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NEW!! iPhone skin v4.0 +US-layout!! now with landscape support!!!

Update 27/09/2007
I've done it.. The iPhone theme v4.0 now supports landscape!!!
Have a look...
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already finetuned...
Now only 78Kb for faster loading and writing...
Enjoy...
Update 26.09.2007
Version 3.8 (bigger Keys 2)
I've fixed some layout issues and added a nice button press image..
Also there's now the international layout included!!!
Some problems with the landscape layout in PCMkeyboard v0.10 can't be fixed at the moment, but I'm working on a solution...
Update 24.09.2007
The new version has bigger Keys..
Hope you enjoy..
...and please tell me what you think about it
Update 13.09.2007
Now I've released a bigger Version of the iPhone skin.
I've added the iPhoe skin and the layout file in the iPhone_Big.zip
Have fun..
Update 12.09.2007
I've just created a new Version of the skin..
Now it looks really like the iPhone...
Have a look at the attachments..
Hello everybody.
I've just created a skin for Pocket CM Keyboard that looks like the iPhone Keyboard.
Just give it a try..
another tip: delete one of the keys in the second row to make the acces a lot easyer... (It also looks more like the iPhone then)
Plus a new dictionary with 30000 german words....
Enjoy...
If you want to Donate via PayPal:
Please Donate for my work...

Here are the screenshots...
;-)

Underwaterdub said:
Hello everybody.
I've just created a skin for Pocket CM Keyboard that looks like the iPhone Keyboard.
Just give it a try..
another tip: delete one of the keys in the second row to make the acces a lot easyer... (It also looks more like the iPhone then)
Could somebody please post a Screenshot?
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Looks nice!

Hey, cool skin, thanks !

I got a different skin. mine is the same as Valentin.H. Can you upload your skin file? thanks.
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Here are the screenshots...
;-)
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Here you are..

sorry to share with your shine dude..i've also created some iphone kb like skins and a bunch of others.. these were way back last month i think..
i've compiled em, along with instructions, on this thread in an another forum.. i just forgot to share em too here in xda-dev..
since your post reminded me about those skins, i decided to add em here on your thread.. hope you don't mind..
DL and instructions here:
http://www.airfagev.com/forum_view.asp?msg_id=187499
screen grabs

also a nice one. But it's only usable when you use different heights settings.. Otherwise it looks very squeezed. (if you want to keep your old settings for the keys)

height settings is inside the skin.. as the developer said, for some settings to properly take change, a restart is needed..
so, you may need to restart the device after selecting it as your skin for the new size settings to be realized.. after that, placement and other graphics will be properly displayed..
i adjusted the height a bit so that keys (which i added 2 pixels height on each) look more lengthwise, just like the iphone's, and easier not to hit other keys above and below..
i only added 8 pixels on the total height (to make room for the elongated key skins).. i think that doesn't make any big difference..

You are right. i just had to switch the ip to onother and back... Looks good. the only thing is that the 123.. button isn't displayed right ( if i use my settings.ini)

...but i prefer my version because i like the smaller buttons. It's easyer to hit while writing fast with both thumbs (my impression)

that's the only drawback with my skin.. it needs to use the same letter layout setitngs and settings.ini (which is inside the .skin file) included in the entire skin package to make it look right (or the same as the screen shots)..
anyway.. those skins were created just as a booter pack so that those first-time PCMkeyboard users will have a new and cool alternative for a skin.. so they'll be getting used to my layout and settings, even before they get used to the default setting/layout..
(and the layout/letter arrangement, especially on the symbols, was created for the needs of us, Filipino texters/typers)
but if you are used to the old/default layout, or use oyur own settings and lay-out and want to keep it that way, i believe my skin will find it hard to blend in..
well, i have no plans on making any further changes on those skins.. or edit layouts and settings to meet other's needs.. i just posted em to give alternatives.. you can use some graphics from my skin if you want to.. (some gfx on my skin is a lot neater IMHO)..
so i leave the floor back to you.. good day.. and more power making more skins..

you guys all did a great job! thanks!

