[Release] Matrix

[Lacedaemon]

Hello,

This is a green based theme, which was created by:
kontorri (http://talk.maemo.org/member.php?u=135), the developer of ThemeMaker (https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=36).
Additional thanks goes to Flandry and other maemo members who have helped to finish this theme.

What I did

Added backgrounds
Changed Media player/Clock/App Manager backgrounds
Changed notification colors to green
Green progress bars
Green media player icons
New lockscreen(preview on post #7)
Darker icons
Fixed bugs
Updated for new firmware
Added new boot video(see below)
Packaged .deb


//== Theme Installation ==\\

Matrix theme is now on extras testing (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/matrix/1.1/)(1.1 version is up).
Install via the App Manager.
Please test and vote.

Additional thanks goes to Flandry and D-livil.

\\== Theme Installation ==//



//== Boot Video Installation ==\\

PREVIEW OF INTRO MOVIE: MATRIX.AVI (http://share.ovi.com/media/Lacedaemon.Album1/Lacedaemon.10001)

1) Download default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?f0jmzuunmok) (I edited it so you save time)
2) Connect to your N900 via SSH(search if you don't know how to do that)
3) Once connected, paste the default.conf you downloaded from step 1 to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ and overwrite the current one
4) To install the intro movie you need to transfer the video file (http://www.mediafire.com/?x03raazqwqa) to /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
5) Reboot your device and enjoy

OR

1) Download default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?f0jmzuunmok) and matrix.avi (http://www.mediafire.com/?x03raazqwqa)
2) Add these files on N900 Documents folder
3) Open Xterm and type:

sudo gainroot
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/default.conf /etc/hildon-welcome.d/

\\== Boot Video Installation ==//

If you want to revert back to the default nokia boot video(Hands-v32-h264.avi) copy this default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?duzyyyunbdk)
to your N900 Documents folder, open xterm and type:

sudo gainroot
mv home/user/MyDocs/.documents/default.conf /etc/hildon-welcom.d/


Preview

[NvyUs]

looks cool i will try it later and give you feed back.
is there a new swipe unlock screen too ?

[Lacedaemon]

No, it's the same with the default theme in green.
I am making a new one right now, will update soon.

[mele]

looks nice, thanks!

[mmlado]

Downloaded the deb package and installed.
It wrote about omitting some directories, but it works nicely.

Looks great. Thank you.

[TNiga]

@plaban: there is a link to .deb file in the opening post.

[Lacedaemon]

Ok, here is a new lock screen for the Matrix theme.

To install the new lock screen all you need to do is install the theme(read first post) and then move the 3 pngs attached on this post(Matrix_lock_screen.zip) to:
/usr/share/themes/matrix/images
and overwrite the current ones.



Preview:

[hopbeat]

Nice one! Black and green are the natural colors for many of us :)

I don't like the blue highlight for the large buttons (music player main screen, application manager), green would be more consistent?

[MartinNZ]

thanks - nice theme

[Lacedaemon]

Nice one! Black and green are the natural colors for many of us :)

I don't like the blue highlight for the large buttons (music player main screen, application manager), green would be more consistent?

Yeah, I will try to find the source images and change them to green.

[hopbeat]

I'm getting those errors:

/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:1: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "../images/LockSliderTop.png"
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:1: Background image options specified without filename
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:1: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "../images/LockSliderBottom.png"
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:1: Background image options specified without filename
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:1: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "../images/LockSliderThumbPortrait.png"
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:1: Background image options specified without filename

[Lacedaemon]

You mean, after replacing the images with the new lockslider?
Or after installing the theme.

Edit: I will re-upload the .deb file with the new lock screen included soon.

[hopbeat]

Both, as the files in lock screen you have provided are Right, Left, Thumb, the error is about ThumbPortrait, Bottom, Top :)

[nashith]

I get the same errors, but it works... :) :) :) Thanks!!

[Lacedaemon]

Okay, I am not really sure why these errors appear, but some images also don't change when building the deb file.
I suggest you downloading the theme folder instead from the first post or from the link below.

New download mirror:
Matrix theme (http://www.mediafire.com/?imznemumgyj) (not deb)

Made a few changes:

Progress bars are now green
Media player icons are now green
New lockscreen included
Darker icons


About the blue button when pressing icons on Media Player/App Manager:
Seems like a bug or an option on gtkrc , since I have changed every image to green. It works correct on Clock though.

[casper27]

Download the .deb and installed no errors. Looks really cool thanks.

[qwerty12]

About the blue button when pressing icons on Media Player/App Manager:
Seems like a bug or an option on gtkrc , since I have changed every image to green. It works correct on Clock though.

Check the /usr/share/themes/matrix/mediaplayer/Button.png file.

[Lacedaemon]

Ops, I missed that, thanks qwerty12 that's the icon.

[F2thaK]

great theme, except for conversations screen bug.. background is white !! and messages unreadable [almost]

[plaban]

great theme, except for conversations screen bug.. background is white !! and messages unreadable [almost]

Yes messages are unreadable.Please fix the bug.

[F2thaK]

this bug is in every ''aftermarket'' theme that has been made for N900 :(

[nashith]

Ya I noticed that too... wonder why... anybody have a clue on how to fix it?

[Lacedaemon]

I am trying to find the source images/code for the Conversations application with no luck.
If anyone knows about it let me know so I can fix this bug.

EDIT: I have found out that the issue lies on the gtk/css files. Will update with a fixed version for the Conversations application later today.

[pir]

http://uploads.kexx.net/matris.zip
http://uploads.kexx.net/matris.deb

direct link, you may place this OP ;)

[plaban]

http://uploads.kexx.net/matris.zip
http://uploads.kexx.net/matris.deb

direct link, you may place this OP ;)

Is Conversation bug fixed??

[Lacedaemon]

Ok, please re-download the new fixed version from first post.
I think it's Conversations-bug free this time.

Test it out and let me know!

[hopbeat]

Works great. Thanks.

[edit] highlights in lists are still blue?

[edit2] just noticed your trick with the wallpapers :)

[jakiman]

Great theme. Everything looks right as it should. =)

For those who has issues, try just rebooting your phone.

[Xaphan]

Great theme dude. Rly love it. Everything works great... But i found something. When i turn my n900 on - when it comes to the part when your suposed to type in the phone code + pin code - i see the keyboard+lcd thingie surounded by a grey window. I asume its supoused to be like that or did i something wrong?
And btw sry cant provide a screenshoot atm.

[Lacedaemon]

Works great. Thanks.

[edit] highlights in lists are still blue?

[edit2] just noticed your trick with the wallpapers :)

I noticed that when overwriting via SSH some of the images don't always overwrite so you need to transfer them again. Could you confirm that the image on /usr/themes/matrix/multimedia/Button.png is green? On mine, it is.


Great theme dude. Rly love it. Everything works great... But i found something. When i turn my n900 on - when it comes to the part when your suposed to type in the phone code + pin code - i see the keyboard+lcd thingie surounded by a grey window. I asume its supoused to be like that or did i something wrong?
And btw sry cant provide a screenshoot atm.

You mean the white window saying Enter PIN code on top left?
That was included in the theme.

