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All of this is thanks to Stericson and his wonderful Application... Don't forget to follow him on twitter, add him to your latitude, and if at all possible buy the donate version of MetaMorph and NinjaMorph...
Reasoning for This ThreadThere are only a few morphs in our subforum and I would like that to grow... Any morphs you have tried or built that work with our device with no modifications should be posted here..
This is for morphs only... please refrain from off-topic posts, including questions... If you post a morph here please give as much detail as possible
Links for How-To Make a MorphSimple Tutorial to use MetaMorph and NinjaMorph to build your own theme, FROM YOUR PHONE!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=759329
The original guide that Stericson made - Video link in there for people that learn better visually
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
How to make a .xml file for MetaMorph - Video and written guide in link.
http://bit.ly/dnFtwF
Tool to convert .thm to .xml - Still recommended you read above link to insure you know what each thing means.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663686
How to manually edit services.jar for text color
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630267
ColorChange.jar - Probably will not work on ROMs with battery percent mod so see above link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535630
How to edit .9.png's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487001
Editing .xml files for color
Very easy version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4628940&postcount=32
Whole Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540830
Read Before Making A New Post in This Thread
In order to keep this thread clean and organized, please only make a post in this thread if you have a morph you would like to add to it.
For general discussion of the morphs in this thread please use this threadhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7580581#post7580581.
Also, if you do post a morph in this thread, please follow some basic content that should be in your post. If you want to post more than one morph, then it is advised that you edit your post to contain multiple morphs so that the thread will stay more organized. If you need more than one post because you hit the text, image limit, or attachment limit then don't hesitate to make another to keep giving your contributions back to the community.
Example:
ROMs Compatible With
i.e. Stock/AOSP ROMs such as Cyanogen's, Enomther's, or MoDaCo's Nexus One ROMs
Desire ROMs
Any other ROM that doesn't fit the 2 above - a link to that ROM would be appreciated.
Also, if you have any .xml or .jar files included, then you should specify which exact ROMs that the morph will work on or was built using.
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With
Does your morph use a .thm or .xml file, or have you included both? This info needs to be placed in your morphs.
Screen Shot(s)
If you have some screen shots then it would be nice of you to post them. If you do post a screen shot, and you have extra content not included in your morph visible in the screen shot, then it would be a good idea to point that out.
What is this?
You can put a description of what your morph is and what it changes so that people will be better informed of what to expect from your morph or so that they can know if something goes wrong with your morph.
Download(s)
This is where you place your links or let people know that your morphs are attached to your post.
That covers it for basic information that you should add to your post though you can post as much information as you want to about your morph and are encouraged to.
If you have more than one morph in your post, then just separate each morph with a clear title for each morph. An example of this will be my post below.
If you are lazy like me and have a lot of morphs you want to do, then you can copy and paste the following
Code:
[B]ROMs Compatible With[/B]
[B]Version of MetaMorph Compatible With[/B]
[B]Screen Shot(s)[/B]
[B]What is this?[/B]
[B]Download(s)[/B]
How to Apply Morphs
Step 1
Download MetaMorph from the Market.
Step 2
Download the MetaMorph file of your choice and place it on your sdcard. I have a folder on my sdcard called "morphs" where I place all of my metamorph files.
Step 3
Open the MetaMorph app, select always allow, then press allow. Select Pick theme. Go to the folder where you put your metamorph files and select the one you want to apply.
Step 4
If you want to apply everything in the morph, then select apply all. MetaMorph will then begin to run through the process of applying the images to your .apk's. This will take a while if there are a lot of .apk's to be skinned.
Step 5
Once MetaMorph has gone through the process of applying the theme, You are done. Unless you applied a morph which has framework-res.apk in it, then you will have to reboot your phone, then you are done.
F.A.Q.sDoes my phone need to be rooted?
Yes
Should I nandroid before applying any of these?
Yes, if you are uncomfortable with applying morphs or think there is a chance you may want to easily revert back to what you previously had.
Do I have to give credit if I use post any work that I borrowed/kanged from someone else?
It is considered a professional courtesy to credit where you got any work that you didn't make yourself, so yes, unless the author has EXPLICITLY stated that he or she doesn't care, even then you should.
Do I have to reboot?
If the morph you applied modified any .jar files or modified framework-res.apk
My widgets are messed up on my homescreen!?!
This happens any time you apply a morph that includes Launcher2.apk/Launcher.apk (if you use it). Just remove them and reset them.
Why should I care about using morphs or Metamorph?
If you have a desire to change the visual appeal or aesthetics of your phone, then you should look into Metamorph
.xml or .thm file?
.xml is the new way that Metamorph is told what to do. It is was introduced in 1.9.7 (I think, I know it is in 1.9.8). .thm is only supported in the free 1.9.4 version of Metamorph. If you place both a .thm and a .xml file in your morph than it should work with either version. Eventually all morphs will need to be updated with a .xml file to work.
