So...
We are all here because we love to modify our phones. Some like alot and others like a little.
Here's a little mod made possible by the vr theme system
Change the background for your system to your own personal choice. And I'm not referring to wallpaper I'm referring to the background that most apps use on your phone.
This can all be done on your phone in about 5 minutes. The following may seem like a lot but once you do it once or twice it's very simple. PLEASE NANDROID BEFORE FLASHING... JUST IN CASE
Apps I Use:
Root Explorer Pro by SpeedSoftware
Photo Editor by dev.macguyver
1. Download file below
2. You will need 3 images... 2 dark and 1 light (you can use the same image twice for the dark background if you like, just make a copy. Please keep in mind that most of the time you see these backgrounds you will have text over top of them, so don't make dark background to bright and don't make light backgrounds to dark
3. Using root explorer find the images you want to use and copy them to another place. For example, I have a separate folder from my picture folder called Edited (you can call it whatever you like). It's also best to choose a picture whose resolution is at least 512x512
4. Next open one picture in Photo Editor and choose resize/fit, then select manual and resize to 480x800 NOTE: Not all pictures will stay perfect looking. You may need to crop them beforehand.
5. Once the picture is sized, if necessary you may need to darken the image or brighten the image... Just select color and adjust the brightness slider as needed. Feel free to play with the other options in Photo Editor, as there are a lot of features (This is my number one app used when building themes)
6. Repeat steps for the other images. When you save each image, you must save as a PNG... if your base file was jpg then it will create a new PNG for you
7. After editing the 3 images, change there names...
The light image must be named background_holo_light.png
One dark image must be named background_holo_dark.png and the other must be named tw_background_holo_dark.png
8. Now go to the file you downloaded and Extract (if using root explorer, you might want to set a specific folder to extract to and zip to before starting)
9. Take your 3 custom backgrounds and move then to BGmodifier/vrtheme/system/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-nodpi and paste...You should get 3 popups to replace each file.
10. Exit all the folders... Long press BGModifier, select Zip... when it's finished boot into recovery and flash
ENJOY YOUR OWN CUSTOM BACKGROUNDS
DOWNLOAD THIS FILE
BGModifier.zip - 589.17 KB
Please feel free to ask questions and/or post screenshots of your custom backgrounds
o0BlacknesS0o said:
Please feel free to ask questions and/or post screenshots of your custom backgrounds
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you can can also do your pulldown (status bar expanded) put a custom image in your notification background.
Some backgrounds-
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Just a couple of framework backgrounds and the 1 notification pulldown.
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hi guys
is there any way to remove the backgroundshadow from start menu and home screen ?
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stefan88 said:
hi guys
is there any way to remove the backgroundshadow from start menu and home screen ?
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Here you go:
transparent tab transitions
transparent start menu background
Grtz,
Degake
thank you very very much, i was searching a lot for that
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thank you very very much, i was searching a lot for that
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You're welcome
Grtz,
Degake
Does anything like the opposite exist?
Im always a fan of bg4all, but for some tabs, id love to have a overlay bg (like seen when switching tabs) ontop of the set bg, in settings tab for example, i had to search quite a bit to find a background that has the text readable on all tabs.
Id also love to have background 'pages' behind text messages, like it does for emails
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Does anything like the opposite exist?
Im always a fan of bg4all, but for some tabs, id love to have a overlay bg (like seen when switching tabs) ontop of the set bg, in settings tab for example, i had to search quite a bit to find a background that has the text readable on all tabs.
Id also love to have background 'pages' behind text messages, like it does for emails
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It's not possible. The png file that Sense uses as the shadow on tab previews is only 2x2 px so you can only have a transparent or opaque shadow in any color, but if you resize the image it's gonna cover the big tab icons with white boxes and there will be no shadow (I know, 'cause I tried).
The Start menu shadow is the same for all folders inside the Start Menu including Settings, so you can't have a different background everywhere. She shadow effect is actually made by two semi-transparent png files which overlap you Today background. They are both 800x480 and 480x800 px (for WVGA of course) so you can replace them with any image you like (transparent or opaque), just remember it's gonna cover your today wallpaper. So if'll put an opaque image you would pretty much do the same thing as changing the wallpaper is Today's Settings. But it makes sense to use semi-transparent images.
