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[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Some very minor changes... (more improvements!)

So just for the hell of it I decided to try out the latest nightly and I noticed something that really wowed me.

You can now (or will soon be able to) change the color of the status bar without the use of a theme. So I'm trying to take advantage of this by theming the status bar icons so that they will match any color. Otherwise it would just show the icon housed in a black square and would look tacky. This is still a work in progress. As far as I can tell, I just need to touch up the wifi icons a bit because if you look at the cyan status bar picture... it just looks a little rough around the edges. In darker colors it seems fine though.

Attached are some screenshots of what I'm referring to. What do you think?

Some (if not most) of the pictures are ugly. Don't worry... it's not the theme. ;)

I'm only showing you how the status icons (such as wifi, usb connection, network connectivity, etc) show up with the different color selections.

Pictures 1-4
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Screenshots 1-4 are of the theme with normal operation running on a recent CM6 Nightly build. (Note that the Nightly builds are not recommended for daily use.)

I'll walk you through to the new option to change the status bar color.

Settings > CyanogenMod Settings > User Interface > Notification Colors

Pictures 5-8​

At Notification Colors (shown on Screen 5) you will notice at the bottom where it says Custom Notification Bar. Once enabled you can select it. (As in Screen 6)

Once you've selected the checkbox tap Bar Color and it'll bring up Screen 7.

For this example, I used the color cyan (for obvious reasons). You can use the hex code or the color selection. Up to you. I preferred the code. Once finished press the color in the center and reboot.

Result was Picture 8.

Not very pretty in my honest opinion but probably because it clashes with my dark wallpaper. Nonetheless I don't like the status bar icons. Specifically the wifi. They are however an improvement to what they were before. The icon was enclosed in a black box that very much matched the original status bar. So this had to be changed. So the best way to do it was to remove the black from the png files and just keep it transparent. A bit tedious actually. I mean we're only talking about 87 pictures that I had to individually modify one at a time. So I hope that you can appreciate it. :)

Pictures 9-12​

I did notice however that if you use a darker color (such as the red, blue, grey and black) like screens 9 through 12 (the 12th one is the standard theme by the way) it doesn't look so bad.

So a little more touching up and I think that we should be good to go.

What does everybody think?
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Community Hero Mix 3.2 for CM6-RC2

Update available on page 1 for CyanogenMod 6-RC2.

Make a backup prior to flashing.

The only changes were that I modified the status bar icons (data connected, wifi, etc) with transparency instead of the black background so that you can change your own background. See above post for more details.

Enjoy! :)
[Android Themes] deaffob:
thank you, imma try this with RC2
[Android Themes] Adamsville MITM:
having a small problem...

CHM seems to be clashing with eessel's adw theme...

I can apply either one but not both... which ever one gets flashed (or metamorphed) last causes a infinte bootloop on restart
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
For some reason Metamorph doesn't work for me. I have one made up for CM6 but I cannot test it. Every time I try to use it the theme gets extracted but it won't apply the png files over the existing files. I've tried multiple themes and even a complete wipe. It just doesn't seem to work for me. Even the latest version. Oh well... I don't really think that MM is very popular anymore anyway.

In regards to Eessel's adw theme, I haven't even tried it but they only think that I can think of is that he could be using an older ADW Launcher which may not be compatible with something else in the ROM. Sometimes it's so much easier to just use the old themed version of the app (in this case ADWLauncher.apk). The new version has the option to download and install themes from the options. Can you confirm for me if his ADW Launcher is version 1.0.1?

I'll try to look it up and look into it in the meantime.

EDIT:

So I tried it and I an confirm that it won't boot.

However I tried a different MM theme and it performed the same way.

I even tried my own and guess what... it did the same. Won't boot.

Logcat was complaining something about bluetooth errors for some reason so I don't think that it has anything to do with the theme. I'm going to try to re-install CM6RC2 without any theme, apply just the MM theme and see what happens.

EDIT 2:

So I did a complete wipe, re-installation of CM6RC2 and applied my unreleased MM version of CHM which actually worked fine. A few kinks to work out. (Almost time for a release?)

Then I applied the zip version of my theme.

