I have searched for ways to skin dialer, most are themes or dialer (big button etc). but no one has offered a way to put a picture in the background of the existing dialer for 3.0.1.
I have the grass picture as my today background and would like to use the same idea for the dialer. Any other dialer that I have found is seriously deficient in some feature (911, smart dial, buttons disappearing, barfing). All I want to do is drop the jpeg behind DCDs dialer.
Any help?
if im not mistaken, big button places ALL the images used to create the dialer in the windows directory. by editing these files you could change the way it looked so i suppose you could just photoshop your grass into that file system
You will have to work with Dialer_BkgdL.png, Dialer_BkgdP.png, Progress_BkgdL.png and Progress_BkgdP.png for the vogue and htc dialpads, but if you have just the plain wm6 dialpad its a matter of matching the attributes of dlrback_port.png and dlrbackland.png in your windows folder and then replacing them with what you want. It's a very simple dialer to skin and make custom buttons for. I've never custom skinned one of the HTC dialers so maybe someone else knows what you will have to do.
If you want to use the wm6 dialpad and don't have it installed you will need to cook a ROM. If you want to use DCD's just simply don't select a dialer when cooking your rom. This will load the default.
xx_Demon_xx said:
If you want to use the wm6 dialpad and don't have it installed you will need to cook a ROM. If you want to use DCD's just simply don't select a dialer when cooking your rom. This will load the default.
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I think you have the information backwards, or at least that is what I have read. In DCD's 3.01 kitchen if you want the wm 6 dialer do not select either of the dialers in the kitchen. I believe the HTC Vogue Dialer (PhoneCanvas) is a version of Paul_Hammons Mogul_Big_Button_Dialer which is easily skinnable by just overwriting image files in the windows directory. This dialer also does not break any CDMA functionality, AFAIK
Information on skinning Pauls dialer is available at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/91652-sprint-native-big-button-dialer-theme-here.html
If I am wrong, I would like to be corrected as I have been fooling around with this for a while.
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I think you have the information backwards, or at least that is what I have read. In DCD's 3.01 kitchen if you want the wm 6 dialer do not select either of the dialers in the kitchen. I believe the HTC Vogue Dialer (PhoneCanvas) is a version of Paul_Hammons Mogul_Big_Button_Dialer which is easily skinnable by just overwriting image files in the windows directory. This dialer also does not break any CDMA functionality, AFAIK
Information on skinning Pauls dialer is available at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/91652-sprint-native-big-button-dialer-theme-here.html
If I am wrong, I would like to be corrected as I have been fooling around with this for a while.
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You are correct. I use that dialer and have made many themes. You can skin the dial pad, the background, the smartdial screen, status screen..... the only thing you can't really skin is the dial pad when it is being pressed. it just uses a solid color rather then an image.
But overall great dialer to work with, if you want to skin your own dialer.
Not true my friends... I have on my laptop a program and an OEM dialer that works great with it.... You can skin the dialer background and buttons ANY way you want.... even the keypress.... I am not by my laptop right now and can't remember the name, but gimme a couple hours....
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Not true my friends... I have on my laptop a program and an OEM dialer that works great with it.... You can skin the dialer background and buttons ANY way you want.... even the keypress.... I am not by my laptop right now and can't remember the name, but gimme a couple hours....
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So if I am correct.. Your allows you to skin the dial pad when pressed. ( So that the digit will still be displayed rather then just showing a solid color?)
Because I can skin the dial pad when pressed but it doesn't display the digit only a solid color that I want. ( This is for the Big Button Dialer -- Aka New Vouge)
If you are using the program to skin the orginal Vouge then yes you can, but that dialer messes some things up on the 6800 functions.
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I think you have the information backwards, or at least that is what I have read. In DCD's 3.01 kitchen if you want the wm 6 dialer do not select either of the dialers in the kitchen. I believe the HTC Vogue Dialer (PhoneCanvas) is a version of Paul_Hammons Mogul_Big_Button_Dialer which is easily skinnable by just overwriting image files in the windows directory. This dialer also does not break any CDMA functionality, AFAIK
Information on skinning Pauls dialer is available at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/91652-sprint-native-big-button-dialer-theme-here.html
If I am wrong, I would like to be corrected as I have been fooling around with this for a while.
