Spb Mobile Shell 3 Background Changer

Spb Mobile Shell 3 Background Changer (MS3Config v0.15)
Requirements: WM6 or higher, .NET CF 3.5 Runtimes installed, Spb Mobile Shell 3 installed.
Overview: This is a small application the developer is developing that he hopes will evolve into a full-fledged skin editor for Spb Mobile Shell 3.



At the moment it only has the ability to change panel backgrounds (among some other helpful tool options), but it has a decent GUI and is unique in that it does not overwrite any changes that have previously been made to your copy of MS3 by other skins or widget packs... So if you like this application, please check out the developer's site for more updates.

6/22/9 - Changes (v0.15):
1. Scrolling bug fixed.
2. Added two more slots to the Images panel.
3. Now includes original artwork by volDeus and MoonCat.
4. Images are now more evenly distributed throughout available panels.
5. All images are now converted to optimal format for MS3 performance and low memory use.
6. Added "Global Background" image slot and panel option.
7. Added standard panels; Contact - Select Picture, FaceBook Contact Selector, FaceBook Picture Selector, FaceBook Sign-In, Spb Menu Items.
8. Replaced "Restart MS3" menu item with expanding menu including; Status, Stop, Start, Restart.
9. Added "Select All" and "Select None" buttons to the "Panels" tab.
10. Removed "Vertical Slide" image slots and changed corresponding panels to full-screen, fixed backgrounds.
11. Added link to home forum thread in about page.
12. Other minor bugfixes.

Planned Changes:
1. Ability to add more images to the "Images" tab.
2. Ability to choose which image is applied to each panel individually.
3. More panels available to modify.
4. Ability to resize images and alter bounding rectangles to control behaviour during kinetic scrolling and panning. (Especially with long panels like the Launcher and Spb Start Menu)
5. Ability to Import/Export skin settings for moving to another device.
6. Error checking and logging so that I can respond to bugs that people with other devices might find.
7. Incorporate common tricks and tweaks available from the community for for easy installation/removal .. and the ability to combine tricks and mods that otherwise might over-write each other.
8. Detect and save changes made by other mods, skins, or widget packs so that they can be combined with each other and with the content already available in MS3Config.

Instructions:

( If you are upgrading to version 0.15 from a previous version, please follow these steps, otherwise skip to step 5)
1. Disable all panels and apply changes.
2. Uninstall previous version of "MS3 Config".
3. Delete the "MS3Config" installation folder from your device.
4. Delete the file "MS3Config.dat" from your "Spb Mobile Shell" installation folder.

5. Install the .CAB file at the end of this post.
6. Run the application."MS3Config" and read the "About" tab.
7. Click on the "Panels" tab and wait for it to load.
8. Check each panel you want to change the background of.

( If you want to use the default images for now, skip to step 11 )
9. Click on the "Images" tab and wait for it to load.
10. Tap and hold the image you want to modify and choose "Browse" to open the file picker and replace that image with another - or - "Edit" to open the image in your associated image editor.

11. When you are finished changing your backgrounds, Open the "File" menu and click "Apply changes".
12. Wait for the progress form to close.
13. Open the "File" menu and the "MS3" sub-menu .. then click "Restart". Wait for MS3 to restart and admire your changes.

Notes:
1. The "Global Background" will permanently overwrite any other global background that may have been installed by a custom theme or skin (eg. mtstmp's Titanium theme).
2. Any changes to a standard background can be undone by simply un-checking the corresponding panel in the "Panels" tab.
3. There is a Backup/Restore option built in .. Use it.
4. If your device is set to a language other than English and your default application installation folder is not "\Program Files\" ... Open the "MS3C.xml" file in a text editor and change the line that refers to the installation folder of Spb Mobile Shell.

More info:


Please donate to the developer if you appreciate their hard works.


Spb Mobile Shell 3 Background Changer (MS3Config v0.15)