[REF] Complete customization of cube incl. ANIMATION, icons and programs!

[r0p3]

EDIT:
Sorry Guys - ran out of space in this post...

read on in post #7 (//forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1463129#post1463129) below - lots of links there


Hi Guys,

I found a way how to modify the cube animation.
This means you can now completely customize your cube (see also links at the end of this post)

It's a little bit time consuming as you have to make all the graphics yourself.

Attached my first animation - the 4D-Cube
(please be patient while preview animation loads)

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7696/4dcube1xb3.gif

Simply copy the attached .brn files to your \windows folder on the phone which will overwrite the original ROM files
(maybe you need to use Total Commander for that on the Touch).
If you want to drag and drop directly from your PC to the Touch make sure you have "Hide system files" disabled (Explorer - Folder Options - View)

To revert back simply delete the .brn files you have overwritten from your phone and the original ROM files will come back again.
Don't worry - you won't be able to delete the ROM files

HOWTO:

go here (http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/showthread.php?t=116098) for german version (hier (http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/showthread.php?t=116098)gibt's die deutsche Version)

As I said it is a little bit tricky and time-consuming

The .brn files are indeed .bmp pictures with crippled file header and you have to modify this header.

And to make it difficult, it is a very unusual picture format with 16bit and 5R6G5B bitmasks. The only program I found which can handle this format is Adobe Photoshop. Windows Paint can open it, but will save it as 24 bit.

But thanx to Devil_Inside all this doesn't matter if you use his cool program bmp2brn.

Here are the steps to create your own designed .brn files


Make a 24 bit Bitmap graphic with your preferred software. Width 240 pixels, it seems hight can be variable up to 320 pixels (see naming below)
Drag and drop the .bmp files simply on Devil_inside's (new 24bit version) Bmp2brn.exe (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1466941#post1466941) which will convert them to .brn
copy these brn files to your \windows folder

Ready!

This is not necessary anymore thanks to Devil_Inside - I left it for info only:

(mirror the picture horizontally, so that bottom is top. Not necessary if you use Bmp2Brn - see below)


save it as 16bit bmp with Adobe Photoshop (save as -> [filename] save ->16bit -> advanced -> 5R6G5B)


use Devil_Inside's cool little program Bmp2Brn (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1463902#post1463902) (first one that only supports 16 bit bmps) to change the header
OR

edit the header with A.X.E. Hexeditor (http://www.axe-editor.com/) (*):
delete Bytes 0x1E to 0x46 and Bytes 0x00 to 0x12
now the remaining header looks like this: f0 00 00 00 40 01 00 00 01 00 10 00 followed by the picture data
save this as your .brn file
(*) you can also use a different hex editor but with AXE you can easily check for correct orientation if you klick the green G at the bottom, press Alt-X two times for zoom out and make the first row 480 pix wide

Ready
headerinfo:
f0 00 00 00 width (here 240)
40 01 00 00 height (here 320)
01 00 always 1
10 00 Bitdepth (16 bit)


Name convention of brn files:
A0 Contacts, B0 MediaHub, C0 Application Launcher
A1-A3-A5 moving of contacts to MediaHub
B1-B3-B5 moving of MediaHub to Application Launcher
C1-C3-C5 moving of App. Laucher to contact
and vice versa of course

x01 and x02 are for the up/down motion (x=A, B or C)

MH_xx...brn:
The MediaHub is divided in three pieces. Therefore you have some more files and even more for highlighted and running of music player. They will be shown after animation has completed.

QD_xx...brn:
These are the Quickdialer backgrounds for empty list and when you want to delete a contact.
There are also a lot of QD...png files which are the default icons for the "heads" and so on.
They will be shown after animation has completed.

AL_xx...png:
These are the icons of the Application Launcher. They will be shown after animation has completed.

Convertion of .brn to .bmp files is possible with the attached command line tool brn2bmp.exe which I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1426798#post1426798) (thanks to peter petrelli!)
Just drag & drop your .brn files on it.

I attached the original Touch .brns converted to bmp files, so you'll see how it works

have fun - I hope we will get some cool animations :D

Edit: made this Barrel for iiiox because he liked my first try - wouldn't have finished it without his request. But now I'm happy that he did it. Thx also to seed123 for further motivation

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8043/barrelwholeaninm9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Sorry Guys - ran out of space in this post...

read on in post #7 ([URL="//forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1463129#post1463129)" below - lots of links there :D

...

[henftling]

Hi Guys,

I found a way how to modify the cube animation.
It's a little bit tricky and you have to make all the graphics yourself.

Just for testing I modified the graphics for horizontal sliding from Media to Contacts and the vertical sliding for Application Launcher.

Simply copy the attached .brn files to your \windows folder on the phone (maybe you need to use TotalCommander for that on the Touch)

To revert back simply delete the five files from your phone and the original ROM files will come back again.

Also attached the pictures I used.

WOW sounds great. How do you do it? How do you convert pics(which format) in .brn? You work with bmps?

[Seed123]

Sweet.. can you provide instructions so we can create some animations of our own if possible?

[amanakbar]

it worked!!! Superb! and you don't need total commander to remove the files, just select show all files in file explorer and you can delete it...

now waiting for ppl to create some awesome animation


thanks a million to the founder

[am0k]

wow cool now we can have colored cube, own icons, other transitions

what did you use to convert back to .brn ??

[Biffert]

Awesome! Any instructions on how to proceed when making custom animations?

[r0p3]

continued from first post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=325424):
(ran out of space there)

useful links:
(click on the blue words to follow the link)

original HTC blue icons (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1480917#post1480917) and original blue cube animation .brn files (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1485475#post1485475)

If you want to change your programs and icons
of MediaHub and Application Launcher of the cube (or your new "whatever") and have many, many more locations for weather take this:
'Touch Settings' Program - Change your cube programs AND weather location (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=324556) by carlosp_uk

If you search for some cool icons
take a look at this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=313083) (thanx to cyrilp), also dig a little deeper there and you'll find icons (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=313083&page=4) from gfandrea, Biffert, s3a, davehutch and maybe more

NEW: Howto's for making transitions:

Howto make a Barrel with GIMP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1518730#post1518730)
Howto make Devil_Inside's Blurrs with Photoshop (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1472467#post1472467)


These animations we have so far:
(please tell me, if you find more - want to keep this list up to date)

APLauncher without rotation icons (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=325542) by Biffert
3D Sheet slide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1463683#post1463683) by Anubis9
Flip3D (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1464529#post1464529) by Biffert
"louis vuitton style" wallpaper and cube with slide out/fade in animation (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1466589#post1466589) by frufo2000 (the first complete modification of all graphics)
easy to install cabs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1473319#post1473319) by petervbeck , louis vuitton style phonepad (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1474452#post1474452) and Comm Manager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1486657#post1486657) by frufo2000 Louis Vuitton 8(!) Button CommManager easy to install cab (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1519331#post1519331) by HaiLe512
Updated: louis vuitton cube version 2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1501744#post1501744) with cool new icons by frufo2000 and Louis Vuitton 2 as Barrel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1518683#post1518683)
and two new 8-Button-LV-CommManager cabs: one (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1519331#post1519331), two (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1522399#post1522399)
LV-cube with orig. HTC icons (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1525012#post1525012)
Brick morphing (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1467568#post1467568) by frufo2000
3 different amazing smooth blurs (english) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1472467#post1472467) and russian (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1470995#post1470995) by Devil_Inside, easy to install cabs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1472983#post1472983) of the English ones and my 4D-Cube by petervbeck
7 different smooth optical illusions (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1472731#post1472731) by Vlodeck, easy to install cabs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1473253#post1473253) by petervbeck
sheet turn animation (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1474091#post1474091) by frufo2000
lcds transparent cube experiment (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1478719#post1478719) by asefsef
Barrel without icons on the Application Launcher side (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1480042#post1480042) for better looking integration of customized icons and applications
meykou's cube (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1504221#post1504221)with great icons and colored qickdialer and a modified version (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1504448#post1504448) with different background
Boards (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1507557#post1507557) by meykou - a very good new idea of transition
and the icons he used (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1517721#post1517721) (thanx for sharing)
SPC-Touch cube (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1520588#post1520588) by noonski
Green Flow (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1525855#post1525855) by c0d4 beautiful green :D
a collection of three animations (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1530284#post1530284) by thuffir (Fire, Lumos, Circle - with animated previews, click on the images in the post)
warriorvibhu's cube (fully colored) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1537205#post1537205)
Oldtech (fully colored) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1558384#post1558384) by frufo2000
Red Snake (fully colored) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1563949#post1563949) by thuffir



external links (usually you have to register in a forum to download):

something like a camera aperture transition (http://http://forum.actualitemobile.com/index.php?topic=211.msg2357#msg2357)
thanx to cyberpat for creating and nicolecoco03 for posting this at XDA-Devs here.



specials

Top/Down HTC Cube (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1523596#post1523596) (for non-Touch devices)
I don't Know whether the top/down animation works. I heard that it doesn't work good on a Nova. The ani doesn't really start at the top - maybe there are some reg settings needed - I don't know

Please post your experience if it works/doesn't work on your non-Touch-device.
I hope we can find a solution for those where it is not working.