[Xaphan]

Ye that one. Its rly small and doesnt look so great... :( Anything you could do with it? :)

Btw sry for the bad quality of the screen wasnt able to get anything better atm.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/55/10012010070.th.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/10012010070.jpg/)

[Lacedaemon]

Can't find the image for that, in order to remove it.
I don't think it's included in images folder.

[Xaphan]

Oky np. Still an awesome theme... :)

[z3phyr]

great theme but how come my status area menu hasn't changed. doesn't have that shiny effect and green colour.

[jakiman]

great theme but how come my status area menu hasn't changed. doesn't have that shiny effect and green colour.

Have you tried rebooting your phone?

[z3phyr]

Have you tried rebooting your phone?

yeah i have. still no change. do i need to use the deb file of the zip because i only found the zip file

[Lacedaemon]

Try copying over the matrix folder on your /usr/share/themes folder again and overwrite the current one to see if that fixes it.
Sometimes images don't get replaced/refreshed.

[z3phyr]

Try copying over the matrix folder on your /usr/share/themes folder again and overwrite the current one to see if that fixes it.
Sometimes images don't get replaced/refreshed.

no that didn't work either. :(

[gregc2009]

Great theme! I for the life of me can not get the lock slider to change though. Have done many reboots. I've checked the pngs on the phone and can confirm they are the green. Don't know what is going on.

[plaban]

.deb please. I don't know how to use SSH.Please give me the tutorial link of using SSH.

[APA]

Great theme! I for the life of me can not get the lock slider to change though. Have done many reboots. I've checked the pngs on the phone and can confirm they are the green. Don't know what is going on.

Once you´ve set the matrix theme, reboot your phone. After the reboot you will notice that the lock screen has changed to the matrix themes lock screen.

I just installed the matrix theme, set it as my theme and found the lockscreen to still be the original.... bounced the phone and up came the correct lockscreen :)

Who says reboots aren´t the fix for everything? :D

[APA]

BTW - Fantastic Theme!!!! Love it to bits :)

[hopbeat]

Copied, reboot, switched to different theme and switched backed, made some voodoo... Still, sliders and many highlights are blue.

[omeriko9]

Looks likes a nice theme :)

I've transfered the files to the /usr/share/themes, rebooted, but I can't seem to find it in the listed themes (when configuring desktop and selecting "themes").

Is there something I'm missing?

[APA]

Copied, reboot, switched to different theme and switched backed, made some voodoo... Still, sliders and many highlights are blue.

Copy, Set theme, Reboot (if necessary)

You must reboot after the matrix theme has already been set as your phone theme...

Otherwise try the method before and recopy the folder overwriting the existing matrix folder in /usr/share/themes

[MartinNZ]

I've found a bug with the theme. To replicate: start the phone app then push the power button twice to lock the phone. After the phone is locked push the power button again to get to the swipe screen. The swipe screen won't have a visible swiper.

[Lacedaemon]

Alright, just be patient as I am new to theming on maemo.
I will try to fix these strange bugs today.

When the theme is fixed I will also make a deb or tar file.
Cheers.

[viegas]

Nice job man. I'll be using this one.. :cool:

[Lacedaemon]

Updated first post. Fixed minor bugs and uploaded TAR achieve version for easier installation(check first post) thanks to aspidites.

No idea how to fix the invisible lockscreen bug MartinNZ mentioned though.

[hopbeat]

Works nicely.
I can confirm the bug of missing slider when lock activated in portrait mode. I get again

/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:2501: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "../images/LockSliderTop.png"
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:2503: Background image options specified without filename
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:2508: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "../images/LockSliderBottom.png"
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:2510: Background image options specified without filename
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:2515: Unable to locate image file in pixmap_path: "../images/LockSliderThumbPortrait.png"
/etc/hildon/theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:2516: Background image options specified without filename

Which probably is responsible for this bug.

[Lacedaemon]

Yeah, these 3 pngs were missing from the theme.
I might need to edit the Nokia default theme pngs and add them to this theme.

EDIT: Bug fixed, will upload new tar soon.
EDIT2: Re-uploaded, hope it's bug free now. It is for me.

[viegas]

Just installed, I don't get that wallpaper and the menu to insert SIM code is a bit weird. Any hints about this?

[junionwoon]

Yeah, these 3 pngs were missing from the theme.
I might need to edit the Nokia default theme pngs and add them to this theme.

EDIT: Bug fixed, will upload new tar soon.
EDIT2: Re-uploaded, hope it's bug free now. It is for me.

Hi Lacedaemon,

Sorry but i am pretty much a newb in this... i saved the .tar file into Documents but when i keyed in:

tar -xvf Documents/matrix.tar

it says the file or directory cannot be found ... can you help?

or did i get the directory name wrong?

:o:o

[Lacedaemon]

Yeah, Documents is MyDocs/Documents.
So it should be

tar -xvf MyDocs/Documents/matrix.tar

:)

[anapospastos]

Yeah, Documents is MyDocs/Documents.
So it should be

tar -xvf MyDocs/Documents/matrix.tar

:)

No its MyDocs/.documents so tar -xvf MyDocs/.documents/matrix.tar

[anapospastos]

And there is a problem with rss feeds see http://i46.tinypic.com/30t074y.png

[Ghostface]

And there is a problem with rss feeds see http://i46.tinypic.com/30t074y.png

I was about to post the same thing.

Otherwise great theme so far! Keep up the awesome work!

[Lacedaemon]

Okay, will fix and upload .tar.gz!

EDIT: Fixed RSS and uploaded new compressed version, see first post.

[Ghostface]

awesome worked perfectly - thanks a lot !

[anapospastos]

Tnx dude. Very good work:)

[llacii]

Thanks, looks good!

[stigslim]

sorry if i am asking this in the wrong place, but i have been doing some reading and i am liking where the whole maemo thing is going but i am a complete noob lol.Now i love this theme (huge matrix fan) and i can download it and find and use the consle/terminal, i think lol.Just a couple of questions, do i need to extract this and if so how? and how do i enable root?.Again sorry if this is the wrong place or seems a bit stupid but any help is good.Thanx in advance.

[Lacedaemon]

You can find rootsh in the application manager.
You extract/install it via xterm commands, the how-to is in the first post.

[hopbeat]

any way to optify themes? Linking doesn't seem to work.

[Lacedaemon]

I am not sure about that. It needs to be a deb file in order to optify?

[hopbeat]

not necessary, optifying means putting the files somewhere else :) than in rootfs.

[stigslim]

Right, tryin to use Xterm(first time, easier than i thought) but its telling me theres no file or directrory.I think i am typing it in ok.Do i have to type the -xzvf part?. sorry but i am a complete noob.

[Lacedaemon]

In what directory did you save the .tar.gz file?

[stigslim]

Documents but i did change the command to suite this.Can't figure out where i am going wrong.

[Lacedaemon]

Try this one?

tar -xzvf MyDocs/.documents/matrix.tar.gz
mv /home/user/matrix /usr/share/themes

[hopbeat]

@Lacedaemon, it's not about the archive, the problem is that the theme is in /usr/share/themes (that is part of rootfs). My question is more general I guess, do ween all those heavy pictures in rootfs?

[Lacedaemon]

Yeah, I see. But default themes are also installed there. It could be handy though to move the images elsewhere
but that would require changing the image paths on the theme's config files etc. Not sure if that would work though.

