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[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
No, there are only a handful of you.

Sent from my Calculator with Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jboxer:
We are tired of people leaving the G2X thinking they must post a thread to say bye and slam the G2X in the process. We don't need your negative energy. We don't you need to say goodbye to us. Just go away quietly please. We don't care about what deals you got to switch or what you are switching to. Keep your jubilation and negative comments to yourself please.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] makomek:
Just beat it!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jnhernandez:
I have a g2x with no issues at all. Trade for your gs2? :-)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] coocookuhchoo:
This wasn't a goodbye post, or a g2x-slamming post. I was simply letting people know that if they are frustrated with their g2x, there might be an option they weren't aware of. There was no jubilation or negative comments. Are people so insecure (about their cell phones of all things) that I can't even mention the name of another phone? As I said before, there are many pluses of my g2x - higher pixel density, better screen size, vanilla os, hdmi out, better build quality, etc. The one big minus is that it doesn't work a lot of the time, just like the previous g2x's I've had. If your phone works, then great. This post was not meant for you.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] erikiksaz:
What is the contract GS2 price, 200 bucks?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] C0dy:
Close, $230.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] blestsol:
Damn flaming flamers. Its alright... thanks for the post OP.

I think ill try my luck now.

:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
I've been following the SGSII for Tmobile and it lacks a few things like WiFi Tethering and WiFi Calling.

Also screen has some weird artifacts I heard. Since it also has a different chip, rooting and development doesn't flow over from other models.... so I suspect development won't be anywhere near as good as the original SGSII.

Overall seems like a nice phone though. Screen is over saturated like normal for Samsung but I heard you can download a color fixer from the market to fix the screen colors.

I was really hoping for the Exynos version.... kinda killed my desire to own it. So here's to Galaxy Prime! If the Prime sucks then I'm rockin my G2x to the grave.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dkb218:
I'm on my 3rd G2x. This phone is crap. From day one it was crap. The reason the devs are leaving it is because it's a crap device by a crap company. Accept it. No matter what rom you put on this crap, you will still get reboots. You will still get lock-ups.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Waldano:
Apparently I'm a crapy retarded morron, I just love my crappy g2x
[T-Mobile LG G2x] blestsol:
I called rententions and the only way im getting the SGS2 from them is by hopping back on contract. Nooooo thanks. And they tried offering me that lower plan 20 dollars cheaper but a 2gb cap. Im good. I'll save a move like that for a better phone yeah?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] LordButtersI:
Seriously people, calm down. We're talking about phones here. This is not serious business.

It's like I'm on 4chan in this thread.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] clninja:
i love my G2x but if they give me the nexus prime for this price i will change
[T-Mobile LG G2x] babymatteo:
You only say that because you dont have both phones...i have both and i can clearly say that the sgs2 is definitely a worthy upgrade to the G2X...and that the g2x is no where close to how good the sgs2 is. Dnt get me wrong..i love my g2x, im just stating the truth.

posted from my Eagleblood SGS2
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ZeroT| Demented:
Lol thanks very much cry baby but my phone has never locked up or rebooted unexpectedly on me only does that when I push the uv to low
[T-Mobile LG G2x] v8dreaming:
I find all you people funny. "My phone has never screwed up. So, that must mean all of them are perfect and everyone else is a liar crybaby."

Grow the hell up.

Having a hard on for this phone doesn't make your penis any bigger.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ramirez3805:
If they called me today and asked to exchange I wouldn't think twice about leaving this half baked softwared phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] blestsol:
"Mines never messed up so that means all of them are perfect like mine!"

:confused:
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] LibertyMonger:
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Launcher v2.4 and [Multi-Launcher Theme] Ice Cream Sandwich

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Home Launcher .APK v2.4 Download Link – Google has managed to soon release newer metamorphosis edition of their Android OS codenamed “Ice Cream Sandwich” which should be Android 4.0. Not so many Android devices getting this update on. But as what has been leaked from Nexus S, Android app developers named as “SYNDICATEAPPS” has just released home launcher app based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

As tested and confirmed by guys at Redmondpie, this Android 4.0 ICS Launcher works flawlessly on Samsung Galaxy SII with few uncomplete features. I think that’s OK since Android 4.0 itself is not yet officially released and this app is still in alpha stage.

So if you want to transform your Android phone into Android 4.0 look a like, downloading and installing this Launcher app is really worth to try.

Key Features

- Clones Ice Cream Sandwich 2.4

- ICS Wallpaper Chooser

- ICS Settings

- ICS Google Search Bar

- ICS Quick-Menu

- Tutorials and Help

- Scrollable Widgets (HTC)

- Re-Sizable Widgets

- Nightly Updates and Builds

- Extremely Fast and Smooth Scrolling

- Hide Notification Bar (Gesture/Swipe up)

- Supports Live Wallpapers (All sources)

- Quick-Action Menu with Quick-Launch

- Supports all sources of wallpapers (e.g. Cyanogenmod, gallery)

- Hide Labels (Under Launcher Settings in ICS Settings)

- And much more to come..

