[Q] Sky ICS Mod Questions from a NOOB - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727

Hey all,
New here. Not new to modding, but def new to android modding. I just flashed the Sky ICS 4.2E - 14ish ROM. I like it a lot, but have a few questions for the good folks here. There does not seem to be (or at least I cannot find it) documentation of what some of the post flash mods are or do...can anyone point me in the right direction or simply tell me what a few of these do?
The original post is here....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26071082&postcount=2
Zmods
Battery Mods (I assume this is to change the battery icon in the system tray)
Fixes and Crap (what it says on the page) - TW UX-MOD1 5x5 appdrawer
Nexus Density (to remove reflash the update)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

presidentsdad said:
Hey all,
New here. Not new to modding, but def new to android modding. I just flashed the Sky ICS 4.2E - 14ish ROM. I like it a lot, but have a few questions for the good folks here. There does not seem to be (or at least I cannot find it) documentation of what some of the post flash mods are or do...can anyone point me in the right direction or simply tell me what a few of these do?
The original post is here....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26071082&postcount=2
Zmods
Battery Mods (I assume this is to change the battery icon in the system tray)
Fixes and Crap (what it says on the page) - TW UX-MOD1 5x5 appdrawer
Nexus Density (to remove reflash the update)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Zmods
Battery Mods (I assume this is to change the battery icon in the system tray) correct
Fixes and Crap (what it says on the page) - TW UX-MOD1 5x5 appdrawer - changes the app drawer to 5 icons by 5 icons
Nexus Density (to remove reflash the update) this makes the screen look bigger by making everything smaller
Sent from my SGS 2 LTE running SkyICS

I appreciate it. Can you clarify the zmods line item?
Also on the battery icon mods. Are those CWM zip flashes or are they simply uncompress in a file mgr? If the flash style, if you don't like them is there an "undo"?

presidentsdad said:
I appreciate it. Can you clarify the zmods line item?
Also on the battery icon mods. Are those CWM zip flashes or are they simply uncompress in a file mgr? If the flash style, if you don't like them is there an "undo"?
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Don't quite understand what you're asking about with the zmods... It's just a zip file that you extract and it has wallpapers and some apps you can use if you like...
The battery mods are cwm flashes that you can flash whenever you want. If you don't like it, flash another 1, doesn't hurt anything. If you want to go back to stock just flash the latest update and it will take you back... If you go to the skyics thread jrockttu posted pics of all the battery mods for everyone to see...

presidentsdad said:
I appreciate it. Can you clarify the zmods line item?
Also on the battery icon mods. Are those CWM zip flashes or are they simply uncompress in a file mgr? If the flash style, if you don't like them is there an "undo"?
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There are two main categories: Crysis and without Crysis. I too did not know what type of icons I would get after a flash so I flashed a few of them. The Crysis will change your signal bar from 4 straight bars to 4 S shaped bars. More shaped like dolphins on it's tail. The big Android will give you an Android battery icon with battery percentage. The others will give you battery icons that are either a circle or like a flower with battery percentage in the middle. Just flash to see what they look like and flash another if you don't like it. I've flashed almost all of them except the stock ones without any problems. I wiped cache prior to flashing.

Links to Battery Bar Mods and Lock Screen Mods
Thanks guys. There are 367 pages and even when I knew exactly what to look for the search still took a few minutes so I thought I'd put the links to the posts here for other noobs!
Battery Icon Mods - No Crysis
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26869885&postcount=2840
With Crysis (wavy signal strength bars)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26870404&postcount=2841
Lock Screen Mods
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26942751&postcount=2917
Cheers

System Name
Hey all...quick question regarding the system name. Before I flashed to SkyICS and even after I flashed the 4.2E base 5, the system name (AT&T or AT&T Microcell) would show up in the notifications screen. Now after the 14-ish update not so much. Is there a setting for this that I am not aware of?

presidentsdad said:
Hey all...quick question regarding the system name. Before I flashed to SkyICS and even after I flashed the 4.2E base 5, the system name (AT&T or AT&T Microcell) would show up in the notifications screen. Now after the 14-ish update not so much. Is there a setting for this that I am not aware of?
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Pretty sure sean took that off...

