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.:ʕΘЯg@nʔ:.™ · 08/11/2007 07:55 PM

the read me fileTheme compiler for PLAYSTATION®3 Version 1.01
                      Copyright © 2007 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
                                                     All Rights Reserved.

About This Program

    p3tcompiler.exe is a program that creates PLAYSTATION®3 theme files
    from XML and applicable data files. It runs on Windows.

Building a Theme File with p3tcompiler

    Either type the following at the command prompt:

        p3tcompiler.exe sample\01\sample.xml

    or drag-and-drop an XML file onto the p3tcompiler.exe icon.
    A theme file with file extension "p3t" will be created.

Preview

    1. Place the theme file in the /PS3/THEME/ directory of a Memory Stick
       or USB storage, and connect it to PLAYSTATION®3.

    2. Select "Settings" > "Theme Settings" > "Theme" in the system software
       and install a theme file from the recording media.

    3. Select "Settings" > "Theme Settings" > "Theme" in the system
       software again. A list of theme files will be shown in the option menu.

    4. Select a theme file and "Apply". This theme will be applied to the
       screen.

Scripting the XML File

    The elements that can be written in the XML file are described below.

    <theme>

        Root element.
        It has no attributes.

    <infotable>, <info>, <localizedinfo>

        Elements for storing information of the theme file.
        <localizedinfo> has information specific to a language.
        <info> has information common to all languages.

        The attributes that can be specified for both <info> and
        <localizedinfo> are as follows.

            name      Theme name
            icon      Theme icon (64x64, 32-bit PNG)
            url       URL indicating the distributor of the theme
            author    Author
            authoricon   Author icon (64x64, 32-bit PNG)
            genre     Theme genre (string)
            version   Theme version (string)
            comment   Theme comment (string)
            preview   Preview image (480x270, 24-bit PNG)

        <localizedinfo> must have a "locale" attribute to specify the
        language.

            jp    Japanese
            en    English
            fr    French
            es    Spanish
            de    German
            it    Italian
            nl    Dutch
            pt    Portuguese
            ru    Russian
            ko    Korean
            zh_t  Chinese (traditional)
            zh_s  Chinese (simplified)
            fi    Finnish
            sv    Swedish
            da    Danish
            no    Norwegian

    <icontable>, <icon>

       Elements for storing the system software icons.

       The attributes that can be specified for <icon> are as follows.

            id   ID indicating the icon type
            src  Icon image

            The IDs that can be specified for the "id" attribute are as
            follows.

            System Software (Row)

                icon_user                   Users
                icon_setting                Settings
                icon_photo                  Photo
                icon_music                  Music
                icon_video                  Video
                icon_game                   Game
                icon_network                Network
                icon_friend                 Friends
                icon_tv                     TV

            System Software (Column)

                icon_newuser                Create New User

                icon_update                 System Update
                icon_game_setting           Game Settings
                icon_bdvd_setting           BD/DVD Settings
                icon_music_setting          Music Settings
                icon_chat_setting           Chat Settings
                icon_system_setting         System Settings
                icon_theme_setting          Theme Settings
                icon_datetime_setting       Date and Time Settings
                icon_accessory              Accessory Settings
                icon_printer_setting        Printer Settings
                icon_display_setting        Display Settings
                icon_sound_setting          Sound Settings
                icon_security_setting       Security Settings
                icon_remoteplay_setting     Remote Play Settings
                icon_network_setting        Network Settings

                icon_setting_item           (Settings submenu item)

                icon_photo_default          (Photo default icon)
                icon_photo_album_default    (Photo album default icon)
                icon_music_default          (Music default icon)
                icon_music_album_default    (Music album default icon)
                icon_video_default          (Video default icon)
                icon_video_album_default    (Video album default icon)

                icon_mediaserver_search     Search for Media Servers

                icon_ms                     Memory Stick™
                icon_cf                     SD Memory Card
                icon_sd                     Compact Flash
                icon_usb                    USB Device
                icon_pspms                  Memory Stick™ of PSP™(PlayStation®Portable)
                icon_usbcamera              Digital Camera
                icon_usbaad                 ATRAC Audio Device

                icon_gamedata               Game Data Utility
                icon_vmc                    Memory Card Utility (PS/PS2)
                icon_savedata               Save Data Utility
                icon_newvmc                 New Internal Memory Card

                icon_onlinemanual           Online Instruction Manuals
                icon_remoteplay             Remote Play
                icon_browser                Internet Browser
                icon_download               Download Management

                icon_accountmanage          Account Management

                icon_blocklist              Block List
                icon_addfriend              Add a Friend
                icon_playermet              Player Met
                icon_chat                   Start New Chat
                icon_chatroom               Chat Room
                icon_mbox                   Message Box

                icon_mbox_received          Received
                icon_mbox_sent              Sent
                icon_mbox_create            Create Message


            Default Icons

                icon_default_h              Image used for icons in row
                                            when there is no specified image
                icon_default_v              Image used for icons in column
                                            when there is no specified image

        Icon images are generally 128x128, 32-bit PNG images, except for
        the following.

            icon_photo_default
            icon_photo_album_default

                170x128, 32-bit PNG

            icon_video_default
            icon_video_album_default

                228x128, 32-bit PNG

    <pointertable>, <pointer>

        Elements for storing the pointer (mouse cursor) image.

        The attributes that can be specified for <pointer> are as follows.

            id       ID indicating the pointer type
            src      Pointer image
            base_x   X coordinate of the pointer hotspot
            base_y   Y coordinate of the pointer hotspot

        The IDs that can be specified for the "id" attribute are as
        follows.

            pointer_arrow     Default state
            pointer_finger    Pointing to a clickable object
            pointer_click     Clicking
            pointer_hand      Pointing to a draggable object
            pointer_grab      Dragging
            pointer_pen       Pointing to an object accepting text input

        The pointer image is a 48x48, 32-bit PNG image.

        base_x, base_y specify the hotspot in the pointer image.
        The coordinate system ranges from top left (0,0) to
        bottom right (48,48).

    <notification>

        Element for storing the image of the notification window frame.

        The attributes that can be specified for <notification> are as
        follows.

            src   Image of the frame of the notification window

        This image is a 64x64, 32-bit PNG image.

    <bgimagetable>, <bgimage>

        Elements for storing the background image.

        <bgimagetable> can have a maximum of 16 <bgimage> images.

        The attributes that can be specified for <bgimage> are as follows.

            hd   Background image used when the aspect ratio is 16:9
                 (1920x1080 JPEG)
            sd   Background image used when the aspect ratio is 4:3
                 (640x480 JPEG)

    <font>

        Element for specifying the font type.

        The attributes that can be specified for <font> are as follows.

            selection   Integer value (0 - 2) indicating the font type

        The values specified to "selection" have the following meanings.

            0   Default font

            1   Japanese: Maru Gothic
                Korean, Chinese: Default font
                Other languages: Rounded

            2   Japanese: Pop
                Korean, Chinese: Default font
                Russian: Rounded
                Other languages: Rimouski

    <color>

        Element that specifies the theme color

        The attributes that can be specified with <color> are as shown below.

             selection:  Integer value (0 - 12) indicating the theme color

        The values specified to "selection" have the following meanings.

             0: Default theme color (changes by date and time. )

             1-12: Fixed color

About the Sample

    An example of an XML file is provided. The filename is sample.xml.

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Permission and Restrictions on Use
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The permission and restrictions on using this software conform to
the contract concluded between your company and our company (Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc).

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Note on Trademarks
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"PLAYSTATION" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
All other product and company names mentioned herein, with or without
the registered trademark symbol ® or trademark symbol ™, are
generally registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective
owners.

.:ʕΘЯg@nʔ:.™ · 08/11/2007 08:13 PM

what the XML looks like<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<theme>

<info

name="sample"

icon="icon.png"

url="http://www.scei.co.jp/"

author="scei"

authoricon="authoricon.png"

genre="others"

version="version 1.0"

comment="this is a sample theme."

preview="preview.png"

/>

<localizedinfo

locale="en"

name="sample"

/>

<localizedinfo

locale="jp"

name="サンプル"

comment="これはサンプルテーマファイルです。"

/>

</infotable>

<icontable>

<!-- horizontal icon -»

<!-- user -»

<!-- setting -»

<!-- setting submenu -»

<!-- photo / music / video -»

<!-- game -»

<!-- network -»

<!-- psn -»

<!-- friend -»

|-Anubis-| · 08/11/2007 08:40 PM

Nice find.

Although they should really concentrate on getting the PSP's theme maker to work :p

.:ʕΘЯg@nʔ:.™ · 08/11/2007 09:25 PM

LOL wee have been making themes for the psp with out it so far lol

this is sooo cool but there are so many icons :S

u_c_taker · 09/11/2007 11:44 AM

so does this work better than psp theme maker then

Poknsmot · 09/11/2007 01:30 PM

i would assume it may work better cause they have had more time to dev. it better than the PSP... but no use for me... no PS3 :( but will have one soon... i hope

Mr. Shizzy · 10/11/2007 10:07 AM

u_c_taker Wrote:so does this work better than psp theme maker then

Well it's nothing fancy (not even a GUI)... But it gets the job done, just fine. ;)

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