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[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
@JVoo the res folder in framework-res.apk only contains xmls and images for the theme' im not 100% but i dont think the localisation stuff is in there is it?
[Android Themes] JVoo:
it's worth to try :)

if I copy images from darkstar framework to cm framework and push it to the phone... will it work? or should I do sth else?
[Android Themes] mr_deimos:
Yeah, i had exactly the same problem too. I really wanted this theme so i did a clean instal of cyanogenmmod (wipe+clear ext3 partition on SD -> the htc "recovery" rom -> the latest cyanogen), set it up and reinstalled my apps, and did a nandroid backup just in case. Strangely, after flashing the theme my phone still got stuck at the first bootscreen. What fixed it for me was going to recovery, flashing the latest cyanogen again (no wipe) and flashing darkstar theme _without_ rebooting between these steps.

I hope it helps. Let us know how it turns uot for you.

As for the theme - i didn't flash it yet but i have mixed feelings about the new version. Here's some (i hope) constructive criticism:

I kind of liked the look of widgets from previous release. Now they look a bit half-baked. The glow on media widget's buttons is a bit too big and doesn't fit the button image - as a result you see sharp edges where it is cut off. The same thing happens to the play and songs/artists/albums buttons in music player.

The "darkstar" text drawn over the battery image in the lockscreen makes the screen looked cramped (or is it just a watermark on the screenshot?). I liked the clean look of the previous version of the lockscreen without this text. Can't it at least be moved above or below the battery?

The music player icon in notification bar looks weird - is the horizontal white line on its lower edge really necessary? In my opinion it would look much better when put on a plain black background just like the rest of notification icons.

Then again, i based these comments only on the provided screenshots. I'll flash it later to see if it look better on the device ;)
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
@mr_deimos@

The "darkstar" text drawn over the battery image in the lockscreen, is just from the default wallpaper that now comes with the theme!

@JVoo yeah if you change it you can juts push it up to your phone!
[Android Themes] harpreet1988:
The calendar widget needs to be themed as well.

Also, Would it be possible to have an optional download to have widgets with glass backgrounds? I think its just me, but I'm not liking the backgroundless widgets.

Another thing i noticed, the music player....when selecting albums/artists/songs/playlists, the glow is round and doesn't seem to fit the clean/elegant look of this theme, perhaps you can make it glow over the icon and text as a square instead of a circle, it will look much cleaner.

The dialer screenshots on the previous page look great!
[Android Themes] mr_deimos:
Okay, i flashed the theme and here are some updated comments:

The music widget's buttons look a bit better in than on the screenshots but still i believe they button graphic itself could be a bit smaller to make the glow fit inside image's frames, or the glow should be more transparent - then the edges won't be as noticable.

On a bright backgrund you have some rather nasty artifacts visible in the bakground of the sound widget's text section. I't even visible on the screenshots in the first post. Also, the backround-less design of the wigdet makes it hard to read with a dark wallpaper.

As i wrote before artists/albums/songs/playlists buttons in the music player do have the glow visibly cropped off. A smaller glow radius or less opacity should help. It should also make the icons look less blurry. Also, they still have default backgrounds (the standard button graphic not the white halo) in landscape mode.

Music player's play/previous/next buttons are still orange ;)

The power control widget isn't very intuitive - at first glance it's hard to tell which options are enabled and which are not - the white glow meaning option is off is actually brighter than the green around enabled buttons making it confusing. Making the white glow and/or the disabled icons more transparent should help.

I don't know, somehow the widgets in previous version looked cleaner and more consistent with overall theme style.

The search widget looks weird and really stands out a bit too much to my liking no matter if you use dark or bright wallpaper. Also the magnifying glass edges look a bit rouh. I guess it was simply selected by magic wand or similiar tool from original background and deleted, therefore there are some leftovers from original graphic that was there. Recreating it from scratch won't be hard and should look much better ;) However the voice search icon is great :) Only problem is that its highlight is still orange.

For now i'm going back to my nandroid backup from 0.4.7 and wait for the next release.

I don't intend to sound negative and discouraging here since i really like this theme's idea, i'm just trying to help make it better. Hell, as soon as i finish my current batch of work (tommorow probably) i'll fire up inkscape and start recreating some of the the graphics if you want :P I'll start with ones from the music player.
[Android Themes] severedembrace:
I'll pile one more on: the analog clock needs to be themed as well.
[Android Themes] Casao:
This is definitely one of the better looking themes on XDA, thanks for the work.