DisclaimerYou are responsible for your phone and anything you do to it. Do not apply any of these unless you are willing to take full responsibility for anything that could go wrong as a result. Always remember, when in doubt, nandroid.
original author-david1171
Vibrant's First Morph
ROMs Compatible With-stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With-newest
Screen Shot(s)
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What is this? BahnBurner's Black Bar Mod
Download(s)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=729800
ClearBar
found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743358
Vanilla Bar
this is a vanilla bar morph... sorry I still cant figure out the clock color
found here--http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730175
ROMs Compatible With-stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With-newest
Screen Shot(s)
What is this? BahnBurner's Naked Touchwiz
Download(s)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7439148&postcount=1
Guide made by Know-Fear - For people that learn better by reading
http://www.androidoverdrive.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=439
Link does not work.
I have started a Swype theme thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755112
Big thanks to Hacku who originally posted these images... Thank you to s15274n for requesting these... GREAT FIND!!!
These are notification background morphs originally found here by hacku (nice work)- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=750555
Black- http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ap65stvi0rnt16h
blue- http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hcb06ymhsfvmydg
Green- http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ddr3sn43grx43bx
Red- http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?80er5yxf5achmm0
Pink- http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hlnn8t7k0cipsn5
it says the theme control file is missing... open it back up and select existing... then open the file and click the xml file... this only changes the background and lower bar, nothing else..
BitVenom's Homescreen Dock Backgrounds
Just a few that I did really fast...
BitVenom's 'Bar Stripes'
ROMs Compatible With - Stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With - Latest Aug 19 2010
BitVenom's 'Dark Stone'
ROMs Compatible With - Stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With - Latest Aug 19 2010
BitVenom's 'Diamond Plated Steel'
ROMs Compatible With - Stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With - Latest Aug 19 2010
Harley-Davidson Morph
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748457
Epic'ish
Works with?
stock rom
Screenshot(s)
Fully Transparent Homescreen Dock
Solid Dock
Works with Newest Metamorph
Where to Get it?
CLICK HERE
Been playing around with tricorders clear bar, this is what im rocking on my phone now...
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?40jav7luw03vnmr
Both the framework and twframework have apk at the end of their name that have to be deleted before you flash or it errors..
TWPRO B4TTERY ICONS
Works with?
stock rom
Screenshot(s)
This is what Default looks like
This is what TWPRO B4TTERY ICONS looks like
Works with Newest Metamorph
Where do I get it?
CLICK ME!!
For Blackerwater
Blacker_Waters.zip
Works with the stock ROM, just changes the TWlauncher dock bar black
Settings Icon Mod
CLICK ME
This Is a simple morph of the settings...
http://db.tt/GKuWKFo
Here is Ver. 2- same disclaimer applies..
This is the Froyo Sense icons i think... IDK but they look good as hell...
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uz01j6h1gclr511
This is my first morph.....nothing fancy. Mostly just trying to learn a bit. Any feedback is welcome!
ROMs Compatible With- Stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With- Latest
Screen Shot(s)--see below
What is this? B&W Settings Icon Morph
Download(s) SettingsIconMod.zip
Thx Flak_Munky
Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant--> Rooted
MyTouch 3G--> Cyanogen 6.0 Froyo
Motorola Cliq-->crap
MyTouch 3G--> Cyanogen 5.0.8
T-Mobile Wing
ROMs Compatible With- Stock
Version of MetaMorph Compatible With- Latest
Screen Shot(s)--see below
What is this? Color Settings Icon Morph
Download(s) SettingsIconMod.zip
Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant--> Rooted
MyTouch 3G--> Cyanogen 6.0 Froyo
Motorola Cliq-->crap
MyTouch 3G--> Cyanogen 5.0.8
T-Mobile Wing
AllBlack Theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768805
Hybrid_Morph
Hybrid_Morph
To be used on HYBRID_VIBRANT ROM from eugene
Morphs a bunch of stuff clear... took out some orange and added in some green..
Kanged artwork from Inku (signal bars)
and Mr_tricorder (Most of his clear bar)
Flip clock on the lock screen
BIG Froyo sense settings
removed little dots from launcher
clear widgets...
Hybrid_Morph.zip
Enjoy
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Hello this is a port of the (VALLE-MOD) HoneyComb theme v.5.0 that i ported and modded for the atrix.
First things first... this is my first time theme-ing! but i think this is a great first attempt. i know olieebur did a fantastic job on his port of honeycomb. im just giving you guys options. my theme is a little different and darker than oileeburs.
Installation for script
you must be deodexed and rooted!