I downloaded V2 of the skin but it does not look like the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=50189&d=1189525414
It looks all squished and different. How can I get the exact layout as the screenshot in the link above?

just switch to another input method and back... Then it should work..

ytsejam,
Nice skin. With the latest PocketCM Keyboard, the bracket keys [] are corrupting the first line of the second keyboard. Also, any chance you can make the number keys be the same dark gray color as the space bar?

Your skin looks really nice... but I only use your german dictionary.
Where did you got it from?
Many thanks for this!

RetroElectro said:
ytsejam,
Nice skin. With the latest PocketCM Keyboard, the bracket keys [] are corrupting the first line of the second keyboard. Also, any chance you can make the number keys be the same dark gray color as the space bar?
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are you using PCMKeyboard 0.7? because there have been reported bugs for [ and ] keys as well as \ keys in that version..version 0.8,i believe fixed some of those bugs..
for those having layout problems with my skins, please check the last part of my first post (on the given DL link)..
i included a FIXED layout version that removes some keys that have BUGS in 0.7 and reordered a little (and added spaces on rows with \ symbols to fit them in place)
i'll no longer edit and redo those skins for they are final.. you are free to use the graphics and edit them yourselves if you want to do minor changes..
anyway.. the DL link seems dead now.. here (check the attached zip file), i uploaded a NEW FIXED Layout especially for PCMKeyboard 0.8..
as i've mentioned, i removed the [ and ] keys because they cause layout and display bugs and the developer didn't seem to fix it yet in the latest version.. this one displays right on any version except 0.7 btw..
good day..

There you will find another alternative keyboard layout for german users

I'm planning to release a biiger version soon. Then it should look exactly like the iPhone Keyboard...

[REL] Ultimate WM7 for SPB Mobile Shell

UPDATE: Sept 7, 2008
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See post #2 and #3 for Ultimate WM7 v2
Post #2 - QVGA(240x320), WQVGA(240x400), and Square Screens
Post #3 - VGA(480x640) and WVGA(480x800)
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1) WM7 Standard Analog - Analog clock on the Now screen, single Contact page and no MRU page.
2) WM7 Standard Digital - Same as above except has a digital clock on the Now screen.
3) WM7 Professional Analog - Analog clock on the Now screen cycles with a Calendar page, 3 Contacts pages, and MRU page that cycles with the Launcher page.
4) WM7 Professional Digital - I think you get the idea.
For those that may be new to SPB Mobile Shell, please follow these instructions after installing SPB Mobile Shell:
1) Download and unzip the layout below of your choice.
2) Install the font file in the "Fonts" folder to your device in Windows\Fonts
3) Install all files in the "SPB Mobile Shell" to your device in Program Files\SPB Mobile Shell
4) Soft reset your device and enjoy your new phone!
Note: When using with MS v2.1.1 or higher, the status icon hot spots are slightly up and to the right of the icon. I have not found a fix for this yet with these icons.
This version is for QVGA(240x320) screens and is optimized for portrait mode but also supports landscape mode. See posts #2 and #3 for v2 with other screen resolutions.
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Ultimate WM7 v2
Ultimate WM7 v2 for QVGA(240x320), WQVGA(240x400), 240x240 and 320x320 Square Screens.
The screenshot below shows darker than it looks on my screen. The backlighting really brings it out.
Screen resolutions other than QVGA I am not able to fully test because I only have a QVGA phone so please report any bugs and I will try to fix them.
I have worked really hard on this. I hope you enjoy.

Ultimate WM7 VGA and WVGA
Ultimate WM7 v2 for VGA(480x640) and WVGA(480x800)
I have worked really hard on this. I hope you enjoy.
These skins are memory hogs due to the amount of graphics involved. I don't have a phone to try them out on so try them out and use them if you can. If they cause problems, look for future skins that won't be so memory hungry.
Download below:
Ultimate WM7 v2 for VGA
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=73W3PYQU
Ultimate WM7 v2 for WVGA
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GRCYW76Z
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Great Skin. Looking forward to more updates and revisions of this skin!

excellent skin! Thank you so much!
any chance of a black version of this?

