[RES]Default Keyboard Skins - VGA - msim.192.dll.0409.mui[RES]

[trueg]

I prefer using the default Windows Mobile soft keyboard, but I can't stand the ugly Windows Mobile 5.0 color scheme that Microsoft still uses by default.

Attached to this e-mail are all of the keyboard skins that I could find on the Internet. They have been scaled to VGA (192 dpi) and included in the msim.192.dll.0409.mui resource file for cooking into your ROM.

I'm afraid I didn't keep track of the original authors, so props go out to all those folks who created the originals.

These will only work for 0409 (English International). The mui is a resource replacement file for the original msim.192.dll. Simply include the file in your ROM (\Windows) and the new resources will be used in place of the original. Feel free to drop them into \Windows before cooking to see how they look.

Simply rename the included file to msim.192.dll.0409.mui (example: change msim.192.dll.0409.BasicBlack.mui to msim.192.dll.0409.mui).

If anybody has any more they want to include, feel free to add to this thread.


Note: there are actually 25 skins in the ZIP, but I couldn't add snapshots for all 25 to this post. I have attached another ZIP containing the original source files if you want to see them before copying them to your phone.

 

[jmckeejr]

I guess I'll be the first to say thanks. Did you say something about dialers too? Like to skin the new Microsoft dialer?

 

[monx®]

I guess I'll be the first to say thanks. Did you say something about dialers too? Like to skin the new Microsoft dialer?

Microsoft has new dialer? Sound interesting

 

[monx®]

I really love this skin, if i'm not mistaken, it came from buzzdev dot net but I cant find 192(VGA/hires) resource. Any info pls..

 

[trueg]

I really love this skin, if i'm not mistaken, it came from buzzdev dot net but I cant find 192(VGA/hires) resource. Any info pls..

That looks like OSXGraphite, which is included in my archive above. I actually made up a hybriid of graphite that keeps the dark grey special keys with lighter colored letter keys. I think I called it GraphiteAlt. It's included as well.

 

[trueg]

I guess I'll be the first to say thanks. Did you say something about dialers too? Like to skin the new Microsoft dialer?

I have a couple of skins for the default dialer that I will post soon. I only changed the colors not the layout.

 

[monx®]

That looks like OSXGraphite, which is included in my archive above. I actually made up a hybriid of graphite that keeps the dark grey special keys with lighter colored letter keys. I think I called it GraphiteAlt. It's included as well.

it almost look alike GraphiteAlt/OSXGraphite but it isnt. the buttons are sunken (curve) a bit. But thanks for ur collection. I will use GraphiteAlt atm

 

[jmckeejr]

I think your talkin about "3d" keyboard skin. I think its called that. I think I have it somewhere among all my files, but is for QVGA
You know what would be really awesome, is if someone would skin the Full Qwerty keyboard to resemble the TP2 one. I started doing someting with it, but got busy all of a sudden
By the way, don;t want to flame or anything, but this thread might be better in Development & Hacking or Raphael Software/Themes. Good job on the skins. I'm gonna use the graphite I think, even though I have never even used the small keyboard. Nice to know its there.

 

[Red5]

Id like to have a new layout for the WM dialer. That would be really nice.

 

[trueg]

I really love this skin, if i'm not mistaken, it came from buzzdev dot net but I cant find 192(VGA/hires) resource. Any info pls..

OK, ya, it's not the same. I was looking at it on my phone and on the small screen it looked the same. If you have the original BMP I can see how well it scales to VGA and add it to the thread.

 

[monx®]

@trueg
well thanks, attached is the original BMP QVGA resource.

 

[trueg]

@trueg
well thanks, attached is the original BMP QVGA resource.

This one didn't scale very well. The text was not very sharp to begin with. You can give it a try though.

 

[redbandana]

Thanks for the skins trueg. I prefer to only use wm onscreen keyboard because it offers better processes for word suggestion.

 

[princeasi]

I've been trying to cook the stock US diamond WM soft keyboard into my fuze becuz I like the layout much better, and the keys are a little bigger, but for some reason i still end up with the fuze wm soft keyboard. Can anyone assist or provide correct files to do this?? Much appreciated thx!

 

[trueg]

Thanks for the skins trueg. I prefer to only use wm onscreen keyboard because it offers better processes for word suggestion.

Ya, I try to eliminate as many 3rd party apps as I can. Since I have a real keyboard (Touch Pro), I can't say I use the soft keyboard much at all, so keeping the stock WM soft keyboard is ideal for me (less memory). I wanted to change the colors though, because when I do use it, I didn't like the ugly WM 5.0 blue/green of the original.

 

[trueg]

I've been trying to cook the stock US diamond WM soft keyboard into my fuze becuz I like the layout much better, and the keys are a little bigger, but for some reason i still end up with the fuze wm soft keyboard. Can anyone assist or provide correct files to do this?? Much appreciated thx!

Sorry, I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to do. Either way, we should try and keep this thread on topic. I will PM you and see if I can help you further.

 

[monx®]

This one didn't scale very well. The text was not very sharp to begin with. You can give it a try though.

Thanks trueg.

 

[Denniskoenen]

Edit the files

Hi, i am looking for a way to edit these files ( to make em look prettier ) but even after thourough searching i cannot really find a way to do so. perhaps someone can help me out. or at least give me a bump in the right direction. I found the skins from post one realy nice but they seem to be meant for older divices as the letters on the keyboards arent't really sharp and the general graphics a bit outdated.

 

[joshkoss]

THANK YOU!! i've been looking for these for fuze.. now i can complete my rom

 

[trueg]

Indeed, there hasn't been much effort in making new default keyboard skins. Most folks simply use 3rd party soft keyboards. Many of them were made 2 to 4 years ago. They are also scaled up from QVGA versions, so they are not as sharp as they could be.

I'm not much of a graphic designer, but I wanted to get a thread started so people with graphical abilities could contribute, although that hasn't really happened.

All of the resource files are simply bitmaps (BMP) so they can be created or edited with pretty much any graphics program (I like GIMP). Simply grab a copy of Resource Hacker http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/, download one of the mui files, extract the bmp, edit it until your hearts content and then replace the original resource with your new one.