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[REQ] Fuze Tweak - Remove AT&T menu in TouchFLO3D

anyone know how to get rid of the AT&T menu in touchflo? i dont ever use it and its annoying. is there any way to change the order of the menus also?
Does anyone know how to change the big globe button in the internet menu to something else besides device.home? i would love for it to be google or something else when i click it.
tia

You will need to look into and perhaps use:
tf3d config
or
advanced configuration tool 3.3

brooksthepro said:
Does anyone know how to change the big globe button in the internet menu to something else besides device.home? i would love for it to be google or something else when i click it.
tia
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You can change what the default page by editing the InternetPortal-en-US.xml file located in the \Application Data\Manila\ folder. In the <Banner> section, edit the NavigateURL to whatever page you want it to open by default and change the Text to match.
e.g.
NavigateUrl="http://www.google.com/"
Text="Google"
Edit:
It turns out that if you remove the NavigateURL line completely, clicking on the globe will open your default Opera home page.

this is for removing the AT&T tab from TF3D http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=526

this is for removing the AT&T tab from TF3D http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=526
Does not work - other threads on this Forum have already posted to that effect. Tried myself without any success.

prubin said:
this is for removing the AT&T tab from TF3D http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=526
Does not work - other threads on this Forum have already posted to that effect. Tried myself without any success.
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Worked for me. You unchecked the "Unknown" tab in Diamond TF3D Config and restarted TF3D?

ITNV said:
Worked for me. You unchecked the "Unknown" tab in Diamond TF3D Config and restarted TF3D?
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Yup - no success - then did search and found several posts that had same result.
Tried again a few minutes ago - my original Fuze was returned last evening - it was having "issues" - freezing; tri-color screen on reboot; etc.
So, reinstalled Diamond Config - unchecked "unknown" and hit "save" - auto reboot - and - voila - the AT&T Logo

wait are you getting rid of the att page or the logo in the background?
the page definetly removes for me when i got rid of that page

lbhocky19 said:
wait are you getting rid of the att page or the logo in the background?
the page definetly removes for me when i got rid of that page
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Yeah, I may have missed what you were trying to do. Those instructions are for removing the AT&T "tab" along the bottom of the screen, not the logo on the home screen or the logo wallpaper.

if you want to get rid of the logo go to the settings tab and there is an option for wallpaper

The only thing i did, was install Diamond config, and i installed a new THEME (Original Black HTC theme to be exact) and it automatically took out the tab.

perhaps, you can be more specific - your reply gives no indication as to what is to be done once you get to "wallpaper"
There are several posts on this topic in different forums without a solution as to how to remove the "AT&T" branding near the top of the screen.
So far, to my knowledge, there has not be a solution.

I tried it, and it worked just fine...AT&T is gone!

brooksthepro said:
anyone know how to get rid of the AT&T menu in touchflo? i dont ever use it and its annoying. is there any way to change the order of the menus also?
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Schaps Advanced Config.. removes and reorders for me.

i created a new cab file that will over write the manila 3d files, in which will add the flip clock and will remove the at&t tab.
the file looks and feels like the stock manila 3d that came with the original touch pro rom made for none branded devices. it is found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447056

To remove the AT&T Tab from TouchFlo3D...
- copy file 26948339_manila from \Windows on to your computer.
- open in notepad
- find this section of code...
Code:
<Page Order="4" Name="atttab.page" PackageName="HTC" Title="[[IDS_ATTTABTITLE]]">
<ComponentReference Name="page" Mode9Path="HTC\ATTtab.mode9" Component="GizmoRoot" SmartComponent="true" />
<ComponentReference Name="icon_normal" Mode9Path="HTC\ATTicon.mode9" Component="ATTAtt_Off" />
<ComponentReference Name="icon_selected" Mode9Path="HTC\ATTicon.mode9" Component="ATTAtt_On" />
<ComponentReference Name="icon_preview" Mode9Path="HTC\ATTicon.mode9" Component="ATTAtt_Preview" />
</Page>
...you can either delete this section or simply change Page Order="4" to Page Order=""
- copy this edited manila file back on to your device (ex. \My Documents)
- turn off TouchFlo3D in Today settings
- use something like Resco Explorer to copy the file back into \Windows (overwrite existing file)
- turn on TouchFlo3D in Today settings

Changing the "Slide" text in lock screen.

