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[THEME/MODPACK]1st FROYO THEME/WITH VIDE0 & PIC

NOTE: i have posted this in themes and here so that those that are/were not aware of how to utilize video on froyo would have better chances of seeing it or those that didnt want to check out froyo for the no vid or buggy cam issue. This is also a tut on how to get it working for you. I think this should be posted in dev and theme since it qualifies as both.
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[THEME/MOD]PROTO-G_v.1
I began work on this and it is exclusive to a specific froyo rom atm. I am working on 2more things right now and i need some feedback towards what to add to this setup, and when i get enough changes/added mods and/or edits, i can then release another PUBLIC version in update.zip form. Its not just a skin though, this is what i did so that i could test a froyo rom. So this is the EXACT mod im running right now. I will be editing two more items shortly. I will be optimizing and zipaligning the app and framework folders since i just found a sweet new script.
PROTO_G PICS
instructions: !!NANDROID ALWAYS!!
(only tested on froyo by myself)
1.flash avalaunch or hero over's froyo+sense
2.reboot
3.reboot recovery
4.flash framework zip
5.reboot
6.reboot recovery
7.flash htc zip of your choice(F!n!$h3R,Baked,FROYO 2.2 and stock)
8.reboot,enjoy
DOWNLOADS:
PICK 1 HTC.PROTO_G.ZIP of YOUR choice(will be adding in stock)
(the only difference is the lettering on the mainnav scroller)
DOWNLOAD FROYO 2.2 VERSION
DOWNLOAD F!n!$h3R VERSION
DOWNLOAD BAKED VERSION
NEXT:
DOWNLOAD FRAMEWORK.PROTO_G.zip
THEN:
REBOOT,ENJOY
The reason there are two files rather than just one or added to a rom is because they do not work together and it will not work that way for me. I am working on it. I will update it as soon as i figure it out.
NOW TO ENABLE VIDEO
1.OPEN new qik i installed version 0.04.05
2.select menu/camera/front
3.press red button to capture video
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download now available
check ops for download options​

congrats on the first froyo theme and thanks for the work...however, I don't think I'll be using this. Personally, it kinda hurts my eyes to look at. Again, that is just me personally, I'm sure plenty of people will love this ROM. Thanks for the work.

Good theme. I will have to agree with post #3. This theme is to robust for my style. The lock screen, the rosie theme and the font. Not my flava, but maybe someone else will enjoy it.

Wow that has a lot going on. hard to focus on anything.

think if you change the wallpaper you'd find it less distracting, thats whats drawing my eyeballs the most.

You obviously having theming skills, i mean you know how to manipulate stuff, you do good with the colors most of the time. i can't begin to do it. your choice of fonts are always horrible to me though. If you kept stock fonts i guarantee people would enjoy your stuff a lot more. your name looks ghetto on the launcher button also. Look at koni's stuff, thats good theming, and he doesnt put his name out in the open with some ghetto freestyle uneven font to be in your face 24/7. Tone it down some if you care to please others. If you dont, which you make clear in all of your theme threads, then leave it alone and only you will like it. I've never seen anybody rip in to themers like they do to you, i'm beginning to understand why, Waste of bandwidth.

