[Zro]

If you start a new theme and only put in that banner image in does it still error out?

I wonder if it's an issue with the image file you're using....

Zro

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by Zro

If you start a new theme and only put in that banner image in does it still error out?

I wonder if it's an issue with the image file you're using....

Zro

i'm actually using the native banner, the 7100i stock banner image. even just changing the battery and signal strength indicators to red won't fly. i've been able to change the colors and backgrounds and images of everything else except anything in that banner tab! arrrghhhhh! so frustrating! i keep getting that SVG compile error. guess i'll have to email plazmic and ask what exactly that error means.

[Zro]

I'd probably be inclined to say "make sure you have all the newest Java packs and development packages"...only because I've not had any problems.

Try this, start a new theme and export it right away. It'll complain that nothing has been changed, but export anyway. See if that still gives the error. If it does, it's probably some sort of software incompatibility. In that case, uninstall the CDK, the SDK, and the JRE (i think that's the three) then go to www.java.com and make sure you have the newest version of the JRE. Install it, then the SDK, then the CDK and see if that works.

Zro

[harryzuluberries]

funny, last night i installed java 5.0. turns out i was missing that when i installed that large packet from java.com that included a bunch of stuff. so, chalk this one up to operator error or in hood terms, my bad.

[Zro]

Cool that it's working for you. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

[rcbjr]

Well, since I have to wait for mine to get here tomorrow, I spent all day creating a theme for it. Since my current phone is an 7290, with V4.0.2.XX I can't install one for it, so I went ahead and prepared a 8700 theme in advance. I posted a thread on the 8700 forum with some questions for those that have already received theirs and installed a new theme. Please check it out.

8700 Theme Thread

Won't waste server space by posting a duplicate image.

Thanks

[harryzuluberries]

ok...........i've got it loaded in two different versions. i'm loving it! I'll still be making minor tweaks, but this is pretty much like my beta version.
like i said, i tried to make the new icons make sense, so i know the walking fingers technically arent a superhero, but have you ever been stranded somewhere and needed to call a cab and gone to a phone booth and used the yellow pages? lifesaver qualifies the fingers for superhero status!

[hooba]

keep up the great work zro!

[Nextel User]

ok i will have to do this on my own i see...
i will also ask the moderators to perhaps put the links to the four or five themes posted on rimroad into the sticky threads about installing themes.

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by Nextel User

ok i will have to do this on my own i see...
i will also ask the moderators to perhaps put the links to the four or five themes posted on rimroad into the sticky threads about installing themes.

you'll have to do what?

zro......on the images you posted, how did you get screenshots of the menus/dialogs? using the emulator? i'm in the dark on that stuff. my area of design is video effects (avid and a little AE)/editing, so if you could tell me specifically how i'd appreciate it (i would eventually figure it out, but i appreciate the time savings if you could point it out).

btw....ill themes zro! the menus on the runes theme are very cool. the look and icons on the kde are very clean...great work!

[harryzuluberries]

if you liked the screenshot, pm me or pin me and i'll email you the alx and cod files.

400df6b7

[lraed74]

OK, not that I'm doubting that 4.1 handheld software is needed to be loaded on the BB cuz I wasnt able to load it on mine, I have a 7250, 4.02 software. But my question is with the webside and here's what they say....
================================================== ===========
Compatibility
Plazmic Content Developer's Kit v4.1 for BlackBerry is compatible with the following software:

BlackBerry Software v3.7, v3.8, v4.0 and v4.1 (all networks)
================================================== ============
I'm a little confused w/that, can anyone explain?

[rcbjr]

Originally Posted by lraed74

OK, not that I'm doubting that 4.1 handheld software is needed to be loaded on the BB cuz I wasnt able to load it on mine, I have a 7250, 4.02 software. But my question is with the webside and here's what they say....
================================================== ===========
Compatibility
Plazmic Content Developer's Kit v4.1 for BlackBerry is compatible with the following software:

BlackBerry Software v3.7, v3.8, v4.0 and v4.1 (all networks)
================================================== ============
I'm a little confused w/that, can anyone explain?

I believe this is because the Theme Builder is not the only thing in the CDK. The other items can probably produce applications/objects that are compatible with the earlier versions of the HH software. Only v4.1 can seems to be able to change themes on the fly(Not sure about this but . . .)

Hope this helps.

[bigred]

How do you change the colour of the Calendar appointment bars, and the icons in the inbound/outbound/missed icons in the Call Log?

Basically I just want to edit the default Rogers theme (Dimension-icon) so that it uses the Calendar colours and Call Log icons of the Insight-Icon theme.

Is this possible?

[Soapm]

Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

if you liked the screenshot, pm me or pin me and i'll email you the alx and cod files.

400df6b7

How did you turn your new theme into a ALX/COD file? I can't figure that one out.

[rcbjr]

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File/export or the funky button on the tool bar that look's like an atom. Hope this helps. - rcbjr

[harryzuluberries]

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After you've finished your theme, go to file, export, then when the dialog box comes up check the circle that says "alx". It will make alx and cod files.

[harryzuluberries]

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Yo bigred, you can't change the color of any of the items you mentioned. Atleast not yet.

[bigred]

Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

Yo bigred, you can't change the color of any of the items you mentioned. Atleast not yet.

But what if I was creating a theme from scratch? What would decide the colour of those items? Perhaps a global default, or something specified in a config file somewhere?

Orr, is there any way to edit the Insight-Icon theme? Then you could use its default colours, but add on the Dimension header, menus, etc...?

[jwaters]

I've been playing around with the theme maker a little. I like the Orange theme style that has a folder for Applications that opens up to get to all your apps. Does anyone know how to do this? I'd like to be able to have a folder for Apps, one for Games, one for Options, etc.