I'm using samsung sgh-i780 now.....
can you make the theme become 320x320 please....
or can u give me advise?
thank you for your reply....

mtkates said:
I have finally completed the first version of my Ultimate WM7 theme for SPB Mobile Shell.
This version is for QVGA 240x320 screens and is optimized for portrait mode but also supports landscape mode.
I owe many thanks to Heefy for providing me with the initial graphic design. Great work Heefy!
I would also like to thank greatbal and Luiggi whose previous layouts have provided me with a great template to learn how to create themes and to get this theme up and running.
Please feel free to do whatever you want with this theme and if you can improve on some of the graphics, such as the status and weather icons, please share your work.
I hope you enjoy using it as much as I have enjoyed making it.
More to come........
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Hi
Thanks . very nice
what about VGA !!!!
I was standing for ur works on VGA stations .

guys can you try not to quote everything including the screenshots? it eats a lot of huge space and pages of the thread
or at least edit the quoted message by deleting some parts of it, especially the screenshots.

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Reserved for future updates....continued.
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mtkates, you beat the bullet and managed to have a complete theme!!!
I beleived you must be burning midnight oil to have it completed.
It looks so beautiful and neat in my Tytn II and I have a tsk with same background to complement it. Very professionally done and you did it single- handedly!!!
Well done and thank you and bravo to you for sharing.

nice theme! Thanks!
Font size of operator name in Today is little bit bigger than in Launcher and Contacts. Could be adjusted?

first opinions of the theme...
The contacts pages are labeled backward, if you sweep right to left, like turning pages in a book, they come out as page 1, 3, 2, and back to 1
I understand the appearance of the "title bar", but if the header and title bar were a bit thinner, you could get the 4th row of icons back on the launcher and dialer.
The icon on the the launcher panel for PROGRAMS... I like the icon itself, but I think something similar to the start button graphic would be more appropriate
I love the blueness... Diamond was getting mundane, but it just seems that things are there just for the sake of being there.
Of course, I am a much better critic than artist. This looks awesome and with a few refinements, I'm sure this will be up with the greats both functionally and visually

mtkates...this is great! I am using in landscape and I really like how the nav bar is at the bottom!
Questions/Comments:
Any chance to spread the nav bar in landscape across the screen (pic below)?
I really liked how greatbal made the clock go to a calendar page instead of clock details in his layouts with MRU
Also agree with post before...would be nice to have a thinner nav bar on top (second pic). It also looks like the operator font is smaller in the second pic
these of course are just observations...take them or leave them, no matter what happens...this is the theme I am using right now...just great!

Any chance of a 240 x 240 version for the 700wx?

Great theme, only one question
How or where can I change "Launcher" or "Contacts" to my own language?
Thanks

Thanks for the Feedback
Thank you all for the feedback and keep it coming.
I don't have answers or fixes yet for all comments but I am saving notes on all feedback and will be making changes, bug fixes, etc. as time and talent allows. Be assured I am listening.
I would also like feedback on performance on your phone. The complex graphics of this theme and my limited knowledge with skinning may have resulted in a memory hog skin. I had some lockup problems in early versions. I hope that's not the case. It works smooth on my phone, but not all phones are alike.
And look for the possibility of different colored versions, hopefully including black.
I am also hoping to do a VGA version in the future as time allows but may have a problem with the graphics.
I really need someone who cam help clean up some of the graphics and also double the size of all for a VGA version that is not so pixilated.
As far as square screen support, the is a huge modification and will probably require the talents of a skinner who has experience with square screen phones.
This is a lot of work, even for the smallest of changes, so please be patient. My goal is to really make it The Ultimate WM7 theme, but quality takes time.
Thanks again for your interest and feedback.

Radimus said:
The contacts pages are labeled backward, if you sweep right to left, like turning pages in a book, they come out as page 1, 3, 2, and back to 1
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Here is a quote from gagaza from another thread:
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I find that the easiest way to change the text for labels is just to edit the SpbMobileShell.txt that is in your SPB folder.
Like this:
Contacts 1|Personal
Contacts 2|Friends
Contacts 3|Work
Launcher|Programs
MRU Programs|MRU
Claret|Maroon
It's just the original name followed by the name you want to change it to.
People please try it. You'll be surprised at how easy it is. No messing with .xmls.
You can actually just copy and paste all or parts of my example into that text file, then reset. You'll be happy with the results. Simple yet effective.
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You can use this to change Contacts 2 to Contacts 3 and vice versa.
This can also be used to change language.
Note: At this time, the taskbar text cannot be changed like this, I hope to fix that soon.
Thanks for the tip gagaza.

