SVG Samples and Tutorials

[weldmonkey]

Here I am including some links for some good reference materials for Theme Building, I hope you enjoy.

Official SVG Standards Webpage
Check out the main page and click on SVG 1.1 and SVG 1.2 on the right menu under specifications to learn about the functions used in SVG.

SVG for Blackberry Smartphones
A MUST HAVE for anyone trying to do SVG on a blackberry, you should save this file on your computer as it is a great point of reference for SVG code.

Photoshop Tutorials and Samples
New to using Photoshop here is a great site for you. Lots of tutorials and samples for lots of tricks and techniques in photoshop.

Plazmic Hidden Tutorials
I found these burried on the Plazmic site, they are for older versions than 4.7 but it can still be useful info.

Plazmic Hidden Samples
Again I found this burried on the Plazmic Site, They are for older versions of Plazmic but still useful.

Very Basic Theme Building Walk Through
Need the Basics of getting started here is a good link to show you how to use Theme Builder for the first time.

There are a Few Tutorials Here

Here is a list of note worthy Videos on You tube:
Theme Builder Basics
Composer Basics
Thats all I could really find on you tube using sever search strings, if you come across anything else worth while please send me a PM so I can add it.

Stuff I found right here on crackberry!!:
Hidden Dock Tutorial
This is very good for those who want to learn about hidden docks.
Composer Hints and Tricks
OTA Info
Good Posting about how to OTA Links and setup for them on your file host/server.
3rd Party App Icons
Good short read on 3rd Party Icons in Composer.
Free OTA Hosting, Forum
Here is someone offering Free OTA Hosting.

Tutorial: How to customize ALL folders icons in a theme - PinStack.com
Its not simple and you cant do it as a Theme Builder, but if you make the icons and the end user wants to have custom folders here is how to do it, Thanks holster27 for finding this and posting it!

Here are some Icon Sites:
PNG Icons & Icon Packs Download | IconsPedia - Free Icons
Icon Archive - 24,200+ free icons, buddy icons, xp icons, vista icons, desktop icons, aim icons
DryIcons.com - Free Icons and Vector Graphics
NOTE: Please read any user agrements for downloading Icons, most of the Icons on the net offered for free can only be used in projects you are not charging money for, most have a Fee you have to pay the creator of the Icon sets if you plan to make money of their work.

3 Theme Files to Play with!
Not Sure what model Blackberry these are for but you can take a look for yourself.

Thats all Ive got so far as to good reference and tutorials online, if you know of any more please PM the web address so I can take a look and add it.

Feel free to throw me a bananna for the the time of putting this info together.

[ozikiwi]

I must say Weldmonkey, that's a marvelous idea.

And I speak for many of us I believe when I say thank you very much for the time and effort you've put into this to help not only up and coming developers, but also intermediate and perhaps even "advanced" developers alike.

A very thoughtful and welcome gift. Nicely done.

[weldmonkey]

Originally Posted by ahaz86

Heres the link to the theme i just made (thanks to weldmonkey i finally got the scrolling icons working)

DigiCam - Animated Theme

Thank you for posting this ahaz86, I appreciate it. Shows people that this really is an investment.. I hope you are enjoying the other samples/tutorials in the package and I hope to have more up soon.

[Aug0211]

WM really is a great guy, trustworthy and someone I've used before for help as well. He's a great resource, and anyone who is looking to get serious about theme making should consider these options.

That being said, WM, if you figure out this transparent lock screen wallpaper then you can add another premium tutorial

[holster27]

Originally Posted by Aug0211

WM really is a great guy, trustworthy and someone I've used before for help as well. He's a great resource, and anyone who is looking to get serious about theme making should consider these options.

That being said, WM, if you figure out this transparent lock screen wallpaper then you can add another premium tutorial

Ok, I have to know, what is a "transparent lock screen wallpaper"?

[weldmonkey]

Originally Posted by holster27

Ok, I have to know, what is a "transparent lock screen wallpaper"?

That is a blead through post from this forum thread:
Different Lock Screens: Horizontal vs. Vertical

You know me Holster, always trying to help someone with something

[weldmonkey]

bump...oww I hit my funny bone...lol..

[DoctorNeutron]

Weldmonkey: awesome list. Got any tutorials on the list itself ? (Just kidding.) Very Nice job. Doc Neutron

[jj97blazer]

Thanks for this thread. I'll donate as soon as I can. Is there anything on scrolling docks? I need a little help with them. If not, if you don't mind I'll PM you.

Thanks again,
Jamey

[weldmonkey]

Just drop me a pm..I always help when I can..and trust me if it can be done with svg I can do it.

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

[razormedic911]

Thank you for posting these...very helpful

[weldmonkey]

bump, bump, bump

[Darkwun]

I've just started developing themes and have one basic theme to my name and i cant tell you how useful this is, if i wasnt a broke student i'd donate lol

This has to be stickied at least!!

[animalchick]

Hey WM, I have seen these cool themes for the Storm (9530) that you just touch a spot and the icons appear in a circle in the center of the screen...I would love to know how to do this... And I have also seen the themes with a semi-circular scroll that I would like to know how to do.

I have downloaded notepad++ and have played with that and actually created a ring theme for the storm and had everything working (but that only worked on the previous OS system) I have the 5.0.0.328 OS installed and I also have the R.I.M. themebuilder. Any help will be GREATLY APPRECIATED...

I don't have enough posts to send PMs so if you could possibly post here...

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE

[gtstang462002]

Originally Posted by weldmonkey

bump, bump, bump

Let me help you out with a bump and a question. I am trying to make a theme with a hidden dock for the storm2 with OS 5.0. I can get the dock to do everything that it is supposed to do except reapear. I found a svg text that someone was kind enough to post that only has 3 icons in it. His works. Yet mine with 5 icons and a dock will show on the home screen. As soon as I touch anything but an icon in my dock it will hide. From that point it will not return. Do you have any idea where I am going wrong. I must have read 50 different tutorials that all say basically the same thing on this topic.