I searched and could not locate any information on how to resolve the screen pixel density issue with the Honeynook demo...so I started to play around with different settings by editing the build.prop...dozens of FC's later I stopped and decided to give it a rest...
However one day while on the bus to work, I decided to try using LCD density from the market...this worked!
...but a funny thing happened, when I dropped the density over 180 the Honeycomb launcher was replaced by what looks like ASOP lock screen and black status bar with white fonts , I then installed LauncherPro...check out the screen shots. (Playing around with higher settings changes the status bar to grey with black fonts, I did not screenshot those)
Then I started looking for a way to change the wall paper and show Picasa pictures. I found a thread with an APK to 3D Gallery which worked...screen shots below.
I'm not a dev; just tinkering with these ROMs...thought it might be informational as I have seen multiple threads where they mention how Honeycomb is not for phone devices...obviously there seems to be some phone stuff in there.
- Big thanks to Deeper-Blue for making this ROM
- Dalingrin for the 1.1Ghz Kernel
- Cicada for sparking my interest in froyo on this
- Samuelhalff for all the emmc posts, I learned a lot!
Anyone I missed…my bad, but thanks!
- my colors are all inverted, some setting i must have mised using the screenshot app-
What you did was changed the LCD density to a cell phone density. Honeycomb is designed to change the IU from tablet to phone based on density settings. The max you can change it to and keep the tablet format is 160. anything beyond that changes the ui to a 2.2 like UI
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I searched and could not locate any information on how to resolve the screen pixel density issue with the Honeynook demo...so I started to play around with different settings by editing the build.prop...dozens of FC's later I stopped and decided to give it a rest...
However one day while on the bus to work, I decided to try using LCD density from the market...this worked!
...but a funny thing happened, when I dropped the density over 180 the Honeycomb launcher was replaced by what looks like ASOP lock screen and black status bar with white fonts , I then installed LauncherPro...check out the screen shots. (Playing around with higher settings changes the status bar to grey with black fonts, I did not screenshot those)
Then I started looking for a way to change the wall paper and show Picasa pictures. I found a thread with an APK to 3D Gallery which worked...screen shots below.
I'm not a dev; just tinkering with these ROMs...thought it might be informational as I have seen multiple threads where they mention how Honeycomb is not for phone devices...obviously there seems to be some phone stuff in there.
- Big thanks to Deeper-Blue for making this ROM
- Dalingrin for the 1.1Ghz Kernel
- Cicada for sparking my interest in froyo on this
- Samuelhalff for all the emmc posts, I learned a lot!
Anyone I missed…my bad, but thanks!
- my colors are all inverted, some setting i must have mised using the screenshot app-
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UPDATE: All info in this thread summarized here: [GUIDE] Pattern lock tweaks - Wallpaper Brightness, Pattern Lock Dots, etc.
Rooted phone running Cognition 1.5.1. I am using a pattern lock so I have the standard Samsung lockscreen.
How can I change the clock font on the pattern lock screen? It looks very out of place compared to the other fonts.
Can I make the pattern lock dots smaller or more transparent? I don't like how it covers up almost all of my wallpaper. I know CyanogenMod has an option to make the pattern lock dots completely invisible. I don't really want that either, I just want them to be less obstructive.
Thanks in advance!
You can't change them afaik! You can always use third party lockscreen app like Widget Locker to get your desired lock screen.
I figured out how to change the clock font. Simply replace the Clockopia.ttf in /system/fonts. You can also use the Font Changer app, available on XDA or Market: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874658
However I noticed that my replacement clock font did not seem to line up properly. I think this is a common problem with replacing Clockopia.ttf. So you might need to adjust your font with something like FontForge first. Check out the guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990853
UPDATE: This thread on Rootzwiki gives a good description of the Clockopia alignment problem and how to fix it. Basically, use a font editor to replace the glyphs in the Clockopia.ttf with the glyphs from your favorite font.
Still investigating the pattern lock dots.
Figured out the pattern lock dots! The files are in the framework-res.apk, under res\drawable-hdpi. There are two files you need to edit:
btn_code_lock_default.png -- This is the white dot in the middle
indicator_code_lock_point_area_default.png -- This is the dark circular background of the dot
I reduced the size of the white dot by 50% and used a clear transparent background so it doesn't block the wallpaper. Files are attached below in case anyone wants to use these.
