what files would i need to look for if i wanted to make the app drawer transparent.
danweb66 said:
what files would i need to look for if i wanted to make the app drawer transparent.
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i'm def not a themer so i could be wrong, but i would look in the launcher apk file.
inside of the launcher apk, maybe an xml file, but it would vary which xml file or java/smali file depending on how each launcher is setup...
thanks very much just needed a driection ive been looking at files in the framework and i see how it would be part of the launcher app thank you.
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Hi all,
I would like to know how to theme sense itself. (Launcher, App Drawer, status bar, sense apps etc)
Could anyone point me in the right direction?
I would start by unzipping the file of the rom and finding apps like systemui.apk and decompiling them, inside the lpdi folders there will be the image files etc used. Sorry I can't talk through it much more thoroughly for you. I've never done it myself.
Framework-res, rosie.apk, htc.resources apk I think its called and the rest
And yes decompile the apps which are located in system/app using apkmanager. Edit .9 pngs in photoshop.
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How do you change the conversation bubble colors in the stock text messaging app? I know I could just use GoSMS or Handcent, but I like how clean the stock app is and the fact that it works well. I just dont like that "peach" color...doesn't match anything.
Use handcent SMS its free in the mareket and you can customize everything from bubble colors to fonts to the color of the notification icon
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lilhaiti said:
How do you change the conversation bubble colors in the stock text messaging app? I know I could just use GoSMS or Handcent, but I like how clean the stock app is and the fact that it works well. I just dont like that "peach" color...doesn't match anything.
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Are you on GB?
@jhild352 I am aware of the many different free options that I could use, just wanted to know if I could "theme" the stock one.
Yes I am using GB.
There arent settings to change it. You will need to manually do it. If you really are dedicated enough, then extract the apk and replace the desirable drawables.
lilhaiti said:
@jhild352 I am aware of the many different free options that I could use, just wanted to know if I could "theme" the stock one.
Yes I am using GB.
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You can find the images in the framework. They're located in the blur-res.apk in the drawable-hdpi folder. The images are called msg_in_item_bg and msg_out_item_bg. They are .9 pngs so you'll have to decompile the blur-res.apk to edit the images. If you don't want to edit them yourself you can maybe find a theme that includes the blur-res.apk and replace your current apk with that one.
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You can find the images in the framework. They're located in the blur-res.apk in the drawable-hdpi folder. The images are called msg_in_item_bg and msg_out_item_bg. They are .9 pngs so you'll have to decompile the blur-res.apk to edit the images. If you don't want to edit them yourself you can maybe find a theme that includes the blur-res.apk and replace your current apk with that one.
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Thats exactly what i was looking for...thanks
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I see that in a few of the themes they have app icon .pngs stored in a seperate folder on the sd card and it changes the app icons.
I was just wondering which file do we have to modify in order to point the phone to look in that folder for the app icons to make it work?
Any help would be appreciated thx.
kuroryuuou said:
I see that in a few of the themes they have app icon .pngs stored in a seperate folder on the sd card and it changes the app icons.
I was just wondering which file do we have to modify in order to point the phone to look in that folder for the app icons to make it work?
Any help would be appreciated thx.
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You might want to post this in the q&a section since its a question.
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kuroryuuou said:
I see that in a few of the themes they have app icon .pngs stored in a seperate folder on the sd card and it changes the app icons.
I was just wondering which file do we have to modify in order to point the phone to look in that folder for the app icons to make it work?
Any help would be appreciated thx.
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desktop visualizer on the market will do it for you
I'm trying to replace system icons for phone gmail sms and browser. i used APK Manager to replace the png exaclty the same size but after pushing files to system it still shows the old icon but when i see apk on Root Explorer it shows the new one next to it. Please can somebody give some advise.
Are you trying to replace them in the App Drawer or just on the screen?
I mean decompiling system apks and replace png files.
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jayz_style said:
I mean decompiling system apks and replace png files.
