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Changing Skins, Side Schemes & Color

571 replies · 282,485 views · Started 05 December 2004

Raven brother can u please explain whats new in this Wood skin...i haven't tested it yet, but visually i cannot spot any difference from the older wood skin...

Hi Rave

An answer to you question, actually I don't know anymore. I just played a bit with the copors untill they were all right for me. But maybe you can try this it hangs togheter with this value

0x101F809b and this is the Desk Highlighted background color.

vickyshahri wrote:Raven brother can u please explain whats new in this Wood skin...i haven't tested it yet, but visually i cannot spot any difference from the older wood skin...

Well, the left side is different, but mostly it is about the shading - more smooth this time.

Bjornels: I just looked in Switchblade's tutorial and the code you mentioned isn't there. Since I'm working on a small application that should make it easier to make skins, I was wondering if there are more colors that have been discovered. If you have any additions to the list, please let me know so I can incorporate them in the program.

First release of SkinMaker (very basic) is planned for next weekend.

Well this value is to color the box around the selected item on the Desk application.

0x101F809b

The other value I have to search for, and I am quite busy those days, so just wait one week. And Arjen. will the release also be under this topic ???

sorry guys, i tried looking all over for a complete list for the skn values to which value changes which part of the desktops colors, and i haven't had much luck.

the closest thing i found was allaboutsymbian's s80 skin tutorial, but the values there seems somewhat outdated as most values r still listed as unknown, nn i know some of them r already being used by the latest skins... btw its so cool u guys found out how to eliminiate the blackline on top.

hi guys. im new here.. and i saw ur skins.. very impressive skin! nice job.. well just wanna share my skin. this is my first skin.. any comment's and violent reactions are pretty much accepted.. 😃

i made 2 skins:
1 is for the desk and 2 is for the OGG player.

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can someone send me the software to make skins so that i can make skins and post them, i need the pc software mbmwizard

vickyshahri wrote:Excellent skin Nicola13...can u please give us a link where we can download this magnificient skin of urs...

so glad u like it.. i'm still workin on the color's n stuff... btw can u teach me how to upload this file here so anyone can download the skin.. thanks.. sorry, im new here.. thanks....

can anyone please mail me the software to make skins so that i can make skins, and how do i change icons on nokia 9500, any software to change icons, i have icon manager but that does not work shows error and shuts down, i loved this coke theme, anyone here to design a ferrari theme or mclaren theme, please mail me at [email][email protected][/email], someone please mail me the software to make skins and install icons, thanks so much

nicola13 wrote:so glad u like it.. i'm still workin on the color's n stuff... btw can u teach me how to upload this file here so anyone can download the skin.. thanks.. sorry, im new here.. thanks....

Buddy just click on the 'Post Reply' icon on the bottom left of this page, then go to 'Additional Options' section, click on 'Manage Attachments' icon and then attach ur skin file...

Thanks Raven for the great link...now even a layman can make a skin for the

commy...and Nicola13, ur Coke skin is nothing less then excellent buddy...even

the oggplayer skin is too good...Nicola13, do u have more good skins for the

oggplayer for 9500?

vickyshahri wrote:Thanks Raven for the great link...now even a layman can make a skin for the

commy...and Nicola13, ur Coke skin is nothing less then excellent buddy...even

the oggplayer skin is too good...Nicola13, do u have more good skins for the

oggplayer for 9500?

thanks buddy. glad u like it. 😊 ... about the ogg skin. im planning to make new one.. i'll just post it here when the new skin is done.. thanks again.. 😊

Mr.Raven may i ask u somethin? just wanna ask if u know the UID of all the MBM files in the 9500 Communicator? hope u'll answer it. thanks. 😃

hey nicola
the coke skin is excellent, but u havent posted the desk wallpaper, can u also please upload the desk wallpaper and can u please tell me which softwares do u use to make such wonderful skins, the one posted in this forum is good but when we make a skin and apply it, there is a black line which doesnt go, the black like is just about the desk wallpaper, i do not see such black line on your theme, so can u please mail me the skin software u use to [email][email protected][/email]

karandodani wrote:hey nicola
the coke skin is excellent, but u havent posted the desk wallpaper, can u also please upload the desk wallpaper and can u please tell me which softwares do u use to make such wonderful skins, the one posted in this forum is good but when we make a skin and apply it, there is a black line which doesnt go, the black like is just about the desk wallpaper, i do not see such black line on your theme, so can u please mail me the skin software u use to [email][email protected][/email]

i know i've included the desk wallpaper.. well.. there u go m8. the software that i use to make the skin the MBMWhizard. about the black line.. just read the past post and im sure ull find it there... 😊

to mr. raven.. i mean the complete listing of the UID..( if there's such a documentation?" i hope so?). for example the UID of "SPLASHSCREEN.MBM".. 😊

