Solution for Background Picture Faded out? - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development

Hi,
If I change the background picture in the 'Today' settings to anything other than the default one, the picture is always faded. Does anyone know if it's possible to change this?
Cheers,
B

well...
...but save your favorite picture in \Windows as "tdywater.gif", replacing the original one...
That should help.
buzz

"the picture is always faded"
as in more pale then the org ?
imho then the best way to change the background is making a new theme
/ tsk file using a themegenerator

ey mate! use the "picture" program to view the picture you like as the background.... go to START/PROGRAMS/PICTURES
then TOOLS/Set as Today Wallpaper
then set transparency level to "0" Zero...
that should do it

...check it out!
that really works...

...check it out!
that really works...

Awsome, dude!
Cheers

good I just hope, next time I dont forget to log-in

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PPC waterfall theme

If anyone knows how to change the menu text here I'd be muchly happy
Graphic was pinched from the sample files in Photoshop 7.1
Cant wait to see it on an XDA II.
anyways I've linked to it here for anyone that wants to have it.
http://www.4development.net/waterfall.tsk
All I could do is to lighten the Today menu background color, as it is too dark.
Let me know an email to send it to you.
Gear

Today Screen Pictures

Hi I am setting a picture that is not previously faded to use as my background wallpaper for the Today screen and when I do it gets faded. I am using pocket pc 2002. There is no way to change the transparency of the picture. Is there any way I can manually replace the background picture used in some other theme, use third-party software, or find a setting for transparency. Any help would be greatly appreciated. God bless!
Thanks!
did a search for "transparency AND today"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305728&highlight=transparency+today
thx
Geez i didn't notice that. I googled everywhere looking for transparency, today, and all my terms but for some reason i didn't find that. thx a lot! P.S. (I was trying to put a pic of my gf and me too lol such a coincidence)

