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[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
I think its also the reason some buttons get right or left justified when they should be centered.

Aedon- try building with a different version. 1.3.2 has always been real trusty for those issues for me.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
here try this aedon and try to figure out what caused it. the text is centered here
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
I use apkmanager 4.9 for everything.

I havnt used anything else to decompile or recompile anything
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
The original one you gave me was center justified till I added my last 4 skins to the the notification bar and carrier header.

I'll be sure.to look into it when i get home.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Exactly. Work backwards until you find the image that is responsible

sent from my mom's basement
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
You should be using the apkmanager I posted. It has everything updated
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
Is there a big difference in them?
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
You won't be able to work on g plus or the new market. Plus apkmanager restrictes you with the having to delete what you mod

sent from my mom's basement
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
I never could get that right, the keep folder and all that.

aedon you should look into setting up apktool in a cmd line, once you get it set up its much easier to use in my opinion.
[HTC EVO 3D] dased14:
yep that^^^^^^^

Tapa away from a galaxy far away
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
all the text on this one is white, ima go back and start from the one from the other day and see whats up

ok.. and status report is... ANY edit I make right now fubars the clear button..

I thik it might be easier to just find the code that governs it and then give it a top padding of like 15 and see if it fixes it
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
When using apkmanager do as follows......... If you are editing values and or small, you only have to delete the resources.arsc file from the keep folder when recompliling. When editing xml, you would delete the xml that you modded and the resources.arsc file from the keep folder. That's about as easy as it gets as far as I'm concerned. Apktool definitely gives you some more options, but for 1 or 2 edits its much easier and faster to use apkmanager. At least in my opinion, I guess it really is just a matter of personal preference but both tools get the job done.

Sent from my "Bad Seed" Transformer!
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
in my case, apkmanager was the first thing i managed to get working so thats what i fall back on lol
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
It's probably your older version of apktool borking that
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Your only using apktool. Apkmanager is just a script. Most people rely on it to much and don't understand why things stop working.

That said I do like it for easy decompiling with no typing when I just want to view decompiled apps
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
True, but it makes it easy.

Sent from a place where only a "Bad Seed" could grow.
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
come to think of it, awhile ago i saw some screen shots of peoples dropdown where the clear button wasnt on the right hand side, but rather it was on the bottom.

How did yall manage that?
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
Wildshooter, Eternity and most other newer roms have selectable quicksettings and or zuess mod. Those were re written for the clear bar to be in the middle. There are extensive code modifications and additions to the systemui, settings and framework. Couldn't say exactly what is involved in just moving the clearbar. I would just start with Wildshooter, stock look with every mod you can think of already baked in. Very smooth with everything working.

Sent from my "Bad Seed" Transformer!
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
Well I'm not necissarly interested in havin mine moved, I wad just thinking that if someone knew how then they could tell me what part of the codes govern the clear button so I could try and realign the word clear

I'm.still not sure what caused it to jump up like it has.. but fern seems to think its cause i use apkmanager
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
Actually we had that same issue way back on the original Cyan Dragon theme, way before any of us used apkmanager. If I recall correctly it was a combination of changing the text color and the .9 file being changed. That .9 is very particular, it can appear to be patched correctly when it actually isn't. Some .9 files can be patched and compile fine but the actual path isn't correct. I would decompile stock and save the images as a reference, then decompile yours and see if the patch is the same. In drawpatch 9 check the box to show path, on the right you'll see 3 images that show the path of the .9 in the different stretched states, use the bottom slider to enlarge and decrease the image paths so you can see how they stretch. This will show you if it is malformed in any way.
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
I'm awear of that, but here's the thing, it would change when I edited.something compleatly different LOL.

I would.only edit the task bar clock color and the clear button moves now.

