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Attached is a set of buttons that I am hoping a great artist can convert into a great looking set of IR Beam buttons. I'm like a 1st grader when it comes to free-hand artistical stuff - gimme some crayons!
I'm hoping that they'll follow the same theme as the others
Maybe we'll add a poll for the best set once we get a few entries?
Note that these are copies of the flight mode, but have the proper naming for the IR function.
Ping!
Any takers? I'm hoping someone can draw up a set before 3.9 goes up - which is any day. We can alway revisit the final set later.
Please - someone save me the embarrasment of doing this myself!
Here's my attempt - please, please - someone do a better job
You might beg this guy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315941
matt do you want it like that or kind off like a 3D? I'll be glad to do that for you. I'm not familiar with the *.png files though. Give me specs that your looking for (e.g. size and color).
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matt do you want it like that or kind off like a 3D? I'll be glad to do that for you. I'm not familiar with the *.png files though. Give me specs that your looking for (e.g. size and color).
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Just follow the image format as they are now - I'm not exactly sure of the details. Paint edits them just fine, but I'm sure any mainstream graphics app can handle them.
I'd suggest following the same image format as the rest of the buttons, and if you really wanted to get crazy, redo the entire dialpad!
Thanks!
I think the shades of gray is different for all buttons. the flight mode gray is different than the beam gray. I suggest attaching the ringer button to use that as a background since the bottom two button gray should be a lot more similar than the flight mode gray.
Here you go matt I hope that's good enough
Here is my try.
and landscape
so the previous post has the symbol a little too high, so i lowered the symbol a bit. here they are zipped up.
Here you go with better version of Mendevil
Sorry for posting on 2 posts, as it only allows me to do 5 of max attachments.
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thanks!!!!
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thanks!!!!
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matt, do we just replace the images or we have to modify the dll or mui file?
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matt, do we just replace the images or we have to modify the dll or mui file?
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Just replace the images in the OEM package.
jpmche
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Just replace the images in the OEM package.
jpmche
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I did replace the pics and it showed s blank fr some reason.... so that is why I asked, beside I named it same as activesync pics overwriting them. is that what you meant to overwrite the activesync pics...
pics have to named properly and what I did was cook my own rom after. It has to be labeled as below.
7_dis.png
7_dn.png
7_off.png
7_on.png
L_7_dis.png
L_7_dn.png
L_7_off.png
L_7_on.png
don't use 5, use 7.
thx, ill give it a go
My beam pictures and the ZIP/RAR file with the full package (both versions portrait/landscape).
i decided to have some new splashs for TNT series but with high quality graphics, so i need your help.
2 pictures are needed, one for the welcome logo, and the second for splash screen
Welcome Logo:
size 320*320, and type on it windows mobile 6 professional
Splash Screen:
size 320*240 and type TNT Series by its right (don't right wizard, becasue it will be used on other devices).
in general the black color is prefered on the other colors
thanks and waiting for the great designs.
when i get home from the office i can make one
I think nothin can help you out a lot! He's the one!
Badbert have been making a good work also! Contact [email protected]
BTW, new designs would be nice!!
Can you give me an idea of what your looking for?
What my dead line?
What our dead-line?
I was bored so I thought I'd give this a try. I didn't create the image, I found it on deviant art and modified it a bit.
thanks for all
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I was bored so I thought I'd give this a try. I didn't create the image, I found it on deviant art and modified it a bit.
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very nice, but many users asked me to remove the bump logo , so i need without the bump logo .
thanks for helping man
Here's my contribution. If you have another specific idea please feel free to post and I will try something different. Just and FYI for anyone who ever wonders what font Microsoft uses it's Franklin Gothic...
WELCOME SCREEN___________________________________
SPLASH SCREEN_____________________________________
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Here's my contribution. If you have another specific idea please feel free to post and I will try something different. Just and FYI for anyone who ever wonders what font Microsoft uses it's Franklin Gothic...
WELCOME SCREEN___________________________________
SPLASH SCREEN_____________________________________
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very nice mate, remove the bump logo on the second one and add some good logos instead.
waiting for more
What do you think of this one?
Sysgod, i like it... but my opinion isnt much =\ Lots 0 gold... pretty pimpy.
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What do you think of this one?
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this is the best till now
create something for Welcome picture too
but, try to make the text aligned to the left (so keep blank on the right) because the size 320*320 is used to be suitable for landscape too, so we have to make the text not to the center, try to make it on the top and left little bit.
did you understand me, or show you an example??
Ok, I have 2 relatively stupid questions. The first is what exactly is a bump logo? And the second is how does Sysgod get his images to load in the post like that? Is that done using the insert image button? I would try it out to see, but I don't have an account anywhere to upload it to an HTTP source.
