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[Android Themes] ericsimons18:
Hi .. I'm a graphic designer too i am don with the hard part of creating the icons and resizing them appropriately but i can seem to find an up to date easy walk through tutorial in using the dashboard templates i find on github. Please it would be really nice to get first hand knowledge from someone like you. Thank You.
[Android Themes] Ram_Wig_Oyt:
Hi dev, could you please share me some guide on how to make or how to create on all launchers?
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
Please check your PM and you can also use this site to get your activities.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Either use this

https://github.com/the1dynasty/IconPack-Template/blob/master/IconPack-Template/res/xml/appfilter.xml

Don't forget to credit the1dynasty ;)

Or

If you want to get activities from your device, use Icon Helper app and choose the unthemed apps and then, send email to yourself through that app
[Android Themes] :
How can I group the Icons like in the photo?
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Add

<category title="A" />

in the drawable.xml above the name of icons you want in category A

Thanks to lokeshsaini94 for telling me this recently :)
[Android Themes] :
Thanks man, it worked!
[Android Themes] BurningKoala:
you guys are AMAZING

p.s. icon helper has been removed from any market :/
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43852231&postcount=2
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Source updated with Go Launcher support

Appfilter tags added in Post 2

Enjoy :)
[Android Themes] :
Thanks for the updated source code! :)

What are all the icon's in the drawable-hdpi folder for?
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Go Launcher Theme

I couldn't find the source icons so I put my theme's png in it

Edit them according to theme you are making
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
Nova Launcher Problem

I just finished my first apk and tested it, and everything works on apex launcher. But on nova the icons get "glitched" wen i do a Manuel icon change by pressing the icon and go on edit and click the desired icon the app freezes and goes to the recent apps page and nothing happens.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
That's strange, I'm a bit busy till 29 Dec, but I'll see the issue ASAP after that
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
Need help with Dialer Code

Hi,

When I test the apk, dialer does not work.

I used your code for dialer. Could you please help?

Thanks!
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Well, I can't have every activity name

You'll have to look in the Activities in your Phone

Long press on your Home Screen and choose Shortcuts and then Activities, go to Phone and see which is the Main Activity
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
OK. I tested it on Emulator running 4.2, and used Nova to change icons, it went smoothly with no glitch

Neither, it went to recent apps page, nor did it anything else than changing the icon
[Android Themes] :
Hey guys, is it possible to add wallpapers and an icon request feature to this icon pack?
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
There are several ways to do this.

Yes...You can try the following tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291008

or

If you can just add a request icon link to your stings.xml

example:

<string name="theme_description">Thanks for using my theme.To request icons, click here "your email address or weblink" (no quotes)</string>

I made a template in which to add wallpapers at this link: http://goo.gl/GDHjeb

Let me know if you have any question about this.
[Android Themes] :
Thank you very much! I'll try both..
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
About the icon request feature, I'm halfway through it but not many people are willing to help me to complete it. I'll add it here when I get it done :)
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
I need help with something? :)
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Sorry. Couldn't understand you well :p

It's late night here

You need help? Or you are offering me help? :p
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
You said:

I thought you needed help with something. Maybe I misunderstood. My bad. :)
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Yes. I do need some help.

Thanks for your concern. I'll probably right the complete problem here tomorrow, as it is too late here now. Thanks again :)
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
No problem buddy. Take care.
[Android Themes] BurningKoala:
Thanks everyone, finally my icon pack is on the store!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=b.flat&hl=it

I know that it's not free but it takes a lot of time and as a student I don't have much,by the way if you want I can send you the apk :)

I will release a free version when I'll have around 150 icons!
[Android Themes] stanlin salu:
suppose if i want add Fonts, adding the font to the "assets" folder will make it work?? or i will have to add some additional commands to make it work?

can you help me to add wallpapers? so as we apply the icons the wallpaper also changes?:o
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
Does the package name require .com?

