yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] L0cke:
Also on the image resizing front, 'Multiple Image Resizer .NET 4' is pretty good as resizes by percentage as well as lots of other options. So you can take them all and reduce by say 66%

It won't keep the patching for the 9.png's but will do all the others in one go. For the 9.png's you can then use the other resizer mentioned a few posts back :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Nice! That is really helpful! I will add that to the tutorial!

Thanks guys for all the hard work! It's nice to finally see progress! :D

I'm working on the mms apk right now. TONS of png files....the program you mentioned will save me some time.

As for why apps are force closing...you're on your own for that one...i have zero knowledge about that kind of stuff. Keep up the great work guys! I know the community is really excited about this ROM! Even people from the g1 forums are waiting and wanting to help. :)

I should be able to knock out a few more apk png resizing today.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
ehac isn't able to work on the phone or the contacts at this time (computer's busted) so I took them off the original post. If anyone wants to get working on those, that'd be cool. Just giving you guys a head's up, cuz i don't know if anyone would've noticed.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehac1680:
Your one step ahead of me. I was going to PM you this morning and suggest you remove my name from the list!!

Again I'm really sorry about not being able to help with this right now...

What horrible timing my pc has especially since I'm going to be off work for X-Mas :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
do you have any other comps besides your pc? I run a mac and use virtual box running XP to do my android editing stuff. Just a thought. I hope they can get you your pc back quickly...but if not, enjoy the time away from a computer. It's a really good time to just relax and reflect on things :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehac1680:
I did just get a mac last weekend. I'm still learning or re-learning since the last time I used a mac was 1984.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dean.d:
Awesome! That will help out a lot as well and get the images perfectly resized.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dean.d:
I have some great news. I discussed with alex about the mod used by the online theme kitchen where hdpi images are drawn and rescaled from the "drawable-hdpi-v4" folder to be display on mdpi devices. I PMed member avreen about letting us incorporate this mod so we would not have to resize the images. This was his reply:

"I do think it should work. have you tried it yet though?... i ll check with mendozinas too on this..we ll get back asap"

Sounds like great news to me. I replied and let him know he could check out the thread and any assistance would be appreciated. I am waiting for a reply. I'll let everyone know asap when I get a reply.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Etrick:
My ibook used to blaze on ubuntu!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
dude! you can use virtualbox VM...it's a free program that lets you run other operating system within your mac. It just opens up within another window...it's pretty cool. If you don't have an install disc for windows, I can help with that...but ya...that way you could potentially work even though you dont have a pc ...that is, if you wanted to. :p:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Hmmm reminder to self make batch file that uses the right click image resizer alexthearmo math to mass resize framework-res if possible
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dean.d:
I thought about that while I was porting themes but my batch skills are limited. That would be really great to have.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] moxlon69:
Well, I may not be an artist, a programmer, or an android dev, but I was working with bootanimations, making a custom boot animation for my device, and I liked part of the miui boot animation, so I converted it to run on the CDMA hero already.

This isn't a flashable zip, so you will have to replace your bootanimation.zip with this file.. It worked on my phone just fine, but your mileage may vary. I've had it for a while now, but decided to post it in it's original form due to the current interest in porting the rom. Maybe this will save the more talented artists and devs a few minutes worth of work.

MIUI Boot Animation
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Alright I'm taking on framework-res.apk. I'll let you know how the batch goes. I'm suggesting that we use a batch to resign all the apks (minus the google apps).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] too.many.imails@gmail.com:
i love the team work guys... :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DannyBiker:
Thank you ! Step by step, we'll get there...:p
[Hero CDMA Android Development] too.many.imails@gmail.com:
four eyes are better than two, two brains are better than one...

and together, we get it done... hahaha
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Sorry guys. Busy day at church. I'm now working on the messaging app. Lots of pngs here. I'm also gonna check out a new method of working on the pngs and if it's easier I'll update the instructions. :) this is awesome how much momentum we are gaining. Please be sure to let me know which apks you are working on. Thanks! Good work!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Make sure to check!

hey guys:

Make sure to check the original post to see who is working on what. We've already had several people working on the same apk. This is counter productive. Make sure you check the op before you choose one, and then let me know right away so everyone stays informed.

Also, if you've finished editing an apk, please PM it to me, or email it to me. I need files from:

Calculator: asadullah

Please get them to me when you can! Thanks! Again...make sure you are systematically checking the OP to see if someone is already working on your apk. You guys are doing great!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andronut:
i sent a pm on it :). who is doing the xml part of the porting? Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
no one yet. I think asadullah is the only one with those types of skills. I'm hoping while we do the pngs, he could maybe start the xml stuff...or maybe some other awesome dev will see all us dumb novices and feel sorry for us and give us a hand! ;):D

We'll see...I figure...the pngs need to get ported regardless, so we might as well do them. I know there are people from the G1 thread who are also intersted in helping, and maybe they have some good devs there who can do the xmls. we'll see...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
nice! Good luck! That's a lot of images...

