yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Themes and Apps] cooljonL:
Tried following the guide to the letter but the phone just keeps rebooting.

Using Official Froyo HTC Sense ROM, Vanilla Lockscreen and percentage battery mod.

Was using the provided icon pack and 7zip.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
Did you put the framework-res.apk in your phone by flashing or by using adb ?
[Desire Themes and Apps] sckc23:
Does anyone how to change message notification icon at the taskbar? i try looking into framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk but couldn't find it.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
The notification icons can be found also in different apk in /system/app/ and the tutorial works for them (but the path names are different obviously ;) )
[Desire Themes and Apps] sckc23:
could you tell me which apk should i look for? i searched in htcmsgwidgets.apk but it doesnt seem to be the one responsible for the icon.

and btw do i need to do any wipe before flashing the update?

Thanks again for your help=)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
I think the message notification icons can be found in MMS.apk or Mail.apk, maybe ?
[Desire Themes and Apps] sckc23:
Thank you so much mate! managed to find it in mms.apk in the end.

Juz wonder do i need wipe to push/flash this apk back to the device?
[Desire Themes and Apps] blackfox888:
Hi Fightspit, cheers for the tutorial guide:) from what I understand, I can replace or change the icon with .png extension. Can I do the same for .9.png extension??

I replacing theme icons from another froyo sense ROM to my ROm.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
No wipe needed, just push/flash directly on your phone.

I am not really sure if it works with .9.png because it is a "special format" png but you can try ;)
[Desire Themes and Apps] sckc23:
Thanks for the reply=) managed to change back to the stock message icon now.
[Desire Themes and Apps] blackfox888:
from your experience, how would I go about editing .9.png?
[Desire Themes and Apps] nikosrs4:
it's tricky..it's not so easy.

there are guides over the android themes section and/or the G1 section.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
I never edited 9.png because all the status icon I modified are standard png files but I think if a theme creator can have some answers to that.
[Desire Themes and Apps] sckc23:
I tried making a transparent notification panel by changing the status_bar_background.png but the panel stays totally black instead. Heard that i have to patch service.jar using xUltimate from droidforums but that didn't work either.

Any advice?
[Desire Themes and Apps] blackfox888:
I follow your guide, I notice when I finish editing just the icon (.png) and I compress all the file in framework-res folder. the file is smaller than the original framework-res.apk. I push it into /system/framework and I get boot loop! what am I doing wrong?
[Desire Themes and Apps] cooljonL:
adb

/10chars
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
Did you rename the .zip file into the apk ? and Did you compress all files directories and files at once (not to compress the main framework-res folder) ?
[Desire Themes and Apps] d3sm0nd:
I edited a lot of stuff in the framework-apk.res but when I push it it boots... and when I unlock the phone it gets constantly force close... and after 30 sec it loads the boot logo again... so is this the boot loop?

I've used Winzip and selected NONE as compression... still the same... any suggestions?

(I pushed the file with adb)
[Desire Themes and Apps] blackfox888:
Yes this is what I follow from your guide:

With your default Windows Zip (you don't have any "Zip File Manager" like WinRar or Winzip or 7Zip or other...)

Rename the framework-res.apk to framework-res.zip

Right click on framework-res.zip and select "Extract All ..."

Once you extract it, go to the framework-res/res/drawable-hdpi folder.

Open the icon(s) you can find in the folder with an Image Editor (Paint is OK ^^).

Once you finish to edit the icons, go back to framework-res folder.

In this folder, you can find the res folder, the assets folder, the META-INF folder, the AndroidManifest.xml and the resources.arsc file.

Select them all and Right Click: "Send to => Compressed Folder".

Don't compress main the framework-res folder because the zip file will include the main framework-res.

Otherwise the phone would have a bootloop.

Rename the new zip file to framework-res.apk.

If a window appear which tell you if you want to modify the extension file, click Yes.

You have now your new framework-res.apk

Then I push file via recovery adb. I get bootloop where, my bootanimation (android scribble) get repeated and stuck on bootanimation screen!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
For both of you, if you have windows vista or 7, do you run the "Command Prompt" with Administrator Right ?

