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[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
What ROM are you using? I have an OEM made from the VGA_Gen.Y_Manila_2.1_Panorama_with_mods.cab cooked into a 23017 ROM I made. I am able to remove music, stock, and picture tab, while still having the panoramic background function properly. You could try to remove the tabs and then re-install the panoramic cab. Also, could you post a screenshot or two of the problem since I cannot replicate it on my end? Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
There are cabs that will do it for you in post #2 that I have made (just click on the picture you want to download the cab). hansch also posted a cab for changing the portrait wallpaper and iullian posted the 3 manila files for his portrait wallpaper (can unzip them to /windows and overwrite the ones you have, then restart tf3d2).

The Gen.Y Pano Background files.zip from post 1 contains 3 manila files for portrait and 3 manila files for landscape. You can read the descriptions in post 1 and 2, as well as rotastrains guide linked in post 2.
[Windows Mobile Themes] c0de_junkie:
The rom im using is SSK2.6 CDMA, and its the picture tab that i have to leave in to keep the panoramic background, not the music tab, sorry about that, i tried uninsta;;ing then changing the tabs and then reinstalling the panoramic background with mods cab and it still goes to default background but goes to panoramic background when you slide the slider, sorry im unable to post a screen now but will later on tonight! Thanks for any help
[Windows Mobile Themes] d-signet:
sounds great, but guessing it would be most effective being more subtle....eg the sense-ui interface where it seems to only scroll 10px or so for each tab....will this work with other size images to emulate this or does the panoramic backround need to be a fixed width?

waiting for a QVGA version

nice work guys
[Windows Mobile Themes] iknowsquat:
Thank you! This looks crAzy on my "Energized" TP! Great work!! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
It must be something specific to his ROM and maybe the R4R theme he has, as I am not seeing it (can remove any combination of tabs and it still displays correctly for me) and am running only a slightly different 6.5 SYS (23016 vs 23017) and Gen.Y manila 2.1. It's weird that it only works when the picture tab is present...I'm not sure what would cause this. If I get some time over the next couple of days, I'll download his kitchen and try to see if there could be something interfering with the panoramic background.

For everyone else, does anyone have any problems with the image looking zoomed in or moving up/down while scrolling? On my phone, the background position does not change even 1 pixel up/down while scrolling. Also, are you able to remove the picture tab? Thanks for the help. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
I do, I am using a 6.5 23028 build from my own kitchen and Gen.Y Manilla it does it on every screen, I added the file you posted and no change, also its cooked into my ROM not added as a cab! I have a Fuze. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] kanoej:
sorry, if mentioned already, but couldnt' find...

How do you install this bad boy? I couldn't not find any instructions to install something like this. Is it like flashing a new rom or ??? Just by chance, I came across this....i was and still am blown away!!!!!

I'm currently using |RAPH|ROM|6.5|WWE| ★ EnergyROM 'Warhawk' (SYS 23016) ★ | Built Aug 11 | w Manila 2.1! on Att Fuze.

Many thanks in advance.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
As long as it is a .cab file just put it into your device storage somewhere eg: My Documents, and click on it in file explorer and it will install itself! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] djdafreund:
I noticed (after installing 3 different times) and each time had the same result, when installing and using the newest NRG rom for my touch pro, the 1st screen only looks kind of weird in color at the bottom, and after messing around with it for a bit, i figured out what is causing it. I noticed it after using the modified Action screen (uses the same background as the default one that comes with NRG ROM (angled carbon holes looking with redish wicked pattern towards the bottom.) this patch for me is showing the redish pattern toward bottom over the panorama patch for some reason. I noticed that manually changing the Home background in TF3D2.1 settings to just some other icon picture, it stopped doing that, but after a reset you now see the whole picture. I am not sure what causes this to happen. But it's happening for me at least on my Touch Pro.

Also, wondered if you could make one that uses the landscape deep blue also for the portrait picture? I like the picture, but just don't like the cyan colors in the one picture, it clashes with the clock for me personally, plus i honestly LOVE that deeper blue color either way better. And if needed could remove the black clock numbers and stay with white if you think it would match better.

