There is a Database Creator tool which is implemented in Java using Swing
Classes.
Usage
- Use the menu Logo DB/Load Images or the button "plus"
to import one or more images to the list. You can also load
images from other .pdb or .prc files.
- Select the name in the list to modify the properies.
- Use checkbox Resize if you want to resize the image
to fit exactly into the choosen screen resolution.
- Use checkbox Center if you want to center a smaller image.
- Use the checkbox Crop if you want to crop your image
to the interesting parts. A dialog box will open.
At this point the image has to be rebuild, so this may take some
seconds.
Press and hold the mousebutton at the
upper-left or lower-right corner and move
the mouse to set the size of the crop rectangle.
Press and hold the mousebutton within the crop rectangle
and move the
mouse to move the crop rectangle within the image.
- Set a new name
- Select the bitmap format. 1 Bit for Black and White images,
2 Bit for 4 Grayscales, 4 Bit for 16 Grayscales,
8 Bit for 256 Colors or 16 Bit for "direct color" images
depending on your hardware.
- Set the compression type depending on your hardware.
Scanline is supported since PalmOS2.0,
RLE since PalmOS3.5
Packbits since PalmOS4.0
The best compression depends on the loaded image. To get
some information about the
image size for each compression type use the menu Logo DB/Logo info.
- Use the gamma slider to get a nice picture
- Use the button "cut"
to remove a image from the list.
- Use the button "paste"
to insert the last removed image.
- Use the buttons "up"
and "down"
to set the position of the image within the list.
- Use the button "!"
to edit the database comment.
- Use menu File/Generate PDB or the button
to create a logo database for use with the
"Open Logo Hack".
- Use menu File/Save Project
to save all logo's for later use with the Creator tool.
Sony Hires Mode and Hires+ Mode
To use the Database Creator tool to create logo's with a
size of 320x320, 320x450 or 320x480 pixel use the menu
Preferences/Logo size. A small dialog let's you choose the
new logo size and the display type. Choose the logo size and
PalmOS 2 .. PalmOS 4.x display for the display type.
You may create logos with for the following devices
Resolution
|
Device
|
320x320
|
all Sony Clie
|
320x450
|
Sony Clie NR70 / NR70V
The virtual silkscreen area will be used for the logo.
The status are is visible.
|
320x480
|
Sony Clie NR70 / NR70V
The virtual silkscreen and the status area will be used
for the logo.
|
PalmOS High Density Mode
To use the Database Creator tool to create logo's with a
size of 320x320 pixel use the menu
Preferences/Logo size. A small dialog let's you choose the
new logo size. Select 320x320 for the size
and PalmOS 5 or 4 w. hires display for the display type.
Default settings
To change the default settings you have to edit the file olh.ini.
- logo size
Set the value for width from 160 to 320 and height
from 160 to 320, 450 or 480.
- UI language
Set the value for the language of the creator tool to
en for english or de for german.
- Directory for Images
Specify the default directory for the images. Set startLogoDirectory
to a valid directory name. Please do no use the character "\" only use "/"
for pathnames like "c:/temp/"
- Directory for logo databases
Specify the default directory for the logo databases. Set startPDBDirectory
to a valid directory name. Please do no use the character "\" only use "/"
for pathnames like "c:/temp/"
- Palm High Density Mode
Set the value for PalmHires mode to "true" if you want to
create bitmaps for the Palm Density mode or to "false"
to create bitmaps for default Palm displays or Sony devices.
- logo format
Set the value for Format to specify the default logo format.
Valid values are: 1bit, 2bit, 4bit, 8bit,
16bit
- Preview type
Set the value for PreviewType to specify the default preview type.
Valid values are: green,backlight,color
- Compression
Set the value vor Compression to specify the default compression
algorithm. Valid values are: none, scanline,
rle, packbits,
When you start the creator the next time the preview and logo images
are shown with a new resolution.
Example: olh.ini
width=320
height=320
language=en
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