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Dear All Friends;
I tried to cook my roms for about 6 months, and I have some good progess, but the only thing that I can not fix is, that I could not add persian(Or arabic) language support to roms, and this is because of the nature of the languages, I do not need the roms to show any menu or anything in persian, but I want them to support the characters and show them good.
The persian need characters to be connected and written from right to left, but in any rom that you COPY just FONTS, the rom just shows the characters in not proper format.
After many researches I found that language related files are, libskia, libskiagl and webcore in libs folder, so I tried to use these libs files and copy them from A rom that support these well to my rom, but after doing this, the rom does not run properly and stoped at the HTC logo at the starting of the cellphone in HTC SPLASH SCREEN...
I do not know what should I do..
If any one knows anything about this, please help me..
Any help has been appreciated...
The way to import is:
1- Add your language ( here persian ) to System/Fonts ( maybe you need to replace with the existed fonts. )
2- In some languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Persian) you need to have the usefull LIBSKIA, LIBSKIAGL and WEBCORE in your system/libs to support the characters that you added in first step, correctly.
The problem:
I tried to add the LIBSKIA, LIBSKIAGL and WEBCORE from a rom that supports the Persian and Arabic well to this folder in my own rom that did not support those well.
BUT, After installing rom in cellphone, It did not go to HomeScreen and freezed in HTC SPLASH SCREEN that showed in rom installing time.
I do not know how can I use them, please some one help me...
And me too
mercury700ir said:
The way to import is:
1- Add your language ( here persian ) to System/Fonts ( maybe you need to replace with the existed fonts. )
2- In some languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Persian) you need to have the usefull LIBSKIA, LIBSKIAGL and WEBCORE in your system/libs to support the characters that you added in first step, correctly.
The problem:
I tried to add the LIBSKIA, LIBSKIAGL and WEBCORE from a rom that supports the Persian and Arabic well to this folder in my own rom that did not support those well.
BUT, After installing rom in cellphone, It did not go to HomeScreen and freezed in HTC SPLASH SCREEN that showed in rom installing time.
I do not know how can I use them, please some one help me...
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I have this prob in froyo and android 2.3.1 too, plz if anyone can help
artayofski said:
I have this prob in froyo and android 2.3.1 too, plz if anyone can help
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Guys,
I heard from android developers that HarfBuzz (which used in chrome for complex layout) will be used in honeycomb. So most probably all the languages that Chrome/Chromium support will be supported in honeycomb. Hope some one could port this to 2.1 2.2 2.3 also. I don't know weather the source is available yet.
http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/3dc8d17daf955348
well i have tried that too it doesnt work
i think only 2 developers were succesful in doing that
ayman el snd in his web site ardoid .com he makes a custom .zip flashable file for each rom specifically and you are right this 2 lib files (libwebcore.so & libskia.so)are modified and also framework.jar
so its rom specific not in general
and there were an arabic developer here on xda which provided cyanogen with arabic support in his latest roms so any rom based on cyanogenmod rom latest supports arabic but limited only to messaging and you have to install smart keyboard and arabic keyboard for smart keyboard so you can write arabic
and for browser the only way to show arabic letters properly is installing persian browser which fixes the problem after each page loads
ofcourse its partial solutions
i would love to help on anyway to provide a way to custom edit the lib files of any rom just needs DEVs here to point the way how to edit such files
maxmyo said:
well i have tried that too it doesnt work
i think only 2 developers were succesful in doing that
ayman el snd in his web site ardoid .com he makes a custom .zip flashable file for each rom specifically and you are right this 2 lib files (libwebcore.so & libskia.so)are modified and also framework.jar
so its rom specific not in general
and there were an arabic developer here on xda which provided cyanogen with arabic support in his latest roms so any rom based on cyanogenmod rom latest supports arabic but limited only to messaging and you have to install smart keyboard and arabic keyboard for smart keyboard so you can write arabic
and for browser the only way to show arabic letters properly is installing persian browser which fixes the problem after each page loads
ofcourse its partial solutions
i would love to help on anyway to provide a way to custom edit the lib files of any rom just needs DEVs here to point the way how to edit such files
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Thanks man...