I have been searching for about 2 hours now and I can't seem to find a way to change the word "Slide" on the unlock screen. Every search i do brings me to that imitation iphone SLIDE TO UNLOCK imitatioN! I hate that!
Can anyone give me a registry hack or something to change that word?

well...maybe it's not a text, but a picture...

Yes. It is nice if we can customized to any text we want....Maybe with our name on it.

Okay, did anyone find out? I've been searching and I still cant find it. I'm pretty sure its not an image.

Pushing this thread back up. I'd love to find a way to change the text on that lock screen!

anyone manage to find the way?

Hello,
the file LS_Lockscreen_480x800 (Portrait) you have to modify. You find it under \Windows\Lockscreen.
1. Copy file to Storage Card
2. Connect HD2 via ActiveSync to your PC
3. Copy file to PC
4. Open with Notepad or text editor you prefer
5. modify following sequence
<Text ID="SlideToUnlock" Left="135" Top="620" Width="315" Height="90" FontFamily="Helvetica Neue OTS" FontSize="18" Wrap="False" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Middle" InnerTextType="Resource" Text="shellresapps.dll,18149">
<TextStage TextOffsetType="TextOffsetDropBottomRight" Color="#00000000" TextOffset="1" BlurFactor="3" Alpha="1.0"/>
<TextStage TextOffsetType="TextOffsetNone" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
</Text>
5a. InnerTextType="Resource" ->""
5b. Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" -> "What you want"
6. Store file
7. Copy file back to Storage Card via ActiveSync
8. Disconnect HD2 from PC
9. Copy file from Storage Card back to \Windows\Lockscreen
10. Soft reset
11. Enjoy
Note: Modification works similar for "Tap or Slide" (Text="shellresapps.dll,18150") as well
Kind Regards
Georg

Sorry, But I got lost VERY quick. Can you be a little more explicit and detailed. I got lost on finding that sequence since mines did not match yours at all.
I also cannot find "Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" -> "What you want""

@lemonspeakers
the cutout from file "LS_Lockscreen:480x800.cpr" is taken from the original
as provided with WM6.5. Values i.e. Left="135 might be different as
I´ve moved the slider to the bottom.
If you haven´t modified already the file you should find the values
InnerTextType="Resource" and Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" as well.
This you´ve to modify accordingliy.
a. InnerTextType="Resource" -> "" to enable own text ilo "Slide"
b. Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" -> i.e. "unlock"
I hope this makes it a little bit more clear
Regards
Georg

With what value's can i move the slider to the middle of the screen ?

Following section describes position of slider
<Slider ID="LockSlider" Top="16" Left="48" Width="384" Height="82" Orientation="Middle" OnPress="ShowNotifications" OnSlideLeftFinal="Unlock" OnSlideRightFinal="Unlock" >
There are few further option having influence on the slider.
i.e. <Layer ID="Slide" Width="122" Height="82" OnInitComplete="Binding:LockScreen,LS_Notifications">
<Layer ID="SlideDown">
<Image ID="SliderFocusIcon" Width="122" Height="82" Visible="True" Opacity="1.0" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" />
</Layer>
<Layer ID="SlideUp">
<Image ID="SliderIcon" Width="122" Height="82" Visible="True" Opacity="1.0" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" />
</Layer>
specifies the slider size.
I´ve to apologize, I don´t know them all yet. Maybe there is somewhere a tutorial for the lockscreen file available explaining all parameters.
Regards
Georg

