... so is it as easy as just unzipping and changing out the drawable folders? I have Ubuntu and want to give this a shot to start out.
This is exactly how I'm doing it to make the theme with my images instead making it look way different from any other and to my likes. You can play around with the XML files too to make more changes. I do that to add or remove apps on the theme
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If you are swapping images that will work. If you need to edit xmls or java you need to decompile.
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Can anyone tell me how to make the background transparent? What in values do i modify?
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There is some backgrounds in the drawable folders of the mms.apk. They are all .9.png. So i would think if you edit those and redraw them you may be able to get the desired effect you are looking for. At least that would be my first thing to try rather then trying to recode them.
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any one have any ideas? this is driving me crazy
Try your styles XML in the values folder. Of course you have to decompile and compile properly if you aren't already.
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Look back in the forums for glasstopia there was a transparent mms in that theme maybe you can use it?or see what they did using clean and love it thanks! !
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I've been trying to change the background of some apps to transparent, everything that I've read makes it sound as if all I have to do is add one line to the manifest and bam it's done, but I can't get it to work, is it realy just as easy as editing one line or do I need to do more, any advice or links on how to would be appreciated...
You shouldn't have to edit any xml files to change backgrounds. Simply use 7-zip to open the archive and navigate to your .png background file (usually in the /res/drawable_hdpi folder) edit it with your program of choice, (gimp, photoshop, etc) then put your modified png back in the original folder before pushing to your device.
But if there is no background .PNG file then the XML would be the place to go correct
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yes, if there is no png, then edit the xml value #ff0000 to #000000
just in the res/styles xml, I've tried that and when I try to recompile I get an error message, I'm using apk manager 4.9...
did you sign it first?
what I do is decompile, edit the xml file, recompile and then sign, but I can't recomplie...
lol, misread that last one, sorry. Which error are you getting?
Would you be able to troubleshoot this in IRC?
What I mean is that Im trying to the add the transpancy line because there isn't a color for the background, I'm wanting to make the app transparent, and the error in the log says unknown or can't be found
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adude247 said:
What I mean is that Im trying to the add the transpancy line because there isn't a color for the background, I'm wanting to make the app transparent, and the error in the log says unknown or can't be found
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That means your apk has dependencies that it can't find when recompiling. If you know which dependency it is, you can choose option 10 when decompiling and follow the prompts. If the original compiler didn't recompile the resources.arsc file as well, i believe you're hosed, since you can't find the dependency.
Would that be the reason some apps wont decompile
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What would an example of a dependency be
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this is the app that I can't decompile or recompile...
An example would be a system app being dependent on framework.
If I have time I'll take a look later tonight.
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Thank you for your help
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No problem. Glad to help.
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I reviewed the apk, and am certain now, there is a dependency for the app which causes the error code when decompiling. There isn't really a way to tell what it's dependent on at this time, so i tried trial and error from the system/app folder as well as framework-res.apk, all with no luck. Sorry.
Thank you for helping
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I am working on a new theme and need some help finding the blue in these images.. the color appears to be controlled via xml but I cannot locate it anywhere in systemui
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I am working on a new theme and need some help finding the blue in these images.. the color appears to be controlled via xml but I cannot locate it anywhere in systemui
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ill have a look for you now
EDIT: i have looked in both the framework-res and SystemUI and nothing - This one is slightly confusing, sorry couldn't help this time.
If you still havent found out buy tomorrow i will try again for you...
I have a feeling it's in color values in framework res or HTC framework.. thsres a lot of 33b5e5
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We will find it I really dont see it in the systemui... I'll try more of the framework later...
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We will find it I really dont see it in the systemui... I'll try more of the framework later...
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I know it's not an image
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Kevin3328 said:
I am working on a new theme and need some help finding the blue in these images.. the color appears to be controlled via xml but I cannot locate it anywhere in systemui
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If this is a sense skin you're working on then as suggested you can find it in Colours.xml in the skin (i'm not sure but i think it might be "rosie settings color filter" or "settings title color" )
I give up atleast for now.. I have a feeling it's in the smali folder which is inaccessible in this Rom because it is odexed.. I decompiled a systemui from another sense based Rom that is deodexed and I saw the 33b5e5 code in some of the quick settings smali
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Can't find something to help me theme my galaxy pocket's mms.apk, wanna try to make it look like android L's mms.apk
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