yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
Replacing it in the update.zip and resigning the update should be fine, there is no reason to resign the launcher.apk if you are pulling it from the theme and just replacing it. Even if you keep the original Launcher.apk and replace the images with the ones you want to have, you still don't need to sign the Launcher.apk itself, all you need to do is resign the update.zip and flash
[Android Themes] sassyness77:
may have found the problem

Okay thank you but could the problem also be that if I'm editing the files with adobe imageready and when I save the files again it says save the file type as photoshop document but I rename the file to .png anyways. Or also when I try to reopen the files after they've been modified it says the internal file signature is incorrect?
[Android Themes] david1171:
you need to change the extension when you save it. select to save it as a .png instead of a .psd file.
[Android Themes] ibanez37:
Alright, so I'm new to this whole theming business. I just "finished" a theme for the GDE home replacement based on the original apk file provided on their site. The only drawables in that file were some basic icons for the GDE menu and the long press menu on the homescreen, as well as the bg and the app list. I am using eclipse to export drawables, edit them and then reimport my edits. I then export the contents of the project into a new APK. This seems totally different than what is on the front page, but it seems I'm not even close to being able to edit the entirety of the theme. Is this just the limitations of the GDE apk or am I missing something? I see mentions of many other APK's here. Any additional info would be appreciated as 200 pages is a lot to sift through :)

PS: This is for Moto Droid's so I'm unsure if not being able to root the device has anything to do with this
[Android Themes] kida_tech:
template

kida tech here is their anyone that can tell my where i could get updated templates for changing themes on the latest cyanogen rom updates:confused :confused:
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
You only need to use eclipse to export your final apk, Themeing for a Home replacement app is very different than doing a full theme. With GDE you are constricted by the limitations of the Home app itself and what it can theme. Doing full themes like you see on here you would need root to make all of those changes.
[Android Themes] Vintoux:
com.process.google.gapps

When I update to Cyan's 4.2.7.1, everything's fine. I have the new navigation and 3.30 working perfectly. When I try to flash a THEME onto it, I suddenly get the "com.process.google.gapps" force close error, rendering my Market, Youtube, Maps and etc. totally useless. Why the heck does that happen? I'm not android-retarded, but I'm certainly not on the level everyone else here is.
[Android Themes] sknoslo:
I'm going to start creating a theme sometime soon and I have a question about a specific file. I'm wondering where the tray-handle for the in call dialpad is. Like the one that looks like the app-drawer handle. I've never seen a theme that changed that so I'm wondering if it's possible, and if so, where it is located. I've checked Contacts.apk, Phone.apk, and in framework-res. I've also concluded that it doesn't gather the image from Launcher.apk because I currently have the eclair tab on my home screen but the donut tab in my in call dialer. Any help is much appreciated, cuz im slightly ocd and it really bothers me that they look different lol. Thanks.
[Android Themes] david1171:
phone.apk/res/drawable-finger last three images if i recall correctly. i make mine transparent since i don't know which .xml will result in invisible text for "dialpad"
[Android Themes] bhilgeman:
??

When using Metamorph, does it only replace the images inside the .apk or the entire .apk?

I'm asking for example, If I currently have the advanced launcher and I apply a launcher that i like the looks of from a metamorph theme that doesn't use the advanced launcher, will it replace the whole launcher.apk or just the image files? Or is it specific to each themer whether they use the whole thing or not? Thx

B
[Android Themes] sknoslo:
It only replaces files inside. I think metamorph themes for the Launcher are universal for both Advanced Launcher and the original Launcher.
[Android Themes] Sane1:
Anyone know how to remove the clock in the status bar?
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
can someone tell me what the image is in the background at the bottom of the music app here an image showing what i mean:

of if its not an image, what xml do i need to edit?

