Applying an SMS Background

[scottdog129]

I have a really good look to my iPhone going with a really good background, but I want the same background to carry over to my SMS screen. How do I accomplish this? AND, can I edit the bubbles to match?

TIA!

Scottdog

[REAPERDAGREAT13]

Are u gonna apply it via winterboard?

[scottdog129]

Yeah. Isnt that the best way? Im sorta new to all this! Sorry!

[THEdAY]

Yeah winterboard is the convenient way to do this.

For the background, name it SMSBackground.png and put right in theme folder.

For the bubbles, name them:
Balloon_1.png for your bubble
Balloon_2.png for other bubble

Put both images in Bundles/com.apple.MobileSMS/<--here

The background image size can be 320x480 and the bubble size is 43x32

[scottdog129]

Now, when you say "Bundles/com.apple.MobileSMS/", that means create (if there isnt one already) a directory in my theme and name it that?

[THEdAY]

Yes, name a folder "Bundles" and put in "Your Theme" folder.

In the "Bundles" folder put another folder named "com.apple.MobileSMS"

In "com.apple.MobileSMS" folder add the bubble images.

[scottdog129]

Nevermind. I used SSH and found another theme with the same dir structure. I figured it out and it looks great!

Where can I find a "stock" set of bubbles though? On here somewhere?

Thanks all!

[THEdAY]

Should be in the Downloads section.

[scottdog129]

Should be in the Downloads section.

Thanks a ton!!

[ev0ldave]

Hey guys, I'm running the 2.2.1 firmware and have found that the SMSBackground.png does not work at all for any themes that I have tested (Buuf and Ed Hardy themes). I am running version 0.9.2693-1, the SMSBackground was introduced in 0.9.25xxx.
Has anyone else been running into this issue? I have verified that the files are readable by everyone and are in the root of the theme folder.

**UPDATE** I have done a complete restore and update to 2.2.1

[REAPERDAGREAT13]

what do u mean it doesnt work?
does another background appear or the plain apple background?