callmemoe

Originally Posted by BradB

Guys - quick question (I hope) - I'm wanting to put in a custom background picture from some I have saved on my memory card but whenever I do they appear slightly dimmed. Does a setting somewhere have to be changed or something else have to be done so that the background appears normal? Is the theme somehow interfering with the image? I've got it set to the default Dell theme.

Are you by chance using the today settings applet to add the picture?

Try going into the built-in Pictures app and tap and hold on the image you want to set as your background and select Set as background (or something similar). It should open a screen that lets you adjust the transparency of the image.

I don't have my device in front of me right now, but if memory serves....

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Noiro

Originally Posted by ecsk2

They have plugins for PPC??

Yeah just check your Today's items for it. If you have Skype that is...

ecsk2

Originally Posted by [AFX]

thats skypes today plugin

I see now how much of an idiot I much have looked like :) I installed skype after have made my own all custom today page with nothing but the icons I want, and just as of today when installing skype on a friends Qtek (Cingular 3125) did I see what you mean! SORRY!

ecsk2

Originally Posted by Noiro

Yeah just check your Today's items for it. If you have Skype that is...

Yeah I'm an idiot :) see my reply above..

Ironically late last year when I started playing around with this custom screen thing, obviously inspired by all the nice pics in here I made an all black screen with 4 icons across and 4 icons down and nothing else at all except the top bar with WisBar Advance 2 should I too sue Apple? :D

Heavily inspired by what I had seen on here, I wonder if Apple engineers have been surfing on here too?? ;)

ecsk2

Am I the only one to be ignorant enough to have no idea how old this thread is??
11-07-04

BradB

Originally Posted by callmemoe

Are you by chance using the today settings applet to add the picture? Try going into the built-in Pictures app and tap and hold on the image you want to set as your background and select Set as background (or something similar). It should open a screen that lets you adjust the transparency of the image. I don't have my device in front of me right now, but if memory serves....

Hey, thanks :approve:

That was the problem. I was trying to set it going through the Today settings instead of the Pictures app.

By the way - is there anyway to get rid of the lines that divide the different items that appear on my start menu? They weren't visible before on the default backgrounds that go with the themes (I'm guessing they blended in) but now the lines seem to stand out on any pictures that are placed behind it. Any suggestions here?

Thans again for your help. Brad

johnniewalker

Thanks to all here that provide great free apps and beautiful icons & themes.

Martyn04

Mine! :approve:

CrackedTech

Martyn04 or johnniewalker, what do you guys use to make those themes?

[AFX]

This is my today screen that I have been working on.

You can click on the TodayBar at the top and it expands, showing current owner information, appointments, and e-mails.

1st icon: switches to agenda
2nd icon: switches to weather
3rd icon: pshutxp
4th icon: connect to wifi networks in range
5th icon: bluetooth manager

bondr006

Originally Posted by ecsk2

Am I the only one to be ignorant enough to have no idea how old this thread is?? 11-07-04

I knew how old it is. I posted my Today Screen from my old X30H right HERE back in Dec. 04.

My newest screen shot on my x51v is in my signature and at MyPDA.

ecsk2

I got thinking (in the hunt for a VGA PPC with phone built in and pref qwerty keyboard) if anyone here uses their PPC mainly without a stylus and with their fingers, and has thereby made the today screen accordingly? Yes in an iPhone fashion. (and option I have in my head is the O2 XDA Flame)

ecsk2

Originally Posted by johnniewalker

Thanks to all here that provide great free apps and beautiful icons & themes.

Care to share the receipe of what you used for this great looking screen?

johnniewalker

Originally Posted by ecsk2

Care to share the receipe of what you used for this great looking screen?

Sure!

What you see is Wisbar Advance 2 and Wisbar Desktop, along with PocketBreeze, PocketWeather which are all items you need to purchase.

Skins, Icons, Themes, Etc,
Whasta Pocket Breeze Tab VGA Skin (free thanks to Mikesjo) here http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=14965
Windows Vista Portable Ed (free thanks to Xcilion) here http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10791
PocketWeather Icons (free thanks to WillyG) here http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6172
and last but not least, the background photo is from Luisa_M_C_M_Cruz flickr photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873540@N00/

Enjoy!

johnniewalker

Originally Posted by ecsk2

Care to share the receipe of what you used for this great looking screen?

Sure!

I'm using the following commercial programs to get this look (and lots of functionality too!):
Wisbar Advance 2
Wisbar Desktop
PocketBreeze
PocketWeather

I am using this free app (clock & calander) in PocketBreeze tab:
rlToday available here http://rotlaus-software.de/projects/rltoday

The skins and icons being used are:
Whasta Clock & Calandar rlToday skin from Bob_55 here http://rotlaus-software.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=34
PocketWeather icons from WillyG here http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6172
Whasta Tab VGA Pocket Breeze Skin from Mikesjo here http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=14965
Windows Vista WA2 Skin from Xcilion here http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10791
Background photo from luisa_m_c_m_cruz here http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873540@N00/

Thanks to all the folks above and hope this helps!