yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Themes] greyOCELOT:
Some great info in this thread

However I was using a go template from theme factory and upon opening the app it gives the message saying how to.install theme > open go launched etc. I would like to change it so that upon opening the app it opens my own page with install details and links to my design website, contact info and links to my other themes etc.

Would anyone have a guide.or provide a link to one that would enable me to do that. Im sure it would be useful to qlot of themes as its nice to have that info within the app so you don't need to clutter the description on market with install info
[Android Themes] LOBBS:
I published my first two sets of icon pack/UCCW combos to the Play Store. Thanks to Sammy and others here who helped me get started.

Carved Red and Carved Blue are what they're called.
[Android Themes] SLP Catalyst:
Change name of template

So I created an apk following the instructions and using the Apex Sample Template... everything worked out fine with the exception of the icon picker not working (NOVA) I read that I have to declare the pngs in the iconpack.xml and drawable.xml. I will try that later when I get home, but my real question is that even though I changed the package and project name in Eclipse. When I installed the apk in the phone, the theme still shows up with the name "Apex Sample.." (with my icon png). How can I fix this?

Any tips for this noob are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
[Android Themes] :
Name of the icon pack is in strings.xml
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
+1
[Android Themes] SLP Catalyst:
Thanks guys will try that later when I get home... hopefully I can resolve this (and enter the code to enable iconpicker) and produce a functioning iconpack :D

Edit: Just published first two packs. Thanks to all for your help. :)
[Android Themes] tacchan23:
Anyone is having problem with the "scale factor" with Apex Launcher?

I have it working properly on Nova and ADW but it doesn't work at all with Apex.

Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks :)
[Android Themes] :
<scale factor="0.75" />
[Android Themes] tacchan23:
Sorry, I am not sure I understand what you mean.

I tried many scale factor values from 0.7 to 1.3 and they work fine on Nova and ADW but it does nothing at all on Apex (icon size doesn't change).
[Android Themes] :
I think you have to add 0 after 0.7 to 1.3

like 0.70
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
did you put it in both assets/appfilter.xml and res/xml/appfilter.xml?
[Android Themes] tacchan23:
I had tried that already but it's not working (I tried both 0.7 and 0.70 as well as 0.75 and many others)

There may be some problems with my package template maybe? I started from the ADW template.

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I didn't have an appfilter.xml in assets

But I tried to copy it there too but nothing changed :(

I want to point out that the iconback and iconupon are working properly in Apex too, just the scale factor is not.

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I found out something more...

If I define all the iconback, iconmask, iconupon then the scale factor is also working too.

But if I delete any of them from the appfilter.xml (as I didn't need all of them) then the scale factor stops working in Apex...

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So in the end I just replaced the back and mask image with 2 transparent png files and everything seems to be working.
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
same problem here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36972107&postcount=109

maybe iconback, iconmask or iconupon is missing..
[Android Themes] tacchan23:
Hi, I am having a new problem with ADW theme support for Folder icon.

My theme info shows "Folder Support: NO" and my folder icon is not selectable from the "Customize Mix Themes".

Any idea what I may be doing wrong? or how to enable Folder Support?

Thanks :)
[Android Themes] LOBBS:
I was just curious if there is a standard, comprehensive appfilter.xml somewhere. I'd like to move away from just using icon mask but these 60 hour weeks at work are killing me. Tracking down a 1000 or so activities would most likely take months of the little spare time I have.

TIA
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
check out #152 in this thread
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
i know what you mean, i'm slowly getting there, for now i have ~600 activities in my packs, getting more with every update :D
[Android Themes] blackbearblanc:
Ah..Ive forgot where to state that an iconpack can not be opened after install_!!
[Android Themes] tung91:
Open as normal app in appdrawer? AndroidManifest.xml :fingers-crossed:
[Android Themes] krule031:
icons

Hi guys. Can someone tell me, how to assign activity to icon? I mean how to connect them?
[Android Themes] sonnysekhon:
To add Go Launcher functionality in paid apps for Jelly Bean devices:

Add duplicates of the following xmls from the assets folder to res/xml.

app_func_theme.xml

appfilter.xml

desk.xml

drawable.xml

menu_item_background.xml

themecfg.xml

I started with the Apex sample Eclipse project and made the necessary changes to the Manifest.