[KonTiki]

Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

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Yo bigred, you can't change the color of any of the items you mentioned. Atleast not yet.

I havent tried this yet but I would suspect that if you isolate the png file that has the section were you want to change the colors and bring it to photoshop ( or any application that lets you play with colors) you can change the colors there, save it as a version2(e.g. save test.png to test2.png) and use that.

[Soapm]

Has anyone figured out Composer yet?

I imagine you have endless flexibility with composer but for the life of me I can't get the basic objective.

[swong]

Am hesitant to try installing my creations using desktop manager applications loader as I am on 4.0.x I noticed on the blackberry web site they have 4.1 available for downloading. Is anyone bold enough to try upgrading their nextel BB 7520 then port your creations over via applications loader?

[bigred]

Originally Posted by KonTiki

I havent tried this yet but I would suspect that if you isolate the png file that has the section were you want to change the colors and bring it to photoshop ( or any application that lets you play with colors) you can change the colors there, save it as a version2(e.g. save test.png to test2.png) and use that.

I'm not sure what you are referring to. Which image file has the icons and calendar bars in it?

[KonTiki]

See this is what i have done so far bigred. I took the banner.phg file played with it in photoshop and saved it as banner.jpg and used it. I imagine you can do the same with the one in the calendars as long as you pull up the right png file.

[cohiba smoker]

Originally Posted by swong

Am hesitant to try installing my creations using desktop manager applications loader as I am on 4.0.x I noticed on the blackberry web site they have 4.1 available for downloading. Is anyone bold enough to try upgrading their nextel BB 7520 then port your creations over via applications loader?

4.1 is only the desktop manager
the 7520 is still on 4.0.2

[swong]

Thanks Cohiba Smoker!
I'm literally chompin at the bit" waiting for nextel to provide the 4.1 upgrade. Been playing around quite a bit with Plazmic Theme Builder and have my cod and alx files created. Posts to this thread have motivated me into tyring to create animated themes...this is a whole lot harder than just adding a few "bells and whistles" not to mention mixing and matching icons from the 8700, 7100, and finally 7200 themes. Keep those tips and tricks coming guys!

[bigred]

Originally Posted by KonTiki

See this is what i have done so far bigred. I took the banner.phg file played with it in photoshop and saved it as banner.jpg and used it. I imagine you can do the same with the one in the calendars as long as you pull up the right png file.

Ok cool, I understand that, but I don't see where the calender png is.

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by bigred

Ok cool, I understand that, but I don't see where the calender png is.

it's like i posted earlier........i don't think you can change what you're trying to change yet. plazmic is a third party theme builder and i don't believe that the theme builder app has access to all the image files on the bb.......for instance, lf someone wanted to change the "arrows" that represent data,. those files are not as of yet accessible, or the message icons in the messages app, or the received/missed call/outbound call icons in the phone app......i havent seen where those are customizable yet. maybe in one of the other apps that came in the plazmic package.

[KonTiki]

Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

it's like i posted earlier........i don't think you can change what you're trying to change yet. plazmic is a third party theme builder and i don't believe that the theme builder app has access to all the image files on the bb.......for instance, lf someone wanted to change the "arrows" that represent data,. those files are not as of yet accessible, or the message icons in the messages app, or the received/missed call/outbound call icons in the phone app......i havent seen where those are customizable yet. maybe in one of the other apps that came in the plazmic package.

Thank You harryzuluberries, I do stand corrected and agree with you in my eagerness to try and help I did not read that it was the calendar image I thought it was a banner image that bigred was talking about.

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by KonTiki

Thank You harryzuluberries, I do stand corrected and agree with you in my eagerness to try and help I did not read that it was the calendar image I thought it was a banner image that bigred was talking about.

hakuna matata Tiki bro!

[KonTiki]

Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

hakuna matata Tiki bro!

Mahalo, ho'omaika'i

[Soapm]

What you guys say about my sister?

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by KonTiki

Mahalo, ho'omaika'i

doy dash mash te! (spelling could be bad on that one......hehe)
ja mata

or maybe this might be apropo........‘A‘ole pilikia

[skj8100]

i made my theme and exported it to alx. it shows up on my list of themes but there is no option to activate. no none of my themes work. can someone explain this please?

[Zro]

You can change the font/color of the calendar title, but not of the main body of the calendar (list of times/appointments, the squares for the days in month view, etc)

This is done with the Theme The Controls section (where you do menu's and popups) Second last from the bottom is Titlebar.

Zro

[KonTiki]

Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

doy dash mash te! (spelling could be bad on that one......hehe)
ja mata

or maybe this might be apropo........‘A‘ole pilikia

malu, maluhia, l`ai kaina

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by skj8100

i made my theme and exported it to alx. it shows up on my list of themes but there is no option to activate. no none of my themes work. can someone explain this please?

which bb are you using. handheld os version?

[BBMonkey]

Does anyone know if it's possible to convert the 7100 list theme over to the 7290? Maybe it's too early to tell, since we can't test it on a 7290 yet, but I'd sure dig just a straight port.

[harryzuluberries]

Originally Posted by BBMonkey

Does anyone know if it's possible to convert the 7100 list theme over to the 7290? Maybe it's too early to tell, since we can't test it on a 7290 yet, but I'd sure dig just a straight port.

someone earlier said "no" because of the screen dimensions, but i'll give you a cheat..
find the files for the list icon, import the images into a graphics editor (ie photoshop, fireworks, etc) then resize them. i've been playing with the theme editor quite a bit, so later i'll post the sizes i've found to work for the different images. or you can just hover over the stock images and the app will tell you their sizes