Ok here is a Welcome Screen image that I edited, shifted to the left. Is this what you were talking about?
xeno1, you have to have someplace to upload them. If you don't have access to a site then use a free service like imageshack or something similar and just post the link to the image with the image icon in the reply menu.
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Ok here is a Welcome Screen image that I edited, shifted to the left. Is this what you were talking about?
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yes, but also needs to be shifted to the top, and think again about the text size.
i suggest to move the windows logo down and the text to the top, imagine that the device is moving from portrait to landscape and the opposite . so i hope it will be suitable, if you want to get more clear, look at welcomehead.96.png in your windows directory (in case it is on 320*320 size)
thanks for the good work
Ok, I think I understand what your talking about. How's this?
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Ok, I think I understand what your talking about. How's this?
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good, what about shifting the windows logo down to make it away from the text!!
it is very nice
Ok, fixed...
O.k guys this thread will based on video tutorials,so you ask how to make something and ill make a video on showing how to make it.
This is going to be fun and very useful for those trying to learn and even for those who know and have got stuck on some parts. =) O.k guys I do know a lot of other things besides just graphics like editing the .xml and stuff but this is mainly graphic photo shop work.
Subscribe To My Channel----> www.youtube.com/MrManup456
Watch Videos On Site----> http://www.nexus-nation.com/root-your-nexus-one/theme-guide
Thank you, bro....subscribed already. Great first tutorial. Thanks again!
How do you make a rom lol
Well these are going to be all graphic based,but once I am done getting my ubuntu setup I was thinking of making a few of those as well.
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Wow cool manup - I have always been impressed on your work, can you show us how to do icons, I have learned by my self, but your an expert
creating icons from scratch is harder work,now you can edit icons or take two and make it your own. ill do a video on this in a sec.
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creating icons from scratch is harder work,now you can edit icons or take two and make it your own. ill do a video on this in a sec.
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By the way, it loos like your using photoshop right?
make a tutorial about oc and uv ing (the steps involved) can't seem to figure it out
@frankzua77
Done check it the tutorial is up on my channel,I hope this is what you wanted.
Could you please make following tutorials: "how to edit notification text color" and "how to edit luncher2 appdraw selection"
Well the selection is more java code not really graphics at all and there is a colorchanger app that does that. And the white notification text is a statusbar.xml edit now the time on the bar Is in service.jar. I really dont mess with java at all,but the statusbar.xml I can prob do a guide but the program works better than spending time to hex edit. The progress bars as well is a .xml.
I think my next guide will be on adding guides and signing .9.png unless I get a request.
Bro and if you want a guide on editing that .xml ill do,but I wanted to stay more into the making themes and graphic part.
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Thanks BRO! you rock homie!
np bro! ill try to keep them coming.
Hi manup456,
I want to request a tutorial on how to optimize graphics (icons, wallpaper..etc) for devices like the nexus one.
For example, if you use PS and save an image the normal way (jpeg, png,...) it comes out quite large compared to the original. Then there are options for coloring, transparency... all that's stuff.
Anyway, If you could show me how to save icons so that they are displayed well and still have small size, that would be awesome.
thanks
If you can do a vid on editing the progress horizontal xml will be cool
How did you get the dots on the bottom of the launcher (that represent the different screens) to be as clean as they are in NexDeep? I am trying to port it over to the newer 7 screen Launcher found here, but having some issues getting them to look as nice.
Thanks.
@daveid
Well the dots on the modded launcher I made from scratch thats why there so clean.
@icegad
I can do this will be the first video I do tomorrow.
@duylong186
Well to optimize a icon in cs4 you would save for web and devices and use png-28 that will optimize the icon,but threre are also programs that can optimize a icon even more.
Oh and checkout my new video I posted tomorrow ill have a few more.
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I think my next guide will be on adding guides and signing .9.png unless I get a request.
Bro and if you want a guide on editing that .xml ill do,but I wanted to stay more into the making themes and graphic part.
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You know this is one I need to learn, would greatly appreciate a video for editing .9.png images!
I just recently moved from iOS to Android, and I like it so far but it looks kind of... cheap. I'm talking about HTC Sense specifically, stock/AOSP Android is well design but albeit dull to some (although I don't agree, I prefer the minimalistic design). Some of it is okay while other parts don't make a whole lot of sense or just look plain amateur. Most of all, I think it's way over exaggerated. I hate looking at the browser bar and seeing a heavily glossed bevel with a near near flat text input and a inset button. Why would a button be even inset?
Anyway, I like some of Sense's additional features, and since Cyanogen isn't stable yet, I'd like to re-design Sense to be more subtle and just better designed. I'm a well established UI/UX designer but always have a lot of work on hand. So if someone who is knowledgeable with the graphic files that make up Sense (preferably in the new Froyo build) and is willing to identify and send the files (preferably in a zip of organized folders so I could just re-design and leave as is which could then be easily turned into a usable update file by someone), I'd get started ASAP.
