Request; Low Vision themes or larger/bolder fonts for visually impaired? - Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading

Hello to all,
Just found this site and I'm really impressed! This is definitely what the internet is all about; the free exchange of ideas and spreading the love worldwide =)
I have a request for the GURUS; I am visually impaired and hate using the clumsy & cumbersome magnification tools available for WM6 (even mobile speak/mobile magnifier are booty at $90/each!).
My plan is to install Touch-it or Open-Touch (how cool is that!!!!) and the other assorted goodies available for my new wing but was wondering if anyone has designed a theme for low vision/easy viewing?
To be honest I would be happy with larger, bolder fonts and easy to read coloration; can anyone recommend a theme or possibly help by making one for me?
All help & suggestions are welcome, and links are great because searching through threads with my vision can be frustrating or near impossible at times.
Thanks to all & keep up the good work

I assume you have already changed the text size from within the system settings. I re,member seeing a thread somewhere on xda-devs (do a search) where you could install and use different fonts. I remember that some of the fonts avaliable where alot clearer, bolder, larger etc.
Sorry I couldnt be more helpful.

I'll check around, the larger setting on the fonts helped a little but I need a bolder font for sure =)
Thanks!

bugsy714 said:
I'll check around, the larger setting on the fonts helped a little but I need a bolder font for sure =)
Thanks!
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found some cabs I downloaded from the thread I found, I still cant remember where the thread was! All the fonts are best viewed with cleartype on.

Right on! Thanks for the help, I had driven myself nuts looking for the right thread =)
So I uploaded the .cab's and ran them, where can I change the font style on my wing? I checked in the settings/system/screen but didn't find any way to toggle them...

bugsy714 said:
Right on! Thanks for the help, I had driven myself nuts looking for the right thread =)
So I uploaded the .cab's and ran them, where can I change the font style on my wing? I checked in the settings/system/screen but didn't find any way to toggle them...
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By installing the cabs you effectively changed the system font to whatever the cab font is. You can only really tell the difference when you enable clear type and change the font size. Sart -> settings -> screen its all in there.

Good deal, now that I installed them one at a time & watched closely I can definitely tell the difference. I'm using Segoe UI and it's way better!!!
Thanks for all of the help =)

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s2w Blackdrop HTC theme [-UPDATE-]

