Jailbreak and unlock the iPhone - Make and use themes with WinterBoard

Make and use themes with WinterBoard
Section 27: Gruppled theme

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Section E - Expanding or collapsing sections by default

Once again edit the config.js file to change these settings. You can configure which sections are opened or closed by default. I realize the instructions are a little confusing regarding this. When something is commented out, and set true, then it is open by default. I also set my expanding and collapsing animations to true and changed the duration to 350 miliseconds, which I liked better than the default 450. I also unhid my empty sections; I just like to see everything.

The script above displays the lockscreen this way by default.

Section F - Customizing the Tea LockBackground theme

While I do like the artwork in the wallpaper theme, I'd rather see my own photographs instead. Here is the easiest way to substitute your images into the already existing theme. Go to your Themes.xxxxxx folder. Go into Tea LockBackground.theme/Wallpappers. You will need eight images (unless you want to figure out how to rewrite the control script to add more images) named the same thing as the existing images. Each image will display for three hours of the day. Remember, you need to be able to read the various sections on your lockscreen, so I would select images that are more muted, or at least don't have blown out bright areas in them. Keep in mind, scripts that control wallpapers are battery drainers.

Before adding my pictures to the Wallpapers folder, I renamed all the original images by appending a 1 on theme, just in case. I still don't like the image blending I always seem to catch (except in this screen shot), so I'll cover another method of displaying your own images (and regaining your main battery charging graphics too). It will involve the removal of the Tea LockBackground in its entirety.

Section G - The disappearing status bar...

Sometimes this graphic just decides to do its own thing. I hear it's a bug with 3.0 firmware.

To solve this simply edit the info.plist file found in the Gruppled Art theme. Remove the two highlighted lines completely. Then reupload it to the iPhone.

Section H - Alternate TelephonyUI graphics

So far all my screen shots have shown the slider graphics found in the Gruppled Art theme. If you would rather use the default slide to unlock, slide to answer, and slide to power down graphics (or any other graphic you like), simply replace the graphics in the Gruppled Art.theme/Bundles/com.apple.TelephonyUI folder, and replace the text file (SpringBoard.strings) in the Gruppled Art.theme/Bundles/com.apple.springboard/en.lproj folder. Or you can just download this stock theme I made here, which includes the original graphics and text. Note: I'm only including the en.lproj file, you will have to localize non-English files.

First, transfer this folder to your Themes.xxxxxx folder. Then place the theme above the Gruppled Art theme in your WinterBoard list and activate it.

There they are, the stock sliders and text are back again. Why are my wallpaper images different from the first to the last image? Because In the first screen I'm using Tea LockBackground and I've replaced the stock wallpaper images with my own images. In the third screen, I've set the trees photo as my wallpaper from the default wallpapers folder in the Settings menu. I'll be fixing this mess in Step 3.

If you would rather tap to unlock instead of sliding, simply place the Gruppled LockInfo theme above the Gruppled Art theme.

This creates a real mismatched set of controls however... If you want to customize the lock/phone button at the bottom, then create custom bottombarknobgray.png, and bottombarknobgreen.png files and place them in Gruppled LockInfo/Bundles/com.apple.TelephonyUI.

Section I - Blocking system pop up graphics

When you miss a call, receive a voicemail, et cetera, the iPhone sends you a pop up alert (and a tone) like the one below. This pop up can be turned off. Launch Cydia and go to the david.ashman.com/beta repository. Install Popup Blocker. Restart the SpringBoard, and pop ups will be blocked. Be sure to go into the Settings application. Popup Blocker installs a very detailed control panel in there.

Section J - Getting the silent mode icon to show up in the status bar

I've got three iPhones and this is the only way I can make the silent mode indicator appear in the status bar. Launch Cydia, then add http://cy.sosiphone.com as a source. Then install StatusNotifier. Turn on silent mode and you should see the icon for it in your status bar on the lockscreen.

If you would like to further configure StatusNotifier, then launch Settings, and you will see there is a menu entry for it.

Section K - Removing relative dates, and/or the events counter

In my calendar section I don't like that it tells me an event is occurring in 2 days, in 3 days, et cetera.

Here is how you remove that. Download my edited lockinfo.js file here. Decompress the zip file and upload the .js file back to the iPhone at Gruppled LockInfo.theme/Bundles/com.ashman.LockInfo/js/. Respring and you will see the change.

If you want to know exactly what I changed in the script, then go the thread discussing this theme here, and read post #2563. Read the code example that Gruppler posted.

If you would also like to get rid of those numbers in parentheses next to the date, then download my other lockinfo.js file here. Decompress the zip file and upload the .js file back to the iPhone. Respring and you will see both changes.

If you want to know exactly what I changed in the script this time, then go the thread discussing this theme here, and read post #2563. Read the code example that GilbertMark posted.

Section L - Removing album art from the lockscreen

If you don't like seeing the album art covering your lockscreen information (note the voicemail banner at the bottom), then install the NoAA application from Cydia.