Also, when I installed this theme as a deb, the size was 3mb. Just for your information.

[stigslim]

tar: mv: not found in archive (lol i know nothing).

[andrewfblack]

@Lacedaemon, it's not about the archive, the problem is that the theme is in /usr/share/themes (that is part of rootfs). My question is more general I guess, do ween all those heavy pictures in rootfs?

Yes you can optify themes.

[Flandry]

It may be the optify utility could do it. I haven't used it myself, but if it just moves everything in root in a deb and creates links then you should be good with that.

3+MB is certainly not an acceptable addition to rootfs for one theme. :eek: That said, i'd like to see this go into extras because it's a cool theme. Feel free to message me Lacedaemon if you have questions/problems setting up the deb to be optified. I'm getting so i can do it in my sleep. :D

[nashith]

I had linked a lot of /usr directories using the script available on the forum, this included the theme folder as well. Installing the themes went without a problem.

[TheBootroo]

i luv it thx

[Pompi]

Does it also works without problems with the new firmware? Because for example the app manager looks completely different then before the new firmware

[Lacedaemon]

Not on App Manager. I need to add the new icons and re-upload.
Will keep you posted.

[junionwoon]

thanks lacedaemon for the theme and thanks guys for the installation procedure ...

finally got the theme up and running ... IT'S AWESOME ... !!!

cheers

[F2thaK]

was just using this theme and my phone was running really poorly, changed to another now its fine.... has it big image files??

[Lacedaemon]

@f2thak

I haven't noticed any difference. Not sure why yours is slow.

Updated achieve file:
New icons to fit the new App Manager

[mklass]

How do i update to get the new App Manager icons ?

[junionwoon]

@f2thak: i got the same lagging issue after using the matrix theme after updating the new firmware ... but everything is back to normal after a soft reset ...

[Lacedaemon]

You need to re-download the theme and re-install it :)
It's a newer version that contains the icons.

OR I just share the new icons and you place them under /usr/share/themes/backgrounds

[junionwoon]

You need to re-download the theme and re-install it :)
It's a newer version that contains the icons.

OR I just share the new icons and you place them under /usr/share/themes/backgrounds

hi lacedaemon,

how do i reinstall it?? i followed the same steps but final mv command had an error about

"mv: cannot remove .... : is a directory"

please help

cheers

[F2thaK]

@f2thak: i got the same lagging issue after using the matrix theme after updating the new firmware ... but everything is back to normal after a soft reset ...

yea i think its the tracker??

[mmlado]

When will this go into a repository, so it's easier to follow the changes and simpler to update?

[dannydj]

was just using this theme and my phone was running really poorly, changed to another now its fine.... has it big image files??

same here..turned back to a default theme..

but this matrix theme is really cute..

[Lacedaemon]

When will this go into a repository, so it's easier to follow the changes and simpler to update?


I am not sure what it's needed to pack a theme for repository upload.

[Flandry]

When will this go into a repository, so it's easier to follow the changes and simpler to update?

I'd like to know that too. Life's too short for tar and cp. Bring on the repo debs.

My previous offer still stands to give help as needed with optifying for maemofication.

[Lacedaemon]

I am willing to optify / upload to repo if someone can point me to the right direction on how doing that on a theme.

[VeR]

here you are : http://translate.google.pl/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://forum.gsmcenter.pl/aplikacje-f113/n900-dost-p-do-plik-w-systemowych-wgrywanie-temat-w-t11084.html&sl=pl&tl=en Translation by google so good luck ;)

[Flandry]

It's probably best to start from a working .deb package and go from there.

I haven't worked on themes at all but in principle they shouldn't be different from an app installation. You can either put the bigger files into /opt somewhere in the install and then symlink to them in postinst or maybe links, or you can (in some cases) place the whole tree in /opt/maemo/ as if it was in / and it will work...not sure if that second approach will work with themes, though.

So you either move/link the bigger files in the install and postinst portion of your debian package scripts, or run the http://maemo.org/packages/view/maemo-optify/ utility over it. I've not used the utility, but many people have and i assume it works fairly well.

[Lacedaemon]

here you are : http://translate.google.pl/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://forum.gsmcenter.pl/aplikacje-f113/n900-dost-p-do-plik-w-systemowych-wgrywanie-temat-w-t11084.html&sl=pl&tl=en Translation by google so good luck ;)


Umm, that doesn't say how to upload a theme to a repository.
It's about installing the theme on the device.

[VeR]

ahh sry, i thought that you need instruction howto install theme :P my bad

[Flandry]

Sorry, is it creating the deb package for the theme that you need to know or just how to optify it once completed?

[Lacedaemon]

Both.

I just made a proper deb file out of theme maker, BUT the new Application Icons(from the new firmware) are still blue although I have added the green ones on the correct folder.
So, ThemeMaker needs an update, or I need to build the deb manually.

I am trying to build it manually through the device, hope it works.

[Flandry]

Worst case scenario then is you fix the deb that ThemeMaker produces. You have to upload the source package to the autobuilder to get it built, anyway, so if ThemeMaker just spits out a .deb you have to extract it and modify it and upload that.

We can take this to private messages, IM, or IRC if you like. Please explain what you have now and we can go from there.

[Lacedaemon]

Theme updated, check fist post for download.

What's new:

Theme is now .deb format
New green App Manager icons
New matrix thumbnail


Thanks to Flandry for the assistance.

[junionwoon]

Theme updated, check fist post for download.

What's new:

Theme is now .deb format
New green App Manager icons
New matrix thumbnail


Thanks to Flandry for the assistance.

hi,

how can the .deb be installed?? anyone can help??

thanks ..

[Flandry]

hi,

how can the .deb be installed?? anyone can help??

thanks ..

Yeah, i can help. Read the instructions right there where the link for the deb is.

[junionwoon]

Yeah, i can help. Read the instructions right there where the link for the deb is.

sorry was referring to how to remove the previous dir ... totally forgot abt uninstall :P

[DonPIZI]

HAMMER!!! Very nice theme!!

[Trancedancer]

I looooove your new theme!!!!! Wish that it was available in blue as well... But anyway, lovely!!!!!! Thanks!

[Lacedaemon]

Try harmony theme from ovi store. It's blue.

[Flandry]

LOL a blue matrix theme. Um, wut?

BTW this may have been the first unofficial theme to support custom app manager icons. Very fitting for the Matrix theme...

[chemist]

will this be a proper extras item soon? is there a garage project yet?

[Flandry]

will this be a proper extras item soon?

It's just waiting on konttori's update to Theme Maker that will output files suitable for upload to the autobuilder.

[Trancedancer]

You all have to try this program out, Catorise: http://my-maemo.com/software/applications.php?name=Catorise&fldAuto=1135&faq=32

Together with the Matrix Theme it looks AWSOME!!! Just what I've been waiting for!

[leviathan18]

we need a intro video from the matrix

[Lacedaemon]

Nice idea, I'll try to make one in Flash, although I might fail.

