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[Windows Mobile Themes] Florestan:
Wonderful, my friend! Between two weeks, I'll have a new device (HTC Rhodium). I can't wait for taking this theme and the fantastic HTC theme.

Thanks thousends of all.

P.S.: I must send You a PM for impressions of Your Glass theme.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Hello! Glad you like the recent work and hope you enjoy your new device when you get it. WVGA is the only game in town now :)

Good to hear from you my friend.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rspillo:
Thanks,your theme are great :)

My prefer are River and Phanter
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
River was one of my original Themes and because of the beautiful picture, one of my favourites too. It was killed off once, but i brought it back :)

Have you checked out the latest Theme, 'Zenith'? I've updated it to include customizations for multiple colours with Resco Explorer Skins to match. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for posting!
[Windows Mobile Themes] rspillo:
Excellent idea the possibility of customizations:

Zenith and Resco in blue :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Thank you for posting the pic! It's nice to see others enjoying my work on their devices :)

By the way i am also a Topaz user on the HG14 ROM! I've dispensed with all U.I now though for outright speed. So no Titanium Or Sense and boy does this make a difference!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Dialer skins now added to the 'Zenith' Theme. I've kept them simple and in the same style as many of the previous ones. I think at least it makes this Theme the most complete one i've done yet and definately my favourite!
[Windows Mobile Themes] srgudhka:
hi

hey if you could implement this in your themes it would be a gr8. coz you will be able to change dialer themes along with the themes. it is still in process but could be implemented for future use.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Hello!

I have looked into this before, and even seen the thread you posted. There was another one too where this was discussed. The upshot was that it wasn't practical or useful to implement.

For myself the biggest issue is that not everybody wants to change their Dialer/Phone Canvas when they install a Theme. Better i think to leave it as an option only :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] afthartos:
i download pather skin but install it but cant find it in the themes why???? what im doing wrong??? ROM version 1.11.405.1B WWE please help
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
If it installed ok i can't see any reason why it wouldn't show in the list. What device are you using?
[Windows Mobile Themes] nikhil.sikka:
Well I am a newbie with windows mobile. I recently got HTC Touch 2 for myself. Can anybody please tell my step by step how to install these themes?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Have you installed any custom ROMs to your Touch 2? The stock phone uses Windows Mobile 6.5 which, by xda standards, is getting outdated now. The newer builds of WM are known as 6.5.x and can be had by flashing your device to a custom ROM that uses one of these newer builds.

The Themes here are for 6.5.x users, although can be made to work on 6.5 using the Compatability mod. There are plenty of good, 6.5 specific Themes still found on the forum though if you search around.

The usual method for installing a Theme is to..

a) Download the .cab file for the Theme that you want. (QVGA for Touch 2). Either download directly onto your device or onto your pc, copying the .cab to your device via usb.

b) Using any File Explorer found in your device, browse to the location of the .cab and click on the file to install it. (If you are prompted to install to Device or Storage Card, select Device).

c) Once installed goto Menu\Settings\Home\Appearance and select the Theme from the list. Select OK and wait for the Theme to load!

Hope that helps.
[Windows Mobile Themes] nikhil.sikka:
I have not flashed the ROM. Is it necessary to flash it? If not, where can i find themes compatible for WM 6.5?

I installed these themes just like the way you said. But I am still getting the TouchFLO on home screen. When I disable the TouchFLO, the home screen becomes blank with just the START Button and Device Information(SIGNAL, BATTERY ETC).
[Windows Mobile Themes] Redtabs:
hai chef.i like your glass theme package.its run well on my wm6.5.3.but its arent complete yet without the glass slider.can you do 1 glass slider for me..thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Most of the screenshots in this thread are with 'Titanium' enabled, which is the default WM interface. From the same screen that you disabled Sense from you can check the box to enable Titanium instead, if you prefer that look. I think it's called 'Windows Default' or something similar.

I'm sorry but i've finished doing theme work for WM now. I'm sure you'll find something suitable around here somewhere though. Thanks for posting.
[Windows Mobile Themes] zeiv:
I have Tytn2 with winmo 6.1

Tried Black Dragon. I got the background picture, but nothing else.