1. Download the file from the link below
2. Extract the files to any folder
3. Connect your phone with usb debugging, and set usb mode to none
4. Run INSTALL.bat
5. Follow the on-screen instructions
6. Sit back and relax wile it reboots
7. Enjoy the theme
Installation for CWM
Make sure you make a backup before you install!
1. Download the file from the link below
2. Extract the files to any folder in sd card
3. select install from sd card and navigate to the directory you extracted the download to
4. Select HoneyGlow_v4.0_Update.zip and start installation
5. After install, go back and select the advanced option and wipe dalvik-cache
6. Reboot system
themed launcher pro + dock and icons are in the "launcher pro dock and icons" folder
copy it to sd card and install
I am not responsible for any thing that may possibly happen to your phone!
I have only tested this on my phone... use at your own risk
screen shots
change log 4.1
-black on black text fix
-re-animated charge animation
-updated launcher pro with glow icons
change log 4.0
-updated to gingerbread
-based off of kennethpenn's Alien Build #4 framework files
-updated to the final build of the honeycomb VALLE-MOD by obsessionXYZ
change log 3.2
-image enhancements (improved look)
-brought back reboot option
-based off gingerblur 4.5 framework
((Known bug in 3.2... in alarm clack app, the AM/PM button is black text on black button))
change log 3.1
-brought the H back instead of 3g
-added 1%battery mod
-fixed bug for the power options
change log 3.0
-optimized, optimized! OPTIMIZED!
-optimized text color scheme= no more hard to see grey text
-optimized images=no more black on black text
-image optimizations=better performance
change log 2.7
-based on 1.83 system and framework
-darkened up the grey text
change log 2.6
-new boot animation
-updated market.apk
-fixed black on black text in gmail and messaging
-added update.zip for CMW recovery
change log 2.5
-got rid of all the black on black text... hopefully
-themed multi-touch keyboard
-themed dialer
-themed alarm clock
-themed lock screen
-google music 3.0 added
-miscellaneous bug fixes
If you like this work please feal free to thank and/or donate to the contributors
obsessionXYZ = https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=A4CP3HSA46FJ2
Theme base
signals23 = https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=qs2pFiE6j9aS0HXgajW2bOXhYK4NN_FUb_gzYZJo0RLYARwGQ5Y-hLR0dHy&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d5fa8ff279e37c3d9d4e38bdbee0ede69
Themed launcher pro widgets
00.ante = https://www.paypal.com/it/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=OfF78E_9odVo31lBFw7XuCLy4MbNsYBdSVgFdNtR26_iSjBILgMw-uf7U7G&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d5fa8ff279e37c3d9d4e38bdbee0ede69
Themed market
Ririal = https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=yu_GcehTiBSGR-m4362FhFzGJuMZwB2WQZGPk-PxmdXtV2446gylN_syZnm&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d5fa8ff279e37c3d9d4e38bdbee0ede69
Automated installation script
jbs-Designs = icons
kmiller8 = boot animation
Me = https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6PREUNJRV3AK4
Download Link
2.6 For Atrix 1.57(SCRIPT)(((RE-UPLOADED))) http://www.multiupload.com/EDUE1SJJLM
2.6 For Atrix CWM recovery http://www.multiupload.com/R7ANS2YG77
2.7 For Atrix CWM recovery http://www.multiupload.com/GJG91ALX3G
3.0 For Atrix CWM recovery http://www.multiupload.com/2DPACHVWGG
3.1 For Atrix CWM recovery http://www.multiupload.com/KGUXZZRJCH
3.2 For Atrix CWM recovery update .zip http://www.multiupload.com/Z9WGPAD47C
4.0 For Atrix Gingerbread CWM recovery update .zip http://www.multiupload.com/ENYCLA3RIT
4.1 For Atrix Gingerbread CWM recovery update .zip http://www.multiupload.com/4KS92ZFSKO
launcher pro dock and icons http://www.multiupload.com/UI5YYH7P2J
Hey great work! I will try this one soon.
Sidenote: what is the name of the volume bar .png? I could not find it in the framework!
Followed instructions and it worked perfectly... was my first successful adb push! I liked the colors and icons a little bit more on this one for some reason.
Is there a reason the notifications and preferences icons don't have the same color scheme? Aside from that, really enjoy all the icons and colors!
dbefore, Nice Work!
CC Lemon said:
Followed instructions and it worked perfectly... was my first successful adb push! I liked the colors and icons a little bit more on this one for some reason.
Is there a reason the notifications and preferences icons don't have the same color scheme? Aside from that, really enjoy all the icons and colors!
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yea... the notifications icon that launcher pro uses for its settings menu is inside the launcher pro app... i will be theme-ing that and a whole lot of other google apps to go with this...
@olieebur the volume bar colors are in framework\res\drawable\progress_horizontal.xml and the .png is named progressbar_indeterminate1, 2, and 3
also this is not perfect.... let me know some bugs you find and i will try to fix it... and as obsessionXYZ adds updates to his theme i will also add his fixes.
