I know how to make the status bar transparent in TW but I would like it throughout the rest of JellyBean 4.1.2 run Synergy Rev.443 on a Samsung S3. Is it XML and/or JPGs? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
soundmanmike said:
I know how to make the status bar transparent in TW but I would like it throughout the rest of JellyBean 4.1.2 run Synergy Rev.443 on a Samsung S3. Is it XML and/or JPGs? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Once you make it transparent... It's transparent everywhere... It's just that some apps aren't designed to be full screen so their background doesn't expand behind the status bar. This then leaves a blank black background behind the transparent status bar making it appear as if it is solid
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o0BlacknesS0o said:
Once you make it transparent... It's transparent everywhere... It's just that some apps aren't designed to be full screen so their background doesn't expand behind the status bar. This then leaves a blank black background behind the transparent status bar making it appear as if it is solid
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Exactly ze correct answer
o0BlacknesS0o said:
Once you make it transparent... It's transparent everywhere... It's just that some apps aren't designed to be full screen so their background doesn't expand behind the status bar. This then leaves a blank black background behind the transparent status bar making it appear as if it is solid
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I get what your saying but I am referring to the statusbar anywhere outside of TouchWiz, for example the lockscreen, they are ALL just the standard black. I've had it transparent throughout before and I have seen it in other themes. Here is a theme that has it, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1820492, I just do not want the overall look of that one. The only thing I did so far was modify XML color setting to transparent in one area.
There is a png in systemui that you can make transparent. It may or may not be named differently from ROM to ROM. I've found making that transparent works for me. If you are using a theme, that theme's systemui may override it.
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If you want to link to an image so you can make it easy to test out and swap try this... This was the method used by mentose457 on beans but should be similar on most Touchwiz ROMs
You have to edit three xmls: tw_status_bar.xml, tw_super_status_bar.xml and drawables.xml
In tw_status_bar.xml you have to tell it to look for an image instead of a color for the background.
In line 2 change:
Code:
android:background="#ff000000"
to
Code:
android:background="@drawable/stat_bar_bg"
...where stat_bar_bg is the name of you image without the extension.
In the other two xmls you need to set the background to transparent. All you have to do is change the hex codes to #00000000.
Save. Recompile. Zip. Flash. Enjoy.
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o0BlacknesS0o said:
If you want to link to an image so you can make it easy to test out and swap try this... This was the method used by mentose457 on beans but should be similar on most Touchwiz ROMs
You have to edit three xmls: tw_status_bar.xml, tw_super_status_bar.xml and drawables.xml
In tw_status_bar.xml you have to tell it to look for an image instead of a color for the background.
In line 2 change:
Code:
android:background="#ff000000"
to
Code:
android:background="@drawable/stat_bar_bg"
...where stat_bar_bg is the name of you image without the extension.
In the other two xmls you need to set the background to transparent. All you have to do is change the hex codes to #00000000.
Save. Recompile. Zip. Flash. Enjoy.
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I did all that and still no change in the transparency, does anyone know if Synergy 443 is doing something different that would effect that from working. I am running the Ultimate Real Icon Theme on top of that. I must be missing something, I am pretty familiar with theming but this one is confusing...Thanks!
soundmanmike said:
I did all that and still no change in the transparency, does anyone know if Synergy 443 is doing something different that would effect that from working. I am running the Ultimate Real Icon Theme on top of that. I must be missing something, I am pretty familiar with theming but this one is confusing...Thanks!
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So... When you added the new image listed above... did you make the image transparent?
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So... When you added the new image listed above... did you make the image transparent?
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Most definitely... I have come across other threads discussing this same idea and some said it could not be done and others said it only works if using a live wallpaper on the home and lock screens. I can confirm that the lock screen works with a transparent status bar IF a live wallpaper is used but not within any other apps that are not TouchWiz.
o0BlacknesS0o said:
If you want to link to an image so you can make it easy to test out and swap try this... This was the method used by mentose457 on beans but should be similar on most Touchwiz ROMs
You have to edit three xmls: tw_status_bar.xml, tw_super_status_bar.xml and drawables.xml
In tw_status_bar.xml you have to tell it to look for an image instead of a color for the background.
