[MOD] [Guide How To] SystemUI.apk for Transparent notifications background - Xperia Arc Themes and Apps

Hello,
You maybe notice that nothing happens when you try to change, shade_bg.png and shade_header_background.9.png
Thats because the resources didn't point to the right images, However here you have a SystemUI.apk that i modded, so you can get transparent notification background and etc.. for your themes.
Hope you like it
Download Links - (please do not mirror)
[Latest - 4.0.1.A.0.283]
AdamTT_SystemUI.zip - Transparent notifications background + statusbar
AdamTT_SystemUI2.zip - Transparent notifications background
[Old - 4.0.A.2.368]
AdamTT_SystemUI.zip - Transparent notifications background
AdamTT_SystemUI2.zip -Transparent notifications background + statusbar
Flash .zip i recovery
Guide How to:
First of all decompile SystemUI.apk
Step 1
In res/layout/status_bar_tracking.xml
change this:
Code:
<View android:background="#ff212121" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
to
Code:
<View android:background="@drawable/shade_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
Save and close
(this is to point the notifications backgruond to the image instead of just a color)
Step 2
In res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml
change this:
Code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:background="@drawable/shade_bgcolor" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
to
Code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:background="@drawable/shade_header_background" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
and this:
Code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title" android:id="@id/ongoingTitle" android:background="@drawable/shade_bgcolor" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
to
Code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title" android:id="@id/ongoingTitle" android:background="@drawable/shade_header_background" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
and this:
Code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title" android:id="@id/latestTitle" android:background="@drawable/shade_bgcolor" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" />
to
Code:
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Title" android:id="@id/latestTitle" android:background="@drawable/shade_header_background" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" />
Save and close
(this is to point the headers to the image instead of just a color)
Step 3
In smali/com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarService.smali
Search for this: .method onBarViewAttached()V
Shortly after that, you will find this:
Code:
const/4 v0, 0x2
Change it to:
Code:
const/4 v0, -0x3
(this is so we can make the notifications background transparent)
Search for this: new-instance v0, Landroid/view/WindowManager$LayoutParams;
Shortly after that, you will find this:
Code:
const/4 v5, 0x2
Change it to:
Code:
const/4 v5, -0x3
Save and close
(this is so we can make the statusbar transparent)
Step 4
Now you can change the images:
shade_bg.png
shade_header_background.9.png
statusbar_background.9.png
to get it transparent, or whatever you like.
When you done, Compile it and push it to the phone
Or you can do it the easy way, just copy the files from my SystemUI.apk

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Can we have screenshots
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hey adam....
.....i'm asking myself if your mod actually enables background transparency throughout the system, including the background of settings, messages, etc....I've been trying to enable transparency for the whole ui by just editing images, which hasn't worked out that well so far, so it'd be quite cool if your mod could help me finally do that
thx for sharing

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festa20 said:
Can we have screenshots
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yepp, fix it soon.

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279Paddy said:
hey adam....
.....i'm asking myself if your mod actually enables background transparency throughout the system, including the background of settings, messages, etc....I've been trying to enable transparency for the whole ui by just editing images, which hasn't worked out that well so far, so it'd be quite cool if your mod could help me finally do that
thx for sharing
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no, it's just the notification pulldown background

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Great work Adam Gonna try it..
Edit: Done.. Thanks Adam

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Mano1982 said:
Great work Adam Gonna try it..
Edit: Done.. Thanks Adam
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Did u use UOT kitchen to write your name on footer of notification bar ???
How to use it... Every time i tried, submit button was disabled...!!!

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in wich folder can i find SystemUI.apk?

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system/app

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thanks AdamTt
I combine this Mod and Transparent notifications bar Mod

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man thanks for this, using it now

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adiktz said:
Did u use UOT kitchen to write your name on footer of notification bar ???
How to use it... Every time i tried, submit button was disabled...!!!
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Submit button should not be disabled I don't know the reason, but if you want, i can try to make these files for you using UOT Kitchen

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I'm glad everyone liked it.
please hit thanks button

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I think I screwed up.. my notification bar disappeared altogether.

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icepixie said:
I think I screwed up.. my notification bar disappeared altogether.
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it's the permissions mate, you have to ensure it's set the same as the original SystemsUI.apk first. Then reboot. It should come back.

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This is What I want exactly~~~ Thank you so much!!! AdamTt..
Could you share us how you had modified this....??
As you mentioned, the resource didn't point to the right image~~ So I think you should modify some xml file....
I'd like to make the background of system app transparent but still not find out~~~
If you do, I can get some idea or inspiration from you comment~~
Pls~~~ Pls~~`

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Mano1982 said:
Great work Adam Gonna try it..
Edit: Done.. Thanks Adam
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I like yout font and colour scheme. How did you do it mate? Thanks.

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wow, i love it

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Mano1982 said:
Great work Adam Gonna try it..
Edit: Done.. Thanks Adam
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Hi there, can you tell me what widget are you using to show the houly temperature and graph?
thanks!

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xeon11 said:
I like yout font and colour scheme. How did you do it mate? Thanks.
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Thanks i did it using UOT Kitchen