Chome goes slim !

[NRGZ28]

I put the CHome interface on a diet. I always though the panels were too fat.... so I made them thinner. All this was done in the .cpr file in \windows. So I attached it here, if you want to try it to your device. Make sure to backup your original file, in case you want to go back. Enjoy... :D

[superminipoo]

coolio.

can u make the panels different color? when u go down it changes to different color or shape. hehe, something to think about.

[NRGZ28]

Nah I cant. Tried.... :/ I can change the opacity of the panel, but it's not that dramatic lookin :)

[superminipoo]

man u guys r way ahead of me on skinning.

[inspron]

How did you get it to show "Task" at the bottom right on every screen instead of contacts?

[superminipoo]

smart tool kit

[inspron]

mind if I ask which WM6.1 u are using? I have been trying to get my Dash to look like those pictures.

I downloaded Ricky V8 vanilla but it doesn't show "My Programs" like on yours.

I wonder if his V7 is a better bet.

[littleclown]

good idea but now when I change the active baloon every other baloon jump and hide a half on top and bottom - not cool :).
please attach original file :)

[jsp_m]

I have an issue with iconbar and this slim Chome profile - inconbar background has a part of the background picture which is not connected to the rest of the background picture

I gues you have it also, but it is less visible since you have that line-background

Any ideas on how to remedy this?

[Se7eN43]

same here as jsp. the slim bars dont look bad but it shifts the topbar area of the background image to the left. if only i wasnt picky about the topbar being transparent. good find though. thanks

[jsp_m]

I am almost sure that it can easily be resolved by adapting the size specs in Chome cpr file (open in notepad), probably here:


<Image ID="Background" Opacity="1.0" Top="0" Width="320" Height="220"/>
<Layer ID="StaticHomeArea" Visible="False"/>
<ListView ID="HomeNav" Width="320" Height="186" Columns="1" Rows="5" ItemWidth="320" ItemHeight="36">
<Layer ID="Focus" Width="320" Height="84">
<Image ID="Image Default" Width="320" Height="84" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" Opacity="1.0" />
<ControlSequence ID="Action Sequence" FramesPerSecond="30" Loop="False">
<Image ID="Image" Left="0" Top="0" Width="320" Height="114" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" Opacity="1.0" />
</ControlSequence>

or in the active homescreen xml

will playaround a bit, if I don't fix it I will rather drop out iconbar than this great feature

[Mikey]

I have an issue with iconbar and this slim Chome profile - inconbar background has a part of the background picture which is not connected to the rest of the background picture

I gues you have it also, but it is less visible since you have that line-background

Any ideas on how to remedy this?

Can you take a SS.
Im thinking if you resize the pic to 320*240 should fix it. I think the pics 320*213

[tmcfarland]

Nice ... perhaps panels could slimmed down even further using 96 DPI?

[NRGZ28]

The panels CAN be slimmed down as much as you want... :)

The way to fix that is to change background issue is to change the second line in the file to this...

<Image ID="Background" Opacity="1.0" Top="-27" Width="320" Height="213"/>

[NRGZ28]

Updated the file in the first post to reflect this change...

[blahzay_blah]

i tried this thin chome ok frst it changed my background all black and then its not even aligned with the panles, it was worth the try but i guess not for me thanx anyway gpd work

[johnnylavah]

I put the CHome interface on a diet. I always though the panels were too fat.... so I made them thinner. All this was done in the .cpr file in \windows. So I attached it here, if you want to try it to your device. Make sure to backup your original file, in case you want to go back. Enjoy... :D

very nice! i will try it out tonight

[tdub1025]

I used the updated file and still cant change the BG

[rickwyatt]

The panels CAN be slimmed down as much as you want... :)

The way to fix that is to change background issue is to change the second line in the file to this...

<Image ID="Background" Opacity="1.0" Top="-27" Width="320" Height="213"/>

NRGZ28 could you fix this for me

[Reeg]

NRGZ28 could you fix this for me

I had the same thing happen. I went back to the normal setting.

[NRGZ28]

Yeah sorry guys. I don't use those panels, so I didn't modify them. Give me a few minutes and I will change them really quick.

[Reeg]

Yeah sorry guys. I don't use those panels, so I didn't modify them. Give me a few minutes and I will change them really quick.

I don't use them either, but how did you remove them?

[NRGZ28]

Post updated. Redownload the file in the first post and try it out. You remove the panels by editing the .xml file in the application data/home directory. Just remove the references to photos and music and they wont show up.

[thedoctor1]

How did you get it to show "Task" at the bottom right on every screen instead of contacts?

He uses the app called smartToolkit...lots of people use it i love it :)..u can customize it to the fullest

[NRGZ28]

Added .cab file in the first post. It will make it easier to install or uninstall in case you dont like it.

[Reeg]

NRG - You work wonders sir.

[NRGZ28]

I try... I try.... :)

[tdub1025]

This works great. Still trying to work on getting the "My Programs" tab in there, can someone help me with that?

[jsp_m]

All is fine now with the wallpaper cutoff issue, thanks guys!

[NRGZ28]

This works great. Still trying to work on getting the "My Programs" tab in there, can someone help me with that?

Download rickwyatt's ROM and you should have it in there.

[superminipoo]

how do u customize smarttoolkit?

[Poser]

very nifty :)

[Svoms]

is it possible to put your contact list in one?!