And the bad that sea sprint uses the same.image so its not a bad patch..
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
What version of apktool is in the apkmanager you're using? Try dropping a different version in there and see if that solves it.
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
Would you mind posting it? I'm perplexed now.
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
I have no idea... But I can only go.back as.far as the copy fern gave me or ill loose the recent apps transparency.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
It absolutely will do no harm to update your apktool in apkmanager but all of the earlier ones have some issues.

Its a quick swap. I would try it and see of that's the issue aedon.

I changed all your text come and the clear string was centered so I would say that's the issue

sent from my mom's basement
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Actually I used apkmanager to mod that themes code. Slayer and I would pull our hair out over that issue

sent from my mom's basement
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
sure..

here is the most recent one i have.

I havnt edited anything to do with the clear button other then the skin i put on it.

but the bar that ses sprint is the exact same image, obviosly not the same file, but same image none the less. and where it ses sprint, its right where it should be. even when i click over to the quick settings tab, the words quick settings are level.

its just the clear button.

but i took the file fern gave me and ONLY changed the clock color from his example blue to gray

that alone changed the clear button to hover up to the top of the image.
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
Im not saying that changing the text color was the issue.

Im just saying that starting from the one you gave me, any edit would change the clear

the example i used was that changing the color of the clock, wich has nothing to do with the clear button, affected it.

i did 4 different edits from the original one, and nomatter what i changed it affected the clear button.

and I only run 4.9 because every link i tried for 5.0 never worked for whatever reason.

Im not really worried about upgrading it, just could never find a working 5.0 download

*edit*

i just tried to download it again and it worked this time, guess it heard i was bad mouthing it it haha
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
Heres apktools back to 1.3.1 try em out,

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28511905/apktool extras.zip
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
Humor me and flash your system ui now. I'll explain if I'm correct. http://db.tt/6l7yhsf2
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
sure thing, gimme a sec, im in the middle of flashing one i just tweeked

on reboot my clear button is still set, and I changed one image (using 5.0.2 now)

*edit*

just flashed your, nope

clear is floating
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Dude that's the point. If any edit you make is borking the clear button and any edit i make does not then it's probably user error or the tools.

sent from my mom's basement
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
I only re did a few but you have quite a few .9 files that are not patched correctly. And I'm betting that is what the issue is, they decompile fine, but when put in drawpatch 9 here is what you get. Sorry the pics are so big. And this is only a couple of them.
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
I know, Im saying that now that i changed to 5.0.2 and im not getting the messups calm down lol

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the ones that look like circut boards arnt a part of my work, thos were in there so that I could find whatever image the notification bar was using

they arent in my newer versions

as for the other ones your mentioning, almost all the images i skinned in a dusk style say that it has a bad patch, even the ones that work

but I redid my edits starting from the file fern gave me after fixing the recent apps bg and it works fine now

it was def apkmanager 4.9 doing it cause 5.0.2 didnt have an issue

And i used the exact same images so ya

id take a screen shot and show you but its not saving any of my screenshots for some reason, they are turning out to be blank files

*edit*

looking at thoes pictures you put up now, I didnt make any of thos pics lmao

the first one looks like default button, i didnt even touch that

the others are the circut board ones wich came from uot kitchen,

and the last looks like the pull down with the 3 or 4 lines in the middle, i didnt make that one either :p

but that aside, doesn anyone know if the screen captuer feature is affected by the systemui.apk?
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
It's in media profiles and I believe in build prop, freeza has a tutorial on it somewhere. Fyi- there were several more 9 pngs in there that are not correct, I would fix them if I were you. They tend to cause battery drain because the system is continually trying to draw the images. Been there and figured that out the hard way.

Sent from my "Bad Seed" Transformer!
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
looking through them now, alot of the stock ones are bad to begin with

in anycase, im just asking cause since i installed the most recent systemui.apk my screen capture isnt working

they arnt saving

*edit*

formated the phone and no issues now

heres the screenie
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
Im calm lol. Just seems like you have alot of issues. Take some advise bro. Seems like you spend more time and energy doing it your way instead of taking advise.
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
no, its just that befor hand i was having alot of issues since my stock rom didnt allow the changes i was after

as soon as i found that out i flashed another rom

problem solved.

then the issues i was having with the clear button was 4.9's problem

after you said it would be better to go to 5.0

i did, again, problem solved.

