[REQ] Super Circle Battery with % - Droid Incredible Themes and Apps

We need this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778

That's really cool looking; I hope someone can figure out how to port it, but I imagine it shouldn't be too hard.

this kind of post belongs in apps and themes.....
i like it though just change the colors
and it would be very cool

I would like to see this too. It won't work as is?
Sent from my rooted Incredible w/ Flash

I installed the sense-eclair 2.1 "modaco" version, used clockwork to install zip, works fine for me.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

Ok after toying with my phone with the new battery Meter. I found that the search button reboots my phone.... don't know If its just mine.
Sent from my HTC Droid Incredible.

Be careful flashing these. They contain build.prop and wireless driver files that are not for your phone.

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Actually, this needs to be in Development where I posted it due to the fact that it requires major editing of the stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml files to allow it to display the actual battery percentage for each level, such as 99, 98, 97, etc.. Please put it back.

Agreed. I too would really like to see this develop into a reality for inc users. it would free up a spot on my notification bar.

I was able to edit the images and repack the latest nightly so now I have the circle battery meter. The 1% increment isn't working. I assume there must be an xml file to edit??? Can anyone shed some light on that?
Edit: This is on CM6 nightly

Wish this could be ported with the percentage over a battery icon. The circle icon reminds me too much of WinMo.

I'd love to get this on my phone along with something similar for wifi!

Can those of us using the SkyRaider (2.2) rom get a little love with this?
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I would love to get this..

how to modify xml files?
Hi all -- I would love to have this batt on my DI too...and honestly it doesn't look difficult from a theming perspective. But we need some way to extract the necessary XML files from framework-res.apk, modify them, then correctly re-encode them as binary and repackage into the apk.
If someone can point me to a tool, short of the using the full SDK to rebuild the apk from scratch, it should be a relatively quick mod...
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Hi all -- I would love to have this batt on my DI too...and honestly it doesn't look difficult from a theming perspective. But we need some way to extract the necessary XML files from framework-res.apk, modify them, then correctly re-encode them as binary and repackage into the apk.
If someone can point me to a tool, short of the using the full SDK to rebuild the apk from scratch, it should be a relatively quick mod...
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You need to use AXMLPrinter2 to edit stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml, which are located under /res/drawable/ in framework-res.apk. I just don't know what modifications to change.

this would be awesome!

xvenom89 said:
You need to use AXMLPrinter2 to edit stat_sys_battery.xml and stat_sys_battery_charge.xml, which are located under /res/drawable/ in framework-res.apk. I just don't know what modifications to change.
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unfortunately AXMLPrinter2 only converts the XMLs from binary back into editable text -- it doesn't do the reverse. But if you use it and take a look at the XMLs, the modifications are actually pretty straightforward. In fact, the file is already set up to have an image for every 1% step, but images for 95 of those steps are undefined.
what we need is a tool that repackages the XMLs back into the APK appropriately -- i haven't found anything to do this, and i'm not skilled enough to use the SDK in full yet...
still would really love to see this...how can we get some love from the more experienced themers?

Madcaddie said:
I installed the sense-eclair 2.1 "modaco" version, used clockwork to install zip, works fine for me.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Ok after toying with my phone with the new battery Meter. I found that the search button reboots my phone.... don't know If its just mine.
Sent from my HTC Droid Incredible.
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i also just installed this. it also reboots my phone when quickly pressing the search button, but it does not reboot the phone when long pressing the search button. so far so good otherwise. i'm gonna try this for a day and see if any other problems arise, i have a nandroid backup i can go right back to at anytime, so no biggie.