Which got me stuck at the bootscreen http://pastebin.com/cXGmGtbm

So it would appear that the original rom apk files modified with MM works fine.

But themed (modified rom apk files) modified with MM doesn't work for some reason.

So I re-installed CM6. Booted. Reboot and flashed my theme. Everything installed fine.

Tried Eessels launcher with MM and rebooted and it just hung there.

http://pastebin.com/xb4apniH

So... I conclude that there may actually be a conflict between a combination of theme and metamorph modification. Perhaps someone can shed some light onto the issue? Maybe try this method with a different theme (one that has a modified, framework-res.apk, settings.apk and ADWLauncher.apk files) and that should tell me more information.

But I've spent over 2 hours verifying and duplicating this issue and I need to get my phone back up and running all stable like so I can get some sleep, I have a big day being an extra in Moneyball tomorrow (errr... today) from 4 to 11. :D
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Wanted! Brave souls for testing!

Do I really need to tell you to make a backup prior to testing.

In fact... don't just make a backup... make a backup... then backup the backup to your computer just in case!

There could be an issue with flashing a MetaMorph theme over an already existing theme.

So if you try to use it and it doesn't work then I urge you to try a fresh installation of CM6.

Use the attachment or click the link below:

Metamorph for Community Hero Mix for Cyanogen CM6 roms.

Please report back in this thread (not via private message) if it works or not.

If I notice 12 downloads and only 2 responses then I'm only naturally going to assume that it does work. So please give feedback!

In regards to the issue of applying the MetaMorph theme over an existing theme... I'm looking into whether or not it's my theme in particular or any theme in general.
[Android Themes] nabzilla1990:
im sorry man got shipped out to phoenix super busy wit work when i get back home around the 28th expect somethin right now im just using my themed king 2.1 1.6.1
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
That sucks! Enjoy the weather man! :rolleyes:
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
I'm not sure what you mean. T-Mobile's network is currently HSDPA, with HSPA+ being released sometime in the near future. Either way, they both start with H, so why isn't an H appropriate?
[Android Themes] ximmox:
Hello guys and first of all thanks binary for your steady and awesome work!

I have a request: Could you perhaps look into themeing the new "Donut-Launcher" by AnderWeb: .../showthread.php?t=645550 ?

(Sorry, not allowed to post direct links as a new user...)

I have to admit that i didn't yet got around to flash and test it, because of university tests tomorrow,

but as AnderWeb states it:

Would be nice not to have orange highlights again etc.

Just a request, because the project looks quite promising so far.

Thanks & greetings from Germany, immo
[Android Themes] sino8r:
I agree. My TP2 currently shows an H icon and I know I'm not connected to plain old UMTS (3G) anymore. In fact, it switches between G to E to 3G to H (GPRS,EDGE,UMTS,HSPA). So, in most cases, T-Mobile is using HSPA in well over half of it's 3G areas. If your downlink reaches pass 400, you're definitely on an HSPA network. 3.5G (aka HSPA+) is being tested by T-Mobile and is actually live in some larger cities in the US currently.
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
Yeah, none of T-Mobile's 3G network is straight UMTS anymore. It's all HSDPA, with HSPA+ in Philidelphia. Soon-ish, they'll have HSPA+ nationwide.

Android phones don't distinuish between HSDPA/HSPA 7.4/HSPA+, so no matter what type of 3G you're connected to, they all begin with H. That's why I think switching the "3G" to "H" would be a good idea. It's also more consistent with GPRS and EDGE (your phone doens't say "2G" when connected to them, it says G or E).
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
I haven't even tried this Launcher because I've been working at least 12 hours a week on patching the MyTouch 1.2 to have a working touchscreen. I have a couple of developers helping me out though. Some BIG DOGS. I should have results soon because one of the elite devs is going to take a look at it and get back to me on Saturday (so excited!)

But as soon as I can flash CyanogenRoms onto my device I'll try it out. I am a bit hesitant though because it's still 5 screens, it goes against the HERO theme look and it's still in the development stages Which will mean that when he updates... so will I... which means more work... which means less free time... which means I get cranky. You won't like me when I'm cranky. ;)

So what speeds do you guys average? I only average about 800kb/s in the good areas. The fastest that I've ever clocked was 980 at 3 in the morning.

