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[Windows Mobile Themes] incubus26jc:
hey i upgraded to the new version just now and tried changing the pro and other backgrounds by renaming my files to qa_fundotela.dat and qa_fundotela2.dat like before and crazyness happened with the graphics. i get meshing of graphics when i changes pages on the pro layout and carousel because of the backgrounds. sorry if this has been answered before. great work by the way. i love mobile shell because of you
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I will check the fundotela files are working ok in the morning. Are you using standard ones provided from the first post or your own custom ones?

Did you install a clean version of Mobile Shell 3.5.3 and then install proplus?
[Windows Mobile Themes] incubus26jc:
ok i got that figured out. is there any way to get my camera facesbook and album icons on my homescreen bigger like this skyfire icon? they are all set to "big icon" including the skyfire icon. it gets big the others dont change much
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I would think that the camera facebook and album icons dont include the large icon set whereas the skyfire one does so unless you know how to edit icon files its not going to be an easy thing lol.

How did you fix the problem with the fundotela files?
[Windows Mobile Themes] incubus26jc:
then skyfire must be the only app that has large set because nothing else i have works. i would love to have those icons fill the screen of whats left on the bottom to somewhat resemble sense 2.5, but for the background problem, instead of using my own like before with 3.5.1. i just used one of yours and it worked. could you possibly make the hero brown blurry background work with fontonela? im using this skin overtop of the sense skin that is going around so i have all of its widgets. he doesnt have a widgets only pack yet i dont think but it may be why im having trouble

Edit: i was able to use the hero background from the sense skin as a fundotela and that worked.
[Windows Mobile Themes] MarkAtHome:
Hi Mark -- any chance that once one chooses the widget's skin (size/style), there could then be an option to resize it by percentage?

For example, I use the Digital Clock widget, Diamond Small.

After selecting that style, it might be useful to have an option to resize it by inputting a +/- percentage (e.g. +20%, -3%, whatever) of what is its default.

Additionally, would be real helpful to have the option to cancel a skin choice, if accidentally chosen by bumbling fingers (especially when there are many choices). :eek:

Possible?
[Windows Mobile Themes] incubus26jc:
there, i think i got it to look better by resizing the icons i wanted on the homescreen
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Sorry thats not really possible within the limitations of Mobile Shell.
[Windows Mobile Themes] MarkAtHome:
Not a problem. I would then surmise that that request be put to SPB Software, eh? ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Aydon_ger:
First, sorry for my bad English, however i hope you understand my Problem:

I'm using an Omnia 2 with Windows Mobile 6.5 and also the latest Version from the SPBMobile Shell (3.5.3). This works wonderful. But i want also your ProPlus Tool ... and it doesnt run correctly. Any time, i installed the Tools (i try all the different Versions from you) it slows down the SPB Screens. All Widgets shrinks to a tiny size and a lot of them began to overlap. When i try to move them, i can see the Animation began to move very slowly. And the Screen has white lines from the Animationframes, where i move the Icons.

And yes, i had no other Software installed. I had also make a hard reset on Device (more than twice, cause i tried all the different Versions of your Tool). Is there any Advice or Hint? Where is the Mistake?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Are you using the VGA version of my themes?

Also you could try disabling the HArdware accelleration in the spb menu settings if its enabled. If you dont have the appropriate drivers on your device then that could slow things down.

Let me know how you get on.
[Windows Mobile Themes] nelsonval:
congratulations please help!! what is the widgets to have the time (cloud, sun, rain etc) in the middle of the clock. equal to the post of incubus26jc thanks

sorry for my english
[Windows Mobile Themes] donfano:
That would be the weather widget that has several skins to meet your needs.
[Windows Mobile Themes] DorkyDev:
Any help with this, anyone?

