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RELEASE NOTE for SERIES 60 THEME STUDIO FOR SYMBIAN OS          05.07.2005
						       		      v2.0
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Product Description:
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Series 60 Theme Studio 2.0 for Symbian OS is a PC tool to create theme 
packages for Series 60-based devices (for devices based on Series 60
Developer Platform 2nd Edition, Feature Pack 3). The tool allows the user 
to mix or change the properties of ready-made theme components and bitmap 
images. However, the tool is not meant to create or extensively edit 
bitmaps. Commercial pixel editing, vector editing, sound editing program 
should be used together with the tool for significant image/sound editing. 
The created theme packages can be saved to hard drive and then deployed to 
a device using some other method supported by both the phone and the PC 
(e.g. bluetooth).


Features:
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- Create a theme package from scratch
- Create a theme by mixing ready-made components and/or self-created ones
- Preview a previously created theme
- Edit a previously created theme (ready-made SIS packages cannot be edited; 
  the source file is required)
- Send a theme package to a terminal using infrared

New features:
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- Support for all screen resolutions supported by Series 60 Developer Platform 
  2nd Edition, Feature Pack 3.
- Support for scaleable skin.
- Support for SVG based vector graphics.
- Support for layering images.
- Support for image effects palette.
- More extensive colour definition support.


System Requirements:
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- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP 2 or 
  Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
- 1.5 GHz or faster processor 
- 512 MB RAM
- 200 MB disc space
- Display supporting at least 16 bit color at 1280 x 1024 resolution


Compatibility Issues:
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- Theme packages created with the tool are compatible with phones
  based on Series 60 Developer Platform 2nd Edition, Feature Pack 3 only.

Known Problems and Limitations:
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- The following setting appear slighly different on the phone when compared
to the preview shown in the tool.
a) Contrast with alpha parameter set to -255.
b) Saturation with positive alpha parameter. (appears more saturated on the 
application preview than on the phone)

- Setting lines drawing option (through Theme->Theme Settings menu option)
to True/False has no effect on the preview (the lines are shown always drawn).


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