Now Available!
*To those who link this theme on other sites, please be considerate and post the link of this thread from the original source here at s2w HTC Blackdrop. So that your members can have an insight to any helpful updates to the s2w blackdrop. Respect is appreciated... and always give credit where is due. I feel elated in being part of the creative process and that you have chosen s2w blackdrop. Thank you and enjoy.*
s2w Blackdrop HTC is a simple theme I created for the HTC touch. It may not be up to par with the array of themes in XDA that are really cool, but this definitely suited my needs and I thought I share it, in contributing to this informative and resourceful site.
Included within the theme are simple instructions. Also an important note of interest you need RLtoday, UL and HHC.
If anyone is interested feel free. Hope you enjoy.
Any comments would be truly appreciated.
****Buttons***
The 5 buttons seen are skinned to RLtoday and are active just simple tap on it, and it opens an app. I currently have my preference, file explorer, internet, programs, UL settings and music. Tapping on the clock opens the alarm settings and the Date opens the calendar.
These buttons are just an added feature I included through Rltoday, well besides the many tabs you can include with UL. But In my theme instead of having all these tabs showing in UL either by an icon or wording of your content, you just swipe left or right to open your programs and make as many as you want without all those tabs visible.
Its just a different way of using UL.
****Updates****
*****Update 6/8/2008*****
Anyone interested can download the theme at s2w HTC Blackdrop
*****Update 6/9/2008*****
Added new zip that includes the s2w blackdrop set. Making it much easier.
Enjoy
*To those who link this theme on other sites, please be considerate and post the link of this thread from the original source here at s2w HTC Blackdrop. So that your members can have an insight to any helpful updates to the s2w blackdrop. Respect is appreciated... and always give credit where is due. I feel elated in being part of the creative process and that you have chosen s2w blackdrop. Thank you and enjoy.*
The layout blends with any background and below I have examples.
can u make a cab install version of this
including rltoday and everytthing please and thanks lol
thank you very much
hehe. very cool skin!
It looks great!! Could you explain what are the three middle icons? They are the tabs of the UL?
Thank you.
The 4 buttons seen are skinned to RLtoday and are active just tap on it, and it opens an app. I currently havve my preference, so the icons; "home" open file explorer, "settings" open programs, "internet and music " are obvious. Tapping on the clock opens the alarm settings and the Date opens the calendar.
These buttons are just and added feature I included, besides the many tabs you can include with UL. But In my theme instead of having all these tabs showing in UL either by an icon or wording of your content, you just swipe left or right to open your programs and make as many as you want without all those tabs visible.
Its just a different way of using UL.
Hope you enjoy...
Wow!
Very nice theme...
Could you insert a little sepator between hours and minutes?
This is Amazing.
flaviopac said:
Wow!
Very nice theme...
Could you insert a little sepator between hours and minutes?
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Thank you.
I want a different look to the clock, but I will place the seperator in my update for those that prefer it.
Enjoy.
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This is Amazing.
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Thank you and I am glad you think so.
Loving the black theme
I really like this and was easy to set so when will the red one be out?
Very nice theme. The only thing erking me is the military time thing and the landscape view. Other than than, it's smooth.
onlyoneeve said:
I really like this and was easy to set so when will the red one be out?
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Glad to hear it was easy. As I tried to my the directions as simple as possible to install and easier to revert back to your original setup. Requiring no reg edits.
Red theme should be out soon. Editing the layout out a bit.
Thanks and enjoy.
robosiris said:
Very nice theme. The only thing erking me is the military time thing and the landscape view. Other than than, it's smooth.
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I like smooth...
I will post a new update with normal time setup. As for the landscape mode I will be honest I never use that form of layout, just portrait mode. But glad you brought it to my attention. I will work on a landscape theme for those who use it all the time.
Expect one soon.
Thank you and enjoy.
S2W said:
Red theme should be out soon. Editing the layout out a bit.
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Can't wait!
For those interested I have updated the clock with a seperator and added a UL button so its easy to enter the Ul settings. On first post.
Enjoy
definitely will give this a go....Great looking theme!
****Updated****
Updated the s2w blackdrop theme to blend in with any background.
Here are some examples... tell me what you think.
Coming soon if anyone is interested.
If anyone is interested you can DL the update at http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=26760
s2w HTC blackdrop may seem simple, but it delivers a nice layout in various theme formats that blends with any background.
Comments of any form will be appreciated.. thanks and enjoy