***Official download page here!

***Can also snag it at the Market!

***And here is [Multi-Launcher Theme] Ice Cream Sandwich

Can be applied to ADW, Launcher Pro and Go Launcher EX!

★ ADW Theme support

★ Launcher Pro theme support (limited to icons)

★ Go Launcher EX theme support

★ Support for Desktop Visualizer

★ Support for Folder Organizer

★ New graphics for dock bar (ADW & Go)!

★ Themed search widget (ADW only)!

★ Honeycomb system icons! (placeholder)

★ Wallpaper pack included

Enjoy!
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] sileshnair:
Yes. It does work very well on the SGSII.

There is a ics theme for cm7 as well.
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] mchlbenner:
Only one thing wrong with this it did not support apps to sccard.

At least it did do it for me.
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] mchlbenner:
My wrong different ics launcher.
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] mchlbenner:
He is ics IME.apk
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] JiroPrinz8:
Nice! works well with Go Launcher! good find LM! :D
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] LibertyMonger:
I know pretty cool huh? Here is the ICS 4.0 Google Search widget in case anyone is interested.
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] ytbai:
Nice! It works very well .
[Milestone XT720 Themes and Apps] karayel_kara:
call button is not showed

Hi,

i installed this theme but i have a problem that is call button is not show.

i installed on xt720 with CyanogenMod 7.1.0 Milestone XT720 RC1

what is that problem or how can i solve ?
[Acer Iconia A500] NYYFan325:
When using my new tablet (had it ~1 week now) I get issues with the touchscreen not responding. I've tried 2 different ROMs and 2 different kernels.

Basically it happens randomly, but it was getting bad last night playing a tower defense game. The tablet is frozen as the game is moving along just fine, but it's not reacting to any touch input. Eventually after 10-15 seconds it kicks back in.

I'm assuming I have a defective tab and plan on returning it tomorrow, but just wants to get anyones input before doing so.
[Acer Iconia A500] shin lucifer:
Did you try the Touch Panel Sensitivity option under screen settings? If the problems are still there, it can be that you have a defective one.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
Continued from last post:
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fritzgerald:
I think this is a good idea. Count me in for support.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
Glad to have you on board.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
No way we can let this thread just die so I'll ask a question. :D

I'm trying to find the images to change the color of the volume sliders and progress bars. Not the progress animation but the green bars themselves and the slider buttons. I've attached a screenshot to show what I mean.

And thanks for making yourselves available for supporting us!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
Those are not an image. They are an xml edit. In your decompiled fwres, you need to navigate to res/drawable/progress_horizontal. In there you are going to look for the last 6 hex code values. They should look like this.

<item android:id="@id/secondaryProgress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="4.659973dip" />
<gradient android:startColor="#50537cb2" android:endColor="#802b415e" android:angle="270.0" android:centerColor="#8096b6e0" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
<item android:id="@id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="4.659973dip" />
<gradient android:startColor="#ff537cb2" android:endColor="#ff2b415e" android:angle="270.0" android:centerColor="#ff96b6e0" />
</shape>

The values create a gradient. The starting color is the top of your bar, ending the bottom, and center....well the center. You can make all three the same color to have it a solid, or play around with it to get a 3D feel. The code I posted is what we use for Mosaic. Edit both sets. You will find one more set in this xml but they are the values for the gray background...you can play with that as well if you wanna have fun.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
Yup! And here is the one I use for Blue Darkness too, just for reference:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<layer-list
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@id/background">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="2.659973dip" />
<gradient android:startColor="#ff000000" android:endColor="#ff000000" android:angle="270.0" android:centerColor="#00000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="@id/secondaryProgress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="2.659973dip" />
<gradient android:startColor="#00000000" android:endColor="#00000000" android:angle="270.0" android:centerColor="#80084eff" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
<item android:id="@id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="2.659973dip" />
<gradient android:startColor="#00000000" android:endColor="#00000000" android:angle="270.0" android:centerColor="#ff2b79fb" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
</layer-list>

BUT you can use images, but you have to do it correctly. Take a look at Honeycomb progress bars if you are interested.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
Awesome, very helpful as always. Now how about the buttons on the sliders?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
They are images in the few-res. Not at my computer right now but they are there.