Thanks to all of you for your contribution!

updated: 11.10.07 (last post #348)

[Biffert]

I have the bitmaps I need, but I'm stuck here :S I use Photoshop CS3, but the steps you describe (Save as >> 16-bit >> etc...) are nowhere to be found?

Changing the mode to 16-bit wont save the image as bitmap (doesnt show up in save as dialog) and the bitmask is missing aswell :S

[r0p3]

what happens if you click simply on "save" (after save as)?

I use Photoshop.CS (Year 2003) and there comes a popup with the options I described.

If it doesn't work I can do it for you.
Post it or write an email through the forum.

[Biffert]

what happens if you click simply on "save" (after save as)?

I use Photoshop.CS (Year 2003) and there comes a popup with the options I described.

If it doesn't work I can do it for you.
Post it or write an email through the forum.

Doh... should have looked a little further... All the options are right there afterh clicking Save! Thnx for the quick reply :D

Edit:

Just noticed something. When using AXE to hack the BMPs to BRNs, I delete the first range (0x1E -> 0x46). When deleting the second range you described (0x00 -> 0x11) There was a left-over 00 in front of the header. Deleted that to to make the headers match yours in the instructions and the worked :) But instead of deleting 0x00 -> 0x11, I deleted 0x00 -> 0x12 to get rid of the leading 00 on the header.

[Anubis9]

oh, now i get it, Biffert you were right, it's necessary to delete 0x00 -> 0x12


Thanks a lot for sharing the info! :)

[r0p3]

yes that's true 0x00 to 0x12 - sorry guys!
updated first post

[meschle]

This is great! btw how on earth did you work this out? I've been trying to manipulate those files for a while - i
ll try this - i have a number of photoeditors - i'll report if any apart from adobe work.

[Anubis9]

I made my first small modification :)
Please take a look if you want :)

Just Unzip and copy to \windows\ foldet replacing everything.

All credits go to r0p3 for showing us how to modify the anims :)

[r0p3]

This is great! btw how on earth did you work this out? I've been trying to manipulate those files for a while - i
ll try this - i have a number of photoeditors - i'll report if any apart from adobe work.

hehe - most of the work I already did more than a year ago, when I hacked the startup animation of the German SDAII from T-Mobile.
Believe me, it took me weeks. :D
When you know the trick, just use that kind of great hexeditor like AXE, try some different headers (Wikipedia has some nice descriptions about .bmps) and with some luck you have the solution.

@Anubis9: Thanx - will try out immediately
Edit: yeah! cool sliding effect! :)

[meschle]

Yes i looked at the files with a hex editor but got nowhere, i guessed by the size of the files they were bmp's.

Pure genius!

[Devil_Inside]

Thanks r0p3, that's a nice find :) Good job!
Now, here is a small console app I wrote, that does all the "dirty" work explained on the first page.

With this app, all you have to do is save the image as a 16bit BMP. Then, you drag the image icon over the application icon and it will vertically mirror the image, automatically remove the unnecessary header-bytes and save it as a ".brn" file.

P.S. I've tested it on some images, but it still needs more testing, so, if you encounter any bugs - let me know!

[henftling]

Thanks r0p3, that's a nice find :) Good job!
Now, here is a small console app I wrote, that does all the "dirty" work explained on the first page.

With this app, all you have to do is save the image as a 16bit BMP. Then, you drag the image icon over the application icon and it will vertically mirror the image, automatically remove the unnecessary header-bytes and save it as a ".brn" file.

P.S. I've tested it on some images, but it still needs more testing, so, if you encounter any bugs - let me know!

Does it request a special Hex Editor? I have none installed on my system yet. So I could use your prefered one if there is any.

[peter petrelli]

This is a wonderful find. Congratulations to all those involved in this project. Perhaps one day soon we will have alternatives to the bland 'cube' that we have now.

[Devil_Inside]

Does it request a special Hex Editor? I have none installed on my system yet. So I could use your prefered one if there is any.
Actually it doesn't require any additional software to function properly. You just run the program providing the bmp name as a command line parameter and that's it.

[Maalox]

I made my first small modification :)
Please take a look if you want :)

Just Unzip and copy to \windows\ foldet replacing everything.

All credits go to r0p3 for showing us how to modify the anims :)

Great slide Anubis9! Can you maybe post your psd files so i can mod the icons in Photoshop?

[Anubis9]

Ok,sure, here you go. All the anims in 4 files. I don't know why it couldn't upload everything in just one zip file.

But I think it would be much easier to just use the original A0 B0 and C0 and modify the icons there. And after that make that small animation by rotating and moving the two layers with the requiered images (A0,B0 or C0). That is how I did it.

[Biffert]

Inpired by the Flip 3D task swither used in Windows Vista. A flip 3d kinda twist to the Biotouchcube (not a cube anymore :P)

Have fun :) (Edit: APL Icons are removed - so the animation is clean - see third screenshot)

[r0p3]

Thanks r0p3, that's a nice find :) Good job!
Now, here is a small console app I wrote, that does all the "dirty" work explained on the first page.

With this app, all you have to do is save the image as a 16bit BMP. Then, you drag the image icon over the application icon and it will vertically mirror the image, automatically remove the unnecessary header-bytes and save it as a ".brn" file.

P.S. I've tested it on some images, but it still needs more testing, so, if you encounter any bugs - let me know!

Wow - that's really great - this avoids lots of frustration if you deleted the wrong bytes and make it even much easier.
Great first post BTW.

What about to modify your program to be able to process a 24bit bmp directly to get rid of the need of Photoshop?
It's not too difficult - I can explain you the theory - I did that long time ago in Visual Basic but I don't have a compiler at the moment.

@ Biffert: Thanx man - this rocks!

I will update the first post later with links to all your great work - thank you guys!

[Seed123]

If I replace my files with the ones here, will I be able to revert back to the originals just by deleting the new ones? Coz there are like loads of files in Biffert's version.. just makin sure before i replace mine :)

[frufo2000]

If I replace my files with the ones here, will I be able to revert back to the originals just by deleting the new ones? Coz there are like loads of files in Biffert's version.. just makin sure before i replace mine :)


backup all the original files and you are secure

[Dannydeman]

Very nice find. But how do you make custom animations? I understand everything, but how do I make a custom animation?

[vlodeck]

Dannydeman: you have to edit every bitmap. They all glued up together make animation.

[Biffert]

Very nice find. But how do you make custom animations? I understand everything, but how do I make a custom animation?

Each .brn file represents a bitmap file that is part of an animation. The complete animations are built from series of bitmaps. See the startpost for more details on which files belong together and form the animations :)

[Dannydeman]

Ooo I understand, very nice find. Is it also possible to customize the use of the finger? From bottom to up for example ?

[am0k]

What about to modify your program to be able to process a 24bit bmp directly to get rid of the need of Photoshop?
It's not too difficult - I can explain you the theory - I did that long time ago in Visual Basic but I don't have a compiler at the moment.


i'd be very happy if you guys could work that out.
i'm on 56k and can't get ahold of ps cs2.

and so far great cube mods :)

[Biffert]

Ooo I understand, very nice find. Is it also possible to customize the use of the finger? From bottom to up for example ?

If you mean the gestures it reacts to, I think not. That is probably coded into the biotouch executable :(

[bram_smulders]

am i reading this right??

I thing we can edit the media part of the cube also with this method, or am i just thinking stupid?

Gr. bram

[Biffert]

am i reading this right??

I thing we can edit the media part of the cube also with this method, or am i just thinking stupid?

Gr. bram

The enitire cube (or whatever you want to make of it :P) can be changed now :)

[r0p3]

am i reading this right??

I thing we can edit the media part of the cube also with this method, or am i just thinking stupid?

Gr. bram

No you are not thinking stupid and
Yes! you can edit all the graphics of all three sides of the "cube" now :D

Just take a look at the .bmps I made from the brn files in the first post.
You can edit each of them.

But of course you cannot resize or add buttons.

Edit: just saw that Biffert and me posted at the same time - just take the answer you like more ;)

[r0p3]

edited first post with all useful things to completely customize the cube or what ever it will be.
Tell me if you find other useful things to add

[frufo2000]

this is my first try, the "louis vuitton style" cube with slide out/fade in animation.....