Change crappy TouchFlo 'blocks' bacground

Hey guys, lots of great packages here but the one thing I really want to change/get rid off is those crappy blocks which are used in the touch flow background.
You know the ones, the crappy ones which fade into the horizon that look like something from Tron
They look terrible and it seems you can only replace the home area with a background image.
Do any of the packages here allow you to change this?
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Hey guys, lots of great packages here but the one thing I really want to change/get rid off is those crappy blocks which are used in the touch flow background.
You know the ones, the crappy ones which fade into the horizon that look like something from Tron
They look terrible and it seems you can only replace the home area with a background image.
Do any of the packages here allow you to change this?
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guess the only way to do that is to change the theme using touch flo 3d config
anyone have a solution for this. as much as i like the blocks i want to change me to the same wall paper as my home page.
Please, i want to change that ugly wallpaper too... Touch flow 3d config "themes change" don't work for that.
I agree. Since ive changed to the Official HTC WWE 1.93 rom with .5 radio (better signal now, thanks for that!) I cannot change the background at all. In SETTINGS and TODAY the background image has been selected by clicking on BROWSE yet nothing is displayed.
tomchap said:
I agree. Since ive changed to the Official HTC WWE 1.93 rom with .5 radio (better signal now, thanks for that!) I cannot change the background at all. In SETTINGS and TODAY the background image has been selected by clicking on BROWSE yet nothing is displayed.
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You CAN change the Wallpaper on the homescreen by SLIDING to the SETTINGS Tab on the TF3D.
There is an option Wallpaper. This will change the Wallpaper on the HOMESCREEN only (unfortunately) and not on the other tabs
The BACK GROUND with in the Settings and Today menu doesn't apply to the wallpaper.
All the best.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413534&highlight=Wallpaper
and you can get a few wallpapers from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=399983&highlight=Wallpapers
I have changed the home page wallpaper. This thread referes to the Blocks on the other pages. I want them to be the same as the home page.
L o r d R a j said:
You CAN change the Wallpaper on the homescreen by SLIDING to the SETTINGS Tab on the TF3D.
There is an option Wallpaper. This will change the Wallpaper on the HOMESCREEN only (unfortunately) and not on the other tabs
The BACK GROUND with in the Settings and Today menu doesn't apply to the wallpaper.
All the best.
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Cheers matey, feel like a right plonka now, so used to using Settings, Today to change things, thanks again!
tomchap said:
Cheers matey, feel like a right plonka now, so used to using Settings, Today to change things, thanks again!
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Happy to help.
I find it hard to believe no one has made an app to make the wallpaper apply to all tabs....why did HTC make it like this? Weird....
Im suprised as well. Changing the home page is nice, but i would like the rest of my tabs to look ince too.
still nothing?
can this really be that complex?
Have patience. There are people who are preparing Manilla editors.
counterfitninja said:
can this really be that complex?
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can be so important?
dump your rom..
dump a rom and change/edit the background, cook and flash it back,
i think @ this time is it the best...
just my fifty_€ent
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=414861
Manila editor coming yr way!
counterfitninja said:
can this really be that complex?
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Just because you have no clue about how to do this doesn't meant it's a good idea to insult peoples intelligence by implying its simple and they should have done it already. The reason it's not been done yet is not because theres no want, but because devs must first understand fully how Manilla operates, it's not exactly documented in a nice fancy API.
MasK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=414861
Manila editor coming yr way!
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pffft, try manilla viewer. lol

[Theme] [QVGA Landscape] [Standard 6.1|6.5] Smartphone Revitalize Sliding Panel Theme

