WM2003 UGLY Phone Dialer Skin.. How to change??

[NeoCole]

Does anyone know how to change the skin that is on the phone dialer app for WM2003? I have an XDA I (wife's) and a MDA II, the default skin on 4.01 on the XDA I looks okay.. But that T-Mobile 1.60 upgrade OUCH.. Yucky Looking Pink and Green Skin. Someone please help me before my eyes burn out from looking at the dialer. :-D

Brandon

[javar]

Look at http://www.yorch.net/

javar

[NeoCole]

It doesn't look like this software works with windows mobile 2003. has anyone tried it?

[Yorch]

it does, just soft reset the device everytime you change the skin

[Jargon]

You can manually change the phone skin by overwriting the following files located on the \Windows folder of the Pocket PC Phone Edition device: clg_dlrbtn.gif
clg_dlrbtnd.gif
clg_in.gif
clg_miss.gif
clg_out.gif
dlr.gif
dlrclr.gif
dlrclrd.gif
ending_dlrbtn.gif
end_dlrbtn.gif
end_dlrbtnd.gif
hld_dlrbtn.gif
hld_dlrbtnd.gif
snd_dlrbtn.gif
snd_dlrbtnd.gif
spd_dlrbtn.gif
spd_dlrbtnd.gif
spd_lst.gif
Just download a phone skin and copy the above files to your Pocket PC. Then reboot the Pocket PC to activate the new skin.

[tadzio]

One additional piece of information: there is no .gif for a depressed number button. For unknown reasons, this image is stored as an icon resource inside a DLL.

I made DLLs with that icon for the "Candy Red" and the "Wood and Chrome" DesignLabs skins. These DLLs can be downloaded from http://www.tadzio.com/ppc/skins/TapResCandyRed.dll and http://www.tadzio.com/ppc/skins/TapResWoodAndChrome.dll , respectively. If you wan to create your own, take one of the above as a template, then edit it in a resource editor (VC++ works nicely).

To install such a DLL, copy it to the \Windows directory on your PPC, then change the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Phone\IcoFil to the name of your DLL, and perform a soft reset.

Have fun!

Daniel

[NeoCole]

It works... Lots of work, but it works!! Thanks for your help! :D

[Yorch]

One additional piece of information: there is no .gif for a depressed number button. For unknown reasons, this image is stored as an icon resource inside a DLL.

Have fun!

Daniel

Whoooa!!! :shock: this is something really new!, lots of people have tried to figure out how to change this state, and now we know, this is great, Although I'm not a programmer I will try to play around with that VC++ thanks a lot!

[stevebristol]

Hi,

anyone know any other good sites to be able to download wav ringtones ?

Steve

[adamz]

One additional piece of information: there is no .gif for a depressed number button. For unknown reasons, this image is stored as an icon resource inside a DLL.

I made DLLs with that icon for the "Candy Red" and the "Wood and Chrome" DesignLabs skins. These DLLs can be downloaded from http://www.tadzio.com/ppc/skins/TapResCanedyRed.dll and http://www.tadzio.com/ppc/skins/TapResWoodAndChrome.dll, respectively. If you wan to create your own, take one of the above as a template, then edit it in a resource editor (VC++ works nicely).

To install such a DLL, copy it to the \Windows directory on your PPC, then change the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Phone\IcoFil to the name of your DLL, and perform a soft reset.

Have fun!

Daniel

Those DLLs don't seem to be available anymore. Can you post one here?

[danielalvers]

Try higher up the URL: http://www.tadzio.com/ppc

[tadzio]

Those DLLs don't seem to be available anymore. Can you post one here?

Oops - both links had typos in them. Sorry! I corrected them in my original post, and here they are again - guaranteed to be correct this time:

http://www.tadzio.com/ppc/skins/TapResCandyRed.dll
http://www.tadzio.com/ppc/skins/TapResWoodAndChrome.dll

Cheers
Daniel

[S1MB4D]

how do u edit the dll files cant get into them! i am not programmer lol
help will be appericated

[toenailed]

how do u edit the dll files cant get into them! i am not programmer lol
help will be appericated

use a resource editor .. heres the site so you can choose app ..
http://protools.reverse-engineering.net/utilities.htm

i suggest the Borland resource Workshop .. just dont know if it still there .. o compatible with winxpsp2

exescope is also great .. but a shareware

PS always make a backup of a dll .. sometimes .. resource editor causes the dll to be corrupted .. :)

[S1MB4D]

okay i am using the resource hacker but i cant change anything or edit the image! help!

there has to be an easier way!

[toenailed]

okay i am using the resource hacker but i cant change anything or edit the image! help!

there has to be an easier way!
hi S1MB4D .. :)
some of the resouce editor only replaces or added the bitmap or image file use in the dll or exe, and it doesnt entirely create nor edit the image.. like the Resource hacker by Angus Johnson :)

thats why im suggesting the Borland Resource Workshop since it has that capabilities .. but since www.inprise.com no longer exist .. you can only use a resource editor that has that limitation .. to edit the image u will have to use an image editor like the windows paint or adobe photoshop .. or if it is an icon then an icon editor .. :) then replace the one included in the dll .. using the resource editor ..

but if you want to edit only the icon in an exe or dll for example the tapres.dll like the one above you can use an icon editor that can extract and automatically replaces the icon included in the dll or exe like in this link ..
http://www.iconcool.com/icon-editor.htm