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Theme Creation

If you want to create your own themes, you will find tutorials here for the type of theme you want to make

Index

Essential Tools

  • For Music

    Music Creation Tutorial

    If you want to learn how to make Custom Music for your theme follow

    Music

  • For Themes

    About Switch Toolbox

    Switch Toolbox is a Windows program, if you do not use Windows you'll have to look for a way to run Switch Toolbox on your machine

    In each of the following tutorials we provide base files patches for you to modify and make it easier to make themes

    Static

    image

    Static

    Animated

    Frame-based

    Frame-based

    Scrolling

    Scrolling

Advanced

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  1. Background:

    Men2.pack > Model > LoungeVR.szs

    This is where the background image/animation is located

    Static Animated

    Info

    This only applies when using patches provided by the docs


  2. Applets:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > OverlayAppBase.szs

    This is where the App Icons at the bottom of the menu are located

    Applets


  3. Usb Indicator:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > UsbIndicatorDrc.szs

    This is where the Usb Indicator is located

    Usb Indicator


  4. Start (Applets):

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    Men2.pack > Layout > BtnOverlayApp_01.szs

    This is where Start from the applets is located

    Start


  5. Select Frame:

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    Men.pack > Layout > SelectFrame.szs

    Select Frame


  6. Active Frame:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > LauncherIcon.szs

    This is the frame that shows up for creating a folder or starting an application

    Active Frame


  7. Button Swap:

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    Men.pack > Layout > BtnSwap_00.szs , BtnSwapDRC.szs

    There are 2 of these, one for the gamepad (BtnSwapDRC.szs) and one for the tv (BtnSwap_00.szs)

    Swap


  8. Button Swap Icons:

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    Men.pack > Layout > BtnSwap_00.szs

    Swap Icons


  9. Arrow Right:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > BtnSlideLauncher.szs

    P_BtnSlideR

    Arrow


  10. Arrow Left:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > BtnSlideLauncher.szs

    P_BtnSlideL

    Arrow


  11. Page Indicator:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > PageIndicator.szs

    Page Indicator


  12. Folder:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > LauncherIcon.szs

    P_IconFolder_01

    Folder


  13. Folder Create:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > LauncherIcon.szs

    P_Folder

    Folder


  14. Launcher Icons:

    Men2.pack > Layout > LauncherIcon.szs


  15. Wii Menu Icon:

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    Men2.pack > Model > SystemAppIcon.szs > Textures > AppIconWii

    Menu Icons


  16. Disc Icon:

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    Men2.pack > Model > SystemAppIcon.szs > Textures > AppIconDisc

    Menu Icons


  17. Network Icon:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > BtnAccountSelect.szs

    Network Icon


  18. Account Button:

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    Men2.pack > Layout > BtnAccountSelect.szs

    Button Account Select


  19. Wii Cursor:

    Men.pack > Layout > Cursor.szs > Cursor.bflyt

    Wii Cursor