[Theme] IivilSteel

[d-iivil]

Hi there,

IivilSteel Theme 2.0.2.2 is now on extras-testing.

What's changed:
- new IivilSteeled buttons
- some very minor color & transparency tweaks

Please test and then cast your vote here:
http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/iivilsteel/2.0.2.2/

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New 2.0 version is completely re-designed.

Latest version with changelogs & bugtracker is also always available at:
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/iivilsteel/

I first though I'd make this steelish theme for my own personal use, but since it turned out to be decent-looking on my phone I desided to share it with the community.

I'm sure there are some bugs here and there since this is the first theme I've ever made. Please report found bugs in this thread and I shall fix 'em as soon as I can.

Cheers.

Disclaimer: I take no resposibility if you wreck your device or ruin your life installing this theme. I've only tested it in my own N900 and it runs fine on it.

http://i10.aijaa.com/b/00080/5713340.png (http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=5713340.png)

[F2thaK]

nice 1........................

[evil_m0nkey]

looks promising.

Cant wait to download it from ovi store or the repositories

[d-iivil]

looks promising.

Cant wait to download it from ovi store or the repositories

I still need to figure out how to get it into repos :)

[Ahmed360]

Nice man...

thanks

[andrewfblack]

I still need to figure out how to get it into repos :)

You need a garage account then, you need to request to be a maintainer on garage, then you need to build theme as a source package. Then upload on Extras assistant

[d-iivil]

Still waiting for garage-project approval. In the meantime I fixed some minor things here and there and updated package can be downloaded from here:
http://www.firenote.com/D-Iivil/iivilsteel.deb

Still need to work on some new buttons, don't personally like how they are now.

[kake]

Great looking theme! Next you have to do "iivilsteel.AVI" boot video, with metal music soundclip.

kiitos :)

[d-iivil]

Great looking theme! Next you have to do "iivilsteel.AVI" boot video, with metal music soundclip.

kiitos :)

I was already thinking of implementing a boot video with short clip of audio where smith is battering steel, but had no time to do it yet :-P

[d-iivil]

Inspired by kake, I made a boot video matching my theme. You can download it here:
http://www.firenote.com/D-Iivil/iivilsteel.avi

Though I don't know how to include it in .deb -package correctly (don't want to overwrite the original, just edit the proper file to point to my video). If someone knows, please share the knowledge with me also :)

[WebSamE]

Looking good... keep up the good work...

[d-iivil]

I'm going to upload new versions of this theme on maemo-garage from now on:
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/iivilsteel/

[kake]

Inspired by kake, I made a boot video matching my theme. You can download it here:
http://www.firenote.com/D-Iivil/iivilsteel.avi

Though I don't know how to include it in .deb -package correctly (don't want to overwrite the original, just edit the proper file to point to my video). If someone knows, please share the knowledge with me also :)

Thanks mate! Man that was quick:)

I already downloadet it and now it plays in my N900 everytime i boot the device! Cool video and not too long at all :)

Here's how you can change your boot video. (you need rootsh to do this)

Instructions:

1- Copy the video to /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media
2- Go to /etc/hildon-welcome.d/ and edit the default.conf file or create a similar one (the videos will play by the alphabetic order of the .conf files)

[Tesno]

Very nice theme. I find selected text very hard to see in browser adress bar. Any changes to adjust that without messing anything else?

[d-iivil]

Very nice theme. I find selected text very hard to see in browser adress bar. Any changes to adjust that without messing anything else?
Yes! How did I miss that myself :)
It's doable and I'll fix that in next version soon. Thanks for spotting that.

[d-iivil]

New version (1.3.3) is now available from:
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/iivilsteel/

Release notes:
- Fixed selected text coloring
- Added bootvideo (does not delete default Nokia Hands-video, included video is shown after Nokia hands)
- Fixed uninstaller

UNINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS BEFORE INSTALLING:
Change your theme into something else than IivilSteel
Open terminal and type:
sudo gainroot
dpkg -r iivilsteel


After that you can install the latest version by following guides in the first post of this thread.