kleiner_onkel said:
Following section describes position of slider
<Slider ID="LockSlider" Top="16" Left="48" Width="384" Height="82" Orientation="Middle" OnPress="ShowNotifications" OnSlideLeftFinal="Unlock" OnSlideRightFinal="Unlock" >
There are few further option having influence on the slider.
i.e. <Layer ID="Slide" Width="122" Height="82" OnInitComplete="Binding:LockScreen,LS_Notifications">
<Layer ID="SlideDown">
<Image ID="SliderFocusIcon" Width="122" Height="82" Visible="True" Opacity="1.0" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" />
</Layer>
<Layer ID="SlideUp">
<Image ID="SliderIcon" Width="122" Height="82" Visible="True" Opacity="1.0" ScalingAlgorithm = "TriLinear" />
</Layer>
specifies the slider size.
I´ve to apologize, I don´t know them all yet. Maybe there is somewhere a tutorial for the lockscreen file available explaining all parameters.
Regards
Georg
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Dank je wel !!!
Managed to move it to the middle, thank you

kleiner_onkel said:
@lemonspeakers
the cutout from file "LS_Lockscreen:480x800.cpr" is taken from the original
as provided with WM6.5. Values i.e. Left="135 might be different as
I´ve moved the slider to the bottom.
If you haven´t modified already the file you should find the values
InnerTextType="Resource" and Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" as well.
This you´ve to modify accordingliy.
a. InnerTextType="Resource" -> "" to enable own text ilo "Slide"
b. Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" -> i.e. "unlock"
I hope this makes it a little bit more clear
Regards
Georg
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Dude, why are you making this so hard? Can you speak English correctly?
If you can just explain it in terms of:
1) find the file "InnerTextType="Resource""
2) Modify it to ...
3) Find next file...
4) Modify that to....
How hard can it be? For some reason I still cannot understand you!
If someone else can decode what he is saying I'd greatly appreciate it so much.
I just want to change the word "SLIDE" on the lock screen to something else.

lemonspeakers said:
Dude, why are you making this so hard? Can you speak English correctly?
If you can just explain it in terms of:
1) find the file "InnerTextType="Resource""
2) Modify it to ...
3) Find next file...
4) Modify that to....
How hard can it be? For some reason I still cannot understand you!
If someone else can decode what he is saying I'd greatly appreciate it so much.
I just want to change the word "SLIDE" on the lock screen to something else.
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Hehe i'm sorry but it's not that hard to understand

lemonspeakers said:
Dude, why are you making this so hard? Can you speak English correctly?
If you can just explain it in terms of:
1) find the file "InnerTextType="Resource""
2) Modify it to ...
3) Find next file...
4) Modify that to....
How hard can it be? For some reason I still cannot understand you!
If someone else can decode what he is saying I'd greatly appreciate it so much.
I just want to change the word "SLIDE" on the lock screen to something else.
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Maybe the explanation is complicated because the change itself is complicated, even if it is only a small thing you want to change...
Maybe if someone from Denmark can understand the explanation, the problem is not so much that 'kleiner_onkel' (bit of a clue there about his nationality...) cannot speak English correctly, but that you cannot understand English correctly...
Maybe you should show a little more gratitude to the only person who has made the effort to help you instead of criticising his English...
Maybe you'll be looking a while longer for a solution to your 'problem'...

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lemonspeakers said:
Dude, why are you making this so hard? Can you speak English correctly?
If you can just explain it in terms of:
1) find the file "InnerTextType="Resource""
2) Modify it to ...
3) Find next file...
4) Modify that to....
How hard can it be? For some reason I still cannot understand you!
If someone else can decode what he is saying I'd greatly appreciate it so much.
I just want to change the word "SLIDE" on the lock screen to something else.
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I found the instructions pretty easy to follow - although on re-booting I get the error message "Open of EnglishUS failed!"... after that it does load Sense etc, and the text is changed as I wished. Would be nice not to have the error on booting though - any ideas what's causing this?
BTW, lemonspeakers, why are you so rude to those that spend time trying to help you. I suspect Georg's first language may not be English, but he seems to manage pretty well - most can follow his instructions. Perhaps you could converse in his mother tongue? If not, then please be more polite.

