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gfunkdave
Joined: Dec 19, 2002
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Can someone take a minute to explain what exactly a .thm file is? I downloaded a couple themes that come in a .tar archive consisting of an xml file and some gifs. I've opened a .thm file I had around and it seems like the gifs have been grafted onto the xml. How is this done? I'd like to download the themes I've downloaded onto my phone.
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GOwin
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i believe this has been answered before. have you tried using SEARCH already? |
Ericssony
Joined: Jun 05, 2002
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.thm files is just renamed TAR files.
To make a theme for your phone you basically need to create only an XML file. This file contains all the color definitions for the user interface (UI).
Example of the classical theme:
Code:
| <?xml version="1.0"?>
<Ericsson_theme>
<!--CreatedWithThemeCreatorPro2046>-->
<Background_image Source="classicalbkg.gif"/>
<Standby_operatorname Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Standby_operatorname_outline Color="0x000000"/>
<Standby_time Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Standby_time_outline Color="0x000000"/>
<Desktop_background Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Desktop_title Color="0x000000"/>
<Desktop_title_outline Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Title Color="0x0000FF"/>
<Title_text Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Title_text_shadow Color="0x000000"/>
<Background Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Text Color="0x000000"/>
<Disabled_text Color="0x999999"/>
<Prompt Color="0x000000"/>
<Cursor Color="0x000000"/>
<Highlight Color="0x000000"/>
<Highlight_text Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Highlight_disabled_text Color="0xB4B4B4"/>
<Popup_title Color="0x0000FF"/>
<Popup_title_text Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Popup_title_text_shadow Color="0x000000"/>
<Popup_background Color="0x34D2CC"/>
<Popup_text Color="0x000052"/>
<Popup_disabled_text Color="0x828482"/>
<Popup_Prompt Color="0x000052"/>
<Popup_Cursor Color="0x000000"/>
<Popup_highlight Color="0x008787"/>
<Popup_highlight_text Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Popup_highlight_disabled_text Color="0xB4B4B4"/>
<Popup_frame Color="0x585858"/>
<Popup_shadow Color="0x000000"/>
<Notes_background Color="0x34D2CC"/>
<Notes_text Color="0x000052"/>
<Calendar_weekend_text Color="0x000000"/>
<Calendar_weekend_highlight Color="0x000000"/>
<Calendar_weekend_highlight_text Color="0xFFFFFF"/>
<Wapbrowser_underline Color="0x0000FF"/>
<Wapbrowser_tableborder Color="0x000000"/>
</Ericsson_theme> |
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And in additional, you can define images to. As you can see above, there is a Background_image tag. This tag defines the image for the standby screen. The other "image tags" are: Desktop_background_image, Title_image_small, Title_image_medium, Title_image_large and Title_image_asian (the image defined with this tag is only visible on the T68ie and T302).
So you made an XML file with all color and image definitions. Now, you must tar all this files (XML file and all images) to a TAR file. Since on the Windows operating systems TAR files are practically not used, it's little hard to find software that can make TAR files.
Note:You cannot make TAR files with WinZIP, WinRar or any similar zipping software, even if you use no compression! But you can untar/open TAR files with WinZIP or WinRar.
After you made a TAR file, you must rename the ending to thm and the theme is ready 
This was the "manual way" to create themes. But themes can be easily created with theme editor software, like Theme Creator Pro
And for those who need more "input":
TAR files explained
TAR stands for "Tape ARchive". The name is derived from a time when files were commonly backed up on and occasionally retrieved from magnetic tape as a permanent storage device. TAR files are standard Unix TAR archives. The TAR archive format is an aggregation of a single or multiple files into a single archive, typically preserving the file dates, permissions and ownerships of each individual file or directory. Unlike the ZIP format, TAR archives are not inherently compressed.
Download and upload explained (some still don't understand it)
If you transfer files from you PC to your phone, then you make an upload.
If you transfer files from you phone to your PC, then you make a download.
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[ This Message was edited by: Ericssony on 2003-01-01 13:17 ] |
badboyzbadboyz
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Have been told you can open themes with a pc program something like winzip or winrar does anyone know what it is called thanks mark
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Ericssony
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@badboyzbadboyz: you can open themes with Theme Creator Pro. Just double-click on a thm file...
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http://tcpro.lasyk.net/ |
gfunkdave
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Thanks, ericssony! |
badboyzbadboyz
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Thanks for reply
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jellyellie
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MarkOng
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You cabn simply rename the file with a .zip extension then unzip it. You won't be able to see the theme but you can extract the images out individually, like just the background or desktop gif. |
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Posted: 2003-01-01 07:13