DIal Shortcuts
Gingerbread used to have the concept of dial shortcuts. You could basically put a direct dial icon on your home pages. Seems to be gone. Is that an ICS thing or a Seanz removal thing? OR (more likely) and I just missing it?
Also, the traditional Vol Down + Power or Home Haptic + Volume does not seem to take a screen shot, how do I do that?

Call shortcuts
OK...figured out the screenshot thing. Gotta be super coordinated! (Home Haptic and Power have to be pressed simultaneously for just under a second)
Can someone point me in the right direction for the call shortcut question above? Thanks much.

presidentsdad said:
OK...figured out the screenshot thing. Gotta be super coordinated! (Home Haptic and Power have to be pressed simultaneously for just under a second)
Can someone point me in the right direction for the call shortcut question above? Thanks much.
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Using the Apex launcher I press the screen I choose Shortcuts and then select direct dial or direct message. When I use TWUX, open the app drawer and then click the Widgets tab at the top. Select the Direct Dial or Direct message widget from there.
Hope that helps.

rbillings said:
Using the Apex launcher I press the screen I choose Shortcuts and then select direct dial or direct message. When I use TWUX, open the app drawer and then click the Widgets tab at the top. Select the Direct Dial or Direct message widget from there.
Hope that helps.
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Yes sir. Thank you SOOOO much. That was the main thing I didn't like and now I'm all good!

From the Home screen, go to Apps, then select Widgets. Scroll and look for Direct Dial 1 x 1. After placing it, it will open your contacts. Choose one for direct dialing.

Zmods
Im a noob too and i need help how to exactly install zmods. i dont know how to at all. Sorry for being such a noob/:

No install for Zmods, just unzip. ZMods has some utilities for folks a little more familiar with modding and also has a lot of sounds and wallpapers.

Related

Which Theme . . . ?

I was using a theme on CM 5.0.4.1 and it allowed me to place shortcuts on the home screen in the lower left and lower right of the screen.
The shortcuts would appear in the location where the dots for navigating instead of swiping appear normally.
I wish I could add more detail, but that's all I remember. This feature was very convenient for me.
TIA for any help provided.
apologies if this is in the wrong forum
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I was using a theme on CM 5.0.4.1 and it allowed me to place shortcuts on the home screen in the lower left and lower right of the screen.
The shortcuts would appear in the location where the dots for navigating instead of swiping appear normally.
I wish I could add more detail, but that's all I remember. This feature was very convenient for me.
TIA for any help provided.
apologies if this is in the wrong forum
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630659
This what you looking for?
Also...
nexTheme has Dialer and Browser at the bottom.
Ideally I'd like to be able to choose what fills the 2 slots, but I'm good with the updated launcher of nexTheme
McFroger3 - Not exactly, but that would definitely work.
JJackson9995 - I think that's the one. And I think I was able to long press on the dialer and launcher and replace them, or maybe I just filled the spots they were occupying on the bottom row with other shortcuts that I needed.
Either way, both of you have provided assistance that is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!
madhartigan said:
McFroger3 - Not exactly, but that would definitely work.
JJackson9995 - I think that's the one. And I think I was able to long press on the dialer and launcher and replace them, or maybe I just filled the spots they were occupying on the bottom row with other shortcuts that I needed.
Either way, both of you have provided assistance that is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!
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Sounds more like a home replacement? Home++ or something maybe? Don't think it was a launcher mod as I've yet to see one where you can customize the buttons down there without modifying code.