lzlaxhacker said:
congrats on the first froyo theme and thanks for the work...however, I don't think I'll be using this. Personally, it kinda hurts my eyes to look at. Again, that is just me personally, I'm sure plenty of people will love this ROM. Thanks for the work.
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Thanks. Sorry its not your style or to your liking. Maybe in the future i will make something more appealing to you.
casual864 said:
Good theme. I will have to agree with post #3. This theme is to robust for my style. The lock screen, the rosie theme and the font. Not my flava, but maybe someone else will enjoy it.
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Thanks. I WISH every single person here liked my work, but ill settle for 1 too even though in most of my threads youll see that there are many more than 1. also there are many more that dl that do not post.
Alanmw86 said:
think if you change the wallpaper you'd find it less distracting, thats whats drawing my eyeballs the most.
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If thats a bad thing im sorry. not a big % of pps like my theming,but the ones that do, really apppreciate it and encourage me to continue. If someone else made themes that i would be happy using, i wouldnt have ever started doing what i call theming.
nugzo said:
You obviously having theming skills, i mean you know how to manipulate stuff, you do good with the colors most of the time. i can't begin to do it. your choice of fonts are always horrible to me though. If you kept stock fonts i guarantee people would enjoy your stuff a lot more. your name looks ghetto on the launcher button also. Look at koni's stuff, thats good theming, and he doesnt put his name out in the open with some ghetto freestyle uneven font to be in your face 24/7. Tone it down some if you care to please others. If you dont, which you make clear in all of your theme threads, then leave it alone and only you will like it. I've never seen anybody rip in to themers like they do to you, i'm beginning to understand why, Waste of bandwidth.
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If you have no idea how to do this than thats it. YOU HAVE NO IDEA whats involved so i cant expect you to begin to appreciate this form of art. FYI, case you didnt notice finisher is not my name but the name of a mod i created by myself and take great pride in. I am magnus if you didnt see my sig, i know its pretty hard to see. I provided 3 other options AS STATED IN THE OPS, there are also froyo 2.2 and one for baked as well. YOu should consider reading a bit more carefully before posting all willy nilly; EVERYTHING short of your opinion is completely unfounded and/or JUST wrong and shows that you lack the dedication to read ops for w/e reason. Also i am an artist that uses many mediums;this is just another. Art is obective,even controversial sometimes. Should picasso have quit because pps insulted his work and he himself for creating it? We all have opinions and thanks for sharing yours. If you cared to read ops, rather than just come across as crass you may have helped me create something more appealing to yourself, cared to notice the 5 addl fonts i have on the same page as my rom dls, or took the time to read all the POSITIVE comments i have in my threads. That is fine if you want to come across as negative as you have but just try to get the WHOLE picture before posting like this again. Also, if i was happy flashing other ppls work like yourself i would not do what i do. I am not that type. I appreciate what koni does here. hes awesome. but thats koni's spin on theming. I provide ANOTHER choice. DO WE NEED TWO OF ANY THEMER? thats pretty lame if you ask me, maybe you can take the time to learn and then become a koni clonie. Lemme know how that works out for you, im sure youll have a million dl's your first project. My goal is to provide ANOTHER choice of theme and here im also providing a tut for those that would like froyo but did not want to sacrifice their camcorder like myself. You should think twice before attempting to flame someone who makes regular contributions to the site and/or tries to help others out in any way he can. Obviously you do not know me. Maybe after you put something out youll understand how rude this comment is. Thanks anyway.
B U M P
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I like it, keep the good work Magnus, is this only for Froyo isn't?

nugzo said:
You obviously having theming skills, i mean you know how to manipulate stuff, you do good with the colors most of the time. i can't begin to do it. your choice of fonts are always horrible to me though. If you kept stock fonts i guarantee people would enjoy your stuff a lot more. your name looks ghetto on the launcher button also. Look at koni's stuff, thats good theming, and he doesnt put his name out in the open with some ghetto freestyle uneven font to be in your face 24/7. Tone it down some if you care to please others. If you dont, which you make clear in all of your theme threads, then leave it alone and only you will like it. I've never seen anybody rip in to themers like they do to you, i'm beginning to understand why, Waste of bandwidth.
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can you be a bit more of an ass towards him? at least he is trying to theme for you. if you don't like it...do it yourself!

markus_del_marko said:
can you be a bit more of an ass towards him? at least he is trying to theme for you. if you don't like it...do it yourself!
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+1 to each is there own....

mikevillarroel said:
I like it, keep the good work Magnus, is this only for Froyo isn't?
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thanks alot. its rough in this neck of the woods all sorts of trolls....yes atm; its actually worth nandroiding and checking out cus you dont lose your camcorder or cam and you get froyo and full flash is sick and internet speed is amazing. this is MY take on froyo, since i cant seem to leave a rom the way it is before i flash it. i was actually making this theme for hero over's froyo to be integrated with a froyo release but it was too much. for me i really cut back i thought but to him that was not enough. I tried to make something cool for baked but hey, we all benefit either way! so all is well I wouldve really liked to make it for baked froyo because i like baked roms but it kinda sucked that i spent all that time making it and sitting on it for 3days after i hurried up to get done, only to hear that it was not the right theme for the job. Oh well im not a themer anyway
Ill be starting work on a blue theme very soon though. Im sure anyone who likes my work will like the blue too.....i hope . What rom did you need it for?
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MagnusRagnarok said:
thanks alot. its rough in this neck of the woods all sorts of trolls....yes atm; its actually worth nandroiding and checking out cus you dont lose your camcorder or cam and you get froyo and full flash is sick and internet speed is amazing. this is MY take on froyo, since i cant seem to leave a rom the way it is before i flash it. i was actually making this theme for hero over's froyo to be integrated with a froyo release but it was too much. for me i really cut back i thought but to him that was not enough. I tried to make something cool for baked but hey, we all benefit either way! so all is well I wouldve really liked to make it for baked froyo because i like baked roms but it kinda sucked that i spent all that time making it and sitting on it for 3days after i hurried up to get done, only to hear that it was not the right theme for the job. Oh well im not a themer anyway
Ill be starting work on a blue theme very soon though. Im sure anyone who likes my work will like the blue too.....i hope . What rom did you need it for?
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I would love to test it in my fresh 1.0.1 but now i will wait for the blue one. Lol