The way that I'm looking at it is like this...

The original Cyanogen roms .png icons contain the letters "3G" so I see no reason (yet) to replace that with a themed "H". Now if the roms had BOTH 3G and H icons then it wouldn't be a problem. But I'll be very dissappointed when I clock at 300 kb/s with an H in my status bar. That just isn't right to me. If it can be balanced out to show 3G when it's on a 3G network and an H when it's on HSPA+ then it wouldn't be a problem. I'm in Silicon Valley and as far as I can tell it's still just 3G.
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
I'm not sure what you mean by "just 3G." All the various types of connections being discussed are 3G. ALL types of T-Mobile 3G data begin with an H. Straight UMTS (maybe what you are referring to as 3G) no longer exists. Their entire 3G network is HSDPA. Even if you only see 300 kbps, it's still HSDPA. The local network is just heavily taxed at the time the test is run.

What I'm suggesting would show "H" whether you're on HSDPA (like currently) or HSPA+ (in the future), rather than "3G" for both. That seems fine to me, but it's up to you.

I've seen speeds range from as slow as 400 kbps all the way up to 1400 kbps...all on HSDPA. My average would be 600 kbps.
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Maybe I am misunderstanding you...
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
Notice that I said "straight UMTS"! Of course their GSM 3G is UMTS-based, but none of it is straight UMTS. At this point, their entire network has been upgraded to HSDPA. So you're phone is reporting correctly...you're on a UMTS-based network, but the specific type of UMTS data you're using is the "enhanced" type of UMTS called HSDPA.

Look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSDPA. "HSDPA is an enhanced 3G mobile telephony communications protocol in the HSPA family, also coined 3.5G, 3G+ or turbo 3G, which allows networks based on UMTS to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity."

That's why I keep saying that "H" would be appropriate.

It's not a big deal though. If you prefer "3G", that's fine. I'll keep using CHM Binary release!
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Alright, I'll consider it for the next release. But there is no way in hell that I'm going to release a v2 just for an H in the statusbar. We'll have to wait until 4.2.16.1.

But I just need to know why the newer roms like Eclair have stat_sys_data_connected_h.png, stat_sys_data_in_h.png, stat_sys_data_out_h.png, stat_sys_data_inandout_h.png, stat_sys_data_connected_3g.png, stat_sys_data_in_3g.png, stat_sys_data_out_3g.png, stat_sys_data_inandout_3g.png, yet while using these roms I have never seen an H although it's in the framework.

So now that we are clear for everyone in the next CHM Binary100100 release because of this demand you will no longer see 3G in the statusbar. It will be an H. Unless the majority objects of course.

The files below will be renamed to *3g.png instead of *h.png.
[Android Themes] ximmox:
No problem mate, good luck fixing your MT3G 1.2 first!

I just installed v4b (will try v5 next, but don't want the lag everyone is talking about) of the Launcher and really like the ability to switch homescreen with those previews.

No real need for themeing too, the CHM-Launcher background in grey was easier on the eyes then this deep black,

but no problem that there would be too much "Vanilla-Android" aka. orange and white.

edit: Ok, the highlights behind active shortcuts are orange of course, didn't notice this at first.

I have no opinion considering 3G or H in the statusbar, thanks to TeeJay for clearing up the UMTS-3G-HSDPA-thing ... you can't learn enough. ;)
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
Looks great! :cool:
[Android Themes] nabzilla1990:
will be adding my version soon but will be a themed version of http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=649435 done hoping for some constructive criticism will add cyan and superd version later when i get back from phx
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Looks good Nabz. Bring us back some refridgerator magnets, keychains, shotglasses, etc.
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
Binary (or Nabzilla), since you already have a version of CHM for xROM Eclair, is there any chance of you porting it to OpenEclair?
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Hmmm maybe. I might take a look at it in a few days. Didn't Nabzilla already make a version of OE in the old thread?

