Background4AllTabs, Photoshop & Pixelcounting

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hi,

i wanted to create my own background-theme, and this thread was very helpful:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...9&postcount=54

(you need the Background4AllTabs "5c9aa261_manila" & "4a087e41_manila" from NisseDILLIGAF)

the problem was, i had a circle in the picture, and every time it was stretched or squashed, wrong aspect ratio, not fitting well. so i did a little research myself - pixelcounting fun.

conclusion:

1. crop your original-pic (maybe 800x480) to 700x480 (the real background size, 50 px from the top and 50 px from bottom)
2. create an new empty 512x512 file
3. resize your 700x480-pic to 512x460, squash squash squash (!)
4. paste it in the empty 512x512 on the left side(!) leaving an empty unused bar of 52px on the right side
5. do all steps from the link above to convert it for manila

nothing stretched or squashed anymore. full circles.

FINAL note:

this method works only for NisseDILLIGAF's *5c9aa261_manila* that came from the diamond. it works, but it also has the blackhole problem.

bbonzz's method (look below) works for http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...0&postcount=60 (blackhole solution).

both have no problems with nocurtains-mod. baah, too much confusion about the manila files... :)

Actually the background is 480x636 (image 1), because of the top curtain hole in background4alltabs.

So, to keep the aspect ratio, what you have to do is more simple:

1) cut you 480x800 (image 2) to 480x636 (image 3) keeping 52 px from bottom (bottom bar) and 112 from top (top bar+top curtain)
2) stretch to 460x512 (image 4)
3) add a 52px transparent (or whatever: black, white... It will be invisible anyway) canvas to the right (image 5)

voilà, you have a pic for Manila Editor, and once installed on Blackstone, Manila will resize it back to the original 480x636, without distortion and without shifting a single pixel. You can verify this by using the original 480x800 as background for the home tab (image 1): switching tabs, you'll notice the image is still the same: no movements, no distortions.

do you guys have a problem with a black hole at the top of the background in sound settings on the settings tab ?

check this!

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hi bbonzz,

i tried your version and it does not match. check the attachment.
manila stretched the logo and it ended up as an egg.

the best way is to compare the original (800x480) as homescreen-background against the manila version background in the other tabs. that was the game i was playing. after several try&errors i found it. the mapping-coordinates for the manila-background in my tf3d background4alltabs is 700x480. 50px less reserved for the top-taskbar and 50px less reserved for the softbutton-bar at the bottom.

manila stretches the left space of the 512x512 texture (512x460) to 700x480 perfectly and the aspect ratio of the original is back.

by the way, the black hole is still a problem, but doesn't bother me.

maybe it depends on which 5b9aa261 are you using: on my HD (with the "corrected and not the original 5b9aa261), using the same try&error way, i have the perfect fit with the 480x636 thing, as you see in the screenshot. Later i'll try with your attachment

:confused:

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ok, i forgot to mention that "nocurtains" is installed on my hd. maybe thats the reason why you got 636 px instead of 700 px.

4a087e41_manila

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Hi sir AlecDelorean and other member can you make me a 4a087e41_manila with my attach file, thanks advanced...

please test this

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hi p_elmenzo,


do yo have the 2 files from background4alltabs already installed?

if yes, here you go. don't forget to backup you original manila files.

don't blame me if something goes wrong


and please compare your original pic as background for the homescreen against the new background in the other tabs. if anything moves, or looking stretched, send me a screenshot.

4a087e41_manila

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Thank you very much AlecDelorean...
Grazie Mille AlecDelorean...

4a087e41_manila

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Hi, again AlecDelorean i have a small problem when i change my tab the background image has change maybe the pixel of the image.