Great effort, but not for my taste, waaay to much going on.

mikevillarroel said:
I would love to test it in my fresh 1.0.1 but now i will wait for the blue one. Lol
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d'oh...., thats cool. i hope you like it.
Raadius said:
Great effort, but not for my taste, waaay to much going on.
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way to much going on doesnt help me improve it. keep in mind you are judging my own personal rom, so i made it for myself and then shared it. then gave a few options of mainav scroller for those that cared to try it. how should i improve it to make it less? my style is different. if i was a minimalist my themes would look boring to me and i would not use it at all so i could not test it. sorry you dont like it. maybe next time
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[REQ] We need these themes...

These are just sick. I would kill (or donate ) to see these ported over for CM6, Sky Raider, and Stock (8/1 froyo).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478570
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482582
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474656

That Rusty Metal theme kicks ass. I'd love to port them, alas I don't know how!

i would love to try these but i dont have lots of experience ive only done light porting

Well, I sent PMs to the creators of the themes, but it will be tough for them to do since they don't have the phone.

yea im good at replacing png files but when it comes to when files dont add up and different xml files im clueless

rusty metal eoll be a difficult port because the g1 is mdpi
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That Rusty Metal one is the perfect one for us scrapbookers. I would love to get that one.

yea, these are not a cinch to port since they are for mdpi, as pointed out
its definitely possible though, i may look at it this weekend, but its going to be time-consuming and a royal pain in the arse

I'd just be happy for more themes don't care what they are..was visiting the evo and desire forums..good stuff they got going over there man would those be easier to port rather than g1 themes?

sylent101 said:
I'd just be happy for more themes don't care what they are..was visiting the evo and desire forums..good stuff they got going over there man would those be easier to port rather than g1 themes?
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yes, just post a link to the ones you want and ill try to port them
fyi im running cm6 nightly, so thats the only rom i can test on (i will not disrespect my phone and put another sense rom on it ever, sorry)

invisiblek said:
yes, just post a link to the ones you want and ill try to port them
fyi im running cm6 nightly, so thats the only rom i can test on (i will not disrespect my phone and put another sense rom on it ever, sorry)
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i could probably port them too. im running cm6 test8 (pure vanilla version, made by me). just post links and either me or invisiblek could do something with it.
try to stick with hdpi themes, like ones from the evo/nexus....they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy easier to port.porting themes from an mdpi device (like the hero, eris, g1, mytouch, mtslide,etc) is bigger pain in the ass than you can imagine
-jd

You will never guess what I found in the marketplace! Just for the heck of it I typed in rusty metal and got 2 things. Says they need Open Home to work. Is that a G1 thing or can we download it and use it on our Incredible's?

cooksalot said:
You will never guess what I found in the marketplace! Just for the heck of it I typed in rusty metal and got 2 things. Says they need Open Home to work. Is that a G1 thing or can we download it and use it on our Incredible's?
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yes
10 chars
-jd

OK. I did some digging.
I found "More Vintage Less War" ported to the Nexus One here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631428
That was it, though. I checked the Evo, Desire, and Nexus One forums, and that was the only one of the three I found. I'd still donate to get all three, but one is a good start.

