CHome Weather CPRS (REALLY BIG PANELS) Updated (Sun,6-15-08): Files Added

[outerdepth]

I know everyone is really into having slim panels. Maybe not everyone, but enough that it is it's own craze. Anyway, I am trying to steer away from that idea just to see what is possible with the homescreen. I have made some Big panels for everyone to check out. They work perfectly.

I want to say that so far there are cprs for big panels for the HTC, 6 Day Forecast!!!, and Normal with background layouts. I will finish the others later. I need to not talk out of my butt and say I will get this done now, it will probably be the end of the weekend. I will do all of the CHomeWeather layouts and the standard 320x240 layout.

Below are the new, updated screenshots. They are sweet. Also, in the zip is a copy of the screenshots and the NEW CPR's. You have to unzip the zip to your pc. Next open up the extracted files and notice they say big at the end of the name before their file extension, .cpr.

Just rename the cpr you want to use to the same name it has now, just delete the part that says "big". That's it, drop into your cpr folder in the CHomeWeather folder and agree to overwrite. That's it. Now your panels are big. I will try to get with Organic to see if he is interested in including these layouts in his next release.

Thanks to Organic for giving me the original cprs, and thus saving me a lot of leg work on making sure everyone is using the same cpr's.

By the way, all links, programs, myFaves contacts, soft keys, everything works like it is supposed to.

Leave some feedback. I will try to make the changes that are most popular. Hope you like.:cool:



Update: I finished the iPhone layout. It looks really nice, I think. Same rules apply about renaming the cpr. Enjoy. Check out post 2 for the new screenshot!!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

[outerdepth]

Here's the rest of the screenshots I have.

Update: Added ss of the iPhone layout. These are all the new weather v3.

[jdoggraz]

not bad man not bad at all, I usually prefer the slim but these seem pretty nice. I will give them a try once you post it up. Thanks man.

[NRGZ28]

I think you have a lot of wasted space. Might as well make use of the extra space.... right ?:)

[outerdepth]

Thanks for the input. I must say, I thought you would realize, I haven't altered it at all other than make the panels large. I haven't adjusted the images or text for crap. I will though, today. Just wait. I think even you, Org will have something nice to say. Thanks for the opinion anyway. All input is greatly appreciated.

Later.

[outerdepth]

I will be done with this tonight. I just got home, so it will take a few, but it will get done, tonight.

[ratstrangler]

Bigger panels with more information on would be, as my kids would say, awesome.

Is there a way to mix panel size? Larger ones for weather info, smaller for single items like battery life?

Or am I being unrealistic and ungrateful?

[outerdepth]

The way this works does not allow different sizes for panels. I would love to say there is a way around this, but I don't think there is. Each panels size is declared in the panel itself, but also at the beginning of the file, it states what size panels are in general, so the phone knows how to navigate and properly display them. If, you get it wrong in the panel, stuff just gets cutoff, no big deal

But, if you do this at the beginning, it makes the scrolling "off" and none of the screen works like it is supposed to. I tried.

So, hope this answers your question. I will be writing these files. I don't know if the new weather panel cprs are different than the old ones, yet. I will find out tonight. Also, I will add cprs for the default cpr for the landscape layout. Later:cool:
Bigger panels with more information on would be, as my kids would say, awesome.

Is there a way to mix panel size? Larger ones for weather info, smaller for single items like battery life?

Or am I being unrealistic and ungrateful?

[outerdepth]

New Update, check out the 1st post

[jdoggraz]

good job on the update man, respect the work you do out here man good job once again. :)

[showaco]

Outer, the big panels look nice. Good work! It's good to have more choices. Now we have slim, regular, or fat daddy.:D Keep it up.:cool:

[Mikey]

question is....in a regular panel you are restricted to 79 or 80 characters to be printed into that panel.
Can you figure out how many characters you are restricted to in these fatties?

Hopefully you are allowed more characters.

[NRGZ28]

You have the same number of characters available. Just because you make the PNG bigger, doesn't mean you get more characters too. lol ;)

What would be a nice trick is.. either using bigger fonts or using BOLD typefaces :) And of course... maybe center everything... like the page counters ;)

[showaco]

Since Outer posted these, I've been playing with them and came up with a few variations. :cool:

[beartard]

I'm thinking a Nokia with a really big, rectangular screen ;)

...but then, Nokia's were always my favorite phones.

[outerdepth]

:cool:I have now added the iphone update. I personally like the new 6day forecast layout, but if you still like the old styles and use one of the other panels for forecast data, then here you go. This was the favorite for everyone for ever. Try it out. The new layout looks good. The new cpr's are in the 1st post. The screenshot is updated in the 2nd post. Enjoy!!!