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/826/animationwc8.gif (http://imageshack.us)

thx to r0p3 and devil_inside



Installation:

to change the look of the buttons you have to replace the *.png files in the windows directory of your touch...

to change the look of the cube you have to replace the *.png and *.brn files in the windows directory or use the CAB Installer from petervbeck

phonepad and comm manager buttons doesn´t support landscape mode




edit: buttons for audio-manager added

edit 2: link to CAB Installer and to the vuitton style phonepad buttons added

edit 3: link to the vuitton style comm manger buttons added

CAB File from petervbeck (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1473319&postcount=84)

Phonepad Buttons (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1474452&postcount=97)

Comm Manager Buttons (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1486657&postcount=151)

here you find a vuitton theme from rob_pinnington:

Vuitton Theme (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1484596&postcount=6)

[ben0s]

@ frufo200

Very nice, can U tell me how to install this "louis vuitton stale" ?

Many thanks,

ben0s

[frufo2000]

@ frufo200

Very nice, can U tell me how to install this "louis vuitton stale" ?

Many thanks,

ben0s

unzip the brn and png files and copy them with total commander or something like that to the windows directory. this will overwrite the existing files and change the look of your cube to the louis vuitton style cube, maybe you have to do a soft reset..

backup your files before...

[r0p3]

this is my "louis vuitton style" wallpaper and cube with slide out/fade in animation.....

have fun....

Yeah this is the very first completely modified solution - the animation looks great - and now I have a designer Touch which doubles the price when I ever would sell it. :cool:

[Devil_Inside]

Alright! Here comes an update :)
Now the programs supports 24 bit images as well.
Let me know if you have any problems using it.

[frufo2000]

Alright! Here comes an update :)
Now the programs supports 24 bit images as well.
Let me know if you have any problems using it.

thx.....works very well

new animation:

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2461/anivj2.gif (http://imageshack.us)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2461/anivj2.ca106203aa.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=525&i=anivj2.gif)

[Seed123]

awesome stuff guys!! wow!

[arkasha]

I'd like to Know how can I change the links of e-mail and sms tabs in touch home plugin to redirect them to flexmail. Is it possible?

bye

[frufo2000]

I'd like to Know how can I change the links of e-mail and sms tabs in touch home plugin to redirect them to flexmail. Is it possible?

bye

yes it´s possible, here you find a solution (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=324556)

[vlodeck]

frufo2000: could you please make a non-wallpapered version of that last skin ?:)

[Seed123]

yes, same request frufo2000..if it could be done without the wallpaper.. AMAZING STUFF MAN!

[frufo2000]

here are version 2 without wallpaper for you...:)

looks like the preview from post #42 without the wallpaper

[r0p3]

here are version 2 without wallpaper for you...:)

not testet...

looks like A0.brn B0.brm and C0.brn are wrong converted. They have the size of 24bit bmp (225kB) and it looks a bit distorted and with wrong colors for a short time in the animations.
Also B5 seems to have a problem.

Is it a bug in Devil_inside's prog or did you just rename a wrong file?

But that bricks look really cool

[r0p3]

Alright! Here comes an update :)
Now the programs supports 24 bit images as well.
Let me know if you have any problems using it.

Wow - if that works man you are the absolute hero.
A little batch file and you can convert all you graphics in two seconds. I will try later, when I'm back home.

[frufo2000]

looks like A0.brn B0.brm and C0.brn are wrong converted. They have the size of 24bit bmp (225kB) and it looks a bit distorted and with wrong colors for a short time in the animations.
Also B5 seems to have a problem.

Is it a bug in Devil_inside's prog or did you just rename a wrong file?

But that bricks look really cool

thx for the information, i renamed the wrong files...

[huemedia]

IS there some easy way to transfer all of the files into the windows folder and therefore replace the existing ones. I can only select all in explorer and it will not allow me to replace the existing files. In total commander it seems you have to do it one file at a time.

Thanks for any help

[Anubis9]

i copy all the files using activesync to a temp folder on my storage card, then i use Resco Explorer to select all the files at once, then tap and hold to bring the menu, then "copy to" and select \windows\.
But i'm almost sure that there is a possibility to copy to the windows folder directly from activesync.

[Biffert]

I use pocket controller. I dont know if this is nesacery, but I kill all the cube processes first (Biotouch.exe, Quickdail.exe, APLauncher.exe and MediaHubMini.exe) It will not give any errors, and it will send all the files at once through pocket controller.

[carlosp_uk]

Just to say thanks to all the people who helped to discover this and make the conversion tools. Have just spent a happy 2 hours re-touching all my animation BRNs so that the actual photos of my contacts appear when the cube is spinning (attached) - something that's always bugged me since I bought the phone!

I'm not entirely sure whether it's right of me to have wasted 2 hours of my life doing that, but nevertheless it felt good!

Thanks again - at some point maybe I could build the conversion into my Touch Settings program so that it automatically re-renders the cube BRNs.. ..a lot of work though!

C

[r0p3]

what about this guys?

my first try with double 3D Cube... so far only the Ax.brns

@Devil_inside: your 24bit bmp2brn.exe works great. Just drag & drop your 24bit bmp on it - thank you sooo much - no need for Photoshop and Hexeditor anymore... :D

Will update first post tomorrow with all the new stuff and more infos

[hoppinghippos]

Hi r0p3, I just have to say that its really just damn brilliant! Very nice idea!

[Seed123]

But i'm almost sure that there is a possibility to copy to the windows folder directly from activesync.I've been copying all the files directly to the windows directory from activesync and it's working just fine..

[Biffert]

If you are using Windows Vista, be sure to check the "Show protected system files and folders" in the Folder options. The Windows folder on your Touch is marked as System ;)

[r0p3]

If you are using Windows Vista, be sure to check the "Show protected system files and folders" in the Folder options. The Windows folder on your Touch is marked as System ;)

LOL - simply forgot about that. This is the first thing I usually always do on a new system.
Yes, that seems to be exactly the reason, why some people think they cannot copy with active sync.

[oL0RD]

Devil_Inside and r0p3 thumbs up!!!

[nmx77]

awesome stuff guys, thanks A LOT :)

[Devil_Inside]

Here are some simple animations I did last night:
http://iup.in/img/guest/MRadialA.gif ............... http://iup.in/img/guest/MRadial2A.gif ............... http://iup.in/img/guest/MRadial3A.gif
What I like about them, is that they're really smooth when viewed on the Touch.
(+ You can get a much smoother animation if you use screenshots of your cube when creating it)
So, if anyone's interested, I can write a short photoshop tutorial on how to create smth like that using your own images.
Also, I can post a blank english animation if someone sends me the A0, B0, C0 images from an english version of the ROM (with english text written on the sides of the cube, 'cause the standard blank images with no text are too blank (:)) for a nice animation).
The russian version is attached below:

[Seed123]

wow thats amazing

[r0p3]

Hey Devil_Inside you are a real hero!

Can't get my eyes away from your super smooth blurs - this is... UNBELIEVABLE :eek:

Tip: You could also blur the A0, B0 and C0 a little so that the text would become unreadable - the text and icons will be overwritten after the animation with the language specific text and the icons ALxx...png, MHxx...brn and QDxx...brn

P.S: and of course we all want to know how you did that ;)

[tom_codon]

Here are some simple animations I did last night:
http://iup.in/img/guest/MRadialA.gif ............... http://iup.in/img/guest/MRadial2A.gif ............... http://iup.in/img/guest/MRadial3A.gif
What I like about them, is that they're really smooth when viewed on the Touch.
(+ You can get a much smoother animation if you use screenshots of your cube when creating it)
So, if anyone's interested, I can write a short photoshop tutorial on how to create smth like that using your own images.
Also, I can post a blank english animation if someone sends me the A0, B0, C0 images from an english version of the ROM (with english text written on the sides of the cube, 'cause the standard blank images with no text are too blank (:)) for a nice animation).
The russian version is attached below:

Nice work brother...!
Love them..
Created cab files for easy install

www.tom-love.net/Devil_Inside_New_TF_Style_dev.zip

[frufo2000]

yeah...amazing stuff...so smooth, love it..

[Seed123]

I can't use it if my phones not russian right?

[r0p3]

I can't use it if my phones not russian right?

Why not? Sure you can use them, you only see the russian text a very short time.
If you don't use the A0, B0, C0 then you won't even notice that it's russian.

Udated first post with my first try, the 4D-Cube

[c0d4]

Now you can design animated skins, i launched my photoshop and
started to design a new touch flo interface in refreshing green.

Will keep working on it if my touch will come back from the shop :-/

Hope you like it :)

4866348666

[Seed123]

Man, I love my Touch :D Insane customization options thanks to this awesome community..