Question though: I see that it includes a Contacts.apk and you mention Eclair dialer - does it also happen to include the Eclair contacts with the pop-up contact options? That's one of the Eclair features I want most.
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
hmm sounds like yall arent loving v0.5!

sorry guys we were hoping to make the theme better, but sounds like you guys think its getting worse. lol

well we continue to learn as we do this project, so hopefully things will be getting better with the coming releases.

@mr_deimos all the source images are very high quality already, the problem we have sometimes is implementing the images into the theme and keep them looking as good without sacrificing any functionality!

hopefully our next release will have a better reception, we are intending to clean things up a bit for the next few releases.

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edit:

@Casao, sorry no im not aware of that feature beeing availiabe for donut!
[Android Themes] djosiah:
thanks for the feedback. we are working on these as we speak. however when comment about the power control. it cant be that hard to tell which ones are on, if its green its on. its not hard to remember :P
[Android Themes] harpreet1988:
We are just trying to help make it better!

Don't get me wrong, I love this theme, it's just that it seems to be that v0.5 wasn't "better" than previous versions. From v0.1 to v0.2, the theme got better, and same from there up until v0.4.7 to v0.5 :S
[Android Themes] lukekirstein:
Here's my opinion: this theme is AMAZING. I love the design, how well it flows together, and the color choices. However, my only hesitation in flashing this theme is the notification bar. It looks too flat, 2d, and plain. I believe this theme can be done a lot more justice if the notification bar was redone.

My two cents :). Great work, keep it up!
[Android Themes] mr_deimos:
Yeah, you can remeber it but you do need to take a closer look at the widget and think for a while. And the on previous version widget you just needed one glance - the most visible buttons, the ones that stand out of background are on. If you tone down the hightlight around the inactive buttons it should be just as good as stock wigdet.

Look at it this way: you can flip the steering wheel directions in a car and _remember_ that right is left and left is right, but would it be intuitive?

At least that's my opinion, but let's hear what others have to say.

Anyway, i'm rather skilled with gimp and inkscape so if you need help with modification of some tricky graphic files or even recreating them from scratch, just send me a PM and i'll see what i can do.
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
Sorry if i sounded off before, im not pissed or anything at all, what i was saying was in jest mainly!

but yeah, we do like the feedback, its good to know what you think.

at the moment me and djosiah are working on some of your points, as well as a couple of things we want to do our selves.

the only problem i am having is getting the music app to look right! but i will get there! hopefully v0.5.1 should be out today with at least the following:

a new camera, an updated version of the dieler that i posed screen shots of earlier in the thread. i am working on the music app, it wont be quite right still im sure, but we will work something out!

as you know this hasnt even hit 1.0 yet, so is most definatly not a final release, so please bare with us and you will hopefully end up with one of the best themes out there!

lukekirstein, i boubt i will do anything about the notification bar with this theme, i personaly really like it like that!

but other themes i do in the future will most probibly look completely different, sorry, we cant make it some that everyone loves it. that is imposible!

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[Android Themes] ionsof:
I only have 3 swipe screens instead of 5. Is this normal?
[Android Themes] ionsof:
nevermind. I absolutely love your theme. great job!
[Android Themes] tsnow247:
Hey dont forget to theme the picture frame. Actually if you got rid of the "frame" altogether and maybe just put a shadow under the picture. Just a thought. I know most people probably dont use that widget, but for those of us with kids having a picture frame widget that actually looks good would be nice.

I just started using this tueme last night and i love it. Keep up the great work!
[Android Themes] harpreet1988:
One small issue, in the dialer, the selected tab has dark grey letters with the black background, making it hard to read.