Hi guys,
So I'm one of those guys still living in the dark age of Windows Mobile Standard. I don't see many good themes posted for good ole non-touchscreen phones, so I thought I'de give it a shot.
Critiques are encouraged!
More information to come...
Requirements
Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 or 6.5
QVGA Landscape device
Installation
After unzipping, look at the folder names for instructions
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i have broke my last smartphone a while ago (and now all my smartphones are died)
but imo your theme is perfect and nice... very cool text on screen (great chars, slim font)
i love the themes without useless icons ^^
maybe you could add a titanium slider (or only an underlined graphic to the active panel)
the page counter is a little "oldish" maybe you could redesign it and move to another position
and for least a thing (i think is impossible): make the long titles of panels sticking/sliding to read the whole text in it (e.g. in the calendar panel you could read only the first part of the appointment infos, if u get it orrizontal sliding you could read it all like the music info panels) but for me this is impossible
so now i haven't a device to test it, but i like, nice job! thanks to sharing
ot
are you still living in the dark age of Windows Mobile Standard? i wish that times return for me
i miss my old winmo NONtouch... actually i hate to have to tap with my finger on these little display (e.g. i was texting on my htc wings 50sms/hour , now my frineds joke me cuz it seem that i cannot write in a correct italian language...)
non touchscreen are the best phones imo but actually they are lost in the old technologies limbo... and i doubt thay could come out again...
znial said:
i have broke my last smartphone a while ago (and now all my smartphones are died)
but imo your theme is perfect and nice... very cool text on screen (great chars, slim font)
i love the themes without useless icons ^^
maybe you could add a titanium slider (or only an underlined graphic to the active panel)
the page counter is a little "oldish" maybe you could redesign it and move to another position
and for least a thing (i think is impossible): make the long titles of panels sticking/sliding to read the whole text in it (e.g. in the calendar panel you could read only the first part of the appointment infos, if u get it orrizontal sliding you could read it all like the music info panels) but for me this is impossible
so now i haven't a device to test it, but i like, nice job! thanks to sharing
ot
are you still living in the dark age of Windows Mobile Standard? i wish that times return for me
i miss my old winmo NONtouch... actually i hate to have to tap with my finger on these little display (e.g. i was texting on my htc wings 50sms/hour , now my frineds joke me cuz it seem that i cannot write in a correct italian language...)
non touchscreen are the best phones imo but actually they are lost in the old technologies limbo... and i doubt thay could come out again...
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Thanks for the compliments!
I'm working on adding a titanium slider right now to see how it looks, but I designed it to not require a slider. Text on the currently selected panel is white and text on unselected panels is transparent.
I'm still trying to figure out what (if anything) I'm going to do with the page counter.
As for the long titles extending off the page... well that was sort of the goal. It was inspired by the Zune HD and Windows Phone 7 interface. 99% of the time it shows enough text for you to understand, and in the rare case you do need to see more you can always click it. I think horizontal scrolling/sliding for long text would be really cool, but I have no idea (yet) how to make that happen. If anyone know a way to do this, let me know.
i see...
the orizzontal sliding for the title is a "higher sky" and personally the cropped title text is cool
and i love the zunehd inspi.
apps and web apps panels are fantastic
(a suggestion, for the counterpage maybe you could remove the numbers and left only the arrows, white for the next page, transparent if no page avalaible)
all my compliments
I created a version with a slider. If any smartphone users make it in here and would like me to post it just let me know.
Hi gtg456x. I got a new touch phone recently because my contract for the BJ2 was up. I've always loved the performance of Sliding panel plugin, and I can't wait to try this theme. It looks uncluttered, so I think I can finally put some wallpapers that didn't used to work on the standard icon-filled theme. Thanks for sharing and for reviving my interest in the BJ2 phone
this is an awesome theme....it's too bad that I don't know how to apply anything that isn't a .cab file!
I know your probably thinking I'm stupid, but I have no idea of how to install this theme onto my blackjack 2. It looks so great, and I would really like to use it on a daily basis. Please Help!!!
jovanboone said:
I know your probably thinking I'm stupid, but I have no idea of how to install this theme onto my blackjack 2. It looks so great, and I would really like to use it on a daily basis. Please Help!!!
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+1
I have install before the titanium panels?
With a black background and this theme is terrific. Almost Zune-esque. Thanks! Here's a screen
how to install a certain part?
can u please point me the way how to install the files that are in...
Optional images for link panels (you will have to create your own to match your links)
i have managed to install all the rest but need some help.
Now if you would port the landscape cpr to a portrait cpr, I would be happy, because I wouldn't have to do it myself (although I made myself a similar theme a couple of months ago, but I didn't release it to the public )...
like it about to put it on my jack
stan2 said:
With a black background and this theme is terrific. Almost Zune-esque. Thanks! Here's a screen
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Looks like you forgot to install the font though.
Wasn't expecting this thread to get revived. Shouldn't be too hard to make it into a cab file for those who are having trouble.
blee
i know you should had posted this in the windowsmobile standard section you would had got so many people here instead of windowsmobile touch screen section .Its mostly a touch screen section then for both touch and type of phones.
advanced15 said:
can u please point me the way how to install the files that are in...
Optional images for link panels (you will have to create your own to match your links)
i have managed to install all the rest but need some help.
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you go to display
Hi, i cant delete the old files since they are in rom. How can i do that? Thanks!!!
Resolution change
hi gtg465x , i have a non touch mobile phone samsung Omnia Pro B7330 with a Qvga screen and a resolution of 320x320 running win mobile 6.5.
is it possible to change te resolution? because i saw that the theme was made for 320x240? is it a quick fix or not?
can you help me out?
thx in advance
awesome, iLike it!
I've installed on my Samsung C6625 it works but there's some problem:
The words was cut in the right side, it's not centered
Also, can you tell me how to make a new link such as garmin and other apps?
Thanks

Welcome To Your Very Bright Future! B.T.T.F. Colors.Cab Release!

