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[Guide] Learning to Theme: Required Tools

How To Theme

Required Tools
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First off this is the very 1st guide in my line of theme guides. This one is just to reference you to the required tools, and instructions on how to set them up since it can be a little tricky. The link at the bottom is for guide 1, what to do with these tools now that you have them. At the bottom of that guide is link to a two part Putting the tools to use covering editing images in framework and .9.png files.

Grab you some tools:

Gimp:

www.gimp.org

7zip:

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Java6:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

scroll down and select (under Java Platform, Standard Edition, JDK 6 Update 22) Download JDK

Download and install with the on screen instructions.

Android SDK:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

Notice the instructions on Step 2. Downloading the SDK Starter Package.

It says "On Windows, right-click on My Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on Path (under System Variables). Add the full path to the tools/ directory to the path."

This means if you extracted the folder called android-sdk-windows inside the zip you downloaded @ C:\android-sdk-windows, then when you go to add the path (there will already be other values in your path, type a ";" behind the last one and type in c:\android-sdk-windows\tools

this means you can call any of those scripts inside of android-sdk-windows\tools by typing them at the c:\ in command prompt.

For example, if you did not do this, and you wanted to use adb, you have to open the command prompt and type the following

C:\>

C:\>cd android-sdk-windows\tools

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb ***

After adding the tools folder to path you can do the following

C:\>

C:\>adb ***

APK Manager 4.9 (Latest Version):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695701

There is a video on the page as well to give you an overview of how to work it.

I downloaded the zip, created a folder at the c:\ drive called apk manager. Opened the archive (apkmanager4.9.zip) highlighted all the folders and the bat file, drag and dropped them into the folder located at C:\apk manager\.

Eclipse 3.5:

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/galileo/r

This is called Eclipse galileo download the one called Eclipse Classic

Once again you extract this file into a folder on your computer like you did with APK Manager. I created the folder @ C:\eclipse\

Now navigate to this website to learn how to add the adroid sdk into eclipse to have it ready when we are going to need it.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

Note the android SDK download at the top, you should already have this. Read right below where it instructs you to add that into eclipse.

Start out like this. Open Eclipse now that it is installed. It's the icon in the eclipse folder that looks like a purple planet. With Eclipse open on your screen click on Window in the tool bar at the top. Click on Help-Install new software. The box that appears, it says "type or select a site" ignore this text input box and go straight to click "Add" button. When it comes up name it Eclipse Plugins and in the field where you put the web address, type the following: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ . Click on the box next to developers tools and click next at the bottom. This will install what is called Android SDK and AVD Manager. Eclipse will probably need to restart to add the plugin to the menu list. Alternatively, if you get errors doing this there is a problem with you computer connecting to the secure server (in the web address you typed https: note the S at the end. If, for any reason you do get errors, simply go back to Help-Install New Software, and this time put in the web address field http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ When eclipse opens back up, click on Window and select "Android SDK and AVD Manager". Now your screen should look like the pictures in the link.

Now Eclipse Should be upgraded.

After following this all the software should be installed to work on themes.

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