Theme
Most of the users wish to give a different and unique look to their mobile phone by changing the themes and they spend a good amount in searching for the best combination of colors and images. The world of themes for the Symbian mobile phones is infinite so it becomes very easy to get lost in it.Here is just a guide which could help user to create it own theme.
Few Categories to choose from:
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Details
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| 1:Art
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wikipedia
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| 2:Abstract Art
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Abstract Art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
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| 3:Animal
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wikipedia
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| 4:Brands
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| 5:Babes
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| 6:Car
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| 7:Cartoons
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| 8:Celebrities
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| 9:Games
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| 10:Humour
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| 11:Scifi And Fantasy
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| 12:Movies
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| 13:Love And Romance
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| 15:Festival
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| 16:Misc
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| 17:Carnival
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Points to consider while creating theme
1:Background:
2:Icons:
3:Screen Resolution:
Theme Creation Process
1:Creation of basic theme background images and general full screen background images.Images could be created using graphic tols like Gimp or Adobe Photoshop.
2:Modify the icons, text, and colors matching the context of the theme. Like if the user wants to install a theme having a look and feel of the Iphone on S60 Nokia phone then the icons and text should match that of Iphone.
3:Add images that change the outlook of specifuc areas like Status Area,Main Area,Control Area.
4:Create Application menu submenu icons.
5:Adjust list,grid, and input highlights (List Highlight,Grid Highlight).
6:Define grapics for pop-up windows.
7:Adjust miscellaneous icons(Find Pane Indicator icons and Browser Connecting icons) and theme components
8:Add application-specific theme items.
9:Add sound and screen saver.
10:Create a .sis file of your theme and project the theme using DRM.Send the theme to separate file system or mobile phone.
A brief introduction to Carbide.ui
List Of Various S60 UI Components
Following are the list of customizable screen for S60 devices.The following list could be viewed in Gallery view of Carbide UI.It is always a confusion what areas and screen could be modified during creation of theme.Here is just an overview of important views and the areas(Outline view) which could be modified using carbide UI.By considering Various UI Theme Components (explained below) all the UI screen could be edited.
Home screen
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
 Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Idle Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:Application Icons
3.2:List Icons
3.3:Miscellaneous Icons
3.4:Toolbar Icons
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| 4:Highlights
4.1:Grid Highlight
4.2:List Highlight
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Highlighted Items
5.2:Main Area Items
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Others(Title Text)
5.5:Primary Item Indications
5.6:Softkey Texts
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| 6:Pop-up Windows
6.1:Touch Nine piece
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| 7:Applications
7.1:Clocks
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Popular Home Screen Themes Themes:Home Screen
For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Toolbar
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Choice list
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Forms
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Form items
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Markable list
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Setting items
Pop-up setting
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Highlighted Items
4.2:Navi Pane Items
4.3:Setting Option Highlighted Items
4.4:Setting Option Items
4.5:SoftKey Text
4.6:Status Pane Items
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| 5:Scroll Bars
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| 6:Highlights
6.1:List Highlight
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| 7:Applications
7.1:Settings
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Multiselection list setting
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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Message Editor
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:Toolbar icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
4.3:Volume Indicators
4.4:Tab Indicators
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Input Frame Items
5.2:Main Area Items
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:SoftKey Text
5.5:Status Pane Items
5.6:Touch Input
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Lines
6.2:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:Input Highlight
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Display setting
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
4.3:Volume Indicators
4.4:Tab Indicators
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Active Tab Item
5.2:Highlighted Item
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Setting Option Highlighted Items
5.5:SoftKey Text
5.6:Status Pane Items
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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| 8:Applications
8.1:Settings
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Setting list
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
4.3:Volume Indicators
4.4:Tab Indicators
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Active Tab Item
5.2:Highlighted Item
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Setting Option Highlighted Items
5.5:SoftKey Text
5.6:Status Pane Items
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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| 8:Applications
8.1:Settings
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Messaging Screen
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:List Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Highlighted Items
5.2Main Area Items
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:SoftKey Text
5.5:Status Pane Items
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Note Screen
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:Note Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Highlighted Items
5.2Main Area Items
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Pop-up Window Items
5.5:Status Pane Items
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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| 8:Pop-up Windows
8.1: General Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Calendar Month View
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
4.3:Navigation Indicators
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Calendar View Items
5.2:Highlighted Items
5.3:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Pop-up Window Items