EDIT: Nevermind I misread what SuperOneClick was being used for. Carry on
Ririal said:
Just FYI, you should avoid using SuperOneClick. Stick to aRoot. It's cleaner and won't cause issues later.
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You is using oneclick for shell access(temp root) not rooting with it. the instructions are for deodexed non-rooted devices
blaque72 said:
You is using oneclick for shell access(temp root) not rooting with it. the instructions are for deodexed non-rooted devices
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Yup was my mistake, apologies Thanks for clarification.
is it possible to use root explorer to place these files on the phone and then reboot?
domin8 said:
is it possible to use root explorer to place these files on the phone and then reboot?
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Yes... and no... you can but you would have a 90% chance of a boot loop. You see... when copying and pasting with root exeplorer,... root exeplore has a tendency of not setting the same permissions as the file it replaces. So if the permissions are not the same then you will get a boot loop. You can change the permissions manually.... but some times when replacing the framework, the system reboots its self... leaving you unable to change the permissions.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
dbefore said:
Yes... and no... you can but you would have a 90% chance of a boot loop. You see... when copying and pasting with root exeplorer,... root exeplore has a tendency of not setting the same permissions as the file it replaces. So if the permissions are not the same then you will get a boot loop. You can change the permissions manually.... but some times when replacing the framework, the system reboots its self... leaving you unable to change the permissions.
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Maybe you can copy both files to, let's say, /system, change their permissions to the right ones, and then do the copy. I usually do that in other devices and it ended successfully. Unfortunately, I don't have my Atrix with me (yet) to test it out. Maybe it works, maybe not. Do it at your own risk, and of course, report back!
dbefore said:
Yes... and no... you can but you would have a 90% chance of a boot loop. You see... when copying and pasting with root exeplorer,... root exeplore has a tendency of not setting the same permissions as the file it replaces. So if the permissions are not the same then you will get a boot loop. You can change the permissions manually.... but some times when replacing the framework, the system reboots its self... leaving you unable to change the permissions.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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ah ok, that must have been what caused my first boot loop (the mismatched permissions) it was pre-sbf so i returned the phone for another one. Next time i'm feeling frisky i'll give it a shot (for whatever reason i suck at adb)
This doesnt work with gingerblur? I have been trying all day unsuccessfully
Krshaw18 said:
This doesnt work with gingerblur? I have been trying all day unsuccessfully
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I will work on adding gingerblur support on my days off... which will be in about 2 days from now. Also a little update...
-I am near completion onthe framework and will be starting on the launcher pro and google apps theme-ing part on my days off as well.
-there will be a new boot animation made and customized by kmiller8
-a script will be made... or borrowed to automate the installation process.
~also as a side note... all of the updates said above can... and will come to a halt... if I get Wife aggro...
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
Time not white anymore with 4.1.57 update
The time in the upper right hand corner is no longer white when applying this services.jar to the 4.1.57 update. Anybody else have this problem?
tahjr said:
The time in the upper right hand corner is no longer white when applying this services.jar to the 4.1.57 update. Anybody else have this problem?
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Do NOT install this on 1.57. That update is not deodexed yet and you will have issues, and you phone could potentially brick.
I just realized/found out about it being due to the deodexed issue.
Too late to not put this on 1.57 though for me, its there. Haven't noticed any other issues, other than the clock text, but i'm still learning.
Thanks.
Quick update 2...
- HoneyGlow 2.0 will hopfully be out on sunday.
--main features will be:
--automated installation
--themed google apps and motorola apps
--new boot animation
--tweeks and image enhancements.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
lol I knew something was different Im runnng this on 1.5.7 with aroot no major issues aside from the missing time in notification bar
Sorry for asking like that, but how can I uninstall the theme
How do I make the Clock Background Transparent. Id really like to learn how to do some of this.. High level steps would be sufficient. Thanks
This is what I'm wanting rid of.
Id also like to know how to change the Font Color If possible as well.
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I have a bunch of clocks without the background and different digit font and colors on my thread. Flip and non flip... and I take requests also. I don't have the link Cuz I'm on my phone, but just do a search for stoney 666 or bad seed customs here in the apps and themes forum. Or the clock link on my sig. Different thread but same clocks.
Stoney 666 said:
I have a bunch of clocks without the background and different digit font and colors on my thread. Flip and non flip... and I take requests also. I don't have the link Cuz I'm on my phone, but just do a search for stoney 666 or bad seed customs here in the apps and themes forum. Or the clock link on my sig. Different thread but same clocks.
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So i found one i liked and installed it.. But now nothing works.. None of the HTC Widgets will Work. and I cannot Long Press on the screen to put widgets on the screen.