Also it would be nice if you could get the tabs to glow(like the concept) instead of just changing colors.
[Android Themes] bolmedias:
Can you please post a link to the wallpaper used in the screenshots? I'm coming from another theme and cannot get access to the wallpaper.
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
the one that says dark star or just the grass?
[Android Themes] djosiah:
ok guys we have a minor update. hopefully you like the changes! in this release we have added a themed camera.apk, improved the power control widget and improved the music.apk based on the feedback we received. heres the link!

http://android.piratemedia.tv/darkstar/builds/Darkstar v0.5.1.zip
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
hey guys,

Hope yall like the new update,

heres some screens!
[Android Themes] ValdreZ:
I know this has been asked, but I also would like to see this workin with Dwang 1.13 also!! Btw awesome theme, by far the best around right now!!
[Android Themes] harpreet1988:
The new update is nuts!
[Android Themes] XxKOLOHExX:
Hmmm Where cman i get the wallpaper on the first page (the black one)
[Android Themes] phantomzer0:
Can you post a screenshot of how you have the stock clock looking? I'm interested if it's jumbo and skinned or if it is small and not skinned.
[Android Themes] freekyfrogy:
The clock's not skinned right now, but we'll definitely work on that soon :)
[Android Themes] DAKIDD236:
my dialer doesn't look like this, that C that's in the right hand corner in your screen is my delete button
[Android Themes] phantomzer0:
Awesome, I can't wait!
[Android Themes] Payne IV:
Are you serious man? You are claiming that a "C" is your creation? Did we also copy the English language from you?
[Android Themes] severedembrace:
Ha! I was looking through the thread and I can't even see where that was posted.

Side note: where you at in Atlanta?

I'm in Brookhaven.
[Android Themes] DAKIDD236:
dude shut up, i hate internet assholes.. to the OP sorry i didn't know the 2.0 Contacts.apk was in use
[Android Themes] enomther:
updated to 0.5

Hey ff,

I updated the theme to v0.5 for my newer v2.3.3 AOSP/ADP ROMs.

Also, the links now point to POST #3, instead of POST #7.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5093070&postcount=3

Thanks again ... Nice update! :)

~enom~
[Android Themes] Indianbuddha:
First off, GREAT theme freekyfroggy!! BTW, I was just wondering if you can provide us with the green wallpaper that's displayed on the first page? I can't find it in my "Wallpaper Gallery."

Thanks
[Android Themes] tsnow247:
I tried updating with CM Updater, but there wasn't an MD5 sum. Can you guys be sure and include a check sum so we can all verify that the download was successful?

Thanks a bunch. Your hard work is much appreciated!
[Android Themes] digitallysick:
How about a version without Stericson's lockscreen, I find it pointless and just wastes resources
[Android Themes] phantomzer0:
Hmm, I can't seem to get this to install correctly. I updated to the newest CY 4.2.7.1 and downloaded version .5 of this theme and it just hangs at the G1 screen.

I tried downloading independantly, I tried downloading with CMUpdater, it just won't work.

:/
[Android Themes] freekyfrogy:
there is one! Go check the OP under alternate updates :)
[Android Themes] Indianbuddha:
Quick question freekyfroggy....how do i install the darkstar flip clock?
[Android Themes] benmyers2941:
I haven't actually bothered with skinning in a while and I'm glad that I've came back. So many are heavily "themed", but this just gives the UI a nice polish. I did have to switch to the 1.33.2005 SPL to get it to fit though. You may want to make a note about on the first page. Otherwice very nice work.
[Android Themes] cesarb:
Hey i was not able to scan the qr bar code for some reason. Where else can i find this theme or how can i download?
[Android Themes] pdudek:
Could you make a orange version again :) ?
[Android Themes] matthewboii:
im also having an issue with this just hanging at the g1 screen and i have JUST done a fresh install of cyan
[Android Themes] cashmony:
downloaded with cm updater v0.5 & 0.5.1 keep getting com.android.phone fc's, anyonelse having this issue? theme looks awsome! I'd like to try it:)
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
Hey everyone, sorry to see some of you having problems.

@benmyers2941 it shoudnt add that much to the stock rom, i have flashed it previously without the 1.33.2005 SPL although not the latest version, we will look into it.

@cashmony i tend to find the best way to fix problems like that is to flash back to CM Stock, then flash the theme back on top, try that if you havnt already, and try again! same goes for phantomzer0.