Asterdroid said:
These are just sick. I would kill (or donate ) to see these ported over for CM6, Sky Raider, and Stock (8/1 froyo).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474656
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I will port what needs to be added so you get the full look on Froyo.
Edit: Done trying it out now. Needs a little work but, I like it...
This has only been tested on Sky Raider 2.2, should work on other froyo roms. Backup then use at your own risk.
1. For the Rusty Metal theme you can use Open Home Full plus the Rusty Metal theme thats on market w/ my Rusty_Metal_Incredible_froyo.zip.
or
2. My Rusty_Metal_Incredible_froyo.zip with Better Cut and Launcher Pro.
I'm uploading it now, we should start another thread for it though. Right?
http://www.mediafire.com/file/d8sv7b4l4f5m5rx/Rusty_Metal_Incredible_froyo.zip
Note: Unzip then use these icons or whichever icons you like.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4e3dfe8ap4fj35s/RustyMetalicons.zip
Enjoy then say thanks to mannyb here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474656

touchpro247 said:
For Rusty Metal you can use Open Home Full. I will port what needs to be added so you get the full look on Froyo.
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That won't change the framework though, will it? Also I much prefer launcherpro
Thanks by the way
Edit: Just to clarify, I am less concerned about icons/launcher dock, etc. I can do that already with LauncherPro. I was more concerned with the notification bar, and other framework-related pieces of the theme. Is that what you meant by "what needs to be added"? If so, I love you.

Asterdroid said:
That won't change the framework though, will it? Also I much prefer launcherpro
So do I... lol
Thanks by the way
Your welcomed!
Edit: Just to clarify, I am less concerned about icons/launcher dock, etc. I can do that already with LauncherPro. I was more concerned with the notification bar, and other framework-related pieces of the theme. Is that what you meant by "what needs to be added"? If so, I love you.
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Its coming...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=707366
Any of manups themes would be great especially the minimalistic ones and nextang

jdkoreclipse said:
yes
10 chars
-jd
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Good I'll give that a try later in the week when I have the money to get Open Home.
uh, I know I'm sounding dense but what do you mean by 10 chars?

Any chance of getting a port of the more vintage less war one? I would imagine it'll be easier since it's already been ported to n1. And thank you rusty metal looks epic. Yes it should have its own thread.
Edit: rusty metal works and looks fantastic on the 8/1 OTA.
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[REQUEST] Theme team / colaboration etc?

OK, so basically im looking for a partner in crime. Im starting to fall behind on everything lately, from school to themes. And the requests just keep coming to my inbox. And currently im barely able to keep up, and soon wont be.
What im really looking for is someone with decent photoshop, etc skillz. I'm OK with cut and paste, hues, gradients, color changing etc. But images from scratch are beyond me. Knowledge of everything else(compiling apks, .9.pngs, xml editing) isnt a must. I can do those if needed, its just the images take up most the time and I could use some help.
Im looking to share all future credit with someone or more. TBD.
Currently on the todo list:
Get swype for more colors.
Finish up themeing the 3-4 apps in the works
really fine tune the images in my main theme
Add more stoke apks to the theme.
Getting my theme to more roms (a few have been tested by other people, but would like to verify myself)
Plus when The good ROMs hit the threads (sapphire team, BB, CM, etc), I want them supported quickly.
and the list goes on and on.......
Get a hold of me one way or another if your interested

I'm interested dawgg!
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haha, you see the date on this thread?
And you can see all the people that jumped on board.

I can help with testing. I'm not super great at from scratch image creation. But i understand the xml's fairly well in combination with the decompiling and recompiling.

Lol yeah I see it. I am good at everything you said! Lol.
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Sys - IM working on the SlideIT keyboard now. If you want to help me find the xml that determines the letter color I could use the help. I looked all over last night. Couldn't find it. Wanda give it a go?
SlideIT is free in the market.
@gold - stop trolling the x forums. LOL
We will get stuff going in the tb area.
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bad4u6669 said:
Sys - IM working on the SlideIT keyboard now. If you want to help me find the xml that determines the letter color I could use the help. I looked all over last night. Couldn't find it. Wanda give it a go?
SlideIT is free in the market.
@gold - stop trolling the x forums. LOL
We will get stuff going in the tb area.
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hey do you still need help?

Also looking for someone who is good at packing things into a MM theme.
I have a swiftkey theme that needs to be built into a mm.
Also once slideit is done (if the xml for key color is found) it will be easier to distribute if its in a MM.

bad4u6669 said:
Sys - IM working on the SlideIT keyboard now. If you want to help me find the xml that determines the letter color I could use the help. I looked all over last night. Couldn't find it. Wanda give it a go?
SlideIT is free in the market.
@gold - stop trolling the x forums. LOL
We will get stuff going in the tb area.
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Ok...hm. Having some issues trying to recompile the apk. I keep getting those aapt errors on AndroidManifest. not sure how to correct them...