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[request] Themed 3G icon

can anyone post up a themed version of the stock or new MIUI rom flashable 3G indicator, themed to match this (or both):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788214
Thanks!
Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
or
That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.
fllash said:
Do you mean you're after:
A theme for MIUI which has the 3G icons from that theme
or
That theme with the MIUI 3G icons?
Josh.
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I would like the 3g icon from that rom to flash over SkyRaider 3.2
^Same^ but likt the one from the smooth blue theme that is a blue 3G indicator. Or JUST the stock HTC 3G indicator in blue if possible. Thanks
just pull it out of the framework and color it yourself, it's like 4 images
worm- said:
just pull it out of the framework and color it yourself, it's like 4 images
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How do I do this?
Thanks
Funny. I was just going to post asking anyone if they had it in red. I would also like to know how to do it.
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Funny. I was just going to post asking anyone if they had it in red. I would also like to know how to do it.
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I know. I really want it lol, because i kinda hate the 3G indicator in the theme i have currently, as it's hard to see the upload/download arrows, so i just wanted a flashable indicator so I dont lose the cool notification pulldown
I can edit it with photoshop if I can find it. Can anyone give me a hint to the file path?
EDIT: Hah...ok I suck and fail.
I found the apk and edited the images. Looked great. Put the apk back together. Unistalled the original apk and tried to install my modified apk. Would not install. I'm done with it for now. I guess I will read up on signing tomorrow although I thought I had read that system apps didn't need to be signed.
I'll play with it more tomorrow.
do adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk
And the images should n in the drawable-hdpi. Folder if not just look around until u find the images
Then pull the framework from your current Rom and replace your images with the images you want then repush your framework hack to the phone and reboot
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I can edit it with photoshop if I can find it. Can anyone give me a hint to the file path?
EDIT: Hah...ok I suck and fail.
I found the apk and edited the images. Looked great. Put the apk back together. Unistalled the original apk and tried to install my modified apk. Would not install. I'm done with it for now. I guess I will read up on signing tomorrow although I thought I had read that system apps didn't need to be signed.
I'll play with it more tomorrow.
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If you figure it out can you pack a zip of just the 3g icon in blue as well for me?
Thanks man
Thanks for the tips. With a little help from google, I was able to figure it out.
Which icon did you need exactly? The 3g toggle or the notification bar?
well, i did it and replaced some old icons with cooler looking ones, but the 3g icons (along with similar data icons) did not show up. all of the other ones showed up. also, i read a thread where this dude got 4g icons from another rom and installed them on his phone to make it look like he had 4g, but then hours later, he experienced loss of mobile data... and now i think i am too... any suggestions?
I'm sorry I can't help you. I am learning all this myself and wouldn't pretend to know where to start on that. All I can say is that if you are going to make any changes then backup early and often.
The 3g toggle icons I was looking for were in system/app. I merely reskinned them and dropped them back in.
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I'm sorry I can't help you. I am learning all this myself and wouldn't pretend to know where to start on that. All I can say is that if you are going to make any changes then backup early and often.
The 3g toggle icons I was looking for were in system/app. I merely reskinned them and dropped them back in.
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i wanted notification bar icon
I'm running a theme and mine is already skinned. I think either way you would still have to adb push it onto your phone. I did some googling and took a crash course on changing system icons.
Once I figured it out, it made sense (i know that sounds stupid, but after i did it, I was like oh yeah I get it now). I know that's not a big help, but I'm new to this and wouldn't want to bork your phone. Maybe someone more knowledgable will come save the day.
Otherwise I would google in terms like editing apks and adb pull adb push etc. and maybe you will figure it out too.
Hell I can't wait to ruin my phone now that I am armed and dangerous =)
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I'm running a theme and mine is already skinned. I think either way you would still have to adb push it onto your phone. I did some googling and took a crash course on changing system icons.
Once I figured it out, it made sense (i know that sounds stupid, but after i did it, I was like oh yeah I get it now). I know that's not a big help, but I'm new to this and wouldn't want to bork your phone. Maybe someone more knowledgable will come save the day.
Otherwise I would google in terms like editing apks and adb pull adb push etc. and maybe you will figure it out too.
Hell I can't wait to ruin my phone now that I am armed and dangerous =)
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Lol, i actuallly finally figured out how to extract the png's, so i am going to edit in photoshop, then replace the current images with the app ninjamorph.
*didnt work* left a huge blank space on noti. bar and when I rebooted to see if it would show, I bootlooped*
Well. I spent last night learning to resign edited apk files, so literally nothing on my phone is safe now.
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Well. I spent last night learning to resign edited apk files, so literally nothing on my phone is safe now.
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Is there any way to pack the png's so that I can flash them or install as an apk?
Anyone know how I'd do this? I already have the edited png's.
Can I send any of you guys the folder with the icons and you can help me out with this?
Thanks again
It seems the easiest way to change or theme icons is to not unzip them. Just open them with 7zip and make your changes, then close it. They will stay compressed and all of the info and size will remain intact.
Once changed you will have to resign the apk or zip file.
I spent the better part of 2 hours reading up on it using these forums and google, but I do not in any way feel knowledgable enough to instruct you on the finer points. There are oodles of topics on editing apk's and signing them when you are finished.
The steps seem pretty clear:
1. download or pull apk
2. open with 7zip
3. make changes keeping sizes and file names the same
4. close
5. re-sign the apk or zip file (most likely have to delete the existing files to the original signing which will be replaced with your own)
6. push or install the zip or apk (make sure the original app is uninstalled prior to reinstalling the changed app)
There are various methods and tools. The most helpful thread I found on signing is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
I hope this covers it all and is helpful to you. I am new at it and can only tell you to backup everything and if you are unclear on any of it, then don't attempt it.
Read all the posts related to it. There is great info and plenty of feedback on known issues or mistakes others have had.

