DPI / WatermarkDPI relationship:

DPI:DPI=192DPI=96DPI=48DPI messed up (10)DPI undefined
SE: WatermarkDPI=192+Top left 1/4Top left 1/8Top left 1/4 - defaults to 96!Top left 1/4
WatermarkDPI=96+Top left 1/4Top left 1/8Top left 1/4Top left 1/4
WatermarkDPI=48+Top left 1/4Top left 1/8Top left 1/4Top left 1/4
WatermarkDPI undefined+Top left 1/4Top left 1/8Top left 1/4Top left 1/4
native VGA: WatermarkDPI=1924* tiled+Top left 1/4+ (defaults to 96)4* tiled
WatermarkDPI=964* tiled+Top left 1/4++
WatermarkDPI=484* tiled+Top left 1/4++
WatermarkDPI undefined 4* tiled+Top left 1/4++

VGA/QVGA Today image and VGA mode relationship:

Image used:VGA today imageQVGA today image
Into SEDPI:=192DPI:=96
Into nativeDPI:=96DPI:=48

Summarization table:

App:WM2003+ PictureSettings/ Today applet, reading an imageFunnySnake's TKCreaterThemeBuilder 2003Avanquest (BVRP) Software's pocket Theme Manager 2Conduits Pocket Artist 3.0Resco Image Viewer 5.32MultiIEThemeMaker McDebMS Theme GeneratorSpb Extended Theme GeneratorFujitsu-Siemens Album
PriceComes with a lot of WM2003+ PPC'sfreefreefree$14.90/ e18.90$49.95$24.95$17.95 $18.00freefreeComes with the Pocket Loox 720
TypeBackground setterBackground setterTheme generator; runs on PPC!Theme generatorTheme generator, animatorBackground setterBackground setterBackground setterTheme generatorTheme generatorTheme generatorBackground setter
With theme generators: is it able to read/import .tsk files, in addition to creation?N/AN/A+-+N/AN/AN/A++N/AN/A
With theme generators: built-in cropping tool (to choose which region to crop)?N/AN/A+-+N/AN/AN/A+-N/AN/A
Memory non-RAM/RAMIn ROMIn ROM364k/~0PC-basedPC-based, but installs 812k demos in \My Documents\Themes and 672k in the target medium (the automatic .tsk changer)1970k + a 88k HTML help file in \Windows2.232M + the 287K RFileShell.dll in \Windows (relocatable; shared with other Resco products)PIE plug-in; 497k/~0kDesktop onlyDesktop onlyDesktop onlyIn ROM
Does it convert (resize/downsample/ stretch) images before writing? If yes, +; creates two images (stwater_480_640.gif and stwater_640_480.gif)-; it just copies the input file into \Windows\tdycust.gif; therefore, the images must be large enough to fill in the area!Crops; convert to .png-+-; just blindly copies the given image to stwater.gif-; just blindly copies the given image to stwater.gif-; just blindly copies the given image to stwater.gif+; you can choose between clipping and resizing+; QVGA resolution-; includes them verbatim in the TSK file+, in both directions, to 480x480
If it has color setting capabilities, WM2003-compliant, color setting-wise?+N/A+++N/AN/AN/A+-N/A (it only copies pre-generated image files into the TSK file)+
If it has image conversion capabilities, QVGA landscape support?+N/A- (tiling)+- (tiling)N/AN/AN/A+-N/A-
If it has image conversion capabilities, SE VGA?+N/A- (crops to low-res!)+- (resizes to low-res!)N/AN/AN/A+-N/A+
If it has image conversion capabilities, native VGA?+N/A- (crops to low-res!)+- (resizes to low-res!)N/AN/AN/A+-N/A-
Transparency settable?+-+++---++N/A-
Today/system Colors:Today screen text/separator line-Always sets the text color to black+++/+N/AN/AN/A++N/A (set by MS Theme Generator)N/A
Navigation bar left/right/text? (top)-N/A+/+/++/+/++/+/+N/AN/AN/A+/+/++/+/+N/AN/A
Command/status bar? (bottom)-N/A+++N/AN/AN/A++N/AN/A
Message left/right/text?-N/A+/+/++/+/++/+/+N/AN/AN/A+/+/-+/+/-N/AN/A
Important message (Critical tool tip; for example, "battery very low") left/right/text?-N/A+/+/++/+/++/+/+N/AN/AN/A+/+/-+/+/-N/AN/A
Tool tip (for example, speaker /connectivity bubble) left/right?-N/A-/-+/++/+N/AN/AN/A-/--/-N/AN/A
Active/inactive menu bar color?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Menu bar (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ GWE\Menu\BarFnt\) /popup (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ GWE\Menu\PopFnt\) menu text? WM2003SE-compliant?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Inactive dialog box text?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Active dialog box text?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Selected (menu) item text?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Disabled menu item text?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Inactive title text?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Button text?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
System font (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\GDI\ SYSFNT\) settable in one step? Is it VGA/WM2003SE-compliant?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Able to change the WM2003SE-specific HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\ Stylus\FontArray ?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Dialog/window/menu background?-N/A---N/AN/AN/A---N/A
Dialog text?-N/A+++N/AN/AN/A+--N/A
Start Menu text?-N/A+++N/AN/AN/A+- (always sets it to white)- (white problem fixed, though)N/A
FileList Line A/B left/right?-N/A+++N/AN/AN/A+--N/A
Selection dot color?-N/A++-N/AN/AN/A+--N/A
Start Menu background image – visible?+-+++---++++
In synchron?+N/A++To a certain degreeN/AN/A?+++-
Screen estate full usage, SE, portrait/landscape (P/L)+/++/+ (with the right – large enough - input file)+/++/++/+???+/++/++/+-/- (image size is 480x480!)
Centering (P/L)Centers a bit so that everything is visibleStart from 0,0Start from 0,0Start from 0,0Start from 0,0--?Start from 0,0Start from 0,0Start from 0,0+/-
Tiling in SE, P/L-/--/--/+-/--/+???-/--/--/--/+
Special features----Animation support-------