@cesarb if you cant scan the bar code, set your update server for themes in cm updater to the folowing:

http://android.piratemedia.tv/darkstar/darkstar.json

for anyone else having problems with CM Updater, i update with it myself, and it seems to work, i think im doing everything right, but i could be wrong.

the MD5 Sums are there named correctly, can someone who knows about CM updater check the duidls folder at:

http://android.piratemedia.tv/darkstar/builds/

and see if the hashes are ok etc? and take a look at the json and see if thats right?

edit:sorry its my fault, i called the files.md5sum, rather than .zip.md5sum, dont know why it worked on my phone!

its should be fixed now!

hope that answers some of the questions

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edit: forgot to say, anyone looking for the wallpapers, should go here:

http://android.piratemedia.tv/darkstar/resources/Wallpaper/
[Android Themes] vache:
I had same problem as cashmony & phantomzer0, tried to update CM & the theme one more time, and it works.

Before that, i made an ADB logcat and the phone loops on dexopt framework.jar.

This theme is just amazing, great work.
[Android Themes] freekyfrogy:
did you mess with the alternate updates at all? I know that there is an extra file in the main ROM that's not in /framework for the no-stericson update.
[Android Themes] sacredsoul:
Can someone please port this for wesgarner's WG Build 8 based on CM 4.2.7.1? Great job on the theme. Nicely polished.
[Android Themes] harpreet1988:
It should work on his build.
[Android Themes] thitto:
freekyfrogy ,

where we can find those wallpapers? Prefer the second(black)
[Android Themes] obe1:
some how this theme did not boot just stayed stuck on Tmobile G1 screen I went back to regular cyanogen rom for the mean time.
[Android Themes] DAKIDD236:
didn't work for me neither.. i took all the drawables and placed them in metamorph. that worked just fine
[Android Themes] Fuskand:
This theme is tits! I love the black/green colour scheme. But one thing grinds my gears; though the eclair dialer is superior, I really miss the more angular numbers of the 0.4 dialer. I believed that one fit the theme much better.
[Android Themes] djdarkknight96:
You have to flash the new rom over any metamorph addons. I did the same thing and the themer told me that metamorph is not compatible with this theme. It works fine for me. Try using the updater, if your not using it already! :)
[Android Themes] 0ldb0y:
I'm having the same issue. It stays frozen at the G1 screen.

I have flashed from stock 4.2.7.1, and I have also did a wipe, but no avail.

I'm currently using 4.2.7.1 w/ Amon Ra's recovery image 1.3.2.

Otherwise amazing theme, hands down my favorite when I had it working on 4.2.6.
[Android Themes] ripgut:
This theme is crap too, kept getting load screen, and FC's on email, market, and maps. Never using this one again.
[Android Themes] bittermormon:
Yeah except its working flawlessly for other people. The theme isn't crap, probably user error.

I am seeing a 0.5.1 in CM updater. Is this a newer version or a mistype?
[Android Themes] freekyfrogy:
it's a new version :) I have yet to update the OP though. this update fixes the problems ppl had with the dialer and widgets, as well as adds a themed camera.apk. Thank cacheinjection and djosiah for it :D
[Android Themes] sacredsoul:
Doesn't work. Just tried. Stuck at bootscreen :(
[Android Themes] djdarkknight96:
I am using 4.2.7.1 with Darkstar v0.5.1 with no issues....i used the updater and also flashed the boot update without any problems.....you guys have to be doing something wrong...try wiping cache or see if other themes do the same before bashing the theme cause it's working for others!!

Thanks!
[Android Themes] alienator88:
n/a
[Android Themes] singhsinghy:
i flashed this rom earlier and i only had 3 windows in my launcher :S what did i do wrong? im running cyan 4.2.7.1 on vodafone magic 32b
[Android Themes] droiddv:
Dude this Theme is sic, I love it. There are so many things that are different from all the other themes out there. This one and Lucky's (EXP) are going to rule the theme's for awhile. The Dialer, the power bar, font, even the damn wallpaper, good job. PROPS:)
[Android Themes] djdarkknight96:
It's advanced Launcher man!!!

Menu>More>Extended> Change to 5 screens and home to 3 then close settings go to home screen and reboot!!! 5 screens one back on!!!!
[Android Themes] harpreet1988:
One more small issue. When playing a video, changing the volume, it shows the volume level in a little diaply on the top of the screen, the background for that is huge.
[Android Themes] ChrisChavez:
So I flashed the v.5 WITHOUT the Stericson Lockscreen on my 4.2.7.1 and the only thing that wasn't themed was the app tab. =(

That's like the biggest part! =/
[Android Themes] bahnburner:
Darkstar v0.5.1 for MetaMorph for CM 4.2.7.1

Alright guys, after quite a bit of work, and more soft-bricking than I'd like to remember, here is a MetaMorph port of Darkstar. @CacheInjection and FreekyFrogy asked me to port it a few days ago.

