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[Metamorph] Google Talk Colorful Icon & Notification

01-05-10 Update: Updated control file to .xml to be compatible with newest Metamorph. v1.1 is the new version, but the older ones including .thm control files are still there for people holding over.
20-04-10 Update: Added a notification icon. The first zip is still just the launcher icon, and the second includes both the launcher, and notification icons.
Compatible ROMs/Devices
Cyanogenmod 5 - 7.0 (Tested and works, and will most likely work for any version)
Nexus 1/Droid
Those are the only two phones I have verified that work. If you get it to work, let me know and I"ll add it to the list.
Got tired of the straight up blue text so I made it look more like the splash screen text, and sort of what the 1.5 looked like. I have two options, grab the .png and copy over the icon within the Talk.apk and push it back to your /system/app folder, or metamorph.
Let me know what you think. If this is a grey area because it's a Google trademark just delete the post, or let me know and I'll remove it.
Directions:
Download the zip and use MetaMorph like normal to apply a theme.
or
Make a backup of your original Talk.apk
Pull your Talk.apk from /system/app or just copy it to your sdcard.
Open the archive (don't need to extract it) and drag the .png into it, and overwrite the old one. Update the archive if it prompts you.
*If something stops working, just replace it with your backup, or reinstall the gapps. I'm not responsible for anything that happens to your phone.*
#As root, copy apk and modify it from your computer
#as root make /system read/write
#copy the updated Talk.apk or push it from adb
#remount as read only
#sync filesystem
#exit root, and terminal and the new icon will appear
#restarting launcher or rebooting will fix the icon text in launcher
su
cp /system/app/Talk.apk /sdcard
exit
exit
#follow directions to modify the archive and place it back on sdcard or push it directly
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/mtdblock3 /system
cp /sdcard/Talk.apk /system/app (or from the folder Talk.apk is in) adb push Talk.apk /system/app
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/mtdblock3 /system
sync
exit
exit

Looks nice.
hope you make som more icon skins

I really like it. Nice work.
Think you could give the voice icon some love?

That's what I wanted to do, but I'm still trying to figure out what it should be. The only idea I have would be making a G into the handset.

Works great using metamorph, thanks.

Only works on nexus one? Can i use this on my g1?

atolar said:
Only works on nexus one? Can i use this on my g1?
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I'm on a droid, and know it works for both, but I can't really say if it works on G1. Only one way to find out though. Backup your Talk.apk and test it out.

Its pretty easy to switch icons. I wanted to change all my stock icons to the HTC Desire icons. Using adb I just pulled the APK's I wanted (Browser.apk, Mms.apk, etc). In adb I typed "pull /system/app/Browser.apk C:/apps" and that put the Browser.apk on my C:/ drive, and into the apps folder I created.
I then zipped the apk using winrar (Browser.rar) and then opened up the apk file. I found the stock Browser icon in the "drawable" folder and renamed the icon I created to the same as the stock. I then dragged my icon into the folder replaced the stock icon. It asked me to update archive, click yes. Now the Browser.rar is updated with your new icon. Now open up the rar again and drag the apk to your desktop.
I then went back into adb and pushed the apk back.
"push Browser.apk /system/app/" then type "adb reboot" and when you phone reboots the new icon should have replaced the old ones.
Or you can do this using Root Explorer.
Copy your new apk to scard. From root explorer move the apk to /system/app/ (make sure to mount r/w access from within root explorer). Then from terminal emulator type:
su
chmod 644 /system/app/Browser.apk
sync
reboot

Esocid, would you mind placing this and/or any other morph into this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654858.
Thanks just wanna get all Morphs into one thread
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Nice work op, greatly appreciated

Love it!!

Is it possible to create a morph that'll use this same icon in the status bar for Google Talk notifications? I use a black bar if that makes any difference. I think the stock ones are fugly
Thanks!