Attachments: desktop.jpg

karandodani wrote:hey nicola
the coke skin is excellent, but u havent posted the desk wallpaper, can u also please upload the desk wallpaper and can u please tell me which softwares do u use to make such wonderful skins, the one posted in this forum is good but when we make a skin and apply it, there is a black line which doesnt go, the black like is just about the desk wallpaper, i do not see such black line on your theme, so can u please mail me the skin software u use to [email][email protected][/email]

sorry forgot to post the tool i used... sowee.. here it is.... 😃

Attachments: Mbmwhizard.zip (297 KB)

hey nicola,

i downloaded the mbmwhizard u sent me, but i really cant use it...there are 4 files in the folder...are thre anything else inside, i cant see a method to make a skin

Did you not see the link to the tutorial I posted above? Everything is explained there. Use the tutorial or the Skin Wizard S80 program. That's the only way to make skins.

Nicola13, I have no idea.

After digging through the SDK documentation and SDK files of the Series 80 SDK and examining the default skins that come with the Communcation, I figured out the complete set of colors (including default values) for skins and found some useful documentation on the skin bitmaps.

The list is rather long, and I have to split it in multiple posts, but I'm posting it here anyway, knowing that lots of people would like to have this information for creating their own skins. If you have any comments, questions or remarks, please post them here in this thread.

Cheers, Arjen

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Skin colors
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Format: number/uid, default color (red, green blue), description

[color_section]
0 255 255 255 Window background color
1 0 0 0 Window text color
2 255 255 255 Control background color
3 0 0 0 Control text color
4 240 240 240 Control surround background color
5 0 0 0 Control surround text color
6 194 194 204 Control highlight background color
7 0 0 0 Control highlight text color
8 240 240 240 Control dimmed background color
9 144 144 144 Control dimmed text color
10 144 144 144 Control dimmed highlight background color
11 240 240 240 Control dimmed highlight text color
12 255 255 255 Dialog background color
13 0 0 0 Dialog text color
14 0 0 0 Dialog title background color
15 0 0 0 Dialog title pressed background color
16 0 0 0 Dialog title text color
17 0 0 0 Dialog title pressed text color
18 178 178 190 Menu bar background color
19 0 0 0 Menu bar text color
20 227 227 231 Menu bar title background color
21 0 0 0 Menu bar title text color
22 255 255 255 Menu pane background color
23 0 0 0 Menu pane text color
24 224 220 220 Menu pane highlight background color
25 102 102 204 Menu pane highlight text color
26 144 144 144 Menu pane dimmed highlight background color
27 144 144 144 Menu pane dimmed text color
28 144 144 144 Menu pane dimmed highlight text color
29 192 192 192 Button face clear color
30 240 240 240 Button face set color
31 192 192 192 Button face clear pressed color
32 240 240 240 Button face set pressed color
33 0 0 0 Button text color
34 0 0 0 Button pressed text color
35 144 144 144 Button dimmed text color
36 139 139 157 Message window foreground color
37 255 255 255 Message window background color
38 0 0 0 Scrollbar border color
39 255 255 255 Scrollbar shaft color
40 0 0 0 Scrollbar shaft dimmed color
41 0 0 0 Scrollbar shaft pressed color
42 0 0 0 Scrollbar no shaft or thumb color
43 0 0 0 Scrollbar button icon color
44 0 0 0 Scrollbar button icon pressed color
45 0 0 0 Scrollbar button icon dimmed color
46 0 0 0 Scrollbar thumb background color
47 0 0 0 Scrollbar thumb background pressed color
48 0 0 0 Scrollbar thumb dimmed color
49 0 0 0 Scrollbar thumb edge color
50 255 255 255 Toolbar (CBA) background color
51 0 0 0 Toolbar (CBA) text color
52 0 0 0 Status pane background color
53 0 0 0 Status pane text color
54 0 0 0 Color label text color
55 0 0 0 Color label emphasized text color
56 144 144 144 Color label dimmed text color
57 240 240 240 Color label highlight text color partially emphasized
58 0 0 0 Color label highlight text color fully emphasized

[extra_color_section]
0 214 211 222 Control background color 3
1 139 139 157 Control border color
2 178 178 190 Dropshadow color 3
3 214 211 222 Control background color 1
4 238 238 240 Dropshadow color 1
5 209 209 216 Dropshadow color 2
6 139 139 157 Dropshadow color 4
7 0 0 240 CB pressed color
8 65 65 77 Dropshadow color 5
9 0 0 240 Gradient value 16
10 16 16 240 Gradient value 15
11 32 32 240 Gradient value 14
12 48 48 240 Gradient value 13
13 64 64 240 Gradient value 12
14 80 80 240 Gradient value 11
15 96 96 240 Gradient value 10
16 112 112 240 Gradient value 09
17 128 128 240 Gradient value 08
18 144 144 240 Gradient value 07
19 160 160 240 Gradient value 06
20 176 176 240 Gradient value 05
21 192 192 240 Gradient value 04
22 208 208 240 Gradient value 03
23 224 224 240 Gradient value 02
24 194 194 204 Focus background color
25 209 209 216 Focus highlight color
26 137 137 156 Focus shadow color
27 240 240 240 Control background color 2
28 178 178 190 Line color
29 128 64 192 Visited text color
30 65 65 77 Highlight color 2
31 65 65 77 Highlight color 3
32 0 0 240 Highlight color 1