One more discovery today. Normally the pattern lock wallpaper is not as bright as the original -- there's a dim or dark filter over it. To change this, decompile framework-res.apk (need to use apktool or apk_manager), and edit res\layout\keyguard_screen_unlock_portrait.xml.
On line 4, change android:background="#70000000" to android:background="@color/transparent"
Compile framework-res.apk and put it back into system\framework. Reboot and you should see that the pattern lock wallpaper is much brighter!
Also I've made another set of pattern lock dots. For this one, I reduced both the white middle dot and the outer ring by 50%. Then I increased the transparency of both and made the outer ring a lighter gray. So now the dots are larger, but even less intrusive. I've attached the files below, plus a screenshot.
Thanks a lot for the background transparency trick ! That was exactly what I was loogking for.
Also, may I add something just for information if ppl need it :
There are other files if you want a complete edit :
the ones you told about :
btn_code_lock_default.png (the small dot in the center)
indicator_code_lock_point_area_default.png (the black circle around)
The pngs that shows up when the pattern is the wrong one :
indicator_code_lock_point_area_red.png (the circle around)
indicator_code_lock_drag_direction_red_up.png (the arrow showing the direction)
And if you use "visible pattern" in the options, these are the green ones :
indicator_code_lock_point_area_green.png
indicator_code_lock_drag_direction_green_up.png
btn_code_lock_touched.png (the small dot in the center, touched version)
One more thing, if you're only editing pngs, you don't need apk tool, a simple unzip with 7zip is possible.
Thanks for the modification ideas.
I am using a Htc Desire on dGB aosp rom but just to add to this thread. In the keyguard_screen_unlock_portrait.xml, I changed:
android:background="#70000000" to android:background="@drawable/patternlock_background"
Added an image called patternlock_background.png to the drawable-hdpi folder.
Made some of the images mentioned in the previous posts transparent.
And came up with this:
Obviously, I still need to edit other aspects of that screen to tidy it up.
Great work LfcFan1977! I would be really interested in seeing more wallpapers that incorporate the pattern lock into their design. There could be some pretty cool ideas by mixing a pattern lock wallpaper with custom pattern dots and lines.
Yea, I have been wanting this kind of mod ever since I got my Android.
Here's a few ideas:
Galaxy with stars/rockets/shuttles/astronauts/planets/moons.
Dot to dot of a gingerbread man.
Flowers with the honeycomb bee.
Treasure maps and pirates.
Football.
Homer Simpson and donuts.
Pacman.
Anyway, I had a bit more of a play with the xml/images and got this.
Hi,
a few month ago I investigated the size of the background image to fit the pattern dots, and after a few experiments I saw that android was doing a bit of resizing, even if the image was exactly the screen size.
What worked for me, is to make an image smaller than 800 in height (763px to be precise) and 480 in width (regular width of 1 screen). But when done editing, I stretch its height back to 800. Then, when applying within gallery ("use as..."), it stretch it back to undeformed.
I made a template in photoshop, for those who are interested, also with my actual pattern background. Still can't post urls here, so...it's hosted at mediafire.com :
Code:
/?fo04gtvp82y1xw1 (the template)
/?82txu5qxdea6usb (the background)
Wow, this thread is a great resource for customizing the lockscreen, and it's rather painless (not much APK tool messing to do, if simple unzip, rezip works, wonderfull )
This is going into my bookmarks
I wish I would have found this thread sooner. I was looking for which files to edit for the buttons but found them elsewhere. I still have one question, though. Does anyone know how to change the path color? I can't find which file it is located in. TIA.
I can only assume the colour is applied by something in the framework.jar but as my understanding of smali coding is practically none, I can not figure it out.
I was thinking that maybe re-posting all the previous information and the above question in the android themes thread may be better. I do not think any of it is device or rom specific and we may need a wider audience in order to resovle questions like the last one.
I can't find the path color in the xml or png files so it must be something in smali code. Moving to the Android themes forum is a good idea. I am going to summarize everything and repost it in that forum.