The EVO is fine as is, but improving the appearance of Sense would go a long way in calming my OCD mind Attached is a quick example of how it would look like. It's the "to" contact bar in the HTC messaging app - the top is default, the bottom is my redesigned version.
My main beefs with the default graphic are:
a. It's too glossy making the outset depth of the bar appear high, problem is that a flat element (the text input box) is laid on top of it thus making it look weird and unnatural. Plus it makes it look like cheap plastic.
b. The button is inset. Why? Have you ever seen a inset button? Maybe once or twice. Looks more like a active selection than a button. the lighting is also off and just plain looks terrible.
c. The corners are rounded, but why? It looks out of place and loses fluidity with the rest of the layout. One thing I noticed is that HTC likes to throw in rounded corners in just about everything they can.
Like I said, this will be a very subtle theme but I think it will help make the stock Sense theme better. So if anyone wants to help identifying the files or knows a known resource (which I doubt since Froyo must have changed things a bit), just PM me.
I second this request. I wish I could help.
I totally agree with you in that the Sense theme needs to be more subtle.
I have always wondered why it has taken so long for someone to come up with this theme.
that would be nice
I like the idea!
Heres what I have so far.
In framework-res, I have included everything I think you will need. You'll have to let me know how much theming you intend to do. ie buttoms/selections (everything with a stock gloss?) or not.
I will continue to dig up more of what you need once I hear how deep you're looking to go. I included the taskbar icons because those will need to be changed to fit whatever the taskbar changes too so they will match. Obviously I have yet to include the signal ones along with 4g, as well as the individual app status bar notifications.
I'll wait to hear back before I progress much further.
Again, very nice looking.
Edit: Updated my post to add more.
I want to fix as much as possible. Anything you send, I'll theme. I'll commit to that.
But at the least, I want to redesign buttons and major UI elements like the example I showed. I definitely would like to redesign selections -- I'm not sure why they are "crystal-like", I much prefer a AOSP-like selection but of course in green for Sense.
I'll look through these and see what I'll do with them.
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I want to fix as much as possible. Anything you send, I'll theme. I'll commit to that.
But at the least, I want to redesign buttons and major UI elements like the example I showed. I definitely would like to redesign selections -- I'm not sure why they are "crystal-like", I much prefer a AOSP-like selection but of course in green for Sense.
I'll look through these and see what I'll do with them.
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Ok, don't know if I edited my post before or after this, but I added more to the framework-res folder with an updated zip. It now includes everything from there you should/could need from that particular file. See what you can do with those. I'm not 100% sure if any of the files used in froyo have changed (what gets used in those folders and what doesn't) so bare with me. But for the most part it shouldn't be that difficult to dig up the rest of the important stuff.
I just pulled it now so it should be the latest files.
I just pushed that sense folder to my work server, once something is in there, they get done. I'll update the folder as I get more items.
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Ok, don't know if I edited my post before or after this, but I added more to the framework-res folder with an updated zip. It now includes everything from there you should/could need from that particular file. See what you can do with those. I'm not 100% sure if any of the files used in froyo have changed (what gets used in those folders and what doesn't) so bare with me. But for the most part it shouldn't be that difficult to dig up the rest of the important stuff.
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Alright so this is what I'll do. I'll theme these current files and when I'm done I'll post some previews and then you or someone else who is willing can send a new batch of files. That way it can be done in waves and can be easily managed.
So I'll finish these and post back soon.
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Alright so this is what I'll do. I'll theme these current files and when I'm done I'll post some previews and then you or someone else who is willing can send a new batch of files. That way it can be done in waves and can be easily managed.
So I'll finish these and post back soon.
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Ok, well this has totally got me pumped, so I went through and did more for you. I've included the other files out of ease, so what I have done is labeled all the folders which have new files (new from that one posted above) and added "contains new" at the end. Then within each folder i have created "new" folders for what I have added. That way you don't have to go through and figure out what you have done and whats been added.
This should keep you busy as I'm done for the night. This is a lot of the major stuff though. I will report back with anything else I find later on.
Award Tour, just curious, do you have experience with .9.png's?
Barnacles, I noticed you pulled stuff out of framework-res, did you toss him the stuff from com.htc.resouces.apk too?
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OP, just curious, do you have experience with .9.png's?
Barnacles, I noticed you pulled stuff out of framework-res, did you toss him the stuff from com.htc.resouces.apk too?
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Yeah the second file I posted here has pretty much everything he needs to start. Most everything from resources, and framework as well as other stock apps
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Award Tour, just curious, do you have experience with .9.png's?
