I searched through the Eris forums and couldn't find anything, so I'm asking: Is there a mod, or a way, to make the status bar at the top of the screen transparent?
These 2 threads might help you out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764371
and
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/47283-release-xultimate.html
The 2nd link is found in the first, but thought I would make sure to highlight it. I ran the script and it said it worked, but haven't really had much chance to play with it since. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info es0tericcha0s, here is what I did after reading through those:
Code:
adb shell
mount /system
exit
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk C:\Somewhere
exit
Once I pulled the framework-res.apk file, I opened it in 7-Zip's file manager (DO NOT EXTRACT!), once opened click
Framework -> res -> drawable-mdpi
Scroll down to "statusbar_background.9.png" and drag the file out of the zip and onto your computer somewhere (leave 7-Zip open) and open it with GIMP or PS or your image editor of choice and make the image transparent (in GIMP just slide the Transparency Slider all the way to the left on the Layers window) and save/export the png file.
Once it is saved, drag it back into the folder in 7-Zip, confirming the overwrite. Once completed, run the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
rm /system/framework/framework-res.apk
exit
adb push C:\Somewhere\framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell
reboot
You should now have a transparent notification bar, you can play around with the other files in that folder and make other changes.
As with any editing you do to system files on your phone, always do a nand backup, as I am not responsible for any damage you may inadvertently cause to your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768628 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770829
That will make the bar transparent, but it just creates a blank / black bar up top in most screens because the space is still going to be there for the status bar whether there is a color or not.
You should really look into making a transparent theme. That's something I would love to have as long as it had the transparent status bar.
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A friend and I have been working on it, but he has been incommunicado the past couple of days so haven't been able to do much else. Transparent - Chaos is the start of it though.
That's the theme I'm using. Love it! But I want a transparent status bar!
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This just gave me a boot loop Thank God for nand...
Ah... worked the second time around. Pretty cool. Thanks for the method of editing the .pngs. Now I'll never get off the computer
You will need to re-sign framework-res.apk before pushing it back for your mods to work.
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You will need to re-sign framework-res.apk before pushing it back for your mods to work.
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Actually no... I didn't resign and it worked fine using the above method. I took the apk from my desktop, drug it over 7-zip, and opened the folder. I drug the statusbar-background.png (from a sense rom) onto my desktop. I opened it with Adobe Ps CS3 and made the opacity 0%. Save, close, drag back into framework-res.apk. Remove current fw-r.apk from /system/framework and push new one in. That easy. No resigning involved for me!
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Actually no... I didn't resign and it worked fine using the above method. I took the apk from my desktop, drug it over 7-zip, and opened the folder. I drug the statusbar-background.png (from a sense rom) onto my desktop. I opened it with Adobe Ps CS3 and made the opacity 0%. Save, close, drag back into framework-res.apk. Remove current fw-r.apk from /system/framework and push new one in. That easy. No resigning involved for me!
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Maybe a little off thread but what settings contol is that in the screen shot?
Thanks!
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Maybe a little off thread but what settings contol is that in the screen shot?
Thanks!
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It's called Power Widget. I think it was like $2.99. You can have up to 7 settings on 1 widget and you can change the size like 1x4, 1x3, etc (even without using adw launcher). You can also change the amount of transparency as well as the color of the indicators.
does anyone know where i can find the clear notification button to edit it i wanna change it to black the actual button not the word "clear"
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First - Let me start by saying I did a search of black notification bar and didn't really find anything specific to the vibrant. Actually I did find when using the search but still confused. Initially I was just uing the auto fill pop up for information.
Second - Instead of posting in Q&A, I figured it would be better posted here since it's a theme/app. Moderator please move if appropriate. Thanks.
Third - This is strictly for Stock JL5 deodexed.
With that out of the way...
The black/sort of transparent bar is driving me crazy. I'd like for the notification bar to be just straight black. Initially, I was running NeroV3.0 and liked how the notification bar was completely black. But, I just wasn't digging the gingerbread theme. So, I borrowed some of Sombonix's pngs and just copied them to my framework. That was a completely disaster. Man, am I glad I made backups.
Can any of you themer gurus help me out?
what's the name of the png file that is the notification bar? I am on my way home as we speak so I can help as much as I can from there.