sent using a phone from the future.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bryman27:
/res/drawable-hdpi/seek_thumb_normal.png and seek_thumb_pressed.png
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
Yup, thank you both. I found those almost right after I posted. That's why I like this thread. :D
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
This is such an excellent thread. I wish this was around when I still had the time (and the drive) to theme.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TRusselo:
great info here, though to a noob not wanting to do xml editing, all the changes discussed sofar can be done on the UOT kitchen, by uploading the system ui / framwork youre working on and clicking some check-boxes and selecting colors from a color chooser. super easy. http://uot.dakra.lt/

but dont get me wrong I LOVE the Q/A thing youre doing here, just might be scary to some, and there are other simpler options.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
UOT is good, don't get me wrong but you cannot do the advanced things that really make a quality theme in it. It is much better to learn the xml and how to manipulate it to get what you want. I am learning more about the xml everyday as I work on my theme, but that's part of what theming is. Still wish I could have the knowledge and talent that some of these other themers have. ;)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
I know this is my thread, but I can still ask questions right?

In a newly flashed ROM this isn't a problem, but for someone like me I tend to have it. I want to know how to make the wallpaper go back to the default wallpaper after you flash the theme. Now I did some digging around and found that removing /data/data/com.android.settings/files/wallpaper will set the wallpaper back to default if the user is using a normal wallpaper. Does anyone know how to set it back to default if they are using a live wallpaper?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bryman27:
Try removing /data/system/wallpaper_info.xml
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
No, that didn't do it. I've been looking for what controls the Live Wallpaper so maybe I can change something there, but I'm not completely sure where to look.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
I noticed the same thing. When a Live Wallpaper is set, the wallpaper_info.xml doesn't seem to exist.

---------- Post added at 07:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:56 AM ----------

Not sure if this is a theme question or not. I am using the AOSP lockscreen mod and for whatever reason, a lockscreen wallpaper will not set. It just takes on whatever the homescreen wallpaper is. Anybody know how to fix this?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] viny2cool:
wow great thread...been looking for something like this from some time....

EDIT: I think this should be sticky...
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
I figure I'll ask this on the very slim chance I do decide to try and theme again...

What are the tools of trade? i.e. What programs do I need to have readily available?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
7zip and APK Manager are a must for me.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fritzgerald:
WinRAR, apktool, smali and baksmali, notepad++, dex2jar, and JDGui. Learn those tools like the back of your hand and things become very simple.

There's a couple others I use but those are personal secrets. ;)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
AOSP lockscreen doesn't have a wallpaper, think of it as a transparency with the sliders on top of it. A lockscreen wallpaper would be for something like the SGSII lock where the wallpaper is independent.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
So I'm guessing that lockscreen wallpaper works with the default Samsung Glass lockscreen which is why it is in Settings but never actually takes effect with the AOSP lockscreen?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
It works for SSGII glass lock, but not the original SGS glass lock.

EDIT: But with enough work you could always put a wallpaper background for the AOSP lock. Not sure what you would have to do to accomplish that, never tried.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
So this makes me wonder if the KJ3 leak is in fact for a newer Captivate to be released. The stock ROM (KJ3) has the setting in it to change Lockscreen wallpaper in addition to Homescreen wallpaper.

This all just makes me question if I should have built my ROM on KH3 instead. Considering ROMs based on KH3 seem to get better battery and don't suffer from the strange Gallery blackout issues. Hmmm. :confused:
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fuloplori:
Hey guys, great thread ;) Working on my first project, man ,gotta say this theming job is some serious business , not easy at all for beginners to get a grip on whats going on. Just wish there were more post like this one, where info is served on a gold plate :D I read all the links in the stickies and those that are linked from there, but for the life of me can't figure out two things, so I hope u guys can shed some light upon me:

1) View attachment 778638 What does it need to be deleted/changed in global actions.smali located in android.policy.jar so that I get rid of that header?

2)View attachment 778637 How to achieve a gradient (solid) look on the buttons instead of what I'm getting? Oh and whats the png related to it? (I'm guessing it's grid_selector_background.9.png which is patched correctly so then I figure it's an xml edit)

Thx for all you guys contribution to this thread and hopefully to my post as well :)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
Not sure about the first. Might be in the values/layout folder somewhere. Would have to look that one up.

As for the second, looks like your .9 images are not compiled correctly. They are just not stretching the way they would if they were correctly compiled. Keep in mind they are a .9 image, and need to be recompiled when done editing. Looks like you may have edited, and just threw back in the apk without compiling.

