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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
Thank you man.... I have been breaking my head on this also dont have much time to fiddle with this ..

I have learned a lot in the process, reading and watching videos on how to use the android studio.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
Thanks again (and again). Added this line to the apps I'm working on, a few minor styles changes, and got the results I was looking for.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
wow during this learning process I found one of the coolest software ever "Beyond compare" . how come I never knew about this!
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
He's a peach ain't he. Lol. Glad he was able to help you achieve your goal.

Koffed from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
He is indeed!!! My goal for the themes I am working on is that each app works independent of the fw-res. (so it will look the same regardless of the ROM it is running on). And every time I've hit a wall in setting up the styles, [MENTION=5056266]lacoursiere18[/MENTION] has gotten me through it. :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Raymond Ebertt:
I use Beyond Compare exclusively especially with HTC apks that are now in the Playstore. It's a real time saver transferring over themes from one apk to another
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Geeee Thanks guys:highfive: Just trying to pass on any knowledge I have learned form other great teachers!

Question for you [MENTION=2623831]gabesir[/MENTION] .. Which incall_button_view.xml are you editing? layout? or layout-360dp-xxhdpi?

Since you are using a Note 4, layout-360dp-xxhdpi is more than likely the one you need to edit and not res/layout

EDIT: Try adding this layout, I attached, to layout-360dp-xxhdpi
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
I was editing layout. and btw is a note 3 =P

Ok reolaced the file and this is how it looks ... I will make some changes to the file and test.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Ah ok. Well try that and report back
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
This is with your layout file
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
Moved a few things around...
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Cool! So those three grey lines are pngs..there a on, off and dim i believe.. need resize the the icons on the right as well..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevandang:
Need some help again. From someone who has some knowledge about editing and creating all new images for .9 pngs. I was trying to reduce a wallpaper I found and reduce the size to 41X41 but I've found that all that does is pixilate and cause quality image issues. Any tips or trick on creating custom images for .9 pngs. I could use any advice I can get.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Ok guys what is up I got a question how can I get thos to line up?

Edit

Does anybody know lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
Ok so made sme changes and is going in the right direction.. Need a few more tweaks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Just put atop margin on those three images in that layout or use alignTop=than id of the linear layout of the images on the left..either should work
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
.9 don't handle images very well. One reason is because it usually makes a square into a rectangle,which distorts the image. I've had a little success with small logos. If you want to use an image, you are better off creating the image and using that image in the layout instead on the .9
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevandang:
Makes sense. How about using an all black .9 and editing it with brushes. Any luck with that? I tried messing with but the brushes have be scaled down so much their quality is bad also. I guess I'll just keep it simple. I was wanting to change the mms bubbles also but not having luck with that either. I've seen some devs able to successfully change the look but as of right know it's out of reach.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
This can be simply down by making that image bigger or adjusting the padding in the layout, if it has one..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
But I do not know where this is located to do so it was like this when I got the rom
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
Like this ?....

Need to find out how to move the audio option up. So far the layout is almost done where it should be .. Now work on the drawable colors and thats the easy part :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevandang:
So if I use an image that I edit from scratch that the finished product is bigger than the original .9 png. Is it possible to plug that image into draw9patch and just re add the black lines around the image. Would this give the desired results or when installed just cause it to be either to big or distorted.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Search the image in layouts..

Looking better..just search that png in layouts, then add a bottom margin to it to move it up

Should be fine after applying those lines. It should be a very simple .9 patch bc you just doing a square image. What issues or ideas did you have for message bubbles..i have done them a few times and maybe i can help you accomplish what you want..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I'd like to see how that turns out when you're done. On mine I made the outline, stroked the selection, then filled it in semi transparent. I'd like to see how the image turns out.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
But how do I know hat the image name is? Sorry man I been slacking on theming my 24 month old daughter what just diagnosed with stage 2 autism so I really haven't had much time to do anything theming
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevandang:
I'm looking to create a conversation bubble the has a more Sci Fi tech feel to it to match the rest of the theme. Something along the lines of the pic at the link on the bottom. And I'm looking to add a border to the black bg where the text appears before sending. 2nd pic. And the last is a top bar bg of something like the 3rd pic.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sikwi2s1ytsevlq/Bubble.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nzr37m65r...920x1200 wallpaper_www.wallpaperhi.com_67.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q10j2mdfhttnz0i/images6FXMK9BK.jpg
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Ah sorry to hear man, last thing you should be doing or have time for is theming then. Well first step is find it in drawables. Then go onto looking for in a layout

