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The idea of modifying the way the Conversations App displays our SMS/IM conversations was initially brought up here in [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36618| this thread].
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The mods are sourced from [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36618| this thread].
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The modified files are to be placed in <code>/usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html/</code>. Or you can use this [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955831&postcount=808 script] to automate the process.
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Below is a comparison of the default theme and a custom theme.
 
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[[Image:Nokia-n900-1.jpg|frame|left|Default Nokia Theme]][[Image:LandscapeModeTest.png|frame|right|Custom Theme]]
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Remember to make backups.
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==Steps to mod conversation window==
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==How To Mod The Conversations Theme==
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There are 2 files for each type of conversation: 1 html file filled with divs you can rearrange and 1 css file that holds margins and such.
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Ejasmudar has created a tool to automate some of the following processes, it is still early in development and is mainly aimed to help people who aren't comforted typing in multiple lines of code into the terminal. The app can be found  [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=959885#post959885 here]. For those of you who love fiddling around with your beloved N900 via X-Terminal, read on.
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==Downloadable mods==
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*To convert your theme to work better in portrait mode, use this [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955933&postcount=1364 script].
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The location of the files that need to be modified in order to change the way our conversations look are located here <code>/usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html/</code>.
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* To easily install new themes, use this [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955831&postcount=808 script]
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* For the original theme (in case you need to restore to Nokia Factory Original), download this [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955520&postcount=803 file]
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[http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955831&postcount=808 This script] has been created in order to make it easier for people to apply the theme they have picked.
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The <code>html</code> folder contains 10 files:
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*3 files for the SMS theme
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsSMSConversations.css</code>
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsSMSConversations.js</code>
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsSMSConversations.html</code>
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* 3 files for the IM theme
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsChatConversations.css</code>
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsChatConversations.js</code>
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsChatConversations.html</code>
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* 3 files for the Single Message Theme
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsSingleSMS.css</code>
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsSingleSMS.js</code>
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::<code>MessagingWidgetsSingleSMS.html</code>
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* 1 file which contains the image for the user's avatar
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::<code>avatar.png</code>
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Here is a video tutorial with slightly modified steps as with above. Instead of using X Terminal, FileBox was used to copy/replace the files with modified themes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU8jiAG4H70
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=== Backing up & Restore Themes ===
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* Own avatar [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=488625&postcount=33 link]
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* Both avatars on left [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=488677&postcount=35 link]
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Just in case you do not want to backup the default theme.
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* Alternative layout [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=488898&postcount=39 link]
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* IM mod [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=490675&postcount=54 link]
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The files for the default theme can be found [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955520&postcount=803 here]
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* Change colors [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=491919&postcount=62 link]
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* Group by sender [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=500704&postcount=89 link]
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If you have a custom theme that you would like to save then here are some instructions for you.
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* Bubble conversation [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=502287&postcount=108 link]
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* Increase text size [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=513658&postcount=159 link] and [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=513757&postcount=170 link]
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* Text bubble? [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=549706&postcount=337 link]
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* Simple Lightweight conversation [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=560184&postcount=368 link]
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==== Backing Up ====
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* Simple [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=571297&postcount=406 link]
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* Conversation spacing [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=584573&postcount=422 link]
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:Open X-Terminal and type in the following to backup your current theme
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* Conversation Spacing 2 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=586342&postcount=433 link]
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* Conversation Spacing 2 Mod [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=587145&postcount=438 link]
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* Minimal 2 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=590272&postcount=460 link]
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root
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* Conversation spacing 2 Mod 2 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=593540&postcount=490 link]
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cd /usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html
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* Conversation theme 3 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=594725&postcount=498 link]
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mv MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.css MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.css.bak
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* Conversation theme 4 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=595887&postcount=505 link]
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mv MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.js MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.js.bak
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* Conversation theme 5 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=716643&postcount=623 link]
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mv MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.html MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.html.bak
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* Xgrind theme [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=601173&postcount=524 link]
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mv MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.css MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.css.bak
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* Kopete Style Conversation [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=619349&postcount=550| link]
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mv MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.js MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.js.bak
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* Eitama Minimal [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=671953&postcount=594 link]
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mv MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.html MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.html.bak
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* Conversations Compact [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=693861&postcount=601 link]
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</code>
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* Conversation theme 5 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=716643&postcount=623 link]
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* SR90 themes (4) [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=731438&postcount=682 link]
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==== Restoring Your Backup ====
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* N900 compact [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=747400&postcount=729 link]
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* Gsever theme [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=805399&postcount=751 link]
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:Open X-Terminal and type in the following to restore your backup
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* Niqbal modified with Portrait Support [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955088&postcount=791 link]
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<code>
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root
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cd /usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html
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mv MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.css.bak MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.css
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mv MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.js.bak MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.js
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mv MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.html.bak MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.html
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mv MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.css.bak MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.css
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mv MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.js.bak MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.js
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mv MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.html.bak MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.html
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</code>
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=== Changing Your Own Avatar ===
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You have probably noticed that if you change the avatar for someone in your Contacts, their avatar also changes when they SMS or IM you.