Does it work on winmo 6.1?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Sorry, no.
[Windows Mobile Themes] p00ltergeist:
Great work !

Is it possible to use DG '6.5.x to 6.5 Mod' with the stock wm 6.5 windows themes ?

thanks =)
[Windows Mobile Themes] rspillo:
DG, I use titanium and your work is much appreciate
[Windows Mobile Themes] p00ltergeist:
Well I still havent found a answer to my question ...

Installation Instructions:

i) Install the 6.5.x Theme you like. <---Can i skip this? (Instead using stock wm 6.5 theme? w/ DG Taskbar/Softkeybar)

ii) Select Theme from list as normal.

iii) Install Mod cab.

iv) Soft-reset device.
[Windows Mobile Themes] rspillo:
WM 6.5.X only cooked ROM. In post 301 you can use that for stock ROM
[Windows Mobile Themes] rspillo:
No possible skip, if you do not install theme, no have theme
[Windows Mobile Themes] p00ltergeist:
Okey got it .. I appreciate your help.

thank you
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Thanks mate :)

I have something better for you...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=642832&highlight=softkey+bars+htc+black

Hope that helps :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] p00ltergeist:
Wow :) thanks mate, just what ive been looking for.

Still I prefer to use your taskbar/taskicons , since its the best ive seen yet .
[Windows Mobile Themes] nikhil.sikka:
Thanks mate, it worked. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jebise101:
I just installed the Zenith theme and its great but i been trying to get the transparent bar and have yet to do so. Is it only enabled with titanium? i'm using sense 2.5.

I want it to look like the screen shot like below the glass bar where the buttons are

But i only get the below with sense enabled
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
It is a Titanium feature but you could have a look HERE and see if this works.

Alternatively you could try an App called HDWall which can be found HERE
[Windows Mobile Themes] acrocosm:
smaller menu items for w|qvga please. They are SO HUGE

also would it be possible to have a dark theme like the HTC with plain, one color taskbar (just like wp7 themes) and 1 color background? In that particular theme (HTC) there are some rare occasions that the font is not readable (ocr reader for omnia). Perhaps you could use a dark gray instead of black to fail-proof it? (Ken Chan's GreenGray comes in mind)

I like your work, especial the simpler ones. Well done ^_^
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
The Themes are tested on a WQVGA device and they don't have this issue by default, although i have experienced it before. It is probably caused by ROM settings or something else that you have installed.

Sorry, i no longer do development work for WM. If anybody has any questions though i'm happy to help if i can.

Thanks for posting.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jumbo2000:
Looks nice thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] cyanine1033:
Very Beautiful, thanks for sharing !
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Thanks guys :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] harinam:
THANKS!!!

THANKS A LOT!!!!!!! hav been searching a lot for 6.5.3 themes for my kjam and finally found !!!!
[Windows Mobile Themes] steff195:
Hi DirkGently1, could you make a skin like the one on the right, for WQVGA:

Now I have one of your dialers, the one in the left image... I posted the two pictures for you to see the difference... the 2nd has plain bigger buttons.

Eventually, if you have time to make a black version to choose from...

Thanks alot!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Walla_j:
WP7 theme

Can we have the icons(windows icon, back, ok , keypad icon) in square/rectangle boxes?

that will make the theme very cool;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] jackyaway:
your customizable zenith theme is fantastic!!! looks and works nice on my omnia2 with wm6.5 (thanks to the compatibility mod) :cool:
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
I don't do work on this any more but i'm glad people are still enjoying it.

Thanks to all who posted.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Just noticed the poll results and Black seems to be a fairly outright winner with you guys. Has there been a goth revival while i wasn't watching? :D

For those of you that haven't made the jump to Android yet it is certainly heading in the right direction. 2.3 Gingerbread looks like a giant leap forward as far as U.I aesthetics in that Black is the predominant colour now.

