I looked around but having trouble finding a guide on creating icons.
I found a package that looks great and has most of the icons I want. It even included an empty with the same "reflection" just no text or picture on it. I was hoping that I could use it and some stock icon images to create the few that I am missing. If I can replace these last ones then my system will finally be themed just as I want it.
Some examples and the link to where I got the icons to begin with.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935726
It is an amazing theme by itself but a little to bright colored for what I am looking for.
I wanted to create a few icons for some websites I frequent using the sites Logo for example. I know finding a logo to work with might be tricky but I have to start somewhere.
Look for drew2000....he may help you out or point you in a direction
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Desktop visualizer in market does great custom icons.
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Cannot figure out which png it is in framework ( I think its in here) for when you are installing or downloading something. Its the solid one, not the stripped one. Anyone? Thanks in advance.
umm it is in the drawable as three seperate png i just cant think of what they are called right now
wait I think it is actually called Progressbar_intermediate1.png 2 and 3 under res/drawable-mdpi
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wait I think it is actually called Progressbar_intermediate1.png 2 and 3 under res/drawable-mdpi
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those I already know about. I meant the one that is a solid color for when installing something or downloading. you see it moving along. its a solid orange by default
That is controlled in the resource.arsc file. I haven't figured out how to edit it yet but the color is Def in that file, if I just switch that file only with one I got from an in credible. Theme, it changes
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That is controlled in the resource.arsc file. I haven't figured out how to edit it yet but the color is Def in that file, if I just switch that file only with one I got from an in credible. Theme, it changes
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would you mind sharing this file? And where is it located? And if I copy the file over that you give, what else changes?
yea there is only one problem with using this file that I have come across so far and its kind of big. The text color on all buttons is white so it cant be seen. The file itself is located in the framework-res.apk. I was using a program called winmerge to go through and the whole file is completley different but I havent figured out how to edit it nor how to read exactly what is says. I just formatted my laptop and put Ubuntu on it so as of right now I cant get the file to you, You can either search for Indigo_Blue Theme for CM6 here on XDA or blackle(google). The theme is in all hdpi but still has some good looking pngs you can use in your theme. I have resized all of them as well for mdpi but for some reason I get errors when trying to apply them all. If you cant find it I will send it to you here in a little bit though. I have been doing alot of reading and messing my phone up trying to figure out the best way to theme. For one I want to take the spinner out of the nfl program and put it in my theme but Im a long way from that. If you like I can send you over my notes as I come up with more discoveries of what it controlled where and how to edit its defaults to what I want.
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yea there is only one problem with using this file that I have come across so far and its kind of big. The text color on all buttons is white so it cant be seen. The file itself is located in the framework-res.apk. I was using a program called winmerge to go through and the whole file is completley different but I havent figured out how to edit it nor how to read exactly what is says. I just formatted my laptop and put Ubuntu on it so as of right now I cant get the file to you, You can either search for Indigo_Blue Theme for CM6 here on XDA or blackle(google). The theme is in all hdpi but still has some good looking pngs you can use in your theme. I have resized all of them as well for mdpi but for some reason I get errors when trying to apply them all. If you cant find it I will send it to you here in a little bit though. I have been doing alot of reading and messing my phone up trying to figure out the best way to theme. For one I want to take the spinner out of the nfl program and put it in my theme but Im a long way from that. If you like I can send you over my notes as I come up with more discoveries of what it controlled where and how to edit its defaults to what I want.
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Sure, if ya dont mind. I am not going to get into heavy themeing as you can see from my theme, but this is one of the things that bugs me as i want to change it and cant figure it out, lol.
Trying to modify some of my icons but having issues with photoshop on my computer. I copied the framework-res folder unzipped with winrar down to icons I wanted.
Now when ever I open a icon png the image comes out the wrong size. The photoshop some how resizes it to a shorter image. I jabe gone through all the settings in photoshop to no avail. I have even tried a couple theme apk's and I get the same result.
What setting am I missing here? Or am I doing something wrong?
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maybe try opening up a blank canvas larger than you need and then cropping it down. try opening something that is about 100px by 100px at 300dpi with a transparent background, then just drag and drop the icon file onto the canvas.
also, i've found that editing png's is sort of a pain in the ass in photoshop. i would suggest fireworks. photoshop is great for photos, but fireworks is much more handy for creating/editing small graphics. just my personal preference, though.
"GIMP" is also free and widely popular....dont know how ti compares to "Fireworks" though, ill have to try that out
Thanks I'll give them a try
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Thanks bstromberg, the png's opened correctly. I haven't played with it much but like it will do the job.
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Firstly, I am using Mik's rom.. with pngs modified to my liking.. I have also searched around quite extensively for getting my questions answered.. but without any success.
I have been trying to mod the rosie launcher and am running into a few issues.
1. I can mod the icons pretty easily.. no problems there.. I can also remove the text "Phone" from the center icon.. but phone image is a little off center plus it is vertically offset (shifted a little up). I was told I can play around with the png image file and get that fixed.. however.. I am wondering if there is an xml file in particular that defines the x and y co-ordinates of the launcher icons. So yea.. I am verse with adb, decompiling, recompiling etc.
2. I am looking for a way to get the phone on the left and app drawer in the center.. any guidance with regards to this will be of great help to me. I am guessing this is somewhere in the smali files in Rosie.odex. I have decompiled it resulting in a bunch of smali files.. can someone tell me which particular one I am supposed to edit?
3. Wanting to know if there is any way to add a 4th button to the rosie launcher instead of the usual 3.
Again, I am looking for the know-how... NOT just a mod that I can apply via flashing.
I appreciate anyone who can direct me to a tutorial or a guide.
Thanks.
wow.. not a single reply!... I guess I would have gotten at least a few responses if I had posted this in the development section.
Grab one of my Rosie mods on theMikMik. It has the phone on the left and app drawer in the middle. grab one of those and mod it to your liking
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Grab one of my Rosie mods on theMikMik. It has the phone on the left and app drawer in the middle. grab one of those and mod it to your liking
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Thanks.. but like I said "Again, I am looking for the know-how... NOT just a mod that I can apply via flashing.""
I want to know which xml files require the editing etc. I am surprised there are no Rosie Guides anywhere that explain which xml/smali files are commonly involved the typical mods.
I'm into the minimalistic icons,basically just simple words with transparent background. I'm trying to find a set that's purely ics blue with the transparency. hard to hunt this down. there's probably a max of 20 icons for apps in my docks.
edit: nevermind on this. I found the simple text app on market that creates anything I need. highly recommended app for themers
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I'm into the minimalistic icons,basically just simple words with transparent background. I'm trying to find a set that's purely ics blue with the transparency. hard to hunt this down. there's probably a max of 20 icons for apps in my docks.
edit: nevermind on this. I found the simple text app on market that creates anything I need. highly recommended app for themers
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Just in case people don't get it. The App is called "Simple Text"
So i'm pretty sure someone has already made a thread on this however I have been unable to find it. What my question is if it is possible to change the color of chrome. For example when you visit dbrand.com on your phone chrome gets themed black. when you go to the xda website it gets themed orangeish. what i wanna know is if it is possible to change the color permanently. I want to make it black for good. So if anyone has an idea on how to do this or if there is an app for it let me know. Thanks again in advance!
Hello and good morning,
you can change the color of XDA at the end of the site
Look at my attachment.
Best regards
I don't wanna change just XDA I wanna change it for every website......
attached are some pics I'm talking about the url area and such.