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!
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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!
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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"
Hi, only 1 question... where can i find the lockscreen files, and i can change the slider without cause any problem?
I wanna make a small change of the slider image file. It is in png or bmp, i think, and i just make my own with photoshop. Thats all, i dont wanna change the layout, the style, just this....
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Why mess around in the scripts? download an app called Widget Locker, it can let you customize the lock screen completely. You can even add widgets to it. not complicated at all.
In root/system/framework/framework-res.apk(its just a renamed zip file) copy that and paste it somewher on sdcard with some root directory file manager. Then reboot, because copying the framework apk for some reason makes everything fc. Then get that copy onto computer via usb, and change the .apk to .zip and extract it all. There will be a 'res' folder, in which there is 'drawable-hdpi' go through that folder for things with 'jog' in the name. Those are the lockscreen slider pngs. But you'll have to learn how to properly repack an apk, which I'd love to learn but its not all that possible on my phone, and my comp doesnt work atm.
From my X10a running WB CM 6.1.3 V054
Check out this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714288
Thanks hor the help guys....
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Why mess around in the scripts? download an app called Widget Locker, it can let you customize the lock screen completely. You can even add widgets to it. not complicated at all.
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I know widgetlocker, but i cannot figure out how i can change the slider, i just saw it can only apply pre defined sliders, it cant make my own...
But tell me if i wrong...
Mekee85 said:
Thanks hor the help guys....
I know widgetlocker, but i cannot figure out how i can change the slider, i just saw it can only apply pre defined sliders, it cant make my own...
But tell me if i wrong...
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No offense but you are wrong. You go to add a slider, then when youre in the window you can tap in the middle of a froyo slider(chosen by default) to add a tap shotcut, or you can slide either slider to choose what it does.
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No offense but you are wrong. You go to add a slider, then when youre in the window you can tap in the middle of a froyo slider(chosen by default) to add a tap shotcut, or you can slide either slider to choose what it does.
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Thx m8, its great...
Have a Dell Streak 5?, Have an insaitable taste for sweet honeycomb and will stop at nothing until you get some?
Well, we'll just have to wait, but in the meantime, this may help with your cravings.
Here it is. Hope everyone likes it. Built and Tested on StreakDroid 1.9.1
I would encourage you to try it on any DeOdexed ROM 351 and later; but remember:
Nandroid Backup First! Serious::At least have a flashable .zip of current framework on sdcard(ie UOT.zip) just in case!
Tested on low and high res. battery in status bar is HC and has 100 images and animations<fun>, but no numbers. I trust everyone will use UOT for their own personal battery preferences. Also incuded honeycomb font for Clocktopia/lockscreen.
As of v0.6.0, I have included a custom status bar clock that uses DroidSerif-Regular.ttf, use a 3rd party app to change to attached Clocktopia.ttf, for honeycomb effect! Anywhere serif is used, you may get clocktopia which isnt really readable on froyo, but I have checked and havent seen it used anywhere actually. I originally had monospace, but that screws up some files in root explorer text editors. If you dont want this mod, simply open the .zip as an archive and delete services.jar from framework folder, enjoy!
link to font changer free in market... https://market.android.com/details?id=com.martino2k6.fontchangerlite&feature=search_result
install font changer, creates a default directory on sdcard named .fontchanger/,copy clocktopia.ttf from next post to this directory in sdcard. when you open font changer it should scan and show you have clocktopia. I recommend unchecking quick restart in font changer settings. click on advanced, click on DroidSerif-Regular.ttf and choose to replace it with clocktopia.ttf. choose apply and reboot later, then reboot manually. (works better I think) that's it about it, when you change a font; it says it makes a back up and that you can long press on the changed font and choose to restore original. If it does not restore original font, choose to uninstall app from within font changer settings, and it will restore all original fonts.
Please let me know what you think, and I would like to see a screenie of portrait lockscreen.
Known issues: on low res/mdpi I have noticed in stock email I get large buttons for options at bottom of screen. Many images for mdpi I used hdpi where I could. These are the only 3 buttons I have seen so far, and they are actually seem much better big anyways. This Im sure can be fixed If theres enough interest. I put a lot of work and time into this.
Thats about it enjoy!
screenshots are at stock 160dpi, I use 210.
see post#97 and #99 for blue status bar clock MOD. (#97 is full theme, the other is clock Mod only.)
