so i edited all .9pngs with gimp and didnt rename files, do i have to use the draw9patch an recompile them?
an if i do where do i put black markers at or can i just draw the patch all the way around?
You don't necessarily have to use draw9patch (see link here) I personally would because it's much much easier to see how the image will stretch.
As for where you put the black boarder's, check out some youtube videos on it - search "draw9patch tutorial" or "9 pngs android" to see it in action.
Right, and bottom are for input or content, and left/top define whats stretchable. At least that's what I believe it is haha,
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You need to take the .9 off before you edit with gimp. Then use draw9 for the patch work. There is a compiler for .9's in the Droid forums that I used to use; it works really well.
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i got em all optimized now but i missed a png
what png controls OK an Cancle buttons?
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i got em all optimized now but i missed a png
what png controls OK an Cancle buttons?
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That one is sneaky. If someone doesn't post later ; I will this afternoon. I'm headed to school in a few.
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Hi. I was wondering, is there any way to mod the window that pops up when you click on the widget? I want to get some sharp corners and a black/gray bg.
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Hi. I was wondering, is there any way to mod the window that pops up when you click on the widget? I want to get some sharp corners and a black/gray bg.
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hey any luck with this i want to do the same
Selfless bump.
Is it just a png that can be changed or is it a more complicated endeavor?
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right ive opened up the apk theres no relevent png's so i guess the colours etc are in xml's how do i set it to transparent and move it to bottom of screen?
I know it's not what you want to hear, but...
You could purchase Folder Organizer (paid app by the same dev). It has same functionality but with more options, like changing the backgrounds of the folders, changing app icons, and you can add shortcuts, contacts, bookmarks, etc to folders.
Just a suggestion. It's the best app I've ever bought, and the couple of bucks has to be worth the time of changing the xml files.
Sorry I couldn't offer a better answer, but if you want to just change Apps Organizer I'm sure you need to figure out where the values are in the xml & change it accordingly.
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Folder Organizer uses the panel_background.9.png file from the system framework res drawables folder. That's why it's not in the apk. In order to change the look, you have replace this file with the modded panel_background.9.png file you want to use in your framework.apk. However, because you're modding the panel_background.9 file, it will be like this for ANY apk that also accesses this 9.png file. But that's what you need to do if you really want to mod the backgound to have sharp corners.
I can't find it under root explorer
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Hello, I made a theme on MIUI, but for some reason I can't get it working on Weapon G2X..
I got the notification bar icons to work, but I don't really know how to mod the drop down notification bar. I have all the icons in the MTZ in the SystemUI file.
Could someone help me port this over?
I attached Backup_0.mtz (the theme from MIUI).
SystemUI.apk (My modded SystemUI.apk which has the notification bar icons from the MIUI theme)
(the framework that must be modded I'm assuming is framework-res.apk? Or how else do I mod the notification drop down bar?)
Thanks for any help!
http://www.mediafire.com/?p9g8vcg2k2i2219
http://www.mediafire.com/?uuq2tlwo9utz9ag
Holy hell. This might bring me over to CM7 again. Once you MIUI its hard to go back. I wish the main apps like the dialer and messaging app would be installable on other roms.
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Holy hell. This might bring me over to CM7 again. Once you MIUI its hard to go back. I wish the main apps like the dialer and messaging app would be installable on other roms.
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I miss MIUI too. Unfortunately for me stuff was just not working at all, 3g connectivity broke, and certain things wouldn't work properly.
On weapon most of the pulldown is in systemui.apk. the other basics is in frameworkres. I have alot going on lately but if I have time I will look at it.
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On weapon most of the pulldown is in systemui.apk. the other basics is in frameworkres. I have alot going on lately but if I have time I will look at it.
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I'd thank you but I'm on XDA App. Thank you though
I'll check out systemUI when I get home. I was peeking in framework-res and couldn't find the files, so I'll check again SystemUI.apk
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I have it somewhat done...
http://www.mediafire.com/?bbnck75fstval0z
It's getting there. I just have a problem with the time being in white so you can't see it, and blotchy black colors on the drop down bar.
Also, the status bar when closed just looks like a purely white straight across line. I wanna make it a little more gradient towards the bottom. Anyone good with doingthings like that?
Edit:: How do I edit the color of the text of "Emergency" (I think it's the carrier name).
And also edit the colors of the background of the status bar expanded? I've changed every png so far. I'd like to make the status bar black until you pull it down, then it turns white. Possible?
It is possible. The easiest way I have found is using partially transparent status bars. As for the text colors its in various XML files. Their names pretty much will give them away.
For the backgrounds of where it shows notifications like download and such is app_item_background.9 but if your talking about the bar itself I think you will have to make semi major mods
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It is possible. The easiest way I have found is using partially transparent status bars. As for the text colors its in various XML files. Their names pretty much will give them away.
