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Modify your X10 and change the default battery icon in the Notification bar (on the right) to display the exact battery charge level in percent.
(For a complete tutorial on modifying your choice framework to use whichever battery icons you wish, check out Calum's X10 Theme Reference – specifically post #5.)
Option 1: Install Only the Battery Icon Mod
(process and framework courtesy of MrRusch)
This tutorial will install a clean version of framework (2.1 original with the default X10 theme) with the percentage battery mod (grey colored version) applied. Choose this if you want to keep your X10 looking the same as it is by default, but you want the an accurate (ie: useful) battery icon.
Download and unrar your choice MrRusch's modified framework: framework-res.rar (from post #147).
Copy framework-res.apk to to your X10's /sdcard
In terminal client on your phone (try Android Terminal Emulator if you don't have one already installed):
- make sure you have super user permissions (su),
- remount filesystem as read-write (mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system), and
- replace framework (dd if=/sdcard/framework-res.apk of=/system/framework/framework-res.apk)
Option 2: Install Battery Icon Mod as part of the Dark10 Theme
(process and modified framework courtesy of _calum_)
(Dark10 theme and installation tool courtesy of Chewitt.)
This tutorial uses Chewitt's Dark10 theme as a basis for the modification, and will result in that theme being installed on your phone along with the battery icon mod. If applied your X10 will look like the screenshots below.
Download Calum's modified framework: framework-res.7z (from post #57).
Use 7-Zip to unzip it as: framework-res.apk
Download and unzip Chewitt's Dark10 Download Link For 2.1 Alpha theme.
Copy framework-res.apk to \Dark10 for 2.1 Alpha v3.0.0\Content\content\, overwriting the existing file.
Plug X10 into my PC's USB, ensuring USB debugging is enabled (Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging)
Run \Dark10 for 2.1 Alpha v3.0.0\Content\Dark10 Series Installer.cmd.
Select: #1 - Pre Install Check, and follow the on-screen prompts.
Once everything is verified OK, select: #5 - Install Framework.
Upon notice of success, phone will reboot with the beautiful Dark10 theme and (most importantly here), an animated percentage battery icon (visible on both the notification bar as well as the lock screen).
Additional Credits
Thanks to _calum_ for cracking how to modify framework-res.apk to get a working percentage battery icon.
Credit for the modified battery icons goes to Fightspit
Special thanks to: MarylandCookie.
Next Up: Lets see if we can figure out how to replace the semi-useless signal strength bars with an accurate signal strength (dBm) instead. Come join the effort!
I can't tell you for sure if it'll work on an X10, but it's no. 3 on my todo list
I hope to get around to it this week if work slows up a bit, I'll post back if noone beats me to it.
Using Gauge Battery Widget you can have something similar, but it doesn't replace the default battery icon. Can't see it being long though for the SuperCircle to be ported.
XperiaX10iUser said:
Using Gauge Battery Widget you can have something similar, but it doesn't replace the default battery icon. Can't see it being long though for the SuperCircle to be ported.
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Yeah I use Battery Indicator Pro to show the percentage as a notification bar (left side) icon right now. However, I would really prefer to just have the default battery indicator show more useful information.
Plus, with the bigger icons on the 2.1 notification bar, we actually get less icons showing, making each space more valuable.
It's definitely possible but will probably take some work to get it running. I tried using the link provided and my battery display disappeared on reboot. I'm pretty sure those ones are froyo only.
I'll keep my eyes out for anything that may work. Calum, keep us updated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=679937
Will probably require a bit of tweaking to get working...
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I use battery indicator its free and it shows the percentage left as well as the original indicator
chiefy009 said:
I use battery indicator its free and it shows the percentage left as well as the original indicator
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See post #4.
Got it working
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gavriel18 said:
Got it working
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SWEET! Can you post a screenshot?
Even better, can you post a guide on how to do it?
Yes, please post a "how to" for everyone.
I actually didn't get it working myself. My little brother emailed some the xmls and told me to push them.
Ill post a tut tonight when he explains
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saltorio said:
See post #4.
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Sorry, skim reading
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gavriel18 said:
I actually didn't get it working myself. My little brother emailed some the xmls and told me to push them.
Ill post a tut tonight when he explains
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Hey Gav, any updates?
Looking forward to this as well.
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Any chance of a tutorial?
OK. My friend (who has a Samsung Galaxy S) told me how he managed to change the battery icon to a percentage graphic (see attached pic).
He edited \system\framework\framework-res.apk.
Deleted all the existing res\drawable-hdpi\stat_sys_battery_<X>.png graphics.
Replaced them with a new (more extensive) set of graphics for every percentage.