Thank god too!
[Windows Mobile Themes] el_loco_max:
hello, nice themes.... i like the DG Gold.

thanks, Hernan
[Windows Mobile Themes] WarByte:
That is certainly a great thing! I tried some changes to black of my own with Android but it never looked too good or maybe I am under the impression that my changes don't look too good, anyways good to hear that.

Thanks for your excellent and elegant themes, I particularly enjoy the panther theme, still half the time in Winmo, half the time in Android.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
It's gratifying to see people still using and modifying their WM phones. For all it's faults the old war horse is still alive and kicking!

The out-of-the-box WM experience was never that great, but it is very customizable and the XDA devs have done a great job in making the best of it.

Thanks for posting your comments :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] BHS Interceptor:
Hola, I´ve been following your thread and looking into some of your mods to learn a bit more about the items that make up a WinMo theme. And YES, it´s still alive and has a lot to offer to some users (including myself). I´m at the point right now, where CHTS is able to switch CHT Themes and even Full Sense Themes within minutes (including Start menu and program icons as well as all skins). The only thing I haven´t worked out completly though, is the taskbar but I guess that will be switchable soon to as soon as I find out what files are really needed.

The reason why I post this is because CHTS can also switch WinMo (titanium) themes, meaning that within seconds you can have a different theme running and then (without firther installs or uninstalls) you can switch back, or to another.... So I figured since this is my next step, I´d ask if you were willing to support my tests and answer some of my doubts regarding the files making up/needed for a WinMo/Titanium theme?

Muchas gracias and thanks for sharing :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
I'm not sure how much help i'd be but P.M me your questions and i'll see what i can do :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] husam666:
Dirk, you are awesome :cool: :D

relax, I'm not spamming this thread :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Hello my friend, how are you? :D

What ever possessed you to wander into my old theme thread? Accidentally click a link, lol? :D

So, what do you think of the work? If i could blow my own trumpet for a minute (i wouldn't need a girlfriend, lol), no seriously, the work is ok for an amateur artist is it not?
[Windows Mobile Themes] jjollyroger:
Hi, I installed your nice dialer on my hd2.

I chanched this reg key to display WM dialer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Security / Phone / Skin

-change the value of 'Enabled' from 1 to 0

but I lost the contacts list (see screenshot)

do I need to changhe something else in the registry?

edit: to clarify.. they're still there, if I touch the screen it starts the call , but seem overlayed by the white background

EDIT 2: ok google saved me, I got it

Change following registry

HKLM\Security\Phone\SmartDial\UIExtension to an empty value renaming existing UIExtension and create new string in case you need to revert back to HTC dialer
[Windows Mobile Themes] husam666:
did not install it yet, ill do it when i get home, but they look awesome

pretty good job mate :D

and i was reading your sig, it says wm6.5.x themes and i was like cool, lets have a look :p
[Windows Mobile Themes] jjollyroger:
I just managed the color of the glass dialer to get a trendy android green :p and added the reg tweak to bypass HTC stock dialer (uninstall and restart to bring it back)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
I didn't realise until now that you're rocking a WM phone! You sir are old skool! :D

Try the Zenith theme. My best work really. :)

Great work! That's a nice effect on the Dialer skin right there. I did play about with some colour gradients like that once upon a time but nothing came out as well as i would have liked.

BTW, all the work in this thread was done with Paint.net. None of this fancy Photoshop nonsense :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] husam666:
indeed, ultimate black looks really nice :D

i have my tp2 as my primary, i had a se m600i as backup but my idiot brother lost it and did not pay me for it yet :mad:
[Windows Mobile Themes] jjollyroger:
..:D BTW I just used MS Office 2003 picture manager
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
No way :eek:

Necessity is the mother of invention! :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] daveb673:
Bless you sir! Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Themes] dare2know:
@ dirk G, just seeing nd its good u guys r here..happy 2 c all artists here.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Long time no see my friend. How have you been? :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Hi DirkGently

You really should open a coffee (or tea) house, see how many admirers you have :D

Glad to see you around :D
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
You too my friend, always nice to see you guys here. I'm always hanging around in the Off-Topic section if you're ever free. There's a lot of cool stuff and nice people there.

