PRS-500 Sony Reader Theme

diabloNL · 07-11-2007, 06:01 AM

I made a new theme (icon set) for the Reader. I think it's nicer than the original.

If you want to install it extract kBookIcon_Mod.zip to \files\opt\sony\ebook\application\resources\script s on your SD card with the universal flasher from Igorsk and flash your Reader.

If you want to go back just overwrite with the kBookIcon_Ori.zip file and flash again.

Hope you guys like it!

Robert Marquard · 07-11-2007, 06:12 AM

Definitely very talented. Think about creating icons commercially.

volwrath · 07-11-2007, 09:14 AM

Those really look great.. I guess I am going to flash my new baby once again

Andanzas · 07-11-2007, 09:28 AM

NatCh · 07-11-2007, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andanzas

What Adanzas said.

MacBeezle · 07-11-2007, 11:35 AM

Great work !!!!

MacBeezle · 07-11-2007, 11:36 AM

How did you manage to deactivate this "stretch the book title and increase font size to fill all the space"-function in the "books" menu?

Also: did you somehow use smaller fonts in the menu?

diabloNL · 07-11-2007, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacBeezle

How did you manage to deactivate this "stretch the book title and increase font size to fill all the space"-function in the "books" menu?

Also: did you somehow use smaller fonts in the menu?

This is not part of this theme.

To get the smaller font you need the main.xml file. This will change the font in the menu's and in the book menu as well.

You can get it here

aleks · 07-11-2007, 02:03 PM

Wow, I get to improve the appearance of my reader! I am looking forward to installing it.

diabloNL · 07-11-2007, 03:07 PM

Thanks guys for the great response!

However, I found I made a little mistake. The "info" icon somehow managed to get upside down and shows now as an exclamation mark.

I don't want to blame anyone but I think it was my cat. He likes to walk on my keyboard when I work and maybe he hit some shortcuts.

I just updated the file in the begin post so it shows an "i".

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Alexander Turcic · 07-11-2007, 03:19 PM

Woow, this is très cool, diabloNL.

The time has started... let's customize our Readers!

diabloNL · 07-11-2007, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Woow, this is très cool, diabloNL.

The time has started... let's customize our Readers!

Thanks! For all who want to experiment I attached the PNG files. To get the best results make sure your images that you place in the template have not more than 4 colors:

Black: #000000
White: #ffffff
Grey 1: #555555
Grey 2: #aaaaaa

You can use other colors too but I haven't figured out how the Reader handles these. It looks like the Reader will change your chosen color into the closest color of those four mentioned above. Probably the same way the picture viewer in the Reader works. So when you would increase the color depth of your template to 16bits and use full color icons it will work but most icons will look blurry and not as nice. Some icons will look nice but all depends of the initial colors used and how the Reader will adjust them to the four colors. If you leave the template in greyscale and your icons are also in greyscale they will look better but still not as good as when you use the 4 colors mentioned above.

In the attached picture you can see the difference:

"Books" icon is made with the 4 mentioned colors.
"By Author" icon is in greyscale.
"By Date" icon is full color.

Although the two last looks the same on the picture they look different in real. But the 4 color icon looks clearly sharper and nicer. You may need to adjust and play around with the 4 colors until the icon shows up best in the Reader. Or maybe I'm being Mr. Precise.

In other words; just do what you like most.

Just place the PNG files you changed in the folder mentioned in the first post and flash away. Don't forget to backup the original so you can go back if desired.

diabloNL · 08-10-2007, 06:02 PM

I'm very curious to know if somebody installed this theme and if they like it.

Anyone......Bueller?

volwrath · 08-10-2007, 06:59 PM

I like them, and totally forgot about this thread. I will flash mine soon

diabloNL · 08-10-2007, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volwrath

I like them, and totally forgot about this thread. I will flash mine soon

Thanks! Believe me it looks great on the Reader.

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07-11-2007, 06:12 AM	#2
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	Definitely very talented. Think about creating icons commercially.

07-11-2007, 09:14 AM	#3
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	Those really look great.. I guess I am going to flash my new baby once again

07-11-2007, 09:28 AM	#4
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 487 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro

07-11-2007, 11:35 AM	#6
MacBeezle Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Device: Apple iPhone 4, Apple iPad, Sony Reader PRS-500U2. Soon: Kindle 4	Great work !!!!

07-11-2007, 11:36 AM	#7
MacBeezle Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Device: Apple iPhone 4, Apple iPad, Sony Reader PRS-500U2. Soon: Kindle 4	How did you manage to deactivate this "stretch the book title and increase font size to fill all the space"-function in the "books" menu? Also: did you somehow use smaller fonts in the menu?

07-11-2007, 02:03 PM	#9
aleks Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 205 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Upstate NY Device: Rocket eBook & Sony Reader	Wow, I get to improve the appearance of my reader! I am looking forward to installing it.

07-11-2007, 03:07 PM	#10
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	Thanks guys for the great response! However, I found I made a little mistake. The "info" icon somehow managed to get upside down and shows now as an exclamation mark. I don't want to blame anyone but I think it was my cat. He likes to walk on my keyboard when I work and maybe he hit some shortcuts. I just updated the file in the begin post so it shows an "i". Sorry for any inconvenience.

07-11-2007, 03:19 PM	#11
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Woow, this is très cool, diabloNL. The time has started... let's customize our Readers!

08-10-2007, 06:02 PM	#13
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	I'm very curious to know if somebody installed this theme and if they like it. Anyone......Bueller?

08-10-2007, 06:59 PM	#14
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	I like them, and totally forgot about this thread. I will flash mine soon

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