I noticed that all other app activities have com. in front and my app does not is this required?
[Android Themes] Blaze:
It depends on how u have named it. for example, my icon packs have blaze.iconpack.blabla activity name. "com.blabla.ccc" isnt necessary.. u can use watever u like. just keep the letters in lower case. thats all..

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no sir.. afaik, ders no need of any additional command.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
You will need to apply new command each for a different TextView

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2888508/how-to-change-the-font-on-the-textview
[Android Themes] Vivek_Neel:
Do anybody have a guide on how to create icons .

And which software you people use for creating icons?

I see only the guides which explains how to pack icons.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
You can use any image editing software like Gimp, Photoshop, Paint.net, etc
[Android Themes] Blaze:
yes sir. i have recently written a guide on this...
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
Along with what everyone said, you need to have an idea of how you want your icons to look then figure out the tools and processes you need in order to carry out your idea.
[Android Themes] Vivek_Neel:
Thanks.

I use adobe illustrator.

Also I have gimp..paint

where its?:confused:

Thank u sir.:)
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
You're welcome but I'm not a sir. :silly:
[Android Themes] Vivek_Neel:
Sorry about that
[Android Themes] Blaze:
xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2610563
[Android Themes] Vivek_Neel:
Can u post the link properly? :)
[Android Themes] error404:
Great thread dude, helped me a lot.

Do you know how can i change the icons color (i'm just using iconmask, iconback, etc).

Look the screenshot attached.
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
Other than actually recoloring the icons using a graphics editor app, you can try using a shader.xml: http://goo.gl/WmP11W. I've never really seen this done other than to make things grayscale but you may be able to play around with the channels and make another color.
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
Holo Icons

The theme applies perfectly when i apply through the settings but when i try to do it manually going long press on icon and edit the icon pack stops working.
[Android Themes] error404:
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Never mind I get it. Thanks again dudes.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Please give the logcat and the name of Launcher you were trying it on when it FCd :)
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
My eclipes text editor is not auto completing codes and not colroing

Please Help
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Right click on appfilter.xml in PackageExploree and select Open With... And choose Android XML editor
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Update

For those who can manage without a guide, I have created another source which has VPI Indicators in Icon Chooser.

I will write the guide after some time as I am busy nowadays.​

​

Screenshots

There are 4 pages, namely, Misc., System, Games, Apps. You can add icons in each section by modifying the icon_picker.xml(Note: It is NOT a replacement for iconpack.xml) in values folder.

It requires ViewPagerIndicator Library​

Source

Cheers :)​

​
[Android Themes] Blaze:
thanks man. dats gonna be a perfects match with the layout of my icon pack app.. since it also uses vpi..
[Android Themes] stanlin salu:
Thank you very much mate:):D
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
How do I add a xxHDPI Folder in the res and have it all setup

Can some one help me? And also for the new source I get 100+ Errors from just importing and all of the errors are from the java files
[Android Themes] Blaze:
provide logcat or screenshot

please mention which source you are using... and also, provide with a screenshot of the errors or a logcat..
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Have you included ViewPagerIndicator in your project, as it clearly states that it requires ViewPagerIndicator library
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Well damn, I can't get past step 3. I get some errors right after importing.

[2014-02-04 18:01:29 - ScratchIconSource] Unable to resolve target 'android-17'

[2014-02-04 18:01:30 - ScratchIconSource] Unable to resolve target 'android-17'

[2014-02-04 18:02:31 - ScratchIconSource] Application package 'AndroidManifest.xml' must have a minimum of 2 segments.

[2014-02-04 18:03:41 - ScratchIconSource] Application package 'AndroidManifest.xml' must have a minimum of 2 segments.

[2014-02-04 18:06:34 - ScratchIconSource] Application package 'AndroidManifest.xml' must have a minimum of 2 segments.

Also, I can't get into the strings document for step 4, its just a blank page.

Any help? I'm clueless when it comes to this.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
The error shown is normal, you will be able to compile and run your app perfectly

About the strings.xml, check that project was downloaded successfully and try to open strings.xml with Windows Explorer in any other Text Editor
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Thanks, I just started a new workspace and imported for a second time and I could open the strings no problem.

