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[Vibrant Themes and Apps] negativedrew:
Here's the fix:

Open NinjaMorph (if you don't have it, get it haha).

New Project

System/framework/twframework-res.apk

It will extract. Then it will say "choose an item to replace"

Replace the following two items:

res/drawable-hdpi/quick_panel_list_bg_01.9.png

res/drawable-hdpi/quick_panel_list_bg_01_noline.9.png

with the same named files in:

sd/AndroidThemes/AllBlack(v1.1)

go back to the main screen of NinjaMorph.

Finish, click on twframework.

It'll ask if you're sure. You can zip align if you want. Then reboot. Should be all black :)

Nandroid first.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Mr_Tricorder:
White? Seriously?

Sorry, I'm going to stick with green.

Thanks for taking this one. I was actually going to suggest applying the framework-rez part of my theme again in MetaMorph because that one doesn't always apply itself properly, but NinjaMorph is probably a better solution even though it requires a bit more work.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] negativedrew:
Yeah I've noticed MM is touchy about some of those things. NinjaMorph acts with more confidence haha
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] :
finish and click on twframework folder or the .apk?

no matter what I do, it just hangs on the 'working please wait' screen in ninjamorph.

in second thought I am gonna modify the 1.2 files with the 1.1 on my computer then reapply the theme. might have better luck that route.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] negativedrew:
Make sure you have USB Debugging enabled. Having it off causes NinjaMorph and MetaMorph to hang.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] :
oops. duh. that got it past the loading screen but still the theme did not apply correctly; not sure why. following that i removed the files out of the androidthemes folder, redownloaded them (1.1 & 1.2) on my desktop and extracted the 2 .png files from 1.1 and placed them into the appropriate folder in 1.2.

I then placed the theme back into the androidthemes folder and reapplied it (this time with usb debugging enabled).

survey says...no dice. still has the light colored strip when i receive any notifications.

next step will be to nandroid before i applied any themes and use this method from the get-go.

also, i noticed the aforementioned png's from 1.1 are exactly the same as the ones in 1.2...?

still, i appreciate you two trying to help me out. thanks.

just wanted to add that the method you mentioned earlier via ninjamorph worked after i had nandroid'ed. thanks again.

found the issue...everything was fine until i applied the lockscreen and battery mod found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=784867

upon restarting, that f'ing strip was back. GRRRRRR. i reapplied the modified 1.2 theme and all seems to be fine now....
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Mr_Tricorder:
I thought I made that clear in the OP. 1.1 and 1.2 appear identical. The only difference is the XML files in 1.2 are based on the ones from the JI6 firmware while the ones in 1.1 are based on the ones from the old JFD firmware. This update was to take care of compatibility issues, nothing more.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] :
right. which is why i thought it was unusual that he suggested replacing the .png's with identical ones.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] negativedrew:
You misunderstood me. I wasn't saying replace one version of AllBlack with another. If you were having default-looking pieces appear in your theme, you needed to replace them (via NinjaMorph) with their AllBlack counterparts. :)

I said "(v1.1)" because I didn't know if the folder you had in your AndroidThemes was AllBlack, or AllBlackv1.1 or whatever. I should have said AllBlack* haha.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] :
its cool. everything was fine after i reapplied the theme.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] draychi:
I love the start of this theme, it would be the best out there if you continued to black out everything. Bionix type keyboard and all. I want the Bionix look without the whole ROM it self.

Would be GREAT!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Bspence415:
I get grey notifications and wont apply the 3rd frame work apk? Anyone???
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] negativedrew:
Newest little mod. I added a thin blue line (lol) to the status bar. It's not quite the same blue as in the download provider (which I probably should have matched) but I think it still looks pretty good. It looks like a little darker/greener in the pic than it does on my screen. It's the blue from the battery, so it matches all the TWiz stuff up top.

Loving this MM, Mr_Tricorder, in case you couldn't tell!

I've attached it just in case anyone cares!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] hoey2011:
btw, the "bionix type keyboard" is from my metamorph library :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] draychi:
Ah snap....that naked white does look familiar lol.

Do you have the new one he created with the separated keys? I think they have white lines between them as well. Also, installing the Naked White, it doesn't include that yellow notepad look where the text is does it?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] hoey2011:
Well the keyboard is actually from my DarkSwype metamorph, which had the keys separated. I just prefer naked, so that's what I went with. He must have saved the files because I took down the old ones when I began converting themes for speech input. Also, the notepad yellow is from a note taking app I was using at the time
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Mr_Tricorder:
Personally, I prefer the stock look of Swype, but if I didn't, there are already several excellent Swype themes out there. I don't feel the need to make one for my theme.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] spiritssight:
Capitvate

Hello All,

I have two questions:

1. Has anyone tested this on the capivate yet? If so does it work?

2. Will this theme change the background for the search box / results list etc, menus (like say from home screen and hit the menu button)?