And When I use the menu and goto personalize and browse for htc widgets rosie force closes.
Im trying to install the StockWhite .. I thought I had a 4x5 Setup. But Im going ahead an trying the non 4x5 to see if that fixes it.
You just need to change one image in drawable-hdpi its the first image if your looking at it in alphabetical order. Either use to program to make it transparent or find a clock that already has a transparent background and just copy that in to the apk then push it back to your phone.
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA App
sammyboy405 said:
So i found one i liked and installed it.. But now nothing works.. None of the HTC Widgets will Work. and I cannot Long Press on the screen to put widgets on the screen.
And When I use the menu and goto personalize and browse for htc widgets rosie force closes.
Im trying to install the StockWhite .. I thought I had a 4x5 Setup. But Im going ahead an trying the non 4x5 to see if that fixes it.
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The older clock widgets don't work properly on the new framework found on the ThunderBolt, which is why I haven't made all of my clocks available by saying they were compatible yet.
What you want to do is take a look at the htcclockwidget.apk using 7zip.
You can download my restore for Tbolt in my themes thread here in the Tbolt section.
Download it twice. Use one as your main backup, and one as your mod test.
The one we are going to use as your mod test, we are going to open up using 7zip, open the .zip until you get to system/app/ the apk is in this folder. Open the .apk in 7zip and this is the graphic we want to replace, "clock_add_weather_base.png" it will be located in this location: (see attachment)
All you gotta do is either right click and do "open outside" do what you want with the graphic or just replace it with a opacity of ZERO and the background will be gone.
To make it easier, I have included the transparent graphic. Just drag and drop into the same window shown in the attachment photo, and 7zip will ask to update, click yes. click all the way back until your out of the .zip. and then your done, use the .zip to install via clockworkmod recovery and boom, its gone!
Your welcome
P.S. Here's a .zip update instead if all that is too complicated.
Just copy this to the SD card, reboot into recovery, mount your system first, and do install from sd card. and then once its done, reboot.
NCX Designs said:
The older clock widgets don't work properly on the new framework found on the ThunderBolt, which is why I haven't made all of my clocks available by saying they were compatible yet.
What you want to do is take a look at the htcclockwidget.apk using 7zip.
You can download my restore for Tbolt in my themes thread here in the Tbolt section.
Download it twice. Use one as your main backup, and one as your mod test.
The one we are going to use as your mod test, we are going to open up using 7zip, open the .zip until you get to system/app/ the apk is in this folder. Open the .apk in 7zip and this is the graphic we want to replace, "clock_add_weather_base.png" it will be located in this location: (see attachment)
All you gotta do is either right click and do "open outside" do what you want with the graphic or just replace it with a opacity of ZERO and the background will be gone.
To make it easier, I have included the transparent graphic. Just drag and drop into the same window shown in the attachment photo, and 7zip will ask to update, click yes. click all the way back until your out of the .zip. and then your done, use the .zip to install via clockworkmod recovery and boom, its gone!
Your welcome
P.S. Here's a .zip update instead if all that is too complicated.
Just copy this to the SD card, reboot into recovery, mount your system first, and do install from sd card. and then once its done, reboot.
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That is EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks a ton
sammyboy405 said:
That is EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks a ton
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Quite welcome
NCX Designs said:
Quite welcome
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OK so Now I have a few questions lol
So I made some changes and such as described above. And Installed the Zip via clockwork.. says it installed
But I still have the same clock? so I deleted it and put it back and its still there with none of the changes. Not even the change you put in for the transparent background.
what Did I do wrong?
** Oh and I also tried it with no changes at all just the zip you provided incase i did something wrong.. and it still doesn't show?
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Opps I Figured it out.. i wasnt Mounting the /system before installing Works great now haha My bad.
OK here is my home screen. My next question is how do I change the font color on the clock widget. And is it possible to make the weather smaller?
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decompiling... done
OK So Ive learned how to use apktool
Done.. got it all de-compiled..
But now what do I edit to do what im wanting. there are so many xml file.. guess its just a hunt to find? and trial and error to know whats what?
How do you make the clocks white background with the numbers transparent? I would just like to have a white outline and text for the flip clock?
I tried the zip a couple times on BAMF 1.4 and BAMF demix and it doesn't change my clock, no transparent clock... I dunno why.
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BurnOne77 said:
I tried the zip a couple times on BAMF 1.4 and BAMF demix and it doesn't change my clock, no transparent clock... I dunno why.
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Dont forget once your in CWR to goto Advanced, and Mount your /system before you install the zip else it wont work. I ran into the same issue and wasn't paying attention.
Just try matted blues apk. It's standard in that
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Dont forget once your in CWR to goto Advanced, and Mount your /system before you install the zip else it wont work. I ran into the same issue and wasn't paying attention.