[Q] 10% Battery icons for Tranquility 3.0

I've been trying to modify Tranquility 3.0 to use 10% increments instead of the default 20% with the icons found in this thread: 821606
(Apparently a link to another topic is an "outside link" and I'm not allowed to post it. Just replace this topic's ID with that one and you'll find the thread I'm talking about)
So far I've been able to boot with the correct icons but I get strange force closes and weird patterns, especially in the little loading bars and in the volume bars. It's odd.
I've attached the .pngs and .xmls I would like to use - can anyone build a working framework-res.apk for Tranq's dark theme to use these icons/xmls, or at least tell me where I've gone wrong in creating my own?
Sunblood said:
I've been trying to modify Tranquility 3.0 to use 10% increments instead of the default 20% with the icons found in this thread: 821606
(Apparently a link to another topic is an "outside link" and I'm not allowed to post it. Just replace this topic's ID with that one and you'll find the thread I'm talking about)
So far I've been able to boot with the correct icons but I get strange force closes and weird patterns, especially in the little loading bars and in the volume bars. It's odd.
I've attached the .pngs and .xmls I would like to use - can anyone build a working framework-res.apk for Tranq's dark theme to use these icons/xmls, or at least tell me where I've gone wrong in creating my own?
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No thread identified. But upload the tranquility framework and i'll try.
yawdapaah said:
No thread identified. But upload the tranquility framework and i'll try.
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Thanks, I appreciate it.
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Thanks, I appreciate it.
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Be careful I don't have Tranquility so I can't test it. Use it at your own risk.
Thanks
http://www.mediafire.com/?4c2ynglf5bzzpk5
I'd be interested to know if it works out after the edits. On that note if you guys wouldn't mind if it does work I can get it off t oP3 so he could add it into his next update of TranQ.
will2live said:
I'd be interested to know if it works out after the edits. On that note if you guys wouldn't mind if it does work I can get it off t oP3 so he could add it into his next update of TranQ.
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Well if you have tranquility, you can try it out. I've already uploaded the file.
Thanks
yawdapaah said:
Well if you have tranquility, you can try it out. I've already uploaded the file.
Thanks
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Well I do have it and run it, but atm I don't have the device in my possession. I lent it to a friend to use as they are waiting for a replacement so I'm using one of my other devices right now. If I get it back prior to hearin or seeing as reply here I will check it out tho.
will2live said:
Well I do have it and run it, but atm I don't have the device in my possession. I lent it to a friend to use as they are waiting for a replacement so I'm using one of my other devices right now. If I get it back prior to hearin or seeing as reply here I will check it out tho.
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Thank you. I've been rom-whoring recently and have settled down with Fission . If I install tranquility, I'll test it myself as well. GL
Nope, not working - now I just have a bootloop. Thanks for the effort though - maybe someone else could have a go at it?
Your best bet is to take the original DX-Tranquility_3.0.zip and modify it then install it again. Since this ROM does not require a wipe.
I did have issues at first when I tried to extract the zip then make my changes, but this link helped me figure out how to do it through 7zip. Once you are in the correct location you can add your new images to the “drawable-hdpi” folder.
I have done this and added different battery icons, changed the notification bar and replaced the "Verizon Wireless" text.
FYI:
I added "stat_sys_battery_0.png" through "stat_sys_battery_100.png" in increments of 10 with 5 and 15 added but it is still reporting 20% increments.
L8
@ Sunblood: how did you install it?
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Your best bet is to take the original DX-Tranquility_3.0.zip and modify it then install it again. Since this ROM does not require a wipe.