For the backgrounds of where it shows notifications like download and such is app_item_background.9 but if your talking about the bar itself I think you will have to make semi major mods
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Dang :S
I can't open the xml files, it always comes up as random squares. I'm using notepad++ btw.
Any reason why they're coming up weird?
And yeah, like I changed the bottom tab of the drop down bar, and I changed the background for text and for the quick toggles, but the actual bar still seems to be black on the background. The things I changed just seem to be overlays. Do you know how to change the actual entire bar?
You have to decompile Apks before you can edit the xml with notepad++
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You have to decompile Apks before you can edit the xml with notepad++
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Whoa that sounds complicated.
I'll google around how to decompile apks. After decompiling and editing xml files can I just drag and drop them back into the apk? Or do I need to recompile.
Yes you would have to recompile them.
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Yes you would have to recompile them.
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K got some googling to do.
barqers said:
Whoa that sounds complicated.
I'll google around how to decompile apks. After decompiling and editing xml files can I just drag and drop them back into the apk? Or do I need to recompile.
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There is a great thread for theming by theimpalar747 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
If I remember correctly I use apk manager 4.9 to decompile and recompile. You have to set up some Java to work on certain system apk files, and the resources.arsc file can bite you in the a$$ sometimes. I replied to you in my thread btw, did they answer your question?
I also like the villainrom theming script, makes it easy to make flashable zips. But that is just my 2¢.
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There is a great thread for theming by theimpalar747 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
If I remember correctly I use apk manager 4.9 to decompile and recompile. You have to set up some Java to work on certain system apk files, and the resources.arsc file can bite you in the a$$ sometimes. I replied to you in my thread btw, did they answer your question?
I also like the villainrom theming script, makes it easy to make flashable zips. But that is just my 2¢.
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Yes thank you it did
I'm slowly piecing it together. For some reason though I tried changing all the png's and it still doesn't change the actual color from black to white.
I'm wondering now if it's even a png for the true background of the status bar.
I will definitely check out the application for compiling/decompiling, hopefully I can get this thing working lol
You know, honestly, the new Weapon 2.7 theme I can totally live with.
If someone of greater knowledge would like to take over my project though, I wouldn't object lol. I just don't really know what I'm doing, I've had my phone stuck in bootloops like 5 times now -.-
If you want and I get some free time I will look at porting it to 2.7 for you once I get through updating all my crap.
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If you want and I get some free time I will look at porting it to 2.7 for you once I get through updating all my crap.
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That would be amazing!!
Whenever you have time that would be great
I'm done trying it out for the night. I'll continue testing PNGs tomorrow.
So far I have all the icons ported, and some proper white backgrounds. But then there's random black blotches and the clock color is white, gotta change it to black.
Thank you for all your help so far!
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That would be amazing!!
Whenever you have time that would be great
I'm done trying it out for the night. I'll continue testing PNGs tomorrow.
So far I have all the icons ported, and some proper white backgrounds. But then there's random black blotches and the clock color is white, gotta change it to black.
Thank you for all your help so far!
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On weapon you can change clock color with the edttweaks app. No need to stress over that. Framework.jar is where you would normally change it.
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On weapon you can change clock color with the edttweaks app. No need to stress over that. Framework.jar is where you would normally change it.
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Oh perfect! One more problem solved
Now now only thing that I gotta worry about is the black to white background
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It is possible to merge elements from 1 then to that of another, simply? Or would I need to get into the apk and dig around? I
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It is possible to merge elements from 1 then to that of another, simply? Or would I need to get into the apk and dig around? I
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Depends, if they're just icons/image .png's, then you can use 7zip to open the apk's and find what you want to move. If it's font colors and other items (XML edits), it may be a little more difficult than that.
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if the themes are for the same rom you could do it. you will need to know what to look for so you can pick and choose.
All the themes are for cm7. Some are images, some are things like dialers and such.. if all of it can be done not having to use Linux then I'm fine with it.. ill have to crack an apk open and take a look..
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All the themes are for cm7. Some are images, some are things like dialers and such.. if all of it can be done not having to use Linux then I'm fine with it.. ill have to crack an apk open and take a look..
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oh so they are cm7 theme chooser apk's. that makes it easier. if you decompile with apktool you can combined them. the xmls will show RGB color codes so you can see it more clearer. which themes where you trying to combined?
Newwavegb & mixer.. I like how newwave has tthe colored icons for the settings section, but mixer also has colored icons for all the smaller setting sections.. the dialer for newwave is a little bland, the solid black..
Is apktool Linux or windows?