What I've noticed is MSkip's change background cancels out and takes over SPB MS's change background option.. So in doing such you only change the background for MSkip's ProPlus and not for all of SPB MS..
[Windows Mobile Themes] Aydon_ger:
Thanks for the Hint. I will try this and give you a reply, what happend :D

Edit: Thats happend every time, i installed the MSkip ProPlus Tools (QVGA and strange, the same things happend when i try the vga-Version)

hxtp://files.1stlansaw.de/Omnia1.jpg

(remove the "x" in the link - the Forum doesnt allow me to post a link or a picture :( )
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Well you definitely have a WVGA device so you need the VGA version of the theme. Uninstall everything and then reinstall Mobile Shell 3.5.3 and check to make sure its working ok. Then install the VGA version of the theme and let me know what the display looks like. If its still like the picture you posted then I will have to check the files in my theme.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Aydon_ger:
Make a hardreset on my Device (Omnia 2 i8000). Then installed Mobile Shell 3.5.3 (dl it from the website again, so i can be sure its the right version) and followed all your Steps.

But its not running well ... :(

i have the Following Rom-Version:

I8000NXXJA1

WIndows Mobile 6.5 Build 21883.5.0.73) maybe there is a Reason?

thanks for your help!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] stryker000:
woaah man, very nice job! this really improves the quality of the SPB
[Windows Mobile Themes] ponchens:
Problem with using contact page

Hi MSkip!

At first thank you very much for your great work. I'm testing your package now for two days and I'm absolutely enthusiastic.

But, unfortunately, I've got a problem. When I select a contact (e.g. from the favourites or the carousel) i get the detailed window with the options to send SMS, MMS, call cellular, etc. The problem is: When i press any button, nothing happens. However, before installing your cab, this SPB function was working correctly.

I am running the following system:

HTC Touch Diamond

WM 6.1

SPB MS 3.5.3

MSkip ProPlus UltimateElegance for Spb Mobile Shell 3.5.3 (VGA)

Could you or any other experienced user please help me? I would love to continue using this widgets but this problem is really annyoing.

Thank you very much in advance

EDIT: I resolved the problem by reinstalling MS + your widgets. I don't know what was the problem, but at least now it's working perfectly! Thanks again for your work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] vagojr:
mskip alelujah!

I LOVE YOU MSKIP!!! haha :p :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Marcus783:
Great JOB

Hi MSkip....WONDERFUL...really great...TAHANKS a LOT

just one problem.., I can't change the wallpaper, the hawai background is always there...why ?

I got HTC p3600 , WM6.5 , SPB Shell 3.5.3

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Please read the first post on how to change wallpaper on lifestyle screens.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mightymouse2045:
I'm baaack :)

Hey hey :) Just wondering how you got on with making shortcuts to specific pages - is it possible yet?
[Windows Mobile Themes] compnird:
Mirror?

Anyone have a mirror? 4Shared seems to have maxed out, been trying all day and can't get the latest version. :(
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
I have made widgets to most of the pages i want to get to like contacts carussel etc, the only thing missing is one widget to get to the 3DMessage Viewer, anyone could help me to make such a shortcut?
[Windows Mobile Themes] donnaw:
Actually if you just go to Add Widget>Shortcut>Messaging you will find 3D Message Viewer
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
Thanks...duh....i must have been blind..lol
[Windows Mobile Themes] chrialex:
I don't have a mirror, but I wonder if MSkip would be able to host this on the XDA FTP server? Just a thought...
[Windows Mobile Themes] newpugfan:
I am running the following system:

Samsung Omnia i900

WM 6.5

SPB MS 3.5.3

MSkip ProPlus UltimateElegance for Spb Mobile Shell 3.5.3 (WQVGA)

So, after the installation, the color theme of SPB changed to blue and now i cant change anymore.

I tried to choose all the colors but the clicks dont work.
[Windows Mobile Themes] caessa:
Hi!

I totally love your addon for the spb mobile shell :)

Could you explain, how I have to save these two bmp-files? I edited them with other icons but now the bar don't show up, so I think I have done something wrong, when I saved them. Because I change things like this very often, I don't want to ask you every few weeks for a new bar :D

Thank you so much!