That green truly is refreshing :D

[Devil_Inside]

Thanks for the positive feedback:)
Here's a short tutorial (http://iup.in/img/guest/BluringAnim.jpg), if anyone's interested in customizing this anim.
The english version of the anims is in the attachment.

r0p3, thx for the screenshots!
Tip: You could also blur the A0, B0 and C0 a little so that the text would become unreadable - the text and icons will be overwritten after the animation with the language specific text and the icons ALxx...png, MHxx...brn and QDxx...brn
Ehm, I've tried that once, but at the moment when the animation ends, there is a noticeable slowdown caused by the phone loading contact names/photos and language dependent text, so I try to avoid modifying A0,B0,C0 images. A similar idea is to try just changing A0,B0,C0 images with your own if you don't want to change the whole animation.


P.S. c0d4, I like that green :) Nice work!

[iiiox]

All you guys are awesome!!! Hopefully the barrel one which demostrated on the first post earlier can be realized sooner!! Thx all you genius 100 times!!

[r0p3]

All you guys are awesome!!! Hopefully the barrel one which demostrated on the first post earlier can be realized sooner!! Thx all you genius 100 times!!

do you mean the "barrel" motion I removed? That didn't look very good on the phone in my opinion. Looked just like flat scrolling and I didn't like it.

But if you liked it I can try to do the other sides - should not take too long, when I can remember how I did it.

Attached again here in this post.

[vlodeck]

Hi guys.

Seeing this thread evolving so quickly I decided to share some animations with you I made few days back. There are 7 different modifications. Just extract and replace all the .brn files to \windows directory. They seem to run a lot smoother than the original one but thats just optic illusion :)

1. alcoholize: http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5295/a1ev1.gif

2. crooked trip: http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/2456/a2fe5.gif

3. oldschool: http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/1511/a3ys0.gif

4. burp (2D): http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/900/a4ug8.gif

5. smooth: http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6829/a5ld1.gif (that's the one I use)

6. smooth&round (ball-like): http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2780/a6fw6.gif

7. thru_water: http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/5508/a7vc6.gif


I personally think that images should contain 3D aspect. That gives you the better orientation. Thats why there is only one flat animation (burp).


DOWNLOAD
ftp://xda:xda@130.89.126.174:2311/Uploads/Software/anim.zip

[Anubis9]

Good ones!
But about the 3d aspect, i think otherwise. There are too few frames for a good 3d transition, if there were at least 5-7 frames, it would definitely look much better, but now any 3d looks like it is lagging.
I preffer 2D ))

[vlodeck]

Anubis9: If you overclock your processor to 286 and use "smooth" animation you will not say its lagging.

[Anubis9]

No, no, don't get me wrong, i mean that you see just 3 frames - 3 angles of the whole 90degree rotation, and that's why it appears as it's lagging a little bit, but indeed it is not. I speak in general about the technology. Maybe HTC will someday post a new upgrade that will permit to use more frames for these transitions :)

But anyway, i think it's just me ))

[SeniorNoob]

Can I make a request? Can someone make a clear see through cube like Beryl. When the cube rotates you can see the other side as it rotates. Maybe use vista glass or something. Just a thought.

[petervbeck]

P.S. c0d4, I like that green :) Nice work!

Heya guys,
just made a cab for the english files like tom did with the first version...
Amazing work and a great tutorial, devil!
Cheers

48712

and a cab for the 4D-Cube....

48714

[petervbeck]

I personally think that images should contain 3D aspect. That gives you the better orientation. Thats why there is only one flat animation (burp).


Hi vlodeck, just made cabs of all your animations....
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8G0791TY
Cheers

[huemedia]

Hey petervbeck,

could you make a cab file for frufo2000 vuitton set in post #37.
would certainly apreciate it.

cheers

[vlodeck]

Thanks for that :)

[petervbeck]

@vlodeck:
you're welcome....thank you for the coooool animations !
just playing a little bit with wincecabmanager... :)

@huemedia:
here you are...but i haven't tested...
48729

[huemedia]

Thanks for the quick work.

Do youi mind posting the .inf file as i want to better understand how to make cabs. I am familiar with the basics as I used to make them for my excalibur themes but have no experience with pocket pcs

Thanks again

[vlodeck]

huemedia: Just google and download WinCE Cab Manager. Its free for use but only first 20 launches. Then you have to order. Making a cab is perfectly simple.

[r0p3]

thanx for the cabs.
But I am wondering what will happen if you install two or more cabs of the brn animations.
They write the same files in the \windows folder.
So when I uninstall one cab the files will be reset to default. But the other cab(s) are still installed.
Ehm - I hope you know what I mean :confused:

[huemedia]

vlodeck: thanks for the info.

r0p3: Im wondering about the same issue. My other question is when you install the png files for audio manager and the cube programs (like with the complete Vuitton Theme) then uninstall them will it revert back to the original pngs or.......

[r1sk]

Ive got a question , is there a way to customize the cube in a way so all the 4 walls of the cube would be the same ( i want all of them to be as the contact wall ..) so i would have 36 contacts on the cube instead of the 9 Ive got now? ..

[Kaoh]

Ive got a question , is there a way to customize the cube in a way so all the 4 walls of the cube would be the same ( i want all of them to be as the contact wall ..) so i would have 36 contacts on the cube instead of the 9 Ive got now? ..

Or 16 program launche spots ;)

[chg1282002]

Heya guys,
just made a cab for the english files like tom did with the first version...
Amazing work and a great tutorial, devil!
Cheers

48712

and a cab for the 4D-Cube....

48714

WOW My God,Thanks for Devil_Inside,it is Amazing work.and thanks to Petervbeck for the cab file....:)

[frufo2000]

my new sheet turn animation:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9290/turndh7.th.gif (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=turndh7.gif)

[oL0RD]

Ive got a question , is there a way to customize the cube in a way so all the 4 walls of the cube would be the same ( i want all of them to be as the contact wall ..) so i would have 36 contacts on the cube instead of the 9 Ive got now? ..


I think you didn´t open the cube quite often, cause it has only 3 walls



Or 16 program launche spots ;)

same here, program launcher has 6 spots, so you would get 18 shortcuts in total.

[r1sk]

I think you didn´t open the cube quite often, cause it has only 3 walls





same here, program launcher has 6 spots, so you would get 18 shortcuts in total.

ehh actully i didn't understand what you tried to say , could you just answer me with yes or no? .. and if yes - could you explain to me how to do this?

[petervbeck]

Ive got a question , is there a way to customize the cube in a way so all the 4 walls of the cube would be the same ( i want all of them to be as the contact wall ..) so i would have 36 contacts on the cube instead of the 9 Ive got now? ..

I always remove the current animation before installing a new one.
When i use the cube after uninstalling the cab, i have the "old-style" cube running....

[r1sk]

I always remove the current animation before installing a new one.
When i use the cube after uninstalling the cab, i have the "old-style" cube running....

amm , im not sure how it answers my question, i wasnt intrested in the animation part, i just wanted to know if, there is a way so all the walls of the cube become the same as the Contact wall , i don't need any programs or any of this, i need it all to be contacts becouse its easy to call in that way

[frufo2000]

here are the louis vuitton style phonepad:

for more information take a look at post #37

update: attached the end/talk button

[carlosp_uk]

amm , im not sure how it answers my question, i wasnt intrested in the animation part, i just wanted to know if, there is a way so all the walls of the cube become the same as the Contact wall , i don't need any programs or any of this, i need it all to be contacts becouse its easy to call in that way

Hi there r1sk,

I am afraid that it's not possible to do what you want. Perhaps have a look at a program like pocketcm (www.pocketcm.com) and maybe add your most-dialled contacts to the 'favourites' category. In this way it should be almost as quick to locate them, and there are photos of them too in the list.

C

[carlosp_uk]

OK this is a really obvious thing and I'm sure somebody has already tried it, but...

...if you add in files A2.BRN and A4.BRN are they automatically used as extra frames in the animation?

Not near my computer so I can't try this.

C

[frufo2000]

OK this is a really obvious thing and I'm sure somebody has already tried it, but...

...if you add in files A2.BRN and A4.BRN are they automatically used as extra frames in the animation?

Not near my computer so I can't try this.

C

doesn´t work....tried it yesterday....also changes in the biotouch registry didn´t work

[JägerMeister]

Greatly like one the Qube to change knows, there I a beginner is and unfortunately a programming cannot here a question - someone can make a small Tool that the many new possibilities administered - thus a Skin manager with preview function (GIF file in direktory ?) similarly as thus with the Windows Media Player - which would be also a good additive for the program "Touch Settings" with the man the Qube change can, as register map Qube style - do not think (Im a beginner) that would be “only” the files into the Windows listing for being copied with difficulty there must, with a default Button could one then everything again for retrogressive make. I am not to be manufactured unfortunately in a the position that, would be however very very grateful for it.