Thanks in advance for any help

cache
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
I'm pretty sure that uses the progress_horizontal.xml from inside the framework-res.apk/res/drawable
[Android Themes] djosiah:
are you referring to the grey background or the grey in the loading bar, because cache is talking about the grey background. just want to make sure we are talking about the same thing
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
good point lol
[Android Themes] cbmg23@gmail.com:
do u know how to put a theme on gde im stuck with dat since im new in dis and ive installed them but really cannot see y i cant put it in home
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
I think I found it in Music layout-finger

audio_player_common.xml

<SeekBar android:id="@android:id/progress"
android:background="#ff5a5a5a"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="36px"
android:paddingLeft="5px"
android:paddingRight="5px"
android:paddingBottom="4px" />

In the source I changed 5a to ff and the gray turned coral. I'm going to give it a try once I finish up what I am working on
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
Well that changed something, just not all of it
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
Make sure you replace both instances of 5A 5A 5A
[Android Themes] djosiah:
omg dude i love you :p i have been looking for that days now!

edit: i dont suppose you know where the black/greyish background is? im guessin its the same image/xml for all the black/greyish backgrounds on the phone

edit2: never mind dont need to chnge it anymore
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
I've been looking for it in the Phone/Contacts for a little while and can't find it. I think (and a few others) that it comes from the upper level system somewhere. Maybe an xml in framework, but that means you'd change them all :( someone suggested to possibly edit an xml to include a new image.
[Android Themes] RicFusion:
Does anyone have any kind of guide describing what each specific folder (say in the AOSP 1.6 Template) refers to? Like for instance, I'm trying to change the bar at the top of the screen, shown in image below, but I can't figure out which item it is. I'm pretty sure its in the framework-res folder, but not sure which item. Thanks for any help! (P.S. It's the bar that says "New Message" in it. Bar is also the same as when your using say "Handcent SMS" and it has the bar with the "call" icon, and "Settings" icon.
[Android Themes] david1171:
you can try activity_title_bar.9.png (i think that may be the one you are looking for).
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
I thought that, but that New seems a little large for that doesn't it?
[Android Themes] david1171:
since the 2 examples he gave where both from a 3rd party app, maybe it is just something in that app? or could it be title_bar_tall.png in drawable and drawable-land of framework-res.apk/res/?
[Android Themes] RicFusion:
Ok, so those two examples may not be the best. For instance, I'm making my own "Blue/Black Gradient" theme, and I'm trying to figure out which bars are which. When you go into Menu, Settings, there is a grey bar that has the word "Settings" in it. Initially I tried changing all of the "bar" style PNG images, by applying my gradient to them. When I used Metamorph to load them though, my phone booted back up, but none of my apps would work. Mostly 3rd party apps which I expected, but even some of the stock apps. I'm curious as to whether 3rd party apps will install image files into the framework-res. I'm hoping that's the case, as it means the reason my apps wouldn't work is because I altered a PNG file that is used by those third party apps, and therefore does not allow them to "re-sign?".
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
Most of the top bar images come from the file david said above. But 3rd party may have their own file.

No apps install anything into the framework, they pull from the framework.

Ones like the one you showed most likely have their own images. If you alter a market app, you can put it in an update.zip but thats it.

On smaller title bars it is the active_title_bar.9.png but a larger one could be the tall_title_bar. I've yet to see where it is used in an app, have you david?
[Android Themes] david1171:
its used in phone.apk/contacts.apk when you view a contact or how long the call lasted and details such as that. i don't know about anywhere else. the one in my theme would stand out like a sore thumb (partly so i can find out where else it is used lol).
[Android Themes] RicFusion:
Hey guys, thanks for your help. I have one last question. At some point, when I edited the images and ported them back to the phone, somehow it screwed all of my apps up. Even went so far as to tell me that several of them were no longer installed on my device. Handcent SMS being on of the few, but also Metamorph, AndExplorer, and several others. None of which were listed as being on my device any longer. What could cause that? I'm on CM 4.2.8, but using Metamorph to customize it, and pulling the files from the AOSP 1.6 Template.
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
What images did you edit? There are certain .9's you cannot edit and must process, like the active title bar. You can't theme market apps like the 3 you listed. If you edit them, you must include them in an update.zip. If you use MetaMorph they will disappear. You can't resign market apps with test keys. Post your MetaMorph file so someone can take a look at it.
[Android Themes] RicFusion:
Ok, so I thought I would take a different approach to this. I downloaded one of Sir*Mez Themes, and modified several files in it, in the framework-res.apk/res/drawable location, and in the drawable-land location as well. I then replaced the framework-res.apk that was in his package with the one I modified, restored it to its proper place, and resigned his zip. As soon as I put the files on the root of my sd card, all of my apps disappeared. I didn't even have time to apply it or reboot to recovery, or anything, they just stopped working immediately. So I went ahead and flashed the update, phone booted and everything looked like I wanted it to, but then everything (and I mean LITERALLY everything) started force closing on me. Could someone take a look at it for me and please let me know what I've done wrong. It would be much appreciated!

