19 July 2012
Important!! Please please read!!!
I need to clear things up about the people that contribute to my blog. I am the owner of this blog, Cami or @camillitaryy on twitter. I postmostly themes or wall updates to my Dropbox. @prettymixedbish or Shanice has posted a few themes on here as well. Lola or @a_lola_coaster DOES NOT make themes. She only posts tutorials or answers yalls questions. @ferfious has posted a couple text themes in the past but rarely posts at all. Please be mindful of who is posting what. You can find our names of the bottom of each post. Thank yall for stopping by and reading this!!!! It helps us work better to answer questions.
Xoxo Cami
18 July 2012
Ask Lola 7/17/12
Newby7182803:
Q: I have downloaded the hd sauce icons from off another site and I have rename the icons which ones I want them to before as such however when I copy in paste to name ie. Facebook.png and facebook@2.png you know I can't get the icons to work any tips or advice and I'm using iFile by the way.
A. Newby, the first thing is I have to ask that you don't ask any questions in the comments. I almost missed it, because I don't remember to look for them. In the future, try Twitter or Instagram and my name is @a_lola_coaster on both of them. Okay now, as I mentioned once before, themes in iFile are case sensitive. Also, you have to put an x after the 2. You would name the files Facebook.png and Facebook@2x.png. A good way to make sure you're creating a theme right is by using another theme, as a reference, and swapping out the image files, to insure they are named correctly.
Q: I have downloaded the hd sauce icons from off another site and I have rename the icons which ones I want them to before as such however when I copy in paste to name ie. Facebook.png and facebook@2.png you know I can't get the icons to work any tips or advice and I'm using iFile by the way.
A. Newby, the first thing is I have to ask that you don't ask any questions in the comments. I almost missed it, because I don't remember to look for them. In the future, try Twitter or Instagram and my name is @a_lola_coaster on both of them. Okay now, as I mentioned once before, themes in iFile are case sensitive. Also, you have to put an x after the 2. You would name the files Facebook.png and Facebook@2x.png. A good way to make sure you're creating a theme right is by using another theme, as a reference, and swapping out the image files, to insure they are named correctly.
16 July 2012
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15 July 2012
For Your Jailbroken Information
Hi, all!
I figured I would take a minute to answer some questions that you guys probably would not know to ask, as well as a little insight into how you can go from noob to pro, relatively quickly.
I figured I would take a minute to answer some questions that you guys probably would not know to ask, as well as a little insight into how you can go from noob to pro, relatively quickly.
- It's all as simple as Google. You can pretty much find all the general stuff on Google. Before you get frustrated, just type your question in and see what you find. That's how a lot of us learned.
- Files and their contents are case sensitive. Something as simple as having a wallpaper labeled .Png, instead of .png, can be the difference between your theme working and it not working. Watch your capitalizations.
- If everyone else has something, from Cydia, and you can't find it in the search, it's probably because it is from a source that you don't have added. I made mention of sources here, in regards to the StatusBarCustomClock tweak. You can visit and get an understanding of how you would add a new source.
- You must be able to read a file path. If you can't read a file path, you will not know where to put your themes and I will not be able to direct you, if you don't know where you are or where you're going.
- Before you download something, check out the person's site. Every themer explains where their files go, in iFile. However, they-- like I-- will only explain it once. If you back read, you can usually find where they explained it.
- Theming your phone is trial and error. I remember damn near all of us crashing our phones, at once, for the same reason. (LOL) We downloaded a new font, from Cydia, and the file was corrupted. It took some of us longer than others, but I know that I got on Google and learned how to fix it. Quite frankly, if you're not willing to accidentally fuck up your phone, you probably shouldn't be jailbroken.
- There's no such thing as unjailbreaking.
- Don't take a jailbroken phone to Apple because they will not fix it.
- If you end up using DFU mode, you can pretty much bet that your phone won't be jailbroken, when it comes back up.
- ALWAYS make sure your keyboard and font is stock before updating. It may stay altered and, if there isn't a jailbreak for the software update and you need to take your phone to Apple, you will be SO screwed. You won't be able to change it back until there's a jailbreak.
- The placement of a theme, in Winterboard, may affect if it works or not. If you want to use a signal theme, for example, over a theme that already has signals, you would have to move the signal theme above the active theme. That will override the signals in the existing theme.