SysAdmin-X said:
Ok...hm. Having some issues trying to recompile the apk. I keep getting those aapt errors on AndroidManifest. not sure how to correct them...
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It decompiled fine for me lol but I didn't find anything for colors does it pull from framework?
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I didnt find anything referencing android color either. If that is found we can take out where is says color=inverse or something like that and put in the hex number. I used to have to do this in pandora and the blur music apk

Don't feed the troll! Fine! Lol, I'll stay in my TB zooonneee. Lolol.
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Can I use Ep4P themes on Ep4d? NO!! Heres Why.

With the OTA on the horizon and the leaked ota "roms" out there allready this is a question that I've heard alot. This thread is to help you understand what a theme acctually is, and why you should not Cross-Flash Themes from one build to another.
Alot of people think when they are flashing a theme all they are doing is changing the 'look' and that's not even close to whats really happening behind the scenes.
In each theme zip there are folders that contain themed apk's that can theme anything from the clock to the system. Here is a look at what is inside the zip.
Code:
[COLOR="Blue"]EP4P[/COLOR]_Theme.zip
---------------META-INF (This file tells the zip what, where and How to flash)
---------------System
----------------------app
-------------------------Camera.apk
-------------------------ClockPackage.apk
-------------------------Contacts.apk
-------------------------DialerTabActivity.apk
-------------------------DownloadProvider.apk
-------------------------Gallery3D.apk
-------------------------Phone.apk
-------------------------Settings.apk
-------------------------SystemUI.apk
----------------------framework
-------------------------framework-res.apk
-------------------------twframework.apk
If you notice in this example the theme is for ep4p. That means that each apk file is based off the original ep4p leak. Then if you were to look into the apks they are made up of .pngs .jpgs .xmls .dex etc. Then if you were to break it down even further each .dex file has .smali files in them which contain java code.
Why is all this important you ask? And then you think Well as long as it works what do I care?
Well, let me tell you. Ep4d for one has a later build date than Ep4p, secondly and more obvious they have a differnt build name. That means SOMETHING was changed from one version to another. What exactly was changed is anybodys guess, let's just say for this example, in ep4d that they added a tweak into the framework-res.apk file that added speed and battery life, now you decide you want to flash a ep4p over the top. "Hey! it works" you say, Well guess what, you just overwrote the new tweaks by replacing the framework from an older version. Now, I see you posting a thread and asking why everyone else is getting more speed and battery life than you are when your both on ep4d. It's because you overwrote the tweak that everyone else still has.
The same goes from 'rom' to 'rom', if you flash a theme from one rom to another you could lose things such as tsm parts, power mod, accu battery, etc.
Hopefully, this can help people to understand more about what is going on behind the scenes, and as you can tell I could go on and on about this. So the moral of the story is ,
If your gonna flash an ep4p theme over ep4d 'rom' then why did you flash ep4d in the first place?

thank you for the info ... I had been wondering since the new build dropped.

Nice write up you said it well for what I've been saying for awhile.
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adrynalyne has been howling about themers should go back to using metamorph like the og droid days where most themers were in that format for awhile, and im inclined to agree
an update-zip theme isn't really a *theme* as it is a mini rom...once you replace actual system apks or jars and not just inject images in, thats what it really is
now these type of themes are usually fine when made by a knowledgeable individual who doesnt just randomly drop any apk in without consideration for the consequences
however by my own informal and internal quick poll of themers i notice in forums i go to that number would probably be less than 1 in 3
even *popular* themers out there who put some nice screenshots in their op are really idiots, whose apks when you pull them apart are a disaster
not picking on any one individual, but be careful what you flash on your phone

nitsuj17 said:
adrynalyne has been howling about themers should go back to using metamorph like the og droid days where most themers were in that format for awhile, and im inclined to agree
an update-zip theme isn't really a *theme* as it is a mini rom...once you replace actual system apks or jars and not just inject images in, thats what it really is
now these type of themes are usually fine when made by a knowledgeable individual who doesnt just randomly drop any apk in without consideration for the consequences
however by my own informal and internal quick poll of themers i notice in forums i go to that number would probably be less than 1 in 3
even *popular* themers out there who put some nice screenshots in their op are really idiots, whose apks when you pull them apart are a disaster
not picking on any one individual, but be careful what you flash on your phone
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I personally use zipthemer, it's basically the same thing as metamorph only it builds a flashable zip for you. As long as you run zipthemer every time you change a rom/build then you are good to go.
I will have to say you are definetly right about the apks bieng trashed. I still have images in the theme I use from my moto days. You have given me the motivation to clean my theme up and optipng the images, who knows, it may make my phone faster and will definetly clear up some space.

