Change Dialer Background. - Page 2

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 09:24 AM

What link?

phone queen · 06/15/2009, 10:36 AM

Ok what I'm trying to say is for someone like me not too sure.. Can you go step by step so that I can chg the dialer bckgrd. Sorry not offending anyone just feel stupid trying to chg this on my own

backslide · 06/15/2009, 12:23 PM

Awesome! I'm in the middle of changing my dialer background now.

For those that want repeating wallpaper backgrounds and have a little bit of Photoshop skill, here's another good site too: The Inspiration Gallery - Damask Wallpaper Patterns

desairs · 06/15/2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bigredgpk

It looks soo much better, here's what I did (and I don't have FTP or SCP enable yet.. still working on that one)

goto the image directory and copy the files to the /media/internal dir

Code:

cp /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.phone/imagesbackdrop-phone.png /media/internal

Do this for the three images, then switch your phone to USB mode. You should see all the files you copied over.

You can edit them any way you want, just make sure they have the same properties as the orig (transparency, size, file extention, etc).

Once they are edit to your liking, copy the files back to the Pre in USB mode.

Exit USB mode, attach to your Wifi, and SSH into the Pre

Now we'll need to get the files (all 3 if you edited them) back to the correct location

Code:

cp /media/internal/imagesbackdrop-phone.png /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.phone/

Once this is done exit the SSH session and reboot the Pre. When it comes back up you should see your new background.

If you are going to use the files I edited you'll just need to copy them to the USB drive, and then complete the last step.

Tim

Tim Thanks for all the help! I think you should definitely put this in the wiki!

ToniCipriani · 06/15/2009, 01:29 PM

I wonder if the PNG rendering of the Pre supports this

APNG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If it does it'll be very cool.

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by backslide

Awesome! I'm in the middle of changing my dialer background now.

For those that want repeating wallpaper backgrounds and have a little bit of Photoshop skill, here's another good site too: The Inspiration Gallery - Damask Wallpaper Patterns

My Photoshop skills are def lacking, I'm lucky I saw the b/w option on Paint.net. It was quick and dirty but it was just what I needed to make the Pre look a little sharper.

backslide · 06/15/2009, 02:15 PM

Great success!

I changed the pin unlock screen background as well. Using the same method, I changed the "backdrop-firstuse.png" as well as inverting the pinpad-row files in Photoshop and this is the result.

Original:

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desairs · 06/15/2009, 03:11 PM

nice one man Im surprised im the first one that asked about this it seems like a concensus about the dialer background being fugly

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 03:29 PM

Wiki page has been completed. I'll updated it with the login background if someone doesn't beat me to it.

pre dev wiki: Background Editing

Thanks for the help everyone!

Tim

backslide · 06/15/2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigredgpk

Wiki page has been completed. I'll updated it with the login background if someone doesn't beat me to it.

pre dev wiki: Background Editing

Thanks for the help everyone!

Tim

Nice.

But in the instructions to copy the images back:

Quote:

cp /media/internal/imagesbackdrop-phone.png /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.phone/

should be

Quote:

cp /media/internal/backdrop-phone.png /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.phone/images/

Right?

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 03:51 PM

Corrected! Feel free to request access to the page and make the corrections yourself. It's a community project.

Tim

phone queen · 06/15/2009, 03:53 PM

can u write step by step i dont know how to get the image directory...simply help i just want to change this ugly green

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 04:09 PM

I've updated the page with some more granular info on how to do this mod. let me know if you need more help or if the page needs more work. I don't have my mac with my at work so I cannot verify the commands, they are off the top of my head.

Tim

jhoff80 · 06/15/2009, 04:29 PM

Is it just me or does the "enter number" text have a green tint though? Anyone figure out how to modify that?

desairs · 06/15/2009, 04:34 PM

it does, i didnt notice that. how can we change this?

dkotoric1 · 06/15/2009, 04:51 PM

when are we going to start seeing some of this stuff showing up in a application format

phone queen · 06/15/2009, 04:53 PM

well bigredgpk, got to download the webos image. and got to see the dev mode enabler after that i got lost...

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by phone queen

well bigredgpk, got to download the webos image. and got to see the dev mode enabler after that i got lost...

It is not the easiest thing to Root the Palm. It is much easier on a Mac then it is on Windows IMHO. Follow the directions on the Wiki page on how to root a Palm Pre. You'll need this access to perform any Hack, Mod, or Install.

Also if you have not worked with Linux before, working with your Palm Pre wouldn't be the best way to learn. Right now all changes are made in a command shell, once an SDK is released non-linux friendly users will be able to make these changes with a push of a button instead of command lines and SSH session.

If you are serious about this, please read the Rooting page on the Wiki, then try the operations. And if you have access to a Mac, use it. Once you have completed the steps on that page you'll be able to use a Mac or a PC to access the Pre over Wifi.

Tim

bigredgpk · 06/15/2009, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by backslide

Great success!

I changed the pin unlock screen background as well. Using the same method, I changed the "backdrop-firstuse.png" as well as inverting the pinpad-row files in Photoshop and this is the result.

Original:

New:

How did you change teh text?

backslide · 06/15/2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bigredgpk

How did you change teh text?

It's part of the background image.

Although I might remove it. I got a call earlier today and it was one of those automated robocalls from Sprint. When you answer the phone while the phone is still locked, the unlock background is still there and when I pressed a key to exit out of the call, the pressed key's number showed up right where my "Authorized Personnel Only" text is, making it hard to read.