iPhone iOS 4 Theming Tips

**PotatoHead** · 06-28-2010, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by NetMage

So, seems like AirPortSettings.bundle icons are only using inside Settings App when picking a WiFi network - not for Status Bar.

To the best of my knowledge thats the way it's been, so no change there. The status bar airport signal was always under Springboard.app or com.apple.springboard.

**Navec245** · 06-28-2010, 02:50 PM

I would like to figure out a mod for the FOLDERS. Currently, when you place items in there you see smaller program icons that show up on the springboard.

There must be a plist setting somewhere so that I could create new folders icons that are not transparent. I hate seeing all of those little icons. I'll search but if someone has figured it out please share.

**PotatoHead** · 06-28-2010, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Navec245

I would like to figure out a mod for the FOLDERS. Currently, when you place items in there you see smaller program icons that show up on the springboard.

There must be a plist setting somewhere so that I could create new folders icons that are not transparent. I hate seeing all of those little icons. I'll search but if someone has figured it out please share.

That info was posted on the first page, I even think it was on the third page to:

Originally Posted by x| LiB |x

Some Image specs and what they do

Thanks to MaxxyBoii2K10 for this useful info. Post 42

FolderIconBG- this is the folder icon... size = 59x62 pxl

**gundom** · 06-28-2010, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by kabamodern

Found this one today. To theme the old UILCDBackground.png in UIImages, it's now called BarLCD.png and needs to go into: Bundles/com.apple.TelephonyUI/BarLCD.png

Anyone making progress on the Status Bar yet - this one is a killer!

A buddy of mine tried this with his 3G and went into a bootloop...

**kabamodern** · 06-28-2010, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by gundom

A buddy of mine tried this with his 3G and went into a bootloop...

Hmm, interesting, works fine on my 3G[S]. What if he tries replacing the source (make a backup, of course)?

**Navec245** · 06-28-2010, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by PotatoHead

That info was posted on the first page, I even think it was on the third page to:

Show me a folder icon where the mini icons aren't visible? I already knew which image to change in order to get rid of the stock folder so the icon could be themed.

**PotatoHead** · 06-28-2010, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Navec245

Show me a folder icon where the mini icons aren't visible? I already knew which image to change in order to get rid of the stock folder so the icon could be themed.

Ok. I'm sorry I misunderstood what you looking for.

I'm in the same boat as you then, can't seem to find anything that works. I tried just creating an icon and placing it in the Icons folder but that doesn't work. Looks like Categories is gonna be the go to for this, especially since SB was updated and works again.

**gundom** · 06-28-2010, 09:16 PM

Just my opinion... I wouldn't use the Stock Folder only because it is limited to 12 apps. To some that may be plenty, but there are others who has more than 12 - let's say - Game apps or Cydia apps. I wouldn't wanna separate all of my Games or Cydia into 2 or 3 folders.

I wish Categories SB can be like Stacks - drag and drop, but at this point, I'm happy that Categories SB is up and running in 4.0. I did read that correctly, right? It is up and running.

**PotatoHead** · 06-28-2010, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by gundom

Just my opinion... I wouldn't use the Stock Folder only because it is limited to 12 apps. To some that may be plenty, but there are others who has more than 12 - let's say - Game apps or Cydia apps. I wouldn't wanna separate all of my Games or Cydia into 2 or 3 folders.

I wish Categories SB can be like Stacks - drag and drop, but at this point, I'm happy that Categories SB is up and running in 4.0. I did read that correctly, right? It is up and running.

Yeah I agree 100%! It would have been nice to have native folders if apple left it open to more than 12, but once again we have to go back to our JB apps. Thankfully they are still there!

Categories SB was updated yesterday I think. I haven't used it too much, but it seem to be working good for me so far.

**echoside1313** · 06-28-2010, 10:02 PM

I have a 3g jb on 3.1.3, is it worth it to update to ios4? If so, is there a way to save themes and jb stuff before updating wipes it away?

**gundom** · 06-28-2010, 10:52 PM

As far as the native folders go, it can still be utilized as a "sub-folder" for the main Categories folder. It will be even better if the native folder can be themed as an actual icon.

Any news on a fully working widgets yet?

**wim66** · 06-28-2010, 11:36 PM

iBlank got updatet, it comes with a "No Icon Shadows" Winterboard theme.

**phee** · 06-28-2010, 11:50 PM

so was changing "page0.png" "page1.png" "page2.png" things that worked only on winterboard or do you think we can add them to the springboard.app?

**kabamodern** · 06-29-2010, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by gundom

As far as the native folders go, it can still be utilized as a "sub-folder" for the main Categories folder. It will be even better if the native folder can be themed as an actual icon.

Any news on a fully working widgets yet?

There is a workaround. The reason widgets are breaking is due to the .js file calls inside the .html. If you embed the javascript files inside the .html file, it works. I got the Weather Widget working on iOS 4:

**decke** · 06-29-2010, 06:49 AM

Nice!

**wim66** · 06-29-2010, 07:31 AM

Noticed something odd.

This is what an open folder looks like with a Wallpaper.png in my theme and without a wallpaper in my theme, but set by Settings.app.

**gundom** · 06-29-2010, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by kabamodern

There is a workaround. The reason widgets are breaking is due to the .js file calls inside the .html. If you embed the javascript files inside the .html file, it works. I got the Weather Widget working on iOS 4:

I'm still learning the curves on coding. So how do you do something like that?

**kabamodern** · 06-29-2010, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by gundom

I'm still learning the curves on coding. So how do you do something like that?

For example, a lot of the widget's .html will do something like this...

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="configure.js" />

Now, there may be more than one Javascript file it links to. Whatever the case, you need to navigate to those .js files, copy all the code and paste it in the .html file between this...

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">

</script>

Finally, you delete the original embedded .js file calls, like shown in the first code section of this post.

**gundom** · 06-29-2010, 02:25 PM

Let me get this correctly. So the 1st code on your post calls for "configure.js". Delete the first code and replace it with the 3rd code, copy the coding under configure.js and pasted it in the 3rd code, then what happens to the actual configure.js? Do you delete it or keep it in the file?

**retacon** · 06-29-2010, 02:56 PM

As to the post above,

After editing the .html file for my weather widget, it has moved the location to the top of the screen and still says loading. I can copy and paste the configure.js into the .html file between the two lines specified above and save fine. When I try to paste the code from the second js file called wallpaper.js it will not let me save it. Any ideas?

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