AOSP Theme for EVO Flashable Zip Works On 2.2 Signed

This is my first release of a theme or anything so i hope you like it screenshots are included
What it Does
Themes the following
check boxes (some of the HTC ones remain un-themed)
volume indicator (yellow)
taskbar (white)
all taskbar icons -BT, wifi, 3g, battery, 4g
menu selections (yellow AOSP selection)
power menu icons
what it doesn't do
it does not change the application icons except for settings
if you want aosp themed app icons i would suggest NonSence or bugless
Things to work out
the location service icon has been removed but still takes up a space in the taskbar (i do not know how to remove that so any help would be nice)
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DOWNLOADS
For 2.2 Roms (08/23/2010)
Vanilla Lock AKA Flipz
Clear Lock -Will Release Soon
Stock Lock - Will Release Soon
Bar Lock - Will Release Soon
Black Task Bar with Aosp icons as requested by ericwgarza1
Flash one of the above files first if you would like to have full theme then flash the black Taskbar zip
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For Android 2.1 Below this Point
*thank you konikub for letting me use your theme to fix this for ruu it wouldn't be up otherwise be sure to check out his work*
Vanilla Lock AKA Flipz
Clear Lock
Stock Lock
Bar Lock
Black Task Bar with Aosp icons as requested by ericwgarza1
Flash one of the above files first if you would like to have full theme then flash the black Taskbar zip
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old versions
Flipz Lock Screen
Stock Lock Screen
Clear Lock Screen
Credits
google for making the original theme
flipzmode for the lockscreen (Info about Flipz Lock Here)
Konikub for helping with the ruu
and of course all the devs who make roms for us
and me for putting together the zip for evo
Thank you very much for this!
does it work with htc sence? hheeeh
magicalan said:
does it work with htc sence? hheeeh
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it should work with sence and it should also have the espresso dock on the bottom
there should be no reason as to why not although i have not tested it
Confirmed working with damagecontrol 3.2, only gripes with it are the 3g and reception icons in the taskbar are considerably lower res than the other icons, and the charging icon looks a little big and out of place.
Fadakar said:
Confirmed working with damagecontrol 3.2, only gripes with it are the 3g and reception icons in the taskbar are considerably lower res than the other icons, and the charging icon looks a little big and out of place.
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i'm surprised about the lower resolution gripe cause i used higher resolution ones then the stock aosp
but thanks for the feedback
and as for the charging icon i assume you mean the one on the left (for switching between disc/charging) yeah i need to fix that
off topic note the search buttons look out of place when hitting the search button
Perhaps they got screwed over when the os tried down-sampling them itself?
Fadakar: I'm not seeing any difference whatsoever. Can you ss it?
good job. this looks awesome. glad you threw this together. I personally am allergic to anything resembling stock and i also had darchs aosp setups on hero, so its nothing new to me. i like a completely new experience. However i know theres a **** ton of aosp junkies that will love this. thanks​
MagnusRagnarok said:
good job. this looks awesome. glad you threw this together. I personally am allergic to anything resembling stock and i also had darchs aosp setups on hero, so its nothing new to me. i like a completely new experience. However i know theres a **** ton of aosp junkies that will love this. thanks​
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You paste the same crap in EVERY thread. XDA should add the mod to allow users to ban other users by paying. Make money and clean out the crap threads.
I'd pay for a 2 year ban on that magnus dude just for making ugly themes.
Kinda harsh guys. But he should stay on topic.
Love the AOSP look. Just enough to hold me over until someone can make a full rom of it. Thanks!
Thanks
Added to themes in sticky thread.. Well done, thanks for sharing
failed to install via Amon_RA recovery. switching to clockwork to see how that fairs
edit: installed with clockwork i didn't wip anything maybe i should've wiped cache had a weird boot loop going would make it to lock screen and then restart
edit2: my sdcard was bad which impacted the system after fastbooting back to amons recovery and the nand backup i had there verified through my disk utility that the card was bad >_<
Good job...This is really cool!
a picture with htc sense and this theme would be nice i wanna c the taskbar with sense thanks
mrpuffin said:
i'm surprised about the lower resolution gripe cause i used higher resolution ones then the stock aosp
but thanks for the feedback
and as for the charging icon i assume you mean the one on the left (for switching between disc/charging) yeah i need to fix that
off topic note the search buttons look out of place when hitting the search button
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I also noticed that the 3g and bars were a little blurry. Not a big deal, but just for the record.
Anyone using this with DamageControl? Which version did you flash?
okay so an update to everyone who said that the icons were low res the system was using the wrong set of icons the 25x25 so i updated the package with flipz lock to contain the 38x38 icons
and later tonight i will upload the other one along with one with a clear lockscreen
still in the search bar the icons are dark when i switched them for the lighter ones every time i would hit search it would restart my phone so i gotta look into that some more
that should be about it
oh and sence still has the scroll page indicator but the espresso dock so it doesn't look great might revert back to stock sence if i have the time sorry
recommended with other launchers
i love this theme but for some reason when i get an email or message the icons on the taskbar have a black square around them instead of just being the message icon or the gmail icon

Mock Honeycomb lockscreen for any phone!