That's all for now! If you have any questions, just ask!
-Lola
Ask Lola 7/15/12
@kaylaseb:
Q: How do you get the weather and temperature next to the battery?
A: That's called WeatherIcon. You can download it in Cydia and set it to display the icon and temperature, in your status bar.
@xo_ChelseaLeigh
Q: I just downloaded the leopard icons from your blog. Once downloaded, onto the computer, how do I get them on my phone?
A: You would have to SSH it. It would be easier to download it, directly onto your phone, using iFile.
(For everyone else reading, I gave Chelsea a link to iDownload Blog in order to teach her how to SSH. Primarily my reasoning was because I was out, at the moment, and teaching something like the SSH process is a bit too difficult to explain in 140 characters, or less. Once I actually got home, it occurred to me that I had not intended to do another SSH post, after my other one popped up missing. Learning to SSH, like everything else that has to do with dealing with your jailbroken phone, is as simple as Google. Google is how all of us learned, so if I don't know an answer or need a quick resolution to a problem, that's where I'm going. Here's the link to learn how to SSH, but learn iFile. The process is exactly the same. Here's also a link back to a question I answered, for @LOVE52912 about getting themes into iFile. This should be able to assist.)
@I_B_Shebre
Q: If I'm using a UI, do I need to uncheck that, if I want to use a theme?
A: No, you don't need to uncheck it, in Winterboard. Just make sure that the theme you activate is moved to the top of the list.
@a_lola_coaster on Twitter or Instagram, with any other questions!
Q: How do you get the weather and temperature next to the battery?
A: That's called WeatherIcon. You can download it in Cydia and set it to display the icon and temperature, in your status bar.
@xo_ChelseaLeigh
Q: I just downloaded the leopard icons from your blog. Once downloaded, onto the computer, how do I get them on my phone?
A: You would have to SSH it. It would be easier to download it, directly onto your phone, using iFile.
(For everyone else reading, I gave Chelsea a link to iDownload Blog in order to teach her how to SSH. Primarily my reasoning was because I was out, at the moment, and teaching something like the SSH process is a bit too difficult to explain in 140 characters, or less. Once I actually got home, it occurred to me that I had not intended to do another SSH post, after my other one popped up missing. Learning to SSH, like everything else that has to do with dealing with your jailbroken phone, is as simple as Google. Google is how all of us learned, so if I don't know an answer or need a quick resolution to a problem, that's where I'm going. Here's the link to learn how to SSH, but learn iFile. The process is exactly the same. Here's also a link back to a question I answered, for @LOVE52912 about getting themes into iFile. This should be able to assist.)
@I_B_Shebre
Q: If I'm using a UI, do I need to uncheck that, if I want to use a theme?
A: No, you don't need to uncheck it, in Winterboard. Just make sure that the theme you activate is moved to the top of the list.
@a_lola_coaster on Twitter or Instagram, with any other questions!
13 July 2012
Ask Lola 7/13/12
@MissDappa:
Q: Once I download the leopard theme, how do I move it to the Stash file and activate?
A: First things first, you need iFile. Once in iFile, cut and paste the theme to var>stash>themes. After that, you can activate it in Winterboard.
(For anyone else reading this, var>stash>themes is a file path. If you cannot read a file path, this is one of those things I am not teaching. You must learn to read a file path or you will be lost. A hint is that on the top of the screen, in iFile, it tells you the file path.)
@xxplainJANE:
Q: Do you know how to delete things out of iFile?
A: Tap edit, select what you want to delete, tap the garbage can, confirm the delete, and tap done.
There were several question about the graphic side of theme making, also, but I want to remind you guys that I am not a themer. Camille, Shanice, and Ferfious make the themes and I just happen to be knowledgable about the tech end of it.
With any other questions, contact me on Twitter or Instagram: @a_lola_coaster
Q: Once I download the leopard theme, how do I move it to the Stash file and activate?
A: First things first, you need iFile. Once in iFile, cut and paste the theme to var>stash>themes. After that, you can activate it in Winterboard.
(For anyone else reading this, var>stash>themes is a file path. If you cannot read a file path, this is one of those things I am not teaching. You must learn to read a file path or you will be lost. A hint is that on the top of the screen, in iFile, it tells you the file path.)
