Can anybody tell me if there is a transparent statusbar for my x10i!
trixter66 said:
Can anybody tell me if there is a transparent statusbar for my x10i!
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transparent? not that i know. but you can use third party homescreen launchers to make it "invisible"
Transparant would be cooler though!
trixter66 said:
Can anybody tell me if there is a transparent statusbar for my x10i!
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Not yet, but... I've pulled the framwork-res.apk and modified the backgroud to the task bar and have attached the results.
I haven't modified anything else in the bar, hence the icons for signal etc are still blue/black... but I will do.
The only problem with this is what colour do you have the text on the bar, as the background in apps also comes through
(I was thinking that instead of a fully see through bar, that I'd create an opaque one when I get home, as I only have paint on this PC)
EDIT: I was also looking to modify the lock screen to be slightly opaque, to match the bar at the top
Will post updates here once I've done them
Looking forward to the results!
thefunkaygibbon said:
Not yet, but... I've pulled the framwork-res.apk and modified the backgroud to the task bar and have attached the results.
I haven't modified anything else in the bar, hence the icons for signal etc are still blue/black... but I will do.
The only problem with this is what colour do you have the text on the bar, as the background in apps also comes through
(I was thinking that instead of a fully see through bar, that I'd create an opaque one when I get home, as I only have paint on this PC)
EDIT: I was also looking to modify the lock screen to be slightly opaque, to match the bar at the top
Will post updates here once I've done them
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can u remove the background of those icon ? that dark blue ?
and also instead of fully transparent , we can go like windows 7 style ie Glass effect .. it would be much cooler..
nice modding there... everything is good for me with launcerpro , except for the status bar whic is dark blue.. doesnt suite my theme...
naveen_reloaded said:
can u remove the background of those icon ? that dark blue ?
and also instead of fully transparent , we can go like windows 7 style ie Glass effect .. it would be much cooler..
nice modding there... everything is good for me with launcerpro , except for the status bar whic is dark blue.. doesnt suite my theme...
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I can remove the background to the icons, there is just a lot of them and I am at work, plus I have photoshop on my mac at home, and only MSpaint here.
I'll see what I can do for the glass effect, and was thinking of doing a few different see through colour variants (i.e. black, white, red etc)
As before, I think the main issue is going to be the text, but if there is a tint of colour, it should be easy enough to read (we'll see)
Hopefully I'll be able to put up a very beta version today or tomorrow, including the lock screen mods so you can see how it will look.
I'll put a new thread up when I have this beta bit done
thefunkaygibbon said:
I can remove the background to the icons, there is just a lot of them and I am at work, plus I have photoshop on my mac at home, and only MSpaint here.
I'll see what I can do for the glass effect, and was thinking of doing a few different see through colour variants (i.e. black, white, red etc)
As before, I think the main issue is going to be the text, but if there is a tint of colour, it should be easy enough to read (we'll see)
Hopefully I'll be able to put up a very beta version today or tomorrow, including the lock screen mods so you can see how it will look.
I'll put a new thread up when I have this beta bit done
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I'm really looking forward to your transparent theme. I've been looking for one on my X10 for ages and I'm not skilled enough to do it myself.
Thanks in advance!
thefunkaygibbon said:
I can remove the background to the icons, there is just a lot of them and I am at work, plus I have photoshop on my mac at home, and only MSpaint here.
I'll see what I can do for the glass effect, and was thinking of doing a few different see through colour variants (i.e. black, white, red etc)
As before, I think the main issue is going to be the text, but if there is a tint of colour, it should be easy enough to read (we'll see)
Hopefully I'll be able to put up a very beta version today or tomorrow, including the lock screen mods so you can see how it will look.
I'll put a new thread up when I have this beta bit done
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thnks a lot... looking forward for the release
can we use METAMORPH app for easy installing of the themes ?
naveen_reloaded said:
thnks a lot... looking forward for the release
can we use METAMORPH app for easy installing of the themes ?
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To be honest, I'm not sure. I haven't used the Metamorph app, so will give it a go.
I've been using adb to test
Update Time!
Quick update, its a little trickier than I originally anticipated, but more or the status bar icons have been updated (I still have a lot to do yet)
So, I thought I'd show what I have done so far...
As you can see, some of the test is difficult to see in the bar, but this should be fixed once I've get a decent glass like effect on the bar. If you're using a dark background, this is fine, but lighter backgrounds are not so good.
Also, the text and debug mode icons are not done, and some of the battery and internet down/upload icons are also not done (100 and 80% for battery are complete, and the icons where 3g is enabled but not uploading or downloading are not done.)
Still, I think there is decent (ish) progress, and hope to get something you can use after the weekend (maybe before it's out, but I don't want to follow SE's example of giving crap release dates )
PS. Sorry for the quality of the attachment, I use screencast through my PC which doesn't scale down well but is quicker than using a screenshot app on Android
Screencast - http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
thefunkaygibbon Do u need help?
We could make it like this: one is working on the FULL transparent one and the other on the "win7 glass effect"
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PoTi_96 said:
thefunkaygibbon Do u need help?
