PocketPC On Line Theme Generator

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Create a Theme

Tested with IE7 IE7

and FireFox Firefox

6 steps in creating the Theme :

1) Selection of Format Theme

- 14 formats themes are proposed :

For modes Standard, QVGA, VGA and Square :

5 with a "Today" image and a "Start" image in Portrait mode, in order to provide a good image in Landscape.

5 with a "Start" image (also used to build "Today" image) in Portrait mode, in order to provide a good image in Landscape.

For modes QVGA and VGA :

2 with a "Today" image and a "Start" image in Portrait mode and a "Today" image and a "Start" image in Landscape.

2 with a "Start" image in Portrait mode and a "Start" image in Landscape. "Start" images will be used to build "Today" images.

- Choose appropriate format for the Pocket PC.

2) Images Choice

Depending on selected Theme Format 1, 2 ou 4 images need to be upload on server for Theme Creation Processing.

- Steps for each image :

browse your images on your computer to load one of your choice.
image preview.
move and adapt selection zone on current image.
validation of the selection area.
cropped image in real preview.
allowing change if not good.
image validation
next image, if needed.
else go to step 3.

Warning :

weight of each image is limited to 4 Mb.
upload time can be lengthy.
images types allowed : JPG, GIF, PNG

3) Theme Images Validation

All Theme Images are shown. It is still possible to modify the one by one, else validation goes to step 4.

4) Theme Colors Choice

This step allows you to define up to 24 colors to the theme. The definition of these colors are explained in the 3rd column. You can check or uncheck colors for having only desired colors items. There are 2 buttons to check or uncheck the 24 colors in one step.

For modify each color item :

click on the colored panel (on the left) of color item you want to change.
the color is reproduced in the color dialog box. Hue is in the vertical bar and the little circle means the color light.
2 steps for define the color :

move cursor on hue scale.
move little circle in dialog box.

if the color is adapted for your theme, click on Validate button on top. The new color is reproduced in the color item panel.

Once all colors to be defined are chosen, click on the button in bottom "Theme Colors Submit".

5) Latest Theme Options...

In this final Theme Creation stage you can define 3 additional features :

BaseHue :

Since Windows Mobile 5 this value can be defined to force Windows to adapt PocketPC color scheme on this value. Many systems colors are dependant on BaseHue.

Check BaseHue.

Choose Color levels or Grey levels. (Warning ! In Gray levels, any value you choose, Windows will change BaseHue to 137. You have to set your BaseHue value only when Theme installed. Registry tweaking !...).

Move cursor on Hue scale to choose your BaseHue.

DPI :

If you want to force this value (Dots Per Inch), check the checkbox.
Choose one of the 3 values depending on screen resolution : 96, 128 ou 192.

Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK

Windows Mobile 6 Classic (240x320 pixels - 96 dpi)
Windows Mobile 6 Professional (240x320 pixels - 96 dpi)
Windows Mobile 6 Professional Square (240x240 pixels - 96 dpi)
Windows Mobile 6 Professional Square QVGA (320x320 pixels - 128 dpi)
Windows Mobile 6 Professional Square VGA (480x480 pixels - 192 dpi)
Windows Mobile 6 Professional VGA (480x640 pixels - 192 dpi)

Internal Theme name :

This does nothing on your Theme but this name will be in your theme.

6) End of Theme Creation...

The theme is now created !
You can download and install it on your PocketPC.
And create a new Theme...

Precisions for images

Images size for theme formats may seem a little strange ! These sizes are defined for editing these themes with ThemeGenCE and eventually define UseStartImage variable. "Start" images are large enough to also define "Today" images.
You have to take this in account to define images. Image size maybe seems to be large enough but it will be cropped on PocketPC (especially for theme formats with no image defined in Landscape mode).

Here is what it looks :

	Red frame defines what is in the "Today" image in Portrait mode. Blue frame defines what is in the "Today" in Landscape mode. When you define images, PocketPC preview is shown, so you can still modify image if you do not like it.

	Once all theme settings done, previews are shown : "Today" Screen. "Today" Screen with "Start" Screen. If Landscape mode available for choosen theme format, preview is also shown in this mode.