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Ah very cool. Just have to find those three images and replace them. The top is a action bar and it uses the one in framework-res but you can edit styles.xml and add your own. Only problem with the bubble image is that it will have to be a lot smaller so some of the detail might not show.. If you send me one with a transparent bg, I can do a video and show you how I patched it correctly.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] mikeymopar:
like [MENTION=5056266]lacoursiere18[/MENTION] said, the detail will turn out quite small for the first one but because it's such crisp lines if on a dark background it still might turn out nice. i'd patch it as shown.

the other 2 have way too much detail to where you can't get a non-changing image area to stretch without detail distortion. look at the first one where i'd recommend stretching it and see there isn't any detail in that stretched part.

just my thoughts but the pros might have better ideas...
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Yeah I have not been theming for about a month but I got some down time finally and this dumb thing has been driving me crazy loli found it in the drawables but cant seem to find it in the layout
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevandang:
So how much does size matter if the android lines are in place to dictate the actual size in the app?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] zelendel:
It matters alot as it will not make them the proper size depending on the dpi of the device.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] mikeymopar:
the only true way to tell is trial and error a few times to see what it looks like on your device. you are just stretching a portion of your image, typically nothing requiring detail. solids obviously work the best. don't stretch detail, curves, or gradients if you can help it. pick areas with little detail to stretch keeping in mind that what you don't stretch remains the same small size as you have designed it as (what...20px, 30px...)

i grabbed a couple of my basic "no way it's gonna look good" text bubbles and also a good solid one just to show where i stretched them at. they all work but top to bottom they go from ok to quite good looking on my n2 and the pin-stripey one on the right just was too thin and small to amount to anything. it takes dozens of attempts (at least for me coz i try some pretty odd designs :D) to get a handful of nice clean looking ones on the phone. sorry for kind of a long-winded explanation and bad reference image since [MENTION=1140856]zelendel[/MENTION] already pretty much nailed it :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevandang:
Here you go. Tell me if this works

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p13j89ddbcwgm9h/Bubble2.png
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
[MENTION=5056266]lacoursiere18[/MENTION]. Thank you for the guidance!!!

Found it in layout/call_card. Had a marginTop of 467 . changed it to 400...

Now to change the color of the dialer.. The white is killing me. I changed the drawbles but didnt make any difference.... Back to the drawing board
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Dialpad? Screen shot? Also get rid of those three pngs on the bottom left..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
Dont know how to fully remove them... I found some of the location where that XML file writes to. the pngs are in res/drawables-sw360dp-xxhdpi

and they point to this XML file in res/drawbles/incall_toggle_easymode.xml

After looking for the incall_toggle I was able to find this locations

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ffllm3ethmbppy7/AAAqc6EN15BjxchQwnZtZYR1a?dl=0#lh:null-secphone.png

just dont know how to remove them.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Screw removing them. Make them transparent lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Edited it more.. All from my phone huh!! Thumbs hurt

When I get to a pc.. I'll open up a XML and define all the things in it with colors. Maybe that will help some people out.

I know recently XDA change the way [/CODE] is viewed.. It is all color coded now so if you define a color to point something out, it no longer works..loll

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Yes great tool. When I get a chance I'll post some filters up that are helpful as well.. Such as ".line" ".param" ".parameters" and some things for smali
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Lol. I hate trying to get it done right from the phone lol.

I'll post your pics with the links when you get them posted. Maybe if is not too much trouble post the files as a pic as well. I can put that in the op as well. Full credit of course after I kang it Lmao.

Thanks again for all your help and input here.

Cowboy from Hell on a twisted trail.

Koffed from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Not a problem..

Anything I EVER post on XDA..guide/mod/theme is free for ANYONE to use.. A thanks or mention is just a bonus
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Ok so this is my SPLANNER XML

And this is the SPLANNER XML from your SPLANNER I dont see anything different? Am I dont something wrong?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
That is BC your in XML the folder.. XML is just the name of extension of the file you are opening.. We did not mean the folder XML. Confusing at first I know..

So your colors you are wanting to change will either be in layouts or drawable folder(most likely not drawable-xxhdpi)

In XML the folder, this where headers and other things are defined..such as preference screens, switch preferences and so on.. You modify these things when you want to add an extra header or title.

So open up layouts folder, that's most likely where bubba wants you to compare.. And then search for those hex codes

When I get time i will post pics and color coded things to show you want you want to look at.. Won't be able to for a day or so though..

