editing or creating themes

franklekens · 02-28-2010, 08:25 AM

On my PB360 I prefer the fred2 theme or something similar over the default theme because it leaves space for a longer list of 'recently opened books' on the start page.

However, it also has a button for music there (although you can't play music on the device), and no button for the dictionary. This seems to be the case with all the ready made themes available on this forum.

Is there any way I can adjust this (or other themes) so that the music button gets turned into a dictionary button? (I wouldn't even care if it still said 'music' -- just so long as I can access the dictionary with it.)

aceflor · 03-01-2010, 02:05 AM

I have been thinking exactly the same ! So I am adding my request to yours, shamelessly of course (is that even a word

)

Please, please, pretty please, someone ? I'll post the same request in the German PB part of the forum, and report of course if I get a solution there..

ArchCarrier · 03-01-2010, 05:10 AM

I was planning on writing a detailed tutorial on how to create your own themes, because I just found out myself. I only keep running into a small problem that I'd like to resolve before I write any how-to.

But the short version is that you need the PocketThemes package (attached below), edit mytheme.txt in the example folder (in your case, you will need to change the line menu.item.5.action=MUSIC, but I don't know the name of the dictionary app; maybe action=DICTIONARY or some variation might just work) and then run create.bat to generate the theme file based on your new settings.

You then copy the newly generated mytheme.pbt (after renaming it to something more recognisable, perhaps) to /system/themes/ on the PocketBook. After that, you can activate your theme in the PB Settings.

If you find that it works, you can also edit menu_bg.bmp in the example/resource/ folder and change the music icon to something that resembles a dictionary. Then generate, copy and activate the theme again.

Good luck!

Ulli · 03-05-2010, 02:04 PM

Here is my little version of it.

its compiled with the "beauty" design.

Some comments on german also added.

Code:

; PocketBookTheme
title.font=arbat,34,0
title.height=70
header.font=#defaultb,16,0xffffff
header.color=0
window.font=default,20,0
window.color=0xffffff
menu.font.normal=#defaultb,18,0
menu.font.active=#defaultb,18,0xffffff
menu.color.normal=0xffffff
menu.color.selected=0
menu.color.disabled=0x555555
button.font.normal=#defaultb,18,0
button.font.active=#defaultb,18,0
panel.caption.font=default,21,0xffffff
panel.caption.offset=2
panel.title.font=default,10,0xffffff
panel.title.offset=11
panel.progressbar.offset=5
panel.progressbar.width=4
hintline.position=5,750,590,20
hintline.font=default,14,0
tab.caption.font.normal=defaultb,14,0
tab.caption.font.active=defaultb,14,0
tab.caption.position=0,0,84,24,CM
bookmark.caption.font.normal=defaultb,13,0
bookmark.caption.font.active=defaultb,13,0
bookmark.caption.position=0,0,18,84,CMV
contents.font.normal=default,20,0
contents.font.active=default,20,0
notepad.list.font=defaultb,24,0
notepad.div.font=defaultb,11,0
keyboard.font=#LiberationMono,24,0
mplayer.list.font.normal=#defaultb,18,0
mplayer.list.font.active=#defaultb,18,0xffffff
mplayer.color.selected=0
mplayer.info.font=default,14,0
mplayer.list.position=8,8,578,285
mplayer.progress.position=120,326,324,4
mplayer.info.position=120,306,324,20
mplayer.mode.position=34,305,69,24
mplayer.volume.position=582,304,7,27

/// -------------------- MENÜ-AUFTEILUNG-START ------------- \\\


// menu.item.1.position=5 (=Koordinate X),202 (=Koordinate Y),190 (=Breite),188 (=Höhe)

// Verfügbare Menülinks:
// menu.item.N.action=PHOTO/MUSIC/SETUP/SEARCH/ABOUT
// menu.item.N.action=OPEN,path
// menu.item.N.action=OPDENDIR,path,title,hint




