Posted by Liberty21
hi , i'm new here and have checked a couple of threads but couldnt find anything helpful so far, so i hope this hasnt been discusses yet - if so a link would be appreciated!
I'm trying to design my own theme with theme creator pro for my Z600 but i have no idea how to get the background color transparent - i dont want a color bar over my pic, but my picture all the way from top to bottom - could anyone help me with this please?????
Posted by KarmenV
Go to http://members.lycos.co.uk/mosedrengen/tutorial/
This link should help.
Posted by Liberty21
Great. Thanx a lot - gonna check it out right away!!!
Posted by Vlammetje
Transparency is not possible. Even if you use a transparent gif the phone will colour the bar. It does not allow and for of transparency
Posted by Liberty21
but there are themes - and also the example themes in creator pro where the softkeys are transparent - so you get to see the picture all over the screne - just cant figure out how they did that.
and right now i have a theme on my phone with trasparent softkeys too.no idea what software they used to make that.
Posted by Vlammetje
nonono, they made a 'basis working image' of 128*160 which is full screen size
they then 'cut' the statusbar and softkeys out of that image
I can get you an example pic that i have on my PC at home tonight if you like, with guidelines on where to cut and such
Posted by Liberty21
yup that would be great - cuz i didnt quite understand how to do this -but with some infos i should be able to manage this - also have photoshop in case ill need that.
Thanx - cant wait to create my own theme the way i want
Posted by Vlammetje
Good
have a read through mo's tutorial that was posted earlier, that should help you on your way.
I'll get my pic with exact measurements out then
Posted by Liberty21
Posted by Jim
Please don't use the background as I'm making a theme of it, thanks.
Posted by Liberty21
thanx a lot for the pic info - i'm trying these things with photoshop right now -are these the measurments for a Z600 screen or t610? i have a Z600.
Thanx!!!
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Posted by JohnM
Don't they have the same screen resolution?
Posted by Vlammetje
they have. Both are 128*160 pixels
Posted by Liberty21
never mind this question - just got it - duh
oki - thanx - working on te softkeys right now - do i have to cut softkys out of a given theme and put them over mine? if so can i make the saturation smlaler than 80 % so that you really cant see the buttons anymore or do the letters have to be visible?
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Posted by Vlammetje
I see i am a bit late
Anway... in case you were wondering what is where on your image
The letters do not have ot be included in your picture at all really. they are part of the FIRMWARE of the phone and not of the theme as such.
You CAN choose to layer a 'softkeys-image' over the partition of your picture, or create a new image, or just leave it ONLY the piece of your picture. Whatever you think looks best
Posted by Liberty21
i've just finished my first self made theme - so cool - gonna make a lot of them now - thanx a lot for all your help - helped me a lot!!!![ This Message was edited by: Liberty21 on 2004-03-03 20:59 ]
Posted by Liberty21
This is the second theme i made - thought i show you if i'm able to upload the image right!
its not perfect yet, but i really love that one!
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Posted by Vlammetje
looks good
next time make a screenshot of the whole theme (open in tcp) with the 'print screen' button and then crop it in photoshop
Posted by Liberty21
here it is
even though the statusbar and softkeys from the wallpaper do not perfectly fit the desktop and menu pix, i think it still works out and looks cool - but i might adjust colors at littke to make a smoother transition between the pix.
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Posted by Vlammetje
try toying with the font coulours as well.... and also adjust the colour of the scroll bar on the right on the menu and popup menu and the loading bar (in grey now) on the popup menus
Other than that: very good job!!
Posted by Liberty21
i did a little bit toy around with the fonts - didnt wanna make it too colorful - but some definetly need to be adjusted.
You dont like my blueish scrollbar???? blue is my fav color - didnt know you can adjust the laoding button too - well it was pretty late when i finished it so i guess i didnt see that part - will work on that now