Please my bad English I does not excuse has this text with Google my knowledge in this language unfortunately to be sufficient translated there.

Many thank you here to many industrious humans in the forum us with such beautifull programs supply here !!! :) :) :) :)

[steph99]

Hi All!

First of all: "I am loving this...cube customization...thingy...whatever!" ;)

But....
I have a t-mobile branded touch, i.e. cube has pink(!) icons --> yuckkkkk!

I already successfuly added new animations (thanks for these to all of u guys!) and such.
via "touch settings" I already replaced my app launcher icons to the original blue ones.

My (huuuuuuge ;) ) prob: my bottom 2 MediaHub icons are still pink (i.e. images and vids)!
The pics within the transition are blue/correct already.

I DID replace the corresponding files MH_xx...brn BUT it didn't work: the 2 icons (after the animation stops) are distorted AND still pink.

Any ideas what I should/could try would be much appreciated!!
steph99_de

[r0p3]

can you post your pink .brns so that I can try (only try :p ) to get my Touch pink

Edit: Do you have other .brns other than those I posted as .bmp in the first thread?

[steph99]

:eek: I sincerely hope you're joking...for your own good! :D

just saw your edit....wait a sec....

[frufo2000]

did you replace the b02.brn and c02.brn, with the blue ones?

edit: take a look to the path entry in the registry, maybe there is a wrong path

[steph99]

can u give me a hint where exactly to look for paths in the registry?

[frufo2000]

HKLM\Software

then HTC -> Biotouch -> MediaHubMini -> App1_2 and App1_3

there you find the entrys

[carlosp_uk]

HKLM\Software
then HTC -> Biotouch -> MediaHubMini -> App1_2 and App1_3
there you find the entrys

Try my Touch Settings program for faster and easier customisation of those registry settings above:
www.fatattitude.com/software

[frufo2000]

Try my Touch Settings program for faster and easier customisation of those registry settings above:
www.fatattitude.com/software

i thing he uses your programm allready, but he have a problem with replacing icons.. see post #102

[steph99]

thanks for your support guys, but my eyes are still bleeding...

I converted the blue icons again (MH_xx...): same effect as described in post 102...
I also checked the reg settings: all good.

my wife will leave me, my kids are threatening to sue me...I need help! I need BLUE icons!!! ;)

Any ideas?

[steph99]

Maybe this helps to pinpoint the culprit:
I use resco explorer to copy the files from a temp folder to the windows folder.
I do not stop the processes, but copying works anyway...I think...at least resco doesn't tell me that anything went wrong. I mean it worked with all the other files as well...

[steph99]

I might be on to something:
when I convert an icon to brn and then convert it back to bmp: then I cannot open it anymore (well, I can open it but it doesn't show anything) --> is this always the case or is this it....maybe?
can someone thry this pls.?

[r0p3]

I might be on to something:
when I convert an icon to brn and the convert it back too bmp: then I cannot open it anymore...--> is this always the case or is this it....maybe?
can someone thry this pls.?

Should work at least with Windows Paint.
Maybe your downloaded files are corrupted...

Try these - all MHs from my Touch

[frufo2000]

I might be on to something:
when I convert an icon to brn and then convert it back to bmp: then I cannot open it anymore (well, I can open it but it doesn't show anything) --> is this always the case or is this it....maybe?
can someone thry this pls.?

this is right, you can open the converted files with photoshop, but not with xnview, standard windows app or somthing like that.

[steph99]

my wife just told me she'll stay
my kids won't sue me
and the best of all: my eyes stopped bleeding!

I now officially have....

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLUE ICONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YESSSSSSSS!

Thank you so much! All of you!!!

I used r0p3's files (thanks again for providing them) and they worked flawlessly.

BTW: I did re-download Bmp2Brn.exe several times
I used the link in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1466941&postcount=41

wrong/old version??

Thanks again to all of you!
steph99

[r0p3]

Thank you so much! All of you!!!

I used r0p3's files (thanks again for providing them) and they worked flawlessly.

BTW: I did re-download Bmp2Brn.exe several times
I used the link in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1466941&postcount=41

wrong/old version??


I#M happy it works now. Where did you get your corrupted MH files from?

the version of Bmp2Brn is the right one.
If you think it converts wrong maybe send Devil_Inside the files (source bmp and resulting brn) for debugging.
I suppose he does some tricks because his brn files are a little bit smaller than the original ones

[steph99]

Hi r0p3
thanx again. I used the bmp'S from post #1 of this thread and converted them to brn's with Bmp2Brn - that's all.
Maybe someone else should do the same and try to reproduce this. I only have this one computer and I did it about 5 times: always the same result.
First I thougt it was because I normally use a network drive (on server), it never caused any problems at all. But then I did everything again on a local drive and: same again.
So I really don't know if it's just me being a moron or if it has something 2do with either the bmp's or with Bmp2Brn.

[r0p3]

OK - just have tried out.
Downloaded .bmps from first post and downloaded bmp2brn - just to be sure.
converted all MH_xx...bmp to brn and copied to my Touch.
No problems - all looks fine as it should.

Can you upload your corrupted files, so that we can compare

BTW: indeed the back converted .brn files are each around 500 Bytes smaller than the ones in the ROM - but they work perfectly

[steph99]

Here are some I just converted...

[r0p3]

Here are some I just converted...

they are doing good on my Touch - no issues - just look fine.
Total Commander cannot find any difference - so the problem seems to be not your computer but a difference on your phone with T-Mobile ROM :confused:

Has anybody else seeing problems with these files on the (whatever branded) Touch?

[iiiox]

do you mean the "barrel" motion I removed? That didn't look very good on the phone in my opinion. Looked just like flat scrolling and I didn't like it.

But if you liked it I can try to do the other sides - should not take too long, when I can remember how I did it.

Attached again here in this post.
Ya!! the cute berrel!! it looks quite right to my eye!! Would you please finish the whole needed brns^^?? Thx a lot!!!

[m800]

......WM5......
Where is for wm5?5555555555555555555555555555

[Seed123]

What? These animations are only for the HTC Touch.. please READ

[jedi_ale]

Ok guys,
I try ALL animation posted, and i'd like to thank you cause all are wonderful (depending on anybody's taste, but this is a really wonderful work)

I don't really know which one I'll finishly install... anyway,

GOOD JOB!!!!!
cheers

[MaroO]

In editing the cube box icons and programs, how can I change the Calendar app name to "Info Feed"? The paths and icons are okay, I just can't get the name to change.

[frufo2000]

In editing the cube box icons and programs, how can I change the Calendar app name to "Info Feed"? The paths and icons are okay, I just can't get the name to change.

do you mean this?

requstry: HKLM\Software -> HTC ->Biotouch -> APLauncher -> App2_3 ->Name

[MaroO]

I think I got it. Thanks.

[r0p3]

Ya!! the cute berrel!! it looks quite right to my eye!! Would you please finish the whole needed brns^^?? Thx a lot!!!

I'm working on it! Completely rework it at the moment!
I hope you'll like it.
Just rendering the vertical motion - GIMP has to do a hard job and needs some minutes per file:D

The barrel will come in like this:

[Seed123]

^

Holy...shit!

[r0p3]

^

Holy...shit!

thank you - without your request I wouldn't have finished it.

I have now recalculated the movement and now it's a quite good illusion of a barrel.

See first post for download and a preview - have fun!

[Seed123]

looks great..using it now :D

btw iiiox also requested for the barrel ;)

[r0p3]

oops - got a little bit confused - you're right

[iiiox]

looks great..using it now :D

btw iiiox also requested for the barrel ;)
hahah!!!! Barrel rocks!!!! Thanks a lot! r0p3! You are really really a master of Cube/animation!

[chg1282002]

any easy cab file to install?

[asefsef]

here my lil thin, added a background, and the cube goes semi transparent during rotation (like wat the beryl cube does in ubuntu).

I think you guys can prolli make a better one.
Like, have a picture that has more stuff around the middle rather than the corner, and proli use a bground with 16bits in mind?

Anyway have a look. =)

[r0p3]

here my lil thin, added a background, and the cube goes semi transparent during rotation (like wat the beryl cube does in ubuntu).

I think you guys can prolli make a better one.
Like, have a picture that has more stuff around the middle rather than the corner, and proli use a bground with 16bits in mind?

Anyway have a look. =)

Very nice idea and it looks really good on the Touch. Thx for that.
Would be nice if we could move the "Beryl" cube on the phone like we can on Linux (I love that Beryl on my Linux PC too)

Touch it and it will get transparent and zoom out a bit and then move it slooowly with the finger in any direction

But I think that's not possible on the Touch.

