[Lock Screen] Pac-man pixel-moody

[bull]

Hi all,

I've made up some new lockslider art after seeing someone else here on the forums give it a go. I pulled up the original arcade ROM and did a screenshot so it's pixel accurate... then it went through the ringer in Photoshop to enhance the pixelisation, add some vignetting and a glow. I'm fairly pleased with the end result, and have even worked it so the dots behind our good friend Puck-man-san dissappear as he goes past.

Screenshot:
http://orlyftp.co.nz/n900/pacman_lockslider.png

DOWNLOAD PAC-MAN LOCKSLIDER ART HERE (http://orlyftp.co.nz/n900/pacman_lockslider.zip)


EDIT: zip file has been updated to support Portrait mode

Enjoy!

[b666m]

what happens to pac-man when it hits the ghost? ^^

but i have to say... nice work man ;)

[bull]

what happens to pac-man when it hits the ghost? ^^

but i have to say... nice work man ;)

Thanks! Unfortunately he ends up laying over the top of Blinky, but by the time he's there you've unlocked the screen so it's barely noticable. If only we had animated lockslider support...

[b666m]

hehe, i was only joking. looks awesome on the n900! great job! :D

a halo 3 lockslider would be fine *G*

masterchief with a energy sword (instead of pacman) and a grunt or elite on the other side (instead of blinky) :P

[Laughing Man]

Haha or a Call of Duty with a rocket launcher being fired. Or a sniper rifle firing.

Or a lightsaber extending!

[oldpmaguy]

That is really cool, bro! But I have no idea how to install it. Is there a faq somewhere on how to change your lockslider art? Or is that one of those verboten things, as well?

[b666m]

Haha or a Call of Duty with a rocket launcher being fired. Or a sniper rifle firing.

Or a lightsaber extending!

great idea :D

would an enemy at the end of the bullet or rocket be too nasty?! XD

[b666m]

That is really cool, bro! But I have no idea how to install it. Is there a faq somewhere on how to change your lockslider art? Or is that one of those verboten things, as well?

just move the two folders to /usr/share/themes/$themename/ where $themename is either alpha (blue theme) or beta (orange theme) or any other theme you've installed :)
before you do this make a backup of the original ones ;)

[rolan900d]

Confirmed to work....

Thanks

[giannoug]

I uploaded the backups, just in case :p

Nice one btw! :D

[Cobra]

Cool I like it. The lightsaber idea also sounds good.

[rolan900d]

I uploaded the backups, just in case :p

Nice one btw! :D

Always handy indeed!

Are these from alpha or beta themes?

[rolan900d]

Cool I like it. The lightsaber idea also sounds good.

Or a male organ getting larger!
:D:D:D:D

But on a serious note....
I would like that lightsaber indeed...

[Wes79]

Hellobull, this slider is fantastic, very nice work.

I know b66m said where to copy to files to, is there any way you could just let me know how to do this please? I assume it is using xterminal but not sure how to make the backup of Beta theme or copy the new files over.

Only when/if you have time of course! Thank you :)

[rolan900d]

The backup files are uploaded all ready

[Wes79]

The backup file uploaded is for Alpha and I need Beta, but would be good to learn how to do this myself if anyone has the time to show me, also, on how to copy the new files to te correct directories! cheers peeps :)

[b666m]

when your phone is connected to your pc just make a new directory named "themes". (full path: /home/user/MyDocs/themes)

in this folder make two additional directories named "beta" and "beta-backup".

now place the two folder of the archive "images" and "backgrounds" in "beta".
disconnect usb.

open x-term.
1. get root:
type "sudo gainroot".
2. copy your files anywhere to back them up:
type "cp -r /usr/share/themes/beta/* /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta-backup/"
3. overwrite existing files:
type "cp -r /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta /usr/share/themes/"

(maybe you can use the .local-directory like when changing icons:
"you don't have to replace the files in /usr/share/icons/hicolor, you can use ~/.local/icons/hicolor instead (folder doesn't exist) to override default icons."
just adapt the paths?! haven't tried it yet.)

[Wes79]

Thanks b66m, I'll try once i'm home :)

[Wes79]

hello b66m, sorry to be a pain. I notice you can't see the MyDocs folder when connected via USB to my pc. I have created the themse folder in .documents to start with and put the other folders (beta & beta-backup) in there.

I can't unfortunately work out how to copy from .documents over to the correct place in MyDocs, or even directly to the place you mentioned would be the final place for them.

If you or anyone can help it would be great. cheers peeps!

I am sorry for being such a noob!! :D

[davidh101]

hello b66m, sorry to be a pain. I notice you can't see the MyDocs folder when connected via USB to my pc. I have created the themse folder in .documents to start with and put the other folders (beta & beta-backup) in there.