// Bücher
menu.item.1.position=1,700,190,25
menu.item.1.caption.position=5,700,190,20,C
menu.item.1.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.1.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.1.caption.text=@Books
menu.item.1.action=OPENDIR,ANY:/,@Books,@Books_empty
// News
menu.item.2.position=192,700,190,25
menu.item.2.caption.position=195,700,190,20,C
menu.item.2.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.2.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.2.caption.text=@News
menu.item.2.action=OPENDIR,FLASH:/news,@News,@News_empty
// Favoriten
menu.item.3.position=385,700,190,25
menu.item.3.caption.position=385,700,190,20,C
menu.item.3.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.3.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.3.caption.text=@Favorites
menu.item.3.action=OPENDIR,FLASH:/system/favorite,@Favorites,@Favorites_empty
// Foto
menu.item.4.position=1,726,190,25
menu.item.4.caption.position=5,725,190,20,C
menu.item.4.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.4.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.4.caption.text=@Photos 
menu.item.4.action=PHOTO 
// Musik/Wörterbuch
menu.item.5.position=192,726,190,25
menu.item.5.caption.position=195,725,190,20,C
menu.item.5.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.5.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.5.caption.text=@Dictionary
menu.item.5.action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/dictionary.app 
// Software
menu.item.6.position=385,726,190,25
menu.item.6.caption.position=385,725,190,20,C
menu.item.6.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.6.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.6.caption.text=@Games
menu.item.6.action=OPENDIR,ANY:/games,@Games,@Games_empty
// Notizen
menu.item.7.position=1,752,190,25
menu.item.7.caption.position=5,750,190,20,C
menu.item.7.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.7.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.7.caption.text=@Notes
menu.item.7.action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/notes.app 
// Kalendar
menu.item.8.position=192,752,190,25
menu.item.8.caption.position=195,750,190,20,C
menu.item.8.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.8.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.8.caption.text=@Calendar
menu.item.8.action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/calendar.app
// software
menu.item.9.position=385,752,190,25
menu.item.9.caption.position=385,750,190,20,C
menu.item.9.caption.font.normal=arbat,22,0
menu.item.9.caption.font.active=arbat,22,0
menu.item.9.caption.text=@Settings
menu.item.9.action=SETUP


/// -------------------- MENÜ-AUFTEILUNG-ENDE ------------- \\\

menu.caption.1.position=0,0,600,37,CM
menu.caption.1.font=arbat,22,0xffffff
menu.caption.1.text=@Last_open

/// ----------------- ZULETZT-GEÖFFNET-START ---------------\\\

lastopen.position=5,5,590,690
lastopen.item.width=590
lastopen.item.height=64
lastopen.icon.position=0,0,60,60,CM

lastopen.file.caption.1.position=70,12,500,1,LT
lastopen.file.caption.1.font.normal=default,16
lastopen.file.caption.1.font.active=default,20
lastopen.file.caption.1.text=%title%
lastopen.file.caption.2.position=70,30,500,1,LT
lastopen.file.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,14
lastopen.file.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,14
lastopen.file.caption.2.text=%author%

