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[daskalos]

Got tired of the Omnias Menu old look (dull white background,dull icons,brown menu bar etc.) so I customized it (took me hours)

Before:






Now, here's my Omnia menu looks like:






Works in landscape mode too...

If you want to try my customized Omnia Menu:

1. With Resco Explorer or Total Commander search the file "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" in the /Windows folder (default Omnia file explorer cannot copy/cut/overwrite system files so use Resco Explorer).
2. Copy it to another folder (for back up purpose)
3. Download the attached file(See post #3 for the file). Edit its properties, make it: read-only,hidden and system file (with pc  or with Resco Explorer).
4. In the /Windows folder overwrite the "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" with my "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" file
5. Restart Device. Enjoy

If want to have the default Omnia Menu again, just place the original "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" file in the /Windows folder.

(For the file see post # 3)

NOTE: Please take time to post some feedback on this thread. Over a hundred have downloaded the file, so pls. let me know if it worked or bricked your device (joke)j. Give some comments or just a plain thanks would be fine...Thanks

Edited by daskalos, 05 November 2008 - 11:11 AM.

[fridgeman]

Hey these look great and i would like to try them but there is no download link?

[daskalos]

Here's the file
Unzip, edit properties (make it read-only,hidden,system file) and transfer to /Windows

Attached Files

•  New_Omnia_Menu.zip   968.94K   9729 downloads

Edited by daskalos, 04 November 2008 - 05:15 PM.

[kor42]

there is nothing to download so please give us the file

[kor42]

sorry y have the file now thanks brother

[kor42]

i have download the file but y dont now how to install it can you help me please cant find launcher exe in your file help???????

[jcdish]

Works like a charm. Could you teach us how you make the skin file?

[kor42]

how didt you install the file please can you help me?

[nvally]

i`m very happy. thanks!  

[nvally]

i`m very happy. thanks!    

i follow the steps:

1. With Resco Explorer or Total Commander search the file "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" in the /Windows folder (default Omnia file explorer cannot copy/cut/overwrite system files so use Resco Explorer).
2. Copy it to another folder (for back up purpose)
3. Download the attached file(See post #3 for the file). Edit its properties, make it: read-only,hidden and system file (with pc or with Resco Explorer).
4. In the /Windows folder overwrite the "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" with my "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" file
5. Restart Device. Enjoy

If want to have the default Omnia Menu again, just place the original "Launcher.exe.T1.skin" file in the /Windows folder.

Edited by nvally, 04 November 2008 - 06:56 PM.

[xose]

Also making the original

[kor42]

ok have it now thanks bro for the file many many thanks y like it

[vlodek]

daskalos, on Nov 4 2008, 16:58, said:

Here's the file
Unzip, edit properties (make it read-only,hidden,system file) and transfer to /Windows

When i paste the new file to windows directory i get warning that the destination file
is in ROM and i can damage my system . Did You got this warning too ?

Edited by vlodek, 04 November 2008 - 08:12 PM.

[m-rod]

Could you teach us how you make the skin file?

[nirvanax]

great work man thank you

[ivanxxx]

Very Nice Work Man!
Here is an important question for you daskalos about really customisable menu:
I want to add my own program icons with more pages on main samsung menu rather than to shortcut menu.. Could we also customize main menu through our own choices?

Edited by ivanxxx, 04 November 2008 - 08:46 PM.

[daskalos]

[quote name='ivanxxx' date='Nov 4 2008, 20:46' post='933115']
Very Nice Work Man!
Here is an important question for you [u]daskalos [/u]about really customisable menu:
I want to add my own program icons with more pages on main samsung menu rather than to shortcut menu.. Could we also customize main menu through our own choices?

    
[/quote

Actually this is just an experiment that turned out pretty successful...Im just a newbie (although been hacking with pda stuff for a while) and customizing it is somewhat easy (although time consuming...especially in making fades and icon sizes...took me 2 hours).

But adding your own programs in the main menu rather than in the shortcut edit is a little bit tricky...because you have to hack the .dll
files and other dependencies to add new program icons and make their link work...also changing fonts and font colors and sizes depends on it...

That's why I want to create a black themed Omnia menu but cannot, because making a black background will make some link names invisible,'coz they're already black... If someone knows how to chage font colors please do tell me...

Anyway, some time soon, i'll be posting a step by step guide on how to change backgrounds,icons and color bars for a new Omnia menu look....

[dark_spice]

Nice one bro! I liked your icons. Maybe I'll try these when I get tired of M2D.

[pdaphonemaster]

Thanks. This is a great looking menu.

I installed it and it works great. However, It takes up approx. 3meg of memory space.

But since the original file in in Rom it is not overwritten when you copy the new file across. When you deleted the new file, the original is ressurected automatically and the lost mem space is recovered. So, I can always go back to the original when needed.

Great work!

[ivanxxx]

daskalos, on Nov 5 2008, 04:03, said:

[/quote



Actually this is just an experiment that turned out pretty successful...Im just a newbie (although been hacking with pda stuff for a while) and customizing it is somewhat easy (although time consuming...especially in making fades and icon sizes...took me 2 hours).

But adding your own programs in the main menu rather than in the shortcut edit is a little bit tricky...because you have to hack the .dll
files and other dependencies to add new program icons and make their link work...also changing fonts and font colors and sizes depends on it...

That's why I want to create a black themed Omnia menu but cannot, because making a black background will make some link names invisible,'coz they're already black... If someone knows how to chage font colors please do tell me...

Anyway, some time soon, i'll be posting a step by step guide on how to change backgrounds,icons and color bars for a new Omnia menu look....

Thank you for your reply daskalos, I appreciate your work, your experiment is just a good step for what I need -totally customizable menus- I think people will try to hack dll's through that way and so I hope it will be real, soon..Your work is a good milestone for it.