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Newwavegb & mixer.. I like how newwave has tthe colored icons for the settings section, but mixer also has colored icons for all the smaller setting sections.. the dialer for newwave is a little bland, the solid black..
Is apktool Linux or windows?
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its for both. if you want an easier way use apkmanager. its all runned by scripts. i learned how to edit with apkmanager then switched to apktool because i found it works better for me. but its up to the user. let me know if you need any help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
So here's the skinny... I want to edit a .png icon (from the circlelauncher app)
How do I do that? Do I have to pay for an app that has that feature, because all of the ones that I've found so far that CAN edit it are paid... I suppose I could download an aftermarket/cracked apk, but I'd rather not.
Suggestions? Literally I just want to add text to the middle of a red circle icon.
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So here's the skinny... I want to edit a .png icon (from the circlelauncher app)
How do I do that? Do I have to pay for an app that has that feature, because all of the ones that I've found so far that CAN edit it are paid... I suppose I could download an aftermarket/cracked apk, but I'd rather not.
Suggestions? Literally I just want to add text to the middle of a red circle icon.
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GIMP 2.6
http://www.gimp.org/
Paint.net
Much better then gump. Theres no icon edit program. U need a photo/art edit create program
Adpbe photoshop and paint.net are probobly the best 2.
Gimp is good to buy not for a noob.
I should have specified, something I can do from my phone or Tablet. I'm away from my computer for a while (traveling), customization helps kill time between meetings, lol
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Photo editor is also good. For on phone. Dont try to edit .9.pngs on your phone though.
They reqire draw9patch. Or the ability to zoom in like 800 percent to see the border pixels
They have a 1 pixel border that u must not touch or it will corrupt them.
Can't get the backgrounds to stay transparent. Very frustrating.
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If you use the erase tool. In paint.net it actually makes what ever you erase fully transparent.
And u can scale it any size u want. I have some transparent images i made i can post if u need and u can resize them on phone with photo editor
Here ya go.........
Thanks, but I still couldn't get it to go. Finally achieved the desired result by importing the .png into uccw and adding text, then using the png I created there as my icon in WL, lol.
End result : (the little circles are the ones I was trying to add text to)
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Hello,
I prefer to use Sib Icon Editor to make small icons and image files.
The goal is to be able to change small things in some apps.
For example, there is an app called SnapChat which allows you to send a picture for 3 seconds and then closes the picture. In this scenario, I would like to be able to edit the .apk file to allow to stay for 4 seconds. Would this kind of this be possible?
How so?
Um....you can do this within the app.....stock....
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Um....you can do this within the app.....stock....
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I know, it was a poor example. But I'm just wondering if it would be possible to do small changes like this to apps?
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I know, it was a poor example. But I'm just wondering if it would be possible to do small changes like this to apps?
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most apps are customizable. there are threads over in android general/hacking specifically about this topic.
OK I have looked a lot. I want to change a lot of things not just an app. I want to change my app icon color I want to change the color of my clock widget my wheat her widget the resize outline of the box also the color of the lock on the lock screen. Anybody pm me plz I am clueless at this stuff.
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You can change alot of things in apps just by playing around with them. Using Apktool or another decompiling tool, you can change alot in the res/values folders Theres alot of stuff you can play around with in the various xml files
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OK I have looked a lot. I want to change a lot of things not just an app. I want to change my app icon color I want to change the color of my clock widget my wheat her widget the resize outline of the box also the color of the lock on the lock screen. Anybody pm me plz I am clueless at this stuff.
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use the search box at the top of the page. type in theme/mod apk's. pages of stuff will come up. here's 1 place to start- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069287
So you are saying I can't decompile or recompile apks on my phone? I have to use adb to push/pull and then use a program to decrypt the XML then I can change the values to what I want?
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So you are saying I can't decompile or recompile apks on my phone? I have to use adb to push/pull and then use a program to decrypt the XML then I can change the values to what I want?
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You're gonna have to adb push/pull unless you build your own ROM.
You can get apktool from here: https://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
[email protected] OK. :/ hard drive crashed.
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You can swap out images but you definitely can't change app settings like animations and such without the right tools and procedures.
[email protected]'$ [email protected]@XY
OK. I don't want yo change animations just yet. I want to edit app icon colors widget colors. I pretty much want to theme everything.
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use 7zip on your computer to swap out png's. change app's name from whatever.apk to whatever.zip then move it to your computer using 7zip open the archive. don't extract or unzip. navigate to res folder and open it. find the png files you want to change and insert your png files you want. make sure they are the correct size, in the correct format (png) and are named correctly. exactly as they are in the zip file. then close the zip transfer it back to your phone and rename back to whatever.apk i do suggest doing some more research before doing this. there are a lot of threads dedicated just for this. use the search engine at the top of the page. XDA provides it for this exact reason.