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Offline xxburnoutxx24

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« on: April 09, 2007, 10:20:46 PM »
Is there any programs out there to make your own wps theme?
could you pick a pic and make it.
if not is there one is the making?
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Offline lights0ut

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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007, 11:27:14 PM »
Making a wps is too simple for a program, it's about as easy as HTML, but if you really need a program you could try EZWPS. You do have to take the time to build it's own dictionary, I just find it's easier to bookmark the WPS tag page
Coding your first WPS doesn't take more than an hour or so to get the hang of it, take a look at this page from the wiki to get a good idea where to start.
I usually begin my WPS's with a quick sketch of the layout on paper, do a quick text based WPS based on the layout and then move on to applying the layout to a background I have in mind. Then I work with font, size and color, then I get to work on the function images (play, ff, rw etc).

glad to have someone interested in making WPS's ;)
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Offline xxburnoutxx24

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Re: custom
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2007, 12:35:02 AM »
I still do not understand how to do this
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Offline lights0ut

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Re: custom
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2007, 12:41:21 AM »
Quote from: xxburnoutxx24 on April 14, 2007, 12:35:02 AM
I still do not understand how to do this

what exactly don't you understand? I was just saying that the only program that can be used to make a wps is just a tag dictionary.

I'm assuming what you're thinking of is something like dreamweaver for webpages. You start with a background, then draw text boxes for the various information right? There is no program that I know of that will do this for a rockbox WPS, you just have to make them from scratch as outlined in the pages I linked to.
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Offline xxburnoutxx24

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Re: custom
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2007, 01:05:24 AM »
wow looks like it takes a lot of work  ;)

I think im going to pass
thank you anyways
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Offline lights0ut

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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2007, 03:31:06 PM »
I think I may have given you the wrong impression. Just take an hour and give it a shot, it really isn't that hard to do, trust me.
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2007, 04:10:55 PM »
Start out simple and then start to make it more complicated, BUT it will be easier because you've dont the "wps code" before. I thought it was complicated but I tried it. Then I would see other wps'es and they had pictures so i decided to do that. If you just sit down and fully read and understand it its not extremely complicated. Just look at this one. (this is mine) It started out with 3 lines (artist, track name, and progress bar) then I saw you could add pictures and it took awhile but i got it done.
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