coach I can't agree with you more!! sil and slr have both been a valuable asset to this forum! A donation is strictly that a donation!! Some people will contribute others will not. I find nothing wrong with requesting a donation especially to offset time and development spent on projects! both sil and slr have have contributed a GREAT deal here both in the way of information and themes/wallpaper for all devices. I too was concerned that calling a person out in a public forum would cause grief and aggravation and that person would not return (hell I wouldn't blame that person if they didn't return, who needs that crap). It takes a bigger person to rise above that and continue posting for the benefit of the rest of us (ala Jeremy Bentham, greatest good for the greatest number, lol) . I have not heard people complain about members websites asking for donations (and there are certainly more than 1). I don't think I would have pursued the theme building or graphical interest if is wasn't for the the contributions and examples of some members and their willingness to answer questions on development issues that I have had!! GREAT response here coach. Sil and slr keep up the GREAT work and information - you guys ARE appreciated!!!

I will Have more space on my site shortly so once that happens I can host your images for you if you still need

Thank you much appreciated!

any time man its sincere and justly deserved!! yeah check out the wall papers if you like and if you have space love to have a place to host! thanks!

its not a donation if they ask you for it prior to giving you something I dont donate to the grocery store i pay them for the items I want. Thats not what happens on their site. SRL and I talk so he knows my feelings but dont question the admins and mods for what they do they called it right.

dawg: fair enough point well taken. I was just trying to show appreciation for the contributions both informational and developmental here at the forum (as well as yours, jdog ect, the list could go on and on). and it is this person's opinion that singling out any ONE contributor in an open informational forum was just an inappropriate place to do so. there are many free contributions that have been made and likewise many contributors have sites asking for "donations." the criticism should have been made as an all inclusive comment, as a reminder of sorts to everyone, instead of singling one person out. I would hate to see any of the contributors leave the forum for being singled out. collectively this forum is a GREAT informational source i'd like to see it kept that way. it would be a shame to lose contributors knowledge base over petty issues that reside outside the forum.

My suggestion to everyone is to drop this now. nicomachan, the "singling out" was done by an experienced moderator who set the rules for this thread. We will continue to moderate this forum as we see fit. Just play by the rules and continue posting whatever free themes you desire. This IS a great thread and I, too, would hate to see it end. It has been a very popular thread and many would hate to see the themes end. This needs to stop, NOW.

agreed! my apologies sincerely! moving forward ... how bout them mets?

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can anyone tell me how to convert .ico files into .jpg or .gif files so I can resize for bb icons

Here is a link to software that will convert .ico files to .png by simply dragging and dropping.

http://www.mobile41.com/tools/Aveicon.zip

drag the .ico file into one side and on the other side is the converted .png.
It also does the reverse. It works great and it's FREE.

Nice Work Guys!! But I Dont See No Hello Kitty Theme. Can I Put In A Request For An Hello Kitty Theme? Thank You And It For An 87xx
-Cmc

slr YOU ROCK!! do you know if there is a bulk resizer (I'm using Kresize now) that allows for other resizing formats? I use picresize online but its bulk beta is not functioning correctly right now and Kresize only converts to .jpg files any advice here?

Irfanview will do batch resizing. IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide

Hey Bill - thanks for the info. I installed irfanview tried to run it but i have a couple of issues with the program:

(1) i'm trying to take a 128x128 .png file and resize to 64x48 .png the transparency in the 128x128 is not carrying through to the resized image

(2) when I go into advanced setting and set the size to 64x48 it resizes the images to 48x48

any advice on correcting these issues?

Hello all, this will probably be the last you here of me. The mods have messed up my original account under silentone so that I cant access any forums. I guess that's there way of being professional. So I had to register a new one to write this post(which by the way was able to access all forums with ease)

I did nothing wrong but try to defend my site being called ridiculous because I ask for donations for some themes.

I am not sure how long this post will last as they may rush to delete it.
Take care to those friends I have made and I wish the best to those of you who dislike me and have to stoop to this level to try and get rid of me.

Keep checking my site for more free themes I just got a new domain with over 100gb of space today.

Shayne aka silentone
Blackberry Theme Central

You must uncheck constrain proportions.


silentone

using Gimp and paint don't have those options (sigh) this is proving to be very frustrating. I can't get the white canvases to become transparent either. arrgghh

GOT IT!!! SIL YOU ROCK!!! now lol if you have any advice on change canvas images from white to transparent!? LOL thanks man!!

