panorama dark earth portrait.cab ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] fabius88:
wrong post
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Any clock that works with tf3d2.1 will work fine with this mod. The only problem that may occur is if you are using the 'with mod' version. Using a new clock will put the calendar icon and alarm off icon on your homepage. You can either edit it out (or post it here and I can) or use the 2a versions of Kamill's CompactHome mod (which auto-hides both call history and calendar I think).
[Windows Mobile Themes] cmajewsk:
Thanks for the info!

Much appreciated!
[Windows Mobile Themes] primenall:
Hi I'm trying out the Panoramic cab with mods, I am also using "Second Today" (for Weatherpanel) and after installing the Panoramic w/mod cab my soft keys are now "phone" and "contacts" and I can't get Weatherpanel to change the soft key as I could before, any Idea how to get it going?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
The soft keys are controlled by the registry and this mod only contains manila files, nothing else. I also use SecondToday with weatherpanel with no problem any of the times I've installed the cabs to test them. You just need to edit your registry to get the softkey back. The following below will put 'Weather' on left soft key and open second today:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila]
"HomeLSKText"="Weather"
"HomeLSKPath"="\\Program Files\\SecondToday\\SecondToday.exe"

You can either make the changes yourself by navigating to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Manila, or it should work to copy the text in the code box, put it in a .txt file, rename the file to whatevername.reg, and import it into your registry. RSK is for right soft key if you want it there.

*edit - if you do it manually, you don't need to \\, just use a single \ when typing the path to secondtoday.exe.
[Windows Mobile Themes] primenall:
Thanks I got it going, I think I just accidentally checked "today screen" twice instead 3D when setting my soft keys in second today, duh.

Program is very nice, I will post some backgrounds when I get a chance to make a couple, thanks M.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Catso:
portrait skin

Hi everybody,

see my first portrait backgrounds.

I do not know how to make cabs, so just copy the three manila files from a zipped one to windows directory.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ljjuna:
Thanks for your help
[Windows Mobile Themes] marocci:
PanoWalls

Hi guys,

i´m sorry for my bad English...

I need this Pics for Panoramic Walls (cabs), can you help me ???
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
It's better to use a dual-monitor wallpaper. The 1577x1183 is too square. A lot will get cut off or distorted when re-sizing to 1536x512.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bog3nator:
i just installed this and i am using NRG's latest rom. now when i click the clock it doesnt do anything, but i can still click on the part were the date it and alarm is and it will open..but when i click the actual clock nothing happens?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
I'm not sure. NRG customizes a lot of things with manila in a way that it breaks many of the mods for tf3d2.1 (see compacthome thread for other problems with NRG's roms and these types of mods based on yoz's gen.y manila 2.1). I cook my own ROMs (and thus don't have these problems), but I may flash NRG's rom if I get some free time to try to see what may be causing it. Sorry that's not much help for now.
[Windows Mobile Themes] hefman:
FWIW, I've installed this on the latest Energy Rom and do not have this issue. Perhaps the poster has installed something else that broke the world clock???
[Windows Mobile Themes] bog3nator:
hmm the only thing i installed that would change anything on the first page is a different compact home screen...let me try uninstalling and and go back to default then installing the pano mod and see if that works.

edit: ok well that didnt work, i had the orignal clock that the rom comes with , install pano and the background and then i can nolonger click on the clock. what wierd is i can still access the world clock if i click on were it says alarm off and the date. i guess that will do.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bog3nator:
ok well i hard reset and it all seems to work fine now, i cant think of what i did...one last question, i saw that there was suppose to be a black curtain in all secondary menu's does anyone have the files just for that...?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
The panoramic cabs in post one should both contain the necessary settings to get the black curtain in secondary menus. Are you using the newest version (2b)? Also, let me know which cab you are installing. I thought I tested them all, but I could have left a file out of one of them by accident. I know for sure the one with mods and compact home works, since that is the one that I use.
[Windows Mobile Themes] aleesax3:
Can i install this on any phone, or only HTC touch phones..

what about the excalibur?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bog3nator:
i am using just the panoramic background one...the one with no compact home screen and no mods. everything works perfectly except for that. if it doesnt have it, or does can you upload the file so i can just replace it on my phone?

edit: and yes it is the newest version
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Thanks a lot for pointing that out. I forgot to change 1 manila file. Here is a fixed version. It's been updated in post 1.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bog3nator:
haha no problem, i just didnt know if i was loosing my mind or not. thanks for all your help i really appreciate it. and everything works perfect now your awsome! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
The cabs only contain manila files, so it should work on any VGA phone running Gen.Y manila 2.1. I'm not familiar with the excalibur, but if it has manila 2.1 and is VGA, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bobby yarrow5674:
I liked that image a lot, but I'm using a touch pro and wanted landscape. I threw together the landscape files, and I've packed them up with your files, attached. Hope you don't mind, thanks for the great look.
[Windows Mobile Themes] uygar2580:
Panoramic background is good idea i think too. :)

I have a suggestion but i don't know before here this idea discussed. I think panoramic background image must moves with half speed or lower speed from slide speed. Then its looks more 3D.

Thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Would anyone else be interested in a slower moving panorama (ie smaller image that pans)? I think I've gotten it to a point where you can just take a 1280x1024 wallpaper, size to 640 x 512, then break into 512x512 and 128x512 images to use as the panoramic image. This results in a 'slower' moving one that is a little more than 1/2 the speed of the original.

