UPDATE
ok folks, i am back.
from the number of emails and PMs i have received on this topic, it seems that you are all keen on getting the files for the second level screens.
the waiting is now over. get it
< HERE >
in addition to an ipod-style cursor bar and listing elements, i am including four different headers for you to pick from:
1. header from my upcoming
myPod release
2. header with back button indicator (based on myPod)
3. header in classic iPod style
4. header with the feathered blue haze area
for the first three, you need to delete the text for the menu names from your firmware (i.e. delete the text for music, video, pictures and so on), otherwise this will show up on top of the header with this ugly background.
when you are using the s1res tool to update your images, you need to go to the "mstring" part within U130. in there, you need to look for the text strings which are responsible for the menu titles.
on my player, these entries are all named something with an L at the end:
GAME
L (or GAMESEL)
BOOK
L
MOVIE
L
MUSIC
L
and so on.
NOTE: you need to do this only for the language of the menu you are using. so, for me, i have my player set to English. therefore, i go in and delete only the text responsible for the English text. if you have Spanish or German, go in and delete those entries.
for the last header (blue haze), you can leave the menu names in the firmware, but you made need to shorten one or two. for example, i changed "pictures" to "photos."
get it
< HERE >
hope you enjoy it!
doon
p.s. PSDs upon request...
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[strike:9077131a28]hi all,
as you know, we don't have too many options when it comes to skinning: we can cut new images and that's about it (can't change position of elements yet). the only way to make certain things disappear (if you don't like them), is to set them to the same color as the background. for dynamic text (text displayed and controlled by the player OS), we can't even affect the color the text is displayed in on the screen.
given all of these challenges, i have tried my hand at the second level screens. this is what i have so far...
this started out more ipod like, but then i started making changes to it (like the back indicator) to fit the rest of my revised
myPod screens. i can make a generic version, though (with the standard grey bar at the top), so everyone can use it with their normal iPod themes (like the one from nabilash).[/strike:9077131a28]
you'll notice the funny light blue fuzzy part: this is there because the system text which is shown there by the player (i.e. the name of the area you are in, so "pictures" or "system") has the same background color. so to make it blend with the rest, i created this blue fuzzy area with heavy feathering that blends into grey. on my screen (with the brightness set to 5), you don't really see it. and the blue background behind the text almost magically disappears!
[strike:9077131a28]the scroll bar is fake, but i left it in for consistency's sake (so that it matches the main screens). the next thing, would be to update the font file to get rid of this ugly system font!
will post when i am done.
thoughts and feedback welcome,
d°°n[/strike:9077131a28]
myPod | second level screens - UPDATE!