The colors of the rainbow
Stretched as far as the eye can see
Now you’ve got em on your phone
Thanks to folks like you & me.
We’ve given you the rainbow
So let its brilliance now display
With all the colors of the world
Now just a touch away!
.:::Install:::.
COLORS.cab
33.43 KB
File description: Lucky Charms are magically delicious!
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TALCRI1J
Signed
.:::Remove:::.
JACK_COLOR_REMOVE.cab
2.3 KB
File description: Tricks are for kids!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L1L55FVV​
Awesome thanks man
I don't know if this is how it is on the phone but in your picture the 'black' has a green square next to it. Also, does this overwrite the current accent colors? What I mean is, if I already have xboxmods SP1 installed will I now have like 3 different 'green' accents listed? If yes to the multiple 'green' accents, could this be fixed? If no, fantastic!
EDIT: One other thing. Would it be possible to have the names listed with spaces? For example at the top you have 'darker blue' (good) but lower down you have things like 'mediumblue' and 'oldlace' (bad grammar) and so on. It would just look better/more professional.
voluptuary said:
I don't know if this is how it is on the phone but in your picture the 'black' has a green square next to it. Also, does this overwrite the current accent colors? What I mean is, if I already have xboxmods SP1 installed will I now have like 3 different 'green' accents listed? If yes to the multiple 'green' accents, could this be fixed? If no, fantastic!
EDIT: One other thing. Would it be possible to have the names listed with spaces? For example at the top you have 'darker blue' (good) but lower down you have things like 'mediumblue' and 'oldlace' (bad grammar) and so on. It would just look better/more professional.
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OMFGGTFOLMFAO!
Use your registry editor to do whatever you like!
This is the same List Box Selection listed in Microsoft Programming manual for Windows Phone 7 for making a Silverlight application with exception of adding
nokia blue, darker blue, darkest blue & navy seal blue.
I added those in myself.
They are simply 6 digit html color codes along with an added alpha channel
Every color needed 3 lines of code in the registry properly named and numbered
We did it buy the book so this is as professional as possible! If you want to rewrite the book or the registry or make a nice video tutorial for someone to learn something buy all means be my gest.
If you want to take your phone to lows or home depot & mach up color names please to so!
Everything has now been hardcoded in to the registry. The colors where actually already there but the registry values had not been written yet! Microsoft gave us 10 colors & allowed careers to add 3 of their likening for business purposes the problem is with both Windows mobile 6.5 & Windows phone 7 is that Microsoft gave us the bare minimum of what we actually needed without customization options.
Which is the #1 reason why wp7 is not more popular than android.
They just wanted to make something that worked well & be light in size.
When Microsoft make something thay don’t make it to look good. They make it to work good. Because if it works good then it will look good! ;~) So now it works & looks good! You have 154 new colors in your system that take up almost no space. I whooping 33.34kb is next to nothing! & on top of that you can now customize your phone in the blink of an eye!
Keep in mind that some of the colors don’t mix well with the dark & light background!
For instance if your using darkest blue on a black background you have trouble reading the darkest blue text! & other visual problems will occur with the mix of serein colors.
As you can see a lot of medium & light colors have been implemented because most use a dark background however we could possibly make more darker & darkest colors!
The darker your tiles the less battery drainage!
I note there are 2 blues 2 to greens but they different shades.
In time more colors will eventually be added!
The 10 default colors are not named correctly but more or less just simple easy to see colors.
You can simply remove or rename any accent color you like.
I had to do a lot to get you guys here and I had also a lot of help to bring you this
However I don’t exactly feel like typing up 50 names of thanks so I will just say thanks to everyone! I just cranked out lines & lines of code on top of a lot of other work I’m doing this was just a side project please don’t say its not profesonal it’s a gift. Unwrap it!
I also converted to HTML (Hyper Text Markup Lang) But nvm enjoy!
also feal free to make 100.000.000 more! & share hear!​
Works great !!! very good job , now plenty themes to choose from !!! nice work.
I can confirm that to..works great!sooo many colors
Hey jack... there's no Black color....XD ( was a joke )
thx for rainbow... will use it soon...
Ruzzichella said:
Hey jack... there's no Black color....XD ( was a joke )
thx for rainbow... will use it soon...
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Yes there is,
Black 000000 displays as what ever color you have set to your theme to at the time of picking it.
If you pick black it will work just fine with the exeption of you not being able to read black text on a black background.
will this work with every rom? using ctrlpda latest 6.5 and loving it
shingers5 said:
will this work with every rom? using ctrlpda latest 6.5 and loving it
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Back to the future Rom's V2.0 or V2.1 only!
Thay are the only Rom's with custom updates!
jackrabbit72380 said:
Back to the future Rom V2.0 or V2.1 only!