I'm almost done with the mms app...that had a ton of images too!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
I updated the instructions

I updated the instructions to make porting the pngs faster. For regular pngs (not 9.pngs though) you can use an image resizer program (that I've posted in the instructions) that allows you to select all your pngs and shrink them by a percentage (ie: 66%). This way, you don't have to do all that math to resize the pngs...(you still have to do the math on the 9.pngs though...sorry).

I sure hope dean.d is right about this 9.png method...I really would hate to have to redraw them all. Dean.d...what do you say?

Here is a link to the new instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9923860&postcount=278

Good work guys! We're getting a lot done! Now we just need some devs who have xml skills to get these apks to run on our phones. :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DannyBiker:
I'll be working on some .png tomorrow, wednesday if not. I'll let you know...;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dean.d:
I've used the clone power toys image resizer to do a lot of hdpi to mdpi theme ports. It doesn't corrupt the patch.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Guys...check the first post again. Massive amounts of work getting done today! Ehac is killing it! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CyanCrayon:
Hey!

I want to help port .pngs too! I PMed you. Can you tell which you want me to do?

~CyanCrayon

via Web
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehac1680:
You can put me down for...

MagicSmokeWallpapers

MarketUpdater

MediaProvider

NetworkLocation

PackageInstaller

PicoTts

ProgramMenu

ProgramMenuSystem

Protips

QuickSearchBox

Don't know that it will be today but I'll have all these done and maybe more by tomorrow night!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] L0cke:
ehac1680 is a png porting machine!! :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Hey man! You can port anything that ISNT on the Original Post (see the first page). If you see an apk on there, that means someone is working on it, or has worked on it. So pick anyone from the rom that isn't on the first page, and then let me know which one u choose.

Pretty much, just read the first page in all it's glory...there are instructions there and everything you need. Let me know if you need any help, and thanks for the willingness to participate! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
@alexthearmo I just sent you the calculator via gmail. Also alot of the xml edits that need to be made will have to be done once the rom is running on our devices. I don't remember who said they were going to get this running (if anyone) but we really need to get that going. I'm gonna try tonight to get it going.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Thank you sir! I received it. I invited you to gchat, but i haven't gotten a response yet...i'd like you on my list, since you're the most advanced dev working on this project. :cool:

As of now, no one has volunteered to get this ROM running on our devices. There were a couple of devs who were gonna help at first, but they both dropped off due to other ROMs. If you have the capabilities, it'd be awesome if you could start trying to figure out how to get this ROM running. I know that preludedrew had it booting (it bootlooped though). I can have him give you what he was working on. If you wanted to work on that instead of the framework.apk...I can take over the framework.apk (if you haven't already finished it). Let me know!

It's awesome to see the teamwork in this project!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Does anybody want to go through the list on the first page, and compare it with the apks in the ROM and PM me a list of which apks are still unadopted (ie: have no one working on them yet)?

That would be really helpful to our project, and it's something that anyone can do. I tried it, but my brain is getting all confused...I'm not good at stuff like that. :o

If you can do that, please post that you're gonna do it, and then PM the list to me. Thank you!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehac1680:
Ok so I lied... These are all done!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
+10
[Hero CDMA Android Development] paul96:
I know live wallpaper isn't convertedf yet
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
woops. Actually, you sent it to me...right? I thought you already did it. I gotta put it on the front page.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] paul96:
No I sent you livewallpaperpicker
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Etrick:
Using music player, very nice
[Hero CDMA Android Development] paul96:
For me The music player widget play button doesn't change to pause when a song is playing. Does this happen to you guys too?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kyouko:
What kind of xml edits are we talking about here? I'm assuming you're talking about decompiled ones from apks, but what exactly needs to get changed?

I'd be glad to help :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DannyBiker:
I think we don't know that yet...:p
[Hero CDMA Android Development] lmsomb:
I've been trying to download this but I can of gives me a "download unsuccessful " ILL TRY downloading it at home
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DannyBiker:
I was looking for apk's to work on tonight but couldn't find any judging from the first post list. Is the resizing over ?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] paul96:
You have to push it to /system/app
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
I'm not quite sure what needs to be done. We have two options:

1) We can just port the apks to work with CM6.1 and have a normal ROM with MIUI apps...

or

2) We can port the framework (which hopefully someone will work on) and then we can get the apps to work with the MIUI framework, thus making a full on working MIUI ROM.

but...I have no clue how to do xml edits, nor do I know what needs to be changed. I'm as ignorant as they come! :confused:

If you know how to do that fancy dev stuff...please let me know.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Sorry...I've been busy all day. I think there are like 3 or 4 more. Can you check out the list and see if you can find any missing apks? There are 61 total.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] L0cke:
With regards to the .xml edits I think once we have all the images at mdpi we can put a plea out on XDA and the MIUI forums for someone to take a look to see if they can get it working.