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I personally use zipthemer, it's basically the same thing as metamorph only it builds a flashable zip for you. As long as you run zipthemer every time you change a rom/build then you are good to go.
I will have to say you are definetly right about the apks bieng trashed. I still have images in the theme I use from my moto days. You have given me the motivation to clean my theme up and optipng the images, who knows, it may make my phone faster and will definetly clear up some space.
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yeah, zipthemer is a neat tool as well
when i first starting making themes over a year ago i was guilty of putting out what i know consider garbage
its a learning curve, but still gotta be careful

nitsuj17 said:
yeah, zipthemer is a neat tool as well
when i first starting making themes over a year ago i was guilty of putting out what i know consider garbage
its a learning curve, but still gotta be careful
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I agree, Well, I just got done cleaning my theme up and it went from 49 meg down to 34 meg. WOW, alot of junk in there, now my phone won't have to look through so much crap to find what it needs.

I confess to wanting to try and successfully flash one of gunnermike's themes over a Humble ROM just to see if I could make his head explode through time and space... (also because he's a gnarly themer...)

I've compiled a ZIP file that can be installed via CWM that completely restores the default EP4D theme.
It contains the commonly themed apps that most theme developers modify, namely...
Camera.apk
ClockPackage.apk
Contacts.apk
DialerTabActivity.apk
DownloadProvider.apk
Gallery3D.apk
JobManager.apk
MediaProvider.apk
Mms.apk
Phone.apk
Settings.apk
SystemUI.apk
TouchWizCalendar.apk
As well as...
android.policy.jar
framework-res.apk
framework.jar
twframework-res.apk

What edify setting should a user fire the charge choose in zip themer? Captivate doesn't work
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cmdrfrog said:
What edify setting should a user fire the charge choose in zip themer? Captivate doesn't work
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First download this file and put on you /sdcard
Press menu/Update Edify/Browse/ then select the UpdateEdify4Charge.zip You just downloaded, then press configure. Done!

nitsuj17 said:
adrynalyne has been howling about themers should go back to using metamorph like the og droid days where most themers were in that format for awhile, and im inclined to agree
an update-zip theme isn't really a *theme* as it is a mini rom...once you replace actual system apks or jars and not just inject images in, thats what it really is
now these type of themes are usually fine when made by a knowledgeable individual who doesnt just randomly drop any apk in without consideration for the consequences
however by my own informal and internal quick poll of themers i notice in forums i go to that number would probably be less than 1 in 3
even *popular* themers out there who put some nice screenshots in their op are really idiots, whose apks when you pull them apart are a disaster
not picking on any one individual, but be careful what you flash on your phone
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Well considering there isnt that many themers, whats the deal? What do you see wrong with some of the APK's. I'd like to know some examples.

ForeverSupra said:
Well considering there isnt that many themers, whats the deal? What do you see wrong with some of the APK's. I'd like to know some examples.
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He isn't talking Just DRIOD Charge, he's talking themers from various forums/devices/carriers, so a wide array of different people, and just from browsing some other people's work on other devices, I agree. The other option would be to use asserts to verify the build version before flashing, which may be another good option, so the average end-user can flash a theme for a ROM it wasn't meant for.

