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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
I posted mine in the post a picture... thread in themes and apps section! let me know what ya think..
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] egyptshun:
'abd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file... why do i always get that? please help me...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
Don't know about u but my adb files n stuff is in same folder as the .cmd files n everything
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@egyptshun

Im pretty sure you get that error when adb isnt installed or set up in your environment variables. A not so quick fix I think would be to make sure you are in the right directory to access it.

For example, adb is found at C:\Users\Gavriel\android-sdk-windows\tools on my pc.

When I open the command line the default is C:\Users\Gavriel

So if it wasnt set up in my environment variables, every time I want to use adb I would have to change the directory to where adb is. The problem with that is anything you want to work with needs to be in that same folder.

So I would type cd C:\Users\Gavriel\android-sdk-windows\tools

Then try using adb...

Im probably not 100% right on this so please correct me if I am wrong but I hope this helps :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Chewitt:
Did anyone have any luck changing menu font colours? i know its in the framework, or is it another one that would need full deobexing to get it to work.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] nekkidtruth:
It should be adb not abd....I don't know if that was just a typo here or if that's what you're typing in elsewhere as well. Either way, it's adb.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Realorasz:
How can I edit the png's while i have the folder pulled up in 7zip? I would like to be able to paste them in... not letting me. I drag and get a no symbol.

EDIT: NVM, forgot to actually open with 7zip from a windows explorer window not from the adb browse window.

EDIT 2: ok, i did everything i believe was correct. pulled framework-res.apk, changed the png's i wanted. pushed the file using commands in step four.

Now i am assaulted with a string of everything FC'ing, but the lock screen and status bar HAVE changed.

I'm on Wolfbreak's CM ROM, freekernel and tripnkernel addon running(love the smoothness!) version 06

Do i need to resign the apk?

Here's: exactly what I did, in a much detail as I can remember.

1. Used root explorer to copy existing framework to sd card. Put that on computer. Got framework apk from the Eternity .24 SE ROM which I wanted some stuff from.

2. Copy/Paste the PNG's I want from Eternity's Drawable-hdpi folder to ARC's drawable-hdpi folder.

3. Pulled existing Framework apk with adb mask controller.

4. Used 7zip to paste all png's in the drawable-hdpi folder thati just finished modding into the respective folder of the pulled framework apk, closed 7zip.

5. Went into Xrecovery, backed up Working ROM, rebooted, and pushed the modded framework apk to phone.

6. Phone reboots, to show me modded lock screen icons and statusbar BG and icons, but when i unlock, EVERYTHING IS FC'ING!

What did I forget?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] SuperUserMovado:
has anyone been able to modify the boot animation?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
I really hope we solve the metamorph (or framework-res.apk) problem, since i want to use my battery icons!

The original ones looks way to "sci-fi" IMO :) a little preview:

Its so strange that it doesnt work... :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Keegan_P:
I kinda want to give a... customized response to a wrong password? Is it possible? ;)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
I seem perfectly able to get framework-res pushed back to my device. Method I use:

A) Throw modified framework-res.apk in sdcard root (I did not sign it)

B) Run 'adb shell'

C) Enter 'mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system'

D) Enter 'dd if=/sdcard/framework-res.apk of=/system/framework/framework-res.apk

E) Restart the phone

After that everything seemed to work great. Here's my work in progress. The icons in the status bar are from Ubuntu 10.04.

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/269/homeo.png - Home Screen

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1763/settingsk.png - Settings

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5894/dialer.png - Dialer
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] devilsden:
Bad luck.... phone dead!!!!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
Thank you, it works! =D

http://localhostr.com/files/a0f5f2/battery.png
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] devilsden:
If you dont mind can you please upload the apk!!!

My Phone died and now I am re-rooting it :(
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
tip: when you modify the apk, open it with 7zip and just drag your modified files into it, no signing or saving or compressing is needed :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] devilsden:
Gotcha.... I signed my pkg... Will try now... thanks
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
I thought the signing was integral. This is great. Ill update the first post asap. Thanks rynoon for the help! :D

boot animation is located in /system/etc/semc/startupshow. You can pull it off and should be able to modify it the same way as framework.

Still working on lockscreen location
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
Redid the battery and put some sense-touch to it...

Think its alright now :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Redferne:
Amazing! :eek: Please upload and share your work!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] xxsashixx:
can you guys upload your work? I would love to use it :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Mine is pretty much just a proof of concept. There are a TON of status bar items which need to be replaced because they have the same background as the SEMC status bar (blue to black gradient). I'll have to find an icon set that will replace most of those as I'm not what one would call a graphics artist and most of the other android icons I've found have been for a bright background with a dark foreground.