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Not yet, but I understand them now I think. I noticed immediately that some of the files had to scale somehow and from your post just noticed that those files are the .9 files you speak of. I'll look into it but I'm just gonna assume that they have some sort of meta info in them for now. I'll work on those last so I can read up on the file format.
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Yeah the second file I posted here has pretty much everything he needs to start. Most everything from resources, and framework as well as other stock apps
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Awesome, sorry to interrupt, just wanted to make sure
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Not yet, but I understand them now I think. I noticed immediately that some of the files had to scale somehow and from your post just noticed that those files are the .9 files you speak of. I'll look into it but I'm just gonna assume that they have some sort of meta info in them for now. I'll work on those last so I can read up on the file format.
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Yeah they have invisible guides that tell the OS where to stretch the image to suit whatever purpose it needs.
When you open, edit and re-save them the guides disappear so you'll have to redraw them. You will find plenty of info on .9's.
The search bar you did looks much better than Google's version, I'm sure this will end up being a pretty sweet theme
This is no small undertaking or I would jump in on it and help out.
There are tons of people here who are more talented and experienced than I but if you have any questions you're welcome to pm me.
Hey guys. I am up for the night and addicted to flashing **** so let me know if you need a beta tester.
Once you finish what's there feel free to send them back to me and I can throw em back where they need to go and make a morph for the changes to test them out.
ok so are those .zips flashable? any screens of what you have done? it looks nice on the first picture
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ok so are those .zips flashable? any screens of what you have done? it looks nice on the first picture
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I only spent like 20 minutes on it today during work but I should do a hour or so more later tonite.
I finished some of the status bar but I was disappointed to see that the background image for a notification item was missing. I still designed it but if anyone knows how I can throw it in sense (maybe a simple file with the right name? maybe check a AOSP build because it should be in there) let me know.
Here it is for those that are interested, I will probably refine it further but this is what I got so far:
The aim, if you haven't already noticed, is to combine stock AOSP Android with a Sense-like look.
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I only spent like 20 minutes on it today during work but I should do a hour or so more later tonite.
I finished some of the status bar but I was disappointed to see that the background image for a notification item was missing. I still designed it but if anyone knows how I can throw it in sense (maybe a simple file with the right name? maybe check a AOSP build because it should be in there) let me know.
Here it is for those that are interested, I will probably refine it further but this is what I got so far:
The aim, if you haven't already noticed, is to combine stock AOSP Android with a Sense-like look.
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Looks good! Ill look for the notification bg image for ya when I get home tonight.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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ok so are those .zips flashable? any screens of what you have done? it looks nice on the first picture
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They are not flashable. Sorry for double posting but can't multiquote. They are simply folders. Had to zip them up to attach them is all
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Try to send me a new batch as well, I *think* I'll be done with this in a hour. If you can, send me the froyo ones.
My gf just updated her phone to ICS and she kinda hates it.
The biggest gripe is the profile pictures, very few have them and she doesnt want to see the placeholder image everywhere.
So, is there a way to completely disable her phone from displaying contact pictures everywhere?
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My gf just updated her phone to ICS and she kinda hates it.
The biggest gripe is the profile pictures, very few have them and she doesnt want to see the placeholder image everywhere.
So, is there a way to completely disable her phone from displaying contact pictures everywhere?
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Hopefully I'm understanding... If you edit a contact, and press on the picture image next to their name, you will get a menu to delete it.
They dont have pics to begin with and she doesnt have a desire to take pics of all of her contacts. They all display a black silhouette of a person , but wewant to see nothing at all. This displays in text convos, her list of People and when people call her.
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They dont have pics to begin with and she doesnt have a desire to take pics of all of her contacts. They all display a black silhouette of a person , but wewant to see nothing at all. This displays in text convos, her list of People and when people call her.
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I believe the default pic is embedded in the contacts.apk. I've been wondering how to change that also.
I've seen the process and it's been a while since I have done it.
Basically you need to decompile the contacts.apk, replace the icon (under /res directory) then recompile the apk and copy back on to your phone.
This is a very generic description of what needs to be done. Google decompile apk, or replace contacts icon in contacts.apk and do some reading. You'll be a hero.
Also if you really don't want anything to show up as picture, maybe replace it with a transparent.png.
I'm gonna pipe in here and say that Mr. Steele is exactly correct. The picture you see it a default in the contacts.apk, however, while you could fix this, if you are unfamiliar with decompiling apk's, recompiling, and signing, then you could have an issue. ADB will be your best bet to pull the apk successfully, but be careful with system apk's as they can be troublesome to get to work properly without sending yourself into a bootloop.
Meh, i was hoping for a setting change to just not display the image to begin with.
I have an Atrix running GB and im now not looking forward to staring at that placeholder image the entire time i use my phone...