5.5:Status Pane Items
5.6:Softkey Texts
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Scroll Bars
6.2:Lines
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:Grid Highlight
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| 8:Pop-up Windows
8.1: General Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Calendar Week View
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
4.3:Navigation Indicators
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Calendar View Items
5.2:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Pop-up Window Items
5.5:Status Pane Items
5.6:Softkey Texts
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:Grid Highlight
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| 8:Pop-up Windows
8.1: General Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Calendar Day View
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
3.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
4.3:Navigation Indicators
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| 5:Colors
5.1:Calendar View Items
5.2:Navi Pane Items
5.4:Highlighted Items
5.5:Status Pane Items
5.6:Softkey Texts
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Scroll Bars
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| 7:Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Dialer Screen
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Call Handling Colours
4.2:Navi Pane Items
4.3:Status Pane Items
4.4:Touch Input
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| 5:Applications
5.1:Dialer
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| 6:Pop-up Windows
6.1:Call Handling Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Call Screen
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
2.2:Control Area
2.3:Status Area
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Call Handling Colours
4.2:Navi Pane Items
4.3:SoftKey Texts
4.4:Others
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| 5:Applications
5.1:Clocks
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| 6:Pop-up Windows
6.1:Call Handling Window
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| 7:Icons
7.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 8:Pop-up Windows
8.1:Call Handling Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Call Dialing
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
2.2:Control Area
2.3:Status Area
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
3.3:Volume Indicators
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Call Handling Colours
4.2:Main Area Items
4.2:Navi Pane Items
4.3:SoftKey Texts
4.4:Others
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| 5:Applications
5.1:Clocks
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| 6:Pop-up Windows
6.1:Call Handling Window
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| 7:Icons
7.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 8:Pop-up Windows
8.1:Call Handling Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Music Library
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
2.2:Control Area
2.3:Status Area
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
3.3:Volume Indicators
3.4:Navigation Indicators
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Highlighted Items
4.2:Main Area Items
4.2:Navi Pane Items
4.3:SoftKey Texts
4.4:Status Pane Items
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| 5:Applications
5.1:Music Player
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| 6:Icons
6.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 7Highlights
7.1:List Highlight
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| 8:Scroll Bars
8.1:Scroll Bars
8.2:Lines
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Equalizer Screen
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
2.2:Control Area
2.3:Status Area
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Navi Pane Items
4.2:SoftKey Texts
4.3:Status Pane Items
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| 5:Applications
5.1:Music Player
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| 6Highlights
6.1:Grid Highlight
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
File Manager Query
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
2.2:Control Area
2.3:Status Area
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Cut\Copy\Paste Highlight
4.2:Cut\Copy\Paste Highlighted Items
4.3:Highlighted Items
4.4:Input Frame Items
4.2:Main Area Items
4.3:Navi Pane Items
4.4:SoftKey Texts
4.5:Status Pane Items
4.6:Pop-up Window Items
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| 5:Icons
5.1:Toolbar Icons
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| 6Highlights
6.1:List Highlight
6.2:Input Highlight
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| 7:Scroll Bars
7.1:Scroll Bars
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| 8:Pop-up Window
8.1:General Window
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Virtual KeyBoard
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
1.1:Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Main Area.
2.2:Control Area
2.3:Status Area
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| 3:Indicators
3.1:Signal Strength Indicator
3.2:Battery level indicator
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| 4:Colors
4.1:Input Frame Items
4.2:Main Area Items
4.3:Navi Pane Items
4.4:Others
4.5:SoftKey Texts
4.6:Status Pane Items
4.7:Touch Input
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| 5Highlights
5.1:Input Highlight
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| 6:Scroll Bars
6.1:Scroll Bars
6.2:Lines
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| 7:Pop-up Window
7.1:Touch Nine piece
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Virtual ITU-T
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Colors
1.1:Call Handling Colours
1.2:Touch Input
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| 2:Pop-up Window
2.1:General Window
2.2:Touch Nine piece
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Colors
1.1:Active Tab Items
1.2:Highlighted Items
1.3:Main Area Items
1.4:Navi Pane Items
1.5:Passive Tab Items
1.6:Pop-up Window Items
1.7:Softkey Texts
1.8:Status Pane Items
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| 2Highlights
2.1:List Highlight
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| 3:Pop-up Window
3.1:Call Handling Window
3.2:General Window
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| 4:Scroll Bars
4.1:Scroll Bars
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| 5:Indicators
5.1:Signal Strength Indicator
5.2:Battery level indicator
5.3:Navigation Indicators
5.4:Tab Indicators
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| 6:Background:
6.1:Active Background
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| 7:Areas:
7.1:Main Area.
7.2:Control Area
7.3:Status Area
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
Application Switching
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UI Elements which could be Modified:
| Elements
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| 1:Background:
Active Background
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| 2:Areas:
2.1:Status Area.
2.2:Main Area.
2.3:Control Area.
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| 3:Icons
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| 4:Indicators
4.1:Signal Strength Indicator
4.2:Battery level indicator
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| 5:Colors
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| 6:Scroll Bars
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For Detail About the UI Elements Refer:Theme:Theme Components
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