Does anyone have any suggestions on how to edit the 3g icons? I'm basically just looking to change the 3g part, NOT THE ARROWS. (all the data icons basically)
When I try to recolor them in photoshop I just end up with a white background and I can't erase it without corrupting the actual image. (the background needs to be transparent, but when I load them in photoshop it gives them a white background)
So is there a certain program out there or special options in photoshop or gimp I should use to do this?
Thanks if you can help.
I use gimp for that. Open image. Image/mode/RBG. Making sure the image is in RBG and not layered is mode very important. Next with box or circle tool draw around area you want to color. And use colorize tool to alter image and save. Since the colorize tool doesn't use hex codes you'll need to experiment with different settings and compare with other images. Once you find right preset repeat process 40 times
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I use gimp for that. Open image. Image/mode/RBG. Making sure the image is in RBG and not layered is mode very important. Next with box or circle tool draw around area you want to color. And use colorize tool to alter image and save. Since the colorize tool doesn't use hex codes you'll need to experiment with different settings and compare with other images. Once you find right preset repeat process 40 times
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Nice, thanks so much for this
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I have a question:
I'm trying to learn how to make a transparent status bar background on the pull down notification bar (not where the clock is shown but where your notifications come up) I want to make one with a solid image on the corner I've read about 9.pngs over and over and over again but maybe if someone is willing to spend a few days going back and forth on this topic it would be much easier as a group.
I basically want to make a semi-transparent black pull down background with an image of a skull on the corner in red. I know I have to modify the status_bar_background.9.png but here are the following questions I have:
The image is super slim, what are the dimensions of the actual background? Area in pixels.
After modifying and creating my own background (in photoshop) what steps do I need to make sure the picture will fit perfectly on the pull down menu?
Using draw9patch what are the requirements on each field needed to make sure the background will fit?
I want to thank everyone who is willing to help me in advance because I'm sure this will probably take some time to learn. Any tutorials and links would be perfect.
MeximCivic said:
I have a question:
I'm trying to learn how to make a transparent status bar background on the pull down notification bar (not where the clock is shown but where your notifications come up) I want to make one with a solid image on the corner I've read about 9.pngs over and over and over again but maybe if someone is willing to spend a few days going back and forth on this topic it would be much easier as a group.
I basically want to make a semi-transparent black pull down background with an image of a skull on the corner in red. I know I have to modify the status_bar_background.9.png but here are the following questions I have:
The image is super slim, what are the dimensions of the actual background? Area in pixels.
After modifying and creating my own background (in photoshop) what steps do I need to make sure the picture will fit perfectly on the pull down menu?
Using draw9patch what are the requirements on each field needed to make sure the background will fit?
I want to thank everyone who is willing to help me in advance because I'm sure this will probably take some time to learn. Any tutorials and links would be perfect.
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First open up the img you want in Photoshop. Open up the original status 9.PNG.
Make the img you want to layer by double clicking the tab. Bottom right. It should say background.( in photoshop)
Now cut the img and paste in the original status bar. Now resize the img and make the picture you want to same size as original pic.
Now if you see bottom right you will see that you have two layer.( the original, and the picture u just resized)
Click the original img and delete it.
Now bottom right above the layer tabs there is opacitiy.
It should say 100%. Turn down the opacitiy of the picture you resists. Save it. Your done.
I'm assuming you have some knowledge in Photoshop. If you don't, and stuck pm me.I will assist you.
is this my final result
Ok so I duplicated the background to get the transparent black and a solid skull but I'm not sure if this is what you meant let me know if I'm wrong check the images below any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
MeximCivic said:
Ok so I duplicated the background to get the transparent black and a solid skull but I'm not sure if this is what you meant let me know if I'm wrong check the images below any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Can't see well on my phone but it seems about right. Just make sure to save it as PNG.
Hit me up on gtalk if you still run into issues.
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Just flashed my theme but the image still shows the original, hmmm...
any suggestions on what I did wrong?
Has anybody had any luck with transparency and draw9patch? for example, take the music.apk file and change the background for the widget to be 80% visible, toss it into the sdk draw9patch tool, save it. You get a simple stretching operation.
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Has anybody had any luck with transparency and draw9patch? for example, take the music.apk file and change the background for the widget to be 80% visible, toss it into the sdk draw9patch tool, save it. You get a simple stretching operation.
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read up on setting pixel borders using the draw9 tool usually in the sdk/tools folder. the outer most pixel basically has to be either completely transparant or completely filled. otherwise it won't work. and its a pain finding the perfect stretching area.
So... Has anyone figured out if there is a way to change the text bubble color on GB roms? I don't have any experience with xml, so I haven't the slightest where to start going about doing that? Thanks in advance...
Text bubble? Like toast or something?
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Haha. No. The sms bubbles in a conversation. I want to know if there is a way to change the colors.
Check in mms.apk
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They are located in the mms.apk. There is two .9.png files that you could edit in order to change the colors. There is a thread here on xda that explains how to edit .9.pngs if you need help.
Where can I find that thread? And I'm guessing that's going to require a bit of adb and xml knowledge?
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Where can I find that thread? And I'm guessing that's going to require a bit of adb and xml knowledge?
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Here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5206698
I am not sure about needing any knowledge in adb or xml editing as I have not tried editing the bubbles the RIGHT way yet. I did manage to change color though.
How did you change the colors? I usually just roll with whatever the theme I'm running does, but my girl is nagging me about changing the colors.
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How did you change the colors? I usually just roll with whatever the theme I'm running does, but my girl is nagging me about changing the colors.