great theme. i think the graphicss can be alittle sharper but its still a great theme.
thanks mtkates

So beautifull...thank you very much. All together in the now screen...that's what I was hoping for. Thanks a lot.
Is it possible to have the icons in the launcher with name labels under them? Sounds silly, but would help me a lot.
Thanks again!!

dinoalbert said:
excellent skin! Thank you so much!
any chance of a black version of this?
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I have plans to try some different colors including black. Attached is a quick and dirty example of what it might look like. Of course I plan on putting more detail into an actual release, such as maintaining color in the launcher icons and adjusting the color of the calendar grid. This is just an example, not a final release.

VGA version will be really appreciated..graphics is not a problem as long as I can use WM7 skin

[SKIN][OFFLINE] tPRO2 for S2U2 | v2.21

Dear friends and xda-devs,
I’m sad to inform you that http://tpro.station59.com has to be shut down. Since announcing version 2 of my tPRO skin series and launching the website last summer, and after 60,000+ downloads since then alone, this project received nearly no support (thank you Michael and John for your donations). Thus, I can no longer maintain domain, hosting and download bandwidth for this website.
I still plan expanding the skin series with support for new applications and introduce new ui designs, and of course share it with this great community. However, due to my heavy workload at another project of mine I am forced to put this one on hold till the end of the summer.
Thank you all,
dEM
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Latest version: 2.21 | APR 27, 2010
Supported resolutions: VGA, WVGA, QVGA, WQVGA
If you like my work and wish the series to advance and develop, please, consider donating even a small amount in USD or EUR.
Thank you for your support and appreciation.
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Tweaks & Extraz
Alternative notification icons by me, here.
Alternative wvga landscape wallpaper by eazy2001x, here. (now improved and included in skin)
Orange fullscreen battery wallpaper by looby, here. (now improved and included in skin)
Alternative slider by andrew-in-working, here.

Demionizator,
Great skin there.
The first icon is for messaging notification and the 2nd one is for flexmail notification.

good looking skin..
*LINK REMOVED* a warehouse of skins.

nice work
works now, great job

Very nice skin great work!!!

Thank you all.
Hemant said:
The first icon is for messaging notification and the 2nd one is for flexmail notification.
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What do you mean by messaging notification? There are already icons for text messages (sms), multimedia messages (mms) and e-mails (icons 2, 3 and 4 on my screenshot). Still can't get this envelope in a baloon thing...
I'll work on messenger and flexmail icons then. And I think I'll redesign the mms one. This is the first one I came up with but don't think it's that indicative.

Hi
I have some issues with this theme.....Please don't take it personally i am telling what i experienced.
1.Numbers are not aligned on white box on wallpaper.
2.Its will not work exactly as the screen shot.
3.In charging mode clock doesn't appear.
I have copied and replaced the "gfx" file in S2U2 Folder under program mes. is this procedure is correct....

krish_nank said:
I have some issues with this theme.....Please don't take it personally i am telling what i experienced.
1.Numbers are not aligned on white box on wallpaper.
2.Its will not work exactly as the screen shot.
3.In charging mode clock doesn't appear.
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Hey there,
Since you obviously see the wallpaper with the flip clock it seems you have copied it right.
1. I guess your time format is set to H:mm without the leading zero - 8:22 instead of 08:22. Use your favorite registry editor and change the key HKCU\Software\A_C\S2U2\TimeFormat key to HH':'mm. This should make sure the time is always four digits and therefore always aligned to the wallpaper. I'll make sure to add a .reg file with all the necessary changes soon.
2. What other differences do you find from the screenshot? If you can provide a screenshot of your device it'll be great.
3. This is my mistake. I never use fullscreen battery hence never worked on that. Note taken.