Swing by some time! :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Twelve Themes deleted in a ruthless clear-out! The five remaining are my favourites, so they stay. :)

Anybody still using WM? (..that isn't a HD2 owner)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Joline:
Hi Dirk,

I like your themes very much. Especial the gold theme. It gives the phone a little bit exclusivity. ;)

For all who also love this gold theme I have created skins for the SPB calculator.

Both are in QVGA. Just copy both in the \windows folder (agree the message to overwrite the existing ones).

Maybe someone will find this helpful.

Best regards

Joline

edit: add attachement
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
The skins look good! I hope there are still WM users out there that find them useful. It's always nice to hear people still enjoying my Themes, so thanks for the nice comments. :)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Joline:
Changing a theme

Hi Dirk,

I use the Gold Theme and this has a small issue. Read a SMS is very heavy because of white color on lightblue background. :(

I would like to change this. Which tool did you use? I tried ThemeGenCE but this seems to be not up to date.

Best regards

Joline
[Windows Mobile Themes] Yulistana:
Hmmmm,,,,,awesome and exclusive theme Dirk,

:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Final updates are completed. I'm done playing with this now :D

Anybody have any suggestions as to what they would like to see next? Design styles etc.

Thanks.

EDIT: Spoke too soon. I'll keep going until i'm 100% happy that these are as good as they can be and working for everybody.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dare2know:
stuff for qvga

for QVGA 96DPI the following Images are required .i have found the originals from forum somewhere ..u have to add/ provide a tsk file with resolution of 96dpi and change ur original 120 dpi files to following ones.. so ur theme can be ported to 96dpi QVGA..

hope 2 see a QVGA of ur themes..soon

regards ..and thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Thanks for the effort but the zip is a bit incomplete.

I'll be looking into QVGA today so who knows... ;D

Edit: QVGA now added to 1st post.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dare2know:
hey few more stuff for themeing QVGA

can the pop window sizes can be made different like smaller and more stylish..trendy.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Hi DirkGently1

Thank you for these beautiful themes :)

2 small issues on my QVGA screen
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
I'm not entirely certain what you mean by pop window. Perhaps you could post a picture to show me?

Can you try adding the files in the zip to your Windows folder, overwriting the ones currently there? Hopefully it should fix those issues. If not please let me know. It's kinda hard doing quality control on QVGA when i don't have a device to test on :o

Thanks.

P.S Sometimes changing to another Theme and back again can help it load properly. Let me know how you get on.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Hi DG

Thanks for prompt answer :)

Changing to another theme and rebooting didn't work, neither did the new images. BTW in the River theme the arrows in pivot don't show too.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
One thing i have found while playing around with Themes is that Windows Mobile, or at least my Build of it, isn't very good at removing all traces of a Theme when you are trying to uninstall or overwrite one.

The procedure i use is to update a Theme is to switch to a stock Theme like Classic Blue, Reset, uninstall old Theme, Reset again, install new or updated Theme, Reset.

EDIT: Fixed by removing Lockscreen Sliders from Theme cabs and using a seperate installer instead. All current Themes and Dialers are problem free!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
The Arrows there are white on white rather than white on black as they should be. Its the pivot background that's not showing the same as in the Blue screenshot you posted. Also in that screenshot i noticed the scrollbar not showing as it should too.

I've re-done these images and rolled them into the cabs on the 1st post. It would also be very useful if anyone else using QVGA could comment about whether they are having the same problems. All WVGA are working fine as i'm testing those on my own device.

Thanks for your time and patience.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Hi DG

No change yet.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Try these files to fix the missing Pivot background and the Softkey corruption with the Blue version. Without any other users reporting problems with QVGA i would have to assume that it's only your device having trouble at this time.

Failing this i would i would uninstall all traces using the method i detailed in post #29 and try again with the cabs in the 1st post.