ForeverSupra said:
Well considering there isnt that many themers, whats the deal? What do you see wrong with some of the APK's. I'd like to know some examples.
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He isn't talking Just DRIOD Charge, he's talking themers from various forums/devices/carriers, so a wide array of different people, and just from browsing some other people's work on other devices, I agree. The other option would be to use asserts to verify the build version before flashing, which may be another good option, so the average end-user can flash a theme for a ROM it wasn't meant for.
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yup, i was referring to all themes/themers across the various forums i peruse
while i dont enjoy particularly calling individuals out, themuffstuff was (i dont know if he still does) notorious for putting unpatched .9 images in his themes (and refused to patch them) and putting anywhere from 100-200 additional images in apks and frameworks as he copy/pasted images from other phones
hes an alright kid in general, but that used to bug the crap out of me
many other themers on sgs will even grab entire apks from the roms/themes of other sgs phones and package them in...this is fine *if* you make a note of it so people know what to expect...they often dont though, but i notice it
the fascinate also had many many themers do this back in its heyday
i do like the idea of adding the prop assert into themes...if i still actively made independent themes its something id strongly consider doing
but in general, its just a good idea for themers to be aware that yes, their update.zip themes are in fact mini partial roms. they should take the same care that rom developers do (or hopefully should do...but thats another topic) when releasing something.
the return of metamorph to the mainstream would be welcomed by me though as a stop gap measure for a lot of the shoddy work out there

so how can I tell what all i have installed on my phone after I have done the root. I have done a lot of things trying to get to this point so it is a lil hazy as far as wht verisions I have on there and after the recovery I have to redo it all. and I just wanna make sure if mine is ep4p or ep4d
So i think I found it out...... I have all of the crap on my phone still .. so I installed a theme and it got rid of a few things like my camera button.. I am still looking in the file itself to find out how to tell them apart. any sugestions on finding it

Question + Cool Hint

I finally got my computer working again, so I have some questions regarding rom cooking. Would I need permission to use ayOteddy's "Stock [email protected] Deo Rooted" as a base for my roms. And If I really wanna get into this, some recommendations for ideas even if I dont use them?
ALSO. Its well known that we do not really have a soft lanscape keyboard, no matter what keyboard used, right? Well that's wrong. Its been awhile since Ive used this keyboard, I used it on my old Optimus T actually, however, the keyboard known as "Hacker's Keyboard" has an option to always view the landscape keyboard even if a hardware keyboard input is present. Just thought you all would like to know that I figure my little discovery could be useful to you all ^_^ Welcome.
*** One more thing, does anyone know ways I can change the settings options and navigation + links? Like, the Theme Settings space for example?

Zydrate_blue said:
I finally got my computer working again, so I have some questions regarding rom cooking. Would I need permission to use ayOteddy's "Stock [email protected] Deo Rooted" as a base for my roms. And If I really wanna get into this, some recommendations for ideas even if I dont use them?
ALSO. Its well known that we do not really have a soft lanscape keyboard, no matter what keyboard used, right? Well that's wrong. Its been awhile since Ive used this keyboard, I used it on my old Optimus T actually, however, the keyboard known as "Hacker's Keyboard" has an option to always view the landscape keyboard even if a hardware keyboard input is present. Just thought you all would like to know that I figure my little discovery could be useful to you all ^_^ Welcome.
*** One more thing, does anyone know ways I can change the settings options and navigation + links? Like, the Theme Settings space for example?
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I actually used KJ2 for TigerFusion without permission. I figured since ay0teddy retired long ago, he would not reply to my PM. I think as long as you give credit to him it should be fine.
I recommend using ASimmons Theme Injector if you want to port over a theme. Just remember that the Sidekick 4G uses hdpi. What I did for Froyo Iced Up was just change one letter in the apk.....the m in mdpi to h. If you don't do this, the result will be a brick. I had to use Odin to flash back to stock....lol.
And remember that the Bali kernel with keylogger removed will only work on KJ2. You can actually extract the zip and copy the contents from the kernel_flasher folder right into the update folder of your kitchen project.
Thanks for the keyboard app recommendation. I'll definitely try it out! Good luck with the rom cooking. :good:

RicAndroid said:
I actually used KJ2 for TigerFusion without permission. I figured since ay0teddy retired long ago, he would not reply to my PM. I think as long as you give credit to him it should be fine.
I recommend using ASimmons Theme Injector if you want to port over a theme. Just remember that the Sidekick 4G uses hdpi. What I did for Froyo Iced Up was just change one letter in the apk.....the m in mdpi to h. If you don't do this, the result will be a brick. I had to use Odin to flash back to stock....lol.
And remember that the Bali kernel with keylogger removed will only work on KJ2. You can actually extract the zip and copy the contents from the kernel_flasher folder right into the update folder of your kitchen project.
Thanks for the keyboard app recommendation. I'll definitely try it out! Good luck with the rom cooking. :good:
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Re: Thanks RicAndroid I was actually gonna theme the rom from each file individually though ^_^ and I could also use some help with another thing. How do I get the extended power menu? 0.0