Replaced res\drawable\stat_sys_battery.xml with one that includes listings for each new graphic.
Replaced res\drawable\stat_sys_battery_charge.xml with one that includes listings for the new charging graphics.
I have attached a .rar archive (framework-res.apk.rar) with only the changed files he used.
I tried editing my own framework-res.apk using APK-Manager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701), but I was unable to re-compile the modified APK (kept reporting errors).
My friend states that he simply dragged the files over using WinRAR, but I haven't tried that. If someone wants to, I've also attached his compiled (and signed?) apk (framework-res.apk).
If anyone else wants to see if we can work something out, this is a place to start at least.
saltorio said:
OK. My friend (who has a Samsung Galaxy S) told me how he managed to change the battery icon to a percentage graphic (see attached pic).
He edited \system\framework\framework-res.apk.
Deleted all the existing res\drawable-hdpi\stat_sys_battery_<X>.png graphics.
Replaced them with a new (more extensive) set of graphics for every percentage.
Replaced res\drawable\stat_sys_battery.xml with one that includes listings for each new graphic.
Replaced res\drawable\stat_sys_battery_charge.xml with one that includes listings for the new charging graphics.
I have attached a .rar archive (framework-res.apk.rar) with only the changed files he used.
I tried editing my own framework-res.apk using APK-Manager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701), but I was unable to re-compile the modified APK (kept reporting errors).
My friend states that he simply dragged the files over using WinRAR, but I haven't tried that. If someone wants to, I've also attached his compiled (and signed?) apk (framework-res.apk).
If anyone else wants to see if we can work something out, this is a place to start at least.
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I just tried installing those files into the framework but then nothing shows up in the notification bar.
Gav, can you please tell us how you did it, or at least send us your framework.
saltorio said:
OK. My friend (who has a Samsung Galaxy S) told me how he managed to change the battery icon to a percentage graphic (see attached pic).
He edited \system\framework\framework-res.apk.
Deleted all the existing res\drawable-hdpi\stat_sys_battery_<X>.png graphics.
Replaced them with a new (more extensive) set of graphics for every percentage.
Replaced res\drawable\stat_sys_battery.xml with one that includes listings for each new graphic.
Replaced res\drawable\stat_sys_battery_charge.xml with one that includes listings for the new charging graphics.
I have attached a .rar archive (framework-res.apk.rar) with only the changed files he used.
I tried editing my own framework-res.apk using APK-Manager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701), but I was unable to re-compile the modified APK (kept reporting errors).
My friend states that he simply dragged the files over using WinRAR, but I haven't tried that. If someone wants to, I've also attached his compiled (and signed?) apk (framework-res.apk).
If anyone else wants to see if we can work something out, this is a place to start at least.
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System files do not need to be signed after editing!
hi all, i am sorry if this topic is already around, but i was wondering if a app is available that replaces your battery icon in your status bar with one that shows the percentage level. Like the one on iOS (sorry dont hate)
Replaces, no.
There are mods that require root and lots of fiddling or a custom rom, to replace it.
There's also several apps on the market that add it in as an extra icon on the left side of the notification bar. They don't require root or any other fiddling.
ok thanks, what apps are these?
they are called battery widgets... theres a ton of them in the market...
i used this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809588
All it takes is a Google search...
Here's a few free ones:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/batteryminder-battery-status/com.rollerbush.batteryminder
http://www.appbrain.com/app/battery-indicator/com.darshancomputing.BatteryIndicator
http://www.appbrain.com/app/battery-e-t-a/com.ac19.beta
Plus I just released an update to my Battery Diviner that does this, but it's only accessible in the Full (paid) version.
A lot of threads pop up after users root/s-off and flash a custom ROM asking why they lost their H+? Here's the thing - ATT is one of the only (if not the only) carrier that uses this icon. Everyone else simply uses an H icon. So any ROMs that are ported from other devices or built from different builds will not have this H+ icon built in. This doesn't mean you're not connecting to ATT's faster network, it simply means the icon indicating your connected to that network has changed. To verify what network you're actually connected to, go to Settings - About Phone - Network. Now if it bugs you too much, you can change this icon to whatever you want, and here's how.
This walkthrough will also guide you through changing your signal strength meter (from 4 bar to whatever) and will also instruct you on making battery mods with your newly created SystemUI.apk.
The process might seem long, but I can do these mods in about 10 minutes now (unless I'm waiting on the kitchen). Sorry for the length - I wanted to be as thorough as possible.
AS ALWAYS, BE SURE TO MAKE A NANDROID BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR BAD FLASHES, FLASH MOBS, or UGLY FLASHERS
Note: This walkthrough is for SENSE based ROMs. AOSP/CM7 bases will use different filenames/icons. It will be the same process to change them, you just need to figure out what they're called.