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cheers i figured that out from the title after i posted. can the devs incorporate this into their roms manually?
shingers5 said:
cheers i figured that out from the title after i posted. can the devs incorporate this into their roms manually?
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We just did!
Nice colors! Thanks, but I have duplicates how can I remove them easily?
Is there a remove cab so I can delete all existing colors before re-applying?
Why doesn't your Colors cab just overwrite the ones already there?
I already use a program called Advanced Config. It lets you make your own colors on the phone, rename them and much more.
Mod Edit: Attachments removed per OP request. ~TRM
Well, for those of us that prefer not to have duplicate colors listed in an already very large list, I have edited the color rgu in the CAB and attached it to this post in a zip. All it needs is to be re-added to the cab and resigned, something xboxmod would have to do. I also fixed the theme names so that there are spaces in-between the words in the name. For example 'AliceBlue' is now 'Alice Blue' as this offers a much more professional and polished look for the end user.
EDIT 1: I'll ask xboxmod if he can build the cab again for us. If he does I'll post it here. I don't want to take any credit for this as it is a good idea that wasn't mine, I just want a better end result.
EDIT 2: xboxmod was nice enough to rebuild the cab but I noticed some errors I overlooked so I will be fixing those and then pestering xboxmod again.
EDIT 3: Ok, so I have edited jackrabbit's cab so that it should have no duplicates (this is assuming 7720+SP1 or higher) and have the names with proper spacing. Enjoy!
jackrabbit72380,
I would like to say THANK YOU for your gift!
Cheers,
sexcellent said:
I already use a program called Advanced Config. It lets you make your own colors on the phone, rename them and much more.
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Thare is a bug in the Accsent colors made with Advanced config.
The program uses old version of "xxxx_ThemeResources.xaml" & "xxxx_System.Windows.xaml".
There is some applications that wont display text corectly.
Also thare are not duplicate colors In COLORS.cab If you have duplicate colors then you can simply remove them with a registry editer as I stated in my second post.
We dont want an advanced config! Insted we have advanced system menu with all tweeks cooked in. witch is what we try & do.
just navigate to...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ControlPanel/Themes/0/Accents & HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ControlPanel/Themes/1/Accents & HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ControlPanel/Themes/AccentsDisplayName
Then remove the values you like.
In all 3 directorys for each accsent!
Honistly you should not even have to do this.
fbirraque said:
jackrabbit72380,
I would like to say THANK YOU for your gift!
Cheers,
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Your welcome M8)
jackrabbit72380 said:
The darker your tiles the less battery drainage!
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dont think thats true, the back light is always on and is consistant across the screen, the display panel then has several layers of filters, electrodes and other molecules which light passes through, to display darker colours the display needs to block more light coming through, which in a tiny way, will use more energy. If you want to use less energy you need to block less light, ie have a white background and have a primary (light) colour
Yes, Geek alert!
i doubt its even measurable on our devices so i wouldnt worry but for hardcore energy savers, light is the way to go with colours, dark is the way to go with backlight (thats the biggest energy blackhole we have)
voluptuary said:
Well, for those of us that prefer not to have duplicate colors listed in an already very large list, I have edited the color rgu in the CAB and attached it to this post in a zip. All it needs is to be re-added to the cab and resigned, something xboxmod would have to do. I also fixed the theme names so that there are spaces in-between the words in the name. For example 'AliceBlue' is now 'Alice Blue' as this offers a much more professional and polished look for the end user.
EDIT 1: I'll ask xboxmod if he can build the cab again for us. If he does I'll post it here. I don't want to take any credit for this as it is a good idea that wasn't mine, I just want a better end result.
EDIT 2: xboxmod was nice enough to rebuild the cab but I noticed some errors I overlooked so I will be fixing those and then pestering xboxmod again.
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Thanks, but can you also ask xbmod to give us a remove cab with it. Honestly, every cab should be removable in case users have problems.
A few issues I'd like to mention:
I set one of the new colors yesterday, and this morning I noticed my phone was very sluggish. I switched back to one of the original colours, and my phone was immediately back to normal speed. This cab was the only thing I changed on my phone yesterday, so I think there could be an issue somewhere.
Also, the new colours don't take effect inside 3rd party apps like Whatsapp. I don't mean the tile, I mean inside the program (e.g. A-Z in contacts) where the new colours always show up as the default blue.
morph80 said:
Thanks, but can you also ask xbmod to give us a remove cab with it. Honestly, every cab should be removable in case users have problems.
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Done
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UPDATED [wvga] [wad theme] [android - ice cream sandwich]

