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Hi!
Is there a way to make and override the icons used by a program you've installed?
Take the new wonderful program "Catalog". IT has an icon consisting of three black vertical lines. That does not show at all on my pitch black Tracker background. Instead of changing the Tracker background, can I change the Icon of the program itself?
Thanks!
Parakoos
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Posted: 2003-05-27 09:11:30
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I'd like to know this too. Anyone know?
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Posted: 2003-09-03 18:04:17
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On 2003-09-03 18:04:17, 4lex wrote:
I'd like to know this too. Anyone know?
As i am aware of it is not possible, actually it is, but u have to understand the files that the program is using;
Example:
Application.app > starts the app and looks the images up!
Application.mbm > here are the icons, images, logos, etc stored!
Application.ini > i believe it defines some application standards!
If u can edit
Application.app en Application.mbm then u can change the icon, that is the place where to change the application icon!
I think
Greets
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Posted: 2003-09-03 19:46:23
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sounds risky
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Posted: 2003-09-03 19:55:05
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Thanks. I found an app called MBM wizard and opened up the mbm file and found a bunch of the graphics used in the program, but not unfortunatel the icon which is displayed in tracker / apps menu.
I guess this must be incorporated in the .app file, which I guess is going to make it a bastard to change..... any ideas anyone?
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Posted: 2003-09-03 23:26:48
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You could probably run aifbuilder (comes as part of the symbian sdk setup) on your PC with your own created mbm file to recreate the app, ini, etc files. But you will need to know the Symbian UID (unique program code) and maybe a couple of other details too.
4lex I think you're right that the mbm gets incorporated into the app file - it defeintely doesn't exist as an mbm on the phone.
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Posted: 2003-09-04 09:45:20
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No, the .mbm
does exist on the phone, in many examples - however it appears to only contain graphics used within the app, rather than that which would be displayed by tracker et al as a shortcut.
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Posted: 2003-09-04 13:32:29
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F*ck*ng Possible!!!
Found out just a minute ago, thanx to Eternity on my-symbian!
I am now gonna make my own skins, |o|
[quote="Eternity"]hi, all...
just want to share with u guys how to change the built in apps icons.
first of all, thx to Michal Jerz gave me some hints in
this thread...
ok... what you need is:
1. Aifbuilder (from SDK) (250mb)
2. Language Pack installed
3. Tracker (to find out the app UIDs)
for example, rebuild Calendar icon:
use aifbuilder to create an Agenda.aif with ur own icon and the uid (0x10003A5C)
then copy the Agenda.aif to C:\system\Apps\Agenda\ (if this folder does not exist, that means you DID NOT install the language pack, it will not work!)
reboot... done... u have create your own Calendar icon
so what you will get is something like this:
Quoted picture
[color=red]NOTICE![/color]
by using this trick, those applications will not able to use in flipclosed mode! also, use at your own risk..
and I've included a copy of my Jotter.aif.... if u have installed language pack, try it
make sure u backup the original one first[/quote]
Greets
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Posted: 2003-09-04 14:29:42
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On 2003-09-04 13:32:29, 4lex wrote:
No, the .mbm
does exist on the phone, in many examples - however it appears to only contain graphics used within the app, rather than that which would be displayed by tracker et al as a shortcut.
I'm pretty sure that THE mbm for the app icon doesn't exist on its own on the phone. There may be other .mbm files around which the program uses internally - an mbm file is just a multiple bitmap file and they are used in many places. My point was that the specific mbm for the program icons does not exist in that form, it is wrapped up with other details by aifbuilder.
All irrelevant now anyway seeing as sweet heart has posted how to do it. What would be good now would be an install pack which you can install themed application icon packs for the system icons - nice! Once the appropriate files are created by someone, they only need to be wrapped in a sis package and installed to the correct /system/app directories...bring it on.
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Posted: 2003-09-04 16:08:04
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On 2003-09-04 16:08:04, julianmclean wrote:
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On 2003-09-04 13:32:29, 4lex wrote:
No, the .mbm
does exist on the phone, in many examples - however it appears to only contain graphics used within the app, rather than that which would be displayed by tracker et al as a shortcut.
All irrelevant now anyway seeing as sweet heart has posted how to do it. What would be good now would be an install pack which you can install themed application icon packs for the system icons - nice! Once the appropriate files are created by someone, they only need to be wrapped in a sis package and installed to the correct /system/app directories...bring it on.
Dear Julian!
i am now making a sis file of the original p800 icons!
So when someone is in trouble or wants to remove the Icon_Theme (thats what i call when someone replaces his icons) he just has to install the .sis file
I am also packaging the file of Eternity, i have to ask him if it is possible to post them...
After that i am gonna try design new icons... for every application that is on the market, especially for Handy Day, Tracker, Camcoder, Ktext, Jzip, ScreenCaptuer, OggPlay, etc, etc...
Greets
M
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Posted: 2003-09-04 17:09:23
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