1. First thing you need to do is get yourself a program that will extract SystemUI.apk (I use WinRAR).
2. Create a folder (I put it on my desktop) that will be your working folder
3. Open the .zip of your ROM using whatever unzipper you have, or whatever you downloaded in step 1. Find SystemUI.apk in the .zip of your ROM (located in /system/app/) and drag it to your working folder
4. Open SystemUI.apk in WinRAR and navigate to /res/drawable-hdpi/.
4a. If this is the first time you're doing this, this is a good time to find new icons you may want to use. Extract all of the files from SystemUI.apk to a subfolder in your working folder. Now go through all of the .png files and pick out some icons you may want to use in the future, and copy them to a new Icons folder.
4b. If you already have the icons you want to use, you'll need to rename them at this point. The signal strength meter images that need replaced are the following:
stat_sys_signal_null
stat_sys_signal_0
stat_sys_signal_1
stat_sys_signal_2
stat_sys_signal_3
stat_sys_signal_4
Note: There are only 6 files that the ROM looks for (no signal, 0 bars, 1 bar, 2 bars, 3 bars, 4 bars) and I have no idea how to tell the ROM to look for additional images, or how to calibrate the ROM to display different icons at different signal strengths, so when replacing with a 5 bar signal mod (which has 7 images - null, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) you need to choose which image you're going to skip - . I usually use no signal image (for _null), 1 bar image (for _0), 2 bar image (for _1), 3 bar image (for _2), 4 bar image(for _3), 5 bar image (for _4) skipping the 0 bar image.
5. Now you need to rename your new images to the original file names (stat_sys_signal_null, _0, etc)
6. Once the files are renamed, drag all the files back into the SystemUI.apk which you have opened in WinRAR. You will be prompted to choose a compression method, choose Store and click OK.
7. The old images will be replaced with the new images, and the .apk will be automatically saved.
To change the network indicator icons, there will be a bunch of images you'll need to change, depending on what network's icons you want to change. The Inspire reports being connected to 4 different networks - GSM (G icon), EDGE (E icon), UMTS (3G icon), HSDPA (H+ icon in stock, H icon on DHD ROMs). The images that will need to be replaced are as follows (where X=e, g, 3g, h - depending on which network's icons you want to change)
stat_sys_data_connected_X
stat_sys_data_in_X
stat_sys_data_out_X
stat_sys_data_inandout_X
Note: The Inspire doesn't actually report being connected to HSPA+, at least not from anything I've ever seen, read, or experienced, however there are also icon sets for _h+, which would be displayed IF the phone reported being connected to HSPA+, so if you want to change that icon set too it won't hurt anything.
Now it's the same process, rename your new icons to the corresponding original image file name, then drag the images back into SystemUI.apk while open in WinRAR using Store compression. Again, your .apk will be automatically saved.
At this point you can push SystemUI.apk back to your device and get your changes, or you can take the next step for battery mods or an easy way to make a flashable .zip since I don't know how to make them from scratch.
Battery Mods (or getting a flashable .zip) using UOT Kitchen (http://uot.dakra.lt)
1. Open your ROM .zip in the app you use to unzip. Navigate to /system/framework/ and extract framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk to your working folder
2. Go to the kitchen and click the "Kitchen" tab (If it tells you the kitchen is full, just keep refreshing - it should allow you into the kitchen within 20 minutes or so)
3. Click on the Upload Files tab and put a dot in the option for "System Files". It will now ask you to upload 3 files (SystemUI.apk, framework-res.apk, and com.htc.resources.apk). Make sure you use your newly modded SystemUI.apk and not the stock one, or you won't have your changes.
3a. If you don't want any battery mods, just a flashable .zip, at this point go to step 5, otherwise continue to step 4
4. Once the files are uploaded go to the Battery tab and put a check in "Use this mod". Change the battery however you'd like. There's a Generate Preview button at the top so you can see how it might look when you're finished.
5. Once finished, go to the "Submit Work" tab. As long as no sections are in Red, click Submit work to kitchen. You'll get a pickup number. Go to the Pickup section and wait for your mods to cook. You will be given a flashable .zip you can name whatever you want - with all your changes in it.
Well done.
When I did this, my data indicator would change back when connected to wifi. Went back in and checked, and there are also files for capable. They need to be changed as well. But thank you for the walkthrough on this. I was wanting to know how to do this.
Thanks!
I followed the instructions to change my 3G and H icons to 4G in TMOus Sensation!
Return to Contents Page - doubleshot Developers Reference
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Part 1: This thread.
