[Berggren]

w411y, on Dec 18 2005, 22:39, said:

Cheers
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Thank you so much for the excellent guide! And thanks to your guide, i've just
created my very first homescreen ever..

Kinda simple, but i added the calender thingy to it.



As soon as i've tried it out and checked for errors, i'll drop it in the DL section.

Anyway, this is Mandy!

/ Pash

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[w411y]

Very glad to hear it
And thats a great looking homescreen! Being your first aswell is awesome
One thing I can see from the screenshot is that its not displaying the MMS's. I think youve forgotten ?
Keep it up mate, Cheers

[psybill]

I was ready to ask for a tutorial like this, and here it is. great post pal!!
I am not sure that I can do it, but I'll try. :oops:
I used to have many plugins in my 2003se device(mru,sms,email,mms, oxios todo list, fizz traveller, allday event,profiles) and the only way for me was the routensoft software. now I have a qtek 8310 and I can't find a home screen with all these goodies!!
thanks

[w411y]

Thanks
I was hoping it would encourage people to create their own homescreens to see what other people come up with and seems to be working. Berggren has just made an awesome first screen
Give it a shot and anything your struggling on then don't hesitate to ask

[MiG:uK]

im in the process of creating a QVGA theme maker so stay tuned.

[Berggren]

w411y, on Dec 19 2005, 15:31, said:

Very glad to hear it 
And thats a great looking homescreen! Being your first aswell is awesome
One thing I can see from the screenshot is that its not displaying the MMS's. I think youve forgotten ?
Keep it up mate, Cheers 
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Thanks!

No, i used the exact same code as you:

SMS: MMS:

I get that in all my homescreens i try, don't know why?

Could you also please tell me if there's a possibility to maximize the text for
the calendar appointments. So there's a max number of letters, to fit the screen
area better.. If i use longer text it will leave the box and on to the face.

Thanks again!

[w411y]

If you add a width to the plugin of 120
so where the height is, try putting width="120"

Let me know if that works?

[Berggren]

w411y, on Dec 20 2005, 02:47, said:

If you add a width to the plugin of 120
so where the height is, try putting width="120"

Let me know if that works?
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Yes!! Setting width to it worked.. Thanks!

[Jamma14]

Nice tutorial w4lly mate! Great way for people to get into homescreen creating.

[w411y]

Berggren, on Dec 20 2005, 14:27, said:

Yes!! Setting width to it worked.. Thanks!
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Great stuff

Jamma14, on Dec 20 2005, 16:21, said:

Nice tutorial w4lly mate! Great way for people to get into homescreen creating.
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Thanks fella 8)

[Gavin]

I've given up waiting for ruttensoft.... :roll:
....so this tutorial is just what the doctor ordered - well played.

[w411y]

Gavin, on Dec 21 2005, 14:04, said:

I've given up waiting for ruttensoft.... :roll:
....so this tutorial is just what the doctor ordered - well played.
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Thanks
Dont forget to post the outcome and you know where to come if you experience any more troubles
Good Luck

[MrIndependent]

Hey, I'll be ordering an o2 XDA phone this week. I'm all about making themes, already did that with my last phone (SE K700i). Well but this is a load different and to make it even more difficult I'm a MAC owner ;-)
Anyway, I tried the tutorial and everything went okay so far but how do I add other Plugins? I mean, I do need this clsid, so how do I get it when I add a new plugin to my homescreen?
Plus, can I edit the other menus so it becomes a "whole" theme?
Loads of questions, sorry, I'm really new to this whole thing and I'm really only relying on xml, since I got a MAC....

[w411y]

MrIndependent, on Dec 26 2005, 15:28, said:

Hey, I'll be ordering an o2 XDA phone this week. I'm all about making themes, already did that with my last phone (SE K700i). Well but this is a load different and to make it even more difficult I'm a MAC owner ;-)
Anyway, I tried the tutorial and everything went okay so far but how do I add other Plugins? I mean, I do need this clsid, so how do I get it when I add a new plugin to my homescreen?
Plus, can I edit the other menus so it becomes a "whole" theme?
Loads of questions, sorry, I'm really new to this whole thing and I'm really only relying on xml, since I got a MAC....
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Dont be sorry this is the place for help!
First off, I have not yet seen a list of plugins but the best way to go about it is download other peoples themes and open their XML's. This will help you understand more and you can find more plugins. Some plugins are not standard with the phone and must be downloaded (eg// Facade from SBSH , Smart Monitor)

With regards to other screens, here is one example ... w411y-HomerSimpson
You can also put a theme on windows media player (which I plan on updating this Homer screen asap as I have made the skin. In the update I am also going to add a background to the Start Meny (ie/ when you press start)

Id first master creating just the homescreen as thats the most complicated part. Other screens require Registry Tweaks. You can apply the tweaks manually using a Registry Editor, or you can compile a .cab installer which does the tweaks. When you need more help on extra screens just gizza shout
HTH, Wal

[MrIndependent]

Okay, next question *grins*
I made a homescreen in photoshop, wrote the xml but I haven't got a phone to check out if this whole thing works, so how can I see?

[w411y]

Unforunately there isnt a way. And this does become a nuisence say if your making a homescreen and you need a ffew little changes, then you have to edit the xml, copy and paste to your device and then change the homescreen twice!

Attatch it in your next post, Ill test it out for you and show you a screenshot. Make sure it opens in Internet Explorer before posting it. If it doesnt then there is something wrong with the XML and it will highlight the issue for you.

This post has been edited by w411y: 26 December 2005 - 08:47 PM

[MrIndependent]

Okay that would be it... without the missed calls JPEG...
Thank you so much!

Attached File(s)

•  Jolie.home.xml (3.85K)
  Number of downloads: 728
•  Jolie.jpg (36.01K)
  Number of downloads: 156

[w411y]

Something strange gone on ...
The homescreen wouldnt load so I opened it up in Notepad but wherever enter has been pressed (ie, new line) then ther is a symbol (a rectangle)
I understand your running on Mac? What did you use to compile the XML?

[MrIndependent]

Yeah, right, running on MAC
I used a editor for webpages... WebDesign it is called... strange

[w411y]

Does Mac come with a basic Notepad?

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