[REQ] Sense 3.0 skin making guide - HTC EVO 3D

Hey guys,
I'd really like to make my own skin(s), because I'm never done customizing my device (when I have a nice skin/wallpaper/whatever, I'm done with it after 3, max. 4 days already, depending on my "mood" LOL). I already have a nice 3.0 skin in mind (a Beats skin, yeah this week I'm in a music mood), but I don't know how to realize it.
First problem: I have a nice lockscreen logo and navbar, but how do I make the logo round (without the square black box around it, added pic of it, I really don't know how to get the logo/navbar ONLY, because paint can only select squares, not circles.) and how do I get the navbar transparant red? I want to use the one made by binarybulge, but transparant red (pic added for this one too) I already have a nice wallpaper, but now I also want to make the notification bar red-ish.
Final question: when (actually, IF, I'm not sure if someone makes the guide and if I will succeed) I have the skin ready, how do I make it into an installable .apk?
One last note: I have the installation file of photoshop ready on my laptop, just not yet installed. So if I need it, I DO have it.
Thanks in advance!
Quick edit: I don't think it matters a lot, but I have a GSM Evo 3d android 2.3.4

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Hey man, I'll write up a quick tutorial on the basics. Honestly, it's not hard, just time consuming. I'll post that whenever I get it done.
In order to take the background out of that photo, you will need an image manipulator such as GIMP or Photoshop. Gimp, to me, is easier but you can use either. I'll send you the how-to for that as well.

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Here you go,I wrote up this tutorial for another member,if you have any questions just ask,you can always pm me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199538

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199538

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Nice platinum! Well done!

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illinois08 said:
Nice platinum! Well done!
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Yeah no worries man,anytime.

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platinumandroid said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199538
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Thank you very much exactly what I've been looking for.
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using xda premium

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I get to step "5) Now run #9 to decompile.apk" and i get error
"Cant find framework resources for package of id: 2 You must install proper framework files, see project website for more info.
An Erro Occued, Please Check The Log (option 21)
press any key to continue..."

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keedog said:
I get to step "5) Now run #9 to decompile.apk" and i get error
"Cant find framework resources for package of id: 2 You must install proper framework files, see project website for more info.
An Erro Occued, Please Check The Log (option 21)
press any key to continue..."
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Did you add apkmanager to your path?

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No, I didn't do anything outside of the steps.
How do i "add apkmanager" to the "path"?

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This is from my Vista work box but he probably means this:
Right click My Comp,
Properties,
Advanced System Settings,
Environmental Variables,
Find "Path" in System Variables" list at the bottom,
Highlight/Edit
insert ; to seperate new path,
type path to toolkit

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Skyphos said:
This is from my Vista work box but he probably means this:
Right click My Comp,
Properties,
Advanced System Settings,
Environmental Variables,
Find "Path" in System Variables" list at the bottom,
Highlight/Edit
insert ; to seperate new path,
type path to toolkit
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By "toolkit" you do mean path it to the folder that apk manager's folders are in?
I did that and retried it, and still came up with same error.
Was i suppose to path a particular folder n the apk manager folder?

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keedog said:
No, I didn't do anything outside of the steps.
How do i "add apkmanager" to the "path"?
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Go to start menu & right click on "computer" then click "properties" the "Advanced System Settings" then "Environment Variables" under the "System Variables" tab scroll down to "path" click edit (BE CAREFUL NOT TO DELETE ANYTHING) now you need to add the path to your tools.Here's an example
;C:\apkmanager\other\;
I house all of my tools on my C:\ drive for simplicity sake.
In the "other" folder located in apkmanager is were the relevant tools are and need to be added so make sure when you add it to your path you include the "other" folder

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platinumandroid said:
Go to start menu & right click on "computer" then click "properties" the "Advanced System Settings" then "Environment Variables" under the "System Variables" tab scroll down to "path" click edit (BE CAREFUL NOT TO DELETE ANYTHING) now you need to add the path to your tools.Here's an example
;C:\apkmanager\other\;
I house all of my tools on my C:\ drive for simplicity sake.
In the "other" folder located in apkmanager is were the relevant tools are and need to be added so make sure when you add it to your path you include the "other" folder
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I added "\other" but I'm still getting that error

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keedog said:
I added "\other" but I'm still getting that error
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Do you have Java installed & added to your path???

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platinumandroid said:
Do you have Java installed & added to your path???
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I don't know if its pathed? but yes its installed
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platinumandroid said:
Do you have Java installed & added to your path???
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how do i add it to my path?

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keedog said:
I don't know if its pathed? but yes its installed
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You need to have a jdk & jre installed and added to your path,the bin folder to be specific,I'm using jdk & jre 7

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keedog said:
I don't know if its pathed? but yes its installed
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how do i add it to my path?
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Example
;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin\;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\;

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platinumandroid said:
You need to have a jdk & jre installed and added to your path,the bin folder to be specific,I'm using jdk & jre 7
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i have them both installed JDk and jre but how do I add them to the path?
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I somehow deleted all the paths that were there. do u know how to get these back?
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this is what's pathed now:
C:\apkmanager\other;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin\;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\;
but its still giving me the cant find framework error.

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keedog said:
i have them both installed JDk and jre but how do I add them to the path?
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I somehow deleted all the paths that were there. do u know how to get these back?
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this is what's pathed now:
C:\apkmanager\other;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin\;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\;
but its still giving me the cant find framework error.
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No,that's why I was extremely specific & wrote in bold letters not to delete anything when I said this in one of the above posts
" Go to start menu & right click on "computer" then click "properties" the "Advanced System Settings" then "Environment Variables" under the "System Variables" tab scroll down to "path" click edit (BE CAREFUL NOT TO DELETE ANYTHING)"