yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I might do a bunch of status bars with different colors; one whiteish, one black, one red, one blue, one brown, etc. That way at least you could get the color of the status bar to decently match any wallpaper you might use. Of course that also means you would have to re-flash the phone every time you changed the wallpaper to something with a different general color.

Hum, I wonder, would it be possible to make a special update.zip containing only the framework apk? I mean, everything else ought to be left intact then, right? An install would be very speedy, just seconds, when all that is needed is an update of the framework. No apps, launcher etc to be reinstalled.

Thoughts?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] brandenk:
You certainly can, the first themeing I did was replacing just the clock that way.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Yeah, I've done it with individual apps that way too, but never with the framework apk that is in a different folder than the apps for some reason. I thought it might be different with the framework because of that, but it really should not be. Good to know it's doable though, thanks for confirming!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] tehseano:
Pretty cool idea, does this mean it wont show your service? wifi service, battery level etc? I wasn't sure if that was just a mockup you made in photoshop or it will really be that blank :p

I like the transparent grayscale idea though. looks promising!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Oh, all status bar icons and such will be there once it's done. Though preferably they will be redesigned to fit the glossy theme better than the default ones.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] polaris0352:
If you can realize this theme like the concept you showed, it will be a most impressive theme. Even the concept is absolutely beautiful.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
If we can figure out how to get rid of the black bar at the top when we make transparent status bars this theme would be able to take advatage of it
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
O.k i have never tried the transparent bar but i think there is two one in drawable an drawable-land the one in drawable-land is black did you try making both of theme clear? Then again there is a lot of stuff thats in the .xml that might be stopping the process. I would ask the .xml doctor to see if thats the case.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
I never tried and haven't asked about it. After the announcement of a new update I decided to hold off on any themes
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
Yeah I know I think ill hold of on Code_Name_Ninja until then.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
I've got two on the burner waiting to be moved to update files and ideas for others, it's just so time consuming lol
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
QFT's all over the place :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
qft's? what's that mean? seriously, I'm lost lol
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
New RC9 version released, hopefully it will fix the issue with "unskinned" clock and icons etc. As always; beware, it might mess your phone up - Remember to backup before trying!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Thanks mate, good to know I'm not messing everything up :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I'm stalled here at the moment, because of the clock font color.

Maybe one day I'll finish it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Picolini:
The black one looks great! Hope you can fix the clock thing.

Also, tried installing the RC33 version just now and I got a "couldn't open update.zip" "installation aborted" error when trying.

First time trying to install a theme, so it could be my fault...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Are you running the stock RC33 or JF's RC33? You need JF's.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Sistum Id:
Maybes it me, but I just installed it and the top bar seems a little on the thinner side. My icon for PF Voicemail is either got too big or something but its hanging over the edges on the top toolbar.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
The statusbar is 320/480 by 25 pixels. That's the default and can't be changed as far as I know. So if that icon is too large it's the icon's fault :D

But in all seriousness, what's going on is that the icon appears to be one px too large and hanging out in the bottom because the bottom row of pixels in my statusbar is almost black, almost the same color as your wallpaper. This is in part to make the statusbar look more 3D and in part to create a clear divider between where the statusbar ends and where the wallpaper begins in case you're using a light wallpaper.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
The red clock looks good :D you should use it
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I don't think Stericson has released the files for the red clock font yet.. or has he?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JLine05:
Man. That is awesome looking.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Picolini:
Sorry, was clear enough. I do have JF's RC33 installed ;)

Hope that clears things up... about to try another theme so I'll report back if it works. If not, then chances are I'm doing something wrong, lol.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Maybe this would work, with a red clock font and a red clock dial, and red statusbar notifications. Very red and very black, kinda nice contrasts.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I cannot wait for this. I will alpha and beta test
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Picolini:
I'm more of a blue fan myself, but the red will stand out more...

What about green? It'd stand out more.

edit: After installing another theme just fine I went back and tried yours again. This time I renamed it update.zip BEFORE putting it on the sdcard, and it installed just fine :)

Looks great, nice job! Can't wait to try out the dark one!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Yeah, I prefer blue as well, but the clock font color can only be red or black. For some reason those are the only colors available to us. Not sure why the Android dev team made it that way, but apparently they did.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Picolini:
Oh I see... weird!