I am using the /with mods cab file, since i love the transparent bar and no curtains. Looks nicer to me. Great job!!! It gives it a much nicer and somewhat 3Dish look to it when using it. I am thinking about making a TRON background version scenery.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
I like TRON! Allen is my user's name! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] jneilliii:
Offset Slider Mis-Alignment

I also am experiencing this issue with the 08/11 EnergyROM flashed onto my Fuze. I have the same effect with both the regular install and modified panoramic files I've made myself. It does it no matter what tabs I have visible. I have the cookie monster HQWallpaperPatch installed as well, don't know if that makes a difference or not. Attached is a screenshot of the mis-alignment using my own background.

*** Edit: Sorry, got thread posts mixed up, I actually am having the other issue where the slider and background not aligning properly, as seen in the screenshots.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Thanks for the screenshots. Could people have problems with alignment please try the cabs attached to this post? You will need to have one of the panoramic cabs from Post #1 previously installed, as the test fixes only updates 3 files.

Test Fix 1 is correcting the panoramic image scale (previous version was not exactly square). I am not sure if this will help the alignment, but please check and see. Test Fix 2 is adjusted to move the image while panning across tabs down 56 pixels based on jneilliii's screenshot. On my phone, this results in the opposite effect that is seen in jneilliii's screenshots (gap at top)...so maybe it will even it out for you :). Keep me updated and I'll try to get it working properly for everyone. Also, is there anyone not having the image move up or down while sliding across tabs? It would be great to hear if it is working for another person as it is on my phone.

edit - also, how is the landscape panorama images while sliding across tabs?

edit 2 - fixes removed, use the one here.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
The 2nd cab worked but could go up another 3 pixles or so the 1st made it worse and when I uninstalled the background was gone! Isnt that the way it goes lol! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] hefman:
You can eliminate that swirl graphic on the bottom of the home screen by going to your settings tab, selecting wallpaper, and responding "Yes" when asked if you want to restore to the default wallpaper. For some reason, this fixes that on the NRG rom...
[Windows Mobile Themes] hefman:
I applied fix 2 and can concur with Cal-El -- the picture only moves up a few pixels now. Also, the panorama scrolls smoothly when sliding.

I'm curious, do you you apply an all Tabs background tweak to your manila before installing this? I wonder if that might do something to the way it applies the backgrounds. Just a thought...
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
If anyone wants to test out the location value for the sliding panoramic image using m9editor, I've attached a screenshot of the y-value that changes the sliding panoramic image location. Decreasing the y-value move the image down, while increasing the value moves it up. You can edit the 5c9aa261_manila attached (it is the one from Gen.Y pano test fix 2). You will need one of the test fixes installed first though since I changed a couple values in the .lua script.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
no that would do nothing.the mod replacess/overwrites it!
[Windows Mobile Themes] kanoej:
neither fixes worked for me - when using slide bar image moves up. oddly, w/ keyboard out, the only moves side to side when using slide bar as intended. i dont know y the background behaves differently depending if keyboard is out or not. thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
That actually isn't in this mod, I couldn't get it working correctly :o.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
by keyboard out, do you mean you are in landscape mode? Did the 2nd test fix help any at all? If so, it's just a matter of finding out what y-value is needed to get the image being displayed when scrolling in portrait to be displayed correctly. I don't know why the values would need to be different on different phones/ROMs...I thought the same 5c9aa261_manila would do the same thing on all VGA phones. Hopefully people with the problem while scrolling can all be fixed using the same y-value.

PS - I'm still wanting to hear if this mod working correctly for anyone besides me in portrait. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
The test fix down cab worked awesome, it may need to go down 1 more pixle but you cant really even notice! Great job fixing this! :)

EDIT! My landscape works perfect, never had an issue with that!