We could make it like this: one is working on the FULL transparent one and the other on the "win7 glass effect"
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I've sent you a PM
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Thanks
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Right, almost there with the black transparent bar...
Take a look at the screenies
I'm in process of writing an installer, but its late, so I'm not finishing it now.
What I have now will be the first version, I will be changing the lock screen and other home screen bluenesses (like where I have Vodafone and ongoing, I will make them match the colour of the status bar)
I will also be adding a few more colours, preferably from the same installer, but we'll see how that goes.
Finally, I want to change the white background on the status dropdown to be the same as the status bar, eg, in this case, black and transparent.
looking good dude
thefunkaygibbon said:
Right, almost there with the black transparent bar...
Take a look at the screenies
I'm in process of writing an installer, but its late, so I'm not finishing it now.
What I have now will be the first version, I will be changing the lock screen and other home screen bluenesses (like where I have Vodafone and ongoing, I will make them match the colour of the status bar)
I will also be adding a few more colours, preferably from the same installer, but we'll see how that goes.
Finally, I want to change the white background on the status dropdown to be the same as the status bar, eg, in this case, black and transparent.
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Indeed, this is lookin great. I do really really like the looks of the status bar.
An idea, I know your still in very early stage atm but when you release it with your installer why not make it configurable? What I mean is so when your installing it asks you what bits you want in your choice of colours. So it would be customisable and everyone could have a version of some spec of colour that would suit any theme.
This would make a great paid app if you ask me...
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thefunkaygibbon said:
Right, almost there with the black transparent bar...
I want to change the white background on the status dropdown to be the same as the status bar, eg, in this case, black and transparent.
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Great work/concept so far!
I had thought about trying a translucent status bar background before. Can't wait to see it.
I'm trying to learn about theming a little too when I have time...
ccan u share the files... we could also work on it .. while u can compile the installer
Looks really sleek and sexy. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
BTW, very beautiful babe you have on your screen.
Where could someone find a Semi or Clear Notification bar as a zip? I've looked and cannot find.. I have a stock Theme with Fresh. Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
There is a Transparent Title Bar download located in Myn's Rom, but I don't know if it will work on a different rom. Give it a shot and post results.
Jfree3000 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
There is a Transparent Title Bar download located in Myn's Rom, but I don't know if it will work on a different rom. Give it a shot and post results.
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It worked but it left the black around the icons. Thanks for the effort
I'm not a developer or even close to one, but I messed around with some of the files from Smooth or something like that and was able to get a transparent notification bar and added an Android logo to it as well. It works with LP also. The only thing is that you have to hide the notification bar, then show it back to make it work. Not the greatest, but it worked for me. Needs to be flashed. Maybe someone can tweak it some more...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9833971/Smoothie-2a.zip
screen shot:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9833971/snap20100925_212915.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9833971/snap20100926_180628.png
Aleks
acuzerfdw said:
I'm not a developer or even close to one, but I messed around with some of the files from Smooth or something like that and was able to get a transparent notification bar and added an Android logo to it as well. It works with LP also. The only thing is that you have to hide the notification bar, then show it back to make it work. Not the greatest, but it worked for me. Needs to be flashed. Maybe someone can tweak it some more...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9833971/Smoothie-2a.zip
screen shot:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9833971/snap20100925_212915.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9833971/snap20100926_180628.png
Aleks
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I flashed smooth sense icons do you think it will take with this flash?
I honestly don't know, but I would think it would. I only changed some of the images in the folders.
acuzerfdw said:
I honestly don't know, but I would think it would. I only changed some of the images in the folders.
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Do you think its possible just make the clear bar and thats it??
I was able to achieve the clear notification bar by using this link for the Super Circle battery mod. (I still can't post links so just google it.) The site is for the battery mod along with a few others, such as the clear notification bar. I had no hand in making the tool, or site, at all. The only problem for me is I too still have the black around the signal icon and a few others. I added the transparency to the icons but no luck. Hopefully someone can shed some light on the subject.
chillenandy321 said:
It worked but it left the black around the icons. Thanks for the effort
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Are you using Launcher Pro? I read somewhere its a limitation of LP. If you are using stock Rosie, it should work.
Can anyone create this status bar and put it up so we can use it on our Hero? If so, that would be great!
Mimis_69 said:
Can anyone create this status bar and put it up so we can use it on our Hero? If so, that would be great!
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Try the cloudy theme by kgill7. The status bar isn't grey, but its black and its still a solid theme.
Edit: Its in the Android Dev. And Hacking, under Android Themes.
I can't provide a link cause I'm using my phone. My bad about that.
But hope it helps.
edit: nevermind..it's the same cloudy one mentioned in the post above.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071536
ok, is it possible to make the nav bar look like the win 7 glass taskbar? that way i could use custom images for home, back, menu etc, wifi and battery to look more like a windows tablet. would be cool, imo.
i have very limited knowledge in finding even the right place to start with the nav bar.
i'm on twa_priv rom.
Try the MasturMods app.
veeman said:
Try the MasturMods app.
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tried it, and it wouldnt change any of the icons that it said it did, also i want to change the nav bar to a transparent blue so o can use icons instead of blue lines. but thanks for the idea, if the app worked on twa's mod, i would really like it.