Note stwater image examples are 320x320 in size - this seems to be the default size of all the new microsoft wm5 themes, even with the new HTC_default.tsk. (Tytn theme)
Most of these themes use stwater only and leave tdywater.gif out. There is no need for both files anymore unless you want a different start menu compared to the today screen. (Stwater only themes are smaller in size too)
If you want to use image higher than 256 colors use jpg or png format and then rename extension to gif - it works! (jpg gives a smaller file)
With themegen you have to ignore a bit what's on the main preview as that is meant for wm2003 but there is a wm5 preview that is more accurate except the wm5 color keys+ are not rendered.
Next change colors of title and soft key bars etc...(With Wm5 main theme colors are now mainly determined by basehue) - best option is to deselect all the normal color selections (in the templates already deselected) and use base hue color value (click Wm5 - create BaseHue Key for the theme) or choose navigation bar color 1 and this will determine the base hue color. Then you can add key colors that are specific for your theme.
If you can't get the color you want for title or soft key bars (eg brown does not show as brown on the normal selection) use Wm5 - keys+ - Color_SoftkeyFlatCentre and Color_TitleFlatCenter. Use 'Wm5 template color bars.tsk' as a template for this kind of theme.
To change image color e.g. windows default wm5 theme
Using ThemeGenCE version 1.7.0.0 select - 'choose\modify images' icon and the use the hue slider to determine color, tweak with RGB, gamma and light/dark and your done. Save image.
Or use Xnview for pc. http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnvi...loadwin32.html or other photo editor and tweak the stwater.gif of the theme. Click image - change to true color. Then click adjust - hue\lightness\saturation and presto you can change the color at will mainly using the hue slider. Then you can simply change to red or another color. Save to file - choose 256 colors.
EXAMPLES BELOW OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY SIMPLE CHANGING OF HUE COLOR OF THE IMAGE AND CHANGING BASE HUE OF THE THEME.
New dark blue theme added (my favorite) and Wm green theme is an updated version as is new Wm_black theme
EDIT Updated wm_green and wm_purple themes. Originals were not totally right - new ones are based on one base hue key only and are superior
EDIT2 Added wm_black2 theme as black seems to be popular - this based on base hue and wm5 key+ values.
New Wm_Orange theme added
 | wm_red_132.zip (35.2 KB) |
| wm_darkblue.zip (35.3 KB) |
| wm_black_832.zip (34.1 KB) |
| wm_vdarkblue.zip (35.3 KB) |
| wm_green_992.zip (35.2 KB) |
| wm_purple.zip (35.2 KB) |
| wm_black2.zip (33.9 KB) |
| wm_orange.zip (15.0 KB) |
| wm5_theme_templates.zip (3.6 KB) |
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