More Honeycomb themes for Streak: Phone&Contacts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217249
HC Desk Clock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185269
Not HC, but themed Settings.apk : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185154
themed 3DGallery.apk : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197791
Reserved for future, edits,updates; and more screenshots
v0.6.3 : minor changes: changed status bar clock to Slate blue/gray blends much nicer. Added honeybee to pull down, visible @ 160 &240 dpi. Changed "Phone options" to "tablet options" changed "your phone will shut down" to "your Streak will shut down". Oh and changed a few black status bar icons to show better, like bluetooth. I think thats it for now, been looking into other things but running into dead end with my limited .java / .smali code knowledge. screenies here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16568716&postcount=125
v0.6.2: themed volume popup HUD, thought it was .xml, just a .9.png. that was easy. looks nice too
v0.6.1: volume and seek bars slimmed down and changed to green like real HC. From now on, unless I edit services.jar, the .zip in 1st post will have BLUEclock in status bar, the White Stock .zip is in post #99, if you want to revert, just flash that. More updates planned, stay tuned.
v0.6.0 Removed date from pull down and changed status bar clock font..please see first post for more info and instructions. See last two screenshots in this post for update. This is flashing services.jar, so give it 5 minutes to boot.
v0.5.9: Without carrier version only now. changed pulldown to all black so it crops right at all lcd densities. changed all mdpi lockscreen icons to standard mdpi 64px.
v0.5.8, dark blue sliders! had to edit .xml, I thought for sure they were a .9.png. Getting the hang of this. Next I think I will remove am/pm from status bar clock, might change the color too..
v0.5.7 All Black Status bar, nice new usb icon to go with that, and pull down all black with bee.
v0.5.6NoCarrier updated: removed carrier text from drop down menu. File size increased so had to host it.
v0.5.5: Both versions: mostly resized mdpi stuff including vibrate lock screen tab icon, change some menu press highlights, and changed search bar size in mdpi. NO Carrier on Lockscreen!!, still on pull down until I get it to build...Still cant find the damn large email buttons on stock email on hdpi, see know issues: not really a huge issue. Hope you all enjoy it!!
v0.5.3NoCarrier:**update: fixed no charging battery** added, no carrier in status bar. Will look into removing it elsewhere. <finally understand how to edit xml and update; not as easy as it would seem there are steps missing that I normally wouldn't think of.>
v0.5.3 changed data icons (eg. 3G, H Edge to match light blue honeycomb). [IF you ever get a system force close on startup, just pull battery and should boot normally. Maybe a good idea to clear cache after this]
v.0.5.1 changed a few icon, home icon from ginger to honeycomb, changed button to proper proportion, and changed volum bars colors to.a darker blue and removed ugly disabled button backgrounds
v0.4 White on Black Menus! Enormous thanks to TheManii for help with this. Really breaks ground to hopefully more themes/mods/etc. Thank You!
v3 uploaded.. trying glowing sound jog tabs, best I could do at the moment, should be better, but jog tab vibrate looks better with glow.
If .zip is unavailable, wait a few minutes or check back later should be updated, Thanks!
nice!!!!!thanks
sure, no prob. (well, a little hassle, but a learning experience.) looks so much better than stock. gotta have it.
Sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!
Nice work Chris!
While I probably won't be installing this theme (got things the way I like em now) it looks outstanding. The Google search is a work of art. I would love to install just that on my home screen.
Keep up the great work
kraz
a little searching you could have found them.
I found these a while back,
on xda I think..
only will work on deodexed ROM I believe. backup and delete originals, rename and place new themed ones in /system/app. Set permissions to same as all other /system/apps, and reboot and they will install.
Tip: the google search one can be tricky.before moving it into system make sure its not named same as stock. after moving, rename it. If the icon changes to a stock "g" logo for the application, it wont work, this one is strange.
Geez Chris...What can't you do?!!
GoogleSearchBox looks great and works well on my Simple Streak 1.2 odexed device. No problems installing it either.
Seriously...THANK YOU!!!
kraz
I had searched for them many months ago and came up empty. forgot about it until I saw your screenies.
Holy crap! You themed EVERYTHING! Very nice work, beautiful job. I love the extra splash of color you gave even the home menu (Add, Wallpaper, Search, Settings, etc).
Here is that portrait screen cap. Looks very nice.
did the honeycomb font not stick? it should have. you also use font changer to edit Clocktopia. and the sound slider I might have to downsize a bit you can see the transparent square jog tab
You know I flashed that straight over top of my BlueStreak5 theme and I guess it didn't give me the HC font on the clock. Everything else looked great, pop up window color, scroll bar color. I did notice the volume slider on the lock screen has a bit of square halo that was only really noticeable on the super dark HC wallpaper.
Awww... when I flashed back to BlueStreak5, it didn't keep your pop window theme, power menu, home menu, etc. I was hoping it would
new update coming shortly, updates jog tabs glow, less boxxy as well
How about the battery with a percentage.
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U could of made this ur honeycomb rom.
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not this one sorry, just use UOT.
chrisrotolo said:
not this one sorry, just use UOT.
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I know I will use uot with your framework to change the battery. Awesome love the blue honeycomb. The phone theme is the best I have seen.
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this is very nice..thanks chris.. might have to cook my own notification and battery status though..I like my old one..but the HC theme for the rest of the zip is awesome!
thanks, I'm learning.. if you dont like something let me know, post a screenie and I 'll see if I can tweak it.
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thanks, I'm learning.. if you dont like something let me know, post a screenie and I 'll see if I can tweak it.
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oh I like everything about it bro..even the pull down notification..but I like to personalize mine ..with my name on the pull down notification and the green matrix animation (im a big matrix fan..hence the name.lol)..anyways, kitchen is down..might do it later..
Do u think u can remove carrier in the notification bar?? I feel it takes up too much space
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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!!!
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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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