Hacking The M3 Sakura FAQ

[thedicemaster]

Anyone got a Air jordan or Chicago Bulls Theme for this Firmware
Thanks

easy.
put your current avatar on your microSD, open it in m3sakura, and set it as wallpaper.
"themed" theme's don't really work that well in the m3sakura interface because it pretty much uses the entire screen for usefull info/buttons.

 

[RyukeDragon]

Anyone got a Air jordan or Chicago Bulls Theme for this Firmware
Thanks

easy.
put your current avatar on your microSD, open it in m3sakura, and set it as wallpaper.
"themed" theme's don't really work that well in the m3sakura interface because it pretty much uses the entire screen for usefull info/buttons.

I'd say a good amount of that "usefull information" can easily be done away with. The top screen of the options panel has nothing of value, the background of the system menu is wide open, the icons are fun and easy to change, the pull-out mp3 panel is a breeze, the movie viewer is also nice gooey cake. The top of the gui options menu is full of wide open cattle-driving spaces, and likewise the background of that checkered haven of things other than diners and chess pieces.

The only difficulty lies in making the theme at once useful and visually appealing. Stupid dithering.

 

[missfabb]

wait, so the m3 sakura unofficial english version can't automatically save games like on a regular ds game? you have to create the save files manually?

 

[AXYPB]

No. Like any other flashcart, it will create a new save file if one doesn't already exist.

 

[Leonick]

Question to all the skinners out there, how do you compile the skins? any time i try the makeskn.bat if i have any files not being the default i get an error which looks like this "??????????" (not sure how many question marks it actually is but you get the point)

 

[Toni Plutonij]

You have to check out at which file it fails....Some picture isn't the right format, or you messed up dimensions...

One more thing, folder where you have your pictures for compiling must be called default!!

 

[srkelley]

I downloaded the Sakura firmware here: http://www.gbatemp.net/index.php?download=2552, but when I turned my Ds on it says that the firmware is 1.10, not 1.11x. Is that just a small error left over from the translation or do I have the wrong firmware?

 

[Toni Plutonij]

First, download Sakura from my sig....It's updated with Service Pack1 that has some game fixes..
And It has much more skins..

And the thing with numbers is just the glitch....It is actually 1.11x!

 

[srkelley]

Thanks.

 

[Toni Plutonij]

No problem, I'm glad to help...if you have any more questions, feel free to ask....and check the FAQ on the first page of this topic....

 

[HoTsHoT89]

Does anyone know if M3Sakura can view a single picture on both screens, unscaled like how Moonshell can?

 

[thedicemaster]

uhm, just use the 100% zoom button?

 

[Leonick]

You have to check out at which file it fails....Some picture isn't the right format, or you messed up dimensions...

One more thing, folder where you have your pictures for compiling must be called default!!

well i just edited the lower bg image not changing resolution and saved to bmp, any specific #bit that must be used for colors when saving?

 

[Toni Plutonij]

You have to check out at which file it fails....Some picture isn't the right format, or you messed up dimensions...

One more thing, folder where you have your pictures for compiling must be called default!!

well i just edited the lower bg image not changing resolution and saved to bmp, any specific #bit that must be used for colors when saving?

Yes, 24 bit!!
And also, if you're using PhotoShop, when saving, you must change File Format from Windows to OS/2!!

 

[Leonick]

ah thank you then windows to os/2 is the problem

 

[Toni Plutonij]

Yeah, no problem at all...I'm glad to help!!

 

[HoTsHoT89]

uhm, just use the 100% zoom button?

Yeah, but that's only either the top screen or the bottom screen. For M3Sakura the bottom screen displays the unscaled picture, and the upper screen will show the scaled down version of where your bottom screen is currently displaying.

But for Moonshell, it can display the picture in three modes; the mode above, a screen-swapped mode of above, and on both screens, unscaled. I'm just wondering if the third mode is present in M3Sakura as I've always preferred to view my pictures with that mode.

 

[Toni Plutonij]

From what I know, no there isn't that "third" mode that shows picture on both screens unscaled..

 

[Densetsu]

Sorry, apparently I hit the "Quote" button instead of "Edit" when trying to update the FAQ. Please disregard this post

 

[Toni Plutonij]

Oh, you're back!! Good to see you fully working again!!