I'd really like to get into making themes, but it seems like a **** load of work, with all the SDK, APL, etc etc, stuff. How tough would you say it is? I've modified Windows Vista themes a bit. Similar process?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
It's not very hard at all, it just takes a lot of time and patience. So many small files to edit, at least if you're going for a "complete" theme. If you like the simple ones where only a few elemants are changed from the stock theme you could throw one together in 30 minutes.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Picolini:
Hmmm, thanks for the heads up. I guess I'll give it a shot... probably just end up changing the bottom menu drag button and top bar... maybe the notification window. Thanks, and good luck!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
That idea of the wifi,battery and signal the way you did it is sick,i would back the small icons pop a little more but other that its a go. I will rock this any day this what i like keep it bro. :cool:

Hey don't be surprised if i use the idea and enhance a little. ;)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I doubt I'm ever going to make this concept happen, so feel free to pick and choose whatever parts you like :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Fear_Zoa:
I.....would love that
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] chrisag92:
i like this concept...u shud make it happen it look hot :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] BrightSpinel:
I'm having trouble installing this..

I'm on JF 1.42 RC33, and when I try to press alt+s to install the update it tells me that no such file/directory exists.

Am I doing something wrong? The zip file is on the root of my sd.. and it's named update
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Picolini:
@BrightSpinel, I had the same problem. Just redownload it and rename it to update.zip before putting it on the card.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Underking:
RC9 version, so far so good! Thanks! :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] chrisag92:
wen will blaq version b released?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ooglez:
Mannyb, just to clarify, it would be alright if I took your pack and modified some files to try to make it look like the black theme? Obviously I would give you credit, I just want to make sure you're cool with that first.

And before too many people get their hopes up, this would be my first theme on G1 ever, so who knows where it will end up.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Definitely. Go for it!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] wesgarner:
Hey, I love the look of theme but was not wanting to change my icons. I tried keeping the apk's as is and only changing the framework-res, but this caused my phone not to boot (it was still working fairly normal such as screen timeout, etc) but the home would never come up

Is there any way to accomplish this?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Liquid602:
Does this work on jf's 1.5? I'm loving the look of it
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Sorry, no. Unless someone attempts a port.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Liquid602:
oh wack. i'll keep a look out for the 1.5 version. this theme is awsome
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sino8r:
Dudeoflife posted a default template that should work with JF1.5 also. Might be a good start for someone who wants to port some of the classic themes like this awesome one. I would do it if I wasn't such a photoshop bonehead, lol...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Geo411m:
1 Quantum Field Theory

2 Quoted For Truth (website; slang)

3 Quantitative Feedback Theory

4 Quantum Fourier Transform

5 Qualified Funeral Trust

6 Quantitative Fluorescence Technique

7 Quest For Tech, Inc.

8 Quit Freaking Talking (polite form)

9 Quite Freaking True (polite form)

10 Quality Face Time

Take your pick :p I'm going with 2 but 9 works too. Let's hope he didn't mean 8 :eek:
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Manilus:
Nice theme idea, looks very Ansel Adams-esque.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
:D

#2 is correct.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] proskater:
so far this is the best idea of a theme in here...the color are awsome the 3d look is great cant wait for this theme to come out i will def.. use it for a couple of months..
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] :
I saw this on the Homescreen thread, whats up with it Manny, I would like to get my hands on this theme, eta?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I've pretty much decided not to release this theme as I don't have it in me right now to make a compatible theme for all the different versions (RC8, RC33, ADP1, ADP1.1, ADP1.1h etc) and provide support and try to fix bugs in them all.

The one in the home screen thread is just my personal copy and will only run on ADP1.1h phones. I guess I could upload that if anyone wants it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] :
Im on RC33 Lite which sucks for me, but Im sure other people would like it out there. Let us know if you ever get the RC33 out there, Thanks.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
man...that should be classified as a crime against humanity to not release that theme. lol.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Ok, first post of the thread updated with ADP1.1h download link and notes.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] vigan8:
BEAUTIFUL THEME

but its sucks that its nott for rc33

anychance of it coming out for rc33?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
It's probably a two hour job to port it to RC33. I might, just might, get a few hours to spare tomorrow, in which case I promise to consider putting an RC33 version out there for download. Just know that the theme is not done yet, not even close. The dialer, the status bar icons/notifications are still stock. So are the menus.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] uberingram:
Installed. Love the icons, notification bar and clock. Got any of those wallpapers you could post? :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Geo411m:
This would have been a good one for the theme comp.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
Bro you going to make a RC33 V1.42 version? I would like to try this on my G1.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] MUZIC:
looks like im a try it on the update version
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] guiburi:
is it possible to the get an update.zip file that flashes only the original clock to the clock in this theame..cause i really like the stock icons just dont like the original clock....is this possible??