[Flandry]

I have no media fu, but here's how i see the phone startup video:
Some liberal editing and redubbing of the Rage music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGlML3FR8Y8)

Scene: Closeup of a monochrome computer monitor.
MONITOR: Call trans opt: received
NEO: I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of change.
MONITOR: Warning: Carrier anomaly
NEO: I came here to tell you how it's going to begin.
NEO: I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see.
MONITOR: Trace program: running
NEO: I'm going to show them a world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries, a world where anything is possible.
MONITOR: System failure
NEO: Where we go from there...
(Zoom to black.)
NEO: is a choice I leave to you.
(Continue zoom with judicious edit of Nokia N900 promo video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhTtsZATwBQ)

Result: about 30-40 s of awesome.

[Lacedaemon]

Yeah, I made a similar/simpler one with Adobe Flash. If someone that is more skilled with animation wanna do a better intro be my guest.

Preview file of the Matrix intro I made can be viewed here (http://share.ovi.com/media/Lacedaemon.Album1/Lacedaemon.10001).



//== Boot Video Installation ==\\

PREVIEW OF INTRO MOVIE: MATRIX.AVI (http://share.ovi.com/media/Lacedaemon.Album1/Lacedaemon.10001)

1) Download default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?f0jmzuunmok) (I edited it so you save time)
2) Connect to your N900 via SSH(search if you don't know how to do that)
3) Once connected, paste the default.conf you downloaded from step 1 to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ and overwrite the current one
4) To install the intro movie you need to transfer the video file (http://www.mediafire.com/?x03raazqwqa) to /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
5) Reboot your device and enjoy

\\== Boot Video Installation ==//

[Bec]

Which pill?

Blue pill:(

[Thor]

I managed to add the opening video using Terminal rather than SSH.
I copied the relevant files to an easily accessible location and then used the mv command.

(Please only do this at your own risk, I will not be to blame for any bricked devices!)

eg.

to backup the original file,
cp /etc/hildon-welcome.d/*.conf /home/user/MyDocs/

then to put in the video file (any way to optify this?)
mv /home/user/MyDocs/Matrix/media/*.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/

and to copy over the file that tells the phone which movie to play:
mv /home/user/MyDocs/Matrix/conf/*.conf /etc/hildon-welcome.d/

Nice work on the video.

[Lacedaemon]

Nice idea, will also add this installation method on first post.
Did you like the matrix boot video?

It seems that there is a glitch(green line appearing on the bottom) although that doesn't appear
when playing the video locally, only happens when the device boots.

Edit: If anyone has any idea about optifying the video let me know.

[Flandry]

You can optify it by putting it in /opt/ and making a symlink. It's pretty straightforward.

copy movie file to /opt/

cd /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
ln -s /opt/(name of video file) (name of video file)

ls -l
check to make sure you see the link in the listing

example
ln -s /opt/matrix.avi matrix.avi

Be careful not to delete the movie file in opt. I don't know what happens if it fails to find a boot video... hopefully nothing at all, but i don't want to test.

[Thor]

Nice idea, will also add this installation method on first post.
Did you like the matrix boot video?

It seems that there is a glitch(green line appearing on the bottom) although that doesn't appear
when playing the video locally, only happens when the device boots.

Edit: If anyone has any idea about optifying the video let me know.

Yeah I liked it. As I don't really like to reboot often, I can't remember the green line now, but it looked great :)
MAemoTRIX indeed, though I'm sure many will prefer just MATRIX.

I'm not sure if it's possible to optify this but it would be nice, or we could end up with lots of boot videos for different themes if people start making them. There is also the shutdown video that goes to "NOKIA" but I'm ok with it as it is.

I probably should have put mv instead of cp for the original default.conf but it's easy to make a new one with notepad on a PC and just edit the one you made to use the name of the original file.

Edit: Thanks to Flandry for showing me how to make a simlink to the video. I'll try it after dinner :)

What would be great is if there was a package that could do all this via the App Installer for everyone, once it's gone through testing. It seems fine for me so far. All themes I've tried (including from Ovi Store) seem to mess up the Ovi widget on the desktop.

[R-R]

Nice idea, will also add this installation method on first post.
Did you like the matrix boot video?

It seems that there is a glitch(green line appearing on the bottom) although that doesn't appear
when playing the video locally, only happens when the device boots.

Edit: If anyone has any idea about optifying the video let me know.

Video is great! But i think it can be a little bit better by tightening the delays to shorten it a bit to a length somewhere between 3 and 5 secs.

(also can the falling lines be desynced a little ? :P)

Great work! cheers! :-D

[jn183]

N900 would still boot fine without the intro video, at least for me.

The method using X to replace the startup video doesn't seems to work for me. I kept getting permission denied


Thx for the nice theme. :)

[Lacedaemon]

Video is great! But i think it can be a little bit better by tightening the delays to shorten it a bit to a length somewhere between 3 and 5 secs.

(also can the falling lines be desynced a little ? :P)

Great work! cheers! :-D

Well the falling letters is a static image(the one that is set as background for the theme), I just animated it. What do you mean by desynced?



The method using X to replace the startup video doesn't seems to work for me. I kept getting permission denied


Thx for the nice theme. :)

Could you try cp instead of mv?
Let us know.

[Thor]

N900 would still boot fine without the intro video, at least for me.

The method using X to replace the startup video doesn't seems to work for me. I kept getting permission denied


Thx for the nice theme. :)

Don't forget:

sudo gainroot

You're not actually replacing the video, just changing the filename that is being called.

[R-R]

Well the falling letters is a static image(the one that is set as background for the theme), I just animated it. What do you mean by desynced?

Desynced as in falling lines are not falling at the same speed as the one around them... That would mean cutting the image in vertical slice i guess with random speed !

[jn183]

Don't forget:

sudo gainroot

You're not actually replacing the video, just changing the filename that is being called.

Hah, that was it... forgot to input sudo gainroot...

It works now with "mv"

ty

[Lacedaemon]

Desynced as in falling lines are not falling at the same speed as the one around them... That would mean cutting the image in vertical slice i guess with random speed !

Oh, I see. Nice idea actually, will try that out and update.

[Flandry]

YWhat would be great is if there was a package that could do all this via the App Installer for everyone, once it's gone through testing. It seems fine for me so far. All themes I've tried (including from Ovi Store) seem to mess up the Ovi widget on the desktop.

I could add it to the debian package, i think, but i'm not sure everyone would want to change the startup video who wants the theme. I guess i could put in a prompt. Lacedaemon knows where to find me if he decides to put it in. :)

[Thor]

I could add it to the debian package, i think, but i'm not sure everyone would want to change the startup video who wants the theme. I guess i could put in a prompt. Lacedaemon knows where to find me if he decides to put it in. :)

Is it possible to put in a prompt? If so, that's the perfect way to do it, otherwise we'll end up with 2 deb files. One for the main theme and one for the startup video. Is there also a way that if it gets uninstalled, that it resets the video?

[Soulfarmer]

This loooks nice, any change it being available thru app manager sometime?

[Lacedaemon]

Yes it's in the works. In await of kontorri's response.

[Ralph]

Hi, thanks for the great job.
I still have some issues with the RSS widget.
I found out that the height of the buttons in the deb I downloaded yesterday is wrong, after resizing the to the height of 56px now the widget is shown correctly.
Can you please check and fix them for the other users of your theme?

Thanks again

[larry_al21]

i trie but when i tyoe sudo gainroot it says "enable RD mode if you want to break the device" what's the meaning of this? thanks

[anapospastos]

i trie but when i tyoe sudo gainroot it says "enable RD mode if you want to break the device" what's the meaning of this? thanks

Install this (http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/rootsh/) dude

[larry_al21]

thanks man! i will try it...