Dude!
Dude just look for the "InnerTextType="Resource"" and delete it (there are two of them so you got to delete them both), next
find the "shellresapps.dll,18149" and change it to what ever word you want (again there are two "shellresapps.dll,18149" on it so you got to change also the other one)
reboot
lemonspeakers said:
Dude, why are you making this so hard? Can you speak English correctly?
If you can just explain it in terms of:
1) find the file "InnerTextType="Resource""
2) Modify it to ...
3) Find next file...
4) Modify that to....
How hard can it be? For some reason I still cannot understand you!
If someone else can decode what he is saying I'd greatly appreciate it so much.
I just want to change the word "SLIDE" on the lock screen to something else.
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lemonspeakers said:
Dude, why are you making this so hard? Can you speak English correctly?
If you can just explain it in terms of:
1) find the file "InnerTextType="Resource""
2) Modify it to ...
3) Find next file...
4) Modify that to....
How hard can it be? For some reason I still cannot understand you!
If someone else can decode what he is saying I'd greatly appreciate it so much.
I just want to change the word "SLIDE" on the lock screen to something else.
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First of all... you shouldnt be so rude to the only person in this thread that has taken the time to tell you how to do what you want.
Secondly... if you cant understand his instructions then i suggest that you dont try it out as you will probably cause some damage by modifying the wrong entries.
With that out the way... here is a pointer in the right direction...
LS_Lockscreen_480x800 is the file you are looking for...
InnerTextType="Resource" is part of the code in that file you have to modify.

Well i say thanks to kliner_onkel
With his description and some comon sence i managed to move my slider for both unlock and missed calls etc.
And i also managed to delet the text

nice trick, i customized my slide text its cool. do anyone know how to include the long date in the lock screen so that it will show the date along with the day?

could somebody help me to modify htc sense?

hi,
could somebody help me to modify htc sense?
i want to make these changes:
1. add more than 10 places to the wether tab.
2. use video camara ang gps at the same time. i mean to make a video and driving using gps.
3. change the lockscreen clock. (RESOLVED)
4. change only the lockscreen wallpaper, without change wallpaper of menu screen. (RESOLVED)
5. add more icons to the softkey bar.
6. add more vibration to the resco keyboard pro v6.
7. add vibration to the calculator keys.
8. to make the batery show the time left, not % (it is possible with spb pocket plus, but i dont want leave htc sense).
thanks.

no one wants to help?

Your not wrong mainly cos your requests could b done with apps but secondly theme stuff comes with custom Rom
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

shopsdesire, i didnt undestand your aswer.
i only wanted to know if itis possible to modify some things of htc sense.
i was looking for the solution here but there are too much threads and posts.
i dont think i ask something impossible o too much dificult.
i tried to add vibration to the calculator keys but it didnt work.
there is no file "VbrationLevel" in the Registry. there are only "defoult" and "vibration" and put there 0, 1 or 2, 3..6 doesnt change nothing.
i also tried to increase vibration for the resco keyboard.. it is also doesnt work..
about the weather tab.. i dont think it is impossible to increase the amount of cities to add to the weather option, it has to be some file to change a value, but i cant to find it.
i see here a lot of themes to change a lockscreen but i need the one for only lockscreen and not for all htc sense theme. i wanted to change a clock on the lockscreen, and use there the wallpaper diferent of the wallpaper of the menu screen.
i bought my hd2 a secondhand and before i reset it, it has a tomtom icon in the softkey panel, so it is possible but i can fine how can i now add there icons.
spb pocket plus has the option to change a battery icon option: it shows the % of restant time or real restant time, but i cant fine any apps to have this option with sense.
i sent my question about the possibility to use video camara during driving whith tomtom, but still there is no answer. does somebody know if it is possible?
PLEASE, COULD SOMEBOBY ANSWER AT LEAST A FEW MY QUESTION?

