[TUT] How to change the Internet Globe Icon

David Balfour · Feb 1, 2009

Hi all,

I have had a couple of questions on how to change the globe on the internet tab from the globe to a pic of your choosing.

I have attached the files you need. All you need to do is Create 2 png pictures that are 512x256 and name them the same as in the files.
Once you have done this copy them onto your device,turn off touchflo and drop them along with the mainla file into your windows directory using total commander (or similar) and restart touchflo and hey presto your very own internet icon.

Have fun

mcowly · Feb 5, 2009

works great!!
I made a nice Opera logo, maybe someone likes to use it.
Can't find a good screen capture program, just try it.
You have to copy all three files to the windows directory using total commander or other.

EDIT: found screen capture program, so now included

David Balfour · Feb 5, 2009

very nice

Hope to see a few more of these on here. People have been looking but no one has replied.

People I WANT TO SEE YOUR ICONS

Rainbow86 · Feb 6, 2009

David Balfour said:
Hi all,

I have had a couple of questions on how to change the globe on the internet tab from the globe to a pic of your choosing.

I have attached the files you need. All you need to do is Create 2 png pictures that are 512x256 and name them the same as in the files.
Once you have done this copy them onto your device,turn off touchflo and drop them along with the mainla file into your windows directory using total commander (or similar) and restart touchflo and hey presto your very own internet icon.

Have fun

Hi... I like your internet glob. Can you make it into a cab file? I am very bad at this so far so would be great.

Thanks in advance

Splink · Feb 6, 2009

Hi , sorry to trouble you but could you or anyone please upload the stock 'Internet tab Globe' icon for me ? My operator decided to use its own logo for the Launch Browser icon and it looks quite terrible

Thanks in advance

t0k0m0k0 · Feb 6, 2009

David Balfour said:
Hi all,

I have had a couple of questions on how to change the globe on the internet tab from the globe to a pic of your choosing.

I have attached the files you need. All you need to do is Create 2 png pictures that are 512x256 and name them the same as in the files.
Once you have done this copy them onto your device,turn off touchflo and drop them along with the mainla file into your windows directory using total commander (or similar) and restart touchflo and hey presto your very own internet icon.

Have fun

Very beautiful globe! no need to quit/restart touchflo by the way... just unzip in /windows and it works!
Thanks

K_Hismoom · Feb 6, 2009

t0k0m0k0 said:
Very beautiful globe! no need to quit/restart touchflo by the way... just unzip in /windows and it works!
Thanks

Unfortunately this does not work on my German O2 stock rom.
They probably use another manila file for selecting the image on the internet tab.
I have to investigate further...

David Balfour · Feb 6, 2009

Here try this Cab File.

K_Hismoom · Feb 6, 2009

I finally solved it, thanks to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2861249

I have to edit a file in \Application Data\Manila which holds the information about banner and operator links.
Thanks anyway for the information in this thread

BTW: You can add a property Text to the Banner node to display a heading under the banner icon

zexl5 · Feb 7, 2009

Many thanks to David. I've customised my Internet globe.

I 'emptied' the Youtube text as well as picture reference fields in your attached XML. So nothing shows.

Hmm, now I am wondering how I can incorporate another program icon to be exact ...

Guus_ · Feb 7, 2009

remove the globe

Thanks for the tutorial, but to me the globe is useless, i would like to start at the tab with only my favorites and no globe at all; so is it possible to fully remove the globe?

David Balfour · Feb 7, 2009

I dont know. It might be possible but due to way TF3D uses the Mainla files you would have to modify it in such a way that it doesn't know there should be anything there and that it going waaay above my head.

It's not as simple as deleting the file you might actually have to change the more progamming but i'm sure someone could help

K_Hismoom · Feb 7, 2009

Guus_ said:
Thanks for the tutorial, but to me the globe is useless, i would like to start at the tab with only my favorites and no globe at all; so is it possible to fully remove the globe?

You just need to delete the "Banner" node (i.e. everything between and including "<Banner [...] />", without the quotes.).

Regards
K_Hismoom

zexl5 · Feb 14, 2009

Just played around and found I could remove youtube icon. All I did was to delete the everything within <OperatorLinks>.

diamondsnake168 · Feb 17, 2009

Dear friend, after i have copied the 2 png pictures to the manila file, turn off and restart the TFL3D, the globe ico remain unchange. Would you give me more detail on how to fix it. By the way, there are two files named InternetPortal and InternetPortal-zh-CN, anything i need to do about that? thanks.

gadgetuk437 · Feb 17, 2009

K_Hismoom said:
You just need to delete the "Banner" node (i.e. everything between and including "<Banner [...] />", without the quotes.).

Would help if I could find the folder \Application Data\Manila\ , let alone the file InternetPortal-en-gb.xml. It is most vexing!

BTW
I am using Total Commander on an OrangeUK 1.14 ROM Touch HD

EDIT
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Nevermind, I did a bit more forum searching and found the right file to edit.
It is 27c65cbd_manila in \windows\ (for me anyway)

David Balfour · Feb 17, 2009

diamondsnake168 said:
Dear friend, after i have copied the 2 png pictures to the manila file, turn off and restart the TFL3D, the globe ico remain unchange. Would you give me more detail on how to fix it. By the way, there are two files named InternetPortal and InternetPortal-zh-CN, anything i need to do about that? thanks.

Have you tried the Cab file I have attached as well. Let me know if this works?

Which Globe Icons are you wanting? The blue globe or My Metal Firefox

bonesy · Mar 1, 2009

how can you add your own links like the youtube one?where does it come from!

Bparan · Mar 7, 2009

how do u make the surounding of the picture invisble becouse if its black i have a bleu background how to make it gone.. ?? sorry bad english

David Balfour · Mar 7, 2009

ideally you need to use photoshop. This will allow you to delete the background so leaving it as it should be

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