Nice work. Any chance a clock font that supports the 5:00PM format?

if i just want the notifier icons wich files do i gota copy?

steb0ne said:
Nice work. Any chance a clock font that supports the 5:00PM format?
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I can extend the flip clock to fit the am/pm but still you have to set time with leading zero to have the same number of digits all the time eg. 05:00PM.
lbhocky19 said:
if i just want the notifier icons wich files do i gota copy?
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notice.png and redcircle.png

Holy S!it,nice skin,gonna install it asap,thx for the hard work

looking sweet.

Sorry guys,
Current hardcoded layout of S2U2 doesn't allow me to make the flip clock work with fullscreen battery. Hope not a lot of you use it anyway...
Start working on some left over notification icons and am/pm flip clock.

I've changed the MMS icon (icon #4) to baloon with a paper clip similar to how it's shown in TF3D.
Then I created one for Flexmail (icon #6) and used one from Manila for Messenger (icon #7).
Hope you like them. If you do download the attached file and unzip to gfx folder, overwriting the old notice.png.
Still can't figure out what's the second icon for though..

demonizator said:
It may sound stupid but did not find what are these icons for:
I guess the last one is for Windows Live Messenger notifications but I don's use it to test the icon. And have no idea what are the first two for.
If somebody can help me with this I will replace them with TouchFLO-alike icons.
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The 2nd icon is for Pocket Informant, not sure about the 1st one. It looks like an email icon, but I'm sure it cant be that easy.

I played around with the flip clock trying to make it work with am/pm time and tried to get it as close as possible to TF3D (screen #1) but it's not that simple. There's no way to get the am/pm symbols closer to the digits. Extending the flip itself is pretty ugly for me (screen #2) so I came up with something like this (screen #3).
If you like it I can export wallpaper fitting the time this way. If you have any other ideas you're more than welcome.

Can I just have this in 12hour format without the AM/PM. Cause really. I don't need to know if it's night or day lol. I can notice that by just looking around.

Dude this is great work, I'm gonna try this out soon, first I need to update my S2U2 because I noticed that its not quite the newest version, another question also does this extra nice looking stuff take any kind of battery toll?
Thanks man, this looks flippin great.

(How to) change that god awful clock font

Heya,
Pretty basic tutorial on how to get rid of the god awful honeycomb clock font.
1) find a font you like, make sure it's a TTF (True Type Font).
2) make three copies of said font, and name them:
AndroidClock.ttf
AndroidClock_Solid.ttf
AndroidClock_Highlight.ttf
3) Get them on your xoom (email them to yourself, connect via USB and stick them in a folder, whatever floats your boat).
4) fire up Root Explorer (or your file browser of choice) and navigate to /system/fonts
5) rename the existing files listed above, just in case you ever want them back.
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You can see the ones in hot pink are the actual files that get read, and the blue ones are those I've renamed by adding an "x" to the end of the name.
6) drop your own files in that folder. Be aware that Android is case sensitive, so "AndroidClock.TTF", as well as "androidclock.ttf" would both fail.
7) profit
Again, this is hardly a "tutorial" and more like "hey just replace some basic files".
Get to the lock screen and you can see right away the fruits of your labor:
In order to see the lower right hand clock change, you'll need to reboot:
I'm not wild about the font I used in my demo here. It looks alright in the corner, but the lock screen looks bad. Then again, I don't really use the lock screen (No Lock app FTW), so meh.
Hit the thanks button if you love me.
<3

oops, forgot to explain why there are three versions of the font... I mean, it's pretty basic... but if you look at the original clock font, certain parts "show through" the font and are more opaque then others... the "_Solid" is only parts of the numbers, and the "_Highlight" serves a similar function. Basically, as you can see in my screens above, my entire font is opaque, since I'm using the same file in all three places.
If you want to get fancy and edit a TTF you could end up with really nice drop shadows or whatever. I'm just showing you how to do it. The creative part is in your hands

Is it really that bad? lol. I don't think it is bad but to each his own. Thanks for giving more options.

ixobelle said:
oops, forgot to explain why there are three versions of the font... I mean, it's pretty basic... But if you look at the original clock font, certain parts "show through" the font and are more opaque then others... The "_solid" is only parts of the numbers, and the "_highlight" serves a similar function. Basically, as you can see in my screens above, my entire font is opaque, since i'm using the same file in all three places.
If you want to get fancy and edit a ttf you could end up with really nice drop shadows or whatever. I'm just showing you how to do it. The creative part is in your hands
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Regardless of how you feel about the stock font, this is a great tutorial for customizing your Xoom and making it your own.
Thanks for a great post!