3. Will there become themes for gmail app, and other basic apps that make it black with write text? (bold text so its easy to see quickly)

Thanks for your hard work!!!

If these things happened I would be very thrilled and would make a donation to this project

God Bless,

Christopher
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Schettini:
whats the battery icon on the screen shot?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] FunGoos:
my favourite morph.

the only problem I have is no clock.... or maybe clock text is black so it is invisible

I am running Master Rom 1.1.4 where clock is black as default.

after I use this morph my clock simply disapeared.

one more thing that I have all nice icons from DH ver 1.2 except battery.

Where I can get this battery indicator ?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Digitalthug:
Trying to get the Quickpanel background to change from the default grey to all black on Euguene's JPM rom. Is using "tw_quick_panel_top.png" the file im looking to replace, because I dont see that file in the JPM rom? :confused:
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Mr_Tricorder:
The clock text should be white. It was white in stock TouchWIZ, so unless you've done something to change it to black before using this theme it should still be white.

The battery indicator from DH icons is my own touched-up version of the stock battery icons (by the way, DH is my initials and I couldn't think of a good name for the icon set). Were you using a custom battery indicator before applying this theme? If you were, then the ones from this theme may not show up properly. I recommend going back to a completely stock TouchWIZ theme before applying AllBlack.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] itsadizasta:
can you please update this for stock 2.2? I really like this theme!!!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ciervo5389:
+1

This reminds me of the old Bionix or fusion 2.1 days. :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] alex_canada:
Hey guys,

Is there a way I could seamlessly update my radio to one that was made for the Magic? I'm currently using one that was done for Dream and I have lots of problems with it like radio will get into a state where I could not call/sms and the only fix to that is a reboot or airplane on/off.

I've heard other people complaining about this on the forums but don't know what is the conclusion. I know the latest Radio that Rogers' Magic got (famous post 911) has some "protection" in it that blocks rooting so that is why we have to use the Dream one...RADIO-3.22.26.17

Was just wondering if someone had a solution to that!

Thanks.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Taknarosh:
There is a radio switcher tool in the development section.

Worth noting though, is that switching radio will kill your ability to use the CM6 version that is fully functional.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] alex_canada:
So how is that going to help? Do you know of a better radio that I could try with my setup?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Taknarosh:
If you don't want to lose your data sign the waiver flash the "old" radio included with the radio switcher app and you still be ale to rock a fully functional CM6.

Make sure you're actually having problems with SMS and calls and it's not jsut a reception issue.

I'm running my HTC Magic with the Dream Radio and everything seems great to me.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] alex_canada:
But is the "old radio" included with the radio switcher app better than the one I have right now?

I'm tempted to sign that waiver and install the newest written exactly for my phone if it's possible (the one that I had before rooting my phone was OK but that would not work with a rooted phone I guess...the so called "post-911").

What I did last nigh was to re-flash just my radio again, maybe something went wrong last tine and I'll if I still get those states when my phone is saying it's connected to the GSM/3G carrier but no calling/sms would work - get's fixed with reboot or airplane mode on/off.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shival:
I just ordered my Samsung Captivate and now I am just waiting...

Maybe I could pass the time learning about Android!?

Having only had a little expierience with my Friend's MotoBackflip running Doughnut and my current phone being Winmo 6.5, I wanted to know the best way to learn about Android before I recieve my phone.

What would be the best learning resource?

I have a feeling I am going to want to Root the phone which I don't completely know what that means but if it gets rid of the the Bloatware then I am just fine with it.

HTC has spoiled me so I have a feeling I am going to want to get rid of TouchWiz too but we'll see.

I have like a thousand questions but I am a pretty capable person so just point me in the right direction if you can!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mongstradamus:
as far as rooting i think you could take a look at the android dev forum , theres some info there about rooting and different roms available I believe
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notasimpleway:
Don't use a task killer.

They are not needed. And there is no reason not to root. And it is pretty much risk free.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shival:
Weird, I thought a task killer would be essential. I've always wondered where those little programs go if you don't close them lol
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8525Smart:
Hmm, I'm in a bit of a similar situation (though I've owned an iPhone in-between owning WinMo and then Android).

First off, the best way to learn is to see whether devs had ported Android to your WinMo phone or not. If they did, use that to learn. If not, try reading an Android guidebook (e.g. T-Mobile G1 for Dummies) or simply using an available Android emulator. There's one at: http://tmobile.modeaondemand.com/htc/g1/

Lastly, there's a bit of a difference between Android's root and WinMo's HardSPL. The only purpose of HardSPL is basically to change ROMs...because WinMo pretty much allows you to do anything else you want. Android's rooting, on the other hand, doesn't just allow you to install ROMs, but it allows you to use a variety of programs which requires your phone to be rooted (e.g. ROM Manager), install certain tweaks, and so on.

