simonfoy

I am trying to get a particular wallpaper for my Galaxy S2.

When I select it from the gallery I have the 2 options to chose from. Neither seems to work, If I select one option I only get part of the logo visible on the screen because the logo is too big, and yet if I select the other option I cannot expand the box enough to allow all the logo on the screen, so I end up with just part of the logo showing.

Does this make sense.

I am trying to get this logo in the top left corner of my Galaxy S2

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/Pictures/index/d/f/k/GCHQ_header.jpg

Which ever option I chose, neither seems to work

I would really appreciate some help please

Thanks Simon

jancat

What 2 options? You may need to use a photoedit to format it where it is in the top left corner. Do you want the rest of your screen to be white? Also, do you want it on every screen when you scroll through? May need to edit/format accordingly.

eyebeam

See if this works for you. I think it should work well with either a scrolling or static wallpaper set-up. Make sure you press and hold the edge of the wallpaper crop box and drag it to the largest size. Let me know if you need the logo repositioned.

Note: On the linked screen it's hard to tell what size it is because the are no borders, but it is a full 960x800 resolution wallpaper. Save it as-is and it should work fine on your phone.

Link to wallpaper ↓
GCHQ-logo-offset-960x800.jpg

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Last edited by eyebeam; November 28th, 2011 at 12:05 AM.

simonfoy

That's worked brilliantly thank you so much

Can I ask a huge favour? Is it possible for you to do these three for me.
I put the last one you did in the top left and have apps all round it, these are the only backgrounds I use but they need to be black

So can you do the following 3 and the other one above black too? Please?

I know it is a long shot but I am useless with things like this.

Thanks Simon

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qAWbWK5vuW8/S9SYPXnfArI/AAAAAAAAApg/fSgkTviOEbI/UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms_thumb%5B3%5D.png

http://www.englandforall.co.uk/images/culture/coat-of-arms.png

http://rlv.zcache.com/uk_royal_coat_of_arms_sticker-p217949171214158447qjcl_400.jpg

Last one will have to be dark blue as the pic is dark blue

Thanks very much indeed

simonfoy

The 2 options I mean are when I go to settings, display and background, you then pic a photo you want to use as a background, that chosen you then have two options, to use the entire photo or use a portion of it, there is 2 small icons for this below the pic. If I go with the first one I can only see part of the pic in the background, if I go with the one on the right and adjust to my liking it only lets me adjust to part of the photo and I miss most of it off even when expanded to the fullest extent. I think it is because my photo's are the wrong size

Simon x

eyebeam

OK Simon, here ya go. I couldn't get the first new one you want to work because of the light border around the pic, sorry. But here are the other 3 you wanted.

Links ↓
GCHQ-offset-black-960x800.jpg

coat-of-arms1-offset-960x800.jpg

coat-of-arms2-offset-960x800.jpg

simonfoy

You are so very kind, thank you very much.

Often on forums people won't go out og their way to help others but you have been so kind and helpful to me. I have been racking my brains trying to get it to work.

Can I possible ask what I need to do and programs I need to use in futire to do what you've done?

Once again, thanks so much I really do appreciate it xxx

Simon

eyebeam

Ok, I'll try to describe how I do it the best I can. Be aware - I have no training in graphic arts and taught myself to do the things I do. So I'm not very good at explaining things of this sort, but here goes:

Let's use this one - http://www.englandforall.co.uk/images/culture/coat-of-arms.png - that I already did for you as an example. First, save that image to your computer. Now open - .: Sumo Paint 3.6 :. - (a free, online image editor) and open the saved pic from the "File" menu at the top left. At this point, you may or may not want to resize the image. In the one I did for you, I did by 50% or so. To do that, go to the "Image" menu and select "Image Size". Make sure the "Constrain Proportions" box is checked so that the image doesn't get distorted, and then change the size as necessary. When you're happy with the size, go to the "Select" menu, and "Select All". Then go to the "Edit" menu and "Copy".

Next, save, and the open in Sumo this handy dandy 960x800 wallpaper template - 960x800_wallpaper_template.png. The red vertical area is what will be visible on the center screen of a scrolling wallpaper or the only thing seen on a static wallpaper set-up (assuming you drag the phone's crop box to it's max size when setting it as your wallpaper). Now, while making sure you've got the template you just opened selected (click on the top bar of a picture to make that the one you're actively working on), go to the "Layer" menu and select "New Layer". Next, from the "Tools" selection area on the left of the screen click on the "Paint Bucket Tool (looks like a paint bucket - if you hover over the various tools, a text tip will tell you what is what). Make sure black is selected in the "Color Picker" area to the right, and click anywhere on the new layer.

Still with me? OK, so you should now have a 960x800 picture with 2 layers - template and all black. In the lower right is the layer area, where you can click to select which layer you're working on, as well as hide layers (click the eye to the left of a layer to hide it) and also arrange layers just by dragging and dropping. For the next step, let's hide the black layer, so that you can see the template layer to use as a positioning guide. Now go to the "Edit" menu and select "Paste". You now should have a 3 layer image with the coat of arms centered and only the template visible beneath that.

Now select the "Move Tool" from the tools area (looks like an arrow) and move the coat of arms to the desired position. Got it where you want it? Good - you're in the home stretch! Un-hide the black layer - don't worry about the template layer, since it's behind the solid black layer, it wont be visible - then go to the "File" menu and "Save to my computer". When prompted name the pic and select either PNG or JPG, click "Save" and you're done!

Whew, right? I know I made that sound like a lot, but really, it's pretty easy. Give it a try and I think you'll agree. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.

Last edited by eyebeam; November 29th, 2011 at 01:17 AM.

simonfoy

EYEBEAM You're a star, thanks so much.

I appreciate the help greatly. x

eyebeam

No prob - glad to help.