@xxplainJANE:
Q: Do you know how to delete things out of iFile?
A: Tap edit, select what you want to delete, tap the garbage can, confirm the delete, and tap done.
There were several question about the graphic side of theme making, also, but I want to remind you guys that I am not a themer. Camille, Shanice, and Ferfious make the themes and I just happen to be knowledgable about the tech end of it.
With any other questions, contact me on Twitter or Instagram: @a_lola_coaster
12 July 2012
Ask Lola 07/12/12
Guys, I will no longer be answering questions left, in the comments, because I always miss them. Follow me on Twitter or Instagram to ask me questions. @a_lola_coaster is the name for both.
@I_B_Shebre:
Q: How do I remove all the numbers from behind the time in StatusBarCustomClock?
A: If there is a sequence of numbers, following the time, on your status bar, when StatusBarCustomClock is activated, remove fm from the end of the date format, in the settings.
@LOVE52912
Q: I downloaded the theme and I have iFile. How do I get the theme ONTO iFile?
A: iFile is a file explorer, so all it does is give you access to all the files, on your phone, and allow you to move and change them. I do not entirely understand how you have the themes separate from iFile, because iFile should be showing you everything that's on your phone. I can show you how to download them onto iFile, for future reference, though.
Once you tap a theme download link, this is what you should see this screen:
@I_B_Shebre:
Q: How do I remove all the numbers from behind the time in StatusBarCustomClock?
A: If there is a sequence of numbers, following the time, on your status bar, when StatusBarCustomClock is activated, remove fm from the end of the date format, in the settings.
@LOVE52912
Q: I downloaded the theme and I have iFile. How do I get the theme ONTO iFile?
A: iFile is a file explorer, so all it does is give you access to all the files, on your phone, and allow you to move and change them. I do not entirely understand how you have the themes separate from iFile, because iFile should be showing you everything that's on your phone. I can show you how to download them onto iFile, for future reference, though.
Once you tap a theme download link, this is what you should see this screen:
There is a button that says "Open in iFile" and that's the button you're supposed to hit. Once it opens iFile, your next screen should look like this:
You select the Unarchiver option. Unarchiver is the equivalent of unzipping a file. Selecting that will unzip the file and the unzipped file is the one you move to var>stash>themes, in iFile.
A hint as to where var>stash>theme is, is the fact that if you look at the screenshot above, it says that you are in var>mobile>documents. If you back out of documents and mobile, you will end up in var, and you can enter stash from there.
As a general rule, if you go into Winterboard and see .zip after any of your themes, go back into iFile and Unarchive them. A zipped theme will not activate in Winterboard.
@_xxplainJANE:
Q: I can't get my HK Zeppelin on my status bar, not even through Winterboard.
A: You don't activate a Zeppelin through Winterboard. Put the Zeppelin in library>zeppelin, in iFile, and activate it in Settings.
10 July 2012
About StatusBarCustomClock
I got a question from Katy about finding StatusBarCustomClock.
In order to find StatusBarCustomClock, in Cydia, you must have Insanelyi Repository as one of your sources. In order to add Insanelyi, go into Cydia and go to Manage> Sources> Edit> Add and type in http://repo.insanelyi.com/ and that will give you access to things on Insanelyi. Go back to the search and look for StatusBarCustomClock and you should be able to find it.
For future reference, that's how you would add any new sources.
-Lola
In order to find StatusBarCustomClock, in Cydia, you must have Insanelyi Repository as one of your sources. In order to add Insanelyi, go into Cydia and go to Manage> Sources> Edit> Add and type in http://repo.insanelyi.com/ and that will give you access to things on Insanelyi. Go back to the search and look for StatusBarCustomClock and you should be able to find it.
For future reference, that's how you would add any new sources.
-Lola
Ask Lola 07/10/12
Please remember, guys, I need these questions asked, on Twitter or Instagram, so that I will receive notification of them. Follow me at @a_lola_coaster. Anyway, here are the questions for today!
JFSHIMIZU:
Q: Where did you get your cute weather icon?
A: That icon belongs to Kiarah. She posts on Phantom's blog, that I know of, but nowadays she posts a lot of links on her Twitter. You can find the icon on iphantom.me and follow Kiarah at @kiarahataly.