Part 2: Edit .9.png files for the MT4GS - step-by-step.
Part 3: Edit Mode10 Files for the MT4GS - step-by-step
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In today's workshop we are going to learn how to make changes to the Sense Lockring for the doubleshot.
What you need:
1 - HtcLockScreen.apk from the ( Sense ) ROM you are making it for.
2 - 7-Zip installed and ready.
3 - Photoshop ( or equivalent - directions for photoshop ) installed and ready.
4 - Time, interest, and creativity.
* - Guide written for a Windows XP machine, please adjust accordingly if your environment is different.
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Okay - the first thing I want you to do is go to this thread:
Customize Sense 3.0 Lock Ring and read the first and second post completely.
Don't download anything or try to play along, just read it.
When you get to the bottom of post 1, click thanks if you intend to customize your lockring. Ditto on clicking thanks at the bottom of post 2 in that thread if you intend to inscribe text on your Lockring.
Once you have read and thanked the author for both of those posts, come back here and see how much easier it is to do this on the MT4GS then it's sister device.
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Preparation: Setup.
Now that you have a rough idea of what you have to do, forget about the .m10 tools, fusion.apk, and everything else except for the requirements I listed at the top of this post. Easier already, huh?
First things first - let's set up our dev environment.
1 - Go to your computer desktop, right click and make a new folder. Call this folder "LockringEdits".
2 - Place your HtcLockScreen.apk file in the "LockringEdits" folder.
3 - Open the "LockringEdits" folder, and create two new folders in it. Call one "LockringOriginal" and the other one "Lockring001".
4 - Right click on the HtcLockScreen.apk file and choose "copy" from the menu.
5 - Open the "LockringOriginal" folder, and then right-click in an empty area of the folder and select "paste" from the options menu. Once pasted, go back up one level to the "LockringEdits" main folder.
6 - Repeat step 4, then step 5 again pasting into the "Lockring001" folder instead.
7 - Stop.
Recap setup:
We now have 3 copies of our HtcLockScreen.apk file in 3 different folders.
- The "LockringOriginal" folder is a backup of our HtcLockScreen.apk file and you hopefully won't have to go in there at all, but just in case you need it it's there.
- The "Lockring001" folder is where we will actually be working on our first Lockring, and has the HtcLockScreen.apk file we are going to edit.
- The "LockringEdit" main folder this project is in also has a copy of HtcLockScreen, so when you make your next project folder ( 002 ) you have a fresh file to copy into it.
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Make sure you have 7-zip and Photoshop installed, and you have rebooted your computer after the install, before moving on with this project.
Now that we have our project folders set up, time to get down to business. We are going to extract the graphics we are going to change, change them, and then add them back into the .apk file.
Easy, right? Yep - and here's how:
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Part 1: Extraction.
1 - Navigate to the "Lockring001" folder if you aren't in it already.
2 - Right click on HtcLockScreen.apk - highlight the "7-Zip" menu option, and when the next menu pops up choose "Open archive".
*Note: Just "Open archive" NOT the option with another menu of choices.
2A - You should now have a window open that shows the contents of the HtcLockScreen.apk file.
3 - Double-left-click the "res" folder, and then double-left-click the "drawable-hdpi" folder.
4 - Scroll down the list until you see "lockscreen_ring.png" and left-click once and hold to drag it out of the .apk file and drop it in the "Lockring001" folder.
4A - Also scroll down the list and find "lockscreen_ring_highlight.png" and drag that out of the .apk file and into the "Lockring001" folder as well.
4B - Close the 7-Zip window.
5 - Stop.
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You should now see in the "Lockring001" folder 3 files:
- HtcLockScreen.apk
- lockscreen_ring.png
- lockscreen_ring_highlight.png
Switch your view of this folder to "thumbnails" so you can see what the pictures look like while they are sitting in the folder.
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Part 2: Coloring.
1 - Open photoshop. Once it loads up, go to file->open and open each of the .png files one at a time.
2 - Position them in the Photoshop window so they sit next to each other and you can see them both.
3 - Click in the "lockscreen_ring.png" window, and then go up to and click "Image" in the menu at the top of your Photoshop window. Highlight "Mode" and make sure that "RGB Color" and "8 bits/channel" are both checked. If not, make them so.
3A - Do the same for "lockscreen_ring_highlight.png".
4 - Click back on the "lockscreen_ring.png" window to bring it into focus.
5 - Go back up to "Image" in the menu at the top of your Photoshop window. Highlight "Adjustments" and then select "Color Balance" from the menu.
6 - In the window that pops up, make sure "Midtones" is selected at the bottom, then grab the middle slider and drag it all the way to "Green".