Hello moderators, I think the majority of your readers would like Silentone to continue to contribute to your site. I dont know the guy,but he offers allot of themes for free and asks for a small fee if you want something custome made for you right now. Lets not argue if its a donation or a fee, if you want it right now it will take someones personal time so whats the problem with a $5 donation/fee. If you want to wait long enough it will come out free sooner or later for free anyway, if you are willing to wait. He, along with "the man" SRL, give out allot of free advice to others struggling to make or load themes.
He and SRL have made hundreds of themes, most free. I dont mind the self promotion since I have the final choice, spend $5 buck for someone to customize a theme for me, or use the free ones.
Keep this forum strong, support your expert contributors and people will continue to support the buisness that advertise with you as well as this forum.
This is my last rant, back to the BB................
Thanks BBF.

I'll play around with it to see what I can find.

Thanks Bill any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. I think my problem is this.

(1) get image save to desktop
(2) resize image (kresize, picresize, or irfanview)
(3) try to edit canvas with GIMP
(4) canvas gives middle finger salute and laughs at me

I can't separated the layers or remove the "white" canvas from images (format doesn't matter - .jpg, .gif, .png) If the image does not have a transparent canvas then I can't create one. Now this is either one of two problems. (1) limitation of GIMP or (2) I'm a moron -- hedging bets on the latter.

Thanks again for the help/advice Bill

Hi guys. Can someone help me with my problem?
I've installed everything (Plazmic reader, the new theme i want), but I can't activate the theme.

Here are the facts:
1. I'm running 4.1, no BIS or BES ( I just use my BB for phone, SMS, and PDA)
2. In Options/Advanced Options/Applications/, I can see the new theme and Plazmic Theme Reader 1.1.0.14
3. In Options/Theme, I can see my new theme but when I click on it with the trackwheel, it doesn't give me the option to activate
4. I've try the "take the battery out when the BB is still on" reset but still nothing

Thanks,

whats the username and password that keeps popping up in this section?

i got the username and password thingy too. weird

srl- always nice work! love the corona - where's the guinness?! lol

Sorry. My fault. I moved hosts and didn't move over these files.

Works now!

(didn't think anyone was using this anymore..)

I ponied up the $5 for the iBerry theme, and the home screen looks GREAT. However when I go into Screen/Keyboard preferences to change the font and text size, it doesn't apply the changes universally throught the system menus, etc. This is like the umpteenth theme I've downloaded that doesn't seem to work correctly with other fonts and sizes. Can someone tell me why this happens?

Also...I'm not such a big fan of the themes that show the battery and signal strength as "wings." I like the look of the Waves Icon and Verizon themes. Any idea where to get more of those types of themes (without the wings)?

Thanks!

Try downloading the theme again, as i have taken in all feedback and fixed many issues that have been reported. The iPhone was the first to roll off my fingers and be posted.

Be sure to first delete the original iPhone theme and re-boot the phone. After which begin the install of the newest themes which is the same link as prior and see if the changes made help.




As always....feedback is needed and welcome in order to make the most stable theme and keep most (not all) happy.



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can anyone make a University of kentucky theme?

What bb model?

I made my first theme for the BB 7100 did not know where to post this if in wrong section please move and i will know next time for sure. Here is my very first attempt on a self made theme i created. Let me know what you think. Also how do get the icons to be transparent? i could not figure that one out for the life of me.

8700C

Ok not completely Linux/Tux: Incoming call is Chuck from FreeBSD its "take it tux," because we all get screwed personally and professionally on the occasional in coming call - lol

how about Chivas del guadalajara theme? is there any out there?

Chivas - REALLY?!?! - <sigh> what model bb? I'm not quite up to speed on the 8100 theme building yet but can handle the others. I guess the request could have been worse you could have asked for Rangers FC.

lol well what can I say. sorry, I have a BB Pearl

Ok I'll give it a shot on the 8100 - i'm making no promises here, lol, check with srl and some of the other members here they do GREAT work and might be able to turn something around quicker, so keep asking around. But here's some wall paper if you have a preference I'll start your theme around one of these, let me know:

how about this picture

anyone have an unlock code for microangelo or iconcool?