I just want to edit the application background app.
Is there a way to just replace the background image of a modified theme?
Scythemore said:
I just want to edit the application background app.
Is there a way to just replace the background image of a modified theme?
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Just follow this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069287
What app's background do you want to edit? Because there are two possibilities - either it is a png (much easier) or xml editing (slightly more difficult)
Just PNG and no rooting.
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I know all the basics about how to build a rom and remove/add apps and all that, just want to know how to build in a theme and change the default background.
I want to be able to theme sense, theme the wallpaper, pulldown notifications bar, and other similar stuff. Would really love a guide, Thanks.
Change default_background.jpg in drawable and mdpi. That's good for most folks. I've been making my themes cleaner and I notice it decompiles better if you put those jpgs in the decompiled folder and recompile then copy the resources.arsc from your recompiled apk along w the jpgs back to your original framework.
You might need a guide if you didn't follow that.
..you'd still have to have your wallpaper set to the default image in the first place, otherwise it wouldn't be seen after theme application until you set it back to default by hand.
Hi guys! I finally finished assembling a framework for my mini .... but I miss a small detail. the volume bar that appears when I press the side buttons is blue. could you tell me what to change in the framework, if I have to replace some png image? or do I act on the framework of some app?
mercuriox85 said:
Hi guys! I finally finished assembling a framework for my mini .... but I miss a small detail. the volume bar that appears when I press the side buttons is blue. could you tell me what to change in the framework, if I have to replace some png image? or do I act on the framework of some app?
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res/drawable/progress_horizontal.xml - there You can change the color code for progress bar color.
draco_ag said:
res/drawable/progress_horizontal.xml - there You can change the color code for progress bar color.
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thanks for the help Draco but I have a final piece of advice....how should I edit the xml file to change the color from blue to green? I use a particular program?
mercuriox85 said:
thanks for the help Draco but I have a final piece of advice....how should I edit the xml file to change the color from blue to green? I use a particular program?
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Use APK manager to decompile resources.
Use any text editor to edit mentioned XML file.
Compile framework, and its done
draco_ag said:
Use APK manager to decompile resources.
Use any text editor to edit mentioned XML file.
Compile framework, and its done
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thanks!!!
Hello all,
I'm trying to build a ROM which has a dark theme but the problem is that you of course can't read black text on a dark grey background, in which files can you change the font colors, is it in the framework-res.apk XML's or somewhere else?
Thanks in advance.
DonUber said:
Hello all,
I'm trying to build a ROM which has a dark theme but the problem is that you of course can't read black text on a dark grey background, in which files can you change the font colors, is it in the framework-res.apk XML's or somewhere else?
Thanks in advance.
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While you can change the fonts (you will need to edit around 60 xmls in the framework, settings, systemui and any device framework file like com.HTC.resources.apk) you will still run into black on black with 3rd party apps and there is nothing you can do about it short of editing every apk.
zelendel said:
While you can change the fonts (you will need to edit around 60 xmls in the framework, settings, systemui and any device framework file like com.HTC.resources.apk) you will still run into black on black with 3rd party apps and there is nothing you can do about it short of editing every apk.
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Ok, thanks, then maybe it's better to put work in a light theme instead of the impossible font color changing job
sounds so hard
I make the background transparent in apps like phone, messages and settings
The question is: do I have to edit to accomplish this because the apk decompressed messages and phone but I see something that is the bottom
erick_shadow said:
I make the background transparent in apps like phone, messages and settings
The question is: do I have to edit to accomplish this because the apk decompressed messages and phone but I see something that is the bottom
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Yes you have to edit the apks or the framework.
Could you explain a little better the problem
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I want the apps have a transparent background so that the wallpaper to look into them, I have the pictures to messages, settings, phone, the blue theme and framework
Edit an image being transparent and Replace first select the topic and I have the black background
I'm using CM 10.2 on my GS3 with Xposed and Cobalt theme. Is there a xposed module that will allow me to change system settings background and other default apps bg like the dialer, contacts...etc?
try Xblast, its works on may device :good:
C.E.R.N said:
try Xblast, its works on may device :good:
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I'm using xblast but only found notification bg.
k00lguy105 said:
I'm using CM 10.2 on my GS3 with Xposed and Cobalt theme. Is there a xposed module that will allow me to change system settings background and other default apps bg like the dialer, contacts...etc?
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I don't think so. Decompile > Modify > Recompile is your only solution I think.
Primokorn said:
I don't think so. Decompile > Modify > Recompile is your only solution I think.
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That's not a problem, how do I find the names of each bg so I know what I'm looking for? Also, would I be Decompiling the theme or the system app?
k00lguy105 said:
That's not a problem, how do I find the names of each bg so I know what I'm looking for? Also, would I be Decompiling the theme or the system app?
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Each background is located into a different apk file and I can't give you all the related names.
• If Colbalt already modifies the backgrounds and you want to change them the easiest way is to decompile the theme then modify and recompile with your backgrounds. (a simply drag & drop should do the trick too with 7zip)
• If Cobalt doesn't modify them you have to decompile the original apk (Dialer, framework-res...) then recompile. Cobalt theme won't affect these modifications.
Primokorn said:
Each background is located into a different apk file and I can't give you all the related names.
• If Colbalt already modifies the backgrounds and you want to change them the easiest way is to decompile the theme then modify and recompile with your backgrounds. (a simply drag & drop should do the trick too with 7zip)
• If Cobalt doesn't modify them you have to decompile the original apk (Dialer, framework-res...) then recompile. Cobalt theme won't affect these modifications.
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Would there be an option for bg color as RGB code or would I just make transparent images to replace them?
k00lguy105 said:
Would there be an option for bg color as RGB code or would I just make transparent images to replace them?
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Each apk is different. Some have a hex color to set the background and other use a png file. With a custom theme (via Theme chooser) you can define xml redirections eg remplacing a png file with a hex color to obtain a full transparency.
What is difficult is to find the right file/code. I personally make tests to find some truff to theme.
Ok thank you, so what I'm really looking for is the eye candy of Cobalt with the transparency of HoloGlass so I'm guessing just editing the transparency of cobalt would be the easiest route.
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