Hats off to ayoteddy, sduvick, and krylon for the work they did. When all is said and done, those are really the people that pushed things forward and got the Sidekick 4g a couple useful 3rd party kernels.
As I recall, ayoteddy shared his stock deodexed rom so other people could have some fun cooking up their own custom. So, just credit him and move on. I don't think he'll be upset at all.
Make sure to also credit krylon and sduvick in anything you do. If you dig back into the forum, you'll see that they worked together.

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Re: Thanks RicAndroid I was actually gonna theme the rom from each file individually though ^_^ and I could also use some help with another thing. How do I get the extended power menu? 0.0
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That was way tricky. You need to add three pngs to the drawable-hdpi folder after you decompile the framework-res.apk.... reboot, reboot_ recovery and download. Then edit the strings.xml folder.... after that, it gets pretty hairy. I'll send you a pm with all the steps needed to configure the android.policy.jar file.
Oh, and thanks for the advice orange808!
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RicAndroid said:
That was way tricky. You need to add three pngs to the drawable-hdpi folder after you decompile the framework-res.apk.... reboot, reboot_ recovery and download. Then edit the strings.xml folder.... after that, it gets pretty hairy. I'll send you a pm with all the steps needed to configure the android.policy.jar file.
Oh, and thanks for the advice orange808!
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That would be very helpful! Thank you. And about the keyboard, no problem. Have you checked it out yet?
Also, any ideas for a good color scheme? I wont name my project til I have a scheme for the look. AND.....should I kill touchwiz launcher? o.o

Zydrate_blue said:
That would be very helpful! Thank you. And about the keyboard, no problem. Have you checked it out yet?
Also, any ideas for a good color scheme? I wont name my project til I have a scheme for the look. AND.....should I kill touchwiz launcher? o.o
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Dude...I just thought of something. Why don't you make a custom Key Lime Pie theme? Just use the various images found on the net for inspiration....maybe you can make a kind of CM theme based on yellow and green...just a thought!
As for TouchWiz....ugh...I personally hate it. Why not go with Go Launcher? It is a bit on the hefty side but is very theme-able!

RicAndroid said:
Dude...I just thought of something. Why don't you make a custom Key Lime Pie theme? Just use the various images found on the net for inspiration....maybe you can make a kind of CM theme based on yellow and green...just a thought!
As for TouchWiz....ugh...I personally hate it. Why not go with Go Launcher? It is a bit on the hefty side but is very theme-able!
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That is a great idea not gonna draw conclusions yet, but the whole green color seems to look nice on the SK. And I used to love Go Launcher, but it became so chock-ful of ads and weird buying with credits and just....it became a bit too much I think? I might poke around and try to find an older version of ADW and just break the market link so it doesnt upgrade to the new one. Which by the way, I wanted to suggest in case Holo Launcher starts to get old for you, it looks alot like the ICS update, spare the icons. But with a theme installed its gotta be the best ICS launcher I've seen yet IMO anyway.
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Learning
Well, I tryed to set up the EPM for Sidekick from scratch. No go, it's different than a lot of other devices it seems. Could anyone direct me with this a little? Please? It would be awesome because I really want to learn some while building this.
I know I have a lot of questions, but believe me, I appreciate it more than you know and I love the community for all its provided help. I have one more:
Which file happens to be for the notification background? Have tried a few but see no differences :/

It is amazing how PDT and ayoteddy got all of this working. I tried editing the classes.dex file on my own, but it seems that the Sidekick 4G is a freak mutation of some sort.
I wound up taking a shortcut and used GenericGinger's android.policy.jar file. I edited the GlobalActions.smali file using Notepad ++ and added the reboot info from the public.xml located in the framework.
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SurvivorZer0 said:
need 10 posts. What a stupid rule
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Then make em useful posts instead of blabbing in random posts... if there is time to shoot the **it, then there is time to help. Just do some searching or redirecting. Or, post some opinions on someones theme or app or whatever, then they could use that feedback for the better rather than some random post.
Just saying, could be doing other things bud. Not to sound like a jerk or any bad way that can be taken. Good-luck with the posts.

Dude...you still working on this?
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