EDIT 2: This is shameless I know, but if you could port Rotastrains hyperfluid to VGA you would be hero to many!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Here's one more fix then :). Anyone else having the problem, please try the fix attached to this post and let me know if it works.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
That did it, perfect! You the man! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
I've updated the first post with a cab to give you white numbers for your clock. I'll work on getting the landscape wallpaper into the portrait and update post 2 with it. It might not be for a couple days, because I think the full res wallpaper is on a usb key that I left at work (and I don't remember where I originally found it online).
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Good to hear. The background scrolling while switching tabs is probably my favorite thing about rotastrain's mod. Hopefully it works for others having the problem :).
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
What is the secret to editing manila files and luafiles, I read and read and it never works for me! Am I missing something?:confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] jneilliii:
Tried Test Fix 2 and Cal-El is right, there is a slight bit more that could be shifted. Please see screenshots attached. When pressed down, you can kinda see the line at the bottom of the screen that should help in measuring the offset. Avoided Test Fix 1 due to Cal-El's comments.

Edit: Fixed before I could finish the screenshots, Test Fix 4 definitely fixed the issue for me in portrait, never looked to see if landscape was broken, but it is definitely not shifting. Thanks so much mwalt2.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jneilliii:
m9editor is the easiest way to work with these files.
[Windows Mobile Themes] burner8:
your wonderful panorama screen

wow, it's wonderful,

thank you
[Windows Mobile Themes] CharlyAR:
Hi guys.

I just installed on my Fuze and it looks very nice. :) Great work, thanks!

Only one thing, tough: in the home tab, the incoming events are a little bit too low and they mix with the bottom icons. Can this be fixed? :confused:

Thanks again, cheers.

PS: Almost forgot to ask. Is it possible to change the clock numbers, and get the "old" plain white with solid background ones?
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
mwalt2 can u post a seperate zip files containing the clock files?I want to port it to manila 2.5 LEO
[Windows Mobile Themes] bechevin@mail.ru:
Mod works, but Call and Callendar visiblle...

I installed cab with mods, what do you think about this?

I d`nt installed other M2.1 mods etc. only local files for M2.1...

And, can you share tab icon, from video?
[Windows Mobile Themes] seas1:
works great on my girlfriends diamond! thank you very much! hope this comes for my blackstone too!

greetz,

seas
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
The incoming event was not changed by this mod. The way it is displayed is how it works on stock Gen.Y 2.1 manila (I just restored all files that get overwritten by my cab to stock and verified it :)). I've attached two versions of the stock Gen.Y 2.1 clock. The one with 'no icons' removes the calendar and phone icon if you are using the cab with mods.

Which clock to you want? The Clear-Black Glass Flip one?

I forgot to mention that hidden calendar and call history is WWE-specific (0409 file). A different file needs to edited for your language (I'm guessing it isn't 0409). Do you know what language code you are using? I can try to find the file and make the same modifications or you can look here to see what changes need to be made (though the manila file name will differ depending on language). The tab icons are linked in post #1 after the description of VGA_Gen.Y_Manila_2.1_Panorama_with_mods.cab. They are Bullet+TouchFlo+Tab+04 found here at xda.

edit - bechevin@mail.ru, I guessed the .ru meant you need Russian, so I've attached a cab to post 1 for you to try.
[Windows Mobile Themes] loomx:
will it be possible to get rotastrains slide to unlock ported to vga? that would be awesome! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] hefman:
Works great on portrait.

I do notice that in landscape, the images line up, but if I scroll to the programs tab (the right-most tab), the image appears to be cut off on the right side. There's a black bar along the side. It's a minor thing, but I bet it's related to the portrait issue.

Thanks!

I too would like to see the mod that "hides" the call history and calendar spaces, instead of just making them invisible. I had this on the home screen on a previous rom, but I can't find the manila files to figure out how to make that work on the newer manila. Having the call history actually hide will give us more screen real estate for appointments.

However, the appointments will still be "mixed" with the slider icons, since it uses a transparent slider. You can probably fix that by installing an opaque slider.
[Windows Mobile Themes] basthet:
OK - I am quite new to that and I followed the video tutorial

I was trying to make the attached background and followed the video tutorial. However I cannot replace the pictures in the editor (does not save?)