Administrateur: Invite de commandes => "Administrator: Command Prompt"
[Desire Themes and Apps] d3sm0nd:
I'm trying it on XP. :) I guess it's something wrong with the zip... will try today with the Zip FIle Manager

EDIT:

I found out what's the problem... it's the ROM! framework-res is not deodexed...
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
That is why, you have a bootloop :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] d3sm0nd:
I tried to deodex with a kitchen but it seems that the framework-res is deodexed, but apps are odexed... so i tried to deodex all apps... only 3 from 126 failed and I tried to apply the update but then I couldn't boot the phone at all... :(

Can someone help me to deodex? I want to deodex the latest Modaco Froyo Sense ROM r5...
[Desire Themes and Apps] Armrhero:
Hi Fightspit,

Can i hve the tuto in french please, because i speack very very bad english.

Thank you.:o
[Desire Themes and Apps] AndroidGX:
*edit* : nevermind
[Desire Themes and Apps] alfa156v:
Hi all,

Maybe someone knows about the update.zip problem?

When i try to create a update.zip the process runs but the update.zip file dissapears.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Kons90:
Okay,I wont edit one theme,so:

1. Downloaded it and unpack

2. Open framework-res.apk in Winrar and change some icons,and I close Winrar

3. I was delete all folder contents except META-INF

4. Signed framework-res.apk in Android Commander (because Auto-Sign not work for me :( )

5. Pack it to ZIP file and signed it

6. ZIP file add on memory card,open recovery mode,click Apply Any Zip From SD and phone say: "E:Can't find update script

Installaton aborted"

Why ? What I'm doing wrong ? Please help me guys :(
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
Look if you have a "update-script" in META-INF\com\google\android folder.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Kons90:
Yes,I have this file in in META-INF\com\google\android folder

:(
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
Can you try open this file with a text editor and copy/paste the content here ?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Kons90:
Yes of course:
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
Ok, according to your file, you should have:

Zip file

|_ system\framework\framework-res.apk

|_ META-INF\com\google\android\update-script
[Desire Themes and Apps] Kons90:
Yes my ZIP file looks like You write.Maybe update script is not good ? I don't know what's wrong :(
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
I am sorry, I don't have any idea :(

But, you script should be ok, I think there is no error.

If someone can help him, it will be so nice :o
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgrec92:
show_progress 0.1 0

copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:

set_perm_recursive 0 0 0755 0644 SYSTEM:framework

show_progress 0.2 10

add the 3rd line and you're good to go :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Kons90:
Me too :(

Maybe Android Commander bad sign files ?

I don't know why Auto-Sign doesn't work for me. Nobody can help me,but thanks,You trying :((

cgrec92 - unfortunately still doesn't work,and I don't know why and where is the problem

P.S I must have services file on framework folder ?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Shoarma1998:
Guys,

I'm kinda noobish here on this forum. I've been quite active here on XDA developers with my former HTC, to wit, the HTC touch hd... I've flashed my device like 80 times or more... and I also was kinda skilled in changing the registry...

There, I used cabs to install new taskbars. I'm not sure if that was only possible on 'rooted' devices...

I really like these collored icons, but i've got no clue how to install them, or even if it is possible to install them on my stock froyo (update came this weekend!)

Can someone help me or point me to a location where there is more on how to install these kind of things?

Many thanks in advance,

Cheers!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
Thanks for your great job!

BTW, I tried to update an icon and lose... infinite loop...

My ROM is not totally deoxed as far as I know... Modaco R6.

I checked the files in the zip and find *.odex files in /system/apps

When I check /system/framework, there's no file named framework-res.odex.

As I don't really understand.. can it still be an odex issue or it can comes from another error (when I updated my zip fro instance)?

