For those looking to skin your dialer (TDial 1.1.0, 12-09-07)

[tiermann]

Originally Posted by jayj2k1

I got everything working with the TDial on my phone, except that the digits won't show. Its just my background showing but when I press a digit, it does confirm what number i pressed. Anyone else had this problem or know how to solve it?

You chose the wrong Options->Dialer for the dialer you're using. I'm guessing you're using BlueFrog or newer Touch (from wm6 kitchen) and you selected Options->Dialer->Vogue in TDial when you saved your skin. You can just re-open the skin, check your settings and then save again.



New release up..
--v1.0.6
-Added ability to change bgcolor of downbutton for BlueFrog and new Touch
-Added ability to set different backgrounds for dialer and progress for all dialers supported.
-Added donate link to About.

Something to think about for setting a different background image for progress and dialer...
All supported dialers use the same image for smartdial on both screens.

Next realease (coming out shortly) will fix problems with the status box, but there's nothing i can do about the dialers using the same smartdial image for each until i have it save the skins to cab files and/or OEMs. That will be in a later release.

[tiermann]

--v1.0.7
-Fixed issue with statusbox not saving in the skin correctly.
-Reworked the smartdial and statusbox code.
-Reworked the button-click code so that the downbutton color is properly displayed in the preview for BlueFrog.
-Smartdial not matching your progress screen if you're using a different background than the dialer screen is not a bug. It's the way the dialer skins. If it doesn't look right, turn the smartdial alpha up to 100%. You will be able to set different smartdial images as soon as i get a release out that has cab and/or OEM saving.

[Wizzard]

Tiermann, This is just unbelievable!!!!!

I have a question about the carrier logo.jpg file in windows, I notice that you have an option in your program to hide the logo, is there an option to replace this file with one of my own??

I have tried Total Commander and it won't let me replace the file because it is in the ROM. Could I put the file in the patches file of the kitchen and would it overwrite the existing file in the ROM??

Thanks for your help.

[tiermann]

Yeah, that'll work. I just used a 5x5 transparent gif as a replacement so it would hide the text or other logo. But to replace with your own you can either replace it in your skin when you move it over to the phone or replace it by putting it in the Patches folder of your kitchen. All the skin images can even go in Patches too if you want to build it into the ROM.

Resco and Total Commander should let you overwrite ROM files with a warning. The stock file explorer or activesync usually won't. You can overwrite the files, you just can't delete or move them. Another problem that'll be fixed once I have it save to cab because i'll be able to add reg entries so that it uses a different location for the files making it easily install/uninstallable or the OEM will just overwrite them during the build.

[chopcbr1332]

Originally Posted by tiermann

Yeah, that'll work. I just used a 5x5 transparent gif as a replacement so it would hide the text or other logo. But to replace with your own you can either replace it in your skin when you move it over to the phone or replace it by putting it in the Patches folder of your kitchen. All the skin images can even go in Patches too if you want to build it into the ROM.

Resco and Total Commander should let you overwrite ROM files with a warning. The stock file explorer or activesync usually won't. You can overwrite the files, you just can't delete or move them. Another problem that'll be fixed once I have it save to cab because i'll be able to add reg entries so that it uses a different location for the files making it easily install/uninstallable or the OEM will just overwrite them during the build.

Hey Tier, I saved the skin. but Id rather have a Cab install. I tried doing the copy and replace image files in my /windows and it just all went white.
I had to reinstall another dialer skin for my phone to have buttons again.
Can you help me out with this?

[Wizzard]

Thanks Tiermann,

I'll try it again tonight.

[Wizzard]

Tiermann,

Great Program!!

What is the size of the carrierlogo.gif, height-length? My old one seems to be just a touch too big.

Never mind, I found that 100 by 18 pixels works pretty well.

Thanks

[tiermann]

Cabs usually don't properly replace the ROM files. In order for a cab to work you'll have to have it install them to someplace like \Program Files\My Skin and then also add the registry entries to point the dialer to the new images.

You can get a list of what needs to be changed by exporting [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skin]. Any image paths are what you're looking for.

Eventaully, I'll have it make the correct cab for you, but for now that's the long way.

[chopcbr1332]

Originally Posted by tiermann

Cabs usually don't properly replace the ROM files. In order for a cab to work you'll have to have it install them to someplace like \Program Files\My Skin and then also add the registry entries to point the dialer to the new images.

You can get a list of what needs to be changed by exporting [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Phone\Skin]. Any image paths are what you're looking for.

Eventaully, I'll have it make the correct cab for you, but for now that's the long way.

Hm.. I kind of confused me.
Mega, Made me a Dialer cab.
But I just wanted to have another.
If you can paste the link to a .."idiot proof" instructional that would be great. and I used the program you have to make the skin.

[ajgalbraith98]

I love this program so much. I have a hot picture of my wife (QUIET all you youngin's drooling over models you will never touch...hehehe) Unfortunately the picture I am enjoying has a lot of white in the upper right where the digits appear as you dial. Is there a registry setting to change the color of those digits (for my background a dark color would be preferable, but currently they are white)
--ajgalbraith98