I have not been able to get one single theme / homescreen to load properly on my 3125. Still WM5 of course.
It is as if it pushes the image too far to the top so I have a black bar under all my backgrounds above the start menu.
I have a before and after image here.
The "hottie.jpg" is what it is supposed to look like
The "Lauren_Pope.jpg" is a picture of my phone with the homescreen installed.
Every homescreen I have tried does this. Notice the how the image looks pushed to the top of smashed and there is a black bar above the start menu.
Works fine on my phone. Just check if color scheme and background image in home screen menu are set to default.
(Im using the latest Cingular ROM.)
I think the reason I was having this problem was I was changing the background image. I found that if I leave it as "default" the theme works fine.
Thanks pimps
My favorite all time homescreen
This is my favorite homescreen I used this for several years back in the MPX200 days!!! I would like to share it with you guys.. There is one problem and I hope someone can fix it. The image / homescreen is 176x220 so it doesn't "FIT" the 240x320 newer smartphone size.
Hope you guys like it if you fix it please repost it here.!!!
sledwrecker said:
I think the reason I was having this problem was I was changing the background image. I found that if I leave it as "default" the theme works fine...
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This exact problem also exists on the Dash WM5 and is corrected on the WM6 release for the Dash. It seems to be a bug in the Settings/HomeScreen program that miscalculates the size of the image (making it too small) when choosing a background image other than Default.
Hello everybody, this is my first theme, and I hope it's a good enough product for XDA and the Streak 5 community!
I have been forced by circumstances to stop all hobby projects for some time, and unfortunately this includes this theme. If anyone has the time and wants to continue work on this theme, or just to make a theme starting from this one, he/she is free to do so, as long as the people I have thanked here in the thread as well as myself are credited. Once again, thank you _n0p_ for a good ROM and I apologize for leaving my work unfinished.
Before I start, I want to thank _2bad4u_, nickshertzer and tenorntex for letting me use PNG's from their MattedBlues theme, the original MattedBlues theme creators for their theme, Google for a much improved interface for Android after version 4.0, LG for their smart (IMO) mod of white popups and backgrounds, and _n0p_ most for the most complete ROM for Streak, and the best performing one. (_n0p_, if you could add longpress-back-key-to-kill-app functionality from CM in DSC, I'll owe you a big case of beer.)
NOTE
This theme is made for DSC (1.5 currently) running in MDPI Portrait. I didn't test extensively in Landscape, but so far I didn't find any bugs that weren't already there in Portrait, so I guess it's ok. I have NOT tested any other GB ROM, DSC version, or other DPI, and I DO NOT guarantee that it will work if you flash this theme on anything other than DSC 1.5.
Installation Instructions
I am a noob with the more complicated stuff, so I went for the simplest solution I could find. In post #3 are .zip files that contain the framework, systemui and settings app. Just flash the suitable zip using Streakmod Recovery and you're good to go. USE ONLY ONE ZIP. The difference between them is explained in the Bugs post.
DESCRIPTION
As some of you probably agree, stock GB looks like crap, stock ICS looks much better. So I started making a theme for DSC, my ROM of choice, that would fulfill (most of) my aesthetic and functional ideals. However, this is an ICS-inspired theme, not an attempt to replicate that interface style, so please don't ask me to copy ICS, because that's not what I'm trying to do. I follow my own guidelines (listed below) when doing this theme, and some of them are actually the opposite of stock ICS.
Main Features
Starting from the ICS look, I want the theme to have the following characteristics:
MDPI base, because on our device, in HDPI, a lot of apps take too much screen space with interface elements, and this lowers the amount of useful information on screen
All white popups (windows, dialogs, popup menus, toasts) with black text, because IMO black on white is easier to see in direct sunlight , given the same screen brightness and text size, and we don't have LED screens so the battery drain isn't any higher. Also, popups should be obvious and clearly visible, either because they were brought up by the user, or because they were brought up by Android and contain useful information
Blue text (on black) for titles, hints and other text that can't be interacted with (pressed, copied), to better distinguish from black or white text, that can be copied, pressed or otherwise interacted with
Clear text hierarchy: Main (application) title (largest), Category title (large), Main text, buttons (medium), subtext/note/description (small)
Secondary modifications
There is also a number of smaller scale modifications, that include but are not limited to
Bigger text on buttons, because MDPI makes it too small on our device
Bigger text in Recent Applications, because it takes up the whole screen anyway
Thin volume/seek bars, ICS Style, with handle (not in the Music app, because the app isn't themed)
Modded Settings app for ICS Icons
Modded Quick Toggles from the DSC ROM to suit the theme, added overscroll effect
Modded gradient background
ICS notification icons
New menu popup icons
Replaced radio buttons with check buttons, for consistency
Increased text size in popup menus to Medium (from small), decreased text size from the "more" popup menu to Medium (from large). (Why were they different in stock GB?? It's basically the same menu!)
