Updated 18-03-08: Theme Manager v3.2

[DaveOrNoDave]

Theme Manager v3.2
Theme Manager is a tool that allows you to store, and use, an unlimited amount of themes on your Viewty. Themes can be conveniently stored and used from the memory card, or you can use the phone memory itself if you dont have one.

In addition to changing themes you can also switch between coloured or black icons and also use custom clock widgets too!

Dev Note: To all theme developers out there please read this post and help make more themes compatable with this loader.


Download Link.
Theme Manager v3.2 (19/03/08: Bug fixes. Do a full reinstall. EFS will need to be used im afraid :P )


Whats New.
New in V3.2:
- Theme Manager should once again load if you use a custom photo.
- Modified some themes to try and prevent the default bottom menu from appearing.
- Theme Updates.


How to use.
When the theme is loaded double tap the "C" button (located on the actual handset) to bring up the Theme Manager window.

Clicking on "Themes" button brings up a list of available themes. Use the left and rights arrows, or use the jog wheel, to navigate through the pages and click on the theme you wish you use. Once you have a theme you wish to keep double tap "C" button again to hide the menu.

Pressing the "Clocks" button brings up the list of available clock widgets. Again use the left and right arrows or the jog wheel to browse through the pages, double tapping "C" button once you picked a widget.

Finally selecting the "Settings" button enables you to modify certain aspects of all the themes, such as swapping between black and coloured icons. Once you have finished making the changes double tap the "C" button to apply them.


How to Install.
When loading up Theme Manager attempts to locate the ThemeList.txt file which can be stored either in Memory Card or the Phone Memory.

Installing to Memory Card:
1) Using EFS Media Builder navigate to "LGAPP/Media/swf/".
2) Drag and Drop "widget2.swf", "widget4.swf" and any custom NYX files to this location.
3) Now with EFS navigate to "LGAPP/Media/swf/theme".
4) Drag and Drop "theme_bg2.swf" to this location.
5) Click Disconnect and press YES at the pop-up

Once the Viewty reboots perform the following.

4) Enable "Mass Storage Mode" on the Viewty by going to the relevant options on the handset.
5) Once in mass storage mode connect to the PC and navigate to the Memory Card/Removable Storage.
6) Drag and Drop the "Themes" folder onto the Memory Card/Removable Storage.
7) Disconnect phone from PC and go through the handset options and activate the Silver theme (2nd from top).
8) Navigate though the handset options and activate the Dual Clock.

Installing to Phone Memory:
1) Before installing anything open up "ThemeList.txt" located in the Themes folder and modify all the locations from 0 to 1.
2) Using EFS Media Builder navigate to "LGAPP/Media/swf/".
3) Drag and Drop "widget2.swf", "widget4.swf" and any custom NYX files to this location.
4) Now with EFS navigate to "LGAPP/Media/swf/theme".
5) Drag and Drop "theme_bg2.swf" and the "Themes" folder to this location.
6) Click Disconnect and press YES at the pop-up

Once the Viewty reboots perform the following.

7) Navigate through the handset options and activate the Silver theme (2nd from top).
8) Navigate though the handset options and activate the Dual Clock.


Installing Updates.
For any future releases of Theme Manager all you need to do is replace the "Themes" folder, you can follow the guide above to help you do that. After you have replaced the "Themes" folder bring up the Theme Manager browser window by double tapping the "C" key, click "Settings" then at the bottom select "Reload Theme Manager". This will cause any updates to the ThemeManager.swf file to take effect.


Donate.
If you love my work thats fantastic, if you feel like making a donation thats even better still! I dont expect any donations nor should you feel obliged to donate, but anything i do get will be greatfully recieved and appreciated!




Other.
All themes provided in this release are edited and used without requesting authors permission. If you wish to have your theme removed from this release please send me a private message on the forum.


Previous Updates.
New in V3.1:
- Once installed you will NEVER need EFS again (if you have a memory card).
- Ability to toggle clock, calendar and memo widgets.
- iDancer available on all themes.
- Can now pick default clock and icon set to load on power on.
- New themes including iFish and i3D (french and english).
- Theme Updates.
- Everything can be translated, the first line in the ThemesList.txt contains the variables you can change for your language.

New in V3:
- Cosmetic changes.
- Ability to use custom clock widgets
- Easier to manage ThemeList.txt file.
- Theme Updates.

[DaveOrNoDave]

F.A.Q

If you have a question please read through the following frequently asked questions and see if an answer has already been given, if you fail to find an answer then feel free to post your query.


Q) What is Theme Manager?
A) Theme Manager is a tool that lets you store multiple themes and switch between them when ever you feel like it.

Q) I don't have a memory card, can i still use Theme Manager?
A) Yes, you can install everything to the phone memory instead.

Q) I've ran out of phone memory, what can i do to create some space?
A) Try deleting some themes you don't need or want from the Themes folder. You will need to remove them from the ThemeList.txt file aswell or they will still appear in the browser window and give errors if you try to use them.

Q) Could Theme Manager break my phone?
A) The installation part is where things can go wrong, but if you follow the step-by-step guide nothing bad should happen.