[Rcas]

anyway to get the barrel without the icons showing when it rotates? :)

[r0p3]

anyway to get the barrel without the icons showing when it rotates? :)

like Biffert's only with shadows for the Application Launcher?

[Biffert]

Here is a clean bitmap for the APLauncher, you can then edit as you please :)

[r0p3]

thanks Biffert.

Here are the files for a Barrel with iconfree APLauncher.

enjoy!

Hmm... maybe I should write a howto, how to make this Barrel with GIMP.
It's quite easy and maybe we will get some colored barrels...

[Vibestar]

Is there a way to post the original icons also. I'm also on the Tmobile pink ones and really like the stuff here....
Would like to have blue icons tho.... tnx

[frufo2000]

@r0p3: a tutorial would be very nice

Is there a way to post the original icons also. I'm also on the Tmobile pink ones and really like the stuff here....
Would like to have blue icons tho.... tnx

here are the original blue icons:

[Vibestar]

ah special thanks. gonna make some nice touchflo now

[bill_viper]

@r0p3: a tutorial would be very nice
And if someone can edit the first post to have all the customizations available here and not searching all the 15+ pages! :)

[Maalox]

What do you guys think about this mediahub in combinatiopn with the allblacktheme...

[r0p3]

And if someone can edit the first post to have all the customizations available here and not searching all the 15+ pages! :)

:confused:

all customizations in the list in my first post are links - simply click on the blue words and it will put you straight to the posts with the download ;)

[bill_viper]

:confused:

all customizations in the list in my first post are links - simply click on the blue words and it will put you straight to the posts with the download ;)
Oops, my bad! :o
Keep 'em coming r0p3! :)

[grodi]

Hi all

Could anyone post the original blue icons brn's? My touch is "vodafone red colored". I already changed all of the icons, but when moving the cube, the red colored icons appear!

Thanks

[r0p3]

here you go

[grodi]

here you go

Thanks a lot!!! GRACIAS!!!

[frufo2000]

comm manager buttons for the vuitton style cube:

to change the buttons: replace existing files with this ones

for more information take a look at post #37

EDIT:
the missing "beam" icons you find in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1526338&postcount=245)

EDIT:
added the missing volume off icons

[julz]

comm manager buttons for the vuitton style cube:

hey mate how do i install these?

[frufo2000]

hey mate how do i install these?

replace files in windows directory

[julz]

replace files in windows directory

ah cheers, nice and easy :)

[ooggo]

is this compatible for wizard? if ever can you please teach me step by step instruction thanks in advance

[ooggo]

what i mean is, is this compatible with magician? and can you please teach me the step by step instructions? thanks in advance

[TricE]

Hey guys,

I hope you can help me. My problem is that after installing a dictionary (SlovoEd) the font in the 3D Cube changed.
I want the original font back so what should I do?
Is there a possibility to change manual the font in the cube?

Bye

[frufo2000]

Hey guys,

I hope you can help me. My problem is that after installing a dictionary (SlovoEd) the font in the 3D Cube changed.
I want the original font back so what should I do?
Is there a possibility to change manual the font in the cube?

Bye

maybe this thread solve your problem (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315968)

[TricE]

thanks but I know this thread and there is no real solution for the problem!
Some guys are telling to delete the fonts but in the Font folder are no extra fonts, and the font files in the windows folder you can't delete!

So I've tryed following:
I've copied the font tahoma from my pc into the windows folder on my device and replaced it.
now the media side on the cube (music/photos/videos) now have the normal font again ... but the "application side" with the 6 buttons and the comm manager still have an other font. so where is this linked to?

Please help because this damn font is goin on my nerves. I hate it!

[r0p3]

what i mean is, is this compatible with magician? and can you please teach me the step by step instructions? thanks in advance

do you have already a spinning cube?
If not it won't work.
If you managed to install the cube with some program flying around here - maybe - search on your phone for the *.brn files and try to change them (backup old ones first)

[r0p3]

hey guys, what do you think about this?

Is it worth to continue?

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9796/iocubec0toa0mz1.gif (http://imageshack.us)

download the attached animated .gif if you don't see it already above

[ooggo]

thanks man ive downloaded all the files in the first page..but where is the installer?and what is spinning cube?is this the app?where can i download the installer

[frufo2000]

hey guys, what do you think about this?

Is it worth to continue?

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9796/iocubec0toa0mz1.gif (http://imageshack.us)

download the attached animated .gif if you don't see it already above

very nice...like it

thanks man ive downloaded all the files in the first page..but where is the installer?and what is spinning cube?is this the app?where can i download the installer
the spinning cube is the biotouch app from the touch phone. you need to install this..

[eefurt]

i cannot install the program: touch settings V1.22, insufficient system permissions.

what am I doing wrong ?

[frufo2000]

i cannot install the program: touch settings V1.22, insufficient system permissions.

what am I doing wrong ?

did you stopped the mediaminihub.exe ?

[eefurt]

did you stopped the mediaminihub.exe ?

:o Nope, I forgot to do that, thnx, now it works ! :)

[TricE]

Hey guys,

I hope you can help me. My problem is that after installing a dictionary (SlovoEd) the font in the 3D Cube changed.
I want the original font back so what should I do?
Is there a possibility to change manual the font in the cube?

Bye


Come on guys, it's not fair, I know that out there are the real cookers who know where the reg. entrys for the cube and com manager fonts are!!

Please help, it's just 30sec.

[sharky48]

here are the louis vuitton style phonepad:

for more information take a look at post #37

Please help me install this Phonepad theme.
I can't overwrite the existing files, i tries Active Sync, Explorer and Total Commander.

[r0p3]

Please help me install this Phonepad theme.
I can't overwrite the existing files, i tries Active Sync, Explorer and Total Commander.

your signature says you have a Universal - did you try with this?

On the Touch you should be able to overwrite when you copy the files anywhere to the phone (other than windows directory) and then move or copy it with Total Commander CE (running on the phone not from PC!) to the windows directory.

[grypho]

hey guys, what do you think about this?

Is it worth to continue?

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9796/iocubec0toa0mz1.gif (http://imageshack.us)


Yes, I like this animation, continue, I want it :p

[Noonski]

Well i thought since you can customize the animation effect.
Why don't i try Doing the whole Cube interface?

I'm pretty far.
At the moment i got The App part ready and i'm finishing up the Media Hub.

I've attached the Early Alpha with just the App Launcher. It's also installs pBar and sets A2DP to 48 Pitbool en JointStereo to 0.
But it uninstalls good.
O and it replaces the homescreen Applauncher with.

The only thing is i'm not finding the Settings to change the Font Colors?
And also the Font color for the Mediahub playing song title?

No this doesn't belong in a seperate thread. Because i'll probaply be back to get help getting a flip effect.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49833&d=1189272967

[alex_muc_aug]

Is there a way to change the caption underneath the symbol in the Application window of the Cube? I would like to replace "web'n'walk" with something like "Internet"

[r0p3]

Is there a way to change the caption underneath the symbol in the Application window of the Cube? I would like to replace "web'n'walk" with something like "Internet"
You can (nearly) do whatever you want.
Take a look in the very first post under "useful links" and go to carlosp_UK's nice program.
Or simply check the link below to the thread from cyrilp. He found the reg entries for your issue.

[r0p3]

Well i thought since you can customize the animation effect.
Why don't i try Doing the whole Cube interface?

Yes, that's great! You've got the whole idea!
I'm still playing with animation effects since I haven't got the right idea for a new look. Thought about colored glass button icons or something like that, but your glass cube idea is wonderful!!!
I'm also not a great artist creating realistic glass pictures - maybe somebody with good Photoshop Brain has a feeling to create a glossy shimmering turning "cube" or whatever...

[frufo2000]

this is a preview of my new vuitton style

Is it worth to continue?

[chelsea]

SURE! :rolleyes:

[petervbeck]

yeah, i like the icon design ! good work....

[r0p3]

this is a preview of my new vuitton style
Is it worth to continue?

Yeah! Complete Vuitton Edition of the Touch :D

I can offer you to make a 4D-cube, a barrel or a "I/O"-cube from that if you want to.

[meykou]

This Is My Cube

[frufo2000]

so here is my new vuttion style, with the original spinning cube animation.

Installation:
download the 2 zip files and replace the files in the windows directory of your touch. then do a soft reset.

the zip contains:
-the modified files for the animation
-all icons
-pause, forward, backward buttons for the audimanager that you see on the media screen while playing a song.

notice: the task icon was replaced with an compass icon that you can use for navigaton e.g.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8758/previewlv2xb9.gif (http://imageshack.us)
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8758/previewlv2xb9.78565ad099.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=520&i=previewlv2xb9.gif)

[Seed123]

Beautiful..