Hidden the Notifications and Ongoing titles from Notifications (but not the separators), because they are useless, every Android user knows which is which, and the notifications are already full of text most of the time
more stuff I don't remember now but you'll find out!
SCREENSHOTS
KNOWN BUGS
I have modified quite a few things for this theme, so a few bugs are to be expected. Here are listed the known bugs, and below I attached screenshots.
1. The stock phone app has some trouble with backgrounds other than black, as far as I can tell. In the screenshots you see a black square behind the "call" icon in the call log. It can be fixed using a non-transparent icon that covers that entire space, but since I'm using exDialer (MIUI fan!) with the white ICS theme, this fix was low on my priority list. I will add it in a later version for those who want the stock phone app, but I recommend you use another dialer/contacts app if the theme is important, because I will not theme other apps than the ones already themed. I don't have a lot of time and I've already worked more than I wanted to do this theme.
2. The stock alarm clock app also has problems with the gradient background. The alarm times are not visible in portrait, only in landscape (it's visible in the screenshots). You can turn the alarms on and off, and if you press the bugged area where the alarm time used to be, it still takes you to the alarm edit screen, where there are no bugs, so it's only the alarm selection screen that has bugs. I won't be theming this app either, so again I suggest using a different alarm app if you want to have the gradient background.
3. The email app overlaps 1 bigger and 1 smaller activity title bar. I don't know why, and I haven't used the stock theme since I started working on this one to know if the problem was there before. Again, I won't be theming this app either, so there probably won't be any fixes coming from me.
4. Not really a bug, but in some apps the popup menus use some of their own icons and some of the icons from the framework you have installed. In most cases they won't be the same and will look like crap together, and there's no fix (that I know of) other than theming all the other apps (which I won't do). Below is a screenshot of the issue in Terminal Emulator.
5. Mismatched light bottom popup. I couldn't track down the problem, and now I won't be able to.
BUG FIXES
A fix for the clock and phone, for those who do not want to use alternate phone or clock apps, is to eliminate the gradient background and revert to the stock black background. Until I find an alternative fix, I will attach 2 zips for each release version, a black background and a gradient background. Other than that there is no difference between them.
BUG REPORTING
If you find a bug, either in stock apps or in other apps, and you are sure it's my theme that causes the problem and not a problem with the app itself, then please report here. A screenshot would be most helpful as well. Bugs include white on white, black on black or grey on grey text (popups aren't perfectly white, so white text could still be visible, and black text should be visible on grey popups)
Releases
Releases
Current version: 0.6b for DSC 1.5
v0.6b changelog:
-Grey panel_background png, used for USSD popup and Root Explorer permissions popup, for example, is now white
-minor color modifications
-bottom part of popup fixed
As stated in the Bugs post, "gradient_background_vXX.zip" is the full theme, while "black_background_vXX.zip" uses the stock black background to eliminate the phone and alarm clock bugs. Flash either one using Streakmod, over DSC 1.5.
Great job, i like it, make's wanna come back to dsc. Because it's a great rom, and now it's looking like ics. Great job.
_2bad4u_ said:
Great job, i like it, make's wanna come back to dsc. Because it's a great rom, and now it's looking like ics. Great job.
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Thanks man. Now I regret my decision a little, it's a lot of work to do a theme, more than I thought. I hope people like it.
Please make it for longhorn2.9.3. pls
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Both framework-res and systemUI are missing META-INF folder with manifest. This will cause system to bootloop (no rights in system) right from start, or if you are lucky, after factory reset
Simply copy that folder from original.
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Attached - quickly changed manifest and install script of black background version, works for me.
_n0p_ said:
Both framework-res and systemUI are missing META-INF folder with manifest. This will cause system to bootloop (no rights in system) right from start, or if you are lucky, after factory reset
Simply copy that folder from original.