First post on this site, so bear with how horribly round-about this actually is.
Examples are attached, as I can't post outside links, even to images.
Introduction:
Instead of flashing the honeycomb lockscreen to my phone, I decided to set out and create a suitable alternative. I didn't want to dig too deep into my Evo, but I still wanted something that looks good and works. Thankfully, I found a fantastic app that pretty much allows me to do just that already: LockBot.
Many of you may know of LockBot already, but some don't, so here's the basics: it's a free replacement for your lockscreen that allows you to customize it beyond compare. As well, it allows you to use the lockscreens of many other ROMs (Eclair, Hero, Galaxy, among the names) as a basis. With this in mind, it allows you to modify almost everything, all while being free. Did I mention it's completely free? So let's dig in.
Instructions:
First step, download the zip file attached to this post that contains the images you'll need to use in this project. Upload these images onto your phone's SD card in a new directory. You obviously only need to upload the background you wish to use, the lock icon, and the "blank.png" file. Do not upload the .psd file or the "demo" files, as they won't do you any good there.
Then, install LockBot on your phone (I would link to it, but as I'm a new user, I can't post outside links).
With LockBot open, click "New Theme". Select "Eclair" from the menu (if you bought the paid application you can select Galaxy for a more realistic experience).
Hit "Menu" up in the top right corner of the screen. Change your background to be that of your selected style (if you chose to use the Eclair lockscreen, select "eclair-bg.png").
Select "Menu" again to edit the clock. Select digital, and then tap on the clock itself to edit it. Select "Hide Clock Background" to remove that ugly grey line.
Tap the clock again and this time choose "edit clock". On the first dropdown under "Date Font" select the option you want. I chose "Sunday, February 20", for example. After you have selected the correct date format, hit your phone's back button to get out of the menu.
Tap "Menu" again and select "Style". Click your style once again to confirm what you want to go with, and then tap on the slide bar. Click "Change Unlock ICON" and change it to the lock.png file included in the zip folder.
Before you change the Slider Background, make sure you click "Move Slider" and align the lock icon with the circle on the background. Be sure to keep it a little below the correct placement. For some reason, LockBot isn't great on exact placement for this one feature. You can adjust for it, however.
After you have moved the unlock icon, change every other icon to the "blank.png" file, including the slider background itself.
When you are done, hit menu and then save. Your new theme will be in the "My Themes" section of the app. This is where you have to select which lockscreen you want to see...
Hit your phone's menu button to bring up the "Playlist" option. Select it. From here, uncheck every theme except for your new theme. If you don't do this step, it will randomly select between all of the other themes to display when you turn your phone on.
Hit the back button to get out of the menu.
You are almost done! Right now, when you unlock your phone, you get a vibration. If you wish to edit that or remove it completely, hit your phone's back button until you get to the app's main menu. Hit your phone's menu button and select "Config". Select "Vibrate" and select your preference.
Now you are done.
To revert these changes, simply uninstall the app and delete the folder of images from your SD card. Unistalling the app will give you your stock lockscreen back.
Known Issues:
- The clock doesn't have the correct font. This can be fixed by using a live wallpaper for your background. I don't have one, but it can be quickly and simply created.
- Once in a rare while the lockscreen will skip right to the home screen. This all depends on how much RAM your phone has free at that moment, but this application doesn't use much at all. As well, it may take a couple seconds after your phone has been put to sleep before the lockscreen will come back. Quickly hitting the sleep button twice might just skip the lockscreen all together. Give it a couple seconds of sleep to realize it needs to launch the lockscreen.
- Using the Eclair lockscreen, the lock icon can only go in one direction or the other, not in a free motion like the real Honeycomb lockscreen. This is kind of solved by using the Galaxy version of the lockscreen Even then, however, if you use the standard clock (instead of using a live wallpaper), it drags the clock along with the lock icon. Other than that, the Galaxy option works flawlessly, as if it really were Honeycomb. Please note: the Galaxy option works perfectly if you use a live wallpaper for the clock! This is the closest we can get to the Honeycomb lock screen with this method. It does cost money for the paid app to use this option, however.
If anybody can create a live wallpaper, much in the same nature as the "wp_clock_light" from the Market, please contact me or leave a post here. Creating a live wallpaper with the correct font would mean that this project can be completely authentic.
Also, one last note: in the zip file, I have included the .psd of the images. The original size for the background image is 513x855 simply to get around some random (and odd) limits that the developer of the app put in. You can use the "city_wallpaper.jpg" file to create a background image of any size. This will allow you to use this method on any phone you want. Obviously, this is intended for the Evo primarily because that's the phone I own, and it's the only phone I have access to. This works on any 2.2+, as far as I know. If the app works with your phone, then this method works, too. I'm pretty sure this doesn't require a root, but I'm not the author of the app, I simply used this as the quickest, easiest method of getting what I wanted: the Honeycomb lockscreen. If you have any ports you'd like to include, please post here with the background image files attached. Thanks!