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I apologize if this isn't up to par..from my phone..

OK so look here.. I pulled this for SPlanner in res/layouts. Not sure exactly what it does but just to show you what your looking for..

attendees_item.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView android:textSize="18.0sp" [COLOR="red"]android:textColor="#ffffffff"[/COLOR] android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="10.0dip" android:minHeight="22.0dip" android:drawablePadding="3.0dip"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" />

In red, is the hex code you are looking for.. It is making the text color for this particular layout white (#ffffffff)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Thank you soo much I have been confused now how do I know what it what as far as like what it is I am theming
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Well that is theming.. You have to search to find what it is that you want. Sometimes the name of the actual XML will give a hint but not always. Trial and error :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Lol wouldn't it be nice if they just made thing easy and named them so you know whats what lmao
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Yeah it would be ... but then it would easy and no challenge. Wait till you start doing images that are repetitive in an apk. All the different names for the same image. And some of them you never even see. Or if you have to go into smali and find something. So much fun in store lol.

Cowboy from Hell on a twisted trail.

Koffed from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
I know one thing if it was easy I would not hear the wife so much lol ...why do you have to always change the way your phones look ...lol but happy wife happy life
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vidmas:
can you make for me flashable zip , for TWRP installer? I hade changed one picture for stock dialer.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p8sk7ofqc228avp/framework-res.apk
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
I'll do you one better .. give me a few minutes and I will upload an empty flashable zip in the tools section. You simply drag the apk's into the correct file and flash.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vidmas:
my wish to do something like this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54881451&postcount=2989

Smile picture is only sample, I would like to put my wifes mother picture flying on a broom :D :D

How did I can do this?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Or even this

It helps that all my friends are hot.[emoji23]

Cowboy from Hell on a twisted trail.

Koffed from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Okay .. the theme Zip is in the tools section. It should work for 4.3 0r 4.4

ATT Note 3

.. my disclaimer.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vidmas:
ok, will try soon
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Be sure and make a Nandroid. You can never be too careful .
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vidmas:
not enough competention :( not works for me. will back tomorrow for deep investigate how to
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Your phone is themed soo nice man great job brother
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] naTTan:
Hey sorry for disturbing the thread just had a theme related questions. I have themed my phone to a shade or red including the notification head and all. I themed them using gravity box and wanam exposed.

There is however one part i am not sure how/can't change. The colour when selecting an item is still the ugly aqua

Refer below picture.

The bar that has Google network. The highlights
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Someone say dialpad? [emoji23] [emoji8] [emoji7]

Guys .... This has been a busy thread today and I couldn't be happier. You guys have amazed me. I see progress everywhere. I'd put this thread up against any on xda as the best. The collection of talent that continues to pop in and help, the attitude of everyone, and the desire of people wanting to learn ... It's just a great place.

I continue to learn as best as an old dog can. I deeply appreciate all the themers here (recognised or not) that are helping out. No way could i ever handle all this myself.

Koffed from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
I still cant find how to change this dam thing lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
The dialer is white..
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Bubba:
Egad I'm blind lol

Koffed from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
Indeed.

Great thread for themers.

The Best.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
I tried changing the incall_toggle_easymode.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/easy_focus_switch_on" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/easy_focus_switch_off" />
</selector>

to

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="Null" />
<item android:drawable="Null" />
</selector>

Big fat error....

Dont know where is to change this.. or add #00000000
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] note crazy:
Ahhh bright light bright light ???
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
Thx guys..... more salt in the wound...:silly:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] carl1961:
For anyone who may find this useful.

I been messing with original note4 AT&T rom

this is some tools I found and a couple scripts I managed to workup

webp image files to png

I used XnConvert to convert the webp icons to PNG

http://www.xnview.com/en/xnconvert/#downloads

tools to convert astc to png

http://www.mediafire.com/download/mbxqu39zwbuw220/astc.zip

copy astc files to a folder and the two file in astcbatchconvert.zip run astcbatch.bat file

script to batch convert astc files to tga

http://www.mediafire.com/download/42wg9ia8ftyd599/astcbatchconvert.zip

delete astc files after converted to tga then copy these two files in tgabatchconvert.zip then run tgabatch.bat file

script to batch convert tga to png (you can also use XnConvert)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/smiheirka2wum08/tgabatchconvert.zip

in case you never seen this

link to Note4 files with qmg converted to png

http://www.mediafire.com/download/13bircd90fm6xl3/NOTE4.zip[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] gabesir:
ok... done for the night.. I cant get pass this **** and im tired. LOL;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
Has anybody been able to decompile Android-5.0 apks of the latest official build?.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] sibinn:
Thanks

Thank you very much for this useful tutorial,lots of work,much appreciate.

