Plazmic Theme Builder for Blackberry- Advanced Tutorial (Page 2 of 3)

Article by BrileyKenney (1,517 pts ) , published Feb 24, 2009

Customizing the Home Screen Banner

Great; now that we have changed the background we're going to go back to theming the banner by selecting the top left button within the top right-hand box.

The options on the right should return to the same layout they were when you first loaded up the Plazmic program (If you need to, you can refer to the picture at the very top of this article for reference).

The screen you are now viewing allows you to change the home screen banner which appears on youObjectsr device while no menu is selected. The banner displays options such as the active ringer profile, date and time, bluetooth pairing icons, signal meter, battery meter and other related icons. You may position these icons and display options as you see fit; but keep in mind that ALL OBJECTS MUST REMAIN INSIDE THE BANNER or the program will not compile the theme when you are finished. This means that nothing from the banner can be above or below the space, it must remain exactly inside. In order to customize the layout of the icons you must choose the Reposition Banner Objects button.

On the left within the emulated Blackberry device screen the objects inside the banner will then change to Objects Moveablemoveable boxes all outlined in completely different colors. You may now move them freely about the workspace as you see fit. Customize the banner to you heart's content and then select the Reposition Banner Objects button again to accept your changes and move on.

You can also further customize the banner by changing the font of the text items, choosing a custom graphic for all the indicators and icons or change object visibility by checking the boxes within the related section (those options can be altered by expanding the blue sections on the right hand side). For more advanced users this rewards the chance to completely customize the theme using personally generated graphics for icons such as the battery or signal meters.

Customizing the Application Icons

The third button down in the right hand box allows users to customize the Application Icons screen. You can choose a different Applicationscustom background for this screen than the one you used earlier for the home screen, or you can just leave it the same. In this case we're just going to leave it for now and move on to the icons. Within the Applications Icon screen you can completely customize the graphic for each native program icon as well as change the underlay and overlay cursors that show up while navigating through the menu. This is also a good time to rearrange your icon menu list, and move those pesky programs you never use to the bottom.

The font that is displayed below the icons can also be changed to match the other fonts you are planning to use with the theme. This is great for more advanced users and allows you to choose that spooky text to go along with your perfect halloween theme!

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