You helped me so much..
You mentioned that those lib files that the aymen el snd made is not for a specific device, Am I Right???
It means we can use them in our roms, but how does this possible?? Each rom needs its own libs, how can we use one lib for all the devices?? (Would you please talk about it more? and which version of roms do these libs support? (2.2 ,2.1 or 2.3)
mercury700ir said:
Thanks man...
You helped me so much..
You mentioned that those lib files that the aymen el snd made is not for a specific device, Am I Right???
It means we can use them in our roms, but how does this possible?? Each rom needs its own libs, how can we use one lib for all the devices?? (Would you please talk about it more? and which version of roms do these libs support? (2.2 ,2.1 or 2.3)
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well what i'm said that he is making a .zip file for each rom release he is always up to date with new releases of roms like the OTA roms and cyanogenmod roms
you can check his website for more details of the supported devices and roms
he made a generic .zip file but that mostly doesnt work
what i have learned that he gets the lib files source code of a certain rom and then add the arabization codes then compile the lib files so the lib files would be identical to the ones in the rom + arabization snippets of code
i'm glad to help you in anyway
i really want to have more time to investigate that but i dont for now
maxmyo said:
well what i'm said that he is making a .zip file for each rom release he is always up to date with new releases of roms like the OTA roms and cyanogenmod roms
you can check his website for more details of the supported devices and roms
he made a generic .zip file but that mostly doesnt work
what i have learned that he gets the lib files source code of a certain rom and then add the arabization codes then compile the lib files so the lib files would be identical to the ones in the rom + arabization snippets of code
i'm glad to help you in anyway
i really want to have more time to investigate that but i dont for now
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Thanks a lot for your attention...
I saw his web page, and find what he did...
unfortunately I did not find anything for HTC Legend, so I need to do what you said myself, if I want to do this for legend..
The problem is I am programming in VB.Net not Java or C# or C++, so I am strange in codding in java for doing this...
I have to find a way to do this, find the Arabbizer Snippets...
At least, can anyone tell me, how can we open .SO files in library?? ( I mean, how can we open for example, libskia.so or ... and again repack them..??? )
and absolutely it is appreciable if anyone can help about the res-framework.apk, that which part of it should be manupulated for adding arabic/persian suuport???
At least, can anyone tell me, how can we open .SO files in library?? ( I mean, how can we open for example, libskia.so or ... and again repack them..??? )
and absolutely it is appreciable if anyone can help about the res-framework.apk, that which part of it should be manupulated for adding arabic/persian suuport???
I am trying to get the kannada font support for Android ICS. I rooted my Xperia Neo L phone which is running Android ICS 4.0.4 and installed Kannada font (Lohit-Kannada.ttf). I have also included the Lohit-Kannada font as family-set in fallback_fonts.xml in the framework. After that, I am able to see the kannada fonts render in browser but the complex script is not supported. Glyphs are not rendered in proper way, though it is just readable. Other indic languages like Tamil, Hindi, Bengali etc renders perfectly but my language is not rendering properly. Someone suggested me to go thru this blog - androidandsandu.blogspot.in/2011/12/how-to-add-indian-languages-to-android.html But i'm not able to find out where to make those file changes. I mean where is that lohit-fonts directory, where is the android.mk file? I'm not able to find those folders or those files in my phone. Any help please?
I am trying to get the kannada font support for Android ICS. I rooted my Xperia Neo L phone which is running Android ICS 4.0.4 and installed Kannada font (Lohit-Kannada.ttf). I have also included the Lohit-Kannada font as family-set in fallback_fonts.xml in the framework. After that, I am able to see the kannada fonts render in browser but the complex script is not supported. Glyphs are not rendered in proper way, though it is just readable. Other indic languages like Tamil, Hindi, Bengali etc renders perfectly but my language is not rendering properly. Someone suggested me to go thru this blog. androidandsandu.blogspot.in/2011/12/how-to-add-indian-languages-to-android.htm But i'm not able to find out where to make those file changes. I mean where is that lohit-fonts directory, where is the android.mk file? I'm not able to find those folders or those files in my phone. Any help please?