The next part I'm stuck on is step 7, after selecting run, I get an error message saying that I have errors so its unable to launch.

Looking at the console I think this is the issue but I don't know what to do.

[2014-02-05 15:37:17 - ScratchIconSource] Error in an XML file: aborting build.
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Look for which xml file has the error. It appears as a red circle with cross in it in Package Explorer pane.
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Thanks for the quick reply :)

So it seems I have quite a few errors to fix, in the icons.Java file and the AndroidManifest.xml

It seems like I've totally missed the stage of actually importing the icons I've made into the project, though I have got all the names down.

Have you got any advice for this process?
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Actually you'll have to tell me specifically the errors you are getting before I can help you
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Okay, at the start of the tutorial I changed the names of some of the files shown in the initial steps to "peek"

Looking through Icons.java...I have 4 errors based around the letter R

import peek.R;

setContentView(R.layout.icon_picker);

GridView g=(GridView) findViewById(R.id.icon_grid);

addIcons(resources, packageName, R.array.icon_pack);

Sorry if this is really basic, I'm learning a lot though!
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Ok. First remove the

import peek.R;

line

Then check that you have correct package name and it is same in AndroidManifest.xml and the package explorer structure

If even then you're facing problems, delete the gen folder

And the correct way of reporting errors is to move your cursor on red underlined text and tell what's written in the little pop up. :)
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Removing the line didn't help, so I tried deleting the gen folder but I still got the error message saying I can't run it due to errors. I think I've badly messed up somewhere. There's errors all over the place haha
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
You messed up in package renaming, I recommend you to try again from start. peek is not a valid and good package name. There should be atleast two words such as com.whatsapp and recommended are three (as convention) com.opera.mini

Backup your xml and delete the current project and restart, stop when you see the first error, analyse it, googling helps. There are many people with similar errors like you and most probably have had their questions answered too.

And in the image you sent, for example, you have to look just in Icons.java, errors in its subcategory and supercategory are irrelevant because the red sign on them is just shown due to a fault in Icons.java only.

The red underlined text in Icons.java will tell you what's wrong and most probably its because of the package naming and out of sync R.java
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Okay I'll have another go tonight if I have the time, I'll just copy and paste the whole naming process I went through into a text document, and then I'll start the project over again keeping a close eye on any upcoming errors.
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
I've made more progress, I've been able to test the pack using Nova Launcher. I can choose icons from the drawer no problem, but my problem now is that the pack doesn't automatically change the icons for me.

EDIT: Never mind, I realised I was missing the "component info" part of the line for some reason ha

anyway, almost got it working, some icons don't automatically apply, but I'll keep looking :)

Thank you so much for this by the way
[Android Themes] Blaze:
hey bro, areeb wont be available till march. as for the problem of some icons not getting applied automatically, u need to check the activity names of the apps...
[Android Themes] RienkK:
Error

I have this error:

No editor descriptor for id org.eclipse.ui.internal.emptyEditorTab

Is there a way to fix this?
[Android Themes] Blaze:
Close eclipse and browse to this location " .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench and delete workbench.xmi der and restart your eclipse.
[Android Themes] kadsy:
ive been looking around from other launcher tutorial also but cant seem to find how to change the app drawer icon (the circle with 6 dots at home screen)? can someone assist me on this :) thx
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50419471&postcount=1395

This may or may not only work in Apex?
[Android Themes] kadsy:
yeah, tested and only work in Apex. not in nova and holo.

not sure if someone already got the workaround for it.
[Android Themes] de_noogle:
Hello everyone and thanks a lot for this guide. I'll take this as a chance to finally start dealing with android apps on a development level.

I'm still having some problems with #5 though. I put the icons into the drawable-xhdpi sample folder, but how do I import/sync them to Eclipse? Took me quite a while to figure out, this doesn't happen automatically :eek: So I started to manually import them by dragging them to their correspondent folder within Eclipse.

