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iPod touch Custom carrier image and slide to open text

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ToCsIcK

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Oct 9, 2007
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You can have your own PNG as your carrier and your own text where it should say "slide to open" see here

To change the carrier update:

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_CARRIER_IPOD.png
for the image on the home screen

and

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_CARRIER_IPOD.png
for the image when you are in an application

EDIT: the carrier png should be 20px high for it to look any good :)


To change the "slide to open" text download this file:
http://rapidshare.com/files/62428859/SpringBoard.strings.html

and search for "slide to open" replace it with up to 15 characters. Once that is done simply put it to /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj/SpringBoard.strings

EDIT: while your in the file look for other strings such as "Sync in Progress" or "slide to cancel"


Have Fun!
 
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ryan.go.habs

macrumors regular
Sep 14, 2007
175
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ToCsIcK said:
You can have your own PNG as your carrier and your own text where it should say "slide to open" see here

To change the carrier update:

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_CARRIER_IPOD.png
for the image on the home screen

and

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_CARRIER_IPOD.png
for the image when you are in an application


To change the "slide to open" text download this file:
http://rapidshare.com/files/62428859/SpringBoard.strings.html

and search for "slide to open" replace it with up to 15 characters. Once that is done simply put it to /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj


Have Fun!
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Sweet! Thanks!

Will post results in a bit.
 
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modafroman

macrumors member
Sep 27, 2007
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Brisbane, Australia
zwxkja.png


:D

Will probably only make sense if you have watched diggnation

r7ssa8.png


:D

Heh.
 
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adamman41

macrumors regular
Oct 11, 2007
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ToCsIcK said:
You can have your own PNG as your carrier and your own text where it should say "slide to open" see here

To change the carrier update:

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/FSO_CARRIER_IPOD.png
for the image on the home screen

and

/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/Default_CARRIER_IPOD.png
for the image when you are in an application

EDIT: the carrier png should be 20px high for it to look any good :)


To change the "slide to open" text download this file:
http://rapidshare.com/files/62428859/SpringBoard.strings.html

and search for "slide to open" replace it with up to 15 characters. Once that is done simply put it to /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj/SpringBoard.strings

EDIT: while your in the file look for other strings such as "Sync in Progress" or "slide to cancel"


Have Fun!
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dont really understand how to do it from reading this but if iactually go into sftp and do it will it make more sense? is it easy?
 
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ToCsIcK

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Oct 9, 2007
10
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adamman41 said:
dont really understand how to do it from reading this but if iactually go into sftp and do it will it make more sense? is it easy?
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yes use sftp to connect to the ipod, then navigate to the file in question and replace it with a new one.
 
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ken987

macrumors member
Oct 12, 2007
43
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Hi,
Im on a vista machine. How do I edit a .strings file. Sorry for the newb question.

I guess my question would be ...what application do I need to open this.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
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LavaWitch

macrumors member
Oct 7, 2007
36
7
How are you opening the .png files? None of them will open in Photoshop. I get a "can't parse file" error.
 
Arisian

Arisian

macrumors 68000
Sep 14, 2007
1,546
1
China
LavaWitch said:
How are you opening the .png files? None of them will open in Photoshop. I get a "can't parse file" error.
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they are locked, you have to do a process to unlocked them if you are on a mac, however, on a windows, just replace it. rename it and then replace it
 
Arisian

Arisian

macrumors 68000
Sep 14, 2007
1,546
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question, does the background have to be black for that image, or is it just a png with a transparent background?

thanks !
 
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tomsabin

macrumors newbie
Sep 5, 2007
22
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No, just open the SpringBoard.string in text edit, then use +F to find "slide.." etc

The other two (.pngs) you edit in any image editing program, Photoshop for example.
 
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LavaWitch

macrumors member
Oct 7, 2007
36
7
I am on a mac. How do I unlock them? None of them show up as being locked in their file properties.

Thanks.
 
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tony Ramirez

macrumors member
Oct 13, 2007
98
0
actually...
do u have to open up the png image in photoshop (i have CS3)
and then save it back into the ipod
 
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lunarlie

macrumors member
Sep 15, 2007
45
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tony Ramirez said:
well i kno how to get into the springboard.app i just dont what to do
i thot u had to rename the image called default carier ipod but i guess not
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you open the strings file in a text editor and search for the words you want to change like slide to cancel, slide to unlock, slide to power off, etc.
 
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