In line 2 change:
Code:
android:background="#ff000000"
to
Code:
android:background="@drawable/stat_bar_bg"
...where stat_bar_bg is the name of you image without the extension.
In the other two xmls you need to set the background to transparent. All you have to do is change the hex codes to #00000000.
Save. Recompile. Zip. Flash. Enjoy.
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Makes sense....gonna give it a go on mah note 2
So has anyone gotten this figured out (i.e. transparency throughout?) TW, I have figured accomplished but the other transparencies on the lock screen and all running apps?
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so i've searched for a white notification bar and i cant seem to find one for this device.
i tried to just invert the colors on a black bar theme, but it didnt do anything to the bar and just made all the icons black(and invisible).
anybody know anything about a white bar?
isaacfank said:
so i've searched for a white notification bar and i cant seem to find one for this device.
i tried to just invert the colors on a black bar theme, but it didnt do anything to the bar and just made all the icons black(and invisible).
anybody know anything about a white bar?
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So.. I'm guessing you already know how to properly modify the files for your ROM. The file you want to look for to modify and make white is "statusbar_background.png" ...Some roms this file name will also contain a ".9" in the name.
If this is the case, the .9 pngs HAVE to be modified a certain way, as the .9 means that they contain special instructions, for text, icons, and stretching. If you are not sure how to fix a .9 png, you can send me the file. I'll make it white, and send it back.
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So.. I'm guessing you already know how to properly modify the files for your ROM. The file you want to look for to modify and make white is "statusbar_background.png" ...Some roms this file name will also contain a ".9" in the name.
If this is the case, the .9 pngs HAVE to be modified a certain way, as the .9 means that they contain special instructions, for text, icons, and stretching. If you are not sure how to fix a .9 png, you can send me the file. I'll make it white, and send it back.
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Well I did get the bar white. But now the clock and a few icons are white. The other icons I can figure out, but what do I do for the clock?
Thanks!
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Clock is in the services.jar. or at least it was on the Captivate. Haven't pulled this one apart yet.
isaacfank said:
Well I did get the bar white. But now the clock and a few icons are white. The other icons I can figure out, but what do I do for the clock?
Thanks!
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Hey gang!
I was perusing the Themes and Apps Section for the Evo 4g and noticed a couple trends. A lot of the themes and mods are for the ports of late, which is awesome! But I know some of you are very happy with the Sense 1.0 with GB that we've received recently (OTA 4.22). While I prefer the Sense 2.1 with GB Roms myself, I want to provide mods and themes for all sorts of stuff. The other trend I noticed was that a few flashers wanted transparency. Everyone loves transparency, right? With Gingerbread, as many devs and themers have found out, theming is much more ingrained in dex code than previous issues of Android OS. No worries, there are some smart cookies floating around.
Well, I just wanted to upload this for the folks out there who would like to start theming or want to incorporate transparent Statusbar and Notification Area but are not quite familiar with smali/baksmali and xml editing. I have uploaded deodex and odex versions of the mod.
Here is exactly what I did in general terms.
used baksmali to decompile the SystemUI.odex
edited two lines in "com/android/systemui/statusbar/StatusBarService.smali"
used smali to compile the smali folder back to classes.dex
made the statusbar 100% transparent (just for sample purposes, ie it can any level of transparency, not necessarily clear) but PhotoShopping "statusbar_background" in SystemUI.apk/res/drawable-hdpi
used apktool to decompile SystemUI.apk
made the notifications text white instead of black by editing values
made the notification area a transparent black instead of stock white
I think that is all that I did...
This little mod was by request and I can't guarantee that everything is 100%. I should also note that the ROM I used to was xHausx's stock odex rom as found HERE. Thanks xHAUSx! I figure this one would be as stock as it gets, and also the requester is using this ROM.
Let me know how it goes. I do not to take credit for actually coming up with the mod for transparency for Gingerbread. That smali hack should be credited to KBanause. What I did was make it work for the Evo and also inverted the text color a little bit. I also do not take credit for broken devices. Please Nandroid.
Sorry for the long post!