The middle text box at the top of the color balance window should now read "+100" and the lock ring itself should be a semi see-through green.
( If not, make sure the "preview" option is checked in the color balance window to see your changes in real-time before making them. )
7 - Select "OK" in the color balance window, and then save the colored lockring.
8 - Repeat steps 5 to 7 for "lockscreen_ring_highlight.png".
9 - Close Photoshop after having saved both pictures, and navigate back to the "Lockring001" folder if not there already.
10 - Stop.
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Part 3: Replacing the graphics.
You should now have two green lockring pictures in the "Lockring001" folder next to the HtcLockScreen.apk file.
We are almost done, we just have to add these graphics back in to the HtcLockScreen.apk file to finish it off. Do that by:
1 - Right click on HtcLockScreen.apk - highlight the "7-Zip" menu option, and when the next menu pops up choose "Open archive".
*Note: Just "Open archive" NOT the option with another menu of choices.
1A - You should now have a window open that shows the contents of the HtcLockScreen.apk file.
2 - Double-left-click the "res" folder, and then double-left-click the "drawable-hdpi" folder.
3 - Select both of the edited graphics in the "Lockring001" folder, and then drag them into the 7-Zip window. Make sure you are in the "drawable-hdpi" folder in the 7-Zip window before doing so.
4 - Confirm the file copy, let it copy, and then close the 7-Zip window when it's done.
That's it!
You have now successfully changed the color of your Lockring for the Sense doubleshot ROM you got the HtclockScreen.apk file from.
The only thing left to do is get the HtcLockScreen.apk file on the device, and replace the one already on it in /system/app. Once that's done, you can enjoy your new custom colored lockring!
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Part 4: Engraving.
Now that we've learned that coloring the lockring is pretty easy, especially compared to the hoops they had to jump through on the Sensation to do the same thing, let's look at engraving some text on the lockring.
Again, we have it easy. Unlike on the Sensation, our lockring is right-side up and facing the right way. You can just type your text as normal over it and it'll be just right.
Repeat the steps from above to extract and load the two lockring graphic files into Photoshop.
Type your text over the first lockring, bend it and position it so it looks good on the ring.
Then follow this quote from the Sensation lockring guide:
mohit1234 said:
Engrave on the Lock Ring
Open the lock ring in Photoshop.
Click on the TYPE TOOL in the sidebar on the left and type the text you want to engrave.
On the right sidebar, right click on the layer with your text and click on blending options.
Select inner shadow and input the following settings:-
Blend Mode = Multiply
Color = Black
Angle = 30
Use Global Light box ticked
Opacity = 75%
Distance = 5px
Choke = 7%
Size = 5px
Then select bevel and emboss and input the following settings:-
Style = Outer Bevel
Technique = Chisel Hard
Depth = 1000%
Direction = Up
Size = 0px
Soften = 16px
Angle = 30
Altitude = 30
Use Global Light box ticked
Highlight mode = Screen
Color of Highlight Mode = White
Opacity = 75%
Shadow mode = Multiply
Color of Shadow mode = black
Opacity = 75%
Click OK and save the file as a PNG file.
There will be a popup asking whether you want the PNG to be interlaced or not. Choose none.
Change the color of the Lock Ring
Open the lock ring in Photoshop.
From the top menu, go to Image ---> Adjustments ---> Variations.
A window will open up.
In the window that just opened, move the pointer towards Coarse.
You can now select the color that you want.
You can also adjust the pointer between fine and coarse depending on the color you wish to achieve.
There are also options of Light and Dark which will also help to get the desired color.
After you've changed the color, click on save and save it as a PNG file.
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...and that's basically it.
The only other thing you have to do is go back to the Sensation lockring tutorial and click thanks on both the first and second posts - because that tutorial made your life a whole lot easier.
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Conclusion & Thoughts:
Now that it's pretty plain out there how to make changes to the lockring on a Sense ROM for the doubleshot, i'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of you come up with.
I am not such a fan of graphics work, i'd rather be coding, but there are certainly some very talented and creatively artistic people floating around here.
Experiment, try different things, figure out how to make different shapes, and come up with some cool stuff.
I found out how to change the color of the ring on my own while I was overhauling the graphics on my ROM, I just decompiled and went through every app one at a time and changed any graphics file I could find to see what happened.
On a lark I searched for lockrings on XDA to see what was out there after I got my rainbow of colors, and found the Sensation lockring tutorial that taught me how to engrave them and a healthy appreciation for how easy it was to edit the lockrings on our device.
- ...and yes, you did just learn how to edit just about any graphic in any .apk file you come across on the device.
