[PRJ]Lighting PhoneCanvas

[mondilv]

Stupid situation, when the skin eat so much phone memory.
Tried convert big *.bmp files from PhoneCanvas & PhoneCanvas_0409.
To png, gif, jpg... (size about 10 times smaller)
Funny, the dialpad is invisible, but it works
And the memory consumption smaller about 4M.
I'm not the programmer and can't find solution for this problem.
Just one thing - use compressed graphic files.
Is it possible, anybody knows?

And little trick for skin: reversed dialpad. (only)
More interesting for black diamond, I think

 

[Blazeitup123]

screenshots maybe?

 

[simpleparab]

wrong place

i think so this post belongs to Diamond Forum inspite of diamond rom development.


Request moderator is i m right then move it please.

 

[tnyynt]

i think so this post belongs to Diamond Forum inspite of diamond rom development.


Request moderator is i m right then move it please.

I'll leave it here for now, as it can be usefull in gaining some more space while cooking ROMs.
We'll see how it develops!

 

[mondilv]

I'll leave it here for now, as it can be usefull in gaining some more space while cooking ROMs.
We'll see how it develops!

I think same
But I'm talking about OPERATIVE memory at first. Not only rom size.
Effect is similar for "HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin" Enable=0
And interesting, that another part of skin's images - "png".
So question - how to hack PhoneCanvas package for use "png" images for ALL.

About screenshots... hm, nothing special, just reversed:

 

[tnyynt]

I think same
But I'm talking about OPERATIVE memory at first. Not only rom size.
Effect similar for "HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin" Enable=0
And interesting, that another part of skin's images - "png".
And question - how to hack PhoneCanvas package for use "png" images for ALL.

About screenshots... hm, nothing special, just reversed:

I know what you are talking about.
And here is your solution: save to png and rename to gif.

 

[mondilv]

And here is your solution: save to png and rename to gif.

Wow, thanks!
Going to try.

 

[mondilv]

Pity, the trick doesn't work
Same result - invisible dialpad.
May be any special parameters for png or gif?

 

[ZeuBug]

Interesting idea!
We have to work for this...

I'm starting to work on it too!

 

[ZeuBug]

For the image, it's work for me (dialpad is visible!)
With these images: http://rapidshare.com/files/137260968/Canvas_Remani__ZeuBug.zip.html

But no memory is saved..
I think we have to change all files: L_bg.bmp, EdBtnUp_Land.png, TkBtnUp_Land.png, etc...

So we know it's not these images who make problem...

 

[mondilv]

So we know it's not these images who make problem...

I only convert .bmp images (it's enough - png have compression already)
Memory consumption change from 49 to 42 %.
No bad, isn't it?
I took a look to the original skin now
It use gif/lzw, so...
May be this route? Change skin directly.
SYS\Phone_dpi_192_resh_480_resv_640

 

[ZeuBug]

I only convert .bmp images (it's enough - png have compression already)
Memory consumption change from 49 to 42 %.
No bad, isn't it?
I took a look to the original skin now
It use gif/lzw, so...
May be this route? Change skin directly.
SYS\Phone_dpi_192_resh_480_resv_640

I have not this difference of memory consumption. (no change!)
I have converted bmp to jpeg with a big compression setting.
I have missed something...

 

[mondilv]

All *.bmp to compress in folders PACKAGE_Diamond_TaskManager & PACKAGE_Diamond_TaskManager_0409 -> about 4M economy.
But another way - make something to MS original skin.
I don't like it. Even not know why.
May be the buttons too small - will try edit a bit .
Gradient background take about 1M of memory - out.
Monocolor.
Work for evening

 

[mondilv]

Sure, using jpg as bmp - visible dialpad.
But memory consumption didn't change.
If canvas invisible - economy of memory.
When bitmap loaded... Same result jpg & bmp.
So just rom size smaller. No bad too, but...
I'll use original skin, may bit changed.

 

[ZeuBug]

Sure, using jpg as bmp - visible dialpad.
But memory consumption didn't change.

It is only that I want...
I have disabled phonecanvas and maybe I will enable it when I will need video telephony! (one click on a reg file and soft reset! )

Maybe someone will find a solution in the future!
There is too much work for not a lot of things... I'm very happy with phonecanvas disabled (could be enabled!)

 

[mondilv]

Resources in the PACKAGE_Diamond_PhoneCanvas\phcanOverbmp.dll looks nice (start dialpad for PIN enter, while use PhoneCanvas).
Will try to change standard MS bitmaps. Need be patience - long work
Or anybody can do it faster? Photoshop is not my favorite route.

 

[dajudge01]

I guess the effect of no difference in memory consumption despite JPG compression is that the application still needs the bitmaps in uncompressed format to display them...

So instead of making things better in terms of memory requirement that factor doesn't change at all - things get even worse since you add the overhead of JPEG decompression to the whole process of loading the dialpad...

This is just a theory however I'd love to see the memory consumption of the dialpad to decrease significantly!

Cheers,
Alex

 

[mondilv]

I guess the effect of no difference in memory consumption despite JPG compression is that the application still needs the bitmaps in uncompressed format to display them...

So instead of making things better in terms of memory requirement that factor doesn't change at all - things get even worse since you add the overhead of JPEG decompression to the whole process of loading the dialpad...

I think the same. So now want to try change "light" default MS phone skin.
(look the post upper)

 

[aydc]

Someone's done it:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2365614&postcount=16

This takes around 5MB RAM and looks exactly the same as the 10MB version.

 

[dajudge01]

*nice* Looks pretty real and indeed seems to require less RAM!