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Thanks Tom, I will let you know how things go.
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Well...it works, and it looks nice on my home screen, but the white icons and stuff make it impossible to read the notification bar in some apps like gmail. Still cool though
p.s. This was on Fresh 4.1.1.0 btw
Would it be difficult to make it play nice with this status bar mod? The only thing that remains after flashing your mod over his is the battery percentage. Thanks in advance!
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Hey guys. I'm sorry but I do not use this ROM, and thus it will be difficult for me to make mods for it.
I only wanted to release this so peeps can do it with their flavor. Maybe one of the other themers who use this Rom like rydah can fill these requests.
I do however, agree with the white icons being too white.
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Love the mod. We just need the status bar up top solid black while having the dropdown transparent. I'll take a look at it and see what I can come up with . I'm good with xmls not smalis.
Evolutionmods said:
Love the mod. We just need the status bar up top solid black while having the dropdown transparent. I'll take a look at it and see what I can come up with . I'm good with xmls not smalis.
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Just insert a black png for the status bar. I only enabled the transparent, but it isn't necessary.
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tommytomatoe said:
Just insert a black png for the status bar. I only enabled the transparent, but it isn't necessary.
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awesome! great work!
I really want to use this mod however I get no status bar at all when i run the zip. Android just starts up with no status bar, what's the issue?
xlxcrossing said:
I really want to use this mod however I get no status bar at all when i run the zip. Android just starts up with no status bar, what's the issue?
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Let me ask you. What Rom are you using? Also, if you using stock Rom, you're likely on 4.24 ota. This was made for 4.22.
I've had same issue btw. A full restart worked for me.
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I'm using MikG which is using 4.24 OTA. It's Sense 2.1 so I guess no go. What would be the best way to replicate your theme? I know how to replace the background png but I don't know how to edit scripts or anything for the font color change.
xlxcrossing said:
I'm using MikG which is using 4.24 OTA. It's Sense 2.1 so I guess no go. What would be the best way to replicate your theme? I know how to replace the background png but I don't know how to edit scripts or anything for the font color change.
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MikG is not based on OTA. It is based in Evo shift ota which had sense 2.1.
Go to themikmik.com and you will find this mod in several themes.
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I am running tehgyb's rom ( 2.3.6 ) and I want a transparent top bar but for some reason UOT never works and it always stays black. Could someone who has done it tell me how they did it please? Before anyone says " just edit it yourself ", I can't because my PC will not run Photoshop nor Inkscape or Gimp. Thank you for any help.
bswann said:
I am running tehgyb's rom ( 2.3.6 ) and I want a transparent top bar but for some reason UOT never works and it always stays black. Could someone who has done it tell me how they did it please? Before anyone says " just edit it yourself ", I can't because my PC will not run Photoshop nor Inkscape or Gimp. Thank you for any help.
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Just decompile systemui and edit status bar.xml
I've tried it, and am working on it, thing is a lot of apps have a gray bar where the status bar is, it gets hidden by the status bar, it looks like complete crap and is distracting. So i'm working on making that go away
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tehgyb said:
Just decompile systemui and edit status bar.xml
I've tried it, and am working on it, thing is a lot of apps have a gray bar where the status bar is, it gets hidden by the status bar, it looks like complete crap and is distracting. So i'm working on making that go away
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OK, thanks, looking forward to it.
I tried editing the XML but, it still isn't transparent. I quess ill wait and see what you come up with.
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Thats because transparency is not a png its a color code in the status bar xml decompile system ui res layout status bar xml status bar background change the #ff0000000 to #7700000 wala black transparent first 2 numbers determin if its filly filled ff full 00 100 percent trans parent the other numbers dictate color
Also note drop down a few lines n make date background all 00s to not cause bg bleed over
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Thats because transparency is not a png its a color code in the status bar xml decompile system ui res layout status bar xml status bar background change the #ff0000000 to #7700000 wala black transparent first 2 numbers determin if its filly filled ff full 00 100 percent trans parent the other numbers dictate color
Also note drop down a few lines n make date background all 00s to not cause bg bleed over
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Didn't work. I give up, i guess i was never meant to have a transparent top bar. Feel free to send me a SystemUI for Vahalla black 1.5 with transparency in the top bar.