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Didn't I state not to select the other dialers? How is that wrong?
serfboreds said:
I have searched for ways to skin dialer, most are themes or dialer (big button etc). but no one has offered a way to put a picture in the background of the existing dialer for 3.0.1.
I have the grass picture as my today background and would like to use the same idea for the dialer. Any other dialer that I have found is seriously deficient in some feature (911, smart dial, buttons disappearing, barfing). All I want to do is drop the jpeg behind DCDs dialer.
Any help?
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Hey bro. Here is the dialer skins that you might need. These are for the Big Button Dialer aka New Vogue.
Yes!!!
Dude you have just completed my phone. Grass background, Vista skin for MortPlayer, your dialer, and a custom S2U2 background of my daughter running
The cab is sweet, easy install and I can cook it into my rom next time. You are the MAN Carlos!!! A million thanks!
Did you find these or make them? Either way, thanks!
serfboreds said:
Yes!!!
Dude you have just completed my phone. Grass background, Vista skin for MortPlayer, your dialer, and a custom S2U2 background of my daughter running
The cab is sweet, easy install and I can cook it into my rom next time. You are the MAN Carlos!!! A million thanks!
Did you find these or make them? Either way, thanks!
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I made it with the help of the grass background you provided on your first post.
Sorry guys - Never got back to my laptop till now..... Here's the program and dialer I use....
I use Tiermanns Tdial Designer program from http://tiermann.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1:tdial-designer&catid=1esktop&Itemid=3
I works great with the Dialer I am uploading..... I made an OEM of the dialer. His program is real kool in that you can just drag and drop the files into the OEM dialer folder and replace them with yours OR it makes a CAB so you can just update the skin as needed..... SWEET program......
Sorry it took so long, and I'm glad Carlos helped ya out....
Now that our community knows how to skin dialers.. I say we post some of our unique work here.
Well not only to see what we all have but to share our work too.
I will upload mine later today. I dont got the files with me right now.
Here's my latest creation.... I had some Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on there, but alas, the wife didn't like em.... go figure... lol
Thanks goes out to Tiermann - You da man.....
Edit: When you press the buttons on mine, the text and outlines turn red while the background of the buttons shades darker so you can see clearly what button your pressing....
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Here's my latest creation.... I had some Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on there, but alas, the wife didn't like em.... go figure... lol
Thanks goes out to Tiermann - You da man.....
Edit: When you press the buttons on mine, the text and outlines turn red while the background of the buttons shades darker so you can see clearly what button your pressing....
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Looks good.
One thing that I see is that in portrait view the call history and back buttons stay grey, as does the mute button in landscape.
Is there a way to make all the text one color?
When using the gloss functions there is no way to have white text?
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Looks good.
One thing that I see is that in portrait view the call history and back buttons stay grey, as does the mute button in landscape.
Is there a way to make all the text one color?
When using the gloss functions there is no way to have white text?
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When needed I just photoshop those files to match my dialer. I dont believe their is a way to change the color of those objects rather then just manipulating the image.
How does he manipulate the other number buttons? They are all png files, I don't see why those can't be included with the numbers, or even better, have their own color selection....
I'm not sure tiermann wants to go throug the hassle or if he has the time.... He's a busy man.....
Here is a couple of screen shots of my Reanimation Themed Dialer.
Also A vista big button dialer with different history and back buttons ( to show that you can change them by modifying them)
Is there a theme for this background because I applied it as a jpg and it was white and washed out, the dialer CAB looks Much better than the background Just using the JPG file. How did you make this your background thanks.
Lee
leedawg said:
Is there a theme for this background because I applied it as a jpg and it was white and washed out, the dialer CAB looks Much better than the background Just using the JPG file. How did you make this your background thanks.
Lee
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Is this a reply to my post? If so, those JPEG pictures are just "SCREENSHOTS" of how my Reanimation theme dialer looks.
I created the theme with a background and yes I installed it with the CAB installer.
Related
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 ?
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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Hello, I was wondering if someone, maybe dcd himself , could explain to me why the Vogue dialer from his kitchen does not have different graphic files for each button and each action (up/down)?
I'm trying to use the skins from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=372098
I've currently put the numbers on the background image but I can't use the pressed animations.
These skins suppossedly work on the Touch (which IIRC is the Vogue) and someone in that thread even said they work on the Mogul. Should I have chosen the titan335 dialer in the kitchen?