Hi all,
It's been about 15 months since I last used my Toshiba TG01 but my HTC Desire recently died and I'm back to the world of WM for now.
Anyway,
I used to make the occasional theme for Wisbar Advance Desktop (WAD) and thought I'd have a go at making an Ice Cream Sandwich Android based theme (portrait only) to use. It's fairly simple, but I like it, so I thought I'd share it.
Features:
- 3 Homescreens
- ICS clock widget
- Weather widget
- Calendar widget
- Pull-down notification bar (like android) giving latest SMS info, next appointment info as well as BT and WIFI toggles
To install:
1) extract the contents of the attached .rar archive
2) Install Mortscript
3) Go to \Program Files\Mortscript and tap the yellow mortscript icon
4) Copy the folder 'Message2Reg' to \Program Files
5) Copy the 'Messages' folder to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs
6) Install Ice cream sandwich.wadesktop (when asked where to, choose \Program Files\Lakeridge\Wisbar Advance Desktop\Themes)
To enable theme:
1) Ensure WAD is running
2) Tap and hold screen - choose 'change theme' from popup menu
3) If this theme is not listed, press menu then scan for themes
4) Once this theme is listed, tap it to highlight it, press menu then set as portrait theme
That should be all done.
Optionally, install Winstart to replace the usual WM start menu as I feel it provides a nicer experience and scrolls smoother etc.
Anyway, hope you like the theme.
Regards
wildcardspv
Nice , great Theme
can you make it for Mobile shell 3.5.5 please
Based on android 4 and new Sense 4.0
I only use mobile shell ...
Make it for Mobile shell please , based on Sense 4.0 and android 4
thanks
Hey man,
Sorry but WAD and mobile shell are pretty different and I don't know how to theme mobile shell
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Hey man,
Sorry but WAD and mobile shell are pretty different and I don't know how to theme mobile shell
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ok thanks ....
But mobile shell 3.5.5 is more similar to Android ....
I use M shell because is almost similar to android
but this theme is also great
wildcardspv said:
Hey man,
Sorry but WAD and mobile shell are pretty different and I don't know how to theme mobile shell
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Is it WAD something like SPB or CHT and must to instal first, if it, where to download WAD. Thanks
It certainly is.
It's available from plenty of places, but the developers website is here:
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvanceDesktop/
ohh i remember the days using WAD on WM i used to love making themes, my most popular being Sona.VS
great theme, i couldnt imagine going back to WM
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It certainly is.
It's available from plenty of places, but the developers website is here:
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/pocketpc/WisBarAdvanceDesktop/
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Thanks bady
Hi there,
So I updated the theme a little bit, nothing major.
What's new?
1) Data connection indicator in status bar - grey shows connection available and goes blue when connection is in use (see pic 2). Unfortunately it cannot specify G/E/3G/H etc.
2) Calendar widget. Tap anywhere on the calender to launch the calendar app, tap the arrows to change months.
3) Weather widget. Save the attached medium weather icons wherever you want and go into WAD settings to direct the medium weather icon set to that filepath. Then change WAD settings to whatever location you want weather info for and add a weather icon (medium) size to the same page as the weather widget and drag the icon over the widget.
4) Added next calendar appointment info to pull-down notification bar.
I think that's everything
Regards
wildcardspv
Quick info for masrterk; If you are looking for someone who can do magic with SPB MS is MR.Skippen but I think he is out of the game.You should even try.
Have you seen LeSScro's version of ICS for WAD? It's quite nicely done. You might take a look at it if you haven't seen his.
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Have you seen LeSScro's version of ICS for WAD? It's quite nicely done. You might take a look at it if you haven't seen his.
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Yeah I tried that, and it's yet another great theme from Lesscro, I just found it to be a bit sluggish and difficult to configure, so I made this to be simpler and quicker and just offer the features that I need