Hi all
I have a little problem here. I was using telcel jb rom but 3g didnt worked for me and now i know why.
Mexico operators doesnt work with 3g on 2100 Mhz (my operator works in this frequency), and they've disabled it somehow for mexico.
In ZAF (south africa) JB 3g works fine for me, but doesn't have my language and i can't figure out a way to "translate" it. I tried modifying the apps puting inside them in the values folder the folder for pt-BR, but the apps doesn't work after re-compiling.
I really upset with this all. Somebody could help me on this?
I ask 2 things:
- Is there anyway to change the system network's operating frequency? how can i do it?
- Is there anyway to put my language inside ZAF jb apps? they have values for pt-PT but not for pt-BR. The files for pt-BR i take from the mexico jb apps (decompile with dependencies, lg-res.apk, recompile after put the values folder from mexico in zaf apps)
shucrut said:
Hi all
I have a little problem here. I was using telcel jb rom but 3g didnt worked for me and now i know why.
Mexico operators doesnt work with 3g on 2100 Mhz (my operator works in this frequency), and they've disabled it somehow for mexico.
In ZAF (south africa) JB 3g works fine for me, but doesn't have my language and i can't figure out a way to "translate" it. I tried modifying the apps puting inside them in the values folder the folder for pt-BR, but the apps doesn't work after re-compiling.
I really upset with this all. Somebody could help me on this?
I ask 2 things:
- Is there anyway to change the system network's operating frequency? how can i do it?
- Is there anyway to put my language inside ZAF jb apps? they have values for pt-PT but not for pt-BR. The files for pt-BR i take from the mexico jb apps (decompile with dependencies, lg-res.apk, recompile after put the values folder from mexico in zaf apps)
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I can help you about how to add languages to apk. I guess you got compile error while rebuild apk back right? That because some string format in strings.xml are incorrect. I think it apktool bug. The problem is percent (%) character. It's used to format number. If you want % character in the text, you must use %% to escape it and it give you % in output text.
You must correct all error that display in apktool output while rebuild it back. And to make it works you should edit following apk
- LGSystemSetting.apk
- LGSystemUI.apk
- LGHome3.apk
- and what ever apps that you want to add your language to.
So... It's easier to just replace that apk from Mexico rom into ZAF rom.
Thanks for replying artit. I got some errors rebuilding the apks, but I installed lg-res framework with apktool and after this, i got them to compiling.
But i pushed them to my phone and the system became messed up. The status bar didnt show up (i edited LGsystemUI.apk), home didnt show up, settings, lockscreen, nothing, just the lockscreen wallpaper. I edited them, add my language but just this.
I tried replacing the apps from mexico but the phone don't boot when i replace some apps like installservice apk
One question: Do i have to be on a deodexed ROM to edited apps work? if yes, i found my problem, cause i take the apps from my stock rom odexed
shucrut said:
Hi all
I have a little problem here. I was using telcel jb rom but 3g didnt worked for me and now i know why.
Mexico operators doesnt work with 3g on 2100 Mhz (my operator works in this frequency), and they've disabled it somehow for mexico.
In ZAF (south africa) JB 3g works fine for me, but doesn't have my language and i can't figure out a way to "translate" it. I tried modifying the apps puting inside them in the values folder the folder for pt-BR, but the apps doesn't work after re-compiling.
I really upset with this all. Somebody could help me on this?
I ask 2 things:
- Is there anyway to change the system network's operating frequency? how can i do it?
