“ Originally Posted by PROBEX 
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I know the 2 don't always run as one but there are parts that overlap and for me those parts are enough to drive me nuts. lol also truely [usen the older tf2d as a reference ] it always drove me crazy that I could not skin the start menu icons and stuff to match but from what I understand in 6.5 all those things that were locked away in .dll files are no longer that way. It has bothered me that there are still parts of TF3D-2 that I have not found how to skin. In the AlienXtream skin there are still area's that were not complete but they were all I could find [so far] lol
The other thing that is very hard to get together is that its come down to picking my favorite rom to build from. As there are so dam many different things that a cooker can build into his or her roms that are different .. what works for one fails on another. say they cooked in the topaz icons on one and the stock Pro icons in another. Its hard to make something that works for both. I think that for now the next big thing will be 6.5 and TF3D-2 running as one on a platform. So that is were I plan to make the big steps. Yes in some ways its overthinking for sure.. but thats just me..lol on the upside someone can run either both or just one if I build it that way, and then everything will match. I'm quite sure we are only a few weeks away from having the first complete smooth running platforms that have both 6.5 and TF3D-2.
And yes I agree TF3D-2 is really a amazing piece of work [ the code is a mess but the entire idea was amazing]. And personally I love it. Once everything gets sorted to work right nothing else will be as complete as as usefull. Sure you could probably load 6 or 10 different pieces of software that will do all the same functions that TF3D-2 can do but they would never all match [skinnned] without some nightmare of a slaptogether. Its easy to see why they used such a simple back and grey concept theme to work from. Can you imagine what it would cost HTC to hire graphic designers to make a theme like TF7X for everything... knowing the hours I put into this stuff, and knowing that every graphics designer has thier own style, it would be almost impossible without only one person designing it. The software would have been obsolete before they completed it. And it would have been tons of cash for the development.
On the upside I look forward to being the only person that going to figure this entire thing out [mostly because others are smart enough to run when they see how much there is to do]. I have always held the motto that I can skin anything lets see if this is true shall we. lol
“ Originally Posted by Mike20PR ”
i agree with zay, titanium and tf3d-2 are two different interfaces. the point of my post was to gather interest in skinning the new things we can now skin with 6.5 like titanium, start menu icons/highlight, 3d menus etc. since they dont look too hard to do so unlike tf3d / tf3d-2 so more skin designers can actually give it a shot so we can have more people expressing their talent and more variety to choose from
ProbeX on the other hand, is a genius and no one can deny that so you can do your magic at your own pace cuz they are well worth the wait. but if you decide to try out a theme like this, you dont have to make a tf3d-2 theme also since not everyone uses it. making a titanuim / start menu / menu, notification combo i bet takes a hella less time then to make a tf3d-2 theme due to the way less graphics needed and the simple layout so you can pop a new theme every couple of days IMO. But if you use tf3d-2 then thats another issue cuz i know you would like to make something to match so its not my place to tell you not to since its also commonly used due to the new rhodium leaks
anyway, thats my opinion. too bad i might not be able to enjoy your future themes since i dont own a pro anymore but i just want to see some action QVGA /VGA wise on this, since it makes so much of a difference in the interface now that the layout of the UI is better put together and it meshes with the whole OS. Hell, i posted my screenshots a while back in the 'homescreen' section and as you can see just what difference just a wallpaper can do, i cant wait to see what a new custom setup can manage.
Im gonna fire up my gfx program and see what i can do, who knows? i might be able to make a cool theme for this lol
Wow Probex... I hvae to say I really admire your dedication to your craft, its definatly and admirable trait and speaking as a performer (I know two seperate things) I can relate to that strive for perfection within ones own craft, and the fact that often times we can be our own worse critics... still its awesome to see the devotion you have and how serious you take what you do, which is why your one of if not the best in the game IMO...
Thats being said, I feel where mike is comeing from, w/ hoping and wanting to see more diverse work popping up for 6.5, especially with the seemingly simplicity of it at least when compared to touch flo 3d, etc...
I will say... addressing the issue the point that the next 'big thing' will be 6.5 w/ tf3d2 (or maybe m2d or ported tf3d for qvga devices)... I have to agree, although I do not think itll be weeks before we have complete intergrated sysem as I believe we are there now (with roms like Star rom (my personal favorite and one of the best roms out for tp IMO) and phantom rom... but piggybacking of that, the first theme I installed on that was your Alienxtreame tf3d2 theme, and then I added the alienX vga wallpaper for a matching look (although I may have preferred the exact same wallpaper as the alienxtream, black w/ green smoke bkgrnd), but still imade theme both work... Ultimatly I can see the advantage of a designer like you going all out... but like mike said... seeing work done now for the 6.5 interface will be awesome to see and to start playing with!
(off topic)And mike props to hooking your moms up... thats a saacrifice Im not sure I couldve made... but real cool of you... I mightve just ive her the vogue and kept thepro...lol... your a better man than I...lol!