[skaroger867]

hey NRGZ28 can you post your background?

i wanna use it lol

[pudgedaddy]

how do u customize smarttoolkit?

if depends on what you're wanting to customize. Most customization is done through start-->control panel then settings, general, hotkeys, appearance, and auto keylock.. there are also skins and font add-ons too and a screen saver you can add (non-moving screen saver) ,. but you'll need to download those at www.e-natives.com

[Dreamcatch]

great stuff. the only problem i have is that the photos aren't displayed properly on the home screen (there's a white border around the photos )

[NRGZ28]

Here ya go... the background...


What do you mean "the photos".... The My Photos panel or the backrground image ?

[skaroger867]

he's referring to the photos slide not the background, i have the same problem. i think theres a fix in ricks new rom, but i dont know if i wanna reflash again. just got everything the way i like it lol.

[littleclown]

I just wait someone give us some solution, coz with slim chome there are more info at one screen.

[NRGZ28]

Oh okay... well why didnt you say soooooo....... hehe. I dont use that panel on my screen, so I never editited it to look good. But here's an updated version of the CPR file that will make it okay.http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/editor/menupop.gif
http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/editor/menupop.gif

[Poser]

Oh okay... well why didnt you say soooooo....... hehe. I dont use that panel on my screen, so I never editited it to look good. But here's an updated version of the CPR file that will make it okay.http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/editor/menupop.gif
http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/editor/menupop.gif


@NRGZ.... just a function question: How come the changes only have to be made in 320X240.cpr and not 240x320.cpr? I have a thought, but I would like to know for sure.

Thanks

[NRGZ28]

Well the other file is for the portrait orientation,which doesn't apply to our devices.... but people with the Vox for example, would use it :)

[Poser]

Well the other file is for the portrait orientation,which doesn't apply to our devices.... but people with the Vox for example, would use it :)

ahhhh.... thank you sir:)

[Rolandh]

I put the CHome interface on a diet. I always though the panels were too fat.... so I made them thinner. All this was done in the .cpr file in \windows. So I attached it here, if you want to try it to your device. Make sure to backup your original file, in case you want to go back. Enjoy... :D

Will this cab work on the Vox without modification, cos it looks better than the default fat chome panels?

Roland

[NRGZ28]

Yes it will, but it will only make the panels slim in landscape mode. I didn't take the time to adjust the portrait layout, since I don't have a portrait layout device. Sorry. :)

--NRGZ28

[Rolandh]

Yes it will, but it will only make the panels slim in landscape mode. I didn't take the time to adjust the portrait layout, since I don't have a portrait layout device. Sorry. :)

--NRGZ28

Ok. Thanks for the info. What would I need to alter in the 240x 320 chome.cpr file to make it work.

Roland

[NRGZ28]

Way too much to describe here. Look at the one I already modified, compare it with the original one and go from there...

[Rolandh]

Way too much to describe here. Look at the one I already modified, compare it with the original one and go from there...

I looked at the one thhat you modified and it looks exactly the same as the unmodified one.

Roland

[NRGZ28]

You do realize that what you're saying is... impossible... right ? :)

[Rolandh]

You do realize that what you're saying is... impossible... right ? :)

I know but I can not work out wat needs to be alterd in te 240x320.cpr file from te 320x240.cpr file.

Roland

[NRGZ28]

Take a look at your original .cpr file. Open up mine, side by side. Look at the differences, especially numbers. Having gathered that knowledge, open up the potrait layout cpr file and start playing around with those numbers. It's really not that hard, and it's how all of us figured it out.

[Rolandh]

Take a look at your original .cpr file. Open up mine, side by side. Look at the differences, especially numbers. Having gathered that knowledge, open up the potrait layout cpr file and start playing around with those numbers. It's really not that hard, and it's how all of us figured it out.

Someone in the Vox forum has solved the Slim Chome on Vox problem.

If you want to get rid of the whi border around the pictures in the pictures panel just lower the numbers for the image border. I can post the 320x240 chome.cpr file in here for any excaliber users that want to get rid of the border. Will not be able to post it before Sunday as I have gotto go to a wedding tomorrow.

Roland

[pobresucka]

we've been working over at txcaesar's to slim down the inactive panels... any ideas? (I'm pretty new to this...)

[NRGZ28]

The inactive panels ? What do you mean ? There's a section for the condensed version of the panel in the cpr file. Just work on those numbers...

[Rolandh]

Heres the 320x240 slim chome.cpr without a border around the pictures.

Roland

[tennisshoeninja]

Heres the 320x240 slim chome.cpr without a border around the pictures.

Roland
okay i put this in /windows and when i reboot or reboot the home screen... it goes away:eek::eek:

[outerdepth]

It could be because you put a cpr file that does not go with the ROM you are using. Make sure that the cpr goes to the same ROM you are using; I had a similar problem myself once.

[tennisshoeninja]

It could be because you put a cpr file that does not go with the ROM you are using. Make sure that the cpr goes to the same ROM you are using; I had a similar problem myself once.well im using v23 rickys rom... and im sure its not for that one. :( any idea how i can get one.

[Clydeistheshit]

Have you intalled the original CAB file on the first page before you install the new modified CPR file? Not sure if that would make a difference.

[tennisshoeninja]

Have you intalled the original CAB file on the first page before you install the new modified CPR file? Not sure if that would make a difference.

YAY!!IT WORKS....now how do i take off the boarder to the original one (fat one)...?

[Clydeistheshit]

YAY!!IT WORKS....now how do i take off the boarder to the original one (fat one)...?

Now if you take the cpr file that is like five threads above this and copy it into the windows folder and overwrite the other one it will get rid of the white border around the pictures.

This file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82108&d=1208678187

[tennisshoeninja]

Now if you take the cpr file that is like five threads above this and copy it into the windows folder and overwrite the other one it will get rid of the white border around the pictures.

This file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82108&d=1208678187

thanks a bunch:D