Bye

Caessa
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The actual image should be saved as a 16bit bmp, while the transparency mask should be a 8bit grayscale :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] caessa:
First, thanks for your help Vostradamus :)

Well I always thougt, saving a file couldn't be that difficult... I tried to save the lifestylepage.bmp as 16bit bmp, but after I changed the color mode from 8bit to 16bit I couldn't save the file als bmp anymore. I'm using photoshop.

Also I checked the original files, and both files were actually 8bit. I think it has something to do with the allocation of the single buttons within the bmp-file.

Oh and maybe this information helps: I can't see a preview of the original files in my explorer ("no preview available") but my edited files have a preview in the explorer.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
The image file being 8bit sounds a bit strange to me (surely possible though) mainly because all the images I found inside mobile shell which were not grayscale were 16bit, but I guess it can be ok the same :)

So far the only times I've had some problems with the images it was always related to their palette, most of the times because I was forgetting to convert them back to 16bits after editing them :p

I'm don't know photoshop much, so I can't help you with it... but I can suggest a couple softwares...

- gimp: to work with graphics, on a certain level it should be similar to photoshop, maybe some options less, but good nonetheless (and freeware)

- ahaview: it can surely convert to 16bits bmp (not freeware though)

- the simple but always good irfanview: not much for editing, it's more of a viewer, but if you need to apply a certain pre-saved palette to an image it's quick and reliable (and freeware)
[Windows Mobile Themes] caessa:
you are my hero! :D First I opend both files (the original and my edited file) with irfanview (I downloaded it for this :) ) I saw that photoshop lied to me and the bits of the original image are 16bit. My image had 24bit. So I edited my files with gimp and everything is fine now :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Vostradamus:
Grats!!! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] donfano:
Weather widget skin issue

MSkip - Is the Text Big (White) skin your creation or did that come with SPB Mobile Shell? I am asking because there is a problem with it where it truncates the temperature information when the min and max are all in 2 digits and in the negative. For example today, it should display -16º/-20ºC, and instead it's showing -16º/-2...
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Damnn you must live somewhere REALLY cold lol..

Yes they are all my creations, I dont think I accounted for negative double figures when I made the widget sizes.

What resolution are you running and are you using any variations? I will see if I can make them a bit bigger to accomodate your extreme temperatures.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kathryncheng:
wallpaper

hiya,

I have just installed the ultimate ver vga... I cant seem to find the settings to change the wallpaper for my lifestyle. Is this supposed to be like this or is there any way to change the lifestyle background

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Have you read the first post theres information about how to change the lifestyle background.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kathryncheng:
Yes I have but what I wanted was is to change the wallpaper from the menu then change background.... so I presume this is only possible thru the fundo qa formats is that correct?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] mmediaman:
@kathryncheng,

I had the same troubles you have and found a note on at the start of this thread to delete the BACKGROUND.DAT file from the Spb Shell folder. This reverted the Lifestyle background back to the theme of Windows Mobile and somehow after that I had an option to change the background again with the SPB Shell menus. This is all a little weird and I wish we didn't have to do these file manipulations to set backgrounds.

I find it very hard to find relevant information in this thread. If I search for something, the answer could be buried in this thread somewhere.

MSkip, if we start another forum somewhere (i.e. on proboards.com) would you be willing to visit and give advise?

I would like to ask a couple of new questions but I am not sure it makes sense to just add the questions to the end of this thread as it will get buried after a few days. I will try anyway.

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] donfano:
With the wind factor, it's even colder. Don't come to visit Montreal between mid-January and end of February!:)

The resolution I am running is QVGA. Thanks for accommodating my freezing needs!:p
[Windows Mobile Themes] dansia47:
I completely agree
[Windows Mobile Themes] mmediaman:
Does anyone know if there is a way to work around having the [ok] in the upper left and [+] in the upper right of the screen active even after you have exited screen edit mode?