I did have issues at first when I tried to extract the zip then make my changes, but this link helped me figure out how to do it through 7zip. Once you are in the correct location you can add your new images to the “drawable-hdpi” folder.
I have done this and added different battery icons, changed the notification bar and replaced the "Verizon Wireless" text.
FYI:
I added "stat_sys_battery_0.png" through "stat_sys_battery_100.png" in increments of 10 with 5 and 15 added but it is still reporting 20% increments.
L8
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I'll concur as that is the same thing I've done to make some changes to framework-res. Its actually pretty simple to do once you have the files you want to add, and know the location of where they need to be. Kinda just turns into a drag & drop and you are done.
As for the reporting of 20% increments like you mention. I asked P3 about it and it is a thing with the X and the way the software is done by Moto/VZW. He has yet to get it working to report in 10% increments even if you have the images there.
I have seen other ROMs report that have 10% increments working but my guess if they are once that are fully built from source which TranQ is not.
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@ Sunblood: how did you install it?
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Pushed to /sdcard with adb, moved to /system/framework/framework-res.apk with adb shell. Rebooted.
As for the 10% increments, that's achieved by editing the .xml that tells the OS what images to use at what battery percentage. Replacing already-used images is easy, but the .xml is encrypted. You'll have to use APKTool to decrypt it. The difficulty comes from re-encrypting properly.
You don't have to build from source to get the 10% working. I've done it for NexTheme and Revo for ApeX.
The file I uploaded was created via the same process. Only problem is that i'm not using Tranquility and can't test it. Furthermore, the level of P3droids mods may cause any changes to the framework to bootloop. I'll try to test it when I get home.
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/210016-nextheme-10-circle-battery-mod.html
yawdapaah said:
You don't have to build from source to get the 10% working. I've done it for NexTheme and Revo for ApeX.
The file I uploaded was created via the same process. Only problem is that i'm not using Tranquility and can't test it. Furthermore, the level of P3droids mods may cause any changes to the framework to bootloop. I'll try to test it when I get home.
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/210016-nextheme-10-circle-battery-mod.html
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first off that is good to hear seeing as I've been told otherwise by many different people. And seeing as I don't know enough in general to question them I don't.
That said if you are willing and had the time if you could PM me the info on what needs to be changed I'll try it out myself. Least of my concern is a bootloop or brick to be honest. I have anything and everythign I'd need to get it back running again no matter what happens as it is pretty much next to impossible to completely brick one of these devices as long as you don't mess up the actual bootloader which would not be an issue in this case.
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first off that is good to hear seeing as I've been told otherwise by many different people. And seeing as I don't know enough in general to question them I don't.
That said if you are willing and had the time if you could PM me the info on what needs to be changed I'll try it out myself. Least of my concern is a bootloop or brick to be honest. I have anything and everythign I'd need to get it back running again no matter what happens as it is pretty much next to impossible to completely brick one of these devices as long as you don't mess up the actual bootloader which would not be an issue in this case.
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Easy peasy. Long read but very simple process.
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/210021-how-10-battery-themed-framework-apks.html
yawdapaah said:
Easy peasy. Long read but very simple process.
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-all-things-root/210021-how-10-battery-themed-framework-apks.html
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Thanks give me something to mess with over the weekend while watching some football seeing as my golf season has come to a close iwth it being so dam cold around here already.