I can't unfortunately work out how to copy from .documents over to the correct place in MyDocs, or even directly to the place you mentioned would be the final place for them.

If you or anyone can help it would be great. cheers peeps!

I am sorry for being such a noob!! :D

The root folder shown on your PC is the MyDocs folder on the N900

[Wes79]

oh my god, now i feel stupid! cheers david!! :D

[davidh101]

oh my god, now i feel stupid! cheers david!! :D

LOL, no worries, I have made many many silly mistakes on this.......although not an entire noob to Linux, I haven't used it for about 10 years, means the simplest of things can become a nightmare sometimes!!!!

[Wes79]

Cheers, although I still can't get the last command to work. I have gained root and done the copy of the backup to themes/beta-backup but the final command to copy the new files over the top of the old ones just won't work and says 'doesn't exist' hmm..... :/

[davidh101]

Cheers, although I still can't get the last command to work. I have gained root and done the copy of the backup to themes/beta-backup but the final command to copy the new files over the top of the old ones just won't work and says 'doesn't exist' hmm..... :/

Not sure how much I can help on that, I haven't tried this out, can you cd to both the directories that you are trying to move from and to. If i remember rightly, you might need to create a estination directory first using mkdir

But I am completely guessing until I try it myself

[Ronaldo]

Hi all,

I've made up some new lockslider art after seeing someone else here on the forums give it a go. I pulled up the original arcade ROM and did a screenshot so it's pixel accurate... then it went through the ringer in Photoshop to enhance the pixelisation, add some vignetting and a glow. I'm fairly pleased with the end result, and have even worked it so the dots behind our good friend Puck-man-san dissappear as he goes past.

Screenshot:
http://orlyftp.co.nz/n900/pacman_lockslider.png

DOWNLOAD PAC-MAN LOCKSLIDER ART HERE (http://orlyftp.co.nz/n900/pacman_lockslider.zip)

Enjoy!

thanks using it on my phone

[davidh101]

Cheers, although I still can't get the last command to work. I have gained root and done the copy of the backup to themes/beta-backup but the final command to copy the new files over the top of the old ones just won't work and says 'doesn't exist' hmm..... :/

Ok, I have tried it, all working, but ther is a small error in the instructions given from b666m

3. overwrite existing files:
type "cp -r /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta /user/share/themes/"


this last line should be
cp -r /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta /usr/share/themes

Just a spelling mistake from user to usr in the destination

[tnhh]

Thanks! Very cool.

[MonkeyCowboy]

Thanks, im new to Maemo so did it the easy way through SSH :)

[janezek]

thanks! using it on my n900!

just one thing, wasnt it suppost to be just an outline of the ghost when the pacman has the ability to eat it? :)
in this case.... game over after the slide :)

[bull]

thanks! using it on my n900!

just one thing, wasnt it suppost to be just an outline of the ghost when the pacman has the ability to eat it? :)
in this case.... game over after the slide :)

It's a suicide mission. It also looked better.

:D

Glad there are some people enjoying this one. Like all things N900 I'm already getting sick of this one and thinking about something new. I keep seeing requests for a lightsaber unlock screen...

[aSIMULAtor]

this is so friggin awesome!

[janezek]

i notice a bug:

if you run phone application and lock the phone with the slider and unlock it with a button, you get the old slider dot.

[bull]

i notice a bug:

if you run phone application and lock the phone with the slider and unlock it with a button, you get the old slider dot.

Thanks for catching that. Portrait mode is generally such a non-starter on the N900 I never thought to bother. I've updated the orginal zip file with the appropriate images for portrait lock slider (LockSliderTop, LockSliderBottom and LockSliderThumbPortrait for those of you keeping track).

[janezek]

tnx!

going on another suicide mission :)

[Ronaldo]

i have a naughty request ;)


joking :P

[rolan900d]

I am wondering what?

[Ronaldo]

hey mate i found a problem, when the phone is in portrait (browser) and you hit the power key its showing blue ball instead of pac-man.

i'm not sure which file i need to replace to make it work like landscape mode. any ideas?


edit: ignor i found your update :D

[speednut]

Works great with the DarkSky theme, thanks! http://talk.maemo.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

I especially like how puck man regurgitates the dots if he doesn't get quite to Blinky. :D

[rolan900d]

Thanks for catching that. Portrait mode is generally such a non-starter on the N900 I never thought to bother. I've updated the orginal zip file with the appropriate images for portrait lock slider (LockSliderTop, LockSliderBottom and LockSliderThumbPortrait for those of you keeping track).

Cheers mate!