Mikey1022 said:
Esocid, would you mind placing this and/or any other morph into this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654858.
Thanks just wanna get all Morphs into one thread
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Not at all. The more people have access to it, the better.
senorbuck said:
Is it possible to create a morph that'll use this same icon in the status bar for Google Talk notifications? I use a black bar if that makes any difference. I think the stock ones are fugly
Thanks!
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I could, but Formel already has done what you are looking for, see this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6155793&postcount=21
If you want a single MM just for a Talk icon and notification I'll just resize it and make a second zip that will do both.

doesnt work on enomther 181..

esocid said:
Not at all. The more people have access to it, the better.
I could, but Formel already has done what you are looking for, see this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6155793&postcount=21
If you want a single MM just for a Talk icon and notification I'll just resize it and make a second zip that will do both.
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Hi,
thank you for linking.
I think it would be better to use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653043 for the icons in the statusbar. Have a look.

esocid said:
Not at all. The more people have access to it, the better.
I could, but Formel already has done what you are looking for, see this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6155793&postcount=21
If you want a single MM just for a Talk icon and notification I'll just resize it and make a second zip that will do both.
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Could you please make the single mm?

zidane said:
Could you please make the single mm?
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Updated the OP with a second zip with the notification icon included. Screenshot added too.

esocid said:
Updated the OP with a second zip with the notification icon included. Screenshot added too.
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oh amazing!
thank you so much!
exactly what i wanted.
i dont want to sound greedy, but i've asked around a lot bu no results, so am gonna give it a shot here.
i dont know if you know how to do this, but would a morph be possible to move the battery % on cyan rom to the center?
i've found a morph, however it replaces the whole battery icon, and i personally use the android guy battery icon.
if this is irrelevant, just ignore
again, thanks for the gtalk notification!

zidane said:
oh amazing!
thank you so much!
exactly what i wanted.
i dont want to sound greedy, but i've asked around a lot bu no results, so am gonna give it a shot here.
i dont know if you know how to do this, but would a morph be possible to move the battery % on cyan rom to the center?
i've found a morph, however it replaces the whole battery icon, and i personally use the android guy battery icon.
if this is irrelevant, just ignore
again, thanks for the gtalk notification!
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Glad you like it.
To be honest, I'm only sort of a script-kiddie, so I have no idea how to edit the framework just yet. I just got back into grad school, so I should hopefully have some more time on my hands for stuff like this when I start in August, so we'll see. I'm actually trying to make a Voice icon, but haven't had much time. This was really easy because I just had to resize, edit the theme control file, and repack it.

esocid said:
Glad you like it.
To be honest, I'm only sort of a script-kiddie, so I have no idea how to edit the framework just yet. I just got back into grad school, so I should hopefully have some more time on my hands for stuff like this when I start in August, so we'll see. I'm actually trying to make a Voice icon, but haven't had much time. This was really easy because I just had to resize, edit the theme control file, and repack it.
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sure i understand.
good luck in grad school!

[PORT] [Mytouch 1.2] Htcclay SuperFast v1.3.2 [4-27-2010]

another port (1.6), using Htcclay SuperFast v1.3.2.
What works?
Video, Bluetooth, Camera, wi-fi, Everything?
Requirements
A rooted MyTouch 1.2 device
A complete wipe (dalvik-cache, data, ext partiton)
Disclaimer....
If you break your phone, It's your own fault. If you do not know what your doing.... click here.
Thanks, and have a nice day.
Here is the link superfast_port.zip

Nice.. been watching this rom since it came out. Im downloading but ill wait for feedback before I take my perfectly setup Cyan
It is 1.6 right?

It is 1.6
It is also very speedy, and the launcher it uses is awesome!

This rom is beautiful,my fave so far,the only bad thing I have come across is when I try to change the drawer settings it sends my back to the main settings screen and asks me to enter my email address and password over and over.
Other than that is amazing.
Thanks.

you can just press 'back' or press 'home' rite?
that way u will avoid putting the password all over again

Or you can set up the device,download the mail and apps,afterwards you can set up the drawer without forcecloses or weird stuff.
And if it happens jusy press the home key,it is totally worth it.

lordofsilence said:
Or you can set up the device,download the mail and apps,afterwards you can set up the drawer without forcecloses or weird stuff.
And if it happens jusy press the home key,it is totally worth it.
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Exactly. I am running this rom now, I have zero problems, and its fast. I personally love it.

Would it be possible to add the android letters after the mytouch 3g logo on start up?
Thanks.

