How to extract wallpaper from theme

[Armand360]

hey guys i downloaded a couple of themes from the Ovi Store because i liked the wallpapers. right now i want to extract the wallpapers and turn it into an imageset (wallpaper set). i've searched and to access the themes folder i have to have access to root and enter '/ usr/share/themes' but whenever i type in root or sudo gainroot followed by entering the directory, i keep getting 'permission denied'. i already have rootsh installed.

..or am i just doing it wrong? is there any other or right way for me to extract the wallpaper from the themes? and once i extract it will it be in an imageset form?

[zifis]

The simplest way would be to install CuteExplorer (http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/cuteexplorer/), open the images and save them anywhere you like :)

[afaq]

Many ways to do this.

To explore your root directory on your phone with a GUI, and move files in and out try out "FileBox".
Very good tool.

[Armand360]

okay will try it both now. is it both in extras or extras devel?

[zifis]

Um... the text in my post is linked dude ;)

[Armand360]

ohh sorry got colour blind for a while. haha. yeah already downloaded and install. manage to find it, but i can't save it outside of the folder..

[zifis]

tap on the file. It will open with the default image viewer. Tap on the options rollout, then save as, then location (you choose where), save.

That's it :D

[Armand360]

why can't i save it outside of usr?

[zifis]

Of course it can... maybe you are missing something?

[ndi]

How about removing all the icons and making a screenshot?

(I kid, it would also screen the menu bar, but it'd work, right?

[Armand360]

i want to save it in the .images folder. but whenever i tap back continuously i'll end up at usr only. i can't go to the primary folder.

[zifis]

Wait... there is no "back" to tap when you have opened the image. :eek:

Did you open the image and tap save as or did you try to copy/paste in CuteExplorer?

[Armand360]

Wait... there is no "back" to tap when you have opened the image. :eek:

Did you open the image and tap save as or did you try to copy/paste in CuteExplorer?

okay nevermind got the images already :D okay now how do i pack them up into an imageset..?

[zifis]

now that is a whole different question and my answer is... I really don't know...

But why do you need to pack them? I have made 10 wallpapers and uploaded them on n900wallpapers.com as 4 separate images... never had any complaints :D

[JonWW]

Make sure the images you want are displaying on your desktop, then you will find a copy of these images placed in/home/user/.backgrounds

ie:
/home/user/.backgrounds/background-1.png
/home/user/.backgrounds/background-2.png...background-4.png
copy them to where ever you desire.

To make an image set place this file in '/home/user/MyDocs/.images/<Your image set name>' changing the files names to suit.[Desktop Entry]
Type=Background Image
Name=Digital Nature 1
Hidden=true

X-File1=/home/user/MyDocs/.images/digital_nature1_01.jpg
X-File2=/home/user/MyDocs/.images/digital_nature1_02.jpg
X-File3=/home/user/MyDocs/.images/digital_nature1_03.jpg
X-File4=/home/user/MyDocs/.images/digital_nature1_04.jpg

X-Order=01

[afaq]

Or join them as one image. Ensure total resolution is 3200x480. N900 will recognise it as one image and it will show up in your image set.

Easy.

[Armand360]

i was just about to post JonWW's method - Make a Wallpaper (http://nokia-n900.com/n900-backgrounds-how-to-make-a-wallpaper-by-yourself/). haha. i got it all done :D thanks a lot guys for all the input! i really appreciate it!

[d-iivil]

Or just do it in easy way and install wallpaeper. It's easy to use tool for creting wallpaper sets.