I always wanted to learn much more in theming but the lack of time and raising kids prevented me to do it.

I subscribed to thread and hited 5 stars

Thanks again
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
That's my first task today!

I updated my N7 to 5.0 yesterday and there's so much white, I'm already snow blind!

The new folder structure inside app & priv-app is interesting...

Sent by Bacon...
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
Same here.lol.

Latest apktool 2.0

Appt.exe from latest sdk/build-tools/android- should work fine.

Can anybody upload appt.exe from latest sdk?.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Morningstar:
There's a new folder structure? [emoji54]

I haven't had time to try and look at it yet, but now I'm intrigued......

And as far as the whiteness of everything goes, ugh....I've been noticing a trend in that direction for awhile, and if you ask me, whoever proposed the idea should be drug out back and beaten. Lol...
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
You don't need a separate aapt.exe anymore - it's built in to apktool.jar now.

Sent by Bacon...
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
Transformed it to black. It looks good now.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Spannaa:
Did you manage to decompile framework-res.apk?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Vivek_Neel:
I did not touch framework-res.apk.

Just installed it.

And decompiled Settings.apk
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
[/QUOTE]

There is an apk http://www.theandroidsoul.com/qmg-to-png-converter-for-theming-samsung-apks/here that converts all 3 right from your phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] carl1961:
There is an apk http://www.theandroidsoul.com/qmg-to-png-converter-for-theming-samsung-apks/here that converts all 3 right from your phone.

I don't have a note4 and I tryed the files your talking about and It only converted the qmg files the webp and astc files where skipped

also the note4.zip I posted to the link that someone did all the files to png also needed webp and astc files converted.

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I don't have a note4 and I tryed the files your talking about and It only converted the qmg files the webp and astc files where skipped

also the note4.zip I posted to the link that someone did all the files to png also needed webp and astc files converted.[/QUOTE]

EDIT I did not see the APK I'll try it Thanks for the link
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I don't have a note4 and I tryed the files your talking about and It only converted the qmg files the webp and astc files where skipped

also the note4.zip I posted to the link that someone did all the files to png also needed webp and astc files converted.

---------- Post added at 06:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 AM ----------

I don't have a note4 and I tryed the files your talking about and It only converted the qmg files the webp and astc files where skipped

also the note4.zip I posted to the link that someone did all the files to png also needed webp and astc files converted.[/QUOTE]

EDIT I did not see the APK I'll try it Thanks for the link[/QUOTE]

I've been running it on my note 4 and it works great. I tried picconv and some others. They all seem to have issues, and a lot of extra steps. This app will pull from your system or SD card, and I've never had a bad conversion.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] carl1961:
EDIT I did not see the APK I'll try it Thanks for the link[/QUOTE]

I've been running it on my note 4 and it works great. I tried picconv and some others. They all seem to have issues, and a lot of extra steps. This app will pull from your system or SD card, and I've never had a bad conversion.

I have a note3 so it complains wanting 4.4.4 Touchwiz, I might try and fool with build.prop edit
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] lacoursiere18:
Your not understanding what I'm saying lol. Find the png in drawables and make it transparent, not in the xml..

If you happened to find it in the xml you would see this:

android:drawable="@drawable/png_name"

So you would change it to this:

android:drawable="#00000000"
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kevinoliva113:
I've been running it on my note 4 and it works great. I tried picconv and some others. They all seem to have issues, and a lot of extra steps. This app will pull from your system or SD card, and I've never had a bad conversion.

I have a note3 so it complains wanting 4.4.4 Touchwiz, I might try and fool with build.prop edit[/QUOTE]

Yeah, you can give that a try, or you can do like [MENTION=4412122]Bubbajoe40356[/MENTION] and finally take the update and start all over again. :D:D:D
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] carl1961:
I have a note3 so it complains wanting 4.4.4 Touchwiz, I might try and fool with build.prop edit[/QUOTE]

Yeah, you can give that a try, or you can do like [MENTION=4412122]Bubbajoe40356[/MENTION] and finally take the update and start all over again. :D:D:D[/QUOTE]

What update ? I have a note 3 AT&T