[New Touch Dialer Skin!]Tired of Gray?! Here is a new Look

Hi,
For all of you who doesn't like the gray color or are tired of the same old touch look, I made a new dialer skin. If you have PDVIET 4.0.0.0.6 or you have installed touch style dial pad, all you have to do is to copy these files to your windows and soft reset. I don't have time to make a proper cab file, but feel free to make a cab file out of these and share it with us
oh by the way the dialer skin is only for portrait mode, later on I will make a landscape too.
I also installed the transparent home plug in icons, I uploaded them before, but I'm gonna upload them along my other files.all you have to do is copy all the .png files to your windows folder and soft reset.
I hope you like it
Nice. I've build cabs...
Hello,
is it possible to customize our own landscape and portrait background picture ?
regards,
(if so please specify which folder in the /windows)
elFahd said:
Hello,
is it possible to customize our own landscape and portrait background picture ?
regards,
(if so please specify which folder in the /windows)
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usually all the relative images are in windows folder ! and yes it is possible , that's what i did ! just keep the image's name and format the same.
Eladio.Linares said:
Nice. I've build cabs...
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Thanks It was fast !
Thanks for the nice addition
how do I return to original please ?
gpsaanzee said:
Thanks for the nice addition
how do I return to original please ?
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haha well i though this skin is so brilliant that nobody wants to go back to the original one lol..
all you have to do is overwrite the attached images to your windows folder
If you want your home pluging Icons back, sorry i don't have them , you have to hard reset.
It is nice , but I found it too bright
it is not easy to see in the sunlight, may be with another text colour will be nicer
thanks for help
its nice, but if im gonna change the background picture im gonna have to change the buttons too, maybe you should remodel the dialer in a way that the background of the numbers is transparent ?
elFahd said:
its nice, but if im gonna change the background picture im gonna have to change the buttons too, maybe you should remodel the dialer in a way that the background of the numbers is transparent ?
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If you look closely at the buttons that i posted , they are transparent (look at the numbers) the thing is that i haven't found a dialer dll that supports transparent images. If you found a dialer that you could simply change the background image, let me know
did u take a look at this thread ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315685
elFahd said:
did u take a look at this thread ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315685
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Niceeeeee ! i looked at it and i will make a dialer so that everybody can just change on simple background and they will have their own handmade dialer Or at least i'm gonna try
thanks man..
thank you very much at commit the good gives ,
Finished working on hma4s first skin
Hi folks,
i've made a few changes on the first skin of hma4.
But now i see that there is a much better way to skinn the dialpad.
Anyway i changed all pictures for port and land
skylow said:
Hi folks,
i've made a few changes on the first skin of hma4.
But now i see that there is a much better way to skinn the dialpad.
Anyway i changed all pictures for port and land
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nice job ! It looks fancy
Photoshop Files
Okay, I promised that I'm gonna make a dialer skin so that everybody can change it just by changing one background image! well i tried and I didn't succeed. but for those of you who know Adobe Photoshop, I attached the psd file so you can use it to make your own dialer. all you have to do is to change the background layer and save your file as a png file. If you don't know Photoshop just don't bother, I really can't explain further. also you have to overwrite the button images with the images in the zip file. If you know Photoshop and you want to make a dialer for yourself, look at my psd file, trust me it will help feel free to share your creative dialer skins with us
gpsaanzee said:
It is nice , but I found it too bright
it is not easy to see in the sunlight, may be with another text colour will be nicer
thanks for help
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Just for you my friend
The Gray Skin is for famewolf
Hope you like it
Touch and touchlike dialers
Guys, hdialerere is my 2 cents about the touch (and derived) dialers
Positive: nice big buttons
Negative:
1) The photo is awfully small, even smaller than in the standard wm6 dialer
2) 2 buttons are missing: speed dial and history. You have to open these functions with options. not funny
3) There is still some space left on top that can be used.
I hope that someone can make a dialer with these buttons and with a bigger photo. Thx.
hma4 said:
Just for you my friend
The Gray Skin is for famewolf
Hope you like it
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Thank you hma4! Excellent work all around. Question: I run linux and have access to GIMP which can do many of the things Photoshop can...is the layer method supported in GIMP as well? I'm wondering if there is a step by step tutorial on the net somewhere and willing to google for it...always willing to learn something new although I am in no way or shape an artist.
famewolf said:
Thank you hma4! Excellent work all around. Question: I run linux and have access to GIMP which can do many of the things Photoshop can...is the layer method supported in GIMP as well? I'm wondering if there is a step by step tutorial on the net somewhere and willing to google for it...always willing to learn something new although I am in no way or shape an artist.
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GIMP opens psd files and also supports layers. for tutorial for GIMP you can visit here: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
here is what you can do, try to open the .psd file that I uploaded couple of posts above, then if you could see my file in different layers then you can work your way from there. you have to make 3 .png files, namely:
Progress_BkgdP.png
Dialer_BkgdP.png
indialer_ps.png
all you have to do is look at those layers, one of them is the background image, try to change that to what ever you like, another layer is the button masks so you have to overlap that on your background, and finally save the file in .png format with the names that I mentioned.
I really can't write a thorough tutorial for this, I think if you spend a little time you can figure it out all by yourself.
Good luck don't forget to share your creative work with us

is there a good photo edit app

I've been lookin around and all i can see are paint apps . I'm lookin for a photo editing app. so you can edit pictures . put picture in picture. make background transparent. resize .
i know resco has a photo pro but i didn't find that any good..
was just wondering if anyone knew of any apps?

[Q] Suggestion Background in LatinIME?

Hey,
I want to theme the Stock android keyboard (4.0 and 4.1 which is.. at least of the theming and images and colors and so on.. the same).
I ahve done everything but one thing.
I want to make it completely black and i have succeeded so far.
But i cant find the file that gives the color for the background of the suggestion field (where the suggested words are shown in). That field is still grey....
Does anyone know, in which file that color is given?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT:
// NEVERMIND... found it.. it´s just another 9.png ...
I must have been blind..
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