Changing certin aspects of themes

Wondering what needs to be done just to change certin aspects of a theme. ex: im using blue steele w/ puzzle lock but I still have the ginger red swype. Id like to switch the keyboard around. Any ideas our suggestions?
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Wondering what needs to be done just to change certin aspects of a theme. ex: im using blue steele w/ puzzle lock but I still have the ginger red swype. Id like to switch the keyboard around. Any ideas our suggestions?
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Read my guide, pay attention to the "creating a flashable package" part, basically to alter any file/folder on your phone you would simply need to place the file/folder in the appropriate folder structure within that zip, then flash. (This is all done while the package is still in the .apk format, you would need 7zip to open it and do the editing while it's still packaged, you never extract)
It'd be easiest for you to just go back to pick and pack, then flash the puzzle lock - that would get everything else back to stock that isn't themed.
I figured that would be the easiest route but Im feeling froggy and want to do it the hard way.i'm about to start digging into your guide now.
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thatguy07 said:
I figured that would be the easiest route but Im feeling froggy and want to do it the hard way.i'm about to start digging into your guide now.
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If you can find a swype that has been themed for another phone, you should be able to easily port it to the pnp version with theme porter, then add that APP to my puzzle lock theme and flash. Let me know and I'll include it in the theme.
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If you can find a swype that has been themed for another phone, you should be able to easily port it to the pnp version with theme porter, then add that APP to my puzzle lock theme and flash. Let me know and I'll include it in the theme.
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There's a really cool Swype keyboard in that BlackFroyo theme I'm hoping someone jumps on I tried to just overwrite the .apk and that didn't work out so well for me.
Well I had to just pnp to the original swype for now, running around town with too many projects for the day but tonight its on. Ive got two mezs to play with
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akellar said:
There's a really cool Swype keyboard in that BlackFroyo theme I'm hoping someone jumps on I tried to just overwrite the .apk and that didn't work out so well for me.
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Yea, I tried pulling the widgetlocker .apk from my phone, editing it and pushing it back and it dissappeared from my app drawer, so I'm still learning about those issues.
You guys could port that swype keyboard to pnp (using my guide) and create a package that only flashes that app to your phone... once i'ts ported it could be added to any existing theme's too.
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Yea, I tried pulling the widgetlocker .apk from my phone, editing it and pushing it back and it dissappeared from my app drawer, so I'm still learning about those issues.
You guys could port that swype keyboard to pnp (using my guide) and create a package that only flashes that app to your phone... once i'ts ported it could be added to any existing theme's too.
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As you know, I know nothing about themeing but when I tried to just overwrite the .apk file it gave me an error saying that the app wasn't designed for my phone (or something like that) and would have limited usability. And then came the onslaught of the FC loop. Would making this a flashable install fix that or is it because the app itself just doesn't work with our phones?
akellar said:
As you know, I know nothing about themeing but when I tried to just overwrite the .apk file it gave me an error saying that the app wasn't designed for my phone (or something like that) and would have limited usability. And then came the onslaught of the FC loop. Would making this a flashable install fix that or is it because the app itself just doesn't work with our phones?
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that's why we have to port them to the pnp version first, it just copies all of the .png files to our version (that already works on our phone) then you would be able to replace it through root explorer (or make a flash package) sounds like you were trying to use the .apk from the other phone? Never do that btw
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that's why we have to port them to the pnp version first, it just copies all of the .png files to our version (that already works on our phone) then you would be able to replace it through root explorer (or make a flash package) sounds like you were trying to use the .apk from the other phone? Never do that btw
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LOL Yeah I learned that lesson. Thank God for nandroid backups. It actually wasn't that bad just couldn't use the Swype keyboard anymore (even after putting our .apk back on). Maybe I'll give your guide a try. It kind of intimidated me the first time I read through it but maybe just pulling a single app will be a good way to start.
akellar said:
LOL Yeah I learned that lesson. Thank God for nandroid backups. It actually wasn't that bad just couldn't use the Swype keyboard anymore (even after putting our .apk back on). Maybe I'll give your guide a try. It kind of intimidated me the first time I read through it but maybe just pulling a single app will be a good way to start.
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Skip reading the part about framework and decompiling. App's are wayyy easier, you should be able to just use theme porter (as long as the folder names within the theme'd version matches what's in pnp's version, should have -v4 i believe so you may have to rename those in the theme version.) Or you could manually move the .png's by opening each one in 7zip side by side.
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Skip reading the part about framework and decompiling. App's are wayyy easier, you should be able to just use theme porter (as long as the folder names within the theme'd version matches what's in pnp's version, should have -v4 i believe so you may have to rename those in the theme version.) Or you could manually move the .png's by opening each one in 7zip side by side.
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Ok I'll give it a shot. You gonna be on the chat tonight in case I confuse myself?
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Ok I'll give it a shot. You gonna be on the chat tonight in case I confuse myself?
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Should be