Im just running into issues that you and everyone else have already moved past, I just need to catch up ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
You'll probably feel that way about bad seed, steal, tommyt, papa, etc. forever, I sure do lol...
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
haha

well ive only been around android for like a month now

i have to look up to someone
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
How to zipalign

Dased asked in another thread how to zipalign I thought i would add it here.

to zipalign using zipalign.exe thats included with sdk-

1. if you already have apktool in your path, meaning you have put the platform tools folder in you path as I described HERE then go into the "tools" folder and move zipalign.exe into the platform tools folder.

2.After modding your apk and signing it, do not sign afterwards it will disturb the alignment, open a cmd promt in the folder that contains the apk to be aligned. you can shift + right click on the folder to open cmd prompt (thanks vannessa) or cd into it.

3. in cmd prompt type zipalign -v 4 SystemUI.apk aligned.apk (enter)

4. rename aligned apk to SystemUI.apk -easy $$$-

4 is the most common variable and SystemUi.apk was just used as an example.

to zipalign using apkmanager

1. place apk to be aligned in "place-apk-here-to-batch-optimize' folder

2.select option 15

3 select z to zipalign select p to optimize or zp for both.
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
@ pstevep ^^^ add linky :)
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
This is where apk manager is very easy to use. Nice tut steal, your contributions are very useful, and very well written. This should be a universal theme thread as far as I'm concerned. Somewhere anyone looking for theming and modding help can go. There's probably no single thread like it on XDA. This is what we're about, no flaming, no egos, just helpful unselfish people helping others learn.

Sent from a place where only a "Bad Seed" could grow.
[HTC EVO 3D] fernando sor:
good post steal
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
can anyone write a simple small guide on how to make flashable/update zips...

just the general structure and what not

i know how to make a metamorph zip and im assuming its somewhat similar to it.
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
I wrote a quickie one in the viperROM thread. I'll do a more in depth one later it no one else does
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
ohhh guess i missed it
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
general structure for a flash zip for sense shooter:

*zip

+meta-inf folder (contains update binary and updater script)

+data folder

+system folder

----------

+data folder

-app folder (user apps for theme)

-local folder (local.prop, boot anims)

----------

+system folder

-app folder (system apps for theme)

-customize folder (see later)

-fonts folder (for fonts, lol)

-framework folder (framework-res.apk, etc)

----------

-customize folder

~lock_carrier.txt (for fun)

~stock boot anims

~wallpapers

~CID folder

----------

~CID folder

_default.xml (to put boot anims in /data/local, remove downanim, etc.)

EDIT: I actually use more than this, and have a basic know how for scripts, but hopefully someone else can write up a how to for the meta-inf folder :)
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
done
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
hey can you do a how to (or somebody) for the meta-inf folder on shooter?
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
probably should be someone else. since i just d3rp my way through most of the time. my knowledge on it, is like the kid wearing the helmet that thinks he knows everything, but everyone knows the real reason he wears the helmet.
[HTC EVO 3D] dased14:
Hahahahaha

now the voices are customized in 3d
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
Anyone know what the image bg for the quicksettings header in the quick settings tab is? Or know the XML its referenced in so I can look....

I can't seem to find it
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
Sorry I didn't get back to you last night, I passed out pretty quick after I got home from work. You have to edit an xml file, then its the "status_bar_background.png" in res/drawable/drawable-hdpi
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
np bro, which xml is it in?

preference, tracking, expanded or just status bar
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
I can remember off the top of my head. If no one here answers before, I'll check on my laptop when I get home (in about 9 hours).