One guy on the MIUI forums said that as long as we did the images he reckoned that he would get it booted and working, so maybe we can track him down and see if he is able to do it: http://www.miui-dev.com/forums/show...t-to-HTC-HERO-CDMA&p=5816&viewfull=1#post5816
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Ya. I PMd him a few times since then and he hasn't replied. I asked his friend, and his friend said he's probably not interested in helping anymore since he's working on two other roms. :( we really need some devs though...cuz we're pretty much ready to move onto the next phase.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Etrick:
Same. Occasionally fc's when flipping between screens. Slightly lags all the time. Assumed this all comes with the territory.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
working on the last apk! :D:D:D:D:D:D:eek:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
this is just a thought, but if we could somehow get this on the front page do you think it would bring the attentions of some of the devs to help? im not sure how to get this on the front page though
[Hero CDMA Android Development] L0cke:
One of the mods would have to move the thread. Or we can start a new thread asking for help and just link it back to this one.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Once i finish with this last apk (it's the biggest one :() I'll be updating the first post so people know we need help. I'll also be posting in the G1 and Magic forums since we all have similar devices.

If you guys could drum up some help that'd be good too. Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
DONE!! :D all pngs in the apks have been ported! Wow! Great job guys!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
No everyone needs to vote it to the front page!!! I did you can to Vote to Front Page
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Final List of Who did what.

APKS with pngs ported but no xml edits yet:

FileExplorer:

jpool81

Account Sync and Settings:

alexthearmo

Bluetooth:

DannyBiker

Calendar:

AndroNut

Calendar Provider:

AndroNut

Desk Clock:

neilege

Phone:

ehac1680

PhoneConfig:

ehac1680

Settings:

ehac1680

Settingsprovider:

ehac1680

Setupwizard:

ehac1680

Soundrecorder:

ehac1680

Superuser:

ehac1680

Talk:

ehac1680

TelephonyProvider:

ehac1680

Theme Manager:

ehac1680

TTS Service:

ehac1680

User Dictionary

: ehac1680

Vending:

ehac1680

Visualization Wallpapers:

ehac1680

Voice Dialer:

ehac1680

VPN Services:

ehac1680

mot-framework-res:

Applications Provider:

Certificate Installer:

MagicSmokeWallpapers:

ehac1680

MarketUpdater:

ehac1680

MediaProvider:

ehac1680

NetworkLocation:

ehac1680

PackageInstaller:

ehac1680

PicoTts:

ehac1680

ProgramMenu:

ehac1680

ProgramMenuSystem:

ehac1680

Protips:

ehac1680

QuickSearchBox:

ehac1680

Launcher 2:

neilege

MMS:

alexthearmo

LiveWallPaperPicker: neilege

Back Up:

moxlon69

Camera:

moxlon69

Contacts:

alexthearmo

Email:

ehac1680

system-framework:

alexthearmo

APKS completed

Browser:

HERE

Music Player:

HERE

Calculator:

asadullah

Boot Screen Animation:

moxlon69

MIUI Dev:

Gallery

: alexthearmo

Gmail:

alexthearmo

GooglePartnerSetup:

alexthearmo

GoogleBackupTransport:

alexthearmo

GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter:

alexthearmo

GoogleServiceFramework:

alexthearmo

LatinImeTutorial:

alexthearmo

MarketUpdater:

alexthearmo

SetupWizard:

ehac1680
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Ya! Everybody vote for this thread to go to the front page! That will definitely get us some help! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jamezelle:
you will also need to resize most of the pngs in /system/framework/framework-res.apk:drawable and drawable-hdpi

also you guys should setup a git/local git so later on porting the apks can be much easier.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
I did the framework apks too. :D

I have no clue how to set up a git/local git. :(
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
wow, nice freekin work to all involved! just voted to the front page, hoping it gets there!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Calico5:
Thanks for all the work so far guys, voted to the first page! Hopefully we can see this come to life soon :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Etrick:
Voted too. Followed since day one. Happy holidays to you all.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dread 7us:
Voted as well, would love to see this on my hero. Loved it on my GF's Evo.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] D3FAULT:
Voted this to the front page as well.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
Voted have been waiting to run this bad boy.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ZeppeMan:
I voted!!

