create your own custom keyboard skin

[CatsTide]

one of the posters on xda development has made a great tool for us to make our own custom keyboard skins.head over to the site,create an account and start playing. they're super simple and look great.

http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/htcime.php?themerstep=done

 

[Jakaro]

Nice find, i like my swype though.

 

[SDotNY]

Nice and easy to use like you said.. much appreciated!

 

[drdoom]

It isn't working for me.

 

[CatsTide]

It isn't working for me.

need a few more details...

 

[CatsTide]

i'm really surprised more folks haven't jumped on this. it's the coolest thing i've seen in a while. just thought i'd bump it so people could see it again.

 

[JohnnyT]

I tried it out and it is very cool. Took awhile to figure out how to get it to work, but the custom skin I got from the website worked.

 

[spacebratt]

I tried it out and it is very cool. Took awhile to figure out how to get it to work, but the custom skin I got from the website worked.

How did you get it from your MAC to your dinc? Yes I am a newb coming from the BB world.

 

[JohnnyT]

I actually downloaded it from the web browser on the DInc. But if you wanted to get it from your computer to the DInc, then just download the zip file onto your computer, and transfer to DInc via USB onto your SD Card. I then used Astro to extract the zip and install the files. Hope that helps.

 

[yojoe600]

i found it on droidforums and have made me some... but u can only have one at a time since they have the same name.. anyway to make the app name different so i can have muiltiple?

 

[Dream]

This is sweet!
Edit: Doesnt seem to work for me. I created the skin, downloaded it, transfered it to my phone, installed it and went into settings and activated it....but im still seeing the stock skin. Any ideas?

 

[jasonb1985]

awesome!!

 

[jasonb1985]

This is sweet!
Edit: Doesnt seem to work for me. I created the skin, downloaded it, transfered it to my phone, installed it and went into settings and activated it....but im still seeing the stock skin. Any ideas?

long press inside of a text input field and select input method. it doesn't automatically apply for some reason.

 

[Dream]

long press inside of a text input field and select input method. it doesn't automatically apply for some reason.

Hmm still not working. I can never get these skin deals to work

 

[Dream]

Nevermind, got it to work!

 

[CatsTide]

i found it on droidforums and have made me some... but u can only have one at a time since they have the same name.. anyway to make the app name different so i can have muiltiple?

no but if you want to switch them up,simply make a folder on your sd and put as many apk's as you want in it. it would be a good idea to put subfolders in the folder so you can put a description of your keyboard on the folders.

 

[Dream]

These skins are awesome!!!

 

[Air Force One]

i'm really surprised more folks haven't jumped on this. it's the coolest thing i've seen in a while. just thought i'd bump it so people could see it again.

This is cool, thanks for the heads up!

I love the HTC keyboard but have been wanting a better skin and now I've got it!

 

[Adamx]

I would like to make a custom landscape keyboard, custom in where certain keys are and how wide certain keys are.

 

[spacebratt]

Ok I downloaded to my dinc and now all i get is an error when i try to install it. can someone tell how to install this please.

 

[GrandMasterB]

Loving it. Thanks to CatsTide for the heads up

 

[spacebratt]

Sweet! I got it working.

 

[Todd M]

Nevermind, got it to work!

Pray tell, how did you get it to work?

Disregard. I found it...

P.S. AWESOME FIND!!!

 

[samanthakennedy9999]

What about the warning "may be able to collect all the text you type... passwords and credit card numbers."
Any reason to be concerned?

 

[jasonb1985]

What about the warning "may be able to collect all the text you type... passwords and credit card numbers."
Any reason to be concerned?

no, you'll be fine.