Sure, this should work...
View attachment framework-res.apk
adb remount
adb push framework-res.apk ./system/framework/
adb reboot
The images in the file were to large for our phone, I just put the pretty android letters in there to replace them.

Sorry to bump but the link to the .zip no longer works. Anyone have a mirror/backup of the .zip by chance?

[App] HTC_IME Mod v27 for EVO

So I flashed Flipz Rom, and fell in love with the HTC_ime keyboard mod that doesnt include the arrows that the stock HTC keyboard does... I flashed Damagecontrol and it didn't include it, so I went hunting for it and found it in the N1 forums.
-No arrows to get in your way like the stock keyboard
-Very customizable
All credit goes to jonasl from the Nexus One Forums
Original N1 Thread
Direct Download for the HTC_Ime for the EVO
Screenshots:

installed, works. thanks!

Do you need to be rooted? For this mod to work? I'm on unrooted stock Rom.. installed it but the arrow keys are still intact.

konfuzed said:
Do you need to be rooted? For this mod to work? I'm on unrooted stock Rom.. installed it but the arrow keys are still intact.
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I just installed it and its working perfectly . The arrows are not there any more for me btw.

konfuzed said:
Do you need to be rooted? For this mod to work? I'm on unrooted stock Rom.. installed it but the arrow keys are still intact.
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Its not a mod. Its a whole different keyboard. You have to activate it in the settings and then long press on any text field and change it from Touch Input to this.

Thanks... finally got it to work. I totally forgot to long press

@Auramaster, great find... Thanks

Anytime guys, just trying to help the Evo community

Oh my,......this is much better,....thank you!!

With all these options is hard not to get overwhelmed and lost,....does anyone know if there are color options?

Uprightmusic said:
With all these options is hard not to get overwhelmed and lost,....does anyone know if there are color options?
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there's an online themer by gimpsta..allows you to detail quite a bit, including a spacebar icon (you'll see ) By far the best keyboard ever!

KERKEDAGAIN said:
there's an online themer by gimpsta..allows you to detail quite a bit, including a spacebar icon (you'll see ) By far the best keyboard ever!
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I'd like to know more,...guess I'll stay tuned.

http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/
It is awesome. I have made several themes from the browser on my EVE and downloading them directly to the storage card and installed.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

I downloaded my theme but when i open app manager all i get is uninstall. How do i apply theme to keyboard?

krazyflipj said:
I downloaded my theme but when i open app manager all i get is uninstall. How do i apply theme to keyboard?
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Tap uninstall and then go back and Install it. I believe this removes the older version of HTC_IME then you install the skin version

dmoses1969 said:
http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/
It is awesome. I have made several themes from the browser on my EVE and downloading them directly to the storage card and installed.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
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So does it make the other buttons grow a lil or they are the same size, but the directional buttons are just gone.

If I rename the file and keep the same extension will it load up ok? It should right?

tried this but don't like it.. eventhough it removed the arrow keys, but it's missing the "hide keyboard" key. I use that often when typing in username password on websites that are zoomed in..

^ Hitting back removes the keyboard if it's up. Just saying, so no need for the keyboard drop down button.

I simply assigned swipe-down gesture to hide the keyboard. Convenient.

Droid X multitouch Keyboard (tested with 32B)

Just wanted to inform y'all that the Droid X multitouch keyboard is compatible with 2.1 G1 and MT3G phones
To install it you have to first remove the LatinIme.apk default keyboard that comes with the rom.
then push the file. I've already renamed it to LatinIme.apk for you
OR just copy and paste it in Root Explorer and give it the correct permissions
hope y'all enjoy!
DOWNLOAD LINK
EDIT:
some ppl have asked what works and what doesn't. As far as I know, I'm not aware of exactly how this operates on the droid X as far as multitouch, but yes multitouch does work in terms of what i expected. the keyboard will recognize another letter after one finger has just touched one. But the &amp thing on the keyboard, idk how to fix

what folder do you paste it in root explorer

roccoadam32 said:
what folder do you paste it in root explorer
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/system/app/