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This is great, but Nokia seemed to leave our own avatar non customisable..
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'''NOTE: Only certain themes will show your avatar. Please check the screenshots below. If an avatar on 'your' side of the conversation isn't shown, then it is very likely the theme does not allow you to see your own avatar'''
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:'''For those of you who love fiddling around with your beloved N900 via X-Terminal, here are some instructions on how to install a custom avatar:'''
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# Find a picture that you want to use as your avatar and make sure its a <code>.png</code> file
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# Resize that picture (using your favourite Photo Editing Tool) to 64 x 64 pixels
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# Copy the resized picture onto the root directory of your N900 and rename it to <code>avatar.png</code>
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# Now open X-Terminal and type the code shown below
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<code>root
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cp -f /home/user/MyDocs/avatar.png /usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html/
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</CODE>
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Voila!
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'''NOTE: Every change you make to the files within the <CODE>html</CODE> folder, to get the changes to show up, you have to either reboot, or type this into X-Terminal:'''
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<code>
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root
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killall rtcom-messaging-ui
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</code>
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=== Installing A Custom Theme ===
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Ejasmudar has created a tool to automate this process, it is still early in development and is mainly aimed to help people who aren't comforted typing in multiple lines of code into the terminal. The app can be found  [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=959885#post959885 here]
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'''For those of you who love fiddling around with your beloved N900 via X-Terminal, here are some instructions on how to install custom themes:'''
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Firstly, create a folder in the root directory of your N900 called "html"
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<code>root
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mkdir /home/user/MyDocs/html
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</code>
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Now follow the steps below to install a theme
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# Select a theme that you want to use from the x section at the bottom of this wiki
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# Download the zip/rar archive and unzip the contents to the <code>html</code> folder that you recently created
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# Now open X-Terminal and type the following
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<code>root
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cp -f /home/user/MyDocs/html/* /usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html/
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</code>
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<nowiki>
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</nowiki>
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This will copy all the files across and into the correct directory.
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<nowiki>
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</nowiki>
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=== Creating IM Files ===
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<nowiki>
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</nowiki>
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Most themes only contain the files for SMS and do not have the required files for IM.
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Here is how to solve that problem. Seeing as the contents of both SMS and IM files are the same, you can simply created duplicates and rename them.
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Here is a simple method to do this, just type the following into X-Terminal
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<code>root
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cd /usr/share/rtcom-messaging-ui/html/
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cp -f MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.css MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.css
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cp -f MessagingWidgetsSMSConversation.html MessagingWidgetsChatConversation.html</code>
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'''NOTE: Every change you make to the files within the <CODE>html</CODE> folder, you have to type this into X-Terminal:'''
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<code>
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==Themes==
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[http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955933&postcount=1364 This] script will edit the themes below to allow them to better support portrait viewing.