[Crom]

Looks nice! Great job.
I wondering if i have to use the X Terminal at all, or if i just can take the red pill and install the .deb file?..
Noob at linux, but i want this theme and the startup video. ;)

[Lacedaemon]

Red pill is disabled on new firmware as far as I know.
Why not use xterm?

[Lacedaemon]

Hi, thanks for the great job.
I still have some issues with the RSS widget.
I found out that the height of the buttons in the deb I downloaded yesterday is wrong, after resizing the to the height of 56px now the widget is shown correctly.
Can you please check and fix them for the other users of your theme?

Thanks again

Thanks for reporting this bug. I have uploaded a new .deb version which fixes the rss buttons.

[spinnukur]

I'm typing in exactly what the OP say's to do in Xterm for the startup video and everytime I do, I get a "No media found."

Not even gonna mess with SSH, as when you do a search it's not like a post just pops up saying "do this or do that."

You have to remember quite a few of us are Maemo noobs, and as such need to be spoken to in "Noob" language. Thanks again for this, just hope I can get it to work.

[Lacedaemon]

Did you place the files in the correct folder(Documents) ?

[spinnukur]

Did you place the files in the correct folder(Documents) ?




Update: Am I total Noob?? Yes, yes I am. The startup vid plays but only after it acts like it's showing the Nokia startup first, then does a little thing, then shows the vid.


On another note, is their an actual way of seeing "/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/" on the phone via both being plugged into the computer and unplugged?

[nicorumiz]

I read the all thread but I didn't understood if this package is optimized or not.

I'll try it tomorrow, I'll install SSH first.

Great theme!

[Lacedaemon]

Update: Am I total Noob?? Yes, yes I am. The startup vid plays but only after it acts like it's showing the Nokia startup first, then does a little thing, then shows the vid.


On another note, is their an actual way of seeing "/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/" on the phone via both being plugged into the computer and unplugged?

You mean the Nokia logo, then loader(dots), then boot video? that's normal.
About your second question, to see these folders directly from your phone open the browser and type: file:///
On the computer the other hand, you can view/edit them via SSH software(e.g winscp for windows/cyberduck for mac)
Stay away if you do not know what you are doing.

I read the all thread but I didn't understood if this package is optimized or not.

I'll try it tomorrow, I'll install SSH first.

Great theme!

You don't need SSH to install it, you can do it by installing the .deb file.
It is optimized.

[nicorumiz]

I'll change the theme right away but I need shh for replace the boot video.

How about make a video with some sounds?
With sound I mind the digital typing sound...you know what I mean?

I'll look for a sample and post it

[nicorumiz]

@lacedaemon:

I have one idea:

in the video, when all the symbols/letters are falling down, why you don't make them fall a little longer and with some tricks let appear MAEMO with those symbols?

something like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA

(not the song of course)

[Thor]

Update: Am I total Noob?? Yes, yes I am. The startup vid plays but only after it acts like it's showing the Nokia startup first, then does a little thing, then shows the vid.


On another note, is their an actual way of seeing "/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/" on the phone via both being plugged into the computer and unplugged?

I'm the same, never used Linux before the N900.

I could see that folder via X-terminal only.

[Thor]

@lacedaemon:

I have one idea:

in the video, when all the symbols/letters are falling down, why you don't make them fall a little longer and with some tricks let appear MAEMO with those symbols?

something like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA

(not the song of course)

You should be able to replace the video with any of your choice. I wonder if a .mp4 video will work ? You could strip out the music from the one you linked to, and shorten it if you want to.

[Lacedaemon]

@lacedaemon:

I have one idea:

in the video, when all the symbols/letters are falling down, why you don't make them fall a little longer and with some tricks let appear MAEMO with those symbols?

something like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA

(not the song of course)

It would get longer, which isn't that good I suppose.
Also I am not sure how to do that.
I can provide the .fla file if you want to work on it.

[joseilopezn]

Hello i have 1 question, i have 2 starting videos now, i had the matrix one and i wanted to go back to the original but i tried it and added another video folder, for example i made mv /home/user/Mydocs/.documents/welcome-hildon/media or something wrong like that i think and now have nokia hands on video 2 times at start, how can i delete one so i can fix that anbd have one??

[nicorumiz]

@Lacedaemon

I installed the theme and the video trough Terminal and everything worked out fine.

I have not Idea how to do that video but I can try, which program should I use in order to edit .fla on mac/debian/win machines...any idea?

Thanks for this beautiful theme/boot video!

[joseilopezn]

well i really need a little help here, i need to delete one of the 2 nokia hands on videos, what i have to do?

[nicorumiz]

you have the same video playing twice?

[joseilopezn]

yea, how can i fix that?

[nicorumiz]

If you do you probably have to step back on page 1 and reload the file default.conf (bottom of the first post - If you want to revert back to the default nokia boot video(Hands-v32-h264.avi) copy this default.conf)

also if you would like to check if the video is there do this on terminal

sudo
cd /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media
ls

after typing ls you should see the files inside that folder and you should have:

Hands-v32-h264.avi
matrix.avi

if is correct replacing that file should be enough, if you have the video "hands" twice you have to remove one.

[joseilopezn]

ok if i find 2 files somewhere for example in that folder how can i delete it?

[nicorumiz]

the command is rm.

I'm a noob too, I'm starting now with Linux so...

I think will be

rm Hands-v32-h264.avi

but I don't think is possible to have the same file twice (with the same name) in the same folder....

just restore the file default.conf for now.

[joseilopezn]

maybe i added the other hands on video in another folder but im not sure what folder was, how can i see a list of folders?

[joseilopezn]

ok look i have 3 avi's there, maemo 5 , hands on, and matrix, buit i think the problem was with default conf, in what folder are the vonf's after install? because maybe i have to delete one of those

[joseilopezn]

ok but it plays twice, well is nice, how i have maemo 5 + hands on in sequence
lolx xD

[nicorumiz]

You can put 100 copies of that video on your phone, it doesn't matter.

The file default.conf pick the one that have to play when your phone is switched on, as long as that one is all right you should be fine.

you can browse all the folders with cd

for Example:

cd /usr -> you are in the /usr folder

with

ls

you can see the files inside.

[joseilopezn]

but maybe i have something like 2 default.conf 's files, like default.conf, and default_1.conf. or cannt it be possible? i just need to check the folders that have the conf's files not the avi ones

[nicorumiz]

ok, for check the configuration file you have to do this:

sudo
cd /etc/hildon-welcome.d
ls


you should have only

default.conf

Let me know

[joseilopezn]

i think i found the error, i have a folder named "hildon" only and i have in one file named "welcome", i think that was the second conf file,

[joseilopezn]

and i have into hildon-welcome.d folder another "file" called "media, maybe are one of those.

[nicorumiz]

where is the folder "hildon"? is inside "hildon-welcome.d"?

[joseilopezn]

because i made cd to them and cannt go in, so they are files not folders. In the folder hildon-welcome.d, i have default.conf, and another called media but cannt go in

[nicorumiz]

I don't have that media file/folder...

But if you run ls inside cd /etc you can find one hildon file/folder

did you try to replace the file default.conf?

