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A theme for rockbox which looks like ipod nano G4?

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kanebt:
Hey Everyone:)

I've been using a theme which looks like the old ipods on my rockboxed sansa e200 since i got it, but now there is a new nano out with a new beautiful theme:)

Is there a theme for rockbox like that yet?
Anyone interested in making one? ;)

Ive never made a theme before, but I'll look into it if no one else wants to make one:). Do you think it would be hard?

Thanks!

LambdaCalculus:
You can check out the CustomWPS and SimpleGuideToWPSMaking wiki pages to see how to create a WPS for yourself, or how to edit an existing one.

Do note, though, that while you can get the look of the nano menus, you won't get any of the behavior (screen transitions, etc.) without some serious recoding of the interface.

mohdmach:
I have seen the "Ipod Simple" theme and it looks like the theme supplied on the original ipod firmware. I have heard the manipulation of the screen behavior of the volume screen (while adjusting the volume, the progress bar switches places with the volume bar) can be done with the combination of the conditional viewports and volume tags. I have read the Simple guide to wps making and the custom wps page and I still do not understand how to combine the conditional viewport tag with the volume tag. I have to looked at themes that have a similar volume bar such as "Joshpod 1.1" and "Lineart II" and how their wps files use the volume tag with no luck so far. I'm still working on this.

Also, is there a way to make this work without adding patches or any modifications to the current stable 3.1 release of rockbox because all that I think is added to the .wps file is the conditional viewport and the volume tag. I want anyone to be able to download the 3.1 release and just use the theme without worrying about custom builds or patches. :]
If anyone needs a pastebin or a paste here for the modified .wps files just  ask.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

audio-i:

--- Quote from: mohdmach on January 04, 2009, 10:05:14 PM ---...(while adjusting the volume, the progress bar switches places with the volume bar) can be done with the combination of the conditional viewports and volume tags. I have read the Simple guide to wps making and the custom wps page and I still do not understand how to combine the conditional viewport tag with the volume tag. I have to looked at themes that have a similar volume bar such as "Joshpod 1.1" and "Lineart II" and how their wps files use the volume tag with no luck so far. I'm still working on this.

Also, is there a way to make this work without adding patches or any modifications to the current stable 3.1 release of rockbox because all that I think is added to the .wps file is the conditional viewport and the volume tag. I want anyone to be able to download the 3.1 release and just use the theme without worrying about custom builds or patches. :]
If anyone needs a pastebin or a paste here for the modified .wps files just  ask.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Using conditional viewports and the %mv tag can be done using 3.1 or any current build, you don't need patches anymore. The basic concept of what you would need to do for what you want, if I'm understanding it right, is to define two conditional viewports (one with the volume indicator, say viewport "v", and one with the progress bar, viewport "p") and then use them within the conditional %mv tag, something like %?mv<%Vdv|%Vdp>
You'll find an example of the use of the %mv tag + appearing and disappearing volume and progress bar here: http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/9477?getfile=17728 hope it helps.

mohdmach:
Thank you so much this example really helps because it looks like it is the only advanced theme that seemlessly works with Rockbox 3.1. Thanks for your help it is much appreciated. I will try to work with the examples you gave me and try to come up with a theme. Thank you very much. If this is your theme you should modify the picture and submit it, for it is very nice especially for 3.1.

Thanks

MOHDMACH

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