I'll try to track down some good white on black icons to use now and see if I can't make up a nice package though.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
The black statusbar background isn't showing for me, but everything else is. Could you upload the image, please?

Thanks for the info, by the way :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Also, I found some blur animations (like eclair ones) from the 'Metamorph - Post Your Morphs' page on xda, that work using this this method. They look really nice:

P.S. The file is a metamorph zip - just take the required files out, and replace the ones in the framework-res.apk with them.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
EDIT: I figured out the problem:

'statusbar_background.9.png' is named differently on the X10 - it is 'statusbar_background.png' instead.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
Wait... are you guys saying you guys have some zip files that will work using Metamorph? Can anyone upload them and I will test them on mine? I've tried some from the Nexus One thread but it didn't work for me.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] xxsashixx:
Worked for me, thanks.. cept.. what has changed? lol I see no difference on animations
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
No we are modifying the framework-res.apk which is what metamorph does :) i will upload some simple themes in an hour or so
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
Yes please or at least a step-by-step instructions for non-developers like me, but are fully capable of copying and pasting :)

I'd like to be able to change some stuff like Notification bar or even the curtain to be transparent kinda.

Getting bored of the lack of things to do with my rooted X10.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
I'm having a hell of a time trying to get the clock to change colour. Has anybody had any luck with this yet? It's the very last thing I need to do to complete my theme.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Notification Bar Screenshot - http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/779/homeh.png

You'll notice a black background behind the clock. That's actually part of the statusbar_background image. The clock colour looks like it will take considerably more involvement than I plan on doing tonight, so this is just a temporary bandaid.

SMS Screenshot - http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5712/digit.png

Basically I pulled most of the images directly from the android source code and copied many of them into my framework-res. The android emoticons for instance.

Will hopefully be able to do a little more work tackling the clock issue tomorrow after I get home.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Updated tutorial on modifying notification background. I will follow up with more detailed instructions soon but I really want to make a complete theme first :D. I will also upload my modified framework-res.apk files, I'll try the actual framework-res.apk and just the pieces I modified. Tell me what you guys think and how I can make them better!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] devilsden:
Awesome Dude !!! Thanks a lot
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] thefunkaygibbon:
I was wondering, could we turn this into a 'kitchen'?

I.e., one user has already recreated the emoticons from Android, rather than the SE ones and the notification bar etc, another may have created one with a different coloured notification bar but they want those emoticons back.

Could we set up somewhere where a user could simply select what setup they want, i.e. red notification bar, black text/yellow text etc and for it to be put together.

I know there will be a lot of work in getting as many possibilities together on the different colour this and that, battery with number indicators etc, and putting a site together that could put these together once done (I think there is a kitchen website for the HTC Mod Keyboard that does this) and I will be willing to volunteer for this if people wish to use it (I wouldn't know how to put the site together, but I could get image files modified etc)

I would suggest we could take requests, but I'm pretty sure that's a bad idea :p

Just a thought.

P.s. I am going to look at creating a theme tonight... I really want to try a seethrough notification bar, so the battery icon and time etc appear to be very small widgets at the top.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Keegan_P:
If I know anything from my jailbroken iPod touch days, then that'll crash the phone, I don't know why, but replacing something like that with something completely transparent will crash the phone if it behaves like iPods, and they are both based on Unix. That said, you could just put in a little dot or pixel that would impossible to notice on our high-rez screens:)

Ill be working on a theme once I get home, soon, using these new guides. Thanks to everyone who helped mking them
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Hey if anyone gets a minut can you try out my theme? Also can someone please upload an original unmodified framework-res.apk? I messed up my backup and don't want to reflash to get the stock one back :p
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AzureNightwalker:
my original backup =)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
No problem. :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] thefunkaygibbon:
Hmmm... I wasn't aware of that. Maybe a 1 pixel black line at the very top of the screen.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I will be able to get it to work, so my plan B may come into play.

Will update as soon as I have one :p
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@rynoon & AzureNightwalker Thanks :)

I'm looking to edit the notification clock color but I cant get the services.odex file deodexed. Does anyone have any experience with smali/baksmali? Maybe a n00b guide?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] troyjamz:
Check out my moded blue theme. :-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] thefunkaygibbon:
That's pretty sweet dude...

you posted it for all to use (hint hint :p )
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] troyjamz:
Its ported from a blue theme in the android forum. Not fully portable but its a nice change. I can post the framework if you like. Give me 5 mins! ;-)

Here is the framework: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ga0oljnohzw/framework-res.apk

Ported from LostEdens " BlueDark [07/03/10] " theme =)

Needs a few fixes, will try to fix it tonight :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] damirbusic:
Great job guys !!! I have one proposal. Is it possible to get notification bar black and icons there white or some bright color and the background in menu also black, I hate this SE blue :-)

Tnx a lot and please make it more user friendly since a lot of people dont know woh to work wirh those commands.