4. change only the lockscreen wallpaper, without change wallpaper of menu screen.
Originally Posted by smaberg
to set different wallpaper to lock screen add this line in LS_LockScene_480x800.cpr
after tag
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Form Width="480" Height="800">
<LS_LockScene ID="Scene">
that would look like this after
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Form Width="480" Height="800">
<LS_LockScene ID="Scene">
<Image ID="Background" Opacity="1.0" Left="0" Top="0" Width="480" Height="800" Source="\windows\LockScreen\Wallpaper.png" />
Originally Posted by Arclaud
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1. Connect your phone to your desktop computer or laptop.
2. Make sure you unhide protected operating system files on you computer. (you can unhide them through the control panel)
3. Browse to /Windows/LockScreen and copy the LS_LockScene_480x800.cpr file to your desktop.
4. Open up the file with notebook.
5. Add <Image ID="Background" Opacity="1.0" Left="0" Top="0" Width="480" Height="800" Source="\Windows\LockScreen\Wallpaper.png"/> after the following line: <LS_LockScene ID="Scene">
6. Save the file.
7. Copy the file to your phone. (let's say your storage card, for example)
8. Download Total Commander to your phone and install it.
9 Run Total Commander and browse to the folder where you copied your edited file to.
10. Copy and overwrite that file to /Windows/LockScreen.
11. Soft reset your phone.

3. change the lockscreen clock.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641024&highlight=lockscreen+wallpaper
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656441&highlight=lockscreen+wallpaper
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=656441&highlight=lockscreen+wallpaper

[Q] Help remove the lockscreen clock background and slider text

Hi to all!
I am looking for a way to remove the semi transparent background behind the clock (spray painted in red and with a red arrow) without removing the clock and also the text that says "slide" on top of the unlock slider (See red arrow). Any help will be very much appreciated.
I have CHT 2 installed on HTC HD2. Thanks in advance for your help.
AlexGT
Screen capture with the things I want to remove with red arrow.
http: //img269.imageshack.us/i/20110311090405pm.jpg/
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AlexGT1 said:
Hi to all!
I am looking for a way to remove the semi transparent background behind the clock (spray painted in red and with a red arrow) without removing the clock and also the text that says "slide" on top of the unlock slider (See red arrow). Any help will be very much appreciated.
I have CHT 2 installed on HTC HD2. Thanks in advance for your help.
AlexGT
Screen capture with the things I want to remove with red arrow.
http: //img269.imageshack.us/i/20110311090405pm.jpg/
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Hi AlexGT1,
One question my friend, is that the CHT2's lockscreen or the windows one?
If it's the windows lockscreen you could remove the semi transparent clock background installing the cab. attached but I really don't know if it will works on the CHT2's lockscreen so use it on your own risk, OK.
I recommend you to do a back up first, please with File Explorer go to /Windos directory and find a png. file named htc_LS_TimeBG.png and copy/paste it in your SD card as your back up, OK.
About to remove the word "slide" is posible to do it but is something more complicate because you have to edit the files LS_LockScene_480x800 and LS_LockScene_800x480 which are a little delicate.
Anyway, I'm posting your pic so maybe another fella could help you with
Good look.

Thank you for your reply, I think my lock screen is the windows one (How can you tell?) I will try out the cab after a complete backup using SK Tools.
Thanks again for your help!
AlexGT

I tried it and it didn't work, I made backup, installed, reset phone and the background is still there. restarted sense, and it is still there, so I uninstalled it, no harm done. I appreciate your help though.
Anyone have another idea I could try?
Thanks!
AlexGT