http://depositfiles.com/files/f7juhvz3b
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
I'm downloading it now, I will take a look at it tomorrow. You may also want to run fix_permissions
[Android Themes] RicFusion:
Ok, so I went to console and ran the fix_permissions, which took care of most of the force closes, but all my market apps still force close.
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
Clear your cache. I'm also starting to wonder if people having market issues is because of the market update?

My GF's phone got the market update and the theme disappeared.
[Android Themes] RicFusion:
Ok, so I think my issue was caused by the Update I was using, because each time i use it, my market apps disappear. Even to the point where I had to go in and restore a backup, and even then, after restoring the backup, run rm -r /data/data/com.android.vending/cache to clear the whole thing out, and then was able to redownload all of my apps. Lucky for me I had taken several screen shots of all my apps before doing all this and were easy enough to reinstall them all. I'm just wanting to get that modified Sir*Mez theme that I edited, to install without force closing all of my stock apps, which it seems to do EVERY time I try to use it. I'm going to try resigning the framework-res.apk, before I put it back in the package and then resign the package again as well. I'll update if it works or not.
[Android Themes] amac25:
I dunno if this has been talked about already i'm to lazy to search but I watched the tmobile update install with logcat and it installed a apk /data/app/com.android.vending.apk if you pull it out theme it and i had to sign it it didn't work unsigned but then push it back to data/app it works. I tried pulling the vending apk and pushing it back themed first but it didn't change anything so i think data/app is where it gets the images from now i could be wrong tho.
[Android Themes] tnt8902:
Question?

When you use metamorph on a theme can you mix match different files. E.G. like I want to use darkstar then use eclair icons then use meltus audio hack. Would that work, I would try it but don't wanna brick it.
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
You would need to replace all the icons in darkstar apps with those from the eclair. If you want quick and dirty use the darkstar framework and the elcair apps. Chance of bricking i'd give less that .001% using this
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
I'll pull the one off my GF's phone when she gets home and play with it
[Android Themes] tnt8902:
ok

Thanks

Ima try and do that and see if it works
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
hey guys, im working on the boot screen for a new project, but i was wondering if there was anyway at all to get it to go full screen, looks like that ability has been removed, so im guessing the answer wouild be no, but thought id just check, i want it to be mostly white.

dont mind modifying source if i have to.

thanks in advance

cache
[Android Themes] h33tb0y:
How to change font color on T-Mobile G1?

i have rooted my g1 and have cm 4.2.9.1 and have loaded a custom metamorph theme on it but I want to change the font from black to white cause the black is blending in with the notification bar. Thx!
[Android Themes] jairomeo:
Some have them edited, I have a flash for each version in my themes that changes the notifications prior to applying the MetaMorph to it
[Android Themes] MrPappy86:
Theme for Modaco 3.0 (Hero) ROM

Hy all!

I have a little question.

In this section why not found any theme for Modaco 3.0 ROM?

I want to use MetaMorph, but all of these themes created for CyanogenMod [CM-4.2.X.X].

Thx for the answer.
[Android Themes] david1171:
If I recall correctly, all hero (for the actual HTC Hero) were moved back to the Hero Themes Section. Try looking there and seeing if want is there.
[Android Themes] Bobby94:
Is there any good iPhone theme for android that emulates OSx perfectly? I really need it :P
[Android Themes] dunield:
Trying to figure out what CHM_Binary Release _ Reg Launch theme is?