Allyrs:
Q: How do you get the sideways heart between the date and time?
A: Download StatusBarCustomClock from Cydia. You will be able to access the options for StatusBarCustomClock from the phone Settings. Where it says Date Format, change it to MM/dd ❥ h:mm and respring your phone. If you don't have the heart, you can find it in the Emoji 2 app, or view this post on your phone and cut and paste the heart that's provided, in this explanation.
nhm:
Q: How did you do the weather icon like that?
A: This question is not clear. Are you asking how I got the icon to look like Hello Kitty or how I got it to be place on the screen, the way it is? Please clarify and I can answer your question, in a later post.
genbunny:
Q: Can you share the wall?
A: I don't remember whose it is, so I don't want to post it and have to deal with somebody's attitude, later. Follow me on Twitter and DM me your email and I will send it to you.
JFSHIMIZU:
Q: Where did you get your cute weather icon?
A: That icon belongs to Kiarah. She posts on Phantom's blog, that I know of, but nowadays she posts a lot of links on her Twitter. You can find the icon on iphantom.me and follow Kiarah at @kiarahataly.
Allyrs:
Q: How do you get the sideways heart between the date and time?
A: Download StatusBarCustomClock from Cydia. You will be able to access the options for StatusBarCustomClock from the phone Settings. Where it says Date Format, change it to MM/dd ❥ h:mm and respring your phone. If you don't have the heart, you can find it in the Emoji 2 app, or view this post on your phone and cut and paste the heart that's provided, in this explanation.
nhm:
Q: How did you do the weather icon like that?
A: This question is not clear. Are you asking how I got the icon to look like Hello Kitty or how I got it to be place on the screen, the way it is? Please clarify and I can answer your question, in a later post.
genbunny:
Q: Can you share the wall?
A: I don't remember whose it is, so I don't want to post it and have to deal with somebody's attitude, later. Follow me on Twitter and DM me your email and I will send it to you.
09 July 2012
Leopard Pink SMS Theme and Mini Icon set!
I colored these icons a while back and never used them. I saw an old Ashabees wallpaper from the blackberry days and wanted to remake it and thought these icons were cute with it. I wont be adding to this set since the pink/leopard sets are popular. (Ill be making the requested icons for those soon, keep checking back) You can find the wallpaper within the theme file, or you can look through my iphone wall dropbox. The wall was created by me. :) I also wanted a leopard sms theme so this is what i came up with. When the other person is typing, little paw prints appear. :) Enjoy!
(for use with winterboard)
Download Mini Icons!
Download Leopard SMS Theme!
xoxo
Cami
Alternative zebra SMS background
P.S. Lola is answering questions you might have over on twitter! Tweet her @a_lola_coaster
(for use with winterboard)
Download Mini Icons!
Download Leopard SMS Theme!
xoxo
Cami
Alternative zebra SMS background
P.S. Lola is answering questions you might have over on twitter! Tweet her @a_lola_coaster
Regarding Your Questions...
Hi, all!
Okay, I realize that I wasn't really specific about things I could and couldn't answer. Because some of you are really unfamiliar, with jailbreaking, I can't expect you to give me specific questions about specific aspects. I'm going to break it down a little so that I can help you help me get your questions answered.
1. I am not doing any tutorials on how to jailbreak your phone. I can only help you AFTER you have jailbroken. There are instructions provided with the exploit and I think you would benefit most by following the creator's instructions. In all seriousness, if you find those instructions to be too complicated, you should not be jailbreaking your phone. It could cause you to do irreparable damage that voids your warranty.
2. If you ignore my first statement and jailbreak it, anyway, any tweaks you use are your responsibility. I will tell you how to use it, but if you send your phone into an endless loop of safe modes and Apple screens, I am not taking responsibility and I'm not helping you unbrick it. That could take days.
3. The word "theme" doesn't necessarily mean that everything on your phone will be affected, upon its activation. An icon theme will not affect your signals, nor will a signal theme affect your icons. In many cases, you will have to theme each area, separately.