Compile your apk first, then move your images from the build (compressed files) folder or pull from the compiled apk.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fritzgerald:
NunHugger got you on the second one. That is exactly the issue. On the first one look in framework-res/res/values/strings.xml. Find the "Phone options" string for global actions. There's two "Phone options" entries so you have to get the right one hint the global actions entry. Delete the text between the "" not the whole line. Recompile push and the text is gone.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fuloplori:
Much appreciated Nun and fritz :) Gonna give it a shot lil later and will post on how it went.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
Or you could be like me and patch the images correctly, and compile the apk but accidentally over-write the images with the old, un_patched images while you are making post-compile edits. :P
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
I have been known to do that a time or two. ;)

sent using a phone.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] sTl2yk3l2:
I have a question? In the attached picture i want to change the text color of the stuff in the notification pull down to a different color so i can see the text. This is a theme I'm making for miui. The botTom i figured out it was a png. But i needed green text. I'm sick of having to work around the existing text color when making my images. I just need to know were and what the name of those items are. Also I'm looking to change the text color of the main settings to a green to. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

«=(.stryk3.)=»
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
This thread is turning into a success. :)

Well this is kind of annoying because Google decided it would be a good idea to put one set of xml in SystemUI.apk and the other in framework-res.apk...

First off, decompile SystemUI.apk and find /res/layout/status_bar_expanded.xml and you will see quite a few different #AARRGGBB values, I'm tired and don't want to go that in depth into it, but if you look at the "android:id" values for each line you can usually figure out what each code goes to. If you are like me then you will make all the colors the same anyways, so you can just go down and copy-paste the same code into all the values.

But for the second half, if you decompile framework-res.apk you can find /res/layout/status_bar_latest_event_content.xml you will find the xml for the descriptions of the notifications. Again, find "android:id" to figure out what goes where. Same concept as above. Maybe I can make that more clear later when I have slept if that doesn't make sense.

Not sure I know what you are referring to here.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Doesn't Notepad++ have global editing?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] sTl2yk3l2:
Nope that makes sense. I know how to decompile with apk tool and all that good stuff. Just didn't have any idea were these were or what they changed. i guess just like all the png's and .9's i make are sometimes in 3 different locations, which i don't get lol. i will look when i get done with work and see if i can locate. At least now i know were to look. Thanks dude!

«=(.stryk3.)=»
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
Yes it does.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
I updated my first post with a list of "tools" that themers should have and use. If anyone else has any suggestions to add I'm open to suggestions.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fritzgerald:
Here is a little tip that some of you may already know but some of you may not.

Photoshop doesn't handle decompiled "indexed" images very well when opening them. Below is an example. 1st picture is the true image with a glow outline and transparency, 2nd picture is of the same image after opening it in Photoshop.

*Note: I added a black background so you can see what happens.

View attachment 779751

View attachment 779752

To get around this issue I've found that if you come across an image that does this, close it out of Photoshop (don't save it or you just ruined it). Open it in Paint.NET and save it. Don't make any changes just open and save. Then open it in Photoshop. Image will now display and save correctly in Photoshop so you can make your changes as needed.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TRusselo:
notepad++ > manage plugins > install compare plugin

great for seeing differences between files... seeing what has changed or what you need to port.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
Damn good tip. I noticed this the other day when trying to edit an icon. Thanks for reassuring me I'm not crazy. :D
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bryman27:
I have that installed also, but I usually prefer WinMerge to compare files/folders.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
I use Beyond Compare.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] unknownyello:
Don't know if this is the right place to ask or not, but I have a stock i9000 jvt rom and I'm trying to remove the video call reference from the end call screen. where can I find this setting specifically under the phone.apk?

Thanks
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
That isn't in the Phone.apk. Try DialerTabActivity.apk. But even then it is not a setting that you have to change, it will be some code. Probably simple xml just to remove it from the screen, I'll look into it. But in the mean time possibly someone else might already know the answer.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bryman27:
For the end call screen it is Phone.apk. If I recall correctly it's in a smali, not xml.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
Not at my computer right now...but they can be removed through an xml edit in the layout folder. Don't have the details on me, but if I remember, you set the height and width of the button to 0 pixels and it disappears. You will need to adjust the layout of the other buttons, but that's the way I did it. Might not be the correct way, but it worked for me. You just need to find the correct xml to edit...and play around with it ;)

sent using a phone.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bryman27:
Yeah, I guess that's one way. I just remember looking through somebody's apk and seeing that they modified a smali to remove it. I don't remember who's apk or which smali.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
Well I'm sure you could remove it using smali but using xml to remove it from view would be a lot simpler. And I was thinking of a different video call button, I see what he's saying now lol. I was thinking he was talking about the button on the dialer.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] unknownyello:
I remove the"button" from the endcall.smali (forgot the actual name) but its still there. I must not be doing it right.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TRusselo:
not picking up what youre throwing down there...(i get its not accidentally)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
What's there to get?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Jirv311:
Next question. Where do I change the progress bar height? I know where to change colors but can't find height.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] DemonWav:
I'm not going to lie, I don't know the answer to this question, but try using an android:layout_height="yourvaluehere(ifyoudontknowgoogleit)".
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
I have never done it, but I am pretty sure the same place you change colors had values you can edit to change the size as well. Not at my computer, so I am not 100% positive, but pretty sure. ;)

Sent from a phone.