[joseilopezn]

yes and when i replace i can change the first video and not the second one, the second one still hans on, so you have that hildon folder? what you have inside that cd etc/hildon? have you theme and welcome or just "theme"? i need to know if i will delete only the one inside hildon.welcome.d that is "media" only or the other into etc/hildon called "welcome" also?

[nicorumiz]

inside etc/hildon I have only theme

Before deleting any files you better try and move it to /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/

[joseilopezn]

how to move them to documents?

[nicorumiz]

I think what you have to do is:

mv /etc/hildon/welcome.conf /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/

I'm not sure about the extension of the file "welcome"

when that is done try to browse your folder Documents from the file manager on you phone, you should be able to see the file welcome there.

If you don see it mean that something went wrong.

[joseilopezn]

ok ill try, i message you if i fix that

[joseilopezn]

and should i move the other file " etc/hildon-welcome.d/media " also? to documents?

[nicorumiz]

Yes, I think so.

on hildon-media.d I have only default.conf

[joseilopezn]

what you have inside that /hildon-welcome.d folder?

[joseilopezn]

lol i love you, it fixed, thx for helping me. :D

[joseilopezn]

i have now only maemo video but i should use 2 videos, first nokia then maemo 5 after lolx XD, nah just joking, its fixed, maybe was one of those archives but not sure about wich one, but all 2 were in wrong places, all 2 were .conf files. so all 2 were at wrong place, you should test maemo5 start video it looks quite nice

[nicorumiz]

good :-)

my firs fix!

If I really helped you click on ""Thanks!" button.

I really like the maemo fly by video!

[HtheB]

Hi, I found some bugs, I didnt read the whole thread, maybe someone already mentioned them before, but... here they are:

The OVI icon is nowhere when u add the OVI widget....

When using Pidgin, there is a "white" bar (shown with red arrows) just above the empty place where you can type... just a bit annoying :(

Also, selected tabs will have a "green" top (shown with blue arrow), I think you can remove that... It will be nicer..
See the screenshots for your self what I mean :)
Hope those will get fixed! :D

Awesome theme! :)

[Lacedaemon]

Thanks HtheB.
I just fixed the ovi bug. I'll try to fix the text input box bug also and upload new .deb on first post.

[HtheB]

Thanks HtheB.
I just fixed the ovi bug. I'll try to fix the text input box bug also and upload new .deb on first post.

Awesome work! thnx pal

[joseilopezn]

Guys 1 question, i updated to new firmware version 2-2009 etc... but i cannt install deb files now with pill method, how can i install deb files now?

[jakiman]

Guys 1 question, i updated to new firmware version 2-2009 etc... but i cannt install deb files now with pill method, how can i install deb files now?

via xterminal. You will need rootsh installed.
then from xterminal, type the two commands

root
dpkg -i file.deb

[s2kver02]

Guys i tried changing the boot video to matrix but when i try to revert back to old nokia hands on xterm it says file not found. I did put the file to documents folder and followed the code still no luck.

pls help me out

thanks

[Lacedaemon]

The nokia boot video is already included in the device.
All you need to do is change the default.conf file or download the stock one from first post.

[s2kver02]

The nokia boot video is already included in the device.
All you need to do is change the default.conf file or download the stock one from first post.

that what i did but the code is not working

[Paranoxe]

that what i did but the code is not working

if you enter in the terminal:

ls /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media

You should see two videos the Hands-v32-h264.avi and matrix.avi

Now, if you installed leafpad and root you can type:

root
leafpad /etc/hildon-welcome.d/default.conf

There is:

[hildon-welcome]
filename=matrix.avi

change matrix.avi for Hands-v32-h264.avi

;)

[vinfdz]

sorry guys, I am New here, I tried to install the theme into my phone which is with the latest firmware.

i type all the referred code, but it shows that i need action option????.

the code i type is
sudo gainroot
dpkg i- anrion/documents/matrix.deb


can someone help....

[Paranoxe]

sorry guys, I am New here, I tried to install the theme into my phone which is with the latest firmware.

i type all the referred code, but it shows that i need action option????.

the code i type is
sudo gainroot
dpkg i- anrion/documents/matrix.deb


can someone help....

It is -i, not i-

[Lacedaemon]

Also, if you don't know what you are doing please wait until it is up on the extras repository.
I will let you know when and if it will be, hopefully soon.

[Trancedancer]

That would be wonderful! Will it be possible to update the theme once you release an updated version???
I loooove the theme, you're the man!!! Now, if there were only a nice looking Matrix-screensaver for N900! :p

/Henrik

[Trancedancer]

if you enter in the terminal:

ls /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media

You should see two videos the Hands-v32-h264.avi and matrix.avi

Now, if you installed leafpad and root you can type:

root
leafpad /etc/hildon-welcome.d/default.conf

There is:

[hildon-welcome]
filename=matrix.avi

change matrix.avi for Hands-v32-h264.avi

;)


----------

Wooow, this really worked!!!!!!! THANKS A MILLION!!!
Now I also have a niiiice and sexy Matrix-N900!!!
I'll post your guide on the Swedish Maemo-forum today!

Thanks!!!

[vinfdz]

It is -i, not i-

oh sorry it was a typo error, i did type -i

[Paranoxe]

----------

Wooow, this really worked!!!!!!! THANKS A MILLION!!!
Now I also have a niiiice and sexy Matrix-N900!!!
I'll post your guide on the Swedish Maemo-forum today!

Thanks!!!

:D

oh sorry it was a typo error, i did type -i

You should really read carefully the first post from Lacedaemon. If you download it in the Documents of the n900 (not the memory card) and type *exactly* his code.. it will work for sure only if you installed rootsh.

I consider myself a noob too. But I search a lot in the forum to find what I want and I learn things at the same time ;)

[viegas]

I'm always getting a dpkg error... :(

[Paranoxe]

I'm always getting a dpkg error... :(
I redownloaded the file and it works well. I almost sure that you didn't follow correctly his guide. I really don't know what to tell you more.
Good luck!

[viegas]

This is the only theme that I can't install.

Can I have RedAlert installed to install this one? The error that I'm getting is related to /.DS_Store and the process is killed or something like that. Any hint? :confused:

[HtheB]

I'll try to fix the text input box bug also and upload new .deb on first post.

Did you find out what the problem was?

[Lacedaemon]

This is the only theme that I can't install.

Can I have RedAlert installed to install this one? The error that I'm getting is related to /.DS_Store and the process is killed or something like that. Any hint? :confused:

Yeah unfortunately that is my fault(or Macintosh's fault).
If you delete RedAlert theme you won't be getting that error.

Will fix the .DS_Store issue and upload new version.

[Flandry]

The Apple virus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store#Placement) strikes again. :P

[Dargo]

IM stuck at this part

//== Theme Installation ==\\

1) To install you need to transfer the downloaded .deb file to your N900(for example Documents folder)
2) Open xterm and type(you need rootsh for this):
Code:

sudo gainroot
dpkg -i MyDocs/.documents/matrix.deb

I cannot install it it says Cannot access file not such directory or something... PLease Help?