Awesome!
One question I have. Since the original Honeycomb clock uses three fonts, is it possible to nix two of them and just have one font load?

arrtoodeetoo said:
Awesome!
One question I have. Since the original Honeycomb clock uses three fonts, is it possible to nix two of them and just have one font load?
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I'll go out on a limb and say "probably yes".
I say this because during my font shuffling last night, I would up with two different fonts overlapping each other. I had one Bauhaus style font named AndroidClock.ttf, and one that was a handwriting style named AndroidClock_Solid.ttf... since they were totally different, I was able to see one through the other, and it was generally a jumbled mess.
I reckon you could get rid of _Solid and _Highlight if you just want a single semi-transparent font file being loaded.
I'll also throw out that you'll need to experiment with which fonts work... some look great on the lock screen, but then have the bottom 10 pixels or so cut off while it's in the corner... other times it looks great in the corner, but has a few pixels cut off on the lock screen. Something about the native size of the font probably comes into play.
I'm still poking around with options... currently running a "busted old typewriter" font that looks kinda cool.
Will probably poke around with making custom _Solid and _Highlight pieces, and maybe trimming the font down to just the numbers to lighten the load. I work in IT at an art school, so we certainly have a zillion apps to dink around with fonts on the machines here.

ixobelle said:
oops, forgot to explain why there are three versions of the font... I mean, it's pretty basic... but if you look at the original clock font, certain parts "show through" the font and are more opaque then others... the "_Solid" is only parts of the numbers, and the "_Highlight" serves a similar function. Basically, as you can see in my screens above, my entire font is opaque, since I'm using the same file in all three places.
If you want to get fancy and edit a TTF you could end up with really nice drop shadows or whatever. I'm just showing you how to do it. The creative part is in your hands
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So if I want to design this, what you're saying is, _Solid is where I need to have my completely opaque file, _Highlight is where i put what i want my shadow file to look like?
Whats the other file do?

just grab the TTFs off the Xoom, and get them on your windows desktop. Double clicking a TTF in windows will open up a preview of what the font file is "made" of (what the font looks like, different sizes it will scale to, etc).
It's pretty apparent looking at the file. I'll grab some screen caps in a sec...
edit** here ya go, you can see which each font "does"... I'm going to mess around in FontLab Studio tonight and see what I can come up with.

Where do you get the fonts from? Can I just move them over from my windows fonts folder and they will work?

Have you figured out/found how to change clock colors yet?

Sprockethead said:
Where do you get the fonts from? Can I just move them over from my windows fonts folder and they will work?
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As long as you name them accurately and make sure they are TTF then yes.
I've just tried it with the Calibri font from Windows fonts folder and it's a vast improvement already!
One pointer (on something that threw me for a few seconds) is when you're in Root Explorer make sure you set it to Read/Write access otherwise you'll just get an error message about protected read only system files.

hmm...
I wonder what's causing the edges of some fonts to get cut... I tried changing the glyph size. I thought it might be the larger characters some fonts have but the glyph size didn't seem to make a difference.

ixobelle said:
just grab the TTFs off the Xoom, and get them on your desktop. Double clicking a TTF in windows will open up a preview of what the font file is "made" of (what the font looks like, different sizes it will scale to, etc).
It's pretty apparent looking at the file. I'll grab some screen caps in a sec...
edit** here ya go, you can see which each font "does"... I'm going to mess around in FontLab Studio tonight and see what I can come up with.
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Just curious if you ever came up with something you want to share? I use the lock screen version as my alarm clock, but it is hard to read sometimes - 5's and 3's in particular.

Background image size?

Anyone know the correct pixel dimensions of an image i want to use for my home screen(s) wallpaper?
I've been messing about and all the images get resized horribly. I think it has to allow for the scrolling between screens in port and landscape modes, looking at the the dialogue that comes up when you select an image...