EDIT: Can we change this in default launcher since I dont like/use ADW or any other. Actually I like ADW but I dont like its contact menu, no photos in contacts etc. and I didnt found the way to use stock one with ADW.

Cheers
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
That is certainly possible. The ones I've made have gotten rid of the sony ericsson blue wave on the back of the settings menu, sms app, etc. It's still there on the browser, the dialer and contacts and mediascape, but those can easily be removed to switched to black as well.

I'm right with you on the straight up black notification bar with white text and icons. The problem is I haven't been able to find a lot of good icon sets that provide everything needed. If I can find a good one that scales down to 29 pixels well then that would be great.

If I wasn't terrible working with graphics editors I could probably just edit an existing set myself, but alas...

You can use the X10 dialer and contacts menu instead. They're still in your app list. Just drag them to the dock and they will replace the one that comes with ADW.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Whats your favorite color?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] damirbusic:
@rynoon: I hope that you will manage to make black skin for everything ! You could use stock white icons, just change the color from blue to black. And make it simpler for us please :-)

What is the advantage of ADW beside 7 screens ? How do I turn it ON after instalation and how do I turn off this default one ? Or they both are running in background and I just choose which one I want to be default ? How do I go back ?

@gavriel18: my favorite phone color is white and I have it but my favorite phone menu color is black with white letters and I dont have it :-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
I just made it, needs work (but I'm still new at this, and really bored) I don't have the white letters yet...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Palmke86:
I browsed the device for some more files so we can theme more than just the notification bar.

Mediascape:

/system/app/mediascape.apk

Timescape:

/system/app/Timescape.apk

Sony Ericsson Contacts/Dialer:

/system/app/Phonebook.apk

Sony Ericsson Camera App:

/system/app/SemcCameraApplication.apk

Quicksettings widget:

/system/app/Settings.apk

And I found this:

/system/app/AndroidUI.apk

It contains all standard SE graphics but I'm not sure where these graphics are actually used.

These files can be extracted just like the framework-res.apk

Havent tried to replace them yet. Going to see if i can make myself a white themed timescape right now.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Have you considered modifying one of the Timescape Theme APK's instead? Might be easier.

It should also be noted that if you're modifying the notification bar, the status bar icons for SMS and MMS messages aren't located in framework-res.apk. In order to change those you need to pull /system/app/Mms.apk and change the status bar icons in there.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Palmke86:
I did pull down the theme APK's but found they only contain the graphics for the timescape homescreen replacement.

I changed the graphics in timescape.apk to change the sakura(pink) theme in a custom white theme. Strange enough however the timescape background stays pink while i changed ALL pink graphics in the apk to white.

In the themepicker the change to white did take place.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] damirbusic:
Tnx a lot ! I dont know how to change this since I dont know/like to use terminal either on PC or on my phone so I am hoping that it will be available with easier installation :-) And I think that we need just that blue color replaced with black color and the icons from status bar can remain same since they are white and they should look great on black background.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Zer0_:
I just tried this but for some reason, it will not get past the boot logo (sony ericsson). So i'm trying to upload the original file back to my phone.. but every time i try to get it on to my sdcard, I get "failed to copy 'framework-res.apk' to 'sdcard/framework-res.apk': permission denied"

any help.. i really dont wanna reflash everything again
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
Can someone post a zip of their /system/etc/semc/startupshow folder? I tried to copy to my SD card but it just disappeared. And the files I created isn't working out. Trying to change my bootanimation to look like the Nexus One.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Keegan_P:
I'm gonna work on a theme based on the exterior of the phone, so that it's consistent on the interior as well.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Here's to hoping you didn't get the white one. :P
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Keegan_P:
Don't worry, I didn't ;)

I could make one for both though, white on black and black on white, I would just have to invert the colours.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
Looking forward to it...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Nimche:
still looking to change the clock color. used the steps in post 2 and metamorph but none worked. any help?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Please can someone upload the /system/app folder?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
For sure its just going really slow

http://www.mediafire.com/?nwlumtwzvyt this is /system/app/

Btw, does anyone know how to disable the se lock screen?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Sanak:
The link for the original framework in page 1 doesn't work anymore, could you please re share it ?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Check out post 49 and 50, I will update all the links later today ;)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zephyrix:
It's really difficult to edit clock colour.