- If you want to start using this information to edit other graphics on your phone, DO NOT EDIT any .9.png graphics you find in this manner. You must use a completely different approach and actually de-compile and re-compile the .apk you take them from for them to work right.
See this thread: Edit .9.png files for the MT4GS - step-by-step. for .9.png files.
Other then that, just about anything else is fair game.
I tried to make the guide as simple as possible, aimed at someone with little-to-no photoshop knowledge or 7-Zip experience. All you need is an interest in doing it, and the tools to do so - the how is right here.
Here's the door, wide open, and I can't wait to see what happens when some of you walk through it.
Happy modding!
Edit - also - some graphics packages ( Like boot animations ) need to be placed back into the archives or archived without being compressed. The drag and drop method of using 7-Zip to do this will compress those images and then the file won't work anymore.
If you start messing with more graphics then the lockring explained above - just make sure to look at the information in the 7-Zip window before you remove it. It'll show you the actual size and compressed size - if they are both the same then you need to make sure it gets back into the archive without being compressed.
I use winrar for that function, I like it and it forces me to realize what graphics are compressed or not because I use a different program to deal with ones that aren't.
Your mileage may vary, but that works great for me, and is a good suggestion for others.
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EDIT: 12/16/2011
Lockscreen_ring.png
This is the graphic that shows when you need to grab it, so when the lockring is at rest on the lockscreen.
Lockscreen_ring_highlight.png
This is the graphic that is used to make it grow and appear to fly out of the phone at you once it is activated.
If the two graphics are not lined up the same in the .png files, you will have bugs.
Thus far the only bug i've encountered is that the screen turns off as it's booting - easily solved by just hitting the power or trackpad buttons to get it on again.
There may be other bugs that have not been found yet - it is recommended to keep both .png files with the graphics in the same place, and not one lower and the other higher. I am not sure what happens if you use two different graphics.
Also:
I have noticed no impact on the lock ring when you change the hidden .m10 lockring graphic in fusion.apk
What I have noticed is changing this graphic makes fusion.apk a bit buggy, and lags the system.
At this time it is still recommended to ignore the fusion.apk file altogether as mentioned at the top of this posting.
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Make sure to browse the first few posts after this one in the thread, some more in-depth and helpful explanations of the process and particulars is there.
aad4321 said:
Y u no have picture?!?
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I suppose I could take screenshots at each step of the process and work them into the guide...
I've still got a few more tutorials to type up and some work to do on my ROM, so i'll get around to doing that but it's not something i'm in a big hurry to do.
I tried to make sure to over-exaggerate the explanations to make the guide crystal clear for someone to follow, as this is part 1 of 3 and I wanted to target people who have little to no experience and walk them through it. That hopefully sets them up to be able to take advantage of the other two parts after they get finished and written.
I'll link all 3 together once they are done.
Edit: For the time being if you want to see what the lockring looks like in different colors, here's the picture I posted in my ROM thread for the different lockring mod packages I made for it:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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... which shows different colors and with text engraved.
There is actually text on both the top and bottom of the lockring, and when you pull it up you can see what's on the bottom.
( Just my handle, for the curious. I'm not so vain as to make that what you see on the top half of the lockring. )
Some more examples:
Misc Lockring 000
md5 = 78bc3cb1cd705f7971d937b82af5c033
Original Art - Blue6IX
Non circle design:
Batman Lockring 005
md5 = cf8c6ccc230dcfb7b547db08ffbeb279
Graphic Source
*Note - flashing these two examples will also change your lockscreen icons to Bulletproof Green.
Wu Tang Lock Rings
I haven't had much chance to test, but throwing them up anyway.
Possibly a little glitchy, I was just testing this tutorial to see if I can get it to work.
(Alpha & Ring Sizes I think need to be tweaked, I may have overlooked the Ring heights - hence they maybe a little too short.)
I am happy to rework any of these if anyone wants em cleaner.
Enjoy
5 Wu tang Rings in one zip, extract them and flash them singularly/individually at will.
DL Link = http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TXW8229A
The plunge - someone has taken it!
Looks pretty happy, now we're getting somewhere
I gotta run out for a bit, but when I get back i'm gonna download them and try them out.
One thing I forgot to mention is that the image size is:
244 pixels
by
243 pixels
If anything is bigger it just gets cut off, but it'll still work fine.
Even if they end up being too low and you can't see them on the lockscreen, you can drag from anywhere on-screen to pull it up, you don't have to touch the graphic.
Keep 'em coming!
Blue6IX said:
The plunge - someone has taken it!
Looks pretty happy, now we're getting somewhere
I gotta run out for a bit, but when I get back i'm gonna download them and try them out.
