What's the easiest way to change background color?

New Daddy · #1 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 01:09 AM

What is the easiest way to change the background color to a usual color (black, red, green, etc.)
I used to do that with the Theme app of Spb Mobile Shell, but now that I've decided not to use Spb MS, I'm at a loss how to change the background color.
There is extensive color changing function in SK Tools, but it's way too complicated for what I'd like to do.
Any simple solution?

whetzel · #2 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by New Daddy

What is the easiest way to change the background color to a usual color (black, red, green, etc.)
I used to do that with the Theme app of Spb Mobile Shell, but now that I've decided not to use Spb MS, I'm at a loss how to change the background color.
There is extensive color changing function in SK Tools, but it's way too complicated for what I'd like to do.
Any simple solution?

I'm in no way a pro at this type of thing, but if you simply go into Paint (or your favorite photo editor program) and make a single color image 800x480 you can then save it as your wallpaper.

New Daddy · #3 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by whetzel

I'm in no way a pro at this type of thing, but if you simply go into Paint (or your favorite photo editor program) and make a single color image 800x480 you can then save it as your wallpaper.

That's a brilliant idea, but that wouldn't change the color of the taskbar and soft keys backgrounds.. I'd need an app that changes the taskbar and softkey backgrounds as well.

**santod** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by New Daddy

That's a brilliant idea, but that wouldn't change the color of the taskbar and soft keys backgrounds.. I'd need an app that changes the taskbar and softkey backgrounds as well.

Try this, just select Imagio. https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmob...generator.mspx

New Daddy · #5 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by santod

Try this, just select Imagio. https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmob...generator.mspx

The site only runs for WM 6.5. My TP2 is still on stock rom, WM 6.1.

**santod** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by New Daddy

The site only runs for WM 6.5. My TP2 is still on stock rom, WM 6.1.

Ahh, didn't realize you were still on stock. Sorry.

Have you tried any of the ones already installed? Under Settings > Today?

**Mr.KLeen** · #7 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 03:20 AM

you can use this to change the color of taskbar, but its just basic colors though
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment...8&d=1254145080

New Daddy · #8 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by santod

Ahh, didn't realize you were still on stock. Sorry.

Have you tried any of the ones already installed? Under Settings > Today?

Settings -> Today only changes the wallpaper (unless I'm missing an important feature in Today that I've been using for nearly 10 years).
That's why I was impressed with the ease with which Spb MS can change the theme color.

**santod** · #9 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by New Daddy

Settings -> Today only changes the wallpaper (unless I'm missing an important feature in Today that I've been using for nearly 10 years).
That's why I was impressed with the ease with which Spb MS can change the theme color.

SETTINGS > HOME(TODAY) > SELECT THEME for your device

That should bring up a selectable list of color themes. Such as VZW, HTC Black, Vera Wang, I forget the default rom ones included. But you should have a few already, anyway. You are definitely overlooking that setting, it sounds like.