You need to modify some code in services.jar, and there's no easy way of doing this since it's odexed.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Sanak:
Thanks graviel18 :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Nimche:
Yes, but I pulled the service.jar out and there is no file as it was mentioned in other mobile phones. Metamorph doesn't work either. I am sure, SE made it different/
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] brunswick000:
Hey im not trying to hijack this thread but it is the "Hack and Mods" customizing thread so ill shove this in here and if you all choose to ignore it then so be it. Prior to getting my X10 I had an LG EVE running Android 1.5. Its app drawer was organized into catagories. Is this possible to do on our X10's now that we have root? Or is that something that we have to wait for "full root" for? I just hate that everything is just all mashed together in there. Alphabetically or not!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Thanks so much - I really needed this. :)

I messed up some stuff that I shouldn't have...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
Thanks for the Startup show... successfully edited mine...

Some screenies
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Here's my first completed theme. It uses the status icons and emoticons from stock android. The SE wavy background has been removed from the settings, SMS app, phonebook and dialer, calendar, etc and replaced with a black background.

It's a pretty simple theme, all in all. A very slight gradient on the status bar and stock icons. You can check out some screenshots below as well as download a zip file containing the files you will need.

The framework-res.apk file needs to be placed in /system/framework/ and the Mms.apk and Phonebook.apk files need to be placed in /system/app/

Home Screen - http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/779/homeh.png

Notifications - http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7466/notificationsl.png

Phone - http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7167/phoneg.png

Settings - http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9686/settingsf.png

SMS - http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8535/sms.png
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zephyrix:
Not bad, but just a small detail - the charging icon for the battery seems way off.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zbd:
I think it looks bad ass!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Really? It looks fine to me. It's supposed to be on the right side if that's what you mean.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@rynoon and cue

Sharing is caring :p.

@brunswick

Have you seen folder organizer? I havent tried it myself but it may work. I added it to the requests.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
Wops, i managed to screw up a little now. So now i wont make it longer than to after the Sony Ericsson name on the boot up and then the screen is just black.

So can anyone tell me exactly what i have to do to restore the original framework-res.apk file into the phone even when i can't get past the black screen under boot?.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
Here's my bootanimation. You can just replace this folder with the one that in your /System/ETC/SEMC/Startupshow and rename it to 'default'.

Don't forget to back it up and save the actual 'stock' default folder because it still needs so adjustments.

:o

IF you're wondering why everything suddenly goes black... my x10 is black. :P
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
What happens when you try to access it via adb?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
I have tried several ways to get adb to work, but i'm not sure if i'm doing something wrong, so if you can, can you then provide me with a guide on how to start adb and what to do to completely resore the original framework-res.apk file?

One of the times i tried i got this message: Error: Could not access the Package Manager. Is the system running?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
If you run 'adb devices' you should be able to see a currently connected device on the list. If it's not you will probably have to flash your ROM again.

If it lists a device then you can take your old firmware and issue the following commands:

adb push <location of your backup> /sdcard/framework-res.apk

adb shell

At this point you should have a line that starts with "#", enter:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system

dd if=/sdcard/framework-res.apk of=/system/framework/framework-res.apk

reboot

Your phone should start up with the framework you backed up after that.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
Thank you, i actually managed to get my phone up and running by using one of the modified framework-res.apk files that was given out in this topic though.

But since i somehow managed to screw up my phone and mms.apk's, then do you have the original apk files to those 2 programs?.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
I do have backups of those.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
Alright, thanks for the files.

Now, what kind of commands do i need to use to get those 2 files into my phone now?.

And do i need to sign those 2 files or are they signed to begin with?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zephyrix:
do not sign it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
Ok. But i still need the instructions on how to move the Phone.apk and MMS.apk file into /system/app/ folder on my phone and get them installed to.

But i also think i need the Phone.odex and MMS.odex files to, or will those odex files appear there when i have got the Phone and MMS programs installed?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zephyrix:
Leave the odexes alone.

Don't install the apks, just push them to /system/app after remounting. Be sure to backup first.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] realunited123:
grabbed x1 boot animation from here
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] bulltronStudios:
Rynoon, your so smart and fast...i wish your clock had a dark box around it, and vanilla grey would have been way cooler for notification bar...but I like it, when I get my droid x,i I'll still not use it though ;)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rynoon:
Best get back to the hero forums where you belong before this gets ugly. ;)