Hey everyone,
I am currently working on brightening up the status bar a little bit and adding some color however I cannot locate a resource I need. Does anyone know how to change the background of the status bar? See where the red arrow is point in the image:
Edit: The image is statusbar_background.9
It's in framework-res.apk > res > drawable-hdpi
And the image is called "statusbar_background.9.png". Even though it's a .9 you don't have to resign the status bar bg. But that's the only exception.
sorry, (basic question) I was going to try and do something simular to this also and I was wondering how I can resign these files and how I would install the new framework-res.apk?
I made myself a rom a while ago on my eris but I have forgotten most of the stuff on resigning apk's and making packages to flash and such.
thanks in advance,
ljbaumer
ljbaumer said:
sorry, (basic question) I was going to try and do something simular to this also and I was wondering how I can resign these files and how I would install the new framework-res.apk?
I made myself a rom a while ago on my eris but I have forgotten most of the stuff on resigning apk's and making packages to flash and such.
thanks in advance,
ljbaumer
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Resigning file you'd need Eclipse, or you can use Xeudoxus's xUltimate draw9patch resign tool. Send me a PM if you need more info.
Hello, maybe this is the wrong thread but i seem to not be getting any help over at Q&A's... I'm porting a theme from the captivate forums and for some reason my dropdown notifications have a transparent background and the text is black as well for any popup window like when you long press the homescreen to get widgets, and wallpaper chooser, so i think i need to modify either the framework-res.apk or the twframework-res.apk but don't kno exactly what file to modify to either get the text to white or get a background on those things... if anyone would advice me i'd appreciate it... thanks
Also if anyone could guide me into modifying the services.jar to change the clock color i would also appreciate it...
THIS IS THE LINK TO WHAT IM WORKING ON
danalex0829 said:
Hello, maybe this is the wrong thread but i seem to not be getting any help over at Q&A's... I'm porting a theme from the captivate forums and for some reason my dropdown notifications have a transparent background and the text is black as well for any popup window like when you long press the homescreen to get widgets, and wallpaper chooser, so i think i need to modify either the framework-res.apk or the twframework-res.apk but don't kno exactly what file to modify to either get the text to white or get a background on those things... if anyone would advice me i'd appreciate it... thanks
Also if anyone could guide me into modifying the services.jar to change the clock color i would also appreciate it...
THIS IS THE LINK TO WHAT IM WORKING ON
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you need to edit the .xml files.
for notification you need to edit statubar_expand.xml and files that has similar name to that xml. dont exactly remember what its called.
its in framework-res.apk/res/layout
the notification pulldown background is in
twframework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi
eunkipark92 said:
you need to edit the .xml files.
for notification you need to edit statubar_expand.xml and files that has similar name to that xml. dont exactly remember what its called.
its in framework-res.apk/res/layout
the notification pulldown background is in
twframework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi
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Well for the notification pulldown background ive got the one i wanted... what im referring to is when u have a notification, for instance you downloaded something from the market and u get successfully downloaded that one notification has no background it is set to transpare t and the letters are black so i can really read what it says...
anybody wishing to help?
If it is an image you need to edit to be non-black/transparent the file I think you're looking for is called "status_bar_item_background_normal.9.png"
Change that to a totally opposite color and see if that's it?
If you mean editing the color of the letters then I do not know what to edit in the .xml file.
Hope I helped!
How can I modify the XML files? 'cause when I extract them from apk file, all of them are protected, I can't read any codes. Can anyone show me how to fully unprotected them?
P/s: I always get this error "An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource..." whenever I open xml file with IE.
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How can I modify the XML files? 'cause when I extract them from apk file, all of them are protected, I can't read any codes. Can anyone show me how to fully unprotected them?
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^^ +1.....
danalex0829 said:
^^ +1.....
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they must be decompiled with apk manager
additionally when you recompile make sure to check the log as there will be several images that will be renamed from. 9.png to png you must use the draw9patch program found in the tools folder of the android ask to 9patch these images otherwise your apks will not compile correctly. Im on my phone now so I can't provide the necessary video link how ever simply go on youtube and search how to use draw9patch there is a very good beginners explanation (2 part) of what a 9 patch is and how to use the 9 patch utility
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are all of images in "res/drawable-hdpi" folder 9.png formated files? or just some of them?
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are all of images in "res/drawable-hdpi" folder 9.png formated files? or just some of them?
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it varies, they can be in any folder really, but generally speaking that is where you will find most of them. Just check the logs and you will know exactly where to find them and what they were named.
was anyone able to figure out to edit services.jar in order to change clock color?
aamir123 said:
was anyone able to figure out to edit services.jar in order to change clock color?
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Here you go man. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940692
That thread will explain that part. Be careful with it though, and make a backup cas if you mess it up you'll get a boot loop as I did
am trying to edit the framework-res.apk
am trying to change the images of the slider (jog_dial_bg_rev.png) but when i save it and then install or move the .apk to system/framework folder
the phone crashes? has this got anything to do with the MD5?
all i wanna do is change the slider image based on the CM7 pro v20 ROM
my reason is because the black shadow covers the incoming call number
kashem58 said:
am trying to edit the framework-res.apk
am trying to change the images of the slider (jog_dial_bg_rev.png) but when i save it and then install or move the .apk to system/framework folder
the phone crashes? has this got anything to do with the MD5?
all i wanna do is change the slider image based on the CM7 pro v20 ROM
my reason is because the black shadow covers the incoming call number
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Instead of extracting, Just open it with winrar or 7zip and drag and drop image in the 7zip window.
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my first post so hello
I'm working on a red/black theme on my xoom tablet, and was wondering if anyone here knows how I can change the ui color to red? By ui i mean the buttons,clock,wifi,batt on the bottom bar.
I haven't rooted my xoom yet, which is a wifi xoom fyi, But I have a feeling I will have to probably modify something. Someone said I might have to use a custom rom as he believed it was hard-coded.
If you could point me in the right direction that would be great but any help is appreciated.
thx for reading
For the status bar edit files in systemui.apk in /system/app for other system components look in /system/framework/framework-res.apk ps apk files are zip files in disguise rename any .apk to .zip and you will be able to edit it then rezip and rename .apk for your theme though id suggest using theme chooser so it works with updates just download a theme and have a look inside to naming system is quite self explanatory
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Hi i am trying to edit the framework res apk so i can change the text colour and the themed clock colour. I can decompile with apktool and change the colors.xml but after compiling framework res i just get stuck in a bootloop. I have tried just copying the reaources file to my original framework but still bootloops.
I have searched google and here and finding it hard to find a solution. One thing i noticed in 7zip it says that for resources the OS is FAT but on the edited one it is UNIX as well as being a smaller file when compressed. If anyone can help that will be great.
Thanks
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Hi everyone i need your help in special for a people who knows for edit apk for lollipop the problem is this i like to add a white circle to my toogles i decompress with winrar and extract the res and eddit my toogles but when i compress and remplace the systemUI on my cell phone and give permissions and restar my phone a message its appear "systemUI is stoped" and broke my rom.
I tried with apktool and it doesn´t work. The original image and the modified image is the same look the screenshot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3768955&stc=1&d=1464788105
thnx for your help.