Any comment welcome:confused:

Otherwise, I also decompressed the apk.. replace the images I wanted...

but it failed to build the new one as I don't have all the needed files or don't know how to do it:

C:\workspace\keytools\scratch>apktool b framework-res
W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res\res\values\public.xml:947: error: Pu
blic symbol id/fill_parent declared here is not defined.
C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res\res\values\public.xml:1261: error: P
ublic entry identifier 0x102021d entry index is larger than available symbols (i
ndex 541, total symbols 541).
C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res\res\values\public.xml:1261: error: P
ublic symbol id/mode_normal declared here is not defined.
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutExce
ption: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, C:\DOCUME~1\Whiler\LOCALS~1\Temp\AP
KTOOL5450934327499031950.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\fr
amework-res\res, -M, C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res\AndroidManifest
.xml, C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res\9patch]
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(Unknown Source)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Unknown Source)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Unknown Source)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Unknown Source)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Unknown Source)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Unknown Source)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, C:\D
OCUME~1\Whiler\LOCALS~1\Temp\APKTOOL5450934327499031950.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C
:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res\res, -M, C:\workspace\keytools\scratc
h\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml, C:\workspace\keytools\scratch\framework-res
\9patch]
at brut.util.OS.exec(Unknown Source)
... 7 more
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
What is the missing step?

There's something (and lots of others) I don't understand...

I did several tries:

I have an infinite loop... so I restart from scratch :

I update my ROM: modaco R6

Without rebooting I apply your update

My phone still doesn't work

I update my ROM

I reboot

I apply your update

it works

I replace framework-res.apk by my own updated

infinite loop

I push back your version

infinite loop

I push back the modaco version

infinite loop

I update my ROM

it works...

What is the difference between the 2 first tries explained above?

Why doesn't it work when I put back the original or yours?

I even tried to modify the chmod to have 644 but it changes nothing... I haven't changed the date...
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
Still bootloop

I updated to modaco r7...

I read many times this release is totally deodexed.

I also created an update.zip...

My update.zip seems to work, but in fact, it doesn't change the files on my phone...

Install

Finding

Opening

Verifying

Installing

Copying

Install from sdcard complete

But the file remains the same...

After several reboots, and checking that new rom was working, I applied my update.zip.. nothing changed.. I pushed my framework-res.apk and bootoop...

Then I restored the original framework-res.apk... the phone is blocked on the first HTC screen...

I flashed again my ROM... bootoop...

Then I wiped all data:

Wipe Dalvik-cache

Wipe cache

Wipe data/factory reset

I flashed again my ROM...

I relaunched your framework-res_MDC_r5_WIP_color-signed.zip and it still works...

Which step did I miss to create my own?

Moreover, when I pushed my own framework-res.apk, I see my updated icon on the first screen... so my icon should be ok...

The other question I have is: when we replace PNG in the APK... the PNG change but the SHA1 are still the same in META-INF.. is it normal?:confused:
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
I did it!!!

I skip my failed tries...

Finally, I did it, using the version tool from this page: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7482537&postcount=650

As far as I understand, it was probably linked to the SHA1 which was bad.. otherwise, I don't understand...
[Desire Themes and Apps] Titioz:
I flash my HTC Desire with "2.09.405.8 with radio" ROM by MoDaCo in thread

"04/Aug 2.09.405.8 (Froyo) pre-rooted no hboot / with radio / deodex" in "HTC Desire - Desire.MoDaCo.com Forum" (sorry, but new users are not permitted to post outside links in their messages)

This is first ROM and it's NO deodexed ROM

I just signed framework-res.apk and update.zip by command I find in version_changer_v1.3c.zip

URL="http_xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7482537&postcount=650" (replace "_" by "://" ==> inside xda link ;o))

So, this tuto works for me.

Titioz
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
I probably missed to reproduce this step in the tutorial...
[Desire Themes and Apps] badsmile82:
are there any smilie replacement icons ??

because i don't like the android smilies.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
It exists

yes, it exists... actually, I can't remember where I saw them.. but I already saw a version with regular yellow smileys...

This was on a thread on this forum.. if I can find the link, I will add it...