Hi There guys,

I'm kind of new at themes, I currently have my G1 Jailbroken with the CM Updated. I'm looking in the theme section of CM Updater and I cant figure out what this theme looks like online.

I have searched in google and nothing comes up, it says under CM Themes "CHM_BinaryRelease _ RegLaunch_WithoutLock 1.5"

Can anyone tell me where I can find screen shoots of theme?

Thanks

Duni
[Android Themes] TeddyBallGame:
You can try searching the forums here via the search function or just look at some of the themes that some dev's have posted (all of them post screen shots for the most part) and choose a theme that you like.
[Android Themes] cloverdale:
I sincerely hope not. The themes here look to good to emulate that Wal-mart/iphone look.
[Android Themes] cloverdale:
You would have to recompile framework-res.apk to allow this (I am fairly certain at least). Check out the old hero theme by teseanho, he managed to do this, but I am not quite sure how.
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
@cloverdale cheers for the answer mate,

seems wierd, it was able to work in version 1 of android, and v1.1 but now the boot screen can only be 256px wide.

i will have a look throught cyanogens source and see if theres anything i can do.

Cache
[Android Themes] cloverdale:
It can definitely be changed in the source. I would start by looking in the layout folder of framework-res (but I will admit I am new to a lot of this, so I could be wrong). I have been very successful in finding what ever I need to change in the source code, what I am yet to figure out is how to successfully compile anything other than .9.pngs. :)
[Android Themes] umbrae:
Hi! I have a quick question.

Just recently, I downloaded Metamorph and used it to get Buuf theme.

After updating to the latest Cyanogen release, it set my themes and icons back to default, but some of the icons (Gmail, YouTube, Voice Search, etc) have not been changed back to default; they're still Buuf icons.

I know it's got something to do with property rights that Google and Cyanogen went through a few months back, but I just wanted to know how I can have the old, default icons back.

I tried downloading a theme via Cyanogen's theme servers, but it didn't work.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
@umbrae

as im sure you remember back when cyanogen got a c&d for google, at that point he made his rom first backup the files that were not open source, and then install it, and then restore the files,

so what is hapening is something you installed changed those files, and ist backing up the edited versions and restoring them.

the best thing to do is go look at the wiki on cyanogenmod.com where you can download the HTC ADP1 Restore image. if you install that then install cm over the top then everything will go back to normal.

hope that all makes sense

Cache
[Android Themes] umbrae:
Thank you very much, cache. I'll try it. :)
[Android Themes] YuYe:
Hiya peeps,

Could somebody tell me on how to edit the place of the icons in the top bar ?? I'm building my own theme but don't get much of these xml files. I believed it's set in there where the icon's sit. I could be wrong so.... Any help is appriciated.

btw, srry for my bad englisch.
[Android Themes] shusuke028:
aHome Widgets

Alright, I love the ahome Home replacement app, but whenever I try to add widgets, the bottom of them, or the corners are cut off. Is there any way around this? Or a way to fix it? I've tried adding widgets, like beautiful hope, the weather widget - donate, and pure messenger/calendar. I'm running Cyanogen's latest right now, but it happens on any rom I'm running
[Android Themes] chronos2111:
Hey guys,

I own a T-mobile Pulse (1.5 Android) and i would like to change the default theme of the vanilla rom. I see that most of the themes are for Android 1.6. Can somebody confirm that these themes are not working with 1.5?

Are there other solutions for this other than openhome and pandora(or whatever is that)?

Thanks,

David
[Android Themes] david1171:
If your device has root, then you could adb pull your /system partition, then take the .apk's from it, and move over images from the themes on here to the corresponding .apk's from your /system pull. Like most of the images in /system/framework/framework-res.apk will be the same, just some will not be compatible.
[Android Themes] XxKOLOHExX:
What file would i have to change to make the Notifaction Panels Header "T-Mobile" words to white?
[Android Themes] david1171:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=535630&highlight=colorChange

there you go. its the classes.dex in services.jar.
[Android Themes] XxKOLOHExX:
Thank you so much :)
[Android Themes] mbrando45:
Menu Tab

Hello.