If you'd like to edit the slider shadow use WinCE Cab Manager to extract the files from transparent tab transitions.cab and use m9editor to convert the manila file to png. Then use Photoshop or any other transparency-supporting graphic software (not MS Paint obviously ). When your done convert the png file to manila format again using m9editor and copy the file to your device \Windows using Resco File Explorer or Total Commander. Overwrite the original.
Editing the Start Menu shadow is easier. Use WinCE Cab Manager to extract the png files from transparent start menu background.cab and edit them in Photoshop (or any other(...)). Then copy the files to \Windows (again, overwrite the originals).
Hope this will help some n00by designer.
i was wondering if anyone could tell me what manilla files contain these icons
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i know the bottom 4 are gonna have 2 each a 64x64 and a 128x128
but im not sure about the 2 on the side
Thanks in Advance
If you mean the two on the side, as in the Call Mobile and Send SMS icons, I've attached the full set below [SMS, Mobile, Home, Work, etc..] Just extract the manila files in the ZIP to a dedicated folder. I've also attached a zip which includes the Tab Icons amongst the slider tray, as well as the Large Preview images.
All of the manila files have the System & Hidden Attributes, so you'll have to un-hide all hidden files, as well as show the system files, if you wish to simply get the manila names.
But if you want to edit, open CFC-GUI, and direct CFC-GUI to the folder with the extracted manila files.
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'People Manila Files.zip' includes the icon set for the Left-Most icons in your picture (SMS, etc..)
'People Manila Tray & Slider.zip' includes ALL of the tray/slider icons, as well as the large Preview Icons that appear when sliding, from the People/Contacts area, .
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If you mean the two on the side, as in the Call Mobile and Send SMS icons, I've attached the full set below [SMS, Mobile, Home, Work, etc..] Just extract the manila files in the ZIP to a dedicated folder. I've also attached a zip which includes the Tab Icons amongst the slider tray, as well as the Large Preview images.
All of the manila files have the System & Hidden Attributes, so you'll have to un-hide all hidden files, as well as show the system files, if you wish to simply get the manila names.
But if you want to edit, open CFC-GUI, and direct CFC-GUI to the folder with the extracted manila files.
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'People Manila Files.zip' includes the icon set for the Left-Most icons in your picture (SMS, etc..)
'People Manila Tray & Slider.zip' includes ALL of the tray/slider icons, as well as the large Preview Icons that appear when sliding, from the People/Contacts area, .
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awesome thanks so much Zach
You're very welcome. Glad I could help.
So I came across this early on in my research of theme porting, but was still learning and didn't fully understand the process. However, now that I have some experience under my belt I decided to take a look at it and see how it worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
Basically by use of this app we can apply created .zip packages that contain themed image's for any .apk located in /system/. In short, we can theme individual pieces of our phone to our taste, by applying a specific .zip.
There is a very specific process to doing this, because there are certain requirements to inserting .png files into your phone. The files you have flashed may have changed XML values that point to specific images, if that XML points to 20 images then the .zip you create must contain different versions of those specific 20 images - in order for this to work properly. In other words, the images already have to be called in the code for this to work, so we have to be careful how we build these .zip's so they work right.
Basically what we need to do is just start creating addon packs for our existing theme's, that way we know it will work as long as that theme is installed (it has the XML to support the .png file addon packs)
That means, you get your little tweaks without us having to create entire new theme's or having to bother at all with the long process of making these edits, we just have to find the .png's you want changed and include them in the package.
Watch this video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9y3ooUZZrg
I've tested this once on just my battery (because the accurate battery xml is universal, it references 100~ images) I used the battery from my recent port A Splash of Color, i pulled the .png files of just the battery icon and transplanted them to the .zip i created (watch the video, it shows you how to do it) Pushed the .zip to the AndroidThemes directory on my phone (that the Metamorph app created) then loaded up the app. In the app, my test.zip showed up and everything worked great - at the end the phone vibrated as if it was force closing but it was just rebooting, when it was done the battery icon was changed, with no need to wipe dalvik or use recovery at all.
Go ahead and try for your self, here is my testing.zip (you must have at least pick and pack and a theme with the accurate battery mod installed for this to work);
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QFLQDEGE
I have my EA11 dark froyo port that i'm working on, and you'll see i've changed the battery to the EA11 Splash of Color battery
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Then stay tuned for some updates on the theme's i've ported (customizations!)
looks awesome! I read something about this a while back, seems pretty useful.
