xv6900 Today Screen Help

[detroit_doug]

Originally Posted by Sparkie

This thread has helped me with one half of my problem (getting my background picture darker), but the other problem I have is that the photo I want as my background is showing up as a tile and it looks weird. Is there any way I can get it to stop tiling?

If its size is less than 240X320 or vice versa for the other orientation then the graphic will tile as that

Use a graphics program (Gimp for instance is free and full featured) and resize to the specs above and it will stop the tiling

Detroit Doug

[user60396561]

The icon is definitely a today plugin. Go to settings -> system or personal, i forget -> click today. There should be a bunch of boxes with what you want enabled. Might be in the second tab? For example, the big clock can be disabled by unchecking "Verizon HTC Touch" or "HTC Touch". Look for something that might resemble the wireless and uncheck it. I don't have 6.1 in front of me to be more specific.

[jamiemadonna]

Originally Posted by MrGoodtunes

Just before you go to the Items tab, while still in Appearance tab, notice where it says "Use this picture as the background" with an unchecked box? This means you're defaulting to the background of your theme. All you need to do is find a nice background pic, put it in a folder, and then use the Browse button to make it your new background. It'll come in with something like about 40% transparency. If you want different transparency, use Pictures & Video to open your pic, and then tap Menu.

Hope this helps, MrG

I have the Htc touch xv6900 from verizon.

Im trying to change my today screen back ground or "wallpaper". I tried the quoted route. After going to pics/vids and selecting pic then tapping menu there are no options for transparency. The only thing that happens when I tap the pic is that it moves around on the screen and a little box in the upper right hand corner appears.

In my end result going through -- start>settings>today> and clicking the "use this pic as bckgrnd" selecting pic > okay . the pics shows up with a white tint over it...

Help please Ive searched these forums all day!..
Thank you.

[Reddog80p]

Originally Posted by jamiemadonna

I have the Htc touch xv6900 from verizon.

Im trying to change my today screen back ground or "wallpaper". I tried the quoted route. After going to pics/vids and selecting pic then tapping menu there are no options for transparency. The only thing that happens when I tap the pic is that it moves around on the screen and a little box in the upper right hand corner appears.

In my end result going through -- start>settings>today> and clicking the "use this pic as bckgrnd" selecting pic > okay . the pics shows up with a white tint over it...

Help please Ive searched these forums all day!..
Thank you.

Make your own theme. If your running 6.1 follow this...http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=22087

[jamiemadonna]

Originally Posted by Reddog80p

Make your own theme. If your running 6.1 follow this...http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=22087

thanks ill try it I wish there was an easier route though.. I mean gosh its just wallpaper!!!..

If there are any other solutions Id love to try em too!!!

Ill let you know if this works

[horndoctor]

Maybe you need a qvga wallpaper picture. I think there are wallpaper pics made especially for qvga which is what the Vogue has.

[jamiemadonna]

Originally Posted by horndoctor

Maybe you need a qvga wallpaper picture. I think there are wallpaper pics made especially for qvga which is what the Vogue has.

Thanks I looked up qvga wallpapers just to TRY it since NOTHING seems to work ! Arg. Found a few here on this site v

http://www.mobiholics.com/content/gr...ga-wallpapers/

saved image -yada yah.. went to apply it and came out with the same result..

But once I figure the previous program mentioned out and apply it Ill try and post a screen shot of my success ahha!

Still open for a simple solution.. Im calling Verizon tomorrow to see if tech can help hahaha.. Im desperate for an answer!

Ps : thanks for the qvga mention-- still learning the names of stuff for mobiles.. Found some great wallpapers just by typing in "qvga wallpapers" in google.!

[horndoctor]

You can also just look for qvga themes that will change the background/wallpaper and most change the colors of the start menu and buttons and menu boxes. Those are the simplest to install because all you do is download the cab file to your device and click on it and it will install. I suggest downloading the cab first and saving it, then exit your browser and click on the cab to install. Most of the time I recommend downloading to My Documents or Windows. Good Luck!

[jamiemadonna]

Hey this is Madonnas BF, After reading through this forum I found one persons to work well just explained poorly, so this is a very simple and easy way to go through it...step by step...

Start at today screen.

Start Menu>Programs>Pictures & Videos>Click whichever image you want as background>Menu>Set as Today Background...>Make Transparency Level: 0%>OK(top right)>VUALA Your done.


exit to today screen and there you go.

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So, yeah .. I gave up! and it turns out that this was actually VERY VERY VERY simple and I flipped out when my b/f showed me!.. Wtf!!!
By pictures&videos I was thinking picture album.. So .. YEAH! -those steps didnt work when I went to albums!.. hahahah.. WOW!!

Well thanks for the help!..

And that other program is pretty good I suppose just not what I was looking for.. !

WOW! =D>

[horndoctor]

Glad you got it figured out. lol