[Dargo]

Nvm, I just look for how to install it,
My friend you should add the correct command for the x-terminal since noobs like me can get a head ache and confusion i just install it by useing
dpkg -i /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.deb

Your missing the /home/user Part

[Paranoxe]

When you open the terminal you are suppose to be already in /home/user

You can check that by typing pwd in the terminal.

a good trick when you enter a path is by touching the 'Tab' button on the screen (between the 'Ctrl' and 'Esc' button on the screen) before completing the path. It will fill automaticaly the name of your path.

e.g. by typing cd /h and then pressing 'Tab' on the screen, it will write for you cd /home if there is nothing else that starts with h.

This is quicker and you know that the directory exists at the same time!

[Strutten]

1) Download default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?f0jmzuunmok) (I edited it so you save time)
2) Connect to your N900 via SSH(search if you don't know how to do that)
3) Once connected, paste the default.conf you downloaded from step 1 to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ and overwrite the current one
4) To install the intro movie you need to transfer the video file (http://www.mediafire.com/?x03raazqwqa) to /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
5) Reboot your device and enjoy



No matter what I do, the boot video (any boot video, really) is gone. I've ssh:d, and copied the .conf file to correct folder, I've copied the matrix video to the right location (eventually even to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/media/ where the Nokia boot video was located when I started the operation. Nothing helps, and I don't get any boot video at all. Does anybody know what's wrong?

[Paranoxe]

I use leafpad to do it. Maybe it will work for you too. Check this post:

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=485984&postcount=186

[Strutten]

I use leafpad to do it. Maybe it will work for you too. Check this post:

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=485984&postcount=186

That could be useful, but I already have the right .conf file.

[Shaichico]

Great theme Lacedaemon!
Is there any chance you can PM the location of the fla file of the matrix avi. I would like to do some chances to give people choices as a startup.

thnx in advance
Shai!

[mankir]

Proudly presenting matrixReloaded: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=494715#post494715

[Lacedaemon]

Great theme Lacedaemon!
Is there any chance you can PM the location of the fla file of the matrix avi. I would like to do some chances to give people choices as a startup.

thnx in advance
Shai!

Sure you got a PM.

[LiquidCuriosity]

Any hope of a theme like this coming to the n800's?

[Shaichico]

Lace thnx for PM!

[nbvora13]

While installing this theme I'm having following errors:

short read in buffer_copy (failed to write to pipe in copy)
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2

short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during './opt/themes/matrix/startup-wizard/StartupWizardListBgNormal.png'

Please help resolving it.

Thanks,
~nV!

[Lacedaemon]

I just tried to install it and everything went fine.
Not sure why you getting this error.

[nbvora13]

I just tried to install it and everything went fine.
Not sure why you getting this error.

I found why. Because from my N900 the link where this file is hosted (mediashare) disconnects frequently due to poor signal and/or ads opened on mediashare site.

I installed by going to app mgr -> downloads -> desktop -> matrix...

Let me know if that's the latest one. Thanks.

PS :: Theme is very good...

~nV!

[Tjgib2001]

hey top theme, maybe you could make use of my vid which also has the matrix background. maybe as intro vid or sommat.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMYOc__J-RI

[ajamils]

hey top theme, maybe you could make use of my vid which also has the matrix background. maybe as intro vid or sommat.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMYOc__J-RI

Good concept but way too color full and too many animations which makes it look less professional. If you stick with one type of font, color and animation that will make it look even better.

[Lacedaemon]

While installing this theme I'm having following errors:

short read in buffer_copy (failed to write to pipe in copy)
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2

short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during './opt/themes/matrix/startup-wizard/StartupWizardListBgNormal.png'

Please help resolving it.

Thanks,
~nV!


Matrix theme is now on extras testing (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/matrix/1.1/)(1.1 version is up).
Please test and vote.

Additional thanks goes to Flandry and D-livil.

[Ralph]

I just found out that the color highlight of a selected SMS is blue.
I dont' know if this is a bug or a feature but I prefer green everywhere in the matrix theme.
So i changed

.MessagingBubbleClickedBackgroundColor {
background-color: #37b4fc;
}

in

.MessagingBubbleClickedBackgroundColor {
background-color: #68e000;
}

in css/colors.css. Now after a reboot the highlight color is green.

[Ronaldo]

Very nice theme, i'm currently using it. Is it possible to have some sound in the start up video so i know phone has started.

thanks

[Lacedaemon]

Since some people deslike boot sounds, you can edit the avi and add any sound you want.

[cjp]

Hi!

Thanks for the great-looking theme! I just love the way the background image works as you flick between desktops and the way text turns green when it is selected.

But say, would you be interested in making a darker theme? The backgrounds of buttons are a bit light in my opinion. How about making them almost all-black and any lettering on the buttons could be the cool cyber-green that's in wide use in the theme. I think now backgrounds and buttons are gray and I would like to see them black(er). I think just generally the boxes and buttons would fit in to the rest of the theme a little nicer, were they just a little darker. What do you think?

Also, the screen where you enter the PIN appears in somekind of a window. Maybe the window frame should be darker or dissolved into the black background all together? Looks more like an error prompt to me. Could it be my language setting (finnish)? I don't receive any errors, though to be clear.

I imagine it's really hard to pull off while maintaining this stylish look, but would be nice if you would play around with some of the key theme elements from Matrix. For example the red and blue pill or perhaps a white rabbit as an easter egg of some sort. For example, the button to say "OK" to continue after entering PIN could be the red pill and some button marking the exit could be either the blue pill or the white rabbit.

Or just keep it as it is: the best theme for the N900 at the moment.

[SonicMist]

Hi, quick question, does anybody know where can I get the theme shown at http://pidgin.garage.maemo.org/ from?
It looks pretty cool to me ...

Vince.

[JohnLF]

It's Maemo 4 on the N8x0

[Helmuth]

Matrix theme is now on extras testing (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/matrix/1.1/)(1.1 version is up).

Would you please add a link to Bugzilla?
Without this package can't migrate from testing to extras. :)

[Lacedaemon]

Sure, how exactly do I do that?

[Flandry]

Add one field to the debian/control file and point it to this thread or your email address

http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras-testing/QA_Checklist#Lack_of_bug_reporting_database

[Orbiter]

Every time I reboot my n900 the original Nokia Nseries theme is loaded instead of the matrix theme. However, the matrix desktop background is there, but not the icons.
The matrix theme is not selected when I open the theme selector.

I have installed the matrix theme using the application manager where I activated Extra-testing as catalog.

[SonicMist]

It's Maemo 4 on the N8x0

Yes,the theme shown at http://pidgin.garage.maemo.org/ is the N8x0 theme "layout", but those specific "3D shaded" icons with mirror effect and raised window border and colors, that's a specific theme "design". Any idea where I can download it from?

Thanks,

Vince.

[SonicMist]

Any idea where I can get the theme shown at http://pidgin.garage.maemo.org/ from?

Thanks,

Vince.

[Lacedaemon]

Umm, that's not a maemo 5 theme SonicMist

[tirivaenim]

I have copied the files to my Documents folder but in X Terminal am failing to succeed. It's my 1st time using X Terminal so am very nervous but am typing as follows:

sudo gainroot (enter)
"Enable RD mode if you want to break your device ~$"
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi (enter)
"BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2. legal-1osso26+0m5) multi-cal binary

Usage: mv [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
or: mv [OPTION]... SOURCE.... DIRECTORY
~$
At this point I continued and typed

/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ (enter)
"/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ : not found
~ $

I have copied the file into my Documents directory under N900... way forward please?