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Decompile the apk. Find the two 9.pngs. open them in your image editor. Select the whole image then move each side of your selected box in one pixel so that the black lines are on the outside of the selected area. Don't change any pixels in the outer edge of a 9.png at all. Change the color of your selected area to whatever you want. Save it. Run it through the x9patcher ( I think that's what it is called) and then get your patched 9.pngs from the done folder and drag and drop them into your apk that should already be in a flashable zip file. Flash in clock work and your done.
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If only changing the color, and its a solid color, I generally just load the .9 images in paint.net and use the simple hue/saturation adjuster. This saves the pain of having to patch it and no worries about affecting the outer pixel layer that controls the sizing. Have not had a problem with this method yet.
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Okay... I know realize I know absolutely nothing about this at all. Mcluvn... My head almost exploded reading that post. Haha. I would really like different colors but I am fairly sure I would break something. Actually... I don't think I could even get far enough into this process to break something since I have no clue what you're talking about. Thanks for the try though. :/
mms 3.0 bubble colors
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Okay... I know realize I know absolutely nothing about this at all. Mcluvn... My head almost exploded reading that post. Haha. I would really like different colors but I am fairly sure I would break something. Actually... I don't think I could even get far enough into this process to break something since I have no clue what you're talking about. Thanks for the try though. :/
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It might sound hard but its actually pretty easy.
What rom are you using?
What colors do you want them to be?
I can wip up a few different colored bubble mods this weekend for you.
I want some mew backgrounds for the S memo app but have had no luck searching for any. A transparent background would be ideal. Any idea of how to implement this or a note app that supports transparent PNG files?
Over pulled the S memo app and will decompile it shortly to find the backgrounds. It doesn't seem to save them elsewhere on the SD card. However I'm unsure how to go about making a transparent image.
A white image with an opacity too it, then saved as a .png.. Give me some dimensions when you pull the backgrounds and I'll throw a few different variations your way.
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A white image with an opacity too it, then saved as a .png.. Give me some dimensions when you pull the backgrounds and I'll throw a few different variations your way.
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Ok, it looks like they have the background as 3 or 4 parts. I'm not certain but I think that is how it'll have to be changed.
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edit. I could post the entire drawables folder if you'd like instead.
Got em, curious as to why there's multiple of the same image though. Will you be on for awhile? Would love to have this myself.
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Got em, curious as to why there's multiple of the same image though. Will you be on for awhile? Would love to have this myself.
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Yeah, I'll be up for a bit. I'll upload the drawable folders now
Edit. They're up. http://db.tt/PcqSPqgq
Here's the 4 you dropboxed, Solid white for the toolbar and opacity through the body (75%, might need to be adjusted).
If the drawables doesn't need work and that works correctly, screenshot please
What about this one..
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What about this one..
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that one is cool. I'm planning on using a completely transparent background so I can mod a FancyWidgets clock skin with the numbers will be in my handwriting. I'll recompile and install once I get done with this nandroid
Wow, that's personalization to the max. Are you compiling a truetype of 1-9 or what? However you do it, please share. That'd be an awesome guide.
I intend on just replacing the 0-9.png files in the skin I'm using. If it works out I'll post it here with some screenies. Can you go ahead and make one with 100% transparency?
It's not working. I'll try using the other one you made with Andy and see if I can see the difference then.
edit. Nothing. I'm thinking that the images are used in a different way to make the backgrounds. I'll look into it more and see if I can come up with the answer.
The android one won't work. I believe uploading a png as an attachment on XDA will automatically render it as a jpg. If you figure out which files to revise let me know.
S Memo Background
Regarding color schemes, i believe dark colored notes like the one used in S Planner in handwriting mode will be energy efficient for amoled screen devices and will also look great and elegant on any screen (like when you put it as a widget in the homescreen). I think the handwriting screen in s memo uses a dark gray background with light gray gridlines and an aqua blue font/handwriting lines. This makes it look great and unobstrusive.
Just a suggestion.
Not sure if you guys are already doing this, but you have edit the .9.png files in the drawable landscape and portrait xhdpi folders You cannot just overwrite a .9 png with a standard png or it will not work. I suggest googling how to edit .9 png files as I'm sure someone out there can explain it better than I can.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/123430-tutorial-drawpatch9.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605662
did some searching hope these help
https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=edit+the+.9.png
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Here's the 4 you dropboxed, Solid white for the toolbar and opacity through the body (75%, might need to be adjusted).
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You HAVE to be rooted to use it?
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Hi everyone, so I've been practicing some theming lately, and first off I am by no means an expert with photoshop. My girlfriend is a graphic artist, so she's passed down some of her knowledge to me but that's about it. I've noticed though, if I do too much to an icon it will change from a .png to a .psd. Well, Android icons don't natively exist as a .psd, so it won't work. If I change the extension to a .png the icon gets corrupted. Is their any way to theme and not encounter this problem? My guess is that is has to do with the mode being set to rgb, but I'm not really sure at all.
Sorry if this question is noobish, and makes me seem like I'm a photoshop dummy; because I am :b.
When you change an image and add a new layer, it'll give you that option of saving as psd so you can go back later to edit all layers. Whenever you save an image that you've added layers to, just save as PNG. Don't go later to change the extension because that will mess things up. So edit--save as--png. It'll work. If all you do is alter hue or anything involving only the base layer, you can just click save since it will still be a PNG. Hope this makes sense. I'm sleepy lol
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When you change an image and add a new layer, it'll give you that option of saving as psd so you can go back later to edit all layers. Whenever you save an image that you've added layers to, just save as PNG. Don't go later to change the extension because that will mess things up. So edit--save as--png. It'll work. If all you do is alter hue or anything involving only the base layer, you can just click save since it will still be a PNG. Hope this makes sense. I'm sleepy lol
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Thanks, lol I feel like a noob but at least I know now!
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