Any suggestions? Thanks

UPDATE: hm... I thought I saved it as png (see zip), but in the forum it is a jpeg-file...
[Windows Mobile Themes] burner8:
Hi,

there is the known bug:

in All-Program-Tab you have black font.

if you use a black wallpaper you can not see the letters.

is it possible to make this tab with white font?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Aaron McCarthy:
I know there was a way to do it.. at least in the original TF3D. Check out the rapheal forum and seach white font programs tab or something and I'm sure you'll find something. If you do feel free to share the tweek. Good luck
[Windows Mobile Themes] Aaron McCarthy:
BlueMin Background

Here's one I did up for my phone. I've attached some screen shots of it as well. It has both portrait and landscape and they seem to work really well on my phone.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Aaron McCarthy:
Deep Sky

Here's another one I just did. This was one of my favorite backgrounds on my dualscreen PC's

Again.. both landscape and portrait files are included.

Enjoy
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Those look great. I've added them to post 2 and also updated the landscape files to v1.1. You can now just place the same images in both the portrait and landscape manila files ;).
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
Hey mwalt2, where did you get your slider icons? I have been looking but cant find them! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] bechevin@mail.ru:
Thancks, all oK :)

maybe litlle uper...events
[Windows Mobile Themes] quadjacks:
background disappears

when ever i slide across the slider, the back ground doesnt slide up/down as in the notes on post 1... it only appears while sliding!!!! after reset, it's there a bit, but when i go into programs menu then back a few times, it's gone until i reset or slide the slider across the icons. but even after sliding, it's only there as long as i hold my finger on the screen. BTW, i am running DCD lastest 2.06......,,,!!??!?!:confused:WTF:confused:

EDIT: sorry guys, just re-read the known issues..... i guess it was posted at last post update on that post.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
It looks like bullet re-organized his thread that I linked in the first post. The icons are now added as a cab in post #2 to save some trouble :). It's probably best to install them before installing the panoramic w/mods cab. The only problem that might occur if you don't is that you could see two icons on the selected tab because of the glass slider. Re-installing Lucarp78's transparent slider would fix this if it occurs and you do not like the effect.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Cal-El:
Thanks man your awesome, I am gonna cook them into a ROM any way! ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] bögjanne:
Thanks for a great application, looks awesome!!

Is it possible to get the portrait-picture (from your VGA Gen.Y 2.1 Panorama1.1.cab) to also appear in landscape, so that they both are the same?

Edit: after updating to v1.1 i get three horisontal white lines in the "third" picture, anyone else experiencing this?
[Windows Mobile Themes] cosmin_f:
hy

Guys, this work on Qtek 9100? i installed this but i can t see no result.

is an intersting app.

thx!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
I've attached a cab to give you the blue neurons image in landscape. Can you take a screenshot of the lines you are seeing if they are still there?

I am not familiar with qtek 9100. Is it VGA and are you running HTC Manila 2.1xxx on the phone? If so, I'd think it would work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] cosmin_f:
Thx mate! i think i should find the app installed on programs and runn from there, right?
[Windows Mobile Themes] bögjanne:
I somehow managed to uninstall the v1.1 (after some minor hickups) and then reinstall v1 again and now the three horisontal lines are gone and everything works like a charm. I have a touch pro with nrgs latest rom, dont know what was causing the "third" picture to be messed up, happy it works now though :)

Thanks for the attached .cab with the landscape pic!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gho57:
A question:

screen goes dark when i slide, after edited 5c9aa261_manila file and delete <object>Type="GLESSprite2D" in PreviewBackground section ( whit the other rom TIR 13 all works fine ) Panorama remains at the first picture in all tabs.

How can i solve??