One thing I forgot to mention is that the image size is:
244 pixels
by
243 pixels
If anything is bigger it just gets cut off, but it'll still work fine.
Even if they end up being too low and you can't see them on the lockscreen, you can drag from anywhere on-screen to pull it up, you don't have to touch the graphic.
Keep 'em coming!
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Yeap, I note the sizes (244 by 243 when extracting your original .png files... However these wu images are more oval then round, hence I retained the width at 244, but lost some height trying preserve aspect ratio.)
You're wright, the rings are still useable however slightly too short (hence not as visible as a perfect 244 by 243 ring.)
Defo gonna rework these & make moreeeeeee.
Great simple tutorial, with the necessary programs, I can knock these rings out in like less then 5mins having found a nice graphic to work with.)
Forgot to hit Thanks, will do when back on PC.
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You might want to download one of my oval-shaped batman logo lockrings from the Bulletproof thread - they suffer from the same issue.
What I did was make them sit higher on both graphics, instead of centered.
This shows them above the bottom of the screen before you touch them.
One thing to note, though, is that the animation that makes it fly towards you getting bigger on the unlock becomes off-center as well. If you raise it too high it just pops up near the top of the screen and becomes much less visually impressive.
Because Photoshop lets you use layers, I left the original lockring and pasted my new graphic over it, then moved it around using the original graphic as a guide to get it positioned well.
Once I had it where I wanted it, I simply clicked the layer underneath for the original graphic and deleted it, leaving only my newly pasted and aligned image.
Let me actually grab a quick screenie to show you what I mean - give me a few mins to get it edited in.
Edit:
Broke my screenshot function on my computer for the moment - so took a pic with the MT4GS camera - sorry about that.
Here you can see how I positioned it, kind of a happy medium of getting it higher on the graphic but not too high:
Then click on the layer for the grey ring, select delete, and it's all set.
Here is what it looks like in action:
Edit again:
For the sake of convenience, i'm posting the download info for the lockring made of the graphic pictured in the photoshop window just above, that way people can easily download an example of what the picture is showing after it's finished.
Batman Lockring 001
md5 = c6b1efd118ab0e8d6b4e1beaa42b4ffb
Graphic Source
*Note - flashing this example will also change your lockscreen icons to Bulletproof Green.
Blue6IX said:
You might want to download one of my oval-shaped batman logo lockrings from the Bulletproof thread - they suffer from the same issue.
What I did was make them sit higher on both graphics, instead of centered.
This shows them above the bottom of the screen before you touch them.
One thing to note, though, is that the animation that makes it fly towards you getting bigger on the unlock becomes off-center as well. If you raise it too high it just pops up near the top of the screen and becomes much less visually impressive.
Because Photoshop lets you use layers, I left the original lockring and pasted my new graphic over it, then moved it around using the original graphic as a guide to get it positioned well.
Once I had it where I wanted it, I simply clicked the layer underneath for the original graphic and deleted it, leaving only my newly pasted and aligned image.
Let me actually grab a quick screenie to show you what I mean - give me a few mins to get it edited in.
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I like it, that's very useful info. Great concept in prepping the positioning with layers - niiice!
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dillalade said:
I like it, that's very useful info. Great concept in prepping the positioning with layers - niiice!
Sent from my Bulletproof_Doubleshot using XDA App
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The hardest thing about writing up tutorials is communicating all the minor details.
It's easy to take for granted the knowledge that you have, like using layers together for example - for people who don't or haven't spent much time using a particular tool what is obvious to someone is not to someone else.
I'm glad i'm starting to get people just diving in and making stuff, because all the little things that didn't get mentioned get brought up and explained.
No matter how hard you try to cover all your bases, you'll always forget something.
I'm going to give this a try as soon as I finish getting BulletProof 1.1 set up properly and the corresponding backups made. (I have an older but still very uasable version of Photoshop around here somewhere) But I DID want to take a second and thank you for all your hard work on this ROM that runs sooooo smoothly but not only that....I want to commend you on your selfless desire to teach the rest of us about what you are doing internally with your phases of programming on this ROM. Other experienced programers, I'm Sure, appreciate your efforts on this ROM as well as your other work Blue but I HOPE that a few others will follow your lead in the role of teacher that you have taken on SO well. That alone, is appreciated beyond simple words by those of us that have always had an interest in programming, graphics, modeling, etc.... but have never seen a valid starting point before now. Your detailed explainations along with the open source nature of Linux is an inspiration that makes many (I am sure) reevaluate the possibility of it being within more people's grasps that before now have only sat in awe of the ability of real programmers like yourself. Have you ever given any thought to teaching computer programming at a college for pay so that you could get paid for what you undoubtably LOVE and that give you more time than you now have for you research?? I just HAD to ask.....and THANK YOU again.