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right on, works better when you do it that way.
thanks to you
So, as I've promised in the MIUI thread, I'm creating a small and simple guide on how you can make your own font MTZ. Sense users, I will be creating a similar guide for you very soon.
It's not actually all that hard, and if you know me and my guides, you'll know I'm going to make an easy process ridiculously easy.
Stuff We'll be Needing:
My stock file: Download
WinRAR/7Zip/Extracting Utility
Fonts that you want to use
Notepad (or any text editor, I like Notepad++)
A few minutes of time
So to begin with, let's start with the fonts. You'll want to find a font that you like, and it may or may not look good on our screens. It will just be trial and error. Also, if you're going to want to preserve "bold" text (meaning unread items in GMail being bold), you'll need a font set that contains a bold typeface as well. Also, they MUST be in ttf format.
Let's begin.
1. Clone and Rename Our Font Files
Assuming you've already downloaded your fonts, create a folder anywhere on your computer called "Font Workshop". (You don't have to do it this way, but I suggest you do so that you can keep it organized). Then, in that folder, paste your fonts, and then create a folder called "Renamed Fonts", as I have done in the screenshot below:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now then, as you can see, the font I have picked comes in three different variations; regular, light, and bold. Your font may not come in different variations, if it doesn't, ignore this part. If it does, think about it. How "heavy" do you prefer your fonts? The reason why we ask this question is because MIUI has two main fonts which get used the most. The regular font (Arial), and its bold version (Arial-Bold, which apps like GMail use to signify unread items).
So your use could be the following;
1) Light font for regular text, regular font for "unread" items.
2) Light, regular, OR bold for all text
3) (Most common) regular fonts for regular text, and bold fonts for bold text.
In my example, I'm going to use option 3, because it is the most common. So, for the purpose of this writing, MIUI's two main fonts are Arial.ttf and Arial-Bold.ttf. Keep that in mind as we go on.
WARNING: Your file manager may not be showing you the full file extension. If using Windows, use this guide to ensure that you have them turned on.
So, I have my 3 fonts, now I need to rename them accordingly for MIUI to understand them. I only intend on using the regular and the bold versions, so what I will do is rename "Sansation_Bold.ttf" as "Arial-Bold.ttf". I will then rename "Sansation_Regular.ttf" as "Arial.ttf". This means my finished product will tell MIUI to use Sansation_Bold anywhere that Arial-Bold is called for, and it will use Sansation_Regular anywhere that Arial is called for.
If you do NOT have a bold-specific font file, make two copies of the same font, renaming one of them Arial.ttf and the other Arial-Bold.ttf.
Makes sense? Good, let's continue.
Now that our two font files are renamed, let's put them in our "Renamed Fonts" folder.
2. Create the proper folder structure
Alright, now remember that zip I had you download before? The MIUI_FONT_MTZ.zip. Extract that somewhere on your desktop, so that we can see the files inside it, so that this is what we see in a new window:
Now, open up the "fonts" folder and paste in our renamed fonts from our "Renamed Fonts" folder.
Now, let's go up one folder, where we see the "description.xml" file. Open it up with Notepad (don't just double click it, by default .xml files will open up with Internet Explorer). I'm using NotePad++, which is why the colors look different. You don't need to download NotePad++, notepad will do the job just fine. When you open it up, this is what we see:
This is the file that tells MIUI what the theme package is for, and allows for you to easily use it from the theme manager. Fill in the names as shown (but be careful not to touch anything but the highlighted letters). So, now that you've done that, it should look something similar to this:
Once you've finished, hit Ctrl-S to save it, and close your text editor. Now before we continue, you will notice there is a "preview" folder, that is how people create the "theme preview" images that you see when browsing through your themes on your phone. For the purposes of this process, I'm not going to document how to use that (partly because you don't have any preview to put in there, and partly because I'm not 100% sure what the filename requirements are) So let's ignore that for now.
3. Create our Font MTZ and apply it!
Highlight all the files as shown, and right click on them so that we can create our archive:
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. When the window pops up, select "ZIP" instead of RAR, and make sure the Compression level is set to "Store". Any compression will corrupt the font mtz:
Now, once we've created the archive, we need to rename it as an mtz. Right click on it, and click "Rename". Delete the ".zip" part, and make it ".mtz", so that it looks like the screenshot below.
Press Enter. This warning will come up, saying that changing the file extension may render the file useless. Simply press "Yes".
Awesome, now that we have our MTZ, we want to drag on drop it on to our SD card. Put it in /MIUI/theme, as shown below:
Awesome, now unmount the the SD card, and on your phone (from the homescreen) press Menu > Settings > Theme. At the bottom, tap the button that says "Customize". Find the "Font" entry, and tap on it. You will see your font with the name you gave it. Tap on it, and hit Apply, and boom! There you go! All finished. You can replicate the process as many times as you want, making different fonts as you please.