[Jinux]

I have copied the files to my Documents folder but in X Terminal am failing to succeed. It's my 1st time using X Terminal so am very nervous but am typing as follows:

sudo gainroot (enter)
"Enable RD mode if you want to break your device ~$"
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi (enter)
"BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2. legal-1osso26+0m5) multi-cal binary

Usage: mv [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
or: mv [OPTION]... SOURCE.... DIRECTORY
~$
At this point I continued and typed

/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ (enter)
"/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ : not found
~ $

I have copied the file into my Documents directory under N900... way forward please?

It looks like you've split the command over two lines

$ mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/

is what you want - all as one line :)

While I'm here, I've managed to bork my /usr/share/themes/beta/gtk-2.0/gtkrc file - Can anyone attach me a copy of theirs please? :)

[TNiga]

I have copied the files to my Documents folder but in X Terminal am failing to succeed. It's my 1st time using X Terminal so am very nervous but am typing as follows:

sudo gainroot (enter)
"Enable RD mode if you want to break your device ~$"
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi (enter)
"BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2. legal-1osso26+0m5) multi-cal binary

Usage: mv [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
or: mv [OPTION]... SOURCE.... DIRECTORY
~$
At this point I continued and typed

/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ (enter)
"/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/ : not found
~ $

I have copied the file into my Documents directory under N900... way forward please?

You probably don't have rootsh installed since it says "Enable RD mode if you want to break your device", so you need to install it from application manager first. And also your mv command is wrong but someone already mentioned that.

[zaedej]

Is there a way we can make the wallpaper animated, like moving kinda like live wallpaper.Example would be like a Nexus one theme.

[ply123]

noob here.
this command:
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
should be given before or after sudo gainroot enter or alone...?tried both but only result is option...source destination...
can't load the boot video...please help...I've already installed rootsh...followed the saving options correctly...
Please help...

[mikki-kun]

Lacedaemon, how did you do the Matrix-bootscreen? It looks awesome, but I'd like to get that tweaked a lil, changing what is written down there and maybe prolonging it a lil if it needs that.

If you could tell me the app I could try making it by myself or, if you are up to change it I'd appreciate it if you could tweak it to the followings (Every line would be a new screen with $MATRIX being the 'falling matrixchars'):

Welcome to keynet
Enter Username: mikki-kun
Enter Password: ********
Access granted
$MATRIX

So far one hell of a bootvideo :) I really like it.

[cjp]

Lacedaemon, how did you do the Matrix-bootscreen? It looks awesome, but I'd like to get that tweaked a lil, changing what is written down there and maybe prolonging it a lil if it needs that.

If you could tell me the app I could try making it by myself or, if you are up to change it I'd appreciate it if you could tweak it to the followings (Every line would be a new screen with $MATRIX being the 'falling matrixchars'):

Welcome to keynet
Enter Username: mikki-kun
Enter Password: ********
Access granted
$MATRIX

So far one hell of a bootvideo :) I really like it.

Seek out the user 'leetut' on these forums. He's known for being generous enough to make bootvideos for people. Maybe he can help?

As for chaning the boot video, you need only to download 'Bootscreen' that allows you to put any video you want as the boot video.

[crash16]

http://www.uploadgeek.com/thumb-0ACB_4BF06D84.jpg (http://www.uploadgeek.com/share-0ACB_4BF06D84.html)


this is my lock slider background... i think is better than the black background:P

[adalal]

Thanks a ton lancedaemon! this theme is actually amazing

I was wondering if you have the template that he made for the bootscreen just to change the beginning text :D

thanks!

[CasTTeLLo]

Hello,

This is a green based theme, which was created by:
kontorri (http://talk.maemo.org/member.php?u=135), the developer of ThemeMaker (https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=36).
Additional thanks goes to Flandry and other maemo members who have helped to finish this theme.

What I did

Added backgrounds
Changed Media player/Clock/App Manager backgrounds
Changed notification colors to green
Green progress bars
Green media player icons
New lockscreen(preview on post #7)
Darker icons
Fixed bugs
Updated for new firmware
Added new boot video(see below)
Packaged .deb


//== Theme Installation ==\\

Matrix theme is now on extras testing (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/matrix/1.1/)(1.1 version is up).
Install via the App Manager.
Please test and vote.

Additional thanks goes to Flandry and D-livil.

\\== Theme Installation ==//



//== Boot Video Installation ==\\

PREVIEW OF INTRO MOVIE: MATRIX.AVI (http://share.ovi.com/media/Lacedaemon.Album1/Lacedaemon.10001)

1) Download default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?f0jmzuunmok) (I edited it so you save time)
2) Connect to your N900 via SSH(search if you don't know how to do that)
3) Once connected, paste the default.conf you downloaded from step 1 to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ and overwrite the current one
4) To install the intro movie you need to transfer the video file (http://www.mediafire.com/?x03raazqwqa) to /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
5) Reboot your device and enjoy

OR

1) Download default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?f0jmzuunmok) and matrix.avi (http://www.mediafire.com/?x03raazqwqa)
2) Add these files on N900 Documents folder
3) Open Xterm and type:

sudo gainroot
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/matrix.avi /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media/
mv /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/default.conf /etc/hildon-welcome.d/

\\== Boot Video Installation ==//

If you want to revert back to the default nokia boot video(Hands-v32-h264.avi) copy this default.conf (http://www.mediafire.com/?duzyyyunbdk)
to your N900 Documents folder, open xterm and type:

sudo gainroot
mv home/user/MyDocs/.documents/default.conf /etc/hildon-welcom.d/


Preview

only background changed on my phone...installed via app manager....need advices pls...thanks

edited : Problem solved - go to setting-theme-matrix-done....thanks:D:D

[Helmuth]

this is my lock slider background... i think is better than the black background:P

Nice, but where to get it without the "crash" lettering?

This has nothing to do with Matrix.

[megaexer]

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3771/matrixn.jpg

[young-jedi]

unfortunately this have a virtual keyboard bug after updating to PR1.2. hoping for update as for me this is the best theme ever.

[Helmuth]

Hmm... and I lost all items, shortcuts and widgets on the desktop after the update. It's all empty. Have to place and arrange them again. :(
Edit: Oh, no... sorry. Second restart brings them back again. :D

[CasTTeLLo]

unfortunately this have a virtual keyboard bug after updating to PR1.2. hoping for update as for me this is the best theme ever.

agreed :D:D

[Parlapipas]

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3771/matrixn.jpg

Thanks for the background Megaexer. This theme really rocks and that was a cool addition. All that remains is the virtual keyboard to be updated.

[truelies1]

I would like if the Matrix.avi can have sound

[lunatik]

unfortunately this have a virtual keyboard bug after updating to PR1.2. hoping for update as for me this is the best theme ever.

I posted a bug-report considering this issue. Please vote or comment here: https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=5852&group_id=1285&atid=4832

[Parlapipas]

I posted a bug-report considering this issue. Please vote or comment here: https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=5852&group_id=1285&atid=4832

I couldn't find a vote button, so I commented below you. Thanks for setting it up.

[crash16]

could you tell me how did you packaged it to deb? I am struggling to do it but without succesc till now....thanx

[CasTTeLLo]

there is no update yet???