sweet thread im loving the sweet honeycomb lol
here is a link to that app
lockbot
i would provide a pro apk but i don't wanna support piracy
This is fantastic! Great work! I wanted this lock screen the moment I saw it and this is a great alternative! Thank you.
how would you make the wallpaper a live wallpaper?
Download of attachment stops at like 60kb
Doesn*t work for GalaxyTAB and doesn't support Landscape Mode for me..
Doesn't give the feeling of Honeycomb to me :/
Ok, I'm at a loss. I downloaded Pro so I could utilize the Galaxy option, and for the life of me, I can't get my lockscreen to look like the screenshots... How did you manage to get the lock icon and the so?derived background to line up????
My clock moves also...
Wow, didn't realize I was getting hits on this thread. Like I said in the OP, you can select the "style" from the top right, hit the type of style you want, and select to move the slide around from the menu (select "move slider"). You must use the appropriate background, however.
Honda, you are correct that there is no landscape mode. That is a limitation if the app, unfortunately. As well, you will gave to use the OSD file I provided to create a larger background for the tab. This was designed for phones, not tablets. You are more than welcome to use it on the tab, but you will have to do some extra work for it.
One last note: when I first created this thread, I submitted my work to the developer to be added to the gallery. Now, you can simply launch the app, go to the gallery, hit the "Eclair" tab, scroll to February 20th, and select the one entitled "Honeycomb by Mark". I see someone already took my background and work and tried submitting a Galaxy version, but it is horribly buggy, and the developer hasn't added my Galaxy version to the gallery. The Eclair version I submits works fine, however. You can download that I'd you have the Pro version of the app (the free version is unable to download themes).
Let me know it anyone is having any other problems, I would be more than happy to try and help you.
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i made something like this today on iphone theme.
EvoShift
Works on the EvoShift from Sprint.
Only issue being the stock HTC Lock Screen still appears once in a while and couple of clicks for the sleep button will take it out but it will show up once again later....there is no way to disable it.
Mine's a non-rooted evoshift.
going to try this out now, just going to install lockbot pro the legal way and then put this honeycomb lockscreen on my desire z
when he says you would need a live wallpaper i think he means a live wallpaper that has a a live clock and the wallpaper...well thats what i think.
Just a slight update... my walkthrough has been spotted and picked up on AndroidNG, and that article is the #1 Google search result when you search for "Android Honeycomb Lockscreen"!!!! This is huge for me, and I'm excited. Squeeeee!
Sorry. That is all.
Note: Again, can't post links because of my low post count, even though my guide has helped a lot of people, and has been proven to be useful for those that want the Honeycomb Lockscreen without rooting their phones... strange world we live in. Just Google "Android Honeycomb Lockscreen" and click the first link. I am "Method I".
Edit: Yes, the live wallpaper of the clock is only necessary if you want the Honeycomb font for the clock itself. If you don't care about the font, you don't need it. As of right now, I don't think there's a Honeycomb clock live wallpaper, but I don't know enough to make one. Wish I did. As for the issues with the app itself: yes, there are some bugs, and it occasionally hiccups and shows you the stock lockscreen. This is just the nature of the beast when it comes to this app. Bugs happen, but this is the closest we can get to perfect for now.
Thanks again for reading and trying this method out, I appreciate all the great responses!
would love to try.. but it seems a little daunting.. scared me off for now
It really isn't. Basically: download the zip, put the images you want on your phone, download LockBot and place the images and parts as you want. Easy enough.
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Just so I'm sure I've done everything correctly: when the phone first boots, I see the default (system) lock screen, not the LockBot version. Is there any way around that?
Other than this one (relatively minor) issue, it's fantastic - thank you very much!
Unfortunately, Google has set a five second lock out for apps once a button is hit and the device being turned on. In those five seconds, nothing can be run. Some security measure our something, I don't pretend to know what it means, but it is supposedly there. That is, scouring to the developer, the reason for it. The solution: give your phone five seconds after hitting a button and turning the phone on again. Good luck!
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Wow! Thanks... it really works for my Motorola Milestone.
http://youtu.be/IPHvEuhumbA
Hey guys, I just wanted to do a quick update.
First off, thank you all for the major success of this guide! It has been so much fun watching youtube videos featuring my work. I'm just happy that I could make a difference to some of you. Now for the great news...
If you have and old, pirated version of Lockbot Pro or free, get the latest version (1.17.1)!!! This new version comes with a legit honeycomb lockscreen. It looks beautiful! Even if you don't have the app legally, you need to. Donating money to the creater of this app is worth it. I'm trying to get in contact with him, but so far no luck in getting even more features. Maybe he is just working on it. I giggly recommend getting lockbot pro now, as it is so worth it. Just trust me.
I also once again want to make clear: I only created the images in the zip file (except the background, but the circle is me ); I did not create the app. I cannot say enough about how good the developer is, though. Buy the pro version! I will post screens later.
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Theming question about backgrounds