Still trying to find a way to add icon picker functionality for ADW and overall themability with LauncherPro, but those 2 are outdated so I'm not trying too hard :)

Here is my Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="16" android:versionName="1.9.3" package="com.sonny.icons"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<application android:label="@string/theme_title" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
<activity android:label="@string/theme_title" android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<action android:name="org.adw.launcher.THEMES" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="org.adw.launcher.icons.ACTION_PICK_ICON" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<action android:name="com.gau.go.launcherex.theme" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="com.fede.launcher.THEME_ICONPACK" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="com.anddoes.launcher.THEME" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.INFO" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
[Android Themes] blackbearblanc:
Just came in asking for this. Apex not increasing as in Nova.

But i have all three masks.
[Android Themes] sammyycakes:
Do you have it set higher than 1.0?
[Android Themes] blackbearblanc:
Yeah. See image no2

A reboot fixed it
[Android Themes] sammyycakes:
I believe apex doesn't allow you to go over 1.0
[Android Themes] pooley:):
You can go over 1.0 but if I remember someone says earlier in the feed that you have to add icon back (or upon can't remember) even a transparent one, to get the ratio factor to work. I can not certify it will work. But it normally should.

Sent from my toilets
[Android Themes] blackbearblanc:
A reboot fixed it
[Android Themes] pooley:):
Deleted
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Need help, everything in one post

Hello there. I especially registered here to write these post (so far I was just only reading these forum, and yes, I'm noob, I just signed I'm noob registration pledge)

I have some icon set, here's small sample of it:

fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/088/c/b/fluffy_rounded_icons_update_by_shorty91-d5zo0y3.jpg

But after reading these theard I'm just so disoriented just like someone smashed with hammer my head.

Please, write everything in one post - programs needed, links to tutorials to make icon set working on as many launchers as possible, some hints.

I would really love to share my icon set I was working on but HOW if I don't know how to compile it (I'm quite familiar with compiling things but not for android) ;(

Thanks for advices and reply
[Android Themes] :
I felt the same first time! :P there's everything in 2-3 post. See them again and again and understand everything.
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Thanks for fast reply :)

After passing pages of these theard I see it's complicated to make it work on (almost) every launcher.
[Android Themes] tung91:
just go launcher, for all remain ( apex, nova, adw, 360 launchers ) we can make it easy :D
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Maybe it's possible to share some - click to compile - folder that would replace some system icon (for example phone or messages) ? That would be REALLY helpful and I would appreciate it a lot.
[Android Themes] Orla001:
Can Anyone tell me how to create theme for Holo launcher? Thanks :D
[Android Themes] :
You can make icon packs work on all major launchers except outdated ones
[Android Themes] :
It's there on first page
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Hey guys !

At least I did it and icons are working on holo and adv (didn't tested on others but I bet it is working on every)

I had strange error first time I did run project, error was in iconpack.xml file and now it looks like these:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<resources>

<string-array name="icon_pack" translatable="false">

</string-array>

</resources>

so far it is working even without <item> (compiled as run as) but I need your help. I have some problems with activiten, one are working another are not for example I can't make working contacts, phone and messages icons,

<item component="ComponentInfo{com.android.contacts/com.android.contacts.DialtactsActivity}" drawable="com_android_contacts_dialtactsactivity" />

<item component="ComponentInfo{com.android.contacts/com.android.contacts.DialtactsContactsEntryActivity}" drawable="com_android_contacts_dialtactscontactsentryactivity" />

<item component="ComponentInfo{com.android.mms/com.android.mms.ui.MessageTabActivity}" drawable="com_android_mms_ui_messagetabactivity" />

it looks fine for me but launchers don't read these icons ;( Any help ?
[Android Themes] :
Quick Shortcut Maker > Applications tab > Search app name. You'll find correct activity name there.
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Yea, just used holo launcher activities browser to figure out and find full names on activities droidicon :) now it works on mine phone but I won't give my hand cut off that it would work for example on htc phones...

now I will start with go launcher but I really don't know how to get it. any special xml needed in values for go launcher (same as in prolauncher where it's named theme_iconpack and for holo icon_pack) ?

oh and is it standard that I just need to name correctly png files to get it working on launchers ? I was surprised when I just copied icons into xhdpi folder and one was correctly named but I wasn't included it in any xml file BUT it did changed anyway ! only pro launcher was fussy and wanted theme_iconpack with full list of icon pngs names (holo and adw changed automaticly)
[Android Themes] :
This tutorial works with Apex, Nova, Holo, ADW without any extra effort. I refuse to support outdated launchers like Go & LP. Maybe Pooley can help.
[Android Themes] pooley:):
Well I refuse too lmao !

