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Old 10-14-2009, 11:49 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by usagi_chan View Post
I'm not very good with command-line programs. If it's not too much to ask, dear Ekaser, when you have the time, could you create a windows application for those like me (technically challenged people)?
That's something I've thought about, and will almost certainly do at some point (if someone else doesn't beat me to it). It won't be immediately, as I have more pressing work requirements at the moment, but when I get some spare time, that is definitely on my "wish to do" list.

But don't let "command line" keep you from playing with this, it's really not that hard. Let's imagine that you download and unZIP V5LOGOS into the C:\books\tools\v5logos folder, and that you have a couple of bitmap images (.BMP files) in the C:\books\PEZ folder called "PEZ startup.BMP" and "PEZ shutdown.BMP" (just examples, and the quotes are just because there's a space in the file name). Then, you would:

1) Open a command-line window via the Start-Programs-Accessories-CommandLine menu.
2) Type (and press the ENTER key after each command):
cd \books\tools\v5logos
v5logos "\books\PEZ\PEZ startup.BMP" "\books\PEZ\PEZ shutdown.BMP"
exit
(There's a SPACE character after 'cd', 'v5logos' and between the two quoted file names after 'v5logos'.)

This will use the specified startup and shutdown .BMP files to create the logo.bin and logo.md5 files in the c:\books\tools\v5logos folder. The 'cd' command is "Change Directory", which puts the command-line windows "current working directory" where the v5logos program is. The second line is the execution of the v5logos program itself, and the two quoted strings (in case of spaces in the file names) are how you tell the v5logos program which two bitmaps to use (it automatically outputs to the 'logo.bin' and 'logo.md5' file names). The 'exit' command closes the command-line window.

Once you've done the above, then you can use your standard methods (File Explorer) to create the "\jinke\logo" folders on your SD card and copy the 'logo.bin' and 'logo.md5' files from c:\books\tools\v5logos (or wherever you chose to unZIP the program to) to that folder on the SD card. The rest of the instructions are in the README.TXT file that's included in the V5LOGOS.ZIP file (ie, you'll find it in the c:\books\tools\v5logos, or wherever, folder after you've unZIP'd the download).

It may sound scary, but it's really not that hard. Just print out this message and a copy of the README.TXT file from v5logos, and you shouldn't have ANY trouble following along the steps and achieving your own custom graphics (the graphics .BMP files are up to YOU to create/acquire, though ) for your Pocket Pro TODAY!

Last edited by ekaser; 10-14-2009 at 12:11 PM.
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