Clear H20 [FREE theme] minimal homescreen,15 sliding OS6icons,transparency & more

[alphakoi]

* Updated to Version 2.6 * (User Defined Font, WeatherSlot has status text for icon, and a new icon set OS6)
* Updated to Version 2.4 * (Selectable clock button, cleaned up svg)
* Updated to Version 2.2 * (Centered Time/Date & Hotkeys for SMS/MMS and Compose)
* Updated to Version 2.0 * (darker app screen, lockscreen fixed, small details)

Clear H20 is a minimal 9700 (9650) OS 5.0 theme developed in the spirit of the best minimals you've seen on crackberry ( DC1/DC2 , Classique , Reverie D , PureY , BIG NUMBERS , FIVE point NINE , and so many more). Clear H20 is a free theme because I have received so much information and knowledge from the CB community I need to pay it forward. I was inspired by the developers of the great themes out there and without their tutorials and motivation this would not have happened. Please read the thank you section and look at the work of all listed there as their work continues to inspire new work from others which helps build this community.

This is my first major theme, so please enjoy and let me know if you find any issues. I could build custom versions or add features (with some motivation) and will do my best to address any bugs or issues you find as well as update and refine this as needed. Please give me open and honest feedback regarding this and do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for viewing and for all you've done CRACKBERRY.com community. And yes I WILL BE UPDATING WITH AN 85xx VERSION SOOON

Features

* User defined 15 icon scrolling bar on the bottom (only one icon visible)(scroll left or right)
* Hidden calendar and messages today section with selectable entries
* Toggle slot on top right of screen (user defined....16th slot) with status text
* Toggle top/bottom banner transparency background bars
* App Hotkeys for Quicklaunch, Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare (v2.2 hotkeys for SMS/MMS and compose)
* Hand crafted transparent menus and buttons
* Clickable button on clock seen in other themes (Foppa, etc)
* Wallpaper friendly design (user selectable) with plenty of accessible functions
* OS 6.0 icons used ----- see thank you section
* Hand crafted custom battery and cell signal indicators with numbers for easy identification
* Amazing screens derived from amazing photography ------ see thank you section
* Transitions that are smooth
* Customized call screen buttons and a custom hourglass

Toggle HotKeys

Spacebar = Quicklaunch
F = Facebook
T = Twitter
S = FourSquare
$ = SMS/MMS
C = Compose Message
Alt-Q (#) = toggle top/bottom transparent homescreen bars off
Alt-A (*) = toggle top/bottom transparent homescreen bars on
Alt-O (+) = toggle user defined slot on (16th slot in application screen)
Alt-P (@) = toggle user defined slot off (16th slot in application screen)

Theme Notes

15 user defined sliding icons - slide left or right from bottom of screen
Calendar/Messages Today section appears if one of the 15 icons used are related to this function. When it appears just scroll down to select the entry you wish to highlight
The 16th slot when toggled on is accessed by sliding right from the profiles icon
Please as with any new theme.....perform a battery pull after downloading it

THANK YOU SECTION

Thank you Joshua Street for this photography that set the theme off. See his amazing work @ Blog « Josh.st Blog « Josh.st

Thank you Big Papa from BBThemeLab.com. Your OS6 icons are amazing and made this theme look clean. ‘Icon set used: OS6 Icons which was created by Big Papa from Blackberry Theme Lab and updated by AwayU (www.bbthemelab.com).’ See his work @ Big Papa | Blackberry Theme Lab Big Papa | Blackberry Theme Lab or for the updated icons.....‘Icon set used: Blackberry OS6 OEM Icons Edited by awayu from www.bbthemelab.com.’