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Attached - quickly changed manifest and install script of black background version, works for me.
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Fixed! It always booted fine for me, so I never checked, I completely forgot. Thanks! I'll be using your install procedure from now on.
Edit: I just tested and saw the message the install script shows. Very cool, thank you. I always wanted something like that!
jitin02 said:
Please make it for longhorn2.9.3. pls
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I'm sorry, but to port the theme to CM based ROMs is like starting over, as far as I know. I need to take a look at it to be sure. It's too much to do for the little time I have at the moment. Maybe I'll look into it once the theme goes into a more final stage. Right now I'm trying to track down all the bugs and make the last few popups white.
Sorry, i forgot to mention that you need to also copy AndroidManifest.xml from source.
I will try to diff and create a zip mod for your theme.
This will free us from recreating the theme for framework/system apps changes.
Hi guys has anyone else had an issue where after time a shadow appears on your screen background at the top and within the app drawer however when you open apps it's fine? I have noticed that if I change or reset the wallpaper it resolves it temporarily and then after some time you get the shadow again, difficult to explain so I have attached 2 screenshots 1 showing the shadow and one of how it's supposed to appear
Best
Dan
for some reason i couldn't attach the images to my first post so here they are
nobody? After doing some digging the general consensus is that it's a stock launcher issue however i have tried a couple of 3rd party launchers and still get this issue
before anyone asks, no this problem is not due to the theme choice. We've tried several themes with varying results on different devices (same theme on two phones give different results).
recently got cyanogenmod on the oneplus x. got a new theme and it's been fine, except over time some of the app icons are starting to change. now, there's nearly a full changeover!
See attached screenshot. You can see the icons go from being full size (normal) down to some smaller version within a white-ish circle. it's almost as if they've been put into a folder on their own. I've circled some green icons to show how they are normally, and some red ones to show the mutant beasts they are turning into.
I checked apps looking for any difference between the normal and smaller-size icons. They're both installed on internal storage. When I reinstall an app it still stays small (actually, if I reinstall an app with a normal sized icon it will turn it into a small one).
Anyways, if anyone has any idea why this is happening I'd appreciate it. These icons changing is getting kindof annoying.
thanks!
I am a great lover of custom ROMS and mods have recently flashed this R.R Rom in my device and have found some issues tgat I request to fix them :
1) Cant get updates in Rom
2) Issue to switch between tge colors of Status bar icons while chanhing screen ( Black on Black and White on White - Sometimes)
3) Catching less Signal and Data keeps turning off/on (spmetimes)
4) Fingerprint sensor first gives sound then unlock screen.
5) Cant root phone using any of the Android and Windows Software (Please, Help me with this).
Even tried using Developer Options, No use.
6) Phone hangs while opening apps (Manytimes)
7) Transparency in some elements of some apps. For eg: I could see whatsapp content from the clock app and in Gboard while typing, i could see home screen elements.(10% Transparency-I think)
8) Phone overheats when kept Ideal (Sometimes).
9) MY HUMBLE REQUEST- I WANT A APP THAT IS JUST SIMILAR TO MIUI SECURITY ONE -WITH APP LOCK, HIDE APPS, DATA MANAGEMENT, CLEARNER, ETC PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
10) A Way to convert user apps to system apps.
11) When Screen is locled I can hear two sounds of locking screen. ( Very Annoying).
12) Battery Darins very Fast (Generally)
13) Play Store Launchers are slow to load desktop screen.
14) Face Unlock is working but I cant see an icon on lock screen, related to face unlock , For eg - Try again, couldnt find, etc.
15) Picture in Picture not working in any app except Google maps.
16) AudioFX app hangs a lot.
17) Could see some traslucent or Border lines everwhere on Screen ( Please help with this).
18) Bluetooth Icon is grey on Status bar
19) After hiding apps I cant unhide them.
Please Develpers ( GOD For me :laugh: ) , I request you all to solve these issues and give me suggestios if it is not an issue. Please please, my humble request.
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I will keep adding issues and as I keep getting solution to those problem, I will mark them with * and give their solution.
It'd be great to post your current issue to the RR's own thread.
Whoa, there is a great custom rom lover here and he asking for miui elements to be ported to custom rom aosp based, like miui security? Cool man.