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bswann said:
Didn't work. I give up, i guess i was never meant to have a transparent top bar. Feel free to send me a SystemUI for Vahalla black 1.5 with transparency in the top bar.
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Just a note not all launchers support it when done n make sure you turn off any launcher wallpaper hack
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Just a note not all launchers support it when done n make sure you turn off any launcher wallpaper hack
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I have, I have also tried three different launchers. Maybe you should include it on your next release or just go ahead and send me a systemUI with it done already.
Also, on my Optimus V running unofficial CM7.2 we just got the option of changing the color of the status bar. I do not think it is a CM7 mod either, so maybe that could be included in a update later down the road.
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I have, I have also tried three different launchers. Maybe you should include it on your next release or just go ahead and send me a systemUI with it done already.
Also, on my Optimus V running unofficial CM7.2 we just got the option of changing the color of the status bar. I do not think it is a CM7 mod either, so maybe that could be included in a update later down the road.
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Or you could just went through the themes section where i put the origional guide with pics n dl s
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Or you could just went through the themes section where i put the origional guide with pics n dl s
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Yea, I have read it and the problem with that is that I cannot install the java SDK or the Android SDK and apktool does not run properly. I am on a 7 year-old E-Machinces PC with a 1.2 processor and 512 MB of Ram. I cannot run half the programs I need to do this kind of stuff. I had a friend try your guide and others for me and the result was the same- not transparent. Thank you for your help anyway.
Does anyone know what file I need to edit to make the notification drop down more transparent? I'm running Embryo 3.2, and I believe that it's one of the framework files from the S3 launcher, but I'm not sure which one.
I want to make some edits to customize it more for my own liking.
An additional question...does anyone know the color code for ICS Blue?
Anyone? This is really driving me nuts. I'm looking through all of the files that I think have the right PNGs in them, and I see some that seem to fit the right names/images, though I wish I knew which ones controlled which images. Some look like they should, in terms of the filename, but don't match what I'm seeing...
I miss the old days
Surely the S2 forums contain an answer, I would imagine at least.
It's not the usual system ui, tw, and framwork res huh?
dac1227 said:
Surely the S2 forums contain an answer, I would imagine at least.
It's not the usual system ui, tw, and framwork res huh?
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It might be, but I can't seem to find the right files. For example, the only close PNG I see is nowhere near what I see on my own phone. With the presence of those 3 files (and perhaps more) I don't know which one I should edit.
Its in the xml's
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So I have to edit the XML's now to theme my phone?
Wow...when did that change. I used to be able to change the PNGs and re-insert them into the apk files with no problems...
XML is what declares color and transparancy of status bar if memory serves its been that way on most phones for a long time
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nrm5110 said:
XML is what declares color and transparancy of status bar if memory serves its been that way on most phones for a long time
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Not looking to theme the status bar itself, just the notification dropdown and the icons on the status bar.
On my Droid 1, you had to edit the Services.jar if you wanted to change the color of the status bar itself, but it was a simple png edit within framework-res.apk if you wanted to change the dropdown color/transparency or any of the icons up there (signal, wifi, etc).
That's correct I misinterpreted what you were trying to do that's my bad
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You need to be looking in SystemUI. apk, that's where notification drop down background and quick panel icons live.
Btw, there are many duplicates, original ics and tw versions.
the colour of notification bar and status bar in stock rom is black, but i really like a white colour like miui, anyone also like it?
seems the way to change the colour is recompile the SystemUI.apk which may be difficult, i am looking for a app can customize, but no result.
appreciate if anyone can recommend.
You cant with compile/decompile. Because you need to change .smali values and they not support transparency. You can put gray 80% transparent, or blue. But its allways 80,90% transparent and it looks ugly when you have notification, it requires more changing so all is transparent.
EDIT: you can make statusbar transparent with little more effort, but its possible, there are some guides on forum.
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Darkbeanjelly theme has notifications also transparent. Looks great!
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kwibis said:
Darkbeanjelly theme has notifications also transparent. Looks great!
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Agreed:beer:
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