[roundyz]

What a kick-*** theme! Well done!

[d-iivil]

Okay.. I managed to upload the package to extras-dev, but it won't install correctly. For some reason most files are missing after the installation. So don't install the theme from extras-dev yet. Allthough it won't do any harm to try installing it, it just wont appear on themes-list :)

I'll try to fix it soon.

[jorjino]

Very nice theme!
Yesterday I installed it and am using it. I like very much the "glass" effect of start and shut icons.

Regards and keep going!

[d-iivil]

Finally I got sorted out problems with submitting theme into Extras-devel.

IivilSteel can be now downloaded & installed from extras-devel repository (insert here the usual warning about installing stuff from devel).

[Tesno]

Another thing, any idea why the clock kinda shows the previous number behind the current time from time to time? There are also some other minor graphic bugs

[d-iivil]

Another thing, any idea why the clock kinda shows the previous number behind the current time from time to time? There are also some other minor graphic bugs
I've noticed the clock-bug also and it seems to be related into top bar being slightly transparent. If I remove the transparency it's allright but doesn't look so nice anymore.

What other bugs you found? Screenshots would be appreciated :)

I'm going to work with buttons today and I could fix other things at the same time.

Thanks for testing!

[chase15]

is this optified? and can be installed via download manager?

[d-iivil]

is this optified? and can be installed via download manager?

Read the opening post. It's all there, but here's the deal in a nutshell:
- theme is optified
- included boot video isn't optified (yet), it takes 1,4megs of rootfs. Instructions of removal the video are in the opening post
- theme can be installed via application manager, but you need to enable extras-devel repository

I try to manage uploading a new version today which includes some bug fixes, new buttons and optified boot video.

[d-iivil]

New version (1.3.7.2) is now on extras-devel and will soon be available on extras-testing also (hopefully).

- removed the boot video from the package since it was eating rootfs. User who want to have modified boot video can download the video from HERE (http://www.firenote.com/D-Iivil/iivilsteel.avi).
- added new buttons and back & close -icons

[Lacedaemon]

If you need help optifying your boot video here's how:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=472243&postcount=118

[d-iivil]

If you need help optifying your boot video here's how:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=472243&postcount=118

Actually I managed to get it optified but then I couldn't get the correct .config -file to be included in the package correctly. Maybe I'll include the bootvideo again in next release if I get that problem sorted out.

[d-iivil]

Now on extras-testing. Please test and vote:
http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/iivilsteel/1.3.7.2/

[Tesno]

What other bugs you found? Screenshots would be appreciated :)

Just some other color disturbance on the upper panel. Lighter grey box behind the website name. Hope they vanish after update. Love the new icons. :P

[d-iivil]

Just some other color disturbance on the upper panel. Lighter grey box behind the website name. Hope they vanish after update. Love the new icons. :P

That is also related into transparency in the upper panel.

Maybe I need to remove the transparency and try to make it look cool without it. That's a bug how Maemo UI is handling the upper bar (it just places a new image on top of the other without clearing the "old" one first and because of that you have two semi-transparent-images overlaying eachother and that causes that lighter color-issue :/

[sorodoros]

There is no text difference (bold or color) between read and unread email

[d-iivil]

There is no text difference (bold or color) between read and unread email

Thanks, I'll fix it. Don't use N900's email client myself so I didn't notice this.

[sorodoros]

Thanks, I'll fix it. Don't use N900's email client myself so I didn't notice this.

Don't blame you, but what else is there?

[d-iivil]

Don't blame you, but what else is there?

Umm.. what is and where else?

I fixed the email-coloring issue, though I'm not sure if the difference is large enough, but I'll adjust it if it seems to be problem in the future.

I also got solved the top bar messing around -issue.

New version is uploading to extras-devel right now...

[d-iivil]

Since the builder seems to be busy I uploaded the latest version to garage if someone wants to install it from .deb:
https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=1263

[sorodoros]

Umm.. what is and where else?

What do you use as an email client on you n900?

[d-iivil]

What do you use as an email client on you n900?
Just using gmail via browser.