BUT REMEMBER: ALWAYS REBOOT AFTER APPLYING A FONT. You will have garbled text in certain apps until you do.
My post. Just in case there needs to be further additions or corrections.
Good stuff bro!
Fixed a rather embarrassing issue
Nice tutorial, but I have a couple of questions. Why are you renaming the files to Arial? I see the part that says that substitutes one font for another, bit why Arial? Is that the default font in MIUI? What font names are usable? In my case I'm trying to replace the Chinese character set with Japanese since a few things are off if you don't. I have fonts from stock android and DroidSansJapanese.ttf but not sure with the naming scheme you've outlined what I should name it to.
Nice tutorial...........
Bootloop in MIUI V4 {SGS II}
Thanks for this guide. Are these files compatible with MIUI V4? Because lot of fonts in MIUI themes online leads to boot loop in my MIUI V4!!
Hello community!
Intro:
You may not know it, but Samsung(and maybe every popular Android phone manufacturers) has a ready-to-use Light theme "pre-installed" in our devices, not only the Galaxy S Advance of course, this theme probably exists in every latest firmware for Galaxies from Samsung, including Galaxy SIII, Galaxy S2 and many more I guess, the Galaxy S4 is not an exception, which also comes in the Light version already set. I found a way to switch in this light version, and it's VERY easy. Maybe newbie-friendly too. Ok maybe not so easy but it still is as simple as adding a word. Literally, it's only adding a word! Read the "Notes:" sections at the end of the post before doing anything.
Getting to the point:
These themes exist in the framework-res.apk, specifically, in the /res/values/styles.xml
You will find different themes in there including Google's "Holo(.Dark)" and "Holo.Light". These are the basic ones, which will be used by almost every application that does NOT have it's own skin, so these applications will use the either Holo(Dark) or Holo Light.
There are three(I think) more basic themes in there including the stock Android, this one is based on Gingerbread I guess.
The other two are the Device Default and Device Default Light. These two are the ones that a manufacturer, like Samsung, can edit to give it's devices a custom and unique style.
A stock application that comes pre-installed in the software(Like SecSettings.apk, MusicPlayer.apk e.t.c.) will probably use either the Device Default or Device Default Light. This is up to the manufacturer to choose. In our case, Samsung has set most of it's applications to use the Device Default.
A small "What I am talking about":
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
How to set the Light theme to an application:
Requirements:
The application which you want to change it's theme. (I will use SecSettings.apk as an example)
apk-tool (I use APK Multi-Tool because it's very easy to use)
Notepad++
Know how to decompile/recompile
Instructions:
Decompile the .apk.
Go to "/res/values/" folder and open the file "styles.xml" with Notepad++.
Click "Find" or press "Ctrl+F".
In the "Find What :" box enter "DeviceDefault" and hit next.
Check the first result you get, mine was this:
Now, copy this ".Light" (without the "), this is the magic word!
You will paste this exactly after every "[email protected]*android:style/blabla.DeviceDefault
Like the image below:
Even if there is something after the DeviceDefault like this:
You will still paste the ".Light" exactly after the DeviceDefault like the image below:
Make sure to paste it ONLY in "parent=" lines, and in EVERY "parent=" lines. There are exceptions though, based on the .app. But don't get confused, even if you make a mistake, will be able to find it and fix it later. For now just continue the "paste" process.
Once you have finished the "paste" process, save the file and overwrite the old one.
Recompile the .apk.
That's it! Copy the .apk on your phone, place it where it belongs and set the right permissions.
Reboot, open the application, and take a taste of a light UI that your phone's manufacturer had hidden from you.
Notes:
1. I don't even know if other manufacturers like Sony do this too. If yes, then this tutorial will work for these phones too, probably.
2. Don't try this on framework-res.apk. framework-res.apk can be used too for you to change your theme to Light, but it will probably cause many graphical errors. And it also requires a different way to change the theme. I have tried it and got both good and bad results, check the second post for more information.
3. If you tried and had any errors I could use a hand, just post your compile log and myself and maybe some other people will help you if we can.
4. Modifying the framework-res.apk in a proper way will allow every stock application to be themed without having someone to edit them. Again check the second post.
5. If you find something confusing you can freely ask by posting here.
6. I am not sure about everything that I say in the "Intro:" section. It's just my theory, excuse me if I'm wrong.
7. These themes are the main reason(probably ) for the apps to have both "holo_dark" and "holo_light" variants of .png files and colors. People who have edited SystemUI.apk's and framework-res.apk's "drawable-" folders will understand what I am saying.
Here is a modded framework-res.apk, with this I managed to theme almost every stock Samsung application without editing anything except the framework-res.apk.
