[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jimbush3:
I remember seeing a question asking how to remove the date from the notification dropdown but don't remember what thread that was in. I was able to remove it and here is the code from my status_bar_expanded.xml that has it removed. I had to more the clear button out of that area too because it created a big blank space otherwise.

Here is the code, it includes other modification that I made but the important parts are to hide the entire first LinearLayout area with this code

android:visibility="gone"

and to move the Clear button somewhere else; I found under the notifications area to be the best, but am still tweaking the appearance.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<com.android.server.status.ExpandedView android:orientation="vertical" android:focusable="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:background="@drawable/status_bar_header_background" android:paddingTop="3.0dip" android:paddingRight="3.0dip" android:paddingBottom="5.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout android:layout_gravity="center" android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingBottom="1.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_marginTop="1.0dip" android:layout_weight="1.0">
<com.android.server.status.DateView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceLarge" android:textColor="#ff000000" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/dateLabel" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:maxLength="0" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceLarge" android:textColor="#ff000000" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/plmnLabel" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:maxLength="0" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceLarge" android:textColor="#ff000000" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/spnLabel" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:maxLength="0" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0">
<ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<com.android.server.status.NotificationLinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/notificationLinearLayout" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:background="@drawable/title_bar_portrait" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle" android:id="@id/ongoingTitle" android:background="@drawable/title_bar_portrait" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/ongoingItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBarTitle" android:id="@id/latestTitle" android:background="@drawable/title_bar_portrait" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView android:textSize="18.0sp" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ff000066" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:background="@drawable/btn_default_small" android:paddingLeft="10.0dip" android:paddingRight="10.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" style="\?android:attr/buttonStyle" />
</com.android.server.status.NotificationLinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<ImageView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/title_bar_shadow" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
</FrameLayout>
</com.android.server.status.ExpandedView>