I thought this is all I would have to replace but was I sorely mistaken.
statusbar_background.9.png
I am by no means a themer, but I have modified my notification bar, basically all I did was find the notification bar I wanted and used adb push to copy over the framework-res.apk from the desired source to system\framework whilst in cwm.
What all PNGs should I be modifying? There's so many in there that has to do with status bar that I'm getting lost. Also, although I'm running launcherpro, do I need to modify both the framework and twframework?
Yes there's three folder u should be looking at. One is ib the framework-res.apk. the other two are In the twframework.apk. there's 2 seperate folders u need to look into.. I believe one is hdpi, the other might be hdpi-4.. u must change all status bar png. Although I could be wrong because different roms place their png in diffrent folders.. and have a different set up...
Thanks for the tip. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of stare and compare tonight.
Yeay! I did it. Thanks for everyones help with your suggestions. Here is what I ended up doing.
1. Copied my framework and twframework from my phone on to my PC.
2. As a test, took this status bar from here: http://www.devsforandroid.com/forum/index.php?threads/axura-skins-and-themes.39/ (Thanks junkdruggler and Master).
3. Did a search of *status*.
4. Copied *status* to the appropriate places on my framework and twframework.
5. Created a zip.
6. Flashed zip via CWM.
I think one problem is I tried just copying the framework and twframework over and the OS doesn't like me doing that while it's running.
Is it possible to change the unlock, phone and messages slider colors in CM7?
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99danman said:
Is it possible to change the unlock, phone and messages slider colors in CM7?
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yes its one of the first things i did. they are in the framwork-res.apk and phone.apk
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yes its one of the first things i did. they are in the framwork-res.apk and phone.apk
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i dont have time for a full how to but you have to pull the framwork-res.apk from the rom or theme and unzip it. (i use 7-zp ) and look through the drawable folders you see. you will have to find and edit the icons you want. then its easier for me to just open the rom/theme with out unzipping and droping the edited folder in its correct place.
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Just open pack's battery mod in 7zip and go to /framework/ then double click the framework-res.apk. Then click through /res/drawrable-hdpi-v4/ . This will bring you to a bunch of pngs. Extract them all. These are all the files you need to theme your phone. You can go through and edit each one, then drag and drop them back onto the 7zip window showing all the pngs. Then just close it out. It'll ask if you want to update the original archive. Say "Yes", and then just flash like normal. There are a couple of things to remember. All image sizes have to be the same. If the status bar background is 480x86 then that's the size it has to be. Also remember to keep the file names the same. Don't change any of the xml files. And always do a Nandroid before flashing. I've done this before to change my status bar and notification drawer background. But you can never be too careful. Hope this helps!
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the drawable folders will be named different but it give you a idea of what to look for.
Which xml's must I edit and what code should I look for in order to change the dock background color? I tried reading the tuts on xda but they are somewhat unclear and mostly talk about the progress bar (bar attached to pulldown menu). Can someone help me? Once I figure out which files to change I believe I will be good!
Am I in the wrong section?
kinda need to know what launcher you are using... if you use launcherpro, just edit the .png to your liking, and assign dock background under custom in launcherpro settings...
if your on a rom without a market launcher you can use ninja morph. go to system/app/twframework once it opens it up go to res/drawable hdpi (V4) if you have that. then look for the files you want to change. long press the file and hit edit you can adjust the color and the transparencey. it will not save until you push menu/save image then go back to the main screen hit finish/twframework*******very important******** hit overwrite/ no to zipalign/ no to clean up. then reboot and your done.
with ninja morph you can change icon and icon colors along with transparency. congtratulations.
******BY THE WAY IF I DID NOT MENTION******** NANDROID BACK UP *********************************************************
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR STUFF BACKED UP YOU CAN EDIT AND CHANGE WHATEVER.
If you have a third party launcher the process is still the same. except the files are in data/app/ (whatever launcher your using) once you complete the work you finish project/no to overwrite
download signapktic fro, the market find the file in adroidthemes/workspace and select platform/ then sign it.
uninstall the original launcher and go to your files and install you work. i have done this with launcher pro and altered it to my liking because of the icons and docks.
GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY!