- - Edited - -

I found them in zip =: OpenDesire_3.0.5_Battery_PercentageVMod_V2.zip
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
Smileys

I attached the embedded images as I can't find the original post... ;)
[Desire Themes and Apps] its_red:
Grrr this is doing my head in now as I can not figure out where I'm going wrong. I am using leedroid 1.7a rom and I have updated with the version c battery. Now I have been trying to alter the icons in the update, I have extracted the files, changed the usb icon in the notification bar, saved the icon to the zip file and resigned the apk using several different methods including the update-modify tool, pushed the apk/placed update.zip on sd card (depending on which method I'm trying) and rebooted/reflashed again depending on which method I have used and lo & behold nothing has changed. I have done this countless times and just don't get why the icon is not changing. I have also extracted the framework-res.apk after I have updated and that has my new icons in so why not update on the phone. Please help save my sanity :/
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
Have you checked...

I like the android ones... so I haven't tried...

maybe they are included in other APK... have you tried different SMS reader? (standard Google Messaging application, HTC, Handcent SMS, ...) to check if all have the same emoticons?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Jiia:
I got a weird problem :/ After changing my icons they worked fine but my device got USB-bricked as my computer couldn't detect it anymore in recovery mode. I had to use the Modaco guide for unbricking it.

Was this possibly caused by editing the framework? I only changed the icon files so that makes no sense to me. Now I'm too afraid to try changing them again :D
[Desire Themes and Apps] Jiia:
The USB icon is located in the PCSCII.apk so maybe that's why your icon hasn't changed?
[Desire Themes and Apps] its_red:
Really? Will have to look at that when I get home but if that's the case I guess that's why it may not be showing, thanks for info :D
[Desire Themes and Apps] madnlooney:
if you are just changing the icons you can open the framework-res.apk in winrar, go to the right folder then drag and drop the new icons in to the folder which will overwrite the old ones in there. This now means theres no need to recompile the .apk.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
I tried it... but it wasn't... the zip didn't pass the verification step before installation in this case... I needed signed zip... otherwise it fails...

BTW, since, I successfully did it, thanks.

Cheers,

W.
[Desire Themes and Apps] j.blaze:
I tried it on MCR r8 and it didn't work. It came the white HTC Bootlogo and then everything went black and it never booted. Can anyone confirm the same problem?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
It works on r8

I have r8... and I patched mine...
[Desire Themes and Apps] j.blaze:
hhhmm, strange. I replaced all icons i wanted, made the framework-res.apk and pushed it in system/framework and it didn't work. :confused:
[Desire Themes and Apps] Whiler:
Before...

Check my previous post.. I got similar issue when I only pushed the apk...

I made it work with using a signed version and an updater...
[Desire Themes and Apps] kj00:
Confirmed,I use Nextsense 5.3 rom,and the only way I got it working was your method,with circle battery version changer.It created a flashable update,and everything went good.With only pushing the apk,rom booted,but all the sense related stuff crashed and fell back to boot logo.
[Desire Themes and Apps] its_red:
Thank you that was exactly the issue and all is working as should be also thanks to Spitfight for the step by step guide :D
[Desire Themes and Apps] Jgruar:
Since im a total noob and don't want to mess up my fresh install of OD 3.4, what do I need to do to make this zip compatible with OD 3.4?

http://www.2shared.com/file/-yN8AeGg/OpenDesire_330_Battery_Percent.html

That was the perfect combination of icons, mods & colors for me but its for 3.3 :/ (coloured icons like in fightspit version C but circle like in version D + a blue theme).
[Desire Themes and Apps] j.blaze:
guys, I can try whatever I want. I just wont work. Would anyone of you modify the framework-res.apk for me and make a flashable zip? Just to check if I don't understand it or if it really doesn't work. I use the MCR8 RC1. If someone would do this, I'll attach the file.
[Desire Themes and Apps] madnlooney:
attach the framework and the icons in a zip you want. Ill make the update when i get 10 mins for you. i wont beable to test it so make a nadroid backup first incase.
[Desire Themes and Apps] mista1982:
Hello please help me..

Every time ehen i try it out. I get a bootloop.

Even when I push the original framework-res.apk wich I didnt edit. I get a bootoop

I push every time like this:

Bring my HTC desire to Recovery mode and mount the /system

after this i open the CMD in Windows764 as administrator

adb push "c:\framework-res.apk" /system/framework/

go to /system/framework and do a

chmod 644 framework-res.apk

I have the OpenDesire 3.5.2 and i would replace the Icons frrom the installed http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=754908 Statusbar.