As an analogy, Android's root is probably closer to iOS' jailbreaking than it is to WinMo's HardSPL. As with the iPhone's jailbreaking, rooting allows you access to a larger variety of apps, tweaks to change how your phone performs, and so on.

If you have any other questions, then basically the right direction to point you in is the Android phone forums around here. Read the questions others asked, see the answers, and learn. That's how I did it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notasimpleway:
Android is built on Linux. Linux does not handle resources the way Windows does. Basically, it closes programs when it is done on its own.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smallsmx3:
Your def in the right place. This is my first android phone and from what I understand the captivate is one of thee r easier phones to do anything with. I've flashed this thing a bunch of times already and there hasn't ben any custom roms released for it yet. Check out the stickies in the dev forum. Everything is there. And there s no way to get rid of touch whiz yet. Launcher pro is pretty awesome though. Its free on the market
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shival:
Is LauncherPro basically another UI?

When I goto root my device, which or what is going to be the best way?

Should I do the Onclick root program thing? or is there an even better way?

This is sounding like it is going to be just as much fun as the first time I Flashed my HD =]

[Edit]

I just noticed the Re-done Captivate guide so that looks like its gonna solve a bunch of my questions! Sorry that I didn't notice it before I posted.

Thank-you everyone that posted!

-Further Questions

Am I going to want to root the phone as soon as I get it?

Would it be best to use the phone with my Ubuntu partition?

I have a feeling I am going to want launcherpro, should I cash out and get LauncherPro Plus?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ronnienyc:
I think I have read through all the root instruction pages. And is it true that one must revert to 2.27.651.5 from root 2.27.651.6 to achieve root? Or is there a more direct way now? Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vortex91:
read the sticky/wiki ONE CLICK way is easiest and works fine on .6
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jfortier16:
Search for androot I used it to root the .6 RUU from the Sprint website.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] thanantos:
I can't post videos/links yet, but search youtube for "androidadvocate easiest recovery image" and the first video that shows up is the method I used the other day to root from .6

It uses ROM Manager from the marketplace. The video explains the whole process and has links to the software needed.

I'm running Cyanogenmod RC1 now and loving it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ronnienyc:
Good ideas guys, I will check them out now....thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] staticchmbr:
wow, that video was awesome! i rooted my .6 in no time without losing any information! here comes titanium backup
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ronnienyc:
Does this video method work with 2.2?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] damiandarkwater:
Id assume your already rooted if your running 2.2 on the cdma hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tailsthecat3:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=784050
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ronnienyc:
Damian, I am rooted now ;-)

The question about 2.2 was just out of curiosity.

Thanks all.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/lcd-density-changer-application-v3-0-released/

This is just incredible. Try setting it to 200 and see how nice everything looks.

Here are my results. I had to switch from LauncherPro to ADW because it allows me to put way more icons on the screen.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] 063_XOBX:
Can't seem to find the apk to test it before I donate
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kmartburrito:
The first time I launched it, mine was already set to 240. I'm assuming higher is better right? :confused:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
He removed it because people were putting up mirrors everywhere. You can get a refund within 48 hours if you don't like it. It's only 95 cents...

Lower makes things smaller. 240 is default. 200 is supposed to be the line between clarity and space, but I haven't tested it out.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] 063_XOBX:
200 really screwed up the looks of things for me especially the sense stuff like the lock screen and music widget
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
My lock screen looks fine. I mean, there's a tiny little offset or something, but you don't even notice it. I haven't used any of the Sense stuff because ADW with 5 columns and 6 rows +200 density is amazing. Everything fits clearly.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] 063_XOBX:
Well more power to anyone who it works for, but I like sense too much for this to be useful for me
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
I'm actually using Fresh ROM right now, which is a Sense ROM.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] 063_XOBX:
It threw off all the parts of sense a bit too much for my liking but if it works for you then kudos
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Daft Punk:
works great for my EVO! Set at 200, did notice some text cut off via MENU on LauncherPro but i can deal with it. Using FRESH btw.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
I could actually probably squeeze in another row, but I don't have enough apps for that.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Daft Punk:
i'll post pics tomorrow when i get to work.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
Only bad thing: This app makes it painfully obvious which devs have their apps set to a fixed width. Why don't more just scale it to the screen? For example, Engadget is a fixed-size, but Touiteur is scaled. I may play around with some values between 200 and 240 to try and minimize this effect.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kmartburrito:
Yeah, I'm using Fresh too. Having been developed with 240 in mind, Sense just doesn't look right with the icons being off. I imagine though, that if someone developed some different icon sets and could apply them to Sense, it would look pretty sweet. Not for me though.