I think it may be "status_bar_expanded.xml" in the layout folder
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
for the zues mod sysuis it status_bar_titlebar_2round_rest.9, im not exactly sure bout the stock sysui/
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
sweet! thats the one!

i was looking in sysUI but the image didnt match what i was seeing but turns out its overwritten by the same one in the skin apk
[HTC EVO 3D] aedon:
Yup its the same one for stock.
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
soo what are the names of the images for popups and toast message backgrounds in framework-res? anyone know?

p.s. i ****in love this thread
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
did those the other day for xmas theme, they're somthing panel_9 - look for that and you'll see, there's 2 iirc.
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
What duce said, and one is popup. The toast things are called toast. At least they are in miui.
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
Hey guys, I wanted to come over here and thank you for this thread. I just completed a new theme this week, And alot of the ideas and inspiration to make this theme came from this thread. So here's some screens of my latest theme for sense 3.5

Thanks again for this thread and all the usefull posts here that helped me out:D
[HTC EVO 3D] dased14:
looks nice

Tapa away from a galaxy far away
[HTC EVO 3D] vanessaem:
That looks awesome. Excellent job. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
looks good man.

question, is it sense 3.5 themed, or a sense 3.5 theme. meaning 3.0 running a theme to look like 3.5. just curious i am attempting to theme 3.5 currently
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
that looks like 3.5 themed, look at the image with the status bar quick settings, it has the wifi connection option which 3.0 doesnt
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
Sense 3.5 rom, but I did put a themed sense 3.0 m10 file in fusion. Since m10 tools wont decompile sense 3.5 m10's. I had to improvize. If you need any help with sense 3.5 let me know. Its a whole different beast than sense 3.0. Almost all your edits are different.
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
which actually my question which is what i cant tell, is if the fusion is themed. it doesnt look like it to me. but if it is and it is 3.5 i am interested in how he did. i realize i phrased weird. i have that issue occasionally.
[HTC EVO 3D] vanessaem:
You confused me. :confused::eek::p
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
It's not that hard really, you can open any sense 3.0 fusion.apk with m10 tools, theme as you want then recompile. now pull the m10 file out of fusion and drop it into your sense 3.5 fusion.apk. I used burgundy as my slot for the m10( default skin didn't work that well for some reason.) then just theme burgundy.apk as you want then when you select burgundy skin it will load your themed one.

NOTE:since it is a sense 3.0 m10 not all the images work but most do, the clock's white background can't change and the button press effects on the home screen won't change. but still looks alot better than unthemed. It doesn't slow down your phone at all. I've made several of these mods and have used them for months now.

heres a pic of a blue one I did. you can see the widget changes and clock changes as well as the lock ring.
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
any one know where the menu item text is housed in? and also the back ground image
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
You guys want to see something cool???

I'm going to bed now. And yes that's still what my screen looks like.
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
ok so rayford, ^^^ that was an attempt to "inject" a 3.0 m10 into 3.5. Maybe we can have your help on this? We'll likely be going at this until we get it, so please stay tuned :) Also, maybe PM us your gtalk

@fernando sor - I am *guessing* that our specific xmls in 3.5 are in need of your remapping wizardy. Steve just tried mcluvn's 3.5 blackout skin, and it "didn't work" he said....

collaboration ftw?
[HTC EVO 3D] vanessaem:
Wow...you're no joke. Another nice one. Awesome. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] knightwolf123:
m10 swap, and change a few pngs and bamo!

then i decided sense 3.5 had too many bugs so back to 3.0 for me.
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
Try one of my blue skins and see if it works. http://www.multiupload.com/JRZ889J1MU

I also didn't mod the dat.XML of fusion. A while back a Guy named black-snowflake posted skins that worked. But I think he was drunk when he made them. They were real sloppy. BUT they worked. So this got me thinking. "Why can't I put that themed m10 in fusion?" So I tried it and it worked. But if I put it in default m10 spot instead of Burgundy. I got statusbar fc right away :( just pull one from an old themed m10 and see if it will work for you guys. Just remember, I have a inspire so some stuff may be a little different from phone to phone.