when scrolling through running processes, manage applications, as I scroll the background changes from white to the theme color (blue)
I cannot find anywhere in the theme where that background is ( in this case blue)
guessing it has to be in framework res or system
Help? Pleas, its all I need for my theme to be complete
wd20293 said:
when scrolling through running processes, manage applications, as I scroll the background changes from white to the theme color (blue)
I cannot find anywhere in the theme where that background is ( in this case blue)
guessing it has to be in framework res or system
Help? Pleas, its all I need for my theme to be complete
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On What ROM is this?
Are you talking about the overscroll effect on CM?
Screen shots would help us answer better too.
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On What ROM is this?
Are you talking about the overscroll effect on CM?
Screen shots would help us answer better too.
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its MIUI and the Kobalt theme, I have no clue what overscroll effect means. But I would have to say no, with the knowledge I have.
Go to running processes,(or manage applications) the screen is white , as your finger scrolls the screen, it turns (in my case blue)
sorry I know all this sounds stupid, but I have about 80 hours into learning all this theming , Damn I learned how to get rid of everything on the status bar THAT was tough just cannot figure out where this background screen is
and yes I'll get some shots I am sure it will help
THANKS cannot wait to get this theme up. you will be the first I tell LOL
Are you on MIUI's latest build...2.3...? I could've answered off my head if you were on CM...just checking what MIUI build to dig into. Will also help other members reading this as well.
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Are you on MIUI's latest build...2.3...? I could've answered off my head if you were on CM...just checking what MIUI build to dig into. Will also help other members reading this as well.
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MIUI 1.4.29 the may release had a few issues 4.29 is very stable
thanks for helping,gonna get back into it today, maybe I'll stumble on to it
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MIUI 1.4.29 the may release had a few issues 4.29 is very stable
thanks for helping,gonna get back into it today, maybe I'll stumble on to it
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You just got me hooked on MIUI for a bit...is this in the Kobalt theme?
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You just got me hooked on MIUI for a bit...is this in the Kobalt theme?
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Yes it is. Btw I was a huge fan of CM, but damn the arguing and *****ing.....nightly builds (which I learned to skip several and wait) broke more than it fixed IMO
Still have it and still go back and forth, somewhat, , BUT I am really enjoying MIUI's "clean " UI
anyhow
tinkered alot with this one issue, and as you know, make one change, put it all together, and hmmmmm not that, so after about 20 of that I came here.
BTW gonna need somebody to test this when I am ready EVO4g, hard to believe I rooted my evo late March and I am at this point. My PC hacking days (mid 90's) have helped LOL
AND so you know I am not a kid, 55 and retired (33 years firefighter) everyone asked
whatcha gonna do with all that time.....LOL found it, for now
I could try it on my EVO for you if need be...I am on the same boat myself but with CM theme chooser. Lemme know once its ready. I will try dig into MIUI to see what I can find.
Fact about MIUI: the MIUI developers in China are implementing a new UI over the course of several weeks and some things are still buggy/half finished. This has been taking place since MIUI changed to gingerbread and anyone who's been running MIUI for a while remembers running apps in "compatibility mode" to make text appear. Graphics glitches have gotten better and better with each GB build of the ROM.
I have a theory: Since the devs began implementing these UI changes, I have also seen the effect that you are talking about, though it has decreased in frequency with every new build. It should also be noted that the color (which you described as blue) changes with whatever theme I'm running. I believe it to be a "glitch" in the UI due to lack of compatibility with certain devices or apps. The benefits of MIUI far outweigh such small glitches for me and I continue to run the ROM but that's the closest I can come to explaining the effect.
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theidlemonk said:
I could try it on my EVO for you if need be...I am on the same boat myself but with CM theme chooser. Lemme know once its ready. I will try dig into MIUI to see what I can find.
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your the first!!!!!!
The_mamba said:
Fact about MIUI: the MIUI developers in China are implementing a new UI over the course of several weeks and some things are still buggy/half finished. This has been taking place since MIUI changed to gingerbread and anyone who's been running MIUI for a while remembers running apps in "compatibility mode" to make text appear. Graphics glitches have gotten better and better with each GB build of the ROM.
I have a theory: Since the devs began implementing these UI changes, I have also seen the effect that you are talking about, though it has decreased in frequency with every new build. It should also be noted that the color (which you described as blue) changes with whatever theme I'm running. I believe it to be a "glitch" in the UI due to lack of compatibility with certain devices or apps. The benefits of MIUI far outweigh such small glitches for me and I continue to run the ROM but that's the closest I can come to explaining the effect.
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I believe your right, but my issue is......whether its the theme or the rom (your point) but hey its all fun , if you want I'll send you the theme also. I am digging this (70's) talk lol
see if I am right though, the MIUI stock rom is mostly orange, whereas the Kobalt is blue, BUT as you say ( follow me) change orange to blue and ???? I have changed several of Kobalts " backgrounds" (phone, toggles etc) to a plain blue. So maybe the stock MIUI rom is reading this light blue as a much darker blue. Make sense? What you posted does make sense to me.
Guess the only way to see all this is for me to send ya'll (southern) the theme
THANKS
Hmmm, upon re-reading the entire thread I feel as though I may have mis-interpreted your original question but yes, what you said makes perfect sense. Obviously some element of the themes is changing that background color but I'm not nearly advanced enough of a themer to begin to tell you where to look. If you were suggesting that you need someone else to run the "kobalt" theme to check for the same issue/see the color then I'm down to "dig" it, haha.
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your the first!!!!!!
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I agree what help, above and beyond, CM 3 pages of bashing I-phones HUH????
It comes from the cacheColorHint in the xml. a lot of apps have it that way but the background is the same color. do a search through the xml for cacheColorHint
Here it is
Well it is still not 100% done
so in a nutshell:
bootscreen is a re-do of cyanagen mod 7 (cannot find the original dev to give credit) took the text out and redid colors to blue
most everything else was hacked from kobalt blue
keyboard was from (i believe) honeybread theme
clock should not show up as I use a widget called make your own clock
a superb prog that puts it in text also allows battery % internal space used etc
mine is all blue to match the theme
revamped status bar as most of what was on it was redundant, use widgets on main screen ( again, make your own clock)
all I left was 3g data tx in green. Tried blue but I believe green catches ones eye quickly if no signal. bluetooth, and gps will show up in blue on status,( Side note, GPS was a ***** to do but IMO looks cool when it acquires the signal)
No wallpaper, IMO battery drain plus the blue on black looks good.
you will see I left some of Kobalts backscreens in , phone call and some others
toggle screen redone, also found a cool app that will show signal strength in dbm, no bars just text, IE. signal -98dbm, also can change to blue (this was a 4 hour project to find the one to fit the theme) it is called clarius signal. I use: one click widget, for brightness and volume. I use widget locker for my LS and have it all blue minimal text with Make your clock widget for time
Still left:
minor inconsistencies with colors ( backgrounds, static screens ETC) That is what started this thread LOL
SMS: could not find a way to alter Kobalts, gotta spend more time
Kobalts lock screen (easy to do just gotta get to it)
SO if any one wants to assist with getting more blue, jump right in, I only ask if you do, to zip it up and share. When it is all done we will share the credit
REMEMBER to change zip to mtz (for the noobs)
ENJOY ( I am at easily 100+ hours , trial and error as I go) Lots of PATIENCE
Damn just noticed 8 mb on zip upload....hmmmm gotta change game plan
This should work
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9973650/anime_evoblue.zip
My original question w/sshots, this is manage apps, the white is statis the blue is scrolling. The blue is what I want to find to lighten up.
I do not see cacheColorHint in any xml's
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My original question w/sshots, this is manage apps, the white is statis the blue is scrolling. The blue is what I want to find to lighten up.
I do not see cacheColorHint in any xml's
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forgot to add pics
with lockscreen
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9973650/lock_anime_evoblue.zip