pls help
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
There already is an update.zip like that somewhere on this forum, for RC33. It replaces the stock clock/hands and nothing else. Let me see if I can find it for you.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Here it is.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1AWY44UP

Try it at your own risk.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Uh, double post because of laggy server.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
well....can I flash to ADP 1.1h from RC33? I'mma go try and find out on my own but I figured I'd ask cause I'm in here...I wanna try this theme out.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
well now that that was successful...how do i import my contacts from gmail??
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] d00m:
The maps.apk was causing an infinite reboot. Removing it with adb fixed it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] uberingram:
You don't. It's automatic.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
well with ADP 1.1h the contacts.apk (myfaves) didn't exist....so I always got a force close when I tried to add a contact or sync, or even go to the call log.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] uberingram:
Not having MyFaves shouldn't cause that. I would reflash with a fresh download of JF1.43 ADP1.1h.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
aiight, bet, its probably because I went over RC33 without wiping...here goes.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
okay got it to work now...thanks.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jzajzz:
I like this theme...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] uberingram:
Yeah. you normally have to wipe when switching builds. Im glad you got it working.

Thanks for the wall papers manny. :-)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sino8r:
Love the looks of the theme, mannyb! Now I see what you meant by liking the minimalistic themes. Glad you built one you actually like, lol. I will try it out later this afternoon after switching to ADP1.1 holiday. Don't feel like going through the whole wipe and new build switch this second. Looks great again though! I was looking forward to this ever since you posted those concepts a few weeks ago.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
:D

This is actually the first theme I have made that I actually like. Well, I kinda liked the general feel to MonoChrome too, but it was my first real theme and was flawed in many ways, and I borrowed a lot from brandenk's kspec theme, so it wasn't really "100% mine", you know?

Ah well.

RC33 version added, check first post of the thread for download link and a few notes. It's UNTESTED which means it could very well slam your phone into a boot loop, so take proper precautions before trying it out: Back up-back up-back up.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] dom2684:
well it worked on rc33 lite :D

would you mind rreleasing the grassy wallapaper?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] dom2684:
thanks alot

havent found any issues as of yet

works well and looks great :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] damnitpud:
Theme looks great and works on JF1.42 RC33(full)

Tough to match a wallpaper to though.

This one looks good
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] chrisag92:
i love this theme its the best 1 ive put on my g1 :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sino8r:
hehehe! literally wallpaper:D Here's some a one good from Windows, I believe...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
still lovin this theme...

you make any decision as far as going system wide with this?

also glassier icons as opposed to solid white? if u can link me to the icon set I can probably glassify them for u.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] d00m:
I'd like to say thanks for such a great theme. I had some problems using your browser and maps apks (did you mean for the odex files to be included also?) but I think its because I am using the stock adp 1.1h and not the jf builds. Either way, I got the icons back using bettercut. Thanks!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sino8r:
I agree about the white icons... they would look much better if they were glossy and transparent. That's my only complaint...
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jleake:
Love the theme, very clean
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
It's on my to-do list (both icons and going system wide), I just haven't gotten around to it yet. The theme is barely halfway done, if that. Given how precious my time is it might be some time though.

Ah, yes, it's designed and developed for the JF builds. I should put that in the thread title.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] dweller88:
looks great,

I'm gonna try it when I figure out how to put themes onto rc33
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] xcallibur:
Thanks DUDE!

ABSOLUTELY LOVIN THIS JOINT!!!!!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] djnutz:
Transparent top slider in the works at all? Beautiful theme though.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I thought about that, but I went with an opaque one because unfortunately transparency means slightly more lag.

I guess I could do a semi transparent notification slider, but I would not use it myself. We'll see.

What do the rest of you think?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
the transparent ones I guess look better, but offer no other functionality and the lackthereof in this theme hasn't bothered me at all...so I say...do whatever.

I'm more interested in glassy icons and to see what u do with the top bar icons and the system icons...

and if that .9 pngs thread is helpful I hope you mess with those too. a system wide minimalist theme...I smile at my dreams.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] JackD3ath:
I thought i read in one of stericson's post that making the backgrounds transparent for the different slide screens doesnt affect the performance of the system. Ill try to find it.

