Can someone make me a Today theme please?

[GaZ]

I want the attached picture as the background, with the top and bottom in purple, and the picture to be visible in the start menu as well (I assume this is done by making the start menu transparent).

Unless someone could point me in the right direction of how to do this myself (without buying any software please. freeware only this month :) )

But for now if someone could do that for me I'd be very greatful

Cheers. GaZ

[Robson]

here you go mate...let me know if you have a prob opening the file. what i did was i used bvrp theme manager, installed it on my unit, then copied the tsk file from the unit's window's folder, and back to my pc's my docs. if you are able to open it; let me know if you want me to change any colors on the theme...here's a screen shot....

oh and if you're using an xda2 you can simply use the picture as the wallpaper and no need for making a theme...

cheers

[Robson]

oops, silly me i forgot you wanted the top and bottom bars in purple... :D here you go then...but personally i'd go for maroon :wink:

cheers

[Carlos]

Go to pocketpc.com and download the theme generator.

[GaZ]

Many thanks :D

And Carlos: I'll look into that software. I wanted to anyway but didn't know where it was. I just wanted this theme doing quickly.

Thanks again :D

[fuzzie]

How do you make a theme for ppc 2003?
Does anyone know how to adjust the transparency of an image used for wallpaper?

[mindracing]

Go to funnysnake.com and get their free app for making themes.

[jabez]

Hi Robson!

How did you make the theme from the attached pic? Could you post a step-by-step procedure for this? Let's just call it "Theme-making for Dummies"

Thanks!

jabez :oops:

[jabez]

Hi mindracing!

I downloaded the freeware from FunnySnake.com and voila! I can now make my own themes ... in 5 minutes or so!

Thanks for the info ... thanks to this forum!

jabez :D

[fuzzie]

Does this work for 2003?

[mindracing]

Yes, it does.

[Robson]

to: jabez

hey mate sorry for the late response; it's the weekend and i don't access my office email...which probably warrants my finding a solution to sync when not in the office... :wink:

anyway; i use bvrp theme manager. had it for ages now; bought it when i was still based in hong kong. what i did was:

1) saved the pic posted by gaz (saved as jpeg in any folder of your pc)
2) used bvrp theme manager...but right now you've got loads and loads of options for freeware theme managers
3) theme manager allows you to customize all the settings (e.g. colors, transparency, etc)
4) saved the file
5) normally the theme is in a ".tsk" file; you can see this when you download free themes over the internet
6) i then installed the theme i created into my ppc
7) once installed, i then went to the windows folder of my ppc; located the theme with the tsk file and extracted it
8) placed it on any folder in my pc, zipped it and then attached it in the forum
9) there you go mate :D

cheers
robson