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It is a mini-programm you can make your own keyboard in a kind you like!
The Mod are:
- Add (delete) navigating arrows under the block of the basic keyboard
- Change color of the basic and additional font of the keyboard
- Cleans shadow illumination of letters of the keyboard (thanks jamrecords!!!)
- Changes background pictures of the keyboard
How to work:
1. Download and install ApkTools, it is possible to find on this site.
2. Download and unpack my aplet in a folder with ApkTools.
3. For the first modification is necessary to use original НТС keyboard from a Rom (or pull out from phone) (with not modified colors of fonts, otherwise to change a font to you will not be possible). The Original look like:
4. Unpack apk keyboard by ApkTools
5. Start my program BL_HTCIMECHANGE.exe
6. In the left top of window choose unpacked folder HTC_IME
7. After a choice of folder in the program list of templates for portrait and landscape display of keyboard will be filled
8. Select a colors of basic and additional color of font for keyboard (for convenience on absolutely black and absolutely white background it will be displayed texts of the colors chosen by you)
9. Choose a keyboard background (if you want to change it) in the right top corner in a window, after a choice you will see this picture in the right bottom of window. Attention!!! the picture should have the size of your screen display (for today the program support only the permission of Sensation 540*960).
10. Now we put ticks in a penultimate window which will define what to do to the program
- To add to (remove) arrows
- To change colors of fonts of the keyboard
- To change a keyboard background
11. We press button Create and we wait when programm finished!
12. The keyboard button redrawning as you want
13. Collect keyboard by ApkTools, put it to your device and enjoy! Looks like (example)
14. At repeated change of the same keyboard you can begin at once with point 5 then the program will opened with your options of color of fonts.
15. Attention! If after termination of program, in a message window (as in drawing) you will see text "Add picture files arrows in to HTC_IME/res/drawable-hdpi.", it will be necessary for you to download archive ArrowsButton.rar, unpack 5 pictures of arrows and their background in a folder res/drawable-hdpi.
Download:
BL_HTCIMECHANGE_BY_MOONNAH
pictures of arrows and their background
original thread
The download link is broken could you re-upload please. Also the title of the thread says it will work with all standard keyboards by HTC, so will this also work on The HTC Evo 3D?
Hi guys, this is just a simple Tutorial to setup your own icon for your Android applications.
- So, first you have to create/find a 48 x 48 PNG image and place the image inside your Project folder under res/drawable. You can name the icon as of your choice, but remember to use same name in every folders like drawable-hdpi or drawable-mdpi etc..
- Open AndroidManifest.xml
- Inside the XML file, you should see an <application> tag, and the android:icon attribute. Add the below line to that attribute.
Code:
android:icon="@drawable/icon"
Note that, I named my icon as icon.png since the name icon. PNG extension is not needed in the XML file. Just only have to specify the icon name.
So, now you have successfully set your icon to your app.
But the thing is, Android Phones comes in variety of Screen resolutions. So your app icon must also support the different screen sizes/resolution. For this, inside your Project you will find many folders like drawable-hdpi, drawable-ldpi, drawable-mdpi and drawable-xhdpi under the /res folder. Add those images inside the respected folders by the resolution specified in the below table.
1. Low Density (~120dpi)
Folder Path: res/drawable-ldpi
Image resolution must be 36 x 36 PNG file.
2. Medium Density (~160dpi)
Folder Path: res/drawable-mdpi
Image resolution must be 48 x 48 PNG file.
3. High Density (~240dpi)
Folder Path: res/drawable-hdpi
Image resolution must be 72 x 72 PNG file.
4. Extra High Density (~320dpi)
Folder Path: res/drawable-xhdpi
Image resolution must be 96 x 96 PNG file.
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Anyways as an example, I have set an icon for this Application, and the before/after setting the icon is showed in the below pics.
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So, that's it. And its not that hard thing to set an icon for your Android apps. I have used XDA logo of various resolutions for the icon. You can download the one's I used from here, or you can design your own and set as mentioned in the Tutorial. Also, you may need to check the Icon Design Guidelines specified by Google for reference.
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