Original Theme for Supercharged Atrix V5 Update 2

All,
lfaber06 did a great job creating Supercharged Atrix V5 Update 2
you can DL and install here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441397
However I felt some of the default icons for drop downs were too large and some background were too dark. I've taken the framework-res.apk and torn it apart and copied over most of the original graphics. I say most because I left in the new lock screen, busy indicator, battery/signal meters.
known issue: none
installation instructions: replace framework-res.apk in V_5_Update_2.zip with the attached file. Use bootstrap to install update.
this is one of my first pots here so I can't post in the thread for the rom..
UPDATE: 3/6/12 - fixed pop up screen, new file attached
Comments appreciated...
wdwms said:
All,
lfaber06 did a great job creating Supercharged Atrix V5 Update 2
you can DL and install here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441397
However I felt some of the default icons for drop downs were too large and some background were too dark. I've taken the framework-res.apk and torn it apart and copied over most of the original graphics. I say most because I left in the new lock screen, busy indicator, battery/signal meters.
known issue: pop-up for reboot/power-off/silent mode does not come up, system only reboots if you hold down the button.. (any ideas on this? stumped how this can be as i only changed graphic files and didn't adjust anything else)
this is one of my first pots here so I can't post in the thread for the rom..
to install - put update.zip on root of sd card. boot into bootstrap recover and apply the update.
Comments appreciated...
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Could you post up some screenshots.
Would you mind posting some screenshots?
Later today I'll see if I can find an issue with the reboot while holding the power button. I had the same problem when I was modding android.policy.jar (what opens the pop-up when you hold the power button) to add the reboot option.
There have been a few ask for a stock themed V5 and I have it in the works just need a couple more days to get it tweaked and completed. It will have all the latest features with a stock theme.
If all it does is reboot when you push the power button something in android.policy got messed up.
jumedi Sec
will do some screen shots shortly...
Ok there really isn't much to show here, as its the stock graphics for nearly everything. Only the battery meter and signal levels have changed up top to the new look. The spinning hourglass has been changed as well..
Here is my home screen and then a before and after.. the before is very dark and hard to read...
Sounds like JRW28 is waaay ahead of me and better versed in this.. looking forward to see what he has..
I IM'd lfaber06 and he had me make sure i took the framework-res.apk from update 2.. well looks like I didn't.. so the power off options are now working..
Thanks for everyone help!
UPDATE: 3/6/12 - fixed pop up screen, new file attached in OP
anyone using this? should i make any changes/updates?
I`m using there. all ok

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