Create your own themes through XML

[Prosper]

Originally Posted by baer3328

I'm new to this (although I'm learning very quickly) so try not to laugh too hard at my coding. It's a modified version of a preinstalled theme.

Why did you post your xml file .. ? I thought the registry color scheme thing gave you an error .. ? I'll need the files you modified to get the .cab file to have a look at that

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by Prosper

Why did you post your xml file .. ? I thought the registry color scheme thing gave you an error .. ? I'll need the files you modified to get the .cab file to have a look at that

This stuff?

[Prosper]

Originally Posted by baer3328

This stuff?

Right

You missed a #-character in line 12 in the postinstall.xml.

<parm name="COLOR_TITLEFLATCENTER" value="2C2CEE" datatype="integer" translation="install" />

It should be #2C2CEE

That's the only thing I saw when looking over it the first time...
Hope this helps you get it work

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by Prosper

Right

You missed a #-character in line 12 in the postinstall.xml.

<parm name="COLOR_TITLEFLATCENTER" value="2C2CEE" datatype="integer" translation="install" />

It should be #2C2CEE

Hope this helps you get it work

I actually missed two of them. Corrected but still unsuccessful

[Prosper]

Originally Posted by baer3328

I actually missed two of them. Corrected but still unsuccessful

Hmm.. the 2 files you posted are correct.. (Edit: After editing the two missing character, of course...). I guess the error is located in the install.inf file. Would you mind posting it, so I can have a look .. ?

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by Prosper

Hmm.. the 2 files you posted are correct.. I guess the error is located in the install.inf file. Would you mind posting it, so I can have a look .. ?

Is it possible that black is restricted?

[Prosper]

Originally Posted by baer3328

Is it possible that black is restricted?

Restricted ? No, I don't think so. Otherwise the color scheme I provide on my page wouldn't work. But it does. But I can't find the damn error ...

Edit:
You inserted hexadecimal codes into the postinstall.xml. You will need to insert decimal codes. Read the first part of Step 4 carefully again. Maybe this causes the error...

[baer3328]

Originally Posted by Prosper

Restricted ? No, I don't think so. Otherwise the color scheme I provide on my page wouldn't work. But it does. But I can't find the damn error ...

Edit:
You inserted hexadecimal codes into the postinstall.xml. You will need to insert decimal codes. Read the first part of Step 4 carefully again. Maybe this causes the error...

No, I flipped the characters around like the tutorial said. I double checked. Regardless, it would've come out with a color. Just not the color I wanted.

Nevermind, I think I know what you're saying. The German page was giving me an error. I found an english one. Do I still need to input the # characted in front of it?

[baer3328]

OK. Got the damn thing to install but it's giving me the great error of "The layout you have selected cannot be..." error. Suggestions?

[Prosper]

Originally Posted by baer3328

No, I flipped the characters around like the tutorial said. I double checked. Regardless, it would've come out with a color. Just not the color I wanted.

Nevermind, I think I know what you're saying. The German page was giving me an error. I found an english one. Do I still need to input the # characted in front of it?

Ok, I'll try to explain what you have to do exactly.

First, you take a color. Let's take the red you wanted the text to be.
1. The code for this red color is #EE2C2C.
2. Swap the first two and the last two digits: #2C2CEE.
3. Goto the German page I linked to in the tutorial and enter the swapped code (2C2CEE) into the field saying "Wert". Press hex -> dez.
4. The outcoming is 2895086.
5. This code has to be entered into the postinstall.xml (in your case into the value of COLOR_SOFTKEYFLATCENTER).

Hope this clarifies the way.