Q) I have deleted <file name> from my phone by accident, where can i get a backup?
A) Look in the Hacking forum, the first post contains links to backups of several different operator softwares.

Q) I no longer use Theme Manager, where can i get the original theme_bg2.swf?
A) Look in the Hacking forum, the first post contains links to backups of several different operator softwares.

Q) When i turn my phone off and back on the theme is reset to the black one, can i stop this from happening?
A) There is no way to store data on the handset so it loads the first theme in the ThemeList.txt file. You can modify this so that it loads up your favourite theme however.

Q) Why do certain menu's have a Silver background instead of the themes custom background?
A) Those background are handled by a Brew application and are outside the control of themes. There is currently no known way to change them dynamically.

Q) I can't find / I don't see a "C" button anywhere.
A) It's the actual C button located on the handset, between the Green (call) and Red (end call) keys.

Q) I'm pressing "C" button twice but nothing is happening.
A) Make sure you are using the Silver theme, if you are and its still not working make sure you have installed Theme Manager correctly as per the step-by-step guide in the Readme.txt.

Q) I press the "C" key twice and all i get is the error message "Error loading settings. Please check Theme Manager is installed correctly".
A) Theme Manager tried to locate the ThemeList.txt file and couldn't. Make sure you installed Theme Manager correctly by following the step-by-step guide in the Readme.txt.

Q) I keep getting the following error message "Error loading settings. ThemeList.txt file is out of date, please update to v3.0".
A) It means you updated the theme but not the ThemeList.txt file, download ThemeManager again and make sure you install it properly.

Q) I try to load a theme and all i get is the error message "Error loading theme. Please check this themes install path and ThemeList.txt settings".
A) Make sure that the ThemeList.txt file is looking for the theme in the correct location. If you installed Theme Manager to the phone memory you need to update the ThemeList.txt file by default.

Q) I installed Theme Manager and all i get is the error "Error loading Theme Manager.\r\rCheck you have installed Theme Manager correctly".
A) Theme Manager could not find the ThemeManager.swf file in the correct location, make sure you have installed it correctly following the instructions in the readme.txt

Q) Theme Manager was working fine but then suddenly started giving me the error message "Error loading Theme Manager. Check you have installed Theme Manager correctly." and the reload button does nothing!
A) The Viewty has a bug where it randomly stops detecting the memory card, you need to turn the phone off and back on to fix the problem.

Q) I tried to use the custom clocks but nothing happened.
A) Make sure you have Dual Clock activated in the handset options, check this post by ECBomb on how to do that. If it still doesn't work make sure you have installed "widget2.swf" & "widget4.swf" correctly as per the install instructions.

Q) What is the password for Viewty Ultimate?
A) The default password is '123456' but this can be changed by editing the params.txt file located in the Viewty Ultimate folder.

Q) The Memo widget doesn't work corrently.
A) LG didn't support their own Memo widget, it's not supposed to be used however i have that option in Theme Manager for future usage.

Q) When i click on certain shortcut icons they either crash the phone or go to the wrong thing.
A) Different operators use different application codes for launching shortcuts, you will need to edit the .xml/.txt file located in that themes specific folder.

Q) Some themes have a picture i've taken showing in the background, how can i remove this.
A) On the Viewty navigate to "Settings", "Screen", "Main Display", "Home Screen" and select "Use Theme".

Q) What is a NYX file and what does it do?
A) The NYX file is the main part of the Viewty, it is responsible for showing you things like the clock widget, shortcut window and the menu. Each mobile operator has their own unique version of this NYX file which contains custom images to do with their services.

Q) There is a bug with <Theme Name>, can you fix it?
A) It's not really up to me, it's up to the author of that theme to fix it.

Q) I found this cool theme i'd like to use, will it worth with Theme Manager?
A) Yes, but if the author of that theme didn't create it to work with Theme Manager then it will be a little tricky and is really for advanced users only.

[ThisForumIsWorstNow]

i agree
great work so far
i think for now putting the themes in the phone with efs and the thememanager will work
i just try in my memory card
via efs u can have the different paths for folders
in memory card the different themes must be amenaged by the developpers

maybe u can in a section here put a guide for the developpers

i have hop in the future

Great work

[Mujmobil]

I am very sorry but I don't understend what does mean
Note: "Themes" must retain the upper-case T.
what is upper-case T. Can u explain to me,please

[DaveOrNoDave]

It means it must be spelt Themes and not themes.

T is upper case, t is lower case.

[BBman]

i think that theme developers should base there theme so they can be loaded like this, this way people can have loads of themes on there phones.

[whusler]

the idea installing theme by just transfer to memorycard is the best development so far in this site.

[BBman]

Originally Posted by whusler

the idea installing theme by just transfer to memorycard is the best development so far in this site.

would not say the best but its up there with them. have to say its the step in the right direction

[Eagle_133]

Tried putting the ThemeList.txt to the memory and to swf/theme and neither bring up the menu :/

[BBman]

Eagle,

u have to load theme_bg2 on the phone also.

Have you made sure that you have put it in a file called "Theme" in these locations.

U also have to have the silver theme (Theme 2) seleted to get the double clicking of "C" to bring up the menu.