I am totally sure that I changed some things without thinking first. The styles.xml is big and I almost got lost. I did everything I could for now, I'm sorry.
You can flash it only on LQB firmwares, maybe only some of them. Check the screenshots to see what I have managed so far. Expect MANY UI bugs.
P.S. It's just for you to see how a Light theme would look. Don't complain about bugs on this, please.
Light Framework
Screenshots:
Great job, Koulis!
Well done!! :good:. Must have taken you quiet some time to find how to do it. :good: :good: :good:
Still people need to understand that this won't magically invert the theme to white... You'll still get loads of UI bugs, which you of course, must fix manually.
panda00 said:
Still people need to understand that this won't magically invert the theme to white... You'll still get loads of UI bugs, which you of course, must fix manually.
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Maybe not so many bugs, but I guess there will be some.
then change the text color for holo dark to holo light
joehanh88 themed GT-I9070
joehanh88 said:
then change the text color for holo dark to holo light
joehanh88 themed GT-I9070
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I thought of that. But I'll try another time I'm feeling lazy now.
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Nice mod.
If i want the google default holo theme (like nexus) thenbi should write '.holo dark' instead of '.light'??
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I just have one note, to make this much much easier...
When pressing Ctrl+F go the replace tab and on the find space type "DeviceDefault" and on the replace space type "DeviceDefault.Light"... Then press replace all... This should replace everything in one click, I guess.
Nice post
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panda00 said:
I just have one note, to make this much much easier...
When pressing Ctrl+F go the replace tab and on the find space type "DeviceDefault" and on the replace space type "DeviceDefault.Light"... Then press replace all... This should replace everything in one click, I guess.
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...but the OP said "Make sure to paste it ONLY in "parent=" lines, and in EVERY "parent=" lines."
and one question: How to change the text color for holo dark to holo light?
No screens in the OP
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No screens in the OP
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It's because of Photobucket. I did some mistakes. Sorry. Also, just to let everyone know, I'm back!!! Not that I'm going to do something great but I will try to think of something.
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It's because of Photobucket. I did some mistakes. Sorry. Also, just to let everyone know, I'm back!!! Not that I'm going to do something great but I will try to think of something.
Sent from my Galaxy SIII Mini
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Nice article!
Hope to see the screenshots back!!!
pathuri97 said:
Nice article!
Hope to see the screenshots back!!!
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Will reupload them later today, maybe.
Thanks!
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Apk N't Installed???
Koulis2000 said:
It's because of Photobucket. I did some mistakes. Sorry. Also, just to let everyone know, I'm back!!! Not that I'm going to do something great but I will try to think of something.
Sent from my Galaxy SIII Mini
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Thanks for the SCREENSHOTS.
Really useful.
I followed your steps and compiled & decompiled using VTS software. (http://www.virtuous-ten-studio.com/).
Absolutely NO ERROS before after compilation.
After copying the file to /system/app with ROOT EXPLORER (with proper permissions),
When I click SETTINGS ICON - I get a message saying "Apk N't installed".
What could be the reason - any idea???
pathuri97 said:
Thanks for the SCREENSHOTS.
Really useful.
I followed your steps and compiled & decompiled using VTS software. (http://www.virtuous-ten-studio.com/).
Absolutely NO ERROS before after compilation.
After copying the file to /system/app with ROOT EXPLORER (with proper permissions),
When I click SETTINGS ICON - I get a message saying "Apk N't installed".
What could be the reason - any idea???
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No ideas why you get a message like this. :/
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pathuri97 said:
Thanks for the SCREENSHOTS.
Really useful.
I followed your steps and compiled & decompiled using VTS software. (http://www.virtuous-ten-studio.com/).
Absolutely NO ERROS before after compilation.
After copying the file to /system/app with ROOT EXPLORER (with proper permissions),
When I click SETTINGS ICON - I get a message saying "Apk N't installed".
What could be the reason - any idea???
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Did you copy the META-INF and AndroidManifest.xml from the original apk to the new compiled in dist? AFAIK is it like signing. When you try to install by hand do you get a parsing error?
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Did you copy the META-INF and AndroidManifest.xml from the original apk to the new compiled in dist? AFAIK is it like signing. When you try to install by hand do you get a parsing error?
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Thanks for the reply!
As you can see from the enclosed screenshots - no problem with the compilation and signing.
VTS is taking care of the same.
What I'm trying to do is copy framework-res.apk, systemui.apk and settings.apk from different custom ROM to current ROM.
No problem in copying and overwriting the original files of current ROM.
TAB works fine.
NO FC's.
Only thing is I'm trying to change LIGHT theme of secsettings.apk to DARK theme.
Either I get APK n't installed or FC (SystemUI.apk etc).
Again If I replace secsettings.apk from CUSTOM ROM to current ROM - works fine. NO FC's.
Might be I need to dig deeper....