Thanks ... and as always props to dcd and company for his work.
Not sure if this will work for you but when I run the kitchen I DO NOT select any dialer. This will install the standard WM6 dialer then I install the cab for the dialer I want after the phone is up and running. I made a custom dialer to match my matrix theme and never took the time to OEM it. Works fine when I do it that way. To be honest though I'm not sure about the animations you are speaking of.
Thanks for the reply. The animations I'm speaking of are the different images for a button pressed and not pressed. lllboredlll what optionsdid you choose when you compiled your carrier images in dcd's 3.01 thread? I tried your Verizon one too and it didn't work. Thanks.
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Hello, I was wondering if someone, maybe dcd himself , could explain to me why the Vogue dialer from his kitchen does not have different graphic files for each button and each action (up/down)?
I'm trying to use the skins from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=372098
I've currently put the numbers on the background image but I can't use the pressed animations.
These skins suppossedly work on the Touch (which IIRC is the Vogue) and someone in that thread even said they work on the Mogul. Should I have chosen the titan335 dialer in the kitchen?
Thanks ... and as always props to dcd and company for his work.
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He is essentially using an alternative. It doesn't seem as he is using the original TOUCH dialer because it might conflict with some Mogul / 6800 operations and is using an alternative.
Search for Mogul Big Button Dialer. This is closer to the dialer that he uses in his ROM's.
It essentially looks like the Touch dialer but you cannot assign skins to the keys when they are pressed. But you can skin the entire dialer.
You are free to install a true Touch Dialer or even the CAB that is called WizardRetouched. These are all alternatives, but conflict with some features on your 6800.
check out this post for more info on the Mogul Big Button Dialer " post 8"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378225
Here is a pic of my dialer that I use on top of the Big Button Dialer CAB.
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Thanks for the reply. The animations I'm speaking of are the different images for a button pressed and not pressed. lllboredlll what optionsdid you choose when you compiled your carrier images in dcd's 3.01 thread? I tried your Verizon one too and it didn't work. Thanks.
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All those had the vogue dialer.
more info and screen shots here.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=23808
download from
http://rapidshare.com/files/106478048/RUU_signed.zip.html
Cleaned and lightly modified.
Added poorly ducks vista theme( dialer, calculator, task manager, windows media player , audio manager etc ) Jbed java, opera mini, x button, vista hide battery meter, dotfred's task manager etc.
Removed sprint stuff, windows live and lots of other stuff.
Download kitchen from here
http://rapidshare.com/files/106917467/a1kitchen.zip.html
i tried the dialer a while back ( by installing his cab) and it doesn't support some CDMA features. It seems as this is for GSM.
You can fix this by installing his dialer first -- go into the /windows directory, and copy all of the png files associated with the dialer -- save them to your computer -- remove the dialer -- and copy the saved png's to your /windows and you should be good..
no loss of functionality but with all of the looks.
I hope the GSM version isn't cooked in the ROM.
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i tried the dialer a while back ( by installing his cab) and it doesn't support some CDMA features. It seems as this is for GSM.
You can fix this by installing his dialer first -- go into the /windows directory, and copy all of the png files associated with the dialer -- save them to your computer -- remove the dialer -- and copy the saved png's to your /windows and you should be good..
no loss of functionality but with all of the looks.
I hope the GSM version is cooked in the ROM.
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I modified it for cdma. data arrows, evdo icons and everything else works now
Telus only! .... can u do one for sprint please!
a1jatt said:
I modified it for cdma. data arrows, evdo icons and everything else works now
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You know what else you can add to your this theme to make it a bit better. optional Poorlyduck HTC Home Theme , optional Vista Cube, optional Vista Skin for S2u2, optional Vista Skin Splash screen, and if users use psshutxp optional Vista Skin for that.
Well that is what I did for mine.
Ohh yeah I saw your dialer screenshot on ppc geeks and it shows two call call history things.
If you still haven't been able to remove the annoying one ( the small text ) you can remove it using the registry to eliminate the "call history" text
go to HKLM/Security/Phone/Skin/Dialer/Portrait (Landscape)/verbbutton/
change the following
textflags = 986895 (dec)
Can you provide CDMA compatible vista theme dialer OEM? I have it on my PPC but I just modify the gfx and not use actual dialer, so i can't get graphical effects like the real one can have.