Thank you Matt G. from BBThemeLab.com. Your tutorials are filled with knowledge and allow amateur theme makers to design further than Theme Builder's template. Please check out his tutorials @ MattG | Blackberry Theme Lab MattG | Blackberry Theme Lab

Thank you Crackberry.com for maintaining the best website out there. Without your forums where designers can share ideas, this would never have happened. See the developer's forum @ http://forums.crackberry.com/f115/ http://forums.crackberry.com/f115/

Thank you CB community. You inspire and motivate all of us. Please give me feedback on this project and look forward to new themes to come. Thank you

OTA

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Download page for Clear H20 v2.6
Download page for Clear H20 v2.4
Download page for Clear H20 v2.4 (black apps screen)

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Download Page for Clear H20 v2.4 (9630)

8900
Download Page for Clear H20 v2.4(8900)

85xx
coming soon

If you enjoy this and want to help a single father out, please donate so I can add to my son's college fund. Anything donated goes directly to him. This isn't a ploy or a rouse, I just am doing everything I can on a meager salary. If you do not donate I still hope you enjoy this and give back to our CB community. Please give me feedback (good or not) if you download this theme. Thank you so much

[superbodz]

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[alphakoi]

mybbota.com won't allow a direct link. I have posted a link to the download page. Please go there and download for free. Thank you and again, I appreciate any feedback

[Mojave]

Hi alphakoi,

A quickie question for you before I d/l this theme. In the 7th screen shot in your first post.......when you are looking at all the icons.....is that same rain wallpaper being used? If so.....it makes it a little hard to see all those icons clearly. Just a suggestion....but it might be better to use a solid darker wallpaper for that icon screen. Thank you.

[alphakoi]

The same photo was used....just colored differently to give variety but keep a smoothness when switching from screen to screen. I changed the appscreen to a much darker screen and now the icons pop! Thank you for your interest and keep the comments coming

[JaimeJae]

I love this theme & thank you for making it free!

I agree with the app screen not being dark enough. Some icons are very hard to see and the Options icon, for example, you can't see it at all until you scroll on it.

Also, on the lock screen, the font is WAAAY too big. The font seems ok everywhere else though.

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[alphakoi]

Thank you for the feedback and for the approval. I will darken the app screen background, adjust the lockscreen font, and tweak this a touch and have the update posted in the early am later. Please keep the feedback coming

[newsome]

Originally Posted by alphakoi

Thank you for the feedback and for the approval. I will darken the app screen background, adjust the lockscreen font, and tweak this a touch and have the update posted in the early am later. Please keep the feedback coming

Could I request that you do a plain app screen background? It would make a great font even better!

[alphakoi]

Updated FREE and ready to download. Thank you for your interest

[JaimeJae]

I just can't believe this is your first major theme. You packed in a lot of features! Wow! And the theme developers and themes that your inspiration came from are a few of my favorites actually.
I think I would love to see the date centered in the top banner.
Adding "$" as a hotkey for SMS would put this theme in my top couple of favs; only next to a couple custom themes.
I love the color blue on the OS6 icons. That color also seems to match the font color of the application title in the app screen. I think making the menu "selection bar" & the icon focus the same color of blue as the blue on the OS6 icons (so all the blues throughout the theme match) would be awesome; maybe make it "pop" even. Ooooo and that same blue for the home screen font in the bottom banner would be awesome! Maybe I should just hold my breath for a custom theme, lol.
Any chance of posting the wallpaper that you used for the app screen? Would like to use it with my BerryWeather but if not no biggie. Doesn't hurt to ask though!

[alphakoi]

Ask and ye shall receive...check your inbox about the custom theme

dark APPS background on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

darker APPS background on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[haymond]

nice!!!can you post app screen wallpaper and can you center the clock and icon text(name when you highlight the icon).Thanks

[alphakoi]

here are some background pics i have...enjoy

I am going to make an alternate version of Clear H20.....taking suggestions as to how to tweak it (thanks to ones already posted)


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please visit Joshua Street's website.......they are his pics and are amazing

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[Mimsii]

Ok I've downloaded this twice and rebooted twice and i can't find it!! HELP PLEASE!

[juicebox666]

Nice looking theme! I'm going to give it a try