[d-iivil]

Latest version is now available on extras-devel and it has following fixes:
- unread e-mails color issue
- uninstaller won't give errors anymore
- new finger buttons
- fixed color issues with top bar
Latest version with changelogs & bugtracker are also available at:
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/iivilsteel/

[jakiman]

I've tried nearly everything and this is the most complete / well thought out themse.
With this wallpaper set, it just can't be beat! (well, for me anyways. =P)
http://n900wallpapers.com/wallpaper/dark-stripes

Thank you D-livil. I hope you make some more great themes like this one. =)

[d-iivil]

I've tried nearly everything and this is the most complete / well thought out themse.
With this wallpaper set, it just can't be beat! (well, for me anyways. =P)
http://n900wallpapers.com/wallpaper/dark-stripes

Thank you D-livil. I hope you make some more great themes like this one. =)

Thank you :)
Indeed it works nice with that background set.

My next project will be turning IivilSteel into light version which is more readable in bright daylight, but I guess I'll wait for the summer to come to get some motivation to do it :)

[sorodoros]

All the improvements work really well. Email read/unread too, though the difference between the two colors is perhaps a tad too subtle. If unread could be bold text on top of the color that would be awesome.

[d-iivil]

All the improvements work really well. Email read/unread too, though the difference between the two colors is perhaps a tad too subtle. If unread could be bold text on top of the color that would be awesome.

I'm afraid that it cannot be bolded just changin theme settigs. It would require modifying the e-mail app itself :/

[Grant]

Just installed this theme for the first time, and all I can say is WOW! Quality piece of work! Great look, and I really like how it makes the interface seem two or three times faster than with the default themes. Everything feels lightning quick, like I just upgraded my n900 or something. Thanks for this!

[Tesno]

http://i49.tinypic.com/bj8pj4.png

Monochromed omweather to fit in. :D

[d-iivil]

Looks nice Tesno :)

[d-iivil]

IivilSteel -theme 2.0 is now available on extras-testing or should be there in a minutes.

New 2.0 version is completely re-designed and includes new stuff like loopable wallpaper.

[sorodoros]

Loopable wall paper is totally cool.

Did you intend for bookmarks on the desktop to be so transparent? It look a little weird.

What other new stuff is there?

[d-iivil]

****, I forgot to remove transparency from web-shortcuts. I'll fix it on next release tomorrow, now I have to run, gotta gig to sing.

[Tesno]

Grey areas and fonts feel like they don't belong there. They kinda fight with white objects (part of fonts, web browser icons etc) in logic.

[sorodoros]

2.0.0.9

Native email client: I think unread color and read color should be switched (reversed). Currently it is counter intuitive.

[d-iivil]

2.0.0.9

Native email client: I think unread color and read color should be switched (reversed). Currently it is counter intuitive.

It will affect to every other area of the OS also. But I can tune the unread color a bit like I did with last version :)

[sorodoros]

It will affect to every other area of the OS also. But I can tune the unread color a bit like I did with last version :)

I was thinking about this, and was trying to remember how you did it before the big changes in 2.0. Yeah, that would work. Thanks!

[d-iivil]

I was thinking about this, and was trying to remember how you did it before the big changes in 2.0. Yeah, that would work. Thanks!

This is now fixed and updated version is @ extras-testing.

Please test and vote here:
http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/iivilsteel/2.0.1.0/

[mrebanza]

very dope theme

[sorodoros]

This is now fixed and updated version is @ extras-testing.

I find the email unread/rad colors much better this way. Bookmarks good, too. Thanks. Voted.

edit: noticed that you have your light version in devel. Probably a good thing, because IivilSteel is tough in sunlight.

[Meelis]

Looks good. Its a keeper!

Till now nothing to complain about :)

[Tesno]

Btw, is it possible to make iivilsteel 1 and 2 separate projects? I find both useful, and there was a pretty big change in update few days ago.

[d-iivil]

Btw, is it possible to make iivilsteel 1 and 2 separate projects? I find both useful, and there was a pretty big change in update few days ago.

