making touchpad themes

[bugdry]

I want to make some themes for the Touchpad. I have experience making themes for the Sony PSP, PS3, Blackberries and such. I have downloaded the WebOS theme builder. IS there a list of file locations and image sizes that I can refer to when constructing a theme? Also Is this theme builder the right one for making Touchpad themes?

Thanks

[beardedspoooon]

There does not seem to be a whole lot of interest in doing themes. I replaced some of the stock icons on mine, fairly simple, and it doesn't seem to care a whole lot about image sizes. Very tedious though doing it manually.

I suggest finding an existing TouchPad theme and learning from that.

[bugdry]

i cannot find any touchpad themes. how did you do it manually?

[beardedspoooon]

Originally Posted by bugdry

i cannot find any touchpad themes. how did you do it manually?

Use internalz.

I don't remember the exact locations, something like /usr/palm/applications/...

The icon that shows up in the app tray is usually called icon.png

I copy my new icon to the directory, rename the old one icon.png.bak (so I can easily change it back), rename the new icon icon.png, restart luna and you should see your new icon.

That's the basics.

[HelloNNNewman]

I've got a theme ready, but can't figure out how to get it into the .ipk format. PreThemer keeps creating empty files when I upload the theme. I'll see if I can list out the known image locations for you later on.

[bugdry]

awesome thanks for the help. haha i wish there was a nice theme program for the webOS like there is for blackberries. Oh well maybe in the future haha

cant find any icon files on my touchpad...do i need preware onm my touchpad first??

[beardedspoooon]

Preware, install Internalz and use that to browse around and what not.

I can't find where the arrow is. I wish you could just get rid of it and put another app there.

[bugdry]

thanks i will try that tonite. I cant wait to do some themes for the touchpad.

[Hobbz]

Originally Posted by HelloNNNewman

I've got a theme ready, but can't figure out how to get it into the .ipk format. PreThemer keeps creating empty files when I upload the theme. I'll see if I can list out the known image locations for you later on.

I've been trying to figure out how to make a theme fit for the TPad too. Can't believe football season is a week away.

Too bad PreThemer probably won't be modified to support the tablets as well.

[JimmyB7]

Is there a list anywhere of only Touchpad themes? I found [Touchpad] Glass Effect Suite and it works great but it's tedious trying to find unique TP only themes in Preware.

[jboogie3]

Originally Posted by JimmyB7

Is there a list anywhere of only Touchpad themes? I found [Touchpad] Glass Effect Suite and it works great but it's tedious trying to find unique TP only themes in Preware.

that's the only theme available right now. I'm working on one, I have experience theming android, but webOS is just soooo easy

[bugdry]

ok, i am having trouble getting the preware up and running. I have checked all the wiki stuff. I dont have a pre phone. Can i get some pointers? I will be making the themes on a Windows 7 machine and installing them on the touchpad.

I am probably missing somethign obvious. Sorry for that. Bear with me, i am new to WebOS.

Thanks

[bugdry]

ok, i finally got preware on my touchpad. haha Working on figuring out how to do the themes now.

oh and to HOBBZ...ROLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE!!! haha

[lar3ry]

Originally Posted by beardedspoooon

Use internalz.

I don't remember the exact locations, something like /usr/palm/applications/...

The icon that shows up in the app tray is usually called icon.png

I copy my new icon to the directory, rename the old one icon.png.bak (so I can easily change it back), rename the new icon icon.png, restart luna and you should see your new icon.

That's the basics.

Am I missing something? When I try to copy something with Internalz, I seem to be restricted to a very few directories, and definitely not including the one I want to copy to.

Permissions problem perhaps?

What I am trying to do is to change the name under the "Developer Mode" icon (mainly to see if I can, but also because it's now called "DeveloperMode", and the final 'e' is annoyingly on the second line by itself).

I figured I'd edit the file /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.devmodeswitcher/appinfo.json.webinternals.orig, but it won't open in a text editor unless I move it (sent it to downloads and modified the icon name). Now I can't seem to copy it back using Internalz.

Any ideas?


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[njforcedlife77]

we need a touch buuf theme def love to have one made.

[bugdry]

ok, i fiound teh icons with internalz. i have some icons ready, but when i try to get to it from the pc i can find the folders on the touchpad i need to get to. i have hidden files showing up, but it is like it is blocked by a firewall or something. How do I get to the icons from a pc? Or do i have to use internalz for that too? If som how?

Thanks

[sledge007]

@beardedspoon with the Pre's that was one thing that could never be changed....the launch arrow....sorry

(who knows maybe with the influx of people from other OS's....magic can occur)

@bugdry what you can do, is hook your TouchPad up with the USB. and just move the files into the folder (media/internal) that opens up when you put it into USB MODE.

Move all your icons into that folder/subfolder whatever...then with Internals, move them around to the exact locations that you want. Hope that helps

[lar3ry]

Originally Posted by lar3ry

What I am trying to do is to change the name under the "Developer Mode" icon (mainly to see if I can, but also because it's now called "DeveloperMode", and the final 'e' is annoyingly on the second line by itself).

I figured I'd edit the file /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.devmodeswitcher/appinfo.json.webinternals.orig, but it won't open in a text editor unless I move it (sent it to downloads and modified the icon name). Now I can't seem to copy it back using Internalz.

Never mind! Figured it out. It was a permissions problem, and I found the file I needed to change (appinfo.json). Now my Dev Mode icon label looks exactly as it should.

[beardedspoooon]

Originally Posted by lar3ry

Never mind! Figured it out. It was a permissions problem, and I found the file I needed to change (appinfo.json). Now my Dev Mode icon label looks exactly as it should.

Good call, I didn't really notice it until your post pointed it out. Had to fix ASAP.

[bugdry]

ok, this is where I am in the process of making a theme. i have a bunch of icons ready. I have re coloured and textured etc a cunch of the other images from the touchpad such as teh keyboard and stuff. The problem I have run into is that the icons are under the /usr/palm/applications.......... where as when i use internalz to copy the new icon files from a folder i put in the /media/internal folder it will not let me get to /usr/palm/applications. When i back up completely through the folders all i have to start at are:

/media/cryptofs/apps
/media/internal
/var


Am I not supposed to overwrite the default icons?

Thanks