Go and LP are outdated even Next Launcher which is barely new is a Go-like. Too many apps, Go theme, Go stuff, Go thing, Go Away !

I don't support them anymore. Focus myself on real launchers ;)
[Android Themes] :
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35101637&postcount=66
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Hey, thanks ;) gonna try these, and as I checked I already have these so maybe it will work already.

Also, is there any drawer icon activity ? or every launcher have his own activity for apps icon ?
[Android Themes] :
You have to define it as theme for app drawer icon. Check Theme Sample on Apex Tutorial.
[Android Themes] pooley:):
:D I made this table. Just to show my potential users the compatibility status of my icon packs regarding existing launcher :)

Sent from my toilets
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
oooh ok ;)

I hope there is any way to get it ;(

oh,oh,oh and most importiant thing is there any app for creating full log of activities in some kind file ? I would like to be open on any bugfixes and cooperation with future users of my icon set and If they would have any problem with showing icons (as I gave for test what I've done to my friend and on his NOVA and Android 4.1.2 more than half icons are not showing (wrong activities) but on 2.3.6 and holo it works perfectly

Is nova launcher requires full list of app activities in appfilter.xml to make them visible ? iconpicker is working but icons are not automaticly changed
[Android Themes] sTl2yk3l2:
if the icons are not changing then you don't have the right acTivity name in the appfilter.xml. acTivity names for apps change all the time. jb apps have different activity names then they do on gb. its constant checking and updating lol.

-=[.stryker.originals.]=-
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Yea, at least it worked ;)

For now it works on adw, holo, pro, x, nova, apex and I bet on most of launchers (except go that is weird and made by koreans (chinase?), it's some kind revange for Kim ?)

icon pack will be soon available on play, just need to be sure about keystore.

Thank you guys for amazing topic ! I'll help as you guys for future newbies like me ;)

Oh and is there possibility to get log from droidicon activities app that would contain all data that is sent to server (activities log) ?
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...4eW5hcHNlLm1vZGVybl9hbmRyb2lkX2ljb25fcGFjayJd

at lest ! pack available on play
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
guys, is it possible to apply icon mask in holo launcher ? I know that on nova and apex it works perfectly but holo seems not to see these thingy in resources...
[Android Themes] :
Contact the dev of Holo Launcher
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
Which launchers actually support iconmask? Apex, nova and adw?
[Android Themes] pooley:):
Apex, nova, adw and go (but go is inverted)

Sent from my toilets
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
Yea, that's why I didn't mentioned go, it sucks anyway :D
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
i think Holo does support icon mask
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
yea, GO is just so s** launcher for us, now I'm not surprised that you guys are running away at sound "go launcher"... Made GO compatibility at least but as said before mask is inverted so making icon packs with mask misses the point :/ but at least I can write "go compatible" ;D oh jeez (iconpicker works ? check. Few icons in appdrawer that launcher want to change are changed ? check) what do we need more :D

These topic is epic :D

Ok for anyone who don't know how to get go launcher compatibility working.

Check these thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1324378 and download example theme.

open zip and from assets copy to your project files named: app_func_theme and themecfg . do the same thing with file from res/values named themecfg.

Now open those files and edit them as you want. Go launcher uses appfilter to recognize icons and swapping them at those from your pack so you don't need to edit them anyway. Enjoy iconpicker & buggy auto icon changing in app drawer (in other launchers it swaps correctly, here it sways as it want to)

yay, you just made all launchers compatible icon pack ! ;)

someone understand chinasee ? just received email about pack 怎么打开的?Go桌面不行的吗,求解

uhm, just translated name of sender and I got result: taste of the Wang ...
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
"How to open it? Does it support GO launcher? Please help."
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
thank you for translate !
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
Offtopic

taste of the Wang.. :p funny

um..it's hard to translate names sometimes...

just like that you can imagine how Tom Cruise be translated into different language...XD

in fact i always don't understand users comments after Google translate it :silly:

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BTW,

recently I got many emails/ low rate asking me how to use theme, the issue caused by

1. user didn't read app description about steps to apply theme

2. my apps didn't provide open function after installed, user have to apply theme in launcher setting manually

any advice please? is there a way to open app and apply theme after installation?
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
As far as I can see, it does. I'm looking at my icons on it right now.
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
but holo hd or just holo (hd seems to be for 4 and above android mine is holo for 2.2 and above)
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
both holo and holo hd support mask
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
awww :/ any hints how to get it working ?