4. A tweak is what affects how things behave, on your phone. Example: In the screenshot, below, there are several tweaks active. There's No Homescreen Gradient, which gets rid of that dark area at the bottom of your homescreen. There's iBlank that creates a blank or clear icon. The point of creating a blank icon is so that you will be able to make it appear as though there are no icons on the top part of the screen. If you've ever tried to take all the icons and move them to the second screen, then you know that it isn't possible. Then there's the KING of all tweaks that is Springtomize. It can change anything. Be advised that an unstable tweak can FUCK your phone up.
5. If you don't know how to download a theme and make it work, specifically tell me you all need to know how to download a theme and make it work.
6. If you don't know where to find the theme you saw me using, tell me specifically that you need to know where I got the theme from.
I think that's all, guys, so let's try this again. @a_lola_coaster on Twitter or Instagram, with your questions! :-)
SWAK,
Lola
P.S. Thanks to Phantom, Kiarah, El, and whomever make the wall, for the thing used in the screen below.
Okay, I realize that I wasn't really specific about things I could and couldn't answer. Because some of you are really unfamiliar, with jailbreaking, I can't expect you to give me specific questions about specific aspects. I'm going to break it down a little so that I can help you help me get your questions answered.
1. I am not doing any tutorials on how to jailbreak your phone. I can only help you AFTER you have jailbroken. There are instructions provided with the exploit and I think you would benefit most by following the creator's instructions. In all seriousness, if you find those instructions to be too complicated, you should not be jailbreaking your phone. It could cause you to do irreparable damage that voids your warranty.
2. If you ignore my first statement and jailbreak it, anyway, any tweaks you use are your responsibility. I will tell you how to use it, but if you send your phone into an endless loop of safe modes and Apple screens, I am not taking responsibility and I'm not helping you unbrick it. That could take days.
3. The word "theme" doesn't necessarily mean that everything on your phone will be affected, upon its activation. An icon theme will not affect your signals, nor will a signal theme affect your icons. In many cases, you will have to theme each area, separately.
4. A tweak is what affects how things behave, on your phone. Example: In the screenshot, below, there are several tweaks active. There's No Homescreen Gradient, which gets rid of that dark area at the bottom of your homescreen. There's iBlank that creates a blank or clear icon. The point of creating a blank icon is so that you will be able to make it appear as though there are no icons on the top part of the screen. If you've ever tried to take all the icons and move them to the second screen, then you know that it isn't possible. Then there's the KING of all tweaks that is Springtomize. It can change anything. Be advised that an unstable tweak can FUCK your phone up.
5. If you don't know how to download a theme and make it work, specifically tell me you all need to know how to download a theme and make it work.
6. If you don't know where to find the theme you saw me using, tell me specifically that you need to know where I got the theme from.
I think that's all, guys, so let's try this again. @a_lola_coaster on Twitter or Instagram, with your questions! :-)
SWAK,
Lola
P.S. Thanks to Phantom, Kiarah, El, and whomever make the wall, for the thing used in the screen below.
08 July 2012
Fundraiser Theme- $5 Donation *UPDATED*
Hello all:
Shanice here. If you haven't heard the news, my aunt passed away yesterday (July 7). Being in college I don't have much money to donate towards her funeral fund so I created this theme as a way to raise money. If you would like this theme please donate $5 to my paypal (prettymixedbish@gmail.com). If you don't want this theme any donations you would be willing to pass along would be greatly appreciated as well. Upon payment I will send the theme to your paypal email unless noted otherwise. I work and like to spend time with my husband as well so please give me 12 hours to mail your theme before contacting me about it. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes!
****UPDATE***
Theme now includes Signal bars and an improved sms theme!
XO Shanice
Shanice here. If you haven't heard the news, my aunt passed away yesterday (July 7). Being in college I don't have much money to donate towards her funeral fund so I created this theme as a way to raise money. If you would like this theme please donate $5 to my paypal (prettymixedbish@gmail.com). If you don't want this theme any donations you would be willing to pass along would be greatly appreciated as well. Upon payment I will send the theme to your paypal email unless noted otherwise. I work and like to spend time with my husband as well so please give me 12 hours to mail your theme before contacting me about it. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes!
****UPDATE***
Theme now includes Signal bars and an improved sms theme!
XO Shanice
In loving memory of my Titi Iris September 9, 1969- July 7, 2012
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