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Post #11 November 2009, 05:55

hi guys

i know every one want's to learn how to make flash theme

This tutorial is for phones which support swf images.

you need Adobe flash cs 2 or 3 or 4 Professional

http://download.cnet.com/Adobe-Flash-Professional/3000-6676_4-10018718.html

Lets get started.

In the name of God the Merciful

Step 1) Create a new flash document, set the

resolution as your phones resolution.

(Etc. 176x220/240x320)

(If you want to set your own picture as the

background, press Ctrl + R, if the picture isnt the

correct size, use the transform tool to resize it.)

Step 2) Click on Publish:Settings.

Step 3) Click on the Flash tab and change the version

to Flash Lite 1.1.

Step 4) Add a new layer and name it Time.( To add a

layer, right click on your first layer and click

Insert Layer.)

Step 5) Add a textfield to the layer.

Step 6) Type 99.99.99 in the textfield.

Step 7) Set the Text to Dynamic text.

Step 8) Type TIME in the VAR box.

Step 9) Create a new layer and name it Action Layer

Step 10) Right click on the first frame of Action Layer

Step 11) Click on Actions

Step 12) Copy and paste this code into the box:

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fscommand2("GetLocaleTime", "TIME");

TIME_SEC = fscommand2("GetTimeSeconds");
// add leading 0 to hours
if (h<10) {h="0"+h;};

// add leading 0 to seconds
if (s<10) {s="0"+s;};

// add leading 0 to minutes
if (min<10) {min="0"+min;}

Step 13)Click on the first frame of the layer Time and press F5.

Step 14) Now press Ctrl + Enter to get a preview of your new swf clock wallpaper.

There, you have just finished your flash clock.

How to add a date:
Step 1) Make a new layer and name it Date

Step 2) Do steps 5 and 7 of the main tutorial.

Step 3) Type in the date like this: 2008-Nov-24

Step 4) Type in DATE in the VAR box.

Step 5) On frame 1 of the Action Layer, paste the below code above the previous code.

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fscommand2 ("GetLocaleLongDate", "DATE");

Step 6) Now go to the 2nd frame of the Date layer and press F5.

You have just inserted the date.

How to add battery level bar:

Step 1) Make a new layer called battery

Step 2) Paste the below code above the code in the action layer

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batt = fscommand2("GetBatteryLevel");
batt_txt = batt add " %";
setProperty("batt_fill", _xscale, batt);

Step 3) Go to the 2nd frame of the battery layer and press F5.

You have just added the battery level bar.

How to add the Volume Level Indicator:

Step 1) Make a new layer called Volume

Step 2) Paste the below code above the code in the action layer

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vol = fscommand2("GetVolumeLevel");
vol_txt = vol add " %";

Step 3) Go to the 2nd frame of the Volume layer and press F5.

You have just added the Volume Level Indicator."

How to add a Now Playing Section

Step 1) Create a new layer Music.
Step 2) Create three dynamic text boxes.
Step 3) Set each text box's VAR as TIME, ARTIST, ALBUM respectively.
Step 4) Then add the below code to the Action layer or Music layer.

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loadVariables("MP:",_root);
fscommand2 ("MP:", "TITLE");
fscommand2 ("MP:", "ARTIST");
fscommand2 ("MP:", "ALBUM");

You have just added a Now Playing Section

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