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'''Note: The themes have been repacked to make it easy to install via Conversation Modder.''' In case original theme file is required, please use the link in the first column.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! width="150" | Name
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! width="100" | Created By
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=488625&postcount=33 Own Avatar] || b666m || No || [[Image:Own_Avatar.jpg]] || [http://www.sendspace.com/file/ztcahp Own_Avatar]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=488677&postcount=35 Both Avatars On The Left] || b666m || No || '''N/A''' || [http://www.sendspace.com/file/8dolhi Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=488898&postcount=39 Alternative Layout]  || b666m || No || [[Image:Alternative_Layout.jpg]] || [http://www.sendspace.com/file/e7j4te Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=490675&postcount=54 IM Mod] || b666m || No || '''N/A''' || [http://www.sendspace.com/file/fa3t9u Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=491919&postcount=62 Different Colours] || b666m || No || [[Image:Different_Colours.jpg]] || None
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=500704&postcount=89 Group By Sender] || termi_uc || No || [[Image:Group_By_Sender.jpg]] || [http://www.sendspace.com/file/d75l9x Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=502287&postcount=108 Bubble Conversation] || Reflektorfalke || No || [[Image:Bubble_Conversation.jpg]] ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/snihre Download]
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| Increased Text Size [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=513658&postcount=159 Link 1] & [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=513757&postcount=170 Link 2] || b666m || No || '''N/A'''||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/nsa0ja Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=549706&postcount=337 Text & Avatar Bubbles] || b666m || No || [[Image:Text_&_Avatar_Bubble.png]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/dle56p Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=560184&postcount=368 Simple & Lightweight] || Grant || No || [[Image:Simple_&_Lightweight.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/3g8728 Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=571297&postcount=406 Simple] || m165 || No || [[Image:Simple.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/9e7ywa Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=584573&postcount=422 Niqbal's Theme 1] || niqbal || No || [[Image:Niqbal's_Theme_1.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/lfpkdx Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=586342&postcount=433 Niqbal's Theme 2] || niqbal || No || [[Image:Niqbal's_Theme_2.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/eftmwf Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=594725&postcount=498 Niqbal's Theme 3] || niqbal || No || [[Image:Niqbal's_Theme_3.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/b4u8ia Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=595887&postcount=505 Niqbal's Theme 4] || niqbal || No || [[Image:Niqbal's_Theme_4.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/k9mdo8 Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=716643&postcount=623 Niqbal's Theme 5] || niqbal || No || [[Image:Niqbal's_Theme_5.jpg]] ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/ig4y0d Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=619349&postcount=550 Niqbal's Theme 6]|| niqbal || No || [[Image:Niqbal's_Theme_6.jpg]]|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/qwi6i7 IM]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=587145&postcount=438 Spacing Mod] || byte_76 || No || '''N/A'''|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/m6wdfy Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=590272&postcount=460 Spacing Mod 2] || Kurele || No || [[Image:Spacing_Mod_2.png]]||
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=590272&postcount=460 Minimal] || Grant || No || [[Image:Minimal.jpg]]|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/1motp3 Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=601173&postcount=524 Xgrind] || xgrind || No || [[Image:Xgrind.jpg]]|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/iqpg46 Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=671953&postcount=594 Eitama Minimal] || eitama || No || [[Image:Eitama_Minimal.png]]|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/br3ceq Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=693861&postcount=601 Compact] || edanaher || No || '''N/A'''|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/ph2afs Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=731438&postcount=682 SR90's Themes] || SR90 || No || '''Multiple Themes In One. Check Thread For Screenshots!'''|| [http://www.sendspace.com/file/migqxl Original]
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[http://www.sendspace.com/file/1l69fy 7610 Original]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=747400&postcount=729 N900 Compact] || TMarki || No || [[Image:N900_Compact.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/pful7r Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=805399&postcount=751 Gsever's Theme] || gsever || No || [[Image:Gsever's_Theme.jpg]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/7w6qqh Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=955088&postcount=791 Blue and Green Bubbles With Multiple Alignments] || godofwar424 || Yes || '''Multiple Themes In One. Check Thread For Screenshots!'''||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/hws2yl Right Alignment]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=959335&postcount=849 MoonLight Style] || maxximuscool || Yes || [[Image:MoonLight_Style.png]]||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/7zu035 Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=961411&postcount=899 Customisable Bubble Themes] || Harick  || Yes ||  '''Multiple Themes In One. Check Thread For Screenshots!''' ||Too many to repack as individual themes
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=962552&postcount=919 Apple Black & Avatar] || Harick  || Yes || ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/lv8434 Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=961304&postcount=889 Apple Green] || Harick  || Yes || ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/67pf58 Apple Green]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=960637&postcount=866 Theme with Portrait Support] || Excesv|| Yes|| ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/9tydvf Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=959936&postcount=859 iphone UI] || Niqbal|| || ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/jxztmn Download]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=995119 Default theme with portrait IM and SMS] || Knarf|| Yes || '''Check Thread For Screenshots!''' ||[http://www.sendspace.com/file/v33kik Modded] [http://www.sendspace.com/file/h5dh5r Original look]
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| [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1012377&postcount=1024 F2thaK's Themes] || F2thaK || Yup || Multiple themes, see thread for pics ||<< See thread to Download
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