[Nexus One Themes and Apps] willverduzco:
[Theme] willverduzco's PURE Blackbar for CM 6.1.1 *XML Color Import!* - Now with "4G"

[About]

My goal with this was to create a bar that is PURE BLACK, unlike the gradient bar in HTC Sense, while retaining much of Sense UI's style. As such, this MORPH is heavily based on the HTC Desire Notification Bar. To my eyes, the Sense UI gradient is simply too close to black to look intentional, yet not close enough to look good. It sort of reminds me of an LCD with a back-light leakage problem. Additionally, I created a new, more streamlined notification drawer pull-down image.

This theme has THREE versions: A version with white notifications (classic edition), a version with black notifications (zip file ending with _BN), and a "Faux G" version with black notifications (zip file ending with _BN-4G).

This MORPH is intended for CyanogenMod 6 and beyond. However, it should work with almost every other HDPI ROM, assuming that you have a way to change the status bar and notification text color to white.

[Screenshots - Click to Enlarge]

"Faux G" - Black Ongoing Notifications (_BN-4G version, which I currently use)

Black Ongoing Notifications (_BN version)

White Ongoing Notifications (classic)

[Installation Instructions]

1. Download and install the latest version of MetaMorph (by Stericson) from the Market.

2. Turn on USB Debugging under the Android Settings -> Applications -> Development Menu.

3. Open MetaMorph and select "Unzip/Extract New Theme."

4. Select the appropriate version of my theme, click "Apply All," and reboot when prompted.

5. Change your carrier, clock, date, and notifications colors. (See below for instructions.)

[Changing Text Color Automatically - BN and BN-4G only for now]

-CM6.1 and beyond: Unzip Notifications_XML-FOR_CM6.1.zip and put the CMTheme folder on the root of your SDCard. Import the colors through the following: Android Settings -> CyanogenMod Settings -> User Interface -> Tweaks Extra -> Select A Theme

-CM6: Unzip Notifications_XML-FOR_BN.zip and put cmparts_ui.xml on the root of your SDCard. Import the colors through the following: Android Settings -> CyanogenMod Settings -> User Interface -> Tweaks Extra -> Import Colors from XML

[Changing the Text Color Manually - All ROMs]

BLACK ongoing notifications bar version

1. Navigate to Android Settings -> CyanogenMod Settings -> User Interface -> Status Bar Customization.

2. Change the following fields to white (#ffffffff): Battery Percentage, Clock, Carrier PLMN Label, Carrier SPN Label, Notifications Ticker, Notifications Count, Items Title Color, Items Text Color, and Items Time Color.

3. Change the following to black (#ff000000): No Notifications Title, Clear Notification Label, Ongoing Notifications Title, Latest Notifications Title.

WHITE ongoing notifications bar version

1. Navigate to Android Settings -> CyanogenMod Settings -> User Interface -> Status Bar Customization.

2. Change the following fields to white (#ffffffff): Battery Percentage, Clock, Carrier PLMN Label, Carrier SPN Label, Notifications Ticker, Notifications Count, No Notifications Title, Ongoing Notifications Title, Latest Notifications Title.

3. Change the following to black (#ff000000): Clear Notification Label, Items Title Color, Items Text Color, and Items Time Color.

[Changelog]

Classic (White Notifications) Edition

-None

Black Notifications Edition

1.2 - Discovered when looking in low light that the PNG incorporated in v1.1 wasn't truly 100% black. I replaced the PNG with a new one with RGB values of 0,0,0.

1.1 - Incorporated Eddiemc's changes for dark Notification Panels.

[Known Issues]

Classic (White Notifications) Edition

-None

Black Notifications Edition

-A very small percentage of applications employ their own methods of coloring their ongoing notification text. This cannot be changed with something like Cyanogenmod settings. This is no longer a bit issue because CM6 RC3 and beyond include a version of MusicMod that uses the system-wide notification text color.

[Future]

Classic (White Notifications) Edition

-None. This seems complete unless someone wants different icons.

Black Notifications Edition

-Look for a way to force all notification text to be white, even for troublesome apps.

[Troubleshooting]

-Morph stuck at "Applying" indefinitely? Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.

-Morph only applied to part of the bar and looks bad? Make sure you have custom notification and pulldown bars disabled. (CyanogenMod Settings -> User Interface -> Notification Colors and disable Custom Notification and Pulldown bars.) Also, if you're on CM 6.1+, go to CyanogenMod Settings -> User Interface -> Tweaks Extras -> Select a Theme and pick Stock. Reboot then reapply the theme.

-The latest version of MetaMorph works again. If you have issues applying the theme, and you have already made sure USB debugging was enabled, try the version of MetaMorph that I have uploaded as an attachment.

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Credit: Thank you very much XebozZ for creating a wonderful base from which I created this Morph, Eddiemc for helping make the first _BN version, and obviously Cyanogen for pumping out CM6 RC!