I have a n00b question. I have tried searching (like crazy), but, I'm not sure what the proper terminology is, so not having much luck. I just want (what I think would be described as) the sense ui tab which is on the center desktop screen. Where normally is just the menu tab. I don't want a full theme, just the sense ui styled tab.

Thanks in advance, and sorry if this has been covered. I just don't know what to search for.

Mark
[Android Themes] david1171:
Find a hero theme that you like the tab in.

Pull the Launcher.apk from the .zip.

Take the drawable-land and drawable-port folders from Launcher.apk/res/ and place them into a stock Launcher.apk that you get from the current ROM you are using.

Put the 2 folders that you pulled from the .apk into the stock .apk in the same location.

Now either adb push or cp the .apk to /system/app/Launcher.apk.

-adb commands-

adb remount
adb push Launcher.apk /system/app/Launcher.apk

-terminal commands (with Launcher.apk on the root of your scard)-

su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /system/app/Launcher.apk

Voila.
[Android Themes] mbrando45:
Thank you, David!
[Android Themes] mbrando45:
Sense UI Drawer

Ok...

David, I am very thankful for your response. But, it is just a tad over my head. However, I think I figured out the proper terminology for what I am looking for. I want the Sense UI App Drawer. If possible, just the drawer tab. I don't want to change my theme.

Please forgive my n00bieness.

Mark
[Android Themes] mbrando45:
This is the drawer I am looking for.
[Android Themes] mbrando45:
Oh, and...I don't need any extra functions. I just want it to open the applications ui when I slid the drawer up.

(I hope I am using the right terminology...)
[Android Themes] david1171:
@mbrando45

Tell me (PM will get my attention faster if you want to do it that way) which launcher from which hero theme (since the images will be put together and not a bunch of little images) and I will make you a metamorph that will just change the app drawer.
[Android Themes] mbrando45:
PM sent

PM sent. Man, this forum is the bomb!
[Android Themes] ospi:
Hi guys, Im totally new to themes in android, and I have a question... I read developers compress some images of ROM to make it lighter, but how can I edit those images? when I open them in a image editor, they lose their transparency. Is there any way to get full editable image?
[Android Themes] ccriffman:
can anybody tell me what this widget, or option is, that provides this "superimposed" image?
[Android Themes] cloverdale:
It looks like a bi-linear gradient was applied to the top of the .9.png for the power widget. Extract Settings.apk in both the original ROM and in the theme. Look in folder /res/drawable for the proper .9.png files, and compare. It should be quite obvious then.
[Android Themes] rookie1082:
I have a question so please be patient as i am very new to themes and Android in general...

Do any of you know of a custom ROM that has only home++ installed and replaces the entire launcher? Because from what I gather, as of now home++ only goes "over" the original theme that came with the phone, right?

Would there be a way to get rid of the original theme altogether?
[Android Themes] david1171:
You can use Paint.NET to open and save the file, then when you open it in photoshop or whatever, then it will have its transparency back.
[Android Themes] david1171:
If it goes over the launcher, then if the source code is available, then it could be compiled against the launcher source code to get all the stuff it is missing then it could replace the launcher. Other then that, I do not know of a way it could be done.
[Android Themes] ospi:
Thank you man!
[Android Themes] XxKOLOHExX:
How do yo edit Index images (Status bar and Notifacation Panel pulley thingy )?
[Android Themes] sedinix:
Hello Im just beginer but Im download zip file theme for my Hero and I want chage some icons. I replace png's same size and names and zip it again but methamorph close after unzip and i dont have folder in theme on sd Im alredy unzip on my Pc and apply thm file from package dont want install it. What Im doing wrong ? thm and zip file same name thm file save at ANSI.

Thx for any help.

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[Android Themes] mbrando45:
This d00d!

Guys...I cannot tell you how talented and how generous David has been. He has some serious skills and has been willing to help this n00b. I know this forum is top notch, I have known that for years, but the generosity of these talented people is amazing. I hope to learn enough to be as helpful as you guys before too long. I did a great deal of "hacking" the iPhone, but am fairly new to android.

Thanks big time.

Mark