[extended_color_section]
0x101F8090 0 0 255 My card text color
0x101F8091 0 0 0 Calendar highlight text color
0x101F8092 0 0 0 Calendar heading text color
0x101F8093 29 164 218 Calendar line color
0x101F8094 255 255 255 Search field color
0x101F8095 255 255 255 Calendar overdue text color
0x101F8096 144 144 144 View header background color
0x101F8097 200 200 200 Calendar outside month text color
0x101F8098 102 102 204 Calendar today text color
0x101F8099 0 0 0 Calendar normal text color
0x101F809A 78 120 206 View background alternative color
0x101F809B 194 194 204 Active focus rect color
0x101F809C 160 160 175 Control bar block color
0x101F809D 214 214 220 Control bar background color
0x101F809E 96 96 108 Control bar outline shadow color
0x101F87B4 214 214 220 Weekday picker color
0x101F87B5 255 255 255 Weekday picker dimmed color
0x101F87B6 214 214 220 Weekday picker focused color
0x101F87B7 214 214 220 Weekday picker pressed color
0x101F87B8 255 255 255 Weekday picker pressed dimmed color
0x101F87B9 214 214 220 Weekday picker pressed focused color
0x101F87E2 214 211 222 Desk background color
0x101F87FD 255 255 255 Clock text color
0x101F87FE 156 154 173 Clock background color
0x101F87FF 176 176 188 Selected listbox background color
0x101F8800 255 255 255 Selected listbox border color
0x101F8801 0 0 0 Eik gray palette 01
0x101F8802 142 169 169 Eik gray palette 02
0x101F8803 98 117 74 Eik gray palette 03
0x101F8804 79 92 129 Eik gray palette 04
0x101F8805 123 70 70 Eik gray palette 05
0x101F8806 255 255 255 Eik gray palette 06
0x101F8807 130 120 90 Eik gray palette 07
0x101F8808 118 90 117 Eik gray palette 08
0x101F8809 101 116 152 Eik gray palette 09
0x101F880A 142 160 93 Eik gray palette 10
0x101F880B 85 85 85 Eik gray palette 11
0x101F880C 81 114 115 Eik gray palette 12
0x101F880D 179 138 167 Eik gray palette 13
0x101F880E 204 185 114 Eik gray palette 15
0x101F880F 180 123 107 Eik gray palette 14
0x101F8810 170 170 170 Eik gray palette 16
0x101F8929 237 237 239 Control bar outline hightlight color
0x101F892A 224 220 220 Link text color (unvisited)
0x101F892B 33 109 255 Link text color (visited)
0x101F892C 0 0 0 Editor highlight background color
0x101F892F 0 0 0 Annotation text color
0x101F8930 0 0 0 MIDP border color
0x101F8931 0 0 0 MIDP highlight border color
0x101F8974 255 255 255 Editor highlight text color
0x101F8975 170 170 187 Progress bar color
0x101F8976 221 221 238 Progress bar background color
0x101F8F05 192 192 192 Editable fields underline color
0x101FAC35 207 204 207 View button color
0x101FAC36 207 204 207 View button down color
0x101FAC37 224 223 224 View button disabled color
0x101FAC38 188 189 223 View button highlight color
0x101FAC39 188 189 223 View button highlight down color
0x101FAC5C 0 0 0 Weekday picker normal text color
0x101FAC5D 64 64 68 Weekday picker dimmed text color
0x101FAC5E 0 0 0 Weekday picker focused text color
0x101FAC5F 0 0 0 Weekday picker pressed focussed text color
0x101FAC5F 64 64 68 Weekday picker pressed text color
0x101FAC60 0 0 0 Weekday picker pressed dimmed text color
0x101FAC62 0 0 0 View button normal text color
0x101FAC63 0 0 0 View button highlight text color
0x101FAC67 144 144 144 View button dimmed text color
0x101FAC68 0 0 0 Dialog tab selected text color
0x101FAC69 0 0 0 Dialog tab normal text color
0x101FAC6A 181 178 189 Search field icon background color
0x101FAC70 144 144 144 Dialog tab dimmed text color

[extended_color_section] // in MmsUiformDefaultSkin.ske
0x101F96CF 0 0 0 Video background
0x101F96D0 178 178 190 Video text background
0x101F96D1 255 255 255 Video text color
0x101F96D2 0 0 0 Sound text color
0x101F96D3 167 167 181 Focus border color
0x101F96D4 255 255 255 Alternative focus border color
0x101F96D5 0 0 0 VCal item text color
0x101F96D6 0 0 0 VCard item text color

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