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Yeah I tried that, and it's yet another great theme from Lesscro, I just found it to be a bit sluggish and difficult to configure, so I made this to be simpler and quicker and just offer the features that I need
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Until...you start filling out all the various requests you'll get from people asking you to do everything including the dishes! Which is what tends to happen. I myself almost never make such requests BUT...if you can get it to empty my 3 cats' kitty litter boxes, I'd be mighty grateful to you! LOL
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Until...you start filling out all the various requests you'll get from people asking you to do everything including the dishes! Which is what tends to happen. I myself almost never make such requests BUT...if you can get it to empty my 3 cats' kitty litter boxes, I'd be mighty grateful to you! LOL
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LOL
I totally know what you mean, I made a desire based WAD theme a while ago and there were loads of requests in that thread!!!!!
Fortunately this time, this theme doesn't seem to be as popular so I'll keep sharing any updates I may make, but that's about it
This theme is just great!
I would use it on my i900 (WQVGA 240x400).. but since my phone is so old now... Is there a chance to get this theme on my resolution? Or I could simply adapt it myself, but I don't know how, except for the image files? I quite used wad2 until now, so I don't think it could be that hard.
Thanks!
steff195 said:
This theme is just great!
I would use it on my i900 (WQVGA 240x400).. but since my phone is so old now... Is there a chance to get this theme on my resolution? Or I could simply adapt it myself, but I don't know how, except for the image files? I quite used wad2 until now, so I don't think it could be that hard.
Thanks!
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I don't have a WQVGA device to test it on, so I couldn't really make the theme for your resolution but by all means, feel free to do so yourself
As the resolution is 50% of the size of WVGA, I would have thought that you could probably just take all the image files from the theme, make them 50% smaller then put them back on the phone, overwriting/in place of the original image files. After that it should just be a case of re-positioning everything so the spacing is ok for your screen.
Maybe it's not so simple, I don't really know, but good luck!!
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I totally know what you mean, I made a desire based WAD theme a while ago and there were loads of requests in that thread!!!!!
Fortunately this time, this theme doesn't seem to be as popular so I'll keep sharing any updates I may make, but that's about it
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You said "only the features you need." What features would those be? You never did say on page 1 what features you put into it. And, yes, keep sharing the updates.
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You said "only the features you need." What features would those be? You never did say on page 1 what features you put into it. And, yes, keep sharing the updates.
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Good point!!
OP updated....
I actually fixed my HTC Desire yesterday so I don't think there will be any more updates to the theme. If there are, I'll definitely share them, however if anyone wants to take it and use/modify it in any way, that's more than fine - just mention it in credits.
Regards
wildcardspv.
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Good point!!
OP updated....
I actually fixed my HTC Desire yesterday so I don't think there will be any more updates to the theme. If there are, I'll definitely share them, however if anyone wants to take it and use/modify it in any way, that's more than fine - just mention it in credits.
Regards
wildcardspv.
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So, it's back to the world of Android for you. Glad you got it fixed. Hate when my phone craps out as it has done a couple of times and only by sheer luck brought it back from a bricked state. Good luck!
Nice to see a " WAD bro' "...
Once again, you provide a different vision of ICS...
Nice one... Good Job !

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