[themyers]

Awesome work guys!!!!! Would anyone be able to make an all black animation/cube background. I use the all black theme and would love to have an all black cube. Keep up the excellent work.

[LeoArg]

I'm working on it! Completely rework it at the moment!
I hope you'll like it.
Just rendering the vertical motion - GIMP has to do a hard job and needs some minutes per file:D

The barrel will come in like this:

any easy cab file to install "The barrel"?
Thank you:)

[r0p3]

any easy cab file to install "The barrel"?
Thank you:)

No, sorry.
But I would not recommend the cab installation. You may have problems with uninstalling.
Simply copy the files to the /windows folder - it's really that easy.
To uninstall delete all brn (and maybe png files for other cubes) you copied there (or search for brn files after July 2007).
See first post for more details.

[r0p3]

Awesome work guys!!!!! Would anyone be able to make an all black animation/cube background. I use the all black theme and would love to have an all black cube. Keep up the excellent work.
you mean just real black background instead of gradient dark grey

[Corky100]

so here is my new vuttion style.

download the zip and replace the files in the windows directory of your touch, if you like it.
the modified files for the animation are included.

Hi Frufo, This is an outstanding theme, I have 2 issues I'd like to ask...

The Adio player theme doesn't appear to work, I am only using HC Audiomanager, do I also need the home plugin? Also are you planning on using another animation besides the standard cube animations?

Thanks, looking forward to your next update!!

[r0p3]

tried to make a cube with a little bit light effects from meykou's pics.
Preview in attached animated .gif (not completed yet)

[frufo2000]

Hi Frufo, This is an outstanding theme, I have 2 issues I'd like to ask...

The Adio player theme doesn't appear to work, I am only using HC Audiomanager, do I also need the home plugin? Also are you planning on using another animation besides the standard cube animations?

Thanks, looking forward to your next update!!

hi,
actually the the audimanager buttons are only the ones that you see on the media site of the cube while playing a song, see pictures. i´m working on the the complete theme for the fullscreen audiomanager,but its not finished yet. you don´t need the home plugin. maybe you need to do a soft reset.
i can make other cube animations, let me know what you want.

[meykou]

unzip the ZIP file then copy the files in cube folder to windows folder of your ppc,then reset.
It's not complete yet.

Many thanks to r0p3 and other friend for this thread and the first post.

[themyers]

Yes all black instead of grey. Man I love this thread. I have tried almost all of the lol! I like devils spin. All of them are great!!!!!

[meykou]

This is a new background for cube at post 189.

[r0p3]

unzip the ZIP file then copy the files in cube folder to windows folder of your ppc,then reset.
It's not complete yet.

Many thanks to r0p3 and other friend for this thread and the first post.

yeah I love it - great work!
(Sorry, I assumed you wanted someone to make a cube out of your pix)

I think I will do a Barrel from frufo2000's LV style ;)

[meykou]

Persons who have downloaded (cube 2) and they don't have downloaded cube at post 189,please download (cube 2b) at post 191.

[Corky100]

hi,
actually the the audimanager buttons are only the ones that you see on the media site of the cube while playing a song, see pictures. i´m working on the the complete theme for the fullscreen audiomanager,but its not finished yet. you don´t need the home plugin. maybe you need to do a soft reset.
i can make other cube animations, let me know what you want.

Aha, now I understand! Any animations will do, though I especially like the Barrel from r0p3, so thats good news! I'll look forward to your media player/Audiomanager skins :D

[bill_viper]

r0p3 thanks for keeping first post updated! :)

...and one big thanks to all the modders! :)

[Kaoh]

Can anyone create me a animation where the cube comes sliding in from the top instead of bottom and slides out to the top again?

I have not mastered this animation trick yet :(

[warriorvibhu]

Guys modifying animation is really cool and i really admire all of you working on it...... but more than that may i suggest that work on the icons plzzzzz they are so colourless......i dont want you guys to copy iphone icons i am not iphone crazy but still they have some cool colourful icons...... i feel the original or $D cube or the barrel all three are good animations... we just need to add a bit of colour... what say.....................

[meykou]

This is a new animation.:)

[warriorvibhu]

dude check these new icons and why not make something like this may be with a bit more colour it will give our touch an entirely new and fresh feel.... sorry if i am bothering you guys....i am not such an expert .. bu r0p3 i feel you have achieved quite an expertise and meyuku is making some colorful icons why not together make one awesome thing.......

Thanks this is my favorite thread.............

PS icons are HERE (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/samsungs-f700-ready-for-business-in-november-with-vodafone-299400.php)

[Seed123]

You guys are coming up with some insane ideas here :D nice work

[ben0s]

Go go go for it, we love :-)

[frufo2000]

dude check these new icons and why not make something like this may be with a bit more colour it will give our touch an entirely new and fresh feel.... sorry if i am bothering you guys....i am not such an expert .. bu r0p3 i feel you have achieved quite an expertise and meyuku is making some colorful icons why not together make one awesome thing.......

Thanks this is my favorite thread.............

PS icons are HERE (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/samsungs-f700-ready-for-business-in-november-with-vodafone-299400.php)

look´s nice i´ll see what i can do

[warriorvibhu]

look´s nice i´ll see what i can do

Frufo2000 so sorry i forgot to mention you name i liked your vuitton style and i am more sure than you are ...that if you are taking up something you surely can do it..................

way you go man.. nice....and thanks in advance...........

[tommysrocket]

This Is My Cube

Where can I find the Icons for the Mediahub (Music, pictures and movies)? There are very nice.

I also searching for an animation like the one the cover flip on the iPhone. The page goes a little in the background an than the page moves to the left (or right) and the next page comes into the foreground. Is that possible?

Kind Regards
Tommy

[meykou]

Where can I find the Icons for the Mediahub (Music, pictures and movies)? There are very nice.

this is some icons.

[r0p3]

Guys modifying animation is really cool and i really admire all of you working on it...... but more than that may i suggest that work on the icons plzzzzz they are so colourless......i dont want you guys to copy iphone icons i am not iphone crazy but still they have some cool colourful icons...... i feel the original or $D cube or the barrel all three are good animations... we just need to add a bit of colour... what say.....................

I fully agree with you - colors ! - we - want - co - lors :D
(go frufo go - please fill the samsung icons with with colors)

_________________

OK - I did a barrel of frufo2000s LV2

[r0p3]

... and made screenshots how I did it with GIMP - see attached - BUT they have a little error: use a "C0B0A0"-pic as a basic - the screenshots show a A0B0C0

Edit:
uploaded new "real" zip's

[tflardi]

this is some icons.

hi meykou can you send me new htc cube with setup because i dont know to install i use the tnt v5 pro rom. thanks

[HaiLe512]

comm manager buttons for the vuitton style cube:

to change the buttons: replace existing files with this ones

for more information take a look at post #37

Here is the cab to install this beautiful skin. P view only. If frufo can do the graphic for L view, I can add to the cab as well.

The cab works nicely on my p3300 and should work with all because the new skin is based on mfrazzz 8 button commmanager.

frufo2000...thanks for the nice graphic...my girlfriend will like this...

[meykou]

hi meykou can you send me new htc cube with setup because i dont know to install i use the tnt v5 pro rom. thanks

I think your rom don't have cube and you must use rom with cube in it.
I think it is not possible to add cube in this rom.

[jedi_ale]

I fully agree with you - colors ! - we - want - co - lors :D
(go frufo go - please fill the samsung icons with with colors)

_________________

OK - I did a barrel of frufo2000s LV2

Sorry but where can I find these wonderful icons for mediahub? I install this animation but I have standard icons on mediahub and coloured icons when barreling... thanks!

[frufo2000]

Sorry but where can I find these wonderful icons for mediahub? I install this animation but I have standard icons on mediahub and coloured icons when barreling... thanks!

you find the icons in the zip in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1501744&postcount=180

install the files from this zip first, and then the barrel files

[warriorvibhu]

Frufo nice to see u back go frufo go we want coloured icons :)
thumbs up to you..........

[Noonski]

Here's my version for the SPC Rom i'm cooking.

If stepped away from the normal cube style as you can see.
I'm still finishing work on the Homescreen plug in and tsk file.

If you like it use it but please don't cook it.

Also in the Quickdial i need to switch and touch up some buttons.

The appluancher needs to be corrected since it took out tasks and re arranged the order to.
I stopped working on the cab installer becuase it's all cooking now.

