How To: Change the ripple icon when you tap the screen

chris5h · 08/13/2009, 11:40 PM

The effect is made of a transition of two images. All you have to do is edit/replace the two images.

Simply log into a rooted pre, sudo, and mount it as writeable.

Navigate to "/usr/palm/sysmgr/images"

The two images are penindicator.png and penindicator-ripple.png

Here is a picture of mine. I left it pretty stock, just made it green (My favority color, if you cant tell by the rest of my phone). On a side note, it took forever to snap a screenshot getting a nice pic of the tap ripple.

MOE-GUNZ · 08/13/2009, 11:43 PM

Nice, love How-tos

Crimsonrellik · 08/13/2009, 11:54 PM

nice, looks like i got some more graphics to modify!
thanks

chris5h · 08/14/2009, 12:06 AM

Your welcome guys. Hit the thanks button if ya are digging it

mrloserpunk · 08/14/2009, 12:26 AM

nice how to's keep up the good work. I couldn't get a picture with mine, I changed it to look darker....just be careful changing the shape, it made it seem off center which was weird when tapping!!!

chris5h · 08/14/2009, 10:56 AM

I just made mine green to match the rest of the theme I am working on. I wanted to try a different pic but havent gotten to it yet. Thanks for the warning. Did you use the same image size?

marcoxestrella · 08/14/2009, 10:56 PM

very nice

Rennat · 08/15/2009, 11:56 AM

I changed mine to look like this. Did delete the original file (I thought I had made a backup but didn't) so could some one give me the files; penindicator.png, penindicator-ripple.png, and quick_launch_stash.png. So if I want to in the future to change back. Thanks in advance!

knickrox13 · 08/15/2009, 01:00 PM

could any of you who changed it to green or blue or anything at all post your images!? these look awesome, but i'm too lazy to pirate download and install photoshop [again]. haha TIA!

Rennat · 08/15/2009, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knickrox13

could any of you who changed it to green or blue or anything at all post your images!? these look awesome, but i'm too lazy to pirate download and install photoshop [again]. haha TIA!

I don't use photoshop, I use Macromedia Fireworks. It's allot better for my uses.
Here are my images. I also edited the launcher wave a bit to. Oh, and can you give me a copy of the original file I don't have them anymore. (my last post)

2sslow · 08/15/2009, 04:59 PM

Is this what you wanted?

Rennat · 08/15/2009, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2sslow

Is this what you wanted?

Yes, thanks allot!

2sslow · 08/15/2009, 07:06 PM

No problem!

Willmays87 · 08/15/2009, 11:22 PM

how about a step by step guide for us noobs out there.. thanks

chefjabril11 · 08/15/2009, 11:41 PM

i second the step by step, i can do every thin else but change .png's

Rennat · 08/17/2009, 03:22 PM

Put your Pre into USB mode and make a folder called Backups. Then go back a folder (aka the main directory) and drag-drop the 2 edited files you want to change it to in it. So you have the edited file in the main directory and have a new folder called Backups with NOTHING in it.
Then type the following in the terminal:

Quote:

cp /usr/palm/sysmgr/images/penindicator.png /media/internal/backups
cp /usr/palm/sysmgr/images/penindicator-ripple.png /media/internal/backups
cp /media/internal/penindicator-ripple.png /usr/palm/sysmgr/images/penindicator-ripple.png
cp /media/internal/penindicator.png /usr/palm/sysmgr/images/penindicator.png
##DONE##
pkill LunaSysMgr
##WAIT FOR REBOOT##

oscmarpre20 · 08/17/2009, 03:33 PM

Bery nice

OklahomaTeacher · 08/17/2009, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rennat

I changed mine to look like this. Did delete the original file (I thought I had made a backup but didn't) so could some one give me the files; penindicator.png, penindicator-ripple.png, and quick_launch_stash.png. So if I want to in the future to change back. Thanks in advance!

How very Tron looking!

Converse420 · 08/17/2009, 06:42 PM

How do you guys go about editing using paint.net? I keep messing up when trying to do the ripple. Icant get the color right. I was trying to make a blue one but just can't seem to get it.

dotelpenguin · 08/17/2009, 06:45 PM

very nice. Something new to play with

08/13/2009, 11:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
chris5h Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 29 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	How To: Change the ripple icon when you tap the screen The effect is made of a transition of two images. All you have to do is edit/replace the two images. Simply log into a rooted pre, sudo, and mount it as writeable. Navigate to "/usr/palm/sysmgr/images" The two images are penindicator.png and penindicator-ripple.png Here is a picture of mine. I left it pretty stock, just made it green (My favority color, if you cant tell by the rest of my phone). On a side note, it took forever to snap a screenshot getting a nice pic of the tap ripple.
	Liked by Thanked by grebnehtor, kenfly, knickrox13, marcoxestrella, mikeisnowonfire, mrloserpunk, ms2474, Rennat, ReyRey

08/13/2009, 11:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
MOE-GUNZ Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 303 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts	Nice, love How-tos
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08/13/2009, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Crimsonrellik Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	nice, looks like i got some more graphics to modify! thanks
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08/14/2009, 12:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
chris5h Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 29 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Your welcome guys. Hit the thanks button if ya are digging it
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08/14/2009, 12:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
mrloserpunk Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Syracuse Posts: 2,564 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 740 Thanked 442 Times in 327 Posts	nice how to's keep up the good work. I couldn't get a picture with mine, I changed it to look darker....just be careful changing the shape, it made it seem off center which was weird when tapping!!! __________________ "When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth" PM me your questions, If I cant find an answer, I'll show you who can.
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08/14/2009, 10:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
chris5h Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 29 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 8 Posts	I just made mine green to match the rest of the theme I am working on. I wanted to try a different pic but havent gotten to it yet. Thanks for the warning. Did you use the same image size?
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08/14/2009, 10:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
marcoxestrella Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 20 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 21 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	very nice
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08/15/2009, 11:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rennat Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: With a colony of King Penguins in Antartica Posts: 1,318 Likes Received: 95 Thanks: 533 Thanked 304 Times in 153 Posts	I changed mine to look like this. Did delete the original file (I thought I had made a backup but didn't) so could some one give me the files; penindicator.png, penindicator-ripple.png, and quick_launch_stash.png. So if I want to in the future to change back. Thanks in advance! __________________ My Tutorial on how to get Ubuntu on the TouchPad: http://forums.precentral.net/webos-d...-touchpad.html
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08/15/2009, 01:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
knickrox13 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 218 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 59 Thanked 31 Times in 20 Posts	could any of you who changed it to green or blue or anything at all post your images!? these look awesome, but i'm too lazy to pirate download and install photoshop [again]. haha TIA!
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08/15/2009, 07:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
2sslow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Somewhere n da 404 Posts: 2,237 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,039 Times in 551 Posts	No problem!
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08/15/2009, 11:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
Willmays87 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 122 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	how about a step by step guide for us noobs out there.. thanks
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08/15/2009, 11:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
chefjabril11 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 244 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 11 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	i second the step by step, i can do every thin else but change .png's
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08/17/2009, 03:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
oscmarpre20 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Stagecoach N.V Posts: 21 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Bery nice
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08/17/2009, 06:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
Converse420 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 79 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	How do you guys go about editing using paint.net? I keep messing up when trying to do the ripple. Icant get the color right. I was trying to make a blue one but just can't seem to get it.
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08/17/2009, 06:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
dotelpenguin Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 25 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	very nice. Something new to play with
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