Please help in creating a skin

[Guest leemrvnt]

what tools or software do you need to create custon skins,

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

See this site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....2homescreen.asp

Then rip some of your favourite skins to pieces for tips on advanced features :)

[Guest Machineman]

Yep that is the way it works!!

Ya learn a lot of it!! That is what I do.

I also just started to make skins this is real fun!!!

I made the BMW Williams F1 skin downloadeble here from the forum.

Good luck!!! :)

[Guest leemrvnt]

thanks guys, downloading the SDK right now

[Guest Richie M]

thanks guys, downloading the SDK right now

Er, you dont need the SDK to do a homescreen, in fact it wont help you at all :?

[Guest madu]

By the way, does SDK allow you to preview skins??

[Guest leemrvnt]

Richie, if SDK isn't the right tools what should I use

[Guest leemrvnt]

need advise on how to get started on customizing homescreen layout

[Guest drblow]

leemrvnt -

You don't really need any tools ata all to create a skin! All you need is notepad (to edit xml) and a graphics package (photoshop etc) to do your images. That's it!! :shock:

You can start an xml page from scratch if you want ( & if you really know what you are doing!) but it would seem that the most popular method is to take a skin someone else has made, that you like, and just start messing with the xml & images.

Even if you do start a skin from scratch - you still only need notepad & photoshop! The SDK is geared towards application development, and is no use for skinning. The best method of testing skins is to simply put them on the phone (unfortunately)!

[Guest leemrvnt]

drblow

Thanks, very much, at least now I know where to start,

[Guest Machineman]

Hi,

just to help I made a scedule for the color codes where it apears from the XML file on your phone.

I Hope it is helpfull for you.

C ya

Color codes.jpg

[Guest leemrvnt]

Thanks machineman, this would really help a lot. Do you happen to know I can find any reference about the color values and their respective colors...

[Guest Machineman]

Hi,

This site gives you the color codes and references:

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/refere...ce/color_codes/

And in the forum under Costumation is the topic "start makin skins? here's a map where your colors apear"

I posted a beter version of the map it more on the botom of the topic.

Good luck!!

[Guest leemrvnt]

thanks again machineman, how about a little guide on plug-ins

[Guest Machineman]

shoot maybe I can help ya I also just started makin skins

[Guest leemrvnt]

thanks again machineman, how about a little guide on plug-ins

[Guest Machineman]

yes what about it without a question i cannot give you an answer :-)

[Guest leemrvnt]

machineman,

sorry posted twice, you're a great help, pointing me in the right direction, about the plug-ins, I just thought you have some info or giude to modifying its content

[Guest midnight]

yer best bet is check out microsofts _homescreen guide

[Guest Machineman]

modify the contend of the plugins?

You can adjust the place by changing the x and y coordinates

Names between the " lines can be changed with SMS 4example

Colors you change with the same codes as you know now

hights of the plug ins you can change the "Height" in the plugin

Hope you have enough to explore now If I remember more I post it ok? :-)

[Guest leemrvnt]

thanks guy, I think I have enough info to work on for now