Again, thanks for your help. It seems you are my Beta tester for the QVGA versions ;)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Hi DG

The files didn't work but I found the solution for pivot background, the size should be 8x32 as you can find in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=606317&page=7 , try to contact Tacchan for the menu buttons or download the cab in the same thread to see the difference.
[Windows Mobile Themes] jenotc:
Nice collection ... will give it a try
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
The Pivot Background in my QVGA files on the 1st post is 8x32. The images are all the correct size which, unless another user reports problems, leads me to believe that it is only your device having trouble.

As always things are never as simple as they might may appear :rolleyes: It's interesting having a read of the thread you posted that the exact same problems have cropped up. Perhaps QVGA devices are more sensitive to differences in the images themselves or perhaps just different builds of WM are.

Are the same problems happening in all 4 Themes for you?
[Windows Mobile Themes] deepankerjha:
hi dirk

nice work buddy.can I suggest or ask u for something?y don't u go for making somethin which changes the softkeys only.it can be of different looks,shape,colour,size.i mean the theme doesn't get change only the softkeys get changed.what do u say?I am pretty sure that will be appreciated by all.plz don't mind if I talked somethin silly.keep ur good work up

regards
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Actually that is a good suggestion and something i have been considering. I think any new additions to the collection will be as you said, variations of Softkey Bars/Buttons/Taskbars etc that are installable. First though i want to ensure that everything done so far is working for everybody.

Anybody want to throw a QVGA device my way? :D

Thanks.

DG.
[Windows Mobile Themes] dare2know:
well the problem with qvga ..display in tito z no. of themes in windows directory crossing too many no.s try uninstalling and reinstalling few..i was also having same issues. so i have removed unusued stuff..themes.

nd reinstall dirk# themes..they will work cool.

i m using onyx *v8.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Thanks dare2know! So the QVGA are working ok for you?

If anybody missed it the information in post #29 can be useful to know.
[Windows Mobile Themes] :
Thanks alot, I'll be playing around with it. Any idea how to change the layout?
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
@dare2know

Did you install this theme on your device?

@DG

If dare2know replies yes then you can consider my problem resolved since the issue is probably as you mentioned earlier.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Hi DG

Please disregard the previous post, after installing your last fixes, the buttons are fixed :)

Two issues remain:

1- pivot blurry and arrows too big

2- the blue highlight is a little too long and when scrolling down with Dpad it doesn't move and after 4 presses the screen moves to 4 next themes, but the highlight is not visible.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Progress! The fix files are only a stop-gap to help me see what's going on. Expect some permanent replacements soon.

Edit: I also have a QVGA device to test on now which makes the whole thing easier.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Sorry, missed your post! Sadly i've not looked into that but let us know if you have any success.
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
You'll be pleased to hear that after installing the QVGA Themes onto a Samsung Omnia i was able to replicate the Softkey Button and Pivot Background issues. I couldn't replicate your issue with the List Selector though but i suspect that is just a conflict from all your Beta testing.

Everything is working perfectly on the Omnia and is now considered FINISHED!! Phew :D I'm just about to upload the updated Theme Cabs to the 1st post so they will be ready to download shortly. I suggest removing all traces of the old Themes from your phone before installing the updated ones from scratch.

Only thing left is to thank you for your assistance, patience and for all the help in troubleshooting. You're a star!
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Congratulations for your persistence and pursuit of perfection :D

In your screenshots the toolbar is completely black, here it's grey. Is this expected for my resolution?
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
No, it should be Black. At this stage any inconsistancies will just be conflicts from all the testing. On a clean install like the one i did on the Omnia everything is as it should be. Try switching between Themes or better yet install the Themes after your next Hard Reset.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Thanks for the answer, you're surely right since I tested and still testing other themes. A hard reset is not far away...
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
I've not long since re-configured my phone aftet my last Hard-Reset. I'm sure the next one won't be far off :D (I like flashing ROMS to keep my WM build updated)
[Windows Mobile Themes] tito12:
Likewise, I'm addicted to Onyx roms, which come roughly every month :) Meanwhile I'll install one of your dialer skins, expect any kind of feedback ;)

Here you are
[Windows Mobile Themes] Dirk:
Looks like the bottom of the Dialer images are cut off, although the result isn't entirely displeasing to the eye. I've decided your phone hates me :D