Thanks again
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
Manually dragging should work.
[Android Themes] niyonsv:
Thank you.. :good: A detailed and clear guide. :good: I've created a few necessary icons in a new style, but I don't know how to create an icon pack with them. I'll give try and provide feedback later.

Thank you again :)
[Android Themes] kabise:
it's a great help for the noob like me , i will report feedback :cool:
[Android Themes] Eddicts:
Deleting these lines and my result with no icons show up.

<iconback img1="iconback" />

<iconmask img1="iconmask" />

<iconupon img1="iconupon" />

any idea's?
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Once again thanks for the great tutorial and resources. I've had my pack on the play store for a few days and so far it's had a pretty good response.

The next issue I need to deal with though is the black screen when you open the app. I've explained in the app description how to install the icon pack but the black screen when people choose to open the app is confusing some people and I'm getting 1 star ratings because of this. Is there anyway I could design a screen which shows how to install the icon pack rather than just having a black screen?
[Android Themes] Eddicts:
I'm sorry that i have to copy all of these system app code but some of them won't changed also i did go to activities.droidicon.com and copy the code from there..Still some of my icons wont changed.Anyone have an idea why..?Thanks..
[Android Themes] error404:
Thanks for this thread, it helped me a lot.

I have made some icons following it, look at them HERE. It's not great stuff, but it is a start.

I tried to use the icons in Themer Launcher and it not worked. Do i have to make something different?
[Android Themes] Blaze:
i think themer uses some other kind of configuration.
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
Can you be a bit more specific?
[Android Themes] Eddicts:
Sorry,Already solved.Thanks

Best Regards

Edd
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
As the order in drawables.xml is the order in which the apps are shown, it is obvious that it is best if it is alphabetical. Is there any way to automatically alphabetize it? (especially upon updates). Additionally, does it matter if the order of the apps in the three files (appfilter, drawables, iconpack) are the same?
[Android Themes] pispl:
Thanks A LOT

Hi !

Can You Please Tell me How Can I Add My Wallpaper And Background in Icon pack ?

Thanks
[Android Themes] Blaze:
DOWNLOAD THIS

Place it inside the folder in which the icons are der. now double click the file u placed there....
[Android Themes] pispl:
Rocking Work

Hi Bro !

I have Enjoyed Your Work ! This is Really Easy And Helpful For Who Are Still in Starting Phase ! God Bless You !

I Have Completed Done Package, Just Need Input Back Ground And Wallpaper, How can I do It Now ?

Thanks:confused:
[Android Themes] ColorFlatDev:
Adding xxxHDPI

Hi guys can someone help me out. I have made icons in xxxHDPI format but theres no folder in res. How do i set up the template so it supports xxxhdpi
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
you just saved me so much time.... is there another one for drawables.xml? thanks a lot :good:

HOLY THAT ONE IS MADE TOO. THANKS A MILLION
[Android Themes] pispl:
Please Help

HI !

I have Made Complete Icon Pack ! But when I apply Theme in Go Launcher, I got Background Like Attached Picture, Please Help Me For That How Can I Add Custom Background Image and Wallpaper ?

Please Please !

Thanks
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Go in your drawable folder and edit the respective images

Sorry to the people I couldn't reply in my threads and PM

My Annual Exams are going on, so it's not feasible for me to reply here frequently

Please try to understand :)
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
Just wondering, is it possible to theme shortcuts, specific activities, or Nova actions?
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
You can only theme Activity Icons, and I don't think these things have separate activities, so no.
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
As I see. I ask because I have almost everything themed but the apps button, which is a Nova action. However, I might have selected that myself with the previous icon pack. Thanks!
[Android Themes] Eddicts:
I attached the image so i would make a clearly view.Why did this happen suddenly..?
[Android Themes] iamareebjamal:
Please show the specific error

By looking at this image, we can't know anything except that there is some error
[Android Themes] Pakobis:
And... this is LINEAR, my first icon pack/app..