[tekknogenius]

so here is my new vuttion style.

download the zip and replace the files in the windows directory of your touch, if you like it. then do a soft reset.

the zip contains the modified files for the animation, all icons show on the app and media side of the cube and the play, pause, forward, backward buttons for the audimanager that you see on the media screen while playing a song.

notice: the task icon was replaced with an compass icon that you can use for navigaton e.g.

Thanx for the great theme! It seems to be missing the icons @ the bottom of the speed dial screen. Would you mind addind those as well? Thanx again.

[frufo2000]

Thanx for the great theme! It seems to be missing the icons @ the bottom of the speed dial screen. Would you mind addind those as well? Thanx again.

i´ve fixed the zip. see post #180

[HaiLe512]

here are the louis vuitton style phonepad:

for more information take a look at post #37


Hehe...we are on the roll here...Below is the cab for installing the phone pad with this beautiful skin by Frufo2000. It is based on Wizard_reTOUCHed_Dialer2.cab only the skins were changed.

have fun....

[HaiLe512]

Does or can anyone make a spinning cube for LV skin by frufo2000? If so, please post it.

thanks,

[frufo2000]

Does or can anyone make a spinning cube for LV skin by frufo2000? If so, please post it.

thanks,

do you mean the original animation for the version with the original icons?

[SeniorNoob]

Can someone make cab files for all the animations please. Everytime I copy the files to my windows directory on my ppc I get a error message saying file A0 cannot be replaced or copied. Cab files work better for some of us.

[HaiLe512]

do you mean the original animation for the version with the original icons?

Thanks frufo2000, I meant the LV skin with the original spinning cube. That is the original cube but with the LV skin that you have.

Thanks,

[HaiLe512]

I can make a cab for this if anyone wants it. I plan to make this one if there if no LV brn files for the original spinning cube. I do not know how to do the brn files yet, still learning with the excellent bmptobrn in this forum.

[r0p3]

Thanks frufo2000, I meant the LV skin with the original spinning cube. That is the original cube but with the LV skin that you have.


what about the files from post #180? It includes cube animation files.
Isn't it that what you are looking for?

[HaiLe512]

what about the files from post #180? It includes cube animation files.
Isn't it that what you are looking for?


Sorry...I read it and did not know if it is a spinning cube or not...I will try it because I want the spinning cube...Thanks.

[HaiLe512]

r0p3,
vuitton2 cube.zip is a spinning cube...sorry did not know that...my bad...

frufo2000,
I misunderstood you...sorry. Can you provide the vuitton2 cube.zip with the original icons.

thanks

[r0p3]

r0p3,
vuitton2 cube.zip is a spinning cube...sorry did not know that...my bad...

frufo2000,
I misunderstood you...sorry. Can you provide the vuitton2 cube.zip with the original icons.

thanks

no problem - you're welcome :D

@frufo2000: maybe you could edit your post (#180) and describe it in a little bit clearer way or to make it perfect maybe make a little .gif animation for preview.


AND another animation :cool:

found in a French forum - looks really great!!! It's like a camera aperture (if this is the correct English word - this is beyond my knowledge of the English language)
http://forum.actualitemobile.com/index.php?topic=211.msg2357#msg2357

thanx to cyberpat for creating and nicolecoco03 for posting this at XDA-Devs here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1512555#post1512555).

[r0p3]

got a PM from someone with a Prophet whether it is possible to have starting animation of the cube from top to bottom instead of bottom to top.
Looks like that some (non Touch) phones need this because touchflow starts only when you slide from top downwards.

OK - here are the regarding files for those who need it.

[warriorvibhu]

no problem - you're welcome :D

@frufo2000: maybe you could edit your post (#180) and describe it in a little bit clearer way or to make it perfect maybe make a little .gif animation for preview.


AND another animation :cool:

found in a French forum - looks really great!!! It's like a camera aperture (if this is the correct English word - this is beyond my knowledge of the English language)
http://forum.actualitemobile.com/index.php?topic=211.msg2357#msg2357

thanx to cyberpat for creating and nicolecoco03 for posting this at XDA-Devs here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1512555#post1512555).


Dude where is the download link for the animation.......well i like the coloured one can these be itegrated with your animations already posted here if u want i can post some new icons and then you can animate them .....

[frufo2000]

frufo2000,
I misunderstood you...sorry. Can you provide the vuitton2 cube.zip with the original icons.

thanks

here it is:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1889/lv1prevrk0.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[SeniorNoob]

Can someone make cab files for all the cube animations?

[snaketnn]

hi, i dont know is it right place, but want ask...
is there some way to make more place in cube? so... there is only 6 lunchar zone for 6 program,,, ? is there some way to make more?
:confused: :confused: :confused:

[grypho]

Hehe...we are on the roll here...Below is the cab for installing the phone pad with this beautiful skin by Frufo2000. It is based on Wizard_reTOUCHed_Dialer2.cab only the skins were changed.

have fun....

It didn't work in my touch... the dialpad buttons are ok but the "number dialed" windows is "blank"?!

[HaiLe512]

It didn't work in my touch... the dialpad buttons are ok but the "number dialed" windows is "blank"?!

It works on my p3300. I do not post it unless I installed it first on my phone. Sorry for the problem. Can you send a screen shot so I know where to fix the cab.

thanks.

[c0d4]

It´s done. My first Skin for the Cube, hope you like it.

Download: http://home.arcor.de/dominikvalder/Green_Flow_for_HTC_Touch.rar

http://home.arcor.de/dominikvalder/green-flow.jpg

[pumanike]

It´s done. My first Skin for the Cube, hope you like it.

Download: http://home.arcor.de/dominikvalder/Green_Flow_for_HTC_Touch.rar

http://home.arcor.de/dominikvalder/green-flow.jpg

Very nice man! I just wanted to ask if it's possible to remove the half second of pink that get's in the picture when you turn if you have a MDA Touch or is it only at mine?

[c0d4]

Sry, my english is not so good :P

Is there a Bug in it?
What do you mean ?
Do you have a Screenshot ?

I made this Skin on an XDA Nova. I thought i edited all files, but if you can tell me, which File is "Pink" i will repear this.
(Perhaps you only missed to copy all Files ?)

[pumanike]

No it's fine, I have a MDA Touch and I downloaded the original cube but there sometimes the pink came trough but in yours it doesn't come trough so it's great! :D Thanks man!
Now I need to search for the launcher green icons again :p ( From the HTC home plugin )

[c0d4]

Thank you, have fun :) I will keep on working on a new skin. Perhaps someone explains me how to make self installing cab files for those Skins.

[grypho]

It works on my p3300. I do not post it unless I installed it first on my phone. Sorry for the problem. Can you send a screen shot so I know where to fix the cab.

thanks.

Here you have the screenshot... strange, isn't it?

[grypho]

can someone provide the LV button for "Beam" (7) ? I downloaded the comm mgr package (post #157) but it does not have it...

Thanks in advance.

[frufo2000]

Here you have the screenshot... strange, isn't it?

i think the dialer background is missing, the file ist called Dialer_BkgdP.png

try to copy the attached file in the windows directory of your touch, maybe this fits your problem

[frufo2000]

can someone provide the LV button for "Beam" (7) ? I downloaded the comm mgr package (post #157) but it does not have it...

Thanks in advance.

do you mean this one?

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6305/beamja6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

can you give me the *.png files and a scrennshot of the postion in the commanger?
i can make it for you. but i don´t have it on my device

[grypho]

do you mean this one?

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6305/beamja6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

can you give me the *.png files and a scrennshot of the postion in the commanger?
i can make it for you. but i don´t have it on my device

Yes, that one... here you have the png's and the screenshot.
Thanks a lot!

[pumanike]

Thank you, have fun :) I will keep on working on a new skin. Perhaps someone explains me how to make self installing cab files for those Skins.

Could you also make 3 new icons for the favorite person side? If you press the buttons on the bottom of that side they don't look nice. The rest is really great. Thanks again!

[frufo2000]

Yes, that one... here you have the png's and the screenshot.
Thanks a lot!

here you have the lv beam button:

[Corky100]

edited - wrong comment! sorry!

[grypho]

here you have the lv beam button:

Great! it works!! thanks a lot man!!, you made my day :)

[HaiLe512]

here it is:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1889/lv1prevrk0.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks...:D

[Kaoh]

got a PM from someone with a Prophet whether it is possible to have starting animation of the cube from top to bottom instead of bottom to top.
Looks like that some (non Touch) phones need this because touchflow starts only when you slide from top downwards.

OK - here are the regarding files for those who need it.

You are my hero: I am using the cube on my S200 and activate it sliding top down, excellent.
Can someone make it into a CAB? cause I cant copy the files on :( it says they are in use

[frufo2000]

Can someone make it into a CAB? cause I cant copy the files on it says they are in use
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here it is, hope it works


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