I do not want the screen becomes dark and do not want the big icons, only clear panoramin background;)

10x!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
I'm not sure if I fully understand, what was under <object>Type="GLESSprite2D" that you deleted. If panoramic was mentioned anywhere, you deleted some important lines :). The black shade while scrolling tabs is controlled by 43aedb65_manila (black.qtc). To remove it, this mod replaces the image in 43aedb65_manila with a transparent png (instead of black). Try checking the 43aedb65_manila you have and see if it contains a transparent 2x2 image. One easy way to remove the large icon and preview text are to change the y values of preview icon and preview text (cannot remember exact name) so that they are just displayed off of the screen. That way you wouldn't have to delete any lines from 5c9aa261_manila.
[Windows Mobile Themes] iloveu4ever:
Don't run on Blackstone (wvga) Dutty r11 & r12

Thks for your hardwork. I very like this App. Can you help me creat app for Blackstone (wvga). sorry, my language very bad. :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gho57:
ok thx!! ;)

another question,sorry: It's possible change font color in "add application" in the new star menu? When i press start appears a list of program but if i add a new program the list is in black font and with dark panorama is very difficult to read.

Other thing in sms tab font is white but without "Gloss" how can i change size or add a different font?

10x!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
rotastrains original mod is for wvga, so go to his thread here and take a look.

I'm not sure how to change the font color and am still searching for a way. Since I'm running WM6.5, I just use that start menu instead as it's basically the same thing. Could you post a screenshot of the sms tab font you are talking about? Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gho57:
thank you for your attention.

This is the first question, black font on dark panorama:

And sms font with different panorama backround:

seeing on the pc monitor seem perfectly readable but try to load an image on your phone, text of sms is too small.

Latest "purple space" is a little better but only in a shadow place, outdoor it's very difficult to read.

there is a way to change the text size or font with a one more readable?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Right now, some menus (like All Programs) are just going to be hard to read using the panoramic background mod. One solution is to reduce the opacity of the panoramic wallpaper, but then it does not look so good. Another solution would be to figure out how to change the color of the font in those menus, but I haven't found much yet. It used to look like this in every menu until rotastrain wrote some code in the .lua to give the white background in menus that have tabs (ie All People with the slider at the bottom).

For the text message, that's just how manila works and this mod does not change anything there. It will be hard to read on certain wall papers if you apply them to all tabs. I just press on the text message to open up windows mobile text messaging so that I can read it if I'm having trouble.

I'm sorry if that's not much help though.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rotastrain:
thinking bout this..i gota solve it..forgot,..

will solve n psot
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gho57:
Roger.

I have find Comic font and now is more readable with other panoramic background:

difference:

Problem solved for me, and applied no topcurtain ;) 10X!
[Windows Mobile Themes] tsubasachrono:
@Gho57

What about all program font color? Is it change to white after installing the font?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Gho57:
no, remains black :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] theboostman:
Hello,

I play a bit with m9editor on this panoramic background...

I'm pleased to announce some improvements :

- perfect background scroll fit in portrait and landscape

- work with all tabs count (the whole 3 backgrounds are visible when tabs count > 5 in portrait and 7 in landscape)

- no more space between pictures in all slider positions (portrait only)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jok3sta:
Wow dude.. thanks a lot.. I extracted those files to windows and now i have no more lines in the background.. SWEET!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mwalt2:
Awesome job on cleaning up the lua script and getting rid of the 2 lines between the images in portrait (it's weird that the same command won't work in landscape). FYI, making the panoramic background work with all tabs count did make it so you do not get a white background in any of the menus now (ie music library menu, all people, etc.). I'll use some of your changes in the lua script and update the first post. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] bedoig:
Thanks mwalt2!

I made a few more backgrounds. All of them were snagged from Interfacelift.com, which is an awesome place to find desktop backgrounds and just cool photography/imagery in general. I haven't tested all the cabs yet, but hopefully they're all working ;)

Images are linked to the attachments:
[Windows Mobile Themes] drunkbastard:
A bit of help, if you please...

If anyone can tell me how this happened, please let me know. The original image files and the updated manila files are in the ZIP.

Each image is 512x512

In portrait, I get a space between the first and second image (the default gradient gray background), but none between second and third.

Landscape is fine. No lines anywhere.

Thanks for your help.