Can anyone help me?

In german or in greek can be send me private message to

Big Thanks
[Desire Themes and Apps] Nosrulz:
Ive been using Smooth Sense theme on my Desire with Pays ROM but the thing that annoys me is the dark colour of the numbers in the battery icon. Ive modified the framework-res.apk file with new .png's that have white font but all i got was a bootloop when trying to push the framework onto my phone.

I have since tried to create an update.zip using the method described in this thread but cant seem to get the update.zip creator working.

Would anyone be kind enough to make the update.zip for me using this file.

I would be VERY thankful is someone could do this for me.

Thanks.
[Desire Themes and Apps] madnlooney:
make a zip file with your current framework-res.apk and the icons youd like adding and upload it. ill make an update when I have some spare time from work. I won't be able to test as I run different Rom so make a backup first as always. I've made other icons changes which you can see in post history.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Nosrulz:
I've now managed to get it working for myself.

Thank you for the offer though. :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] emf12:
HTC Sense(LeeDroid) can put more rows/columns on screen?!

Hi,can we can make HTC Sense icons smaller?

I ask this because I want my screen to fit more rows/columns of icons.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Padmiester:
coloured icons with transparent background

I prefer these coloured icons instead of the standard ones and have been using them with circular battery mod B. I'm now using the current AuraxTSense rom with its transparent notification bar.

Has someone made these icons with transparent background or is there already a copy somewhere that I can use with the transparent notification bar?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Psywar28:
How the heck do you make the Icons look so nice?

I try to color in the stock icons using paint and when I shrink them they look like crap.

I open them up in Gimp or Paint and Magnify them as big as possible then add my own colors in. By the time I am done and shrink them back down it just looks horrible. lol!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
New icons pack 2 is available !

Go to the post #2.
[Desire Themes and Apps] MiloFei:
ya,thx~lot,br milo~:)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Ghisy:
Hi y'all,

I've been trying to perfect my theme but there's some stuff I don't know how to modify.

The theme I have (created with the help of a fellow XDA member) is a combination of Bright Silence Black Espresso, straight lockscreen, blue sense and transparent notification pulldown.

The problem is the blue sense isn't completely blue: I haven't found how to change all the green text highlights (browser address bar, browser text selection and general text selection like in messages and others).

Can someone tell me which .apk I need to modify to get this?

Thanks guys!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
Screenshots of

Icons Colored Pack V4

updated !
[Desire Themes and Apps] sparkdroid:
I noticed when I was trying to make a bootanimation.zip that on one computer using xp and winzip that it wouldn't work even though I was selecting compression=none. I took the same files home and used winrar with compression=store and it worked without any other changes. Since then, I've used winrar (I don't trust winzip anymore).
[Desire Themes and Apps] Fightspit:
New alternative data connection icons for

Icons Colored Pack V3 & V4

added !
[Desire Themes and Apps] Robdyx:
Sup man

First of all, great work with those themes!

Now just a thing: I use apk manager for framework tweakings, but for some reason, it has issues compiling back my .APKs. I've made some modifications to your v4 to fit better my theme, but now I can't merge it. I'm using W7 and the tool you suggest still doesn't work properly (the dev is porting it to java but still has lots of things to implement) Should just be a decompile-dump-compile, could you help me with it?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Rittzy:
I dont understand most of this guide, it needs to be more noob friendly. People saying different thing, decomplie, zipping, signing the file, what is the difference?

I thought all you did was open it up in winrar or winzip, delete files, put new ones in, new drawable in, close it and put it across. This however does not work.

Someone needs to expand on this guide for people like me who dont have a clue about the phone and all the different files.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Robdyx:
Solved an error with a .9.png not coded properly, but still have problems, do I have to modify anything aside from adding the .xml to the drawable folder and the .png in drawable-hdpi?

Edit: When I put the .xml in ...\drawable they do not overwrite any oter file, so I guess my framework wasn't using them (static images, I guess) maybe should I modify any other file to make it point at those .xml?