Check out the new thread here! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330063
A little help
This line about android:background is in keyguard_screen_unlock_portrait? I think it's keyguard_screen_password_portrait
Is it possible to remove the standard gray bar above your icons on the bottom of the home screen? In case it matters: I'm using Paranoid Android 3+ version 3.60 (latest) on my Galaxy S3 I9300.
use a different launcher
bjorno43 said:
Is it possible to remove the standard gray bar above your icons on the bottom of the home screen? In case it matters: I'm using Paranoid Android 3+ version 3.60 (latest) on my Galaxy S3 I9300.
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Read theming guides , on how to theme your phone , here on xda , i think you can change the gray bar to any colour want , by changing the respective picture in drawable folder (but you ll have to edit the picture to be the same resolution and size as the original picture ) ..! Good Luck .
P.S : if u just want to do it in an easier way , do what Glebun said and use a different launcher !
Thanks for the tips guys. I know a different launcher will do the trick. But I prefer learning above easy workarounds^^ So time to dive in the books and learn theming.
The phone model is mentioned above but pretty sure this is an android question (correct if wrong). the above phone running android 4.22 has an s-view case which when closed allows access to camera, calendar and stock music app.
The problem I have is that the music app is not the one I normally use and want to change it, I've checked everywhere in system settings for anything to do with s-view but the only option available is to change the background colour for s-view window. could someone help me to find or give an idea where changes can be made to settings if there are any ?
I know there is an app available from store for s-view - has anyone tried this? would it interfere current s-view?
thanks
This is my first post here and I'll admit I'm not an XDA developer. I'm hoping someone could help fix my "bug" (#1 below). All three things below reference the lock screen and making the date & time more readable on it. The same issues might apply to Samsung Galaxy phones in general. I sent the below to Samsung, but I'm not holding my breath for them to reply.
My specs:
Samsung Galaxy Alpha SM-G850W. Running Android 5.0.2
1. If you change the clock size to Large on the Lock Scren. The clock size will not stay large if you have any notifications, it will reset to a normal sized font.
2. The color of the clock can't be changed, there needs to be a large black outline around the existing white text (currently it's a small black shadow). Since lollipop shows album art on the lock screen, you may get a pure white background and the clock nearly disappears.
3. The size of the date can't be enlarged. #2 also applies to the date.
I am willing to root with a new lock screen if that's necessary to fix but I'm not sure where to find info on available lock screens, I don't want to use the wrong one and break the phone. btw, I wasn't able to find a lock screen app as none that I tested had the features and speed of the default lock screen.
Thanks for any help.
davecraig said:
This is my first post here and I'll admit I'm not an XDA developer. I'm hoping someone could help fix my "bug" (#1 below). All three things below reference the lock screen and making the date & time more readable on it. The same issues might apply to Samsung Galaxy phones in general. I sent the below to Samsung, but I'm not holding my breath for them to reply.
My specs:
Samsung Galaxy Alpha SM-G850W. Running Android 5.0.2
1. If you change the clock size to Large on the Lock Scren. The clock size will not stay large if you have any notifications, it will reset to a normal sized font.
2. The color of the clock can't be changed, there needs to be a large black outline around the existing white text (currently it's a small black shadow). Since lollipop shows album art on the lock screen, you may get a pure white background and the clock nearly disappears.
3. The size of the date can't be enlarged. #2 also applies to the date.
I am willing to root with a new lock screen if that's necessary to fix but I'm not sure where to find info on available lock screens, I don't want to use the wrong one and break the phone. btw, I wasn't able to find a lock screen app as none that I tested had the features and speed of the default lock screen.
Thanks for any help.
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I don't know about any lockscreen app that has all those things you need, but you can mod your stock lockscreen to get it all, but it contains some risk and of course some programming experience ( mostly smali and Java)
sdeepb said:
I don't know about any lockscreen app that has all those things you need, but you can mod your stock lockscreen to get it all, but it contains some risk and of course some programming experience ( mostly smali and Java)
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Thanks sdeepb. I'm pretty sure this is the only way to go, unless there's a pre-built lock screen you can easily swap out for rooted phones.