it is free on Play Store :)
[Android Themes] Eddicts:
Well im not sure with the error but only with icon_picker.xml
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
Make sure there are no capitals. If possible, screenshot the line with the error or red x

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And slightly off topic but does anyone know how to make an icon request app? Tung has a thread with a template for an icon pack but I don't know which parts to extract for a request tool
[Android Themes] Eddicts:
Will do that..Thanks mate
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
So do you have capitals? If so go to my site in my signature and press the tutorial > icons tab. I have a code for Windows there that automatically makes thing lower case as well as a Java program for the xml

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Looks nice. Did you make the alphabet dividers by adding draw able?
[Android Themes] Pakobis:
Hi,

in drawable.xml add <category title="A"/> like this:

<category title="A"/>

<item drawable="action_launcher"/>

<item drawable="adaway"/>

<item drawable="adbwireless"/>

<item drawable="adfree"/>

....:)
[Android Themes] asdfasdfvful:
That's really cool! I use a Java code to make the draw able file so it might not be worth adding that every time, but it's nice to know I have that option! Thanks
[Android Themes] RienkK:
Thanks for your tutorial, i managed to follow al steps and get the icon pack to my phone. I still got 3 problems. The first problem is that the icons look pixelated, but I made them in and placed them in the xhdmi map. My second problem is that my icon pack won't start up, I can change the icpns but whenever I try to launch my icon pack I just get a black screen. And my last problem is that my icon pack doesnt work with Nova, it does work with Go.

Thanks for the help!
[Android Themes] mloc33:
For this step....II) Open /res/values/iconpack.xml and add all the new icons in this format..

Does this have to be done one by one?

Is there an automated way?
[Android Themes] Bobinette24:
Thanks for your tutorial !
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
Yes, there are I'm guessing several quick ways to do this. The way I do it is:

1.Copy all of the file names in whatever folder contains your icons. I copy the file names using this program http://tinyurl.com/y9llf56. There are probably other programs that do the same thing but that's what I use.

2. Use Notepad++ and paste the file names you copied into a new document.

3. Then you want an action to put <item></item> at the beginning and end of your app names. Here's what you do:

- Press CTRL-H to bring up the Find/Replace Dialog. Choose the "Regular expressions" checkbox near the bottom of the dialog.

- To add <item> to the beginning of each line, type ^ in the "Find what" field, and "<item>"(without parentheses) in the "Replace with" field. Then hit "Replace All".

- To add </item> to the end of each line, type $ in the "Find what" field, and "</item>" (without parentheses) in the "Replace with" field. Then hit "Replace All".

This saves me lots of time. Hopefully, this helps.
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
What size are your icons? Usually, 96px go into the xhdmi folder. Also, would you mind linking your AndroidManifest.xml?

If I were you I'd take the app out of the Play Store until you hash out the issues going on with your icon pack. I'll be generous and say that "some" people who frequent the Play Store are notorious for not reading app descriptions. They give 1-star even if there are zero problems with the app. Simply people refuse to read or are too lazy to contact the developer about their issues.

Reupload a brand new version once you get the dark screen issues fixed.

Anyway, I believe you're wanting something like a splash screen with directions on how to apply the pack that will launch from the Play Store?
[Android Themes] bhoyjd:
Nah I'm definitely not taking of the play store, it's had like 16,000 downloads and people are liking it, and yes I'm looking for some sort of splash screen to further explain the process to users who are knew to the whole customisation process.
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
It's up to you. Good luck. ;)

Sent live from my N5
[Android Themes] Blaze:
for that use 1dynasty's template..
[Android Themes] vanessaem:
I believe I found what you might be looking for. Awesome XDA member dcstudio was kind enough to provide his eclipse projects for his DCikons series. You can find the link here. If you haven't already, download his icon pack from the Play Store. Not just because it's an incredible icon pack but to make sure the splash feature he uses is what you're wanting to include in your own pack.