You can find the earlier version from here as .deb -file:
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/iivilsteel/

[d-iivil]

Made some changes and package is now uploading to extras-devel.
It's available from there in hour or two.

Screenshot attached.

[d-iivil]

Seems like the repos are some how down. I can re-upload the package to autobuilder at monday, but if someone wants to test drive the latest version, it can be downloaded from here:
https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=1263&release_id=3233

[sorodoros]

Can you post a changelog?

[niqbal]

brilliant theme, i am using light version right now. lots of credit to developers

[That One Guy]

Very nice theme. Only thing that's keeping me from using it are the grey backgrounds in conversations.

[sorodoros]

Really. I think they are perfect. Very easy to read monochromes.What don't you like about it?

[d-iivil]

Very nice theme. Only thing that's keeping me from using it are the grey backgrounds in conversations.
They should be almost black. Did you reboot after installation?

[sorodoros]

Yes. I show two greys. One almost black for the "other" side of the conversation and medium grey for "Me". Isn't that right?

[d-iivil]

Can you post a changelog?
Changelog can be seen at garage page. Basically I just draw new skins for homescreen applets and buttons since they were still remains of the free template. I think this is now 90% ready (graphical elements are drawn by me).

[sorodoros]

Also,

Task manager notifications have black text, very easy to read.
desktop notifications have white text. Readable, but not great. Why not make them both black?

[d-iivil]

Also,

Task manager notifications have black text, very easy to read.
desktop notifications have white text. Readable, but not great. Why not make them both black?
Do you mean that balloon that pops out when a text message is received? If so, I can't change the text since it would make some other texts unreadable, but I could make that balloon darker.

[sorodoros]

Do you mean that balloon that pops out when a text message is received? If so, I can't change the text since it would make some other texts unreadable, but I could make that balloon darker.

SMS or email notifications. The little rectangle that flies across the top of the screen (task manager one) is fine. It has black text, and is very readable.

The other notification (on the desktop), which is larger has white text and is tough to read. Can you make the field darker in that one?

[d-iivil]

SMS or email notifications. The little rectangle that flies across the top of the screen (task manager one) is fine. It has black text, and is very readable.

The other notification (on the desktop), which is larger has white text and is tough to read. Can you make the field darker in that one?

I'm still not sure what you mean. I guess I'll have to wait for a sms to arrive so that I can see if it's what I'm thinking of :-D

The notifications that are inside a long bar that fills the entire screen from left to right are fine, the text is black (or it's supposed to be).

Edit: just to make sure; are these okay on your device (the yellow ones):
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/image/nokia/maemo5/scr/conversations-messaging/sms23.jpg

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/image/nokia/maemo5/scr/conversations-messaging/sms18.jpg

[sorodoros]

The 2nd screenshot is what I called the "desktop notification." But I think my point is moot now since after a 3rd reboot all the notification texts are black, and staying black after more reboots. They look great. (The long bar notifications are also good.) Thanks.

[d-iivil]

The 2nd screenshot is what I called the "desktop notification." But I think my point is moot now since after a 3rd reboot all the notification texts are black, and staying black after more reboots. They look great. (The long bar notifications are also good.) Thanks.

Good. They should be the same color since there's only one color for notification font in theme config.

Sometimes hildon-desktop-engine (or whatever) caches strangely theme settings and uses older settings from previous selected theme.

[sorodoros]

That must be it; I've noticed similar problems with these notificaitons using other themes.

[d-iivil]

That must be it; I've noticed similar problems with these notificaitons using other themes.

I've noticed that this is the best way to test themes:
- first choose some other theme you aren't going to test
- delete possible previous versions of theme to be installed
- install the theme to be tested
- choose the theme
- shutdown
- start up

[sorodoros]

This sounds like great advice. I will do this from now on.

[d-iivil]

New version is @ extras-testing. Changes are described in the opening post with screenshot.

[sorodoros]

Looking sweet.

[timsamoff]

IivilSteel Theme 2.0.2.2 is now on extras-testing.


By far, my favorite 3rd-party theme to date. Nice work!

Tim