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... Have you ever given any thought to teaching computer programming at a college for pay so that you could get paid for what you undoubtably LOVE and that give you more time than you now have for you research?? I just HAD to ask.....and THANK YOU again.
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As far as being paid money to teach people...not too interested in that at this point in my life. It would twist my desire to do so into something else altogether. I prefer to give freely and help others advance who are willing to invest the time and effort to do so.
Thank you so much! ^^^
hi, do you know how to edit the shortcut icon container? I'm using MikXe sense 3.6 rom and can't find where to edit that, thanks.
Can anyone repost some pics I would like to make my lock ring a chevy emblem thanks in adv.
I have changed roms many times, (currently running the stock TW launcher) and found a rom that is working good for me (MF1 firmware), but I want to change the status bar and the wifi indicator.
I have been able to copy the SystemUI.apk to my desktop, found the png files under Drawable-xhdpi, but have found multiple files that are confusing to me as follows:
cw_wifi_ppp_01.png
cw_wifi_ppp_02.png
cw_wifi_ppp_03.png
cw_wifi_ppp_04.png
cw_wifi_ppp_05.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_01.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_02.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_03.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_04.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_05.png
stat_sys_signal_0_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_1.png
stat_sys_signal_1_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_2.png
stat_sys_signal_2_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_3.png
stat_sys_signal_3_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_4.png
stat_sys_signal_4_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_flightmode.png
stat_sys_signal_in.png
stat_sys_signal_inout.png
stat_sys_signal_no_inout.png
stat_sys_signal_null.png
stat_sys_signal_out.png
stat_sys_sync.png
stat_sys_sync_error.png
stat_sys_tether_bluetooth.png
stat_sys_tty_mode.png
stat_sys_wifi_in.png
stat_sys_wifi_inout.png
stat_sys_wifi_out.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_0.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_1.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_1_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_2.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_2_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_3.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_3_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_4.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_4_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_null.png
tw_stat_notify_operator_logo.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_0.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_0_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_1.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_1_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_2.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_2_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_3.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_3_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_4.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_4_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_5.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_5_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_0.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_0_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_1.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_1_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_2.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_2_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_3.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_3_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_4.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_4_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_5.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_5_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_6.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_6_fully.png
which ones do I change, as I like the 6 level signal bars, but my current rom only shows the 4 level signal bars?
If I change the 6 level signal bars, how do I get my status bar to show them instead of the 4 level signal bars?
A setting somewhere else?
Thanks
ULEWZ said:
I have changed roms many times, (currently running the stock TW launcher) and found a rom that is working good for me (MF1 firmware), but I want to change the status bar and the wifi indicator.
I have been able to copy the SystemUI.apk to my desktop, found the png files under Drawable-xhdpi, but have found multiple files that are confusing to me as follows:
cw_wifi_ppp_01.png
cw_wifi_ppp_02.png
cw_wifi_ppp_03.png
cw_wifi_ppp_04.png
cw_wifi_ppp_05.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_01.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_02.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_03.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_04.png
cw_wifi_sigstr_05.png
stat_sys_signal_0_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_1.png
stat_sys_signal_1_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_2.png
stat_sys_signal_2_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_3.png
stat_sys_signal_3_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_4.png
stat_sys_signal_4_fully.png
stat_sys_signal_flightmode.png
stat_sys_signal_in.png
stat_sys_signal_inout.png
stat_sys_signal_no_inout.png
stat_sys_signal_null.png
stat_sys_signal_out.png
stat_sys_sync.png
stat_sys_sync_error.png
stat_sys_tether_bluetooth.png
stat_sys_tty_mode.png
stat_sys_wifi_in.png
stat_sys_wifi_inout.png
stat_sys_wifi_out.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_0.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_1.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_1_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_2.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_2_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_3.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_3_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_4.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_4_fully.png
stat_sys_wifi_signal_null.png
tw_stat_notify_operator_logo.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_0.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_0_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_1.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_1_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_2.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_2_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_3.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_3_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_4.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_4_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_5.png
tw_stat_sys_5_level_signal_5_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_0.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_0_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_1.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_1_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_2.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_2_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_3.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_3_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_4.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_4_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_5.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_5_fully.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_6.png
tw_stat_sys_6_level_signal_6_fully.png
which ones do I change, as I like the 6 level signal bars, but my current rom only shows the 4 level signal bars?
If I change the 6 level signal bars, how do I get my status bar to show them instead of the 4 level signal bars?
A setting somewhere else?
Thanks
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A lot of themeing and devving for that matter is trial and error.
change some of the icons, flash and see which ones do what.