Specifications

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Extension
Colour
If Extension is selected, the virtual keyboard (see section 4.1.3 (page 26)) appears,
allowing the file extension to be modified. If Colour is selected, the colour selector screen
appears. Choose the desired colour, then save the .colours file using the standard Text
Editor controls.
12.1.5 Loading Backdrops
Rockbox supports showing an image as a backdrop in the File Browser and the menus.
The backdrop image must be a .bmp file of the exact same dimensions as the display
in your player (176x220x16 with the last number giving the colour depth in bits). To
use an image as a backdrop browse to it in the File Browser and open the Context
Menu (see section 4.1.2 (page 24)) on it and select the option Set As Backdrop. If
you want rockbox to remember your backdrop the next time you start your player the
backdrop must be placed in the /.rockbox/backdrops directory.
12.2 Configuring the WPS
12.2.1 WPS – General Info
Description: The WPS or While Playing Screen is the name used to describe
the information displayed on the player’s screen whilst an audio track is being
played. The default WPS is a relatively simple screen displaying Track name,
Artist, Album etc. in the default font as a purely text based layout. There are a
number of WPS files included in Rockbox, and you can load one of these at any
time by selecting it in Settings → Theme Settings → Browse .wps files.
Note: “Playing” a .wps from the File Browser has the same effect.
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File Location: Custom WPS files may be located anywhere on the drive. The only
restriction is that they must end in .wps. When you “play” a .wps file, it will
be used for future WPS screens, and if the “played” .wps file is located in the
/.rockbox/wps directory, it will be remembered and used after reboot. The name
of the .wps file must be no more than 24 characters long for it to be remembered.
12.2.2 WPS – Build Your Own
Quite simply, enter the WPS code in your favourite text editor, Notepad on Windows
works fine. When you save it, instead of saving it as a .txt file, save it as a .wps
file. Example: Instead of Rockbox.txt, save the file as Rockbox.wps. To make sure non
english characters display correctly in your WPS you must save the .wps file with UTF-8
character encoding. This can be done in most editors, for example Notepad in Windows
2000 or XP (but not in 9x/ME) can do this. See appendix section B (page 152) for all
the tags that are available.
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