CommManager OEM also, if possible!
OEM's please. nice job
Please A1, OEM's.....
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I modified it for cdma. data arrows, evdo icons and everything else works now
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a1... how about for sprint mogul???? I'd like to use this theme
If you guys want the dialer files just install the dialer --- go to the /windows directory -- copy all the dialer files to your computer --- uninstall the dialer since it doesn't function well in cdma --- then copy the dialer files from your computer back to the /windows directory
ill include of set of files for the dialer but I modified it a bit. I made the dialer look like the big button dialer.
Ill include a screen shot.
I want the Vista dialer with the individual button graphics for each number and symbol... lol
updated first post.
added a link to kitchen.
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updated first post.
added a link to kitchen.
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Thanks a1jatt. Downloading kitchen now.
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You know what else you can add to your this theme to make it a bit better. optional Poorlyduck HTC Home Theme , optional Vista Cube, optional Vista Skin for S2u2, optional Vista Skin Splash screen, and if users use psshutxp optional Vista Skin for that.
Well that is what I did for mine.
Ohh yeah I saw your dialer screenshot on ppc geeks and it shows two call call history things.
If you still haven't been able to remove the annoying one ( the small text ) you can remove it using the registry to eliminate the "call history" text
go to HKLM/Security/Phone/Skin/Dialer/Portrait (Landscape)/verbbutton/
change the following
textflags = 986895 (dec)
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THanks for the tip.
Ya just an a CUBE OEM
I work for a long time to get Vista_Cube_Full_App. CAB as an OEM tu put in my ROM i finally let it go and put this App in My SDConfig But at my last try if i was'nt having Errors at building default .HV i was having a not certificated error a boot up with the FTcontrole. exe and is 4 .ink... That seem to be the part of the OEM you made so may be i can make another OEM just for the Cube while using your for FTControl...
Thanks
Here is Vista theme dialer using proper files like GSM dialers from dcd's vogue kitchen.
http://www.fileshex.com/download.php?file=2078cfb97becd357bb793a2163d81352
911 fixed, works - tested
## shortcodes do not work, but EPST can be launched from windows directory
EVDO data arrows constantly stay lit up white
No more problem, if you like, enjoy
The dialer in the OP's link has the 7 button starting 1 pixel too far down
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The dialer in the OP's link has the 7 button starting 1 pixel too far down
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Hey AJ - Thx for posting the files.... It's appreciated....
http://lubbad.com/Vista%20Abstract%20Dialer.cab
Want to make some cabs for dialers? Here is the first one. I extracted the dialer from my touch pro and then cabbed it for ease of installation. You can theme a dialer for your phone. Or change the buttons, and basically whatever you want.
Cab seems to be the only way since I cannot shut down cprog.exe for installation or png and bmp files to the windows directory. The cab does it well and requires a restart to complete. Here are the pics of what you get in the cab.
If you request some other theme I will see what i can do. Or I have attatched my original dialer and you can mess with the templates.
Just hard to put them in windows without a cab.
NICE work!!
Very nice, you don't happen to have the original PSD or XCF files you could share as well? I'd like to try some different backgrounds.
Nice job! Thanks for kicking this off! I have only seen one other dialer so in the PPC Kitchen.
I have a request i would like for this to be the background of the dialer.
-THX
Casey Cab
Smokie3410 said:
I have a request i would like for this to be the background of the dialer.
-THX
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Here it is Casey http://lubbad.com/Casey Dialer.cab
Iis what you mean?
smotrs said:
Very nice, you don't happen to have the original PSD or XCF files you could share as well? I'd like to try some different backgrounds.
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Not sure if this is what you wanted
No, I was referring to the PhotoShop or Gimp files you used which just show the dialer buttons, frames, text, etc.. which would allow me to plug in my own background.
Not quite sure what those files are in the ZIP, Sprite Backup is what came up when I searched.
zip
the zip file in post one has the original frames and backgrounds
Ohh, so what you did was take the image, overlay it on top of the original and make it opaque/transparent?
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Ohh, so what you did was take the image, overlay it on top of the original and make it opaque/transparent?
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Correct. Then you have to cab it to windows file, But be sure to retain the original format of .bmp or .png
Thought so. Cool, good job and thanks.