Due to some of the limitations of MetaMorph, this morph doesn't contain the Coconut font, advanced launcher, or the Stericson lockscreen. Stericson says these issues will be addressed in a future version of MetaMorph. Don't apply this morph if you already have the new lockscreen either, bad things may occur.

I'm not responsible if you damage, boot-loop or brick your phone. For that matter, I'm not responsible for anything that may happen from running this file. You should know better.
[Android Themes] XxKOLOHExX:
Thanks i just applied the theme and it's working :)
[Android Themes] bahnburner:
Awesome. I tested it myself before I released it, but it's still good to hear that it's working properly.
[Android Themes] CrazyEye:
wow very nice, wow....

I liked it so much I decided to even give the song a try too and went to playlist.
[Android Themes] singhsinghy:
cheers mate! now to find a digital clock widget that doesnt cut off the date underneath it lol, any suggestions?
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
yeah sorry about that, i am looking at editing the xml of digital clock widget by maize.

Anyone having problems with it not booting, try wiping your ext partition if your have one, and your cache.

@Fuskand the onld dialer used the wrong font, so im my opinion this one fits much better, i dont like the idea of using lots of different fonts.

@ChrisChavez do you mean the app draw tab? we will look into it, promis!

@bahnburner thanks so much for all your work, great to have this out as a metamorph too, so even more poeple can use it!

Sorry to anyone having problems with the theme, my advice would be to flash back to stock cm 4.2.7.1, clear cache, update to the latest version of Darkstar (currently 0.5.1) then run fix_permissions, if that doesnt work, go wipe ext, wipe phone, re flash stock 4.2.7.1 then darkstar.

hopefully that will sort you out!
[Android Themes] sacredsoul:
Nvm figured that out. But what is this V0.5.1? I can only see 0.5? Sorry if I seem ignorant...
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
no probs mate, 0.5.1 is just an update to try and fix a couple of the graphical issues that people had with 0.5, it includes the following:

updated power widget, updated dialer (i didnt quite have enough time to finish the dialer for 0.5), a skin for the camera app, and a few minor tweaks to the music app.

Hope that helps!

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[Android Themes] freekyfrogy:
yeah it was a few pages back. Sorry, It took me forever to get around to editing that OP haha. It should be up there now though, so go check it out!
[Android Themes] sacredsoul:
ah yea i just saw it. thanks man! good jobs as always. the only thing now would be to theme the default icons (messaging, market, maps etc). Other then that, a well-polished, modern and professional theme. great going guys! nice to have an actually tangible theme rather then a "upcoming concept" which never seems to come out ;)
[Android Themes] garz:
great theme! very professional and adult like.

quick request, though...

would you be able to to make a separate advanced launcher update for this theme? i'm running on wg's cm rom, and well i cant apply themes normally so i'm using the metamorph version of it. I'm only able to flash the advlauncher in a update file. I miss my advanced launcher cause of it's capability to make it cleaner and organized. I would greatly appreciate it, as well as others who probably in the same boat as me.
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
@garz

we will try and get round to it,

for now you could grab launcher.apk out of the updater .zip, put it on the root of your memmory card, go to terminal and type the following:

su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp -r /sdcard/launcher.apk /system/app/
mount -o remount,ro /system
reboot

that should make work, however if it doesnt i am not responsible for any (soft) brickage, or anything, anyways just re apply your rom if it doesnt work!

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[Android Themes] garz:
woah! that's pure genious! wow i feel dumb, for not thinking of doin that to begin with?

quick question though... if i use your adv launcher from update file like you mentioned, will i still be able to use bettercut to change icons?
[Android Themes] cacheinjection:
@garz as far as i know better cut works fine, but if you do a backup, then you can always go back!
[Android Themes] djn541:
any chance of a download that doesn't require premium membership at rapidshare?
[Android Themes] bittermormon:
Meta morph is the only one that uses Rapidshare, the regular theme is hosted privately

I am having trouble running the no_Stericson update. Is it not compatible with 0.5.1? I keep getting reboots. What am I missing?
[Android Themes] djn541:
Yeah, I'm trying to do the metamorph thing.