I have lines

<iconback img1="iconback" />
<iconmask img1="iconmask" />
<iconupon img1="iconupon" />
<scale factor="1.00" />

in appfilter and drawable (as when in iconpack those lines are added, eclipse show error in files)
[Android Themes] wolsrm:
just put them in appfilter is fine
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
tested and still not working :/ uhh it's so weird. It is as weird as I got problem 2 days ago - I swapped 2 item lines each other and it started working -_- it was looking like that

<item drawable="com_sec_android_app_samsungapps_main" />

<item drawable="de_asltd_gdatasync_android_weblinks" />

and changed at that

<item drawable="de_asltd_gdatasync_android_weblinks" />

<item drawable="com_sec_android_app_samsungapps_main" />

first was wrong, second was good... :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTBy95e-ND8
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
put it in both /assets/appfilter.xml and in /res/xml/appfilter.xml
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Oh my, I have so may questions... But thanks to you guys I know almost everything ;)

Can I ask about ADW app drawer icon ? I would like to know how to name icon and what code (and where) should I put to auto change app drawer icon. Also I see icon picker isn't working or it's only for paid ADW feature ?

Edit:

ok, figured out that icon should be named allapps but still no solution for icon picker
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
hopefully someone in here can help me out! :)

i posted this in the Apex tutorial thread and got a quick response for how to make that one work... but does anyone know where i can get the rest of the intents for the other 3 launchers in my screenshot?
[Android Themes] :
kovdev knows them.
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
yeah, i seen them in his pack... i'm hoping to get an answer so i can finish my base and start releasing some new sets! i've msg him on G+ but no response yet... any ideas how to contact him?
[Android Themes] yackovsky:
So it looks like openable icon packs are slowly getting to be new standard... it surely helps to avoid confusion on the user side, but where to start? I would love to update all my icon packs with that :)
[Android Themes] drumdestroyer:
http://activities.droidicon.com
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
And I have other side question, is there possibility to block possibility of oppening icon pack by clicking open after I install it ?

Some really dumb peoples (don't censor it, it's meant to be call those peoples) send me already 2 one star reviews because after oppening it like app it shows black screen. And now from 10 downloads per day I have NOTHING because dumba**es wrote reviews "Crap.... Do not work. ...plz don't buy!!!"

Someone please help ?
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
i'm gonna be uploading my icon pack template to git soon... there are technically two options included here for how you would want the app to look... the setup on the right will be the default... but if you would like it to look like the left side, i will write a short tutorial on what you need to change to get it to show up like that... the right side is newer and has some better options than the left side... and i've no plans to update the left side to match some of the options like the right side has... but you at least will have something solid to start from if you want to modify it!!

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in your AndroidManifest.xml you need to remove this line...

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"

after you remove it, the icon won't show up in the app drawer and you won't have that "open" button after installing!
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Well, Thank you for reply but I don't even have these line in my androidmanifest. Here's my code:
[Android Themes] inazr:
You are still able to open the app through the Playstore... :(

I set up a very simple info screen for my apps, because there are allways people who are unable to read...
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
you have this listed twice in your manifest...

<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="com.anddoes.launcher.THEME" />
</intent-filter>

try removing one... if that doesn't work... try both... i don't even have that intent in my manifest lol... but my icons still work with Apex, which is what that line is for!
[Android Themes] brainscollector:
Well, still not working. It seems I'm forced to add something like [MENTION=2466894]GMAEDZL[/MENTION] did

I hope to see [MENTION=4386609]the1dynasty[/MENTION] your tutorial for icon pack launch screen
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
well here's an icon pack that i have on the play store that for sure doesn't have the "Open" button... you can pick apart this manifest and see what you can use with yours... its kinda hard to compare if they're not side by side...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1" package="icons.the1dynasty.abb.colors"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<application android:label="@string/theme_title" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
<activity android:label="@string/theme_title" android:name="icons.the1dynasty.abb.colors.MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<action android:name="org.adw.launcher.THEMES" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="org.adw.launcher.icons.ACTION_PICK_ICON" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<action android:name="com.gau.go.launcherex.theme" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="com.fede.launcher.THEME_ICONPACK" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
ok... i know this template i just made works for sure... If anyone is looking for a solid Icon Pack base... i have made a thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41724537#post41724537
[Android Themes] Arcanium:
i just wanna say

U can set up 2 icon masks

if you guys wanna know how let me know pretty simple step kinda of a messy tought, altho i got there
[Android Themes] the1dynasty:
i have an icon pack that has 7 iconmask/iconback in it... only Apex launcher notices it though... the rest only grab the first 1