Gogo devs, give our devices new power! :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stealthfx:
Vooote!!!!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] OzOne666:
Omg great news !!!!

I voted !!!!

Thank's a lot to all devs
[Hero CDMA Android Development] a1exander:
Will these png's fit the Wildfire?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
Not to toot my own horn but I guess porting the apks individually and the vote to front page were a hit.

Great job guys hopefully this will attract some attention, especially Alex for rounding up the troops and the hard work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sputnikk23:
i have a dumb question.. fine we get the apks that come with MUIU ported to our lower end devices..

won't stuff from the market and other apps need redone as well if you plan on running them on this?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
No the market determines what apps you see based on your phone your accessing the market from.

The biggest issue is the framework, I don't think it can be ported but we might be able to merge it with the cm6 framework res by manually copying all of the dependent xml stuff from miui to cm6. The launcher, phone/dialer, and the settings are heavily dependent on the values (animations/transitions, strings, png refs).

Wish I could help more :o/
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kdepro:
Wouldn't the end result just be a cm6.1 rom that looks like miui? From what I understand the best part about miui isn't just its look and feel, but its performance and reliability.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
Honestly its performance and reliability are no better than cm6 and imo its probably less so since cm6 is sooo heavily community based.

miui is an AOSP based rom so really miui an cm6 are the same under the hood. Where they differ is the framwork which is mainly the transitions, the settings and help layouts the dialer and the look screen.

Honestly the best part about MIUI is the completely different look and feel which completely sets is apart from any other rom out right now.

Honestly I'm not running miui anymore on my evo since the roms is plegued with minor bugs (random reboots, ghost apps and uninstall not working), but my evo has cm6 and snap turbo kernel and it runs better now.... just not as nice looking.

Besides we won't get much closer than that without the source.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
We are hoping to get a full MIUI port...not just the apps. But either is better than what we have now...which is nothing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rockypr:
We need Zenulator to help in this ROM
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
You do??....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
true that, hes one of the few that could get this perfect, him and aosp would make this rom intense
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
Zenulater is not working on the hero anymore unfortunately
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Oh grumble grumble. The grinch is feeling the christmas spirit today...

Ok, I can do it but here's what I need:

1. Repacked apk files. Remember it's 2.2 aosp so for the most part the apps themselves just need to be shoved into a 2.2 rom.

2. The HTC Hero MIUI Rom (or the wildfire, or the other one but what we really need for everything to work is the hero rom, and I know it will not be cdma so some things will never work [unless you could get the source from them but I doubt it]). I will need to deconstruct the framework.apk file.... well... maybe not? I know I can shove it to the phone and if it doesnt work then I can go back and reload.

2. Since it's just 2.2 aosp HEAVILY modified, I can just put the files in that.

3. Could take a while for testing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
Hey Hexskrew! I don't know what you mean by repacked apks...but what we did is download the MIUI ROM (they don't have it for the Hero, unfortunately, so we downloaded the N1 version)...and we replaced all the pngs in the ROM to work with mdpi screens. The original rom, plus all of the repacked apks are available on the first post of this thread. That's all we've got so far.

Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you get started! Thank you very much! Everyone is looking forward to this!

-alex
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dburg84:
I believe he needs the APK's repacked with the MDPI images...

APKManager can compile them again
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
we already did that. They are available for download in the OP.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
@Alex I have been fowling you sense you started. even on miui dev page. You all have done a kick*ss job. Can't wait to see this on my hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
What exactly needs to be done with the XML edits? I want this for my Eris too :cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Asadullah:
Unfortunately xml edit's can't be done until the rom boots (well they can just probably wouldn't be correct) Once we have it going on the hero though you can just switch the kernel and it will work on the eris most likely
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
Im sure it will, i was just gonna help with the edits if you guys needed it. but then how will we edit the xmls if we cant boot the rom?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Sorry about the lateness of showing myself around here. Working on an IPTV show recently... *DeAuthThis if anyone is interested. I start on Episode 3 which isn't out yet but will be in the next week or so*

So you already replaced the images in the apk files? Well ok, so that's done (didn't know. My bad..)

I really need to get some more footage to know what is so much different about it though (yes I really haven't seen much of it, just that I wanna help however I can, and I can cook roms and edit xml files and repack apks :P)

So just to ask what does it look like at this moment with the repacked files? Is it almost there, or not at all or what? Also I think my main question is what of the home app? That seems to be the thing that is getting everyone excited but if we can't find a rom for a phone close enough to ours we cant really get it recompiled for our phone...