Great theme! Loving the while look it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sino8r:
Worth a try... would look better. I'll be glad to test it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] drppdatbrth:
ty so much for the upload. have another favorite to keep in my theme folder =)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] classiczero:
im loving it so far it works with all my fav wall papers

good job!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] vigan8:
wats the wallpaper that you used
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] uberingram:
Read the thread. It's been posted twice already.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] vietknight243:
seems like a transparent slide down would be a novel idea

great theme overall though, i've been looking for some kind of theme that had a more "laid-back" air to it
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] manup456:
Wow thanks bro took a shot a gray check it. ;)

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=476483&page=22
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] stevosaurus:
I just installed on my 1.42 RC33 and so far there are no problems. Looks great! I'll let you know if I run into anything.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] deprecate:
Nice work. I only have two complaints :)

1 - Superuser Whitelist icon

2 - Voice Search icon

:D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] doubleokneegro:
hey mannyb how easy is it to port an rc33 to adp1.1? is it simply cutting and pasting everything? I made my distortion red theme and have some requests to port to adp?

noticed you have rc33 and adp up for ur theme....
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Yeah, copy/paste the PNG's in their respective APK's and then sign the file. Not hard, but kinda time consuming and very boring.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] djind:
Nice theme, but the folder icons on your screenshot do not resemble the real icons. I like the one on the screenshot better. The clock is amazing! Would look cool if all the icons had glass edges!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Yeah, I changed the folder icon because I wasn't happy with the way the old folder icon (the one in the screenshot) looked on certain types of wallpapers. The high transparency levels made it more or less disappear/blend into the background. You could hardly tell it was even there.

I should change the screenshots, but I'm a lazy bum so I haven't gotten around to it yet.

The icons will get an overhaul to make them match the theme better, that's on my to-do list :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] djnutz:
I'll def be watching this thread for the icon updates and transparent slider. thanks for your hard work - this theme looks great.

I was wondering - is it even possible to make the clock widget smaller in size? not important at all but it sometimes goes over the wallpaper and it looks to nice to not have it on the home screen.

thanks again for your efforts man - appreciated.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
It's definitely doable to make the clock a lot smaller. Though the widget will still use 2x2 squares on the home screen grid even if you make the clock smaller.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Updated with glossified and slightly transparent icons. Also added Superuser Whitelist and Voice Search icons as per request.

RC33 version is untested, try it at your own risk. Check first post of thread for download links.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ryanmo5:
RC33 works perfectly man just tested it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Ah, thanks for taking the plunge and trying it out.

I need to get another G1 so I can start testing different versions without having to wipe/flash the phone all the time :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] tchort:
Just tried it as well on 33, works great. Thanks.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Ryanmo5:
Haha yeah thats not much fun is it? Anytime thanks for the great work!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
looks good man, downloading now.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mixpix405:
downloading now - the ONLY thing I wished was in the old version was the glossy icons... now they're here! Thanks dood!

on a semi-related note: I absolutely hate megaupload's captchas! I may be retarded, but it almost always takes more than 1 attempt to get it right... :(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] sino8r:
Thanks mannyb, this theme is nearly flawless now! Working quite well on RC33.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] jdwme:
hey how about adding some gloss to the status bar icons? And have you thought about what to do with the menu button icons?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Statusbar icons/notifications are on my to-do list, probably my next step. It's the single most time consuming part of a theme, so I have been putting it off for a while. Laziness ftw :D

I haven't given it much thought, but I will definitely glossify the menu button menu/icons in some way.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] AbsoluteDesignz:
the designer of the mac theme somehow skinned the entirety of the status and menu buttons with that brushed metal look...something like that could work wonders...i dunno. hmmmm...should be interesting to see what you come up with.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Current status.

Glossified the titlebar (the bar below the statusbar).

Made the statusbar pulldown background slightly transparent.

Glossified the menu button menu (sounds weird saying that).

Not available for download yet.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] zoetrope:
mannyb, great job on this theme! This theme is simple, elegant, and vastly improves the look of Android's home screens/notifications/launcher. Quick question for you, are the icons included in this theme publicly available, or did you create them. If they are available, could you provide a link, I'm looking for a few others to customize with BetterCut. If you created them, I don't expect you to make them available outside of the theme, but if you did I would appreciate getting the collection. I would not modify them and/or distribute them. Thanks again for a fantastic looking theme. And thanks for taking the time to create it, and improve on it.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
I based my icons on the Albook icon set (http://stopdreaming.deviantart.com/art/Albook-extended-710-icons-95130402) but mine are modified with gloss and transparency, so they don't look quite the same.

My modified Albook icons: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=940NQQGD
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] zoetrope:
Thanks mannyb! This will help get me to a unified look, much appreciated. You're a talented themer, will look forward to future versions of this theme, and others.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] mannyb:
Tweaked the menu buttons a bit more and I think I'm done there now. Time to move on to the statusbar icons I guess. Ugh. *shudder*