AlexGT1 said:
Hi to all!
I am looking for a way to remove... also the text that says "slide" on top of the unlock slider (See red arrow).
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The file "LS_LockScene_480x800.cpr" you have to modify. You find it under \Windows\Lockscreen.
1. Open with Notepad or text editor you prefer
2. modify following sequence
<Text ID="SlideToUnlock" Left="135" Top="620" Width="315" Height="90" FontFamily="Helvetica Neue OTS" FontSize="18" Wrap="False" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Middle" InnerTextType="Resource" Text="shellresapps.dll,18149">
<TextStage TextOffsetType="TextOffsetDropBottomRight" Color="#00000000" TextOffset="1" BlurFactor="3" Alpha="1.0"/>
<TextStage TextOffsetType="TextOffsetNone" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
</Text>
2a. InnerTextType="Resource" ->""
2b. Text="shellresapps.dll,18149" -> "What you want"
Note: Modification works similar for "Tap or Slide" (Text="shellresapps.dll,18150") as well
Or replace the attached file
How to install:
Before replace the file close sense (Start>Settings>Today>Items uncheck HTC Sense) then replace the file and enable again sense (not needed soft reset).
MAKE BACKUP BEFORE REPLACE

[REQ]ICS Modified SystemUI.apk w/out AT&T Logo

The title pretty much sums it up. I'm fine with the stock icons and looks, but I would love a modified SystemUI.apk that just gets rid of the AT&T logo. I'm pretty sure I can remember what carrier I'm using. Especially since it's branded on the front of the phone.

working on it..

I've been looking through the code... can't find anything. I seriously need to brush up on my smaliing
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA

me either i cant find it..

tw_status_bar.xml in SystemUI.apk\res\layout
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:background="#ff000000" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:paddingRight="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
is the first thing you're gonna want to get rid of...
theres plenty more carrier and touchwiz references in there as well. Theres also alot of non tw_ layout xmls, for instance status_bar.xml that samsung left in there so i would start replacing tw xmls with the standard.

I could not find most of the standard xmls....status_bar and more weren't in there...

is your res folder just a bunch of images?
if you just simply extract the SystemUI, you wont see them. you're gonna want to decompile it instead. otherwise theyre in resources.arsc
removing all the references in res/values should help...
like
Code:
<public type="id" name="carrierLabel" id="0x7f0f00af" />

Ah found it. And I took it out. I'll test it and upload.
After I get home, that is...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568128
love this + apex launcher.
I think it will hold many of you over in the mean time, for me im not sure i'll ever want to change

theHOTNESS said:
tw_status_bar.xml in SystemUI.apk\res\layout
Code:
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:background="#ff000000" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:paddingRight="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
is the first thing you're gonna want to get rid of...
theres plenty more carrier and touchwiz references in there as well. Theres also alot of non tw_ layout xmls, for instance status_bar.xml that samsung left in there so i would start replacing tw xmls with the standard.
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Set layout_width and layout_height to "0.0dip". I also set padding from 4 to 0, but I'm not sure that's required. Recompile and its gone. I don't think you need to edit the others (I didn't).
BTW, don't edit the tw_status_bar_expanded unless your intent is to remove the "AT&T" when you drag the bar down (by the "Clear" button). IMO, it looks weird to remove that one because then the date and the button shift left.

Can we get the information needed to make this happen to the dev over at this theme: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568128&page=5
So he can make this happen in his next update? That would be amazing.

romracer said:
Set layout_width and layout_height to "0.0dip". I also set padding from 4 to 0, but I'm not sure that's required. Recompile and its gone. I don't think you need to edit the others (I didn't).
BTW, don't edit the tw_status_bar_expanded unless your intent is to remove the "AT&T" when you drag the bar down (by the "Clear" button). IMO, it looks weird to remove that one because then the date and the button shift left.
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glad it worked for you. yeah i noticed removing it completely was somewhat of a bad idea because of the layout changes. its almost like you have to leave placeholders or things float places like css.
new to messing with android files but its funny how much the xml resembles html/css formatting. i would have thought they would have gone a little more "absolute" like apples cocoa bs but i guess this makes more sense for android given all the different screen sizes and dpis...
yeah i took mine out of the expanded as well.
the other edit was a different approach...instead of removing it from the layout i was getting rid of what it referenced to (so no other xml could use @id/carrierLabel) both will work but the former is more elegant.