Home Screen Background

[davedave]

Hey guys!

First: Im not using Winterboard or any other application. Just a jailbroken iPhone 2G.

Here comes my question:
Do you have any experience in changing the home screen`s background without using Winterboard or similar customization apps?
Which code do I need to change in order to use an image as background?
The Dock`s background is no problem at all.

Does somebody have an idea how Winterboard changes the home screen`s background?

Cheers

[mr.sparky]

from what i understand there is NO image to change.winterboard kinda tricks it adding some code to give it something to change

[ssjgohan4life]

Hey guys!

First: Im not using Winterboard or any other application. Just a jailbroken iPhone 2G.

Here comes my question:
Do you have any experience in changing the home screen`s background without using Winterboard or similar customization apps?
Which code do I need to change in order to use an image as background?
The Dock`s background is no problem at all.

Does somebody have an idea how Winterboard changes the home screen`s background?

Cheers

The "User Wallpaper" option by default is just a theme with just a wallpaper. No coding, if you just want a custum wallpaper (one different than defined in settings perhaps) just make a Theme Name.theme folder and put your Wallpaper.png in there and check it in winterboard

[mr.sparky]

The "User Wallpaper" option by default is just a theme with just a wallpaper. No coding, if you just want a custum wallpaper (one different than defined in settings perhaps) just make a Theme Name.theme folder and put your Wallpaper.png in there and check it in winterboard

He is not using winterboard...

[ssjgohan4life]

He is not using winterboard...

Well there's his problem :P I don't know why people don't use winterboard, but if he is content on not using it I would try exploring the deep confines of your ipod and try to find if there is a folder that has a wall paper for the springboard, ASSUMING that it is a wallpaper, and just not a plain black background.

[davedave]

First: Thanks for trying to help me. ;-)

I already dug deeply into my iPhone`s file system and discovered that only the Dock is a .png-file. The rest of the Home Screen is just black.
There are solutions using an "oversized" icon as wallpaper. But thats pretty much "not handy" ;-)

Any alternatives? =)

[mwmcd87]

I was wondering the same question I wanna reskin 3.0 I have so far changed the dock and carrier logo but the wallpaper is holding me up.

[blkcadi]

Can't ssh the .png file into the original iPhone theme? I'll give it a try and see what happens.
I've seen all the Original Wallpapers files. Has to be a way.

[Chefanim]

This has been asked 100 times already.

There is no way to change the SB Background without WinterBoard

[blkcadi]

This has been asked 100 times already.

There is no way to change the SB Background without WinterBoard

Your right, couldn't do it. Live and learn.
Guess I should read more threads, dahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[davedave]

There is no way to change the SB Background without WinterBoard

My question was:

Does anybody have an idea how Winterboard changes the home screen`s background?

[Chefanim]

Does somebody have an idea how Winterboard changes the home screen`s background?

Cheers

Coding

[davedave]

Coding

Oh! What`s that?

Thanks for this pretty useful information...

[Chefanim]

Saurik is a programmer. he wrote the software that replaces the empty backgroud, where there is originally no image at all, and made it so we can have an image there.

[davedave]

Alright. I got it.
Thanks!