Spb Shell I believe gave the option to edit the screen on a lower right menu button, but I think the Mskip screen puts those functions in the upper left and right... but they are still active even when you are all done editing, so you can't effectively put an icon in those spots on the screen.

Please help.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
You can put icons on the top corners of the screen, i have on the home screen on one side backlight and on the other side wireless manager as invisible widgets.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mmediaman:
I have icons there... but the [ok] and [+] functions still work if I press the area. Its almost as if they override the function of my icon even though they ([ok] and [+]) are not visible. Not sure what invisible icons are. Grateful if you could explain a little more. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
It invisible widgets really, you don't see anything, but the link works when you touch them. You can select them from the skin list after having placed the widget. In my case the link work from the edges. My ok and + are on the bar below and not up there.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mbeardyc:
Is there any another skins available for the media player?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mmediaman:
Thanks for the reply. I didn't place the invisible widgets there, they seemed to come with the MSkip Ultimate add-on. I can't figure out how to move them to the lower screen area where the "bar" might be. How do I move them or use the skin list?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Lennaert:
Hi.

Tnx for this amazing theme.

I always used Mobile Shell and this makes it even better.

Much appriciated, keep up the good work:):)
[Windows Mobile Themes] claus1953:
Sure they come with the theme. On the lower side of the screen you have a bar across the screen where you can switch between the pages of Mobile Shell. On the left corner you can activate the carussel to select other pages and on the right side you can access a menu to add widgets, change layout, change skins etc. Select change layout to move the widgets to wherever you want, select one widget and choose change skin etc. When in edit mode the left lower button changes to ok and the right one to add widget.
[Windows Mobile Themes] vilasman:
this may seem like a dumb question, but I had this idea.... is there any way to make one of the pages in the carousel , of this program function like the home screen/today page of the phone. Or to be more specific allow one the carousel screens to display today screen plugins
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
I always try to answer any questions ask and I dont mind if you want to ask something thats been asked before lol.

Im sorry about the method you have to use to change background images in the lifestyles screens but its a result of making the screens selectable and theres no way to fix it so its gona have to be a forced compromise ;)

By all means you can start a new forum somewhere else but I spend most of my time here and definitely wouldnt answer any questions on another forum faster than if you asked them on here and since I dont mind how many times the same question is asked (im well used to it lol) it doesnt really make sense to me.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
The theme you are describing is UltimateV2 so why are you asking in the Ultimate Elegance thread?

I posted files withing the last few posts of the UltimateV2 thread which takes off the upper buttons after you are finished editing your screen in case you have trouble using widgets in that area.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Not that I know of sorry. Skins could be made but they wouldnt add any more functionality or buttons, just a different look.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
yeah that is a pretty dumb question :p

lol sorry just my bit of humour for the night :) Theres no way to have one of the carousel pages linked to the today screen its only possible to have spb mobile shell pages on there.
[Windows Mobile Themes] webfrm:
Need a widget only version

I can't seem to find a link to the lite version you mentioned. Prior to MS changing the version I used the widgets only. Can someone supply me a link to the lite version mentioned in the beginning?
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Are yo utalking about a cut down version of Ultimate Elegance (lite version) or a widgets only version with no mods to the theme?

The widget only version is *HERE*
[Windows Mobile Themes] mightymouse2045:
Shortcuts to specific page numbers

Hi MSkip,

Just following up from a couple of months ago when we were discussing having shortcuts to specific pages. Have you managed to workout how to do that?

Also are you working on a release that works with 6.5.3 WM with the start menu down the bottom?
[Windows Mobile Themes] webfrm:
Lite Version

I will try the link , however what I was referencing was your statement:

"The Lite version has only a few widgets to minimize the file size. It includes Diamond Clocks Black and White, A medium Analogue Clock, Small Battery and 3 sizes of Battery Level Widgets, Weather Text Small and Large, Full Screen Calendar, Small Birthday widget and borderless picture frames. All the widgets only take up hardly any space after installation."