In any case, thanks for bringing this up! It's always good to try new things in my opinion :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kmartburrito:
Yep, coding with absolute pixels is a no-no really, as you can't be flexible to different display sizes and densities. That's why you should shy away from explicitly designating pixel sizes, and instead use "dip" and relative layouts so your app will look the same on any device. That's what I do anyway :o
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SharkUW:
Why in the world would they develop for a reflowable layout when it's only ever going to go on ONE screen resolution?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TJDuckett:
Read my mind.

All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kmartburrito:
Not sure if you guys are talking about HTC with regards to Sense UI, or if you're talking about app developers and apps, like engadget and touiteur like TheBiles mentioned.

If you're developing for a specific model, like HTC did with SenseUI for the Evo, then you're right, you would only ever intend for it to go on one resolution. That's why it looks funny.

However, you can't look at it like that. Instead of coding it to one device or resolution, you can alter your code slightly without lengthening it, in order for it to adapt to the screen it uses. If that is one model, fine. If it's multiple different models, though, it can burn you if you don't code it that way. In any case, he was saying that some of those developers cut corners or simply didn't think about that when creating their app.

See google's page about the different screens Android has to deal with:

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
This man speaks the truth! I'd hate to try to use any of these fixed-size apps on anything other than an 800x480 screen. That just seems like such a huge development flaw when it is so easily corrected.

Edit: Sense nuts might want to try 220. I at least didn't notice a difference in the lock screen with that.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Daft Punk:
im noticing this app scales from the upper left corner leaving space on some apps to the right and bottom. If the Dev for this app can have it scale with a center position this thing would be money imo.

For instance Beautiful widget now is scaled to the left leaving some room on the homescreen to the right.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TJDuckett:
It's not a matter of coding it for one phone, its a matter of coding things around the max resolution available without the thought that someone would make an app that changes that. It'd be one thing if we were talking about apps made at 200x400 but 400x800 is a pretty set standard.

All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
That's just a Beautiful Widgets problem because the skins are a set width/height. Apps with proper scaling (any of the Google Apps, for example) will fill the screen just fine.

But surely they can't expect it to be the highest res forever. Just look at the Droid phones with their extra 54 pixels. Why wouldn't you set your app to scale unless you wanted to make your background/icons very specific images. You'd have to completely change it for a new phone, and I'd imagine that it would have issues with older phones as well.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TJDuckett:
Yea, I understand what you're saying. My only thing is that 400x800, seems like its going to be the "hd" standard for a while, so I could see why a dev. wouldn't mind having that res locked. You're right though that they'd obviously need to be changed when new resolutions come about, but that's a simple update.

All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
In the same sense, allowing for scaling is also a simple update unless you have to re-create all of your icons/backgrounds, but you would have to do that anyways when you updated.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TJDuckett:
You just repeated what I said, and added words... I'm confused.

Anyways, in dealing with modding apps, I think the biggest thing would be changing images to .9s and giving the direction on how to stretch in the xmls...

I'm sure the updates would happen and happen fast, but it'd be because of new hardware hitting the market rather than a single app. That a lot of devs may never hear of.

All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
I was just pointing out that it was easy to update to scaling in the same respects that you said it was easy to update to a new set resolution.

But enough pointless rambling!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Sprockethead:
Awesome idea. However, a note to those for whom this app is not going to work - be sure to use the application to set the resolution back to 240 before uninstalling the app. I uninstalled/refunded thinking a restart would refresh the screen res, however it is a permanent change. I had to buy the app back again (with no refund option) in order to change it back to normal. Oh well.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Skullmonkey:
Mine won't work correctly. I got it from the market (all people using a mirrored dl should just suck it up and spend 90 something cents) and granted it superuser permissions but my phone does not restart to apply it.

Htc Evo 2.2

Fresh 3.2.0.0
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nebenezer:
BAH.. thwarted again by the dev's geographic location... :(

That's it, I'm getting a visa pre-paid card TO-DAY and gonna put that on my market account for all app purchases..

You guys have really piqued my interest with all this scalable/non-scalable talk. I was only aware of .9's as being a way to make a flexible image that's suitable for various sizes..

Is the difference in an image being scalable or not in the actual image or the code for the software that uses the image? Is there another variable I should be considering or learning about for when I go to save icons/wallpaper/etc.?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vinscuzzy:
I love this! But ive tried like 3 games and none of them work now. IE paper toss, tap out. They all have scaling issues, but also some screen presses dont work.