OP, did u port this urself ?
Also U should post whts working/not working.
I also ported this, wondering if u got something working i didnt

no luck pasted app got a soft reboot and i was unable to use it

Daneshm90 said:
OP, did u port this urself ?
Also U should post whts working/not working.
I also ported this, wondering if u got something working i didnt
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There is no porting involved as stated in his post. He merely ripped it from a Droid X rom I'm guessing.
"Just wanted to inform y'all that the Droid X multitouch keyboard is compatible with 2.1 G1 and MT3G phones"

protomanez said:
There is no porting involved as stated in his post. He merely ripped it from a Droid X rom I'm guessing.
"Just wanted to inform y'all that the Droid X multitouch keyboard is compatible with 2.1 G1 and MT3G phones"
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Lol its not that simple. If u notice in the keyboard if u press ?123 it shows &amp instead of &. That shows he decompiled the app.
Refer to this thread where i "ported" it. Link
Basically to port this app u gotta remove the shared uid and resign it. But that screws up the & symbol, hence once u modify wht u gotta do is replace the res folder of the modified apk with that of the original apk, resign and install.

I don't know much about developing guys honestly. I just downloaded the Droid X dump, did a little bit of reading and got this thing to work.
the sad part is lol, in spite of all that hard work i did(well hard for me at least), i just found out Droidlife posted a droid x keyboard as well :|....

If u guys dont want to read through that nexus thread, lets face its long, heres the last apk i did for 2.1 users.
Status:
&symbol fixed
Vibrate/Dictionary dont work
Sound works
Link

Pushed onto Chromatic 3.5 on my G1. Works great, thanks.

U froyo users, after modifying a lot of crap, i got it in a decent working condition
Link
Status:
Voice,dictionary,vibrate doesnt work
Sound works
U get a force-close when typing inside message body, everywhere else it works.

Can anyone share on what commands to use in order to pus the file with ADB? I have adb installed but can't seem to get it.

Great keyboard

Jrockz said:
Can anyone share on what commands to use in order to pus the file with ADB? I have adb installed but can't seem to get it.
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adb remount
adb push <file path> /system/app

Daneshm90 said:
If u guys dont want to read through that nexus thread, lets face its long, heres the last apk i did for 2.1 users.
Status:
&symbol fixed
Vibrate/Dictionary dont work
Sound works
Link
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just letting everyone know that this one is the best one. it works. i have alan's 508 version stable 2.1 rom with slide theme. i pushed this one through adb after renaming it LatinIME.apk. the dictionary works great anddddd VOICE also works! so yeah, use this one. it's solid.

opasha said:
just letting everyone know that this one is the best one. it works. i have alan's 508 version stable 2.1 rom with slide theme. i pushed this one through adb after renaming it LatinIME.apk. the dictionary works great anddddd VOICE also works! so yeah, use this one. it's solid.
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Wait dictionary works ? users constantly said it doesnt.
How did u test it ?

opasha said:
just letting everyone know that this one is the best one. it works. i have alan's 508 version stable 2.1 rom with slide theme. i pushed this one through adb after renaming it LatinIME.apk. the dictionary works great anddddd VOICE also works! so yeah, use this one. it's solid.
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Uhhh, I dunno how you got that to work. I just pushed it and voice as well as vibrate do not work. Voice merely loads, but actually doesn't function correctly. The dictionary does correctly auto-suggest words however.

bigdbag said:
Uhhh, I dunno how you got that to work. I just pushed it and voice as well as vibrate do not work. Voice merely loads, but actually doesn't function correctly. The dictionary does correctly auto-suggest words however.
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lol yes it loads, but all you have to do is wait because it is not doing the animation so it looks like it is frozen. i was patient and tested saying "Hello how are you man" and it picked it up exactly word for word. I tested and know vibrate doesn't work but that was never an issue for me because I don't ever use vibrate (it can cause lag and slightly eats battery life).

bigdbag said:
Uhhh, I dunno how you got that to work. I just pushed it and voice as well as vibrate do not work. Voice merely loads, but actually doesn't function correctly. The dictionary does correctly auto-suggest words however.
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Voice should work with no problems. I have tried on several occasions, its quite accurate. Hmm auto-suggest does work, and wow it does pickup the words from the dictionary.
Cool so only thing not working is vibrate, ill look into it some more but they've done some wierd crap, they're using vibratepattern instead of vibrateduration

Jrockz said:
Can anyone share on what commands to use in order to pus the file with ADB? I have adb installed but can't seem to get it.
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I used this method.
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/06/25/droid-xs-multitouch-keyboard-ported-21-phones/#more-16470
1. Downloaded "repackaged-signed.apk" from mega download
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8BWYGDTQ
2. Renamed to LatinIME.apk
3. Connected phone to adb "adb shell"
4. "su"
5. "mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system"
6. "cp /system/app/LatinIME.apk /sdcard/LatinIME_Old.apk"
7. "cp /sdcard/LatinIME.apk /system/app/LatinIME.apk"
8. "exit"
9. "exit"
10. On phone, Long press on any text box
11. Input Method
12. Select Multi-touch keyboard
13. Touch text box again

[THEME] UPgrade Settings Red 0.1

Heres a little UPgrade for the settings in Red
I recommend copying your stock settings.apk to a separate folder on your sd (root explorer!)
download the settings
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N2YVKG1K
Original settings--- rename to Settings
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DBBP3SE9
By clicking download you agree to take full responsibility.
place in the root of your sd
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/Settings.apk /system/app
mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
More to come
Credit to
HTC
Motorola
Me
Prodigy
Skyraider
and whom ever else i missed

Very Pretty!

so does this also theme facebook twitter and pandora?

Is the facebook and twitter app skin black with this?

cacusto419 said:
so does this also theme facebook twitter and pandora?
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dscottjr81 said:
Is the facebook and twitter app skin black with this?
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Nope. Just settings.

did this change the battery and signal icons on the status bar?

Joco1289 said:
did this change the battery and signal icons on the status bar?
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No that's frame work. Check out teenfaces post. His changes the status bar. Mine changes JUST the icons in the settings menu and the power control widget.

Power widget show a white spot behind it, not clear. The backup assistant isnt themed either.

staywide8 said:
Power widget show a white spot behind it, not clear. The backup assistant isnt themed either.
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White spot or white border? Border means I uploaded the unfinished one. Uploaded new one, new link. Sorry
Let me know

staywide8 said:
Power widget show a white spot behind it, not clear. The backup assistant isnt themed either.
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Anyway to get the stock settings back until this is fixed?

There's a new link in the op.
I also asked people to make a back up of the original settings in the first post.
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

staywide8 said:
Anyway to get the stock settings back until this is fixed?
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Nm....good job.

What do you use to modify the settings.apk file?

Thanks. Note to self... Don't release themes right before leaving on vacation... Lol
To change it, I just pulled the settings.apk from my phone then used 7 zip to input the images I wanted.
Edit: please note the images I have swapped are not ones I have created. Its a mash up of numerous images from multiple themes from multiple devs. I never intended to give the assumption I created every part.
I have no skills with photoshop or any other image software. Like I stated in the beginning, all credit goes to the real dev's. I just modded my own files and decided to share them.
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

Great! please post original file so we can put it back if we mess it up :-D.

mmaibl2011 said:
Great! please post original file so we can put it back if we mess it up :-D.
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Why not do a backup of the file yourself?
It's located in /system/app

bad4u6669 said:
*note in the settings menu the Data manager is still stock, Wont have it changed till I find where it stores the image
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I think I found it...
/system/appDatamanagerApp.apk
then
/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_menu_data_management.png
Let me know if that's it and if it works.

I think he applied the settings before a back up. No worries.
I see the image your talking about. That one will work for now. Need to find someone to make me an image sorta like the images in windows when you look at free space on a hard drive....
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bad4u6669 said:
Need to find someone to make me an image sorta like the images in windows when you look at free space on a hard drive....
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Check out this thread...
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/67794-theme-nextheme-droid-x-beta.html
You can just snag the icon they used and put it in with yours.
And it's not really stealing since it's one of the icons used in the stock appDatamanagerApp.apk

hacku said:
Check out this thread...
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/67794-theme-nextheme-droid-x-beta.html
You can just snag the icon they used and put it in with yours.
And it's not really stealing since it's one of the icons used in the stock appDatamanagerApp.apk
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Honestly I almost used that one, but compared to the others it just looks to plain.
I found a sweet one, after a google image search, but need someone to make the background transparent.
I think I will put it in for now just to semi finish this one.