I couldn't find a link for a Lite version. All I saw was for the full version of elegance (of course by resolution) in the first post, but no link to the Lite one you mentioned. Hopefully everything I am looking for will be in the widgets.:D
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Sorry I havent really had the time to look into that. Im sure its possible with Elegance or Ultimate Elegance but im not sure when I will be able to spend the time on it.

The WM6.5.3 problem is something that spb are going to have to address to fix it properly. Elegance and Ultimate Elegance will cover up the blank area at the bottom but you have to edit the lockscreen xml files in qalayouts.dat to add the extra 18 pixels you gain from a smaller taskbar.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
The only theme I made a lite version for was Ultimate as it was requested right after I updated the cabs. If you want a lite version then let me know what theme and what resolution and I will knock one up.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mightymouse2045:
shortcuts

Hi ya again man,

Sorry for repeating myself if you have read my previous posts but still chasing up whether it's possible to create shortcuts to specific pages so I can get rid of the bottom bar and make invisible icons to specific pages....
[Windows Mobile Themes] marciedoo:
Hi -- I just tried to install on my omnia...which is now completely frozen. I don't mean a little bit -- I can't do anything on it. Any ideas? I'm really excited about your product....and a little worried about my phone. Thanks in advance!
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
What resolution is your omnia and what resolution of proplus did you install?

If yo ucan msnage to get back into your operating system then you can uninstall proplus and mobile shell. If you cant get into anything at all then I think your bes tbet is to hard reset your phone to get it working again.

If you dont know how to do that then look *HERE*

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ch4ni:
I have a problem when a weather widget is added and the skin is set as "ProPlus Info (Small) to show forecast conditions, after a while it loses this information and displays garbage. I cannot restore this, I have tried a soft reset and updating the weather and nothing restores this.

Please advise how to fix this issue. I am using WM6.5 on Samsung Omnia Lite with SPB Shell 3.5.3

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] kallearsch:
Weather Infos in 'not-english'?

Hi MSkip,

thanks a lot for your work and help to everyone with fast answers to questions.

After having read the complete thread I still have a little question - I searched the forum, but it seems I'm not a good finder...

Is it possible to translate the infos in weather widget with "ProPlus Info (Small)" skin to my native language (german in my case)?

thanks in advance
[Windows Mobile Themes] DorkyDev:
Could someone kindly make this .dat background for me:

I tried to and IDK What I messed up on it, but it threw my phone into a failed boot and then wouldn't even boot into safe mode and I had to end up hard resetting it cause it wouldn't load into safe mode and then it wouldn't go past the WinMo Bootsplash screen..

I'd be really greatful and appreciate very much, thanks..

Ohh yea I have a Samsung i760 so it has the same screen size as a HTC Mogul
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
The simple answer is no its not really possible to edit the easily as the weather info is a bmp image. If you know how to edit bmps then you can easily open the bmp mask and change the text to your language.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
Download the attachment and delete the .zip from the end (leaving qa_fundotela.dat) then copy it into your spb mobile shell folder and soft reset. If you have one of my themes then it will change the pro screen background to the images you posted. Bit hard to read the test on the screen though lol.

Try it and let me know if it works ok.

Mark.
[Windows Mobile Themes] kallearsch:
... that's been too easy. :eek:

After finding the right files I've just changed the text lines and copied. Instead of normal text skin it's now the "line" skin that I've could have changed - "normal" doesn't want. But it worked.

fine fine fine :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] DorkyDev:
Thanks, yea that worked except now when I get to these types of screens weather page and such:

It's just a blank black background, which is no biggy really since it matches up with the black in the main theme..
[Windows Mobile Themes] mskip:
qa_fundotela.dat only changes the pro background image. If you want the other panels such as weather or time to be the same background image then rename the file I sent you (on your pc) to qa_fundotela2.dat and copy that file across to your spb mobile shell folder on your phone. Thats the filename for the rest of the panels (excluding pro and lifestyle). I made it like that so you can have 2 diferent backgrounds if you wish.