On a image of 720x1280 px
It would be 72 dpi
Bit depth 24
Hope this helps

I cant get that to work. I uploaded 720x1280 to the phone and tried to set it as a wallpaper from the gallery. It them forces to drag a mask to select part of that image (screenshot attached). I can't select the whole image (as the mask stays the same shape and can only be scaled). What am I doing wrong?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mwavh9zcnx3gbdo/720x120%20wallpaper.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/irmd0pl3leqjxwf/Screenshot_2012-07-21-22-50-45.png

You can also use something like
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture
Which will take multiple sized images and make them fit nicely. The interface is a bit wierd, but it is free and works well once you figure it out.
Three different sized images using the app...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Landscape of one of the same images:

I'm new to Android and I had the same difficulty.
One way to get around the resizing issue is to find an excessively large image and then set it as wallpaper. That will take you to a screen with a selection box that allows you to choose which part of the image to use. This way will not resize the image and takes very little effort, although it works best with very minimal, textured looking backgrounds where you don't need to frame anything in particular.
If you want to crop or scale the image yourself, I believe that the proper wallpaper dimensions for an N7's 800 x 1280 screen would be 1200 x 1280. That's because android wants an additional 50% of horizontal space for scrolling, or so I've read.
I didn't try it because I was experimenting with several different wallpapers and the selection box was a faster way to cycle between them than cropping them all in advance. When I settled on one that I liked I didn't care about trimming the file.

I am not new to Android and I STILL can't figure out the stupid wallpaper forcing me to resize and crop, even when it's the perfect ratio & size! Why can't it just bloody well fit? Very frustrating

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I am not new to Android and I STILL can't figure out the stupid wallpaper forcing me to resize and crop, even when it's the perfect ratio & size! Why can't it just bloody well fit? Very frustrating
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Are you referring to 1200 x 1280?

pxlitup said:
Are you referring to 1200 x 1280?
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It's any and all pictures TBH! I just can't get to grips with how Android wallpapering is supposed to work. I have one image that's 1280x800 that I want to use as a static image across all tiles - it's wants me to re-crop it with that awful crop tool. When I want to put a much bigger image across all tiles and have it scroll, it just doesn't do what I feel should be instinctive and doesn't offer the kind of options that i'd expect.

chronicle said:
It's any and all pictures TBH! I just can't get to grips with how Android wallpapering is supposed to work. I have one image that's 1280x800 that I want to use as a static image across all tiles - it's wants me to re-crop it with that awful crop tool. When I want to put a much bigger image across all tiles and have it scroll, it just doesn't do what I feel should be instinctive and doesn't offer the kind of options that i'd expect.
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Firstly, you would need to rotate a 1280x800 image for it to be tall enough for portrait mode. And even if there is a tool to do that in the selection screen, 800 pixels isn't going to be wide enough. You're trying to use an undersized image and it's forcing you to enlarge it.
It's undersized because of horizontal scrolling, which means you'll need an image wider than the resolution of the screen. I read 50% wider, which is why I've told you 1200x1280. And I really hope that's right, because this is the third time I've said it now and I never tested it.
I've attached a 1200x1280 image for you to test. It's the wallpaper I was using, cropped.

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Firstly, you would need to rotate a 1280x800 image for it to be tall enough for portrait mode. And even if there is a tool to do that in the selection screen, 800 pixels isn't going to be wide enough. You're trying to use an undersized image and it's forcing you to enlarge it.
It's undersized because of horizontal scrolling, which means you'll need an image wider than the resolution of the screen. I read 50% wider, which is why I've told you 1200x1280. And I really hope that's right, because this is the third time I've said it now and I never tested it.
I've attached a 1200x1280 image for you to test. It's the wallpaper I was using, cropped.
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I too, hate that problem. It seems so simple to just put a background image in but they need it to be able to do landscape too and blah blah blah. I had to use a 1920x1200 image for my wallpaper. I use apex launcher and have my Wallpaper Mode set to 'Single Screen'. On my phone I used an app called QuickPic to make the wallpaper scale but it didn't work the way i wanted on my N7. Hope that helps

The native res for wallpapers appears to be 1440x1280.

Spectre-7 said:
The native res for wallpapers appears to be 1440x1280.
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Almost, the top and bottom are outside of the crop selection