Decent light/white theme?

[Venemo]

Hi folks!

I'm curious, is there a decent theme that utilizies light colours (or plain white) as its dominant color?

I've tried several themes from both the repos and ovi store, but none of them looked actually better than the default NSeries theme.

The closest to what I'd like were Nosto and the iStyle Light themes, although both had some stuff that I didn't like in them. Perhaps if we comined them, we could get a perfect one? I dunno. I also sort of liked the appearance of the Harmattan UI demo, but it is impossible to get to work on Maemo 5.

Is there anyone else who likes light themes and feels the same way?

[Blinde]

Quite hard to make one because Maemo 5 UI has some elements hardcoded and they can't be changed. That's why white themes don't just work because you can't change every color.

[Venemo]

Quite hard to make one because Maemo 5 UI has some elements hardcoded and they can't be changed. That's why white themes don't just work because you can't change every color.

Yes, I know, for example the Calendar was awful in PR 1.1.

But I thought that it has been sorted out with PR 1.2.

[grenadejumper]

Yes, I know, for example the Calendar was awful in PR 1.1.

But I thought that it has been sorted out with PR 1.2.

Nope, the calendar is still ugly with white themes. A recommended bright theme is the IivilSteel OVI theme, good stuff!

[d-iivil]

Nope, the calendar is still ugly with white themes. A recommended bright theme is the IivilSteel OVI theme, good stuff!

And so is e-mail program in some areas and many 3rd party widgets etc...

[Ministeri]

For me even making a theme for N900 is hard. Making it light is even harder.

I've been trying my best with Nosto Theme, but I had to stop developing as I didn't find PR1.2 template anywhere (theme has no virtual keyboard). If someone can help me with this problem I will continue that theme as it's very incomplete now.

[antezz]

For me even making a theme for N900 is hard. Making it light is even harder.

I've been trying my best with Nosto Theme, but I had to stop developing as I didn't find PR1.2 template anywhere (theme has no virtual keyboard). If someone can help me with this problem I will continue that theme as it's very incomplete now.

I love nosto theme you should finish it indeed, i modified it in 1.1 was almost completed but then came 1.2 and messed things up. :mad:

Got no template i replaced the images files like a noob.

[andrewfblack]

The funny thing is back before Maemo5 you couldn't do dark themes due to hard coloring things light. I don't know if maemo will ever give us full control of everything so we can make good themes in any color.

[Venemo]

The funny thing is back before Maemo5 you couldn't do dark themes due to hard coloring things light. I don't know if maemo will ever give us full control of everything so we can make good themes in any color.

Well, this is a shame. :(

[d-iivil]

The funny thing is back before Maemo5 you couldn't do dark themes due to hard coloring things light. I don't know if maemo will ever give us full control of everything so we can make good themes in any color.

And what's even more funny is that the only thing that's preventing this is that Nokia hasn't hildonized it's own built-in programs to follow theme coloring all the way. For example they have made calendar to follow background color set by theme but then they have hard coded some font colors NOT to follow what theme is telling to use :-/

I don't know why they have chosen that path in severall apps included in N900. Since they already made the programs to take some colors from theme, why on earth they didn't make same trick for all other elements...

[andrewfblack]

And what's even more funny is that the only thing that's preventing this is that Nokia hasn't hildonized it's own built-in programs to follow theme coloring all the way. For example they have made calendar to follow background color set by theme but then they have hard coded some font colors NOT to follow what theme is telling to use :-/

I don't know why they have chosen that path in severall apps included in N900. Since they already made the programs to take some colors from theme, why on earth they didn't make same trick for all other elements...

Its the Nokia way, but theme designers always get blamed for themes looking bad when someone doesn't hildonize a program right. People used to always report bugs on my themes because Tear used not to be hildonized right and they couldn't read some text.

[kamishly]

Your NOSTO and itheme have a great potential themes, if and when they are finished.

D.Livil's Istylephone theme is a NICE one but it needs some colors added to it!!!!

I'm hoping sooner rather than later!! Sick and tired of the dark themes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks!

For me even making a theme for N900 is hard. Making it light is even harder.

I've been trying my best with Nosto Theme, but I had to stop developing as I didn't find PR1.2 template anywhere (theme has no virtual keyboard). If someone can help me with this problem I will continue that theme as it's very incomplete now.

[gabby131]

Hi folks!

I'm curious, is there a decent theme that utilizies light colours (or plain white) as its dominant color?

I've tried several themes from both the repos and ovi store, but none of them looked actually better than the default NSeries theme.

The closest to what I'd like were Nosto and the iStyle Light themes, although both had some stuff that I didn't like in them. Perhaps if we comined them, we could get a perfect one? I dunno. I also sort of liked the appearance of the Harmattan UI demo, but it is impossible to get to work on Maemo 5.

Is there anyone else who likes light themes and feels the same way?

im with you......all my smartphones are either pure/plain black, or white background and themes.....maybe we should request one from the theme developers like D-livil, joppu and others......who can tell? maybe they have different variations and art of WHITE??? :D

[F2thaK]

the black and white theme in the ovi store is probably the best place to start

[inidrog]

iStyle Light theme is a good one, BUT Conversations font colors of the "contact" makes it "I cant use it". The black version is a notch better but I think Im waiting for Carbon theme (even if its dark) to be stable and in Extras. Good post.

[d-iivil]

iStyle Light theme is a good one, BUT Conversations font colors of the "contact" makes it "I cant use it". The black version is a notch better but I think Im waiting for Carbon theme (even if its dark) to be stable and in Extras. Good post.

Could you kindly be more accurate and point out what is the color on this screenie that makes conversations "I can't use it" -state? If it's just some color you don't like, please feel free to propose some other color to use :)

[kamishly]

yes, but seems BUGY and needs to be updated!!

i.e virtual keyboard, slide and open desktop screen..

Do you have it fully functioning?

Thanks!

the black and white theme in the ovi store is probably the best place to start

[antezz]

I think the Istyle themes have to much shadow on buttons and such, i love the nosto theme and would love to have it completed.

[kamishly]

Nosto theme for me too, the developer needs to get it finished!! Common developer..

Itheme is another unfinished NICE theme!!

I think the Istyle themes have to much shadow on buttons and such, i love the nosto theme and would love to have it completed.

[SallyJane]

Which itheme is unfinished ??

I'm alternating between iStyle Lightphone and Dlivil's Bright Blue and am quite happy ATM....

*edit* I love the shadowed, detailed buttons on the iStyle themes ! :D Makes a flat touchscreen seem so much more....tactile and interesting.

[bandora]

Is there a bug opened for this issue? if not let open a bug for this and vote for it.... Maybe, just maybe they will change that in PR1.3?

[kamishly]

istyle themes are BEAUTIFUL!!


I think the Istyle themes have to much shadow on buttons and such, i love the nosto theme and would love to have it completed.

[Venemo]

Any news about white/light themes?

[SallyJane]

Try Bright Star by mowmo. Downloaded it from mobile9.com

It's pale grey and white, with lovely cobalt blue highlights. Currently its my daytimed theme (pleegoblue for night).

The onscreen keyboard is a bit dark. Otherwise its great - especially when modded with black plastic tweaks :)

*edit* I've just discovered that the onscreen kb can be changed as follows :

Add Star theme to Black Plastic menu
Activate Star theme
Switch to Black PLastic theme of your choice (allowing reboot between changes to occur)
Switch back to Star theme

Now the previous Black Plastic theme selected will have left it's onscreen kb behind, as it were, in the Star theme.

iPhonestyle lightgreen works well with this theme :)