Theming GB NewsWidget.APK Issues

In my opinion the orange on the Blur News Widget looks very odd against the blue Gingerbread notification bar.
So I thought I could take it upon myself to change that, and in my attempt to change the color I always run into the same issue, the issue "stretch" correctly.
I did the following:
1. Pulled the APK from my DROID X
2. unzipped it with APK Manager
3. Made my changes to the specific images
4. Edited it with draw9patch (Tried NOT doing this also)
5. Zipped the APK.
6. ADB push NewsWidget.APK /system/app/NewsWidget.apk
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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Ok... post a screenshot of what went wrong and post the file of the original one and the edited one and we'll fool around with it
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Thanks!
I hope these files are sufficient.
So you just want to change that top bar on the widget or the whole widget... and what files have you been changing?
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ljbaumer said:
So you just want to change that top bar on the widget or the whole widget... and what files have you been changing?
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Just the top bar on the widget.
I edited orange_sleeve_horiz.9.png, and orange_sleeve_vert.9.png.
I tried editing both in draw9patch, to no avail.
I hope someone can figure this out soon. I'm still having no luck >_<
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i dont understand exactly what youre trying to do, is the second (orange) version what you want?
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i dont understand exactly what youre trying to do, is the second (orange) version what you want?
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I want the image in the blue version to stretch correctly, as the orange image does.
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infazzdar said:
Thanks!
I hope these files are sufficient.
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I can tell by looking at your edited pngs that you only passed them through drawpatch9 and didn't run them through eclipse or xUltimate afterward, that's why they are not stretching properly; I also noticed that you didn't properly draw the lines on the vertical png because it was giving errors.
Try this: http://www.mediafire.com/?a5soknd0381k1xp
Hopefully it works like you want
I can't test it out because I am running ApeX 2.0 Alpha 2, and the NewsWidget doesn't work (most likely missing other apks that NewsWidget requires to work properly).
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I can tell by looking at your edited pngs that you only passed them through drawpatch9 and didn't run them through eclipse or xUltimate afterward, that's why they are not stretching properly; I also noticed that you didn't properly draw the lines on the vertical png because it was giving errors.
Try this: http://www.mediafire.com/?a5soknd0381k1xp
Hopefully it works like you want
I can't test it out because I am running ApeX 2.0 Alpha 2, and the NewsWidget doesn't work on (most likely missing other apks that NewsWidget requires to work properly).
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beat me to it.
and yeah i dunno wtf happened with the vert png, error error error. odd. if i were you infa i would scrap, re-adjust, re-color, and run through eclipse post 9patch. ive had recompiling issues when i dont run through eclipse as well.
bouchigo said:
I can tell by looking at your edited pngs that you only passed them through drawpatch9 and didn't run them through eclipse or xUltimate afterward, that's why they are not stretching properly; I also noticed that you didn't properly draw the lines on the vertical png because it was giving errors.
Try this: http://www.mediafire.com/?a5soknd0381k1xp
Hopefully it works like you want
I can't test it out because I am running ApeX 2.0 Alpha 2, and the NewsWidget doesn't work (most likely missing other apks that NewsWidget requires to work properly).
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Thanks! The image looks great!
The only issue with it now is that RSS icon and the 'widget name' displays incorrectly.
Also, would you mind explaining what Eclipse and xUltimate has to do with it, for my own future reference? ^_^
P.S. Thanks so much =D
Modified newswidget.apk
I also ran into the initial problem of the stretching. After I fixed that, I also noticed the position settings of the RSS Icon and "News" word to be out of place.
So I thought it was something I had messed up. I restored the original newswidget.apk and everything was fixed (except I was back to the orange bars).
I borrowed the modified apk from bouchigo, removed the files
orange_sleeve_horiz.9.png
orange_sleeve_vert.9.png
and I used Ninjamorph to put them into the stock newswidget.apk. And even then I had the same problem of offset RSS icon and "news".
I also used bouchigo's newswidget.apk as a whole but even that had the same RSS / "News" offset issue.
Sorry to bring up a slightly older thread.
Running Stock / deodexed / rooted .596
Eesu said:
I also ran into the initial problem of the stretching. After I fixed that, I also noticed the position settings of the RSS Icon and "News" word to be out of place.
So I thought it was something I had messed up. I restored the original newswidget.apk and everything was fixed (except I was back to the orange bars).
I borrowed the modified apk from bouchigo, removed the files
orange_sleeve_horiz.9.png
orange_sleeve_vert.9.png
and I used Ninjamorph to put them into the stock newswidget.apk. And even then I had the same problem of offset RSS icon and "news".
I also used bouchigo's newswidget.apk as a whole but even that had the same RSS / "News" offset issue.
Sorry to bring up a slightly older thread.
Running Stock / deodexed / rooted .596
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Tis an old thread =P But since then I have been able to theme the NewsWidget apk myself while keeping the two icons in place.
I can post the themed apk back if you would like it?
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That would be greatly appreciated. I would probably figure it out here soon. I have only been rooted for a few days now. Could you also please let me know what the issue was? So I know for the future. Thanks.
Eesu said:
That would be greatly appreciated. I would probably figure it out here soon. I have only been rooted for a few days now. Could you also please let me know what the issue was? So I know for the future. Thanks.
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Here it is, along with a screenshot:
To install adb push the NewsWidget.apk to /system/app/NewsWidget.apk
Code:
adb push NewsWidgetBLUE.apk /system/app/NewsWidget.apk
if you get an error about read/write permissions then use:
Code:
adb remount
In later time I will open a new NewsWidget themeing thread and also upload a flashable zip.
The issue, I believe, is that when running the image through Draw9Patch the bottom border wasn't drawn correctly, which forced the RSS icon and name space to be pushed to the side.
Also, instead on simply unzipping the apk, I decompiled it and made my edits. Which fixed the issues I was having.