There is no way that I'm going to be able to do it the next couple of days. I've made two out of three trips to the emergency room (third tomorrow morning... yay) and I can barely button my shirt with the pain killers that they gave me. :rolleyes:

edit:

Open Eclair 1.1.1

http://fubu.googlecode.com/files/OpenEclair-v1.1.1hero.zip thanks to nabzilla
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
Geez dude, what the heck happened to you?

Thanks for the link! I'll be using the latest version of OE "DietEclair" (assuming I make the switch) so hopefully a compatible version is available at some point.

I've just recently been reading about OpenEclair. Getting into a 2.1 ROM is making Android exciting all over again!
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Nothing too exciting. Just had an infected cyst that needed to be cut, cleaned, stuffed, bandaged, unbandaged, unstuffed, bandaged and tomorrow removed, cleaned and bandaged up again. Painful (thus the vicodin), but not very exciting.

Yup... soon we will all have 2.1 on our devices (hopefully). I just can't wait until the source gets released for the MT3G LE devices. Sadly we may have to go without and just wait for the update which is rumored to be by mid of this year. (That's what they say anyway.)
[Android Themes] TeeJay3800:
I don't think the G1 will ever officially get 2.1 (and therefore CyanogenMod either), that's why I'm seriously looking into OpenEclair (seems to the best Eclair project/ROM). I seriously hate the pasty white standard Android look though, so I depend on CHM for keeping things pretty!
[Android Themes] Adamsville MITM:
about to try it now... on a freshly flashed CM6

EDIT - it was a bumpy ride but it went through... while it was metamorphing android.phone kept popping up with a force close message but it didnt seem to interrupt the morphing

EDIT - I notice the USB connected icon in the ongoing notifications doesnt have the black background on it anymore, so its disappearing on the white tab

Eessel's theme and CHM are no longer clashing either... thank god... cuz I cant use cyanogen without both of u guys...
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Yeah the andrdoid.phone fc is going to happen because it is active while you are trying to run MM. I don't think that there is a way to avoid it. I haven't tried airplane mode though... that might work. But as long as it doesn't persit after a reboot.

In regards to the black background around the USB Connected icon, I'm trying to figure out a way to resolve that little issue. Because RC2 has the option of changing the status bar background without the need of any theme modfication (but I included it anyway) all of the icons would clash with any background that you use. So to work around this issue I simply removed all background images from the icons and just made it transparent. So now the the icons will adjust to any statusbar background that you chose. Note that some may look better than others. But the cost is that they are difficult to see on a white or many other lighter colored backgrounds.

I made a small error that I'm sure you ran into while trying it out. I needed to rename the zip file. The file "Metamorph_Community_Hero_Mix.zip" requires the same name for the .xml file that is included. However it's named "Community_Hero_Mix.xml" on accident. I'm updating the first post now.

The original name of the zip file was "Community_Hero_Mix.zip" but I decided to rename it because I didn't want people to try to flash it from recovery.

So... I simply renamed the .xml file to match the name of the zip file.

For others that are wondering, it would appear that the MetaMorph version works quite well (under the conditions that any other MM theme would).

However please note that it has been reported that the combination of flashing a theme applied by recovery AND MetaMorph MAY NOT WORK! Just a heads up.
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Metamorph woe or weee?

Thirteen people have downloaded the Metamorph version of the Community Hero Mix. Only one person has responded and gave feedback.

So I'm assuming that it's working flawless for everybody?

I would really like some feedback. Thanks.
[Android Themes] timbang:
Bootlooping on Nightly build

Feel free to cyberpunch me...

I've been running CM 6.0.0 RC2 with CHM. Because I can't seem to avoid living dangerously, I flashed the 08-02 nightly build and CHM. Boot loop.

Then I re-read the first post which suggested flashing the ROM, rebooting, and then flashing CHM which I did. First boot, the nightly build loaded fine. Second boot after flashing CHM, no joy.

SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H

1.33.2005 (SAPP30000)

Radio 2.22.23.02

Thoughts? Anything I can provide to you to help?
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
It's because the the stable builds are not compatible with the nightly builds. I'm not going to update this on a daily basis so don't bother on asking.