// ----------------- ZULETZT-GEÖFFNET-ENDE -------------------- \\\

defaultview.list=1
defaultview.news=1
defaultview.games=1
defaultview.photo=2
view1.name=@List
view1.item.width=590
view1.item.height=64
view1.icon.position=0,0,64,64,CM
view1.mediaicon.position=548,0,50,44,CM
view1.readicon.position=522,0,50,44,CM
view1.mark.position=0,0,64,64,CM
view1.folder.caption.1.position=62,12,490,1,LTD
view1.folder.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,24
view1.folder.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,24
view1.folder.caption.1.text=%title%
view1.folder.shortcut.position=38,38,10,10
view1.album.caption.1.position=62,12,490,1,LTD
view1.album.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,24
view1.album.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,24
view1.album.caption.1.text=%title%
view1.file.caption.1.position=62,12,460,1,LTD
view1.file.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,24
view1.file.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,24
view1.file.caption.1.text=%title%
view1.file.caption.2.position=62,40,450,1,LTD
view1.file.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,14
view1.file.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,14
view1.file.caption.2.text=%author% %series%
;view1.file.caption.3.position=516,34,65,1,RT
;view1.file.caption.3.font.normal=default,14
;view1.file.caption.3.font.active=default,14
;view1.file.caption.3.text=%size%
view1.image.caption.1.position=62,12,460,1,LTD
view1.image.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,24
view1.image.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,24
view1.image.caption.1.text=%title%
view1.application.caption.1.position=62,12,460,1,LTD
view1.application.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,24
view1.application.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,24
view1.application.caption.1.text=%title%
view1.music.caption.1.position=62,12,460,1,LTD
view1.music.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,24
view1.music.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,24
view1.music.caption.1.text=%title%
view2.name=@Thumbnails
view2.item.width=196
view2.item.height=224
view2.readicon.position=150,5,24,32,CM
view2.mark.position=126,130,64,64,CM
view2.folder.caption.1.position=20,60,156,104,CMD
view2.folder.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,15
view2.folder.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,15
view2.folder.caption.1.text=%TITLE%
view2.folder.shortcut.position=160,152,20,20
view2.album.caption.1.position=12,184,172,24,CMD
view2.album.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,15
view2.album.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,15
view2.album.caption.1.text=%TITLE%
view2.file.caption.1.position=22,68,156,104,CMD
view2.file.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,15
view2.file.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,15
view2.file.caption.1.text=%TITLE%
view2.file.caption.2.position=22,18,156,50,CTD
view2.file.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,15
view2.file.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,15
view2.file.caption.2.text=%author%
view2.file.cover.position=18,13,161,203
view2.file.shortcut.position=154,192,20,20
view2.image.caption.1.position=20,81,154,66,CMD
view2.image.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,15
view2.image.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,15
view2.image.caption.1.text=%TITLE%
view2.image.cover.position=10,13,174,203
view2.application.caption.1.position=20,172,154,30,CTD
view2.application.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,18
view2.application.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,18
view2.application.caption.1.text=%title%
view2.music.caption.1.position=20,172,154,30,CTD
view2.music.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,18
view2.music.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,18
view2.music.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.name=@Details
view3.item.width=600
view3.item.height=135
view3.mediaicon.position=548,8,50,24,CM
view3.readicon.position=548,32,50,24,CM
view3.mark.position=70,74,64,64,CM
view3.folder.caption.1.position=159,12,396,1,LTD
view3.folder.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,20
view3.folder.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,20
view3.folder.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.folder.caption.2.position=161,77,396,1,LTD
view3.folder.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.folder.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.folder.caption.2.text=%type%   %size%
view3.folder.caption.3.position=161,97,396,1,LTD
view3.folder.caption.3.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.folder.caption.3.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.folder.caption.3.text=%ctime%
view3.folder.shortcut.position=86,100,20,20
view3.album.caption.1.position=159,12,396,1,LTD
view3.album.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,20
view3.album.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,20
view3.album.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.album.caption.2.position=161,77,396,1,LTD
view3.album.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.album.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.album.caption.2.text=%type%   %size%