Black Dialer
Found this on Diamond forum it looks great. From AVLev
i love this theme for the dialer so much that I had to make a landscape mode for it. You will be impressed....It will require a soft reset
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Here it is Casey http://lubbad.com/Casey Dialer.cab
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Thanks it looks great!
[email protected] said:
Found this on Diamond forum it looks great. From AVLev
i love this theme for the dialer so much that I had to make a landscape mode for it. You will be impressed....It will require a soft reset
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Finally! a simple cab for this dialer instead of a whole freaking theme. Tyvm man your killer.
Does this cab contain the ability to switch between callers with call waiting?
try it
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Does this cab contain the ability to switch between callers with call waiting?
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I am unsure of that. It does look great though! Buttons are bright and sexy black
Try it
Ok, you talked me into it. It does look nice.
BTW no better call waiting ability than the original.
Do anyone have the CHT2 transparent bottom curtain cab?
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Do anyone have the CHT2 transparent bottom curtain cab?
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Just the curtain or total wipe. which do you want?
This one will do just the curtain
http://www.brittondelizia.com/josh/CHTCurtainWhipeout.cab
CHT 2.0 transprency cab for the new bottom curtain.
CHT 2.0 transprency cab for the new bottom curtain style slider?
dekari said:
CHT 2.0 transprency cab for the new bottom curtain style slider?
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very nice 50% transparency by sharkie405 here
Great Thanks !
Transparent Top Curtain
Is there a cab that makes the top curtain transparent?
Thanks in advance
here are the manila files, put them in your windows folder. back up the originals first.
I was able to get the bottom curtain transparent by using Sharkie405's Transparent CHT Softkey cab. I tried the manila file from the Transparent curtains zip file but it had no effect. See attached screen shot. I am trying to get the top black bar transparent. Thanks for the assistance.
that's the taskbar not the curtain, its not possible to make it transparent however cht 2.0 has the option to skin it to match your wallpaper....
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that's the taskbar not the curtain, its not possible to make it transparent however cht 2.0 has the option to skin it to match your wallpaper....
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Only if your running windows 6.5 not 6.5.x so I have been lead to belive.
btw. what is the best method to clear the start menu text. I've try a couple that just crash my phone. (very anoying)
Cheers, Billy
im pretty sure you can skin the taskbar on 6.5.x....
I haven't heard anybody complaining about that yet, and. it would cause some serious complaints lol...
the start menu text in the top left??
its contained in a .dll file which requires a lot of messing around to edit and a different approach depending on your rom.
not a very user friendly tweak im afraid......
conantroutman said:
im pretty sure you can skin the taskbar on 6.5.x....
I haven't heard anybody complaining about that yet, and. it would cause some serious complaints lol...
the start menu text in the top left??
its contained in a .dll file which requires a lot of messing around to edit and a different approach depending on your rom.
not a very user friendly tweak im afraid......
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Hi thanks for the info on the "Start Text". Guess I'll just keep looking and crashing till I get it.
As for the other Your probably right about skining it in general I was meaning more from using CHT (From Frequently asked questions section)
Q: Why can't I skin my taskbar and softkeybar?
A: This feature is only available on WM6.5
Not trying to show of or anything, Just that bit stuck in memory.
Not Forgetful all the time, just when the wife or the boss is asking difficult questions.
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Hi thanks for the info on the "Start Text". Guess I'll just keep looking and crashing till I get it.
As for the other Your probably right about skining it in general I was meaning more from using CHT (From Frequently asked questions section)
Q: Why can't I skin my taskbar and softkeybar?
A: This feature is only available on WM6.5
Not trying to show of or anything, Just that bit stuck in memory.
Not Forgetful all the time, just when the wife or the boss is asking difficult questions.
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I cant remember which .dll it is but this link..... might come in handy if you decide to go down the route of messing around with the taskbar.......
I dont know what they mean by that Q in the CHT thread, I think that includes 6.5.x because Ive seen screenshots in the today screen thread from ppl on 6.5.x with skinned taskbars very confusing...... lol
to skin the taskbar (aka make it look transparent) is doable.
but it depends on your theme (the one you have checked off in your systems part of your phone.)
you will find the image at:
hkcu\ software\ microsoft\today\taskbar\taskbarthemeimage
it is 36px high.
simply cut off the top 36px of your desired bg pic and change the registry.
haven't found an easier way.
hope this makes sens.