For landscape, I made it so you use a 2560x1024 wallpaper, size to 1280 x 512, and break into two 512x512 and one 256x512 image to use as the panorma files. It makes it easier since 1280x1024 and 2560x1024 are relatively common desktop wallpaper sizes and you are just re-sizing images - no cropping.
[Windows Mobile Themes] nosh10:
Please Help

Please help:(, I've tried all three Cabs and after installation all I get is a white home screen,and the background for the other tabs are all white also, I have tried to read all the threads but it's bogling :confused:my mind.

maybe I'm doing something wrong, so any help in how to install step by step would be much appreciated.

I have a mda compact4 with Rom Ver: 2.03.405.3WWE
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Is your phone running HTC's TF3D2.1 manila? If not, this mod won't work. I'm not familiar with your phone, so let me know what manila version you have.
[Windows Mobile Themes] zachspda:
wvga

is this going to be updated for rhe TP2 wvga device :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
This was 'ported' from a wvga mod. If you want wvga look for the link to rotastrains xperia panoramic mod in the first post of this thread. His is a little different, but should work well for wvga. It'll be VGA until I get a WVGA device :).
[Windows Mobile Themes] nosh10:
Thanks, it's the Tmobile version of the Diamond,but I've dumped the tmo rom and installed the latest HTC rom.

I've checked the settings tab and it says TouchFLO 3D 1.1.35345.3 1630.38.

does this mean I have an old TF3D version,if so any pointers in the right direction would be great.

THANKS IN ADVANCE.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
You can look here at NisseDILLIGAF's original panoramic mod for tf3d1. It will be a little different, but overall it is the same.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Sporkman:
how do i install the files i tried and restarted but my background stayed the same ?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Which specific cab did you install and are you running yoz's gen.y manila 2.1 VGA port?
[Windows Mobile Themes] nosh10:
Thankssssssssssss

:D:D:D:rolleyes::cool::)
[Windows Mobile Themes] ro0hwhee3l:
hi

hello guys i dont know what am i doing wrong here maybe somebody can help me out... i have the sSs ROM in my phone right now and also installed the Gen Y. panoramic with no-compact home... now my question is how do i change the background theme i downloaded and installed one of the cab file located in the 1st post and nothing happens... am i missing something? thank you guys
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
You have to install to main memory. Other than that, make sure you are not installing a landscape cab and expecting it to change the portrait picture.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ro0hwhee3l:
okay well i do install it at main main memory... i'll try another cab file... thanks..

EDIT: I got it to work now thanks!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] bane_dd:
It's not working for me either. I have the yozgatg TouchFLO 3D 2.1.38658.0 VGA CFC running on otherwise unmodified EnergyROM 'Genesis' (23016) on an HTC Diamond.

After installing the cab files, nothing changes, I am able to change the background for the home tab but it is only the normal one. Other tabs have black background. I have tried flipping the screen to landscape and rebooting the phone multiple times.

What am I doing wrong?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Did you install the panoramic cab to main memory (not internal storage)? For nrg's rom, you have to go to the wallpaper under the settings tab and say yes when it asks you if you want to use the default wallpaper. Install one of the following to main memory:

Gen.Y Panorama with mods v2b.cab
Gen.Y Panorama mods v2b-No CompactHome.cab
Gen.Y Panorama v2b.cab

Then soft reset or restart manila.

I think most people using nrg's roms need to use 'Gen.Y pano-slide move down fix 2b.cab' that you can find attached to post #1. If the image appears to move up while sliding across tabs, install this cab.
[Windows Mobile Themes] bane_dd:
Thanks for the help bro. I finally got it to work after a few more resets. I've created some backgrounds but am still trying to figure out how to make cabs out of them so I can post them here.
[Windows Mobile Themes] averma:
I know this is probabaly already on here but here is the Hero theme I made

with the panoramic background mod (VGA manila 2.1) and with a hero style slider/icons

Available here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=562566

Video here (Video doesn't show slider. view attached images):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i36gs_JGKE
[Windows Mobile Themes] mdsevol:
I searched this post and couldnt find my answer so maybe someone can help.

I have everything working perfect with the NFSFAN WM6.5 ROM and this .cab but I also added Showaco AllPrograms Tab 4Column and it works great in Portrait mode but one in Landscape it actually shows 5 columns and they are all overlapped and once I select "all programs" the list doesnt fill the entire screen, its cropped to the same size as it is in Portrait mode. If anyone can help I would really appreciate it and thanks so much for this program/tweak, it makes the phone so much better.

Update:

I uninstalled Showaco AllPrograms and it went back to three columns on portait but it went to 4 columns in landscape mode and still doesnt look like it fits naturally. Any help?
[Windows Mobile Themes] drfuture:
Hello,

The Panorama is perfekt, but i made a little mistake - i installed the *mod version - so the Calendar and phonehistory is disabled.

I installed the stock clock.cab from the #1 post - and the icons are back - but the labels are`n visible.

How can i restore the original lables?

I use the german manila 2.1

thx a lot for a little hint
[Windows Mobile Themes] tarroyo:
Where can I get that manilla clock? I tried the cabs provided in the second post. They just turned my manilla white where nothing was visible
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Did you try to uninstall the panoramic cabs you installed? It should restore it to the default files. If it doesn't work, post a screenshot of your problem and how you'd like it to look. I'll make a cab for you to get it right for you.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Showaco's mod doesn't work in the new manila. You need to search in the forum (development and hacking) for the 4 column mod for manila 2.1. I cannot remember who made it (JVH3T or something along those lines...sorry for butchering it probably :)).
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
It's just a normal black glass clock. I don't know how originally made it, but I put together a cab for you using the files in my kitchen.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tarroyo:
Thanks! I appreciate it

edit: Hmmmmmmm same white non visible effect like the previous cabs on the 1st page
[Windows Mobile Themes] drfuture:
thx a lot, i reinstalled the complet rom yesterday beacause i have two other errors.