view3.album.caption.3.position=161,97,396,1,LTD
view3.album.caption.3.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.album.caption.3.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.album.caption.3.text=%ctime%
view3.file.caption.1.position=159,12,396,1,LTD
view3.file.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,20
view3.file.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,20
view3.file.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.file.caption.2.position=161,39,396,1,LTD
view3.file.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.2.text=%series%
view3.file.caption.3.position=161,59,396,1,LTD
view3.file.caption.3.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.3.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.3.text=%author%
view3.file.caption.4.position=161,79,396,1,LTD
view3.file.caption.4.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.4.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.4.text=%type%   %size%
view3.file.caption.5.position=161,99,396,1,LTD
view3.file.caption.5.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.5.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.file.caption.5.text=%ctime%
view3.file.caption.6.position=33,45,89,47,CMD
view3.file.caption.6.font.normal=defaultb,8,0x555555
view3.file.caption.6.font.active=defaultb,8,0x555555
view3.file.caption.6.text=%TITLE%
view3.file.caption.7.position=34,11,87,23,CTD
view3.file.caption.7.font.normal=defaulti,8,0x555555
view3.file.caption.7.font.active=defaulti,8,0x555555
view3.file.caption.7.text=%author%
view3.file.cover.position=30,8,95,123
view3.file.shortcut.position=102,108,20,20
view3.image.caption.1.position=159,12,396,1,LTD
view3.image.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,20
view3.image.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,20
view3.image.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.image.caption.2.position=161,77,396,1,LTD
view3.image.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.image.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.image.caption.2.text=%type%   %size%
view3.image.caption.3.position=161,97,396,1,LTD
view3.image.caption.3.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.image.caption.3.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.image.caption.3.text=%ctime%
view3.image.cover.position=23,2,115,130
view3.application.caption.1.position=159,12,396,1,LTD
view3.application.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,20
view3.application.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,20
view3.application.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.application.caption.2.position=161,77,396,1,LTD
view3.application.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.application.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.application.caption.2.text=%type%   %size%
view3.application.caption.3.position=161,97,396,1,LTD
view3.application.caption.3.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.application.caption.3.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.application.caption.3.text=%ctime%
view3.music.caption.1.position=159,12,396,1,LTD
view3.music.caption.1.font.normal=defaultb,20
view3.music.caption.1.font.active=defaultb,20
view3.music.caption.1.text=%title%
view3.music.caption.2.position=161,77,396,1,LTD
view3.music.caption.2.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.music.caption.2.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.music.caption.2.text=%type%   %size%
view3.music.caption.3.position=161,97,396,1,LTD
view3.music.caption.3.font.normal=defaulti,16
view3.music.caption.3.font.active=defaulti,16
view3.music.caption.3.text=%ctime%
clock.font=#defaultb,36,0
qmenu.fbreader.0.text=@Goto_page
qmenu.fbreader.1.text=@Exit
qmenu.fbreader.2.text=@Search
qmenu.fbreader.3.text=@Bookmarks
qmenu.fbreader.4.text=@Menu
qmenu.fbreader.5.text=@Rotate
qmenu.fbreader.6.text=@Dictionary
qmenu.fbreader.7.text=@Contents
qmenu.fbreader.8.text=@Settings
qmenu.fbreader.0.action=@KA_goto
qmenu.fbreader.1.action=@KA_exit
qmenu.fbreader.2.action=@KA_srch
qmenu.fbreader.3.action=@KA_obmk
qmenu.fbreader.4.action=@KA_none
qmenu.fbreader.5.action=@KA_rtte
qmenu.fbreader.6.action=@KA_dict
qmenu.fbreader.7.action=@KA_cnts
qmenu.fbreader.8.action=@KA_conf
qmenu.pdfviewer.0.text=@Goto_page
qmenu.pdfviewer.1.text=@Exit
qmenu.pdfviewer.2.text=@Search
qmenu.pdfviewer.3.text=@Bookmarks
qmenu.pdfviewer.4.text=@Menu
qmenu.pdfviewer.5.text=@Rotate
qmenu.pdfviewer.6.text=@Dictionary
qmenu.pdfviewer.7.text=@Zoom
qmenu.pdfviewer.8.text=@Contents
qmenu.pdfviewer.0.action=@KA_goto
qmenu.pdfviewer.1.action=@KA_exit
qmenu.pdfviewer.2.action=@KA_srch
qmenu.pdfviewer.3.action=@KA_obmk
qmenu.pdfviewer.4.action=@KA_none
qmenu.pdfviewer.5.action=@KA_rtte
qmenu.pdfviewer.6.action=@KA_dict
qmenu.pdfviewer.7.action=@KA_zoom
qmenu.pdfviewer.8.action=@KA_cnts
qmenu.djviewer.0.text=@Goto_page
qmenu.djviewer.1.text=@Exit
qmenu.djviewer.2.text=
qmenu.djviewer.3.text=@Bookmarks
qmenu.djviewer.4.text=@Menu
qmenu.djviewer.5.text=@Rotate
qmenu.djviewer.6.text=@Dictionary
qmenu.djviewer.7.text=@Zoom
qmenu.djviewer.8.text=
qmenu.djviewer.0.action=@KA_goto
qmenu.djviewer.1.action=@KA_exit
qmenu.djviewer.2.action=@KA_none
qmenu.djviewer.3.action=@KA_obmk
qmenu.djviewer.4.action=@KA_none
qmenu.djviewer.5.action=@KA_rtte
qmenu.djviewer.6.action=@KA_dict
qmenu.djviewer.7.action=@KA_zoom
qmenu.djviewer.8.action=@KA_none