sent from my opb and rayford85 themed inspire4g
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
I have lots more red,blue,orange,beats audio red,beats audio blue,
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
kw I was about to PM you, I remembered seeing these screens a couple weeks ago :) can you PM me your gtalk? I'm off to bed, but it would be greatly appreciated :)
[HTC EVO 3D] vanessaem:
I'm trying to do a purple theme and it's kicking my ass. I'm having decompiling .9 issues. Particularly, the com.htc.resources.apk. But after finals, I will have more time to play around with this.
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
ok will try soon, I actually haven't flashed, but steve can try in the morning. and looks like KW might beable to help us sort some of this out :)

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try using apkmanager, it makes a bit easier imho, it automagically loads the correct dependent apks, recompiles every 9 I do right. If I find a random bad 9, xulitimate seems to do the trick :)
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
Ya know when I do. 9's I use paint.net. first I decompile the apk obviously. Then when I color my. 9 I use the hue &saturation option to color it, this has the option to darken or lighten the image. So I darken it just a bit. This will keep the. 9's border solid black. Then adjust the hue and saturation. Finally I recompile, usually with xultimate .9 compiler. I had 0 errors this way. Any yes I know all about resources. It kicked my ass as well. Plus I added and colored about 500 animated icons to replace the ugly grey sense ones. I about pulled my hair out on that one :D

Also it makes me so mad when you see how sloppy some rom devs are with there. 9s. It might be the coolest rom ever, with the crappiest png's ever.
[HTC EVO 3D] knightwolf123:
apkmanager rules!! (plus im too stupid for apktool)

gimp is super for those pesky images!

m10s are awsome once you see how versatile they are (pardon my spelling)

and trial and error is the mother of invention!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] vanessaem:
The issues are with the actual decompiling though. I'm not understanding how to use xultimate and haven't had time to learn. However, soon I'll sit down and actually try to learn it. I need an alternative to the apktool for stuff like that and the apktool gives me errors when I try to decompile the com.htc.resources.apk.
[HTC EVO 3D] rayford85:
I use apktool for almost everything. I use a tool called apkmultitool as well. It has a theme image transfer option. So you can update your theme to a new base with in 30 min. Or so. Its worth checking out.
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
whats even easier is the draw9patch tool that comes with the android sdk...

it shows u patches, bad patches and lets you edit the patches all in it! its awesome!
[HTC EVO 3D] steal25:
Can you post the errors you are getting? I'm sure we can sort it out.
[HTC EVO 3D] vanessaem:
Ok...just decompiled with apkmanager. It worked. This makes me very happy. I stayed away from that program because it used to give error messages in the past.

I'm not bright enough to use Gimp. I need to find a tutorial. I rely on my old faithful Photoshop. At least I know where everything is...lol.

m10...gives me headaches but I try to make it fun by making believe I'm on a treasure hunt...:)

"and trial and error is the mother of invention!!!!", you tell no lie there sir. ;)

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This is just a snip it because the error messages are very long.
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
that looks like you dont have the pathces defined properly to start with...
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
hey anybody know where the htc music widget 4x2 background is? I cannot find it for the life of me. I guess technically I'm wondering what the png name is in fusion, assuming of course that it's in fusion.
[HTC EVO 3D] knightwolf123:
[request]

Anyone know of a guide that will help with apkmanager? An idiots guide to apkmanager or something to that effect.

The reason I ask is I'm trying to get it set up correctly but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. (trying to decompile a skin)

Got m10 tools set up just fine (including "put this in your path" ) but damn apkmanager 4.9 won't FULLY decompile or recompile. I try anyway and get a "parsing error" when trying to instal.

Thanx in advanced! (gonna take laptop to work tomorrow and keep trying to figure it out.)

Edit: so far i've figured out... UOT, 7zip, gimp, m10 tools, and NotePad ++ for pc, and have zip signer installed on phone. But adb is not totally understood by myself and apkmanager is kicking my A$$ !