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Gotcha. Yeah, that's a little above my head.
hi guys sorry for intrusion.. do you know where are the default system apps? I mean in which folder? thanks!
EDIT: I would like to know where are default apps ICONS..
moly82 said:
hi guys sorry for intrusion.. do you know where are the default system apps? I mean in which folder? thanks!
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system/apps.......amazing eh?
slaphead20 said:
system/apps.......amazing eh?
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hi! sorry I wrote wrongly.. I forgot a word.. I know where apps are.. I meant where default app ICONS are.. sorry for confusion..
I'm asking this because I would like to replace the exDialer icon (green one) with the default JB telephone one (blue receiver).. but I don't know where I can locate the JB telephone app icon..
I think you may have had the right image, but I believe you may have to decompile then recompile the app properly to do change that. Google should produce results for a guide to do this as I have seen one recently
slaphead20 said:
I think you may have had the right image, but I believe you may have to decompile then recompile the app properly to do change that. Google should produce results for a guide to do this as I have seen one recently
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nova launcher allows me to change apps icons very easily, I have already changed all the apps icons I have in the dock.. so I just need to know where I can find the telephone app icon to be able to use it..
moly82 said:
nova launcher allows me to change apps icons very easily, I have already changed all the apps icons I have in the dock.. so I just need to know where I can find the telephone app icon to be able to use it..
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Which one do you want? If I have it I will drop box it for you
To replace images you don't have to decompile just drop them in /res/*whichever folder it goes in* with a store compression value.
Only when you need to edit XML's do you need to decompile and recompile.
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Thank you very much
It is the blue telephone app icon you can see in the attachment..
I have it somewhere in the system I'm sure otherwise the app couldn't show it but don't know where i could look..
you forgot the attachment
Sorry.. second from the left, third row.. it is the regular jb telephone app icon.. I don't like all the other telephone icons I have..
just trying to upload it now :thumbup:
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http://db.tt/pn8ftakw
mate.. you are epic!!
that's wonderful.. at last.. thanks so much! :good::good::highfive::victory:
You dont need to decompile to change .pngs...just open the .apk with winrar and go to res/drawable-xhdpi and replace what you want to
the other drawable folders arent used in the S3 - they are overwritten by the xhdpi folder
Edit, couldnt type it fast enough...!!
And that should be dropped in appname.apk/res/mipmap-xhdpi or hdpi or mdpi whichever one is for your dpi.
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Need some help from you themers. What files do I need to edit to make my status bar and the settings menu pure black? I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 i605 (VZW) on the latest official firmware s-off and rooted.
FWIW, I'm working with a MacBook Pro using apktool 1.5.2 and smali/baksmali 1.4.1.
If you don't mind, I would much rather not use someone else's mod. I would like to just learn to do it myself
Thanks.
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Thanks for the help everyone
For others, here is the answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33975827&postcount=1
Status bar would be in the system ui apk, res drawable xhdpi folder or folders. The settings bg is in the settings apk or maybe framework res apk and I think it is in the same folder. I can look tomorrow to give you a for sure file path.
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Status bar would be in the system ui apk, res drawable xhdpi folder or folders. The settings bg is in the settings apk or maybe framework res apk and I think it is in the same folder. I can look tomorrow to give you a for sure file path.
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Sounds good BTR, I appreciate that. So I take it what I need to edit is png files and not xml color resources right?
wildstang83 said:
Sounds good BTR, I appreciate that. So I take it what I need to edit is png files and not xml color resources right?
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Yes you are correct. Goodness has some status bar color mods and some settings bg mods, but the names were renamed and that cause of the settings and mods available. I'm fixing to have to go to work so I'll have a chance at some point to look and get that file path.
The status bar is a XML edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985689
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The status bar is a XML edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985689
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Thank you for the link. It worked perfectly.
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wildstang83 44254606 said:
Thank you for the link. It worked perfectly.
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Woot! No problem. :highfive: