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[REQUEST] Phone.apk theme

Anybody want to try this or help me skin the phone.apk this way?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=615096

you just want the dialer to look like that?

wtphoto said:
you just want the dialer to look like that?
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Yeah... I know it's something simple. I'm trying to edit the .png files but 7zip won't update what I've done when I'm finished. Plus I'm a hell of a lot more confident in others here than I am myself. I can't just push the phone.apk from that theme, can I? That seems far too simple.

what rom are you running now? ill see what I can do.

wtphoto said:
what rom are you running now? ill see what I can do.
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Gumbo 1.5c Bare. I think that'll look really good with the DarkStar theme. I switched back to 1.5 just so I can use that theme. I love it!
Thanks, bro. I really appreciate it.
What would happen if I were to just push the phone.apk? It's just a bunch of .png & 9.png files...

I started to do the same thing awhile back but never quite finished. our dialer buttons were in htccontacts.apk if i remember right
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614830 might help someone.

they are actually in both if you just change contacts then it changes the main dialer but if you go to enter in numbers while in a call then it is still stock to it needs to be both.

ok here ya go the dark star dialer just flash like any other update.

wtphoto said:
ok here ya go the dark star dialer just flash like any other update.
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You're the man! Thanks bro!!!

not a problem I shouldnt have to tell to you to backup before flashing. let me know how it works.

Works like a charm! Can you explain what you did so I can start to figure this out for myself?

And post a screen shot as well.
Also -- will this work on Sense?
Oh, +1 for "knowing what you did". What files did you edit?

honestly I could have easly gone in PS and made them but there is an even easier was to do it.
1. downloaded the theme
2. unziped the theme file
3. unziped Phone.apk from theme
4. went into drawable folder.
5. used winrar to open (not unzip) stock Phone.apk and navigated to drawable folder.
6. selected dialer buttons in themes drawable folder
7. draged buttons into stock Phone.apk
repeat with HtcContacts.apk
ziped it all up signed it.
good to go.

pseudoremora said:
And post a screen shot as well.
Also -- will this work on Sense?
Oh, +1 for "knowing what you did". What files did you edit?
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There's a screenshot HERE.

pseudoremora said:
And post a screen shot as well.
Also -- will this work on Sense?
Oh, +1 for "knowing what you did". What files did you edit?
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yes it will work on sense
this is just the dialer not the whole theme

wtphoto said:
yes it will work on sense
this is just the dialer not the whole theme
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Gotcha, and when you said to edit the stuff in the drawable folder -- I presume the actual files that were edited were in the drawable-480x320 folder and began with "phone_number_#_rest/press.png, right?"

pseudoremora said:
Gotcha, and when you said to edit the stuff in the drawable folder -- I presume the actual files that were edited were in the drawable-480x320 folder and began with "phone_number_#_rest/press.png, right?"
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you are correct sir, sorry I wasnt more specific I was trying to keep it kind of a general how to.

wtphoto said:
you are correct sir, sorry I wasnt more specific I was trying to keep it kind of a general how to.
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It's fine -- I'm just trying to create a custom theme and sometimes don't know which files to actually edit, that's all. Do you know how to create a custom ROM at all -- or at least what all it entails? I know its a lot like creating a theme for the most part, but I'm not even sure where to begin the process.

Thanks for the how-to... That's going to help a whole lot!

pseudoremora said:
It's fine -- I'm just trying to create a custom theme and sometimes don't know which files to actually edit, that's all. Do you know how to create a custom ROM at all -- or at least what all it entails? I know its a lot like creating a theme for the most part, but I'm not even sure where to begin the process.
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no I havent gotten into actually cooking I honestly prefer to theme. I figure ill leave the cooking up to people smarter then me lol that have more time. that and I know that its a whole lot easier to cook if you run linux and I have no clue when it comes to linux.
im more than happy to help with anything theme wise though. Just let me know what you need.

{THEME} Combination

Hey guys,
I wanted to share with you my own customized theme for skyraider 2.0.1. I have used lots of other peoples themes and have combined them all to make up my own. I take ZERO credit for any of this work. Here is a list of where everything has came from:
jonnybrueno - red theme
pc suite - fonts
pardonmyfreedom - clock and gps removal from status bar
prodigy2007 - icon for notifications and battery work
I hope I didnt leave anyone out. Let me know what you think.
http://rapidshare.com/files/410446676/craigmack-red-themed_compilation.zip
please remember to due a nandroid backup first as with any new install.

might want to mention what you themed this for
ie skyraider
2.2 leak
etc..

worm- said:
might want to mention what you themed this for
ie skyraider
2.2 leak
etc..
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good point. Thansk for the heads up.

about to download this right now. do you know how i could put the clock back in the notif. bar though?

I'll post another version with the clock. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
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Is it ok if i cook it into my rom, jdfroyo
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No problem at all.
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craigmack said:
No problem at all.
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But you will get credit for it and such...overall. nice theme
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I really like this theme, except for the font. Its very hard to read and too wide IMO. Wish I could figure out how to apply the fonts from the Detox theme. I'll get it figured out. Love this theme though!
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If you send me a link of the ones you like I can incorporate them into this.
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liquidbud said:
I really like this theme, except for the font. Its very hard to read and too wide IMO. Wish I could figure out how to apply the fonts from the Detox theme. I'll get it figured out. Love this theme though!
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i agree about the font. i just downloaded the storopia font and about to try to apply it as all my system fonts. if you want to try to apply the detox theme fonts, i believe you could download the detox theme, peruse through the zip file and find the fonts folder, pull it, get in adb and delete the /system/fonts folder on your phone, then push the new fonts folder to the exact same spot. i believe that should work. but, just in case, do a nandroid before you try lol.

Thanks guys, I'm currently downloading the newest SkyRaider to flash and then I'll reflash this theme after I package the Detox fonts into it. If I have any problems I'll come crying! I appreciate all your help.
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Yeah that didn't work. I tried to replace the fonts in the theme but no such luck. I can't remember the link for the detox theme, but I think its on page 4 or 5 of this forum. I'll see if I can get the link tomorrow.
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liquidbud said:
Yeah that didn't work. I tried to replace the fonts in the theme but no such luck. I can't remember the link for the detox theme, but I think its on page 4 or 5 of this forum. I'll see if I can get the link tomorrow.
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Let me know and i will help.

can someone re upload this, this link is dead

craigmack said:
Let me know and i will help.
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Here it is...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714271
It has a beautiful font packaged with it, kinda jazzy but very readable. I think it's ported from the Desire IIRC. Thanks for your help craigmack!

Please reload link! Thanks!
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liquidbud said:
Here it is...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714271
It has a beautiful font packaged with it, kinda jazzy but very readable. I think it's ported from the Desire IIRC. Thanks for your help craigmack!
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if youre still wanting the fonts, then download the fonts zip i attached, open it, just click extract and choose wherever to extract them. it will extract them all in a fonts folder for you. then, put that folder on the root of your C drive. boot phone into recovery, go to partitions menu, mount /system and open command prompt on your computer (directing it to your sdk/tools folder.) type "adb push c:\fonts\ /system/fonts/" and it will replace your fonts with the detox ones. then just close the prompt, unmount /system in recovery and reboot. fonts will be changed.
sorry, i would edit craigmack's update zip to just have the fonts in it to make it a little more simple, but i know nothing of creating/editing update zips yet

Server Help
I seen the requests that the link has reached its limit. I need help finding a place to upload the new themes to. If anyone has any ideas please PM me.
Thanks for your help.

mb02 said:
if youre still wanting the fonts, then download the fonts zip i attached, open it, just click extract and choose wherever to extract them. it will extract them all in a fonts folder for you. then, put that folder on the root of your C drive. boot phone into recovery, go to partitions menu, mount /system and open command prompt on your computer (directing it to your sdk/tools folder.) type "adb push c:\fonts\ /system/fonts/" and it will replace your fonts with the detox ones. then just close the prompt, unmount /system in recovery and reboot. fonts will be changed.
sorry, i would edit craigmack's update zip to just have the fonts in it to make it a little more simple, but i know nothing of creating/editing update zips yet
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Totally comfortable doing this. Thanks for the help. I have no idea how to create or edit update.zips yet either...have to get signing set up on my computer first. Anyways, I pushed the fonts and I've got this theme with the Detox fonts now.
Aww yeah!

_Burst_'s animated transitions

"_Burst_'s animated transitions"
Does anyone know where to find this in a flashable zip?
The animation is present in Lowrider's Theme, but I don't want the whole theme, just the animations. Really cool stuff.
thanks.

Install 7zip if you haven't yet. Use 7zip to open both theme zip files. From the lowrider theme, goto /system/framework then select framework.apk and right click "open inside." Then go into /res/ and you should see the "anim" folder. Open your recipient theme the same way and delete the "anim" folder. Then just drag/copy the "anim" folder from the donor theme into the "res" folder of the recipient. Once done, recompile and close the archive on the recipient theme by clicking the "folder icon with the green up arrow" until you're out of framework.apk. Exit out of 7zip and load your "modded" theme file onto SD root and flash away. I did this transplant with the MattedBlues Smooth Sense theme and works great. Thanks to Stale [email protected] for the instructions.

Wow! Thanks, mate. It worked perfectly with the Carbon Sense Theme. Just wow. Thanks again.
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worked for me! thanks!
anyone know which rom had that animation where it looked like a peeling page?

I've been trying to figure out how to do this too, thanks for sharing!

does 7zip work on a mac

BigBallin said:
does 7zip work on a mac
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nevermind, just used paralles and did it. easy peasy

Max_Pain said:
worked for me! thanks!
anyone know which rom had that animation where it looked like a peeling page?
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this?...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811440

yes that's it.
problem is that doesnt look like a regular transition that can be applied to my rom
from watching that video i'm not 100% sure what the transition is for

Its the lockscreen so i would think not :-(

Cy_n_ic said:
Its the lockscreen so i would think not :-(
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well that sucks....im going to make a request to Fede see if he can implement something like that in lpp...
Swyped from my HTC Evo 4G on the MetroPCS 1X network!

Bionix Theme "Nuke Green"

Ok im getting pretty good at editing frameworks and finally got a working theme for bionix!!! I think it looks pretty good, it gives Bionix Frost a cooler look!!! but let me know what you guys think. The pics will be posted in a minute.
Stuff Ive Themed So Far:
Nuke Green Status Bar
Themed Drop Down Menu w/New Icons,Transparent Background and Custom Galaxy Tab!!
Download and Slider Bars are Themed
Pop Up Menus Glow
Usb icons Are Changed
Lockscreen Themed
Like everybody else says im not responsible for bricks!! I have had this theme all day testing with no problems but this is just version 1 ill be adding more to the theme as i go. Also note i had a force close of titanium backup right after pushing the files not sure why just rebooted and never had a problem again and yes titanium back still works perfect i checked.
Just unzip and push both files to system/framework then reboot.

Heres the pics enjoy

Looks good. Look in res/layout/status_bar_expanded.XML to find the lines for the white background on your notification pulldown. ;-)
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krylon360 said:
Looks good. Look in res/layout/status_bar_expanded.XML to find the lines for the white background on your notification pulldown. ;-)
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Thanks krylon360!! Hey do you know any good xml editors for beginners that are free?

Notepad++ is what we all use
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krylon360 said:
Notepad++ is what we all use
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ok got it and tried for awhile but still cant figure out what to change to get rid of the white background its kinda confusion to look at for the first time. Could you tell me what i need to change? Heres a pic below, is it suppose to look as confusing as it does or am i not doing it right,lol? thanks

in the 3rd pic u can change the white in uot kitchen

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in the 3rd pic u can change the white in uot kitchen
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I know uot gives the option becuase i made those white parts black it even shows it in the preview but when i cook it, it changes to white. Im try to find it in the drawable-hdpi file to change it manually.
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Bryanb82 said:
ok got it and tried for awhile but still cant figure out what to change to get rid of the white background its kinda confusion to look at for the first time. Could you tell me what i need to change? Heres a pic below, is it suppose to look as confusing as it does or am i not doing it right,lol? thanks
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you have to decompile framework-res.apk in order to convert the xml's from binary to text, then recompile once done.

the drop down menu runs from twframework-res.apk and framework-res.apk. i don't know which changes it so i always cook the status bars the same in both files. i think if u try again u should get in done in uot kitchen.

krylon360 said:
you have to decompile framework-res.apk in order to convert the xml's from binary to text, then recompile once done.
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Thanks krylon im gonna try that!! Thanks
lenny hodapp said:
the drop down menu runs from twframework-res.apk and framework-res.apk. i don't know which changes it so i always cook the status bars the same in both files. i think if u try again u should get in done in uot kitchen.
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Yeah i always cook both files the same way i just think theres something diffrent about the bionix frameworks? would stock kd1 frameworks work on bionix? Im probably just going to edit the xml and be done with it. Thanks for the freedback.

krylon360 said:
you have to decompile framework-res.apk in order to convert the xml's from binary to text, then recompile once done.
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Ok krylon i decompiled it with apk by putting the framework-res.apk in the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder then hitting decompile then it decompiled it to the projects folder then i changed the status_bar_expanded but how do i compile it back?? apk ask me for a project number and the only one that shows up is the original apk??? Also i added a pic below let me know if i changed the right thing. I circled the color code that changed it to black #0000 it was originally #FF000 wich i think is white right?? thanks for helping this noob out

How do I install this theme I tried using CWM and it did not work

ak4life23 said:
How do I install this theme I tried using CWM and it did not work
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unzip and copy both frameworks files to your sd card then using super manger or root explorer copy and paste to system/framework then reboot.
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Softkey icons

I know that the softkeys can be changed to display words instead of the icons. I have found some images that have them as such but can't seem to get to work when using the custom framework maker. Am I missing something or does anyone have text image files that will work.

Tybo611 said:
I know that the softkeys can be changed to display words instead of the icons. I have found some images that have them as such but can't seem to get to work when using the custom framework maker. Am I missing something or does anyone have text image files that will work.
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are the imgs u have to replace them pngs? easiest way is to rightclick framework-res.apk and open with 7zip. then drang new pngs over ones in assests folder.
then try and drag that new eddited apk into framework maker. to make a package to flash.
not sure if tb101s themer has to be editted for ec09 but ive been having trouble with 5.5 and ec09
im in chat right now if u want a hand to hold
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10422177&postcount=1

ciscogee said:
are the imgs u have to replace them pngs? easiest way is to rightclick framework-res.apk and open with 7zip. then drang new pngs over ones in assests folder.
then try and drag that new eddited apk into framework maker. to make a package to flash.
not sure if tb101s themer has to be editted for ec09 but ive been having trouble with 5.5 and ec09
im in chat right now if u want a hand to hold
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10422177&postcount=1
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won't that create a 7zip file? that was the only problem i had with the themer, everything worked to remove the ticker history and weather. no fc's..yet.

Well the softkeys have to be alighned. Open existing PNGs in paint or whatever and alighn new ones and save. Then run themer.
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thank you, checked the sizeds and they were different. now stuck at the decomling stage in themer.

Your making it way more difficult than it should be lol.
Look for older soft keys posts in our theme section.
There are easier ways in there. No decompile needed for softkey.
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ciscogee said:
Your making it way more difficult than it should be lol.
Look for older soft keys posts in our theme section.
There are easier ways in there. No decompile needed for softkey.
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Thanks you for your help. Finally got the text softkeys working.
huge thanks to ciscogee for his help, and trailblazer for the themer. screen shot is attached

CISCO! is your computer unpacked finally?

pattielipp said:
CISCO! is your computer unpacked finally?
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no i wish. been a bumby road past month. trying to grab it in next couple weeks. just using phone and gf laptop. no cygwin no linux, minor apk editting when i can.