- Is there anyway to put my language inside ZAF jb apps? they have values for pt-PT but not for pt-BR. The files for pt-BR i take from the mexico jb apps (decompile with dependencies, lg-res.apk, recompile after put the values folder from mexico in zaf apps)
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You can do following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230966
I didn't really read your post but if you can't access the 4g of one company because it's on another frequency then sorry you cannot change it as the chip is set to run at specific frequencies... Very sorry
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shucrut said:
Thanks for replying artit. I got some errors rebuilding the apks, but I installed lg-res framework with apktool and after this, i got them to compiling.
But i pushed them to my phone and the system became messed up. The status bar didnt show up (i edited LGsystemUI.apk), home didnt show up, settings, lockscreen, nothing, just the lockscreen wallpaper. I edited them, add my language but just this.
I tried replacing the apps from mexico but the phone don't boot when i replace some apps like installservice apk
One question: Do i have to be on a deodexed ROM to edited apps work? if yes, i found my problem, cause i take the apps from my stock rom odexed
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You can try Lelus method, it much easier than rebuild apk ,
For odexed file, I think you need to deodex apk first. But to make new apk work you must copy
- META-INF folder
- AndroidManifest.xml
from original apk to new apk. And for LG stock rom apk, you cannot modify AndroidManifest.xml file. If you modify it, that apk will not work. You should zipalign apk after rebuilt but it not necessary.
Maybe you can use apk from Jelly Cream rom, it's deodexed and has pt-BR, I add all language from Mexico & Thailand rom to Europe V20H. But I modified some framework and some config in apk. If you're still not success with this I'll reverse all changes and rebuild that apk for you. I plan to add new language to Jelly cream rom this weekend.
MoonMaster345 said:
I didn't really read your post but if you can't access the 4g of one company because it's on another frequency then sorry you cannot change it as the chip is set to run at specific frequencies... Very sorry
Sent from my LG-P769 using xda app-developers app
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I don't think so. You can flash new baseband to alter usable frequency. And you can change phone frequency for 2G/3G in hidden menu.
artit said:
You can try Lelus method, it much easier than rebuild apk ,
For odexed file, I think you need to deodex apk first. But to make new apk work you must copy
- META-INF folder
- AndroidManifest.xml
from original apk to new apk. And for LG stock rom apk, you cannot modify AndroidManifest.xml file. If you modify it, that apk will not work. You should zipalign apk after rebuilt but it not necessary.
Maybe you can use apk from Jelly Cream rom, it's deodexed and has pt-BR, I add all language from Mexico & Thailand rom to Europe V20H. But I modified some framework and some config in apk. If you're still not success with this I'll reverse all changes and rebuild that apk for you. I plan to add new language to Jelly cream rom this weekend.
I don't think so. You can flash new baseband to alter usable frequency. And you can change phone frequency for 2G/3G in hidden menu.
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Thanks again artit. I tried lelus method, didnt work, so im trying decompile/recompile apks, bot not much luck
I deodexed all apks and framework and pushed to my phone after removing the .odex files
Im stucked at lgsettings.apk, i can decompile it by installing lg-res.apk into apkmultitools, but goterrorwhen trying to recompile it. If you want to i post the error log
I also tried using jellycream apps, but my only try was replacing all apps so got bootloop. I will try replacing just the necessary ones - lgsettings, systemui, lghome, camera, installservice
Hi All,
I wonder if any of you wonderful talented Android Guru's out there can help me with a ROM issue. I found an amazing rom for my device, however it's one developed a one man band Chinese fella... And of course, natural language is Chinese.
This, I believe I can change easily in Build.Prop file, however the Keyboard is also some Chinese App... cross between BingIme.apk and there was another App name on a different ROM. I want to make these ROMs clean / / pure English based....
Can you advice me how to do this please?? What Apps maybe needed? Do I have to sign the ZIP when finished or just exiting/saving the ZIP is fine...?? Also, can I delete Apps (or even an entire folder).
As I have had a go at this, however flashing the Zip resulted in an error... and failed to Flash!!!
Is there an App (either Desktop, or Android APK) that can make these changes, or package up my alterations after I flashed the Chinese rom...??
Thanks, Lister