Widgetlocker sense theme help

poopookakada · Aug 15, 2011

I am trying to make a sense style slider for widgetlocker because I'm used to the action and hate the iPhone style one I currently use.
I downloaded a couple of different ones that work fine and used them as a skeleton for my own BUT, WL doesn't recognise my theme unless I name the slider "sense_slider_3.png" and that will then show the stock style slider.

Anyone got any idea why or what I'm doing wrong??

Here's the screen so you know what I mean (you swipe the text at the moment but, I'd rather it slid down)

paulmz · Aug 15, 2011

poopookakada said:
I downloaded a couple of different ones that work fine and used them as a skeleton for my own BUT, WL doesn't recognise my theme unless I name the slider "sense_slider_3.png" and that will then show the stock style slider.

You are correct that WidgetLocker requires specific files names for the images. But as long as you put those files in a separate .wltheme folder- named with any theme name you choose- it should see it as a separate theme. Also, if you don't change the _preview.png file, it will still show up with the stock thumbnail in the themes list but will place the correct custom slider that you created.

Let me know if this helps or answers your question.

poopookakada · Aug 15, 2011

Unfortunately it doesn't answer my question. I just re-read it and my wording is a little crap to be fair. What keeps happening is it puts the ACTUAL stock slider in place despite showing my custom one as being chosen (would it be easier to explain with screenshots?)
It's all named correctly and shows up in the menu, just doesn't use my slider which is what is confusing me :\

paulmz · Aug 15, 2011

poopookakada said:
Unfortunately it doesn't answer my question. I just re-read it and my wording is a little crap to be fair. What keeps happening is it puts the ACTUAL stock slider in place despite showing my custom one as being chosen (would it be easier to explain with screenshots?)
It's all named correctly and shows up in the menu, just doesn't use my slider which is what is confusing me :\

Something doesn't sound right. Could you post your theme (the actual folder with files) so I can take a look at it?

poopookakada · Aug 15, 2011

Here ya go

As I said... I just edited what was originally there in a different theme that worked perfectly

markq9317 · Aug 15, 2011

paulmz · Aug 16, 2011

poopookakada said:
Here ya go As I said... I just edited what was originally there in a different theme that worked perfectly

Okay... remember when I said to make sure that you don't have a folder inside the .wltheme folder? Well, there was one.

WidgetLocker doesn't like it if there is anything else in the .wltheme folder other than what was originally there.

There should be only one folder- the .wltheme folder- not zipped.
There should only be .png images in the folder. Nothing else. No folders. No .png's inside another folder.

From the file you attached, I took the files from the "SenseMod" folder, moved them to the SenseMod.wltheme folder, and deleted the "SenseMod" folder and it worked fine.

Hope this helps.

poopookakada · Aug 16, 2011

It didn't recognise it at all when the folder wasn't zipped and there wasn't another folder inside. Wouldn't be surprised if I've managed to get ANOTHER dodgy copy of WL, one last go in a bit and if I can't sort it I'll go without... can't be arsed with too much messing around for the sake of one tiny little thing

poopookakada · Aug 16, 2011

Sorted it... it was a dodgy copy of WL. Worked first time on a new copy without making any changes to the folder layout or anything

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