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if your on a rom without a market launcher you can use ninja morph. go to system/app/twframework once it opens it up go to res/drawable hdpi (V4) if you have that. then look for the files you want to change. long press the file and hit edit you can adjust the color and the transparencey. it will not save until you push menu/save image then go back to the main screen hit finish/twframework*******very important******** hit overwrite/ no to zipalign/ no to clean up. then reboot and your done.
with ninja morph you can change icon and icon colors along with transparency. congtratulations.
******BY THE WAY IF I DID NOT MENTION******** NANDROID BACK UP *********************************************************
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR STUFF BACKED UP YOU CAN EDIT AND CHANGE WHATEVER.
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Sorry I forgot to mention I was on stock touchwiz. Also I dont find twframework under system app intead I see it under system framework.
Is this what you were referring to? Btw thanks for the help!!
Yes sorry. That's it. You can also chang framework res.
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ok thanks Im going to try to change twiz3.0.apk and see what that does first. Thanks!
I wondering if there is a way to change the icons, not programs, in the TouchWiz dock. Example - I hate the green phone icon and want to substitute in the ICS phone icon. I can use desktop visualizer to create a shortcut icon...however, TouchWiz only lets you add apps from the drawer to the dock, and desktop visualizer shortcuts do not show in the app drawer (only on the desktop).
I'm not rooted...yet. I don't want to use a launcher other than TWiz because every single one of them is laggy on the Note.
n00b thought - is there a way, with or without root, that I can use root explorer, find the icon .png being used for the phone, and just replace it with a different .png of my choosing?
Thanks!
You can do it, but it'll take a little bit of work.
Use APK Manager to decompile the apk, find the icon, change it, compile, sign, and replace the original apk with your modified one.
Thanks for the info...led me on a fun journey last night through apk multi-tool. Learned a ton. Ultimately, I couldn't push the apk back to the phone after recompiling because it was a system app...need to root. Fun stuff tho!
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Thanks for the info...led me on a fun journey last night through apk multi-tool. Learned a ton. Ultimately, I couldn't push the apk back to the phone after recompiling because it was a system app...need to root. Fun stuff tho!
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Rooting is easy and only takes like 2 minutes. Look at the various methods on the development threads.
Here is a good one!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T40_b0M34OA
If you end up wanting to that is.
probably a really stoopid question......
but if I wanted to swap the application (not the icon) in the touchwiz shortcut area how do I do that under ICS. On Gingerbread I just selected edit and could drag and drop a replacement app onto the drawer, but following ICS update I can't. Am I being a total dufus?
Jon.
Just go to the app drawer, hit menu then edit, drag the icons out and drag the ones you want in. No root, no app required.
Edit dock from app drawer!!!
DeerChaser said:
Just go to the app drawer, hit menu then edit, drag the icons out and drag the ones you want in. No root, no app required.
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Man, thanks!! I've been trying to do this for two days now, your post really helped a guy out!! I've now replaced the stupid email app with K9 Mail in my dock!!
Ken
Running Rooted. HyperdriveOTA ROM (Love it BTW). CWM.
Wanted to change the App Drawer Button to finalize my minimal theme. Also need to remove the "APPS" label. Picture Attached. I can flash this or edit system files. Not picky.
Wanted to do a few status bar tweaks as well, but the Xposed Framework needs to be set up for Verizon before I attempt it (unless there is a better way). Also wouldn't mind changing the page dots to something else. Any advice for these would be appreciated.
I am not a fan of launchers coming from iPhone/Dreamboard. Much rather mod the ROM directly and nandroid it up.
Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
Have done on my note 1. If it's not working on your s4 since it is 4.2.2 than just ignore my post.
The file you'll need is seclauncher2.apk in system\app
1. Use 7-zip to archive the file
2. Look in res\drawable folders. In my case res\drawable-xhdpi
3. Search for ic_allapps.png & ic_allapps_pressed.png
4. Replace the files with 1 or 2 different png(s) you like. ic_allapps_pressed.png will show another icon when you press the apps drawer button(if you replace both icons with 2 different png(s))
5. Push back into system\app & reboot
Maybe the icons are placed in other drawable folder. So you'll have to search a bit.
To search it easily, copy all the files in each of the drawable folder to normal folder so that you can thumbnail view. The ones look like your apps drawer button should be the ones you looking for.
Hope that give you some hints.
See my screenshot.
They are in drawable-xhdpi
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I ended up submitting to a launcher.. Nova.. Glad I did though . I will definitely save this article though. Good to know. Here is my current theme.
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