[DJRedline]

i have done exactly the following -

connected phone to USB (USB Mode)
created a folder called 'themes'
created 2 folders called 'beta' and 'beta-backup'
extracted the 'pacman_lockslider.zip' into the 'themes/beta' folder, so in there now shows 2 new folders called 'backgrounds' and 'images'
opened x-term.
1. typed sudo gainroot
2. typed cp -r /usr/share/themes/beta/* /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta-backup/
3. typed cp -r /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta /usr/share/themes/

after doing stage 2 i do have loads of files in my 'beta-backup' folder, after doing stage 3 i have rebooted my N900 but still see my standard lock screen.

Is it because i'm using the Maemo.Org theme?

[DJRedline]

i have done exactly the following -

connected phone to USB (USB Mode)
created a folder called 'themes'
created 2 folders called 'beta' and 'beta-backup'
extracted the 'pacman_lockslider.zip' into the 'themes/beta' folder, so in there now shows 2 new folders called 'backgrounds' and 'images'
opened x-term.
1. typed sudo gainroot
2. typed cp -r /usr/share/themes/beta/* /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta-backup/
3. typed cp -r /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta /usr/share/themes/

after doing stage 2 i do have loads of files in my 'beta-backup' folder, after doing stage 3 i have rebooted my N900 but still see my standard lock screen.

Is it because i'm using the Maemo.Org theme?

Changed theme and got it working.

[b666m]

Is it because i'm using the Maemo.Org theme?

yep.

but you can do it like:

cp -r /home/user/MyDocs/themes/beta/* /usr/share/themes/$themename/

where $themename is the name of the theme-folder you are using at the moment :)

[dasonyeoh]

How do i know what theme folder i'm using? coz currently i'm using the IivilSteel Black Winter Day Theme 2.0.0.0

[jondon]

hi i am brand new to my n900 and i have tried and tried to get this working.please please will somebody tell me step by step how to get this working.eg in x terminal do i press enter after each command.i have done and the gainroot seems to work but then when i type the second command then enter it says not found.sorry i am a bit thick but please can somebody help me by telling me every little detail i have to do

[jondon]

cant somebody just make an all in 1 ap please

[Wikiwide]

cant somebody just make an all in 1 ap please

Yes, I have done it.
Take the .zip. Extract it into a folder on your phone. Somewhere accessible, like /home/user/MyDocs (root folder when you attach phone in mass storage mode; N900 (or something like that) when you use default File Manager on the phone).
Now you see four files in File Manager on the phone. Tap one of them (.deb; its icon is white-and-red), and Application Manager will start. Agree to install Pac-man slider. When it says "application successfully installed", it's installed. You can see Pac-man background. But the slider isn't reloaded it; you need to reboot.
After un-installation, you will also need a reboot to get default theme slider back.

Warning and disclaimer. Theoretically, not every theme works will with it (though most do work as intended). It was tested only with default theme on Maemo 5.
And please, if you installed theme while using theme x, uninstall Pac-man first before uninstalling theme x or updating it; and when uninstalling Pac-man, you MUST use exactly the same theme you used while installing Pac-man. In the worst case, you will lose lock-slider images in one of your themes.
In short, don't do anything with themes while Pac-man is installed, or you might scratch your head in thoughts about lock-slider chaos. If you follow this rule, and theme is standard (has the lock-slider images named standard way), everything is fine.

[stlpaul]

I would love to see someday a full theme in pac-man style :)

[grog]

mmm. No matter what I do, even reboot, I see the proper lock screen only the first time. After that it goes back to the default blue image with the pac-man slider button only.

I'm using the default them, backed it up & then unzipped the images into /usr/share/themes/alpha.What am I doing wrong?:confused:

[Creamy Goodness]

works for me, at least for now

[Wikiwide]

Hi all,

I've made up some new lockslider art after seeing someone else here on the forums give it a go. I pulled up the original arcade ROM and did a screenshot so it's pixel accurate... then it went through the ringer in Photoshop to enhance the pixelisation, add some vignetting and a glow. I'm fairly pleased with the end result, and have even worked it so the dots behind our good friend Puck-man-san dissappear as he goes past.

Screenshot:
http://orlyftp.co.nz/n900/pacman_lockslider.png

DOWNLOAD PAC-MAN LOCKSLIDER ART HERE (http://orlyftp.co.nz/n900/pacman_lockslider.zip)


EDIT: zip file has been updated to support Portrait mode

Enjoy!

These links lead to nowhere. Do you have a pixelated lockslider-portrait.png? Because I like the lockslider background, but I only have the one which is for landscape (as in the deb I packed long ago). And I doubt I would be able to adopt it for portrait.
Best wishes.