If anything changes in Settings, Framework, Camera, gapps, dialer, contacts, music, mms or Launcher then it may not work. Most common are Framework, Settings and Launcher changes.

So what are the odds of one of these being modified since RC2 and the Nightly Build that you tried to flash? :p

No wonder why it was bootlooping.

I suggest trying the MetaMorph version. I have noticed that Metamorph does not always work with the Nightly Builds, but you may get lucky.
[Android Themes] timbang:
Yeah, I wouldn't expect you to keep pace with the cadence of builds... I was just hoping it was something simple and/or something I had done which was daft.

I... must... resist... the... urge... to... upgrade...

Seriously though, thanks for your hard work and your reply.
[Android Themes] jamesd86:
just metamorphed on cm 6 rc 2. got the force close on phone too.

when it rebooted itself it was stuck at the bootanimation, i logcatted but i didn't copy paste it(sorry :( ) but it was stuck calling on some audio resources, over and over. pulled the battery, rebooted and it booted fine.

awesome work binary.
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Again, the Phone process will force close while applying the MetaMorph. This is normal.

Did you have a theme installed when you applied the MetaMorph version?

Sometimes (dare to say most of the time) that can cause issues.

For RC3 I am CONSIDERING adding a few more changes but these changes will have to come from source which means a lot of work. A lot of work means a lot of time. A lot of time is not something that I have right now unfortunately. I'm talking editing xml files from source and modifying a few more .9.png files. I'm dreading the work though... especially with the xml files and the hex edits involved. If it starts off too rought I may just hang it up for a while. No promises.
[Android Themes] jamesd86:
nope, no theme, stock cm6, stock adw launcher.
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
No problems now right?

Theme is installed?
[Android Themes] jamesd86:
yep. no problems yet. thanks again.
[Android Themes] DelBoy:
Can I use this theme with LauncherPro Plus?
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
If you install LP+ from Market, yes it should... LP+ is just another app that shouldn't have anything to do with the theme itself.
[Android Themes] Adamsville MITM:
Hey Binary, what file in framework is the bars that say Notifications and Ongoing in the pic above?

EDIT- figured it out
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Sorry that I didn't get to your question sooner, I spent 14 hours at work yesturday and about two hours trashing [Q] posts in the Development section. I can't get any development done or even answer any questions because I'm too busy moving posts for the people that don't know how to read. :rolleyes: Seriously, I moved 14 all at once just the other day. Ridiculous. Most of them were using the XDA app powered by Tapatalk or whatever. I think that what's happening is that new members are too lazy to use the search feature on the app and just post a new thread wherever they are currently viewing (which is development in many cases) but in any case... I posted a warning and made it a sticky stating that for the next two weeks these posts are just going to "disappear" without explanation. This way it will hopefully give me time to continue working on this AND answer some basic question like yours. :D
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Volunteers Needed

There were a few changes in RC3 that slowed down my progress a bit.

Minor changes but enough to set me back a bit. Well that and my busy schedule.

So for some reason I can't get my phone to boot with MetaMorph theme.

Someone else wanna give it a go?

I think it has something to do with the fact that in RC3 there is now even less space in /system directory. Well... whatever it is, try it and let me know if you were successful.

Here is also the beta for RC3. Let me know how that works. I didn't want to release it yet until it's been thoroughly tested (which is kinda the purpose of this post).

I need a few responses before I release it and update post #1 so please give me your feedback! Thanks!

I'm willing to risk bricking my phone and losing all of my data for this theme!

Metamorph attached.
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
Come on people! Seven downloads. Did it work or not?

Or maybe it was the same person that downloaded it seven times and decided not to post. :rolleyes: If you want it released I need your feedback. Otherwise there can't be development.
[Android Themes] stenomatic:
Installation aborted. Tried it twice. Gets to here:

Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

E:Can't open /sdcard/Community_Hero_MixV3.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted.

Hope this helps. I'll redownload and try again.

Redownloaded the file. Placed on sd card. Flashed again and received the same error. Love the theme, btw.
[Android Themes] Binary100100:
That's because you just tried flashing the MetaMorph version.

Click the LINK to download the recovery.zip file

Click the attachment to download the MetaMorph version.