Change Droid X Status Bar Text

I have seen a bunch of on google about changing the color of the notification bar and everything but i am looking to change the text where it would say Verizon Wireless or if your on a custom Rom might have the name of the Rom. Is there an app for this and if not can someone help me edit the xml and where to find it. It would be greatly appreciated thanks!
liberty toolbox for non gingy and i think that there is an editor a dev posted on twitter included in his gingerbread deodexed rom
mattmartin77 said:
liberty toolbox for non gingy and i think that there is an editor a dev posted on twitter included in his gingerbread deodexed rom
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Liberty does not work unless you are on the liberty rom i don't think and if you could find me the post the dev had or a link to how he did it that would be greatly appreciated!
theres several different ways, depending on how familiar you are with adb or framework-res.apk
hex edit, metamorph, several roms have the option, morphing in general, etc etc.
my suggestion would be to google and read up on such things its never a good idea just to jump into editing sys files without knowing what youre doing ahead of time. PM me if you need some good informational links (not "how to's") that can get you started in the right direction of understanding your phone's framework a little better.
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theres several different ways, depending on how familiar you are with adb or framework-res.apk
hex edit, metamorph, several roms have the option, morphing in general, etc etc.
my suggestion would be to google and read up on such things its never a good idea just to jump into editing sys files without knowing what youre doing ahead of time. PM me if you need some good informational links (not "how to's") that can get you started in the right direction of understanding your phone's framework a little better.
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itd be great if you could get me a link on how to learn
PM sent with some informational links. Shoot me a message if you have any questions or get lost in all of the technical jargon, it can be a lot... always remember it never hurts to ask and do as MUCH reading as you can, nobody likes a 300 dollar paper weight
U could also try Jrummy's "Root tools " app. Worked on froyo for me but haven't tried it on gingerbread yet
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Just got root tools and I think it was definately worth the price makes tweaking and modding really easy.
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+1 for Root Tools.
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hahah well i made this post a couple days ago with the inention of theming my phone...But now I know how to create roms... haha this is a minor question now to me... Whoever wants to edit it you need to have adb with sdk manager and place platform-tools in your C: drive..Then adb pull your framework.. Edit eri.xml in framework-res.apk drawable folder. Simply find the Verizon Wireless text. DO NOT DELETE IT! Just pt your cursor before the V and start typing. You have 16 Characters to use up. IF you dont use them all you will see 3 dots or periods if you will. Click the space button until you reach the first dot. Save it at the top. By the way I should probably add that you need to edit it with HxD Editor! Anyway, after that mount your phone in bootstrap recovery then adb push the files back in, unmount, reboot and done! Enjoy your new Status Bar Text!
Thanks. I'll give this a shot. Getting a ton of great app reco's here.

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