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@Vlamm

What's his super power?
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Posted: 2004-10-20 16:09:48
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@Vlamm

I just downloaded Se's Theme Creator 1.5 & I'm playing around with it.
What is the trick to get the SoftKeys' background transparent so the image fits the whole screen ?
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Posted: 2004-10-20 16:46:05
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the trick is that you don't

instead you start off by making a full screen image (for S700 that's 240 pixels by 320 pixels) and create the iamge you want.

Once it's perfect, you 'slice' it into the distinctive bits (statusbar, wallpaper and softkeys)

Good luck!
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Posted: 2004-10-20 19:06:26
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Thanks Vlamm

I'm going to work on my first theme tonight.

I count on you to provide constructive feedback;)
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Posted: 2004-10-20 19:59:57
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Hey People,

Here's my first theme based on Battle of The Planets.



How's it?
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Posted: 2004-10-21 00:02:23
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It's good!

A few things you could try on your next theme is transparent (or partial transparent) highlights (.png files)

Also one thing that is important to remember is that on the popup, certain things like the symbols in the 'add symbol' menu when typing, are always black. That means they will not be visible if the popup itself has a black or very dark colour.

Good job though! Keep it up
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Posted: 2004-10-21 08:24:02
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Thanks for your feedback Vlamm.
It took me at least 2 hours for this theme.

So, how do I get those transparent highlights again (.png files).

Thanks for the tip on the add button.

Will try to make another today. (with a little bit of transparency, if i know how to do it)...
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Posted: 2004-10-21 09:06:46
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do you work with photoshop? If so, you just create your image (highlight for example) and reduce the opacity (in the layer palette)

When you see the 'squares' shine through that means is transparent. Save as .png


[edit] something else: i cannot see on your preview what you did to show the 'selected tab' gotta make sure it stands out a bit so ppl can actually see it jump about when they move their joystick/navigation button
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[ This Message was edited by: Vlammetje on 2004-10-21 08:15 ]
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Posted: 2004-10-21 09:14:09
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Thanks for the quick answer Vlamm.

How long does it take you to make a decent theme?
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Posted: 2004-10-21 09:17:10
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it's very very different per theme actually.

Some take 3 hours, some take days.... it all depends on how much details I add into it and how much I change after my first draft
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Posted: 2004-10-21 09:19:37
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