Attached is the compiled theme with the sourcecode.

kacir · 03-05-2010, 06:04 PM

I have just loaded your theme on my PocketBook.
The first impression is very favorable.
I will report in a few days.
Thank you.

ArchCarrier · 03-06-2010, 03:28 AM

Wow, Ulli! Your settings file has many more options than the one that came with the PocketThemes package I linked to above. I am going to explore all the new possibilities right away!

Ulli · 03-06-2010, 08:54 AM

There is something wrong with the linking thing.

It wont open the dictionary, i dunno what i should try else

I tried
".action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/dictionary.app"
".action=OPEN,/ebrmain/games/dictionary.app"
".action=OPEN,FLASH:/games/dictionary.app"
".action=OPEN,/FLASH:/games/dictionary.app"
".action=OPEN,/system/games/dictionary.app"
".action=OPEN,/games/dictionary.app"
".action=DICTIONARY"

Any more suggestions how to link the dict ?

Marshal Kilgore · 03-06-2010, 03:26 PM

"action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/Dictionary.app" works for me.

Strangely, there's a "Dictionary.app" in the "/games" folder, which gave me the idea to try proper case...

Ulli · 03-08-2010, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the tip :-)

Here is a compiled version with a working "Dictionary" link in the menu.

Quite no design, if anyone wants to design something, please go for it!

franklekens · 03-12-2010, 05:12 AM

Pretty austere. Thanks.

02-28-2010, 08:25 AM	#1
franklekens Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: various Kobo's, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	editing or creating themes On my PB360 I prefer the fred2 theme or something similar over the default theme because it leaves space for a longer list of 'recently opened books' on the start page. However, it also has a button for music there (although you can't play music on the device), and no button for the dictionary. This seems to be the case with all the ready made themes available on this forum. Is there any way I can adjust this (or other themes) so that the music button gets turned into a dictionary button? (I wouldn't even care if it still said 'music' -- just so long as I can access the dictionary with it.)

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03-01-2010, 02:05 AM	#2
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	I have been thinking exactly the same ! So I am adding my request to yours, shamelessly of course (is that even a word ) Please, please, pretty please, someone ? I'll post the same request in the German PB part of the forum, and report of course if I get a solution there..

03-05-2010, 06:04 PM	#5
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,455 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I have just loaded your theme on my PocketBook. The first impression is very favorable. I will report in a few days. Thank you.

03-06-2010, 03:28 AM	#6
ArchCarrier Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PocketBook 360	Wow, Ulli! Your settings file has many more options than the one that came with the PocketThemes package I linked to above. I am going to explore all the new possibilities right away!

03-06-2010, 08:54 AM	#7
Ulli (-: Posts: 667 Karma: 1310 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Frankonia Device: PocketBook 360°,302	There is something wrong with the linking thing. It wont open the dictionary, i dunno what i should try else I tried ".action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/dictionary.app" ".action=OPEN,/ebrmain/games/dictionary.app" ".action=OPEN,FLASH:/games/dictionary.app" ".action=OPEN,/FLASH:/games/dictionary.app" ".action=OPEN,/system/games/dictionary.app" ".action=OPEN,/games/dictionary.app" ".action=DICTIONARY" Any more suggestions how to link the dict ?

03-06-2010, 03:26 PM	#8
Marshal Kilgore Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 31344 Join Date: May 2009 Device: PocketBook 631	"action=OPEN,/ebrmain/bin/Dictionary.app" works for me. Strangely, there's a "Dictionary.app" in the "/games" folder, which gave me the idea to try proper case...

03-12-2010, 05:12 AM	#10
franklekens Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: various Kobo's, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	Pretty austere. Thanks.

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