[Quick Tut] Transparent Widgets - XPERIA X8 Android Development

Ohhhhkayyyy...
I'm awfully-really-greatly borrrreeedddd
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so here's a quick tutorial..
open the respective .apk file with a archive manager [[ 7ZIP for me ]]
go to
res->drawable->drawable-mdpi
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search for file
appwidget_bg.(whatever)
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[OPTIONAL]
extract it & make a copy, will edit the copy [just to be on a safe side]
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Open the file in a image editor that supports PNG files [photoshop,gimp,etc]
now comes the magic
select all
press "DELETE"
save and close
[Easter Eggs : YES!!You Can.. If you're not a transparenter,
you can change the Color/image too make sure the size is same]
Replace :
Send the apk to your sdcard
copy it anywhere in the /system [cuz only there you would be able to change permissions]
change the permissions as below
now copy/replace it to the destination folder
you're done mate.
I'm Posting it with examples [just to make this tut fun]
everyone has seen the POWERCONTROL WIDGET right?
{
"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"
}
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its in the background image is in Settings.apk
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now I extracted the bg image
edited this way
before
after
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copied it back to the apk file
sent it to my phone
changed the permissions
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and replaced it
RESULT
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-THE END-
It seems that boredom is one of the greatest discoveries of our time. If so, there's no question but that he must be considered a pioneer. Luchino Visconti
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EDIT: THIS METHOD WORKS WITH ALL WIDGETS NOT JUST POWER CONTROLS.. DARN THAT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE..

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or you can simply download extended controls and there put transperency to 0 lol

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Tehouster said:
or you can simply download extended controls and there put transperency to 0 lol
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Very funny... if only you could read.. power controls was the example I gave.. this tutorial was meant for ANY WIDGET not just power control..

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suhel28 said:
Very funny... if only you could read.. power controls was the example I gave.. this tutorial was meant for ANY WIDGET not just power control..
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Come on Suhel! Dont get this so personally!
I said something like that in the Android Forums too!
What we mean is that its too much hussle for little reward!
N.

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Blitzkri3g said:
Come on Suhel! Dont get this so personally!
I said something like that in the Android Forums too!
What we mean is that its too much hussle for little reward!
N.
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yeah, that's the stuff

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for all widget?? ,, will trying...

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Ooo very clever, going to try this :-D